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Imperial Valley press., 1916-11-18
Difficulties ARE
BEING ENCOUNTERED
IN BUYING DREDGES
April May Witness Start of
Dredges in Alamo Canal
Says lockwood.

Difficulty is being encountered in
arranging for the dredging of the
main channel of the Alamo, as Cen
cral Manager C. E. Paris and Chief
Engineer C. r. lockwood find it i'm
possible to secure early delivery on
Credges and motors.
Mr.. Paris is negotiating with the
Southern Sierras Power Company to
have that corporation run wires to
the scene of dredging and thus effect
a considerable saving in dredge op-
ell alton. The purchase and delivery
Oh the necessary motors is fraught
with several months delay, however,
and it may be April before dredges
ard motors arrive.
To purchase second hand dredges
at this time is hazardous undertake
ing as war prices have almost doubled
the actual cost.
Imperial Valley press., 1916-11-18
DESERT Being
ROBBED OF ITS
TERR0RS

Work on the Warmers Ranch road
ard the Mecca road has been ended
for the present by Supervisor w. F.
Beal, and Superintendent John Allen
Of the Fourth district has brought the
highway camps back within the irri-
gated district to the vicinity of West
moreland, where they are repairing
the roads. Both the county chain gang
and the regular road crew are in
the No. district at present.
Mr.. Allen says that the Mecca road
is now in good condition, the sandy
stretch through the clay hill district
being covered with surface of slay.
The opening of 12-mile stretch of
the Riverside county highway system
between Indio and Indian Wells has
made travel over the Mecca road feas-
ible for any ordinary machine. Five
to seven machines are making the
trip daily between Brawley and Los
Angeles, and stage drivers are seri-
cusly considering the establishment of
a through line.
Supervisor Beal has built halfway
house between Mecca and Brawley,
rot far from the Imperial county line,
where supplies for travellers will be
carried and water provided.
The State Highway Commission has
PROMISED to build a telephone line
from the edge of the irrigated dis
trct to the halfway house, and the
county road crew has been gathering
railroad ties from the drift left by
the receding Salton sea, to serve as
poles.
Imperial Valley press., 1916-11-18
FL CENTRIC GOES UP
AGAINST IMPERIAL
BATTERS TOMORROW
Gardner Is Umpire, While
Ed Finney Will Arbi-
trate at HOItville.

Imperial and Holtville will be the
baseball attractions for Ell Centre on
the last two Sundays of November
Tomorrow the local team goes to I'M
perial for a game and on the 26th
the Imperial club comes to the county
seat for a return game On Thanks
giving afternoon the HoltVille sluggers
60 up against the locals in an effort
TO determine supremacy.
Seeley will have Brawley to tackle
tomorrow, the game being played on
the Westsde grounds.
Calexico bumps into the Holtivlle
outfit on the latter's grounds.
Umpire "Rube'' Gardner has been
selected to officiate at the Ell Centro-
Imperial game, Ed Finney at the
Holtville- Calexico game, and Loud
will handle the indicator at Seeley.
Imperial Valley press., 1916-11-18
B[O0DEO STOCK
TO Be FEATURED
AT BIG VALLEY
EXHIBITION HERE
Owners of Registered Stock
Anxious to Exhibit at
Livestock Fair.
MANY OUTSIDERS
MUCH INTERESTED
Valley Ranchers Offer Rich
Field for the Sale of
High Class Stock.
MANY OUTSIDERS
MUCH INTERESTED

inducements probably unequaled by
any fair or livestock show in the West
Iare offered owners of pure bred stock
Il, Imperial Valley to make a COM
plete turnout at the big livestock fair
that is to be held in Ell Centro from
December 20 to January l. That the
fair will show the best of the blue
booded stock which the Valley has
to offer, the County Farm Bureau
has decided to make the burden upon
the exhibitors as light as possible and
this policy has already been met with
a hearty cooperation on the part of
the breeders of the Valley, it is an
rounced.
In the dairy cattle, swine, horse and
sheep divisions there will be no en-
try fees whatsoever, as is the custom
at most faisc where money prizes
ale offered. The prize list for the
Imperial Valley show is now all but
complete and the substantial nature
of the premiums will prove surprise
despite the absence of entry fees, de-
c!ares the executive committee, of
which Walter r. Lineau is chairman.
At fairs where no entry fee is
charged there is usually a stall rem
ia; charged, but this, too, has been
cut out by the Farm Bureau. The
committee has also decided that where
two or more head of stock are en-
tered that the breeder or rancher MAX
ing the entry will be given an exhib-
itor's ticket giving him admission to
the grounds during the fair period.
Also every provision will be made for
the comfort and safety of the stock,
and when the stock is received the
stalls will be cleanly bedded free. Ar
rangements will be made for feed
end bedding depot on the grounds.
Entries for the show are now being
received at the headquarters of the
Bureau in Ell Centre.
Imperial Valley press., 1916-11-18
Cantu Raises Export Duty
on SeedCotton to$50.50
Must Gin All in Mexicali

Beginning today, the duty on seed
cotton coming from Lower California
INTO the United States will be S50.50,
American gold, according to an an
nouncemcnt which was just made.
This information was learned Friday
IRON R. NJ. Aitchison of Calexico, who
is well versed in the customs tariffs
across the line.
The former duty imposed was $2l
:. ton on cotton seed. The duty it
self was raised to $50 and the re-
emily added municipal tax brought
the total to S5O.50.
To those who heard the announce
ment yesterday it was taken to mean
Lut one thing-that the Lower Cali
fornia government has determined
that no more Mexican cotton shall
cross the line into the United States
unless it comes in bales.
l. is believed, unquestionably, that
the step has been taken to protect
the Mexicali cotton gins, and to force
Ill the ranchers on the Mexican side
to have their cotton ginned in MeXl-
cali and to sell their cotton seed to
the Mexicali mills.
The duty as now imposed will make
il prohibitive for Mexican rancherS
to bring their cotton across the line
unless they do so at great loss.
This latest imposition of duty will
probably close the long fight which
has been waged during the past sum
mer around the cotton situation IL
Lower California.
When the mills on this side of thu
Imperial Valley press., 1916-11-18
CANADIANS IN
AN heroic
ATTACK
BY William Philip Simms.
(COpyright By the United Press)

With the Canadians on the Somme
Front, Nov. 1S.-Eight minutes dash
ire across a sea of mud worse than
tie slough of Despond sufficed to
cradle the Canadians to take the Re-
gina trench.
1t was one of the smoothest bits
Of trench taking that has been wit
messed in the Somme drive. saw
tie Canadians, muddy to their eye
brows, but grinning, the day after
Trey accomplished the feat.
The assault was carried out in the
clear cold brightness of the full moon
at midnight despite the terrific Ger
nan counter.
/ The vanquished were SaXons ano
TIE famous Prussian guards. Amid {
perfect night and with the moon a
its zenith the two-day barrage can
nonading ended with an awful roar o,
thousands of cannon along the whole
line. The roar was like ceaseles'
thunder and sprayed tens of thou
sands Of explosive shells just a lit
tic ways ahead of the Canadians a
they advanced.
Imperial Valley press., 1916-11-18

l.ne originally offered $50 ton for
cotton seed, the American ranchers
in Mexico, or the great majority of
item, insisted on an increase in price
from the MeXicali mills, which are
largely owned and controlled by the
Globe Milling Company.
Later an increase of price to $40
Ev the mills on this side caused the
cotton rarchers in Mexico to balk.
After many conferences and much
cickering, during which the price to
lie paid by the MeXicali mills was
gradually increased, it was finally
aised to $50, and there it remained
For time this price was extend
ed only to those ranchers who would
Ell ter into an agreement with the
MeXicali mills that they would gin
all of their cotton in MeXicali. But
later the bars were thrown down and
the price was offered to all Mexican
ranchers.
Many of them have persisted, how
ever. in bringing their cotton oven
the line to the gins in Calexico.
Determined to thwart these ranch
ers, the Mexican government in Low
er California now has placed pro
hlbitive duty, which will mean but
ere thing-that no more cotton crosse:
II to the United States unless it il
III baled form from the MeXicali mills
l. seems doubtful that rancherS, il
the face of this enormous duty, viii
attempt to cross the line with thei
c, tton, as it is explained by ranch
lus it would be financial suicide.
Imperial Valley press., 1916-11-18
ARE
BACK FROM
MEETING
Representatives of the Ten
Thousand Club Enjoyed
Trip to Redlands, -

Delegates from the Ten Thousand
Club to the Southern District Con-
vention of Women's Clubs, held at
Redlands, returned to Ell Centro this
morning and are enthusiastic over the
reception received by the local club
II the convention city.
Mrs. A. H. Griswold, Mrs. j. r.
Garren, Mrs. Ernest Poston and Mrs.
W. w. Apple represented the local
club in the four-day session of the
convention. &C
The Contemporary Club of Red
lands was the official host for the
visitors and left nothing undone to
insure comfort and pleasant stay
for the Ell Centro delegates.
The visitors were especially i'm
pressed with the courtesies shown by
the Redlands press, the Pacific Elec-
trio Company and the Contemporary
Club. A report of the convention will
be presented at the next regular ses-
sion of the Ten Thousand Club
Imperial Valley press., 1916-11-18
Notice to the Public.

Il has been brought to the notice
C the Imperial Valley Press that
some person or persons have been
soliciting subscriptions for The Press.
We wish it understood that the Press
las no solicitors in the field nor has
there been any one authorized to ac-
ccpt same except at the office. Should
anyone solicit you for a subscription
you will confer favor if you will
,mediately ontify this office, Tele-
phone Main 26
IMPERIAL VALLEY PRESS.
Imperial Valley press., 1916-11-18
For Eight DestrOyers.
(By United PreSS)

Washington, Nov. 18.-Contracts
for eight destroyers have been award
ed to the Fore River Shipbuildine
Company. This award completed the
contracts for eighteen out of twenty
destroyers authorized, but it is un-
decided whether the other two will
be built by contract on in the United
States navy yard. The Fore River
contract calls for $1,16O,000 for each
destroyer.
Imperial Valley press., 1916-11-18
Parral Survivors Arrive.
(Ry United Press. J

Ell Paso, Nov. 1S.-After a ride of
fifteen days over the toughest part
tf the Sierra Madre mountains
through region infested by savage
Yaqui Indians, five Americans, who
fled for their lives when Villa at
tackled Parral, reached Cultiacan, Sim
aloa, on the west coast of Mexico,
yesterday, according to a report re-
ceived here.
Imperial Valley press., 1916-11-18
Ruth Law to Fly.
(BY United Pressl

Chicago, Nov. 18.-Ruth Law, avia-
trix, again postponed her flight to
New York.
1t is announced that she will LEAVE
Grant Park at a. m. Sunday. The
reports of bad weather caused Miss
Law to delay the start. She expects
to cut Victor Carlstrom's record,
made recently from Chicago to New
York, in her flight.
Imperial Valley press., 1916-11-18
Helen Keller to Wed.
(By United Press.)

Boston Nov. 18.-Helen Keller,
blind, deaf and dumb, and one of the
worlds most remarkable women, is
t. be married soon, it was learned
today. Peter Pagan, her secretary
and former newspaper man, applied
Tor the license to we'd
Wrentham, Mass, Nov. 1S.-Mrs.
Annie C. Macy, teacher and compan-
icn, denied the report that Miss Helen
Keller was to marry her secretary,
Peter Pagan.
Imperial Valley press., 1916-11-18
Gigantic Naval Bill.
lBv United Pressl

Washington, Nov. l8-Exceeding
last years total by more than $780,
100000, the new naval appropriation
bill will be introduced at the forth
ccming session of Congress. The bill
is to call for the expenditure of S37',-
100000, Chairman Padgett of the
House naval affairs committee said
today.
Imperial Valley press., 1916-11-18
Meeting Held Last Night at
Barbara Worth Results
in Organization.
SELECT ALBRIGHT
FIRST PRESIDENT
Prominent Business Men
Turn Out and Lend AS
sistance to Movement.

Without vast amount of prelm-
mary trumpeting and informal dis
cussion, leading business men of the
county met last night at the Barbara
Worth hotel and formed the Imperial
County Credit Association, Frank E.
Albright, manager of the Union Oil
company, being elected president of
the organization. Harry w. Krotz,
assistant credit manager for Varney
brothers Company, was chosen secre-
tary.
! Individual credit associations in the
various cities have been organized in
the past and it ,is not intended to
rave the county organization conflict
with the others. 1t was pointed out
that a general supervision of credits
was mandatory and resulted in the
formation of the association by the
business men last night.
There are number of details vet
to be worked out and it is expected
that these will be completed within
few days and that the organization
will be in complete working order by
the first of the month.
/ The following representative busi-
ness men attended the meeting, and
a'so the banquet which followed the
business session:
George Varney, president OF Var
rey Brothers Company; P. C. .Arje.
son of the Imperial Valley Hardware
Company; J. H. Edgar, vcreral ran
ager of Edgar Brothers Company; C..
1. Cassidy, manager of Varney Broth
ers CaleXico store; F. Z. Albright,
manager of the Union Oil Company:
James Williams, credit mana ger for
Edgar Brothers Company: Harry W
krotz, assistant credit mHr&ger of
Varney Brothers Company; Aril ur
Edgar, president of Edgar Brothers
Company; L. P Alexander of the
Globe Milling Company; f. o. Freel
Of the Union Oil Company; A. II. Ma
son, manager of the l.. w. Blinn Lun-
Der Company.
c. H. Plank, manager of the I'm
erial Lumber & Commercial Corn
tany's branch at Brawley; H. P.
Meyer of the Imperial Valley Hard
ware Company; A. J. Schaelzel Oh
the Imperial Valley Hardware Com
.pany; B. Langford of the Imperia
Valley Hardware Company at Ca
lexico; J. A. Mum of Edgar Broth
ers Company at Ell Centre; w. l..
Milan, manager of Imperial Valley
Hardware Company's store at See
ley; NJ w. Bates, manager for Ed
gar Brothers Company at CaleXico;
Nj. T. Schendel, Imperial Lumber and
Commercial Company at Imperial; J.
{. Allen manager of the National
umber Company at Holtville; +.
yarboe, manager Of the CLANCY 4
Simeral Lumber Company at Holt
Vile; r. K. Scott, manager of the
Hammond Lumber Company at Inn
srerial f. P. Frost of the John Deere
plow Company; H. p. Fites, manager
of the John Deere Plow Company at
FL Centre and Brawley; J. A. FL
lis, manager of the Hammond Lum-
Der Company, and w. c. Allen, man.
ager of the Globe Milling Company.
Imperial Valley press., 1916-11-18
MOhammedans Defeated.
(By United Press.)

London, Nov. 1S.-The defeat Of a
large force of Mohammedans on the
Indian border by the British is an
NJ unced by the India war office. The
statement stated that a number es-
timated at 5000 had collected on the
border opposite Shi 10 Kadr.
Imperial Valley press., 1916-11-18

With his most dangerous rival,
Kickenbccker, out of the race with
stripped gears, Aitken is gaining a
commanding lead in his Peugeot in
the thirtieth Grand Prize race this
afternoon. Aitkcns time for 2:56:3O
i. at an average of 1864 miles per
hour.
Cooper is second with 2:59:14.
Rickenbacker is out on the twenty
sixth lap.
Resta is hopelessly out of the race
with engine trouble.
A. H. Patterson in Hudson is
third
Santa Monica, Nov. 18.-The Grand
Frix claimed three and possibly four
Victims before it was half over, when
a Marmon car driven by Lewis Jack
son crashed off the track into tele-
phone pole on the San Vincent road.
The dead are: Lewis Jackson, driver;
IioIOi 1IuSCi WI, opCNtcCoI, anu oii
unidentified woman attending a con-
fectionery stand. P. P. Jinks,, a Key
stone cameraman, is dying.
The accident occurred in the sew
enth lap, when, it is said, he applied
the brake too quickly. In his plunge
Up the track he crashed into two
trees lining the course. News of the
accident was kept from the crowds
IL the grand stand to guard against
further accidents.
Driver Jackson, in a Marmon, and
his mechanic, Gandis, are both dead
as a result of speeding at rate of
nearly 100 miles per hour on Vincent
Continued on Page p
Imperial Valley press., 1916-11-18
British Advancing.
iBy United PresS.)

London, Nov. 18.-Further British
advances to the east Of eBaumont
and Hamel and northeast of Beau
court have been reported by General
Haig.
Imperial Valley press., 1916-11-18
S. p. Engine ExplOdes.
lRN Limited PreSSl

(By United Press
San Francisco, Nov. 1S.-Three
trainmen were injured early this
r.orning when the boiler of South
ern Pacific engine exploded at Red
lands Junction.
Imperial Valley press., 1916-11-18
COTTUN MARKET

The following quotations are from
the Imperial Valley Long Staple Cot
!on Growers Association:
Imperial Valley press., 1916-11-18
Are Meeting Resistance.
(By United PreSs.)

Berlin, Nov. 18.-The Serbians and
French have been repulsed with SAN
culinary losses on the plains near
Monastir.
Imperial Valley press., 1916-11-18
THREE DEAD AND
FOUR INJURED IN
FIRST HALF Of
GRAND PR|X RACE
Aitken Is Leading by Good
Margin at End of the
Twentieth Lap.
RESTA is FORCED
OUT OF BIG RACE
Cooper Is Second and Has
Been Driving Cleverly
Since the Start.
RESTA is FORCED
OUT OF BIG RACE
(Buletin)

(By United Pless.)
Aitken wins race, but credit goes
to Wilcox on account of elapsed time.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-01-28
FEBRUARY DATES
Unusual Number Of Anniversaries And
Holidays To Be Observed In
Shortest Month.

Next month. February. is the month
of holidays and anniversaries Of a
number of important vents that have
occurred In this country. u is also
the longest February for the past four
years. having % days. leap-year.
February will start of on Mr..
Ground Hogs annual stunt. when he
will come OF of his hole on the sec
ond. TO see if he can see his shadow.
Every person knows what IL means il
the snu is shining on that day. on
the twelfth. Lincoln's birthday will be
fittingly celebrated IN the schools and
banks and some of the public offices
VIII also be closed Then, two days
later. fourteenth. 81. Valentines day
viii be observed. and those who are
suffering under the spell Of cupid Will
get busy and send their loved ones
tokens Of affections. One day after
That. the fifteenth. will be the eigh-
tcenth anniversary OF the blowing up
of the battieship Maine in the Havana
larbor. whom about 200 marines lost
their lives. on tho twentv-second.
Washington's birthday win be obser-
we'd as usual.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-01-28
TELLS OF CANADA
DURING WAR TIME
MANY INDUSTRIES SUSPEND
AND BUSINESS CONDITIONS
ARE NOT PROSPEROUS.
Writes J. NJ. Milan. Formerly Of This
City, Now a Custom official on
Canadian Border.

business conditions in Canada
are not very prosperous AZ present
as the greatest number Of the indus
tries have suspended operations in
order TO allow the residents. eligible
TO service duty To- enlist with the en-
tcnte powers
j. VI Milan. formerly OF this city.
employed b. "a custom official
ON tho Canadian line wrote the above
statement in o. letter 20 a local friend.
Furthermore ho saws the excitement
of fIc war is quite % curiosity. Re.
CruIfiuE officers visit the towns I'm
tho various provinces every few days
c-ucouraciuu pull-fmcuts and calling
upon soldiers who were ar the front
and were sent home injured The
letter states that one fellow had am
eyo and the ono side of Dis face shot
away. DTS mouth having been re-.
moved bv am operation. 10 the re.
manning check.
Mr. Milan state. I'm his letter that
from tho large number OF recruits
from Dis location that tho maximum
time spent hy them ar the front A..
five DAYS. when they been so serious.
IN injured that if /. uorn- Harv fp send
Ihom BONE
Tho Irffer also tolls of pltiabio con.
dIf.nra af fhr front One soldier rc
turning home told off another hrira
buried alive when H German .hsT ok
u|nIn. Hf Doh. .IUt N.ut others rr
ported fHaI They won. nu. given
enough clothing fo keep fH.m warm
rI I.H' .u |IU fr.U.N.. with ru.
aui water up fp fheIr snoe many o'
.hU colder. have contracted cold.
rnd r.'. resulting fatally
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-01-28
GREAT PICTURE
AT THE FENRAY
BATTLE CRY OF PEACE" TO BE
SHOWN FOR TWO DAYS AT
MARTINS FERRY THEATRE.
Picture Deals With Americas Unpre
~paredness and Is a wonder
Large Seat Sale for
Production.

The Battle Cry OF Peace" which
is being shown at the Fenray theatre
in Martins Ferry today and tomorrow,
deals with the problem Of chief in.
terest 70 every American citizen TO.
day. the question Of Americas unpre.
paredness. This play portrays the
defenseless condition OF the United
States: the terrible consequences
which may result from this condition.
and the way to avoid these conse-
Quences.
You are an eye witness OF the al.
c upon New York by a powerful
zoe. You q the enemy approaching.
the powerlessness OF the city. the
worthlessness OF its forts and defeuses.
You see the havoc wrought By the
enemies cruisers. its submarines. It's
airships. by its shells. shrapnel and
bombs. You see the most beautiful
skyline in the world I'm flames. IAN.
demonium reigns. The metropolis of
the western hemisphere is devastated.
You see New York fall into the hands
of the enemy and the awful desecra-
ton hat ensucs.
Then you have pointed out 20 YOU
the way in which such a terrible Catas.
trophe can be avcrted-the one way.
You are shown the way TO peace-the
peace for which America so earnestly
prays-the peace with honor.
To bring the great problem of Amer
ica's unpreparedness home TO the mil
lions of American people. J.. Stuart
Blacktou conceived a great idea. To
carry out this Idea he produced a
wonderful picture. He based his alb
sorbing story on the facts and stats
tics contained in Hudson NaNim-s DE.
tenseless America The unlimited
resources OF the Nitaeraph company of
America were placed at his command
and he personally supervised the
translation of his story in motion pic
lures.
Acknowledgement Is made to a score
OF prominent Americans IN army. navy
and administrative circles for cooper
alton and advice. Among the spon-
sors and endorsers OF THE Battle CRY
for Peace are many names foremost
In current American history Person
ages or national and International rep
utation and importance appear per.
sonally I'm this production.
The drama Of "TLe Battle Cry of
Peace IS enacted by Charles Rich.
man and distinguished Nitagraph cast.
In the production are $4,000 national
guardsmen, 500 members Of the g.. a.
r, 500 horses. 5000 supernumcraries.
and Hudson Maxim. the inventive
genius.
Sale OF seats for The Battle Cry
Of Peace BEGAN Tuesday morning an
To o'clock and the demand has been
30 great that very few good seats are
left. Those wishing 10 see this won.
derful performance. who have NOT as
yet secured seats. should place thoir
order az once so they may be sure
OF the best seats yet remaining un.
sold.