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The Imperial press., 1905-06-10

missions powers would be limited to the purposes for which it was created and this authority, being co-equal, would be exercised in the United States
 in accordance with the laws of our country, and in Mexico in accordance with their laws. Such a comm ission would be simply the representative of the sovereign power of both nations over the matters within it's charge.
 They would certainly have power to control and regulate any common car rier corporation engaged in the business of diverting water from the river and supplying it to the consumers for hire. They would be able to dictate the places at which water should be diverted from the river and to prescribe the methods
 by which such diversions should be made. The control of the river and the safety of the country under its flow on
 both sides of the international line would be in their hands. With such commission empowered to it's work by treaty between the two nations, and with suitable legislation by Con- gross providing for the diversion of the surplus waters of the Colorado river and their use for irriga tion upon the arid lands within the United States tributary to that stream, and also de- fining and confirming the rights o those who have already made use of the waters of this river in irrigating and recIaiming their lands it will be seen tha at the solution of our irrigation. problem, for which we have struggled, and of which we have dreamed, will be accomplished.
 The settlement of the problems in volved in the use of the waters of the lower Colorado for irrigation, have engaged the attention of the Reclana- tion Service officials ever since the service was organized, and they have gathered a great deal of information in regard to the subject. We can there fore rest assured that in treating these the American members of the negotiating this treaty with Mexico will be very fully and thorough ly informed. It is expected that the treaty will be ready for consideration by the Senate of the United States when Congress meets next December, and that as soon as the treaty is ratified laws to meet the situation on the American side will be passed by Com gress and the new and final stage of the evolution of the Colorado river, and its adjacent desert lands will begin.
 We can not conceive of richer theme for the future historian nor one more re ,Jlete with those acts which set forth the sturdiness and undaunted courage of the pioneer and the daring enterprise of the American business man than the story of the Imperial Valley.
 Here was great desert, "voiceless under the stars," gray, forbiddng, dan .erous. Wonder was great river car
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the United States to consider these matters. It is not believed that there will be any trouble in arriving at the conclusion that the surplus waters of this stream should be used for irriga- tion; nor that a series of dams, which will catch and hold the summer floods and permit of the water being loOsed as required, will make It possible to regulate the flow of the river and greatly improve it's navigability.
 The annual flow of the Colorado river is so great that it can be readily shown that by carrying out the plans outlined
 by the Secretary of the Interior and conserving the waters till needed, there will be easily available an abundance of water for all the lands within reach of that river, both in the United States and in Mexico. As there is such an abundance there will be no serious difficulty in arriving at an equitabl division of the waters as'bttween the people and lands of the two nations.
 As Mexico has taken official cogniZance of this matter in their dealings with the California Development Company, and have laid claim only to enough of the waters of the Colorado river to irrigate the lands in Lower California that are irrigable from that river, it is not expected that any serious difficulty will be encountered in agreeing upon satisfactory division of the water. The fact that the waters of the Colorado river, in order to reach the Imperial Valley, must pass through Mexican territory, however, is the question that, of all others, presents the difficulties that are hardest to solve. If the two nations agree that the waters of this stream not needed for navigation may be used for irrigation, it will logically follow that the water delivered in the United States must be delivered in accordance with the laws of the United States, and that delivered in Mexico will be delivered under Mexican laws Owing, however, to an unfortunate condition, the main canal from the Colorado river to carry the water must, perforce, run through both and will therefore, be subject to the laws of each country within it's tprritOr rial limits
 It is easy to see that Mexico will object to granting authority to officials of the United States to be exercised in Mexico. The question of territorial jurisdiction arises at once, and the matter would be decided, not on it's merits, perhaps, but on the ground of an undesirable precedent. In this dilemma it is suggested that an commission be created by treaty between the two nations to have supervision over the diversion and delivery of waters of the Colorado river where the canals are in character It can be readily seen that an arrangement ot that character would avoid all questions
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pIdCS, WuS Jilc line. That river, navigable stream, was protected by treaty between the two nations, and he who took it's waters and used them for other than navigation did so without warrant and in defiance of law.
 Nevertheless there was q local law or custom by which title to water m small streams was acquired, and when the time arrived the man was not wanting with daring sufficient to make the attempt So the waters of this naviga- ble stream, every gallon of whose turgid flood was under the control of the gov ernment, and protected by treaty, was filed on and appropriated, the same as if it had been a creek branch or trout stream in Tulare county.
 Great plans were laid out for the distri button and use of the water thus claimed, and the geographical condition above referred to, concerning the international line, was encountered. The men whose bold enterprise had taken up the work, however, were equal to the occasion. Their nerve did not desert them. So they calmly proceeded to exercise the sovereign prerogatve of both nations, and divided the water between the peo- pies and lands of the two countries
 Events have followed in rapid se- quence. The Imperial Valley is now q well-setted country, peopled with as sturdy pioneers as ever crossed the plains in '49. They are as loyal to the development of their homes and their chosen Valley as are to be found between the two oceans.
 The development of this Valley must go on and on until every acre is made responsive to the use of man. What has been done by the indomitable dar- ing of American business men, actuated thereto by that great A American trait of originality, must now be legally and officially done by the governments of the United States and Mexico. The work undertaken by the California De- veopment Go. proves to be of such character that it can not be carried out by a private corporation. It infrnges upon the sovel eign prerDgatives of both nations. The work they have under taken must be done. Therefore, let not the work be delayed, but let the proper basis of legal authority be placed under it. Not by con firning to the California Development Company the rights they have claimed, for that is Impossible, but by placing the entire work in the hands of an International commission who shall exercise full authority over the entire operation.
 Then public ownership will follow, as the day follows the night. The land- owners and water users can very logic ally own the canal by which they are supplied with water, can pay all Ihe expenses of it's construction, mainte- nance and operation, in proportion to the water used by them, or on some equally just basis
 The diversion of the water will be in hands able to cope with the matter and the control of the Colorado river, and the use of it's waters for irrigation will be firmly established by treaty between
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to the state of affairs on the lower Col orado, where the control of that stream by the United States is complicated by a series of conditions, all of which must be removed before the final and much to be desired condition of public owrer- ship under governmental control can be achieved
 Perhaps the first one of these ques- tions to be taken up. as it was the first one raised, was the question of the navi- gability of the lower Colorado. Soon after the passage of the National lrriga- tion act the Reclamation Service began operations on this river. Lands were withdrawn from entry; sOundings were made for a suitable place for dam; water measurements were taken, and q complete study of the. river taken up. This was followed by a filing being made on the waters of the river by MT. Ed mund T. Perkins, for and on behalf of the Secretary of the Interior, to the amount of four million inches of water for use in agricultural purposes.
 Mir Perkins, filing was made in Octo- Der, 1903, and during the winter of l9O3-4 complete surveys of the Yuma valley and the lands involved in the Yuma project were made and plans drawn for their irrigation. Also a bill was passed by Congress authorizing the Secretary of the Interior to construct dam across the Colorado river at what is now known as the Laguna dam site.
 in April. 1904, the board of engineers of the Reclamation Service approved the plans already drawn for the construction tion of the dam and works of the Yuma project, and the Secretary of the Inte- rior set aside $3 .000,000 for it's construc- ton. This brought up the question of interference with the navigabiity of the Colorado river, and brought Mexico for ward with protest against the con- structiOn ol the Laguna dam, until it could be determined whether or not the navigabilty of the river would be en- dangered thereby.
 To this protest the Secretary of the Interior has replied that the construc- of this dam would not interfere with or endanger the vigabiity of the stream, and that when the series of dams and storage reservoirs the government con- templates constructing for the complete regulation of the Colorado river are fin ished and in operation, the navigability of the river will be very greatly improved.
 The great preponderance of irrigation interests over those of navigation on this stream, however, could not be ignored and our government wisely decided to go ahead with the irrigation projects and take up the matter with Mexico concerning this river and en- deavor to reach an understanding by which all the water not needed 'Or navigation could be made available for irrigation. To this end President Roosevelt has appointed Judge J. NJ. fenfed an attorney in the department of state, Hon. NJ. C. Burch attorney for the interior department and F. II. Newell chief of the reclamation service, as tue commissioners VH the part VI
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The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1905-07-26
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wonderfully successful in promptly curing
lame back, kidney. bladder, uric acid trou,
blcs and Brisht's Disease, which is the worst
form Of kidney trouble.
DR.. Kil,ner's Swamp-Root is not rec
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just tho remedy YOU need. lthas been tested
In so many ways, in hospital work, in private
practice, among tho helpless too poor 10 pur-
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every case that special arrangement has
been made by which all readers Of this paper
who have not already tried it, may have a
sample bottle sent free by mail, also a book
telling more about SWamp-Root and how to
find out if you have kidney or bladder trouble,
When writing mention reading this generous
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slowly shamblcd out.
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cures made by Dr..
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WITH A LAME BACK ?
Kidney Trouble Makes You Miserable,
July 10Th, 1905.

Almost everybody who reads the news
papers is sure to know Of the wonderful
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-21
FEUDN[R SHOWS
MARKED SKILL
Carries Off the Honors
at the Bluerock Traps
at the Ingleside Grounds

Otto Feudner shot IN excellent form
yesterday at the Ingieside bluerock traps
He won the Phil Bekeart trophy at 100
targets, of which he broke, 81 = He also
broke 25 straight in the club event and
won the medallion in the champion class.
DR.. Pitres won the first-elass medal. A.
NJ Shields the second-elass and William
Schneider the third-clsSs. The days
scores:
Club race, %. birds, champion class--Otto
Feudner 22, Fred Feudner 81. Edgar Forster
&c, Lon Hawxhrrst 10. Emil Hollfng p. C. A.
First class4D. Daniel -. T. L. Lewis 20,
William Murdock IL. DIR. Pitres 20. H. d.
Swales 90, w. A. Searies 20. "Slade" 49,.
Second class-Joseph. Burns 20. H. P. Jacobsen
DR.. Bodkin T. George Barber u. J. L. DdJton
II. DIR. Finnie 49, c. F. Harvey 90 Scott
Leary lG. Bert Patrick ~, W. Schneider IL.
williar- Schroeder I. +. n. Weeds Jr. is
Club medal race. 25 birds-otto Feudner %.
Fred Feudner -. Edgar Forster u, Lon Hawk
NJ ]. Iverson 10. G. Sylvester L.. First class
ID. Daniel 10. I. L. Lewis Is. William Murlock
20. DIR. Pitres 20. H. d. Swaler 10, w. A.
Searles IA, .Slade' is. Second class-Joseph
Burns IL. H. p Jacobsen is. r Knick IS. A.
NJ, Shields 22 Dr. Bodkin /. George Barber IL.
1e. Bert Patrick II. w Schneider PC. William
Schroeder IL.
Five pairs of doubles and fifteen singles
Fred Feudner 10. George Sylvester 20 c. A.
schultz IS. Wilson %, Schneider L. Jacobsen
21, inick rs. Swiles 21. Otto Feudner ~ riol-
ling 10. Shipper IL, Searles % Daniels Is,
Hawxhurst is. Iversoq 10. Burns IL.
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-21
RUNAWAY Girl
FOUND IN CITY
Ruby Chase of Watsonville
Feigns Suicide, but Comes
Here With a Paramour

Miss Ruby Chase, childlike and un-
learned in the ways Of the world at the
age of sixteen, was found yesterday at
5SSA Natoma street, after what she
thought a romantic flight from Watson
Vile August is with her paramouT.
A man giving the name OF H. G.. Corday
brought her to this city and tried un-
successfully to get her home With Mrs.
z. B. Carson on Natoma street, but on
being censured for taking advantage of
her tender years-for he is said to be 35-
he promised to return her to the parents
of the girl and ask forgiveness.
Saturday a pile OF girls clothing was
found at the wharf at Port Watsonville
addressed to her mother. Mrs. II. j.
Chase of that city. saying that she in
tended to drown herself. The mother was
overcome with grief and was at a loss to
explain the actions of the daughter. 1t
was known at the time that Ruby had
clandestine meetings with Corday, al
though the latter was only recently di-
vorced from wife and family
Ruby told Mrs. Carson. of this city OF
the prank" as she called it. she had
played on her mother and seemed not to
care about it's effect. Corday came to San
Francisco with her and bought her some
cheap clothes to take the place of the
ones left on the wharf. He told friends
here he would marry the girl as soon as he
could after his divorce. Mrs. Carson would
not let him stay at her home. Corday
took her away, but left large telescope
basket, for which he called yesterday.
He promised to take the girl back to her
home and walt for her to grow older and
until the expiration of the time necessary
for him to complete his decree of divorce.
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-21
Large Attendance at school.

The Horace Mann Evening School
opened this year with larger attend
ance than formerly, because. it is
thought, OF the enforcement of the child
labor law. lately gone into effect. Eo-
Gated at Valencia and Twenty-secon
streets, this school is the only night
school in the Mission. The advantages
offered in many of the departments
have caused an. influx of pupils that
taxes the capacity of some of the rooms.
The commercial department Is, considered
one of the strongest attractions. Added
to the regular curriculum the Board
of Education has Installed a course in
civil service. finding much favor among
adult students preparing for this work.
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-21
CoLoRED WOMAN MAKES BOAST
of WHIPPING WHITE MAN
James Gibson, a Teamster, Is Stabbed
In Room Occupied by Emma
and Edward Ward.

Emma Josephine Ward and Edward
Ward, both colored, who say they are
husband and wife. were arrested yes
terday by Detectives Matheson, Null
cahey and Conlon and locked up In
the City Prison pending developments.
They are accused of cutting James
Gibson, a teamster, living at 1911 Fol-
som street, twice on the head and
stabbing him In the left side
The woman says that Gibson called
at her room on Minna street. near
First, yesterday morning. He re-
mained there for some time and re-
fused to leave. While. denying that
she used a knife she told the officers
that shes gave him a good beating and
was proud OF it. At the City Prison
she gave expression to her delight at
whipping a white man and said she
would like to do itsover again.
Ward declared that he was not in
tho room when his wife had the fight
with Gibson, but as he was there when
the officers went to the place he was
arrested. Gibson was taken to. the
Harbor Emergency Hospital, thence to
the Central Hospital.
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-21
Cummings Attempts suicide.

James Cummings a brass worker,
whose family resides in Berkeley. hired
a room at 1881 Laguna street a few
days ago, where he sought death yes
terday by inhaling gas through rub
Der hose, one end of which he attached
to an open jet and the other he placed
between his teeth and then composedly
awaited the coming event. The event
was the ambulance from the Central
Emergency Hospital, to which place he
was conveyed. Under the treatment of
DIR. c. B. Pinlxham he was revived from
his stupor. Cummings had been drink
ing liquor to excess during the last
week and was considerably under its
influence when he resolved to die.
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-21
ST. PATRiCKs CHURCH
REMEMBERS FORMER PASTOR
Committee Visits Father Cummlns at
Mission Dolores, Where He
Was Lately Promoted.

A committee representing the par
ishionerssof st. Patrick's Church called
on Rev. Father Cummins yesterday at
Mission Dolores, to which he has been
recently promoted. After congratulate
ing him on his merited promotion the
committee presented him withra purse
in the name of, st. Patrick's Parish as
q mark of its appreciation of his sefv-
ices.
Rev. Father Cummins in accepting
the generous gift feelingly thanked
his late parishioners for their kindly
remembrance and for their past 10y
atty and cooperation. which had been
so freely given to. him. Although gone
from st. Patrick's he will cherish the
years spent with the people as among
the happiest in his life.
The committee representing the par
ishioners was John j.. O,Brien, Richard
Kingston, Thomas Gibney, Henry Skea-
han and Thomas J. OBrien.
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-21
TO ROOM
TO BE ROBBED
J. Marcum, Military Team
ster, Has Desperate Strug-
gle With Man and Woman

John Marcum. a Government teamster,
is lying in a serious condition at the
Post Hospital. Presidio, as a result Of
desperate fight with man and a wom-
an in the woman's room at 4 Winter
lane early yesterday morning. Marcum,
before lapsing into Funconsciousness, said
that he had been robbed of $685.
Marcum met Cruz Sanchez, a. Mexican
woman. on Saturday night and they
went to a place of amusement on O. Far
relI street. After leaving there, they
went to the Cape Nome saloon on Pa
cific street, where the woman gave Mar
cum the key to her room at Winter
lane and told him to go there and wait
for her He went to the room and the
woman arrived few hours later
The Sanchez woman was accompanied
by another man, who at once attacked
Marcu1n, aided by the woman. Marcum
said his male assailant had a pair Of
brass knuckles,i and although he defended
himself TO the best of his ability, he was
overpowered and robbed of his money.
He staggered out of the place and made
his way to the Post Hospital. He was
bleeding from wounds on his head and
face
NJ. c. McDonough, friend of Mar
cum, called at the hospital, and Mar
cum, before lapsing into utconsciousness.
told him of the attack that had been
made upon him. McDonough notified the
police and Detectives Bunner and Freel
were detailed on the case. They. went
to Winter. lane and found ample evil
dence of desperate struggle. Chairs
and bottles were broken. and a mirror
had been smashed into, pieces. The floor
was spattered with blood.
After a search the detectives found the
Sanchez woman and her companion, Erin
Gibbons in a room at the California
House On California street. The .womans $
skirt was covered with blood and she
could give no satisfactory explanation. of
how the safleuinary stains got on her
clothing "A bunch of keys was. found
In the room. which McDonough identified
as belonging to IMarcun. Gibbons and
the woman were taken to the City
Prison. E
Marcum regained consciousness yester-
day afternoon and repeated to Bunner
and Freel the statement he had made
to McDonough., Although terribly beaten
he will recover
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-21
Women victims of Assault.

Mrs. Flora Porter, 74s Harrison
street, and Miss Laura Murry, 1s7
Shipley street, complained to the police
early yesterday morning that they had
been assaulted by several men in a
barn at 241s Mason street. They said
they had been TO a dance at Garibaldi
Hall and left about o'clock yesterday
morning with three young men to go
70 North Beach for some coffee: AS
they passed the barn several men who
were standing there dragged them in
side and assaulted them. John and Jo-
seph Wilkinson, brothers, living at 1893
Stockton street, were arrested on sus-
picion, but neither Of the women could
identify them Detective Coleman is
working on the case.