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The Washington herald., 1916-12-27
WEATHER CONDITIONS

District Of Columbia and Maryland-Rain or snow
and warmer "Wednesday. Thursday probably f,Ir;
moderate TO fresh eaft to southeast winds
Virginia-Rain and warmer Wednesday Thursd,v
probably fair: fresh east and southeast winds
The Western storm that was over Southeastern
Colorado Monday night has pursued an unusual
course almost due northward, and Is central TONIGHT
over Eastern North Dakota marrow trough a
depression extends, however southwark through tn.
Mississippi Valley. with rapidly rising pressure 70
the westward and northwestward. In the East
pressure Is abnormaly high. with the crest OF ths
system over the Province Of Quebec This unusual
pressure distybution has resulted In general rains
and SHOWS throughout the Northwest the Rocky
Mountain region, the Plains States the great Cen
tral valleys. the Upper Lake and Western Lower
Lake region and the Gulf and the South Atlantic
States. There were thunderstorms in the Lower
Ohio Valley and portions uf the Gulf States In
New England. the Middle Atlantic States and tho
Eastern Lower Lake region the weather wa, fair
and II was also generally fair in the Plateau and
Pacific States.
There will be rain Wednesday in the South. min
or snow in the Ohio Valley and the Lake reQ1on
and the Middle Atlantic States and snow in New
England. followed BY generally fair weather Thur-
day. except from the Leke region eastward, where
there will be SHOWS
1t will be warmer wednesday in New Enelsnd and
the Middle Atlantic States and solder In 'he Lower
Ohio and Lower Mississippi valleys
The Washington herald., 1916-12-27
$1,2S5,51e.13 AWARDED

Plaintiffs before the Court of cla,r,.
during the past year have receiuaS
awards Of a.2S5,5161s, according ~ tsu
report OF Assistant Attorney Gensra1 %
aouston thompson. whose duty n T.
70 defend the suits against the United
The amount involved in tbss. ,,,.-
was 1874, ,s22ss, exclus,ve 81 SUITS
not stated in the petitions. Now on.s nauSins
IN the courts are 1,s4s cases, CIoJn,s
ror alleged Infringement of patented de-.
wees are increasing In number
The Washington herald., 1916-12-27
SENDS BRITISH DENIAL.

Although It had been planned to await
the stories of survivors. the State Depart
ment yesterday forwarded to Berlin the
British admiralty's denial that the liner
Arabia, sunk by a German submarine
without warning, was in the government
service. It Is understood that the data
went without comment by the United
States
The Washington herald., 1916-12-27
YULE QUAFF CONTAINER
SENDS HIM TO HOSPITAL

somebody in the vicinity Of Maryland
avenue and Fifteenth street nortbea ~
finished the contents OF a Christina. hot.
tie early yesterday and threw It away.
arthur Warren, negro, 81 years old. in
terVened. The bottle hit him in the head
He was taken to the Casualty Hospital
Where cuts on his head were treated.
Pohce Investigation failed to reveal the
origin Of the bottIa
The Washington herald., 1916-12-27
PAPER BILL WORRYING q, s.

Uncle Sam is beginning to be real wor-
r1ed about the high cost of paper. A
Congressional Committee on Printing 4.
to inquire what economies can be eff
fected. The committee has under con-
sideration certain government pubIica-
dons which they think can be dispensed
with.
Senator Chiffon. head of the commit
tee, has requested immediate replies from
heads OF departments that use the great
est quantities. of paper
The Washington herald., 1916-12-27
EXPLORER TO LECTURE.

Captain Robert A, Bartlett. navigator
in command of the Roosevelt, in the
Peary expedition to the North Pole. will
give an Illustrated lecture at the National
Press Club tomorrow evening. Rear Ad-
miral Robert e. Peary has consented to
be present and introduce the explorer.
providing he can arrange to be in Wash
lngton at the time
The Washington herald., 1916-12-27
Santa Comes to Orphans.

Twenty-four inmates of the Baptist
Home for Children. were guests of the
primary department of Emmanuel Bap-
tist Church Sunday School yesterday
at q frolic at the Brookland Baptist
Church. Each child received a stock
ing full of goodies from the Calvary
Baptist Church Sunday School. The
Junior department of Calvary Church
provided the dinner
The Washington herald., 1916-12-27
C. E. 10 HAVE SONG SERVICE,
Change I'm Program for View Year.
Observance IL Made Known.

On account Of conflict with speos.I Ma
Year Eve services in the churchex New
Year Eve song service, which was To
have been conducted by the Christian
Endeavor Societies OF the District. under
the auspices OF the Christian Endeavor
Union. has been changed TO an open-air
evangehstic song service Sunday after
noon. at o'clock, on the south steps OF
the Treasury Building
F. T. Holland. superintendent OF the
evangelistc department of the Union.
will have charge OF the meeting
The Epworth League, Y. NJ c. A Y.
w. c. A, W. c. T. u, and all other
eNangelistic organizations Of the District
are invited to be present.
The Washington herald., 1916-12-27
THIEVES ROB SCHOOL.

Looters entered the Mccormack soboo,
az Third near NJ southeast and stole one
oottle OF f1re extinguisher fluid. one sross
OF matches and three cakes Of soap'
The robbery was reported yesterdav h.,
Landonia Page .janitress of the sohoo,
The Washington herald., 1916-12-27
Bows Invite President.

President Wilson was invited yesterday
y\the Boy Scouts Of Greater New York
to speak before a great patriotic rally
In that city early in February. The In
~ltation was contained in a book signed
~ thousands of Boy Scouts, and con-
tained an appeal to the President.
The Washington herald., 1916-12-27

Flowers and Decorations
for receptions and other holiday fes-
tivities. Consult GUIDE. 1914 F st-Adv.
The Washington herald., 1916-12-27
OTHER TEMPERATURES.
TA--k

toompiied b. United States Coas and G,odstac
Survey
Today-Low tide. tds q. m. and tD D n, hash
tids, ess q m. and io,f .. n. =
The Washington herald., 1916-12-27
LOCAL TEMPERATURE.

Midnight, $; 2 q. M. 81; ia m. SIS. X.
a. m. "a: 10 g.. m, 80; II noon, IS; D. M, ~:
p. m. 3si p. m, IS; 8 p. m, IS; 10 D. M. a.
Highest 40; lowest, d.
Relative humidity-s O. H. 70: n m a.
So Rainfall % p. m. TO 9 p. MI, O. Hour, oS sun
shine, 80; per cent Of posdble Sunshine, lo1
Temperature same date last year-Hishest q;
lowest o.
Imperial Valley press., 1916-12-12
Voting Power of Subscriptions.

Playing cards that are triangular
are covered by recent patent.
Imperial Valley press., 1916-12-12
ORDINANCE NO. 10.
(AmaudoIN

An Ordinance for police protection re-
lating to the carrying of concealed
weapons and providing punishment
for the violation thereof.
The Board of Supervisors of the
County of Imperial do ordain as fol-
lows:
Ordinance No. 10 of the Board of
Supervisors of Imperial county, EMIT
led Gan Ordinance for police protec-
tion relating to the carrying of con-
Icealed weapons and. providing punish
ment for the violation thereof" is
hereby amended to read as follows:
Section 1. Every person who within
he County of Imperial carries any
dangerous, concealed weapon, except
such person be sheriff, deputy sher-
iff, constable, deputy constable, or
other person authorized or permitted
by law or legally constituted author
ity empowered to grant such permis-
sion or authorization, shall be guilty
of misdemeanor, and On conviction
thereof shall be subject to fine of
not less than ten nor more than fifty
dollars, or by Imprisonment in the
county Jail for not less than ten nor
more than sixty days, or by both such
fine and Imprisonment.
The Board of Supervisors shall be
empowered by majority vote to grant
permission to any resident of Imper-
ial County to carry a concealed weap-
on. Such permission shall be in writ
ing and shall be produced by the party
to whom it is granted at the request
of any peace officer Of Imperial coun-
Ity, the District Attorney or any MEM
ber OF the Board of Supervisors, or
any magistrate in said county
Section 2. The term dangerous
weapon" as used in this ordinance,
shall be defined as any revolver or
other firearm; any knife or dirk
Imperial Valley press., 1916-12-12
EXPECT 5000 BALES
At CAL|PATR|A GINS

High prices for cattle, corn and cot
ton are showing their effects in I'm
perial Valleys newest town, Calipat
ria. Short staple cotton is selling at
151a cents and long staple cotton at
20 to 221a cents per pound. A large
acreage went into cotton this year.
Calipatria gins will handle about 5000
bales, and a much larger acreage, es-
tlmated at at lest 10000 acres, will
go into cotton for next season.
Calipatria is aspiring to be the long
staple cotton center of the United
States of America. The Balfour- Guth-
rie Company and Coats & Williamson
10000 acres are all to be planted i'll
long staple cotton. The Leroy Little
5000 acres will follow suit, and 10000
acres additional land is going into bar
ley and wheat, and 10000 acres OF
additional land tributary to Calipat-
ria is already in alfalfa and Other
crops.
Imperial Valley press., 1916-12-12
TO EXPLAIN ABOUT /
TORRENS LAND LAW

The Farm Bureau reports that it is
in receipt of a letter from w. w. iFlan-
nigan, secretary of the Farm Loan
Board at Washington, in answer to
query as to the status of Torrens
titles in relation to farm loans, part
of which follows:
"There is no reason why the Tor
rens system of recording titles would
rot be accepted by the board, and
would like to see it introduced in
every state in the Union. The law
recognizes any system of recording
titles. If the Torrens system is now
in operation in California, then that
method of recording titles will be
recognized under the act"
At the meeting for organizing the
local farm loan association to be held
at the new Wilson School auditorium
on Saturday, December 16, at 1:3O
p M, the Farm Bureau officials in
tend to have a qualified person pres
ent to explain briefly the Torrens IT,
tie system. Farmers wishing to band
themselves together to secure the
cheap and efficient titles made pos
sible by this system will meet after
the farm loan association meeting.
Imperial Valley press., 1916-12-12
Dec9-16

Notice is hereby given that sealed
bids will be received by the Board
of Supervisors of the County of I'm
perial, State of California, up to 2
o'clock p. m. of January 2, 1917, for
the construction of bridge over the
Alamo river at a point where the si-
phon of Imperial Water Company No.
Il crosses said Alamo river, in accord
ance with the plans and specifications
on file in the office of the County
Surveyor, to which bidders are here
by referred.
Each bid must be accompanied by a
certified or cashiers check in the sum
of per cent of the amount bid, such
check to be payable to the Chairman
of the Board Of Supervisors as guar
antee that the bidder, if successful,
will enter into a contract satisfactory
to said Board, and in addition thereto
the successful bidder will be required
to file a bond in the sum of 25 per
cent of the amount of the contract,
with sureties satisfactory to the Board
Imperial Valley press., 1916-12-12

Results obtained this week will
prove the most important of the en-
tire campaign to candidates who would
like to win one of the handsome prizes
offered by The Press. One extra new
subscription may win 10000 extra
votes if brought in before Saturday
and may go long way toward win
ming the automobile or one of the
other big prizes.
Many readers Of The Press as well
as others who are not now subscrib-
ers, who who may become so during
the next few weeks, are watching the
scores and beginning to take an ac-
tive interest in the contest. Many have
not yet decided upon the candidate
they are going to support. They all
want to boost for winner. The ones
who win the big bonus this week are
the ones most likely to gain their sup
port.
Only few will be able to win the
10000 extra votes and those who do
will all, probably, win prizes, for if
they can gain high position in the
score during the first of the contest
Imperial Valley press., 1916-12-12
LEADERS FOR PRIZES.

The following table shows who would win The
Press prizes if the contest ended tonight:
Miss Thelma Salassi.-. S105O Studebaker Auto
Miss Mary Mathews ...--- $3.50 in Gold
Miss Zula Moore e...-.S 5000 Furniture Order
Mrs Joseph F. Seymour Jr$100 Grafonola
Mrs Theodore Iasigi gi-------...$ $50 Lavalliere
Miss Elsie Adams s SS35 Wrist Watch
Miss Lillian Kissee . S18 Cameo Brooch
Imperial Valley press., 1916-12-12
NOTICE TO BRIDGE CONTRAC-
TORS.

Deputy Clerk.
Imperial Valley press., 1916-12-12

they will certainly be able to hold a
high position throughout after their
friends get really interested.
The Big Bonus.
All who turn in a total of five
years, or sixty months, in new sub
scriptions, whether they are large or
small ones, will be awarded bonus
of 10000 extra votes. provided all the
subscriptions are in the office or are
in the mails directed to the Contest
Manager, by 8 o'clock Saturday night
Iof this week.
Scores.
Miss Elsie Adams, Seeley. 80. 7,15C
Mrs. R. Agnes, INLAND. ...... 2,25C
Miss Irene Berry, 492 Vine. -. $3.50
Mrs. Geo. L. Campbell, Seeley 3,15(
Mrs. Geo. De Haven, 442 He'll 5000
Mrs. Leotta Dunn, Ell Centre. 6,25(
Mrs. Geo. Elliott, FL Centro.. $3.50
Mrs. Theodore Iasigi, 526 Holt 1O,8O(
Miss Mary Mathews, Barbara
Worth Hotel .............. 27,15(
Miss Zula Moore, Ell Centric. 1870
Miss Alvin Patterson, 522
Brighton 4,2O(
Miss Thelma Salassi, STA Wood
ward avenue -. $4,000
Mrs. Joseph F. Seymour, Jr.,
$40 Olive avenue .......... 11,70t
Miss Evelyn Bowman, Seventh
and State streets .......... 2,20(
Miss Henrietta Drumm, 437
Holt 2,S5(
Mrs. Oscar Sweeney, Ell Centre 2,15(
Mrs. Arthur Williams, Holtville 1,25(
Miss Jane Kelsey, Ell Centro.. 4,05(
Mrs. D. R. Francis, Ell Centre. 1,S0(
Miss Lillian Kissee, West Side 7,05(
VOTING Power of SuhscriDtiOnS.
Imperial Valley press., 1916-12-12

of Supervisors, such bond to be con-
ditioned for the faithful performance
of said contract.
The Board reserves the right to re-
ject any and all bids not deemed adj
Ivantageous to the County.
By order of the Board of Supervi-
Imperial Valley press., 1916-12-12
Explosion Kills Three.
(By United Press)

F. Peterboro, Ont, Dec. 12.-Three are
dead and seventeen injured as a re-
suit of an explosion due to spontane-
Gus combustion in the Quaker aOts
plant this morning, wrecking the plant,
with $2,OOO,OOO. The fire spread to
the county court house and many en-
ployes were buried when portions OF
the walls were blown out.
Imperial Valley press., 1916-12-12
Robbers Get $4,000.
(By United Press)

iVnitia, Okla, Dec. 12.-This after
noon four masked bandits locked
Cashier Martin in the vault of the
Farmers State Bank and escaped in
an auto with $4,000. A posse is
pursuing.
Imperial Valley press., 1916-12-12

sors of Imperial County, California.
made December 5th, 1916.
M. S. COOK,
County Clerk and Ex-Officio Clerk Of
the Board of Supervisors.
First publication Dec. 8, 1916.
Last publication Dec. 30, 1916.
Imperial Valley press., 1916-12-12

The county supervisors Of Riverside
have suspended operation of the eight
to one orange maturity ordinance on
request of several of the indepndent
shippers. Opportunity will be given
for both sides to be heard.
Imperial Valley press., 1916-12-12
Enter the Six-Cent Movie.
(By United Press)

Detroit, Dec. 12.-The "six cent
movies" has come into existence in
Detroit. A local theatre has added
one cent to it's former admission of
cents because of 20 per cent in
crease in the cost of films. The man
ayers report no decrease in attend
ance.
Imperial Valley press., 1916-12-12
ONLY. FOUR. MORE DAYS TO i
WIN 10000 EXTRA VOTES
WITH NEW SUBSCRIPTIONS

Candidates Making Special Efforts to Secure Total of
Five Years, or Sixty Months in New Subscriptions,
Before 9 O'clock Saturday night-Success This
Week Is of the Utmost Importance to All Candidates.
Imperial Valley press., 1916-12-12

having a blade over four inches in
length; any bludgeon or sling shot,
Isandbag or other implement, the use
of which would cause great bodily
injury.
Section 8. This ordinance shall take
effect and be in force on and after the
first day of January, 1917, and prior
Ito said date copy theerof shall be
published as required by law, in The
Imperial Valley Press, a newspaper
Iprinted and published in said Imperial
County. @3l ir#
Passed, approved and adopted this
9th day of December, 1916.
w. F. BEAL,
Chairman of the Board of Supervi-
SorS.
Attest: NJ. S. COOK,
Clerk Board of Supervisors.
by. .....,
Deputy.
Above Ordinance passed and adopt
ed by the Board of Supervisors, De-
cember 6, 1916, by the following vote:
Ayes-Supervisors J. J. Carr, P. E.
Carr, Shepard and Chairman Beal-4.
Noes-None.
| Absent and not voting-Supervisor
Shaw.
Witness my hand and the seal OF
the Board Of Supervisors, this 9th day
Of December, 1916. NJ. S. COOK,
Clerk Board of Supervisors.
| by.
Deputy Clerk. Dec9-16
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-02

large producer, fetched unprecedented
prices last season. The cultivator is
not slow to observe these things and
is growing much more garden stuff
than ever before. In particular, the
very high price of potatoes last win
ter has encouraged him to devote
more land to growing this indispens-
able vegetable. There is, in fact
nothing that he can grow that does
not pay him better than in ordinary
times. The army is a mighty pur-
chaser of camels and needs vast guam
titles of fodder, which it buys from
the Egyptian farmer The army has
resuscitated the moribund salt indus
try at Damiett. 1t has created a tim
Der industry which never existed be-
fore in Egypt. The country is not
rich in timber, but large quantities
are needed, and the army buyers have
looked around till they found sup
plies in various parts of the country.
The army is also a large employer
of labor. 1t is calculated that the mil
itary authorities have some $4,000 ma
tive laborers on their payroll, and
these men besides being fed, lodged
and clothed, earn higher wages than
they did in peace time when they had
to live out of their wages. 1t should
be noted too that although last years
cotton crop was small, it was sold at
a good price and this year there is
more land under cotton than ever be-
fore. Egypt this year will be a bigger
producer in all ways than she has ever
been
The Egyptian peasant, therefore
has done well these last IS months
He buys little and is saving money
The high prices for imported goods
affect him far less than the Europeans
in the country. The dearness of coal
has been a difficulty, but it has not off
set the high prices of all the country S
products.
In one respect Egypt has been a
loser. There is now no winter tourist
traffic. The tourists come no more
But their place is taken by the large
number of officers who spend their
leave in Cairo or Alexandria, and the
vendors of costly curios find them
fairly good customers The men
spend a great deal of money with
the small shopkeepers, and the Aus
tralians are customers worth having
even if they have no more than an
Australian private's pay to spend
Also the new military season lasts all
the year round, while the tourist sea
son at best was a matter of two or
three months Hotels in Cairo which
formerly vegetated in summer now dc
a thriving business right through the
hot season. Several of the great
hotels have been taken over by the
army as hospitals or for other mill
tary purposes and those that remain
have as much business as they can
cope with
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-02
PERSONAL POINTS

Robert c. Willerton left YESTERDAYS
for Bloomington. ILL.,. where he will Wis
IT his sister. Because of her advanced
years he may remain with her to man
age her properties and in this event
he would retire as chief clerk at the
New Harper house. a position he has
filled for AZ years. Before leaving, Mr..
Willerton rendered his resignation,
which was not accepted by the man
agement of the hotel, which is hope
full Mr.. Willerton VIII return.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. z. Goodlow motored
here from their home in Montezuma,
Iowa, to spend several days with
friends and relatives in the city.
Louie f. Stengel of Kansas City is
visiting at the home of Gus Stengel,
1916 Third avenue.
Rev. and Mrs. d. A. Johnson have
returned from a trip with the. boy
scout band to camp north of Cordoya
on the banks of the Mississippi The
party has been in camp for the past
three weeks Mr.. Johnson will preach
tomorrow at the regular services.
Mr. and Mrs. Dwight Bell left last
evening for a visit with Mr.. Bells
parents in Youngston. Ohio. They
will stop en- route in Chicago.
Mrs. F. B. Hawley and daughter,
MRS. Nell / lass, lett ldSJ evening iOE
Omaha to attend the funeral of Mrs.
Hawley's nephew, William Baxter.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. L. Harris, who have
been spending the past month at Ep-
worth Heighs, near Ludington, Mich,
returned home this morning.
Miss Sigma Larson left today for
Netonset, Ill, where she has accepted
a position as instructor in mathemat-
les, civics ind botany in the NetOnset
high school.
Rev. and Mrs. j. E. Wilson return
from a vacation trip next Friday, when
Mr.. Wilson will take charge of his
pulpit at Broadway Presbyterian
church
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-09-02
Obituary
Charles {. Pratt.

Funeral services for Charles c
Pratt, veteran engineer of the Rock
Island lines, who dropped dead IN
Johnson's cigar store near the Thirty
first street station yesterday afternoon,
will be probably held at the home. Sl1
Forty-third street, Tuesday afternoon.
No inquest was held. Gastritis, from
which he had been ailing for several
years, was given as the cause OF his
death.
Mr.. Pratt was born on a farm near
Cleveland, Ohio, Jan. 3, 1847. Later the
family settled in Fairburg, Iowa. Fifty
years ago Mr.. Pratt moved 10 stuart.
Iowa, where he entered the employ of
the Rock Island lines. In 1898 he was
transferred TO Rock Island and had
made his home here since. For many
years he had run between Rock Is
land and Valley Junction, Iowa. He
was pensioned by the company in 1917
because of i'll health.
Thirty-nine years ago he was united
in marriage to Miss Mary Flick at
Stuart, Iowa Besides his wife, he is
survived by a son, Charles C., and a
grandson, Thomas c. Pratt, both OF Mo
line.