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The Washington times., 1912-04-15
Judge Clabaugh Home.

Cl ief Justice Harry NJ. Clabangl. of
TIE District Supreme Court has re-
sps snt a month on account Of III health.
He IS murh improved Rerulaf sessions
Of Equity Court No. I, win DC resumed
tomorrow. II was announced today.
The Washington times., 1912-04-15

All the new shapes, from close
fitting to larger Picture Hats of
chip, tagal, milan, and hair.
The Washington times., 1912-04-15

Straw BraidS, i2-yard pieces for
81, in cream, white, black, cardinal,
navy, burnt, and brown.
The Washington times., 1912-04-15

The new Untrimmed Hats are
here for as little as 500, $3.50,
and $500.
The Washington times., 1912-04-15
ASK MISS DELL

Miss Dell, the Greater Palais
Royal Milliner-in-chief, is just from
New York with the latest creations
and a world of information.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-06-23
Mack Says Parker Will Be Elected
 Keynoter; Bdldzvin Deprecates
 Fight And Wilson Supports Bryan

leader or delegate has ever mentioned compromise tome There will be none'
 That means a fight or the floor of the convention, does it no
 "Well,' replied Macls, Y don't see how Bryan or npToHe else caa make a fight against the candidate fols temporary chair man chosen ny the national committed There Is no issiie involved in the selee- ton of Judge Parker and the whole nut ter involves no platform issue.
 Mir. Bryans friends and the leaders of the movement for Governor Wilson held conferences practically throughout the day trying to find candidate 10 place in nomination for temporary chairman In opposition to Judge Parker.
 No less than seven names were consid- cred by the Wilson leaders, but nothing was decided upon, It was generally agreed that the better plan would be to await the arrival of MT. Bryan to- morrow.
 Governor Wilson's friends read with interest. the New Jersey governors re- Judge Parker.
 They openly assert that Clark adherents had formed an alliance with friends of Judge Parker and pointed to an inter- view given out by the Clark headquarters in which Senator OGorman of New York was quoted as saying he believed Speak CT Clark could carry New York. and that he would poll the full democratic vote in all parts of the country, as confirming their statements that the New York del- egation was planning to cast it's vote for Clark. At late conference am sng
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-06-23
First Ballot Resulted Taft 561, Roose- pelt 1O7, LaFollette Al, Cunl-
 11li,ls IT, Hughes 2
WILD DEMONSTR ATION MARKS
 ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE VOTE
Rooseves Vaedicory Read in Convention and He Was Not Even Placed in Nomination Nomination Took Place
 at 925-First Test Vote After Valedfctory
 Was On Platform Which Was Adopted os2S

Chicago, June 22-With nearly $50 of the R ss dele gates declining to participate and hastenng adjourn ment time to tender Colonel Roosevelt the nomination of party the fifteenth republican national convention at the end of long and umuous session tonight renominated Will liam Howard Taft of Ohio for President and James School craft Sherman of New York for President at 925 o'clock President Taft received 56 of the l0S votes in the con- vention, 21 more than majority.
 The decision of the Roosevelt people, under direction of their leader refrain from voting left other candidate the president The of the Taft victory greeted with cheering from his adheren and and hses the opposition When became absolutely certain early today that Mr Taft would be nominated the leaders control of the convention decided to him running ma his companion the ticket in 1908
 All others dropped from the and Mr. Sherman was the only candidate regularly placed before the convention motion from New Hampshire to make the nomination by clamaton declared of order There many scat tering votes on the roll call
 The conventions amid much confusion adjourned sine die At time there indication of walk out of Roose ve delegates They expressed their revolt by silence
 In the confusion just before adjournment resolution adopted giving the national committee declare vacant the of any the committee refusing support the nominee of the regular convention of 1912.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-06-23

Baltimore. June 22.-Prospects that the democratic national convention would be organized without a fight almost reached the vanishing point tonight with the al- most simultaneous issue of statements by Governor Wilson Of New Jersey snstsin- ing W. J. Btyan's contentious for a con vention of progressives,' and Chairman Mack of the national committee that the committee would make Alton B. Parker temporary chairman of the convention.
 Chairman Maek's statement came sew eral hours after Vice Chairman Hall of Nebraska. regEded as MT. Bryan's per sonal representative here. insisted that Bryan would never let up on his fight against Judge Parker.
 MT. Mack had been conferring all dag with his fellow committee members ana Charles F. Murphy, leader Of Tammany by the leaders who had aligned them selves with Mr Bryan. Ii said:
 'I am satisfied that nothing will pre- vent Judge Parker's name from being pre- sented to the convention.
 Mot only will the national committee ratify the action of the arrangements committee by a substantial majority, but the convention will support the action of the party organization In naming Judge Parker"
 Chairman Mack, In talking of the sit uatlon tonight said:
 You can make it as strong as you like
 there Is no idea of compromise Nc
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-06-23

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-06-23
TODAY'S AGE-HERALD

1--Taf and Sherman renominated by
 regulars. < Bolters name Roosevelt
 Valedctory of Roosevelt read.
 Mack says Parker wiIi be elected. 2-Cnderwood Marching club leaves. s-State officials off for Baltimore 4-Bryan literature floods country. 5-Abererombie in race for Senate.
 Lay corner stone of Temple Emanu-EL
 seventy-fYe editors attend press com
 yention
 Water agreement published. 6--Report on Georgia peaches. 2 T--Georgia treasury in hole. g-Harding rominates Taft. 9-Market preserves temper. f0-Victo7y at Chicago more important
 than victory in November. 11--Republican platform 14-Sports f5-Spolts. l6-Alabama press banquet grand success. 17--Metal products company formed.
 Matthews issues statement 22-Al1iance not expected. 23-Platform will. be short and incisive.
 Selmlan given silver service
 Steel plant will not close. 26-Society N-Reford licensed his own drama. 2s-Ned Brace on Baltimore.
 Editorial comment. x9e-SgHufgf AuilplN anu AHt NpHNthticii-7T
 By Bill Vines.
 Men Who Have Made Alabama-By
 D. r. Riley, D. D.
 Some Poetic conceits-By pr. w. E.
 Evans.
 The American sabbath-By George
 Eayes.
 Heart to Heart Talks-By Edwin A.
 Nye. S0--Pay 10 write song. 31--Honor Memory of Da Vinci. 32-Interestng fight over pension bill. 33-Cnurch news. 34-Bookshelf. 3g--Dolly's Page. S7-Ciassic in a page. 3S--Unele Sams Big Department Store
 By Frank G. Carpenter.
 Real Romances of the Business World. 39-Young Folks Page 40-Mandy. i1-Markets. 42-our babies at the Holy Innocents hos
 pital i3--Katzenjammer kids. 44-Happy Hooligan. 45-Jmmy s5-Little Memo.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-06-23

the Wilson forces the names of Senator Culberson Of Texas. J. Hamilton Lewis of Chicago Kern of Indiana and Shively iof Indiana, Governor Plaisted of Maine. Representative Henry of Texas and Sen aior oGorman of New York were dis ciisssd for temporary chairman sa
 New Haven, Conn. June 22.-CiDv. Sim con Baldwin today sent the following tel egram 10 William ]. Bryan, in reply to the latter's appeal that the governor op- pose Judge Parker as temporary chair man of the Baltimore conventions: Hon. William ] Bryan, Chicago.
 Replying to your telegram forwarded from Parkhead. it does not seem to me that the course you suggest would pro- mote harmony at Baltimore.
 The republican party has been visibiy destroying itself at Chicago. The storm center has been the action of the ma tional ,commlttee in planning for the organiza- tlon of it's convention.
 T should regard it as unwise to agi- tate similar case at the Baltimore con- ivention
 "The democratic party of the United States stands for three thlngsi
 fl. Opposition to grants of special prlvl- leges to special interests.
 "2. Opposition to centralizatlon of power at Washington by eneroachments on the rightful spheres of the states.
 8. Economies in public expenditures.
 "All those who believe these principles
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-06-23
VALED|CTORYO OF COL. ROOSEVELT IS READ ID THE CONVENTION Asks His Followers to Take No Part in Regular
 Convention NOISY WELCOME IS GIVEN TO MIR. ALLEN Storm of Applause Greets His State ment That He Is About to Read
 a Message From Roose-
 welt Himself
SEWERS ALI RELATIONS

Chicago. June 22.-After making preliminary arrangements for the organization of new party, Col onel Roosevelt today definitely sev- cred his relations with the repub- lican national committee and con yention5 In statement setting forth his attitude in this regard he said that since the convention had declined to remove the delegates whom he contended were fraudn- lently seated, he could not recog- nize it's authority
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-06-23

 terrupted the speaker. and Chairman Root had trouble in quicting the crowd to allow Olbrich to proceed.
 This ended the preliminaries and at s:23 D. m the call of the states alphabetically and the voting was under way.
 Vote in Detail
 Alabama voted Taft 22. not voting ?. Arizona voted Taft 6. Arkans,s voted IT for Taft. l not voting; California ? for Taft, 24 not voting.
 Colorado voted 12 solidly for Taft. Con necticut IA for Taft. Delaware for Taft and Florida gave Taft 12. Georgia went into the Taft side solidly with B. Idaho voted for Cumnlns and one for Taft. When Illinois was called Governor Deneen announced that many of the delegates felt tha. under the Illinois primary law they would be bound to follow their instruc- tons and vote for Colonel Roosevelt. The roll of the delegation was called. The re- suit in Illinois was. Taft ?, Roosevelt 52. rot voting absent 2. Indiana voted Taft 2. Roosevelt 3, not voting :. Iowa voted T7ft 16. Cun1mins 10. The IS Roosevelt feie~afeS from Kansas refused to vote. Taft received ?. Kentucky voted Taft 22 Toosevelt 2. Louir.sr, voted 20 for Taft Names F refused, 10 vote. A roll call cs tho Maryland delcgaticn gave Taft |. Trosevclt 9 net voting 5 absent l.
 When Massa achusetts was reached rol, call was de-nanded. As t'.e Roosevelt men recorded tlemseires present spd refused 'to vote. Chairman Root ordered that their alternatef be called in tlieir stead.
 Evl.ag Causes Storm
 ThIr ruling broke tac stor-i. The Roo~c- welt men srrang to their feet and roared ; "Massa chusctts Is a law abiding state and will stand for no such zfealing.''
 Root advanced to the front of the plat form end ra!d:
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-06-23
COlonel's Acceptance Is Re- ceiyed With UnbOunded Enthusiasm by His
 Followers CLAIM THEY ARE MAJORITY OF THE REAL REPUBLICANS Crowds Jam Streets for Blocks in Each Direction From Hall and Police Have Greatest Diff
 ficulty in Prevent
 ing Trsuble

Chicago. June 22.-Former President Theodore Roosevelt was nominated for President on an independent ticket to- night, in the dying hours of the repub- llcan national convention, in which he had met defeat
 Followers of Colonel Roosevelt gath cred in Orchestra hall. less than mile from the Coliseum, and pledged their support to the former President.
 In accepting the nomination Colonel Roosevelt appealed to the people of all sections regardless of party affiliations. to stand with the founders of the new party, one of whose cardinal principles ; he said was to be Thou shalt not steal"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-06-23
Notification Commiltee


 Representatives Of 22 states composed the notification committee, which in- formed Colonel Roosevelt of his nom.' nation and in a sense stood as sponsor for the movement.
 The committee consisted of Comptroller prendergast of New York. Meyer Liss- ner of California, former Congressman Richmond Pearson of North Carolina, Frank Knox of Michigan. Matthew Hale of Massachusetts, A. R. Gafford of Ohio, David Browning of Kentucky Everard Bierer. Jr.. Of Utah, Walter Thompson of Vermont, Judge oscar R. Hundley of Alabama. Judge Ben B. Lindsey of Colo rado, Andrew Kahn of Minnesota, Judge Stevens of Iowa, Judge Lowder of North Dakota, William Allen White of Kansas. John c. Greenway of Arizona, ex-Gov. John Franklin Fort of New Jersey, Col E. C. Darlington of Maryland, Pearl Wight of Louisiana. Lorenzo Dow of Washington. Walter Clyde Jones of Illi- nols and Frank Frantz of Oklahoma.
 Glad to Speak
 q am very glad" said MT. Prendergast, that the opportunity Is offered me to speak here tonight. so that you may see that all people of New York are not quite so henighted as Governor Johnson seems to think.
 "I want to say that if popular primary were held in New York today Mr. Roose- welt would poll more votes than Mir. Taft. According to any honest rule of dele- gates the candidate whQ had the largest
 
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-06-23

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-06-23
To Organize by States


 The informal nomination Of Colonel Roosevelt was said tv be chiefly to ef- feet temporary organization. Begin- ming tomorrow, when call is to be Is sued for state convention in Illinois. the work of organization will be pushed rapidly state by state. At a later time, probably early in August, it Is intended that a national convention shall be held. Colonel Roosevelt, in accepting the hom nation tonight. said he dld so on the understanding that he would willingly step aside if 1t should be the desire of the new party when organized 10 select another standard bearer.
 The speech nominating Colonel Roose- welt was made by Comptroller William A. Prendergast of New YorK, who was to have presented the coloners name te the convention Dean William Draper Lewis of the University of Pennsylvania law school, who was to make one nf the seeondmg speeches, delivered the ad- dress which he had prepared for tha- republican, convention.
Imperial Valley press., 1912-02-27
LAWRENCE'S BRUTALITY IS
NOW To Be INVESTIGATED

[BY UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATIONS
LAWRENCE (Mass.) Feb. 27--The
textile strikers apparently won the
fight to remove the children from the
city when three children with THEN
parents boarded train today Mar
shall Sullivan ordered them to alight.
The parents refused, defying the Off
Ger, who left the car.
BOSTON, Feb. 27.-Spurred by pro-
testing kilograms, Governor Foss to-
Cay ordered AttOrney-GeneraI Swift to
investigate the clubbing of women at
Lawrence and the action of the po-
lice in preventing children being sent
to comfortable homes.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 27.-COngress
man Wilson announced today that unl-
less action is taken today, he will de-
mand of congress that ii Immediately
consider the Lawrence investigation
resolution.
WASHINGTON, Feb. Ex-senator
Gallinger of New Hampshire attempt
ed to table the PoindeXter resolution
demanding the Lawrence investiga-
ton, but his motion was defeated, "a
TO SO. PoindeXter then demanded an
investigation on the grounds that the
facts adduced would aid the wool tar
if investigation. Lodge of Massachu-
settS opposed on the ground that Mass
achuSettS was able to cope with the
SituatiOn
Imperial Valley press., 1912-02-27
MILLIONA|RES CONE TO
VIEW IMPERIAL VALLEY
Pullman Trustee, Rasers of Fine Stock
and Cotton, and Extensive Realty
Operator in This Party

Imperial valley today is being in
spected by party that includes sew
eral miliionaires and men of affairs
in the United States, In the private
car of Mrs. Pullman this party arrived
at FL Centro last night and the car
was set out on the private track ad-
joining Holt park. In the party are
Col. F. O. LOwden, trustee of the Pull
man company; R. d. Clark, head of
one Of the largest distilleries of the
United States, at Peoria, ILL.,; Chaun-
cey Clark, one of the most extensive
cotton growers of the South and breed
er Of thoroughbred horses; DR.. Her.
man Janss, prominent realty operat.
or of Los Angeles and vicinity: r. H.
Ingram, head of the Southern Pacific
lines in Mexico, and W. F. Holt of
Redlands.
This forenoon the party made the
trip to Seeley, getting fine view of
the hundreds of acres of alfalfa and
barley on the west side, and they then
returned to Ell Centro and made the
trip to Holtville. This afternoon they
will so to Calexico. The men making
their first visit here are oeeply i'm
pressed with what they have seen. At
FL Centre they made an inspection of
the cotton gins and cotton seed oil
plant
Imperial Valley press., 1912-02-27
WILL At ONCE IMPROVE
THE COURTHOUSE GROUNDS
Project Placed in the Hands of F. w.
Waite, Who Has Prepared Plans
for Creation of Beauty Spot

The ten-acre tract owned by the
county and held for the location OF
the permanent court house is to be
improved at once. The board of SUI
pervisors has adopted the plans pre-.
pared by F. w. Waite, and has placed
Mr.. Waite in charge of the work. The
grading of the grounds will begin this
week.
The ten acres is divided into two
equal tracts by Main street. 1t is pro-
posed to use the five acres lying be-
tween Main and Broadway for the
court house and the five acres be-
tween Main and State will be used as
a park, in the center of which will be
graceful band stand.
More than 500 trees will be used in
the general plan. On the court house
section there will be a border of trees
and on the grounds will be four large
palms On the band stand section
grove will be set in the westerly
portion. Eucalyptus will be used for
all of this except a portion in the cen.
ter to be set to umbrella trees, so that
in winter they will be bare of leaves
Imperial Valley press., 1912-02-27
Mystery of the Maine"

The Raising of the Maine" the
most interesting educational and his.
torical motion picture ever produced
will be shown here on the evening OF
February 28, at the l.. & S. Theater.
Every man, woman and child should
see the great picture, taken by spe-
cial permission of the United States
government, and considered one of the
greatest engineering feats of modern
times. See the building of the great
Golfer dam, the pumping of the Wa
ter, close and distant view of the
Wreckage where the explosion oc-
CURED, also several good views of in
terror portions of the vessel, and
showing a grand view of the Maine as
it appeared after 13 years under the
muddy waters of Havana harbor. In
all it is the grandest 1000 feet of mo-
ton pictures before the public. All
should see this, the closing scene of
one OF the worlds greatest disasters,
causing the loss of 240 lives and a war
between two nations. 1t will positive
ly be here one night only, February
2S, at the L. & S. Theater, 'the home
OF good pictures
Imperial Valley press., 1912-02-27
JUAREz SURRENDERS WITH
BUT SLIGHT RESISTANCE

lBY UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATIONSl
Ell PASO, Feb. 27.-Juarez surrend-
cred to the rebels after brief clash
shortly after 10 o'clock this morning
The rebels are under command of
General Campo. The advance consist
ed of 400 rebels, who deployed under
fire of citizens from the house tops,
but the latter, realizing their inability
to defend the town because of the
overwhelming rebel numbers, quickly
withdrew and the firing ceased. The
rebels took possession and General
Campo began an attempt to restore OF
der. The casualties, if any, are not
known. Thousands of Americans wit
messed the battle from the border
Following the surrender of the city,
the citizens who resisted conferred
with the victors. The rebels then be-
gan to prepare to meet the federal
troops, who are advancing from the
south. Unless the federals refuse the
issue another battle is imminent.
American troops are patrolling the Dor
der
Imperial Valley press., 1912-02-27
ONCE AGAIN "A MORAL
CLEANUP At MEMCAL|
spasm of Deceney for the 'Steenth
Time Invades Border Town, Inn
PEELED by Governors Orders

Mexicali has again reformed. The
Press is tempted to keep this item
standing in type to save resetting.
This time the reform is more fal
reaching than ever before, and it is
due to stringent orders from Cover
nor Escudero. Dance halls have been
closed, the painted women are not al
lowed in the saloons and have been
relegated to rear streets, and all sa
looms must carry grocery stocks or &c
out OF business. Licensed poker games
have been abolished.
Recently the best class of citizen.
ship in MeXicali has made a move to
put the quaint border town in more
presentable condition physically; a
good sized park has been laid out and
other improvements have been
planned, and now with this moral
cleanup they hope to make of Mexi.
cali a more desirable place of resi-
dence.
Imperial Valley press., 1912-02-27
DAILY STANDARD FOUNDED AUGUST 1906
NO. ISL

and give a spot where crowds may as
semble in the sunshine.
The band stand, in the center of the
tract, will be surrounded with cement
walks and trees, and there will be
drives and walks leading from the
streets TO the stand.
Mr.. Waite advocates the placing OF
the county Jail on top of the coy
house, with high cornices on the ma
building so that the Jail may be hid.
den from general view. He believes
this would be an advantage in many
ways and would prove a convenience
in the transferring of prisoners to the
court room.
Eucalyptus, umbrellas, date and fan
palms will be used in the general plan
for beautifying the grounds The land
is to be fenced at once and an irriga-
t1on ditch is to be constructed on the
south side of Main street from the
Dahlia canal to the land to be i'm
proved. The county has purchased wa
ter stock for this land.
Imperial Valley press., 1912-02-27
FRANKLIN PLEADS GUILTY

[BY UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATIONSl
LOS ANGELES, Feb. 27.-Bert Fl.
Franklin pleaded guilty to the sec
ond count in the Balm information
charging that he corruptly influenced
a juror. The other count was dropped
The Lockwood alleged bribery matter
was continued 80 days. The bail in
the Lockwood case was dropped to
$25O0. The sentence of Franklin will
be imposed Friday
Imperial Valley press., 1912-02-27

on the same basis as in the past and
that eventually the irrigation district
Will be the supplying company, the
same as has been the case with the
California Development Company.
The distrtc directors asked the mu-
tual companies to provide for financial
assistance for the district, but this
was deemed unwise by the directors Of
the mutual companies, and they ad.
vlsed that the district should proceed
at once to levy an assessment on all
property within the district to pro-
vide funds to carry on the necessary
preliminary work.
Imperial Valley press., 1912-02-27
ASKS FOR QUARANTINE

LBY UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATIONSI
SACRAMENTO, Feb. 27.-Commis-
sioner Cook of the state horticultural
bureau has issued an appeal to all
coast states to petition congress to
aid the passage of the national horti-
cultural quarantine law. The action is
based on letter from James Mills of
Riverside and Dr.. L. Q. Howard, chief
of the bureau of entomology of the de
partment of agriculture at Washing
ton, both of whom are appearing be
fore the house committee on agricul-
ture in behalf Of the measure.
Imperial Valley press., 1912-02-27
REQUIREMENT OF c. D. SYSTEM AND
HANDS OFF Of THE MUTUAL COMPANIES
Is POLICY OF IRRIGATION DISTRICT

At a conference of directors of all
the mutual water companies of Impe.
rial valley and the directors of the I'M
Derial Irrigation district, held in I'M
perial last Saturday, the general sit
uation was thoroughly discussed and
as result the directors of the irriga-
ton district adopted a resolution de-
claring it to be their policy to bend
their energies to the requirement of
tI1e water supply system of the Cali
fOrnia Development Company
This means that the mutual COM
panies will continue their operations