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Imperial Valley press., 1914-03-12

more ado. Mr.. Weaver hopes that
the collection of the poll tax is a
matter of statute ana not an indi-
viduaf act.
''The list is given to our office and
it is up to us to collect. There is
no alternative. The law requires that
it be paid and we must make proper
returns. 1t is not my office that is
ordering the collection. The entire
county and state are behind the mat
ter and give me no discretion what
ever. We experience very little trou-
bic with property owners, but others
who vote we find it difficult to con-
vince of the necessity of paying the
poll tax without argument. The law
has long since been declared consti-
tutional and the sum is so trivial
that l cannot imagine why voters
would aim to resist the payment"
Deputy Assessor Roy Shepard has
been employed recently in the capac-
ity of collector of poll taxes and has
Imperial Valley press., 1914-03-12
Notice Inviting
Sealed Proposals

Pursuant to statute and to Reso-
luton No. 81 of the Board of Trustees
of the City of Ell Centric, directing
this notice, the undersigned, City
Clerk of said City, invites and will re-
ceive at his office in the City Hall in
said City, up to the hour of 1880
O'Clock p. M, on the oath day of
March, 1914, sealed proposals or bids
for the following street work to be
done, according to Specifications No.
s of the City of Ell Centre for the con-
struction of Warrenite pavement on
bituminous concrete base, and Spe-
cifcations No. a for the construction
of culverts, which specifications are
posted and are on file, namely: The
grading and paving of the roadway
of Fifth street with Warrenite pave
ment, from the south property line
Of State street to the north property
line of Orange avenue and from the
south property line of Orange avenue
to straight line drawn across Fifth
street, from the southwest corner of
Lot IA Ell Centre Addition No. l, as
shown on the map thereof recorded in
Book | of Maps, page 27, Records of
Imperial County TO the southeast cor
ner of Lot Is said Ell Centre Addition
No. /; the grading and paving of the
roadway OF Sixth street with Warren
lite pavement, from the south property
line of State street to the north prop
erty line of Orange avenue, and from
the south property line of Orange
avenue to the south line of Sandal
wood Subdivision, as per map record
ed in Book of Maps, page 55, Rec
ords of Imperial County; the grad
ing and paving of the roadway of
Orange avenue with Warrenite pave
ment between the southerly prolonga-
ton of the easterly property line
of that portion of Fifth street extend
ing north of Orange avenue and the
southcrly prolongation of the west
erly property line of that portion of
Fifth street north of Orange avenue,
and between the southerly prolonga-
ton of the easterly property line of
that portion of Sixth street extend
ing north of Orange avenue
and the southerly prolongation of
the westerly property line of that
portion of Sixth street extending
north of Orange avenue; the grading
and paving of the roadway of Wensley
avenue with Warrcnite pavement,
from the west property line of Fifth
street to the east property line of
Sixth street; the construction of
corrugated iron and cement concrete
culvert across Fifth street along the
prolongation of the south curb line
of Orange avenue, and the construc-
tion of corrugated iron and cement
pnnprpfn DnlUarf Stxfh Cfp
along the prolongation of the south
curb line of Orange avenue. all Of
which work is that described in Reso.
Imperial Valley press., 1914-03-12
Notice of Stockholders Meeting of tn z
Rail Blnx

Notice of Stockholders Meeting of the
Bell Development Company.
Notice to the stockholders of the
Bell Development Company is hereby
given in pursuance of a resolution of
the board of directors of said corpora
tiop unanimously adopted at a meet
ing of said board, held at the office of
the company, in the City of Ell Centre,
County of Imperial, State of California,
on the 9Th day Of January, 1914, that a
meeting of the stockholders of the Bell
Development Company will be held at
the office of the Bell Development
Company El Centro Hotel building.
City of Ell Centre, County of Imperial,
state of California, the same being
the principal place of business of said
corporation and the building where
said board of directors usually meeD,
on Saturday, the 14th day of March,
1914, at the hour of ten (10) o'clock a.
m. for the purpose of considering and
acting upon proposition to create a
bonded Indebtedness of said corpora
tion, to the amount of One Hundred
Thousand Dollars, (S100,000.00) pay
able in United states gold coin, for the
purpose of erecting, constructing and
furnishing the Barbara Worth Hotel. in
the City of El Centre. County of I'm,
perial, state of California, and proYid-
ing moneys to pay the existing in
debtedness of the corporation and in
extending the business and develop
ing the properties of the corporation.
and for any other legitimate and
necessary purposes, such bonded in
uCDlSuutSS W Nv StNultu ny IL ihcit-
gage or deed of trust upon the follow
ing described property towit: Lots
nineteen G9 aud twenty (20, in block
twcuty-onc (2D, in the City of El
Ceutro. County of Imperial, state of
California, as per map thereof No. 953,
filed july 5, 1905, in the office of the
County Recorder Of San Diego county,
and the Barbara Worth Hotel building
- he erected thereon in the City of El
Centre. County of Imperial, State of
California.
By order of the board of directors
II. r. SHARP. Secretary.
BELL DEVELOPM ENT COMPANY,
MOrganstern. MeGee, Henning and
Hendee and Arthur j. Casebecr, At
LorneYS and CounselorS at Law, San
Diego and El Centre, Cal.
ThurMar12
Imperial Valley press., 1914-03-12
NOTICE or PUBLIC WORK.

Notice is hereby given that on Tues
day, the 10th day of March, 1914,
the Board Of Trustees of the City of
El Centre, California, did, at its reg
ular meeting held on said day, adopt
resolution numbered 81, declaring
the intention of said board TO order
the following street work to be done,
to-wit; That the alley extending east
and west between Lots 20 and 80 of
Second Addition to El Centre, from
the east line of Third street to the
westerly line of the right of way of
the Inter California Railway Com
pany, be closed up.
Reference is hereby made to said
Resolutions for further particulars.
Dated this 11th day Of March, 1914
CHAS. II. FIELD,
Superintendent of Streets of the City
Of Ell Centre, California, Mch21
Imperial Valley press., 1914-03-12
Notice Inviting
Sealed Proposals

Pursuant to statute and to Resolu-
tion No. So of the Board of Trustees
of the City of Ell Centre, directing this
notice, the undersigned City Clerk of
said City, invites, and will receive at
his office in the City Hall in said city,
up to the hour of 7:30 o'clock p. M,
on the Oath day of March, 1914, sealed
proposals or bids for the following
street work to be done, according to
Specifications No. of the City of
Ell Centro for the construction of ce-
ment curbs, which specifications are
posted and are on file, namely:
The construction of cement curb
along each curb line of the roadway of
Fifth street, from the south property
line Of State street to the north prop
erty line of Orange avenue, and from
the south property line of Orange av-
enue to straight line drawn across
Fifth street from the southwest cor
ner of Lot IA Ell Centre Addition No.
/, as shown by map recorded in
Book l of Maps, page 27, Records of
Imperial county, to the southeast cor
ner of Lot Is of said Ell Centre Ad-
dition No. / the construction of a ce-
ment curb along each curb line of the
roadway of Sixth street, from the
south property line of State street to
the north property line of Orange
avenue, and from the south property
line of Orange avenue to the south
line of Sandalwood Subdivision, as per
map thereof recorded in Book OF
Maps, page So, Records of Imperial
County; the construction of cement
curb along each curb line of the road
way of Orange avenue, from the
southerly prolongation of the easterly
property line of that portion Of Fifth
Street extending north of Orange av-
enue to the southerly prolongation of
the westerly property line of that por-
tion of Fifth street extending north
of Orange avenue, and from the south
erly prolongation of the easterly prop
erty line of that portion of Sixth street
extending north of Orange avenue to
the southerly prolongation of the
westerly property line of that portion
of Sixth street extending north Of
Orange avenue, all of which work is
that described in Resolution of Inten-
ton No. AZ, adopted by the Board of
Trustees of the City of Ell Centre on
the 10th day of February. 1914, to
which Resolution of Intention refer
ence is hereby made for a more COM
plete description of said work, and for
further particulars relating to the
same.
All the proceedings for the afore-
said improvements shall be taken un-
der the improvement Act of 1911, ap-
proved April 7, 1911.
Bidders must file with each proposal
or bid check payable to the order
of the President of the Board of
Trustees of the City of Ell Centro, cer-
titled by responsible bank for an
amount which shall not be less than
ten per cent 90 per cent? Of the ag-
gregate Of the proposal, or a bond in
the said amount and so payable,
signed by the bidder and two sureties
who shall justify before any officer
competent to administer an oath, in
double the said amount and over and
above all statutory exemptions.
City of Ell Centre, California,
March 10th, 1914.
(SeaD LAVINIA NORTHCOTT,
CITY Clerk and ex-officio Clerk of the
Board of Trustees of the City of Ell
Centre, California
Imperial Valley press., 1914-03-12
Extra Session of
Court Next Week

Either Judge West or Judge
Thomas of Orange county will be
here next week to sit in the extra
session of the superior court, this
being found necessary by Judge
Franklin j. Cole on account of the
crowded docket in connection with
civil cases now on the calendar. Judge
Cole is in a dilemma as to where
the extra court room is to be placed.
The probable solution of the prob
lem will be that the office used by
the county board of education will be
utilized. A door opens between this
Imperial Valley press., 1914-03-12
SCHOOL BOND ELECTION NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given to the quail
ned electors of Silsbee school district
Of the County of Imperial, State of Cali
fornia, that in accordance mth the pro
visions of the Political Code of the
state of California, an election will be
held =, on s the 14th day Of March, 1914,
store, in said district, between, the
*hours of a. m. and p. M, during
which period and between which hours
the polls shall remain open, at which
election the question of issuing and
selling bonds of said district to the
am ount of twelve hundred dollars, for
the purpose Of raising money for build
ing, an addition to the existing school
building in said district, for insuring
said school building and addition
thereto, and for furnishing and supply
ing said school buildings with furni-
ture and necessary apparatus. will be
voted upon.
The said bonds hereunder to be is,
sued and sold, shall be of the deDom-
ination of two hundred ($20O.OO) dollars
each, and shall bear interest at the rate
of per cent per annum payable semi
annually, and shall be numbered from
/ to consecutively, payable as fol-
lows:
Bond No. 1, two hundred ($2OO.Oo)
dollars, to run two years.
Bond No. 2, two hundred ($20O.00)
dollars, to run three years.
Bond No. 5, two hundred ($2O0.o0)
dollars, to run four years.
Bond No. 4, two hundred ($2Oo.OO)
Bond No. 5, two hundred (S2OO.OO)
dollars, to run six years.
Bond No. 6, two hundred ($20O.0O
dollars, to run seven years.
That Frank M. Czarnowsky, Jr., will
act as inspector and Tyson Duncan
and III. ]. Wilson will act as the judges
of said election, and conduct the same,
said inspector and judges being compe-
tent and qualified electors of said school
district.
In witness thereof we have hereunto
set our hands this 14th day of Febru
ary, 1914.
]. c. STINDT.
THOS. PHILLIPS,
d. l.. GRUMBLES,
Trustees of Silsbee School District, I'm
perial County, California.
SIN districts in which the number of
children between five and seventeen
years of age exceed 500, the polls must
be opened at s O'Clock a. m. and kept
open until sundown. In other districts
the polls must not be opened before
0 o'clock a. m. nor kept open less than
four hours, nor later than sundown.-
Amended 1918, see Sec 1897 Political
Code.
TuMar10
Imperial Valley press., 1914-03-12

room and the official court reporters
room. The latter, therefore, could
be used as chambers for the judge.
Judge Cole stated today that by con-
tinuing the partition to the ceiling
outside noise could be eliminated AMI
that, while the quarters would be
somewhat cramped, that cases could
be tried
Imperial Valley press., 1914-03-12
BIG SURPRISE TO MANY
IN Ell CENTRO

Local people are surprised at the
QUICK results received from simple
buckthorn bark, glycerine, ETC., as
mixed in Adler-i-ka, the German rem
edy which became famous by curing
appendicitis. j. E. Davis, druggist.
states that this simple remedy draws
off such a surprising amount of old
foul matter from the body that a SIN
GLE DOSE relieves sour stomach. gas
on the stomach and constipation IN
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Imperial Valley press., 1914-03-12

many amusing stories to relate as
to the evasion Of payment on the part
Of voters.
Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-09-30

When woman gets old enough to
forget that she has q complexion she
Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-09-30
USE AMERICAN
CLOTHING plan
English Officers Would have
Soldiers Provide Them
selves with Overcoats.

London, Sept. 30.-The report that
some 100000 men Of the British
forces lack overcoats has prompted
a retired naval officer to suggest. an
American Idea. During the Civil
war in America" he writes in a let
ter to the Times, ''the Confederate
soldiers made good overcoats out Of
blankets. A slit was cut In the center
just large enough to put the head
through. The slit was then hem
stitched to prevent Its getting larger.
A flat button was then sewn on one
side at the. center of the slit, and a
tab with a buttonhole on the other
side. so as to close the hole when not
in use. Some of the southerners add
ed a small slit or a piece Of tape in
which they carried a toothbrush in
stead Of q flower"
English Recruits.
Figures showing the percentage Of
recruits enlisted in England, Scotland,
Ireland and Wales. az obtained from
the director ofarecrniting and publish
ed in the Liverpool Courier, make
Scotland appear as the most generous
contributor of men. The approximate
total number Of men raised from
August to September. 15 was Sol,
$50. the percentage of recruits to the
total male population being given as
follows:
Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-09-30
SIBERIAN READY
FOR ||!| THE CONFLICT
He Took the War to Heart,
Says Writer, Describ-
ing Conditions.

London. Sept. 30.-How the people
Of Siberia took the news that war had
been declared, and their action in
preparing for it, Is told in q dispatch
from Omsk, Siberia, to the Daily
Telegraph under date of September
is.
Here in the heart of Siberia the
most striking feature, to foreigner,
Of the. early stages of the war, was
the remarkably business-like fashion
in which the country tackled the grim
realities of war" says the dispatch.
I'VE were in Semipalatinsk, 600
miles from the railroad, when the war
was declared. The news was carried
all over Siberia by galloping Cossacks
who. like a multitude Of Paul Reveres.
spread across the country notifying
the farmers and peasants Of the little
villages and ordering the mobilization.
,"Omsk, three days journey from
Semipalatinsk, we found humming
with we'll regulated activity. There
were nearly 100000 reservists already
gathering there and being sent west
ward drilling in the encampments in
southern Russia.
"The outstanding feature was the
rapidity, precision and smoothness
with which the vast masses of troops
were handled. This was an object les
son in the awakening of the Russian
empire and reminder that Siberia is
adopting the aggressive American
methods Of graphing with its vast
problems. -
Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-09-30
GERMAN N0RTARS
1. Great SURPRISE
Even Army Officers of the
Fatherland Did not Know
of it's Existence.

Berlin, Sept. 30.-A member of the
German parliament. who for nearly
ten years has been connected with the
army budget committee, Of the reich
stag, tells some interesting things OF
the history of. the now famous AZ
centimeter siege guns which served
the Germans SO effectively at Liege
and Namur.
The. surprise that Germany pos
sessed such mortars." he says, in an
article published by the Neue Zuercher
Zeitung,.- was as great in Germany
as it was in other countries. After
completion of secret tests with these
guns some time ago. and the decision
Of the government to order a number
of them. it was problem as to how
to keep the matter a secret.
"Over forty officers took part in
the discussions at which the military
budget was prepared for submittal to
the budget committee Of the reichstag.
When a new clause was reached with
only the heading arms the chief Of
the department of arms requested
that for the time being this subject
could not be discussed. At the con-
clusion of the conference he told me
in strict confidence that the title
arms involved new siege mortars.
ly that not word be said of the mat
ter in the committee: not even the
officers present had any knowledge
Of it.
six weeks ago 7 visited an am
munition factory as a member of the
armament commission. and ascertain
ed that any number Of proiectiles and
cases for these mortars could be pro-
duced within a. very short time. In
reply to my question whether these
mortars did not wear out rapidly,
director Of the company said, there
are not enough fortresses in existence
in the whole world to wear out sin
gle mbrtar.' AS a matter of fact our
army possesses 5000 mortars of an
earlier date, which are still usable."
The official North German Gazette
also discusses these new mortars with
special reference to their projectiles.
1t says:
"If a weapon of the German army
has "a claim to popularity it is the AZ
centimeter mortars which in spite of
their huge dimensions have managed
to. remain concealed. In fact, the
nfckname. Drummer which has been
given to these mortars shows how far
this popularity has progressed. One
cannot be astonished that a shot
which hurls with accuracy a weight
Of eight hundredweights over space
Of German mile to its goal causes
an atmospheric pressure which for
miles around hurls everything into the
air. Reports have shown that the
projectiles. after 1t has left the NOR
tar causes a great noise only by cut
ting through the air."
Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-09-30
CARRIER PIGEON
IS SUSPECTED
Rabid Eng1istrnen Would
Kill all Birds Of that spe-
cies on Sight.

London, Sept. 30-During the height
of the spy and espionage excitement
in. the British islands some one seems
to have urged that all carrier pigeons
be shot whenever, seen. But corre-
spondents by the score have sprun:
to-. the defense. of. the. birds The.
point out that the breeding of ,racin.
pigeons is "a highly, developed indus,
try and, the sport itself almost ma
tional pastime. SAYS one writer ii
the London Field:
"Great misconception- seems to K;
abroad as to the danger of. -callet
aarrier pigeons. To any sensible maj
the danger is removed bv the polio,
restrictions and the fact that birt
will, practically speaking, only sue
cessfully fly in onegdirection Il. e., that
N which they haYe ,heen trained fol
"acing). The danker of birds bein.
released, say. in Ia&ncashire is almost
nil: Such birds tosbes Of the slightes
S4ds Sa1Hs ar.adv Tsals y S9q1,eedt the dts
tance in the right s9$eesion. and it i.
absurd to suppose that aliens wishing
to communicate with one another in
England should useSthe cumbrous and
risky method of the pigeon, while,
so far as is known. the British post
office lis. still open to carry the mes
sage for a penny or by. telegram.
Vote $4,000 Fund.
From the Isle Of Man there comes
this news: THE Manx legislative
council and house of KEYS met to-
gether in Tynwald Yesterday and
unanimously decided to ask the i'm
perial government TO accept $4,000
as contribution from the Isle of
Man towards expenses Of war. Mem
bers supporting the resolution said
that the gifts;Was only an earnest of
the readiness of the $4,000 people of
the island to; sacrifice all their re-
sources In support of Great Britain
at this juncture."
Mob Prince OF Wales.
"A big crowd has acquired the bad
habit" says the Pail Mall Gazette, "of
loafing around wellington barracks
each morning to see the Prince OF
Wales in khaki. On Wednesday the
prince was practically moDbed in the
most vulgar way as he walked across
to Buckingham palace. and it took a
large number of police to prevent
hundreds of people, who should have
known better, from following him or
running alongside" s....-
World Wide Appeal.
The secretary to the war office
makes worldwide appeal to former
officers of the army. who by reason
or age are not on the reserve of off.
GERS, to communicate with him. The
announcement adds that it is intended
to utilize the services of those in
capable Of enduring the rigor Of cam
paigning In the training Of recruits.
Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-09-30
DENMARK ANXIOUS
TO PRESERVE PEACE

Copenhagen. sept::..3o.-Denmark is
taking extreme measures. to preserve
its neutrality and avoid participation
In the European war.
The army is partially mobilized, the
way to the North sea has been mined
and the country Is generally on war
footing, but every effort Is toward the
preservation of peace. Even the Brit
ish hags have been hauled down from
English hotels and the Danish fas
hoisted. The German language is not
heard in Copenhagen. There is also
little English, French or Russian. No
one wants to speak anything but Dan.
ism. The newspapers pu bliah the war
news without any sort OF comment and
In the restaurants and other public
places discussion Of the. war Is avoid.
ed as much as possible.
One move of GERMANY toward the
schleswH-Ho1stein frontier and every
able bodied man in Denmark will he
called to the colors Thev are ali ready
70 fight. but the supreme desire. is
peace.
Grand Forks daily herald., 1914-09-30
european War Situation as Shown BY Press Dispatches
J. WK4dunn.n :. 6&nIt'aGo,don
k1 uiN.u.t pz1tiodl?
Beru4,6eK Kz1sA nn puel;un
ho4A M 1plhdid p.puNAt

'The attitude Of the Jews. who
everywhere displayed an enthusiastic
sympathy with the Russian attitude in
the war, also was interesting It is
a remarkable sign Of the times, this
Jewish: movement. II the occasion is;
grasped as there is, reason it will be,
it means an opportunity for the solu-
ton Of the much mixed Jewish prob-
lem.
!. Siberians' Attitude Different.
'The attitude Of the siberians to-
ward this war is very different from.
their attitude during the Japanese
war. Japan meant little or nothing
to the Siberian moujik, but he knows
the Germans. This is no struggle
against an unknown foe over an OBJ
scure International disagreement, but
war in which the personal euuation
largely figures. Every man feels that
he is going to help his brother slavs
in Servia end at the same time free
Russia from Teuton tutelage.
Like Machine.
"At Semipalatinsk the ,breweries
and vodka shops were closed as soon
as war was declared. As soon as the
reservists began to pour in with the
regularity of well oiled machine;
they were sent in one door Of low
building which housed military head
Instructions where to report Tor serv-
ice. with orders for steamer and rail-
way travel and with an allowance OF
25 kopecks a day for spending
money.
"It was thrilling scene as the re-
servists took the boat for the mobili-
zation point. Great crowds thronged,
the pier where the governor in full
uniform harangued' his people in stir
ring words.
"'This is no war of aggression he
said. You are fighting to crush a
cruel oppression and Almighty God is
with you. AS for your women folks:
who are left perhaps to mourn, let
them be of good cheer and by their
courage and self control emblazon the
Russian flag with one more instance:
Of the devotion Of it's womanhood.'
"As he finished the band played the
national hymn and the priests, robed
In green and gold, advanced toward
the ship, giving 1t and the passengers
their blessing.