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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-06-12
!. Pile
FOR DRINKS
-ciTSY AUTHORITIES DECIDE THAT
PRISONERS WITHOUT FUNDS
L MUST MANUFACTURE THE MAC
XoAidsFoR ROADS. s.iig

Announcement was made this morn.
Ing in police court that the city; had
decided 10 bhna a4bpiidingtn near; the
city with partitions between small
stalls where the 'bums,r plain
druhks and all unable to pay their
fines, will work ID The stone pile,
breaking rock. -
This has been a crying need m this
city for some time now, owing to the
fact that the city has SO many "regu.
liar boaNers," whose faces appear at
police court about once sor. twice per
week. These characters. who will not
work, will very likely. decide that
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-06-12

Ihlto IS ltIl- nd Iyo j 1Ilhl r'Il Than
FhlFmont after l1tf and that instead
OF sleeping out their eensenceal they
VIII have 10 work them out and M.
der he supervision Of a FOREMAN, y
that
Balls and chains VIII be supplied 50
that none OF the men Win escape.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-06-12

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ksl5rs and 6Iala elllsshs mi ,ats
ktufhs IN etttih 10 "a kbu1I Z, M n
the NEE slhe mi 6 s, besi6 he M
zen Of The Stanbede Tor u Ish tl +
Istsse Il beng 4 81
The hafionai ectnmii I e WIN con.
lelu6s It's bots atufday M 4, IL
Idays ahead 81 ths assembiyibk ~ "a
Convention. BY ia n, IN IN IN m
Of the commit se on c.fedent Ms rim
| be certain and HE. decEs;ot, VIII ~,
TOR the first Tine. ont 81 IA AZ hstids
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CHICAGO, June IL Lons dslska4s
for Colonel Roosevelt he Y, ;fifst award.
ed him since he National comtdi ttse
began hejr, hearing Of contest Ssses
tIast Frjdsy ana N Tor Pfssidsn, m n
we're The net results Of, yesterday,s
session OF 9 the Republican SationaI
commit lee ,ig', 81 !! {
I In an 4 hubdfSa ana ma All S s,s.s
have bken !: acch.6sS presi5ss,. 4 ~ "a !,
since The commItiss onenes ~ .Ss ~
ilngs. Tbs ON nlscsd az AZ 49,.
tyeis column 4: ~, =, = s.
wards from he sEleyAntb 5istr,st Il
tKeniueky ms 1aft iSfcss q ~ 4, " !,
fcommif H "a ;rstnsad nv 4 ,vofs "a n ~
f19 10 seat roth Iof me Ro6ssy il, ~, i,
gates, .whosS .plaees vera s,rr contassfs5
but. agreed Toe ami. which - e. III Il
Roossyeh ma prssiS M 91,ss,, ssSE
one from fhe, district. : d ~, :
,Tha5half, ySstory Tor rolo; 4, u. Z
,elt came as ~ ana & ! 4! - 2 4 !,
which iii .oitbsr nuchS disc,,ss "a ~,
| feSts from K sptScIy hSS - ssSiSi
ED IN pfssidsnf M fssos i sS;,, I
q III sc tBe Roos ~ N 1, q, !
~ otbefs I M bsS ma - w, IA . a
fffom IA Il m; VI; Y iiS3ssf
49, Isss sSsi y, 4 or.h s. 4, i. ! n I
.senator Bofai, ~ NJ "a sla ;;l
IRooseyelt adheTent in N sn;, 4 4 VI
Ptotsssttaa aeaainsf spiitiung the a ltil
district delesattoh, ss !. lTTstl.
hefs y no Justification for y Il ssh 4
Sss IA { one y. Etyep. both
snou lisl ,oe. tp: I, 40; + $40, S g
, - et9uIt i'lfprysih Of ohlo had made
,ne motlon 70 seat the divided dele;
sation; !onn, g tcapers. Senator Bori
ah5ano francis y Heney led an EFFORT
e. aaopt;a substitute to seat both the
hooseyea, men but they could muster
Only W, ~ yo I,sj.s IL 40, I;
The split saelegatIon was then ;pnan..
ti ~ te " sstttts4u 4, y Il III
ftesiaent fIaits four contested dele.
gattes.a1t..laaree from Kentucky, headed
os senator bradley, We're seated with
onniy eleven e,ie rotes In the negative: He
vas, Was gwen en-, six IN me First, Second and
tenth districts unanimously and the
i've i from the Seventh, Eighth and
Sln Nl !, d rs now against The!
yotes OF the Roosevelt forces: s.is y
In me contest hearing yesterday;
| rom rom kentpekfy Judge; 3 Rear declared
ne i. would 10, Try % show there was a "de-!
llDerate plan 10 carry Kentucky for
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take up theIrs duties as members o.
the various circuit courts of appeal
if they are not dropped out OF office
altogether as proposed by some sen.
ators. The courts elaborate quarters
here were furnished at considerable
EXPENSE. The cases heretofore passed
upof' by the commerce court, which
involved only railroad litigation on
appeal from decisions OF the Inter-
state Commerce Commission again
would be handled by the United
States district courts.
The discussion occupied most OF
the days session OF the Senate.
Speeches we're made in favor OF aboli.
ton by Senators 'PoIndexter, Over.
man, Ashurst and Gummins and in
opposition by Senators Townsend and
Burton. The court was attacked not
only on account i0f ,tts unique, R9sltJ9n
but on the charge, OF y, extrayagance.
Mr.. 'overman alleged, that Its, expepdi,
lures had been far beyond the neces.
stiles. Messrs. Poindexter, Cummins
and Ashurst, said the court was un.
necessary and undesirable. II was
contended that its existence nullified
the work OF the interstate commerce
commission. Senators Stone and Bur
ton defended the court as calculated
to expedite business. aHa 49,
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-06-12

FOR ReNT--I Furnished rooins ier
Hight housekeeping OF roonets All.
ply % Walnut avenue Bell phone
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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-06-12

FOR SREitF-t rooms. unniTnished.
Apply 5i0 Merchant street Firtt
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-06-12
ABOLISH
!. NEW TRIBUNAL

WASHINGTON, June 12.-only the
signature OF President Taft is now re.
gpired TO abolish the Commerce Court
1f2he United States. The legislatlng
ont Of! existence OF that tribunal ere
afed only two years ago and which
TIE suprepis Court OF the United
States recently declared had exceeded
dts powers finally and deGnitelytwas
determined upon yesterday when the
Senate by vote OF 36 to %, defeated
an amendment to make provision for
maintaining ,tif4 court in the legisla;
tive, executive and judicial appropri,
alton bill. BY this vote the Senate
reversed Its own appropriations com.
initfees which had reported the adop-
tf6n' Of the bill. SThis put both houses
OF Congress In accord On the wa,tSr
of abolishlng the court There "a
FNHelihod 1t tgas S&8eNed in off
circles last night that President II \
would veto the bill because of NE
courts elementation. vi
Chiffon. and Watson Against Court.
0lythe vote cast in opposition TO
the court 90 were by Democrats and
the remaining 10 by Republicans.
Tie Democratic vote in this column
was as follows: Z.
!, Bacon, Ashurst. Bryan. Chamber.
lpln,5 Chiffon. Culberson, Fletcher.
Gardner. Gore. Hitchcock. Johnston.
johnson. Martin. MARITIME, Myers.
overman, Percy, Pomerene, Raymer.
Reed. Shively, Simmons. Swanson,
Smith. of Georgia; Tlllman and Wat.
son.
j. The Republican negative vote was
cast in the main by progressiyes,. but
Senators, Nelson; and Hepburn, Joined
Then, inDoppesitlon.r The progressive
Republicans voting thus were:,, 40,
4 Bourne. Bristown clapp, Crawford.
Gummlns. q Gronna, LaFollette, and
Poindexter., III -
Ex-senator Thornton. OF Louisiana,
was the only Democrat who voted
for continuance of the court. The
70 Republicans voting in support OF
iaheqoourtlmere Bradley; Burton, Gull
lion, Dillingham;, Dupont Gallinger,
Jones,SS Lodge, Lormer, McCumber.
Mclean, oliver. Page. Perkins, Root,
+, Smith. of Michigan; Smoot. sthephen.
" N,nFn, Cat
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-06-12
GUIDE TO GLACIER NATIONAL

FASk 500 rs
Imperial Valley press., 1912-05-04

the leading bank OF HolVillc among
the prominent financial houses OF
Southern California.
Beginning with S25,000 capital stock,
this bank had a prosperous growth
since it opened its doors five years
ago. The capitalization was advanced
to $4,000 to keep abreast OF prosper
ity, and the total deposits now aggre-
gate approximately S2oo,00o, an enor-
NOUS sum which represents the thrift
and energy OF long lines of depositors
that radiatc from the portals of the
bank like spokes from the hub of Il
wheel, and stretch away into the fer
lille plains of husbandrN. But figures
speak palmer than words, and an idea
of the magnitude Of this successful
bank and its large volume of business
can besr be grasped ty careful study
Of the following table showing the f.
uuncial condition OF he First National
Bank OF UoltyiIle, condensed from a
report of February -, 1871:
Resources
Loans and discounts. ,511.o2
L. S bonds and premiums. 37.960,o0
Other bonds and securities. 275o0.o0
Furniture and Fixtures. ..... 100000
Five per cent redemption
fund Observation-Disclosures. 1.N15.00
Cash and due from banks. G6,23ol t
Total .................S29 S292,6N2l6
Liabilities
Capital stock. .............s 5o.0oo.oo
Surplus and undivided pro
fits ..................,... 12.S5&I6
Circulation ............... 37,5O0. 90
Deposits Observation-Disclosures. 129,&29 TO-
Total .................$ 500, $50. l6
Imperial Valley press., 1912-05-04
j. S. BRlDENSTlNE
Postmaster

1t is notable fact that the be st
known man in a community and the
man who shoulders the greatest re
SpOnSibiitieS for the benefit of the
public. is the local postmaster. 1t fol
lows. then, that the selection of post
master is an important and serious
matter that he must be man of eX-
ceptional ability and adaptable to the
eXacting duties of the postal depart
ment. So many safeguards have been
thrown about this, the peoples mail
dispatch, that even the president of
the United States is not intrusted with
the appointment of the postmaste"
alone. The United States senate must
concur in the appointment, must give
its consent after due investigation and
deliberation. before the president has
authority to issue the commission.
1t is indeed a high honor TO be ap-
pointed postmaster and that honor is
sufficient testimony as to his truStWOr-
thineSS. In the selection of Mr.. j. :
BridenStine for postmaster at Holt
willie eight wears ago, time has proven
that the government did not misplace
its confidence SO popular did Mr.
Bridenstine become and so satisfactory
was his administration of the Office,
that the people OF IIoltvlle and vicin-
ity would hear Of no one else being
placed in this responsible position
when his first term expired, and he
was duly appointed for second term.
Mr. Bridenstine is also one Of the
prominent business men Of the valley,
and owns 320 acres OF highly improved
land in this fertile district.
Imperial Valley press., 1912-05-04
HOLTVILLE
The ATHENS OF THE IMPERIAL VALLEY

A rather remarkable showing, is it
not, for a bank in community the
size OF HOltVi!;@ and contributing ter
rftorv? But this glowing condition of
the First National Bank of HOltville
is easily understood when you canvass
the names Of these responsible men Of
The Imperial valley, who have so sue.
ceSsfully conducted its affairs as Off
GERS and directors:
Leroy Holt, president; c, II. Eckcrt
vice-prcsident: r. G. Webster cashier;
J. II. Harden, assistant cashier; a. o.
McCurdN, assistant cashier: B How
ard WhitcOmb, owner of q highly i'm
proved 32O-acre ranch. director: G. d.
Hart shorn, who has 320 acres under
cultivation, director: G. II. k,ckcrt
who is also proprietor of 32O acres
under cultivation, director; Henry
Strovcn, owner of 100 highly improved
acres. director; Howard p. Meyer sec
retarN and treasurer of the big hard.
ware store of Anderson & Meyer Com
panY, director: Leroy Holt, who has
well known extensive real estate and
1inall, 60 interests and in the valley,
director, ana-4 u Harden, also eX-
tensively interested realty and bus
mess, director
1t can truthfully be said that it
would be impossible to assemble .
galaxy of men in the Imperial valley
better able, especially fitted and finan-
cially responsible. to conduct a bank.
Imperial Valley press., 1912-05-04

tIis bank, into the private Office OF
it's officials, TO the paying and roceiv-
ing teller. appreciation dawns upon the
mind that has been 50 engrossed with
other matters that no thought was
given the source and fountain Of
wealth and happiness.
The officers Of the IIOlryilIc Bank
are: President, VI. H. Hazard. yicE
president. Porter y. Ferguson: cas-
ier, O. ~ Shaw; board Of directors.
l.. D. Smith, Frank McCown, J. X.
Strang, John Price, f. w. Weeks. F.
NJ Ferguson and the officers named.
These men are all we'll known in the
valley as substantial, public spirited
citizens. in whom the public has i'm
plicit confidence. as shown by the pat
ronage so freely given 10 The bank
they represent
The Holtyille Bank is located in its
own building ON Main street, near the
pOStOffice It is a handsome building.
strong in structure and artistic in APP
pearance, and the interior presents
one of the most perfect in decoration,
appointment, equipment and conyen-
ience TO be found in any bank. The
granite block floor is embellished with
beautiful hardwood wainscoting and
finishings, and the massive counters
re surmounted with the latest bank
fixtures fashioned in the most artistic
manner Ou, OF ornamental iron and
glass An air Of security is given the
surroundings by the shining steel safes
and safety deposit boxes which hold
the treasures within their i.lpregnab1e
steel castings and intricate com. nation
locks. the acme of mechanical ins emu
ity. In addition to the armOr plate So
CURLY the patrons are further protect
ed against financial loss with burglary
insurance carried in the Maryland
Casualty Company of Baltimore, Md.
Imperial Valley press., 1912-05-04
SAM w Ell 3

Among the men in the Imperial
valley who are contributing a big
portion 10 the progress and industrial
welfare of this favored section of the
state. this review of the great re
claimed desert must necessarily in
clude the name OF sam Webb, the
blacksmith Well known thrOu2hou,
This section and particularly in the vi
ciuity Of HolNille. Mr., Webb came
to the valley eight years ago and en-
gagged in the contracting and building
business for five years prior to estab-
fishing his present general blacksmith
ing and woodwork shop, three years
ago.
During this period Mr. Webb has
seen the transition Of the Imperial
valley from a vast desert into a great
area of vegetation, and he has contrib
uted his mechanical genius and ingc-
mity i'm more ways than one to the
general upbuilding of the CommunitN.
Outside OF shop talk it can be said
of Mr. Webb that he is a genial, whole
souled man, 4 pleasure to meet a
man who has a good work for every
body. and in return has become a fa-
vorite among those who know him
best.
Imperial Valley press., 1912-05-04
PARK GARAGE
Al RookIedqe, Proprietor

Al hocked9e, PROPRIETOR
The Park Garage is one of the new
and promising enterprises that has re
Gently started in Holtvillo, and the
success Of the venture may be assured
when il is considered that such com
potent, experienced Iuan in the auto
mobile business as Mr.. Rookledge is
at its head. The garage is opposite
the city park, whence it derives its
name, and j. in particularly choice
location for a business Of chat kind.
Alr Rookledge opened the garage
two months ago and the reward thar
inevitably comes to him who specially
prepares himself for particular v0-
cation and properly conducts himself
is already manifesting itself in the
form of a liberal patronage,
Besides doing all kinds of repair
work. in which line Mr.. ROOkledge Is
an expert, he keeps three standard
automobiles for rent and expects soon
to have displayed for the trade the
Auburn Special and the Hupmobile.
Mr.. Rookledge was formerly with the
Stetz people in Los Angeles, and the
excellent reputation that firm gives
him is born out by his work and con-
duct i'm HOltVille
Imperial Valley press., 1912-05-04

can for the btrt.rment Of conditions
there, and the general advancement OF
their city. All Ot these special ad-
vantages have attracted to HOltville
a high class OF citizenship, the resi-
dents being of an extraordinary high
order Of inJrlli2ence and refinement.
The creamery, corgon Gin, power plant
planning mill ice factory and other en-.
terprises offer a teld OF remunpratiVc
employment. There are two banks,
up-Jo-datc hotels and fine schools, The
religious nominations are: Bap-
tisJ Catholic. Christian. Episcopal,
Friends, Methodist. which all have or
ganizations ana holi religious ser
vices.
There are ugc.enrious brick blocks
and stores thai wonIG 10 credit to Il
metropolitan city.
The beautiful park is shaded by
trees and foliage all the year around,
and the residents enjoy nearly all OF
The convcniences OF larger cities,
such as pressure water, electric lights,
seen with all these advantages the
people in and around Holtville have
unhoundrd faith III he future OF their
home and @ the industrious husband
man, 1hc hume.reker and the man OF
means scekM. profitable and safe in
VcStmcm;, they say. come to HoltVillC,
the "Athen~" Of California; and abide
with MS
Imperial Valley press., 1912-05-04

vent the acquiring OF ,he stock of the
creamery by any one who might seek
to gain the control OF the business.
Thus the churning industry remains
in the hands of the dairymen them
selves, and HOltville ranchers are able
to add the profits OF the middleman
to the usual returns from dairying.
Educational Facilities
During the first quarter of this year
the educational facilities of this thirty
ing city have made a substantial ad-
vancement, and today they are i'll bet
ter condition than ever before. A
high school housed in Il $65.000 mod
ern building is one of the things of
which the people of Holtville have
just cause To be proud.
Hollvillp, the Athens" of Califor-
mia. has made an excellent showing
during the past quarter. The numer-
iCal growth of the city has been great
er than in many months past, and
the acquisitions hae all been very de
sirable. SO that the boast thai lioltville
is the finest city of homes in this
section can still be made. The volume
of business done in the past year is
greater than ever before. There has
not been a single failure of any kind
in the local commercial world.
Holtville, the city OF activities, eV-
cry year sees its position in this re-
spect strengthened. This is said ON
the estimate of eminent judges; men
who have travelled and who should
know. The administration of the city
has always sought to have the moral
OF the municipality as pure
and wholesome as possible, the result
being that Holtville is free from many
of the vices and civic ills that afIlict
other and less favored communities.
The residents of Holtville never lose
any opportunity to do anything they
Imperial Valley press., 1912-05-04
Where An Empire Unfolds
To Enhghten The
Homeseeker

Situated on the east side of the
Centre, and connected with the main
line by the HoltOn InterUrban rail
road, Holtville roigns supreme, not
only as a rapidly growing and prog.
ressive town, but one of the mos
beautiful sections of the golden state
of California. There is no crop that
cannot be raised in the rich and pro
ductive acres surrounding this beau
tful town. 1t is often said that the
finest lands to be found in the entire
Imperial valley are in the famous Nos.
; and districts
HOltVllc is one OF the liVeliest
towns in Southern California, and the
residents claim for that particular sec
non many advantages not possessed
70 the same extent by other parts OF
the Imperial valley The light sandy
soil in this vicinity demonstrates that
il behaves better and produces better
under cultivation than the heavier soil
in some other sections.
HoltVille lies nearest to the head
works of the several distributing sys-
tens, and is rendered less llaDIe 10
interruption from any possible irre2-
ularities in flow or distribution OF
water Holtville slopes to the best
possible advantage for perfect irrlga
lion and drainage and proper facili-
ties have provided Il system of waste
bitches or drainage canals which drain
the waste waters into the Alamo river,
and it is found of great service in
the cultivation of alfalfa and other
plants which are liable to suffer if
water stands on the ground in hot
weather after irrigation.
Holtville has the only known arte-
sian belt in the Imperial valley, wells
being obtained at moderate expense
which flow ready streams OF pure wa
Ter which lie away beyond any posi-
BILE contamination. The water from
these wells comes out OF the ground
at temperature of lO3 degrees, and
Imperial Valley press., 1912-05-04

many farmers are taking advantage
ot this for the heating of homes in
The winter: also to operate inCubat-
urS and TO serve other purposes for
which steady moderate heat is de-
Idanded,
The people of Holtvillc are happy
and prosperous and have better pros
poets for the future than during any
Of the years that have gone; not that
there has been any phenomenal oc-
Currencc or sensational advancement
Of material or other interests, but be-
cause of the normal healthy growth
and prosperity which has been main
tanned, and the news of the resources
of this section have gone farther and
over wider area than ever before.
Away from the beaten path of travel,
its advantages have not become known
10 the world and the homcseeker. and
the men looking for profitable invest
ment have hurried past to fields less
attractive and less productive, just as
he miner and proSpector in the years
agone spurned with hurrying heel the
treasures of the new Nevada in their
haste TO reach fields more alluring. be-
cause more talked Of, For many years
the residents in and around Holtyillc
We're contented to continue the even
tenor of their way and let those shout
who would, but within the past two
or three years there has been some
advantages of one kind and another,
he results of which just now are be-
coming apparent. During the last
year there have been more inquiries
lrom the outside world than ever be
fore, and more investments by out
siders than ever before, and it is
doubtful if the city has ever made
as great a gain in population as in
the past year.
one is impressed upon first sight
Imperial Valley press., 1912-05-04

turally follows that it should enjoy
he confidence Of the public, and its
officers and directors the high esteem
in which they are held throughout the
valley.
The First National Bank Of Holt
vile shared the stress of nouriShinS
infant industries and efforts in agricul-
ture in the critical period OF 1901, the
year il was established, and it has
contributed more than its just portion
TO he financing and upbuilding Of tine
valley. The public spiritcdness ana
unscIiish interest taken in individuals
has created for this bank an immense
z0nc Of patronage, and serves a much
larger territory than most banks Of
its size. and from a thriving city far
less prptentiOuS in dimensions that
boast Of bigger financial institutions
The general banking business done
by the First National Bank of Holt
Vile covers the entire field of finance