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Evening journal., 1917-12-14
.ELkTON Gas CO. NOT
DOUBLING ITS Rates
THE EVENING JOURNAL,
Wilmington, Del.

Gentlemen: IN tonights JOURNAL
we note a large headline "Elkton Gas
Co. Would Double Price Of Cas- and a
further statement 20 the effect that we
would increase our gas rates 30 per cent
That such a rate Is not proposed is
shown by the enclosed copy OF The no
ticc we havc sent 90 each customer rho
increase amounts 90 only about - per
cent You VIII note that where the
present rate is 81 - gross and si.61 ne
Evening journal., 1917-12-14
found DEAD IN Store
WITH THROAT SLASEED
-nrrfnl tn TIE Ev,---N1Nn InIIRNAT.-

DOVER Del. Dec i4.--Jacoh Killen.
aged 55 years. st0rekeepeT 8, Pear
sons Corner. nins miles west or Dover.
was found dead In his store this morn
Ing NTH his throat cut.
Not more than ten minutea previous
- his being found he WAS seen lu the
back yard cuttns wood A small hoy
who went 10 the store to make d pur-
tasse found killcn dead lie live alone
several years $50 Killen. IN a flt Of
dependency. almost killed his wife and
small baDy whs nthcy lived near Viola,
De- For that onenss no served a term
n Kent county :ail.
Evening journal., 1917-12-14
GERMANY SAYS
ENGLAND MADE
peace. FEELER
ContInued from FlrsL Page.

nothing was being done by our oppo-
nents TO facilitate such direct reply.
Regarding the utterancc Of the
British Government as TO It's readiness
10 receive any communication, the
first news Of this was in Foreign Min
istcr Balfour's statement in the House
Of Commons.
Further steps were not taken on
the German side
Evening journal., 1917-12-14

irand total ...................si siu,1loNh
As on the first night. each captain
was cheered heartilv as he or sine report.
q the total for the team. Cheers We're
4lso given during the night for charles
o.. Curley. who made a brief address {;
lanes ]. Ford, a member Of the eNccu-
Tive committee, and a tiger for Father
rant, also Of the executive commit
zee.
In his remarks, Mr.. Curlcy referred
lO the merii0ri0us and glorious results
Of the days work. llc spoke of the
address Of W. Bourko Cochran on Tues
day evening as being enough 20 inspire
The workers for siX months. If they
needed it, though the campaign runs
nly for ten days. In speaking Of The
,uigbts Of columbus work for. The
-0lders, he contrasted conditions boo
,o canlonments aud on the hattlefelds
day with those during Civil War
ys. Bullets were the least thing the
livil War soldiers had 10 face and the
worst was the fever which racked
mind, body and soul. But the soldiers
f today do not have 10 face these hard
ships, he said. because OF such work as
he knights OF Columbus and the :. NJ.
b.. A. are dong. our people back homo
ore devotedly surrounding the men 100
The camps and 40 the front with an
hose things with which brotherly ana
,isterly regard can provide them with.
So long as any man OF woman here
tonight lives" NJ Curley said. 'it
should be a source of the greatest in
-piration 90 them that they did their
part toward the attainment Of this rlOr-
GUS undertaking. At the end OF 1000
ears, II the Knights NJ Columbus then
ontinues 10 exist. IL viii need no other
justification for its existence than 30
ecall that way back in 1917 it organ
ed the effort to care Tor the soldiers
md sailors in the great world war"
The luncheon last nieht wns appro-
pristely oloscd wiit The singing If
The Star Snnneled Banner"
Evening journal., 1917-12-14

the new rate is s2iO gross and 50 net
per 1000 GU. feet.
Because your statement does us an
injustice we will thank YOU TO make
a correction, and obllge.
Yours very truly,
ELKTON GAS co.
Elkion Nd Doc. f.. 1917.
The accompanying circular says
among other. things.
Three hundred and twenty-five dol
lars and nfly-0ne cents above interest
on actual investment is am the gas conn
pany made during the past fiscal year
ending July 4 Only s322.5i 10 divide be-
tween two mcn FOR n wear Of WORRY and
trouble. And wo did not get even chat
amount Necessary extensions and nev
equipment took the whole s3225l and
moro We have received nothing, from
Evening journal., 1917-12-14
S21,336.75 FOR THE
K. OF c. WAR FUND
CONTINUED from First Page.

md Capt. Bernard nougherty's team
II men recaptured the banner for sec
md place.
The official. list Of subscriptions for
he first dav's work reads as follows.
Women's Teams.
Evening journal., 1917-12-14

blankets but the prosecution claimed
that lis life was endangered.
Dr. Smith said I'm court that he knew
he would be on hand soon after the
infant would be placed in the vcstibule.
and that there could have been no pos
sible chance OF injury or death.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-10-30
HEAVY MAJORITY
FOR WATER BONDS
NO OPPOSITION DEVELOPS TO
FILTER PLAN.
POLLS CLOSE AT 7 p. M.
BELIEVER THERE WILL BE LESS
THAN 2 PER CENT AGAINST.
Interest in TOdays Bond Election Is
Evidenced by the Heavy Vote
Cast Up to Press Time.

That there will be less than % dis
senting votes cast in the bond cleo
ton being held today was the pre-
diction of the election board and of
friends of the plan to build $4,000
filter at the city waterworks.
No opposition whatever showed it.
self during the day. One or two vot-
ers questioned the advisability of
transferring sewer funds for the fill
tration plant, but no one argued
against having clear, pure water for
Ell Centro.
The total registered vote in Ell Cen
tro is 2O80. That there will be in
the neighborhood of 275 votes cast
was the prediction of the election
board. At 3 o'clock this Afternoon
lao votes had been cast.
The polls will be open until p. M
1t is the duty of every voter to cas-
his ballot, voting eyes" on both prop
ositions.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-10-30
RUSSIA SPURNS
NEW PEACE OFFER
FOREIGN MINISTER SAYS SEP
ARATE PEACE IMPOSSIBLE.
NATION MUST FIGHT ON
ELSE COUNTRY WILL RETURN
TO DAYS BEFORE PETER.
Absolute Independence of Poland and
Other Countries Is lmpOs-
v sibIe, Says the Minister.
(By Associated pross)

Petrograd, Oct. 3O.-Addressing a
preliminary parliament meeting, For
eign Minister Terestchenko again
thrust back at the German govern
ment a separate peace offer.
He stated that defense of Russian
territory was the first fundamental
need, and that the war must continue
until the invader is driven off, else
Russia will return to the days before
Peter the Great. ..
The minister said that the absolute
independence of Poland. Courland and
Lithuania was impossible, and that
the rehabilitation and disarmament
of the canal straits peoples was also
He said the Russian foreign policy
had no changed since the first enun-
citation Of the principles Of no indem-
nifty. no ahnexatiq4s, ssand tha fGhtsS4f
natiobs to- self-d -ddfhhion. .,1Iu itts
Imperial Valley press., 1917-10-30
SOLDIER GAINS !, WEIGHT
Also sMAkEs MORE MONEY
y THAN HE DID AT !HOME. i5i'
Bailey Writes From Preside He Is
- Entirely Satisfied With His
Lot Right Now


81 am am sure sure making good money.
though it keeps me going writes Art
Bailey, who is with Company B.
Twelfth Infantry, Presidfo, San Fran
cisco. 81 viii make s145 this month,
board and clothes. Not bad!'
1--WE were in big parade yester
day." he continues, his letter, which
was written to Jack Flynn, being
dated October 25. "There were 75,-
900 people in it. was one of the
five that were guard of honor of the
Liberty Bond statue at Third and
Market.
"There were also five sailors, one
of whom was Lawrence Niles, brother
of Charley Niles in Imperial. We
had quite talk. You meet so many
fellows you know.
"Am getting fat. Have gained IA
pounds. Feeling fine. Sure like the
army"
Imperial Valley press., 1917-10-30
ME]Ny|MusT \ PAY
.l.it. 'lH.J III,
BRIG. GEN. GROWDER ISSUES A
NE WORDE RTO BOARDS.
COMPULSORY SUPPORT
HALF SOLDIERS PAY TO GO TO
DEPENDENTS.
Free Dental Work Will Re Given the
Men in Camp, Says Adju-
~ tant General BOree.

Clerk Barton of the local draft
board yesterday received telegraphic
notice from Washington that the gov
ernment had decided that men in the
national army must support depen-
dent relatives. .........
A scale of monthly payments was
sent the local board. A dependent
wife gets SIS per month; dependent
wife and child, 25 per month; depen-
dent wife and two children, $32 per
month, and IS per month for each
additional child. One dependent par
ent gets $40 per month; two parents,
$50; sister, brother or grandparents,
S. per month each.
The compulsory, allotment Of pay
will be waived in case the beneficiary
valves the right to it and brings for
ward evidence that she does not need
it and is able to support herself or
her children and herself.
Adjutant General Boree wires that
most of the dental fraternity of Cali
fornia have agreed to do free dental
work for men accepted for the national
army. This will enable the board to
certify greater percentage of men.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-10-30
IMPERIAL BEE
men MEET FOR
MUTUAL HELP,
THIS COUNTY BEST PLACE FQky!
THE BEE. KEEPER.
GIVE TALKS
FLOW OF HONEY
IN THIS VALLEY.
Advantages of This Section Over
Those Of Other Places in the
State Are Reviewed.

Imperial county beekeepers met in
the L. & S. theatre sthis afternoon to
listen to problems in bee culture dis
cussed under the auspices of the U.
S. Department of Agriculture experts
and to realize that the Imperial Val
ley is an ideal place in which to pro-
duce honey.
The bee keepers congratulated them
selves on the extraordinary high
price of honey and the plentiful feed
prevailing both in the irrigated dis
tricts and in the desert sections.
There were about 35 present when
DR.. E. F. Phillips of Berkeley opened
the discussion on bee diseases. He
stated that "foul BROOD" the discour-
agement Of many a bee keeper, was
less prevalent here than in any other
locality he knew Of
NJ. c. Richter talked Of markets
and marketing organizations. He
, urged the bee men to get together
and form an organization for market
ing their product through one agency.
}. d. Bixby gave review of the
work of bee keeping, and stated that
it was one of the most profitable
forms of husbandry if conducted in
the right manner.
G. A. Coleman addressed the gath
ering.-
Imperial Valley press., 1917-10-30
FO0D. ! CAMPAIGN "
LAUNCHED HERE

EE,
That the women of Ell Centre have
taken hold earnestly in the work des-
ignated by the food administration for
this week was realized yesterday at
the organization meeting held in Red
Cross headquarters, and presided over
by Mrs. Campbell, county chairman.
Mrs. Campbell introduced C. e. Scott,
county food campaign manager
An open discussion followed of
methods of procedure, several offering
suggestions which ended in the ap-
pointment of an executive chairman
in each of the towns and centers to
arrange for the intensive Sanvass for
signers to the pledge. The following
were appointed: Ell Centre, Mrs. w.
S. 'Fawcett;> Brawley, Mrs. Herbert
Fulton; Calexico, Mrs. H. H. Griswold;
'Holtville, Mrs. X. w. Hoover; Impe
rial, Mrs. S. E. De Rackin; Heber, Mrs.
T.; H. Fishburn; Calipatria, Mrs. c.
w. Browne; Seeley, Mrs. George
Campbell; inland, Miss Edna Loomis;
Westmoreland, Mrs. Bannister; Mt.
Signal, Miss Florence Pain; Magno-
liza, Miss Florence Dunham.
Imperial county must get at least
$500 signers during the campaign.
Messrs. C. Rankin Barnes, A. L. Rich
mond and A. Durham were appointed
committee to divine the quota
among the various city and outlying
districts. The apportionment was
based on population, Ell Centre receiv-
ing 900 as her minimum.
Upon motion of Mrs. ]. Elliott Dru
iff, Tuesday of each week was desig
mated as Meatless Day in the vale!
and the chairman instructed repre-
sentatives on his committee to taxi
the steps necessary to have the da.
observed in every section of the coun
ty.
Upon the suggestion of Mr.. Durham
the following was accepted as the
campaign slogan: Conserve. Preserve
I Deserve; in all Things Serve"
Prom this time on things will hum
in the county until every family has
hesn pledged to food conservation.
"Food will win the war;"
Imperial Valley press., 1917-10-30
ITALY ST|FFENS
DEFENSE FIGHT
ON THE |SONz0
BURNS ISONZO BRIDGES IN A
STRATEGIC RETREAT.
BRING UP ESE RVES
BERLIN CLAIMS CAPTURE OF
UDINE, FORMER BASE.
Berlin Newspaper Says Offensive Is
Only to Bring Peace Nearer
to the World.
HURNS ISONZO BRIDGES IN A
STRATEGIC RETREAT.
BRING UP RVES
BERLIN CLAIMS CAPTURE OF
UDINE, FORMER BASE.
(By Associated Press)

Rome, Oct. 30.-AlthOugh the Ital
ian strategic retreat continued yester-
day, General Cadorna is stiffening his
resistance to the Tcuton drive against
the plains of the northern Italy and
Is bringing up reserves to make a
stand on the Tagliamento river.
The cavalry was in contact with
the advancing enemy yesterday in the
neighborhood of Udine The Italians
destroyed bridges over the Isonzo and
checked the Teuton advaace by means
of rear guard actions.
A dispatch from London states that
assistance will be given Italy without
delay.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-10-30
NEW S. P. R0UNDH0USE
CALEXICO REJOICES OVER BE.
GINNING OF STRUCTURE.
Men and Material Now on Ground to
Complete improvements to
S. P. Property.

Work has been commenced on the
site of the new roundhouse, the first
of the improvements that will be made
by the Southern Pacific Company on
its tract of land north of the Calexico
city limits. The ground has been par
TALLY cleared and three teams are
working today.
A car of rails and a car of ties
have been received for the sidetracks,
and additional material is expected
today. A force of men will soon come
to begin the erection Of the round
house, and advices to Agent Jones are
to the effect that they will work
under rush orders.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-10-30
AGENT STILL II II
DAVENPORT TO LEARN TO-DAY
ABOUT BEET FIELD WORKERS
+. p. C0ates Of North End Left This
Morning to Join Davenport in Ap-
peal to Federal Authorities.

Labor Agent Davenport is still in
Los Angeles, working with the fed
erai authorities to get their consent
to allow 1900 Mexican beet field a.
borers to come to Imperial Valley in
stead Of sending them back to their
own country, from whence they were
imported six months ago.
Inc decision OF the immigration au-
thorities on the question was to have
been given today. F. P. Coates. Of
Coates 4 Williamson, Calipatria. left
this morning to help Davenport get
favorable decision. If the apent
gets the required permission he will
return and assemble the funds for
bring the men down here.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-10-30
THANK THE SHERIFF
CALIPATRIA PEOPLE CONGRAT-
ULATE APPLESTlLL.
Arrests Soldier and l. w. w. Who
Quarrel Over the CONSUMPTION
Law in That Town.

Sheriff Applestill last night
brought George Dale. regular army
soldier on furlough, and Frank Con-
ners, alleged |. w. w., from Cali
patria on the charge of disturbing the
peace.
Dale upheld the United States an
my in drunken quarrel, and Sonners
utterances in this case drew a ninety
day sentence on the chain gang for
him.
While in the northern town Sheriff
Applestill was congratulated by the
people for having cleaned up a no.
torious gang Of rougAs. bcotleggers
and gamblers. Calipstria is now .
iaw-abiding community.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-10-30
DISTINGUISHED
MEN TO SPEAK
COUNTY SCHOOL HEAD SECURES
SPEAKER FOR INSTITUTE.
NATIONAL EDUCATORS
VALLEY TEACHERS TO HEAR
PSYCHOLOGISTS.
County Superintendent of Schools Is
to Be Congratulated on Secur-
ing High Grade Speakers.

DR.. John R. Kirk, president of the
State Normal College of Missouri.
DR.. E. c. Moore, president of the
Los Angeles State Normal School.
O. J. Kern of the University of
California.
DR.. John H. Francis, former super
intendent of Los Angeles schools.
DR.. McNaught, state commissioner
of elementary schools.
These are the principal speakers
who Rxve been secured by County
School Superintendent Shibley for the
Imperial County Teachers Institute
to be held on December II, .1S and 10,
in Ell Centro.
The men who will talk to the coun-
ty teachers are ranked among the
foremost educators of the country and
were secured through hard work on
the part Of Mr.. Shibley and because
the county teachers institute is held
at time when the men were not
addressing other gatherings of in
structors.
DR.. Mcknight will be in the Valley
the week beginning December 10, for
an Inspections, of the elementary
schols of the valley ~ -.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-10-30
FIRST AMERICAN
WOUNDED TAKEN
BASE HOSPITAL
SIGNAL CORPS LIEUTEN Ant
SUFFERS FROM SHELL.
GERMAN SHELLS FALL
TEUTONS MAKE AMERICANS
MARK OF SHRAPNEL FIRE.
Berlin Papers Publish Without Com
ment the Arrival Of Americans
in Trenches of France. =

With the American Army in France,
Oct. 30-The first American. to be
wounded in the first line trenches
a lieutenant Of the signal corps whose
name has not yet been learned-was
sent back to the base hospital today,
suffering from wound made in his
leg by shrapnel splinter.
1t is evident that the Germans are
the Americans marks of vim
dictive shell fire. That portion of
the trenches held by Americans has
teen the target for shell fire almost
since their arrival, although the lieu
tenant was the only man wounded.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-10-30
(By Associated Press)

Berlin, Oct. 3O.-The Berlian Vor-
fEerts says today that the Italian of :
fensive was not undertaken in an ag-
Messive spirit, but solely to bring
peace nearer.
The Teutons pressed forward ir-
resistlbly on the northern plains of
Italy yesterday toward the Tagliamen-
to river. They reached Venetian soil
Oh the whole front. The Italian re-
tirement is being stemmed by swol-
len rivers. The troops occupied Udine,
former Italian headquarters.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-10-30
CALIFORNIA PROSPEROUS.

San Francisco, Oct. 3O.--Sum-
marizing the fiscal year in Cali
fOrnia, State Superintendent Of
Banks Williams today said that
business has been good in the
state, labor has been fully en-
pl0yed,s industries are active and
crops generally good except the
orange crop in the south. Bank
clearings increased and foreign
trade improved. The outlook was
for increased activity.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-10-30
LABOR CONFERENCES
THREATENED COASTWISE ELEC-
TRIO STRIKE DISCUSSED.
Federal Mediator EndeavOring to Set
tie Differences Between Telephone
Companies and Their Men.
(By Associated PreSs)

(By Associated Press)
San Francisco, Oct. 30.-Conferen-
ces arranged to pave the way for
immediate action to prevenet the
threatened coastwise strike tomorrow
night of electrical workers of the
coast and operators Of the Pacific
Telephone and Telegraph Company
were begun today. On his arrival
heere tonight Vernon Reed was ap-
pointed federal mediator by Secretary
of Labor Wilson.
1t is believed that Reed will tenn
porarily smooth the breach caused yes
terday when the employees voted to
strike unless recognition of the girl
operators union was granted.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-10-30
(By Associated Pressl

Copenhagen, Oct.' 3O-German
newspapers printed without comment
the first report from the War Office
stating that Americans were in the
first line trenches. As rule the
American official dispatch is not in
cluded in the general columns of enc
my war reports. Most Of the news
papers adhere to the fiction that the
United States is not fullfledged enc
my Of Germany.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-10-30
NOTIFY 10 MEN
To APPEAR FOR
SERVICE THURS.
LAST FIFTEEN PER CENT GET
RED CARDS TODAY.
LEADER NOT CHOSEN
FAREWELL PROGRAM AND BIG
DANCE THURSDAY NIGHT.
Imperial Countys Last Contingent Of
.ass the First Draft Will Go to Camp
! Lewis on Friday Morning.

Imperial countys draft board last
night placed in the mail notifications
to 40 men of Imperial county to ap-
pear for military service. at Masonic
hall at o'clock Thursday afternoon
to go to Camp Lewis on a special
train at a. m. Friday morning.
This county is called upon to send
rs more men to camp, but all num-
bers up to $500 were certified yes
terday in order to provide alternates
enough to fill the quota. Some slow
number" cases are still pending be-
fore the Bakersfield board.
Following is a list of men notified
to appear for military service Thurs
day afternoon at 4 o'clock:
Ell Centre.
Leslie Mcconnell
William ,Stancel in
Joe krejci
William II. Roberts
John d. Hamm
Sylvester GamOs
James Garcia
Gustav Bucher
Ralph w. Sperry
Arthur A. King
Leslie E. Bradbury
Charles E. Kennedy
Leslie d. House
Emile Bucher ~
John H. Burger
Charles W. WoHingtoa
Marion ID. Steel
Weaver w. McFaddeh
Thomas T. Cook '-~''
Carlos Clements -
Paul H. Chapman
Continued From Page One)
Imperial Valley press., 1917-10-30
HE|NY'S DATES .PRA|SED|
OFFICIAL SAYS HIS DATES ARE
EQUAL TO BEST.
PrOpxxa of the Delicious Fruit at
Brawley Gets EncOmiums
by Mail.

Francis Heiny of Brawley has re-
ceived congratulatory letter from
G. p. Rixford, psychologist of the Bu-
reau of Plant Industry, upon his work
with dates. Mr.. Rixford says:
"The package of dates came in good
shape and l wish to congratulate you
on you success in originating new
and splendid varieties from seed. They
are all of most excellent quality and
are we'll worthy Of propagation. Soma
OF them are fully equal to the best in
cultivation"
Imperial Valley press., 1917-10-30
ORDER .TEUTONS.,. JAILED
- ~ .i,;s., . .ts4~i .--.aH <,ti...i
~ ship PLANTS TO
BE nINTERNED.
u. S. Marshal Sends Notices to New
York Plants That Alien Enc
mics Must Be Discharged
(By Associated Rress)


New York, Oct. so.-United
States Marshal Power Of Brook
lyn has sent a warning letter to
owners of ship plants, machine
shops and manufacturing plants
in Brooklyn, Long Island. Queens.
and Staten Island that all alien
enemies employed in those plants
must be discharged before No.
vember l.
All unnaturaiized Germans who
ar efOund working in the plants
on November l will be interned
at Ellis Island, whether they hold
government passes or not.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-10-30
CANADIAN MART CLOSED
MONTREAL STOCK EXCHANGE
FAILED TO OPEN.
Many Brokers in Canada Face Ruin
Because Of Their lnabality to
Sell On Low Market.
(By Associated Pressl

Montreal, Oct. 3O.-The local stock
exchange will probably be closed un-
til the end of the war, because so
many brokers face ruin, being unable
to dispose of their holdings on an un-
favorable market.
The exchange failed to open until
II and s~ondition bordering on panic
ensued among the traders in this and
other cities. 1t was decided to trade
on minimum prices for few days
, as an experiment.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-10-30
f|REMEA BLOW SAFtS2
CHICAGO FIRE. FIGHTERS AR.
RESTED FOR ROBBERIES.
Gained Admission to Business Houses
ON PreteXt, Then Learned
the Combinations.
(By Associated Press)

Chicago, Oct. 30.-Eight city
firemen. it is alleged, are in
vOlved in series of safe rob-
berries and have been arrested on
order of States Attorney Hoyne.
HOyne said the uniforms worn
by the men gave them ready ac-
cess to stores and manufacture
ing plants on the pretext that
they were seeking evidence of a
violation of the fire ordinances.
They would then blow the safes
or pass the information to pro.
fessiOnal cracksmen.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-10-30
VOTE ON STRIKE.
(By Associated pvess,

Oakland, Oct. 30--Ten thousand
shopmen employed by the Southern
Pacific in the bay cities take . mts
tonight to determine whether or not
they are to strike tomorrow for .
shorter workday and higher wagfs. &c.
eoraing to Edward Castro, srgnntzer
of the Alameda Labo Council. y
Imperial Valley press., 1917-10-30
PRIZE FIGHTER DIES.
Head Hits Floor Hard After Being
Knocked Out.
fBy Associated PrSss)

Dayton, o., Oct. 30.-Young Ep-
stein of Hamilton, O., died from in
juries which he suffered as he fell
in the right in the last minute of
ten-round contest with Battling Hess
of Fort Wayne, here last night. Some
spectators said his head struck the
platform, causing concussion of the
brain.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-10-30
NO HOAkDrNG OF FOOD.
Washington Finds People Using All
Available Stores of Eeatables.
(By Associated Press)

Washington, Oct. 30.-No appreci-
able boarding of food has been dis
closed in the preliminary search Of
storage warehouses. Investigation by
the secret service and the food ad-
ministrator is still preceding.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-10-30
FIRST BALE EN- ROUTE
Cotton That Brought Thousands for
Red Cross Being Shipped.
(By Associated Press)

New York, Oct. 30.-The first bale
OF the 1917 cotton crop, sold here last
July for 1886, is now travelling to
England where is raised $l4,O45 for
the British Red Cross, according TO
information received by the Cotton
Exchange.