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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1906-07-30
Donates Her Residence
and go Acres to OS-
WegO County, n. Y.

OSWEGO. July 30.-Dr Mary Z.
Walker the only woman who was hon
ored with a commission IN the Union
Army in the civil war. has rendered
Bunker Hill" her beautiful country
home, with a tract of go acres. near
here. TO the county Of Oswego as a
place TO maintain persons under twenty
years OF age convicted of violating the
law
All she asks in return is that the
county petition the Legislature IN Janu-
arv 10 give Up its county Jail and 10
legalize the method she suggests for re
forming prisoners.
DR.. Walker established a sanitarium
for consumptives several years ago at
Bunker Hill" and treated all who ap-
piled and were without means 10 paw
free OF charge. She urged State insti-
tutions along similar lines, and with
their advent refused longer 20 treat
charity patients, but offered 20 provide
them transportation 10 the State instl-
tutions.
Like Days of Rack.
My latest desire is again TO try to
better humanity" said DR. Walker I'm
reference 20 her offer 10 give Bunker
Hrr' 10 the county. Our penal insti-
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1906-07-30
CARELESSNESS IN ORDERS
CAUSED RAILROAD SMASH

COLUMBUS. Ohio. July 3O.-In rear
end collision between two Toledo and
Ohio Contra, passenger trains at Rem
ner, ten miles west of Columbus. at Sis
o'clock last night. five passengers were
seriously injured. while sixteen others
were slightly hurt.
Carelessness in the issuing of orders is
generally regarded as being the cause
of the accident.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1906-07-30
BOYS OF REFORM SCHOOL
TO COMPETE IN DRILL

A competitive drill viii be held at
o'clock this afternoon al the Boys Re
form School The contest will be among
the four different families as theV
call the BOYS Of the school. and will
consist 0f the usual military tactics
The prize will be a flag. 10 be awarded
10 the most competent family The
AFFAIR will be under the supervision OF
Major Ross and the judges will be
members OF the high school cadets.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1906-07-30
FUNERAL OF JAS. CONNER
FROM HAMLlNE CHURCH

The funeral Of James A. Conner. who
died Thursday evening. was held from
the Hamline Methodist Episcopal
Church yesterday afternoon. The serv-
ices were conducted by DR.. II. r. Nay
Tor. presiding elder. and the Rev. DR..
Price. a former pastor of the church.
The interment was in Glenwoed Gene
terry.
The nallbearers were selected from
members of the Oldest Inhabitants As
ISOLATION. of which Mr. Conner was a
prominent member.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1906-07-30

tutions for old and young are in. my
Judgment NO thy Of the days Of the
rack and the SIS re.
Two hundred years have modified
these condItoIs somewhat. ald now we
take our on udsrs against law and so
clety, enclosing them behInL thick walls
and strong bars. leave them there work
ing little each day undt- task masters
unul long wears % sentence have ex-
plrea. when tlsg are turned out uuon
the world. II not mental and physical
wrecks. more hardened and toughened
more humane 20 execute such criminals
when they are first sentenced than 20
treat them as We do
Il don't care how bad a boy is there
is a lot of good I'm him II the right per
son viii develop and bring IL out. First
u would be necessary 10 inclOse Bunk
or HilI 10 insure confinement 20 the
tract Suitable buildings Of ordinary con-
struction for housing the prisoners
would be necessary. but they should
contain as much light and sunshine as
possible
Work in Fields.
Each inmate should be compelled 10
work a certain number Of hours each
day in the fields. and the rcma .nder of
the day should be spent in class-rooms
under the direction Of the best teachers.
Good clothes. neat linen. wholesome
food. and plenty Of Il. should be fur
nished. The man should be taken when
he enters and educated from the begin
ming 10 the end
IF the county viii accept my offer I
will give $1,000 I'm cash 70 hClp rebuild
the place and pledge myself - raise as
much more for thr same Uu-r 1re.'
The value Of the estate is m. The
offer will be considered by tle board %
supervisors of the county al its annual
session in November.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1906-07-30
CLEANING BRIGADE
IN PACKINGTOWN
Wonders Have Been Ac-
compIished in Big Meat
Houses.
ALL NEAT AS A NEW PIN, NOW
Filthy Habits as Well as Careless
Equipment All Done Away
With.

CHICAGO, July 3O.-Ihe rules and reg
ulations issued 10 Government inspec-
tors, based on the new meat law. will
become operative Wednesday IN such
packing houses as have cleaned up"
and compiled with the standard now
required. Since the first week in June,
when the MCNEIL Reynolds report was
sent 20 Congress. revolution has taken
place in PackingtOwn. This has been ac-
compHshed by an army Of mechanics
employed in the plants inside and out
side the yards There Is yet much TO be
done. chiefly n the way Of complying
with the rigid city building ordinances.
but as 10 cleanliness ana sanitation all
hope 20 pass the Government inspection
and secure the new pure food labels
Seven Weeks Of Agony.
There are twenty packing companies
doing business inside and outside the
yards. For seven weeks all have been
cleaning up. The Big -Four" who CON
troi the trade OF the world. have been
working night and day u comply with
the Government requirements and re-
gain the confidence Of the public The
Big Four are Armour d CO.. Swift &
Co, Nelson Morris K Co, and Schwarz-
schnd & Sulzberger.
In all these plants many modern lava
tories have been constructed. old lava
tories which ventilated into the meat
handling rooms have been removed
ventilation has been increased by the in
stallation Of apparatus or by making
new openings ga the buildings. Painters.
kalsominers and the soap-and-water
brigade have been active. Every pack
Ing plant Is now thoroughly cleaned dur
ing the night by a cleaning crew which
formerly paid little OF no attention TO
the work. They use steel brushes and a
hose, soap and water. and the floors.
"a bles, trucks and bias are thoroughly
scrubbed and flushed
The killing beds are now well lighted
and well ventilated. and In many u
the plants the wooden floors, which
aroused the criticism Of all investi-
gators, are beiPg removed and brick
or cement. properly graded and drain
ed, substituted. Rules are posted on
walls and in all lavatories requiring
employees 20 keep their persons and
clothes clean. Splitting on the floors is
prohibited on penalty Of discharge
Dirty Clothes They Wore.
Heretofore there has been no uni
form rule about clothing worn by
employees while AT work Filthy aprons
and clothing were q feature OF the
past. In the future the aprons and
clothing Will be inspected as much as
the soldier and his equipment come un-
der the eye OF the commanding officer.
IL is the intention 10 have aprons uni
form in each department
Rest rooms and lunch rooms have
been provided for the women. and the
lavatOTies which formerly were part
Of these rooms have been removed.
Some Of the plants are being entirely
RECONSTRUCTED 20 comply with require
uients OF both Government statutes
and Chicago building laws. In this re-
construction metal is being substi-
tuted for wood wherever II can be
utilized. Many new horoscopes ana
entrances and exits have been con-
structed IN compliance with the build
ing ordinances.
Imperial Valley press and the Imperial press., 1906-05-26
Tn. ssos at ssI,on Sea.

Los ANGELES, CAL, May 10, 'U6. MR F. c. EIkvENs.
 Imperial Valley Press,
 Fl Centre, Cal. DEAR SIR:
 Your letter of May 5th, addressed to to Mir. ]. B. Lippihcott, asking for gage heights on the Salton Lake has been referred to me.
 enclose gage height record from March 2nd, when the gage was estab- lished, to May 18th, which is the last report which we have received from Saton. The observer, Mir. Geo. Yaeger at Salton. Cal, is instructed tO read the rod only when the water is calm and not disturbed by wind, which accounts for the intervals between gage readings. From April 27th to May 18th we re- ceived no information from Mir. Yaeger. The original rods only read to 36 feet and one of my assistants, Mir. w. D. Smith, of Yuma, was sent down to Sal ton and established new gage rods which we expect will last for several months The Lake has risen much more rapidly than we anticipated it would when the original gage was es- tablished.
 will send you gage heights at inter- vals when we have received them from the observer. The observer is instruct. ed to report here the first of each week giving the gage heighths for the pre- ceedng week, consequently you will not be able to receive the gage heights for some little time after dates on which they are taken.
 Hoping this will be satisfactory, am
 Very truly yours,
 W. B. CLAPP,
 Engineer. SaIton Sea Gage Taken at SaItOn, Cal.
Imperial Valley press and the Imperial press., 1906-05-26

The Best Bargain Tn the Valley. 80 acres in 3 l-2 miles of Fl Centro, on one of the very best ditches, in good state of cultivation, fenced and cross-fenced. Price, $30.0O. Only tor sale very short time; better come and see it.. Fuller & Aten. The Land-Men, Fl Gen. tro, Calf.
Imperial Valley press and the Imperial press., 1906-05-26
HIGH SCHOOL MATTERS

A petition has been filed with the county superintendent of schools asking for the formation of a High School District out of Imperial, Brawley, Holtville, Eastside and Sunset Springs school districts, aud an election to decide the matter has been called to be held in the territory included on Tuesday, June 5th. The districts included have a total school population of 359 scholars and a high school dis trict can be organized with 300 scholars. The petitions on which the election is called must contain a majority of the heads of families of each of the districts petitiouing. It Is d fact that the petitions On which this election is called, contain the names of number of single men and also In a number of instances both the man and his wife have signed. Whether Mir. Baldwin took sufficient care iu checking up the names on the petitions or not, has not yet been deter mined, but doubtless it will be. The circumstances under which these petitions were circulated and the special representations made to secure the signatures of people in Brawley and Holtville are matters of public concern, and no doubt will be considered by these people when they vote on the proposition. The people of Brawley were told that it was a movement to get high school established in the valley, and that if they didn't vote to come into the district they wouldn't be in; also, if they came in, they could vote themselves out at any time and wouldn't be held for any debts the district might in- cur. The Brawley people are emphatically opposed to being included in high school district with the school located at Inn perial, for, within a very short time, the settlement of the terri tory tributary to Brawley will bring sufficient population into that part of the valley to locate a high school at Brawley.
 Now, however, the Brawley people find themselves in trap.
 The petition they signed was not what the plausible bearers of it represented it to be, and they find themselves in danger of being chained to the wheels of the Imperial chariot, and made an appendage of that town
 Exactly the same affairs exist at Holtyille and Eastside. The parties who carried the petition over there promised the signers that railroad would be built from Imperial through the East side to Holtville, and scholar:
Imperial Valley press and the Imperial press., 1906-05-26
A Mountain of Gold

could not bring as much happiness to Mrs. Lucia Wilkie, of Caroline, Wis.,, as did one 25c box of Bucklen's Arnica Salye, when it completely cured run ming sore on her leg, which had tortur- ed her 23 long years Greatest antisep- tic healer of Piles, Wounds, and Sores. 25c at all druggists.
Imperial Valley press and the Imperial press., 1906-05-26

The datum line on above gage readings is the elevation at the old Salton station which was 269 feet below sea level. The last gage reading, 38 feet, therefore means that the water surface is 231 feet below sea level.
Imperial Valley press and the Imperial press., 1906-05-26

In another column appears the card of P. J. Layne announcing his candidacy subject to approv- al of the Republican County Con- ventiou for reelection to the off, flee of public administrator of this county. Mir. Layne is now serving his first term in this off, flee and as it is customary to give an officer a second term if he performs the duties of the of- flee satisfactorily during the first term. Mir. Layne's friends claim that he should come under the rule.
Imperial Valley press and the Imperial press., 1906-05-26

400 Acre assignment fine land, easily leveled and put in crop, Put cheap water stock on this and you have bargain. Bert R. Chaplin, lm- perial, Cal.
Imperial Valley press and the Imperial press., 1906-05-26

N ilNUl ~ AOuAAuuANAo AdANos AAANO
 they made the same promises
 and representations that were
 made to the Brawley people con-
 corning their right to vote
 themselves in and out of the dis
 trict at will and that the petition
 was merely for high school in
 the valley and did not bind the
 siguers to anything.
 or course, the siguers should
 have been more careful and should not have taken the repre- seutations of the parties carrying the petition. When a man signs petition it becomes his petition, and being a voluntary act, he is respouible for it and cannot plead that he did not examine the mat ter for himself but signed it on the representations of others. But everyone knows how pto- verbally careless people are in this matter. Let plausible talker start out with a petition, already signed by a number of the leading citizens of a neigh boring town, and nine out of every ten men he accoSts will sign it without looking at it.
 It was just this way the Braw- ley, Holtville and Eastside peo- pie were trapped. Now, they must cast majority of all the votes cast at the election, against the proposition, in order to leave free to act when their opportunity comes
 Neither Brawley nor Holtville should enter high school dis .rict at the present time, for the time is only short way off when they can each have one, and abundant population and wealth .o support it.
 It may be urged that should Brawley and Holtville be voted nto this high school scheme now they can withdraw set up for when they are in a position to do so. We would suggest that this is dangerous advice to follow, for 1t will doubtless be found to be difficult ent matter, and will require much lime and trouble before it can be lone. Also. resolute opposi- ion at Imperial could prevent it ever being done.
 Without discussing the special .easons that cause the circulators ,f the petitions in Brawley, doltville, Eastside and Sunset Springs to make the representa- ions they did to secure sigma :ures for the same, or taking into consideration the duty of every honest man to vote against fraud It every opportunity, we can see 10 reason why the people of eith- 1T Brawley or Holtville should ,ote away their own opportuni- .ies at the behest of few people 1t Imperial.
 In another column appears the ;ard of P. J. Layne announcing ais candidacy subject to approv- Il of the Republican County Con-
Imperial Valley press and the Imperial press., 1906-05-26
ENDORSEMENTS
For Public Admlnistrator

hereby auuouuce myself candidate for the office of PGblic Administrator of San Diego County. subject to the approval ot the Repub- lican County Convention. P.J. JAYNE.
Imperial Valley press and the Imperial press., 1906-05-26

What made Milwaukee famous? The Milwaukee Mowers and Rakes. c. w.. Fernald, agent, Imperial.
Imperial Valley press and the Imperial press., 1906-05-26

Wilson will sell a l2 foot Deering header for S235, and make the farm CT able to pay for the ma chine. We now have a machine all set up. Come and look it over.
Imperial Valley press and the Imperial press., 1906-05-26

saIton Sea Gage Taken at Salton, Cal.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-03-23
Let Us Preserve
The Spirit
OF Democracy
BY Archbishop JOHN IRELAND

~ EMOCRACY has in America and through America,
1 "a it HAS WON IN THE WHOLE WORLD. America
L is the PROVIDENIIAL NATION in this of
~ the worlds history. America does live for herself
alone; she holds in her keeping TIE DESTINIES OF
UMANITY No Monroe doctrine confines her democracy within
anc and Pacific shores Spain and Italy reached the very
mines of the republican regime Germany elects her parliament
nch Hohenzolern fears and obeys, and NOW RUSSIA IS
IELDING.
In Japan representative parliament DIVIDES THE SUPREME
OVER with the deied mkado while China and are
, stening to adopt similar form Of government.
1t behooves us fellow Americans consider we'll our response
titles Let understand and realize THE MOMENTOUS FACT
HAT THE LIFE OF THE REPUBLIC its growth and welfare
aspirations and hopes the hands of the people, dependent
npreme degree upon their will and their actions
Care should be taken that FOREIGNERS choosing America as
cir home BE PERVADED WITH THE SPIRIT OF OUR
ISTITUTIONS, be made AMERICANS IN MIND AND HEART
forts to immigrants social groups and to retard their
REORGANIZATION should be steadily rowned down There are in
neca self constituted leaders of foreign born citizens who speak of
MERICANIZATION AS a TERM OF REPROACH With
ch public opinion should deal severely Nor should immigrants
prematurely authorized to DUE RESPECT FOR AMER
IAN CITIZENSHIP ought guard against reckless extension
to men coming from other lands No should be invested
tn the franchise until sufficient residence this country has given
full opportunity to understand its institutions and laws No en-
Engagement must be given social political organizations or
hods which Perpeuate this country foreign ideas and customs
While we seek to Amercanize immigrants may be well to
ard some Americans against being foognzed THEY ARE NOT
NERICANS WHO COLONIZE the American quarters in THE
APITALS OF EUROPE Nor are they Americans who GLORY IN
porting foreign fashions of language and dress They are surely not
nereans WHO COVET FOREIGN TITLES FOR THEIR
, AUGHTERS
THE PARTY THAT PLACES ITS TICKET DISHONEST NAMES
ouLo BE OVERWHELMED IN VICTORIOUS DEFEAT AND
UeHI The STERN LESSON THAT INSULT NEVER OFFERED
BLIc
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-03-23
Interstate
Commission
Men Who Are Looking For Evidence
Against Railroad Rebaters-A
Very Busy Quintet

July Is, 1863. he was shot through the
body. and his lung was 50 lacerated
that it was declared impossible for
him to live. lie recovered. however.
ana started to battle with life with
the loss of one lung. II was impossible
for him to return to his old trade, and
he was ambitious to become Il lawyer,
but his education at that time was
very limited. BY energy and self de-
NAL he succeeded in earning his way
through Illinois Wesleyan university.
He and brother boarded themselves,
and one who was familiar with their
struggles has said:
He had about the smallest house
keeping outfit ever saw a man get
along with. He had an old colfeepot,
a rubber blanket wooden blanket.
and that was about all lie looked just
like boy and think he wished to be
thought younger than he was being
little ashamed that ut his age he was
just beginning to climb the cIucation-
al ladder. though under the circum-
stances there certainly was no reason
why he should be-"
He was admitted to the bar in 1869.
He WAS elected governor OF Illinois in
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-03-23

Much Of the difference of opinion which
has dcvrlopcd as To the Kind of bill
which should he passed turns on the
uucsrou of what powers should be
given to the commission in the propos-
cal lay A crucial point in the discus
Sion n, the halls of LEGISLATION at Wash
mutop i That of whether the bill in
crc.tton should contain a clause pro-
,il..u for t.djcfu review of the de
c-si,us or orders of the commission re
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-03-23
10 Effective Charity Plan
'OsSible ....... BY Sir HIRAM MAXIM, l.


the number OF the unemployed perhaps should say the
unfit, was CONSTANT, they say in mathematics then
~ we should know exactly what had to deal with Bit nm
fortunately for the taxpayer their number not constant
the contrary, IT is AN EVER INCREASING QUANTITY.
by the aid OF charity they able increase and MULTIPLY
Gu more rapidly than the well do classes Every dollar gven in
y applied In the ordinary way only to aggravate
trouble by INCREASING the number of the UNEMPLOYED but at
same time serves to diminish the birth those who have to
Z the taxes.
The MAN DOES NOT LIVE WHO SUGGEST A PLAN FOR
tlEVINe THE POOR WHICH DOES NOT AeGRAvArE THE TRou
: AND MAKE 1T WORSE WE MAY ON FOR YEARS AND
NTNuE TO CONTRIBUTE EVER INCREASING SUMS FOR THE
PPoRT AND INCREASE OF UNFIT, BUT THE TIME MIST
ENTUALLY ARRIVE GET TO THE END or ore
Their
shall have bred such horde the worthless the law and
unit that they will completely OVERWHELM u.s. The laws of
ure are such that the individual the individual has to
er, but If the nations sin, THEY ARE SHINING AT THE
ESENT TIME by the artificial production of vast number of
il citizens, then the nations must suffer-
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-03-23

A. Knapp chairman, Charles A. Prou
ty, Judson c. Clements, Joseph w.
Fifer and Francis NJ. Cockrell. Chair
man Knapp has served on the commits
sion for fifteen years. lie was origi-
nally appointed by President Harrison
in 1891, was reappointed by President
Cleveland in February, 1897, and was
reappointed second time by President
Roosevelt Commissioner Knapp was
considered one of the best lawyers in
central New York ut the time he be-
came Il member of the commission and
had in his legal practice given especial
attention to laws pertaining to corpora
tons He was born near Syracuse in
1913. is Il graduate of Wesleyan uni
verSity, Middctown. Conn, and has
served as corporation counsel of SYRIA
cuSe. He has long advocated wider ex-
tension of the powers of the federal
government over railroads.
Those who know Mr.. PrOuty best in
his summer home delight in telling of
his simple life during the summer
months. when daylight finds him, hoe
in hand, at work on his extensive
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-03-23


finance or political economy bearing
upon his work
When Missouri surprised the country
by going Republican in 1904 it meant
the retirement from the United States
senate of one of its most familiar fig
ures. Francis NJ. Cockrell, who was
the choice of Missouri Democrats for
the Democratic presidential nomina-
ton of that year. Commissioner Cock
rell served thirty years in the senate
and though born in 1884. is still hale
and hearty. He graduated from Chap
el Hill college, Lafayette county, Mo,
and was a brigadier general on the
Confederate side in the civil war. AS
he was an ardent supporter of Presi-
dent Roosevelt's railway policy it was
urged that the senatorial guardian Of
Uncle Sans strong box during Mr.
Cleveland's administration would make
q good member of the commission.
President Roosevelt took the same
view and made the appointment just
year ago.
Commissioner Fifer is known in ILL
nois as Private joe" His career has
been full Of picturesque episodes He
was born in Virginia in 1910, but re-
moved with his parents to Illinois in
1857, settling in Mclean county. His
father was bricklayer, and young
Joe learned that trade and worked at
1t until the war broke out, when he
walked thirteen miles to Bloomington
and enlisted in the Thirty-third ILL
nois At the battle of Jackson, Miss,