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The Penn's Grove record., 1908-09-25
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Representative Lloyd Shows How tho
Congress Gave Railroads That
Sum Improperly.

Representative James T. Lloyd, Of
Missouri, chairman Of the Democratic
national congressional committee, on
March 10, 1908, exposed the fragrant
theft Of the peoples money through
the unfair weighing of mails when Of
fetal tests were made to determine
what compensation the railroads
should receive. He said:
"Mr. Chairman, in delivering my ad-
dress a few days since on postal con-
-ditions, In discussing the interpreta-
ton of the law as to the weighing Of
the mail, I failed to state the law on
the subject, and I wish to do so now:
The average weight to be ascer-
tanned, in every case, by the actual
weighing Of the mails for such a num-
Der of successive working days, not
less than thirty, at such times after
June 80, 1873, and not less frequently
than nee in every four years.
Later the time was changed to
ninety days. Otherwise the law has
not been changed to this date.
Until March 2, 1907, the depart
ment required the mail to be weighed
for ninety days. Sunday was not con-
sidered, so that the weighing covered
a period of one hundred and five days
instead Of ninety successive days. In
other words, working days were o n
strued to mean week days. Postmas-
fer General Cortelyou changed this in
depreciation which had been accepted
as correct for over thirty years and
issued the following order as his con-
struction of the law:
""That when the weight Of mail Is
taken on railroad routes, the whole
number Of days the mails are weighed
shall be used as a diviSor for obtain
ing the average weight per day.
"This required in effect, that, in
stead Of dividing the number of work
Ing or week days In the weighing
period, the devisor should be the num-
ly carried during the period. If 1t
was weighed one hundred and five
days, tie divisor to obtain the daily
weight was one hundred and five. If
the mail was not carried on Sunday,
the divisor would be ninety. This, as
you can readily see, would give less
compensation for carrying the full
week than for six days, for the &C
cumulated mail would be practically
the same whether carried in six days
or in seven
"The present postmaster general,
seeing this predicament, issued another
order of construction, known as order
49, which is as follows:
THAT when the weight of mail Is
taken on railroad routes tie whole
number of days included in the weigh
ing period shall be used as a divisOr
for obtaining the average weight per
day.
1T the construction up to last year
was right, then there has been with
held from the railroads this year over
81, 100000 that is theirs under the law.
If the present construction is the prop
er one, the railroads have received
over 500 600 since 1880 that be-
longs to the people; so that whichever
view is sustained money has been
wrongfully withheld through the post
office department."
The Penn's Grove record., 1908-09-25
AUBURN

Sept. 22.-Ella W. Holton George
Selak of York Pa, has been visiting MIR.
and Mrs. Andrew Selak.
Mrs. William Roberts has returned
from a visit Wildwood.
Mrs. Lillian Black and daughter of
Penn's Grove have been wishing relatives
here.
Mr.. and Mrs. William HUMPHREYS Of
Philadelphia have returned from a visit
The Penn's Grove record., 1908-09-25

Mr.. John White, of SO Highland Ave.
lHoulton, Maine, says: "Have been troub
ed with a cough every winter and
spring. Last winter l tried many adj
vertised remedies, but the cough cOntin-
ued until | bought a SOC. bottle of DIR.
Kings New Discovery; before that was
half gone, the cough was all gone. This
winter the same happy result has fol-
a few dose sonce more banished-
the annual cough. / am now convinced
that DIR. Kings New Discovery is that
best of all cough and lung remedies"
Sold nnder guarantee at Johnson's Drug
store. SOC. and $1.00. Trial bottle free.
The Penn's Grove record., 1908-09-25

Mr.. Bryan knows his own child, but
President Roosevelt disowns the demo-
cratic father of his reform principle
which have made him popular. Bryan
is more to be relied upon as the father
of reform than MI. Taft, whose promi-
SEES have a second handed ring.
The Penn's Grove record., 1908-09-25
Favor Limit to Saloons

| The State Excise Commission has
completed its report to Governor Fort,
covering the results of conditions in
the State.
Among the recommendations said to
be agreed upon are these: Minimum
license fee of 81, 200; limiting number
of saloons to one for every 1000 inhab-
itants, and creation of State excise con.
stabulary.
It is said the commission will oppose
Sunday liquor selling.
The Penn's Grove record., 1908-09-25

The election ofTaftand Sherman must
be gravely doubtful when a President
has to blaze forth in public letters in
support of his protege, in the peanut
politician order. Never has a Presi-
dent of the United States had so much
hot air buncombe and will consider
proofs of denial because She knows it
all.n
The Penn's Grove record., 1908-09-25
The PENIS Grove Record
FRIDAY. SEPTEMBER 25, 1908.

If Mckinley was the advanced guard
of prosperity Roosevelt is the rear
guard of the retreat. MI. Taft is Mr..
Roosevelt's protege and time has prov
en- that their policies are as sure to
bring a panic as to bring prosperity.
The Penn's Grove record., 1908-09-25
STATES "HILLsIDE CITY OF HOPE"
What Pennsylvania Has Done at South Noun
tain Sanitarium.

"A Hillside City of Hope is the term used
by Leigh Mitchell Hodges i'll describing the
new -sanitarium Tor consumptiyes that has
been built on South Mountain, in Franklin
county. No words could more aptly describe
the bulwark of defense that the Health De-
partment has raised against the ''great white
The Penn's Grove record., 1908-09-25
WOODSrOWN

The Buck law which allows govern.
ment and other bonds from taxation has
reduced the taxable property in Woods
town 100000. The tax budget had to
revised by the Council so that the
rate could be kept down to 81 7h OIL
The Penn's Grove record., 1908-09-25

s. Fr~-G---T 49,
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y W.. n. SMITH & CO..
SUCCESSOR TO
W. B. Sharp & Co.,
Fourth and Market Street
wilmington, DEL.
V~eilings-New
The accepted styles in
the new fashions are here
ready for. you, in the
prettiest shades and newest
of designs. Russian mesh,
dots of all sizes, plain mesh.
Brown; navy, green, mag
pie and black. ,
l2c to 75c yard
First floor.
Think of a Stylish
Suit for $ll.5O. Beauti-
fully made OF striped suit
ings. Cut with semi-fitting,
double jacket, 80
inches long, having patch
pockets; trimmed with
bone buttons. Flare skirts
with stitched bias fold start
: ing at front panel and run
ming around the bottom of
the skirt. Very natty,
very pretty and only
$11.50. Come see them.
Second floor, take elevator.
~Herringbone Serge
Suits, in black, blue and
brown. Elegant quality,
carefully and skillfully
made throughout. Man
tailored, 80 or 36-inch
length jackets, satin or
taffeta line.
Button trimmed, patch
pockets, notched collar.
Gored skirts with fold
above hem. An unusu-
ally good suit, brand new
and in the best tast; very
cheap at our Special introd-
uctory prices, $3.50 and
$500, instead of $22'50
and $3.50.
Second floor.
White Waistings
A table full of three and
four yard remnants of our
regular stock at much un-
der the regular prices.
20 per cent to 80 per cent
less than usual. A good
opportunity to secure a
pretty waist at a low price.
White goods, first floor.
Dress Goods
in beautiful patterns and
the most wanted colorings.
Our dress goods are care
fully selected from the best
Mills of America, England
and Germany.
No where else can you get
better quality or more dur
able fabrics at our prices.
Special four or
five parts Of pieces Of our
regular $l.00 fancy pana-
mas, greys, browns, blues,
&c, 75c a yard.
First floor.
Outing Flannels
A lot of the softest, warm
est stripes and plaids in
grounds just the incest
things imaginable for chill
dren's night gowns, ladies'
dressing sacques and I'M
der skirt; good choosing at
SC, Toe, l2Hc and 15c a
yard.
First floor.
IN N nAAITH n m
The Penn's Grove record., 1908-09-25
Fall 0vercoats

Fall UVerC0atS
Sc to $50, in Blacks and
Oxfords and the New
Greys; Coverts, Sc to
S25 in Box Coars. Black
Thibets in Box Goats, $40,
Sl2 and SIS. New Pad
docks, Form Fitting and
the new Derby kCut at
$15, $40 and S25. Silk
lined and faced Dress
Overcoats at SIS, 800,
S25 and $50 in Blacks,
Greys and Oxfords.
Rain coats that look like
Overcoats but turn water,
$40 to S25, Boys sizes,
at Sc to SIS. New Fall
Suits, Hats, Shoes, Furn-
ishings and Winter Over
Coats in and ready. Pop
ular prices to suit careful
buyers and good values at
every price.
''ss..' MULLINS '''' %.,
Best 9th & Market St. She's
Wilmington Delaware
The southern sentinel., 1908-09-25

were far ahead OF. any previous
year. The winners af premiums
in the poultry department were:
For best trio Barred Plymouth
Rocks. Wyatt McClendon; for
best trio White Plymouth R,Acks.
HI. NJ. Williams; for best trio Boff
Plymouth Rocks, Tom Simonton:
for best trio White Wyandotts. j /.
A. Hawley: for best Buff Wyan-
dotts. j. Lee Hester; for best trio
Rhode Island Reds, j. B. George;
for best trio White Leghorns.
Oth0 Lang; for best trio Brown
Leghorns, r. w. Pitcher; for best
The southern sentinel., 1908-09-25
Poultry Premiums.

Being associated with the Poul.
try Departments of all the Parish
and State fairs of North Louis.
lana and believing it will be OF
interest as wellas beneficial to the
people of North Louisiana, who
will be unable to attend these
fairs, / will furnish The Sentinel
with q write up of the entries and
the winners of all premiums in
this department. The writer has
just returned from the Calhoun
Fair, which was the best far ever
held at that place. The exhibits
The southern sentinel., 1908-09-25

trio Pit Games, j. b. Burdy; for
best pair Mammoth Bronze Tur-
keys, L. j. Norris; for best pair
White Holland Turkeys, S. L
Hart; for best pair Common Tur-
keys, w. L. Warren; for best
Cock any breed, j. A. Hawley;
for best Pullet any breed, j. A.
Hawley; for best Hen any breed,
III. M. Williams; for best pen any
breed, j. A. Hawley; for best dis
play poultry. II. M. Williams;
for second best display poultry,
Ed Caldwell. w. E. Bryon, su-
perintendent; G. E. Faulk. judge.
X. Y. Il.
The southern sentinel., 1908-09-25
Expect q Big Find.

Our young friend. Charles G.
Breard. Secretary and Treasurer
of the Lillian B. Mining Company
in Nevada, was IN Winfield last
Tuesday and r.ports his company
~ making splendid progress.
TGsy are 250 feet deep with their
shaft and will commence cross
sectionsag their plant. He is
confidenethat they viii! find some
thing that xill make their stock
holders feel good.
Imperial Valley press., 1908-08-29
COURT AT MEXICALI
Judicial Officer of High Standing To
 Be Stationed At Border Town.

The request of American Compan- ies and business men having interests on the Mexicali side that a court of the first instance be established at Mexicali has been granted by Presi- dent Diaz, and Judge of high stand ing will be assigned to the post.
 Heretofore all legal business of inn portance originating at Mexicali or in the region contiguous to Imperial Val ley has been disposed of at Ensenada, entailing vast inconvenience to liti- gants and long, tiresome and eXpen- sive journey to the seat of govern ment of Lower California. When the situation was explained to President Diaz and made clear by maps, he re- ferred the request with favorable comment to the proper department, and prompt action was taken.
 Mexican citizens on the American side of the line and Americans on the Mexicali side are now on equal foot ing, and have access to courts cOmpe- tent to deal with important interests and legal questions above the heads of justices of the peace.
Imperial Valley press., 1908-08-29
SOCIALISTS IN SESSION.
Nominate syIvanus Whppe for su- perior Judge and Endorse Durward
 Johnson for Assemblyman.

The Socialists of Imperial county met in convention at the Imperial Auditorium last Sunday afternoon and nominated Sylvanus Whipple, who re- sides east of Imperial, as their can didate for Superior Judge. The con- vention voted to recommend to the State convention the nomination of Durward Johnson, who resides six miles west of El Centro, as candidate for State Assemblyman from this dis trict
 The subject of establishing a Social ist newspaper for the campaign was discussed, but the undertaking was considered too great for the party supporters, and was abandoned.
 The county central committee con- sists of Messrs. Gillette, Beal, Peter Sill, George House and N. c. Nelson. The following purity of elections com mittee was appointed: A. R. Abbott, Charles Huddleson, Peter Neckel, s. Nelson and H. 1. Kyle.
Imperial Valley press., 1908-08-29
EL cENTRo UNION INSTITUTION TO OPEN FIRST TERM ON SEP
 TEMBER TWENTY-EIeHTH.
GOOD CORPS OF TEACHERS
Pupils From Seven Districts of the Union to Form First Classes, and Others May Be Admitted-Efficient Equipment Provided for Class and Recitation Rooms.

September 2S is the date selected for the opening of the new El CentrO Union High School.
 The indications are that in the opening of this school Imperial Valley will have a high educational institu- ton which will be of great credit to the school districts entering the union and an advantage to all other sections of the valley, providing, as it will the opportunity for pupils to finish their courses of study without hay ing to leave the valley.
 The districts of El Centro, Eucalyp- tus, Adair, Deal, Silsbee, Heber and Elder have entered. this high school union, and each of these districts will be able to furnish pupils for the first term. Besides these, it is expected that pupils will be in attendance from other districts not yet included in any high school district.
 The probabilities are that the new high school will be open with an at tendance of from twenty-five to thirty pupils, and as the influx of settlers comes during the fall and winter, this number will be materially increased.
 The principal, Prof B. c. Nichols, is a graduate of Stanford University, and has been a teacher in the High School at Palo Alto. He will bring to the new school the latest methods in pedagogy, and an enthusiasm' for the work that is certain to build up d school spirit of benefit to the insti- tution Miss Meredith, a graduate of the State Normal School at San Diego and teacher of experience in Southern California, has been engaged as sec ond teacher Miss Meredith is a daughter of former State Superin- tendent of Schools Meredith. The third teacher will be Miss Mary Sands, who has taught in various schools of Southern California and who last year was a member of the faculty of the Redondo High School
 The Fl Centro Union High School will have first class equipment for class and recitation rooms, and this will be increased as the demand be- comes apparent The new school is certain to take it's place as one of the important institutions of Imperial Valley.
 The Board of Trustees will have a meeting the first Monday in Septem- Der to arrange final details for the opening of the school.
Imperial Valley press., 1908-08-29
ESHLEMAN WITHDRAWS
District Attorney Retires From Race For Republican Nomination For
 Superior Judgeship.

By the retirement from the race for the Superior Judgeship, District At. torney J. M. Eshleman has greatly simplified the political situation in Imperial county. The Press speaks of this matter further on it's editor ial page. The following letter Is self-eXplanitOry:
 El Centro. Cal, Aug26, 1908. Capt Allen Kelly,
 Editor Imperial Valley Press,
 Fl CentrO, Cal.
 Dear Sir:-
 Quite a number of citizens of the County have represented to me that the present situation as regards jul dicial candidates is inimicable to the best interest of the County and that the will of the people will be defeat ed unless some candidate sacrifices his own personal interests. Waving any argumnt as to whether or not such condition does exist, or whether or not, if such condition does exist, I am the candidate who should sacrifice his personal interest to the public good, in order not to embarass my friends l will assume that such is the case and will not prosecute my canvass further for the office of Superior Judge.
 1 am grateful for the support that you and other of my friends have given me and the encouragement lhat has been afforded me. and 1 hope that may justify your confidence by continuous attempt to do what think best for the people regardless of the effect such a course of con duet upon me personally.
 Yours very truly,
 JOHN M ESHLEMAN.
Imperial Valley press., 1908-08-29
WELL RIG ARRIVES
Standard Outfit For Test Hole At El Centro To Be Placed In Position
 At Once.

The standard well boring rig of the Clampitt Brothers arrived from Los Angeles Wednesday, and is now in the Southern Pacific switch yards, await ing arrangements for placing it at the location of the proposed well. This will be on the south side of Commer- cial street, between Fourth and Fifth streets.
 Work on building the derrick will be started at once, and as this is com pleted, the machinery will be placed in operation. An appeal has been made to the State University to send some competent person to El Centro to keep an accurate log of the well, so that the character of each foot of earth pasesd through may be known.
 This drilling will be matter of deep interest to every town in Imperial Valley, as it will determine in a large degree whether further attempts to strike water will be worth while.
Imperial Valley press., 1908-08-29

lights are also to be set in the orna- mental ceiling work.
 The building throughout is plastered with the Arden plaster, which is of unusual hardness. The owners of the building have decided to paint the outside walls, and they are to be of a soft buff color, similar in appearance to cream-colored pressed brick.
 This building is undoubtedly the best constructed in the Imperial Val ley It's foundations are of concrete, four feet six inches in width, and the same dimensions in depth. Two car loads of imported cement were used in their construction. The brick walls of the first story are seventeen and half inches in thickness, and both sec ond and thlrd-story walls are twelve inches thick. The floors are anchored on every other joist, and all partitions are bolted into the walls with from three to six rods each.
 The building will have eighty guest rooms and thirty baths. Every room is practically an outside room, and those in the center of the building open onto an eight-foot air-shaft, open to the sky. The rooms are larger JDdn Jue dNGIdSG uOICl lOOllo, OSAhS 12x14 feet Three stairways lead from the second to the third floor, and two from the main floor to the second floor. All open into eight-foot corrid- ors running full length of the build ing.
 Each guest room is connected with the hotel office by individual tele- ph ne, and the entire building is wired for an abundance of electric lights. The electrical fixtures are very handsome.
 A three-thousand gallon tank is placed on the roof of the building for an auxiliary water supply, and stand pipes and hose are placed on each floor. Work is to be started soon on a three-story portico to reach along the entire eastern side of the hotel At each end of this portico will be fire escapes.
 Twelve-foot cement sidewalks will be laid on both the Broadway and Fifth street frontages, and a two-foot parking will be left between the walks and the curb This is O be set to blue grass and palms.
 Furniture has begun to arrive for the new hotel. The first carload was delivered this week, and is now in storage in the hotel, awaiting com pletion of the rooms.
 An eighteen-passenge automobile will be brought to El Centro by Messrs. Helms 6, Pellett for use in carrying passengers from the depot to the hotel Both members of this firm are expected to return to El Gen. fro durin1 Sentamher Mir Helms at present is at his former home in Ash land, Oregon, while MT. Pellett is spending some time at Long Beach.
 The hotel vii be conducted under the personal supervision of MT. Pel- lett, and it's opening will doubtless be notable event in Imperial Valley.
Imperial Valley press., 1908-08-29
REPORT CURRENT THAT SAN DIEGO LINE COMMENCES CON-
 SEDUCTION IN SEPTEMBER.
NEW PROJECT FOR VALLEY
EI Paso Capitalists Announced as Pro- motors of Plan to Build Transcon- tinental Line From St Louis to San Diego, and Use spreekels Road For Western End.

Of the making of railroads lon pa perl there is no end. But it's quite a job, this hot weather for bunch of capitalists to sit down over their ice cold steins and figure out new trans continental highway that, of course, must tap the famous Imperial Valley.
 Yet that is just what a bunch of Eastern capitalists have been doing. A dispatch from El Paso states that capitalists of that city are promoting a new transcon tinental line which is to run by way of Fl Paso from St. Louis to San Diego, and which, they declare, will be several hundred miles shorter than any existing line.
 IL t5 their purpose, according to this dispatch, to build the St. Louis end while the Spreckels interests are constructing the San Diego & Arizona line out here, and then connect up with the western road by means of the El PaSO Southwestern Railroad.
 Naturally, this would slam trans continental line right across the Im- perial Valley, and all the people here who have figured out just what the Spreckels road was going to do would have to hold back their "I told you sos," for this would be something altogether new in railroad building projects.
 The promoters point out that the El Paso Southwestern Railroad all ready parallels the Southern Pacific as far as Benson, Arizona and that it is now certain that the San Diego & Arizona Railroad will be built through from San Diego to Yuma. To connect Yuma and Benson would be an easy task, and thus would be created line of railroad entirely in- dependent of the Southern Pacific or the Santa Fe Railroad.
 The Phelps-Dodge and Rock Island interests are to give the new project their backing, according to the Fl Paso dispatch, and it adds that fran chises have already be secured through several cities on the pro- posed route, and bonuses raised in a number of places.
 May Start Work Soon.
 Report is current on the streets of San Diego that active operations on r the building of the San Diego and Ari- zona Railroad are to begin during September and that during the fall large force of men will be employ ed on the grading. It is said that more than a million dollars has been spent on the preliminary work.
Imperial Valley press., 1908-08-29
WILL PLAN FOR SCHOOL.

A meeting is to be held tomorrow afternoon at o'clock at the home of Mr. Hodges, in the East Side school district, to plan for the establishment of~a new school this fall in that DOT ton of the district. It is said that fully twenty-five children in that neighborhood have to go about seven miles to school and the need of a school in the center of the settlement is so great that it is proposed to maintain one by private subscription until steps may be taken for the for nation of new school district.
Imperial Valley press., 1908-08-29
ENLARelNe THE PRESS OFFICE

An extension of forty feet is being built to The Press office, on the south side of Main street More room is necessitated for the expansion of the business of the oldest newspaper in the valley and for handling the work incidental to the publication of daily newspaper, which will be undertaken October l. The extension is of brick, one story, and will provide quarters for the job department of The Press, leaving present quarters free for newspaper work. The room will be ready for occupancy about the middle of September.
Imperial Valley press., 1908-08-29
FINEST VALLEY HOME.

Work has been started on the erec- tion of a building, on the Fritz Kloke place, just north of Calexico. The building, when completed, will repre- sent an outlay of approximately $15,- 0O0 and it vii combine the best fea- lures of architecture as applicable to desert conditions. This building is but the forerunner of many hand some country homes certain to arise throughout the valley within the next few years. The era of "shacks" will pass, and that of comfortable houses will make weather conditions here much more comfortable in the sum- mer seasons.