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Imperial Valley press., 1912-09-21
MAN TEACHERS FEWER

Los ANGELES. Sept. 21.-Out of
1000 students who answered roll call
at the opening session of the Los Ang
eles state normal schools thirty first
year, but 25 of the prospective teach
res are young men.
DR.. Fred A. Howe, head Of the Eng
lish department, says that while the
percentage of prospective men teach
ers is this year but slightly less than
form erly, the registration indicates the
gradually lessening number Of youths
who wish TO choose teaching as a pro-
fession.
The answer" he explains. "is found
in the small remuneration received for
the services. While education Is so
important, educators are, in compari
son with other professional men, so
poorly paid that our young men pre-
fer some other field. There Is room
for them as teachers, but they turn
to vocations which promise better re-
turns"
He added that this is one of the rea :
sons why women teachers are COM
PEELED to teach manual training, which
would be better handled by men.
udAudl ID ohC VI NCA hi
special courses installed this year, al
though a manual training course ha,
heretofore been given on lesser scale
and as part of the regular work About
100 young women have signified their
intention specialize in this branch,
which includes carpenter work, ma
chine work, etc.
Other special courses are home eco
nomics, art and music. In the home
economics course the prospective
teachers are taught how to instruct
future classes in reduction of the cost
of living. The special courses add an
additional year to the regular two
year course, but the graduates are
given specialists diplomas.
Regarding the regular two-year
course, DR.. Howe declares he believes
the course too short, that teachers are
not properly equipped for the work
before them.
brought to the attention of the proper
authorities within the year." he says.
land that we shall eventually have a
three-year regular and a four-year
special course. And I also believe the
salary question will be brought up and
salaries increased sufficiently to attract
more young men,"
Registration this year is higher than
last by 235 students, and the institu
ton is crowded to capacity.
A student government" has been
established at the school and although
the teachers will have real control.
the students will practically direct all
affairs of the institution. All ques-
tions of discipline and management of
the schools affairs will be handled by
them
Imperial Valley press., 1912-09-21
WRITES DIARY AS SHE FALLS

CARLETON, London, Sept. 21.-"Bi
planning madly to the earth; bits of
us flying now" Miss Trehawke Davies
an air woman, alleges she wrote in
her notebook the flying machine
she sat in with Mr.. Ashley was falling
to the earth from height of $50
feet.
I'VE were approaching Lille" said
Mr.. Ashley. flying at height of 800
feet, when a floor board cracked and
a piece fell out Ny heel went through
the hole and therefore L could not
steer the machine. The lever which
works the balance stuck. and the ma
chine heeled right over"
q never heard word from Miss
Davies. How she maintained her seat
is marvellous. The machine struck the
ground with the right wing. 1 lay
among the wreckage, and when
found l was not hurt 1 crawled out,
to find Miss Davies coolly fixing up
camera to take snapshots of the
damaged machine"
Imperial Valley press., 1912-09-21

ness is being felt over the probable
appearance of a killing frost in the
belt before the average date of No
vember 1. The crop is from two to
three weeks late and killing frost
at any time between now and the first
half of November would prove fatal
over all of the northern portion of the
cotton belt, and in all probability
would cut the yield down over 100000
bales from the present prospect.
Weekend figures are about a stand
off, spinners taking about $4,000 less,
while the movement to market figured
about $4,000 bales less than the same
week last year. Southern spot mar
kets were steady at about unchanged
from yesterdays quotations, except
Lice advance in cotton at New Or
leans. Following is range of quota
tions:
n71c; March, 117S@ soc; April, 11.00c;
May. 11,S7@ Ssc;June. 11:oOc; July. 1!.S9 50
a 91c; August, 11.00c; September IL 80
@31c; October, 11.35 @36c; November,
11.49@51c.
Spot closed quiet; middling uplands,
11.S5c; do gulf, 12.1Oc. No soles.
Imperial Valley press., 1912-09-21
(Serial No. 016319-Not Coal Lands)
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
rTal IN nIG11A

Department of the Interior, U. S.
Land Office at Los Angeles, California,
September 8, 1912.-Notice Is hereby
given that william }. HaneIine Of El
Centre, State of California. assignee by
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
Il f., s. Il. Meridian.
Any and all persons claiming ad-
versely 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 affidayits of protest In
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,
FL Centre. Cal. oct16
Imperial Valley press., 1912-09-21
MARKET REPORTS
Los ANGELES PRODUCE

Los ANGELES, Sept. 21.-Business
was exceptionally good on the produce
market yesterday. Local crops of
fruits and vegetables are now at their
height. Housewives are taking ad-
vantage of the low price of tomatoes
and more tomatoes are being put up
in Los Angeles this season than ever
before. The price is not expected To
go up before the end of next week.
There was a strong demand for north
ern potatoes, but the price will not
go up very much. due to the heavy
receipts of local stock. Local cauIi-
flower is now on the market and is
selling at $1@ 1.25 a dozen head.
Heavy consignments of local grapes
were received, but the price was not
lowered: Muscats are now the most
plentiful.
Watermelons are steady. Canta-
loupes We're somewhat scarce, but as
the quality was not up to the average
the price was unchanged. Bellefleur
apple receipts were heavy. Dealers are
putting most Of the new apples into
storage to supply the winter trade. No
change was made in butter, egg, cheese
or poultry prices.
Receipts of produce in Los Angeles
ter. 22,4S6 pounds. cheese. So pounds:
potatoes. 209 sacks; apples, 1876
boxes, beans. % sacks; sweet potatoes.
209 sacks.
Following are quotations:
Butter-Prices to trade. SC above
quotations: California creamery. ex-
traS. Sac; creamery first, 80 l.. C.
Eggs-Local ranch. dozen. candled
41c; case count, SIC; seconds, 23c; pull
lets, 27c; eastern, 2Sd32c.
Beans-No. l pix, S4.75 cwt.; No. 1
lima, s5.75 a 500; Lady Washington. No.
/. S51OG5.25; small white, No. 1. S5.25
a $3.50: blackeye, s4.25 4.50; Garvan-
"a, $3.50: bayous, s4.5o@5.OO; Mexican
reds, $3.50; lentils, s6.5067.00.
Onions-Australian reds, soc box;
northern Yellow Danvers, S1.00@110;
silverskin. So a 4Oc box; white wax.
crate, S1.5o; young onions, zoe dozen
punches.
Potatoes-New potatoes, 6O@ 9Oc cwt.,
30M 35c lug box for large, goa 25c for
small; sweet potatoes, 3Ha @4hc ID;
Highland, S1.1OG1.25 cwt.
Poultry-Buying prices Qive-Broil
ers, 10, ira 19c; roasters, 19c; young
cocks; sc; old cocks, see; light hens,
15c; heavy hens, lie; young turkeys,
1sG 25c; old ducks, 12c; geese. ice;
squad pigeons. $3.50 dozen.
Honey-EXtracted water white. go
lOc fb.; white, Sc; light amber, s69c;
combs, waller white. Ice; white, 15c;
light amber, 15c. BeeswaX, 3Oc.
Hay-New crop: Tame oats, S21 a %;
alfalfa, $14G17; barley, S19 a 20; wheat,
Sl9U %: straw, S12
Imperial Valley press., 1912-09-21
SHIVERING IN CHICAGO

CHICAGO. Sept. 21.-Chicago again
shivered from cold wave, aided and
abetted by one Of the coolest fall
winds that has swept over the city in
years. The mercury ranged from 81
degrees at in the morning to 67 de-
grees at 2 in the afternoon.
The best evidence Of cold was at
daylight, when the Elevated railroad
ordered the heat turned on in its cars.
A chilling rain was falling and the
streets were swept by a wind that
caught the early morning worker to-
tally unprepared.
Coal companies reported that their
business for this time of year has
been bigger than in any September
in the past ten years.
The crowd at the baseball game was
the slimmest of the season. due alone
to the cold.
Imperial Valley press., 1912-09-21
SCHOOL BOOK SHORTAGE

SACRAMENTO, Sept. 21.-Admitting
that there is a serious shortage Of
school text books all over the state,
State Printer Richardson placed the
blame for the shortage upon the state
text book committee and it's secretary,
B. S. Lobdell. Richardson declares
that several months ago he warned
the secretary of the committee that
there would be a shortage and no ~
tention was paid to his warning.
On behalf of the text book commit
tee, it was announced that the short
age is due to an unprecedented de-
mand and the fact that the committee
did not want to overload the state with
books which would be a total loss in
case the free text book amendment is
ratified in November.
Imperial Valley press., 1912-09-21
CHICAGO LIVESTOCK

CHICAGO, Sept. 1-Cattle-Receipts
1900; market steady; beeves $3.50 a
HOO; Texas steers, $4.65 a 6.25; western
steers. S5.90d9 $50; stockers and feed
ers. $4.3OG7.35; cows and heifers, $3.50
500; calves, S.00M11.5O.
Hogs-Receipts 5000; market strong
to 10c higher; light, S.20GS.70; mixed,
SS.O5 a S.S7ls; heavy, $500 $40; rough:
S7.90GS.15; pigs, $1,000 500; bulk of
sales, SS2OmS.7O.
Sheep-Receipts 5000; market
steady to strong; native, $3.50G 4.65
western, $3.65 4.65; yearlings, $4.70@
SIS; lambs. native, S4.S5G7.45; west
eru S5.OO676O
Imperial Valley press., 1912-09-21
BARLEY MARKET

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 21.-In the
local grain call pit barley futures were
weaker at the start, but closed little
steadier on the call December sold
at S1.37d1.37ls and May at $1.S9 Y "a
| 40. In Chicago spot barley closed at
45 q 75c per bushel. In the local cash
market barley was quiet and steady at
the recent reduction. Receipts of bar
ley here today were 141 760 centals,
136,390 centals from Port
Costa, for export. Cash wheat was
quiet. Black and red oats were scarce
ly so firm as Of late. Bags were easy.
Imperial Valley press., 1912-09-21
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
mot Coal lands-062et)

once at Los Angeles, California. August
10. l912.-Notice is hereby given that
BERTHA MEYER, Of Ell Centre. Cal,
who, on June 8, 1910, made homestead
NE4, section 8. township 16 s.. range
10 r.. s. Il. meridian, has filed notice
Of intention to make final three year
proof, to establish claim to the land above
ricr Court of Imperial County. at El
Centre, California, on the goth day of
September, 1912, at 10 o'clock a. IN.
Claiman, names as witnesses: John
r. Waterman, Wilburn n. Sipple, Charles
F.. Meyer, Will l.. Mcclure, all of FL
Centro Cal. FRANK BUREN,
S24 Register
Imperial Valley press., 1912-09-21
wOMEN'S INTERESTS

Do you want to reach the century
mark? If you do. begin at once TO
follow the plan proposed by a Phil
adelphia woman who celebrated her
hundred and fourth birthday Saturday
She declares that one of the many
things that has kept her alive for so
long is plenty of good hard work.
Two others are a nap in the after
noon and plenty of buttermilk to drink
Not difficult to secure, these things
Imperial Valley press., 1912-09-21

Los Angeles people are becoming
more and more interested in the I'M
perial valley. / have many customers
who would exchange good property in
Los Angeles and vicinity, or eastern
aisa have few custnmers ybo wou,d
pay cash for land. provided they can
be convinced they are getting a real
bargain. List your Imperial valley
property with me at once. as 1t will re-
ceive my whole attention from now on.
A. l.. BLISS. 32S Bradbury Building,
Los Angeles.
Imperial Valley press., 1912-09-21
Los Angeles livestock

Los AIGEnEs &c of SEPT .ofeS are duofeS as es
follows:
Cattle-Fat steers. 61a m69,c; fat
cows and heifers, 5G SIC; fat calves.
7M715c.
Hogs-1SO to 200 IBIS, 7hc.
Sheep-Wethers, $3.50 head; ewes,
S3.75 per head; lambs, $3.50I3 3.75 each.
Wool Market
ST. LOUIS, Sept. 21.-Wool steady;
territory and western mediums. 20m
24c; fine mediums, 1sG zoe; fine. 13G
lie.
Imperial Valley press., 1912-09-21
NEW YORK COTTON MARKET

NEW YORK, Sept. 21.-Trading in
cotton was mostly limited to the in and
out operations of the local ring crowd.
but some very heavy selling was in
evidence by leading spot interests from
early trading. There was very good
demand and the market worked higher
after 2 p. m. on some covering and a
little more buying by commission
houses and New Orleans, based OH
heavy rains in western Texas and pre-
dictions of colder weather over Sunday.
Temperatures were unusually low in
sive high barometer extending south
eastward almost to the Texas line,
indicating the possibility of light frost
over the northern portion. The ap-
pearance of cold weather is 50 much
earlier than normal that more uneasi-
Imperial Valley press., 1912-09-21

Praise the Lord" calculates the
eggman from Greece, to the person
who opens the door in answer to his
knock-and the response is Amen"
for the little prayer meeting has be-
come a weekly custom. The eggman's
religious fervor is akin to that of a
Massachusetts milkman, who carries "a
side line of goods in the shape of
Bibles, which he gives families with
out them. After his conversion he de-
cided that he could do some good by
distributing Bibles on his milk route,
giving his customers the "sincere milk
of the world" as we'll as the lacteal
fluid to nourish the body.
Imperial Valley press., 1912-09-21
AMERICAN REFUGEE TELLS OF
TORTURED AND LOOT BY REBELS

Los ANGELES. Sept. 21.-Arthur
Virgins. an American mining pros
pector, who spent the past six years
in Culiacan, Mex, returned to this city
yesterday from that country, penniless,
as a result of an attack by rebels
on his mining camp, in which he says
three Americans and 10 Mexicans lost
their lives.
"Our gold mine is located about fif-
ty-five miles east and north Of Culia
can, Sinaloa,"~ said Virgins, in relat-
ing his experience, "and we ran
general store and mill in conjunction
with the mine.
1.-The morning of August 27 an ad-
vance scout of the rebels rode into
camp and asked for something to eat.
Mrs. Virgins gave 1t to him. He rode
away and about IL a. m. band of
rebels consisting of about 100 men
came riding into camp. I went out
to meet them. The leader demanded
provisions and money; to which an
swered that we could not supply them.
He merely smiled and said he would
see about it. We thought 1t the part
of prudence to invite him to luncheon.
He accepted and went back to his
men after he had eaten.
Finds Store In Flames
About a half hour after he left
Mexican boy directed my attention
to the general store Of the mine, about
a half mile away. I turned and saw
the store was in flames. On reach
ing the store door, found my partner
Ed McMasters, dead, with a bullet
through his body and a number of
stilleto cuts in his chest. 1 pulled his
body out of reach of the flames and
was ordered by the rebel leader to
go back to the mine.
II directed my men to go on with
the work as If nothing had happened,
thinking If we offered no resistance
the rebels would withdraw. The fore
man of the mine asked me for the
gave him. He filled sack with
10 sticks of dynamite and before I
had an opportunity to question him
threw the whole sack into the midst
of the rebels.
"The explosion killed 10 rebels and
wounded 10 others. The foreman was
imm ediately riddled with bullets. The
rest Of the rebels rode into our camp,
seized more than $4,000 worth Of gold
and took me to their camp a pris-
oner.
Strung Up by the Arms
Early next morning 1 was notified
that they had decided to shoot me,
declaring that I had instigated the
dynamiting. My pleadings and my
wife's were in vain and 1 was strung
up by the arms on a rope hanging
from peg in an adobe chimney. While
1 hung there my wife continued to
plead with the leader, until 10 o'clock,
when they told her I must die.
II had hung there for four hours.
My wife then threw an English flag
over me and dared them to shoot. She
had previously told them she was an
Englishwoman and that her nation
would avenge my death. The threat
saved my life, but I was ordered to
leave the country at once. I departed,
leaving behind me three men of my
camp dead and ALI ! had invested IN
the mine<
Mr.. Virgins says he Is a cousin OF
>Frank Virgins. secretary of the Cham
Der of Commerce. and lived for some
time In this city.
Imperial Valley press., 1912-09-21

At Metz's Studio new accessories
and the very latest in card mounts
and fine folder. We make speciality
ishing. tt
Imperial Valley press., 1912-09-21
AnN RnslnnSa

New Business
Your desire for a satisfactory ce-
ment walk is realized by having one
constructed by the Imperial Valley
Concrete Co. Comparisons and inspec-
tions invited. Look for the stamp. If
Imperial Valley press., 1912-09-21
"SEE BLISS ABOUT IT

For the Ladies'
New suits, cloaks and dresses at the
Ladies Toggery. tt
Imperial Valley press., 1912-09-21

Rate per teacher on teacher basis,
$3.50.
Next apportionment about March ],
1913
State aid is given Imperial county
high schools is given as follows, with
Imperial Valley press., 1912-09-21

Club women who have visited Los
Angeles have on their return home
spoken enthusiastically in admiration
of the Women's Club House of Los
Angeles. They will be interested with
others of the organized to hear that
Imperial Valley press., 1912-09-21
Municipal Market Wanted

The first question was: DO you
want municipality operated market
where you can buy fresh fruit, vege-
tables, dairy products, meat fish, etc,
directly from the producer, eliminating
the middleman?"
All replied in the affirmative except
one man. who stated that he didn't be-
lieve in such market. but gave no
reasons.
Question No. reads: Would you
prefer half dozen large markets or
a large number of small markets dis
tributed throughout the various sec
tions of the city,"
Mr.. owen stated there was division
on this question, majority, however,
favoring the large markets. The gen.
eral trend of answers show that a suf-
ficient number Of markets to provide
for all sections of the city was de-
sired so that the people would not
have to go far.
Question No. was: In your judg-
ment how far would women walk 10
market to save 20 to so per cent Of the
present prices and be guaranteed fresh
producer"
The average of the answers to this
inquiry showed that the women would
walk half a mile to save the amount
named. One man thought that, judg-
ing from his wife, they would walk 80
miles.
All Reply In Affirmative
Question No. asked: "If such a
market, controlled by the city, practi
ca llV n a rd
men, etc, were within reasonable
walking distance of your home, would
you patronize it regularly If you found
it capable of supplying your wants at
lower prices than at present quoted by
market men or hucksters who deliver
at your door,"
Every answer to this question was
in the affirmative.
The last question was "If you had
to take street car to reach the
municipal market, would you patron
ize the public market as a rule?"
A great majority answered yes, but
few said they would patronize a mu-
nicipal market within a reasonable dis
tance.
Advantages of Plan
I'VE sent these letters" said NJ
Owen, "to both men and women, MAX
ing it a rule to send to householders
and housewives whose opinion we
knew would be worth something. From
the information secured it is proba-
BILE that a central market will be rec
commended with branches throughout
the city.
This plan has a number of advan
tages. The central market WILL. of
course. be situated convenient to
railroad. For example, there will be
a. branch market, say, in Boyle Heights.
1t runs short of watermelons and has
a demand for them. Down at the
central market there is a big supply
and no demand. The manager of the
market will then notify the dealers
in watermelons Of the shortage in
Boyle Heights and part of their sup
ply will go there. There will be a
method Of regulating the supply If
produce so that there will not be
shortage at any place.
Probably we will also recommend
a slaughter house in connection witt,
the market"
Mr.. Owen further stated that re-
plies to the letters were steadily flow
ing in, but in a few weeks the COM
mittee would be ready to make a re-
port and recommendatio to the city
council.
Imperial Valley press., 1912-09-21
PROFESSIONAL CARDS
PLY SICIANS

DR.. VIRGIL MccoMBS
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON
FL CENTRIC CALIFORNIA
Office, Opera House block; residence. 9th
AMI Olive SITS. Office hours, to p. m.
Forenoons, evenings and Sundays at res
idence. Office phone. Main 8; residence
phone Main 49,
Imperial Valley press., 1912-09-21
STATE APP0RT|ONMENT FOR
the elementary SC0O0lS

Credit is given each county with
amount given below for reapportion
ment to the several elementary (pri-
mary and grammar) districts:
Total appor-
Imperial Valley press., 1912-09-21
The Young Apartments

Fireproof construction.
IND AVE-. at Seven
to all beach car lines.
close to shopping and
'bies. assembly rooms,
four-room suites, fur
every modern conven-
Write r. l.. CHAPLIN
Imperial Valley press., 1912-09-21
Los ANGELES CITY MARKET
ADVOCATED BY COMMITTEE

Los ANGELES, Sept. 21.-F. ".
Owen, secretary of the Good Govern
ment organization and a member of
the committee appointed by the city
council to look into the question of
the establishment of municipal mar
ket stated that in all probability the
committee would recommend that
central municipal market be estab-
lished, with branches distributed
throughout the city, in proportion to
the population OF different sections.
This committee includes. besides mir.
owen. 5. c. Graham, George Baker An
deTson and DR.. SherWin Gibbons. Some
time ago II sent out several thousand
letters to different parts IF the coun
try. seeking information and opinions
on the matter. These letters were not
sent to town officials, but TO people
who patronize markets. In the letters
was a list of five questions. on the
answers to which the committee will
base its recommendation. To date 1900
answers have been received
Imperial Valley press., 1912-09-21

LOS ANGELES, CAL.
Beautifully situated at CIR
teenth Street; easily accessible
Grand Avenue cars pass door;
business district: spacious lot
billiard parlor; two, three and
nished for housekeeping with
ience. An ideal summer home.
Prop.
The Newport plain talk. (Newport, Tenn.) 1909-1939, 1912-05-30
BYBEE NEWS

Bybee, Tenn, May 26.-Rev. A. 1T.
Towe filled his regular appointment
here Sunday afternoon.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. J. b. Wood
Girl.
Mrs. J. M. Heritage returned home
last week after spending several days
with homefolks in Pennsylvania.
Mrs. w. H. Redwine and little
daughter Jetta Lee spent few days
last week with friends and relatives
in Newport.
Mss Dulsie Robinson of Newport is
visiting her uncle, Mr.. &. w. Scott.
Mrs. William Lowell Is on the sick
list.
Mrs. Will Timmons spent Sunday
in Rankins.
Miss Lidia Wise was the guest Of
her aunt, Mrs. 5. l.. Sprouse Sunday
night.
Mrs. Newt Talley of Knoxville Is
visiting her mother, Mrs. w. T.
Thompson.
Julious Ownsby and family spent
Sunday at the pleasant home of Mr.
and Mrs. W. A. Redwine.
Several from this place attended
church at Clay Creek Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Allen of New
port were welcome visitors in this
section Sunday.