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Imperial Valley press., 1909-04-24

less erocous wreang destruction upon the private property of travellers
 The ameoration of corporate due in part to m provemen the type of controlling railroads and in part
 large part probabto the lessons that have been impressed upon corporations during the past years the pub other servants in Washington All good railroad hate Roosevelt than they hate think of the hereafter but that is because he fear into their hearts and taught them that the public after a is their to the credit of the kind of railroad official nevertheless that he does recognize community of erests and does to get along amcaby and socially with the public.
 Not but what there for further improvement in atons between the railroads and the communities they Any would rather have his pocket picked than be andbagged and stripped the hide but there valid objections the picking of pockets and the railroads yet long from giving the public square deal
 Now isn't square deal Imperial Valley collect for freight from eastern points rate higher than the rate from the points Los Angeles When the rate merchandise from Chicago to Fl Centro the to Los Angeles plus the local from Los Angeles back to Fl Cenro the deal far from square be nquous robbery That sort of discrimination has retarded the and growth of Nevada Idaho and
 town between the Rockies and the Sierra Nevada and if Valley
 Mr. Hartman and his letenants interested in Imperial Valley and profess to be desrous of promoting it's If they what they they will abae of their all the money that into the valley give settlers decent chance to make than bare living The burden that they placed upon the people of this valley last Jan when they withdrew the mdermna and increased minimum carload weights to compel merchants pay for mage not recevedfor not rendered. excessive and without reasonable justification Moreover it violation of the intent and probably the letter. of the interstate law.
 on of the railroads Evidently they need effective regu on than is applied to them by the mpoten Commerce Commission Their have improved but their morals still defective.
Imperial Valley press., 1909-04-24
RAILROAD MANNERS AND MORALS.

Significant of the altered attitude public corpora. 0n toward the public by whose grace they being and whose service their only existence new order issued by Julius Kruttschn of the Southern Pacific nsttng boards of inquiry to investigate accidents be con- posed o three railroad officials and outsider and reporters are to be invited to attend the hearings
 It IS not long since railroad officials regarded accidents private and confidential affairs of the corporations and haughty refused all information to The only reporter could exto facts from railroad announce his pur print grossly exaggerated of an accident and then he told sometimes to be along with the public that he represented
 The old Southern Pacific crowd' conspicuousy con- tempuous of the public recognizing right other than own right to do it pleased and to extor the ultimate dollar and the most erventy deested corporation earth Not Standard Oil hated heartily better cause In the older communities of California the railroad is still garded Jack Satan's side partner.
 Since days the Crokers and Huntington great change
 the personnel of the railroad has occurred and the of railroad officials have been improved The higher officials about the people business discuss affairs with them friendly spirit and profess be desrous of work harmony with them for the development the country ordinary citizen in these days talk two minutes with rail road manager without feeling desire to punch his head
 The influence of this change has seeped downward ranmen civil to Even the baggage smashers
Imperial Valley press., 1909-04-24
FL CENTRO,S PREMIER HUMORTST.

Divers and sundry essayss have been wang doefuy the decadence of American umo and gone far affirm that Americans this generation destitute of the sense of humor They wrong however.
 is true that in the magazines and weekly journals of the East ppant gbness and the imbecie argon slangbeing the speech of New Yorkhave place of humor the English pass ny fellows but the West still produces humorsts
 El Centro has humors of quality His favorite piece of ocund is coming out at night and heating the in the registering thermometer used keep the of temperature systematically made in this part of the valley deems delicious joke the worth less
 El Centro proud of her humors He faced baboon and almost intelligent He should put into cage and exhibited
Imperial Valley press., 1909-04-24
PROTECTION FOR THE BIRDS.

The Audubon Society induced the late legislature and has signed bill making it msdemeanor sell have for sale the pumage of bird assed
 bird Mners not have in their possession egret pumes heron feathers gebe skins wings of g pelican skins All wild birds except game birds protected absolutely the law provided however that great horned os hawks nnes butcher birds and English sparrows cased pests and be killed All birds protected and the ibis longer classed game
 has been found futile to appeal to discard dead birds from their headgea for their primitive instinct to make themselves look absurd under the deuson that gosque dec oraton their attracveness neradcab and the only the birds to forbid traffic in pumage The Au dbon Society has accomplished good work and deserves the gratitude every person intelligent enough understand the value of birds to
Imperial Valley press., 1909-04-24
4 PRACTICAL SPIRTUALIST.

Chicago piritualst scheme make practical of the fat who ca spirits from the vay deep at dollar
 head He would obge the ghosts their keep by doing detective work especially Kidnapping Tt would be nice he o have organization of mediums who could place themselves the disposal of who find themselves in such woefu trouble Of course would be difficult work for every medium cannot communicate with every member of patrons departed family but still the scheme is attractive
 Very nice" and attractive to the mediums doubt But why not develop into general spook detective agency and give jobs departed policemen and seuths bunch really able ghosts turned loose in the ums big cities ought to be able round up all the missing murderers and work the third degree the confusion of criminals of all sorts It queer that police chiefs have not thought of having fat medium and Little Brighteyes every detective bureaur in the country
Imperial Valley press., 1909-04-24
SEEKING LIGHT ON LAND QUESTIONS

Thanks Senator Flint who does not forget between eec that he represents the people of his state and sent to Washington promote their interests there to hope that department officials in Washington having to determine questions relating to land titles in Imperial Valley may qualify themselves ntelgeny by acquiring knowledge of conditions through personal investigation and observation
 Irrigation Committee of the Senate proposes to make September and October and has been persuaded by three days the Laguna dam and I'm pera Valley The Secretary of the Interior Director and Chief
 Engineer of the Reclamation Service and others having official relations irrigation projects will accompany the committee and hearings be held elicit information from settlers and other interested persons
 The time allotted to work in this region able investigators become thoroughly acquainted with the facts pertaining land questions but conducted bar out ngwnded and ncoheent statements of minor grievances the Secretary and the Senators learn something useful
 is obvious that the General Land Office gropng the dark solutions of the problems arising from the conflict of in Imperial Valley The officers of that bureau trying to find of the but is obvious that they perfectly informed and their rulings and orders inconsistent ncoherent and anything but helpful They compicae rather than simplify the problems.
 The order relating school sections is case point The commissioner endeavor adjust claims certain townships by ruling that the school sections have been located by what is known the Imperial Survey and that the reestab hment of original school sections by the recent will be rejected His declared to settle the school section question with regard to the equities of the case which not within the of the Land Office and he that the sections will be surveyed officially at future time
 Whether not made in 1856 and if it made where the school sections located questions of fact
 determined by courts If equity is govern the equities M all cases usI pe oeerneo py oca cour not Dy department ocers In Washington Probably the best at on of the problem for the Land Office refrain from attempt to determine finally the rights and equities of claimants nze the entries of parties possession and let the school section claimants out of possession bring suits the
 The suggested not be the shortest out of the nge but is clear that the Land Office has found plain out and likely hit upon anything better until the commissioner and the Secretary of the Interior shall have clearer knowledge of the the problem they possess.
 encouraging therefore to know that the secretary the Senate Committee realize their need enlightenment and coming to Imperial Valley to learn something of state of land affairs clear concise comprehensive statement of fact should be prepared and presented thm such statement all interested land titles in the valley can to far impartial presentation of the problems solved Preparation of the might promoted undertaken by the County Chamber of by nee selected by that body from the membership Imperial Bar Association
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-25
CAROLINA ASSOCIATION.
TEXAS LEAGUE

Charlotte, q; winston Salem. &.
Anderson. IL; Greenville. z.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-25
GOLFERS TO MEET
CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT OF
SOUTHERN GOLF ASSOCIATION.
About Sixty VIII Start in the Thirtv-
six Hole Qualifying Round To-
day ON Memphis Country
Club,a Lfnka.

Memphis. Tenn. May 24.--About sixty
of the best golfers in the South Will
start in the thirty-six hole qualifying
ship tournament Of the Southern Golf
Association, over the superb links OF
the Memphis Country Club tomorrow
morning.
It has rained internationally all day,
and the weather forecasts say the
glofers will be forced to tramp over
the links in the rain tomorrow.
only those Tho a have hSan 70 81
the qualifying round for the cham
pionship trophy. The handicaps OF the
Southern Golf Association will rule In
determining the eligibility of the
championship and those eligible for the
championship fight who fail to quail
ify will be allowed to start in the
qualifying round for the second. third,
to all members Of the Southern Golf
| Association.
The plan of elimination, which viii
be tried out has already met with
the approval of the vma jority OF the
Southern golfers. who are more than
willing that only the star players
should have a 60 at the champion
themselves with the other cups
Neither Nelson Whitney, Of New
Orleans. the winner of last years.
tournament. nor H, Chandler Esan,
Chicago. the runner-up last season.
will compete this year. with these
two stars eliminated the local enthu-
between Ellis Knowles. the former Yale
star. and Eastern intercollegiate
champion Of 1907 and lawrence Eus-
tbs of New Orleans. Knowles, who
halls from Pensacola. Fla. is rated at
given handicap Of one. Knowles win
be the only scratch man to compete In
the preseot tournament.
ers for the championship will be Leigh
The s. @. A., in 1905; ". A. HOOD, Of
Memphis; William Richardson, of
leans, and /. w. Falls and Irving Nc
powell Massey Jr.. Of the Memphis
Prominent golfers from Nashville
Tenn, Pensacola. Fla, Macon. Ca, At
lanta, Ca, Chattanooga, Tenn, Bir-
minghsm, Ala, New Orleans. La. and
themselves with the rather dificuit
course of the local club.
The DOGGY Of the Memphis Country
par is "a 10. The total distance Of
the course is s,os9 yards; The holes
yyssg5y in length 3, from Little Casino
full Valley'-esch 5s5 yards long. The
course is laid out over undulating
country, about seven miles east Of the
MISSISSIPPI river ana In In0 town of
Buntyn, just outside of the city OF
Memphis.
professional of the links, the most dif-
hcult holes are the fourth ('T,onR
John'D, sixth C'Spooks'), eighth (''The
Elbow"), twelfth ("Hlgh Point"), M
teenth The Jungie'). and seventeenth
' Following is the DOGGY for the
out: 45s, s45, $3.50.
In: AGA. 446. 454-41-Sl.
The qualifying round for the cham
pionship trophy is the only important
event on the card for tomorrow. This
will be at SO holes.
The qualifying round for the event q
other than the champion flight win be
at Is holes, medal play. and viii be
started Wednesday morning.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-25
The 1IississiDpi Will Leave Matches for
Return Trip Today.

The MlnsiasiDpi VIII Leave Matches for
Return Trip Today.
Natchez. Miss, May 24.-The rain
which prevented the ball game today
between the team OF the battleship
Mississippi and the local professional
nine, also prevented the bali planned
fcers, however. braved the veritable
cloudburst and attended reception in
their honor given at the Campbell
home.
The big warship will get under way
a. m. tomorrow for her return trip
to New Orleans.
Captain, Fremont. OF the battleship
Mississippi, was nominated for Vice.
mously elected by the big assemblage
at the Elks luncheon. At every port
at which the ship has anchored. this
has been done and at each Captain
Fremont has made the same smiling
reply:
las long as the stars and stripes
stand for all they do II makes no diff
ference IL the commander OF q battle
ship has only the rank OF an ensign.
the feet and the coppander will have
the respect which an nations pay to
the greatest nation in the world"
Although intensely hot today, a bat
talon OF blue Jackets were sent ash ore
for parade. commanded by Lieutenant
Commander Mccormack After the pa
rade the sailors were given q Dutch
luncheon on the top of the hill over
looking the river. Tables had been
built in the park and busy walters saw
to It that the sailormen had plenty to
eat and drink Meantime the officers
were the guests OF the Elks Club at q
similar luncheon. purely informal.
visitors were permitted aboard only
until noon today.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-25
Trim The Turtles
| scarcely leaving her home for several

scarcely leaving her home for several
years.
She leaves her husband. and also rel
atives In Selma.
At the Methodist Church yesterday
morning "Children's Day" was OBJ
served. Many songs by the little ones
as we'll as Rotations showed they had
been we'll trained.
william Z. WI VERIFY made chaste
and beautiful address on Childhood,
really q perfect gem, which was de-
livered with fine effect TO congrega-
ton which filled the large church.
The annual observance Of Children's
Foreign Mission Day at the Presbyte-
rian Church yesterday afternoon, was
we'll attended. Mexico" was the sub
tect of the exercises.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-25

The Climbers responded to the well
come given them by the local fans yes
terday by handing Babb's Memphis
s. e. BAIL a. Trss most 81 the
and ginger came from the Greminger
side OF the house. the home folks con-
tinuing that erroriess ball that they
HS Gse@in9er was out out Of the game. FL
mer Bliss playing the bag m Jam-up
style, with Champ Osteen at third and
Joe Pope back at his old position.
sa Mss With uf Spike sAs shannon nor oasohns
him-and this battery, with the support
that was given by the team. had the
Babblers going from the start Guese
the second inning. ana Dick in the
eighth inning. drew the only bases on
ing any damage. Besides his control.
aas s1a ns'a sna aur s tsf
OF him. two came together only in the
fourth. the others being one in the first
and one In the seventh. The big
Whiteman osS who 0 played II" Right in Ksre
wins place. driving in the other.
Dick pitched a good game for Menu
phis but his support was not the best
balls scored. HIS own wild throw made
the other run possible. There were lots
of plays that brought out the
yells, but the real features Of
the game was q magnificent one-handed
stab that Charlie Babb made of a vi
cious line hit by Persons in the NTH
inning, a running catch by Whiteman
in right Geld and 9. great stop by Rock
enfield. This. with the catching ano
throwing Of Shannon and the pitching
had Memphis surrounded
DAILY walked in the last OF the FIRST,
Persons sacrificed him and Whiteman
drove him home.
Morris made q low throw OF Peps's
hit In the second, Pope going to third
on q wild pitch and with one gone.
Gnese hit in the run. making 1t 2 to o.
Bliss threw up his hand and touched.
but could not get It, and with one gone
Babb got him to second with q hit TO
osteen. Morris driving him and making
II Q to /.
No more scoring was done and 1t
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-25
YOUNG WIRELESS OPERATOR.

New York, May 24-The youngest
wireless operator who ever sat at the
key and picked up shore messages,
came into port yesterday on the NAL
Tory liner Nueces from Tampa.
Raymond Carroll. fifteen years old,
of 21O4 Florida avenue, Tampa, Fla,
was in charge OF the wireless room.
When the Nueces was ready to leave
Tampa its regular wireless operator
was taken ashore Ill and the captain
inquired II there was a substitute to be
had in that city. Young Carroll, who
has been attending high school was
known as an experimenter to many
persons who had observed his appar-
atus and his name was mentioned.
The ships commander soon discovered
that the boy was a competent operator
and quickly engaged him.
II the boys parents will consent, he
can have a stead yposition with the
line as his work In sending and re-
ceiving wireless messages was most
satisfactory despite the fact that he
was seasick for three days.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-25
MOBILE FANS CHEER
BASEBALL DOINGS

A bunch Of Mobile fans, composed
Of Hon. James H. Webb. former State
Solicitor; William cowley. William
Goodman, J. r. Jett, Frank Royeii
Frank Cernshaw. Pheaan Dorian. for-
mer SherIR OF Mobile County, and Rlch-
ard Hinee. Jr, sporting editor OF THE
Mobile Register, occupied seats IN the
cry throughout the game.
When the bunch read the score of
the proceedings at Mobile and New
death. especially with the doings at
Mobile, and they were at a loss 10
account for the manner In which Mo-
bile seemed 20 be playing the game AZ
park highly elated ana shouting the
Alabama.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-25
SUNDAY BASEBALL LAW.
Action Begins In Indiana TO Test

Action Begins In Indiana To Test Act.
indianapolis. Ind, May 24.-An affi-
davit today was filed in the criminal
court by Frank @. McCrea. an insur-
ance man, against Charles G. Carr
manager of the Indianapolis baseball
club charging that he was engaged in
his usual vocation, that of a profess
sional baseball player yesterday. that
his work was not for charity, nor neces-
sarY and that 1t was against the peace
and dignity OF the State OF Indiana
A capias was issued to the sheriff
This action Is the beginning of a
test OF the constitutionality of the re-
cent act permitting Sunday baseball In
Indiana.
Mr.. Card was formally placed under
arrest this afternoon and gave bond.
1t was made public that John H Hoi-
liday, President of the Union Trust
Company. is one OF the prosecutors OF
Card.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-25

Iotals,. >. =. 20 1925 16
sBatted for Lindsay in ninth.
Batted for Fritz In ninth.
xHenline out hunted third foul.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-25
DEATH OFF MISS VAUGHAN.
Young Woman OF Thomasvflle Passe
Away.

Townsville, May 24.--(Special)-The
town was saddened yesterday after
noon at the death of Miss Florence
Vaughan.
Miss Vaughan died at the home of
her sister Mrs. W. A. Scott. after an
Illness of several weeks.
Miss Vaughan was n native OF Ohio,
but for several years had made her
home here with her sister, Mrs. Scott
The remains will be taken to Ohio
for interment.
A large congregation was present at
the Baptist Church yesterday morning
TO hear the commencement sermon OF
the South Alabama Institute.
The sermon was delivered by Rev. /
A. White, and was exceedingly forci-
BILE and Impressive.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-25
Cardinala Defeat Gianta.

New York. May 24-St. Louis con-
ouered New York . to / today because
OF costly errors made behind Mathew
son and the locals inability to hit Lush
with men on bases.
Doyle's misplay in the seventh gave
the visitors two runs. and Konetchy
who Tailed In the sixth. reached first
on a low throw by Devlin.
Manager Bresnahan of st. Louis, was
presented with Q silver loving cup by
his New York admirers prior to the
game. and ct banquet given in his
honor tonight, he received a punch
bowl.
Score by innings; R.HE
Sc. Louis 80. 600 ooi 20o--3 3
New York ........ Dol 900 000--1
BatterieB-Lugh and Bresnahan:
Mathewson and Myers. Time. i:3g! Um-
pires, tombstone and Cusach.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-25
INDOOR BASEBALL


With Hall in rare form and clouting
the ball at a terrible rate, Birmingham
the 7. AZ. e. a. indoor bassbalI
league last evening. defeating the An
niston bunch by the overwhelming
score of 10 to Q. Hall pitched magni-
fcent ball. allowing the Admission team
team behind him drove out a total of
fourteen hits: r. II. e.
Admission .....0 o o 1 2-3 2
Birmingham ~ 0 4 s-15 IL 2
Battsries-Wiliams ana Glider; Hall
and Stratford.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-25

The Rye Ola Juniors defeated the
High Street team yesterday by score
of Al.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-25

Atlanta, May 24.-The good roads
movement in Georgia received added
impetus today when from q dozen
cities and towns in all parts of the
State automobiles carrying prominent
Georgians made runs to Macon, Ga
These simultaneous across State tours
were INTENDED to arouse interest OF
county and town authorities In road
building.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-25
RACING COMIssION.
Meet at LatOnia VIII Not Have In.
terRerence.

reference.
Lexington. KY, May 24.-The State
Racing Commission met here TO-DAY
and granted Jockey George Mountain
a license to ride exclusively for ] :.
Hal Woodford and j; w: Fizer. The
so as to allow apprentices five pounds
in selling events and three In handi-
cap races.
]. Morgan Chinn. attorney for the
commission. appeared to give the pres
ton and stated that Harvey Myers. at.
torney for the Latonia Club has beer
given until Wednesday to file his
briefs in the case in the State Court
OF Appeals and that a decision was
expected at once.
1t Is stated here that no matter what
the decision in the Latonia case the
present meeting commencing tornor.
row. will go on without interference
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-25
DICKSON In FORM
BUT TwENTY-EIGHT MEN FACE
| BARON TwIRLER-
One hit IL Made ny New Orleans in
Contest which Went 10 the
Birmingham Aggre-
cation.

New Orleans. La. May 24.--Dickson.
pitching for Birmingham in the open
Ing game of the SERIES received flaw
made by the locals, whoe lostt 8 o.
Dickson's control was perfect and the
single BY Fritz was ali that put even
one New Orleans player on first. A
hit and two errors gave the visitors
ssSs5 nns IN nns nrsJ ihnins and 'fs es
ninth. Score:
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-25
Warrington a Pine.

Detroit, Mich, May 24-AItrock made
his first appearance in a Washington
uniform and was forced to retire In the
third inning Smith, who replaced him
was hit hard and INDUCED in three ex-
pensive wild pitches.
The game was a slow, one-sided af-
fair, marked by nothing of interest
other than the hitting of Cobb and
Milan.
Score by innings: R-H.E
Detroit. :. :. ..O14 100 22s--1o 10
Washington -. ot0 600 600 II Z
Batteries--Summers and Stanage and
Schmidt; Altrock. Smith and Street and
Blakenship. Time. 1:43. Umpires
Evans and Hurst.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-25
Heavy Fines for Druni<z.

Recorder Vaughan established q rec
ord in police court this morning as q
warning TO those who get drunk. There
were two cases for drunkenness on the
docket OF the court and both OF the
cases were against white men. The
first case called was against Bob Cailen
and in that case fine OF 500 and
costs was assessed The second ease
was against Ed Ballard and Ia this case
a fine Of $50 and costs was assessed
Several cases for violation or the
prohibition laws were called and were
continued until tomorrow.