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Imperial Valley press., 1908-07-04
LOST TERRITORY
HOW CALIFORNIA; SOUTH eoUN. DIARY WAS CHANGED BY
 eADsDEN SURVEY PARTY.
GUIDES STORY OF BLUNDER

Original Survey ran Line to Mouth of Colorado, but by Mistake the Later Line Ran to the Gila-Error Perpe- tuated by Treaty.
Imperial Valley press., 1908-07-04
DEATH OF ;. j. TELLER

News has been received of the death of J. J. Teller in Los Angeles. Mir. Teller, who had long been in ill health, had been located in Imperial, in the sewing machine business for the past two years. Only two weeks ago he sold his business there and left the valley with the intention of re. turning to his former home in Mime. apolis, Minnesota He was taken seri- ously i'll while stopping in Los Angeles and death soon came.
Imperial Valley press., 1908-07-04
HoLTvILLE.

A camp of the Woodmen of the World has been instituted at Holtville.
 Members of the Eagles Aerie pic nicked at Sharp's Heading last Sun day.
 A Jap in charge of melon pickers near Holtville decamped last week with $500 which had been left with him to pay the pickers.
 William Patten who owns ranch near Holtville, has three bearing ap- pie trees on his place. Fine fruit has been matured, but the variety is un- known.
 The little daughter of Mir Shaw, who resides seven miles northwest of Holtville, was thrown from a horse last week and had her arm broken in two places.
 The Holtville Credit Association has been formed with Paul Maull as preSl- dent, and c. w Anderson, Secretary. Ten business men signed the member ship roll.
 Oliver w Young, son of Mir. and Mrs. w. A. Young of District No. 7 has just returned from the Corona High school, and has returned to the family home.
 J. " Taggart has leased his place of business in Holtville for one year to c. O. Butcher and has gone with his family to Los Angeles Mrs. Black burn. daughter of MT. and Mrs. Tag gart, accompanied them to the coast.
Imperial Valley press., 1908-07-04
IMPERIAL.

Miss Addie Turbett, for five years connected with the Varney Brothers Company, at their Imperial store has been made manager of that concern by George Varney, who goes to the coast with his wife for the summer, with the hope of benehtting her health.
 Plans have been prepared by Archi' tect Trimmer for the erection of a hospital building at the northwest cor ner of Fourth and H streets, Imperial, by Miss Alice Hamar, who is a gradu-
Imperial Valley press., 1908-07-04

One thousand acres of field corn is being placed on the Wores ranch, three miles east of Brawley.
Imperial Valley press., 1908-07-04

According to Charles Aiken, editor of Sunset Magazine, who has recently made a trip to the Imperial Valley, an active campaign is in progress there to obtain correction of the mistake that was made in the boundary line under the Gadsden purchase and give to California territory believed to have been enormously excluded from the domain of this state. The story, as related in the San Francisco Chronicle, is that an old settler has been found who declares that years ago he went forth to guide the government locators to the original survey stakes. The country was a parched desert and dreary in the extreme When this guide had accompanied the original surveys the southern boundary line of California, he says, had been run straight across to the mouth of the Colorado River But when this guide made his later trip he brought the party out by misjudgment at the mouth of the Gila River, which is about thirty miles to the northward. This error stood and California was deprived of a V-shape slice of what was then desert territory, but which is now the richest kind of alluvial and irrigated land with soil extending down homogeneously to depth of 600 feet The line defining the southern boundary of Arizona comes out at the mouth of the Colo rado, but the California line takes a angle up to the mouth ot the Gila. The territory within this lost triangle embraces most of the splen- did agricultural land of that part of the Imperial Valley which is considered Mexican territory, but is naturally tri- butary to the California side The I'm perial people and those settlers dwell ing on the triangle are now eager for California to have this territory, either by the United States establishing it's original claims or by direct purchase from Mexico.
 That there was mistake by which the United States lost valuable terri tory, has long been a matter of com mon notoriety. "The foregoing story of the old guide says the San Diego Union, lis probably the first explana- tiOn of the manner in which the error occurred. The proper course appears to be plain enough, if the facts are as Representations should be made to Mexico Upon proper show ing of error that republic cannot re- fuse to rectify the boundary mistake"
 There may be some basis for the story that a mistake was made in the earlier survey establishing the line be- tween Upper and Lower California, but that is Hardly probable as the boundary between Mexico and the United States, fixed by the treaty of 1848, was the middle of the Gila River, and from the mouth of the Gila the California boundary must have started westward. The mouth of the Colorado is sixty miles, instead of thirty, south of the Gila.
 The treaty of 1853 defines the boun' dary clearly in terms, fixing the west end of the line dividing Arizona from
Imperial Valley press., 1908-07-04
BUSINESS LICENSES.

All El Centro business license taxes must be paid before July IS. A pen alty of 15 per cent will be added to all taxes remaining unpaid after that date. Poll taxes are now due and collectable,
 c. A. BRADFORD 13-2t City Marshal
Imperial Valley press., 1908-07-04
cALExIco.

l.. B. Moody has been appointed deputy assessor for the Calexico terri. tory by County Assessor Fred Fuller.
 
 Brick work on the two-story busi- ness block for Thing Brothers has been completed and carpenters are engaged on the interior work.
 
 The Imperial Valley Improvement Company, which owns the townsite of Calexico has declared its first divi. dend, distributing $1O,O00 among it's stockholders.
Imperial Valley press., 1908-07-04

Calexico is getting more and more metropolitan. The city has ordered sets of leg irons for chain-gang prison. CTS, and last week collected three fines from drunks.
Imperial Valley press., 1908-07-04
SILSBEE.

Mrs. George w. Campbell has been called to Ukiah, Cal, by the serious illness of her father, J. w. Clay.
Imperial Valley press., 1908-07-04
County Notes

ate nurse and who has served as man ager for a large hospital in St. Louis.
The Washington herald., 1908-01-18
ONE-MILE RELAY ARRANGED
Hatchetites to Compete with Vir.
ginia for Southern Title.
baltimore VIII BE Represented In G
Entries Close Tonight.

Arrangements were completed last night
for one-mile relay race between the
University Of Virginia and George Wash
ington University, to be run at the George
Washington indoor games, in Convention
Hail. week from tonight This is in
addition to the race for the two-mile
college championship Of the South. be-
tween Johns Hopkins George Washing
ton, and Virginia.
The Charlottesville runners defeated the
Hatchetites az this distance last year.
The Mt. Washington Club, OF Baltimore,
has entered their five best men in the
various handicap events. and they are
all in good condition
The Western High School Junior relay
team will be chosen from the following.
Douglass Hillyer Roy Palmer A r. Guy.
K NJ. Bone, and Ocean Randolph. This
team VIII run against the second teams
OF the Washington School for Boys and
the Country School Of Baltimore
Entries for the George Washington
games viii close tonight, with r, F.
Fleming. 100 Fourteenth street.
The Washington herald., 1908-01-18
D. A. BAER CHOOSES MANAGER.
VIII Conduct Affairs of 6. w. L. 1905
Football Team.

David 4. Baer. college 10. was elected
manager of the 1898 football team OF
George Washington University yesterday
by a majority Of thirteen votes over the
total east for the other three candidates.
TelIers f. NJ Ball. j. ST. c. Brookes,
ir.. and Arthur Schocnfeld announced.
through President E. p. Gates, of the
athletic association, the result Of their
count, as follows: Baer. So: Turkenton,
college, IS: Conwell law, 70; Fair, medi-
cal, 9.
Baer was graduated from the Western
High School and holds a university sehol-
arship. He is a prominent debater. and
holds the positions of president of the
sophomore class, sporting editor of the
University Ratchet and sporting editor
of the Mail. the college year book. lie
is member OF the Kappa Sigma ri Fra
ternity.
Maxwell ". Winter. engineering, was
unanimously elected vice president of the
athletic association. Winter is an athlete
Of no means ability and although he has
had not had the time at his disposal 20
enter actively into athletics since enter
ing the university intends TO try for quar-
ter back on the eleven next fall, and get
back in training for track work, at which
he is valuable man in the short sprints
aud jumps.
The Washington herald., 1908-01-18
CARS TO KENSINcTON

From 18th ST. and \. Y. ave. ever Is min. Pass
Rock Greek Bridge. Park. main entrance Zoo. 70
Chesy Chase Lake. Connect with Kensiugton cars.
Round trip tickets. &c. al Fussells.
The Washington herald., 1908-01-18
GUARD WRESTLING TOURNEY.
Eight Events on Entry Blanks for
benefit Bouts.

Entry blanks for the amateur wrestling
tournament to be held under the auspices
OF the National Guard Athletic Associa-
ton, on February II and y, have been
issued. and contain a list of eight events
as follows: los, rs, 30, rs (speciaD, 135.
AS, l5S pounds, and heavyweight classes
The preiiminaries will be held Tuesday
February Il, and the finals, Wednesday,
February Z. Three pounds will be al
lowed each contestant in every event ex-
cept the 125-pound special Winners of
events will receive a championship medal
Entries close February To- with Capt c.
Z. Edwards, 400 Seventh street north
west
The Washington herald., 1908-01-18
SUNDAY SCHOOL LEAGUE MEETS
Directors Discuss Plans for APP
preaching baseball Season.

A preliminary meeting Of the directors
of the East Washington Sunday School
League was held at the home of Presi-
dent F. A. Carpenter, go Ninth street
northeast, last night and plans for the
approaching season discussed.
OF the old teams, Ninth Street Chris
tian First Methodist Protestant, and
Bethany Baptist churches were repre-
scented. but Waugh and Rhode Island
Avenue Methodist delegates were not
present
1t is likely that there will be two va
cancies In the league this year. and teams
desiring 10 enter should file applications
with +. a. Carpenter at the above ad-
dress Applications have already been
received from Grace Baptist. Bethany
Chapel and Fifth Baptist, these three
teams having representatives at the meet
ing last night The next meeting OF the
league will be held next Friday night,
when reorganization and election of Off
GERS will be effected.
The Washington herald., 1908-01-18
LOS ANGELES RESULTS.

FIRST RACE-Five flrlongs Diamond. llq wv
Knapp. 10 8. won; Lady kitty, ll3 90. Burns.
10 l. second EIhensrio. ll9 &C.. Grand . 90 ].
third Time l0l % Interiude Chalfoute Ia All
Right Common Sue, George Swain, Golden Boy.
Nerska, C0mmida, Doctor White and Prestige also
ran.
SECOND RACE-Three furlOngs. Madeline Mus
grave JOS iNlusg1avel, TO :, won; Matte Russell
100 90. BtIusl, 10 l. second; Bold, rs Shilling
10 l. third Time. 0.35 %. Bell Of Brass Fore
guard. C. W. Riley, silk Hose, Blight. aud Rey
EdineTo also ran.
THIRD RACE-Five f1rlongs. Golden Rule, H9
(W knapp Z 20 ,. won: Slpqsy. ll3 &C.. Ross.
. % l. second. Daisy Frost ll3 tHaTty 5 10 l.
third. Time, 100 20 Greenore. Jim-a- Long. Queen
OF the Camp. HiTtle. Revolt. ROYAL Rogue. Floren.
BABY keite. and Banellen also ran.
FOURTH RACE One mile and a frlong. Bell
mence % IL. Martini, 10 , won; AvouteIlus l07
tBuxtonl. 10 2 second: Meddling Daisy l02 &C.
Ross. 10 % J. third Time, 50 2-5. Crops Beck
ham, &iovanui Balerio, Ed Sheridan, Gorgelet, and
Anvil also ran.
FIFTH RACE-Six flrlongs. Sly Ben 100 C.
Grand. to /. won; Alice Cary 107 lBuxtonl 90 10
J. second; Tea Cress. 10. NiusgTsyel 3 to l. third
Time, a. Head Dance. Louise Fitzgbhon, John },
Rogers Monte Lucille. and Lydia Wrouseman also
Tan
SIXTH RACE-Six furlongs. Benton 80 (Harty
10 l. won: suzeraine, lo' lC. II. shilling 10 10 l.
second Dr. Smrell, 57 lTaylori, TO s. third. Time
ia. Sir Angus, Decorator, The Hammer s. A
Carlisle. MaXnal. MosshaCk SOldano. George Bynes.
and Eloriston also ran.
The Washington herald., 1908-01-18
OAKLAND RESULTS.

FIRST RACE Futurity course. Ounuz. I0l wv
Miller 20 10, vou; Lord Filigraue l63 Davis %
10 J. second, Sophomore. l07 CARROLL s to l.
third Time, Ill. Barionia Last Co Exchequer.
Leonardsialc. Supne, orouog0, Ursula. and Miss
CHARITY also Tan. hammock Bob fen
SECOND RACE-Three furl0ugs GATHERINGS.
102 lSc0villel > 10 J. won. Alice Ceilings. l05
tkeougnl, 9 10 J. second; Who los 0W. Miileri I
50 /. third. Time. 027 IS, Narrator. Schmooser.
Afsy Mar. Collice Bernard X Prince Omonde.
Philiio False Sun. and S.nola also Tan
THIRD RACE-One and oue-half miles Byron-
srdaia, 40 Davis, Is &c s. Won Prince Of Orange.
IS tIHOUgSl. 50 % J. second Tetanus. 50 Char
hOneaui. 10 J. third. Time. 2.3S %. Irss R0trou.
ROYAL Red, and Jacomo also ran.
FOURTH Six f1riougs. Heather Scott.
105 tHayesl. 20 l. won. Catherine F.. g u.ycur-
gus. 10 /. second. Billg lIyer 100 Darisl Is 10
2. third. Time lis IS. Jockey Mouucc and San
piper also CASTLE breke down.
FIFTH BACE-One and one-sixteenih miles. Ar
court. l06 Fischer. l5 10 l. won. Benv0li0 no
theoughl, p to l. second Fury, los Nlentul, 10
J. third Time. 80 IS. Matador, Isabellita, Ethel
Abbott Confess0r. Markie MAYER. Queen Alamo.
CheFipe and Magave also ran.
SIXTH RACE-One mile and twenty yards.
Cloyne. IS walsh II 90 D. won; Sidney f. lo5
Vsndusenl, il to 3. second; Miss Oficous. lO2
tKellyi. IS 10 8, third. Time. IA4 -. Northwest,
Bryan, Eduardo, Alandator. and Celerss also ran.
The Washington herald., 1908-01-18
GEORGETOWN FACES FORDHAM
Rival Basketball Teams Meet at
Convention Hall.
Blue and Gray Quint Has Practiced
Hard for Contest-Are Con-
fident of n Victory.

The Georgetown basketball team has
what is perhaps the hardest game on its
schedule to play tonight. when it meets
the strong Fordham quint at Convention
Hall.
The Blue and Gray has been practicing
hard for this contest, and aims to avenge
the overwhelming defeat suffered at the
hands of the New Workers by the George
town eleven last fall
The undergraduates are quite confident
that Prof. Joyce's charges will be able TO
turn the trick, and have made plans TO
turn out in body to encourage the play
ers. The Georgetown team has not lost
a single game thus far this season, its
most notable achievement being the ease
with which it 6Owned Columbia. cham
pion Of the Eastern colleges last year
The game Will start at SIS o'clock
The Washington herald., 1908-01-18
SALARY LIMIT INCREASED.
Tri-State League Decides TO Raise
Old Figures 800.

Altoona. Pa, Jan. 1I-After wraugling
over 1t for three hours the Tri-State
League representatives. assembled in spe-
cisl meeting here 10 consider the salary
limit, effected compromise and made It
$3.50 for bench manager and $3.50 for
a playing manager. This is an increase
Of SEQ ia each instance over the limit
axed last fall
Altoona. JOhnst0wn and Harrisburg
held for the old-time limit. while Reading,
Lancaster. Wilmington. and Williamsport
insisted on making it S3.01o. 1t requires a
three-fourths vote To change any rule,
therefore Altoona, Johnstown, and Har-
risburg could have prevented any raise.
but the other clubs held that the old limit
would seriously handicap them in signing
their players, and in Difference 20 their
wishes the limit was advanced Sl00 Col
Perrine. who was unable 10 attend, tele-
graphed President Carpenter that any
thing the league did would be satisfac-
tory to him. a heavy penalty was adopt
ed for violating the limit
Official scorers viii be paid S100 for their
services for the season. Unimportant
changes were made In the rules. All club
owners look for a good season. and eX-
peCt under new conditions to make
money. A number OF deals in players
We're talked Of. but nothing definite was
done. It was decided 20 open the playing
season on April - and % close Septem-
Der u
The representatives at the meeting
were; Lancaster, r. B. Trout and Christ.
Stoner; Wilmington, Mike Grady. Read
ing. j. L. Wetzel; WillamspoTt Thomas
Grady and Harry WOlverton; Harrisburg.
William Tunis and George HeCkert
Johnstown. George X. Kline; Altoona. J.
r. Bockel. p. L. Morrison, and George
TAYLOR.
The Washington herald., 1908-01-18
Tom Sharker Is Broke.

New York Jan. I7,-Tom Sharkey. the
prize fighter. swears he ID without any
money. So he said at the tax department
office. He was assessed at $4,000. so he
went down to the tax department to tell
them he was broke so far az ready
cash and personal property was concern
ed. tie announced that he wanted to
swear off owning any property and he
was asked the usual questions. Il don't
own any personal property, said
Sharkey. 81 used to have some" The
city of New York loses about S163 by
Sharkey's financial embarrassment.
The Washington herald., 1908-01-18
WILL NOT STOP SUNDAY BALL.
MetcaIf Refuses to Stop Game at
League Island Yard.

Secretary of the Navy Metcalf has de-
cided not to prohibit the playing Of base
ball on Sundays by the sailors of the
vessels at the League Island Navy Yard.
About a week ago a protest was re
ceived at the department against this
practice
Mr.. Metcalf holds that such sports as
baseball. fencing. boxing &c. are legiti-
mate recreation for the sailors, and de-
elines 10 prohibit them.
He has. however, sent A letter to the
commandant Of the League Island Navy
Yard instructing the latter not to allow
spectators at the games.
The Washington herald., 1908-01-18
TENNIS COMMITTEE MEETS.
Ranking of Players In L. :. n. l.. T.
4. 80 BE Announced To-day.

New York, Jan. IA meeting of the
executive committee of the United States
National Lawn Tennis Association was
held tonight at the Waldorf Astoria. In
the absence OF James Dwight. president
OF the association, Robert D. Wrenn pre-
sided
William 4. Larned, Frederick G. An
derson William j. Clother. Holcombe
Ward. and A. l. Hoskins were the other
committeeman present. Mr. Hoskins was
also present in his other capacity as
chairman OF the ranking committee, to-
gether with Thomas c. Trask and Edgar
". Leonard. of that committee
The purpose Of the meeting was To pass
upon the rankings of the year They win
be announced tomorrow. This is the
third year that Mr. HOskins has served
as a member Of the ranking committee,
and il will be his last. He will decline
further nomination to the committee.
Members Of the L. s n. L T. A will be
grieved TO learn of his determination, be-
cause Mr.. Hoskins' earnest work in this
department has been the cause of general
commentator in the association.
The Washington herald., 1908-01-18
G. w. U. SEES THE JOKE.
Bold Young Poet Appreciates Humor
of Mirth-prOvoking Quip.

There was fresh Young manager,
And he was wondr0us bold;
He rang in two professionals %
The championship 10 hold
And when the Council heard Of this
It grew exceeding sore,
And said
What Is said:
Gee whiZ. we'll fix YOUR biz,
II you do this any more
What The Herald said:
by gosh, you frabious frosh.
Why don't you hire three moref"
University Hatchet.
The Washington herald., 1908-01-18
HARVARD DECLINES GAME
Proposed Football Contest with
Princeton Is Called OFF.
Crimson Committee Decides that
Is Already Too Heavy.

Boston. Jan. 1.-THE Harvard athletic
committee has decided against a game
with Princeton this year,
The question has been discussed ever
since the Harvard game, and two
weeks ago there was a meeting of Har-
ward and Princeton football men in this
city 20 arrange for a game. The nego-
5iatioDs were completed, and then the
question went to the Harvard athletic
committee
That body decided that, because of the
difficult schedule Harvard already has for
this year it would not be feasible to add
Princeton. It is said, however. that a
game may be arranged for the following
year.
The Washington herald., 1908-01-18
IN CONTEMPT OF COURT.
HaEerstOwn Physician Fails to Ap
pear a. Witness i'm Divorce Case.

SPECIAL % The Washington Herald.
HagerstOWn, Md. Jan 1T.-Dr. c. r
ScheIler, county health officer, and a
leading physician of Hagerstown. was
arrested this afternoon by Deputy Sheriff
Long on a bench warrant issued by Judge
Motter. Of Frederick, charging him with
contempt of court. Or. Scheller was
taken to Frederick this evening.
The arrest of Dr. Schelier Is the out
come Of his refusal 10 obey a summons
to appear at Frederick as witness for
the defense in the divorce suit instituted
by Donald Smith against his wife. Carrie
d. Smith
The Washington herald., 1908-01-18
Coney Island stake Entries.

New York. Jan. 1.-THE Coney Island
Jockey Club stakes, worth $4,000. for
three-year-clds. at a mile and a half. has
received twenty-six entries. The entries
to the stake are r. c. Ram. Fair PLAY.
Antacus, GOwan. Lawrence P. DAILY. Jim
Gaffney. Notasulga, Alfred Noble. Blue
Pilot Hessian, Colin. Get. Transvaal
Restigouche. Battleford, King James.
Masque Wild Refrain. Cohort. Number
One. Running Account. King Sol. Home
Again, Firestone, Beaucoup. Falcada.
The Washington herald., 1908-01-18
SIR KNIGHTS CELEBRATE.
Columbia COmmandery Observes
FOrty-fifth Anniversary.

Columbia Commandery, No. ., Knights
Templar. OF Washington. celebrated It's
forty-ffth anniversary last night at the
Masonic Temple, with an address or two,
several songs and Rotations and dance.
The hall was aCked with Sir Knights,
their ladies'. and friends Eminent Sir
Charles E Baldwin, the commander of
the cOmmandeTy. presided. and intro
duced the others on the programme.
Eminent Sir Myron NJ Parker, past
commander Of the eommandery. made the
principal address. He reviewed the his
tory of the commandery since its fOunda-
ton in 1863 He spoke in glowing terms
of the former commanders, who have
died. and of those who are still living.
The cello solo of Mr.. f. MielieT. the
bass solo of Sir Knight Walter Hum
phrey. and the soprano solo Of Miss Anita
Dietrich, were well received.
The Washington herald., 1908-01-18
DURHAM GIRL a BRIDE.
Hiss Maude Pearson Angler and W.
A. Blue Are Married.
.nerial % The Washington Herald

spscial 20 The Washington Herald
Durham, \. c., Jan 1.-THE wedding
this evening Of Miss Maude Pearson An
gier. of this city. and Mr. William Alex
ander Blue. OF Aberdeen, \. c., was a
fashionable event. in which hundreds of
North Cardinals best-kHoWn people were
guests.
The ceremony was performed by Rev
T. A. Smoot. Of Wilmington, in Main
Street Methodist Church. Immediately
following the wedding hour, which was
.9. a reception was rendered the couple
from $50 70 II. when they took special
train for Palm Beach where they spend
a two weeks honeymoon.
The Washington herald., 1908-01-18
Totals. ~ 1913 755 Totals. IS "A
L-.aanLL-n.-L.E I.L-L-E-L.rA- L y LII
VIRGINIA MEETS DEFEAT.
Washington and Lee Wins Basket
ball Game, 81 to II.

oIttIdI % IIt washington HtTaII
Charlottesville, Va. Jan. T.-Washing-
ton and Lee basketball team gave Vir-
ginia quite a surprise tonight. defeating
the locals . to Fl in forty minutes Of
play.
The first half was poorly played. and
ended with the visitors six points in the
lead. Virginia made several substitu-
tiOns in the second half, and outplayed
the LeXingtOnians STREET and Osborne.
for the visitors, and Capt Glenn and
Scott, for Virginia. were the stars Line
ND and summary.
The Washington herald., 1908-01-18

The following directors have been elect
ed By the Columbia Granite and Dredging
Corporation; J. IT, Bradley. c. j. Bell.
James Hayden, Ward Theron. Charles
G. Smith, jro and Robert C. Hayden
The Washington herald., 1908-01-18
CoIored Wan Suspected.

On suspicion of having stolen pair
of diamond cuff buttons from Charles
CIaveIoux. of 912 Nineteenth street north
west Samuel jefferson. colored. of 1885 r
street northwest, was arrested yesterday
afternoon by Detectives Burlingame and
Weldon jefferson is held at the Third
precinct station.