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Imperial Valley press., 1909-03-13
NEW CONSTABLE FOR BLYTHE

A. D. Barkelew has been appointed constable for Blythe township, In the Palo Verde Valley, by the Riverside Board of Supervisors.
Imperial Valley press., 1909-03-13

5000 reward for return of Elk Tooth Charm, gold mounted, marked B. P. o. D. No questions asked. T. M. McNamara, Attorney, Opera House Block. 49-1ts
Imperial Valley press., 1909-03-13
SCHOOL ON WHEELS
Train Carrying Experts Who Will Talk to Farmers in Valley
 Towns.

The Farmers Demonstration Train, operated by the Southern Pacific, Is making tour of Southern California and will be in Imperial Valley on March IS and 19.
 This train Is being operated at con venient hours to hold meetings at various places. Experts in different lines of agricultural work will talk di- rectly to the farmers concerning i'm provements in quality, quantity and variety of the crops raised in their respective sections. Representatives from the various Universities, State Horticultural Commission, and Govern ment bureaus will deliver lectures on methods to be pursued In increasing the value of agriculture, horticulture, live stock raising dairying, poultry raising and kindred industries. It is the aim to make these meetings prac- tical. Discussion is invited; questions asked will be answered.
 The equipment of the train will in clude two cars containing valuable and comprehensive exhibits to be used in illustrating and demonstrating the points brought forth in the discus siOns.
 The train will arrive at Calexico at a. ID. on March IS; at Heber 11:4O a. m.; at Fl Centro 2:20 p. m; at Imperial on March 19 at S:30 a. m. Brawley, l D. m.; Redwood, 3:45 p. m.; Bernice. 5 p. m.
 The hours of meetings In the val To- n, fo1iAuo.
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BRAMEYOENIES RUMOR OF SALE
BEAD OF u. S. PHONE COMPANY
MAKES STATEMENT.
Declares His Purpose to Be to Aid
Independents and Give
Them Protection.

CLEVELAND, Ohio, October 23.-In a
signed statement here today James S.
Bradley, jr.. denied positively the rumor
that he had sold the controlling interest
In the United States Telephone Company
to the Bell interests.
Mr.. Bradley added that the United States
company would do everything in its
power in behalf of the Independent tele-
phone interests, and that his object in
gaining control was for the sole purpose
of giving the independents additional pro-
lection.
In an Interview he said that he was in
no respect opposed to the plan, previously
arranged to lease the property of the
United States Telephone Company to the
Ohio Home Telephone Company. the new
company organized by the independents
at Columbus last week for this purpose.
Mr. Bradley arrived here from New York
early today and Immediately went into
consultation with the officers Of the
United States Company, of which he has
for long time been president. This con-
SuitatiOn was regarding routine business.
however. and had nothing to do with the
larger deal. Mr.. Bradley said there would
be no changes in the organization. He
left here at noon for his home in Toledo,
where he also is president Of the Toledo
Home Telephone Company.
In addition to acquiring control Of the
United States Company Mr.. Bradley has
practically completed negotiations for con-
troll of the Cuyahoga Telephone Company,
the local independent concern and one
of the most important feeders of the
United States Company.
On the subject of whether he contem-
plated a national organization of indie
pendent companies Mr.. Bradley said that
was a matter which he was not consid-
ering at this time.
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SWALLOWS DOSE OF ACONITE
MRS. AUGUSTA SToLL SAYS SHE
WANTS TO DIE.
Conveyed to Hospital and Condition
Found to Be Serious.
.-
Nay Recover.

Mrs. Augusta Stoll, sixty-three years OF
age, who lives with her daughter, Mrs
Laura Murphy, at 1915 18th street, was
hurried to the Emergency Hospital from
eth and B streets southwest this aft
ernoon and treated for aconite poisoning
Il want to die" she said to the physi-
clan in the ambulance, refusing to dis
close the nature Of the poison she had
taken.
After reaching the hospital Mrs. Stoll
said she had taken aconite She told the
physicians she had been an inmate of the
hospital for the insane at Staunton, Va.
and feared she was going to be returned
there.
She was seen to enter the park near
9TH and streets this afternoon, and
shortly afterward was found seated or
one of the benches suffering intense
pain. policeman was summoned to
the park and had her taken to the hos
pital.
Mrs. Murphy, daughter of the sick
woman. visited her mother at the hos
pital later in the afternoon. She was
shocked by the act of her mother and
said she had not the slightest suspicion
that she contemplated suicide.
Physicians at the hospital say her con-
dttion is serious, although she may re-
cover.
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TUB DAY FOR CAPITOL HILL
LEGISLATIVE STRUCTURES TO
HAVE FACES WASHED.
Thirteen Firemen to Undertake
Weeks Task-Hose to Be Turned
on During Daylight Hours.

Tub day is luxury about to be ex-
perienced by the United States Capitol
and the Senate and House Office build
ings.
1t is the annual scrubbing Of their ex-
teriofs and will be in the nature of a
shower bath.
And when the representatives of the
several states Of the Union gather for the
business of Congress. and the invasion of
tourists from abroad and from the farms
and flats of this country sets in again.
there will be no reason to asperse these
beauties of the National Capital on &C
count of dirty faces. There will be no
soied spots on the brow of Capitol Hill.
This is no ordinary occasion. Tho
scrubbing is to be done by men of the
fire department Of the District. under
the general supervision of T. M. Rob-
inson. superintendent Of machinery. A
week of time and the services of thir-
teen men will be necessary.
No estimate has been made as to the
amount Of water that will be used IN
this operation. Several streams from
hose of large size will be continuously
thrown on to the three structures dur
ing the daylight hours of a week or
more. Every part of the exterior OF
the historic pile on the brow of the
hill and Of the younger structures will
receive attention.
Elliott Woods, superintendent of the
Capitol, noticed recently that the buildings
under his care needed a bath. So he
asked the Commissioners for a detail from
the fire department, experts in the use OF
water on a large scale. to do the wash
ing. The order was promptly issued.
Fire Chief Frank j. Wagner and .Supt
Of Machinery L. NJ. Robinson yesterday
conferred over the selection of the men
to do the work. Capt. G. H. Reynolds Of
No. ) engine company will have charge of
a squad of twelve men who ar to en-
gage in the work.
Monday will be the first wash day,
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DISTRICT FIRM LOWEST BIDDER
MAY GET BIG NEW YORK
AQUEDUCT JOB.
Rinehart & Dennis Company's Offer
Of $5,545, 4s7. SO Likely to
Be Accepted.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star
NEW YORK, October 23.-It was learned
today that the Rinehart & Dennis Com
pany OF Washington was the lowest bid
der on contract for New York city in
volving the expenditure Of about $1,000,
600, bids for which were opened by the
board OF water supply of the city and
county of New York October 20. The
work to be done is in connection with the
city's new water supply from the Cats
kill aqueduct According to the formal
specifications. as published In the City
Record, the job Is for portions of the
Croton and Kensico divisions of the Cats
Kill aqueduct. commencing at about Mill
wood, four miles south of Croton lake,
and extending south to the vicinity of
kensico lake, an approximate distance of
80, 125 linear feet
The four lowest bidders included two
out-of-town f1rms-the Rhinehart & Den
mis- Company, Washington, and the M
A. Talbot Company of Baltimore.
The bids Of the four lowest firms were
as follows: 1-Rinehart & Dennis Com
Macarthur Bros. Company. New York
@1 ,329.5 3-George w. Jackson Qnc.)
New York, A,761 ,O1O. 4-The NJ. A. Tai.
bolt Company. Baltimore, $4,S54,17O.
NO award has yet been made but 1t is
almost certainty the Washington con-
GER will receive the contract, as all the
bidoers have complied with every formal
ity required by law. At the same time
however, the commissioners have the
right to throw out all the bids and read
vertise
Rinehart & Dennis. whose Offices are In
the Evans building. are experienced con-
tractors in this sort of work In view of
the fact that they have received no notice
OF the award OF the New York contract
they declined to discuss the matter today
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mier Giolitti. Foreign Minister Tittoni.
Mayor Nathan OF Rome. members of the
court. staff officers and government
dignitaries. These had driven to the
station in brightly decked carriages
with outriders and escorted by the cut
rassiers.
uniform Of a general, with the collar OF
the Order of Annunziata. Also as near
the station as they had been allowed t.
come were thousands of persons. who
cheered loudly as the monarchs met
With the troops and such persons from
neighboring districts as had satisfied the
police Of their right to be present, the
population of Racconigi rose today from
1900 to over 10000.
Gear Passes Through Chambery.
CHAMBERY. France October 23-The
Italy arrived here early today. stopping
long enough to take water for the loco
motive. The station was surrounded with
troops and the entrances to the place had
been closed. The train proceeded to
Modane between solid lines of soldiers
Significance of Meeting.
ST. PETERSBURG, October 23.-1he
semi-official Rossia in an editorial leader
today says that the meeting between EN-
peror Nicholas and King Victor En-
manuel at Racconigi emphasizes the great
political value of close friendship be-
tween Russia and Italy as a factor in
promoting the peace of the world.
The paper adds that the meeting has
no other significance.
The unofficial press strike a common
and most cordial note in discussing the
coming interview between the monarchs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-23
OPEN DOOR TO JAP VISITORS
CoURTESIES EXTENDED THEM
BY BOSTON AUTHORITIES.
Inspection of Industrial, Commercial
and Educational Interests Of
City and Towns.

BOSTON, October 23-The important
commercial and industrial establishments
and educational institutions of Boston
and it's surrounding cities and towns
were today thrown open to the inspection
of the honorary commercial commission
ers Of Japan, who are making tour Of
the United States. The commissioners.
escorted by representatives Of the vari-
Gus chambers of commerce on the Pacific
coast. arrived by special train from
Providence early this forenoon. They
were met at the south station by dele
cation from the Boston Chamber of Com
merce, and a tour OF the many points
of historical. industrial and commercial
interest in this section Of the state was
Immediately inaugurated AS soon as the
train pulled into the station the dele
gates were formed into three sections,
according to the purposes of their in.
vestigation.
Escorted to Various Points.
The first and largest division. which
included about half the commission, was
taken in special train to Quincy, where
the distinguished visitors were shown
through the plant Of the Fore River Ship
building Company.
1t was arranged to spend about two
hours here and then 20 in automobiles to
Harvard University
The second section motored out to Wal
than to inspect the plant of the Waltham
Watch Company, after which the party
went to Harvard.
The five Japanese ladies who are ac-
companying their husbands in their tour
OF inspection comprised the third section.
They were taken to the home of Henry
w. Longfellow in Cambridge, where they
were entertained by the poets daughter
Miss Alice Longfellow
All three sections met at Harvard after
lunch. 1t was planned to spend the aft
e1noon in seeing the university and at
tending the foot ball game between Har-
ward and Brown in the stadium.
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Rear ADMIRAL ERBEN DEAD
SERVED IN THE CIVIL AND
SPANISH WARS.
Was at Pensacola When Navy Yard
Was Surrendered to Confederates.
In Many Naval Battles.

NEW YORK, October 23.-Rear Ad-
miral Henry Erben. U. 8. N. retired, died
here today at the age of seventy-seven.
He entered the navy in 1S4S and served
through the civil war with q brilliant
record, coming out with the rank of
commander.
Admiral Erben was born in New York
city. September 6. 1882, and entered the
naval service as q midshipman June II,
1S4S He was attached. to the storeship
Supply when the civil war broke out
During the war he was actively engaged.
He was at Pensacola, Fla, when the
navy yard there was surrendered to the
Confederate forces in January. 1881, was
engaged in blockading duty along the
gulf coast, being in the action at Ship
Island with Confederate gunboats and
batteries in August of the same year.
while in the December following, while
of Mobile he participated in the action
with the Confederate gunboat Florida
In April. 1862. the admiral, then Lieut.
Erben. Joined the Mississippi river fleet.
He commanded the st. Louis at the siege
OF Fort Pillow, and in the attack of the
Confederate vessels on the fleet in May
OF that year. He was at the capture Of
Memphis the next month, serving on Ad-
miral Farraguts STAFF. He commanded
s'Ao ouihPSCi Of tHc SiCSc OIL tlChSDuTk,
was at the battle of Baton Rouge in Au-
gust, 1862, and at the destruction of the
Confederate ram Arkansas the next day.
June III. 1862, he was promoted to be a
lieutenant commander.
He Joined the Naval Howitzer Bat
terry in Maryland with Gen. Mcclellan
during the Antietam campaign, and
served as executive officer of the moni-
tor Patapsco, participating in the en-
SagenIent at Fort McAllister in March,
1868, and was present at the attack on
forts near Charleston, 8. c.. the next
month. He was attached to the U. 8. s.
Niagara, on special service along the
Atlantic coast from November. 1863, to
May, 1854, when he was ordered to
command the monitor Chino, and in
June was also ordered to command the
monitor Turks. these two vessels hav-
ing been designed to destroy the Con-
federate ram Albemarle, but on account
of their unseaworthiness the attempt
was abandoned.
the Pamela. and participated in several
weston, Tex. He returned north in July,
1855. and during 1865 was on duty at the
navy yard at New York. Later he COM
manded at various times the Huron and
the Kansas and other vessels. besides
doing duty at various navy yards. He
was in command of the European station
with rank of rear admiral from June,
1893. to 1894 July 81. 1894, he was pro-
NOTED to the rank of rear admiral. He
was retired on account of age september
u, 1894, and during the Spanish-American
war was In charge of torpedo boat work
of the coast defense system.
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sanitation: Edward McAleer.. streets: H.
c. He!tmuller. sidewalks: Homer Smith.
fire and police; Joseph Stecker. lights and
trees; NJ. j. White. parks and lawns;
postal.
The question OF the reclamation of the
Anacostia flats was Endorsed by the as
ISOLATION through resolution offered by
George B. Heinecke.
A communication was read from the
Takoma Park Citizens Association an
nOuncing the new officers for the ensuing
year. after which A. NJ. Condra offered
resolutions congratulating the Takoms
association upon the selection Of James
w. Dyre as it's president.
Rev. Howard England, rector of Rock
Creek parish, was the guest of the as.
ISOLATION, and delivered an address or
citizenship
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-23

annual convention of the National Wom-
ans CHRISTIAN Temperance Union was
called to order at $50 this morning for
its second days session.
The minutes and report Of the execu-
tive committee were placed before the
convention. after which the work Of the
Union Signal. the Official organ Of the or
ganizatiOn, was made the subject OF dis
cGssion. The awards OF Union Signal
banners and prizes followed.
Discussion Of proposed constitutional
amendments. some OF which excited con-
siderable interest. occupied large part
OF the morning session.
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ON THE FAIRGROUNDS
Public School Pupils Strive for
Honors.
CLOSE Of THE SEASON
Base Ball Games and Other Athletic
Sports.
TWO EXCITING MATCHES SEEN
Twining School Defeats Morse and
Bryan, Buchanan - Historical
Parade and Folk Dances.
CLOSE Of THE SEASO|
TWO EXCITING MATCHES sEEl

The athletic events to denote the cham
pion schools of the various Fairgrounds
Of the city are in progress today marking
the close of the season.
The schools represe nted at the New
York avenue grounds include the Gales,
Twining. Morse, Seaton, Blake. Emory
Langdon. Henry. Abbott Polk. St
Mary's, Gonzaga College and Notre Dame
Academy.
With Capt. Peck and Policeman Lam
don of the second precinct, acting as UNI
pires, the Twining School base ball team
won a base ball game. the opening event
Of the meet, from the Morse school by a
| score Of to Z. The members Of the win.
ming team were Harry Berger, Warner
Poole, Stanley Harmon. Arthur Barnard
Homer Claybaugh, Howard Barnard
Guy Streeter and Edward Sullivan.
The other events today include croquet
| tether ball. volley ball, track events and
a Dutch dance in costume Mrs Agnes
Stewart Is in charge of the events. assist.
ed by Miss Caroline Steinmetz
At the Howard playground. 5th and W
streets northwest, the games this after
noon are under the direction of Thomas
E. Johnson, Miss Minnie Price and w. s.
Duff1eld.
The events include races, running broad
JAhiPs dAhS SdIIcS, DdSe Dali. vol
ley ball. croquet, basket ball. tether ball
Pupils from the Mott, Garrison, Bruce
Garnet, Patterson. Cook, Slater and Col
ored Orphan Home Schools are repre-
sented In the meet
On Virginia Avenue Grounds.
The games at the Virginia avenue play
ground are under the direction of Miss
Mabel F. Towner, and will end late this
afternoon with English and Swedish folk
dances. The meet is being witnessed by
considerable number of parents and
friends of the participants.
In a greater majority of the events the
contestants are entered as representatives
or their schools. The schools represented
are the Brent, Bryan. Buchanan, Cranch.
Dent, Lenox. Towers, Wallach and Pa
ton.
Inc morning events began about II
o CLOCK and comprised base ball, crouuet
hockey, tether ball and volley ball con.
won by the former after a hot contest OF
and the Bryan School in base ball. The
deciding game in the base ball tie between
the Bryan and Buchanan schools. was
won by the former after a hot contest OF
| five innings, by to Z.
This afternoon S events will include foot
races, ring work, bar Ginning standing
and running jumps. The school winning
| the highest number of points will be
awarded championship banner.
Historical Parade.
historical parade and athletic NEE,
will be held on the Garfield Park play-
ground this afternoon The athletic con.
tests are similar to those on the vir-
ginfa avenue ground. The historical pa
rade will be novel event, nothing of
that character having yet been attempted
on a large scale with the MIA
children. The participants will represent
some notable person or groups of per-
| sons In history. The three best represent
| tations are to be awarded prizes.
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QUEER PLACE FOR SUICIDE.
Young New Yorker Shoots Himself
on Order Over Railway

NEW YORK. October 23.-George Stein
mann. young bank clerk. selected a Pc
culiar place to die last night. He climb
ed upon girder over the New York Gem
trail tracks where they run through a de-
preston in Park avenue. in the central
part of the dty. and. after seating him.
self firmly. sent a bullet through b,s
head. His limp body remained on tba
girder.
Steinmann was twenty-three years old
and had worked for the Lincoln Nation.
Bank until recently, when he was fore.
ed TO quit because Of extreme nervous
ness.
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SEVEN DEAD IN COLLISION.
Passenger Train Crashes Into
Freight Train on Siding.

RICHMOND. Ind, October 23.-Seven
persons were killed in fead-on collision
between a Pennsylvania south-bound pas
senger train and north bound freight,
which stood on a siding at Collinsville
Ohio, yesterday. The passenger train was
said to be running forty miles an hour
when it entered the open switch and
crashed into the freight.
1t was an hour and half before suffl-
cient help arrived to remove those who
were pinioned beneath the debris. A spe-
cial train carrying twenty-five physicians
and several nurses was sent to the wreck
from Hamilton. Ohio, and soon almost
every home in Collinsville was a tempo
rary hospital. wreck train was also
sent from Richmond Ind.
The wreckage of the freight cars caught
fire, but it was eXtinguished. A storm
broke soon after the wreck and the res
cue was carried on in a drenching rain.
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SUCCESSOR TO BISCHoFF.
William Wall Whiddit organist at
Conversational Church.

William Wall Whiddit of Norfolk, Va,
has been chosen organist of >the FIRST
Congregational Church. to succeed the
late DR.. ]. w. Bischoff. He will take up
Immediately his work with the choir.
For several months the special commit
tee of the First Church has been consid-
ering the selection Of successor to Dr.
Bischoff. 1t was the desire to carefully
weigh the ability of each available can
didate for the position.
A large number was considered Mr.
Whiddit was one Of the last who played
on the big organ of the church. The
committee was unanimously in favor Of
inviting him to accept the post.
The decision to appoint Mr. Whiddit
was not reached until several days ago.
The announcement was withheld until
late this afternoon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-23
Treasury Appointments.

Several Washington men have received
appointments in the Treasury Depart
ment. Among these are Clark G. Hiatt.
clerk in the Office of the auditor for the
navy, at $500 per year; H. 8. Thompson.
fourth assistant chemist, at $1,000. In
the office of the commissioner Of internal
revenue: Ralph C.. Focht, structural en-
gineer craftsman, supervising architect $
office, at $1,000.
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IN BIENNIAL CONVENTION.
Universalists Assemble at Detroit for
Business Session.

DETROIT. Mich, October 23.-The BIZ
ennial convention Of the Universalist
Church. which opened here last evening,
entered upon it's program of routine
business today. Among the features OF
today's program was the receiving of
fraternal greetings from Detroit clergy
Of other denominations. Among these
were Bishop Charles d. Williams of the
Episcopal diocese of Michigan. Rev.
Byron w. Forbush, Congregationalist;
Rev. c. B. ALLEN, Methodist Episcopal;
Rev. F. T. Galpin, Baptist: Rev. John
Britain Clarke. Presbyterian. and Rabbi
Leo M, Franklin of Temple Bethel.
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Norfolk to See the Celrmont.

NEW YORK, October 23.-The Cler-
mont the reproduction of Robert Full
toms steamboat. which figured promi-
nently in the Hudson Fulton celebration,
will be sent to Norfolk. Va, to partici-
pate in the deeper waterways convention
next month. according to a decision of a
committee Of the Hudson Fulton celebra-
ton commission yesterday Because she
was a gift of a foreign nation. Holland,
1t was decided that it would not be proper
to send the Half Moon, as requested.
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Socialists Win Seat in Reichstag.

COBURG. Germany. October 23-The
socialists won another seat in the reich
stag AT yesterdays election i'm this city.
which had been regarded as a stronghold
of the national liberals. Zeitsch, the
socialist candidate. received 1850 votes
against 6.646 for Quarck. the nominee OF
the national liberals. The turn over Is
attributed to dissatisfaction over the new
taxes.