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Imperial Valley press., 1908-11-28
HOT WEATHER NO JOKING MATTER.

Once upon tme-ha a century ago. to be more nearly ac-there a funny who known as John Phoenix officer of the army Derby by and he here the Southwest with little to do but draw raons and write jokes joke the climate of Yuma and at least sixty mil lion Americans have told that story less than 237 times each Some of them including Chauncey Depew have told oftene and each time they have petended that and original way "A at died went to -"
 Oh, quit shootng Wouldn't finish for the world What leading that Yuma doesn't anything funny the and has entered solemn protest against it's further cuaon deerence feelings Yuma Espee deaen retire the blanket story officially and has issued era order from the traffic department agents and tramen for bidding all testing about the climate of the southwestern of Arizona
 Tra Manager Fee not mentioned in Who's Who as the great American humorsts and probably he doesn't know that he is funner than John Phoenix but unconscious humor the subtle and laugh provoking and of the archaic Fees general order against unseemy e at the of Yuma He the stale joker of the Epee Our attention thoughess observation about the intense heat of Yuma which matter of fact marked and far less oppressive than that of other sections of the United States.
 Joking remarks of this are however only annoy ing the people trying develop this land of great possibilities but positive and serious distraction matter how goodum oredly or thoughtlessy said
 Your cooperation earnestly creating and the Section thereabou the reputation entitled region unexceed agricultural and horticultural advan
 possessed of other attractions and to do
 and unjust reference and ancient climatic jokes
 Ill have been forgotten long ago."
 NOW oking about Yuma is barred the funny will have ak their hot-weather yarns Imperial Valley It hot e middle of June until the middle of Sepem behot enough make things grow like Jacks beanstak If it were not arevvasts descriptions of Sheo Imperial Valley have been reclaimed and made the most patch of ground in Uncle Sam farm The heat good for healthy people, the physical and moral matter That explains the superior virtue of the population of Imperial County Some of them awfuy good that it them the solar peus to hear that anyone so de- prayed as to drink beer when he is thirsty
 Imperial Valley hasn't been bored to death with stale jokes climate Yuma has, and there isn't Chauncey De- pew story of the Imperial farmer who died and to we'll Imperial Valley people don't there when they de If the funny think es about hot weather there general order from the Epee them from having fun with this region
Imperial Valley press., 1908-11-28

Legal documents, including affida- wits made by John D. Rockefeller and other Standard Oil chiefs in the course of job to do up an independent re- finer are missing from the safe of the county clerk at Cleveland, and their disappearance is said to be "myster- ious". There is no mystery about such disappearances. The papers would be useful to the government and dangerous to Standard Oil, and of course they cannot be found. Catch the Standard Oil or any other big law breaker leaving incriminating evi- dence lying around loose
Imperial Valley press., 1908-11-28
NEWS BREv|ET|ES

Six strikers shot down in pitched battle at Perth Amboy, N. J., and troops patrol town.
 X %# Mining men in Nevada successfully protesting Southern Pacific's patents to mineral sections.
 < %%% George A. Night of California, urged for place in Taft cabinet, probably Secretary of the navy. X X < Radicals of Democratic party say organization is dead and issue call for convention to form new party.
 X X France voices approval of Lord Rob- erts's speech and makes 1t plain she will support England against Germany if war comes.
 :: < X Shah of Persia has sudden change of heart in refusal to grant constitu tion and orders proclamation torn from mosques.
 < * < Prince and Princess De Sagan sub iected to scathing arrangement for i'm morality and scandalOus conduct by Count Boni's attorney.
 < X < Southern Pacific asks permission of New York Stock Exchange to list $748G3, 900 in common stock and pre- ferred immediately goes up.
 < x < Federal Commission on Country Life, appointed by President to study rural problems, decides unofIically, af- ter local hearign, that there are no probyem in Southern California.
 X * afbe Attell, featherweight champioR Egs defeated at every point in IA king game by Fred Welsh at L ,geles, November 25 The bout was' zen rounds, and Welsh had the best every round.
Imperial Valley press., 1908-11-28

of protection and extor a the traffic will bear erom
 those who deal with it. In it's the trust to have overplayed the in this instance The trust could underse
 foreign rail makers make reasonable profit but it not
 satisfied with reasonable profits has all four feet in the trough and of those friends of the tariff by whom revision should be made according Cannon Dae and the rest of the i'm movables.
Imperial Valley press., 1908-11-28
BOGUS AND GENUINE REVISION.

No genuine effort re~e the tariff is expected of the ittee now going through motions holding hearings Washington committee dominated by stand paers and teress than had tariff plank the Republican But the of that committee will not necessarily determine the Congress- President Taft will call spec after March and the Congress will appoint committee not make thin retence of keeping platform but to make genuine nvesga subject and gather real information from other than the benefcaries of perverted protection.
 Elect Taft to be earnest and honest his get the tariff adjusted the general well the fortunes of few specially favored combna Mons He has control the Payne committee he make suggestions to it, but he ntmaes plainly he means real investigation made later and to give he people as the interests hearing Perhaps the President may sufficient influence to force Joe Cannon the path of progress and catch at the tail end of Ee procession, after his usual fashion.
 Andrew Carnegie who ought to know something of the work of system which made him muti-miiOnaire says the of steel need protection The day has passed
 Jwhen any foreign country seriously affect rers tariff tariff. Not ton of steel is pro-
 at small an outlay for labor as in our country iron ores are much cheaper because easily sported and output per man is much greater
 the large standardized orders O5ainable only
 the specialized rolling mills machinery kept
 shapes without change of rolls and Several
 Pit is interesting to note that the louisville buying steel rails in Eprope andh landing
 Gt lower than the price asked by &e Steel
 e3i in this country, thanks *EApy
Imperial Valley press., 1908-11-28

policies, but they are not jumping from the frying pan into the fire.
Imperial Valley press., 1908-11-28

mas gifts at Dunaway's.
Imperial Valley press., 1908-11-28

The cost of electing Taft, as reported by the treasurer of the national com mittee. was 1,655,518.27-note the painful exactness of the twenty-sey- en cents-and the heaviest contribu. tor to the fund was brother Charles who blew himself to the extent of $110,000 for the sake of the family The Laird of Skibo and J. P Morgan came through with $2O,OOO each and Nelson Cromwell, 1nancier of Vene- zuelan revolutions and asphalt trust rows with Castro contributed el5,000 There were only 12,39O cont&putoFs to the fund.
 It cost the Democracy to get Bryan laid away d the third and last time. than 74,00O persons chippd
 Democratic Jackpot The not appear in the Democ
 They do not like Rooseye
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-15
Suburban Brevities

SKATERS ARM BRoKEN-oakland MAY Il.
Allen Brown. aged 10 years had his left arm
broken shove the wrist today by a fall which
he sustained while skating at Idora park. The
fracture reduced at the receiving hospital.
FIND CLERK IEsANE-oakland, May a.
J. j. Carr q clerk living at Pleasanton was
adjudged insane In Judge Ellsworth's court to-
day and committed to the state hospital at
stockton. He suffered from melancholia
KEW EASTERN STAR cHAPTER-Burlin.
game Nay IA chapter of the Order OF East
err star Will be Installed here May 16. at which
time ali OF the officers Of the grand lodge and
the surrounding chapters will be in attendance,
FINED FOR JURY TAMPERIEG-Redwood
C.tfr Nav l4-Bert Livanton OF PPscadero who
was arrested on a bench warrant issued by
Jndee Buck for Jury tampering IN the case OF
X s Rand vs. G. A. Hensley ct al. was fined
SOS by Judge Buck for his activity
SHORT CHANGE swTNDLER woRKs-0ak-
land Nay l4.-C. Grosjean OF 26I Twelfth
street reported 10 the police this morning tina;
he was defrauded out Of s. by two short change
men who asked him 20 change $40. then SO
ulsnipuiated the coin that they deceived him.
GARBAGE STEAMER DELAYED-oakland,
MAY 1.-THE steam schooner Signal. which is
under contract 10 carry the garbage Of this city
out 10 sea was delayed outside the heads for
several hours today by the breaking down of a
pump. This was the first trip made by the
craft
HELD FOR DOUBLE MuRDER-south San
Francisco May 14--At c0roners inquest held
this afternoon on the Georgl brothers. who were
killed IN a business quarrel over the profits OF
bakery business Monday afternoon. the jury
found that the met their death at the
hands OF Theodore PhIiippi. who is guilty OF
murder. Plilippi lie lodged In the county jail
awaiting trial
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-15
SENIOR RECORDS
BOUND IN GOLD
College Class Book, Being ''Un'
assuming" Will Take Rank
as Unique

BERKELEY. May 14.-As memento
of their college days members of the
class of 1908 who received their degrees
yesterday yilI De mailed the first of
next week a record of their college
achievements in the form of THE 1908
Senior Record" edited by Van V. Phin-
ney. a member of 1908.
The class publication will be unique
in that between its covers will be an
unassuming account of each student S
undergraduate record and a record of
the class officers and organizations,
without the elaboration found in the
junior annual
The record was to have appeared on
class day. last Tuesday. but delay in
publication will necessitate the mailing
of the book to the homes of the gradu-
ates. 1t will contain more than 100
pages and will be bound in blue cloth
with a gold cover design. The size OF
the book will be by 10 inches.
Van Phinney. editor in chief of the
publication, has announced the follow
ing staff of the record: Athletics, P. K
Yost; journalism. P. S. Thatcher; dra-
matics Carl Whitmore; debating, Jesse
Robinson; society. Miss Elma Edwards
women's events, Miss Marguerite Dan
iels; art. E. H. Cline: special detail, R.
D. Stephens.
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-15
JUDGE MARVELS AT
|. WOMAN'S AUDACITY
Declares Evidence Shows She
Welded Carpenter to
Get Property

OAKLAND, May 14.-"This case is a
revelation as to what people can do
in the marital state" said Superior
Judge Harris to-day in granting Will
liam O. Miller an interlocutory decree
of divorce from Jennie E. Miller today
The evidence shows Mrs. Miller delib-
erately planned to get possession OF
Millers property through this mar
riage."
Miller is a Berkeley carpenter He
was made defendant in divorce suit
filed in October. He replied with a
cross complaint and testified that he
had been introduced to her by a Sar
Francisco matrimonial agent and that
they were married after an acquaint-
ance of six weeks. Mrs. Miller was
given custody of their baby, which was
born since she filed her suit pending
further order of the court, Miller was
ordered to pay her $40 a month for its
maintenance. Mrs Miller wept while
Judge Harris was censuring her.
Mrs Lydia f. Wright received an
interlocutory decree of divorce from
DR.. Frederick L. Wright today for de-
sertion. She was given the custody oil
two minor children and was allowed
$50 a month alimony. DR.. Wright Is
prominent in medical circles.
similar decree was granted Mrs
Mae E.. Emerson from Charles Emerson
by Judge Harris today on the ground OF
cruelty Mrs Theresa A. Venable was
granted an interlocutory decree from
Joseph c. yenable for extreme cruelty
Suit for divorce for desertion has been
fled by Mrs. Nellie NJ. Lathrop against
William B. Lathrop
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-15
PLUMBERS MINGLE
BUSINESS AND PLEASURE
California Association Elects Of
ficers and Attends
Theater Party

OAKLAND, May 1.-THE associated
master plumbers of California this
afternoon concluded their eighth annual
convention at Maple hall after a ses-
sion replete with important business
matters.
The annual election of officers re-
suited as follows: President. Charles
Julian of San Diego; vice president.
John H. Eustice of Oakland; treasurer.
w. F. Wilson. reelected. of San Fran
cisco: secretary, John H. Firman of
San Francisco.
A theater party was held at Idora
park this evening and all of the dele
gates attended. During the day the
ladies of the association journeyed OUT
to Berkeley and witnessed the celebra-
ton given there in honor of the men
of the fleet Tomorrow morning at
$50 O'Clock the delegates. accompanied
by ladies and guests. will meet at the
foot of Broadway and embark on a
steamer for trip up the bay and
around the fleet. Luncheon will be
served at Ell Campo.
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-15
RAILWAY TO MAKE
NEW BOND ISSUE
San Francisco, Oakland and San
Jose Consolidated Directors
File Notice

OAKLAND, May IA bond issue OF
$500, 900 has been authorized by the
directors of the San Francisco, Oak
land and San Jose consolidated railway
OF which z. A Heron is president
and notice OF the intention to make the
issue was filed with the county clerk
today The corporation is an en-
largement of the old Key Route ferry
system, contemplating in addition to
lines in operation a line to the pro-
posed capitol site in North Berkeley
by way Of Sacramento street, and also
line through the county to Hayward
and from there to San Jose.
The issue will cover SS,00O.0 900 OF
new bonds. The company took over
bonded Indebtedness of $4,000, ,o0G
which the Key Route had floated. Sam
uei J. Taylor, vice president of the
company, said tonight:
The action today is in reality a
legal step in the fuTtherance of the
plans OF the corporation already made
public. The markets for bonds is very
poor just now and we can not say
when we will put the $4,000. 600 of new
bonds on the market.
"AS the bond issue is for the pur-
pose of purchasing rolling stock and
the construction Of new lines as
planned, We can not say when actual
work Will begin. 1t may be some time
during the summer. possibly later, but
depending very much on the market for
bonds"
The bonds will have a face value Of
$1,000 each and will pay per cent
interest.
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-15
MYSTERY ENvELOPS
MOVEMENT OF GIRL
Grace Bruce, Named in Connec-
ton With Professor Bawden,
Leaves PalO Alto

STANFORD UNIVERSITY, May IA
There is no little mystery connected
with the movements of Grace Bruce
the reported affinity of Professor Bow
den, who fed from Palo Alto last
evening for the south.
Miss Bruce had no intention of leav-
ing here until late yesterday when she
suddenly announced to a friend that
something had come up which made
1t imperative that she should leave at
once" She hastily packed her effects
and telegraphed to H. L. Colstock, an
intimate friend of hers, who was for
merly connected with the Palo Alto
Tribune and is now visiting friends in
San Jose.
Colstock is reported to have paid
attentions to Miss Bruce while here,
but his friends declare that the young
man has fiance in Pasadena a Miss
A. Clifton, and that he was nothing
more thanf a friend to Miss Bruce. Col
stock and Miss Bruce dined together
last evening and later CoIstock ac-
companied her to the train which leaves
Palo Alto Ut GAS.
Miss Bruce informed her friends that
she intended to take the Los Angeles
train which leaves San Jose at 500
and that she was going to visit a
friend of hers, Miss Dudley, who lives
in San Diego. 1t is thought that Col
stock accompanied her as far as San
Jose.
Miss Bruce came to Stanford as a
graduate student in the department OF
philosophy. She was formerly a
teacher at Vassar college. where 1t is
said she met Professor Bowden. She
was known here as very quiet, pleas
ant girl, we'll informed and a good con-
versationalist.
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-15
RICKEY'S BANK FAILS
TO EVADE RECEIVERSHIP
Directors of Nevada Concern
Unable to Straighten
Affairs

CARSON, New, May 14.-At a meet
ing of the directors and stockholders OF
the State Bank and Trust company
which failed last October, there was
practically no determination of the
mode of resuming. President Hickey
offered to pay an assessment of 500 a
share on 1000 shares. Several other
directors offered to pay on 395 shares
and 375 shares were assigned to any
director who would take the same up
and pay the assessment.
1t Is believed that this is the final
meeting of directors and stock holders
as an application will be heard tomor-
row morning before Judge Langan. II
is the general belief that the applica-
tion will be heard and that receiver
will be appointed Immediately Presi-
dent Hickey and every director is un-
der indictment on a charge of embezzle.
ment. 1t is set forth in the indictment
that the directors received deposits
after the bank was known to be in
solvent
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-15
COMMODORE KEANF
TO TRAVEL ABROAD
Popular Yachtsman and Wife
Will Depart on a Three
Months Tour

OAKLAND. May 14.-Commodore D
]. Keane of the California yacht club
bade farewell to the club members to-
night as he will leave tomorrow morn
ing with his wife for a three months
tour abroad The club Is well estab-
lished at its new home on Brooks
island. after months of hard work in
which Commodore Keane was active
During his administration the organi-
zation has forged ahead
During his absence Commodore Keane
and Mrs. Keane will travel in Europe
Great Britain and Ireland. On his way
home the well known yachtsman will
visit the New York yacht club and
other aquatic organizations in the east
Vice Commodore John Sherry will be
In command while Keane is away. The
Alice M. flagship OF the fleet, VIII be
sailed this season by Captain Garrod.
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-15
NORWEGIANS REMEMBER
MRS. GUINNESS AS A GIRL

CHRISTIANIA, May 14.--Mrs. Bella
Guinness, the central figure in the La
Porte, Ind, murder mystery, details of
which have been received here, is re-
membered in Christiania as a girl, as
sisting her father. Peters Paulsen, a
travelling conjurer and magician, who
gave performances in all the fairs in
Norway. She performed as rope
dancer. and often was seen in short
skirts and feshings, half freezing. be-
fore the tent, extending an invitation
to the public to step inside. Her three
sisters and brother also took part
In the show. The father made enough
money eventually to retire to a small
property near Trondhjem. Mrs Gun
ness has many relatives in Norway.
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-15
E. J. SMITH, WELL KNOWN
AROUND CAPITOL, DIES
Familiar Figure for 20 Years
About State Legislative
Halls Passes AWAY

Edward J. Smith. familiar hgure
about the state capitol during sessions
Of the legislature for the last 20 years.
died Wednesday night IN a CHEAP lodg-
ing house in Stevenson street. His body
was found on a cot and the identifca-
tion was made through a letter in his
pocket which had been written to him
by TREY l. Ford Smith had a host
Of friends in the state legislature and
was sure OF some position every ses-
sion For long time he drew his sal
airy as history clerk. The little money
ne had accumulated was lost in the
disaster OF April. 1906
SMITH had always enjoyed good
health, but a sudden attack Of heart
disease caused his death He was So
years Of age. He has weIl TO do reia-
tlves in California.
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-15
ALLOWS ARCHITECT
TO DUPLICATE PLANS
Judge Lennon Refuses Applica-
ton of San Francisco AttOr-
ney for Injunction
Butcher May Have House Like
His Customer Without
Any Interference

SAN RAFAEL. May 14.-It is now
the sacred law OF Marin county that
homes of architectural rarity may be
duplicated Superior Judge Lennon
ruled today that Armond de Cour-
ueux, butcher, may have built for
him the same sort of house that F. "
Madison. an attorney practicing in San
Francisco. proudly dwells in. The court
also held that Architect Edgar Math-
ews may duplicate his designs. for.
Judge Lennon held. Mathews has a
certain personality which he expresses
in the houses he builds. and to restrain
this personality by an injunction would
mean to deprive him of his means OF
livelihood and stihe art.
The question of architecture came
up in an Injunction suit brought by
Madison to restrain Mathews from
constructing for De Courtieux, the To-
cal butcher. a home near the Madison
domicile on the same quaint lines that
had made the Madison mansion a Joy
to the Madison heart.
oBJECTS TO o-DUPLICATION
Madison claimed that the peculiar
old English cut of his home should not
be duplicated in this world. or at least
not In San Rafael. and when the en-
bryo home OF the man from whom he
purchased his steaks and chops as
sumed the lines of his own home the
attorney waxed wroth and brought
suit. The case came up today.
Judge Lemons courtroom looked
like an exhibition hall of an archi-
tects' society. On every wall were
hung photographs, perspective draw
ings. front elevations, facades, floor
plans. roof plans and blue prints Of the
two houses. Judge Lennon tore his
hair in his efforts to discover if this
two sets matched.
Architect Mathews clarified matters
somewhat by taking the stand and ad-
hitting that there were certain SINH
larities between the home Of the attor-
ney and the designs for the home of
the butcher. He declared that both
expressed his personality. That gave
Judge Lennon working plan Of pro-
cedure.
RESPECTS BUILDERS ART
So he ruled: IF this injunction were
granted 1t would have the practical
effect Of putting Architect Mathews
out OF business. because his personal
ity expresses itself in a certain type
OF house, and this injunction seeks TO
restrain him from constructing that
type"
Previous to the trial of the case
Mathews in an interview stated that
Madison owed him money. but at the
trial the attorney made a showing that
the financial relations between him and
the architect were not complicated
While there was talk OF Madison
suing Mathews for the blight put on
his affection for his house, the two
lidgants left the courtroom with at
least a showing of mutual good wHL
They shook hands heartily IN the lobby
Of the courthouse.
Soon there will be two rare homes
in the Coleman track. both splendid
examples OF the talent of Architect
Mathews, and visitors will be allowed
TO guess which one belongs TO the at
torney and which to the butcher.
The San Francisco call., 1908-05-15
NEW YORK COLLEGE DEDICATED

NEW YORK. May 14.-The new build-
ings of the College of the City Of New
York, on washington heights. which
cost s7.00O,0OO, were delicated today
with imposing ceremonies. The prin-
cipal address was delivered by Oscar
S. Straus, secretary of commerce and
labor, who brought a congratulatOry
message from the president. James
Bryce, the British ambassador. Presi-
dent Charles Eliot OF Harvard uni
versity. Joseph FL Choate and others
also spoke. The bell which markell
the dedication of the new buildings
was sounded by Mrs Grover Cleveland