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Imperial Valley press., 1913-12-29

lacked in appearance the dashing win
someness which the skilled plotted is
by tradition endowed with.
For the rest of the company naught
can be said. All of them were
stamped with mediocrity. The noble
Duke of Venice looked more like a
papal nunzio and demeaned himself
too. Brobantio, Cassie and all the
rest, it seemed, missed wholly the
spirit of their parts.
The critics made much of the phys
ical disqualifcations of Forbes Rot
ertson to portray the swashbuckling
Othello They said he was too fine,
too intellectual, too noble. That, me-
thinks, is a matter of opinion. They
said his Othello's fineness of charac-
ter was not that of man who boast
ed that he had hewed his way through
twenty men, single handed.
1t was question. Could big
brawny man of primitive passions
have made the intellectual love that
Othello made to Desdemona? Could
beefy giant who knew nothing but
fighting have shown the exquisite tor
lures of jealousy, the fiery passion
anu Tile line ScIIiIIicHt IhdI boHohCo-
peare puts into his hero? And again,
would such high minded woman as
the lovely Desdemona fall in love with
a savage who had naught to commend
him but his tales of gore and who had
not the fine intellect, the gentleness
and nobility that Professionalism
put into his Othello? Forbes-Robert-
sons Othello was the most artistic
present day playgoers have seen, nor
is it mayhap one whit different from
what Will Shakespeare intended could
the truth be known.
Imperial Valley press., 1913-12-29

In the superior court of the state
of California, in and for the county
of Imperial. Hon. Franklin j. Cole
judge.
Saturday, December 20
INSANE
So. In the matter Of L. G. Abbott
an alleged insane person-Committec
to Southern California state hospita
at Patton.
So. In the matter of c. A. Semmel-
enyer, an alleged Incorporate user OF
alcoholic stimulants-Committed tC
Southern California state hospital al
Patton.
81. In the matter of William Knox
an alleged Incorporate user of alco-
holic stimulants Committed to
Southern California state hospital at
Patton.
JUVENILE
20. In the matter of Peter Miller
a delinquent characterization order
revoked: committed to Preston School
of Industry at lone.
CRIMINAL
1876. People VS.. A. D. Wood-Par-
tial hearing upon return of defendant
to show cause why probation order
should not be revoked; continued to
December %.
In the matter of an extra session
of the superior court of Imperial
county-Order made for extra SEES
sion to be held December 20, and for
Hon. Louis w. Myers to preside.
Extra session, superior court, state
of California, in and for the county
of Imperial. Hon. Louis w. Myers,
judge presiding.
CIVIL
1886 and 400. Imperial Land Com
pany, a corporation, ct al, VS.. lmpe-
Imperial Valley press., 1913-12-29
Parcels Post System
Opens Big Opportunity
To the Local Merchants
HMEM ET Ea Tim TaaE

1t is becoming apparent, as the par
eel post system grows, that 1t Is open
ing great opportunities to the local
merchants who frame a policy to take
advantage of its provisions.
This fact will be even more mani
fest with the new rate, effective Jan
uary |, when as much as fifty pounds
can be sent in a single package by
mail as far as into the second zone,
which reaches out $50 miles. Beyond
that twenty pounds is the limit.
Taking a twenty pound package as
an illustration, it can be sent by
local merchant on any rural route or
bv CITY carrier for Is cents, or to
any point within $50 miles, including
San Diego, for "a cents. From Los
Angeles, third zone, the rate would
be IA cents: from Chicago, seventh
zone, the rate would be S2.0l cents,
and from New York S2.40.
A regularity of the law makes it
possible for the local merchant to
send to any customer on rural route
leading out of this city package
weighing fifty pounds for 30 cents
He can send it to any point within
$50 miles, the first and second zone
rates being the same, for "a cents,
but not more than twenty pounds can
be sent beyond the second zone at
any rate.
Consequently, Los Angeles, being
more than $50 miles away. cannot
send more htan twenty pounds in one
package, but San Diego, being less
than $50 miles away, can send to the
valley, by way of Los Angeles. pack
ages as great as local merchants can
mail, and at the same price.
That the practice will grow up
along the rural routes of telephoning
orders to local merchants and having
goods delivered by mail carriers cam
not be doubted.
The following rates will be inter-
esting to many business men and
their patrons. Remember that the
local rate applies to rural routes and
that the rates in the first and second
zones are the same:
Imperial Valley press., 1913-12-29

Visit with MI. ana MIS- leu SCCille'
west of Ell Centre.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. o. Buck. near Jas
per school, have returned from River
side where Mrs. Buck successfully I'M
derwent an operation for appendicitis.
E. o. Thomas, of Pasper school
house neighborhood, is about to en-
bellish his residence property by put
ting up the name he has chosen for
his ranch home, Forest Lawn 1t IS
a pretty name and he will also put i
on his automobile. The wayfarer
thinks the custom most excellent
one and assures the readers that the
Press will take pleasure in printing
stationery for farmers who have places
so named with the name of the place
thereon, at a very low price.
L. W. Wilson, east of Heber, has
twenty acres of land of which he has
,feveled and has in alfalfa eleven acres.
On this he keeps nine mich cows, four
work horses, one pony, one calf, one
bull. His milk check averages
around sixty dollars per month for
the year. he cuts eIlouSH nay ~
feed all stock through the cool wealth
err, keeps one brood sow, and raises
and sells pigs, chickens and turkeys
and has for his own use milk, butter
and eggs. Intensive careful cultiva-
ton tells the story These small places
are not places of pinched un-American
economy, his pony takes his children,
he lives in plenty and draws his check
on bank to pay for the Press.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gray are keeping q
homelike MOTEL at Heber and their eats
are mighty good.
Imperial Valley press., 1913-12-29

See Spikes Detective and Collection
Agency about taking over regular col
lections anywhere in the valley. We
get results. P. 0. Box 232, Ell Centre.
Calf. ADV. +f
Imperial Valley press., 1913-12-29
Lest They Forget

Ogden Journal: The no-toll policy
is right 1t is proper for the govern
ment to lend its aid in the develop
,ment of trade. The Mississippi and
other rivers have absorbed vast sums
Of government money in their i'm
provement, and nobody has even sug-
gested that tolls be charged. In spite
of these facts, in spite of government
aid, the middle west has received in
the way of free use of canals and
improved waterways, that section Of
the United States is now saying that
coastwise shipping using the Panama
canal should pay tolls.
Imperial Valley press., 1913-12-29

The finest diamond in the valley
at 1915. Diamond rings $3.50 up.
Elgin and Waltham watches-lowest
price in the valley. Expert watchmak-
ing. J. F. Lukens, 522 Main St.-Adv.
Imperial Valley press., 1913-12-29

MISS 1ud l.. laws. dauSIANCA VI -'AA'
and Mrs. A H. Davis, Of Heber, has
been home for vacation, and VIII! re-
turn at the beginning of school to take
up the work as high school teacher at
College City.
Smith G. Butler are putting up at
Heber brick building 50x60 feet, Two
stories high, the lower part 70 be di-
vided into two stores and the upper
to be an apartment house. 1t will he 4
decided improvement to prosperous
Heber. as
The new parsonage at BsSsr is
about completed.
An excursion of Los Angeles
teachers took in Heber last week.
H. H. Martin and family, east Of
Heber, are soon to move to Elo""nce,
Arizona.
FIR. Lyon and o. w. Patterson who
owned a ranch just south of the Date
farm. have sold their place to Mr..
SIemons, formerly of Lemon Grove,
San Diego county. The Messrs. Lyons
and Patterson got in part exchange a
place in Lemon Grove, which they viii
occupy, intending however, to return
to Imperial valley, as Mr.. Patterson
still owns forty acres here.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. W. Dabbs are re-
ceiving a pleasant visit from Mrs.
Merritt. mother of Mrs. Dabbs.
Sheriff Mobley Meadows has been
r1'ting up a large amount OF good
fencing on his ranch east of HeOer,
containing one hundred and sixty
acres. The entire farm has been fenc-
ed in forties, one forty hog tight. S.
w. Dabbs occupies the place.
]. NJ. Hubbard, owner of one hun
dred and sixty acres east of Heber, Is
an advocate of using land for pas
ture. His land brings him SO per acre
except during the winter when il
brings 81 an acre. Water costs him
twenty cents an acre per month. His
land being finely leveled he takes but
little time to irrigate.
Friends of Chap Fisher, who lives
over toward Signal, claimed that Mr..
Fisher has the prize three acres of Du-
dango cotton. J. NJ. Williams stated
that after the first picking he found
127 bolls on stalk. One stalk was
so high that six foot man could hard
IN reach the top. The first picking
was 1860 pounds of lint and Mr.. Will
liams says that it is perfectly safe
estimate that the second picking will
be more.
Otis Trip has bought an eighty
acre ranch at Signal and will put up a
good house Mrs. Otis Trip, who was
in the hospital, is much better and will
recover.
Harry Cross has the lumber on The
ground for new bungalow on his
farm east of Heber.
T. J. Stevenson and his son-in-law
Coy Ritter, have bought forty acre
tract a mile and quarter southwest
of Heller and will build on the same
at once.
Judge F. p. Willard and wife are
receiving visit from their son-in-law
Oliver Young, of Berkeley, and his
children and their daughter, Miss Edna
Willard. who has been at Berkeley has
returned home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Anderholt east bi
Heher, spent a pleasant Christmas
Imperial Valley press., 1913-12-29

Berkshires of the choicest breeding
| have fine lot of fall pigs of both
sexes, also 6 lusty boars ready for
service and few bred gifts. Write
for prices, they will surprise you. F.
L. Hall, Perris, Calf.
Imperial Valley press., 1913-12-29

California products for Californians
Savage Tires-Roy Norman & Co.,
Phone Main 91.-Adv.
Imperial Valley press., 1913-12-29

Christmas in "The Land of Promise"
a play by w. Somerset Vaughan, who
wrote many plays for Ethel Barry
more. Vaughan came over from
London to see rehearsals and the pre-
miere.
Imperial Valley press., 1913-12-29

HlOTe. hduSldil CdiiC o'Si iiOi''
London to see rehearsals and the pre-
miere.
Miss Doris Keane, in Romance
took a vacation this week and or
Monday will open in Cincinnati. The
play, which had a run in New York
surpassed only by "Peg O. My Heart
and within the Law" ran fourteen
weeks in Chicago.
The Criterion is not going over to
the movies after all. BelascO's 1.-The
Man inside" by Roland B. Molineaux
will close here tomorrow and will be
followed January by "Young Wom-
en- in which Edith and Mabel Tall
aferro will be starred jointly.
Went the other night to Sam S.
Shubert's Memorial Theater, where
did see Sir Johnston-F Forbes Robert
son, the great London playactor, in
Master Will Shakespeare's "Othello."
He was the best Moor ever / saw. Mis-
tress Gertrude Elliott was given ex-
cellent opportunity to distinguish her
self as Desdemona, which she made
the most of, save in the fifth act
alone, when she sang the "Willow
Song" in the bedchamber seen. In
that it seemed she too near sounded
the note of Ophelia in the mad scene
of Hamlet. In all else her BESIDE
mona was the best work she has done
in this farewell season of her illus
trious husband.
S. A. Cookson as Iago was indeed
the villain and read his insidlous lines
with dramatic fervor that made the
huge audience of chronic first night
ers hate him, which is the measure OF
success accorded all villains, albeit he
Imperial Valley press., 1913-12-29
Letters From the
Rural Wayfarer

Miss Ida l. Davis, daughter Of Mr..
and Mrs. A. H. Davis. of Heber, has
been home for vacation, and viii re-
turn at the beginning of school to take
up the work as high school teacher at
College City.
Imperial Valley press., 1913-12-29
Notes from New
York Theaters
By Beau RialtO

written for the United Press
New York, Dec 29-After one Of
the most remarkable runs in Broad
ways history, within the Law" will
close tonight at the Eltinge Theater,
where Bayard Veiller's wonderful mel
odrama had its premiere about year
and a half ago. But that does not
mean that within the Law" is dead.
There are now nine different COM
panies on the road presenting the play
in every part of the United States and
Canada. During the long New York
run Jane Cowl played Mary Turner
at every performance with the excep-
ton of few weeks last summer,
when she went to Europe for short
vacation. During her absence the lead
was played by Helen Ware, who is
now out with one of the road com
panies.
Succeeding "Witnln the Law" at the
Eltinge will be "The Yellow Ticket" a
melodrama by an Englishman, which
will open Monday night. Rehearsals
for 1.-THE Yellow Ticket were unique
in that most of them were conducted
in the German hospital. Florence
Reed, the leading woman, underwent
an operation for appendicitis, read
her lines from her bed. Jack Barry
more, who was picked for leading man
after several aspirants had been tried
out and failed, said it made him think
of Othello, to be going through the
love scenes at Miss Reeds bedside.
Billie Burke came back to town on
Imperial Valley press., 1913-12-29

The new parsonage att Hsber i
about completed.
Imperial Valley press., 1913-12-29

An excursion of Los Angeles
teachers took in Heber last week.
Imperial Valley press., 1913-12-29

H. H. Martin and family, east Of
Heber, are soon to move to Elo""nce,
Arizona.
Imperial Valley press., 1913-12-29

visit with Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Stehle
west of Ell Centre.
Imperial Valley press., 1913-12-29

Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Anderholt east bf
Heher, spent a pleasant Christmas
Imperial Valley press., 1913-12-29

Smith G. Butler are putting up at
Heber a brick building 50x60 feet, TWO
stories high, the lower part 70 be di-
vided into two stores and the upper
to be an apartment house. 1t will he
decided improvement to prosperous
Heber. as
Imperial Valley press., 1913-12-29
In the Courts

In the superior court of the state
of California, in and for the county
of Imperial. Hon. Franklin j. Cole,
Imperial Valley press., 1913-12-29

J. NJ. Hubbard, owner of one hun
dred and sixty acres east of Heber, is
an advocate of using land for pas
ture His land brings him SO per acre
except during the winter when il
brings 81 an acre. Water costs him
twenty cents an acre per month. His
land being finely leveled he takes but
little time TO irrigate.
Imperial Valley press., 1913-12-29

Sheriff Mobley Meadows has been
r,i+ting up large amount of good
fencing on his ranch east of HeOer,
containing one hundred and sixty
acres. The entire farm has been fenc
ed in forties, one forty hog tight. S.
w. Dabbs occupies the place.
Imperial Valley press., 1913-12-29

Judge F. p. Willard and wife are
receiving a visit from their son-in-law,
Oliver Young, of Berkeley. and his
children and their daughter, Miss Edna
Willard. who has been at Berkeley has
returned home.
Imperial Valley press., 1913-12-29

Billie Burke came back to town on
Imperial Valley press., 1913-12-29

Mr.. and Mrs. S. W. Dabbs are re
ceiving a pleasant visit from Mrs
Merritt, mother of Mrs. Dabbs.
Imperial Valley press., 1913-12-29

T. J. Stevenson and his son-in-law
Coy Ritter, have bought forty acre
tract mile and quarter southwest
of Heller and will build on the same
at once.
Imperial Valley press., 1913-12-29

Mr.. and Mrs. Gray are keeping ;
homelike motel at Heber and their eats
are mighty good.
Imperial Valley press., 1913-12-29
DoYouKnow
ofAnything
Better?

Every single lot or parcel is great
big bargain, and there is easily from
$500 to $1,000 crear profit if you get
the house.
We have absolutely nothing to do
with selecting locations. When all are
sold you simply get together ana
choose any method agreeable to all.
There are only twelve parcels
and as soon as they are gone selec-
= tions will be made as suggested. Come
early for twelve will not last long.
See us at once. If we have failed to
make our plan clear we will explain
in detail. If you have not already
made up your mind to buy one of
these lots it is because you do not
understand so do not put off learning
more of this wonderful offer-THE
BEST EVER MADE IN Ell CENTRIC.
Imperial Valley press., 1913-12-29

Otis Trip has bought an eighty
acre ranch at Signal and will put up a
good house. Mrs. Otis Trip, who was
in the hospital, is much better and will
recover.
Imperial Valley press., 1913-12-29

Harry Cross has the lumber on the
ground for a new bungalow on his
farm east of Heber.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-08-21
CONDENSED DISPATCHES

Emile olivier. the Frencll poiitic'ah'
who was premier of France unoer Ma
poleon Ill., died, Wednesday, at Anne
cy, France.
Louis Teller. the French golt profess
sional, sailed from Cherbourg on board
the White Star Line steamship Males
tic. Wednesday. for New York, to COM
pete in the national open golf champion
ship at Brookline.
At its session, Tuesday, the Army of
Philippines and Foreign Service Veter-
ans adopted resolution memoralizing
Congress to pass bin for monument
in Arlington cemetery, in commemoration
of General Henry w. Lawton, who was
killed in battle in the Philippines. in190o
Dr. Piacenza, an Italian Alpinist.
has succeeded in reaching the sum-
nit of Mount Numzkum, peak 22,-
900 feet high in the Himalayas, at-
cording to a telegram received at
Milan, Wednesday, from Inlia. Many
vain attempts have been made by
English and American climbers to
scale this peak.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-08-21
FIRE SWEPT,
Names Forests Are Being
Devastated by Fire.
phippsbuIg Fire still Raging
Wofse al Brunswick.
Blacks island, Cobhosseeconte
Atire..careIessness Of Campers

Bath. Me, Aug. 2o.-The two forest
iires which have been burning in
Phippsburg for several days were be-
ing fought by crew Of over loo men.
today While they have spread over
a territory estimated at from six II
eight square miles, the damage done
probably has not exceeded $4,000, as
the fire has burned mostly over waste
land and in the slash left by portable
SAW mills in timber lands.
The only building burned. up II
noon. was barn belonging 10 Free
man H. Merritt at the Sehasco es-
tates. Half a dozen houses have been
endangered and a number of families
prepared to move their household
goods al moments notice.
The lower fire is in the Ashland dis
irict. The upper one is in the Mea-
dow Brook district and at noon was
within quarter mile of the Meadow.
Brook Inn and burning in that di-
rection. Attempts TO check the flames
by back fires were only partially sue
cessful.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-08-21
THAW'S LEGAL FIGHT.
CONTINUED from Page One.f
New York Wants Him

Messrs. Conger and Hornbeck wait
ed for the disposition of Thaw and
departed with the immigration agents
ton for the writ of hebeas corpus ha Il
been granted and would come up for
argument in the morning
Il am here to get Thaw,'' said Mr.
Conger. Get him | will"
'Thaw will surely be returned to
New York state" continued the dis
trict attorney, probably by deporta-
ton. as the Canadian government does
not want him on it's hands. If not
by deportation, then by extradition
We have a lot of possibilities to de.
Nelop in both directions; in fact it is
only matter of choosing the best one
Thaw should be back in Matteawar
soon. Then we shall see whether hi
,can escape again.
Il am cooperating at present will
the officials of the Canadian mmgra
ton service. who have full power t.
act on authority from their superior
in Ottawa. They seem fully dispose,
to help us and l hope, although | hay
: no reason at present to expect tina
when he is deported it will be at TIL
border of New York state, where W
VIII not have to go through furthe
formalities in some other state thai
New York.
IF by chance our plans to secur
Thaw by deportation fall through
(And l can barely imagine such a con
tingency) YOU may be sure there wi
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-08-21
Sec. Daniels Orders Punished
Sailors Who Destroyed Seattle
Property---ScOres Civilians.

Washington, Aug. 20.-Secretary Dan
iels has directed the punishment of the
sailors of the Pacific reserve fleet, who
participated in the destruction of the In
dustrial Workers of the World and So
cialist property in Seattle, July 17-lS. if
they can be identified, though he severe
ly condemned the civilians, who abused
the sailors and the American flag.
+ The secretary's action, today, was bas-
ed upon report by a board of investiea
ton headed by Commander Thomas
Washington The board found that for
some time before the riotng at Seattle,
there had been attacks upon the flag.
the government and particularly upon
the army and navy in the Pacific seaport
cities by people calling themselves mem
beers of the Industrial Workers of the
World and to some extent by so-called
Socialists. The civil authorities. tho re-
port said. allowed speakers to haransuo
crowds and engender iil-feelng, resultinp
in the attack upon the soldiers and two
sailors. July Il. This led t. the burn
ing and destruction of property on the
following night.
The board placed direct responsibility
for the action of the crowd led by civil
ians and including only a small proper
ton of enlisted men. upon the failure OF
the police force to prevent the destruc-
tion of property because of their sympa
thy with the purposes of the crowd. Fur
thermore, the board expressed the op:n-
ion that the rioting was attributable 10
general sentiment against the Industrial
Workers of the World and the criticism
of the press and that the presence of en-
listed men was made to serve the purpose
of accomplishing an end which the better
element of the people desired and the
press encouraged
In passing upon this report which was
transmitted by Rear Admiral Reynolds
Secretary Daniels declared that while
the conduct of those who denounced and
assaulted soldiers was most reprehensi-
BILE and deserving condemnation. "tneir
violent language. unprovoked assault on
soldiers, and lawlessness does not justify
retaliation in kind
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-08-21
Says He Accompanied Man
Who Started the Bangor Fire.

Bangor. Me-, Aug. 20-That the big
Bangor conhaSration of April, 1911
which destroyed over two and a halt
million dollars worth of property, was
the work of an incendary is the state
ment made by Walter +. Batchelder of
Garland, who confesses his response
llilitv for the fire which burned large
Fart CT Garland village about a year
ago.
Nr. Batcheldcr also admits having
50 fire at Dexter. He denies all
responsibility, however, for the fire
which destroyed the Exchange hotel
stable in that town, burning several
horses, and for several mysterious
blazes in that section which have been
laid at his door
Mr.. Batchelder Was arrested about a
years ago on evidence which appeared
to connect him with the Garland case.
He stoutly denied that he was respon-
sibie for it. He was placed in cell
IN the Penohscot county Jail and a
Boston detective was smuggled into
that institution and served as his cell
mate. From. information which the de-
tective succeeded in obtaining County
Attorney Snow became convinced not
only Of the fact that Batehelder had
set the Garland fire but that he was a
dangerous pyromaniac.
On motion of the county attorney,
Ba tchelder was committed to the Ban