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Imperial Valley press., 1912-10-07
NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS
STATE AND COUNTY TAXES FOR
1912-1913. IMPERIAL COUNTY, CAL
IE,ARNVa

I9I2-I913. IMPERIAL COUNTY, CAL
IFORNIA.
Notice is hereby given that the taxes
on all personal property secured by
real property, and one-half of the taxes
on ali real property will be due and
payable on the second Monday in Oc-
tober, and will be delinquent on the
last Monday in November next there
after, at six o'clock p. m, and that un-
less paid prior thereto, Is per cent will
be added to the amount thereof, and
that if said one-half be not paid before
the last Monday in April next, at siA
o'clock p. m. an additional five per
cent will be added thereto. That the
remaining one-half of the taxes on all
real property will be payable on and
after the first Monday in January next,
and will be delinquent on the last Mon
day in April next thereafter at six
o'clock p. M and that unless paid prior
thereto, five per cent will be added TO
the amount thereof.
Both inStalments of taxes may be
paid at the time the first insta lllnent Is
due and payable.
J.. V. WACHTEL,
Tax Collector. Imperial County.
Imperial Valley press., 1912-10-07

Does your piano need tuning? If SO,
phone Delozier's, Ell Centro. Work fully
guaranteed-expert repair man.-Adv.
Imperial Valley press., 1912-10-07
DELINQUENT NOTICE

>chenck Project Water Users, Associ.
tion-LocatlOn of Principal Place of
business. Hoitville. California.
Holtville, Cal, September % 1912
There is delinquent on the following
uescrlDed stock on account of assess
ment men LEVIED on the 18th day Of August.
names of the respective sherehoIdsrs
as follows: .
Imperial Valley press., 1912-10-07
For the Ladies'

New suits, cloaks and dresses at the
Ladies' Toggery.-Adv.
Imperial Valley press., 1912-10-07
Alfalfa Seed

For sale at Kelly's Nursery, south
west of p. o. See ii before buying.-Ady
Imperial Valley press., 1912-10-07
GREAT JOB PRINTING BARGAINS

Special Prices for Short Time to Start
the New Season Going.
You can now lay in a years supply
of Stationery at Big Saving. At
these rates cash on delivery is re-
quired in all cases.
Imperial Valley press., 1912-10-07

Thirty states have prohibited the
use of common cups at public drinking
places.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1912-04-03
q Southern PreSi-
dental Possibility

In the mention of Oscar w. Under
wood, Of Alabama, for the Democratic
Presidential nomination resides good
deal more than suggestion that VIC
nave got too far away from the Civil
War era to regard a statesman as nee
ssarily unavailable" because he comes
rom a commonwealth that was a mem
Der of the Southern Confcderacy.
OF the men now before the country
as possible or probable Democratic
candidates for the Presidency, Under
wood is certainly one of the strongest,
He has had fine training in Congress,
and is in himself a man Of natural force
and large capacity for work-and work
ers are what VIC want in executive posi-
tions. He has been a member OF the
House Of Representatives for some ft-
teen years, and has risen by force of
merit, and nothing but merit, to a posi-
ton which made it inevitable that he
should be Chairman of the Committee
on Ways and Means when the Demo-
Gratis came into control Of the popular
branch of the Government. He has the
youth, the environment, the enthusiasm,
the courage, the political sagactN and
the statcsmanly qualities fully to justify
his consideration in connection with the
Presidential nomination.
Mr.. Underwood is a conservative man,
who is capable Of entertaining pro-
grcssivc ideals and at the same time of
realizing fully the duty and the ne
ccssty for conserving substantial inter
ests of the community. The Democratic
party might go farther and do vastly
worse than if it should nominate him
as its standard-bcarcr Of l9l2.-Mm-
Sey,s Magazine, January, 1912.
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IN politician this would be accounted
recklessness, because party and spoils are
translated i'll many minds to mean the
same thing; but it is the highest wis
dom III statesman. Even should II
have but partial success in controlling
a party following, it must be productive
OF immense good in showing that the
South has in Mr.. Underwood a man
who can be trusted by the Nation--a
man whose patriotism is not limited bv
small things, nor suffering from the
burden of any prejudice.
FOR our part, we believe that such
wisdom is of more practical value than
would be the keenest political schem-
ing; and that this very absence of self
seeking, this contempt for the arts of
the politician, is working for him, while
he himself has his mind centered upon
things he regards as of more moment
The country could do no better than
to put its entire trustNin such man:
and there is good reason to think that if
will do so. AS Mr.. Q.cwis SAYS, if
should not hesitate to efnploy him as
night watchman" This Coming ,,sI7
from the South, but from a writerlose
attitude is critical and whose avsphere
is of the North, is certainly tribute
not to be despised; its sigi.ance is
very grcat.-Ihe Mobile .labama)
Register, January Il, 1912
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A FIGURE OF NATIONAL, SIZE

The emphasis here is placed upon Mr..
Onderwood's wisdom, but along with
this is mentioned his honesty.
These two qualities greatly impress
every one who comes into association
with Mr.. Underwood, or who closely
follows his course in Congress and in
public life. lie is wise: he does not
disturb himself about little things; his
own personality is not obtruded; his
political ambitions play no part in gov
crning his words and actions. He has
an eye single to the performance of
duty and believes that duty we'll per-
formed is the most urgent considera-
ton. If doing his duty should mar his
iortunes-as he certainly believed it
would when he voted against the pen
sion bill--he will take what comes with
out complaining. Not every man can be
president, he thinks, but every man can
try to do the best that is in him for
his country and for the times he lives
in.
And this is honesty. He plays no
politics; he stands out against raiding
the trcasury-no matter what be the ex-
cuSc otfered-and he opposes his own
friends and associates quite as firmly
as he opposes his opponents when, in
his judgment, the thing proposed to be
done is not Tor the common good.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1912-04-03
Jackscrew or Axe

That with the Democratic party al
ready in power in the House, and hav-
ing visible chance of coming into COM
plctc power in the National Govern
mcnt, it is of interest to learn from
what viewpoint the actual pilot-in-charge
of the Dcmocracy's legislative ship looks
at his task and by what stars he shapes
his course.
Are they fixed and scadfast lights of
the political armament or are they mere
ly those will-o'-the wispS that flame up
as paramount issues for this year,
only TO be forgotten next year? We
get comforting light on this question
from another remark by MIR. Under
wood:
II think the big question is the tariff.
1t is the question OF the development OF
the industries and commerce Of the
nation"
From a Democrat that is remark
wcll-nigh startling 1t exhibits such an
unusual viewpoint. 1t is almost like
hearing Andrew Carnegie confess that
| there might be such thing as a right
couS war. Heretofore, our Democratic
statesmen have so uniformly declared
question but stopping robbers" from
robbing.
They never seemed to think Of a tariff
rs having anything do with the de-
vclopmcnt OF indust IS and commerce.
Mr. Underwood dI He says we
should reduce our \. # because with
the settlement of the West we have left
behind the days when our home market
absorbed the products of our factories
| and left It's no surplus for which we
needed TO look for market abroad
| He holds tbat our industrial develop
ment has outstrippcd the increase in
domestic demand, and that we are pro-
! ducing, or at least have the existing ca
pacity to produce, great surplus Of
| manufactures for which we must find
markets in other countries Therefore,
and since Eve cannot trade with other
people unless VIC permit them to trade
with us" reduce the tariff TO a competi-
tive basis-to the lowest rates that will
raise the revenues that the cxigcncies
of the Government require"
One may agree or disagree with that
theory of tariff making. One may dsbc-
licve that its effects will be develop
ment of the industries and commerce of
the nation" But at least it is theory
consistent with itself and protesting
constructive aims and not merely clam
oring for destruction
And its proponcnt is no doctrinairc
fresh from academic halls with his nod
die crammcd with Solutions" of every
thing. Neither is he the freak product
OF passing popular delight with the latest
novelty among political cntcrtaincrs."-
! Chicago Intcr-Occan, September 26
| 1911
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UNDERWOOD LOOMS up

Whether the disclaimer of Represen-
tativc Oscar W. Underwood of candi-
dacy for the Democratic nomination for
president is to stand or not, there is no
question that he is looming large and
seriously, no less at the North than at
the South, as a possibility, if not this
time, then in the near future Mr.
Underwood is making a widespread and
distinctive impression, not only as the
honest, bold, sagacious leader of the
House majority, and not only as a mas
tcrful Southern Democrat but as an
American publicist and statesman--a
man of affairs and broad concept of
his responsibility to the whole people
Richmond, Va, Times-DiSPatch, re-
printed in the Birmingham, Ala, Ige-
HcydH, January %, 1912.
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DDS INTEGRITY, PURITY
CIVIC COURAGE AND ABIL LITY

In this mornings magazine section
of The Times our readers will find the
very interesting report of an inquiry
by staff correspondent into the record
and repute, in his own home, OF the
Hon. Oscar w. Underwood Of Ala
bama, who has recently been discussed
as a possible Democratic candidate for
the presidency. 1t is needless to say
that The Times is not concerned to adj
vance the interests Of any gentleman
i'll this direction in preference to any
other: 1t is concerned only in laying
before its readers such information,
carefully gathered and impartially pre-
scntcd, as will aid in the formation of
sound public opinion and choice that
will be TO the greatest advantage Of the
Nation.
We think our readers will agree that
any party may be congratulated among
whose prominent men, to whom the
eyes of the party arc directed on the
eve of a presidential campaign, there
is one with such standing among those
who know him best as MIR. Underwood
has. Plainly he is a man to be trusted,
because he is trusted, for his integrity,
purity, civic courage, and ability, by his
own people. Whether, when the time
comes for choice, he will be consid-
cred the best man is n question which
it is now too early to decide. But there
is one element that will enter into the
problem which may we'll receive atten-
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1912-04-03

life and especially by the intimate ex-
tcnsive, and increasing intercommuni-
cation within our borders. Our people
have for forty years literally lived to-
gether, and always more and more
closely. They have gradually ceased
TO think i'll terms of sections, and the
South is to-day no more distinct and
apart from the East or the Middle
West or the West in the minds OF those
who dwell elsewhere
In the next place, no one under sixty
has any personal experience of the
civil conflict, and that means not mere
ly that the majority but that the great
body of voters are without this cX-
perience. 1t is more than a quarter of
a century since the Southern Ques-
ton" entered even nominally into a
National contest. If it were raised
now by any party, and those who would
be influenced by it had to stand up
and be counted, we believe they would
be ludicrously few. On the other hand,
we are confident that, were the issue
made, a great many voters-chieny
among those who we're most earnest in
their loyalty in the civil war-would by
a common impulse of generosity and of
sclf-respect incline toward the Southern
candidate. If forced really to think of
the matter, and to act on their conclu-
sions, it would seem too absurd to act
in the present on the issues long since
settled, settled in their favor, and set
tied forcver-The NeaV York Times,
November 20, 1911.
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UNDERWOOD IN THE WEST

81 am gratifcd to see this State NOV
ing onward in almost every line and |
note the wonderful growth of Birming--
ham. | observe that The Age-Iierdld
has kept full step with the progressive
spirit and has led in the work
"The growing strength of Oscar Un-
derwood in the minds of the people
throughout the United States has given
Alabama a kind of publicity that the
State could obtain in no other way,
particularly on the great question of
the tariff, for it was not thought that
one would come out of Alabama with
its varied interests who would be
David to defy the trusts. Oscar Un-
dcrwood is regarded by many men as
the best equipped, cleancst, faircst man
to-day mentioned for the presidency. IT
he is nominated, he will undoubtedly
win. If any strong sentiment of the
South demands his election he will be
nominated. Out in Colorado with its
thousands Of visitors from all parts
of the United States, he is the first man
named by most of them The prom
inence gwen to his candidacy by the
magazines and the public press. has
caused strong tide to rise which |
hope and believe will carry him to the
White House. I took much pleasure
in aiding in organizing the Underwood
Club in Denver, and it is doing good
ait s,sfisss, oilis. - Harry HaWktns
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ucts of the district One-third of all the
lron-ore holdings of the Steel Trust are
i'll and around Birmingham. Surely, at
first glance, bad outlook for tariff
rcformer And yet Mr.. Underwood
succeeds and re-succeeds himself with
ever climbing majorities.
1t is the Underwood honesty that
does it--that, and his clean courage.
The dominant quality in Mr.. Underwood
is honesty, and folk have found it out.
Honesty is among the scarcest of earth
ly commodities, and when a community
has discovered it in the possession of
an individual it guards it and works it
like a gold-mine for every final ounce
Mr. Underwood is honest: His cleo
tion was not the work of money. He
was not chosen as either the pet of the
railroads or the frSt-born of the trusts
Ills seat was given him by the people,
and because they believed he would fill
it to the best of public advantage
This emanation of the popular gives
MIR. Underwood the House high ground
and he is so far military in his genius
that he knows how to fortify and hold
1t. From his place as a peoples repre-
sentative, he can overstare and keep in
check the Paynes and the Dalzells and
the Crumpackers, who are present mere
ly by the grace of pirate money, and
dwell, therefore, on House levels much
lower than his own-Alfred Henry
Lewis in the Cosmopolitan, New York
January, 1912.
AS the head of the Ways and Means
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1912-04-03
DEMOCRATIC LEADERSHIP

The most salient fact connected with
the story of the bill in the present Con
grcss is the remarkable strength of the
Democratic tactics, and the high quail
ity shown by Mr.. Underwood, the leader
Of the party OF. the floor. The farmers
free list bill was a master stroke, and
Mr.. Underwood utilized it in the debate
with an effectiveness that left nothing to
be desired What gives real strength to
the Democratic position is that the party
is erappling with a big and difficult
question in spirit that is at once
courageous and practical. If there is to
be an era of such leadership as that rep
resented by Mr.. Underwood, the term
"practical politics" may be rescued from
the ignominy into which it has fallen
and recover the meaning to which it is
leeitimately entit'ed+Nezo York Ege-
49, = l.
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tion even thus early. 1t is the fact
that Mr.. Underwood is man of South
crn birth, Representative from a South
ern State. There is a feeling, rather
than definite opinion, which finds ex-
preston more often in his own section
than i'll the North, and perhaps more
often in his own party than in the op-
positc party, that this fact would be a
source Of weakness if MIR. Underwood
were named by the Democracy.
OF course, this is matter not easily
to be decided with confidence in adj
vance. There has been no occasion for
a distinct expression of public sentiment
regarding it. 1t is half century since
a Southern candidate for the presidency
came before the Nation, and good
deal longer than that since one was
elected. Great events have interviewed
and left their impress on the minds
and hearts of men, the depth and di-
rcction of which no one can surely cs-
innate. Our own Judgment is that a
candidate from the Soutf-other things
being cqual-would not be weaker and
might even be the stronger for that fact
In broad way, it may safely be said
that there is in Our people now a sense
of tried and proved and established
nationality which might, and probably
would, welcome an opportunity for
manifesting itself. This sense Of ma
tionality has grown progressively ever
since the close Of the war for the
Union. 1t has been steadily strength
cncd by the conditions of our National
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UNDERWOOD
AND THE PAPERS

The careful reader of the newspapers
is surprised at one notable feature of
the papers from practically every sec
tion OF the country. This feature is the
general notice and attention paid to Con
Oscar Underwood as a candi-
date for the Democratic presidential
and the uniform praise
which invariably accompanies the men
tion of him and his candidacy This is
all the more surprising because Mr.. I'M
dcrwood maintains no press bureau. On
the other hand, prominent candidates
for the Democratic nomination like Gov
crnor Harmon Of Ohio, Governor VIII
son OF New Jersey and Speaker Clark
of Missouri, maintain large and active
bureaus, which are continually sending
out campaign literature to the papers
of the country.
Notwithstanding this, at the present
time Mr.. Underwood is receiving more
attention than any other, we might say
any other two, presidential candidates
combined The attitude OF the voters
towards Mr.. Underwood may be doubted
until that attitude is made clear in an
election, but it cannot be doubted that
his record and his strong personality
are ADMIRED the newspapers of the
country. For now he is receiving more
free and favorable advertising than any
other public man of the country
Montgomery (Atabama) AdVerfiSer,
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FEDERAL APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE
IMPROVEMENT OF OUR PUBLIC ROADS
hight and Duty of Congress Unquestoned from the Founda-
81, ton of the Government

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UNDHRWOOD-HOUSE LEADER
CLEAN COURAGE, HIGH HONESTY
FAITHFUL IN HIS FRIENDSHIPS

His name is Oscar w. Underwood;
his years are on the sunshine side of
fifty. AS chief of the Ways and Means,
and chairman of the Committee on Com
mtteeS, he is Speaker Clarll's right arm
i'll the House.
Mr.. Underwood's cry is Tariff for
revenue only!" When Mr.. Bryan, eaten
of a rule-orruin spirit, came to Wash
ington at the beginning of the special
session to trouble the waters of party
hope with an attack upon the wool bill
as proposed by the Democrats, Mr.. Un-
derwood, in going after Mr.. Bryan,
stated his own tariff position. Said he:
line Democratic party stands for
tariff for revenue. The Democratic
party does not stand for free trade,
and do not believe the people will
be misled by the statement of Mr..
Bryan"
That MIR. Underwood is against pro-
lection, and fights it, evinces his cour-
age. He comes from the Birmingham
district in Alabama breeding ground
of protection. In Mr.. Undcrwood's dis
trict there are nine railroads, one hun
dred and forty-cight miles of street-car
tracks, $l50000000 of invested indus
tries, an annual pig-iron output of
100000 tons, and production of
100000 tons of coal The city of
Birmingham has an annual payroll of
S50OO0,O00. The Tennessee Coal & Iron
Company, which is part of the Steel
Trust, controls one-third of all the prod
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"a Voice
From Florida

Oscar Underwood, however, has
more friends than any man mentioned
for the Democratic presidential nomi-
nation. He is more popular throughout
the country with all the Democrats than
the others, He is almost the unanimous
second choice. If you ask the Harmon
men who they would be for in case
Harmon could not be nominated they
will say Underwood; when you ask the
Wilson men the same question as to
Wilson, they reply that if Wilson can
not be the nominee, Underwood is their
choice; and the same thing is true of
the Champ Clark men."-T. A. Jennings,
National Committeeman from Florida,
in the Pensacola Evcuing Meas, Friday
evening. January II, 1912.
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Southern Leaders
and the Tariff

No sensible man, ,ertainly no one
friendly to the South wishes to see the
tariff made sectional question. The
course OF MIR. Clark and Mr.. Under
wood tends to prevent this. They stand
not only with their own party through
out the country, but with the strong
public sentiment in support of tariff re-
duction that has divided the Republican
party, and thrown the House into the
hands Of the Democrats. When we say
that i'll this they are serving their own
section, we have in mind the important
fact that they are bringing to bear on
national affairs the intelligence and
strength of their section, and giving it
the opportunity to take a leading part
in the affairs Of the Nation. They are
undermining The unfortunate section
alism that has perhaps unavoidably,
pcrvadcd Southern politics for long
time. They are ranging the South on
the side OF progress and in the line
Of the most significant movement of
national opinion that has manifested it
self in years. Nothing is more certain
than that our vast and intricate and
oppressive tariff system is to be
reformed, and its reform is bound to
be the one task of statesmanship in the
next few years. 1t can be determined,
and under certain conditions it can be
led by the men OF the South.-NeaV
York Times, January 81, 1911.