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Imperial Valley press., 1916-08-07
TWO KILLED IN
BRAWLEY MIXUP

Two officers wounded, two MeXicans
killed and another pair in Jail charged
with the crime of murder, is the re-
suit of q drinking bout at a Mexican
shack near the ball park at o'clock
last evening.
Officers Davis and Chavey were on
East Main street when a shot came
from the direction of Tenth and l
streets. The officers entered the shack
and were greeted with a fusillade of
shots, to which they replied, Officer
Davis killing his nearest assailant.
Chavey and Davis were severely
handled in the melee that followed.
Chavey received cut in the left jaw
and Davis several severe cuts On the
chest and head. The arrival of Off
GERS attracted by the shooting re-
vealed the dead body Of Hilario Sosa,
killed by Davis, and that of his broth
Ell, Elcntcrio Sosa, badly wounded. on
the floor. The wounded man, from
whose breast the life blood ebbed in
sickly stream, was taken to DR.. lie
Baron's office. but he was beyond med
ical aid and died soon after receiving
the last rites of the church from Rev.
Father Burelbach.
Imperial Valley press., 1916-08-07

REPORT FOR JULY

Following is the text Of Horticultu-
raj Commissioner Waite's monthly re-
port to the Board Of Supervisors
To the Honorable Board of Super
visors, Imperial County-Gentlemen:
The following goods were inspected
and passed into the county during the
month of July, 1915:
SAT boxes oranges.
456 boxes lemons.
20 boxes apples.
SO boxes grapefruit.
boxes lemons and oranges mixed.
81 boxes pears.
10 boxes lines.
1880 sacks potatoes.
10 sacks milo maize.
One sack Of Sudan grass seed was
held up on account of the appearance
of johnson grass seed.
During the month there were SAG
cars of cantaloupes shipped, making
a total of 4,603 for the season. There
were 1868 cratec condemned during
the month, making total of 1868
cratec condemned for the season. This
amount does not include the melons
thrown out by the inspectors at the
packing sheds.
The success in handling the large
crop of cantaloupes this season under
the Standardization law is due to the
cooperation of the distributors and
growers, and l wish to express my
appreciation to them for the support
and assistance given me at all times.
AS the present law stands, it was
necessary that all parties work in har-
mony and a msincerely thankful that
/ have had the hearty cooperation Of
all during the entire shipping season
of a most successful crop of canta-
loupes.
The Standardization law is proving
to be Of great benefit to both brewer
and consumer and when the necessary
changes are made an dthe law is being
carried out without fear or favor still
more good will be the result.
During the month there were SO
cars of grapes shipped, making to-
tai of 121 cars. / held up one car
of grapes this month on account Of
the shippers not complying with either
the weights and measures law or the
Standardization law. After the car
was unloaded and the crates properly
marked it was released and allowed
to he shipped. !.
The first bale Of cotton was ginned
this season on July ~.
The work of eradication of serious
noxious weeds such as Johnson grass
and wild morning glory is still goinc
on. There were 3S ranches visited this
month in the interest of noxious weeds.
We will be glad to have anyone re-
port to this office any weeds that are
serious pests to the agricultural or
horticultural interests of the county.
Yours very truly,
F. w. WAITE,
Horticultural Commissioner.
Imperial Valley press., 1916-08-07

get in on the deal and make some
money.
The reply given Mr.. Conkling was
that the time had gone by for specu-
lating in the public domain, and the
government would be sure to put a
stop to the project.
Mr.. Conkling can best answer the
second question. Among the earliest
hClders Of stock in the company, the
Press is informed and believes, were
NJ. w. COnkling and c. X. lockwood.
1t is our information that Walter
Hamilton took 800 shares of stock
and gave his check fer 1920, which
came back from the bank with the
endorsement mot sufficient funds" :"
and for that reason he never secured
stock.
e. F. Howe was not presented with
a block of promotion stock, nor did
he buy such stock. nor did he ever
have or wish to have any of the stock,
nor was he ever solicited to buy or
take any of the stock except by NJ.
w. Conkling.
Apain the Progress asks:
When all the promoters were sat
isfied with their ground floor appor-
tionments, did the directors of the
company meet and pass a resolution
to raise stock to SIS share?
Was there lot of stock sold at S.
a share?
Did the company do the same thing
and raise the stock to $40 share?
Wasn't it q fact that all the original
ftrr,,~o1 Ah,f &ho.S, I.
was worth ten times as much as they
paid for it?
The Press is not informed as to
these facts, except that M. w. COnk-
ling, when soliciting the publisher of
the Press to enter the company, did
represent that there were big profits
in sight.
Wasn't 81 made par value because
the state law prohibits mutual COM
panies from selling stock below par
and wasn't that the only way the orig
inal promoters could make a pile of
money off the forced advance of the
price of stock?
Wasn't it the nlan all along that if
the Irrigation District could be in
duced to water the mesa the possess
sors of this stock secured at 81 would
find themselves all wealthy and their
stock worth at least $50 a share?
If Mark Rose got his 1000 shares
for nothing but trip or two to Wash
inpton and found it worth $1OO 900
if the district favored him. wouldn't
he feel pretty good about it?
Didn't the decision of the District
not to have anytime to do with a
scheme to force up the sale Of the
water stock in this company throw
such a damper on the scheme that all
efforts have ever since been made to
discredit the District in everything by
recall and other methods?
Hasn't the money secured by pay
ments down on this stock been the
source of support of Mark Rose on
the streets of Ell Centre and in Wash
inpton for the mast year and half ?
Was it not the Imperial Valley
Press that discovered the "insides" of
this Imperial-Laeuna scheme and ex-
posed Il in it's editorial columns?
Regarding most of the above. the
Press has no knowledge. 1t was the
Imperial Valley Press that opposed
the Imperial Laguna Water Company
not on the ground of any dishonorable
Imperial Valley press., 1916-08-07
SHEPARD HOME FROM
TRIP TO THE COAST

Supervisor Arthur Shepard is home
from a two weeks trip through eoa4t
districts, during which he studied sd-
vanced methods Of road eenstruetisn
and preservation which be Is taking
under consideration in plans for fu-
ture road work in this supervisesal dis-
trict. =. ?
On his return be found that on e.
count Of the water shortsge due q
the deposits Of silt allowed 70 sdcu-
mulate in the Alamo channel very In
roads rts and thst D the rsnchers al. vi 81 have
the added discomfort Of dusty roads
on their trips to town. s.
Imperial Valley press., 1916-08-07
OVER THE MOUNTAINS

Reported through the courtesy Of
the Mountain Springs Store and the
White Star stage. Everybody passing
is asked to register at the store.
Toward the Coast.
Charles E. Sones, P. II. Sones,
Charles L. Childers, N. P. Sorlei, Ell
Centro to Los Angeles.
Rodney Hermon, Robert w. Froh-
lack, Ira L. Eobdy, T. J. Gaudry, O.
w. Patterson, El Centre to Los An
ee,es.
Corporal Frank r. Bigler. George
lIutsell, Charles F. Taylor, First Ser
geant Ralph H. Barnard, John H. Con-
nell, Company X; Sergeant Bliss G.
Sinclair, Company F; Quartermaster
Imperial Valley press., 1916-08-07

practice i'm connection with the COM
pany, but on the ground that it was
not in accordance with the public in
terests that there be profit to individ-
uals in cOl0niZing public land. But
Mark Rose and his associates have
done good work in forcing on public
oping the East Side mesa, and they
are not sticklers for any particular
organization.
About the time the Press spoke in
this way. Conkling and others got out
from under.
Mark Rose later took affidavit that
CCnkling tried to get him TO withdraw
and promised to show him a way to
make great deal more money. Did
he refer to Mexican lands?
Then says the Progress: -.
BY what course of hypnotism, other
than a present of block of stock,
could the editorial support Of the
Press be secured in favor Of the
scheme?
These questions and a lot more will
be answered in full when the recall
campaign gets to going good. That
is, if it ever gets to going at all. Evi-
dence points to extreme lassitude in
the matter at the last writing.
We don't know by what course the
Press could be induced to favor the I'm
perial-Laguna Water Company's pro-
ject as it was developed. We do not
now and We never have favored it..
We do not now and we never have
favored any scheme to add burdens to
the pioneers who may reclaim any
public land. We have opposed all such
proposals, including Conkling's scheme
to make them pay bonus of $40 an
acre to the Irrigation District.
And, now, finally comes the an
nOuncement of the Progress that the
defense of the Irrigation District man.
egers is to be to treat the voters of
Imperial Valley as though they were
a drove of gibbering idiots.
The charges have been made that
trict have squandered the District
funds, have neglected the main artery
of water supply and have attempted to
betray the farmers of the Valley to
the great Mexican landhOlding cOrpO-
ratiOns.
The defense is to be that Mark Rose
aided by COnkling and supported by
Hamilton and ROckwOod--attempted to
put through the organization of a
water company to develop the East
Side.
People hate towards, and if COnk-
ling, lockwood and Hamilton dare not
face the real issues. the sooner they
resign the better it win be for them
and for everybody.
Imperial Valley press., 1916-08-07

Sergeant Edward E. Cartwright, Sec
ond Washington infantry.
Thelma Mcdonald, Calexico.
Benjamin +. Davis, u. S. A.
NJ. A. Morrison, FL Centre.
Katherine f. McCurday, Boston.
Irwin McCann, Highline.
Robert Hays. FL Centre to San
Diego.
Ana NJ. de Martinez, Calexico.
E. Brownie O'Brian, FL Centre to
Portland.
Mrs. NJ. D. Grimes, FL Centre to
Los Angeles.
C. NJ. Applestill and family, Fl Cen
tro to San Diego for the summer.
d. j. Matloek, Ell Centre to Los An
geles.
Mrs. T. J. Davies, Miss G. C. Davies,
Seeley to Campo.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. ]. NORM, Braw-
ley.
Jacob Lorang, Imperial; W. L. MI
lam, s. H. Robinson, James Routt.
Seeley.
Mrs. A. J. Kaiin, Mrs. J. E. Leach.
Barbara M. Leach, Brawiey.
E. A. McGregor, Mr.. and Mrs. A. L.
Lackey, Thelma McCary, Ell Centric.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. s. Stevens, MAu-
rine and Margaret Stevens, Miss Edna
Rowland, Phoenix, Arl7.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. P. Gorby. p. 1.
Ward, Mrs. X. G. Ward, Mrs. P. Pence,
Animas, N. M.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Abbott and
son, Brawley.
Ben A. Hill, alr. and Mrs. W. I.
Hill, Ell Centre to San Francisco.
Toward the Valley.
James Murray. J. E. Shaw. San Die
go to El Paso.
Imperial Valley press., 1916-08-07

of every one Of the fifteen mutual
water companies of the Valley this
morning at Imperial voted to ask all
the five directors of the Irrigation Dis
trict to resign, by endorsing the above
series Of resolutions.
Then s of the 6, all Of them from
Water Company No. 8, changed their
votes to the affirmative, and the vote
stood 80 to l, the sole opponent being
President Strictly of No. 5.
1t was the first meeting at which
every one Of the water companies were
represented, and as the action stands
it is endorsed unanimously by every
water company except No. S, and
Mr.. Strieby's four associates on the
board Of that company voted against
him.
The action was taken following con-
siderable discussion, in which the man.
Ggement of the District came in for
criticism. The keynote was struck by
President Pace of No. 6, who declared
he was speaking only for himself. He
said:
II think / can give one reason why
we should pass this resolution. That
is that we cannot finance the work
ahead unless we make the change.
have been pretty well acquainted with
the work done by the District, and l
think there have been some terrible
mistakes made. AS a result Of the pol
icy that has been followed, the bank
ers will not furnish more money for
the work, and we have got to have
the help of the banks. Mr.. Edgar says
there is politics in the agitation
against the district, but there is poll
tics in the District now. We have oot
to go ahead with the work'of the dis
trict, and if there is any manhood in
the directors of the District they will
resign when they are thus asked to
do so.
"Look at this new canal. What was
the estimate of the cost, and what
has been the actual cost? We have
got to show the directors that we are
going to try to protect our rights
On motion of President Fawcett of
No. / the chair appointed commit
tee Of five to report at this after
noon on permanent organization OF the
mutual companies on a stock basis.
The members of the committee were
Messrs. Fawcett, Mansfield, Walker OF
No. s, Strieby and Ragan.
w. H. Best OF BraWley presided ana
Thomas J. McNerney of Holtville acted
as secretary.
Bankers to Act.
The Imperial Valley Bankers Asso--
citation also is in session in Imperial
today, and so many members have
expressed themselves as favorable to
endorsing the position of the mutual
companies that it seems certain they
will take that action before the day
is over.
This will present the unanimous de-
mand of the water companies and the
banks of the Valley for the resignation
of all members of the district director
ship.
Cerro Prieta Breaks.
Director Mcbride and party of a
half-dozen men went to inspect Cerro
Prieta canal yesterday. This is the
new canal just constructed from Vol
cano lake. Mr.. Mcbride stated this
morning that about two hours before
their arrival at the heading OF this
canal it was closed down on account
of breaks in the canal banks. The
water escaped in such a way that 1t
will find it's way into the West Side
canal.
There was a depth of water in Vol
cano lake at the canal heading of 80
feet yesterday, and work was beng
Imperial Valley press., 1916-08-07
Column of Hunor

Determined not to discuss the is
sues of the Irrigation District, the
Progress is hunting all over the pri-
meval desert for something else to
talk about, and at last has hit on the
skeleton of the Imperial-Laguna Wa
ter Company. One can always have
lots of fun out of a grim skeleton,
and the Press, by way of having a
little fun of its own, will answer the
Progress irrelevant questions, even
though the Progress DARE NOT DIS
CUSS DISTRICT AFFAIRS. Says
the Progress:
The motive for the recallers headed
by Mark Rose is being studied care
fully. Facts will come out in due time
showino that the 1mperial-Laguna
Water Company has, according to all
evidence available, all the earmarks
Of smooth scheme to get a lot Of
stock on the market without ever in
tending to bring water to the mesa.
Here are few questions people are
going to ask:
Did the company organize the stock
at 81 par?
Were the promoters, including Rose,
Havens, ETC., apportioned a generous
lot of this stock at 81?
Was E. F. Howe presented with a
block of promotion stock?
You will notice that the Progress
has wriggled this skeleton around to
make it appear to have life, but we
will answer the questions.
We are under the impression that
the company was organized at 81 per
share. Our first insight into the com.
pany came from M. w. COnkling, who
urged the publisher of the Press to
Imperial Valley press., 1916-08-07
HEAT PROSTRATION
RESULTS IN DEATH

Leonard Andrew Wilson. aged 80 and
an employe Of Hagermsn's restaurant.
died this morning at 1880. having been
prostrated by a sunstroke since yss-
terday afternoon.
A brother and mother Of Tie -
ceased arrived in FL Centre this morn
ing from the Coast, having been sum.
moned yesterday aYternoon By tels-
graph. .sx y III
Disposition Of the body win be made
from c. A. Shafer's undertaking es-
tablishment.
Imperial Valley press., 1916-08-07
Elks. Auen&lon!

All who plan to attend the barbecue
at Ruby's ranch next Sunday must
advise secretary by mail. or phone ~
today, so that the committee may make
the necessary arrangements.
S4Adv. D. c. BITLER, Secretary.
Imperial Valley press., 1916-08-07

BY a vote of "a to 6. represent
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1916-09-19
REPUBLICANS IN
COUNTY NOMINATE
(Continued from page one)

OF their insincerity of the Democratic
party is reality and the personnel
of the head OF the Democratic ticket
is as inconsistent as the great train
of Democratic Inconsistencies Of the
past.
Simon Bamberger, the Lagoon
millionaire against Nephi L. Morris,
the exponent and defender of life
time Of State wide prohibition. Sim
on Hamburger the candidate Of the
classes, the millionaires, the liquor
kings and the expedient, inconsistent,
Office seeking Democratic party
against Nephi l.. Morris the candi-
date of the marses of Utah's homes
and firesides, and the consistent Re;
publican party" =
On county affairs Mr.. Bullen said
the most important question confront
ing the people was that Of taxation,
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1916-09-19
BIG TIME FOR EVERYBODY
RATES TO LOGAN

the temporary organization perman.
ent, and adding Joseph J.. Richard
son and r. w. Peterson, vice chair
man; Jacob Johnson, sergeant at
arms; John A. Israelson, assistant
secretary; and w. c. Parkinson,
chaplain. The report was adopted and
the convention then listened to the
reading OF the Platform by Attorney
M. c. Harris. The document that
follows in this article, was received
most enthusiastically. 1t was adopted
amid loud applause.
The first nomination was that of
year term commissioner, and John
| C. Larsen Jr., Of Lewiston arose and
placed in nomination the name of T.
s. Karen Of Lewiston; G. 2. Har-
ris seconded the nomination and tho
name OF Mr.. Karen was placed OIL
the ticket by reclamation.
For the 2 year term commissioner
Dr.. George Thomas placed the name
OF r. w. James of Paradise in nom.
nation; C. z. Harris placed the
name of Brigham Vaughan Of Wells.
vile in nomination. There were sew
eral sharp seconding speeches, chief
among which was the one by Hon. J..
w. Price of Wellsville and after the
baloting, wherein Mr.. Vaughan re-
ceived rs votes and Mr.. James SO
votes; Mr.. Maughan was declared the
nominee of the convention.
Joseph ]. Richardson then placed
the name OF Henry McCracken in
nomination for county clerk. r. W.
Thornley, seconded the nomination
and moved the nominations close and
the choice be by reclamation and tho
convention concurred.
DR.. George Thomas placed the
name OF Emma Baker Sorenson, an
estimable lady from Mendon in the
nomination for the Office OF recorder.
The nomination was by reclamation.
DR.. II. X. Merrill named George S.
DANES Of Hyde Park for the Office of
treasurer. There we're no other nom.
nations and the choice was by &C.
clamation.
James r. Hansen Of Providence re.
ceived rs votes and Fred White of
Richmond received Al votes for the
nomination of assessor. Mr.. Hansen
was declared the choice of the con-
vention. The vote was quickly made
unanimous. .g'lH
Fritz Ecklund of Newton for sher-
IN; Attorney M. C. Harris OF Logan
for attorney and Eugene Schauh OF
Logan for surveyor, each received
their nomination by reclamation.
From the south district, Hon. A.
NJ. Israelson and Hon T. W. Peter
son OF Hyrum were pitted against
each other for legislative honors. The
vote was 6S for Israelson and 40 for
Peterson. Mr.. Israelson was declar-
ed the choice OF the convention.
Attorney Asa Bullen Of Logan for
the legislature. and F. M. Stephen
sen Jr., OF Lewiston for the legisla.
trre were the choice of the conven.
tion and received places on the tick
j ct.
At this point County Chairman n.
A. Peterson placed the name of W.
III. THAN before the convention for
the honors of county chairman. The
election was by unanimous choice.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1916-09-19
AETNAIZE.-IT PAYS

Attorney William ]. Lowe, nomi-
nee of the Republican party tor the
office OF district attorney for the
First district, visited in Logan last
Saturday and attended the county
convention where he was called up
on for speech. to which he respond
cd. Attorney Lowe says Box Elder
county is safe bet for the Republi'
cans this year.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1916-09-19
LOGAN PEOPLE ASToNIsHED
BY SIMPLE MIXTURE

Logan people are astonlshed at the
instant action OF simple Buckthorn
bark glycerine, etc, as mixed in Ad-
ler.i.ka. ONE SPOONFUL removes
such surprising foul matter I re-
lieves almost ANY CASE OF consti-
patton, sour stomach or gas. Because
Adler.ika acts on BOTH the lower
and upper bowel. few doses ofen'
relieve or prevent appendicitis. A
short treatment helps chronic stom-
ach trouble. The City Drug Co..
Adv.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1916-09-19
NEWS
COLUMN OF W HIGH EVERY READER IS ASKED
TO CONSIDER HIMSELF OR HERSELF AN EDITOR

For a quick settlement of a loss by
Gre we must commend our readers to
Hon. John A. Crockett, the abstrac-
tor. who settled the claim of Chris
Balling for $500 in two days after the
blaze which destroyed the Balling
barn. farm machinery, automobile,
hay, etc. A settlement for the full
face of the insurance policy was
made.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1916-09-19

Mrs. e. ]. Larson Of Charleston and
her daughter Miss Emily have just
returned from six months trip to
Pocatello and other Idaho towns
Mrs. Larson visited her sister Mrs.
William Cooper at Pocatello and sons
and daughters that live along the St.
Anthony branch.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1916-09-19

One of .he great weaknesses OF
the Democratic administration is the
appointment of 10000 special office
sary, at an expense to the county of
s40,O00,000 per annum. No wonder
the stamp tax for "War" purposes.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1916-09-19

The little nine year old son OF G.
A. Anderson the blacksmith at Tren.
ton, narrowly escaped losing his life
Sunday by drinking formaldehyde
which he mistook for pinex cough sy.
rup.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1916-09-19

s. w. Parkinson one of Franklin's
prominent citizens and one Of the big
sheep men of the intermountain coun.
try. was in Logan on Saturday. Mr..
Parkinson is looking around with an
eye to moving to Logan for the win
ter months. We bid you welcome
Mr.. Parkinson.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1916-09-19

Two and one half hours to Ideal
Beach on beautiful Bear Lake
through the famous Logan cannon.
The area of the Bear Lake Is 40
square miles. Altitude 1924 feet. eli.
mate is ideal, being cool, clear, re.
freshing and invigorating ADV II
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1916-09-19

William Bowden OF Lewiston has
purchased nice piece of ground on
Main street directly opposite the o.
l.. & | station and is making arrange.
ments to go into the hotel and livery
business. The location Is ideal and
the travelling public will thoroughly
appreciate both enterprises.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1916-09-19

Work of excavation for the Harry
Griffiths Confectionery store at Smith
field commenced yesterday. This new
building will be erected on the cor
ner of the block directly across tie
street from the post office.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1916-09-19

TO INTRODUCE OUR MEMS
CLOTHING TO THE PUBLIC, WE
WILL SELL THIS WEEK ONLY:
MEMS ALL WOOL SUITS, REeu-
LAR s12. so GRADE AT..... 50 90
MEMS ALL WOOL SUIT, REGULAR
SIS 90 GRADE, AT ........,. $1,000
THREE RULES STORES ADV. 9-19
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1916-09-19

There has been one death at Clark.
ston from diphtheria and also one
new case is reported. Many people
were exposed before the nature of the
disease was known but every prccau.
ton is being taken now to prevent
its spread.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1916-09-19

For Sale-lO roomed house, half
block from car line on Third North,
especially well arranged for roomers,
borders or light housekeeping; can
use smaller place as part payment.
Phone SS.-Aov. 9-l9