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Imperial Valley press., 1915-03-01
To Help Germans,

New York, March lit developed
today evidence is to be placed before
the federal grand jury regarding the
activities of certain steamship men at
tempting to provision German war
ships involve an American steamship
corporation, one of whose vessels was
caught by the British while assisting
a German cruiser.
This evidence, in the form of let
ters signed by the corporations char
ter men, shows that the American
owners knew the real errand on which
their ships were to be sent before they
entered into the agreement to chartr
thm.
The testimony regarding this steam
ship company's share in helping Ger
man cruisers to keep the seas is ex-
pected to show that one of the chief
owners of these American boats had
a chance to make double profit by
chartering them to Germans.
This man is understood to have sold
coal to seaworn German cruisers
waiting anxiously for it. He got his
profit on both the coal and his ships.
While these was going on letters
dated IN September were sent to the
captains of the Norwegian steamships
Fran and Somerstad, owned by Nor
weglan ship owners, one being:
Captain Of Norwegian Steamship
Somerstad-Dear Sir: We beg to in
form you we have reIet your steamer
for about three to six months to the
Hamburg-American line of New York,
and In accordance with Clause II thev
will send super-cargo with you,
whose instructions you will please fol-
low. Yours very truly.
Il N I ERAMERICAN STEAMSHIP
COMPANY.
-. MACFARLANE. Secretary"
The letter that Captain Axelson got
right afterward was still more aston
ishing.
1t was signed by "Koetter, SUMO.
lntendent Hamburg American l;,,o -
t"'ling him the supercargo ON his
ship would be Mr.. Ploines, with in
structions to allow liberal gratuities.
Captain Grindheim of the Norwe-
glan steamship Fran received a simi-
lar letter, his supercargo being a Mr..
Waetege.
The evidence so far before the grand
jury is that the Hamburg American
chartered for its own purpose the
Fran, Somerstad, Nepos, Mowinckel
Heina and Thor, all owned by Norwe-
glan companies, and the Lorenzo and
the Berwlnd. owned by the New York
ana al, Porto Rico Steamship Company
me Lorenzo was captured and con-
Gemned in an English prize court. The
Thor was sunk. The Fran and the
Somerstad were pulled out of the bus
mess at the last moment.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-03-01
NOTICE OF FORECLOSIRE OF LIEN
On PEkSONAI. nRnIEHIA

Z L. II.
on Personal PROPERTY.
Notice is hereby given that the un-
dersigned, John A. Morrison, the sole
Quoted under the name of Central
Garage" Will, on the 11th day of
niarcn, 1915. at 10 o'clock a m. OF said
nay, Mai,, at the Central Garage, No, 449
tfo' California sell at public auction.
70 the highest bidder, for cash, one
r. Hupm2bile automobile No. 2S144, Model
which the undersigned holds and owns
upon said automobile under and by
virtue of Section 3051 of the Civil Code
OF the state Of California
This notice is given pursuant to Sc
tlon 3052 Of the Civil Code of the State
OF California, and said sale will be
made tor the purpose of satisfying the
lien of the undersigned for materials
furnished and labor performed at the
Instance and request of w. f. Kizer,
me legal possessor of said automobile, G,
ana the care and safe-keeping of said
antomobile, amounting to one hundred
ana Si%tN-SiN dollars and forty five
cents ($l66. 45), and the costs of such
sale and the publication of this no
Said materials furnished, labor per
formed and storage of said automo-
plie were furnished by the undersigned
between the 9Th day of July, 1914, and
the lst-day of January, 1915.
That the total sum of one hundred
sixtY-slx dollars and forty-five cents
teSaoe,lol ~ Is due and has been past due
maj since the first day of January.
ISIo, mere mas accrued, to the date
id 0i pun!lcation OF this notice. six dol
storage; and that storage will be
charged at the rate of five dollars
,sh o0l Der month until the date of
Dated this 1st day of March. 1915.
BY JOHN A. MORRISON. 257
Imperial Valley press., 1915-03-01

Madame Phoebe White, formerly of
the Golden State Quartet. who is a
friend of Ellen Reach Yaw comes
highly recommended by her. Persons
wishing voices tried may meet
Madame White Saturday morning at
672 Olive Street.-Adv.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-03-01
A FRANK TALK.

"A The Press that friends have been somewhat
offended because has been matter buss procedure to
adopt a
by growing
ALWAYS stood nvingy to the public
the country and there time when free publicity becomes
which publicity
to the publisher, whether he is paid for not
public without charge churches and societies all being invited
columns will bill publicity
In all job printing connection with entertainments has
placed elsewhere
the compensation Of the job printing recognition its liberal policy
publicity the exceeded
which the publishers cheeruy
publicity
Liberal
relating the affair
n the Press office
in public
moneymakng affairs.
the merchandise
merchant sells
costs the publisher
Imperial Valley press., 1915-03-01

We move pianos and houses. E
Royce Transfer, 632 Main.-Adv.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-03-01

at cost of Sc per head and watch your ca
Also watch your bank account grow.
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Arizona republican., 1915-08-01
PACKARD BROKE EIGHT
 YEAR FRANKLIN RECORD
Fatterson's Mark maoe on Slightly Shorter Course-History of Trial

Patterson's Mark maae on Slightly
 Shorter Course-t+istory of Trial
 F. C. Patterson's record of 8 hours and 43 minutes from Chicago to New
 York in the Packard brings out the
 fact that the former record of 39
 hours and 8 minutes set by the
 Franklin with a twenty eight horse power ear has stood since August. 1907-eight years.
 The route followed by the Franklin constituted 1060 miles. 56 miles more than travelled by the present record holder. The most noticeable deyia- ton from the route of 1907 was in Patterson's following the state road between Syracuse, Utica. Albany and New York, while Carris in the Frank lin struck southeast from Syracuse to
 the Catskill mountains and Kingston thence to Newburgh and into New York. In those days there were nc state roads along that course. nor along any of the routes for that mat l ter, and very little macadam of any l kind anywhere
 1 The average speed of the 1907 TUT i was 26.5 miles per hour. against 2S. miles per hour obtained by the Pack
 ard. A marked feature of the Frank 1 lin performance at this speed was its l freedom from delays on account oi 1 tire trouble, single puncture being 1 all that interfered
 The history of the Chicago to New ! York record is an interesting one. dat | ing back to 1903, when a twenty-foui i horse power car established a marx | of 76 hours. The same year the rec ord was reduced to 72 hours. Tn,
 record of 5S hours and 43 minutes SC | by Bert Holcomb in 1904. with : Columbia, stood until 1906 when Car rls in q siX-cylinder Franklin cut ii 5G hours and 5S minutes. Tn Au i gust, 1907. the record which has jus | been broken was hung up by the l Franklin
Arizona republican., 1915-08-01
RECORDS 60 BY BOARD
 AT FRISCO RACE MEET
ASSOCIATED PRESS DIsPATcHl

SAN FRANCISCO. July 31.-With half a gale favoTing the runners, two worlds $ records were bettered and two equalled in the finals Of the far western championships which were decided on the Panama Pacific sta dium
 According to the rules, however. none of the records will be allowed. R. Mcbride of the Rocky Mountain Association made the 220-yard dash in the phenomenal time of T A sec conds, a fifth of g second better than the existing worlds mark. A F. Muenter of the Olympic club bettered the record in the four forty yard hurdles which was negotiated in fifty three and three-fifth seconds.
 Fred Kelly of the Los Angeles ath- letic club equalled his own record o1 fifteen seconds flat in the 12O-yard hurdles, and F. Murray of the san Francisco Olympic club equalled the mark in the 220-yard low hurdles in twenty-three and three-fifth seconds.
 The records will not be allowed as the rules call for still weather.
Arizona republican., 1915-08-01
WHY THIS FARMER LIKES THE
 WEST

In the current issue of Farm and Firesides a farmer tells as follows why the west hits him:
 Ut is a pleasure for me to go out to my fields on the hot scorching midSum- mer day and, with an irrigation shovel over my shoulder. play the rain god By a turn of the wrist I can send the water cOursing down through the grain giving t the moisture needed to pro duce gigantic yield. Later in the day. to stand with the field between me and the slanting rays of the sun and watch the elistening water trick ling along a hundred rows through the field is q sight to make the heart re joice
 The price of irrigated land some times appals the Fastener, and yet he should expect high values. The water which is brought down from the snow banks of the high mountain peaks costs money. It costs money to build the miles and miles of canals, the tunnels, the fumes the reservoirs and dams, and to keep them in repair. And yet the sure crops, the big yields, and the security of irrigation farming makes possible the payment of high acre prices The amount of irrigation water ;s limited: the acreage of irrigated land is limited: the demand for irri- gated land is great, and no one can tell what the maximum price will be when people realize generally what irrigation farming means"
Arizona republican., 1915-08-01
MESSNER FINDS BIG IMPROVEMENT IN SOUTH

That southern Arizona is highly prosperous is the word brought back by (, D Afessner, who last week re- turned from the south having spent several days in Bisbee. Douglas and Tucson. in the interest of Congres $ tires and Master carburetors. To prove that the southern towns are booming MT sMessner brought back orders for over 100 tires and tubes and about 25 Master carburetors. Congress tires and Master carburc- tors are now represented in all towns in the southern part of the state. said Mir Messner-
 We attribute a good part of our success to our system for replace ments. having direct factory con tract and being able To make re placements right on the ground with out delay. This is sure getting the business. The adiusments are all handled by MT Smith or myself and so far. We are able to report 100 per cent satisfaction.
 The Master Carburetor is another item that Smith and Messner repre- sent in Arizona New Mexico and Texas. Texas alone has taken SO far this month an average of seven teen Master Carburetors per day and are averaging in the three states about p carburetors per day
Arizona republican., 1915-08-01

a twenty to one shot at your own money. as it is expressed Dy a form CT entrant is past.
 Even if the dangers were eliminated the county and state officials ans fous to see the race, it is doubtful if a dozen cars would be gathered together for the race The big purse at Indianapolis and Chicago have taught the racing men that racing is worth money; and the Western sports manship which built the desert race" no longer runs to automobile racing.
 Take your racing to the speed way where it belongs" says the staunchest supporters of the Ploe- nix race in years gone hy Its dead one now We have outgrown it."
 No5 only are the dangers great on the highways of Los Angeles and Orange counties; out throughout the entire southern part of the state automobile traffic is unusually heavy this year and officials claim that it will be on the increase until the late fall. The safest route is of course the Santa Fe train After reaching the summit of the Cajon grade the open desert roads stretch out to the Arizona line; but even. on this rOad there are hundreds of ;,utoists tour ing east and west day and night.
 To follow the inland route through San Diego and the Imperial Valley.
Arizona republican., 1915-08-01
GLENDALE

The Wednesday club was very pleasantly entertained this week by Mrs. |. A Moore and Mrs. F. F. Jack at the latter's country home.
 Mrs George Walters and Mrs Fred Walsh were guests this week at the A H Terrin home in Peoria.
 MT. and Mrs w. J. Osborne and daughter and NIT. and Mrs C. A. Robinson of Peoria were visitors in the capital city Wednesday
 Mrs. Burch. Miss Burch and Miss McElroy were dinner guests at the country home of Mrs. Froman last evening
 R NJ. CIeaveland this week lost fifty tons of hay by fire. Forum atelv the loss was protected by in- surlnce.
 MT. and Mrs. Harry T. Conner re-
Arizona republican., 1915-08-01
Albuquerque, N. NJ, July 2

Albuquerque, N. NJ. July 2S-
 The summer rains set in in earnest on the 18th of this month and will probably last for fully thirty days. The road from Trinidad, over Raton Pass, to Raton is very muddy but passable- From Raton to Las Vegas there is much adobe, consequently the road IS very slippery although level, but re -quiring chains. one bridge was washed out seven miles this side of Raton. but has been repaired. From Las Vegas to Glorietas the road is quite shppcrN, necessitating. chains, but no bridges have gone out. From Glorieta to santa F'e, the road isVery good, not requiring chains. From Santa Fe to La Bajada Hill the road gets quite mud
 dy after a rain,. but dries quickly. Chains required From La Bajada Hill to Albuquerque the road is good, with the exception of crossing two arroyas between Domingo and the Big Cut, where the road has been badly washed, and immediately after a rain is very difficult to cross these arroyas. From Albuuuerque to SocorrO, the road is fairly good, with the exception of three mile adobe flat. thirteen miles east of Socorro, where, however, the state road crew is working and ready to assist any passing tourists, if neces-
Arizona republican., 1915-08-01
DESERT RACE TOD TAME
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were once almost impossible desert roads that once called for death de fying nerve.
 It was difficult matter to revive the Desert Classic" last year Until the last few hours before the race started there was chance that something would fall and kill the event.
 Leon T. Shettler. the man who has managed the desert event from this end for many years, worked against great odds last fall and finally put the race through. The event was forced. The purse was small. The enthusiasm was of weak brand; and yet, the 1914 desert race was the greatest of them all and a grand eli max for the Vests own big speed duel.
 No longer is the destrt race race of wits and preparation. With the improved roads, the Phoenix road race is speed race and the barons of the motor car industry say: Take speeding to the speedway where it belongs"
 Men who were once most enthusi- astic Phoenix road race boosters, ioN Nlc1IiII that u lS d tI ilne TOT lilt county officials to allow a road race like the Phoenix classic to be run over the public highways. endanger- ing the lives of thousands of motor ists of Southern California Once there were no kood roads and but few years ago there were so few au- tomobileS in Southern California that the only danger was to the drivers ic There are more than 47,000 automo
Arizona republican., 1915-08-01
HANS WAGNER BEATS POO
 HIT MARK ONLY TWICE

one of the strangest features of Honus Wagner's, batting career is that only twice. over d nineteen year stretch. has he poled out more than 200 hits per season. In 1900 and again in 1908 lie got POI safeties.
 Random assumed that because Wagner batted 300 or better over a year - period and amas9ed a grand clubbing aver age of 331 for all of these seven teen years. that he had often made more than-200 hits per sea son. but the records show to the contrary.
Arizona republican., 1915-08-01

Yuma, Ariz., July 2S. Road conditions both east and west from Yuma are very good. There has been enough rain to settle the dust. Yuma county has force of men put ting in bridges and culverts and build ing macadamized road between Yuma and Dome. State engineers say bridge across the Gila will be completed in August
 Most of the travel west from Yuma is going by way of the new plank road 10 i1oitville, thence via Fl Centro and San Diego. Much good work is being done on the Ocean to ocean Highway between Banning and Palm Springs. and it win be brought right on to Yuma, as rapidly as possible
 J. A Ketcherside
Arizona republican., 1915-08-01

automobile men claim would be par ticularly dangerous. Imperial county now has approximately 20d0 automo- miles registered. There are powerful motor trucks operating between San Diego and the fertile Imperial Valley centers carrying supplies to the south ern exposition city. and the most prominent automobile men in Los Angeles say that to rum the Phoenix race through Imperial Valley with it's heavy motor traffic, would be great injustice to the people of that prosperous section.
Arizona republican., 1915-08-01
Magdalena, N. M, July 2S

Magdalena, N. M, July 28. Blue Canyon road from SocorrO west is rough and heavy after rains of last week. Repair work now in progress. Tourists detoured today by Lemitar Canyon.
 Water Canyon to MagdaIena road in good condition excepting one small bridge and one culvert. which are now being rebuilt. From Magdalena west to Springerville. heavy and muddy in places but travellers in and out from Datil yesterday, report road drying fast
 J. $. MactaVish.
Arizona republican., 1915-08-01
AL REICH PROVES TO BE A
 BLOOMER IN THE RING

Perhaps the greatest shock that fistic lovers ever received hap peued the other night when Al Reich. the Adonis,' was thor oughly thrashed by Jim Savage, a notorious third rate faint heart Maxev Blumenthal has spent thousands Of dollars on Reich trying to point him to the heavyweight championship. Reich simply won't do He is the American Bombardier Wells. Car rying tremendous wallop he hasn't the heart to go in and land il. Like Wells. he crumples with the first blow that hits him.
Arizona republican., 1915-08-01

Santa Fe, N. M. July, 2S- During the past week conslderaple rain has been falling all over the state and has made the roads very muddy' although l do not mean impossible, as cars have been coming through rom Las Vegas and going to Albuquerque More rain today in this vicinity.
 Yours very truly,
 James A. French,
 State Engineer.
Arizona republican., 1915-08-01

Springervile, Ariz July 2S. Recent exceptionally heavy rains have made roads in this section of Northern Arizona rather heavy. Tou- rists coming through O. K. but report some difficulty.
 Yours for less rain.
 Alvin Becker.
Arizona republican., 1915-08-01

eary. The new, state bridge across the Rio Puerco, on the route from Los Lu- mas to Gallup. went out last night. Hence. this road will be impossible to tourists for an indefinite period.
 b K. B. Sellers.
Arizona republican., 1915-08-01
Phoenix, AriZ., July ?

Phoenix, AriZ., July 2S. Ocean to ocean Highway to Roose welt c. K. Coast route will soon be more popular with opening of Antelope Hill bridge, obviating necessity of ford - ing Gila this side of Yuma
 Lyle Abbott.
Arizona republican., 1915-08-01

turned Tuesday afternoon from Pres colt and have leased one of the cot tages in Catlin court where they will begin housekeeping August 1st.
 Cowden Bros. shipped a car of hogs to Los Angeles Wednesday.
 Myers X Carrick this week sold to David Sanchez of Wickenburg lot II in HadseTs addition, containing fif- teen acres, known as the Moody place.
 Dawson brothers are today packing a ear of EIberta peaches for ship ment to Denver This is the first car shipment of peaches ever sent out of Glendale and will leave here to- morrow night on the cantaloupe spe- cial, arriving in Denver in five days. Other ears will probably follow this one and this firm expects large ship ments of peaches from here next season.
Arizona republican., 1915-08-01

Trinidad, Colo, July 2S, 1914. Heavy rains the past few days make the roads heavy, but they are passable in all directions from here, Much tourist travel: no complaint.
 Trinidad Novelty Works.
Arizona republican., 1915-08-01

Las Vegas N. M, July 28. We are having local rains. but the roads are in very good shape in all dl- rections.
 Wm. Whaler.
Arizona republican., 1915-08-01
Additional Sports
OCEAN NTO-OCEAN HIGHWAY

 Highway
Arizona republican., 1915-08-01

Sample & Moore of the City Market has just installed McCaskey's
 latest product-an absolutely fire prOog regitser of the McCaskey sales book system.
 The McCaskey system has become
 one of the most popular systems of
 the day with business people who run 3O-day credit accounts, and after five years of experimenting an ab-
 solutely fire proof register has been perfected. The case consists of q
 double steel wall. the filters between which are a secret composition with fire resistance equal to that of a ten inch fire brick wall. This has just been introduced on the market ] and Sample x Moore were the first to install 1t in Glendale.