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The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1920-01-06
CANADA TO CUT DOWN COINS
Of Money for Commercial Uses
In the Dominion.

Ottawa.-The high price which bar
silver has been commanding In the
metal markets Of the world may neces.
state a reduction of the fineness Of
the alloy from which Canadian silver
coins are struck, 1t was authoritatively
stated here today.
With bullion prices at the present
level, there Is too great tendency to
withdraw coins from circulation and
melt them for commercial uses, 1t was
said. The Canadian mint here has
been kept busy to meet the demand for
silver coinage and minting is not a
profitable business, With bar silver 80
expensive -. '-
To lessen the temptation to withdraw
Canadian coins from. circulation to be
melted and sold for bullion 1t now is
proposed to reduce, the percentage Of
pure silver In, them. Just what stan.
1ard may be adopted has not been in
dicated.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1920-01-06
/ VIENNA Y IS !. ]: .F:LE:E:CED ] ] : | ]
War CRATER Gets Away With
Huge Sum of Money.
Funds Collected to Aid Soldiers Used
by Spectator With Mayors i
> A IL ''-"

Vienna.-Mayor Reumann has Just
disclosed to- the Vienna city council
loss to the city Of 13,000.OO0 crowns
through a business venture undertaken
by a former council headed by Mayor
Weisskirchner. - ST. :. Z 49, =" :,
On the beginning Of the war, Mayor
Weisskirchnero organized a committee
to collect public Subscriptions for the
relief of soldiers and their dependents.
It Is charged that Weisskirchner ad-'
vanced huge amounts from this fund
as we'll as! city moneys to Hans Hafner,
who undertook to exploit several
schemes for the benefit of Vienna. ~,
Among Hafner's ventures was the
operation Of large plant for the pro-
duction Of artificial milk and factory
to manufacture footwear from patent
ed artificial leather. A building was
erected for the milk process scheme,
but it was never put in operation,
while the shoe factory proved a dead
loss.
To cover its losses, it is charged,
Mayor Weisskirchner drew upon funds
raised by needlework guilds and upon
other charities all over~ the country,
and also from the profits Of municipal
war kitchens without acquainting the
opposition members Of the council Of
his action.
No accounting of the charity funds
was ever made, so the use of those
funds was not discovered until the
present government took Office. !
Weisskirchner and his associates
have been called upon to explain these
transactions. Meantime the city is be-
ing sued by manufacturers in Slovakia
for vast quantities Of artificial leather
fabrics, which they furnished to pro-
vide Hafner with material for manu-
featuring shoes.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1920-01-06
New Ideae II ADDING Machine.

ssEs z2;; New Ideas Ii Adding Machine.
AT, least two novel features are EN-.
bodied in the construction Of new
adding machine described in the Popu-
lar Mechanics Magazine. Most re-
markable,, perhaps, is the facility and
safety. with which it may be taken
apart, in spite Of its complex nature,
a pair of pliers and a penknife being
the only tools necessary. The opera
tion Of greatest value, however, Is the
machines ability to subtract as easily
US It adds. This is made possible by
a simple reversing lever which causes
the adding wheels to run backward.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1920-01-06
NOT HIS NAME.

The train was pulling into the sta
ton and as the passengers crowded
to get off the hotelman, walked up
and down calling: king George. sir?
King Georgei' Coming up to an old
gentleman from the country, he said,
while stopping for the mans bsg:
king George, sir?"
NO.. sif;",f replied the old man,
YOU'RE mistaken. I'm just plain
Abraham NcCarthy.'-Harper's Maga.
snlrn !; T. r.. -.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1920-01-06
TAX LAWS OF MINNESOTA

$$ @ $$ & 81 ] $ $$~r~ @ @ s% ~% % %% ~a
Mamd
Sc" tn" '" agrees Herewith
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1920-01-06
Hen Lays Any Place,

WoOdville, Mich.-Mrs. G. G. Lay
men owns hen that IS a regular old
gadabout. She'll lay eggs~most any
place except in the nice downy nest
Mrs. Layman provided in the most
sanitary and scientifically perfect hen.
house. She selected the top Of straw
stack to lay one batch Of eggs and
hatch out brood of Is chicks. Then
She had terrible time getting her
youngsters. ..7,,
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1920-01-06
TUESDAY EVENING, JANUARY 6, 1920

For Example: Take Angle Township.
first on list-town tax 32.4, school tax
22.S, plus. state and county tax, 37.o,
equals 92.2. %
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1920-01-06
Students Fined IL Cents
Wien Guilty Of Flirting.

Bnngor. Wales.-Under the
, rules Of the Antimotting league.
: the object Of which Is to pro-
mote the best interests Of, the
colleges mere. a student Is liable
TO n fine Of - cents II found
guilty of Ogline or making any
sign whatever to attract the at
1ention Of girls.
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1920-01-06
Family Too Bio.

Hutchinson, Kan.-When the family
Of J. b., 5Clothier, farmer OF western
Reno county, has a Sunday dinner It
has to be held out in the yard. There
are IA grown sons and daughters in
the Clothier family, most of them mar
ried and with families OF their own.
Eleven Of the Clothier boys own farms
In western Reno. J. B. Clothier's IA
ther had Is children, all grown. -
The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1920-01-06
Peer Is a Bartender;
Has Title But No Cash.

London.-A member Of the
peerage who Is a bartender, has
been found In Buckinghamshire.
He is Sir Henry Echlinhart, now
well up: in years. who presides
over the drinks in ''The Bird In
Hand" pub at Princes Ris-
bourgh. The family formerly
possessed estates in Scotland
and Ireland, but all had been
dissipated before the title de-
scended to Sir Henry.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-03-12
BATTLE
OVER VOLSTEAD
ACT ON COAST
Attorneys Wilson and Ellison
Plan Test Cast in San Diego
to Prevent Enforcement of
National Prohibition as Ap-
piled to Individuals.

What promises to be one of the
hardest founght legal battles waged
for some months in the United States
district court before Judge Benjamin
Bledsoe in San Diego on April 18th,
will be the case of six MeXicans, by
names, Ysidro Reyes, Jose Ostelesca,
Ventura Menoz, Ygnacio Rodriguez,
Cirilo Sanderval and Domingo Rodri-
guez, arrested March 1, by United
States Customs Inspectors Harris and
Montelone at Calexico for having ten
one half pints of whiskey in their pos
session.
A cache of 120 pints and "A half
pints was later discovered, which the
officers claimed, it is stated, belonged
also to the arrested Mexicans.
The men will be tried under the
Volstead act which was an act for the
enforcement of the 18th constitutional
amendment, and which is now being
bitterly contested in some Of the east
ern states.
Great interest centers around the
final outcome of the present case, in
asmuch as this is the first instance in
Imperial county where there has been
an infraction of the Volstead law
While the act permits individuals to
have liquor in their own homes and to
serve it to their bona fida guests, il
| specifically prohibits anyone from hav
ing liquor in their possession outside
Imperial Valley press., 1920-03-12
BUREAU
DISCUSSES
S30,000,0O0
BOND,|sSUE
Up Until Late This After
noon No Decision Had
Been Reached on Question
of Ratifying or Endorsing
Question Now Before Dis
trict.

At o'clock this afternoon members
of the Imperial County Farm bureau
were still discussing pro and con, the
question of endorsing the plan now
before the irrigation district board of
directors relative to the calling OF
$30,000,00O bond issue to construct
the All-American canal. or $1,000
600 issue to construct what B popu-
arly known as the first leg" from
Laguna dam to Hanlon heading.
Opposition to the plan to pass
resolution as recommended by the ir-
rigation committee of the farm bureau
Mike Liebert and d. F. HARRISON, who
presented verbal report to the di-
rectors, developed early following the
report.
ID. F. HARRISON of the committee
stated that he believed both questions
eshould go on the ballot and give the
voters chance to express themselves.
Mr.. Liebert then outlined q plan
including the one spoken of by Mr..
HARRISON which was much more COM
prehensive in scope.
The first man on his feet after
had thrown the meeting open for dis
cussion was c. f. Boarts OF Westmore-
land who opposed the $4,000, 900
plan and stated that he believed the
majority Of the people in his neigh
borhood would oppose it. He said he
did not believe that the valley lands
should bond themselves to irrigats url-
improved government owned lands.
This brought ]. NJ. Grafton Of the
Acacia center to his feet with an ex-
planation simplifying Mr.. Boart's
statement in that the government
lands would have to pay for their pro-
portionate share Of the cost.
Other speakers followed in quick
succession for and against the plan
and at last one speaker stated that
he did not believe it was the province
of the farm bureau to take an action
of this kind, inasmuch as there was 80
much difference of feeling. This
seemed to be the general concensus Of
opinion and adjournment was taken
for lunch, the discussion to be renewed
after luncheon.
Dean Hunt Of the university was
present and it was announced that the
directors would hear from him during
the afternoon.
During the morning session the di-
rectors listened to the re~ort OF Farm
Advisor w. o. johnson which covered
the work of the bureau for the past
three months.
1t was also decided to retain Miss
Mildred COrbin. farm home depart
ment demonstration, during the sum
mer months, if possible. as classes in
canning will be conducted at that time.
The fact that the farm home depart
|, ment is getting out 4 cook book and
what is more important. bulletin on
how to garden in Imperial valley, was
brought to the attention Of the di-
rectors, who approved both plans.
Due to the largeness Of the meeting
it was held at the Barbara Worth in
stead of at the farm bureau a. usual.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-03-12
POPULAR COMEDY
COMING TO PALACE
DIRECT FROM MASON

"Turn to the Right" known through
out the country as the monarch OF
comedies, will be offered to the play
goers of Imperial valley by James A.
Cook. manager of the Palace theater.
on Tuesday, March %, for one night
only.
The famous play which ran for a
solid year at the Gaiety theater, New
York city, and the George M. Cohan's
Grand Opera House, Chicago, is at
the present time playing to capacity
houses everv night at the Spreckels
theater, San Diego. From there they
are scheduled to appear for one week
at the Mason, Los Angeles. Closing
in Los Angeles Saturday. March 90
the show will come direct to Ell Centre
for the only performance given in the
valley, and according to those who
have seen the show, it is one of the
best on the road.
Many of the original New York
cast will appear in the production as
it is offered in Ell Centro, including
Mike Donlin, the famous baseball
star, who plays the roll of "Slippery
Muggs," the pickpocket. Others II
the cast are Samuel Reed, William
FOran, Charles w. GOOuflcn, Mauut
Huntley and Rita Ross. all of the
above artists have appeared in theil
rolls more than 1000 times, opening
with the show in New York two year!
ago.
The fact that George Golden ha!
never entrusted his famous comedy hi
to a second rate company has beer
an important factor in it's record
breaking . success throughout tn
country and the mere announcement
that the original company is coming
to Ell Centre in a popular success
should be sufficient reason for pack
ing the house.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-03-12
F0RDNEY RESENTS
|NS|NUAT|ON As
UTTERLY BASELESS
(BY Associated PrcSSl

WASHINGTON, March 12-Mem-
bers of Congress, congressman and
senators. will support the soldier bonus
legislation in order ito get votes,
Frank Keech of New York, and former
lieutenant colonel, inspector of the
general department, declared before
the house ways and means committee,
which is holding hearings on the relief
of legislation.
The witness added he was concerned
over the predicted decrease in bond
values.
81 consider it an insult to any person
to say that I would spend two billion
dollars of public money to be elected
to congress-" declared Chairman Ford
ney.
Members of the various legion posts
in the Imperial Valley are watching
with interest the progress of the hear
ings before the house ways and means
committee in Washington.
There seems to be a general feeling
in the Valley that congress is playing
politics with the soldiers, both in the
recent Kettner bill and in the other de-
mands the former service men are
making.
Any soldier bonus legislation passed
by congress would affect the thousands
of men now in the Valley and will be
welcomed by them.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-03-12
VAN WAY SELECTS 4 ~
ELECTION BOARDS

City Clerk Walter E. Van Way has
selected the election boards for the
various precincts for the April II
election, when three members of the
city council will be selected and the
voters will have the opportunity of
voting on a $236,O0O bond issue for
public improvements, as follows:
Ward A-East of Fifth street, south
of Main; east of Seventh, north of
Main. Rev. G. A. Palmer. inspector;
L. p. Sargent and Miss Jane Royce,
judges; Mrs. Mary A. Garren and
John Brunner, clerks. Polling place,
Daily Bros office on Broadway.
Ward Beast of Seventh and west
of Fifth; south of Main, Rev. Walter
S. Reed, inspector; Mrs. Violette
Campbell and Mrs. Ella NJ. Ritz,
judges; James A. Crerar and James
Gemmel, clerks. Polling place, city
hall.
Ward C-West of Seventh, w. l..
Stone, inspector; Mrs. Angie Ragan
and Charles Knight, judges; r. E. Jau-
man and Mrs. Margaret Bucklin.
clerks. Polling place, east vestibuls
of Barbara Worth hotel.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-03-12
TO
MEET MONDAY

The FL Centro Democratic Campaign
Committee, for the 1920 presidential
elections. will be formed at the meet
ing of the local democrats, to be held
in department l. of the superior court
Monday evening starting at 7.30.
} The meeting is called at the order of
the James w. Glassford, chairman of
the Imperial County Democratic Cen
trail committed and at the same time
the democrats in Brawley, Holtville,
Calexico and Imperial will meet for
the same purpose. The division has
been made according to supervisorial
districts, and the member of the CEN
tral committee residing in each one of
these localities will be neculous for
the publicity campaign committee in
each district.
While special invitations have been
sent. out to a number of individuals,
the meeting is public one and all
democrats are urged to be present.
Working under the county organiza-
ton, the publicity committee will have
its own officers and will direct the local
for the presidential elections
Imperial Valley press., 1920-03-12
JURY FREES MEN 49,
IN FIVE MINUTES

: The jury in the case Of DR.. D. A.
Stevens against the Imperial Water
Company No. 5. brought in verdict
of $4,000 damages for the plaintiff
this morning in Department 2 of the
Superior court.
DR.. Stevens on March 16 last,
ran into an open ditch under construc-
tion by the water company, while driv-
ing an automobile at night. The car,
Case "8", was badly damaged and
DIR. Stevens sustained fractured
nose.
Evidence brought out during the
trial convinced the jury that the water
company had been negligent in the
matter of placing red lights or other
danger signals for the protection of
the public. James w. Glassford, repre-
scnted the plaintiff.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-03-12
CASE OF BRAWLEY
BANKER ON TRIAL

LOS ANGELES. March 12.-The
story Of Peter P. Hovley, Brawley
business man. and Mrs. Barbara
Staaldeynen, alias Phillips, will be
told before U. S. Commissioner Long
today, at the preliminary hearing OF
the charge against Hovley, of violat-
ing the Mann White Slave act. The
woman in the case was subpoenaed
yesterday. and is expected to testify.
Mrs. Stooldeynen was at one time
in the flower business in Wausaw,
Wis, where she was visited by the
defendant. who is her uncle. She
joined him, she says, at Chicago,
whence they travelled together to
Denver, then to Salt Lake, and from
there to San Francisco, and then to
Los Angeles, where he kept her,
according to her story, at the Hotel
Stowell afterwards establishing her
in bungalow in this city. Later on
the girl returned east and married a
Chicago business man, who later left
her.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-03-12
NAVAL POLICY
HAY, SLOW
DECLARES
s | N S
First Information to Him
Came Three Months After
War Was Declared, He
Testifies; Protect Home
Waters First, Was Deci-
sion.

WASHINGTON; March 1s-Rear
wv Admiral Sims told the senate
investigating committee today
the first definite Information to
him Of the policy came from the
navy department three months
after war was declared. The ad-
miral said the department with
held sending all available Ameri-
can naval craft to Europe early in
the war because of the desire te
keep the main body of the nations
sea strength intact for possible
eventualities.
A misconception of the problem OF
defending the American coast from
submarine raids was partially respon
sible for the failure of the navy de
partment to act on repeated recon
mendations as to operations abroad
during the early months of the war
Rear Admiral Sims told the commit
tee.
The officer said that during the frs
six months of the war he was told re
peatedly that the operations abroac
would be dependent upon what cOult
De Spdfeu ITOIn an adequate UeleIlSe U
the home waters.
This policy was adhered to, he said
despite his efforts to convince Wash
ington officials that it was the con
census of allied opinion as well as hi!
own that the best defense for thu
American coast lay in offensive opera
tions against the submarines in th'
eastern Atlantic.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-03-12
PURYEAR FIELD is
NAME OF Ell CENTRIC
AVIATION FIELD

Puryear Field will be the name of
the new aviation field in this city. The
city council acted on the wishes of the
war department and named it in honor
of the late Lieut.. Puryear, who met
his death so tragically several months
ago on the Calexico field.
Progress on leveling the new field
is being made rapidly and equipment
from Calexico is being moved to this
city daily.
The field has been the mecca for
many sightseers during the past week
and it is probable that it will be more
popular when the squadrons have been
moved.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-03-12
CALEX|C0 VIEWS
BLDG. PERMITS
WITH PLEASURE
Border City to Hare n Record
Year; Last Sir Months of
1919 ShOU Permits in Excess
of HaIf-MiIIiOn: This Year
to be Better.

Official Calexico is proudly review
ing figures which most surely go to
show the growth of that city, as
shown by the record of building per-
mits issued during the year 1919. 1t
is, of course, the record year, and the
comparison, as given out by other
cities, reflects greatly upon the border
city.
The total number of permits issued
last year for new buildings there is
given as 3O7. The aggregate value OF
the buildings estimated when the per-
mits were granted-which is usually
very conservative-was $747,862.
The total value of new buildings
Imperial Valley press., 1920-03-12
Congressman Support Soldier
Bonus For Votes, Keech's Charge
20. HELLE," SAID PRES.
WILSON TO OFFICERS,
LET HIM GO FREE

WASHINGTON, March H. =
90. Helle," President Wilson wrote
yesterday in a communication to
the attorney general. 1t wasn't
evaporation or righteousness that
provoked it for it was no profanity;
merely the name of a man the
president had pardoned.
1t seems that o. Helle-hise first
name is Ole-boarded train out
in Montana and established an en-
tente cordiale with the Pullman
porter who lowed he could produce
"a bottle of forbidden juice" if the
price was Forthcoming. 1t was,
and he did, and 0. Helle pursued
his journey, much comforted. The
train stopped at little station and
a stern visaged man climbed
aboard. o. Helle saw nothing in
this arrival that need interfere
with the comfort of his existence.
He tilted the bottle and regaled
himself, without, so far as the
record shows, inviting the new
passenger to join him.
"You're, under arrest said the
new arrival "+- 5~' f'',i
"For what ?"
Bringing liquor into an Indian
reservation; this train is now run
ming over the Fort Peck reserva-
ton. What's your name?"
80. HELL" said the victim-with-
out any Sc"
They took him off, tried and con-
victed and sentenced him to 60
days in Jail. There is nothing to
indicate on which grounds sug-
gested by the episode the president
pardoned him.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-03-12
COMMISSION
D|SA.GRESS
OVER WAGE
A v ARDS
Reports of Majority and
Minority to Remain Secret
If There Is Probability of
Arranging Compromise;
Want Better Conditions.
(By Associated Press)

(By Associated Press)
WASHINGTON, March 12-An
w effort to compose the differ
ences between the majority
and the minority of the bituminOus
coal strike commission will be
made by President Wilson, it was
said at the White House today.
Coal officials said that neither the
majority or the minority reports would
be made public if there was probable
jty of bringing the members of the
commission to an agreement on their
principal differences on the amount of
wage advances to be made and the
hours of labor.
The failure of the majority to rec
ommend improved working conditions
has proved disappointment to the
miners as this has been one of the
chief demands of the men.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-03-12
PIMA COTTON NOW
WORTH 81 A POUND

Pima cotton is commanding a price
that is making people sit up and take
notice. j. l.. Allen of the Edward M.
Fowler company of Calexico said to-
day that they had purchased 26 bales
of Pima cotton at $1.00 pound.
This is encouraging to the growers
of cotton who have been made many
liberal promises regarding the price
that Pima would bring, but the ac-
tual sale of this grade of 26 bales at
a dollar a pound is certainly worth
noting.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-03-12

their residence or for transporting it.
(See 33-Titile 2-Volstead Act.)
The defense attorneys, o. V. Wilson
and Harry b. Ellison, will fight the
charge against their clients upon the
same grounds that are now before the
United States district courts of New
Jersey, viz: "That the United States
cannot rightfully pass legislation which
interiors with, or effects the rights of
any individual state. The penalty for
conviction is; for the first offense, a
fine of $500 or imprisonment for one
year or both. For the second offense,
a fine of $1,000 and Imprisonment for a
period Of not longer than two years or
both.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-03-12

for which permits were issued during
the last six months of 1919 was $532,
500. which may be said to nearly
double that for the same period in
Ell Centre.
The new year starts off with decided
indications that building during the
present year will be equal to if not
greater than in 1919. Most Of the
later permits, as has been noted by
the city clerk of CaleXico arc for the
erection of some very high-class resi-
dences.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-03-12
LODGE OFFERS SUBSTITUTE
TO SENATE FOR ARTICLE 10

WASHINGTON, March PA substitute for the
Article Ten reservation to the peace treaty intro
duced in the senate today by Republican Leader Lodge
1t generally follows the form Of draft agreed on
several days ago in the bipartisan compromise Rego
tiatiOns.
When the reservation was offered it was declared
among the republicans that the negotiatOrs had lined
up almost enough votes to ratfy the treaty that
basis but final agreement had not been reached The
republican leaders planned to obtain vote late today.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-03-12
HAZEL BRUMBLY
THANKS FRIENDS
FOR SUPPORT

Dear Mr. Davis:
Through the Imperial Valley Press
l wish to thank all those who gave
me their support during the late
Salesmanship Club contest. Though
didn't win one of the cars, did
receive beautiful Brunswick talking
machine.
Yours truly.
HAZEL BRUMLEY.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-03-12
IN THE SHADOW.

The many friends of Mr.. and Mrs,
Bryan Williams of San Diego were
grieved to learn this morning of the
death of their little 'ear-old son who
passed awav yesterday mornino after
a short illness of bowel trouble.
Mr.. Clay Williams of the First Ma
tional bank and Rev. Walter S. Reed
left on this mornings train for San
Diego where Rev. Mr.. Reed will con-
duct the funeral services.