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Imperial Valley press., 1912-08-19
MOST EXPENSIVE BABY

NEW YORK. Aug. 19.-John Jacob AS
tor V is the most expensive baby ever
brought into the world. Or. Edwin Brad
ford Cragin, who attended Mrs Madeleine
Talmadge Force Astor, mother of the
81 900 900 baby, is reported to be receiv-
ing $1,000 day for each and every day
he is in attendance on the widow and
pOsthumous son of John Jacob Astor. AT
this rate his fee for the six weeks OF
constant attendance on mother and baby
viii amount to $42, 900.
No prince of royal blood was ever ush-
cred into life under such expensive con-
ditions but kings do not have the money
to lavish on babies that American mill
lionaires have. DIR. Cragin has closed
his town residence and turned over al!
his patients to another doctor while he
devotes his time to the Astor heir.
Imperial Valley press., 1912-08-19

The Board of Trustees of the city
of Ell Centre do ordain as follows:
Section /. Whereas, the Board OF
Trustees of the City of FL Centro, at
an adjourned regular meeting of said
Board, held on the list day of July,
1912, by a vote of two-thirds of all its
members, duly passed and adopted a
resolution determining that the public
interest and public necessity of the
City of Ell Centre, and the inhabitants
thereof demand the acquisition, con-
struction and completion by the City
of Ell Centro of certain revenue pro-
ducing municipal improvement, to-wit:
An extension of the municipal water
works and water system of said city,
ior the purpose of furnishing and sup
plying water to the City of Ell Centro,
and the inhabitants thereof, including
for such purpose the acquisition of
lands, water rights, capital stock i'll
other corporations, rights of way, and
the construction of acqueducts, bitches.
canals, reservoirs, distributing system,
pumping and publication plants, and
other works necessary therefor; that
said municipal improvements are
necessary and convenient to carry out
the objects, purposes and powers of
said municipality, and it is the inten-
ton of said Board of Trustees of the
said City of Ell Centro to have said
extension of said water works and mu-
nicipal Improvements connected there
Imperial Valley press., 1912-08-19

. . :
Section TO- Any qualified voter may
vote at said election in favor of said
Imperial Valley press., 1912-08-19

cinctS and said boards of election anJ
said officers shall conduct. and they
are hereby directed to conduct, said
election as by law and this ordinance
provided. and to canvass the votes
given and cast at said special elec
tion and to make and deliver returns
thereof to the City Clerk of said city:
and it is further ordered that said
Board Of Trustees Of said city shall
meet at the usual meeting place oi
said board. the said City Hall, on the
second day after said election, eXclu
sive of holidays. at 1:30 o'clock p. m
Of said day, and proceed to canvass
the election returns and declare the
result.
Section IA. That in all particulars
not recited in this ordinance, such
election shall be held as provided by
law for holding municipal elections in
said City of Ell Centre.
Section Is. That this ordinance
and the publication thereof shall con-
stitute notice Of said election.
Section 16. That the City Clerk
shall certify to the passage of this
ordinance by vote of two-thirds of all
the members of the Board of Trus-
tees of said city, and its approval by
the President of said board, and shall
cause said ordinance to be published
on the 25th day of July, 1912, in the
Imperial Valley Press, a newspaper
of general circulation, printed and
published in said City of FL Centro, and
shall also cause said ordinance to be
published in the last seven conSecu-
tive issues of said newspaper prior to
the said 26th day of August, 1912, and
thereupon and thereafter this ordi-
nance shall take effect and be in full
force
Passed, adopted and approved this
23rd day of July. 1912.
JOHN NORTON,
President Of the Board Of Trustees Of
the City of Ell Centro
Attest:
(SEAL) LAVINIA NORTHCOTT,
City Clerk of the City of FL Centro
BY E. w. BURGER, Deputy.
l hereby approve the foregoing or.
dinance No. S3, this 23rd day of July,
1912
JOHN NORTON,
President Of the Board Of Trustees of
the City of FL Centre.
State of California. County or Imperi-
al, City of Ell Centre, SIS.
I. Lavinia Northcott, City Clerk Of
the City of EI. Centre. do hereby Ger.
Imperial Valley press., 1912-08-19

All the good dramas, L. & S. 90
Bank Presidents Son." very excit-
ing drama. u. & s. g2
Imperial Valley press., 1912-08-19
TIMES ADMITS DEFEAT

Riverside Press: That there is no hope
for the reactionaries in the primary cleo
tion to be held September > is the tenor
Of long ana lugubrious dispatch from
Sacramento published in the Los Angeles
Times.
The correspondent of the Times. who
had been making an investigation of the
situation. found that the reactionaries
could not expect success and that if they
were to secure places on the November
ballot for Taft electors. they would un-
douhtedly have to resort to the petition
method prescribed by section 1888 of the
political code. 1t would appear from this
statement that in eight senatorial dis
tricts and twenty assembly districts the
Taft reacuOnarieS failed to place candi-
dates for the Legislature in the field
against the Progressive candidates AS
the PrOgressiVes have candidates in all
districts it is said. this gives htem 2S
votes in the state convention to start
with. There are five senatorial and "A
assembly districts in which two or more
reactionaries are running against a Prog
reSSiVe. In nearly every instance this
ought to give the Progressive the vic
tory. Then. out Of the IA holdover Re
publican senators. who will be entitled
.to sit i'm the convention. l3 are rated as
ProSreSSlNeS. The convention will consist
Of III members. and 80 will be a ma
lority. 1t will thus he seen that if the
IToSreSSlNeS are not altogether too con-
tldent. they are certain of being able to
control the convention and name elect
ors. under the Republican designation.
who will be pledged to vote for Roosevelt
and Johnson.
This does not mean. however. that the
ProgreSsiVes are entitled TO rest on their
oars. They might easily control the state
convention and still lose control of the
coming legislature for being a candidate
and being elected are two different things
The Republican candidates for the legis-
lature. as nominated at the September
primary. Will all have to contest with
Democrats, Socialists and independent
candidates throughout the state
While 1t Is believed PrOgressiveism will
be endorsed by the people, there is never
thelesS a strong probability that Il good
many Democrats and possibly a few So
cialists will go into office. 1t therefore
behooves Progressive candidates and their
friends and supporters to work diligently
and see that no advantages are lost
through neglect or overConfidence
All the good dramas, T. e { 40
Imperial Valley press., 1912-08-19
TRANSFERS OF REALTY
IN IMPERIAL COUNTY
Record of Transfers OF Imperial Cou !.
ty Realty as Shown by Compilations
of Peoples Abstract & Trust
Company.

f. w. Holsapple and Minnie A, his
wife, to j. w. Walls. lots to "a inclu-
sive, block 1, subdivision of block l San
Diego Addition, also blocks > to II inclu-
sive of San Diego Addition.
w. O. Hamilton and Nettie A, his
wife. to A. W. Rogers. lots IA ana Is,
block $, Hamilton Y Rogers Subdivision,
FL Centre.
Clarence f. Chapman and Anna F.. hs
wife, to Edward Schmidt. lot 35, block
is El Centre.
Imperial Valley press., 1912-08-19

time for fixing the next general tax
levy; provided, however, that if the
maturity of the indebtedness created
by the issue of the bonds be made to
begin more than one year after the date
of issuance of such bonds, such tax
shall be levied and collected at the
time and in the manner aforesaid, an
nually each year, sufficient to pay the
interest on such Indebtedness as it
falls due, and also to constitute a
sinking fund for the payment of the
principal thereof on or before maturi-
ty. Said tax shall be in addition to
all other taxes levied for municipal
purposes, and shall be collected at
the same time and in the same man
ner as other municipal taxes are col
lected, and be used for no other pur,
pose than the payment of said bonds
and accruing interest.
Section 7. That the proposed in.
debtedness of forty thousand dollars
($4O,0OO.00). including all other in.
debtedness already incurred by said
city for municipal improvements, will
not in the aggregate exceed fifteen
per cent of the assessed value of all
real and personal property of the City
of Ell Centro.
Section s. The polls of said elec
ton shall be opened at six (6) O'Clock
in the morning of the day of election,
and shall be kept open until six (6)
o'clock in the afternoon of said day
when the polls shall be closed: pro
vided. however, that if at the hour of
closing there are any other voters in
the polling place, or in line at the
door, who are qualified to vote and
have not been able to do so since ap-
pearing, the polls shall be kept open
a sufficient time to allow them to
vote. But no one who shall arrive
at the polling-place after six (6)
o'clock in the afternoon, shall be en-
titled to vote. although the polls may
be open when he arrives.
Section 9. The ballots to be used at
said election shall be printed in the
following form:
Imperial Valley press., 1912-08-19
guFFALo HERD INCREASES

WASHINGTON, Aug. 19.-Lieut.-Col
Brett, commanding Yellowstone nationa
park. has reported to Secretary Of the In
terror Fisher that his men have seer
more buffalo in the wild herd in the
park recently than for ten years. They
counted as buffalo. he said. and all ap-
peared to be in fine condition.
The tame herd. which is kept in an
enclosure i'm the park. said Colonel Brett
now numbers IA Nearly one-half the
buHaloes in the United States are in
Yellowstone.
Imperial Valley press., 1912-08-19
mITTLE MAJOR is DEAD

OAKLAND. Aug. 19.-Dr. C. Annette
Bucket. famous nationally as the Little
Major of the Union army. because of
her services during the Civil war, died
at her home in Piedmont after nearly
eight decades Of remarkable life pr.
BnckeF was born in Warsaw, N. Y, Au-
gust 25, 1888.
Imperial Valley press., 1912-08-19
INSTRUCTIONS TO VOTERS,

To vote on a question or PROPOSE
tion, stamp a cross (X) in the voting
square after the word YES or after
the word mo" All marks except the
cross (X) are forbidden All distin-
gushing marks or erasures are for
hidden and make the ballot void. If
you wrongly stamp, tear, or deface
this ballot, return it to the Inspector
Of Election and obtain another.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-03-29
LITTLE GIRL CHEWED TO
DEATH BY DOG

Her little body a mass of LAGER
ations and her neck chewed I'M
till her head was almost severed
from her body, Anna DeCalvo, 3
years old, is dead this afternoon
at her home, 1910 Sholto street,
the victim of a horrible attack by
ferocious dog.
The child, whose mother was
at work, had been left at the
home of Mrs. Lena Solomon,
1862 w. 18th street. The dog, a
large Newfoundland, was chew
ing bone on the kitchen floor.
Little Anna walked up to the dog
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-03-29

10 keeping 10 the right all MS HE,
to avoid accidents.
John Hunter, farmer, Urbana,
ILL.,, has suffered from hiccoughs
for ten days. Hasn't had any
sleep. May die.
DR.. Harvey w. Wiley, in lee
ture at Memphis, Tenn, announc-
ed that, like John Paul Jones, he
has just begun to fight" and
that if he can do it, he is going to
see pure food laws passed and en-
forced in this country.
Chicago is the speediest spot in
the world" Rev. DR.. John T.
Stone, addressing Empire Society
Of Chicago.
And which way, in terms of the
hereafter, is Chicago moving so
speedily, DR.. John?
Chinese regiment at Fu-Chow
h1utinied because another regi-
ment wanted them to amputate
their pigtails.
Apparently any old cause is
good enough to induce a Chinese
regiment to. mutiny, kill its off
GERS, and do a little looting.
Louis Molainen, Hancock,
Mich, who stands I feet 6 inches
in his stockings, is running for
justice of the peace. Louis will
not be opposed at the election.
According to testimony of ply
sician, a towel one yard long, and
with red borders, was sewed up
inside Mrs. Mollie Myers, after
operation at St. Vincent,s hospi-
tai, N, Y, six years ago.
Tom Mann, English labor lead
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-03-29

condition he promised not to re-
sumo his speaking tour.
Henry Dion, brawny six-foot
sailor, is held in U. S. Marine
hospital, San Francisco, as a
walking distributor of death. Six
cases of typhoid, which ended in
death, have been traced to Olson,
who himself is in best of health.
"The common people of Cali
fornia are for. you" Telegram
from Seymour w. Pollock, of
California, to LaFollette.
Yes, but what does it matter
whom the common people" are
for so long as the nominating
machinery is in the hands of those
efficient conference.-the bosses.
"Lincoln't famous saying that we
must have a government of the
people, by the people, and for the
people, has been amended by no
less a parsonage than the presi-
dent of the United States to read
government by representative
class of the people Roosevelt
at Cedar Rapids, Ia.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1912-02-03

CTo be Continued.)
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-08-13

pains at monthly periods, bilious spells,
and was getting worse all the time. /
would hardly get over one spell when l
would be sick again. No tongue can tell
what | suffered from cramps, and at
times / could hardly walk. The doctors
said | might die at one of those times,
but took Lydia e. Pinkham's Vegeta-
BILE Compound and got betterright away.
Your valuable medicine is worth more
than mountains of gold to suffering wo-
men. Mrs. BERTHA MUFF, SOB N. 4th
Street, Louisiana, Mo.
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound, made from native roots and herbs,
contains no narcotic or harmful drugs,
and to-day holds the record of being the
most successful remedy for female illswe
know of, and thousands of voluntary
testimonials on file in the Pinkhan
laboratory at Lynn, Mass, seem to prove
this fact.
III you want special advice write TO
Lydia e. Pinkham Medicine Co. conf
dentiaD Lynn, Mass. Your letter will
be opened, read and answered By a
woman and held in strict confidence.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-08-13
Milady's Toilet Table
By Mime. D'MIIIE

Dull and lifeless hair makes woman
look older than she should Dry sham
pooling makes the hair bright, fluffy anC
clean-full of life and luster. Put four
ounces of powdered orris root in frui,
jar and mix it well with an origina
package of therox. Sprinkle teaspoon
full of the mixture on the head once a
week and brush it out thoroughly. The.
rox makes hair grow when everything.
else fails.
"The natural beauty of a persons face
is married by thin and straggly eyebrows
and lashes. Rubbing gently with plain
pyroxin will induce them to grow long
thick and silky. The eyebrows should
be brushed daily to train them to grow
into an arch.
Instead of powder and paint, use It
simple complexion lotion made at home
by dissolving an original package of
mayatone in a half pint of witch hazel.
Gently rub over the face in the morning
and all day your skin will be as clear,
soft and satiny as a baby's-with no
dark or muddy discolorations.
"Delatone is equal to the electric
needle for the removal of superhuous
hair, is positively painless. and not
nearly so expensive. just mix a little
delatone with water; cover the wild hairs
with this paste; let il remain two min
utes; then wash the skin, and the hairs
viii be gone"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-08-13
IN A MOTOR
BOAT
BY SARAH PRICE VAUGHAN

Her father called her Pussy, and her
mother called her Tottie and several
other pet names. She was the only
child, and we all know what that
means. Her father and mother lived
for her alone. Without her their uni.
verse would have collapsed.
When she was sixteen she was what
girls of that age usually are-half wo-
man. half child. She realized the wo-
man part. but of tse child part she
was unconscious She considered her
self quite old enough to have lover
and was not long in getting one. John
ny Walker was the young man she de-
cided upon for that position.
She made Johnny's acquaintance in
this way: His father owned a summer
cottage on the Atlantic coast. and one
season Mr.. Cummings, Pussy's father,
rented a cottage near by. There is no
coast in the world so adapted to boat
ing In medium way as this-that is,
1t isn't ocean boating or row boating,
though there may be both. 1t is espe-
cially fitted for motor boating. All day
one hears the rapid explosions of gaso-
line engines coming over the water far
and near.
It was a motorboat that did the bust
ness for Pussy and Johnny. Johnny
was eighteen years old and had grown
up. so to speak, in motorboat He
had a very nice one, so Pussy thought,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-08-13
ABH0RS IDEA OF
WOMAN SMOKING
Mrs. Woodrow Wilson Does Not Agree
With Mrs. Wilson
Woodrow.

Sea Grit. n. j., Aug. l3.--Mrs Wood
row Wilson, wife of the Democratic can,
didate for president, has been confused
in the public mind with Mrs. Wilson
Woodrow, novelist, former wife OF Gov
Wilson's cousin, ] Wilson Woodrow
The misunderstanding has come over
the question Of women smoking Mrs
Woodrow Wilson abhors the idea OF to-
bacco smoke coming from womans
mouth.
Yesterday Mrs. Woodrow Wilson de-
cided to correct the report which has
been published in many newspapers, that
she indorses smoking for women. She
did it by making public letter written
in reply to woman who asked if the
reports were true Mrs. Wilson declared
most emphatically that she does not
smoke and that she disapproves of won.
en- smoking
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-08-13

! only she would have preferred that ii
should have been painted blue. her ia.
vorite color. instead of white. When
| she first saw Johnny go out in 1t she
stood on the shore looking at him so
wistfully that he asked his mother to
| call on their neighbors so that he could
take that pretty girl" out in his boat.
His mother called. and Johnny and
Pussy did the rest.
That was the first summer. When
the two families went home latter
Labor day"-the American people all
go home from the country at one time
after Labor day, much TO their discom-
fort-Johnny and Pussy were en-
gagged. Pussy managed it all. though
Johnny was quite willing. Pussy be-
fore starting in for another year at
school told her mother of her engage
ment.
The good lady was as much sur
prised as Il her daughter had an
nounced the engagement Of her doll.
that had been laid aside but two years
before. Nevertheless since Johnny
was nice boy and of a good family
and all that she told her daughter that
If she and Johnny were of the same
mind in four years she would have no
objection to their being married.
-Four yearsw exclaimed Pussy.
Yes; when you are twenty"
"Why. mother, I'll be as old as Me-
thusaleh in four years. It's an age"
The next summer Pussy was seven
teen years old. Like most very young
people. she had very little respect for
the opinion of her elders. She thought
it was time for her and Johnny TO be
married Johnny hadn't thought much
about it, but since Pussy thought so he
thought so too. But he didn't make
any move in that direction.
The two families occupied during
this second summer the cottages they
had occupied during the first. One day
when Johnny and Pussy were out in
his motorboat Pussy said:
Johnny, how long do you propose to
keep me waiting?"
Waiting for whatr'
Are you going TO marry me or not?"
Johnny caught his breath. why. of
course am"
"When7"
when we're older"
Pussy turned her back on him. John.
ny colored and added: "All right. Now
is a good time. Well go to B. and be
married"
He had "seen" Pussys bluff and gone
her one better. But she was tired OF
waiting for all those years to pass be-
fore being married. so she said she be- /
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-08-13

lieved she would consent to go to b.
and be married
Johnny put on all the power In the
engine and pointed the boat toward
B., FIVE miles away. Pussy sat very
quiet. She neither moved nor spoke.
Johnny occasionally looked at her out
of the corner of his starboard eye. but
he didn't say anything either. In half
an hour they reached the floating dock
at B. Johnny got out and made fast
the boat, then put out his hand to
Pussy. She didn't move.
Come" said Johnny.
Where are you going to take me to
after we're marriedY'
We'll go on a wedding trip. have
a nice little sum saved up in bank"
81 wonder what papa will say?'
81 don't know"
"And mamma?"
II don't know that. either"
1T would be nice to have her with
me when am married"
Johnny cast off the line. threw IL
into the boat. got in himself ana start
ed for home.
The ride was not chatty one. Pus-
sy remarked that the boat was not
going as fast as usual. and Johnny re-
piled that he thought IL was doing
quite as well This was the only re-
mark made during their return. though
the distance was eight miles and they
were an hour doing 1t.
When the interminable four years Of
waiting were ended Pussy had been
engaged three times and at twenty
would have scorned to marry any of
the men 10 whom she had been en- /,
gagged. but she still thought she was
not extraordinarily particular as to the
man she would marry. At twenty-five
she admits that she was very particu-!
lar. She has fair prospect of being
an old maid.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-08-13
TYPOS OPEN CONVENTION.
Delegates at Cleveland from All Over
United States and Canada.

Cleveland, O., Aug. l3.--With dele.
gates present from all over the United
States and Canada and even Hawaii and
the Philippines, the 5sth annual conven,
tion of the Internatioal Typographical
unioa was opened here yesterday. Presi,
dent james NJ. Lynch presided. The
woman's auxiliary also is in session. Ad-
dresses of welcome and responses, with
the appointment of several committees
by President Lynch and the reports OF
officers, occupied the initial session OF
the union. There will be no election at
this meeting. New York, Nashville
Tenn, San Antonio Texas, and Mont
real, Canada, seek the next convention.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-08-13
This to Accompany Regular
Estimates
THE PLAN HAS ADVANTAGES
Detailed Program of the Nations Bust.
ness-Present System Is Thought
to Be Unsystematic and
Anticipated.

Washington, Aug. l3.-As an object
lesson to Congress TO demonstrate his
belief in the advantages of the budget
system for making estimates and ap.
preparations for the federal government,
President Taft, it was learned to-day,
will send next years estimates to Con-
gress in budget form to accompany tho
regular book of estimates which the sec
rotary of the treasury is required by law
To submit. The entire cabinet has been
instructed to prepare estimates under
both plans.
The proposed American budget, while
varying widely from the English budget
because of the differences in the struc-
ture of the two governments, will be
designed to present to Congress and the
people a detailed understandable pre-
gramme of business for the ensuing year,
committing the president TO definitely
express lines of public policy. The es-
Inmates will be explained in detail, elias.
sified and compared with previous APP
preparations and expenditures and show
the relation of probable expenditures
with probable revenues for the ensuing
year. The present method of submit
ting estimates to Congress in identical
form each year without detailed inform
alton showing definite programme is
regarded by President Taft, Secretary of
the Treasury MacVeagh and the econ
omy commission ms unsystematic, mn
scientific apd Anticipated. The first bud
get will be drawn by the economy com
which recently recommend ed
its adoption. Secretary MacVeagh in
his last two annual reports strongly
urged Congress to adopt the budget sys-
tenn in order to show the relation Of
income and outgo. He advised the APP
pointment of commission representing
the executive. and legislative branches
to study the problem