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Imperial Valley press., 1913-12-29

The directors of the irrigation dis
trict met this afternoon and took ac-
tion looking to the condemnation of
the property of the California De-
velopment Company by instructing
Engineer Anderson to begin at once
the survey of strip of land for
canal to parallel the present intake
canal, leading from the river above
the present intake down to the inter
national line.
There will be great deal of pre-
liminary work necessary before the
actual condemnation proceedings can
Imperial Valley press., 1913-12-29
Cannot Write Letters

(By United Press Associations)
Pass Christian, Mass, Dec. 29-Dr.
Grayson forbade the president to at
tend to his correspondence today. He
insisted that he would be preventing
his own recovery if he attempted to
answer the accumulated mail, which
was sent to Washington for Secretary
Tumulty to answer. The presidents S
desire for privacy is being ignored
now. Unless it is respected he will
go to Texas or Florida to complete his
vacation. Each day the state agricul-
tural college experiment station mails
the president three dozen fresh eggs.
The parcel post brings quantities of
fresh vegetables.
Imperial Valley press., 1913-12-29
New State Industry

San Diego, Dec. ga new and
important industry will be founded
in Southern and Lower California as
q result of the discovery that resin
in large quantities can be procured
rom the Pitahaya variety of cactus.
A report just received here from
Claude Guyant, American Consular
Afent at Ensenada, declares that ex-
pert investigation has proven con-
clusively that the bark Of the dead
cactus contains resin in large guam
tiles. The product is said to be we'll
adapted to the manufacture of var
nish, soaps, colors and electric insu-
lators
Imperial Valley press., 1913-12-29
Carmen Get Increase

San Diego, Dec. 29-Motormen and
conductors in the employ of the San
Diego Electrical Railway company
were notified today, beginning Janu-
ary /, wages would be materially in
creased. The minimum will be q
cents an hour and the maximum 33
cents. Under the new schedule to be
eligible to wage of 33 cents an hour
men will not have to wait ten years
for that increase, as is now the case.
The new maximum takes effect after
five years of service.
Imperial Valley press., 1913-12-29
For Water Betterments

San Diego, Dec. 29-For the sec
ond time voters Tuesday will declare
themselves on the proposition to vote
$7O5,000 for water hetterments. Two
propositions are to appear on the bal
lot. The first reads:
"a bonded Indebtedness of $645,000
for certain improvements and addi-
tions to the city's present water sys-
tenn, and engineering expenses for the
acquisition of an additional water
compounding system for the use of
the city and its inhabitants"
The second is: "A bonded indebt-
edness of 100000 for a filtration
plant"
Imperial Valley press., 1913-12-29

credited to incendiaries who have
covered their tracks by scattering
suffragette literature in the neighbor-
hood of the fires.
From the fact that only one suf-
fragette is now in prison, it is argued
by the authorities that destructive
militancy is on the wane.
Imperial Valley press., 1913-12-29
(Rv United Press Asso

By United Press Associations)
Ell Paso, Dec. ga decisive bat
tie at Ojinaga, opposite Preside, Tex,
is expected today or tomorrow. Rebels
are concentrating on the town from
three sides. Saturday they captured
Lamula Pass, the key to the town. It
is believed the main body got through
the pass. If this is true, probably
they will attack today. The federal
garrison at Lulato, twenty miles
southeast, fell back to Ojinaga last
night, reporting the approach of 1000
rebels. Scores of Ojinaga's defend
ers are deserting. Many are reported
shot by officers while trying to reach
the American border before the battle
begins.
Mexico City, Dec. 29-Enrique
Gerostieta, minister of justice, will be-
come president of Mexico early in the
new wear and General Huerta will take
the field against the rebels who re-
fused to conform to this arrangement,
according to report that was re-
ceived with credence by some of the
diplomatic reports here tonight.
Gerostieta is to be named minister
of foreign affairs, according to the
version of the story in circulation and
General Huerta will retire from the
presidency, in which case the foreign
minister succeeds him.
Senor Gerostieta is we'll along in
years. He was lawyer at Monterey
and was brought to the capital to take
the portfolio of finance, but istead
was appointed minister of justice.
Mexico City, Dec. 29-El Diario
Official carried today a warning to
foreign correspondents that they
would be deported as undesirable
aliens if they sent out of Mexico
alarming or false stories. President
Huerta promised to attend a ball at
Imperial Valley press., 1913-12-29
Takes Proprietor at Word

Pomona, Dec. 29-An amusing in
cident occurred at one of the local
rooming houses last night, when a
man seeing the sign, "Beds, 25 cents
and so CENTS" applied for 25-cent-
bed and paid for it in advance. When
the maid went into the room the next
morning, she was very much sur
prised to find that the stranger had
taken the proprietor at his word and
had taken his bed away with him.
Imperial Valley press., 1913-12-29
By United Press Associations)

Chicago, Dec. 29-President Charles
H. Meyer of the Western Federation
Of Miners was operated upon at st.
Luke's hospital today. The bullet was
removed from the muscles of the left
side Of his back. The operation was
pronounced success. The surgeons
issued a bulletin saying: patient is
weak, but we think he will come out
all right"
Meyer was shot, he claims. during
an attack by mob at Hancock, Mich,
where he was endeavoring TO settle the
copper miners strike. The mob threw
him aboard train and threatened to
kill him if he returned.
Federal offisiaa received word
from Calumet that motion picture
film, taken of Sundays funeral of
seventy victims of the Red Jacket
panic, was stolen fifteen minutes af-
ter it's delivery by the photographers.
The strikers planned to exhibit It
throughout the country The message
further said Governor Ferris of Mich
igan has said the state will care for
its own labor troubles and that the
government investigation is not want
ed. The governor said he will person
ally not investigate the Meyer affair.
Imperial Valley press., 1913-12-29
Aged Suffragist Sinking

New York, Dec. 29-Mrs. Lille
Devereaux Blake, for more than forty
years a leader in the woman's suf-
frage movement, is passing away in
Linwood Lodge, sanitarium in
West Englewood, N. j. She broke
her hip in a slight fall two weeks ago
Friday and on account of her ad-
vanced age-she is 70 years old
it is not thought possible that she
will recover.
Imperial Valley press., 1913-12-29
Puck Sold for 100000

New York, Dec. 29-Puck, an il
lustrated weekly founded in 1877 by
Adolph Schwartzmann, who died in
1904, has been bought by Nathen
Strauss, jr. The periodical was owned
by Adolph Schwartzmann, a son Of
the founder, and Joseph Keppler. The
price paid is said to have been about
100000.
Imperial Valley press., 1913-12-29
Vessel Reported Lost

(BY United Press Associations)
New Orleans, Dec. 29-Cheshire,
British steam schooner, outbound from
Pascagoula, is reported lost with all
hands Christmas day in the gulf. The
American schooner Griffin, sailing
Tuesday for the same port, is not re-
ported and is believed lost.
Imperial Valley press., 1913-12-29
Damage Due to Militancy

London, Dec. 29-Militant suffra-
gettes are chuckling over the figures
just published relating to the damage
done to property by followers of Mrs.
Emmeline Pankhurst during 1918.
The value of destroyed property is
put at $2,5550,750. 1t is probable that
some portion of this, though attrib-
uted to militants, should properly be
Imperial Valley press., 1913-12-29
Suffragists Demand Committee

Washington, Dec. ga jubilee and
rally of the congressional union OF
woman suffrage is planned to be
held here the night of January IL on
the eve of the reconvening of con-
gress, to discuss plans for continuing
the fight for standing committee on
equal suffrage in the house of rep
Imperial Valley press., 1913-12-29

(By United Press Associations)
Los Angeles, Dec. 29-Representa-
tives of organized labor, Socialist
party and Industrial Workers of the
World, will meet tonight to decide
whether to hold a parade of unem-
played to demand work of the city.
Many are opposed, fearing further
trouble with the police. A local baker
advertised today to give free bread
to unemployed.
Imperial Valley press., 1913-12-29

(By United Press Associatlons)
Washington, Dec. 29.-The new
federal industrial commission today
met for its second full board session.
Work already undertaken includes an
investigation of health conditions
among workers, with the cooperation
of the public health service. Plans
for the coming year were to be taken
up in today's session.
Imperial Valley press., 1913-12-29
Stamps Bring $4,000

London. Dec. 29-The late earl of
Crawford's collection of British
stamps was sold yesterday for $780,
900. The purchasers are Messrs. Ed
ward Healey and company of London.
Imperial Valley press., 1913-12-29
Escaped Disaster

(Ry United Press Associations
Bicknell, Ind, Dec, ga gas eX-
plosion in Indian Greek coal mine, in
stantly killed two. The night shift
of $50 man had left the mine but five
minutes before the explosion.
Imperial Valley press., 1913-12-29
Mnre Rain Prnhahln

(By United Press AssociatIons'
Los Angeles, Dec. 29--The local
weather prediction is: Cloudy tonight
and Tuesday, probably with rain, light
southwest winds.
Imperial Valley press., 1913-12-29
Tense Feeling at
Calumet Inquest


Calumet, Mich, Dec. 29-Striking
miners and members of the Citizens
Alliance jammed the room where the
inquest was being held today over the
seventy-six deaths at the Red Jacket
Christmas day panic. The situation
is tense Sheriff Cruze prepared for
the emergency and held strong force
of deputies ready outside. The jury
consisted of eight members.
Imperial Valley press., 1913-12-29
Schmidt Case Nears End

New York, Dec. 29-All the testi-
mony in the trial of Hans Schmidt
for the Staying of Anna Aumuller has
been placed in the record.
Imperial Valley press., 1913-12-29

the Country Club tonight, but con-
ditioned his going on the promise of
the American charge, Nelson
O'Shaughnessy, to attend.
San Francisco, Dec. 29-Money that
is said to have more intrinsic value
than that of the federal government
is being coined in Mexico by the Con-
stitutionalists, according to passen-
gers who arrived here from Mexico
on the steamer Newport. This money
is being used to pay the rebel soldiers,
who heretofore have accepted the re-
muneration in script. The Newport's
passengers say the constitutionalists
have worked out fine system in
various parts of Mexico. Adequate
protection is being given foreigners,
who are shown every courtesy by the
constitutionalists.
Juarez, Dec. 29-Within sixty miles
from Juarez, and moving toward this
city, is force Of $500 federals from
Ojinaga, according to federal advices
which rebel agents have secured.
General Benavides, commanding the
rebel forces here, thinks the reports
misleading and sent by the federals
for the purpose of deceiving Villa,
while the federals really plan moving
on Chihuahua.
According to the federal report,
General Ynez Calazar, with 800 cav
airy. is in advance of the main body
of troops, which is commanded by
Castro, Orozco, Carazeo, Rojas, Landa
and Mancilla. Federals claim that
Juarez will be attacked within week
from east and west, Salazar's force
moving to the west, to come in by
way of Flores ranch. In the mean
time, they say, the railroads leading
from Juarez south will be cut and
Chihuahua isolated.
Imperial Valley press., 1913-12-29
More Fighting is Near
Near International Line
Opposite Preside, Tex.

the Country Club tonight, but con-
ditioned his going on the promise of
the American charge, Nelson
O'Shaughnessy, to attend.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-11-29

Six" of baseball, had the time of his
life touring the West to keep from
being placed in the same class as a. =,
nine-legged calf or the fat lady in a
sideshow. For that and other reasons
he decided to leave McGraw's world
tour stars and try to live, eat and act
like an ordinary human, if the pro-
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-11-29

mate Harlem Tommy Murphy. and
both will begin training Monday.
Murphy fights Willie Richie Dec.
10, and Smith is to be pitted against
Arthur Pelkey New Years afternoon.
San Francisco, CAL, Nov. o.
Christy Mathewson, the famous big
christy Mathewson, famous pitch
er with the Giants, and his wife and
7-year-oLd son, Christopher Jr.. When
asked if he would make a ballpIayer
of the boy, big Six" said: mot I'M
less | think he will make a top
notcher."
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1913-03-21

Total voting yes, 3bl,
Total voting no, 251.
The motion is therefore carried.
The following locals voted but were
not In good standing. not having re-
ported for the month of January:
Tacoma Finnish, Olympia, Tukwila,
Rosodale, Toledo, Newport, Bothell,
Hillyard. Renton, Blaine, Coupeville.
The vote on Referendum "a from
the following locals was found, hay-
ing arrived since the vote was tailed:
Midland, Des Moines and Seattle Thir-
teenth Ward No. 2.
From Referendum "B": Midland,
Des Moines and Thirteenth Ward No.
2.
Haywood recall: Bangor, Dayton
and Springdale
Attested by canvassing committee:
Richard Kosbab, Fourth Ward; Helen
Roeder, Fifth Ward; Ben Pollard,
Second Ward.
Motion by Seattle No. 2 has been
seconded by Juanita No. 2.
Motion for state referendum by
Local Midland, published in January
bulletin, endorsed by Local Puyallup.
Motion for state committee referen-
dun to make a national referendum
to annul the recall of Haywood, has
been seconded by DISTANT of Everett
Third Ward and Farnsworth of Puy-
allup.
The vote on the recall of VIM. D..
Haywood stood: For recall 52S,
against recall 768.
In the election of state committee
men for the members-at-large, Wan
hope received the votes of all the 16
that voted.
Boomer received the votes of Bos-
from, Collingwood, Hopkinson, George
Smith, Enekel, Cort, Cawthon and
Contner.
Anderson received the votes of
Ehalainen, Hansen, Enekel, Plont,
Cawthon, Contner and Johnson.
Cort received the votes of Kietis,
Anderson, Hopkinson, Hansen, Cort
and Plont.
Hopkinson received the votes of Bos-
from, Collingwood, S. H. Stech, George
Smith, Ehalainen.
Hansen received the votes of Kietis,
S. H. Stech, Anderson and Johnson.
Fraternally submitted,
Yours for the revolution.
FRANS BOSTROM,
State Secretary.
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1913-03-21

motions relative to these amend
ments, the matter is too long to in
clude in the convention minutes.)
Motion carried that money for per
diem which has collected in the state
office during the convention be paid
over to the delegates of the locals re-
hitting.
Motion carried that national COM
mitteemen use our state constitution
and platform as guide in their actions
at the meeting of the national COM
mittee.
Motion carried that all committees
that have no further report to make,
be discharged.
Mileage and per diem was then dis
tributed among the delegates after
which A. II. Barth, Alfred Wagon
knecht, j. G. Wanhope, Kate Sadler,
Geo. Boomer and Frans Bostrom made
short speeches upon general party
welfare. All joined in the singing of
the Marseillaise.
Three cheers were given for the
revolution and the convention then
adjourned sine die.
(Signs) JOHN G. WANHOPE,
Chairman of the Convention.
ALFRED WAGENKNECHT,
Secretary of the Convention.
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1913-03-21
OFFICIAL BULLETIN
Continued from Page One.)

Attested: Katherine Hodgins, Ad-
die G. Kosbab, Carl Ulonska.
Tally of State Referendum "B."
Everett, Wash. Feb. %, 1913.
The following locals voted a straight
yes as follows:
Duvall 10, Buckley IA, Clipper 10,
Nelson 7, Zelda 6, Falls City T. Wau-
conda 5, Tacoma No. 8 10, Goldbar s.,
Traitor 8, Maltby 5, Aeneas Z, Scotia
5, Echo Is, Silverdale 8, Puyallup Is,
Juanita No. l TO- Havillah 6, Lyman
6, Ethel 6, Centerville 8, Delphi 10,
Vancouver 8, otter Creek 6, Meyers
Falls 8, Everett No. 6, Chesaw Ii,
White Salmon 8, Charter Oak II, OAR
rington 5, Spokane Fifth Ward No. 8
8, Echo Valley 5, Tacoma No. 1 5, Ev-
erett Third Ward %, Seattle Russian
The following voted straight no as
follows:
Monroe 10, Medina 9, Tenino 6, Che
halls Z, South Bay 8, Kapowsin 8, Bur-
lington 7, Republic 9, Nordland 8,
Pleasant Hill 7, Ferndale 6, Granite
Falls 5, Rosalia 7, Liberty 5, Matlock
5, Ten Mile -, Mt. Pleasant 7, Browns
vile II, Elberton /, Edmonds Second
Ward 5, Anacortes 6, Orting 10, Che
Ian 6, Sunnyside 6, Meridian 3, Mill
vile 5, Salzer 5, Mae -, Juanita No.
2 1, Spokane Third Ward 4, Tacoma
No. IS, Spokane Second Ward 4,
Port Townsend Third Ward 8, Port
Angeles No. / II, Spokane Fourth
Ward IL, Spokane First Ward No. 2
5, Spokane First Ward No. 3 Q.
The following locals divided their
vote as follows.
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Books rented at Hills Book Store.
10c a reading.
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Secy. Socialist Educational Bureau, r.
r. No. 4, Box 1913, Tacoma, Wash.
Report of canvassing committee on
State Referendum &C." 1913. Tailed
March 16, 1913.
The following locals voted a straight
yes:
sunnyside 6, Clipper IA, Matlock 5,
Medina 10, Aberdeen No. 1 IS, Echo
Il. Ariel 5, Irondale 9, Aeneas Z, Out
look 9, Fox Island 6, Seattle Third
Ward IA, Wickersham 10, Spokane
First Ward No. . 6, Monroe g, Scotia
3, South Bay T. Meridian 3, Elma g.,
Nountainview 8, Algona s, Salzer 5,
Nordland u, Burlington 12 Lakewood
6, Seattle No. 279 4, Seattle Sixth
Ward TO- Spokane Third Ward z,
Falkland 8, Elberton /.
The following voted a stright no:
Ethel 8. Olalla 8, Edmonds Third
Ward 6, Puyallup %, Home Acres g.,
Castlerock 10, Cowiche 8, Centerville
Q. Vancouver II, otter Creek 6. Lopez
Q, Rochester 6, Bangor IA, Falls City
6. Silverdale g
The following locals divided their
vote as follows.
Yes No
Mahelte ..----- .---.-. --..f
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Attested: Katherine Hodgins. Ad-
die G. Kosbab, Carl Ulonska.
Tally of State Referendum "B."
The Commonwealth. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1911-1914, 1913-03-21
Princess Theater

became broken while still unloaded at
the Milwaukee depot. This compells
the management to open the theater
using an ordinary screen. A duplicate
order of the mirror Screen" was i'm
mediately telegraphed in and is ex-
pected to be installed in copple of
weeks.
Albuquerque morning journal., 1913-12-20
Alleged immortality Never Has
Existed, Declares William
R, George In a Statement
to Country
SCANDAL RESULTS
FROM DIFFERENCES
People Opposed to SeIf-Goy-
erning Principle Of Organ
ization Go After Position Jf
Wel-Known PhiIantbrop'st

fsY soHNso jouHHAl SPECIAL leAteo WtHrl
New York, Dec 49, To radical
differences between two hostile fac
lions William r.. George attributed
this afternoon the recent rocommon-
dauon Of The state hoard of charities
that he batremoved from au aguye
participation iu The affairs of the
George junior republic az Freeyilie.
y. w. founded hy him more than ten
years ago. Mr. George asserted his
innocence of all charges made against
him.
"it is madienIng," me said, after
having established in the world ID
reputation for good character and
service Co have my name dragsed IN
the miro as a dehauehcr of woman
hood Those who know me need no
reinsurance from me thqt ! ann per-
fectly innocent hut my tortWcs he-
gin I'm earnest when 1 think of the
tens of thousands of people to whom
I have spoken ON public platforms
ANA that they may say that il Is
true after all that Daddy George IS
a lying hypocritc ana Villain iu dis-
guise
"The seat of the whole trouble is
radical difference of opinion between
two hostile camps. those who believe
In the sclf-governmg principles of the
junior republic as the best menus
for training boys and girls for good
citizenship. ANA those who believe m
paternalism ANA discipline from abog b
and institutional methods
"Now what about This miserable
stuff? A six-year-old charge long
ago Investigated and dlscroditcd. even
repudiatod at one time by che ono
making IT, has been dragged out with
the idea Of discrediting me.
Finally IN 1912 at my lnslsteneo
the national association Of junior re-
publics appointed joint committee
10 investigate everything about me
from my birth My entire life has
been one Of sexual purity as certain
detectives have found To- their chag-
rim. All my life has been spent la
Freeyille ANA New York City and
every little nook and Granny of my
existence has been oombcd in vain.
This committee, in order to settle this
Albuquerque morning journal., 1913-12-20

thing. ouco for oll. had Judges Jo-
scbh n Choaic Samuel seabury AMI
Miss Lillian Wuld to read AN the tea-
tmony and give "a verdict The conn
mittee has spent months in going
over my entire tfe
"Wc were uli led t1 believe th1t
,hc state board would take nu action
until the committee headed by Mr.
Choate reported Then suddenly and
without warning the state board gave
ont "a report carefully oonvictlng me
hy inucndo though NOT ia SO many
words This seems to me to have
been done Ia ana effort thoroughly %
discfedlt nearuud my associates ln
the work Tor fear ] shall be vlndi-
Gated by the official investigating
committee which has gone SO inti-
matcly into my whole life and my
whole work
"T want Go say right here to my
friends and supporters That the re-
public cause will continue just us 10
has in the past II win weather this
effort To ruin it. just as it has wealth
cred similar though less spectacular
efforts Ia the past. ITS cause is %
just and righteous one and around
it is group of earnest souls who arc
ready 10 live for it and die for if.'
Albuquerque morning journal., 1913-12-20

lakes OF employees are unavoidable. II
is quite true that man is prone To- err
ror. and as long as absolute reliance
,.i,a.,, ,,,.,,, 4t.. t,,,,.,.., .,.,..,.,. j..
- ''0'' '' ''
V'e operation ol 'l"'l'S' "'eluellS arc
bound 10 occur but until it can he
shown that all reasonable and proper
measures have been taken for IT'S pre-
.,.e,tior ro oooid.,. c,, d.. ci.ssod mo
ui'"' o'ua'le'
'All of the mistakes noted ABOVE
are violations OF simple rules, Wrlci
should have oeen easily understood
Albuquerque morning journal., 1913-12-20
EUGENIC LAW MAY
NOT BE ENFORCED
ts, -o.mse ,ousr.t srse'Al ,sAsso ~l.si

Milwaukee, Wis. Dec. l9.-"fherc
is absolutely no likelihood OF tho
calling Of special session Of the les
stature TO consider the so-called eu-
genie marriage law" said Governor
II. T.. McGovern today
Never before have the people OF
Wisconsin been so aroused over a.
state bill Ministers appear 10 be lead
ing the defense Of the bill, while doe
tors are heoding the opposition.
Ministers said that the measure will
lead to a general upllft Of the future
generations and base all OF their ar
guments on the ethical side, while
the doctors oppose the law. saying
that the SO fee for examination Of all
prospective bridegrooms specified in
the law Is far too small and that they
will refuse TO make the examinations.
Country physicians who are permitted
To- make the examinations say they
cannot do 80 because they are not
equipped TO make the tests as re-
Quired by the law