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Imperial Valley press., 1916-12-16
DEATH TAKES ONE
Of VALLEYS BEST
KNOWN CITIZENS
CHRIS JACKSON
Deceased Came to Valley
From Danville, KY, Over
Fourteen Years Ago.
BODY TO REST BY
SIDE OF COMRADES
Chris Jackson Was Noted
for His Many Acts of
Charity in Valley.
BODY TO REST BY
SIDE OF COMRADES

After a residence in Imperial Val
Icy of fourteen years, Chris Jackson,
one of the pioneer ranchers of this sec
tion, died this morning at / Oo'clock.
Mr.. Jackson had been i'll for sew
eral weeks and his condition grew so
grave yesterday that few hopes were
entertained for his recovery.
The deceased is survived by his
wife, formerly Miss Alice Ogburn of
North Carolina, and two children, AL
pha and John Jackson, living on the
Jackson ranch home south of Ell Cen
trO.
Mr.. jackson was one of the most
respected ranchers in Imperial Valley.
His unostentatious acts Of charity are
remembered by many. He gave, but
was careful to conceal his donations.
He went about quietly relieving cases
of distress here and there and made
no mention of it.
Funeral services will be held at Null
ligan &Son's mortuary chapel tomor-
row at $3.50 p. M, the body to be
shipped to Danville, KY, where inter
mcat will be made in the cemetery
where his o.d schoolmates lie.
Imperial Valley press., 1916-12-16
WOMEN LIKELY
TO DIE FROM
BURNING
LabOrer's Wife Receives Sc
we're Burns When Cloth
ing Is Set on Fire.

Mrs. Thomas Saunders of $50 Ham
ilton street was perhaps fatally burned
yesterday when her clothing came in
contact with the flames of fire
started in the yard to heat water for
purposes. The flames envel-
cped the panic stricken woman and in
her excitement she famed the burn
ing clothing by running back and
forth from the house.
Neighbors assisted in extinguishing
the flaming garments and when Dr.
Clymer made an examination it was
found that the woman had received
burns from which it is not expected
that she can recover. Her husband is
a laborer and the father of three
small children.
Imperial Valley press., 1916-12-16
TRAFFIC OFFICER
IS GOING AFTER
DRIVERS WHO DO
NOT HAVE LIGHTS
VIII No Longer Caution
Those Who Fail to Car
ry Necessary Light.
WILL
BE FILED, HE SAYS
Has Distributed Over 5000
Notices Through I'M
perial County.
COMPLAINTS WILL
BE FILED, HE SAYS

At the very beginning, it should be
understood that William Stancel is
rot 'motor cop" but traffic Of
ficer in the employ of Imperial coun-
ty.
Mr. StanceI made that statement
this morning when he was urging at
tention to negligence of vehicle driv-
crs who do not carry lights. The Of
ficer had special reference to other
than motor vehicles. declaring that
half of the teams driven at night fail
to carry the warning light as provid-
ed in the county ordinance.
The officer claims that he has been
giving warnings to these violators and
has now reached the limit of his pa
tlence. He has distributed 5000 no.
tises throughout the county and here
after will make complaints instead Of
merely calling attention to the lack
of lights. The law provides that
light shall the hung on the left hand
side of the vehicle.
Imperial Valley press., 1916-12-16
CALFX|CO HAS
BIG IMPORT
RECORD

Showing imports valued at S907, 1884
during the month just closed, COM
pared with S4O9,236 last year, and
collection of 33, 3,S6503. as against $751;
94S.45 in 1918, the November report
of the collector of customs was made
public by John B. Elliott, collector
Cf costoms at Los Angeles, yester-
day.
OF the total collections, Los Ange-
les furnished $32,15O.95; San Diego,
$1,411.97; CaleXico, $165. Of the i'm
ports Calexico led all with a total
value of $716,134. Los Angeles was
second was S166,041.
A comparison of imports by coun-
tries shows Mexico furnishing two
thirds of the value, with total of
$752, $50; Japan came second with
S6O,1O and Canada third, with $2S,
IT'S.
Cotton, manufactured, was the
principal item in import, with a value
of $540,71O, and cottonseed ranged
second with $146.17 showing that the
cotton industry in Mexico is one of
our principal mainstays for imports.
Germany, Austria, Belgium, Russia
and other continental European coun-
tries have disappeared entirely from
the import column, while England has
dropped from $24,556 to $4,67l, as
compared with the same month in 1913
and France from 1864 to S2,316.
Imperial Valley press., 1916-12-16
OFFICER KILLS
AN UNRULY
PRISONER

Unable to control the two prison.
crs he was endeavoring to take to the
jail in Mexicali and attacked by one
Cr them, who sashed the officers
horse and wounded the officer in the
side with long knife, Ramon Aguilar,
mounted policeman in MeXicali, yes
terday morning shot and instantly
killed his assailant.
The remaining prisoner, calmed by
the tragedy, went peacefully to Jail.
where he is being held as witness,
says the Calexico Chronicle.
No one in MeXicali, not even the
man arrested with him, knows the
identity of the dead man. He was
reticent in talking of himself, but was
heard to say that he arrived in MeXi-
cali Wednesday morning from Cali
patria. 1t is said he was drunk and
III fighting mood when arrested for
disturbing the peace.
ii was with difficulty that the Of
iflcer, mounted and trying to handle
the two men, got them started toward
the Jail. They had proceeded but u
short distance when the stranger
pulled a long ugly looking knife from
his sleeve and slashed his captor's
horse. When warned by Aguilar, he
turned his attentions to the officer
and attacked him. A flesh wound in
the side and several cuts in his un-
form attest to the narrow escape the
officer had. The bullet struck the
prisoner in the mouth.
Imperial Valley press., 1916-12-16
GERMANY IS READY
NAME PEACE TERMS
(By United Press)

Washington, Dec. 16.-Germany
stands ready to give the Allies full
statements of the terms in the peace
Ambassador Bernstorff
has officially announced, after confer
ring with Secretary Lansing. Count
Bernstorff does not know officially
what the terms are. He said the Teu-
tons terms would be freely given to
the Ententes at any conference to be
held.
At the same time Germany is ready
to discuss disarmament and creation
of league to guarantee permanent
peace. 1t is known that Germany is
not discouraged by the fact that Amer
ica is not urging suggestions. 1t is
believed that President Wilson has
eft the way open to act later.
Imperial Valley press., 1916-12-16
Another New Citizen.

Charles Mckinley arrived this
morning from Los Angeles, to work
with A. H. Griswold in the sales and
service of the Grant Six Mr.. McKin-
lev is friend of w. F. Thorne, of
the we'll known firm of the Thorn
Hill Investment Company of Los An
geles. Mr.. Thorn was instrumental
in Mr.. Mckinley coming to the val
ley to take up this work, in which he
has had wide experience in Los An.
celes, his home town.
Imperial Valley press., 1916-12-16
Changing Rules.

The dairy committee of the lmpe-
rial County Livestock Fair has de-
cided to set aside the rule in the pre-
MUM list which states that an ami
NAL must have been in possession of
its owner thirty days in order to be
shown at the Livestock fair. This
action was taken in order to permit
showing the registered Holsteins re-
Gently purchased at the Harold Bell
Wright ranch.
Imperial Valley press., 1916-12-16
FRANK W|GG|NS IS
COMING FOR FAIR
Secretary of Los Angeles
Chamber of Commerce
Tells of Intentions.

Imperial Valley is becoming famous
for it's livestock.
Such is the opinion of Frank Wig
gins, secretary Of the Los Angeles
Chamber of Commerce, one of the
best known community advertising
specialists Of America. Writing to
the manager Of the Imperial Live
stock fair to be held in Ell Centro,
December 81 to 80, Mr.. Virgins says
that the excursion committee of the
Los Angeles Chamber Of Commerce
is considering the matter Of sending
an excursion to the Valley for the
Fair and that he is desirous OF hav-
ing a large delegation present from
Los Angeles.
personally, expect to be there
Mr.. Virgins writes, "because ! want
to see the samples of livestock for
which your valley is becoming so IA
NOUS"
That the Valley will receive good
dicated by letter received from
advertising from the fair is also in
Morris M. Rathbun, publicity commits
sioner of the Los Angeles Chamber
of Commerce, who writes he expects
to visit the fair and prepare articles
upon the livestock industry Of the
Valley for publication in Eastern peri
odicals. Mr.. Rathbun has previously
co-operated with the office Of the
county development agent in placing
publicity relative to the Valley.
Imperial Valley press., 1916-12-16

Imperial Valleys romantic past;
the hardships of its early days; the
trials and triumphs of its short his
tory, are to be recalled and contrast
ed with its present condition, as one
Of the features of the Imperial Val
ley Livestock Fair, to be held IN Ell
Centro from December 9th to the
Both.
A call was sent out yesterday by
the management OF the Fair for a
meeting of early residents to be held
at the Barbara Worth hotel at 2
o'clock Tuesday afternoon, to make
arrangements for special Pioneers
day.
Imperial Valley press., 1916-12-16
Simmons in Business.

J. J. Simmons, president of the Ell
Centre City Library and for num-
Ter of years escrow officer for one
of the local title companies, has in
terested with him some Los Angles
as we'll as local parties and formed a
new company under the name of the
Imperial Valley Title Company, and
will be located next to the Security
Bank on Main street.
Imperial Valley press., 1916-12-16
WV.
Greece Gives Satisfaction.
(By United Press)

Athens, Dec, 16.-The Greek reply
accepting the Allies demands prom
ises Legitimate satisfaction" for at
tacks on the Allies. 1t suggests ar
bitration to settle the details, and says
Greece desires to give proof of sin
cere friendship for the Ententen ma
tons, and asks them to lift the block
ade.
Imperial Valley press., 1916-12-16
Will Locate Here.

Luis Terrazas, Jr., son of the ia
NOUS general of the same name, is
said to be negotiating for the pur-
chase of the New River ranch, now
the property of the Imperial Land
Company. Terrazas came to Ell Cen
tro for the purpose of looking after
the effects of his son, Guillermo Ter
razas, who died at the St. Thomas hos
Lital Sunday.
Imperial Valley press., 1916-12-16
NEWM|RE To TALK
ON TORNEN'S TITLE
Secretary of Company Ad-
dresSers Ranchers at the
Farm Loan Meeting.

Earl Newmire, secretary and man
aGer of the Torrens Title Registry
Company, with branch office in Ell
Centre, will address the farm loan
meeting tlis afternoon. Mr.. Newmire
arrived in the city this morning and
will aid in organizing his force in the
local office
Mr.. Newmire will tell the ranchers
about the Torrens system and direct
their attectio to many of the salient
features of the new title registration
idea.
Imperial Valley press., 1916-12-16
El Centr0 Dental Firm Will
Do $500 Worth Work Free

The Imperial Valley Home Dentists
decided that they would add some
cheer during the holiday season and
and announced today that they would
do 5000 worth of dental work free,
the recipients to be children under
12 years of age whose parents are un-
able to pay for the necessary care of
the teeth. A committee of three, COM
posed of Mrs. Wiley Weaver, Eugene
White and Vern Bishop, will make
recommendations of worthy cases and
the detail firm will give attention tc
the children's teeth.
Imperial Valley press., 1916-12-16

There are many children whose
teeth are permitted to decay from
lack of proper dental treatment. In
many cases it is impossible for the
parents to have the work done be-
cause of lack of funds. The Imper-
ial Valley Home Dentists will do the
work when a case is recommended by
the above committee. Only extrac-
tions, cement and amalgam Filings
will be contained in the treatments.
The free offer is to expire January
81, 1917.
The staff of this firm is composed
of Drs. Fox, Williamson and Korf.
Imperial Valley press., 1916-12-16
Pioneer Days Is Big Feature
ofLivestock Fair to be Held
In Ell Centro Dec. 27-3O

1t is proposed to make the opening
day Pioneers day, and to arrange
a program in which the pioneers of
tie Valley will participate, and which
will carry realization to the tens
of thousands who have come into the
Valley in late years OF the obstacles
that were necessary for the early set
tiers to overcome.
1t is proposed to have period for
"reminiscences and to have a special
display Of relics and historical docu
ments.
To arrange the Pioneers Day pro-
gram, the fair mana cement yester-
CONTINUED FROM PAGE FOrEl
Imperial Valley press., 1916-12-16
German Advance.
(By United Press)

Berlin, Dec. 16.-The German thrust
has reached the second British line
southeast of Zillabeke. Artillerying at
Ypres is increasing. The French
pushed the Teutons back from the
first point on the northeast Of Yer
dun to the second position. The left
wing of the army in Rumania is with
ing reach of Buzauhz.
Imperial Valley press., 1916-12-16
Neutrality Violations.
(By United Press)

Ell Paso, Dec. Wholesale ar
tests of Americans and MeXicans here
and elsewhere on the border, charged
with breach of the neutrality laws in
aiding and fomenting the Mexican rev.
olutionary factions is planned by fed
eral agents. Members of various jun
tas are watched and action delayed
pending ratification of the Mexican
mediation protocol.
Imperial Valley press., 1916-12-16
Sells Big Ranch.

Yesterday Clifton Curtis, American
rancher on the Mexican side, disposed
of his lease holdings for $4,000. Cur
It's retains possession of I,200 acres
OF cotton. The new owners are E..
r. Arnold and Martinez de Castro.
The Curtis ranch is located at Pack
ard on the Inter-Californi railroad.
Imperial Valley press., 1916-12-16
If You Are Bubbling Over
With Christmas Cheer Help
Out VIM. Saunders Family

With a view Of alleviating INDECENT
conditions at the William Saunders
home brought about by the terrible
accident occurring yesterday at which
time Mrs. Saunders received fatal
burns, w. M. Tilley of 277 Maple
street is soliciting funds to meet the
Of the family during the
present crisis.
Mr.. Saunders, husband of the in
.ured woman, is a laboring man and
works steadily, but the wage received
is not sufficient to meet the demands
under the present conditions. There
are three small children in the fam
ily, one of three weeks, being now
Imperial Valley press., 1916-12-16
Railroad Men Confer.
(By United PresS)

Chicago, Dec. 16.-President Holden
of the Burlington road, spokesman for
the railroads in the Washington con-
ference, says employers and employ
ees are conferring regarding settle
ment Of the eight-hour dispute with
out the provisions of the Adamson law.
The meet so far has been informal.
Imperial Valley press., 1916-12-16

cared for in the Tilley home. Other
neighbors are providing for two more
tots.
Mr.. Tilley is of a humane nature
and is giving out of his heart. He
ores to enlist the donations of all VINO
would like to help the Saunders fam
lily out. He investigated the people
and knows that the case is worthy
in every particular. If you have some
money or other things that would help
cheer a saddened household around
Christmas time, just tell Mr.. Tilley
and he will see that it is given in a
manner that will not embarrass the
recipient.
Imperial Valley press., 1916-12-16
Farm Center Meeting.

Seeley Farm Center meets IN See
ley, Monday evening, December is.
Subjects, besides local program, "Re-
suits of pig feeding test recently
completed at University Farm, Davis,
and Home Orchard Trees and Home
Ornamentals adapted to Imperial Val
ley"
Imperial Valley press., 1916-12-16
BOrre Appointed Adjutant General.
(By United PreSs)

Sacramento, Dec. 16.-Colonel Bor-
rec has been appointed adjutant gen.
eral of TIE California militia by the
governor. He will succeed Adjutant
General Thomas, who resigned last
summer. Borree had been acting ad-
jutant general for some time.
Imperial Valley press., 1916-12-16
Transport Aground.

New York, Dec. 16.-The captain
and sixty members of the crew of
the transport Sumner, aground at
Barnegat, N. j., have abandoned the
ship. She is pounding and is expect
ed to go to pieces soon.
Imperial Valley press., 1916-12-16
Munsterberg Dies.
(By United Press)

Wy Cff1VOU I NooJ
Cambridge, Dec. 16.-Professor Hu-
go Munste rberg of Harvard, famous
psychologist, dropped dead while lec-
turing to a class at Ratcliff college.
He was Sc years of age and a native
of Germany.
Imperial Valley press., 1916-12-16
Adams Gets Six Months.

F. f. Adams. known as Eddie
Adams, received sentence of six
months in the county Jail yesterday
at the hands of Justice |. Mayfield.
Adams was arrested on November 2S
by Deputy Sheriff Barker. Clifford
Coggins accused Adams of stealing his
watch.
Imperial Valley press., 1916-12-16
Three Million Asked.
(By United PreSs(

Washington, Dec. 16.-An appropri-
alton of $3,OOO,OOO for the support of
families of militiamen on the border
is asked in Congressman Edmonds'
bill.
Imperial Valley press., 1916-12-16
(By United Press)

Washington, Dec. 16.-The British
embassy has advised the foreign of
flee not to return flat refusal to the
German peace note for the sake Of the
neutral opinion. Because of the close
understanding between the Allied am
tassadors here, it is believed the
French and Russian embassies have
taken similar action.
Imperial Valley press., 1916-12-16

European neutral diplomats say
that President Wilson's declnation to
take action now in regard to the Ger
man peace proposals means that their
governments will do the same.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-08-26
WOUNDED KILLED
IN TRENCH TAKEN
Germans Charge That French Soldiers
Have Orders to Clean Ont the
Living After Capture.

Berlin, Aug 2s, (by wireless to Say
vile. 1.-The charge that the French
have an organized force whose duty
it is to exterminate all the Germans
found in captured trenches. is made in
a statement issued today by the Over
seas News agency as follows:
THE French sometime ago intro
duced a new fighting system which is
the most cowardly and fragrant viola
ton of the laws of warfare developed
up to this time. Coincident reports
confirm the fact, not known until now,
that within companies special detach-
ments have been formed with express
orders to remain behind in captured
trenches and exterminate all Germans
"nettoyeurs' cleaners or sweepers).
Their equipment Is not the rife, cart
ridges and hayonet of other soldiers,
but the revolver. knife and hand
grenade
when the French storming column
succeeds in crossing a trench the
'nettoyeurs' enter and start cleaning
the trenches of all the living. Hand
grenades are thrown in the dugout
where there are often wounded men.
Those who escape from the hand
grenades are killed by revolver and
knife when they attempt to come out.
This terrible slaughter is continued
from man to man. Every man, wheth-
er wounded or not, whether armed or
not, is mercilessly stabbed or shot"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-08-26
WHEAT HOLDERS
GATHER PROFITS
Light Rains and Other Factors Brought
Out Fair Volume of Long Corn
Early In the Day.

Yesterdays advance tempted further
proht taking by wheat longs today
Opening prices were Il c lower 10 81 r
higher. but prices Immediately sageed
september which sold as high as I54H
at the start, dropped to 1924. Decem-
per after opening at 15512 to 155 sold
Gown 70 1914 as compared with vester-
days close at 154 n to 1851
iurther oullish furry was followed
oF additional selling and prices
reached the lowest level of the day
The close was weak, u to 2c under
yesterday.
Light rains and the wheat weakness
brought out fair volume of long corn
early. Prices opened unchanged to % G
up and then eased off. December.
which started unchanged to lac higher
at to9s TO 16c, declined to 75hm75Lc
The close was easy. n to 7sc down.
Oat prices opened unchanged to &c
higher. December at the start sold
IA to 19c up at SOS to 5O3sc and de-
clined to SOS.
Purchases of December and January
lard gave q little fare to the proyi-
sions market at the start but the
bulge was lost on profit taking. Sep
tember pork opened zoe lower Lard
was shade higher but easil off TIC.
Ribs were inactive.
Chicago Grain.
Chicago, Aug. 26.-CIose. Wheat.
No. red 1854; No. red 1.51%m
1.511 Il; No. ? hard 1.56; No. 8 hard
1888 01.56.
Corn: No. 5 yellow STU 68S1Ac; No.
yellow 8512 @S714c; No. white nom
inal.
Oats: No. 3 white 4715 case; stand
ard 47A 04Shc.
Rye: No 2, 1.25@1.261h.
Barley 8S01.1O.
TitmOthy nominal. Glover 1000
1400
Pork $3.50. Lard 1920. Ribs 14.2o0
1850.
Chicago Provisions.
Chicago. Aug. 26.-Butter. easy: re-
ceipts, 10,714 tubs: creamery extras,
Gle; extra ffrsts, 3015c; firsts, ESQ
2912c: seconds, 26G27c.
Eggs, unchanged; receipts, S,641
cases. Cheese. unchanged. Potatoes,
unchanged: receipts, 90 cars. Poultry,
alive, easy; fowls, 14617c; springs,
goa 2012c.
Peoria Grain.
Peoria, Ill, Aug. 26.-Corn: No. ?
white S61ac; No. yellow 861Ac; No.
mixed S612c.
Oats: No. white 46Ac
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-08-26
ALEDO AT A GLANCE
Daily Dongs in Mercer Countys Busy CapitaI
Personal Mcmillan.

Misses Ruth and Hattie Forsell left
Thursday for Andover to visit with
their cousin. Miss Ina Swanson.
DR.. J. D. McI[elvey of Moline was a
visitor in the city Thursday.
5. Everett McHard left the middle
of the week for his home at Houston,
Texas, having spent two weeks here
visiting his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Will
liam McHard
Mrs. c. n. Vertrees and daughters.
Lois and Mildred, returned Thursday
from Nashville, where the daughters
visited the past three weeks.
John r. Ramsey, brother OF the late
James H. Ramsey, arrived Thursday
from Cadiz, Ohio. to spend a few days
visiting his nephew, J. Rollin Ram
sey. who is visiting here from Tulsa,
Okla
Mrs. s. c. Harrenstein and daugh-
ter Eunice returned Friday TO their
home at Lima, Ohio after having spent
a few days visiting their father and
grandfather. Ben BaImer.
Mrs. Don Spence and little son went
to Matherville yesterday
Miss Rose Woods of St Anne, Ill,
who is visiting here with her aunt,
Miss Fife Bjorklund, went TO Alexis
yesterday for a short visit with friends
and relatives.
Samuel McAdams and James Powers
were in Rock Island yesterday on bus
mess.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. c. Winger returned
yesterday to their home at Galena,
Ohio, after spending a few days here
with Mrs. Winger's brother, H. H.
Winger
A. C. Bertholf left yesterday for a
two daVS' visit with friends and reIa-
tives in Galesburg. His wife, who is
already there, will accompany him
home.
Mrs. II. III. HOllenback went to
KeithsbuTg last evening to visit during
the week end with her son and daugh-
ter. Mr.. and Mrs. c. L. HOllenback
Mrs. Mamie Hood and daughter
Gretta returned from a visit with rel
atives at Charles City, Iowa. They
will visit here with Mrs. Hoods sister,
Mrs. T. J. Mckee
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-08-26
ILLINOIS TROOPERS
MAY SOON BE BACK

Camp Wilson. Fort Sam Houston,
Texas, Aug. 26.-An unofficial report
was current here today that the IlIi-
nofs troops here, or at least the First
brigade comprised of the First, Second
and Seventh infantry regiments, would
be returned to Illinois by Oct l.
The sending of five militiamen who
had been honOrably discharged to Fort
Sheridan. Illinois, today gave rise to
the belief that when the Illinois troops
are sent home they will be mustered
out of the federal service at Fort
Shridan rather than at Springfield.
where they were mustered in.