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Imperial Valley press., 1911-11-23
u. S. Troops Go to China

MANILA, p. l., Nov. 23.-The Fiji
teenth infantry, which is due to arrive
here on December /, probably will be
sent at once to China. The soldiers
will arrive on the transport Thomas
and will leave for China on the same
boat.
The regiment will be reinforced to
full war strength by transfers from
other regiments and will be prepared
before departure for a long stay in
Chinese territory. 1t will be accom-
panied by hospital corps and by
detachments of engineers, signal men,
field artillery and possibly cavalry.
Army officials conferred here today
regarding preparations for the trip
incidentally an order was issued di-
recting all officars in the vicinity of
Manila to take a special physical test
Immediately.
Imperial Valley press., 1911-11-23
BENJAMIN COMPANY WILL
PLAY FOR FULL WEEK
Opens Next Monday Night at Ei Gen.
tro with "The Belle of Richmond"
Has Interesting Repertoire.

Ell Centro is to have full week OF
dramatic performances, beginning next
Monday night. The Jack Benjamin
1911 Shows will be here for six days
and will give nightly performances.
The week will open with the presen-
tation of the popular drama. THE
Belle of Richmond AS an evidence
of the ability of this company and it's
willingness to let the people be the
Judge of it's merits, the management
has announced that on the opening
night all ladies and girls will be ad
mitted free. Just walk right in" is
the invitation given.
The company carries it's own tent
and equipment and the tent has a seat
ing capacity of 1900 people. Three
hundred high back chairs are used
The plays will present numerous fine
electrical effects and between acts
vaudeville sketches will be given by
members of the company.
Imperial Valley press., 1911-11-23

no field which may be drawn upon by
the local market, and prohibitive
prices are anticipated by the dealers.
The present condition surprises
many who have followed the hay
trade, for while it was known that
the hay crop of the season was about
half of normal, it was thought that
there would be a heavy carry-over
from last year, which would keep the
barns filled.
Grain is abnormally high at present,
and will be higher Barley and oats
are at almost prohibitive figures. The
eastern markets are drawing heavily
on the stock of California and the
western states, and it is generally be-
lieved that this state has over-sold to
the east.
The increased consumption of hay
and grain in the state, in spite of the
large number of automobiles in use
is due to the construction work that
is being carried on. The demand now
is larger than it was three years ago,
when there was serious shortage
and horsemen and dairymen will be
hard pressed for provender.
Imperial Valley press., 1911-11-23

TO BraWley, at the pleasure of eating
fresh dates from The Oakley grove
He states that there ought to be
splendid outlet, not only in Los An
geles and San Francisco, but all over
the west and possibly in the east, for
fresh dates packed in one pound car
tons and properly advertised as being
native product and in comparison
with the imported article, absolutelv
clean. We hope mat the production
of dates in the valley will increase so
that in time you will have a sufficient
quantity so as to be able to give us a
fairly good supply, especially early in
tne season before the foreign stock
reaches the market.--Brawley News
Imperial Valley press., 1911-11-23

was torn to pieces by an immense ex-
plosiOD. Wreckage was thrown high
and the attendants at the camp were
killed.
Explosions followed in quick sue
cession as each airship discharged its
bomb and before the retreating Turks
had reached the vicinity all their
stores, horses and equipment were de-
stroyed. The airships, in returning to
the Italian camp, were given a desul-
tory volley from the Turks, without
effect, however.
In their retreat, the Turks carried
Off twenty nine dead. 1t is believed
as many more were killed in the de
structiOn of the Turkish camp.
Imperial Valley press., 1911-11-23
SUNDAY AFTERNOON CONCERT
FIRST OF THE SERIES
Popular Program Will be Given by
Local Band on Lawn in Front OF
EI Centro Public Library.

The Ell Centro Concert Band, under
the direction of X. A. Webster, will
give it's first public open-air concert
for the season next Sunday afternoon
from 10 4 o'clock, on the lawn in
front of the Public Library on State
street
This is to be the first of a series
of Sunday afternon concerts for the
winter, All citizens are invited to turn
oat and enjoy the music and they
should thus show their appreciation Of
the work the band is doing
The band is now composed of four
teen pieces. The members are giving
freely of their time for rehearsals and
civic calls and Ell Centro is fortunate
in having here material for a first
class musical organization.
The program for Sunday afternoon
will be as follows:
March, "Our Band" New ...
................ Charles c. Severity
Waltz, "Harbor of Love-. .......
............B Blake and Schmidt
Americans PATROL. F. w. Meacham
Two Step, Cotton Babes Rag. ..
Observation-Disclosures. Percy Weinrich
Garden of Roses. "................
..........D Dempsey & Schmidt
Save Your Kisses Till Saturday
Night" ............C Charles Sinister
Star Spangled Banner
Imperial Valley press., 1911-11-23

received from S. V. PrOudfit, assistant
commissioner of the General Land Of
fee at Washington, in which the find
ings of the Los Angeles officials in the
highly involved Imperial Valley land
cases is affirmed in every particular,
The commissioner writes:
The record in this case shows that
you have made an important and ex-
haustive study of these perplexing en-
tries and claims. After a critical and
thorough study of the record ! have
adopted your findings almost literally
as they seem to be as near the line OF
exact Justice as it is possible to reach"
| During the past six months the Los
Angeles Office has been engaged in
| hearing the testimony in these cases
| In most instances it was an almost un-
broken maze of lines, figures and di-
rections, with a half dozen claimants
sometimes asking a patent for prac-
ticallv the same land.
| The decision of the local officials
was sat .sfactory to all of the litigants
| bur Two, Maria C. Jensen and Stella V
Pa,ten. who made an appeal to the
| Washington office.
Imperial Valley press., 1911-11-23

BY the first wek in December, un-
less there should occur some unfore-
seen hitch in the construction work,
the big bridge across New river at
Seeley for the Sain Diego & Arizona
railroad will be completed. The work
has gone with a rush since the pile
driving was commenced, and this
morning the second pile driver arrived
at Ell Centro and was at once sent out
to Seeley to be placed on this work.
second pile driving crew has been
organized in Los Angeles and will
come down To the valley at once to
handle the new machine.
Framing of bents is closely follow
ing the driving of the piles, SO that it
is possible the bridge itself may be
ready for placing of the steel rails by
mean that it can be used at once, for
il is necessary to construct two ap-
proaches, each requiring about $4,000
cubic yards of earth. The grading
force will be concentrated on this
work, however, and it will soon be ac-
complished.
Practically all OF the grading on the
first valley contract is completed, with
the exception of small section near
Imperial Valley press., 1911-11-23
STEEL TRUST PROBE

[BY UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATIONSl
WASHINGTON, Nov. 23.-Chairman
Stanley, of the committee investigat-
ing the affairs of the steel trust, an
nounced that he will demand on the
floor of the house that standpat Demo-
Gratis back the steel probe when con-
gress meets. Stanley is convinced
Rockefeller's philanthropic agent, Rev.
F. T. Gates, should be called personal
ly before the steel committee to ex-
plain the story told by Leonidas Mer-
ritt of how the oil king mul cted him
out of millions in mining property.
Imperial Valley press., 1911-11-23
BY ALL MEANS
SOUTHERN ROUTE
SHOULD Be USED

The first transcontinental ANTONIO
bile touring party TO make the trip
from the Atlantic to the Pacific
which party was in Imperial Valley the
first of this Week-undoubtedly will be
the means OF fixing general attention
on the advantages of the southern
route as the most practicable for an
aH-the-year round national highway
O. M. Westgard, who piloted the
three cars across the continent, is
especially well pleased with the re-
suit. Leaving New York October 2
last, they have travelled by easy stages,
visiting every point of interest, STOP
ping when the feeling to rest prompted
them and enjoying themselves in ey-
cry way possible.
What We need is national high
way" said Mr. Westgard last night.
The only practical way has now been
thoroughly demonstrated, and that is
by the southern route, through to San
Diego, If the people will get busy
now congress will make the appropri-
alton necessary for the work and the
national highway can be completed
in time to allow eastern automobile
men to visit the Panama California
exposition in San Diego in 1915 and
the Panama Pacific exposition which
is to be held in San Francisco in the
same year.
Generally speaking the roads east
of the Missouri river are in good con-
dition. With few exceptions the roads
west of the Missouri are also good,
but much work is necessary. This is
especially true of New Mexico, where
the grades are steep and the sands
deep and heavy. There is bad stretch
of road from Phoenix to Campo, but
from Campo into San Diego the travel
ing was fine. The county is to be
congratulated upon it's boulevardS. The
last fifteen miles or more of our jour-
ney were the best we had since leav-
ing New York. 1t is this kind of en-
terprise that will aid in securing the
national highway passing through this
city.
THE bad roads we encountered for
the most part were only in small
stretches, Aside from New Mexico,
if the United States would agree to
build twenty miles of road and
bridges, just at the places where they
are needed, it would insure us a good
road all the way across the continent.
BY all means the road should be by
way Of San Diego l have made the
trip three times this year and feel that
should know which route is the
best"
Imperial Valley press., 1911-11-23
SAN DIEGO TO HAVE NO
MORE WOMEN JURORS

SAN DIEGO, Nov 23-San Diego's
first experience with women as jurors
probably will be the last, as the order
has been given secretly by certain
judges to court officers and policemen
not to summon women in any future
venires. The reason given is that
women require more privacy and that
the jury room is not a pleasant place
for the feminine members of the decid-
ing twelve. 1t also is asserted that
male jurors are likely to defer to wom-
en- jurors views purely as a matter
of chivalry.
Imperial Valley press., 1911-11-23

RAILROAD BRIDGE ACROSS
NEW RIVER SOON FINISHED

the Fern canal BY the first of next
week this will have been completed.
Engineer F. D. Browne, who is su-
perintending the valley construction
work, announced in Ell Centro this
morning that he is ready to put as
many laborers on the work as may ap-
ply. He has an announcement in the
classified liner department of this pa
per today, stating that twenty white
men and forty Mexicans are needed at
once. Applications should be made to
Mr. Browne at Seeley
1t is possible that the work of lay
ing steel on the new grade west of
New river will not await the compile
ton of the bridge and the approach
es, but that rails and ties will be
hauled by team across the county
bridge at Seeley and that track laying,
materials will be thus supplied until
the bridge can be used for construc-
ton trains.
So far as is known here, a second
contract for grading has not been
awarded, but it is probable that this
will be done shortly, as it is matter
of economy to hold the construction
forces together while they are assem-
bled in the valley
Imperial Valley press., 1911-11-23
COURT REFUSES TO
DISMISS CHARGES
AGAINST LEADERS

[BY UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATIONS
WASHINGTON, Nov. 23.-ln a
scathing decision handed down to-
day by Justice Wright of the District
Of Columbia supreme court, he refuses
to dismiss the contempt charges
against Samuel Gompers, John Mitch
ell and Frank Morrison, heads of the
American Federation of Labor. They
are declared in contempt for publish
ing in an unfair list the name of the
Buck Stove Range Company of St
Louis. This means an attempt will
again be made to force the labor lead
ers to trial.
Imperial Valley press., 1911-11-23
BEATT,E WILL DIE TOMORROW

IBY UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATIONS]
RICHMOND, Va, Nov. 23.-Some
time between 1920 and 1925 tomorrow
morning Henry Clay Beattie. Jr., will
expiate the crime of numbering his
young wife by dying in the electric
chair, according to announcements
coming from the doomed mans cell
brother of the doomed man bade him
farewell today, all kneeling in prayer
at the death cell.
Beattie is more cheerful since ne
has accepted religion.
Imperial Valley press., 1911-11-23
MAY GET TWELVE TODAY

(BY UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATIONSf I
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 23.-With
eleven seats in the jury box filled, five
permanently. and six within subject
of peremptory challenge, both sides
in the Mcnamara trial are working
hard this afternoon to qualify an ad-
ditiOnal juror 1t is considered certain
that this one additional juror will be
secured before final adjournment to-
night. Then would come the wedding
out. The result of the morning ses-
sion was securing one man who may
remain on the jury. He is e. S. Bisbee.
a rancher.
Imperial Valley press., 1911-11-23
BOMBS FALL FROM SKY
ON D|SMAYED TURKS

TRIPOL, Nov ga complete
Turkish camp has been destroyed by
the Italian airship fleet with many
killed.
The first test of what the aeroplane
can do under real war conditions has
shown it to be the most deadly OF
modern offensive engines of destruc-
ton.
The Turks crept up on the Italian
lines in an attempt to surprise the
garrison, but were discovered. In the
sharp lighting which followed five Ital-
ian airships were launched, each car.
rying several bombs.
AS The Italian soldiers held their
outposts with fast volley firing the
noise of the aircraft engines was
drowned in the din, and the biplanes
like huge war eagles, scared up from
the rear and wheeled over the heads
of the lighting trOps.
The Turks were terror stricken
Most of them had never seen an air
ship. in the confusion the Italians
charged driving back the enemy. The
aeroplanes, meanwhile, circled over
the partly deserted camp of the Turks
three miles away. ta
Suddenly a bomb was seen to fall
from the leading airship. Immediately
the headquarters section OF the camI
Imperial Valley press., 1911-11-23
Furious Fighting Today

LBY UNITED PRESS CABLE SERVICEl
SHANGHAI, China, Nov. 23-Furi-
GUS fighting today is progressing at
Hankow, according to reports received
here. The firing is deadlier than at
any time since hostilities between the
Manchus and the revolutionists began,
and the mortality is exceptionally
heavy HankOw dispatches say that
the rebels opened the attack Oh the
shattered city. Streaming across the
river to the Wu Chang fortress, . the
main attack was delivered on the Han
koW waterfront, while two flanking
forces coming from up river on the
Hanhow side, supplemented the main
assault. Imperialists are said to have
Imperial Valley press., 1911-11-23
SIXTY COTTON BALES
DESTROYED BY FIRE
NEAR H0LTv|LLE

From some unknown cause fire de
stroyed sixty bales of cotton on the
ranch of d. A. Wheeler, north of Holt
Vile, last night Twenty bales were
also badly damaged.
The cotton had been taken from the
Holtville gin to the Wheeler ranch for
storage, awaiting a rise in price. The
loss is serious one to Mr.. Wheeler.
Imperial Valley press., 1911-11-23

leys representation on the board With
San Francisco and the bay region al
ready represented by II. ID. Loveland,
the Imperial Valley by John Eshelman
of En- CentrO, and the Sacramento Val
ley by Alex Gordon, it is considered
extremely likely that one of the extra
commissioners will be chosen from
the Salinas, Santa Clara or Pajaro
valleys and the other from Los An
geles.
The amendment which increased
the commission to five members and
made the Office an appointive instead
of an elective one, fixed the salary of
the members at $4,000. The governor
is expected to announce his appoint
ments to the railroad commission in
the near future.
Imperial Valley press., 1911-11-23
WATER SITUATION RELIEVED

[BY UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATIONS
SEATTLE, Nov. 23-Seattle's water
situation was relieved today when an
auxiliary system from Lake Washing
ton began to pump water into the city
mains. The water is unfit for drink
ing without being boiled, but affords
relief from a sanitary standpoint
Imperial Valley press., 1911-11-23
BRYAN is SAFE

tBY UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATIONS
LINCOLN, Neb., Nov. 23.-William
Jennings Bryan, who with his family
was aboard the Hamburg American
liner Prinz Joachim when it went
ashore off Samana Island near San
Domingo, is safe today.
Safe on Ward line steamer en-
route for Cuba via Nassau is the
message flashed by wireless to the
Nebraskan's brother here.
Imperial Valley press., 1911-11-23
ENTHUSIASTIC OVER DATES

l.. NJ. Spiegl, secretary of the A.
Levy & J. Zentner Co., commission
merchants of San Francisco, in a let
ter to the Oakley Company. following
some previous correspondence, ex.
presses his delight on a recent visit
Imperial Valley press., 1911-11-23
Files Suit for Possession

r. ID. Pugh has begun an action
in the Imperial county superior court
against Gustave Miller for the posses
sion of the west half of the northwest
quarter of section 5, township Is south.
range Is east. He also asks for $500
damages and costs of suit.
Imperial Valley press., 1911-11-23
RICHARDSON STATE PRINTER

IBY UNITED PRESS AssoCIATIONsy
SACRAMENTO, Nov. 23.-Friend
w. Richardson was formally appoint
ed state printer today to succeed w.
w. Shannon, whose resignation took
effect last Monday.
Imperial Valley press., 1911-11-23
FATAL AUTO ACCIDENT

tBY UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATIONSJ
OAKLAND, Nov. 23.-While driving
an automobile through the fog this
morning. F. Saville Smith, cashier of
the Security Building Company, struck
the Bundle block and was instantly
killed. A. F. Walther and Miss Annie
Carlson were painfully injured.
Imperial Valley press., 1911-11-23
SIXTY To EIGHTY
PERSONS PERISH
IN BRIDGE WRECK

IBY UNITED PRESS CABLE SERVICEI
PARIS, France, Nov. 23.-F'rom
sixty to eighty persons perished today
when a. train plunged into the Thouet
river near Saumer. A food had
wrecked the bridge.
Imperial Valley press., 1911-11-23
Jury Could Not Agree

John Larkin and Chester Dean ap-
peared before Justice Moore at Silsbee
yesterday to answer to the charge of
gambling. The jury failed to agree
and was dismissed
Imperial Valley press., 1911-11-23
MERiTED COMMUNICATION

High compliment is paid Register
Buren, and Receiver Robinson, of the
Los Angeles land Office, in a decision
Imperial Valley press., 1911-11-23
MURDER Of MISSIONARIES BY
CHINESE FULLY CONFIRMED

been driven into the inner portion of
the city. The fighting is raging from
house to house in the outlying sec
tionS.
Imperial Valley press., 1911-11-23

(BY UNITED PRESS CABLE SERVICE]
TIENTSlN, China, Nov. 23.-The
murder of DR.. Tegendre, where French
missionaries were killed by natives al
MIN Yuan Flu is given full confirma-
ton in advices received today.
Imperial Valley press., 1911-11-23

ELECTED SY THE PEOPLE
AS
PUBLIC MARKET PLACE
FOR
ALL IMPERIAL VALLEY
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1911-06-01

As events turned he had no need
to mention the incident until the
morning Of the seventh day following
the girls departure. In the interim
nothing happened and be was able to
enjoy some excellent shooting with
ouain. his thoughts undisturbed BY
any further appearances Of the babu
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1911-06-01

but white OF crests. Beyond, seen
dimly as wall through driving sheets
Of snow, were the darkly wooded
rises OF the mainland.
But, in the gloom. their little cat
boat lay occult to his searching gaze.
Quain's voice recalling him, he turn.
ed TO discover his host stumbling
through a neighboring vale, and obey
ing peremptOry wave Of the elder
mans hand, descended, accompanied
by an avalanche in miniature.
Better hurry" shouted Amber, as
soon as he could make himself heard
above the screaming Of the gale.
winds freshening; It looks like
mean weather"
Really" Quain fell into step at
his side. You 'stonish me. But the
good Lord knows I'm willin'. Where.
abouts the boat?"
blessed II / know: over yonder
somewhere" Amber told him, waving
toward the bay-shore an arm as
vaguely helpful as his information
Thank you so much. Guess | can
find her all right. Hump yo'self,
Davy."
They plodded on heavily, making
fair progress in spite Of the hindering
sand.
A little later they came to the wa
ter's edge and proceeded steadily
along it. Quain leading confidently.
Eventually he tripped over some OBJ
stacle, stumbled and lurched forward
and recovered his balance with an
effort, then remained with bowed
head. staring down at his feet.
Hurt yourself, old MANI"
moi" snapped Quain rudely.
Then what in"
"Eh?" Quain reused, but an in.
slant longer looked him blankly in
the eye. "oh," he added brightly
"oh, she's gone"
THE boat"
THE boat" affirmed Quain, too dis
couraged for the obvious retort un-
gracious. He stopped and caught up
a frayed end Of rope, exhibiting It IN
witness to his statement. Amt 1t
hell?" he inquired plaintively.
He cast the rope from him in dis.
dain and wheeled to stare baywards.
"There!" he cried, leveling an arm
to indicate a dark and fieeting shadow
upon the storm-whipped water. There
she goes-not 300 feet of. 1t can't be
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1911-06-01

But on the seventh morning II be-
came evident that q burglary had
been visited upon the home OF his
hosts, A window had been forced in
the rear OF the house and trail Of
burnt matches and candle.grease be-
tween that entrance and the door OF
Amber's room, together with the
somewhat curious circumstance that
nothing whatever was missing from
the personal effects of the Quains,
forced him to make an explanation.
For his own belongings had been
rified and the bronze box alone alb.
stracted-still preserving its secret.
In its place Amber found a soiled
slip of note paper inscribed with the
round, uniformed handwriting of the
babu: Pardon, sahib. A mistake has
been made. seek but to regain that
which Is not yours to possess. There
will be naught else taken. A thou
sand excuses from your hmbl obt.
svt., Bcharl Lal Chatterji."
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1911-06-01
PLEDGE POLICIES FOR LOANS
Imprudent Act That Really Means
Man 10 Borrowing From His
Widow. =,

Many men, pressed for money, 60
10 the life insurance company, de-
post their policy as security and Dor
row as much as the company is will
ing to lend. That the practice Is COM
mon is proved by the fact that most
companies have loaned from fourth
to third Of the aggregate face value
Of their policies in this way. Very
few Of these loans," says the annual
report of the Connecticut Mutual-and
this company's experience is typical
''are ever repaid to the company. The
moneys are swallowed up
In business enterprises, in specula-
lions and the total result
means embarrassment and distress In
a great many cases and poverty In
the place Of competence, when the
claims mature, and there is nothing
left above the loans but a mere mar
gin in cash on the policies for the
protection of families or estates"
Men who borrow on their policies are
taking away protection from their
families. 1t ought not to be done.-
Golfers.