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Imperial Valley press., 1913-09-25
ENGINEERS
UNDERTAKES
FRATERNAL SOCIETIES

~ UNA LODGE. NO. 47s. Benevolent
and Protective Order Of Elks
meets every Wednesday evening
at Elks' Hall. Visiting brothers are
heartily welcome. Meeting hour-s
o'clock. w. c. PRYOR, Exalted Ruler:
c. A. LIVINGSTON. Secretary.
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Pianos for rent. r. l.. Harrell.
Adv. IF
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Wanted-At "Press" office, clean
rags for wiping machinery. If
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CHILDERS & BRUCE
ATTORNEYS-AT-L
SCITE Il SECURITY SAVINGS BANK
BLDG, Ell Centro, Cal. Phone Main $50
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Pianos for rent. r. L. Harrell
ADV. If
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DIR. i. F. BALDWIN
MANAGER THE
VALLEY HOME DENTISTS
L. e S. THEATER BLDG. Ell CENTRO
PHONE 149
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O8lHO
O6DOO
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.

NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
Department of the Interior, U. =
Land Office at Los Angeles. Cal,
August 26. 1913.
Notice is hereby given that Clarence
H. Pray. of Ell Centre, Cal, who. on
July 27, 1909, made Desert Land Entry
No. OG900, for Lots 2, 3, SEA NW1s
SWH NEh, Section /, Township 16 $,
Range IA F.. S. 3. Meridian, has filed
notice OF intention to make Final
Proof. t. establish claim to the land
above described. before the Clerk of
the Superior Court of Imperial County,
California at Ell Centro, CAL on the
18th day OF October. 1913, at 9:ou
o'clock q. m.
Claimant names as witnesses: Thad
Gus d. Mccall, of Imperial. Cal,
Charles Hendrickson, of Imperial. Cal:
oscar F. Palmer, Of Ell Centre, Cal:
Mark H. Pray Of Ell Centro, Cal.
FRANK BUREN,, Register
(non-coai, Ell Centre Press) Sept %
Imperial Valley press., 1913-09-25
PHYSICIANS
DIR. VIRGIL, McCOMRS

DIR. VIRGIL McCOMBS
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON
FL CENTRIC CALIFORNIA
Office, Opera House Block; residence,
9Th and Olive st. Office hours, to s
p. m. Forenoons, evening and Sundays
at residence. Office phone, Main 9:
residence phone, Main As.
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DIR Il L EANC NAN

DIR. J. r. FONCANON
OSTEOPATH
Graduate of A. S. O.. Kirksyille No
under Dr.. A. t. Still, Founder of the
Science. Rooms lis and 116, First Ma
tional Bank Bldg, Ell Centre. Calit
Phone 131. Residence 1914 5th St
Imperial Valley press., 1913-09-25
DENTISTS

DIR. WM. III. CARL
OPERA HOUSE BUILDING
FL CENTRIC CALIFORNIA
Imperial Valley press., 1913-09-25
LAWYERS

DAN VOORHEES, NOLAND
ATTORNEY & COUNSELOR-AT-LA
Rooms 1912 First National Bank Bldg.
Phones-Main 81, office: Main Bloc
residence, Ell Centre, Cal.
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PROFESSIONAL CARDS

VETERINARY SURGEON
DIR. v. f. CRAM
VETERINARY SURGEON
OFFICE DEPOT STABLES. Phone B-s,
125 Orange. Phone B 1f2.
Imperial Valley press., 1913-09-25
BARLEY MARKET

Spot cotton quiet; middling uplands
1900; do gulf 1886.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-04-23
CHARITY HOME TO CLOSE
HOME OF GOOD SAMARITAN MUST
CLOSE NEXT WEEK FOR LACK
OF 500 PER MONTH.
(C'Ontributcd.)

The little charity hospital--thc Good
Samaritan IIomc-cloScS its doors next
week. Closes them against helpless DIES
titutc sufferers. sick and homeless chill
drcn, half starved old wOm%cn-bccauSe
charity is not within us. A day or two
ago Il pitiful, hopclcSSly diseased crca-
turp died there. Her last days were
made as easy aS possible BY tender care.
She had no one TO turn to in her las;
illness. but she was welcome III the Iii
tie charity home.
There will be no more charity home.
twenty-five old. hungry, lettering wom-
en-, will be turned on the town again. to
forage from door to door, or from trash
pile TO trash pile. Thirtvthrcc home
less. or practically homeless. children
will he turned into the streets to grow
up without the beautiful care they were
receiving in body and mind. Hereafter
when some destitute enc falls i'll there
will be no haven for him.
Now that The little charity home has
plain. neat furnishings. beds. groceries,.
kitchen and dining room. 4 good cook. Il
free and capable teacher and i wonder
ful-S0ulcG woman who would gladly take
il aS She has taken. "a her life work if
others would help, it seems sad to see all
this furniture stored, the poor depend
entS scattered. he KEY turned in the lock
turned against suffering. for the pitt
ful lack OF 4 hundred dollars 4 month.
The charity home closes its doors.
The miniStcring angel Of the home. sick
with Encouragement gives up because in
big. wealthy Brownsville there are not
enough OF rs with charity in our hearts
to keep the home alive. On top of all
her burdens this good angel of mercy
must beg from house TO house. extort-
ing the unwilling dollars. and this
hcaped upon the mountain QuarricS and
work She SSumeS is 100 much for her.
Is ii possible that Brownsville won't
voluntarily subscribe 500 a month 70
keep the hospital open? 1t is not mere
y ! hospital: It's cope is wide. 1t is u
much needed day nursery: it is a home
for the aged where 4 glass of ice water
and q cup Of coffee is always awaiting
them, keeping them off the streets. 1t
is Il refuge for distressed women. aI-
though we read lately that there was no
such place here as the associated chart
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-04-23
CHANCE FOR VALLEY BOYS
AND GIRLS.

4 gold medal to the school boy or girl
between the ages of 10 and l. who writes
the best composition, not to exceed 500
words. on the repair and maintenance of
earth roads, is 10 be awarded by Logan
Waller Page, director. Office of public
roads. United states department Of agri
culture, Washington, u. {. All compost
ions must be submitted to Mr.. Page be-
fore MAY H.. 1913. and the medal will be
awarded as soon thereafter rs the cOm-
positions can be graded. The compost
lions may be based on knowledge gained
from books or other sources, but no quO-
t%ationS should be used.
After many years experience in deal
ing with the public road situation of the
country. il is Mr.. Pages belief that ignOr-
ancc on the subject Of repair and main
t%enancc of roads is as much the cause of
their bad condition as any other one fac
Cor. 1t is expected that the competition
Will bring about Il better understanding
Of he subject Of repair and maintenance
in the rural districts.
Many children living in the rural dis
tri,tN have experienced the disadvantages
Of roads made impaSsablc through a lack
Of proper maintenance and it is expected
that their interest in the competition will
stimulate greater interest among the
parents. Bad roads have prevented
many children from obtaining a proper
education and have even prevented doe
tors from reaching the side of rural pa
tientS in time to save their lives.
.*ny child between the ages mentioned,
attending Il country school, NAV compete.
Only one side Of the paper must be writ
Ten on: each page should be numbered;
the name, age, and address Of the writer,
and The name and location Of the school
which he or She is attending must be
plainly written at the top Of the first
page. The announcement Of the cOmpc-
titiOn has been sen 10 the Su%pcrintend
entS Of schools in the rural districts. No
further information can be obtained from
the Office Of public roads. This announce
ment should be plain TO everyone. and
al children will thus start on a basis Of
equality.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-04-23

Courts" says Judge Holmes of the
supreme court. sometimes read their
feelings into their decisions. especially
state courts The powerful analytic
mind Of a great Judge could perhaps
read us the riddle of this striking differ
cncc between state and federal courts.
Only he didn't do it. Or was that,
perhaps, one Of those subtle ironies 60
be expected in a man whose name is
Oliver Wendell Holmes?
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-04-23

In an able editorial on the subject.
knocking and Boosting" the san An
tonic Light after effcctually driving the
knocker into the ground in the direction
of the place where cold feet are un-
known, proceeds to lay ont the too
sedulous booster. For Il long while we
have all learned to pray. From the
knocker who knockcth by day and kick
eth by night. deliver u.s." Yet when we
come to study the history of communi-
ties, the things that have helped them.
the things which have ruined them. We
shall find that the really fatal men have
been the constituencies booster. The
community that has been over advertised
falsely advertised, praised for advant-
ages il never had and never could have.
sedulously perSistenly advertised in This
way, is sure To come to grief. IF We
think it over we shall be able to rcmpm-
Der a good many communities which
have come to grief through the efforts Of
the conscienceleSs booster.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-04-23
~ILLITERACY BILL.

Those who have watched the public
career of Governor COlqTitt since enter
ing upo the duties of his Office must
admit that he talks best when he talks
least. In vetOing the bill he allowed
himself to be betrayed into giving more
than one reason for his action. That
one reason may have been a poor one.
but even 50 he would not have to har-
monte it with several others incOnsist
ent with it and with each other.
His first reason is that the bill was
unconstitutional. Here was a fine place
to stop. 1t is doubtful if the courts
would agree with him as TO its unconsti
%tuionality, but NJ one could question his
right and duty to veto the bill if he
thought it was contrary to the consti-
tuition. He was fairly we'll intrcnchcd,
and should have kept behind his earth
works.
However. with more courage than dis
erection he comes out and gives us to
understand that he would have vetoed
it anyhow for other reasons. For one
thing he asserts that the bill was aimed
81 ~ 'NAi' ~ WY VI II a iNl
us remember that it is COlQuitt and not
another who makes this sweeping charge
of illiteracy against the Mexican voters.
He does not say how he knows. nor does
he give any good ground for the SuS-
piciOn.
He tells us that he does not believe in
a voting aristocracy. the ariSt0cracy,
Mt n,t1art1,- =, -. ,N.,I I:.- IL
people who do not have to get other pco-
pie to prepare their ballots. Yet at the
same time he complains that the lcgisla-
ture did not pass Il compulsory cduc1-
tional bill. Not believing in Il voting
aristocracy. he complains because the
legislature by compulSion did not seek
to perpetuatc Il voting ariStOcracy. a
ballot smothcrcd in ignorance has no
terror for him: great issues in which the
industrial life and the morals Of Il ma
ton are involved, settled. as in thou
sands of cases they have been settled.
by men who can not rcad-thiS sort Of
thing has no terror for him. He ONLY
breads the aristocracy of the voter who
can read and write the names on his
W ballot.
Nevertheless he believes. apparently,
that the voting franchise is very prnr-
ious-so precious that the good honest
foreigners in our land should not be de-
prived of il because they can not read.
At the same time. however. not suf-
f%iciently precious for rs 10 hold it out
as a premium for intelligent interest in
American institutions. Not precious
enough, not sacred enough 10 be used
TO charm men into some effort to under
stand the language and the laws under
whose protection they live.
II is nonsense to say the illiteracy
bill was aimed at McxicanS. or at
Swedes. Germans. French, or any other
foreigners. II was aimed al election
frauds by means of which men iugolc
with the votes Of ignorant men 10 serve
dishonest ends. The governor wants n
manhood suffrage. So dove all: but il
should he manhood in fact rather than
III name. The true manhood suffrage is
where q man can vote intplligcntly
without calling in the election manipu-
lator to show him how. Make the il
hteracy test effective and within Il few
months inability to read and write will
disappear.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-04-23

The Japs will have the right TO fight
the courts. Meanwhile. however. there
seems to be rocks ahead Of the laws be
fore they get through the legislature.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-04-23

The Belgium strikers seem to he about
to win. When a whole nation goes Oh
a strike and avoids acts of violence Il
its hard to beat.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-04-23

ties.
The home reeds one hundred dollars
4 month for its upkcep. and its cCntin-
uance. IL is serving a worthy purpose.
and is having the advantage Of trained
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-04-23

Nothing to do now but rush the tariff
bill through-nothing else to do Oh the
top-side of the round earth.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1913-04-23

help without the expense that is usually
involved in such cases. Who will come
forward with a monthly donation that
it's usefulness may not be stopped even
for a day?
Graham guardian., 1913-11-28
BUILD THE MAIN LINE

In a recent interview with Phoe-
nix Gazette reporter, Col. Epes
Randolph, president of the Arizona
Eastern Railroad, had this to say
about the main line being built
through the box canyon at San Car
los:
You will have to ask the Wash
ington authorities when they will
let US through the box canyon. y
said the colonel, when asked about a
through line for Phoenix. 1T will
mean a big thing for this section
when a through line is constructed.
But at that Phoenix has railroad
facilities as good as any west of the
Mississippi.
No lines are being constructed
in Arizona at present by our road.
1t would take two years to build the
twenty-nine miles through the can
yon and would cost S3,000,0 900. Rail-
way connection between Gila and
Salt River valleys is local necessity.
They should be connected, 1t is a
piece of road that is demanded and
needed badly"
The Ell Paso Times comments as
follows:
If the Southern Pacific builds its
box canyon line through trains over
the road will leave the present main
line at Bowie, 60 up to San Carlos,
thence over the twenty-nine miles to
the present Phoenix Winkelman ex-
tension at Christmas, thence to
Phoenix and out over the Buckeye
line, which will be extended to con-
meet with the main line near Yuma.
This arrangement would be used
until a new extension could be COM
pleted from Lordsburg to Bowie,
when the trains would leave the
main line at Lordsburg."
Graham guardian., 1913-11-28
TERRIBLE TOPPING

The testimony brought out at the
trial of Colonel Roosevelt's case in
Marquette, Michigan, reminds a
Kansas story teller of this incident:
Once there was a college professor
who had been a total abstainer all
his life. He became run down in
health and had no appetite and his
family physician recommended that
he take a little beer before each
meal. In week he reported to
the doctor. That beer has done
me no good, and | have taken it
regularly before meals each day"
"Uh huh," said the doctor, how
much did you take at a time?"
why, DOCTOR" said the professor,
4 took a teaspoonful before each
meal in a glass of water"
Graham guardian., 1913-11-28

Construction upon the Panama
Pacific international Exposition, to
open in San Francisco in 1916, has
broken all records in rapid exposi-
ton building. The main exhibit
section is now under way and mill
ions of feet of lumber have been
raised into place. An army of work.
men is employed at the grounds.
According to a recent statement of
Director of Works Harris D. H.
Connick, the exposition is eleven
per cent ahead of the definite sched.
ule adopted more than one year ago.
ALI the exposition palaces will be
completed months before the open.
ing Of the exposition, on February
20, 1915.
Graham guardian., 1913-11-28
Nearly Every Child Has Worms

Paleness, at times a flushed face,
unnatural hunger, picking the nose,
great thirst, etc., are indications of
worms. Kickapoo Worm Killer is a
reliable, thorough medicine for the
removal of all kinds of worms from
children and adults. Kickapoo
Worm Killer in pleasant candy form,
aids digestion, tones system, over
coming constipation and increasing
the action of the liver. Is perfectly
safe for even the most delicate chill
dren. Kickagoo Worm Killer makes
children happy and healthy. 25c.
Guaranteed. Try 1t. Drug stores
or by mail. Kickapoo Indian Medi.
cine Co., Philadelphia and St. Louis.
adv-38-4t
Graham guardian., 1913-11-28

factory job can be done and in less
time. The class of labor available
is not suitable for drainage trench
ing. Wages are quite high, being
$500 per day and dinner for COM
mon labor and $3.50 to 81. 90 per day
for teams.
Little difficulty in construction is
to be anticipated if the fall and
winter season is chosen. Gasoline is
the best fuel to use both On account
of its economy and convenience in
comparison with coal. and because
of the simplifcation of the transpor.
tation problem. Gasoline sells for
25 cents per gallon in quantity,
while coal ranges in price from $500
to $500 per ton.
Graham guardian., 1913-11-28
DEATH VALLEYS VICTIMS

The recent death of Peter A
Busch, Colorado miner, in Death
Valley, recalls many instances of
that portion of California which was
denominated by the early tribal
Indians as the Valley of Fire"
The Piutes, Washoes and other
tribes in early days condemned their
criminals to the country surround
ing Death Valley. When an out
law Indian violated the most sacred
laws of his tribe he was condemned
to the Valley of Fire." where he
was expected soon to perish.
Of the hundreds of bodies found
ip Death Valley, where men perished
from heat and thirst, they are al
most universally naked to the waist.
The trail made by the men before
death also shows a circuitous course.
AT a certain stage, after being
attacked by the heat, the person
begins to run and claw at his breast.
First his hat is abandoned. Then he
begins to claw at his shirt, and finally
tears it from him.
Then he turns in a circuitous route
and narrows the circuit until finally
he falls exhausted in a heap and
never rises again. Delirium comes
on instantly.
1t is at this point that the victim
begins to tear at his upper garments
and run. 1t is presumed that the
terrible suffering from the heat and
thirst feels like a load on his lungs
and makes breathing difficult, and
that the victim imagines by running
he is getting away from the thing
and that in clawing off his upper
garments he is releasing the weight.
Scientists who have visited Death
Valley in warm weather and had a
touch of the heat state that the ex-
traordinary effect of the heat there
is caused by the peculiar situation
of Death Valley. 1t is from 100 to
400 feet below sea level and is shut
in on all sides by high mountains.
The Panamints range shuts out
the moist air from the Pacific Ocean,
ard the Funeral and Grapevine
ranges shut out the wind from the
slight vegetation on the eastern side,
so that the only wind that reaches
Death Valley and the atmosphere of
that region is the dryest of all places
on earth; that it absorbs from every
living thing, both human and vege-
table, every particle of moisture.
This is illustrated by the fact that
at certain places in Death Valley,
when the thermometer is at its
highest-often 137 degrees in the
shade--a man never can satiate his
thirst. AS soon as he takes the
canteen from, his lips his thirst re-
turns just as strong as ever.
When the system is drained of all
moisture the brain yields, the vic
TINS eyes stare like a madman's
and he runs his circuitous course to
death. Los Angeles Examiner.
Graham guardian., 1913-11-28

Carranza's inability to give Mr..
Hale assurances that he accepted
the rules of civilized warfare and
that they would be observed by the
rebels, Is. perhaps. the real reason
why his conference with Mr.. Hale,
who represented President Wilson,
was terminated. Evidently Csrranza
is not In n position to give these
assurances, because he is unable TO
control his generals In the field, as
witness the killing of prisoners by
by Pancho Villa ut Juarez.
Graham guardian., 1913-11-28
BEFORE HER TIME

Little Alice came in the house at
luncheon time with a pair of very
dirty hands. Her mother looked at
the little girls hand and said:
You never saw my hands as dirty
as yours"
No, mother" replied the child,
but grandmother did. "-Harper's
Magazine.
Graham guardian., 1913-11-28
A Consumptive Cough

A cough that bothers you continu,
ally is one of the danger signals
which warns of consumption. DR..
Kings New Discovery stops the
cough, loosens the chest, Danish fever
and let you sleep peacefully. The
first dose checks the symptoms and
gives prompt relief. Mrs. A. F.
Metz. of Glen Ellyn, Iowa, writes:
DIR. Kings New Discovery cured
astubLorn cough after six weeks
doctoring failed to help" Try it,
as it will do the same for you. Best
medicine for coughs, colds, throat
and lung troubles. Money back if
it fails. Price soc and $l.00. All
druggists. by mail, H. E. Bucklen
& Co., Philadelphia or st. Louis.
adv.38-4t
Graham guardian., 1913-11-28
Organization

The drainage district law of Ari-
zona was found wanting by the
courts in 1911; the last legislature
sought to remedy it but there is
still sentiment that the law is not
effective. Until it has been tested
it will be impossible to sell bonds
for carrying on district work. Also,
the injured area is naturally SUBJ
divided into a number of units, so
it is recommended that no attempt
be made to form a single drainage
district. To avoid expense and de-
lay, it is recommended that mutual
organizations be effected if possible.
The natural districts are as fol-
lows: Pima, Central, Thatcher,
Stafford. and perhaps two others,
one located between Central and
Pima and the other between Thatch.
er and Stafford.
The injured area at Pima is with
in the limits of the town and the
reclamation is more important from
health than from an agricultural
standpoint. This is fully realized,
and the matter is in the hands OF
the town authorities. AS it is i'm
perative that the work be done at
once it is recommended that hand
labor be employed. The proposition
is small one and it is the one in
which hand work is most likely to
be successful.
There are several ways in which
machine may be secured. One may
be leased either by a small group of
men or by all the interested persons.
Perhaps the best plan would be to
encourage the entrance of an ex-
perienced contractor into the valley.
If this were done the various units
could be taken up in the order of
their applications and there would
be no opportunity for petty jealous
les to arise or for favoritism to be
shown.
Most of the people interested are
favorable to reclamation and there
is little likelihood of serious opposi-
tion when the situation is thorough
" understood and the possibilities
of corrective work are realized.