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Imperial Valley press., 1914-12-24
Mfrry Q1rtHtmaH In All

Again comes the period of alleged
peace and good will.
In Europe the human butchery will
90 on uninterrupted and in America
alone can the spirit of Christmas find
it's due expression.
Let US, then, make special eff
fort in this land to keep alive interest
in and benevolence toward all hu-
manity.
1t is out of the ordinary for us to
have in this peaceful and productive
valley need for relieving actual dis
tress, but the war has brought priva-
ton even in this country, and as re-
suit there are so many laboring people
who have come to the valley in search
of work that all could not find places.
and it behooves every family to cast
an eye about it's neighborhood to see
that any possible suffering is relieved.
A great deal of charitable work is
being done by individuals and through
the churches and other societies, but it
is year that calls for an unusual
amount of this work, and especially
at this period should the hearts of all
be touched.
Let tomorrow be day of happi-
ness and may all share in its pleas
ures.
Conforming to practice, there will
be no issue of the "Press" tomorrow
evening, the staff taking the day for
the pleasure which they wish for all.
Union Rescue Mission.
A large Christmas dinner will be
given to poor men at 11:30 tomorrow.
The mission has been generously as
sisted by the Associated Charities, by
merchants and others. We wish you
{. happy Christmas and a prosperous
New Year. d. O'CONNOR,
Superintendent.
Ten Thousand Club.
Members of the Women's Ten Thou
sand Club have filled many stockings
with candies, fruits and toys, and these
will be distributed among the chill
dren who might otherwise be over
looked by Mrs. Flora McKusick of the
philanthropic department of the club.
Imperial Valley press., 1914-12-24
Jews DepOrted.

Washington, Dec. PA cablegram
from Alexandria, Egypt, received to-
day by Louis Marshall, president of
the American Jewish Relief Society,
announced the arrival at Alexandria
of CSC Jews, deported from Jaffa, Pal
estine, by the Turks. All their prop
erty had been confiscated and they
arrived destitute. Marshall stated
the matter would be taken up with
Ambassador Morgenthau, in whose
hands the society has placed funds fol
emergency relief.
Imperial Valley press., 1914-12-24

Los Angeles, Dec. 24.-The Arizona
prohibition amendment was upheld, so
far as the triple federal court, sit
ting here, is concerned. The court
today held that the amendment is le-
gal and valid.
The same proposition that was pre-
sented to Judges Wellborn, Ross and
Sawtelle will now be presented to the
supreme court Of the United States.
This will act as stay to the en-
forcement of the prohibition law for
a short time.
The opinion handed down is ex-
tremely short and concise. The court
had refused temporary injunction
and, replying to the request for a stay
preventing the enforcement of the
new amendment, it said:
at would be plainly inconsistent for
this court to grant such an order in
face of the fact that we have just
refused temporary Injunction"
Imperial Valley press., 1914-12-24
Imperial County Passes
"a Counties In Population

Angeles, San Francisco, Alameda, San
Diego, Sacramento, Santa Clara, Fres-
no, San Bernardino, San Joaquin, Kern,
Orange, Sonoma, Imperial in 1879,
Tulare, Riverside, Contra Costa, Hum
boldt, Butte, Stanislaus Solano, San
Mateo, Santa Cruz, Santa Barbara,
Mendocino, Imperial at presently, Ma
rim, Monterey, Napa, San Luis Obs
po, Ventura, Placer, Siskiyou, Kings,
Merced, Shasta, Yolo, Tehama, Ne
vada, Yuba, Tuolumne, Glenn, Ma
dera, Colusa, Calaveras, Ell Dorado,
Amador, San Benito, Sutter, Lassen,
Modoc, Lake, Inyo, Plumas, Mariposa
Trinity, Sierra, Del Norte, Mono anc
Alpine.
Imperial Valley press., 1914-12-24
CHINESE WILL HAVE
BLEAK CHRISTMAS

The coming Christmas will indeed
be bleak Yuletide for Lee Kun Sing,
who lies at st. Thomas hospital re-
covering from the effects of bullet
wound inflicted by two bandits when
he refused to divulge the hiding place
of his money. The crowning blow,
however, transpired when miscreants
last night entered the restaurant of
the aged Chinese and made way with
nearly his entire stock of goods.
The cycle of misfortune made its.
initial revolution when Sing was shot
on December Is, when two masked
men entered his restaurant. Follow
ing his refusal to comply with their
requests, one of the men opened fire
on the Chinese, the first bullet lodg-
ing in his side. Since that time Sing
has been convalescing at st. Thomas
hospital.
During his absence the little res
taurant has been unguarded and last
night thieves, taking advantage of the
opportunity, gained entrance with
pass key. Ransacking the place, they
carried off nearly the entire stock
belonging to the unfortunate Chinese,
together with an electric fan.
At the time Sing was shot one Of
the bullets fired by his assailants
struck one blade of the fan and ac
cording to the officers only this part
of the loot could be identified.
Imperial Valley press., 1914-12-24
Great Floods Throughout
All Southern Arizona

zona. One rancher alone lost herd
Of 100 head.
Traffic between Phoenix and Flor
ence was suspended on account of
washed out roads and bridges. The
canals of the Salt River Valley irri-
cation works have been seriously dam
aged.
The Salt river, Gila and Santa
Cruz rivers have reached the highest
levels ever recorded.
Nogales, town on the border, was
isolated today by the heavy rains
Wires were down for several hours.
The United States army forces al
Naco suffered considerably. Severa
head of mules belonging to the ar
tillery were lost in a deep wash ere
ated by the storm.
A cavalry trooper also was reported
drowned.
Landslides in the vicinity of Ray,"s
mining camp near here, cut off com
munication with that point.
Both approaches to the new stat,
highway bridge at Florence have bee,
washed out. The Gila river at tina
point was higher today than during
/ the flood season of 1891.
Unusually heavy falls of snow hav,
been reported from the higher alti
tudes in the northern part of tn
state,
Imperial Valley press., 1914-12-24

The rise of Imperial county in rela-
tive position in California is the most
amazing colonization fact in the
state.
Fourteen years ago there was not
tutes this county. Today out of 12O
voters in the state one lives in this
county, according to the figures on
registration just issued by the state
printer.
In the fourteen years this county
has been rapidly rushing past other
counties in population, and today it
has passed thirty-four counties, and
Imperial Valley press., 1914-12-24

there are but twenty three counties of
greater population.
At no period has the county been
growing so rapidly as it now is, and a
conservative estimate of the growth of
the county is that it will double. in
population in the next four years.
When it shall have doubled, the coun
ty will have passed eleven more coun-
ties and will rank as the thirteenth
in the state, .as it now ranks as the
twenty-fourth in a total of fifty eight
counties.
The following list shows the order
Of registration in the state and the
position Imperial county holds now
and will hold within four years: Los
Imperial Valley press., 1914-12-24
Russians Repulsed.

Vienna, Dec. 24.-An official report
from the war office today reads:
I'VE have repulsed numerous Rus
sian night attacks on the lower Duna-
jec river,
"a new battle is developing in the
district of the Bzura and Rawa riv-
ers.
"In the Carpathians We have taken
q number of prisoners, but fighting
there is still without decisive result"
Imperial Valley press., 1914-12-24

of Nieuport yesterday. At Bixschoote
we took 230 prisoners. The trenches
were retaken by US and abandoned be-
cause of continuous artillery fire di-
rected against them.
"After several days fighting we
have repulsed the enemy's attacks
near Mlawa and the Russian positions
there have been taken by US. Over
1000 prisoners were taken in these
battles"
Imperial Valley press., 1914-12-24
Battle of User Resumed.

Amsterdam, Dec. PA Sluis tele-
gram from Handelsblad reports that
the Battle of the User between the
Germans and allies has been resumed
violently north of East Nieuport
There was hand-to-hand fighting be
tween Lombartzyde and the sea. The
allies are fighting among the dunes
in an effort to cut their way through
to Westende.
Imperial Valley press., 1914-12-24

Reports from southern Arizona in
Gicate that the storm which passed
over the valley developed great pre-
cipitation in that state, giving the
heaviest downpour and floods known
for years.
That being the case, Bill Williams
Fork, the Hassayampa, Salt and Gila
rivers will be discharging big vol
ume of water into the Colorado for
some days, and quick rise and sub
sidence Of that stream may be looked
for.
This will differ from the summer
flood, as it will be of short duration,
and probably will not last long enough
to flood the delta or let any part of
the water find it's way to the val
ley.
No damage is anticipated from this
flood.
Tucson, Ariz., Dec. 24.-All traffic
on the Southern Pacific main line was
halted last night, when culvert at
Millito, nine miles west of here, went
out about 8 o'clock, as a result OF
the strain caused by the flood in this
country. Considerable other damage
also is reported, such as track being
washed out between here and Rillito
AS soon as it is possible wreckinl
Imperial Valley press., 1914-12-24
To Succeed McKeeby.

Los Angeles, Dec. 24.-Carrying out
his intention to eliminate George Nc
Keeby as city prosecutor, Mayor Rose
today sent the nomination of Leon
French to the council to succeed Nc
Keeby January l. The council de
ferred action on the nomination for
one week.
1t is believed the council will con-
firm the appointment.
French served as harbor attorney
under former City Attorney John W.
Shenk.
Imperial Valley press., 1914-12-24
Fighting on Frontier.

Berlin, Dec 24.-It is officially an
nounced today that desperate fighting
is in progress at several points on
the Prussian frontier. A Vienna dis
patch states that the Austro-German
forces at Cracow are successfully beat
ing back the Russians and all of the
Russian invasion of Silesia is averted
Imperial Valley press., 1914-12-24
Christian Church.

The annual Christmas entertainment
of the Sunday school of the Christian
church will be held this evening at 7
o'clock. The program will be fur
nished by the children of the school
and by Miss Bertha McGrew, a, pupil
in the School of Oratory of the Uni
versity of Southern California, who
will recite several Christmas stories.
This is the program:
Song, "All Hail the Power of Je-
sus' Name" ........... Audience
Happy Christmas to ALP Isabel Ross
Speech .............. Selwin Bowles
Speech .............. Lucille Henley
Scripture and Song, praise Him"
................. Primary Glass
Story, "Why the Chimes Rang.
............M Miss Bertha McGrew
Exercise, "Set the Bells Ringing"
Some Primary Children
Recitation ............ Clement Cass
Recitation ............ Robert Vale
Exercise, three small girls and
primary class in song and
recitation, eve Are Only Lit
tie Children"
Recitation ........... Lyndon Shafer
Recitation .............. Leo Adams
Recitation ............ Inez Weir
Song. =. Miss Lois Leffingwells Glass
Recitation .......... Dorothy Adams
Recitation ...... Billy Burke Poison
Story, "The Ruggles' Dinner Par
ty" ............. Miss McGrew
Recitation ............. Anna Egerer
Recitation ............ Bessie Weist
Song, "Mrs. O'Flannigan's Nine"
.......... Nine boys and girls
M. E. Church.
Christmas at the M. f. church will
be observed this afternoon at 2:30
by the Primary department of the
Sunday School entertaining with an
unique program. The decorations rep
resent an Esquimo hut covered with
snow, with drifts of snow on all sides
and two Christmas trees.
Mrs. Delozier and Miss Watkins
have spared no pains to make the
afternoon one long remembered by the
little folks.
At 1880 this evening the main Sun
Imperial Valley press., 1914-12-24
Warship TOrpedOed.

Vienna, Dec. 24.-An Austrian sub
marine torpedoed French warship in
the Gulf of Otranto today, but the
vessel did not sink.
1t is announced here that the Aus
trian shore batteries near Cattaro
have sunk a submarine attached to
the allied fleet in the Adriatic.
Imperial Valley press., 1914-12-24

crew will be rushed to the accident
and the damage repaired.
The Santa Cruz river has invaded
buildings of all descriptions and driv-
en- many persons to the roof tops.
Two Mexicans were reported drowned.
A tract of 10000 acres, developed
at cost of $2,O00,000, is inundated.
Railroad men rescued five persons in
this section who had climbed wind
mill tower.
A relief train was sent out here at
2:30 o'clock this afternoon with doc
tors and medical supplies to make its
way as far as it could in the flood
swept region.
Torrents of rain falling almost con
tinuously since Saturday last have
flooded vast areas in this section of
Arizona.
The Santa Cruz river, ordinarily a
dry bed, was roaring watercourse
mile and half wide today. Many
houses and stores along its banks
were wrecked or washed away, al
though no lives were lost, according tc
reports up to noon.
hTe desert country between this city
and Phoenix is a veritable sea.
Phoenix, Ariz., Dec. 24.-Severa
hundred head of cattle were drowned
in floods caused by the heaviest rains
in the history of this section of Ari
Imperial Valley press., 1914-12-24
ROmbarding Turks.

Athens, Dec. PA French torpedo
toat destroyer today bombarded the
Turkish troops concentrated at Geiklu,
south of the western entrance to the
Dardanelles. Turkish artillery replied,
hut the Turkish troops were soon dis
persed.
Imperial Valley press., 1914-12-24
TRAPPED on Roof.

New York, Dec. 24.-Trapped on the
top floor of a tenement in West Forty
ninth street by fire, five persons were
suffocated to death today. The dead
were all Greeks. Twenty families were
sleeping in the tenement. Most of
them were rescued, being carried down
q single narrow fire escape and exten-
sion ladders.
Imperial Valley press., 1914-12-24
Mexico City Quiet.

Washington, Dec. 24-The state de-
partment reports that Mexico City to-
day gave no indication of clashes be-
tween Villa and Gutierrez. Silliman
cabled that the capital is quiet, with
no disturbances.
Imperial Valley press., 1914-12-24
Prisoners Captured.

Berlin, Dec. 24.-The capture Of
over 1880 prisoners is reported in the
official statement issued this after
noon. The statement says in part:
"In the western theatre the enemy
renewed attacks in the neighborhood
Imperial Valley press., 1914-12-24

Mr.. and Mrs. J. F. Seymour, Jr.,
are entertaining Mr.. Seymour's par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. j. F. Seymour, Of
Los Angeles, and their nephew, Mas
ter Seymour LiddicOte. Mr. and Mrs.
Seymour will remain until after New
Years.
Imperial Valley press., 1914-12-24
To Invade England.

London, Dec. PA news agency
dispatch states that Germany has as
sembled sixty-four Zeppelins for the
invasion of England.
Imperial Valley press., 1914-12-24
Visiting the President

Washington, Dec. 24.-Mr. and Mrs.
Francis B. Sayre arrived at the White
House today as guests of the chief
executive over the Christmas season.
Imperial Valley press., 1914-12-24

Baseball TOmOrrOw-El Centre will
meet Brawley on the local diamond
tomorrow afternoon. Ell Centre and
Imperial will play Sunday, the result
of the game determining the pennant.
leader.
Imperial Valley press., 1914-12-24

c. w. Baldridge left this morning
for Escondido, where he will spend the
holidays.
The Dickinson press., 1914-03-28
West OF ktldeer

j. D. Barnhart has moved back to
the claim.
Some Of the farmers were discine be
fore the lest snow.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. A. Wilcox called at
E. E. Hayden's Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Jares were Sum-
day visitors at S. Blanks.
j. A. Wilcox recently purchased three
work horses from Chas. Adams.
M. Frank moved his family last Sat-
urday to their farm neal Belfeld.
c. L. Lanphear. was out for a few
days visit, returning TO Dickinson last
Tuesday.
There was a large crowd and good
time reported at the dance the 18th at
P. N. Van Vleet's.,
The we'll diggers went down about SO
feet before they struck water for Calder.
Do not know how water will be.
Misses Marearet, Pearl and Nettie
Gerup. Mary, Ruth and Edna Hayden
visited Sunday at the Lanphear home.
Quite a snow storm and high wind
struck the Flats last Friday, the 10th.
II will surely make some moisture to
begin spring work.
The Dickinson press., 1914-03-28
SPECIAL CLUBBING FREE

Among the great metropolitan news
papers of the country and one that ap-
peais with especial force to the rural
communities. The Weekly Inter Ocean
and Farmer of Chicago must be placed
in the first rank. Carefully edited and
with a wide diversity of Departments.
it caters to the women of the home as
we'll as to the farmer, stock raiser or
business man. In addition to u COM
prehensive summary every week of the
new of the world, with full report of
the cereal and live stock markets, it
has special departments devoted to
literature, fiction. fashions, beauty
hints, cooking. etc. In its farm section
especial attention is paid to the dairy.
horticulture. poultry, veterinary mat
tiers. and all the general interests of
the farm. The PRESS is glad to an
nounce that il has made arrangements
by which its readers can obtain The
Weekly Inter Ocean and Farmer for 0ne
year in connection with this paper for
the low subscription price Of ST.. IS. This
is a special offer. and to avail your
self Of it subscriptions should be sent
in at once.
The Dickinson press., 1914-03-28

Mr.. and Mrs. Mark. Sutherland are
expected home about the first of April.
They were leaving Biloxi, Miss, this
week.
Ray Croft has purchased a 7 horse power
Indian motor cycle from j.. W. Stur-
geon. Ray is waiting patiently for the
roads to dry up.
Mrs. H. A. Hogue was doing nicely
the middle of the week and was e
pected to return home at the end of the
week from St Joseph's hopsital.
Watch for our Easter plant price lis,
next week. We will have Easter. lilies.
baby rambler roses. hyacinths. marguer.
ties. h~ydraneea, spiraea, ferns. etc.
Dickinson Floral Co.-adv. 1t
A series of laughable mistakes as Il
identity keeps interest at hieh pitcl
until the very closing lines Of ..Mr,
Bob" when every body at last finds on,
who is who. "Mr. Bob at the oper.
house April oath. Good music. adv
A. W. Van Cleave and r. A. Barrige
were in Monday from west of Fayett,
making final proof at the United States
land Office. They reported the late SNOW
storm to have been a. bad one in thei
vicinity.
Adam Hahn. a farmer living thre,
miles north of New England, who hal
his left hand badly smashed in a fee
mill nearly two months ago, is gettin
along nicely at the St. Joseph's hos
pital. He has lost his thumb and tn
use of three fingers.
Valentine Roshan, q farmer Twin
some eighteen miles northwest of thi
city. died Tuesday night of pneumonia
He had not been feeling we'll fol, severa
Edays but was up around doing most o
the chores. He became unconsciou
Tuesday evening and died during tn
night
The Dickinson press., 1914-03-28
Local New.

Watch for u Easter plant price list
next week. We will have Easter lilies,
baby rambler. roses. hyacinths, marguer-
ties. hydransea, spiraea, ferns, etc.
Dickinson Floral Co.-adv. II
VIM. Appledoorn, the blacksmith at
Zenith. lett this week for his home
after his three weeks sojourn in the
hospital. He underwent three opera
tions in two weeks and was able to 60
at the end Of the third. He was
loud in praise Of his physicians and
thinks he had excellent treatment at
the hospital.
Jerry Hayes recently returned from
the northwest where he was selling
horses. . He states that the sleiehing in
Montana in the vicinity of Sidney was
good last week. Horses sold at good
prices but it was necessary to take notes
in most instances, which means that
he will have a lot of collections to look
after out that way another fall.
This week Charles Bake removed the
IS horse power tubular boiler from the
PRESS building basement and he is
TO- Offering the same for sale, having
become owner of the said boiler. It is.
a first-class boiler and just the thing
for some one who is installing a heat
ing plant in q store building. This
building uses central heat and only
used the boiler one season.
Frank Reichet was in from Dunn
Center the first of the week. Frank
brought in Sidney Morrison who went
out to enjoy his vacation with him.
Sid was sick before starting for the
Reiehet ranch and the experiences en-
route were not conducive to good
health, so the greater part Of the vaca-l
tion was spent in bed. He is back in
school now with some pleasant %
thoughts and remembrances.
Clarence C. Parker, who has a farm
southwest Of South Heart arrived Nom
day from California. where he has been
| spending the winter. He left on No. Z
Monday night for South Heart where
he will start farming operations as soon
as the weather permits. Mr.. Parker
expects to put in about 500 acres this
year, mainly in wheat. He is going to
experiment with twenty acres Of Mar
quis wheat.
Mrs. Porter. who conducted the pri-
mary department during the institute,
left the first of the week for her home
at Mayville. She expected to stop over
in Fargo for a short time. The mis-
fortune she had in breaking a small
bone in her ankle will keep her out Of
her school work for some time. Though
she will be greatly missed her many
friends here will be glad to know tina
8 he wat able to make the journey.
The Dickinson press., 1914-03-28

Mrs. Edith Chapel has sold her city
property to Mr.. Tilquist Of Sparta,
Wis. who will take possession about
April 5th. @2.
Mrs. May Morrell, who has been at
the Stein for the past three weeks, ex-
poets to returnd to her home next Sun
day. A fine son was born during her
sojourn at the Stein. .
The Misses Inez and Emma Siegrist
were returning to Richardton the first
Of the week to resume teaching in'their
schools in the Sprinevate district. At
the close OF the terms about the first of
june they will join their parents al
Watkins. Mont.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. J. Johnson were in
from Fayette the past week for several
days. Their son. Jerome, and daughter,
Miss Lucille. are attending school in
Dickinson. Mr.. johnson remained in
q few days longer than he wanted to
on account of being summoned as a
witness in court.
Miss Annette Elleison left on Monday
for Norway to visit for a lew months.
Shessails from New York ON the 18th.
Miss Ellefson has been at the Kihm
the past year and was formerly EN-
Eployeds at the Diamond C ranch. 1t is
Eve years since she left Norway and
she is anticipating a very pleasant
time on her return. n.
The Bijou theatre has secured the
famous four reel film G.Absinthe.''
King Basgot and Leah Baird star III
this production: together with two fam.
ousI French performers. The Bijou has
been able to secure this Universal
Especial feature for only one day. II
will be shown at matinee and even
ling, Saturday. March 18th.
This week the Homestead proof for
Mrs. Fannie Kohn was made at til,
Dickinson U. S. land Office. 1t will bt
rendered that MIR. Kohn, a tailor
was killed by asbolt of lightning somi
years ago. He came here with his wifi
and two children from New York /,
start q tailor shop and subsequently,
fled ona homestead d few miles north:
west .of the city. Mrs.. Kohn is nov
supporting herself and children in New
York. Friends kept up the improve,
ment on the land and she now has {
100 acre farm.
The PRESS is in receipt of a nea
little booklet entitled when Corn We
King edited by C. B. Henemeyer. ]
Is historical treaties on corn, beginninl
with the origin o. corn and tracing /
down tosthe present tima to the cor
that fs being used in the state. It
interesting reading and Is certainl;
well gotten W. Mi. Heinemeyer viii
be remembered to many Of outreader
as he used to be in the StatesLan
Department. His address 10 Earring
ton, 4. D