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The Spectator., 1914-11-24
TURKEY EXPLAINS
 ITS FRIENDLY ACT
FIRED ON LAUNCH OF PENNIES SEE AS WARNING THAT HAR-
 BOR WAS MINED.
Western Newspaper Union News Service.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
 Washington. - Turkey voluntarily explained to the United States gov ernment through Ambassador Morgen thau that the shots fired toward the launch of the American cruiser Ten nessee Monday were intended merely as the customary warning that the port of smyrna is mined and closed to navigation.
 Although the explanation is inform al and the United States government still is awaiting reply to formal representations which Ambassador Morgenthau was instructed to make all danger of complications have been removed.
 Ambassador Morgenthau reported inet had explained the occurrence tc him and high officials here said his message was filed before the instruc tions sent from Washington Gould have been received.
 President Wilson and his cabinet regard the informal explanation as preliminary to satisfactory formal explanation.
 The following statement was is- sued at the White House:
 Ambassador Morgenthau informed the government that on the evening of the day on which the incident oc- cured the Ottoman minister of the interior informed him that the com mander of the Tennessee had at tempted to visit smyrna in his steam launch. passing through the mine zone contrary to the Turkish government S regulations, and that the boat had been stopped by warning shots fired toward her.
 He added that the governor gen. eral. after the incident, had offered to take the officer overland in his auto mobile. The minister of war later communicated with the ambassador requesting that the Tennessee. whicl. was then at Vourla, some distance from the harbor of Smyrna, should be withdrawn.
 The embassy some time ago had been officially informed that the port of Smyrna was closed. Captain Decker proceeded to the island of Chios.
 Owing to the extreme difficulty O! communication with Constantinople no further advices have yet been re- ceived"
 Secretary of War Daniels has cabled Captain Decker of the cruiser Tennessee and Captain Oman of the cruiser North Carolina giving then, authority to deal with emergencies that might arise in protecting Amer ican citizens and their interests In Turkey.
 The secretary rescinded the order which he sent last week, directing both commanders to take no action whatever pending an investigation Of the firing on launch from the Ten nessee at Smyrna. Although an off cial explanation from the Turkish For eign Office has not been received, in formal assurances have been accept ed as the forerunner of a formal statement by the grand vizier. Secretary Daniels cautioned the American captains in the use of theiI discretionary authority. The regula
The Spectator., 1914-11-24
Allies Are BuyinQ Heavily.

and French governments are in the market for 1.350.000 wool sweaters, 600,000 wool stomach hands, 1,600.000 wool gloves and 50O,000 pairs of wool socks. An advertisement, placed in a commercial newspaper, said the goods are required for prompt deliv- cry, that orders would be given imme- diately. and that payment would be made in cash for goods delivered in New York. The wholesale value of the goods is more than $2,000.00o.
The Spectator., 1914-11-24
Small Matter Overlooked.

Doctor. complained Sim Dorkins, 'I can't see nothin through these here specs.'
 They were all right for the first day or two. were they not?" asked the oculist, after glance at the spectacles.
 "Ya-as." admitted Sim. But they kept a-gittin wuss and wass. till couldn't hardly see at all.
 They will do as we'll as ever," said the doctor dryly. If you will wash them Judge.
The Spectator., 1914-11-24
Villas Advance Delayed.

Fl Paso, Tex-rhe occupation by Villa troops of Mexico City has been delayed. This was indicated when it was learned that the retreating Car rama troops from Queretaro last week tore up several miles of railroad track leading into Mexico City.
The Spectator., 1914-11-24
Food For Starvino Reloians.

London.-Another shipload of pro- visions, purchased with American dol lars for the hungry Belgians, was de spatched Saturday on the steamer Jan Block, which sailed from London for Rotterdam. On the ship were 700 tons of wheat, 800 tons of flour, 500 tons of rice. and 200 tons of peas.
The Spectator., 1914-11-24
Offered to Surrender.

Rome.-The Tribuna says the com nandant at Przemysl offered to sur render on condition that the garrison be allowed to march out and join the Austro-German forces. The Russians refused.
The Spectator., 1914-11-24
italy Continues Neutral.

Washington.-The conference in Rome of Italian ambassadors called from their posts at London, Berlin, Paris and Vienna was declared Sun Count di Cellere, to be without inter national import. He denied that Italy is planning any change in its policy of neutrality.
The Spectator., 1914-11-24
Rock Island Earnings Short.

Topeka, kan-The fourth annual report of the Chicago. Rock Island and Pacific railroad shows a total ope- rating revenue of S6220S.112 for the year. decrease of S3.156.S22 from last year. The operating expenses were s50,999.946. a decrease of S1.. 504,155.
The Spectator., 1914-11-24
Japs Ask For larQe Army.

Tokio.-A larger army and more for the navy were recommended by Count Oluma, the prime minister, at a meet ing of the government parties called to arrange their program for the Im- pecial Diet, which will assemble De- cember 5.
The Spectator., 1914-11-24
Turks killinQ Christians.

Paris.-A large part of the Turkish garrison at Adrianople has been trans ported to Trebizond where the sel- diers have pillaged the stores of Christians. Three of the Christians are reported to have been killed.
The Spectator., 1914-11-24
Coicrado Ready to Act.

Denver, Col.-Colorado is now ready to asert it's sovereignty in the coal mining districts which have been occupied by federal troops for nearly seven months.
The Spectator., 1914-11-24
Roumania Remains Neutral.

Berlin.-Stefan Frumuseanu, vice president of the Roumanian Chamber of Deputies, in a statement made at Budapest, said that Austro- -Roumanian friendship was traditional and that the neutrality of Roumania was safe.
The Spectator., 1914-11-24
hioher Criticism,

Visitor-Dont you believe in the sand man?
 Boston Child-Certainly not; how could he throw through my spec tacles?
The Spectator., 1914-11-24
Many servians Captured.

Vienna, Austria, The Official Staff reports: Our patrols in the last two days captured 2.440 prisoners. The number of Servians captured since November 6 totals 13.00O."
The Spectator., 1914-11-24
$S5O,OO0 For Relief Work.

New rk.-Contributions of more than SS50.000 have been received by the American Red Cross for relief work in Europe. Of this $605.000 has been expended.
The Spectator., 1914-11-24
Revolutionary Plot Discovered.

Petrograd, via London.-It is semi officially announced that the police have discovered new revolutionary plot in which several members of the Duma are inculpated. A number of arrests have been made.
The Spectator., 1914-11-24
Conscience,

Maid (knocking in the morning)- Madame. I've forgotten whether you wanted to be walked at seven or eight. What time is it now?"
 Eight t"-Lustige Blatter
The Spectator., 1914-11-24
No Need.

He-Do you believe in auto sugges- ton?
 She-No real gentleman forces a lady to make one.
The Spectator., 1914-11-24
Halted in His Search.

"They say your husband was out looking for work"
 Yes, I believe he's out looking at work There are some men digging hole down at the corner, and he doesn't seem able to get any farther Stray Stories.
The Spectator., 1914-11-24
Pluck,

Lawson-Bjones has been married for year now, and he still looks happy.
 Dawson-Bjones always was good loser.
The Spectator., 1914-11-24
Time to M atch.

Did you go in your auto ride at lightning speech"
 "Yes. and had laundering good time"
The Spectator., 1914-11-24

tions practically give the naval com manders in isolated parts of the globo the authority to take any measures deemed necessary U prevent loss of life to Americans. They might even lombard a town in an extreme case.
The Spectator., 1914-11-24
Fathers UItlmatum.

"I think two can live as cheaply as one, sir
 You cant edge into my family on that theory, young man. I'm willing to keep on supporting my daughter. but you'll have to pay board"
The Spectator., 1914-11-24

Man man gets reputation for being good-natured because he Is too lazy to take his own part.
The Spectator., 1914-11-24

The accomplished fatterer first practices on himself.
The Spectator., 1914-11-24

Lots of the mistakes of married life are home made
The Spectator., 1914-11-24
ouaht to Have Been.

q wonder if there was hot time last night"
 "Where?"
 "At Smiths house-warming
Imperial Valley press., 1914-03-03

Wood for sale. Dool's ranch, 3
miles west of Calexico.-Adv. If
Imperial Valley press., 1914-03-03
LEMON GROWERS GET
REFUND AT ONCE

California growers who paid the
higher freight rate on lemon ship
ments to the Southern Pacific Com
pany during the recent lemon rate
case before the interstate commerce
commission will be refunded their ex-
cess payments Immediately, as a re-
suit of the successful application to
the interstate commerce commission
bv the Southern Pacific and other
carriers for special permission to
The grant of this permission means,
in effect, that instead of having to
wait from five to nine months for
their money, the growers will get it
from the Southern Pacific with no de-
lay.
The United States supreme court re-
Gently affirmed the commissions de-
cision prescribing a dollar rate on
lemons to all transcontinental points.
The reduction amounts to about $400,-
900, the specific reduction having been
Is cents per hundred. Charges on be-
tween 10000 and 10000 carload ship
ments are involved in the refund.
When the commission announced
the new rates in 1909, shippers who
did not give bonds to protect the car
riers in the event that the new rates
were upheld, paid the old rate with
the understanding that the difference
between the new and old charge should
be refunded in case the now one was
not upheld. AS soon as the supreme
ro"rt affirmed the commissions de-
cision, the railroad company applied
for permission to make immediate re-
funds. Ordinarily the commissions
stringent rule that refunds must be
passed upon by the commission after
being submitted on regular blanks
wonld have applied
The Southern Pacific has gone one
better. too. When the advanced rate
was first published, number of
friendly shippers paid it without pro-
test and never filed their claims,
which under the law, are now out
lawed by the statute of limitations.
The Southern Pacific Company, how
ever. has applied for permission to re-
fund excess charges to these shippers,
too,
Imperial Valley press., 1914-03-03
County Convention of
Valley Sunday Schools
Will Begin This Evening

The fourth annual convention of the
Imperial County Sunday School Asso
citation will open in the Christian
church this evening and close Thurs
dav evening. Following is the pro-
gram:
Tuesday Night.
7:30 Devotional service, welcome
to the convention ..........
7:45 "The Children and the
Church" =. Miss Hazel A. Lewis
SIS "The Teen Age Problem.
...... Miss Cynthia Pearl Maus
S:45 Music ...... Male quartette
$3.50 "The Church's School.
......... Rev. w. J. Clarke
Wednesday Morning.
1000 Devotions. ;. Rev. w. A. Cook
1915 "The Front Rank Stand
ard" ...... Rev. w. J. Clarke
lO:45 "Class Organization" 80.
80. Miss Cynthia Pearl Maus
HIS omissions in the Bible
School,. :. T.. Miss Hazel A. Lewis
11:45 Appointment of committees.
1900 Adjournment.
Basket lunch, auspices Ell Centre
district.
Wednesday Afternoon.
300 Prayer and praise. .
Rev. George Ringo
2:15 Graded Lessons" .......
....... Miss Hazel A. Lewis
: As Hand Work" ........
-. Miss Cynthia Pearl Maus
3:15 Training for Christian
Service. -. Rev. w. j. Clarke
5 AS Three department conferen-
ces, each in charge of spe-
cialist
500 Adjournment
Wednesday Night.
1880 Opening exercises .......
Frederic RapSon
Imperial Valley press., 1914-03-03
Minutes in Manhattan

let me have the price of a ride TO
Stamford? My office is at"-nam-
inp well known high class office
building-"and I'll send the money to
you tomorrow"
He elaborated this story quite con-
vincingly. At least it would have
convinced almost anybody with COM
passion and only fair knowledge of
human nature. But, having lived in
this metropolis of crooks and grafters
II any long, long years, yours truly ex-
cused himself by saying he was
"broke" himself. 1t wasn't much to
my credit to dodge the trap, being
much the same sort Of reflection as
the playing of too good game of bill
liards is on youth 0: eighteen
and, besides. my excuse was danger
ously near the truth.
But | learned later the Van Dykcd
nerson was doing a good business IN
fact the business was so good and
he kept at it so persistentiy that he
rNade fatal error. He approached
the same man twice. This man was
Southerner of large size who came
back with a So bill the first time so
quickly his physiognomy lin the
rush of trade) escaped the Van Dyked
persons mind. Two days later the
tall, sandy haired stranger who "must
get to Stamford in time for dinner
started in his tale near the railroad
folder rack in the Manhattan. He
always chose this spo1. Imagine his
surprise when the intended victim
seized him by the coat collar and with
the force of a gorilla propelled him
upstairs.
Bring on all your walters. clerks
and detectives' roaccd the Southar-
ner. Here's Il CRATER you ought all
to remember" Then, when he had
collected a sizable audience of hotel
employees and guests, he told his tale,
guiding his trembling captive to the
door and with one tremendous heave
of a size eleven boot sent him scut-
tling to the sidewalk outside.
Broadway is to lose the good old
"Vic." You know the Victoria hotel,
that modest little hostelry at Twenty
seventh street and Broadway? They're
going to tear it down and rear a
twenty-four- story commercial building
in it's place.
For many years the "Vic" has been
the chief gathering place of the labor
union leaders of the United States.
More general tall head work by the
workingmen for the workingmen has
been done within its portals than in
any other building in the Western
Hemisphere, | would swear.
Imperial Valley press., 1914-03-03

7:40 "The Girl and Her World"
$500. Miss Cynthia Pearl Maus
$40 Solo. ......... Harry w. krotz
500 "Foufold Function of the BIZ
bic School, DIR, H. A. Dowling
900 Adjournment.
Thursday Morning.
900 Morning worship. ........
Rev. t. H. Wilkinson
9:15 "The Children of the World"
......... Miss Meme Brockway
1000 Special music.
1910 Temperance in the Sunday
Schoof ................
800. Miss Angeline G. Courtney
1910 Discussion.
1900 "The Fourfold Growth. -.
....... DIR. H. A. Dowling
HAS Adjournment.
1900 Basket lunch, auspices Ell
Centre district.
Thursday Afternoon.
] 80 Song service. e...............
......... Rev. Carl w. Bassett
las illustrated Hand Work..
...... Miss Meme Brockway
2:30 Solo. ..s... Mrs. c. H Merrill
2:40 Missionary hour, "The Place
of Mission Work in the Old
and the New China. ".......
.......... Rev. A. c. Wright
$3.50 Business. g
Reports of committees.
Election of officers.
4:15 Installation of officers.
4:45 Adjournment.
Thursday Evening.
C:30 Dinner. auspices Ell Centre
district.
Clarinet solo. C. F. Henderson
Cups and Millstones". .........
...... Miss Meme Brockway
Solo ........ Miss Georgia Watkins
"Adult Glass Activity. "......
DR.. H. A. Bowling
Song. "Blest Be the Tie"
BenedictiOn.
Imperial Valley press., 1914-03-03

Improved Service, Reduced Rates,
on the Holton Inter Urban Railway
between Ell Centro and Holtville. Fare
one way, so cents; round trip, rs
cents. Leave Ell Centre $3.50 and
1890 a. M, 1:3O, 4:5O and $50 p. m.
Leave Holtville $50 and 11:00 a. m
200, $50 and 7:15 p. m.-Adv. 269
Imperial Valley press., 1914-03-03

Prof. Mundo, seen at his Office,
Sixth and Broadway, this morning,
remarked that he would continue to
give the fifty cent readings during
the remaining few days of his stay in
Ell Centro.-Adv. tfeod
Imperial Valley press., 1914-03-03
BY GOTHAM KNICKERBOCKER

New York, March 3.-All music
operatic, chambers, ragtime-is to be
dispensed by trust.
This is the meaning of the organi
zation of the Society of Authors, Com
posers and Publishers, which seems to
have attracted little attention in the
public prints, but is going to be big
factor in public life, let me tell you.
In Squashtown, Missouri, the ban1
has been rending the air with the Sex
tette from 'Lucia di Lammermoor,"
America" "Dixie," "The Blue Dan
ube" and 'Tales From Hoffman,"
A voice is heard: Cant you give
US something modern? A hit from
The Girl With the Radium Eyes or
some Broadway hit?"
Sure. the conductor will oblige. He
rags it to the delight of all Squash
town.
Next morning said conductor re-
ceives an imposing legal document. 1t
informs him he has grievously
wronged certain composer, certain
lyric author and certain publisher.
And these three, backed by the Soci-
ETY. of Authors, Composers and Pub
fishers, is therefore cunning for him.
He hadn't paid his little royalty for
playing that selection from The Girl
With the Radium Eyes when the band
struck up, you see.
The professional copy" graft is
declared officially and legally dead.
Hereafter everyone must pay, and
this means you.
The Society Of A., c. & P. believes
it can pass the hat to the tune of one
million dollars in New York City
alone every year.
Look out for the A., C. & P.
If you would see modern miracle
these days, go down to West Twenty
third street. Two years-indeed, one
year-ago this section was big retail
houses. Suddenly these either failed
or went scamDering to Fifth ave-
nue. section three-quarters of mile
northward. Now what in the world
are the real estate men doing but
! transplanting the wholesale glass and
china district bodily from two miles
south. way down on West Broadway
and the like to the abandoned niche
of the retailers.
New York is one place where it is a
poor day in the week when some new
swindling trick is not uncovered.
/ The latest is the railroad folder
rack beggar. 1t was standing in the
Belmont near the time table bureau
when a tall we'll dressed stranger,
wearing sandy Van Dyke beard
edged UP TO me.
81 beg pardon" he said in the most
affable manner, "but Pm in fierce
hole. Just had my pocket picked over
in the Grand Central. Sat dowr for
minute and must have dozed off Cot
my communication book. too. Could Won
Imperial Valley press., 1914-03-03

Leftwich & Barman, dressmakers,
formerly located at Seventh and Com
mercial stredets, now located at Var
ney Bros store.-Adv. 1853
Imperial Valley press., 1914-03-03

Portraits, Views and Picture Franz
ing. Prompt service at lowest prices.
Evan V. Davis, Modern Studio,
across street from Court House.
Adv.
Imperial Valley press., 1914-03-03

Wood for sale. Ed Royce, Phone
l23-W. tt
Imperial Valley press., 1914-03-03

Best equipped and most careful
piano mover. Ed Royce Transfer. tt
Imperial Valley press., 1914-03-03
Scratch Tablets.

Scratch paper in tablets suitable
for restaurants, merchants, house
wives and school children, 10 cents
pound at the Press office. tt
Imperial Valley press., 1914-03-03

Who moves houses? Ed Roy c
moves anything. Phone 123-W. tt
Putnam patriot., 1914-06-26
Events That Made a Stir Con-
 densed to a Paragraph.
WHAT WASHINGTON IS DOING
News of Interest That TrickIes From the White House and the Various oepartments-catalogue of
 Grimes and Casualties.
War Bulletins

Vera Cruz reports a feeling of ner vousness that Huerta is about 10 pro- yoke an American advance and Am ericans are again reported as hurry ing from Mexico City.
 General Carranza is reported from Fl Paso to have replied to the media tors that he will not allow his dele gates to discuss either an armistice. the agrarian problem or the provision al Presidency.
 General Villas army attacked Zaca- teeas, driving the Huerta troops back to their main defenses.
 President Wilson informed Dr. Naon, the Argentine member of the A B c mediation group, that he stands firmly by the United States demand for Constitutionalist provisional President to take Huerta's place.
 President Wilson has prepared full statement of the United States atti- tude, to be made public if the media tors formally announce the failure of their conferences.
 Gen. Villa sent his entire army south to attack Zacatecas, saying that his clash with Carranza will not inter- fere with the rebel advance to Mexico city
Putnam patriot., 1914-06-26
Washington

Miss Margaret Wilson, daughter of the President, will have charge Of the section devoted to community music in the Social Center Magazine which will be published soon.
 The Senate confirmed the nomina- tion of Congressman William B. Sharp, of Elyria, Ohio, as Ambassa- dor to France.
 President Wilson has accepted an invitation to speak at an Independence Day celebration in Philadelphia.
 President Wilson nominated Repre- sentative William F. Murray to be postmaster at Boston.
 Thomas O'Shaughnessy custom ap- praiser at Chicago, has resigned at the request of Secretary McAdoo.
 Senator Isaac Stephenson of Wis consin, was s years old. He reeeiv- ed many congratulations.
 President Wilson accepted an invita- tion to become honorary president of the International Longfellow Society.
 President Wilson issued an execu- tive order reducing from 50 to 50 years the maximum age limit for ad- mission to civil service examinations for appointment of unskilled laborers.
Putnam patriot., 1914-06-26
Foreign

Several islands in British New Guinea, have been devastated by earthquake and storm. Hundreds of houses collapsed and many natives drowned.
 Baroness von Suttner, Fl, Aus trian writer, who devoted most of her life to the cause of peace, is dead.
 Militant suffragettes set fire to and destroyed the station and seY- eral adjoining buildings at Coed poeth Wales.
 Bishop Hartley, of Columbus Ohio, was received in audience by the Pope.
 Buenos Ayres has a population Of 1,560,163.
 Brandon Thomas, the actor, died in London.
 Harry Vardon won the British open golf championship at Prestwick, Scoe- Iand. for the sixth time. Francis Ouimet open golf champion of the United States, was not among the first fifty.
 An explosion entombed 25O miners employed in d mine of the Hill Crest Collieries, Ltd, Alberta. Of fifty res cued only fourteen men were living. The other 200 perished in a fire which followed the explosion. There were GOO men in the mine when the ex- plosion occurred.
Putnam patriot., 1914-06-26
Sporting

The Grand Steeplechase de Paris. at 4lz miles, and valued at S50,000 run over the Auteuil track, Paris was wen by James Hennessy's chestnut herse Lord Eoris. Sydney Platt's bay colt Clitis was second and L. Frates' Marteau II, third.
 Yale won the varsity eight-oared race from Harvard on the Thames by four inches in a driving finish. One fifth of second separated the crews.
 Honus Wagner went through the four New Y lork games without getting a hit. The New York pitchers had his number, but not so with Gibson. Tire catcher made six hts in eleven times up.
 Harvard came back at Yale hard be- fore a commencement crowd of 10000 at Cambridge winning the second game of its series with the Blue. to ,.
 Foster of the Boston Red Sox has shut out teams five times this season the Brown twice, and Chicago, De troit and New York.