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Imperial Valley press., 1915-11-01
County Government Is
Behind Farm Convention

Recognizing in the Agricultural AS
sembly which is to meet in Brawley in
December a movement with possibili-
ties of great good to the county, the
board of supervisors this morning
unanimously voted TO appropriate $3.50
out of its advertising fund to assist
in bringing agricultural authorities
here, properly advertising the conven-
tion and the expense incidental to it.
The action was taken after dele
cation of farmers and business men
representing all parts of the county
had waited upon the supervisors and
their spokesmen explained their aims.
1T was reported that the interest in
the event is widespread and that COM
mittees are and have been working
quietly for several weeks in prepara-
ton. The assistance of the county was
asked, il was stated, because the bene-
fits of the convention would be to no
particular interest or section alone and
therefore that the county as whole
should assist out of the fund set aside
for such purposes.
Walter Packard of Meloland, who is
chairman of the program committee,
said that promises of several outside
experts to attend had been received.
Supervisor Beal inquired whether or
not the convention was to be mot
air boost" gathering, and Mr.. Packard
answered that, on the contrary, the
program was being arranged with the
view of avoiding what the supervisor
Imperial Valley press., 1915-11-01

meant by boost stuff" He said that
the talks would be of a practical ma
ture by men who were qualified and
ter and more profitable farming in
Imperial Valley is what the program
committee hopes to present to the con
Vention.
Supervisor Beal responded that there
is a need for study of the agricultural
conditions here. lie said that in his
line, the creamery business, he felt
certain that lack of corporation
among creamery men meant dead loss
each year of at least 100000.
Supervisor Shaw of Holtville de-
farming in the valley and asserted
that any movement making for better
farming should have the support of
every interest in the county.
Major w. r. Dunn, president of banks
at Brawley and Calipatria, spoke in
support of the request for an appropri =
alton. Supervisors Shepard and Boyce
endorsed the movement and moment
later when Supervisor Carr made the
motion II was carried without a dis
senting vote.
present were c. f. Boarts of Westmore- :
land, Major Dunn, Il. Il. Stilgebouer
and Harry Baum, of Brawley; Walter
Packard of Holtville, Lewis Ivey of
Calexico, +. NJ. Czarnowski of Mt. Sig
nal and steve Lyons of Centinela dis
trict.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-11-01
Captain of Local Team
Here; To Play Sunday

Brimful of enthusiasm and fun of the
fighting spirit which won El Centre
the pennant in last years winter base
ball league, Rube Gardner, right field
er on the Oakland team and captain
of the local team, arrived here this
morning.
Four of the men who played on the
El centro team last year have been
signed up again for this year and, with
the other players, will arrive here next
Saturday or Sunday, with the excep-
tion of Jimmy Johnson. center fielder
on the Oakland team, who is now play
ing with an all-star ggregatiou in the
San Francisco district One of the
pitchers will hold down his position in
the game Sunday.
There is big league stock i'm the 10
cal team this year, some If it direct
from the majors and the rest Coast and
other league men who will make their
debut i'm the big league next season.
Walter Alexander, catcher on the
New York Americans, is to play on
the local team again this year, and
Mem ullen, third baseman on the Los
Angeles team; Rube Gardner, right
fielder on the Oakland team, and Irish
Muesel, left fielder on the Elmira team
of the New York State League, all of
them known to local fans as the men
who helped win the pennant here last
year, have been signed for the season.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-11-01

The lineup for The Ell Centre team
follows:
Catcher, Alexander New York Amer
leans
Pitchers, Vance New York Ameri-
cans; Bill Piercy, Vernon New York
Americans by drafD.
First base, Tom Tenant, Salt Lake
club
Second base, Pick Richmond, Inter
league.
ShortstOp, Don RAIDER, Vernon.
Third base, McMullen, Los Angeles.
Right field, Rube Gardner, Oakland.
Center field, Jimmy Johnson, Oak
land.
Left field, Irish Muesel, Elmira, New
York state League.
So far as could be learned this aft >
ernoon, El Centre is the first town in
the valley whose lineup is complete.
Brawley some time ago raised the
funds necessary to finance their club i;
Imperial has met with similar success,
and CaleNico which first met with mis-
fortune in securing enough money to
get a team, has overcome the last OBJ
stacle and now has sufficient to pro-
ceed with the organization of team.
Unless the local team Is pitted
against the Kansas City Leaguers, now
on the way to the valley, the game
will probably be an exhibition
one.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-11-01
Ell Centre Man Tells of
Germany's Air Raids

that long? Yes IL Will probably be IN
progress at that time and even IL IL
does end before then IL will probably
be year before conditions have been
settled sufficiently To permit tourist
traffic To Europe again. The armies
If both the Allies and the Teutons
viii probably remain under arms for
Il year pending final settlement and
during that time eastern people will
come to the coast in large numbers.
The greatest benefits from the ex-
positions have not yet come. Tourists
who have been mere and seen them
and returned home telling Of what they
have seen is going to have its effect
later
I'm glad to get back to the valley.
Conditions generally look good here
saw a lot of livestock as | made the
trip through the valley this morning.
but l really haven't been here long
enough to know what financial condi-
tons are"
Mr.. Druiff is connected with the Brit
Iish & American Mercantile Company.
which has extensive interests in the
valley, including the ostrich farm near
Brawley large herd of thoroughbred
shropshire sheep. besides large acre
age of farm land. and this morning re
sumed his duties with the concern.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-11-01
INSPECTOR TO PROBE
ALL w ZIG II rs A I'd
MEASURES IN COUNTY

If you think your scales are not reg
istering correctly or If your measures
are battered so that the public isn't
getting the fun measure to a fraction
of an ounce, you'd better launch
searching investigation, discard the
dented measures and look your scales
over to see that there is nothing about
them to which the inspector of weights
and measures can object-and then
wait for Deputy Inspector Fred Phe-
Ian to call at your place of business.
inspect everything critically and then
affiX his seal of approval or disap-
proval. He expects To start on a cam
paign of inspection all over the coun-
ty as soon as his testing parapherna-
liza arrives, sometime within the next
> weeks
lie will follow no definite course of
inspection, but will drop into estab-
lishmcnts where he is least expected,
he said this morning.
every scales i'm the county viii be
inspected and any necessary corree-
tions made. The seal which will signi-
fy that an inspection has been made
will be affixed and If | return later
and find that the seal has been re-
moved and the scales register incor-
rectly, they will be confiscated, Mr..
Phelan asserted.
every scale. If il has not been tam
pered with, registers correctly, pos
sibly with the exception of a few OF
the older types" he continued. As an
example Of the inspections which he
will make, he said:
IF grocery store is inspected and
packages of sugar or some other com
modify that have been tied up and
the price stated fall short of the meas
ure. IL will be conclusive that the scales
are not registering correctly"
Imperial Valley press., 1915-11-01
COUNTY MAY RETAIN
REPRESENTATIVE IF
FAIR REMAINS OPE>

Imperial county will probably have
one representative at the san Diego
exposition If negotiations now afoot TO
keep the Bay city fair open for an
other year, terminate successfully. The
same may be true of the San Fran
cisco exposition If the promoters Of
that exposition succeed in raising
enough money 10 finance the fair for
an additional year
my guess would be that this county
Will have one representative at San
Diego If the fair remains open" Su-
pervisor Arthur Shepard said this
morning. "Of course the rest of the
board may have different opinion
about II.
1T will cost this county S7OO or $500
to retain It's exhibit with the other
counties and TO get the full benefit
there should be someone there TO rep
resent the county" he continued
At present the county has repre-
sentatives at the eXpositions-Mrs w
NJ Weaver, A. G. Ingram, w. II. Hayes
of El Centre and W. II. Compton of
Seeley.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-11-01
CLEAN UP CITY FOR
CONVENTION URGES
CIVIC SECTION

The civic Section of the Ten Thou
sand Club wishes to call attention to
the desirability of cleaning up all rub
bish and otherwise putting the out-of-
doors i'm order, before the visit of the
many women who will attend the
Southern California District Federation
OF Women's Clubs to be held here No
vember to II. The committee hopes
that there will be an united effort to
put Oh El Centro's very best attire for
the occasion.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-11-01
FOR HEAD
OF DYNAMITE GANG
BY ellison Gardner,

Washington, Nov. Twill our gov
ernment be forced to request the re
call of Ambassador Won Bernstorff?
Will he follow DR.. Dumba back to
his home country?
Will this be the result of inVestiga-
tions now going forward by the Unit
ed states department of justice, which
may connect the German government $
secret service with the bomb plots un-
covered in New York?
President Wilson is determined to
use all the agencies at his command
to stamp out conspiracies hatched in
this country to interfere with the man
ufacture and shipment of war muni-
tions. The president has set forth in
the strongest possible language the po-
sition of the United States government,
declaring in response to the Austrian
note the right of this country TO man
ufaeture and ship munitions to any of
the belligerents, and he intends that
this position shall be backed up to
the limit.
The plot uncovered in New York,
following the arrest of Max Bretung,
Paul Siebs and DR.. Herbert Kienzle is
On. al outcropping of operations
the entire country Unquestionably the
president knows much more about
these affairs than has so far appeared
In addition to the reports being made
to him by Bruce Beitaska, chief of the
division of investigation of the de-
partment of justice, the president, il
is understood, has in his possession
some important documents captured in
"a manner similar to the Archibald seiz-
ure, which throw an important light
on the question as to where the money
comes from and who are the directing
heads, the "higher-ups" in these plots.
The extent of the plots and the num-
ber of persons approached in carrying
them out has been further exposed to
the president by Samuel Gompers.
Individual labor leaders have been
offered money to foment strikes at mu-
nitions plants and to interfere with
the operation of such plants in other
ways, even, if necessary, by violence.
1t was believed by our state depart
ment. when DR.. Dumba was sent out
of the country for interfering with the
internal affairs of the United Sattes,
that this would be a sufficient warn
ing to the German government, and
that plots at that time known to exist
would be dropped.
The administration purposely acted
with great lenience in dealing with the
offenses of the naval attache, Captain
Boy Ed, and military attache, Captain
Won Papen, of the German embassy.
Even when the latter's letter, speak
ing disrespectfully of the president and
of the American people came to light
the matter got no official notice. 1t
was understood that these officials and
the embassy staff were to be on their
good behavior.
Count Won Bernstorff has denied any
implication in the present plots, but
there are hints from those well in
formed that the story of the men ar
rested in New York is too glib to cover
the case, and it is suggested that 1t
might have been rehearsed for the pur-
pose of protecting more important per-
sons who have not so far figured.
If the inquiry results in the implica-
Imperial Valley press., 1915-11-01
Heavy Artillery Begins
Battle at Aqua Prieta

Douglas, Ariz., Nov. IA battle be-
tween Villistas and Carranzistas has
begun at 1880 today for possession of
Aqua Prieta, across the line from this
city, heavy artillery opening the en-
gagement.
Fer several days it was known that
Villa was approaching with a view to
stalking his future on this battle, and
CarranZa had sent men through the
United tSates to defend the town.
American soldiers, with many field
Imperial Valley press., 1915-11-01

and machine guns are lined along the
border in trenches, prepared TO take
hand if bullets fall in this coun
try.
General Villa began moving his
troops into position last night for the
attack, regardless, he personally de-
clared of any consequences from or
effects upon the United States.
"If necessary, / will fight the Unit
ed states army assembled along the
border" he declared, after hearing for
Imperial Valley press., 1915-11-01

the first time that the American gov
ernment had given permission for Car
rama TO transport troops from Laredo
to Eagle Pass, Tex, to reinforce the
garrison at Aqua Prieta.
Four of these troops trains arrived
last night, bringing the total fighting
men of the garrison, commanded by
General Gales, to approximately 5000
men.
villa. according to reliable estimates,
has 10000 soldiers. He claims to have
$4,000 men.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-11-01
DRY STATE ISSUE
IN ALL CHURCHES

Throughout California yesterday pc
titions for a dry state election were
submitted in all evangelical churches
preparatory to another vote on the
question next fall.
The state is being thoroughly organ
lied on both sides, and the fight will
be strenuous one.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-11-01
CLUB ASKS FOR
AUTOS FOR CLUB
WOMEN VISITORS

All who will donate the use of their
automobiles on either November IL or
II for the purpose of taking the dele
gates attending the Southern Califor-
mia District Federation of Women's
Clubs about the valley are kindly re
quested to leave word with Mrs Bish-
op al Smith & Bishops or to speak II
Mrs. j. w. Lindsay. chairman of the
committee on transportation, or to Mrs.
G. $. Helms or Mrs. T. III. Gebbie.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-11-01
HIGHER COURT
AFFIRMS RULING
OF LOCAL COURT

Affirming the decision of Superior
Judge cole in the suit instituted by
Miller against Marchus over half
section of land adjoining the townsite
of Seeley, the higher state court has
handed down a decision in favor of
the plaintiff
Imperial Valley press., 1915-11-01
LIBERTY BELL is
COMING TO FAIR

County Superintendent Shibley has
received word that the Liberty Bell
will reach San Diego November 10 and
will be on exhibition there the 18th
and 18th. 1t is expected that many
persons will go over from the valley
to see the famous relic.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-11-01
GOVERNMENT MEN
TO SURVEY INLAND

Expecting to remain all winter,
crew of 2S government surveyors will
begin resurvey of INLAND next Wed
nesday. The old lines will be run and
iron stakes of which a carload, totaling
$4,000 stakes, is now at the North End
town, will be put down. The action
of the government is said to have been
caused by the Wilkerson-Hopg CON
troversy over land in INLAND
Imperial Valley press., 1915-11-01

There Is to be one of the most spec
tacular gold rushes through the
streets of El Centre within IA week. A
tremendous strike has been made
somewhere in this vicinity, and hun
dreds of prospectors on burros, autos.
wagons and on foot will strive to lead
the rush to the great field.
All Of which will be part and parcel
of "The Land Just over Yonder," n
Peter B. Kyne story being filmed by
the Dudley Motion Picture Manufacture
ing Company of National City.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-11-01
w. F. HOLT BUYS
3 TRACTS IN SAN
FERNANDO VALLEY

Los Angeles, Nov. Wv. F. Holt who
for years has been associated with the
development in the Imperial Valley.
has purchased tracts Of land in the
san Fernando valley The property in
volved. is said to have brought 100000
Mr. Holt has sold his home at Red
lands and will make his home in the
San Fernando valley. Harold Bel
Wright. the novelist, formerly resi-
dent of Ell Centre, is also living In the
San Fernando valley.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-11-01
OIL STOVE EXPLODES
AT BAKERY; NO LOSS

For the second time i'm a week fire
aused by the explosion of an oil stove
broke out at the plant of the Imperial
Valley Baking Company. The blaze
was subdued without loss.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-11-01

tion of any officials of the embassy,
high or low, the president will not
hesitate.
He is determined TO communicate at
once with the German government.
making the same demands as We're
made in the case Of the Austrian am
bassador.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-11-01

In response to a telegram from Lieu
tenant Governor Eshleman, the direc-
tors of the irrigation district are in
Los Angeles today. The telegram sim
ply asked the directors to meet him
at the Alexandria hotel at to confer
regarding settlement of the claims
Imperial Valley press., 1915-11-01

Cotton took drop of 40 points to-
day in New York, there being no ses-
sion of the New Orleans exchange on
account of holiday.
The new York quotations were: De-
Imperial Valley press., 1915-11-01
To Have a Gold Rush
Through City Streets

Leonard G. Coop, secretary and
treasurer, and Arthur Nelson Millett.
leading man In the play. were here
today looking over the ground and
making arrangements for taking the
films. About half OF the play will be
photographed in the valley. and FL
Centre will figure as the county seat
from which the rush Is to take place.
Ii Is proposed To rope off part OF
Main street for the dash to the new
lei Dorado
Imperial Valley press., 1915-11-01
IRRIGATION Directors Are
In Conference TODAY

against the California Development
Company. 1t is presumed that repre-
sentatives of the claims will be pres
ent, but this is not certain
Mr.. Eshleman has been at work for
weeks to bring about an agreement of
Iall interests.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-11-01
Cotton Drops Again
In New York Market

cember opened 1904, noon 1887 closed
l1.7i. January opened 1917, noon
1900, closed 11.S5. Spots 1196. No
sales.
As a result local quotations dropped
TO IL cents.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-11-01
Patents.

L. S. A. to George william Beckley,
assignee, S Y tract 81, 14-13 and IA,
80 acres.
L. S. A. to James w. Pernigan, as
signee, f Y SW 4 section 1S, 1912,
80 acres.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-11-01

We give you today a most amaz-
ing story on the alien war activities
in America-an article showing that
German and British agents are en-
gagged in desperate. although gem
orally bioodless, warfare right here in
the United States The entire country
is covered by this elaborate system of
slenthing and spying, as the follow
ing authentic account. written by one
of Great Britain's best known secret
agents, shows beyond question. Please
remember that this article, written by
an Englishman, gives only the English
side.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-11-01

Here ~ an account of the Yep
during the time Mr. and Mrs.
Drniff were in the English city.
The first occurred shortly after
they arrived and the last On the
night they sailed for America. The
following clipping !. from II Lun-
don paper;
"Press bureau. Thursday. oct. IL.
The Press bureau has received
Instructions from the home secre-
fnry 10 announce that II Zeppelin
raid was made yesterday tWedncs-
day evening over IA portion Of the
London area, when certain mum
her OG inccndinrg and explosive
bombs were dropped.
"The material damage. done IL
small. few fires resulted, hut
they were quickly pui out by the
fire brigade.
AT present Ii IL only possible Ia
sny that NO public buildings were
injured. and the casualties so far
reported number = women and u
men killed and about - injured.
"With the exception of one sol
dicr killed all of these were civil
inns. These figures include NIL the
casualties reported nj HAS y. M.
" cdDesdny. the I5th.
ut IL exactly weeks since the
last great Zeppelin raid on the
eastern counties and the London
district, which resulted In the death
OF - persons and In ia others be
ing injured. Since september
there have been = Zeppelin raids
ON the east coast. but, although
bombs were dropped, no casualties
were reported"
The Pulaskian., 1915-12-10
PENNSYLVANIA OPERATORS SUE INTERNATIONAL OFFICERS IN
 U. S. DISTRICT COURT.
SUE FOR S6O0,O DAMAGES
The Company Asks Court to Garnishee Union Funds Held By Arkansas Coal Miners company-claims
 Property Had Been Raided.
Fort Smith.

 Charging that the United Mine Workers of America are engaged in a national conspiracy to monopolize the employment of labor at coal mines Tn the United States, the Pennsylvania Mining Company, operating at James town, Johnson county, sued the or ganization and its local, district and International officers in the United States District Court here at Ft. Smith for $6O0,O0O damages.
 Since its organization in 1910 the company, incorporated under the laws of Delaware and controlled by resi- dents of Scranton, Pa, has operated as an open shop.
 After alleging various forms of vio- fence in strikes in states in which the union is alleged to have been involved, the petition asserts similar methods have been employed against the com pany.
 Since last June, when the com pany's employees went on a strike, the petition says, bridge leading to the company's mines has been dynamited, it's Altering plant and pumping ma chinery damaged or destroyed; It's employees seized and assaulted at night by masked men, who also are alleged to have raided the company 5 property.
 The suit caused surprise, as it was believed the labor difficulty was about settled. The company asks the court to garnishee union funds held by Ar kansas coal mining companies.
The Pulaskian., 1915-12-10
Tied Private to Stake.

Watertown, N. Y.-Col Robert Hirst, Third Infantry, U. S. A., tes- tified in his own behalf at his court martial trial at Madison Barracks. He admitted keeping Private Mchael Greene, who are officer says assault ed him, tied to stake and handcuffed He declared this was necessary be- cause Of the character of the soldier and threats he made.
The Pulaskian., 1915-12-10
BRIEFLY RELATED.

J. w. Stroud, secretary of the Ozark Fruit Growers Association of Rogers is touring south and central Arkad- sas to get an estimate on the straw berry crop of next year and to as- sist in interesting more Southern growers in cooperative marketing of their products. On his return he will leave for the North and East to visit commission men of the larger cities, with view of finding the best market for next years crop.
The Pulaskian., 1915-12-10
Talks of conspiracy.

San Francisco-Lewis J. Smith, al- 7eged accomplice of Charles c. Crow ley, accused of conspiracy to destroy vessels bearing supplies to the allies, told federal officers here All we want ed to know" according to Don Rath- bun, special agent of the Department Gf Justice.
The Pulaskian., 1915-12-10
Perfection of Manners.

To be always thinking about yonr manners is not the way to make them good; the very perfection of manners is not to think about yourself Whately
The Pulaskian., 1915-12-10

Suits against the Clegg Sand Com pany and the Jueryens Sand Com pany and the Jueryens Sand Company, both Little Rock concerns, to compel them to pay for sand and gravel taken from the bed of the Arkansas river since March II, 1915, were filed in Chancery Court by Wallace navis, at. torney general
The Pulaskian., 1915-12-10

The State Department Of Public In national Harvester Company two sets of educational lantern slides, which will be loaned to schools and clubs. One set illustrates the evils of the housefy and suggests means to de- and illustrations of the results of bet ter farming methods.
The Pulaskian., 1915-12-10
China Nails the Rumor.

P6king The Chinese government made formal denial that it had con- r56sred the possibility of Joining with