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Imperial Valley press., 1913-02-07
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EXPOSI-
TION BUILDING. SAN DIEGO,
1915.

Notice is hereby given that sealed
bids will be received by c.. L. Wilson,
General Manager of the Southern Cal
ifornia Panama EXpositions Commits
sion, at his office in the Los Angeles
Chamber of Commerce, 12S S. Broad
way, Los Angeles, Cal, up to Monday,
March 3, 1913, for the construction of
an exposition building at San Diego,
Cal, as per plans and specifications on
file in the office of the General Man
ager, also at the office of Director Of
Works in the Administration Building
of the Panama-California Exposition,
San Diego, Cal. Copy of said plans and
specifications may. be obtained at the
above named places.
Each bid must be accompanied by
certified check of per cent of the
amount bid. Such checks made pay
able to S. A. Butler, President of the
Southern California Panama EXpoE-
tions Commission, as guarantee that
the bidder, if successful, will enter into
contract satisfactory to said Commis
sion and in addition the successful bid
der will be required good and suffi-
5cienf bonds for the faithful perform
ance of said contract and the payment
of laborers and materialmen.
reject any and all bids not deemed
satisfactory or advantageous.
By order of the Southern California
Panama EXpositions Commission, made
on Monday, February 8, 1918.
Signed by S. A. BUTLER,
feb2S President
Imperial Valley press., 1913-02-07
RUDo.PH sPaEcKELs SEES
BREAKERS AHEAD OF WILSON
Calls Attention to Peculiar Order Just
Issued by the Treasury Department.
Favorinq Wal, Street Bankers

tBY UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATIONSI
NEW YORK. Feb. ..--The pOSSibil-
ily Of heavy financial storms confront
ing Wilson unless coIgfess Immediate
ly investigates the purport of "Treas
ury Circular No. g." is predicted by
Rudolph, Snreckels. SpreckeIs said !:
''Tne ~ tar directs that customs
money siaN be deposited with the ma
tional banks. ! believe the order con-
iiicts with the law 1t is strange thai
the Taft administration should issue
such an order so close to going out
of office. The order will cause an un-
usual increase in bank deposits, par
ticularly in New York, where the in
crease will be great. This will find
its way through the usual channels TO
Wall street, where it will be loaned
on call. If suddenly recalled, forcing
the immediate Withdrawal of immense
sums. the effect can easily be seen"
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1.-Spreckels'
prediction of difficulty to result from
treasury circular Ne. ) has caused the
house committee on treasury depart
ment expenditures to start an investi-
CATION. Acting Chairman Young an
nounced today that he will call Sec
retary of the Treasury MacNeagh to
testify before the committee. Young
said Assistant Secretary of the Treas
ury Bailey's explanation of the order
makes the plan appear, splendid. but
perhaps MacNeagh canSteli more, in
view of SpreckelS' statement"
Imperial Valley press., 1913-02-07
ANNUAL MEETING OF NO.
WILL BE HARMONIOUS AFFAIR
Less Contention in Sight This Year
Than Ever Before in History of the
company-QeneraI Satisfaction APP
rarent

The annual meeting of Imperial Wa
ter Company No. 1 will be held in
Imperial next Tuesday, and it can be
said that the company in its entire
history has never approached an an
nual meeting with so evident general
satisfaction with affairs. From all that
can be learned there seems no doubt
that the present board will be reelected
by big majority, even if there is an
opposition ticket placed in the field.
There is vacancy on the board to
be filled, that occaSiOned months ago
by the resignation Of George A. Long,
no name having ever been presented for
the post.
The present board consists Of Frank
F. Willard of CaleXico, president: Will
:. Fawcett of Heher, vice president ;
r. w. Campbell of Ell CentrO and G.. Z.
Heber Of Imperial. These four MEM
bers <2represent property interests
lhroue eilout the entire length of the wa
ter district and their management OF
The affairs of the company has been
so harmonious that they appear now
Imperial Valley press., 1913-02-07
IRRIGATION BILL WATCHED
BY CALIFORNIA DISTRICTS

san Diego Tribune: Interested IN
the passage of bill affecting financing
irrigation districts by the State legis-
lature are officials of several irriga-
ton districts and owners of acreages
in san Diego county. The bill, about
which there Is some doubt as to its
passage in the present form. provides
for an issue of state bonds to the
amount Of not more than S50,0OO 900.
bearing y per cent interest. fo be all
thoFiZed and used as needed for financ-
ing irrigation districts which meet the
requirements of rigid investigation by
the state.
The hill provides that the bonds OF
lhe districts may he exchanged for
stale bonds to be sold and the pro-
ceeds applied to the proposed work
0f irrigation or reclamation. or Tor
The sale Of state bonds by the state
and the loaninS Of the proceeds 10
The districts. which would put up their
own bonds a. security. Another plan
HAT has been suggested provides for
The sale If the state bonds to create
a fund for the purchase Of district
bonds.
II i provided that the district bonds
shall bear 6 per cent interest. 80 that
the state would have a margin Of / y
per cent between the interest paid on
itS bond, and that received from the
district bonds. This is declared To be
ample to pay all the expenses of in
VeStigation of projects and Of rigid
supervision of those districts which
receive assistance from the state. one
of the constitutional amendments l. de
signed to remove any doubt a. 10 the
right Of the state to exercise such SUI
perViSiOn.
Ii is believed that there would also
be enough Of a margin to build up
a large fund 10 assure the state AGAINST
any possible loss from the carrying out
of the plan.
The other constitutional amendment
adds a new section to article M of
The constitution. declarin- that moth
ing in the constitution SHAH tie con
strUed to prevent the carrying out of
such a plan as applied 10 IRRIGATION,
reclamation and drainage DISTRICTS
The lawyers who are interested III
the subject are not yet agreed as to
the steps necessary to get this plan
properly before the people. and for
This reason the measures have been
drawn tentatively and the plan will he
matured during the legislative recess.
There are some who hold that the
passage of a bonding act by this leGiS-
laurc would be unconstitutional. anu
that it will be necessary to amend the
constitution before steps to put the
plan into effect can be taken. Attor-
nev General Webb will he asked to
give lis views on that point.
The advocates of the plan urge thai
it is necessary in view Of the great
amount Of irrigation and reclamation
development now in contemplation:
They declare that even with the legal
privileges that have been given their
bonds in this state. it is difficult to
sell the securities in the East, and
die all Of the bonds of this kind that
are to be put on the market in the
next few years, and therefore such
bonds must he sold at a discount with
much difficulty. or the state must give
It's assistance. which they declare il
can do without danger Of loss and
with great benefit to the work Of de-
velOping its own resources.
Imperial Valley press., 1913-02-07
PROCLAMATION Of HOLY WAR
OF CRESCENT AGAINST CROSS

1ured. but The Turks are making a
desperate stand at Gallipois. Reports
that the Turks lost thousands in killed
and wounded yesterday are Semi-ofli-
cially confirmed.
Eighty persons We're killed. including
non -cDinhatants. today IN the bonn
hardmen Of Adrianople. according to
a wireless from Shukri PaSha. Turkish
c0mnIandant. The famous Selim mosque
was badly battered and 6l houses were
destroyed
BUCHAREST. Feb. 1.-lnstructions
Were forwarded ny the foreign office
today to the Roumanan minister at So
fla TO demand the immediate settlement
of the Roumanlan- Bulgarian boundary
controversy.
Imperial Valley press., 1913-02-07

TO be in entire agreement on all issues
Of Importance.
It has not always been SO in the
affairs Of the company, which has been
subjected to a great deal of contention
at times. as the stockholders divided
on questions Of policy.
The report of Secretary Cook and
Superintendent Carberry has just been
mailed to all the stockholders. 1t is a
lengthy document and goes into the
details of the work for the year, one of
the most satisfactory showings being
that the company began the year with
a deficit Of $4,000 and closes the
year with surplus Of $4,000, having
during the year wiped out old accounts ;
to the sum of S53 900.
President Willard stated today that
the affairs of the company are now
in such shape that two assessments
OF IS cents will be ample for the
coming year.
Imperial Valley press., 1913-02-07
Fighting for barrow

tBY UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATIONS I
Los ANGELES, Feb. 1.-Pale, and
With voice hardly audible, Earl Rogers
tlouted the advice of his physicians
and reappeared in the barrow trial to-
day, undertaking the cross examination
Of George Lockwood. Lockwood ad-
mitted that he holds a position as
Watchman in the hall of records. Rog-
ers demanded il he got his Job as a
reward for ,testifying in the former
barrow trial. Lockwood denied this.
but admitted his friendship for Bert
Franklin. He denied that he encour-
aged Franklin in his alleged bribery in
order to catch the higher up" He
said he acted in aid of Fredericks to
break up the hriberies. Rogers was
apparently utterly exhausted when he
gave way to barrow to fight the tech
nicality interposed by the prosecution
during the examination.
Imperial Valley press., 1913-02-07

Elbert Brasher of Chicago is calling
on friends in the valley.
w. I. Mccoy of Calexico spent the
day in El Centre on business.
Arthur Ballantyne of Ell Cajon was
an Ell Cenrro visitor this morning.
Theodore Hall of Elgin, ILL.,. is in
the valley in the interests of a large
eastern watch company.
Aaron Adams of Binghamton. n Y,
is in the valley in the interests of a
large eastern drug company.
Miss Martha Hildebrand has returned
to Ell Centre after a lengthy visit with
her relatives in South Bend, Ind.
Dan V. Noland was taken with pneu-
monia again Yesterday, having escaped
from a previous attack but few
weeks since-
Charles NJ. Bliss Of Grand Island,
Neb., arrived in FL Centre yesterday.
Mr.. Bliss is looking over the valley
with the idea of investment.
Mrs. Thomas Beeman, county librar-
ian, has established another branch of
in the Smith mercantile store.
j. w B. Merriman of Riverside is
in the valley disposing of his prop
erty. Mr.. Merriman expects to rein
vest the proceeds in undeveloped lands
here.
Mrs. R. B. Wells of San Francisco
will arrive in El Centre tomorrow to
join her husband. Mr.. and Mrs. Wells
will make Ell Centre their permanent
h 0me.
A. T. Sten is making his second
commercial trip through the valley.
Mr.. Steu says the more often he comes
here the more enthusiastic he feels
about the increasing commercial pos
sibilities.
Charles Henderson has taken the
Henderson has planned certain i'm
provements that, will greatly enhance
the value Of his tract. Al a later date
it will be reopened.
Edward Sears of San Francisco is
in town today in the interests of a
coast insurance company. Mr.. Sears
states that the risks written in the
valley are more preferred than risks
written in any other part OF California.
Arrivals at Hotel Oregon: w. F.
King, C. H. Guthridge, o. B. Fuller,
c. E. Lucore and wife, A. C. Barnes,
G. c. Tenneson, A. L.. Lucore, G. L.
Johnson. P. L. Echols, F. G. Rich, H. NJ.
Fiske, c. c. Cole, J. D. Walton, r; NJ
Foote, Fred Osbourne, E: 4. Allen,
A. c. Ruth, Los Angeles; H. G. Peck,
San Bernardino; J. D. Mcfarland, St
Louis; NJ. NJ. Simpson, F. r. Gridley,
E. r. Thornton, San Francisco; Plato
Montg Washington, D. G.; H. B.
Patterson, San Diego; w. c. Stearns,
New York; NJ. L. Munns, NJ. J. Mean,
Frank Hulett, Pasadena.
Imperial Valley press., 1913-02-07
Shoe Last Trust RuSts
[BY UNITED PhEss associate

tBY UNITED PRESS -ASSOCIATIONSI,
DETROlT, Feb. e M lXeldissolutiqh
Of The shoe last trust WAS 1eEected here
today When 1Si>flmSIand 2 4odre .df
individaals acceit4i the final decree Of
the federal couTh brdexing = aoaitlca-
ton Of business methods. The gov
ernmeni alleged that tne trusts con-
trolled dhe prices Of shoe lasts Of all
/ patented and unpatented.
through license agreements, and oper-
ated in restraint Of trade.
Imperial Valley press., 1913-02-07
JuicV Weather

During the last tWenly-four hours
the valley has had more juicy weather
than j. usual. There have been times
when there was slight precipitation
amounting to enough to cause consid-
erahle mud. hut at no time has there
been heavy rainfall. The sky j. COM
pletely overcast and the weather j. still
threatening. 1t is believed to be show
ering on the coast today. though the
storm apparently came in from the
south. There is a report printed in
the telegraph columns Gf heavy storm
approaching the continent in the north
west. and the rain the COAST badly needs
may be at hand.
Imperial Valley press., 1913-02-07
Club Holds MEETING

There was a pT0fitaNIe SESSION Of
the WOman's Ten Thousand club yes
terday afternoon at Davis hall. at which
Miss Thomas. teacher Of domestic sci
ence in Imperial high school gave a
chatting dish demonstration and served a
number Of dainty dishes. giving the
members Of the club personal advice
in answer TO many questions. Miss
Thomas recently came from Detroit to
accept her present position.
Imperial Valley press., 1913-02-07
Exhibiting Fine Burner

made at The El Centre Hardware and
Imperial store in the form Of the Ken
month oil burner for burning diStil-
late in a cook stove \. f. Upper of
San Diego is making the eXhibil. and
it is a matter Of interest to housewives
in particular
Imperial Valley press., 1913-02-07
RockefelIer in Bad WaY
ttOONG! oIIVI III boN way
UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATIONS

by UNITED PKESS AssOCIATIONSI
JEklLL ISLAND. Fla, Feb. =
utes after the examination started ab-
ruptly ended the Questioning of Vii
liam Rockefeller hy Chairman Pujo of
tile house money trust probing COM
miltee and the committees attorney.
Mr.. Untermeyer. Rockefeller appar-
entity was stricken speechless and In
termeyer refused TO continue the ques-
Imperial Valley press., 1913-02-07
Great Storm Approaching

TATOO%H ISLAND. Wash. Feb. -
(By wireless to Seattle Heavy seas
are running at the mouth of the straits
a result Of a 60-mile gale which
has been blowing since $ last night.
Mercury is at SO. y heavier storm
is expected.
Los ANGELES. Feb. THE local
tonight and Saturday, light northeast
winds
Imperial Valley press., 1913-02-07
Nevada Restricts Divorce
United PRESS ASSOCIATIONS

[BY UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATIONS
CARSON CITY. New. Feb. l.-Hur-
ried to action by 300 mothers who came
from Reno on a special train. the Ne
vada legislature. by q vote Of 80 to -,
passed the Barnes divorce measure.
changing the residence requirements
for divorce.
Imperial Valley press., 1913-02-07
Gets First Machine

B. Coons of Imperial was fortunate
in getting the first of the new model
Studebakers to be brought to the valley
by the Stanley-DeBlois Company Frank
Stanley will 90 10 the coast Saturday.
expecting to bring back the first Of The
thirtV-fiVeS
Imperial Valley press., 1913-02-07
Parties WISHING STORAGE Space

We have leased the large sheet iron
-arehouSe formerly occupied by Hamll
ton Supply Co. and are prepared to han
die any and all kinds of storage busi-
ness. See Pioneer Transfer Co. at Office
on 5th just \. of Main. Phone. Main 1.
Advertisement. If
Imperial Valley press., 1913-02-07
NEGRO Is Lynched

(BY UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATIONS
GREENNILLE. Miss. Feb. 1.-Carl
Mott, a negro accused of numbering
Mrs. John Williams. was lynched today
by mob after pleading piteously for
his life
Imperial Valley press., 1913-02-07
gBY UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATIONS

TBY UNITED PRESS ASSOCATIONSl
coNsTANTfnelE, Feb. T.
After a meeting~6f' the committee
} of national defense today it was
stated that Sheik Ul-IsIam has
proclaimed holy war throughout
the Moslem world. If this is true
it makes every Mohammedan avail-
able for duty with the Turks
against the Christian Balkanites.
CONSTANTINOPLE. Feb. ..-Terri-
fic fighting between the BulCarians and
Turks on the Gallipolis peninsula was
resumed at daybreak The Bulgars
are holding the villages already cap
Imperial Valley press., 1913-02-07
County Printing Awarded

The supervisors this afternoon
Imperial Enterprise. tie award being
made in line with the politics of the
majority of the members of the board.
Imperial Valley press., 1913-02-07
Arrannind z EiQht

[BY UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATIONS
\ NPQ+tKils;AslN>py1AsssEeh. ,c-7-iWOlFas L/baS.
aGrefG to- fiSht, Tommy Murphy in san
Francisco On WashingtOn's birthday.
lie Will rel $4,000.
Imperial Valley press., 1913-02-07
Auto For Trade

For Trade -Studebaker 80 for cows
or will pay difference and assume. Laie
o. Box 43i. FL Centro.-Advertise
meDt 23S
Imperial Valley press., 1913-02-07
Ed Royce bus and Transfer

We can move anything anywhere
with care and safety. What have you
.;ot? Get our figures. Office 522 Main.
Phone S2-AdvertiSement.
Imperial Valley press., 1913-02-07
CITY AND VALLEY
Invitation to Parents

Parents are requested to visit the
public school during the art period.
Garnet Rae Davis.
Imperial Valley press., 1913-02-07
MAINLY PERSONAL

L. D. Bissell of Grand Rapids, Mich,
is in town on business.
Imperial Valley press., 1913-02-07
ALL NEW PIANOS IN Ell CENTRIC
SALE
Standard Makes

A. B. Chase, Auto-piano, J. & C.
Fischer. kohler & Campbell. Guild, etc.
We are not only going to give the
high grade quality al the reduced price
but we are going to give you receipt
for double the amount Of your first
payment up to S50-think of that!
Pay SO and get receipt for $50.
Pay $50 and get receipt for $40.
Pay $50 and get receipt for $50.
Pay $40 and get receipt for $50.
Pay $50 and get receipt for S100.
We shall he pleased to have you
VISIT our store and Investigate the
truth of our statements.
Remember the place, south room of
Oregon Hotel Bldg on Fifth Street.
Free concert every evening.
Imperial Valley press., 1913-02-07

Charles Henderson has taken the
Len Rey tract off the market. Mr..
Henderson has planned certain i'm
provements that, will greatly enhance
the value Of his tract. Al a later date
Ii will he rnnnnned-
Imperial Valley press., 1913-02-07

Edward Sears of San Francisco is
in town today in the interests of
coast insurance company. Mr.. Sears
states that the risks written in the
valley are more preferred than risks
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1913-08-15
Riley Robey Loses Appeal.

Colfax, WASH, Aug. 8:-Riley Robey,
q bartender in the saloon of Gardner
Brothers, at Tekoa, where Grant Dick
inson, city marshal, and j. B. Eastep,
deputy sheriff, were shot and killed by
Palouse Gardner, who committed sui
eide Immediately afterward, just one
year ago, will have to serve from one to
five years in the penitentary.
Riley Roby was convicted Of conduct
ing a gambling game, in fight over
which Curley Gardner is alleged to
have killed laborer.
The arrest of Curley Gardner re-
suited in his brother killing the two Of
ficers and himself. Robey was sem
fenced to from one to five years in the
penitentiary. He has just been noti-
fled that his appeal has been denied by
the supreme court. He has been in
the county Jail one year, but gets no
credit for this on his sentence.-Spokes-
wan-Review.
The Robey referred to in the above
article is "Crook Neck Riley, once q
resident of Orofino and well known in
many places on the reservation, where
he was frequently mixed up in boot
Logging affairs.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1913-08-15

Whereas, Mrs. Margaret Smith, one
of our most faithful and efficient men,
bers and fellow workers in the King
dom Of our Master, has gone from us,
where she will enter into that reward
which awaits the faithful; therefore, be
it resolved by the Woman's Christian
Temperance Union, Of Orofino, that
this organization does acknowledge its
most serious loss in her going away,
and with much sorrow erase her name
from the list of active members of this
societv;. also resolved that we extend
to the members of her family our heart
felt sympathy; and be it further re-
solved that copy Of these resolutions
be spread on the records Of this union;
that copy be sent to the family and
a copy be sent to each Of the Orofino
papers for publication.
| MRS. ARAMESA WESENAN.
MRS. LOTTIE NOBLE.
MRS. DUNLAP.
Committee.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1913-08-15
Local News.

Double shovel and five-tooth cultiva
tors at W-McR. Co. Adv
Lou N. White, Of Ahsahl<a, was in
town Saturday.
j. c. Colwell, Of Big Island, was in
town Saturday, comingiin via. Slocum's.
DIED:-At Ahsahka, August 9Th,
Lloyd Hoyt, aged ten years, son OF
johnson Hoyt.
Dennis Keane, of Fraser, was in
town Saturday attending to business
at the court house.
Wagons and Buggies at Wellman-
M cRoberts Co. Get their prices before
buying, it will save you money Adv.
Frank Tucker came in Saturday and
reported that two inches Of rain fell at
his place west of Hatch's Friday night
Mrs. Fannie D. Taylor, Of Moscow,
came over Saturday to look after some
business interests she has in this COM
munity.
liver Ruston, who went to the hos
pital at Moscow a month ago, came
home Saturday. Iver is doing very
well. but will not be able to work fol
some time.
Have your harness repaired b.
Bellomy. Anything made Of leathel
mended on short notice. Remembel
the place, Donath's old stand, south 0
Of the Merrill House. Adv
| Some time ago it was suggested b,
some of our village authorities, tina
the weeds ought to be cut off OF tn
alleys and vacant lots, but it seem
the town did not set q good example
as the best crop Of thistles in town hs
been growing on the village lot back
the council chamber.
III Work has commenced on the be
tower at the fire department hea'
quarters, the work being done by men
bers of the department at odd time
Fred Hammond is superintendent
construction, and Harry Walrath, Ha
nv Hoar and Clarence Larsen do Il
work, while Jim DeCourcey sits aroul
= and siollys" the rest and keeps the
:, good natured. It is hoped to have Il
tower up by the time the bell arrive
y which is somewhat indefinite.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1913-08-15
State School Apportionment.

The summer apportionment Of state
school funds has been announced, the
total amount apportioned being
$201, ,549.59. The apportionment was
made on the basis of $1.S5 for each
child Of school age. Clearwater county
gets 50, 472.S5 and Lewis county gets
$4,022.0S. This year there are 10S,915
children Of school age in the state, and
last year there was l04, ,735, an increase
of 4,1S0.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1913-08-15
Discontinues Milk Route.

Fred Dieterle, who has been selling
milk in town this spring, has discon-
tinued the service, owing to insufficient
patronage. This has been an unus-
ually good year for grazing and num-
Der Of residents in town have kept
COWS and have been selling milk to
their neighbors. Later, if the outlook
is better, Mr.. Dieterle will enter the
field again if he can get enough CUSTOM
ers contracted to warrant the expense
that he is under in maintaining his
dairy.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1913-08-15
The FREE CH|LDREN'S PLAYGROUND
AT The SPOKANE FAIR.


Of
big Play installed Spokane
than and full slides hor
zona other things
there big gtng with pranng eds and
Wheel perhaps. btt
gess and other shows too Ito omenton
boys the fireworks the big Indian battle night the hoppg contest
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1913-08-15

band the bodswo battle horseback lots atac
tons different and Interesting than ycrcus
All this
And big Free the babies
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1913-08-15
Apportionment County School Funds.

The August apportionment Of school
funds has been made and the districts
in Clearwater get the following sums: