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The Cairo bulletin., 1908-11-27
NARROW ESCAPE
FROM DROWNING
JOE ACTON. CHAMPION ENcLlsH
WRESTLER, TAKES Accl
DENTAL SLUNGE.
ROWING ON THE O4IO
Boat Upset Throwing Him Into River
Icy Baths Do Not Appeal
to the Champion
Wrestler.

ice Acton the champion English
wrestler who is in Cairo had thrill
ing and to quote him a chilling, eX.
perlence yesterday afternoon while
rowing on the OL.3 river about five
hundred yards above the Illinois Cen
trail railroad bridge.
In fact Mr. Acton had more than
ordinary reasons TO De thankful on
Thanksgiving Day for he escaped
from a watery grave by reason of his
endurance. Mr. Acton, in order to
keep himself in good cond.tion for
his exhibitions of wrestling, was TAX.
ing a row in a skiff on the Ohio river
that mode of exercise being consd-
cred as Strengthening to the MUSCLES
of the shoulders. He was a one and
had taken off his coat placing it or
the seat in the bow of the boat,
There was little wa er in the bot
tom of the boat anu seeing that the
coat was slipping Off the seat into
the water Mr. Acton jumped up and
grabbed the coat The skif urset
turning him out into the middle of
the river Fortunately, the cham
pion is a good swimmer and OBJ
viously a man of endurance, 50 he
with considerable difficu ty
to right the boat and to get into it
again shivering from his unexpected
plunge into the cold water Beyond
the damage to his clothes and the
thought of the direful results that
might have been, Mr. Acton was all
right last night and received the
of his friends upon his
escape from drowning.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-11-27
FRENCHMAN Wins
BIG AUTO RACE
WAGNER DROVE FIAT CAR 1o2
MILES AT RATE OF 65.5
MILES An HOUR,
GERMAN CAME SECOND
With italian Expert Thrd-Time
Made BY Wagner is New Rec
ord For Road Racing
in America.

Savannah, Ga, Nov. 2G,-The
power of six score of horses, crasA-
! ing and roaring IN the cylinders of a
Fiat car, sent pung.ng along 400
miles Of roadways by Louis Wagner,
today won the most spectacu lar,
longest and fastest International
automobile race ever held in this
country. Fate played game Of hide
and seek with three grim and grimy
figures that sat behind the wheels
and throttles ana fought with skill
and daring for the advantage of sec
ouds at the finish of more than six
hours OF racing.
The three drivers who chung to-
gether from the very start were
shufled about like so many cards
as the fast flying laps We're reeled
away. 1t was not until the last min.
ute of the last lap that the tide of
victory turned TO Wagner. Navarro,
the wonderful Italian driver holder
of the worlds record and winner of
many contests who chung tenaciously
TO a narrow margin of lead for more
than a hundred miles, hesitated long
enough at the supply pits TO change
weakening tire and lost, going
back to third position. Hemery, in
the German Benz, No. s, took second
houors
1t was not until official time was
announced that the actual winner
was known-that Wagner had hurled
himself to victory by the slender mar
gin of Sc seconds Hemery was first
to finish and the enthusiastic thou
sands hailed him as the winner with
out heed of the six minutes grace
Wagner held, Hemery being sent
away at the start at 1852 this morn
ing and Wagner at 95S.
1t was just rs the NTH of the flying
minutes was ticking itself away that
Wagner drove to the line and four
seconds later had crossed the win
ner.
Wagner is a Frenchman. III 1906
Wagner won the Vanderbilt cup In
French car and his driving then
over the Long Island course, was a.
replica Of the steady nerve and skill
which he displayed so brilliantly to-
day in winning the first grand prize
of the Automobile Club of America.
Wagner set a new record for road
racing in this country George Rob
ertson. in the Vanderbilt cup race
made 25S miles last month with a
mark Ct G4.3 mi es an hour. To-Day
for the longer distance of 402 miles.
Wagner raised ii TO 65.5 He averaged
% minutes to each one of the six
teen laps that measured 25.l3 miles.
His fastest lap was made IN 2t50
but the lap honors or the day went
To IDepaulma at the wheel of Fiat,
No. rs. who twice made the circuit
in 2l36, an average of 10 miles an
hour
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-11-27
LAMPHERE HELD
GUILTY OF ARSON
RESPONSIBLE For BURNING OF
GUINNESS HOME, CAUSING
WoMAN'S DEATH.
SENTENCED TO PRISON
For lndeterminate Term Of From TWO
to q Years-Defense Say Motion
For New Trial viii Be
Made.

La Porte, Ind, Nov. 26.-Ray Lam.
phere, charged with the murder OF
Mrs. Belle Guinness and her three
children, by setting fire to the Gun.
ness house, April 2S, last, was this
evening found guilty of arson BY the
jury which had the case since $50
last evening. Within five minutes at
ter the verdict was reported Judge
Richter had sentenced the defendant
to the state penitentiary at Michigan
City for an indeterminate term Of
from two TO twenty-one years. He will
be taken TO Michigan City tomorrow
to begin his sentence.
The court room was packed with
people when the jury filed in. Lam
phere had, in the meantime, been
brought from the pail and was care
fully guarded by a detail of bailiifs.
The foreman of the jury read the YER
dict, but there was no demonstration.
Previous to the reading of the verdict
Lam IAtAC Stdhth tIot hC " lotltu ~
make statement, but the judge re-
fused to hear it,
After the verdict had been read
Judge Richter asked Lamphere if be
cared to make a statement. but he
said that it would do no good now.
He also declined to give any reason
why sentence should not be passed.
Judge Richter then sentenced him to
the state prison in Michigan City for
an indeterminate term of from two
TO twenty-one years, fined him $4,000
and DISTINGUISHED him for five years.
was then returned to Jail
The attorneys TO rthe defense stat.
ed tonight that a motion for a new
trial would be made and if refused
an appeal would be taken to the SUI.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-11-27

preme court
Lamphere IN statement tonight
said that he was confident that tho
dead body in the fire was Mrs. Gun.
ness, regardless Of what other people
may think. He reiterated his limo
cence of setting fire to the house.
Tonight all the members Of. the jury
issued signed statement in which
they declare 1t was their Judgment
in consideration Of this case that the
adult body found in the ruins Of the
fire was that Of Belle Guinness. anil
that the case was decided by ms on an
entirely different proposition"
n Is stated tonight that ten ius.
ors favored life sentence. also that
one Of the jurors said that they would
have found him guilty Of manslaugh.
ter had they remembered that the
sentence for that was the same a. for
arson.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-11-27
TROOPS WILL REMAIN
Authorities Decide to Keep them On
Scene of Strike-No Disturb
ance Has Occurred.

Perth Amboy, n. ]. Nov. 2G.-Ai.
though the clay mining and clay
woi king strikers at Keasbey, the VII
lage where the rioting occurred yes
terday. made no demonstration today
and evidence was accumulated that
they had been thoroughly overawed
and were little likely to use further
violence in their movement for
more pay, yet it was decided this
afternoon not to withdraw the
troops.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-11-27
INSTRUCTION GIVEN ON VOL
IN. MISS SUTHERLAND, 24o6 ELM
STREET.
DEMONSTRATIONS CONTINUE

Rome, Nov Recommendations
here against Austriaa, arising from
the attack in Vienna few days ago
rpon number of Italian students
who were agitating for the establish
nent of an italian university al
trieste. have not yet ceased and the
authorities st illmaintain Gordon Of
troops around the Austro-H Hungarian
embassy here.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-11-27
MURDERER SENTENCED TO
LIFE IMPRISONMENT

Fort Dodge. Iowa. Nov 26.-Wilbur
Car, who murdered Marshal Niehot
On, Of Gowrie. last summer. was sen
fenced today To life Imprisonment al
Fort Madison penitentiary. Car was
ngaged in quarrel at Gowrie depot
an the night of July IL when Mich
olson attempted to take him home
Gar went home alone, loaded shot
sun. met Nicholson and shot him.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-11-27
ORDERED TO HAYT|
American GUnbost Will Proceed
Thther For Purpose Of Getting
Information For U. S.

Washington Nov. 2G-Captain J.
Hood. commanding tie cruiser Ia
coma nOW at Guantanamo. has been
or1erei TO proceed with the Tacoma
70 AVA Cayes. Hayti. where General
simon has started revolution. with
view 20 keeping this government
informed Officially Of what Is trans
riring in that section. The dispatch
Of tho vessel 90 the island has not
the protection Of the American in
terests In view. but Is simply 10 Sc.
cure Information through reliable
ehfnnels- The Dies M0ines and Ia.
coma are al Guantanamo and the
Dubuque il in Honduras waters.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-11-27
FOR CHRISTMAS SHOP.

Ladies of the Church of the Re
deemer. who are making articles for
the Christmas shop please send them
10 Mrs C. T. Brandon. 2037 Wash
ington avenue on Saturday Nov, 2Sth,
or not later than Monday noon.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-11-27
Shooting scrape.

Two negroes engaged in shooting
scrape on Fourteenth street last
hight. The bullets did not hit any
one. The nearest any of them came
to doing damage WAS 10 pass through
the hat of enc of the shootlsts
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-11-27
-. ravellnu men. Attention!

when you are through reading this
paper on the train throw it out to the
first gang of section men you pass so
they can read it and enjoy it. They
will appreciate il.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-11-27
pennls Hard 70 Get Money From.

A New York tradesman of long ex-
perience says that the hardest persons
to collect bills from are those who
have no money and those who have a
great deal of money.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-11-27
General Conditions.

The day was fair although rain fell
the night before measuring AS of an
iuch. gentle breeze from the west
revealed.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-11-27
Head of the House.

We have to take married life as We
find 1t, and today one of the most
fruitful sources of discord is the strug.
gle for supremacy,--Court Journal.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-11-27
ADDITIONAL PERSONALS

NJ. and Mrs ". ?. Morris Of s4Is
Sycamore street we're in Paduezh On
a visit 20 relstivss and friends dur
ing ThsnksEiviug.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-11-27
Or woELFIE

VIII move his ofice TO 70ziA Con
mercial avenue December 1. 1865.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-11-27
Washington Forecast.

Washington, Nov 2G.--lLLINOIS-
Fair Friday and Saturday; variable
winds.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-11-27
Forecast For Today.

cairo and vicinity: Fair with little
in temperature.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-11-27
Sun and Moon.

[Nete: The above sun and moon
record is fer Illinois. and approx
mates the record at Cairo within a
few minutes
Imperial Valley press., 1908-09-05
HEFFERNAN CASE HEARD
Live in Imperial Valley Was Cause of Domestic InfeIicty.

Evidence on motion for allowance and restraining the plaintiff from dis posing of property, in the case of Dr. William T. Heffernan vs. Marie Heffernan, was held by Judge Frank lin J. Cole in Department Six of the Los Angeles county Superior Court on August 26, as a matter of convenience to the defendant and witnesses, sever al of them whom reside in Los An geles.
 This is a movement ill the divorce case of CaleXico people we'll known in Imperial Valley. The Heffernans were married ten years ago and separ- ated last fall, when the wife went to San Francisco. The husband alleges that their domestic difficulties are due to his wife's unwillingness to live in Imperial Valley, and in cross com plaint, Mrs. Heffernan alleges that she has been struck and otherwise ill- treated by her husband.
 In the Los Angeles hearing, Judge Cole allowed Mrs. Heffernan $125 per month for living expenses until the hearing of the divorce suit, and grant ed an order restraining Dr. Heffernan from disposing of any of the property involved in the suit. The estate is eS- timated to be worth $150,000
 The divorce suit will be heard in the Imperial County Superior Court during the fall.
 Dr. Heffernan was formerly secre- tary of the California Development Company, and acquired extensive in terests in the Imperial Valley in the early days of the c. D. organization,
 That the case vii be strongly con tested is indicated by the array of attorneys. which include both Los An geles and San Francisco legal lights.
Imperial Valley press., 1908-09-05
BUILDING THE DERRICK.
Expert Drillers are Placing Standard Rig in Position For Starting
 Test Well at Ell Centro.

Looming up as a landmark visible in all directions stands the new der rick being completed for the well-bor- ing at Fl Centro. The location se- lected for the test we'll is lot facing north on Commercial street almost opposite the settling pools of the city water system
 A. C. Cook, an expert well driller, and his assistant c. l.. Rowley, have come from Los Angeles, to superin- tend the building of the mammoth derrick and placing the machinery and engine. Local men are also engaged in the derrick building, and it will be a week before the structure is com pleted.
 The derrick rises to height of seventy,two feet. It is twenty feet square at the base and five feet square at its apex, The legs are 2X10 and 2XS timbers, while the lower girders are of two-inch lumber, and inch stuff is used on the upper sections of the derrick.
 A twenty-five horsepower gasoline engine is to furnish the motive power
Imperial Valley press., 1908-09-05

and it will be placed on a concrete foundation.
 . The piping brought for the test hole is IFS inches in diameter, and this will be used in beginning the hole that is to determine whether or not water can be secured underneath El Centro.
 An appeal was made by the secre- tary of the Ten Thousand Club to Dean E. J. Wickson, of the Depart ment of Agriculture in the State Uni versity, asking that some suitable per son be sent from that department to keep the log of the well boring. Prof. Wickson replies that while the records of this boring will be of exceeding importance, his department is so short handed that no one is available at this time to undertake the work
 It is expected that the outfit will be in readiness for actual beginning of the test hole within two weeks, and that rapid progress will be made when the rig once gets in motion.
Imperial Valley press., 1908-09-05
COURSE OF STUDY .
County Board of Education Issues Publication For Guidance of Pub
 lie Schools.

The job department of The Imperial Valley Press has just completed the printing of the Manual and Course of Study for the public schools of I'm perial county. This IS issued by the County Board of Education, of which Mrs. F. N. Chaplin, of Holtyille, Is president; J. B. Carr, the County Su- perintendent of Public Instruction is secretary; and the other members are Mrs, c. A. Frederick, of Brawley; Mrs. J. E. Peck, of Calexico, and Mrs. J. M. Eshleman, of Fl Centro.
 The aim of this work is to establish requirement. for mixed schools of eight months duration, and for the sake of uniformity the board has aimed to conform as far as. possible to the division of subject matter giv- en in other country courses of study and as planned the texts of the State series of school books.
Imperial Valley press., 1908-09-05
WOULD REoRGANIZE.
Seek to Increase Capital Stock
 of Concern. N

D. G. Alpin and E. R. Baker, pres ident and secretary of Water Com pany No. l, have issued an addres to the stockholders of that concern ill which they make an appeal for re- organization of the company, so that the capital stock may be increased S35, ,O00, and new water stock to that amount may be issued.
 It is proposed to sell this stock at $25 per share, $15 of which to go to the California Development Com pany, while Mo- 1 would get but $1O on each share sold; it is also pro- posed to contract for one-third more water than the c. D. Company is now delivering to the district.
 A meeting of the stockholders is caleld for October 31, to vote on this proposition.
Imperial Valley press., 1908-09-05

sight, reduction of freight rates from $4.50 to $3.00 per ton means much to the ranchers.
 The subject was presented to the El Centro Ten Thousand Club at it's meeting last Monday night, by A. S. Fell, who asked the cooperation of the club in securing an adjustment of rates. The club endorsed the pro ject and adopted resolution asking the County Chamber of Commerce to take up the matter at once and endea- vor to secure conference with South ern Pacific officials in order to pre- sent the matter
Imperial Valley press., 1908-09-05

Wednesday, September 9, is the date set by the Imperial County Chamber of Commerce for it's next regular session, at Brawley; and this is to be an open meeting to which citizens generally are invited.
 This will be an all day session, and it is the purpose of the County Cham Der of .Comemrce to make the canta- loupe situation the main subject of discussion. For that reason it is urged that every melon-growing community in the Imperial Valley send to the meet ing as full representation as pOssi- ble, regardless of their membership in the County Organization.
 1t is hoped that through this gener- al conference some method may be devised whereby the marketing of cantaloupes raised in this valley may be placed upon a more stable basis Undoubtedly several plans of action will be presented and out of the multiplicity of counsellors should come wisdom.
 For several weeks there appears to have been growing general senti- ment in favor of the direct selling of melons to the distributors; while there also have been advocates of a valley union, with it's own sales man. ager placed in charge of the entire product.
 Undoubtedly much good can be ac- complished by getting together of the valley melon growers at Brawley on September 9, and each one will be serving his own personal interest by making it a special point to be present.
 That the cantaloupe industry ill Inn perial Valley is dead no one of com mon sense believes. That consid- erable acreage will be planted next spring is reasonably certain. But melon growers in this valley never again will be content to turn over their entire product to commission men without any checks, or even the reports on sales, until the end of the season.
 The time has come for the adop- tion of some plan of uniform acting by melon growers. May the Brawley meeting be the means of bringing this about.
 The meeting vii be open immedi- ately after the arrival of the north bound train, and will close in time for growers to catch the south bound train in the late afternoon.
Imperial Valley press., 1908-09-05

Fl Centro should immediately. take steps to secure this statement. Others desiring to enter may do so on giving evidence by examination or other wise that they are properly prepared to do work of high school grade.
 Principal Nichols arrived at Fl Cen tro last Saturday and is temporarily domiciled at the Hotel El Centro, waiting the arrival of his household goods. He will be glad to meet pros pective patrons of the school, parents, students or any others interested, to become acquainted and to answer in quiries. Any inquiries by mail will be promptly and fully answered. During the week proceeding the opening of the school MT. Nichols will keep regular office hours for consultation; the time and the place will be announced later
 Those students who are planning to enter this high school and their parents who are now out of the val ley are earnestly urged by the prin- cipal to make their arrangements to be on hand the opening day Sept. 2S.
 School work will begin in earnest on that day, as the year will consist of nine months only and the school cannot afford to lose a single day. Most of the high schools of the State have a ten months year; those hay ing nine are required to cover the same work and as thoroughly.
Imperial Valley press., 1908-09-05
PACKING HOUSE BURNS.

The c. E. Thurston packing shed at Keystone, between Brawley and Inn perial, on the Southern Pacific Rail road, was destroyed by fire about 9 o'clock Tuesday evening Everything was burned, including considerable shook which was stored in the build ing. It is believed that hoboes were responsible for the fire, as they have been making the shed lodging place. The sheds of the National Produce Distributing Company, standing only a short distance from the Thurston shed, were uninjured. The Thurston Company's loss will be about $500.
Imperial Valley press., 1908-09-05
FL cENTRo WILL HAVE LARGE NEW GRAMMAR SCHOOL
 BUILDING.
MAY SELECT A NEW SITE
But Three Dissenting Votes Against the Bonds, and Way is Now Clear For Erection of a Structure That Will Be Credit to the city-Vote Canvas Monday.

In school affairs as n all other mat ters pertaining to the welfare of the city, El Centro believes in laying broad foundations; and no surprise was expressed when the result of last Mondays special election on school bonds and a special school tax was made known.
 Sixty-five vots were cast and of these sixty-three were for the proposi- tion to issue bonds in the sum of S25,OO0 for the purpose of purchas- ing site and erecting a public school building.
 The same number of votes were cast on the proposition to levy a special tax of $2000 for the maintainance of the El Centro schools for the ensuing year; and for this sixty-two votes were favorable.
 This places the school directors in a position to act as promptly as pos sible, and it is their hope that the new building may b be available for school purposes by the first of Feb ruary.
 In accordance with the provisions of the State school law, the directors of the district must meet next Mon day and canvas the vote, and certify the result to the Board of Supepvis- ors. This board, after ascertaining that all the steps in the election have been in legal form, declares the bonds a valid issue and orders the, County Treasurer to advertise them for sale.
 This whole legal procedure will probably occupy five weeks, but by the middle of October affairs ought to have shaped themselves so that the building contract could be awarded and work started on the new struc- ture.
 Considerable discussion as to loca- tion is heard, and strong sentiment seems to prevail in favor of having the new school placed in the southern part of the city. The present build ing is locate don Commercial street, between Fifth and Sixth streets. It is possible this building will be rented to the El Centro Union High School district as soon as the new school building is completed.
Imperial Valley press., 1908-09-05
IMPERIAL VALLEY WANTS SESSION
 OF NATIONAL IRRIGATION CONGRESS

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Imperial Valley press., 1908-09-05
HIGH SCHOOL PLANS
MEETING TODAY TO ARRANGE DETAILS FOR YEARS WORK.
Principal Nichols Has Arrived, and Wishes to Meet Patrons of El Cen. tro's New Educational institution Will Keep Office Hours For Week Proceeding Schools Opening.

The trustees of the Central Union High School are to hold meeting to- day to decide upon many important details incidental to the opening of school, on Monday, Sept, 2S
 Arrangements are being perfected for suitable quarters, which Of neces- sity must be temporary. Orders are to be placed for school furniture, lab Oratory materials, general school sup plies; and library and reference books lists must be made up; course of study is to be outlined, and text books adopted which when ones chosen can not be changed for four years.
 Graduates of California grammar schools will be admitted to the high school without examination, providing they present written certificates of graduation from the proper school au- thorities. Students who have been attending. other high schools will be admitted without examination and given credit towards graduation in those subjects successfully completed in their former schools.
 To be thus admitted and to re- ceive advance credit, written state ment must be presented from the principal of the former high school stating the subjects studied, how many periods a week recited. how many weeks and the degree of efficiency at tained Those from other high schools planning to enter the high school at