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Imperial Valley press., 1914-06-24

pass the time. The son of Ambassa-
dor Naon, of Argentina turned play
wright-and then came the tragedy.
Romulo is II years old. His COM
panion here is~ George Suarez, son of
the Chilean Minister. Having played
tennis and pool and worn themselves
out with other amusements this youth
full pair turned to the stage. After
Romulo had completed his manu-
script and the lines had been men,
orized a dress rehearsal was held 10
which a favored few were invited.
The first and last production was on
the stage in the ball room of the
hotel. AS the plot unfolded newspa-
per men covering the mediation con-
ference were brought forth in the
story as bandits, bartenders or detec-
Imperial Valley press., 1914-06-24

tives. Romulo was bandit--a musi-
cal bandit. He sang q song Of his
own composition, but the first scene
of the play was enough to cause 9
censor in the person of Ambassador
Naon to get<on the job.
This marvellous production opened
with what was designated as draw
ing room scene Romulo and George,
in the characters they represented
sat sagely upon opposite sides of the
stage and discussed the Mexican sit
uation from start to finish. Ambassa-
dor Naon read this part Of the manu-
script and promptly suppressed the
production.
There are nearly a dozen men,
young and old, in the United States,
who are anxious to marry one Of
Imperial Valley press., 1914-06-24

semi-weekly. Barge Service between
Colon and Balboa is now in active
use. I he barge-lightering service was
inaugrrated May 18. Barges are haul
ed by tugs, one-third being con-
stant!y leading at Balboa-the Paci-
fic terminal, one third are in transit
and the other third discharging car
goes at Christobal, the American port
on the Atlantic side. Gov. Goethals
has advised the Commission that eff
forts are being made to establish a
regular, round trip service by barge on
q "a hour schedule. Pilots who eX-
pect to handle steamships through
the canal are now seeing service on
the bargcs, to familiarize themselves
thoroughly with traffic conditions. A
system of communication between the
pilots, port captains and lock tenders
is being perfected.
Rubber Neck" boats are a new
sightseeing invention at the Panama
Canal, according to word received at
the Isthmian Canal Commission. A
regular rate of $1.50 a head for sight
seers on the tug "Lohise" has been
established by. Governor Goethals.
Canal employees organizing launch
parties get reduced rate.
For the fourth time since it was
built in 1743 the Mount Vernon
House, the home of the Father of
His Country, is to have new set
of shingles. Today the shingles are
warped and weatherbeaten, split and
loose, after fifty years service. The
new shingles are being made in
North Carolina, exact copies of the
Imperial Valley press., 1914-06-24
MEMORIAL
TABLET Is DEDICATED
Omitted Press Day Seryice)

Omitted Press Day Service)
New Brunswick, N. j., June 24.--
With impressive ceremonies city Of
ficials and local members of the Sons
Of the American Revolution and 9TH
sr patriotic societies joined today in
dedicating the tablet on the site where
George Washington stopped here on
his way to take command of the Con-
tinental army at Cambridge, Mass,
139 years ago. Three members of the
Massachusetts chapter of the Sons
of the American Revolution left
Philadelphia two days ago to cover
the route taken by Washington. A
tablet will be unveiled at Elizabeth
tomorrow.
Imperial Valley press., 1914-06-24
SOCIAL SIDE OF
MEDIATORS LIFE
(BY FRED S. FERGUsON)

(Staff Correspondent of United Press)
Niagara Falls, Ont, June .24.-The
delicate Mexican situation and posi-
hle international complications" have
nipped rising playwright in the
bud. This is one of the, tragedies of
the mediation conferences. While the
mediators have heard the arguments
Of the Mexican and American dele
gates in an effort to reach an agree
ment for, the pacifcation of the South
ern republic, sons and daughters of
the principals have turned toward
every possible sort of amusement to
Imperial Valley press., 1914-06-24
Guaranteed Automobile Springs.

The A. & F. Select Spring rides
more easily, costs no more and is
covered by written guarantee against
breakage. A new spring free if you
break an A. & F. Stanley-De Blois
Motor Co., Wholesale and Retail Dis
ributors.-Adv.
Imperial Valley press., 1914-06-24

Milford Valley is a land of health--elevation 4971
feet-real mountain air that will make you live
long. Milford Valley will be community of sue
cesses-settled entirely by well-to-do people. The
land is sold on cash basis. The "homesteader
class" cannot share in this project. When you
arrive in Milford Valley you'll find wealthy farm
ers from Imperial Valley, Riverside and Orange
counties, Ventura, Whittier, Santa Paula and
other prosperous districts-men who quickly rec
ognized an Incompatible, money-makng farm
land opportunity--land at $50 an acre that should
command $3.50 to $500 when under cultivation and
in alfalfa. Don't confuse this :
it ~' is S''ass extraordinary 'a"a y'f land NJ Is not a
Imperial Valley press., 1914-06-24
Engineers in Session
CUnited Press Dav Service

Omitted Press Day SerVice)
Chicago, June 24.-The seventh an
nual convention of the National Gas
Engine Association opened here today
and will be in session for three days.
Mechanical engineers and professors
of mechanical engineering from all
over the country are in attendance.S
Imperial Valley press., 1914-06-24

W. B. Stewart, 244 Wisconsin ave-
nue., Long Beach, invites bids for his
brick store, Brawley. Plans may be
obtained from Alvin Mellin, Archi-
tect, Brawley.-Adv.
Imperial Valley press., 1914-06-24

Mr.. Business Men: Here is the opportunity for
your son-the gateway to his success and inde-
pendence.
Mr.. Investor: You can buy Milford Valley land
today at only fraction of it's real value And
remember, that earning capacity farm land is the
safest security you hold.
Special homeseekers' excursion rates from Los
Angeles every Wednesday and Saturday morn
ing. Write for booklet giving all facts and
figures about the best land opportunity in th,
West.
WESTERN SECURITIES COMPANY,
710-712 HOllingswOrth Building,
Los Angeles California.
or b. r.. CANNON, Masonic Temple FL Centro.
Imperial Valley press., 1914-06-24

There only comparatively this $50 land avaaband
going fast that our and clerical have been over
The land will better alfalfa that Imperial San val
ybeter of CaOnahgger
crops than large apple Yields as Washington or Oregon You
right with every ceth your
supply for all the right 7O ha1e
period of IL desire The annual
this should 25 Where
such low cost? wonderful gravity irrigation
Imperial Valley press., 1914-06-24

Two expert Colorado potato growers recently Sc
cured much attention from the fact that they sue
ceeded in raising COG bushels of fine potatoes
from an EXTRA FINE piece of ground. Delmar
Gillns. a little 13-year-Od boy of Milford Valley.
raised 800 bushels of the finest potatoes ever grown
west of the Rocky Mountains last year-and he did
il alone single acre!
For $50 an acre you can obtain in Mil
ford Valley the identical type Of land
on which little Delmar Gillins raised
800 bushels of potatoes to the acre
netting $484, You want this land.
Hard-to-convince" ranchers and inves-
tors from the best agricultural sections
of the West have read our announce
ments-discerned the ring Of truth in
them-wrote for our illustrated book
let-called at our offices-took advan-
tage of the low excursion rates-went
to Milford-thoroughly studied condi-
tions-and practically every man Jack
of them bought right on the spot.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-07-02
Looking Out Into the Streets.

heart, Harry Vernon, removed from
its wrappings.
well, you see, dear, it was an idea
of my own" Harry explained. ct is
called BiIliken clock, and it is sup
posed to make lovers true to each
other for whole year. All you have
to do is to set it upon your table,
wind it every day, and let it run. You
see, it tells the months as well as the
hours. Well, that's all Let's trust
it, shall we?" ---..
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-07-02

love, dearest" whispered Margaret.
Besides, you know we shall be quite
an old married nouple before the
year is ended"
Harry kissed her, and with that the
Billikin clock was forgotten for the
time The next morning it was tick
ing away merTily upon Margaret's
mantel. And sometimes the thought
of its pretendedly miraculous powers
returned to her, but only for time.
The approaching marriage drove
away all other ideas.
They were to have been married in
three months, but the sweetest love
may come to its undoing. There had
been little quarrels, such as are not
unknown among lovers; but it was
revelation to Margaret when Harry
told her she never loved him.
There, take back your ring" she
sobbed, flinging it upon the floor. 81
am only glad of one thing that 1 was
warned in time"
"Warned?" questioned Harry, icily.
$50 you have been discussing me
with other men, have you, Mar
garrett"
"Brutew sobbed Margaret, stamp
ing out of the room.
All the while the Billiken clock was
ticking away upon the mantel. But
neither was thinking of the watchful
little gnome within, ready to inter-
vene at the appointed moment.
Two months later Margaret sailed
for Europe. She knew now that all
the important changes in her life had
come; thence forward it would flow
evenly along in its present channels.
She still loved Harry. That she
knew. She would always love him.
But they would never be anything
more to each other than they were.
The man whom she had idealized
had proved to be very human being
after all. And the angel that Harry
UornOn bod doDi6fod in bic inn q 0ino
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-07-02

= = e
THE BILLIKEN CLOCK
= > = - =
BY George Munson.
ga clock, Harry! For an engage
.ment present." inquired Margaret
lLisle, looking with astonished eyes
at the gilt timepiece which her sweet
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1914-09-04
VERY ELUSIVE HORSE THIEF
Michigan Fugitive Easy to Catch, but
Exceedingly piffeutt to
Hold

Ypsilanti. Mich ~-lemuel r Beetle
farmer one mile east, was awakened
by a disturbance In his barn He
went out ard found a man filing a
bag with oats, He ordered the man
out OF the barn and outside he dis
covered that the robher had hitched
his team to load OF produce and was
about ready 10 drive away.
The robber hlrriedly left the place,
but stopped at the farm of Justice D.
v Harris, where he stole horse and
buggy and started for Wayne Beetle
notified Sheriff stark at Ann Arbor Of
the attempted robbery on his farm
and the sheriff and deputy hurried
10 the Beetle farm In an automobile.
They passed the robber with Harris
horse. but hy The time they had turned
the machine around the robber had
abandoned the horse and carriage and
escaped through .hs fields. The horse
Was recovered
Later y man supposed to be the
fugitive was found In \ straw stack
at Wayne and held up by stable boy.
who had small rife, until an oticer
came, The man was taken into Gus.
tody, but got away while the officer
was trying TO open the village lcckup
He has not been caught, The on
Ger describes him as well dressed
ard wearing diamond ring and stick
pin :"
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1914-09-04
SOFT DRINK aTANns Ralnsp.
large 0uansisy VI aesir Taksn IA Tis
testNgists

ripsssayilAe --'Ifnasr tae direction 81
Attorney General u, u. CALDWELL Sesa
aTal -s0IG drink stands ln this ,acanss
have e%ea raiaed wishia the last twe
days Several u saA citiaenS at TIP
tonvilsa asked thu att0rney@eaerai 10
cooperate weh them IN sappFc@siAs
the liquor selling In this eNanty. and
mr.. Caldwell seat Au0ruay n. III, VIII
laEns III DynFsharg here ID aid In the
prosecution. The ratas wsre keps q
secret and on THURSDAY Afternoon on.
fiesrs Thomaa, Upton and Ls,uke On.
tered place In the eastern kArt of
town and captured a quaatisy OF near
beer. Other raids were made In sewn,
but Il seems tAe places were tipped Oft,
and nothing was found. The officers
then went to Phillirpy. 10 miles north
OF this city. the following night. and
captured large quantity of supposed
beer. The proprietors Of these alleged
soft drink" places were arraigned be.
foFe Squire Melvin Upton and each
gave bond for their appearance ut tao
next term 4 eirruit court, Il ~ uader.
stood that the places may he closed
anter the nuisance Law
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1914-09-04
FARM TRAIN WELCOMED.
Humboldt Entertains Travellers on Az.
rEeulturai Special,

Huntingdon, The agricultural Spe,
cial train arrived here. T r Peck was
In charge John Howe Pcyton, presi
dent Of the n, G. q st l.. railway, left
the train at Hollow Rock Junction for
Chicago 10 attend the funeral Of Presi
dent Miller Of the G., u a O.
The train was met al the station by
20 or more automobiles and the visit
ors were given drive through the
town. The train opened at ! o'clock
and many citizens Of the town visited
Il until 10 O'Clock. when Capt Peck
and those with him on the train were
carried In automobiles 10 Hotel Olive,
where a banquet was rendered them
Prof. ]. II, Bayer Of the Industrial
Training school. master OF ceremon.
les. Invocation was by Rev. George
C. Gates Of Louisville. Ky, Speeches
were made by Capt T r Peck. "The
Flying Farmer. A, l.. Garrison. Soils
and Fertilizers DR.. ] \ Ward, The
Honey Bee" Judge John u. Mccall
Carroll County" John T. Peeler,
Nashville. Chattanooga 4 NJ Louis
Railway" Rev. George G Gates. Civic
Pride" J n Gilbert. THE Biggest
Town in Tennessee; Mayor A. M lee.
Huntingdon Possibilities"
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1914-09-04
KEEP IN MIND WHEN WRITING
II One Would BE ctassed ~ . We.
come Correspondent These Must
Be Remembered.

lie yourself. strive for the express
sion OF your own thoughts, write with
all The force OF your personality, and
you will be projecting your mind on
the mind OF the friend who Is to draw
delight from your letter Write with
the conscious wish to express truth
fully aud we'll that which yoa have
10 say, ALLURE sloveE!y makeshift, and
Just "a strongly. the seltconscious
ness which keeps one eye on the pur
pose In hand and one on effect
Remember always tina, there Is the
possibility OF publicity for your let
ter. and II you have malice, cruelty,
or unchar.tahleness In your mind. ~
least see tina; you do not commit yoar
teeling IN to paper, to your possible con
fusing at some later date, when kind
Illness has replaced your former harsh
judgment
Remembering all these things. you
will have no need fer the services OF
q complete letter writer Guided by
s,ncerisy and truth. you nay proceed
10 give your Thoughts the craven per
raarcnce OF writing
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1914-09-04

~ st4a reach y@ssRttiitas toaiahi
yuur hlghGehs,"
THIS young man rt,read the teiegrau
whEeh ODE Of the gSt' men hAd gIysu
him 1nosnent since, II was com.
mand ahieh even he, wfltui and din
cbediens ~ be vas. dared not ignore
He ripped II into sttrets and nung
them out Of the window He did not
apologize to the man iata whose face
the pieces dew. THAI gentleman red
deged pescaplihly. ha. hs haid his
tonssle. The hiaEe Of htrn announced
the time Of departure. the traia
moved. The tso men on the platform
aaluted. but the young man ignored
the saiulat.on. Not until the rear car
disappeared In the hasy distance did
the watchers stir. Then they laft the
station and got into the tonnsau OF .
touring car. which shot away and did
not stop until n drew up before that
imposing embassy apon which the
French viii always look with more or
less suspicion.
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1914-09-04
REGULAR cANnipATE WILL OPEN
CAMPAIGN ElTHEe AT PARIS
on CAMDEN.
HOOPER TO OPEN IN SHELBY
state headquarters for Rye Will DE-
Opened nj MAXWELL t{euse--cans'
paisn Promises to De
Warm one.

Nashville Gov Hen W, Hooper and
Gen. Thomas e. Rye. rival candidates
for governor Of Tennessee. are mohil'
iEing their forces preparatory to the
opening Of their respective campaigns
next month.
Porter Dunlap, sice-chalrman OF the
regular" state committee, when ask
ell AS to the plans Of Gen. Rye. said;
while the plans have not been def
niteiy concluded, Il Is probable that
Gen Rye viii open his campaign about
the lsi OF September, He will speak
first either at Parts, Ia Henry county
his present home. or al Camden. Ben
ton county. which was his former
home"
Further than 10 say that he would
open his campaign In Memphis, Gov.
Hooper has made no campaign an
nouneements. but 1t Is understood that
this viii occur some time between Sep
TENDER and is.
State headquarters for Gen. Rye will
be opened a, the Maxwell house early
next week. At present the regulars"
are holding forth in Judge HillS rooms
on the parlot floor OF the MAXWELL
The space there is very limited, how.
ever. and tae state fight will be- waged
from other rooms In the Maxwell prob.
ably in the ones used by Gov MeMlllin
two years ago.
That the campaign will be- warm
one is certain, for campaigns In Ten
nessee are always warm ones. Gov
Hooper's ability on the stump has al
ready been tested. aud while Mr Rye
Is an unknown quantity on the stump,
his friends say that he is no ptrmy
when Il comes to diBhIng out oratory
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1914-09-04

Piazza dele Fontane Morose IL the
Palace della Kasa. a fifteenth century
structure, originally the Palaxo Spl.
nola. where dweit the oldest Genoese
family, From the plaza extend the Via
Garibaldi and the Via Baldi. and on
these all the splendor OF the palace
city may be seen in superb fullness,
The first street despite its modern
name, IN Of the sixteenth century and
the older Of the two; practically all
of the palaces here were designed BY
Galeasxo Alessi The Via Bald dates
from the seventeenth century, and,
with It's fine palaces. is monument
10 Bartolommeo Bianeo,
To-day. as YOU stand near Genoas
long piers. you may see great ship
from that western land OF Columbus
slowly steam In from the open sea.
There will be cheer from home.coms
Genoese. there will be the scurrying
Of many little boats about the lordly
steamer, with the flowers and the
fruits Of ltaly's soil there will be the
gay lifting OF mandolins and tho songs
OF swsetvoiced maidens. and the sun
will be shining and the water dancing
and the sky blue, so blue, with never
cloud large al baby's hand upon
It's lovely face, And II friend walks
down the spacious pier you vii! greet
him right gladly. and take him away
TO tho cool OF some palace Inn high
up among tho shadows Of the olive and
the pomegranate. and bid him speak
OF ships and seas and the loving days
at home But II no one comes YOU
wilt stiil stand near the seas and look
upon the friendly smiling OF strange
faces from the westland. and be happy
in their Joy and glad In the benedic-
ton that will fall upon them from the
bounty OF their fair Italian skies.
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1914-09-04
AFTER LIQUOR SELLERS.
lake ccuntians Form Lave and Order
League,

Tip,onyiile A Law and order league
WAS organized at the courthouse In
this city, with the following elected "a
officers; J, r. Lambert. president;
II Smith, president, Rev. Fred
Peoples. vice. president. and Hale Tip
ton. secretary and treasurer. Several
speeches were made and much enthu-
siasm was shown, The object OF the
league is 10 try and suppress the II,
legal sale Of liquors in Lake county.
which has been going on on such a
large scale Attorney General Caid.
well Is heartily indorsIng the proee'
dureS OF the league and Attorney Sam
Williams OF Dyershurg has been en-.
ployed to aid local attorneys In prose-
cutting the liquor vloiators The blind
tigers ara on a standstill At present.
as recent raid has been tipped Off
and they are apparently closed,
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1914-09-04
WOMAN cokFESSEs.
Cohen and Mrs. Seideii Given indets :.
inmate Sentences.

Knoxville - NJ G, Cohen and Mrs.
Ruth Seidell, the woman in blue" re-
Gently arrested In Savannah and r.
turned here. were given inde.er1ina,e
sentences from three TO ten years. I'm
the criminal court for grand larceny.
They were convicted Of having OH.
tanned money from local bank ON baj
checks, drawn by Cohen. guaranteed
by fake kilograms a messenger boy
was hired TO deliver to the bank, and
presented by the woman.
Cohen denied everything. but the
woman made a partial confession c..
hen claimed he was an Atlanta bnsl.
ness man They are said TO be wanted
10 many places In he south.
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1914-09-04
GENOA, THE SUPERB
City o. Palaces Under Caoudless
Sky Maits Admiration.
Magnificent Buildings Line Streets and
Visitors Find Great Pleasure In
Examining Their Intsriora
Where Nobility Lived.

Genoa. ftaly.--Genoa Ii nothing II
not city ct palaces, Wh.pie streets
OF them. Nil splendid. some molrs
strikingly elegant than their fellows
are waiting for the visitor TO pass and
admire: or they invite him to sntee
Ana leisarely examine the halls where
medieval nobility dreamed az great.
ness and var. and the wealth OF the
picturesque caiavels Of thu blue seas.
says the Catholic World. Near the
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1914-09-04
sHERiFF.ELEcT KILLED,
Pony Racket Meets Death in Fight.
SLAYER in JAN at Lebanon,

Nashville Sheriff elect Pony Hack,
cit Of Smith county was fatally wound
ed al Pleasant Shade. Tenn, by Jasper
Jenkins. WIN Chaffin, a bystander,
Was accidentally shot. when Hackett's
revolver fell TO the ground and was
discharged. He Is no, expected TO live.
Haekeu died In few hours,
jenkins was arrested by Sheriff Ma
lone and was taken to Carthage. bat
on account nt intense feeling that ex.
listed at the scene af the shooting the
prisoner WAS removed 70 Lebanon. VII
son county. for safe keeping
II il claimed that III feeling had cx
listed between Hackait and Jenkins
ever since Haeketi, whrn q cons La bile,
levied on Jenkins tobacco and later
had jenkins Indicted for a statutory
offense.