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Imperial Valley press., 1913-04-18
Considers Free List

IBY UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATIUNSI
WASHINGTON, April 1S.-The Demo
cratic caucus considered the free list
section of the tariff today. 1t is eX-
pected the bill will be finally consid-
cred as whole tomorrow and that it
will be presented to the house Monday.
The Democratic majority of the ways
and means committee today approved
minor changes in phraseology. No
amendment to the income tax provision
is expected. except one eXempting in
comes of life insurance companies. The
Republican caucus is scheduled to meet
late tOday
Imperial Valley press., 1913-04-18
NOW FOR STATE HIGHWAY
FOR EARLY CONSTRUCTION

romplrtion of the work Of the county
il Will he in stin better form. over
the mountains the road is far above
the average Of country roads.
But when the state shall have sur
faced the, road all the way from FL
Centre to san Diego. there connecting
with road improvements which Will
lead lhr0uchout the length of the state.
this valley will be most fortunately
situated. and every part of the valley
Will share in the benefit.
Within few days all the details
of thr program for raising funds Will
hr worked ont and it will be known
lust what it l. necessary to do. ana
then short work will he made of the
actual taking of subscriptions.
Imperial Valley press., 1913-04-18

The campaign for the early con
StructiOn of the state highway from
FL Centre 10 san Diego. referred t"
yesterday a. a possibility. has taken
hold of The people as nothing else has
of late. and the movement started ny
j. V. Wachtcl. sam. w. Runaway and
a few other boosters is going 10 be
go. To raise Sti 900 to absorb the
loss on the sale of S200.000 worth of
bonds to pay for the road is looked ON
as an easy matter. for il iS work
toward which rVerybudy will be- WillinS
ia contribute.
The road from the valley t" The
coast is now IN pa,sahlc shape. 81 far
~ the desert iS concerned. With the
Imperial Valley press., 1913-04-18
HOMESEEKERS' OPPORTUNITY
COMES BEFORE SPECULATION

getting the land before there is further
advance.
This valley needs tens Of thousands
or hundreds Of thousands more peo
plc-needS them even more than It.
needs additional capital, for the capital
can be created here i'll short order if
The population comes.
II is pleasing to note. therefore. that
the opportunities for acquiring small
holdings are multiplying and the great
tendency of the times is toward sub
division.
+ The future of this valley hes
especially in encouraging homes on
comparatively small holdings, and oil
efforts Snnnld be directed 10 that end
Imperial Valley press., 1913-04-18
To End Tonq War

(BY UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATIONS
SAN FRANCISCO, April IS Follow
ing the failure to reach a peace agree
ment at the first meeting of represen-
tatiVes of the warning Bing Kong tong
and the SueY Sing tong, who met today
under police guard, the officers in
structed the Chinese police that an
agreement must be reached.
Imperial Valley press., 1913-04-18
SERIOUS BREAK IN ALAMO

Word has been received from
the California Development Com
pany that serious break has oc-
CURED in the Alamo channel and
in all probability there viii be a
scarcity of water throughout the
valley for at least a week. The
repair will greatly reduce the VOL
ume of water in the bitches and
may necessitate an entire stop
page of water at the headqates.
Those using water from this
source are requested to take i'm
mediate care of domestic water.
Imperial Valley press., 1913-04-18
Stolen Dynamite

tBY UNITED PRESS ASS0CIATIONSl
SAN QUENTIN, April 1S.-Wardeu
Hoyle. after a thorough search OF the
prison, today declared his belief that
the dynamite stolen from the prisons
magazine is rot secreted
here Hoyle is unable to explain the
disappearance, but declared that all
though he does not believe the cOnvicts
are concerned he is taking every pre-
caution to prevent trouble if he is mis-
ken.
Imperial Valley press., 1913-04-18
DroDped Her Rabv

GBY UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATIONS1
Los ANGELES, April 1S.-Mrs. John
Palafoff, leaning from a window Of a
moving Southern Pacific train to get
her first glimpse of her new home city
of Los Angeles. dropped her 2-year- old
baby, John. The baby sustained seri-
Gus decorations on the head and face
when ii struck the pavement. The
conductor stopped the train and called
an ambulance before proceeding. The
entire Palafoff family, father mother
and several children, none speaking <
English. were taken to the receiving
EpSpital
Imperial Valley press., 1913-04-18
Bad Man Killed

[BY UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATIONS
MONTESANO, Wash, April 18.-John
Turnow, the "manbeast," who killed
after denouncing the world following
quarrel with his brother, was found
dead with bullet hole in his forehead
following a final battle in which he
killed Louis Blair and Charles La
throp, trappers. The shot that ended
Turnow's life was fired by Deputy
Sheriff Giles Quimby during the fight
in which Blair and Lathrop were killed
The body was found by posse Quimbr
organized after the battle.
Imperial Valley press., 1913-04-18

with serous opposition by Progressive
leaders TO-DAY in the senate Boynton
contended the bill would allow indi-
viduals TO ContIsCate property OF cor
porations. Caminetti said il would re
store the peoples water rights taken
by corporations Final action was de-
layed to permit the preparation of an
amendment.
The senate passed the Cogswell bill.
appropriating $4,000 to improve the
state school at Whittier
Imperial Valley press., 1913-04-18
Biq Banker Guilty

LBY UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATIONSl
BELLINGHAM, Wash, April 1S-Ja-
cob Furth, chairman of the board of
directors of the Seattle National Bank,
on the coast, has been found guilty of
conspiracy to aid E. A. Chricker, pres
ident of the La Conner State Bank, to
defraud depositors by accepting depos-
its when he knew the bank was insol-
vent.
Imperial Valley press., 1913-04-18
Oppose Water Districts

IBY UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATIONS
SACRAMENTO, April Ex-senator
ganization of county water districts
and acquisition of water rights met
Imperial Valley press., 1913-04-18
Fire in Calgary

tBY UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATIONS
CALGARY, Alberta, April 1S.-Firs
partially destroyed the Alberta Pub
fishing Company's plant today with q
loss of 100000.
Imperial Valley press., 1913-04-18

Los Angeles newspapers tell Of a
movement on in that city to organize a
wealthy men to buy large areas Of land
in this valley and hold for series Of
years for advance before selling to
actual homeScekers.
This valley has nothing to gain by
such movement. and it is to he re
grettcd that such mOnOpOliZation of
land is a possibility under the laws.
Vet the fact that large capitalists
realized that The values of land in this
valley are certain to advance rapidly
above present prices serves to impress
on the hOmcSeekerS the deSirahility of
Imperial Valley press., 1913-04-18

idea of protecting loans of foreign
banks and exempts lands devoted to
lumber, oil mining and shipping indus
tries.
Protests are arriving daily from
scores of sources, urging no discrim-
ination against the Japanese. Action
on the bill in the senate is not ex
Dected for several days.
The Washington times., 1913-04-03
ATHLETICS
WILL Be CHAMPIONS
Bush, Rookie Pitcher, Shows
Great Form in Second VIC
tory Over Dooin's Team.

PHILADELPHIA, April 3.-Now that
two victories have gone to the Mack
men in the spring battle for the city
title. Philly fans are looking for the
championship TO go to the American
leaguers. After tieing up the score in
the ninth on a single by Lobert, the
Phillies lost to the Athletics yesterday
when Mike Doolan made a feeble effort
to gather in McInnes' bounder, in the
Athletics half. Collins was walked by
Mayer, who then struck out Baker.
Collins went to second and then third
on killIfer's heave TO Paskert, instead
of Knabe. Then McInnes came through
and the Athletics for the second time
in as many days, triumphed. This time
the score was to ].
Capt. Danny Murphy showed another
pitching star in Bush. He held the
heavy artillery of the Phillies just as
tightly as Wycoff did yesterday. but
was unfortunate enough to pass Doolan
in the ninth, the latter batting for
Marshall. and Dooian made the circuit
on a sacrifice. an out and a hit.
The score by innings:
RHE.
Athletics .1 90 o 0 o IL 6
PhilIies ...O 0 0 0 0 0 o IL S 0
Batteries Athletics. Bush and
Thomas: Phillies. Chalmers, Marshall,
Mayer and Killifer.
The Washington times., 1913-04-03
Boston Braves to Try
For Second Victory

RICHMOND. Va. April 3.-Today the
Boston Braves will try for their second
victory over the Colts, just managing to
cop yesterdays game in the ninth in
ming through punching hits with the
local teams errors. Two runs came over
in that last frame for the major
lea guers, allowing them to land the VIC
tory, to 3.
Joe Connolly. the Montreal outfielder
purchased from Clark Griffith's WASH
ington club. played his first game with
BOSTON and made a distinctly good i'm
preston. He got two clean singles and
scored a run in handy fashion. The
score by innings: R.H.E E.
Roston ... 0O1 90 90 - 0
Richmond. ... 000030 0O00-3 s &
Batteries-Boston, James. Brown, and
Rariden, Devogt; Richmond, Burleson,
Frey, and Luskey.
The Washington times., 1913-04-03
Ebbets' Experiment in Brooklyn
This Season Will Sway Ac-
ton of Magnates.
By SENATOR"

Twenty-five-cent baseball is said to
be doomed. II Charlie Ebbets succeeds
in running 5O-cent baseball in Brooklyn
this season, II is said that the two-bit
seats will be abolished everywhere in
the big leagues. Both leagues are de-
clared to be in on this deal, all the
magnates having agreed to raise their
prices as soon as the baseball public
signifies that it will endure II. Fancy
salaries is the slogan of the magnaies
to justify 50-cent baseball. The whole
matter hinges on the success OF the
game this season.
In every city in the major league cir
cults the two-bit seats have been cut
down in number, barring one or two
cities. The fans are being educated to
pay at least 80 cents for every ball
game they see. Charlie Comiskey, the
Chicago American League magnate. IS
said to be opposed to the raise in prices.
and much depends on his attitude. II
the two-bit seats in his South Side park
in Chicago, the plans now under con-
temptation will 60 through ALI over the
circuit. At least this is the DOPE
There is much to be said on this ques-
ton. High cost of living" may hit
baseball magnates hard, but the fans
are not exempt from its effects either
II they decide that baseball extras, IL
Illustrated by action pictures taken on
the scene, will give them enough base
The Washington times., 1913-04-03
HENRY EXPECTS TO
ENTER GAME SOON
Climbers Big Backstop Working Out Regularly Without Expert
encing Pan,in His Famous Knee and Will Shortly Be
Catching Groona-yankees May Feel the Cold.
By SENATOR"

away" says Gandil. but 1 do know
that the pains gone. I can now bend
in any direction. You'll see this old
boy cracking out a few now"
It is great good news to the fans to
learn that Gandii has come around TO
the best OF playing condition, for this
big fellow is needed from the start. He
is as good a fielder as any in the league
some distance.
Play for Charity.
Next Tuesday afternoon the Climbers
second team will meet the Georgetown
varsity on the Hilltop to aid the wo;n-
ems and children's relief fund for the
food sufferers in the middle West. Man
ager Griffith readily volunteered the
service Of his young men when Mrs.
John P. Barton, Buck Barton 8
game.
Herman Schaefer will be manager OF
the Ptmientas in this game and prom
ises his best performance on the
coaching lines. Nick Altrock Is likely
too. thus giving the fans the beneflt OF
teamwork in the comic line.
Georgetown was cut of from facing
the Climbers this spring by rain last
week and this contest will be the only
one played that will afford a line on
send in his best players in order to
score a victory over the big leaguers.
All the grandstand seats have not yet
been sold for the opening game here
next Thursday. A large number are
still on sale at the downtown ticke.
offices.
Jack Dunn is beating his head against
a stone wall trying to get anything
from the Washington club. He is too
close to the Mackmen to expect any
thing here.
The Washington times., 1913-04-03
ONLEVEL
AS TO TRAINING
Detroit Pitcher Lives Up to Promise to Take Care of Himself
by Turning Down Good Tirp-Undergoes Dis
comfort to Make Good.

one of the best in the South, and those
that George picked out when he chose
to stav with the other squad cannot be
rated any better than fair. Here was
another place where the pitcher proved
that he Is willing to undergo a little
discomfort for the sake of being at
his best.
Wants Jennings To See.
Still another reason for his choice is
that he wants to be where Jennings can
see for himself that the Mullin line OF
that some people seem to make it a
regular business to carry tales 10
Hughie and Navin OF how he riots
around He admits that at times he
has not been particularly careful OF
himself, but this year there will be no
cause for complaint. He never was
quite as reckless as he has been given
credit for being, anyhow. Most of the
things that he is supposed to have done
were inventions of busybodies and he
Is not going to give anyone an opening
for springing anything of the sort here
after.
II everybody on the club will display
the same desire to do his best that
Mullin Is showing, the Tigers will be
heard from in that pennaut race. AL
ready the difference in the big twirler' 3
condition and attitude toward things in
general are being manifested in i'm
proved work and the best spirit that
he ever has displayed since joining the
club back in 1902.
The Washington times., 1913-04-03
MACk'S YOUNGSTERS
WORRY THE FANS
Rockies Have Performed Well in Practice But Not Sufficiently
So to DispIace Many Of the Veterans Now
With the Athletics.

PHILADELPHIA, April 3.-What will
become Of the unusual bunch Of young
ball tossers gathered in by Connie
Mack this spring? This is a question
which has caused baseball fans through
out the couptry to speculate, particu-
larly those of the South, who have seen
some Of these lads in action.
There has been some disappointing
work by this young crop, but there
have been pleasant Surprises which
more than make up for those who have
not come up to expectations.
Pete Daley. heralded as slugger
from the coast. has done well with the
Yanigans, but not well enough to beat
out Oldring, Strunk, Eddie Murphy, and
Jimmy Walsh. This quartet will open
the season with their positions cinched.
The battle then hinges around the sub
stitute position. F-r ~
Manager Mack has stated repeatedly
that he will carry five outfielders, ex-
elusive Of Capt Danny Murphy, whose
knee Is slowly responding to the treat
Tent Of Drs. Chadwick anS Mcfarland,
who have been spending much time on
the grand old veteran since the training
season opened.
Two In Contest.
Two men are to be considered in the
fight for this position. They are Harry
Fritz. the Central High School lad. and
Pete Daley. as Stevenson has been a
disappointment. Fritz was an infielder
until he went South. Like Rube Oidring.
Fritz has been turned into an outfielder
for his batting ability.
Fritz IL unquestionably the best hitter
In the yanigan squad. with the possible
exception of Schang. Manager Mack
has admitted this In communications
with Captain Murphy, who is heading
the veterans. Daley Is a good lead-off
man. but there are few players in the
game better suited for this role than
has eliminated himself unless he shows
remarkable form In the closing games
of the yanigan tour.
Stevenson Is slated for q Southern
League job. while trade may be made
for Daley in case Connie continues in
the same frame of mind, as several
other big league clubs admit that they
would like to have Pete.
Bill Orr Is Best.
OF the infielders. Bill Orr looks best
and has cinched the position of utility
man for the inner works. Bill has hit
far better than was expected, and with
Fritz, Danny Murphy and the other
extra outfielder. whoever he may be,
around for pinch hitting, Orr will not
have to hit a whole lot just now as
long as he keeps the inner works run
ming smoothly II veteran is injured.
Brady is slated to return to Toledo
for further seasoning Brady is mar
vel in the field. but cannot hit just now.
He has changed from right to left
handed hitter this spring. and has al
ready shown remarkable improvement
With another year of left-handed club
bng Brady should be ready for big
show duty.
Most Of the players with the regulars
are very much disturbed by a report
that Connie has decided to turn one of
his catchers over TO the Baltimore club
of the Eastern League If such is really
the case. Connie has another problem
on his hands.
Thomas and Lapp are. of course,
The Washington times., 1913-04-03

sure Of their jobs, while it would seem
strange If Connie parted with Egan
after Ben has made such rapid strides
In one season. Yet what is to be-
come Of Schang. whose form has sur
passed that Of any young catcher the
writer has ever seen? Connie admits
that Schang is a wonder and acts like
a man Of long experience in the fast
set. When the season opens and when
1t closes Connie will probably still
have four catchers, as he must de-
velop Eagan and ,Schang to take the
places of Thomas and Lapp when this
pair shows signs of slowing up. which,
however, seems far ahead.
Tn pitching problem, which prom
ised to be the toughest of all. has
solved itself and very easily to the
great satisfaction Of Manager Mack
and Lieutenants Davis and Murphy.
Two men Of the group taken South
will probably be retained for the en-
tire summer, with the possibility Of a
third staying right here in Philly. joe
Bush and Eddie Wyckoff, both right
handlers, are the men who will be re
tanned with burning, the boy south
paw. as the possibility.
The Washington times., 1913-04-03
"Fancy Salaries Is Slogan Of
Those Who Would Freeze
Out TWo-Bit Fans.

sums given for players. But no mag
nate shows his books to prove this.
No magnate shows the contract Of a
player declared to be drawing million
aires figures: This is a part Of the
bunk. Until 1t is proved, the public is
going to be suspicious. as 1t should be.
Need Of Them.
There Is need of 25-cent seats In
every major league ball park in the
country. II there were not. those
bleachers --~'i'' be empty. thus proving
their uselessness. Go into any ball
park in the country in the small leagues
and the large. and YOU will find a
goodly proportion of the fans in the
two-bit seats. Most of us are not
wealthy Many cannot afford more
than 25 cents a day for baseball. At
so cents these fans may so only half as
frequently. This is no gain to the ball
club. 1t leaves the situation right
where II Is now. -. go s>---
The fan who can afford but . cents
for n seat at a ball game should be
considered. Generally this type Of fan
knows the game better than the
wealthy man in a box with a party of
friends He knows the nlayers and
everv fine point of argument during a
contest He should be considered. He
is the backbone of the world Of fandom.
II the magnates. swelled up with the
tremendous profits possible in the ma
tional game. sees fit to squeeze out
the poor man. he deserves to have his
immense stands empty. He deserves no
support from baseball writer's any,
where.
The argument is sometimes heard that
a man Is willing to pay at least so
cents to see a theatrical performance,
and that, therefore. he should be just
as willing to pay the same price for a
baseball ticket, There is little similar
itv between the appeals. Baseball is
the national game. The two-bit man is
just as much of baseball fan as the
eight-bit man, generally far more in
telligent He should not be cut off
from his summers enjoyment just be-
cause some magnates need even greater
profits than they now receive.
II Ban johnson is. as wise as he Is
said to be. he will think twice before
he issues a mandate to do away en-
tirely with 25-cent seats in his league.
1t is bound to incite riot.
The Washington times., 1913-04-03
Diamond Dope.

Ted Gouliat, the boy who was taken
on b. the Giants from the Indianapolis
club last summer, has a good chance
to stick with the champs. He has ter
rife speed and a pretty fair curve
ball.
Catcher Grover Hartlye, Of the
Giants. formerly with Toledo. has a
good chance OF breaking into many
games behind the bat for the New
Workers this season. They say he has
gained a good batting eye for the 1913
season
1t is estimated that the Boston Red
Sox' entire salary list this season will
reach $4,000.
Manager Topsey Hartsel. of the To-
iedo Mud Hens. IS after Shortstop Jack
Clancy, Of the Maps.
Here's a fellow claims that he can
make more money as a conductor of a
trolley car than the baseball salary
offered him. Pitcher Carmichael, of the
Southern League, refuses TO report TO
his club.
Bris Lord. whom the Philadelphia
Athletics shipped to Baltimore last sea-
son. says that this will be his last year
in baseball,
Manager Joe Birmingham says that
he will probably play in the outfield this
season. The Maps infield will be COM
posed Of Leibold in center, Jackson in
right and Birmingham in left.
The Tri-State League, now a six-club
circuit. has raised the salary limit from
81. 600 TO $500 This ought to bring an
increase in admission prices.
t.s
pitcher. is believed 10 be among those
most likely TO get permanent jobs
How'd you like to nave q permanent
job with the Cardinals?
Manager Charley Carr, of the Kansas
City Blues, has sold Jack Love to the
Memphis team OF the Southern League.
Manager Cornelius Mack has three
good men on his team fighting for tine
infield utility job. They are Orr. Brady.
and Flick.
Manager Jennings Gays he would like
20 play Ty Cobb in rightfield this sea-
son. Go ahead. Hugnie: we don't care.
In their getaway game from Mobile.
the Tigers gave a demonstration in base
running. In this game they pilfered nine
cushions.
Diiger, one of Birmingham's catchers.
is one of the best backstops that ever
donned a pad. say the Cincinnati Reds
He has a perfect throwing arm, but
he is a very poor batter. -
There is only one hurler on Hughie
Jennings team known TO use the splitter
consistently, and that is Joe Lake.
Forrest Cady. of the Red SoX. Is IN
a hospital. having an infected cut and
a bad finger where he Intercepted a
Soul tip.
The Washington times., 1913-04-03

ball enjoyment the major league clubs
may suddenly wake up to find that
their immense concrete and steel plants
attract nothing but taxes.
Is Kept Secret.
One of the principal arguments of the
magnates is the alleged high salaries
Talk with players and you will find that
they all have complaints to make about
the reputed size of their salaries. Ty
Cobb, Hans Wagner. Christy Mathew
son, Nap Lajoie. Walter johnson. Iris
Speaker, Joe Wood and perhaps half a
dozen others are drawing down good
salaries, the kind that are featured in
the magnates' interviews. But not one