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Imperial Valley press., 1913-09-27
Great Effort Making
in This City to Meet
the House Requirement

In its annual review Of building ac-
tivities in Ell Centre yesterday the
Press made the remarkable showing
of 156 new houses during the last
twelve months, compared with 78 for
the corresponding period Of the pre-
vious year. This showed a gain of
100 per cent in twelve months, and
carrying on the same rate of growth
this would indicate that something
more than 800 houses will be required
during the coming year.
Heretofore there has ben no data on
which to base the needs of the CROWNS g
city, and the Press has apparently
overestimated the requirements. This
is undoubtedly due to the fact that the
people accommodate themselves to the
scarsity of houses and are more dense
ly placed than in an older commun-
ity.
That the city will need the same
percentage of increase in building ac-
tivities during the coming year no one
can doubt, and it is gratifying to note
that many persons are already busy in
building lines, and the requirements
give promise of being met in the main
We are now not yet to the first }!
October, which ordinarily is taken as
the date when the new seasons at
tivity shall begin. But in spite Of that
Imperial Valley press., 1913-09-27

Whether the differences with M.
Andrada on this point have been set
tied by Col. Holabird to permit the
work to proceed does not appear from
the latter's announcement in the L1s
Angeles papers.
There is crying need for solution
Of the problem that is presented, the
flume over New river being in dang
erous condition, and it is absolutely
essential that the two directors ge.
together on some basis.
The flume was built several years
ago as a temporary measure, and il
has served its purpose, but mean.
while the lumber has decayed badly
and IN some way must be supplanted
To remedy this condition it has beer
proposed to build the dam in New
river, raising the water level to z
point where it would flow out on thc
south side of the river into the flume
the reservoir to have the additiona
advantage of furnishing a settIine
basin for several years.
The people of the west side Of tht
river apparently favor the dam, be
lieving that by diverting the overflow
water around the ends of the dam Il
would prove safe.
Imperial Valley press., 1913-09-27

fact, the business activity Of the pres
ent is already abreast of the best
months last winter, and the tide of
business is rising wonderfully.
This is true in all lines of activity
the merchants, farmers and real estate
agents sharing alike in the earlinegS
of the season, while all take this as :,
premonition of an amazingly prospe,-
Gus winter.
This all means that veritabia
boom has struck Imperial valley and
its cities, especially Ell Centric. There
are some persons who still shy at the
admission that boom exists, but the
class Of a boom that prevails here
should have no terrors for anyone.
There have been booms in, which
there was nothing but a gamble in
town lots, and they have been disas-
trous. But wherever boom is based
on industrial development there is a
healthy condition, and the most mark
ed feature of the boom that exists here
is its development of the resources OF
the valley, in desperate effort to
meet the requirements of the coast for
the first necessities of life, and the
great building activity is but an eff
fort to provide homes and markets for
the people who are developing the
country
Imperial Valley press., 1913-09-27
MINT is ROBBED
IRON SUBSTITUTED

(By United Press Associations.)
San Francisco, Sept. 27-It will be
weeks before the exact extent Of the
shortage discovered at the mint last
night will be known. The mint Of
ficials say all information must come
from Washington and Washington is
not yet much informed. The thefts
might have gone undiscovered for
months had the thief not made a mis-
take in the weight of the iron washers
he substituted for gold in the bags
which were taken from among sixty
thousand bags Of gold in the storage
vaults. CVarious estimates of the
shortage run from $4,000 to $80,000
Some believe it is higher. There is
no clew.
Imperial Valley press., 1913-09-27

1t is a difficult matter to telephone
Senator Lodge at his Office and get
direct connection. There is a good
deal of explaining to do. No scientist
of note has thus far asserted that
bodily injury can be done over the
telephone, but Mr.. Lodges official
force believe it is best to take no
chances. If you finally succeed in
establishing direct connection with
the statesman he opens the conver-
sation thus:
"This is Senator Henry Cabot
Lodge"
On the other hand, it is no trouble
at all to telephone Senator Borah. If
he is in his Office and not absorbed
in study or conference he comes
directly to the wire. And what is his
opening remark? Simply this: J.
"All right. This is Borah."
As for Senator Bacon no one has
yet ventured to telephone him at the
Office. By passing a rigid examina-
ton one can induce his house guards
to permit the senator to come to the
phone, but you are made to under
stand that it is a great favor.
Like other states, Minnesota has
two representatives in the senate.
Nelson, the senior, does not obtrude
his dignity. He puts on no lugs and
is approachable. The old Norseman
is rugged appearing man and is
great favorite around the senate.
He has a keen sense of humor, and
has got lot Of fun out of the Null
hall hearing, where he appeared daily
as a member of the lobby committee
on inquiry. Mr.. Nelson once referred
to himself as "a plain old farmer"
And he looks like an old farmer, but
he is sizable senator Mr.. Nelson
has no use for the dignifed front pre-
sented by many of his colleagues.
i Clapp, the Junior from Minnesot:,
exudes dignity. He never seems to
forget that he is a senator of the
United States, although Mr.. Clapp
is an approachable man, with kindly
streak in his makeup.
Imperial Valley press., 1913-09-27
WOman's Body Found

tBy United Press Associations)
Kokomo, Ind, Sept. 27--In an evil
IDENTIFY hastily constructed grave in q
cornfield on a farm near here the
decomposed body of Mrs. Clyde Will
kinson was found today. She disao-
peared August 20, and her husband
apparently has been seeking her since
her disappearance, and from whom
she had been separated for some time
He has been arrested at Logansporr.
Wilkinson sold his possessions here a
week ago.
Clyde Wilkinson this afternoon con-
fessed to the murder of his wife Anna.
He added he believed he buried her
alive. Said they were separated and
that August he lured her to their
farm on the pretext that their three
year-old son was i'll and needed her.
H took her to the cornfield where he
begged for reconciliation. He said
Imperial Valley press., 1913-09-27
City Trustees Purchase
Street Sweeping Machine
and Adopt Paving Plans

to Eighth an don Fourth street be-
tween State and Broadway.
On Fifth and Sixth streets between
Broadway and Park avenue the War
renite system was adopted, which Will
give a little lighter but substantial
pavement north of Broadway.
No contracts for the paving were
entered into, nor will there be until the
contemplated water system improve
ments are in.
Trustees Travers and Swanson were
appointed a committee to confer with
the Holton Power company regard
ing arc lights at the corners Of Fifth
and State streets, Sixth and State
streets and Seventh and Main streets
Imperial Valley press., 1913-09-27
VOLUME XIII

At a special meeting of the city
trustees yesterday evening there was
purchased by the city for use on the
paved streets a Studebaker sweeping
machine and apparatus for manufac-
turing brushes for it. The purchase
was made through the Delta Imple-
ment company for immediate ship
ment.
AS announced exclusively in the
Press yesterday the bitulithic paving
process was adopted for extensions of
paving on State street to Fourth
street east and to Seventh street west,
on Broadway east to Fourth and west
Imperial Valley press., 1913-09-27
Home Coming Day at the Christian
Church

Tomorrow will be Home Coming
Day, and special invitation is extend
ed to all members and friends to De
on hand. The first service of the day
will be at 10 a. m, when the Bible
school will extend a welcome to all
friends, old and new. At II the pas
tor, Rev. w. G. Conley, will preach,
subject, "Perils of the Home" The
Imperial Valley press., 1913-09-27

Senator Bacon is panied at lapse in
senatorial courtesy; a flippant men,
ticn of the constitution wrinkles his
heart, and causes him to speak for
hours. He not only is determined to
live up to his toga; which is ample,
ard his vocabulary, which is immense.
out he actually tries to live up to his
name. Senator Bacon's name is
Augustus Octavius. Fancy trying tc
live up to a name like that. Yet the
senator almost succeeds.
Fer instance if you had known the
senator for fifty years, had gone tc
school with him in Georgia and swim
ming with him in Elderberry creek,
he would still thank you to address
him as Senator" Should you meet
Mr. Bacon anywhere, in the senate
or on the street, slap him on the back
and call him Gus, the senator very
promptly would pass away or call a
policeman and have you arrested
Senator Lodge, too, is swathed in
dignity. His name is Henry Cabot
Lodge. He lives up to that. Not
tries to-" mind you, he does it. Close
friends like Roosevelt and the Duke
of Connaught are privileged to hail
the senator as Cabot, but there a
nothing compromising about a name
like that. To venture on Harry or
Hank would mean your incarceration
in Charlestown goal-they spell these
things better in Boston-for life and
half Of eternity.
Now Senator Bacon comedies freely
that he is statesman, and many ex-
perts have SO classified SENATOR
Lodge. These gentlemen have thei,
detractors but none of them ever de.
tract from their dignity. William E
Borah Of Idaho is another man en-.
tirely. An even larger class of think.
ing men in this country over consider
Mr.. Borah undoubtedly a statesman
yet dignity bothers him little, if al
all. As for living up to his name
that is plain enough at its fussiest
but the senator by no means shrink:
from plain Bill.
Imperial Valley press., 1913-09-27

choir, under the direction of Elmer A.
Todd, will render Gloria from the
18th Mass" by Mozart. Miss Kirk
patrick will sing as contralto solo,
"That Sweet Story Of DID," by West
The Endeavor will meet at $50. The
pastor will preach at 1880; subject,
Leadership" Anthem by the choir,
"I'm Pilgrim" Marston. With the
Endeavorers as hosts a Home Com
ing Social will be held at the church
next Friday evening. For the follow
ing eight weeks a church attendance
campaign will be carried on in all de-
partments of the church work.
Imperial Valley press., 1913-09-27
Chinese Tragedy

(By United Press Association
Oakland, Sept. 27-Lee Mum, a
Chinese merchant, was dragged from
his bed by four Chinese robbers last
night, beaten insensible and thrown
from window. He alighted on sky
light below and fell through to the
room of a Chinese woman. Her
screams brought the police, who took
Lee to hospital. He probably will
live. The robbers failing to find the
booty they expected, tore the furnish.
'ings and Lees clothes. A large sunl
was in the room awaiting shipment to
China.
Imperial Valley press., 1913-09-27
Deputy Sheriff Cummings
Assaulted in Attempted
Jail Break by Martinez

Deputy Sheriff E. E. Cummings
was struck on the head with a sock
filled with crockery yesterday evening
by Charles Martinez, awaiting trial
for robbery, in an attempted jail
break by Martinez and Francisco Rod
reguez, who is awaiting trial for horse
stealing.
As Deputy Cummings stepped into
the Jail enclosure to lock the pison-
ers on felony charges into the inner
cells he received two blows on the
head from Martinez implement whici,
staggered him. RODRIGUEZ made a
quick dash for the door, but was beat
en- to it by Deputy Sheriff H. W. An
Imperial Valley press., 1913-09-27
Home, Sweet Home.

Song Of thousand joys and tears,
Your notes come echoing down the
years
Like the sweet sigh
Left on the sober breeze,
When from her court Of woods and
trees,
Summer goes by.
At your first note, a thousand cares
Slip from my forehead unawares.
I feel the balm
Of childhood. days, I know the grace
Of many a dear forgotten face,
And many a restful woodland place
Distant and calm.
The voices of friends / knew
Sound in your measures pure and
true,
AS if a hand
Were gently on my spirit laid
While flowers about a heaven made,
And / might enter unafraid
Imperial Valley press., 1913-09-27
Baseball Affairs

(By United Press Associations)
Oakland, Sept. PA leave Of aD-
sence for two weeks for Manager
Mite Of the Oakland Coasters, was
announced today by the club officials
1t is believed here Mitz's lax work
with club recently coused the action.
Third Baseman Kelting has been ap-
pointed temporary manager. Art Dew
lin, ex-New York Giant, who will man.
age the club next year, has left New
York for Portland, where he will join
the club next week.
Imperial Valley press., 1913-09-27

derson, who slammed the heavy door
shut and locked it. When Deputy An
derson reached the door Martinez left
Cummings and struck at him through
the bars.
Martinez is the burly Mexican,
whom City Trustee Jasper L. Travers
captured after robbery by Martinez
east of the railroad a few weeks ago
At that time he attacked Trustee
Travers with pitchfork, but was sub
dued by a wound from Trustee Trav-
ers' revolver.
Additional charges for attempted
Jail breaking will probably be placed
against Martinez and Rodriguez by
the sheriff's office.
Imperial Valley press., 1913-09-27
Lost His Head

By United Press Association
Stockton, Sept. 27-"What's the use.
good night, you rotten old world" At
ter scrawling the above note on brown
wrapping paper and tucking it in his
vest pocket an unidentified cripple
placed his neck across a rail in the
Southern Pacific yards here and was
decapitated by a train. He had been
in the yards several days, living on
scraps given by trainmen. He had a
wooden leg.
Imperial Valley press., 1913-09-27

she refused and he knocked her down
and kicked her on the head and then
dug a shallow grave which was too
short. He doubled her legs under her
and threw her in while she probably
was still alive, and covered her up.
When the woman left for the farm she
asked the police for a guard. They
refused, convincing her she was in no
danger.
Imperial Valley press., 1913-09-27
ONLY two Weeks
to Open Canal

Washington, Sept. 27.-With the
blowing up of Gamboa dyke on Oct.
10, the beginning of the end Of the
great work of building the Panama
canal will be at hanl. AS soon as the
debris of the dyke is removed it will
be possible for a ship of moderate
draft to pass from ocean to ocean.
At the present time the. water held
back from the Culebra cut by the
Gamboa dyke is II feet above sea
level With the removal of the dyke
the waters will spread through the cut
to the same level, giving a depth Of
about 80 feet for ships. With the rise
of waters to the maximum of IS or 81
feet above sea level Culebra cut and
the canal channel between the Allan
tic and Pacific locks will be filed 70
the maximum of Al or AZ feet
A battery of drills is now engaged
in sinking holes in the dyke in pre-
paration for its blowing up. Com
mencing Oct. S, water will be admit
ted to Culebra cut, through four 26-
inch pipes, extending underneath the
dyke now used in pumping drainage
water out of the canal The water
admitted in this manner is intended
to act as cushion against the dyke
at the time Of its blowing up. The
pipes are expected to fill Culebra cut
to about one-third of its maximum
depth.
The pipes will, in fact, be the means
of first linking the waters of the
canal from the Atlantic to the Pacific
locks and the blowing up Of Gamboa
dyke will complete the union. It is
expected that it will take several days
to remove the debris of the dyke after
the explosion.
Gamboa dyke was built in 1908 to
protect Culebra cut from the waters
Of the Chagres river. It is now the
last remaining obstruction separating
the eastern and western waters Of the
canal.
In order that the communities in
terested may fittingly celebrate the
linking of the waters, the Isthmian
Canal commission has requested Col
Goethals to cable the exact time al
which the dyke will be blown up IN
order that the event may be cele.
brated. Word from the canal is ex-
pected shortly.
One of the double-lock gates of the
canal will be set by October for all
the locks. With a depth of 80 feet
OF water in the canal after the re.
moval Of Gamboa dyke, a vessel Of
this draft can pass through the canal
and locks from sea to sea. No date
has been set for this test but it l.
expected that Col. Goethals will i.
the near future quietly make a little
| trip in one of the boats used in thu
canal work, and Mrs. Goethals will
be with him.
The formal opening of the cana
and the attending celebration is still
fixed at January l, 1915, and will re-
main at that date, no matter how soor
the canal is entirely completed. Il
is expected, however, that the water
way will be opened for commercial
vessels at considerably earlier date
although none of the canal official.
viii venture specific date.
Imperial Valley press., 1913-09-27

practitioners lived in fear of a gang
of white slavers. 1t is alleged they
were discovered operating under the
guise of Christian Scientists, that they
tried to break up the gang and that
this gang frequently threatened death.
No valuables were missing.
San Diego, Sept. 27-John Gay,
whose divorced wife was murdered in
Los Angeles is rated as the fifth
wealthiest man in San Diego. He is
worth from three to five millions. He
married the woman who was killed at
Therville, La, December 20, 1877, and
divorced her in 1894, charging deser-
tion. Gay has ben married twice
since.
The only clew so far as known is
bloody finger prints on the door of the
office. They are very faint and may
not be useful. Hardly square foot
of the ceiling and walls is free of
blood spatters, showing the vicious.
ness of the attack.
There were telephone calls at The
woman's apartment throughout the
night, according to other dodgers, but
none was there to answer
A blow was struck from the right
side, smashing the left side of her
face and head. The body was drag.
ged to window, evidently in a fu-
tile attempt to throw it from the win
dow to the court below.
Imperial Valley press., 1913-09-27
Wealth of Goods
in Warehouse

(By United Press Association)
Washington, Sept. 27-Custom Of
ficials have estimated in statement
issued today that a hundred and fifty
millions worth of goods are held in
bonded warehouses at Plett's Entry,
awaiting the passage of the tariff
bill for lower duties.
Imperial Valley press., 1913-09-27
Americans in Danger
sy United Press Association

(By United Press Association)
Piedras Negras, Mex, Sept. 27-Fif-
ty Americans and fifty Germans are
in danger in Durango, following raid
by bandits, according to dispatches.
The reports say several town people
have been murdered and the fate Of
the foreigners is unknown.
Imperial Valley press., 1913-09-27
Ulster Men Bearing Arms
Threaten Civil War to
Resist Home Rule Law

row. Sir George Richardson, an army
officer on the active list, led the vol
unteers, who were divided into fouc-
teen batallions and commanded by
retired army officers. Sir Edward
Carson addressed them before the
march. A quarter of million people
witnessed the parade.
Imperial Valley press., 1913-09-27
Three Cars of
Chinese Arrive

Another shipment of Chinese to ter
ritory south Of the international line
passed through Ell Centre this morn
ing. There were three car loads Of the
celestials, who had come from Hong
Kong, via San Francisco, being under
bond in United States territory.
Imperial Valley press., 1913-09-27
CBy United Press Association)

(By United Press Association)
Belfast, Sept. 27-Ulster volunteers,
organized for the avowed purpose of
forcibly resisting Home Rule, parad-
ed today. A thousand were in line,
carrying rifles shipped from England.
Ulster day will be celebrated tomor-
Imperial Valley press., 1913-09-27
Preparing for Race

Preparing for Race
(By United Press Association)
Rheimes, Sept. 27-Aviator Provost
was today declared the winner of the
elimination contests for the honor to
represent France in the Bennett Cup
race. He averaged 120 miles an hour
at Vedrimes. Charles Reymann will
represent America. The French con-
testants were amused by the an
nouncement that he will fly in a
French aeroplane.
Imperial Valley press., 1913-09-27
Legislator Dies

(By United Press Associations.)
Pomona, Sept. 27-G. w. Priestly,
for many years Wisconsin legislator,
died here today of paralysis.
Imperial Valley press., 1913-09-27
Mysterious Murder

fBv United Press Associations.)
New York, Sept. 27-With a torn
$500 check nearby, the body of a we'll
dressed man, forty-five years old, was
found in the bushes of Riverside drive
today. The check was signed C. H.
Goodrich and was payable to himself.
Imperial Valley press., 1913-09-27
Works Favors
Intervention

Father O'Hara has returned from a
short vacation and reports a very
pleasant trip to San Diego, Los An
geles and San Francisco, going to the
latter city by steamer from Los An
geles.
On Thursday he witnessed the dedi-
cation of the site at the old light house
at Point Iona upon which will be
erected by the Panama Club monu-
ment in honor of Juan Rodriguez
Cabrillo, the Portuguese discoverer Of
California. The principal address of
the occasion was made by Senator
Works.
Father O'Hara reports that the
body of Senator Works address was
an argument in favor of intervention
by the United States in Mexico affairs
and that the senator roundly criticised
the methods of both the Taft and VIII
son administrations in their attitude
toward the Mexican situation.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1913-04-08
"SUFFRACETTES"
LOSE MICHIGAN

Detroit, Mich, April S.--With yes.
terday's election returns far from
complete this forenoon woman suf-
flage seemed to have been beaten.
Nearly all of the counties which voted
against it last fall, when 1t lost out
by q margin of T20 votes, were reach
ing an increasing vote against 1t and
several counties which favored 1t in
the fall election were turning in great
ly reduced maioritips. 1t was nor
thought the complete vote would be
available before late tonight or tomor-
row.
The city OF Detroit voted over
whelmingly in favor of municipal
ownership of street railways, accord
irg to this mornings count
The Republican state ticket seemed
to have been elected with but one pos
sibIe exception, the supreme justices.
For the latter two Offices, the Republi-
cans and Democrats we're running
close
The Progressive candidates. judging
from the nights returns, were beaten
in every instance.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1913-04-08
HECKER'S BILL
IS DEFEATED

| Denver Colo, April S---The house
committee on temperance, TO which
had been referred Senator HecEer' s
so-called vicious journalism" bill, to-
day voted unanimously to postpone in
definitely report on the measure.
Legislative leaders look upon this as
equivalent 20 the defeat of the bill.
The Hecker bill, which had passed
the senate, prohibited the publication
iof certain classes of criminal news and
other matter.
The house today killed the bill
creating Bryan county out of Lincoln
and Elbert counties. 1t also killed an.
other "full crew. bill.
Denver, Colo, April S.--The senate
, this morning indefinitely postponed
consideration of the Tieney aati-paas
bill, for the reason that this matter
is covered by section of the public
utilities bill, recently passed.
The senate passed on second read
ing, the bank guaranty law, after a
determined but unsuccessful effort
had been made to remove the provis-
ion making it optional with the banks
whether they shall operate under The
guarantee plan of the bill.