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Imperial Valley press., 1909-02-20
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Wyoming Legislature appeals to Congress to save 10000 elk reported to be starving in deep snow.
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 senate favors keeping half of Unit cd States navy on the Pacific Coast and authorizes President to So order.
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 Booker T. Washington makes ap- peal for aid for negro republic of Lii beria whose plight, he says is seri- ous.
 Central gas and lighting plant may be established at Cotton to supply Riverside, Redlands, San Bernardlno and Bloomington.
 Wells-Fargo X Co. announce big re- duction of express rates on commodi- ties shipped from Los Angeles to points in Nevada.
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 Pittsburgh District Attorney un- earths gigantic plot to buy whole pan el of veniremen called for council manic poodle trials
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 Special Commissioner Buchanan signs protocol with Venezuela, ending long drawn disputes between that country and United States
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 After Waters-Pierce Oil Company has paid $5O,0OO fine, Missouri off cials decide proof must be given of having quit Standard Oil Company.
 o-o-o Middle West from Kansas to Chi cago is again swept by fierce blizzard, west wind, sleet, "ice and bitter cold making it one of the worst of storms.
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 Los Angeles youth plunges to his death down the icy side of Mt. Wilson for two thousand feet into the west fork of the San Gabriel River, while companion has narrow escape in fall of three hundred feet.
Imperial Valley press., 1909-02-20
RETURN OF THE ELLEFORDS
Popular Stock Company Will Appear at Opera House March list,
 End and 3rd.

The Elleford Stock Company which played to packed houses at the Fl Centro Opera House last April, has decided to return to this city and will appear March 1st, 2nd and 9rd. This company is by far the best stock company on the road today and never fails to please. It is said to be much stronger and better than last season, which is saying a great deal, as it was conceded by nearly everyone who patronizes the local opera house that it was the best company which appeared here last year, and will be remembered particularly as having presented THE TEXAS STEER" in a very satisfactory manner. Arrange ments are being made with the s. P, Company to run special train one of the three evenings. Popular prices.
Imperial Valley press., 1909-02-20

C. E. Phelps as such inspector, on the plan proposed by the City Engi- neer.
 Consideration of the report of the Auditing Committee on books of city officials was deferred to the next reg. ular meeting.
 w F. Holt was given permission to put in a cement gutter on the south side of Main street, between Fifth and Sixth streets. and for fifty feet west of Sixth street, on Main street under city specifications and on the official city grade.
 The Board adjourned to meet Feb. ruary g.
 The Board of Trustees met in spe eial session at the City Hall on Wed uesday evening, and adopted an ordi nance amending Ordinance No. t6 which fixes the time and place of meetings of the Board
 The new ordinance, which Is pub lished in this issue of The Press provides that the regular meetings of the Board shall be at 7:30 o'clock D. m. on the second and fourth Tues | days of each month, and that the place of meeting shall be in the room two doors east of Sixth and Main streets, on the south side of Main street.
 1 The officials moved to the new guar | ters on Thursday.
Imperial Valley press., 1909-02-20
METHODIST REVIVAL MEETINGS

Rev. D. K Burnham, pastor of the Ill Centro Methodist Church, last Sun day began series of revival meet ings. Tomorrow, Rev. F. B. Ireland, of Kansas City, will preach at both the morning services, and he will as sist the pastor during the ensuing week. Mrs. Ireland, who is a soloist on the mellophone, will also assist in the music for these meetings A chorus will sing each night, and the meetings will continue for at least two weeks
Imperial Valley press., 1909-02-20

Good cakes at the Palm. 46-tf
Imperial Valley press., 1909-02-20
CANTALOUPE PLANTING
Prospects of About 5000 Acres of
 Melons This Season.

Cantaloupe planting is in full force. Many ranchers have their melon acreage already seeded, and by the close of the ensuing week the bulk of the planting in Imperial Valley will be completed.
 Estimates made this week. by men in close touch with the situation, are that Imperial Valley will have approx imately 600O acres of cantaloupes this season.
 The estimates for Fl Centro are from 900 to 1000 acres. Of this, the H. Woods Company now has contracts for 627 acres.
 The general acreage of the Valley is divided among the various com mission firms in round numbers as follows:
 H. Woods & Company, 2000 acres; {; Lyons & Coggins, 15OO acres; Stra- chan Fruit Company, 600 acres; {; Crutchfield & Woolfolk $50 acres; Grochens, 270 acres; Fleighler & Com pany, 120 acres; Interstate Produce Company 2S0 acres; independent ship pers. 300 acres.
 The total acreage now contracted reaches 5420 acres, and 1t is expected by the produce men that this will be swelled until the total for the valley will reach close to 5000 acres
Imperial Valley press., 1909-02-20
WILL TALK COTTON
Meeting of Growers Called to Hear
 Report From MT. Loftus.

A public meeting for prospective cotton growers of Imperial Valley will be held at the Fl Centro school house at 1 o'clock this Saturday afternoon, to which every one interested in cot ton development in this valley is in vited.
 Joseph R. Loftus, of the American Nile Cotton Company, will speak, tel ling of his trip through the South, where he went to gather data of spe- cal value to the prospective cotton growers of this valley.
 Mir. Loftus has visited the cotton belts of Arkansas, Louisiana, and Texas, and stopped at Phoenix and Yuma to investigate the results ob- tained at these places In growing Egyptian cotton.
 He has arranged for the shipment of large quantity of Mebane (Texas) cotton seed to Fl Centro, and has also secured shipments of the Helena long staple and the Russell big boil cotton from Arkansas.
 The American Nile Cotton Combany Company has three gin and compress outfits under consideration, and will have q complete equipment in El Ben uo to handle the ensuing years Bot ton crop.
Imperial Valley press., 1909-02-20

Wyoming Legislature appeals tc Congress to save 10000 elk reported to be starving in deep snow.
Imperial Valley press., 1909-02-20
ANOTHER VICTORY
El centro Defeats 5rswley in Fine
 Game-calexieo in the Lead.

A Press reporter discovered a crew of civil engineers busily working on the El Centro baseball field Monday morning. We make it just four acres and a half" said the chief engineer when asked concerning the object of the work Do you mean that is the size of the baseball diamond" queried the reporter No, no; we came out here to find out how much ground this man Griffin of Brawley can cover and it doesn't measure an inch less than four acres and a half
 But in spite of the ubiquitous Mir Griffin and his sensational playing at shortstop El Centro defeated Brawley Sunday by score of to o, outclass ing them from the first inning to the ninth.
 The first ball pitched in the game was hit smartly by a Brawley man and went sldmming along the ground toward Harkins, between his legs and out to right field Well, we'll cut that out right now remarked the dis ! gusted little captain, and from that time on Brawley had no chance to ! score Trippet pitched an effective game and was not hit hard at any time When he was hit, the Brawley 1 players were retired by the excellent ] fielding of the locals, Harkins eXcell- ing in handling difficult grounders in l his territory.
 Wade of Brawley did not exhibit much speed, but his slow, wide curves were more or less puzzling and by good fielding the visitors held the locals down to two runs. The con 1 spicuous feature of Brawley's work was the splendid fielding of Captain 1 Griffin at shortstop He stopped line drives that were labeled basehits and threw the runners out at first; he ran over between second and first and cap tured a high fly and capped the climax by taking a liner which went over the third baseman's head If ever a hit 1 looked safe that one did, but nothing is too hard for Griffin to try for and by hard running and reaching the | limit of his, long arm he managed to get two fingers on the ball before t got by him and held on to it. It was one of the most interesting games of the season, well played, closely contested and a clean exhibi- tion. Fl Centro is playing gilt-edged ! ball now having won for three weeks | in succession.
 Aoltville Wins
 Imperial without the services of Easterly, was an easy victory for Holt vile Sunday. Scott was hit hard
 while Browning was effective through out the game. The score was Holt
 vile s, Imperial 1.
 Calexico now leads the league by a narrow margin, with holtville a close second and Imperial a good third. E
 Centro, in spite of three successive
 weeks of victory, has only a fighting
 chance for the pennant, while Braw
 ley no longer has any hope of win
 ming.
Imperial Valley press., 1909-02-20
SEWER CONTRACT DEFERRED
City Trustees Again Postpone Action on Bids-cemept Inspector Ap-
 pointed.

The Board of City Trustees of Fl Centro met at the City Hall at 7:SO o'clock on the evening Of February 12. all members being present
 Bids for the construction of the El Centro sewer system. as summarized by the City Engineer, were read as follows;
 Prick & Ware. S26,44A67; J. D. Kneen, S26,49A75 Arthur Bent, S26. S546O; M. N. Maginovitch. $26,s9145, c. D. Stevens and R. c. Lowell. S27. 25O.25; C. E. Hubbell, S2s,34O.6O.
 The matter of awarding the con tract for sewer construction was de ferred to the next regular meeting of the Board, and Sewer Commissioner wo Hamilton was instructed to secure options on the right of way and on the land necessary for a sewer farm. in the meantime.
 The City Clerk presented communi- cations from various Los Angeles bus mess men and firms concerning the reliability of Prick & Ware, lowest bidders for the sewer contract.
 c. E. HubbeIl was permitted to withdraw his bid for the sewer con- tract and his certified check was re- turned to him.
 The City Clerk was instructed to draw warrants for bills presented to the amount of S95.10.
 The formal withdrawal of I. A. Nor gan from the bond of c. A. Bradford, City Marshal. was presented and ac- tion thereon was deferred until the next regular meeting of the Board.
 A petition from George A. Carter and fifty other property owners and residents of EI Centro, protesting against the fee schedule established by the City Trustees on January 26, whereby the City Engineer was au- thorized to charge s3.50 for twenty five foot lots and S5 for sixty-foot lots for setting grade stakes and in pecting the work where sidewalk and curbing is put in under private contract, and asking that a compe- tent cement man be put on as in spector of such work was presented and read by the City Clerk
 J. w. CoIson, J. R. Garren, J. s. Jones and Ira Aten discussed the mat ter before the Board
 City Engineer H. B. Pearson, Jr., appeared before the, Board and pro posed that if the citizens would se- ,asssst a .Acemeut inspector acceptable 10 themselves. and the City Trustees would appoii& him las such inspector, Pearson would pay the inspector for such work
 Amotion was adopted appointing
Imperial Valley press., 1909-02-20
MISSIONARY RALLIES.

Special Missionary rallies will be held in the Holt Opera House, by the Union Christian Church. tomorrow forenoon and evening at the regular hours for public services. Rev. Mir. Menzie, missionary to India, and Dr. Fl. H. Guy. who spent ten years in Japan, will give addresses.
Imperial Valley press., 1909-02-20
HOME MISSIONS CELEBRATION

Tomorrow morning a patriotic cele- bration of home missions will take place at the Fl Centro Presbyterian Church The programmes and Colo nial hats, each in colonial colors, will be kept, doubtless, as souvenirs by those in attendance at this meeting. The annual offering for home mis- sions will be taken
Imperial Valley press., 1909-02-20
BUILDS ON SIXTH STREET.

Attorney w. E. Cox is having an addition built to his business house on the west side of Sixth street, be- tween Main and Broadway. The ad- dition is 2Ox2O feet, and the whole place will be occupied for restaur- ant.
Imperial Valley press., 1909-02-20
DECLARED INSANE.

James owen, whose cratic con duct at Imperial caused his arrest months ago, and who has been con. fined in the County Jtil for a long period, on Tuesday of this week was adjudged insane and vf has taken the next day to Patton.
Imperial Valley press., 1909-02-20
SELECTS GOOD NAME.

South Pasadenans have evinced their appreciation of a good thing by naming one of their handsomest resi-. dence streets "El Centro avenue Of course, they had in mind the hust ling Imperial Valley city when they made their selection
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-12-18
AMERICANS PUT BAN ON
SCRAPS At BLuEflELDS
by Associated Press.)

Bluefelds, Nicaragua, Dec. IT,
The American grip on Bluefields was
frightened today when Commander
Shipley of the cruiser Des Moines on
the authority of Rear Admiral kim
ball in command of the American for
ces in Nicaragua, issued proclama-
tion formally stating that no fighting
would be allowed at Bluefields.
Thomas P. Moffat, the American
consul here, delivered the message to
Adolfo Diaz, provisional secretary of
state to be forwarded to General Es-
trada, the leader of the revolution
lists and provisional president at
Rama. A copy of it is being sent
also to General Vasquez, the leader
of the Zelayan forces.
The proclamation quotes the letter
of Secretary Knox dismissing the Nj
caraguan charge d. affairs at Wash
ington and then declares that fight
ing at Bluefields is prohibited be-
cause American property and the liv-
es of Americans would be endangered
The situation at Rama is unchang-
ed.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-12-18
LAST SESSION OF
N. D. P0STMASTERS

Fargo, N D.. Dec. 16.-The annual
convention Of North Dakota League
of Postmasters which has been in
session here for the past two days,
came to close this morning after
officesr were elected, resolutions were
adopted and other important business
transacted.
The officers of the ensuing year
are:
President-A. w. Spicer of Oberon.
Vice President-O. S. GundersOn of
Rinford.
gSecretary-W. H. Stevens Of VIM
tbledon.
.Treasurer-C. o. LANCER of Sand
born.
Devils Lake was selected as the
next place for the annual convention.
which will meet at the call of the
president.
y Am executive committee of the fol-
lowing members was appointed: H. C.
Plurley, Fargo; w. c. Scoville, Aber-
crombie; E. H. Badger Collegiate, with
the president and secretary as ex-
Officio
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-12-18
'
i. WHO IS FROoD?

~ The Braddock News says of Young
Frood, recently sentenced to two and
one-half years in the penitentiary:
The man sentenced is Robert, son
of John Frood, the Moffit village
blacksmith. Robert is just past
twenty-one years old, and at Brittin
where he was raised he bore good
reputation. However, when several
years since, he moved to Moff1t, the
general real estate and townsite pro-
motion and other get-rich quich
schemes with which the very air of
the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS was i'm
pregnated was too much for his men
tai balance and he took the wrong
trail. One day last summer "lady"
companion, d grass-widow, helped
him drive a bunch of Aug. Benz's
cattle to Bismarck where they were
sold to a butcher-who had only liv-
ed here thirty years-and was un-
acquainted with Mr.. Benz's brand.
Young Frood made no attempt to get
away. ~
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-12-18
.sAEAD GIRLS MOTHER,
BREAKS LONG SILENCE
(Ry A Associated Press.1

New York, Dec. 17.-Mrs. Caroline
w. Martin raised her heavy wells to-
day and suddenly became spokes-
woman in the tombs for the three
silent sisters who must explain to the
courts of New Jersey the death of
Ocey Snead. Mrs. Martin, who is the
victims mother, has proved far more
communicative than either Virginia
Wardlaw, the aunt, at East Orange,
or Mrs. Mary Snead, another aunt,
both of whom, like their sister, are
charged with the murder.
II am here" volunteered Mrs. Mar
tin today, "As the result of a con-
spiracy on the part Of millionaires
who want what little property have
left. Every newspaper in New York
is subsidized by these millionaires
who are prosecuting me. The shock
and injustice Of my arrest have en-
feebled a very old woman. If that
is what my enemies want they need
go no further.
my daughter, Ocey, came to her
death by her own hand. did. not
see her do it. !. I did not know that 1t
was done until Virginia was arrested,
but I was not surprised"
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-12-18
CIVIC FORUM
ROAS7S TAFT
A FORMER AMBASSADOR TO
FRANCE MAKES cAUSTiC
REMARKS.
Claims Administration Is to Blame
, for Increase in the White Slave
Traffic During Past Few Yeans-s-
Says Country Faces Revolution IN
the Near Future.
-Sv Associated Press.)


New York, Dec. 17.-"President
Taft in his recent message to con-
gress denies that the recent and con-
stantly increasing cost of living is
ment which proves nothing so clearly
as that his training as a lawyer has
not made of him a statesman, still
less a political economist"
John Bigelow, former ambassador
to France, statesman, diplomat and
author thus criticises the president
in letter written to the civic forum
whose annual banquet was held in
New York tonight Mentally alert,
though in his ninety-second year, Mr..
Bigelow gave his views by letter be-
case he was unable to attend the
banquet. The civic form, which
counts many distinguished men
among it's officers, encourages the
freest utterances of opinion from it's
platform.
"Of course, under these auspices"
continues Mr.. Bigelow, II see more
prospect of revolution than of any
reform in our government. For the
last two years there has been a larger
army of wage earners on strike, that
IS in revolt against their employers,
than was at any time engaged in our
civil war by the confederate states,
thus far less bloody only because of
enforced concessions to the demands
of the wage earners.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-12-18
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;By Associated Press.l


Washington, Dec. 17.-The breach
between President Taft and Senator
La toilette is due to the following
statement regarding the presidents
message, which appear in La Follet-
te's, weekly: ~~- r'.e. .s', . :.
s.On Tuesday, December z, Presi-
dent Taft's message on general legis-
lation was presented to congress and
the country" says Senator La Fol-
lette. X. ut is q document Of forty
pages. The message is silent, where
it should have spoken strongly. :ii
tsThe, man so often quoted in Mr..
Taft's speech Of acceptance and in
his addresses during the campaign
is twice referred to in this message.
Once as my predecessor who direct
ed attention to the outrageous condi-
tions IN the workhouse and jail 'Eof
the District of Columbia, and again
where Presid ent Taft says that fol-
lowing the course Of my distinguish
ed predecessor i earnestly recon-
mend to congress the consideration
and passage of ship subsidy bill
a 1--WE regret to say that the message
is disappointing 1T was TO be ex-.
pected that the paper would be con-
servative and judicial in its tone, but
the country did not expect an ex-
tended narrative of well known for
eign relations and q recapitulation
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-12-18
LANGDON ELEVATOR
BURNS TO GROUND

Langdon, N. D., Dec. H.-The new
National elevator, built to replace the
old one destroyed by the tornado of
May 20, and completed only a short
time ago, was burned to the ground,
together with a heavy stock Of grain
valued at nearly s120 600. The origin
of the fire is quite a mystery, as but
little grain had been handled during
the entire week on account Of the
storm and the strike, and the ma
chinery had been in motion scarcely
an hour during the day previous. AS
there was scarcely an ypossibility of
the fire having started from the ma
chinery or the office, as the later was
the last to burn, it would almost seem
that the fire was of incendiary origin,
although there is nothing whatever
I'd. subsfantiate this. The fire was
discovered in the lower part Of the
main building at about 1880 o'clock
and had gained enough headway so
there was nothing that the fremen
could do to stop it, after their ar
rival.
The building was completed this
summer at a cost of about $4,000 and
with the destruction of nearly $4,000
bushels of grain, the loss will aggre-
gate nearly $4,000. This is the
fourth loss of this kind that the COM
pany has sustained in this vicinity
within a few years, the house at
Dresden having burned year ago,
the house at Osnabrock three years
ago, the one here destroyed by the
tornado, and the one burned last Fri
day morning. Superintendent Park
er spent greater part of the past
week in Langdon, being here at the
time of the fire, but no information
could be gained from him as to the
plans of the company for rebuilding.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-12-18
BELGIUM MOURNS FOR
HER DEPARTED king
by Associated Press.)

Brussels, Dec. 1.-THE entire king
dom of Belgium mourns its departed
ruler, Leopold II. Courts, schools
and theatres are closed, parliament
and the municipal council have ad-
journed, and the flags are at half
mast in every city, town and village
OF the kingdom out Of respect for the
dead monarch. Under the constitu-
tion the affairs of the nation are in
the control of the cabinet until
Prince Albert takes the oath of sue
cession next Thursday, the day after
the funeral of his uncle, before the
joint houses of parliament.
Kings viii.
The filing Of the will of King Leo
pold today shows that he divided $3,-
OOO, 900 between his three daughters,
Princess Louise, Princess Stephanie
and Princess C1ementine. This prac-
tical disinheritance OF his children
|signalizes the beginning Ola gigan-
tic legal battle to obtain the kings
wealth similar to that which ensued
on the death of their mother, Queen
Henrietta. The exact amount of Leo
pold's fortune probably never. will be
revealed. Senator Winer, llthe kings
friend and confidential legal adviser
told the Associated Press today that
Leopold turned over considerable
portion of it to the Baroness Vaughan
and her children and created stock
company of his estates in order to
forestall a possible raid upon them
by the princesses Louise and Steph-
anie or their creditors.
Investigation shows that the rights
of succession to the throne of child
of the king by the Baroness Vaughan
is not worthy of serious attention.
1t is pointed out by Senator Winer
that if there was only a religious
ceremony the laws of the kingdom
would prevent the accession of a
child of such union. The senator,
however, does not believe there was
even a religious marriage.
If it is established that the Bar
oness Vaughan is of foreign birth she
probably will be expelled from Bel
GUM, like the favorite Leopold l.,
the Baroness Mayer, whose house
was attacked and destroyed by mob
after the kings death.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-12-18
AND HER
] COMPANION shot

New York, Dec. 17.-Jealousy of a
man to whom his former fiance had
transferred her affections; is believed
to- have led Herman Klatzke, a res
taurant proprietor to a murderous at
tack, on the man aud the girl early
today.
Darling from a hallway on For
sythe street after a wait of eight
hours. Klatzke is alleged to have
opened fire with a revolver ON Max
Goldberg, a theatrical man, and Liz
zie Shapiro, a vaudeville actress.
! Four snots took effect and Cold
berg, with three bullets in his body,
is believed to be dying in a hospital
as reslt, while the young woman
shot in the back, Is in a serious con-
ditions at the same institution.
Klatzke was arrested after chase
and identified by the injured pair as
the man who had fired the shots.