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Imperial Valley press., 1914-11-02

ress getting better everywhere. ]
look sor first class business conditions
in INLAND this winter and thereafter .
Important business matters at Los
angeles compelled the immediate re-
turn of Messrs. Hull and Woodbridge
to that city. Plans for the new hotel
will at once be taken under advise
ment by Mr.. Hull at his office there.
! Vote California Dry
Tribute to Chaffee.
Washington, Nov. General w.
w. Wotherspoon, chief of staff OF the
United States army, received tele-
gram last night from Mrs. Adna K.
Chaffee, wife of General Chaffee, at
Los Angeles, telling of the death OF
that distinguished veteran of three
wars. General Wotherspoon said:
81 am deeply affected by the news
of the death of an officer who had
been a part of the military history of
the country conspicuously since the
days of the Civil war. | need not
speak of his services in that war,
which are historical.
"Upon the breaking out of the war
with Spain he was assigned to the
campaign in Cuba and distinguished
himself at the battle of Ell Caney,
near Santiago, and took important
part N the campaign against General
Linares, who was holding Santiago.
His next service was in the Philip
pines. His work for the government
there was of incalculable advantage.
"After that he was appointed to
command the United States forces
which were landed in China for the
protection of Americans during the
Boxer rebellion.
"For his services he was made a
lieutenant general. He came home and
served as chief of staff after Cen
eral Bates, and since then, wherever
he had been, he had the welfare of
the army at heart. Not only the
army, but the country, has suffered a
great loss by the death of General
Chaffce."
Vote California Dry
DR.. E. E. Osenburg, Dentist,
GAO Main St., El Centre
Imperial Valley press., 1914-11-02
WILL REBUILD HOTEL
ON INLAND SITE

INLAND, Nov. 2.-Plans were an
nounced today by Arthur E. Hull
cwner of Hotel INLAND, the new $780,
600 hotel which was destroyed by fire
Thursday night, for the erection in
| its place of structure which will
be completely freproof. The new
hotel will occupy the same ground
covered by the former one, except for
some slight changes in foundations,
so that it will face directly down Nj
land avenue toward the Southern Pa
cific station, half mile away.
"Wood becomes so dry in this eli
mate" said Mr.. Hull, that a build
ing composed entirely or even partial
ly of it is veritable tinder box. This
is shown by the fact that this struc-
ture, which had taken number of
men months to erect, was burned COM
plete,y to the ground in an hours
time. This fact confirms belief that
! had already formed that any per-
manent erection in this country should
be constructed entirely of material
which is absolutely fircproof. What
this material shall be in the case OF
the new hotel has not yet been decid-
ed, but it will probably be either brick
and plaster or concrete with steel re-
enforcement. l expect to reach de-
cision ON that point within the next
few days"
]. R. Woodbridge, secretary of the
California Land and Water Company,
of which Mr.. Hull is president, ac-
companied the latter on his flying trip
to inspect the work of the fire.
Development in inland and vicin-
ity is proceeding at rate which has
far surpassed my expectations" said
Mr.. Woodbridge CAS- a result, we
are moving our main sales office down
here the first of the month. With
the new hotel building under way, add
ed to the building which is now going
on, and the rapid development of the
nearby acreage, large portion of
which is now in crops or being put
Under cultivation. the prospects for
The coming season at inland are very
rosy. Money is easing up and bust
Imperial Valley press., 1914-11-02
BARNES CIRCUS AT
Ell CENTRO, NOV.

| Depending entirely on trained ami
mails to give the entertainment, the
AL C. Barnes Big Three-Ring Wild
Animal Circus, stands forth as the
circus distinctly different from all
others. It's q big, three ring circus,
however, with acres OF tents, parade
glories, bands, clowns, sawdust rings
and general circus festivities, yet it
has none but new features on its
program.
Inside of big steel-barred arena
N the center of the shows mammoth
tent ere presented some of the most
amazing, thrilling wild animal spec
tacles ever witnessed. Men and women
trainers vie with one another for the
plaudits of the people, by presenting
death-defying acts with wild animals.
Mile. Florine offers group of Per-
sian leopards and jaguars; MISS mabel
Stark presents Royal Bengal and ST.
beriau tigers and Major Thornton has
q large number of grizzly and other
ferocious bears.
The greatest wild animal act ever
successfully shown is given in the
arena by Herr Louie Roth. Twenty
four full-grown, jungle bred African
lions are assembled at one time in
this act by Herr Roth. His lack of
fear among the great cats seems
fairly "devilish." The act is thriller
Of the first water.
The Barnes Show will exhibit in Ell
Centro Saturday, November 7, giving
.wo performances.
Vote California Dry
Engraved Calling Cards, Wedding
Invitations and Announcements.
Smith & Bishop, Ell Centro.-Adv. /.
Imperial Valley press., 1914-11-02
No Winter Quarters.

Petrograd, Nov. 2.-There is good
authority for stating that the Russian
army will not go into winter quarters,
but will pursue its campaign without
a break, no matter what the weather.
Poland and East Prussia may be
cold in winter, but their climate is
mild compared with some parts OF
Russia, and the Russian army, after
experiences in the winter campaign
against Japan, has no fear of being
unduly hampered by the weather in
its operations.
Imperial Valley press., 1914-11-02
tations against Russia.

tations against Russia
1t was announced that Russia has
acce oted the raid on its Black sea
ports as equivalent to a declaration
of wal and has withdrawn its ambas
sador from Constantinople.
One ray Of hope that is predicted
might still act as a clarifying agent
in the muddle is for Turkey to repu-
diate all hostile acts against Russia.
This is expected to. be done only in the
event there is agreat reversal made
and the Sultan declares in a crisis
the German warships acted on their
own initiative.
Imperial Valley press., 1914-11-02
When San F Francisco Was
Under Prohibition Law

San Francisco once under prohibition. That was
Immediately following the great earthquake and fire. The
Chronicle then surprised into praising the new order
of things, and here the editorials that paper pub
shed at the tmethe strongest kind of testimony as to
the result of prohibition:
Imperial Valley press., 1914-11-02
CHRONICLE OF SAN
FRANCISCO THEN-NOW
Its Own Files at Time of Great
Disaster Bellies Its Present
Policy.
SAN FRANCISCO SOBER
VS.. SAN FRANCISCO DRUNK
Who Cares TO Go Further i'm Search
of Evidence That Drink
Is a Curse?

MAY 5, 1906. "a City Without
Crime The Salutary Effect of Clos
ing The Saloon
San Francisco for the past fort
night has been absolutely free from
disorder and virtually free from
crimes of violence. There have been
no street brawls. No drunken brute
has heaten his wife No gamblers
have murdered each other in low re-
sorts. Except for some dealings with
sneak thieves the occupation of the
rolice courts is gone. 1t is most
impressive object lesson of the value
to society of the restriction of the
liquor traffic. We are promised d
continuance of this peaceful condi-
ton for a considerable time TO come,
save only as drunken men may drift
over from Oakland where the author
tiles have been so reckless as to allow
saloons to open. We may be COMPEL
ed to renew quarantine against Oak
land. This absolute demonstration
that the saloons are responsible for al
crimes of violence makes it impera-
tive that whenever they shall be al
lowed to reopen in this city, their
license fee be fixed at a rate which
will support the police department.
There must be increased taxation.
The public generally viii protest
against being taxed for the control
or suppression of those forms OF
crime for which the saloons are now
proved to be solely responsible. The
public will look to the board of@su-
peryisors to place the cost of dealing
with crimes of violence on the occu-
patton which is responsible for all of
it.
Nav 9, 1906. If it were not foc
cur neighbors San Francisco would be
a truly exemplary town. From hav-
ing more saloons to the 1000 inhab
itants, San Francisco has become a
place where a man has to visit an
other county to get a drink. There
is a general admission that the COM
munity would be decided gamer if
it could induce Oakland and San
Mateo counties to follow an excellent
example of sticking strictly to soft
drinks.
Chief of Police Dinan makes no
pretensions that we know of to pulpit
oratory, but IN his capacity as con-
servator of the public peace he has
been moved to express sentiments
which would be entirely in place in
the mouth of any clergyman in Ameri-
ca. What he said was this: eve arc
determined to maintain the good order
that has prevailed since the disaste-.
The most effective way to do this is to
keep the saloons closed and prevent
the bringing in of liquor from neigh
boring cities" There was more to the
effect, but the foregoing is sufficienr.
II is liquor, according to Chief Dinan,
which is responsible for crimes of vio-
lence. 1t is, of course, responsible foT
much other crime which would not be
committed except under the excite
ment produced by drink, but what
Chief Dinan had in mind was crime
resulting from drunken foolishness
Imperial Valley press., 1914-11-02

ct is all too true that the man
who really wants booze in Maine can
get T." says the Kennebec Journal.
'but not so many want it as when
their appetites were constantly whet-
ted by the sight of it, the smell OF
it, and the frequent invitation, Come
in and have a drink That is why the
rum trust hates prohibition"
Imperial Valley press., 1914-11-02

The Toledo, o., Blade is out for
prohibition; the Portland, Ore, Tele-
gram is out for prohibition. The Lou
isville, KY, Evening Post calls atten-
ton to the fact that while America
free may be better than America So
Der, there is no reason why we can
not have America both free and So
Der. You can't bluff the papers much
nowadays.
Vote California Dry
Wanted-To buy alfalfa ready to
cut fer hay. Ed Royce, Ell Centro.-
Imperial Valley press., 1914-11-02

and quarrels. The question arises,
why should society endure and pay
the cost of crime thus easily pre-
vented? 1t is evidence of human in
efficiency that we habitually do it.
No saloon open, no crimes of violence
1t would be altogether too much to
expect San Francisco to become a pro-
hibition city-saloons will be reopen
ed in due time. 1t is not, however,
too much to expect that when they
open they shall do so under the pay
ment of license fee large enough
to pay the cost of protection against
evils which they will create and in
cidentally to prevent the low grog-
geries from opening at all.
May II, 1906. San Francisco is
very orderly city, and that fact is by
no means owing to a superabundant
supply of guardians of the peace. 1t
is due wholly to the closing of the
saloons. As long as they can be kept
from creating depredations on the
public peace and purse, San Francis
cans will be comparatively happy. /
Their troubles will begin when the red
light flashes again and the tinkle OF
the bar glass is heard on every street
corner and often in half a dozen
places on block.
Vote California Dry
Grand Army circles in Portland,
Ore, are up in arms because the vets
are making use of forgeries in an eff
fort to show that Abraham Lincoln
opposed prohibition. Resolutions have
been adopted by the G. A. R. organiza-
ions.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-05-21

flexible thrust. but at the fencing club?
Where that subconscious management
Of the rein, that nice gage OF speed
and distance, but on the polo field?
The old sports stood him now In good
stead. Why, he has a seat like a
centaur!" exclaimed the judge-praise
indeed in a community where riding
was a passion and horseflesh a fetish!
"Oh, dearl' mourned Nancy Chal'
mers. I've bet six pairs of gloves on
Quint Carter, Never mind; IL it has to
be anybody else. I'd rather 1t were
Mr.. Valiant. It's about time Damory
Court got something after Rip-Van-
Winkling it for thirty years. Besides.
he's giving us the dance, and | love
him for that! Quint still has a chance,
though. If he takes the next two, and
Mr.. Valiant misses"
Katharine looked at her with q lit
tie smile. He won't miss" she said.
She had seen that look on his face
before and read it Alright. John Va
liant had striven in many contests, not
only Of skill but OF strength and dar-
ing, before crowded grand stands. But
never in all his life had he so desired
to pluck the prize. His grip was tense
on the lance as the yellow doublet
and olive plume of C~astlewood shot
away for q last time-and failed. An
instant later the knight of the Grim
son Rose flashed down the lists with
the last ring on his pike.
And the tourney was Won.
In the shouting and hand-clapping
Valiant took the rose from his hat
band and bound 1t with a shred of his
sash to his la~nce-point. AS he rode
slowly toward the massed stand, the
whole field was so still that he could
hear the hoofs of the file Of knights
behind him. The people we're on their
feet.
The mounted herald blew his blast
by the Majesties of st. Michael and
st. George" he proclaimed, Il declare
the knight of the Crimson Rose the
victor Of this our tourney, and dc
charge him now to choose his Queen
Of Beauty, that all may do her HON
age!"
Shirley saw the horse coming down
the line, its rider ~bareheaded now
and her heart began to ace wildly
Beyond wanting him to take part, she
had not thought. She looked about
her, suddenly dismayed. People were
smiling at her and clapping theil
hands. From the other end of the
stand she saw Nancy Chalmers throw
ing her a kiss, and beside her a tai
pale girl in champagne-color staring
through a 1eweled lorgnette.
She was conscious all at once tina
the fianneled rider was very clos
= that his pike-point, with IT.
big red blossom, was stretching up II
her.
With the rose in her hand she curt
sled to him, while the blurred thronl
cheered itself hoarse, and the bant
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-05-21

struck up You Great Big Beautiful
DOLL with extraordinary rapture, to
the tune of which the noise finally sub
sided to a battery of hilarious con-
gratulations which left her flushed and
a little breathless. Nancy Chalmers
and Betty Page had burst upon her
like petticoated whirlwinds and pres
emily, when the crowd had lessened.
the Judge came to introduce his visi-
tor.
MIR. Fargo and his daughter are our
guests at GLADDEN. Hail." he told her.
They are old friends Of Valiant's, by
the way; they knew him in New
York"
"Katharine's lighting her incense
now, | guess" observed Silas Fargo
See there!' He pointed cross the
stand, where stood a willowy tan fig
ure, one hand reckoning to the con
course below, where Valiant stood, the
center of a shifting group, round which
the white bulldog, mad with recovered
liberty, tore in eccentric circles.
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FIohtInu piano Moths.

1t wasn't the rent he was after, the
piano mar said; he Just wanted to
fix the piano, that was all.
"Tune it, do you mean?" the woman
asked.
"oh, no. said he. ito fight the
moths"
Then he opened the case and tied
little bags Of camphor in the n
I'VE do that two o three times q
year with all our rented pianos" he
said. III some kind OF preventive
is not used there is danger OF moths
getting into the felt back Of the key
board. We can't depend upon the
renters to attend to that little JOB for
as, so we send one Of our own men
around N "A ss
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RELIGIOUS CHANGE IN INDIA
influence of the West Is Being Strong
Iy Felt Throughout the
Country.

midas religious and social progress
is undergoing important reshapement.
Caste is loosening. Adherents Of Hin
duism are divided at present into three
camps; the ceremonalists, or those
who in orthodox faith adhere to the
traditional rites Of worship and sacri-
fee to the ancient gods; the reform
lists, who, holding to the main ten
cts Of Hinduism, are breaking away
from caste and idolatry, and the edu-
Gated Hindus, whose views are being
highly colored by influences from the
West and whose religion, as far as any
one can perceive. is often little more
than a name.
Christianity Ia adding not less than
j 1000, 900 converts during the past
year, but almost entirely from the low
est Hindu society, which has little In.
nuence upon the educated communi-
ties. The indian tendency seems I be
ITO retain the main principles and
korma Of 7induisrn, bpt TO revivify
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glowed with the merry light within.
poured a stream Of loveliness: In al
riage-wraps of light tints, collared and
edged with fur or elder, or wide
sleeved mandarin coats falling back
from dazzling threats and arms, hair
swathed with chiffon against the night
dews, and calamity cavaliered by mas
culine black and white.
These from their tiring-rooms over
flowed presently, CARRIED like dreams,
to make obeisance to the dowagers
and then to drift through fiower-lined
corridors, the foam on recurrent waves
Of discovery. Behind the r~ose-bower
in the hall, which shielded a dozen
colored musicians-violins, cello, gull
tars and mandolins-came premonitory
chirps and shiyers, which presently
wove into the low and dreamy melody
Of Garry Me Back to Old Virginia."
Promptly as the clock in the hall
chimed ten, the music merged into a
march. Doors on opposite sides Of the
upper hall swung wide and down the
broad staircase came, with slow step,
a stately procession: two heralds in
f~awn-colored doublets with scroll and
trumpets wound with flowers, behind
them the Queen Of Beauty, her finger
tips resting lightly in the hand of the
knight OF the Crimson Rose, and these
followed by as brave a of
lords and ladies' as ever graced castle
hall in the gallant days when knight
hood was in flower"
Shirley's gown was of pure white:
her arms were swathed In tulle,
crossed with straps of seed-pearl, rel
which hung long semi-fiowing sleeves
Of satin, and from her shoulders rose
a stiff pointed medieval collar of Vene-
tan lace, against whose pale traceries
her bronze hair glowed with rosy
lights. The elge of the square-cut or
sage wal powdered with the pearls
and against their sheen her breast and
neck had the soft creamy ivory Of
magnolia buds. Her straight plain
] train of satin, knotted with fresh white
rose-buds Nancy Chalmers had la
bored for a frantic half-hour in the
dressing-room for this effect) was
held by the se~ven-year-old Byloe
twins, %beribboned knickerbockers, duly
impressed with the grandeur of their
privilege and grimly intent on acquit.
ting themselves with glory.
Shirley's face was still touched with
the surprise that had swept it as
Valiant had stepped to her side. She
had looked to see him in the conven-
tional panoply a sober-sided masculine
mode DEGREES. What she had beheld
was a figure that might have stepped
out of IN E~lizabethan picture-frame
He was in deep purple slashed with
gold. A cloak Of thin crimson velvet
narrowly edged with ermine huig
from his shoulders, lined with tissue
like cloth-of-gold. From the rolling
brim of his hat swept a curling purple
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-05-21

channel and in places wholly submerge it The submergence Of In
was greater at one time than 1t is now. In excavations for some Oh tne
New York skyscrapers remains Of oysters and other saltwater animals rave
been found. AS a rule the only available knowledge in regard to m former
submergence of N area is derived from the marine shells and otner
found in deposits laid down by the sea- BY the nature of tn FOSSILS geor
ogtsts re able to tell approximately when the ocean invaded ~ mo Iney
have found evidence Of a submergence of much greater magnitude u mucn
older than that which now floods the Hudson valley.
Gothamites and others need not, however, feel alarmed 1t ms staCemen'
of the ups and downs Of the continent. for while geologicahy this suomersr
ene is not so very old, the geologst thinks and speaks In terms OF tn0u-
sands IL not millions Of years.
Along the Atlantic coast, from New Jersey southwark. nis not unusual TO
find quantities of sharks teeth and other marine fossils in the green sands
that are now located far inland and are used for fertilizers. In certain sec
lions Of the southern Mississippi valley, where limestone Is not readily Access
sible. a farmer will go out and gather a wagon load Of fossil oyster shells 70
burn for lime @4G@%.M
The sharkbearing rocks Of New Jersey and the oyster beds OF ennessee
are of the same general age and represent one Of the later OF the great In
vasions of the ocean OF the North American continent In geooglc pariance
these rocks are said to be Of cretaccous age. -
In the courseo of its Investigations of the geology of the country tne
United States geological survey has been making a study of the cretaeeous
deposits Of the easternst states and has found that the ocean Of that time Gov
cred much of what is now the Atlantic coastal plain, while the Gulf OF Mexico
spread widely over the central southern states, probably reaching as far
north as Cairo, Ill. 4
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-05-21
WILL UTILIZE COAL WASTE
Gigantic Central Power Plant Is Now
Under Construction at
Hauto, Pa.

What is believed to be the largest
central power plant in any coal field
in the United States il now being con
structed by the Lehigh Navigation
Electric company, at Hauto. Pa.
As is well known, the fine sizes Of
anthracite, such as buckwheat No. 3
and smaller. although containing a
high heat content, possess but little
present value at the mines. The fun
damental idea in building this power
plant at Hauto, says Coal Age. is to
convert this ~low-priced and, from the
monetary standpoint, comparatively
worthless fuel into commercially yalu-
able electric current
A considerable proportion Of the
fuel mined in the country today 10
used Ia the generation Of electricity.
Particularly during the past few yearh
tho idea has been gaining force that 4
Is cheaper to manufacture power al
tho nIne and transmit II to the point
on application than Il ~ toyship thu
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-05-21

of Washington. One bit Of information which the writer obtained about this
house as that It was the home Of William Writ who was attorney general
in the cabinet of President Jackson. The writer was not told that Writ was
the builder Of the house. and it appears to have been built before the time of
Jacksons administration.
For a long time the house has been occupied by the bureau Of insular
affairs, or by a part of that bureau, and the last time the reporter passed
there a netghbor said that the house was to be torn down and a large and
costly government building constructed on its site and over the ground at the
rear which bears traces of once having been a fine garden.
The dog statue is that of a hunter. He is q setter. and he appears to be
looking from his place on the wall above the gate at one Of the windows at
the back of the old house. 1t may be the emgy Of a pet hunting dog which
belonged to one of the early tenants of the house, o it may be a n azchHec-
tural fancy.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1914-05-21

AS they looked. she called softly.
John! joint"
Shirley saw him start and face
about, then come quickly toward her,
amazement and welcome in his eyes.
AS Shirley turned away a little later
with the major, that whispering voice
seemed to sound in her ears-"John!
joint" There smote her suddenly the
thought that when he had chosen her
his Queen of Beauty, he had not seen
the ~other-had not known she was
there.
A few moments before the day had
been golden; she went home through
a landscape that somehow seemed to
have lost its brightest glow.