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The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1916-02-25
AriStos flour just receiU
ed. ---P. H. Goodreau.

A special meeting of the Ladies Guild
of the Presbyterian Church was held
Thursday afternoon at the home of
Mrs. W. b. Gabbert. After the bust
ness before the members was finished
they were served with dainty refresh
ments by their hostess. Fourteen
members were present.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1916-02-25
Ordinance No. SO


ing a tax of ten mills on the dollar OF
the assessed valuation on all property,
IN the Parish of jefferson Davis, sub
/ iect to taxation, for the Year 1916, for
general purpoS eS.
Section |: Be it ordained by the Pc
lice Jury of the Parish of Jefferson
Davis, LouiSial a, that tax of ten mills
on the dollar of the assessed valuation,
be and is hereby levied, assessed and
imposed upon all of the property SUBJ
jeCt to taxation in the parish OF Jetfer-
son Davis, Louisiana, to be applied to
the general purposes and needs OF the
parish and for payment OF the special
purpose as provided herein for the
year 1916.
Section. 2 Be it further ordained, ETC.,
that out of said ten mill tax levied in
section of this ordinance, there is
hereby set aside as follows; .
mills of said tax for the support and
maintenance of the publib schools OF
this parish.
mill of said tax, or as much thereof
as may be necessary, to retire and pay
for the certificates of Indebted
ness, issued in payment of the Parish
Jail.
mills of said tax, or as much there
of aS may be necessary, to pay the cri-
minal expense of the parish.
2l-4 mills of said tax, or as much
thereof as may be necessary, to pay and
retire Court House Bonds, issued in
payment of Court House, and becom.
ing due and payable in 1917.
The excess of said tax from said
special purposes, and the balance of
said ten mill tax for general purposes
to be appropriated for general uses and
general purposes.
section 3. BE It further ordained,
ct, that this ordinance shall take effect
and be enforced from and after its adop.
ton and PRONUNCIATION.
Adopted Feb. 9th, 1916.
YEAS9
NOES @
JNO. H. COOHER,
Attest: President OF Police Jury.
L. E. ROBINSON.
Clerk of Police Jury, Sc st
State of Louisiana,
Parish of Jefferson Davis
BY virtue of. and pursuant to an Or
der from the Hon. Fred J. Grace, Regis.
! ter of the State Land Office, dated the
7th day of January, 1916, and in con-
formity with act No. SIS of the Acts of
the General Assembly of 1912,
| will offer for sale and sell at
Public Auction
at the principal door of the Court House
OF the parish of Jefferson Dayis at Jen-
nings, Louisiana, on
SATURDAY, MARCH II, 1916,
between the hours of II o'clock A. M
and clock P. NJ, to the last and high.
eStibidder, the following described prop
erty to.wit:
| "Sn4 NE4 Sec. rs, T. 9S., R.6W."
Terms of Sale-Cash. For not less than
One hundred ($1OO0O) Dollars.
j. F. FUSELIER,
Sheriff.
! Baton Rouge, La, Jan. 9TH, 1916.
Approved:
FRED j. GRACE,
Register of State Land Office.
Feb. 4-Mar. 10.
Aristos flour Just receiu.
led. ---P. II. Goodreau.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1916-02-25
r. S. GREER
Editor and Manager.
FOR POLICE JUROR WARD 7.
We are authorized TO announce
Mr.. F. A. ARCENEAUX

as a candidate for re- election as Police
Juror, Ward seven, Jefferson Davis
Parish, inject to the action OF the
vote, =. ,.v DenOcratic Primary. ~
Imperial Valley press., 1916-08-22

form part of the guard equipment.
Every man has his allotment of
clothing.
more and more is coming" the
observer said, indicating that when
tie guard returns every regiment
will carry its full strength. The SOL
d:ers will 60 first, when the order to
California comes, and following,
trainload after trainload of stores will
come. Every armory and headquarters
should become an individual arsenal
and base Of supplies with reserve
fer feeding its regimental units.
"The new guard thus equipped, will
be headed for the border in IA hours
stead OF that many days when the
next call comes," the observer de-
clared. 1T is the first step of fed
eralizing the militia.
Imperial Valley press., 1916-08-22
PLEAD
NOT GUILTY TO MURDER

San Francisco, Aug. 22.-Warren X
Billings, Thomas J. Mooney and Mrs.
Rena Mooney, indicted on charge of
murder in connection with the pre-
paredness parade dynamiting here,
pleaded not guilty in Superior Judge
Criffin's court.
Attorney Maxwell McNutt, repre-
senting the three defendants, before
entering the pleas, virtually withdrew
the defendants motions TO quash the
Indictments which had been entered on
tee hnical grounds. He said he was
wiling to let the motions go without
argument and Judge Griffin imme-
diately denied the motions.
Judge Griffin at the same time an
nounced that he would hear argu-
ments at A O'Clock this afternoon on
similar motions filed by Edw. Nolar
and Israel Weinburg, the two other
defendants. William Hoff Cook will
argue for Nolan and J. G. Reisner for
Wenburg
McNutt told the court that he did
not propose to delay the trial of his
clients by interposing technlcahtles'
but that he wished 80 days in which
to prepare for the defense
Imperial Valley press., 1916-08-22
Expectto be Home
By Christmas

Headquarters California National
Guard, Nogales, Ariz., Aug. 22.-
"Home by Christmas" has become a
common expression in the California
camps.
Few troopers expect to be off the
border before that time.
"And when they do return" said a
former 7th infantry officer, explaining
lis version of the long stay of the
state armies along the border, they
will return as real soldiers, and when
Imperial Valley press., 1916-08-22
4 PSYCHIC DISTURBER.

n 1t was cruel of Tom OBrien, engineer and farmer
of the north end of the valley to accompany the party Of
lorthenders Hanons heading Sunday for thereby he
nterfered with the mesmeric powers which Chief Engi-
neer lockwood otherwise might have eXerted.
The truth is that Tom persisted in injecting into the
event some facts that wholly variance with the
psychic influence of the chief engineer and suggested SO
prosaic thought that if the Alamo canal were straight
ened from its present sepentne it would have SUI
fcient grade prevent sitting up Of course that simple
expedent has nothing of mystery about it. and conse
ouently was foreign the purposes of the trip More
over that would add to the under rrga
ton in Mexico.
The Brawley News informs us that Mr. lockwood
scoursed length the beautiful site that presented
Tor his proposed stpumpng basin but is not recorded
in the News that the chief engineer repeated his state
ment that it would be necessary for all time to pump
10000 cubic yards of silt day cost of cents yard
or $1,000 day S65OOO year, which is equivalent to
interest on s7,3OOOOO.
These figures probably not gone into, for they
would have been disastrous to the psychic influence OF
the occasion the mpernent suggestions of Tom
O'Brien.
Imperial Valley press., 1916-08-22
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE ON Pc.
TITION TO MORTGAGE.

In the Superior Court of the State
of California, in and for the County Of
Imperial.
In the matter of the estate of Fer
dinand +. Leja, deceased.
Tyler w. Seal. administrator of the
estate of Ferdinand +. LEILA, deceased,
having filed herein his petition, duly
verified by affidavit, praying for an
order of this court authorizing, en-
poWering and directing him, as such
administrator, to mortgage the real
property of said deceased therein and
hereinafter described, and to pledge
certain shares of the capital stock of
certain water companies, also therein
and hereinafter described, for the pur-
pose set forth in said petition; and
it appearing that it will be of advan-
tage to said estate that said mort
gage and said pledge be made,
1t Is Ordered by the Court, That all
persons interested in the estate of
Ferdinand +. Leja, deceased, do ap-
pear before this court On the 25th
day of August, 1916, at 2 o'clock
in the afternoon of said day, then
and there to show cause, if any they
have, why the real property of said
estate and the water stock, described
below or some part thereof, should
not be mOrtgaged or pledged for the
sum of three thousand seven hundred
fifty dollars ($3,750.00), as prayed for
in the petition of Tyler w. Seal, ad-
ministrator, this day filed, or for such
lesser amount as to the court shall
seem meet. Reference is made to said
petition for further particulars. Said
real estate, the property to be mort
gagged, is situated in the County of
Imperial, State of California, and is
more particularly described as fol-
lows, to wit:
Parcel one: Tracts fifty-three (53)
and fifty-four (54), Township fifteen
15) South, Range fifteen (15) East,
S. B. NJ, excepting therefrom one (1)
acre heretofore decided to Rose school
district for school purposes.
Parcel two: An undivided one-half
(k) interest in and to the west one
half (W1a) of the Northeast one
fourth (NEA) and the East one-half
(Ek) of the Northwest one-fourth
(NWA), Section six (6), Township
sixteen (i6l South, Range fifteen
(15) East, S. B. M.
Said water stock, the property to
be pledged, is more particularly de-
oCIIDcu DIS lOIlOWS, 10 VIII.
/. Ninety-five (95) shares of the
capital stock of Imperial Water Com
pany No. /, corporation, now To-
Gated upon the first above described
parcel Of land.
2. Sixty shares of the capital stock
of Imperial Southside Water Com
pany, a corporation, now located upon
said last above described parcel of
land.
1t is further ordered that this order
to show cause be published daily for
four successive weeks before the day
of hearing in the Imneral VALLEY
Press, daily newspaper of general
circulation, published in said County
of Imperial.
Dated this 2Sth day of July. 1916.
FRANKLIN J. COLE,
Aug24 Judge Of Supe.ior Court.
Imperial Valley press., 1916-08-22
Waterfront
Strike Settled

San Francisco, Aug. 22.-The firms
CT the Waterfront Employers union
were formally notified today that the
recent agreement entered into be-
tween the employers and the long
shoremen's union has been ratified by
a ) to / vote of the latter organiza-
ton, thus definitely settling the wa
terfront strike. the employers are to
e.. gage only union men when avail
able. The wage increase decided upon
will be paid from June 1, in accord
ance with the understanding between
men and employers when the long
snoremen resumed work in July.
Imperial Valley press., 1916-08-22
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE ON Pc
TITION TO MORTGAGE REAL
PROPERTY.

In the SUPERIOR Court of the State
of California in and for the County
of Imperial.
In the matter of the estate of Mar
tin Widmann, deceased.
Johanna Weise, formerly Johanna
Widmann, Administrative of the estate
of Martin Widmann, deceased, having
filed herein her petition, duly verified
bv affidavit, praying for an order of
this court authorizing, empowering
and directing her. as such admin
IistratriX, to MORTGAGE the real prop
erty of the said deceased therein and
hereinafter described, for the purposes
set forth in said petition, and it ap-
rearing that it will be for the advan-
tage of said estate that said mortgage
be made,
1t Is Ordered by the Court, That
all persons interested in the estate
of Martin Widmann do appear before
this court on the 25th day of August,
1916, at 2 o'clock in the afternoon of
said day. then and there to show
cause, if any they have, why the real
property of said estate, described be-
low, or some part thereof, should not
be mortgaged for the sum of not to
exceed seven thousand dollars, as
prayed for in the said petition of Jo-
hanna Weiss, formerly Johanna Wild
mann, administrative, this day filed,
or for such lesser amount as to the
court shall seem meet.
Reference is made to the said pc
tition for further particulars. Said
real estate the property to be mort
gagged is situated in the County of
Imperial, State Of California, and is
more particularly described as fol-
lows, to wit:
All of Tract Sixty-four (64), Town
ship fifteen G5) South, Range fifteen
(15) East, S. B. M.
II is further ordered that the order
to show cause be published once a
week for four successive weeks be-
fore the day of hearing in the Impe-
rial Valley Press, daily newspaper
of general circulation published in the
County of Imperial. State of Califor-
mia.
Dated this 28th day of July. 1916.
FRANKLIN j. COLE,
July28Aug4-11-18-24 Judge.
Imperial Valley press., 1916-08-22

the call comes again they can mobil-
ize as quickly as the German army"
This officer was walking along a
back street in Nogales while he
talked. He pointed out huge ware
house under construction.
That's for storing reserve equip
ment and supplies he said.
4 little further along he pointed to
. long row of piled crates and boxes
urder canvas tarpaulin covering.
Rifle, pistol and artillery ammunition
by the hundreds Of thousands Of
rounds were piled here because ware
house space has all been used. A
hundred new heavy duty motor trucks
Imperial Valley press., 1916-08-22
Property Loss
Is $4,000, 900

Dallas, Tex, Aug. 22.-Thousands
Of families are homeless in the south
ern gulf region as the result Of Fri
days hurricane and preparations are
being made throughout the state to-
DAY to rush supplies, tentage and
funds to them.
The storm-swept area extends from
Corpus Christi south to Brownsville
and inland from 80 to 80 miles. The
death toll was placed at from 13 to
H. today and the total property loss
az $2,O0O,000 The dead include six
or nine sailors drowned when the
sn all steamer Pilot Bay was wrecked
off Port Aransas, and seven persons
en- land. All the latter were Mexicans.
The damage, which includes the
opening cotton crop, is apportioned as
follows: Corpus Christi, 100000;
Aransas Pass, Sl5O,OOO; Bishop, $780,
600; Alice, 100000; Kingsville, $780,
0G0; Rockport, $4,000; Robstown,
$4,000; San Diego, $4,000; Rio
Grande valley, 100000; widely sep
Iarated farming communities, Sj00,O0O.
The army camps along the Rio
Grande escaped practically unscathed,
and it is believed the large stores of
food and tentage in the bases there
viii be sent to points farther along
the coast. State and federal officers
are expected today to organize the
relief work.
Imperial Valley press., 1916-08-22
SUMMONS.

In the Justices Court of Ell Centre
Township, County of Imperial, State
Of California.
Chas. Darrough, plaintiff, VS.. A. P.
Phillips, defendant.
The People of the State of Califor-
ria send greeting to A. P. Phillips,
defendant.
You are hereby directed to appear
in an action brought against you by
the above named plaintiff in the JUS
tees court of Ell Centre township
Imperial county. State of California,
and to answer before the justice at
his office, Court House, in said
township. the complaint filed therein
within five days Exclusive of the day
Of service) after the service on you
of this summons, if served within the
township in which the action is
brought; or, if served out of said
township but within said county, with
in ten days; or within twenty days
if served elsewhere. And you are
hereby notified that unless you so ap-
pear and answer said complaint, as
above required, said plaintiff will
cause you default to be entered and
take judgment for any money or dam
ages demanded in the complaint as
arising upon contract. or will apply to
the court for the relief demanded in
the complaint, together with the costs
Of suit.
Given under my hand this 18th day
of June, 1916.
I. MAYFIELD.
Justice of the Peace, FL Centre Town
ship, County Of Imperial. State of
California. ThursSept21
Imperial Valley press., 1916-08-22
HOTEL VICTORIA

Cor. seventh and Hope Sts..Los Angeles
100 light, airy, modern rooms. Rates,
S100 per day. Special weekly rates.
Opposite Robinson's new million dollar
department store Take Los Angeles
Transfer bus at our expense Street
cars direct from depot to hotel. Ga
rage in connection
&. II. SAYRES, Proprietor.
Imperial Valley press., 1916-08-22
Hotel MelrOSe

30 $50 So. Grand Ave, Los Angeles.
Summer rates now on. Rooms with
out bath, $3.50 week up. $40 month up.
Rooms with bath. $3.50 week up, SIS
month up. Cafe in connection.
Phones: Home 1924; Main 1906.
JOSEPH O. ROE. Proprietor.
Imperial Valley press., 1916-08-22
IT'S AEOLIAN HARP.

l The aeolian harp which hangs on the WILLOWS OF
the Brawley News still plays the sad refrain about the
Misrepresentation Of irrigation district affairs, and
one in the News office ventures furnish diagram to
show what those misrepresentation few facts
might be out of harmony with the sad refrain, however
Imperial Valley press., 1916-08-22
HOTEL JOVITA
s26 South Spring Street.
Los AnScIcS

Quiet, Cleanly, Close In.
RATES-75c per day up; $1OO per
day up with private shower bath.
Take L. A. Transfer Bus. We refund
your fare.
Imperial Valley press., 1916-08-22
MARRIAGE LICENSES

Donald Laurence Vaughn, "a, and
Emma Vivian Martin, %, both resi-
dents of San Diego.
Imperial Valley press., 1916-08-22
HOTEL VENDOME

!.s1 SOUTH 1fII ST, hos NnEcIcS
sClean and homelike. Right in shop
ping district. Half-block from Y. w.
C. A.
Per day. soc and up.
Per week, $3.50 and up.
Private baths.
Phones: Main S607 HomeA66O1
Imperial Valley press., 1916-08-22
HOTEL SHERMAN
3I4 West Fourth Street. near broadway
Los Angeles.

$50 rooms. unexcelled in situation,
comfort, cleanliness; 81 per week up,
81 day and up. Main 70S7, F3531. Take
any bus to this hotel; fare refunded
Imperial Valley press., 1916-08-22
PROFESSIONAL c A R DS
PHYSICIANS

DIR. II. u. LUCkETT
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON
Office, Davis Building
office Hours. 10 a. m. to IL M; p. m
to p. m. Phone 87W.
DIR. W. II. HEFFEtNAN
Specialist Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat.
office in Davis Bldg, Ell Centro. Cal.
Telephone 233
UR. LYNN *. BLANESLlGE
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON
Chronic and Nervous Diseases
Diseases of Women
X-Ray and Electro-Therapeuttcs
Hours, Q to IL, to
Rooms 26-27, Sec. Bank Bldg. Tel. 199.
DIR. A. E. ELLIOTT
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON
Opera House Building
Office hours, 10 to ~ a. M; to p. m.
Residence, Barbara Worth Hotel
DIR. II. A. BURGER
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON
II and Is Opera House Bldg.
Hours 10 to IL, to 8
Phones: Office SOW. Residence 89R.
DIR w. II. LYONS DIR. AMY LYONS
OSTEOPATHIC PHYSICIANS
14-16 Dunaway Building
Phone 145W.
Imperial Valley press., 1916-08-22

CAMPR|NC0 :! $:: ;,;ss}S$ SsSSs
Mountain climbing Chicken
a
anager F. f.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-08-02
|OFF|C|AL FIGURES
SEND PRICES UP
Cotton Market Bulged Fol
lowing Government Crop
Report

New Orleans, August 1.-Although cot
ton bulged sharply following the govern
ment's condition report today, the rise
was held down to moderate limits by
heavy realizing of profits on long cotton
and it was rather generally considered
that prices made only a grudging re-
Spouse to the deterioration reported for
July. The percentage of condition of 62.a
on July % was several points under the
average opinion. which was about rs,
yet the buying which resulted when the
official figures were flashed to the local
future ring carried the market upward
only 10 to q points. At the highest trad
ing months were Is to 10 points over yes
terday's close and % to % points up from
the low levels established in the early
trading. The close was at a net gain of
IL to IL points. In the afternoon the
market displayed less buying power than
around the middle of the day.
Cables were poor and improved weather
conditions over the belt resulted in rather
liberal offerings for awhile. Buying
slowly developed on expectations of a
bullish government report and the most
active months finally showed a net gain
Of point When the official figures
were issued the market stood at a net
loss of to 8 points
For short time thereafter the future
ring was active and excited, but the de-
mand soon was filled up, although the
market retained a steady tone to the
close.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-08-02
WHEAT PRICES MAKE
SHARP ADVANCES
Prices Ran Up on Reports
of Severe Crop Damage
in the Northwest

Chicago, August 1-wheat prices ran
more severe crop damage reports from
the northwest. TIL emarket closed ner-
vous. 373hc to S1sQ5sc net higher. with
September at $12f1sQ1.2414, and December
at s1.2S2s. Corn finished 1sc to 1s@Ac off
and oats unchanged to NC up. Provi-
sions made gains of 21ac to 7A@1Oc.
Bulls had things their own way in the
wheat pit except for a short time at the
time. Initial trading was bearishly af-
fected by lower quotations from Liver
pool and by assertions that although i'm
be larger than had been expected, foreign
buyers were holding off and were only
purchasing from hand to mouth. Word
from Omaha, however, that 10000 bushels
had been purchased there for ocean ship
ment caused many SPECTATORS to change
to the bull side. 1t was at this juncture
thatc rop damage reports began to pour
in from both sides of the Canadian line.
Manitoba was said to be black rust in
fected as badly as the Dakotas, and there
were predictions that North America this
year would not be able to contribute half
as much as last year to the worlds i'm
port requirements.
Sharp advances shown by closing quo
tations at Liverpool had much effect to-
ward increasing bullisn sentiment here
as to wheat Additional export transact
tions at the United States seaboard
counted further in the same direction,
but the chief impulse toward higher
prices continued to come from crop dam
age advices, especially one that there
was big acreage in both North and
South Dakota that it would not pay to
cut. In the bonanza farm district near
Kelso, N. D., the situation was said to be
the worst ever known-so bad that own
ers were talking of setting fire to the
fields.
Rain in parts of Illinois, Iowa and Ne
braska eased the corn market. The
bulge in wheat prices had only a tram
sient influence on the corn market. Ex-
port sales and the wheat strength
steadied oats at first, though oats were
lower on accountof bearish crop reports.
Provisions rose in consequence of
scarcity of offers and because of gossip
that the Belgian relief commission was
in the market purchasing supplies.
Lower quotations on hogs were ignored.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-08-02
Ayery's Letter

The government condition report of 1913.
indicating a crop of 12,916,000 bales, was
q complete SURPRISE even to the most bull
lishly inclined. The market took it very
tame and at the highest prices for the
day only showed an advance of % points
and at the present writing stands net 1e
points advance. The obvious conclusion
is either the trade does not care to make
new purchases at these levels. or they
regard the government as being badly out
Of line.
AS I have repeatedly stated, these con-
dition figures represent absolutely moth
ing In the first place. the government
takes an arbitrary figure as perfect or
normal and being an arbitrary figure. 1t
is of no value as starting point
However, the government is the gov
eminent and right or wrong, it Is the
lats word in the guessing contest and as
it stands is very bulish. The weather
conditions for the coming month will tell
the tale for higher or lower prices from
this level We unquestionably must have
perfect conditions from now on to make
100000 bale crop. A New Orleans
weather expert predicts another spell of
wet weather over the eastern belt from
a disturbance now in the Gulf of Mexico.
Texas is in need of more rain to assure
them a big yield.
Considering the government report and
the present indications in regard to the
weather, while 1 hesitate to advise pur-
chases at these levels. still 1t looks dam
gerous to sell under the circumstances.
C. F. AVERY.