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The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1919-08-08
VIRoQUA, WIS, July 80, 1919.

There are a few jam-up tobacco
crops, but as whole it is very un-
even and small showing. Topping has
commenced, but cannot be very effec-
tive with such variety of sizes. The
weather has been so hot and the ground
parched that slow growth has been the
order; in fact some fields show the
ground more than tobacco plant growth.
It is feared that the growth will be
seriously stunted if rain fails to fall
for another week.
Outlook for potatoes, tobacco and
some other crops is not the best at this
minute. This locality has had no rain
of consequence since the Fourth of July
and conditions are becoming anything
but favorable. Fruits, garden truck
and pastures are brown and injured.
Coupled with the lack of moisture, the
insect pests seem to be especially nu-
merous and destructive. Censor.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1919-08-08
New England.
SPRINGFIELD, MASS, July 21, Is

SPRINGFIELD, MASS, July Fl, 1919.
After viewing the tobacco crop from
one end of the Connecticut Valley to-
bacco belt to the other since Saturday,
your correspondent is convinced that
nothing short of calamity can pre-
vent one of the most notable yields in
the history of the industry. The lack
of potash in the past two or three sea-
sons alone prevents bumper crop.
One has not far to travel in the Valley
to see indications that growers have
been obliged to forego using the usual
amount Of potash. There is feeling
among growers that not all commercial
fertilizers have contained the percent
age of essentials which the formula
called for.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1919-08-08

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Imperial Valley press., 1919-03-20
A APPLEST|LL
H0M N FROM.
Go A s I F OR.
MURDER CASE.
S heriff Doubts Negroes
Connection With Mysteri-
Gus Lyons Crossing Muir
der Last January.

Although dubious regarding the
probable outcome, Sheriff Charles
Applestill and Deputy Sheriff Dave
Matlcck, who returned late yesterday
from San Diego, today began the in
vestigation of the career and pos
sible criminal activities in the VAL
ley of William R. Brown, a negro
arrested few days ago in the Coast
city.
? According to stories reaching here
shortly after Browns arrest, he con-
fessed to attacking number of
women in various parts of the coun-
try and stated he had attacked and
killed a woman early this year while
working in this section. San Diego
officers believed the man might have
been responsible for the grewsome
murder at Lyons Crossing last jan
uary.
After lengthy conversation with
the prisoner, during which he was
put through an exhaustive cross-ex-
animation, Sheriff Applestill has
strong doubts that Brown had any
tfing to do with the local case. He
hectares tlldl Drown Was So 1TlSHJ-
'ened during the stages of his initial
grilling by detectives that he told
several damaging but highly i'm
probable stories.
The negro says he came to the Val
ley on August Is, 1918, and secured
employment with J. R. Ritzenyer, a
rancher living ten miles west of I'M
perial, and left for the Coast on
March y of this year.
To the sheriff he denied his COM
plicity in any crime committed here
and ascribed his first stories to fight
and fear.
Sheriff Applestill says that Brown
seems to be an intelligent negro, is
not dope fiend and does not bear
the earmarks of moral degenerate,
although his original stories and the
charges against him indicate the lat
ter.
Brown is 50 years old, is married
and is the father of five children.
His original story does not at all
jibe with the main facts in connec-
ton with the mysterious Lyons
Crossing murder.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-03-20
ACQUIRE TEDDY'S
3 4 T HPLACE AS
A M E M MORIAL

Tie Woman's Roosevelt Memorial
Association, organized in January,
Immediately after the death of Colo
mel Roosevelt, has just announced the
form of the permanent memorial
which the women of America will
erect to the memory of the great
leader.
The Association is to acquire Col
onel Roosevelts' birthplace at rs East
Twentieth street, and the adjoining
property, at 26 East Twentieth street
New York City The place of his
birth is to be restored and the inte-
rlor reproduced, and the whole
Roosevelt House," with it's assembly
halls, is to be, not merely museum,
not merely a record of he vigorous
life and growth of our great Amer
lean, to be visited by those all over
the country who loved him and who
would study the influences that made
up his growth; it is to be, more than
this. center of citizenship activities,
a living thing, place where the
boys and girls of America-and the
men and women as well-will come
together in citizenship activities. in
order that their understanding of
America may become deeper ami
keener, and in order that the great
ideal of practical service to our coun-
try, of interchangeable ACTIVITY in its
behalf, shall stir and move with vivid
power all Americans that frequent
or visit Roosevelt House"
Mrs. Leonard Wood is the honor
ary president of the Association and
Mrs. William Curtis Demorest is the
preident Other officers include Mrs.
Joseph H, Choate. Mrs Whitelaw
Reid, Mrs. Thomas Preston, Mrs. Rob
ert Bacon, Mrs. James Roosevelt,
Mrs. William Bayard Cutting, Mrs.
Elihu Root, Miss Louisa Lee Schuy-
Ter, Mrs, Robert Winthrop, Mrs.
James 7. Leavitt, Mrs. Henry A.
Alexander, Mrs. John Henry Ham
mond, Mrs. Henry A. Wise Wood,
Mrs. Charles A. Bryan and Mrs. A.
Barton Hepburn.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-03-20
INFLUENZA IN
\ { v SWEEP.
THRU PARTS.
Of Y A LIE Y.

Duplicating the experiences of
other Coast sections, few points
in the Imperial Valley are victims
of another recurrence of the influ-
enza. Approximately thirty persons
have died from the epidemic here
during the past three weeks, accord
ing to undertakers' estimates.
At one time last week eight cases,
all of persons succumbing to the flu
or the raYage of its aftermaths, were
lying in one local undertaking par
lar. OF fifteen cases handled by this
same firm, ten were from influenza
or Influenza pneumonia.
In spite of these new and fatal
inroads being made by the disease,
officials say there is no occasion for
public alarm, inasmuch as the cases
are isolated as soon as they develop,
and the majority of the seventy to
eighty sufferers reported are in dis
tricts not heavily populated.
According to reports reaching FL
Centre, the greater number of new
cases developing are in the Holt
vile and Brawley districts. These
sections were comparatively light
sufferers in the original sweep of
the epidemic.
Ell Centre is said to be practically
free from the epidemic, although sew
eral cases of pneumonia resulting
from it's aftermath are still under
the attention of physicians.
Many physicians believe that the
flu's present visit has been caused by
the exceedingly cool weather of the
past few weeks and to the outgrowth
of severe colds caught through the
rather sudden switching of the tenn
peraure.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-03-20

NAMED FOR
IMPROVEMENT

Concrete steps We're taken at q
meeting of the Chamber of Com
merce last night to secure the ad-
vancement of a series of municipal
improvements.
Committees were appointed to re-
port on April 2 on the following pro-
jects:
Municipal Ice Plant. T. Sparks,
W. S. Fawcett, William Egerer, O.
B. Tout.
Decorative Lighting System-C. r.
Coggins, Charles Sones, E. W. Judy,
0. E. Ohmstede, H. G. Jones.
Stadium and Playground. X.
Hermon, A. N. Bucklin, Samuel Zim-
mer, Don Wells, George Anderson.
Fire Alarm SYSTEM. l.. Travers,
William Reams, C. B. Folsom, Fred
Gianola.
City Hall-John f. Davis, George
Watkins, Samuel thinner, Don Wells,
NJ. d. Davis, j. M, OFT.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-03-20
(By Associated Press)

Paris, March 2O-A Japanese
amendment to the covenant of the
League of Nations, providing that
the contracting parties shall agree
to grant "equal and just treatment"
to all aliens within their borders
which are from nations or states
that are members of the league, it
is learned by Reuters, has been pre-
sented by the japanese delegates.
. While the Japanese delegates do
not accept the view that treatment
of foreigners and discriminating i'm
migration laws are purely matters
of domestic policy, they say they
are content to ask from the league
only recognition of the claims of
their people living in foreign coun-
tries to equal rights with other ali
ems
Imperial Valley press., 1919-03-20
APPEAL LETTERS
ON L. S. OFFICE
A X E M A IL E ID

The following letter is being sent
out by the Federal Employment Of
flee to Valley organizations in fur
therance of the campaign for the un-
interrupted support of the bureau:
GEL Centre, March 16, 1919.-Con-
eress failed to pass the deficiency
appropriation in their hurry to ad-
journ. No funds for the u. S. EN-
ployment Service, which will have to
close this week, unless local organi-
cations will finance the service till
June so, 1919.
"The u. S. Employment Service
began business in Ell Centre, May
Is, 1918, ten months ago. During
this period this bureau placed 5000
men in all parts of Imperial county.
In May, 16O men were placed at
work. In October the peak was
reached, when 1893 were placed at
work. November, 1915 men placed.
In ten months 5000 men were placed
at work, or an average of 600 men
per month.
"The bureau placed 5000 men at an
average price of - cents per man.
Fee service costs $3.50 per man or
$4,000 to place 5000 men. Do you
wish to go back to the unsatisfactory
fee system?
Failure to support this bureau at
this crucial moment will place very
strong argument in the hands of the
fee agents who are using every
means in their power to destroy the
free employment service.
at is up to the progressive, patri-
otic citizen to decide this matter, and
have only two days to file decision
by arranging for $400 to care for
office till June so, 1919, when Con-
gress will have met in extra session
to pass bills for the year.
"This bureau placed 80 discharged
soldiers at work and have 40 sol
diers listed for employment. | have
offered every man on this list en-
ployment. In few weeks we will
have more of the "boys" from over
the seas and we should be ready o
place all who want work promptly,
"U. S. EMPLOYMENT SERVICE.
"ABRAM N. MILNER,
Examiner in Charge,
''446 Main Street, Ell Centro.'
Imperial Valley press., 1919-03-20
THREE REALTY
TO-DAY
TOTAL
OF. 100000.

Extraordinary activity in Imperial
Valley real estate, which has been
prosperity barometer for the past
three months, eliminated today in
three recorded sales aggregating
more than 100000.
The details of the sales We're not
announced, but will be ready for pub
lication within three or four days.
Title company and realty agents
estimates place the total value of
Valley property changing hands since
January l at an even million dollars.
This is an average of nearly $780,
900 month to date.
Approximately half the amount in
volved has come from the bank bal
ances of outside purchasers, indicat-
ing steady drift of outside capital
TO the Valley. Few trades are being
recorded
Among the persons investing here
recently are men of wealth and in
fluence in their own communities.
They include three bankers and sew
eral professional men.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-03-20
Alternatives
Win Poll Vote

Running along on the average
shown on the first days returns, the
vote in The Press shows the senti-
ment in favor of America entering
upon the League of Nations plan, by
vote of almost fifteen to one in the
affirmative.
The vote, to date, stands 81 in fa-
vor of the League of Nations and
six against Four of the 81 votes
are those of returned soldiers.
One ballot, containing the names Of
five citizens of FL Centre, says:
Register es, not only in favor of
TIE League of Nations, but for any
thing President Wilson says or does"
The vote on this important ques-
ton will terminate on Saturday noon.
1t is being taken for the guidance of
tie editor of this paper in answer
to a query from a great eastern mag
azine for an opinion as to the SEN
timent Of this community.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-03-20
E CENTR0 WILL
Be RAIL WAYS
DIVISION POINT

At a meeting last night of the
Chamber Of Commerce, news was re-
ceived to the effect that Ell Centro
had been selected as a division point
for the San Diego & Arizona rail
road which, it is expected, will be
completed this fall
The news created quite sensa-
ton, as it means the employment of
a great many railway workers in Ell
Centro at good wages, and the con-
struction of roundhouses, in all prob
ability.
1t is believed that two transconti-
mental trains in each direction will
pass over the new road daily within
the next ten months and, owing to
the fact that the new ruling on fares,
to take effect April !, will give a
flat rate to all railroads, it is evi-
dent that San Diego Will have an
advantage over Los Angeles because
of the shorter distance from eastern
points.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-03-20
MORRIS HAVENS
vi Ms PRESS
ADV. CONTEST

Morris Havens of 625 Olive street,
is the winner of the first weeks sec
tion of the advertising contest in
augurated by The Press.
By sending the best fifty word let
ter in response to the requirements
of the contest, he has been awarded a
cash prize of $500.
The other winners for the week
are: P. c. Hamilton of Ell Centre;
Arthur White, rural route, Ell Cen
tro; Martha Wilson, Calexico; Charles
Johnson, Holtville district, and Eva
lyn Beodry of this city.
If these persons will call at The
Press office, they will receive the
cash awards
The Press contest has been attract
ing wide attention, scores of letters
being received.
To the many who failed to win the
coveted prize, we can only say:
"Try, try again.
Following is the prize winning ar
ticle:
= 81. V. BREAD, A HOME PRO
DUCT-The Imperial Valley Baking
Co. is the largest and one of the
best established bake shops in the
Valley.
at supplies the stores in all the
towns of the Valley and many peo-
pie prefer it to the imported brands.
"Its nourishing and sustaining
qualities, as we'll as its flavor and
cleanliness, prove that Bread is, the
Staff of Life"
"A TRIAL WILL PROVE IT"
Imperial Valley press., 1919-03-20
EXPRESS THANKS.

Congressman William Kettner
has requested The Press to con-
vey to the people of the Imperial
Valley his personal thanks, and
that of each member of the Con-
gressional party, for the exhibi-
tion of true Southern hospitality
given them during their recent
visit.
The congressman reports that
every member of the party ex-
pressed the highest praise and ap-
probation for the attention and
excellent arrangements made for
their comfort and convenience
while here.
Special appreciation is given to
the directors of the Irrigation Dis
trict, whose guests the party were
while here.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-03-20
HUMAN VOICE
TRAVELS ACROSS
GREAT OCEAN

London, March 20.-The human
voice traversed the Atlantic at
o'clock this morning.
After many months of preliminary
experiments in long distance tele-
phony, a Marconi engineer sat in a
wireless hut at Clifden, Ireland, at
that hour, lifted the receiver and
called:
"Glace Bay"
Instantaneously the answer came:
'Glace Bay talking"
From that moment on, continuous
ly, Clifden communicated with Nova
Scotia, the voices carrying strong and
clear all day.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-03-20
STEPHENS SENDS
ECONOMY MESSAGE.
(BY Associated Pressl

Sacramento-Th legislature
was urged to give it's approval
to bills to be submitted at this
session to abolish some attorney
ships of various board and COM
missions and providing for con-
solidation of certain commits
sions in a message sent to the
lawmakers today by Governor
Stephens with the report of the
Efficiency and Economy commits
sion. The governor said the task
of completely reorganizing the
structure of the state govern
ment along the lines recon-
mended by the commission is $50
huge that there is little hope it
can be accomplished during the
remaining days of this session of
the Legislature"
Imperial Valley press., 1919-03-20
ALLIES Hail. z
NEGOTIAT TIONS
WITH GERMANY
(By Associated Press)

Paris, March 20.-Negotiations be-
tween the Inter-Allied commission
and the German government repre-
sentatives at Posen have been in
terrupted.
1t is said this was the result of
an evasive attitude by the German
government.
The dispatches state that the Ger
man high command appears to be in
open conflict with the Berlin cabinet
and will not undertake to respect
the armistice between the Germans
and the Poles.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-03-20
WESTERN STATES
HAVE HEAVIEST
DIVORCE RECORD
(Rv Associated Press)

Washington, March 20.-ApproXi-
mately one out of every nine mar
riages in the United States is termi-
mated by divorce, according to fig
ures compiled by the Census Bureau
and made public today.
Excluding South Carolina, where
all laws permitting divorce were re-
pealed in 1878, the three lowest di-
vorce records in the 1916 returns,
which are now complete, show from
the District of Columbia, North Caro-
lima and New York.
The highest rates are from Nevada,
Montana and Oregon.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-03-20
(By Associated Press)

Paris, March 2O.-Marshal Foch
and other generals called during to-
DAVIS session of the Supreme Coun-
ell to give advice as to what action
should be taken in Galicia, where
Ukranian forces are besieging Lem
berg, which is threatened on three
sides, have decided that sharp warn
ing shall be sent to both sides ask
ing for suspension of hostilities.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-03-20
BREWERS HOPE FOR
FAVORABLE DECISION.
(Rv ASSOciated A PresS)

San Francisco-R. Samet,
president of the California Brew
ing Association, said today
that in case the federal
courts decide in the case now
pending in New York that 3-4
per cent alcoholic content in beer
is allowable, the California brew
cries will resume Immediately.
Meanwhile plans for the trans
fer of millions of dollars in
brewing interests from this state
to the Orient, Mexico and South
America have been halted.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-03-20
(By Associated Press)

Madrid, March 20.-Premier Ro-
manoes told the Associated Press to-
day that he was a partisan of the
League of Nations in the same sense
and scope as President Wilson.
"Spain is ready to collaborate with
the other nations to the utmsst of
her ability to establish the league
and make whatever sacrifices within
her power to assure its success" he
said
Imperial Valley press., 1919-03-20
lBY Associated Pressl

Paris, March 20.-The commission
on international labor legislation
held probably its last meeting today.
when it reached an agreement on all
points at issue.
The American contention that each
country should settle it's internal la
bor problems without invoking the
power of the League of Nations pre-
vailed,
Imperial Valley press., 1919-03-20
GREEKS WHIP BOLSHEVIKI.
(By Associated Pre-

Saloniki, March 20.-Greek troops
have routed the Russian Bolsheviki
at Kserson and advanced II miles,
according to an announcement from
Greek headquarters.
The Greeks captured some prison.
ers and war material.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-03-20
DELAY SURRENDER.
(By Associated Press J

Berlin, March 20.-Surrender of
part of the German mercantile fleet
will be delayed on account of the
shortage of bunker coal.
The shortage is due to strikes
among the miners and to transpor-
tation difficulties.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-03-20
BOMB KILLS WOMAN.

Oakland, March 20.-A few minutes
before Mrs. Greenwood bankers
wife, who was killed by bomb in
her home here Tuesday, she had in
her possession a small, mysterious
package which a friend known as
"Phyllis' tried to persuade her not
to open.
According to evidence uncovered
by the police today, "Phyllis" per-
suaded Mrs. Greenwood not to open
the package in the house and left in
haste when that matron announced
her intention of going to the garden
to examine it.
The belief is expressed that Phyl-
lis will be found and questioned be-
fore night.
Mrs. Greenwood's funeral took
place today.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-03-20
(By Associated Press)

Paris, March 20,-The Dominion
delegates here heartily concur with
the British delegates that the ques-
ton of equality of Treatment of all
nationalities throughote, the world is
not matter for the Prague of Ma
tions to decide.
A Canadian delegate said that the
question of immigration must be set
tied individually by each country.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-03-20
(By Associated Press)

Paris, March 20-Representative
Kahn of California landed at Brest
yesterday from the United States and
reached Paris today.
Paris newspapers this morning er-
roneously announced the arrival at
Brest of Secretary of War Baker,
the correspondents probably contus-
ing Kahn with him.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-03-20
(By Associated Press)

Paris, March 2O.-Neutral coun-
tries Of Europe, Asia and South
America will be given an opportunity
today to express their views upon
proposed amendments to the League
of Nations.
Lord Robert Cecil of Great Brit
ain will be chairman of the meeting.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-03-20
ASK NATIONALIZATION
OF COAL MINES.
(By Associated Press)

Indianapolis-All the recon-
mendations for six-hour day,
five-day week, increase in wa
ges and naturalization of coal
mines, made by Frank Hayes,
president of the United Mine
Workers of America were con-
Cured in a a b-committee in
it's report to the general policy
committee this afternoon.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-03-20
NEW MEMBERS.
(BV Associated Press)

Washington, March 20.-Homer
Cummings, chairman of the Demo-
cratic National Committee, today an
ncunced the appointment of a new
executive committee, enlarging the
membership to sixteen by the addi
tion of seven new members. The
committeeman appointed include Isa
dore Dockweiler of California.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-03-20
(By Associated Press)

Paris, March 20.-President Wilson
spent the forenoon at work at the
Paris White House in preparation
for another conference this after
noon with Clemenceau and Lloyd
George.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-03-20
lRY Associated Pressl

Paris, March 20.-The French gov
ernment, the Petit Partisan announ-
ces, desires to resume, at least un-
officially, diplomatic relations with
Germany and Austria.
The paper says that Henri Alice,
French minister to The Hague, will
probably be sent to Vienna.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-03-20
(By Associated Press)

Brussels, March 2O.-The Belgian
government has agreed to accept the
principle of the eight-hour day and
seek it's inclusion in the peace
treaty, the Socialist newspaper Peo-
pie says.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-03-20
RUSSIANS WIN
FROM
ALLIED FORCES
(By Associated Press)

London, March 2O.-Virtually all
of Ukraine is now in the hands of
the Bolsheviki, according to advices
reaching London.
In heavy fighting northeast Of
Odessa the Bolsheviki lost between
5000 and 5000 men, but forced the
French garrison, after fierce fight
ing, to withdraw to Odessa.
The Bolsheviki are apparently en-
gagged in a strong effort to subdue
Russian opposition in Ukraine and
to drive the Allied forces from that
region before spring.
If the Bolsheviki can control the
great agricultural region of Ukraine
they might relieve the serious food
shortage in Moscow and the north.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-03-20
(By Associated Press)

Copenhagen, March 20.-The i'm
portant railroad junction town of
Riga, has been captured by Lettish
troops, Lettish official statement
announces.
The Bolsheviks, the statement
adds, are retiring along the whole
front
Imperial Valley press., 1919-03-20
Last Minute
Bulletins
WOULD TRY
GUILTY ONE.
(By Associated Press)

S a cramento Assemblyman
Kline today offered a joint reso-
luton calling upon the national
government to use it's influence
to bring before an international
tribunal for trial those reespon-
sible for the world war.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-03-20
(By Associated Press)

Vladivostok, March 20.-Never
since the landing here of troops in
August has there been such wide
spread criticism of the United States.
The newspapers are full of TRADES
and ingenious distortions of facts
calculated to SOW discord between the
Russians and their American allies.
1t is an unquestioned fact that
there is systematic campaign and
some newspapers in Siberia, it ap-
pears, have been subsidized and are
distinctly hostile to the United
States.