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Imperial Valley press., 1916-10-19
P PURE WATER
ALL VALLEY is
DESIGN

With designs on every town in the
valley togive them clear, filtered wa
ter, H. G. Blaisdell, OF. the Blaisdell
Engineering company of Los Angeles,
and also owner of the Yuma Light
and Power Company at Yuma, was in
Ell Centro today.
Mr.. Blaisdell has been acting in the
capacity of consulting engineer at Cal
oxico where he installed the filtering
plant for that city and has had charge
# the engineering work this summer
IN $4,000 worth of water and sewer
Improvement at Calexico. He has also
sold the use of the patent rights to
hat town, which was designed and
constructed under the supervision OF
Mr. Blaisdell, and to which he had ad-
ded numerous improvements during
the past few months. The water fill
tering plant at Calexico will be more
than doubled in capacity this winter
and with the installation of three new
pumps will give a capacity Of 1,8OO,-
900 gallons Of water daily.
Imperial Valley press., 1916-10-19
55 ACRE MING
RANCH sold
FOR $4,000

One Of the choicest pieces OF al
falfa land in the valley changed hands
Yesterday when A. f. Ming sold his
55 acre ranch to T. Gibble for cash
cons deration of $4,000.
The Ming ranch is located 2 miles
southwest of the city and is one
Of the show places that ale credit
to the valley. Mr.. Ming came here
three and half years ago and states
that his place has been a fine pro-
ducer from the start, netting him, IN
that time, exclusive Of improvements,
se,7OO.
Some dea of the worth of this land
can be gained wnen it is Known that
during the past year Mr.. Ming has
fed a string of cows, a team OF horses
pastured several head Of hogs and will
still put up $50 tons of hay which he
VII sell. At the present price OF hay
in the field, $l2, Mr. Ming will real
ICES $4,000 from this last cut which
will be the seventh of the year.
Although selling his ranch and max
ing arrangements to dispose OF his
stock, Mr.. Ming is not planning to
leave the valley, rather he expects to
Ire-invest. AS he puts it, "the avl!ty
has treated me will. why should l
think of leaving it.
Imperial Valley press., 1916-10-19
EL. CENTR0 MAY
Be NEW ARMY
CAMP S|TE/

Major General Franklin J. Bell,
commander of the Western Depart
ment of the Unuited States army, is
expected to pass through Ell Centre
tonight on his way to Calexico.
Under the orders of Major General
Bell, the Imperial Valley was recently
constituted as the Souther California
border district, the smallest division
Headquarters ON the international
boundary line from San Diego to Ell
Paso.
While Major General Bel was at
San Francisco last night he declined
to discuss where he intended going, re-
liable information has been received
here that he left that city for the I'M
perial Valley.
The. arrival of Major General Bell in
the valley may presage some IMPORT
ant military changes for this section.
Col. w. E. Wilder of tine First Uni
ted States Cavalry, commander of
the encampment at Calexico, has re-
Gently been discussing with leading
citizens along the border the possible
moving of the headquarters further
away from the border.
Whether that meant the moving
back from Calexico to some interior
town. such as Ell Centre, or whether
Col. Wilder meant to merely move the
encampment back slight distance,
was not made plain by the commanding
officer.
This, however, may have some bear
ing on Major General Bells prospec-
tive trip. The soldiers at the army
camp have been issued orders to be
in readiness for general field in
spection for Saturday. This has also
been taken by some Of the militiamer
to mean that possibly the Oregon
| and Washington militia now at the
camp may be mustered out in short
t;ma and returned to their homes.
Imperial Valley press., 1916-10-19
GOOD ROADS BOARD
CAMPAIGN STARTS
OUT IN EARNEST

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 19.-Definite
steps to wage determined campaign
for the passage Of the proposed Sl5,-
600 900 goo0 roads bonds. in every
county Of the southland, were taken
here today at the first meeting of the
executive committee of the recently or
eanized Committee Of One Hundred.
It was proposed to distribute liter
ature to every voter in Southern CAL
ifornia and send good road experts to
the moe important cites and towns
Of the southland to deliver a series of
lectures On the various phases of the
ssue.
Henry w. Keller, Director of the
Automobile club of Southern Califor-
MIA and chairman of the committee,
presidede.
every resident Of Los Angeles and
every other city and town in the south
ern part of the state should be vitally
interested in the passage of the bonds"
declared Mr. Keller
"The principal of the bond issue will
not have to be paid by the individual
taxpayer, but from state revenues de-
rived through the corporation and in
heritance tax. Neither will victory
for the bonds mean the unfair burden
ig of the corporations.
"The bond issue calls for the re-
tirement of the bonds commencing in
1928, seven years hence, and as the
annual payments then will amount to
only 1915, 900, the states revenue has
oaiy to be increased an average of one
half Of one per cent per annum dur
il @ the next seven years to provide
this amount.
"The present state income is in ex
cess of $20,000,000 and a gross in
! rCONTTNT-F,D ON PAGE FOrrR1
Imperial Valley press., 1916-10-19
c D 7 7 0 n N { \
BRING FIBRE
GIN HERE

One of the most acute cotton situa-
tions in the history of Lower Califor-
ria cotton raising has arisen and the
eventual destiny of the Globe Milling
Company's new $4,000 cotton gins
across the border in Mexicali seem to
be hanging in the balance.
All but two cotton ranchers on the
Mexican side of the line have entered
into an agreement to bring their cot
ION ito the United States for ginning
and the agreement is being fulfilled
Scores of heavily laden cotton wagons
cross the border each day, while the
Mexicali gins are doing scant bust
ness.
It is expected that President Viii.
Keller of the Globe Milling Company
vol hurry to the valley in day or
two to appease the wrath of the
ranchers, who assert that they have
many grievances.
They are reported to accuse the new
ginning company of furnishing unsat-
isfactory service in many respects and
on top Of that the new gins were of
fering but 1923 for seed while mills o.
this side Of the line are offering $40 E
ton. True, the cotton ranchers arc
compelled to pay an export duty from
Lower California, but they state tha'
they would prefer to pay the duty to
Col. Estaban Cantu than to submit to
the low price for the seed and to tb'
alleged unsatisfactory service rem
dered.
It is believed that when Presiden-
Keller arrives that conference viii
be held between Col. Cantu, the ranch
crs and Preside Keller which MAJ
result in some satisfactory concessions
to the cotton farmers.
Imperial Valley press., 1916-10-19
ENGINEERS TO
MAKE REPORT
SIT TUAT|0N
TOMORROW

TomOrrow's meeting of the Imperial
Irrigation District directors in this
city, at which it expected that re-
port Of the consulting board of engin-
GERS will be filed on plans to obvi-
ate water shortage for the valley
next summer, promises to be one of
the most important meetings held by
district directors in many months.
Next summers valley water prob
lens are conceded by those familiar
with the institution to be Of vast i'm
port, but the meeting apparently has
another bearing that is almost equally
as important.
If the engineers make a comprehen-
sive report of any kind it will probab-
ly take the nature of ratification or
a rejection of the plan which Chief
Engineer c. r. lockwood has had in
mind for improving the district af-
fairs.
Roughly outlined, Mr. Rockwood's s
plans for coping with the situation
ro'-- o''rnner are understood to include
a Mexican controlling gate below the
intake at Hanlor hn"dino: an intake
gate above the heading and cute
canal from Cudahy check to the new
Cerro Prieto canal in Mexico.
1t is stated by those who are close
to Mr.. Rockwood's ideas that some
such plan as outlined would probably
prevent water shortage next summer
st comparatively small expense.
If Engineers Grunsky and Anderson
of the consulting board fall in line
with the general idea of Mr.. Rock
woods rlans. or. if on the other hand,
they reject such plans, their action
will probably have dec dedly import
ont hearing on the future engineering
control of the district.
Consequently the meeting tomor-
row, with the promised report, is
fruitful of more than ordinary interest
to those who have been watching the
the trend Of water affairs.
Imperial Valley press., 1916-10-19
CO. FEDERATION
At H0LTYILLE
THIS SATURDAY

The annual conference of the county
Federation of Women's Clubs will be
held at the Masonic Temple, Holtville,
Saturday, October 81.
The morning session will be given
over to reports of the president and
chairman of the several committees
and in the afternoon Mrs, Violet Camp
bell of FL Centro, will deliver an adj
dress on "Legislation." Before the
close of the conference, an hour viii.
be devoted to "get-acquainted."
All members are urged to arrange
their affairs so that they will be able
to attend.
Imperial Valley press., 1916-10-19
WEATHER REPORT

(By United Pless.)
Fair tonight and Friday, cloudy or
coast, with light westerly wind.
Imperial Valley press., 1916-10-19

IN ANNUAL
CONVENTION
(By United Press.)

SPRINGFIELD, Ill.,, Oct. 19.-To
expedite the establishment OF full SUI
frage for the already partially-enfran-
chised women of Illinois, delegates
representing more than two hundred
and fifty organizations met in the
chambers of the state capital here to-
day attending the forty-eighth annual
convention Of the Illinois Equal Suf-
frage Association. Plans for the cam
paign to get results from the prom
ises included in every national plat
form for the furthsrance OF suffrage
were being made today
Imperial Valley press., 1916-10-19
COTTON MARKET

The following quotations are from
the Imperial Valley Long Staple Cot
ton Growers Association
Imperial Valley press., 1916-10-19
OH! bEWlRE
SWANS0N'LL CATCH
YOU IF He GAN

If you ask Probation officer Swan
son the time of day he will make a
dive for his watch pocket, hesitate,
look confused and then explain that
be lost his timepiece. 1t was stolen
Saturday morning. A sneak thief en-
teed his home at 423 Vine street dur
ing the temporary absence Of the
family and made away with the watch.
Now suppose the culprit is caught and
pleads for probation. Well, he'll get
what is coming to him.
Imperial Valley press., 1916-10-19
BANDITS HOLD Up
TRAIN AND BANK
IN OKLAHOMA
tBy United Press.)

BLISS, Okla, Oct. ia posse is
securing the country north of here
for the six bandits who held up the
Santa Fe Mail Express train No. 4Oo,
and shot and killed an express messen-
ger, Percy A. Norman, dynamited
the safe and escaped with an unknown
amount Of money
Imperial Valley press., 1916-10-19
Home For Good?
yes, For Your
Good says Pasto,

Rev. Stephenson, Ell Centro's
bachelor preacher, is noted for
his ready wit. Shortly after he
retuned fom the coast, a fiend
in greeting him enquired: "Are
you home for good?" "Yess."
said the minister, "for your good"
Imperial Valley press., 1916-10-19
x Y x X X x X X x Il X X " X
PANTS ONE HUNDRED :
YEARS OLD TODAY
By United Press.

X CHICAGO, Oct. 19.-Stand up
RI straight, men, swing your legs
y about, first one and then the
= other, look at them and then
glorify the memory of the man
x who invented troasers, panta
\ looms or just plain pants. It
y happened just 100 years ago to-
y day. A chap whose name is long
y since dust, grew tired of breeches
with their encumbering snugness
%and evolved the forerunner of the
x present style of trousers.
y X x X X * x X x x y x
Imperial Valley press., 1916-10-19
Wheat Famine In Spring Unless Embargo -Predicte(
!. = y y. =. z z z Z < Z Y Z x x
WHEAT GOING UP, TOO
(By United Press)

EDMONTON, Alt, Oct. l9.-
. C. S. Noble, pioneer farmer Of
the Claresholm district, today
had an Official award from the
, Alberta government of the world
: record for raising wheat. His
1000 acre field averaged 81 BUSH
. els to the acre. This is one BUSH
ell higher than the previous rec
ord held in Polouse county, Wash
: ington. in the United States. The
grain, Noble says, will grade No
. / hard.
!. y. y =: y =: z z z
Imperial Valley press., 1916-10-19
FLOUR HIGHEST
IN 20 YEARS.,
LOOK FOR
s. WHEAT
(Bv United Press.)

CHICAGO, Oct. 19.-Unless an en-
Largo on the expectation Of flour and
wheat is at once declared there Will
be wheat famine before spring,
Paul Shuiz, head of a large baking
concern today.
Bakers have paid $3.50 for flour to
retain the price which has advanced
to $500 and in some cases $1,000,
the highest in twenty years
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1916-06-17
Boys Learn
Things About
Bee Families

A number Of boys attending the
Oakdale, California school now
know that bees want to be let
alone. A swarm of bees had hiyed
in one corner of the roof for weeks.
The teacher told the children to
let the bees alone, but a few boys
could not withstand the temptation
of throwing clods at the hive. This
dislodged the hive. The bees at
tackled the boys who took refuge
in the school house.
The teacher put her head out of
the door to see what had caused
the cOmmOtion. She was stung on
the nose. Hundreds of bees
sWarmed through the open door,
forcing the pupils to run to the
next room The teacher and the
boys tried to fight the bees, but
they were forced to fall back into
the room.
The entire school was made
prisoners until some of the parents
alarmed of the absence of their
children came to the rescue. They
were forced to flee, too, but re-
turning with sulphur they were
able to disperse the bees, A num-
Der Of the children were badly
Stung The parents of the boys
who started the bee fight made
their sons feel another kind Of
sting when they arrived home
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1916-06-17
byForcesDog
To be Lonesome

Ted. a Scotch collie dog, belong,
ing to a family in Petersburg, Ind,
has become a recluse since the
birth OF a baby in the family.
Before The baby came, Ted was The
important member of the family
and always rode in the back seat
of the automobile. Now the fam
lily is paying all its attention to the
baby, For days at a time Ted now
Wanders by himself At all times
of the night and day he has been
seen wandering about, paying no
attention to any one. The family
has tried in every way to console
Ted, but he has not recovered from
his jealousy over the baby.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1916-06-17
Travelling Birds
Rest on Island

Many birds that are with us in
the summer migrate to this eli
mate in spring and leave in autumn
that Is, they spend the cold winter
months in the south and the sum
mer with us.
Many of the birds travel along
the Atlantic sea coast. The birds
seem to pick one place on which
they rest at night. Blackbeard's
island is an island on which thous-
ands Of birds spend a night an
nuaIly on their trips north and
south.
This island is famous in history
as being the meeting place, of
pirates. Blackboard once made his
headquarters here, Persons living
near the island say that his ghost
walks in the sand along the edge
of the sea every night, and for
that reason they will not spend a
night on it. But this is foolishness.
The United States government
and the state of Georgia intend TO
make this island refuge for biId
No hunting will be allowed or, it.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1916-06-17
Loss of Vessel
Near Alaska
Is Big Mystery

The Clara Nevada went down
with fifty persons and $4,000 in
gold dust between SkagWay and
Juneau in 1898. This was the first
Of long series Of disasters in
Alaskan waters. The mystery of
her sinking has never been solved.
Sc was one Of the first vessels 60
ing north when gold was discovered
in the klondike. A diver recently
explored the old hulk. To get into
the old hulk he had to cut through
the thick covering of kelp.
Vessels on the bottom of the sea
have strange fascination for
divers. Although it is very dan
gerous to board them divers seem
to be attracted to the old hulls.
They like to enter the old state
rooms, explore the ship and see if
anything can still be saved. Some
times they ale able to make rich
discoveries. Many a diver has
made enough money on one ship to
retire, but they usually keep at the
work, for money is of little inter
est to them
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1916-06-17
Study Photo
Of Baby Days

If you want to have a pleasant
hour, ask your mother for the col
lection Of old photographs she has
Among them you will find pictures
OF yourself when you were only a
few months old, pictures of your
father and mother when they were
young people, pictures Of many of
your friends. The style Of clothes
has changed SO often since the pic
lures were taken that you will be
amused by the strange kind of
waists your mother wore and the
peculiar cut to your fathers snit.
You will enjoy looking over these
old pictures. In twenty years,
pictures Of yourself will give YOU
just as much fun, SO save all your
photographs and all snapshots.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1916-06-17
Trees Are Sad
On North Ninth

The trees on North Ninth street
between B and G streets were in
mourning last week, for one Of the
baby trees suffered big injury
during a storm. The heavy wind
blew the tree down, breaking off
all the limbs and leaving only a
few twigs on the stem. The other
trees sighed for two days in mourn
ing for the accident. They are
hoping that the little twigs will
stay green and that the baby tree
will be able to get enough air
through the few leaves that are
left to keep the tree from dying,
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1916-06-17
Boy Takes Trip
To Find Out If
Less0nsAreT rue

Because Johnny Smith, a Seat
tie boy, wanted to know if his
teacher was telling the truth about
geography, he slowed away in a
lumber schooner which sailed from
British Columbia last fall and ar
rived in Sydney, Australia, this
spring.
AT school heard a lot about
Australia and ] wanted to see the
place to see il the teacher was tell
ing the truth" explained Johnny.
1T was dead easy to hop the rail
and stay in a stateroom until the
boat was under way. When we
were out at sea made q noise so
that some one must notice me |
was given a job as cabin boy.
Seasickness did not come to me,
so just got along fine"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1916-06-17
Guess What Closed the Mouth
OF This Big Noisy Bottle

The bottle family was in a riot.
Big Jim, who could hold two quarts,
with a mouth that was four inches
across had tried to push over little
Jane, a perfume bottle, and all the
other bottles joined the discussion
that followed.
Big Jim was all out of breath
with roaring SO much. you others
want to watch out for me, am
the boss of this collection If any
of you says another word I'll kick
you off the shelf"
A catsup bottle interrupted him
to let him know that even if he was
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1916-06-17
Keep Old Books

Usually boys and girls find little
use for their old note books. The
lessons and notes they made seem
very uninteresting after the term
has closed, SO the boys and girls
throw them away If you would
LAY the note books aside carefully
and look at them in two or three
years you will be greatly surprised
at the interest you will take in
reading the pages, Many young
man and young woman, away from
home for ten or fifteen years is
highly satisfied when he or she
finds an old note book in the attic
upon a visit to the old home.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1916-06-17

big, he was not as useful nor as
pretty as the other bottles and for
that reason was not popular with
their mistress.
is that so, answered Bis jim,
IF | were not the most important,
! would not be the biggest of the
lot. The mistress thinks more OF
me than all Of you put together"
The others kept silent, for they
heard their mistress coming.
Il need big bottle" she said to
the grocer's boy Il guess that
great big one over there will do"
The grocer's boy took Big Jim
down and out into the kitchen.
Then he poured something into it
and put it back on the shelf.
We'll, look at that" said a mus
tard jar. Big jim is full of mo-
lasses. That will keep his mouth
shut for good How do you like it,,
Big jim"
Big jim tried TO answer but he
could only humble, for the sticky
molasses kept his mouth closed.
The other bottles laughed until
they shook and their mistress came
in to see if the wind was shaking
the shelf. Braggard jim is now
The most humble bottle on the
shelf.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1916-06-17
New Rooster
Becomes Kin6
Of The Flock
Economy, Ind.
June ~, 1915.

ECONOMY, lnu,
June ~, 1915.
Editor Junior Palladium:
| am an interested reader of The
Junior, and can hardly wait ill
Saturday evenings to get it. l
would like very much to see this
story printed in the Junior.
For a long while we hadn't had
but one rooster in our chicken yard
and when we bought another Cne,
it was war all the time between
the two on the part of rooster
number one,
Things stood this way for long
time till the new rooster decided
he would stand it no longer, 50 he
met in open battle with his enemy
They fought so long and hard we
thought one surely would be killed
Both had blood spots all over them
selves and feathers were sticking
every direction.
The battle seemed to turn in
FAVOR Of the new rooster The other
one got the worst damages, Cne
eye was about picked ont and till
il was all right again he would
turn round and round to get his
best eye toward us
Up to this time, when he sees
the new ruler coming, he viii run
from him
n
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1916-06-17


encc NuSS.
Once in the streets of London a
htt tie boy was wandering around.
His legs were hardly able to sup
port his body and be was so hungry.
He could not get a job and he did
not know what to do. The steps
Of a wealthy merchant looked very
inviting as he sat there. A woman
hailed him from the door, Get
off'n derc ye little rag picker, "
Just then the merchant came along.
why don't you get job, you
lazy little fellow" said the mer-
chant kindly. "Please sir, would
II | could answered the boy,
Are you hungry? You look So"
said the merchant. You better
come in and get your dinner" "
Charles, for SO the little boys name
was, could hardly believe his ears,
but he went with the man, When
he went in round faced little girl
boldly asked him, "What's your
name?"
"CharIes, man, and what is your
name?'
Alice Mary Harding" she re-
piled. After a very nourishing
dinner he asked Mr., Harding: Il
will work for my board if you will
let me"
He said, "You can have a Job in
the kitchen, but you need not 60 to
work today
That night the cook showed him
his bed in the attic AS they en-
tered the patter Of many feet
could be heard. Right there Charles
determined to get n cat
The next day he found a pocket
book "A man claimed it and Charles
reward was one cent Walking
down the street he saw a girl car
rying a cat in her arms. II will
give you one cent for that cat"
said Charles "Alright,' said the
girl He took the cat home and
concealed it in the attic and gave
II part of his food and was both
cred by rats and cats no more.
Charles thought he had no parents
but his father was King George III
and when he was IA little boy a
wicked uncle had stolen him away
In hope he might fall heir to the
thrope. Then he found his parents
but it would make this story 100
long TO tell how he found them
After his fathers death he reigned
over all England and was known
as Charles |.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1916-06-17
Thelma Darbev
Writes Story
About Picture
Richmond, Ind,
June 10, 1916.

June III, lJlO.
Dear Sir:
am going to write story about
the picture in the Junior Palladium
and | think a good name for it is
Speeding" l will now begin my
story.
"SPEEDlNG."
One day young man bought
himself Ford AS he was riding
up Main street one day his eyes
fell on others cars who were speed.
ing along faster than his. car. So
he started his car until the little
Ford was speeding up Main street.
AS he was riding along a police
man saw him and stopped the Ford,
The man was taken before the
judge who said, "One dollar and
cost and thirty days in Jail" So
remember friends if you buy a
Ford don't go speeding along and
fall in the hands of a policeman.
THELMA DARBY
701 N. 18th st.