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Imperial Valley press., 1908-05-16
KILLED BIG LYNX.

Lee Dees and Earl Young, two young ranchers across New River, had an experience the first of the week with lynx that they will not soon forget. They were coming over to the east side of the river for water when they discovered in an alfalfa field a lynx of unusual size. Immedi- ately they began firing at the animal and used all their shells, which were loaded with No. 6 shot. They failed to kill the lynx, and the shots aroused him to anger, so that when the three dogs that were with the men attack ed the animal he made a fierce fight In a short time the largest dog was killed, and soon the second dog was ldying from injuries inflicted by the cat, while the third dog was seriously injured. It also would have been kill ed had not the men jumped in and with their pocket knoves attacked the lynx. After receiving several scratches themselves the men succeeded in kill ing the animal, which, it is said, is the largest ever seen in this valley. Dees and Young skinned the lynx and will have it's hide made into rug.
Imperial Valley press., 1908-05-16
coNTEsT NorIcr

Department of the Interior. United States Land Office, Los Angeles, Cali fornia, April 22, 1908.
 A sufficient contest affidavit having been filed in this office by Jennie L.. Randall contestant, against Home stead entry No. 10,442. made Decem- Der 16, 1903, for s. W. H Section 24, Township 16 S., Range 12 E., g. B. M., by Thomas B. Moore, contested, in which 1t is alleged that said Thomas B. Moore has never resided upon said land nor made any improvements thereon; that said entryman has who'll ly abandoned said land for more than six months last past; that said alleged absence was not due to employment in army, navy or amrine corps of the United States in any capacity during war time.
 Said parties are hereby notified to appear, respond and offer evidence touching said allegation at 10 o'clock a. m. on July 30th, 1908, before the Register and Receiver at the United States Land Office in Los Angeles, California.
 The said contestant having, in a proper affidavit, filed April 22, 1908, set forth facts which show that after due diligence personal service of this notice cannot be made, it is hereby ordered and directed that such notice be given by due and proper publica- tion.
 FRANK c. PRESCOTT.
 Register.
 o. R. W. ROBINSON, At Receiver.
Imperial Valley press., 1908-05-16

For stomach troubles, biliousness and constipation try Chamberlain s Stomach and Liver Tablets Many remarkable cures have been effected by them. Price, 25 cents. Samples free. For sale at the El Centro drug store.
Imperial Valley press., 1908-05-16
UNION CHRISTIAN CHURCH.

Regular services, Sunday School, at 10. Preaching at II, by Dr. R. P. Shepherd. Also at 7:3O. All are cor. dially invited.
Imperial Valley press., 1908-05-16

Edison Photographs and Records. Teller, the Singer agent, Imperial Cal
New-York tribune., 1908-03-11
THE CONGO TERMS.

Orr pxpectation of last week that the Bel
gian government would he cautious about rat
jfving the terms Of Congo annexation proposed
nv the King and especially those relating to the
large hut somewhat indefinite reservations ot
mower and profit which il appears TO make in
the Kings favor. seems TO be well fulfilled Mr.
Reerneart Minister of State, and his followers
are now reported 10 have decided 10 oppose the
scheme because of those features Of it, and it s
not unlikely that there will be some further
Modification of terms before the treaty of an
nexatiOn is ratified. King Leopold probably
realizes that he must yield to the opinion Of
Belgium and of the word. and must cede the
Congo State to his kingdom on terms conform
ing to the Belgian constitution and 10 the
worlds sense Of equity. OF course. he VIII hold
out as long as possible for the best terms posi-
BILE That is natural, and It is his right. But
he must either let the state be annexed by Bel
gfum on satisfactory terms face much more
unWelcome alternative.
The lurid tales of travellers may or may not
be true concerning the disagreement Of the
Congo But such arrangements that made by
Lord Cromer the other day cannot lightly be
dismissed. That veteran statesman declared
that in his experience Le had never seen or
heard OF misrule comparable with that in the
Congo in which every essential principle of good
administration had been systematically violated.
There has been" he added "a cynical dsre
gard of the native races and a merciless ex
.'ploitation of the country in the interests Of
foreigners for which | believe a parallel can
mot be found in the history of modern times
Such declarations by such an authority must
command the most serious consideration. And
quite fitting and comparable with them were the
consequent remarks of Sir Edward Grey, who
declared that Great Britain favored solution Of
.y.,s
the British government would wait if necessary
until the end of May TO see what the Belgian
parliament WAS going to do; that II annexation
were effected. that would be regarded 4 sat,a-
factory settlement, and British treaty rights
would then be discussed with the Brussels gov
New-York tribune., 1908-03-11
FAITH IN THE PEOPLE.

1eno-ance and SUSPICION breed distrust and
cannot supply remedies And wherever. IN lieu
of attempting arbitrarily to deal with matters
which are intricate and require analysis we
can make provision for suitable STUDY ana an :
thoritative report we add to the securlIy .I oI
business by insuring intelligent governmental
action / am a firm believer in the sound Judg-
rnent Of the people. We cannot expect TO be
altogether free from foolish propaganda and alb
ara yaearies Rur they will be rendered harm
less if the facts to which they are applied are
generally understood.
II is with these hopeful words that Governor
Hughes in his Boston speech of last night meets
the counsel of despair so often heard in these
DAYS of business depression that government
regulation means the Encouragement OF capital,
the impairment of enterprise, a socialistic re-
nressfon of initiative, destruction of property.
gradual confiscation, a halt in the development
of a half-deyelOped country, stunted nation
and all the other dire and dreadful things which
the dolefu prophets of the day predict. The
Governor has faith in the sound judgment of
the people He believes that they are too in
telIigent not to recognize where their interest
lies too shrewd wantOnly TO strew obstacles
in the path of progress, too keen and too ambl-
tioys 10 impede the development of the coun-
try Let the people know the facts and they
NAV be trusted to deal fairly in the new exer-
else of their authority over enterprises aHected
with a public interest
Tho contrary doctrine sounds strangely out
of date in republic which has had more than
a century of popular government, and which
has seen the cause of popular government stead
ilv prevailing all over the world. The country
has gone steadily forward on the theory that
the public common sense was to he trusted.
Every time the people have seen ut to exercise
their authority in some new field there have
been such predictions are dOlefuly made now
that THAI way led 10 ruin; but there has never
vet been any such abuse Of power as to JUSTIFY
despair or even discouraGement The com
mon sense and sound judgment of the people
have an unbroken record of success. Give the
people the facts lest ignorance and suspicion
breed dstrust. says Governor Hughes. and de-
mand the same sense of duty TO the public from
officials from political leaders and from political
narties that il is the fashion TO demand
from the public service corporations, and the
nation NAV 90 ahead on its new pathway with
Sarpnp confidence
New-York tribune., 1908-03-11
MISLED.

Brooklyn is right in feeling very angry over
the failure of the city administration TO provide
funds 70 build the Fourth avenue subway. Ac-
cording to Controller Metz. as quoted in "1he
Brooklyn Eagle yesterday, the city had IN
June last year. when the Brooklyn subway was
projected by the old Board of Rapid Transit
Commissioners, funds available for the build
ing of the line But, he says. the money has
now been spent for other purposes. You
know he declares. I'VE cannot set aside money
for any specific purpose unless the contract
has been let and certified by this office"
But Controller Metz and various other mem
bers of the Board of Estimate and Apporton-
ment had created the impression all along that
the city administration was bearing the Fourth
avenue project in mind and keeping so far within
the debt limit as TO have the requisite FUNDS
available for it. AS late September u, at a
mass meeting of various civic bodies of Brook
Iyn held at Cooper Union, Controller Metz, Pres
ident MCGOWAN of the Board of Aldermen and
Borough President Coer spoke. The Controller
is quoted as saying that the sum of S23Oooooo
had been set aside for the Fourth avenue
subway. Mr.. Coler said 1.-The Board of Esti-
mate and Apportionment has set aside money
Ito build" the Brooklyn subway. Similarly Mr..
| MCGOWAN assured the public: The money Is
ready and the city cannot borrow against 1t.
These three officials important members
of the Board OF ESII0ale ana IIHSt Edtc hiioNh
whereof they spoke. If the s23.ooo,ooo was set
aside" why was it subsequently spent? If the
city administration said six months ago money
was reserved for this work, why Is 1t busy
now explaining that money could not be segre-
gated for the purpose until the contract had
been let:
Did the Controller and the other members OF
the board intend TO keep unmpaired sufflclent
margin TO construct the Brooklyn subway, ana
in the slipshod. unbusinesslike way in when
the board transacts its affairs suddenly discover
two months after the September speeches. Wheh
the panic brought the era of municipal overeX-
mansion 10 a sharp and sudden close, that ii had
spent the funds its members promised to set
aside? The failure to build the Brooklyn sub
way rests squarely upon the municipal admin
istration The people were mised by IFS prom
ises to provide for the project, but they VIII
not be misled by its efforts to evade RESPONSE
hiltv for the consequences of its unheedlns
| extravaganza
New-York tribune., 1908-03-11
CHANGING THE FLAG.
Objection to Rearrangement Pro-
posed By Congress Bill.

To the Editor of The TEibune.
Sir: 1 notice in the article from the Tribune Bu-
reau at Washington. published in The Tribune OF
February II, 1905 that Timothy Ansberry. of Ohio.
has introduced q bill in Congress providing for
change in the arrangement of the stars in the field
of the American Flag.
1t would appear from the article that the only
objection Mr. Ansberry has to the present arrange
nlent is that there seven stars in one row and
eight in another, that the addition of star
any of the rows would cause an evident lack OF
symmetry and palpable dsproportion- To avoid
this his bill provides that the stars in the field
be arranged In five In combination. the centre
of the to be apccs Of regular pentagon-
The to be placed uniformly in distance
one from another and the stars for the states
added to the field by extending the arcs.
Now. 1 suggest that Timothy Ansberry's plan
is open to the same objection he makes to the
present arrangenent of the stars the field and
also to what seems to me much greater objection,
in that when the forty-six stars representing the
forty-sx states grouped as he proposes the
forty-six small stars at the distance would look
like one single large white IN a blue field. and
1t would be extremely difficult for distinguish
the proposed American Flag from that Of the
black republic of Liberia. whose flag consists of
blue field with a large single white star and eleven
stripes alternately red and white
/ do not believe that the constituents of Mr.. Ans
berry's district composed of probably old SOL
tiers than almost any other in the country. would
be willing If they knew this fact, TO with tie
grand old flag under which they fought and under
which these United States of America in the last
few years have grown to be of the foremost
world powers. and to substitute for ii flag which
could hardly be distinguished by careful OBJ
server from that of the African republic.
1 verify believe that the people of these United
States of America when they realize what effect
this proposed plan would have. outlined above.
Will unanimously cry out Leave well enough
aloner' and insist that such change be made in
our flag. Do not let part with flag under
which our people have marched to victory many
times. and which children from their earliest
infancy have been taught to revere Do let
NEEDLE with such sacred emblem the Flag
Such a radical change should not be made lightly
but only after careful thought and mature deb-
Grafton and for better reasons than those advanced
for the proposed change. Let have the views
of other Americans upon this subject
Brooklyn. March s. 1905. AN AMERICAN.
New-York tribune., 1908-03-11
KING At BARCELONA.
No Disturbance Marks Viat Of
Spanish SoUereign.

barcelona March 1o-Kfng Alfonso who Iere
Madrid last night. arrived IN this city this morn
ing He is staying at the home OF General Linares
Captain General of Catalonia He received a warm
welcome from the people of the city, ard no dis
turbance OF any kind marked the day
The royal train reached the station az o'clock.
and its arrival was announced BY the firing o.,
salutes from the Austrian and Spanish warships
in the harbor. The big square outside the rail-
road station was lined with troops and civil guards.
and the men had difficulty in keeping back ths
crowds AS the King emerged from the station.
accompanied by General Linares and the members
of his suite in brilliant uniforms. he warmly
greeted His majesty entered carriage and. es-
corted by a squadron Of cavalry, driven
idly 10 the Church Of La Nerced where Ts
Deum was celebrated After the service the King
the residence OF the Captain General.
which adjofns the church This afternoon at
o'clocA held a reception al the home OF Cen
eral Linares- at which the officers Of the Austrian
squadron were present
The public buildings were almost covered with
the red and gold COlOrs OF Spain. the City HaI
alone displaying hundred and tfry flags Many
Of the private houses were decorated. and al the
foreign cOnsulates. including that ot the United
States. few the Spanish cCIcrs. The only discord-
ant note in the general brilHa1cy vas tne display
of flags of mourning from the Car-ist clubs n
memory of the men who lost their lives in ;hs
Carlist wars.
AS the King left the railroad station number
Of royast students. cheering wildly. attempted 70
make their way the royal carriage. with t1s
idea of embarrassing the horses and dragging i
themselves, but were driven back by the CIV.
guards.
At noon. accompanied by Premier Naura and rs
Minister Of Marine. the King attended the 0peni7s
OF the enterprise the improvement OF the streets
of Barcelona The King used a t-oweI az the iay-
Ing Of a cornerstone. which previously had osea
blessed by Cardinal Casanas
A dinner was given this evening at the residsnS
of the captain general in honor OF the A1sIEAs
officers King Alfonso. accompanied By MOUNTS
escort. afterward went 70 the opera house 70 az
tend a gala performance. The theatre was cro0G-
ed and the seats and boxes commanded high pric7S
The Spanish King compelled many times u
bow his acknowledgements of applause and chee-'
that greeted him
The programme for tomorrow has not been p-'
nshed but il is known that the King viii WISH -'
Austrian warships and the technical school
New-York tribune., 1908-03-11

ernment, but that II annexation did not occur
and IL the existing rule In the Congo remained
unchanged, then Great Britain must be ready 10
deal with questions that might arise over her
treaty rights in her own way.
Such words from the British Foreign Minis
ter. followed by the unanimous adoption by the
British House Of Commons Of resolution OF
similar tenor, and the knowledge that such SEN
timents and action had the earnest moral sup
port Of America and were not perceptibly disap-
proved by any country in the world, must have
convinced the autocratc sovereign Of the Congo
that the end of his rule in that dark region was
at hand. It must be expected with confidence
that he will, therefore. in the near future make
satisfactory terms with Belgium and unequiV-
ocally transfer his African domain to the con-
stitutional government of that enlightened king
dom.
New-York tribune., 1908-03-11
THE NEWS THIS MORNING

CONGRESS- - Senate: Senator McLaurin
spoke the pending currency bill ana an
agreement was reached TO vote on the ocean
mail subsidy bill on March 90 House: Inc
post office appropriation bill was under consld-
Grafton: Mr. Hamilton. OF Michigan, mace d
speech upholding the rlght OF the eueld 80
.rnn1ent TO control corporations, and sustaining
the President.
FOREIGN-A dispatch from Caracas by way
of Port of Spain said that President Castro had
declined 10 answer Minister Russells represen-
tations on the ground that the United STATES
had not replied to NenezUelas last note -
Mr. Asquith forciby reasserted IN the houst
Of Commons that Great Britain would build
warships 10 meet the German programme --
The British Foreign Office denied report from
Toxic Of interference in the case of the Tatsu 5
seizure - Swede. apparently insane, hred
a dozen shots at the palace in Christianla in an
attempt to kill King Haakon; no one was 5s3- IN
1ured. - The Turkish Ambassador TO Persia
arrived at Odessa, having been recalled owing
to the recent attack the embassy at Teheran
DOMESTIC.-The President made an address.
TO the International Congress of Mothers on the
welfare of the child = Chairman Tawney OF
the Appropriations Committee declared against
an extensive battleship programme and pubic
buildings bill. Captain & MGR. Winsow
and Commander A. l. Key gave testimony be-
fore the Senate committee regarding faults IN
visited Boston and delivered three addresses.
the principal one being at the annual dinner OF
the New England Dry Goods Association -
The board OF managers Of SWdrthmore College,
Philadelphia declined 10 accept the bequest OF
land and coal property left the institution by
nounced at Boston that several rubber shoe
factories in New England would close in the
near future: 100 employees Will be affected.
- The Assembly al Albany passed the Grau-
bard bill compelling the licensing and strict
regulation Of dance halls in this city. ==
Senator Grady defended the Independence
League in a debate in the Senate Albany
CTTY.-Stocks Were lower. - Charles w.
Morse. il was learned, wiHsappear in the United
States Circuit Court to-day. - II was an
nounced that Mrs. Evelyn Nesbit Tnaw would
begin a suit for the annulment Of her marriage.
--T-- --y,Fl 1farl- no an
begun, five jurors being selected == The At
torney Generals deputy withdrew his case
against the Ice Trust from the special grand
jury - Twenty firemen were injured at a
fire in the department store district == The
form Of contract for subway construction was
approved By the Public Service Commission.
THE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. for to-day:
Fair and warmer The temperature yesterday:
Highest. 38 degrees; lowest, %
New-York tribune., 1908-03-11
CIVIL SERVICE LAW STRENGTHENED.

The Supreme Court has just handed down an
opinion constituting the law prohibiting the solic-
itation Of contributions for political purposes
from federal employees which is highly welcome
as strengthening the employees protection against
campaign collectors. The case decided arose in
Texas Edward Thayer. of Dallas. a member
Of the Texas Republican State Committee. ad-
dressed circular asking for funds 10 a deputy
internal revenue collector named Wood and
the circular WAS duly received by Wood at his
Office IN a federal building. He complained TO
ths United States District Attorney and Thayer
was indicted and tried in the District Court for
the Northern District OF Texas. The court i'll
structed the jury 10 acquit the ground that
though the letter addressed 10 Wood at his
Office there was no proof furnished that il was
opened and read in a federal building.
The Civil Service law of 1882 provided in
Section III follows:
That no person shall. in any room or build
ing occupied il the discharge of official duties
by any officer or enploye Of the United States
mentioned in this act. or in any navy yard, fort
or arsenal solicit in any manner whatever or
receive any contribution Of money or any other
thing Of value for any political purpose what
ever.
For a long time il was supposed that this
prohibition applied only 10 solicitation in per
son and did not prevent the mailing Of circulars
TO federal employees at their places of employ
made ruling which seemed 10 permit the send
ing Of begging letters TO persons in the govern
rnent service by treasurers of committees who
were themselves not otficeholders. The Supreme
Court now holds, however, that Section II of the
law Of 1883 is broad enough 10 apply 10 solci-
ratious mailed as well as personally conveyed,
and that IL is Of no material consequence
whether the letter Il actually received by the
ed6ressee is read not read by him in his
Office The offence against the law consists in
invading the room or building occupied in the
discharge OF his official duties by any officer
.smplove OF the United States mentioned in this
act." and that invasion can be accomplished by
means of the post as well by means Of per
sonal visit
III NAV be said that the decision is not Of
great practical importance, since circulars can
he semi 10 oficeholders at their homes, and those
who wish TO contribute can contribute just as
freely as ever. But il was not the purpose OF
the law 20 deny the oijccbolder the right TO
make such contributions for political purposes
a are lawful and as any non-ofiiceholder can
New-York tribune., 1908-03-11
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