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The Parker post., 1915-04-17
feast OF FLOWERS" TO BE
GREATEST IN CITY'S HISTORY
ALL SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA IN
VITED TO TAKE PART
Pageants to Be Given on May Day and
the Monday Following Will Be the
Most Elaborate and Instructive
Ever Held in South

LOS ANGELES, April 13.-On be-
half of the 1915 General Committee of
Los Angeles County, of which I am
chairman, I want to say to every tour
ist now in California and to all who
expect to be in the Golden State with
in the next month:
Make it a point to be in Los An
geles for our May pageants.'
'These pageants, two of which will
be given on May Day and one-la
fiesta de los f1ores-on the Monday
following, will be the most elaborate,
the most beautiful and the most in
structive, as well as the biggest, ever
held in Los Angeles"
This is the invitation and the prom
ise of Motley H. Flint, who, with
Fawcett Robinson, A. J. Bertonneau,
William M. Humphreys and J. R.
Raley as his direct co-1aborers and
assistants, is working at top pressure
to give California's exposition year
visitors such delightful insight into
life in the Southland as will cause
them to tarry in the land of sunshine
itely.
The pageant to be held May Day
will be called the "Feast of Flowers"
to carry out the Southern California
idea-and in it all the blossoms char
acteristic of the Southland, their size
magnified a hundred-fold, will be seen
in their natural colors, radiant from
the electricians art.
For the Pageant of the Story of the
Golden West, to be held on the morn
ing of May Day, all California is being
searched for entries which, seen in
the historical review, will give the be-
holder graphic and colorful compre-
hension of interviewer fact and ro-
nance which makes up the glfttering
chronology of California.
Rules governing participants in the
floral pageant have been issued by
the fiesta committee of the 1915 gen.
eral committee. Nine regulations
have been adopted, and all of them
have for their object emphasis of the
artistic in decorations.
No artificial flowers will be allowed,
and all vehicles must be filled one
half their seating capacity
No bicycles or motorcycles will be
allowed to participate.
Marching clubs will be judged on
their general appearance, not drilling.
The Parker post., 1915-04-17
CAMPAIGN BEGINS FOR RURAL
CREDIT SYSTEM IN CALIFORNIA
AMENDMENT TO STATE CONSTITUTION Will Be SUBMITTED t
VOTERS At THE NEXT ELECTION TWO YEARS Hence
Details of the New System Being Worked O-B introduced by Senator
Brown Contains General Intent of ExpOnnts of New Credit System
Would Appropriate 100000 to Establish Special Trust Fund

trustees are authorized to accept the
deposits of reserve funds of such as
sOciatiOns and to pay interest thereon,
and in general to act as the agent
and trustee of such rural credit asso-
citation.
Sec. 6.-Upon every loan directly
made out of this fund the trustees
shall make or cause to be made full
investigation of the land offered in
security for the loan and of the de-
velopment to which the loan shall be
applied, and of the character of the
proposed borrower; and the trustees
may make stipulations as to the pur-
poses for which the money loaned
shall be expended, and for the posses
sion of requisite experience on the
part of the borrower and cultivator.
Sec. For purposes of report on
lands upon which developments are
contemplated through loans from this
fund, and also for the instruction and
guidance of the borrower and cult
vator of these lands, the department
of agriculture of the University of
California, upon request of the trus-
tees, shall give all services within it's
power, without expense to the rural
credit fund; but the trustees shall
employ other agents for determining
the value of the property on which
loans are sought and shall be solely
responsible for the placing of the
loans.
Sec. S.-The Secretary of Agricul-
ture, the Superintendent of Banks, the
State Controller and one other mem
Der, to be appointed by the Governor
of the State, shall constitute a COM
mission who shall be the trustees of
the State rural credit fund The ap-
pointed member shall be chairman of
the commission and shall receive a
salary of $4,000 per annum.
Sec. 9.-The trustees shall adopt
bylaws for their own government as
a commission and shall frame regu-
lations not inconsistent with this act
for the operation of the rural credit
fund, which shall become operative
upon approval by the Governor of the
State
Sec. 10.-The trustees of the State
rural credit fund shall constitute a
body corporate, with the right to hold
property, receive bequests, sue and
be sued, and all other rights as estab-
lished by the constitution and laws of
the State of California as belonging
to bodies corporate. The office and
principal place of business of the
trustees shall be the State Capitol
Sec 1.-THE board of control shall
be auditor of the rural credit fund,
and is authorized to prescribe neces-
sary reports and forms of accounting,
and to make such examinations of the
fund as it deems proper
The Parker post., 1915-04-17
PUGH BUILDING BOAT TO
SPEED 70 MILES HOUR

CHICAGO, April 13.-James A. Pugh
of Chicago, owner of the speed boat
Disturber w, which developed speed
of sixty-four miles an hour last season,
is building new craft calculated to
make better than seventy miles.
The new speeder is to be called Dis
turber V. 1t will be twenty feet long
and will be driven by 1000-horse-
power twelve-cylinder motor. The
beam will be eight feet six inches.
Pugh plans to take the boat to Eng
land for a series of races next fall if
conditions are favorable.
The Parker post., 1915-04-17

SACRAMENTO, April 13.-Prob-
ably the most important constitu-
tional amendment that will be sub
mitted to the voters of California two
years hence will be that providing for
a system of rural credits.
Details of the plan are now being
worked out, but the general intent of
the system is contained in the follow
ing bill introduced by Senator Brown,
although the rural credit bill, should
one finally be passed after the con-
stitutional amendments are submit
ted, may not contain all the various
provisions:
Section 1.-There is hereby appro-
priated out of any funds available in
the State Treasury the sum of $780,
900, to establish a special trust fund
in aid of the agricultural development
of the State, to be known as the State
Rural Credit Fund. All moneys re-
ceived under the administration of
this fund shall be paid into the fund,
form a part of it, and be administered
and accounted for in the manner here
matter provided.
Sec. 2.-The trustees of this fund
are authorized to make loans payable
in fixed annual sums of both principal
and interest secured by first mort
cages on agricultural property within
the State, to approved borrowers, for
periods not to exceed thirty-five years,
and for rates of interest not less than
per centum per annum.
Sec. 3.-The trustees are authorized
to issue and sell mortgage collateral
bonds on the fund and on the mort
gage securities of the fund, at rates
of interest and terms fixed by the
trustees and approved by the Gov
ernor of the State.
Sec. 4.-The trustees of this fund
are authorized to make purchase Of
mortgage loans on agricultural prop
erty within the State from private
banking and credit corporations in the
State of California, doing business un-
der State laws. And the trustees are
further empowered, if in their judg-
ment it is advisable, to purchase said
mortgage securities, to reduce rates
of interest to not less than per
cent per annum, to extend the du-
ration of the loan, and, with the con-
ooHC VI IH0 H1OACSoS0O, " lHClOouC0
in the instrument plan of gradual
amortization of both principal and in
terest
Sec. 5.-The trustees are author
lied to frame regulations, which shall
receive the approval of the Governor
of the State, for the organization of
rural credit associations, and on the
sufficient security of the members of
such associations to make loans to
members, secured by first property
mortgages; and, furthermore, the
The Parker post., 1915-04-17
Southern California Exports for March

LOS ANGELES. April 15.-Despite
the European war, exports from
Southern California were greater last
March in a number of instances than
they were in March, 1914
Exports for Mexico during the month
just passed were $1S6,96O, compared
with $73,293 for the corresponding
period of last year.
Another big increase is shown in the
case of Japan. Exports to that coun-
try in the month just passed were
$41 ,250. There we're no exports to
Japan recorded in March, 1914.
The exports to Canada for March
last were $17, ,24S, compared with $6,723
for March. 1914.
The imports generally showed de-
crease in March, 1915, compared with
March, 1914. The total imports for
March, 1915, we're $381,81S for the dis
trict of Southern California, and the
exports $274,664. Collections totaled
$47,153.79.
The Parker post., 1915-04-17
new LEGISLATION PASSED
During THE PAST WEEK
LOS ANGELES COUNTY LEADS
OPPOSITION TO AUTO BILL
Convict Labor Bill Again Passes Sen
ate-PresidentiaI Primary Act
Passed by AssembIy-Attempt
to Adopt Song Fails

SACRAMENTO, April 13.-Carry-
ing a number of radical changes, the
so-called conference automobile bills
passage was effected by vote of 35
to z. The bill now goes to the as
sembly.
The automobile bill has been the
subject of controversy for several
weeks, the chief points at issue being
the method of computing horsepower
and the plan of distributing the Ii
cense money collected.
Los Angeles county led the opposi-
tion to the proposed change, and the
bill as drawn retains the old provision
of half to the state and half to the
county. The retention of the present
method represents a saving to Los
Angeles county of approximately a
quarter of million dollars.
Hereafter the tax will be 40 cents
per horsepower.
Owners of automobiles will here
after be required to have but one num-
Der plate land that plate will not have
to be changed each year as at present.
This will permit owners to keep their
same number from year to year.
Another important provision calls
for the dimming or DETECTION to
lights. This is intended to do away
with the binding glare of automobile
lights at night
Senator Wolfe secured nine votes
in opposition to the highway convict
labor bill, but when it came up for
reconsideration the measure again
passed the senate by vote of Is to TO-
It is now up to the governor.
The assembly passed the Young bill
prescribing the necessary machinery
to carry into effect the presidential
primary election act By it's terms
voters would designate on the ballot
their choice of a candidate for presi-
Dental nomination as we'll as vote for
a group of delegates to attend the ma
tional party convention. Voters must
declare party affiliations at the polls.
The assembly also took the second
step in carrying out the provisions Of
the Young nonpartisan election law
by passing, As to "a, the bill prescrib-
ing form of ballots to be used in the
state general elections.
A state tax will be imposed upon
motor busses if the will of the senate
revenue and taxation committee is
carried out. Taxicabs will be ex-
cluded. After deciding that motor
busses should be taxed the commit
tee referred Senator CogswelPs bill
to a subcommittee
The attempt to make 'I Love You,
California" the official state song
failed. The assembly, by a vote of
AZ to 25, voted to reject the Scott bill
which sought to make it the state
song.
The Parker post., 1915-04-17
GERMANY HAS 1920
COLLEGE BOYS AT WAR

BERLIN, April 12.-Complete sta
tistics of the German and Austro-Hu
garian universities and technical in
stitutes show that out of a total of
93,446 students 49,72O are in the war.
In Germany Sc per cent of the uni
versity students and nearly 62 per
cent of those at the technical insti-
tutes are in the war, and already 1881
of them have fallen.
From the German universities and
technical schools 1856 professors have
gone into the war and 35 have been
killed.
The percentage of Austro-Hungarian
students under arms is not so high as
that of German students, somewhat
less than so per cent having gone to
the front.
The Parker post., 1915-04-17
SUFFRAGISTS CAST
NEW "LIBERTY BELL"

TROY, N. Y, April 3-Suffragists
from Pennsylvania, Massachusetts and
New York gathered here to see the
casting of new liberty bell in a
local foundry. The bell will toll in the
interest Of the women suffrage amend
ments that will be submitted to the
voters of the three states in Novem-
Der and the women hope it will sound
victory for them. The bell will be
taken to Philadelphia and hung in In
dependence hall, where the original
"liberty bell'' is kept when it is not
doing duty at expositions.
The Parker post., 1915-04-17
LOWER CALIFORNIA TO
HAVE SWISS COLONY

SAN FRANCISCO, April 13.-A col
ony of emigrants from Switzerland is
to be established on Magdalena Bay,
Lower California, according to an an
nouncement by Dr. H. Arnold of
Zurich, one of the eight leaders of the
project He says the plan is approved
by the Cantonal Government of
Berne, and that Swiss commission
is now en- route from San Diego to
Magdalena Bay to superintend the
route of the land
The Parker post., 1915-04-17
MAY 3-8 is NATIONAL
MADE-IN-U.-S. WEEK

WASHINGTON April 13-The Wo-
mems National Made-in-the- United
States League issued a call to it's
members throughout the country to
observe May to May as National
Made in the United d-States-of- Amer
cia Week.
During that week the thousands of
members of the league will endeavor
to have the slogan, MADE in the
United States of America" used by
everyone.
The Parker post., 1915-04-17
Venice Owns Maier Pier

VENICE, April 13.-The storm-bat-
tered Maier pier has become city prop
erty. An offer from Baron Long to
take it over at an annual rental of
$1,500 a year and expend 81 800 in it's
improvement as an amusement pier is
being considered.
The Parker post., 1915-04-17
Jordan Predicts Mars End

SAN FRANCISCO, April 1S.-David
Starr Jordan, who has been elected
honorary president of the Worlds So
cial Progress congress, predicts that
the war will end late next summer in
a draw.
The Parker post., 1915-04-17
Divide Dredging Cost

SACRAMENTO, April 13.-The state
pledges itself to divide evenly with
the government on the cost of dredg-
ing the Mokelumne river to make it
navigable as far as Woodbridge, under
a resolution by Senator Stuckenbruck,
reported with a favorable recommen-
datiOn to the senate.
The Parker post., 1915-04-17
State Road. l. A, to Yuma

SACRAMENTO, April 13.-Only two
state highways will be authorized by
legislative appropriation at this ses-
sion, one the Tioga pass road to the
Yosemite, and the other through I'M
perial county as part of the ocean-to-
ocean highway linking Los Angeles
and Yuma. For the latter, 100000
will be appropriated.
The Parker post., 1915-04-17
CARUSO TO GET $1,000
A NIGHT IN ARGENTINA

NEW YORK, April 13-Enrico Ca
ruso has been engaged to sing ten ap-
pearances in the Buenos Ayres opera
house, Argentina, at $1,000 a night, ac-
cording to a cablegram received from
the tenor by Giulio Gatti-Casazza, man
ager of the Metropolitan opera house.
This is said to be the largest indi-
vidual salary paid to any man of Ca
ruso's profession.
The Parker post., 1915-04-17
Measles HaIts Convention

CORNING, Cal, April 13.-An cpl
demic of measles which has invaded
Corning has resulted in the postpone
ment for a month of the annual ses-
sion of the Upper Sacramento Valley
Epworth League institute. Local res
idents declare the disease was brought
to this place by delegates who attend
ed the Christian Endeavor convention
at Willows several weeks ago.
The Parker post., 1915-04-17
Odds on End of World War

LONDON, April 12. = Betting at
Lloyds is 10 to 1 that the war will end
by June, 1916, 2 to 1 that it will end
December 81, this year, and to 6
that it will end by October, 1915.
The Parker post., 1915-04-17
Movie dsniper" Gets FIGHT Pictures

HAVANA, April pa motion pic
ture operator hidden in the crowd at
the Johnson-Willard fight stole the pic
lures of the battle, according to the
black man.
Johnson has heard that the pictures
are to be shown in several local the
aters, and plans to start suit against
what he terms an infringement of his
rights.
The Parker post., 1915-04-17
Farmers to Get Gas

BAKERSFIELD, April 13.-Plans
are being consummated by the San
Joaquin Light and Power corporation
whereby natural gas for fuel and light
ing will be supplied to the farmers of
the Wasco and Rio Bravo districts.
The Parker post., 1915-04-17
Must Hold Fair at Sacramento

= SACRAMENTO April 13.-Accord-
ing to an opinion handed down by At
torney General Webb, it will be a fla
grant violation of the California stat
utes of 1880 if the state fair is not
held in Sacramento this year, under
same auspices and conditions as in
former years. The state fairs have
been held annually since 1865, but it
was in 1880 that the state fair law
was passed.
The Parker post., 1915-04-17
Seat for Every Fare

CHICAGO, April 13-All passengers
on the Chicago surface lines will be
entitled to seats except during the rush
hours, according to a city ordinance
which passed the council and went to
Mayor Harrison for approval.
By it's terms, the aggregate number
of seats passing given point in any
fifteen-minute period must not be less
than the number of passengers.
The ordinance does not apply to
21a-hOur period in the morning and a
like time at night. The ordinance is
said to be acceptable to the traction
companies.
The Parker post., 1915-04-17
39,438 VISIT FAIR AT
SAN DIEGO IN WEEK

SAN DIEGO, April 12-Official fig
ures show that the attendance at the
exposition last week was 39,438,
daily average of 1894. The turnstile
record Saturday was 1904, and yester-
day 9,12S. According to exposition Of
ficials, the attendance is steadily in
creasing.
The Parker post., 1915-04-17
Parcel Post Service Suspended

BERLIN (via London), April 12.-
The German postal officials have sus-
pended until further notice parcel post
service to Argentina, Colombo, Costa
R1ca, Greece, the Italian colonies. the
Dutch West Indies, Panama, Portugal,
Spain, Uruguay and Venezuela.
The Parker post., 1915-04-17
Penny Postage Extended

LONDON, April 12.-Penny postage,
which for some time has been in eff
feet between England and British COL
onies, has now been extended, by a
special order from the postmaster-gen-
eral, to dozen former German colo
nies which are now in the hands of
British military or naval forces.
The Parker post., 1915-04-17
Eruption No. IS

REDDING, April 13.-Mount Lassen,
after being quiet for two weeks, burst
forth again, two clouds of smoke being
emitted almost vertically. This was
the eighty-fifth eruption.
The Parker post., 1915-04-17
COAST HAPPENINGS
M|RR0RED HERE
BRIEF OUTLINE OF CURRENT EVENTS
ON THE PACIFIC SLOPE
Condensed Resume Of the Weeks Happenings
Covering Events Of Interest from Nearby
Places ---WiIl Allow Rapid Scanning
San Diego to EiffeI Tower

SAN DIEGO, April 13.-The most
powerful radio station in the world is
being constructed by the navy depart
ment at Chollas heights.
The Parker post., 1915-04-17
TELECRAPH|C NEWS
IN PARAGRAPHS
CLEANED FROM NUMEROUS SECTIONS
OF BOTH HENISPHERES
Dispatches PiGturng Developments From the Out.
side World Stripped Of Unnecessary
Details and Presented in Brief
CuIebra Slides Aqain

PANAMA, April 12.-Another slide
in Culebra cut, on the west bank has
closed the canal, but the channel will
probably be cleared in day.
The Parker post., 1915-04-17
Food Prices Soar in EnuIand

BERLIN (by wireless to Sayville),
April 12.-Certain local newspapers
declare reports received in Berlin show
that the submarine warfare of Ger
many is causing great increases in the
price in England of objects necessary
to the maintenance of life.
Judging from the news available in
Berlin, the great conflict in the Car
pathians appears to be growing more
intense and covering a greater area
every day.
The Parker post., 1915-04-17
Russian Prisoners to Till Land

AMSTERDAM, April 12.-The Ber-
lin newspapers state that 10000 Rus
sian prisoners of war are to be en-
ployed in draining marshes and in
breaking up waste and moor land be-
tween Berlin and Hanover for cult
walton. The state is to pay one-third
of the cost, and the remainder will be
advanced by agricultural bonds.
The average cost of making an acre
of land fit for cultivation by this
means is figured at from $3.50 to So,
and it is figured that the increased
yield per acre will average nearly $40.
The Parker post., 1915-04-17
Congress Allows l. A. $4,000

WASHINGTON, April 13.-Among
the river and harbor improvements
enumerated in the bill after cutting
the original estimates from $53,OOO,OOO
to $3O,OOO,0OO, is small appropriation
OF $4,000 for Los Angeles harbor.
Other projects in California receive
these sums: Humboldt harbor, $780,
600; Oakland harbor, $4,000; Sacra-
mento and Feather rivers, $60,OOO;
Petaluma creek and Napa river, $15,-
600; San Pablo bay, $4,000; San
Francisco, $4,000.
The Parker post., 1915-04-17
Sinking U. S. Ship Justified,

III\IlI9 q q OIIIP OUS1IIISU
WASHINGTON, April 13.-Germany
has answered the American note de-
manding indemnity for the sinking of
the United States merchant vessel
VIM. P. Frye by the Prinz Eitel Fred
erich. The German government claims
that the sinking of the ship was justi-
fed in view of the fact that she was
carrying a cargo of contraband to a
belligerent port, but adds that the Ger
man government will pay for the YES
sci. Claims will now be presented
stating the exact amount of the loss to
Americans by the sinking of the Frye.
Evening star., 1915-01-29
GERMAN ORPHANS SHARE
IN CHRISTMAS PRESENTS
Belated Gifts Sent by the Children
of America Distributed
in Berlin.

~ BERLIN. via London, January %.
1:z2 p.m.-Five hundred children of
soldiers from Berlin, who fell in bat
tie, we're made happy Wednesday by
the receipt of their share of the Christ
mas presents sent to Europe by chill
dren of America. This belated Christ
mas celebration was held in the arena
Of one of the great inclosed ice rinks
Of the German capital.
A pair of shoes, warm clothing and
toys were given to each child in a
pasterboard box. Through the generos-
ity Of Jacques Mayer, an American
resident of Berlin. each child received
also four marks ($1) in cash.
Mrs. Gerard Assists.
Mrs. James W. Gerard, wife of the
American ambassador, and Mrs. Mayer
presided over the distribution of the
gifts, and were assisted by the Wom-
ems Patriotic Association and the
American womens relief committee
The exercises were attended by rep
resentative of Empress Augusta Vic
toria and Crown Princess Cecelie. the
members of the staffs of the Ameri-
can embassy and the American consul
late and many proment Germans.
Joseph c. Grew, secretary of the
American embassy, speaking for Am
bassador Gerard. conveyed the greet
ing of the American children to the
German children. A reply was made
by Herr Plaschke, privy councillor.
who closed his remarks by leading a
cheer. for the United States and the
American children.
Evening star., 1915-01-29
Russian, Statement

PETRoGRAD January sThe general staff of the Russian
of the
the north of Tls East Prussia Russian
nd
in the
backto trenches
ION
offensive operations. without
dead
2s January
inn
material
this
yet determined
has made
Evening star., 1915-01-29
French Statement

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was brought
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Evening star., 1915-01-29
SULLIvAN'S DENIAL READ.
U. S. Minister to Santo Domingo
Contradicts Charges by Wick.

NEW YORK. January 2s.-A state
ment from James NJ. Sullivan, Amer
lean minister to the Dominican Repub-
lie. denying all the charges of UNFIT
ness made against him. chiefly by
Walker w. Wick. former receiver gen.
eral of customs of Santo Domingo, was
read in evidence yesterday at the hear
Ing into the charges before Senator
elect Phelan.
The statement, received by mail, was
supported by documentary evidence
and made counter charges against Wick.
Sullivan declared he had been made the
victim Of a newspaper campaign en-
eineered by Wick to attack his charac-
ter and conduct which was unsupport-
ed by facts He said certain newspa-
pers in the United States had cham
pioned the cause Of as audacious Q
gang of pirates as ever sailed the
Caribbean"
Evening star., 1915-01-29
War Officially Reported
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