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Imperial Valley press., 1912-11-18
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NOTICE OF CONTEST
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Department Of the Interior; United
States Land Office. Los Angeles. Cal
ifornia. November IS, 1912.
TO CLYDE r. STEWART. of EI Cen
tro, California, Contestee:
wfTrR tGH are c6e1RY heTsPY RGtsG WSd elves t5st Ma
address. did on Sept. 80, 1912. file in
this office his duly corroborated ap-
plication TO contest and. secure the
cancellation Of your, homestead, entry
No. O12439, made March s, 1911. for
S.W. 4 section 50. township l6 So,
range 10 east, :. B. meridian. and as
grounds for his contest he alleges that
said entryman has never resided upon
said land and has wholly abandoned ID
for a period of over siN months last
You are. therefore. further notified
that the said Allegations viii be taken
by this office as having been confessed
by YOU. and your said entry will be
Cancelled hereunder without your fur
ther right % be heard therein. either
before this office or on appeal. n you
days after the FOURTH publication 90
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swer, under oath, specifically meet!9g
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FRANK BUREN,, Register.
o. r. W. ROBINSON, Receiver.
Imperial Valley Press, Ell Centre, Cal.
Date of first publication, Nov. 1S,
1912.
Date of second publication, Nov. 25.
1912.
Date of third publication, Dec. 2,
Date of fourth publication. Dec. 9,
1917
Imperial Valley press., 1912-11-18

competition with those grown this valley
only protective tariff prevent the Importation
Brawey growers hope to enlist in their work the growers
Arizona New Mexico Texas Colorado and Georgia. though
market later than those of this
valley.
believed the other states will be interested in seeing that
market demorazed by Mexican melons before theirs
enter the market.
is admittedly rather discouraging outlook with tariff
of national es
aon still they hopes that that party will
uence American industry from destruction by
foreign competition.
Imperial Valley press., 1912-11-18

been a great obstacle to easy traffic
between the valley and san Diego. and
a line will be laid out where the road
will not be subject to destruction
whenever there is hard rain storm.
San Diego has large force of men
and teams at work on the portion OF
the road which that city has under
taken 10 build by voluntary contribu-
tions, and this county is now collecting
taxes which are to be used in the con-
struction of that portion of the road
which the county has pledged itself TO
construct.
Every day that goes by is making
progress On the road, and it will 1e
but few months before the road to
San Diego from this valley will be one
OF the best highways in southern Cali
fornia, adding greatly to the traffic be
tween the two communities.
Imperial Valley press., 1912-11-18
H/ILSON'S DAINTY TASK

~ Presdeneect Woodrow Wilson has dainty little task.
1t will be recalled that during the late campaign there large
body conservative Republicans who went the Democratic
party carrying them their protection ideas and believing they
could influence the Democratic against its tariff for
policy In the party there already large percentage Of
lection Democrats and with them the regular old line De-
mocracy committed to the tariff for policy
Not only this but other questions the Democratic
constituted by the acquisition the conservative
Republican element divided principles and is the little task
predenect to the conflicting elements and
hold the party together during his administration and if he
perform that task he will do wonders.
Imperial Valley press., 1912-11-18
REPEATS HER STORY

Try UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATIONSl
SEDALIA, Mo, Nov. 1S.-Ac-
companied by a deputy sheriff, Mrs
Pansy Lesh, who surrendered recently
in Los Angeles, claiming to have mur-
dered two women, arrived here this
morning. She reiterated the story told
the Los Angeles police, recounting the
poisoning of Mrs. Quaintrance and Mrs.
Coe in Missouri.
Imperial Valley press., 1912-11-18

Department Of the Interior. United
States Land Office. Los Angeles, Cal
ifornia. November IS, 1912.
TO CLYDE r. STEWART. of Ell Cen
trn California; Cnnt est eA.
Imperial Valley press., 1912-11-18
TAFT IN NEW HAVEN

tBY UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATIONS1
NEW YORK, Nov. 1S.-President Taft
went to New Haven today to attend 4
meeting of the Yale trustees. He will
return tonight.
Imperial Valley press., 1912-11-18
DISTRICT BOUNDARIES.

First Capita! Prize at Large
Studebaker Touring Car, $4,000
Second Capital Prize at Large
Building Lot, $4,000.
Third Capital Prize at Large
Building Lot, $4,000.
District /.
Supervisoral District /.
The Prizes:
First, Furniture Order, $4,000.
Second, Furniture Order. $4,000
The Candidates:
X r Mccoy, Calexico.
Mrs. Grace Wright. Calexico. o..... 5O5'
F f. Swami, Heber.
District =.
Supervisoral District ?
The Prizes:
First, Furniture Order, $4,000.
Second, Furniture Order. $4,000.
The Candidates:
J. D Meadows. Ell Centre. 1926
NoEt J. Reid, FL Centre. ... 250C
James Barber, FL Centre.
W r. Vanderpoel, z. c. r Q
Jaeob Duman, Ell Centre.
District 2.
Supervisoral District 8.
The Prizes:
FIRST. Furniture Order, $4,000
sseond, Furniture Order. $1,000.
The Candidates:
No entries 10 present.
Imperial Valley press., 1912-11-18
30 SAVE AN INDUSTRY

ITO SAVE AN INDUSTRY
The people Of Bawley have their hands the
the cantaoupe industry by securing protective tariff
This act due the fact that of the large dealers
leased land Mexico and propose grow melons Just
Ane competition with those here using the cheap Chinese
labor which available there Of the melons grown
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-09

in it. children tossed 1t In play and beasts
of burden shuffled through it.
The roar in front Of the shops the press
ing and crowding of customers. the high
cries of the merchants: the gurgle of the
water pipes, the pleasant fumes of coffee,
the hardy loafers lolling before the khans
or caravansaries; a vsiled face at a lat
tice window; the violet shadows in a door
way; the sunshine upon the soaring
mosques; a true belieyer. rocking and
mumbling over his tattered Koran: gold
and silver and jewels: amber and copper
and brass; embroideries and rugs and car
pets; and the pest of f1eas, the plague of
flies, the ilsidious smells.
Rarely one saw the true son of the des-
ert, the Bedouin. He disdained streets
and walls, and only necessity brought him
here among the polyglot and the polygon
Ryanne found himself inspecting 1.-The
largest emerald I'm the world, worth twelve
thousand pounds" which looked more like
fine hexagonal of onyx than gem. 1t
was one of the curiosities OF the bazaars,
however. and tourists We're generally
round it in force. To his experienced eye
1t was no more than fine specimen of
emerald quartz, worth what any fool of q
collector was willing to pay for it. From
this bazaar he passed on into the next,
and there he saw Fortune.
And as Mahomed. always close at hand,
saw the hard lines in Ryanne's face
soften, the cynical smile become tender,
he believed he saw his way to strike.
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CHAPTER TX.
The Bitter Fruit.

Fortune had a hearty contempt for per-
sons who ate their breakfast in bed. For
her the glory of the day was the fresh
fairness OF the morning, when every ones
step was buoyant and all life stirred ener-
getically. There was cheer and hope
everywhere. men faced their labors with
clear eye and feared nothing; women sang
at their work. 1t was only at the close
Of day that despair and defeat stalked the
highways. So she was up with the sun.
whether in her own garden or IN these
odd and mystical cities. Thus she saw the
native as he was. not as he later in the
day pretended to be- for the benefit of the
Feringhi about to be stretched upon the
sacrificial stone. She saw, with giadness,
the honey bee Thrilling the rose, the plow-
mans share barring the soil; the morning,
were all, ali her own. Her mother was
always irritable and petulant In the morn
ing, and her uncle never developed the
gift Of speech till after luncheon
She had the same love or proving that
lured Ryanne from the beaten paths. She
was not inquisitive, but curious. and that
ready disarming smile Of hers opened
many portal.
She was balancing upon her gloved
palm, thoughtfully. Soudanese head
trinket, a pendant of twisted gold wires,
hawed emeralds and second pearls. really
exquisite and not generally to be found
outside the expensive shops in the Euro
pean quarters. and there infrequently.
The merchant wanted twenty pounds for
1t. Fortune shook her head. regretfully.
1t was far beyond her means. She sighed.
Only once in a great while she saw some
thing for which her whole heart cried out.
This pendant was one OF these.
Il will give you five pounds for it. That
is all / have with me-.
"SaIaam, madame" said the jeweler.
reaching for the pendant
"If you will send 1t to the Hotel SENT
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that evened IN things"

that evened up things"
''No. And you sold it to Mr.. Jones?'
Eyes, and Mr.. Jones was only too glad
to buy It. I told him the facts. He
wasn't particularly eager to bring up the
ethics OF the case. Why, child, what the
deuce is q Turk? shouldn't cry out If
some one stole my Bible"
Good gracious! do you carry one?'
well, there's always one on the room
stand In the hotels patronize."
II suppose 1t all depends upon how We
look 1T things"
That's It. A different pair OF spectacles
for every pair of eyes,"
II only he weren't in love with her!
thought the girl. He would then be an
amusing comrade. But whenever he met
her he quietly pressed his suit. He had
never spoken openly Of love. for which
she was grateful but his attentions, his
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-09
MAYOR GAYNOR DODCES
THE PRESIDENTIAL BEE
Thinks His Present Job Is
Quite as important as the
Presidency.

NEW YORK, January 9.-Mayor Gay
nor. In a statement which he carefully
prepared and handed out yesterday to the
newspaper men at the city hall, after
reading the story in a New York paper
yesterday that movement was on foot
to have him nominated for the presi
dcncy by the democratic party. declared
that he did not want the nomination:
that he is not "a candidate or aspirant for
any Office and that he is satisfied to be
mayor of New York. This is his state
mcnt:
II am not 4 candidate or aspirant to
any office. / would give a good deal TO
be let alone. All want is to try to be
fairly good mayor. To be that ] have TO
try hard Beyond that I have no desire
or ambition. Is not the Office of mayor
OF this great city. with the powers vested
In it. important as that OF President?
II is a far more difficult one to fill.
would hate to go out OF this office with
the ill-will OF the community. I want TO
serve the community as well as can.
Afraid of the. Bee.
81 am certain that If this presidential
bee could be got into my head it would
impair my efficiency as mayor. and Of all
things ! do not want that to happen.
am satisfied to be mayor instead of gov
ernor, senator, President or anything
else.''
The mayor was greatly interested in the
story which stated that John d. Grim
minis and Corporation Counsel Watson
were among the prominent democrats
who were anxious to have him obtain the
nomination.
.aThis is not political Office" COM
mented the mayor when he was asked II
he had anything to say about the story.
He asked the newspaper men, however,
to give him time to read the article care
fully and to come back later. When they
did so he had the foregoing statement
prepared.
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GET YOUR MONEY BACK
If This Medicine Does Not Salts
factorily Benefit You.

rracticing physicians making a specially Of
stomach troubles really responsible for the
formula from which Rexall Dyspepsia Tablets
are made. We have simply pronted by the expe-
rience Of experts.
Our experience with Rexali Dyspepsia Tablets
leads us 10 believe them to be excellent
remedy for the relief OF acute Indigestion and
chronic dyspepsia, Their ingredients are sOoth-
Ing and healing to the infamed membranes of
the stomach. They are rich In pepsin one OF
tile greatest digestive aids known TO medicine.
The relief they AFFORD is almost immediate.
Their with persistency and regularity for
short time helps TO bring about a cessation Of
the pains caused by stomach disorders.
Rexall Dyspepsia Tablets aid to insure healthy
appetite, aid digestion and promote nutrition.
As evidence Of our sincere faith in Rcxali Dys-
pepsia Tablets we ask you TO try them at our
risk. II they do pot give you entire satsfac-
tion we will return you the money you paid us
for them. without question or formality. They
come in three sizes. prices - cents, so cents
and Sl.0o. Remember. you can obtain them
only AZ stores--The Rexail Stores-o' DON
Deps pharmacies, 9os st. NV. 301 Pa. ave.
&C.. WIS., ave- and II ST. NV. Wis ave. and
p ct. 1.M
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little kindnesses, his unobtrusive protec-
ton when those other men We're at the
villa, made the reading between the lines
no difficult matter.
What shall you do IL this Mahomed
you speak OF comes?"
Turn him loose upon our friend Jones,
with a laugh.
And what will he do to hfmT
Garry him off to Bagdad and chop on
his head" Ryanne TESTED.
TELL me. is there any possibility OF Mr..
Jones coming to harm?'
Cant say" Her concern for Percivai
annoyed him.
rs it fair, when he paid you gener-
ously?"
He did not look into the grave eyes.
They were the only pair that ever dis
concerted him. My dear Fortune, its Q
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-09
REDUCED RATES UPHELD.
Supreme Court Confirms Action Of
I. C. C. on Northwestern Lumber.

The orders of the interstate commerce
commission restoring and reducing the
rates on lumber from the northwestern
states to the Mississippi valley and east
to what they were before November /.
1907. were approved and upheld today
by the Supreme Court OF the United
States.
The three cases passed upon today by
the court grew out of complaints made
by various lumber associations about the
increase in lumber rates, effective No
vember !. zoos. To meet these complaints
the interstate commerce commission or
dered a reduction Of the rates, eradicat-
ing the increases.
The United States circuit court for
Minnesota enjoined the enforcement of
the orders.
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question which IL the more valuable to
me, my skin or Percivais."
ut isn't fair"
From my point Of view it's fair
enough. I warned him: told him the
necessary facts. the eventual dangers. He
accepted them ell with tho Yhiordes- !
see nothing unfair in the deal. since I
risked my own life In the first place"
And why must you do these desperate
things?
''Oh. love excitement. My one idea In
life II to avoid the humdrum."
(To be continued tomorrowl
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Leaves Monetary Commission.

Former Representative Robert Bonynge
OF Colorado today resigned from the ma
tional monetary commission and will re-
turn to Colorado. The commission has
Just made its finai report to Congress
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-09

II matters little what 1t Is that you
want-whether e situation or y servant
IA want ad In Tho Star will reach the
person who Win al your need.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-09

hVl oiC u al lliSIftT CoSt OF lINlnS. Ollt OF
cost of
Increase of Culture higher nv-
Increases Expenditures neo,a nss
that with the rise of sanitary science.
the spread of education and the increase
# culture. standards of living must keep
step, and that all this requires increased
expenditures of money by the average
family. This contention is admitted by
everybody to DO rartly true, but it does
not explain the fact that the identical
Kind Of meat or an exactly similar dozen
Of eggs costs from - to 20 per cent more
tlan il did some fifteen years ago.
How much the cost of exactly similar
living is in i912 compared with 1900
: Shown ~ information gathered by the
nited states bureau of labor. This
bureau periodically conducts investiga-
tons into the cost of commodities enter
ing into the life of the average working
man. ii sends It's representatives into
retail stores and gets written records of
NJ costs OF all the commodities on the
shelves. Sometimes II goes to the labor
ing men and borrows their account boo ks
70 check up the prices furnished by the
grocer With this system OF investiga-
ton IL j. able to compare the cost OF
living in one year with that of another.
The bureau has a list OF 2J7 commodities
on which IL investigates prices The in
SeStlgation of last year revealed the
TACT that on these 257 commodities the
wholesale price in 1910 was nearly one
nth higher than the average prices from
1880 to 1900. The Investigation includes
twenty kinds of farm products, fifty
seven kinds of food sixty-five kinds OF
clothing, thirteen kinds of fuel and light,
and thirty-eight kinds OF metals and inn
plements.
IL has been found that farm products
have increased in value more rapidly
IMAM any other class of commodities in
Guided In the average family budget
secretary Wilson says that while this is
true, the farmer is not making any too
much even now. He regards il as a sort
OF equaizing process, asserting that the
farmer worked for years and years for
nothing. and that only within the past
Few years has he received a fair return
upon his investment and for his labor.
lie insists that even with the great in
crease in the prices OF his products the
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THE COST OF LIVING.
1.-THE GENERAL RISE IN PRICES.
r., Er>do~so I HaeLso
By Frederic J. Haskin.

farmer is not responsible to any large
degree for the cost of living to the city
man.
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There is wide difference of opinion
as to the cause of the increased cost
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-09

Every one recalls the famous Pingree
potato farms of a Michigan city, which
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4
He points out, for instance, that the
average price of milk to the CITY con-
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Still others insist that the problem is
not one Of higher cost of living, but of
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1912-01-06
Painless Dentistry.

In the Sunday school teachers en-.
p%erience the only kind OF a dentist
she had ever known was a man who
pulled or repaired teeth. so when the
nice little girl in her class said her
father was a dentist the teacher con-
cluded to ~patronize him. She knew his
address and called one day with
nerves braced for treatment OF an un-
sound tooth. She was shown into a
small workshop, whose sides were
lined with big grandfather clocks.
Dentist" the mar exclaimed.
Great Scott. no: I'm a clock member.
but know how the kid came TO make
the mistake. People In this trade al
ways call the fellow who makes a spe-
cialty OF ~tinkering with grandfather
clocks a dentist The wheels OF most
grandfather clocks OF American man.
ufacture are made OF wood. and when
the clock stops the WORKOUT teeth
have TO be removed from the wheel
and sound teeth put in. So | really
do work with teeth and deserve the
name OF dentist"
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1912-01-06
BULL FIGHT BEAUTY OF
MEXICO STARTS FURORE
IN MADEROS CAPITAL

years in this dangerous amuseemnt
and is still alive TO repeat her e2
PLOTS.
The bull fight was once popular in
ancient Greece and Rome and was
introduced by the Moors into Spain.
from whence II passed to the Span
ish colonies throughout the world.
The bull fight Is hold In an arena Of
more or less magnificence. The bulls
are turned out one by one with many
forms Of pomp and ceremonial where.
they are assailed. first by horsemen.
picadores, who attack them with the
lance; second by banderilleros armed
with sharp pointed darts and flags
and. third, by the matador, who with
the sword gives the coup de grace To
the tortured bull, sneathing the blade
with one sure thrust up 10 the hilt In
the body Of the bull just at the juno
ture of the neck and spine. Some
times more than a score of bulls are
killed at n entertainment. In
Spanish countries the hull fighter Is
a popular hero.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1912-01-06
PLAYERS
To LEAGUE COMPANY
Hereford Recorder.

Hereford Recorder.
Hereford IL known in the Panhan-
die as having a bunch of athletes that
are hard to beat. Two years < IN .
baseball team carried off the cham
rionship of the Panhandle ant this
year the basket ball ard fcCt bah
teams took the championship.
The reputation that Hereford has
gained from having an extra fine
set Of ball PLAYERS reached tine ears o.
the manager Of the Galveston base
bali club who sent word 10 Ear Wi
son OF this city. short stop for the
local clrh the past three seasons
wanting To give him and any other
good PLAYERS from Hereford he knew
Of a tryort. As \ result wilson.
Carley Rennett and q. ]. Rccr.. sirn
ed contracts last week ard mr., 10 re
port nj Galveston by about n, frs,
Of March for practice with the cul
coast team.
Earl Wilson has zone O. Mineral
Wells 10 take the baths TO loosen mp
the stiff Joins andti otherVise ret
himself in shape to enter the league
Mr. Wilson will not return TO Here
ford until after the baseball season
Mr.. Wilson is a clever artist az
the short stop position and II nothing
unforeceen happens he will make
good on the team. Mr. Bennett has %
Keen v for the ball and H. a slug.
ger as well as n safe batter As a
second haseman he will measure IN
To the requirements expected Of him
In the leagle. Mr.. Beere signs with
the league rs a pitcher and with
Some hard work he will make good
One OF the main points tha. will
90 a lore WY toward these yonne
men hold their positions In The league
Is their absolute abstinence from in.
toyicatinr liquors and their close ap
plioation 10 regular hours. These
qualifications will win for a mar
oFerv time.