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Imperial Valley press., 1920-02-02
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IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE
STATE OF CALIFORNIA IN AND
FOR THE COUNTY OF IMPERIAL
The Union Central Life
Insurance Company,
Plaintiff
VS.. Chas. L.
Childers,
Alfred o. Butler, ct al. Attorney
Defendants for
plaintiff
| The People of the State OF California
Send Greeting to Alfred o. Butler
Louis Breiling, James L. Lombard
Lombard & Son, Inc, corporation, s.
G. Haskell, WillianfN Guntermann
Charles Butler, The Peoples Abstract
Title Company, corporation, s. j
Montgomery, w. Hilderbrandt, John
Doe, Richard Roe, Jane Doe and John
Doe Company, corporation, defend
ants.
You are Hereby Directed to Appear
and answer the Complaint in an actor
entitled as above, brought against yol
in the Superior Court of the County o.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-02-02
NOTICE OF TINE AND PLACE AP-
POINTED FOR PROVING WILL
AND HEARING APPLICATION
FOR LETTERS TESTAMENT
AIRY

4 IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE
4 COUNTY OF IMPERIAL. STATE
i OF CALIFORNIA
/ In the Matter of the Estate of Tessie
/ Hess, Deceased.
4 Notice is Hereby Given that peti-
tion for the probate of the will OF Tessie
Hess, deceased, and for the issuance to
Fred c. Hess of letters testamentary.
has been filed In this court. and that
Friday, the 9Th day of February. A. ID.
1920, at 2 o'clock r. NJ. of said day. at
the courtroom of Department No. | of
said court. at the courthouse in the city
of FL Centre, County of Imperial State
of California. has been set for the hear.
ing OF said petition. when and where
any person interested may appear and !
contest the same, and show cause, II
any they have. why said petition should
not be granted.
Dated January 18th, 1920.
M. S. COOK.
Clerk.
BY A. II. WILLIFORD.
Deputy Clerk.
FRANK BIRkHAUSER. Attorney for
Petitioner, 25-26 Security Bank Bldg.
lei Centre. Cal.
Jan. 2S-l0x
.sI vs. "A
Imperial Valley press., 1920-02-02
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w ANT ADS.
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Accepted According to the Following
Rates and Rules.

Accepted According to the Following
Rates and Rules.
Ratcs--The -ate for inserting Pre-
paid Classified or Liner Advertisements
in The Imperial Valley Press is 1c per
word each insertion, if paid in advance.
Minimum charge, Csc.
Classified Advertising CHARGED TO
ACCOUNTS will be at the rate of liz C
per word. with minimum charge of
25c.
The Imperial Valley Press cannot
guarantee the accuracy or assu1ne re
sponsibility for more than one incor
cot insertion of any advertisement ord
,red for more than one time.
. Errors not the fault of the advertiser
which clearly lessen the value of the
advertisement, will be rectified only by
republication without extra charge OF
Presentation Of claim within five days
after insertion. No allowance will be
made when the error does not material
ly affect the sense or purpose of the
advertisement.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-02-02
FOR SALE

FOR SALE-30 sacks of Early Best
seed wheat by Arthur S. Fell, Ell Gen.
tro, Cal.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-02-02
Auto Repairs

CONSOLE BROS, FORD REPAIR
Shop. Ford engines overhauled for
$40. All work guaranteed. Money
refunded if not satisfactory. 511
Broadway.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-02-02

WANTED TO RENT from five to 20
good dairy cows, for two months, on
terms to agree. Write j. D. Leja, X.
r. f. d. Mol
Imperial Valley press., 1920-02-02

WANTED TO RENTi-so acres in al
falfa, suitable for dairying or might
consider buying, between now and
next August. p. O. Box APT, Ell Cen
trO.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-02-02

FOR RENT-90 acres good cotton land
to rent on $3.50 basis, also 40 acres
for corn crop. Geo. Hartwig, Bonds
Corner. ="
Imperial Valley press., 1920-02-02
LOOK WHO'S HERE

For Your Inspections:
1-1917 Ford Touring $475.
1-1917 Ford Touring $500.
1-1917 Ford Touring $525.
1-191S Ford Touring s525.
1-191S Ford Touring $500.
1-1918 Ford Touring $525.
1-19i8 Dodge Roadster $11O0.
1-1917 Dodge Touring 500.
Any of the above ON your own terms.
See me last.
FRED X. CROSS
Seventh & Main st. Eel Centric. Cal
Phone 359-J
Imperial Valley press., 1920-02-02
HELP WANTED

WANTED--Man to rake and clean
yard also to make garden. Apply
at Press office, 519 Main st.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-02-02

REAL CHANCE for young clerks with
executive ability to advance to posi-
tions higher up; new Business Man
agement Course paves the way; gives
you just the information you must
have in order to succeed; cost ac.
counting, advertising letters, sales
management, traffic management,
commercial law, etc.; you study at
home: no loss of time from your
present work; circular and full infor-
nation on request. international
y Correspondence Schools, ZIG Owl
Drug Bldg, San Diego, Cal.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-02-02

WANTED-Bids on blowing ITO acres
cotton land adjoining f. b. Wright's
ranch on South Meloland. e. A. Allen
on the ranch.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-02-02
NOTICE OF SALE OF REAL ESTATE
No. 667

IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE
STATE OF CALIFORNIA IN AND
FOR THE COUNTY OF IMPERIAL
Imperial Valley press., 1920-02-02

FOR LEASE-320 acres, for cotton,
ear Ell Centro. A good piece of land
and price is right. Clarence f.. Cage
604 Main Street, FL Centre.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-02-02

= -
Sez / to myself,
Sez |,
The Press Is the paper to buy,
Imperial Valley press., 1920-02-02

FOR LEASE-320 acres for cotton,
near Ell Centre, very good land, fair
rent. Clarence e. Gage, 604 Main
ST., Ell Centric.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-02-02
H@e&!sS;!IlS@seseD &;!IlSe
FOR SALE-Real Estate
NO COMMITS SION

NO CO M M L - y L y n
have some 250 acres that ] have
sub-divided into 5, 10 and 20-acre tracts,
together with the bulk of the lots and
lands originally owned by the Seeley
Townsite Company. If you want a slice
of Imperial valley prosperity iamble
our way and see what THE GATE
CITY looks like.
A. II. FERGUSON
Seeley, Calf.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-02-02

FOR SALE-30 sacks of Early Bart
seed wheat by Arthur S. Fell, El Cen
tro, Cal.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-02-02

WANTED-With place for man and
wife to live. Position as manager
and helper on cotton farm. Have had
experience in growing cotton in
Valley and can give good reference.
W. e. Lee, Ell Centre, Cal.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-02-02
FOR observation-disclosures

FOR RENT-40 acres near FL Centre.
Must rent at once. sacrifice rents,
price $500 per year. NWA Tr. 131
Sec. 20, T. S. IS s. r.. 13 east. Write
Hilda M. Fleming, Blythe, Calf.
Box 100.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-02-02

WANTED room unfurnished house
modern, will be permanent. Phone
178 E. w. Vessey.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-02-02
LOST AND FOUND

FOUND--Tire and rim, 34X4. 606 MAR
10 -, e. O. F'rcer.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-02-02

FOR SALE-Complete Billiard ana
Pool Room Equipment. Barbara
Worth Hotel
Imperial Valley press., 1920-02-02

WANTED Job for general ranch
work. Richard A. Forbes, Whining
ton, Calf, Hotel Pacific.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-02-02

SVANTED-First class automobile me
chanic. = Davies Overland Co., G7J
Main Street
Imperial Valley press., 1920-02-02

FOR SALE--Team, wagon, tools, inn
plements, and household goods. Lump
sum. miles south on Date, half
mile west. r. w. Sears.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-02-02
FRANCE CELEBRATES
LEAGUE OF NATIONS

Paris, Jan. 30.-A public celebra-
Ition of the organization of league of
nations was held today in the Sor-
bonne, presided over by President
Poincare, Paul Deschanel the presi-
dent-elect; Leon Bourgeois, Albert
Thomas, Former Premier RiDot and
Andre Honnorat, minister of pub
lie instruction, md places of honor.
M. Bourgeois, who was the French
member of the committee which
drafted the league of nations cove
nant, said: president Wilson, by
his messages and his personal efforts
offered the means of realizing this
ideal in great international conven-
ton. Whatever defects there may be
in it, the pact of April %, 1919, has
sealed between the free peoples a
solemn agreement for the union OF
all for the safety and independence
of ALL"
NJ. Bourgeois in his address, made
a reference to the first meeting of
the league on January 16, where he
said, there were found missing only
the representatives of the United
States of America, for the adherance
of which in the near future we all
are waiting and hoping.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-02-02
MORE DEFENDANTS ILL

Grand Rapids, Mich, Feb. 1.-In-
fluenza made a fresh attack on the
defendants in the Newberry elections
conspiracy trial today and it was
probable tonight that seven Of them
will not appear in court when the
case is resumed tomorrow afternoon.
That the trial will go on was indica-
ted by the fact that the IL jurors
sworn in Saturday gave no sign of
,eing affected by the malady.
Three of the five defendants on
yesterdays sick list had recovered
this evening, but five others were
fresh victims of the epidemic. John
S. Newberry, brother of the principal
figure in the trial, was stricken on
his way to Detroit and word tonight
was that he would not be able to re-
turn for several days.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-02-02
III Mud flOLE,
VERDICT SOON AFTER

Monroe, La, Jan. 29.-Wilen 4
dissenting iuryman today refused 20
agree to the verdict of guilty in Tie
trial of Alvin Calhoun, negro fol
loving the murder OF y. II. Arnold
January 20 at Tallulah, La, he was
publicly whipped and then dipped in
a mud hole, according to reports
from Tallulah reaching here tonight.
When the jury returned to its
quarters in the court house, escortine
the downcast, mud covered dissent
ing iuryman, a verdict of guilty was
agreed upon, according to the report.
The jury then appeared in the court
room, reporting it's findings, which
declared Calhoun to be guilty of
murder in the first degree.
1t is said that the dissenting jury
man was later waited upon by a
committee and ordered to leave
Tallulah.
Calhoun confessed to the murder
C Arnold, young farmer who had
emigrated south from Danville, KY,
several months ago, according to
the sheriff at Ouichita parish. He is
said to have stated that lie picked up
a heavy piece of wood and struck
the white man over the head while
the latter was milking a cow. Ac-
cording to the sheriff, the negro
said he then robbed Arnold of less
than 500. Arnold operated a farm
at West Point, Miss, before coming
to Louisiana.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-02-02
BANKS Of IIIAT|ON
TO Be REDUCED
Too Many Government Depositories.
Pruning Knife To Be Used-War
Causes Changes-Cutting Off
Inactive Banks and Reduc-
ing Deposits.

Washington, Feb. drastic re-
duction in the number of national
banks designated as government
repositories is being made by the
treasury department with the result
that less than 400 of the 1881 such
institutions holding federal funds on
June 80, 1919 are expected to sur
,vive the pruning knife.
Changes in the governments
financial situation brought about by
the wars fiscal corporations, it was
said,. officially today, has made it
necessary to abolish hundreds of the
idepositories and revise the plan for
distribution of government moneys
among banks employed since prior
Ito 1912.
While the treasury is cutting off
the inactive accounts, il is also re-
ducing the balances carried by many
other banks-in all, in fact, where
government transactions do not re-
quire the use Of large sums.
Scientific apportionment' it is
said will be the basis in the future
for disposition of surplus funds, Of
ficials explained that tie policy as
to repositories wouII operate so
that each bank will be able 10 realize
equal returns on a basis OF business
done for the government.
Lesa Than One Thousand.
Iaclu lex. IN the list OF national
banks struck off are 5G5 banks
which had accounts Of $1,000 ana
which were designated as govern
ment repositories during the admin
stration of Franklin Macyeagn, as
secretary of the treasury for Presi-
dent Taft.
Practically half of the banks to
be deprived of government balances
already have been eliminated from
the rolls and outstanding balances
thus have been reduced from $751;
100000 to s27,OOO,OOO. Other banks
will be taken off of the official list
of repositories and other accounts
will be reduced until by the end of
the calendar year it is expected the
new policy will be fully completed.
Officials were reticent today as to
the geographical location of the de-
positories cancelled.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-02-02
MEXICO RELEASES
TWO LIEUTENANTS
PLANE ALSO RETURNS

San Antonio, Feb. i.-Lieuts. T..
f. Davis and G. E. Grimes, United
States aviators, who have been held
by Mexican authorities since We'd
nesday last, when they made force
landing near Guerrero, were released
at Nuevo Laredo this afternoon and
crossed the Rio Grande to Laredo,
Texas, Col. j. E. Fechet Southern
department air service officer, an
inounced tonight.
The aviators were released by Or
der of Gen. Reynaldo Cara, COM
mander of the garrison at Nuevo La
redo, after a conference with Maj.
Gulian F. Sanez, commander at Mata-
imoras, who accompanied the aviators
to Nuevo, Laredo.
General Cara and Major Sanez
Icalled at the American consulate and
informed Randolph Robertson,
United States consul, who had ac-
companied the aviatcr5 from Guer-
zero, where he had gone to look in
to the circumstances of their de-
tention, that it would not be neces-
sary to take them ! before General
Marguia at Monterey, according to
reports Of Colonel Fechet from La
redo.
Lieutenant Stoner, an aviator,
with station at Laredo, was sent to
San Rafael Las Tertillas, 80 miles
west of Guerrero, and late today re-
turned with the airplane of Lieu
tenants Davis and Grimes, Colonel
Fechet announced. i
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-02-02
ENUMERATORS CALL
ON PEOPLE TO INSURE
AN ABSOLUTE COUNT

The census enumerators have COM
pleted the canvass of the town of
Abbeville, every house has been
visited. Some houses two or three
times, but with that, there may be
some people who have not been
enumerated. We desire every name
and now call upon everybody to help
US get the entire population. Find
out if you and those about you have
been counted. If not, telephone to us.
In case of doubt report so that we
can investigate.
Mrs. w. P. Wham, enumerator
for first and second wards.
Mrs. Laura Faulkner, enumerator
for third and fourth wards.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-02-02
NO DISTINGUISHED SERVICE
MEDALS FOR ENLISTED MEN

. Washington, Jan. 31.-A ruling by
the war department specifically ex-
cluded enlisted men from distinguish
ed service medals awards, Brig. Gen.
Robert c. Davis, president of the
American expeditionary force awards
board said before the house sub
committee which began hearing in its
investigation of the army's distribu-
ton of war decorations. Suggestions
, that enlisted men be included, he
said, were made from headquarters
of the army expeditionary forces, but
cabled instructions from the depart
ment were that enlisted men were in
eligible for such awards and that the
order of merit, formerly the equiva-
lent of the medal for enlisted person.
mel, could not be revived.
{ This ruling prohibited many en-
listed men from receiving awards,
General Davis said, adding that ap-
proximately 1900 medals and more
than $500 service crosses were
awarded by the American expedi-
tionary forces, 4,50O of the crosses to
enlisted men, ] 100 to officers and rs
to nurses and auxiliary workers.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-02-02
DANIELS Scores
THE YEAR Of 1878
Saws There Has Been Only Fiddiing
and Delay-Tragedy of Tragedies
When the Whole World Was
Waiting for Action-Expresses
Hope for Future.

New York, Feb. 1.-The past year
for the United States has been one
"of fiddling and delay and was
characterized as the tragedy OF
tragedies"by Secretary Daniels, who
addressed the opening meeting here
today of the campaign for the Near
East, relief fund. Although America
had not kept faith with the allies ne
said, he had confidence that the
American people would do their
duty.
"One of the beliefs that carried
us into the war" added Secretary
Daniels "was that small peoples
have the right to liberty and to con-
troll their own destjpies. Shall Amerl-
ca alone fail now in sustaining that
principle? I do not believe it. am
confident that the American people
will respond to this call to give to
{ Armenia present relief from the
perils Of starvation and then pro-
vide for the freedom of the country
from the rule of the Turk. They will
resoond to this call as they have re-
sponded to every call made upon
,>,.;1 = 1917 ~
Secretary Daniels in speaking OF
the navy said that the popular idea
of the navy was that it only exists
as fighting machine. This, he added
is it's chief mission but if it had not
proved a powerful agency in pro-
tecting the people and upholding the
dignity Of the flag at all times it
had failed Of its mission. In the war
5 he declared. it has proved its worth
and had it's full share in bringing
about peace.
There was nothing the matter
with the American navy during the
war, James W. Gerard, former am
bassador to Germany said in brief
address.
s'The trouble about the secretary
lis that he is too good natured''
added Mr.. Gerard. eff l had seen
secretary Of the navy and a bunch
of admirals or anybody else had
formed soviet board of criticism.
would have had them on the slide
and their heads in the basket inside
of "a hours"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-02-02
Big Money Out of Little Money.

The Southern Road from Abbeville
tc Hodges, would not be complete
without a Syfan to help make it a
paying proposition. Mr.. George w.
Syfan was one of it's first engineers
and was with the company for nearly
fifty years. Each son has served his
time on the road and now it's welfare
is in the capable hands of his son,
conductor M. B. Syfan and his grand
son, Thomas Klugh, who fires up the
big engine.
Conductor Syfan knows how to
make the nickels and dimes count, for
his cash fares last year amounted, in
round figures, to two thousand and
nine hundred dollars. Capt. Syfan
does ret understand the new tangled
"knock-down" game popular with
many conductors, so they say, and
this money swelled the receipts at
headquarters.
The Abbeville Branch is twelve
miles long and stops are made only
at Darraughs, Stevenson and Pratts
Crossing, and this amount of money
has been collected in very small fares.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-02-02
NEW ARMY MEASURE
TO GIVE =. :. &c
FORCE RI FIVE YEhHC

Washington, Jan. 30.-Mobiliz-
alton of an organized field army of
two million men would be possible
within five years after passage of
the senate army reorganization bill,
Chairman Wadsworth of the senate
military committee, said today in his
report to the senate on the measure.
The cost would not exceed $780,
$4,000 annually, he said!
Including the permanent. standing
army of 298,000 and the citizens
army and national guard, as pro-
posed the measure through it's COM
pulsory military training plan would
permit the mobilization next year of
an army of 1,19S,OOO men the re-
port continued. Youths trained would
be passed in the citizens reserve
army and in 1926 the nations avail
able military strength would be g.
345,00O officers and men, while the
cost per man would be reduced
from S5O9in 1921 to S176 in 1926.
with the organization personnel
shown in 1926" the reporter said,
i"it will be possible after providing
for the foreign garrisons and the
coast Gcfenses to mobilize an organi-
zed field army of 100000 men
with ample surplus strength to sup
ply requirements and to form new
and unexpected organizations. This
can be done even after a liberal al
.oWancc for exemptions On account
Of industrial requirements"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-02-02
The Trouble With The Cabinet.

Washington, D. c., Friday.-Cabi-
net officers eat too much, Repre-
sentative Ruoker, Democrat, Miss
ouri, said in a speech in ti,e House
today opposing appropriations Of
$4,000 for repair and up!Iecp OF
for official use by State
Department officials.
'"These officers and their chief
clerks are always at lunch," said
Mr.. Rucker "You call at eleven o.
clock in the morning, and they are
at lunch, you return at three in the
afternoon, and they are still at
lunch. They eat too much"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-02-02
Protest At Hanover.

Berlin, Jan. 31.-A demonstration
participated in by 5000 persons was
held at Hanover yesterday in protest
against the extradition OF Former
Emperor William from Holland. The
demonstrators after the meeting
marched to the home of Field Mar
shal Won Hindenburg and acclaimed
him. Hindenburg replied with a brief
patriotic speech.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-02-02
Ground Hog Sees Shadow.

The ground hogs in these parts
saw their shadows at high noon to,
day, thus settling the trifling ques.
ton of weather for the next six
weeks. The day began with all signs
pointing to cloudy weather, but
shortly before IL o'clock the sun
came out bright, showing that an
other month and half of winter
weather irnpends.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-02-02
$5O,OOO,OoO AGREED
UPON AS A LOAN
FOR FOOD RELIEF

Washington, Jan. 31.-In voting
today to recommend >new govern
ment loans of $5O,OOO,000 to Euro
pean countries for food relief, the
House ways and means committee,
including its Republican members,
went counter to the majority view of
the Republican legislation steering
committee.
Technically, the committee agree
iment was by unanimous vote of 10
of its "a member. Six Democratic
members joined the majority after
failing to get a larger fund, but re-
served the right to seek an increase
when the bill comes up in the House,
probably next week. Their efforts in
committee to make the amount to be
recommended $125, 100000 as propo-
Ised by the Treasury, S10O,0OO,OOO
or $75,O0O,000, were defeated in
order
Action by the ways and means
followed a conference earlier in the
day between its Republican Nom
bers and the steering committee, at
which steering committee members
expressed disapproval Of any loans
on the ground that congress had no
authority to give away funds, while
in the Senate both Democrats and
Republicans voiced opposition to ad-
ditional credits to any European
countries.
Walsh Opposes Further Aid
Senator Walsh, Democratic, Mon
tana, said he was opposed to further
government financial aid to Europe
because some Of the nations now ow-
ing this country money were spend
ing stupendous sums in military and
naval preparations. Senator Phelan,
Democratic, California, charged that
European nations, particularly Great
Britain, were using money 3wcd 20
the United States to extend their oil
interests throughout the world.
Senator Smoot, Republican, Utah,
said the funding of interest pay
ments might be necessary in the case
of some nations, but that it was no.
necessary for nations like Great
Britain"
In agreeing on the S50,0O0,OOO
total the House ways and means COM
mittee decided not to stimulate the
countries to which loans might be
made. This will be left to officials of
the treasury, who have asked for
the aid of Poland, Austria and Ar
menia.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-02-02
To Organize Miners.

Bluefeld, w. Va, Jan. 31.-Johr
L. Lewis, acting president of the Un.
tied Mine Workers of America, is
planning campaign to organize al
coal miners in the Pocahontas field
involving approximately 800 mines
and $4,000 men, according to state.
ment Mr.. Lewis is said to have made
70 newspaper men upon his arrival
here tonight.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1920-02-02
CHICAGO BAKERS WILL
ADVANCE PRICE OF BREAD

Chicago, Jan. 31.-Retail bread
prices in Chicago will be increased
one cent pound, effective Monday.
leading bakers announced today. The
new price will be II 1-2 cents for a
pound loaf.
Bakers also announced that new
bread made of so per cent govern
ment flour and so per cent. white
flour would be place on sale at the
old prices.