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Imperial Valley press., 1912-12-12

flatly negative acton already taken by
the senate?
ment it is stated authoratively that no
conclusion was reached.
Secretary Knox is firm for the Amer
lean view of the tolls question, holding
tnat this country has an absolute right
under the ay-Pauncefote treaty to
make such regulations controlling do
mestic canal traffic as it may see fit.
Secretary of War >umson 5 agalns'
tree passage Of American coast ships
from a commercial point of view, AMI
This slant mclines him to look with toll
erance upon the British protest. Sec
reIary NageI. although determined to
stand by the bill as it was enacted.
feel that the same object could have
been obtained in a way that would
have left no ground for protest.
1t is admitted both at the Whit
House and stale department any
decision ny the cabinet cannot be con
| elusive. rs IN the case Of the New
| foundand fisheries. which went to The
! Hague. the Panama tolls arbitration
question must come before The senate
for ratification if the state department
decides to set the machinery of The
| Hague convention in motion.
There is little doubt in the minds OF
the cabinet officials that if Secretary
sary special agreement referring the
tolls question to The Hague it would
be decisively beaten and there the in
cident would end.
Neither the president nor the state
department has given any attention to
The position of Canada on the tolls
question. 1t is the undercurrcnt of be
lief in diplomatic circles here that Greal
Britain was driven to her protest by
the complaints Of Canadians who are
anxious TO take care Of the Canadian
Pacific railway and its steamship con-
uections which are hard hit by the
Panama ACT.
It was officially stated today lha.
Canada is Of minor Importance in the
situation and is swallowed up in the
gre2ter vital questions Which the presi-
dent and the state department have
under discussion. THE counaelIors Ut
line state department hotd That Canada
Imperial Valley press., 1912-12-12
IN THE COURTS

In the superior court of the state
of California. in and for the county of
Imperial, Hon. Franklin ]. Cole. judge.
Wednesday. December If, 1912.
Criminal
People versus Philip Walls-lnfor-
nation for assault with a deadly weap-
Oh. Plea of not guilty to the charge
m the information Withdrawn and plea
Of guilty to charge Of assault en-
tered Continued TO December - for
entering Judgment.
People versus Jose Radado and Jos
Morales es-lnformation for burglary
Case set for retrial of defendant Ba-
dado December l2.
People versus Richard Evan Davis
indictment for cmbeZZlement. ArraiSn
ment. Bail fixed in the amount Of
$4,000. Continued to December l3 .fug
entering plea.
Special genire Ordered
1t was ordered that % persons bt
summoned as a special Venire to ap-
pcr in court for jury duty at 10 a. m
december u.
Imperial Valley press., 1912-12-12
Parties Wishing Storage Space

We have leased the large sheet iron
warehouse formerly occupied by Hamil-
ton supply Co. and are prepared to han
Cle any and all kinds of storage bust
ness. See Pioneer Transfer Co. at office
on 5th just n. of Main. Phone Main l.
Adv
Imperial Valley press., 1912-12-12
MaY Pension Mothers

Los ANGELES. Dec. IA bill pro-
yidin= for the pcn-ioniug Of mothers
and the as,islna Of children under q
years Of are to secure an education
Imperial Valley press., 1912-12-12
Don't Forget

Kelly keeps the best of everything
in his line-ornamental stock, garden
and flower seeds, bulbs, ETC., alfalfa
seed the best ever. Kelly's Nursery
west Of postoffice.-Advertisem
Imperial Valley press., 1912-12-12

Mrs. W. T.. COx-Music Teacher
Studio on Broadway, near Fifth. Spe-
cial attention to latest method. PupiI2
may enter for fall term now.-Adv
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-02-20
le q. SEQ ysRY tIoHI..
Demand Becoming Greater and tl't
4 Crops Are smalIstLEaeh. Year. 4

VI y
There are few people aware Of the
fact that clover. seed. aesef The Tea!
necessities for a farmer who wishes
to keep his land IN good sonuition. Is
at a higher price nov than It has
been for a great many years, and
that the supply is more limited than
for long time, the quotation nov
given. for first class rcd clover seed
being from SIS TO SlS per sbpshsel,
while the mixed seed lis from twosaRd
a half to three dollarsppr bpshel less.
The reason Of the high price Is be
cause of the great demand there has
been during the past few years from
tarmers who have qit using other
grades Of fertilizers but have gone
back e. what shas always been the
Of land sballdersf aud ferti'
'lIsers. pF8F alnumbertoF years there
was little or no cloverraised In many
sectlon Of the country and now that
there Is a demand for this class o.
feed and fertilizer there is little seed
to be had and the result has been a
great advance in price
Fifteen years or less ago Il was not
an unusual thing to be able to buy
good clover seed at from 81 to IS per
bushel, while Timothy was quoted at
80 and ST. Timothy at the present
time has advanced uHal II has reach
ed between IS and sl9per, bpshel'
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-02-20
MRS. UPTON SINCLAIR
has NEW AfFINlIY.
peer Kemp Releases Meta. WHO Finds
Man she Loves More.

KEW DIRK, Feb 2J Mrs. Upton
sinclair has ended ieF romance with
f4arfyI Kemp, The Kansas poet does .
mot make enough money g slppors5
lier il comfort size told him over ne
ieiephone and besides, she said she
Nc nies mai size loves moro IAN
sIIs los Hiafiy She. was very SORRY,
s saId bd er ideals had shansea
c6nst ,lera d
\ .sli alis lie lpes j
ylieF ali tight z His voice ehol Se tS
III yonY found man you love more
don't link ofme@
So. endeth aguilelcss poets lrss lss-
son in5 love: Just who Mrs. Upon sll.-
CARS pes love is Is not knoEa. as
She reIusedso give his name Her
,pSr au words to Kemu we're Sou
tcaAtne see me again.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-02-20
ter. Lorraine, we're visiting at C.
Sturrns' last week.

VT AeSAA0AhSt ~ 'AS'NA''7 -
stFlns' last week.
Literary was better Friday night
The following programme was an
noncsd foritfie coming Friday:p Song
BY society choir; recitation Gordon
MtrIfeld; SOLO, Blake Bllllngslea;
medley, Lticy 9Tetrlck; piano solo,
'blaach6 Bllllngslea; select reading
Dona Tetrick; query box; paper by
c. r. Nerrlfield;t critics reports, adj
journment. Better come on alongs
and help. =
rs j. Tetrick and daughter, Dona,
were in Falrmont shopping Wednes'
day. 4. enc ats- IS
pIfa!e H. Stevens Was In Fairmont on
Basltess Satnrday:falSF hiafe .ojA'
iit.6 N, Sturni and family IweretStsit-
iag at ETH. MlEbael's Sunday last.I2g
stBlake Billligs4ea, Who mas had, the
cftupis better at this Isrltings g Y,
The rig on the Cunningham farm is
finished and the work of clearing out
will commence shortly.
Gordon and Lester Megrlfleld were
visiting friends at Annabelle Sunday
SHORTY. :
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-02-20
NlQII|.TIL. NOT
COLOMBIA ! |. |. ! ]. /
MINISTER sExRL AIMS LITER De.
WING THAT He laTEN pEp sTlR,
:RiNe9UR STRIFE. aml,.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20.-secretary
Knox will not visit Colombia during
bis proposed tour Of the. country Dor
dering on the Caribbean sea. unless
there is a special invitation from the
Colombian government.
This announcement was made by
Acting Secretary Huntington Wilson
last night, yhoealso declared that he
thought such an inyistion unlikely
There must be some confusion in
the Interpretation in the report from
Palm Beach, he sald, Chat Secretary
Knox BY carrying out the original
itinerary laid !out for him would in.
clude Colombia. Unless there is a
special Invitation from Colombia, Mr..
Knox will not 60 there. May say that
we hardly expect itii
Mr.. Wilson w0uld6not say whether
bis bredtction5that noinvltation would
be forthcoming was based on ,senor
Fedro Mel 0spina' personal Letter TO
him, made public yesterday, or
whether it wRssa consequence of the
strained rotations existing for the last
eight years betSeea5the two govern,
nents over 3the acquisition of,the Pan.
ANA canalazohe,
Senior edna Neh 0spilasi the Colon
bian minister, asthlght dlsclaimed. in
public statement Sny int ention ofin-
sulting either tile United States gov
eminent or Secretary KNOX by his
PERSONAL notification tolthe State. de-
partment that asylslt TO, his country
'by the secfetaFyiwould be %lnopDpr'
tune" n s33si,l .elptitrT as! ~
4 svlzer With Colombia.
Representative Sulzerf chairman Of
the house committee on foreign af-
fairs, issued statement siding, with
the Colombian minister in his demand
for arbitration.
"The testimony thus far adduced be-
fore the committee said Representa-
tive Sulzer, commentinfl on the prog
ress OF the Ralley investigation.
shows concluslvelSthat the taking Of
Panama was the resdltiof a conspiracy
carefully planned and; cleverly ex-
ecutedS ii cannqtSsbs Justified in
morals or,law; The government Of
the United States mist make repara-
tlon forthe outrageto the republic OF
Colombia. 1UuIess thisSais done, we
cannot expect tbattriendship or the
trade Of our sister republics id Central
aud South America. The committee
on foreign affairs Will proceed ,dili-
gently withgthe inysstigation.s
Mr.. Suffers .remAtks are in conflict
with what is satdito be the attitude
of,t&e State departipsnb toward Colon
bias demand for lfbI Eadon Of, the
dispute growing "a IS the partition
Of Panama.
A severance of Diplomatic relations
therefore, is looked for here as as
surcd unless the United States indt
Gates q willinsnessto sQbtnir rlitfer
ances 10 arbitration which is prac
tlcally Colombla's ultlmatum.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-02-20

Most OF the peohie VINO WI find
new zone .uon qomesS tptay VII
and them as result 81 anSwetihE to-
days furnished rooms ads.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-02-20
MAY IRWIN is COMING.

May Irwin was the first singer to
pOpularIze rag.time melodies and
coon" ditties. Perhaps II that brand
OF comic song werei Introduced in the
coarse, inartistlc manner that prevails
In their present day rendering, It Is
doubtful II they ever could be Re:
celved with favor by the American
public Miss Irwin was the innovatof
.ofsths styfS andftbS SfestoF of Tie
tyBs Sf sgncopate& melodies. sic
ellaIERtfa Rplgsrltys end Unmarried csr:
tain artistic values IN the reading bt
this kind of songs, that none of lseE
many imitators have ever achieved,
In her new comedy "sRe'Khows let.
ter Now which will be seen in the
city Wednesday, hight, February 81
Miss Irwin wil1'sing three new songs,
written especially for her by Irving
IIerlIn, author of "Alexander's Raj
Time Band" The new songs are called
THE Rag Time Mocklng Bird
straight Back to Dixie" and The
Brand New Girl"
May Irwin has a distinguished com
pany of players supporting her thii
season in her new comedy, "she
Knows Better Now" Among the prom
lnent members OF the cast are these
we'll known players: Arthur Byron
Hubert Wilke, Henry Duggan, Thos
l.Fallon, Lionel Glenlster, MurieI Hope
Mary X. Taylor and Kathryn Rays
Miss Twins managers have provided
production that is elaborate and no
table for its quiet beauty.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-02-20
MODEL BAKERY
4 b 70 4 MAN OF Ora TToh PliR.
ctsAsEs STAND on BARNEY
STREET.

The Model Bakery, of this city,
which has for some few months past
been owned BY Curry Btcther 81 this
city, has been disposed Of 70 81 II. p5
Foreman or Grafton. who Viii continue
COOPERATE re laat m Tie old stands.
Curry l5rot ilefs sea Of the prop
;erty ate SIS Nd M chased the
Ham mona store z siIon' the broth
ef & ho actively alaigell the odel
BaEs j here; going - lNtt Town, where
Shefe he will opel 2 the store, Ms
foreman took char u TIE bakery
he dtst Of the mdhthS and is doing =
nice business.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-02-20
INsUF
pestb ssi1d Relieves Ii
ssifs ice eouc sFhs ~ liability !
coIir Holds.

wAsIItSGToN sBeb 90. Death by
the bend of Y iSq yoids all life in
surai1ce p6iicie y the Criminal: The
supreme court held yesterday in
the tight 81 tue children Of James s.
Mccue mayor q Charlottesville, Va,
who was exectt ! og the murder OF
his wife in 1906 policy for $4,000
was carried !by slrcis In the North.
western aIut6S !. insurance com,
tDans 81, sIvIs6on
iiS,g Z IS W
used IN all wei Regulated Familie
Fields Pfune sy;up and Ssnna
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-02-20
LOCAL COAL COMPANY

3 Eyerson Coal Company, Of Falrmont.
IEEiYa. 10 nine coal In Grant dlstrlet
@of Marion county, ~. Va, Authorized
capital. sS5.uoE incorporates; i. ,.
clark. John Al Clark. Jr., A. n. Clark,
Thomas F. Rsbey and a, F. Peddt.
cord, all OF Falrmont. n II
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-02-20
1ARTER sHILL NEWS,

III raft I5iehed would Bryan whine?
lDofi lat The Fpinygfam, man see
siils e he wllI clekel
me fIarter Hill school visited the
fesefbaugh school Friday last and a
bisasapt lseFuooa sac spent An i'm,
programme was improyised
lnl every one patticlpated but a feM
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-02-20
Ar THE HlPpopRoME,

. y II . q
A bill containing four acts end every
act more thapgood. opens for q three
days. engagement at the .HippodTome
yesterday.
( :Chas. Marquis gets over q large size
Gylaphone In great shape and pro;
tiuces, some great music FROM II HIS
finish is novel one. He does q dance
and plays vlSlln at the same time,
showing great skill in doing both at
once. +t'a ,7.s Z ~.
Freeman Brothers do q great act
with a fine finish, They open with 9
good line Of talk. and sing some good
songs and finish without a doubt the
best double dancing ever seen here.
Sam Hood Is the king bee Of the fun
in the show He comes out, talks Q
little, sings asong. walks of the stage
and the audience at last nights per
Torrance had him repeating his pro
gramme for twenty minutes. He is
undoubtedly the funniest man ever at
the .Hippodrome.
The 8 Julians appear in a tight wire
act, and it Is SO different that one for
gets ii ii is a wire act. They tinish' With
all three hanging to the wire BY theli
teeth, and playing .Ttings on Ny Eng
erss Te9lth sleigh bells held In theil
hands: .,svs1. .$, ~
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-02-20
eul.ar R.s.lttal
y--- s,1

The recital that ID to be given by
Johnson d. Bane in tAs NJ. p. Church.
south, next Friday Right Feb 2s VIII
i6be; rs: something new III music. ofi!y,
M AZ the teehhfuns, t0Esf en- ttfle
wonderful execution ttSts Bane dlspl ass
great, but he eStels ia.!hg comp sition,
IOi real classics IN the form Of over.
lures, coneertos, dpftrnss; spantIgtl
ind Italian dances and yal ses. " rs Is
Claimed that Bane's toplPos ions Tor Z
the guitar are eqpalyo MINIS
works for the. violin The PIT sbtrgn
orchestra tioIinlsts gIYe Bane great
ibraise as 4 composer and il arts sef
t6e SieSsst 6rtIsr!,a BsHe bened ;von
KunEts Violin . fecltSt programme On
.PlttEbgrg6 last Year, \ S,; I, B.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-02-20

POSITION WANTED tieaary FIRE.
man has experience as system zen
gineer. Strictly reliable man wants
steady position IN or around Fair
mont or w. Va. Address r. Mall, 20 2
Virgin alley, Nortllslds, PittsgaFgh.
Pa.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1912-02-08
SYNOPSIS.

Abner Halliday. misery millionaire.
is found gagged. bound and insensible in
his ROOM his safe rifled and $40. 600 miss
ing. The thread of the story Is taken up
by his nephew Tom. Living in the same
house are other relatives reckless Bruce
Halliday and pretty Clare Winton. Bruce,
who is bond broker. has been trying 10
raise $4,000 to put through deal and
save himself from financial ruin. lie mas
applied to his miserly uncle and to others
for the loan but has been refused. Tom
sends for William LeDuc, an old-time
friend connected with detective agency,
In relating the story Tom revertS to his
acquaintance with Mrs. Dace, wealthy
widow, whose business agent Is Richard
Mackay. a boodler and political boss
Tom Is jealous Of Mackay and is deeply
In love with Mrs. Dace. Bruce Halliday
warns him to shun her as an adventures.
Tom sees Mrs. Dace and Mackay togeth-
er. He afterwards meets the woman at
n horse race, and, happening to mention
that Bruce had tip on the winner. she
gives him $500 to place on the race. The
tip goes wrong and she loses her money.
Later Tom invests in stocks. He makes
some money, and returns the lost $500 to
Mrs. Dace. 1t IL at this juncture that the
theft of the $4,000 from old Abner Halli-
day occurs. lie Due meets Clare and
Bruce. He learns that the key which
Glare had to the house is missing. Mac
kay's dealings with Mrs. Dace make Tom
more Jealous. The detective intimates a
suspicion against Bruce Halliday as the
thief. This Clare Winton Indignantly re-
pudiates. Mrs. Dace accepts Tom as her
ffauce,
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1912-02-08

saver or steps. The remains OF a
natural grove were scattered through.
out 1t, and upon its center the night
shades lay heavily. AS / passed an
oak that leaned over the path / was
conscious of slight rustling move
ment at my back and ducked my head
with an involuntary quickness that is
the gift Of natural boxer. Then l
whirled with my heel for a pivot.
Close behind me through the murk
/ saw big form lurch across the way
| had just left behind me, thrown
completely from its balance by ter
rifle blow that had been wasted in the
empty air. In a flash became a fight
ing machine; my fists knotted and
muscles hardened as with my guard
raised l edged towards him, on the
alert for either attack or defense. At
the same instant he regained his bal
ance and came towards me- You
puppy" growled the heavy voice Of
Mackay
Cold as ice externally, but never
theless with the fires of satisfaction
burning fiercely within, | stepped
backward and to one side, my left
hand darting towards him in rapid
TENTS. Knowing the mans reputation
as | did, | was not in the least sur
prised at his attempted thuggery. and
! now determined to give him the
worst beating / was capable of with
out using more than my fists or en-
dangering his life. His reputation
was as an open book. When sober he
used his brains for the destruction of
his enemies, but when drunk the beast
within him arose raging, and many
was the man who crossing him in his
cups, had been felled unconscious by
his great fist. Instinctively disliking
him to the very core of my being,
raging inwardly at the cowardliness
of his attack, ! stopped his approach
by a straight left-hand blow that
cracked like the report of a pistol and
sent his head rocking. He was prob
ably as powerful a man as myself,
but much slower. much older and in
much poorer condition physically and
mentally. His bear-like rushes and
swings | evaded without difficulty,
sending his head backward with short,
quick blows until his wine-filled mind
whirled and he staggered as he tried
to reach me. My time had come and
deliberately | took full advantage of
it. For the first time / used my right
hand, sending it over his guard with
the viciousness with which ! would
have struck at the head of a serpent.
He spun in his tracks, threw up his
hands and came down like falling
wall.
l stepped back, readjusted my coat
and stood waiting. Perhaps thirty
seconds later he stirred and climbed
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1912-02-08
Naming the Gerrymander.

The gerrymander was christened in
1913. although it must have been In
operation long before that. A stanch
old Federalist. Gov. Elbridge Gerry,
controlled through his legislature the
redistricting of Massachusetts under
the census of 1910.
In the office of BENJAMIN Russell. an
ardent Republican editor, hung a map
of the state as newly subdivided by
Gerry and his men. Gilbert Stuart's
resdy pencil whimsically added to the
outlines of a grotesque district the
wings and tail of dragon.
Hal" he said when he had fin
ished. "How's that for a salaman.
der7"
The Republican Russell growled:
PETER call It Gerrymander." And
American politicians have taken his
advlce.-The Independent.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1912-02-08
CHAPTER XIV.
lllOrrOW

Somewhat contrary to my eXpecta-
tons, Mrs. Dace had little to say con-
corning the matter when / next saw
her. She accepted my version of the
episode practically without comment,
and when | tried to draw from her
some expression of sentiment on the
subject, she threw the whole matter
bodily out of our conversation with
the request that we talk about some
thing less unpleasant. In a measure
this disappointed me for the reason
that | felt that | was entirely in the
right and that she, therefore, should
have been rather more outspoken in
her approval of my actions. Still, ! be-
lieved that | understood her thoughts.
Mackay was her business agent; was
in a position to be of great service to
her, and for that reason she did not
care to antagonize him by coming out
in open partisanship over our disa-
greements. | had given him a hand
some whipping and escaped unhurt
myself, and so far as / was concerned,
therefore, there had been no damage
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1912-02-08

sole injuries, which were confined to
a pair of battered knuckles. went to
the nearest public telephone and
called her up. She answered rather
sleepily at first, her voice quickening
bit as | told her what had hap
pened. But when l had finished
waited in vain for her answer.
Have you nothing to say?" ] in
CURED at length. rather coldly per-
haps. Her voice came to my ears
again, strained, it seemed to me, and
somewhat expressionless.
Il very much regret that the affair
happencd. Certainly you did quite
right to protect yourself. But ! am
really unfit to talk any more tonight.
You may come and see me tomorrow
and tell me more about it, If you care
to. / wish you a restful sleep after
your adventure. Good night
Taking everything together, l went
home fairly content. She had re-
pulsed his attempt to call upon her;
had made no attempt to excuse him
for his actions then or later in his at
tack upon me; and all in all 1t had
been bad night for the enemy. In
the nature of things, 1t was but
natural that she should be more or
less perturbed over the two disagree
able events of the night, and I could
well appreciate that she might be re-
luctant to talk of such matters over
public telephone, with all its pos
sibilities of unseen listeners. But l
was confident that she would express
herself with more warmth upon the
subject when We were together on the
morrow.