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Imperial Valley press., 1912-12-11
DECLARES RATE HAGGLlNG
RETARD STATES Development

SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. ii.-That
the Southern Pacific pays 25 per cent
of The direct taxes paid to the state
Of California. and that 16 cents out Of
every dollar of its earnings inside the
state are returned directly to the peo-
pie through the payment Of wages ana
The purchase of local supplies. was the
statement made here by President
Sproule Of The railway, at the annual
banquet of the san Francisco cham
ber Of commerce.
Sproule took as his topic the rela-
tion between the railroads and the
public and discussed the rate regula-
lion of The Interstate commerce com
mission and the various state bodies.
He said in part: ''In the state Of
California in the past fiscal year the
Southern Pacific company paid out lG
cents directly to The people of this state
for every dolIaE\g gross that it earned for
its own treasury for transportation ser
vices rendered within the state of Cal
ifornia Mind you, this 16 cents for
every dollar gross was paid to those
within the state Of California. This IS
cents does not include and hence takes
no account of materials and supplies
bought and paid for outside Of the
state. such as rails. locomotives. cars
and hundreds of other important rail
road items necessary for a large rail
road system and which cannot reason
ably be bought in this state. This
IS cents does not, of course, include
any payments of interest on bonds
for dividends or anything of that kind.
year the Southern Pacific company
paid ont for wages in the state of Cal
ifornia S32 900 900. and for merchan-
disc and miscellaneous expenditures.
not including taxes. si0,000,000.
AS. to taxes: OF the total taxes
collected by the state of California
from banks. insurance companies.
franchises and public service corpora
tions generally under the present sys-
tenn Of state revenue say Of the
total of these taxes. the Southern Pa
cific company paid 2i per cent.
of using these Southern Pacific figures
because of my stewardship in which
you are Interested with respect to that
company. and moreover. because those
figures are accessible to me and illus
trative to you. They illustrate for
your purposes what the other railroad
companies serving this city are no
doubt doing relatively for the COM
merce Of san Francisco in the upbuild-
ing of its business.
at is hardly necessary to remind you
that the expenditures of the railroads
are within The cogniZance Of the Inter
state Commerce Commission and of the
State commissions. This knowledge is
not obtained by the commissions mere
ly through stated reports at stated In
tervals. These are supplemented an,l
confirmed by Investigations made from
time to time and with some frequency
by a staff of special examiners and
their assistants who delve personally
into the book accounts and into the
original figures
Imperial Valley press., 1912-12-11
Predicts Swarm of immigrants

CHICAGO. Dec. iI-PrOf. Graham
Taylor of Chicago interrupted a dis
cussiOn on the gambling evil at the
closing session of the federal council
of the Churches Of Christ in America
at the La Sale hotel today to declare
that preparations We're being made to
land thousands of immigrants on the
Pacific coast soon afler the opening Of
the Panama canal
Professor Taylor said: ~ am told
that more than 1000 steamship agents
are now canvassing the small towns
of Europe. They are soliciting imml-
grants and | am informed they are
Offering passage to Seattle for only
50 more than a passage has cost here
LOf0re to New York 1t is predicted
that 10000 immigrants will be landed
on the Pacific coast within two years
after the Panama canal is opened.
Il call your attention to this witt
the hope that some reference may be
made to the immigration problem in
your report. There il no more acute
question in The country today"
Professor Taylor, who was given
five minutes to talk, told of the work
that is now being done by the national
congress of charities and corrections.
I'VE are not investigating" contin-
Ued the professor, ''for the purpose Of
restricting worthy Immigrants, but to
see what there will be for them after
they arrive"
Imperial Valley press., 1912-12-11
Criminal

People VS.. Jose RadadO and Jose
Morales es-InfOrmation for burglary.
Separate trial of each defendant and
disagreement Of jury. Retrial of de :
fendant Morales set for January 10,
1913. Case continued to December /
1912. to set for retrial of defendant
Radado.
People vs.. Refugio GonZales-Infor-
nation for receiving stolen property.
Reset for trial December i3, 1912.
People vs.. Philip Walls-Informa-
tion foresssault with deadly weapon.
&C.. l.. Brown substituted attorney for
r. p. Willard. defendants counsel.
Imperial Valley press., 1912-12-11

NJ. Howe testified in the governments
suit against the Southern Pacific ta
recover 5000 acres of oil bearing land
in the Elk Hill district that he never
found traces Of oil in the district pri0z
to the grant to the Southern Pacific
\ grilling cross examination by Federal
Attorney Miller failed to shake his tes-
timony.
Imperial Valley press., 1912-12-11
8. ~. Harris
General Contractor
Residence 9th and El Centro
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION

Not Coal Lnnds.-Serini No. 063O3.}
Departm ent of the Interior, United
States Land Office at Los Angeles, CAL
November II, 1912. NOTICE is hereayi
given that JOHN w. JONES of Ell Cen
tro, Cal, who, on August 16 1912, mads
and s, Section 2, T. 16 s., r. IA e., g.
B. M, being Tract las, Township 1e So
Range IA E., S. B. Meridian, according
approval, has filed notice of intentioa
to make final proof, TO establish claim
to the land above described, before The
County, at Ell Centro. California, on tho
2Srd day of December, 1912. at 10
o'clock q. m.
Claimant names as witnesses: Isa1G
A. Morgan, Charles Balance, Henry r.
Burk, James G. Hamilton, all of E
Centric, Cal.
FRANK BUREN,, Register.
Dec. 1S. }
Imperial Valley press., 1912-12-11
IN THE COURTS

In The superior court of the state of
California, in and for the county of
Imperial, Hon. Franklin J. Cole, judge.
Tuesday. December 10, 1912.
Imperial Valley press., 1912-12-11

Mrs. w. K. COx-Music Teacher
Studio on Broadway, near Fifth. Spe-
cial attention to latest method. Puptis
may enter for fall term now.-Adv.
The Washington times., 1912-03-31
MAJESTIC

Moore's vaudeville seems to have
caught on at the Majestic, judging
from the crowds attending that play
house last week. The program an
nounced for this wee xviii be headed
by Vans Merry Minstrels," including
a brass band and eleven clever min
strel performers, together with Van
himself. Among the others are Rine-
hart and Temple, in a laughable hit of
nonsense entitled, The Carriage Driv-
er in DISTRESS" the Keith Comedy
Four, who will attempt to rival the
famous Empire City Quartet, and the
extra added attraction will be Princess
Ishtar and Prince Ishmael, who will
present an deliberately staged series of
Oriental dances, including The Cure
of Kally." Edwards novel circus. with
its educated zebra, sacred oxen, ponies,
dogs. and bucking mule, should prove
an attraction for the youngsters, and
Abdul" the wizard. will show some
new feats in IIindoo magic. Besides
this, there will be the usual photoplays,
Dolan's now orchestra, and amateur
night" Wednesday.
The Washington times., 1912-03-31

breeding place for tho muskrat Is along
the western shore or the Chesa apeale,
aud the thrifty owners of this watery
waste make some dollars BY leasing the
privilege TO trappers TO capture the
marsh rabbits.
Former Industry.
The trapping of muskrats was some
years ago an industry of some couse-.
quenee along Wabash, White, and other
Indiana rivers. The game is much rarer
now, though in London in 1909 3,1Ti .O0O
pelts were marketed, chiefly from the
United States. and Canada. There are
wide tracts Of marsh land at the west
ern end of Lake Erie controlled by
sporting clubs which are taking meas
ures to make the lnuskrat a source OF
revenue. If any muskrats find their
way into the Indianapolis market this
winter It should be remembered
that If the flavor should prove too
gamey, as 1t likely will to amateur epi-
cures, the musquash should, before
being fried roasted or stewed, be soaked
In salt water for a couple of hours
indianapolis News.
The Washington times., 1912-03-31
MUSKRAT PROVING
VALUABLE SOURCE
OF MONEY-MAK|NG
Indiana Farmers Earn Many
Dollars in Trapping the
=. Animal.

About the last of November when the
papaw and persimmon have disappeared
the winter pelt OF the musquash, in
other words, the muskrat. will begin
to be in serviceable shape for the trap
per, and many Hoosiers will turn a
number Of half-dollars by the capture
Of this animal.
Now and then an elderly trapper will
give the information that the meat Of
the muBquash is a delicacy, far better
than rabbit or. squirrel and quite as
good as 'possurn. He will be listened
to with unbelief unless the listener
chance TO come from the marsh lands
on the Atlantic in Maryland, Virginia,
or North Carolina, where the muskrat
is euphoniously designated the marsh
rab bbit."
An Indian Custom.
It is said that the Indians taught the
early colonsts the excellence of this
flesh and also showed them how to cook
IT, boiling it with Indian corn, or
roasting II over q slow fire. The marsh
rabbit deprived OF it's hide is sold each
winter In the markets of Wilmington,
Philadelphia, and Baltimore. In the
last named place the sale reaches thirty
thousand animals in a season, the prin-
cipl source of supply for that market
being Dorchester county, Va. IT is
computed that the muskrat industry
brings 100000 annually TO that county.
The law there protects the muskrat,
the closed season being March Is to
the first day of the following January.
A few years ago the Monroe Mich }
Marsh Club persuaded the legislature of
that State to pass a law for the protec-
ton of the muskrat.r The club came to
Lansing with their cooks, gave the lew
makers a feast of muskrats and the law
passed without opposition. A famous
The Washington times., 1912-03-31
Why the Novelist's
Pockets Were Safe

Booth Harrington was talking in In
dianapolis about novelist Of the high
brow type-one Of those half-starved
novellsts whose reviews are much more
remarkable than their sales.
"As this novelist, shabby and cold"
said Mr.. Harrington, was walking In
Fifth avenue one wintry afternoon there
glided past the magnificent automobile
OF a publisher who had brought out one
OF the poor fellows books at a heavy
loss,
THE publisher signalled to his chauf-
feur. the automobile stopped, and the
novelist, in reply to a wave of the mill
honaire's hand, presented himself at the
window Of the car humbly.
The publisher, wrapped in furs, said:
There's d great big manuscript
nearly falling out OF your hip pocket.
II you weren't so well known"
Here the publisher removed the su-
perb Havana cigar from his mouth and
laughed a loud, scornful laugh.
II you weren't so we'll known he
repeated, I guess you'd have had your
pocket picked. "
The Washington times., 1912-03-31

"a ouAs about IT." but because "lt made
conversation"
People talk a good deal about health,
Eut they Ieglcct to conserve the exist
,!ng supply. Cities, towns, and counties
make Il measly Appropriation for a
health officer, who gives the Job "a lick
and Q, promise" and could not reason-
ably be eNpe iced to do much more on
a salary that hardly KEEPS him in chew
ing tobacco; then, whc, Il contagious
disease strikes them, they must need
set UP Macedonian cry for the State
health officials or somebody else tC
"ccme over and help" them.
The proper time to buy health is
about the time that the ounce of pre-.
vention" is still effective, as against a
subsequent III which may or may not
be readily anenable to the pound OF
cure. louisville Courier-Jomnel
The Washington times., 1912-03-31
SAYS STATE SHOULD
SPEND 81 FOR EACH
CITIZENS HEALTH
DR.. Evans, Noted Chicago
Expert, Deplores Stingy
Precautions.

The proper time to buy health" says
DR.. Evans, the former health commits
sioner of Chicago, "ls before the present
supply is exhausted" He adds that I'VE
cannot buy health after it is thrown
away and broken
These truisms are made use of by DR..
Evans as a preface to an article in the
Chicago Tribune, In which he makes a
plea for a well-paid health department.
Chicago, he says, is trying to buy health
at an expenditure of 25 cents per capita
of the population, while some other
cities are paying from 80 cents to 81,
An Investment of 81 for each citizen OF
the community, DR.. Evans believes, Is
not too much.
Experience has shown the value of
preventive measures against disease. II
is necessary that we have health Off
cials. and If they are to render the
right sort of service they should be am
ply paid. Much is expected OF the
health officer, and 1t is no more than
right that much should be eXacted OF
him, but he is not capable OF performing
miracles or of making himself ubq-
uitous. II he Is to do efficient work his
department must have efficient support
The average American citizen does
not think much about his health until
after IL is thrown away and broken
Cities 10 not pay much attention TO
sanitation until en- Epidemic breaks out.
One individual meets another individual,
makes perfunctory inquiry as to his
physical welfare. and responds t.
formal interrogations in KIND. In many
instances such inquiries are like those
of the rural swain, who expressed so
licitude as TO the health of his sweet
hearts srandmother-not that he cared
The Washington times., 1912-03-31
IMPERIAL

The Imperial Musical Comedy Com
pany will offer as its second weeks at
traction Sergeant Kitty" one of the
most successful stories set to music in
this country in a long time. Miss
Helen Byron, who starred in Sergeant
Kitty five consecutive seasons. will be
the prima donna in this production
This week Miss Byron Is cast as Lady
Hollywood in ''Floradora," and the step
from that role to the daring, dashing
and vivacious Kitty is relied upon 10
emphasize her versatility as an actress.
Mr.. Morton promises for Sergeant
Kitty" a production equally as pre-
tentious and elaborate as the one he
will make of "Florodora.'
The Washington times., 1912-03-31

of advanced pupils gave an interesting
program before a large gathering OF stu
dents and their friends. At the con-
clusion of the program, refreshments
were served.
The choir of Christ Church, George
town, will sing tonight at 8 o'clock
The Burden of the Cross a Lenten
cantata, by William Reed This has
never been heard here, having only
been published this year. Howard
Butterworth and Fulton Lewis will as
Bist the choir.
Edwin Hughes, a former Washing
tnniHn, who has been studying since
1907 with Leschetizlly in Vienna, will
come to Washington on April 22 for
a piano recital. the first in which he
has been heard in this city since he
left Washington.
"The Crucifixion," a meditation on
the sacred passion of the RedeemeT
will be sung by a double quartet at
Trinity Lutheran Church, Fourth and
T. streets northwest. Tuesday even
ing, at 8 o'clock. The public is COR
daily invited. A silver collection
win DO taken up at the door. Those
who are to take part are 9 4.
Miss MISS enST Wilkins M snd MGese MiSs Siisp
sopranos; Mrs. J. Kerr and Miss Bane,
altos: Fl Fletcher and +. &. Boyer,
with J. 5. Theimeyer organist and di-
rector.
The Arion Gesangverein will give
its fifth and last musical of the sea-
son at the club house, this evening.
Karl Holer- the conductor, has ar
ranged an interesting program. The
assisting soloists w<l be Miss Pauline
Holer, soprano; Miss Crete Lorle-
berg, pianist: Joseph Whittemore
tenor: Fred Schsefer. baritone: Her
man c. Rakemann, violinist; Richard
DorIeberg. 'cellist; August Voight,
clarinet. and Len c. Newell. tuba.
The Washington times., 1912-03-31
DiSagreeable.

The young uncle had one OF his moods
On and didn't want to be worried with
conversation.
"Oh. but We'll be so good" said Mar
garet; 1--WE won't speak all the way"
So the chauffeur speeded, with the little
ones far in the back.
Ozone cleared tho mood and uncle
looked back to say a bright word or
two to the children.
where's Ethel?' "Why." said Mar
garet, in a hushed voice, she fell out d
while back"
And you didn't say anythingn'
But you 2now, Uncle Tom, you offer
have to do things you don't like when
YOU ride in other peoples machines
Life.
The Washington times., 1912-03-31

To knock a Cold on the head,
take "Seventy-seven" at the first
feeling of lassitude; before you be-
gin to sneeze and shiver; its the
first few doses that count; don't
wait till your bones begin to ache,
till the cough and sore. throat set
in; keep "Seventy-seven" handy,
in your pocket, on the dresser, al
ways within reach and you will
not have a serious Cold.
1t pays to keep "Seventy-seven"
handy. All dealers sell. 25c or
mailed.
Humphreys HUmeo. Medicine Co. Cor.
William and Ann Streets, New YORK.
The Washington times., 1912-03-31
DRAMATIC NOTES

large force OF mechanics and lab
orers is busily engaged at Glen Echo
Park, getting this resort ready for the
summer season, announced to start Sat,
urday, May %. Many new and novel
attractions are being installed, the feat
ured one being a modern scenic railway,
being erected at cost OF $1,000
BY special ARRANGEMENT with David
Belasco, Managers Metzerott and Berger
have obtained the big New York sue
cess, THE Lily as the play in which
they will present the Columbia Players
the week of April 49,;
Raymond Hitchcock. in The Red
Widow" has the assistance of a COM
pany numbering upward Of one. hum
dred people, the most prominent In the
cast being Miss Flora Zabelle: whose
Widow. the raging Nihilist, has given
this gifted. singer the best chance in
her theatrical career
Edward Hass Robins the leading. man
of the Columbia Players, is an ardent
baseball enthusiast. He attended the
opening exhibition game of the season
Wednesday.
William S. Clark, formerly the man.
ager of the Gayety Theater in this city
and proprietor of the Jersey Lilies"
company, is now the manager OF THE
Midnight Maidens." Mr.. Clark lis re-
newinG acquaintances here this week.
Edward Renton, general manager Of
the Polo Players, has been in Wash
ington all week making extensive altera-
tions in the stage of Chase's TheateT,
having with him large crew of paint
ers, scenic artists, and carpenters.
"Billy," THE Romance of the Under
world" and THE Chorus Lady,, are
The Washington times., 1912-03-31
Banks 100 Years Old.

The National City Bank is going to
celebrate it's one hundredth birthday this
year. IT received it's first charter June
16, 1872. and opened for business Sep
tember ID, 1872. In commemoration of
the event the bank is compiling and will
publish in due course a book giving in
teresting data in connection with it's
history. Another New York bank
which rounds out it's century this year
is the Bank of America, which re-
ceived it's charter at the. same time as
the City Bank from the State Legisla-
ture-Wall Street Journal.
The Washington times., 1912-03-31

noteworthy Instances OF vaudeville sue
cesses later elaborated into longer plays.
Myrtle Tannehill, Marie Fitzgerald
Eva Mcdonald, katherine Stewart, Roy
Fairchild. Orlando Daily, John Cumber-
land, and Frank Brownlee are mem
bers of the cast that will be seen I'm
support of Frank Mcintyre in "Snobs."
Jessie Glendenning. the ingenue OF
The Butterfeld Players, arrived in
washington week ago and has leased
an apartment In preparation for a long
season.
w. ID. Spalthon, a Washington boy,
takes prominent part as a maiden
apoplectic aunt in "The Mysterious Miss
Apache" the new musical comedy to be
given by the Columbia University play
ers, of New York, at a matinee on
Tuesday afternoon, April 0, at the Co.
lumbia Theater at 4:15 O'Clock.
Under the patronage of a number of
well-known society women, Henry III.
ID. Pierce, former secretary to the
United states embassy in Russia and
minister of the United States to Nor
way, will deliver a lecture entitled Dip
lomatic Life in Russia next Tuesday
afternoon n the playhouse. The hour
-
illustrated with numerous interesting
pictures.
Rennold Wolf, co-author with Chan
ming Pollock, of "The Red Widow" is a
Cornell graduate. class of 1892. Mr..
Wolf is one of the foremost dramatic
critics in New York.
A. II. Van Buren,, of the Poll Players
won u permanent place in the hearts of
WaSlinRtOnianS thrOuph his rnaunat 4,
personality and the sincerity OF his work
throughout last summers engagement
as leading man Of the Columbia Play
ers.
The Washington times., 1912-03-31
CASINO

The Casino management promises it's
patrons this week one of the best bills
ever presented in that house. Headed
by Eva Williams and Jack Tucker, in
their New York slang success, entitled,
'Skinny's Fnish.'' il includes the May
belle Fonda troupe in a starting club
juggling act, said to be one of the best
in vaudeville; Robisch and childers, in
a song and patter offering: Mueller and
Mueller. composers of the Daffydil
Rag in ragtime songs, and the Goyt
trio of acrobatic dogs in an act as un-
usual as 1t is extraordinary, according
to the announcement.
Evening star., 1912-06-18

Story That He Is Out Of Cabinet De.
clared Untrue.

The statement in several papers that
Secretary Meyer has no expectation of
further service in the cabinet provoked
much interest in Washington today. The
ofhcials at the Navy Department az
pressed disbelief I'm the story.
It Is authoritatively stated that secre-
Meyer Is suffering from a bad attack of
the same intestinal trouble which he ha :
had number Of times In the past. and
that his departure for Hamilton. whore
he could have absolute rest and appro-
pirate treatment. was ordered by his ply
sician. It IL stated that Secretary Meyer
has slightly improved since his arrival I
Hamilton and that he yesterday expressed
his purpose OF returning to Washington
In about ten dayseto take up a number OF
important department matters.
Tho statement made that his house fs
being stripped. as IL the Secretary had
no further intention OF making his home
here IL also untrue. as It has merely
been prepared for the summer In the
usual way and left I'm the care Of several
servants. pending Secretary Meyers re-
turn.
Evening star., 1912-06-18
Tragedy In Flyville.

One Of the greatest crimes in the police
annals of F1yville came to light last night
when 1t was discovered by the cops that
an entire family OF self-respecting flies
living in Georgetown had been extermi-
mated by ono murderous blow Of swat
ter in the hands Of one Of the boys of
the Industrial Home School Anti-F1y Club.
Late In the afternoon Mr.. and Mrs. Pesty
Fly, after q hard days work, were Ca
ressing their innumerable children when,
without warning. the boy heartlessly
hurled them into the hereafter, where
more than q million Of their comrades
have been sent during the last six weeks
by hustling boys and girls In The Stars
anti-ly campaign.
So far no Anacosua boy or girl has
entered the campaign. The Star has Of
fered a district prize Of S. for a con-
testant from Anacostia. and yet no boy or
girl has taken advantage Of working in
Good Time to Enter.
It is possible for a contestant to enter
at this late date for June and be practi-
cally sure of winning the District prize
and at the same time have a good chance
OF winning one Of the general prizes. Any
years old. Is eligible for the contest. BY
reporting to room 8. District building.
swatters will be furnished free and in
structions given. Boxes in which to keep
the flies and swatters also may be OBJ
tanned at any OF the branches Of the AS
sociated Charities located in various parts
OF the city.
Conditions could not be better than now
for entering the contest. as, according TO
all 'fyologists, the pests win come out
in droves following the rain, and can be
trapped or caught by theowholesale. with
little work.