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New Ulm Post. [volume] (New-Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1864-1933, 1920-12-31

betreFenoen 3ettung uer0ffentlid1t
merben. sluh mub biele geroftent=
libuno IN Der smetten ausgobe nad
sem /. slprii uno SEM /. Sftober erz
lhct11en.
Sefanntrnahnng erldeint lpat,
SIN Ser 9(1asgobe oes 8olfsblatt
pom 20. Sftober 1agt Gnil seiht
unter gib aus, 0ab er nne Otto
8plfn1ann Sic @ise1tii1ner beS Solfs=
blatt {i1lb. syrl biefer eiDliden Nus
lage TT bie 9iei6=Walter 8sintine So.
In feiner Meiie eripdbnt unb mon bot
alfo bas Nedt an5unebmen, oab bem
70 lit; benn Serr 9eiht mlrbe fdum
11nter Gibs slnsiagen MAIDEN Die ntht
auf Mabrbeit baitrt iinb. 3n be-
1nerfen lei nod, baB bieie angabe erit
IN Ser letten Nussabe beS Mlonats
befonnt eeseben mllroe, no bod bas
@e1et por5bretbt, bab es tn Der alpet=
ten Nuseabe bes NeonatS erIf)eiren
1ou. gBollte nla11 piellei6t oieie eSnz
formation gang urb gar anslafien,
banit bie 2eIer bes 8olfsblott nibf
auaftnben miirben lper Der pber Die
Gisentiimer iinb2 gSe11n Serr 2ie1d
ether Ser Gisentin1er tit, lpeSba!b bat
er bie eiblide Nus}age utdt 3elblt aus
eefertiat nnb betn Boftmei}ter IN
Minona beponirt urb bann fir bic
SnSertrung CUR re6ten 3eit geiorgf?
@er lit 6eSafteur?
s3u ermdbnen lei nod, baB in bieier
eibli6en gus5ase Serr 2iei6 als
Gebafteur bes golfsbIatt angefiibrt
1T. Sebermann bier meib, baB Serr
2ie16 bic s3eituns ni6t rebietrt unb
nod ME rebieirt bot. @arum an6
IN befer Stnii6t ben 2elten mas por=
funfern ipolIen? @arnm gibt man
nidt befanut ner bte s3eitung rebi=
girt? Marum min man immer I'M
s riiben fifteen? 9eralls nit Der
Mobrbeit, Bbilipp, ll1lb nit Der ganz
gen Nabrbeit.
Gu glouben ge11ug bier angeflbrt
81 baben nm ben Benem gu Iafern,
baB nifht mir Die 2agner iinb, }pnbern,
:baB Der llnrubf bitter on Der 2. Morb@!
firaBe Dieie Appel lation Flir iid alein5
beauIIpruden lam. aIio peiter TN
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New Ulm Post. [volume] (New-Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1864-1933, 1920-12-31
giew him, Ninneiota, 5reitas, ben 81. Sea. 1920
.Go. 6o11l begebt
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bat gb. 5onl i'm 9eona 6otel IN
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aopf geiagt melhes ietnen ioforttgen
5oo Derbeifiibrte. Naa gluslage oes
SDtel glerfs bate er fl1r5 perher I'M
ei1gell Ghnaps naheefraet uno als
tim baranfbin raitseteilts lpnree, DAB
fie feiner bdtteL iou CT IT'D Sohtm ae=
iHBert haberl fab er ba1n eeraoe 'oz
gut tot fein fnnrle, Gr gtng baranf
onf iein 3innnler nno furse =3eit baz
rauF ertDnte ei11 5d'uB. Ser Gelrf
elite iofort na6 obe11 n11b fa1lD So11l
ansseitrcft al1f bent 8ette lieeen.
0ie Holi5ei ,p,lroe iofort per1tdnbisf
al1lb Der 9epufn sDro1er 29r. 0teFer
gerlden ll1lb eine lnterluhune ereab,
baB !Sonl burd ei1e Nepoiperfngel
feinenl 2eben ein Gnoe se1lta6t batte.
Gr mar pollitanbig ansefleioet, batte
Iei,1en uebersieber an unb ietne Nsibe
ol1f be1n Gopfe. sleben ibm lag ole
Naffe, ein 32=aaliber glepolper, bie
er benutt bate. 9a Selbifmorb
ofFenfnnbie porlae, murbe BON einer
2ei6enldau abseIeben. ,Sn 'etnem
Eeiib befa1loen it'd MIR Sl3 III 9elb.
Derr S5onl mar Neiie11oer fiir Die
Renru,n1 se71,i+ So. npu W9tnueanOlis
fiir bic cr nun 1don iiber l6 Sabre
tatie 1T uno bat iid1 alS elmer Der
beiten Heiierbe11 oieier sSirma err
,pieIen. Gr perlieb Minneapolis am
Is. Desentber n1tb pgEprod {et11e1
@attin, bab er fiir Die Meibnaa2te1
3n Seuie leirl miiroe. s(ls er nldt
fam, lpuroe lie unrubie unb telepbo.
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bort feinen 8e1heio uno aud ibrt
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men babe. sSie 6rau 9onl Iaat re-
gi}trtrte ibr @atte lid1 tnl Serg Sote
IN gleepn @ne AM 20. 9esenber u1lf
lst1 geiiefoffer befanb ii1 nod II
btefem Sotel u1lo lie besablte fiir let1
2osis In bielem 5otel bis aliittmod)=
n1oraen. Die 2etde nnrbe se1ter1
nab Dein11eopolts senom1nen uni
ntrb bort i1n Grnftal 1afe 6r1ebbo
sur lette1 Hl1be gebetfet merDe1l.
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2one Iree 2afe 9iitrift als Der Sob1
bon s(oolpb 9o1l eeboren. Gr ma
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bnrb eieere Sa11b berbeunbrte. sr:
nerebelidte iid Dor Ieds Sabren MT
Ietrer TIN iiberlebe1lben @attin tpelh'
i'm NIT elmer Todter iiberlebt. Ser
Sonl nar bier iehr portetlbaft be:
fanut alnb mar ettpas iiber ein Sob1
bier 1pobnbaft. Seoermenn batte ib1
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er{dnttert iiber iein 10 tragildes
@11be.
New Ulm Post. [volume] (New-Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1864-1933, 1920-12-31
.yabres gerianlntluI1e
beg ct. 3olepb Ser.

Ser hieiisc ct, Spiepbs Serei,s
blidt auf erfplgreidbcs Sabr siIz,
rid. 5henft Sibliptbef $1,000. I
G'rlebist RDntine 8eidafte nno
cruahlt neue 8eamte.
5onntagnad1nittag n1lroe Die 45.
sSabresperianlnllnns oes bieiisen ct.
sSo|epbs gsereins m Der 8ereinSballe
abeehalten. Die 8er1ammlnng mar
1ebr gut beluht, benn 100 Witslieber
hatten iiob gu berIelben eineefunben.
AuBer Sen Nollftle 4@eiddften fabte
bie 8erlamralune einen 8efhluB Der
sseibliDtbef Ser 9reiei1rigfetts Sod=
ldllIe $1,000 sn 5de1lfen, eemih ein
boGit seneroIes @efhe1f.
8rDRe Slaileneinfiihrung sepiant.
Iie MitelteberSabl bes 8ereins be-
trdet jekt 476 Mitslteber ullb Der
bieiige gerei11 lit iett Der itdrf}fe
8erein i'm StaatSoerbans, 8on Der
totatel1 Nfitsliaoibaft fi1b 446 aftip,
26 Nbopttpz n1tb 4 Gbrenmitglieber-
Mdbrenb bes perflonenen Sabres lpurz
ben 11elln neue Otttsl1eosr an1genonlz
men, llno Drel meltere aIa'oe sVf1191lez
Der fraten oon anoeren Seretl1en penn
bie1ieen 8erein BET. 9e6s aftiDe
l1nb ein @brenlnttslieb ipurben nab
reno Des SaDres DnrO oen 400 aoz
geraIsn; nter muroen n 9eIrtuen pesen
sft9tbesabluns Der sseHla9e nno o51. Sloet
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90 fur HranIen9slosI pslanesau,. ..
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s5.oo DIS 9oy.ou o,s, nno % ~ gu'.ssA
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terfilslnsen eenaprt; ;>. s,s az, 1ahi4 ah14
me Die fitr Grantenseloer ahsoe6agl1
mnroe betregf 11le9t als pN Yu'ls
Der aotai Anssaoen paDre1'o pes
Sabres.
@e1an,t Gisentun1 SS,576.o5A
aout bes geridts oeB @hatn1eiz
tiers ghri}t @preuoer beliefen 1i6 bie
ginnabn,er nabreno oes SabreS auf
So 329 60. einldlieBli6 etneS Galjenz
be5tq1sees bon 1888. SO IN 3anoen bes
| Gdabmeilters am /. Sannar 1920.
3ie 9allptetnnaDmeae :, naren
bte n1onatltd1en s5etfrase o'e l.g ahI
81 ,3s8.40 be5tTIerfen nno 9t11.oo
Nnd1tdrloe pom SoDr 5hpol, eilo I'M
9arBen b'e Snn1ne n Oon od,o4o.lo. Ls.l
Die .3tn1en auf stolen nno gepol1len s1o y
| eertiItfate bele1en nO onl : 9l9. ~ 5o
nrlO ant a1bertn S9oloo slaz.4o.
Ter Nelt Der etnnag1nen oellano ~ aus
oiperlen fletnen fol1en. s1e ahsz
lagen 1esen l19 ans 'oisenoeh 9onen
5u'ammen: &rantengeloea, ga ssoo.&
| 55, GopIseloer Sl55.2os 6ete'ge'en
Der 19 Gelegaten our Sfaats Com
bention SlO0.oo. Yer Eal1enbe@
/ ifano am @noe pes Sabres befrls
| $635.73. Ser 1etfD Heber10nB be-
New Ulm Post. [volume] (New-Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1864-1933, 1920-12-31
act,1c Siisung ip1 alten esahr

is @euntn 9ommiidre BON
ssrelpn gel1fltn per{anl1nelten iih
Neontae IAN Court 6puie nm iber
geuntn Sraben SO. .53 Der tn Qaf.
Sa1isfa as1sgelesi psrsen foll su be-
raten- Dies NOR sas Hrd1imirar
8ert0r. slabbem ,bte &onmiffdrt
Sen Reriht oes Snsenieurs eeb6r1
u1te eepriiFt batten, beIdlofIeH fie mt
Dem Sroieft ooransneeben nrb gR.
iDers su ernenaen. .Gtne eanse Gin
sabl 6sdnnnsen bie oorlaser1. tpnr=
Sen sur 3ahlung a11gepieie11.
5r. M. S. BON eaaf perIebtt
oie Nsclhnachten bel ben Gltern II
Serbar.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-11-08
COAL CONSPIRACY IN COURT
ASSURES VALLEY JAP LAND LAW WILL STAND
Arn,istice Day Proclamation

One has passed since first gathered to pay
homage to the who brought world peace and ended
the mcs terrible of all world The flowing Of the
has not essened out gratitude dmed the uster
Of their deeds Again have reached the anniversary of
the ending Of the struggle when the armstice called
halt in the slaughter and toed the nel of Prussans,
and again welcome the opportunity to bare our heads
and bow in at the mention of heroes
In Imperial Valley arrangements have been made to
commemorate the ending of the carnage November II,
at Brawley and all the citizens of the valley have been
invited to participate. l recommend and urge that Ell
Cenro accept the invitation and cooperate with the
other valley towns in this commendabe work Of love and
gratitude and all who do so to visit Brawey on
this OCCASION
would further suggest that the people of city OBJ
Thursday, November II, holiday, and in the
of loyalty and patriotism ask many of our merchants
possible to close their places of business for the day.
in order that they and their employees join in honor
ing the heroes Of the World War; and celebrating the VIC
tory of our
OTTO OHMSTEDE, Mayor.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-11-08
FOUR ARRESTED
BY LOCAL COPS

Charged with disturbing the peace
four men and woman, whose name
is not known, but who is said to be
the prize shimmie dancer of colored
town, were arrested in this city last
night on telephone warrant from
CaleXico.
According to Chief of Police Bouiher
the party in car drove through Cal
axico at rapid rate of speed firing
shots from two automatic revolvers
into the air. The CaleXico police were
unable to stop them and telephoned
the information to acting Chief of Po-
lice Slaughter, asking that they be
detained.
Officers Robbins and Nealy made
the arrest.
Two pints of whisky and two army
ass were found in their possession.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-11-08
WAR REMOTE
IN OPINION
Of STATES
EXECUTIVE
In Interview Granted Press
Jap Law Is Upheld; Large
Japanese Population in
Valley Brings Cheering
View of Executive.

The message brought to Impe-
rial Valley yesterday by William ID.
Stephens, governor, in an inter-
view granted to The Press, was
= one of assurance Of a successful
and peaceful termination of the
difficulties arising from the pass
age of the Alien Land Law bill ap-
proved by the people of this state
at the November election. ITO be
sure," said Governor Stephens "Di-
plOmatic exchanges will be made
between the two countries over
the initiative but am of the Opin-
ion no further action will be taken
than that
II understand negotiations are now
being carried out between the state
department at Washington and the
foreign office in Japan over the bill
and as yet no definite agreement has
been reached. But the fact remains
California has approved the bill and
the nation l believe is heartily in
sympathy with u.s."
Governor Stephens explained that
the Japanese question is only In
small way state affair, but the
bulk of the solution must be solved
by the government. He has proper
toned it five percent state and 95 per
cent federal.
california is responsible only in
so far as it may pass, as it has done,
provisions regulating the land hold
ings Of the Japanese within the
boundaries of the commonwealth.
Other matters, such as immigration
must be provided for by the federal
government" said the governor.
That treaty would be made, or
at least attempted with Japan, would
be the first move taken by the United
States in the belief of Governor
Stephens and if this does not prove
successful an exclusion act will be
passed, he thought.
The possibilities of war are far re-
moved from the governors line of
thought over the passage of the Cali
fornia bill, for he said, England,
Japan's own ally has placed in force
laws similar to the California law and
Japan has done nothing. America
can go even further. japan has in
effect laws prohibiting foreigners
from owning land in Japan and also
refuses to allow working men to en-
ter their country. l do not see where
America would be overstepping her
bounds by putting into operations
laws even less drastic
Imperial Valley press., 1920-11-08
IMPERIAL co.
LOYALTY IS
PRAISED By
STEPHENS
County Is First in State to
Reach L. S. S. California
Quota; Governor Spends
Busy Day Addressing Re-
ligious Gatherings.

Imperial county sent more men
to war in 1917 and 1918, proportion
ately, than any county in the United
States and now Imperial county is
the first one in the state to raise its
quota for the manning Of the U. S.
S. California" declared William ID.
Stephens, governor, in an address
delivered yesterday afternoon in the
FL Centro park, speaking in behalf
Of the new battleship recently
launched and soon to be put in COM
mission as the flagship OF the Pa
cifc Fleet.
Not only did Governor Stephens in
form the people of Imperial Valley
that Ell Centre has secured its allot-
ment of men but that it had surpassed
the number nearly so per cent.
Governor Stephens arrived in Ell
Centro yesterday morning at 7:50,
travelling in special car, provided for
by the navy department and remained
in seclusion until 9:30, when the party
of Ell Centre citizens met him and es-
corted him to the Barbara Worth hotel
where he registered for the dav. He
remained at the hotel until nearly 10
o'clock meeting the people that had
assembled there to greet him. A num-
her of prominent Ell Centre women
we're also present to greet Mrs. Ste
phens who is accompanying the gov
ernor on the trip.
At II o'clock Governor Stephens
smoke before the congregation of the
Methodist church of Imperial, where
4 large delegation Of citizens from tho
northern part of the valley greeted
him. Dinner was served in Imperial
COMBINED MEMORIAL SERVICES
The services in the park during the
afternoon were combined Armistice
Day memorial and recruitin" drive for
the u. S. S. California. The super
dreadnought California band opened
Continued on page 4
Imperial Valley press., 1920-11-08
JUDGE BEGINS
PROBE INTO
PAL MER s
ACTIONS
Illinois Defendants Lose
First Legal Point in Coal
Conspiracy Cases; Dan
w. Simms Called as First
Witness.
(By Associated Press)

iby ASSOClateu tTeSSJ
INDIANAPOLIS, Nov. Sat
the request of the government, the
conspiracy case against the 125
soft coal miners and operators of
Indiana, Illinois, Ohio and western
Pennsylvania was continued when
called in the United States District
Court here today.
Judge Anderson then Immediately
started the investigation of Attorney
General Palmer's connection in the
case, at one time declaring II am 60
ing to find out whether the attorney
general can hamstring a case in this
court"
Dan w. Simms, who recently re-
signed as special assistant to dis
trict attorney in the case was the first
witness called.
In setting January 10 as the date
for the trials Judge Anderson declared
that in the meanwhile he would "at
least find out whether we are gov
crned by law or by persons" His re-
marks apparently were intended to
apply to Palmer, whose actions the
judge asserted were strangely close
to compounding a felony" and dan
gerously near contempt of court" in
the conspiracy cases.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-11-08
MUSKRAT SKINS
DROP TO so CENTS
Especial to The PreSs.)

CALEXICO, Nov. 8.-Leo. Jeffers.
of OIL Railroad boulevard says, There
are $75,O00,000 worth of raw furs of
last seasons catch still on the market
unsold. These furs must be sold at a
sacrifice which means lower prices fol
raw furs the coming season. Some
Of the larger raw fur dealers advise
no trapping as they cannot secure adj
ditional money to buy fresh stock
with this old stock still on hand.
"This means that the muskrat skins
Of Imperial Valley which sold last
season at 50 each will sell this season
at so cents"
Mr.. Jeffers has been in the valley
four years. Before coming here he
was manager of a raw fur company
in the east for two years and has had
years of experience in buying and
trapping raw furs.'
Imperial Valley press., 1920-11-08
SUPREME COURT
RULES ON LIQUOR
(BV Associated Pressl

WASHINGTON. Nov. 8.-Liquor
lawfully required by a person for his
own use may be stored in places other
than his own home according to a
ruling by the Supreme court.
The courts decision was on an ap-
peal by William G.. Street of New
York city from lower court decree
"efusing an injunction prohibiting fed
'ral prohibition officers from seizing
liquor which he had stored in a room
leased from a safe deposit company.
The court declared congress did not
intend to prohibit such storage when
The liquor law fully acquired for law
i'ul purposes.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-11-08
November l., 1920.
Mr.. O. E. Ohmstede, Mayor,

November /, 1920.
Mr.. O. E. Ohmstede, Mayor,
and Members Of the City Council.
Gentlemen:
In answer to your request, | am
herewith handing you my preliminary
report on the physical property OF the
gas company in your city.
Permit me to say that my investiga-
tions deal only with the situation as
it is, without any reference to why;
except to say that in my opinion Gil
cumstances and not individuals are al
together responsible for the present
gas situation in your city.
have carefully examined into the
gas works and find much of it can be
restored to useful and efficient serv-
ice; while some parts such as one
boiler, engines, blowers and compress
sors can be salvaged for about the
amounts at which they are valued in
this report.
For your information, wish to say
shat l had Mr.. Sloane, chief boiler m
spector of the Maryland Casualty Co.,
examine the boilers last week, and
give me his opinion on them, which is,
that boiler No. l must be removed
and that boiler No. 2 is good for l2o
pounds working pressure, consequent
ly if taken care of will last several
years.
Your attention is directed to the re-
port which provides for a new Is h. p
L 4,1y kr nf Spnt
condemned boiler.
This report provided for sufficient
improvements to be added to the gas
works to bring it up to date and com
parable to any works in California OF
it's size; and viii take care of El
Centro until it's population is doubled
with the exception of an additional.
holder which can well be deferred until
some two or three years, when steel
will permit of reasonable purchase
price; in this connection | wish to say
that | would recommend the purchase
of larger holder at this time if the
market conditions of both steel anc
money were somewhere near normal.
now desire to call your attention tt
the distribution system; | examined /;
random locations in the streets where
the mains are located as follows:
Broadway and Fourth, 6 in. layed il
1909.
State and Fourth, in. and 2 inch
layed in 1909.
Orange Ave. and Fourth, 2 in, layeC
in 1909.
Brighton and Seventh, 2 inch, layet
in 1909.
Fifth and Broadway, 2 inch, layed il
1909.
| Sixth and Mulberry, 2 inch, layed i
1910.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-11-08
GOV. STEPHENS
PAYS TRIBUTE
TO PHIL SWING
Selected Him for Superior
Court KnOUing His Honesty,
Truth and Integrity; Feels
Certain He viii Make Good.

"The election of Judge Phil D.
Swing to congress from the Eleventh
Congressional district did not come as
surprise to me for | conceded his
success weeks before election" said
Governor William d. Stephens to q
Press representative following hi re-
turn from short automobile ride over
the valley last evening.
II have known Mr.. Swing for a
number of years and when vacancy
occurred in Imperial county by reason
of the addition of another superior
court judge in this county, l selected
him, knowing his honesty, truth and
integrity. These same qualities have
won him a seat in congress.
"On a number of occasions, while
speaking in this district l spoke in
Mr.. SWINGS behalf"
Imperial Valley press., 1920-11-08
Ship Parcels
To Europe Nou

Postmaster c. w. Collins advises
all persons who contemplate ship
ping parcels to European countries
for Christmas to ship them at once.
An average of five parcels daily
is being received for Germany. The
limit is II pounds and the cost II
cents per pound.
Parcels are also being received
for all other European countries.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-11-08
BASEBALL PEACE
IS BELIEVED NEAR
(Bv Associated Press)

CHICAGO, Nov. 8.-Peace in or
ganized baseball was believed in sight
today when Ban Johnson, president
of the American League and his
"loyal five" club owners went into
session at the same hotel where the
national league magrxres and the
three majority league owners were
meeting. Clark Griffith, one Of the
"loyal five" accepted the invitation to
attend the rival meeting and dis
cuss the plans of the reorganization
of the national baseball commission
Imperial Valley press., 1920-11-08

Fifth and Lenray, z inch, layed IN
1912.
Fern avenue and Seventh, nch,
layed in 1912.
Hamilton and Sixth, inch, layed in
1912.
Commercial and Sixth, 2 inch, layed
in 1910.
Euclid and Sixth, inch, layed in
1912. "'.
Holt East of Fifth, 2 inch, layed in
1912.
Holt avenue and Sixth, 2 inch, layed
in 1912.
The above location revealed an un-
expected condition in general, only one
place, Holt and Sixth being found
where the pipe was in bad condition
Your attention is directed to the
fact that the original pipe layed in this
system was wrought iron and not steel
pipe, such as is common today.
examined so 1t. meters and found
them to be in good external condition
showing that they had been we'll cared
I or, and with the usual repairs can
be put back into service entirely sat
factory and at nominal cost.
The house regulators heretofore
used will not be required, and have
been valued at about what they will
bring in the market today. District
governors have been likewise con-
sidered.
1t is my judgment that this system
as a whole will last many years yet,
with minor repairs; and give good
average results due as | have already
pointed out to the fact of it being
principally wrought iron pipe.
The plan of operation which | am
proposing is to operate this system,
when rebuilt, at low pressure, which
can be done by building the 6. inch belt
| line provided for, not only reduce leak
age, but increase the useful life of
! the system, render first class service,
and further reduce cost of gas de-
! livered.
Finally, the Importance OF this whole
matter is, first what will be the in
vestment necessary to carry out this
undertaking. Second, what rates will
have to be paid by the consumer for
the gas he uses, and third, how the
taxpayers will be effected.
In answering the first question as to
investment will say that if this plan
as proposed is carried out, the city of
El Centre will have the least compar,
able investment per consumer connect
cd to the lines of any privately owned
gas company in the state which in it.
self lays the foundation for low rate
fer gas.
! desire at this time to emphaticall.
state the value have set, viz: $45 ,00(
las reasonable maximum purchase
| price for this property. is not in any
way intended to commit the city {
Imperial Valley press., 1920-11-08
2O6 DELEGATES
HEAR STEPHENS,
c. {. CONVENTION
One of Finest Conventions in
History of Imperial County
Ends Last Evening; Com
p!ete Report in Day or TWo.

Two hundred and six delegates at
Tended the sessions of the annual coun-
ty Christian Endeavor convention Sat-
rday evening and yesterday at the
State Street Christian church.
The principal speaker on the pro-
gram was Governor VIM. ID. Stephens
who addressed the convention yester-
day afternoon. Every seat in the spa
cious church was occupied.
A complete report of the convention
will be presented by this paper to-
morrow evening.