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Imperial Valley press., 1917-06-20
MANY GIRLS LOST
500 GIRLS DISAPPEAR.
Startling Figures Given by New York
Vice Commission.
(By Associated Press)

New York, June '20.-More than
500 girls between the ages of 10 and
70 disappeared from their homes since
January 4, according to report of
the vice commission.
In the majority of the cases, no
means of tracing the girls have been
found. They have simply slipped from
sight. Vice traffickers are supposed
to have claimed most of the girls,
shady elopements some others, while
a few may have been killed and re-
r.ained unidentified.
The police commissioner has ordered
a most searching inquiry into the po.
lice methods as result of the "Rup-
per" murder of Ruth Cruger.
Consuelo La Rue, who jumped from
window to escape the attack of men
for giving information on the Cruger
case, is expected to give the police
valuable information relative to the
white slave traffic in New York.
A shakeup in the New York police
force is probable.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-06-20
GRAMMAR SCHOOL HEAD
MISSOURIAN WILL PROBABLY
BE HIRED.
Vacancy in City Educational Forces
May BE Filled by City Superin-
tendent of Monroe, Missouri.

M. d. Boucher, city superintendent
of schools of Monroe, Mo-, will prob
ably be the next principal of the Ell
Centric grammar schools.
Mr.. Boucher ihsere now looking
over the situation. He has made ap-
plication for the position, and nego-
tiations are on between the man from
the "Show Me" state and the gram
mar school board looking to his cleo
tion as head of the local schools.
Mr.. Boucher is personally known to
El Centre educational authorities, AMI
his work in the Missouri: city is highly
praised.
1t is probable that the title of the
rev principal will be changed to read
Getty superintendent of grammar
schools, as there are three schools
under one head in this city.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-06-20
OFFER PRIZES FOR DRILL
SUPERVISORS WILL REV ARD
BEST HOME GUARDS.
Pass Resolution to Buy Fifty More
Guns for the Men Wait
ing for Them.

As an appreciation of the various
Home Guard companies of the Val
ley, and of their work IN drilling with
insufficient. equipment, the Imperial
county boald Of supervisors have Of
fered two prizes aggre2ating ; so for
the best drilled companies, the 7rill
competition to be held early in the
fall.
The resolution passed by the county
fathers cites the pleasure of that. body
ever the response of the patriots of
the county to the call of the State
Council of Defense, and voices an ar-
probation of the fact that there We're
not enough guns to go around.
The supervisors voted to buy fifty
more guns, for the further equipment
Of the companies.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-06-20
SUSPEND CITY'S
DHI. ORDINANCE
IMPERIAL SALOONS TO GET
RESPITE.
'ASE SET FOR JULY 2
j0HN BARLEYCORN REEVES
UNDER NEW RULE,
Demise of the Last Oasis in Imperial
County Temporarily Postponed
Until Contest Is Decided.

Judge Craig of Riverside, who is
trying the election contest case in
stituted by the liquor men of Impe-
rial in an effort to stave off the de
Tarture of John Barleycom from that
place, has indicated, it was said at The
court house this morning, that he vii
grant an order giving the saloon and
wholesale liquor men of that town a
stay of execution so that they may
keep open until the contest question
is decided.
In the ordinary course of events,
the places where liquid refreshments
CT an ardent nature would close doors
cn July l, as proposed in the ordi-
rance passed by the people at the
"wet' and "dry" election. In fact,
it has not yet been permanently de-
cided by the dry forces in Imperial
that they will not resist any attempt
hy the liquor men to keep open after
that date.
The election contest case is 10 be
heard on its merits, beginning July ?.
1t is expected that three or four days
will be consumed in the hearing Of
evidence and arguments between the
district attorneys forces and the firm
CT Hammel & Youngworth of Les
Angeles, attorneys for the liquor men.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-06-20
HUGE SULPHATE
DEPOSIT FOUND
MAY MEAN A GLASS FACTORY
FOR THE VALLEY.
ON SALTON SEA SHORE
i. G. HAVENS WRITES TO EAST
ERN CAPITALISTS.
Quarter Section of Land Near Durmid
Covered With Valuable Depos-
it's for Making Of Glass.
ON SALTON SEA SHORE

One Of the PROMISING projects for
Imperial Valley is the building Of y
glass factory to consume the product
of a sodium sulphate deposit recently
found by F. G. Haveas of El. Centre,
rear Durmid, on the north shore of
the Salton sea.
Mr.. Havens is now in correspon-
dence with an eastern firm which may
become interested to the extent Of
several hundred thousand dollars. If
this firm decides to develop the prop
critics, it will build glass factory
at Durmid or Salton to cost in the
reighborhood of $125,000.
The sodium sulphate deposit covers
about 100 acres, some of it appear
ing on the surface. 1t is on the top
OF a low, long hill, within easy reach
ot the railroad, at the shore of the
sea.
Mr.. Havens in 1904 covered the then
dry bed of the Salton sink to COM
r:le a report for the United States
government. He noticed the white
deposit on the summit of this HILL but
gave it no further attention. Recent
ly he again visited the spot and Sc
cured samples. They proved to be
the valuable sulphate, underlaid by
common salt.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-06-20
BLEED BELGIAN BANKS
GERMANS FORCE INSTITUTIONS
TO CONTRIBUTE.
Recruiting of Belgian Men and WOm-
en- for War Industries and Farm
ing in Germany Goes On. Apace.

Copenhagen, June 20.-German Of
ficials are forcing contributions from.
Belgian banks, which are given two
year bonds in return, for which sc.
curity the Belgians are responsible,
according to information reaching
here today.
The recruiting of Belgian labor for
German war industries, and of Bel
gian women for warm work goes on
unabated, despite tho protests OF
these civilians, who are thus virtu-
ally made slaves.
A war contribution of 60,000000
marks a month is squeezed out of the
financial institutions of Belgium, it
is stated-a vastly increased sum
over the total of few months ago.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-06-20
PEAT FOR TEXTILES
LOOKING FOR SURSTI-
TUTE FOR FLAX.
Mar lis ,-reat's Reduced StCck o.
Ordinary Fibres and Nod Peat Is
Being Experimental With.
(By Associated Press)

Stockholm, June 20.-Professor G..
Sellergren of tne Technical University
has petitioned the king to appoint a
committee to investigate the CONNER
cial feasibility, of securing from a GER
tain kind of Swedish peat a fibre
adapted to making textiles. He accom-
ranies his petition with doormats made
from peat, which he declares to be
quite as durable as jute or cocoa mat
ting. The cost, moreover, he declares
to be only a little more than two-thirds
as much, and hardly more than half
as much as that of the best woven
straw mats.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-06-20
SUBMARINES HEAVY TOLL
BRITISH STATEMENT WILL SHOW
INCREASE.
People Demand More Efficient Meth
DDS of Dealing With Teu-
ton Sharks.
(By Associated Press)

London, June 20.-It is intimated
that the weekly list Of losses in ship
ping from submarines will show the
highest total in many weeks. The
list will be issued tomorrow and many
dread its publication.
Naval officials point out that the
activities of the submarines are spas
motical, running in waves. They cite
figures of the past year to prove their
assertions. The public-is beginning to
insist that the methods of the ad-
iriralty in fighting the undersea boats
he constantly more efficient.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-06-20
CHICAGO GOLD
ROBBERY QUEER
MESSENGERS STATE THEY WE'RE
HELD UP.
GET $4,000
pOLICE SAY THIEVES KNEW OF
SHIPMENT.
Stcries of Employees of Express Com
pany Being Investigated by
the Authorities.
By Associated Press)
STATE THEY WE'RE
HELD UP.
ROBBERS GET $4,000
pOLICE SAY THIEVES KNEW OF
SHIPMENT.

Chicago, June 20.-More than $780,
coo worth of diamonds, gold and sill
yer were stolen from the safe of the
Adams Express Company in an ex-
press car in the Chicago railroad
yards yesterday, it was announced Of
f:cially by the company today.
jack Roberts and Ward Smiley,
messengers sent to guard the treas
ire, were found bound and gagged by
night watchmen, who called the train
crew. Roberts and Smiley are held
pending an investigation.
The two messengers, when relieved
OF their gags, stated they were held
UP by two masked robbers, each with
an automatic revolver, who told them
that to make any sort of a nOise or
outcry would result in instand death.
They were then backed into corner
and tied and gags placed in their
mouths.
The police are suspicious of the sto-
ries told by the two messengers, and
point out that the robbers must have
known fthe shipment. Smiley and
Roberts will be questioned by the chief
Ct police today.
A package of diamonds believed to
have been stolen was Found in check
ing up the parcel. There were $4,000
worth of diamonds in this package.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-06-20
SED|T|0US BANNERS Of
SUFFRAG|STS TORN DOWN
RECRUITING WEEK NEXT
| RESIDENT ISSUES CALL To
FILL ARMY GAP.
Entire Nation Will Be Called Upon
to Bring Young Men to COlOrs
for Term of the War.
(By Associat ed PresS)

Washington, June 2o.-President
Wilson, confronted with a shortage in
the present regular army, has desig-
nated the week of June % to 80 as
i lecruiting week for the regular ar
my.
During next week the nations forces
will be asked to devote large amount
of time to enlisting eligible young
men, whether they have registered for
the draft or not.
Married men without dependents
are called upon to fill the gap in the
regular army for the remainder Of
the war only. The "recruiting drive
will be made as important as the Lib
crty Bond and Red Cross weeks.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-06-20
FORMER KING WELCOMED
~01@s,T lEwfNT HANDED KAIS-
EIe,S TELEGRAM.
arge Number Of Germans Give tho
Former King the Glad Hand as
He Arrives in Switzerland.
(By Associated PresS)

Lugano, Switzerland, June 20-For-
iner King Constantine Of Greece, when
ne stepped off a train here after his
trip from Greece, was handed long
telegram from Kaiser Wilhelm of
Germany. He made immediate prep
arations for trip to the Teutonic
empire to see the Kaiser, whose pol
icies he has upheld as Far as he could
while king of Grece.
The former king was welcomed by
Swiss officials at the depot in the
name of Switzerland. A large num-
Der of German personages awaited
Constantine at the depot and his wei
come from these was profuse.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-06-20
MOB ASSAiLS THE PICK ETING
SUFFRAGISTS.
sTHIS is TREASONw CRY
WOMEN SHOW BANNERS TO THE
RUSSIAN MISSION.
Wording Accuses President Wilson of
Holding Back World Enfran-
chisement of Women.
(By Associated Press)

Washington, June 2C.-"You were
deceived when President Wilson and
Elihu Root told you that we are a
democracy. American is not. Twen-
tv million women are denied the right
to vote in America"
These words, inscribed on a banner
carried by the picketing militant suf-
fragists at the entrance to the White
House grounds, were the occasion of
the first disorder since the women
undertook to force the suffrage issue
ty picketing at the nations capital.
A crowd of angry men tore down
the banners when the. women held
them for the Russian mission to see
when the latter emerged from the
White House. They were trampled in
the dirt, torn from their fastenings
and the poles jerked from the hands
CT the women and hurled into the
street
When the seditious banners were
brought out and held up, passing men
stopped and began to discuss them.
When fifty or more citizens had gath
cred, and indignantly denounced the
banners, they decided to act, just as
The members of the Russian mission
emerged from the White House.
With cries of "Traitors!" and "This
is treason!" the men tore at the BAN
ners and soon nothing was left OF
them. The women, however, still
stood their ground, until the police
arrived and ordered the patriotic mob
to move on. No arrests were made.
One of the banners contained the
following sentence:
"President Wilson is the chief OPP
ponent of women's national enfran-
chisement. Help us make this nation
really free. Tell our government it
must liberate its people before it can
claim free Russia as an ally"
The members of the Russian mis-
sion, hurrying by the scene of dis
order, paid no attention to the ban
ners.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-06-20
THOUSAND MELTED
FOR RED CROSS
SECOND DAYS DRIVE FOR MEM
BERSHIpS.
WANT MEN TO ASSIST
A. L. RICHMOND ISSUES CALL
FOR 100 VOLUNTEERS.
Girls in Uniform Selling Tickets to
Recital-Great Drive COniin-
ues With Success.
WILL YOU HELP?

The Red Cross chapter wants
one hundred men to volunteer
two hours of their time Saturday
and Monday. Many men and
women are deyoting their time :
for the entire week viii you
give four hours? If so, telephone
4. l.. Richmond at 63W, or any
one at Red Cross headquarters,
and say: 81 will help" Give your
name and you will be advised
when to report. Telephone
NOW.
The second day of the great Red
Cross drive found the fifty unselfish
men and women who are soliciting
memberships in better stride than
yesterday, and getting results. 1t
S probable that the first days total
# a little over a thousand dollars
\ ill not be exceeded, but the workers
ire now getting theil shoulders to
he wheel and will produce results.
Red Cross girls, garbed in the white
Uniform OF the order, are out selling
.ickets for the recital at the Barbara
Worth hotel tomorrow night.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-06-20
PEERiNG INTO THE FUTURE.
Committee of Englishmen to Investi-
gate Aerial Transportation.
(By Associated Press)

London, June 20.-The Civic Aerial
Transport Committee, to inquire into
aerial communication after the war,
has been officially announced with
Lord Northcliffe as chairman and
Major Baird, deputy chairman. Repre-
sentatives of the postoffice, India Of
flee and dominions on the committee
indicate the intention of adapting air
transport as a means of improving
communication throughout the en-
pire.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-06-20
LOWEST BIRTH RATE IN SWEDEN
Popula '.ln of That Country Is Being
K 1t Down by World War.
Cl3y Associated fress)

Stockholm, June 20-The popula-
ion Of the Kingdom Of Sweden at
the end Of 1916 was 5,757,5GG. ac-
c3,ding to figures just made public
by the Kingdoms central bureau Of
statistics. The increase during the
year was 44,82G-somewhat larger
proportionally than in 1915, but the
lowest recorded at any other time
in the last ten years. The percent
age of births and deaths-respective
:y 2114 and 1856 per thousand-are
10th the lowest ever recorded.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-06-20
GUPID'S DART Fills IN
CANTALOUPE WRAPPER

Despite the fact that it vas
sent half way across the continent
packed in ice, one of the mast
ardent OF Cupid's shafts IN The
way of a message on canta-
ioupe wrapper fou.ld its way into
the heart OF Miss Rosetta Caylor.
of MattOOn, ILL.,. sent by Hugh w.
Willis OF Calexico. Today they
were issued marriage license
by County Clerk Cock. 1t is I'M
derstoOd that the ruptiaI event
will take place in Caiexicoc this
evening.
Willis was engaged in the can
ta!Oupe business at Heber last
year. A sudden impulse drove
him to write on the inside of one
of the wrappers:
''TO the girl who gets this:
Write to lonely Hugh White VIII
lis, CaleXicO, Cal"
No two weeks elapsed before
Willis got letter from his bride
to-be. The correspondence which
thus began eliminated in the big
event which is scheduled to occur
today.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-06-20
ROAD BUILDERS
HAILED WITH JOY
RUSSIANS DELIGHTED WITn
AMERICAN ENGINEERS.
SYSTEMS RUN DOWN
pETROGRAD OFFICIALS TURN
OVER RAILROADS.
Three Steamship Piers for Vessels of
Large Draft to BE Built at
VIadivOstock.
CBy Associated Prose-

Wy <aSSOtiSI GU + tf'9g
Petrograd, June 20.-Many eViden-
ces of great relief over the coming
Ct American railroad engineers to re-
.uvenate the transportation system Of
Russia were present when the engi-
neers began the real work of rehabili-
;ation after a survey of the situa-
ton.
The American railroad commission,
after a partial inspection of Russia's
railroad resources, is confident that
even with the existing deficiency in
rolling stock, traffic can be increased
ever threefold with but small out
lay.
A statement was given the Associ-
ated Press by M. Milinsky, director
Of the Department of Materials, which
expressed appreciation for the work
Anone by the Americans. He said:
"Mr. Stevens and his colleagues
found the condition of the tracks not
so bad as expected, and that the roll
ing stock was relatively in a favorable
condition. He is now engaged in plan
ming the putting together of shops.
II was decided that the harbor facili-
ties at Vladivostok were inadequate
and it has been decided to constr uct
two big piers for ships drawing AZ
feet of water, which will be finished
within three months"
Imperial Valley press., 1917-06-20
MISS PANKHURST AGAIN
ENGLISH SUFFRAGIST ON SCENE
IN PETROGP..D.
An Unknown Quantity Appears r.
Further COmplicate Matters
in the New Republic.
(By Associated Press)

Petrograd, June 2O.-Mrs. Emmelinc
T ankhurst arrived here Unexpectedly
yesterday and conferred with Ellhu
Root and Charles Edward Russell at
the Winter Palace regarding the Al
lies assisting Russia in the struggle
with the common zoe. She said she
came to explain to the new republic
the attitude of the BRITISH democracy
toward the war.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-06-20
ITALIAN WOMEN ARE ACTIVE
(By Associated Press)

Rome, June 20.-Italian women are
working to secure greater freedom
before the end of the war. While all
attempts to establish divorce laws in
Italy have so far proved unavailing,
a bill has been introduced in parlia-
ment to give women legal rights to
control and dispose of their own prop
erty.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-06-20
PASSPORT BOARD IN ROME.
Effort Being Made to Discourage
Travel in Italy.
~ As.oetaInl -

Rome, June 2o.-As q result Of the
efforts to reduce travel aad also to-
prevent spyinso a central passport
board has been established among the
Ally embassies here. 1t now requires
twelve days to secure the approval
Of this board before any person can
icave italy. and such leave is valid only
for the time required to make an un-
broken trip to the persons destina-
ton.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-06-20
OFFERS WIFE POISON; DIES.
(By Associated Press)

San Francisco, June 20.-After a
domestic tiff in their dining room
this morning, following their beak.
fast, Albert McNulty asked his wife
if she were not thirsty, and offered
l.er a glass.
She refused to drink, so he put the
glass to his lips, and died few min
utes later.
Physicians said that the glass con-
tanned poison.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-06-20
SAW MOONEY MILE AWAY
Saw the Defendants With Suitcase
Walking Toward Scene of Ex-
plOsiOn on Date.
(By Associated Press)

Miss Sadie Edeau, dressmaker, of
Oakland, testified in the Mooney tria,
today that she saw Mrs. Rena Mooney,
her husband and Warren Billings at
a building mile away from the
scene of the explosion, half an hour
before it happened. Billings had a
suitcase. They walked toward the
Place where the explosion occurred.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-06-20
PUBLISHERS TAXATION.
{By Associated PreSs)

Washington, June 20-TaXation of
publishers We're reopened by the Sen
ate finance committee which adopted
Senator Penrose's motion to consider
g decision to levy a per cent tax
on publishers profits, but reached no
decision regarding substitutes.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-06-20
SPRECKELS SUGAR KING.

New York, June 2O.-Claus Spreck-
els today acquired the stock holdings
Of Clarence II. Mackey and w. w.
Cook in the Federal Sugar Refining
Company. 1t is believed this gives
Spreckels control of the sugar indus
try.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-06-20
ITALIANS RENEW OFFENSIVE.

Roma, June 20.-The Italians have
resumed their offensive and have am
nounced the capture of Austrian po-
sitions on the Monteortigara, with 92G
prisoners.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-06-20
WILL HAVE BIG COTTON CROP.
Largest Crop Ever Raised in Laguna
District, Mexico.
(By Assoc ci&ted PrcSS)

Mexico City, June 20.-The reports
from the Laguna district to the De-
partment of Agriculture indicate that
Mexico will have a tremendous cot
ton crop this year. 1t is reported that
the pink boil worm has been eXtermi-
mated in the district.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-10-31
OUR LIBERTY BOND EFFORT.

The best thing that came under our
eye right early Sunday morning was
the item of news from Washington
stating that we had again gone over
the task set in a Liberty Loan. We
had put up the five billion and more
Talk about a patriotic nation! No
man in this generation has had occa-
sion like that to see sure enough 10y
atty to an American cause.
The next best thought that came
our way was the part this community
played in this last effort. We did a
creditable work in the first campaign
Coming up with 100000 in a single
day is a response which Cordele has a
right to appreciate. Business men
went after it in business manner
and the results could be nothing else
UuI 0uCCSSS1uI.
Now we have citizens over the coun-
ty who are still taking their bonds.
They can be secured at any of the To-
cal banks and no citizen who has yet
failed to do his part in this respect,
should delay. Many of us are not per-
mitted to have anything to do with
helping win the war except that we
can do at home. This is duty that
can be performed at home and in the
years to come you will be asked if
you did your part When you have to
answer it will be embarrassing if you
are not able to say you took a, bond.
Nobody will ask you to buy. The
campaign is over and the country has
more than it has asked for. But your
banks will have bonds that you can
secure and they do not expect to make
a profit on them. They are there for
you and your friends who have as yet
not had an opportunity to buy. Go
and speak for your bond now. 1t will
be in future years your bond of loyalty
and patriotism with which you will not
want to part.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1917-10-31
A CITY AUDITORIUM.

While we are talking about our
home needs, strictly local need, and
a right tight crying need in Cordele, is
a city auditorium. Some of these days
this community is going to outgrow
the dingy barracks and opera house
property that we now use as a city hall
and auditorium. What we have is
ours and it is paid for, but while we
are not exactly glad when the oppor-
tunity comes to show it to stranger,
we would be mad if we could know
what he has to say about it when he
is out of our hearing.
But it is not our pride that is both
ering. 1t is a necessity. We seem to
forget the advantages of having an
auditorium that can be used for con-
yentions and public gatherings and
real opera attractions. If you are at
doubt as to the advantages of such a
public building, ask the public officials
of Albany what they have enjoyed as
a result of constructing creditable
auditorium last year.
There isn't particle Of doubt about
orr needs in this line. If Cordele ever
needed anything, it needs an audito-
rum and city hall. The property now
occupied is worth all we have in it
and will bring more at public sale
than it is worth to this community for
the nurposes it serves. We need rot
involve ourselves far to get crcdita-
hla auditorium. If it seems to you
that this is idle talk, get the matter
in your mind and study it. We know
Won have not been thinking about
CITY auditorium, but that is no reason
YOU should not begin.