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Imperial Valley press., 1918-09-14
REMOVE TAX LOAD
FROM OWNERS Of
u. S. WAR BONDS

Washington, Sept. l4.-The admin
istration measure designed to stimu-
iate the sale of Liberty Bonds by
making larger amount of them helo
by individuals and corporations free
from federal taxation was passed last
night by the House without a dis
,senting vote.
Enactment of the bond bill had
been asked by the Treasury Depart
ment before the beginning of the
Fourth Liberty Loan campaign, Sep
tember 2S, and all speakers in the
House today agreed that the measure
would greatly stimulate subscriptions
to the loan Although there was no
opposition to the provisions for in
creasing tax exemptions of Liberty
bonds, sharp fight developed on the
clause authorizing the president to
regulate or prohibit transactions in
government bonds or other certifi-
Gates. The provision, however, was
retained in the bill, the House rever-
sing previous action in committee of
the whole after stirring appeal by
Majority Leader Kitchin
Representative Hayes Of California,
ranking Republican of the Banking
committee, led the fight on the clause
authorizing regulation of bond sales
The House amended the section of
the bill authorizing the Secretary of
the Treasury to stabilize foreign ex-
change so as to provide that the au-
thority shall terminate two years aft
err the war ends.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-09-14
REGISTRATION
THREATENS To
TRADE:
IN BAJA CAL.
Exemption Board Completes
n e G 0 tiatiOns to Allow
Business Men to Cross In
ternatiOnal Line.

The new draft registration is
threatening TO seriously interfere with
the business relations between the I'm
uerial Valley section and Baia Cali
fornia. due to the stringent regula-
tions of the federal government IN per-
hitting passage over the information
al boundary line.
50 acute did the situation become
in the one day that has elapsed since
the 18 10 As class registered that G..
w. Bartno, member of the exemption
board, his morning announced the
completion of negotiations with the
immigration officials to permit a linn
tied coming and going over the line.
The ncar-stoppage Of commercial
relations was brought about through
the peculiar fact that a majority OF
the international business done is han
died by men Of the ages of 80 to 10,
statesmen, agents and firm represen-
tatives. Because they were subject
to draft and had registered, the i'm
migration officials could not let them
across the line except by special per
mission of The draft board.
One thopsand applications of this
sort are on file with the Caiexico i'm
migration office, according to Immi-
grafton Inspector Musgrave. The two
officials this morning arranged that
all persons known by the immigra-
ton officials to have bona fide bus
mess in Mexico and possessed of pass
ports would be passed across the line
without the official approval Of the
board.
This solution of the situation was
decided on after it was found that the
exemption board could not issue these
special permits until the men regis
tered had been classified for the draft
This work will not be completed for
possibly thirty to sixty days.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-09-14
IMP PER|A|. CO.
SCHOOLS GET.
$4,000 rom
FUNDS
Apportionment Announced
by Superintendent of Pub
lie instruction Gives Fig
ure of State Aid.

Under the apportionment announced
by Edward Hyatt, superintendent of
public instruction. Imperial county's
schools will obtain d total of S39,-
012.06 from the unapportioned state
educational funds. Of this sum, $31, :
500 is given to the support of the
elementary schools and S7,512 for the
secondary or high schools.
The apportionment is the first semi
annual division of the state funds and
is Immediately credited to the county
under special arrangement with the
state treasurer, Friend W. Richard
son.
In the high school classification the
following city appointments are
made: Brawley, with III average daily
attendance, $1,24O.47; Calexico, 80 av-
eraoe daily attendance, 81 1,113.53; FL
Centre, 235 average daily attendance
$1,955.95; Hoitville, 90 average daily
attendance, $l,153,92; Imperial, 90 av-
orage daily attendance, $1,171.23, and
Imperial evening school, As average
daily attendance, $876.96.
Imperial county, with 1876 teachers
in attendance at the close of the fis-
cal year, gets $31, 500 for it's elemen-
terry schools The total to be dis
tributed by the state is $3.50, ,751 81, an
appol tionment on a school basis of
SlS6,600, and on an attendance basis
of $373, ,151.67. This is an average
rate per school of 5000 and per pupil
of $5,77.
The next apportlonment VIII be
made on February 20, 1919, and should
he about S43945 per school and s4.22
per pupil in attendance,
Imperial Valley press., 1918-09-14
FIRE: Loss 10
WATER |: DIST.
ONLY $4,000,
te?AYS;j1lANA(G5II::: +

After making a close oinspection of
the damage and checking the proper
ty saved, General Manager Clark of
the Imperial Irrigation District esti-
mated that the loss from last night $
fire, which totally destroyed the Dis
trict warehouse and other small build
ings at CaleXico, would amount to
@l5,00
Valuable records and some proper
ty stored in the buildings were saved
through the quick action and pres
ence Of mind of a volunteer corps of
employees. The ORIGINAL of the blaze
is unknown, but nc nint of incendiar-
ism is given.
Thousands of people from both
sides Of the line watched the fire
which started at a quarter past in
the evening and burned fiercely until
nearly midnight.
Reports that some of the silt sta
tlSClcS, IN progress OF preparation du-
ring the past few years, were de
stroyed, proved to be erroneous. They
were locked up safely nthe vaults
e the District offices.
The entire loss is believed to be
covered by insurance, although it was
admitted there was possibility that
the District, though the dstruction of
loss of not to exceed $1,000.
another night fire at Calexico de-
stroyed $50 tons of baled hay on the
Charles S. Turner ranch The hay
helonGed to two Japanese ranchers
The fire is believed to have been the
work Of arsonists.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-09-14
Burt Simmons
Made A Major

Burt Simmons, former El Centran
and son of J. j. Simmons, has been
made major in the National Army,
according to a message. received from
France by his PARENTS.
While it is not definitely known
now the honor was conferred it is
though that the promotion came as
the result Of 9allantry in action Ma
jor Simmons is attached to the artil-
9ery and has been in The service since
the outbreak Of the war.
Upon entering the military service
ne received a commission, due to his
former military training, and was =
captain until promoted. He has been
in France for.nearly a year and has
been in action. His last residence was
San Bernardino.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-09-14
TO
REACH 1000 IS
OFFICIAL BELIEF

Approximately 1000 men between
the ages of l8 and AS will have reg
istered in Imperial county when the
returns of Thursdays enrolment and
the mailed cards have all Been tabu-
lated, according to a semi es-
innate made today.
Up to the closing of the Exemption
Board office at noon today the Of
ficial total was 6613, which included
fifty cards sent in by mail rofm va
rious points. Other registrations are
expected to arrive by a simi lmrae
expected to arrive by similar me-
dium for the next few days.
Clerk C. w. Barton gave out The
following semi-official figures for the
entire co1ntv:
Date Al, Verde 101, Imperial 377,
New River 81. Mesquite 129, West
moreland 121, Holtville 53S, Alamo
So, Magnolia SO, Meloland 85, Nc
Cabe "a, FL Centre 1916, Brawley
zoos. Hanlon 81, Heber 100, East
side 14S. Seeley 217. Calexico 1117,
Dixieland 25, Calipatria 472, Mt. Sig
nal 81, West "a.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-09-14
OFFICERS KILLED
By BANDITS WHO
TERRIFY DENVER
(By Ass ociated Press)

Denver, Sept. 1.-Two. officers
We're killed, and one wounded, prob
ably fatally, and three slightly, by
automobile bandits, who began terror
i2ing Colorado Springs and Denver
yesterday and who continued their
activities early today. OF secen men
sought in connection with the robbery
OF a train July 10 at Koch, Kan, two
are in custody. A woman arrested
with them denied knowledge of the
robbery and said she didn't participate
in the shooting.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-09-14
SHIPPING DAY PLAY
INSTALLED SEPT. IS.

FL Centre shippers today were no.
titled that on September l6 waat is
known as the Shipping Day plan for
handling less than carload freight will
be in augurated on all the railroad
lines in California. This plan, whicn
has been highly successful in the East,
provides that shipments to certain des-
ignated points from San Francisco,
Oakland, Los Angeles, Fresno, Sacra-
mento, Stockton and San Jose will be
handled tri-weekly, semi-weekly or
weekly, and will be received for ship
ment at those times, instead Of daily
as at present.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-09-14
PANIC HITS
COT T0NMEN
BY FEDERAL
PROPOSALS
Price-Fixing Plan of Gov
ernment Causes Drop in
New Orleans Exchange Of
S11.5O a Bale.
(By Associated Press)

New Orleans, Sept. 14.-The presi-
dents announcement that the basic
price of cotton would be fixed If
found necessary, caused a wild open
ing on the New Orleans exchange.
Prices dropped an average of $11.50
ger bale during the first few minutes.
This is the widest drop ever recorded
here in a similar period of trading.
In the New York exchange the cot
ton market opened extremely active
with liquidation general at decline of
100 to 1875 points.
Washington reports cotton consumed
In Agust amounted to 534 ,914 running
bales and 10O,473 bales of linters.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-09-14
Board Appeals
For Draft Aid

Swamped with nearly 1000 cards
from Thursdays registration, the FL
Centre exemption board, facing a Sc
rious situation in handling the cleri-
cal duties involved, today issued call
for volunteer help to copy these rec
ords
Typists or good penmen are es-
sential for this work and the call for
help is directed to persons with these
two qualifications. Volunteers may
work during the day or, if employed,
may work few hours evenings, the
time of their employment being left
to their individual preference.
Here is a chance for patriotic
stay-at-homes,'" sale, Clerk C. w.
Barton. @No more patriotic work
could be found than assisting in the
enrolment of the army that will whip
the Kaiser. Those who care to vol
unteer to aid US in this important
task may leave their names at the ex-
emption board office.
, 'The combined efforts of a half
score of volunteers, working but a
couple of hours each day or evening,
would soon tide us over and put us
in position where the major portion
of our emergency clerical work would
be completed"
Imperial Valley press., 1918-09-14
DR.. F. A. BURGER
ARRIVES SAFELY
AT BATTLEFRONT

DR. Frank A. Burger, until last
June practicing physician in I'll Cen
tro, has arrived safely overseas, ac-
cording to word received by his friends
and relatives today.
The European destination of tho
popular medico, who enlisted as pri.
vate soldier in order to ''do his Bit"
is not known, the postal cards re.
ceived simply saying that he had car.
rived safely"
1t was understood that the doctor
would shortly be transferred to tina
medical corps, where his special train
ing would make him an invaluable as
sistant.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-09-14

American infantrymen have ad-
vanced their line slightly at several
points southeast OF Villers en- Pray
eres.
The British line has been established
east of Herecourt and Jeancourt as
a result of the progress made yes
terday northwest of St. Quentin.
1t is reported that General Per-
shing's forces have captured 10000
Germans since the opening Of the of
fensive Thursday at st. Mihiel.
The British have occupied Auchy and
Lez in the La Bassee-Lys sector. They
captured 1900 Germans when they took
Frescourt and Havrincourt Thurs
day.
On Friday the first wounded arrived
at the evacuation hospital behind the
battle front in the ST. Mihiel sector.
They forgot their sufferings in their
Joy over the beating the Germans had
been given.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-09-14

With Miss Estele Needham as the
hostess the following young misses
were the guests at slumber party
last night: Laura Stewart, Muriel
Lauder, Constance Hoover, Ruth Car
michael, Lenore Fallon, Julia Grogan
and Anna Grogan. The party spent
several pleasant hours last night in
,erenadng the homes of friends. Dim
ner was served in the evening and
breakfast this morning.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-09-14
CUBA HEARS TWO
.Ij-DOA7S sunk BY
AMERICAN VESSEL
lBN Associated Pressl

Havana, Sept. l4.-Two enemy sub
marines were sunk by an American
bark when she encountered them 200
miles otu from her port of departure,
according to story published by El
Mundo. The captain made report
n writing, which the passengers
signed, according to FL Mundo.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-09-14
RUSS SITUATION.
(By Associated Pressl

Stockholm, Sept. IA kilograms re-
port that the Bolsheviki have captured
Simbrick, 105 miles southwest of Ka-
zan, The report said Bolsheviki cav
airy are prusuing the counter revolu-
tionary forces.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-09-14
AVERT STRIKE.
IN Aasociatea Pressl

Washington, Sept. 14-Threatened
labor difficulties at the Bethlehem
Ssteel Works have been averted by
the promise of the company to obey
the order of the War Labor Board
and put into effect Immediately the
boards award in the waeg contro-
Versy.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-09-14

TO ADVERTISE for position is
o get your message to the attention
II busines; men who need your SER
I, Go. .ickly, effectively.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-09-14
By Associated Press)

With the American Army in Lor-
raine, Friday, Sept. 13-The civilian
population OF St. Mhiel- almost Who'll
ly feminine, because every male of
military age had been forcibly re-
moved-welcomed Secretary Baker,
General Pershing and General Petain
Imperial Valley press., 1918-09-14

Mrs. Charles Cook has returned to
her home in Oklahoma after an ex-
tended visit with her son, w. l.. Cook
of Maloland. Mrs. w. l.. Cook has
returned to her Valley home after
spending the summer at Long Beach.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-09-14

The plan IS a war measure. 1t Is
predicted by Superintendent Of Trans
portation R. L. Ruby of the South
ern Pacific that it will save about
500 cars week and increase the ay-
erage load per car about 2000 pounds.
This economy will result in conserv-
ing cars, fuel, motive power and man
power.
A Shipping Day Guide will shortly
be issued by the Railroad Administra-
tion to its agents and to shippers, in
which the details are given as to the
method to he followed.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-09-14

Mrs. Leta Bryan, court reporter.
and her grandmother, Mrs. Fisher,
have returned from an extended vaca.
tion spent in Los Angeles.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-09-14

TO ADVERTISE FOR position
the classified is to go about
the task of finding a better job in a
usiness-IilSe manner.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-09-14

r. H. Matters has been appointed
notary public. His bond was filed
with the county clerk today. i.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-09-14
ST. Mihiel People
Welcome Americans

when they visited the village a few
hours after it had been captured. They
crowded about Secretary Baker and
the two generals to express tehir
thanks and pay homage to their deliv-
erers. 1t was an emotional outburst
following almost three years of the
conqueror's suppression.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-09-14
DEBS. SOCIALIST
CHIEF, GIVE \ TEN
YEAR SENTENCE
Gy Associated Press)

Cleveland, Sept. 14-Eugene V. Dehs
has been sentenced to ten years i'm
plisonment for violation Of the espion-
age act.
Debs was charged with obstructing
the draft and otherwise interfering
with the nations war program.
Three times Socialist candidate for
the presidency, Debs is about the only
leader of the party of national repute
who has not supported the war or
kept their convictions to themselves.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-09-14
AMERICAN VICTORY At
St. N|H|EL SETS ALLY
WORLD WILD WITH JOY:
TAKE 10000 PRISONERS

YANKEE TROOPS UNDER PERsHING SPEND THE
NIGHT AND DAY IN WEPING our LAST GER
MANS IN SALIENT-YICTOE2Y is HAILED BY
THE ALLIES AS MILES TONE OF THE WAG.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-04-26
SELECTMEN MAY
JOIN NAVAL RESERVE

The Fifth Naval District has
been requested by the Navy De-
partment 10 increase to a maxi
mum its enrollments in the Ma
val Reserve Force.
This call again emphasizes the
Importance of the Reserve
Branch of the Navy, a branch
authorized by Act of Congress
August 20, 1916, yet grown, in
the brief space Of twenty months
to proportions SO great and serv-
ing purposes so useful that its ex-
istence as a permanent auxiliary
to the Regular Navy seems an
assured fact.
All its members are volunteers
who join, for a period of four
years, with the right, however,
to be relieved on their own re-
quest in time Of peace. Should
they choose to remain in the or
ganization in time Of peace, they
are paid a regular retainer by the
Government.
The opportunities for SERVICE
and training offered by the Ma
val Reserve Force are unexcelled.
Training schools are constantly
in operation and every young
man who enrolls has a chance to
improve his rating as an enlisted
man to become a commissioned
officer.
Being a rather recent addition
to the military system of the
country, comparatively little is
known of the splendid advan.
tages it offers to the men who
join or of the great service it has
already rendered the Govern
ment.
The draft regulations permit
registered men who are not il.
the current quota of the draft t.
join either the Reserve Force OF
the Regular Navy and a grea,
many registered men are avail
ing themselves of this privilege.
Enrollments in the Reserve
Force can be made at the Nav,
Enrolling Office, 10l West Mail
Street, Norfolk, Va, which Of
flee is prepared to furnish FIJI
information to all persons inte
steed.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-04-26
FOODS TASTE BETTER COOKED 4
TOBACCO TASTES BETTER :
TOASTED

Since the day Of the caveman. who
liked his meat raw, civilization has
learned a lot about the scientific treat
ment Of the things we eat.
Naturally none Of us would now
prefer to have our meat raw, our po-
tatoes as they come from the ground,
Our coffee unroasted.
And naturally follows the great dis
covery recently made by The Ameri-
can Tobacco Co.-that tobacco tastes
better TOASTED!
This wonderful new idea simple
like all great inventions-was first
used in producing the famous LUCKY
STRIKE Cigarette-made Of toasted
Burley tobacco.
Burleyh has mellow flavor, entirely
different from the tobacco usually
used for cigarettes. 1t is pipe to-
bacco andLUCKY STRIKE Cigarettes
taste like pipe.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-04-26
ALLIED FOOD SHIPMENTS
REACH LARGE TOTAL

A general idea Of the quantity OF
food sent to European allies by the
United States from July l, 1914, to
January 1, 1918, is given by figures
Just announced by the U. s. Food Ad
ministration. In that period the Unit
ed States has furnished complete year
ly rations for 57,IO0,933 people. In
addition there was enough extra pro
tein to supply this portion OF the diet
for q, l94,570 additional men.
The total export Of wheat and wheaI
-four to the three principal allies /,
equivalent to about 1884 200. 900 bushels
Pork exports fol the az years amount
ed to almost 2,OOO,OOO,0O0 pounds. Ex
ports Of fresh beef totaled AS. 4S4, 4U
pounds. The amount of food exported
to Russia Is negligible compared with
that sent to the western allies.
The herald., 1918-03-14
HELD FOR LIBEL TRIAL

William NJ. Railey, president of the
Citizens League, was held for trial
Tuesday by Judge Fisher at a pre-
liminary hearing on charges of hav-
ing criminally libelled Philip Haag.
The State is basing its case on a
letter Mr. Railey, as president of the
Citizens League, sent the Times
Picayune and Police Superintendent
Mooney October IL last, wherein he
charged Haag and a number of other
saloonkeepers with violation of laws
without being prosecuted. He charged
Haag with allowing gambling on his
premises.
Mr.. Haag testified he had never
violation of any other law. He
added that he had never been
charged with breaking any law. He
said he had enjoyed a good reputa
ton during the nine years he has
done business at the place where the
gambling is said to have been per.
mitted. He said his wife and chill
dren live in the same house. To
show good citizenship, he said he
had once left his business to get a
policeman because men were gam
bling with dice on the sidewalk out.
side his place
AS a result of the letter sent Police
Superintendent Mooney, Mr.. Haag
complained that he had been
bounded by uniformed policemen,
specials, plain clothes men and de-
tectives who came to my place in
search of gambling" The police
found no violation at his place.
Mr.. Mooney said the Haag COM
plant was one of several hundred he
received from Mr.. Railey
Taking the stand, Mr.. Railey chal-
lenged Mr.. Moneys testimony by
saying that though only two or three
Of the men reported had been ar
rested, several hundred complaints
had been lodged. He declared that
violation of the Sunday law was a
The herald., 1918-03-14
THIEVES TRY TO ENTER HOUSES

On last Thursday morning about 2
a. m. thieves tried to force an en-
trance in the residence of Capt. A.
w. Short of Seguin st. They were
foiled however, in their attempt by
the fact that Mrs. Short, who was
called in the adjoining room by her
children, noticed the shutters moving
and upon investigation discovered the
men trying to make an entrance
through the blind. When the lights
were turned on in the alley this
frightened away the men. They left
long handled spade in the alley
which they used in trying to pry open
the window.
Apparently the same robbers tried
to gain an entrance into the residence
of Mrs. Gouner's kitchen and dining
room.
On the same night burglars also
entered the residence of Mrs. Phil
lips in Verret street, but only a small
amount of money was taken at that
place.
The herald., 1918-03-14
DIED..

Sutherland-On Friday, March s.,
at 5 O'Clock a. m, Miss jeanette
Sutherland died after an illness of
a few weeks.
Deceased, who was fifteen years
old, was the daughter of Celina Ad-
ans and Arthur Sutherland. She
was a girl of a sweet, lovable dispo-
sition and her death was greatly de-
plored by all.
The funeral took place Saturday
morning at $50 o'clock from the
residence of her aunt, Mrs. E. j
Hotard, 249 Belleville street, Rev.
A. Wismar officiating. The pail
bearers were chosen from among
her little boy and girl friends and
were Julia Susslin, Aeola and Sa.
lone Acker, Corinne BONNER, Ele.
nora Ramos, Dorothy Acker, Joseph
Susslin, Louis Acker, Rene Angelo
Joseph Ramos, Eddie Ketchum and
Book Maui
jeanette was a pupil of Belleville
School and was deeply loved by heI
fellow pupils.
The herald., 1918-03-14
PUBLIC SHOULD ATTEND MEET
ING OF WAR CONFERENCE
Meetings Will be Held Saturday at
3 .. m. and 8 o. M
Mayor to Preside.

Second session of the War Confer
ence at the City of New Orleans on
Saturday, March 16-afternoon ses.
sion at o'clock and night session at
s oclock-under the auspices of the
National and State Councils of De-
Tense.
Programme.
Saturday, March 16, 8 p. m, Athen-
aeum. Hon. Martin Behrman, pre-
siding.
Music.
Invocation, Rev. Geo. Summey, D.
D., New Orleans, La.
Music.
Address, Hon. James O'Connor,
New Orleans, La.
Music.
Address, DR.. James A. B. Scherer,
representing Council of National De-
Tense and United States Shipping
Board.
Music.
Address, Hon. Arthur E. Bestor, Di-
rector, Speaking Division, Council of
National Defense.
Adjournment.
Saturday, March 16, s p. m, Athen-
aeum, His Excellency Ruffin G. Pleas.
ant, presiding.
Music.
Invocation, Rev. A. E. Otis, S. j.,
New Orleans.
Music.
Address, Hon. st. Clair Adams, New
Orleans, La.
Music.
Address, Hon. Thomas III. Harris
State Superintendent of Public Edu
cation.
| Music.
Address, Hon. David Franklin Hous
ton, Secretary of Agriculture, Wash
ington, ID. c.
Music.
Address, Lieutenant Paul Perigord
Of France, Military Attache, CAM
Ducateur, Mass.
Adjournment.