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The Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 191?-19??, 1919-11-20
Dangerous to Use Treatment
for Only Temporary Relief.

There is a more serious stage Of
Catarrh than the annoyance caus-
cd by the stopped-up air passages,
and other distasteful features.
The real danger comes from the
tendency of the disease to continue
its course downward until the
lungs become affected, and then
dreaded consumption is On your
The Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 191?-19??, 1919-11-20
TO
City Tax
Payers

am now making the assessment
of city property for taxes for next
year, 1920. Everybody who owned
any property on the first day Of Ju-
ly, 1919, Subject to city. taxes is
urged to call at my Office in the City
Hall, at once, and list said properly
This assessment must be completed
within short time and you are utg-
ed to call at once.
T. E. hartley,
City Assessor
Imperial Valley press., 1919-04-26
MACDONALD CASE,
DIVORCE ACTION.
NOW IN COURT

In Superior court yesterday the di-
vorce case Of George A. Mcdonald
was cited and Judge Cole ordered
Mr.. Macdonald to pay his wife $50
per month alimony, attorneys fees
and court costs.
The divorce proceeongs no doubt
will be of interest, as uoth parties are
we'll known in the Valley.
Mrs. Macdonald is interested in
producing educational motion pictures,
principally along the lines of uplift-
ing girls of the underworld. She is
also considered one of the best lee
turers on the Atlantic coast. She is
not only lady of culture and re-
finement, but pronounced Christian
character.
Mrs. Macdonald claims that while
she was in New York last summer a
younger brunette obtained her hus-
bands affections.
Mr. Macdonald is contestine the
case.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-04-26
ARREST YOUTH
WANTED HERE
FOR PASSING
MANY CHECKS
New Mexico Authorities
Apprehend Bradley Wat
son, Who Is Wanted in
Brawley.

Bradley Watson, said by the police
to be one of the cleverest bad check
operators who ever worked in the I'M
pelial Valley, has been apprehended
in New Mexico, on descriptions sent
out by Sheriff Charles M. Applestill
the arrest having been made by Off
GERS at Estancia.
Watson, who has just reached his
eighteenth year, will be held by the
authorities AT Durand, n. H., pend
ing the termination of eXtradtion
proceedings, which will be instituted
by the officials of this county. Wat
son will be brought back here for
trial.
He is wanted in Brawley to answer
to a dozen or more separate counts
on charges involving forgery and the
issuance of bad checks. Information
at the district attorneys office is to
the effect that the youth cashed and
passed checks aggregating in value
between $500 and 5000.
Watson formerly lived at Brawley
and has heretofore borne a good repu-
tation. For this reason his paper
most of them for comparatively
small amounts, was accepted by the
Brawley merchants and business mer
without question.
Alleged to have made his big clean
up during the Weekend the youth
disappeared for parts upknown before
the opening of the banks, which re-
ported to the victims that the checks
We're no good.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-04-26
WHEAT CROP
IS VERY GOOD

A recent survey of many Of the
wheat fields of the Imperial Valley
shows an encouraging outlook for the
present growing crop. A large num-
ber of the fields visited by Nh. John
son Of the U. S. Department of Ag-
riculture and the University Of Cali
forna and W. S. Wilkinson, super
intendent of the Imperial Valley Ex-
pertinent Station, at Meloland, will be
ready to harvest within the next
few weeks. Those fields which have
the best appearance are the ones
Elantd during the months of October
and November.
A careful inspection of the fields,
however, shows that great care must
he exercised by the owners of the
fields in the irrigation given during
this warmer weather. Already in
those fields which are most advanced
rust is making its appearance. Two
classes cf rust were found in every
field visited, with the exception of the
ones planted to Defiance. The leaf
rust, which was the most prevalent.
is not to be feared as mucn as teh
stem rust. The latter apepars as a
brown mass, somewhat elongated on
the stem and may even appear on
the leaf. This mass attacking the
terms at the time the grain is com
mencing to fill, stops the filling,
causing pinched grain.
While the amount of rust present
was not large, only a few days are
required under the proper conditions
to cause a great spread and conse-
quent large amount of damage. To
avoid much Of the damage to the
fields, and especially to the later
planted ones, the following sugges-
tions from MIR. Wilkinson may prove
beneficial:
/. Do not irrigste except when alb
solutely necessary.
2. If necessary, irrigate very light
ly when the grain commences to bios
som.
If the land is retentive of moisture
no further irrigations NAV be neces-
sary to mature the crcp. If it is ne
cessary, give very light irrigation,
as the grain is changing from the
soft to the hard dough.
Because the top of the ground is
dry it is no indication that the ground
needs irrigation. Dig into the ground
six or eight inches. If there is mois-
ture there, do not irrigate.
4. Avoid, as far as possible, caus-
ing moist. humid condition around
the lower parts of the plants.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-04-26
Houses Were
Camouflaged

L. A. Dickey of the United States
aviation service, stationed at Rock
well Field who is in the Valley, de-
clares that this community and other
valley towns would have little to fear
from hostile airmen in case of hos
tilities in this part of the country.
The fact that the roofs of the
buildings here are so covered with fine
dust, which makes them appear about
the same color as the sand, and also
due to the circumstance that there is
not much foliage in the citv ~treets
makes it very difficult to descry OF
to locate any definite point from a
high altitude, the army airman de
clared, so that the natural conditions
preclude the necessity for any other
camouflage.
Even with the use of the camera
he continued, the task of locating GER
tain spots was verv arduous, and he
then showed the result of snapshot
taken in the air over this city from
a Rockwell Field plane, and now re-
produced in the annual edition of the
Rockwell Field Weekly Flight.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-04-26
RAILROAD RATE
ADJUSTMENT IS
VALLEYS AIM

At a meeting Of the Associated
Chambers of Commerce last evening
held at the town hall at Holtville
when representative from the varl-
Gus Valley towns were present, com
mittee was appointed to take up the
question of Valley railroad rates.
The committee consists of +. r.
Clements and George Anderson OF
this city.
Another matter taken up was that
of early Saturday closing. The mat
ter was discussed, but no action tax
en-.
A report was given by Fred S
Lack of Brawley of the paved high
way system for the county, among the
business matters.
A resolution to the effect that the
board Of supervisors send the I'M
perial county highway commission tc
Sacramento to attempt to procure
from the state highway commission
assurance that the state highway
from the south end of the present
concrete road northwest of the Val
ley be completed through Valley towns
to Yuma, was most emphatically en-
dorsed.
The delegates from this city pres
ent were Messrs. John Ross, F. b
Fuller and j. l.. Travers.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-04-26
FARM
BUREAU PLANS
BIG EXCURSION

Do you know your own county? Most
people would probably say that thev
did, but it is quite likely you are
better acquainted with our immediate
district than with the rest of the
county.
Because the Farm Bureau believes
that every farmer should know what
methods of farming are being carried
on in other sections of the Vallev
and because they feel it especially
profitable for one man to see an
other mans good cows, hogs and
grain, they have decided to organize
an excursion to which everybody in
terested in fruit, stock, grain or other
forms - agriculture is invited.
At the last Farm Bureau directors
meeting it was decided that a trip
starting in Ell Centro should visit the
other portions of the Valley in order
to see demonstrations of improved
methods of farming and special points
of agricultural interest. A commit
tee composed of Q. c. Webster of
Magnolia, A. D. Mckenzie of Cali
paria and c. F. Boarts of Westmore-
land, has during the past two days
outlined this agricultural excursion.
From FL Centre the route will go
north to Imperial through the Mes
quite Lake district. across the Key
stone bridge, through Magnolia and
West. The tourists will then visit
the wonderful development east and
south of Calipatria, go north to Cali
patria to a point west of INLAND; next
follow the Calipatria and Westmore-
land road through the great stock
raising and grain country to the west
and visit the sand lands around
Westmoreland. Here the vegetables
and early fruits will be noted. Stops
will be made at hog ranches and i'm
proved dairies. The excursion will
then proceed to Brawley and back to
Ell Centre by another route.
This excursion will be held on May
7, which is Wednesday. All desiring
to take part will please send their
names and the number expecting to
go in their car to the Farm Bureau
office at the courthouse, FL Centre.
If your own party is too small to fill
your car, invite some of your neigh
bOrs to go along.
There are no expenses of any kind
except to purchase your own lunch.
Plans have not yet been completed,
but details will be announced later.
This is fine chance to get acquaint-
ed with the east, north and west ends
of the Valley and to see some of the
really wonderful things which have
been occurring there within the last
year or two.
The committee on arrangements re-
norts that they were astonished at
the wonderful crops and livestock
they saw on their preliminary tour.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-04-26
Prize Animal
In Local Herd

The first 31-pounds- s-a-week produc-
ing COW ever on a local dairy ranch
has been brought to the Valley and
has been placed in the herd OF J. E.
Peck, prominent Brawley dairyman
The cow is Miss Pontiac Nudine of
Springvale.
With three other thoroughbred Hol-
stems she was purchased by Mr.. Peck
the other day at the Holsten guaranty
sale. She was sold to the Valley
man for $1,000, while the four head
he purchased run nearly $500 in
value.
In commenting on this prize cows
arrival, DR.. w. O. johnson, farm ad-
wiser, said today:
"ln common with all dairvmen,
am glad to see this kind of stock be-
ing brought to the Valley. 1t means
iut another step in putting our dairy
business on a higher scale"
Imperial Valley press., 1919-04-26
ODD FELLOWS
TO CELEBRATE
ANNIVERSARY

The Independent Order Of Odd Eel
lows in Imperial Valley will celebrate
the Tooth anniversary of the estab-
lishment of the fraternity, Monday
evening.
The event will be one of the great
est in the history of the order. The
entertainment will consist of music
and speaking by prominent members
of the order, followed by a social
evening Members of the order, Re
bekahs and their friends will be ad-
mitted. Friends will be admitted on
cards signed by members only.
State Senator Lyman NJ. King of
Redlands, deputy grand master of the
order in California, and one of the
best known Odd Fellows in the state
will be the orator of the evening In
Masonic hall,
The committee was fortunate in
getting this noted speaker for this
anniversary occasion. He is recently
from France. where he went in the
interest of the Y. NJ. c. A.. and he
has wonderfully interesting mes
sage for the Odd Fellows, as we'll as
for those who will be here on that
evening to take part in the celebra-
ton.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-04-26
Elk Official
Visits Valley

District Deputy Grand Exalted Rul-
er Michael Shannon last evening made
his official visit to the local lodge
Exalted Ruler Otto Ohmstede and of
ficers of No. 1925 entertained the
distinguished guest last evening in a
manner which won the praise Of their
guest.
Mr.. Shannon and his party arrived
last evening from Los Angeles by
way of San Diego. They were/enter-
tanned at dinner at the Barbara Worth
hotel last evening by the Officers of
No. 1925 and were taken to Calexico
this morning, where they will be Civ
en- an unique Chinese dinner in MeXi-
cali by the Elks of the Border City.
The party plan to return to Los
Angeles Sunday.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-04-26
PRIEST DROPS
SUIT;
SETTLE CASE
out Of COURT
Action Growing Out of Ger
man Spy Charge Has Been
Ajusted, Says the Braw-
ley Editor.

Following the reaching of an un-
derstanding by the parties in the lit
igation, the action Of Rev. f. Burel-
bach, former priest in charge of the
Catholic church at Brawley, against
M. d. Witter, publisher, and the
Bl lawley News, was removed from
the Superior court calendar yester-
day afternoon.
Within few days. it is said, the
final chapter in this suit will be writ
ten with the filing of formal NO
tice for dismissal, Mr.. Witter, the
defendant, stated that an agreement
had been reached outside of court
and that proper restitution would be
made.
The suit was filed during the lat
ter part of 1917, shortly after Amer
ica. entered the war. The plaintiff
asked for $4,000 damages for libe
contained in an article published in
the News alleging that Rev. Burel-
bach had been arrested in Ell Paso as
a German spy.
Joseph Scott, Los Angeles attor.
ney, and regarded as the most prom.
inent Catholic layman in Southern
California, represented the plaintiff il
the action, while Conkling &
Brown were retained by the defense
1t is understood that no financial con
sideration is included in the settle
ment.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-04-26
LOANCAMPAIGN
DRAGGNGHE
.SA US CHAIRMAN

Because of a prevalent attitude OF
"Let George do it," Ell Centre and
Imperial county are falling down in
the task of putting over the Fifth
Liberty Loan.
There is grave danger that the
word Stacker" may be written across
the record Of this county in this, the
last battle of the great war.
This is the startling prediction
made today by John f. Davis, FL Cen
tro city chairman, who is doubling
up as head Of the county campaign,
owing to the absence from the state
of NJ. O. King, who has acted as
county chairman in all previous war
loan drive.
There is no mistake about our fall
ing down. We not only are, Lut have"
declared Mr.. Davis with emphasis to-
day, as he pointed to 4 tabul&tion of
the latest bond sales reports from
every city in the county
I'VE are not getting TIE results
1t is the fault jointly Of the people
who await solicitation when they
should be ready, eager and willing
to subscribe, and to the workers,
whose lassitude has amounted to in
hASIOii, stllu, III tllolIS SdSCS, dbSOlulS
stagnation.
"We need personal work, poppy
work, and direct action. Just be-
won, thanks to the American dough
boy and our commanders in the field,
is no reason for us to relapse our
patriotic effort and give Uncle Sam
the cold shoulder.
Indifference has no part in the
makeup of a real American and, while
the present prospects for going over
the top are somewhat black. cannot
doubt but that last-minute squirt
Will do the work. But we do not
want and must not bank on this. The
emergency is today and not the day
before the closing Of the campaign.
"lf We do not want to earn the
brand of Stacker, Stacker people and
Stacker county, we should get busy
this minute. both as a people and as
workers. Just few individuals can
not nut this loan over. II must be by
concerted and intelligent action.
In Ell Centro, as sample: Most
of the soliciting has been done by not
more than three or four persons. The
result is that | have run across many
who were willing to buy and ready
with their money, but they had not
been approached. They were too busy
to come to headquarters, so were
waiting for the workers, as they had
done in previous drives
"Put FL Centre and the county over
the top. Sacrifice your personal bus
iness-it will Wait-but Uncle Sans
business cannot wait.
Remember the doughbov and his
sacrificee; then think how small the
sacrifice Of few hours of your
time or your dollars means in COM
parison.'
The drive report for the county up
to the close of business last night was
as follows:
Imperial Valley press., 1919-04-26
Here's How To
Pay Road Cost

Just how easy is it to raise 81 ,0OO,-
900, in the event the voters sanction
an issuance of bonds of that amount
for good roads?
NJ. j. Alexander, pioneer of the
Valley and the first mail carrier ir
this section, says it is easy, and Of
fers a method whereby it can be done
His recipe is: Spend your money at
home And the time he allots is two
or three months.
He says that if the 10000 Valley
ties who vacation on the Coast each
summer would stay at home, spend
ing the equivalent of what they would
expend while away, the amount would
be at least 100000 month. By
spending the money here he holds
that prosperity would be increased
and no one hurt by meeting the cost
of road bond issue.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-04-26
Totals. .... 914 $1S6,850.00

The american spirit breathes in a
letter received this morning by Mr.
Davis from C. /. Hall who is at Ven
ice recovering from severe illness
He enclosed a check for $25 for first
payment on $3.50 worth of bonds. !
One of the most interesting fea-
lures ofthe drive will be the contest
between the members of the Fire De-
Woman's Ten Thousand Club, in the
sale of bonds.
A German officers helmet will be
given to the winners of the contest
in each district.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-04-26
GOOD PROGRAM
SCHEDULED BY
BAND SUNDAY

The program to be given by the FL
Centre Municipal Band Sunday, at
4:30 p. M, follows:
"StarSpangled Banner" .........
March, independents" ... Hall
Valse, Love, Here Is My Heart
................ Sllesu
Cornet duet, La Golondrina" .
................... .... Serradel
Messrs. Canning and Hol-
lingsworth
One-step, Then You'll Know
You're Home" ........,. Winnie
Intermission
March, "The Whip" ....... Holzmann
Overture, "Lustapiel" ..., Keller Bela
Waltz. Beautiful Ohio" ..... Earl
Selection, THE Prince Of Pilsen'
.,...:....:..:... ;,''....' Luders
March, rs. l. b. A."..,.......H Hall
Imperial Valley press., 1919-04-26
ITALIAN BROIL|
ON DALMA TIA
CLEARING UP
nv AssOciated Press)

Washington, April 26.-The Italian
situation and peace negotiations are
clearing rapidly according to ad-
vices from Paris received today at the
White House.
1t was stated that the action taken
by President Wilson was "endOrsed
everywhere"
Just what developments are taking
place is not disclosed, but it is evil
dent that as result of the message
the tension which prevailed in admin
istratiOn quarters for the past three
days has considerably lessened.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-04-26
(By Associated Press

Rome, April 26.-The acting pre-
mier has given permission to all gov
eminent employees to participate in
the demonstration Saturday in honor
of Premier Orlando.
University students VINO bore the
Italian flag in a procession today to
the foreign office were cheered for
Baron Sonnio the foreign minister.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-04-26
ELECTRICIANS
TO STRIk f..

San Francisco-Five thousand
electrical workers of the Pacific
Gas and Electric Company and
the Great Western Power Com
have voted to strike "unless Civ
en- the shipyard scale of wages"
L. Grasser,- vice president of the
International Brotherhood of
Electrical Workers, announced to-
day.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-04-26
(By Associated Press)

Washington, April 26.-Diplomatic
circles here, it is learned, believe that
the refusal of France to receive AL
berto Pani as minister from Mexico
was caused by the protests of French
bankers against the seizure of French
banks in Mexico by the Carranza gov
ernment.
Carranza is said to have been much
chagined when Mexico was not invit-
ed to a conference of neutral nations
in connection with the Peace Confer
ence.
1t was also intimated to Mexico
that she would not be given place
in the League of Nations until she
modified her policy of dealing with
aliens and foreign investors.
When it became known in Mexico
that the country would be barred
from the League of Nations there
was an instant uproar in the news
papers.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-04-26
\ OF
TERRORISM
INSTITUTED
IN HUNGARY
H u n dreds Thrown Into
Prison and Many EXecut-
ed, Reports From Buda-
pest Say.
(Bv Associated Press

Budapest, April 26--The situation
here is tense and hundreds of citizens
are being thrown into jail There
have also been a few executions.
Joseph Pgnay, Soviet leader, is max
ing speeches demanding blood" and
warning the Hungarians who well
the invaded districts that they will
be called to account later for work
ing against the Bolshevik regime.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-04-26
JUDGE RULES
ON RATES.

Chicago-Federal Judge Lands
today ruled that Postmaster Gen
eral Burleson could not increase
intractate telephone rates. He
said he would dissolve the tempo
rary injunction restraining the at
torney general of Illinois from in
terfering with the imposition of
higher rates.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-04-26
WILSON STREET NO MORE.
(By Associated Press)

Rome, April 26.-A- demonstrators
today in Genoa in protest against
President Wilson's attitude. cumlnat
ed in changing the name of a street
named after the American president
to "Fiume street"
Imperial Valley press., 1919-04-26
(By Associated Press)

Washington, April 26.--Delays by
the Peace Conference are declared
to be giving the Turks an opportunity
to complete determination of the Ar
menan race, in memorandum cabled
to President Wilson by the State De-
partment todaV
Imperial Valley press., 1919-04-26
RAIN FALLS
ON COAST.

Los Angeles-Rain, beginning
at midnight, feel intermittently
until early today, when it de-
veloped into a steady downpour.
Indications are that it will con-
tinLe all day. Growers said it
would be beneficial to many crops
and harmful to practically none.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-04-26
(By Associated Press)

Paris, April 26.---Orders have been
sent to Rear Admiral Phillip An
drews, commanding the American ma
val forces in the Adriatic, directing
him to take exceptional precautions
to avoid possible disorders, in view
of the tension in Italy.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-04-26
(By Associated Press}

Vienna, April 26.Reports received
here state that concentrlc advance
toward Budapest has been begun by
the Czecho-Slovaks on the north, the
Jugo-Slavs on the south and the Ru-
manians on the east. The badly
armed and disciplined Hungarian So
Wet troops are not expected to offer
anv strong resistance.
1t is also reported that the Entente
is intending to make Hungary's form
OF government depend on plebiscite
OF the Hungarian population.
Runners of breakdown of the So
Wet are denied by Hungarian Min
ister Bolgar, who, in the course of
visit to the British Colonel Cum
ningham, expressed the readiness of
the Hungarian government to hold
further negotiations to settle differ
ences with the Entente.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-04-26
(By Associated Press)

Berne, April 26.-Part of the HUI
garian communist army facing tl
Rumanians southeast of Budapest hs
surrendered and the rest is in fligh
according to Rumanian officia
statement received here
r West OF. Budapest the Czecho- -Slo-
vaks have occupied Komoron, on the
Danube, and Reeb (Gvor).
Imperial Valley press., 1919-04-26
(By Associated PreSs)

Turin, April 26.-When Italian Pre-
mier Orlando reached Turin today on
his way from Paris to Rome he was
greeted by an immense throng.
The demonstration which followed
a speech by Orlando lasted for ten
minutes.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-04-26
Last Minute
Bulletins
DANIELS MEETS
BELGIAN KING.

(By Associated Press)
Brussels-King Albert received
in special audience today Josephus
Daniels, American secretary of
the navy and afterward gave a
luncheon in his honor at the cap
itCl.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-04-26
POPE RECEIVES
MOHAM MMEDAN,

Rome-F'irst the first time in
the history of the Papacy, the
head of the Catholic church today
Is received a son Of the Commander
of the Faithful, as Prince Feisdal,
SON of Hassan Ben Ali, king of
Maedjaz, claims his father to be.
Pope Benedict talked with the
prince through an interpreter.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-04-26
(Pv Associated PreSS) J

Paris, April 26.-All members of
the American Peace Delegation will
meet with President Wilson in a con-
ference at O'Clock this afternoon.