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Imperial Valley press., 1913-07-03
|Va11ey Lumber Co.
Building Material
EL CENTRIC CALEXICO

$50, 6,ii2. This work called for The
services of bricklayers, plasterers. car
penters, sheel metal workers, steam
filters, plumbers, cabinet makers, cleo
tricians and painters. The architec,
who designed the building after in
Specting the work done by the boys
said it compared favorably with simi-
lar work by New York men; and soma
Of the local builders pronounced il
the best piece of work in that section
Of Virginia.
1t has long been recognized by
those interested in the welfare Of the
colored people that what they need
more than anything else is just such
Industrial training as is afforded at
Hampton Institute. The negro who
knows how to do good work in any
line II useful employment is sure to
make his way in life without difficulty
and does not need any further looking
after.
Imperial Valley press., 1913-07-03
Male Attire for Women.

/ Women's clothes, if pretty. subject
her to dangers and, if not. handicap
her in business and professional cir
cles, therefore she should be allowed
to wear trousers. according to The
views of Dr. IT. G.. r. Norris of En-
derlin. \. d., expressed before the
Chicago Medical Society.
at is the woman who dolls her
self up to attract attention who falls,
he said. at is she who is dressed 10
call attention Of the male animal to
her charms that is tempted
''On The other hand, many women
find that their clothes keep them
back. Instances are not uncommon
of women who have cut off their hair
and put on mems clothing to draw
noticed, and they made good
I'VE should remove from our stat
ute books the law forbiddinS women
to wear male attire. Then when 4
woman grows tired of her sex, when
she realizes that it is better to livr
and die unmarried. than to marry
poor stOck-When she has no chance
Of home Of her own or husband
she can respect-let her cut off he,
hair and put on mems clothes. so she
can compete with him on an equa
footing"
There are other statements con
! cerning women by other physicians a
the meeting. Among them We're:
You can't make the marriage law
too strict or the divorce laws too len
lent. 4 man values what is hard tC
| get and easy to lose"
''Women are not dressing immod
estly-they are better off withou
their petticoats. The straight from
corset is the best thing that ever hap
ipened to them"
Imperial Valley press., 1913-07-03
1870
NOTICE OF TRUSTEES SALE

Whereas, in certain Deed of Trust,
dated April s, 1911, executed at Impe-
rial County, California, by V. E. Stock
well and B. G. Stockwell his wife, par
ties of the first part, Peoples Alb
stract and Trust Company, a corpora
tion, party of the second part and
Edward d. Tuttle, party Of the third
part. and recorded May 81. 1911 in
Book Sc, page 219 of Deeds. Rec
ords of Imperial County, California, to
which record reference is hereby made /;
said parties of the first part, V. e.
Stockwell and B. G. Stockwell, his
wife, did grant and convey the prem
ises therein described to the Peoples
Abstract and Trust Company, as trus-
tee, for the uses and purposes set out
in said Trust Deed, among other uses,
to secure the payment of one certain
promissory note and interest according
to the terms of said note, and other
sums of money advanced, and interest
thereon, the same being made due and
payable to Edward ID. Tuttle, the party
of the third part.
Whereas, there has been a default in
the payment Of the, quarterly INSTALL
Imperial Valley press., 1913-07-03
TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY

HAVE 9 N. lease n 40 a. of good al
falfa. Y miles ne. of Ell Centre
can get another lease when present
one expires; to the party who buys
my II head of cows will give the
lease: COWS are all No. 1. NERNO :
LUCAS. X60
WANTED-Work by man and wife on
dairy: wife would like to do cook
ing. man prefers general ranch
work, but has a son who is a first
Rooms and ask for A. C.. McShaEe
WANTED-.Pos on ranch by man
and wife. Man is good mixer. ;.
w. HONAkER, Imperial.
Imperial Valley press., 1913-07-03
PERSIAN GRAPES WINNING
FAVOR IN THE MARKETS

II has remained for Imperial valley
To score big with grapes that here
tofore have been unknown in the
American markets, especially with the
Persian varieties, a number Of which
have been introduced.
:. NJ. BiXby, who was i'll town this
with the Persians. having a number Of
varieties, confirms the judgment of
Charles Balance in favor of the Per-
sian II as a grape having great flu
Imperial Valley press., 1913-07-03

ture in this vallew. The % is an eX-
as the "a. Another Of the great Per-
sions is the Purple Damascus, and Mr.
BiXby has another unknown Persian
grape of remarkable size and delicious
flavor.
The heavy shipments from the val
ley continue to be the Malagas, but !;
is evident the tendency is in new lines
grape product entirely distinctive.
Imperial Valley press., 1913-07-03
Training the Colored Youth.

Rochester Union and ADVERTISER J
Hampton institute, the well-knowr
training school for negroes. has suf-
ficiently demonstrated its right to live
Its forty-ffth annual report has just
been made public. A statement issue
ton that from school Of fifteen pupils
and two teachers it has grown into q
busy educational building of over q
thousand persons. with far-reachino
designed to aid, but for the whole m
ton, which benefits by the splendid
work and example of Hampton Sradn-
ates everywhere.
The success Of Hampton. according
10 DR.. p. p. Claxton. United States
commissioner Of education, is due to
industrial training. 1t is noteworthy
tlldJ lfllS II OF llle more linfnenlate G
and practical sort, applied to the or
binary producing tasks of life, first of
all in the educational plant itself. At
Hampton practically all the work is
done by the students themselves.
There are buildings to be kept in re-
pair and occasional new buildings to
be erected; there is farm of 600
acres to be cultivated, with $50 cows
and young stock, 40 horses and mules,
hogs and poultry. There are horses
to be shod, harness to be kept in re
pair, wagons to be built, boys to be
clOthed-these are few of the indus
trial opportunities which the plant it.
self offers. Last year the students re-
ceived over $4,000 in wages, of
which about one-fourth went to the
girls for domestic work in the msti-
tute.
That the instruction given at
Hampton Institute is practical is
shown by the fact that this year The
boys Of the trade school have built
Clarke Hall at contract price Of
Imperial Valley press., 1913-07-03
A LAND OF OPPORTUNITY

Humboldt County, the least deveI-
oped in California, presents splendid
opportunities to investors and home
seekers. Men and money are needed
for dairying, small fruit growing, truck
farming, general farming and apple
raising. A country Of wonderful re-
sources and ideal climate into which
the first railroad is now building. All
inquiries promptly answered by the
Humboldt Promotion and Development
Committee. Eureka. Cal.
Imperial Valley press., 1913-07-03
CITY AND VALLEY
Lumber on the Ground.-Lumbel

Lumbar on the Ground.-lIimber -
being placed on the ground for the
new Catholic church, and construction
will begin at once. 30
X X
Sisbee Couple Wed.-Paul NJ. Sal
lshury and Flora ]. Ensign. both of
Silsbee. Were married this afternoon
ty Justice MayGeld.
Library Hours.-The library hours
are now 9 a. IN. to II m. 3 to ) p. m.
7:30 p. m. to s 80 p. m. Tomorrow
the library will be closed all day.
X X =
At L. & S.-Tonight's program in
cludes "Edwin'S Masquerade, ," "Their
One Good Suit" The Sherif's Son"
The Man Who Shouldn't Marry" and
The School PRINCIPALLY
x
Will Build Home l.. Travers has
been given contract to build a S3S00
home for L. II. Scott on FL Hogar
tract, northwest Of town. This will
be one Of the finest suburban homes
about the city.
Goes to San Quentin. 9. Wig
gins. the bogus check operator who
pleaded guilty to 4 charge coming
Imperial Valley press., 1913-07-03
MAINLY PERSONAL

Mr.. and Mrs. \. f. Madison Will
leave this evening for Idylwild, where
they will remain for about two months
Ray w. Bruce of the law firm of
Imperial Valley press., 1913-07-03
Attempted Suicide

Attempted Suicide.-A colored man
who has been running shoe polish
ing chair adjoining the barber shop
Of Oldham 4 Dixon, last night al
tempted to take his own life by stab
bing himself in the stomach and
throat with an ice pick. He was taken
to It. Thomas hospital. 1t is not
thought his injuries are Of very
serious nature.
Imperial Valley press., 1913-07-03
Legakes Bros, Props.

from CaleXico, and who asked for pro-
baton. was denied his petition by
Judge Cole this morning and sen
fenced to serve Nree years at san
Quentin.
Imperial Valley press., 1913-07-03

For Rent-MOdern Broom apart
ment, 626 Commercial. Ed Royce
Adv. tt
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We move pianos and houses. E6
Royce Transfer-Adv. II
Imperial Valley press., 1913-07-03

Wealthy Japanese Missing.-C. kis-
Heber has disappeared and his friends
are hunting for him. He wore labor
ing mems clothes when last seen 1t
Heber. Any person having informa-
toin regarding him will please notify
= TamaShi HPber
Imperial Valley press., 1913-07-03

Goes to San Quentin. g. Wig
gins. the bogus check operator wh5
pleaded guilty to charge coming
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P. w. KNIGHTS-J. A. KIRKPATRICK
Formerly with Formerly with
Holton Power u. s. Reclama.
Company. tion Services
KNIGHTS & KIRKPATRICK
CIVIL ENGINEERS
Room Ell Centre National Bank Blds
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1913-04-19
MIGHT HAVE STOLEN FORTUNE
FIve-Doiiar-a-Week Empioye In LON
don Steals Only Sf.2s5 In Ten
Years.

London.--The chief clerk in the bor-
ough treasury OF Wigan confessed In
the POLICE court to having robbed the
borough treasury OF s1,2s5 during the
last ten years. The prisoner. his coun-
sci demonstrated. held a highly re-
spectable position. for which he re-
ceived salary of $3.50 year He
kept the keys OF the strong room; dur
ing the year between $350,000 and
s400. 900 passed through his hands,
and his books were never audited.
IL can only wonder at the chief
clerks moderation. One may as well
be hanged for sheep as for lamb.
TO place man In unchecked control
OF huge sums OF money while paying
him paltry f2 a week is trying hui
man nature too high, and employers
who expose men to such temptation
are little better than accessories to
any crimes that may follow"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1913-04-19
BOY PLEADS FOR LIFE
In Terror Of Turkish Butchers,
Child Writes to U. S. Relatives.
ottomans, Repuised by AllIes, Visit
Wrath Upon the Christian Natives,
Who Have No Escape--Youth
Appeals to grandmother.

Chicago more revolving
than those practiced upon Christians
in tho days OF Nero are being visited
ipon Christian natives of Armenia.
according to vivid first-hand descrip-
ton that has reached Chicago. A
pathetic plea for rescue from a terri
ole death has been sent by a little
eleven-year-old Armenian boy whose
grandmother and aunt have fed the
country and have arrived in Chicago.
supplemented by the knowledge of
an aunt. Miss Elizabeth Domboura-
liam, who is staying at a missionary
raining school at 4949 Indiana ave-
aue, the boys letter Indicates that the
Balkan war has turned into a frenzied
'eligious conflict. The Turks. who
are being driven out of Europe by
:he Christians of the Balkan states,
are wreaking vengeance upon the Ar
nenians. Scores of American citizens
who have married Armenians are In as
grave danger as the Armenians them
selves, Miss, Dombourajian declared
The letter. written by Arsen Meyer
iitchian, and sent from Dierbekir. Ar
menia, is as follows:
MY Dear Grandma: Though | have
lot seen you ! like to write to you
Because you are the mother of my
iarling mother. We are happy at
lone, but outside-our condition Is so
bad that ! do not know how to tell
you. Cholera is one side. the Turks
another side. the famine another;
where shall we run? Thousands are
eaving; we like to run away also
out in what way can we get away
and how?
Now we warn you II something
happened and we died then our sins
will be upon your shoulders.
we are In constant fear 'Tomor
,ow we will kill you lis common
,aying). We cannot bear any longer
Do quick and take us there.
Would you like II the heads OF
Sour grandsons were pulled of? II
Sou do not. hurry up. Grandma, take
is there quick.
Till this letter reaches there It will
De Christmas to you. 30 | kiss your
aands
Grandma. don't you have any
.riands who would lend us ten Turk
Ish pounds? promise to pay back
as soon as ! come. We cannot stay
lere any longer Your grandson.
ARISEN MEGERDITCHIAN."
The boy Is the son of Rev. Thomas
Megerditchian. q secretary in the
British legation at Dierbekir. AS the
wages paid to native assistants in the
foreign legations of Armenia are ex
tremely small. and little Arsen has
many brothers and sisters. the father
In spite OF his anxiety has been I'm
able to get the money necessary to
get his family out of the country.
Rev. Johnston Myers took up the
case OF the distressed family. He ex
poets to do what he can in assisting
to raise $500, which would be required
to get little Arsen, his brothers. sis
ters and mother safely to America
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1913-04-19
FIRST PICTURE POST CARDS

In Nuremberg. Gefmany. they have
been making arrangements to cele
brate the thirtieth anniversary of the
picture post card with a congress and
exposition. Unfortunately for their
plans. however. 1t has been discover
ed that the first picture post card was
not made in Germany or sent from
Nuremberg. nor was 1t born in 1882.
as they had supposed. The distinction
Of making and mailing the first Is now
claimed by Leon Besnardeau. q book
seller OF Sille-le-Guillaume, near Con.
lie, department of Sarthe. France In
1870, during the war with Prussia. he
printed pictures on postal cards he
was sending to clients M. Besnar-
deau Is still alive. and there are many
Of his old customers in France who
have the cards he posted them. The
jermans adopted the idea for the
Nuremberg exposition in 1882.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1913-04-19
HUMAN PUMP OF THE DESERT

In the desert of Kalahari. in Africa.
is seen the human pump. Though
there is no water found on the surface
In this arid region, there are places
where. veins are struck several feet
underground. A bamboo tube is run
down to the water supply and when
any one comes for water the well ten.
der, who is usually woman, puts her
mouth over the bamboo and by a Wig
orous intake of breath sucks up a
quantity of water. This she then dex.
trously squirts from her mouth into
the shell of an ostrich egg. These
shells when furnished with corks Of
pith make very good water bottles and
they viii stand considerable rough
handling.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1913-04-19
RESTORE OLD MEETING HOUSE
South Structure In Boston Has It's
Ancient Features Again After
Paint 10 Washed OF.

Boston. Mass.-If those British dra-
goons who sailed away from Boston
1877 years ago could return to the
scenes of their riding exploits they
would probably recognize the Old
South meeting house as it has emerg
ed today from beneath the drab paint
Of nearly a century The historic edi-
fee was built in 1926 of red brick. but
for some reason which does not ap-
pear on its records the outside walls
were painted in the spring OF 1916.
The meeting house narrowly es'
capped destruction in the big fire of
1872 as well as a few years later,
when an association was hurriedly
formed to prevent Its being supplant-
ed by business block The success.
which attended the efforts of the state
in bringing out the ancient features Of
The old statehouse. farther down
Washington street. by washing off
the paint prompted the Old South as
sociation to follow. and the last trace
of paint was removed
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1913-04-19
GOOD ROADS in CALIFORNIA
Pacific Coast State Ranks Next to
New York In Making Appropria-
tIons for Improvement

Next to New York. California is do
ing the big thing In road building.
1t has $500 miles of main routes aud
400 miles of laterals. and II is spend
ing its lump appropriation OF $751;
5000, of which 1t is said. Approx
mately 70 per- cent Ct the burden win
fall upon the Incorporated c.ties." Cal
ifornia communities have the spirit OF
the times For instance. Los Angel
the county alone spent $500. 900 ON
oil macadam highways. fi's
In Alabama a system OF trunk roads
from north to south and from east
to west has been laid out. Louisiana
has spent almost $10.000,000 In four
years. Mississippi counties have de.
clared bond issues of 5000 900. and the
state will spend millions in the next
three years. Utah spent $1,000 900 In
the past two years Minnesota IL
preparing to build 2.700 miles OF road
next year. $ Marylaad has got its road
building under rigorous system Its
newest program calls for about s5.00O.-
600 in two years In the 20 counties.
This is the lateHt expert knowledge,
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1913-04-19
USED HYMNS IN ARGUMENT
New York Pastor Who Has Been Hav-
Ing Trouble With His Wife, Victor
After Campaign Of Song.

New York.-ln what seemed to be
really hymn contest. Rev. p. T. Mar
tin. pastor of the Ocean Parkway
Methodist church. one of the richest
congregations In Flatbush, won out
with hands down lin benediction) re-
Gently.
Pastor Martin still holds his job as
dominic. although a big fight was
carried on to fire him by nearly half
of the congregation. The meeting of
the congregation was to elect four
new trustees. Two states were put up,
one a Martin slate and the other an
anti-Martin slate. On the election
would hang the fate of the pastor OF
course. there was woman at the
bottom of 1t all. the pastors wife in
this instance.
The anti-Martins claimed the domi.
ME had treated his wife as no God
fearing sky pilot should. He claimed
she was cranky and a shrew and that
her actions we're such that he would
have to give up religion II he contin.
ued to live with her
So the lineup was made and a hot
Martin partisan called for the hymn,
I'VE Know in Whom We Have Be
lieved." 1t was roared out Justify by
the Martinites. AS the last note end
ed. an anti-Martin called for the hymn
Only Sinner" ana the opposition
put In all of its soul and voice for
the rendition
The minister rose and explained
what the situation was and how he
had done his best to get along calmly
In matrimony, but hadn't been able to
get away with 1t. He then opened
his hymn-book and called for 81 Can
Now Read My Titles Clear The ad.
ministration adherents chanted 1t
nobly. corps of Flatbush tenors put
ting on the tremolo effect
1t was pretty near time for a vote
and the leaders for either side passed
around typewriter copies of their
states. The vote was taken and the.
administration trustees we're elected
easily.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1913-04-19
DOGS scoRNED BY COYOTES
Show No Hesitaney In Visiting Chicken
coops; Five Of the Raiders
Are Trapped.

Grass Valley, Cal.-Five coyotes and
two wildcats were trapped within a
few days in Penn valley by Will 11sh
er. During the past several months
the dogs all over the country bave
been muzzled and the coyotes seem to
have realized that their privileges in
the foraging line were increased
They ventured close to the houses
aud appeared to have no fear of the
muzz!ad dogs.
But now that the fear OF rabies has
passed. the farmers have removed the
muzzles. and for night or TWO the
dogs brought down several coyotes, ar
though It required a stiff fight In some
instances.
Other farmers In that section have
been successful in trapping the ami
mails, and in addition to Kidding them
selves of these chicken thieves and
pests they will receive bounty OF
$3.50 each for the coyote scalps.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1913-04-19
FILLING ROADS AND STREETS
Modern Transportation Demands Best
Of Thoroushfares--Alm Should
5e 20 Even Filling.

When graveling streets. II the out
sides are filled first and the stones
raked toward the center and covered,
It will leave the surfaces In nice con-
dition. When the center is filled first
H. is impossible to cover the stones
with the thin covering at the outside
OF the I'LL noticed a village street
that was being raised ten inches with
coarse gravel The center was fiIed
first and the coarse stones raked TO
the outsides. II required twice the
time to do the grading as II the out
sides had been filed FIRST and the
coarse stones raked toward the deep
est part OF the I'LL In the center.
writes an expert In the Farm ana
Home. Moreover. the street ID sprin.
kled with stones that could not be-
covered. which win make extra en-
pense to haul away. and It win ha a
rough road fqS years tq rQEpA "a
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1913-04-19
WOULD STAY WITH FRIENDS
Girls Desire Carries No Weight With
the court--she Must stay
with Parent.

Los Angeles.--After repudiatins her
mother, Mrs. Eva Peterson. and telling
the court that she preferred to i've
with Mr.. and Mrs. Ethan Bitlag. neigh
bors, ten-year-old Dorothea Stygals
was forced to go with her mother by
Judge Monroe In the superior court
Bitter feeling was displayed In court
by the Bitleys and Petersons. Bitiey
and the girls stepfather nearly coming
to blows several times during the hear
ing. The two women are said to have
engaged in fight over the custody OF
the child prior to the invoking OF the
law by the Petersons.
The Bitleys. who are childless. al
legged that the Petersohs did not sup
port the child. who had lived with them
for several years
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1913-04-19
MADE TORCH OF HIS WlFE7
Boy Says Father Poured Gasoline on
Her and Lighted It-Woman
Dies of Injuries.

Nutley. N. IA neighbor who heard
screams in the home of Peter Desko.
witz In South Center street ran into
the house and found Mrs. Deskowitz
lying on the floor enveloped In flames
and Deskowitz trying to save burn
ing tablecIoth. The woman died in the
Psssaic hospital. Deskowitz fed.
The Deskowitzes' nine-year-old son
Michael told the police that his father
held the woman, poured the contents
of two big bottles of gasoline over her
and lighted 1t with a match.
Mrs. peskowitz was forty years old
and Deslxowitz is twenty-eight. Desko-
witz had been out late the night be-
fore. When his wife was preparing
breakfast this morning she complained
Of his conduct and they quarrejed. Des-
kowitz has been a lineman In the EN-.
ploy of the New York Telephone COM
pany
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1913-04-19
BIG DISAPPOINTMENT IN OHIO
Buckeye State Failed to Pass Appro-
priatlon OF $5o,ooo,ooo to I'm
prove Its Roads.

The greatest disappointment of last
year was the vote of Ohio on the con-
stitutional amendment to authorize
the general assembly to issue bonds or
the state in an amount not to exceed
$50 100000 for the purpose of con-
structing and maintaining an inter
county system of wagon roads. The
vote was: for. 72,527; against. 274.-
GlS; majority against. 1901 This close
vote was all the more unfortunate. be-
cause the issue was not decided on
its merits Forty-two amendments
we're voted on. and in theszeal to de.
feat some of them. thousands OF
voters slaughtered all So. under the
circumstances, II was prob. bly, sur.
prising that the vote in favor was as
large as l, was But 1t is a shock
TO find that such a state af Ohio out
OF ,250.000 qualified voters less than
600 900 took the trouble to go TO the
polls to vote on constitutional amend
ments. and not all of these paid any
attention to good roads.