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Imperial Valley press., 1914-11-13
Has Our Prediction Fit Your Case?
The following Is Circular Letter Of Ours Few
Months Back.

Ell Centro, Calf.

Dear Sir
The line of argument generally used by the pessi-
misc merchant who is afraid of his customers, and
of his ability to Judge who are and who are not
entitled to credit it costs him less to do bus
mess than his competitor who extends short time
TsNTAGE SFsa sas tba oF fE #
BEAR INSPECTION. =
The fact that we have bigger expense account
than many is justified by the fact that business
is PROPORTIONATELY GREATER.
We believe that we know business-in other
words, the who hands out the talk of cheap
nr thing or aheaB H S YOU cannot 9S
them at Ross stuarts for we do not believe .so it
products On the other hand, you WILL find that
you can always get the BEST here, and at a rea-
sonable price. Compare prices with another on
your months supply and tell us if we not living
up to motto Of a "living marginal profit"
Our credit department has been run along exceed
ingy safe lines and we are very proud OF our record
We have trusted many many people, and h nave % a1sd
accompany any bill sold in trust and are always
grateful for favors shown us and for CONFIDENCE
SHOWN IN OUR INTEGRITY.
BY the above statements we do not wish to convey
will always find willing and prompt to serve you
well for cash delivery. But, on the other hand,
is it not well to consider the case of the man who
always pays cash to an exclusive cash house and
fails to establish himself credit that he may need
when he suddenly awakens in dire straits. You may
meet such disaster; it is sincerely hoped that
you will always be in position to pay cash. But why
not protect yourself AND FAMILY by paying that
cash to a concern financially able to help you IN
CASE YOU NEED HELP? f#"
We urge upon the public the business side OF buy
ing in big quantities II you can save $1,000 on your
months grocery supply b. QUANTITY buying, how
much easier could YOU hope to make that ten?
We challenge any living soul to cite to us sill
gle instance wherein have knowingly "gouged"
a customers and if you trade with us regularly you
will find that our slogan THE Store With a Con
Come, give us trial; IL will prove to your IN
terest No man can make too many acquaintance
OF the right Sort and some of these will prove
FRIENDS BY TEST.
Yours for clean business,
Ross & Stuar
Imperial Valley press., 1914-11-13

eminent degree. the essential elements
| OF popular success ss--eXcitement, hu'
NOR and a delightful love story.
~
Tomorrow Cleanup Day-Tomorrow
is the time that has been set by the
Women's Ten Thousand Club as Clean
up Day in Ell Centre. That the oc-
casion may be complete success
every one is urged to help the work
along for the improvement of the APP
pearance of this city.
Pleasant Dance-The Fraternal
Brotherhood's regular monthlv dance
last evening was a most pleasant so.
cial event, being well patronized by
home people and there being numer'
Gus friends present from other valley
towns. Mrs. c. III. Merrill rendered
several vocal selections.
4
High Jinks Day-TOmOTrow is High
Jinks day for members of the Won
ems Ten Thousand Club and Judging
from present appearances the affair
promises to be a great success. The
program committee is busilv engaged
in completing the final details and il
is expected everything will be in read
mess late this afternoon. The enter
tainment will be held ut the High
School beginning at 11:30 in the
morning and will probably not ad-
journ until late hour in the after
noon.
X X
Has Past Record-James Faraday,
now serving a ninety-day sentence in
the county Jail on vagrancy charge,
will leave tonight for Phoenix, Ariz.,
in the custody Of Deputy Sheriff Sears,
a Maricopa county officer. Some
weeks ago Faraday, after receiving his
sentence here, made break for lib
erty in a spectacular flight down
Main street, where he was captured
by citizens who had joined in the
chase. His actions led officers to be-
lieve that the man had criminal rec
ord, but on investigating the case they
were unable to discover any evidence
Of his past. He was photographed at
the county Jail and the pictures sent
% officers throughout California and
Arizona. Some days ago letter was
received from the sheriff at Phoenix
saying that Faraday was wanted in
hat city on burglary charge. Fara-
lay will complete his ninety-day SEN
.ence in Phoenix while awaiting az
alignment OH the criminal charge.
Imperial Valley press., 1914-11-13

Tickets for Sundays Game-Tick-
cts are on sale for Sundays game az
Ell Centre at Brad's Smoke Shop and
the Central Billiard Parlor.
Imperial Valley press., 1914-11-13
MAINLY PERSONAL

Mrs. DR.. McCombs returned this
morning from visit to--Los Ange-
les.
J. Stewart Ross and H. B. Plum
mer left last night. for Los Angeles
en- business trip. e..
Mrs. DR.. Peterson and three chill
dren have returned FROM Pomona,
where the latest member of the
household was born.
Postmaster Collins has received a
birthday present from his daughter, in
the form of beautiful gold watch.
Mr.. Collins says he is 81 years old.
Imperial Valley press., 1914-11-13


Coming-The management of the
Holt opera house take great pleas
ure in announcing four nights en-
gagement Of Gilmor Brown, the
young romantic actor, starting We'd
nesday, November Is, supported by a
company Of carefully selected players
from the East--the largest and most
expensive organization that this popu-
lar actor has ever carried, and their
performances here promise TO be one
Of the theatrical treats Of the sea-
son. The plays 20 be presented are
new departure for Mr.. Brown as
far as Fl CentrO is concerned, for the
reason he Is using only late Broad
way suceesses-plays commanding
high royalties and thoroughly up to
date in every particular. Each play
will be staged with special scenery
and with all the care and detail Gus
tomaTy in Mr.. Browns performances.
The opening play will be THE Graft
ers," a well known drama that has
met with wonderful success, not only
during the long New York run, bat
In all the large cities in the East,
where il has appeared for from tive
TO four engagements. IL has to an
Imperial Valley press., 1914-11-13
Storm at Seattle.

Seattle, Nov. ia Camille wind,
save one, the highest velocity in the
history of the city, swept Seattle this
morning. Numerous houses were un-
rooted and several steamships were
torn from their moorings and dragged
their anchors, though no great dam
age was done.
Imperial Valley press., 1914-11-13

Nashville. Nov. 13.-The National
Suffrage Convention this afternoon
settled the future of the "congression-
al blacklist" by deciding that here
after such information will be given
only to organizations to be used at
their discretion.
This is regarded as a compromise
verdict between the DIR. Shaw and Mrs.
Trou. factions.
Imperial Valley press., 1914-11-13
MORE TURKEYS NOW
THAN EVER BEFORE

Bert Hand. agent of Wells-Fargo
Express Company. is shipping a car
load of turkeys today and will ship
a carload daily for about ten days,
beginning Monday. He reports more
turkeys in the valley this year than
ever before.
Imperial Valley press., 1914-11-13

Washington. Nov. 13.-The consti.
tutionalist headquarters announced
last night that the convention had
named General Villa as chief OF the
army to attack Carranza and that
these generals have pledged them
selves to support Carranza: Alvaro
Obrecon. Pablo Gonzales, Antonio Viii
lareal, Eduardo Hay, Lucio Blanco,
Pablo De La Cara, Andre Il. Eau
cedo, Francisco Mariel, Abelaredo
Mamchaca and F. Campos.
Imperial Valley press., 1914-11-13
High School Notes.
(By Thomas r. WILSON,

Mr.. Manning, secretary of the
County Chamber of Commerce, spoke
few moments to the student body
in assembly this morning. He an
nounced that all the maids of honor
to attend Queen Helen at the County
Fair were picked from this school. It
was also announced that there would
be an athletic contest for high schools,
for which a special cup would be Civ
en- to the school winning the most
points.
The program committee prepared a
short program for this morning. 1t
was as follows:
Piano solo. Miss Ruth Earhart
Reading .........M Miss Lucy johnson
Vocal solo. :. Miss Julia Foncannon
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-01-15
MEDICAL OFFICER
ENTERTA|NS CORPS
First Virginia Infantry Detach-
ment Composed Entirely of
Students and Teachers.

Twenty-four members of the medical
corps, First Virginia Infantry, were
entertained last night by Major ]. Full
mer Bright, ut banquet in Ruegers
Hotel. Major Bright congratulated the
men on the great interest now being
ed much pleasure and beneficial IN
struction TO be derived when the
quarters in the new Richmond Grays'
Battalion Armory, which will soon be
ready for occupancy, are available for
the corps.
The medical detachment OF the First
Regiment is unique in military circles.
being composed entirely OF students OF
the Medical College of Virginia. and
commanded by medical men associated
with the college faculty. 1t is consld-
medical corps In this State and The
equal Of any in the Union. There arc
twcrty-four enlisted men and four OF
hcers in the detachment.
There Is now on fnOt movement to
establish in this CITY n large field hos
pital. II is expected that hearty CO.
operation viii be given this movement,
ticiency Of the Virginia Volunteers, and
VIII boost Richmond rs n military cen
ire. Major Bright Is working on tho
pi OPPOSITION. and quarters have been
promised for the proposed organization
in the new armory.
Among those present last night were:
Captain Giles Il. Cook Sergeants w L.
Trowcr md w. y. Mercer. Corpornls
]. b. Anderson and e. p. Cox. Privatcs
renee. Deanc NJ q. Johnson, f. J. John
son. Pcery, Phipps. Iden. j. IT. Hammer,
j. T.. Hammer. Corns, Scott, Sharpley,
Sinclair, Rhudy and Poindexter.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-01-15
NOEL CHARGES
AIRED FOR BOARD
Action on Accusations Against
Radford Normal School Treas
urer Postponed.

The board OF the State Normal and
Industrial School for Women. at Rad
ford. met at MurpiI's Hotel yesterday
and received the report OF the sub
committee which investigated thu
charges against the integrity of Rob-
ert l.. NOEL, secretary ana treasurer
of the school. No Indication of the ma
ture Of the findings was divulSed. With
the subcommittee finding was also
submitted for the perusal OF each mem
Der Of the board a fifty-paSe record OF
the Noell hearing. The board adjourned
yesterday to meet again within ten
days to render a verdict In the case.
Feeling in Itadford is bitter between
the friends Of Mr.. NOEL and his &C
of the charges has to do with Mr..
Noclrs conduct since becoming treas
urer Of the normal school the board
determined to move slowly in consider
4 hearing of the charges was given
recently at Radford by II subcommittee
of the board, composed of Il. L. Wilson,
Or. p. Il. Tucker and Dr.. j. d. Buch-
anan.
After disposing of tho NOEL case for
the time being the board took up the
regular business of the annual. meet
ing. DIR. j. Il. Mcconnell reported that
the Radford Normal last fall 155 ma
triculates have been registered and
dozens of applicants turned away Tho
board is asking the General Assembly
of n dormitory for the girls and S10.-
600 for it's equipment. The sum of $685.
900 is asked for the support OF tho In
stitution.
Dr. j. p. Mcconnell. w. d. Smith, OF
Gate City: Is. T. Wilson, of Lebanon;
Frank Talbot, of Danville; DIR. p. II.
Tucker, of buckingham: DR.. j. ID; Buch :
L. l.. Scherer. OF Richmond, and j. w.
Shelley, OF Marion.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-01-15
SMALLPOX VICTIM
SENT TO HOSPITAL
E. w. Tuck Thought to Have
Contracted Disease From
Ernest Henson.

4. w. Tuck. OF All North Twenty
third street, was reported to the Health
BOARD yesterday az smallpox patient,
anu was taken In charge by the officers
of It's department. He makes the NTH
case now under treatment at the small
po1 hospital.
DR.. Levy. Chief Health Onicer, thinks
that Tuck may have come into contact
with Ernest Henson, who contracted
the disease In Goldshoro. y. C.. and
while In a highly contagious condition,
came TO Richmond TO seek work
DR.. Levy urges everyone who has
not been vaccinatcd be vuccinated at
once. az the surcst safeguard against
contagion Any person desiring vac
cination may have II attended to be-
tween and IL o'clock In room 400
in tho City Hall.
The State Board Of Health has re-
ceived notice OF moro cases OF small
pox in different gEections OF the State.
While no outbreaks OF serious dimen-
sions have been reported to the board.
health officers are now hopeful that
the disease will be checked without
more extensive precautions than are
now being taken.
In another special smallpox warning,
given out yesterday. the board urges
general vaccination as the only means
OF preventing the temperance OF the
disease In parts of the State now free
from IL. The removal from place to
place Of persons who have .unwittingly
been exposed to smallpox. constitutes
in the Judgment Of the board. danger
that can be avoided only by general
vaccination.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-01-15
Gives Detail Account of Needs in
Carrying Out Work During
the Next Year.

In presenting the estimate OF cx-
EF or ,h anu improvements contemplated
last night asked the Finance Commit
zee Tor an appropriation or more than
iI ncrcse"9 several of tho Items being
i.cieaScd over the amounts set down
411.10G25. 10
The estimate was presented by Chair
man Whlttett and SubchRirman Hirsch-
berg. and the various accounts were
itemizcd and explained by the heads OF
me dlTerent departments under con-
The board submitted two plans as to
me Free Bridge. one to appropriate
sno'eoo to reconstruct eight spans OF
portion rebuilt and repavc other por-
IONS: the second plan. TO bond the city
Tor S96O9o to construct Il new bridge
on the site of the present one, or at
some other point to be selected
There were several new Items not
contained In the tentative budget
increases in the expenses as originally
outlined. The board asked for an ap-
propriation OF $4,000 for the upk eep
OF small bridges, Of which tho city has
eighteen or twenty. This item was put
in ut tho urgent request of City I'm
sineer Boiling, who stated that the
or repair on account of the increase
in heavy traffic passing over them.
one small bridge collapsed recently.
entailing $4,000 damage.
Plcnd for City Farm.
Another new item was for S6,2ol for
underground cables, transformers.
lamps and globes for Mayo's Bridge.
rms item Will be necessary for the
lighting OF the new structure.
Tho item for the Street Cleaning De-
partment was increased from 100000
TO $4,000. owing to the plan to in
crease tho number of the street clean
ing. force. The item for sewers gen
orally was increased from $4,000 to
100000
The boards budget was taken.up and
for city farm and for city play
grounds. the Finance Committee al
lowed public hearing. DIR. j. T. Mas
tin. secretary OF the state Board of
Charities and Corrections: the Rev. II.
Booker and the Rev. James buchanan
urged the appropriation of $4,000 for
n city farm. on which inebriates and
indiSents may be cared for and re-
stored to health. In the one case, and
placed on n self.supporting basis in
Hirschberg's, and met with the instant
approval and support of the Council OF
Social Workers, many OF whom were
present, and OF which the speakers are
members.
There was also public support for
Charles y. Taylor. Jr.. superintendent
OF public Fairgrounds. presented a re-
port of his stewardship in the past year
and explained that the Fairgrounds
had done a large and important good
The average daily attendance during
attendance. 23,l6S. and the total at
tendance from tho middle Of June 70
the middle OF September, 129,760. Sew
eral speakers were heard in supper,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-01-15
HALTS FIGHT FOR
INDIVIDUAL CUPS
State Health Board Will Do
Nothing Until Vending Ma
chimes Can Be Bought.

The movement for the abolition Of
the public drinking cup in Virginia
received temporary setback yester-
day when the State Board of Health
announced that 1t would not urge such
legislation by the General Assembly
until the manufacturers of the indi-
sell them outright. Under the present
scheme. the manufacturers lease tho
vending machines. The board an,
nounced plainly that it does not intend
to force the people Of Virginia to pay
tribute to the manufacturers.
This action followed the absolute
the board three machines for use in the
halls Of the General Assembly. The
board, some time ago placed an order
ceived, and along with them. came a
formal contract by which the State was
expected to pay rent for the cabinets
Outright nn 2t'% was ref refused. and Ne negotias
lions were then called off.
1.-The board realizes that the common
drinking cup is Il fruitful means OF
spreading disease" says the bulletin
issued yesterday, Experiments have
ease germs adhere to the side OF
glasses which are used by many per-
sons. We want to end tho use of the
common drinking cup, with it's dangers
TO the health Of the people. as soon rs
we can do so reasonably and economi-
cally. But we do not propose to play
machines by abolishing the common
drinking cup in public places. and
thereby forcing public carriers and
the like to pay a royalty to makers Of
the cup vendors.
Tho board is advertising this week
for individual drinking cup devices
and vending machines which can be
bought. not leased. If we find that
there are machines which can be had
chenply and without the annoying
lease requirements we shall recon-
mend them to the people and urge their
az
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-01-15
BOARD EXPL AINS ITS
BUDGET ESTIMATES

OF tho Increased appropriation for this
year, and George 6; Hooper. president
asked that tho Clark Springs proper
" be purchased by the city and turned
into Il public playground.
TO Improve Streets.
city Attorney Anderson and City En-
gineer Rolling were heard In the item
Of S sd2,0oo for or improvsment OF streets
the Finance Committee take definite
action In regard to the southern end OF
iiict as between the city's rights and
the right of way Of the Southern Rail
way. The railway company has re-
fused to share In the expense of widen
ing the end OF Seventh Street where IL
conjoins with the southern end of tho
bridge. and Mr. Boiling said that 1t was
tho bridge so as to widen II to the width
OF the street. The committee instruct
cd the City Attorney to institute con
demnationp rocecdings against the rail-
way company SO that the city Engi-
neer could proceed with his work.
Mr. Boiling spoke at some length
on the urgent need OF tho appropriation
OF Sl.394,S99.i4 for the waliing in OF
Shockoc Creek. declaring 1T to be II
His plan con,emplates beginning the
work OF waiting in the creek on the
north side of Broad Street, and contin-
uing It to the hermitage Road: and
creek a great arterial avenue running
through the valley and affording TO
ingress into the business district OF
the city.
Free Bridge Requirements.
eight spans OF the Free Bridge at
cost of $4,000. or bonding the city in
the sum OF $4,000 FOR new bridge,
Mr.. Boiling said that new spans could
he constructed SO as TO make the bridge
last for fifteen or twenty years more
II would be useless. though. he said.
than the spans at the ends. However,
care would have to be exercised in the
use OF the bridge, as II would not be
strong enough for the heavy traffic Of
to-day.
The board asked for IN appropria-
ton OF si3,Soo for the expenses OF Vir-
municipal hospital Mr.. Hirschberg
stated that this. sum would be needed
house from the hospital. and said that
the average number OF patients would
be 200 a day. There are now 100 at
amount would be needed for the gem
cral expenses of the hospital.
priation of $4,000 for Il city farm, de-
claring that u he remained In the
He was not nverse to the appropriation
Of $4,000 for Pine Camp, but said he
could erect hospital building in the
care for tubercular patients there as
we'll rs they were cared for at Pine
Camp.
lust before adjournment Mr.. Gilman
moved that Acting Auditor Crenshnw
be retained In office until the place
was filled by the Council, and the mo-
ton was adopted.
There viii be no furAhcr public hear
ings before the committee. The budget
dy, Fuller and Grimes. Will hold it's first
meeting at o'clock this afternoon.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-01-15
PARDON GRANTED
TO TOWN SERGEANT
James Hall, Who Killed Miner in
St. Paul, Gets Freedom Before
Entering Penitentiary.

Governor Mann yesterday granted n
conditional pardon to James Hall, town
sergeant of St. Paul. before he entered
the state Penitentiary 10 begin serving
ms Two -year term for the killing of
Aledine Nekk. Il Hungarian. Hall was
convicted OF manslaughter at the Oc-
tobcr term Of the Circuit Court of
Wise County, and was released on bail
Wncn n stay of sentence was granted.
MS respite was d"e to expire to-piPht.
ana mad the Governor not acted, Hall
would have entered the penitentiary
this morning.
Representations made to the govern
or by prominent citizens of ST Paul
and officials of Wise County led him
TO believe that Hall shot the Hun
garian In self-dcfcnse. In his petition
for pardon Hail made the assertion that
the Ciinchneld Coal Company. OF Dante,
spent money freely TO secure his con
Niction. Feeling between the coal com
pany and the people Of st. Paul is
very bad, he said. Kckk was EN- .
ploye6. in the mines OF the Clinchneld
Coal Company.
one day last fall Kekk and n party
of seventy drunken miners got Oft the
train at st Paul and began to shoot
w tho town ana terrify the citizens.
Hall. in his capacity. of town sergeant
attempted TO curb the outbreak. ana
arrested l<ekk as the ringleader. When
tne sergeant started on 10 jail with
, his prisoner he was followed and sur
rounded by the other miners. They
demanded the surrender OF Kekk. and
when Han refused to obey set upon
I him and used him roughly
/ In the fight Hall was thrown to the
4 ground underneath six or seven of the
] miners. The officer had drawn his re
1 yolVcr and this became the object OF a
fierce struggle. II Is asserted by Hal
/ that the first shot from the revolver
was fired by Iickk, who bent the ser.
scants hand around in the effort to
train the revolver on Halls body. Hal
I then succeeded In placing tho pisto
against the body OF ltckk, who was OF
TOP Of him, and pulled the Tiger Kekl
was instantly killed
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-01-15
SNATCH-THIEF TO
HUST|NGS COURT
Justice Crutchfeld Compliments
Young Woman Who Held Him
Until Police Arrive.

Henry Clay, alias George Ross, col
ored. was held for the grand jury yes
,erGay N "iiS iv Go"rt i9r p %'sP }rd
Miss Eva Tones Of l2S South Fourth
street, on Tuesday Right while She
was passing Fourth and Cary streets.
AS the negro wrenched the purse,
which hung by q chain from her wrist,
she grabbed ..lfn- and screamed for
help. Several n..n ran 10 her aid and
overpowered Ross. and III a few min
utes he was delivered over to police
men. Justice Crutchhcld complimcn;ed
Miss Tones upon her piVGk;
years old, alleged 10 have defrauded
ministers OF small sums OF money, was
continued until Saturday in order TO
allow detectives, time 10 secure evi-
John Johnson. colored. was held for
the grand jury for assaulting and
breaking the nose OF Julia Smith. also
L. G Wright, twenty-six years old.
drunk and Interfering with women in
Walter J: Parkinson. .ex-pol!ceman.
concealed weapon, revolver, without
Il permit Re was recently fined in
the Hastings Court for shooting az c.
II Johnson on November 3. 1913. Pend
ing the result OF that case In the upper
court Justice Crutchhelo continued the
hearing OF the charge OF carrying con-
cehled weapons
Joseph Jones. colorcd, was held for
the grand jury on the charge OF muir
DEF He Is alleged to have shot and
KILLED John H. Gaugh. also colored. on
January =.
Mrs Hester Ford. VINO conducts "A
email store. was fined $40 and costs
fnr selling cigarettes to Merren Roshcr,
thirteen years old.
Snrucl Cold a grocer. was put un.
der 500 bond for his good behavior
for six months for assaulung his wife
Mrs. Ella Gold.