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The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1917-08-17
France suspends Duty for AmsrIeans.

FFdHCt ouapSHub GUY IVI IVE'eNEs'
Observation-Disclosures from home
for American soldiers are to be pass
ed by the French government duty
free and without unnecessary delays
for examination, according to letter
to the state department from Ambas-
Sades Iussarand.
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1917-08-17

Former President Tafs Is Recovering
Clay Center, Kan. Former Presi
dent William Howard Taft, who was
taken sick here last week, was deelar'
ed out of immediate danger by his
physicians,
The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1917-08-17

Eggs-Ranch, t6e
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-03-11

standard. However, 1t Is always neces-
sary % describe the noise OF the
brakes. and it is at this point that the
SKIN Of the young writer is most
easily tested. II one runs into a COW
the brakes Will make a grinding
protest on the other hand, If Il
little glrl with golden hair, and eyes
whose fuoresccnt azure suggests the
mirrorcd lovcliness Of mountain
lake runs across tho road suddenly,
n well-dCsigncd brake never fails to
emit warning scream"
II Jack is motoring along a flower
strewn by-way in his powerful runa-
bout and spies Elaine pluckinR night
hloomins fungi in the adjacent dcll,
he will of course, stop. After the
usual half page Of surpriscd-to-sec-
you dialog they viii gaze in silence
at the rcdolcut sun now tinting the
arch OF heaven in a splendor of col
ors never 'da.ed by foremost artists.
suddenly they get hungry and then
THE patient purring of the power
ful engines Of Jacks ear brought
them back to Garth
Engines" is the word OF course
n car has only one engiuc--at a ti1c.
But 1t sounds more bottleship-ish 20
Use the plural Besides two engines
would purf twice as patiently as one
What do we care for expense;
When a tire is to fail, ii should be
borne in mind that punctures are un-
known in fiction. Blowing out is the
correct method for fictional tires TO
succumb to the inroads Of spasmodic
depreciation. The phenomenon may
be described in-this way:
with a deafenirg roar the LEFT
rear tire flew into thousand pieces
and the car lurched crazily toward
the precipice"
The makers of fabric may obj;et
that their product would never disin-
tegrate to that extent and while tires
have been known to rip open in a
most unsersational manner. it is gem
orally conceded that one thousand
pieces is the correct average number
of fragments.
In conclusion it seems fitting th2t
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-03-11
.FLAVORING FICTION
WITH GASOLINE
A Few Leads Given For the
Benefit of Young Authors
of Auto Stories.

Fiction. like motor cars. has of late
expo, ,rnccd changes both rapid and
radical \ few words of French on
OF our youth. but the makers Of 1918
model fiction require automobiles At
intervals With this IN mind the sue
c,edinE hints. which have been cullcd
from o. mass of current writings are
modestiy submitted FOR the aid OF the
busy author
Motoresque may he hscd To start
your story or course 1t is about He
and She and Love that Is II YOU
hope To sell IT, Then observe the zest
and pcrusinG impulse OF TINS opening:
with the StaCCato popping of its
exploding cylinders cchoing thru the
porte cocherc. the powerful machine
tremhlcd as Jack placed his left foot
on the emergency brake and brought
the car 10 a numbering stop CHANGING
up at the open window his eyes met
the melting gaze Of Elaine.
1t II You. Jack she inquired
ecstatically." Note the utter disre-
gard for mere mechanical detail
Speak freely auG authoritatively
about cars what T you don't drive
you can spell al the words OF
course, strictly speaking cylinders
do not explode. that Is. not more than
once. Then. too. II Is rumored that
the clutch has something 10 do with
the stopping OF car ana that cmer-
gency brakes are being pulled up with
the hand this year. But no matter.
Remember that the car IN fiction is a
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-03-11
Novel Tire Exhibit at show.

The hootA OF the Muller Tire Il Rub
her co at the automobile show. which
WAS arranged on short notice los Mr..
a f. West secretary and manaeer.
and Mr J l.. Newton, state agent fpr
Scbrng tires was educational rs well
H- very attractive.
rho men were there AT all times TO
explain every dctail OF tire construr-
Ilon 90 the tire users who attended the
show They had samples OF silver
town cord. Sehrins Efficiency. Good
rich and Diamond Fabric tires, as w"ll
as a solid truuh tire.
Among the features shown In this
booth was n SiNvrtown Cord tire that
had been driven $4,000 miles uy Mt
". a Reynolds II Tulsa. Also sam
lIc uf q cord tire that had been rc-
dreaded hy them in their repair shop
which is trr most up-to-datc shop H.
Ia -fIf.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-03-11

thing apart and is in nowise to be
rendered lllitcratc by an adherence
to those features which characterize
the machines in which we ride.
Tho motorosuue getaway Is also
worthy OF special note. Here's a pop
ulur type that is well thot Of by many
discerning writer's.
81 am going away he said with
determination. and jammiuS home
the high speed clutch. Jack gripped
tho wheel grimlN as the powerful car
sped forward
one of the minor drawbacks 90 the
use OF the term high speed clutch"
is the fact that years ago "A few rrrS
really had them and they really had
to he iammrd home" However. that
is trivial The main thing Is the
grim gripping Whenever one dis
covers that She doesn't really adore
me after all. one grips the wheel
grimly As he leaves Another point
not to be overlooked is the use of the
adjective powerful" " This rs absu-
mtely essential to the description Of
the hcro's machine sped forward.
besides being narratiVcly naive. Is
mechanically correct Unless some
thoughtloSS garage person has slipped
an old left-hand motor in ones car.
II VIII not speed backward at the
home lamming OF the high speed
clutch.
\ somewhat more simple leave
taking is verbally depicted after this
manner.
with a Cursory glance ahead. Jack
smiled rcassurinGly at his companion
and put on the power"
Put on the power" IS very flexible
and has the versatile ADVANTAGE Of
being equally serviceable for starting
steam locomotives. electric dishwash-
ers, trolley cars. vacuum cleaners and
aeroplanes.
Putting on the brakes is another
matter that should be briefly touched
upon. In a sudden stop the car
should always "tremble violently as
the reaction of the hastily arrested
momentum throws all the occupants
suddenly forward Thus far 1t is
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-03-11

one of tho highest forms OF the mo-
toresduo should bo cxemplified;
with the dcft move OF an experi-
enccd surgeon. he cut off the spark
and M the swirling flywheel reluct-
antly gave up its momentum. Jack
rotarted tho carburotor Turning his
neatly gogglod gaze TO meet Elaine's
glance. now soft with suppressed emo
tion, Jack spoke
10 please editors the story should
end thusi
"As their lips met IN one soul-sus-
tanning kiss, he plnytully Kicked the
self starter pedal and the mum OF re-
yolving plstons mingled in peculiar
harmony with the monosyllables OF
10y from the lovers, while volt after
volt surgod thru the bubbling storage
battcry"
Motor Age.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-03-11
Plenty of Time.

The police magistrates so often ad-
,nonlsh women complainants to come
back and report any further wrong
doing on the part Of husbands who
have been released that these judges
fall into the habit OF repeating the'
adm0nitiOn on every occasion In
which a man and wife are concerned.
The other day woman told one Of
the magistrates that her husband had
threatened 10 kill her
VERY well, madam said the mag
lstrate. chanically very well; II
he does. you come back and and tell
me. and l viii punish him. Case
and Comment.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-03-11

until all rings disappear in the ilum!-
mated area
II IL bc desired 10 add any extra
electrical equipment such as horn
or cigar lighter, first consult with the
maker ~ the system or service sta
tion expert Because you have cleo
rrio lights nj your command, do not
waste current by burning every light
when few will serve equally as well
VIXEN he car is standing. Motor Age
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-03-11

What became of the Yardle girl
who was ambitious for stake ca
recr?"
"She turned out much better than
her friends expected
you don't mean to tell me she's
starring now?'
NO, indeed She's the mother OF
six children and has a husband who
doesn't run around at night. "-Birnl.
ingham Age Herald.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-11-06
FARM ASSEMBLY
HELD IN JANUARY
FARM BUREAU LAYS FIRST
PLANS FOR GATHERING.
IMPERIAL THE PLACE
COMMITTEE is APPOINTED TO
TAKE UP THE WORK.
Most Important Agricultural Gather
ing the Year Is to Be
Held Again.
IMPERIAL THE PLACE

Directors of the Farm Bureau as
sembled in regular meeting yesterday
laid first plans for the holding of the
Third Agricultural Assembly. Impe-
rial will probably be chosen again
as the site because of it's central To-
cation.
Eminent speakers will be invited
to address the agriculturists of the
valley on subjects Of vital interest
Dr. Elwood Meade, prominent irri-
cation authority, who is here urging
an extension of farm bureau work,
will probably agree to address the
Assembly Walter Packard, assistant
state farm leader, will also be asked
to address the farmers.
The Farm Bureau appointed a COM
mittee, consisting of w. T. Lineau, S.
H. Robinson and c. F. Boarts, to take
up arrangements for the assembly.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-11-06
(By Associated Pressl

Berlin, Nov. 6.-"Germany in the
space of five days has changed from
an autocracy to a democracy, while
the TeutOns were crossing the Taglia-
mento," declared Matthias Erzberger,
Centrist party leader, to the Associ-
ated Press correspondent today: He
declared that through the intercession
of the foreign miniser it was decided
to take rarliamentarians into respon.
sible positions, and that not only ma
jority leaders and Chancellor Vor
Hertling were working in complete
harmony, but that the pact has the
full sanction of the emperor.
The war office announces that thu
Italians have evacuated the entire line
! along the Tagliamento river to tn,
Adriatic coast. The office SAYS tha
conflagrations indicate that the re
firing italians have taken a rout,
through the upper Italian plains.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-11-06
STRUGGLE FOR
RUSSIAN HELM
AND SOLDIERS
WORK MEN CONTEND.
PETROGRAD IN SCALES
TWO FACTIONS SAID TO HAVE
ENORMOUS FOLLOWING.
Maximalists, Led by Ambitious Boil
shevski, the Pacificist, Strive
Against Kerensky for Lead.
(By Associated PreSS)

PetrOgrad, Nov. 6.-The control of
this city and the provisional govern
ment Of Russia is the prize which
Bolshvski and his Maximalists and
pacificists are trying to wrest from
the Council of Workmen and Soldiers
delegates, led by Premier Kerensky.
1t is openly asserted that Bolshev-
Xxi has won over the garrisons of Pet
rograd, Moscow. rKonstadt and other
important places, and now seeks to
seize the whole political power of the
Russian state.
The president o. the central execu-
tive committee of the soldiers and
workmen has requested the Petrograd
garrison not to execute military or
ders. except those approved and signed
by the revolutionary committee of the
delegates. l is interpreted by the
newspapers as an attempt to defeat
the end of Bolsheviki to seize the po-
litical power.
Minister of War Verhovski has been
given an indefinite leave of absence,
an order which relieves him of his
office. General Manikovsky, acting
minister, will have general direction of
the department.
Russia is doing her utmost to car
ry on the war, and will continue on
duty" said Kerensky's secretary to-
day. He protested against any other
Interpretation of the premier's recent
interview with the Associated Press
correspondent.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-11-06
VILLA MURDERS I
ROBS AMERICANS
BANDIT AGAIN APPEARS SOUTH
OF CHIHUAHUA CITY.
KILLS SIXTY GUARDS
STEALS TEN BARS OF SILVER
BULLION, REPORT.
Ruthless Killing of Citizens Of This
Country Arouses Ell PasO, First
to Get News of Trouble.
KILLS SIXTY GUARDS
(By Associated Press)

Juarez, Mexico, Nov. 6.-Sixty
American and Mexican guards were
killed, and number of passengers
executed, wounded or robbed on a
Mexican Central train, Sunday, by
Pancho Villa, according to survivors
eaching this city today.
The survivors state that 40 bars
Of silver bullion, valued at $60,OOO,
the property of an American mining
company, was taken by the bandit and
his followers.
Villa led the holdup of the train
in persons, laughing when Americans,
pierced by the bullets of his men,
fell in agony.
United States army officers, upon
receiving the report, Immediately com.
municated with Washington. An
other expedition into Chihuahua may
be undertaken for the capture of Vii
la.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-11-06
FIVE MEN START
FOR CAMP LEWIS
THREE MORE REPORT TO-DAY
READY TO GO.
!ONE FROM DETROIT
TWO JOURNEY FROM OKLAHOMA
TO Ell CENTRIC.
Men Come Long Distances to Become
Members of County's Quota,
Knowing Local Boys.

Five men left for Camp Lewis this
morning under the leadership of F.
II. lie Baron. Members of the local
board are making up another small
group to leave here Sunday or Mon
day morning. 1t is probable that
these men viii complete the valleys
present quota.
The local draft board, however, an
ticipates that about a dozen men of
the last two contingents sent from
this county will be turned down as
physically Unfit, and their places must
be taken by new men from this coun-
ty.
"Major" LIE Baron was assisted thi.
morning by two captains" One lee
the men who have been held in the
county Jail and another "captained" s
negro. Ellis Salvatore of Calexic,
was LIE Baron's aide.
Company AZ consisted of cap.
tain" Sam Goldstein of Cochise coun-
ty, Arizona, held here as a deserter
His company" was Ellis Stegall of
Marlcopa county, Arizona, also held
in Jail here as deserter.
Company B" consisted of Captain
Walter Bolden, negro, and Roy Boyd
ston, negro.
W. T. Stein, who paid $76 railroad
fare to get here from Detroit, so that
ne could go to Camp Lewis; J. Cas-
satt and Burton Johns, of Rocky
Ford, Colo, who paid their fare here
to go from Ell Centre, appeared at the
offices of the board and reported they
were ready to go. They will be sent
Sunday or Monday.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-11-06
NATION, STATE;SENDS men
T0FL0OD CONFERENCE HERE
HEAD OF RECLAMATION SERVICE AND DIR.
MEADE TO ADVISE DISTRICT OFFICIALS.
Consulting Engineers Return from Trip in Colorado Del
ia and Will Be Here Tomorrow When Flood
Control Plans Will Be Considered.

That Washington has at last taken
serious cognizance of the annual
plight of Imperial Valley during and
after Colorado floods and that the ma
tion is ready to help fight the floods,
is evidenced in dispatch received
by Secretary McIver of the Irrigation
District from A. P. Davis of Denver,
] director and chief engineer of the
United States Reclamation Service.
Mr.. Davis stated that he would be
here tomorrow to attend, with DR.. Ell
wood Meade, conference with the
District on flood protection plans.
District Consulting Engineers g.
G. Anderson of Los Angeles and C.
f. Grusnky of San Francisco, who
for the past four days have been GO
ing over the situation south of the
border with General Manager Clark,
will be here to make report and to
pass on the Clark report regarding
turning the river back into it's old bed.
/ The engineers have seen at first
hand the raised "cone" left by the
last floods, which will precipitate the
entire river into the Salton sea at
the next flood period if adequate
measures are not taken. Mr.. Clark
stated today that they visited Hanlon
Heading, Ockerson levee, the scene of
the 1905 break, Saiz levee and Vol
cano Lake levee.
Mr.. Davis, it is believed, is empow
cred by Washington to cooperate with
the District in the plans and expense
OF either turning the river or raising
the Saiz and Volcano Lake levees over
six feet.
DR.. Meade is member Of the
State Council of Defense, and is acting
chiefly for the state food conservation
and production forces He will rep-
resent the state of California at to-
morrow's meeting.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-11-06
NOTIFY HOOVER
OF CORN PRICE
CITIZEN HAS WAY OF HELPING
FOOD PLEDGE CAMPAIGN.
CHARGE DOUBLE PRICE
BELIEVES LARGE WHEAT CON.
SUMPTION is EXPLAINED.
J. NJ. Grafton Further Explains His
Position and Calls Upon c. of G..
to Wire Food Administration.

That the Chamber of Commerce,
local food campaign heads and other
civic organizations should wire the
food administration that Imperial
Valley people are charged for corn
meal more than twice what people pay
In farming communities in other To-
calities, and that the food pledge CAM
paign would be more potent if the
price of cOrnmeal here were lowered,
was the statement today of j. NJ.
Grafton.
THE article appearing in recent
issue of The Press under the caption
of Thinks Corn Should Be Cheap
did not exactly express the sentiments
Continued on Page Two)
Imperial Valley press., 1917-11-06
LAND SALES ARE MANY
IMPERIAL. RANCHES. GO. LIKE
=. :. ;. HOT CAKES.
Los Angeles Firm Making a Speciality
Of Imperial Valley Lands
Makes Weekly Report.

Two important sales in Imperial
Valley are reported for the past week
by real estate company of Los An
geles.
One involved the transfer by the
Imperial Valley Farm Lands Company
to DR.. W. P. Mountford of Coalinga
of l6O acres of improved land five
miles west of Calipatria at given
consideration of $4,000.
The other was the sale for the
same owners to F. H. Magee, recently
of Texas. of 40 acres seven miles
northeast of Calipatria. Mr.. Magee
1t is understood, will establish dairy
farm on the land.
big scale on the 15O-acre tract nea,
Imperial Valley press., 1917-11-06
DETROIT MAKING
A|RPLANE PARTS
BY THOUSANDS
w. T. STEIN, LOCAL MECHANIC.
TELLS OF ACTIVITIES.
GIVES IDEA OF WORK
HUGE ENGINE DEVELOPED BY
THE PACKARD COMPANY.
Some Inside" of the Feverish War
Activity of Huge Auto Plants
| in Michigan City.

w. T. Stein, auto mechanic, who,
before he left for Detroit, was en-
poyed by Edgar Bros and other ga
RACES in Ell Centre, arrived here this
morning, having journey from Detroit
at his own expense SO that he could
go as a selective to Camp Lewis. He
tells vivid uncensored story of the
great activity Of Detroit motor COM
panies in getting out airplane parts
for Americas huge airplane fleet, now
in the making.
Mr.. STEMS story is important for
the reason that no news may come
through the usual channels of what
Detroit is doing in the way of max
.ng and assembling hundred thou
sand airplanes, which are to be part
of the United States contribution to
the war.
almost every auto factory is Civ
ing up part of it's equipment and hun
dreds of it's men, in making airplane
parts. | am not allowed to discuss
the kind and number of parts which
are being turned out by the hundreds
every day.
Henry Ford is making Liberty
| motor parts with his usual redun-
1ancy. Huge machines are turning
! out cylinders, valves and other steel
parts for this motor in the big fac
cory. Probably 5000 men are work
ing on airplane parts in this factory
'In the Packard factory, where
worked for nine weeks, they have
turned out an airplane which develops
200 horsepower. They recently
tested this motor, hung it from the
ceiling and let it run 90 hours. At
| the end of go hours one of the pro-
peller blades broke, but the motor
was still firing in good shape, and the
other parts Gid not show sign of
Estrain. The usual period during
which an airplane motor can run with
bout overhauling is % hours. The mo-
ttor could be heard for three miles.
u ".Other factories are vying with
| each other to see which can develop
the best airplane motors, steering ap-
raratus or propeller blades. Detroit's
redistribution to the world war is tre-
mendous. The activity of the factor
les in this line gives one confidence
that with. America rests the decision
in this great conflict"
Imperial Valley press., 1917-11-06
MRS. CUMMINGS
TRUANT OFFICER
Ell CENTRIC WOMAN TO KEEP
CHILDREN IN SCHOOL.
LARGE NUMBER OUT
WILL MAKE TOUR OF COJrNTY
TO REPORT ON ABSENTEES.
Imperial County Must Have Someone
to See That Children Attend
School, Say the Supervisors.

Imperial, the infant county, has
grown so fast that the family of coun-
ty officials must be increased to keep
pace with the growth in population.
This morning the board of super.
visors appointed Mrs. W. S. Cum
lmings country school attendance Of
ficer. A state law compels the coun-
ty to designate some officer to loci,
after he school attendance A. W.
t'wanson, county probation officer,
has been giving up great deu! of
his time to this matter, but has found
that the dual duties were interferirc g
with he proper administration of both
In other words, the day has not con.
eained enough hours tc satisfy the
demands of court cases a.G children
but of school.
Mrs. Cummings is &c receive a sal
ary Of 500 per month, which include:
her expenses. She must also furnis}
, an automobile. Her term of offic.
was set at three m,nths by the su
pervisors, but she may be reappoiptec
at the end of that time.
There are more than 300 chi!drer
who should be attending school WI,
are out in the fields picking cotton
In dealing with these the new :end
ance officer will use Diplomacy.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-11-06
NOT A SLACK Err.
George w. SOuthweiI Volunteered and
Vast Listed AS Draft Deserter.

George W. Southwell, former resi-
dent Of the valley, and listed by the
local exemption board as draft de-
f'erter, joined the army in August,
.and now is member Of Company 6
.at Fort Rosecrans, San Diego.
Mr.. Southwell was in the city to-
day to protect the listing Of his name
among the deserters. He said that
many of the boys so listed are now
serving in various branches of war
work, having volunteered previous to
their draft call.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-11-06
EXPECTED LIGHT { fine
A. MALONE is DISAPPOINTED
AT PRISON TERN.
Man Convicted of Carrying Liquor
Into Calipatria Gets Four Months
on the Chain Gang.

81 thought would only get fine
of $40 or $15."
This was the excuse of A. Malone
when called upon by Justice Mayfield
to explain why he carried suitcase
full of whisky to Calipatria on Fri
day last.
The prisoner at tn ebar was griev-
tusly put out when informed by the
sourt that his punishment would be
Slightly greater, in fact four months
service on the county chain gang.
One Of Sheriff Applestill's sleuths
in Calipatria stopped Malone as he
came into town with suitcase which
bulged. In it the officer found AZ
perfectly good pints of whisky, which
Malone is said to have naively adj
mitted was for the thirsty ones al
Calipatria for dollar a pint.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-11-06
MAY HAVE BARRED ZONE
GOVERN MENT PLANS KEEPING
TEUTONS FROM SEABOARD.
Large Number of Fires and ExplO.
siOns Laid to Incendiaries Leads
Officials to Adopt This Plan.
(By Associated Press)

New York, Nov. 6.-It is ex-
pected that local federal officials
will soon declare all territory
within 100 miles of the coast line
of the United States a zone from
which all alien enemies shall be
barred.
The large number of fires and
explosions in munitiOn plants re-
Gently have led the government
officials to talk of the zone plan,
with the result that it's cOnsum-
nation only awaits word from
Washington. 1t is believed that
more than $4,000 alien enemies
would be forced to move inland in
case the order went into effect.