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Imperial Valley press., 1916-02-03
HOUSE QUITS
GERMAN SOIL SUDDENLY

Paris, Feb. 3.-Colonel E. M. House,
President Wilson's special emissary,
when seen at the American embassy
this afternoon would not explain why
he had quit Germany after four days
instead of remaining ten as he had in
tended.
Neither would he explain why he
had not gone to Vienna, according to
the original plan.
Apparently the Colonel got jolt
of some sort in Germany which speed
ed him up somewhat. He could not
regain Allied territory fast enough.
The opinion in France is that he
found out something of the utmost
importance to the United States, but
which he did not dare to communicate
to Mr.. Wilson by the German wire
less.
At any rate the Colonel was in such
hurry to reach Paris that he was
obliged to turn down the telegraphic
request of Thomas Nelson Page,
American ambassador at Rome, that
he wait in Berlin until Mr.. Page could
get there.
The Colonel only shook his head
when asked why he was so hurried.
81 cannot tell you," he said.
Asked if he had visited the men,
bers Of the German government in
Berlin, Colonel House said:
81 did not accept a single invitation.
| saw the chancellor and Herr Zim-
norman at the American embassy, but
| never called on them"
Imperial Valley press., 1916-02-03
Irrigation District Prepares
FOrEXtensiVe PrOtectiVeWOrk

Mr.. Perry states that the Reclama~
ton Service is already very active OF
the Arizona side in building levee:
where they were carried out by tn
flood, and he considers this an ad
vantage to this side. He says th'
point to be aimed at is to keep the
water moving in a straight course.
and that when the water breaks
through the levee ON the Arizona side
this side gets its direct force when
it returns to the stream.
There is no disposition to await ac-
ton by Congress to assist the work,
but in some way to finance what must
be done at home and take any assist
ance that may come later.
Imperial Valley press., 1916-02-03

al nature of the program the Fedora
tion officers are extending an invita-
tion to all the teachers of the valley
to attend.
Mrs. Lawston, the district president,
has recently written inquiring as to
the stand Imperial county will take
in the campaign against illiteracy
which is being carried on in this sttae
by The Federation of Women's Clubs.
The adoption of some policy in this
matter will be one of the principal
business measures of the convention.
A fine musical program has been
arranged for by the committee in
charge. Lunch will be served at the
Barbara Worth at so cents per plate.
Imperial Valley press., 1916-02-03
German Submarine Off u. S. Coast? :?

German Submarine Off U. S. Coast :?
Washington, Feb. 3.-The possibil-
ity that German submarine accom-
panied the captured British liner APP
pam across the Atlantic and was pre-
pairing to operate off the American
coast has aroused much interest among
navy officials here.
If, as navy officials have reason
to believe, Germany recently has de-
veloped submersibles of a thousand
tons displacement or more, a trans
Atlantic voyage could be made with
out great hardship.
Navy officers generally were skep-
tical of the reports, however, al
though it was recalled that the flood
of American-made munitions to the
Allied powers probably would begin
to reach its full proportions within the
next few months, inviting unusual
efforts by the Teutonic naval forces.
The main reliance of submarine
is her torpedoes and no submersible
can carry more than half a dozen.
To resupply them in the United States
would be practically impossible with
out the effort being detected, officers
say, leaving the raider submarine with
only her small disappearing gun for
armament.
Naval officers generally agreed that
to accomplish any continued effective
work. it would be necessary for a
submarine to have base of supplies
somewhere in the Western Atlantic.
There was always the possibility, it
was pointed out, of some audacious
commander establishing such a base
on the uninhabited keys of the Brit
ish Bahama islands, or submarine
might be supplied by neutral mer-
chantmen sailing from American
ports. This latter possibility, involv-
ing a breach of American neutrality.
probably will receive the attention of
the secret service, agencies of the
government.
There have been many rumors of
submarine bases established on the
American or Canadian coasts, but
nothing definite ever developed. In
vestigations by the navy radio service
as to possible secret radio plants CO.
operating with the u boats revealed no
Imperial Valley press., 1916-02-03
County Federation Will
Meet Here SATURDAY.

The annual convention of the Coun-
ty Federation of Women's Clubs is
to be held Saturday, February 5, at
Davis hall, Ell Centro. There will be
a meeting of the county executive
board at 9:30 a. m., the regular ses-
sion opening at 10. Mrs. C. F. Turn
er of Calexico, the newly appointed
county president, will preside.
An educational program of unusual
interest has been planned and several
persons prominent in this line of work
in the county are to speak. Among
these are DR.. Benjamin Crandall of
Holtville, Neil Locke of Imperial, Mr..
Shibley, and DR.. Carter, county health
officer. On account of the education
Imperial Valley press., 1916-02-03

reached the public tonight. 1t was
supposed that all danger of a crisis
between American and Germany had
been avoided by the Berlin govern
ment's proffer of reparation for the
loss Of American lives, and therefore
great surprise was caused when it
became known that the diplomatic ten
sion had again become acute.
"'Germany will yield but little
more was the emphatic assertion
made by a prominent German Off
cial.
Imperial Valley press., 1916-02-03
Once More a Crisis Appears
In the Lusitania Affair

Washington, FEB. 3.-Once more
there is grave danger of rupture
between the United States and Ger
many over the Lusitania affair. While
Germany has made some minor con-
cessions in the discussion of the wan
ton destruction of life by sinking the
liner, the point that is essential to
American honor-the right of our peo-
pie on the high seas-she has refused
to acknowledge.
The belief here is strong that it was
Imperial Valley press., 1916-02-03

The rainfall to February l, this sea-
son, has been 1896 inches, nearly 3
times the normal to that date.
This suggests the probability of 25
inches for the season.
Only seven times since 1880, when
we began keeping record here, has
the rainfall exceeded Is inches. The
seasons of the heaviest rainfall are:
1884, 22.54 inches; 1859, 1856
inches; 18S9-90, 1921 inches; 1S94-5,
1889 inches; 1904-5, 1918 inches;
1906-7, 1919 inches; 1913-14, 1906
inches. In 1884 we only had 4.O6
inches of rain up to February /. The
February rainfall was 7,94 inches,
and the March rainfall 639 inches.
Imperial Valley press., 1916-02-03
Hotel
Barbara
Worth

The new management wishes to
announce its policy by extending a
cordial invitation to the residents
of the Imperial Valley to use the
Barbara Worth Hotel for all their
business and social functions, ami
to feel assured of sincere person.
al welcome at all time. We con
slider this beautiful hotel monu-
ment created by local capital to
represent and further the interests
Of the entire Valley and we are
conscious of our obligation to act
as your official host. A schedule
of special rates to permanent
guests has been established for
residents of the Imperial Valley
and will be quoted on request. The
hotel has also been given an added
degree of homelike comfort by a
recent purchase of Oriental Rugs
and Draperies, and Special Feature
nights will be inaugurated by serv
ing chicken and waffle Motor Part.
Suppers every Thursday night, 8
TO 8.
A. l.. RICHMOND, Proprietor
JAS. RILEY, Manager
Imperial Valley press., 1916-02-03

this refusal of Germany to grant the
most essential point in the contro-
versy that prompted President Wilson
to say in his speech in Cleveland that
no one could tell al what day or what
hour America would be plunged into
war.
How Germany views the situation
is shown by the following dispatch
from Berlin:
Developments in the Lustania sit
uation that threaten it's failure
Imperial Valley press., 1916-02-03

Disrupted by Storms.
Seattle, Feb. 3.-After five weeks
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-01-14
THREE CANDIDATES
/ FOR COMMISSIONER
.. A. M. Collins and F. Z. F. Schmidt
Seek Re-election and Fred II.
overton Announces
Candidacy.
FOUR IN THE FIELD NOW
Believed All Others VINO Are plan
ming on Running, Will Soon
Make Their An
nouneements.
FOUR IN THE FIELD NOW

| Following the lead OF Ed g. Lotion
who yesterday publicly announced his
candidacy for the position of mayor OF
Keokuk, three other candidates today
announced their intentions of running
for city commissioners at the pri-
martes. fred II. Overton this morn
Ing stated that he was q candidate
for commissioner, while J. A. M. Col
Inns, present commissioner Of public
safety, and F. T. F. Schmidt, commits
stoner OF streets, this afternoon stated
that they would be candidates for re-
election.
Now that the Ice is broken and four
have made statements, It is believed
talked OF as possible candidates for
the three city offices, will soon follow
suit
Mr.. Overton, as will be remembered,
ran for the office of commissioner in
the year 1914 and made an excellent
showing. surviving the primaries and
running In the finals with the present
commissioners. J. A. NJ. Collins and
F. T. F. Schmidt, and T. J. Hickey
who was seeking reelection.
His showing in the primaries and
election was such that his friends
have urged him to make an effort this
year. Mr.. Overton has many friends
and supporters in Keokuk and they
predict that he will make strong
candidate. Mr. Overton made no pub
lie statement today concerning the
grounds on which he will run other
snan to announce his candidacy.
Collins Comes Out.
]. A. M. Collins, present commits
sioner of public safety, authorized a
statement this afternoon that he
would be candidate for reelection to
the ommissionership. Mr.. Collins
said that he would make no other
statements until later.
F. T. F. Schmidt, commissioner in
charge of streets and public improve
ments, win also be candidate for
reelection and today made known his
candidacy. He was in the council
under the first commission admins
tration and has served as councilman
from his ward on other occasions.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-01-14

outrages and further criticism In
congress.
At the same time direct word came
from General Carranza declaring in
effect that he can and will handle
the situation.
Senator Works introduced resolu-
ton proposing that congress take the
matter out OF the hands of the presi-
dent and intervene. but the president
is determined to give CarranZa q
tchance to prove himself.
These things happened:
The British embassy arranged Tor
"a conference with the state depart
ment regarding Mexico.
The first chief wired a message,
telling his purpose to mete out con
idign punishm ent,'' to the the bandits
who murdered Americans in Chi
Ihuahua.
The president discussed the situa-
ton with Senator Stone and the lat
ter warmly defended the administra-
ton course in senate speech.
The white house let it be known no
United States troops will be sent
across the border for the present at
least.
The cabinet, in regular session, con-
sidered possible courses of action.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-01-14
Sticking TO the Job

Kansas City Times: A man who be-
gan business life as bundle boy IN
department store will retire from the
presidency of the Oldest commercial
bank of Chicago the last Of this month.
and into his place as president
will step man who began as mess
Ienger boy. The retiring president
has been with the bank thirty-two
years and is "A years old. The in
coming president has been with the
bank twenty years and is 81 years
old. How did those two boys, begin
ming life so humble, become bank pre-.
sidents? 81 never have found any road
to success except by plodding," says
the elder one. THE man who sue
ceeds is the fellow who pegs away.
There are no short cuts. Success
means hard work. The only short
way to fortune IL to have 1t left to
you and that is Curse"
The new president reiterates this
and adds: sticking with a Job and
working hard brings success
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-01-14
An Appeal to Wives

You know the terrible affection that
comes to many homes from the result of
q drinking husband or son. You know
of the money wasted on "Drink' that
is needed in the home to purchase food
and clothing CRRINE has saved thous-
ands of drinking men. 1t Is a homo
treatment and can be given secretly.
Your money viii be refunded if, after a
trial, it has failed to benefit. Costs only
S1.o0 a box Come in and get a free
booklet and let rs tell you Of the good
ORRINE is doing.
McGrath Bros. Drug Co. corner Fifth
and Main SITS.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-01-14

receipts so; native beef steers, $3.50
| @9.50: yearlfng steers and heifers
i$S.50@9.S5; cows. $5.50@7.00; stock.
ers and feeders, $5.00@7.25; calves
$8.00@10.50; Texas steers, $3.50
4 $50; cows and heifers, 34.O0@6.6O.
Hog receipts $500: market steady
strong. Mixed and butchers, 1880
| 7.65; good to heavy $E4007.65;
rough. $6.65@6.S0: light. $7.20@7.40;
bulk, 37.20@7.60; pigs, $S.25@7.O0
Sheep receipts 1900; market steady
ewes, $6.25@7.25; lambs, $9.O001O.66;
wethers. $S.0009.25.
kansas City Live Stock
KANSAS CITY, Jan. 14.-Catt1e re-
ceipts 1000: market strong. 10c high
er. Steers. ;6.oo@s.25; cows and heif-
ers, $4.00@9.00; stockers and feeders.
$6.oo@s.15: calves, $6.0o01o.50.
Hog receipts 5000: market 16@35c
higher. Bulk. $7.1O@7.40; heavy. $40
@7.5O; medium. $7.2507.45: light.
I$7.10@7.30.
Sheep receipts 5000; market
strong. Lambs. $9.50@10.60: owes,
$6.25@7.00; wethers, $o.000s.26.
Omaha Live Stock.
OMAHA, Jan. 14.-Cattle receipts
400; market slow. 1O@16c lower.
Steers, $6.50@8.75; cows and heifers.
$4.0007.O0: stockers and feeders.
$5.50@7.65; calves. $7.0009.50: bulls
and stays. s4.7506.25.
Hog receipts il.OO0; market 10000
higher. Bulk. S7.00@7.20: top. $3.50.
Sheep receipts 11,000; market
steady. Yearlings. $S.lo09.25; weth-
ers, $7.00@7.75: lambs. $10.60@10.76:
ewes. $6.90@7.15.
Chicago Produce.
CHICAGO, Jan. 14-Butter-ExtrAs
3O1sc: firsts, 29030c; dairy extras, 25
@2Sc: dairy hrsts. 23@24c.
Eggs-Firsts. S0h@31c; ordinary
firsts. 29@3Oc.
icas, 1SAc.
Live poultry Fowls. In 015c:
ducks. 14017c; geese, 12@16c; spring
chickens, 16c; turkeys. 18c.
Potatoes-Recefpts3 SO cars; Mime
sofas, Dakotas and Wisconsins. 31.08
01.10 per bushel.
New York Produce.
NEW YORK, Jan. 14.-f1our mar
ket quiet. Spring patents. $6.36@6.66;
winter patents, $6.5O@6.76.
Pork market firm. Mess. s19.5o@
1000.
Lard market firm. Middle west spot.
$10.5501 1865.
Sugar, raw, market easy. Centrffu-
gal test. $4.s3@4.51; Muscavado SO
test, s3.56@3.74.
Sugar, refined, market quiet. Cut
loaf, 1855: crushed, $6.75: powdered.
S6.o5: granulated, s5.90@6.00.
Coffee Rio No. Z on spot, SmS1sc.
Tallow market firm. City. Sc; coun-
try, tx @Sc: specials, &c.
Hay market steady. Prime. $1.35m
lao: No. 3. $1.o0@110: clover. SLID
@1.25.
Dressed poultry market quiet
Chickens, 16630c; turkeys. 100 Csc:
fowls, 14m1Skc; ducks, 10000.
Live poultry market strong. Geese,
15@16c; ducks, 17@1Sc; fowls, $50
1s1hc; turkeys, 2O@23c; ROSTERS, 13c:
chickens, 15616c.
Cheese market firm. State milk
common to special, 14@1sc; skins.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-01-14

$3.50 O'Clock. An exceptionally inter
esting reel of this weeks Paramount
Newspictures is also included In the
program, all at the regular and ia
cent prices.
The furnishings and decorations OF
the Jananese house scene in 1.-THE
Cheat" are truly magnificent. They
were secured from the home of Sing
Fat. wealthy Chinese merchant, we'll
known on the Pacific coast II is all
of genuine teakwood
Miss Ward displays q number OF
the latest Partisan gowns and q very
valuable ermine coat. These gowns
show very short skirts with panta-
lettes underneath. That they will be
interesting to the feminine observer
Helen Keller to Lecture Tonight.
Miss Helen Keller and her teacher,
Miss Sullivan, now Mrs. John Macy.
will lecture in the First Christian
church tonight in 7. W. C. A. bene-
mt.
The story of Helen Keller and her
teacher, Miss Sullivan, Is one OF the
most marvellous educational stories of
modern times. Miss Keller became
blind and deaf at the age Of nineteen
months. and although she has not
been able to use the senses OF sight
and hearing since then, she has,
through the most patient and skillful
teaching by Mrs. Macy, become a
highly educated woman. She was
graduated from Radcliffe college, the
female department OF Harvard, 1914.
receiving the degree of B. A., cum
Iaude, with honor. It would seem
incredible that person who practic-
ally could never see or hear should
be able to take up higher educational
studies with marked distinction and
even. as has been the case, become
the author Of books. One Of her books
which she wrote in college "he
Story OF My Life." has been translat-
ed into fifteen languages
Mrs. Macy In her lecture will de-
scribe the circumstances which led to
her becoming the teacher OF Miss
Keller and will detail the methods by
which she instructed Miss Keller and
thus opened the outside world to her,
which seemed locked forever. All
who have had anything to do with
the training OF children realize how
almost superhuman must have been
the task OF teaching Miss Keller to
speak for the first time
Mrs Macy will demonstrate her
method Of communicating with Miss
Keller. These lectures will prove In
teresting to people who viii thus have
an opportunity very early to hear
these world-renowned people.
The indications are that the house
will be filed. The price for all seats
in the house is fifty cents. It is for
many the opportunity Of life time to
hear this girl who against the great
est odds has gained an education in
way that no one else In all the world
has done. She is one of the most
famous characters in the history OF
education. Don't fail to see her to-
ght.-Advertisement.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-01-14

Notwithstanding the report Of the
joint congressional committee, the
postonace department is urging sup.
port of the departmental bin. as
against a measure that would leave
the fixing of rates in the hands of
the interstate. commerce commission.
The joint committee has shown be-
yond question, that lne present basis
Of railway mail pay Is inadequate, and
that the postal department, in an Of.
fort to make a favorable financial
showing. Is undertaking to compel
the railroads to continue the carry
ing of all mail matter at a price much
less than the actual cost Of the SER
vice rendered, let alone any profit to
be derived therefrom.
While the question as to what
would constitute fair and adequate
compensation for carrying the mails
is one that involves many facts and
figures, and is somewhat technical,
yet it does seem that the people Of
the United States are fair enough to
want to see this whole subject placed
in the hands of some tribunal where
full and complete hearing can be
adduced, rather than to see a bill
passed that would subject the COM
mon carriers to the arbitrary ruling
OF the postmaster general. without the
opportunity for hearing and with
out the opportunity for appeal, and,
in fact, no opportunity for relief
against discretionary authority, which
might be used by successive postmas-
ter generals in an effort to make
favorable financial showing, and to
accomplish such result, If necessary,
at the expense of the railways.
The committee on postal affairs ap-
pointed by the Merchants association
of New York, has gone into the sub
ject exhaustively, and, acting on its
report, the Merchants association
adopted on October Fl, 1915, pre-
am bles and resolutions to the effect
that the railways are not adequately
paid for the services now rendered;
that the proposed method Of payment
will exact great increases in service
without corresponding increase in
compensation; arbitrarily limits the
revenues to be derived from mail car
riage; dangerously attacks the exist
ing freight revenues of railroads; that
rates shown to be unduly low should
be advanced to a fair basis that
should be increased by
payment LOT services at present I'M
compensated for; that no new or un-
tried plan for determining railway
mail pay should be adopted unless
or until approved by the interstate
commerce commission, after thorough
that the plan of space
payment for mail carriage is exces-
sively discriminatory in favor OF the
and that the association
oppose any and all bills for the re-
of railway mail pay on
the basis mainly of space.
This action on the part Of such an
unbiased and impart ii,
leads to the conclusion that congress
should promptly defeat the proposed
bill now known as the
Moon bill, or any other which does
not provide adequate compensation on
a fair and proper basis, to the rail-
roads for handling the mails, and
enact one that would place this en-
tire subject matter In the hands of
the interstate comm cree commission
and give that body power to Ak mail
rates, just as it now has power to
fix interstate passenger and freight
rates.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-01-14
RIOTING IN THE
STREETS OF Ell PASO
CONTINUED from page L.

Virginia, proposing Intervention.
Among the measures under consid-
Grafton for protection of Americans
from further attacks, was renewal OF
the warning by the state department
to them to leave the country at once.
The administration was also consider
ing withdrawing all American officials
In the states OF chihuahua, Durango
and Sonora.
Reports were also in circulation,
but unconfirmed, that the government
was considering dispatch OF a naval
SQUADRON to the Mexican east coast to
take off refugees at seaports. Only
a few hundred Americans remain in
the interior of northern Mexico. ac-
cording to state department reports.
These are reported fleeing for the
border. The Carranza government is
providing trains for the refugees.
viii stand Pat.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 1.-THE ad-
;ministration will stand pat" on its
present course regarding Mexico, 1t
was officially announced at the white
house for the cabinet meeting this
afternoon.
/ This announcement came in the
face of a direct intimation from Eng
land of her interest In recent Mexican
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-01-14
HOW TO BE SLIM

II you are too fat and want to
reduce your weight Is or 70
pounds, don't starve and weak
en- your system. or think that
you must always be laughed at
on account OF your fat, out go
to any good druggist, and get a
box of Oil of KoTein capsules,
take one after each meal and
one before retiring at night.
Weigh yourself once week
and note what a pleasant and
reliable method this is for re-
moving superf1uous fat from
any part of the body.
1t costs little. is absolutely
harmless and I am sure a
weeks trial should convince
anyone that it is unnecessary to
be burdened with even a single
pound of unsightly fat. Wilkin-
son & Co. can supply you.