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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1919-07-17
MR.. HARRY w. NICE WILL VISIT
GARRETT COUNTY NEXT WEEK
Will Meet Workers Here in the After
noon of That Day,

States Attorney Harry w. Nice,
Republican candidate for Governor,
has planned visiting tour of the four
westernmost counties of the state, the
purpose being to get in touch with
the workers of Allegany, Garrett,
Frederick and Washington counties.
AS the trip is to extend over a peri
cd of but five days the stops must
necessarily be brief. Later he in
tends to tour the other counties in the
state before the primaries are held.
He will arrive in Oakland some time
during next Wednesday evening, COM
ing by automobile from Baltimore,
and will visit en- route Homecoming,
Frostburg and Cumberland. He will
be accompanied by Mr.. Alexander
Armstrong, of Hagerstown, the can
didate for attorney general,
Upon arriving at Oakland a re-
ception will be held at the court house
at which large number of Repub-
licans from various parts of the coun-
ty are expected to be present There
will be no speaking on this trip unless
the candidate is called upon to make
an impromptu address to some work
ers bearing on the campaign to follow.
The main object is to, come in per-
sonal contact with the party men and
the leading Republicans of the state
and county. He will want it under
stood that he is not taking any part
or interfering in any way with what
ever local contests there may be-
At the afternoon reception at the
Court House grounds voters from
all sections of the county, as stated
above, will have an opportunity tc
see and talk with both Mr.. Nice and
Mr.. Armstrong. Mr.. Nice is a gen.
tleman of pleasing and attractive
manner, and our neutrality-suspicious.
will enjoy meeting him. He managed
the recent campaign in Baltimore City
when Mr.. W. F. Broening was elected
Mayor by an overwhelming majority
This victory was so successfully han
died and Mr.. Nice's ability and party
strength so clearly shown, when oul
state leaders cast about for q Guber
Material candidate none measured III
so strongly as he, hence all shades 0.
opinion centered upon him. Thei
choice is being approved from Carrot
to Worcester county.
Mr.. Charles H. Linville, of Oak
land, and Mr.. Nice are warm per
sonal and political friends. Mr.. Lin
vile will entertain the candidate anc
his party and have them as his hous,
guests while on their visit to Carrot
county.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1919-07-17
FIRE AVERTED SATURDAY
own Threatened With Most Serious
CONFEDERATION in Business Section


What could easily have been the
most disastrous fire in the history of
Oakland was averted on Saturday af-
ternoon by the quick and prompt &C.
ton of the men who responded as one
individual to the alarm when it was
given a few minutes before five o'clock
when the old bowling alley located in
the rear of the Miller building on Sec
ond street, and occupied by the Stew
art Studio and the paint store of G..
2. Dawson, the fire having originated
from a carelessly dropped match in a
pile of rubbish alongside the building,
the flames being communicated to the
outside of the building, and in few
minutes it appeared that the entire
structure was burning.
With the arrival of the hose reels
the fire was soon quenched after two
streams had been turned into and
on the exterior of the building.
Had the fire got beyond the control
of the department nothing could have
saved the buildings adjoining or those
located between it and the station of
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Com
pany.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1919-07-17
DRYS VOTE DOWN ALL
PROPOSITIONS OF THE VETS
Bill Permitting 2M Percent Alcohol
Defeated as Well as One On Wine

Washington, July 15-An amend
ment to the wartime prohibition en-
forcement bill which would have per-
mitted the sale of 2A per cent. beer
was voted down in the house late
yesterday, 126 to "a. On the demand
by the manority for tellers, the amend.
ment, which was offered by Represen-
tative Dyer, Republican, of Missouri,
again was defeated, this time by vote
of ISL to 90.
The house then defeated, 1913 to SO,
an amendment by Representative
Igeo, Democrat, Missouri, to strike
out of the wartime enforcement meas
ure the clause defining an intoxicat-
ing liquor as a beverage containing
one-half of one per cent. alcohol.
| On a point of order an amendment
by Representative Lea, Democrat, CAL
ifornia, to permit the manufacture Of
wines containing II per cent. alcohol
by weight was stricken out. Failure
of the amendment, Mr.. Lea said meant
loss of 100000 to the whole in-
terests of California. =
Representative Blanton, Democrat,
Texas, was howled down by the
House when he attempted to make
second argument in favor of his point
of order against an amendment by
Representative Pell, Democrat, New
York, to permit jury to decide what
was intoxicating. The Amendment
was declared in order and defeated
143 to 78.
By substantially the same majority
the House rejected an amendment by
Representative Longworth, Republic
can, Ohio, to strike out the whole Of
section one of the wartime enforce
ment bill containing the one-half Of
one per cent definition for intoxicat-
ing liquors.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1919-07-17
MARRIED

The following-named persons were
united in marrige by the Rev. S. E.
Wicker at the European Hotel:
John Behn Kline, of Tulsa Oklaho-
ma, and Lillian Elizabeth Fouse, of
Parkersburg, West Va.
Daniel Henry Jackson and Edith
Adeline Funk, both of Terra Alta,
West Va. July II.
Harold Benton Pollock, of Mobile,
Alabama, and Elsie Elizabeth Jones,
of Morgantown W. Va, July IA.
Walter Roy Snider and Opal Hoff-
man, both of Morgantown, W. Va,
July IA.
Beury Holten Kent Hurst, of Yves
ton, West Va, and Hazel L. D. Amos
Of Baxter w. Va. July 16.
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DEMOCRAT FLAYS PRESENT
POLICY OF DEPARTMENTS
In Sharp Attack Upon His Own Party
Senator King Charges Waste

Washington, July 14-One of the
sharpest attacks which has yet been
made in Congress upon the policy of
the executive departments and bu-
reaus to keep as many persons on
the government pay roll at the ex-
pense of the taxpayers as possible
was made by Senator King, of Utah,
one of the Democratic leaders. Sem
ator Kings statements bore out much
that has been said with respect to
the extravagant insistence of officials
to employ practically as many people
as they employed while the war was
on.
Senator King declares some of the
head of bureaus ought to be invest
igated and perhaps suit ought to be
instituted against them to recover ex-
penditures illegally made
More Than Required
"When our country entered the war
of course it became necessary to in
crease the number of employees" said
Senator King. "The result was that
tens of thousands came to Washington
many more. in my opinion than was
needed. 1t has seemed to me that
there is a predetermination upon the
| part of departments, bureaus and gov
ernmental agencies to keep in Wash
| ington and in the service of the gov
eminent all those who were brought
here for an emergency. Instead of
/ there being an attempt to seperate
some of these individuals from the
rolls there seems to be a determine
ton to keep them upon the rolls as EN-.
ployes of the government. Only q
few thousand have been discharged
from the various departments and in
many of the departments and bureaus
there are more people employed now
then there were at any time during
the period of the war.
Continue to Spend
Instead of endeavoring to reduce
expenses and practice economy many
of these executive agencies are evin
cling purpose to continue upon {
war basis and expend the same OF
larger sums than the necessities
of the war called for. Reductions
will only come when Congress enact:
appropriate legislation and refuses
to make the appropriations demanded
by such agencies and departments
AS long as the appeals and demand:
of bureaus and departments and agen
cies and instrumentalities are CONTROL
ing, this vast army of employees il
Washington and through out the coun
try will be continued. l venture tn,
opinion that every department ant
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every executive agency represented
here in Washington has submitted
many reasons for continuing the war
agencies and war machinery and war
appropriations. There are outcries
walls of despair when Congress at
tempts economies and threatenes to
reduce the number of employees or the
compensation which was based upon
war conditions"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1919-07-17

All water bills must be paid on or
before July 25th, otherwise water
will be turned off. J. W. DAVIS,
Advertisement. 80. E. Collector.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-11-20
REPORT MADE ON
INSULT TO US.
At MEX |CAL|

The Associated Press is represented
at Calexico at present by Denton
Crow. correspondent from Los An
geles. The Importance of develop
nents at the border in the last few
days has warranted the visit by the
head of the Los Angeles office to
cover the story.
Following is a story he placed on
the wire last night:
MEXICALI, Mexico, Nov. 19-The
forcible intrusion of a Mexican police
officer into the American consulate
here late today, in an attempt to
transmission of a formal complaint
from Walter F. Boyle, American
consul in Mexicali, to Secretary of
State Lansing at Washington and
also to Governor Cantu here.
The facts recited in Consul Boyle's
telegram to Washington were that the
officer had arrested an intoxicated
American and was escorting the latter
to Jail, when the prisoner broke away
from his captor and ran into the CON
sulate.
The policeman, according to Consul
Boyle, followed the American and
grasped his arm, attempting to drag
him out by force.
The consul demonstrated, according
to his statement, whereupon, he said,
the policeman "made as though to
draw his revolver, whether on me or
On the prisoner ] cannot say"
The consul further stated someone
in authority in the Mexican govern
ment instructed the policeman to de-
sist, after which the American, at
the consuPs request, stepped outside
and surrendered"
Consul Reports
The consul said that, while he had
explained to Governor Cantu that he
understood the act was performed
"by an ignorant policeman" without
Knowledge of international courtesy,
and did not reflect the policy of Can
tu's government, he had called on him
to disavow the act officially and to
issue instructions to his police to pre-
vent future occurrences of the sort.
He also invited the governors at
tention, he said, to the readiness of
Mexican police officers to draw fire.
arms on men too intoxicated to offer
resistance. citing the shooting to
death of Eugene Lack of Ell Centre,
Cal, Friday last in MeXicali.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-11-20
''REOS" SET FIRE
TO HAY STACK

A fire, caused by number of ho-
boes in their endeavor to revenge per
sonal grudge, resulted in the burning
of a half ton of hay, belonging to Hay
ward Lumber and Investment Com
pany late last night.
Tuesday night the hobos built a
bonfire against the fence of the lumber
company to keep warm, an employee of
the Angeles Market saw the blaze from
his house and rushed over to put it out.
The large stack of hay, kept on hand
by Mr.. Pitzer has always attracted the
night owls, for it protected them from
cold nights. and upon arriving on the
scene, he found five or six of the un-
desirables there. He ordered the men
away and they refused. Using other
methods, the men left muttering a few
threatening remarks.
They showed up again last night and
started fire next to the hay stack anC
left it. The fire department was call
ed but before they could arrive the en-
tire stack had been destroyed.
The fire was within twelve feet o
a load of dry shingles, and according t,
Glen Anderson, manager of the Hay
ward Lumber Company, had the win
been blowing in the opposite direction
very little would be the remains of tn
lumber yard today.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-11-20
DELL CARLTON
VISITS Il n {
TO FIND CHARGE

Dell Carlton visited Mexicali yester-
day in an effort to find out the charge
that is lodged against him. He was
the companion of r. S. Lack at Mexi-
cali Friday night when Lack was shot,
the wound later resulting in his death.
Mr.. Carlton stated on his return that
no charges had been filed against him
yet, although when he was in Jail last
week he was told the officer had five
to lodge. Mr.. Carlton is of the belief
that the officials across the line would
like to keep his bond money and drop
all charges but he does not intend to
permit this.
The American consul, Walter F.
Boyle, four Mexican eyewitnesses to the
shooting and Mr.. Carlton and two 9TH
er eyewitnesses whose names Mr.. Carl
ton furnished the officials with have
been summoned to appear at the trial
of the Mexican policeman, Frank Co
meZ, who fred the shot that resulted
in Lacks death.
No date for the trial has been set.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-11-20
After.
Reds, Radicals

Ratifying the action of the Inter-
post council Sunday at the bi-monthly
meeting of the American Legion last
evening, further plans to oust "Reds"
and l. w. WIS from Imperial valley
were laid.
A loyalty committee, composed of
Charles Morgan, chairman: Thomas
F. Gum, Hugh l.. Scott, Carroll B..
Echols and Maure Hurt, was appoint
ed and directed to take such steps as
it might DEAN expedient to rid the
Valley of all the l. w. W.'s, Bolshe-
visits, "Reds," or any other breed of
agitators.
The tentative constitution of the
Inter-post council of Imperial valley
was ratified and John ID. X. Perry,
Thomas F. Gum, Carroll S. Pratt and
Vaughn N. Thompson were elected
delegates to the council.
A motion was passed to extend the
thanks of the organization to the
local lodge of Odd Fellows for the
use of their hall on Armistice day, and
to Captain johnson, commanding OF
ficer of Camp Beacon, for his cour-
tesy in sending a firing squad and a
bugler to the funeral Comrade Cronln:
A relief committee was appointed
with Rev. DR.. Hartman as chairman
and Clarence w. Heald, Charles M
Barry, Eugene C. Ward and Earl L.
Banta.
A committee to revise the bylaws
was appointed, consisting of Charles
M. Barry, chairman; Charles G. Kirk
sey, Vaughn N. Thompson, John M
Kepley, and A. j. Houghton.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-11-20
For
City Is Sought

Mrs. Bryce Smith appeared before
the chamber of commerce last evening
endeavoring to enlist the aid of the
chamber for an Ellison-White chautau-
qua here about the middle of next May.
The directors expressed themselves
as being in favor of a chautauqua but
no formal action was taken.
Mrs. Bryce Smith will appear before
the Ten Thousand Club this afternoon.
She has been comforting with various
committees of the club for several days.
e. e. Clements was appointed a COM
mittee of one by the chamber last eve
ming and with the Ten Thousand Club
will reach a decision whether to have
the chautauqua or not. 1t has been
two years since the city had a chau-
tauqua.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-11-20
TREATY REJECTED
(By Associated Press)

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20-talllng
in three attempts to ratify the peace
treaty, hte senate last night laid it
aside and adjourned sine die at II
O'Clock, ending the second session, and
left for home.
All compromise efforts for ratifica-
ton failed, the three resolutions for
ratification goind down by a big ma
jority.
Two of the three ratification votes
taken on the resolution, drafted by
the republican majority, contained res
crvations which President Wilson told
the democrats in a letter yesterday
would mean notification of the peace
treaty.
On each of the votes the majority
of the dmeocratic supporters VOteo
against ratification.
The first vote on the ratification
resolution stood 80 to 55 against
On the second vote, after severa
hours of wrangling. in which the dem
ocrats vainly attempted to win th'
mild republican reservationists, A.
senators voted affirmatively and 81 neg
atively. q
The third vote on straight-out rati
fication without reservation resulted il
3S voting affirmatively and SO in op
position. One republican, Senator Nc
Cumber, of North Dakota, voted will
the democrats in it's support.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-11-20

Drop On Casket

Gently dropped from the heavens,
scores of beautiful white and yellow
chrysanthemums fell last evening in
the funeral cortege of E. S. Lack, as
it wended it's way to the depot just be-
fore dusk.
The flowers were dropped by Aviator
AL Wilson, who was a close friend of
Mr. Lack and had taken him up but a
few days before.
More than 200 people assembled at
the depot to pay their last earthly re-
spects to the slain man and bid the
family Godspeed on their sorrowful
mission to Los Angeles.
Accompanying the body were Mrs.
Eugene Lack, 3-year-od adopted son;
l.. S. Lack and George Lack.
A touching scene at the station was
enacted when the little tot cried Gene,
Gene" and then again daddy"
Imperial Valley press., 1919-11-20
DAUGHTER SEEKS
$3O0,OOO DAMAGE
FROM HER FATHER

DULUTH, Minn., Nov. 2O-A damage
suit for 100000 was brought today
by Miss Edna O. Budd, aged AZ, against
her father, Dr. j. 0. Budd.
Miss Budd is the daughter of the
Duluth physician by former mar
riage and did not learn he was her
father until she had reached maturity.
She charges DR.. Budd induced her to
abandon the name of her adopted faith
er, Miller, and to come to his home in
Duluth, where one hour after arrival
she said, he directed and commanded
her to leave his house and Informed
ed"
Imperial Valley press., 1919-11-20
Grape Fruit Men
Organize Today

The grapefruit growers Of Itfe Val
ley met this morning t>/fhe farm
bureau and organized ltke Imperial
Valley Grapefruit Growers Associa-
ton.
"The Valley growers have for a
lcng time been compelled to submit
to the prices offered by the Arizona
association and, in a great many
cases have had to offer their fruit at
a price that is below the cost of pro-
duction. We are unable to do this,
and l suggest that we, representing
the growers of this district, form an
organization called the Imperial Val
ley Grapefruit Growers Association,
Tor the purpose of demanding a fair
price and an open market for our pro-
Ducts" said ]. D. Henderson, one of
the largest growers in the Valley.
DR.. w. w. Apple seconded the sug-
gestion and it carried unanimously.
The bylaws were read over and a
committee appointed to amend and
accept the laws. Those appointed
were: D. G. Whiting, J. D. Henderson,
and j. w. Reed.
The board of directors are: D. G..
Whiting, DR.. Apple, C. Conant, J. D..
Henderson, and J. w. Reed.
The association will handle the fruit
from the tree until it is placed on the
market. The sheds are now under
construction, and Mr.. Reed hopes to
have them completed by the first of
the year. Ne9
The secretary of the meeting has
been instructed to notify all the grow
ers that the association has been or
ganized, and that they are requested
to join. A copy of the bylaws will
be placed on file at the horticulture
office, so that all interested may in
spect them.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-11-20
NO STATEMENT
(Bv Associated Press)

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20-President
Wilson will have no statement to make
on the failure of the senate to ratify
the peace treaty it was said at the
White House today. Although not
changing technically the existing rela-
tions between the United States and
Germany, the senate's failure to ratify
the treaty is expected by administra-
ton officials and diplomats to have in
directly the result of some Importance
on the steps now being taken to re-
store the world to a peace basis.
One of the first consequences is
likely to be the fastening of negotia-
tons in Paris which will restore full
commercial and diplomatic relations
between Germany and the powers
which have ratified the treaty.
A new congress will meet in Decem-
ber but not even the most ardent sup
porters of the treaty believe it would
be possible to take it up again at the
outset of the session.
The Christmas recess is expected to
intervene before much could be ac-
complished with the result that clear
field for the treaty consideration
would not be opened before January
at the earliest.
Once the great powers have gone
ahead with their establishment of full
trade and diplomatic relations with
German officials say new arrangements
will have to be made by the United
States.
At present war arrangements by
which Spain is taking care of Ameri
can interests in Germany continues in
force and this is not expected to be
disturbed.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-11-20
ASK $15O,OOO Hi BOND ISSUE
SENA7E REJECTION OF TREATY ALARMS FRANCE
Fiue Steers, Ten
Lambs needed for
HCentro' S share


Five fat steers and ten lambs will
constitute Ell Centros share of the
meat for the big barbecue in this city
December 6, according to announce
ment of ]. +. Seymour, general chair
man, who last evening secured the
appointment of Fred Gianola at the
chamber of commerce meeting to Sc
cure the beef and mutton.
1t is expected that 80 beeves will be
roasted and these will be roasted and
these will feed thousands Of people,
j. z. Davis today began the list of
automobile owners who will offer their
machines for the committees use dur
ing the two days fete. All persons
having cars they can offer are asked
to come to the Davis pharmacy and
register, the seating capacity of the
cars also being desired.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-11-20
Merchants Raise
$1,000 for SD&A

Merchants of EI Centre have con-
trbuted nearly $1,000 within the past
two days to the list for funds which
has been in circulation by Secretary
S. w. Leffingwell of the chamber.
These funds will be used in decorating
the streets. Secretary Leffingwell will
complete his solicitations today.
The original plan to decorate the
streets was to construct three trium-
phal arches, which would be brilliantly
decorated and lighted at night.
This plan has been modified slightly
because of the cost of the arches and
bunting, strings of colored lights.
flags and banners in profuslon will be
used throughout the down town dis
uict The city park where the barba.
cue will be held will be suitably decor
ated.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-11-20
IS HIT
BYSH0RTAGEE
0F 0FFRE|CHT
c A R s

"A SCiAOuS lIeISuL Car SuOTtdSc
developed this morning in the
Imperial valley. In all prObabil-
ity it will lead to an embargo
against shipment of certain crops
of the Valley.
l. T. Sparks, division freight and
passenger agent, stated that the I'M
rperial valley was short 102 empty box
cars. The Los Angeles division is
short 27S on top of this.
When the shortage will be relieved
cannot be foretold at this time, but
the situation is admittedly serious.
Meeting Called
In order to promptly cope with the
situation, meeting CT the bankers
of Imperial valley will be held Satur-
day afternoon, the place and time to
be announced later. Frank Hevener,
prominent Calexico banker and presi-
dent of the Associated Chambers of
Commerce of the Valley, will call the
meeting.
At this meeting the bankers will be
asked to state which harvest they de-
sire marketed at once; that is, Imper-
ial valley will establish its own prior
ity rulings on whether cotton or milo
or manure or what shall have prefer
ence.
Harvest Delayed
Shippers of all kinds of products in
the Valley will be in attendance.
This is the first time in the history
of the Valley that box car shortage
has threatened. There are no box
cars in sight. The situation is ad-
mittedly serious.
"It looks" declared Mr.. Sparks this
morning, "as if the enormous fall
harvest will be delayed in the Valley"
Imperial Valley press., 1919-11-20
Noted Poet In
Imperial ValIeJ

John S. McGoarty, wh9 con16cts an
editorial page in the Sun day magazine
of the Los Angeles Times,SiS in the I'm
perial valley obtaining data for poetry
which will be written about the Valley.
He was taken through the Valley
this morning by J. f. Seymour.
Mr.. McGoarty was sent down here
especially by Harry Chandler to learn
about the beautiful things in the Valley
He is also obtaining data which may
be incorporated in the Mission Play
which is staged every year at the San
Gabriel Mission and is the tale of early
California history.