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Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-02-20
Lame Back

Lame back is only one of many symp-
toms OF kidney trouble. Other symp-
toms showing that you need Swamp
Root are, being obliged to pass water
often during the day and to get. up
many times during the night
Inability to hold urine, smarting In
passing, uric acid. headache, dizziness,
Indigestion, sleeplessness, nervousness,
sometimes the heart acts badly, rheu'
matism, bloating. lack of ambition, may
be loss of flesh, saIlow complexion.
PrevaIency of Kidney Disease
Most people do not realize the alarm
ing increase and remarkable prevalency
of kidney disease. While kidney dis
orders are the most common diseases
that prevail. they are almost the last
recognized by patient and physicians
who usually content themselves with
doctoring the effects, while the original
disease constantly undermines the sys-
tenn
Imperial Valley press., 1912-09-26

California unleashing, at every step
en- route, statements about the OUT
RACES that had been perpetrated at
Chicago.
Naturally, when the Progressive con-
vention was held Johnson was there
So were many other Californians. As
I have said. johnson was the logic of
the situation for vice-president, just
as the situation was the Johnson of
the logic. 1t had been observed that,
of all the Progressives, Johnson was
the one who seemed to complement
the colonel. At the first Chicago con-
vention 1t was Johnson who, coming
into the room where Mr.. Roosevelt sat,
could by a few well chosen lines of
thought stir the colonel into fiercer
action than a roomful of Jimmie Gar
fields or William Films. Let Johnson
appear and declaim a short paragraph
of ringing will-ye- slaves inquiry.
could be heard far above the hoarse
yells for highballs in the Pompeiah
room below. Hiram never failed to
get Rooseveltian action when action
seemed desirable.
AS has ever been the case when a
man like johnson goes into public life.
Johnsons friends in California are his
real friends and his enemies are his
real enemies. He is no wishywashy,
compromising person. Hence his enc
mics charge that, so far from being a
reformer, he is the most obnoxious sort
Of a boss; that he is building or has
built up-by the use of patronage
state wide machine to further his own
ambitions, and lot of things like that
This doesn't seem to worry johnson
any. nor does it worry his friends, for
they have gone along and put through
showing that the majority is still with
him.
He is a great campaigner, and will
do lot of rousing and transmitting be-
tween now and November. There is
no sturdier defender of the faith that
is in him than Johnson. He is a
forceful, red blooded citizen with the
courage of his conversation. You may
not agree with him. but if you do
not you will actively disagree with him.
You never will disregard him. He is
not the kind to be disregarded. If
you are for him, get in line; if you
are against him. fall out for the mid
die Of the road is unexplored and use
less territory so far as Johnson is
concerned.
Imperial Valley press., 1912-09-26
RACE TRACK GAMBLING

Franklin Hichborn: The argument
used in favor of the betting law to
be voted upon in November for the
restoration of race track gambling in
California is that the breeding of fine
horses depends upon race track gam
bling. "These urge" says Railroad
Commissioner Eshleman. in caustic
discussion of their argument, that
horses will not be developed without
racing and that racing cannot be car
ried on without gambling. There is
no logic in this position. If it were a
fact that horses would not develop
without racing and that they could
not race without being fed on our
children, the logic of the supporters of
horsefesh against men would require
the sacrifice of our children"
But the figures show that the gam
blers' argument is without foundation.
In 1sO days betting at Emeryvile in
1908:
The amount bet in the races totaled
s36 100000.
At the lowest estimate the gamblers
paid the New California Jockey Club
S756,00O for the privilege of betting
with the public.
The largest attendance at the track
for a single day was $4,000; the aver
above 1000. This meant at least $4,000
a. day in gate receipts for the New
California Jockey Club, or $720,000 for
Imperial Valley press., 1912-09-26

the season. From betting fees and
gate receipts alone, then. the club re-
ceived at least $1,476,O00 for the $50
days.
But the purses distributed among the
owners of the winning horses totaled
only $6O9,190. or $s66,S1O less than the
amount of the gate receipts and the in
come from betting privileges.
Then again the New California Jock
ey Club collects "fees" from the horse
men, as well as from the gamblers,
which are always collected in advance.
The horse owners get into debt to the
feed men, but not to the New Califor-
mia Jockey Club. The club manage
ment Is too clever for that
So 1t will be seen that when the
gamblers prate about the advantage
of the gambling supported track to
horse breeders, they are saying a word
for the horse breeders and a whole
string of words for themselves.
The Figures of 1t
For the $6O9,19O given in purses at
the Emeryville track in 1908, 1167
horses started. But ATT Of these horses
won nothing; $50 drew prizes. The
$6O9,19O was shared by 275 horse own
ers. OF the 275 Sc won less than $500;
95 won less than $500; 146 won less
than $1,000; 1875 won less than $4,000;
21S won less than $4,000; 23O won less
than $4,000; 242 won less than $4,000;
267 won less than $4,000, and only
eight won more than $4,000.
When the enormous cost Of the up
keep of a racing stable is considered,
the fees paid by the horsemen to the
New California Jockey Club, and the
horsemen's other track expenses, it is
not probable that any horseman who
received less than $4,000 in purses
broke even.
And yet of 275 horsemen who won
money, only 33 got more than $4,000,
while 242 got less than $4,000. This
is not including the horsemen who
got nothing at all during that 1S0-da
season.
And to secure these doubtful results
for the horsemen, $50, 900 was wa
gered at the Emeryville track; the
bookmakers paid the New California
Jockey Club $756,00O or more; the bet
ting public paid the New California
Jockey Club nearly three-quarters of
million in gate receipts; the horse
owners paid the club thousands of
dollars in fees and rentals.
And in return for this enorm Gus
outlay nearly $50 horse owners who
won prizes lost money, while 33 horse
owners may have made expenses and
little better.
The gambler as an assistant to the
breeder of fine horses isn't much of a
success.
But the figures indicate the enor
nous profits that will accrue to gam
bier and racing association, should the
people by their votes restore race
track gambling in California.
Imperial Valley press., 1912-09-26
COLORADO GIRL SMOKES 800
CIGARETTES. GOES INSANE

NEW YORK, Sept 26.-Having ac-
complished the feat of smoking 900
cigarettes in "a hours, Miss Pauline
Mckenzie, pretty young daughter of
wealthy mine owner of Boulder
Colo, is in Bellevue hospital, undergo
ing treatment in the psychopathic
ward.
A policeman found her making an
incoherent speech to a crowd of men
and boys from the steps of the Church
of the Holy Name at Ninety-sixth
street and Amsterdam avenue.
Miss Mckenzie arrived in New York
last Friday. She was anxious to learn
if New York women smoke. When she
learned they did she bought 500 Gig
arettes yesterday to begin on.
When Miss Mckenzie had finished
100 cigarettes she went out on the
street and brought in a five year old
boy. saying she had adopted him. An
hour or SO afterward the mother of
the boy was causing a riot. Miss Nc
Kenzie surrendered the youngster and
then calmly went out and got another.
Riot No. followed. Still the girl
from Boulder was not discouraged.
After smoking score or so more Gig
arettes she went out to the lobby of
the hotel and adopted one of the chill
dren of the guests. The little lad
wasn't discovered for two hours.
Meantime his mother had Mysteries.
Miss Mckenzie continued smoking
all night, SO far as can be learned, and
wandered away from her hotel early
this morning.
She will be sent home to Boulder in
care of a trained nurse.
Imperial Valley press., 1912-09-26
NOTICE OF SALE OF PERSONAL,
PROPERTY

Whereas. on the 7th day or July, 1912,
Ine Undersigned received from C. b.
Reynolds fifty-three (53) head Of
horses for pasture and the said C. 3.
REYNOLDS agreed to pay two (S2) dol
and, '
Whereas. there became due and pay
abie on the 9th day of August, 1912.
aor pasturing said horses the sum OF
SI76.66 under said agreement and no
part or said sum has been paid,
Notice is therefore hereby given that
the undersigned will sell at public
auction to the highest and best bidder
Tor cash, on Monday, the 30th day of
September, at the hour of 10 o'clock a.
NJ, at the f. f. Forester Home Ranch,
situate about four miles northwest
from the city of Ell Centre, In
the County of Imperial, State OF
California, said horses or so many
thereof as may be necessary to
pay said Indebtedness, together
with the cost of pasturing and Keeping
said horses since the said 9th day~af
August, 1912, to the time of said sale
and the costs of said sale
Dated September Is, 1912
Sept 2S w.
Imperial Valley press., 1912-09-26
GENERAL BUSINESS REVIVAL

Los Angeles Examiner: At last there
are unmistakable signs of that general
revival Of business which has been so
long expected and postponed.
President McCrea of the Pennsylva-
mia railroad denies that prosperity is
coming. He says, Its here. Ever
body can see that. The pulse of the
whole country is beating to the rhythm
of happier times. We are just enter
ing the new era of prosperity"
r. S. Lovett, the executive head of
the Union Pacific. the Southern Pa
cific, the Illinois Central and the other
Hartman lines, has made a five weeks
inspection trip ranging from the gulf
TO the Pacific, and says:
"I have never known crop conditions
in the West to be better. I don't see
how they could be better. Business
throughout the West and Southwest is
for that reason fine. The outlook is
excellent great deal of our work
is retarded for lack of labor, much
Of our construction work in particular.
being delayed. So. with fine crops and'
the demand for labor much in excess
II the supply, times ought to be very
good"
Mr.. Lovett thinks that the opening
Of the Panama canal will insure long
lease of life TO the new era of pros
4: will cause rapid de-
veiopment of the Pacific coast region,
and that any loss of through traffic .
the continental railroads will be com
pensated by an increase of local traf-
fc all along the lines.
For the present, at least, we may
breathe once more the air of conf
dence and high expectancy.
Once more nature has come to the
rescue of men. The incubus of trusts
and tariff has been lifted by the grow
ing corn. The extortions Of monopo-'
lists and the fraud and folly of poll
Tics have been Cancelled by the crops.
Imperial Valley press., 1912-09-26
THE SAHARA DESERT

Garrett p Serviss: The vast, sandy
desert of Sahara covers an area two
thirds as great as the entire United
States. If all its offshoots. together
with the other deserts of Africa, are
added. they exceed the United States
in extent.
How the Sahara got into its presen:
condition is a problem not yet satisfac-
torily solved. 1t has been a great
blasted waste since the earliest re-
corded times.
No scenes that the earth presents
have ever had a greater effect upon
the Imagination Of mankind than those
Of the Sahara ana now that civilized
men have begun q traverse ID In many
directions. finding out It's secrets. test
ing its possible future capabilities and
making photographs OF its astonishing
landscapes. its fascination has been
increased.
Imagine huge wind driven waves Of
sand stretching away for hundreds,
and even thousands of miles, only rare
ly broken by a little oasis. with its
gleam of muddy water and its palm
trees, and you may form some coneep
tion of what the Sahara really is.
II there had been no eamels. with
their wonderful endurance of fatigue
and their yet more wonderful capacity
to go for long periods without food
and water, even the few human beings
who now dwell within the borders of
the Sahara would have been unable
to exist there.
xlo
waves. which initiate so faithfully the
waves of the ocean. You find these
forms repeated not only in the restless
waves of the sea. but in the SHOWS on
plains mountains, wherever the
wind has ready access to them, and
even on any sandy beach where either
water or wind has free play.
Unchanging as the desert seems, ii
nevertheless is as mutable as the sea
itself. The waves of sand are driven
slowly forward by successive winds,
and their forms changed, SO that ir
for US, looking over the broad surface
of the Sahara, years were but as Sec
onds of time, we should see it actual
ly f1uctuating, rolling on in never rest
ing pillows, like the Atlantic in a
storm. Thus it is always burying its
past. The most remarkable examples
of the effect of the slow rolling onward
of waves of wind driven sand have
been found in the deserts of Asia, some
of which now extend over lands which
centuries ago were thickly inhabited
and adorned with cities. Even extern
sive lakes have been filled up with
sand in this way. so that, at present,
only the geologist can detect their for
mer location.
Imperial Valley press., 1912-09-26
STATES FRUIT WILL NEED
173 MILES OF CARS

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 26.-One strik-
ing phase of the productivity of Cali
fornia soil and climate and a pointed
comment on the present prosperity of
the state is to be found in this seasons
yield of dried fruit and canned veget-
ables and fruits. The particulars have
been compiled by Lewis f. Stanton,
Pacific Coast freight manager for the
Chicago, Milwaukee and st. Paul road,
who has taken the pains to have his
estimated figures checked by some of
the leading growers and shippers.
stanton has figured that this sea-
son is producing 1880 carloads of
dried fruits. AS freight cars average
Al feet in length, this means a train
of dried fruit SO miles in length.
Canned fruits and vegetables have
been produced in quantities 50 as to
require 10000 cars. The latter make
train about 80 miles long. These
cars will hold in the aggregate 6,500,000
cases.
The dried fruit output can be looked
at in this way:
Imperial Valley press., 1912-09-26
Meeting of Membership

A special meeting Of the members OF
the Imperial Valley Cotton Growers
Exchange is hereby called to meet In
the headquarters of the Exchange in
the Cantaloupe Growers building at Ei
Centre. Imperial county, California, on
Saturday, September %, 1912, at 1890
o'clock in the forenoon. The purpose
OF said meeting Is to consider and act
upon the following amendments to the
constitution and bylaws of the Ex
change:
Article Nv Of the bylaws Is hereby
amended by adding a new paragraph
to be known as paragraph six, as fol-
lows.
9Th. To buy out Of the funds of the
association not to exceed fifty bales of
cotton at any one time; the associa-
tion may own such cotton, hold for
future sale or may sell the Same at
the discretion of the board Of direc
tors The directors are empowered to
borrow not to exceed three thousand
dollars for the purpose of making such
purchases for the association. Anv
profit gained from such purchase OF
c otton and the resale thereof shall be
added TO the general fund of the asso
citation, and any loss sustained snail be
paid out OF the general fund.
B. F. MCDONALD, President.
c. w. BARTON. Secretary. Sept. 26
For the Ladies'
New suits, cloaks and dresses at the
Ladies' Toggery. II
Imperial Valley press., 1912-09-26
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
(Not Coal Iands-noe11N

NTNVR OUdI GdIIuS-US6TIJ
Department of the Interior, U. S,
Land Office at Los Angeles, Cal, Aug.
70. 1912.-Notice Is hereby given that
Joel n. Campbell of seeley Cal, who,
on March IS, 1912. made homestead en-
try, No. 09S11, for NE 4 of tract SO,
township 16 s., range IL E., s. B. me-
rldian, has filed notice of intention to
make final communication proof, to estab-
before the Clerk of the Superior Court
OF Imperial County at FL Centre, Cali
fornia, on the 4th day of October, 1912,
at 10 o'clock a. m
Claimant names as witnesses: Alex.
ander Eerrall, Benjamin Stafford, Les
ter c.. Salisbury, Marshall Salisbury. all
OF Seeley, Cal. FRANK BUREN,
SEPT Register,
Imperial Valley press., 1912-09-26
Total .23O, 90

stanton, with those who verify his
is difficult to express these products in
dollars and cents. They think however
that $4,000, 900 is a fair valuation on
the dried fruits this year.
On canned vegetables and fruits
they are of the opinion that SIS. .OOO, 900
is a proper figure.
No estimate of the almond and wal
nut crop is included. Their produc-
tion has been favorable this year, so
the output would materially add to
the strength of the showing made, both
as to quality and money represented
Neither has there been included in
these estimates several hundred car
loads of pineapples from Hawaii and
a greater number of cars of Alaska
salmon, which are to pass through
this part on their way to eastern con-
signers.
San Francisco money entirely
finances these salmon shipments, and
much local money is behind the pine
apple industry of the islands. This is
the reason the shipment through this
port should be credited to the prosperi-
ty of both San Francisco and the state.
The dried and canned products of
California, in addition to going to al
most every town and hamlet in the
United States, are shipped in large
quantities to Great Britain and con-
tinental Europe. The exports are con-
stantly on the increase, and the time
has arrived when . California label on
its canned products IS al once a good
advertisement for the state and q
guarantee of good food in thousands OF
homes In all the civilized lands.
In commenting on this one shipper
remarked that he knew the time in
California when he had TO sell prunes
obtained from Hungary and raisins
from France and Spain. Now the Cal
ifornia prunes and raisins have got a
good foothold in Germany, England
and even in France.
Imperial Valley press., 1912-09-26
BANDITS ROB AUTOIsTs

SAN DIEGO, Sept. 26-Donald San
born and George Downey, autoists
touring California along the coast
from San Francisco, were held up b,
TWO unmasked highwaymen IL miles
north Of Oceanside ana relieved of
sl6.25 and at the point of revolvers
compelled to continue their automobile
journey to San Diego. The robbers
the elder of whom is described as not
more than 25 years old, walked slowly
away, going toward Los Angeles. Con-
stable Trotter of Oceanside organized
a posse and took up the chase for
the robbers. Up to s o'clock they had
lot been captured.
Imperial Valley press., 1912-09-26
NOTICE TO ARCHITECTS

Notice Is hereby given that the
Board of Trustees of the Meloland
school district will receive plans and
specifications for school building al
the Meloland store up to and including
October 4, 1912, at the hour of l p. m,
than $4,000. Thirty dollars will be
paid as a premium or purchase price
for the plans and specifications which
are accepted
The Board of Trustees of the Melo-
land school district reserves the right
to reject any and all plans and specifi-
cations.
Dated this 21st day of September.
1912.
w. z. PACKARD, Clerk
Imperial Valley press., 1912-09-26
NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS

Taxes are due and payable Septem
ber 23, 1912.
First installment delinquent and 10
per cent added Nov. 25, 1912.
T.. f. CUMMINGS,
126 City Tax Collector.
Imperial Valley press., 1912-09-26
Parties Wishing Storage Space

We have leased the large sheet iron
warehouse formerly occupied by Hamil-
ton Supply Co. and are prepared to han
die any and all kinds of storage bust
ness. See Pioneer Transfer Co. at office
on 5th just N. of Main. Phone Main l.
Imperial Valley press., 1912-09-26

Mrs. w. u. COx-Music Teacher
Studio on Broadway, near Fifth. Spe-
cial attention to latest methods. Pu-
pills may ent.r for fall term now. If
Imperial Valley press., 1912-09-26

Fer the Ladies'
New suits, cloaks and dresses at the
Ladies' Toggery. II
Imperial Valley press., 1912-09-26

Get Your Job Printing Done In the
Most Completely Equipped Office
in the Valley.
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OFFICE.
Imperial Valley press., 1912-09-26

/ nnIShed them TO the ultimate increase
of the population of San Quentin pris-
on. Along about this time, as an out
growth of the revolt against the polit-
ical activity of the Southern Pacific
railroad, the Lincoln Roosevelt League
came into being. A primary law was
passed and the time seemed ripe to
take one final swipe at the railroad
crowd.
Johnson was made the candidate of
the league for governor, and he went
out in an automobile and covered
that thousand mile long state from
end to end-criscross and up and down.
He chose for his simple and continual
text these few ringing words, "Kick
the Southern Pacific out of politics"
and organized a kicking posse that
had enough leg power to win him the
primary nomination. This attained, he
started out again and campaigned the
state from top to bottom, using the
The results were all that could be de-
sired from Johnson viewpoint, for
he was elected and the Southern Pa
cific dropped politics and began to in
terest itself exclusively in the trans
portation business.
legislature that woud work with
him came in with Johnson, and a lot
of amendments, including woman suf
frage, followed. Meantime Johnson
had announced he was for La Toilette
for president, and that he intended TO
throw California into line for prog
ressive Republican candidate; but that
was before Colonel Roosevelt had de-
posted his derby in the debate. Later
in company with Governor Stubbs
of Kansas and a few others-Johnson
took a little trip to New York and
had a session with the colonel Both
Johnson and Stubs are professional in
citers They are skilled in all branches
of plain and fancy melting. They were
in fine form when they began on Mr..
Roosevelt, and they had a responsive
subject. Thus, not long afterward, the
colonel issued his startling proclama-
tfon and the merry war was on until
the final roundup.
Johnson knew what he was talking
about when he said he could carry
California in the primaries for a Prog
ressive candidate for the Republican
for president He did ex-
actly that. To be sure, the highly eff
cient Republican national committee
deprived California of two delegates;
but that made no particular difference, |
for what the California delegation de-
prived the Republican national COM
mittee Of made 1t far more than an
even break for the Johnson folks. |
Johnson and his delegates returned 10
Las Vegas optic., 1912-01-15
SEVEN COMPANIESkEPT BUSY
TEXTILE WORKERS DIsPERsE
FROM STREETS ONLY AFTER
A BAYoNET CHARGE.
new LAW CAUSEDTHETROUBLE
MILL OWNERS CUT PAY CHECKS
BECAUSE OF REDUCTION IN
WORKING HOURS.

Lawrence, Mass, Jan. 15.-Disor-
ders before the gates of the great tex
tile mills of Lawrence became so fire.
quent and menacing today that seven
companies of militia were called from
the armory to assist the police in con-
trolling the turbulent foreign opera
tives. The uproar at the mill gates
was so great that seven Of the big
plants were shut down. Several shots
into the air were fired by the police
and selme arrests were made. During
the RAIDS a dozen or more operatives
were injured but none seriously.
1t is estimated that nearly 10000
hands are idle, half of whom are act
-naliv aT strike .hs, ,sotss saE. f@roaa-
out by the stopping of the machinery.
The troubles, which began last Friday
when a mob stormed several of the
mills and injured employees and prop
erty, are due to a general reduction
in wages, necessitated, the manufac-
turers say, by cut in the working
time from Sc to 54 hours a week, by
a new state law governing establish
ments where women and minors are
employed.
The strikers raided a train Of coal
cars and bombarded the windows of
one mill with chunks of coal, injuring
six operatives. The police then
charged the mob and fired into the
air, but the shots did not scare the
strikers, and orders were given to
turn on the water in the mill hose.
At this time the militia were ordered
out.