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Imperial Valley press., 1907-12-07
IMPERIAL COUNTY'S. FINE HORSES
 EXHIBITED AT FIRST COLT SHOW
Wilsie, c. M. Co. and VanderPoel

TlrSI premium aWarQeQ to FflCZ Kloke; second premium to E. E.. Forester.
 Class 2; first premium awarded to D. D.. Lawrence.
 Class 2; First premium award ed to H. R. Balcom. Class 4; first premium awarded to Fritz Kloke.
 Class 5; first premium award ed to R. M. Wilsie; second prem ium to w. B. Cox.
 DRIVING COLTS
 Class 4; first premium awarded to J. Duman.
 SADDLE COLTS
 Class 2; first premium awarded to Bert Irwin.
 Class 5; first premium awarded to Floyd Bragg.
 ALL PURPOSE COLTS
 Class 2; first premium awarded to Jacob Gardner; second premi- um to the c. M. Go.
 Class 3; first premium awarded to the c. M. Co.,; second premi- um to l.. s. Neagle; third premi- um to Davis and Burbank.
 Class 4. In this class w. H. Poole captured first and second premiums with a splendid pair of yearlings; third premium went to P. F. Nice. Other entries which attracted favorable> attention in this class were by Ralph Benton, B. A. McKusick and w. A. Van Horn.
 Class 5; first premium awarded to V. B. Rice; second premium to Harry VandenHeuvel.
 Class 6; first premium awarded to E. A. Perkiss; second premi- um to H. VandenHeuvel.
 SWEEPSTAKES
 The blue ribbon winners in all the draft colt classes were then exhibited and the sweepstakes prize awarded to F. $. Webster's three year old.
 Fritz Kloke captured the sweep stakes prize in the trotting classes with a bay colt under three old. The sweepstakes for saddle horses was awarded to Bert Irwin and for the all pur- pose classes to w. H. Poole.
 Mhe grand sweepstakes was after a long consulta- tion to the Kloke colt, this little having captured three blue ribbons over a large number of finely bred colts. The colt is by Coronado, a famous trotting stallion, and is thoroughbred on both sides.
 MULE COLTS
 Class 1; first and second prem iums awarded to the c. M. Co.
 DRAFT STALLIONS
 This class brought out two magnificent black stallions, Nam mers owned by the c. M. Co. and Bracconier owned by the Imperi- al Valley Stock Breeders Asso- ciation. Manners is a coal black Percheron imported at great eX- aense and made a fine showing when exhibited before the judges. He was awarded first prize. Brac- confer, who took the red ribbon, $ also a fine imported Percheron who has proven a fine sire and a l valuable animal. In class 3 the big bay Belgian stallion Escape, owned by the Valley Stock Breeders Association, was awarded first premium. Escape is an imported | animal weighing 1900 pounds, | md with several fine colts of his get made a splendid attraction at he show.
 TROTTING STALLIONS
 Two fine animals were shown ! n this class, first premium going % E. A. McKusick and second . premium to E. E. Forester. MT. . Torrester's stallion Asotador is a Iambletonian registered trOtting ,o,,Ca ond iC Ona Of tha hast hrad |
Imperial Valley press., 1907-12-07
Silsbees and Fl .CentrO in Mass
 Meetings Name Candidates ..c For Directors
MANAGEMENT IS CRITICIZED
Expense Increased While bitches Deteriorate-r1oney Not Believed to Have Been Used JudiciousIy- CalexicO to Name Candidate.

An adjourned meeting of the El Centro stockholders of Water company No. 1 was held last Wednesday night in the Fl Gen. tro schoolhouse to consider sug- gested changes in the manage ment of the company's affairs and to select a candidate for di- rector. w. E. Wilsie was chair man and F. G., Havens acted as secretary.
 As report from the Silsbee section, which held meeting on Tuesday, the following statement was read, having been adopted at the Silsbee meeting unani- mously.
 To the Stockholders of Imperial
 Water Co. No. l.:
 A called meeting of the stock holders residing in Silsbee neighborhood, held this third day of December 1907, respectf fully ask your attention to the to the following facts:
 First-Our expenses for maintain ence which were 12 1-2 cents per share for the first six months of 1906, 17 1-2 cents for the last six months of 1906. 25 cents for first half of this year, are now 50 cents share for the present six months.
 Second-The condition of our ditches is steadily growng worse. The increas- ed sums devoted to the repair of our canals and the distribution of the water, have not been used judiciously.
 Third-The Board of directors are responsible and it is only through that body that any reforms can be accom- plished.
 Fourth-We ask your assistance in bringing about a business like manage ment of our, company and therefore suggest:
 That Board of Directors be chosen from among the representative resi- dent farmers from the different parts of 1. w. Go. No. 1. so that each direc- tor may be familiar with the condition of the canals and their management in his part of the company.
 We have nominated for Director from our neighborhood Mir. E.E. Torres ter, representative farmer and man in whom we have the fullest confidence, and we ask your united support for him in the annual election next Jan uary.
 We also suggest that the stock holders in the different localities hold meetings, and select candidates, and we promise them our support for the nominees thus selected, in return for like support for MT. Forester.
 HENRY J. WILSON, Chairman.
 THOMAS E. PYLE, Secretary.
 A motion to follow the sug- gestions made in the Silsbee statement opened discussion and R. H. Clark said he was not yet to make a charge of inju- dicious management so positively as it was worded by the Silsbee Mr. Havens and others safd they were quite ready to as sert that the company's money had not been expended to the best advantage and that the ditches had not beenkept in good condition.
 As the motion did not include adoption of the statement, the of facts was suspend. ed and the meeting proceeded to he selection of a candidate for
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has a record of 2..2O and has a lot of finely built, speedy colts.
 RUNNING STALLIONS
 First premium awarded to C.. w. Denny and Son. ... ta.:,


 First premium awarded to C.. w. Denny and Son. .'. .ta.:.
 ALL PURPOSE STALLIoNs ,,
 A. D. Hull, with the well known stallion Black Tom, was awarded first premium in this class. Black Tom is a handsome animal. of good build and kind disposition. Several of his get were shown at the show and made a favorable impression. Second premium was awarded to MT. Shepard s grey stallion and third to L.. S. Neagle's black stallion, Kansas Boy. Kansas Boy was at some what of a disadvantage in this class, as he is purely a draft horse. He is jet black, sixteen and a half hands high, blocky build and weighs 1750 pounds. He is half Shire and half Perch eron, his sire being an imported Percheron.
 SNRSAA
 Two handsome coach stallions were shown in this class, Reme- tus owned by w. w. Masten and a French Coach horse owned by the Brawley Coach Horse Associ- tion. Both are fine animals and in splendid condition. Remetus is the winner of several blue rib bons at horse shows and his friends were, a little surprised when the blue was awarded to the Brawley horse.
 DRAFT MARES
 Six handsome mares, all heavy and well built were shown in this class. James Coon of Holtville had his famous pair of sorrels, each of which weighs more than 1900 pounds; the c. M. Co. had a spirited iron gray, F. s. Webster entered his fine mare and a good one was shown by w. A. Thayer. Both of MT. Coon's mares are thoroughbred Belgians and they aroused the admiration of every body who saw them. First prem ium was awarded to one of the pair, second premium going to the c. M. Go. and third premium to F. s. Webster.
 In the class for driving mares, first and second premiums were awarded to E. A. Perkiss.
 In the class for draft teams first premium was awarded to w. A. VanHorn.
 DRIVING TEAMS Two handsome pairs were shown in this class, first premi- um being awarded to 1. E. Cas- ner's fine bays. Second premi- um went to T. A. Atkinson. w. B. Wilsie was awarded first l premium in the All Purpose team class. First premium for mule teams went to the c. M. Go.
 Three jacks were exhibited, first premium going to the c. M. Co.,, second to Hanley, Webster and Irwin and third to l.. w. Smith.
 STALLIONS WITH GET 4 fine lot of colts were shown in this class, the stallions eXhib- ted being Black Tom, owned by A. D. Hull; Manners, owned by l see c. M. Co.,, and Escape, owned | 5y the Imperial Valley Stock Breeders Assn. First premium was awarded to the c. M. Co.,, 1 second to the association and | third to MT. Hull.
 In the grand sweepstakes for all stallions, the fine c. M. Go. stallion was again the winner, his making the third blue ribbon awarded him.
 SPECIAL AWARDS
 Blue ribbon awards in special ! classes were made to D. D. Law pinto saddler; R. A. Luke, ourro and E. E. Forester, Short Horn bull.
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Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-12-20
ENGLISH PUBLISHER
CORNENS WOOD
PULP
LORD NoRTHCLIFF. THE PEER
OF PUBLISHERS. CARRIES OUT
GREAT NEWSPAPER PRINT
PROJECT.

London, Dec. 20.--Unless Lord
Northclin of the London Daily Mail.
encounters some entirely unforeseen
obstacle In his plan for cornerIng
the worlds wood pulp. British and
American newspapermen seem likely
TO be in a position soon where they
Bhghhseye, reckon with the great
e"',s" ,,,' puoilsher for practically the
lordship conceIveu tuv ,u0,. 80,
ber OF years ago OF making New
foundland the worlds wood pulp
center and on his advice the Anal
gamated Press. which controls the
Daily Mail. Is Investing four million
dollars I'm the enterprise European
experts agree that the result prom
ises to be the Generations financial
coup for the astute newspaperman,
whose factories are now almost ready
10 begin production.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-12-20
JOHN SHARPE WILLIAMS AND
DEARM0ND HAVE FIST FIGHT
Mississippian and Minority Leader
Come to Blows With Missouri
Representative Over Committee
Appointments.

Washington, Dec. 20.-The word
liar was twice used in anger ON
the floor of the house OF representa-
tives yesterday, the first occasion be-
ing when Representative Gaines. of
tennessee, denounced a local news
paper for printing a statement re-
garding his alleged interest in the
denciency appropriation for seeds for
free distribution, and the second and
more serious occasion when Repre-
sentative Dearmond. OF Missouri. an
piled the epithet to Representative
Williams, of Mississippi, the minori-
ty leader, resulting in the two men
engaging in fistic encounter which
only ended when they were forcibly
separated. The trouble arose over n
misunderstanding regarding a con-
yersation of a week ago about some
committee appointments Mr.. Dear
mond insisting he had not made any
specific recommendation, but only
had asked that Representative
Booher. OF Missouri, and one or two
other Democrats from that state be
considered according TO their special
ntness. Mr.. Williams maintained
otherwise. and the anger OF the two
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men Increased until they came 10
blows
During its two hours and twenty
minutes session the house got down
TO actual work. and transacted con-
siderable business. A , that had re-
mained TO make this possible was
the announcement of the committee
appointments, which was made nv
the speaker. The several chairmen
Immediately. became alert with re-
gard to their rights and forced the
reference to committee OF several
propositions upon which Immediate
action was desired. This was not
accomplished. however, without
more or less debate, which at times
grew warm.
The first money appropriated by
the present congress was awarded
yesterday. The amount was $4,000
and IL is to be used in supplying n
seed deficiency, caused by the de-
struction by fire OF the government
seed warehouse in this city.
The house will meet again on
Saturday. on which day adjournment
for the Christmas holidays will be
taken.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-12-20
DAY WON'T
DEBATE WITH
A SOCIALIST

New York, Dec. 20.-Gaylord viii
shire. "the millionaire Socialist. =
who has tried for months to arrange
n debate with Chancellor James, r.
Day OF Syracuse University. known
as the defender OF the trusts" an
nounces that Day has finally and
definitely refused to meet him on the
platform. Wiltshire offered to nav
Day literally for his time IL he would
debate with him the question.
Should the Nation Own the Trusts?"
Chancellor Day based his refusal on
the ground that his university work
now fully occupies his time, and that
he doubted the profit OF such dis
cussion. because ne believes Social
Ism Is so vogue a doctrine. will
shire. who is a banker, editor and
capitalist as well as a Socialist. has
vainly attempted for several years to
arrange for debates with distinguish
ed men. once Offering William ].
Bryan $4,000 IL he would meet him
In discussion or the subject OF
Socialism.
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ANOTHER STUPENDOUS CATASTROPHE
IN THE B|TUM|NOUS COAL FIELDS
Gut OF Two Hundred and Fifty Miners who Lost Their
Lives Only Eight Have Been Brought to the Surface
Gaseous Nature of the Mines Retard the PROGRESS
of the Rescuers

Pittsburg. Dec. 2O.-This morning
rescuers had brought eight bodies
out of the mine at Jacobs Creek,
thirty others were laying about near
by the entries to the pit mouth, but
the gaseous nature of the mine make
it difficult for rescuers TO penetrate
far into the leads and entries. There
appears to have been but one expIo-
sion and after this the fire set I'm
which is believed to have caused tho
death of some $50 men. Relief
parties are being organized in diff
ferent parts and will endeavor to en-.
ter the Inflated mine from three diff
ferent sections to search for the
bodies.
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VIRGINIA DEBT QUESTION
KEEPS MANY BUSY

Charleston. w. Va, Dec. 20
Attorney General May has been
forced to spend great portion OF
his time In the east recently Of ac-
count OF the Virginia debt question
which Is in the supreme court and In
comforting with the associate counsel
retained by the state. Messrs Spoon
er and Carlisle have had frequent
conferences with General May and
other counsel from this state at New
York and Washington The legal
question doubtless had much TO do
with the generals declination TO BE-
come candidate for governor and
his announcement that hs would
stand for recollection to his pres ~.
office.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-12-20

YORK state is going out OF the Gret-
ma Green business after January 1.
Licenses will be issued by city
and town clerks, on blanks provided
by the state board OF health. Appii-
cants for licenses will be required to
swear that they are of legal age and
make affidavit TO their right to mar
ry before the clerk win condescend
to consider them in the light of
matrimonial aspirants. Minors will
have to have the written consent OF
parents or guardians. or there will
others who marry people who are not
equipped with the necessary docu-
ment will be fined and possibly sent
to jail
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-12-20
NO WAY OUT Of
EXTRA SESSION
GENERAL CONCENSUS OF OPIN-
ION POINTS TO NECESSITY OF
LEGISLATURE GETTING TO
GETBER.

Charleston, w. va. Dec. 20.-The
question Of an extra session OF the
state legislature appears TO be set
tied In the minds Of the public
There appears 10 be no way for the
governor TO get out Of the matter now
and call Is looked for every day.
There is much speculation. however.
az 90 what the governor viii ask
the legislature to take up Zine
levy question OF course Will be one
Of the important items. The recent
explosion has stirred mp a great deal
Of interest In mining legislation and
there is desire to know whether
the laws are TOO weak or whether
the laws now on the statute booke
are strong enough but not enforced.
Some Of the we'll known mining men
claim that the laws are sufficient
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CUPID
WORKS OVERTIME IN THE
METROPOLIS DESPITE HARD
TIMES AND THE FINANCIAL
PANIC.

New York, Dec. 20.-Despite the
hard times and the financial panic,
Cupid is now working overtime in
New York. The coming holiday sea-
son promises to be an unusually live
ly one, from a matrimonial stand
point, possibly due to the fact that
the legal conspiracy against Cupid
engineered through the state legisla-
ture. will become effective on the
first OF the year. After that date.
those whose hearts are pierced by
the little gods arrows cannot Sc
cure relief by hasty trip to a little
church around a corner. They will
have to make a trip to the city clerk
office and that dignitary, after un-
winding many yards of red tape, may
or may not grant a license, as he
sees fit. Now license is not neces-
sary to secure the tying of the knot
In New York state. In short, New
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put they hre not enfoSced while
Others assert that some mInor
changes are necessary TO bring abont
the proper results. The mining COM
mission appointed during the aes-
sion OF the last legislature has visit
ed the Monongah mine explosion ana
WI" nave n report TO make TO the
governor IL is not know when this
report VIII be ready to submit IN
the governor before the call for tho
contemplated extra session Is beld
so that the recommendation OF that
commission can be embodied I'm tho
recommendations OF the governor.
rhe dinerence OF opinion as TO
whether there is n weakness I'm the
present laws TO the extent OF pre-
venting the enforcement of them. or
weakness In the mining department.
IN the enforcement OF the laws. Ia
assuming no small dimensions and
VIII likely cause some interesting
discussion when the legislature
meets. Some OF the legislators have
declared openly that the department.
OF mines has the right TO close mines
that are found to be unsafe In tho
estimation OF the chief mine inspocf-
where some iii;f ~ OF 1Re laFYohaKe bRnH
guards have not been complied with,
and that these mines have not been
closed by the department until the
laws are compiled with and the nee
essary safeguards provided. Presi-
dent OF the Senate McDemott In in
teryiews since he visited the Mon
ongah explosion and made his report
to the governor at the sugg stion OF
the latter. declares the present mine
inspection force should be doubled.
Up until last summer there were but
six I'm the field but this number was
increased to twelve, but at this 10 is
conceded that the deputies cannot
get over the territory and make in
spections properly and as frequently
as conditions warrant. Mr.. McDer~
mott Is reported rs saying that adj
ditional mining laws are necessary
but does not state in what particu-
lar
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-12-20
4 LULL IN THE
CHARTER BUSINESS

Charleston. w. Va, Dec. 20.-The
charter business has not been near
so brisk the past few months as it
was earlier in the year. The sale
Of books, however has been rather
good within a few weeks It is ex-
pected that another volume OF the
West Virginia Reports will be com
pleted by the printer and in the
hands of the stationery clerk. The
numerous decisions OF the supreme
court of appeals is causing the fire.
quent issuing of new volumes which
has now become no small item of
expense in printing as we'll as rev.
enue in the sale OF them.
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CHANGES IN THE
AUDITORS OFFICE

Charleston. w. Va, Dec. 90
Some changes have taken place In
the auditors office. made necessary
by the new insurance laws. Walter
Scherr, who has been chief clerk and
who has had number OF years' ex-
perience in the business has AIKEN
charge OF the insurance branch and
an experienced actuary will be
brought from the east. The chief
clerks chair has been taken by u
brother OF the auditors for tho pres
ent. MIR. Matthews. who was as
sistant to the chief clerk. has been
compelled TO take vacation FOR a
while and will go to the southwest
Tor severar months at least. His
place will be filled by Mr.. MeGraw,
a son-in-law OF Speaker seamons. An
additional stenographer may be
found necessary TO complete the
force necessary for the handling OF
everything in that branch.
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SECRETARY VIM. B. TAFT
MAKES NO STATEMENT
Having Been Out of Touch With the
Political Situation Declines To
Talk--Will Confer With presi-
dent Without Delay.

New York. Dec. 20.-Havlng been
away from the United States for 12o
days aud been out of touch with the
public affairs generally. therefore I
don't feel that at this time should
talk on any public question, but may
have something more to say later
on l expect to have my nose set
to the grindstone for some time to
come and my absence from home.
due to my extended trip, has pre-
vented my keeping abreast of cur
rent events. Under no circumstances
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omen and children away.

women and children away.
All who approach are turned back
to their homes after being assured
that they can do absolutely nothing
to benefit their loved ones and that
the company will do everything pos
sible to bring the men, dead or
alive. to them.
The blacksmith shop has been fit-
ted up as a temporary morgue and
physicians are In attendance.
Mrs. John Campbell, wife Of the
mine doorman, whose home is To-
Gated so yards from the mouth OF
the mine, graphically described the
explosion. She said:
About 1890 there was loud re-
port and the dishes I'm my cupboard
and on the tables ratified, while the
glass in the windows was shatter-
ed. Instinctively. / knew what had
happened. have for a long time
feared an explosion in the mine. for
! knew It was gaseous. My husband
and often talked of It and he fire.
quently referred to the gas I'm the
mine. My husband was just about
due for his dinner when the loud re-
port came and / looked out the back
door 10 the runway from which he
usually came from the mine TO his
meals. Instead OF my husband /
saw a great cloud of dust and smoke
coming from the mouth OF the mine
and out OF the manway. IT hoated
upward and disappeared across the
river am sure Mr.. Campbell will
be found in the entry not far from
the mouth OF the mine, for know he
must have been on his way TO din
ner."
A considerable number OF the
miners were Americans. Some Of the
officers last night estimated that
probably one-half Of the victims are
Americans. as many Of the foreign.
ers did not work yesterday.
The Darr mine is located on tho
west side OF the Youghiongheny river
In Westmoreland county, along tho
line OF the Pittsburg and Lake Erie
railroad, forty miles southeast oil
Pittsburg and eighteen miles north
west Of Connellsville The main lin,
sf tho Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
runs along the east bank OF tn,
river. It Is one OF q group OF FIVE
mines within a radius OF a mile an,
a half and Is part Of the origina
Connellsyille coke fields. It's prOduc
being used for coking. 1t Is a slop
mine. opened IN 1899. very simila
90 the Naomi mine Of the Unite
Coal company at Fayette city wher
the explosion on December / kille
80 men. The two mines are abou
ten miles apart This mine IS ono o
the largest Of the Pittsburg Goa
company having a daily capacity q
1000 tons and it Is modern in all Il
, equipment cnlu ctUNn-55 lmwu
equipment. including a complet
electrical plant.
A new air shaft for the mine {
IN course OF construction.
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snail discuss political Affairs NE
present have had a splendid trim
ana round Americans very welcome
IN every place reached" In tho
above statement, Secretary TAFT to-
uay evaded all efforts to get him 10
discuss his boom for the presidency.
as he landed from the Hamburg-
american liner, President Grant. Sec
retary Taft is in splendid health. al
though grieved over the death OF his
mother He expected to 80 to WASH
mgton without delay to confer with
the president.