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New-York tribune., 1919-09-11
Autocracy's Destruction,
Arbitration, Boycottand
Disarmament Among
His Chief Contentious
Powers to Oversee
Peace of the World
End of Secret Treaties,
Oppressed To Be Freed
and No Annexations

ON BOARD PRESIDENT WILSON'S
SPECIAL. TRAIN, Sept. 10.-Ten points
in the peace treaty were defined by
President Wilton tonight as the funda-
mental principles on which he is asking
its acceptance by the United States.
Riding westward into Montana at
the end of the first week of his speech
making tour, the President made nc
stop for night address, but instead
made known through the newspaper
correspondents the platform he desires
to place before the people in his plef
for the trcatys' acceptance. A few
hours earlier he had told a crowd al
Mandan, N. D., that this week of travel
had convinced him that the people were
for the treaty.
The ten points in which he epito-
mizes the treaty provisions are as fol-
lows:
]. The destruction of autocratic
power as an instrument of nterna-
tional control, admitting only self
governing nations to the league.
2. The substitution of publicity,
discussion and arbitration for war,
using the boycott rather than arms.
8. Placing the peace of the world
under constant international over
sight in recognition of the principle
that the peace of the world is the
legitimate, immediate interest of
every state.
4. Disarmament.
S. The liberation of oppressed pco-
Piles.
6. The dscontinuance of annexa-
tion and the substitution of trustee
ship with responsibility to the opin-
ion of mankind.
7. The invalidation of all secret
treaties.
8. The protection of dependent peo-
pies.
g. High standards of labor under
international sanction.
10. The international cooordina-
| tion of humane reform and regula-
tion.
New-York tribune., 1919-09-11
Spain Invites
u. S. to Quit
Santo Domingo
Former Premiers Suggest
Withdrawal of American
Force and Restoration
Of Ousted Government

MADRID, Sept. 1O.--A suggestion
that the time is propitous for the
United States government to withdraw
it's troops from Santo Domingo and re-
store "the regime annullcd by tho
military occupation" is contained in an
address, signed by numerous Spanish
political leaders, forwarded by the
Spanish government to the government
at Washington.
The address, which contains the sig
natures of former Premiers Romanones
and Ahucemas, former Minister Of
Public Works Cambo, Melquiades AL
varez, leader of the Reformist party;
Alexandra Lerroux, leader of the Radi-
cal party, and others, follows:
"The undersigned Spanish Deputies
and Senators are agreed, without any
reserve, that it would be opportune at
the present moment for the Spanish
government to express to the Washing
ton government the desire of the Do
minican government to see restored the
regime annulled by the military occu-
patton to which the country is sub
iected. and are of the opinion that tho
Spanish government itself ought to use
it's good offices with the United Statea
government, thus fulfilling its moral
duty toward the Dominican people and
it's duty of cordial friendship to the
government of the United States"
1t has been remarked that the dis
patch of the address to Washington CO.
incides with the presence in Madrid 81
the Dominican diplomat Enrique
Deschamps.
United States marines were ordered
to Santo Domingo on November 25
1914, because there was a threat o.
revolution there. A treaty was negoti
ated between the United States ant
Santo Domingo early in 1917, by which
this country assumed a virtual pro
tectorate over Santo Domingo. Santt
Domingo's claims were presented be
fore individual delegations to the peace
conference in Paris, but the countr.
was not included in the list making VI
the league of nations.
WASHINGTON, Sept 10.-The Stat
Department to-day had no communica
ton from Madrid regarding the termin
alton of military occupation of Sant'
Domingo, and officials we're unable t.
say what interest Spain might have il
making any requests of the Unlte'
States. The meaning of the word par
| liamentaries" was not clear to official
of the department,
New-York tribune., 1919-09-11

IN the steel industry and affiliated
with the American Federation of Labor,
having exhausted every honorable and
possible means of securing a confer
ence with the United States Steel Cor
poratlon for the purpose Of discussing
the intoerable and brutal conditions
under which the men are compelled to
work, and having failed II these ef-
forts, have decided by unanimous vote
p. cease "'' 4 ." -"0"oaS' september
"The representatives of these inter-
national unions have for the last four
months tried every conceivable mean.
to secure conference with Judge
Gary, representing the United States
Steel Corporation. A personal letter
from President Gompers to Judge Gary
was totally ignored Later on a COM
mittee waited upon Judge Gary in New
York and were refused an audience.
subsequently they were advised
throdgh letter signed by Judge Gary
that he would not deal with union
labor representatives, which is an alb
solute denial to his employees of the
right Of collective bargaining.
Outrages Are Complained OF
"The executive council of the Amer-
can Federation Of Labor brought the
situation to the attention of the chief
executive Of this nation, President Will
son. for the purpose of securing his CO.
operation in arranging conference
Up until the present time the commit
tee has not been advised that the eff
forts of the President have been any
more successful than the efforts OF
President Gompers and the committee
representing the employees.
While we were engaged in these eff
forts the most un-American outrages
New-York tribune., 1919-09-11
Steel Strike Called by
"a Unions for Sept. p
ilson Urges Delay

nN BOARD PRESIDENT WILL
SONS SPECIAL TRAIN, Sept.
10. - President Wilson to-day
through Secretary Tumulty sent a
telegram to Samuel Gompers urging
the steel men to postpone their
threatened action until after the
forthcoming industrial conference is
held at Washington.
The text of the telegram follows:
"Hon. Samuel Gompers, President
of the American Federation Of
Labor, Washington, D. c.:
''In view of the difficulty of ar
ranging any present satisfactory
mediation with regard to the steel
situation, the President desires to
urge upon the steel men through
you the wisdom and desirability Of
postponing action of any kind until
after the forthcoming industrial
conference at Washington.
%. P. TUMULTY."
New-York tribune., 1919-09-11
War or Peace Sole
Issue, Says Wilson
Treaty, With Article Y,
Alone WM Quiet the
World, Says President
Staff Correspondence

Staff Correspondence
BISMARCK, N. D., Sept. 10.-Presi-
dent Wilson, speaking here this fore
noon, declared that there is no way
to quiet the disorders in the world
except by the ratification of the treaty
and the adoption of Article X, which
he explained. "It is either the treaty
with this covenant or disturbed
world, and war;" he asserted
"If Europe remains disordered, who
is going to buy your wheat? ?'' he asked
"Men are not going to buy until they
know what is going to happen tomor-
row. You can't disentangle the United
States from the rest of the world The
United States was founded to lead the
way to liberty"
Gets Hearty Applause
Hearty applause greeted this state
ment, and it was repeated when the
President added: "Some men among
US don't know whether we want to &c
into the league. of nations or not, bu,
we know" meaning the people he was
addressing.
The President, in the main, made the
same address that he has delivered al
various places on his trip. He gave
time to explaining what concert OF
nations means, and how recalcitrant
or covenant breaking nation, member
Of the league, could be punished fol-
breaking faith. He repeated the as.
sertion that if the United States does
not enter the league, this nation viii
be on the same footing with Germany
outside the league and under sus-
picion.
The population in and around Bis
marck is largely of German, Russian
and Scandinavian stock. 1t was the
first time the President and Mrs. Will.
son had been in the state, and the,
TN, f1,111I ~, o,n~o foam.
New-York tribune., 1919-09-11
City Thunders
Tribute to LIST
And Pershine
Pershing to Visit
Craze of Roosevelt

GENERAL PERSHING goes to-day
~ to stand beside the grave of that
great warrior whose body lies on q
sunny hillside at Oyster Bay.
He will call on Mrs. Roosevelt at
Sycamore Hill, and then visits the
cemetery where the body of his old
friend and former commander in
chief rests.
It was Theodore Roosevelt who
first set the feet Of the commander OF
the American Expeditionary Force on
the pathway that led to his present
triumph.
From an obscure captain President
Roosevelt Jumped" Pershing to the
rank of brigadier general, despite the
protest that arose from bureaucrats.
New-York tribune., 1919-09-11
The Parade
AsSeenFrOn1
AnAeroplane
Tribute tOPershing
Is Paid From
SpeedinglMachine

IN a C,ytiss biplane, piloted by
Richard H. Depeao, jr., aUi11ner of the
first prize for efficiency IN the To-
ronto-Ne,v York air race, Jack
Binns, ouiator-reporter for The
Tribune, covcred the 1st Division
parade yesterday. THIS is the first
time such an event has been reported
from, the air.
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Showers to-day and tomorrow: mod
crate southeast to south winds
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Imperial Valley press., 1919-12-01

there has been no other county in the
state of California, if in the United
States, which has had such a remark
able growth.
Six High Schools
The six Union high schools in the
county, with the exception of the one
created during the past year, are all
housed in beautiful modern buildings,
surrounded with well equipped play
grounds and athletic fields, as we'll as
beautiful lawns. Motor transportation
is furnished for the pupils residing
some distance from the schools. The
automobiles are owned by the districts,
and are run and kept in condition by
the students under the instruction of
mechanics employed for that purpose.
The courses of study provide places
for manual training, physical educa-
ton, music, domestic science. military
training, business, and all of the ordin-
ary academic subjects. These schools
have all of the apparatus and equip
ment necessary to make really first
class high school systems.
The elementary schools in the towns
are house in buildings equally as ade.
quate, equipped in the same manner,
and also furnishing transportation. All
six Of the towns have found it neces-
sary to increase the capacity of the ele-
Imperial Valley press., 1919-12-01

.oday he would find much satisfaction
n the new and greater opportunities
which greet completion of his last pro
ect. Such personal satisfaction re
mains to John d. Spreckels and his
brother.
Immediate commercial advantage
lies i'm Imperial valley, where con-
nectiOn is matle with the Southern
Pacific at El Centre, in the heart Of
the below sea-level finland EN-
pire" of alluvial flow of the COlOra-
do river, productive of whatever is
planted and world famed for the
finest long staple cotton grown.
Should this important cotton dis
trict not lead to mills at San Diego,
the Japanese doubtless will haul it
through for their own mills. which
have ursurped LiverpOOPs pre-emi-
nence, and so furnish return cargo
for vegetable oils or other freight
from Nippon. 1t is generally
known. perhaps, that the Japanese
are not idle concerning after-the-war
trade. They have recently ascer-
e tanned that the San Diego & Ari-
zOna "cut-Off" will give them an atl-
vantage i'm hauling cotton by rail
from New Orleans or Galveston to
San Diego for trans-pacific ship
ment. rather than using the Pana-
ma canal with its attendant tolls.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-12-01

The Elks club rooms
in Ell Centro are among
the most lavishly furn-
ished in the Valley. B.
P. o. E. No. 1925 is one
of the finest lodges in
the state.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-12-01
all the chairs in the two latter orders.
Prominent Contractor

all the chairs in the two latter orders.
Prominent Contractor
In April 1912, he was elected a mem
Der of the grammar school educational
board of Ell Centro, and for the past
nine years has been honored as presi-
dent of that body. In 1913 he was city
trustee of this city at which time the
streets of El Centre We're voted to be
paved and also the installation of the
new water system. Mr.. Travers was in
strumental in the recent victorious cleo
tion of the grammar school bonds of
$4,000. He is now busily engaged in
making the necessary plans for the
construction of the building.
Mr. TraYers is a director of the Secur-
ity Commercial and Savings Bank of FL
Centre and also director of the newly in
corDOrated Home Builders Association
which is capitalized at 100000. Mr..
TraVers is also executive member Of the
Associated Chambers of Commerce He
was united in marriage January 81,
1893, with Miss Emma j. Snow, of Nova
Scotia. To this union was born one
daughter, Ruth, a native of Redlands,
July 4, 1902. Mr. Travers is
the only contractor who maintains an
office the year around and is located at
50S Main street, El Centro.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-12-01

proposed, TIC trains on the new road
will carry safe-observation cars be
tween San Diego and Yuma, and the
scenic beauties of the new route and
the richness of the fertile acres of the
Imperial valley will thus be impressed
upon tn travellers Pullman service will
cific at Yuma.
ESpec Interested
The San Diego & Arizona railroad has
been constructed at cost of approx.
mately S1S00O,00 1t is the only large
piece of railroad construction that has
been carried on in the United States
since the entrance of America into the
war with Germany, and Austria. After
the work was well along. the financial
difficulties were so great that the Spree
kels interests succeeded in directly in
teresting the Southern Pacific company
in aiding in the completion of the line,
and it is now owned jointly by ]. d. and
A. +. Spreclels and the Southern Pa
cific.
Starting ut san Diego from
point practically at sea level, the
road ascentls 10 an elevation of 1860
feet. then passes downward to.pOint
126 feet below sea level. and thence
upward again on gradual rise to
Yuma. 1t is claimed that this will
he the shortest transcontinental
route 10 the cast, via its own road,
the Southern Pacific and Rock Is
land route.
An idea of the great difficulties en-
countered in its construction may be
CLEANED from the fact that within a
length of SIS feet; No. is 1900 feet
long; No. s. 25O0 feet; No. 9, 600 feet
No 10. 1000 feet; No. II, 500 feet No.
IL. 500 feet; No. Is. 291 feet; No. Il. 1900
feet: No. Is, 925 feet: No. 16, $50 feet;
No II, 661 feet; No. 1712, SIS feet; No.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-12-01

AT first glance, it seems that these
conditions have changed, for the county
now boasts of So elementary schools,
and six union high schools, almost all
of which are housed in modern and
beautiful structures, but such is not
entirely the case. History has indeed
been repeating itself, for in some Of the
districts, which have recently been
formed at the edges, of the county, the
schools are being conducted in struc-
lures similar to those already described.
but these in time will give way to
modern and beautiful structures, taking
a place along side those of the older
communities. In few instances the
pioneers have been very optimistic, and
have provided larger and more excellent
structures than necessity demanded
One community which the writer has
in mind bonded itself for building
with a capacity ten times that demand
ed This was three years ago. At the
present time, the building is made
quate, and the district has again voted
bonds 1t is perhaps safe to say thai
Imperial Valley press., 1919-12-01
D. & A. Furnishes Direct Outlet to Orient Valley Product

Cotton is but an item among the
rail line will give a quickened pace to
Pacific tidewater. AS it will send them
quicker, so it will distribute ocean
borne returns quicker. In the way of
trade competition with Japan, sample
opportunity would appear in the South
Sea islands, whose cocoanuts could as
well be reduced and refined to glycer-
inc, cooking oils and lesser products in
the climate of San Diego as in Japan,
saving thousands of miles of transporta-
ton, on a tonnage of huge proportions.
Rubber of the East India plantations
would seemingly as well be brought di-
rect as over it's world-around journey
established, and American machinery
provide return cargo balance for the
Orient.
Taps Mexican Riches
But foreign trade to it's hunters and
the merchant marine. The San Diego
& Arizona is in good position to lend
advantage in the rail haul participa-
ton. The Harbor of the Sun, as San
Diego bay is often called, is one of the
finest natural harbors in the world and
good facilities are provided now, but
the San Diego & Arizona is adding its
own terminal wharf and warehouse
system. Nor can its commercial fore
sight be left without mention of Lower
California, the Baja California territory
of Mexico, tremendously rich in miner
ais and agricultural possibilities, peace
fully governed in friendliness to the
United States throughout all differences
arising between Mexico and the United
Stats.
In its loop below the international
boundary, the San Diego 4 Arizona
runs "A miles through Mexican ter
ritOry. dipping 10 miles deep to n
point where connections would tap
the resources of the peninsula.
The general offices of the new road
are located in the Spreckels Building
on Broadway, San Diego. The official
roster shows John D. Spreckeis, presi
dent; R. c. Gillis, vice-president; and
these two and William Clayton and Is
Imperial Valley press., 1919-12-01

He has the distinction of erecting the
first structures on the townsite. Mr..
Travers is one of the foremost and in
point of residence the oldest contractor
i'm FL Centre. He erected many perman-
ent buildings in this city which have
added 10 the Identification of the town.
Among the structures erected by him
may be mentioned the Oregon Hotel, a
three-story brick building; the FL Cen
tro Hotel, two-story brick building
with annex the Ell Centre National
bank building, the Peterson block, the
Bin Block, the Methodist and Presby-
terian churches and many handsome
schools, ice plant, the power station,
the laundry, creamery and oil plant,
and many other substantial buildings
and residences. His latest achievement is
the new San Diego Savings and Trust
bank on the north west corner OF Main
and Sixth streets in this city
Fraternally, Mr. Trayers is a member
of Masonic lodge and the Independent
Order of Odd Fellows, and has held the
Office of Noble Grand of the latter /. o.
O. II. lodge of Redlands He is one of
the men who assisted in creating the
/. O. O. r. of III Centre. He is also a
member of the Eagles lodge and the
Woodmen OF the World. and has filed
Imperial Valley press., 1919-12-01
VAST REGION
OPENTOT TRADE
S1S,000,000 Line is Engi-
neering Marvel; Solid
Granite Blasted Thru to
Make Room for Steel
Rails.
ETE1sTyry6sTeIsT 8. sTSTsFs

continuously during the war period, al
though practically all other railroad
construction in the United States came
to standstill.
Enters Mexico Twice
The railroad enters Mexico at Tia
Juana, and debouches southerly 16 miles
from the international line, then swerv-
ing northerly to the boundary again,
making a dip of "A miles in Mexican ter
ritory at this point.
In order to avoid complications and
to comply with the Mexican laws,
separate corporation, known as the Tia
Juana and Tecate railroad" has been
formed to officially handle the section of
the road that dips into the sister re-
public. The officers of this corporation
are the same as those of the San Diego
&Arizona railroad company.
In addition to the Pullman service
Imperial Valley press., 1919-12-01

mentary schools, and 1t is not coinci.
dent that each of the six is about to
build or is building, but rather consis-
tent.
School System Grows
1t has become a pretty definitely set
tied policy of the older portions of the
Valley in the rural communities to
cease to sub-divide the districts to
smaller and weaker school units. AS a
result of this policy, many of the rural
schools are now employing two, three
and four teachers, making strong, we'll
graded schools, offering courses in man.
ual training, physical education, do
mestic science, agriculture, and music.
In a few of these schools transporta-
tion is being provided. The structures
which are being built in the rural COM
munities are providing auditoriums, as
most all of the country school houses
areu sed as social centers.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-12-01
Ell CENTRIC, CITY OF HOMES

El Centre has beautiful, shady
streets, fine municipal and business
buildings, many miles of fine streets
and cement sidewalks, electricity
for light and power, gas, a sewerage
system adequate for city several
times it's size, telephone and tele-
graph systems, beautiful churches,
public library, public parks and
school system which is unexcelled.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-12-01

idore Dockweiler, directors; L. w. Pom
thus, general manager; E. X. Kallright,
chief engineer; J. r. Lowe, superintend-
en and assistant engineer; J. L. Mas.
son, auditor; r. G. Dilworth, general
counsel; N. r.. Titus, treasurer; F. E.
Dorsey, assistant traffic manager; T. F.
O'Connell master mechanic; J. E. Stan
ley, commercial agent; S. P. Howard,
purchasing agent; w. A. Nickerson,
tranmaster.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-12-01

IS, 7oS feet; No. 10, 2s7 feet; No. 90, 90
feet.
Route of Easy Grades
Of the physical accomplishments
in building the San Diego 4 Arizona
ii may be stated the terrain balk-
ed undertaking for more than so
years since first conceived. There
was way by terrific grades which
could be built. but the cost of Oper-
alton would be prohibitive. The
road opened today is on a route of
very easy grades and the layman
can but marvel that any engineer
could have solved the problem. f.
j. kallright, chief engineer of the
San Diego 4 Arizona, did it, but he
was not only forced to go into Low
er California to do it, but use
score of tunnels beside innumerable
trestles and cuts and fills to do ii.
There is Il total of two and One-half
miles of tunnels on the line. but
these rather than detracting from
scenic value of the new route add
immeasurably to it. the traveller
reported. as if closing his eyes,
opens them upOn a new inspiring
vista. Details of the construction
work i'm remote mountain fastness-
es to which crews had first to con-
struct their rOadways are not neesl-
ed to impress upon the reader the
vast proportion of the physical tlH-
ficulties of this railway building.
1t is a wonderful road, and it is
wonder that it ever was built.
Difficulties
A glance at the map, with note o
distances, reveals the commercial.
strategical possibilities in linking TIL
port of San Diego directly with tn
East on route of lower attitudes, eas
ier grades and always open tracks
Most of the East, the South and South
west will see the Pacific ccnsiderabl
nearer at San Diego than elsewhere.
BY a saving of miles and hours, tn
new road is destined to plan an import
ant role in the realignment and cor
quest of trade under war-changed col
and We're E. II. Hartman aliv
Imperial Valley press., 1919-12-01

His efforts have found tangible result
in the development of Ell Centre. He
seems to possess an inituitive percep-
ton in recognizing opportunities that
many others pass heedlessly by, and
by utilizing such opportunities he has
advanced to a prominent position
among the leaders of Imperial county.
2 subject of this review is native
assachusetts. His birth occurred
sary Is, 1872, son of Robert and
rravers. His father was formerly