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Imperial Valley press., 1912-11-30
FREE SUPPLIES NOT TO
BE READY UNTIL FALL

SACRAMENTO, Nov. 29-Inquiries
are beginning to arrive al the office
OF Edward Hyatt, state superintendent
OF public instruction. from various
school districts of the state, asking for
information about free text books. The
state superintendent is asked to ex-
plain why it is necessary to buy books
hen the constitutional amendment
adopted at the recent election provided
Immediately for the free distribution OF
text boks TO children Of the elementary
schools.
In some instances Hyatt is having
trouble 10 explain that free books can
not be furnished before next fall, and
perhaps later, depending entirely upon
the legislative enactments at the com
ing session TO supplement the constitu-
tional amendment.
Dealers, fearing the state will make
no provisions for refunds on unsold
books, are not anxious to lay in sup
plies to be sold to children the com
ing term.
The day following the election al
" hich the text book amendment was
adopted, Hyatt wrote the attorney gen
eral asking for an opinion on the eff
feet of the amendment. The attorney
general mas not yet interpreted the
amendment.
Hyatt does not know whether there
Is a state board of education in exist
ence to which has troubles can be re
ferred. 1t is the general belief this
body passed out with the adoption of
the amendment.
Another feature of the amendment
which is bothering Hyatt is whether
the amendment provides for supplying
the children of the elementary schools
with an entire new set of books or
whether ii means merely to renew the
books as they are discarded. If every
child is entitled to new books the cost
TO the state will approximate 100000
figuring the value OF the books in use
now as a basis for computation.
A renewal of the books as needed
will represent a disbursement of about
s250,c0o.
Some school districts approaching
the position of the state superintendent
and also realizing it 10 be a physical
impossibility to equip the children of
each district with new books are pro-
ceeding to buy books that are abso-
lutely necessary and waft until the leg
islature provides some machinery to
carry out the free text book idea
Enough books are now printed ana
beady for distribution among the chill
dren of the state for carving on the
work of the late winter and spring
term.
Imperial Valley press., 1912-11-30
EDUCATION TOO EXQUISITE

NEW YORK, Nov. 30.-"I am still
of the opinion that possibly our edu
cation is becoming too nice and too
refined for everyday use. My notion
is our obligation to the children of
the city to give them a good, sounG.
practical education. The refinements
and niceties come later. There is sucn
thing as making education altogeth-
er too exquisite and too fine
Mayor Gaynor yesterday expressed
these views on public school study in
reappointing ten members of the board
Of education.
THE whole aim" he continued, "cf
the common school system ought 10
be to bring out boys and girls fitted
for some occupation in life. If it does
not. it fails.
81 have heard recently in connection
with an investigation of the depart
ment of education great talk about
pedagogues and pedagogy. The wore
pedagogical is used right along. In
Greece a pedagogue was an old slave
who took children to and from school.
He was not a teacher. We use the
word for teacher. 1 am satisfied to say
school teacher and school master
and science of teaching without both
ering my head with 'pedagog 'peda-
gogy,' pedagogical and So on. The
principal reason why the state should
educate the children is because we are
governed by universal suffrage and we
therefore educate children so they vote
properly"
Imperial Valley press., 1912-11-30
HOLTVILLE ITEMS.
(Hotville Tribune)

l.. d. Smith, who spent ten years
three miles east of town in number 5,
is here for few days.
J. G. Sigler, real estate dealer of Los
Angeles, is here to show others bet
ter place than elsewhere.
w. o. Harris, attorney at law from
Yuma, accompanied Walter Howard to
this place during the week.
J. B. shannon and wife are here for
the purpose of visiting their son, T. 3.
shannon, who is ranching south of
town.
Sam Higgins and Luther Moore, en-
ployes of the III. Griswold ranch, left
Monday for Bisbee, Arizona, where
they will take up mining.
Collins and Phelan received a mes
sage following their carload shipment
of turkeys last week ordering an addl-
tional 500 for the same house.
L. Porter, brother-in-law of c. D.
Ottosen, who is employed at Edgar
Bros, arrived Thursday from Fuller
ton, this state. and will spend the
winter
The W. c. T. L. received over $40
from the Districk Skule as given al
the high school building during the
week. AT the small admission price
charged this was considered very good
J. G. Koon, who was among the
melon raisers of the valley four years
ago, and still owns ranch property
here, returned to Holtville during the
week from Urbita Springs Park, san
Bernardino.
Imperial Valley press., 1912-11-30
SOUTHERN PACIFIC-VALLEY LINE
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
(NOt Coal Lands,)

In the United States Land Office, Lo.
Angeles, California, October 1e, 1912:
NOTICE is hereby given lat SANTA
FE PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY
through Nat r. Titus, it attorney in fact
has filed in this office it's application to
SELECT under the provisions of the act
Of Congress approved June 4, 1897 (30
Stat, 1856, and the act of Congress
approved March 8, 1905 (SS Stat, i264C,
the following described lands, namely:
Serial No; 01656s: Wa of SWN Sec
ton 20; NEA of SEA and SEH of
NEA, Section 80, T. IT s., r. E., San
Bernardine Meridian. Serial No,
016570: NEA of NEA, Section 80, and
Ehs of SEA and SEA of NEA, Section
19, T. II s., r. E., San Bernardino
Meridian: Serial No. o1s571: VIZ Of
thon II T.. II s., r. E., San Bernar-
dino Meridian. Serial No o16572:
NEA of SWA and Ek of NwA, Sec
ton II; SEA of SWA, Section 5, T. II
s., r. f., San Bernardino Meridian.
Any and all persons claiming ad-
v,ersely the lands described, or any Of
7 EN-, or desiring to object because Of
the mineral character Of he lands. or
to the disposal to applicant, should
file their affdavits of protest in .his
office on r before the 3oth day Of
November, 1912.
FRANK BUREN. Register.
Dec 7.
Imperial Valley press., 1912-11-30
WORLDS COMMERCE FOR
YEAR THIRTY-FIVE BsIIIoNs

| WASHINGTON, Nov. 3O-The world s
international commerce will establish
| a new high record in 1912 present in
dications being that the total viii ag-
gregatt $4,000. 100000, a against s3l ,OO0-
| 10000 in 1910, $4,000. 600, 900 in 1900
and S17,50O, 200, 900 in 1880, having thus
looubled in % years.
The figures are those Of a compf1a-
rion from the official publications of
about 20 leading countries, recently
made by the statistical division of the
bureau OF Foreign and domestic COM
IN epee.
Nearly all the important countries
show larger totals for 1912 than in 1911
or any earlier year. Imports into the
United States increased from S126, ,000,- =
600 to $14S, 900; Canada from 500
OOO, 900 TO $4,000, 900; Japan from S2G,-
900 900 to $2S,OOO, 900.
The total value of the imports into
the 70 principal countries and colonies
of the world in 1911 approximated
II 2-S billion dollars. Deducting from
this the imports OF the United States
leaves total of sixteen billion dollars
as the value of the foreign markets
in which American products and man
ufacturers may be sold OF this total
of sixteen billions, imports from the
United States amounted to two billions
or one-eighth of their total imports.
The countries taking the largest pro-
portionate share of their imports from
the United States are: Haiti, 69.5 per
cent; Honduras, 6S2 per cent; Canada,
61.7 per cent; Santo Domingo, COG per
cent; Panama, Sc per cent; Mexico,
$40 per cent; Cuba, 5s.2 per cent, and
Costa Rica, 513 per cent.
The United Kingdom takes 17.3 per
cent of it's imports from us; Germany,
1873 per cent, and France, SO per cent
of her total. The largest markets for
American products measured by their
valuation of imports from the United
States are: The United Kingdom, $527,-
100000; Canada, $2S5, 100000; Germany,
$3.50, 100000; France, $119,OO0,OOO; The
Netherlands, $117.OO0,O0O; Italy, $7O,-
900, 900; Cuba, S57,OOO,00O; Mexico, $780,
900, ,0OO Austria, Hungary, Argentina
and Belgium, between $45,0O0,000 and
S50,O00,000 each, and Australia, Brazil,
Russia and Japan, sums ranging down
ward from S32,O00,000 to $27,000,0OO.
Imperial Valley press., 1912-11-30
4HO12c
NOTICE OF CONTEST
fFOr Publication }

Department Of the Interior, United
states Land office. Los Angeles, Cal
TO RDMUND VERRIER, of El Centro,
California, CoDtestee:
YSS are chepby heTeby mott nGtlheG s;yes tRst Rat
.tional City, California, as his postoffce
address, did on Sept 80, 1912. file in
this office his duly corroborated appH-
cation to contest and secure the can
collation. of your homestead, entry No.
.o244o, made March 8, 1s11' fos NY Y
me NE & S; ioMnsbi1 Z NE Is NG. se 4 raSfe SE Il
east, S. B. meridian, and as grounds
for his contest he alleges that said
.entryman has never resided upon sais
a period Of over six months last past
You are. therefore, further notified
by this office as having, been confessed
by YOU and your said entry will be
Cancelled hereunder without your tur
ther right ts be heard therein, elther
before this office or on appeal, If you
fail to file in this office within twenty
days after the FOURTH publication of
swer. under oath, specifically meeting
and responding. to these allegations
Of contest, or Il you fail within that that
that you have served a copy Of ysur
answer on the said contestant either
in person or by registered mail. II
of a copy Of your answer to the con
testant in person, proof of such service
must be either the said contestants
written acknowledgment of his receipt
of the copy, showing the date of its
receipt, or the affidavit of the person
by whom the delivery was made stat
ing when and where the copy was
deiivered; if made by registered mail:
proof of such service must consist of
the affidavit of the person by whom
u e postoffice to which il was mailed,
by the postmasters receipt for the let
ter. a.,
You should state in your answer the
name of the postoffice to which you
desire future motto 8 to be sent to you.
o. R. w. ROBINSON. Receiver.
Imperial Valley Press, Ell Centre, Cal.
pate of first publication, Nov. IT,
Date of second publication, Nov. 25.
Date of third publication, Dec. z,
Date of fourth publication, Dec. 9,
1912.
Imperial Valley press., 1912-11-30
CHINA ON THE VERGE
OF WAR WITH RUSSIA

Los ANGEL Nov. 30-The Chinese
republic is on the verge of a declara-
aion of war against Russia, according
TO official telegraphic advices received
yesterday by local Chinese. Chinese
all over the world are contributing FOR
a great war fund.
The refusal of the Russian war de-
partment to withdraw troops from tn e.
jstate of Mongolia, in northern China,
after repeated demands had been made
for the withdrawal by the Chinese gov
ernment, has led to a critical situation
in the Far East. according to tele-
advices received in Chinatown.
Coincident with the announcements
that reserves were being mobiliZed in
Mongolia and that troops were being
prepared in Canton for an emergency
call for service in Mongolia, the Chi
nese Six Companies in San Francisco
and similar Chinese organizations
throughout the United States to be pre-
pared to subscribe not less than SO
each for the war fund.
Not only will Los Angeles money
assist in the financing Of the Chinese
republican army, but several Ameri
can educated Chinese. who have made
study Of military strategy, would
join the republican army.
When Los Angeles Oriental mer-
chants became aware of existing con-
ditions as set torth in the cable news,
steps were taken by several members
of the Chinese chamber Of commerce
to send money to China to represent
the attitude of Los Angeles Chinese IN
the stand taken BY the republican
diplomats George Lem, one of the
leaders Of Los Angeles Chinese, stated
last night that he wa entirely In
sympathy with the move lie said: +,
China cannot allow a Russian in
Vasion Of Mongolia and - war is de-
clared Los AnEeIes merchants will do
everything they can Co assist our coua-
rNmen in thu struggle Russia is not
possessed OF suffici-lt -ssources to
finance "A war against China al present
and for this reason 1 du not expect an
open declaration 90 hlstllities. But II
war "a declared. the fula raised here
win bc sent to China t1 assist in
standardizinE the army
Ho Lee. another ~ th- prominent
merchants. took the same stand He
MaAA AsANHAa " asa ifA WV aAANNtA ~
invade Mongolia without resistance.
China VIII declare wsr. and the Los
Angeles Chimes viii be expected 20
hear their shar-. Of the burden. | be-
lieve that every American resident OF
Chinese nationality VIII subscribe -
the fund and also offer their services
TO China. l do y OF know how serious
affairs are, but II can be shown that
the new republic OF China is capable
of combating any other nation in open
warfare"
1t is also understood that other
members of the JhInese chamber of
commerce are interested in the move,
and that an open declaration from the
commercial body can be expected in a
few days, when more explicit advices
concerning condiliot4s in Mongolia are
received
1t is known and was officially ad
mitted at abe Chiaeserconsulate IN San
Francisco last gfu that subscriptions
have been pouring in to committees
there in sums ranging from $lU0 to
$4,000. The Subscriptions were forv ard
sed by telegraph, and the Request ac-
the kilograms read: -'To
be applied on the fund for war be
ewe cen China and Russia
Imperial Valley press., 1912-11-30
ACID IN MAIL BOXES

LONDON, Nov. 30.-The ingenuity
of the militant suffragette party has
broken out in a new direction and in
a manner likely to cause inconveni-
.ence and loss to thousands of persons.
1t has taken the form of an organized
raid on the pillar letter boxes
throughout the city of London, in the
W est End, and many of the suburbs
and also in several provincial towns.
including Birmingham and Noting
ham. When the postmen went on their
rounds to collect the letters they dis
covered in the boxes acids and black
sticky fluids of various kinds, in some
cases inflammable material such as
rags, soaked in paraffin. AS a result
Of this the addresses on the letters in
a large number of cases were partly
or wholly obliterated. The outra ges
were carefully organized. The method
generally employed was the thrustin &
into the box of unsealed envelopes
containing an open bottle of fluid.
Another method was to pour acids and
India rubber tubing. In a few cases
the contents of the pillar boxes were
set on fire.
Not single arrest has been made
but the police have been detailed 10
watch all the boxes
Imperial Valley press., 1912-11-30
TO Gan BY Nglxv plan

rLoS ANGELES, Nov. o3O.-Ano,r Il
important industry has been added &C
Los Angeles ard California by the il
corporation of a s1,o80.000 canning
company which will give employmesr
to frem 400 to STD people.
Los Angeles market.
The iincorporators include E. B. Riv-
ers Of Rivers Brothers anti ,Conlpany,
who Will be president; DR.. d. Long, NJ
D. BATES, who for many years has
held an important post with the Cali
fornia Fruit Gamers association, and
few of the larger fruit dealers OF she
Los Angeles market.
Word was given out yesterday that
abe company had acquired long lease
on a tract of land near the SixDl
street market, where work on its cen
tral plant will be begun within the
nes,t thirty days. The plans include
mex DDS for canning fruits which nave
heretofore not been canned at all or
to a very limited extent. These fruit5
include the orange which, by reason of
IT'S shape, mas bctA lOuHu
for canning purposes.
A feature of the new company's bust
ness is what may be called the pre-
liminary canning plant on each Or
chard. Speaking on this feature, DIR.
Long said:
Under the present system of can
ming fruits it is not possible to get the
full flavor of the fruit into the canned
product because the fruit is picked
long before it has attained it's full ripe
ness. This has been necessary because
of the delay in getting the shipments
to the various canning plants and If the
fruit were picked when ripe it would
decay before it reached its destination.
reason.
"The new method is to install a small
canning plant right on the ranch where
the fruit goes through a preliminary
process the moment it is picked. 1t is
then sealed and shipped to the central
canning plant in Los Angeles, where il
undergoes the final process and is
made ready for the market. 1t is thus
possible to pick the fruit when thor
oughly ripe and without any loss to the
rancher who does not enjoy good
transportation facilities"
II was estimated by Bates that the
apricot crop the coming season will be
almost 35 per cent more than last year.
Apricots are the principal fruit canned
by California companies, and the de-
mand for the product has been 50
great in eastern states and abroad that
a great many orchards have been ad-
ded, all the way from Santa Barbara
to the Imperial Valley.
Last season it was very hard to
meet the demand for California canned
fruits, and especially for canned apri-
COTS" said Bates. 1--WE expect to keep
force of at least 400 working in our
plant, and we hardly expect the east
ern orders to be filled completely"
Imperial Valley press., 1912-11-30
WATER PIPE In BIG DEMAND

Ranchers and farmers who are in
1erested in irrs eating their lsnd can
secure from the Adams Pipe Work.
any amount of water pipe al a re-
markably low price. This company
has just received many carloads of
water pipe, and in order to dispose of
this at once they have reduced the
for carriage to any depot in Los Ang-
eles
This company is pleased to receive
small orders as well as large ones, ana
can cut and fit the pipe to your own
dimensions.
The sizes they have in stock are as
follows
1 inch. h...............-.D a 1896 per 16S
a men. .....-.......-- -. a. &c per II
Y inch. ................. % 5%4 per fl.
inch o. D..........--..G q &C per TT.
inch o. D.. dipped. -. "a 12A per ft.
3A inch o. D., dipped. q 15Ac per it.
inch o. d, New. .... ~ II y per IT.
5Hs inch casing. az zoe per ft.
inch No. 16 gauge, rivet
ed, dipped, irrigating
pipe 21c per TT.
10 inch No. 16 gauge, riv-
eted. dipped, irrigating
pipe ....................G a 27c per #.
And many other sizes in well casing at
half the value OF new pipe.
The pipe and casing purchased from
this company is sold under aguarantee.
Those who are interested should
write the Adams Pipe Works, and send
in their orders.
No charge is made for carriage to
any depot ADAMS PIPE WORKS, 2O25
Bay ST., Los Angeles. F1Ss7-Bdwy. 1864
Imperial Valley press., 1912-11-30
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
(NOt Coal Lands,-SeriaI M. O2.ae /.

u Department of the Interior, United
October 29, 1872 NOTICE is bernsr
given that LEWIS H. WILKINSON- a.
Heber, Cal, who on February l6, 1905.
made Homestead Eatry Ne. 11e09, SER
Section IT; SEW SEK, Section ia
Township 16 s., Range Is H., s. b.
Meridian, being Tract 12c, T. 16 S., r
filed notice of intention to make fnaa
five year proof, to establish cIaim a.
the land above described, Sefere TIE
Clerk Of the Superior Court Of ImperfSe
10th day of December, 1912, at 10
Claimant names as witnesses: Ed
ward L. Beckworth. Cornelius BecE-
worth, Oren Miller, all q RI Cnfro.
CAL; Gurdon 3, Hovey Of Heber ca.
FRANK BURWN, Register.
Imperial Valley press., 1912-11-30
CHAS.
JOHNSON
AUCTIONEER
Ell Centric
Phon e
NJ ain 107


Notice of Dissolution of Partnership
To whom it may concern: Notice 10
hereby given that the partnership
heretofore existing under the firm
name and style of Stephenson & Long,
and doing business in the County of
Imperial, State of California, and COM
posed of H. S. Stephenson and George
A. Long, is this day dissolved by
mutual consent.
Dated at the Town of Imperial
County of Imperial, State of California
this 31st day of October, 1912.
STEPHENSON e. LONG.
By H. S. Stephenson.
By George A. Long,
Nov. 80
Imperial Valley press., 1912-11-30
Violin and Piano

IN s II X U G II ION
Beginners and advanced pupils tutored
for solo playing or professional orches-
ence and reputation-W. NJ. BOWER.
yiOIinist; E. l.. NORTHRUP. Pianist
Violin pupils may have, free, the val
ued assistance Of Mr.. Northrup as ac-
companist; and piano players, wishing
experience in accompanying, may
have the OPP %oRPorMtunnity Mu n to benefit by
terested apply evenings at L. & 8.
Theater or leave word at Ell Centre
Music Company.
Imperial Valley press., 1912-11-30
FIND PREHISTORIC MAN

WAGON WHEEL GAP, Colo, Nov. 2s
-Ellwood Bergey, a mining man OF
this section, reported today the dis
covery of a human skeleton forty feet
below the surface of the earth in solid
rock formation. The skeleton is small
Ter than that of a modern adult, bat
appears too strongly built for that of
a. child
Imperial Valley press., 1912-11-30
Certificate of Business-FicttffSBs Firm
Name.

The undersigned does hereby certify
that he is conducting a general mer
chandise business at Ell Centre, Imperf-
al county, California, under the ricti-
tious firm name of Rumsey's Depart
ment Store, and that said firm is COM
posed of the following persons, whose
names and addresses are as follows.
to wit: ROY L. RUMSEY, El Centre,
California.
Witness our hand this 1st day of No
vember, 1912.
ROY L. RUMSEY.
State of California, County of Imperial
On this 4th day of November, in the
year nineteen hundred and twelve, be-
fore me, Allen p. Nuffer, notary pub
lie in and for said county, residing
herein, duly commissioned and sworn,
personally appeared Roy L. Rumsey,
known to me to be the person whose
name is subscribed to the within instru-
ment and acknowledged to me that he
executed the same.
Witness my hand and official seal.
tSEAL1 ALLEN P. NUFFER,
Notary Public in and for the Said
County Of Imperial. State Of Califor-
mia. Mon. Nov. 25
Imperial Valley press., 1912-11-30
Fine Residence for Sale

is offered for $4,000, half cash, wei
adapted for boarding house, close in.
Is too large fer present owner. In
quire at Press office or of any real
estate agent.-Advertiseme
Imperial Valley press., 1912-11-30
For Sale

A 1912 REQ Automobile, practically
new and in good shape. Will sell cheap
for cash or will trade for cattle. In
oure of P. o. Box 401, Ell Centre Cal
ifornia. h1S5
Imperial Valley press., 1912-11-30
M uaic Teacher

Mrs. w. r.. Cox Music Teacher
St0dio on Broadway, near Fifth. Spe-
ciaI attention to latest method. Pupils
may enter for fall term now-Adv
Imperial Valley press., 1912-11-30

We advance $50 a bale on cotton con
consignments without interest. Daily
Bros. e Gage, II Centre, CAL Phon
Main 6.-Advertfs ement
Imperial Valley press., 1912-11-30
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work, making the machine so stroHs
that the hardest usage has no enfecr
upon il.
Imperial Valley press., 1912-11-30
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ever evolved for typewriters-the most
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Imperial Valley press., 1912-11-30
Win Success With the Oliver!

The Oliver Typewriter aids succest
seekers in multitude of ways. The
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Imperial Valley press., 1912-11-30
TIME TABLES

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