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Imperial Valley press., 1912-12-13

is analogous to this former case and
the outcome will be bitterly fought
and will receive the attention Of the
entire country. since much depends
On the definition of public utility
company. Waters and Goodsell are the
attorneys for the water companies and
il is said that they will sue for wri,
of probation. declaring the railroad
commission has no right under the rul-
ing of The supreme court 10 near such
a case.
SHOULD the commissioners find Suf-
they will endeavor to proceed with the
hearing. If they succeed in this, 1t
will mean another long drawn out trial
before the supreme court and the pos
sib;lity Of a rcversion Of the original
dec sion of several days ago
THE case which will be opened to
cay Is lhe result or much dlSSatisfac
ton on the part of many Of the set
tiers around Beaumont in the manner
Of and the charges for the distribu-
ton. They assert there has been dis
elimination on the part of the water
companies in supplying lands Of the
settlers and lands owned by the COM
panies.
commissioner Loveland, who reg
istered at the Alexandria yesterday. re
fused to go into details in the matter,
but said the fight ahead will probably
rival that of the Imperial valley peo-
Pile, WHO through Thayer tried to show
the California development company is
public utilities corporation and
therefore cannot discriminate in rates
Of wafer distribution"
Imperial Valley press., 1912-12-13
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
Not Cont Lands-O542Sb

Department of the Interior, L. S
Land Office at Los Angeles, Cal. Nov
%, 1s12.-NOTICE is hereby given tina,
WILSON n. SHANNON, Of Ell Centre
Cal. who. on June q, 1910, made Des-
ert Land Entry, No. 07428, for NE. Y
NE. u, Sec. Z. NV. 4 NV. u, Sec
ton 8, Township 16 s., Range Is E..
S. 3. Meridian, has filed notice of in
tention to make Final Proof, to estab
lish claim to the land above described.
before the Clerk of the Superior Court
Of Imperial County, at Ell Centre, Cal
ifornia, on the 9th day of January.
1918, at 9 o'clock a. m.
Claimant names as witnesses:
Charles /. Talbot. Wilbern n. Sipple
Charles F. Meyer, John F. Waterman,
all of Ell Centre, Cal.
FRANK BUREN,,
dec31 Register.
Imperial Valley press., 1912-12-13
THAyER DECISION ATTRACTS
ATTENTION OUTSIDE VALLEY

| sidiary corporation through which to
distribute to consumers. and therefore
take all the profits, without fear OF
regulation.
Going a step farther. as il appears
to me is possible under the decision
of the supreme court, | am of the
opinion that telephone company, for
instance, might organize, built its sys-
| tenn, lease it to subsidiary or friend
, ly corporation at high price. and
charge the subscriber all the traffic
would bear. This may be an extreme
now precedent which might De
stretched to cover this sort of bust
ness arrangement.
IF it develops that any such sub
terfuge is resorted TO. will endeav-
or to get legislation by the stat.
which will effectually thwart this. The
legislature as it is now constituted
would. believe. go to any reasonable
end to retain for the state railroad
commission all the authority it has
heretofore under the public utilities
act. There are laws in Kansas and
Texas that rectly characterize oil and
gas pipe line companies as public SER
vice corporations, and if there is any
doubt on this head. California can
name distinctly those corporations that
appear to be performing public service
and that are therefore under the iur-
isdiction of the railroad commission
The senator was asked specifically
whether. in his judgment, the court
referred only to water companies in
rendering this decision. and whether
this would affect the status Of com
panieS formed to handle other COM
modties.
1.-The decision plainly says he re
piled. that. in the opinion of the court
the water right, when acquired. is
the property of the person who claims
III and takes the steps prescribed to
gain it, And. generally. ii is true that,
even when property is dedicated or
appropriated to public use for gain by
persons of private corporations, the
title and ownership is private. and the
only interest OF the public is that OF
beneficiarieS Of the use or trust. If
this is true of water which is taken
from a public source why should !,
Imperial Valley press., 1912-12-13
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION

lNOt CIHI Lhnds.-ScriaI NO. O;s:IO.)
department OF the Interior, United
States Land Office at Los Angeles, Cal.
November p, 1912. NOTICE is hereby
given that CANDICE f. THAYER Of FL
Ccntro, California. who, on March Is
1908, made Desert Land Entry No. 05210,
for VIZ NEh Sec. "a, T. 16 s., r. Is E..
being Tract 95, Township 16 S, Range
IS f., $. E. NJ, by resurvey, has filed
notice of intention to make final proof
tc establish claim to the land above de-
cribed. before the Clerk of the Superior
Court of Imperial County, at Ell Centre,
California, on the End day of January
1913, at 9o'clock a. m.
Claimant names as witnesses: Fran
els II. Van Derpoel, Weston r. Van
Derpoel, Andrew ID. Higgins, all of Ei
Centro. Cal: Richard II. Boyee Of He
Der, Cal.
FRANK BUREN, Register
Dec. 81.
Imperial Valley press., 1912-12-13

not, be true of gas, which is taken
from the earth? The gas may be
pumped by machinery owned by Smith
but | fail to see why that makes
Smith owner in fee simply of all the
gas he furnishes. The water Of the
Colorado river, a stream theoretically
owned by all the people, is taken
through headgates and canals owned
hy the California Development COM
pany, but that does not seem to me
to vest title to the water in the com
pany'
"If Senator Hewitt's interpretation
of the decision is correct the first
menace to Los Angeles appears to be
in the matter of charges for the
natural gas which it is proposed to
bring to this city from the oil fields in
Kern county. Apparently the gas pipe
line companies and the California De
velopment company are on all fOurs
under this deciS on. In short there ap-
pears to be no reason why the carry
ing company should not charge the
Southern California Gas company. the
distributing agency, any price 1t
pleases for it's service, enabling the
Southern California Gas company to
add this price, which would be un-
regulated by the state, to its other
fixed charges and mulct the consumer
accordingly.
"If any such tactics are resorted 10
the legislature il will undoubtedly have
to act promptly and decisively. as sus-
gested by Senator Hewitt
Imperial Valley press., 1912-12-13
Another Case

The Los Angeles Times thus reports
another case. which is expected to test
the Thayer decision:
"One Of HE most bitterly contested
waler cases that will be tried III
southern California in a decade viii
be opened al Beaumont This mornn.
when more than 100 state witncSse,
and the Beaumont Land and Water
company and the san Gorgonio Water
company will have hearing before
I.oVeland and Edgerton. members Of
the state railroad commission
''On the outcome of this ease will
hang reversal of the refusal to hear
Il second time The case of Thaycr Ns.
the California development conpan%
py the supreme court after several
weeks Of deiihcratiDn last Monday. The
outcome of the case before the state
supreme court month ago was IN
favor of the California Development
company, the decision declaring thi,
company could not be considered 4
public utility corporation owing to the
fact that il had begun originally To
develop water only for its own lands.
THE position in the Beaumont casa
Imperial Valley press., 1912-12-13

Wilbur Hall gives the following in
terview with Leslie r. Hewitt in the
Tribune:
IF the decision of the state supreme
court in the case of Thayer against the
California Development company actu-
ally provides method by which cor
porations can evade regulation of their
rates and supervision Of their business
methods by the state railroad com
mission, as it appears to do, and If
this method is followed by the corpor-
ations. state law will be enacted at
once making this sort of subterfuge
impossible, so far as legislation can ac-
eomplish this.
''State Senator Leslie r. Hewitt
special counsel of the harbor commits
sion, made the above statement yes
terday after a careful perusal of the
decision of the court in this important
case.
Mr.. Hewitt expressed the opinion
that the decision does, as matter of
law, point way by which gas and oil
pipe line companies, water companies,
telephone companies. and even, in some
eases possibly, railroads and railways
may, by roundabout machinery of or
ganization quite circumyent the rail
road commission.
Apparently he said. gas pipe
line company, for example, might de
clare itself to be only carrying COM
pany. delivering its commodity to an
other company or number Of COM
panies for distribution and sale. The
carrying companies might charge the
distributing companies any price il
pleased for its service When the rail
road commission came to fix the rates
for the distributing agency the latter
would present, as one of its fixed
charges. the cost of the commodity
charged by the carrying company, adj
its own interest, depreciation and op-
Grating expenses, and demand a rate for
The sale of the commodity which would
be extravagant and unreasonable
"'And if the California Development
company, water carrying concern.
can organize its own distributing COM
pany and dictate its affairs. as the
company in this case certainly has
done, fail to see why the gas pipe
line company could not have a sub
Imperial Valley press., 1912-12-13

has been on his ranch near Heber the
past summer, is now practicing at
apartment house Wednesday and Sat
urday ns.--Advertisement xl92
Imperial Valley press., 1912-12-13
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.-Advertise
Imperial Valley press., 1912-12-13
Fine Residence for Sale

Fine ReSIdenCe Tor Sale
One Of the finest homes in the cits
is offered for $4,000. half cash, wei
adapted for boarding house. close in.
Is too large for present owner. In
quire at Press office or OF any rea,
estate agent.-Advertiseme
Imperial Valley press., 1912-12-13
me- Palmer

Beauty specialist, at Oregon Hotel. 9
a: m. to p. m Ladies Toggery 1 p.
M. 10 p. m.-Advertisems snt 1872
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-10-25
ROOSEVELT TO
RESUME WORK

OYSTER PAY. y. Y. oct et-From
morning until nIght. Coiou-l Roos,.-
welt vas ~ and fully dressed today.
walking unass sted abo1t The house.
10 vas the first time since he VAS
shot that he had been o.t o. bed long
az ume. but he fclt 20 much better
after two days rest az home. hat he
refused 10 stay Upstairs In his room
another day. lie put on his KHAKI
riding suit and surprised as faaIy
by appearing in the living room ana
saying he was Eoing 20 have luncheon
With the others
Colonel Roosevelt was 50 much b.t.
ter thac the physicians who have been
coming from New York TO care tor his
wound. thought 10 unnecessary 20
make the TRIP TO-DAY DR. Scurrv l..
. Terrell. the Coluuel : personal ply
stefan. and Or George W FULLER. of
oyster EaN. spent a few initiates with
their patient ia the morning aui again
later Ia the day. and found that his
condition Was improving steadily The
most marked change wa his increased
strength and vitality. lie spent most
o. the day In his library. bur attempt
ID little WORK
Tomorrow Colonel Roosevelt OK
peers 10 resume Work. lie sem word
20 his secretary today 90 De 90 saga
more Hil IN the morning and hopes
20 spend several hours In debating
letters and q part q: the speech he
expects 20 deliver In NeN York neN-
week. His wound IS 10 b. examined
tomorrow afternoon probably by Dr
Arthur Lambert.
For time th's afternoon. Colonel
Roosevelt talked literature with Rob
ert Collier. Finley Peter Dunno and
Marx sullivan. Of New York.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-10-25
Prayed That She Might Die 20 Get
Reuef FROM Eer Great PAN.
United Doctors Cure Her.
SUFFERED TEN YEARS.
Seine Doctors said Nothing Could Be
Cone-Others Wanted 10 Operate
in SPITE Of Danger.

y wish 20 make statement" saws
Mrs Elizabeth Thompson ~ Clinton.
ili "of " HAT the United Doctors haN"
done for me.
About ten years aEo 7 was taken
with a severe pain in ME stomach and
right side. II would come on every
Few DAYS and last from enc 90 50
hours The pain wgs so severe THAI
NY friends could nor bear 20 stav IN
the room and see me suffer when Z
had one OF these attacks When I
think 81 e now ! wonder how I lived.
and many nights have PRAYED that Z
might die TO get relief from this ter
rihie pain.
Sometimes the attack. would only
last one or two hours. but IL q came
on Tor only an hour and then Quit. IL
would be two days before ! would re
cover enough 20 get on my feet
During these Years I had 4 mum
Der % doctors and they all told me
had CAN stones and nothing could
help hut an operation and thar would
be very serious on account ~ my
weakened physical condition and that
- ! lived through that. the stones
might form again. no one could pos
slbly tell how soon. Each doctor as
surod me nothing could be- done TO
check these pains. only ease Them "a
little with op.atcs and that always
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-10-25
WOMEN IDENTIFY
TWO MURDERERS

WINCHESTER. Ky. oct. "a
Women were the star Witnesses in the
trial OF the fifteen defendants charged
with the murder OF former sheriff Ed
Callahan. OF Breathitt county. which
opened today before Judge James "
Benton. OF The Circuit couri here
Mrs. Ed Cailihln. widow OF the muir.
dercd man. was the principal Witness
Of the day. In answer To a question
by Attorney \ T. Byrd. FOR the prose
cuiion. as 70 whether She could ideu.
tiiy anyone iu the court room as be.
ing the one who shot her husband.
She rose from the witness box Ia a
dramadc manner. pointed her finger
az Dock Smith. one of the defendants.
and said
Yes. there is the man who killed
my husband"
Mrs Lillian Gross. daughter o. tho
murdered eX-sheriff. testified that she
had seen DOCK Smith and Andrew
Jackson. the latter another Of the de-.
PENDANTS. on the hillside
Mrs. Ruth Callihan. daughtcriu.lav'
OF the cead eX-sherIf. told OF firing six
Shots from a revolver az the retreaiin.;
asSas sins as they climbed tho hill
The case Will beresumed tomorrow
morning
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-10-25
WANTED To DIE Owing
To GLADSTONE PAINS

made matters worse fo- u.e
IL seems that about tha D-. thing
any doctor said d.r.us al fN.. time
vas thu, he could to uo'I.-c but
operate and : HAD 20 pl' us With nav
suffering
Through the advice 90 "a lend 1
went 20 the TINTED u,t-or> .r-'ffu'e
The United doctors Mhr...rc -r.lf-
-. irsfifu.r heIrC on tho scrnrf floor
Cf The Mcl-atu itCr 1- e. f..E So
near Ma5kc' So To. ,.,s.,.rr .,
charge said I could be- cl-et without
au cperat on = seemed r.n q H'i ~
Dc true ! had a.wn-' '.-' fsfl iu
medicine and doctors ba' decided 90
try again.
wow afte- q f,w months treatment
Tho results are Wonderful. rltu NOT
had pain IN fourteen 0...-. m.
health as good in cfert u.t md ana
CAiniuE iu flesh FCr fl, last Ilr.a
months / have never ft.- better .r
my iiic. ! can now rb Ol. HWoUs
people without The constant fear %
one ~ those attacks rr'u~uIrs. Tor
whenever one or fI" pains seized mo-
had 20 De pu' 90 bed From fhe way
] feel nov. however. I avn certain the
trouble v.'' not return
= trust this VIII Dc ~ ue. -o some
one afflicted as Z WAS and F.r ANS nile
meut from which they mH. hr suffer.
Ing"
The above Is a fair sample - tho
nou-surE rgi cures acoump. shed hv
the United doctors Th.N never
operate or uSe fhc knife aut ye- cure
all ferns az chronic ailments such as
CAL stones. EoNrc. rupture hem
morhoids. including diseases ~ tho
nerves blood. heart. liver. Kidneys.
also rheumatism. epilepsy ,a'arrh.
deafness. dropsy. and Diseases OF
women and diseases OF men ADV
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-10-25
BIBLE GLASS
VIII Meet This Evening at Y ~. C. A.
20 Take Up Study OF Third
Lesson.

The third OF q series 81 lectures no
iue given under auspices OF tl- $ ~
e q Pos Prof ~ o. Taylor Dean s~
lcce VIII ht delivered FRIDAY evening
90 o'clock. 200 tie s. ~. O. A. auditor
Ium.
These lectures are upon tho LIFE ~
Christ according Co. Matthew fI. -uU-
t"ct OF the lecture Friday evening l.-
INK The Baptism and the Temptation
of Jesus. using tho third and fourth
chapters 81 Matthew
Prof Taviur .- r-rrguizri as one rf
frs most succeSSful IIbic students and
teachers iu the country. this Fsf|es uf
lectures being one ur bis best BE- af-
frHcfIug much interest from i.IIfe stud
'rfS Tue lectures are Tree and arr
open for all men.
IT, an easy matter 20 forgive those
" no trespass against others
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-10-25
Friday October IS. 1912
STONE & THOMAS
The Westher-Fair.

TO-DAY will be featured the Busy Basement Staple House
which will make advantageous to buv while
figures like these prevail: - -
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1912-12-14

to draft an ordinance prohibiting
street vending on Main street, Bryan
street, and the intersecting streets be-
tween the Y. & T. c. and the /. &
G.. N. switch % the oil mill. This orci-
nance is to be brought before the
council for consideration and discus
sion, and legal advice will be taken
before 1t is acted upon.
The city secretary was instructed to
notify the plumbers OF the various
hardware stores In the city to make
no sewer connections without per-
mits. 1t Is charged plumbers have
been repeatedly violating a previous
similar ordinance and have been max
ing so many unauthorized connec-
lions of which they have made no re-
port, in spite of the repeated requests
of the secretary, that the sewer &C
counts are in very bad state Of af-
fairs, no record being had Of num-
Der of connections. Prosecutions for
violations of the law may be neces-
sary to remedy the situation, and 1t
will be done If simple requests have
no effect.
Upon recommendation of the sani-
tary committee, the cesspool evil is
to be taken up by the ordinance com.
mittee.
The council voted that the law reg
ulating sewer connections be en-
forced strictly.
Alderman Levy made motion
which was promptly seconded and car
ried, that the city employ extra helT
and put in as many crossings over
town as possible. The council evinced
its willingness to spend considerable
sum of money in this work.
1t was decided by the council that
courthouse and county Jail would be
charged the same reduced rate on cur
rent as the schools and churches O.
the city, since they were public insti
buttons, the bills being settled by the
taxpayers.
The meeting adjourned to meet OF
Monday night at o'clock.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1912-12-14
REGULAR CITY
COUNCIL MEETING
Lights To Be Extended on Main.
Street Crossings To Be Made.
New PeddIers' Ordinance.

When the members of the city coun-
Gil gathered in the council chamber
last night for their regular monthly
meeting, in accordance with resolu-
tion of the Commercial CLUB, Secre-
tary Hewitt expressed the wish Of the
club that the two bodies might meet
in joint session and act upon the in
terurban depot question. The council
men acquiesced and Tuesday night
was chosen as the best time for the
meeting.
! Owing TO the lack of lights on the
extreme south end of Main street, the
I business men asked that something
be done to better light the block from
the !. & G.. n. depot to the library
The lights on the concrete watering
fountains are not connected up, and
as this would considerably relieve the
situation, by oder of the council the
city electrician was instructed to
make the necessary connections on
the drinking fountains at both ends
of Main street today. Owing to the
narrowness of South Main street,
lights in the center of the street, uni
form with the concrete posts in use
down Main street, are impracticable
and a plan for side lights is being
matured.
Mr. Sally appeared before the coun-
Gil and requested that the bog hole
in front of the garage in the new
Edge building, caused by the overflow
of the standpipe, be filled in. He
claimed it was seriously hampering
his business, as it necessitated autos
plunging into it to enter the garage.
The matter was referred to the street
committee with instructions to rem,
edy the evil at the earliest possible
moment.
Upon petition of a number OF prop
erty holders, the city agrees to ex
tend Moseley street east upon the con
dition that the necessary right-of-way
is donated. The property holders are
now arranging the matter and in all
probability the street will be ex
tended.
AS chairman of the committee tc
purchase fire equipment, Alderman
Levy reported to the council the pur
chase of a $500 combination chem
ical and hose auto truck, and stated
that the terms agreed to were one
third down. one-third in one year anC
one-third in two years at 6 per CEN
interest per annum.
With a definite contract that the
city would put in concrete crossings
as fast as walks were laid, the prop
erty holders on Regent street, east o.
the H. & T. c. railroad, laid a solit
stretch of concrete walks. BeinG
along the railroad. this greatly i'm
proved the appearance of the town
and was very patriotic, for it was
heavy tax to some. Although the
walks have been laid for two years
the city has not as yet fulfilled it:
part of the contract. 1t was ordered
by the. council that this be done.
Some time ago an ordinance wal
passed providing for a street vendors
license. Legal opinion secured by th'
city was that the ordinance could no
be enforced, since there were stat'
laws to regulate the matter, will
which this ordinance conficted
Therefore the ordinance was repealed
and the ordinance committee ordered
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-10-14
boy IS TORCH ON
ELECTRIC TOWER
100000 Volts Pass Through
Body and He Is Held PrlS-
oner as Flesh SizzleS.

LEADVILLE COLO oct ED
ward Reardon, Il, for half hour chung
To the top Of an electric light tower
his clothing on fire and his body par
alyzed with 100000 volts Of electricity
When Reardon was taken down the
flesh fell from his body in strips, and he
was shrieking with pain.
Reardon and a companion went
hunting. When they approached one Of
the towers of the Colorado Power Com
pany they climbed the structure, and,
taking off his hat. he shouted to his
companion: Listen to the wire sizzle
when l hit it with my hat and see the
fireworks"
His companion says he saw a ball of
fire leap from the wire and heard a
terrific sizzling Reardon hung help
lessly to one of the cross trees Of the
tower. His companion ran 10 the Of
nee Of the Ice company and telephoned
TO the coroner, who, with the help Of
several electricians, took the boy down