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Imperial Valley press and the Imperial press., 1907-06-08
STATEMENT OF FACTS
Made by w. F. Holt Regarding the Holton Inter-Urban Railway. He Comects the
 False Statements Made by Howe
To the Editor of the Press.

It IS seldom that l ever pay any attention to articles affecting me or my interests which appear in newspapers from time to time, for know, as rule, these articles are mere guess work in most cases and in the great majority of cases absolutely untrue, but thinking it advisable to break this established rule of mine on account of an article which appeared in the Imperial Stand ard on June Sd, and also another arti- cle appearing in the same paper on June 4th, l think it Is necessary for me to give few facts, as these articles were evidently written and published with the intention of misleading the public.
 We all know that Mir. Howe has ac- quired quite reputation in the last few months as a railroad builder. He has already had the Spreckels road build across the valley in several differ ent places and by several different companies; of course, always taking great care to have them built to the advantage of the town of Imperial. It Is useless to state that these articles are the merest guess work on the part of Mir. Howe and do not believe that there can be any reliance placed in any of them.
 Regarding the articles referred to published on June Sd and 4th headed "Southern Pacific company may ac- quire Inter- Urban" and "Transporta- ton Problems, l will state, most em- phatically, they are absolutely untrue and there Is no foundation of fact what ever in them. The Standard states that the Southern Pacific company will take over the Inter Urban next winter and extend 1t up through Number 8 from Imperial The Southern Pacific company has never intimated in any way, shape or form that they wished to buy this road and we have never had any idea of making any deal of this kind with them. Of course. it is a we'll known fact in the north end of the valley and around BraWley that the town of Imperial has heretofore made every effort to get the business from Number 8 away from Brawley to Inn perlal. They have tried at different times to get bridge built northwest of Imperial so as to capture this busi- ness away from Brawley. They have also at times, talked of getting a rail road built from Imperial out into that section. This business is nearest to Brawley and naturally belongs to that town and these efforts on the part of the town of Imperial to get this business away from BraWey is not ap- preclated by the BraWley people.
 The people of Imperial would also like to have the r-Urban extended up to Imperial and thence into the Number district, to help them, re- gardless of the fact that' in doing so they are taking this road from the SIIs- bee dlstrlc;. %+iere the people have ex- pected this road to be extended and where, l will state here, 1t will be ex- tended when the time comes for 1t to be built further on.
 The Southern Pacific company has nothing whatever to do with the man agement of the Inter-Urban road They have no interest in It whatever do not own single share of Its stock
Imperial Valley press and the Imperial press., 1907-06-08

CALIFORNIA. SATURDAY, JUNl perfectly willing 70 work and publish sta ements that hurt Holtvlle and the Eastslde country by making 1t appear that their country Is being held back on account of local conditions. They are perfectly willing to make plans and have them carried out that would pre- vent Sllsbee from getting railroad ex- tension, and they are perfectly willing to steal from Brawley the Number 8 business, which naturally belongs to BraWley. who can handle it just as well, and better, for the Number 8 peo- pie than can Imperial.
 As to the question of future railroad development in the valley 1 will say that l believe am in a position to know about as much about this as Mir. Howe or anyone else al imperial. l will say further that there have been plans under consideration which may be carried out in the near future, which l believe are the proper plans for de- velopng the valley and giving it need ed railroad facilities. We have always intended to extend the Inter- Urban over into the Stsbee district and al- ready have the rights of way for part of this extension and are only waiting before we proceed further to see in re- gard to what develops definitely in ref erence to the San Diego road This would give a line across the valley east and west from Holtville to Sisbee through Fl Centro. In addition to this the reasonable and feasible plan for railroad building in the valley, and that has been to some extent and which believe will come in the near future, would be an extension of the Inter Ur- ban north from Holtville through Num- Der 5 over through BraWley, out In the Number district, northwest of BraW- ley; south from Holtville through Num- Der 7 and across by Calexico, over through Number and back to con, nectlon of the Inter Urban at Silsbee; then line extended from Silsoee north to the other end of the road up in Num- Der 8. This would give complete belt line around the valley with the two lines crossing the valley, one north and south and one east and west. the juno ton at Fl Centro.
 This Is the logical and feasible out come of the railroad development in the valley and what l hope to see car ried out some time in the near future.
 l have stated above facts openly, al- though there are some things that l had thought l would say nothing about in the valley for some time yet. as they are only in an indefinite shape.
 l suppose MT. Howe and the "Im- perial push" will have another dream and come back with some more guesses in answer to this article, but am per fectly willing tC leave it to the people of this valley to judge whose statements come the nearest being true about what is to be done In the valley: Those made by MT, Howe and the Imperial crowd or by
 Yours truly.
 w. F. HoLT.
Imperial Valley press and the Imperial press., 1907-06-08

Mrs. w c. Gray has purchased a residence lot on the west side of town, on Broadway and carpenters are at work building her a house. She ex pecrs to move to town very shortly.
Imperial Valley press and the Imperial press., 1907-06-08


 dollar of it's bonds being held by It's stockholders.
 Al the time the road was built the Southern Pacific company furnished the steel for the road on longtime b isis, which is only small part of the capital invested in the road. Beyond this they have not furnished one cent of the capital in the road either direct ly or indirectly. Such material as we have bought from them at different times has been paid for In cash the same as material bought elsewhere The Southern Pacifc'company has no interest whatever in, the road and as far as know does not want any, as their only interest is In the business which we turn over 10 them at the juncto on point. They have no say whatever in the management of it and do not want any. We are not under any obligations whatever to sell the road to them unless we wish to do SO. They have always treated us fairly and If we should decide to sell the road at any time we would sell 1t to them if they wished to buy it. the same as we would sell 1t to anyone else.
 MT. Howe states that there has been dssension between the management of the Inter Urban and the Southern Pa clfic company. This like the rest of his statements, Is absolutely false, and if there should have been, 1t would cut no figure with the independence of the road.
 Mir. Howe states that most of the produce of the east side is hauled to Imperial. This Is also false, as can be shown from our records from HoltVlle. He also states that the road has. been operated so as to hold back the coun- try in the vicinity of Holtville. This statement Is too ridiculous to mention when one thinks of the fact that the country around Holtville has gone for ward in the last eighteen months faster than the country in the vicinity of Inn perial. Some of the highest priced land sales in the valley have been made in the neighborhood of Holtville. Land has sold around Holtville recently at higher prices than any land ever sold around Imperial.
 The bank which was started at Holt vile only this spring has made the highest record of amount of business done in the same length of time of any bank in the valley The business men a d farmers of the Eastside and around f1oItVllle are as prosperous as any in the valley. These are all facts and matters of record and can be easily proved and 1t is not necessary to take my word or Mir. Howe's, but these facts do not correspond with Mir. HoWe's statement that the country Is being held back, neither do the people of HolWllIe and the eastsde appreciate MT Howe's efforts 10 knock their country and disccl rage immigrants rom coming there by making such statements as these, which are abso- lutely untrue.
 It would seem from these articles by Mir. Howe and from other statements by what is known as the "Imperial push" that they have absolutely no re- gard whatever for the interest of any other par of the valley when they are
Imperial Valley press and the Imperial press., 1907-06-08
w. F. HoLT.

Roy L. Rumsey, of the Fl Centro Department sore, was passenger on Thursdays train, bound for Los An- geles.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-08-23
BATTLED IN A CHASM
WITH A PILOT SNAKE.
Blaster Has an Exciting Experience
While at Work in a Stone Quarry
Near Trenton

TRENTON, Aug. 23.-John Hutchinson,
the professional blaster at the quarries
on the Mercer County Farm, a detention
institution, had a thrilling experience yes
terday while at work on n slender rope
ladder in a rocky chasm $50 feet in depth.
Hutchinson had been lowered about half
way to the bottom of the chasm and was
preparing to place a blast of dynamite in
the rocks, when looking up, he behald a
monste pilot snake, of the mountain
variety, gliding stealthily upon him.
He dared not drop the dynamite lest he
cause an explosion that would have blown
him to pieces. He was obliged to keep a
tight grip on the rope or be hurled to the
bottom of the pit. He was unarmed ex-
cepting for the little drill which he car
ried.
Hutchinson quickly slipped the dynamite
into one of his pockets. Then he got a
fresh grip on the drill. and as the snake
dropped almost within reach of his head
he struck out violently at the intruder.
Again and again the drill descended, and
finally the reptile dropped to the pit be-
low.
Hutchinson signaled for help and was
drawn VI to the top of the quarry in an
almost exhausted condition. As he stepped
back from the rope that had hauled him
to safety two other pilot snakes struck
at his legs, but his heavy boots saved him
from their poisonous fangs. These snakes
We're speedily dispatched.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-08-23
BRAZIL STANDS ON
HER HIGH DIGNITY,
Official Recital of Why She Objects to
the Creation of a New Arbitration
Court at The Hague.

RIO JANEIRO, Aug. 23.-An official
recital of the position of Brazil in the
matter of the proposed organization of
a permanent court of arbitration at
The Hague has been made public. 1t
says that Brazil did not insist upon a
superior position in the Anglo-Ger-
man-American project for the or
g~anization of the new am permanent
court, but that she pronounced her.
self against the creation of such a
court as utterly useless, inasmuch as
there exists already at The Hague a
permanent court of arbitration, created
by the convention of 1899.
Brazil also put herself on record as
against the classification Of the SOW
ereign states represented in the con-
ference into states of first, second,
third, fourth and fifth-class. indie
pendent and civilized nations, it is de-
clared, should not be invited to a con-
ference in order that they sign con-
ventlons in which they are classed as
inferior and superior.
The demand made by the Brazilian
delegation to the conference is that
the principle of the equality of SOW
ereign states in their International re-
lations, accepted by the convention OF
1899, continue to be recognized.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-08-23
PERHAPS NO MAIL ROBBERY

WASHINGTON, Aug. GA full re-
port concerning the alleged robbery of
$250,O0O from a Burlington mail train
between Denver and Omaha last Thurs
day was received yesterday at thePost-
office Department. 1t was the first Off
cial information received at the depart
ment on the subject. The report came
from the inspector in charge at Denver.
Basing his conclusion upon the in
formation received today. Acting POST
master-Genera McCleary said that in
all probability no robbery actually oc-
Cured, and, that If there was~a rob-
berry, the loss was small. Three pouches
disappeared, or are supposed to have
disappeared, from a Burlington mail
car. There was no bank mail. and
officials believe hat if there was any
loss II was small.
A report from the West placed the
responsibility for the robbery on Bell.
the noted train thief. but Bell is serving
q ten-year torn at Jefferson City, Mo.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-08-23
coMFESSES TO ONE CRIME.

CAMDEN, Aug. 23.-Stephen Dorsey,
one of the negroes arrested on sus-
picion of being concerned in the muir
der of Mrs. Frances Horner and Vic
toria Natal, at Collingswood, on Tues
day last, has made a full confession.
he police say. According to Dorsey's
story, as given out by the police,
Charles Gibson, who is also under ar
rest, committed the double murder,
while Dorsey set fire to the barn.
1t was while Edward Horner, the
husband of Mrs. Horner, was at the
barn fighting the blaze that his wife
and the girl were slain.
Dorsey's confession. the police say.
also duplicates Walter Scott, another
negro, and the police of Baltimore have
been asked to look for him, as it is
thought he may have fed to that city.
The killing of the two women and the
attempt to burn the barn were the re-
suit of a conspiracy between Dorsey,
Gibson and Scott. according to Dorsey's
Statements
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-08-23
MARION STORY A SUICIDE.
Artist Was Separated from Wife and
Had Lost in Wall Street.

NEW YORK, Aug. 23.-Marion Story,
the artist, and brother of Julian p.
Story, the w~ell-known artist, who was
divorced by Mme. Emma Eames, COM
mitted suicide al his home, Brook
Farm, about one mile from Port Ches-
ter. last night, by shooting himself
through the head. The only other per-
sons in the house at the time were his
servants. Mrs. Story, who had not
lived with her husband for about a
year, is said to be somewhere ! n the
South.
In the absence of any member of
the Story family, there could not be
obtained any authoritative statement
as to what prompted Mr.. Story to end
his life. Those persons, however, who
remember the troubles through which
he had been in the last year and a
half, which included heavy losses in
the stock market, his commitment to
the Bloomingdale Asylum and his do
nestle infelicities, attribute his act to
these. He returned a short time ago
from Europe to his beautiful country
place, Brook Farm, one of the finest
estates in Westminster County. but his
friends observed no Improvement in his
melancholy tendency.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-08-23
H0LD-UP MAN KILLED
BY CHICAGO POLICE.
Had Just Robbed a Citizen with Help
of a Companion, Who Was Captured.
Many Thieves Rounded Up.

CHICAGO, Aug. 2S.-The Chicago po-
lice rounded u a day of warfare
against criminals last midnight by kill
ing a hold-up man just after he had
robbed a citizen, and by capturing the
robbers companion.
Thomas Kelly, who had a record of
crime. was the mar who was killed.
His slayer was Policeman Patrick j.
Fee. Kelly had held up Michael O'Neill,
a steamitter. A companion of Kelly's,
Thomas Roach. was arrested at the
same time.
Earlier in the day the police had
gone actively to work to rid the West
Side of crooks. AS a result, more thar
twenty thieves and p~ickpockets, some
of them criminals of international repu-
tation, were shown to the detectives in
the Central Bureau at the nightly line
up. 1t was the result of the first days
work of four squads Of picked men,
sent out to rid Chicago of it's recent
influx of criminals.
This raid IN criminals is to be kept
up, says Chief Shippy, and is to be ex-
tended to other sections of the city.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-08-23
COSTLY WARD
$2,554,970 IN LAST
FISCAL YEAR.
Quartermaster-G General of Army Makes
Annual Report-More Officers
Needed.

WASHINGTON. Aug. BIT cost the
American Government So, 554, $40 in addition
to the regular ordinary expense to keep
the American army in Cuban p~aci1cation
In that island during the fiscal year OF
1907. This fact is shown In the annual
report of General Aleshire. quartermaster-
general of the army. or the amount stated
s1,915.3Ss was spent for transportation.
General Aleshire devotes a few words
to the work of the quartermaster's depart
men and its qualifications over a great
portion OF the world covered by the United
States and its territories. at the same time
pointing out that the strength of the corps
consisted Of but ninety-six commissioned
officers and zoo post quartermaster-ser-
geants. in addition to seventy-six line Off
GERS. who were detailed In connection with
the departments work. He points out the
urgent necessity for such an Increase in
the number of commissioned officers as
viii relieve the department from the nee
essity Of calling upon line officers to per-
form its duties: also for an increase in
the lumber of post duartermaster-ser-
geants and the creation of a general service
CORDS for the work of the department.
General Aleshire expresses the opinion
hat the limit of cost. now $4,000 for build
iLgs. which can be constructed without
special authority of Congress, ought to be
increased to 100000. This is especially
urgent with reference to hospitals. He
SAYS that carefully prepared statistics
show that the prices of nearly all the
lumber used in ordinary construction have
advanced fully 100 per cent. since 1901,
and the higher grades OF finishing lumber
even more than that.
The fact that no provision was made In
the schedule Of allowances Of quarters for
the grade of general of the army at the
time 1t was prepared has caused some en-
barrassment to the navy In determining the
allowances due the admiral Of the navy,
who is of the sam grade as general in the
army. as his allowances depend in a meas
IRE upon those provided for a like grade in
the army.
Because 1t is economical the bulk of the
coal required for the Trans-Paeiic trans
port service is procured at Nagasaki,
Japan, where upon the return trip to the
United States all transports take aboard
coal to their cargo capacity. The coaling
Is done very rapidly, as much as 3,063 tons
having been put aboard In a working day
Of ten hours. Because of necessary repairs
in the transports n reduced passenger
lists and freight cargoes. there has been
an apparent loss to the government in the
transport service as compared with what
could have been secured from commercial
lines, of more than a half-million dollars.
General Aleshire, however, points out that
there is wisdom In having a feet of vessels
available at all times for the movement of
troops n transportation OF those ordered
TO take station In Instant fields.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-08-23
ELIHU ROOT IN HANDS
OF BILLY MULD00N.
Needs Muscular Toning-Up After His
Arduous Labors as RooseveN's
Secretary of State.


NEW YORK, Aug. 23.-It became
known today that Elihu Root, Secre-
tary of State, is taking exercises at
the large farm and training quarters
of Billy Muldoon, the champion ex-
wrestler of the United States, which
is situated about two miles from White
Plains. Mr.. Root arrived there several
days ago. 1t is said that ne is suffering
from overwork and fatigue and was
on the verge of a nervous breakdown
He is accompanied by his secretary,
who looks after his correspondence.
A part of the routine at the Muldoon
farm is to rise at ~daybreak, milk the
cows, work in the fields and then, after
breakfast. to trudge ten or fifteen miles
across the Westchester hills. The re-
mainder of the day is put in with
horseback riding, sparring under the
direction of Mr.. Muldoon. bathing and
reading the newspapers. 1t is not
known whether or not the Secretary of
State is following the regular course
of exercise, but he mas been seen out
horseback riding and in a touring car.
People from the farm say that the sec
rotary was somewhat run down and
is merely there to rest.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-08-23
HEARST WINS POINT.
His Independence League Need Not Hold
Offcial Primaries.

ALBANY. Aug. 23.-rhe Independence
League and the Socialist and Prohibition
parties may make nominations this fall
without holding official primaries. This
was decided yesterday by Attorney-Geueral
jackson in response to an inquiry from the
county clerk Of Rensselaer, County regard
ing the operation of the law passed. last
winter bringing all political parties under
the primary law.
The Acknowledgement says the hide
pendence League, Socialist and Prohibition
voters will nave the first opportunity to
enroll this fall and that until such an en-
rollment is secured these three parties
cannot hold official primaries, which means
they need not hold official primaries until
next year.
This means also that William r. Hearst
can name two candidates for Judges Of the
Court Of Appeals this fall through his In
dependence League Cncorporated). The
amendment made to the law last winter
was aimed to prevent this.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-08-23
HUGHES BOOM LAUNCHED.
Bergen Democratic Committee Is Out for
Congressman.

HACKENsACK. Aug. 23.-The Bergen
County Democratic executive committee
has adopted the following resolution:
We. the Democratic county m of
the county of Bergen, being DESTROYS of
having chosen as candidate for the office
of Governor Of New Jersey, n man who
possesses the character, standing and apil-
ity the people demand, hereby most earn
estly the nomination of the
Hon. William Hughes. our present Con-
gresham from the Sixth New Jersey dis
triet.
Mr.. Hughes has demonstrated that he is
superior to the Establishments and allure
ment of high official position. He went
TO Washington a poor man, and returned
to his people as he went, yet still possessed
OF their confidence, respect and affection.
He is not the tool of corporations, nor is
ne any mans man. He has the ability and
The purpose to serve the whole people. We
pelieve that with Hughes as standard
bearer and the Democratic party of New
Jersey will be led back into paths fol-
lowed by such mon as Parker. Randolph,
Runyon. Beasley. McGfI and Abbott.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-08-23
AKK1oJoGLAu IS NOW WHITE.

NEW YORK, Aug. 2s.-Joe A~kkiojoglau
Brady. of the Supreme Court to call him
self Joe White after November ! next. Joe
is a Turk, and his name means white IN
C~onstantinople. He complained that ms
acquaintance here couldn't quite get
around his name.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-08-23
FAIRBANkS'S COCKTAILS.
They Still Affect Indiana Religious and
Social Circles.

INDIANAPOLIS. Aug. PA quiet
canvass of prominent members Of the
Methodist Church for a candidate
against MI. Fairbanks for delegate to
the quadrenniai conference of the
church at Baltimore has resulted in
bringing Samuel L. Wilson. for twenty
six years a member of|Grace M. E.
Church, into the race as the candidate
of the temperance element.
Since il became known that Fair
banks had served cocktails and three
kinds of wine at the dinner given 20
President Roosevelt on Memorial Day
the Phalanx. the Prohibition riga has
waged ~unceasing war on the Nice-Pres-
ident and has demanded that the
church refuse to send him as a delegate
to the Qsiadrenpial conference.