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Imperial Valley press., 1908-04-04
DEATHS IN GLEASON FAMILY.
Father and Uncle of |. w. Gleason
 Pass Away In Same Week.

Abel B. Gleason, father of I. w. Gleason and Mrs. w. l.. Lyman, of Corona, died at the home of the latter early Sunday morning, March 22. ,
 Mir. Gleason had passed his eighty second birthday, having been born at Middlebury, Wyoming county, N. Y, on October 27, 1925, which place was then the borderland of civilization.
 Dr. J. c. Gleason, half-brother of Abel Gleason, died at Corona on Fri day, March 27 He was sixty-two years. one month and twenty-five days old, having been born in Illinois oD February 2, 1846.
Imperial Valley press., 1908-04-04
NOTICE.

The San Bernardino Lumber e Box Company manufactures all kinds of fruit and vegetable boxes, crates for asparagus, cantaloupes, grapes, toma- toes or anything else in the vegetable line; also boxes for fruits of every description, bee hives, etc. Their ship ments are prompt and their prices right. They also do a general plan. ing mill business. Quotations fur nished upon application. Correspond ence solicited.
 SAN BERNARDINO LUMBER
 & BOX COMPANY. feb 15-tf San Bernardino, Cal
Imperial Valley press., 1908-04-04

see living tomato vines, untouched by frost. The trees are remarkably clean, the result of the freedom from scale in the desert country. The exemption from blight on the desert, it seems to me, would make veritapTe gold mine for the horticulturist who would em- bark in the raising of Bartlett pears"
 Mir. Lovekin, who resided in the Hawaiian islands for fifteen years, was particularly interested in the sugar cane that he saw growing in the val ley, and this morning left some fine specimens of stalk at the Chamber of Commerce rooms. These were ex- tremely large, and some of the joints measured six inches in length Mir. Lovekin gave it as his opinion that the Imperial Valley possessed possl. bilities in the line of sugar cane su- perior to the State of Louisiana.
 The Riverside people wno joined the excursion are enthusiastic over the reception they received at the hands of the citizens of the desert country, who turned out in force 10 greet the visitors at Brawley, Imperial, Calexico, Fl Centro and HoltVille.-Riverside Press.
Imperial Valley press., 1908-04-04
NEW LAW FIRM.

John M. Eshleman, district attorney, and Phil. D. Swing, his assistant, have formed a partnership for the practice of law as private firm of attorneys. The district attorneys office will be moved soon to the court house, but the new firm will retain offices in the opera house block and establish branch offices in Brawley and Calexico. MT. Eshleman is a Berkeley graduate of 1902. with a postgraduate degree of A. M. conferred in 1903. MT. Swing is of Stanford, 1905. Both are mem bers of the Phi Beta Kappa.
Imperial Valley press., 1908-04-04
t4iGs4 oLAss PtoNEERs.
RIverssAe Man Tells of Thinss That
 Impressed Him In Imperial Valley

"In teu years the eyes of the agri- cultural aad horticultural world will be opeaed to the realization of possi- bilities h this section of which they never dreamed" said A. c. Loyehn, a RiverAde member of the recent Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce excur- sion to the Imperial Valley.
 Mr. Loyekin has lived in the west for a quarter of a century, and one phase Of the pioneering in the Imper- ial Valley struck him with peculiar force. You never can tell with whom you are rubbing elbows out there" he said. Your pioneer IS likely to be a graduate from 6 prominent univer- sity, and some of the ladies you meet from. Wellesley. No new country ever saw a higher class of pioneers than this. It GeemS sort Of incogruous to hear lssding from mere shack of a dwelling the strains from a plano forte, or Nhe measures of . classical song. rendered by a truly cultured voice. That Is common thing in this new country"
 'The great future or the Imperial country" continued MT. LoYehn. "is the fact that 1t Is fully six weeks ahead Of almost any other section outside of the desert We saw three year-old orange trees on which the fruit had already set and apricots as large as walauts. You can still
Imperial Valley press., 1908-04-04

Japan Is on the eve of serious in- ternai otHS. In the general elections now pn4ing. the problem will be solved, whether the present beauro- cratic sgstem will continue or whether the disopatenfed democracy will es- tablish genuine parliamentary rale.
Imperial Valley press., 1908-04-04

New York police break up a meet ing of unemployed in Union Square. Crowd sings the "Marseillaise" and two men attempt to throw bomb at police. Bomb explodes in thrower's hand, kfAs his companion and mangles himself and causes a panic. ~
Imperial Valley press., 1908-04-04

President instructs government im- migration agents to weed out and de- port aliens who are red anarchists and rabid. socialists. America is tired of being dump for Europe's criminals.
Imperial Valley press., 1908-04-04

State of Illinois sues Illinois Central railroad to recover s15.000,000 back taxes and charges the corporation with conspiracy to defraud and with all sorts of crooked finance.
Imperial Valley press., 1908-04-04
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At Monrovia. Calf, Mrs. U. z. De Arman. wife of a horseman, kills Helen Griffin in the postoffice. Jealousy and alleged alienation of husbands affec- tions
Imperial Valley press., 1908-04-04

Adjutant-Gen. Wells, of Colorado, blown up in bed by dynamite, but not seriously injured. Outrage attributed to Western Federation of Miners.
Imperial Valley press., 1908-04-04

Edison Monographs and Records, Teller. the Singer agent, Imperial Cal.
Imperial Valley press., 1908-04-04

The name Goodrich" is synonimus with good furniture at right prices.
Imperial Valley press., 1908-04-04

Inspect the stock of The W. H. Good rich Furniture Co.'s store.
Imperial Valley press., 1908-04-04
For 30 Days Only.

200 acres fine sandy land for sale, 4 miles west of Fl Centro. 12O shares of water stock. 60 acres in alfalfa, three hog pastures; 30 acres ready for planting cantaloupes; 30 acres in bar ley, balance of land partly leVeled. 1000 one-year-old eucalyptus trees in year-old set out. House, sheds, etc. Also one-third interest in 16O hogs and their increase. Ranch is rented until September ,1st, and buyer will receive one-third of all the crop and hogs.
 Ira Aten Land Co.
Imperial Valley press., 1908-04-04

Seventyone miners killed by ex- plosiOD In Wyoming coaI mine.
Imperial Valley press., 1908-04-04

During target practice in Magdalena bay, ruuzzle of one of the Missouri's six-inch guns is blown of. No one injured.
Imperial Valley press., 1908-04-04
LODGE NOTICES

HOOD meets every Tuesday night at Ma
 sonic Hall, Fl Centro, Cal. H. R.
 Kyle, president.
Imperial Valley press., 1908-04-04

New York State Senate passes bil prohibiting betting on horse races anC killing race track gambling.
Imperial Valley press., 1908-04-04

Order issued by the Pennsylvania railroad to discharge all foreigners and employ none but Amencan citizens in the future
Imperial Valley press., 1908-04-04

Diplomatic teapot tempest over ap- pointment of Ambassador to Germany simmers down to silly gabble of women.
Imperial Valley press., 1908-04-04

Abe AtteIl and Battling Nelson fight fifteen rounds to g draw in San Fran cisco.
Imperial Valley press., 1908-04-04

Express messenger Barley murdered by robber on Santa Fe train near Newton. Kansas.
Imperial Valley press., 1908-04-04

More afIidavits filed in the Ruef case by Judges denying that they are pre-. judiced against grafters.
Imperial Valley press., 1908-04-04

Alfred G. Vanderbilt, sued by his wife for divorce on statutory grounds, skips to Europe.
Imperial Valley press., 1908-04-04
NEWS IN BRIEF
Stories of Worlds DOings
 Told in Paragraphs

,- lOtu tl TdIdS TdpUS
 Seventyone miners killed by ex- plosiOD in Wyoming coaI mine.
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 Abe AtteIl and Battling Nelson fight fifteen rounds to g draw in San Fran cisco.
 Express messenger Barley murdered by robber on Santa Fe train near Newton. Kansas q -ooo--
 Alfred c. Vanderbilt, sued by his wife for divorce on statutory grounds, skips to Europe.
 More affidayits filed in the Ruef case by Judges denying that they are pre- judiced against grafters.
 New York State Senate passes bill prohibiting betting on horse races and killing race track gambling.
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 Diplomatic teapot tempest over ap- pointment of Ambassador to Germany simmers down to silly gabble of women.
 Order issued by the Pennsylvania railroad to discharge all foreigners and employ none but Amerlcan citizens in the future.
 During target practice in Magdalena bay, muzzle of one of the Missouri's six-inch guns is blown off No one injured. Adjutant-Gen. Wells, of Colorado, blown up in bed by dynamite, but not seriously injured Outrage attributed to Western Federation of Miners.
 At Monrovia. Calif., Mrs. U. z. De Arman. wife of a horseman, kills Helen Griffin in the postoffice. Jealousy and alleged alienation of husbands affec- tions
 State of Illinois sues Illinois Central railroad to recover s15,OO0,00O back taxes and charges the corporation with conspiracy to defraud and with all sorts of crooked finance.
 
 President instructs government inn migration agents to weed out and de- port aliens who are red anarchists and rabidi socialists. America is tired of being dump for Europe's criminals. New York police break up 8 meet ing of unemployed in Union Square. Crowd sings the ''Marseillaise" and two mea attempt to throw bomb at police. Bomb explodes in thrower's hand, AdAs his companion and mangles himself and causes panic. 10 ytnH0o ---ooo---5 915 l0
 Japan Is on the eve of serious in- ternai dtsAS. In the general elections now pen4ins. the problem will be solved whether the present beauro- cratic system will continue or whether the disopntented democracy will es- tablish genuine parliamentary rale.
 tAic4 oG-Ass PIONEERS.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1908-06-25
State Convention.

|executIve committee.
Judge }. F. McCooI was made permanent
chairman. Bryan's candidacy was endorsed
and Mississippi delegation was instructed to
vote for him in the national convention at Den
yer. A.strong q platform was adopted. Senator|
a. }. McLaurn, Senator-eIect Jno Sharp Will
|liams, Gov. {. F. Noe! and ex-Governors|
Lowry, Eongino and Vardarnan were elected
the Big Six" delegates from the state at large,
with Col. G. {. Hooker, Of Kinds; Eaton J.|
bowers, of Hancock r. n. Henry, of Kinds;
Pres Groves, Of Leake; Earl Brewer, of Coaho-
ma, and }. S. Sexton, Of Copiah, as aternate|
delegates to Denver
he following is the list of electors, dele
Igates and aIternates and executive commit
Iteemen affirmed by the convention:
Firft Distrct---EIector, s. j. Mcintyre; ex-
|ecutlve committeeman, G. T.Heard, Noxubee;|
Ivan G. Kncannon, Lee; w. 7. Sheffield, Ita-
wanda.
Delegates to Denver D. NJ Houston,
Monroe; G. II. Hill, Lee; aIternates, Vim. Ba-
|ker, Acorn; Ed. Cavett, Noxubee
SecondD District EIector, Robert Gresham,|
Benton; executive committeeman, Waker|
Wood, Tate; J. A. Brown, Tippah Lester Fant,
Marshall; delegates, r. w. Bailey, Pamela; c.
A. Wright, Marshall; aIternates, G. L. JONES'
union; y. II. Curd, MarShall.
Third Dstrct---EIector, j. W. Henderson,,
lunca; executive committeeman, s. NJ Sam
pile, Holmes; {. H. Wood, RosedaIe; c. l. Lo-
max, LeFlore; deIegates,A A. Y. Scott, RosedaIe;|
!. r. Wynn, Washington; aIternates, M. N.
Chapman, Sunfower O. G. johnson, Coaho-
Ina.
Fourth District---Eector, 7. c. Kinbrough,|
tClay; executive committeeman, Thad. Scott,
|WebsterC. {. Franklin, Pontotoc; T. O. YeweII,|
CARROLL delegates, w. T. Ward, Montqomery;|
|. NJ. Adams, Choctaw; aIternates, II. HI
Creekmore Yalobusha; |. B. Thompson,l
|ChickasaW.
Fifth District---EIector, Jesse +. Jones,
Newton; executive committeeman, W. HI
Hughes, Smith; James Gully, Winston; N. IT.
Wallace, Leake; delegates, j. NJ. McBeth,I
LauderdaIe; Guy }. Rencher Kemper; alter
mates, D. w. Heidelberg, Clark Oliver McIII-
11enny Scott
Sixth District---EIector NJ j. Street, La
|nnar; executive committeeman, }. F. Thames,
Simpson; A. |. Yates Marion; Walter Gex,
Hancock; delegates, R. S. Hail. Forest; B. P.
Harrison, Greene; aIternates, w. |. Crawford,
|Covington; B. F. Burrows, Jefferson Davis.
/ Seventh District---Elector }. {. LoWrey,
|Amite; executive committeeman, W. D. Noun
ger Adams; James Mcclure, Jefferson; E. P.
Jones, Claiborne; delegates, w. T. Denman,I
Pike; D. NJ. Miller Copialn; aIternates, P. z.
Jones, Wilkinson; G. N. McGhee. Franklin.
Eighth Dstrict---EIector Harry B. Greaves,
|Madison; executive committeeman, A Al
|VeilIe, Warren; j. B. Stirling, F1inds:A. G. Nor
Ire!I, Rankin; delegates, w. }. VolloG Wanen;1
w. 4. Montgomery, t1inds; aIternates, r. O.
Wilkinson, Warren; j. G; Robinson, Rankin.
he last matter on the program was the|
Endorsement Of a man for member of thel
national executive committee for Mississippi
which resulted in the selection Of G. II. Will
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1908-06-25
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from Brandon, Miss.
dmOus Health and
Pie dSure Resort
Open May 1

Specially recommend
ed fo n Indigestion
Stomach and Lung
Trouble, Malaria, etc.
Write for further
information.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-26

my decollete black Jet gown In the last
scene was one OF the grandest pieces Of
acting that's been seen on the metropolis
tan stage in years. and had drag with
the manager that caused the leading lady
to sob aloud at frequent intervals. I've
quit just to get married. He has nothing
but, and we're going to take bridal trip
on a three-story and English basement
private yacht with a hip roof ana .
bridesmaids entrance and a full male
chorus Of Swede sailors in white pants to
bring us ashore from time to time In one
of those cute little steam launches that
sounds like a trombone. After one year
of that I will return here and enter 30
ciety.'
"'Win the groom be the same gentle
man that 1 saw you with last SUMMER
asked the abashed Ant.
Either him or his father. said the
Grasshopper. have applications from
both on file And then she arose and
went away. and as she passed out with al
those costly baubles rafting like some
body unpacking a crate OF tableware,
Ann Eliza just sat there. counting up on
her fingers in a dazed way.
'Some day. Larry. I'm likewise going to
give you the modern versions Of some
more Of Uncle Aesop's fables. I'm going
to show you that in New York. anyhow.
the Spider is. frequently stuns by the Fly.
and the slow but sure Tortoise gets Job.
at the end of the race. sweeping cut
the bank where the spectacular and dash
ing Hare has just been elected president
at salary conservatively estimated 70
be thirty thousand a year.
$50 that's what makes me say what
do about the late Aesop. Measured By
modern standards regard him as sad
affair.""
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-26

which contain little else but invectives
against the Germans and their govern
ment
One of the most daring anti-Polish
agents is Prussian named Baeren-
sprung. native of Posen. He started his
public career as policeman, but soon hit
upon an original means of getting pro-
NOTED. With the help of his knowledge
OF Polish and a lively imagination. he
manufactured Polish revolutionary mani
festoes. calling upon the Polish popula-
ton to fall upon the German hounds;
to "cut the throats of all Prussian off,
cials": to 'plunder. rob. burn and muir
der all the Prussians in Posen.' For
many years these frauds succeeded adj
mirably.
Many innocent Poles were fined and i'm
prisoned: special laws were passed against
the Poles. and Baerensprung was pro-
NOTED from one post to another till he
finally became director of the police force
in the grand duchy of Posen.
Exposing a Scoundrel.
A Polish member OF the Prussion diet.
q landed proprietor named Niegolewski.
made 1t his life work to expose Baeren-
sprung and his frauds to the world. It
took him decade and cost him his for
tune. but finally he obtained proofs OF the
policemans guilt, and in a speech to the
diet unmarked him. much to the disgust
Of the Prussians. Baerensprung was dis
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-26
The Prisoner.

ttEvERYBODY in London" said H. X.
Il Adair. the noted western detective.
SIS wearing now. like us. the semi-total
pledge button. The pledge Is. you know.
an oath only to drink at lunch and din.
ner.
I'm London heard Lord Roberts. the
head Of the English movement make .
speech at a banquet.
lone thing the little old soldier eaid
was that wives could without fear allow
semi-total husbands to 60 to the club. A
semi-total husband would always come
home from the club early.
Thanks also to the semi-total pledge.
wives wouldn't have to look after th1ir
husbands SO ugilantly.
There was an old soldier who said 70
friend:
my wife does look after me veil.
She even takes OF my boots for ma
When you come home from the clubf
the friend asked.
'No-when want to so thsre.' "
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-26

missed from his post. But. 10 soften the
shock. he was given a comfortable pen.
sion, which,. OF course, comes out Of the
taxes paid by the people he had victim.
lied. Although Baerensprung has been
eliminated, his system survives. being
carried on partly by the police and partly
by the German press.
The appropriation act has been The
means Of arousing Poles In Russia and
Austria. also against the Germans. They
are boycotting Prussian and 0erman
goods. which have flooded their markets
for years. In Cracow notices are put IN
the shop windows. telling German COM
mercial travellers that they need not en-
ter because they will get no moro orders.
The German consul at Warsaw has re-
taliated in the only way open % him
In an opera entitled Wanda" given In
Warsaw during the present season. thsrs
was procession in which tho Polish col.
ors appeared on some flags. The Russian
police commission saw the fasS q the
dress rehearsal and approved Of them.
Not so the German consul He applied "a
the governor general OF warsaw to have
them suppressed, as they might Offend
the German emperor, who does not allow
such things with his Polish subjects ana
would look upon such leniency ~ q vefy
bad example. calculated to cause trouble
in the grand duchy Of Poland" Not wish.
ing to offend a friendly power. the GOV.
ernor general acceded to this request ana
the flags were forbidden.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-26

granary. cooking their food on stove
erected in the fields hard by. 1t was not
long before the gendarmes came, turned
them out Of the granary and destroyed
the stove.
Drzymala was not to be so easily de-
feated, however. He walked about his
farm all day and slept with his family
in a ditch at night. living on bread bought
at the nearest village and water from
the river One day, after a week or
more of this kind of existence. he saw q
caravan belonging to wandering clown
approach his farm on its way to neigh
boring town. It wac battered-looking
thing and small. but it put an idea into
the sturdy farmers head.
Living in Movable Home.
The clown agreed to part with his cart
fo- a small consideration. and Drzymala
handed over part OF his savings for
this miserable cart on wheels in which
to live with his wife and family. Even
the Prussian "landrat" had not fore
seen such a contingency. and. after maxi
ing the Pole pay fine for not register
ing his mouse" and putting him in prison
for week or two, they let him alone.
When four children and their parents
must eat, sleep and cook In q covered
cart eighteen feet long, barely six feet
high, and five feet wide. comfort Is at
a premium. But in short time the story
Of how Drzymala had def1ed the Prussian
gendarmes spread through Prussian Po-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-26

Peace, be still, poor. sad-eyed, steno-
hopper, pushing eight or nine large gold
bracelets up her arm What care for
these futile babblings OF gas stoves and
goloshes? I've been starred all season
in one of those Broadway musical shows
where they write the music over night
some night and allow twenty minutes for
a new book II the old libretto doesn't seem
complete changes of costume and seven
lines. The critics united in saying that
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-26
BY IRWIN s. COBB.

1T was quite evident, even to the casual
eye, as she foated through the red
room of the st. Reckless, with a
- swish of silk and a jingle OF gold
armlets. that she was one who
sewed not. neither did she spin. or at
least, not to excess. The gentleman who
trailed behind, carrying her wraps, was a
man about as tall as a wine agent and
correspondinsly stout. The Hotel Clerk
contemplated the vision musingly.
Sometimes" he said. sometimes it
seems to me that Aesop was dub
LESS see" said the House Detective.
1.-The name sounds familiar. This here E.
Soups can't be the same party that wuz
nominated for President by the labor and
socialists. can he?'
NO" said the Hotel Clerk. I've for
gotten the name of the trusting stran-
ger you're thinking of. because I only
heard it once and l probably never will
hear it again until the day after cleo
tion when he'll be grouped in the general
results under the head Of scattering
Aesop wasn't in politics. He wrote fables
He took an unfair advantage Of a lot OF
poor dumb animals that'd never done him
any harm by letting on that they didn't
know any more than human beings. Away
back in the days before Syracuse and
Troy and Utica and all those towns moved
from the old country to central New
York Aesop was one of the ten best
sellers. The ancient Greek was pretty
strong for literature in those days. He
hadn't discovered up until that time that
his proper vocation in life was running a
candy store with ice cream soda and
crackerjack popcorn on the side. He vent
around holding the Pass Of Thermopelae
until Thermops could prove he hadn't
bought ii from scalper or whatever the
circumstances Of the case were. and
swimming the Hellespont river when 1t
was full of shore ice, and worshiping at
the shrine Of centras office a god who
from all accounts must have been some
thing like Ebert Hubbard, only bushfer,
and making offerings to a goddess named
Juno who was blamed good locker and
held her years well. but didn't have any
thing on our own Lillian Russell. at that.
and otherwise carrying on. Well. along
about that year or a little later. or maybe
a little earlier, because I always did have
G rotten bad memory for dates. Aesop was
Slab and the other leading dailies and
turning out lot of nature-faking stories
that would have got him into trouble 1t
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-26

all right in the summer time, but when
winter comes and have my steady Job
be? Have a care, oh, sister,
Never fear answered the Grasshop-
per. with careless laugh. we carry cash
bail, although our chauffeur nearly al
ways prefers running down the policeman
to stopping for him.
"And the gentleman with her closed the
door and they vanished afar with a loud
roaring sound Of machinery.
winter came, just a. the Ant said It
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-26

would. and one bitter. bitter day, when
her typewriter. the door opened and in
blew her old childhood chum shivering
with cold. to announce that she was out
of work.
'Begone.' said the Ant. You would
not heed my warning. 1t takes every cent
Of my nine a week to keep the gas stove
going. The only Christmas present 1 made
myself was having tooth pulled. AT
this time 1 am saving up to buy a pair
Of overshoes. ] cannot help you now