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The copper era and Morenci leader., 1912-09-06

C. G. Cole was up from Clifton Sum- day
 Mrs. Fred McDougall entertained Friday afternoon.
 Mrs. Mary CcLean and son Jack returned Sunday from Harpers ranch. Miss Angeline Thurston arrived Sunday last and is rooming with Miss CrOZier.
 Mrs. w. C. Mckenzie returned Mon day after a months visit with parents at the coast. r.r <
 F. J. Coleman left Wednesday for months visit with his parents at PaSa- dena, California.
 MT. and Mrs. C. B. Nonnamaker and children returned from the coast last week.
 w. H Longs mother and brother left Thursday morning for their home in Texas.
 During the summer Miss M. Crozier visited Seattle, Portland and Salt Lake City.
 The office torte of the D. c. NJ. Co 7, are trying to ;iakc the 5th )f every month pay day.
 All underground men in camp re- ceived a raise of 2 cents an hour the first of the month.
 Miss MMahon, one of last years teachers returned Sunday and is rooming at MT Carson's on D Hill.
 Tom Clark and family returned Monday from San Diego, where they spent the past three months
 Frank Martin moved into his new building last week and is now put ting on two shows every night.
 Mrs. P J. Randall and children re- turned Monday eve. from the coast where they spent the summer.
 Mrs. E. L.. Jones and children spent Sunday and Labor Day with her sister Mrs Harlow Brubaker in Clifton.
 MT. Grey, time keeper and cost clerk at the machine shop has resign ed and will leave the early part of next week for Miami
 Miss Dollie Puckett left Sunday for Beaumont, Texas. She was present ed with a beautiful silver watch by the store employees.
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1912-09-06
MEETS IN SCRANTON.

SCRANTON, Pa, Aug 27.-The annual state convention of the Pat riotic Order Sons of America was opened in this city today with an at tendance from all the principal branches of the organization through out Pennsylvania
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1912-09-06

George Phillips new store build ing is rapidly nearing completion and will be ready for occupancy in very short time.
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1912-09-06

WANTED-Old, clean rags for wiping machinery, will pay good price for some The Era.
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1912-09-06

Walter Hutchins, postmaster at York, and of the Twin Peak staff, came in the first of the week accom- panied by his bride. They were mar ried in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, some few weeks ago. Watler has a host of friends in this locality who wish him the usual
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1912-09-06

Mr. and Mrs Carl Sellers, of Cliff ton, spent Monday with MT. and Mrs. J. R. Fowler Mr. Sellers has a repu- tation as a chicken eater which it is said he sustained in good shape.
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1912-09-06

MT. Grey, time keeper and cost clerk at the machine shop has resign ed and will leave the early part oi next week for Miami.
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1912-09-06
CORONADO RAILROAD
Time Table No. ii.

Takes effect Sunday, November 19, 1911 at 12:01 a. m.
 No. No. 5 Lv.. Clifton ..{.S:OO am. -4:o5 am Lv.. .Longfellow s:30 am. .4:25 am Ar. .Metcalf ...S:43 am. 4:37 am
 No. 2 No. Lv.. Metcalf ...9:10 am.. .4:55 am Lv.. .Longfellow 9:2S a.m.. .5:10 am Ar Clifton ....9:40 a.m.. .5:22 am
 P. PASSENGER,
 Superintendent
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1912-09-06

Mrs. E. L.. Jones and children spent Sunday and Labor Day with her sister Mrs. Harlow Brubaker in Clifton
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1912-09-06

l co in a thriving condition.
 | I. M Harcrow has sold his livery and feed stable business to Emmet and Robert Buck who took charge this morning. The boys lately sold their butcher business but decided that Duncan was too good a town to stay out of business.
 The Morenci Odd Fellows picnic held here Monday was complete Suc- cess from every standpoint The at tendance was large, the behavior ex- tra good and everyone seemed toaen- joy themselves to the utmost. The Rev. J. Craig Watt had charge of the refreshments serving which means that it was carried out to the Satis- faction of everyone. WE. Hogan and J. K. Bullard did the barbecuing and while the writer has eaten of this na- tional dish in a number of different states the one put up here last Mon- day was undoubtedly the best of them all. Two yearlings were donated by the Day and Foster outfit and James W. Parks. Local people furnished the bread and pickles required to put the finishing touches to the dinner which was enjoyed by all present. The in- imitable Albert Allen had charge of the arrangements for entertainment and to those who have the pleasure of Alberts acquaintance 'tis enough said. Albert always makes good. The ball game at the diamond between a pick up team resulted in victory for the Duncan boys. MOrenci played a good game until the 4th inning when 1 their pitlher went to pieces throwing the game to the Duncan boys. The Longfellow Band furnished the music for the occasion which was very much enjoyed by the Duncan people espec- ially. The free dance in Hobbs Hall
 was well attended both in the after noon and evening. MT. l.. E. Price, Grand Treasurer, was one of the prom inent Odd Fellows present.
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1912-09-06

Miss Dollie Puckett left Sunday fo1 Beaumont, Texas. She was present ed with a beautiful silver watch by the store employees.
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1912-09-06

Webb Carter, formerly of Morenci, but later of Hurley, is spending a few days visiting the folks on the Home stead east of town. MT. Carter re- ports the Copper Camps of New Mexi- co in a thriving condition.
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1912-09-06

Mrs. P. J. Randall and children re- turned Monday eve. from the coast where they spent the summer.
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1912-09-06

Frank Martin moved into his new building last week and is now put ting on two shows every night.
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1912-09-06

P. PASSENGER,
 Superintendent
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1912-09-06

Tom Clark and family returned Monday from San Diego, where the. spent the past three months.
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1912-09-06

All underground men in camp re- ceived raise of cents an hour the first of the month.
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1912-09-06

Miss M'Mahon, one of last years teachers returned Sunday and is rooming at Mir Carson's on D Hill.
Imperial Valley press., 1912-01-05

FREEZE FEET ON TRIP
REDLANDs TO MOUNTAINS

REDLANDS, Jan. 5.-W. l.. Lining,
LdWard T. Lining and Joseph y. Ritter
returned last evening from trip to
Bluff Lake, suffering with frozen feet
and other effects of their experience
with the cold. Losing their way in a
heavy fall of snow and dense clouds
of mist, they were compelled to remain
out of doors all night, and it was with
difficulty they kept from freezing to
death.
Leaving Redlands at Z am on the
morning of Dec. 81, the party hiked
to the Clark ranch, in the Santa Ana
canyon, carrying blankets and provi-
sions on their backs. 1t was late af-
ternoon when they arrived, and they
decided to camp for the night In the
morning they started up McHaney hill,
in about a foot of snow. They arriv ed
at the summit in the afternoon. The
snow there was from II to IA inches
deep.
AS soon as they left the Bear Valley
road and started toward Bluff Lake
their troubles began in earnest. The
snow became deeper as they proceed
ed, until it was from two to three feet
deep. The trail was obliterated and
lost, and a heavy mist settled about
them.
Finding fallen tree, they sheltered
themselves as best they could, and
kept up a small fire during the night
which was of little help against the
bitterly cold winds. The party return
ed home last evening, with frozen feet
and suffering from exposure to the
extreme cold.
Imperial Valley press., 1912-01-05
WOULD BAR THE COURTS
FROM UNDUE POWER

TBY UNITED PRESS ASSOCIAT1ONS1
NEW YORK, Jan. 5.-In copy
righted article on Judges and Prog
ress,' in the current Outlook ex-
President Roosevelt urges referen-
dunn law, whereby the people may
place laws on the statute books which
even the courts cannot declare uncon-
stitutional. He says: I'm speaking OF
the peculiar function of the American
judge of declaring whether the people
have right to make laws for them
selves, whereby one man is able to
nullify the wishes of a majority of his
fellow citizens, / hold if a majority
would champion certain social and
economical reforms, they have a right
to see them enacted into law. | see
advantage in the power to state that
a legislative act is unconstitutional,
provided the power is exercised wisely
/ earnestly hope to see the next New
York constitutional convention incor-
porate provision in the constitution
enabling the people to decide by popu-
lar ballot without appeal what the law
of the land shall be-"
Imperial Valley press., 1912-01-05
FIGHTING BOB AT REST

[BY UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATIONSl
WASHINGTON, Jan. 5.-With Adj
miral Dewey, General Miles and all
members of the cabinet and foreign
diplomats present, the funeral of Rob-
ley D. Evans was held here today. A
thousand army and navy men escorted
the body to Arlington cemetery and
presented arms at taps. A salute of
thirteen guns was fired. The services
were held in All Souls Unitarian
church at 2:30, Rev. Ulysses Pierce Of
fciating. At the grave there was in
vocation by Rev. Wellborn of Balti-
more. Mrs. Evans was prostrated and
unable to attend.
Imperial Valley press., 1912-01-05
WILL Be BIGGEST PLANT
OF ITS KIND IN WORLD

El Centro is in one more respect set
ting a model to the world in installing
the new power plant of the Holton
Power Company, this plant being the
largest of its style in the world The
latest development in this line is a
plant which makes and consumes it's
own gas from crude petroleum. There
are plants elsewhere operated on this
line that have established new records
of efficiency, but the plant now being
installed here is the largest ever
erected, and consequently it will be
watched with great interest by cleo
trical and mechanical engineers every
where.
The machinery is on the ground and
the foundation is being constructed
Those who have not seen the works
would be surprised at the powerful ma
chinery which is being installed and
which will be beneficial to all sections
of the valley.
Imperial Valley press., 1912-01-05
WARMER WEATHER HERE;
NOW LET IT BOOM

Mercury last night only fell to AZ,
and this afternoon ii climbed to 65.
This is the warmest by ten degrees
of any day since early in November
and is believed to be the end of the
most prolonged cold spell in the his
tory of the valley.
For two months no crop, not even
barley, has made any growth of con-
sequence, and such weather as that of
today is badly needed to bring re-
newed growth and put an end to the
shortage of feed.
A large portion of the live stock in
the valley has been on short ratiOns,
and will continue so until there are
two or three weeks of growing
weather.
The local condition is similar to that
of the state at large. The San Joaquin
Valley is in the same state, and the
hay shortage throughout the coast is
pronounced.
But this is apparently TO end now
and prosperity of the valley will be un-
questioned.
Imperial Valley press., 1912-01-05
SUFFERING IS INTENSE
THROUGH MIDDLE WEST

lBY UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATIONSl
CHICAGO, Jan. 5.-From the lakes
to the Rockies it is the coolest day
of the year. A hundred and fifty thou
sand are out of work here and charity
agencies are swamped. The suffering
is the intensest. Municipal lodging
houses are crowded and police stations
are besieged by thousands pleading for
entrance to get warm. Mercury is s
below zero and still dropping. Two
fires last night drove twenty families
into the streest in their night clothes
and ice had to be chopped from fire
plugs before the firemen could get
water
A terrific blizzard prevails in Kan
sas and Nebraska, and the railroads
are blockaded.
DULUTH, Jan 5.-It was 50 below
at 9 o'clock this morning, the coolest
in the country. Business is suspend
ed and suffering is intense.
Imperial Valley press., 1912-01-05
PROSPECTIVE BUYERS
APPARENTLY TESTING
REAL ESTATE VALUES

From several sources the Press
hears the report that many men of
large means who have been looking
over the valley of late have made Of
fers for land 20 per cent below prevail
ing prices. 1t looks as though these
careful buyers were making a test of
the actual market value Of valley real
estate.
This leads the real estate men to
look on the situation very hopefully.
They believe that the result will be
that when the prospective buyers have
ascertained that they cannot get land
hereat sacrifice prices they will pay
the prevailing rates.
Some of the prospective buyers have
very crude notions OF what to expect.
One of these has $4,000 to invest in
the valley providing he can get a we'll
developed farm near good town for
$50 an acre That would imply getting
it for less than the cost of leveling and
fencing, and he apparently thinks
some farmer is SO hard pressed that he
will make the sacrifice.
The opinion of this man and may be
of ohters, is apparently based on a
wrong premise. There are many
farmers in the valley who are close
pinched financially, in the sense that
they cannot find money to make all the
Improvements they wish to make, but
there are few indeed who are so
cramped for money that they are
forced to let go of their holdings.
Indications are good for number
of satisfactory sales in the next few
weeks, and transactions in real estate
now are much more numerous than at
any time for a series of years.
Imperial Valley press., 1912-01-05
DENIES JUSSERAND
ANGERED By TAFT

PARIS, Jan. 5.-A semi official state
ment was issued today in regard to a
newspaper report which has been pub
liShed here, that the French ambassa-
dor in Washington, Jean Jules Jusser-
and, had been affronted by President
Taft and had left Washington on a
trip to Panama so as to be absent from
the new years reception in the White
House and thus to show his adhesion
to his friend, Roosevelt.
The foreign office declares that the
truth of the matter is quite different.
1t says that Ambassador JuSserand
left for Panama at the request of
President Taft, who had repeatedly
pressed the French ambassador to Wis
it Panama before the construction OF
the canal was completed. M. Jusser-
and and his wife, accompanied by At
torney General Wickersham and his
wife, left for Panama on Dec 20 and
expect to return II Washington on
Jan 8, after which NJ. Jusserand will
go to New York to attend the banquet
of the New York bar, at which he and
President Taft are to speak.
THE good relations existing be-
tween President Taft and Ambassador
Jusserand," continues the statement by
the foreign office, "are well known
From lacking cordiality and readiness
in connection with the negotiations OF
the treaty of arbitrator as one news
paper insinuated, it was M. Jusserand
who was the first to approve publicly
of the idea. 1t was, thanks to his in
itiative that the treaty between France
and America was signed first con-
cluded the statement
Imperial Valley press., 1912-01-05
LITIGATION MUST END,
SAY The LAWYERS

The directors of the irrigation dis
trict met yesterday ana took the first
definite steps looking to putting the
district in working order.
After the election for the formation
of the district, litigation was begun by
the directors of Imperial Water Com
pany No. /, and this led to securing
the passage of two bills by the legisla-
ture, one of which specifically validat-
ed the election and the formation of
the district, and the second of which
provided that only the attorney general
could bring suit to test the validity of
an irrigation district.
AT the meeting yesterday Judge
Haires of San Diego was present. He
happened to be in town and attended
the meeting. He said, what other law
yers have said, that the two acts have
made it impossible for further litiga-
ton to be begun, and whatever the
decision of the supreme court may be,
the district is legally constituted Or
ganism.
This makes it possible for the di-
rectors to begin definite work, and the
first thing to do is to provide funds
The act touching on the question of
litigation passed by the legislature is
as follows:
An act to amend section four of an
act entitled An act to provide for the
organization and government of irriga-
ton districts, and to provide for the
acquisition or construction thereby of
works for the irrigation of the lands
embraced within Such districts; and,
also, to provide for the distribution of
water for irrigation purposes approx
eG March 81, 1897.
The people of the state of CalifOr-
MIA do enact as follows;
Section /. Section of the act
entitled An act to provide for the Or
ganization and government OF irriga-
tion districts, and 10 provide for its
acquisition or construction thereby of
works for the irrigation of the lands
embraced within such districts; and.
also, to provide for the distribution Of
water for irrigation purposes, APPROX
ed March 81, 1897. IS hereby amended
to read as follows;
Section 4. A finding of the board
of supervisors in favor Of the genuine
ness and suf1iciency OF The petition and
notice shall be final and conclusive
against all persons Except the state of
California upon SUI commenced by
the attorney general Any such suit
must be commenced within one year
after the order of the board OF super
Etsars declaring such district organiz-
ed as herein provided, and not other
wise"
Imperial Valley press., 1912-01-05
Los ANGELES JOBbERS
FAVOR BANNING ROAD

The Press is in receipt of a COM
munication from F. P. Gregson, traffic
manager of the Associated Jobbers of
Los Angeles, enclosing letter ad-
dressed to the state highway commits
si0ns, which follows:
Los Angeles, Cal, Jan. 4, 1912.
Mr.. \. d. Darlington, member State
Highway Board:
Dear Sir.-Imperial county custom
ers of members of this association are
addressing us with respect to the con-
struction of road between Imperial
Valley points and Los Angeles. From
these letters we gather that under the
project of constructing state high
way to connect all county seats, two
routes are considered from Imperial
county-one via the Devils canyon to
San Diego, which we understand must
surmount heavy mountain grades; the
other via what is known as the Salton
Sea road to Los Angeles, which follows
the natural pass out of the valley to
the coast.
knowing, as we do, that good roads
are. an important factor in cementing
commercial friendship between two
sections, and as it has been shown
that the more economical route is via
the Salton Sea road, it is the senti-
ment of this organization that every
thing possible should be done to
bring about the construction of the
highway via this route.
Yours truly,
Fl. p. GREGSO'(.
Traffic Manager
II appears, from this letter that the
Los Angeles jobbers have put them
selves on record directly against the
wishes of the people of this valley in
regard to the highway.
Two highways are in contemplation
the national highway, which the Phoe-
nix convention recommended should
follow the main line of the Southern
Pacific to point four and half miles
west of Mammoth and then make an
improbable detour to the south to
touch the town of Brawley, thence go
ing north again. In effect, this was a
recommendation for an all-deseTt
route.
Now the Los Angeles jobbers ask
tnat the projected state highway also
pass over the northern route.
The people OF Imperial Valley are
anxious to get a road that they can
follow to the mountains for summer
vacations and route which will lead
as far as possible through the green
fields of the valley, that the tourists
will have an opportunity to see the
valley. The route advocated by the
Los Angeles jobbers would furnish nc
outlet for the valley, as few persons
would think of driving from valley
points 100 miles or more to get to the
mountains near Banning.
If Los Angeles is instrumental in
getting the state highway so located
that it will be of little value to the
valley and in diverting the national
highway to an all-desert route, still
there is the possibility of this valley
forming a still closer relationship with
San Diego, that the two counties can
build the road the valley needs and
must have.
Imperial Valley press., 1912-01-05
LA TOILETTE RECUPERATING

rBY UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATIONSl
PEORIA, ILL.,, Jan. 5.-Recuperating
from an attack of ptomaine poisoning
Senator La Toilette ate his first meal
in thirtysix hours this morning and
resumed his Illinois tour, which will
close at Danville tomorrow He will
make seven speeches, covering 140
miles today.
BLOOMINGTON, H., Jan $50
weak from the effects of ptomaine
poison that he could hardly talk, Sen
ator La Toilette addressed 900 people
here today.
Imperial Valley press., 1912-01-05
MAY DEVELOP TOMORROW

[BY UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATIONSl
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 5.-The fed
eral district court adjourned today un-
til tomorrow morning. Because it al
most never meets on Saturday, this is
believed to indicate that it will receive
the report of the federal grand jury in
vestigating the dynamiting.
The federal jury examined Raymond
Gray, a postal inspector, today and ad-
i0urned until 2 o'clock this afternoon.
Imperial Valley press., 1912-01-05
DYNAMITE INVESTIGATION

[BY UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATIONSl
Los ANGELES, Jan. 5.-The county
grand jury has adjourned until Mon
day. 1t examined five Witnesses to-
day, including George q. Young, teller
of the First National Bank, depository
of the Mcnamara defense funds. This
is increasing the belief that the inves-
tigation was along the lines suggested
by the Franklin case.
Imperial Valley press., 1912-01-05
HELD UP TRAIN

[BY UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATIONS1
REDDING, Jan. 1.-Two highway
men held up and robbed the mail car
of a Southern Pacific train No. 16 be-
tween Redding and Red Bluff at day
light They bound and gagged three
mail clerks and rhed the registered
pouches, securing thousands of dol
lars, then escaped. Posses are in pur-
Suit
Imperial Valley press., 1912-01-05
SLAUGHTER CONTINUES

[BY UNITED PRESS CABLE SERVICE1
TEHERAN, Jan. 5.-Russian execu-
tions continue in Tabriz. Persian
bodies are hanging from the gallows
as a continuous warning. Houses Of
nationalists have been dynamited The
prisoners are marched to convict cor
rails with their necks chained together
Imperial Valley press., 1912-01-05
RlcHEsoN BECOMES INSANE

[BY UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATIONSl
BOSTON, Jan. 5.-lt is reported that
Rev. Richeson is raying in his cell
The attendants confirm the reports
that he screams incoherently. The
names of Avis l4innell and Violet Ed
mands are all that is distinguishable.
In lucid moments he conVerses with
his negro cell mate.
Imperial Valley press., 1912-01-05
MARSHALL FOR PRESIDENT

[BY UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATIONS ]
INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. 4-The DEM
ocratic state central committee has
formally endorsed the presidential can
didacy of Governor Marshall. The
campaign plans have been secretly
prepared and Marshall is expected to
start on a cOutnry- wide tour soon.
Imperial Valley press., 1912-01-05
CONNORS ON TRIAL

[BY UNITED PRESS AssOCIATIONSl
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 5.-The jury
has been completed for the trial of
Bert II. Connors, charged with plotting
to dynamite the Hall of Records. TAX
ing testimony was began at 2 this af-
terEoon.
Imperial Valley press., 1912-01-05
MRS. DAY is DEAD

lBY UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATIONSl
CANTON, Ohio, Jan. 5.-The wife of
Justice Day of the supreme court is
dead.
Imperial Valley press., 1912-01-05
COAST WEATHER

IBY UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATIONSl
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 5.-The wealth
er prediction is: Cloudy tonight and
Saturday, light northeast wind.