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Imperial Valley press., 1917-03-10

Millions for an all-American canal,
hut not one cent for the old canal in
MeXico.-Adv. #
Imperial Valley press., 1917-03-10

It's mystery why some people will gamble when
there is sure thing in buying up food supply and
then starting fake that is going to be short
Imperial Valley press., 1917-03-10
Notice to Property Owners.

Do not sign the S2,50O,000 bond
petition. Stand pat for an all-Amer
lean canal.-Adv. If
Imperial Valley press., 1917-03-10

1t is hard lines for public official who merely gives
good service and peases the people, without bestrrng
himself do political work for those who protect him.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-03-10

Our people don't worry much about lives being lost,
but wait until someone finds out that he has lost dollar
by the way the is going.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-03-10

That mysterious diagram that you pick up on the
streets is not always some spys drawing OF forf
cations but may simply be the Chinamans laundry check
Imperial Valley press., 1917-03-10

There is feeling also among that Go to Church
Sunday is kind of Pay Up Week when you can keep God
satisfied for one more year.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-03-10

Still there are said to be 100000 spies operating If
this country and if they keep spying you will have tt
go to the cemetery to count some of them.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-03-10

The people Of the United States would almost be
willing GO without potatoes for six months if all those
being held by spectators could rot on their hands
Imperial Valley press., 1917-03-10

Congress will no doubt authorize the president to
point the horse pistol at Germany any time he gets good
and ready.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-03-10

The danger of looking under the bed at night is moi
so much that you may find German spy that you vii
see considerable dirt left by Mary Ann.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-03-10

"O3, Don't TGuen 1t! It's So S0re'"
Use "GctS-it" and 1t VIII Never
BE SorcS
corn begins to shrivel. instead of
swelling mp like little white sponge
Then it loosens~ from your toe-and,
Imperial Valley press., 1917-03-10

The latest crop Of food price Investigators will
along quite conveniently for politicians who out OF
job.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-03-10

OF 100000 visitors in Washington for Inauguration,
probably not than $4,000 of them looking for
Office
Imperial Valley press., 1917-03-10

Many debtors now draw long BREATH and rejoice
that Pay Up Week does not again for another year
Imperial Valley press., 1917-03-10

Among the other food riots are those that occtr il
the panty every day fifteen minutes after school closes
Imperial Valley press., 1917-03-10


ting chances to try out work that would never be given
them in less rushed times. Meanwhile, let no employer
be discouraged and say that he can't deliver his goods
because he can't get help The newspaper ready to tell
his message far and vide.
One reason for the high cost of food is the national
custom of presenting the pigs through the garbage pail
lot of stuff that IN other countries would be considered
nourishing and appetzlng.
It's mystery why some people will gamble when
there is thing in buying up food supply and
then starting fake that is going to be short.
1t is hard lines for public official who merely gives
good service and peases the people, without bestirrng
himself to do political work for those who protect him.
--
That mysterious diagram that you pick up on the
streets is not always some spys drawing OF our forttl-
cations but may simply be the Chinamans laundry check
The people Of the United States would almost be
willing to go without potatoes for SIX months II all those
being held by spectators could rot on their hands.
Still there said to be 100000 spies operating in
this country and if they keep spying you will have to
go to the cemetery to count some OF them
The danger Of looking under the bed at night is not
so much that you may find German spy that you will
considerable dirt LETT by Mary Ann.
Our people don't worry much about lives being lost
but wait until someone finds that he has lost dollar
by the way the war is going.
There is feeling also among some that Go to Church
Sunday kind Of Pay Up Week when you keep God
satisfied for one more year.
Congress will doubt authorize the president to
point the horse pistol Germany any time he gets good
and ready.
The latest crop Of food price investigators will come
along quite conveniently for politicians who out OF
2 job
Of 100000 visitors in Washington for inauguration
probably not than $4,000 Of them looking for
Office.
Many debtors draw q long BREATH and rejoice
that Pay Up Week does not again for another year
Among the other food riots those that occur in
the panty every day fifteen minutes after school closes
Treaties nowadays are the agreements you expect
C keep with nations having stronger military force.
IL is perhaps natural that the bone dry law should
make many people shiver to the marrow.
Night sessions of Congress, and snore from any
member is considered an affirmative vote.
The shortage of sugar has not greatly affected the
mixture sold as the powdered brand.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-03-10

II is perhaps natural that the bone dry law should
make many people shver to the marrow.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-03-10

Night sessions of Congress, and snore from any
member is considered an affirmative vote.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-03-10

The shortage of sugar has not greatly affected the
mixture sold as the powdered brand.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-03-10

Treaties nowadays are the agreements you eXpec
tc keep with nations having stronger military force
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-28
Police Increased
On San Juan Hill
Extra Guards for "Black Belt"
Following Rioting of
Saturday Night

Ten extra policemen were sent into
San Juan Hills narrowing black belt
yesterday to reinforce the six ordi-
narily on post there. Possibly because
of their presence. but more likely be-
cause the "Hill" no longer is the home
Of the bad men who once made life ex-
citing for the white wanderer. there
was no recurrence Of the roting which
resulted in the killing OF one negro
Saturday night and injury to nine other
whites and blacks.
In the old days of San Juan Hill. be-
fore the hegira Harlemward, there was
no such thing as a one -day riot. For
"A week after clash between those who
live on the hill and the white men OF
the frontier land the appearance Of a
bluecoat meant shower of bricks from
the housetops. But. barring sprink-
ling of negroes brought from the South
by the railroads few months ago and
left stranded in New York, the district
is now inhabited by hardworking men
of peace. SO there were no bricks.
Benjamin Harrison. who started Sat
urday nights riot. when he resented an
overcharge in "white" saloon. was
discharged with a reprimand in the
West Side Court yesterday. Magis-
trate Brough said he was satisfied the
beating Harrison got had been sufii-
cient punishment. OF four other negro
rioters arraigned, two were fined $40
each and the others were discharged
for lack of evidence.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-28
West Side Bills
Fate To Be Decided
By Governor Today
P. S. c. Will Appear in Fa-
vor of Plan; City Off,
Gals to Oppose 1t

Following a hearing in Albany to-
day Governor Whitman will decide the
fate OF the Ottinger- bill and
with it possibly that of the proposed
sl00,000,000 New York Central track
improvements in the city limits.
Members Of the Public Service Com
mission will make hard fight to win
Executive approval for it on the ground
that its adoption will hasten the solu-
ton of the generation-old New York
Central-Riverside Park problem.
Representatives Of the city admins
tration will make lust as determined a
fight against it. claiming that the bill
Will result in further delay by becloud
ing the issue and distributing the au-
thority for future agreements with the
railroad.
The Ottinger Ellenbogen bill. which
was passed by both houses OF the Leg
islature and lacks only the signature of
Governor Whitman TO become law,
provides that the Public Service Com
mission and the Board Of Estimate and
Apportionment shall have equal juris-
dction in reaching an agreement with
the railroad 1t will, = it becomes
operative, result in the repeal Of Ger
tain clauses of the law of 1911 under
which the entire West Side track ques-
ton was taken out of the hands Of the
Public Service Commission and placed
in that Of the Board of Estimate.
With the representatives of the Pub
lie Service Commission will be repre-
sentatives of various civic organiza-
tons, which will urge the signing OF
the pending measure.
In statement given out yesterday
by Secretary X. Z. McGahen, of the
Citizens Union, attention is called 10
the fact that the railroad and park
problems involved are not of purely
local concern, but involve the entire
commercial development of the city
Immediate signature of the bill by Gov
ernor Whitman, he asserts, will result
IN elimination of the causes for delay
that have heretofore prevented a solu-
ton Of the problems involved.
Representatives of the same organ.
izstion oppose the signing by Governor
Whitman Of the Green bill, which was
passed at the same session Of the
Legislature. II provides for the APP
pointment of another investigating
body to so over all Of the questions in,
volved in the proposed improvement.
Still further criticism of the real cs
tate valuations involved in the pro
posed agreement between the city anc
railroad are made in statement u.s.
sued yesterday by the Institute fol
Public Service
William ". Allen. director Of the in.
stitnte, asserts that land for which the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-28
Bernhard Leaves
Hospital for Country
Actress to Recuperate at Briar-
cliff Manor, N. Y.

Nine. Sarah Bernhard was removed
yesterday from Mount Sinai Hospital
where she had been since April IS, and
was driven to Briarcliff Lodge, at
Briarcliff Manor, n. Y, where she
will remain. it is said, for month or
more. The French flag waved from the
staff on the roof of the hotel and an
American flag and the tricolor bad
been draped above Tire door of her
apartment.
Tears came to the eyes Of the famous
actress when she sighted the colors Of
her country, and she asked her attend
ants to lift her up so that she might
touch them with her lips.
II had been stated that Nine. Bern
hardt expected to be able TO appear in
public within the next fortnight, but
physicians said they hardly thought
her strength would permit of this. She
will remain at Briarcliff Lodge until
she feels stronger and then will go 70
a home which has been prepared for
her on Long Island.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-28
Girl Breaks Syrian Code
To Save Condemned Man
Ends Year Silence by Swearing in Prison That She and Not
Her Brother-n-Law, Now in the Death House.
Shot Fance Who Spurned Her

four times, and the bystanders who
rushed into the room found Kayat's
iiddled body stretched on the floor.
Swears She Shot Him
Najeeba was holding the weapon from
which the bullets had been fired when
policeman reached the scene.
81 have killed him; lock me up!" she
exclaimed.
She had forgotten the code in her
excitement; the spirit Of revenge in the
woman spoke. But Elias had not for.
gotten. He rushed forward protesting
vehemently that he alone had killed
Kayat. He told how he and Najeeba
had caused Kayat to be hailed to court
on serious charge and how he had
been discharged in General Sessions.
The law had failed, and there was but
one thing to do under the Syrian code.
Excitement prevailed in the colony.
At first none could be found who ad-
mitted having seen the shooting. One
man even had tried to wrest the weap-
on from Najeeba and hide it when the
police arrived. Finally witnesses came
forward who said Elias and not Najeeba
had done the shooting. On their testi-
mony Elias was convicted and sentenced
by Judge Delehanty in General Ses-
sions-the first Syrian ever to be con-
ylcted of first degree murder in New
York City.
Censor Gets Letter
Najeeba took no part in the trial. She
was not permitted by her lawyer to
take the stand. After Elias had been
sent to Sing Sing she was sentenced for
felonious assault. She remained silent
until the time set for Gazra's execu-
ton. She wrote letter saying she
was more to blame than he and that she
should share his punishment.
The death house censor at Sing Sing
intercepted the letter and turned It
over TO District Attorney Swami. Yes
terday Najeeba sent another letter to
Elias protesting that he knew she had
killed Kayat and that he should not
keep silent.
She also sent the letter to the Govern
or, and friends Of the condemned man,
who is TO die within three weeks time
unless the state Executive interyenes.
are trying 10 have his sentence com.
muted.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-28
New York Research Direc-
tor Calls for Guard Against
Activities of Aliens
Wartime Survey Asked
Mobilization of Resources and
Standardization of De-
fences Called Vital

Urgent necessity for reorganization
Of the affairs Of every city and town IN
the country to meet wartime emer-
gencies is voiced in an appeal sent to
every important city in the nation by
Herbert R. Sands, field director of the
Bureau Of Municipal Research. Mayors
are called upon to prepare for and
guard against probable bomb out
RACES, incendiary fires ard explosions
In munition plants.
The seriousness with which Mr..
Sands views the situation is in
dicated by at least one paragraph, in
which he thus calls upon the heads of
other cities to prepare their hospitals
for such acts:
Should Prepare Hospitals
The public hospitals should be pre-
pared for sudden emergencies. Their
service should be standardized. Every
mayor should examine the Police De-
partment to determine the adequacy
of the reserve force at headquarters,
the quality of supervision over night
patrol service, the effectiveness Of de-
tective bureaus and the means for
quick communication with patrolmen
on posts"
The appeal continues:
"One-half of the people in the United
States live in incorporated cities, towns
and villages. Onefourth live in cities
of more than 10000 population. No
further argument should be needed for
a survey and mobilization Of every city.
This is not the time to delay. We
cannot temporize with war. Your city
should take immediate action, not mere
ly for defence but for an aggressive
campaign. 1t will be largely an eco
nomic campaign, because we can win
this war only along economic lines.
Survey Your City"
"A survey is the first step.
Survey your own city. In this time
of stress your city officials and local
organizations can do much of the sur
vey work themselves. Begin to-day.
"A survey will not only help directly
to develop your city, but will help II
greatly to assist in the national sltua-
ton. Your wartime survey should have
two main objectives-frst, conserva.
ton of public funds, and, second, con-
servation of men.
every city must be prepared for
bomb outrages, munition plant ex-
plosions and attempts at conhagrations.
Fire dangers will probably be the
greatest peril in every city"
New York Offers Services
The bulletin suggests to the mayors
various ways by which they them
selves can make surveys, how to make
one man do the work Of two and what
work can be done by boys. 1t urges
also that women should be selected for
new appointments to municipal posi-
tions wherever possible, so as to leave
the men free for military service.
The New York Bureau of Municipal
Research offers to assist the cities in
doing the work thoroughly and COM
pletely" by placing at their disposal its
staff of specialists, as well as its in
formation gathered in one hundred
American and European cities.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-28

After months Of silence Miss Najeeba
Gahtas has broken the Syrian code OF
honor-the code which her sutton,
Rafoul Kayat, the silk weaver, violated
and paio for with his life a year ago
from her cell in the Woman's State
Prison at Auburn. She has sent let
ter to Governor Whitman, in which she
confesscs full responsibility for the
death of Kayat, crime for which her
brother-in-law, Elias Cara, is now
under sentence Of death at Sing Sing.
Miss Gahtas was the dark-eyed belle
of the little Syrian colony in Washing
ton Street, Manhattan, back of the
towering Broadway Office buildings.
The other black-haired girls in the en-
broidery shop where she worked knew
that kayat was her sweetheart. One
day she confided TO them that she was
to be married, that Kayat had obtained
a license to wed. The silk weaver was
almost a nightly visitor in the little
tenement at 81 Washington Street
where Najeebs lived with her sister
and brother-in-law, Elias.
Fiance Delays Wedding
But for some reason Kayat put off
the wedding. lie made excuses. Ma
jeeba had trusted MIN. Finally she
could stand the significant glances of
the other girl workers no longer She
left the embroidery factory. Elias
pleaded with Kayat and even offered TO
buy the furniture for the couple and
pay the expense OF the wedding, but
kayat gave more excuses.
Then one Saturday, April 10, 1916,
Najeeba and Elias went to look for
Kayat. They found him standing in
front of a grocery At IS Washington
Street. He OWNED the purpose of their
errand: the Syrians protect their
women. He rushed into the store and
tried 10 escape through back door,
but found it locked. Nsjeeba and Elias
rushed in after him. A pistol barked
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-28
Shoots Man in Coney
Cabaret and Escapes

"H,llo. I've been looking for you,"
The chorus, shouted by cabaret
singer above the din Of the orchcs-
ira in the Harvard Inn, greeted the
ears OF tho Bowery crowds as they
swung into the Seaside Walk at Coney
Island last night. Many paused to
listen, among them a tall man who de-
tached himself from the passing
throrg and sauntered in through the
lobby
lie passed the telephone booths and
the cigar counter and stood for "A few
moments scanning the faces of the
three hundred or more persons seated
Al the tables. The walters noticed
him, and thought he was detective.
There have been several ructions at
the Harvard Inn already this season.
and the police are frequent visitors.
Finally the mans glance rested on
n group OF six seated at a table at the
left side Of the entrance, and came TO
a stop upon Michael Costello, Of 4l0
East Seventeen Street. Without "a
word, the stranger drew a revolver and
fired one shot. II struck Costello in
the neck and he toppled backward in
his chair, fatally wounded The tall
man pocketed he's weapon, leaped
through the lobby, mingled with the
crowd and had disappeared when the
crowd within stampedcd for the two
small exits.
Tables were overturned and glasses
broken, and the screams of women,
fighting to get out, mingled with the
oaths Of men The pistol shot had
brought the song and music TO sud
den stop. The few policemen outside
who tried 10 stem the tide were swept
aside. and number of soldiers came
20 their assistance. Detectives from
the 9th Branch managed 90 round up
three patrol wagon loads OF the pa
irons. and they were taken TO the sta
ton to be questioned.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-28
Noguchi, Scientist,
Has Typhoid Fever
Noted Pathologist Is Taken
Suddenly iii at
Home Here

DR.. Hideyo Noguchi, widely known
Japanese scientist and a member OF
the department Of pathology and oac-
teriology Of the Rockefeller Institute -,
for Medical Research, is seriously III
with typhoid fever at Mount Sinai hos
pital. DR.. Noguch discovered the germ
of hydrophobia in 1913, and for tne
last year has been engaged IN at
tempts to isolate the poliomyeiius
For about a month, it is said, ne mas
been sick, although for several days
after attacked by the disease ne per
sisted in his laboratory experiments
Two weeks ago he took to his bed IN ms
home. at 3SI Central Park West, ana
on Thursday he was taken TO the nos
pital. DR.. Emanuel Libman, MS pny-
stefan, said that the manner in whicn
he contracted typhoid was a mystery.
The imperial government OF japan
conferred the degree of lgaku- Hakushi
upon him in 1911, and four years later
he was the recipient of the annual I'M
perial reward for medical research. he
IS forty years old.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-28
Great Wind Storms Cause
atLeast SIS, 900, 900 Prop
erty Damage
Seven States Are
Swept by Twisters
Serious Damage Is Done to
Crops Over Wide
Area

Chicago. May 27.-More than ia
persons were killed, thousand or more
were injured and millions Of dollars
worth Of property was destroyed by
tornadoes which swept through Kansas
on Friday. Illinois and Indiana on Sat-
urday and parts Of Tennessee, Arkan-
sas, Kentucky. South Illinois and Ala
bams to-day.
Reports indicate that large amount
of farm implements. needed TO produce
the bumper crop desired this year, was
ruined, although the spasmodic wind
struck only here and there in its fright
ful play through the rural regions
Crop damage is said to be not so heavy
in grains.
The summary Of the dead and in
fprod follou-c.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-28
Mother and Three
Children Die by Gas

Every one, il seemed, except mem
bers of the Cordi family. was on his
or her way yesterday afternoon to the
parks, beaches or other places of rec
reation. John Cordi had left his two
room apartment at 254 West Thirty
fifth Street early in the morning, 1t is
true. but he was not seeking amuse.-
ment. He was looking for work. He
had been out of employment for some
time, as the straitened circumstances
in his little home testified.
His wife, Nellie. had dressed their
three small children, and Cordi. before
he left, urged her to take them for.
little outing. But Mrs. Cordi did not
take the children out. When John
Casso. neighbor, came TO the house
in the afternoon he smelled gas, and
forced the door. The four jets in the
bedroom and all the cocks OF the gas
stove in the kitchen had been turned
on. On the bed lay Mrs. Cordi. and
beside her the three children-Frsncis.
three and half years; John. two, and
Ellen, fifteen months. All had been
dead for several hours before the bod
les were discovered, according to ply
sicians. --
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-28
Mrs. Frankel Gets
Phone if Husband
Does Not Use 1t
Spring Valley Mans Alleged
Language to Central Puts
Him Under Ban

If Morse NJ. Frankel. % Spring Val
ley, Rockland County, has occasion TO
call up the butcher to order some lamb
chops for breakfast he can't do it. the
Public Service Commission of the Sec
ond District has ordered. At least. he
can't do it over the phone that is to
be installed in his home. II Mrs.
Frankel wants to make the call, that's
a different matter. and the \. ). {.
will offer no objections. But Mr..
Frankel is persona non grata at the re-
ceiver, and he is TO get phone service
only on condition that he does not
use il.
Mr.. Frankel has been wagng war
with the New York Telephone Company
for months. Recently the Public Ser
vice Commission sustained the action
of the company in discontlnuing ms
service, on the ground that the he used
profane language to the operators,
called them "bums" and annoyed them
in other ways.
The commission altered its ruling on
Saturday, to avoid imposing hardship
on Mrs. Frankel. Telephone service
will be given the Frankel home in her
name on condition that Frankel keeps
away from the instrument.
The company stated they had no
fault to find with Mrs. Frankels tele-
phone manners, but objected to giving
her a phone because her husband would
"enjoy the opportunity to use the IN
strument, and because, in the opinion
of the respondent. Mr.. Frankel is al
most certain to misconduct himself on
these occasions. to the detriment of the
service generally and the injury of re-
spondent's employees"
Mr.. Frankel is editor of weekly
paper published by the Master Bakers
Federation, at 12l Canal Street. New
York City.