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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-04-13
GIRL STUDENTS BEST
Albion Goods Rank Higher Than
the Men.

News Times Special Service:
ALBION. April 13.-Albion col
lege girls are much better students
than the boys. according to the
semester scholarship ranking just
announced 10y Registrar c. +. Barr.
Sing a grading which represents
the average number of points per
hour of work, Prof. Barr gives the
average standings as follows:
All students ...-..... ...... 2,o3b
All women ----.....-. 5000. $50
All women's societies. ....... 3.O11
All mems societies. ....... 2,6O7
The figures also SHOW that society
members as rule are better stu
dents than non-society members.
The figures for the various societies
and fraternities are as follows:
Alpha ri Delta. 3,240: Eclectic and
Atheniades society. 3,114; Clionian.
G,04S; SorOsis. 1922; Alpha chi
Omega. 2.9O4: Choranymphian.
2.3S2; Phnomathian. 2,S5l; Delta
Gamma. 2.S42: non-society women.
2,S00; Zetalethian, 2.796; Forum.
2,6S1. Alpha Tau Omega. 2.542:
Delta Tau Delta. 2.439; Sigma Chi.
2,2S6; Sigma Nu 2,265; non-society
men, 1.798
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-04-13
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INDIANAPOLIS. ind. - Attaches
OF the clerks office of the United
States district court were given bit
Of variety the other daE hen "a
young couple applied az The desk for
marriage license.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-04-13

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FRANKLIN. Ind Pupils ~ the
Greenwood schools are learning
landscape gardening Mss Blanche
Din is the instructor.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-04-13

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CRAWFORDSVILLE. Ind. - Ten
horses burned 10 death when the
barn OF David Meyers was DESTROYED.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-04-13

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L4AFAY ETTE. Ind The price OF
horse shoelng in Indiana hereafter
will De 50 per horse. This was
agreed by the Master Hor-ShO~~s n
convention here
Imperial Valley press., 1916-01-05
Future Reatonsp of District and Water Companies Determined
Twelve Bard Claimants
Make Their Final Proofs

ial Irrigation District to share the
benefits of the Laguna dam.
1.-The agricultural possibilities in the
Bard district are similar to those of
the Imperial Valley. Much of the
land" said Mr., O'Sullivan, "is devoted
to the more valuable dairying, alfalfa
seed and Durango cotton industries.
These are our 8 staple crops.
"Our land cost $40 and our share Of
the Laguna reclamation project $55
per acre. The government has ex-
tended the payment of the latter from
a 10-year period to smaller payments
covering a period of 20 years.
"Ten per cent Of the land is low
lying along the river and has not been
fully reclaimed on account of engineer
ing difficulties. On this tract the
government has temporarily suspend
ed all demands for payment of recla-
nation service charges
Dan West Of the assessors office is
personally acquainted with many of
the party and to certain extent took
them under his ample wing during
their stay here.
Imperial Valley press., 1916-01-05
Rumsey's Department Store
Suffers Heavy Fire Loss

At 1O:45 last evening County Su-
perintendent Shibley was passing
Rumsey's Department Store on Sixth
street and thought he detected fire.
He called on J. E. Davis, who joined
him in an investigation, and it was
found there was a fire in the rear
Of the store, which had already filled
the building with smoke and was
developing very dangerous situa-
tion.
The fire department answered
quickly to an alarm, and made splen-
did fight against the flames, which
meanwhile had enveloped about half
the storeroom.
BY this quick action the fire was
kept from breaking through either
the roof or walls, and in 30 minutes
the fire was practically out.
The usual large crowd assumbled,
and citizens generally lent hand to
the department.
Fortunately there was no wind
Imperial Valley press., 1916-01-05
Survivor From Persia
- Tells of Sinking of Ship

boats were tied together by their
painters and the fifth followed some
distance away.
"My boat left the others in order to
search the more-frequented steamship
channels for help. We rowed for 3
hours. Then we saw a cruiser and
called out: ..-.. .....,
"'We are English
eve explained that we were sur
vivors of the, Persia and gave direc-
tions to the cruiser as to where the
other boats were. They were soon
found and the occupants We're taken
off Immediately by the English sail
OrS. ... 49,,
gers were screaming; others were call
ing out goodbye. Those in one boat
sang hymns"
Imperial Valley press., 1916-01-05
Governor johnson On
The Legislative Session

Sacramento, Jan. 5.-Governor Hi
ram w. Johnson has issued state
ment, declaring that the busibess that
is to come before the special session
of the legislature, commencing today,
should be disposed of in very few
days and if the legislature remains
in session longer than that time fill
busterers will be to blame. The state
ment follows:
II don't expect the session to last
2 weeks, and l have taken the great
est pains to limit the call, SO that
only specific things may be done. l
did this dssignedly to prevent filibus-
tering and waste Of time by those
whose voices are music to their ears.
"Some of these gentlemen opposed
to US have a singular faculty for ex-
pressing one view today and another
tomorrow. They justify the old syni-
cism that consistency is the vice of
FOOLS
"If this session is prolonged; if the
cost be piled up, the responsibility
will rest with those who are seeking
to do politics rather than to attend to
the business of the state.
"There is no reason why this ses-
sion should not be closed within a very
few days with an expenditure Of mOn-
ey that is negligible.
"The San Francisco Normal School
long has needed assistance from the
state. The buildings at present are
frame and mere firetraps-indeed,
they were constructed as makeshifts.
apparently the opportunity is pre-
sented of obtaining a most beautiful
site at a minimum of cost, and it is
good business judgment to take ad-
vantage Of the opportunity if pos
sible.
"This matter was Of sufficient i'm
portance for the state to expend the
Imperial Valley press., 1916-01-05

Twelve Bard government land
claimants who arrived in Ell Centro
Sunday have completed the making of
their final proofs before Court Com
missioner II. L. welch.
The claims proved on are part Of
the land formerly occupied by the
Yuma Indian reservation, which was
opened to entry in the spring of 1910,
and are owned by Samuel C. Kribbs,
William E. Henson, Albert r. Hines,
Stephen O'Sullivan, Edgar A. Briggs,
Marshall Lambert, w. H. Bovee, Miss
Mayme Nice, w. R. Caswell, E. j.
Mayo, Walter ]. Smith and T. L. Lane
as guardian of Lillian Cooke. All ap-
peared in person before Commissioner
iWelch. I
The Bard district comprises about
5000 acres of unusually fertile land
and is under the Laguna reclamation
project on the California side of the
river.
Three of the party-Messrs. Hines,
Henson and O'Sullivan-were enthusi-
astic in their invitation to the Imper-
Imperial Valley press., 1916-01-05

and no other building was injured.
Even ]. E. Davis new drug store, oc-
cupying the corner of the building, es-
capped injury.
Roy Z. Rumsey, owner of the store,
this morning estimated the loss to his
stock roughly at $4,000, though he
said it would not be possible to get
a close estimate of the loss until the
appraisers went over the wreckage
carefully.
The loss on the building. half Of
which is owned by Mr.. Rumsey and
half by j. E. Davis, will not be very
great, as the steel ceiling protected
it, and there was but slight damage
above the ceiling.
Mr.. Rumsey said this was his first
with fire and he did not
know to what to attribute the cause.
He does not believe the oil stove set
the goods on fire, as the stove was
filled with oil at noon and was not
lighted after that time
Imperial Valley press., 1916-01-05
ORDER UNIOUEIN
~ COUNTY COURT Is
ISSUED BY JUDGE

Proceedings unique in the Imperial
county Superior court were brought
yesterday by the law firm of Person
& Iasigi, when their application for
the attachment of the person of H.
Y. Motto was ordered allowed by Judge
Franklin J. Cole.
This proceeding is possible only
when affidavits are filed showing that
a person is about to leave the state
with the intention to defraud credi-
tors.
Person & Iasigi represent local
merchants who had information that
Moto was in San Francisco preparing
to sail for the Orient without the for
mality of settling outstanding claims
against him.
Imperial Valley press., 1916-01-05
RAILROADS SAVE $1S6OOOOOO
BY ECONOMICAL METHODS

tual accomplishment" says the Rail
way Age Gazette, "Louis D. Brandeis'
scientific management schemes for
saving the railroads a million dollars
day pale into insignlficance."
"How about it," l asked Brandeis.
weren't your efficiency schemes of
similar nature?"
"Why, yes,' he answered. "Effi-
cheney of this kind was only part of
what l advocated! The Railway Age
Gazette is right, however, in calling
attention to the results of the opera
tion of the railroads for the fiscal
year 1915 as being remarkable.
"To have reduced operating expen-
ses $186,OOO,OOO when gross earnings
fell off $163 100000, showing an ac-
tual increase in net returns, proves
anew how necessity is the mother of
invention.'
"The efficiency engineer, it seems,
has at last been hard at work. And
railroad managers throughout the
country now are giving by their own
acts the best evidence of their con-
viction that vast savings are possible
through improvement in manage
ment!'
When the modest Brandeis had said
all he would, l went to a neutral
observer" of the keenest in
the country-Professor Charles Zube-
lin, economist, sociologist, traveller, and
sturdy backer of the Brandeis eff
cheney schemes.
"Are the railroads practicing the
Brandeis scientific management
asked.
"All over the country" he said
"Brandeis is making them eat crow
and oh, how they hate it!
"Brandeis himself referred chiefly
to theA internal forms of efficiency
He did not point out another phase
which would mean the saving of an
other million a day! The engineer
ing problems, l mean. In New York
City they spent 100000 getting
railway stations-enough to put 2
railways across Canada! In Chicago
solid square mile directly south OF
the business district is taken up by
railroad yards and not more than q
fourth of it is needed! Chicago is 8
flat city. You can enter it from al
most any direction. Yet the 20 rail
roads that come in actually cross eacf
other 239 times!
"These are some of the engineering
mistakes which produce gneat inef
ficiency in the operation of our rail
roads, and which must still be correct
ed, after Brandeis' recommendation
are all adopted"
Imperial Valley press., 1916-01-05

Alexandria, Egypt (via London), 4,
Jan. 5.-Charles Grant of Boston, one
of the 2 Americans known to have
been on board the British steamer
Persia whe she was torpedoed in the
Mediterranean last Thursday, has ar
rived in Alexandria.
Mr.. Grant, so far as is known, is
the only American from whom can
come the story of the Persia sinking.
He gave to the Associated Press today
the most detailed account yet received
of the disaster.
81 was in the dining saloon of the
Persia at 1:O5 p. m.,' he said. 81 had
just finished my soup and the stew
ard was asking what l would take for
my second course when a terrific ex-
plosion occurred.
"The saloon became filled with
smoke broken glass and steam from
the boiler. There was no panic. We
went on deck as if we were at drill
and reported at the time on the star
board side, as the vessel had listed to
port. l clung to the railing. The last
thing done was to tie on Captain
Sprickley's life belt.
As the vessel was then listing so
badly that it was impossible to launch
the starboard boats, l slid down the
starboard rail into the water. l got
caught in rope which pulled off a
shoe, but l broke loose and climbed
on some floating wreckage.
"The last l saw of the Persia she
had her bow in the air, minutes aft
er the explosion.
"After floating about on the wreck
age until o'clock in the morning,
saw 5 boats. was pulled into one
of them. We rowed about, looking
for stragglers.
"The boats became overloaded and
"Robert McNeely, American consul
at Alden, sat at the same table with
me on the voyage. He was not seen.
probably because his cabin was on the
port side.
"It was horrible scene. The wa
ter was black as ink. Some passen-
the occupants were redistributed. Four
Imperial Valley press., 1916-01-05

cation District in said Imperial coun-
ty will be no longer necessary to be
retained for the uses and purposes
thereof; now, therefore, be it
"Resolved, That the following mu-
tual water companies hereby offer to
purchase from said Imperial Irriga-
tion District for the consideration Of
assuming and relieving said Imperial
Irrigation District from the mainte-
nance thereof, the right, title and in
terest Of said Imperial Irrigation Dis
trict to be acquired as aforesaid, in
the following canals set opposite the
names of the respective companies
named as follows, to wit:
Imperial Water Co. No. 1-Alami-
tos, Boundary, Briar, Rositas, Alamo
river from international boundary
line to Rositas.
Imperial Water Cos. Nos. and d
Central and Brawlcy Mains.
Imperial Water Cos. Nos. 2, and
Z, and Holton Power Co.-East Side
Lowline canal
Imperial Water Co. No. 6-Wis-
tiria, Woodbine and Wormwood.
Imperial Water Cos. Nos. and IL
West Side Main canal
Imperial South Side Water Co.
Ash canal.
"There is expected from the forego-
ing canals to be turned over to the
mutual water companies the Boundary
canal, those portions Of canals within
sixty feet of the Mexican boundary
line and convenient working space
around all structures.
"Said offer being subject to the rat
ification of the boards of directors Of
the respective water companies above
named"
Imperial Valley press., 1916-01-05
PROGRAM ARRANGED
FOR CLUB MEETING

The music committee has prepared
the following program for the regu-
lar meeting Of the Women's Ten Thou
sand Club to be held at 2:3O O'clock
tomorrow afternoon at Davis hall:
Piano solo, "SOuis Bois" (Staub)
Cornela Clark
Vocal solo,. "Alone in Loves Gar
den" (Hewitt) ...... Mrs. Swing
"a Trip Through Yellowstone
Park" (illustrated) .........
................M Mrs. o. G.. Horn
Vocal solo, "Jewel Song ("Faust')
................ Miss Chestnut
The following ladies will act as
hostesses: Mrs. C. E. Paris, Mrs. AL
len Nuffer, Mrs. c. ]. Ritz.
Imperial Valley press., 1916-01-05
Delivery By the District To Be At
International Line, Where All Users
Must Obtain Supply Through Mutual
Organizations.

A great problem of water distribu-
ton was settled yesterday by the
unanimous concurrence of all the
mutual water companies and the di-
Tectors of the Irrigation District. By
this decision the mutual companies
are given q definite status under pub
lie ownership of the canals and are
saved from the confusion and dissolu-
ton which already had begun.
The representatives of the mutual
companies submitted to the directors
of the Irrigation District a proposal,
which by resolution was approved by
the board, to be formally entered into
when the several water companies
shall have submitted the proposal in
definite form. The proposal was as
follows:
Whereas, the Imperial Irrigation
District is about to acquire owner
ship in that certain canal system stu
ate in the Republic of Mexico and in
Imperial County, California, formerly
owned by the California Development
Company, and now about to be sold
by W. II. Holabird, as receiver; and
"Whereas, certain canals in said I'm
perial county are now part of said
system formerly used to deliver wa
ter to mutual water companies in I'M
perial county; and
"Whereas, by agreement among the
mutual water companies receiving wa
ter, respectively, from said canals, it
will no longer be necessary for said
Imperial Irrigation District to retain
said canals in said Imperial county, in
order to deliver water to said COM
panies; and
"Whereas, said real property thus
to be acquired by said Imperial Irri-
Imperial Valley press., 1916-01-05

cost of the special session in its be-
half
Concerning the election laws, this
seems to be the situation:
"The tangle in the election laws is
due wholly to those who took the
and, while accepting and
adopting the registration bill, which
provided for no party registration, at
the same time sought to maintain a
system of party nominations depen-
dent upon party registration"
Imperial Valley press., 1916-01-05
3 SUPERIOR COURT
SENTENCES AFFIRMED

Sentences Of Jack Clark, Joe Lay
den and Jack Morrell, imposed by
Judge Cole on their conviction of bur-
glary, have been affirmed by the dis
trict court of appeal, to which court
the cases were carried by Attorney j..
A. Berry, representing the three con-
victed men. ....
The burglary was committed at the
j. w. Neff ranch home near Holtville.
Imperial Valley press., 1916-01-05
BY Kenneth w. Payne


Boston, Jan. 3.-Brandeis was
right!
Louis d. Brandcis-the mild-man-
nered Boston lawyer who years ago
had the nerve to confront all by him.
self Americas most colossal combi-
nations of capital, and tell them how
their business ought to be run!
One million dollars day they could
save, he declared, if only they would
adopt scientific efficiency methods!
And when he told them how to do it,
you remember the way the railroads
jeered!
But they aren't jeering at Brandeis
today? They merely hate him now.
For the year 1915 has actually made
them buckle down and do the very
things Brandeis told them to!
And the railroads own statistics,
which have just come to light, reveal
what tremendous savings have been
realized by the practice of the hated
Brandeis efficiency methods. In the
fiscal year 1915 the roads earned
$163 100000 less than in 1914, yet by
practicing true efficiency they actu-
ally cut operating expenses by the
tremendous total of $1S6, 100000, thus
showing really an increase in the net
returns!
Up in a plain, bare-floored lawyers
office here sits smiling mildly the
rather shy man who accomplished all
this-who started the muli-billion-
aire railroads at last along the path
toward efficient public utility.
Brandeis is one of those radicals
who think the function of railroads
and other utilities is as much to serve
the public as to serve private exploit
ers! And Brandeis was right on eff
ficiency. What if Brandeis should bt
right in this, too?
OF course the railroads don't give
Brandeis a jot of credit for the eff
cheney that they have just begun t.
put into practice. Witness an article
in the Railway Age Gazette, which
sums up the economies so far real
lied.
More than half. of this economy wa'
in transportation expenses, according
to the Gazette. They were cut dowl
9 per cent per mile! The efficienc!
has been realized in part by the scien
tific loading of trains, using large
cars, loading more freight into eacl
car. and by running more cars pc
train.
As compared with 1904, the saving
in 1914, through increased efficiency
was 29S, 100000 train miles.
And now we cc.ne to the animus il
the thing. compared with this &C
Imperial Valley press., 1916-01-05
Chamber of Commerce
Is To Be ReorganiZed

the special interests of Ell Centre.
There has been disposition to use
all endeavors in connection with the
county chamber, but this has not full
ly met the needs of the town, and,
now that an excursion is to come Sat-
nrday, it is proposed to work out a
quick reorganization to look after the
entertainment Of the visitors.
Imperial Valley press., 1916-01-05
Marks Fall Lower.

New York, Jan. 5.-Exchange on
Germany fell to Is 1-8, the lowest
quotation since the outbreak of the
war, and probably without preceden:
in the financial relations between this
center and Berlin.
The unit of exchange on Germany is
marks, so that today's quotation
implies a value Of only about 18 7-8
cents for marks, as against the nor
NAL value of about % "a cents.
On the other hand, remittances to
London attained their highest rates
in months, demand sterling being
quoted at 4.73 3-8.
Imperial Valley press., 1916-01-05
MARRIAGE LICENSES

Edward Everett McCutcheon, %,
and Martha Lurline O'Guin, Is, both
residents of Calexico -
Charlie Radford, 2S, and Loretta
Looney, 18, both residents of Holt
vile. sn>.e.'f
Imperial Valley press., 1916-01-05

Mayor Swanson, and R. B. Moore,
president of the somnambulent Ell
Centro Chamber of Commerce, yester-
day issued call for meeting to
reorgani ize that body, to be held at
the city hall tonight at $3.50.
There is a strong feeling on the
part of local business men chat there
should a civic body to lock after
Imperial Valley press., 1916-01-05
VALLEY PRESS
is OFFICIAL COUNTY PAPER

At meeting of the Board of
Supervisors this afternoon, on
unanimous vote, the Imperial Val
ley Press was made official cOun-
ty paper for the coming year.
Imperial Valley press., 1916-01-05
BIGGEST
DAY YET AT p. o.

That Monday exceeded any previous
day in the history of the local post
office in the number of stamps sold
was announced by Postmaster G. w.
Collins this morning. 8
There were also 124 money orders
issued, exceeding by 20 the number
issued on any previous day.
Imperial Valley press., 1916-01-05
Colorado River Flow.

Mean daily gage heights, in feet,
and mean discharges, in second-feet,
of the Colorado river at Yuma, Ariz.,
for the week ending December 81,
1915: ..
Imperial Valley press., 1916-01-05

THIS is A BARGAIN DAY WITH THE PRESS
Every Day is Bargain Day with the Great Dollar
Daily The Imperial Valley Press. daily except Sunday
one year, in Imperial county, 81. Elsewhere, S.
Imperial Valley press., 1916-01-05
Cotton Market.

Cotton Market.
Cotton showed increased strength
today, according to reports to DAILY
Brothers from eastern markets.
New Orleans
Imperial Valley press., 1916-01-05

L. M. LAWSON,
Project Manager.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-12-21
RICH BANKER ONLY rs
WEBS SECRETARY, %

New York, Dec. 21.--John B. Man
ming, aged -, millionair banker and
broker, has married his secretary, Miss
Honora May O'Rrien, aged %. Man
ning's sons SAID they had not been
advised OF the Wedding. Mr.. Manning
is one of the best known figures in
the financial district. Born in Ireland,
he came to this country ne arly 60 Years
ago. H. became a member of the Stock
Exchange in 1859 and for years has
been an authority n bond and invest
ment securities. He is a large holder
of railway stocks and bonds and is
reputed to be worth several million
dollars.
Mr.. Manning was expelled from the
Stock Exchange in 1876 On a charge
of fraud. the govern committee
finding him guilty of altering five first
mortgage $1,000 bends o. the Union
Pacific Railroad company. His fran
cial difficulties were sail at the time
to be due to domestic troubles.
Broker Manning waJ married in
1861. His wife brought suit for a
separation in 1894, charging cruelty
and failur 10 rovide properly for her
and her seve-l children. The husband
claimed his family was extravagant
and treated HIN coldly. Mrs. Nam
ming was granted $500 month ALI
mony md counsel fees.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-12-21
[II|!ElzIl!]

in America, is to be the scene of
rousing prohibition rally next week.
The occasion will be the annual con-
vention OF the intercollegiate Prohi-
bition association. The University of
Kentucky will act as host to the con-
venton, which will begin its sessions
one week from today.
The committee in charge of local ar
rangcments is in receipt of advices in
dicating large attendance of dele
gates from leading colleges and uni-
versities throughout the United States.
William j. Bryan, former secretary of
state has accepted an invitation to de-
liver the opening address. Several
other prohibition leaders of national
prominence will be heard during the
three days that the sessions will con-
tinue. The convention will formulate
plans to wage a vigorous prohibition
campaign among college students dur
ing the coming year.