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Imperial Valley press., 1910-08-06
ERS MEET IN Fl CENRO AND VOTE TO BEGIN PROCEEDINGS IMMEDIATELY UNDER
 THE PROVISIONS OF THE BRIDGEPORT IRRIGATION LAW
Meeting Decides Not Wait for Reports Committees Attorney and Engineer Lately
 Appointed Investigate Questions nvovedPeion Supervisors Be M Circulated By Committee of Fifty Who Are Now In the Field

money to be used in helping the cot ton planters of the valley when the outrageous story of an armed 1nva- sion of Mexico by the settlers to take possession of the canal, sent to the Associated Press by E. F. Howe, appeared in the Los Angeles papers. That killed the loan. An Illinois man had begun negotiations for a small tract of land, and when Congress made the appropriation of million for control of the river he increased his order to his agent and told him to buy a half section. Then Howe's fabrication appeared and the Illinois man called the deal off That man s hands should be tied so that he can- not write any more such pernicious stuff" said the speaker. He was not aware that the Associated Press had already fired Howe and notified him that it had no use for any more of his stuff
 MT. Upton, of the East Side, moved an amendment to the Conkling reso- lution that action be taken after re- ceiving the report of the committee and the opinion of the attorney, but the amendment was lost and the ori- ginal resolution was adopted by a close vote. Chairman Elder will name a committee of fifty to circu- late the petition.
 On motion of MT Eckert, of dis trict number five, a vote of thanks to President Taft, Gen. Otis, Senator Flint, Gov. Gillett and Congressman Smith, for their services in obtaining the appropriation for work on the river was passed.
 Representative from Coachella Valley said they also nee0ed water from the Colorado and would like to be connected with the Imperial Val ley system as Isoon as it should be practicable to extend the canals to their lands. The law provides for the inclusion in an irrigation district of territory in more than one county, and there will be no difficulty about taking in the Coachella Valley when the water shall be available.
Imperial Valley press., 1910-08-06

that more than ample supply Is now available.
 The dredge is the only one that could be obtained on the coast, and it was loaded at Stockton and shipped without moments delay after the receiver found it. Quicker action was not possible. Stringers for he tres- tle-timbers thirty feet long, Sx1S inches in size-were hard tc find, but Engineer Clarke discovered some at San Pedro that had been used on the breakwater, and he bought those and had them shipped promptly. In. stead of the delay and inaction re- ported by uniformed committees, energy, celerity and decision have characterized every move made by the receiver and the engineer
 Upon his return to Calexico on Tuesday, Col. Holabird found a tele- gram from c. K. Clarke, who was in Yuma arranging for tracks giving ac- cess to the quarry, telling of the pe- titions in circulation in opposition to the completion of the weir dam. He promptly wired to MT. Clarke as follows:
 You are instructed to go on with construction of temporary dam until order you to stop. My authority direct from Chief of Engineers War Department and will stop only by instructions direct trom them to me which do not think they will quickly give. Ockerson says dam can do no damage to Arizona lands"
 The following message also was sent to Washington:
 GENERAL BIXBY,
 Chief of Engineers,
 War Department,
 Washington, D. c.
 There are several petitions being circulated in Yuma requesting the War Department to prevent comple- tion of Temporary Dam which is being built by the Receiver of the California Development Company so as to enable the Settlers of Imperial Valley to ob- tain water for their growing crops.
 Should you grant these petitions the effect would be extremely disastrous to the Valley. The farmers have all ready suffered heavily from the short age and at the present time only 40 per cent. of sufficient water is being delivered.
 Any impeachment that might arise now to prevent the completion of the proposed dam would cause almost total loss to the entire cotton crop.
 SIDNEY McHARG,
 Chairman Board of Supervisors, Im- perial County, California.
 The weir dam is only temporary structure that will be removed before the next flood in the river and cannot possibly do any damage to the Arizona levee or lands.
Imperial Valley press., 1910-08-06

district, and the meeting having been called there was no reason other than consideration for the committee why action should not be taken.
 Members of the com mittee made verbal reports favoring the district plan and informed the meeting that the opinion of Attorney Haines on the legal questions would be ready in a few days. Engineer Scobey reported that he had just received from the government permission to examine and make use of all the data collected by the engineers of the reclamation service at Yuma and would soon have maps and estimates covering all pro- jects for making use of the waters of the Colorado. He had investigated the matter of an American canal and had obtained the estimates of the government engineers on the cost of such canal A canal carrying water sufficient to irrigate only 275,000 acres would cost from $16,0O0000 to $20,- 000000, but that would be too small for the valley and an adequate canal would cost much more. A report of the feasibility and cost of connection with Laguna dam would be made after examination of the data collected by the engineers at Yuma.
 Ira Aten, Will Edgar and others argued in favor of postponement of action until the reports of the con- mittee, the attorney and the engineer chosen by the presidents of the water companies should be presented to the commission created to handle the wa ter question for the people of the valley.
 A representative of the J. R. Loftus Company made a few remarks not strictly pertinent to the question but interesting to the meeting. The con- pany, he said, was negotiating for
Imperial Valley press., 1910-08-06
SKINNER GIVES BAIL.

Sigel E. Skinner, who was arrested last week by Federal officers on the charge of subornation of perjury. and who was placed in jail at Los Angeles, has given ball in the sum of $500. R. c. Noleman of the law firm of Noleman & Smyser. wal arrested on similar charge, but was released on ball almost immediately after his ar rest.
Imperial Valley press., 1910-08-06
WATER SUPPLY INCREASED
 BY WORK AT THE INTAKE
JUDGE COLE AND RECEIVER HOLABIRO 60 ON 4 TOUR OF
 INSPECTION AND FIND PROGRESS SATISFACTORY
Prospect of Normal Flow Throug hHeadgae By Next Thurs
 day.---Dumping Rock For Weir May Begin Monday

The driving of piles for the trestle across the Colorado at the heading was completed yesterday, the track was laid into the quarry and it is expected that the dumping of rock will begin Monday. The trestle has caused rise of two tenths in the surface of the water at the intake and the flow through the gate yesterday was l130 second feet. 1t is expected that the normal flow of about 1900 feet will be restored by next Thurs day.
Imperial Valley press., 1910-08-06
THE PETITION.
'ervisors of tue County of Imperial State of Cohforia

Honorable the Board 
  zdon o district under
  of the of  in O. al S, E., at the  %
 
 
   the % section T.
  eas tmaB States and Mc thence easty  o for the irrigation of said nrgabe land sufficient O be orcOnrlc by adds riwUcn the mdsuc cOndut dthe and  irigabe lands fri an the ions O said ct, md
Imperial Valley press., 1910-08-06

day.
 Judge Cole, of the Superior Court, Receiver Holabird and the editor of the Press went to the intake on the river by gasoline track motor from Calexico last Tuesday to note t he progress of work being done to in- crease the flow of water in the canal and found everything moving rapidly toward completion.
 The dredge began work on July 2S, when the flow through the gate was TAI second feet On the morning of August 2 the dredge had excavated the intake for a distance of about 400 feet from the gate toward the river and the flow had increased to 1913 second feet. The discharge of the river measured at Yuma, had in cFeased from 7,5OO second feet to 5000 and further rise was reported as on. the way from Needles, due to heavy rainfall in northern Arizona. Twenty-one men were operating the dredge in shifts, working continuous ly, but the machine was not up to maximum efficiency because of de- fective boiler flues. Boiler makers had been sent for to repair the fiues. The intake is 1,800 feet long.
 The pile-driving crew, working in two twelve-hour shifts, had driven 36 bents of the trestle, from which rock will be dumped to construct the weir dam, and had twenty-one more to drive. William Best, in charge of the trestle work, expected to con- plete it on Friday. The dumping of rock will begin at the Arizona end of the structure and will defect the water in the channel from that shore toward the intake. The first train load of rock dumped is expected to cause a great increase of the flow into the intake.
 There is plenty of rock ready close at hand where the Southern Pacific is cutting way for it's new track through a spur of Pilot Knob, and a steam shovel is there to load it upon the cars. More than 60,OOO cubic yards of rock were broken down in the quarry three years ago in antici- patton of an emergency calling for quick repair work on the levee, and
Imperial Valley press., 1910-08-06

Between two hundred and three hundred Water-users assembled ln the Opera House at El Centro last We'd nesday and voted to begin proceed ings for the organization of an irriga- tion district under the 3ridgford Act without waiting for the report of the committee recently appointed to in- vestigate the working of the law or for the legal advice of the attorney engaged to examine questions rela- ting to the acquisition of the canal system. The meeting, by close vote, decided to circulate petition and present it to the supervisors.
 There was no opposition to the general plan, but many of the water users were in favor of treating their committee with some courtesy and could see no reason for rushing the matter through. A delay of week or two, they thought, could do no harm. But a week or two would put the matter over until after the pri- mary election and no political capital could be made out of the water ques- tion by champions of the people" seeking office.
 The chairman of the meeting was D. s. Elder and the secretary was J. Stanley Brown. The resolution call ing for immediate action was pre- sented by M. w. Conkling, candidate for the Republican nomination for district attorney, who told the farmers that delay was dangerous" and adroitly made use of the recent water scare to convey the idea that post poniment of action on the district plan might result in shortage of water next summer. It was all buncombe, but it worked because there was no opposition to the organization of a
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-07-29
SAILOR IS DROWNED.
Tipped From Fiat-6ottomed Boat BY
Swells Of Steamer.

Frank Doyle, % years old. No. 939
Vinewood-ave., lost his life, Thursday
Afternoon, when a flat-bottomed boat,
in which he and two other men. John
Kraft and William McDade. were
working, capsized. Kraft and Nc
Dade were rescued, but Doyle didn't
come to the surface after going down.
Doyle's body was recovered by Har-
bormaster Ellison q couple OF hours
after the drowning and removed to
the county morgue. Coroner Rothach-
err is investigating.
The three men were scrubbing the
hull of the steamer Eastern States
when the accident happened. The
big steamer North Land was locked
nearby, and when she started to
leave, her screw wheel churned up
the water so violently that the boat
the men we're In was upset All three
occupants were plunged into the
water. McDade came up under the
hull OF the Eastern States, but with
rare presence of mind, took down
ward course and managed to get
clear of the boat.
Kraft also had his wits about him.
He came up under the capsized scow,
but was thoughtful enough to push
himself free from the obstruction. He
came up the second time beside the
Eastern States and chung to the pad
die wheel until rescued.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-07-29
TOURING CAR BURNS.
w. e. Ritter's Machine Destroyed
after Being pitched on Alter Road.

w. z. HttteTo MaCHtne OcsuTVyoN
after Being pitched on Alter Road.
A new four-passenger Ford touring
car, owned by Walter E. Ritter, OF
No. ATS Chene-st., was totally de-
stroyed by fire at 10 o'clock Thursday
night, on the Alter road, near Jeffer-
son-ave.
Mr.. Ritter. with three friends, were
out for a ride, and when nearing
Jefferson-ave., where the roadway Ia
wide and In good shape, with an cleo
trio light near at hand, the car ran
into the ditch. The passengers escap'
ed uninjured, and had no more than
freed themselves from the wreck
when flames burst out. The passen
gers stood about the burning car and
watched II converted to ashes. Then
sadly boarded car and rode into the
city.
capt. Zimmerman. of the launch
Cora w., which runs to the light
House Inn, saved one wheel from the
burning car, and that Is all that re
mains OF the auto
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-07-29
CHASE OSBORN
MAKES BIG HIT.
Sentiment for 800" Man Real Fea-
ture Of Taft Club Outing; Speech
Cheered To Echo.

The one feature of the North End
Taft clubs picnic at Tashmoo park,
Thursday, that stood out In bold relief
from the ordinary round of handshak-
Ing and speechmaking. was the pro-
nounced Osborn sentiment. which be-
gem to manifest itself a. soon as the
boat pulled away from the Detroit
dock and continued throughout the
day, waxing stronger every moment.
It reached its height after his speech
in the grove, when men, women and
even the children joined In giving
him what was little short of an ova-
ton. His earnestness and his elo-
quence wen the hearts Of all and the
burst OF applause that followed was
spontaneous and heartfelt.
Mr.. OSborn's address was not a
political harangue In any sense. 1t
was more In the nature Of heart-to-
heart talk between friends. and his
remarks were addressed to the chill
dren az well as to the grown-ups.
I'm the old days." he said, they
used to Judge man by the size OF
his arm. Later they came to Judge
him by the size of his girth, and l
want 1t understood that this Is no re-
Election on anyone present with q
glance at Congressman Denby). Then
there came q time when the head
was the standard Of measurement and
still later the mouth. and that IL no
reflection on any of the men on this
platform. Now In these later days we
have come to measure men by their
- A. ~.A he nf hof
and believe that il the best standard
of measurement"
In concluding he said:
IF my candidacy makes for a bet
ter understanding between that great
north country OF ours known as the
Upper Peninsula and the lower Sec
ton of our state l shall be happy.
And now may God bless every one OF
YOU"
Mayor Breitmeyer was plainly net
tied at what he termed the audacity
OF a newspaper in taking straw
vote on the mayoralty on the trip up,
which proved something OF "a joke
But 1t doesn't make any difference.
I'll get all the votes In the end" he
added, confidently.
The mayor formally announced his
candidacy for another term in this
fashion:
81 am doing the best can to settle
the street car question, and I think
the public realizes II. I don't want to
be mayor OF Detroit all the time, but
would like one more term and I am
taking this opportunity to tell you
about 1t.
Patrick H. Kelley. who wants to be
governor, gave q strong party talk
and defended the Warner administra.
ton. Congressman Townsend put In
a little dig at Senator Burrows when
he orined that "a candidate for sen
ator ought to go before the people he
IL supposed TO represent at least once
in six years"
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-07-29
BOARD OF EDUCATION DOES
BUSINESS IN JIG TINE
Thursday Nights session consumes
Only ~ Mlnutes-Mrs. J. =. Ben
nett Sends Thanks for Flowers.

Thursday Nights Session Consumes
Only n Mlnutes-Mrs. J. =. Ben
nett Sends Thanks for Flowers.
1t took the IRA of education just
81 minutes to dispose of It's business
Thursday night. and harmony was
visible In large chunks. In the abb
sence OF both President Kuhn and
President Pro Tenn Burton, Inspector
George e. Hutton presided. Consid-
cradle business Of routine nature
was transacted.
Mrs. John F.. Bennett, widow OF the
late Coroner Bennett. who was q
former anti-administration member OF
the board. sent a communication,
thanking the board for the floral tri-
butes presented on the occasion OF
the funeral and expressing the hope
that the work of reform will 60 on In
the board Of education
The letter was addressed to Inspec-
tor Goldberg and follows In part:
/ shall always watch with In
terest the work Of reform which
firmly believe will go on even
II he who SO earnestly fought for
right and justice has passed on
to that great beyond. Right will
surely win. although at times
things may look discouraging.
As you, believe. were warm
friend of my husband and inter-
ested In the work he had so near
his heart. pray God to give you
the power with others to go on in
that much-needed reform.
The Letter was ordered printed In
the proceedings.
w. II. Wentworth and Charles X.
Kelly were appointed teachers In the
Central high school. HARDWOOD Stur-
tevant and Charles r. Sturtevant
were appointed playground instruc-
tors at the Barstow and Russell
schools, respectively. The board ap-
pointed William A. Snyder, coal In
spector, his compensation to be eight
cents q ton, to be paid by the con-
tractor. The board voted to purchase
from Levi l.. Barbour. for $4,000. ad-
ditional lands for Fairgrounds at the
Park school. The secretary was in
structed to advertise for new bids for
site for q school to be erected In
the Eighteenth ward.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-07-29
MIssInu Man In River.

Missing since WEDNESDAY, ROBERT
Schlocosli, unmarried, % years old,
was found In the Rouge river, Thurs
day afternoon. The discovery was
made by men dragging for the re-
mains. Schlocoski. who recently came
to this country from Poland, was en-
ployed at the plant OF the Detroit
Sulphide Pulp & Paper Co.. near
where the body was found. He left
the plant to get a piece OF lumber
from the dock and was not seen after
ward. It is believed that he acci-
dentally fell into the water. Coroner
Burgess decided no inquest necessary.
Schlocoski lived at No. 81 Copeland
al
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-07-29
SENATOR BURROWS HUMPING.
Works On Fast Schedule TO Keep All
His ENGAGE nents.

Thursday was one Of the most
strenuous days Senator Burrows has
put In since he started his campaign
tour of the state. From Tashmoo
Park, where he was one OF the speak
ers at the North End Taft clubs pic
mic, to Oxford. Mich. was the jump
he made Thursday afternoon, and to
get to oxford on time required some
close figuring on the part OF his local
manager, Bert Lyle. The senator and
his party left Tashmoo by launch at
3 o'clock and went to Algonac, where
they boarded a car for Mt. Clemens.
A stop was made there for supper and
then the party proceeded by auto 10
Utica and thence 70 Oxford bySvaip
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-07-29
raft Does Some Real WORK.

BEVERLY. Mass, July 29.-Presi-
dent Taft after breakfast today went
to the gymnasium for half an hours
exercise. This is the FIRST active work
he has done for ten days. After leav-
ing the gymnasium he motored to the
Myopia golf links where he played
with John Hays Hammond and Henry
Clay Prick.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-07-29
80 IT. BolUeLs-

Biggest organ of the body-the
bowels and the most important
It's got TO be locked after-neglect
means suffering and years of
misery. CASCARET help
nature keep every part of your
bowels clean and strengthen
they act right-means health to
your whole body. OH
cAscAnxrs sc . bon for weeks trsas.
neai. All drugyista Biggest seller n
- vsria :, hhiisn hoxes nonth
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-07-29
SLAYER pays Penalty.

BOSTON, July 29.-For the murder
~ his friend. Joseph Gailloux, sup.
nosedly for a $1,000 insurance policy
in his favor. Napoleon j. Rivet was
electrocuted early today in the Mas
sachusetts state prison at Charles
town. Rivet protested his innocence
and walked to the chair without a
oufver
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-07-29
Fears Boy 10 Drowned.

George Rintz, eight years old, No.
4sv Dubois-st.. started on a fishing
expedition Thursday with some boy
companions. He hadn't returned Fri
day morning and his mother. who re-
ported the matter to the police. fears
he may have been drowned.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-07-29
$3.50 cleveIsno ana Return.

Lake shore Wr Sunday, July 81.
Also Toledo rs cents. Sandusky 81.
Train leaves Detroit 7:02 q. m, also
for Toledo 2:46 p. NJ. Tickets to Cleve-
land good also on 800 p. m. train Sat-
urday. Particulars City Once. Opera
House.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-07-29

And what are your duties at the
5.and-10-cent store?'
"Oh, york in the office marking
up 2-cent articles"
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-07-29
Children Cry
FOR FlETcnER'S
G a ASTORIA
REAL HEARTY ENJOY

MENT
is obtained when travelling via
d. & c. Line. Just suggestion
Make the weekend trip to Buff
falo or Cleveland. Go Saturday
and get back early Monday morn
ing. One fare for the round trip.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1910-11-26
HIS GOOD FORTUNE.
When He Had to Work He Started .
Dainty Rolling Mill.

When He Had to Work He Started .
Dainty Rolling Mill.
I was just entering upon my thirty
fourth year when. owing to the failure
Of my wife's father, ! found myself
obliged to make living.
had often wondered where all the
steel rails came from. and now l dc
termined to go into the business Of
supplying them to railroad companies.
Having learned through careful inqui-
~ that nearly all of them We're made
In rolling mills, l persuaded the owner
Of q bankrupt iron foundry to convert
It into a rolling mill. Then went to
q good reliable machinery man on the
next block and told him to send me
some Of the very best rolling mill ma
chinery that he had in his store
Meanwhile my noble wife had not
been idle. and by the time I was
ready to begin operations she had in
drced several Of the most brilliant wO-
men in society to agree to buy all
their steel rails Of US. Touched by
her unselfish devotion, 1 clasped her
in my arms. while the tears coursed
down my cheeks.
Then l called on a railroad presi-
dent. told him that 1 desired to be-
come self supporting and asked him TO
buy some Of my rails. He told me TO
deliver a basketful to his place OF
business every Saturday night.
Greatly elated over my prospects.
called together q number Of working
men whom I found idle on the streets
and directed them to make some nice
steel rails without delay and take
them around to the kind railroad pres
ident
Rejoicing at the prospect OF steady
employ ment. the workingmen hastened
to obey. and the rails that they made
under my direction proved so durable
that In q very short time l had all the
orders that ! could fill
I attribute much Of my success TO
the fact that each rail is delivered to
the customer tastefully wrapped in
tissue paper fastened with pink rib
bon.-Delineator
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1910-11-26
FINE FARM AND
TIMBER LAND FOR SALE

One hundred and twenty-four acres
OF choice melon, cantaloupe, cucumber
and general farming and truck land
for sale at a bargain. This property
is located l " miles from Morriston, a
good town, with school and church.
Thirty-five or forty acres Of the land
is cleared, fenced and in cultivation
Balance is in good pine timber. Large.
substantial residence, several barns
and all necessary out buildings. shade
and fruit trees: good we'll Of water
This is a first class property in every
respect. Price. S25OO. For particulars
address Box 6O6 Ocala Fla