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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-10-23
FULL OF DOPE
AND WITHOUT HOPE
He Was Advised He
Had Kidney Trouble
And That There Was No Cure-Went to
James Sanatorium and WINS Cured
of Kidney Trouble and Now Has No
Desire for Drug

"Charles B. James, care James Sana-
forum, Memphis, Tenn:
Dear Sir-It is now nine years since
/ took the James treatment. When 1
went to the James Sanatorium at Mem
|phis, Tenn. for treatmen | was full
of dope and without hope; since taxi
ing the treatment l am full of hope
land free from dope. | was advised not
to take any treatment and was told
There was no cure for me, and that to
take treatment of any kind would be
throwing money away L therefore
went to the James Sanatorium as the
Icourt of last resort. When l presented
myself for treatment my legs and feet
were so terribly swollen that almost
any one would have pronounced it
|case of elephantitis.' During the treat
|ment l can truthfully say there was not
lone day that | was as uncomfortable as
II was when my system was loaded with
$50 grains of morphia and one pint of
whisky. which was my daily allow
ance previous to the treatment. Since
leaving your sanato rum nine years
Ego / have been daily engaged in bust
ness, and at no time have l ever wanted
a drink or dope and consequently
have not taken either. My health is per-
tect-I now weigh $50 pounds and enjoy
bvery day of my life. I feel L owe my
life to you and your remedies / be-
ieve that you and your sanatorium are
ioing more for suffering humanity than
any other institution of the kind on
sarth. I am, as you will see from the
etterhead, a merchant in this city, and
believe / have the respect of my
:ownsmen and enjoy good credit.
Hoping that this letter will induce
iome poor unfortunate to come to you
.or relief, and wishing you continued
,uccess, l am your true friend,
&C. A. LANGSTON.
sI,o lrarao1d No
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-10-23

resent the faithful work and devotion
of the little band of workers. The total
valuation of the property is about $4,000,
OF which sum about half has been paid.
But despite that heavy debt for the mis-
sion, they are planning to purchase a
vacant lot adjoining the church prop
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-10-23
FOB. SALE

FOR SALE ~
Eighty shares Pneumatic Jack
company stock, five dollars
share. j.. T. Moncrief, South
ern Hotel.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-10-23

erty, to be used as a playground for the
children. Regarding the finances of the
mission, it is only fair to say that the
kindergarten Is financed by st. Mary's
Free Kindergarten association, of which
Mrs. ]. D. kirkpatrick is the presi-
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-10-23
HOW HAPPY THE
WORD 'CUT|CURA'
SOUNDS TO NE
For It Cured My Baby ofItching, Tor
turing Eczema. First Game when
Between 3 and a Weeks Old. Used
Everything Imaginable. 2 Cakes
Soap and One Box0intmentCured

81 can't tell In words how happy the word
'Cuticura' sounds to me, for II cured my
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-10-23
FREE DRUG CURE
Hxnadernic or Internal

Charles b. James, Dept. 3, 1913 Pop
lar ave. Memphis, Tenn: Please send
ali charges paid. free trial bottle
for patient using Estate here num-
her grains used each "a hours). -.
Grains of Estate kind of drug here)
............ state IL
used by mouth or podermically
..'... ........
Name
Town state
Nearest Express Office
..........
Booklets on Sanatorium and Home
treatment of Drug Additions, Drunk
mess and Tobacco and Cigarette Hab-
Is, containing testimonials. etc, sent
saled under plain cover. Correspond
nee confidential. Address Charles b
ames Sanatorium, Dept. 8, 1873 Poplar
venue, Memphis, Tenn,
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-10-23

'Charles B. James. Memphis, Tenn.
81 have taken your specially prepared
home treatment for whisky habit and
low feel better than l have for sew
9ral years. / now have no desire for
itimulants of any kind. Your treat
nent Is all o. K. AS matter of fact
\ haven't drank anything since 1 be-
ran your treatment Before taking your
treatment l suffered greatly with nerv-
BUSINESS, which was caused by excessive
thinking. I think your nerve tonic with
which you finish up a course of treat
nent for alcoholism fine medicine. 1t
lid me a great amount of good. will
therefore, take great pleasure in recpm-
nending your specially prepared home
treatment to those who like my self
ave become addicted to strong drink.
wishing you much success, am yours
cry truly, JAMES c. TALENT.
"Dague, Ark, May l. 1906"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-10-23
CURED OF TOBACCO


"Charles b. James, care James Sana-
orium, Memphis, Tenn: Dear Sir-Two
ears ago / applied to you for cure
or the tobacco habit, at which time
ras suffering with Indigestion, insom-
ia and vertigo. Often when l would
tempt to look upward black specks
eemed to float before my eyes and
would have tendency to tepple over.
fy sleep was unrefreshing. l would
ct up In the morning feeling as tired
1 did when went to bed felt as If
were full of malaria had no energy,
Ippetite was poor, and I had bad chills,
hitch could not get rid of. Since TAX
lg your tobacco home treatment two
ears ago I have not had chill, and
Il addition to relieving me of malaria,
also proved perfect cure for the
,bacco habit Since taking treatment
have not touched tobocco, neither have
had any desire for tobacco in any form.
now sleep well, my appetite is good,
no longer suffer with vertigo. indiges-
on or torpid liver, and consequently
now really enjoy life. Yours truly.
~. S. WELLS,
mo. 81 T.. IIuphon Ave.
memphis, Tenn, Dec. 81, 1905"
yAMEs' HOME CURE REMEDIES
rill be furnished at the following
rices:
Yhfsky. Wine or Beer ..i...... $12.50
obacco, Cigarettes or Snuff. -. 500
eryousness and Insomnia. ........ 500
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1910-02-02
Bale de ninOs

Celebr6se anteanoche con gran pompa
IN el Teatro Municipal.
Hubo un verdadero derrOche de hugo
gnsto artistico, Ell los variados TRACES de
la infantil concurrencia.
FL bale infantil dur6 hasta las 10 de
la noche, pero continue despues ell de
rnascaras, que tambien estuvO muy AMI
mado. y Sc bail6 hasta hora muy abanza-
da de la noche.
Puede decirse que ademas de la ANNA
ci6n consiguiente, fue una fiesta de ex-
quisito grstO, ell bale de MnOs.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1910-02-02
-NMl1lMM-
Una rectifiCacion

En- la secci0n de noticias de maestro
estimado colega "El Aguila de Ponce,
di6se la de que habia estado en- Pennelas
don Simon Moret para pedir (acaso OF
cialmente) la renuncia de su cargo al
Alcalde de aquel pueblo don Antonio Ro-
driguez, para que ocupara aquel puesto
don Jose CASTELAR, y Corti.
PrescindimOs de 10 que en la notlcla
Sc refere al senor MOret al Alcalde Sc
nor Rodriguez, pero debidamente auto
rizados, podemos atirmar que 81 ell Conn
te de Penuelas la Junta Central pro
pone ell GObierno insular nombrara al
senor Castellary Corti, este no aceptaria
EN- manera alguna nj la designation nj el
nOmbramiento con que Sc empenan Ell
abrumarle sus amigos, pues las atenciO-
nes de sus intereSes no Sc 10 permlten, nj
quiere en- manera alguna cargar con res
ponsabilidades de ninguna clase.
FL senior Castellary ha sido bastante
castigado por la politica, para que ahora
cargue con la Cra@ d. la Acadia Ge Pc
nuelaS
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1910-02-02
Rodrigo Cervantes.
100000


A las dos de la tarde de aver recibimos
la noticia de que ha sido confirmada la
sospecha capturado el ladr6n y parte
del dinero.
En- el autom0vil de la poilcia dispuso
ell jefe Quinones que saliera un detective
a Caguas y lie acompan0 ell dueilo del Ho-
tel Colon; al llegar cerca de Caguas ha-
bia un grupo y Sc detuvo ell autom0vil
para eXaminar 81 en- el grupo estaba ell
ratero; y efectivamente, al yer que el Sc
nor Naval iba en- el autom6vil, sali6 co
rriendo en- direction una pieza de cana
un individuo, y el detective sali6 en- su
persecution y lie capture los pocOs mi
nutos.
En- la misma cartera sustraida al Sc
nor Naval Sc le halo parte del dinero ;
faltaban pr6ximamente $235O, que aeaso
haya entregado a algtin c6mplice.
Sc sigue la investigation por 81 pueden
hallarse los completes.
Ell jefe de la detective senor Quinones
y los agentes sus 6rdenes merecen un
APPLAUSE pOr la rapidez y acierto con cue
ha realizadO tan impOrtante servicio.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1910-02-02

(Blasco Ibafiez) contestando al padre
Munoz, sabio Agustino que lie censuro
pasaies de una obra: "ique quiere '.
p ldre: 81 estaban besandose, yo no po-
dia decir que estaban rezando (El
pueblo de Valencia.)
Ell gran Menendez Pelayo, que no Sc
puede tildar de sospe chose en- mater1as
literarias, dice asi en- "Historia de las
ideas esteticas en- Espafla tomo ~ pag
444. "la escuela realista relvlnd1ca
los derech)s de la forna, los de la be-
llesa natural los de la historic del
arte," v siendo asi como sostiene este
gran pensador para ser honrado ell arte
de la novela realista tiene suS cult1Va-
dores que hGcea otdG en- sns Obr"s hd-
ciewd0 del drte 10 que la moral refuge,
como dice Setback (Historia DE- la lite
ratura, (Biblioteca Insular), como
Valera af1ade como prueba y contera
(Disertaciones y JuicioS literar1os)
"ique culpa tiene el artista que exis-
tan las cosas, nj que D1os lie haya dado
la facultad de verlas y una vez vistas
de saber decirlas? -. ST siguieramos
la peregrina teor1a de la p"dicid en- et
arte, ciertamente que vivlriamos entire
los suefos de los cuentoS chlnos las
! lagrimas de esta vida real y tan real
aunque pese los teorizantes.
Voy terminar hoy (por que he de
| inSiStir en- este asunto en- otra ocaS1on)
con unos parrafos de Taine (Filosofla
del arte) que hablando tanto del crlt1-
co como del historiador y del novels
ia, dice (pag. 2c4) hablando de los per
sonajes que "tienen que presentar en-
<us instintoS y en- SuS costumbres, aora-
zar suS senti1nientoS, reproduclr en-
uno miSmo su estado interior, repre-
sentarse minwciOsa q corpo, dlnaente Ell
M. dio en- que Sc muere", & } sega'r CON la
imag, naci6n las circmnstancids y las i'm
presiones que, afladidas a su caracter
! innate, han determiaGd0 Su Gcci6n 9 con-
ductdo su uida."
En- la pag. 259zsde la misma obra
anade: econ arfeglo al orden de va
lores ffsicos Sc pueden clasificar (mo-
rates 6 inmorales, aligo yo) que repre-
sentan al hombre9 fisico. y demostrar
que todas las ceSas iguales; por otra
: }parte rasanlaSSebrsss~ -aaaS, 8 menosAbe-
llas segtln que expresen mas o menos
u LdllllGlllc IOS Cdl dSlSl GO Nttyd n SoOA
cia es un benehcio para ell cuerpo. .
.Asi, ~ como Sc determine la in
| huencia de un caracter pat6geno den
tro de un llbro idedtiStn, que forzosa-
me tie tiene que ser hbro falso, porquc
la realiaad asquerosa y cruda e lnmo-
raj es mas verdad que cua.quier vida
de tatssdad Ggnt, por autoridad que
tenga ell credo c6digo que impone
una tendencia?
Estoy con Beaumarchais cuando afr
ma: "Mientras no IenemOs (ya que
nunca hemoS tenido la absolute vida
perfecta) detinida cual moral es mejor
en- el arte, tenemos que segulr la
verdad de la Naturaleza y por conSl-
guiente en- el hombre.'
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1910-02-02
Camara

A las tres de la tarde di6se aperture
a la session bajo la presidencia del senor
Speaker don Jose de Diego. que hoy re
gres6 de Mayaguez.
Cuando el presidente de la Camara dlo
81 malletazo. habia en- el salon de >eslo-
nes 26 delegados.
Di6se inmediatamente lectura las
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1910-02-02
La verbeDa de Pierrvt

Ell distinguido CLUB de D0nsos, nos ha
invitado a la Verbena de PaerrOt, que ha
de tener efecto el dia del corTiente
las ocho de la noche, en- el parque Esco-
lar, juntO al TeatrO.
QuedamOs obligados la amabilidad
tie las gentiles damas.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1910-02-02

De Caho Rojo coInunican que Ell lndl-
viduo Abraham Davila trato de salcl-
darse. tomandose una dosis de acido exa-
leo. Este sujeto en- union de Felix Me
dina. fueron arrestados por la polic1a por
robar cafias Ell la estaci6n del ferroearr1i
Y puestos a disposition del juez NUM-
cipal, prestaron una tianza para su IL
bertad provisional.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1910-02-02

De Hatillo cornunican el arresto del
ndividuo Francisco Cruz, por herir de
un tiro de revolver a. Victor Manuel
Echevarria.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1910-02-02
PETICIONES Y LEYES

Escrito del sefor Antonio Alvarez
Gonzalez, sobre desalojo por orden de la
Estaci6n Naval, del solar que Ocupa su
casa en- ell Barrio de la Marina Y plde
amparo al derecho que alega tener.
MIN. g. Por el senor Virella Tribe.
Para enmendar las secciones 8, 9, 10, II,
13, %, "a, 80 y 35 y para derogar las
secciones 81, 32 y 33 de una ley titulada
LEY proveyendo para el mantenmlento
v policia de los caminos pubhcos en- la
isla de Puerto Rico.
Mum. So. Por los senores Delgado y
Aboy. Para la construction de un puente
de maderas sobre el rio Can6vanas en- Ell
ramal de la carretera mum. comprendl-
da en- ell Plan General reparaciones en-
dicho ramal.
Mum. "a Por los senores Cayetano
Coll Y Cuchi y Munoz Rivera. Para sa-
tisfacer ciertos creditos pendientes ia
vor de A. Lynn Hijos de Perez Morris.
Mum. 65. Por los senores MunOz Rive
IA, Delgado Giorgetti Para la CONT
nuaci6n de un trozo de carretera que par
te del puente La Plata. en- la carretera
rfimero. . hacia el -pueblo de Naranjj-
to.
Inmediatamente Sc entr0 en- la
ORDEN DEL~DIA
Sc inici0 una detenida discussion sohre
las instrucciones Que han de darse la
Comisi6n de la Camara que ha De IT a
Washington a informar la Comlslon de
Asuntos lnsulares.
Para meior discutir el asltnto, Sc de
clara la Camara en- Comisi0n total y
aparte de otras particularidades, Sc hi-
cieron extensas observaciones. sobre la
,xtenSi6n de terreno que hahia DE- re'o-
mendarse apoyen.
Qued0 aprObado p0r la recommendation
de asuntos quede al buen luiclo de los
delegados, teniendo en- cuenta las ante
rioreS indicaci0neS.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1910-02-02
Los successes
(Por tel6erafo)

Del distlito de Camuy comumcan 81
arresto de Jose Orase, por escaiamento
{ nprimer grade
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1910-02-02

"Todo 10 que no sea
mera y meta vision del
mundo exterior no forma
parte de una novela.
EIETZSCHE.
"Hay una falta de vir-
rud si~oerG, que hasta 10
bueno Sc nos ha de adobar
con hipocresias. Hasta la
verdad es va un escan-
dale"
MoNsABRE. C0xfereactaS.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1910-02-02

Del distrito de Barranquitas cOmunl-
can que los bohios de Francisco Rivera
v Carmen Negr6n fueron destru1dos por
un fuego en- el barrio Barrancas. Este
hecho fue casual.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1910-02-02

De Aguadilla comnnican el arresto de
catorce individuos que fueron sorprendl-
dos jugando gallos.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1910-02-02

Del distrito de Arecibo comunlcan que
hubo un conato de fuego en- la farmacia
Seiio.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1910-02-02

De Mayaguez comunican que en- Ell ba-
rrio Algarrobo una locomotOra del ferro-
carril arroll6 al individuo Francisco
Gonzalez, mutilandole las dos piernas
causandole lesiones de caracter grave
en- la cabeza.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1910-02-02

De Comerfo comunican que ell Joven
Pho N. Sanchez dispar6se un tiro de re
Pio ~ Sanchez dispar6se un tir0 de re-
y6lver sobre Ia tetilla izquierda, hiri6n-
dose gravemente.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1910-02-02

Del distrito de Cidra comnican que
la ioven Fclipa Guzman Sc envenen6,
tofnandose una dosis de acido fenico pc
no va Sc encuentra fuera de peligro.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1910-02-02

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BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1910-02-02

Del distrito de Vieques c0munican que
individuo Andres SerranO fue arrolla-
10 Dor una locomOtora de la central Els
,aranza' -. fraeturAndole las dos piernas,
habiendo muerto horas despues.
Imperial Valley press., 1910-07-09
JACK JOHNSON, "cHAMProN."

Jack Johnson, negro, is now cham pion of the world in the heavy weight pugilistist class. Jim Jeffries is down and out. He will never again enter the fistic arena. In the fight at Reno, Nevada on the 4th of July, Jeffries was outclassed by the black man almost from the start, By the fifth round 1t was apparent that Jeffries was far from his old-time self, and many be- lieve that Johnson could have wound up the affair any time he chose after this round. Jeffries was easily de- feated and was hanging on the ropes at the fifteenth round. Twenty thou sand people witnessed the fight.
Imperial Valley press., 1910-07-09
More Than Fifteen Hundred Cars Sent From Imperial
 and CoacheIIa Valleys
Individual Shippers Get Good Re- turns and Prospects for Average of One Dollar Per Crate Net to Asso- citation Shippers - Late Crop in Demand.

The closing of the Imperial Valley cantoloupe season is at hand. Ship ments have fallen off rapidly during the past week, and although late mel ons are bringing good prices there is little prospect of shipments extending over much into next week.
 For the season up to Thursday of this week 1546 carloads of melons had been shipped from the Imperial and Coachella Valleys. Of these eighty one went out from the Coachella Val ley Forty-four of these cars were forwarded by Wells Fargo Express. The others were handled by the Paci- fic Fruit Express. El Centro shipped 145 carloads of melons. Ten carloads of watermelons went out from this station, and twenty eight were ship ped from Gleason.
 The season as whole will be a fairly profitable one for the growers. It is estimated that an average of $1 per crate will be netted.
 In the New York market canta- loupes this week started in at $4 per crate for California standards, but du- ring the week the price dropped to $3. The Chicago market has been ranging from fifty cents to $1 higher than last year for California stock.
 The local expert melon men are preparing to move 6n the melon dis tricts of Glendale, Arizona, and from there will go to Rocky Ford, Colorado.
Imperial Valley press., 1910-07-09

viewpoint of the Imperial Valleyite the most important link of the sys- tenn undertaken by our neighboring county is that which will reach the Imperial county line on the west. MT. Willard says that on his trip overland on this journey to the valley he witnessed the beginning of wark by three traction engines and crew of laborers on the highway at Lemon Grove, where camp has been estab- lished, and that work Is to be pushed forward at once toward the grade at Delzura. He believes that special pressure can be brought to bear on the Highway Commission of San Diego County to forward this work in every possible way and that there is prospect of another grading camp and work outfit being established at once at Jacumba, so that travellers between the bay city and this valley may soon be able to have better roads.
 MT. Willard Is enthusiastic over the prospect of heavy travel developing between the valley and the San Diego coast during the next few months.
Imperial Valley press., 1910-07-09
MELON BY PRODUCTS
Possibility of Good Returns From CulIs of Valley Crop Being Tested
 By Chemists.

Last season Rev. A. E. Child, who was then located as Christian minis ter at Imperial, made numerous ex- periments with Imperial Valley can- taloupes for the purpose of producing table syrup. He was successful in producing palatable syrup which he believed could be produced in large quantities at cost of about six cents per gallon. Now a systematic and careful test is being made of the pos abilities of valuable by-products of the cantaloupe by the firm of Julius Koebig & Company, of Los Angeles.
 P. l.. Sherman, member of this firm, has made frequent visits to this valley during the cantaloupe season, and has been conducting a series Of experiments on the lines mentioned above. He has made arrangements with the Lyons Brothers, cantaloupe distributors, to use melons furnished by them from the ranches near Braw- ley, and several fields will be kept irrigated and growing until late in the season, so that the sugar content at various parts of the season may be carefully noted. MT. Sherman be- lieves that there is possibility of the surplus melons being turned into syr- ups, jams or preserve filters, etc
Imperial Valley press., 1910-07-09
FIFTY BECOME CITIZENS.

Since the formation of Imperial County fifty persons have been admit ted to the full rights of citizenship in the Imperial County Superior Court and ninetey-eight persons have filed their declarations of intention to be- come citizens of the United States. This week Daniel Rice Raymond, a native of Canada, and a resident of Holtville, made application for full citizenship and the matter was set for hearing on September 2S.
Imperial Valley press., 1910-07-09
GREAT INCREASE IN
 COUNTY VALUATIONS

x The last work on the assess < x ment rolls of Imperial County x x will be done today, and next week x x the rolls will be in the hands of x x the Board of Equalization. I'm x x perial County will doubtless pre- < x sent the greatest increase in per x x centage of assessed valuation of < x any county in California this < x year, and will take it's place well < x up towards the middle of the < x column. Last year the assessed x x valuation, including the railroad F x assessments, was little more F x than $9,7OO,OO0 This year the A
 x total will be close to or exceeding <
 < $14,0O0,OOO } x ; x < x < x X x * X x X X X <
Imperial Valley press., 1910-07-09
SOCIALISTS GET BUSY
Adopt Platform Advocating Irrigation District and Nominate Candidates
 For County Officers.

The Socialists of Imperial County held mass meeting at Imperial on the 3rd of July and adopted a platform which includes the endorsement of the project of forming an irrigation dis trict and the securing of a water SUD- ply from Laguna dam. The platform also opposes the issuance of bonds for automobile speedways."
 The Socialists nominated a full county ticket with the exception of Auditor, District Attorney and Sur veyor. The nominations are:
 Supervisors, First District, A. J. Atkins; Second District, w. A. Van Horn Third District, Durward John son; Fourth District, w. F. Beal; Fifth District, W. c. Crane. County Clerk, F. G. Havens. Assessor, A. c. Brown. Recorder, John H. Whitlock Treasurer William Kelly. Tax Col lector, Chas. E. Hastings. Superin- tendent of Schools, Mrs. c. B. Came ron. Sheriff, G. W. House. Public Administrator E. B. Forester. Cor oner. M. N. Weesner.
 The following is the platform adopted:
 'The Socialists of Imperial County, in conference assembled, this 3rd day Of TuIu 1Q1n rooH3rvo o,,r oIJoo;oooo to the principles of international So- cialism, the cause of the working class. We agree with President Taft that Socialism is the paramount issue of the age, and we welcome the great movements for the conservation of the natural resources, and for curbing the power of the great corporation which exert such hurtful influence on our public life.
 Locally, we favor the organization of an Irrigation District to cover the irrigable lands in Imperial Valley, un- der the Bridgford law, that the water supply shall be free from the control of private corporations. and be divert ed from the Colorado river at the Laguna dam.
 "We oppose any scheme for issuing bonds for the construction of automo- bile speedways across the Valley, and favor the improvement of the public roads with the available funds, which we believe to be sufficient, if honestly and economically expended.
 We pledge our nominees, if elected to an honest and economical admins. tration of the public affairs, and e reduction of taxation and local gov ernment free from the domination and control of the Southern Pacific Rail. road"