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Imperial Valley press., 1914-02-24
Time of Winner Is Now
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SUBSCRIPTIONS EVERY DAY.

to that extent for a little work dur
ing spare time during the next four
weeks.
New Bonus Offer.
All who turn in total of six new
subscriptions, each for one year or
more, before 9 o'clock Saturday night,
March 7th, will be awarded 10000
extra votes. Subscriptions to count
toward the offer need not all be
turned in at the same time. The bo-
nus may be won more than once by
the same contestant, provided she
turns in enough subscriptions during
the period named.
Full year extensions of new sub.
scriptions turned in prior to the an,
nouncement of this offer will count
toward the bonus.
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Imperial Valley press., 1914-02-24
LOS ANGELES EXPRESS
REVIEWS CONDITIONS

The Los Angeles Express last eveh-
ing said:
Within the next 48 hours Los An
geles and all it's great tributary ter
ritory, which was drenched and torn
last week by the biggest storm in
more than quarter of century,
will have returned practically to nor
NAL conditions.
Thousands of men are engaged in
the labor of restoration, and Wash
ington's birthday, national holiday,
generally is being observed-with
work. s.t
Southern California's big ledger
shows an enormous loss. But on the
profit side the figures also are large
and throughout the storm-wept area
Imperial Valley press., 1914-02-24
limited Press Dav Service,

Ell Paso, Feb. 24.-Fears that Gus
tav Bauch had been shot as spy by
Mexican rebels was intensified by
statement by Villa that he had been
set free. This followed close upon an
official report by Consul Edwards at
Juarez that Bauch had been taken to
Chihuahua City. Villas statement
said:
"Bauch was arrested at Juarez on
suspicion of being spy. He was
released at Juarez last week. He was
not executed or taken to Chihuahua,
as reported. personally gave the
order for his release"
Villa reiterated that the English
man Benton was executed only after
court martial finding him guilty of
attempting the life of Villa. Bauch
is an American resident of Juarez.
Imperial Valley press., 1914-02-24
First Train for Four Days Comes
With Mail From the Coast Cities

almost the entire rolling stock of the
Southern Pacific, Santa Fe and Salt
Lake systems lies on sidings.
The accumulation of mail is, of
course, immense, and it will take two
or three days for the postoffice work
ers to get affairs Strengthened out
and working under normal conditions.
Freight is also badly congested and
it will be several days before this is
moving normally.
The telegraph blockade is only par
tally relieved. A few messages have
got through from Los Angeles, but
the wires are working very poorly,
and the operators can barely make
themselves heard from one point to
another.
Details of the heavy loss that has
been suffered by the coast are begin
ming to come in, and it is evident that
nothing before in the history of South
ern California can be compared with
the storm which prevailed on the coast
during the latter part Of last week.
The great storm wave has now
reached the Eastern states, and there
it is causing blockades equal to those
experienced on the coast, and undoubt-
edly for several days communication
with eastern points will be delayed.
First Train Arrives. "N"@M
At 1890 today the first train from
Los Angeles arrived in Ell Centro,
bringing ninety passengers for this
city and wagonload of mail, togeth-
er with delayed newspapers.
Among the passengers were num-
Der of prominent residents of the
city, County Auditor w. D. Carey be-
ing one of these. Mr.. Carey said it
is impossible for any person not hav-
ing seen the damage wrought by the
storm in and around Los Angeles to
appreciate it. In the Arroyo Seco,
for instance, cottonwood trees fifty
years old were torn up and swept
away, and many houses were also
washed away.
In Los Angeles in some places the
water in the streets dashed over the
tops of automobile wheels, and near
corners where a stream would come
down a cross street it would flood over
the sidewalk and fill the Easements of
buildings.
In a number of towns the streets
have been cut out in some places to
the depth of several feet, while in
other places deposits of earth have
been made several feet deep.
Last night there were forty trains
waiting to enter Los Angeles and they
went in in a procession, delivering
thousands of travellers at their destina-
tiOns.
Imperial Valley press., 1914-02-24

Although all of the leaders did re-
markably we'll toward the end Of last
week, they are not sitting back rest
ing upon their laurels now, for the. end
of the contest is less than four weeks
distant, and all realize that the time
of the candidate who is to win the
auto is now worth more than $500 q
week. 1t takes a very successful bus
mess man to earn $500 a week.
Four Prizes Worth 5000.
Four candidates will receive prizes
worth 5000 or more each, SO the time
of four candidates is worth more than
$50 each week. To let a single day
pass without securing subscription
or two may prove very disastrous on
March q, for there are candidates in
the list who are not content if sin.
gle day passes without their turning
in at least two subscriptions. 1t may
not be easy to secure two subscrip.
tions each day, but then it is general
ly not easy to secure an automobile
by a few weeks effort.
Even a well-to-do business man has
to work long hours and save for n
long while before he can afford to buy
an automobile. In fact, only conf
paratively few men manage to save
$1,275 during their entire lives. In
this contest some one will be rewarded
Imperial Valley press., 1914-02-24
Becker Gets New Trial.
UNITED Press Day Service)

Omitted Press Day SerVice)
New York, Feb. 24.-Police Lieuten-
ant Charles Becker, under death SEN
tence at Sing Sing for the murder of
Herman Rosenthal, was granted new
trial by the Circuit Court of Appeals
today. Four gunmen were found gull
ty of actually killing Rosenthal at
3ecker's orders when Rosenthal, who
was a gambler, refused to pay tribute
% the police. They were refused new
rials. The lower courts decision in
he Becker case is reversed on an er-
~or of Justice Goff, who presided at
he first trial.
Imperial Valley press., 1914-02-24
Urnited Press Day service)

Chicago, Feb. 24.-The blizzard is
sweeping southeastward, with little
Improvement in transportation condi-
tions. The main line of the Chicago
& Alton road is kept open with rotary
snow plows, but branch lines are i'm
passable. Practically the same con-
dition prevails on other railroads.
Railroad men say it will be days be-
fore normal traffic is restored,
Imperial Valley press., 1914-02-24
(By John Edward Nevin)
Omitted Press Day Service)

Washington, Feb. 24.-Every world
power except America will soon have
marines or bluejackets guarding its
interests in Mexico City. England and
Germany already have legation guards.
France and Spain have notified Wash
ington that their administrations have
decided to send guards to their lega-
tions and other powers are expected
to follow. No Americans will be land
ed unless there is violence. Admiral
Fletcher at Vera Cruz has sent word
he can put marines in Mexico City in
"a hours when necessary. The feel
ing there is so tense it is feared the
presence of Americans would cause
trouble, instead of enforce peace.
Led by Fall of New Mexico, the
southwestern senators are planning to
force discussion of the Mexican situ-
alton in the Senate. Wilson is pre-
pared to checkmate this, by having
Shiveley of Indiana move executive
session when broached.
The cabinet today discussed the
Mexican affairs at a lengthy meet
ing. 1t is understood Bryan has in
structed Consul Edwards at Juarez
to renew his demands for Benton's
body.
Imperial Valley press., 1914-02-24

Word came this morning from Los
Angeles that there would be a train
into Ell Centre about noon, while the
train left this morning on time, as did
the train yesterday morning and Sun
day night, but it is believed the first
of these trains did not get into the
city until some time last night or early
this morning for, in addition to the
condition of the roadbed being such
as to compel slow time, the blockade
of trains would furnish additional
cause for delay.
1t is believed now that trains will
move regularly into and out of Los
Angeles over all the lines except the
coast line of the Southern Pacific,
which will be out of commission for
several days.
A Changed Condition.
The great storms which have fol-
lowed one another on the coast this
year in rapid succession have brought
about a complete change in conditions
as regards feed. For series Of years
lack of rain had made feed short
throughout the coast country and the
San Joaquin valley, those sections be-
ing obliged to greatly reduce the
number of head of live stock, many
of which were sold to the farmers of
this valley.
Now feed has become very abun-
dant throughout the state, and there
will be demand for live stock to
consume it, and this valley this sea-
son will find sharp competition in Sc
curing feeders and growing compe-
tition in dairy lines, while the produc-
tion of hay and grain in the state this
year will be very heavy, making it
highly desirable that the farmers of
this valley have sufficient live stock
to consume all the product Of the val
ley.
This condition may lead to the rails
ing of more stock from calves for beef
purposes, getting away from the range
stock to great extent, which is be-
lieved to be the ultimate result any
way of the growing demand for beef
with the growing shortage of the
ranges.
There is nothing in the situation
that is discouraging to the farmers
of the valley, but it may lead to COM
plete change in the methods of dis
posing of the feed produced here.
Trains Begin to Move.
Trains on the Southern Pacific be-
gan to move today, the first train
from Los Angeles reaching this city
since Friday and bringing the first
mail from the west since that date.
During the blockade trains have
been stalled at several points, until
Imperial Valley press., 1914-02-24

Benton's body is still missing to-
day. Neither is there any trace of
the other two missing Englishmen,
Curtis and Lawrence or Harry Comp
ton of Oakland, CAL, supposed to be
the 1bels' prisoners. British Consul
Charles Percival of Galveston will ar
rive tonight to conduct an investiga-
tion independent of the American au-
thorities. He is acting under orders
from British Ambassador Cecil Spring
Rice at Washington. The rebels gave
out news that Luis Terrazas III,
grandson of the millionaire Terrazas,
has joined the federals at Torreon
with the rank of major.
Imperial Valley press., 1914-02-24
At Whittier.

Whittier, Feb. 24.-Receding flood
waters of the San Gabriel river dis
closed the fact that the property loss
to ranchers in the valley will total
at least 100000.
Where the Old San Gabriel river
swerved from its course, joining the
new river near the Mission bridge,
entire ranches were cut out. More
than 100 acres of ranch property was
carried away.
The two rivers have separated and
are individual streams now.
One man, E. w. Furatt, lost 35
acres. Forty-fve acres of the big Tenn
pie walnut ranch, owned by E. w.
Temple, were completely washed out
where the river swerved half mile
to the west of its course. Temples
loss is $4,000, as part of the land
was set to 12-year-old walnut trees
worth $4,000 an acre.
Other losers in that district are A..
w. Case and Peter Christianson.
The Rio Hondo, which runs for half
mile through the big ranch of ex-
Governor Gage near Downey, is vici-
ously attacking the bank at the bend
of the river. 1t has eaten back to
a depth of 160 feet, carrying away Il
large barn and shed, and threatens
other serious property damage.
Imperial Valley press., 1914-02-24

hoe. but passengers are being carried
bv truck over San Fernando road and
are reaching the city via the Eagle
Rock line.
A footbridge is being constructed at
lIvanhoe and with the completion OF
this transfers will be made at that
point. The Annandale line will be out
for several days.
The damage to the tracks at Los
Nogales on the western division will
prevent traffic on the Lankershim-Van
Nuys line beyond that place for sew
eral davs. The Sierra Madre, Oak
Knoll. Pasadena Short and Mount
Lowe lines have been restored.
Wire Service Restored.
The telegraph and telephone COM
panies, which suffered greatly, have
hundreds of linemen at work and wire
communication has generally been res
tored.
Because of the amount of business
that piled up during the interruption,
MANY messages were delayed, but it
is believed normal conditions will be
restored by tonight. AS a general
rule the interruption in wire service
was caused by falling poles, which
went down over vast area when the
water softened the ground in which
thew were imbedded. In most cases
these have been braced temporarily.
It will be a week or more before
anv accurate estimate of the loss to
he county can be made. Long stretches
IF roadway have been washed away
and a number of bridges have gone
down before the floods in the San Ga
briel, Rio Hcndo and Los Angeles
rivers. The highway department has
many men at work today endeavoring
to restore the highways.
The board of supervisors will meet
tomorrow and will devote most of its
attention to receiving reports from the
various road districts and directing the
work of restoration.
City Damaged Greatly.
The city also has suffered greatly.
It may be necessary to order spe-
.ial bond issue to repair this damage.
According to A. C. Hansen, inspector
eor the street department, $4,000 will
oe needed fY emergeA NJ g
he bridges that were - away
we're those at Avenues TWehty-six,
Thirty-fve, Forty-three, Fifty-two,
Fifty-four and Fifty-seven. 1t is pos
,ible that more than $1,000,O00 may
Ae needed to repair all the damage.
Individual property losses were most
numerous along the various streams
which were transformed into raging
torrents. People living along the Ar
royo Seco were the heaviest losers,
many homes being swept away.
Until all reports are in it will be i'm
possible to give anything like an ac-
,urate estimate of the total damage.
It may reach $3,O0O,OOO and it may
20 far above that figure.
Imperial Valley press., 1914-02-24

feeling of optimism prevails. 1t will
be weeks before all the damage is re-
paired, but during the next two days
the most striking evidence will be re
moved and traffic, although delayed
will generally be resumed.
Citrus Crop Benefited.
The citrus crop, which was believed
to have been hard hit by the storm,
was in reality benefited, except ir
some of the foothill sections, and
growers and shippers aer almost unan-
imous in the statement that the heavy
rain was "just what was needed"
& In addition, the storm has had the
effect of relieving an almost glutted
eastern market.
The railroads were the heaviest los
ers and thousands of travellers, inbound
and departing, were the most incon-
venienced by reason of the storm. All
three steam roads, however, have hum
dreds of gangs of laborers at work,
and travel in roundabout ways has
been resumed.
The Santa Fe line to Fullerton has
been restored and for day or two
it's facilities will be taxted to the ut
most, as the Southern Pacific and the
Salt Lake will use that line for their
easbound traffic.
The Southern Pacific expects to re-
sumo it's regular astbound traffic to-
morrow, also its traffic over the val
lev line to San Francisco.
The coast line, which was washed
out in several places near Ventura
still is out of commission and will re-
main closed several days.
! Trains will leave today for Imperial
Valley.
The Santa Ana line will be tied ur
indefinitely.
There are several stalled trains ir
this and adjoining counties, but these
will move during the day. Meanwhile
the railroad officials say the passen-
gers are being well cared for. The
Salt Lakes eastern service will be re-
sumed in about week.
The Los Angeles railway has beer
fully restorted in all parts of the city.
On the Pacific Electric several lines
will be out of commission for few
DAYS so far as through service is con-
cerned. Arrangements have general
ly been made, however, for transfer
ring passengers at various points, and,
while it takes longer to get from
place to place, commuters generally
are afforded means of reaching their
destination.
Santa Ana and Beaches.
Passengers from Santa Ana are
coming via Huntington Beach ana
those to and from Long Beach are
being transferred at Cerritos slough
Lines to other beach cities are in op.
Grafton.
On the northern division there are
interruptions on the Covina-P -Pomons
line at Wilmar, on the Monrovia- Glen
dora line at San Marino, the San Ga
briel line at Alhambra, the Burbank
line at Arden junction.
The Glendale line is cut at Ivan
Imperial Valley press., 1914-02-24
Omitted Press Day Service)

Sydney, N. S., Feb. 24.-Apprehen-
ion is felt for the safety of the COL
ier Lingal of the Dominion Coal Com
,any, which left Everett, Mass, Tues
lay for Cape Breton, with 80 persons
aboard. 1t is five days overdue and
t is feared it has foundered in the
ce fields. Six steamers are delayed
" icebergs. The ice breaker Stanley
las been dispatched in search of the
Lingal.
Imperial Valley press., 1914-02-24

Aurora, III, Feb. 24.-Miss Ann
Forsyth, daughter of the late A. A.
Forsyth, Burlington railroad magnate,
has discontinued her lucrative work as
a magazine writer and assumed her
new duties as this city's fire police
woman, at a monthly salary of SIS.
81 do not expect to make many ar
rests" said Miss Forsyth. 81 will
confine great deal of my attention
to the public dance halls to watch
over the welfare of the young girls. !"
Imperial Valley press., 1914-02-24
Martins New Record.

Omitted Press Day Service)
Los Angeles, Feb. 24.-Glen Mar
tin. carrying two passengers, flew
from San Diego to Los Angeles to-
day without alighting, establishing
an American record.
Imperial Valley press., 1914-02-24
united Press Day service)

Binghamton, N. Y, Feb. 24.-Cen-
trail New York is shivering from the
coldest weather of the winter. 1t IS
21 below here, at West Oneonta 20
and at Hartwich 80.
Imperial Valley press., 1914-02-24

Washington, Feb. "a President
Wilson and Secretary Bryan con-
ferred today on the Mexican situation.
No announcements were made after
the conference but it is understood
that complete report on the execu
tion at Juarez of William S. Benton,
the British subject, is awaited before
the view of this government toward
the incident is made known.
1t is understood that Sir Cecil
Spring Rice, the British ambassador,
has expressed to the British foreign
office his pleasure at the promptness
with which the American government
has acted in seeking to ferret the
truth about the killing of British
subject. Full details of the eXecu-
ton are rapidly being gathered. 1t is
generally admitted that the case
hinges largely upon whether Benton
went to General Villas headquarters
armed That he was high tempered
and had previous differences with the
Constitutionalists is known, but upon
the fact of whether he had revolver
when he accosted Villa depends judg-
ment of the affair. Benton's friend ,
deny he carried weapons.
Government officials here are impair
tial in their remarks about the in
cident, insisting that any judgment
formed before all the facts are col
lected necessarily rests upon bits of
prejudice. Upon the truth or falsity
of Villas statement that Benton tried
to kill him will depend the view
which the British and the United
States government will take. The prev
alent belief in official circles is that
in the absence of any satisfactory evil
dence to the contrary it will be difficult
for this government, at least, to re-
ject Villas version. To do so without
satisfactory proof to the contrary, it
was pointed out by some officials,
would be to unnecessarily provoke un-
friendly relations with the Constitu-
tionalist cause.
In the meantime the Constitutional
ist agency here is active in issuing
telegrams from General Villa stating
his defense for the killing. They are
along the same lines as previous mes
sages, and Villa asserts in one of them
that he has Benton's pistol. Other
kilograms to the agency say Benton's
record in Chihuahua was that of a
quarrelsome man and the charge is
made that he was guilty of having
'mistreated poems on his ranch to
the extent of taking their lives"
No surprise was manifested offici-
sally here at the landing of squad of
German bluejackets for the protec-
tion of the German legation at Mexico
City. This is in line with the recent
action, of the British government and
is said to be in pursuance of an un-
derstanding with, the American gov
ernment on this point, The state de-
Imperial Valley press., 1914-02-24

Chihuahua, Feb. 24.-General Viii
las story of the killing Of William s.
Benton has been told to the report
ers. Villa said that when Benton
reached for his pocket he poked pis-
tol into Benton's stomach and then
turned him over to the guards.
Villa insisted that Benton came to
take his life and referred to Benton's
mission concerning the welfare of his
ranch as "pretext" to gain admit
tance. According to Villa, Benton aft
er the verdict of the court martial.
confessed his guilt and declined to
ask for mercy, merely requesting that
his property be turned over to his
widow.
Villa contradicted his official report
to the American consul at Juarez, that
Gustav Bauch, a German-American,
accused of being spy, had been
brought to Chihuahua. Villa said he
knew nothing of him. Regarding Ben
toms death he said:
GAS soon as he entered Benton be-
gan to address me in abusive lam
guage. I had some experience with
him before and knew his violent tenn
per- I knew also that he mixed too
freely in Mexican politics, but did not
suspect that he was coming to murder
me.
"We would have treated any other
offender the same way. Benton was
also guilty of other offenses and we
had proof of his enmity to our cause
and of aid rendered to our enemies.
Statements made that we executed
other foreigners are untrue. Benton
was the only one."
Imperial Valley press., 1914-02-24
Omitted Press Day Service)

Nogales, Feb. 24.-Elaborate prep
arations are being made at Nogales,
Sonora, for the reception of Carranza,
his staff and cabinet, who left Her.
mosillo on a special train last night
for the border. They are expected
here tonight or tomorrow, en- route
TO Chihauhau to establish a provisional
capital. A thousand
troops are following in another train.
Carranza held memorial services yes
terday at Hermosillo for Madero.
Imperial Valley press., 1914-02-24
Bread Supply Short.

Pomona, Feb. 24.-This city was
facing a bread and butter famine
There was absolutely no butter in
town and bakeries are unable to sup
ply the demand for bread.
The Southern Pacific will be opened
some time this afternoon, it is be-
lieved, and communication with Los
Angeles by rail thus will be estab-
lished, somewhat relieving the situa-
ton.
Baldwin Park is under a foot of
water and probably will remain so un-
til the San Gabriel recedes, as most
of the water is believed to be over
flow from the watershed of that river.
The situation there is desperate and
residents cannot get in or out.
Imperial Valley press., 1914-02-24
All EuropeanlPowers II
To Guard Interestsl
In the City of Mexico

partment is active in seeking to pro-
tect Gustave Bauch, German-Ameri-
can who, it was reported last night,
had been executed in Juarez along
with Benton. Secretary Bryan re-
ceived word from Consul Edwards to-
day saying the latter was satisfied
Bauch had been removed from Chihua-
hua. American Consul Letcher there
has been instructed to see that Bauch
is protected. There has been re-
port current that Bauch was a wit
ness of the alteration which Benton
had with Villa and for that reason
was spirited away.