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Imperial Valley press., 1910-08-13

S2S.S0. General Fund.
 F. E. Sanguinetti burlai of J. W. Dewitt, S5S.O0. General Fund. T. J. Mitchell, coroner, $S6.25. General Fund.
 D. S, Elder, postage and expenses for office, $46.SO. General Fund. Mobley Meadows, expense for sher- ifs office, S2414O General Fund. E. F. Howe & Son, publishing, $474O. General Fund.
 W. E. Wilsie, horticultural commis- sioner, $55.OO. General Fund.
 Thomas Webb, work, $22.OO. Gen eral Fund.
 E. NJ. Morrison, work, $24.OO. Gen eral Fund.
 Geo. w. Haviland, work, $41.25. General Fund
 H. J. Messenger livery hire, $7OO. General Fund.
 Henry Thomas, roc, General Fund Conrad Molino,: interpreting, $500. l NTtutIdl uuu'
 Imperial Telephone Co.,, telephone $69 SO. General Fund.
 c. M. l.. & c. O., grading mile road, SEQ. Road District No. l Fund. F. J. Cole, federal reports, $3920O General Fund.
 Valley Lumber Co.,, lumber, $5504 Road District No. 1 Fund.
 E. B. Lietef, work, $99.OO. Road District No. 1 Fund.
 Varney Bros, cash and supplies, $5S.OO. Road District No. 1 Fund. Jas. Melborne, work, $24.5O. Road District No. l Fund.
 F. L. Milliagan, work, $39.OO. Road District No. 2 Fund.
 Valley Lumber Co.,, lumber, $29 949 Road District No. 2 Fund.
 l.. w. Blinn Lumber Co.,, lumber $5.12. Road District No. Fund.
 M. H. Dean, work, $81.25. Road District No. Fund.
 J. Wheeler, work, $20.25. Road District No. Fund.
 Whitman, Maxwell Plumbing Co., work at court house, $10.75. Road District No. Fund.
 H. J. Wilson, one siphon, $75O Road District No. Fund.
 Wm. Reed, work, $S4.50. Road District No. Fund.
 I. w. Van Dorin, right-way for pub lie road, $1OO.OO. Road District No 2 Fund.
 P. H. Hand, work, $7O.25. Road District No. 2 Fund.
 Laurence Jensen, work, $13.50 Road District No. Fund.
 Carl w. Reese & Co.,, material $1335. Road District No. 2 Fund Laurence Jensen, bridge work $1O737. Road District No. 8 Fund. M. P. Holman, bridge work, $47.75 Road District No. Fund.
 National Lumber Co.,, lumber, $274{ Road District No. Fund.
 Paul Tuchfaber, work, $77.25. Road District No. 3 Fund.
 California Corrugated Culvert Co. ten culverts, $2O6.0O. Road District No. Fund.
 Peter Welch, irrigating, $1250 Road District No. 4 Fund.
 F, P. Burns, irrigating, $66OO Road District No. 4 Fund.
 P. P. Lmmerson, work, -S156OO A. c. Kitching, work, $40.50. Road District No. Fund
 Alamorio Lumber Co., lumber, $4152 Road District No Fund.
 Murphy Lumber Co.,, lumber, $17O7 Road District No. 4 Fund.
 ". P. Rose, labor, $14OO. Road District No. Fund.
 R. L. Slimp, work, $56O. Road Dis trict No. 5 Fund.
 Jas. Melbourne, work, $54.SS. Road District No. Fund. aSSits in maintaininp school The
Imperial Valley press., 1910-08-13

Ranchers in need of help are invited to address or call on F. J. sweitzer, Manager Labor Department for J. R. Loftus O., El Centro. 13-tf
Imperial Valley press., 1910-08-13

Remember that William Vessel is candidate for Republican nomination for Coroner. 17-3t
Imperial Valley press., 1910-08-13

E l. CENTRO AERIE, F o. meets L the first four Thursday nights of each mont. Members and visiting Eagles invited to attend.
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-03
Scratch this on the Slate
With a Nail

Have built and sold hundreds OF
homes to them at a total cost of from
$11.00 to $500 month.
About 500 now own these homes
and they are good ones.
These people are faithful, prosper
Gus, loyal and high-grade, yet they
have been bounded and vilifed be-
cause they now and always have re-
fused to bend the knee to these
tvrannical labor bosses who could
collect monthly fees and order them
TO quit work In order to punish the
Company for being independent of
"unioniSm
The Labor Trust has sent COM
mittees and money time and again,
given smokers (and drinkers) to try
and lure our people into the meshes
of slavery, but Postum workmen
steadfastly prefer their independence
and liberty. Therefore, the labor
leaders have threatened to punish
them and this lying peanut shell
tale' is one of the methods.
There is a time coming when the
workingman, even outside of Battle
Greek, will secure his Iightful posi-
tion and fair treatment with suitable
wages without being compelled to be
under the iron heel of a few labor
chiefs who have obtained control il:
some localities over the workingmen,
and can tell them when to quit work,
OF be subject to the smuggling of their
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-03
MOTHER SUES HUSBAND
FOR CUSTODY OF CHILD
Woman Complains That Boy Is
Taught DisreSpect

Having been separated several years
Irom her husband. Rose Knutsen yes
terday sued Louis Knutsen for the
custody or their child, Harold, who IS
j years old. Knutsen. his wife COM
plains. not only refuses her permission
te see her son, but has taught the boy
10 disrespect her She says that Knut-
sen is not q proper person TO have the
child. but does not ask for a divorce.
After six weeks effort Judge Mogan
yesterday succeeded in bringing about
= reconciliation between George NJ
Rose. a patrolmsn in the police depart
uent. and Patricia Rose. The divorce
proceedings Instituted by Rose have
been dismissed.
Divorces were granted yesterday as
follows
BY Judge Cabaniss-Frank MadIung
from Ciementina Msdlung. desertion
Samuel Hammer from Lena Hammer,
oesertion; Richard Schultz from Anna
Nav Schultz. desertiOn: Carolina MerkIe
from Michael Merkle, wiIlful neglect
BY Judge Van Nostrand-AIato j.
Zodielovich from Annie Zodielovich.
hsbirual intemperance: Margaret Dono-
van from Charles N Donovan, wilIful
neglect: James ". Dexter from Martha
=. Dexter, desertion.
suits for divorce We're filed yesterday
by-
Elizabeth n Trainor against C. Val
Trainor. cruelty.
May z. Badger against James A. Bad
ger, cruelty.
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-03

Some paid managers Of the great
Labor Trust do not seem satisfied to
rest on their past record of tyran-
nies to their own members, to othef
workingmen, and to the public at
large, but they seek to add to their
long list of villainous acts.
On Sunday, January End, 1910,
the Chicago Federation of Labor al
lowed to pass to the press statement
that ttFee carloads of empty peanut
shucks were found in railroad wreck
and were consigned to our company.
That statement was a willfuI, MALI
cious lie made from whole cloth.
1t was inspired by the usual hate
for every one not under the yoke OF
the Labor Trust.
It is fayorite method of the
average 'Jawsmith the noisy ones
in the unions-when confronted with
facts regarding the assaults, destruc-
ton of property, and other crimes,
(too often including murder) to con-
coct and put out NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
This attack on the business of the
Postum Cereal Co. is a good illustra-
ton.
They have tried for years to boy
cott the products, ruin the business,
and take away the living of our faith
full employees. (about 1000 persons).
What foI9
We have for years past paid the
highest wages IN the State for like
service.
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-03
LAWYERS ABSENCE
SUGGESTS MYSTERY
D. S. Truman of GOldfieId Dis
appears After Boarding Ferry
Boat on Way Home

The assistance of the police was
asked yesterday in unraveling the
mysterious disappearance of D. s. Tru-
man, an attorney of Goldfield. New He
came to this city to argue a case be-
fore the appellate court and stopped at
the Hotel Won Dorm, Turk and Leaven-
worth streets. He left the hotel on
the morning of January :, as he was
anxious TO return to GolGIeld for the
trial of d. Gibson there for murder.
He was seen on q ferry boat crossing
u Oakland that morning but that was
the last seen or heard OF him.
Truman's baggage reached Goldfeld
by the train on which he should have
arrived. He has a wife and three
children, two daughters and a son, In
Goldfield. and when he failed to return
in few days friends of the family
we're notified in this city and careful
search was made here and In Oakland.
but no trace of him could be found.
Truman is described as about SO
years of age. . feet 2 inches tall.
weight $50 10 135 pounds. has a slight
dropping of one OF his eyeIids and
wears glasses when reading
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-03
CHINESE USE STEAM
TO ROUT FILIPTNOS
Little Brown Men Flee From
Stream of Scalding
Vapor
Islanders Rush Chinese Crew on
Liner. but Soon Beat
Retreat

Although the Filipinos. more than
900 of them, who Travelled on the liner
Manchuris from Manila to Honolulu.
fought necessarily with the liners
Chinese and Hindu passengers. they
bothered the members of the Chinese
crew only three times. Early in the
voyage they discovered that the Chi
nese hremen had their dinner all to-
aether in a fenced in space on the
main deck. The day after they made
the discovery the Filipinos crept for
ward and promptly at noon rushed the
Celestial firenen az they squatted on
deck to enjoy the midday feast.
When the attacking force retired
tho Chinese fremen were scattered ali
over the deck in a mire OF curry and
rice. Some Of the Chinese were bleed
ing from knife wounds and most Of
them were more or lesE bruised.
There was another rush the next
day and ia this engagement the No.
Chinese fireman was among the in
jured. He showed his head to the en-
gineer on watch and told his troubles
The engineer gave him some advice
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-03
MRS. SPRECKELS GIVEN
MORE THAN MILLION
Widow of Sugar Maguate Files
Receipt for Part of Legacy

Mrs Anna G. Spreckels. widow Of
Claus Spreckeis. fled with the county
clerk yesterday a receipt for property
worth more than 81 o00. 600 received by
her under the first partial distribution
OF her husbands estate.
The receipt, which is dated October
g. 1909 is signed "R. Spreckels. for
Anna c. Spreckeis
The property Mrs. Spreekels acknovl-
edges having received includes $307, $50
in cash. less s97.esl paid by the execu-
tors to the city treasurer as an in
heritsnce tax; s.750 preferred shares of
The Federal sugar refining company,
1e0 preferred shares of the American
sugar refining company 800 shares of
the Mercantile trust company of San
Francisco. II shares Of the Firemen' $
fund insurance company; 54f shares Of
the First national bank OF San Fran
cisco. I75 bonds Of the San Joaquin
valley railway company of the face
value Of $1,000 each. 304 bonds Of the
Oceanic steamship company or the face
value Of $1,000 each. and four bonds Of
the San Fernando Mission land COM
pany Of the face value OF $1,000 each.
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-03
JURY DISAGREES IN
CASE OF M0T0RMAN
Ten Stand for AcquittaI of
Edgar Purcell

standing ten for acauittal and two
for conviction the jury that tried Edgar
A Purcell. a United Railroads motor
man. for the alleged murder of Charles
Moss, was discharged by Judge Ca
baniss yesterday afternoon. The jury
retired at u o'clock. and the first bal
lot disclosed Il votes for acquittal and
one for conviction. One OF the IL later
voted for a verdict of guilty After
the jurymen had had lunch they were
brought into court at their own re-
quest and informed Judge Cabaniss
that there was absolutely no likelihood
Of an agreement. They were then dis
charged.
The shooting of Moss by Purcell oc-
Cured on Polk street car during a
riot caused by quarrel over a trans
fer in October. 1907, during the car
strike. Two men were killed before
peace was restored. and Charles V.
Brown. the conductor, was afterward
tried for murder and acquitted.
Purcell admitted shooting Moss, but
said he was on the floor of the car and
in fear of his life at the hands of q
mob when he fired and killed Moss.
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-03
$4,000 TRANSFER
IN GEARY STREET
Sale of Property in the Same
Block as the Columbia
Theater

The Won Rhein Real Estate company
report the sale of a lot in the north
line of Geary street, between Mason
and Taylor, dimensions 40x60. for
$4,000. The property is in the same
block with the new Columbia theater.
The Dimond Estate company plans
extensive improvements on its prop
erty in this city and yisitacion valley.
Contracts are now being let for the
making Of streets, laying of sewers
eurbing and sidewalks throughout the
whole tract belonging to the estate and
.acing on the freight yards of the
Southern Pacific company.
Several fine sales have been made in
this tract since the increased activity
of the railroad company on. the freight
yard. The corner of San Bruno avenue
and Wa1bridge street, 50x10O, has beer
leased to a tenant with an option &c
buy the property for s12,500 This
tenant has erected a hotel building al
a cost of $4,000. Two other sales
are about TO be consummated for two
lots in Walbridge street $50 feet west
of San Bruno avenue, 25xl00 each, foi
$4,000 apiece.
Since the United Railroads has rur
its carline from Mission street to Sar
Bruno avenue and through the Dimopd
tract in Macdonald avenue, many an
plicstions for property have been ma p
This street promises TO be business
street when the freight Yards of the
Southern Pacific company are com.
pleted.
Thomas Ma gee & Sons have LEASED
the property on the west side of Fourtl
street between Mission and Howard
for the Dimond Estate company to 3
client at rental aggregating $4,000
FOR ten year lease for q hotel build
Ing OF so rooms with all modern con.
veniences to be erected thereon. There
ere also two stories In this building
for which tenants are now negotiating 2
The building viii be commenced al
once.
Thomas Magee & Sons a s agents are
negotiating with three tenants for tbf
building TO be erected on the north
east corner of Ninth and MIssjor
streets by the Dimond Estate COMPANY
as a hotel with 123 rooms and lobhy
on the ground floor. There viii also
be six stores in this building ~,
which tenants are being secured
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-03
BIG JEWELRY ROBBERY
BELIEVED TO BE FAKE
Detectives Doubt Story oi
$4,000 Theft

Chief Special Agent P. J. Kindelon
and Special Agent Peter Kelley of the
Southern Pacific company, who are in
vestigating the alleged theft of Jewels
valued at $4,000 from a trunk shipped
from Los Angeles TO this city in De-
cember last. reached the conclusion
yesterday that the check on the trunk
and the check on the suit case were not
changed. but that the duplicate checks
were switched.
This conclusion bears out the theory
advanced yesterday morning that there
was no robbery at all. Harry Copp. the
ieweleT who appraised the contents OF
the trenk Tuesday morning. said yes
terday that no reputable jewelry firm
ever ships $4,000 worth of valuable
jewelry in one trunk and that unset
gems are never placed in a shipment
Of this kind.
The search for the woman who is
alleged TO have committed the actual
robbery. the mysterious Mrs. Schulz.
is being continued. however
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-03
LEGACY OF 100000
STILL IN ABEYANCE
Litigation Over Friedman Estate
Drags Wearily Along

An important point in the contest
of the viii of Julius Friedman, who
died in 1901, leaving TO charity an es-
tate now worth about $500. 900. was
submitted 10 Judge Graham for de-
cision yesterday after lengthy argu-
ment between r Z. Houghton, repre-
senting the Kagan heirs. and CharIes
". Slack, attorney for the Hebrew
Home for Aged and Disabled, the big
gest legatee.
The Will was submitted for probate
by the Hebrew home and HOughton
moved for a nonsuit against the home.
He argued that the application for
probate should have been made by the
trustees of the home and not in the
name OF the home itself.
The question involved is whether
Friedman intended TO create a. trust or
TO make an absolute gift HOughton
interpreted the will as creating n trust
and said the trustees of the home
should administer the legacy. Slack
on the other hand contended that the
gift was unequivocal in its nature
If the will is sustained about $500 900
will go to the Hebrew home
Judge Graham will decide the mo-
tion for nonSlIit Monday.
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-03
OFFICER IN CHARGE
OF 100000 PESOS
Lieutenant w. II. MnrchisOn
Will Guard Large Shipment
OF Treasure to Manila
Rear Admiral Harber Succeeds
Sebree in Command of the
Pacific Fleet

Lieutenant W. H Murehison- Nine
teenth infantry. has been named ss
special guard over the 100000 pesos OF
Philippines money that is TO be shipped
to Manila on the transport sheridan
which leaves this port Saturday. Cap
tain Henry L Kinnis0n viii so as quar-
termaster OF the vessel
Lieutenant Sylvester c. Lorins Fif-.
teenth infantry. was before the retir-
ing board at department. headquarters
YESTERDAY Loring has been incapaci-
tated for duty for the. last eight
general hospital at the Preside during
that period. The retiring board is com
posed of General Thomas FL Barry
Colonel John A. Lundeen- Colonel
Charles w. Mason. Majer Percy NJ.
Ashburn and Major James NJ. Kennedy.
FOR ORDNANCE SERVICE
The following officers have been or
dered TO Benicia arsenal February p
for professional examination with
view to selection for service for four
years in the ordinances department,
Lieutenant Harry X. Rutherford. coast
artillery corps, Lieutenant +. r. Cum
nAAc. IOuILCEutA tdNhdAFs IdcuAtNdNt
H. c. X. Muhlenberg. Thirtieth infan-
try: Lieutenant A. H.. HObley. Thirtieth
infantry. and Lieutenant Carl A. Bohr
coast artillery corps.
ASSIGNED TO HONOLULU
Captain Joseph c. Castner. quarter
master. will assume charge OF con
struction work in Honolulu and OF
army transport service at that place
temporarily relieving Captain Moor ~.
Fails.
Captain John s. Johnston. coast ar
tillery corps. is relieved from assign
ment to Sixteenth company and ar
tached to One Hundred and Fifth com
pany and viii join the company To
which he is attached at Fort Ruger
Honolulu.
COMMANDER OF FLEET
Rear Admiral G. B. Harber is ordered
to duty as commander in chief OF the
Pacific fleet on board the California
Rear Admiral Uriel Sebree is de-
tached from duty as commander in
chief OF the Pacific feet and will pro-
ceed home.
Lieutenant d. B. Craig aud Lieuten-
ant P. L. Leahy are ordered to duty on
the aid stan OF the commander in chief
Of the Pacific fleet.
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-03

infamous entertainment commit
tees.
Labor is too sacred a part of the
great worlds work to be dominated
by the vicious. hate-producing, inn
pudent, and criminal men too often
found in the ranks of these so-ealled
officers and managers.
The works of the great food fac
tories III this country are open tc.
visitors at all hours of the working
day. and are visited by hundreds of
thousands of people who inspect
every kind of material used and all OF
the processes. The cleanliness of the
Postum Cereal CO.. Ltd, plant is pro-
verbal the world over.
We have deposited in the Com
mercial National Bank of Chicago
S5,00000, to be covered by a like
amount by the Chicago Federatiol
of Labor. If the Federation of Labor
can show that there were ever any
peanut shells or trash of any kind
shipped TO and used by the Postum
Cereal Co., Ltd, ia their foods at any
time in the history of the business
the Chicago Federation of Labor viii
take the $10,00000, otherwise it will
come to us. The Chicago Federation
of Labor will not cover this amount.
They know, and their president knows,
that whe he made the statement,
he constructed il out of whole cloth
and voiced willful falseh00d.
POSTUM CEREAL CO, LTD,
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-03

and the next days rush was the last
the little brown men made.
4 hose had been connected with one
Of the steam pipes and with the noz-
zle Of this hose in his hand a Chinese
sentinel watched at the entrance TO
the dinner corral Another Celestial
stood with mis- hand on the steam cock.
Promptly st noon the Filipinos ar
rived As lney reached the entrance
the steam was turned on The man
with the hose who had been told not
10 hurt the brown men, played the
scorching vapor on the deck AS the
Filipinos were bare footed they noticed
it right away and halted. Another
blast OF steam and they beat a retreat
The man with the hose sent a so foot
stream OF steam after them. The re-
treat became a disorderly flight. and
the Filipinos never came back.
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-03
DIR. JOHNSON FIGURES
IN DE LANEAGA CASE
Great Samuers Eccentricities
Are Laid Bare

The De I.aveaga VIII contest took on
) literary aspect yesterday. Dr. Samuel
Johnson and his famous Oiographer
Icing Introduced into the record by
Attorney Shortridge during the cross
examination OF Mrs Martha Aguirre.
an old family servant who testified TO
some OF. Maria de Laveaga's eccen-
tricities.
DO YOU believe that samuel john
sons habit Of toucl.in every post rs
L., walked along the street. even going
back il he happened 10 miss one post,
Indicated unsoundness OF mind" asked
the attorney.
Mrs. Aeuirre said she had never read
sbaui Johnson and could not answer.
The witness said she FIRST became
scouainted with Maria de Laveags
while working ia a candy store. Miss
10 T.sveaea always came in with her
sister or 2 servant ard never paid for
ANYTHING herself. Tire witness formed
the opinion she was rot Of sound mind.
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-03
FORMER SHERIFF HAILED
BEFORE INOUISITORS
Asked to Explain Reason for
Keeping Set of Books

FORMER Sheriff L J. Dolan was be-
fore the auditing committee OF the
grand jury yesterday TO explain why he
Kept FOR his own use a set Of books
bearing on the business OF the sherif's
office. which he quilted on the first or
the year DOlan was accompanied by his
attorney, C. H HOeg
Dolan explained that when. his term
expired ne had under his control bust
ness involving $4,000. and that he had
the book keeper of the sheriff-s ofHce
inscribe the matters involved in a
separate set OF books
Under the law the sheriff has TO carr
on all unfinished business after hss
term has expired The former she-f.f-
VIII meet with the grand inre as
afternoon ta discuss the case furt, iae-
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-03
PACIFIC MAIL YOKE
CHAFfS MERCHANTS
Traffic Bureau Goes on Record
for Government Steamship
Line to Panama
Manager and Attorney Will Go
TO Washington to Urge
Vital Measure

The irafhc bureau of the Merchants
exchange went sousrely on record yes
terday in favor OF q federal line Of
steamships between san Francisco and
Panama This action marks the COM
piete breaksge OF friendly relations be-
= tween local shippers and the Pacific
maj a.
one vesr ago the same traffic bureau
opposed the establishment of the gov
eminent sea service. 1t was the hope
al that time thst private COMPANY
7TouG come 10 the rescue.
SITUATION Is ACUTE
In the wear that has elapsed the
situation has become so acute as 20
outweigh almost all other problems in
The local commercial feld. Now the
Eoerohsnts have united in an appeal to
Washington for the same advantages
that have been extended 10 the At
ssntic sea boa I'd
William r Wheeler, manager. ana
Eeth Mann. attorney for the bureau
VII leave at once for the national capi-
tai Provision is made for federal
line Of vessels in the bill recently in
froouceo in congress by Representative
Aicl>achlsn and Senator Flint A hear
ing OF the bill Will be held in Wash
ington February 10. Both Wheeler and
Mann VIII speak before the senate
committee.
The bill carries an appropriation Of
$4,000 600 for the purchase or con-
struction OF the necessary ships TO run
between Pacific coast ports and the
isthmus. The measure has the indorse-
9nent Of the commercial bodies Of the
coast cities.
RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED
The resolutions adopted yesterday by
the local traffic bureau call attention
o the fact that the Pacific mail which
is controlled by the railroads. keeps
other lines from the service They re-
Ute that the government boats from
New York now give that port IN zd-
vantage over San Francisco IN supply
ing the canal zone, and conclude:
Resolved. that this bureau. while
continuing 10 be opposed 10 the
principle OF government ownership
o. such utilities. realizes that we
are confronted by q condition and
Dot a theory. and therefore in jus
Hce 20 the shir-ers, producers.
manufacturers and merchants OF
san Francisco and other Pacific
coast cities. urges that the govern
ment inauEurate such transporta-
Ton facilities between San Fran
cisco end Panama will remove
he existing discrimination in ia
ror Of the Atlantic seaboard and
At me same time nroyide = prompt
and efficient through service at
reasonable rates OF freight be-
tween San Francisco and New
York