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Imperial Valley press., 1911-10-03
MENOMENT NO. 18
LOCAL COURTS

BY this amendment the Legislature
may retain or change courts of justice
of the peace. The fee system will be
abolished. present justices and their
fees are untouched) The result will be
more efficient. more equal, more economi-
cal justice. Vote for it.
Imperial Valley press., 1911-10-03
AMENDMENT NO. 20
CLERK OF SUPREME COURT

Hereafter the supreme court will ap
point its own clerk. instead of electing
him. This helps shorten the ballot. 1t
allows the supreme court to pick out an
expert to do its clerical work. 1t looks
businessike.
Imperial Valley press., 1911-10-03
AMENDMENT NO. 6
CHARTERS FOR CITIES OF $500

This amendment makes easier the
amendment of such freeholder charters
1t also authorizes the borough system.
II is good. Vote for it.
Imperial Valley press., 1911-10-03
AMENDMENT NO. 10
WORKING MANS COMPENSATION

This amendment allows the State t.
provide for compulsory arbitration. o,
other remedy. for accidents to workers
The injured will get quicl; and ascer
tanned relief; the employer will save 20
Imperial Valley press., 1911-10-03
AMENDMENT NO. 22
OLD SOLDIERS AND SAILORS

This amendment allows war veterans,
old soldiers and sailors exemption of
$1,000 worth of property from taxation.
However. not If they own $4,000 worth.
You certainly owe the old soldiers that
much; vote for it unanimously.
Imperial Valley press., 1911-10-03
AMENDMENT NO. II
PLURAJiif { TO ELECT

This amendment allows charter cities
anu counties to provide for majority
decision if they choose. In State AMI
otner elections a plurality is more Drac-
teal and economical. Vote for it.
Imperial Valley press., 1911-10-03
AM ENDMENT NO. Fl
IMPEACHMENT

The only change is to include the dis
trict courts of appeal among impeacha-
BILE officials. These are courts more re-
cent than the former law on this sub
ject. OF course, vote for it,
Imperial Valley press., 1911-10-03
AMENDMENT NO. 10
RAilROAL PASSES

None except to State railroad commits
sioners and their assistants, and to peace
officers. Looks practical and beneficial
Imperial Valley press., 1911-10-03
lNoT COAL lLANDs-o2o4s) /
NOTICE FORi PUBulCATlON
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTF

4. S, LANp oFFIcF AT LOS 1,s ANGEl aaStT
CAL. Sept. H. 1911.
Mccanse of Holtviilf, Cal. who, on
gust 20. 1910. madeI Desert Land In,
No. O2O49, for N. y S.W. V. Sect
Z, Township l6 s.. Range IA b., 'sa' q
Meridian, Resurvey IN. " of Tract
r:,,S T.; IS s. $, ,;;o r. ls E. $; b NJ, has fl
to establish claim II the land above
scribed. before the Clerk of the SINE.
Court of Imperial C(unty, at III "
California, Cal on the {th day Of oe \
~; la,mont n,mes u,.,o
w. Pearce. benjamin r. Jones'. IN
Whsle. William w. Laporte, ali an
,1t, Centre, Cal. fRANK RuREN.)
octl4 RegtSt1
Imperial Valley press., 1911-10-03

Meals 26c; Sunday dinner, 35c; rates. $3.50
week. ~ Mary St. Deacy. First class hutel.
e1ome-cooking; sunny rooms; pretty grounds
Hughes & Mcnamara. Mgrs., Pasadena 3-26t
Imperial Valley press., 1911-10-03
[eY CHARLES EDWIN LOCKED
AMENDMENT NO. I
WEIGHTS AND MEASURES

The State constitution now leaves in
spection of weights and measures TO To-
cal officials. This proposed amendment
authorizes the State to pass general and
uniform laws for State inspection of
weights and measures. The cost of living
is high enough now without being cheated
by careless or false scales. The amend
ment is needed. Vote for it,
AMENDMENT NO.
HOME RULE FOR COUNTIES
This is a new thing for counties. in
tended to give Independence, dignity ana
power to each county. If adopted. here
after each county will fix the number of
its officials. their duties, salary etc. Then
the county. like freeholdeT cities nov.
will control it's own affairs. 1t is local
self government; it is a return to the
ancient privileges and government of the
fathers; to the home rule of the New
England town meeting: it is the broader
democracy of an enduring republic. Vote
for it.
AMENDMENT NO. 8
DIVIDED LEGISLATIVE SESSION
Practically the only change proposed
Imperial Valley press., 1911-10-03
LAND SCRIPT FOR SALE

] can furnish limited amount of For
est Reserve scrip. guaranteed, that is
locatable upon surveyed non-mineral
Government land of any class; resi-
dence and cultivation not necessary.
This class of scrip gives immediate
title and insures U. s. patent within
rea sonable time and can be furnished
ior very little more than that uncer-
tain scrip known as State School Lieu
u base. For further information address
JNO. D. AckERMAN,
f6O3 Grush 81 oakland. Cal.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1911-07-27

y Il some had the pros
ahead and so it remained during
Sunday and Monday when both
sides were claiming the victory.
Not until late Monday night was
the true result known, when il
became apparent that the antis
were slightly in the lead. The
pro chairman, Tom Ball, now
comedies the victory to the ants
by about 1000 votes, but charges
fraud and threatens to file a con-
test. The total vote 6fthe State
will approximate 475, 900, the
largest eyer po1led, We give
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1911-07-27

A IA year-old Clarksburg girl,
who was in the habit of meeting
the train and flirting with the
traininen, succeeded in finding
a beau the other day, says the
Clarksburg Journal. She gaily
consented when he asked to walk
home with her; she was romantic,
but the ending was more roman
tic still. Her newly formed &C.
quaintance asked to be led to her
home, and boldly rang the bell.
Her mother came to the. door,
and Mr.. Travelling Man delivered
short lecture like this:
Madam, here is your little
girl. I picked her up at the de-
pot, a place, where girls of her
age should mot go except on
business. I'have a daughter at
home. about the age of this one.
4 am away from home great
deal of the time, and don't know
for sure whether my daughter
meets the trains and airts with
the trainmen and strangers or
not, but if she does I hope sone-
one will do that which I have
done fof you take her home to
her mother. 2"
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1911-07-27

Never leave home on Journey with.
out d bottle of Chambertain's Collie,
Cholera and Diarhoea Remedy. 1t is
almost certain to be needed and cannot
be'obtaihed wheR on board' the cars or
steamships, For sale by all dealers,
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1911-07-27
The Anti-Pro. Election.
A CLOSE CALL FOR THE ANTS, BUT THEY WIN
BY ABOUT 1000.

herewith SJaIeInentS from '"
lMessrs. J toltersi and Be
1ti and 70 chairmen
we viii ifhave
10000 majority. With
scattering boxes to come
be wet We have won W .
the shadow Of doubt. IS .ve-
phent ISSUED from the Office of
Colonel Jake VOTERS of the antii
prohibition forces Monday morn.
ing at 10 o'clock. rs, 4,
1T looks dark-bad for US. It
is apparent that the adtis have
won, but that their majority will
be less than 5000. The matter
probably will have to go to the
courts or back to the people. -
Colonel Thomas H. Ball, at pro-
hibition headquarters Monday
morning at 10 o'clock.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1911-07-27

SINNER is'still the banner dem
ocratic town of Lavaca county.
$40 votes were polled and only 6
votes for prohibition. Those six
voters must feel lonesome.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1911-07-27
The Lavaca County Vote.

Sinner, North Side Box, anti
vote sos, pro vote B.
Sinner, South Side Box, anti
vote 241, pro vote 8. Total SAB
anti and 6 pro.
Yoakum, anti vote 1888, pro
vote, POS.
Dryer, anti As, pro 6.
Scharfottenburg anti So, pro /.
Wied, anti 40, pro 0.
Dilworth, anti 95, pro II.
Kokernot, anti SO, pro 4.
Moulton, anti 378, pre- II.
Yoakum, Dewitt Side'anti 1854
pro 81. a.
Total vote Lavaca county, anti
1898, pro SOL.
Sehulenburg, anti 44o, pro "a,
EpGle, anti SO, proc:
Weimar, anti 800, pro %.
LAGRANGE, anti 400, pro 1o5.
Flatonia, anti 800, pro 102.
p Ellinger, Fayette county, anti
90, pro z.
Freyburgt anti los, pro 1.
, Gonzales county wentpanti by
"a votes; Gonzales city went pro
by So votes.
Victoria county, anti 1899, pro
intonio vert rti by 5000
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1911-07-27

THROUGH the g.uatifing efforts
of Mr.. w. G. ~ Beueke Sinner
received the election feports last
Saturday night. A blackboard
was erected on the railroad cot
ton platform and seats provided
for large crowd. The Sinner
band Of ten pieces furnished
sweet~music for the occasion
which lasted till midnight 'yMr.
Beneke deserves credit for the
entire affair.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1911-07-27
rownaiority b,


the p. -lIibition amendment was
defeated Saturday gives us little
reason to hope that the State will
obtain that rest from agitation
andistrife it so greatly needs.
THE men who have hoped to
profit in a political way out of the
prohibition question may be de-
pended upon to keep 1t alive for
the promotion of their personal
ambitions, 2?
) Already acontest has been pro-
lected, if our information is not
inaccurate. and nebulops charges
of fraud and illegal voting are
being made.
1t would be much better for
the peace and wcllbeing of the
State if the leaders would take
counsel ofrtheiE better Judgment
and save Texas from further
strife and confusion. ,j
The result is not going to be
upset, and the people will be bet
ter off if they are permitted to
devote their attention to their
personal affairs until such time
as they may evince a desire to
vote upon the question again
Nothing good would come of
the charges and counter charges
which a fruitless contest might
invite.
1t would mean further expense
and excitement, more ill nature
and delay of the period of rec
onciliation which is so essential
to the peace of the State.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1911-07-27

Yes, sir" said the man who
would rot vote. for republican,
even though be was on a reform
ticket, I'm a democrat And
so was my father and my grand
father and my great-grand-fath-
err
"Huh!"said the candidate, land
If your father and grandfather
end great-grand-father had been
horse thieves, what would you
have been ?" write
WAL" responded the other
thoughtfully, in them circum-
stances / reckon lid 'a'Tbin. a
republican. Exchange.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1911-07-27
Kill More Than Wild
Beasts.

The number of people killed yearly by
wild beasts don't approach the vast
number killed by disease germs. No
life is safe from their attacks. They're
in the water, dust, even food. But grand
protection is afforded by Electric Bit
tiers, which destroy and eXpel these
deadly disease germs from the system.
That's why chills, fever and ague, all
malarial and many blood diseases yield
promptly to this wonderful blood puri
fer. Try them, and enjoy the glorious
health and new strength they'll give you.
Money back, if not satisfied. Only soc
at Schulze, Gray & Co.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1911-10-25
THE CAMPAIGN DRAGS.
THE PEOPLE REFUSE TO BE-
COME EXCITED OVER THE
GUBERNATORIAL RACE.
JOE BROWN HAS MANY CALLERS

And an Air of Confidence Is Result
of Encouraging Reports Brought
From All Parts Of the State. Judge
Russell and Pope Brown Are Still
Hammering Away.
ATLANTA gubernatorial
campaign ever did drag this is the
one.
With three candidates in the field
the contest is moving along tamely
and without anything worth while
ripping the quiet surface of head
quarters.
Covering" the three campaign
headquarters daily by the political
reporters has come to be a hum
drum proceeding, and even the most
experienced of the news-getters are
unable to stir up anything out of the
ordinary.
Even the entry of Governor Brown
and the formal opening of his head
quarters did not serve to set the
woods afire in live news. He is hav-
ing lots of callers, however, and they
are from all parts of the state. There
is an air of great confidence in the
outcome about Governor Brown and
Manager J. R. Smith.
Reports coming to them both by
personal visits and correspondence
apparently serve to inspire conf
dence. Yesterday visitors were pres
ent from every section of the state,
and all reported favorable Joe Brown
sentiment.
Judge Russell is continuing to
complain Of Misrepresentation by the
partisan press. He says the papers
have tried to confuse the public
mind and show that he has been in
consistent in his position on the
liquor question. This he denies
strenuously, and says he has been
consistent throughout.
The fact remains in this campaign
to date that the general public is
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1911-10-25

of people" He also had parting
word for the women for their newly
granted privilege of the ballot in this
state.
at won't do" he declared, for
you to say, oh, we'll, we will not go
down to those awful polls where
those awful persons stand around
You have got to become part of
those awful people and make those
awful persons better. You are try
ing an experiment. Go ahead with
it. You have energy and enterprise,
and if you make mistake you can
retrace your steps. Meanwhile the
slow and more conservative East will
watch the things you are going to
try and follow you and avoid the
pitfalls that you may encounter"
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1911-10-25
JUDGE MADDOX DELIVERS NOTA-
BILE CHARGE TO GRAND
JURY AT ROME.

Condemns Judge Russell For Saying
Law Cannot Be Enforced, and
Scores Governor Smith For Par
dOning Criminals
ROME, Ga.-With eloquent words
regarding the necessity of law en-
forcement, a scathing arraignment of
Governor Smiths pardon record and
an equally severe condemnation of
Judge R. B. Russells statements
that the prohibition law cannot be
enforced, while occupying a seat on
the appellate bench, Judge John w.
Maddox delivered an interesting and
forceful charge to the Floyd county
grand jury here
After enumerating some of the
difficulties in the way of law enforce
ment Judge Maddox said:
"a judge of the highest court in
the state has announced himself as
candidate for governor with the
main plank of his platform that the
laws cannot be enforced. What in
the world are we coming to in this
state? What would you think of me
if l should tell traverse jury not to
bother about certain cases because
the law could not be enforced?
Il do not censure him for holding
on to his job as Judge while he is
running for governor, but in the
name of the judiciary of the state I
resent the statement that the law
cannot be enforced. The statement
is an insult to the judges and to the
honest jurors Of the state, and / for
one do not intend to submit to it. I
never was what was called a prohi-
bitionist. l have my own ideas about
how these things ought to be done,
but as judicial officer I hold my
Office in high regard. While I am on
this bench If you good citizens will
stand by the court we will stand for
the enforcement of law in this coun-
ty and this circuit, no matter what
they do elsewhere"
On the pardon question he also
spoke vigorously: But if, by some
hook or crook, the conviction sticks
past all these things the next step is
to secure a pardon. The biggest fool
things people do is put their names
to papers which they have never
read. Every leatherhead in the com
munity signs petition for pardon
without knowing what he is doing
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1911-10-25
RAPs SMITH AND RUSSELL

Then if the right lawyer with
enough influence presents the petit
ton the man is pardoned. Why, our
governor has turned loose two men
convicted last year, and all the 9th
ers convicted were not a bit more
guilty than they.
why not turn them all loose and
start over again? If this keeps up
you will see the pardon power regu-
lated. We can find some of that too
free use of the pardoning power
right here in Georgia To use the
pardoning power as a personal asset
for political advancement is not
whit less damnable and the offender
ought to be kicked out, no matter
who he is"
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1911-10-25
TWO VERY TIMID MAIDENS
TOO MODEST TO BE MARRIED IN
LIGHT SAT BACK IN DARK.
Savannah Sisters Had Nerve Enough
to Elope, But Could Not Face the
Minister at Last Minute.

SAVANNAH.-B Because the brides
elect were too timid to enter the
lighted parlor of the minister's home
to have the marriage ceremony per-
formed Rev. T. D. Strong, pastor of
a Methodist church at ThunderboIt,
a resort near Savannah, performed a
double marriage ceremony by the aid
of small electric light at trolley
station on Wednesday night while
the grooms stood upon the ground
and held the hands of the brides,
who remained hidden in the shadows
cast by the top of the hack hired for
the purpose of making the journey.
The parties who were married
were Thomas L. Lasiter and Miss
Nora Dukes and Nisbet A. Morgan
and Miss Susie Dukes, all of Savan-
nah. The brides are sisters and the
grooms very close friends. They de-
clded upon a double eIopement and
engaged hack to drive them to the
home of Mr.. Strong Arriving there
the girls refused to enter the house,
or to get out of the hack. The min
lister was accommodating and
agreed to go to the deserted station
to perform the ceremony at eleven
o'clock at night. The colored hack
man was the only witness to the
marriage. Parental forgiveness has
been obtained and both couples are
apparently happy.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1911-10-25
A CITY's SPLENDID CHARITY.
Once Year in New York Each Blind
Person Is Handed $50.

New York city, as municipality,
for many years has maintained a
fund for the relief of the blind. Each
year hundreds of blind men and wo-
men assemble on Twenty-sixth street
and as each passes before a desig-
mated window he or she is handed an
envelope containing $50 Of course
care is taken against fraud, and no
one in Independent circumstances is
permitted to partake of the city's be-
nevolence. Monday of last week was
the day set for the distribution of
the fund and 544 totally blind men
and women appeared in line, each re-
ceiving $50. Some of the recipients
have appeared annually for many
years. The long line of unfortunates,
while in the very nature of things
presenting a pathetic spectacle, was
at the same time a picture of jollity
and good humor, for there was much
laughter and Joking.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1911-10-25

ATLANTA-Mrs. Mary A. Barn
hill, in the confusion of hurriedly
moving from a berth in a Pullman
car to which she had been wrongly
directed by the conductor, forgot
her 'puffs" and switches" and
rats" which she had placed in the
little hammock provided for that and
other purposes. When she discover
ed her loss and asked the conductor
to restore her ornaments he publicly
presented theL to her in the pres
ence of car full of passengers,
greatly to their amusement and her
embarrassment.
This and other things happened,
according to Mrs. Barnhills petition
filed in court today, in which she
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1911-10-25
Mr.. TAFT WANTS TENNESSEE
PRESIDENT WILL MAKE SEVER
AL SPEECHES IN THAT STATE.
Decides to Prolong His Trip Seven
teen Days, and Will Not Go Home
Until November 18th.

MILFORD, Utah Taft
decided to day to prolong his trip
seventeen days beyond the limit orig
inally fxed-Novembe when, ac-
cording to schedule, he was due in
Washington. Instead of winding up
the trip then he will go into the
South, and after resting up at Hot
Springs, Va, will visit various South
ern cities making speeches. The trip
as now laid out will consume ga days
instead of As.
The schedule as made out before
the president started called for a
three-day stay in Chicago, ending
October 80, after which he was to
visit Pittsburg. and then go on to
Washington. The Chicago and Pitts
burg dates have been left as set, but
instead of going on to Washington
the president will go to Morgantown,
w. Va, where he will attend a col
lege dedication. Before he left Bos-
ton, September IS, he made a half
promise to deliver the principal ad-
dress at the dedication.
Leaving Morgantown the president
will go to Hot Springs, arriving No
vember q He will meet Mrs. Taft
there. The president will remain in
Hot Springs four Hays and then start
for Cincinnati to vote. He purposes to
remain in Cincinnati two or three
days, during which time there will be
a banquet given in his honor After
his Cincinnati visit the president
will go to Hodgenville, KY, to at
tend the Lincoln farm dedication
From there he goes to Tennessee, re-
naming in that state making speech
es at various places until November
18th.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1911-10-25
SHOT HIS WIFE FIVE TIMES
A PROMINENT EARLY COUNTY
FARMER THEN KILLED SELF.
Mrs. Bats Was Preparing to Give
Sick Child Medicine When Her
Husband Opened Fire.

A sad tragedy which occurred at
Kestler Monday morning occasioned
great sorrow in that community and
throughout this section. Mr.. John
Bats, prominent citizen and good
farmer, shot his wife FIVE times with
pistol and then shot himself
through the heart with a shot gun.
Mr.. Bats died almost instantly,
but Mrs. Bats, it is reported, will
recover. All of the FIVE pistol bull
let's hit Mrs, Bats, three in her left
arm, one in the left breast and the
other in the thigh, but fortunately
none of the wounds produced re Sc
rious.
1t is said Mr.. Bats for some time
past appeared to be unbalanced in
mind, and his rash act was unques-
tionably the result of mental de-
rangement. The shooting took place
at Mr.. and Mrs Bats home. Mrs.
Bats was preparing to give a sick
child medicine when her husband
pointed his pistol at her and began
firing without warning other than to
say he was going to kill her. After
emptying his pistol and thinking his
wife dead Mr.. Bats got his auto
matte shot gun and, placing the muz-
zle to his heart, attempted to fire it
by pushing the trigger with his shoe
on his foot. He then removed mis-
shoe and with his toes accomplished
his purpose. The load Of shot tore
a hole entirely through his left
breast.
Mr.. Bats leaves nine children and
one brother, Mr.. Henry Bats of
Kestler.- Arlington Courier.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1911-10-25

taking little interest in it. After the
meeting of the state executive com
mittee there may be more interest.
Pope Brown and his managers say
they are content with the way mat
tiers are going.
This is undoubtedly an off-year in
Georgia politics, and the people will
probably not get enthused over the
race at all.
Governor Brown returns to his
home in Marietta every afternoon.
coming down to headquarters about
IL o'clock every morning. He will
be active in his campaign until the
primary decides the issue of who
will succeed Hoke Smith and Jack
Slaton.