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Imperial Valley press., 1915-11-10
L. S. TO HANDLE
CHRISTMAS MAIL
UNDER NEW PLAN

Provisions to facilitate the handling
of Christmas mail from the valley
have lust been completed by F. O. r.
Moore. chief railway mailk clerk of
this division, who has been spending
he last few DAYS in the valley visit
ing important offices of the valley
Congested mail conditions during the
holidays have proved a veXatious prob
lem TO the government during the past
but under the new provisions the mail
Will be handled with comparatively
little delay.
All mail destined to Texas postof-
fices during the holidays will be sent
direct to FL Paso from the valley. and
all packages of any size will be sent
i'm a special pouch directly to their
destination.
Railway mail clerks in the past have
been forced 10 distribute the various
pouches aboard the cars and through
the elimination Of this stage of dis
tribution the government estimates that
between . and 4 days viii be saved in
dispatching the holiday mail.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-11-10
HARLAN FOUND
GUILTY BY JURY

After hours dsliberation a jury in
Superior Judge Coles court Yesterday
afternoon found w. P Harlan, a Nj
land contractor, guilty of misconduct
toward his 12-year-old stepdaughter.
Welda Harlan. The jury stood 10 to
> before an agreement was reached.
Imm ediately after the verdict was
announced. Harlan. who has been out
on $1,000 bail VAS remanded to the
custody of the sheriff, where he re-
mained for an hour before bondsmen
were secured to sign bond for S3,-
600.
He will be sentenced Friday and
under the statute may receive 90 years
imprisonment as the maximum penal
~.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-11-10
A Chinese Puzzle

CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE)
eminent they desired and TO name The
men they wished to aid in the GOV
erning.
The election was quiet. shortly be
fore If. however. when postponemeut
was contemplated. word vas received
i'm Pel1ing from heads Of the interior
provinces thai they could not promise
to control the people il Ire election
wa delayed
TIE change is undoubtedly beng
made with the entire approval Of
President Yuan. II it was not he
could have stopped it by a word.
Yuan Is called the greatest man In
China since the death of Ii Hung
chang. Tie is not am Anhui man. but
he controls The army in spite of them.
tor IT, is thn man that made'jhc pres
ent army lie made il and then crushed
the rebellion with I,. He has al7ays
been a dictator. lie is proving il by
fosterias instead of lettering tne re
cent maalr.hi#1 movements.
50 tIsr have Voted far monarchy.
heIiesHHs that once uera iH-E VIII he
left u ii-ir 2Nn affairs.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-11-10

there is one=reeI comedy. The Gold
Bad Boys" and a tWo-reel drama.
.The House Divided" This completes
ole ol The strongest hills that Man
aeer Best has yet put On. Mary Pick
ford is announced Tor Friday and sal
utday n,ght. with a special school eht.-
dreu's matinee saturday afternoon.
= =
What's the name Of the local base
ball club going TO be- Joe seymour
Jim Crerar and the other directors
W ant TO know. and Il may be that you
haze the very titlc which can be ap-
piled TO the peunart winners this year.
The name of the team is to be Sc
leeted by a contest, and c. H. Hersee,
L. T. Howe ana Q. b. Tout viii be the
Judges and select the name which is
the most appropriate. The contest
viii open tonight and the winner Of
tho season ticket prize will be an
n3uneed at the ball game sunday. Mail
all contest communications to c. II
Hersee manager OF the Imperial Val
ley Hardware Company.
The game Sunday promises 10 be a
fast one. Probably every player VIII,
Imperial Valley press., 1915-11-10
CITY ENFORCING LAW
On OCCUPATION TAX

Harry Gasken proprietor of q 50
rage on Halt avenue. W. un.l sla
i'm the etE recorders court this MORN
Ing aa 81 charge ol failure 10 provide
Amsel "--h an occupation license.
We .r. saing To- wage n Vigorous
oemFa al aeaipst those who do not
pay thor occupation licenses" Deputy
Marsha Mccormick said this morulas.
Notice are sent TO business houses.
stating thar the licenses are due aud
we iufe1d RS enforce payment Under
the city ordinance. failure to pay is
punishable hy fine"
Imperial Valley press., 1915-11-10
roo LATE TO CLASSIFY

WANTED-Young married man and
wife wants steady positions on ranch.
Box 80. care Press. fl69
WANTED-Position by competent
mixer. Inquire Room -. Ramona
rooming house. FL Centre. fl6S
WANTED-Girl for general housework
Apply Broadway Rooming House flee
I WOULD LIKE Jay work at 25e an
hour. III South Ninth st, Il Cen
tro. fl69
Imperial Valley press., 1915-11-10
CITY AND VALLEY

business Wen 10 Mert-A meefiuE
@ the Business and Credit Men.s As
sociation of the Imperial valley will
be held at the Barbara Worth hotel
tomorrow evening, nj which delega-
lions will be present from B,aWlvy.
Imperial, CaleXico. Holtville ueber
and seeley. The meeting viii be pre-
ceded by banquet in the dining room
Of the hotel. Ten members of the
Brawley association, ten from lmpe-
rial and similar delegations from Ca
ers will be laid for lou al 10 cents
plate 1t is earnestly desired 10 have
As large number present of FL Cen
tro's business men as possible, there
fore all who desire 10 attend will
kindly respond without delay to Eu-
gene d. White, sac Main street. phone
Isl.
X X
"Nenl of the NaVH"-"Neal of the
Navy" viii have its premier showing
in FL Centre tonight at the Palace
theatre. Great interest is being man
ifested over this great story on ac-
count Of recent drawing for season
tickets The title of the first chap
ter in The Survivors" and has one of
the most wonderful shipwreck scenes
ever photographed. Harry Harvey.
who directed the picture, nearly losing
his life. The world series baseball
games are also on the bill. being shown
in the Semt-Weekly Pathe News. Then
Imperial Valley press., 1915-11-10

has been signed on the local team
Will fill his position and Bin PhyIe
will be there To ohaperone.
The Chronicle announces this morn
ing that the CaleNico team is begin
ming to take shape and a special train
of rabid fans Will be here TO cheer
the border town team.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-11-10

Provisions for ample help at the val
ley postoffices in the d distribution of
mail at Christmas have besn made by
the government and it is expected less
confusion and delay win accompany
the distribution this year than ever
before.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-11-10

] have .rsaed gift shop and viii
handle fan work. Bring yours in.
Mrs. j a. MeGuistion, Princess Hotel
builaias Adv. 166
Imperial Valley press., 1915-11-10
WHOLESALE PRICES TO THE
CONSUMER

Don't huy your Poultry by the piece.
nuy by the pound. This way YOU get
absolutely N hat you are paying for.
Watch for our FridnN's and sHtur-
1ay's SPECIAL PRICES,
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-07-04
LARGE NUMBER
ATTEND PICNIC
JOINT ANNUAL OUTING GIVEN
AT CENTURY BY SECRET Or
DERs DREW MANY FROM CITY
/. AND COUNTRY.

Although the day was marred to
some degree by heavy downpour of
rain, the picnic at Century, given yes
terday by the w. O.. w, the K. of P,
and the l. 0. o. F., was attended by
hundreds of persons from city and
county, and, despite the threatening
weather of the forenoon, the attend
ance was remarkably good.
Pensacola people were on hand in
large numbers, and an eloquent ad-
dress was delivered by Hon. Scott M.
Loftin, of this city, on "Fraternal-
ISM" Mr.. Loftin's speech was a great
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-07-04
SUDDEN DEATH
OF JACK SUGGS
WELL-KNOWN YOUNG MAN,
AFTER A COMPARATIVELY
SHORT ILLNESS, DIED sATUR-
DAY NIGHT.

Many friends and acquaintance of
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. S. Suggs will regret
to learn of the death of their son,
Jack Suggs, who died Saturday night
at 800 o'clock. His death was I'M
expected, and friends heard of it dur
ing the night with regret.
The funeral will take place from
the late home this afternoon at $50
o'clock, interment at st. Michael's
cemetery.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-07-04

and eloquent effort, and amply sus-
tanned the oratorical abilities of the
well-known young man.
Another speech was also eloquent
ly delivered by Judge Turner, of the
circuit court, Alabama, who was
heard with close attention.
Dancing was feature of the day,
the music having been furnished by a
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-07-04

Russia hasn't any Lloyd George,
but the new munitions board decided
on by the Emperor and his ministers
meeting at headquarters at the front
Will raise shells, which is the chief
prerequisite in war-making, and Rus
slams are easier to hustle than Eng
lishmen.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-07-04

band from Pensacola. A basket pic
mic was enjoyed, after which the Sec
ond game of baseball of the day, be-
tween a Pensacola team and the Cen
fury boys, was witnessed, the city
team suffering the second defeat of
the day.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-07-04

Palm Beach Suits, $3.50 to
$40. Easy payments. Our
store will close Monday, July
9th at one o'clock. Gains, &c
S. Palafox.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-07-04

In about month the auto road to
the top of Pixies Peak will be open
for all corners. eve needs must love
the highest. when we see it" is the
motto of many motorists who never
read their Tennyson.
On Past Record.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-07-04
BELGIAN STEAMER
SENT TO BOTTOM

London, July 3.-The Belgian
steamship Roduoqnat was torpedoed
and sunk today by a German subma-
rine.. The crew was landed at Fall
mouth.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-07-04
City's Feed Bill.

Slty's Feed Bill.
1t costs eight cents per meal to feed
the prisoners of the city of Pensacola.
The said city could do a landoffice
business conducting boarding house
over this way, provided the food and
service is good and the eight cent
rate is proftable-Daytona Journal.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-07-04
Too Late To Classify.

FOR RENT-Furnished rooms comfor-
table. conveniently located. 240 w. Car
den street. Phone No. 7o7. 1uly4t-&
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-07-04
Frank Halt Shoots
]. P. Morgan Twice.

CONTINUED from Page one.)
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-07-04

Ask your grocer for ice
cold water melons. Pensa-
cola Provision & Produce
Co.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-07-04

case he had taken along. Numerous
newspaper clippings were in the case,
all relating to the European war.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-01-09

If everything else fails we might call upon that Philadelphia lawye
70 iorre out which side won the last battle in Poland.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-01-09
Germany's Revenues Reduced

The cost of the European war, although not yet making itself APP
parent, must have an important bearing on the results, and in the way of
revenue Germany is suffering much more seriously than any of the other
nations, with the exception of Austria which is largely in the same posi-
ton as Germany, as business with foreign countries, which ordinarily
brings n a constant stream of money of large proportions, has practically
been cut off.
The cessation of imports, if it continues long, will cut off a govern
ment income from customs duties which amounted in 1911 to $2I2Ooo-
600. and would be more than that this year. The greater part of the inn
perial income, or at least half of it, is derived from other sources, such
as various excise taxes and the income OF the imperial railways in Al
SAGE and Lorraine. The cost of the recent expansion in the size OF the
army has been met by levying special taxes on the German states and
on the property holdings and incomes of individuals. A prolonged ces-
saion of commerce will cut off a considerable total of private and bank
ing income through the interruption, or loss, of interest on foreign loans
and investments, and this loss will lessen the taxpaying capacity of the
people.
A larger loss in taxable resources will come from a prolonged ces
saion of the industries which depend on the export trade. Germany
imports all her raw cotton and silk and a considerable part of her wool
for manufacture. The early cessation of the textile industries is there
fore inevitable, and this will add hundreds of thousands OF idle people
to the other great numbers thrown out of work by the failure of the ex:
port trade.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-01-09

y $I5,oooooo; the Utah Copper over $25,oooooo and the Nevada Con.
over SI7yooooon
The great copper mines of the Lake Superior region really belong
to the so-caled low grade class, yet they have been remarkable dividend
payers as will be seen by reference to the dividend tables published in
the Mining and Engineering World. AS an instance may be cited the
Calumet and Hec1a which has paid dividends to the total of very close to
$I25oooooo.
The grade of ore, then, is of less consequence than the size and uni
formty of the deposit and the economy with which the product may De
handled and converted into money. The progress that has been made
in recent years in making it possible to profhably operate low grade min
eral deposits has been due to great changes in mining and the application
of tip to date business methods. There is no reason to believe this adj
vancementh has yet reached its highest point or anywhere near it. 1t is
not at all improbable that what we now call low grade ores will some
day be looked upon as rather high grade.
The significance of every forward step in the development of ways
and means for handling and treating low grade ores can be appreciated
when it is considered that by making available for profitable mining
slightly lower grade mineral means the increasing of our known ore re-
serves by millions of tons. The future of mining, then, looks bright de-
the pessimistic walls of those who are endeavoring to create the
impression that our ore reserves are being rapidly depleted.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-01-09
Operating Lou Grade Mines

The year 1914, although not generally considered a remarkable
period in point of advancement made in the methods of operating mines,
still witnessed a considerable advancement in a number of properties
where the necessity of low-cost operations were vital to profitable work
ing, says the Mining and Engineering World.
The successful operation of mines has become more and more a
question of reducing the expenses of all operations from the mining OF
the ore to the marketing of the ore concentrate or metal products. This
is due largely to the necessity of handling the so-called low grade ore. The
oldhme gold miner who merely condescended to work the rich pay gray
ell of the placers, or the rich outcrops of sold-bearrng veins did not need
any great amount of business or executive ability to make a success OF
working according to his own standards. But in the operation of the
present day low grade mines great foresight and managerial skill is inn
perative to assure success.
The conditions of mining have sc changed that 1t IS the low grade
mines that ae paving the steadiet and most certain dividends. This is
made possible only by the continual advancement in mining methods
Profits are not now measured SO much by the grade of the ore as by the
quantity handled and the degree of economy pactced at every STEP. The
n,on;tude of the results achieved are illustrated by operations of the
wao+ dredoine plants on the gold placers of California, the HOmestake
of Sosth Dakota and the Alaska Treadwel of Alaska, and the great por-
.n,vrv copoers of Utah, Nevada, Arizona and others. The Homestake has
n,d in dividends to date over $34yoooooo; the Alaska readwen near
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-01-09
WILL. SHIP ANTHONY
FROM OLD PROPERTY

J. T. Reid, mining engineer, re-
Gently made a trip to the Sutherland
anthony mine, just ove the Coal
canyon summit. Mr.. Reid is super
vising the annual assessment work
at this mine, and states that the
present price of antimony makes it
practical to take out ore for ship
ment during the progress of this
work, says the Lovelock Review
Miner.
Fifty per cent ore is nov worth
about $50 per ton f. o. b.. Lovelock
and there is considerable of this
grade of ore blocked out in the old
Sutherland mine; in fact, by a little
sorting they al get car lots that
will go 60 per cent.
This mine is situated only four
teen miles east of Lovelock, with an
excellent road through Coal canyon
to it and has a great deal of devel-
opment work already done. The last
operators of the mine put up a
smelling furnace and erected a con-
%"ntrating mill for treating the ore
and If the price of antimony keeps
up shipments will likely be contin-
ued.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-01-09
Army Bridge Building

When a gay military parade passes down the street there are a num-
ed, and of the existence of which few of the public are aware. Among
these are the pontoneers, of whose operations IN the frontiers of France
mention has been made several times in the dispatches. That this work
is by no means of a haphazard nature, but following a carefully devel-
oped system is made clear by an interesting article in the fourth war issue
of the Scientific American of Dec. 5 in which the writer described and
illustrated bridge building operations by armies generally; and it is in
teresting to note that he states that most of the lessons in pontoneering
today all over the world come directly from observations made during
the American civil war. He goes on to say:
More than once the success O failure of a campaign has depended
upon the successful passage of a river, a barrier of flowing water to
further advance. Held strongly by an enemy on the far bank, he Of
fensive movement of a greatly superior force has been checked so thor
ough1y that a strategic victory has resulted for the lesser arms and the
strength of an invader rendered impotent.
From these lessons of military history, definite procedure for pom
toneers has been evolved. The various parts of material which go to
has been resorted to, to make weight as little as is consistent with
strength and adequate service, while an organization has been completed
in every army of the civilized world with minute attention to detail, to
make the ponton bridge service so efficient that no chance of an upset
ting of plans could come about. Every detail has been looked no and pro-
vded for.
As used today, the ponton bridge is scarcely a century old, yet it has
been used in warfare, in some lesser form, almost since there was war
the tousle headed savages used as a river crossing expedient the skins
of animals inflated, tied and bound together, to form rough RATS on
which the wild soldiery effected a passage. And at exactly the same time
the legions of Rome used the same method, supplemented by the craft of
commerce. ft
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-01-09
Road Work Supervision

A concerted movement for skilled supervision of road work through
out the United States has been launched by the American highway asso
citation and the national civil service reform league. These two organi-
cations co-operated in the holding of a session at the recent American
in road management. The United States civil service commission was
manifest advantages of competitive qualification tests IS a requisite for
appointment to office. To combat the rather general impression that
competitive examinations in all cases mean the answering Of stereotyped
technical questions, Mr.. Wales said:
For these high grade positions where men of experience and at
tanments are needed, an examination is given which does not require the
competitors to assemble at any place or to answer technical questions.
They re called upon to furnish under oath, a detailed statement of
their education and experience, Including all the work they have done
since graduation. They may also be asked to submit an original thesis
persons able and competent to testify as to their experience and personal
fitness. Confidential inquiry is made by the commission from various
sources as well as of all persons referred to by the applicant. Gratifying
accurate and discriminating testimony is obtained by this means OF on
Idential communication. Such testimony approximates, if not equals,
the testimony adduced upon crossexamnaion in judicial proceedings.
A demonstration of the ability of the competitive system to obtain high
class men for technical positions has been made within the past year, IN
connection with the employment of men to appaise the vaue OF the
property of common carriers in the United States. For this work the
ing all the way from rodnan and chairman to senior position in civil
mechanical, structural, electrical and architectural engineering, as well as
motive power men and expert accountants. There have been approx
mately $1,000 applicants for these positions and the task o sitting ne
wheat from the chaff and of grading the wheat after the sitting was one
of considerable magnhde but it was done, and it was done so well that
the commission expressed its qualification to find that 1t could secure a
force 81 well equipped to perform the gigantic task Of obtaining an &C
curate appraisal of the value of common carrier property. "A system
which can successfully secure a competent force of high grade engineers
for this valuation work could surely provide the proper kind of men to
have charge of the contraction and maintenance of public highways.
II is anticipated that steps will be taken to wage an active campaign
in every state for the elimination of the spols system and to substitute
for it the merit system.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1915-01-09
NOW

Today there is a little army of 2.
ooO superb but silent heroes who
nightly for eight months of the year
patrol the longest and one of the
most dangerous coasts in the world.
II n could behold the scope of the
work in a single glance he could see
that these 1000 men meet at a thou
sand stations on dark and lonely
shores and exchange brass checks
and bring these checks with them
on their return to their life stations
as evidence that they had patrolled
the coast. Never has one of these
faithful servants failed to come
back promptly with the check of
the patrol, unless he was halted by
a case of distress, and ever then
his fellow patrol came on to meet
him. Scores Of men give their lives
to the devouring sea to save life
and millions of property. There are
now 290 stations on the sea and lake
coasts of the United States. There
are men in the service that have
saved as many as 800 lives, and lit
orally every man in the service has
been an actor in one or more of it's
ten thousand hero stories. In 1912
rescue service was rendered to l.
671 vessels carrying $500 passen-
gers, the total value of these YES
sells and their cargoes being $11.-
000,0 900