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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-01

drawn up largely by the same men as
drew UP the Constitution of the United
States and Of the thirteen original states.
A majority of the votes OF the ciergy-
men first and then a majority OF the
votes of the lay delegates Is necessary 10
election.
Any clergyman of good standing In the
United States and a citizens of the United
States is, eligible to election as bishop. "A
bishop who has had charge of a mission
airy district for five years is eligible for
election and transfer to the diocese. Out
the bishop of another diocese cannot be
elected bishop of this diocese and trans
ferred.
After the diocese convention has made
selection it's choice must be confirmed
by majority of all the standing commit
tees of all the dioceses in the United
States these standing committees repre-
senting the clergy and the laity of each
diocese If they approve. the selection
must finally be confirmed by a majority
of all the bishops in the United States.
After that has been done. the presiding
bishop of the church in the country, at
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-01
New Pastor Installed.

i The installation of Rev. Z. E. Kicks.
the pastor-elect of the First Colored Bap-
list Church. corner Of 9th street and
Dumbarton avenue. Wednesday night was
largely attended. AT o'clock Rev. John
H. Burke. pastor of Israel Baptist Church.
the master Of ceremonies. called the as
sembIage to order, and the exercises be-
gan with an organ voluntary, followed
by the doxology. After prayer by Rev.
Joseph H. Lee and a hymn Rev. J. N.
Beaman then read the fourth chapter
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United Brethren of Christ have 10y COR
respondence expressed approval of the
plan.
The conference was held a few days
ago in Chicago. and SO quietly has this
new interdenomnational movement arisen
that many leaders In the denominations
named do not yet know that the plan for
a general mems organization is on foot.
whole day was spent by number Of
the leaders of mems movements in an in
terchange of ideas, but, while some plans
for united action were discussed. mona
was more than tentative. A strong COM
mittee was appointed to arrange for a
further conference, which, 1t Is expected,
will be more definite in its results than
the one just held. The whole movement.
it is said. grew out of an invitation given
by the Presbyterian Brotherhood of Chi
cago to Robert H. Gardiner. president Of
the Episcopal Brotherhood of st. Andrew.
to speak at one of it's council meetings.
Mr.. Gardiner accepted the invitation and
in his address suggested the ACCESSIBILITY
Of a conference to discuss the common
features of work of mems church So
cieties
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Tuesday evening and will continue unit
Thursday evening. March :. Mr.. Fraser's
meetings have been well attended and his
coming 1t is believed. will result in g
great spiritual uplift for the Washington
Heights Church. He will preach at botf
services today. His presentation of the
gospel is regarded as thoughtful and i'm.
pressive.
The Temperance Society of Shiloh Bap'
fist Church held public meeting last
Sunday night. and at the close of the ser
mon on Prohibition for the District OF
Columbia" by Rev. j. Milton Waldron
the temperance pledge was circulat ted in
the audience and one hundred persons
signed it. The officers of this society are
Mrs. Elenora Wilson. president; Mrs. P
III. Donoho. vice president; Mrs. Mary c
DESMOND and Miss NJ. E. .Donoho, secre-
taries.
Among the last of the appointments
made by Bishop H. Y. Satterlee for the
diocese of which he was in charge were
those of Archdeacon r. F. Williams. Rev
DIR. c. Ernest Smith and Rev. F. w
Howden as clerical delegates to the Lam
beth missionary congress which convenes
in London June 15 to "a. Three other dele
gates can be named. as each diocese Il
entitled to six representatives.
In all Catholic churches of the District
the blessing and distribution of ashes will
take place Wednesday. The ashes. made
from the palm branches blessed on Palm
Sunday of the previous year. are a sym
boil of death. which man has merited
through sin. and are intended to incite
to penance. Hence the priest while put
ting the ashes on the forehead. says
Remember. man. that thou art dust
and unto dust thou shalt return"
But beside this sadness the church has
nlo a nj He
on the brow with the ashes. is reminder
that death has been conquered through
the crucifiXion: that through Calvary
1.-The dust has become for the redeemed
man the cradle of life glorious and i'm
mortal
Rev. Charles E. Boone. assistant pastor
of the Church of theedoly Comforter has
returned from his extended vacation
which followed the death of Father Ma.
guire. the pastor of the church.
The Baptist Alliance colored. of the
District of Columbia has arranged to meet
in union with the Baptist Alliance OF
Baltimore Monday, March 2, at II O'Clock
am. in the Third Baptist Church, 9Th
and Q streets northwest, Rev. DR.. James
III. Lee, pastor. Questions which are re-
garded as of Importance will be cOnsid-
cred. A collation. will be served to visit
ing members from Baltimore.
Rev w. E. Porter has been recalled to
take charge of Macedonia Baptist Church
colored. AnacOstia, d. c. He resigned
from the same pulpit about three months
ago.
Patricks Church. is scheduled to give ar
address on Married Life of Catholics
April . before the members of the Christ
Child Society of Baltimore.
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1aynen Setting BUSY.
They Brush Ministers Aside in New York
CITY and Plan An Active
Campaign.

nounced that a week later there would be
held meeting to consider the same mat
tiers and that ministers would not be IN
vited to attend it. On the date set four
teen Protestant churches were represent
ed all in one neighborhood. and not a
minister was present. At second meet
ing there was even larger number or
laymen present. and steps were taken TO
put into operation some effective plans,
not alone for the spring but for the year
beginning next autumn.
The work these laymen purpose DONG
is not social not civic not even MISSION
airy What they want done is that the
gospel shall be preached to the people
who will not attend the churches, that
strangers be met and welcomed, and that
personal Christianity abound in all posi-
BILE forms. In short, 1t is campaign or
old-fashioned religion. carried on not lot
a few weeks each winter. bat through all
the wear. The tentative lay organization
that has been formed is inviting laymen
of all religious bodies and looks forward
to interesting men in all parts OF the city:
The laymen already in it include some or
the most substantial business men OF the
metropolis, and they have been 1dentlhed
for years with some of the best-knoWn
churches.
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Campaign to Collect Pledges.

The colored Y. NJ. G. A. has made plans
for campaign to collect pledges to the
fund for the erection of an association
building for colored men. AS it is de-
sired to start the work of construction
early in the spring. the money is wanted
at once. E. ]. Morton is head of the
committee, which has this campaign in
charge.
1t is announced that F. W. Hearne. gen.
c. A, and c. 9. Williams of Atlanta Uni
versity will be the speakers at the Y. M.
c. A. meeting for colored men in True
keformers Hall this afternoon.
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Representative Sheppard to Speak.

1t is announced that Representative
Morris Sheppard of Texas. the leader In
an effort to restore the motto I'm God we
trust to the coins issued by the United
States government. will speak on Chris
tian Citizenship in the Central Union
Mission auditorium this evening at 8
clock.
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tanned the proper age are bound to receive
worthily the holy communion. The holy
season of Lent is a very proper time for
children to make their first confession,
which they ought to do generally at or
about the age of seven years. Parents
should see to this
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-01

The seating capacity Of all the churches
in New York city Is only 456. 216, and
hardly one-third of those are occunied any
one Sunday.
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voting will begin Although the dele
gates sit as one house they vote as
two. This similarity with the United
States government is due. 1t is sai0. to
the fact that the constitution of the
Episcopal Church in this country was
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-01
Ruler Over Ell.
Capt. Theodore Valiant in Recent Address Declares
God Fills immensely, Yet Occu-
pies No Place.

+ fYYr1 HAT God Is was the subject
" o. recent address by Capt.
w Theodore Valiant at the Home
Imperial Valley press., 1908-08-22
MRS. MEADOWS INJURED.

County Assessor Fred Fuller tele- graphed from Los Angeles, Thursday morning, to Deputy Sheriff Jake Mea- dows had been seriously injured in an acicdeht in that city. MT. Meadows reached Imperial Junction in time to board the afternoon train for the coast and Mobley Meadows went to Los Angeles yesterday, but no partic- ulars have been received as to the nature of the acident. MT. and Mrs. Fuller had gone to Los Angeles to spend their vacation, and while there they intended to purchase an automo- bile, and had planned for various trips with Mrs. Meadows. It is sur missed that Mrs. Meadows may have been a victim of accident on one of these trips.
Imperial Valley press., 1908-08-22
HOME TELEPHONE
Work on Installation of New System
 Will Be Begun Soon.

Directors of the Home Telephone Company of Imperial Valley held a meeting in Fl Centro last Thursday and adopted such amendments to the articles of incorporation as were ne- cessary to full compliance with the law. The capital requisite for con struction of the system is assured and as soon as franchises are seeured in the valley cities, the work of build ing the lines will begin.
 1t is the purpose of the company to establish perfect service and meet the requirements of the valleys develop ment at every point El Centro and Imperial are to be connected first, and it is believed that not more than six months will be required for com pletion of the valley system. It is the intention of the company to ar range for free inter-city service, req sonably limited, giving subscribers a certain number of free calls per month outside of their local service Con nection with the San Diego line, which is but 30 miles from El CentrO, will give long distance service in South ern California.
 Metallic circuits will be used, doing away with the defects of the ground circuit, and Kellogg phones, the best obtainable, will be installed,
 That the system may be in fact, as in name, Home Company, every sub scriber will have an opportunity to take stock,
Imperial Valley press., 1908-08-22
BORDER OFFICIALS.
Increase in Government Service Corps
 at CaIexico.

CaleXico is gradually assuming inn portance as port of entry and Uncle Sam has added to his corps of immi- grafton inspectors an official from the Public Health and Marine Hospital Service.
 Dr. H. c. Richter, who is from Philadelphia, has come to CaleXico to serve as acting assistant surgeon in this department. His duties will be principally the inspection of immi- grants from the Mexican side of the international line.
 Within the past few months sever al cases of trachoma an incurable eye disease, have been discovered in ap- plicants for admission to the United States at Calexico, and they were turned back Sufferers from this dis ease, tuberculosis, or other infectious diseases, or those whose physical con- dition make it probable they may be- come public charges, are in the class which vii come under the inspection of Dr. Richter's department at CaleX- ico. After he issues a certificate of deportation, this must be endorsed by an Investigating commission, and at CaleXico this commission is composed of the other government officials To- cated there.
 Recently several changes have been made in the personnal of the Govern ment corps at Calexico E. D. Grip per has come from Campo, where he has been serving as a Chinese in- spector to take the place of w. H. Chadney, while MT. Chadney goes to Campo for a three months change. Clayton P. Armstrong has come from Tia Juana to relieve Immigration In spector R. N Ames, who is trans ferred to San Diego for ninety days.
 Ralph Conklin, of the Custom House, will leave in a short time for a vacation to be spent at San Diego.
Imperial Valley press., 1908-08-22
SHIPPING WOOD AND STOCK.

Three thousand cords of mesquite wood have been shipped from Pack, ard station, on the nter-California road, in Lower California, this summer by the California Mexico Land & Cat tie Company. Most of this has been sent to Los Angeles, where it finds ready sale, and where it is especially prized by managers of bake ovens. The c. M. Company has about 5000 cords of this wood ready to ship, The company has been resuming it's stock shipments the past week, and has sent out six cars of fat cattle, six cars of hogs, and one car of calves and one of sheep.
Imperial Valley press., 1908-08-22
IMPERIAL VALLEY COTTON
Great Growth on the Aten Ranch.
 Project for Building a Gin.

Some of El Centro's cotton sharps, who hail from the cotton belt of Tex as, visited the Ira Aten ranch. north of town, this week, and brought back glowing reports of the growth made by this seasons cotton crop. Mir. Aten has tracts planted to Texas cot ton and Egyptian cotton, and both are doing remarkably well. The Tex as cotton stocks are set full of bolls and the squares" are still forming on each bush. The Egyptian cotton has a rank foliage, but it's blossoming period seems to be later than he Tex as variety, as the blossoms are just ap- bearing. Messrs. SevenS and Casner, who were members of the visiting party, declare their firm conviction that such cotton as is growing on the Aten place would easily yield over two bales to the acre.
 MT. Stevens who has had long ex- perience in growing cotton and in erecting and operating machinery to handle the crop, both in Texas and ill Mexico. is convinced that cotton can be grown proftably in Imperial Valley, and is asking settlers to agree to plant it. If he can secure assuran- ces of at least 300 acres, he will see that gin is provided to handle the crop.
 The Texans who were here last winter looking over the field, intend ed to dispose of ther holdings in Texas and plant 1000 acres of cotton in Imperial Valley this season, but the effects of the panic fingered in Texas and prevented them from car rying out their programme. When they are able to realize on their Texas property, they will come to Imperial Valley and grow cotton on a large scale
Imperial Valley press., 1908-08-22
INTERVALS SPECIAL ELECTION.

The City Trustees of Imperial have set September 12 as the date for the special election on the proposition to issue $2000 bonds for the purpose of purchasing fire apparatus and furni- ture, files and office supplies for the city officials. It is proposed to make these bonds payable in three equal amounts, in yearly installments, the first of which would fall due on the 18th of February 1909. The election board is composed of w. H. Harts- horn, G. w. Donley, D. P. Duncan and w, L. Banta.
Imperial Valley press., 1908-08-22
SALT COMPANY KICKS
Tries to. Renew Trouble Over Acci-
 dental Flooding of New River.

General Manager Cory and Chief Engineer Hermann of the California Development Company must appear before Judge Wellborn of the Feder- al Court of Los Angeles, August 31, to answer to citation for contempt of court in wasting of waters into the Salton Sea.
 This appears to be simply a contin uation of the action of the New Liver pool Salt Company in it's attempts to harrass the California Development Company and secure a settlement of the judgement obtained several months ago.
 1t will be remembered that the c. D. Company was cited to appear for contempt of court, last spring, and that Judge Wellborn finally interpre- ted his injunction to mean that the company could discharge into the Salton Sea such waters as were ne- cessarily wasted in the irrigation sys- tenn of the valley.
 Recently, it appears, an increased flow of water has been measured in the New River by representatives of the New Liverpool Salt Company, and this, probably, is the basis of the lat est movement.
 That such an increased flow can be accounted for readily as an unavoid- able matter is unquestioned by those familiar with the general situation Recently it was discovered that the wooden structure at the Alamo waste way was in precariouS condition, and that the coming of high waters would undoubtedly wipe out the entire structure A force of men and teams was sent to the place and a new struc- ture was begun. In the mean time, in order to progress with the work, the volume of water that had been sent down the Alamo wasteway was turned so that it found it's way into the New River
 Then come the break in the No. s canal, through the action of storm water from the recent summer rains; and 200 feet of the upper bank of the canal went out so that the waters flowed down into the New River and with the waters from the wasteway caused large volume to pass north erly to Salton Sea.
 The break is now repaired, and water is, again delivered as usual to District Mo- 8. While the New river may carry more water than at ordin- ary times, because of the diversion of wasteway waters thereto, the vol ume of water in the Alamo river is correspondingly lessened. In view of Judge Wellborn's interpretation of his injunction against the company. it is probable that an explanation by the engineers will be all that the court will require.
 Because of the excessive heat, all work has been discontinued on the re- building of the structure at the Alamo wasteway. Six men were prostrated by the heat at that place last week, and the California Development Com pany officers decided to drop all work there until cooler weather arrives. It is said that the work is advanced to such a point there is no danger of a washout of the structure, and it will be completed early in the fall.
 Officials of the California Develop ment Company state hat notification has been received from the Southern Pacific officials that there are to be no more advancements of money for improvements and that the c. D. Com pany must keep it's expenses within it's income from this time forward.
Imperial Valley press., 1908-08-22
VALLEY WEATHER STATIONS.

Weather forecaster A, B Wollaber of Los Angeles has been in Imperial Valley this week, looking after the work of taking measurements of the evaporation of Salton Sea and the study of climatic conditions in this valley A station has been installed at the southerly end of the Salt Creek trestle; another is to be located at Brawley, and third at Mammoth Tank station on the main line of the Southern Pacific
Imperial Valley press., 1908-08-22
DOUBLE VALUE
Imperial Leads Counties
 With More Than Hun dred Per Cent Increase
 In Assessed Valuation.

Assessed valuation of Imperial county, $7,4o9,539.
 This is the result after the County Board of Equalization has completed it's work and the State Board of Equalization has made its assessments of the Southern Pacific railroads main line and the franchise and roll ing stock of the Pullman Car Company.
 Imperial county leads every county in California in the in- crease in valuation. Last year the total assessed valuation was but $3,594,11o. This years as- sessment shows an increase of $3,825, ,42o, or more than 100 per cent.
 County Auditor McCIeIIand this week has received from the State Board of. Equalization it's assessment on the Southern Pacific and the Pullman Car Company. The Southern Paci- fife has 87.79 miles of main line in Imperial county, and this is assessed at $21,442.4o per mile, or total of $1,ss2,42e.
 The Pullman Car Company. which is assessed on a mileage basis in this State, is taxed on a valuation of $521.36 per mile for it's. franchise and rolling stock, making a total for Im- perial county of $45,770. Both the Southern Pacific and the Pullman Car Company have their assessments slightly low" cred this year by the State Board of Equalization. Last year the Pullman concern was taxed on an assessed valuation of $528.o2 per mile, while the Southern Pacific's mileage vaIu- ation was $22,ooe.so, or a total of $1,e32,245.
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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-09-05
TWOCUPs AREWON.
Misses Grace and Potter Garry
Off Honors of Arsenal
Golf Club
IN THE woMEN's CONTEST
Championship to Davenport-Ciass A
to Rock lsland-Five
Matches.

Miss Grace of Davenport and Miss
Potter of this city won the honors at
the Rock Island arsenal golf tourna-
ment yesterday afternoon.
Miss Grace is woman cham
pion of the Rock Island Arsenal
Golf club. winning the coveted honor
by defeating Miss Allen up 2
to play. Both contestants played
coed golf. and the match was
a see-saw till near the close. Miss
Grace also was awarded the low score
medal for the season, having in Thurs
days play covered the course in 100.
Wins Class Cup.
Miss Potter brought the Glass A cup
to Rock Island. handily defeating Miss
Ficke of Davenport 5 up to play.
though the match was close enough
to b. decidedly interesting.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-09-05
BRYAN'S MAIL ENORMOUS.
Popular Subscription Plan of Collect
ing Campaign Funds Is Responsible.

ing Campaign Funds Is Responsible.
The popular subscription" plan of
campaign adopted By the Democrats
has sweled Mr.. Bryan's mail, which
was very large before the campaign
contributions began to come in, to
enormous size Wagon loads of 1t are
received every day at Lincoln, Neb.,
but only small percentage of the let
tiers addressed to the nominee for pres
ident reach his desk. No human being
could take care of. one-fourth of the
mail that is received by the organs
every day.
Mr.. Bryan's brother Charles is the
man upon whom falls the task of tax
ing care of the greater portion of the
letters. All of William ]. Bryan's mail
goes first to his newspaper Office,
where it is sorted and where the great
er portion of it is answered. Mail that
deserves the attention of the candidate
himself is sent to Fairview, and there
in addition to Mr. Rose, Mr.. Bryan's
confidential secretary, a force of ste
nographers is kept at work answering
letters and acknowledging the receipt
Of campaign money.
Thousands of Democrats throughout
the country seem to prefer to send
their offerings direct to the nominee
instead of to the national treasurer.
Governor Haskell. After each INSTALL
ment of mail is gone through there is
a great pile of drafts, checks and mon
ey orders representing campaign con-
tEibutions. and these negotiable bits of
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-09-05
GIVES AUTO TO BYsTANDER.
Original Owner Disguised by the Balk-
ing of the Machine.

docs anybody want this auto?'
The Query, propounded in obvious dis
gust by disheveled individual who
crawled from beneath a refractory
touring car, brought forth big laugh
from a crowd of spectators in Maple
street, Springfield, Mass. Bolder than
the rest. John Giard said in a semi
apologize tone, 'I'll take it,
well. it's yours" was the response
Of the owner. who jammed his cap
tightly on his head and walked briskly
away, taking with him the number
plate 10 conceal his, identity. Giard,
who Is a mechanic, with little tinker
ing was able TO run the big red car to
garage. A tag marked Holt is the
only clew to the former owner of the
auto.