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Imperial Valley press., 1909-11-27
NEW LAND OFFICE RULE
Seems to Permit Entry of More Than
 Half Section of Land.

According to a recent ruling of the Department of the Interior, a home steader who has not proved up on his 16O acres may make a desert land entry of 32O acres in addition to his homestead entry. It is held that the occupant of an unprotected claim is not the proprietor within the mean ing of the statute, Formerly the max mum amount of land which one en- tryman could acquire was S2O acres Under this new ruling it appears that one may take 16O acres more than he could heretofore under the condi- tions named.
Imperial Valley press., 1909-11-27
LAND OFFICE WAKES UP
Preliminary Steps Toward Ending op- erations of Professional
 contestors.

The commissioner of the general land office at Washington has direct ed the register and receiver of the Los Angeles land office to suspend all applications to enter lands in the Im- perial Valley which are founded or based on preference rights obtained by virtue of contests, This action is taken pending an investigation of charges as to the collusive and spec ulative character of contests and is likely to be followed by a shaking up of the gang that has been harassine and blackmailing owners of yalua- ble farms.
Imperial Valley press., 1909-11-27
N|NETY-POUND STEEL
 ON VALLEY BRANCH
Southern Pacific ReIaying Its Tracks With Heavy Rails
 For Through Traffic

Reconstruction of the Imperial Val ley branch of the Southern Pacific the best-paying piece of railroad track in Southern California is to begin at once.o A stretch of forty one miles of track is to be relaid with ninety pound steel as quickly as the material can be brought into the valley and the work can be accom- plished.
 Twenty carloads of ninety pound steel rails have already been distrib- uted along the line, and the com pany is utilizing Sundays. when the regular freight traffic is suspended, for the purpose of carrying in the re- quired steel, The distribution is working northerly fromCalexico.
 Railroad men have given valley cit izens assurance that as soon as this reconstruction is accomplished over land trains Nos. and will be run through this valley on the route be- tween Los Angeles and Fl Paso, in- stead of over the main line stretch of desert track skirting the foothills to the east of Imperial Valley, This will be of great advantage to Im- perial Valley, as the passengers from the east will be able to traverse the full length of this oasis. after having passed through the desert lands of Arizona.
 During the present week stakes have been set for the track-laying at El Centro, which is to include a long passing track, two half-mile storage tracks, track to the new in- dustrial district, and spurs to the various plants located there This may indicate that El Centre Is to be a junction when the line from San Diego reaches the valley.
Imperial Valley press., 1909-11-27
INJUNCTION HEARING

Judge Cole has cited the City Trus- tees of Imperial to appear before him next Monday at 10 o'clock to show cause why an injunction should not issue, pending the trial of the case, against that body proceeding with the laying of water mains in the streets and alleys of Imperial. The injunc- tion is petitioned for by the Imperial Light, Water & Power Company, own CTS of the present water system.
Imperial Valley press., 1909-11-27
Senate Committee Finds Ex- travaganCe and Incompe-
 tenCe in the Service
Engineers Seem to Think the People That Reclaim Arid Lands Have Money to Squander on Fantastic Ex- riments-Radcal Reformation of the Service Proposed.

Senator's Carter Warren and Jones, who recently visited Imperial Valley to see what private enterprise has accomplished in reclamation of the desert, after thorough inspection of the governments irrigation projects in the West, are reported to have be- come convinced that the Reclama- tion Service is inefficient in business way and needs radical reformation. They will recommend to Congress the appointment of special assistant to the Secretary. of the Interior who shall be a practical man and have en- tire charge of the business end of the government reclamation work.
 A dispatch from Kansas City to the Los Angeles Times says the Sen ators believe, as a result of what they have seen, that thousands upon thous- ands of dollars have been lost to the reclamation fund through attempting to make business managers out of engineers.
 In their enthusiasm to build great, monumental works, the engineers, it is declared, have spent government funds as if the supply of dollars was a nev CT failing stream.
 Thousands of dollars have been spent in various kinds of experiments some of them characterized as more than grotesque. In addition there has been evidence, Oh nearly every pro- iect, of the government getting the worst of the bargains with private holders of property wanted for the government reclamation service, and of small private projects at big prices, for no other good reason, seemingly, than the desire of the government engineers to make their work com prehend everything in sight in the district in which they were operat ing
 These conditions, cropping out in some manner in practically every pro- feet, have satisfied the Senators that the reclamation service, with it's i'm mense fund to spend each year, is badly in need of a trained manager.
 As a result they will make report to Congress in which there will be demand for business administration of the reclamation fund, which is now more than $60000O00 They will de- mand an immediate halt in what is generally agreed to be wanton waste, in small ways, of thousands of dollars each year.
 In Imperial Valely the Senators were told and saw for themselves that a region more arid and desolate than any reclaimed by the government service has a large population, more homes and more wealth than all the government projects combined. Sen ator Jones bluntly declared, in the presence of the Director of the Recla- nation Service, that where the gov ernment has charge of irrigation works, the people wish it hadn't, and he said there was no need of gov ernment assistance in Imperial Val ley.
Imperial Valley press., 1909-11-27
FIREMENS BALL A SUCCESS

The first annual ball given by the Volunteer Bremen of Ell Centro at Blackinton Hall on Wednesday, night was attended by about sixty couples and was a great success socially and financially. The proceeds will be used for purchase of new equipment.
Imperial Valley press., 1909-11-27
SLOW PROGRESS IN RIVERS TRIAL

The second week of the trial of Victor Rivers for the murder of De- mingo Quiroz will close today. It is expected that the defense will not close it's testimony before Monday. This has been the most expensive trial ever held in Imperial county.
Imperial Valley press., 1909-11-27
NEW PRESBYTERIAN PASTOR

Rev. John M. Shive, recently of Abilene, Texas, is the new pastor of the Fl Centro Presbyterian Church. Mr. Shive has been a cotton planter in the South, and he feels at home in Imperial Valley. He will preach to- morrow at II a. m. and 7:30 p m.
Imperial Valley press., 1909-11-27
Mikado'S Commissioners h. veStigate New Industry in
 American Nile Land
Oriental Experts Pronounce Imperial Cotton Superior to Product of South ern States and Say it Will Find Pacific.

Four of the commercial commission CTS from Japan were in Imperial Val ley last Monday Investigating the cot ton industry with view to securing fibre in large quantities for Japanese mills They had seen bale of val ley cotton in Los Angeles and came here for information about the prob able future supply and the quality of product. The members of the party were: T. Watase, president of the Tokio Plant and Seed Company; Kin nosuke Kamino president of the Meji Bank, Nagayo; Prof. T. Minami pro- lessor of the Agricultural College, To- kio, and N Takatsuji, president of the Kanegafuchi Spinning Company.
 The commissioners were accompan- jed by H. z. Osborne, B. D. Easton and Chas. Conkling of Los Angeles. MT. Osborne has been with the con- missioners on their tour of the Unit ed States.
 The party first visited the C-M ranch, where Egyptian cotton has been grown this year and large acre. age will be planted next year, and then was brought in automobiles by Fred Fuller and Dolph Schenck to El Centro. After luncheon at the Ore gon the visitors were escorted to the Meloland cotton plantation over the line of the Holton Interurban by MT Paris and members of the chamber of commerce and were furnished with all the detailed information they de- sired. They saw the gin in operation at El Centro and visited several of the cotton fields in the vicinity.
 Prof. Minami said the valley cot ton was superior to cotton grown in Texas and was just what the mills in his country need. Some cotton is grown in Japan, but the quantity de- creases every year and the quality is inferior, the staple being short. It is cheaper to buy cotton from this country, he said, than to grow it in Japan. All the commissioners con- cured in the professors opinion that valley cotton will find ready market in Japan and will have the advantage of short railway haul over the south ern product. They were greatly in- terested in the development of the valley by irrigation and amazed at the rapidity with which the work of reclamation has been done.
 Five Bales a Day
 The American Nile Cotton Con- pany's gin at Fl Centro is averaging five bales of cotton per day. Up to yesterday 154 bales had been ginned It is expected the cotton will come in at a livelier rate next week. The cotton is running about 1000 pounds of seed to the bale of lint. A South ern cotton picker on the Waite and Wilkinson fields the past week has been averaging 49O pounds day.
Imperial Valley press., 1909-11-27
Five Bales a Day
WATER COMPANY MEETING

A meeting of stockholders in Water Company No. Il will be held this Saturday night in Taggart's Hall at Holtville, to discuss development in that district.
Imperial Valley press., 1909-11-27
LElTCH IS INSANE

George Leitch, of Imperial, was ad- judged insane. yesterday, by Judge Cole, and was taken to the State Hospital at Patton last night.
Imperial Valley press., 1909-11-27
HoLrvlLLE's CHRISTMAS FIESTA

HoltvilR's preparations for the Christma4 fiesta are progressing well, and 1t is kexpected the largest crowd ever draw h to town will be present on that oo Casion.
Imperial Valley press., 1909-11-27

John McClave has returned to El Centre to spend the winter, after a sojourn of several months at Red lands.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-10-19
HAPPENINGS IN THE POLICE COURT

slim Collins had been in tho habit or
coming To the station 20 sleep at night
and getting drunk while in his bunk lie
drew thirty days.
e. \, Brown was charged with disturb
Ing the peace. and after he had pleaded
guilty 10 the charge and the court had
heard the evidence i'm the case he was
lined SO. According TO the evidence" he
had attempted to use razor on a woman
whom he found coming out OF the Amcri-
can house ON Commercial street i'm the
company OF another negro.
Con . licarc was charged with the bat
terry OF tn" person Of Jane Doe The as
sault was alleged To have taken place
on Main street the night OF October s.
Councilman Martin and Attorney NJ T..
Wilson were the witnesses I'm the case.
After the jury had remained out few
minutes. IL returned a verdict OF not
guilty, According TO lhg evidence OF
O'llcarc who Is u railroad man me had
been jostling the women he found on the
sidewalk while he was coming from the
posioiiiCc. north on Main street John
Doc G"nOrv. who was also arrested will
. Ileare, pleaded guilty 10 the charge
and was fined. SIS.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-10-19

Lurcd by "A morbid curiosity. a large
crowd of spectators filed the seats in
Judge Bowmans court Monday afternoon
to witness the disposal OF the few cases
ON the criminal docket. The crowd was
so large that the bailin had 20 get extra
seats for some Of the prisoners.
Mike RYAN told the court that he was
guilty of being drunk H." also told the
court that he was a bundle wrapper in
one OF the dry goods stores OF the city
and that when lie had finished wrapping
bundles Saturday night he went out and
got outside OF a bundle Judge Bowman
told him he would have TO pay So extra
Tor the extra bundle.
Albert Lemon was cripple who wan
dercd away from his farm. just outside
the city. and filled up on cheap wnisEcy
Saturday night He told the court that
lie paid for all no drank and that he
thought that the quality OF the goods
must have been bad. Al any rate. he ad-
mittcd falling out Of the hay wagon he
had attempted 10 ride homo In. His face
was badly SCARED and the court dis
charged him
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-10-19
C0LLETT URGES
HEARTY COOPERATION

Secretary Collctt Of tho Manufacturers
association is sending out two circular
letters 10 members and the people of the
stat. calling their attention 10 The cam
paigu for hom" products that is being
waEcd by the associa ton. and urging the
hearty cooperation of tn" citizens with
The organization In the movement. At
tcntion is called "a the advantage of
having manufactures i'm this state for
the utilization OF native raw products.
4 vote Of thanks is also extended to the
public for tho interest and support given
the association in the past by the citizens
OF tho state.
The second letter invites manufactur-
crS all over the state To become members
OF the association for the good that can
be accomplished while working under or
Canlzation and the advantages OF asso-
Ciation with many OF the leading manu-
featuring concerns Of the state. The let
tcrs contain "A list Of the members OF the
association and tho goods that arc manu-
factured by each concern.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-10-19
University Notes

The campus rules :or the year have
been drawn M and the FIRST official pub
iicaticn VAS made Ia the Chronicle. Mon .
day. The rules are not stringent. and
~ is expected that they will be enforced
To tho very letter.
The official rules As agreed upon by
THO campus rules committee follow:
No junior shall b" permitted Ia wear
q somhr~ro hat
Each sophomore shall provide himself
with a naming rcd hat-band not l"~S than
one and one half Inches wide aud wos
u on his hai whil" on IN. campus No
sophomore shall wear Sombr"ro hat.
No freshman shall wear hat Of any
Sind until after ~" day. a class cap
Is advocated. Each freshman shall pro-
vide himself With an Ill-Crceu tie. and
lhoil wear ~ while on the campus. y
Uniform style and color ar" sdvocs ted.
special studon's who do not affiliate
themselves with any class shall b. gov
'ruod by the freshman rules.
At meeting Of tho eligibility commit
IT, Monday the names of the mon on
in" team going 10 Colorado w"rc passed
Ipon. and II was found that every man
g. well up iu his classes and Is eligible
10 play next SATURDAY. Tho names OF
candidates for offices ou. IN" Chronicle
stan were also considered. and with only
u foV exceptions. these students were
also found To- be- eligible 10 th. offices.
This condition Is great deal better
than has ofteu been the cas-" In former
years. when from ten 10 twenty have
been found ineligible az the last minute.
President i. r. KiuEshury who has
been absent from the university for the
past ten days. has again returned. after
hHVing been a guest at the Inauguration
rf President Lowell of Harvard. and hav-
ing attended the convention OF National
Associations of state Universities. in
Boston.
Three new men have been admitted 10
The \. +. fraternity. The newly Initiated
arc u. NJ. Draper. Lloyd IIamrcn and
Spikcv Packard.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-10-19
Advice to Women
A Message from Famous Beauty Spe
cialist TO Women Lacking in En-
ergy and Vitality.

Thousands ot women vsiniy attempt
10 improve. their complexion and 10 re-
move blackheads. crows feet and other
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This treatment fails because the trouble
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suffering from impure and impoverished
blood. This condition Is I'm MANY cases
due 10 a catarrhal condition of the
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in sullOw, muddy complexion, dark cir
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In fact this whole tendency is. prop
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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-10-19
GEORGE BESS GETS
LIQUOR LICENSE AGAIN
commissioners Pay Little Heed
TO Protests Against
Saloon.

After hearing tho testimony or citizens
both for and against the issuance ot a
saloon llccns" 20 George Bcss. nt Twelfth
South and West Temple streets. Monday.
The county commissioners decided 20 Is
uc the license for the place.
There was number ~ complaints
against tho place. charging N'Ninunns OF
the SUNDAY liquor ordiuanc. as we'll a.
that tho place Was run IN dlsDrd"rly
manner. There were also petitions from
residents in that district asking that tho
Iieenre De- granted The commissioners
evidently decided that tho evidence
against Boss was not sufficient 10 war
amt refusal 81 tEc license. Tor the
ff.euas v.as granted.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-10-19
Deaths.

gurtic d. MaNon. go Wcst second
south: aged -. cancer
Infant OF r. q. Goodman. ST. Mark y
hospital. aged days. hcmorrhagc-
Sarah T.. Mays. Murray, aged %. heart
disease.
Joseph Ridder. county inhirmary. aged
50. senile debility.
otto Breitiug. 81 Marks hospital aged
li. carcinoma OF stomach.
Alice Ongloy. s2a South Fourth West:
aged 80. diabetes mellitus.
Orctta =. Alldr"dgc. $50 Cannon street.
aged So. apoplcNy-
Cora j Van Doren. Mldvale; aged 2G;
heart failure.
L~von Bronson. 90 North Fifth West:
aged I accpentsl burning.
George ~. GumdrtS. Rio GrHudc train /.
aged %. appendicitis.
Anna NJ. Burgi. 1898 Princeton avenue;
aged 50. pn"umonm.
j. W. KcddinEtou. Jf.. SoI Second ave-
nuo. aged %; BriEhts disease
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-10-19
HIGH SCHOOL NOTES

Tho boys gymnasium classes WIN be
organized this week and the first work
of the year Will commence Thursday.
The boys of the freshman and sophomore
classes are compelled 10 take the work.
but u Is optional with the juniors and
seniors K. :. McNiccc will have full
charge Of the department
The two chemistry classes were united
Monday morning and they viii rccito to-
C"thcr th" remainder OF the year. The
laboratory divisions VIII not be changed.
Prof. Clark saws that some good chem
lstry work should result from the com
bination.
Another change has bccn made In the
junior class football team. The position
OF captain was again vacant. 50 the class
met and elected Bob Wilson 10 take
Frank Spcuscr's place. The team candi-
dates met Monday afternoon and decided
upon plans for The season.
Tho trouble over the junior class dircc-
tor FOR the girls athletic association has
been settled and Miss Caroline Burrows
won out The trouble arose over the fact
that Miss Burrows Is q commercial stu
dent. and, therefore. had no right 10 hold
office IN the association,
The football number OF Rcd and Black
VIII he out Wednesday. October -. The
different contests are causing great in
tcrcst. and IL Will be task for the STAFF
To decide the winner OF each. There are
eight designs In the cover contest all OF
which are worthy OF publication.
Tho next high school dance win more
than likcly he a Junior class affair. as the
members ar" talking great deal about
"A football dance. Tho class will not give
party this year Tho executive COM
mit'ee VIII meet this week.
The selection Of the senior class pin
vii. D." made tHis week. only class mem
bar~ who hav" paid class dues will he
allowed O. take pant en- tho selection.
This VIII caps" number OF students TO
come through with hack dues,
The girls Of IN" class basketball teams
will meet this week and arrange Tor tho
class series that viii be played the first
ui next month.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-10-19
Press Club Moving.

All members Of the Press club Of salt
Lake city are receiving notice of the
opening "f new quarters OF the club al
Gl South Main street over the Utah Gas
prCttily fitted UP and are much more
cosy than the old quarters on the toy
noor uC the EamborGcr building. The
place is close TO the street and il is
hoped that th" new quarters Will prove
more convenient Tor members. The rooms
were opened Monday morning.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-10-19

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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-10-19
Adult Blind Commission

Br. = II. Allen Josephine Morris
Rowan and Ami" n. Hardy or Salt Lake
clay sud g. j. Ross OF Ogden were up-
pointed by Gov. Spry, Monday as mem
h"Ts Of tHn Utah commission Tor the
adult blind. as provided los CO.. iogisla-
tgrH ul 1909. The governor is the pl,@i-
dent %! lEr commission, and its purpose
Is to provide. workshops and other means
~ education and support tQr the adglI
blind uT tho state.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-10-19

The subordinate lodges Of Idaho. dur.
ing the last fiscal year paid out for
relief Of the sick and those in distress
the sum of $20,S25. The receipts of
all these lodges for the year total Sl3l,.
lSS. The total assets of al these lodges
TO-DAY amount To S735, 600
stephen Adams of Rathdrum viii
preside rs grand Patriarch over the en-
campmcnt. while Mrs Mary George of
Bellevue viii serve the assembly rs
president.
At this Graugcvillc meeting id j.
Phelps nf Salmon City will probably
bc elected grand master; G. !. Johnson
of Poratcllo grand patriach, and Mrs.
Ella Horne of Boise, president of the
assembly.
Jerome. Gooding and MAY have dole
gates in this grand lodge meeting for
the first time, lodges having been IN
stitutcd at these three south Idaho
towns since the 1905 meeting of the
grand body.