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Imperial Valley press., 1912-11-22
TO FIGHT, s-CENT FARE

PHOENIX, Ariz., Nov. 22.-In open
ins their fight on .he enforcement OF
the Scent fare law, which was adopt
ed by the voters at the election No
1tmber S. the Southern Pacific rail
road and it's subsidiaries in Arizona
alleged in the federat district court
thai the secretary of state did nor
comply with the law governing the
presentation of referendum or initi-
ative measures 20 the people.
The railroad attorneys asserted that
the secretary of state did not begin
sending out the full text of the 3-cent
law until SO days before the election
whereas the constitution directs that
the text of such measures be submitted
so days before election.
If the court sustains this conten-
tion, the decision will affect adversely
every constitutional amendment and
referendum measure submitted and
adopted at the recent election The
amendments adopted include suffrage,
the recall of judges, and that permit
ting the state to engage In industrial
pursuits.
Imperial Valley press., 1912-11-22
ACCEPTS LIPTON CHALLENGE

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov 22-Sir
Thomas Lipton's challenge for an in
ternational yacht race here in 1915 was
accepted here yesterday. At lunch
con of the San Francisco Commercial
club, given in honor of Sir Thomas, the
following letter was read to him:
"On behalf of a syndicate yet to be
named, permit me to accept your chal-
lenge for race in the 25-meter class
to be sailed here in 1915.
"We will meet you with a boat de-
signed under the universal rule, built
and sailed by San Franciscans, and
may the best boat win.
THOMAS L. MILLER"
Mr.. Miller is president of the West
Coast Life Insurance company. It Is
estimated that the American defender
will cost about $4,000, and she prob
ably will be named The Nineteen Fiji.
teen.
Imperial Valley press., 1912-11-22
COAST POINTS HARD MT
BY PROLONGED STORM

Los ANGELES, Nov. 22-The West
ern Union and Postal Telegraph COM
panies yesterday reported considerable
wire trouble as a result of the wind
storm which has blown in this vicini-
ty since Tuesday night. Ontario, Riv-
erside, Upland and Pasadena suffered
most from the gale
The Postal company yesterday re-
ceived advices that so many trees are
down in the country about Ontario that
1t is impossible to make headway with
an automobile to make repairs. The
Postal has five wires into Ontario, ore
of which is down.
The Western Union reports half of
it's wires down at Ontario and part of
them at Riverside, owing to the storm.
From Pasadena reports say the
storm, in point of duration. is the
worst ever recorded in that city, hav-
ing blown continuously since Tuesday
night.
Wednesday night the gale regist er ed
a velocity of 25 to So miles an hour
at Pasadena, occasionally going be-
yond that mark in spasmodic gusts.
Beyond bowling over many small
trees, tearing loose several signs and
ripping awnings into shreds, the storm
has not resulted in material damage
there. Dust clouds created by the
wind, however, are proving a menace
TO vehicles, and several collisions, di :
rect results of temporary binding of
y aI .,y h.
accidents proved serious, however
Because of the proximity of the
mountains. Pasadena is being swept
first in one direction and then in the
other by the gale. the mountains serv-
ing a buffer to the winds and then
causing them to sweep back in the
direction they came from.
Big trees in the nearby mountains
are reported to have been torn up IN
large numbers by the gale. Many
telephones are also reported to have
been put out of commission.
dispatch from, Ontario yesterday
said a survey made by the packing
companies Of the storm damage there
was to the effect that little or no los:
had been caused the orange crop. G
II. Powell. general manager of the
California fruit growers exchange
here said he had received no report:
Of damage to the fruit.
The damage at Ontario was con
fined mostly to shade trees. Til,
lights We're out of commission for {
sh ort time Wednesday night and many
OF the rural telephones are out of com
mission.
Upland also suffered. Wednesday
storm swept up from the south aftel
having swung around the east from
Cajon. A stiff breeze blew in tina
section yesterday morning.
The Home Telephone company re
ports some of its wires down in TIL,
vicinity of Ontario. Service was Gu
off for a short time yesterday morn
ing. The Sunset line reported minor
trouble at Pasadena and Ontario.
Imperial Valley press., 1912-11-22
ARIZONA CATTLE GROWERS
WILL MEET JANUARY 13

Yuma Examiner: That Phoenix ex-
poets a large delegation of stock grow
ers to the meetings of the Arizona Cat
tie Growers association, which meets
in the capital city on January 13, and
to the National Cattlemen's associa-
tion's annual convention, which fol-
lows two days later, is the word
brought by Ira H. S. Huggett, city edi-
tor of the Arizona Republican. Mr..
Huggett did not return to Phoenix
with Governor Hunt this morning, but
remained to attend the sessions Of the
Arizona-California Rivers commission
In speaking of the cattlemen's meet
ing. he said:
"The capital city of Arizona is going
to great ends to make the meeting of
the National Stockmen epochal to the
Arizona cattle growers and to the
state of Arizona The committees hav-
ing charge of the arrangements plan
to hold the national convention in the
handsome and commodious auditorium
of the new high school. The sessions
of the Arizona growers will be held
in the Water Users building, which
has splendid council chamber. Phoe-
nix will be tastefully and beautifully
decorated, as only Phoenix can deco
rate for such an occasion.
"On the 18th a trip will be made to
the diversion dam of Granite Reef, 81
miles up Salt river, where a good, old
fashioned barbecue will be prepared
from Arizona grown meat, by Arizona
meat growers. A big banquet will be
held on the night Of the 18th to which
Ar zona stockmen will be admitted by
ticket; national association members
will be admitted as the guests Of the
Arizona men. Drives up and down the
valley are planned and even now
gangs Of men are working putting In
| better shape the roads of the valley.
"The general spirit of co-ooperation
| that is being evinced by cattlemen all
| over the state to make this a never
to-be-forgotten occasion Is very grati-
flying to the committee. Secretary
| Sam B. Bradner, who has charge OF
some of the arrangements, has spoken
| to me of the general good feeling that
is existing among Arizona cattlemen,
and the generally expressed opinion
that it is great thing for Arizona
| to get a meeting of such national inn
| portance. Secretary T. W. Tomlinson
of the national association will shortly
move his headquarters from Denver
| to Phoenix, to be on the ground
"A stock exhibit and the semi-an-
nual show OF the newly organized
poultry association will be in progress
during the sessions of the conven-
, ton"
Imperial Valley press., 1912-11-22
$4,000 SHORT HORN BULL CALF

Pacific Rural: At the recent annual
public sale held by William Duthie at
his farm near Colynie. Aberdeenshire,
scotland, the wonderful average of
1885 per head was realized on "a bull
calves. This is a remarkable price,
but one stops to think that Mr.. Duthie's
in the world. and that he himself is
close student of pedigree, and person
ally watches the development Of his
l,erd, trying to realize something su-
perior to anyone else, this price is not
above what the cattle really ought to
bring.
A word as to how Mr. Duthie devcl
ops these calves without the use of
nurse cows might be interesting to our
readers, or more particularly to the
men who are breeding pure bred short
horns in our state. 1t is a well known
fact that it is easier to raise a heifer
calf up to nine months old than it IS
a bull calf. Mr.. Duthie plays a swap
ping game in this work. If cow who
is a heavy milker has a heifer calf,
that calf is taken off the COW and
given TO a COW which has a bull calf
but is not a very gooa milker-usually
9 heifer with first calf which natural
ly is not as good a mixer as an older
COW. In this way Mr. Duthie gets along
without nurse cows.
Watch the First Calves
1t may be interesting to our beef
breeders when selecting calves now to
be shown at the 1915 fair, to know
that heifer's first calf is often the
very best that she will ever have, and
it is often a good thing when one has
few good 2-year-old heifers, to de-
velop their calves rightly for few
months, for in that bunch may be the
very one that will turn the trick at
the big show in San Francisco.
In this bunch of "a calves was one
which realized the enormous figure of
100000 The bidding was very keen on
this youngster among the home buyers
as we'll as the foreign, but he was
finally knocked down to Mr.. Casares
for export to South America. to be
shipped there when the quarantine is
taken off the British ports.
The writer has had the pleasure of
visiting this great heard Of short horns
and day in the pastures and pad
docks with Mr.. Duthie is a day of real
education in short horn work. One OF
the reasons why this great herd main
tains the standard that it has reached
! in the bovine world is that Mr. Duthie
selects a few Of his best heifer calves
every year to be retained in the breed
ing herd and that no money offer IL
Imperial Valley press., 1912-11-22

large enough to tempt him to sell
This is one of the secrets of building
up great herd of any kind of pure
bred stock, because if a breeder ex-
poets to stay in the work, his best fe-
males ought to be worth just as much,
if not more, than to anyone who wishes
to purchase them.
This little synopsis of the workings
on earth may and ought to be of some
use to the men now branching out
along this line of work. This same de-
gree of success cannot be possible to
all young men who go in for pure bred
stock with a determination to learn all
that he can of the business and apply
thereto the energy and courage that is
essential to success in any business. a
lesson to be learned from this short
horn story serves to illustrate the fact
that outstanding successes are being
made in stock raising as well as in
other occupations. The country boy
who is looking to get off to the city
looks only II the outstanding sue
cesses that have been achieved in oul
great centers OF population; ne doe:
not see that for every success there ar
thousands upon thousands who ar,
making only a living, and many no
that. Mr.. DutEie has illustrated tn,
fact that the country is very mucl
like the city in division of opportuni
ties, and that there are great posi-
billties in this country for the ambi
tious and enefg getic young men. Th
man who makes great success of an!
legitimate business in the city is sue
ceeding because of one factor: he il
doing his work better than are othe
men in his line. Breeders of pure bre,
stock who are making a great success
of their business are those who ar,
producing cattle better than the ave,
age.
Imperial Valley press., 1912-11-22
Don't Flop Around

And the last, but by no means least
words on feeding, are that if you are
getting good results from a way of
your own, think twice before changing
for other methods. The only man or
Imperial Valley press., 1912-11-22
MEXICAN BORDER FIGHTS
BREEO MUCH BITTERNESS

WASHINGTON, Nov. 22.-Much bit
citizens and Mexicans along the in :
ternational boundary line in Texas
and New Mexico, and a number of
serious clashes have occurred, soldiers
participating in one brawl in which
several men were wounded and one
Mexican killed.
Vigorous measures have been
adopted to prevent the Mexicans
crossing the border. and all armed
rebels will be taken into custody when
found in American territory. Numer-
GUS petty depredations, including the
assaults on the present lawless ele-
ment from Mexico are given as the
cause of much of the trouble, accord
ing to dispatches to the war depart
ment.
The department of state received ?
can. was killed at Chihuahua by the
former mayor of Casas Grandes. now
a rebel. The meager details Of the
affray indicate that the American was
held up for so and resisted with his
pistol. full investigation of the
occurrence is being made.
Six soldiers from Fort Clark. Tex.
are being held for court rt-martial for
the part they played in a fight with
Me>rAns at Brack etville, Tex, in
which a Mexican was killed.
Messages to the war department
state that the soldiers defense is that
they thought the MeXicans were trying
to insult them and they resented the
action. Full details of the fight have
not yet been received.
General Calazar is operating on the
Mexican border with $50 rebels, the
latest dispatches received here being
TO the effect that he is at Monument
ranch. which is only few miles south
Of the boundary line
The cavalry patrol is keeping a close
watch on the rebel chiefs movements
to prevent any depredations in Ameri-
can territory.
MEXICO CITY. Nov. 22-Gen An
tomb Rojas, one of the most influea-
tial rebel leaders and a strong sup
porter of General Orozco. has been
killed in a fight against rural guards.
according to unofficial advices to the
government.
Imperial Valley press., 1912-11-22

woman in the world who ever amounts
to anything is the one who, observing
all ways. hews out one of his own.
Any old sheep wills follow the bell
sense to strike out on a new path. We
can ali profit by the ideas Of others.
by their failures and successes. but
if we want to win in anything we
must think for ourselves.
Imperial Valley press., 1912-11-22
PRACTICAL POINTERS
FOR POULTRYMEN

Mrs Susan Swaysgood: What to
feed appears to be the greatest trou-
BILE among amateur poultry keepers.
Now. while everybody knows, or should
know, that some foodstuffs are bet
ter than others. the great thing is to
feed as much of a variety as is con-
sistent with the price we have to pay
| always put quantity first co- yarded
fowls. because when they are shut up
so that they cannot forage, they Ger
tainly require a much larger bulk of
food than the average man or woman
serves to them. Food that is concen-
trated has its place in egg making,
but the growing chicken has very little
use for anything that does not furnish
a certain amount of bulk Fowls in
a natural condition commence the day
by eating, or rather picking up a bit
here and there, and with every peck
or so they move along getting exercise
as they go along. At night, unless
feed is very scarce. they usually go
to roost with a good full craw.
Hint From the Wild
Those who have analyzed the con-
tents of wildfowl's craw say that
the great part of the contents are
vegetable and insect life, with grass
and other seeds and grains mixed in
Now. the most Of our domestic fowls
are fed as far away from the natural
plan as anybody can imagine. The
rule is to feed mash in the morning
OF course, a lot of hungry hens are
not long at breakfast; they pile it
down as fast as they can pick it up,
and are often no more than 10 min
utes over getting a quantity of food
that in a natural way would have
Imperial Valley press., 1912-11-22

sood judgment, both in mixing the
right ingredients and knowing how the
hens are laying. also what exercise
they are getting.
Imperial Valley press., 1912-11-22

SOOu JuuS UOlH III HiAiuS iAc
right ingredients and knowing how the
hens are laying, also what exercise
they are getting.
Green Feed and Exercise
Plenty of green feed and proper eX-
ercise are the antidotes for fat; dry
grain fed in plenty of litter or rakeI
in the loose soil will furnish part of
the exercise, and the green feed can be
so fed that they have to work for it.
My dropping boards are fixed up quite
high, so that every time hen goes
to roost even she is compelled to ex-
ercise. When l feed grain, if there
is. litter. the grain is raked in the
ground and the hens that work the
hardest get the most
by tying a cabbage head just out
of reach or driving q spike through
beet hens can be made to exercise
Anybody with little management can
provide something to furnish the ne
cessary exercise to keep the flock in
health. 1t is not necessary for hens
to work all the time. Do not feed
fattening food, then you will not have
to obther about takin gthe fat off.
The dry mash that is sold already y
mixed is about the best for those who
require mashes. They are mixed in the
proper proportions and also mixed
thoroughly, which is more than can
be done in a box or floor of a feed
rood. Besides it saves buying so
many ingredients. If one could get
good ground pats and barley it would
be a great thing for all kinds of poul-
try, but in this part of California there
is no mill that grinds oats Or even
! barley.
Do not forget to empty all water
out of the drinking vessels at night.
The cool nights make cold water that
chills the hens through when they drink
before getting food. Water in the pipes
is quite a little warmer than that
which stands in open vessels.
If you want winter eggs you must
in the making of them. See that the
chicken house roof and walls are wind
and rain proof, and try to fix it so
that they have a scratching shed of
some kind for the winter. Cool nights
will not affect chickens that have a
| comfortable sleeping place and an open
front for fresh air.
At the first sign of colds or roup
give some coal oil in warm mash
at night, then feed dry grain and make
them warm up next day.
Dangers of ROup
Children should be kept away from
poultry yards that have roup, because
it is contagious. That is one reason
do not like to advise handling the
birds too much, as must be done when
individual treatment is given. good
antiseptic in the water and a dose or
two of coal oil in the mash will cure
nearly every case If taken in time.
But the very best cure is prevention.
The old adage says lone ounce of
prevention is worth a pound of cure"
And in the poultry business it is often
worth more; but really all poultry dis
eases come from neglect in some form.
Cleanliness and proper housing will
prevent roup and colds; proper feed
ing will prevent liver troubles; and
so on all down the list. Chickens are
| naturally healthy, and will stay so II
given half a chance.
Don't Flop Around
And the last but by no means least
words on feeding, are that if you are
! getting good results from a way OF
your own, think twice before changing
for other methoda The onlv man oY
Imperial Valley press., 1912-11-22
Dehorniing

Your cattle dehorned in the most
careful and humane manner. Best
methods and medicine used have
the finest healing proposition In exist
ence.
JACOB >Er. EI CEvTHu. cAL.
Imperial Valley press., 1912-11-22

Mrs. W. e. COx-Musle Teacher
Studio on Broadway, near Fifth. Spe-
cial attention to latest methods. Pupils
may enter for fall term now.-Adv
Imperial Valley press., 1912-11-22

Take your troubles to Ed Royce, bu-
and Observation-Disclosures
Imperial Valley press., 1912-11-22
Return Sample Case

f. ]. Townsend will give SIS for the
return of a sample case containing
small bottles of lubricating oil. taken
from his office several days ago.-Ad-
vertisement IT'S.
Imperial Valley press., 1912-11-22

For the Ladies'
New suits. cloaks and dresses at the
ladies' Toggery.-Adv.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-06-28
MADE THE RAILWAY SETTLE
Farmer Didn't often Get Chance to
Soak Railroad Company, SO He
Grasped Opportunity.

Chief Clerk Caldwell OF the state
bureau of inspection was at one time
district claim agent for one of the rail-
roads of the state He was sent out to
inspect a cattle guard where a COW
had been killed The owner said the
COW was crossing the guard and was
killed on the railroad right of way,
while the engineer of the train that
killed the animal said the accident
had occurred on the highway cross
ing.
Il took with me from q station near
by blacksmith and a farmer as wit
nesses." said Caldwell. expecting to
pay them two dollars each for their
time and trouble. the customary price.
1t took half an hour to make our
inspection, and when we returned to
the village / asked the blacksmith
what l should pay him.
Well he said. I value my time In
my shop at 80 cents an hour. and l
have been gone half an hour. You
owe me is cents
The farmer looked at the black
smith in contempt.
You amt goin' to git on with me
SO easy as that he declared. .'Tain't
often US farmers git chance to git
even with a railroad. an they're al
ways browbeatin' US. No. you can't
settle with me fer Is cents
Then. how much do you wantr
asked. wondering what kind Of q
Tartar ! had caught
Well. you gotta pay me what /
want. or don't go to no court
Il told him ! was perfectly willing
to pay him his price II it was within
reason. and asked him again to name
IT.
BY gosh. you owe me a quarter,
an won't take durn cent less was
the ultimatum.
Il gave each Of them a quarter. and
figured had saved the railroad $780,"
Indianapolis News.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-06-28

lantern went an humble employe OF
the company named Abe Jenkins IL
was Abe's business to see that the
track was In proper shape Tor the
passage OF trains. AS heswalked out
upon q bridge he saw the dark figure
of a man bob up from between the
ties In the middle of the structure and
run quickly toward the opposite side.
Abe ran after the man. seized him,
and would have captured him but
that another man appeared and beat
him on While these two were van
ishing In the darkness Abe walked
back to the middle of the bridge and
there he found on crosspiece I'M
der the ties q box with rope protrud-
ing from 1t. He opened a box. and In
It found 80 sticks of dynamite. The
rope was ten-foot fuse.
Anc now down the line and out upon
the bridge shone big electric head
light of the special Abe stepped
aside with the box In his hands. the
train Numbered out upon the bridge
and whisked by him while be lifted
his cap. And the reason why he lift
ed his cap was because he knew
that In car OF that train. little dream
ing of the plots of anarchists or OF
any danger whatsoever. was the pres
ident of the United States.
1t is not every trackwalker who
has had the honor of saving the life
Of q president, or at least Of render
ing him 30 great q service. but trudg-
ing up and down their lonely beats,
many patrolmsn OF the rails have
saved thousands and thousands OF
lives of lesser persons. You In your
overheated Pullman berth, on a stormy
winter night rarely. II ever. give 9
thought to the man walking the road.
bed ahead Of your train. facing the
blizzard while his bright Lantern
CLEANS along the double row Of rails,
looking for loose platebolts. for track
distractions or whatever else might
prove Of danger In your swift flight
through the darkness But ahead OF
you there, safeguarding your way. the
trackwslker tramps his cold. dismal
beat, with wrench and oil can and Ian
tern, with alert eye and ready hand
to repair. II 1t Is In his power. what
ever damage has been wrought BY
the elements or by the heavily grind
ing wheels. and. II he cannot repair
It. to set signals for the engineer and
to summon the roadmaster and his
gang
At all seasons and at all hours these
careful inspectors are on the Job and
the number Of disasters they avert IN
the course OF long term of years ii
Observation-Disclosures World Maya
zine.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-06-28

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