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Imperial Valley press., 1907-08-03
Look out for roar backs from Imperial.
 Affidavit
Fl Centro, Cal. July 30, 1907 STATE OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO.

STATE OF CALIFORNIA,
 COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO.
 w. F. Holt. being duly sworn, de- poses and says: That he has read a certain letter exhibited by one F. c. Farr in the course of his speech at Brawley. Cal. on July 18th. 1907, a copy of which appeared In the Imper- ial Standard July 26th, 1907. purport- ing to be from one T. P. Roberts of the Maier Brewery Company to his brother AIF. Roberts and pertaining to restate conversation and agree mentbetWeen affiant and said A. F. Roberts FelatiyeNto a saloon at Fl Gen. po, are( afflaht >fufther says that he made said A. F. Roberts no promise of any kind, shape or character nor >dfdh he hold out any encouragement Whatever to said A. F. Roberts nor was the subjeetlof saloon at Fl Gen. tro discussed with said A. F. Roberts at any time,> place or under any cir cumstances. The afflant further says that neither the said A F. Roberts nor anyone else connected with the Maler Brewery Company has contrib uted anything whatever to the Fl Gen. tro campaign nor have they been ask ed to do so.
 w. F. HOLT
 Subscribed and sworn to before me thls 3oth day of July, 1907.
 w. L. PAYNE
 Notary Public In and for San Diego County. California.
Imperial Valley press., 1907-08-03
Affidavit
Fl Centro, Cal, Aug. 3, 1907

Fl Centro, Cal. Aug. 3, 1907. State of California. County of San Diego.
 w. F. Holt being first duly sworn, deposes and says: That he never has made any proposition to MT. George A. Parkyns or to anyone else at any time or place to take the liquor clauses out of the deeds to property in any of the townsItes of the valley,
 w. F. HOLT. Subscribed and sworn to before me. F. c. Havens. notary rublic in and for the county of San Diego, this Sd day of August, 1907,
 F. c. HAvEHs. Notary Public in and for the county Of
 San Diego
Imperial Valley press., 1907-08-03
More Imperialism

Canvassers are out from Imperial doing some more underhanded work. It was not until to-day this last trick on the part of the push was discovered. These canvassers are going over the valley and ascertaining how the voter stands, and In the event he favors Im- perlal. all we'll and good, but should he favor Fl Centro these same Imperial
Imperial Valley press., 1907-08-03

County ot san Diego,
 Felix G. Ravens, being first duly sworn. deposes and says. That on May 7th. 1907 he was in the city of Washington D. c. and visited the office of the Solicitor of the State De- partment to enquire concerning the claims for damages u at have been filed by Imperial Valley people against the Mexican government. At that time. almost the first thing mentioned by the Department officials was the protest that had been filed by Imperial people, the Assistant Solicitor to whom was referred remarking that sentl- ment here at home was evidently strong against the claims. asked
Imperial Valley press., 1907-08-03

what evidence he had that such was the case. and he showed me the pro- test of the Imperial Chamber of Com merce, and also a shorter document in the form of petition with about forty or more names signed to 1t. The protest was typewriter and signed by H. L. Peck as President and H. N. Dyke, Secretary, while the petition had the names of practically all the leading men in Imperial, and some In Brawley signed to It.
 Signed;
 FELIX c. RAVENS Sworn to and subscribed before me at my office In Fl Centro Cal. this 3rd day of August 1907.
 w. L. PAYNE
 Notary Public In and for San Diego Go. Calf.
Imperial Valley press., 1907-08-03

Forced. by false assertions being made. from the platform and by the Standard. Mir. w. F. Holt has ad- dressed the people of Brawley. Holt vile and Calexico, and will talk at Silsbee and Fl Centro Saturday and Monday nights, respectively.
 Never pretending to be public speaker Mir. Holt al first demurred at the suggestlou that he publicly refute these charges and assertions. and 1t was only fer hls friends sake that he finally consented
 The man with a retiring nature. the man who goes about through life doing what he can to advance the intertest of his county, treating his nelghbor as he would that his neighbor should treat him; a man, say, who has al- ways borne an honorable name and an enviable reputation for liberal dealing, such a man, and only he. can fully ap- preclate how had task it must have been for Mir. Holt to digress from his usual course, compelled to make pub lie his private business, and for who. praya Why. for three such men as Howe, Farr and Wentworth
 In the first place Imperial had no just claims for the county seat, and in order not to disclose this fact to the voters they commenced campaign
Imperial Valley press., 1907-08-03
His VindiCation' is Complete w. F. Holt prOves> the Assertions of his Sland= ererS to be Absolutely
 False in Every
 Particular

of false and malicious assertions re- garding Mir. Holt, and in some cases was he so villianously attacked that. as said before. his friends demanded that he. for his own sake, go on the plat form and give the facts. Any man who ever had any dealings with Mir. Holt. or who had known him for long knew these charges were false and for cam paign purposes.
 This tour of the valley which Mr Holt is now making Is not campaign ing tour. He does not need to tell of the advantages of Fl Centro for county seat-the friends of the town all over the valley are doing that out he Is refuting every charge they make. and in so doing, giving facts and figures, dates and names, he is prov ing to the people of this valley that there Is an aggregation of the most malicious, falslfying set of people In charge of the Imperial campaign known anywhere.
 In showing up the underhanded work of this gang MT. Holt has won a great many votes for Fl Centro who would have voted for Imperial. but they positively refuse to become a party to or in any way help town which harbors and abets such people In such work.
Imperial Valley press., 1907-08-03

boosters urge the voter to vote against county division.
 Although Imperial forced the ques- ton at this time, she Is today acting the baby part, and even though you did not really favor county division at first, you should now vote for division all the harder. Give Imperial the lesson she needs. Vote for county di- vision and Fl Centro for county seat.
Imperial Valley press., 1907-08-03

The campaign Is practically over and the workers for county seat will see the result of their labors. The towns of the valley that are candidates for county seat honors have led good fight. Each one of the towns at this writing knows pretty well how the vote will stand on election day. The vot- CTS throughout the entire proposed new county have been very free to express their sentiments and 1t does not take particularly careful calculator to figure out which Is going to win in the contest.
 In the first place the town of lm- perlal started out with great deal of puffed up prde-proud of what she failed to say. A great deal of noisy noise was made, which attracted con siderable attention, but ere long this subsded to a little buzz. at about which time Fl Centro stepped Into the arena
 putting forth few unsurpassed claims and invited the people to come and see. Many did come and saw that the second candidate had the goods to back up her claims. People then began to take sides between the two, and as said before, they have been extremely outspoken as to their choice. Just as the contest was wax ing a little warm here comes the town of Brawley and says she wants in he game, too. At the time the neighbor claimant was looked upon with little suspicion. but as time passed she proved herself to be in earnest and has certainly gained much advertising by reason of this venturesome nature of hrs. But Brawley, "the garden spot. etc. kept on getting there with both feet. until now, at practically the eve of the election, it has proved in more ways than one that she Is a stronger candidate than Imperial
 The first evidences of weakness and forlorn hope came when Imperial in its desperation allowed Lawyer Farr to spring some of the same kind of dirty politics he had heretofore handed the ruralites down in his county in Mis- sourl. This man Far. who says the proper way to run campaign is to excite the voters 5aser nature, planned by trick as base as one could mag- he, to capture some Of Fl Centro's votes. Happily. however, almost ev- eryone who heard about 1t considered the source from which It came and gave It the credence such low down. mean. dirty, contemptIble kind of poll- tics deserve. Within twenty-four hours Imperial awoke to the fact that this man, who sways from side to side on all questions as the wind swayeth the growing grain, has even proved to them that their scheme. so deeply laid, to fool the people Into voting against their better judgment, was of no avail.
 At the end of the week the Fl Cen tro county seat committee. who have had charge of the campaign In behalf
Imperial Valley press., 1907-08-03

A majority ot Io votes IS admitted by all from this part of the new country and adding them to the l5l Fl Gen. tro already has will give to her 226 votes.
 In the light of all this it behoves every friend of Fl Centro to get In on election day and see if the majority vote can't be made still bigger. Make 1t decisive.
 Vote for county dvision-Yes.
 Vote for county seat-.El Centro.
Imperial Valley press., 1907-08-03
The Results of a Careful Canvass of the Proposed New County Show that County Division Will
 Carry and El CentrO
 County Seat

of Fl Centro which committee, by the way, is composed of five of the most prominent business men of the town. have received reports from ev- cry voting precinct in the new county's territory. The figures have been care fully tabulated and the result Is cer- tainly gratifying to all the people of Fl Centro, and especially so to the com mittee, who have conducted cam paign as clean and above board as does the business man conduct his business. It Is confidently expected that Fl Centro's lead will be consider ably greater than what 1t was figured last night, for it has become evident that there are voters in the valley who heretofore have been somewhat disin- terested, have come out strongly in fa- vor of Fl Centro.
 From copies of the great register 1t Is ascertained that the valley reglstra- ton Is as follows:
 VALLEY R RESPIRATION
 Fl Centro. ......... ...... Z09 Sllsbee .................... l27 Calexico ..2o6 HoltVllie ........... ........... Zoo 6raWley ......... ......4oO Imperial (outside) ..............l32 Imperial :. .. .297 Old Beach ........... ......... "A
 It will not be out of place to figure, just a little. Take Imperial, 2o7. .-and Imperial outside, l32, and we find, 429 registered. Then take Fl Centro. 299, and Slsbee l27. and here we find 4l6 votes or only l3 less than Imperial and Imperial outside. At the time the voting precincts were changed to conform with the super vsorlal districts, there were 25 voters favorable to Fl Centro transferred from the Silsbee to the Imperial out side precinct. Subtract the above l3 from 25 and you have l2 left. Im- peral claims or 7 In Silsbee and 2 in Fl Centro-but even then in these four precincts Fl Centro would lead with 3 votes. Both Imperial and Fl Centro have friends In Brawley and a stand-off vote will be the result, the majority of the Brauley voters being determined to cast a complimentary vote for their own town, so that lets Brawley out and alone. Now bring down the 3 which Fl Centro has over and see what there Is else where. Calexico has 268 votes. The supporters of Fl Centro at this place claim they will cast more than e5 per cent of the votes for Fl Centro. This would give. then Fl Centro 227 votes and Imperial Al, or a majority there of l86. To this add 3, making I89 majority for Fl Centro up to here. At Holtville this town Is the favorite by good majority. At that place there are 2s5 votes. Fl Centro Is pretty certain of l9o. which would give Imperial 95 making again a majority for Fl centro of 95, Add
Imperial Valley press., 1907-08-03
IS AS SUkRED

now the l89 majority and you find 294. At Old Beach there will be IS votes cast-all for Fl Centro and this brings just here In the valley a major 1 y for Fl Centro of 3o2. This. of course Is figuring all the voters regis tered. It Is expected that only about so percent of them will vote and in that event Fl Centro's vote will over reach Imperial's by l5l votes.
 THE RIVER REGISTRATION
Imperial Valley press., 1907-08-03
DENLALS DON'T GO
The Protest and Petition Were There All
 Right
AFFIDAVIT

AFFIDAVIT State of California ss County of San Diego. SS'
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-07-13
BLOUSE HOLDER.
A Great Convenience For Carrying
Lingerie WAISTS.

A Great Convenience For Carrying
Lingerie Waists.
The woman who wishes to carry sew
eral shirt waists In a suit case without
mussing them will find 1t a great con-
venlence to make this sort of holder
for the delicate lingerie blouses:
First cut out two rectangular pieces
Of cardboard just as large as will fit
comfortably in your suit case. Next
cut out piece Of tan coutil and a piece
Of colored sateen, both being just half
an inch wider than the length Of the
cardboard and a full foot longer than
the width Of the board. If you desire
to decorate the top of the cover, stencil
one end of the coutil with any bright
design and when the dye is quite dry
press it with a rather hot iron. Now
lay together the right sides Of the cou-
til and the sateen and seam them along
three edges, leaving the stenciled end
open. Next turn this bag, At one SEQ
ton Of cardboard between the corner
and the lining, pushing it against the
scanned, far end, and fasten it In place
by q row of machine stitching run
close to it's free edge. Then run par
allel row Of stitching just four inches
beyond the first and slip in the other
board, pressing it against this line Of
sewing. Turn in the stenciled edges OF
the coutil and the sateen until they
both lie evenly against the cardboard
insert two lined straps of the coutl
long enough to reach one and one hall
times around the case and finally stitch
up this last opening. Sew three or four
buttons to these straps very near their
starting points and work strong but.
tonhole in the pointed end of either
belt, for by means of this very simple
arrangement you make the case tight.
er or looser as occasion requires. In
the interior sew two sets of narrow
satin ribbon, two over either cardboard
section, these being used to hold the
shirt waists in place inside the case
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-07-13
PRACTICAL HINTS
Now Old Knit Underwear NAV =,
Utilized.

New Old Knit Underwear MAY n
Utilized.
OLD knit underwear can be utfIlxad IN
various ways, especially the wooden.
Nice wash and bath cloths can be made
from 1t By crocheting the edges around
with tidy yarn. 1t can also be used In
sef Wrtngfng mops or simply az faoor
cloths BY doubling and stitching with
tidy yarn. Save all your salt bags.
Iney not only make nice Jelly bags,
out several put together and stitched
on the machine make good dish cloths
or wash cloths. Gloves that will take
the place of rubber gloves when work
ing In the garden or washing dishes
are made by dipping old gloves into
hot linseed oil, which renders them
waterproof. Black lace can be fresh,
ened to look like new by washing In
water into which has been put a 1.-THE
ammonia, then rinsed in strong coffee.
To prevent wooden pals or tubs
from shrinking when not In use paint
them over with glycerin. To remove
mildew soak the article In a weak
solution Of chloride Of lime for a few
hours, then rinse In cold water. Fruit
stains may be removed by pouring
boiling water over the article, then
washing. Lay In the sunlight articles
that have been scOrched in ironing and
the scorch win disappear. Soak ink
stains In sour milk, and should a stain
remain rinse in a weak solution of
chloride Of lime. SCOT may easily be
swept from carpets by sprinkling Law.
ishly with salt before sweeping. Mix
with your stove polish a teaspoOnful OF
pulverized alum to give the stove 9
brilliant and lasting Iuster. For 9
moth preventive and exterminatol
steep In about eight ounces Of strong
alcohol for about four days one ounce
Of gum camphor and one shell Of rex
pepper, strain and sprinkle the clothes
or furs and roll In sheets.-House
keeper.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-07-13
ola Time Fourth For sau Harsor.

Old Time Fourth Per Sag Harhor.
The town Of Sag Harbor, N. T., has
demanded a return to the customs OF
the Fathers. It has decided 10 cele-
bEats the coming Fourth Of July as II
was observed q half century ago.
writes James n. Kennedy, New York
correspondent OF the Cleveland Plain
Dealer. Lawn tennis and automobile
excursions are to bo barred. The occa-
sion is to revive memories and remove
the dust from the patriotic landmark.
The bells are to be rung and cannon
fired at daybreak. There win be a pa
rade, led by a drum corps. The star
spangled banner VIII be carried by q
veteran Of 1881. The people are to as
semble in a grove, where the Declare.
tion Of Independence and Washing
toms farewell address are TO be read
An old fashioned orator has been en-.
gagged to deliver an old fashioned pa
tr1otic address, one in which the eagle
will scream and the father Of Amer
aca honored.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-07-13
aun1a opinIon Of Her Father.

Before Susy began the biography
she let fall remark now and then
concerning my character which show
ed that she had 1t under observation.
In the record which we kept of the
children's sayings there is an instance
of this. She was twelve years old at
the time. We had established a rule
that each member of the family must
bring a fact to breakfast-a fact
drawn from a book or from any other
source; any fact would answer Susy's
FIRST contribution was in substance as
follows: Two great exiles and former
opponents In war met, In Ephesus,
Scipio and Hannibal. Scipio asked
Hannibal to name the greatest gen
sral the world had produced.
Alexander" and he explained why.
"And the next greatest?'
"Pyrrhus," and he explained why.
"But where do you place yourself,
thsnT
~If l had conquered you, Y would
Mace myself before the others"
Susy's grave comment was:
'HThat attracted me. 1t was just
IKE papa, he is SO frank apOli 1t his
books"
90 frank In admiring them she
meant.-From mark Twain's Auto
biography" in North Anericah Re
VaOw.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-07-13

When I was little used to think
you see / was only four
That the very incest place in the world
was the corner candy store
Then after awhile the street car man
Was the luckiest nan alive
To rids and ride ana ride all day.
But that was when I was FIVE.
Last year / thought when ! was man
Td be a policeman brave.
V1Ith nothing to do but walk in the park
And see that the people behave
But now
I'm going TO Be q cirrus man.
The joIiiest kind OF clown.
Won't all the boys 90 Wild when tbs
hear
our show n coming TO town.
-HouseksaDS4.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-07-13
Classified Advertisements

GOOD experienced log scaler wanted. Woods
Lumber Co.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-07-13

WANTED-Woman TO do housewoTk one or
two DAYS each week. s13 Occur d'Alene St.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-07-13

FOR SALE OR TRADE-Gasollne wood saw
rig. G. A. Garrison, brick yard, French gulch,
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-07-13
Curious Tombetone,

A tombstone to be erected in a Bath
Englan0 cemetery to the memory Of
an engine driver who was an ardent
geologist is to be composed Of the fos-
gils he collected in his rambles.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-07-13

Paper clothing is coming, the experts
say. This would be q good time b
sample It
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1907-07-18
Hason-BecKman Nuptiais.

Mr.. C. Columbus Mason and Miss
Jennie Beckman, both Of Meadow
Mountain were quietly married at the
Evangelical Lutheran Parsonage in
Cumberland, by Rev. Mccoy, Friday,
the 9Th inst Both the contracting par
ties are well known in this section and
their many friends extend to them
the best wishes for a happy welded
life. The bride is the daughter of Mr..
Theo. Beckman, a very prosperous
farmer of this section, she is very pop
ular with all who know her. The groom
is the son of Mr.. Buckner Mason, con-
tractor for Mason Bros, and has hun
dreds of friends in this community
where both bride and groom have lived
all their lives. By Meadow Mountain
Correspondent to The Republican.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1907-07-18

torn entirely away. The rocks were
covered with blood, and the supposition
is that they were used to do the killing.
1t is more than probable that the old
man was murdered for the money he
was suppose to carry with him, but from
the finding of the roll of green backs it
is thought that the murderers lost at
least part of the money in leaving the
spot.
The old man Harris was quiet, sober
and Industrious citizen. He came to
Bloomington about fourteen years ago
from Martinsburg. While he lived in
some respects the life of hermit, he
was we'll and favorably known all about
there. He worked in gardens and did
all kinds of odd jobs whenever they Of
fered, doing his work we'll and satifac-
torily. So far as is known he has no
relatives in this immediate section. 1t
is said that he has sister in Clarksburg
but efforts at communication with her
failed.
After making a searching investiga-
ton about the premises the coroner S
jury adjourned until this evening, at
which time a large number of witnesses
will be summoned and put through a
rigid examination. Prosecuting Attor-
ney Fred. A. Thayer of Oakland, will
be present and aid in the investigation.
The fact that the old man was last seen
on the evening of July 4th, going into
the woods to gather wood, it is thought
will lend some ease to the investigation,
as about everybody there was enjoying
the holiday that day and people were
scattered all about the woods. Some
believe that the old gentleman was muir
dered by Yeggmen camping in the
woods there, but many others lay the
murder at the door of some local char
acters. 1t was with out doubt the most
brutal murder ever occurring in Garrett
county, and the authorities will sift it
to the bottom. 1t would not be at all
surprising should arrests follow the ex-
animation this evening.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1907-07-18
NARROW ESCAPE
FOR THE JUDGE
While automobiIing Sunday, Judge
Henderson got in MIx-up.
A HORSE BECAME FRIGHTENED.
While Attempting to lead the Animal
past the Automobile, 1t Became
Frightened and Threw the Judge
off his Feet.

His Honor Judge Henderson while
out automobiling Sunday afternoon with
Mr.. HowardH. Dickey, of Cumberland,
had narrow escape from being serious
ly injured. While near Oakland, on
the road leading to Sunnyside, the auto
mobile met horse and carriage being
driven by Mr.. Jacob Gortner. The horse
become frightened and could not be
driven past the machine and stepping
up to the horse the Judge led it. The
animal led well for little ways, but as
it heard the automobile, its fear in
creased. AS it came beside the machine
the horse gave a plunge, throwing the
Judge from his feet. He held fast,
however, for little while until he was
compelled to let go by the rearing of the
animal. Finally, the machine was pass
ed, and neither the Judge nor the horse
was any worse off for the tussel, al
though the Judge was highly congratul-
ated upon his bravery and upon getting
out of thh mix-up without being serious
ly injured.