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Imperial Valley press., 1912-04-09

trict adopted resolutions asking the
court to advance the case because Of
it's relation to the general work under
taken by this body.
The matter is also being presented
TO the various mutual water cOmpan-
les and the chambers of commerce in
the towns of the valley and doubtless
will be adopted by each of these bod
les. The petition to the supreme court
will be presented within the ensuing
ten days.
The petition being presented to the
mutual water companies is as fol-
lows:
Whereas, on or about the month of
December, 1909, suit was instituted
by the Title Insurance and Trust Com
pany against the California Develop
ment Company to foreclose the bonds
and trust deed executed by the Cali
fornia Development Company, and at
such time receiver for the CalifOr-
mia Development Company was ap-
pointed by the court; and
Whereas, large and essential part
of the irrigation system operated by
the California Development Company
is in the republic of Mexico and the
title to such system in said republic
was in a certain corporation organized
under the laws of the republic of Mex
leo, with a capitalization of II. 800
shares, of which 10000 shares We're
Imperial Valley press., 1912-04-09
At BraWley
DIXIE LAND

At BraWley c. NJ. Blais was elect;
Imperial Valley press., 1912-04-09
MILLIONS STARVING
THROUGHOUT NEW
CHINESE REPUBLIC
[BY UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATIONS

[BY UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATIONSl
SHANGHAI, April 9.--Millions are
dying of starvation; war, pillage and
fire is rampant, and trade is deaG. Dis
ease IS stalking in every province. the
conditions in China are reported the
worst in history. Famine exterds
throughout the land md relief a.yer
c.es are poWerless WE;le rain is add
irg to the suffering
This is the statement OF Marshall
EroOmhall of the Chine Inland Mission
who has resumed his trip through sew
eral provinces.
The people have not congregated
as usual in a famine said BroOmhall.
They are living in soaked huts or
huddled in the rain outside in groups,
and are dying around the Confucian
temples in Antung Children cling to
pasersby and mothers say they are
starving. 1t is horrible to think of.
The cattle are gone, not even dogs re-
naming. The children crouch by the
roadside and there is little complaint,
the people meeting their doom silent
ly. rhe depopulation of entire prov
i1ces is imminent"
Imperial Valley press., 1912-04-09

that the Southern Pacific Company is
about to make its application to the
supreme court of the state Of Califor-
MIA to advance out Of its order the
hearing of it's said appeal from the
said order OF temporary injunction to
the end that the issues in said action
be speedily determined, and the title
to the said canal system judicially as
certained.
Now, therefore, be it resolved that
we, subject to the approval of all at
torneys of parties interested, repre-
senting the consumers of water of I'M
perial Water Company No. - do here
by respectfully petition the said SUI
preme court of the state of California
to grant the said application to ad-
vance the hearing of the said appeal
out of it's order, and that copy of
this resolution, duly attested by the
secretary of this company, be forward
ed to the attorney for the Southern
Pacific Company, to the end that it
be appropriately annexed to- the ap-
plication of the said company for such
order of advancement upon the calen-
dar.
Imperial Valley press., 1912-04-09
Only Valley Town to Endorse
Entrance of the Saloons
Details of Election
COMMISSION FORM HERE
Fl Centro Adopts New System OF Gov
ernmen+, Eut VIII Retain Con-
tro! Of furlc Ser
vice Corpora
'tiors

For city trustees: A. W. Swanson
G. +. Sprouse, William Egerer
For city clerk: Mrs. Layinia North
colt.
For city treasurer: Dan f. Leon
ard.
This is the result of the municipal
election yesterday in FL Centro The
election was devoid of any special eX-
citement. A large number of women
voted and women had places on the
election boards at each of the pre-
cincts.
The city voted to adopt the commits
sion form of government and to en-
power its city trustees with the duty
of appointing the city marshal and tax
collector.
The vote on the various candidates
and propositions was as follows:
For city trustees: Swanson, 1876;
SDrouse, 1873; Egerer, 1853; Kennedy,
143; Delozier, 80.
For city clerk: Mrs. Layinia North
cott 251.
For city treasurer: Dan E. Leon
ard 243
Proposition to empower the city
trustees to appoint certain officers:
Yes, 1874; no, 112.
Proposition to adopt the commits
sion form of government: Yes, 1872;
no, 81.
The proposition to have the city
retain control of public utility corpor-
atiOns was carried by votes of from
five to ten in each proposition,
Imperial Valley press., 1912-04-09

city clerk, and the city trustees will
be A. w. Applegate, who received 1871
votes; T. b. Edgar, who received 173
votes; f. A. Armstrong, who received
157 votes; o. f. Fitzgerald, who re-
ceived 143 votes, and Frank Beal, a
hOld-Over trustee.
The proposition to adopt a com
mission form Of government was
adopted, but the proposition to en-
power the city trustees to make ap-
pOintments of city marshal and tax
assessor were defeated
At Caiexico
The election at Calexico resulted in
the selection of MesSrS. Emerson,
Holmes and S. A. Thing as trustees,
r. L. Glasby as city clerk and Mr..
Atkins as city treasurer.
At imperial
Five hundred and thirty-one votes
were cast at Imperial yesterday. The
town was secured for voters. Two
hundred and five women were regis
tered and of these 200 voted The
wet ticket carried by more than 100
votes. The trustees elected are Mer-
ton V. butcher, Charles w. Fernald,
Daniel H. Clark and George W. DON
Imperial Valley press., 1912-04-09
SEEK To HASTEN
JUDICIAL ACTION ON
c. D. FORECLOSURE

w. ]. Doran, treasurer of the Cali
fornia Development Company, this
morning presented to the directors of
the Imperial Irrigation district the ad-
vantages of taking such steps as are
possible to urge the California SUI
preme court to advance the hearing on
the appeal in the case of the Title In
surance and Trust Company against
the California Development Company,
an action to foreclose the bonds and
trust deeds executed by the California
Development Company involving the
supply system of the Imperial valley
irrigated districts.
AS this litigation stands in the way
of the progress of the irrigation dis
trict toward acquiring the system un-
der ownership Of the people, the val
ley generally has a direct interest in
seeing the case terminated.
The directors of the irrigation dis
Imperial Valley press., 1912-04-09
MPERIAL VS.. Los ANGELES !,
At IMPERIAL SATURDAY

Baseball fans of the valley are on
the tiptoe Of expectancy awaiting the
game between Los Angeles and I'm
perial high schools at Imperial Satur-
day.
Two weeks ago the Imperial boys
defeated the Pomona team, to 2,
and are inexcellent shape for the con-
test with the Los Angeles team.
The Imperial baseball grounds are
being fixed up for the occasion and
all arrangements made for the recep-
ton of the large number of out-of-
town fans who have announced their
intention of enjoying this game.
Imperial Valley press., 1912-04-09
MONEY PROBES MONEY

[BY UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATIONSl
WASHINGTON april O. 9.-Declaring
the money trust Investigation of the
house is being conducted by Wall
street powers, Congressman Lindbergh
of Minnesota has introduced a resolu-
tion demanding that every congress
man within ten days disclose the guam
tity of stock he owns and in what bus
mess he is Interested ali members
failing to comply are to be published
i'll Il black list in the congressional
record.
Imperial Valley press., 1912-04-09
ILLINOIS PRIMARIES ARE:
IN PROGRESS TODAY
Icy UNITED PRESS AssoCIATIoNsl

IBY UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATIONS
CHICAGO, April ideal weather
ointed TO the heaviest vote in :he
history Of Illinois at today's prima"-
les. Poosevell tol +W"rs claim they
VIII carry every district, and the TAFT
men are as confident Before The polls
opened 400 chagfas OF illegal v0tI g
reached the commissioners, despite
the efforts of thousands of deputies
Three unidentified men stabbed Thorn
as OErien, a political worker per
HOPS Totally, and ESCAPED. The won-
en a;c active.
Imperial Valley press., 1912-04-09

ley, Leila Foster was elected city
clerk and o. K. Thomas city treasur-
er. The saloon ordinance presented
to the voters on an initiative petition
was carried by about 100 votes.
Imperial Valley press., 1912-04-09
At HoitViIIe

At Holtville L. C. Main defeated r.
0. Kendall for city clerk by thirteen
votes, and Roger Webster was elect
ed treasurer without opposition. The
new board of trustees will be F. K.
Weeks, Allen Harvey, P. A Rust,
Tom Potts and A. r. Mcdonald The
first three of these were on each of
the two tickets in the field. D. Fl.
Williams, S. c.. Blackman and En-
nest Edwards were the defeated can
didateS for trustees.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1912-01-17
Magnetic CAUSE
OF 3 ARRESTS

Under charge o. larceny In the
second degree, Charles Kaluaoa. who
appeared In police court this morning,
pleaded guilty and was sentenced by
Judge Monsarrat to three months i'm
prisonment. Kaluaoa was arrested yes
terday. apparently at the instigation OF
his employer, J. Il. Johnson. who, too,
was arrested by the police for taking a
magnetic from Mrs. J. Mackenzie, on
King street.
This morning Johnson's case was
postponed for week, and 1t II expect
ed that the matter win he probcd more
deeply by the police with view to
arriving at the guilty party in IA very
mixed affair. i.ato yesterday Kaiuaoa
when brought before Chief McDuhie
said that he was offered money by on,
r. James II he would steal the mag
neto. This tale sounded like truth Il
the chief. and he Immediately hat
james arrested
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1912-01-17
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Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1912-01-17

is credited with being under the guild.
ance of Charles Clark. right man
of Wilson, and luna in the Honolulu
road department, may receive a hard
jolt through the final passage OF the
Dwight ordinance. The claim Is made
that Clark and his henchmen control
at least one hundred votes on the floot
Of the next Republican convention
This combine, fostered within the Ho
nolulu road department is credited
with being able to name the array OF
faithful, who will finally be selected
to serve the dear people in the mum.
cipal vineyard.
When the question was propounded,
who appointed Wilson," the silence
was dense enough to be carved with
a meat axe.
Low cited to Murray few specific
things where the old ordinance failed
to give Gcre the control that II pur.
ported to give. The road overseer-
have not obeyed his instructions. The
new ordinance would compel them to
or they could be fired by the engineer
They cannot be now. The first ordi
nance was blind and Murray knew
1t, said Low. The stigma OF road
working failure fell upon the road
committee. The engineers orders
were dehed every day, and more tc
the same effect.
Arnold move the adoption OF the
ordinance. Murray moved an amend
ment to refer to the ways and mean,
committee. This was lost and the or
dinance passed, first reading.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1912-01-17

space in houses like for instance
Judge Pcrry's. where large house
in the midst OF half acre lot Is oc.
cupied by one man. A little more dis.
erection should have been used in In.
stances where there Is not the slight.
est doubt Of the air space being SUN.
cient. This error we corrected az
promptly as possible.
Our work has gone forward. The
preliminary draft of the commissions
report is completed and In a com
paratively short time II will be ready
for presentation to the Governor by
whom of course It will be made pub.
lie.
Perhaps our plans will not satisfy
everyone. We are not recommending
that the authorities go at the santa
ton matter like a bull In a China shop.
What we do we want to do right and
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1912-01-17
SYMPHONY soc.
TO Be REVIVED

Plans are on foot for the revival OF
the Symphony Society. which used to
be not only a delight to music lovers
Of Honolulu but great credit to the
musical progress of the city. Soae
years ago It gradually lost hold and
several of the members were forced
through pressure OF other affairs to
drop out of the ranks.
Leading members are now beginning
to plan for the resurrection, and the
first meeting has been called for to.
morrow afternoon at four o'clock IN
the chamber Of commerce rooms,
Stangenwald building. The call has
been issued by President d. p. Il. Is
enberg and a cordial invitation Is H.
sued to all those interested In the or.
ganization to attend.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1912-01-17
GERE IS BOSS
OF The ROAD

City and County Engineer Giles
Gere Is boss of the road.
Supervisors Mcclellan. Arnold,
Dwight and Low, holding majority
vote on the board Of supervisors, hath
said 1t, and Gerc will later be instruct.
cd to act accordingly,
This is believed in municipal cir.
cles. the death knell Of alleged vii.
sonianu arrogance in city and county
road matters, and may effect the
blocking Of triumphal progress Of the
Charles Clark and Charles Achi poll.
teal machines.
Matters have been going from bad
to worse in the Honolulu road depart
ment. so these four members infer b.
the casting Of their vote which is ex.
pected will put into effect new ord.
nance. superceding city and county
ordinance No. 2S, and not only plac.
ing all road work In the direct charge
Of the city and county engineer, but
also giving that official the right to
select his road overseers.
Chairman Dwight of the road com.
mittee introduced the new ordinance
Murray scented trouble from afar He
Mcclellan, but that member of the
board sat back In his chair and when
the vote. was polled was found to be
lined up with Dwight, Low and Ar
mold, thereby giving Murray a jolt
from which that official failed to re
cover throughout the entire meeting
"Wilson Is Murray's Pet" Says Low
Charles Wilson, present road super
visor for Honolulu district, Is the
bone Of contention believed involved
in the introduction of the amended
ordinance. "Wilson Is Murray's par
ticular pet" so insists Low, who de
clared the time had arrived when this
official should be fired for incompe
tency. Wilson has failed to max,
good in the opinion Of Low an,
Dwight. He Is alleged to have ignor
ed the instructions and the wishes %
the road board and is said also re
fuses to obey the orders coming from
Gere. Murray Is said to have NOR,
influence with Wilson than any othc
member on the board and Murray ha
nothing whatever to do with the roat
department.
The "Machine" Is Bumped.
II Is mooted around the city hal
that the Republican machine whicl
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1912-01-17

follow on; a broad scheme for the i'm.
provemcnt of the city, each detail OF
which shall he complete and rs free
from mistakes as possible. We don't
want to go ahead and spend The $3.50.
000 in one lump and discover that We
have made great big mistake
This city will he a great. a beauti.
ful and hcalthful city We must
build TO a plan with standard o.
perfection that will obviate the prob
ability of having to do II all over
again at some future date"
Eyes, am leaving on the Sierra
this noon ! so to San Francisco 10
meet Mrs. Carter and the same day
that | arrive take the steamer 10
return home with her. while at sea
| hope to do some work on the santa.
ton commission that will he worth
while"
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1912-01-17
IS OFF
CONTINUED from Page y

at nine o'clock and will catch the
Mongolia ont at | o'clock In the after
noon. His trip is for the purpose OF
meeting Mrs. Carter at San Francisco
and coming back to Hawaii with her,
and their daughter is accompanying
him on the trip.
On board the boat the strenuous ex-
governor has cut out no program OF
rest and Switchboard. Instead, he
will tackle the job of preparing syn.
opsis of the sanitary commission's re-
port. This report will run something
like lj0 pages long. and he Is getting
up synopsis OF ten or eleven pages.
The report In the rough has been
drafted, and II the other members Of
the commission can polish IL up and
agree on II quickly, It will probably
he presented to Gov. Frear before
Carter returns.
I'VE used the map of the Board of
Underwriters, said Chairman Carter
this morning. The statement that
we lost time and money by not know.
ing OF the existence of that map Is a
mistake.
1--WE got hold of that map early In
the game and II was most useful. But
the underwriters do not have many
Of the details required for sanitary
survey. For instance we have to
know the location of ~ ccsspoos AMI
facts associated with sanitation that
do not figure In the underwriters In.
vestigations. Consequently we had to
go over the ground covered by these
mang IN uain the Additional infDrma.
ton.
where. we have made a mistake
and perhaps spent some money IN
needless work was In taking the time
of inspectors to get the cubic feet of
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1912-01-17

Manoa Improvement club members
decided at a meeting held last Mon,
day evening to request that In the
future II any Of the names Of the
roads in the district are to be chang.
ed, the club he consulted.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1912-01-17

( rom nervousness
and other annoying
symptoms, and |
can truly say that
Lydia +. Pinkham's
|Vegeta BILE Com
pound has proved
worth mountains OF
|gold 20 me, as 1t
restored my health
and siren h. |
never forget to tell
my friends what
In ylia T. Dipkba M "a
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1912-01-17
CHANGE
IN WOMAN'S
LIFE
Made Safe by Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound.

Graniteville, Vt. II was passing
through the Change of life and suffered
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1912-05-31
IEGAL PUBLICATIONS

seal of the Superior Court Of tho s+o+o
of Washington, holding terms at Pros1
ser, in and for said COUNTY On tho 1s+b
day of May, A. D., 1871 nnon % 10, H5e.
1lehI :endered IN said Court on the 18th
gay OF May, A. D., 1912, in favor of
scandinavian American Bank of Sno-
Kane, corporation, and against Kelso
pr company. corporation, for
1ne sum OF $1,000 90 Zone thousand sixty
dollars, together with attorneys fees
interest, cost and increased costs. and tn
me directed and delivered, COMMANDING
me to sell the following described prom
erty to satisfy said judgment, to-wit:
!, ooutneast quarter of Section twenty
tnree, IN Township eight, North of
range enty-seven, E. W.. M, situate.
lynn and being in Benton County
State OF Washington, or so much there,
OF as may be necessary to satisfy the
Judgment therein named, together with
interest, and costs.
Now therefore, notice is herebv
gwen, That on Saturday, the 10Th day
Of June, A. D., 1912, at III 80 O'Clock in
the forenoon of said day, will sell the
above described property, or so much
thereof as may be necessary to satisfy
said Judgment, together with attorneys
tees, interest, cost and increased costs
IN all amounting to the sum of S1182. 81
(Eleven hundred eighty-two and 87-lOO
dollars,) together with accruing inter
est and costs of sale.
Said sale will take place at the front
door OF the Court House at Prosser, in
said County and State, and will be at
public auction, for cash in hand to the
highest and best bidder.
Dated at Prosser, WASH, this 29th
day of May, A. D., 1912.
w. R. MAHAN, Sheriff,
By HUGH FORSYTH, Deputy.
5-31-1912.-6-28-1912
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1912-05-31
NOTICE OF HEARING

Public notice is hereby given that
there has this day been presented to
thls Board Petition signed by at least
zen residents within the proposed dis
tfict asking for the creation of a dis
trlct within which live stock shall not
oe allowed to run at large, said district
oeing bounded and described as follows,
to-wit:
., Sections 7, IA, Is, 16, II, IS, 81 and
= = all IN Township 8, North of Range 80
Z. W; M, Benton County, Washington.
And. Notice is hereby given that
sad petition will be brought on for
nearing and will be heard by the Board
OF County Commissioners of Benton
GI1ounty at their office in the Court
house at Prosser, Washington, on Mon
gay, the 9rd day Of June, 1912, at the
nour Of II 100 A. NJ, at which time the
sal N Board of County Commissioners
VIII pass upon said petition and at
s Sncn time any objections to said petit
tlon should be made.
dated this 7th day of May, 1912.
Boa d of County Commissioners,
D. Benton County, Washington.
by A. E. Verify,
loeail Auditor of Benton County and
NJ x-Officio Clerk of Board.
May lO-May 81.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1912-05-31
.,cr FOR PUBLICATION

NOiICrnt Of the Interior, U. S.
~, DepaO1f Office at Walla "aila' "asn''
April .: =, !; sI hereby given that Jerry M.
Nouesf Kennewick, Washington, who,
Davis 3. On 1905, made H. E. No. 1882,
On apr, ~ 0S642, for the SWA Sec. 2,
Sr .S r. r. % E. and Additional Entry,
No. N. 'sb;n 7 NJ, Range % E., Will.
i i%sn has filed notice of intention
AsnGn;S naI fiye-year proof, to estab-
e. ~ eisim to the land above y described e T'
n PSI Use Scott Q. Henderson, y. 5. Com
beio; ;sn or at his office at Kennewick,
a Ssssington, on the 9Th day OF June,
1912. noues as witnesses: Adolf
Olsh'aEd Edwards, Carl C. Williams,
p pMsed 4 Anon, Harry D. Clodfelter,
n Az Of Of Kennewick, Washington.
MOI 'O'' JOHN H. MCDONALD,
:. r.a1 Register.
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
nonartment of the Interior, U. S.
+ aud Office at Walla Walla, WASH,
NJ Notice i is hereby given that Florence
p. sS Graham, formerly Florence Rad
ne; na' # Kiona, Wash, who, on November
=, ,Is' laO5 made Homestead Entry No.
lax ~ Serial No. 02441, for NW4, Sec
rim t IS, Township 8 NJ, Range % E. 3,
viii VEi1 Meridian, has filed notice of in
,sntion to make Final five-year Proof,
~ ~ establish claim to the land above de-
s ~ before Guy H. Pearl, US. Com
missioner, at his Office at Prosser,
Washington, on the 18th day Of June,
lsi2
cladleitef, Cora Tucker, both of Kiona,
wash. Mark Potter, of Horse Heaven,
wash, and Sterling A. Tucker, of
Kiona, Wash.
Not coal land.
JOHN H. MCDONALD,
5:l0-6:7 Register.