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Imperial Valley press., 1919-02-15
VALLEY TRACK ....
MEET HELD ON
NEXT SATURDAY

Next Saturday, FEBRUARY %, the
Tenth Annual Track and Eiele-AA4fest
of the Valley high3>schools will be
held on Central Field.
On account of the holiday, the
schools expect a big crowd of their
friends and well wishers to be pres
ent. All the schools will have en-
9 pnd in spite Of the fact that
most of the contestants are new men
in track competition a very hard
fought and interesting meet is prob
ably.
The local team will try their hard
est to continue the winning streak of
the last two years ana, barring fur
ther misfortunes, should give very
good account of themselves. Save
next Saturday afternoon and come
out to the High School athletic field
at 2:20 p. m. and enjoy the holiday
and the meet.
While trying to get the track in
shape for the Valley High School
meet next Saturday, Coach RICHTER
found it necessary to widen the track
and, because of the large amount
of earth to be moved, was about
stumped until he remembered that
the Imperial Valley Hardware Com
pany were Valley agents for the
Fordson tractor and had a new ship
ment just in. Manager George H.
Anderson agreed to send machine
up and last Tuesday it appeared,
driven by Mr.. Applewhite of the
Tractor department. The tractor was
hitched to road grader and, with
Hugh Skinner to handle the grader,
they started off The dirt moved in
quick time and although in num-
ber of places the ground was so soft
that the tractor drive wheels were
in almost to the axle, the husky little
Fordson moved right along. Now
the Central track team say that the
Fordson can compete with them, for
it may be little, but oh my
The team and coach join in thank
ing Mr.. Anderson for his generosity
in loaning the tractor and driver.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-02-15
WORD F R D N
HAROLD LIEN
REPORTS HIS
REC0 Y { R !
Local Soldier, Twice an In
mate of Army Hospitals,
Again Enters Active Ar
my Service.

After being sent to army hospitals
twice from Germans shells and gas,
word has BEEN received from Harold
Lien, son of Mr.. and/Mrs. B. H. Lien,
stating that Ne hSs fully recovered
and is now engaged in guarding pris-
oners of war atFours, France, accord
ing to word received yesterday by his
parents.
Some weeks ago Harold, who is
we'll known throughout the Valley,
was reported among the missing. Fiji
ty-one days later he was located in
a hospital behind the linees, suffer
ing from severe gassing received
hwile on front line duty. This oc-
Cured on August and he was dis
charged on October "a.
Just five days after he had joined
his regiment, the Valley hero was
wounded by German shrapnel. He
has just recently recovered from the
effects of his wounds and has again
been placed in active service.
According to a message received
by his parents, he does notS know
when he will be discharged from the
service.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-02-15
PRESIDENT I
STARTS On
TRIP HOME
TOMORROW.
After Putting Over the
League of Nations, Pres
ident Wilson Starts Back
to the United States.
(By Associated Press)

Paris, Feb. 15.-President Wilson
accompanied by Mrs. Wilson, left
Paris tonight for Brest en- route to
the United States after the conclu-
sion of the plenary session OF the
Peace Conference, as which the pres
ident read the newly framed covenant
of the League Of Nations.
Lord Robert Cecil Of Great Britain
and Premier Orlando of Italy voiced
their approval of the covenant, but
Leon Bourgeous Of France, while ex-
pressing general satisfaction, made
reservations which indicated that his
proposal for an international mill
tary force would be heard when the
debate proceeds further
Another slight evidence Of dissent
was found in the remarks of W. M.
Hughes of Australia, who inquired
with some show Of feeling, if ample
opportunity would be given to dis
cuss the scheme.
The Arabian delegation sounded a
minor note of discord in calling at
tention to secret treaties which they
alleged interfere with the principle
of elf-determination.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-02-15
| INQUIRIES
BY SC C0REs
MADE ABOUT
THIS COUNTY
Chamber of Commerce Cor
respOndence Heaviest in
Months as the Tourist
Rush Begins.

Ell Centre is proving to be the
magic word that is drawing scores
of inquiries with the possibility of in.
vestments of thousands<of dollars in
Imperial Valley lands and busni
nesses. N--~
This is the testimony of Secretary
Leffingwell of the Chamber of Com
merce, whose office has been bur
dened during the past two weeks with
the heaviest inquiries made during
his incumbency of office.
These letters, asking information
about the wonderful Imperial Valley
are but forerunners of scores of in
vestors and settlers, Secretary Lef
fingwell believes. His correspondent.
ask for every point of information
from businesses requiring $3.50 in
vestment to ranch investments reach
ing into the six-figure class.
81 predict the greatest tourist an(
visitors season in the history of tn,
Valley" said Secretary Leffingwel
this morning, after looking over th'
compilation of his mali. I'm m.
months Of service in the boost de
partment of the community, l hav,
never seen such run Of correspon
dence.
Confirmation of the drawing pow
er of the answering letters is th'
fact that every hotel in the city Il
full to the guards, while it is mex
to impossible to rent house.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-02-15
JUDGE COLE
SENTENCES MAN
To | To 90 YRS.

L. G. Hollingsworth, 3S, was yes
terday given an indeterminate sen
tence of one to fifty years by Supe.
rior Court Judge Cole, after he haG
plead guilty to statutory charge
the alleged victim being his own H.
year-old daughter.
The case, with all it's horrors, was
unearthed by Probation Officer Swan
son, who had the defendant brought
to the court room yesterday after
he had made a confession of the
crime to the officer at the jail. Hol-
lingsworth pleaded guilty before JUS
tice Mayfield, viewing the prelimi
nary trial, and was at once taken be-
fore Judge Cole. After the latter had
read the confession as prepared by
the district attorneys office and fol-
lowing the complaint by Mr.. Swan
son, the defendant was sentenced to
the st. Quentin penitentiary.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-02-15
PLAYGROUND
FOR VAIL { Y
BOUGHT B Y
SYN D | CA I {
Powerful Financiers of Chi
cago, H e a ded by the
Chewing Gum King, Buy
Famous Island.

Los Angeles, Feb. 15.-The owner
ship of Catalina Island, which has
lust been transferred by Captain
William Banning, will vest in pow
erful syndicate, which will transform
the island into one of the worlds
most splendid Fairgrounds.
Included in this association of mil
lionaires, it has just been disclosed
are, besides William Wrigley. Jr.
chewing gum manufacturer and pro-
nrietor of the Chicago Cubs; Carter
Harrison, Jr., former mayor of Chi
cago; William Busse, another one
time chief executive of the Windy
City, and Roger Sullivan.
They are prepared, it is reported,
to expend practically unlimited sums
in making Catalina point of at
traction superior even to Monaco.
Imperial Valley folks, who have
spent their summers on the island
will be interested in the plans for
this Incompatible resort.
Mr.. Wrigley and a party Of his
advisers are at Avalon today map
ping out a campaign of improvement:
which will include, as the chief de
tail of reconstruction, magnificen
boulevard encircling the island.
This will be macadamized and 81
directed as to take in the many scenic
features which have been denied tx
visitors for these many years.
Also there will be built on the Sug
ar Loaf site great hotel costing, i
is said, more than 81 100000.
1t has been intimated that Wrig
ley and his associates would take
steps to have Catalina disannexet
from the United States in order tt
be. phically and otherwise clear
of prohibition laws.
This was emphatically denied today
by Wrigley, who said:
"Such a report is ridiculous. If
lad any such thought in mind-which
| have mott would be impossible
of execution. Catalina Island is an
integral part of California-as much
so as Los Angeles county. There
fore any separation from the Unit
ed States is out of the question.
"But we would not want to secede
even if we could. The good old U.
S. A. suits us to a T. What l want
to do is to make Catalina Island the
greatest pleasure resort in the world
not only for the rich, but for
everybody. We will have attractions
for all classes. believe that the
island is the greatest undeveloped as
set in the world and our plans are
to take such advantage of It's unique
resources as to make it as famous
in London and Paris as it is in Los
Angeles"
Imperial Valley press., 1919-02-15
NEW SAFEGUARDS
FOR PURE FOOD

Sacramento, Feb. 15.-New pro-
visions of the pure food and drug
avs proposed at this session of the
California legislature deal almost en-
;irely with safeguards against the
improper sale of limitation milk" and
industrial milk"
Senator bennett and Assemblyman
Martin introduced bills to prohibit
the sale of a mixture of skim milk
and cocoanut oil unless it is plainly
'abeled limitation milk" bennett al
30 offered bill to bar butter sub
stitutes from state institutions, and
a measure requiring second grades
If milk, known as industrial milk"
o be plainly marked and to be ham
lied in separate plants from that
designed for ordinary consumption.
Assemblyman Prendergast has a
ill before the legislature which
would permit oleomargarine to be
.sed in state institutions. 1t would
prohibit the use of the word ''but-
ter" in connection with the sale of
,leomargarine, but would encourage
the manufacture of that product,
which, Prendergast said, is to be
taken up by numDef ol Iorhef
1reweries.
A bill before the legislature would
appropriate $1,000 for the mainte-
nance of the state food and drug
laboratory and another by Senator
w. J. Carr would permit the State
Board of eHalth to hold food and
lrug inquiries anywhere in the state,
repeating the legal provision requiring
such hearings to be held in Sacra-
nento
Imperial Valley press., 1919-02-15
Youth Wins
His Freedom

The lure of the gambling table
proved to be too strong a tempta-
ton to Claude Bashon, according to
his testimony in Superior court today,
so he spent nearly $23 belong to a
Mr.. Meyer.
After hearing young Bashon's story
Judge Franklin ]. Cole placed him on
probation for two years with instrue-
tions to stay away from gambling
table and from where gambling was
going on.
Bashon, who is Is years old, made
his confession this morning, plus a
plea for clemency, and won his case
He was first offender. He admit
ted taking certain amount of mon
ey and stalking it in. a gambling
game.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-02-15
G0RMAN NAMED
HEAD Of FARM
F RIM CENTER

A large and interested group Wis
tied Centinela school house Tuesday
to take part in the formation of a
new Farm Center Bureau.
This step has been considered for
some time and the completion of the
organization at the Centinal school
marks an important epoch in the work
of the bureau.
Officers were elected as follows
President. Ed German; vice president
w. r. Farmer; secretary-treasurer
Miss Gribble of the Centinela school
faculty.
This center will be especially for
Centinela and Highline centers.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-02-15
PRESIDENT ACCEPTS
SHARP RESIGNATION

Washington, Feb. 15.-Presiden
Wilson has accepted the resignation
of William Graves Sharp as ambas
sador to France, to take effect wher
successor qualities.
This was revealed by correespon
dence between the president and the
ambassador made public tonight al
the White House without comment.
There was no information in Off
cial circles tonight as to whom the
president had in mind for the Paris
post, but at the time the resignation
of Vance Mccormick as chairman of
the Democratic National Committee
was made. known by the Associated
Press last month";, it was: said Nc
Cormick would become ambassador to
France. #
Imperial Valley press., 1919-02-15
WILSON-CRESY
WEDDING TODAY

A quiet wedding took place Friday
at the home of Mrs. p. Wilson, when
her daughter Eva became the bride
of Grant Carr Greasy. The young
neople were attended by~Miss Erma
Wilson. the brides sister, and by
Miss Elizabeth Marshall. Rev. Wal
ter S. Reed fead the ceremony. The
Rev. Walter S. Reed read the cere-
mony. The immediate relatives only
attended. The young people left this
morning to make their future home
in Santa Barbara. Both are well
known Ell Centre Young folks.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-02-15
PROGRESS MADE
ON REHEARSALS
T. T. CLUB PLAY

A romance of years standing
was consummated this afternoon in
the issuance of marriage license to
Miss Eva Wilson, 10 years old, and
Grant Cresy, 21. The popular young
couple. after being married here,
started to Santa Barbara, where they
will make their future home. Mr.
Cresy, who is machinist, has Sc
cured good position in the central
coast city.
O. N. Cannon and w. S. Ingram
former publishers of the San Ber
nardino News, are business visitor:
to the Valley. They are investigat
ing opportunities here with view t.
investment.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-02-15
BATTERY ID BOYS
TO BE ENTERTAINED

All returned members of Battery
d, 143rd Field Artillery, are requested
to be present this evening at the A.
T. Sharp ranch formerly known as
the Whsle ranch) on the highway
west of Ell Centre two miles.
Mr.. Sharp, who was member OF
the famous battery, is going to en-
tertain his former comrades on the
ranch in regular Imperial Valley
style and the boys will not regret at
tending
Imperial Valley press., 1919-02-15
NOVEL DIVORCE LAW PROPOSED

Olympia, Wash, Feb. 15.-Radical
changes in Washington laws govern
ing divorces are provided in bill
introduced in the Senate.
Absolute and limited forms of di-
vorce would be granted. A limited
decree would not permit either party
to remarry during the lifetime of the
other.
Suit for divorce could not be
brought without two years residence
in the state and six months in the
county
Imperial Valley press., 1919-02-15
(By Associated Press }

Amsterdam, Feb. ia note in
sinuating that the occupation of Ger
man territory was not due to mill
tary superiority, according to the CO.
logue Gazette, was handed by the
Germans delegates recently to the
Allied armistice commission.
The French general, acting under
Instructions from Marshal Foch, re-
fused to answer the note and de-
clared it would be examined only if
presented in more courteous form.
The leading German military dele
gate deferred declaration in the mat
.er until receipt of instructions from
he German government.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-02-15
ATTORNEY ADMITS.
DIV Associated Press

Tacoma, Feb. 15.--In the midst Of
the Hawkes. Prairie murder trial the
attorney for II. E. Burnett told the
Jurors that his client murdered Mrs.
Burnett and the two children in a
fit of rage and mental arrangement
after Mrs. Burnett had told him that
another man is the father of our
Youngest child" He said Burnett
grabbed shotgun and fired point
blank at the family group" Later
he buried the bodies.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-02-15
(By Associated Press)

Washington, Feb. 15--Upon request
of Senator Lodge, minority leader,
that the proposed constitution of the
League of Nations be put into the
Congressional Record. it was ordered
printed as Senate document.
Senator Pittman of Nevada asked
Senator Lodge if he agreed that the
presidents address in presenting the
Constitution be included.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-02-15
(By Associated Press)

Berlin, Feb. 15.-The mistress of
the German presidential residence is
comely hausfrau of medium height
and slender built who until the pres
ent has attended to her household du-
les, done the family cooking and
aas even been her own dressmaker
Louise Ebert, wife of the German
president, was born forty-five years
ago in workingman's home in Bre-
nen. She views her new social en-
lironment with resignation.
81 know we must be prepared for
attacks from right and left" she said
in discussing the new position.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-02-15
FLOOD DAMAGE
HALF MILLION IN
NORTHERN CAL

Yuba City, Feb. 15.-Approximate-
ly 25,OO0 acres of land and five towns
in this section were inundated today
by flood waters from the Sutter ba-
sin.
Estimates of the damage range
from $5OO,OOO to $750,0OO. Late to-
day the edge of the flood was within
seven miles of this place.
Volunteers from this city and ad-
iacent points are reinforcing the
levees of the Sacramento river and
Yuba City slough. High waters
topped the slough at one point and
flooded a small area of land.
The break in the levee on the Sut-
ter Basin, according to ranchers, was
caused by the backing up of flood
waters.
The towns inundated were Oban-
ion Corners, Bogue, Tudor, Marcuse
and Harkey's Corners.
Sacramento, Feb. 15.-ApproXi-
mately $4,000 acres in Reclamation
District No. in Sutter county have
been inundated by flood waters OF
the Sacramento river, according to
Reclamation Board advices. 1t is be-
lieved the crest of the flood has
passed.
Arthur Coates, district attorney of
Suffer county, estimated the damage
to grain and orchard lands at half
4 million.
He said that twenty families had
been forced to abandon their homes.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-02-15
WILSON BACKS
PROPOSAL. FOR
STABILIZED PEACE
lBY Associated Pressl

Washington, Feb. 15.-President
Wilson today cabled Secretary Red
field his approval of the proposal to
establish a government price adjust
ment board to stabilize conditions
during the postwar period.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-02-15
(By Associated Press)

Brest. Feb. 15.-President Wilson
sailed homeward at 11:15 today
aboard the George Washington.
He announced that he expected to
land at Boston, February 25, where
he will make an address covering the
work performed by the Peace Con-
ference.
In farewell message to the French
people the president said he had
been received and treated as afriend,
as he had most desired to be treat
ed.
He added that he would be happy
to return to France to assist in COM
Imperial Valley press., 1919-02-15
iBy Associated Press)

Paris, Feb. 15.-French newspape,
comment upon the League of Ma,
tons constitution reveals little enthu-
siasm.
Figaro says the commission has
wisely decided not to ravish tomor-
row from the eternal and has con-
fined itself to making safe the pres
ent. The mystic society of nations
has then become a league of the five
great powers which beat Germany
and which mean to consolidate both
victory and peace.
The Socialist newspaper Human
ite says: "It is impossible to con-
ceal an impression of disillusionment.
The project cannot in any way COM
mand the support of the democrats
and the peoples parties, which placed
so much hope in the idea, of which
President Wilson constituted himself
an eloquent defender"
Imperial Valley press., 1919-02-15
(Rv Associated Press)

Westerville, o.. Feb. 15.-National
headquarters of the Anti-Saloon
League today announced that a dele
cation will be sent to the Peace Con-
ference to ask that the United Staes
''be protected in it's prohibition laws
by trade agreement which will not
embarrass it when prohibition be-
comes effective"
Imperial Valley press., 1919-02-15

Mrs. Calvin Moosau and daughter
Sarah left yesterday for their home
in Minneapolis after an extended Wis
it with Mrs. Moosau's parents, Mr..
and Mrs. B. H. Lien.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-02-15
(BY Associated Press)

(By AssOclated PfessJ
Paris, Feb. 15.-Readjustment OF the
worlds financial and economic rela-
tions is believed to be the biggest
problem now before the Peace Con-
ference, now that the subject of the
League of Nations has been disposed
of for the time being.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-02-15
BNAI BIRTH MEETS
TOMORROW

(By Associated Press)
San Francisco-The district
grand lodge and subordinate
lodges of the Independent Order
Of Bnai Birth of California, Ne
vada and other western states
will open its annual convention
here tomorrow.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-02-15
Gen I R|ST
CHIEF GE IS
|MP0RTAN I
OFFICE
Head of the Catholic Party
in Germany Is Elected by
the TeutOns to a High
Office.
(By Associated Press)

London, Feb. 15.-Konstatine Fehr-
bach, Centrist and former president
If the German Reichstag, has been
elected president of the German Ma
tional Assembly, according to Reu-
ter dispatch quoting Basic advices
rom Weimar.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-02-15

John A. Gray, star writer on the
Los Angeles Examiner and one of
the best known newspaper men OF the
coast, is a business visitor in the
Valley.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-02-15
(By Associated Press)

Basle, Switzerland, Feb. 15.-Ger-
man Foreign Secretary Won Borck-
dorff Rantzeau, in discussing the for
eign policy of the National Assembly
yesterday, declared he resisted and
would continue to resist Allied at
tempts to make Germany demobilize
all her military forces.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-02-15
(RY Associated PreSsl

Washington, Feb. 15.-Exclusive OF
the expenditures of Belgium, Portu-
gal, Rumania, Austria and Bulgaria,
the total cost of the European war is
estimated at $4,000, 100000 in an
official estimate based upon data in
hands of the Federal Reserve Board
and the secretary of the treasury.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-02-15

Butte, Feb. 15.-The street car men
of Butte returned to work at noon
today. The manager of the system
hopes to restore traffic on half of
the linees by night.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-02-15
AVIATORS LAND
IN MUD FIELD.

(BylAssociated Press)
Oakland-TwO army airplanes
are stuck in the mul southeast
of Hayward. The aviators land.
ed in rain-sOaked field.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-02-15
STRIKE
IS WAVER|NG
SAY REPORTS
(By Associated Press)

Belfast, Feb. 15.-Gas and electric
service was resumed today under mili
ity protection. 1t had been shut off
for three weeks by the strike.
The men ordered out by the strike
committee had returned to work by
noon.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-02-15
Last Minute
Bulletins

RAINS IN
THE NORTH.
(By Associated Press)
San FranciscO-Light rains
fell last night in various parts of
the state, the heaviest rainfall
being at Eureka.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-02-15

MIDDLE WEST
BLIZZARD ABATES.
(By Associated Press)
Denver-The Middle West bliz-
zard has abated and railroad,
telephone and telegram service is
being restored to normal.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-02-15

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Imperial Valley press., 1919-02-15
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Sea SuperstitiOns Played Part
in COrydon Disaster.
Vulture Followed Ship and
Perched on Her Spars.

Miami, Fla. Sept. 13.-Many hours
before the storm which sunk the
Ward liner, Corydon. in the Bahamas
channel Tuesday with a loss of
twenty-seven lives. vulture followed
the ship and perched on her spars.
while a panic stricken crew. believing
in the superstitions of the sea, were
convinced that they were doomed.
Such is the story brought here by
eight of the crew which were fifty
three hours adrift on an upturned
boat. battered and bruised and with
out food or water.
Met Smashing Seas.
All day Sunday as the ship pursued
her way in calm seas and light winds,
the great bird lowered overhead.
Sunday night and Monday the Cory
don staggered thru the smashing seas.
Monday night every member of the
crew was engaged in a desperate bat
tie for life. There was no food, as the
galley and provision rooms were
Hooded. Tuesday morning they lost
control of the ship. the wireless APP
paratus fas short circuited and no S.
o. s. calls could be sent out. When
the vessel went under, the Americans
in the crew kept their beds and saved
the lives of some others of the crew.