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Imperial Valley press., 1910-05-07
NUMBER ONE SUBDlv|OEp
Three Superintendents Appointed to Facilitate Handling of Field Af-
 fairs in Number One.

Water District No. 1 now has three subdivisions with a superintendent over each of these sub- districts. The arrangement, which has been discuss ed for several months, was put into effect the first of this week.
 These subdivisions will be known as A, B and c. A is to be in charge of A. G. Golf, and includes the terri tory under the Ash, Alamitos and Aca- cia laterals. B Is in charge of Frank Vogt, and includes all territory east of the Brawley main canal not desig- mated in subdivision A, and c is in charge of H. P. Holly, and covers the territory west of the Brawley main canal. Each of these superintendents is subject to general superintendent Carberry but will have supervision of maintenance of ditches and distribu- tion of water in their respective dis tricts. It is believed this arrange ment will greatly facilitate the hand ling of the affairs of this company.
Imperial Valley press., 1910-05-07
CAPITALIST INTERESTED
Noted Iowan Plans a Winter Visit to
 Imperial Valley.

During his recent sojourn in the Middle West, Charles J. Poole, of M Centro, visited Abraham Simmer at the latter's home in Dubuque. MT. Simmer, a noted capitalist of Iowa, who is in his seventy sixth year, plans to come to California early in the fall. and undoubtedly will come to Im- perial Valley to spend portion of the winter MT. Poole's representations of the remarkable development. in prog ress here were of much interest to the capitalist and he will doubtless inspect with his own eyes the great American Nile country.
 MT. Simmer has dispensed with a free hand for many years, and has established thirteen benevolent insti- tutions. He has formed trust con- pany to look after the details of his large financial interests, and devotes his personal attention to his various philanthropies. MT. Poole was for sev- eral years his business agent.
Imperial Valley press., 1910-05-07
WOMAN'S RELIEF CORPS
Organization Effected at Meeting Held in imperial-Roster of
 Officers.

The Imperial Valley Woman's Re- lief Corps, as an auxiliary of the re- gently formed valley Post of the Grand Army of the Republic, was organized in Imperial last Saturday. Fourteen women enrolled as the charter mem- bers.
 Mrs. Jennie Heff1efinger, Depart ment Secretary, from Los Angeles, was present and installed as the first officers of the Corps the following:
 President, Mrs. Dora J. Fuller of Imperial; senior vice. president, Mary J. Mason of Imperial; junior vice. president, Mrs. Mary D. Wheelock of Imperial; secretary, Mrs. Minnie Wetzstein of Imperial; treasurer, liar riett Swanson of Fl Centro; chaplain, Harriet l.. Rice of Imperial; conduct ress, Artemesa Williams of Imperial guard Marga Scott of Imperial; pa triotic instructor, Mrs. Orilla N. Pe- rtie of No. 5; press correspondent, Harriet Swnson of Fl Centro.
Imperial Valley press., 1910-05-07
ENGINEER OF THE CANAL SYSTEM

Engineer F. c. Hermann, who has been in charge of construction work for the California Development Com pany for two or three years, pre- scented his resignation to Receiver Holabird on the first of this month, and the engineer department is now under the direct charge of c. K. Clarke. MT. Clarke is recognized in the railway world as the most effi- cient construction engineer in the west, and his work in closing the break of the Colorado made him fa- nous in his profession throughout the world. While Clarke is on the job, backed by Col Holabird, the settlers of the valley will rest assured that any problem presented by the river in it's relation to the irrigation sys- tenn will be handled with promptness, energy and skill,
Imperial Valley press., 1910-05-07
HIGH SCHOOL COMMENCEMENT
Two Students to be Graduated at Close of Second Years Work of
 Central Union.

Although only two years old, the Central Union High School, at Fl Gen. tro, will graduate two students this spring. They are George Clinton Hell and Miss Beryl Rapp Mr. Hell had been student of the Santa Ana High School before entering the local school. and Miss Rapp was student at the Los Angeles Polytechnic High School.
 The commencement exercises win be held in the Holt Opera House on the evening of June 8. The addresses will be delivered by Prof. w. s. Thom- as, of the University of California, State examiner of secondary schools. His theme will be "The High School and the Community"
 The girls glee club of the Central Union High School will give musical selections. The president of the Board of Trustees will give an address.
Imperial Valley press., 1910-05-07
FL cENTRo, CALIFORNIA, SATURDAY, MAY 2, 1910

bilities of their eccentric crops-dates and the like. Perhaps the Daily Boil Weevll," as it's opponents called the Imperial paper, was right in croaking that cotton would never pay. But a rich farming country for staple things it must eventually be.
 When the fight is over and this generations children are grown up, the pioneers will be ready enough to tell of their hardships. I think some of that story is worth telling now. Af- ter all, the land, like any other worthy antagonist, does not immediately throw down its guns and give up the fight"
Imperial Valley press., 1910-05-07

to the bill and explained that there were errors in the account and that the demand was not in accordance with the terms of the contract, charges having been made for day labor not performed in penetrating rock.
 On motion of Whitescarver the bill was rejected and the clerk was in- structed to notify the company to continue the well to 20OO feet depth in accordance with the contract.
 Mir. Burger reported for the commit tee appointed to confer with W. F.. Holt on purchase of the present wa ter system that Mir. Holt agreed to turn over 120 shares of Water Co. No. stock, a tract of land PAS feet wide extending from the Southern Pa cific right of way to the Date Canal, reserving right of way for railroad track and ditch along the north line, and the present system of basins and pipe lines; the system to be taken over at once and the city to operate it, paying for the electricity used in pumping and allowing MT. Holt his present supply of water for the Hol- ton Power plant. The purchase price to be $10,000. The committee rec commended immediate purchase.
 The report was accepted and the Board voted to pass resolution en- bodying the agreement
 The Street Commissioner was au- thorized to purchase tools required for street work.
 The City Attorney was instructed to prepare an ordinance changing the salary of the Health Officer from $1O0 to $75 a month.
 Adjourned.
Imperial Valley press., 1910-05-07
TEST WELL A FAILURE

The Ell Centro test well has devel- oped only hot salt water and must be regarded as a failure, but it has not demonstrated conclusively that good water is not to be found in this part of the valley The water did not come to the surface, and that fact is deemed by the drillers an in- dication that a local salt basin was penetrated. Salt water bearing strata were found in the Holtville district, but good artesian wells have been developed from other strata, and 1t is possible that similar conditions may exist here.
Imperial Valley press., 1910-05-07
RESERVATION IMPROVEMENTS

One of the first settlers on the Yuma Indian Reservation, in Imperial County, to undertake active reclama- tion work is w, P. Hale. of Long Beach, who drew the farm unit ad- joining the Government Experimental Station. MT. Hale Is leveling his forty acres and will seed the land to al- falfa as soon as possible, He has brought his family from Long Beach and intends to make his home on the land.
Imperial Valley press., 1910-05-07
PROPOSES NEW MAIL ROUTE

The San Diego Auto Transfer Con- pany. which concern has under con sideFation the project of operating an automobile stage line between San Di- ego and Imperial Valley, has sent a communication to this city asking that the El Centro Chamber of Commerce take up the matter of establishing a mall route between K Centro and
Imperial Valley press., 1910-05-07

San Diego, and also that it advise the automobile company as to what support could be warranted for the stage line proposed. L. W. Burnham, manager of the company, states that if the line is established it would be necessary to run a 3OOO-pound dem- onstrating car, and that the company could equip the line with a service that would be quick and efficient.
Imperial Valley press., 1910-05-07
ADJuDGED INSANE

Thomas M. Orrick was adjudged in- sane by Judge Franklin J. Cole last Thursday and yesterday he was talk en to the State Hospital at Patton. Orrick, who has brother living near Silsbee, came to California recently from Fort Smith, Arkansas. He has been showing signs of mental con- fusion for several months, but early this week became violent.
Imperial Valley press., 1910-05-07
oRT RESIDENCE SOLD

Charles Ort has sold his residence property at the west end of Railroad avenue to MT. Lewis, an employe in the Fl Centro creamery, who will re- side there. MT. and Mrs. ort left Fl Centro yesterday for Redondo Beach, where they will reside while building their new home on their property re- gently purchased at Belvedere, sub urb of Redondo.
Imperial Valley press., 1910-05-07
OLD WATER SYSTEM
 BOUGHT BY CITY Hundred-FoOt Park Strip Is Thrown in By Seller,
 w. r. Holt
Original Verbal Offer More Than Made Good and Valuable Property Vir. tuaIIy Handed Over as a Gift to Fl centro by its Founder-DeaI Quick Iy Made.

The City Trustees of El Centro have made definite arrangement with w. F. Holt for the transfer of the exist ing water works to the city on terms very favorable to the city, and will take possession at once and operate the plant as a municipal system. When the old board began consid- ering the matter of municipal water works, MT. Holt verbally offered to sell his system, comprising reservoir, pipe lines and water stock, for about the value of the land occupied by the basins and the stock, throwing in the pipe lines, but no deal was concluded This week the new board appointed a committee to take the matter up with MT. Holt and see if his offer still held good, and at an interview on We'd nesday the deal was closed in few minutes.
 The city acquires the nine acres of land covered by the settling ba- sin, and adjoining strip 100 feet wide and half mile long for park pur- poses, 20 shares of water stock worth $3,6O0, and the distributing system, a part of which consists of pipe avail able for use in new system. The total price is $10,OOO. The 1OO-foot strip is in addition to the land in- cluded in the original offer and was thrown in by MT. Holt because it ap- pears to be the only land now avail able for public park. MT. Holt re- serves only the right to run a track or cement conduit through the 1OO- foot strip.
 The property is worth much more than the city pays for it, and if MT. Holt had been making business deal with private parties he would have asked a great deal more than $10O0O But he advised for some time that the city should own its water works and has been willing to do more than his share to enable the city to establish municipal system
 According to the terms of the deal concluded by the committee and ap- proved by the board the city takes over the works at once, but the old water company is to do the pumping at present for the cost of the power used. The pump also supplies the ice plant, and as the company gets that use of the machinery, 1t pays for the labor involved in operation of the pumps.
 It is probable that the work of inn proving the park strip running along the north side of the townsite will be turned over to the women of the Ten Thousand Club If they wish to under take it.
 For immediate improvement in the quality of water supplied to the city the trustees propose to construct a new settling basin and clean the old basins out when they shall have dried out. If the permanent system is built according to the Sonderegger plans, which contemplate a series of reser- voirs in the southwest corner of the townsite on the Balcom tract, the en- tire area purchased from MT. Holt may be used for park.
Imperial Valley press., 1910-05-07
MAKING MORE ELks

Another company of Imperial Val ley men visited Yuma this week to be initiated into the mysteries of Elk dom. The party included Alex Ingram, P w. Brooks, L. s. Asbury, Stephen Lyons, Dave H. Williams and Jake Meadows. The Yuma Lodge of Elks now has strong contingent in I'm perial Valley.
Imperial Valley press., 1910-05-07
ATTORNEY LOCATES HERE

H. w. Clark, an attorney from Cor sicana, Texas, arrived in El Centro with his family on Thursday, and will locate here to practice his profess sion. MT. Clark has been practicing law at Corsicana for the past ten years, but the splendid reports of Im- perlal Valley proved lure he could not resist.
Imperial Valley press., 1910-05-07
LAND OFFICE IS PROMPT

A gratifying instance of promptness in handling of work in the Los An geles Land Office was the instance of P. J. Storms final proof on a des- ert land entry west of Fl Centro. Mir Storms mailed his final proof tc the Land Office on April 20, the cer- tificate shows that it was made up or April 22, and he received it at Fl Cen tro on April 27.
Imperial Valley press., 1910-05-07
FINAL CERTIFICATES

The U. s. Land Office has issued final certificates to F. c. Paulin, IT. 69-15-13; Edmund A. Gulick, IT. 6O- 16-13-14; Chas. J. Holmes, W. half of IT. 40-15-13; to Ernest Thornquest, TT. 156-15-19; to Justis Smith, W. half of NV quarter of Sec. and B. half of NE. quarter sof section 2-9-21.
Imperial Valley press., 1910-05-07
POWER LAUNCH AT HEADING

Hugh Mappin has built a power launch which he has placed in the waters at sharps Heading for use of pleasure parties. The boat will carry fifteen people and can develop speed of eight miles an hour.
Imperial Valley press., 1910-05-07
BUSY COUNTY RECORDER

For the month of April 577 instru- ments were filed in the office of the Imperial County Recorder and they covered 514O folios. The receipts of the office were $7s5.25. This Is an increase of 177 filings over the same month of the previous year and of SSa2.S0 in the receipts.
Imperial Valley press., 1910-05-07
WILL REPRESENT WOMEN

Mrs. Carrie K. Rapp has been ap- pointed by the Fl Centro Women's Culture Club as it's representative on the advisory board to the Imperial County Highway Commission.
Imperial Valley press., 1910-05-07
MASSES AT. ST. MARYs CHURCH

Rev. Edward Smitt win celebrate masses at St. Mary's Church, on South Fifth street, tomorrow morn ing at 8 and 10 o'clock, with a ser mon at the last mass.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-12-29
HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT.
Wellineton's Plea In Favor Of tho
Thames Embankment site.


Thames Embankment Site.
Wellington once declared that the
most exciting moment Of his life was
not in any of his great battles, but
that in which he had to forbid William
". to attend a public banquet in the
city during a time of great national
excitement OF the millions of people
who every year see the English houses
of parliament how many imagine that
their position was determined by stra-
tegic considerations No one nowadays
can think of the palace OF Westmin-
ster in any other position than that
which 1t occupies But when the old
houses were burned down and the task
of rebuilding faced there was a propo-
sitiOn to establish them on Or near the
site Of So. James palace Wellington
resolutely put down his foot on the
proposal.
The site suggested, It's advocates
pointed out, would be better as regards
centrally ana convenience than any
other But t. the argument Of the
duke there could then be no answer.
with vast and growing population.
such as yours in London" he said,
you must never make It possible that
you can be surrounded. You must
build your houses of parliament upon
the river, so that the means of ingress
and cgress are safe and that the popu-
lace cannot eXact their demands by
sitting down around you" Sir William
Fraser In whose memoirs the t,ory f.
recalled, mentioned it 10 Napoleon III.
just before the death Of the latter.
"What wisdom he said "What wis
DOM And it set him musing upon the
different turn which the history OF
France might have taken If in otilpg
ways MS great precautions had heca
observed In his own case St Jameg'
Gazette.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-12-29
ATTACK ON CONSUL
MAY BE RESENTED

Washington, Dec. 29-That the re
ported attack of Chinese and japanese
upon United States Vice and Deputy
Consul Adolph A. Williamson, az
Dalren, Manchurla, may be the fore
runner of even more serious anti
American demonstrations, Is the feni
of Washington officials familiar witA
the situation in the Far East.
Though state department officials
declare they have received no re-
port of the beating given william
son, who barely escaped with his
life no secret Is made OF the grave
consequences of such an attack. II
is also realized that to allow this
incident to pass unnoticed will be 10
place this government In contempt,
and expose Americans in Manchuria
to further attacks. A rigid investiga-
tion Is expected and 1t Is probable
that severe punishment of the often
ders will be demanded from Japan.
According to the press reports,
Williamson refused to leave the mar
ket place at Dairen when ordered to
do so by two Jananese and one
Chinese. They fell upon him with
sticks, and Williamson saved his life
by taking refuge in "A police box. tive
of his assailants were arrested VIII
hanson is a native of Washington
District of Columbia, He has been In
the foreign service since 1906 when he
was appointed student interpreter in
Japan and was made vice and deputy
consul at Dairen in 1908.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-12-29
BIG BLOCKS OF
STANDARD OIL
Stock Held in Cincinnati
But Not Listed For
Taxation.

Cincinnati, Dec. 29.-Charges that
approximately s5,0OO,OOO worth of
Standard OIL company stock is held
by Hamilton county investors, and
has been omitted from the tax dupll-
cate, were made Thursday by Attorney
August Bruck. who called on Prose-
cutor Hunt to try to make an agree
ment whereby he will be employed as
special counsel to force payment Of
the taxes
Bruck has a list Of 150 persons who
he says hold Standard oil stock. He
says Alexander Mcdonald, Standard
Oil magnate, who died recently, car
ried more than $200O,00O worth Of
stock which was not placed on the
duplicate. McDonald's granddaugh-
ters, Misses Laura and Melen Stallo.
also own large blocks of stock, Bruck
charges, which has not been listed
A number of Cincinnati capitalists
are also named in Bruck's list.
If he Is employed in litigation to
get tax payments on the Standard oil
holdings, he will be entitled to twenty
per cent. of the total amour recov-
cred.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-12-29
Queer Ewes Of = Queer snider.

The attus family of spiders, abound
ing in Java, have in addition to uu-
merous smaller eyes a pair of large
ones which have been called gig
lamp" eyes \ specimen of the spider,
captured near Bultenzorg, exhibits Il
remarkable power of changing the col
or of It's eyes. When taken the eyes
We're dark brown like the body, but
suddenly they changed TO bright grass
green. Soon aftcrward they turned
back from green 10 brown. and THIS
change of color was repeated several
times IN succession, apparently at tho
will Of the creature. Whether this ac-
tion on the part OF this curious spe-
cies of spider is an effort to inspire
terror In its enemy or whether 1t Is an
effect of its own terror Is uncertain.
Another singular fact is that the color
of either one or both eyes could thus
be changed at wallpapers Weekly.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-12-29

The accident happened just as the
men were being lined up to be put
on the payroll to stack ice for the
company. Most Of the dead are un-
identified Poles, Swedes and Italians
Engineer William Dunn was the on
ly one i'm the small boiler house and
he was hurled 200 feet to the stack.
His head was crushed ana body mang
led. The others were close behind
the boiler house,
Martin Smith was blown 200 feet
his head was crushed and legs brok-
en-.
The force of the explosion was so
great that parts of the boiler now rest
in the tops of trees $50 yards from
the scene of the accident.
There was Il head of only fifty
pounds of steam on at the time. The
boiler was Il fifteen horse power boil
er that was tested last summer. The
safety valve was new and the steam
guage recently tested.
Eleven persons were rushed to the
hospital here. Another man died at
the Pittsheld hospital this afternoon,
making the total dead this afternoon
at o'clock fifteen.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-12-29

Washington. Dec. 29.--"Even If we
had reports Of japanese activities in
the Philippines we would not hesi-
tate to keep them secret If we saw
ft," said a high official of the war de-
partment this afternoon, after IT be-
came known that the department had
requested General Duval To make a
special report ON the alleged attempt
To- mine Manila harbor and the arrest
of Japanese spies, as detailed in the
press dispatches.
II is considered almost incompre-
hcnsiblc that the department should
have mo- reports on q situation which
has been SO fully reported by the
press. ana the impression became
strong here today that the department
had determined to suppress any ad-
vices which may have been received
up To- this time.
The officials freely admit that the
activity of the japanese in the islands
has been the subject of constant OBJ
servation ana watchfulness. and that
General Duva has made It the SUBJ
ject of special personal study.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-12-29
ORANGEMEN ACT
LIKE SMALL BOYS

-
London, Dec. 29-"Many Irishmen
uphave been sent to penal servitude
for life for doing nothing worse than
the Orangemen are now Roasting of
In Ulster.
This declaration in the London
Leader by Harold Spender, the best
Informed publlcst i'm the Liberal
ranks, shows sreiously the Liberal
leaders take the threats of ain Ulster
uprising in the event that parlia-
ment eventually grants Ireland home
rule.
"I do not suggest that the terrible
punishment which the Orangemen
joyfully saw meted out to their op.
ponents in 1866 should now be metel
out to them" Spender says. but ]
do suggest that when people. defeat.
ed at the polls, begin to advestise In
German newspapers for weapons with
which to fight the forces OF the crown
the government would be wise TO keep
u careful eye on their activities"
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-12-29
Ninety -Four More.
(BULLETIN).


West Union, o., Dec. 29-Ninety-
four new indictments We're found
against vote sellers up to noon
Thursday.
This is in addition to the 1O6 in
dictments reported to the court this
morning which was the result lof
yesterdays work. This will bring the
total number of indictments up to
1913.
Judge Blair today issued an appeal
to the citizens of Adams county, urg-
ing them to come before the grand
jury and tell all they know I'm con-
nection with vote barterlng, promis
ing that their names will be kept
secret.
1t is said Judge Blair by this APP
peal may be able to trip up some
witnesses who have claimed bad
memories when taken before tho
grand jury recently,
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-12-29
CANDIDATES
HAVE AGREED
To Hold Caucus For United
States Senator, Friday,
January 6.
BY United Press wire.

Columbus, o.. Dec. 29.-Atlee Pom
creme ana Edward W. Hanley agreed
today to ask that the Democratic eau
Gus for the selection OF a United
States senator be held Friday, Jan
uary G. Negotiations between the cam
didates We're carried on by Congress
man James M. Cox. representing Han
ley, and Congressman-elect Whitacre,
representing Pomercne.
I'VE will ask all the other candi-
dates for senator to join with us i'm
our request" said Cox.
Whitacre said that nothing further
than the date has been agreed upon
between Pomerene and Hanley.
"Pomcrene Will continue to re-
quest that the caucus be open to the
public. and that the ballot be open
said Whitacre.
Hanley IS said to favor the open
ballot but closed caucus