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Imperial Valley press., 1912-10-17
CoNGRESSIONAL CANDIDATES


- The campaign for congressman
im this district has developed much this
same status of affairs as the state cam
paign. The old-time Republican ma
Democrats to elect William Kettner or
San Diego to congress, just as the Re
publican machine has, in the state.
formed an alliance with the Democrats
to give the vote of this state to Wilson
Kettner is a san Diego man, and it
is represented that San Diego is united
ial comment of the San Diego Sun ie
given to show how San Diego stands
on the congressional candidates:
some perfectly honest citizens, good
san Diegans, upright, progressive mer
will vote for S. c. Evans Of Riverside,
Bull Moose candidate for congress.
And some equally good and progress
sive Democrats of San Diego will vote
for William Kettner, San Diegan and
Democratic candidate for congress.
IN addition, the local aggregation Of
Big Business, anti-Johnson Taftites,
modestly led in his Unions parade by
John D. Spreck kels-followed by L. A.
Wright, the anti-reform state senator
John Forward, Jr., president of the
chamber of commerce, and Secretary
ers-will vote for Kettner. Not only
that; it has issued word that the Big
Business, stand-pat crowd of san Di
ego must line up for Kettner To be
supported in these days by the Spreck
els political organs is almost as much
help to a candidate as 50-pound
weight is 10 a sprinter; but that, after
all, is not the essential point. The Sun
believes that the crowd will get behind
Kettner, not 50 much because he is a
Democrat or Kettner, but because he
affords a chance TO beat Evans; and
this crowd is not against Evans so
much because he is from Riverside and
sen ranks in this state, and the Spreck
els gang has a deadly feud against
Johnson, whom they in ribald fashion
call Holy Hiram" and on whom the
Spreckels organs spew nearly all their
vile, venomous contumely.
The alleged argument that Kettner
ought to be elected just because he is
n San Diegan, and for no other reason,
is, Of course, no argument at all, and
may be dismissed as pork barrel logic
such as the Spreckels gang plays with.
Evans has clearly shown his ability as
a public officer and, to some extent, in
humanitarian and legislative work
Kettner has yet to show what he can
do on those lines. Neither claims any
prominence as an orator. Each has
the reputation of being an honest, up
right man.
And there you are. Public interest
i'll the contest has been far from keen,
and there are no indications that the
ordinary citizen is going to get at all
Imperial Valley press., 1912-10-17
MEAT COMPLIMENT

B. Atherton writes from Heber as
follows:
II think your giving us Democrats :,
chance will make US all feel better dis
posed toward your truly excellent
paper"
That is very neat compliment, but
the Press in this respect is simply car
Iying out its policy of always trying
TO be fair and respect the opinions of
those with whom it disagrees. If We
cannot get together and settle our dis
agreements by fair comparisons OF
ideas we are not in a good condition
t3 go ahead in the world.
Imperial Valley press., 1912-10-17
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION

mot Coal Lands.-SeriaI Number 091T.)
Department of the Interior, United
states Land Office at Los Angeles, Cal.
given that BENJAMIN f. FULLER OF
Seeley, Cal, who, on June 81, 1904.
made desert land entry No. 2705, serial
No. 0917. for VIZ SWA, NEA SWA,
south, Range IS east, S. b. meridian,
being Tract 104 T. 16 s., r. II E., s. B.
NJ, by the resurvey, has filed notice of
tablish claim to the land above de-
scribed, before the Clerk of the Su-
perior Court of Imperial County, Ell
Centro, Cal, on the 31st day of October.
1912. at 10 o'clock a.-m.-----
Claimant names as witnesses: Har,
ley T.. Henderson of Los Angeles. Cal .
Ulis s. Handley of Ell Centro Cal .
| jamin Stafford of Seeley, Cal.
FRANK BUREN,
Oct % Register
Imperial Valley press., 1912-10-17

be cared for; only some system Of old
age pensions, such as the Germans
have, can make an impression on the
situation.
For all of these reasons, and many
more. i was gradually driven from phi
lanthropic efforts to political action.
was glad to appear before one ses-
sion of the legislature after another
to urge improvements of our child la
Dor law, and l was grateful for every
bit of remedial legislation which Illi-
nois placed upon its statute books; the
improved factory code which protected
men from unguarded machinery and
the ten-hour law secured largely
through the efforts of the working girls
themselves and finally sustained by the
supreme court of the state, and for
much else. OF course, we all rejoiced
in the splendid legislation of Wiscon-
sin, but, after all, taking the country
and one constantly felt the futility of
detached and partial effort.
l found myself a member of one ma
tional body and another, which was
organized to secure concerted action
such as the national child labor COM
mittee and the league for labor legis-
lation. Many times l felt that what
was needed was a great cause which
should pull together the detached
groups in the various states that they
mi ght not only work simultaneously
| for the same things in many states,
but that they might have the help and
| backing of the federal government it
self.
l should say, therefore, that the sec
| ond step, the discovery that partial eff
fort is of necessity ineffective, led 20
| the third; the conviction that groups
| of people who were filled with the
| same social compunctions, and who
knew that the social legislation of
| America was falling out behind the
rest of the world, needed the help and
energy of all other intelligent and con-
sci ntious people in the nation. 1t was
| a necessary of the situation to place
| these questions before the entire coun-
try, and make them into coherent,
political program.
| 1t is not surprising, therefore, that
many of the people who have long
| been working for social legislation, a
Progressive party. Born of the pee
pies hard necessities" it was organ
lied TO consider great human needs
ard to recommend we'll tried iericIa
ton fcr their relief. It's founders n
s15,sd uF5I tLo5e irnllo.I.eHta o. i.
! roo / t,vernii6Iit--tI.e i4litiatiI. aud -
terendum. through which alone All the
people may participate in Legislative
| discussions; and they furthermore
| to women, that women may bear a full
share in the solution of those grave So
,ial problems which America has been
slow to connect with governmental ac-
ton.
| The candidates of the Progressive
| party are not only committed to these
measures of social justice, but one OF
| them, through his long experience, has
learned the value of federal action and
has come to stand to the nation as
| a representative of its own national
ism; the other, having demonstrate ed
the power for righteousness inherent
in the state, has come to represent
the potency of state action. Certainly
only through nation and state, reacting
upon each other, can we ever attain
Imperial Valley press., 1912-10-17
(Serial No. 016319-Not Coal Lands)
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION


Department of the Interior. u. s
Land Office at Los Angeles, California.
September 9, 1912-Notice is hereby
given that William J. HaneIine of Ell
Centre, State of California, assignee bv
mesne conveyances of SewaII Wood.
man, deceased, has filed in this Office
his application to enter under the pro-
VISIONS OF Secs. 2306 or 2307 of the Re-
vised Statutes of the United States the
lot z section IA, township 16 s., range
IA f., S. e. Meridian.
Any and all persons claiming ad-
verseiy the land described, or desiring
TO object because of the mineral char
acter of the land. or for any other
reason, TO the disposal to applicant.
should file their affidavits of protest i'm
this office On or before the 2Sth day OF
October, 1912.
FRANK BUREN, Register:
o. r. w. ROBINSON, Receiver.
Notice to be published in the Press,
III Cehtfo. Cal. oct18
Imperial Valley press., 1912-10-17
ALFALFA SEED

The very best, guaranteed absolutely
clean and cheaper than poor seed, is
being sold shipment of fresh garden
seeds to arrive Saturday. Call and ex-
anime this stock. KELLY'S NURSERY
west of postoffice. FL Centre, Cal X
Imperial Valley press., 1912-10-17

excited about it, There is no reason
why he should; neither is a man who is
against the people"
Imperial Valley press., 1912-10-17

a code of legislation fitted to control
the abuses of our industrial system
and to maintain a standard of living
which we shall be proud to call Amer
Imperial Valley press., 1912-10-17
Dances mt Imperial

Auditorium Wednesdays and Satur-
days. Special auto for ladies and es-
corts leaves postoffice at o'clock, s5
cents round trip.-Adv.
Imperial Valley press., 1912-10-17

Does your piano need tuning? If so,
phone Delozier's, Ell Centro. Work fully
guaranteed-eXpert repair man.-Adv
Imperial Valley press., 1912-10-17
SHEET PEAS

Everybody can have sweet peas by
calling at Kelly's Nursery and gettin
a package free.-Advertisement
Imperial Valley press., 1912-10-17
Organization Perfected

The movement to educate the public
to the purpose and meaning of thi.
gambling law is sweeping the state. II
southern California a committee of 1Oi
has perfected organization for the pur.
pose of conducting a campaign of edu
cation against the measure
In northern California an independ
ent organization has been formed, the
Anti-Racetrack Gambling league, with
Oakland.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-08-09

be- said Mr.. Wilson, so long as we
are honest men no quarter with any
man who deals privately or publicly
in a practice that is unrighteous; a
man who lays himself, his life, down
for that purpose, ought TO die more
happy than he lived. Life is a little
thing. Life lasts only little while,
and If It goes out lighted with the torch
OF glory, it is better than if it had
lasted upon a dull level a thousand
years. That is the test Of
manhood, It is the test Of humanity,
and It is the glory and sign Of Chris
tianity, that a man will lay down his
life for another, no matter what the
consequences may be 10 himself, eth
er IN this world or in the next
These words. especially as they
come from a man just chosen TO re-
ceive the highest gift in the hands of
his party, presents a view of public
service that should actuate all men IN
public life. They are a pledge Of his
Own purpose.
so far as the country at large
knows II, Mr. Wilson's record since
he entered public life two years age
has not been inconsistent with his
lofty purposes or his high character
While in ONCE he has been not only
the chief executive Of his state, bur
also the leader OF his party in the
state"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-08-09
New York Times.

In his address before the Economic
club in this city last month Woodrow
Wilson made a remark which We may
apply TO the changed state Of mind
that is beginning to prevail in the
rural districts OF the country. He
said:
"A splendid sermon was once preachs
ed by DR.. Chalmers on The Expulsive
Power of a New Affection If you
want to Gust socialism, you have got
to propose something better. II is
case. If you will allow me to fall into
the language of the vulgar, OF put up
or shut up You cannot oppose hope
full programs by negations. 1t is by
constructive purpose that you are 60
ing to govern and save the United
States"
II we are not mistaken, the farmers
are beginning to think less of politics
and more OF their profits. Chief Ohm
sted of the bureau of statistics at
Washington. reported this month that
the farmers are being paid over one
sixth more for their products than
they received q year ago Director
Durand OF the census bureau on May
16 declared that while the farms in
the south are but one-fourth as large
individually as in 1860, they had in
creased by one-half in 1910, TO $1,000
900 acres. All over the country the
farmers are being aroused by the very
| business agencies, which, in the sue
cessive movements Of greenbackism,
grangeism and populistic Organism,
they had antagonized for over q gen
Grafton, to a sense of the possibilities
OF organizing their own work Ga a bus
mess basis.
President B. F. Harris of the Illinois
Bankers association on June 19 sait
at Bedford Springs. Pa, that each
county IN Illinois could add from $3.50.
600 to 100000 to its annual revenue
by ian average increase of five bush,
els 10 the acre" in the yield OF corn
and wheat. That the interests OF the
farmers, the bankers and the great
railroads are identical was instanced
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-08-09
OLD TALLY STICKS.
Their Use In England Was Abolished
With Disastrous Results.
CNorth American Review

Their Use In England Was Abolished
With Disastrous Results.
In the museum attached to the
standards department Of the board Of
trade, in Old Palace yard. London.
a box continuing a number Of the old
exchequer tally sticks, upon which, IN
Ill an early period IN the last century,
Il was the custom to keep the national
accounts
The tallies were notched sticks Of
seasoned willow or hazel. the notch on
the edge representing the particular
amount-the smallest for pence.
larger notch for shillings and the larg-
est for pounds.
The system, which was first intro
duced by the Normans in the year lo66.
was not finally abolished until the
reign Of William ". and then only
with disastrous results. An order was
promulgated that the accumulated tai
lies. amounting to many thousands.
were TO be destroyed, and they were
accordingly burned in one OF the stoves
in the house of lords. BY some means
or other the stove became choked, the
paneling caught Ere. and in the end
the whole Of the palace Of Westmin-
ster, with the exception OF Westmin-
ster hall. was destroyed.
Some years ago a number Of these
old tally sticks were discovered in
Martins bank. In Lombard street.
New York Tribune
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-08-09
ROOSEVELT ON WILSON.

Mr. Rooseyelts compliment 10 Gov
,rnOr Wilson in the outlook Is compli-
nentary to both the seeker OF a third
term and 10 Mr.. Wilson. the next presi-
Dent Of the United States. Mr.. Roose-
Eelt quotes with approval the follow
ng sentiments expressed by the dem
bcratic candidate:
NO one pretends 10 find q reason
Tor not voting for Mr.. Wilson IN the
character or in the ideals OF Mr.. VIII
bon himself. It is plain that he ap-
breaches public questions from the
boint OF view Of the public interest
What he said the other day in a
Dpeech az Atlantic City Is q genuine
Expression OF his spirit. He was speak.
pig OF an issue raised in that place by
Rwlessness and corruption, Of the need
u moral pride. and OF the willingness
= Gslt evil at all costs. There can
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-08-09
SNORING FOR WOMEN Is NO
LONGER FASHIONABLE.

Smoking for women has received its
deadliest blow, II we are to take the
evidence Of keepers OF London hotels
Of the better sort-and London is the
social arbiter The cigaret is permit
ted in most OF the hotels, but the
arrangements testify-"that II is in
dulged In TO a far less extent than 20
years ago. and that not because Of
any prohibition. but simply owing to
the fact that the fashion for women to
smoke in public is passing; the fash
ION 10 show on the accomplishment
has largely died away. II is. there
fore, the exception at the most fash
enable hotels and restaurants for
women 10 smoke after dinner in the
public rooms"
This seems 20 settle tits unfash-
enable AS II never was enjoyment,
put only a stunt" and an exhibition.
who Will cling TO II longer? One does
NJ do things that are disagreeable II
hey are out Of fashion
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-08-09

Have you noticed" said the bust
ness woman, who keeps her eyes
open, how few working people carry
lunches now in comparison with, say,
10 years ago?
Not so very long ago it was moth
er's early morning duty TO prepare
fathers lunch, besides getting his
breakfast. Often she had more than
one lunch TO put up-for working
sons and daughters or the children
who were high school students.
Those lunches tasted good, TOO. I
remember when l used 10 take mine,
and l remember the sandwiches of
homemade bread, with sliced cold
meat between. Sometimes l had a
chop left over from dinner the night
before. Mother used TO make little
jelly tarts just for my lunch, and saw
ed all the best things for me. III
never forget the sweet pickles that
tasted so good at noontime-they
never taste so good at regular meal.
And, somehow, no matter what l or
der az a restaurant now, it doesn't
taste as good as mothers lunches
used to.
THE lunch period was preceded by
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-08-09
FARMERS AND BUSINESS MEN

by his further remark:
One bushel per acre increase on all
improved agricultural land in the
United States would require 12,50O ex-
ira trains of so cars each to transport
An S0-bushel corn crop will make more
net profit in one year than a 50-bushel
acreage for four years-for about 40
bushels yearly is required to come out
even on higher priced land Think
that over"
The farmers are thinking it over.
There have been expert farmers in
Wall street, in the produce exchange,
in the Offices of the big railroad com
panieS-everywhere but on the farms.
There the politicians have sown the
seed of discomfort and radical doc
trine, making tools of the farmers to
promote their selfish ambitions against
the ms ,itutions and business interests
Of the country.
After sketching how business men
everywhere are devoting time and
money TO spreading expert farm edu-
cation, the Times continues:
That interests at once the counties
and their bankers. millers, manufac-
turers, grain buyers, officers of breed,
ers' associations, and the leading farm.
ers and land owners in each township.
We shall see everywhere appointed
committees on crop improvement and
county development, with sub-commit.
tees on ways and means. membership
grain, good roads. marketing, agricul
ture In the schools, dairy inspection
and so on. The counties and member,
ships Of the commercial club thus
formed will contribute their share OF
support and the farmers sons. instead
OF longing for city life will center
their affections in producing the big
gest outputs Of corn and the largest
and fairest fruits II is an intricate
/ problem involving the complete regen
Grafton Of rural life. But in selected
/ counties 1t has already been largely
solved by methods that may be rap
idly extended among groups OF farm
ers throughout the land"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-08-09
COMMENT FROM THE CAPITAL

he is now spending to finance the
Roosevelt third term movement.
SOURCES OF PERKINS MILLIONS.
Here is the story of the Perkins
wealth: To start with Mr.. Perkins
made some of his millions by capital
izing thin blue air into billions of
dollars of real money.
He made more millions by getting
a monopoly of wire nail manufacturing
plants and forcing the American farm
ers TO pay $500 a keg for wire nails
that were sold before the organization
Of the trust for from $125 to $1.5O
a keg. tSee page S, Stanley repOrt.)
Then he made more by forcing the
thousands Of workers in the blast fur
naces of his steel mills to work -
hours a day, seven days a week, $50
days a year
A POSTSCRIPT.
As a postscript to the above infor-
nation, the following history of Mr..
Perkins may be of interest to many at
this time:
Mr.. Perkins was the chief aide and
Co-schemer of ]. PierpOnt Morgan
while the latter was, in the years be-
tween 1900 and 1911, throttling bust
ness in every direction 1t was Per-
kins. who, as Morgan's business part
ner, showed Morgan how TO dominate
the boards Of directors of all the great
railroads. banks and trust companies,
express, telephone and telegraph com.
Panies, steamship lines, insurance com.
panies and all the great Industrial
trusts, to the end that Morgan now
has q strangls hold on a corporate
wealth Of over $4,000, 1000, 600. an
amount equal to one-third of the wealth
of the nation
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-08-09
THE BEST TIME FOR HOLDING
NATIONAL CONVENTIONS.


The holding this week OF the pro-
gressive national convention in Chi
cago clearly demonstrates the non
necessity OF holding national conven-
tons in June. August is plenty early
enough
Neither OF the national parties that
nominated in June has made any real
start yet toward a national canvass.
This leads TO the belief that late
national conventions are better than
early ones-better for the parties and
better for the country at large. The
latter part of August is a better date
for national convention than the fore
part Of August.
In the matter OF the time OF hold
ing national conventions, the parties
are following an old precedent that
was set before the electric age; before
telegraphs and telephones and daily
papers were much in vogue. In As
hours, at the present time, we can
spread the news more widely than
they could spread II in 80 days, 20
years ago There is no longer any
use or any sense in holding national
conventions in June. AS a matter of
fact the first OF September might be
early enough A canvass then would
Immediately follow the nomination.
In England, parliament is dissolved
and in six weeks time a new parlia-
mont has been elected and is in SEES
sion. That method is certainly better
than the present American method
Here, we nominate in June; we elect
in November and the members OF the
house then elected take their seats Is
months later. The English way is
much better 1t is more responsive
to the wishes of the people.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-08-09
AW0MANCO BSEp0N A1ZEEJlyS


the period when, everybody went
home to dinner 1t was the accepted
thing then for a workingman or a
business woman 10 eat a. big dinner
at noon, and mother had to get three
big meals a day-which was some
hard on mother, for it kept her ever
lastingly at the cook stove. Really,
We didn't have much mercy for moth
er in those good old days, did we?
But going home to a noon dinner
passed away as the town grew larger
and people had TO move their resi-
dences farther away from the busi-
ness center. The lunches came next
which were also a trifle inconsiderate
of mother, for it was she who had 10
do all the work of preparing them.
Oh, yes-here and there a man had
TO make up a sort Of personally-con
Quoted lunch where he had a sick or
lazy wife. I've seen lunches-usually
messy hodgepodge Of crackers, cold
sausages, a hunk Of cake and
crushed slab of pie.
And do you remember how some
girls tried to hide the fact that they
carried lunch from home? There were
music roll lunch boxes and those that
| looked like a book, and other contriv-
ances. The few who continue TO take
| lunch from home are more open about
/ it now.
/ But l don't carry a lunch any more
and neither do the rest of my &C
quaintances. Instead 1 go to one OF
these places where you perch on a
/ high chair and lean your elbows on
Q counter and tell a girl with an elab-
crate couture that you'd like some
chicken broth and hot French bread
and a cup of coffee. Then, while you
wait for this repast to appear before
you, you unfold a napkin with a hole
in the middle of il and look around at
the hats the other girls are wearing.
l pay 20 cents for that kind of a lunch,
and l want to tell you that l don't
get fat on it as ! did on the kind
mother used to give me.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-08-09
Aug. 9 In American
History.

I7SS-Adoniram Judson. noted mission
AIRY in India. born at Maiden. Mass;
died 1870
lSl2-Americans under Colonel James
Miller defeated a force OF British
and Indians at Maguaga. Mich.
near Detroit
1S14-War with Greek Indians ended.
1862 Battle OF Cedar Mountain, Va;
COnfederatcs under General stone
wall jackson attacked General N
3 Banks army and We're repulsed
19O5-First session OF the Russo-Japa-
nese peace conference held at
Portsmouth, y. II.
lo1l-Gcneral G. W Gordon. com
m3Ider in chief Of the United Con
federats iatera=z. died at Memplll~-
Tenn; born SSsE-