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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-05-14
Drink and Live Long,

According to Roumanian scientist,
anyone may live to be 100, barring
accidents, if he drinks enough water.
This scientist claims TO have demon
strated that old age is due to a de-
crease in the amount of water in the
system. He contends that old Father
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-05-14
RAILWAY NOTES.

J. H. Baumgartner, of Baltimore
publicity agent for the Baltimore G.
Ohio railroad, will be in Topeka Sat
urday and Sunday on business. Mr.
Baumgartner is coming here direct
from St. Paul.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-05-14

Burghart's Favorite, Diamond M,
Rose Tint kept fresh at ball park
Adv.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-05-14

Time may be checkmated by syste-
matte water drinking during middle
age.-Chicago Journal
Imperial Valley press., 1915-11-15
Raise Rumpus
In Valley Teams

The Federal player is here again
and other players in the Imperial Val
ley League may play with him, unless
the contract that they have signed
with the club with which they play
during the baseball speason specifies
sage received this morning by Jack
Bliss of the Brawley team.
Bliss wired the following message to
David Bultz, president of the Players
Fraternity, at New York:
Has President Baum of the Pa
cific Coast League the authority OF
keeping us from playing winter ball
in the Imperial Valley League with
Federal non-contract jumpers"
He received the following reply:
"Unless contract 50 states, he has no
such right.v
SO ii looks as though Johnson, for
merly outfielder on the Oakland team,
who signed with the Federals and who
was also signed for the Barristers for
the winter league, might play.
Kenworthy of the BraWley team will
also probably have an opportunity to
play unleSS OlneT tOlnpiltdtloHS dIlSt'
In various kilograms 10 players and
officials here, President Baum of the
Pacific Coast League conveyed the inn
preston that players who played on
the same team or against team on
which Federal players We're signed
rendered themselves liable to a severe
penalty, the same being true of the
umpires.
The managers of the various teams
met yesterday, when il was decided
to release the Federal players, John
son and KenwOrthy, until the diffcul
ty had been settled.
1t remains to be seen whether the
Valley League will abide by Baum's ad
timatum or accept Fulz's advice.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-11-15
ProspectOr Lost
On the Desert

Paralyzed on one side and barely
able 10 Keep astride his burro, suf-
rering from exhaustion. exposure and
lack of water for , days. an aged
prospector reached the dwelling of a
man on the Brawley road this morn
ing. His partner is still wandering
afoot ON the desert so far as he knows
Saturday the prospectors ran out of
water. They abandoned their wagon.
and The crippled prospector took the .
burros aud started out to look for wa
ter His partner, young and hardy,
started out afoot lie has not been
seen since.
The older man was unsuccessful in
his quest aud then struck out in the
direction in which he thought Impcr-
ial Valley lay, after he had lost his
bearings and was unable TO find the
wagon which carried their supplies.
That was i'm the desert, north and
west of Brawley, and is believed to be
somewhere near the spot where John
ished of thirst.
Night overlook the old man and he
gathered bits Of mesquite wood and
built a fire. He was without bedding
of any kind.
Sunday he struck out again and
neither he nor the borros partook of
any water until this morning. All night
he fought the cold with the small mes
again. He reached the Brawley- Mecca
road early this morning and then trav-
cled on 20 Westmoreland, where news
Of the non-appearance of his partner
was telephoned to sheriff Applestill
Deputy Sheriff Harry Barker left
this morning to take up the hunt for
the missing man.
Supplied with food carried in the
wagon drawn by the . burros, the
prospectors set out some time ago in
search of the lost peg Leg" mine
Their supplies ran low and they
started back to civilization again, al
most reaching the valley before their
water gave out, forcing them to strike
out one of them afoot and the other
mounted, in search of water.
1t is believed here that the missing
man is still alive. Luckily the rigors
Of the desert now are the mildest of
the year and unless the lost man has
become panic-stricken and run until
exhausted ii is probable that he will be
found.
There is a possibility that he may
have strayed into camp in the vicin- /
ity of the oil wells, as number of
persons are said to be prospecting for !
oil in that district and have estab-
lished camps.
Deputy Sheriff Barker returned this !
afternoon from the North End with
out finding any trace of the missing |
man. II is believed he reached a
Travelled highway and was picked up
by a passing car.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-11-15
Gold Rush To
Be Filmed Soon

Travelling across the desert in 5 au-
tomobiles and absorbing true desert
atmosphere, % persons of the Dud-
ley Motion Picture Company of San
Diego. who are to take part in the
filming of Peter b. Kynes' gripping
story. "The Land Just over Yonder,
arrived i'm El Centre this morning. The
company is fully equipped, having
brought truckload of properties with
them.
They will be here a week or 10
days before the final films are seemed.
The picture of the gold rush through
the streets of lei Centre, in which
scores of persons will take part, will
probably be taken Tuesday or We'd
nesday.
The locale of Kynes' story is in the
arid regions of Nevada and the di-
rector of the company plans to film
scenes about Coyote Wells to infuse
greater realism into the picture.
Those who will take part in the pie
ture are: julius Frankenberg director
A. w. Milett character lead; George
n. Cheesebro, leading man; Miss Jane
Vernon, leading lady; Miss Elsa Fox;
Frank Takata, camera man, and John
Wanda, assistant: Earl Pearson, car
penter; S. O. Lang, property man; Miss
{. Warner. Miss Verne Avon, Miss Mar
burg: II. T.. Gull Carl Wacob, Miss
Yartson. Leonard G. Coop, secretary
and treasurer of the company accom- .
panied the troupe.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-11-15
Herein Lies the Valleys Great Future
If WE ARE TO REALIZE ON OUR OPPORTUNITIES
THESE LARGE FARMS MUST BE SUBDIVIDED
COLONEZED AND EARNED BY RESIDENT
OWNERS.

the landlord will not keep up repairs
The farmer who tries to farm too
much land fails because he cannot
give to each acre that close atten-
ton that irrigated land always de
mands
The business man loses because this
state Of affairs does not tend 10 build
up a thrifty population.
There is not person in the valley
but can well afford TO devote his en-
ergy to campaign 10 change the
whole order of things, and the time is
now ripe for that campaign.
To work out the new order of at
fairs il Will be necessary to make the
terms Of purchase most easy. There
are many capable farmers In the val
ley now renting land who would be
pleased to have their own property.
and who, if given the opportunity.
would enter with spirit into the imy
proVement OF small holding.
What is needed is tracts of 10. 20
40 and 80 acres r. put these tracts
on the market at inflated prices is
not what is needed. These tracts must
be sold at fair prices and on long time
al fair rates of interest.
what have YOU 10 offer in the way
OF land?
write to the Press telling what you
have and We will publish Your letter
free of charge.
or if You want to buy small tract,
write us and Your letter will BE- print
I'd free.
This Is the beginning of a campaign
for subdivision. We propose To devote
much space for time to finding those
who have the land and those who want
the land. and bringing the two to
gether. Let us hear from YOU with
any suggestion To this end YOU have
Imperial Valley press., 1915-11-15

stabbed in the back of the neck
evidently having been attacked from
behind, and his throat cut, Jose Rod
riguez, a Mexican. was found dead yes
terday afternoon on the bank Ola canal
on the outskirts of Imperial There
were no CLOVIS.
A cor2ner's jury this morning, after
an inquest conducted by Justice of the
Peace c. Houston smith, returned a
verdict that Rodriguez had come to
his death by knife wounds inflicted by
an assailant or by assailants.
The body was found entirely coy
cred by a blanket the murderer hav-
ing spread the cover over the body TO
hide evidences of his crime as Ions as
possible Pedestrians and persons in
vehicles passing the spot where III"
body lay yesterday morning thought
Imperial Valley press., 1915-11-15
A Million Allies
To Invade Balkans

New York, Nov l5-It will be but
a few days until fully a million Al
lies win be facing the Grrmanic. RnI-
gariau and Turkish troops i'm the BaIk-
ans. This is independent OF Whatever
serbian forces may bc left after their
great struggle.
or this million men. oue-half will
be French and English, aud about
three quarters of then. number are
already on the ground The other half
will be Russians, of whom 1oo.oo0 have
already ascended the Danube nearly
to the Bulgarian border while the re
mainder are near by i'm the province
Of Bessarabia II at Odessa. and these
Russians are supported by the formid-
able Black Sea fleet of Russia
While the French aud English are
invading bulgaria from the southwest.
the Russians are preparing drive
through Bulgaria from the northwest.
These two forces are expected 10 con
verge on The Orient railroad. which
leads "from Berlin to Bagdad.' thus
breaking the Tcuton communication
just established with Constantinopie
These movements presagc such a
conflict as even i'm this war the world
has never Yet seen. for not only will
there be terrific fighting in The Ralk-
ans, but the Russians are now putting
into effect a great offensive movement
all along the eastern battle line. es-
pecially in the Ear North: the Italians
are making effective their pressure ON
Austria, while in the west The French
and English are steadily pressing
heavily ON the Germans.
Raid an Verona.
Rome tyia Pmis), Nov. 15.-Thirty
Imperial Valley press., 1915-11-15

Wllhoit out, Vance TO Tenant. Rue
them out, Vance to Tenant. La Longe
to first On hit; Lee out. Raider to
Tenant, retiring side.
RAIDER to first on hit; McMullen
flied out to Bohn, who doubled to first,
retiring RAIDER; Pick struck out. re-
firing side.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-11-15
Booker T. Washington Dies
Following Nervous Collapse

Tuskcgce, Ala Nov. 15.--Boozer T.
Washington, foremost teacher and
leader of the negro race. died Nestnr-
day at his home here near the Tus-
kegee Institute, Of which he was
founder and president Hardening Of
the arteries, following a nervous
breakdown, caused death hours aft
er Or. Washington arrived from New
York.
Although he had been in failing
health for several months, the negro
leaders condition became serious only
last week. when he was i'm the East
lie then realized the end was near,
but was determined to make the last
Imperial Valley press., 1915-11-15

From the year one the Press has
been the spokesman for the things
that went To the making of the re
claimed desert.
There is one fact the Press has been
presenting from time 10 time FOR The
last several years. and the time now
las come when the people must make
a great campaign to accomplish what
is necessary.
This is the need tor subdivision Of
the land into smaller holdings and put
ting title in the hands of those who
actually do the farming.
The doctrine which the Press has
been preaching is endorsed by the
ablest men in the valley more SO now
than ever before.
In harmony with it, W f. Holt pur-
chased Zoo acres and subdivided II.
selling the land on easy payments.
Endorsing the same principle. after
years Of farming on large scale. X.
e. wills of Brawley announces that
he will subdivide and sell his large
holdings
T. ID. Mccall of Mesquite Lake re
Gently made known his intention to
do the same thing.
stevenson Brothers of Imperial now
make known their intention To subdi-
vide their land.
DO YOU realize that 80 per cent Of
The land in Imperial valley Is owned
by non-residents and rented to actual
farmers? If YOU do, YOU know this l.
a mighty bad condition of affairs. and
if YOU have been an observer. YOU
know this is moi good for the land
ord. not good for the tenant and not
good for the general public.
The landlord loses because the ten
ant does not keep the land in good
condition. The tenant loses because
Imperial Valley press., 1915-11-15

long trip south. He had aaid often:
81 was born in the south. have lived
all my life in the South and expect
to die and be buried i'm the south"
Accompanied by his wife. his sister
and a physician, Dr. Washington left
for the South at 4 o'cloc1 Friday. He
reached home Saturday midnight. His
last public appearance was at the na-
tional conference Of congregational
churches in New York. where he de
lvered lecture October 25. A widow
3 children and 4 grandchildren sur
vivc. John II. Washington, a brother
is superintendent Of industry at the
TuSkegee Institute.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-11-15


i CaleXiCo ..........0 l o | o . o . X=6
El Centre ........1 90 o o . 4 x-7
BY a score of To 6, the Barristers
yesterday trouneed the Calexico team
and the calling of the game in the
eighth inning, after the Barristers had
brought in the winning run with only
l out. was all that saved the border
town aggregation from greater car
mage.
The redoubtable Lefty" williams
pitched a good game and struck out
as many batters as did the Barrister
pitchers but in the eighth inning the
Barristers discovered what Lefty"
had. Tenant famed, and Gardner
started the first hit. which was fol
lowed by single by Alexander, a
3-baggcr by Vance, a 2-base hit by
RAIDER, Piercy bringing in the winning
run.
AT the beginning of the seventh inn
! ing, Vance was taken out, trading po-
sition with Piercy, who was playing
J left field.
Nearly 500 persons saw the game
yesterday. The CaleXico fans were out
in force, a special train having brought
up a large delegation.
There was plenty Of excitement
throughout the game. The Barristers
scored first on the CaleXico team i'm the
first inning. being followed by run
| by the Border Town players in the
next inning. Neither team scored in
the third. CaleXico forged another run
ahead Of the Barristers in the fourth:
the firth inning passed without a run.
and in the sixth caleXico doubled their
score by bringing in more runs The
BarIisters retalinted in the seventh by
bringing i'm . runs. and CaleXico dupl-
Gated i'm the eighth by bringing in Q
when the Barristers went t. bat in the
last of the eighth, the score was to
3. and the first man up famed before
the Barristers found Lefty" Williams
for { runs. bringing in the winning
run The game was called before the
end of the inning on account of dark
ness.
The summary and batting averages.
scorer, follow.
III Centre.
stolen bases Alexander. l. Two base
hits-Rader. MrMullen, Muesel, Pierey.
Three base hits Pick, Muesel Vance.
Base hits orr Vance, 3 off Piercy, =.
struck out BY Vance, 8; by Piercy l.
Bases on balls orr Vance, D; off pier
cy, 1. Innings pitched-By Vance, l.,
by Piercy, ..
CnleXicO.
stolen bases Wilhoit, |. Double
plays Bohn To Ruether, Lee To Bohn.
struck out-By Williams, 9. Hit bats
Spencer by Vance. Sacrifice hits
Bohn. Bases on balls-Off Williams,
| > Sacrifice fly-Lee.
batting Averages.
El Centro-P Piercy. 800; Vance 500;
Alexander. .333; Gardner, 800 Ten
nant. 25O: Muesel 500; pick, 500; Me
Mullen, 1888; RAIDER. loo. Average for
team, 424
Calexico-smith. .O00 Schmidt, 500;
Bohn. 900; Wilhoit. .25O; Ruether 900 !:
La Longe. .5O0 Lee. 600; Spencer, 1000 i;
Williams. sos Average for team, 1928.
First Inning.
Smith famed. Schmidt famed, Holm
famed.
RAIDER struck out; McMullen to first
on balls; McMullen scored on wild
throw by Spencer; Muesel drove
Imperial Valley press., 1915-11-15
FUNERAL OF w. L.
GIBBS HELD TODAY

Funeral services for w. l.. Gibbs,
who died Saturday night. were held
today from the chapel Of d. d. Mul-
ligan K son. Rev. Reed officiating. In
tcrment was i'm Evergreen cemetery.
The deceased, who was 80 years old
is survived by children in the East
lie had been in the employ OF the city
for some time trimming trees.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-11-15

persons are dead i'm Verona as re
suit Of raid by aeropIanes today.
Thirty others were seriously aud 10
Slightly injured.
The bombs of the aircraft found
most OF their victims i'm tie public
square of the city. where citizens and
peasants from the outlying districts
We're attending the market. Nineteen
persons were killed by one bomb.
The aeroplanes visited various parts
OF the city but none of the missiles
dropped by them fell near any of The
military buildings.
To Wake WAR ~ India
Berlin. Nov. -Afshauistan is pre-
pairing 10 war against the British pos
sessions in India, according 10 tcle-
grams received from ConatantmopIc.
Fighting on the Arghanistan-India
frontier the Turkish advices add.
"alreadY has begun at several places,
Germans HcpuIsed.
Paris. Noy 15.-Rcpulse of a Ger
man attempt To gain ground by the
explosion of Il mine chamber in the
region of Frise. west of Peronne. and
the bombardment Of the railroad sta
ion at Ghaulnes comprised the activi-
ties of the French forces ON the west
ern front reported i'm this afternoons
statement from the war office
Tried 10 Escape.
Berlin. Nov. l. lGy wireless To Say
ville) Tho Austro-Hungarian ad-
miraltE yesterday officially announced
that the Italian steamship Aneona at
tempted To escape at fun speed after a
warning shot had been fired across her
bow and that the vessel only stopped
CONTINUED ON PAGE FOUR
Imperial Valley press., 1915-11-15
Mexican Stabbed and
Slain at Imperial Sunday

the man beneath the blanket was
asleep, and yesterday afternoon, when
he had not stirred, q curious passerby
stopped and twitched back the cover,
disclosing the wounds in the MeNi-
cans neck.
city Marshal Harry Clark was no
titled and the body was removed 10 an
establishment.
So far as could be learned this aft
crnoon, the body had not been robbed.
Both shoes had been removed from the
feet Of the dead man by cutting the
laccs. and one of them was found ly-
ing near the bank of the canal The
other was found some distance away
i'm the irrigation ditch.
Rodriguez was well known in I'm
pcrial police circles. lie has been in
Jail numerous times on charges of
Imperial Valley press., 1915-11-15
CaleXico Trounced By
Barristers: Score of 7 to 6

OUT 3-base mt; remnant out. Williams
To Ruether.
Second Inning.
Wilhoit OUT on grounder, RAIDER to
Tenant; Ruether out, McAIullen to
Tenant; La Longe to first on balls
Lee to first on error by Pick. advan-
cling La Longe To second; Spencer TO
first on balls. advancing Lee to see
ond and La Longe to third; Williams
to first on balls. advancing Spencer
to second, Lee TO third. La Longe scor-
ing; Smith flied out to Piercy. retir-
ing the side.
Gardner flied out to Ruethers. Alex
ander to first on balls; Vance struck
out; Piercy struck out, retiring the
side.
Third Inning.
Schmidt out. McMullen To Tenant:
Bohn flied out to Pick; Wilhoit to
first on hit; Ruether. McMullen to
Tenant retiring the side
RAIDER flied out to Bohn: McMullen
famed; pick to third on hit: Muesel
out on foul fly to Spencer. retiring the
side.
Fourth Inning.
La Longe out. RAIDER to Tenant:
Lee struck out; Spencer TO first. hit by
ball; Williams to first on single. ad-
vancng Spencer to third; Smith to
first on error of RAIDER. ADVANCING
Williams to second and bringing Spen-
Ger home; Schmidt to first on balls
advancing Smith u second and VII
liams to third; Bohn famed. retirine
the side.
Tennant out on foul to Spencer:
Gardner to first on hit; Alexander
famed; Vance singled to right 4field
advancing Gardner to second; Piercy
out Bohn to Ruether, retiring the
side
Firth Inning.
Wllhoit out. Vance to Tenant: Rue
them out, Vance to Tenant; La Longe
to first on hit; Lee out. Raider to
Tenant. retiring side
RAIDER to first on hit; MeMullen
flied out to Bohn, who doubled to first
retiring RAIDER; Pick struck out re-
firing side.
Sixth Inning.
Spencer walked; williams To first on
infield hit caught by Vance. Pick
falling TO cover. Spencer advancing to
second; Smith to first on hit in left
field, advancing williams To second
and spencer To third. Schmidt u first
on balls, advancing Smith 10 second
Williams to third. spencer scoring.
Bohn To first on grounder handled by
Pick. who threw To McMullen. retiring
Smith, Schmidt To second; Wilhoit out.
RAIDER To Tenant. advancing Schmidt
10 third, Ruether out on foul fly II
Alexander. retiring side.
Muesel to second on 2-base hit. Ten
nant to first on hit, advancing Niue
sci to third; Gardner flied out to
Smith; AleXander.to first ON sacrifice;
Tenant out At second To Bohn. Vance
famed. retiring side
seventh Inning.
Change in FL Centre batteries this
inning. Pierey replacing Vance. who
took Piercy's position in right field.
Lee struck out; Spencer to first on
balls; Williams flied out to Gardner:
Smith out. Piercy to Tenant.
Piercy TO first on hit; RAIDER out on
| foul fly to Schmidt; McMulen TO sec
ond on hit. advancing Piercy to third:
pick to first on hit, Piercy scoring and
McMullen advancing 10 third; Pick out,
CONTINUED ON PAGE FoURl
Imperial Valley press., 1915-11-15
COTTON STATIONARY
IN EASTERN MARKETS

Cotton was stationary on the East
ern markets today, according to ad
vices received by DAILY Brothers. with
local quotation of about 1875.
New Orleans
Omen Noon. Close
January .11.S4 11.71b 11.72m74
March .......1218 11.96@97 l1.99m00
Spots. 11.44. sales. 315
New York
Open. Noon. Close
January .11.93 11S1mS2 1lSSnS9
March .......12.13 12.09TO3 12.71@72
Spots, 11.9O. Sales, So.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1915-05-21
RIGHT MAN FOR THE POSITION
Cofored Citizen Knew His Qualifica.
tons and the Job Was His as a
Matter of Course,

Oliver 0. Agler, lately deceased, had
occasion to 90 to a hardwood lumber
yard at Cairo, where he and Fred W.
upham We're in business. The floods
had caused some annoyance by demos.
1tlng mud from the Ohio and Missis-
stppi rivers on the planks in storage.
MI. Agler was not long in compil-
ing a crew of negroes to wash the
soiled stock. Various ones were as
signed to hold the pIanks and there
was a job for n man to hold the
hose.
Who is going to take charge of
the hose?" asked the proprietor.
A long black man uncoiled himself.
All reckon Abs de washinest niggah
aroun' here" he said-and he quail
fled.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1915-05-21
A bubble.

John B. Stanchfield, the lawyer, was
discussing in an interview in New
York the case of his client, Harry
Thaw.
But objections like that" said Mr..
S~tanchfield, ARE mere bubbles. They
have no real bearing on the case. Like
the farmers wife, they only confuse
and embroil matters.
"A sickly farmer said to his husky
wife one spring morning:
~ see by the papers that a woman
down Paint Rock why goes out every
morning and hoes with her husband
well, what of it, the wife an
swered. She could do it easily enough
If he's as thin as you are. I've often
thought OF using you to peel potatoes
with"
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1915-05-21
Cracker So Years Old Still Fresh.

Cracker So Years Old Still Fresh.
A cracker that has kept fresh since
the battle of Gettysburg is in the pos
session of T. F. Perkins of Huntsville,
Tenn, a Confederate soldier. 1t is
Drowned By its 81 years Of age and
field.
The old cracker, a hunk of -four
and water, is two inches square and
an inch thick and is a perfect speci.
men of Confederate army bareback.
1t was picked up on the field on July
8, 1853, by Rounds Saunders, one of
Jeb Stuart's cavalrymen, and sent to
Miss Leila Roberta Perkins Of Bed
ford City. Pa. She is now Mrs. A.
]. Hall of Huntsville.