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La Junta tribune., 1912-01-27
Phone. Junta 2l3

ton She dweit enthusiastically
upon this great critics favorable com
ments upon Americas interest and
selectivcness In art as evinced by
her numerous private collections; and
after quoting him as declaring Rem.
brnndts. THE Mill" to be absolute
ly the finest Of landscape studies
she proceeded to give brief his
tory and an Interpretation Of that
marvel OF art
Miss Mary Calfce then crowned an
excellent program with n fascinating
example Of modern art by doing
number OF crayon sketches before the
eyes Of her deeply interested audi.
encc.
Entering. then. with cagcrness into
social hour. the merry company
played "Forty-two' until the tempt.
Ing lunch was brought In.
There WAS n rcfreshment commit.
tee made up Of seven most efficient
chefs who are equally efficient In
every social grace. and who were de-
cidedly attractive In the culinary
role. Those composing this com.
mittee were: Miss winifrcd MEALS
ter. Miss Ida Herrcn. Mrs Justine
Rourkc. Miss Martha Snoddy. Miss
Louise Lilly. Miss Mona Whitley
aud Miss Rcba Poison. The Seven
Sisters. or the Plciadss. appear, ~ =
regular thing. In the western heav.
ems. but on this particular evening
they shonc In our very midst and
dispensed crcamed lobstcrs and hot
coffee In most comforting reality.
Il was late when adjournment was
Ia order: and. before adjournment. II
had been detsrmineA that the asso-
citation shall hold . third Mssion on
tho evening Of February 18th. and
that the topic for that evening shall
b. National Chara aractsrs'-Principa
Esdss. Of the Commercial College.
lsadins the discvssion. and Mr..
Hughes. Of the Park school. havinG
the discussioa.
The hour for assembly Will hereaf.
tsr ~ 7:3e O'Clock. Here's hoping
that session No. 3 will prove the
psoverbiai cAasn coatrovertins ne
! sspssslllSoa vAich p,acss ~ ban
upea ~ auabes thirteen.
La Junta tribune., 1912-01-27
Birthday Club.

The Birthday Club met this week
at 2:30 o'clock on Wednesday after
noon with Mrs. VIM. II. kidneigh. at
her home. &0s Belleview avenue. II
was Mrs. kidneigh's birth anniver.
sary and she was presented by her
guests with hand painted olive
dish and 4 beautiful hand decorated
plate,
The guests spent the time sewing
and chatting, until 8 o'clock. when
they sat down to famous five
course dinner.
Miss Anna Clark. OF Colorado
Springs. and Mrs. Judge Clark. OF La
Junta, were especial guests.
La Junta tribune., 1912-01-27
VIII Commence serine ,er OF Seen

c. w. Bomgardncr. president of
the Walnut nm OIL ma Cas- coa,.
pany. says that the affairs ~ tho
company are progressing very salts.
factcrily At their oil prospect In
Louisiana. but net quit. an. rapidly
~ they had hoped for. Tho rigging
has been erected over the pUspsc.
tive oil well. but further progress was
delayed on account Of the tact ttAt
\ carload Of machinery consigned 10
the company got lost in the wI,6s
Of Tennessee. Later the car vas
discovered and sent on lts way As
mon ~ II arrives and tho macht,rsy
10 installed boring for oil viii be
commenced at once. The company
had its first accident ~ the oil
we'll ono day this week. oue Of tha
workmen bsing crushed - Asath ~
the failing Of heavy timber. :,
La Junta tribune., 1912-01-27
Music Study Club Annual.

Proof continues to be given Of the
unusual musical talent of La Junta.
and of the appreciation. our people
yield to superior musical attractions.
Harmony hail was filled 10 Its ut
most capacity Monday evening when
the Music Study Club gave another
Of It's annual open scssions-to which
the public was invited and the very
reasonable fee Of % cents charged ftI
admission.
A treat may bc expected. always.
when this ambitious club announces
= program because. beside talent. IL
members have that genius which ID
"thc capacity for hard work." and
they are not content with less than
= very near approach to perfection,
either In Interpretation or In rcndL
ton.
Space WIN not permit that we men
uon each nu0bee of the fine pro.
gram and e9Deess here the applause
and the satAuslastic Dfaise that each
La Junta tribune., 1912-01-27
Beatrice Stevens. Editor
Ia Jvnts City Tssehsrs' Association.

The second delightful session OF
the La Junta City Teachers Associ.
alton was held Tuesday evening In
the high school assembly room and
In the pleasant sewing room OF the
domestic science department. The
decoration for the evening was con.
fined to the sewing room. and WAS
most artistic and very dainty-eyinc.
ing the deftnesx OF innumerable fin.
gers.
The evenings program was initi-
ated. charminxly. with the following
musical numbers:
Instrumental solo. piano. "Au
Prin Temps e. =. E. e.. Gounod
Miss Mae Scott
Instrumental solo. piano. Scotch
Tone Poem" :. =. Mcdowell
Miss y. n. Gates
Cornet solo with piano accompani.
ment. Palms" :. Mr.. McCombs
Vocal Duet. Home to Our Noun.
tains." from III Trovatore"
Miss Cohoon. Mr.. Woodard
Instrumental solo. piano =. :. =.
:. =. e.. =. =. :. =. W. Thomas
A. the close Ct the short musical
program. which Was given up stairs
In the big assembly room. the com.
pauy adjourned to the sewing room
J and amid its cosy hominess resumed
he program - follows:
Art :. >. :. Miss Edith Rowe
D!scussed BY Miss Clara Hiil
Mhs Rowe chose Rembrandt and
bic canvases for especial considera-
ttoa. believing this great Dutch
painter. and his Characteristic work
70 ~ a paramount interest just now.
Her paDss was comprehensive and
vssy lnstrurtive and met With appre.
ciaeioa aal applause.
Nhs Hiil prefsced her paper With
Dsetiasat reaarks. telling bow. when
apDelateA - the discussion. she was
q Q Ioss 70 know how 70 proceed
uaul. eAaacins upoa IN article 10
ths Dsceabss Digest that told oi
~ receae VISIT 70 this cosstry d
~ gssat ossnaa. DaAe. who y &C.
fnevislssl ~ wss3l's greatest III
atsla. ~ haSDtly besal hsr issefs'
La Junta tribune., 1912-01-27
oIrthdsy ovrpriss.

Mr.. and Mrs. W. 3. Green. who live
on = ranch northeast Of La Jnnta.
were given . birthday surprise party
last Friday BY their neikhbors and
friends. The happy affair had been
admirably planned and the surprise
was compile.
The seis.invitcd guests came laden
with packages and baskets Of de-.
licious cdiblcs No that there was
no leak Of fcastinG. Mr.. and Mrs.
Green were the recipients Of q mum.
bsr Of Appropriate gifts.
The following 10 . list Of those
who participated In this very happy
eveat: Mrs. B. ?. Lehman, Mrs.
hasry Cave. Mrs. Taylor. Mp. ben
xsadnss. Mrs. A. O. Bufweil, c. r.
Hillef. .. n. Mpisf aad wife.
La Junta tribune., 1912-01-27
W. 8. Club.

The W. S. Club met with Mrs.
Al Hurst. t0i Carson avenue. on
Wednesday afternoon, January 2tth.
The afternoon was spent In the usual
conversation and fancy work
After delicious refreshments had
been served guessing game was
participated In. The company was
divided and each side In turn was
to guess whose nose was put through
n curtain fixed for that purpose.
After much pleasure the club ad.
jonrncd to meet on February lith
with Mrs. l.. A. Marsh. tlG Colora-
do avenue.
La Junta tribune., 1912-01-27
0irthdsy Anniversary.

Little Helen Edwards made her
twelfth birthday. which fell upon
last Saturday. memorable by giving n
party TO twenty-six Of her girl friends.
Carnations and roses were placed
here and there throughout the house
and added TO the brightness and the
happy cheer.
After each little guest had done
her designated stunt games were
played. and after the games came the
very tempting rcfrcshment OF course
there was = birthday cake. with n
dozen pretty candles winking on H..
and all In all II was n great time
for the happy girls.
La Junta tribune., 1912-01-27
Womsn's Club.

The Woman's Club met last Friday
afternoon at the home Of Mrs. A. C..
32i Ration avenue. After cur
rent events had been discussed. Mrs
Elmer Cook gave an interesting talk
on Rome. illustrating her remarks
with many fine post card Views.
Closing the session the hostess
served seaonable rcfreshment.
Imperial Valley press., 1912-06-14
ANGEL CITY LEADS
OTHERS IN, BUILDING


LOS ANGELES, June 14-Thougl
building is remarkably active in al
sections of the United States, Los An
geles is still SURPRISING cities of more
than twice its size, according to of
ficial reports of operations for MAY
made by the Construction News OF
Chicago.
Out of list of twenty leading cities
Los Angeles is third in the number
of buildings erected and sixth in the
value of the new structures. The con.
struction paper gives the number OF
building erected here at 1880 with a
total investment of $2,777,S61, making
net gain of 19 per cent over last
year.
The record made by Los Angeles is
almost three times that of San Fran.
cisco in the number of new buildings
and eclipses the Golden Gate city in
their value by more than $3.50, 900
st. Louis, New York, Chicago, Boston,
Brooklyn and other cities over a mil
lion population are completely left in
the shade by local builders.
The report shows 25,27O building
permits were issued in the United
States during May, involving a total
investment of $SS,512,O05, as compared
with 23,403 buildings aggregating a
cost of $73,5S1 ,6S9 for the same month
of last year.
Imperial Valley press., 1912-06-14
REBELS SELL TICKETS AND
VEX u S. EXEClJTIVES

LOS ANGELES, June 13-The Mexi-
can revolutionists, by their seizure of
various stations on the National rail.
ways Of Mexico and sale OF interTine
coupon tickets to points In the United
States, are veXing the American rail
roads with the question as to the prop
er legal procedure in the matter. The
roads affected in Mexico belong to the
federal government and have officially
notified the Salt Lake road and other
lines that such tickets must not be
honored on this side of the border.
The tickets are being sold to Amer
leans and foreigners by revolutionary
agents in charge of stations through.
out the district embracing Juarez and
main line stations south to Jimenez.
and on branch lines west thereof to
Santa Barbara and FL Rosario. in
clnding chihuahua and Parral.
Imperial Valley press., 1912-06-14
GEORGE |. MELTON GETS
RESULTS FROM HIS WORK


Assessor Barker of the Imperial ir
rigation district is in receipt of a
telegram from Secretary George l.
Melton Of the district, who is in Wash.
ington, showing that the administra
tion understands the necessity for CO
operation with the Mexican govern
ment for the distribution of the waters
of the Colorado river.
Mr.. MeltOn's telegram follows:
1T is just announced that a plank
in Taft's platform will demand the
appointment of a commission to es-
tablish new scientific boundary line
between Mexico and the United States
with particular application to the
mouth of the Colorado and use of it's
waters for irrigation purposes. Our
demands have been heard and I'M
perial valley is on th>t map.
GEO. L. MELTON"
Imperial Valley press., 1912-06-14
BEEF DECREASE NOT SEEN
IN RETAIL MARKET

Steaks and roasts cost just as much
in Los Angeles today as they did sixty
days ago. although the live weight
price paid by the dealers or packers
is one and half cents less per
pound.
mission man, says the top price paid
for cattle last winter was seven cents
for certain prime steers at feed yards
or on the basis of $3.50 per hundred,
live weight. delivered in Los Angeles.
The beef supply says Mr.. Spell
meyer, comes from Imperial valley
and Phoenix. The price paid to
growers f. o. b. cars Imperial and
Phoenix is on an average under six
cents for steers and five cents for
COWS f. o. b. cars per hundredweight
live weight Grass beef is also being
shipped in. The price paid for Cali
fornia grass beef, of which there is
not much this year, is on the average
s.. 30 for steers and $3.50 for COWS
Speaking comparatively, therefore,
the present delivered live weight price
for grass beef is six cents for cows,
or one and a half cents per pound less
than during the winter.
"As steers dress about sc per cent
of their live weight there should be
a decline of several cents per pound III
the dressed beef prices and a greater
reduction in retail butchers charges.
Inquiry at the markets discloses the
prices are higher than in January
Imperial Valley press., 1912-06-14
RACE MEN MEET At
HOTEL OREGON TONIGHT

At Hotel Oregon tonight will be
the meeting of the Fourth OF July
automobile road race committee. At
10 O'Clock the subscriptions from the
several towns will be opened and
counted
The amount subscribed by the vari-
GUS towns will determine the starting
and finishing point.
Imperial, Ell Centro and Calexico
each stand high on the list, and there
will be strong competition for the
starting point, as local talent only
will participate.
Purses for the race will also be
made up at this meeting of the com
mittee.
Entrants have until five days prior
to the race to sign up their cars.
Imperial Valley press., 1912-06-14
HEAVY ATTENDANCE FOR
COUNTIES CONVENTION

SAN JOSE, June 14.-Advlces from
all parts of the state received by the
California Development Board indl.
cate that the seventeenth semi-annual
counties convention of that organiza.
ton will be attended by considerably
more than 1000 delegates. The ever
increasing interest shown by county
officials in matters of statewide inter.
est is marked advance over the at
titude shown in similar cases a few
years ago.
The San Jose meeting, which is to
be held on the 21st and 22d days of
June, will discuss two very important
subjects The first, Good Roads,
with special emphasis given to fedora!
highways and the second, "The Eff
ficient Local Organization" The good
roaus question has strong appeal ID
many classes of people, not only to
automobile dealers and the automObil.
lists themselves, but farmers, manu-
facturers and merchants are vitall.y
concerned in the necessity of securing
extensive highway systems throughou.
the state
California stands very high among
the state of this country In percentage
on good roads. 1t is nevertheless true,
however, that California is not max
ing the most of her scenic advantages.
Certain parts of Europe which are no
more wonderful from a scenic stand.
point than many parts of this state,
reap tremendous financial advantages
from tourists. The development of a
national state highway system in Ca
ifornia will give to California an added
source of wealth. The good roads
movement inaugurated by the Califor-
mia Development Board will inaugur-
ate a campaign to secure the national
highways system.
Imperial Valley press., 1912-06-14
s1,250,000 ASKED
. FOR LOWER COLORADO
IN SPECIAL MESSAGE


Washington, June s. -
President Taft this afternoon
sent a special message to con-
gress asking an immediate
appropriation Of a million
and a quarter for the protec-
ton Of the levees along the
lower. Colorado river. He de-
clared in his message that un-
less quick action is taken the
river will probably again flow
into Salton Sea basin.
Imperial Valley press., 1912-06-14

CHICAGO. June l4.-Rooseyeit will
personally direct his own fight in Chi
cago. according TO a statement issued
this afternoon by Manager Dixon.
Dixon says: Roosevelt is known as
some manager, too. Look out for a
landslid~t when he arrives"
Mex ley declares that the colonere
coming will not have any influence on
the convention. He declares that
Taft's forces will be mistaken. al,
though other Taft leaders appear ia
be frightened by reports that south.
ern New York delegates are slipping.
- Chicago is in a turmoil tonight fol.
lowing the announcement that Roose,
welt is coming. It is believed that all
police reserves will he on duty tomor
row morning at the station when he
arrives
Imperial Valley press., 1912-06-14
TERRIBLE TEDDY TO TAKE
HAND IN THE CONVENTION
LBY UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATIONS1
NEW YORK, June 14.-AccOmpanied

IBY UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATIONS1
NEW YORK, June 14.-AccOmpanied
by Mrs. Roosevelt, the colonel arrived
from Oyster Bay this morning. Their
attendants carried much luggage.
The colonel refused to answer ques-
tions until he reached the Outlook Of
flee. After telephoning several min
utes to Chicago, Roosevelt emerged
into the corridor, turned to the re-
porters and said: Gentlemen, I'm
going to Chicago on the $50 train
The coloners face was flushed, be-
ing apparently existed by the news he
had just received by telephone. His
eyes flashed and his jaw was set. Re
entering his private office he then die
tated a statement for the press.
Imperial Valley press., 1912-06-14
DYNAMITE CASES
IN JANUARY TERM

IN JANUARY TERM
LOS ANGELES, June 14.-At the
request of LeCompte Davis, attorney
for Olaf Tveitmoe, Eugene Clancy and
J. +. Munsey, the labor leaders of the
Pacific coast indicted here by the fed
eral grand jury on charges of complici-
ty in the national dynamiting conspira-
cy, and on account of the crowded
condition of the calendar for the July
term, the setting of the case for trial
of the labor leaders went over to the
January. 1913. term of court when
called before Judge Olin Wellborn in
the United States district court this
morning
Only Johansen and Tvetimoe were
in court when the time for setting the
case came.
1t is well known that the calendar
of the United States district court is
already crowded for the July term,
which will open next month, and that
a case which promises to take as
much time as the trial of the labor
leaders will consume so much time
that it would be impossible to hear it
before January l.
Moreover there is a disposition to
delay matters until the trial of other
labor leaders indicted in Indianapolis
on a similar charge is concluded. This
trial opens in October.
Tveitmoe and Johansen are i'm Los
Angeles on account OF the strike of
building trades unions.
Imperial Valley press., 1912-06-14
Taft .,;ns Ten Contests

IBY United PRESS ASSOCIATIONS
CHICAGO, June 1.-Two delegates
from the First Oklahoma, two from
the Third Oklahoma, two from the
FIRST tennessee, two from the Ninth
tennessee and two from the Second
Tennessee districts were seated for
Taft today. Each contest met with q
bitter fight by the Roosevelt leaders
but the Taftites easily forced through
their program. FOrty-four Texas and
Washington contests are expected "a
be reached by tonight.
Imperial Valley press., 1912-06-14
HAReOR PLANS RECEIVED
All LOS ANGEL ES

LOS ANGELES, June 14-The long
expected and much ch-discussed plans for
the development of the Los Angeles
harbor, both the inner harbor at vii
lnington and the outer harbor, were
received from New York by Homer
Hamlin, city engineer. These are the
plans which Engineer Goodrich was
engaged TO prepare at contract price
of $4,000
AS harbor engineer for the Bush
Terminals company in New York,
Goodrich is one of the most noted
men in his line in the world, and the
receipt of his plans for the develop
ment of the harbor is of the utmost in
terest 10 Los Angeles
Imperial Valley press., 1912-06-14
GOV. ESCAOER0 OF BAJA,
CALIFORNIA, AT MEX|ChLa

Governor Escudero of Baja Califor-
mia, whose executive headquarters are
at Ensenada, is at MeXicala on a visit
of inspection of the troops at Mexi-
cali. The proper honors were shown
the governor by the officers of the
Mexican troops who entertained him
at luncheon in an elaborate manner.
Bugles and drums played all day yes
terday and all the soldiers were spick
and span and all attention.
Imperial Valley press., 1912-06-14
REVENUE CUTTER REsCUEs
KODIAK ISLAND REFUGEES
Gable to United Press }

SEAWARD, Alaska, June 14.-The
revenue cutter Manning, with can
merry boat, took the Inhabitants oi
Kodiak, Wood Island, aboard, but it Is
impossible to leave the island on ac.
count of volcanic showers of ashes
Two babies were born aboard the
Manning, the mothers being refugees
Lightning has destroyed the Kodiak
wireless station and acid rain fell at
Seaward, burning vegetation and cor
roding metal. Further trouble is
feared. There is much suffering.
Imperial Valley press., 1912-06-14
CHAMBER FAvORS BILL
TO REOPEN RESERVATION

LOS ANGELES, June 14.-The
Chamber of Commerce has decided TO
urge representatives in congress to
pass bill providing for the opening
of the Colorado River Indian reserva-
tion under the provisions of the Carey
land law, recently passed by the Ari-
zona legislature and signed by the
governor
Imperial Valley press., 1912-06-14

Calexico Chronicle: C. S. Norton,
proprietor of Norton's department
store of Ell Centre, comes to Calexico
with a few articles of merchandise.
uses large space in the Chronicle to
announce his visit and says he does
from 5000 to $4G0 worth of business
on each visit. And yet some people
say that it doesn't pay to advertise.
Imperial Valley press., 1912-06-14
SALOONS ARE CLOSED
BECAUSE OF STRIKE

PERTH AMBOY, n. J., June IA
mounted patrOlmen and sheriffs or
dered all saloons closed in the vicinity
of the plant of the American Smelling
and Refining company here, where
serious strike riots occurred last night,
in which two policemen were injured
by stones and three rioters injured
by bullets.
Imperial Valley press., 1912-06-14
1900 ITALIANS KILLED

LONDON, June IA Central News
dispatch from Tripoli declare thar 1900
Italians were slain Wednesday when
the Turks defeated the Italians al
Teba, driving them from the fortifica.
TORS. Dispatches say the battle was
among the most terrific and bloodiest
IL modern warfare. Unbelievable val.
Or was exhibited by both sides.
Imperial Valley press., 1912-06-14

tBY UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATIONS
CHICAGO, June 14.-Taft won the
first blood in the national convention
when L. G. .Disnay of Oklahoma, a
Roosevelt man, expressed his opinion
of Grant Victor, an Oklahoma Taftite
Victor swung and Disnay went down
with blood pouring from his mouth.
Patrick Dore, a Roosevelt man, then
punched Victor about the lobby near
the committee room until the polica
interfered.
Imperial Valley press., 1912-06-14

[BY UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATIONS
Senator Dixon admitted today that
Roosevelt is coming to Chicago. He
said that the colonel telephoned Il
might go to Chicago on visit" An
official statement is expected from
New York.
Imperial Valley press., 1912-06-14

Roosevelt will be accompanied by
his wife. Kermit, his secretary and
Mrs. Harper They will travel in a
Pullman car. The entire Roosevelt
family. including Mrs. Longworth and
Theodore, Jr., have reserved apart
ments at the Blackstone hotel, Chi
cago.
Imperial Valley press., 1912-06-14
Woman'S SUFFRAGE Gamma

Hiram Johnson announced that ne
lF laboring for the insertion of wo-
man suffrage plank in the Republican
platform. Suffrage has worked fine
IN California and other states; if we
Imperial Valley press., 1912-06-14
ROBBERS GET $4,000

tBf UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATIONS /
ROGERS. Ark, June 13.-Robbers
dynamited the safe of the First Nation
al bank 4. Huntsville and escaped with
$4,000.
Imperial Valley press., 1912-06-14
WEATHER FORECAST

LBY UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATIONS
LOS ANGELES, June lathe Los
Angeles weather forecast is: Fair to-
night and Saturday with light north
west winds.
Imperial Valley press., 1912-06-14

have enough strength we'll get the su
frage plank in our platform"