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Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1904-12-16
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The Imperial press., 1904-12-17

promise state of affairs as would avert the impending litigation and continue negotiations on other lines. Just at this time. August 20, 1901, Mir. Holt, Dr. Lom bard and myself happened to be in Los Angeles. Mir. Holt had, I believe, also sent for Messrs. Gleason, Edgar, Miller, Wills and McPherrin, all of whom arrived in Los Angeles during the day and night of August 20 During that day l had several talks with Mr. Holt and he explained to me that his plan was to get the best possible agree ment out of Mir. Heber for the purchase of the California Development Com pany's property and then turn the mat ter over to the Reclamation Service with the expectation and wish that they carefully examine the property and pass on its value and all other matters pertaining to its purchase and use by the people under the Reclama- ton Act.
 In order to be sure that no action along these lines would embarrass the Reclamation Service, visit was made to Mir. Lippincotts office and he was asked whether any agreement We might make with Mir. Heber would bind the government. He informed us that it would not, but intimated that he would prefer that no agreement to pay an un- reasonable price be made. We then tried to get the government to take up the matter without an agreement between ourselves and Mir. Heber, and was i'm formed that it could not do so, as it could not interfere in a controversy be- tween parties, but could only take up such matters as were presented to 1t after an agreement had been reached. However, Mir. Lippincott said if it came up to him in that way, he would refer the matter to Mr. Newell.
 After this interview with Mir. Lippin- colt the matter was fully talked over, 1t being the free expression of all that the signing of an agreement with Mir. lleber would simply pass the matter up to the government and that the Recla- nation Service would set the price to be paid for the property, what property should be bought, and all other matters connected with the transaction. Also that this action would insure peace in the Valley while these negotiations were going on, as 1t wOuld discourage the filing of damage suits and not embarrass either the C. D. Co. or the government.
 In view of the fact that we had just reached the point of breaking off nego- tiations with Mir. Heber because of our inslstence upon non-partisan arbi- tration, the proposition that the Recla- nation Service appraise the value of the California Development Company s property appeared to me to be very satisfactory arrangement
 The final meeting for the signing of the agreement was called to meet in Mir. Emerson,s office at 8 o'clock that evening. At this meeting there were present Messrs. Holt, Gleason, Edgar,
The Imperial press., 1904-12-17

There are some facts regarding the agreement between the Imperial Valley Water Users Association aud the Cali furnia Development Company made August 2O, l9OI, which believe should be made known iu order that no nils. take may be made hereafter in regard tu either the character and scope of that agreement oI the reason for entering into it. lt will be remembered that on July 25th last at the public meeting held in Imperial. MT. Heber pro- posed to arbitrate both the price of the property and the damages. Subsequent negotiations, however, only produced bittcr.r differences between the Water Users Association and Mir. lieber than had existed previous to that time and finally led up to the delivery by the Association uf it's ultinIatum to MT. Heber iiI which it was demanded that the arbitration be made by non par tisam board. This proposition was re- iectcd by Mir Heber and m his publish ed reply to the public generally, lm- periai settlers especially, and Imperial Valley Water Users Association specif- ically, he states that ''The Imperial - Ns....,,ay Water Users Association IS ah IncuugruoGs organization without mon ev or character" That "lt would be scarcely short of crime, certainly sui eide, for the people in the Valley, Tor the California Development Company to sell and turn over its vast properties to be managed by an association partly composed of class of men with an archistlc proclivties. That Were the association to secure control of the intricate international affairs of the Company, soon all wot.ld retrograde into chaos, ruin and disaster to the set tier in the Valley and to the association itself" It will be remembered that the Water Users Association had pledged itself that in case the claims for damages on account of crop losses were assigned to the different water companies and held subject to the asso- ciation's control in the matter of bring ing suIts for the damages or for settle ment with, or without suits, that they would exact in any settlement had with the C. D. Co. the very largest amount obtainable in payment for these damage claims.
 This breach of negotiations was felt to be crisis in the affairs of the Valley of sO grave a nature as to require ex- traordinary steps. On one hand were the people of the Imperial Valley smart. ing under their losses by reason of failure to receive the water they had bought and paid for, indignant at the continued failure of the C. D. Co. to fulfill its contracts and ready to appeal tO the Courts for redress. On the other hand was Mir. leber defiant and be- ligerent.
 At this juncture when we seemed about to be plunged in inevitable litiga- ton and disaster Mir. Holt conceived the idaa of hrinOiny ahOut such "A com
The Imperial press., 1904-12-17
A FEW FACTS
About the Water Users Agreement With
 the Company

An Article by F. C. Havens Former United States Commissioner and Member of Imperial Valley Water Users AssociaonA Letter Wnten by A. H. Hebe President of the Calior-
 ma Development Company to Hon. E. A.
 Hitchcock. Secretary of the Interior
The Imperial press., 1904-12-17

r. $. The above represents a majority of the Board of Directors of the Imper- ial Valley Water Users Association.
 c. $. LOMBARD" Messrs. Holt, Gleason, Edgar and Wills objected to some of the wording tn the above letter, SO the following was prepared by the Doctor and signed by all the mem bers of the Water Users Association, except MT. McPherrin.
The Imperial press., 1904-12-17

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Arizona republican., 1904-07-15
FIRST DUTY OF THE SCHOOL

From the common school of the country district to the highest univer- sity in the land. the fundamental idea Of education is to make American citi- Zens. There is no thought of making soldiers or ohlcehoiders or merchants or traders or inventors: make citizens first then let eaCh young Americap D choose for himself the line of life he deems best suited to his capacity; he does choose. and that commonly with out bias what he shall be, for your young American has ideas of his own and Is ready to aid them, too, or ap- propriate ard even sometimes on Ln- appropriate occasions. After all, how ever, the best method of judging of any system of education is In it's re- suits, and, without saying a word in disparageinent Of the people of any other nati9n, 1t may be said that in every essential quality the American citizen has demonstrated by his eff ciency in life and action the value of his training.-St. Louis Globe Demo crat.
Arizona republican., 1904-07-15
A RUSSIAN VICTORY.
Tnne-1905.

Time-1905. Twas on a June-time evening; old Skrydloff's work was done, And he beside his mansion door was sitting in the sun; A grandchild with a spen-less name was playing there beside. And oft she asked him questions that his patience sorely tried. ''Now. on the Yalu," once she cried, when Uncle Sawedoff's lad Was blown into next Wednesday week. you sure were to the bad?" 'I can't explain the thing said he, But twas Russian victoTee." And yet" she cried. "at Nanshan Fill they wiped you from the earth. Until of Russians round about there was a fearful dearth; At Vafangau they did the same-twas there, as I recall, That Uncle Hilojackovitch was flatten-
 ed 'gainst a wall. At Liaotung and otherwheres they herded you like sheep. And made you do a Putnam stunt by scrambling down a steep" "Can you dispute the czar 9" cried he, Each was a Russian victoree. But when at last the war was done" that spell-less grandchild urged. When horse and foot and navy in one frightened mob was merged, When things the Japs had clamored for they got with interest And all Manchuria became the yellow perils nest, When Nick had figured up and found that he was down and out. With all his splendid army turned into a graceless rout' - "shut up, you kidovitch!' snapped he,
 ''It was a Russian victoree."
 Baltimore American.
Arizona republican., 1904-07-15
ARTILLERY IN THE FIELD

These are the days of long distance fighting. The accounts of the opera tions in the theater of combat in the east serve to illustrate strikingly the change which has come to warfare since the mighty struggles of the civil conict in this country. Tn the Boer war the utter folly of the traditional close order of the British infantry in the fact of modern rifle fire was demonstrated thoroughly, but there was less oppor tunity to observe the effect of artil- lery thah there has been in the figE ting between the Russians and Japanese.
 Nevertheless, even in the Boer war much was learned from the lara,ing of naval guns of much larger caliores than those of accepted field artillery. All nations took to heart the lessons of that time, and field guns grew heay- fer and more deadly. Tke Japanese have shown that they were ready to make swifter progress in this matter sthan any other people, just as they have in other departments of military service.
 They have driven the ussians from their chosen positions in almost every fight by a sheer superiority of artillery. When the guns emplaced for any ac.. ton have failed to dislodge the enemy, the Japanese have brought up heavier ones and concentrated their fire with marvellous skill. They have thus been able to convert any position into 2 seething caldron of fire and shell, and to make it physically impossible for any body of men, however brave and determined, t. hold it.
 The success of these operations opers the way for most important discus sion as to the limit of size and we4gnt that may be reached in guns intended for movements in the field. Obviously, typographical considerations will have much to do in determining this at any given place; but artilllerists will anX- !ously study types of guns, and espe- cially carriages, for heavy work IF campaigning. Since infantry align ments now face each other with rapid fire at 500 yards, artillery must ciear the way at much longer ranges than it did a few years ago; and it takes heavy guns to do this.-New York Sun,
Arizona republican., 1904-07-15
A VALUABLE SERVICE.

It is a valuable service, illustrating one of the finest traits in modern civ ilization. which the health department in New York is doing among the poor, The idea of detailing physicians to in- struct the tenement dwellers in the proper care Of young children was con ccived and put into operation by Dr. Lederle last summer and now his sue cessor, Dr. Darlington, is taking up the work again. The visitors had to contend at first against distrust and suspicion, but before long they were welcomed by the ovcrburdened mothers and thus were enabled to prevent much disease and save many lives. Dr. Darlington expects to get better re- suits this year than last and to reduce the infant mortality oF the city to q nominal rate.-Providcnce Journal.
Arizona republican., 1904-07-15
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for days. "The other afternoon" says a doctor, "i called to see patient, and much to my satisfaction, I found him sleeping sOundiy I sat by his bed felt his pulse without disturbing hm. and waied for him to awaken. After a few minutes a dealers cart, with dis cordant ringing bells turned into tke street. and as their first tones reached me my patient opened his eyes.
 !" Doctor he said, I'm awful glad to see you, and awful glad that you woke me, for have been tortured by a most distressing dream that must have last ed for several hours. I dreamed that I was sick, as I am, and that my boy came into the room with a string of most horribly sounding bells and rang them in my ears, while I hadn't the power 10 move or speak to him. I suf- fered tortures for what appeared to be m interminable time, and I'm so glad you awolze me
 "The ringing of those bells for one second had caused all of that dream, and ust at the waking moment.'-Liv- erpool Post.
Arizona republican., 1904-07-15

CT are the owners of the richest gold territory in the world "Cfvilizatiou' has triumphed.
 As to the future of the country, MT. William T. Stead, the eminent London editor. who a few weeks ago made a journey through the territory of the former republics. is not optimistic. Whether there is to be another conflict between Briton and Boer will depend altogether, he thinks, upon the degree of wisdom shown by the British gov ernment. Although they may remain British subjects nominally. the Boers will never be satisfied with anything less than absolute liberty and self-gov- ernment They are waiting and work ing.
 Patiently as bees begin to refill their hives the moment the spoiler has car rfed off their golden store,' says MT. Stead, the Boers are at work, men, women and children, making no com plaint but toiling bravely from sun up to sun down, the admiration of all who behold them. They take no part in politics. They utter no threats. Their amazing quiet and their cain, self-pos- session deceive many into the belief that they have forgotten and forgiven. and that they have finally accepted the position of a subject race. Those who imagine such things have little knowl- edge of human nature, and no knowl- edge at all of Dutch human nature They are tough race, these Dutch men. phIegmatic and not given to rhet- orical flourishipgs or hysterical parade of their emotions.'
 It is Mir. Stead's view that the most the British can hope for is to rec oncile the Boers to accept a position of an absolute self-governing state un- der the British flag; under no .cireum- stances can they be made a subject race They are chiefly concerned now With rebuilding their ruined homes. They will. patiently wait and see what status the British government prom ises to give them. If denied the fullest measure of liberty, they will fight again when the opportunity comes. And their opportunity will come when GIea: Britain is at war in some other par Ot the world.
Arizona republican., 1904-07-15
PHOENIN, ARIZONA, JULY 15, 19O4.
DON'T FORGET YOUR PAPER.

Every year scores of Arizonians re- turning from their vacations express regret that they failed to order The Republican sent to them during their abseBce. They did not appreciate what they were missing until they were away, and then they neglected to send in their orders. Most of the people who leave for the summer take the necessary precaution to provide themselves with their favOrite paper, however. We de- sire to remind all our readers that The Republican will be sent by mail to any address in this country or abroad, and address changed as often as desired. Subscriptions may be given to your re- gular newsletter before leaving, or, if more convenient, orders may be sent by telephone or mail. A postal card will do the business and you will be happy.
Arizona republican., 1904-07-15

mated for vice president the man that has been most conspicuous in fighting the union of coal miners in West Yir- ginia, it will be especially interesting to hear the democratic spell5inders as sert this summer that the democracy is the only friend of the labor inter-
Arizona republican., 1904-07-15
COLD FEET

He pauses stffly and seGate, A lump within his throat is growing Matilda's at the garden gate, Her ev'ry pulse within her glowing. When Jeremiah sauntered down The shady lane he fashioned duly Each word he meant to say-they've
 flown.
 There's witchery about her, truly. What is the charm that dwells within That pair of roguish eyes, l wonder His ears are buzzing with the din Of words that sound like distant
 thunder.
 But where's the speech this loving
 swain
 Declared awhile ago SO easy, When he came walking down the lane With mien and heat so light and
 breezy?
 An! where's the speech of yesterday, And others of the sort he'd utter Or meant to? All have flown away; His lips are dumb, his heart a-flutter. Tonight he meant to tell his love He was so brave before he met her, But now, alas! in treasure trove His tongue is tied and in a letter. An finally his words they come, The words of this devoted lover; No longer stands he dazed and dumb, The spell of speechlessness is over. The words impassioned greet her ear With thrill and thran Matilda s
 swaying- For Jeremiah says, This year The foll1s1l start in early having"
 New York Sun.
Arizona republican., 1904-07-15

Judge Parker i1 unfortunate in his efforts to please the democracy He waited too long before saying any thing, and thereby filled western and southern democrats with distrust. When he finally did talk he made them angry. Meanwhile eastern dem ocrts are roasting him because he d.d not insist on having a gold plank in the platform. But it will be all the same after November.
Arizona republican., 1904-07-15
Examining The Teachers.

Over sixty applicants for teachers certificates appeared at Efingham the ether day and were put through an ex- ann; aion off 14S questions, according to the Atchison Globe, to test tLeir qualification as teachers. Here are some of the questions: What and where, is Bafln? Supe :. cior? Jamaica? Whitney? Cana ve- raI? Hamburg? Corsica? Bengal? |? Yalu? Manchuria?
 Give etymology of chronometer, port folio, geography ornithology, submis- s;oL. Give another word from each of these differing ill pronunciation by only two coghate sounds: Cream, bowed, p9u;, deign. -eed. gout.
 Discuss quality Of voice as to (al di- visions. Cb) relation to tone of subject matter
 Construct sentences with the indni- tive used (aj as noun, (b) as an cd- jective.
 How do bones grow?
 Describe the systematic circulation.
 Define ganglion and give its function.
 When milk stands undisturbed, why does the cream rise to the surface?
 A regular pentagon has perimeter of 60 feet and an apothenl of feet. Find the area.
 Name the five powers denied to the states.
 Compare the characters of Rowena and Rebecca.
 Describe the tournament given in Ivanhoe.
 The Globe says these are the mildest questions in the list. If so, how many people who consider themselves toler- ably we'll informed could come within a thousand miles of passing an exami- nation to teach boys and girls in a school? "No man and woman who can answer fool questions like those out lined above" the Globe declares. "can be very smart; they devote too much time to foolishness-''
 These detailed bits of knowledge are to be found set down in the encyclope dias and text books, and in ordinary life have no bearing on the qualifica- tions of success. What parents would like to have in school teachers is edu- eating ability. Practical questions would be: What is your method of teaching such and such subject? How would you preserve order among your pupils? What is the best way to drill principles of honor and honesty in school children? What is your system of training pupils in courtesy and good manners? Should pupils of different dispositions and temperaments be treated with regard to their differences in these respects, and if so, how? How is your influence exerted upon your students? And so on. The deriyative meaning of education is drawing out. The faculty of drawing out and leading his pupils and discipIining their own faculties, bringing out their spe- cial aptitudes and giving the right di- raction to the develoment of tkeir char acters, is the thing. The public could afford to pay well trained teachers in this respect much larger salaries than it does pay, even if they fell down on all the catch questions in the whole examination list.
Arizona republican., 1904-07-15
DURATION OF A DREAM

How long does a dream last? To the dreamer it sometimes seems to endure for hours, and the general impression is that dreams continue for minutes at least, while the fact Is that the longest dream appears to be confined within a solitary second, even though the events of il may impress the dreamer
Arizona republican., 1904-07-15
THE UNKNOWN JAPANESE

Denial to the Japanese of great qual- ities is not intended. There is no more wonderful story in the history of any race than that of Japan's transforma- ton in 50 years from a nation using bows and arrows, lances and armors, into one whose admirals are masters of great battleships, and whose gener- als flash their orders, from battery to battery, across bloody fields, by Wire
Arizona republican., 1904-07-15
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Arizona republican., 1904-07-15

less telegraph. But it may be doubted if America is altogether wise in giving our complete sympathy to an Aslatic race the deeper springs of whose char acter yet remain unfathomed.-San Francisco Argonaut.
Arizona republican., 1904-07-15
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Eighth and Hope st. Los ngeles. Un- der new managemenL A splendid house Close Tn, central location. American plan ouly. Low summer rates prevail and in puin Q of economy and comfort, Arizonians win find this most desirable house Ie stay ht. Ex- cellenG taDle large, airy, Weil furniEhed rooms, Cars from all railroad stat1ous pass the door. Nj. \. RICAS, Prop.
Arizona republican., 1904-07-15

The time has come once more when the obscure man can get his name in the papers by announcing that he has bolted his party ticket.
Arizona republican., 1904-07-15

When there is a boy in the family, it keeps some one at the table busy passing things to him.-Atchizon Globe