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Imperial Valley press., 1914-01-16
Hunting Husbands
For South Seas
Omitted Press Day Service)

(Unlleu Press A'dy 'oel Fi'ci
San Francisco, Jan. 16.-Major
Frank Pooley, British army officer, re-
tired, is the busiest man in San Fran
cisco. One huRdred dusky bellies of
Easter Island in the South Sea want
as many white men for husbands and
Major Pooley is here today to get
them and arrange for their transpor-
tation.
"Men of the desirable kind" said
Major Pooley in an advertisement in
serted in a San Francisco newspaper,
"are scarce in Easter Island. The
women outnumber the men three to
one. The women want husbands and
| am here to get them. l represent
100 of the best looking women on the
island. Theyvre wealthy. Their hus-
bands will net have to work. They
will live in sase and comfort for the
rest of their d4Es."
The next day more than 500 men
appeared at Major Pooley's headquar-
ters in the Alaska Pacific Steamship
Company Offices to qualify as South
Sea bridegrooms. 1t was estimated
today that more than 5000 white men
have volunteered since the advertise
ment was first inserted.
Some of the w0uld-be husbands are
fat. Others are lean. Dozens are
short and others are tall. A youth
of 19 weighing about 80 pounds was
anxious to know if the Easter Island
bellies were slight and slender crea-
lures. He nearly wept when told that
the average weight was not less than
175 pounds. Hundreds of letters from
other applicants have been received
by Major Pooley. One, signed A
Topner and A. Mossum, read:
awe are both young and handsome,
but we are too lazy to work."
Imperial Valley press., 1914-01-16
Women Live Longer Than Men

Washington, Jan. 15.-That white
women live to and die at more ad-
vanced ages than white men, is
proved by figures published today by
the department of commerce. Until
the age of 80 years more deaths of
male members of the race are record
ed. This is accounted for by the fact
that there are more men than women.
Concluding that numbers of both
sexes are about even at the age of
70, great number of the surviving
men die during the next decade, aft
er which the mortality rate for women
leads.
There were. 78O women over 95
years old who died during the year
1910, and only 534 men of the same
age died; 246 people over 100 years
old died during the year, and of this
number 149 were women. These fig
ures would seem to prove that the
older women die faster than the men,
but actually great many women live
to greater old age than men, hence
the greater mortality figures in the
advanced ages.
IL
good among the colored races In this
CONTINGENCIES, Mongolians, May
lays and Indians. Although compris-
ing about one seventeenth of the pop
ulation of the country, more than
proportionate number of deaths occur
at advanced ages, 1876 living to be
over 100 years old. Of this number
SO were women and 33 men.
Imperial Valley press., 1914-01-16
SPEED VIOLATOR JAILED,
BUT PRAISES THE LAW

international News Night Service)
San Francisco, Jan. 15.-County
Jail honors were yanked yesterday
from the brow of Richard McCreery,
millionaire clubman, by Lucius Cal
YER, gentleman of leisure and of
means. Mr.. McCreery is merely a
prisoner of wealth and social posi-
ton; Mr.. Calver is the real prisoner
de luxe. Like McCreery he was sent
Imperial Valley press., 1914-01-16

Savings will continue to be con-
Quoted.
1t is understood that Mr.. Scales,
who came here but short time since
from Hemet, will continue here,
giving his attention wholly to the
farm mortgage company recently or
ganized
Imperial Valley press., 1914-01-16

DIR. S. Odle, veterinary surgeon,
treats all animals. Permanently To-
Gated. L. H. Parsons, assistant dem
tist. 727 West Main street, Ell Cen
tro. Phone 217.-Adv. If
Imperial Valley press., 1914-01-16

New modern Photo Studio, third
door west Of Postoffice, opens Satur-
day, Jan. II, for business.
221 EVAN DAVIS, Photographer.
Imperial Valley press., 1914-01-16

The best alarm clock in United
States, Seth Thomas makers, guaran-
teen two years. J. F. Lukens, 522
Main St.-Adv.
Imperial Valley press., 1914-01-16

Best equipped and most careful
piano mover. Ed Royce Transfer. If
Imperial Valley press., 1914-01-16
$3.50 Cash

$3.50 Cash
Will pay for 40 acres soft soil, close
in. GAGE & WACHTEL, 514 Main
street.-Adv. tt
The Era-leader. [volume] (Franklinton, La.) 1910-current, 1914-12-10

1t is to be hoped that the new
weights and measures law passed
by the Louisiana Legislature at
its late session, AID which goe S
into effect next month, can be
efficiently and rigidly enforced.
If this can be done it will prove a
great saving, especially to those
of moderate means ,wk0 are the
worse victims of INSCRIPTIONS I'm.
derweigbt dealers.
The law is simple enough. 1t
requires that every article Of food
sold. whether in package or over
the counter, shall show its net
weight or measure, written or
printed on the package, and thus
do away with the many frauds
perpetrated upon the public by
including the weight of heavy
boxes or bottles. We were care
less Of old in the matter, laying
down the doctrine 0" caveat emp.
tor" ''let the buyer BEWARE
and throwing upon the public the
task of finding whether what he
bought was what it was repre- /.
sented to be, in character, quanti-
ty or condition. The government
to-day interferes and requires the
/ seller to state whether the article
sold is pure or not, whether it
contains any adulterant or other
ingredient, and how much of it;
and it examines all food products
to determine whether or not they
are in good condition, and fit fol-
human consumption. This is be-
ling done to protect the public
health. Tt is nearly equally i'm
portant to protect the pockets Of
the public against the frauds per
petrated by false weight and
measures. by false bottoms OF
lboxes, fraudulently thick bottles
letc. This can be done only by
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Honor Roll.
Angie Graded School for the
month of November.

Angie Graded School for the
month of November.
Ninth Grade-Marguerlte
Connally. Della Fornea, Iris
Ford, Matte Boone, Marjorie
Conerley, Onied Mcmillan, Ray
Thompson, Odile Ball.
Eighth Grade, Musette Boone,
Velma Shay, Ford Pope.
Seventh Grrde-Eloise Ford,
Ethel Adams, Gertrude Pope,
Estelle Warner, Hettie McCains,
Melba Fem, Ralph Ford, Sam
Robbins.
Sixth Grade Aubrey Daniels,
Wesley Pope, Thomas Ford,
Marion Pope, Ornis Adams.
Fifth Grade-Edith Warner,
Maud Sones, Cecil Pope, Lillian
Mcmillan, Lillian Murray ,Dorc.
thy Conually, Arthur Kennedy.
Fourth Grade-Harry Thomp-
son, Dudley Pope, Ernest HarreIl.
Third Eradication Ford,
Warren Sones, Gladys Afford
johnson Seal.
Second G:ade-Lannavis Pope
Oscar Williamson, Vernon Pope
First Grade-Henry Pope, AL.
berta Williamson, Nellie Mae
Tuchstone.
R. l.. Branton, Prin
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1914, for 1926. 100, 10 months after date,
with interest at the rate of 8 per cent
from date until paid, signed by Eddie
Foil, by him signed and endorsed,
and now in the hands of H. E. Rich
ardson, paraphed on Nov. End by
Oceola H. Carter, Notary Public.
Terms of sale: Cash with benefit OF
appraisement.
This 9th day Of December ,ss19l4.
I. j. Simmons,ssS heri'f.
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Sheriff Sale--No, 2460.
Union Bank in Liquidation
",
G.. DOremuS, ct ais.

W. Iva I'LL AD, W uios
Notice is hereby given that by virtue Of d
writ Of fieri facas issued out OF the 10Th
Judicial District Court of Louisiana, 10 and for
Washington Parish. in the above entitled
cause and to me directed will proceed to
sell 1T public auction tOtthc last and highest
bidder 10
Sa urday. Janu}ry 2, 1914
at thep ncipal front door of the court house
at t'raL >,inton, La: between the legal sale
hours for judicial sales. The following described
property tO-wit
All your right, title and interest in
the stock Of drugs, merchandise, fix :
lures, typewriter, safe and all books :,
accounts and papers situated in the
store and wareroom, known as the
Peoples Drug Store building, situated
on part of Square No. 9, in the town
of Franklinton, Washington parish
Louisiana, AID all monies and credi is
now Oh deposit or otherwise in the
Washington Bank & Trust Co., Of
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To Break Up the Traffic OF
Bad EGGS.

City, State. and Federal author
ties are now actively cooperating
in Illinois to put an end to the
illegal traffic in rotten eggs.
From evidence already gathered,
there seems to be a definite mar.
ket in Chicago for "rots and
spots" at 81 case of 30 Dozen
In consequence rots and spots
from all over the surrounding
country have been coming into
Chicago in large numbers. In
the past the delay necessary to
secure authorization from Wash
ington to make the seizures un-
der the Federal food and drugs
aot has proved a serious handi-
cap in breaking up the traffic.
With the cooperation of the
State authorities, however, this
delay is now largely obviated.
Under the detention section of the
State law governing this matter,
State inspectors are able to hold
suspicious shipments for exami-
nation and further investigation.
The State authorities, being on
the spot, are able to act with
great pronlptness. In this way
not only seizures made possible,
but the necessary steps toward
criminal prosecution are also ia
cilitated. One of the firms in
Chicago handling these bad eggs
has already.been tried by a State
court and found guilty. Ship
ments of bad eggs are also being
reported to the authorities in
Chicago by City, State and Fed
eral inspectors in other States in
order that these eggs may be
traced to their ultimate destina.
ton,
Although there is certain de-
mand for inedible eggs for techni
cal purposes, such as tanning
leather, most of the rots and spots
that reach Chicago are first bro.
ken and frozen. aud then sold tc
bakers for use in cakes and othel
forms of food. In one instance
atleast, a shipment of these eggs
was traced to a firm which ad.
mitted that they had no use fol
them except in food. AS a matter
of fact, Federal inspector have
been able to secure ample evi
dence Of the use Of unfit eggs for
tais purpose. Before they hae
the active cooperation of tn
State authorities, however, it wa
difficult to act with the prompt
ness required ito obtain, satisfac
Tory results. Now, with tn
State and Federal authorities
working together, it is believe
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Sheriff sSale--No.S23S4.
Planters Fertilizer & Chemical
IN vs.

Mrs. L. L. Richardson & Go.
Notice is hereby given that by virtue Of an
order Of tier faciaS issued out of the 26th
Judicial District Court Of Louisiana. in and for
Washington Parish, in the above entitled
cause and to me directed, I will proceed to
sell at public auction to the last and highest
bidder, on
Saturday, January 2, 1915
at the principal front door of the court
house at Franklinton, La, between
tn legal sale hours for judicia. sales,
th following described property to
wit:
One mortgage note, dated Nov, 3
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LoHuon'S &c wage.

London sewage has its main drain.
age out falls at Barking and Crosness;
the average daily quantity dealt with
it about 260,o00,o00 gallons, while the
total quantity of sludge collected at
Barking and Crosness is more than
100000 tons.
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Sheriff Sale.-No. 2461.
Union Bank in Liquidation
Peoples Drug Co., Inc.

Peoples Drug Co., Inc.
Notice is hereby given that by viz
tue of a writ of fieri faclas,
issued out of the 26th Judicial
District Court OF La, in and for Wash
ington Parish, in above entitled cause,
and to me directed, T will proceed to
sell at public auction to the last and
highest bidder, on
Saturday, January 2, 1915
at the principal front door of the court
house at FrankIiEton, La, between
the legal sale hours for judicial sales,
the following described property. TO-
wit:
The stock and fixtures and all ap-
purtenances thereto belonging, STU
ated in the store and wareroom
known As the Peoples Drug Co., me,
situated or Square No. 0 OF the loWn
Of Frankliuton. Also all monies and
credits at Washington Bank & Trust
Co., FrankIinton, Louisiana, IN the
name of the Peoples Drug Co., Inc.
Also all books, papers, safe and type
writer.
Terms OF sale-Cash with benefit OF
appraisement.
This 9th day OF December, 1914.
r. J. Simmons, Sheriff.
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the traffic can be broken up very
rapidly. In this connection it is
pointed out that most of the firms
using these unfit eggs probly do
80 reluctantly, believing that the
competition of others forces them
nto the traffic. However, it has
been amply demonstrated by the
i apartment that the frozen and
dried egg business is successful
and important industry only when
based on the use Of good eggs,
handled under special conditions.
Another important result Of the
work in Chicago it is hoped will
be to persuade other cities and
States of the, necessity of assist.
ing the Federal Government in
destroying the traffic in bad eggs.
That this can be done has already
been demonstrated in Trenton,
N. j., where II indictments have
been found on the charge of con-
spiracy in connection with this
business. All of the indicted
men are now awaiting trial.
Such criminal prosecutions it is
believed will do far more to put
an end to the traffic than any
number of seizures or fines. The
profit in the business is so great
when conducted on an extensive
scale that the dealer can we'll af-
ford an occasional fine. His rots
and spots cost him so little that
when his goods are seized the
loss is insignificant, ..and in many
cases he has no reputation at all
to suffer from the consequent ex-
posure.
In this connection the general
information which appeared in
the Service and Regulatory An
nouncements Of the Bureau OF
Chemistry, Department of Agri-
culture, issued August &c, 1914,
concerning the denaturing OF
food products not intended for
technical purposes, will be OF in
terest to those who deal in Ger.
tain food products which consist
in whole or in part of decomposed
material, such, for example, as
frozen or dried eggs shipped in
interstate commerce for technical
purposes. If such products are
not denatured before shipment,
seizures will be recommended in
all cases of interstate shipments
of such products, This course
will be folio ved regardless Of the
labels under which the products
are sold. No action will be taken:
however, in the case of decom'
posed food products which have
been denatured in such,a way as
to prevent their use for food pur.
poses.
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requiring that all articles be sold
on net weightso that when one
buys apound, he gets a pound
not eight, ten or twelve ounces,
A campaign to bring this about
has been under way in this
country, with varying fortunes,
and generally a steady improve
ment, but renewal from time to
time to the practice of false
weights and measures. This
paper inaugurated a movement
Of the kind several years ago, and
secured a great Improvement in
the conditions found-at the time
infinitely worse than we or any
one could have imagined. Since
then there have been periods Of
retrogression and Improvement,
showing the necessity for constant
vigilance.
In New York the late Mayor
Gaynor made honest weights and
measures one Of the leading fea-
lures of his administration. The
exposure by him of the frauds
perpetrated, as we have noted,
mainly on the very poor, was sen.
sational. They were mulcted,
he showed out f.millions Of dol
lars annually. The condemned
scales and weights seized and
burnt made as imposing piles as
some Of the Belgian ruins of the
present war. BY making it a
permanent, instead of an inter
mittent, campaign, Mayor Gaynor
succeeded in getting rid of the
New York frauds; but it required
all the influence and activity to
accomplish these reforms.
To achieve the same success in
Louisiana will call for the same
spirit, zeal, energy and industry.
The enforcement of the law has
been placed in the hands of the
State Board Of health, because
that body is already held respon.
sible for the examination of food
products. If It examines them tc
determine whether they are in fl
condition for consumption, fresh
and wholesome, it will be easily
possible at the same time to de-.
termine whether they are Of thu
weight and measure pretended
sold for, or whether the purchaser
is buying wood. paper pasteboard
or other container at fancy prices
The board has madea great repu.
tation for effiency and perslstency
and we can surely count on its
performing this task equally anc
fairly to all. In fine, after Jan. 1
every possible protection will be
thrown around the purchase OF
food products-that the buyer il
getting what he wants, what it is
claimed is sold him, what he pays
for. There can be no complaint
of hardship in that the seller is
required to deal honestly by his
patrons.
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Methodist Church

Rev. J. A. Mccormack, Pastor
Preaching every End and Bird Sunday at IL a.
m. and Z p. m.
Sunday School at o.45 weekly.
Prayer meeting and EpwOrth League alter
mating Thursdays at I p. m,
Womans Home Mission Society Wednes-
DAYS at n m
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Write For Cut and Complete Description. Can
Make Immediate Shipment and Save You Money.

Franklinton. Louisiana.
Terms of sale. Cash with benefit OF
appraisement.
This 9Th day OF December, 1914.
T. j. Simmons. Sheriff.
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Sold at Babington's Drug Store.
The High Cost Of Living.

New York to.studyIthe..highs cost
of living, and to report how it can
best be met, has been actively
and::energetically at..work several
months. Its investigation has
been conducted in aIimore sensi-
BILE and practical ...way Ethan is
usual in such,cases, thel. Findings
are different from what was ex.
pected, and the recommendations
are simil ar]y unexpected. The
co mmission did not concern tself
with the abnormal lifeiof Brt I.
way and vicinity with the eA
travagant prices that prevail in
the favorable oriwasteful sections
of the city, but.studied its ordi-
nary conditions,ssuch as prevail
with four or five million of the in.
habitants of the. metropolis.
It 'ound one of the chief
causes Of theihighIcost Of living
to be tbesamazing ignorance OF
the public, even in educated Cir
cles, concerning food and food
values, Most Of the present
complaints Of the cost of living
are due tosthe ignorance of the
value of food produ cts, or:how to
prepare them. Not me market
or in a dozen, it i: declared,
knows one cut of meat from an
other, or anything abort their
food value, aud scores. of valua'
BILE dishes are banished from
American tables because of igno-
rance as to how to prepare them.
Take rice, for instance, which is
not seen in a large majority OF
the homes in this country be.
cause it is boiled into a soft blu.
ish mr. oh, of a poultice con sisten.
cy, insteo4 If properly cooked,
What has been done by Louisi {.
ana and Texas growers to bring
rice into greater favor by teach
ing the public how to cookit and
the many useful dishes into which
it, can enter, could .,be practiced
with a dozen other articles equal
ly nutritious. appetizing and in
viting, if properly prepared or
cooked
The onclusionireached is that
great good can be accomplished,
the cost of living reduced and the
general comfort of the community
increased by the better instruc-
ton of the public. The:..investr.
gators suggest as a..remedy more
| domestic training in the public
schools: but to this good objec.
ton is raised that we are trying
to do too much through school S
and loading them DOWN with toe
many burdens. III most Of the
cities domestic science constitutes
on of the branches taught ;ssAbut
we have gone as far as we safely
can in this matter just now, and
it would: be unwise to attempt: too
much, or to place too heavyl q
burden on2the school children at
t." expense of their regular
stuole- Better results would
be accomplished by reaching
those who do the actual marketing
correcting their misapprehensions
and showing them what to do.
Even if nothing more is &C
complished than calling this mat.
tor to the attention of the public,
tie result will be beneficial by
teaching Esop's old fable of the
wagner, that unless the public
help to get out Of the rut little in
the way Of Improvement can be
accomplished. The New York
commission believes that the
campaign for cheaper and better
living should begn at oncie in
the marketing and The cooking.
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Woodmen of the World.

II, H. Bllbo. G. C.
o. C.. D0remuS, Clerk.
Meetings every End Saturday Night and 4th
Tuesday Nights,
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CHURCH DIRECTORY
Banfist Church
Rev T, T. Walker, Paste

Rey. j. J. Walker, Pastor
Preaching every Sunday at II o. m and p
m. cso
Sunday School at 9.45 a. m: every sunday.
PRAYER meeting at 7 D. m. Wednesdays.
Women's Missionary Union at 4 p. m. Thurs
days.
Il. p o. at p. m, Sundays.
Sunbeams at p, NJ every End and 4th Satur-
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Woodmen Circls

Mrs. S, H. BurriS, Guardian.
/. L. Pope Secretary,
Meetings Second and Fourth Tuesdays at
p, m.
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LODGE DIRECTORY
Masonic-F. & a. NJ, No. 101

L. w. McDougall, w. M.
r. H. Bateman, Secretly,
Meetings-Flrst Saturdays at 10 q. M: third
Saturdays at 730 p. m.
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Eastern Star.

Mrs. G. w. Goodbee, W. M,
A. d. Metz, W. P.
Mrs. Dene Pierce, Secretary.
Meetings First Fridays at 8 80 p. M; thru
FRIDAYS at D. m.
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FrankIinton, Ia, Dec. 10, 1914
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MURDER MALES
FOR SHOOTING
ASSOCIATED Press Dispatch)

ASSOCIATED Press Dispatch)
LONDON, Sept. 8.-An
Ostend dispatch to Reuters
says:
"The Germans destroyed
the town Of Dinant Fifteen
miles south Of Namur) after
shooting hundreds of male
inhabitants because they al
legged shots had been fired
from the heights overlook
ing the city.
"The Germans in a few
hours, by shell fire and in
|cendiarism, destroyed Di-
Inant on the Meuse. One
party Of 100 prominent citi-
zens were executed together
in the Place D'Armcs. While
the shooting and burning
was going on the women
residents were confined in
the converts. There is no
|evidence, as far as known,
that the alleged shooting
from the heights resulted III
the killing Of any Germans.
"Among those shot were
NJ. Hammers, the wealthy
manager Of a large weaving
factory, and M. Poncelot,
son Of a former senator. The
latter was killed in the pres
ence of his wife and chill
|dren. Germans appeared at
a branch Of the National
bank, where they demanded
the cash in the safe. Man
ager NJ. Wasseiza refused to
hand it over, whereupon he,
together with his two sons,
was shot"
Dinant, which had a pop
ulation Of 5000, dated back
to the sixth century. The
town was picturesquely sit
uated beneath limest one
cliffs near the River Meuse.
The cliffs were surmOunted
by walls Of an old fortress
much decayed through neg
lect and reared to defend the
town against approach by
river. Dinant has frequent
" been the scene Of warfare.