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Imperial Valley press., 1919-06-07
REASONS GIVEN
FOR ROAD BONDS

The Auto Club of Southern Cali
fornia, which is taking an active in
terest in the proposed bond issue for
$4O,O00,O00 to complete the states
system of good roads, has sent out
the following list of reasons for sup
port of the bonds:
|. Because it is a statewide neces-
sity.
2. Because it will give work to re-
turned soldiers, sailors and unem-
ployed men.
3. Because it will prove of vital
good to the farmers and fruit grower.
H. Because it will aid materially in
developing local manufacturing.
5. Because it will open up immense
tracts of land for settlement.
6. Because it is to every ones fl
nancial interest and welfare.
T. Because it will extend and
cheaper transportations to all users
of roads.
g. Because it will vastly benefit
Southern California counties.
8. Because it will help effectively
to cheaper the cost of living.
10. Because it will mark mile
stone in the progress of California.
Reasons for voting "No" on the
road bonds measure: None.
Vote "Yes" for the Good oRads
Bond measure on July 1st. =
1t will give work to the men who
gave America liberty.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-06-07
CALL MEETING Of
OIL LAND OWNERS

Holders of oil lands in the Yuba
district, southeast of Coyote Wells
have been called to mass meeting
to be held at Seeley next Tuesday
night for the purpose of organizing
a drilling company to sink we'll on
the property.
At an informal session held at See
ley yesterday the organization of the
company y 2aJ men subscribing: 500
each was suggested and between fif-
teen and twenty signed up to sub
scribe.
Something like thirty sections of
land are held by Seeley, FL Centre
and Calexico men, in the Yuha dis
trict, which is between the Highway
and Mt. Signal. All of this land was
recently formed into an association
konwn as the Yuha Westside Oil Co.
The new company will take over all
of this land and drill on either all or
part of it, leasing the rest.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-06-07
.UNEARTH CLEWS
IN C0BURN CASE

Redwood City, June 7.-Franklin
Swartz, district attorney of San Ma
teo county, today announced that
he had obtained definite clews which
have identified and located the sup
posed murderer of Mrs. Sara Catira
Coburn, an aged and wealthy widow
of Pescadero, who was dubbed to
death Tuesday night. He said that
developments had practically dissi-
pated the suspicion that Wallace Lo-
rem Coburn, the aged incompetent
stepson of the murdered woman, was
responsible in any way for the mur-
der.
"We can lay our hands on the per-
son responsible at an ytime,' said the
district attorney, "but we re moving
cautiously in order to make our case
as complete as possible"
Imperial Valley press., 1919-06-07
BIG STRIKE Of
WIRE MEN IS
SCHEDULED
FOR JU NE /
President of the Commercial
photographers Union An
nOunces WalkOut InvoIv-
ing Western Men.
(By Associated Press)

Los Angeles, June IL. l. Mar
shall, first international president of
the Commercial Telegraphers' Union
of America, today announced that the
members had finally decided to strike
on June II. ell said that 200 would
qui there.
A. Hixon, vice president of the Pa
cific division of the Association of
Western Union Employees, said that
a majority of the members of the as
sociation did not believe there was
cause for strike and that mot one
Of them would strike
Marshall declared "Our own men,
bers will strike and we are strong
enough to VIM"
The strike will involve men through
out the United States west of Den
yer.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-06-07
COMMERCIAL CLUB
FOR WESTMORELAND

The organization Of the Westmoree-
land Chamber of Commerce was af-
fected Thursday night, and at the
session officers We're selected and
the constitution and bylaws adopted
The organization is formed for the
purpose of assisting in the develop
mnet of the town and in further COM
munity enterprises.
Following are the officers elected
C. f. Boarts, president; G. A. Webb
vice president; H. r. Andre, secre'
tarv' B. II. Inpram. treasurer These
men, with I. II. Gentry and Olaf
Sandberg, form the board of direc
tors. -
Imperial Valley press., 1919-06-07
VALLEY RANCHER
DEMONSTRATES
MANURE VALUE
BY w. O. Johnson

Imperial County Farm Advisor
In Belgium the farmers have a pro-
verb, "No crops, no cattle; no cat
tie, no manure; no manure, no crops.
Belgian farmers have believed and
practiced this for centuries. AS a
result, up to the war, Belgium had
the highest yield per acre of any
country in the world. Belgian farm
ers have and aus all their manure.
Suppose you have twelve cows, six
horses and twenty hogs. These will
produce about 220 tons of manure a
year. At $3.50 per ton, the approx
mate commercial value of this ma
nure, according to the recent investi-
cation of the Pennsylvania Expert
ment Station, Circular No. 81 is
about $1,000. Can you afford to sell
this to an agent of some citrus orch
ard on the cost for soc ton? A lot
of Imperial Valley farmers are still
doing this. A great many are even
giving the manure away. One of the
most peculiar sights to a stranger
visiting Imperial Valley is to see ma
nure being put on the roads to fill
the chuck holes and low places. l
doubt whether there is another place
in the whole world where people do
this. Are Imperial Valley farmers
more foolish than other farmers?
George O. Barnett has a ranch
one and one-half miles southwest of
InrYerial, a half-mile directly west of
thp water tower. He cropped some
of his land for five years steady to
milo. That was bad farming, because
the corn took out the same elements
of soil nutrition everv year, and last
years his cron was not good. This
years he put it in alfalfa. AS an eX-
pertinent he thoroughly manured the
end of one land and a part of an
other lengthwise. The results were
amazing.
If you want to appreciate the value
of manure on alfalfa please go out
and look at Mr.. Barnett's field He
estimates that he will get from tor
to a ton and half from the manurec
land and probably not quarter OF
a ton from the land that is not ma
nured. OF course any farmer is able
to burn his manure or give or throw
it away. He can rob his land ant
himself and his family if he want:
to. but is it a sensible thing to do
Imperial Valley press., 1919-06-07
FOUR INDICTED
ON GRAFT CHARGE.


Detroit-An indictment charg-
ing four men with conspiracy to
defraud the government of thirty
millions dollars in munitions and
supplies contracts was returned
today by the federal grand jury
here. According to Arthur Barkey,
chief of the Detroit bureau of the
Department of Justice, the grand
jury has named Captain Sotarios
Nicholson of Washington, con-
nected with the Ordnance de
partment; Grant Hugh Brown,
millionaire sportsman; Fred Col
Inns, vice consul to Greece, and
an army officer now in France.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-06-07
SHOWS CANT. DISTRIBUTION

Arthur NJ. Nelson, county develop
ment agent, is taking advantage of
the cantaloupe season to distribute
good publicity for the valley Inter
esting news stories showing the
magnitude of the industry are being
sent out by him today to the various
national news agencies and to nation
al magazines and newspapers.
AT this moment, when valley canta-
loupes are being eaten in nearly every
city of the United States, this pub
licity is being gratefully received by
newspapers and by the reading pub
lie. The articles showing the magni.
tuda of the cantaloupe industry can
not fail to be impressive.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-06-07
DENIED REINSTATEMENT
TO NATIVE SONS.
lRvAssociated PreSSl

Yosemite-Dr. Charles BoXton,
former San Francisco suuervis-
or, indicted in the San Francisco
graft cases in 1906, was denied
reinstatement into the Native
Sons of the Golden State at the
annual convention of the grand
parlor, by vote of 100 to 100.
Officers of thte Grand Parlor
held that reinstatement would es-
tablish a dangerous precedent
regarding other former mem
bers who were indicted in the
graft case.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-06-07
MEXTCANS PROTEST
SEGREGATION.
BY Associated Press

San Franc sco-A protest
against the alleged. segregation of
Mexican children in the Los An
geles school and the supposed
placing of Mexican children with
negroes has been sent to Gov
ernor Stephens by Ramon De Ne
gri, Mexican consul general here.
De Negri declared the alleged dis
elimination to the result of the
activity of certain big interests in
an effort to create trouble be-
tween the United States and Mex
leo. The Mexican consul at Los
Angeles made the first protest.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-06-07
REN|SH
IN
APPEAL FOR
PROTECTION
President of New Govern
ment Hints at Inevi table
Revenge From Prussian
Militarism.
(By Associated Press)

Cologne, June Dir Dorton, pres
ident of the new Rhenish republic, has
telegrapked to Sir William Robert
son, commander of the British forces
of occupation here, announcing the
formation of the republic and repu-
dating any desire to evade a ''just
share in reparation of the war dam
ages"
He appealed to the Eentente to pro-
tect the new state agains inevitable
revenge from Prussian militarism."
Imperial Valley press., 1919-06-07
PROTECTS HIS MELONS.

Nick Cobb, who has big water
melon patch on the State Highway
near Seeley, has been bothered a
good deal lately by persons who like
to help themselves to his melons,
which on the market cost 5000 a ton.
After catching a couple Of boys in
the patch, he stationed man with
gun in the field, who remains there
night and day.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-06-07
Last Minute
Bulletins
IRISH SOLDIERS
ACCCS SED OF MURDER.
tBy Associated Press)

VDy NSSOCIdJCU IVSS
Paris-Within the last few
months at least ten citizens have
been killed in Ireland by soldiers
or constables under coircumstan-
ces found by coroner's juries to
have been wilful murder. This
charge is made in report on OBJ
servations in Ireland by Frank
Walsh Michael Ryan and Edward
Dunno, delegates of the Irish So
cieties in the United States. The
report was sent to President Will
son along with a demand that the
Peace Conference investigate the
Irish question.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-06-07
lRY Associated Pressl

Darmstadt, June ten persons,
expelled from portions of Rhineland
occupied by the French because they
refused to deal with the new repub-
lie. it is alleged, have arrived here.
They claimed they were confined
bv the French in barracks at Worms.
Some say they were not given food
for twenty-four hours, We're placed
in cells without sleeping accommoda-
tions, and were insulted and NAL
treated by French officers.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-06-07
HUN RECRUITING
AGENTS ACTIVE.

Berne-Great activity is being
displayed by Germany in recruit
ing men for the army and in
gathering ammunition. The inde-
pendent Socialist Die Freiheit of
Berlin says that, according to the
Socialist Abendi of Vienna, Ger
man recruiting agents are busy in
Austria.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-06-07

Walter Bowker of the C.-M. ranch
is stopping for a few days at the Ho-
tel Oregon, while in this city on bus
mess.
DR.. and Mrs. j. S. Foncannon and
their daughter Julia are enjoying a
short vacation in San Diego.
Miss Emily Horr, her sister lila and
her mother. are leaving today for Los
Angeles, where they intend to spend
the summer months.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-06-07
READY FOR FLIGHT
TRANSCONTIN ENTAIL.
(ByAssOciated [ Press

acknowledgement Roy Fran
els, L. S. airplane pilot, today
made his final test of he 800
horsepower airplane with which
Re plans to fly from New York
to San Francisco, making only
one stop, at North Platte, Neb.
The start will probably be made
June 10 or 16.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-06-07
(ByAssociated Press)

Wiesbaden, June 7.-Opposition to
the new Rhenish republic is growing
daily here. Judges of the province
are the latest to defy the new gov
ernment and, with court employees,
have declined to recognize the legal
ity of the Dorton regime.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-06-07
LANTANA GRADUATES SEVEN

Closing exercises at the Lantana
school, formerly South Fern, were
held at the schoolhouse west of See
ley last night and diplomas were
handed to five pupils. Two other
graduates were unable to be present.
The address of the evening was made
by Professor Dodds Of Imperial high
school.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-06-07
lRN Associated Pressl

Berlin, June THE Greater Berlin
Soviet, which is dominated by radical
proletariat elements, has ordered a
24-hour general strike in protest
against the execution in Munich
Thursday of Levine Nissen, Bavarian
communist leader
Imperial Valley press., 1919-06-07
TELEGRAPHERS' STRIKE
CALLED IN GEORGIA.

VDy zISSUVTottU TtSh
Atlanta-An order calling out
the union telegraphers at Column
bus and other points in North and
South Carolina, connected with the
strike of telephone and telegraph
workers in the Southeast, has
been rescinded, it was announced
today.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-06-07
PROFITS IN TRUCK GARDENING

Eight acres of onions planted by
Tom Sinote gave. says the Farm Bu-
reau Monthly, 200 crates to the acre.
These were sold at $500 per crate.
Thirty acres of lettuce were sold for
$4,000. 1t cost only $4,000 to cultivate
and harvest them, so Mr.. Sinote
reaped reward of $4,000 for his
work. He also had time to prepare
and get in a crop of cantaloupes on
the same ground.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-06-07
DYNAMITE CAPS
SH Ak + TALL BUILDINGS.
(Pv Associated preSS)

San Francisco-D o w n t o w n
buildings were shaken today
when William Fitz, an employee
Of TIE Pacific Novelty Company,
dropped box of dynamite caps.
Fitz was injured The properly
damage was slight.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-06-07
ARMY PLANES
FLY TO PORTLAND.
(By Associated Press

Mather Field-A squadron of
eight army airplanes, carrying
eleven officers and enlisted men,
will leave tomorrow on a flight
to Portland. They will stop at
Redding.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-06-07
TO OPEN REALTY OFFICE

A new real estate firm that will
open an office in Seeley and handle
ranch sales and leases is announced
this week, in the partnership Of ID. f..
HARRISON, president of the Seeley
Farm Center. and r. W, Gray, head Of
the implement firm Of r. w. Gray &
Son at Seeley. An office will be open
ed next week in the Conley building
at SeeleY.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-06-07
BUYS BRAD'S SMOKE SHOP.

Brad's Smoke Shop has been sold
by B. p. Hemeon to H. c. Stevens,
who has taken charge of the cigar
stand and soft drink counter. Mr.
Hemeon will continue his wholesale
tobacco and cigar business.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-06-07
(By Associated Press)

Coblenz, June Army headquar-
ters said that the Rhenish republic
movement had made no Roadway in
the American area of occupation, not
withstanding reports to the contrary.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-06-07

One of the most comfortable ranch
homes in the southern part of the val
lev is that of F. O. Williams, one mile
east of the Acacia school. 1t is COM
pletely fitted up with upper sleeping
porch, hot and cold water, hardwood
tenn, which supplies lights, electric
iron and fan. Mr.. Williams is very
successful hog raiser and has nearly
400 head now on the ranch
Imperial Valley press., 1919-06-07
OElEG A TES
FIRM AGAINST
MAKING PEACE
TREATYPUBL|C
Official Text Is Not Avail
able, Even Upon Request
of the Senate, 1t Is Be-
lieved at Paris.
(By Associated Press)

Paris, June THE American del
egation to the Peace Conference are
apparently firm in their decision not
to authorize publication of the Ger
man peace treaty until signed and
not even to communicate the official
text in its present form to the U. S
Senate.
Virtually all the important COM
missions connected with the confer
ence are in session today, due to a
desire that the work should be hast
cned as much as possible.
The Council of Four continued con-
sideration Of the German counter pro-
posals.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-06-07
NEED MEN AT BRIDGE.

the State Highway bridge at Seeley,
which was started this week by High
way Foreman E. NJ. Maurer, is be-
ing seriously handicapped because of
lack of help. The work is proceeding
very slowly with force of only four
or five men, whereas there should be
a dozen on more. Foreman Maurer
has appealed to the business men of
Seeley to help him secure more help
Imperial Valley press., 1919-06-07
(Bv Associated Press)

st. Germain, June DIR. Karl
Renner, Austrian chancellor and head
of the Austrian peace delegation, has
allived here. after his visit to Field
kirch, where the conferred with Aus
tl'ian representatives from Vienna.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-06-07

w. J. Summers and C. P. Vauclain
arrived at the Barbara Worth last
evening from Los Angeles. They will
spend the next few days visiting their
ranch lands throughout the Valley.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-06-07
(ByAssociated Press)

Washington. June 7.-Administra-
ton officials believe that President
Wilson's reply to the Senate resolu-
ton asking for the German treaty
will be that it would not be compat-
ible with the public interest to fur
nish the text at this time.
This belief is strengthened by dis
patches from Paris.
Senator Lodge has called meet
ing FOR Monday of the Senate Foreign
Relations committee to outline plans
for Il treaty leak investigation.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-06-07

Mr.. and Mrs. G. W. Reasonover ex-
pect TO leave Ell Centre on Monday
to make their future home IN FL Paso,
Texas.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-06-07

R. w. Sears, director of McCabe
center, has been elected treasurer OF
the County Farm Bureau, in place Of
j. j. Carr, resigned.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-06-07
ASK FOR GERMAN GUN.

Congressman William Kettner has
introduced a bill in Congress asking
that captured German cannon be
given to the City of HOltville to be
placed in the city park of that place.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-06-07

Harry Winship is sending very
delightful weekend with friends II
San Diego.
Evening star., 1919-08-25
SUES FOR 728 18TH ST.
LEASE AND INJUNCTION
IShaw-Walker Company Proceeds
Against Whitman osgood in
D. c. Supreme Court.

Proceedings for. an Injunction and
for specific performance have been
Instituted in the District Supreme
Court by the Shaw-walker Company
against Whitman Ossood. owner of
premises 72s 18th street northwest.
The plaintiff asks the court to pre-
vent Mr.. Osgood from leasing the first
floor Of the property to another and
to require him to execute a lease to
the plaintiff on terms alleged to have
been agreed on between the plaintiff
and the owners agent.
The tenant tells the court it has
been occupying the premises for nine
years and has been paying only $3.50
per month for the storeroom. The
agreement as to the new lease, it is
alleged, calls for the payment Of $3.50
per month. but it is asserted that Mr..
Osgood claims he can get $500 per
month for the first floor of the prem
ises and declines TO execute the lease.
Evening star., 1919-08-25
RED CROSS WORKERS
ORDERED FROM OMSK
American Women Sent to Irkutsk
by Ambassador Iorris@Gov-
ernment Dismayed.


By the Associated Press.
OMSK. Friday. July Is (by courier
to vIadivostok).-An the American
woman Red Cross workers at Amsk.
approximating sixty. were recently
ordered sent to Irkutsk by Roland s.
Morris, American ambassador to
Japan. who came to Omsk on orders
from Washington to make an inves-
tigation of the Kolchak government.
This decision was reached after con-
sultation with Col George H. Emer-
son of the American railway commits
sion. Maj. Gen. William s. Graves.
the American commander in Siberia /;
Ernest L. Harris, the American con-
sui general. and Maj. Slaughter, the
representative at Omsk of Maj Gen.
Graves.
Col. Emerson pointed out that $4,000
cars filled with refugees and mate
rials were moving toward Omsk from
Yekaterinburg and Cheliabinsk and
routed eastward. and that the conges-
tion daily was incre asfng. He recon-
mended removal of the women before
il should become too difficult.
DR.. Manget and Maj. Macdonald,
Red Cross heads. obtained permission
ITO retain twelve workers, seeking
thus to prevent complete demoraliZa-
tion of the 1,000-bed hospital and the
Evening star., 1919-08-25
NEEDS MEN FOR YEAR PER1o1
Reed Hospital Staff to Replace Aids
Listed for Discharge.

According to an announcement made
by Col. Mahlon Ashford on the medi-
cal staff at Walter Reed Hospital, a
drive is on to enlist unmarried men
between the ages of eighteen and
ffty-five for service of one year at the
hospital to fill the places of those men
soon to be discharged. Thes Medical
Corps offers great opportunity te
these men to become efficient along
various vocational pursuits
Lieuts. Wilford and Widnay of the
Sanitary Corps are in charge of the
recruiting drive. One of them will al
ways be on dutys at the hospital and
will be glad to answer any questions
in regard to the enlistments. They
may be reached during the day by
calling Columbia 7400. The recruiting
office Is located in Barrack No. 1
where efficient men will constantly be
on hand to receive applicants and
show them the advantages to be gain
ed by enlistment at this time in the
medical department.
Evening star., 1919-08-25
o. S. S. RICHMOND SOLD.
Civil War Craft and First Vesse
to Utilize Camoufage.

The U. s. 8. Richmond, built at Nor
folk in 1860, and which won distinc-
tion as being the first warship to
utilize camoufage, has been sold by
the government. AS a unit of Farra-
CUTS fleet during the civil war the
Richmond was smeared with mud as
camoufiage at Southwest pass in
1862 in the expedition to open up the
| Mississippi.
The Richmond participated in the
attack on New Orleans, and later in
the battle Of Mobile bay. In recent
years the vessel has been used as a
receiving ship at the Norfolk navy
yard
Philadelphia dealers purchased her
from the government and will dis
mantle her.
Evening star., 1919-08-25

refugee relief work, and rupture OF
which were the result Of many
months effort. Mr.. Morris agreed to
the women remaining, in view Of ar
'rangements made by Consul General
Harris to send out those remaining
on a consular train in case of emer-
gency.
Government circles are dismayed,
the belief being expressed that the
removal of the requested workers is
calculated to precipitate q panic at
Omsk. where nervous tension already
is running high.
The first train. which departed on
the gath, included children who were
Red Cross wards in the colony at
MASK. west Of Cheliabinsk. A second
train left on the 25th.
Evening star., 1919-08-25
FIRE IN MATHER BUILDING.
Home. Of Eugene Lauck Also Badly
Damaged by. Flames.

this morning. in vacant room on the
ninth floor of the Mather building
91S G street. was put out before 1t
spread to other parts of the building.
Fire officials believe the blaze started
among papers left in the room when
it was vacated. The damage was es-
timated by the fire department at
$500.
The home Of Eugene Lauck. 1241 w
street southeast. was badly damaged
by fire. which was discovered by oc-
cupants OF the house at 3 O'Clock this
morning. No one was injured.