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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-02-12

on topics Of interest," TO the ladie:
IL sO6cited. Address: Editor H0AIhAKHks'
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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1918-02-12
DROWNED HASH

Mix together equal parts Of chopped
meat and chopped cold boiled potatoes.
Moisten slightly with gravy or stock.
Season and place In heated frying pan.
Heat slowly until brown. Turn on a
platter and serve with sauce.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1918-11-04
Have Completed Work on
Questionnaires of Younger
Men, Which Comprises 60
Per Cent.

With all three members in attend
ance, the Ell Centre exemption board
today launched on the lengthy TASK Of
classifying that section of the coun-
TVS man-power between the ages If
Sc and As who enrolled in The gen
eral registration of September Il.
Last Friday the board completed
the classification of The younger
classes, between the ages of 10 and
SO. This class comprises about go
per cent of the more than 1000 who
answered The REGISTRATION call. Ap-
proximately $50 class l men, those
who claim no exemption, have been
OBJ ained from The younger group.
Carl Arfwedson, one of the Trio
who 81 in judgment on the fate of lh'
Valley men, is temporarily back al
his post after suffering severe al
ack of influenza. Chairman Ward
law, of Calexico, has also joined will
his two colleagues in The important
work facing The board.
Among The questionnaires to be
passed on in the list coming into The
board at The present time are rhose
of Members Arfwedson and Barton
Declining 10 sill in judgment on ihcil
cases they will submit The question
naires 10 The district board in Los
Angeles, asking its members to ac'
cept original jurisdiction.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1918-11-04
GOVT. AGENTS.
STAGE FIRST.
DRIVE HE RE
ON S[ACKERS
Federal Drive on Slackers
Fail in Results, Although
Many Men Are Stopped
Other Towns Also Visited.

Another tasle of The war and lis
seriousness was driven home to FL
Cenlrans Saturday evening when,
without warning, The Federal govern
menC began its first drive on slack
ers" in The Imperial Valley.
Working under The direction OF
Special Agent Buck of CaleXico, a
half dozen operatives of The Depart
ment of Justice spread all over The
city, stopping men whose appear
ances denoted thai they miShl be OF
draft OF registration age.
The Federal asents worked on the
streets for an hour or more then as
suddenly as they began, stopped onl,
10 swoop down onto. some other Val
lev city. SO far as could be ascer
aimed today no prisoners were take:
here, although there may have beer
some slackers found in other part
of The county.
This morning Agent Buck returne'
10 San DIEGO and the details of IN
drive could not be obtained in hi
absence. All thai is known of In
results is that no prisoners wer
lodged in The county Jail.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1918-11-04
Ford Receives
Shoulder Bars

J. R. Ford, assistant manager Of
the Peoples Abstract company,
leaves the latter part of The week for
Camp Macarthur at Waco, Texas,
where he will undergo training for
army service. A commission as sec
ond lieutenant in The infantry has
been awarded him, the notification
having been received today by the FL
Centre exemption board.
Mr.. Ford has lived in The Valley
for more than five years and is well
known 10 hundreds of ranchers AND
business people. He has had previous
military experience, through training
at the University of Missouri. His
wife will remain in the Valley anc
will make her home here while lht
husband is fighting under his coun-
try's flag.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1918-11-04
RED
ISSUES
URGENT CALL
n URSES
Influenza Committee Asks
For Volunteers to Handle
Situation Declared to Be
Critical.

The Imperial Valley chapter OF The
Red Cross issued an official call for
volunteer nurses 10 handle the influ-
enza situation, following survey that
demonstrated the increasing ,inroads
made by The disease in this county.
The call, which is an imperative one,
follows:
Upon investigation by The Influenza
committee of The Red Cross, it is found
that there is an imperative nted Of vol,
unter nurses 10 assist in the care OF
afflicted families within The jurisdic.-
lion of the chapter. It is not essentii!
tial that the women volunteering fol
his work shall be registered nurses
or even thai they have had previou;
experience as practical nurses. The
main essential is a willingness 10 o)eN
| The orders of The physician in charge
with the utmost fidelity, and any on
can do thai.
Those who are willing 10 assist II
| this most essential service 10 humanlt.
are requested TO call at once al Rex
Cross headquarters and cave lhei
names and addresses so thai they ma.
be readily located when needed. A rp.
of honor will be kept of these women
which is 10 be made permanent par
of TIKI official records of The chapter
With The noble spirit of self-sacrific
so manifest at This time, il is expectcl
that many Of our women will sladi.
answer this call for heroic servit'
when The ned is known 10 them.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS, \
Imperial Valley Chapter, Red Cross
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1918-11-04
Crop Samples
On Exhibition

The window of the Farm Bureau is
alive with interest for any one who Is
thinking of the naIion's food prob
lem. Chief among the exhibits is a
single stalk of milo maize bearing
nine heads. This looks as if lmperi ii
Valley would be able to do more Than
her share nj blocking The progress OF
the Huns scheme of world DONNA
lion. Beside il is a specimen stalk
of Rhoades grass, a new pasture and
hay grass for wet and salty soil. IL
is unique in that il takes ROOT al each
joint and forms new plants. Two
wonderful heads of pomegranales on
one stem cannot fail 10 catch your
eye as you pass by so gieanlic are
they in size and so rich in color They
were raised by T. II. Wilson on his
place about onehalf mile west, on
Main street.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1918-11-04

The Public Library will be clos I'd
all day tomorrow, as it is a holiday.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1918-11-04
BERT D. NOEL DRAFT BOARD
SUCCUMbS T0BEG|NS TASK
ATT ACkS OF CLASSIFY ING
FLU" GERMS 36-45 CLASS
Candidate Stricken on Eve
of Election at Which He
Will Be Named For Office

On The eve of The election at which
his hundreds of friends and support
ers confidently believe he will be
elected 10 The office OF district attor-
ney of Imperial county, Bert d. Noel
has been Stricken with the influenza
While The attack is thousht to be a
mild one, his physician, DR.. l.. c.
House, has ordered Mr.. Noel to his
bed.
DR.. Houses statement follows
"Mr. Noel is sick and in bed with ne
influenza and will not be able TO be
out today, and probably moi tomor-
row. His condition is good, however
and he is getting along as well rs
could be expected"
Despite this setback to the cam
paign plans. Mr.. Noel is certain thai
The voters on tomorrow will go &c
the polls and give a rousing endorse
ment of his candidacy, which Is basec
on a platform of efficiency, economy
strict enforcement of The law, and The
devoting of his entire time 10 Ih'
duties of the office.
Below is given a list of prominen
Calexicans, headed by Casey Abbot
mayor of The border cit, who have
endorsed Mr.. Noel:
Casey Abbott.
A. c.. Backim.
Leroy Little.
Frank ID. Hevener.
Sam RotIman.
A. M. Shenk.
Edward Dool.
M. Harris.
Sam TYLER.
c. B. Williams.
F.. G. Burdick.
f.. M. Persons.
V. G. Phillips.
p. F.. Cook.
Paul B. Sleindorf.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1918-11-04
IMPERIAL VALLEY
PRINTER DIES
FROM DREAD FLU

News of the death Of Will F. Odea,
last Friday in San Diego, from TIE
dread influenza, was received today
by his brother w. T. Oden, a rancher.
The funeral was held Friday under
The auspices Of the San DIEGO Typo
graphical union. Besides wife, two
little girls, Wilota, Louise, and a three
day infant, he leaves his mother, nav
in Ell Centre, and four brothers, W
T. Oden. j. M. Oden, PRIMER IN
Tulsa, Okla; T. l.. Oden, in Yuroa
Rriz, and J. R. Oden.
Will Oden was well known here anG
was for several years past employee
in The composing rooms of The various
Valley newspapers. He was mem
Der of The local Typographical unior
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1918-11-04
P()P'L A / ION
IF VALLEY
$4,000, Is
.ES1|MA TED
Figures Based on Usual
Method of Computation
Indicates Growth of Val
ley to Reach $4,000.

The population of Imperial county
is approximately 10000, if The fig
ures furnished by County Assessor
Mont j. Reid ca nbe taken as a cor
rect index and The plan used by other
communities in compuiinS the same
item indicates lis near accuracy. This
is some 5000 more than the rosiest
claims Of Valley boosters.
Mr.. Reid and his staff of efficient
deputies has issued between $4,000
and $4,000 tax acknowledgements
the latter figure than The Sormer-
which means just that many proper
lies or parcels of land on which somt
! family is living.
The. Census Bureau of the United
Stales government in computins pop
ulaion in cases where an exact can
vass has moi been made figures @:
| four persons average for each fam
! lily. On this basis simple mullipll-
cation of $4,000 lines four gives
total population of 10000 for In
Valley.
Mr.. Reid also estimates that nearly
| 10 per cent of The, ,slal emenis ne ma;
mailed have gone ID. nonresident
owners. His isis show thai persons
living in every State in the union anc
in at least two foreign countries
Mexico and Canada, have invested II
Imperial Valley property or land.
In connection with The assessment
figures, The assessors office ash:
that everyone remit as early as DOS
sible and not neglect to enclose thcil
statements. This suggestion is jurg'
entity made 10 avoid much extra "a
Dor bv The assessor. who is /handi-
capped by shortage Of help owing
Ito sickness in his force.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1918-11-04
NO DA N GER.
FROM FLU IN
VOTING TUES.
SAY DOCTORS

For the guidance of timid voters
who may fear the "dire results" OF
going to the polls Tuesday, The Press
publishes The. letters below:
San Francisco. Oct. 70.
Mr.. Raymond Benjamin, Monadnock
Building, San Francisco.
Dear Sir: In answer to YOUR ques-
ton in regard 10 possibility of voters
assuming any risk by going TO me
polls al the election on Tuesday week,
wish to say that had consul a
ton with DR.. Hassler, The health Off
Ger yes erday afternoon. He is firmly
of the opinion that so long as The cleo
ton officers are masked and no one
is permitted 10 enter The booth nth
out a mask, there is no risk wha'-
aver, either 10 the officers or TO rhe
intending voters. Fumigation or dis
infection of The booths, The, doctor be-
lieves 10 be necessary.
Trusting that This answer covers
your question and that it will all;sy
the fears of The voters, l am
Very truly yours.
(Signed)
ARTHUR H. BARENDT,
President, Board # Health.
San Francisco, Oct. 30.
Mr.. Raymond Benjamin, Chairman
Republican State Central Commit
lee, San Francisco.
Dear Sir: In reply 10 your favor
concerning possible danger in cleo
ton booths allow me 10 say That it is
nv opinion that if masks are worr
there is no danger.
Yours very truly,
| (Signed)
GEORGE E. EBRIGHT,
President, California Slate Board OF
| Health.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1918-11-04
AUCTIONS CALLED
OFF BY COUNTY
HEALTH OFFICER

All auction sales over The Imperial
Valley were last evening officially
called off by DR.. l.. c. House, county
health officer, who announced ma
there would be no more sales un'i
The ban was lifted.
The gradual spread Of The diseas
known as Spanish influenza over ~
county is given as the reason for uit
further tightening down Of The ban an
open air public gatherings.
All auctioneers were notified TO this
effect Saturday evening and il was
further desired thai The Press glyc
notice that there would be no more
auctions.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1918-11-04
ITALY CELEBRATES.

Bonfres burned ioniSht on The
hills throughout Italy, spreading The
news of The occupation of Tries e
Church bells rung, guns We're fired
and all windows in Rome were illum-
mated regardless of police orders
concerning restriction of lighling. BY
coincidence Italians entered Trieste
on Feast day of San Juste, the pa
iron saint of the redeemed city.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1918-11-04
BIC SMASH
BY YANKEES
ETS GAIN
of z MILES
Americans Drive Through
German Line, Capturing
Much Territory and Many
Prisoners.
Paris, France, Nov. A. Wi

Paris, France, Nov. a. With
The American Army on The Sedan
front In three days fighling
Americans have downed 124 German
airplanes. Americans LOST 20 ma
chimes.
With the American Army North
west of Verdun, Nov. 4.-Americans
captured more than 1000 prisoners 10
day. The number of guns and booty
keeps growing. The American right
flank now reaches to Sales, overlook
ing the Meuse. Americans are push
ing toward Sedan. They reached
Sommau The 18th, south of Sedan.
pershing's communique said that Tue
first armv had captured dominating
heights from the Germans northwest
Of Verdun They slso brought he
important railroad of Montmedy,
Lonsuyon and Contains under fire Of
heavy guns. In thre days have adj
vanced IL miles from eight. More
than 5000 prisoners and hundreds OF
guns were captured.
British have attacked a wide front
south .of The Scheldt river. The y
tack was launched satisfactorily.
Germans maintained machine gun
from Relhel 10 Semuy.
British airnen attacked railways
and airplane hangers east of Metz.
Americans west of The Meuse are
Within ten miles of the railway form
| inG The German main line of com
muitcation.
NE operation in which Fren'h
and American forces engaged north
of the Afyonne forests, resulted in
The definitA closing of Stenay Gap
on main linen of retreat of the Ger
man southern armies.
London, Nov. british operating
along Asiago plateau in Italy ap-
tured 10000 prisoners and several
hundred guns. At $3.50 Thirty-second
American regiment, among other
Troops, effected a crossing of Inc
Tagliameto river.
Americans have extended their al
lack 10 The east bank of the River
Mouse and towns west bank of the
Aouth Halles have been captured.
London, Nov. 4.-Sir Frederick Ed
ward Smith, British Attorney GEN
eral, in an interview by The Express
advocated the establishment of grand
court of Allied representatives. civil
and military, for he purpose of try
| ing hose gully of crimes during he
| war. He urges hat jurisdiction OF
such court should apply especiallv bu
: exclusively 10 hose caught red
handed, or observed committing
crimes. He contends that the guilty.
must not be allowed 10 shift the blanc
, upon superiors, as Otherwise every
, war criminal among the Germans
might shuttle the entire responsible
! iiy upon The emperor. Surrender OF
> those criminals moi in custody of li.e
6 Allies 10 be demanded under peac'
!, Terms.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1918-11-04

Amsterdam, Nov. 4.-Dr. Frederick
Adler. who assassinated Austrian
Premier Siuergkh two years ago, has
been released from prison, according
10 Vienna advices.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-21

\ cable received from France last
night announced the death Of Clark
Brockway Nichol. member of the
United states Aviation Corps with Gem
eral Pershing. lie was the only child
of DR.. James r. Nichol. 357 Pelham
road, Germantown, dentist whose Of
fees are ut 1916 Locust street. The
cable simply stated that the son had
been killed in AN airplane accident. and
a. vet no confirmation has been received
from Washington.
Young Nichol. who was only twenty
four years old. was with Troop A of
the First PENNSYLVANIA cavalry at the
Mexican border last year and was one
OF the men recommended for a COM
mission at the first training camp at
Fort Niagara. Aviation appealed to
him. however. and he asked TO be trans
ferred 10 that division. He underwent
training at the ground school in Ithaca
\. Y. and was later transferred to
Mineola. y. Y.
Since his departure for overseas duty
about December IS his parents have
received cables and letters each weel;
For the last two weeks, however. they
have had no knowledge of his exact To-
cation.
The mother was prostrated by the
news. The parents have been in com
munlcation with authorities in Washing
ton trying to learn particulars.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-21
ARMED TO THE TEETH.
3 BOYS SEEK INDIANS
Policeman Ends Hunt at Broad
Street Station-Were on Way
to Camp Meade

Three 1i-year-old boys started out to
learn how TO shoot Indians" today. but
they only got az far as Broad Street
Station when gathered in by the cruel,
hard-hearted and unsympathetic police.
They are Benjamin Dragonetti. OF
1928 South Rosewood street Joseph
Gunierre. 1906 South Chadwick street.
and William Guttielmo. of 1906 South
Chadwick street. one other boy. whose
name they would not give. started with
them. but he got away in the melee.
Special Policeman Joseph Mcintosh saw
the boys sitting in the waiting room
at the station this morning, and having
been asked by an aunt of one of he
boys to watch for them. he spoke TO
them. They had enough paraphernalia
in the way of tents, stakes cooking
utensils. etc. 10 stock a regiment, They
said they had tickets for Baltimore and
were going to Camp Meade. where they
hoped to learn how to shoot Indians.
Mcintosh seized three of the boys.
At the Detective Bureau, .32-caliber
Tevolvers. fully loaded. were found on
the boys. and a rife. also loaded. Cart
ridges for all were in their luggage.
They we're taken to the House of De-
tention and their parents were sent for
TO take them home.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-21
EX.COP GIVEN 8 MONTHS
FOR HAMPERING DRAFT
Lewis McMurtrie Urged Selected
Men in Station to Return to
Their Homes

Lewis McMurtrie. former policeman
Of Queen street near Second, was sem
fenced to three months in the Bucks
County Jail at Doylestown. Pa. today
by Judge Thompson in the United states
District Court for interfering with the
drawing OF the National Army.
McMurtrie started disturbance IN
the Second and Christian streets station
house November 4 last while the draftees
were being assembled for their trip to
Camp Meade. McMurtre assaulted
draft board for that district. and called
on relatives and friends Of the drafted
men to keep them at home and not let
them go at the behest Of Murphy.
Evidence that McMurtrie was intoNi-
Gated rather than dsloyal ras brought
to the Courts attention. which resulted
IN the light sentence given. Politics In
that ward are blamed for the trouble.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-21
"SMASHER" STRIPS
GEM STORE WINDOWS
Fleet-Footed Negro r 10 S
Caldwell and Parkes
Establishments

Show windows OF two jewelry stores
within a square Of one another were
raided early today by negro plate
glass smasher, who escaped after an
exciting chase.
The victims were J. E. Caldwell &
Co. Chestnut and Juniper streets,
where big bulk display window was
shattered and articles Of undetermined
value taken, and Charles l." Parkes, 1896
Market street. whose display window
was pierced and between $500 and $500
worth OF jewelry stolen
The same thief executed both Jobs.
the police believe Bricks were used in
both cases TO effect an opening
The crash of falling glass startled
five watchmen Of the big Caldwell store
at s.30 a. NJ as one Of the $500 bulk
windows on the Juniper street side was
splintered by the thief. They and Po-
liceman Turner. a negro. OF the Elev-
enth and Winter streets station. arrived
in time TO see negro cart from the
broken window. They gave chase, but
he made his getaway down Chestnut
street.
Discovery Of the robbery at the Parkes
store was made by Louis Kaufman, a
clerk, 1902 North Franklin street. when
he arrived at the store this morning.
The thief had taken rings. watches,
nlns. etc: through a hole in the window
made by a brick. Kaufman was the
| man who late last night was in the
/ grocery store OF Samuel Feldman, Sew
! enth .and Berks streets, when three
armed bandits rified the cash register
OF ss7 and escaped after firing shots
at Kaufman when he tried 10 follow
, them.
In the Caldwell robbery the negro,
after smashing the bulk window, which
/ MEASURES about 10 by 25 feet, leaped
into the aperture and smashed the mid
die show case Of a group OF three. out
OF this he seized a large quantity OF
jewelry. mesh bags and other articles.
1 The value of the stolen articles is
not great. probably less than $500, ac-
cordine to an official OF the Caldwell
flrm, who said 1t was display" stuff
The police were under the impression
that the loss would amount 10 thou.
sandsnof dollars. Account OF stock ir
the window was begun Immediately.
THE broken window itself is tn,
most valuable thing said a Caldwell
official. We do not know now jus
what has been taken. No estimate car
be made now, but the value Of the stoler
articles IL less than that of the window
"The thief was badly fooled as to thu
costliness of the things he saw in thu
window. In the daytime we display
yaiuable articles, but upon closing w,
reu,oye them and substitute more showy
hut less valuable articles for the night
1,bese are what lie took
special policemen of the Eleventh snt
winter streets station were assigned Il
the cases.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-21
HINT OF "STRAW BAIL"
IN ARREST FOR PERJURY
Discovery That Bondsman Didn't
Own Property Opens Inquiry Into
Nine Hundred Cases

Louis Smith. of 40s North Franklin
street. known to the Tenderloin as
Black Louis" was arrested today by
trict Attorneys office, on charge OF
perjury. and will be srraigned this aft
ernoon In the Central station before
Magistrate Watson.
The case grew out OF giving the
Franklin street property as bail for
Lena Berger. who was arrested last
May and who, when the case was called
for trial, was found to have jumped hei
bail bond. At this forfeiture of bail
the house was found not TO be in Smith
name at all and he was Immediately
arrested
This case starts inquiry into some
goo other bail pieces on file. and thu
District Attorneys office promises simi
lar prosecutions IL they find any other
ca ses of giving fake bail pieces.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-21
DUSKY LAUNDRY WORKER
SUES CHINESE EMPLOYER
But Celestial Asserts Injury to Her
Ribs Was Caused by Fond
ness for Drink

The aid of the workmens Compensa.
ton Board was invoked for the first
time today against a Chinamau when
Isabella Bond. colored. Of e022 Ridge
avenue. put in a complaint against
Charles Wing laundryman, OF 65S
North Fifty-fifth street
According to her complaint. heard by
Referee George Il. klauder in his office
today. Miss Bond worked for Wing at
his laundry. and last December made
a misstep and fell on the floor. which,
she says. was wet She broke three
ribs and sued for the doctors bill and
compensation for her injured ribs and
feelings.
Wing protested that his dusky first
aid 10 dusliier shirts and collars did not
use proper care in her movements about
the place wherein he conducted his coll
lar and shirtery and liked nearby
saloon much better than his ironing
board.
The matter was finally settled out OF
court by Wing paying Miss Bond $50
and her doctors bill. Wing says he
will use his own race after this in
the laundry. He says they are much
steadier on their feet.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-21
AUTO OWNER GETS THIEF
Overtakes Youth in Car After
Strenuous Chase

An alleged motorcar thief was cap
tured early today after long chase
fectioner. 550t North Mascher street.
He ended the chase with flying tackle.
A youth. riding away with Hand
worts car, was overtaken in another
automobile at Monmouth street and
Kensington avenue. but started away
again. throwing Handwort to the
ground. Abandoning the car at the end
of ontario street he was caught and
turned over to Policeman Hanson, OF
the Front and Westmoreland streets sta
ton. The prisoner, who said he was
Harry officer. eighteen years old. 1926
East Fairfield street was held without
bail for court.