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Imperial Valley press., 1915-01-12
Russian Wheat Plenty.
(By Joseph F. Pritchard)

Chicago, Jan. PA keen watch is
being kept on conditions surrounding
the possible opening OF the Dardan-
elles. With those straits open to
vessels there would be an outpourinc.
OF grain that would for time change
the worlds markets from strong to
declining ones. Russia has many mil
lions of bushels of cheap wheat and
barley and the producers are anx-
iCus to realize on. While the Dar-
danelles were still open to traffic
large amounts of grain were brought
down near those waters, and it is still
being held there. 1t is said that some
of this grain has already been sold to
come out, but that millions of bushels
are back in the country and that with
available tonnage and the straits open
the markets of Great Britain and
other importing nations would be
fairly glutted with Russia's big ex-
portable surplus. This wheat would
come in direct competition with the
grain raised in the United States and
Argentina, and it is well known fact
that Russia has never allowed any
one to undersell her on grain or any
other products she might have.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-01-12
OFFICIAL STATEMENTS
FROM BELLIGERENTS

Paris, Jan. 12.-French troops have
repulsed the Germans attempts to re-
capture the trenches north of Sois-
sons, and have made slight advances
in that region, according to an Off
cial statement this afternoon. The
statement admits, however, that the
Germans, after severe fighting, sue
ceeded in gaining foothold inside the
French earthworks north of Beause
Jour farm, near Perthes. The state
ment says the French artillery is eff
fectively shelling the Germans be-
tween scissors and Rheims, while on
the heights along the River Meuse two
German attacks have been repulsed.
A blizzard is raging in Alsace and
in the Vosges, with consequent ham
pering of military operations.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-01-12
Corporation Taxation
Being Considered Today

$1.10 on each 500 and pay their taxes
on the idea that they are paying the
same rate as the everyday taxpay-
ers.
In commenting on the rates of tax
alton on corporations and individuals,
Senator Phil Cohen of Sacramento
said this afternoon:
"If any of these banks or corpora
tons come here with an idea of fight
ing, they will hear some very stern
truths about the burdens of taxation
borne by the people. Why, in my lit
tie town of Folsom we pay $3.50 on
each $1O0-and we all step up and pay
il. There isn't delinquent taxpayer
in the place"
"Our rate in Oakland is $3.6S per
$780," said Senator Tyrrell, who is a
member of the committee on revenue
and taxation.
Of course these figures are on the
assumed valuation of property, and
the corporations will contend that the
assessed valuation is nowhere near up
to the actual value-and there comes
ir the chance to dispute figures and
let the experts wrangle.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-01-12
After Endowed Affairs
Of Alleged Charity

New York, Jan. 12.-The federal
commission on industrial relations will
begin on Monday next to investigate
the Rockefeller Foundation, Carnegie
Endowment and other large public
foundations of similar nature. The
hearings will be held in the council
chamber of the city hall.
More than fifty witnesses either are
under subpoena or have sd
their willingness to appear. These
include John d. Rockefeller, Jr., j. P.
Morgan, Andrew Carnegie, George F.
Baker, Henry Ford and others Of
prominence.
Frank P. Walsh, chairman of the
commission, who arrived here today
to prepare for the hearings, said:
"The purpose of the hearing is to
find out whether or not the principles
of democracy are being respected and
Imperial Valley press., 1915-01-12
RESTRICT IMPORTS
OF COTTON SEED

Because of the discovery by the
state commissioner of horticulture
that an injurious insect known as
the Mexican cotton boil weevil now
exists throughout this and other states,
cotton seed no longer can be intro
duced into California from states
where the pest is known to be pres
ent, according to a quarantine order
issued January A, effective on thai
date.
Cotton seed grown in any state or
locality where the weevil is not known
to exist will be admitted into Califor-
MIA for actual experiments in the
growing of cotton in amounts not to
exceed 100 pounds, says the quaran
tine order, with the addendum that
persons contemplating the importa
ton of cotton seed shall first make
application to the state commissioner
of horticulture for permit.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-01-12
(By Edward H. Hamilton)

Sacramento, Jan. 12.-Today the
state and the public service corpora
tions are to get at grips over the
proposed increases in tax rates on
the gross revenues of those corpora :
tions.
1t is the one seriously important
matter of this session-and, at that,
| do not anticipate many fireworks.
There isn't going to be much fight.
It seems to be the general idea that
there is no use to make a fight
against tax raise, though there will
be argument as to just how much the
raise should be.
In the meeting of the senate commit
fee on revenues and taxation this aft
ernoon it was said that the railroads
insisted that the basis of individual
taxation used two years ago was too
high and that they were willing to
nav on a basis nearly a cents lower.
The basis used two years ago was the
theory that the individual taxpayer
navs St.13S6 on each $100 of the ac-
tual valuation of his property. The
railroads want to cut this figure to
Imperial Valley press., 1915-01-12
Engineer lockwood Tells
OfReQuirements on LeVeeS

employ of the International Lumber
Company, conducting, it is said, muoh
of the company's business OF the Mo-
lean side. On a recent trip ne con-
tracted an attack of smallpox, with
the result that neither will be able to
appear in court tomorrow.
According to the story of Mrs. De
Sofa, the shooting of the man was
an accident. When he returned to
her home after long absence the
two are alleged to have enga ged in
family tiff and in an effort to re-
strain him while she talked Mrs. De
Sofa pointed a gun at him. In the
excitement that followed the man was
shot.
According to the petition, the con-
victed woman, prior to the shooting,
cared for the man for long period
when he was incapacitated by seri-
Gus illness. 1t also states that she
provided money to establish him in
business, but that a short time later
he sold the store and stock of goods
and absconded with the proceeds.
Following is the final paragraph of
the petition:
"That any punishment which might
be inflicted upon her would be looked
upon by the citizens of the said COM
munity, not as an example for the
public welfare, but with pity for her
and for her sons. She is a widow and
has not many years to live, her age
being that of about So"
Imperial Valley press., 1915-01-12
SEEKS PROBATION
ON THREE PETITIONS

In an effort to secure probation
for Mrs. Felicita De Sofa, who will
be sentenced tomorrow morning fol
lowing a conviction on a charge of
assault with a deadly weapon, At
torney o. V. Wilson, who is repre-
senting the defendant, will present
Superior Judge Cole with three signed
petitions for probation to substantiate
his plea.
The first of the petitions is signed
by forty-two Mexican residents of
this city. The other two bear the
signatures of many prominent citizens
of this city and Calexico and in ad-
dition to those have been added the
names of number of Mexicali Off
cials.
The De Sofa family is we'll known
ir Calexico, where the two sons of
the convicted woman have been en-
ployed for number of years and
according to Attorney Wilson, are
highly spoken of. The elder of the
two for some time has been in the
Imperial Valley press., 1915-01-12
MEXICALI OFFICIAL
REPORTED ARRESTED

After absconding with Mexican gov
ernment funds to the extent of nearly
$4,000, year ago, former Off
cial of Mexicali has been taken into
custody at Tia Juana, according to
reports received here. The abscond-
ing official, subsequent to his hasty
exodus from the border town, is said
to have been appointed a member of
the CarranZa secret service corps,
with headquarters at San Diego, and
On one of his numerous trips to Tia
Juana was recognized by Colonel Can
tn, who Immediately placed him un-
der arrest. The manner in which the
case will be disposed of has not been
learned.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-01-12

gists were jubilant over the assurance
that the Mondell measure would fail
of the required two-thirds majority.
Suffragists and their opponents ar
rived early at the capitol. One large
section was reserved for the pros and
another for the ants. The lineup on
the floor was not of a partisan char
acter, although most of the Demo-
Gratis, in accordance with the partys
caucus action, opposed the resolution,
chiefly on the ground of states rights.
Mondell of Wyoming, Republican
and author of the resolution, led the
fight for it. Representatives Raker
and Kahn, of California; Hobson of
Alabama, and others, spoke for the
resolution.
Opposes Eteracy Test.
Washington, Jan. 12.-President
Wilson again made it clear today that
he will veto the immigration bill, as
he is as strongly opposed to the lit
eracy test as ever.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-01-12

maintained in our great basic indus
tries.
"We wish to know the attitude of
the men who control these industries
toward democratic principles. If the
record of these men in the manage
ment of industry shows belief in
such principles, then we have nothing
to fear in their interest in educational
movements.
"But the commissions recent in
quiry into the coal miners strike in
Colorado indicated that this is not
the fact, and that the Rockefeller in
terests at least prefer paternalism or
benevolent absolutism to democracy.
"If the attitude assumed by these
interests toward their employees in
Colorado is to be maintained in di-
recting the work of the Rockefeller
Foundation, including the investiga-
ton of industrial relations, the pub
lie should know it,"
Imperial Valley press., 1915-01-12

Chief Engineer c. r. lockwood of
lie irrigation district is in attend
ance al the regular meeting of the
directors of the irrigation district to-
day, and told the Press of the situa-
tion On the levee.
He says the inspection of the Vol
vano Lake levee shows it to be in bet
ter condition than he had supposed, the
cracks in the levee being merely on
the outside exposed surface. This
ltvee, however, must be raised five
feet Last season the water reached
the top of the levee and on account
of the deposit of silt it Is expected
the water next June will rise three
feet higher, and Mr. lockwood wants
to see at least two feet margin of
safety over the expected flood.
1t will also be necessary to raise
the SaiZ levee for a length of eight
miles and to build a new low levee
seven miles long.
For this work he wants $50 four
horse teams and from 400 to 500 men.
He is anxious to get busy as soon as
possible, for he says this work should
be completed by May /, as sometimes
there are floods in May, and one of
these might give trouble if the work
was not completed.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-01-12
Italy and Turkey Settle.

Rome, Jan. 12.-Announcement is
made today that the Hodeida incident,
which caused crisis in the relations
of Turkey and Italy, has practically
been settled. The fleet of warships
which sailed from Laratto SATURDAY.
has been recalled by wireless. The
Italian government has been notified
by the Turkish ambassador that a
commission has been appointed to in
vestigate the raid upon the Italian
consulate.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-01-12
From GERMANY.

Berlin, Jan. II (Via wireless)--Re-
rulse of the attempted advance by the
Russians in northern Poland and the
infliction of heavy loss upon the
French troops making night attack
upon the Germans south of Cernay,
France, are announced in the official
statement today. 1t says the battle
began early this morning in the dis
trict about Cernay, which lies north
east of Perthes, where opposing Ger
man and French forces have engaged
in hand-to hand fighting for several
days.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-01-12
Doesn't Need the Money.

Los Angeles, Jan. l2.-Alleging that
on the eve of their march to the
altar Mrs. Dolly Magoon, wealthy
widow, broke her engagement to mar
ry him, Samuel S. Sprecher, aged 43,
filed suit for $4,000 for heart balm.
While 100000 is demanded for heart
ache and disappointment, Sprecher de-
clares the main object of his suit is
not pecuniary one, but that he will
withdraw the suit if Mrs. Magoon
will marry him. Mrs. Magoon is AZ.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-01-12
Submarine Awards.

Washington, Jan. 12.-Secretary
Daniels today awarded contracts for
the submarines for which bids were
opened December Is, as follows: On
seagoing submarines of more than
1000 tons displacement, high surface
and submerged speed, to Electric Boat
Company, Quincy, Mass, for $780,
600; three coast defense submarines to
the Electric Boat Company for $780,
900. The Seattle Construction and
Dry Dock Company of Seattle, sub
Imperial Valley press., 1915-01-12
LOSES HUSBAND
BY SAVING DOG

Los Angeles, Jan. IN. B. John
son, prominent merchant of San
Pedro, was killed today beneath his
cwn automobile when his wife, who
was driving the car, swerved the ma
chine to save the life of a small dog
in the path of the car. The accident
occurred on the Harbor boulevard near
the Gardena road. The car over
turned and Johnson was pinned be-
meath the wreck. He died before he
could be rescued Three others in the
machine at the time of the accident
escaped serious injury.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-01-12

patches from Geneva say the Ger
mans are bombarding the town and
environs of scissors with heavy ar
tillery. Dispatches from Rotterdam
state that the expedition of a Ger
man airship which left for the pur-
pose of destroying the military light
ing establishment successfully accom-
plished its purpose.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-01-12
Miss Nellie Bly's Stirring
Report of Wars Effects on
Franz Joseph's Subjects
WHO MISS BLY, is.

Miss Nellie Bly, (Mrs Elizabeth Cochrane Seaman) is
undoubtedly the best known woman writer the
world In 1889 she started equal The fancifu rec
ord round the world of Jules Vernes hero She not only
equaed Vemes fictitious feat but she exceeded it, She
told about her lively trip in series stirring narratives
which put her the tongue of every man. women
and child in Europe and America.
This was only one of Miss Bys famous "stunts" She
met her husband in a curious way. Sent to Chicago to
study the conditions among the stockyards work
ers, she put hip boots and shaved with them in the
abattos for several days This brought pneumonia but
not before Miss Bly, had written and dispatched the story
of her experiences.
While Miss Bly, was lying i'll in Chicago hotel Rob-
ert Seaman, New York manufactuer was also confined
there by sickness. He admired Miss Bys pluck and she
became his wife.
When he died, several years later, Mrs Seaman nher-
tied two large steel manufacturing companies clique
of crooked employees she asserted attempted take these
from her. She put long court fight for her property
which attracted widespread attention.
When the great European broke out Mrs. Seaman
could not resist the temptation to active newspaper
life again and thus the International News Service was
able to secure the services of this brilliant writer
Imperial Valley press., 1915-01-12
Fighting at Monterey.

Washington, Jan. l2.-Desperate
fighting between Villa troops and
Carranzistas continues before Monte
rey, the state department advices say
today in dispatch from Laredo. The
report said Villa soldiers captured sew
eral trains laden with ammunition and
supplies. Many American refugees
from Monterey have arrived at La
redo.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-01-12
Plead Guilty.

Indianapolis, Jan. 12.-Eighty of
the la men indicted by the federal
grand jury on charges of alleged ir-
regularities in the November election
today entered pleas of guilty and
threw themselves on the mercy of
Federal Judge Anderson. The hear
iLg of the others will be on January
90.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-01-12

No longer can | tell the story of
filth everywhere. Truly the railways
are abominable, but at every station
q large force are busy with lime and
brooms. Women in short, full skirts
and high boots, The type made famil-
lar to us by Lehar's popular opera,
are doing most Of the work. Cholera
may be in their midst, but these ener
getic people will fight it every inch of
the way.
| forgot to say that Prince Croys
train is Zug Lit d. 1t is one of six
trains fitted out and maintained by
the Knights of the Maltese Cross.
They are Independent of all other So
oieties and their members maintain
these trains.
Pleased the Kaiser.
I'VE have made such a record" said
Prince Croy to me, "that the German
emperor has asked US to establish ii
branch of our society in Germany"
Wednesday, Nov 4.-Three soldiers
Gied in Prince Croy's train last night.
Once the thought of three deaths on
cne's train in one night would have
been appalling, but here, where death
is everywhere, where the sight of
dead and dying men is as familiar to
one as sparrows in New York, one gets
hopeless, not heartless. 1t is like a
scourge sweeping the world One
stands dumb, despairing, dry eyed be
fore the vastness of the misery.
Prince Croy fed us twice again from
his splendid kitchen. Without him we
should have had to exist on our bis
cults. We stop continually, but not
where we can obtain food. Indeed, the
small, lime e-covered stations we have
passed are not inviting. There is
nothing new. The day repeats yes
terday.
Thursday, Nov. 81 took my shoes
off last night. My right shoe would
not behave. With malicious deviltry
1T pinched my foot until in despera
tion ] took both shoes off. | had my
face washed this morning. The en-
gine is the willing pump for the whole
crowd. Colonel John brought me his
rubber basin and showed me how to
lift off the cushion and place the
basin on the seat. The soap felt de
licious.
We breafasted in a station with a
lot of officers who watched US with
interest. We had tea with rum, rolls
or light bread, the first l have seen in
Europe, and two boiled eggs. One of
mine was fresh. Some had worse
luck, others better. Prince Croy lost
two more soldiers by death last night.
That is five out of 1870.
Remarkable Recoveries.
81 have had soldiers frightfully
wounded" Prince Croy told me, "who
have made extraordinary recoveries.
One man had three shots. One entered
his forehead and came out at the
base of his head. One entered the
base of the head at the back and came
out on the opposite side at the temple
and one shot went through his leg.
Five weeks after, when l went to
see him, he jumped to his feet and
saluted.
81 had another more HORRIBLE" he
continued. "a man had his entire
lower jaw torn off with a shrapnel.
His tongue hung out on his neck and
CONTINUED ON PAGE TWO)
Imperial Valley press., 1915-01-12
(By Nellie Bly,

Wy 4NClllc bly
(The following dispatch was sent
by Miss Nellie Bly,, special correspon-
dent of the Evening Journal on the
Austrian firing line near Przemysl
the Austrian fortress now invested by
Russians. The dispatch was written
on board the Prince of Croy's hospi-
tai train as it was proceeding from
Przemysl to Budapest.)
En- Route to Budapest, Nov. 81
did not tire of the long day, though
q worm could have crawled our way
and won the blue ribbon. To think
OF snaiPs trot in comparison is to
think of the snail as a schnell lzug.
Every moment had its new interest.
The trains we met, filled with happy.
confident soldiers in new, fresh uni
forms, their cars decorated with the
Austrian and Hungarian colors and
branches from pine trees, made my
throat contract. Fine looking healthy,
frank-eyed, splendid fellows, all Just
at the early threshold of manhood.
With flowers in their military caps
and songs upon their lips; with faith
and confidence in the justice of their
cause; with love for all mankind,
Tut convinced, like the first Chris
tians, Of the righteousness of their
cause, they go joyfully into the hell
of'5attle. The trains, long and lime
splattered, which lay alongside to let
us pass, or which pass US as we went.
tell the next story.
The flowers, dried and faded. still
remain in their mud stained caps.
Their eyes are sunken and haunted
by the vision of the most frightful
hell living man ever witnessed. Their
lips have forgotten how to smile.
Their bodies bear wounds. They are
sore and filled with the pain of long
Gays and endless nights in wet, cold,
muddy trenches. Besides their fright
ful wounds, they have cholera, dysen-
terry. typhoid and hollow coughs which
rack them like the last cough of a
consumptive.
Of ammunition and supplies there
seems no scarcity. Long trains, bear
ing cannons, blankets, wagons, am
munition never end. They are every
where, on the rails and roads. When
| got up at daylight we were running
parallel with road. The road was
lined with wagons. / counted 500 and
gave it up. When our train finally
took a different course, | saw, quite
a long while after, an end or part
of that caravan winding between two
hills.
Clocks Everywhere.
I notice the clocks are going. l
would know by this alone that we are
out of Galicia. There are clocks every
where in Galicia-on the walls, on ta-
bles, on stairways, on buildings. / even
found one under my bed in Sanok. I
am convinced the natives like the look
of clocks. There must be something
in the white face with its twelve Ro-
nan figures especially fascinating to
them. Otherwise they would not buy
them. For not a clock in all Galicia
goes, not even the clocks in the sta
tions.
In Hungary they make their clocks
work. The beautiful landscape, the
well-tilled fields, the busy, prosper
ous-looking people, the seemingly
good roads, all tell different story
Imperial Valley press., 1915-01-12
Russians Checked,

Vienna, Jan. IA dispatch from
Budapest reports that the Russians
have received check in attempts to
invade Hungary and are retiring from
Dukla pass.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-01-12
Germans Take plOck.

Petrograd, Jan. 12.-Plock, SO miles
north northwest of Warsaw, on the
Vistula river, is reported in dis
ratch from Warsaw to have been cap
tured by German troops after part of
the town had been destroyed.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-01-12

contractors for these three ships, will
build them at Seattle. Four coast de-
fense submarines were awarded to the
Lake Torpedo Boat Company of
Bridgeport, Conn, at $427 900 each.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-01-12
Tennesee's Good Work.

Cairo, Jan. 12.-The United States
cruiser Tennessee sailed for Jaffa to-
day from Alexandria to succor 1,50O
refugees there. The collier Jason left
for Beirut.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-01-12
Concentrate in Alsace.

Geneva, Jan. 12.-That 100000 Ger
lnan soldiers have been concentrated
near Metz to repel the French invasion
of Upper Alsace and Lorraine is stat
ed in a dispatch from Basle.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-01-12

BOmbard Scissors.
Berlin, Jan. u (Via wireless Dis