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Imperial Valley press., 1911-12-19

The Press is getting word from va
rious sections of the valley of prepara-
tions to enter the great subscription
contest.
Not only is the contest arousing in
terest in the schools, but individuals
see the possibility of making a great
winning.
That first prize the Seeley business
lot, bought by the Press several weeks
ago for $400 and now worth $500, with
5000 in cash that goes with the lot, is
arousing interest in itself. Should a
young married woman win this prize,
for instance, the $500 value of the
prize could be transferred into home
without difficulty, and the new family
be given a fine start in life 1t is an
opportunity that is not often presented,
and the Press is anxious to see such
contestants in the field. 1t would like
to know, when the contest is over, that
it has been instrumental in giving
some young couple fine start in life
Every prospective candidate should
Imperial Valley press., 1911-12-19
DAILY STANDARD FOUNDED AUGUST 1906 NO. ss
ONE MORE BIG STEP TAKEN
TOWARD MORE DEVELOPMENT

Verification has been received of the
passing of the irrigation district vail
dation bill and it is expected to be
signed by Governor Johnson today.
Thus one more long step has been
taken in consummating the prepara-
tions for complete reclamation of the
valley.
AS stated yesterday, this bill will
now be laid before the supreme court
in the case now pending, to determine
the validity of the district, where it
will be argued by lawyers for both
sides.
1t is not expected that the small mi
nority who are fighting the district on
Imperial Valley press., 1911-12-19
EXEMPT THE FARMERS
FROM ACCIDENT LIABILITY

IBY UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATIONS
SACRAMENTO, Dec. 19.-The as
amended Senator Roseberry's indus
trial accident statistics bill No. II so
as to exempt farmers from it's provi-
sions. The amendment was proposed
by Assemblyman Harlan, who stated
it would work hardship upon the
farmer, who after days work would
be compelled to sit down and write of
the injury of one of his employees to
the industrial accident board.
Imperial Valley press., 1911-12-19
VOL. M VALLEY PRESS FOUNDED MAY. 1901
ANOTHER CONTRACT |SAWARDED
ON VALLEY END Of s. D. GA. R, R.

stage to the various mountain resorts
of San Diego county.
Work on the San Diego end of the
San Diego & Arizona Railroad is
steadily progressing. The present end
of track is 81 miles from San Diego
or 20 miles beyond the international
boundary line in Mexico territory.
Beyond this Rebort Sherer & Company
has large force of men, teams, steam
shOvels and other equipment in opera
ton grading the roadbed over a ten
mile stretch.
This section is over a rough and
mountainous country requiring much
heavy grading work The grading of
this portion OF the road now is. well
along and it is expected will be COM
pleted within 60 days. AS soon as it
is finished, track laying from the
present terminus of the line will be
resumed and quickly carried to the
end of the graded work This will
bring it to Tecarte valley
Meanwhile contracts will be let for
another section of the road, bringing
it near the international boundary
line or into United States territory
again on the way toward the grading
which is gradually working westward
from Imperial Valley.
Imperial Valley press., 1911-12-19
WOMAN ASSUMES BLAME
IN NOTED BRIBERY CASE

lBY UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATIONS
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 19-"Don't
for heavens sake, blame my husband
for this awful thing. I am alone to
blame. l induced Bob to take the ac-
cursed bribe-my Bob, who never
stopped to do dishonorable thing in
his M4Se Can't you understand, he is
innocent?"
wife of one of the permanent jurors in
the Mcnamara trial, today at the pre-
liminary examination of Bert Frank
lin, attempted to absolve her husband
of all blame. The hearing is still pro-
ceeding.
Imperial Valley press., 1911-12-19

Coming Immediately on the heels of
the announcement, of the operation of
the first train over the San Diego &
Arizona Railroad from Seeley to Dix
~ ns of the searss ana'"s s nass, ea
Sherer & Company for the grading of
another section of the road westward
from Dixie
This section will take the road to
within four miles of Coyote Wells, at
the base of the foothills leading to
the canyon through which the railroad
to be pushed ahead with the same
vigOr that has marked the work on
the contract just completed, so that
within a few weeks track-laying will
proceed westward from Dixie.
1t is probable that daily train will
be operated between Seeley and Dixie,
as this will be of much service to cot
ton growers of the west side and to
people who are pushing the new de-
velopments in that district. The indi-
cations also point to condition next
summer whereby passengers may be
transported by rail from Ell Centre to
the foothills, where they may go by
Imperial Valley press., 1911-12-19
MAKES FUN OF US

tBY United PRESS CABLE SERVICEl
BERLIN, Dec. 19.-Declaring that
the United States daret not go to war
and that President Taft is the laughing
stoc kof Europe, the Berlin Post, one
of the conservative papers of the Ger
man capital, today denounces America
as absolutely lacking in political good
manners in abrogating the treaty with
Russia.
Imperial Valley press., 1911-12-19

the rule or ruin policy will cease their
opposition, but the act of the legisla-
ture goes a long ways toward heading
off their operations.
The irrigation district will now, in
all probability, become an active in
stitution. Heretofore the directors
have been powerless to act, and they
will be strengthened by new laws.
A telegram from Governor Johnson
to the Press says he has signed the
bill providing for the sale of irrigation
district bonds, which will greatly as
and developments should henceforth
be most rapid.
Imperial Valley press., 1911-12-19
COUNTY SURVEYOR PERRY TALKS
OF PROPOSED HIGHWAY ROUTES

County, Surveyor C. n. Perry, who
has taken a very active interest in the
good roads NOV ement and particular
ly in securing for Imperial Valley a
highway system that will be of the
greatest service, before leaving for the
good roads convention at Phoenix last
night gave the Press his views on the
proposed highway routes. Mr.. Perry
says:
The Times of last Sunday published
an article accompanied by map,
which map compares favorable with
that drawn by John Phoenix, when he
made his memorable survey in San
Francisco from the foot of market
street to the Mission Dolores and
proved both by scientific observations
and by his map the distance was some
thing like 4S37k miles
The meat of the article IS to the
effect that Los Angeles Is going to
iPhoeniX prepared to fight for road
Which, leaving Los Angeles, will go
through San Bernardino, Redlands,
Beaumont and Banning to Brawley, af-
ter which following the high side of
the Salton Sea-" it will make direct
for Yuma.
| can well understand the attitude
of Los Angeles, namely, that she wants
to be the first Pacific coast point
reached by any national highway.
can also understand a similar ambition
on the part of San Diego.
The important consideration, how
ever, to a resident of the valleys
seems to me to be what is the best
for Imperial Valley.
A road such as | assume the Times
attempted to describe would run
from Yuma in a northwesterly direc-
ton to point near Glamis, then would
swing around the sand hills in south
westerly direction to Brawley from
which place it would follow a north
westerly direction and would skirt
along the west side of the Salton Sea.
tyinally reaching Indio, from which
-1Spnt, following approximately the line
of the Southern Pacific, it would as
cend through the San Gorgonio Pass,
reaching and passing through Ban
ming, Beaumont, San Bernardino and
other towns until it reached Los An
geles
The question to those of us who feel
more interest in this valley than either
of the coast towns mentioned is what
is best for us. BY following the Cam
po road, or rather an alternative
road to be- selected to Campo, and
thence to, San Diego, there will be
three distinct advantages, which / may
name in order of increasing impor-
tance:
First it gives us the shortest route
to the ocean.
Second, ii gives us immeasurably
tie shortest route to mountainous
Country and consequent alleviation of
our summer heart.
Third, it throws the national road
Imperial Valley press., 1911-12-19
POWERS WILL INTERVENE
lBY UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATIONS

rBY UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATIONS
WASHINGTON, Dec. 19-America
has joined the world powers in ad-
dressing note TO the Chinese peace
conference at Shanghai, notifying the
delegates that unless peace is agreed
upon the powers will intervene The
note does not state this in so many
words, but the diplomatic language is
so interpreted
Imperial Valley press., 1911-12-19
AUTOS ARE BARRED

PARIS, Dec. 19.-The motor clubs
of Europ" have declared a boycott on
Switzerland because two Swiss can
tons, Grisons and Uri, forbid motoring.
The canton authorities have always
been unfrieRdly toward motorists, and
if the quarfNl continues long the
mountaif resorts wifi be hard hit. Re-
Gently a party of 200 German motor
lists, stopped by floods in Switzerland
and unable to return to their own coun-
try except by routes through Grisons
and Uri, were forbidden to motor
through, and had to submit to having
their cars dragged by horses and oxen.
Imperial Valley press., 1911-12-19
AFTER MORE MEN

tBY UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATIONs1
INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. l9-The an
nouncementswas made here today that
all dynamiting evidence in the possess
sion OF Los Angeles state authorities
Will be transferred to this jurisdiction
after the holidays, Federal istrict At
torney Miller expects TO perfect the
cases against a dozen men connected
with the alleged plots
Imperial Valley press., 1911-12-19
CHINESE LEADER KILLED

tBY UNITED PRESS GABLE SERVICEl
SHANGHAI, Dec 1g.-Tuan Wang,
former director general of the Ha-
kwong railroad and at one time viceroy
Of Chill province, was murdered to-
day at Szechuan, by his own troops.
Following the discovery of treachery,
he attempted to escape. His brother
also was killed, both being hacked to
pieces.
Imperial Valley press., 1911-12-19
JURY COMPLETE

iSY UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATIONS
CHICAGO, Dec 19-The jury which
will try J. Ogden Armour and nine
other millionaire Chicago beef barOnS
for criminal conspiracy, under the
terms of the Sherman anti trust law,
was completed today.
Imperial Valley press., 1911-12-19
ABRoGATION OF TREATY

tBY UNITED PRESS ASsOCIATIONs1
WASHINGTON, Dec. 19.-Notifying
that body of his action in notifying
Russia of the impending abrogation
of the treaty of 1882, message from
President Taft was read in the senate
yesterday afternoon Senator Lodge
introduced substitute for the Sui
zer resolution as approved by the SEN
ate foreign committee, but Senator
Hepburn objected t its immediate
consideration. Action on the Lodge
row.
Imperial Valley press., 1911-12-19
CARDINALS TO LEAVE

[BY UNITED PRESS GABLE sERvICEl
ROME, Dec. 19.-The Pope today
granted farewell audience to Cardi-
pals Farley and O'Connell, who soon
will return to the United States. The
head of the church assured the cardi-
nails of his friendship for America,
where, he said, he expected to see
Catholicism flourish as never before.
Imperial Valley press., 1911-12-19
ANOTHER WITNESS

[BY UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATIONS
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 19.-Anton Jo-
hansen of San Francisco, organizer
for the State Building Trades Council,
arrived shortly before noon today in
response to summons to appear be-
fore the federal grand jury investigat-
ing the alleged dynamite conspiracy.
Imperial Valley press., 1911-12-19
PEACE is NOT IN SIGHT
FOR CHINESE EMPIRE

SHANGHAI, Dec. 19.-Representa-
tives of the Imperialists and rebels
net at 10 yesterday morning to discuss
peace, but considerable friction has
already developed and the chances for
cessation of hostilities are far from
bright. Prospects for amicable ad-
iustmcnt Of the condition became less
Imperial Valley press., 1911-12-19
DESTROYED BY DYNAMITE

'[BY UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATIONS
RENO, Dec. 19.-Reports reaching
here yesterday say that the recently
completed court house at Yerrington,
New, was destroyed by dynamite early
yesterday. No details of the occur
renee were received.
Imperial Valley press., 1911-12-19
WOLFE AMENDMENT REJECTED
BY UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATIONS

SACRAMENTO Dec 19.--By a vote
of 10 TO 23 the senate at noon yester,
day rejected the Wolfe amendment to
the free text book constitutional
amendment which would have fur
nished free books to parochial and
other private schools
Imperial Valley press., 1911-12-19
JOHN BIGELOW DEAD

tBY UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATIONS
NEW YORK, Dec. 19.-John Bige-
low, celebrated author, journalist and
diplomat. died today at his home in
Gramercy Park. He was born in 1917.
Imperial Valley press., 1911-12-19

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19,-Notifica-
ton of the abrogation of the treaty of
1882 was sent on Friday to the Ameri-
can ambassador, who delivered it to
the Russian government Sunday.
Imperial Valley press., 1911-12-19

ELECTED BY THE PEOPLE
PUBLIC MARKET PLACE
FOR
ALL IMPERIAL VALLEY
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1911-10-12
Lead, Zinc and Apples.

Parties who have been drilling
wells around Cuba, Mo-. have found
both lead and zinc in paying guam
titles. In one well the drill passed
through 2 feet of zinc and IS feet
of lead. Proper development of
this will make for Missouri another
Joplin district. Then above ground
they have fine crop Of fine quality
beautifully colored apples and other
varities of fruit etc. The above we
CLEAN from a clipping and letter
sent us by our good friend Tony"
Meyers who is now on his farm
near Cuba.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1911-10-12

Make your home sunshiny and
happy, if you want to make it at
tractive. The young heart is boil
ing over with glee and frolic. cd
made it so, and it is your duty to
accept it and to provide means for
innocent recreation. Youth is the
period of impression and imitation
and then holy aspirations are most
rapidly developed. Provide them
with music, books and papers, pict-
ures und flowers, at home; every
appliance to awaken all that is pure
and noble in mind and in heart.
Let your children feel that their
fathers house is the dearest, happi-
est spot Oh earth; and as they pass
into life's activities and responsible
tiles, let them remember the home
of their childhood, not as the place
of bitter words and hard drudging,
where they simply ate, and drank,
and slept, bat as the sunniest spot
in all the past, where their sweetest
and hottest affections linger. and
where all their truest aspirations
and their nohest principles were
fostered. formed, and fixed. = Sc
lected.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1911-10-12

Much is said in these days for
and against reformers. The truth
is the reformerS are just about like
the men who are opposed to them.
Some of them are honest and de-
pendable. Some of them are not.
The great bulk of them, perhaps,
like the great mass of mankind, are
a mixture of good and bad. A man
VINO fights more or less for privi-
lege is not in much more danger of
becoming intoxicated by the love
Of money than the one who makes
a public fight against it is in be-
coming a knave and a hypocrite
from self-righteousness. Once more
if no reform were ever put into
force until all of the men W, ad-
vocated it were truly good and dis
interested the world would stand
stock still and never move an inch
Lamar Democrat
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1911-10-12
HELPFUL HINTS ON
HAIR HEALTH.
Scalp and Hair Troubles Generally
Caused by Carelessness.

Dandruff is a contagious disease
caused by a microbe which also
produces badness Never use a
comb or brushabeIonging to some
one else. No matter how clearly
the owner may be, these articles
may be infected with microbes,
which will infect your scalp. 1t is
far easier to catch hair microbes
than it is to get rid of them, and a
single stroke of an infected comb
or brush may well lead to badness.
Never try on anybody else's hat.
Many a hat-band is a resting place
for microbes.
If you happen to be troubled with
dandruff, itching scalp, falling hair
or badness, we have a remedy
which we believe will completely
relieve these troubles. We are so
sure Of this that we offer it TO you
with the understanding that it will
cost you nothing for the trial if it
does not produce the results you
claim. This remedy is called ReXall
49, Hair Tonic. We honestly be-
lieve it to be the most scientific
remedy for scalp and hair troubles,
and we know of nothing else that
equals it for effectiveness, because
of the results it hasss..prOduced in
thousands of cases.
Rexall "93" Hair Tonic is devised
to Danish dandruff, restore natural
color when its loss has been brought
about by disease, and make the
hair naturally silky, soft and glossy.
1t does this because it stimulates
the hair foIlicles, destroys the germ
matter, and brings about a free,
healthy circulation of blood, which
nourishes the hair roots, causing
them to tighten and grow new hair.
We want everybody who shas any
trouble with hair or scalp to know
that we think that ReXall "93" Hair
Tonic is the best hair tonic and re.
storative in existence, and no one
should scott at or doubt this state.
ment until they have put our claims
to a fair test, with the understand
ing that they pay us nothing fol-
the remedy if it does not give full
and complete satisfaction in every
particular. Two sizes, so cents and
$1.00. Remember, you can obtain
Rexall Remedies in Monroe City
only at our store-The Rexall Store
L. M. Wood, Druggist.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1911-10-12

Harold Lee, who has a position
in one of the Offices Of tina city GOV
eminent Of Chicago is visiting his
relatives, the Madden family in
this vicinity. Mr.. Lee says while
the democrats of Illinois are not al
together harmonious, the republic
cans seemed to be hopelessly split
up and democratic chances for
electing the next Governor Of ILL
nois are good.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1911-10-12

Many persons feel offended be-
cause their coming and goings are
not mentioned while those of others
are, and wonder what the matter
can be. The explanation of the
matter is that the editor means to
be impartial, but some escape men
ton. The likes and dislikes of an
editor have nothing to do with it,
and while it is not pretended that
the editor is more than human he
knows that the success of his jour
nal depends on the fairness and
impartiality to all. 1t is the best
way always when a notice is desir-
ed to mention it to the editor, or
send it through the post Office. No
one feels worse about any seeming
neglect or partial performances OF
duty than the editor himself. -Ex.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1911-10-12
Then will Be Willing.

If Senator Bailey only incorpo-
rates in the Congressional Record
his declaration to retire, no right
minded congressman will object to
his interpolation of the words Gap
pla Sc and Laughter) St Louis
Republic.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1911-10-12

If Canada had adopted that
agreement, our newspapers might
have been satisfied to continue
their championship of Protection
robbery in other than print-paper
transactions, but it is hardly likely
that they will do so now. Already
reports are current that indicate
higher prices for print-paper in con-
sequence of the defeat of Canadian
reciprocity. So n. VS.. apers will
probably have to continue taking
pot luck" with other American
consumers in this game of forcing
excessive price burdens upon con-
sumption for he benefit Of mOnOp
oily interests in production. They
are more likely, therefore, than they
otherwise might have been, to grow
in grace in all Freetrade directions
Elk.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1911-10-12
Land Sale.

A fine 24O acre farm, 8 IL miles
North of Monroe City, known as the
William L. Owen farm and occupied
by John 7. Jackson, will be sold at
partition sale at the Court House in
Palmyra, on Monday, October 18th.
Frank w. McAllister,
1912 Attorney for Plaintiff.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1911-10-12

Mrs. A. G. Mason died at Wichita,
Kan, last week and her remains
were brought to Paris and buried
beside those of her husband. the
late A. G. Mason. formerly editor of
the Paris Mercury.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1911-10-12
A Fad Cursed Age.

The politicians who are running
after every new fad that matches in
tina brain of some theOrist are not
making very strong strides on their
journey toward the hall of fame.
We are living in fad cursed era,
politically, socially and physically
and the sooner we eliminate a lot
of the stuff the better for the state.
the home and the body.-Kirksville
Journal.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1911-10-12
Yes, He Is More Equal.

The president is better at golf
with Major Butt than in debate
with Speaker Clark. Atchison
County Mail.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1911-10-12
Numerous Knocks on Knox.

1t appears that in connection
with that Brewers Congress there
are a good many knocks on Knox
st. Louis Republic.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1911-10-12
What the Missouri
Editors Are Saying
Yell; Tell Us About 1t!

A year ago you could buy twenty
pounds of sugar for 81 Now how
many can YOU buy?-Henry Coun-
ty Democrat.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1911-10-12

Have your Watches, Clocks
and Jewelry repaired at Bebb's
Jewelry Store. ALI work guar
anteed.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1911-10-12
For sac.

6 room cottage with good barn
and outbuildines. Bargain if taken
at once.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1911-10-12

$3.75; today they cost SIS. AT that
time the price of five yards of serge
cloth, SO inches wide, was S3.75; the
price now is 1925. Ten years ago
twenty yards of unbleached cotton
could be bought for S1.20; today the
cost is 1920. Five yards of all
wool flannel could be purchased
then for S2.75; the price now IS
S625. Flour sold for $3.50 less per
barrel during the civil war than it
does now. Boonville Advertiser.
The Stockholders Will Not Suffer
1T is not considered likely that
the stockholders will suffer any loss
of income with the change in or
ganization." says the dispatches in
relation to the dissolution of the
Standard Oil into its subordinate
companies. Such is the result Of
the decree of death rendered by the
United States supremecO against
the oil trust. Since 1882 it has
paid dividends amounting to $751;
100000, or more than 7 dollars up
on every dollar of its capitaliza-
ton of S1OOOOOOOO. That is an
average of 26 per cent year.
St. Louis Times.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1911-10-12

Fitch Tonic and Dandruff Remov-
er is good for the hair. Have it
applied at Streams Barber Shop.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1911-10-12
Hocus-Pocus Will Not Work.

In his swing around the circle"
President Taft will have a hard
time in explaining his actions in
taking the tariff off the products
the farmers sell, and refusing to
take it off the articles the farmers
buy. The hocus-poucs game will
not work with the westernerS.
Albany Ledger.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1911-10-12
Can You Guess This "Riddle?"

Under the benefcent trustregula-
tons by the Republicans the sugar
trust stole millions from the gov
eminent but never a man went to
prison for it. Instead the trust was
fined for the ofiense and now the
price of sugar has nearly doubled
to the consumer. Can you guess
who is going to furnish the money
for that fine? Gallatin Democrat
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1911-10-12
A Matter of Great Relief.

1t may be a matter or relief to
the members of the United States
Shoe Machinery Company that they
are to be prosecuted criminally in
stead of by civil proceedings. 9th
erwise they might be fined several
hundred dollars. Marshall News.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1911-10-12
Can You Explain Thisr

Ten years ago pair offive-pound
WOODEN blankets could be bought for