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The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-03-29
Breaking II Gently.

Servant-You got cheated when you
bought chiny vase, mum. Mistress
How cheated? Servant-Why. it's
weak 1t busted all to smash the first
time dropped it.-Toledo Blade
Imperial Valley press., 1911-12-20
GOOD ROADS PEOPLE
ARE IN CONVENTION
At PHOENIX TODAY

PHOENIX, Dec. 2O.-[Special to the
Press]-The good roads convention
met this morning and began with en-
thusiasm, it being apparent that there
TO be recommended for the national
highway.
Imperial Valley was allowed six del
egates, all of whom are present and
prepared to take an active part in the
work of the convention
A committee was appointed on plans
for permanent organization, consisting
of w. b. Clancey of Riverside, C. NJ
Perry to represent Imperial and San
Diego counties, and w. H. Hallwell of
Los Angeles.
At a glance it is taken that the ma
jority of this committee will favor the
Mecca route, which seems certain to
pass north of the reclaimed portion
of Imperial Valley
The Imperial Valley delegation will
be almost solidly for a route through
the valley with San Diego as a termi-
nus, and of course San Diego will work
to this same end.
banquet will be given the visitors
tonight by the people of Phoenix, and
tomorrow will be the day of the big
fight. The valley delegates expect to
be home Friday.
The delegates are from the three
states of New Mexico, California and
Arizona. They met in the main hall
of the house of representatives, where
the constitutional convention was held,
at 10 O'Clock. The first session was
largely devoted to matters of organ
ization and discussion, appointment
of committees and other routine work.
In the afternoon discussions and sew
eral speeches will occupy the time.
T. G. Norris of Prescott is presiding
and the meetings will be open to the
public.
Bishop Atwood offered in invocation
and the address of welcome was deliv-
cred by Mayor Christy. The response
was made by Bert T. Towne, a Cali
fornia delegate The address by Gov
er0Or Sloan ill be answered by Mr..
Becker Of New Mexico. There will
also be addresses made by State En-
gineers Chas. b. Miller of New MeXi-
co and j. b. Grand of Arizona
l.. II. Chalmers will preside at the
banquet and call upon the following
citizens to respond to toasts Prof
A. X. Stabler, Clarence Craig and Ver-
non Clark, No doubt there will be a
number of impromptu talks.
Imperial Valley press., 1911-12-20
ALMOST NUDE BOY
WANDERs IN COLD

PASADENA, Dec 20.-Charles f.
Sidner. II years old, of 500 Edgeware
road, Los Angeles is very thankful to
the local police department and par
ticularly to Chief of Police Woods
Charles was supplied with a pair of
trousers this morning after he had
passed the night with two youthful
companions wandering about the foot
hills near the Sierra Madre mountains.
He did the wandering minus the major
portion of the usual bifurcated gar
ment which generally adorns persons
of the male persuasion.
Sidner, in company with Adams
SITTER, IL years old, of 1921 West First
street, and Clifford Johnson, aged 13,
of 100 Kensington road. Los Angeles,
started out yesterday morning to hunt
holly They became lost in the hills.
In climbing over rocky and bush-in-
vested country Sidner first lost the
seat of his trousers Then, unable to
see his way in the darkness, one leg
and the other were torn away, leaving
Imperial Valley press., 1911-12-20
CITY LIBRARIAN TALKS
TO SCHOOLS ABOUT BOOKS
Miss Madison Explains to Pupils Use
Of Reference Books in School Work
and General Study.

In an endeavor to extend the useful
ness of the library, and to interest a
larger number of people in its re-
sources, Miss Madison has instituted
plan whereby results have already
been obtained. The plan consists of
working with the schools.
The librarian has already given talks
to each of the classes of the grammar
school regarding the use of the IL
brary, the classification, the catalogue
and the value of reference books not
only in the school work but in the gen.
eral study. Then, through the courte-
sy of Principal Alger and the teach
ers, the students were allowed, class
at a time, to visit the library where
the librarian gave them practice work
in the different departments in order
to give them a working knowledge of
the library. Great interest was shown
in the work by the pupils as we'll as
the teachers, whose cordial co-opera-
ton has made the plan very success
ful. The High School will give a SINH
lar talk after the holiday vacation.
The following books were very kindly
presented to the library by MrS b. G.
Walker of Ell Centre: Foundations OF
Botany, by Joseph Y. Berger: Cal
Story Book, published by University
OF California; Philosophy of Education
by II. II. Horne; Physical Geography,
by NJ F. Maury; New Physical Geog-
raphy, by Ralph S. Tarr; Educative
Process, by VIM. c.. Bagley; Philoso-
ply of Education by E. L. Kemp; Ele-
ments of Physics.
Imperial Valley press., 1911-12-20
~~STEEL FOR THE BIG DITCH

tBY UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATIONS
WASHINGTON, Dec. 20.-ShipmentS
of structural steel for the caissons of
the Atlantic terminal docks of the
Panama canal were commenced today
and it is expected that the entire
amount needed will be unloaded at the
isthmus within month. The steel is
shipped in fiat sheets and is rolled and
riveted in five-foot sections at the Girls
tobal boiler shop. About 20 per cent of
the work is already completed
New bids for the transportation of
mails from Atlantic to Pacific ports by
way of the Panama canal were asked
for today by the postoffice department
Postmaster General Hitchcock was not
satisfied with the bid received from
the American Hawaiian Steamship
Company on the last proposal prin-
cipally because it modified the propo-
sitiOn of the government lie hopes to
ID Ids for the service from sew
eral steamship companies. Bidders
have sis months in which to formulate
their proposals, and the bids will be
1t June | next.
Imperial Valley press., 1911-12-20
LITTLE ILLUSTRATORS
EXHIBIT THEIR WORK
Good Exhibit Of the Third Grade Pu-
pills in the Public Library of
This City.

The public librarian reports that
there is very fine exhibit at present
at the library of the best work of the
third grade of the Ell Centro schools.
This represents one lesson in original
and they certainly show
a variety of ideas. There are many
designs of the automobile from the
racer to the family car; then there is
a lovely airship and there is the whole
story OF Goldenlocks and the three
bears in series form and charming
dolls tea party. 1t is worth your while
to see these quaint little sketches.
The little artists are as follows:
Haurice Havens, Gladys House, Mar
jorie Haley, Mary Bartmann, Harold
Jones, Willie Bonnaier, Roscoe He'll,
Lucille Stuart Carleton Lynch, Mar
garet Mathis, Leslie Gibson, Herbert
Gilbert Helms, Bessie Ham,
ilton.
Imperial Valley press., 1911-12-20
HRrsnnal mRnttn1

John P. Frendergast of Redlands is
visiting Ell Centro.
Isaac Laird and Jessie Laird of Sal
mon, Idaho, are guests at the Hotel
Oregon.
Gordon Ingle will leave for San Di-
ego tonight to spend the holidays with
his parents in that city.
B. Howard Whtcomb of the Mistleto
ranch, in Water District No. 7, was
visitor in Ell Centro yesterday.
l.. H. Scott, local manager of the
Blinn Lumber Company, returned this
morning from visit in Los Angeles
Raymond Satterwhite, special agent
of the United States Land Office, came
down from Los Angeles to Ell Centro
this morning to look after land case
in this vicinity
Mrs, w w. Carson left Ell Centre on
Monday night for her former home,
Evansville, Ind, where she was called
by the serious illness of her mother.
w. X. Bowker, manager of the Cali
fornia Land & Cattle Company's ranch,
is visiting the City of Mexico on busi-
ness connected with this company. He
will be absent about ten days.
b. F. Coon, district passenger and
freight agent for the Rock Island rail-
road, came to the valley this morning
and will visit the various valley towns
while here. Mr.. Coons is a consistent
booster for Imperial Valley and knows
whereof he speaks. He is the owner
of property in Water District No. s,
Imperial Valley press., 1911-12-20
.REC|TES THE TROUBLES
OF THE |RR|GAT|ON|STS

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20-Life on a
government irrigation farm is not the
bed of roses which many picture it
to be, Director Newell of the reclama-
tion service points out in a paper pre-
pared by him for the Smithsonian In
stitution.
''This awakening to the fact that ir-
rigation has it's thorny side,' he de-
clares, some times comes a startling
shock, sufficient to discourage all but
the most enthusiastic. and the more
faint-hearted look farther for the
promised land.
"Those who remain soon learn that
success must be secured by subduing
the soil, getting it in good condidtion,
applying water day and night and
perhaps all night, wading around in
the mud, or enduring the heat OF the
long days of brilliant sunshine and
the accompanying dust of the arid
regions, the troubles with neighbors
over division of water, the possible
seepage followed by crop losses or
ruin from alkal. AS consequence,
Ia considerable part of the first settlers
on every irrigation system sell out or
relinquish their homesteds and seek
other fields
The most difficult problems still re-
main for the reclamation service, he
says. 1t has successfully solved the
engineering and business problems
but those of dealing with the settlers
giving them sound advice and at the
same time collecting from them the
cost of the works the dealing with the
human as opposed to the physical ele
ments are far more difficult than those
OF engineering construction or related
business management
Imperial Valley press., 1911-12-20
TRANSFERS OF REALTY
IN IMPERIAL COUNTY
Record Of Transfers of imperial Coun.
ty Realty as Shown by Compilations
Of Peoples Abstract e. Trust
Company.

McCollum, G. W., ct ux., to Owen,
T. b.. block 56 First Add. to Calexico.
Subject to truste deed to Bankers
Guaranty Loan Co.
Y Meadows, Mobley, to Wnthrow Har-
.ry, lot 2, block 1877 of Brawley.
Salisbury Fannie A. and Baird,
Trustee, Parker E. and Baird, Parker
E. and Baird, Parker E. as president,
ito The Seeley Land & Town Co., be-
ginning at point on ~ line of A Ave,
614 feet w. of the w. line of Main
st. in Salisbury's add. to Seeley, thence
w. go TT. tn. S. 1850 it., tn. E. 1874
'ftI to w. line of Main ST., tn. N. $50 #.
to S. Inc of G Ave, tn. w. GA TT. to
center line of First ST., tn. N. 720 it.
to begin, being Tr. 67-16-12, also int
equal ii $500 in option held by S. D.
& A. Ry. Co. on said lands. Also lot
4, block of Salisbury's add. to See
ley.
CharlebOis, H. j., ct uX., to Fink
Julia, lots 4, 5, 6, 7, 16, II, IS, 10, 90
,21, %, 23, "a, % and 26 of Lindsey
sub, sub. to two mtgs. in sum OF
$4,000.
Ell Centro Land Co. to Masten, C. F.
Lots "a and %, block 9 of Ell Centro.
Holt, Leroy and Anna, wife, Bill, w
T. and Cora F., to Nuffer, A. p, lot 49,
block 2S of Ell CentrO add. No. |.
Blake, Frank F., ct ux., to Weinert
John L., lot Is, block SO of Imperial.
DeLegro, William, single, to Park
inson, Allen, lot II, block 2S of Ell
Centre.
Ell Centro Land Co. to Whipple, L.,
lot 35, block 8 of Ell Centro
Imperial Valley press., 1911-12-20
AsPHYx|ATEO FISH BY
THOUSANDS FILL BAY

SAN DIEGO, Dec 2O.-A leaking gas
main in the San Diego bay yesterday
resulted in the asphyxiation of thou
sands of sardines and other fish. The
bay was literally covered with the
bodies of the fnny creatures.
The water for hundreds of feet was
charged with the deadly gas. and as
soon as the fish came within the dan
ger zone they quickly succumbed and
loated TO the top of the water.
Fishermen in boats reaped a rich
harvest. Thousands of pounds of sar-
dimes were gathered up in this manner.
The fishermen found ready market
for their catches. BY immersing the
fish in fresh water the gas odor was
destroyed and the fat, plump sardines
We're as good as if they had been
caught in nets.
AS the tide went out last night the
beaches We're covered with the dead
fish.
Imperial Valley press., 1911-12-20
SCHOOL CHILDREN
HAVE OPPORTUNITY
SELDOM EQUALED

May the school children of the val
ley have joyous Christmas. and then
may they lay to the task of adding
to their school pleasures.
The pupils of any school in the coun-
ty can add greatly to the pleasure Of
school life and at the same time have
an opportunity to win a valuable
prize. 1t is possible for any school
lupil Or other person to win the $500
prize offered by the Press in it's sub
seription contest or a sewing machine
and $50 cash or watch with the al
tentative of $50 cash or gun with the
a.: :ernative of $25 cash.
Nj this is in addition to the 80 per
cent of all cash receipts to be given
10 the schools.
The young people of Imperial Valley
will lack the enterprise the Press
credits them with if they do not take
advantage of this splendid opportun-
itY to prosper individually and to i'm
provo the athletic or other equipment
OF the school.
That $7OO prize alone is enough to
give a young person a fine start
through college.
Write at once for subscription
banks.
Imperial Valley press., 1911-12-20
SPECIAL SERVICE FOR
THE HOLTVltLE FIESTA

The Holton Inter-Uurban Railway
Company has made arrangements with
the Southern Pacific Company for
through cars from all points in the
valley ON New Years Day for the Holt
vile Fiesta.
Extra coaches will be handled on
Trains Nos. SOC and 10, arriving Ell
Centro 1926 am. and 1925 am, enab-
ling passengers to reach Holtville
without changing cars. Fl, l, Ry. Co.
will return extra coaches to Ell Cen
tro in time to connect with Trains Nos.
16 and sos, leaving Ell Centro a: So pm.
and 1885 pm.
Southern Pacific agents will sell
round trip tickets at reduced rates
from all valley points to Holtville,
good to return one day after date OF
sale. dec 30
Imperial Valley press., 1911-12-20

WASHINGTON, Dec 20.-In a mes
sage to congress with which he trans
mitted the report of the tariff board
on the wool schedule, President Taft
today said in part:
''The board is unanimous in it's find
ings. On the basis of these findings
l recommend that negotiations proceed
to consideration of this schedule
with view to it's adoption and gem
eral reduction of rates. The report of
the tariff board shows that in the
present method of assessing duties on
raw wool, that it is by a specific rate
on gross per pound, and that this
would exclude wools of high shrinkage
in securing but of fine quality, from
the American market and lessons the
range of woods available for domestic
manufacture; that the duty on secured
wools of 33 cents per pound is prohib.
itory and excludes the importation of
clean, low-priced foreign wool, of in
ferior grades, which though valuable
fer manufacturing, can not be import
ed in grease because of the heavy
shrinkage.
Imperial Valley press., 1911-12-20

: s''.'so' ',a',sa.so.a !,
HURRiEDLY MARRIED
ON A MOVING TRAIN
AS 1T LEAVES HERE

4. Ed e. Boyd of Holtville, super >
go visor for, Imperial county from .,
s,o the Fifth district, and Miss .;
.so Grace Jones, also a resident of .,
70 Holtville, were married on the >
\. rear steps of the moving train j
:. at 1885 last night at the Ell Cen j
4. tro station. j
y. The ceremony was performed >
!. by Rev. Mr.. Idleman, the Epis- >
copal priest-in- charge of this val y
!. ley, and he hurried thet cere- j
!. mony sufficiently to drop off the =
!. moving train before it attained !
!. great headway as it pulled out !
!. of this station !
!. Mr.. Boyd and Miss Jones came !
!. to Ell Centre yesterday after !
!. noon, and after the closing hours i
!. at the court house Boyd secured 4
!. his marriage license. it was the =
i. plan of the prospective bride and J
- groom to have magistrate I
:. meet them at Brawley and per- !
j. form the ceremony while the !
!. train was there, as they were !
!. on their way to Phoenix, Ariz. !
!. But just before the train start !
- ed northward from the Ell Cen !
!. tro station, Rev. Mr.. Idleman !
!. was espied in the throng and !
!. he was hurriedly pulled up on !
!. to the rear car steps to perform !
!. hasty wedding ceremony, !
!. timed so that he could drop off !
!. the moving cars while the bride !
J. and groom proceeded on their !
!. wedding journey.
!. !
q. :
Imperial Valley press., 1911-12-20
YOUNG WIFE'S CHANCE:
TO HELP IN WORK
Of MAKING HOME

Many a young wife has longed for
an opportunity to aid in winning a
home in which the newly wed could
start life prosperously.
In it's offer of 500 first prize in it's
contest, the Press has opened just such
an opportunity to the young matrons
OF the valley, and while some one is
winning this splendid prize, she will be
contributing much to the happiness of
the young people in school, for 80 per
cent of all subscription money will go
to the school pupils of the valley.
Write at once for subscription
blanks.
Imperial Valley press., 1911-12-20
CHARGED WITH MURDER

PORTLAND, Ore, Dec 2O-Charged
with the murder of William Hill, his
wife and Mrs. Hills two children by a
former marriage, Philip and Dorothy
Rintoul, at Ardenwald, near Portland,
on June 8, B. N. Harvey, for twenty
i've years resident of that vicinity,
was arrested late last night and lodged
in the county Jail at Oregon City. The
sheriff's Office kept the news of his
arrest secret until today
Imperial Valley press., 1911-12-20
RUSSIA IS READY TO
MOVE ON TEHERAN

TEHERAN, Dec. 20.-The national
council has refused to accept the cab
inet's proposals regarding solution
of the Russian difficulty and the Rus
sian troops are preparing to advance
on the capital.
1t is believed the advance will be-
gin Thursday. The people are apa-
thetic and only the women continue
an active boycott. The official atti-
tude suggests passive resistance, but
the provincial sentiment is strongly
opposed to the Russians The former
shah, Mohammed Ali Mira, is at Gu
mez Terpe.
The foreign minister, in presenting
the question before the national coun-
Gil, made determined effort to secure
the support of the council. He repre-
sented that the cabinet had made
every effort to retain Mr.. Shuster, but
the plight of the country was desper-
ate.
AAc IOIlAc1 oI1n, Hc odiu, "dS du-
vancing on the one hand and Salar
Ed Dowleh on the other, while Russia
refused to abate her demands. There
fore, he argued, the cabinet should be
empowered to conciliate Russia.
Despite his appeals, the deputies
insisted that the retention of Mr.
Shuster was Persia's only hope and
that nothing was to be gained by
yielding
Imperial Valley press., 1911-12-20
CLAIMS THEY WORKED
THIRD DEGREE ON HIM
tBY UNITED PRESS Assoc1AT1oNsl

rBY UNITED PRESS AsSOCIATIONsl
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 2O.-Ortie Nc
Manigal and A. e. Clancy of San
Francisco, a labor leader, met face
to face today in the office of Oscar
Lawler. An hour later Clancy
emerged, shaking in every limb. AS
he stepped outside his keens sagged
and he slipped to the floor. Anton Jo-
hansen, another northern labor lead
er, rushed to his assistance and helped
Clancy to his feet.
They tried to work the third de-
gree on me-" he cried.
Clancy was assisted to an auto
mobile and, accompanied by several
labor leaders, he drove away.
Imperial Valley press., 1911-12-20
DAILY STANDARD FOUNDED AUGUST 1906 NO. %
er limbs exposed to the cold

his lower limbs exposed to the cold
night air.
Shortly after daylight this morning
the three boys reached Pasadena,
chilled and hungry and in weak
aned condition They sought refuge
n the Salt Lake depot, where a rail
road employe discovered Sidner's pant
less plight and telephoned to the po-
lice. Chef of Police Woods supplied
the trouserless youth with an old pair
of overalls land he was able to make
his way to his home in Los Angeles
in company with other two boys.
Imperial Valley press., 1911-12-20
PERSIAN CABINET RESIGNS

[BF< UNITED PRESS CABLE SERVICEl
TEHERAN, Dec 20.-Following the
refusal of the Persian parliament to
permit the dismissal of w. Morgan
Shuster American, treasurer general
of Persia, the Persian cabinet resigned
today. The members of the cabinet
were all opposed to retaining Shuster.
Reports from Kasbin say the Russian
troops are preparing to advance on Te-
heran tomorrow Shuster has been
warned that Cossacks will surround
his home and prevent him from attend
ing to his official duties.
Imperial Valley press., 1911-12-20
PRE-CHRISTMAS TRAGEDY
[BY UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATION

[BY UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATIONS
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 20.-Failing in
his last attempt to effect a reconcilia-
tion with his wife before the approach
of Christmas, Joseph Geha, q wealthy
dealer in oriental goods, today shot
and fatally wounded hi wife, Mrs
Sophia Geha. and ,hoH turned the
weapon on himself. Loving out his
brains.
Geha sent three bu' 1's at close
range into his wife hady. She lin
gered an hour, dying si'hout regain
ing consciousness.
Imperial Valley press., 1911-12-20
RlcHEsoN ATTEMPTS SUICIDE

GBY UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATIONSl
BOSTON, Dec. 20.-Rev C. v r.
Richeson, former pastor Of the Cam
bridge Baptist church. jailed here and
charged with the murder of his for
mer sweetheart, Avis Linnell, attempt
ed suicide in his cell today by stabbing
himself in the groin with a piece of
tin. The suicide attempt was made
while the guards were being changed
at this morning
Imperial Valley press., 1911-12-20
|NPERIALISTS ARE
READY To ACCEPT
CHINESE REPUBLIC

lBY UNITED PRESS CABLE SERVICEI
SHANGHAI, Dec. 20.-Tang Shao
Wi, peace representative of the Imper-
ialist forces, today announced his
readiness to accept the establishment
of the proposed Chinese republic, pro-
vided it is agreeable to Premier Yuan
Shi Kai. A message to this effect has
been sent to Pekin from which city an
answer is awaited.
Imperial Valley press., 1911-12-20
SENDS MESSAGE
TO CONGRESS ON
WOOL SCHEDULE

tBY UNITED PRESS ASsOCIATIONS1
WASHINGTON, Dec. 2O.-Declaring
that many schedules of the Payne tar
if law are "prohibitive, the report on
the tariffff on schedule X, the wool
schedule was submitted to congress
today by President Taft. Regarding
differences of cost of production at
nome and abroad, it declares that on
nearly every wool product from dirty
fleece to finish worsted cloth, it costs
more to produce wool and woolen
goods in the United States than in any
country on earth It costs 19 cents to
raise pound of wool in Ohio, while
in Australia it costs considerably un-
der 4 cents.
Imperial Valley press., 1911-12-20
ADOPT SENATE SUBSTITUTE
FOR SULzER RESOLUTION

lpY UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATIONSl
WASHINGTON, Dec. 2O.-The house
foreign committee today adopted The
senate substitute to the Sulzer resolu-
ton There was no opposition. Con-
gressman Sulzer announced that he
would ask the house to act upon the
substitute today.
Imperial Valley press., 1911-12-20

ELECTED BY THE PEOPLE
AS
PUBLIC MARKET PLACE
FOR
ALL IMPERIAL VALLEY
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1911-11-08
THE SECRET or SUCCESS
Genuine Merit Required to Win the
Peoples Confidence

Have you ever stopped to reason
Fny II Is that so many products that
are extensively advertised, all at once
crop out OF sight and are soon forgot
teng Tks; reason is plain-the article
did not fulfil the promises of the man
ufacturer. This applies more particu-
larry 70 medicine. A medicinal prep
araticn that has real curative value al
most sells itself, as like an endless
chain system the remedy IS recon-
mended by those who have been cured
TO those who are in need of 1t.
In an interview on the subject n
prominent local druggist says Take
Tor example DIR. Kilmer's Swamp-Root
preparation I have sold for MANY
years and never hesitate to recon-
mend. for in almost every case II
shows immediate results, as many OF
my customers testify. No other kid
ney remedy that know Of has so
large sale"
The success of DIR. Kilmer's Swamp
Root is due to the fact that IL fulfls
every wish in overcoming kidney, liver
and bladder diseases, corrects urinary
troubles and neutralizes the uric acid
which causes rheumatism.
A free trial bottle viii be sent by
mail, absolutely free. Address DR..
Kilmer & Co.. Binghamton. n. Y, and
mention this paper Regular size bot
ties sold at all druggists-50c. and
$500.