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Imperial Valley press., 1910-03-26
RECE|vERSH|P CASE
 IN SUPREME COURT
Writ of Prohibition Heads Off Decision of Judge Cole In Case Recently
 Argued.

All proceedings in the Superior Court in the matter of the reeeivership of the California Development Com pany were brought to halt on Fri day by telegraphic service of a writ of prohibition, issued by the Supreme Court in San Francisco, on applica- tion of Boaz Duncan, restraining Judge Cole from issuing receivers certifi- cates and directing him to show cause on April II why the appointment of a receiver should not be set aside.
 Last week Bbaz Duncan, represent ing the c. D. bondholders, and the Liverpool Salt Company, appeared in the Superior Court as intervenors in the case of the Title Insurance and Trust Company, of Los Angeles, against the c. D. Company, and sought to have the appointment of W. A. Hol- abird as receiver of the c. D. Co. set aside and to stop the issuance of cer- tificates for work on the irrigation system. The case was argued by Messrs. McCutcheon and Newby for the intervenors, by MT. Stevens for the Trust Company. and by Judge Mckinley for the Southern Pacific Company.
 A decision probably would have been given by Judge Cole today had not the writ of prohibition been is- sued, The writ permits the receiver to retain possession and control of the property pending the hearing on April II, but suspends all improve ment and protective work on the sys- tenn. The apparent purpose of the intervenors is to force the Southern Pacific to satisfy their claims before it takes possession of the irrigation system and proceeds to spend money for improvements.
Imperial Valley press., 1910-03-26
LIBRARY NOW OPEN.
Public Reading Room in Holt Building on South Sixth Street in Read-
 ness for Patrons.

Fl Centro again has reading room and library open for the use of the public. The new reading room was opened on Wednesday by the Board of Library Commissioners, and Miss Merle WhitescaWer has been install ed as librarian.
 The room is adjoining the Mesquite Club on the south, and has been fitted up with reading tables, magazine and newspaper rack and book shelves.
 For the present the reading room will be the main feature, although a small number of books are on hand The Library Board has ordered from Chicago $50 volumes, which include many standard works of fiction, his tory, biography and travel, and these are due to arrive in Fl Centro within the next three or four weeks.
 Meanwhile the public will find a good array of standard magazines and many of the daily and weekly papers of Southern California at its service.
Imperial Valley press., 1910-03-26
ENLARGINe CAR SHOPS

The Holton Interurban Railroad is enlarging its car shops at Fl Centro. A portion of the old car shed was torn down recently to make way for one of the new Southern Pacific sidings, and a new car shed has been erected ad- joining the Holton Power Company's machine shop on the north, The re- maining portion of the old shed will be continued in use, and new pit Is to be dug in the new sheds and siding will be laid through 1t, so that two cars or engines may be got at with facility at one time.
Imperial Valley press., 1910-03-26
FIRE AT CALExICO.
Blacksmith Shop and Garage of Cali fornla Development Company
 Consumed by FiameG

Sparks from brazing machine in the blacksmith shops of the California Development Company, at Calexlco, OF Tuesday forenoon exploded the gaso- line tank in that building and caused a quick spread of flames over the in- terior of that structure.
 The shop and its contents and the adjoining garage of the c. D. Com pany, including the cOmpany's auto mobile, were completely destroyed. By hard work on the part of the yo'un- 'eer re-fghters the nearby buildings were saved. The Calexico Chronicle office, only twenty feet distant from the buildings burned, had a narrow es- cape. The total loss is about $1O.OOO
Imperial Valley press., 1910-03-26
Commissioner Dennett Learns Cause of Delay and
 Orders Action.
Clerks Were Holding Up All Imperial Valley Cases Because of False lm- pression That There Had Been Gi- qantic Grabbing of Desert Lands- Parazette's Report.

MT. J. B. Parazette, of Imperial, one of the representatives, of the landown- CTS of the valley sent to Washington to place the case of the settlers be- for the General Land Office and the committees of Congress having charge of bills affecting land matters, return ed this week with encouraging reports of progress. Mir. Parazette found Land Office anxious to do everything possible for the relief and protection of the settlers of this region, but un- til conditions were explained to him he was unaware of the needlessness of delay in the issue of patents. The chief clerk of the division having charge of the matter, it appeared, was holding up patents because he had a notion that all valley claims were tainted with fraud The Lawler- Pres colt howl of "stupendous land frauds" evidently had reached the division and made the clerks afraid to pass upon any case. The chief clerk said it would not do to issue any, patents until every claim in Imperial Valley should be investigated by special commission. MT. Parazette told the commissioner that a more searching investigation than any committee could make had been made by persons seek ing the slightest ground for contests, and it could be depended upon that any claim not contested was invulner- able.
 force of the argument and the base less nature of the clerks fears, and promised an immediate reversal of the policy of the office in the treatment of valley land cases. He ordered a list of all claims on which final proof had been made to be prepared and sent to Agent Satterwhite for appro- val, and promised that patents should issue at once in all cases in which there is no conflict of location
 The valley delegates were assist ed heartily by Senator Flint and Rep resentative Smith, who went with them before committees and secured the serious attention of members to I'm perial Valleys request for relief and fair consideration. Many members heard for the first time of the big work that is going on in this remote corner of the country, and they sat dp and took notice and asked ques- tions. The senators evidently had full confidence in the judgment of Senator Flint and were ready to do anything he might ask for the adjustment of matters in this district.
 MT. Parazette says the committee on claims inquired closely into all details of the Southern Pacifics work on the Colorado and it's relation to the irrigation system, and seemed dis posed to recognize the justice of the claim for reimbursement of the actual cost of closing the break. His i'm pression is that bill to compensate the railroad for it's public service will be recommended by the committee.
Imperial Valley press., 1910-03-26
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Order We'll Drilling to be Continued
 May Amend License Ordinance.

The City Trustees of El Centro met at the City Hall on Tuesday night, all members being present except Trustee Pellet
 The minutes of the meetings of March 16 and 17 were read and ap- proved
 The matter of proceeding to se- cure title to the city sewer farm was referred to Sewer Commissioner Ham ilton.
 Street Commissioner Blackinton re- ported that relaying of the floor on the Date Canal Main street bridge has been completed and that rails have been placed on this bridge to safeguard travellers.
 The Board instructed the Street Su-
Imperial Valley press., 1910-03-26
FL cENTRo SCHOOL ELECTION

The annual election for trustees of the Fl Centro school district will be held on April l at the high school building on Commercial street There will be two trustees to elect, one for one year and one for three years. The polls will be open from 1 to o'clock p. m. officers appointed to conduct this election are F. G. Havens and Fred P. Putnam, judges, and John Nor ton, inspector.
Imperial Valley press., 1910-03-26
WATSON FOUND GUILTY

In the case of the people vs. s. s. Watson, charged with forging a check and obtaining money thereon from thN Calexico State Bank, the defendant demanded a jury trial, and on Tues day the jury brought in a verdict of guilty Watson will seek a proba- tionary sentence. 1t is said. Seven bankers were brought from Los An geles as witnesses in this case.
Imperial Valley press., 1910-03-26

perintendent to relay the street cross ings at the intersections of Main and Sixth and Main and Fifth streets, and to have new crosswalks constructed from the southeast to the northeast corner of Fifth and Main streets, and on both sides of Main street at the in tersection of Fourth street.
 The City Engineer made report on the log of the municipal well, show ing that stratum of water bearing gravel had been struck at a depth of 916 feet, and that this stratum is nine teen feet in thickness. The Board de- cided that work of drilling should progress, and that the City Engineer keep each individual member inform ed as to conditions at the well, so that a special meeting of the Board could be called at any time to consider the the well.
 A bill from the Coachella Valley Development Company for 5000 was presented and laid over to an adjourn ed session.
 Ordinance No. 49, providing for the issuance and sale of the $69,000 mu- nicipal water works construction bonds was given it's final reading and adopted.
 A petition signed by a majority of the business men of Fl Centro, asking for the repeal of the city's occupa- tion tax ordinance, was presented, ac- cepted and placed on file, and action thereon was deferred for one week. MT. Bedding addressed the Board on behalf of the petitioners, and after discussion it was apparently the opin- ion of all present that the end sought could be better attained by amending the occupation tax ordinance than by repeating it.
 Board of Supervisors and others, ask ing for the vacation of Main street through the ten-acre tract held as a Court House site, west of the Date Canal. This matter was laid over for one week.
 The Board adjourned to meet at 7:3O o'clock p. m. on Wednesday, even- ing.
 The Board met in adjourned session at the City Hall on Wednesday even ing, all members being present ex- cept Trustee Pellet.
 J. V. Wachtel, Jr for the First Ma tional Bank of Fl Centro, appeared be- fore the Board and bid par for the $500 notes Nos. and 6 of the series to be issued for the sinking of the artesian well, The bid was accepted.
 The bill of the Coachella Valley De- velopment Company for 5000 was al- lowed and the City Clerk was author ized to issue a warrant for this amount.
 The Board ordered the placing of a street crossing on the east side of Sixth street, at the intersection of Broadway.
 The matter of vacating Main street through the Court House grounds was continued until March 29.
Imperial Valley press., 1910-03-26
BAND CONCERT TONIGHT

The Fl Centro Concert Band will give the third of its popular open air concerts this Saturday night on Main street. Citizens are invited to turn out and enjoy this music, and by their presence lend encouragement to the band boys.
Imperial Valley press., 1910-03-26
CANDIDATES WITHDRAW
Brown and Bosworth Decline to Make
 The Race For City Trustees

To My Friends in Fl Centro:
 After carefully considering the mat ter, I have decided to refuse to al- low my name to be used as a candi- date for trustee, and I do not want any of my friends to vote for me for that office. I have already put in a great amount of time in the position, and it has always been against my inclination to remain upon the board only very reluctantly permitted my petition to be filed on the represen- tation that it was hard to get suf- ficient number of good men to make the race for the office. There are plenty of men who are making the race, who are eminently qualified, both from ability and integrity to manage the affairs of the city, and l have decided to consult my inclination and refuse to make the race.
 I do this. not on account of my lack of desire to serve the City of Fl Centro. but from the belief that her needs will be taken care of, and that the sacrifice on my part is not re- quired.
Imperial Valley press., 1910-03-26
PUBLIC LIBRARY HOURS

The Library Board has decided te keep open the public library and read ing room from to 12 and from 2 to g. At present the reading room will not be open in the evenings.
Imperial Valley press., 1910-03-26
DANCE AT MASONIC HALL

The Fraternal Brotherhood will give dance in Masonic Hall next Tues day night. Everybody invited.
Imperial Valley press., 1910-03-26
Very truly yours,
 J. STANLEY BROWN

To the Voters of El Centro: I do not desire to be considered a candidate for the office of City Trus- tee at the coming election, and I request that nobody vote for me.
 M. c. BOSWoRTH. El Centro, March 25, 1910.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-08-25
NO FILINGS" AT ROOSEVELT.

A much heated correspondent, who denies US
real pleasure when he states that he is not
writing for publication, sends The Ftrginian a
very candid rebuke for its attitude concerning
the President of the United States and his dis
tingushed predecessor"
In the opinion of our correspondent, we are
"disgusting many admirers of our ex-Presdent
and doing yourself and the paper no good by your
filings at him. Mr.. Roosevelt has been and
is the strongest champion of the progress and re-
form that great ma Iority of the people of this
country desire, and for this reason he deserves
the approval and support, and not the earping
criticism, of every man whose desire for progress
and reform is stronger than his personal or
partisan prejudices.'
We think that the great majority of the read
ers of The Irgi,ttun will bear us ont in the
statement that we have never sought to ridicule or
bring Roosevelt into contempt. We recognize
that he is too big and powerful a man for any
such attitude to do more than react forcibly. In
deed, the fact that he so readily lends himself
to ridicule that would destroy another, but on
which he fattens, has made us even overly
cautious in this respect. If, however, Mr. Roose-
Welt is, indeed, ''the strongest champion of the
progress and reform that great majority of
in our opinion made very poor pitch Of their
ambition Personally, we would prefer champ
ion of reform such As Harmon or Gaynor both Of
whom work within the law fearlesslv and i'm
partially. 1t is because the reform doctrines
which Roosevelt recommends contemplate al
most invariably the overriding of the law. and
because as where he robbed the country of the
services of Judson Harmon in order to save
friehd9 he cares nothing for reform where il af-
fleets his personal preferences, that we consider
Roosevelt dangerous--the more dangerous as we
concede his ability and admit his power. We
make no filings" at this man we fear him frank
ly on account of the potentialities of harm which
arc held in an evidently over-weening ambition.
Napoleon observing VEINS in the heavens in the
daytime believed no more explicitly in star Of
empire than Roosevelt when he again sighted
/ New York after Africa
! Also, our correspondent sees no loss of dignity
| in the President Of the United States writing
in an official capacity in order to placate private
citizen for something which he claims that some
| body else did That is a question Of taste in
which we differ. We would have liked to print
the communications in full, hard terms and all,
Ibut we must content ourselves with declaring
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-08-25
FILLING COUNCIL VACANCIES.

In the proper spirit of a Democratic system
nothing il SO vital 10 the interests of the city as
that the Council shall be composed of men who
represent the majority sentiment OF their re-
spectyc wards. Since large governing body
automatically results In lessening the practical
interest and influence of the average citizen IN
city affairs it Is the more true that such inter
est ought 10 he preserved by representation so
far as possible perfect When in the interim be-
tween ward primaries. it becomes necessary for
the Council as body to select member, the
Recommendation that ought 10 be considered Is
that Of the whole people of the ward directly
concerned.
In the case of the resignation OF Councilman
Wise, it would be deplorabe situation should
1T appear that HE Council membership of Henry
Ward and busted itself in the choice of his sue
cessor before the resignation itself was before
the Council Such action savers of arbitrary
politics. Ii hints domneering spirit. 1t de
prives the people of the ward of their right OF
discussion and their right of choice. 1t fore
stalls the possible candidacy of good men ann
bilious 10 serve the city and their ward constr
tuents 1t may well operate system to put
Il bad man in Council and keep good man ont.
And the people are entitled to be the judges, and
the sole and responsible judges, as to who can
best represent them In picking a successor for
/ u vacancy that did not exist II seems to us that
the Henry Ward delegation would have acted
A in unfortunate haste
We would not be understood from the above as
laying any criticism against the capaclt
Of Mr. Steiner to serve as Councilman or
against the wisdom of the reported choice of the
Henry delegation in Council. Mr.. Steiner may
be the best man for the place, and as TO that the
Henry Ward delegation certainly has better op-
portunity of indging than But it is the
principle--or the lack of (which we attack
principle which is utterly subversve of the
doctrine of selfgovernmcnt, nowhere so in
timately expressed in city relations. If re
ports be true, the delegation, themselves chosen
by the people, have simply presumed to choose
without consultation with the people
or, as We see II, ought the Council as body
to give too slavsh consideration to the preced-
ent Of electing 10 FIJI Council vacancies the nonr
inees of the delegation of the Ward in which the
vacancy exists. Ordinarily, there is reason 70,
the precedent which pre-supposes special &C
qnaintance with the wishes of the people on the
part of the delegation. But the Council is fixed
with duty to the whole people which makes a
y responsibility which il cannot avoid. 1t ii shall
appear that the nominee Of particular dele
CATION is NOT the first choice of the Ward con
cerned it is TO the people of the Ward, rather
than To the Councilmen from the Ward. that the
Council should look for instructions TO it's action
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-08-25

who, his own capita facility for indlscriminate
abuse and reckless accusation, contradlcts him-
self by in one breath describing the Wall Street
operator as gambler and i'll the next awarding
him the distinction of absolute control oven the
affairs of the country If we admit that Wall
Street is a gambling den, it follows that it is not
and cannot be the seat of power in the United
States if we admit, as all must admit, that rs
interests are potent enough to gain consideration
from the country, it follows that its aims are
broader and more useful than those which could
possibly animate purely speculative organiza
ton.
Wall Street is the great clearing house of
the country 1t is the market for the country
wide digestion of securities. In the long run its
fluctuations reflect, not ST much the manipulation
Of its technical membership the ability OF
the country to invest and the confidence Of the
country in its investments. Ii is the very tinan-
ca pulse of the nation. TO deuomlnate II the
coutrivance of gamblers is as foolish as to credit
it with final political powers. II gambling had
been the end of Wall Street, the last three years
would have sent every player out of the game
with empty pockets.
Wall Street however, is itself responsible for
a wide credcnce in this impossible charge. 1t is
not remotely gambling hc1, bur IT harbors
scores of the very imps of chance. 1t contains an
element that is made up of the very banmiogs OF
business and finance, hystercal individuals of
no set purpose, of no steady conviction, moved
and taking their direction with the movement Of
the herd, scattered and put into panic by every
breath of rumor. These are the tin horn
sports that give to Wall Street for all lis great
function in the work Of the country, its lfnen-
Eviable reputation.
For instance. on Tuesday President Taft,
Iclutching for straws to save political drowning,
declared for real revision of the tariff. Wall
Street and tiie country al large must needs have
fully discounted this statement of an intention
to do something in the distant future which had
already been promised and denied in the immed-
late past Yet on Wednesday, the market slump
ed. Securities fell in price from an already low
level. The rumor of moment was made the oc-
casion of loss of millions of dollars. The
prospect of tariff revision set all the small fry
by the ears.
OF course, neither the prospect of tariff re-
vision, nor tariff revision itself could materially
hurt Wall Street Of course; the statement Of
President Taft carries in no manner of way any
such prospect. For all that, Wall Street-or
its professional element saw in the declara
ton disaster which it has already forgotten al
about of course, but which for the moment was
made the excuse of dire prophecy expressed il
terms of financial loss.
1t is this sort of agitation among the tickle
dwellers in the financial tree tops that gives coo
to the charge, really ridiculous that the fnancia
system of the country is organized on the plan Of
a race track betting shed.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-08-25

First: Let it be understood that sporting editors
are privileged writers They have liberty in writing
up theIr columns not accorded the average editor or
reporter slang and street talk and catchy phrases
Oh place IN the dgnihed editorial are per-
inissapie on the sporting page. Why should we take
oilehse because our players called Coolers
city Gooberown. Pirates Giants, Colts Tobacconsts
ana Coolers are O. X, in baseball parlance. Just
imagine the people of Pittsburg taking onense should
their ball players be said by sporting editor to hail
from Pirate Town! How puerile, on the other hand
We Petersburgers should be grateful this free ad-
markets.
Secondly: 1t is difficult to understand whv anv
Petersburger however loyal he may interests
OF MS own city, can charge The Virginian with
heeting the city. What kind OF business policy
would mat PEI Is not the paper doing its best to
increase Its circulation in Petersburg? Why should
choose to defeat the very object IL is trying to ac-
eomplish? To roast" the town. then, would be sui
cida Sef-preservation, then the first law OF nature
would preclude such possibility Let that charge be
dismissed
Thirdly The popularity the sporting columns of
The N1rgfnian depends largely the the
Virginia League The prosperity the league in
measure based on The prosperity OF the Petersburg
team Then give the editor credit for doing all he
to promote the we'll being of baseball in Petersburg
could have to grind doing otherwise Faith
ful are the wounds of faicule but decetful the
kisses OF The honorable physician who
diagnosis of his patients condition will deceive
him. If he Is tubercular he
might take due notice thereof and govern himself
accordingly. Just SO with the faithful lawyer min
lister editor And who say that The Virginan il
inspired by the motive?
Again: Are the comments trueH Was the article
faithful to the facts In the case? 1t Is well recog
nzed that the attendance here what ought
be what 1t will be when the conditions made
better. The park is two miles from the city. The
trolley line Is single tracked and there much delay
in transporting the crowds back to the city. The
hoteIs are Improving bul are not yet ideal. Other
Richmond papers have been unsparing IL then criti-
csms OF baseba. affairs in Petersburg Why then
thu resentment against The Virginia? The "strie-
lures Of its sporting editor will yet In max
ing tho1"Cockade City model baseball town.
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