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Imperial Valley press., 1919-03-10
.|NvEST STMENT
Of FORE |G n
CAPITAL. HERE
RUNS HEAVY
Estimate That From $780,
to S350,000 Have Been In
vested in the Valley Du-
ring the New Year.

During the past sixty days/stran-
gers, or at LEAST newcomers, have
invested s250,0Ob to $35Q600 in the
This estimate was made today by
a prominent 10 fal bshker and real
ty agent after b -Sdrvey of realty and
business activities in every city in
the county.
Approximately one-third of this
amount represents sales and exchan-
ges in property and lands made by
FL Centre realty men, who report in
creased activity and inquiry from
outside points concerning this agri
cultural empire.
At the same rate of investment,
nearly $2,000,000 will be dumped into
the laps of Valley people for their
holdings, both agricultural and COM
merciai, during the year.
That this is a proper barometer
of Valley prosperity for the after
the-war period is the belief of the
solid business men.
In addition to this encouraging
sign of the coming in of outside cap
ital, the unemployment problem has
been met and solved through the CO.
operation of business houses and
ranchers, with the result that the
number of men out of work is negli-
gible
More than 175 returned soldiers and
sailors have been placed in positions
since the first Of the year and it is
believed that all of the service men
can be handled without difficulty in
the future.
Don c. Bitter, former county de-
velopment agent, is in receipt of a
bulletin from the state offices show
ing that while Imperial county is the
least organized to meet the situation,
there is less unemployment in this
section than in any other part Of Cal
ifornia.
This means that organization does
not necessarily mean the solution of
the problem said Mr.. Bitter. "Any-
way, we have brought about the par
adoXical situation of having practi-
cally no organization and still no un-
employment.
"On the other hand, San Francisco
and Los Angeles counties are the best
organized and hundreds of men are
reported to be walking the streets
looking for positions
Imperial Valley press., 1919-03-10
u. {. RADICALS
IN A I Ten I.
.TO0vERTHROW
GOVERNMENT 7
(By Associated Press)

Washington, March 10-Solicitor
General Lamar of the Postoffice De-
partment submitted a memorandum
to the Senate Propaganda commit
tee today stating that the |. w. VS.,
Anarchists, Socialists and others are
"perfecting an amalgamation with the
one object of overthrowing the gov
ernment of the United States by
means Of bloody revolution and es-
tablishing a Bolshevik republic"
Lamar said his conclusion was
based upon information contained in
seized mail matter Accompanying
the memorandum were several hun
dred excerpts from mail matter
Lamar said the propaganda was
being conducted with "such regular
ity that its magnitude can be meas
ured by the bold outspoken state
ments contained ia these publications
and efforts made therein to inaugu-
rate q nationwide reign of terror
and overthrow the government"
Lamar said it is significant that
this is the first time sin the his
tory of the so-called radical move
ment in the United States that these
radical elements have found common
cause in Bolshevism, in which they
all unite"
Imperial Valley press., 1919-03-10
Yank, How To
Get Your $50

Definite information has been re-
ceived by The Press pertaining to the
$50 bonus which Uncle Sam is going
to give his discharged soldiers.
This order for bonuses does not ap-
ply, according to present information,
to sailors or marines. The order in
full is as follows:
"Section 1406 of the revenue act
approved February "a, 1919, author
ICES the payment of bonus of $50
to officers, soldiers, field clerks and
nurses of the army upon honorable
separation from active service by
discharge, resignation or otherwise.
The bonus is not payable to the heirs
or representatives of any deceased
soldier.
"Those who are discharged here
after will receive this bonus on the
same roll or voucher upon which they
were paid their final pay.
"Those who have been discharged
and have received their final pay
without the $50 bonus should write a
letter to the Zone Finance Officer,
Lemon building, Washington, d. c.,
stating their service since April 6,
1916, the date of the last discharge
and their present address, to which
they desire their bonus checks to be
sent and enclosing with this letter
their discharge certificate or military
order for distance and both, if both
were issued.
upon receipt by the Zone Finance
Officer, Washington, d. c., of this
information, and the soldiers dis
charge certificate, this officer will
cause checks to eb drawn and mailed
to the claimants in the order in which
their claims were received by him.
The discharge certificate will be re-
turned to the soldier with the check.
at is estimated that at least one
million and quarter persons have
been discharged from the service who
are entitled to the benefits OF this act
and, while payments will be made as
expeditiously as practicable, it will
manifestly take considerable time to
write and mail this many checks
Imperial Valley press., 1919-03-10
UNCOVER FRAUDS
PERPETRATED ON
ENLISTED SOLDIERS

General J. J. Borree, who is a mem
ber of the State Council of Defense,
has advised that body that Califor-
mia relatives of discharged soldiers
should be warned to guard against
fraudulent telgerams and tellers
calling for money for the men.
Many instances have been called
the attention of the Adiutant Gen
erals office, where such appeals pur-
porting to come from discharged men
have been proved to have been sent
by swindlers. In several cases the
men whose names were signed to
telegrams or letters were already on
trains EN- route home and not in need
of the funds asked in their names.
General Borree asks that relatives
and friends of soldiers exercise the
utmost caution upon receipt OF ap-
peals for money for the men.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-03-10
BRITAIN CHANGES FRONT
ON Hun NAVY QUESTION
(BY Associated Pressl

Paris, March 10.A change in the
attitude of the British government
regarding the plan to sink or intern
the German warships has been no.
tced since the return Of Lloyd
George to Paris.
1t now appears probable that Brit
ain is willing to permit France and
Italy to keep some of the ships, but
will sink her own allotment.
In this way it is said. Great Brit
ain would relieve the United States
Of the necessity of carrying out her
projected great naval building pro
gram, which is understood to be base
on the intention to prevent any on
nation from having such a predom
nant navy as would give control
the seas against the other powers il
the League of Nations.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-03-10
CITY TAKES No
PART IN TRIP
TO SALT RIVER

This evening from INLAND the rep
resentatives of at least four Valley
cities and Chambers of Commences
will leave for Arizona for an inspec-
ticn Of reclamation projects in the
Salt River and Yuma valleys.
The cities represented on the junk
ct are Brawley, CaleXico, Calipatria
and Impeial.
The Ell Centre boost body rescinded
its action in naming representatives
and instead decided not to participate
in the trip.
Similar action was taken by the
Holtville and Seeley organizations.
The official representatives origi-
nalfy named were o. B. Tout, |. T.
Sparks and Joseph F. Seymour.
1t was believed that the trip was
arranged for the purpose of propa-
ganda by the Beal-Lack political ma
chine of Brawley, the men who DOM
mate the Brawley Commercial Club
and who are bitter opponents OF the
All-American Canal plan.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-03-10
JUD DGE.SH|P
BILLS HAVE.
CHANCE
FOR PASSING

Although there is a general feel
ing among legislators against the
raising of salaries of governmental
officers or creating new offices. the
bills for second department of the
Superior court in Imperial county and
for increasing the jurists' salaries to
$4,000 year have good chance for
passage.
This report was made today to Of
ficers of the Imperial County Bar AS
sociation by District Attorney E. R.
Simon, who returned Sunday from
Sacramento, where he had been sent
as a special representative of the
lawyers organization to lobby for the
proposed bills.
"The bills for a second Superior
court department and to raise the
salary of the judges of this county
from So 900 to $4,000 a year will be
introduced in the legislature by AS
semblyman j. Stanley Brown as sep
arate measures and not as a rider
or portion of other appropriation
bills" said the district attorney.
ATTACHED to some other bill, it
will not have as good a chance for
passage for the reason that other
legislators would be interested in it,
for or against. The way it is planned
to introduce the measure, it will be
distinctly an Imperial county affair
and with the sentiment here favor
ing | can see no reason why it should
not pass with hardly an opposing
vote"
The district attorney declared that
number of other bills planned to be
introduced and calling for the crea-
ton of new officers or increasing
salaries would be killed because of
the legislatures stand for economy
and retrenchment in governmental
affairs.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-03-10
COURT REFUSES
TO REOPEN CASE

With the case definitely settled so
far as the Appellate court is con-
cerned, it was announced today from
the district attorneys office that un-
less present intentions are dropped
khair Din will be brought back to
Imperial county to stand trial for the
fourth time for murder.
This decision was made following
the action of the Appellate court on
Saturday in denying the petition Of
the attorney general, representing
the people, for rehearing on the
judgment of the court in reversing
the verdict of the lower court.
o. V. Wilson is attorney for the
Hindu, who is confined at San Quen-
tin prison.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-03-10
SUSPEND STRIKE
VOTE ACTION.

Oakland-ActiOn on the strike
vote ordered by the Pacific Met
al Trades Council will probably
be suspended until the wage
agreement conference of ship
yard executives and employees in
Washington, March II, has an
nounced its findings, according
to w. V. Angel, organizer of the
Boilermakers' Intern a onal
Union, here today. The strike
date was set for April l in event
that the strike vote favored this
action.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-03-10
HOT ELECTION
is EXPECTED

From present indications, the cleo
ton TO fill two vacancies on the board
of high school trustees, called for
March 28. will bea hot and many
cornered race. Messrs. Ross and
Perry are the incumbents whose terms
expire.
According to street rumors. the
winners may be picked from the fol-
lowing list of prospective candidates:
District Attorney f. r. Simon, j.
S. Larew, II. Johnson, Mrs. Violette
S. Campbell and Mrs. Curtis.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-03-10
(By Associated Press)

London, March 1O.-According to
Berlin dispatch dated today, the
Workmen's Council of Berlin did not
agree to an unconditional calling Off
of the strike.
1t resolved, the message said, that
work be resumed only on the condi-
ton that no punishment be meted
out, that troops be withdrawn from
all occupied quarters, and that all
persons arrested for participation in
the strike be released.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-03-10
(By Associated Press)

London, March 10.-Arthur Bal
four, secretary of foreign affairs
in the Lloyd George ministry, will
retire at the close of the Peace Con-
ference, the Evening Standard says
its understands.
Balfour, the paper adds, will be
Succeeded by Earl Curzon, president
of the council and government lead
er in the House of Lords.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-03-10
TRY OFFICIAL
AS EMBEZZLER.
(By Associated Press J

(By ASSOCIATED PfessJ
SacramentO-When the trial
of Thomas Coulter, city commits
siOner of Sacramento. charged
with embezzlement, opened To-
day, the defense and prosecution
fOresam difficulty in securing
jury, owing to the wide local
publicity given to the case. The
grand jury indictment alleged
that Coulter had divered city
property to his own use.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-03-10
SUSTAIN VERDICT
IN DEBS CASE.

(By Associated Press)
w a S h ngtOn-The Supreme
Court today sustained the cOnvic-
tion of Eugene Debs. who was
found guilty of violation of the
Espionage act and sentenced to
ten years Imprisonment.
In deciding the case the court
in effect upheld the constitution
ality of the enlistment section
of the Espionage act. The Opin-
ion of the court was unanimous.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-03-10
lRY Associated PreSsl

London, March 10-"There is no
doubt that the former German en-
peror was the first and responsible
author of the war. He absolutely
wished for it, and conducted it him
self, in all ruthlessness and barbar-
ity."
This statement is attributed to the
Prince of Monaco by the Nails Paris
correspondent, who interviewed the
prince there.
The correspondent recalls that the
prince was formerly personal friend
of Emperor William, but severed the
friendship in a telegram sent the
former emperor in 1914.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-03-10
SINN FEINERS ARE
RELE A SED FROM
ENGLISH PRISONS
(By Associated Press J

London, March 1O.-Sinn Feiners
who has been interned in England
have been released in patches during
the last few days. A score returned
to Dublin Sunday.
Countess Georgina Markievicz. re-
Gently released, is likely to attend
the meeting Of the Commons and de-
mand the seat to which she was
elected.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-03-10
GENERAL WOOD
WARNS NATION.

(By Associated Press)
New YOrk-MajOr General
Leonard Wood, in his first pub
lie address in many months, to-
day warned the American public
not to let anything, whether a
league of nations, a Hague tri-
bunal or an international arbitra-
ton system, replace the policy
of sound, rational preparedness" :"
if this country is to remain in a
state of peace.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-03-10
"wETs" DELAY INEVITABLE.

Sacramento, March 10-A fight to
delay action on the proposed amend
ments to Senator Harris prohibition
enforcement bill was won today in
the Senate by members. who opposed
the passage of the prohibition reso-
luton at the first half of the ses-
sion.
The motion of Senator Crowley for
consideration of the amendments was
postponed until Thursday.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-03-10
HOOVER APPOINTED
DIRECTOR ENERAL.
l(BY Associated Press

-(By Associated Press)
Paris-The Supreme War
Council has decided to give Her
bert Hoover, director general of
Allied relief, practical control of
all the railways in the old Aus
trian empire and make him a
mandatory of the council in de-
manding locomotives and freight
cars with which to create food
service.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-03-10

Elevation to the chairman
ship of the house ways and means
committee will put the name Of
Joseph Warren Fordney upon the
next revenue producing bill. 1t
will be Fordney bill. and being
a Fordney bill it will be a high
protective tariff bill, for Fordney
is a staunch advocate of tall tariff
walls. He believes that nothing
else will keep prosperity in the
country.
Fordney was born in Indiana. in
1853, and has become wealthy in
the lumber business, living at
Saginaw, Mich. He was alderman
twice before being elected to CO..:
gress in 1899. He gradually
worked up in the ways and means
committee, being the ranking Re-
publican committeeman in the
present Congress.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-03-10
CLOSE GERMAN
OPERAS IN \. Y.
(By Associated Press)

New York-At the instance of
Mayor Hyland and Police Commits
siOner Enright, who declared that
the projected performances
might provoke disorder. the
management Of the Lexington
theatre today cancelled arrange
ments fer season of German
operas, the first of which was
to have been presented tonight.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-03-10
Last Minute
Bulletins
A ARBITARATION
TREATIES EXTENDED.
Bv Associated Press)

NDV fSSUCIdIGU IeSSJ
Misunderstanding Secretary
of State Polk, the Spanish am
bassadOr and the Netherlands
minister, today signed five-year
extension of the general arbitra-
ton treaties between Spain and
Holland and the United States.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-03-10
RUSSIAN DUKES.
IN MONARCH|ST PLOT
(Pv Associated Press)


Copenha gen, March 10.-FOur more
Russian grand dukes were executed
by the Petrograd BOlsheviki during
the last fortnight on the charge that
they were involved in an Anarchistic
plot, according to the Berlinke lid
ende.
Many were killed and wounded in
serious fighting at Halle, Germany
Saturday, according to a Copenhagen
dispatch.
The Spartacans are said to have
drowned many students and officers
in the river there.
There was general pillaging in
the parts of the city where fighting
occurred.
Government troops eventually
gained the mastery.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-03-10
(Bv Associated Press

Aboard the George Washington,
March 10.-The president is suffer-
ing from cold and, although it is
less troublesome today than yester-
day, he remained in his room the
greater part of the time, upon the
advise of DR.. Grayson
Imperial Valley press., 1919-03-10
PRESTO! BREWERS
ARE CANDYMAK ERS.
lBY ASSOciated Pressl

Iby ASSOCIated PTeSSJ
BOstOn-The brews of this city
are planning to become candy
makers after July 1. Officers of
one company said they plan to
make changes in their plant and
equip it for candy manufacture.
The officers of two other brew
ing companies have filed certif-
icates of incorporation as a chOc-
Olate company.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-03-10
tBv Associated PresS>

London, March 10.-A petition has
signed by number of prominent
Irish officers who served with the
British army during the war, pray
ing that Irish home rule be submit
ted to the Peace Conference.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-03-10
CUT OFF EXCESS PROFIT.

Washington, March l0,-The first
consideration of the Industrial Boarc
of the Department of Commerce,
Secretary Redfield said today, would
be to cut off excessive profits IN in
dustry,
He denied that there was any in-
tention to disturb the wage level at
nreSent
Imperial Valley press., 1919-03-10
ROBBED OF $1,000.
(By Associated Press }

IbN AsoUlIt'tU IV''y - .
Sacramento, March lO.-Theft
from their room in fashionable no
tel here of $1,000 in currency and
Jewels valued a $500, was reported
to the police today by Mr.. and Mrs.
Joseph Mccarthy of San Francisco.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-03-10
lBY Associated PreSsl

Paris, March 10-France and It.
ally, according to the Gaulois, are full
ly in accord in opposing energetically
the union of German Austria with
Germany.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-03-10

Announcement was made today
of the selection of |. +. ("Cyp
Sanborn, veteran baseball writer,
to succeed Garry Hermann as
head of the National Baseball
Commission.
Sanborn's selection IS wise
one, and will prove popular with
both fans and players.
Baseball criticism by Sanborn
has always been constructive. His
appointment gives proof to the
fans there is to be a real reform
in the methods of professional
baseball.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-03-10
(By Associated PreSS)

Amsterdam, March 10.-German
Spartacan forces Sunday occupied
the Berlin suburb of Lichtenberg and
murdered sixty officers and soldiers
at the police station there, according
to the Zecund Ammittag
The Lichtenberg police station had
withstood Spartacan attacks since
Tuesday.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-03-10
(By Associated Press)

Archangel, March 10.-All sectors
of the Archapgel front continue to
be comparatively quiet.
The American troops are strength
ening their positions against the
possibility of further Bolsheviki at
taks.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-03-10
(By Associated Press)

Amsterdam, March 10.-The Berlin
Wcrkmens Council has decided to is
sue an order officially calling off the
general strike in Berlin, says Ber-
lin message, presumably filed Sum
day night, which says the decision
was taken "late today"
Imperial Valley press., 1919-03-10
(By Associated Press)

Copenhagen, March 1O.-Herr
Moske, German minister of defense,
says that the cruelty of the Sparta
cans compels him to order any per-
son found fighting against the gov
ernment with armens in hand be
shot Immediately.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-03-10

(By Associated Press)
Berlin, March 10.-Five thousand
Russian prisoners have escaped from
Ruhleben.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-03-10
(By Associated Press)

Berlin, March 1O-Munich advices
received today indicated that the sit
alton there was quieter and that the
majority Socialists were in the ascen-
dancy.
The Soviet Congress has voted to
release the hostages seized at the
time that Eisner, the Bavarian pre-
mier, was assassinated.
The strike situation in Central
Germany is reported to be improv-
ing.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-03-10
(By Associated Press

(By Associated Press
Copenhagen, March 1O.-Work was
resumed today throughout the great
err part of Berlin, following the cal
ling off of the strike, Berlin mes
sages declare.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-03-10
(By Associated Press)

Berlin, March 10.-Hugo Hasse has
been elected chairman of the 1nde
pendent Socialist party at its con-
ference here.
The fact that Haase prevented the
convention from swinging to the ex-
treme left is interpreted as sign
that the way is being paved for
malgamation with with Independent
Socialists.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-03-10
(By Associated Press

(By Associated Press
Berlin, March 10.-Preliminary
peace negotiations may begin in Ver-
sailles, March 20, according to re-
ports circulated here today.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-03-10

occurred.
Government troops eventually
gained the mastery.
(By Associated Press)
Amsterdam, March 10.-German
Spartacan forces Sunday occupied
the Berlin suburb of Lichtenberg and
murdered sixty officers and soldiers
at the police station there, according
to the Zecund Ammittag.
The Lchtenberg police station had
withstood Spartacan attacks since
Tuesday.
(By Associated Press)
Amsterdam, March 10.-The Berlin
Wcrkmen's Council has decided to is
sue an order officially calling off the
general strike in Berlin, says Ber-
lin message, presumably filed Sun
day night, which says the decision
was taken "late today"
(By Associated Press)
Berlin, March 1O.-Munich advices
received today indicated that the sit
alton there was quieter and that the
majority Socialists were in the ascen-
dancy.
The Soviet Congress has voted to
release the hostages seized at the
time that Eisner, the Bavarian pre-
mier, was assassinated.
The strike situation in Central
Germany is reported to be improv-
ing.
(By Associated Press)
Berlin, March 10.-Hugo Hasse has
been elected chairman of the indie
pendent Socialist party at its con-
ference here.
The fact that Haase prevented the
convention from swinging to the ex-
treme left is interpreted as sign
that the way is being paved for
malgamation with with Independent
Socialists.
(By Associated Press
Berlin, March 1O.-Preliminary
peace negotiations may begin in Ver-
sailles, March 20, according to re-
ports circulated here today.
(By Associated Press
Copenhagen, March 10.-Work was
resumed today throughout the great
err part of Berlin, following the cal
ling off of the strike, Berlin mes
sages declare.
(By Associated Press)
Berlin, March 10.-Five thousand
Russian prisoners have escaped from
Ruhleben.
(By Associated Press)
Copenhagen, March 10.-Herr
Moske, German minister of defense,
saws that the cruelty of the Sparta
cans compels him to order any per-
son found fighting against the gov
ernment with armens in hand be
shot Immediately.
(By Associated Press)
Archangel, March 10.-All sectors
of the Archapgel front continue to
be comparatively quiet.
The American troops are strength
ening their positions against the
possibility of further Bolsheviki at
taks.
(By Associated Press)
London, March 1O.-According to
a Berlin dispatch dated today, the
Workmen's Council of Berlin did not
agree to an unconditional calling off
of the strike.
1t resolved, the message said, that
work be resumed only on the condl-
ton that no punishment be meted
out, that troops be withdrawn from
all occupied quarters, and that all
persons arrested for participation in
the strike be released.
SINN FEINERS ARE
RELE A SED FROM
ENGLISH PRISONS
(By Associated Pressl
London, March 1O.-Sinn Feiners
who has been interned in England
have been released in patches during
the last few days. A score returned
to Dublin Sunday.
Countess Georgina Markievicz, re-
Gently released, is likely to attend
the meeting of the Commons and de-
mand the seat to which she was
elected.