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The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-02-05

IT DISSOLVED
$50 you've broken off your en-
gagemeht with Miss Smarte ?"
asked the inquisitive friend.
His victim shook his head.
NO." he replied, 81 didn't
break it off"
ooh, then she-b broke it Off"
No," answered the young
man, enjoying his friends grow
ing wonder.
But it is broken off, isn't it?"
persisted the curious one.
ooh, yes, explained the young
man, gently. "She told me what
her dressrnaker's yearly bill was,
and 1 told her what my income
was. Then our engagement just
sagged in the middle and gently
dissolved"
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-02-05

A CUTTING" RETORT
A surgeon, who was very
young and very shy, was asked to
dinner by a lady who was at least
fifty and tried to pass herself off
as twenty, and apparently imag-
ined that being rude and tomboy-
ish assisted to sustain the youth
full illusion.
At dinner she asked him to
carve a fowl, and, never having
carved fowl before, and being
painfully shy, he made a mess of
it. Instead of trying to cover his
confusion, his hostess called at
tention to it pointedly by looking
down the table and saying, loud
ly:
well, Mr.. P, you may be
very clever surgeon, but if I
wanted a leg off I should not
come to you to do it.
mo, madam he replied POI
litely, but then, you see, yoaare
not a chicken"
Imperial Valley press., 1913-09-20
Japan Still Asks
For Satisfaction

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2O.-Vis-
count Chinda, the Japanese ambassa-
dor, took the extraordinary step today
Of calling upon the president for the
purpose of pressing the japanese de-
mand for satisfaction in connection
with the California anti-alien land
law.
President Wilson assured the am
bassador that the United States would
make its reply "as soon as possible" :"
1t is expected that Japan will wait a
reasonable length of time before max
ing further representations.
The next step, one which diplomats
hesitate to consider, will be for Japan
to manifest resentment at the delay
or to put a time limit within which
the American response must be made.
The administration does not intend
to let the situation reach such point
if it can avoid it. There is no doubt
it has been playing for time, for the
reason that it has no solution to offer
for the California question.
Japan never has withdrawn in the
slightest degree from the position it
originally took-that the California
land law was a racial discrimination
against it's subjects. The Japanese
government feels it has been most
considerate and correct in it's pro-
cedure in connection with this dispute.
The ministry is in danger Of being
overthrown, and it's position would
be immeasurably strengthened if con-
cessions of some kind should be made
by this government. But President
Wilson feels it is impossible to make
concessions. He holds the treaty with
Japan has not been violated by the
California statute and that if Japan
feels aggrieved it has the right to
appeal to the courts. Japan will not
enter upon such an avenue.
Adding to the irritation Of Japan,
is the failure Of the senate to ratify
the extension Of the arbitration treaty
of 1908. Action in this direction has
been postponed because of the appre-
hension of the Pacific slope senators
that the Japanese government would
demand the arbitration of the Califor-
MIA controversy by a Hague tribunal,
as contemplated by the treaty.
Imperial Valley press., 1913-09-20
Work on Canal Is
Proceeding Finely

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 2O-There
is more than official importance of q
governmental commission in the visit
here of Lewis A. Mason, assistant en-
gineer of the Isthmian canal commits
sion, who arrived today from Balboa
on the Pacific Mail steamer Pennsyl-
vania. Mason is accompanied by his
bride, a fair Indiana girl, and the
couple, who were married recently on
the isthmus, are enjoying their honey
moon.
Mason had engaged in government
work on the canal for five years, and
until he met his wife, who was for
merly Miss Grace Snediker, of In
dianapolis, he had mapped out bach
elor's existence for himself. Miss
Snediker was a government school
teacher at Pedro Miguel, where the
Panamanian romance had it's incep-
tion a year ago.
In addition to enjoying a honey
moon while here, Mason will look af-
ter the construction of a huge cais-
son which will be built at the Union
iron works. The caisson will be the
largest in the world, and will be used
at the lock entrances on the canal dur
ing repair work The huge hulk will
be of steel construction, ia feet long,
with a beam of thirty-six feet, and
will be equipped with four powerful
pumps, capable of emptying lock in
space of twenty-five hours. Upon
the completion of the caisson, which
will cost $33O,OOO, it will be towed
from here to Balboa, and shifted into
the Gatun lake until ready for use
While vessels may be sent through
the canal within a few months, Ma
son does not believe the great water
way will be open for continuous COM
merce until early in 1915. The work
has been progressing satisfactorily
during the last few months and nc
difficulties in the way Of slides have
presented themselves Ten thousand
Americans. and $4,000 natives, prin-
cipally Jamacia negroes, are being
employed in the gigantic jobs. Mason
says that about 1000 Americans ana
5000 natives will be necessary on the
pay roll when the big ditch is in per
manent operation.
Imperial Valley press., 1913-09-20
All Are Invited.

CLEVELAND, Ohio, Sept. 20
There are very few people in Cleve-
land today who are not especially in
vited to attend some church here to-
morrow. Because church attendance
has not been what church authorities
think church attendance ought to be
for a city the size of Cleveland, the
Cleveland federation of churches sent
out invitation to every one in Cleve-
land requesting their presence at
some church of their own selection on
Sunday, Sept. p. Rev. E. r. Wright
secretary of the federation, had
charge Of sending out the invitations
He declares today he believes he did
not overlook anyone. There are 200
ministers in the Cleveland federation
and because the city has been so thor
oughly canvassed the largest church
attendance in the history of Cleve-
land is looked for tomorrow.
Imperial Valley press., 1913-09-20
Children and Defective Vision

In 1912 the eyes Of 95,S54 pupils il
the public schools Of Brooklyn, n Y.
were examined. It was found that o.
this number 1896 had such defectiv,
sight as to render school work posi-
lively unsafe without the aid of glass
es.
A constantly increasing clientele
gained through recommendation by
satisfied wearers of his glasses, EMIT
les to your consideration the work Of
DR.. Kyle MacBratney, rooms 7 and 8
Holt Opera House, Ell Centre.
Our service is satisfactory, oul
charges are reasonable. Saturday re
served for examining children. Adv
Imperial Valley press., 1913-09-20
MARKET REPORTS
LOS ANGELES pRODJJCE

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 2O-The first
cranberries to arrive on the Los An
geles produce market were received
yesterday by one Of the large produce
houses, which put them up for sale
at 91sc a pound. This is high fig
ure, but is justified by their scarcity.
AS shipments increase the price will
be lowered. The arrival of the cram
berries sees about the last of the nee
tarines on the market, as one large
house was cleaned out of their stor-
age stock yesterday. Another house
has a few left in storage, but these
will be gone soon, and then the market
will be cleaned except for a few odd
lots which will come in late.
Plums and peaches are also scarce
and will not last much longer. Prune
(plums sold yesterday at from Az to S
cents and moved quickly at that fig
ure. A car of Bartlett pears which
came in late Thursday was almost
cleaned out yesterday at S2.40 box
The demand for pears has been good
the whole season and prices on them
have been fair.
Dealers say that the apple demand
is picking up gradually and they ex-
pect much improvement as soon as
other fresh fruits are out of the mar
ket. A car of Bellefleurs received
yesterday met good demand at $1.4O
a Alter box. There were no changes
in eggs, butter or cheese yesterday,
although the former were very firm.
Only SO cases were received.
Receipts of produce in los Angeles
yesterday were: Eggs, 80 cases; but
ter, 13,460 pounds; cheese, 1882
pounds; potatoes, 621O sacks; sweet
potatoes, 35 sacks. Following are the
wholesale quotations:
The following egg and butter quo
tations are taken from actual sales
on the Los Angeles produce exchange.
Selling price to trade &c higher.
Butter-California creamery, ex-
tras, 35c; creamery firsts, 32c
Eggs-Local ranch, dozen, candled,
43c; case count, 40c.
Imperial Valley press., 1913-09-20

Pianos for rent. r. L. Harrel!
Advertisement. 4
Imperial Valley press., 1913-09-20
BARLEY MARK EFT

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 2O-lr
the local grain pit today barley op-
tions were extremely dull but steady
December closed at s1.44a, 1.45 ana
May at $3.50 bid. Cash barley in this
market was fairly firm, but there was
little movement. Receipts of barley
here today were 1906 centals. Cash
wheat and oats were firmly held, no.
ably for choice lots. The bean mar
ket was largely Of a nominal char
acter, pending arrivals Of the lev
crop in greater quantity.
Imperial Valley press., 1913-09-20

Wanted-At "Press" Office, clean
rags for wiping machinery. If
Imperial Valley press., 1913-09-20
CHICAGO LIVESTOCK.

CHICAGO, Sept. 29-Hogs-Re-
ceipts, $4,000; slow, weak to Sc lower;
bull; sS.1O@S.7O; lights, Ss.4O@9.1O;
mixed, s7.sO@919; heavy, s775@
S.95; rough, S7.75@7.95; pigs, $4.75@
$50.
Cattle-Receipts, 1900; slow but
firm; beeves, s6.85@9.3O; Texas
steers, s6.9O@S.OO; Western steers,
S6.2O@8.35; stockers and feeders
S5.40@8.O0; cows and heifers, $500
$50; calves, s8.75@11.75.
Sheep-Receipts, 1000; steady to a
shade higher; native sheep, $500
ATS; eWstern, s3.75@4.S5; yearlings,
S4.75@5.85; lambs, native, $3.50
TAO; Western, 5.S5@745.
Imperial Valley press., 1913-09-20
NEW YORK COTTON MARKET.

NEW YORK, Sept. '2O-After an
early period of weakness, due to con-
tinued selling for arbitrage and hedge
account, the market turned steady,
and despite generally nervous tone,
closed slightly above last nights
prices. Crop advices were again more
optimistic, and especially from Texas
and southern spots were irregular,
1-16 up to 1-8 lower
1t looks as though reaction should
be due, though trading buys sparingly,
while the movement is becoming
heavy. But bullish sentiment is in
ascendancy and any new unfavorable
crop development would prove signal
for another upward movement.
Following are the range of quota
tiOnS TODAY.
Imperial Valley press., 1913-09-20

Spot closed steady; middling up
lands, 13.40bc; middling gulf, 1860.
Imperial Valley press., 1913-09-20
Continued from page one)

in the east. These two games are the
first scheduled Of any Importance in
the country, the big colleges of the
west, by the western conference
agreement having postponed even
practice until today.
Dopesters conceded that Carlisle
should have little trouble with AL
bright, this small college having been
picked by Coach Glenn Warner as be
ing about the right size on which to
try his husky, shifty redskins. While
the Maine-Boston college game down
east was expected to develop into a
deep -dyed-i the-wool battle, as meet
ings between these two elevens al
ways are, the result was not of great
Importance except in the immediate
neighborhood in which the teams are
located.
The chief phase of today's minor
contests was that OF King Football in
making his formal bow to 1913 ana
that from that day until the Army
meets the Navy at the polo grounds
here on Saturday, November 20, base
ball takes a back seat-eXcept for the
time of the worlds series-until next
spring. The first "big four" college
team to play, will be Yale. Next We'd.
nesday the Wesleyan university
eleven journeys from Middleton
Conn, to New Haven for its annua
whipping. On the same day Cornell
starts her season against Ursinus al
Ithica; Carlisle will meet Lebanon
valley at Carlisle; Holy Cross meets
Albright at South Bethlehem, Pa,
and Maine will fight it out with Fort
Mckinley at Orono
One week later-on Saturday, Sept
27-will be effected the first big foot.
ball card of the season. Harvard
Yale, Dartmouth, Penn, Princeton
Cornell, Brown, Syracuse, Carlisle
West Point, Amherst, Lehigh, La
fayette, Fordham and several othel
smaller university elevens will play
against 'easy pickin' openers"
CHICAGO, Sept 2O.-Five hun
dred husky football warriors climbed
into gridiron togs this afternoon fo
the first time this season under th'
eyes of a score Of coaches at the uni
versities Of the middle west and wen
through preliminary workouts. Toda!
signaled the official opening of foot
ball practice in the western con
ference
Western football critics, taking
stock of the conference material il
advance, and judging from the pas
records of the men who will again
this year return to the game toda,
doped it out that Wisconsin, Chicago
and Minnecota, in the order named
should be played favorites in the fgh
for the western conference title Out
side the conference, Michigan, Notr
Dame, it was thought, are certain L
have elevens on par with the bes
in the west
NEW YORK, Sept. 20.-The pick o
Imperial Valley press., 1913-09-20
Addresses Laborer.
by United Press Associations

PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 20.-Sec-
retary Of Labor Wilson was scheduled
as the chief speaker at the gathering
Of labor men in the Cohocksink Pres
byterian church, tomorrow. Rev. Il.
Hetzel Copp, formerly of Washington,
d. c., invited Secretary Wilson to
speak at his church.
Imperial Valley press., 1913-09-20
OF VALLEY REALTY
Compiies by the Peoples Abstrsci
end Trust Company

DAILY REPORT, SEPT. 18TH, 1913.
Deed: Franklin H. Turner and Helen
w. Turner his wife to Frank N. Chap
lin, tract 74-16 and 17-16, being VIZ
sen and SWA NEA Of section 81
1916.
Imperial Valley press., 1913-09-20

NEW YORK, Sept. 20.-The pick of
field and track athletics of the coun-
try went to Travers Island today for
the Metropolitan Division Amateur
Athletic union championships. The
games are being held under the aus
pices of the New York athletic club.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-09-11
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
White Sox Defeated Philadelphia
washington Fights for Second.

Philadelphia, Sept. 11.-Chase's sin
gle with the bases filled and two out
in the tenth gave Chicago victory
over Philadelphia. Oldring got
home run and two singles in five
times at bat and pulled off three SEN
sationaI catches Weaver made a rec
ord for this city this season by fgur-
ing in seventeen plays, fifteen of which
he accepted. Score r H E
Chicago -. ZOO 0OI oeO %
Batteries = Cicotte and Schalk;
Brown and Lapp-
Umpires- Dineen and Connolly.
Washington 2; Cleveland 1.
Washington, Sept. 11.-Wash1ngton
defeated Cleveland. Groom. who
pitched well. brought in Washington's
first tally with a long fly and singled
the only time he was officially credited
with being at bat.
Score: r H Il
Cleveland 900 100 o0o-1 2
Washington 900 010 1912 6 1
Batteries-Gregg, Mitchell. Steen
and O'Neill; Groom and Henry.
Umpires-Evans and Egan.
Detroit 2; Boston 4.
Boston. Sept. 11.-Janvrin stole
home in the sixth with the run which
tied the score for Boston and in the
next inning Hooper's triple. Bush's
error and two baggerS by Engle and
Lewis drove in two runs. defeating
Detroit. Score: r H Z
Detroit 80. 900 900 000-2 2
Boston 100 DOL 20%4 IL o
Batteries - Willett and Gibson;
Collins and Carrigan.
Umpires-O'Loughli and Hide
brand.
ST. Louis 10; New York z.
New York, Sept. list. Louis won
an uphill fight from New York after
overcoming a five run lead. Errors
by Ford and Maisdel aided st. Louis.
Score: R H T.
st. Louis ITO DOL S22-1O13 3
New York .021 80 600 I'll 5
Batteries-Taylor, Weilman and Ag-
new, Alexander, McAllester; Ford,
Schulz and Sweeney.
Umpires-Ferguson and Sheridan.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-09-11
BROWN WAS THERE
Orummers Didn't Have Chance
Until Sixth Inning.
punched Three Hits in Sew
enth for Two Runs.
GAME CALLED END OF SEVENTH
hawS Went After Buscher and
Batted Hard.
Got IL Hits and 6 Runs-TUO
Games Friday.

Paul Brown, for the Kaws, was in
Vlncible until the seventh inning.
while the Kaws batted Buscher al
most at will and won the game by
the score of to 2. The game was
called at the end of the seventh in
n1ng on account of darkness and
threatening rain.
Brown was there" Tex Wester-
al beat out a scratch hit to Nc
Larry in the first inning and he was
the only man to reach first base until
the Nth inning and then GygH singled
TO center with one man out. Ochs
followed Gygli and famed and Crit
nth flew out to McLarry.
me Drummers got their only runs
IN the sixth inning, when, with one
out, Buscher hit to right, Dawson
followed with a single to center, Joe
Kelly famed and Westerzil hit for
three bases, scoring Buscher and
Dawson. Zwilling went out McLarry
TO koerner, and ended the inning.
The kaws got their first run in the
second inning. Koerner led off with
single and stole second. Rapps went
out at first, scoring Koerner.
There was nothing doing in the
thlrd inning, but the Kaws got two
IN the fourth, when Koerner led off
with double, Rapps hunted and beat
II out, McAllister followed with a sin
gle to right, which scored Koerner
Smith sacrificed and Rapps scored
when GygH dropped Och's throw
after fielding Singleton's grounder.
McAllister was thrown out at the
plate on the same play.
Cochran led off in the fifth and
was safe on Och's error. Forsythe
peat out an infield hit to Meinke Nc
Larry sacrificed, putting the runners
on second and third. Koerner went
out, Meinke to Gygli, and Cochran
scored Rapps doubled and Forsythe
scored. Rapps scored on McAIlister's
single to center. McAllister beat out
an 1nfield hit in the seventh, with two
out, and failed to score. The same
clubs will play a doubleheader Fri
day.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-09-11
NO MIXED FIGHTS.
New York Boxing Commission Won't
Allow Smith-Langford Mill.

New York, Sept. 11-There will be
no bout between Gunboat Smith and
Sam Langford as proposed at Madison
Square Garden on September 10, nor
at any other time as long as the New
York state athletic commission as now
constituted, exists. At a special meet
ing of the commissioners here We'd
nesday Jim Buckley and Joe Wood
man, respective managers of Smith
and Langford, requested that the rule
adopted last year prohibiting bouts
between white and negro pugilists be
rescinded. After a few minutes de-
liberation the commissioners refused
to change the rule.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-09-11
Chew it after
every meal

went into the same paper as Miller
and the IriShman roared over that.
From the umpire's announcement the
name could have been anything from
Adam to Zybisko. The scribe merely
struck a happy medium and missed
| it by a few letters. Captain Joe Kelly
now has a complete list of reserve
players on file for the use of those
who do not recognize the players or
who fail to translate the umpire s
speech.
Lincoln News: Hon Jumps Anderson
after narrowly avoiding trouble in
Lincoln during two series was chased
at last. Down in Kaw town the fans
are not so forbearing as those in Lin
coin and Ollie ran several blocks be-
fore police rescued him.
Sporting News: In answer to COM
plants of Wichita fans because First
Baseman Koerner was sold, the club
replied that Koerner was driven out
of town by constant knocking, and
sarcastic comment was made on the
attitude of the fans who now proclaim
him the best first baSerlan in the
league. Wichita, according to Western
League writer's, is the hardest town in
the circuit for a man to play in,
whether he be on the home team or
on the visiting team. The framework
of the stancs and bleachers is said to
be worn down to splinters from the
hammering that players get.
Lincoln News: Des Moines papers
speak of Cocreham as the mystifying
hurler. In Lincoln, of late, Ham has
been about as mystifying as a ten-cent
detective yarn. The Antelopes, it
seems, have taken to exploding these
old theories of jinxes and the like.
Ham has been driven out of the box,
Dick Crutcher of st. Joe was ham
mered to the dog house and here comes
a double win over Omaha.
The double-header tomorrow is bar
gain day for the ladies, it being the
last free day of the season for the fair
sex.
James c. c'Buck'O Freeman, erst-
while star twirler on the Sioux City
staff, has EARNED out again.
But it's real back to nature"
movement this time. Freeman has Civ
en- up baseball and is devoting all his
time to the cultivation of a farm near
his native home, Dresden, Tenn
Buck is independent of managers
and contracts now. The rawlings of the
bleachers and the decisions Of a cross
eyed umpire no longer bother him He
is subject ONLY to the whim of the gods
of rain and sunshine; his only alter
cations are with tenants and jobbers
Freeman pitched professional ball
for just ten years and now is independ-
entity situated He owns three farms
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-09-11
ON THE BENCH.


st. Joseph at Topeka.
Sioux City at Wichita
Omaha at Denver.
Des Moines at Lincoln.
Singleton, an outfielder, is being
given a trial in center field with the
Kaws He was with the Kaws two
years ago but didn't make good. He
finished this season with Clay Center
in the Kansas State League and hit
1895 in SO games. He led the circuit.
He made five errors during the entire
State League season and stole 80 bases
He didn't have much of a chance to
the game but looked mighty good in
practice. He did not get safe hit
but looks like batter.
Umpire Anderson will finish the
games here but has been authorized
to get Arthur Spencer Abbott to help
him. President Tip O'Neill gave him
this authority yesterday.
The KaWS and DrummerS will stage
a doubleheader Friday and the Kaws
will stage another doubleheader with
Omaha, Sunday. A game is scheduled
with Omaha for Monday, but this will
be advanced and played Sunday so as
to give the teams an off day to go to
Omaha and incidentally get some rest
after hard playing for several weeks.
Lincoln News: 1t is with relief that
Jones sees the season of 1913 roll to
a close. OF all the magnateS in the
loop Jones has probably suffered the
most through accidents to his players.
The 1918 jinx on players would have
been bad enough but it has also hurt
the attendance for some unaccounta-
BILE reason.
Omaha Norld-Herald: So far as the
Western League race, that is incon-
trovertibly settled, and it is to the
placers the fans must T~w look for
what little mild excitement there is
left. Three teams still have a chance
for the runner-up honors, Des Moines,
Lincoln and ST. Joseph, but the chances
are best for the Coon Creekers, who
hold the edge by a small margin.
Omaha has never been able to play
cor sistent ball and will have to re-
main content with the top perch in
the second division.
The ball players stock in trade is
his average. 1t is no wonder, then
that the athletes are inclined to beef
once in q while when they see their
lists peppered with errors. Sometimes
they have fairly good reasons for
beefing too. But the funniest roar is
that of the man who sees his name
in newspaper. One box
score spelled Ochs' name Cakes ana
he had been slugged. Quinlan's name