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Imperial Valley press., 1917-06-25
COAL BARONS ON
ANXIOUS SEAT
GOVERNMENT SCORES IN COAL
HEARING.
COST PRICE is FIXED
CONSPIRACY IN RESTRAINT OF
TRADE. CHARGE.
last of Coal BarOns and Companies
Placed on Trial in New York as
"a Result Of Fuel Prices.
CONSPIRACY IN RESTRAINT or
TRADE, CHARGE.
(By Associated Press)

New York. June 25.-Startling tes-
timony tending to prove that the coal
barons of the country conspired to
Heed the people of exhorbitant prof
lis was unearthed today by the gov
.rnment in the trial of coal compa-
ries charged with violating the anti
trust laws.
Fifty-one individuals and 1902 com
Ianies engaged in coal production were
ga. the anxious seats, having been
made defendants in the government 5
onslaught against the high prcie of
fael in this country.
Testimony was given that price lists
fixing 81 per ton at the mines as the
cost OF Semi-bituminous coal were
sent out 10 operators on the day aft
en- the conference here of the coal
harons and operators, in January, was
gwen by government witnesses. This,
the government hopes 90 show. will
prove conspiracy in restraint of
trade.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-06-25
GREEDY OWNERS
TIE UP SHIPPING
MILLION TONS OF SHIPS ARE
IDLE.
AWAIT HIGHER PRICES
ITALIAN COMMISSIONER FAVORS
DRASTIC LAW.
Steps Should Be Taken to Raise the
Wharfage and COaIing Rates to
Vessels Idle in Neutral Ports.
AWAIT HIGHER PRICES
ITALIAN CORNERSTONE FAVORS
DRASTIC LAW.
(By Associated Press

Boston, June 25.-Greed of ship
owners in Entente ports is aiding the
, eutonic nations, according to Au-
glsto Sieuffelli, member of the ltal
ian mission which arrived today for .
visit.
Cieuffell said sthat there were over
a million tons of neutral bottoms in
the ports of belligerents held up by
the owners who expect an increase
in ocean freight rates caused by the
shortage of ships and the acute need
of ships by the Entente
"The remedy for this condition" )"
said he, 'lies in the passage of law
or the PRONUNCIATION of rule by tn ;
Entente allies raising port duties and
wharfage to an almost prohbitory
Point for prolonged stays. Refusing
to coal such ships will also have a
salutary effect upon these grasping
skip owners y
Imperial Valley press., 1917-06-25
AUTO COLLISION
INJURIES TEREE
BAD MIXUP ON HIGHWAY NEAR
DIXIELAND.
BABY is THROWN OUT
MACHINE SIDESWIPES 4 CAR
FROM CALEXICO.
BABY is THROWN OUT
Two Men Coming at Great Speed In.
to the Valley Run Into Another
Auto Going to Mountains.

Three were hurt yesterday in Il col
lisiOn between autos on the concrete
highway near DiXieland, both ma.
chimes were reduced to wreckage, and
= baby narrowly escaned being killed
having been hurled dozen feet int1
the sand when the impact came.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. X. Walsh of Ca
leyico, Mrs. Walsh's mother, Mrs
Thomas Billings, and the 10-months-
cid Walsh baby were driving towarl
the mountains early in the morning.
Just as they passed Dixieland they
turned out for passing machine, con
tanning two unidentified men. The ca
attempted to turn out for them, :;
wheel caught outside the rim of the
Iaving and the heavy machine "side-
swiped' the one driven by Mr. Walsh
The result was that cne of the ma
chines-the one driven by the CaleX-
ico people, overturned, throwing th>
occupants out. Mrs. Walsh sustainet
facture of the ulna bone of her left
ann and her husband was cut on the
scalp and about the hands with flying
glass. The radiator of the WALSH
car was demolished ard two wheel,
were taken off the San Diego car One
40 in lott 70, !
= bad laceIation of the left leg.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-06-25
JAPAN GROWS WEALTHY
PEOPLE THERE BUYING MUCH
JEWELRY.
Dealers Report Great Investment in
Diamonds, Pearls and Spe-
cially-Made Pieces.

Correspondence y Associated Press>
Toxic, June 25.-Enormous pur-
chases of jewels and .iewelry Indicate
the wealth that has come to Japan on
account of the war. Dealers report
countless sale sat high prices to the
families of peopl who are quickly be-
coming wealthy.
Another indication of Japan's pros
rerity was furnished by the public
sale of the heirlooms of the household
Of the late Viscount Akimoto, peer,
which brought about $750,000. An old
album of landscape pictures sold for
$4,000, said to be the highest price
tor single article Of curios ever paid
in Japan.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-06-25
HEAVY DAMAGE IN UTAH FLOOD
RUSH.
NO LIVES ARE LOST
WOMEN AND CHILDREN ARE
RUSHED TO SAFETY.
Late Spring and Heavy Shows in the
Mountains Responsible for the
Greatest Flood in Years.
(By Associated PresS)

Salt Lake City, June 25.-The en-
tire branch of the Denver 4 Rio
Grande railroad at Schofield, five
miles from the dam of the Price river
lrrigating Company's dam at Fair
view, was washed out, when the dam
broke last night, destroying thousands
CT dollars worth of crops and men
acing the lives of hundreds of people
living in the valley which is fed by
the huge irrigation project.
The reported loss at late hour to-
day is $3,OO0,O00. No loss of life has
Eeen reported, but because of the
large proportions of the flood it is i'm
possible to get in touch with the en-
tire flooded district.
Workmen for the Denver & Rio
Grande railroad, assisted by the irri-
cation company's workers, took hun
dreds of men, women and children to
places of safety when word was re-
ceived that the giant dam was weak
ening. Thousands of people were
crowded in the small bills that bor-
der the valley and viewed the work Of
the raging waters.
The mammoth reservoir was main
tanned by the Price Rive, Irrigating
Company and formed 8 huge lake i'll
The hills. The water was held back
by huge dam.
Excessive SHOWS in the mountains
and late spring is responsible for
the floods in this section. The hot
weather of the past few days released
thousands of gallons of melted snow
from the mountains and the flow was
be yOnd the control of the workmen of
the irrigation company. All the flood
gates Of the huge dam were opened.
but the terrible presume of the wa
ter first cracked the dam and then
tore out blocks of the huge masonry
u" if they were chips of wood.
Thousands of cattle were destroyed
crops were utterly ruined and the
scene in the valley is one of the wild
ct desolation. Reports of additional
dlmage reach the city every hour.
Complete details of the ruin canno.
be known until tomorrow.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-06-25
ANGEL ISLAND GERMANS
INTERNMENT CAMP IS VISITED
BY MANY.
Collection of Tents Opposite Golden
Gate Is Being Visited These
Days by Large Number.
(By Associated Press)

San Francisco, June 25.--The camp
for interned Germans on Angel Island
is source of never-ceasing interest
and comment among the passenger 5
on the felryboats plying between this
city and Sausalito. These prisoners
of war inhabit city Of tent Sc. up
on the southern promontory OF the
island, just back of the lighth use
which crowns the steep point Of land
iutting into the bay, and can p ainly
be seen from the decks of the passing
boats. From the camp there is an
unobstructed view directly through
the Golden Gate int" the Pacific
ocean. There are no trees near the
long regular lines of brown tents and
the ocean breezes have clean sweep
through the camp streets. anu
Imperial Valley press., 1917-06-25
.F|REBUG DESTROYS
OF GRAZ N
(By Associated Press)

Sacramento, June PA new kind
Of firebug is responsible for fires
which have destroyed thousands o.
dollars worth of grain and farr.
equipment in Yolo county, according
to William Gould, horticultural COM
missioner of that county. This fire
bug is the gasoline tractor engine OF
the type extensively used to pull har-
vesters over the grain fields. Could
says it has been proven beyond doubt
that sparks emaanting from the eX-
haust pipe of these traction engines
have set fires which have resulted in
the past few weeks in the loss Of more
than $4,000 worth of grain.
The screens over exhaust pipes on
the engines are of too large a mes!
to hold the sparks which emanate
I, ON the explosion in the engine, ac-
cOrding to the commissioner. -Four
fires have been traced to this source
within a week. The Yolo county boar,i
Of supervisors will take steps to pre-
vent further losses from this source
Il is declared. An ordinance has been
proposed regulating precautions t.
he taken by farmers owning tractors.
One requirement will be the carrying
Of fire e Xtinguishers on all harvest
ers, the number to be regulated by
the size of the machine. Each farm
er also will be required to plow striD
around his field so that in case o.
fire the flames will not spread to his
neighbors' property.
Recent experiments with regard to
the screening of exhaust pipes have
resulted in the tentative adoption of
8 device by which the exhaust termi-
mates in barrel of water, into which
all sparks are discharged.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-06-25
OFFICERS SOON TO
P0WDER
MEN AT PRESIDIO GET THEIR
ORDERS.
ARTILLEY COMES FIRST
INFANTRY MEN BUSY IN DIGGING
TRENCHES.
Embryo Officers Are Working Hard
Every Day, Preparatory to Be-
ing Called to the Front.
(RY hs.oc.ateG PreSSl

San Francisco, June 25.-The men
at the Preside military reservation
tking the three morths intensive
ci,!itary course to prepared them for
{ ,mmissions in the American over
seas armies to the rumber of 500
will have their first introduction to
the roar of big guns. These are the
lnen selected by officers in charge
OF the camp for service in the field
artillery branch of the service.
Lieutenant Colonel frederick w.
Sladen, camp commander, has been
notified by the War Department thai
.. battalion of field artillery of tn ,
California National Guard will be sent
70 the Preside for duty as training
r1it for the student officers. The bat
talon, consisting of two or three bat
teries, will be stationed at the Pre-,
eidio until the camp closes. The Ma
tiOnal Guard men will bring all thei !
artillery.
The news that the artiIlerymen viii,
remain at the Preside for the re
r,ainder of their training has been
received with pleasure by them. For
some time past there have been ru-
mors designating first one point AMI
then another in various parts of the
country as being selected as tn ;
schooling ground for them and the
Uncertainty as to their future move
rents now is dispelled
The infantrymen are busily engaged,
ia3 are the cavalrymen, in diggin2
trenches and by next week they ex-
Il ect to have model trench entirely
completed, in which they can then
be taught the manner of fighting
from within them This will include
instruction as to the methods both
Of repelling an enemy making an at
tack. upon them and in "going over
The top" when an offensive is direct
ed against the enemy. The ways and
means of discharging hand bombs
trench guns and other offensive weap-
ons from the narrow confines of the
trench is included in the lessons. Lee
.tures on all sorts of subjects are lib
orally interspersed so that the theory
aid practice ego hand in hand.
The first batch of men have just
returned from their five-day instrucc
tion period on the government rifle
ranges in Marin county, just across
the bay from San Francisco. The sec
ond lot now is undergoing to same
instruction. Approximately $50 mell
compose one of these squads and they
will continue these five-day period,
each until all the men have had their
turn in the butts. Even the greenest
,rovices become rea easonably good
rlarksmen by the end of five days OF
continual shooting. Many men who
never handled rifle have suddenly
discovered that they have the makings
of natural riflemen.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-06-25
RIVER RETURNS
TO FLOOD STAGE
NEEDLES AGAIN AT MERCY OF
COLORADO.
SANTA FE IS ACTIVE
TOWNSPEOPLE FIGHTING THE
HIGH WATER.
River Gradually Rising and This
Week Promises to See Highest
Water in Many Years.
rOWNSPEOPLE FIGHTING THE
HIGH WATER.

Needles, June 25.--The Colorado
liver situation, the flood crisis of
which was supposed to have passed,
suddenly became critical again today,
and the river rapidly rose until to-
night it measures the highest in the
history of Needles and surpassed the
food mark of last weel:. The govern
ment weather bureaus prediction thai
the crest would arrive June "a is ap-
parently correct.
The inundated area was rapidly in
creasing today and tonight, but little
damage was added to that already
cone. During the lull in the fight
with the flood the Santa Fe had been
able to raise its tracks along the river,
reinforce the levee at weak points.
and the railroad officials tonight say
that despite the increased flood they
have the situation under control.
The breaks in the levee have been
repaired and the flood that is extend
ing through the north side district is
largely from seepage. Hundreds of
men are at work tonight.
Following is the mean daily gage
height, in feet, and mean discharges,
in second-feg, of the Colorado river
at Yuma, ANz., for the week ending
June %, 1917:
Imperial Valley press., 1917-06-25
boy SCOUTS AND BEANS
PINTO BEAN is GIVEN STRICT
ATTENTION.
Trinidad Lads Cultivate Edible After
Their Elders Plant the
Crop.
CBy Associated Press)

Trinidad, Colo, June 25.-Boy
Scouts Of Trinidad and the Pinto bean
are getting pretty we'll acquainted this
summer as result of the nations
campaign to stimulate food produc-
tion. One of the boys, whose father
owns corn planter, planted the
beans, IS pounds of them, and now
that the product is out of the ground,
twelve Trinidad scouts are daily keep
il g their farm" in first class con-
d,tion by constant cultivation.
Just now the boys are having to
contend with the cutworm, but through
advice from experts they are getting
the best of this common pest.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-06-25
CONGRESS TAKES ACTION
AT %LAST ARE
RECOGNIZED.
No Further Action on Cases of WOm-
en- Arrested for Holding Ban
ners at This Time.
(By Associated Press)

Washington, June 25.--Mabel Ver-
ron of Nevada and Virginia Arnold
of North Carolina, pickets arrested
Saturday, were not brought to trial
today, on advice of the congressional
in charge of the grounds.
Suffrage pickets were arrested to-
day when they attempted to display
a banner on the visit of the Russian
to Congress. Congressional
advised the police to drop
the case at least until those Of other
srffragists arrested at the White
House are decided. ,t, .et
Imperial Valley press., 1917-06-25
MISS JOHNSON LEAVES.

Miss Johnson, the, Red Cross nurse
who has done so much to advance the
great work in our city, has gone to
Brawley to spread her blessing upon
that section. She leaves kind fare
we'll to all whom she met in Ell Cen
tro. As Miss johnson was leaving
she expressed her opinions of the Ell
Centre chapter in this way: 81 have
high hopes in the Ell Centre chapter.
It has such a fine bushes sorgani-
Ia tion, such ardent workers and such
fine people that | see no chance for
it even to Stacked in its efforts"
Imperial Valley press., 1917-06-25
CONTRACTS LET.
(Rv Associated Pressl

Washington, June 25.-Major Gen
el.al Goethas today announced thai
contracts had been let for the con
struction of ten complete steel mer-
chant vessels, four complete wooden
merchant ships and twenty wooden
ship hulls for delivery next year. One
of the steel ships is to be bull tat
Oakland, Cal.
Yesterday the president sent a
Message to General Goethals uphold
ing his ship plans.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-06-25
BRAWLEY INVITES CITY.
Win Open New Municipal Lighting
........ Plant Wednesday Night. irli1

The City of Brawley sends an in
vitationa to the people of Ell Centre,
through the local Chamber of Com
merce, to attend the dedication cere-
monies, in connection with the opening
of its new municipal lighting plant,
next Wednesday evening. .t.7.
Machines will leave the Barbara
Worth hotel at 0:SO Wednesday night.
Secretary Wayne Compton of the
Chamber of Commerce urges all who
POSSIBLY can to attend the exercises.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-06-25
HELP RED CROSS.
Local Theatres Stage Benefits To-
night for the Red Cross.

Both the l.. & S. and Palace the
atres will stage benefit 70. the Red
Cross this evening. Exceptionally
good pictures have been secured for
the evenings performances.
The Allied Nation tableauv, which
made hit at the street celebration
last Saturday night, will be repeated
at bots theatres this evening. in re-
Asponss to many requests.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-06-25
CHINESE PEACEFUL.
(By Associated Press)

Pekin, June 25-All provinces which
declared their independence of the
present government have ceased their
warlike preparations and have state /
they are willing to compromise, pro
viding Il new election is held.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-06-25
APPORT|ONMENT
IS LEFT. BEHIND
LED CROSS CHAPTER AHEAD or
DEMANDS.
is BIG DAY
THEATRE NIGHT TO CLOSE THE
WEEK.
Yesterday Walter Stones Brigade
Cleaned Nearly $7GO from Dis
tricts Outside of the Cities.

Optimistic workers st Red Cross
headquarters today predicted that the
fund collected by the Imperial Valley
chapter, Ell Centre, would reach ST.,
Geo or possibly $500 at the close of
the eight-day whirlwind campaign.
The total up to this morning was 3d.
692.27, yesterdays collections of
S65045 putting the chapter nearly
500 ahead of its quota. Walter |.
Stones country auto brigade, working
Lard while others sought recreationF
ferreted out the dollars in the school
districts from INLAND to Mt. Signal.
1t is estimated that Stones auto bril-
gade cOvere da total of 1000 collec-
tive miles during the way.
The feature of todays onslaught
against the purse for the benefit of
humanity are the theatre programs
At both theatres patriotic films are
20 be presented to the public. Two
shows will be presented by each play
house The Red Cross committee asks
1900 people to crowd Eese playhouses
for the cause.
Chairman Richmond of the county
chapter this morning received the fol-
lowing telegram from the Red Gross
Headquarters at Washington:
Monday is Pershing Day. Stall we
rot express loyalty to him and 20 the
men soon to be on the fronts in
France by an outpouring of dollars to
meet their necessities and comfort.
Twenty millions are yet needed to
complete the war fund We dsrc nor
fail in this great humanitarian enter
prise
Crowds Ont.
All but the manned, crippled and
mfr Unattended the street cclebra-
tion last Saturday evening. Crowds
lined Main street as the parade
marched to the stage set up ii the
street, where the Allied Nations tab.
leuX was presented.
The tableaux, with its pretty girl :,
representing the nations allied in the
war against Germany, made very
pretty effectc. Large flags of each
of the nations represented were car
ried and colored fire pi:yed upon the
costumes of the girls.
Judge Farr made q patriotic ad-
dress, which was followed by several
hours of dancing.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-06-25
BULGARIA is CONFIDENT.
Premier RadOslavOff Says Changes in
Greece Were Not Important.
(BY Associated Press

Vienna, June 25.-Bulgarian. Pre-
nier M. Radoslavoff declared he was
firmly convinced the Entente military
strength had not been increased by
Greece and said the Bulgarians were
prepared. ~a6H
Imperial Valley press., 1917-06-25
EX-KING BUYS CHATEAU.
lRN Associated PreSSl


Amsterdam, June 25.-Former King
today bought magnifi-
cent chateau near Thun, Switzerland,
from a German baron. sh e.s .A
Imperial Valley press., 1917-06-25
CROPS WORTH MILLION
DESTROYED BY FLOOD
DESERT TO RUSSIANS.
Three Austrian Regiemnts Go Over
the Line to the Enemy.
(By Associated Press)

Amsterdam, June 25.-Three Czech
regiments have deserted to the Rus
slams, according to statement made
today by Minister of Defense Von-
goorgi in the retiring Austrian cabi-
net.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-06-25

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