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Imperial Valley press., 1915-12-09

What do You think of farmer talk
ing off his land "A single crop worth
eight times as mach as Inc land ii.
self?
That probably never Wa done any
where until his year, and Louis i.
FarnsWorth was the man 10 score. He
shipped yesterday the first full car
load of grapefruit ever sent from the
valley, having sold il for 500 a box,
+. O. b Imperial. This one ear brought
him about Sl,250 and mis- entire crop
viii exceed 5000. This is from IlO
S-year-old trees, occupying about an
acre and half Of ground, and is at
the rate Of more than loo an acre
for the years crop. Equally good
land is to be had in the valley ready
for planting at $50 an acre and i'm
greater quantity than is needed to
meet the nations demand for this
fruit.
There are several hundred acres of
grapefruit trees growing IN the val
ley, but not yet producing, and the
output in a few years will be greatly
increased 1t has been demonstrated
that this valley produces the finest
grown in the country.
In preaching the doctrine of subdi-
vision and small holdings, the Press
tmds fine text in this fruit, but it
does not mean TO carry its argument
too far.
There probably is room fer 100000
acres Of grapefruit orchards in the
valley without ovcTe2chiug de de-
Imperial Valley press., 1915-12-09
BUILDER ATTACHES
GUA}ARB9'S PROPERTY

Civil litigation awaits Jose I. Cta.
jardo, former Judge Of the eeari or
the first instance of Mcyicali. who
left Sunday night and VIII va an
rested ON felony charge and thea
released, If he re.urus to Calezico.
II. }. Edwards, through his attor-
ney William =. Butcher, yesterday
obtained an attachment on real nrop-
erty i'm Calezieo owned by GuaImdo
and valued At s1,0o0- the ameaHt Of
the attachment.
According to reports received here.
Guaiardo instructed Edwards 10 erect
certain buildings in Mevcali which
We're subsequently, used for govern
mnt purposes. A complete settle
men for the work. il was learned to-
day. had never been made and yea-
terday Edwards resorted to lepal
means to secure the remainder Of the
money due him.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-12-09
Whafs In matter with fhc hoe =

What the matter with the hoe and
cattle market
Tremendous shipments Of live cal-
tie are being made to the warning Eu-
ropean NATIONS and yet tie price is
not what thought to be. Neither is
the demand rs great as il should Ice.
Hogs brought the producer any
whore lrom TO a., cent almost mp
TO the present time Then the market
began To wane and today they are
selling fer 5 and ST. cents.
Representatives Of the big stock
concerns both ON the Coast and i'm ,hp
East declare that the law Of supply
and demand is responsible for present
conditions. Whatever it is, neither the
demand nor the price can be termed
desirable from the standpoint Of the
producer.
Conditions in the hog industry sim
liar to those at present existed i'm
1908 when the market dropped TO ;
lowered there for a short time and
then jumped again
Hog ueI agree that a more favor
able time buy hogs and pasture them
until the market RECEIVERS never cN-
listed, but because of the element of
risk ffom cholera many Of the bic
dealers hesitate 10 take this step.
Pasturage is more than abundant
but stochmen believe that condition
will not last more than 30 days longer
Approximately 10000 acres were
planted TO corn during the last year
and in many Instances ranchers
plowed up alfalfa fields, harvested Il
crop OF barley and then sowed to corn
But the early frost destroyed wide
,acraages Of corn which had not yet
matured and as a result excellent pas
turage is available. In many ins.an-
ceS the ranehers did not even cut the
corn, which was in the milk when it
was struck by the frost, affording un-
usually good pastWape.
But, while that condition has bene-
fitted the stockman and proves dis
ire ;sing 10 the rancher at the present
time. eventually the rancher Is des-
tined to benefit, for the frost also re-
tarded alfalfa and, while the pastur-
age now IS greater than the demand
heavy shipments Of sheep and cattle
are coming into the valley and the
available pasture is being leased rap
idly, especially the cornfields which
were nipped by the frost and from
which the heads were not removed.
Within month ranchers are looking
forward to a demand for pasturage
which cannot be supplied and it is eX-
pected feed will soar.
Already alfalfa is bringing the high
est price is has commanded in years
and barley hay is commanding an
even higher price. Since the frost
the growth of alfalfa has been rctarG-
ed and, in conjunction with the lowered
acreage Of alfalfa this year il is
probable that both alfalfa and barley
hay will continue to rise.
Another fact which is tending to
boost the price of hay is the fact that
the entire coast has experienced am
unusual hay shortage. While the eff
feet Of the feed shortage viii make
itself felt in The dairy industry, but
ter. while feed is plentiful, has
dropped to 26 cents, but the produces
are looking for u rise rs soon as the
Imperial Valley press., 1915-12-09
40 Grape Fruit Trees
Give Their Owner $1,000

mand at a fair price ~ the time the
trees are in good bearing This is one
fifth Of the available land. and there
should be room tor an equal ACREAGE
Of table grapes and a. many dates.
Taking all frulss together from
half to Jhree-fourths OF the acreage
IN the valley could with much profit
be given over to horticulture and viii
culture of varieties that would give us
command of the nations markets. for
i'm our special field thee is uo com
petitor.
When to this is added the possihili-
ties of gardening, the Pres, has no
fear Of oyerreaching in the matter Of
subdivisions
In this we are looking well into the
future, toward which we must ap-
proarh slowly and .eadily.
There are way stations along the
road. Fortunately We have cotton.
cattle. dalryug, hog raising and other
industrial lines which are highly pro-
liable and which can fill thc aan u.hi1
we are reaching toward the ultimat
attainment
III homeseehcr who does not tai
advantage of this time to get i'm tn
Way To do things and TO prosper is
making ~ most serious mistake.
II YOU ARE EQUIPPED T
RENT LAM. YOU ARE EOUPPEf
70 BUY UNDER THE EASY
TERMS OWNERS ARE OFFERING
Ii voa doubt this. call al the Press
office and 'alk 10 over.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-12-09
HEBER IS NOW A
JUDICIAL TOWNSHIP

Through the creation of the Judi
cial township of Heber to correspond
with the lines Of Heber voting pre-
einct, . new county officials were
named yesterday. They are John ".
Haynes, justice Of the peace, and Dan
iel Taylor, constable Of the new Joan-
ship. The judicial township became
an actuaiity yesterday through action
taken 10y The board Of supervisors.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-12-09
VALLEY, COAST ODD
FELLOWS CELEBRATE

Odd Fellows and RebeI.ahe from al
par's Of the valley and from san Diego
and Yuma were present at a banquet
held last night at Masonic Temple.
The attendance was 10. San Diego
odd Fellows numbering - and a like
number from Yuma made the trip to
FL Centre to be present at the dls-
trict meeting. BraWle1 lodge was the
only one represented by a full tea1
in the competitive drills. Initiation
ceremonies were he,d and dance eoa-
clQded the celebration.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-12-09
HOLTYLhE ACID
MYSTERY CASE IS
STILL ITNSOLNED

No elews in the attempt made
Tuesday night by a mysterious horse
man to destroy the sight Of Tom Potts,
a IIoltyille druggist as he lay asleep
in his room. have been developed. Pep
uty Sheriff f.. f. Cummings. who con-
Quoted searching investigation yes-
terday, stated this morning that "a so-
luton to the crime was still obecured.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-12-09
McCnnc Comnany 10 Mnye.

The McCme Furniture Company,
which has been located at I37 Nam
street for the last 3 years. is about
to vacate the old quarters and move
to G2S Main street. Z. L. McCme.
proprietor Of the concern, announced
this morning that he expected the re
moval to be completed by the first of
the year
Imperial Valley press., 1915-12-09
LEWIS BROS. e. CO.'S
BIG RJTMSEY SALE

Lewis Bros. & Co., adiusters in
charge of the Rumsey Department
Store, tins morning opened most sue
eeasfullv "a ggeai sacrifice sale of that
big stock Of goods. At an early hour
and throughout the day there has been
large crowd Of buyers in the store
drawn by Jhe laughter Of prices.
The sale viii continue for number
at davs and he whole valley has been
informed Of it by liberal advertising
md i. ro-nonllng fineIN
Imperial Valley press., 1915-12-09
Hogs, Cattle Down While
Hay Brings Highest In Years

shortage of pasture becomes pro-
uouuaed.
In fact, the expected pronounced
ffel hori'"o w'I nsohahE have a
benefleenI effects IN practically every
line Of the stock industry, which
would secm to Indicate thai the ranch
ers al The valley ale ou The lhrcshhold
al sOasou of pr prsItH.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-12-09
1916 Harley-DaNidson Here.

The 1916 model of the Harley-Da-
wilson, the Cast word in motorcycle
construction" has been received by
the Hamm- -Worthington Co, agents
for the machine The motorcycle,
which is practically a 2-wheeler au-
tomobile. has 3 speeds.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-12-09
BarristerS Now
Head the League

The Barristefa won another victory
from Imperial yesterday, jumping to
first place in tie league, with In
re1a' in second place and only enc
game behind. The score made yes
terday on the Imperial diamond was
9 10 Is.
Bill Pierey, who pitched the first
Z innings, was replaced by Kantle-
hner The former Pirate twirler made
his first appearance in the league this
year yesterday
Irish" Meusel was ruled off the
field for arguing with the ump.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-12-09
Cotton Market.

Following is the rgport of the East
ern cotton market today furnished BY
DAILY Brothers:
New York
Imperial Valley press., 1915-12-09
MUSIC OF GREAT
COMPOSERS TO BE
PLAYED AT II. S

Friday, December II, Handel and
Bach will be the composers given at
the High School. Born iu The same
year and county, both men wrote in
the prevailing form-oratorio. Handel
was the traveller Of the two, settling
in England after an Italian soiourn,
while Bach remained in Germany his
entire life. The music OF me latter,
then, is essentially German, written
from the organist's bench, with the
religious zeal Of the Reformation
through it, Handel adopted the light
Italian melodic style, and, although he
wrote 40 operas, none are heard to
day with the exception of Il few airs.
Bach, as the apex Of the canuapmtal
mters, and Handel beside him as the
oratorio genius, are both monuments
Of musical genius engraved ian stone.
The program for the regular Friday
morninu ",usicale ut me High School
tomorrow at $40. by Miss Higmaa
fplloVrs.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-02-02
LITTLE PROGRESS and DESPERATE
FIGHTING SAYS RUSSIAN REPORT

advanced trenches but was everywhere
repulsed after a bloody struggle, except
in one of our saps, where some elements
of the enemy succeeded in establishing
themselves.
AN eXamina ton of prisoners disclosed
the fact that the Germans in their at
tack of the 18th upon a part of our
trenches at Borjimow had employed
four regiments of infantry, some OF
which were composed of seasoned men.
Our artillery on the left bank Of the
Vistula continued to shell the positions
of the enemy with perceptible advantage
to us. 1t demolished a German outpost
and some German works, damaged GER
tain German trenches, put three machine
guns out of action. and silenced some Of
the enemys cannon.
"In the Carpathians: The fighting con-
tinues along the front between Mount
Dukla and Mount WysZkow.
Generally speaking, our positions along
this front are secure. AS to the left wing,
the front between Sigma Polianka and
Lotovisk. we are progressing satisfacto-
rily and every day we take some prison
ers
In Bukowina there has been nothing
more than unimportant encounters be-
tween advance guards"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-02-02
THE WEATHER
FORECAST AND
CONDITION

Washington, Feb. Forecast: nv
England: Snow Tuesday and prooaO'
Wednesday.
Eastern New York: Snow in inc
ior; rain or sleet Tuesday and Prov
bly, Wednesday.
Conditions: The western storm "
mains central over the Middle NE
souri, valley and it is moving sio".
eastward within the last "a hours. ~.
disturbance caused SHOWS along "
north border east to Maine ana T..
eral rains from the Mississippi va
ley to the Atlantic coast. There We.
heavy rains in southern New Ensian
and the Middle Atlantic states. ~
temperature has risen in the Miu1
Atlantic states. The indications .
that there will be SHOWS in Ne" nA'
land and the interior Of New iO'
and rain in the Middle Atlantic s!a''
during Tuesday and probably Wedn''
day.
Storm warnings are displayed On y
Atlantic coast from the Virginia Guy
to Portland, Me.
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NATIONAL. HOME

Officer of the day, Capt Thomas
Reed.
Services were held over the remains
of the late John Ryan, and the remains
taken to North Arlington, Mass, by
the son, W. Irving Ryan, Monday after
noon.
The funeral of the late Daniel Ray
will be held from the Home chapel at
p. NJ. Tuesday, Rev. J. E. Cochrane
officiating
Two members left the Branch Monday
on furloughs: James E. Fife to Lowell
and Thomas +. Whiting to Roxbury.
Two members reported Monday from
Burroughs, Henry Peacock from Gardi-
ner and Francois Chatel from Augusta.
The following members have been
transferred to the Mountain Branch at
johnson City, Tenn. Edward ]. Cogan,
late Co. c, 1, L. S. Art; Joseph l..
Drawlette, late Co. l, 8, L. S. Init: Ed
ward J. Sullivan, late Co. B. 3. Conn.
Init; and Matthew B. Reardon, late
Co, L. l.. Me. INIT.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-02-02

Petrograd, Feb. IA communication
issued late last night by the general staff
of the Russian army reports some further
progress in east Prussia and desperat.
fighting on the left bank of the Eistu-
la. In the region around Borjimo the
Russians claim to have recaptured a
trench lost to the Germans on the pre-
ceding day and declare that counter-at-
tacks of the Germans were repulsed ev-
erywhere except in one of the Russian
saps, which the Germans captured. The
statement follows:
I'm the forests to the north of ,1url-
binnen and Pillkallen our troops contin-
uing the conflict have made progress at
some points.
"On the left bank of the Vistula on
Jan. a desperate combat was under
way. In the region of Borjimow the
Germans, who had captured one of our
trenches on the preceding day, We're at
tackled by us after nightfal. After an
extremely tenacious struggle we succeed
ed, with the aid of a bayonet charge, in
dislodgng the enemy from the trench
We almost annihilated the entire compa-
MES of Germans, captured three officers
and more than 60 soldiers, and also took
a rapid firing gun.
''In the course of the day the enemy
made new attempt to drive US from our
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GERMAN SUBMARINE
BRAVES HEAVY SEA
TO CHASE STEAMER

Dublin, via London, Feb. l. 9.o9 A.
M-"Rough weather has no terrors
for the German submarines" declared
the captain Of the steamer Leinster,
in telling Of his boats narrow escape
from a German submarine when off
the Kish light vessel, opposite the
mouth to Dublin bay.
When we sighted her late Sunday
afternoon, just outside the entrance
to Dublin bay, the weather was so
rough that not a single passenger was
on deck" the captain said. 1.-The sub
marine approached us while she was
submerged, but we sighted her emery
ing less than a mile away. She Sig
nailed us to halt or we would be fired
upon and I ordered full speed ahead,
changing our course every few miles.
Our pursuer took the weather well.
but we got the engines up to a "a
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French Give
OUT OFFICIAL
STATEMENT

Paris, Feb. 1.-257 2. M.-The
French war office this afternoon gave
out an official report on the progress
of the war which reads as follows:
The day of Jan. 81 was marked. as
had been Jan. 80, by artillery fighting,
which was particularly spirited in all
the northern region.
ITO the southeast of Ypres. the Ger
mans endeavored to attack our
trenches to the north of the canal, but
this movement was Immediately check
ed by the combined fire of our artil-
lery and infantry.
Along the entire Aisne front, from
the junction of this river with the
Disc as far as Berry au -Bac, our bat
teries were successful at certain
points in demolishing trenches in
course of construction as we'll as shell
tiers for machine guns and in silencing
several mine throwers as we'll as GER
tain artillery attachments of the enc
my.
In Champagne, to the northeast OF
Mesnil-Les-P urlus, we perfected our
organization in a little forest where
we took possession the day before yes
terday.
Jan. 81 was relatively calm in the
Argonne where the Germans seem to
have suffered heavily In the recen.
fighting.
There is nothing of interest to re-
port from the fronts in the Woevrc
district, in Lorraine and in the
Vosges.''
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BERLIN GIVES OUT
OFFICIAL STATEMENT

Berlin, Feb. 1.-(By wireless to Say
vile, n. I):-The official statement
issued today by the German army
headquarters says:
In the western war theater there is
nothing important to report
On the east Prussian frontier moth
ing new occurred
TO the southwest of Mlawa. north
of the Vistula river, northern Po-
land), the Russians were driven out
of some places which they had occu-
pied the day before.
''On the German front Central Po-
land, south of the Vistula, the Ger
mans gained further terrain.
ITO the south of the Pilica river
(southern PolandD the German attacks
were rnewed.''
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THE WAR news
IN BRIEF F0R|

The French war Office reports Gem,l
attacks in the neighborhood or LaBa,,1
and to the north of Albert. which n
declared to have been reDused. PM
ably the greatest activity along the M
in the west is being displayed in N
.Argonne region, but the engagement
so far as is known have been in no MI
decisive.
In the East TIE Austrians claim u1
cesses in Russian Poland and VA
sian contingent near Lupkow Pass in n
Carpathians.
The occupation of TarbriZ. Persia, /
officially announced from Petrograd i
well as further progress in East Pr,
STA. The situation in Bukowina, throua
which territory the Russians were pla,
ming to make their way into Hungar
is said to be unchanged.
Rerorts from Dover described hear
firing by the batteries guarding the ton
and in some quarters it was said III
the firing was directed against Zen,
Inns and in others against submarines
The American Secretary OF State
Bryan. has informed the German anbl
sador that the American governing
does not consider Germany's contena
that hydro-aeroplanes manufacturea
the United States for Great Britain
Russia must be regarded as vessels
war. the delivery of which should
stopped. Mr.. Bryan said that he did 4
regard 1.-The obligations imposed by d
treaty or by the accepted rules of ints
national law as applicable TO any Cri
of any sort
Nine Democrats have joined the R
publicans in the United States Semi
in an effort TO send the government ID
purchase bill back 10 The comme,
committee. An adjournment Of the 81
ate was taken with the motion to Il
commit pending.
The cost of living in all the belliss
ent countries is rapidly advancing
boz troubles are threatened in Ora
Britain, where the workmen claim was
should be commensurate with the q
of existence. In Germany the sale
bread under the new regulations
been begun. although the rule initH
the purchaser has not yet been apple
The Austrian decree reducing the Pr
portion of wheat or rice flour in bra
making to 30 per cent become effect
on Saturday next.
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Feeble OLD LADY
BURNED TO DEATH

Manchester, n. H., Feb. Mrs.
Leander Pope. a feeble woman 70
years of age, was found burned to
death in her bed today by neighbors
who investigated the smell of burn
ing cloth. Last night when she re-
tired, owing to the intense cold, the
woman is supposed to have taken two
over-heated flatirons to bed with her
These set fire to the bed. and before
she could get up, in her enfeebled con-
dition, to give an alarm, she was so
injured that she could not move and
so SLOWLY burned to death.
When the door was broken in the
grucsome discovery of her charred
body was made.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-02-02
ANDR0SCOCCIN's'
FIRST month";
WORK THIS YEll

Boston, Feb. 1.-The Coast ~
cutter Androscoggin came into
today, completing notabla
months tour of duty in the Nor.,t
lantic as a hospital ship for g.,
men. After taking on supplies sha
resume her patrol of the A.
grounds.
AS hospital ship the Androso,.
soon proved her value on the G'
Banks. From one of the schoonara
took off a sufferer from append,ua
and so prompt was the Treatment ~
when he reached port an onar.s
was found unnecessary. Anotba, ~ \
erman was saved a good deal q, N
ture trouble by having prompt I'LL
men for an injured eye.
The most notable work Of the cr,,
however, was apart from dutv ..7
hospital ship. The courage and s,'
manship Of her crew were of VAIN
helping the disabled Belgian IN
ship Canine into Halifax when hars
after hawser parted in successio.
heavy gales. On another occasion y
Androscoggin saved the Amer,.
schooner Mildren Robinson VIII
was on the rocks at Shelburne. n :,
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PRINCIPAL QUESTIONS TO Be
CONSIDERED AT BASEBALL MEET

New York, Feb. 1.-The principal
questions that are expected to be con-
sidered by the American Baseball
League owners at their meeting here
Wednesday are the player limit rule
similar to that passed by the Nation
al League, abolition of the draft rule
from all class AA clubs and the adop-
ton of a schedule for next season.
President Ban Johnson has been
here since Saturday and has outlined
a program for the meeting, which he
stated could be cleared up in one
day.
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ONE killed BY GAS
FROM COAL stove

Rafferty, is dead and Henry Tower IS
in the hospital as the result of inha.-
ing fumes from a coal stove at their
rComing house on Parker street this
r1orning. Tower was revived after %
pulmotor had been used for an hour
and will probably recover. Credit for
saving Towers life is given Miss
Louise Foss, a telephone operator who
located the pulmotor, physicians and
ambulance and had them at the house
within six minutes after being notified
of the accident.
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ADMITS R0BERR|ES
OF ABOUT $4,000

Philadelphia, Feb. 1.-Ernest J. Shan
dan, said to be from San Diego, Cal.
arrested here last night on a charge of
larceny admitted today that he had COM
mitted robberies in ew York. which net
ted him about $500 according to police.
He was arrested on charge of having
stolen about 5000 worth Of jewelry from
the apartments Of DR.. Albert Goodman
IN New York.
shandan said. according to the police,
that his arrest was brought about by a
woman He had made gifts to two
women and one of them, the police said
became jealous and told of his move
ments.
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PRES, ELLIOTT AT
BOSTON TO talk
OVER MEASURES

Boston, Feb 1-President Elliott of the
New York, New Haven q Hartford Rail-
road called at the State House today
and discussed with leadings legislators
measures which the railroad company
will introduce to allow it to extend its
issue of securities To President Cool
idge of the Senate, Speaker Cox of the
House, Senator Hobbs of Worcester and
Rep. Jewett of Lowell, chairmen of the
respective executive committees on rail-
roads, he went over the predicament
in which he said the road had found it
self in connection with it's maturing
notes.