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The broad ax., 1916-07-22
When We Feared ths Indians.

When We Feared ths indiana.
At O recent gathering OF LIE tAsxr-
snce men one Of the old timers s6Aib-
Red O COPY Of q permit which had
been attached 10 a policy issued IN
66a This permit read:
AThe within assured has permission
% reside In any settled part Of the
states Of California, Nevada, Oregon
Or Washington territory and while so
residing to make trips (as a passenger
enly) on first class steamers plying be-
tween the ports Of Washington terri
tory, the states of California and Ore
gon and the Sandwich Islands and to
proceed to and return from In like
manner or by public conveyance over
land;
provided that written notice be CIV
en- by the assured whenever any trip
to the Sandwich Islands or to the At
lantic states is undertaken to the gen.
eral agent of the company at San
Francisco. Cal, and provided, also, that
On the overland route the said assured
to take his own risk by death from
hostile Indians. Street Journal
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VATICAN HAS SHIP
For First Time Since 1870 Papal
| Flag Flies Over Steamer.
TO CONVEY representatives

Painted With White and Yellow
Stripes-Safety Said to Be Guaran-
teed-Reported Won suelow Believed
Best Way to Punish Italy Was to Re-
store Temporal Power to Pope.
Rome.-For the first time since 1870
the Papal flag is flying over a steamer
owned by the Vatican, and strangely
enough, it is sheltered in the Civita
Vecchia harbor with the consent Of the
government at Rome. When United
Italy under Victor Emmanuel II. es-
tablished the house Of Savoy at Rome
in 1870, the pope was deprived Of all
power and position as sovereign. He
became a voluntary prisoner In the
Vatican, while the king housed his
court in the former papal palace Of the
Quirinal. AS every king has been a
devoted Catholic, the enmity between
the king and pope has been political
expediency, fiction in fact. Loyalty
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Mexico border. because the dividing
line is much shorter and the country
Is less thickly settled
The tactics against Americans, how
ever, seem to be the same as those en-
ployed in the nOrth-the quick raid
upon some isolated and unprotected
hamlet, the shooting of few inof1en-
sive and unarmed people. the footing
and the hurried get away.
Although the CarranZa government
has steadily disclaimed all responsible
ity for these incursiOns and has placed
the responsibility upon the Omnipres-
ent bandits, enough evidence has been
collected by government agents to
show that many of the attacks were
participated in by men known to be
Carranza partiSans maintaining loose
sort of military organization
Among the few Americans In the
northern part of Guatemala these at
tacks by MeXicans are spoken OF as
Chewing gum raids" In almost every
case. particularly along the frontier OF
the department of Peten, the object OF
the maurauders is to steal the labor
ousIy obtained and valuable stores OF
chicle from which chewing gum Is
made and for which the forests OF
Peten are famous.
The chicle finds a ready market
among dealers near by and is shipped
out of the country as a Mexican prod
uct, usually to the United States.
A trip through the interior of the
country is sufficient to convince the
traveller that the republic was never ID
q more peaceful condition. The only
revolutionary efforts that have been
discovered have been those of Mexf
cans, most of whom are known to be
in Carranza's pay. These gentlemen
have been promptly deported-
United States silver dollars In the
district between Guatemala City and
Puerto BarriOs, the Atlantic port, are
much more in evidence than they are
along Broadway. No one seems to DC
able to explain the influx of coins, DuL
they are welcomed. and the tatterea
money of the republic is bad secona
in popularity.
Only second in importance to the
business boom among all classes Is tne
effective solution of the high cost OIL
living problem.
Bread forms the most important pah
Of the peoples food. and bread nAs
been steadily rising in price on accoun'
Of the control of the grist mills by
few large syndicates. President Est''
da Cabrera called q halt on this by na'
tionalizing all the water powers OF tn0
country. setting up mills and leaSns
them under suitable regulations.
These mills cut the price Of breao'
and the syndicate. unable to compees
with them by using steam power, founu
their grip on the pantry Of the repuV
lie broken.
The broad ax., 1916-07-22
SENTRY A CANDIDATE
FOR WALKING RECORD
Arizona Man Makes Forty Miles 70
Find Rslief-Rsported
"Missing.s

Douglas, Ariz.-Adam Dockery, q
private In Company B, Arizona militia,
recently reported as missing, returned
to camp after walking nearly forty
miles while on outpost duty.
The private, a recent recruit it was
said at militia headquarters, was placed
on guard at the international line, with
instructions to walk to the east until
he met the sentry he was to relieve.
Dockery missed the sentry. he kept
walking until finally he met a patrol
on guard, twenty miles east Of the
camp.
"Dockery certainly obeyed instruc-
tions," an officer remarked, but it Is
q good thing he met that patrol, or he
probably would have walked to I'll
Paso."
The broad ax., 1916-07-22
YOUTHFUL SNAKE HUNTERS.
Boys Handle Dangerous Reptiles Like
Professional Charmers.

fr0To88lonal
Galena, Kan.lTwo small boys, VIII
lie and Robert Shorl, the elder OF
whom is about fourteen, have produc-
ed a new sensation in the vicinity OF
their home at Five Mile, where they
have a cage full Of writhing snakes Of
many varieties. They play with these
reptiles without the least sign OF fear,
going through with all the stunts OF
professional snake charmers.
The collection consists OF black
snakes, blue racers, chicken snakes
and three ugly looking rattlers. On
Saturdays they usually go to Snake
branch and hunt for more reptiles.
However, these new reptiles are not
placed with their pets" but kept In q
separate cage, and are usually shipped
to owners Of small shows and muse
ums, from whom they get from 50 TO
IS for each reptile.
Neither of the boys has ever been
bitten. The older boy gave lecture
on snakes before the pupils OF the
Shoal Greek school He surprised
teacher and pupils alike by his classi-
fication Of reptiles, giving their Latin
names and discussing the harmless or
dangerous varieties, taking each from
q box as he explained their varied haD-
fta
The broad ax., 1916-07-22
Rip Van Winkle-Himself.

Joseph Jefferson used to tell story
Of his visit to village in the Catskli
mountains. He was taxing a cup OF
tea in the hotel when he heard q negro
waiter giving a detailed account OF
legends.
"Yes, sah." he continued. RIP went
up into de mountains, slep' for twenty
years. and when he come back hyar In
dis berry town his own folks didn't
know him"
sWhy," said the listener, You don't
believe the Story's truer'
'True? Oh course It is. Why" point
ing to jefferson. OATS de man"
The broad ax., 1916-07-22
HIS LUCKY NUMBER 13.
Farmer Tells How Mystic Numerals
Stuck to Him.

Farmer ] ellis TOW mystiS Nee 80
Stuck to Him.
Live Oak, Cal.-No matter how other
people may feel about the number Ii,
Howard Grimes of Douglas county,
Ore, considers it a messenger OF good
luck rather than q harbinger Of evil.
Grimes was In Live Oak recently on
his way to Davis, where, although he
is si1ty-four years of age, he Is taking
a course In agriculture.
On the back Of his auto hung Its IL
cense No. 1913. When reminded Of its
hoodoo proclivities the Oregonian
smiled and volunteered a bit Of history.
ST was born on Sept. ID, 1852" said
he, land was the thirteenth child In
the family brood. When thirteen years
old I left home to make my fortune.
At twenty 1 married, and our wedding
fell on the 18th of the month.
while riding a Northern Pacific
train in 1912 was in berth ID and the
train was wrecked. Every occupant In
that car was injured but myself. In
1913 I made little investment in min
ing property and cleaned up $4,000. /
took the money and purchased $1,000
acres of land, and am farming part
Of it and learning low to farm 1t bet
fer"
The broad ax., 1916-07-22
POISON TROUT BIT HIM.
Fish Leaps Out of the Water to As
sault an Angler.


Pasadena. CaL-An angler who is
the proprietor of a Pasadenascafe has
documentary evidence of the follow
ing:
While fishing in Deep creek recently
he spotted twelve inch trout and tried
for an hour to land 1t. Following it
from rock to rock, spashing through
the water in pursuit as it played its
game of hide and seek, the weary fish
erman finally closed in on the fish I'M
der a ledge which overlooked the water.
As he peeped over the edge to land
his game the trout leaped to his face
and fastened itself in his jaw. 1t held
on until two companions came to the
rescue, beating of the assailant with
the butt ends Of casting rods.
The cafe proprietor's face became
swollen to twice its normal size. He
and his companions are warm in their
praise of the efficiency Of whisky as
an antidote for venomous bites. They
declare that bottle which they had
handy saved the unfortunate anglers
life.
The broad ax., 1916-07-22
Indian Gold Heart Balm.

Sisseton, S. D.-The first breach Of
promise suit in which Indians were
both plaintiff and defendant was de-
cided when Miss Agnes Bear was given
a verdict Of $500 against Smiley Fin
ley by a jury here. As a result al Is
sad In the Finley tepee. Ugh" said
Smiley, mo more white man smoky
ookum for Smiley Finleyr'
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GET $1,000 FOR KINDNESS.
Boy and Girl Rewarded For Favors to
Invalid Woman.

InNdllO "OT1dns
Pittsburgh.-TIenryP Paul McPeake Of
this city and his sister, Miss Lois Nc
Peake of Canonsburg, have just been
made aware that it pays to be kind
to an old invalid lady, in the fact that
her will. filed for probate here, pro-
vides for the boy in the sum of $1,000
and $1,000 to his sister.
Some years ago when Mrs. Anna SUIT
ton Leech. a wealthy resident of Pitts
burgh, was at a sanitarium at Markle-
ton there was also there as a patient
young McPeake. who is a son Of
George c. McPeake, Republican nomi-
nee for the legislature in Washington
county, and when Lois came to visit
her brother they got acquainted with
the lonely widow. Between them they
contributed to make life little pleas
anter for Mrs. Leech, and she promised
not to forget them. She died recently.
The broad ax., 1916-07-22
MUST BE EIGHTEEN TO DANCE.
Girls If Younger Must Have Guardians
Permission.

Cleveland.-Girls who pride them
selves on how young they look will
have to take along their birth GER
tificates when they go dancing at mu-
nicipal dancing halls.
Those who can prove they're more
than eighteen may keep on dancing
after 9 o'clock. Those who not only
look younger than eighteen and really
are will have to press into service
parent or a guardian. No, no such
luck. Any Tom, Dick or Harry won't
do as a guardian. The powers that
be won't put up with it. The guardian
has to be a regular guardian, manu-
featured by a court of justice.
City Dance Hall Inspector John,
dance hall chaperons and dancing
masters got together at a meeting in
the city hall recently and tried to
have the younger set" barred from
the floors after o o'clock, parents or
guardians Notwithstanding.
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Bos- Prevaricators.

There goes man who boasts that
he has never bought gold brick"
Reminds mo Of the fellow who says
he has never told a lie"
"Yes. lie reminds me Of the chap
who says the upkeep OF his automobile
Is next TO nothing"
"And he's in the same category with
the man who says he never was sick
day In his life" - Birmingham Age
Herald
The broad ax., 1916-07-22
Grass Grows In Tree.

Wetmore. Kan.-In the E. W. Thorn
burrow yard in Wetmore is a large
bunch Of blue grass growing in the
fork of an elm tree ten feet from the
ground. Every fall the residents of
Wetmore. who are watching this curl
osity. expect the grass to be winter
killed, but every spring it shows up
green and strong and natures seed.
The grass has been growing in the
tree for three years.
The broad ax., 1916-07-22
SEVERED MUSCLES TRAINED.
Stumps of Amputated Arms Made to
Operate False Hands.

Zurich.-Three professors of Zurich
university have been experimenting in
the hope Of training the muscles in the
stumps of amputated arms to connect
with artificial hands in such a way as
to open and close the fingers.
Professor Sauerbach, one of the pro-
fessors, says in a German medical
magazine that the anatomical difficult
ties have been overcome so effectually
that all that is now required for COM
plete success Is a somewhat better
artificial hand, and he expresses ex-
pectation that this soon will be in
vented.
The broad ax., 1916-07-22
UNCOVERED HEIRLOOM.
Silver Watch Was Lost and Lay In
Ground Six Years.

Dayton, Wash.-An heirloom watch.
lost six years ago by George Jones.
came to light recently when County
Commissioner Lee Lindley turned a
furrow in a field he was blowing and
brought the relic to the surface
Jones lost the watch while at the
Lindley farm and had never been able
to find it, although he had looked care
fully many times.
1t was in a silver case. which was
badly discolored from long contact
with the earth, but after Lindley had
shaken the dirt from it and wound II
it ran as well as the day it was lost.
The broad ax., 1916-07-22
IMPATIENT nation
Guatemala, Mexico's Southern
Neighbor, Suffers From Raids.
BIG LOSS BY DEPREDATI0NS.

Northern Border Of Country Attacked
at Intervals, and Valuable Stores Of
chicIe Are Taken and Readily Sold n
Nearby Dealers, Who Ship to United
States.
Guatemala City.-The people Of the
republic Of Guatemala, Mexico's neigh
Dor to TIE south, are about as nearly
out Of patience with the Carranza gov.
eminent as are those Of the United
States. The depredations along the
northern border Of this country, which
began as soon as Carranza found him
self accepted by the American govern
ment as a real ruler, have continued at
intervals ever since.
The damage suffered by the citizens
living on the frontier has not been 50
great as that inflicted on Americans
along the Texas, Arizona and New
The broad ax., 1916-07-22
Fish Yield. Diamond RING.

Grand Rapids, Wis.-Andrew Musl.-
a fisherman, is great admirer OF SUD
ers-the fishy kind. The other on
while bus with rod and line In tns
Wisconsin river he pulled up one y
these deSpised specimens and VIE;
cleaning it found a valuable diamoOO
ring in the entrails.
The broad ax., 1916-07-22
Movies Draw More Than Church.

Belleville, Ean.-"Where the People
Go" is the title Of an interesting COM
pilation prepared during the social sur
vey taken in Belleville. 1t shows that
during the year 10000 attend the NOV
ing picture show, $4,000 religious serv-
ices, S.696 church socials and picnics.
12,4O0 the county fair and farmers in
stitute, 5000 the Chautauqua and 2,S70
60 to ball games.
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cr;pnIe- Steps Runaway Horse.

Shamol;in, Pa.-AlthOugh handicss
ped with Il permanently crippled ~
Constable Weary in a crowded u~
oughfare made n flying leap at a -
away animals head and was dras
a considerable distance until the n"
was stopped.
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THE BROAD AK
Published weekly

In this city since July I5tl, 1899,
vithout missing one single issue, Be-
pubisans, Democrats, Catholics, Pro
testants, single Takers, Priests inh-
dels or anyone else can have their say
- long as their language i proper and
responsibility is fixed
The Broad Az - . Newspaper whose
platform il broad enough 70, all svsr
claiming the editorial sight 70 speak its
own mind.
. Local communications III receive
attention. Write eHly q enc Eds Of
the paper.
Subscriptions -zst b pin IN ad-
vance.
One Year. .to.VO
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plcation.
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Usher.
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INDIANS GAVE HIM NAME.
Chief of Police of Albany, Ore, Has In
terestino History,

Albany, Ore.-John Catlin, chief of
police here. has an interesting history.
He was first found by United States
troops in 1852 among the Snake In
dams of Oregon when he was three
years old.
The Indians said his father and
mother had been killed and that they
did not know his name, so they gave
him the name Of John Catlin.
He served through the civil war as n
bugler and was in the army for twenty
five years after that until he returned
to Albany, where he has been police
official ever since.
The broad ax., 1916-07-22

Wouldn't Say "votes For Women
Chicago.-Because Ii could not be
taught to say "votes for women" a
parrot which had been recently taken
to the headquarters of the woman suf-
fragists Is now back In the bird store.
The broad ax., 1916-07-22

Entered as Seeond-Class Matter Aug.
10, 1902, at the Post Office at Chicago,
illinois, under Act Of March 8, 1879.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-11-10
THE PUTNEY COLUMN
MRS. LIZZIE AVER DEAD.
Found Partly Dressed ON Her Bed by
School Child.

Mrs. Lizzie (Johnson) Aver, So, widow
of William Aver, died Tuesday morning
in her home, probably of heart attack.
She was found dead on her bed, partly
dressed by school child
She lived with her son, Wayland Aver,
and when the latter left for his work as
a painter in the morning he spoke to his
mother and she appeared to be all right
then. Later as Miss Ruby Martin, daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Martin, was
passing the house on her way to school
she stopped to see Mrs. Aver, as the chill
dren often do. Mrs Aver, who was
great friend of the children, had told them
that if they called any time and did not
see her at first to look for her. so the girl
went to Mrs. Ayers room and found her
on the bed partly dressed. The child then
ran and told neighbors.
Mrs Aver was born in Dummerston,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel John
son, but most of her life was spent in this
town. She was home loving woman and
greatly enjoyed the visits of children and
adults, but did not go out much She was
respected highly by all who knew her.
Three sons survive. They are Andrew
j., who has position in. a hardware store
in Leominster, Mass, William E., life
insurance agent in Fitchburg, Mass, and
Wayland of this town,
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-11-10
NEWNESS IN NECKWEAR

To the discriminating who always seeks for the first of
thing white broadcoth
collars will absorbing White Broadcloth has
collars white
addition muslin Gogete
we've magnificent showing these neckfxngs.
White Serge Corduroy Collars and Sets, SOC
at S1OO
Sets S125
with
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-11-10
WILLIAMSVILLE.

At the Grange meeting next Tuesday
evening the following questions will be
up for discussion: What convenience in
your home pays biggest dividendsl DR..
and Mrs. Gordon and Mrs. A. Williams.
Roll call responded to by relating an
incident of his or her experience that
will illustrate the monotony of farm
life.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-11-10

"A handful of common sense is worth
q nbusbel Of learning. ..........
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grades than reported throughout the country just The advance
production owrad the higher
Therefore, buying little finer grades and fully realizing for
the first time that Sin the long run"
THIS is SEASON OF WONDERFUL ACTIVITY THE SEASON O
THIS STORE is WITH GOOD MERCHA
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-11-10
OUR SHOWING OF
SILK DRESS MATERIALS
HAS WON INSTANT FAVOR

The in sectngthe broad materials
in
out to accompshhe the
we've had 1t materials
designs and coors You goods beauty
Imperial Valley press., 1916-11-22
ORDINANCE NO. 19A.
Amended October 3rd. 1916.

An Ordinance Prohibiting the Flood
ing, Digging Up, Injuring or OBJ
structing Any Highway or Trav-
eled Roads Within the County of
Imperial, and Regulating the
Granting of Permits for the Build
ing Of bitches. Laying of Pipes and
Erection of Poles in Any Such High
way or Travelled Road, and Provid-
ing Penalties for the Violation
Thereof.
The Board of Supervisors of the
County OF Imperial do ordain as fol
lows:
Section 1. 1t shall be unlawful for
any person, firm or corporation, either
as owner, employee, agent or other
wise, who, within the County of I'M
perial shall be storing, distributing
or using water for any purpose, to
cause or negligently permit said water
to drain or overflow upon or flood any
highway or Travelled road in said
county, to the injury thereof.
"Section IA. 1t shall be unlawful
for any person, firm or cor
poration, either as principal, en-
ployer, employe, agent OF Otnef-
wise, within the County of Imperial
to cause or permit any water to drain
overflow, flood or be diverted in OF
upon any highway or travelled road
or any part thereof, in said county
This section applies to water thrown
back or upon said highway or trav-
eled road by damning or obstructing
the flow Of said water. the same as
if produced by any other cause or
causes"
Section 2. 1t shall be unlawful for
any person, firm or corporation, who
shall not have first obtained permis-
sion of the Board of Supervisors so
to do, to die any bitches in, or across
Imperial Valley press., 1916-11-22

eny public highway or travelled road
IN said county, or make any excavation
therein or thereon.
Section g. 1t shall be unlawful for
any person, firm or corporation, who
shall not have first obtained of the
Board of Supervisors permis-
sion so to do, to erect any
telegraph, telephone, electric light
or transmission poles on or along any
highway or travelled road in said coun-
ty, or to stretch any wires along or
across any such highway or travelled
road, or to build or construct any
track along or across any such high
way or travelled road, or to lay any
gas, oil or water pipe along or across
any such highway or travelled road.
Section 4. Application for the per-
mission heretofore referred to shall be
made to the Board of Supervisors in
writing and may be granted by them
upon such terms and conditions as
nay seem proper to secure the county
against injury to its roads and high
ways, and to insure the repair there
of.
Section 5. The violation of this
Ordinance Or any part thereof shall
constitute 4 misdemeanor. and upon
the conviction thereof. shall be pun
ished by fine of not less than $1,000
nor more than $4,000.
Section 6. This ordinance shall
take effect and be in force On and af-
ter the 1st day of November, 1916, and
prior to said date, copy thereof
shall be published one week in
the Imperial Valley Press, a newspa-
per of general circulation, printed,
published and circulated in said I'M
rerial County.
Passed and adopted this 3rd day of
October, 1916.
w. F. BEAL,
Chairman Board of Supervisors of
Imperial County. California.
Attest: M. S. Cook, Clerk Board of
Supervisors.
Above amendment to ordinance No.
19A, passed and adopted by the Board
of Supervisors, October 8, 1916, by the
following vote:
Ayes: Supervisors j. J. Carr, P. f.
Carr, Shaw, Shepard and Chairman
Beal. 5.
Noes: None.
Absent and not voting: None.
Witness my hand and seal of the
Board Of Supervisors this 3rd day of
October 1916
M. S. Cook, Clerk Board of Supervi-
sors. Nov. % to %