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Williams news., 1919-01-17
PERSONAL AND LOCAL

! EiiOOItlII ttIbO IOOIIG For Rent V A four room furn- ished house. A. Sine.
 Come and look at the bar gains. 25 per cent reduction at L. J. Olson's
 James Hudson is renewing his acquaintance here after an absence of several years.
 MT. Kelley, the second hand man, has returned from busi- ness trip of several days spent in Los Angeles. ,..
 Friends of Lille Button are pleased to see him up and around again after a weeks siege of Lagrippe.
 Luther Stover left Sunday for Phoenix to transact some busi- ness, and is expected to return the early part of the week.
 James Stark gave a dance last Saturday at the Sultana theatre. An enjoyable time was reported by the large number who were present.
 Mrs. J. M. RothweH and her daughter-in-law, of Seigmani made a business trip to Will Hams Tuesday and Wednesday. Mir. and Mrs. By Back
 Show me one that wasn't pleased with my work and I'll treat. Mike-the Tailor, Phone B.
 Raymond Stevens returned Saturday, from Camp Kearney where he received an honorable discharge from the 82nd In- fantry.
 Among others present were :: Mrs. George Mathews and Mrs. Hattie Wolfe. At the conclus- ion of the business meeting, Mrs. Sleeves served a delicious lunch.
 Mrs. Ray Finney. of Winslow, formerly of Williams, was talk en to an Albuquerque hospital last Tuesday, to undergo an op- eration for appendicitis.
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 The Daughters of the Rebec- ca met at the home of Mrs. Eas- ton, Wednesday afternoon, for, business and social meeting. Refreshments were served and all the members present enjoy ed a pleasant afternoon. t
 Mr.. and Mrs. Fletcher By have returned from Cookville. Tenn, where they were the holiday guests of Mrs. Bly's rel atives. Before their return to Williams, they visited in Wash ington, ID. G.; New York City and Chicago. f
 Ben Perkins, son of Hon. and Mrs. M. A. Perkins, is again looking after his range inter ests, after a years service at Camp Funston. He is a good man and a democrat. Prescott Courier. & .
 J. H. Paddock has accepted the appointment to be Williams deputy sheriff and his many friends are certain that he will fill the position with credit to himself and Williams. w. l.. Sevier and little son, Milton, of Williams, are passing the winter in Sunny Southern California. At present they are guests at the home of MT. Se- vier's parents, MT. and Mrs. S. M. Sevier, of M6nrovia, pretty little town near Los Angeles.
Williams news., 1919-01-17
Boilers and Pipe For Sale

We are wrecking the old Will Hams Water and Electric Com- pany's plant and have for sale one I50 H. P. Boiler, one 100 H. P. and one 80 H. P. Also quanJ tity of six inch and smaller pipe and fittings. Will be on the job one week. See Thompson & Fisher at Grand Canyon Hotel, Williams.
Williams news., 1919-01-17

Wake Up! It's about time to get that suit dry cleaned and pressed by
 Mike-The Tailor and Halter
Williams news., 1919-01-17
The thing that goes. the farthest oynS < I;cs IL

The thing that goes the farthest >a Toward making, life worth
 while, ss, K That costs the least and does the most, As5 i
 Is just a pleasant smile. It's full of worth and goodness
 . too,
 With genial kindness blent, It's worth a million dollars.
 And it doesn't cost a cent.
 O. K. Lodging House maker you feel at home. That will make you smile.
Williams news., 1919-01-17

Furnished Home For Rent; On reasonable terms. See T. A. Moore.
Williams news., 1919-01-17
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Imperial Valley press., 1919-04-16
FEDERAL AGENT
To GIVE ADVICE
ON REVENUE LAW

Deputy Collector w. J. Ward, a
representative of the office of Hon.
John p. Carter, collector of internal
revenue for the Sixth District of Cal
ifornia, will have an office in Ell
Centre for period of two weeks.
Collector Carter has sent his deputies
to the various county seats for the
purpose of assisting taxpayers in any
matters relating to internal revenue
about which they are in doubt.
The services of Deputy Ward will
be available at the county seat to tax
payers during usual office hours and
he will be located as follows:
FL Centre National Bank, April II
to 21.
Security Commercial and Savings
Bank, April % to 25.
First National Bank, April 26 to
20.
No fee is required to be paid to the
deputy for the services above stated
and Collector Carter sincerely hopes
that the taxpayers will avail them
selves of this service.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-04-16
RETURN HINDU
FOR TRIAL ON
MURDER CHARGE

Acting under the instructions Of
the district attorneys office, Shel-
itf Charles NJ. Appplestlll today de-
tailed two special deputies 10 guard
Khair Din, Once-convicted murder er,
on the trip back to this county from
San Quentin prison for re-trial OF
his case.
The deputies left this morning for
the north and are expected to arrive
here with their prisoner by next ,Ion-
day or Tuesday. The Hindu will be
kept in confinement in the county
jail awaiting his new trial, the fourth,
TOR murder.
A new warrant charging murder
will probably be issued. The case is
expected to be set for early trial,
probably for the May term of the
criminal calendar.
Return of khair Din to Imperial
county follows the victory of the de-
fense, Attorney O. V. Wilson, at
tolney, in the appellate and supreme
courts. The appellate court re-
versed the Judgment of the superior
court in sentencing the Hindu to San
error Of law during the trial.
Inc court denled All appear OF thc
state for rehearing, this decision
being sustained by the supreme court
in finding that is attracting the
attention of criminal lawyers
throughout the statet. The court rul ,
ing upsets criminal procedure to q
certain extent by expanding the
number OF peremptory CHALLENGES of
jurymen by the defense to almost
any number.
In his first trial, charged with cut
ting to death one of his partners in
a farming enterprise, Khair lin was
found not guilty. In the second the
jury disagreed In the third the ver-
dict was guilty and the penalty was
fixed at life Imprisonment.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-04-16
GREAT TOURING
ACTIVITY NOTED
BY AUTO CLUB
HAVENS WINNER ......
This weeks winners of The Press
Advertising contest were:
Morris +. Havens, first
Julia Blodpett second

Touring activity in the southern
part of the state is double this wear
over last, according to an announce
ment made yesterday by the Automo-
bile Club of Southern California.
Through its eighteen branch offices
and the headquarters bureau, 37,SS3
personal calls for touring informa-
tion have been answered since Janu-
AIRY /, 1919, and 21 .235 telephone calls
on road conditions have been cared
for.
The Automobile Club has answered
3,772 letters from eastern points in
three months, calling for highway
dope" throughout Southern Califor-
MIA and this is twice as many as last
year, indicating that the flood of mo-
tor travel to these parts will be tre-
mendous.
There have been 393 1853 road maps
issued indicating that by the end Of
the year motorists will have received
approximately 100000 maps from
the organization. guiding them over
all highways. TIE clubs road infor-
nation cars have covered 1898 miles
so far this year, the majority of this
mileage being hung up in Southern
California.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-04-16
.Octogenarian
Is Defendant

Probably the oldest person ever a
defendant in the criminal court of
Imperial county is Isaac N. Snyder
OF Bard, who is on trial on charge
Of assault with deadly weapon. He
is II years old, is hale and hearty
and poppy, both mentally and physi-
cally.
The trial Of his case opened this
afternoon before Superior Judge Luce
of San Diego, sitting for Judge
Franklin J. Vole. Attorneys for the
prosecution were District Attorney
Simon and Deputy Don Bitter, and
for the defense w. F. TimmOns, dis
trict attorney of Yuma county, Ari-
ZCna.
Snyder is alleged to have taken a
shot or two at neighbor, George
Caswell, following an alteration over
scme trivial matter. The bullet
lodged in TIE ball of Caswelfs foot
The case is the first of a criminal
nature developing in Bard for the
past year.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-04-16
EARLY MORNING
FIRE DESTROYS
FOUR BUILDINGS

One of the most spectacular and
disastrous fires in the history OF the
East Side was the unfortunate CON
flagration at Hotville early this
morning, wien section of business
buildings in the old part of the town
was wiped out.
Four buildings in a quarterback
section were totally destroyed, with
tie contents, and with an estimated
loss of from $4,000 to $4,000 The in
surance is said to have been small.
The places caught in the fire were
CampbelPs restaurant, a Japanese
pool hall, two-story frame building
containing barber shop and ROOM
ing house, and Orr's cafe.
The fire was discovered about $3.50
this morning, the flames having made
such headway that the efforts of the
fine fighters were of no avail. The
buildings burned like tinder boxes.
The cause is not known, although
it was discovered that the blaze orig
mated in the back end of the Japa-
nese pool hall. Those who made a
close examination of the premises
after the fire believe that it might
rave started from a discarded cigar
itette which smoldered all night until
it broke forth in flames.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-04-16
EXTRAD|TE MAN
WANTED HERE
FOR SHOOTING c

Within a day or two, Sheriff
Charles NJ. Aprlestill will go to Mex
icali to claim as prisoner for this
county, Ventura Espinosa, wanted
here for the shooting and attempted
murder of Deputy Sheriff Mcclellan.
The eXtradition papers have been
signed by the judges of the Court
of the First Instance at Ensenada,
the legal capital Of Lower Califor-
MIA, and are now on their way to
Governor William ID. Stephens of this
state for his signature.
After these formalities are com
piled with, the sheriff will be tele-
graphically advised and will secure
possession of the prisoner. Espinosa
has been confined in the Mexican
jail awaiting consummaton of the
eXtradition proceedings.
The crime with which he was
charged was committed about three
weeks ago near Bonds Corner, when
he was arrested by the deputy sher-
iff, Espincsa escaped across the line,
however, after painfully but not Sc
riously wounding the officer. He
was arrested by Mexican rurales.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-04-16
COURT NOTES.

A verdict for $3O7S for the plain
tiff was rendered by jury in the
Superior court yesterday afternoon
in the suit of w. A. Ritter against
the Imperial Oil Mills for damages
for injuries sustained by his son
Thomas in an explosion at the Ca
leXico plant of the corporation. Conk-
ling & Brown represented the de
fendant and Robert Hill the plain
tiff.
A. ID. Wood, charged with robbing
a man who had played the Good Sa-
martan to him, was found guilty by
a jury in Superior Court late yes
terday. Before the bench TINS morn
ing Wood was sentenced to an indie
terminate term of one to ten years
in San Quentin prison. 1t was
brought out in the trial that Wood
had served time in prison for forg-
ing checks
Imperial Valley press., 1919-04-16
CHURCH PLAN
FOR SAILORS
is 4 SUCCESS

Chicago, Arril 16.-Every sailor
who is discharged from Great Lakes,
the largest naval training station IN
tie country. receives Il kindly pat on
the hack and a letter goes home ahead
of him.
Chaplain Frank Thompson sees to
it that no man leaves the station with
out frienrly goodbye. AS he passes
the mastering officer he is given a
card with kindly word from the
chaplain and the person to whom this
last touch with camp is entrusted is
George c. Murdoch. Brotherhood of
St. Andrew secretary. The letter
that gees to the sailors home is ad-
dressed to the pastor of the church
to which he belongs or has stated a
preference.
SO successful has been TINS Great
Lakes plan and so widespread has
been the ccmnendation of it, that
other discharging camps and stations
are putting X into effect.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-04-16
COUNTY ROAD
B j | | ! | n 6
PLAN UNDER
FIRE
HoItville District Sends Del
egation to Brawley, Which,
Is Not the County Seat,
for COnfab.

Holtville is the ilrst district to
protest against TIE highway buIiuing
plans Tentatively biOycuud by tue
neWIytol med highway c~nmssion,
headed by +. S. Lack Of BraWley ara
cCntl clled by the super v,sOrs fl on
the CaleXico and Bra Nley uIsaicts.
Yesterday a committee, consisting
of seven members, representing the
Holtville Commercial Club journeyed
to Brawley to take up the question
of roads affecting their city and con-
tiguous territory. They charge that
their district is neglected by the plans
of the commission.
Included in the plan for the pro-
posed county roads are: One ten
miles east and west of BraWley; one
of the same length and directions
from Imperial ;another ten miles
west from CaleXico to the base of
Signal Mountain, and enc east from
CaleXico to Bonds Corners.
There is also included in the
plan a road southwest from Brawley,
a cross-road connecting with the Gu-
ma highway, three miles east of
Holtvlle.
There is no provision made, how
ever, fer crossing between the Ca
leXico east and west road and the
Yuma highway, which would cover
the No. 7 district The Holtville
delegation will insist upon such a
road, as we'll as a north and south
cad from Holtville, instead of three
miles to the eastward. This road
would cross the Imperial and Braw-
lev east and west roads.
Those who made w the party from
Holtvile were Mark Rose. David Ven
eli, B. L. Baker, r. A. Holt, Russell
Jones, f. f. Shacklett and K. o. Ken
dali
Imperial Valley press., 1919-04-16
MORE DETAILS
Of JAP ANU. s.
MIX IN RUSSIA
(By Associated PresS)

washington, April l6.-It was
learned authoritatively today chat no
American troops were in the vicin-
ity when Japanese unit in Siberia
was wiped out recently by Russians.
Reports that the Americans had
refused to aid the Americans had
alisten and it was explained that
there were because Major General
Graves, acting in accordance with in
structions, declined to join in an at
tack upon the force of Russians,
whom he did not regard as Bolshevikl
or enemy.
General Graves position was made
known when the japanese commander
applied for cooperation in advance
The Japanese nevertheless undertooh
the expedition alone.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-04-16
HAVENS WINNER
PRESS CONTEST

HAVENS WINNER g.. ......
This weeks winners of The Press
Advertising contest were:
Morris +. Havens, first
Julia Blodgett, second.
Miss Black, third.
If they will call at this office their
awards will be given them. The
prize -winnin0 letters follow:
'The Government has never quit
asking people to save food. BY keep
ing your food fresh and palatable it
is saved from being wasted.
"Why carelessly let the food you
have carefully prepared spoil when
it may be kept in an edible condition
much longer by keeping it in dark.
cool ice chest.
"Now that the hot weather is
coming on and victuals become
spoiled much quicker it is necessary
ices effectiveness may be lost if kept
frigeratcr or ice chest.
"A large shipment of ice chests
and refrigerators have just arrived at
McCune's from which to make your
selection from
"KELLY'S PLACE.
Did you know that kelly's MUIR
sery has just what you are looking
for to beautify your homes and
ranches?
Imperial Valley is the garden spot
of the world and let's make it look
what it is by planting more shade
trees, fruit trees, roses, etc.
"Kelly's stock is in every way
suited to this climate. and if you buy
elsewhere you run the risk of get
ting unsolicited northern grown
plants that will not respond to this
climate.
'Be safe. see what you buy, and
let's all pull together fer more pros
porous and beautiful FL Centre.
"MRS. LOUISE BLACK"
Imperial Valley press., 1919-04-16
TONGUES OFF
E'E 4 CE MEET,
SA US PREMIER
lRN Associated Pressl

EN Associated 1feSSD
London, April l6.-Replying in the
House Of Commons to previous crltl-
cisms Of his activities in the Peace
Coufel enoe 1t Paris, Premier Lloyd
George said the situation is still
full Of rerils for all countries.
He pleaded that ithose, who are
trying to do their best be let alone.
No conference in history, sad the
premier, faced problems of such. va
liety, comp1eXity, magnitude and
gravity.
The time spent by the Peace Con
ference in framing the league OF
Nations plan saved time instead OF
wasting it, Premier Lloyd George de-
clared. as the league would provide
means for adjustment of possible err
r0rs
at is not true that the United
States and Europe have been at va
riancc. the premier declared.
He deprecated attempts to SOW dis
scntion among the delegates.
In answer to aquestion from John
Clynes, labcr leader, as to whether
aprrCachGs for peace had come from
the Russian government, the premier
said:
Owe have had no approaches of
anv sort or kind None have been
rut before the conference"
Premier Lloyd George said it was
his earnest conviction that military
intervention Russia would be an act
Of the greatest stupidity.
The premier said that reliable m
formation showed that while the Boil
shevil< force apparently was growing
.EGlYhcvism itself was gradually wan
incline and breaking down before the
relentless fcrce Of economic facts.
lie said that questions cropped up
at the Peace Conference which I'M
ncri'ed the peace of Europe but that
he believed the conference had sur
moumted these difficulties.
Peace Delegate Lloyd George said
he had never forgotten what France
had gone through and that the dele
gates to the Peace Conference were
not forgetting that what she was en-
titled to was not merely security
a"ainst repetition Of the German
stack, but to feel sense of secur-
itV against it.
Tire conference has brought to an
unanimous conclusion all questions
before it, including decision that to
publish the peace terms before they
are discussed with the enemy would
Ee first class blunder. Premature
publication, he contended would only
serve to encourage resistance Of the
enemy.
Lloyd George denied he was try
ing to escape the declaration he
made during the general election cam
pawn. His declarate regarding max
ing Germany pay, he declared, had
roen concurred in by all the party
leaders.
The premier said he was going back
to Paris if the house wanted him to
go Whoever went, he declared, must
have the full confidence Of parliament
to carry out his pledges to the ut
most of his power of conviction.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-04-16
ALFALFA CROP
To TAKE JUMP
THIS SEAS0N n

More alfalfa seed was sowed in the
Imperial Valley this year than ever
before, according to A. Fawley, the
alfalfa seed grower and wholesaler
|of Yuma, ArlZ., who controls most
of the seed output in the Valley. He
further stated that there was more
seed used in the Imperial Valley du-
ring the season that closed April +
than in all the rest of California and
Oregon combined.
Twenty-one cars of alfalfa seed,
averaging $4,000 pounds to the car,
were sold to retailers in the Valley
by Mr.. Pawley and although the sea-
son for planting is past, farmers are
still trying to buy. However, they
are finding it difficult to find any
seed among the retailers for sale,
there being but few lots of Chilean
left.
Of the twenty-one cars of seed
that came into the Valley, Ell Centre,
with three retail dealers, received
five; Imperial, with one dealer, one
car; Calexico, with four dealers, four
cars; Holtville, with two dealers, four
cars; Brawley, with one dealer, dis
tributing through the North End,
four cars; the North End, composed
'of INLAND, Calipatria, Westmoreland,
etc, three cars.
Eighty per cent of the seed plant
ed this year was Of the Hairy Peru
vian variety, the farmers of the Val
ley being of the opinion that it is the
best for the land. Very little of the
Chilean has been used. All the seed
that comes into the Valley is first
passed by the Yuma County horticul-
tural commissioner. who certifies to
its species. Upon it's arrival in I'M
ncrial county it is again examined
by County Horticultural Commission
er Waite.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-04-16
BONNIE BURR"
ESCAPES CROWD
At DRUG STORE

Friends guess | may call you
friends, as | sincerely believe that
am among such, for the large crowd
that gathered yesterday afternoon in
front of the Valley Drug Company
was the happiestgo-lucky gathering
of men, women and children I've yet
seen in Ell Centre. My, but what a
crowd, and still | slipped by you five
times. went into the drug store
twice, once weighing myself on the
scales. | cannot see how you let
me get by. AS | weighed myself |
noticed that | tipped he scale at one
hundred and ten pounu,.
Lucky for me no one noticed me
on the scales, for that was enough
to give me away, and, better yet
sat down to the fountain and asked
the soda dispenser for glass or wa
/ ter, and afterwards | ordered Coco
/ Cola He smiled at me, but never
seemed to get the hunch that | was
Bonnie Burr. Coming out of the
drug store. | saw Jack Lewis, my
newsbcy, en- Reds transfer truck tell
ing or saying something to Mr.. Het-
Eel, the photographer, about tie no
vie machine.
I Looked at Jack and he laughed
and TUNED his head. That was
enough to give me away sure, but
/ they seemed to be too much interest
/ ed in Jack. One fellow who wore a
cowboy hat and who was in the same
crowd Saturday night, started
straight for me. but seemed to change
/ his mind and he stepped back into
the crowd again. My, but how close
! he came to the hundred dollars,
also noticed Mr.. C. J. Lewis in
! the crowd. He had the most pleas
ant smile. Must have just sold a
/ few machines. | overheard a lady
kind OF slender in build, say to Jack
my Newsboy:
''I'll 90 in halves with you if you
will point Bonnie out to me.
! If YOU only knew then, Miss, how
close beside YOU | was standing you
would probably feel ashamed to have
asked Jack such a silly question, for
( please remember you must capture
me On the square. and | trust you
want the hundred dollars offered by
The Imperial Valley Press for my
Carture, bad.
But you will never catch me unless
you brace up and ask me-
Today | will appear in front of
he Old Mission Grill between 2 and
3, and tonight at the WHY'S Knight
garage between and 6. | realize
that | will not be able to escape cap
tire long. so get busy. folks. Brace
right up and ask everyone that you
want, as | will not yell out like Jack
and say:
Here am. Mysterious Bonnie
Burr"
So YOU see it is up to you to ask
everyone who goes bv. Tomorrow
will appear in front of Hetzel's photo
shop between A and 3, providing | an
not caught TODAY.
Remember. these are the last few
days, so let's get busy. Remember
do not pass up anyone.
I thank YOU. BONNIE, BURR.
These are the regulations: One
must have the latest copy of the pa,
per and a three months paid-up sub
scription. The words are:
Pardon me, but you are the mvs-
terious Bonnie Burr of The Imperial
Valley Press, the leading newspaper
in the Imperial Valley"
Imperial Valley press., 1919-04-16
Poultry Expert
Arrives Here

Professor n. L. Luce, poultry eX-
pert for the T. S Department of Ag-
ricultuIe. arrived in FL Centre this
morning for "a ten-day professional
visit in the Valley. While here he
will cooperate with the Farm Bu-
reau in aiding the poultry men to Sc
cure greater efficiency and higher
standards in their business.
He is covering the state under the
auspices of the Agricultural EXten-
sion division of the University of al
ifCrnia
Imperial Valley press., 1919-04-16
MORE " WESTERN
MEN ARRIVE.
(By Associated Press)

IBy ASs0clated Press)
New Yolk-TWenty-one hun
dled officers and men Of the
Nninety-first division, headed by
Ma ior General William Johnson,
division commander, arrived from
France today upon TIE steamship
Calam&res. They are mostly Ma
tional Army men from Washing
ton, Oregon, California, Nevada,
Utah, Idaho, Montana and Wyo-
ming. The steamship Ohioan
brought 1900 troops, the major
ity being members of the Forti-
eth division, most of whom are
former California and. Nevada
National Guardsmen.