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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-03-18

Eph Williams Very III.
Report today Is that Eph Williams
well known Mckay creek resident
who has been taking treatment here
for several weeks Is very low today.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-03-18
Irish Arc NatnrnlIrcd.

Circuit Judge G. W, Phelps arriv-
ed home last evening from Heppner
where he had been holding court on
Tuesday the day before st. Patrick's
Day. he admitted fourteen sons OF
Ireland to citizenship.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-03-18
Appendix Is Removed.

Cliss Turner, former we'll known
high school athlete, is at ST. An
thongs hospital recovering from an
operation for appendicitis which he
underwent Tuesday.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-03-18
Another small Rain.

Another small rain yesterday even
ing followed a wind storm of short
duration, The precipitation amount
ed TO .OS OF an inch.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-03-18
Estate Is Appraised.

Il. c. Brannin. w, A. Gent and F.
L. Holman. appraisers of the estate
OF the late j. A. Clements, fix the
value OF che estate at s5SSS.7O in
their report.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-03-18
Buys New BuIck.

buls New BUICK.
II. NJ. Cockburn OF Milton. county
commissioner. has purchased a C-25
Buick automobile from the Oregon
Motor Garage.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-08-02

expected to arrive at the Barbara
Worth Hotel today on one of his fire.
quent trips to Ell Centre.
J. D. Foss, auditor of the Barbara
Worth Hotel, who has been in San
Diego for the past couple of days, is
expected to return today.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. G. Conley, who
have been spending their vacation on
various coast points, are now at San
Francisco. They are expected to re-
turn next week.
j. Y. Wachtel Sr. will leave tonight
for Pasadena. He expects to be absent
from the valley for month visiting
various coast points. He will include
a visit to the San Francisco expo
sition in his itinerary.
George X. Reed, formerly a resi-
dent of this city, and connected with
the Pacific Hardware and Steel COM
pany, has severed his connection with
that company. He expects to spend
a months vacation at San Francisco
and then make his home at some coast
point.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-08-02
FILES SUIT FOR
ONE-FOURTH
OF GOOD CROP

If you are renting land and the
owner specifies one-fourth of a good
crop as the rent; if you allow weeds
to grow and the crop to run down
generally, take heed that the owner,
who sees his one-fourth of a good crop
being reduced to only one-fourth of a
medium crop, doesn't bring suit. That's
what T. d. Mccall, Imperial rancher
an extensive cotton grower did.
Mccall rented some land to Turks
who proceeded to plant crop. The
crop came up but so did a goodly num-
Der of weeds, so Mccall asserts and the
Turks failed to remove the super
fluous growth.
Whereupon the landlord, seeing that
the crop under those circumstances
could not result in a good crop, filed
suit and is seeking to have receiver
appointed to determine how much his
fourth will be.
The case brings up an entirely new
angle in that the receiver, in the
event that Mccall succeeds in having
one appointed, will have to determine
what constitutes one-fourth of good
crop, having as basis, the alleged
medium crop raised by the Turks.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-08-02

with full reports on the observations
Of cur military and naval experts
abroad, together with recommenda-
tions touching vastly increased mum
bers Of aeroplanes and submarines
and several battle cruisers Of the most
up-to-date type. The naval program,
it is declared, will suit the most en-
thusiastic advocate Of national de
fense.
Even the Mexican policy Of watch
full waiting has been abandoned and
it is announced officially that the presi-
dent is waiting only to decide on a
plan Of Intervention which will reduce
that country to law and order.
As to the country's material pros
perity, which is probably the most i'm
portant factor in the political sit
uation, the results of war orders are
notorious. But these are not the only
basis Of prosperity. Figures just COM
piled by the department Of commerce
show that for the fiscal year just end
ed all records We're broken in the vol
ume Of American exports and the vast
increase in the balance of trade
which is what the foreigner owes the
United States for goods supplied The
balance Of trade in favor Of the United
States for the fiscal year was $1,094,-
422.792, which sum exceeded by S42S,-
100000 the former high record made
in 1908, and by $623 100000 the eX-
port balance for 1914.
At the same time reports from all
parts of the country show that the
army Of the unemployed has been
dwindling and now there is even u
clamor for farm hands and expert
operatives in the mills and munition-
making factories. Strikes are result
ing in increase of wages with hardly
any question.
Without the "hard times" and the
military preparedness issues the op-
ponents Of the administration will find
hard shedding. There will evidently be
three candidates in the field, and pos
sibly four. So the prospect of a par
ticularly interesting presidential year
is daily increasing.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-08-02

Again and again she hugged IN
her empty arms the spirit form OF
her baby. She crooned over the baby
as she used to do. She looked into
those eyes-and saw the black cap!
She kissed the baby's tiny toes-and
found them standing on the gallows!
Just keep that thought in mind
when you read about a man being
hanged. Somewheres mother-the
mother of that man-is having
burned into her heart the hanging
of her baby
You know, it isn't that mothers
fault that her baby turned out to be
what the world calls a "bad man.
She didn't put the saloon, the gam
bling den in her baby's way. Society
did all that; and society is now hang
ing the product of its own making.
Is it right?
Imperial Valley press., 1915-08-02
MAINLY PERSONAL

Mrs. G. II. Whsle left last week for
a visit in Wisconsin.
f. A. Dingman of Heber was a vis-
itor in FL Centro today.
Attorney Farr of Imperial was a
court house visitor today.
r. d. Mccall of Imperial was an
El Centre visitor today.
Mrs. Ed Oldham is spending the
summer at Long Beach.
A. l.. Miller of Holtville was Wis
itor in FL Centre yesterday.
J. G. Hall of Holtville was Wis
itor in FL Centre yesterday.
II. II. Eitzen of San Diego is in
the valley looking over his ranch.
F. r. Rogers, a Los Angeles capt.
alst, is in FL Centre. lie is registered
at the Oregon.
Rev. McAmmond of the Methodist
church expects to leave this week for
a months vacatiin.
J. L. House of the Central Union
High School faculty has returned from
a trip to San Diego.
f. J. Parks, editor of the Seeley
Sentinel, was a business visitor IN
FL Centre Saturday.
j. l.. Travers, J. E. Davis and f. B.
Fuller spent Saturday and Sunday at
San Diego. They returned this morn
ing.
+. II. Cooper, representative of a
Los Angeles wooden ware concern, is
in FL Centro. He is registered at the
Oregon.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Stevenson of River
side, where they own an orange grove,
were in the valley yesterday looking
over conditions.
S. Orsmund Bulls of San Diego is
Imperial Valley press., 1915-08-02
WITH
HOPPERS TO TAKE
PLACE TOMORROW

Tomorrow afternoon at 4 o'clock on
the f. r. Stillens ranch, 2 miles west
of FL Centre, the first steps that may
result in a valley-wde effort to oblit
crate the grasshopper horde will be
made when an experiment with de-
vice fashioned after the familiar hop
per doser is conducted by Walter
Packard of the state experiment sta
ton at Meloland. The success of the
experiment will doubtless be watched
by ranchers all over The valley who
have suffered from the invasion of
the hoppers.
The contrivance constructed under
the direction of Mr.. Packard is "a feet
wide and 15 feet in height. Canvas,
stretched funnel shape, protrudes at
the back for a distance of Is feet and
at the apex is a wire receptacle for
imprisoning the captured hoppers.
The contrivance will be drawn
through an alfalfa field by ? horses
which serve not only as motive power,
but drive the hoppers from the ground
only to fall into the canvas aperture
and tumble into the wire receptacle.
The designer of the trap originally
intended it to be only u feet in width
and about 10 feet in height. During
the period of construction, however,
the hoppers attained their maturity
and with it their wings. A trap only
II feet high, it was pointed out, would
prove less efficient than a larger trap
because of the ability of the hoppers
to fly over and to the sides of the
smaller. The construction of a larger
trap, it is believed, has obviated this
difficulty.
A preliminary experiment has been
made to test out the trap and accord
ing to witnesses ended with gratifying
results to the ranchers.
The captured grasshoppers were
converted into chicken feed Expert
ments are under way to determine
whether the insects can be preserved
for any length of time to be used for
poultry consumption later.
While the hoppers appear to be at
tacking trees and cereal growth as
readily as they do alfalfa fields, the
grasshopper trap can be used only in
uncultivated or alfalfa fields. Poisoned
bran preparations are being employed
in various districts now where the hop
per cintrivance cannot be used.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-08-02
SUPERVISOR TELLS
WHY HIGHWAY
HAS BEEN CLOSED

The cause of the storm Of comment
among automobilists over the closing
of the recently constructed state high
wav between DiXieland and Coyote
Wells was explained this morning by
Supervisor Arthur Shepard as being
due to the rejection by the board OF
the proposal of the contractors who
are putting in the boulevard.
The road, until it was closed to trail
fic last week. had been we'll patron
ized by cars in driving to and from
the mountains. The contractors, ac-
cording to Mr. Shepard, agreed to
leave the road open, providing the
county would assume responsibility OF
acceptance of the work by the state.
This a representative Of the board
declined TO do and as a result the road
has been closed to all traffic with
guards posted at various points TO
keep automobiles off.
The assumption Of that responsible
ity by the county would also imply ad'
ditional expense in the construction
of temporary road connecting the
portion over which traffic passes with
the old road
With its present policy of economy
the board has declined to construct
this road, so instead of using the con-
crete highway, automobilists to and
from the coast must travel the old
broad.
"The old road is not in bad con-
dition," Supervisor Shepard said to-
day. "There are many worse roads
on the coast and it will probably only
be a few months before the state is
opened its entire length for traffic
eve are not planning any improve
ments on the old road as conditions
are now. However, if any repairs de-
velop on the road which are such that
they demand attention, the county will
repair them"
Imperial Valley press., 1915-08-02

The other day a man was hanged
"by the neck until dead
To the executioner, the doctors, the
newspaper men, the jury that tried
him, the Judge that sentenced him
he was a man.
But to woman-the woman who
brought him into this world Of ours,
he was a baby; her baby!
To this poor, worn, heartbroken lit
tie woman, the being on the gallows,
that being with a black cap closing
his eyes to his fellow man; that be-
ing with tightening moose around
his neck was not a man. As she sat
in her darkened home and waited for
the moment that was to dash her baby
into eternity, her thoughts hardened
hack again for the millionth time to
her baby's cradle days.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-08-02
725 ARE JAILED
FROM JUNE l. 1914.
TO JUNE |. 1915

Seven hundred and twenty-five per
sons came in intimate contact with
the law from June l, 1914, to June 1,
1918, that number having passed
within the portals of the county jail
during that time. OF that number 80
were women and the remainder men.
The number of inmates on June |.
1915, shows slight increase over the
number incarcerated year ago on
the same date. In June, 1914, at the
time the count was taken there were
20 confined, while year later there
were 81.
Twenty-three have seen service on
the county chain gang and AZ have
been sent to prison. Only youths
have been sent to the reform school.
The fact that 105 persons received
Jail sentences and only 23 saw actual
duty on the roads is probably due to
the fact that Imperial county only
comparatively recently inaugurated a
system for working prisoners.
OF the total number of men pris-
oners 229 were not indicted which inn
plies that that number were arrested
on suspicion and minor charges and
were never actually committed for a
Jail term.
The habeas corpus lever which
oftimes prys apart locks has become
rusty in the past year, comparatively
speaking, for not single instance of
release on habeas corpus writ
has been recorded at the county iail
between June l, 1914 and June /,
1915.
Twelve persons have been acquitted
during that time.
There have been % escapes from
Jail all told, 13 of which were eff
fected by members of the chain gang
and the remainder from jail. Most of
these have been trustys and camp
cooks, who have been allowed virtual
freedom and took advantage of the
opportunity.
One prisoner has died within the
walls of the county, a Hindu who took
his own life by hanging himself.
Seventeen persons have been COM
mltted to state hospitals after being
adjudged insane.
One hundred and eighty-seven pris-
oners have been otherwise disposed
, of, which includes wide range. MANY
Of them were fugitives who were
wanted elsewhere and were appre-
hended in this county.
The percentage of crime among
women in this county as compared
with the whole forms only a very
slight part.
Only 6 women during the year have
served Jail sentences.
Nineteen have been arrested, but
not indicted, and % cases have been
otherwise disposed of.
Just women have escaped from the
county in that time.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-08-02
CREW AT WORK ON
MOUNTAIN GRADES

With crew of II to II men work.
ing on the mountain grades of the
Imperial valley San Diego road for the
last weeks many changes have been
made and the danger to motorists re-
duced 80 per cent, Supervisor Arthur
Shepard said this morning.
"The worst curves have been
widened out and the road has been
improved generally. Rough portions
of the road have been repaired dur
ing the time the present force has
been at work." Supervisor Shepard
said.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-08-02
ACACIA BRIDGE TO
BE REPAIRED SOON

Work on the bridge crossing the
Acacia ditch on the road to Holtville
will be under way at once, it was an
nounced this morning. Materials are
already on the ground and it will be
only a matter of a short time before
traffic along that route can be re-
sumed.
1t was first proposed to install a
siphon, but after investigating con-
ditions, the move was deemed imprac-
ticable.
The bridge was broken down re-
Gently by the heavy weight of thresh-
ing machine.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-08-02
gibson GARDNER
OUTLINES SITUATION
BY ellison Gardner.

Washington, Aug. 3.-Within Il
month a complete revolution has taken
place in the political situation. Fol
lowing are the changes:
(1) A revival of business headed
by war orders but followed by genuine
industrial revival, has robbed the
standpatters Of their principal issue
(2) The administration has adopted
the military preparedness issue almost
to the extent advocated by Roosevelt
and Augustus p. Gardner, abandoning
entirely the Bryan pacificist watchful-
waiting attitude.
CD The Progressives of the coun-
try have concluded suddenly and quite
unanimously not to return to the
party of their daddies, but to continue
their organization and name candi-
oates.
(4) National prohibition has become
a looming issue with Hobson and
Bryan as likely rivals for the presi-
Dental nomination on that platform.
Back of all this looms the posi-
bilty of war. In everybody's mind
there is the thought that plans which
may be made today may be knocked
in the head tomorrow by some act of
Germany precipitating the United
States into the world conflict.
A little while ago the old guard Re
publicans - Penrose, Crane, Calm
ger, ct al.-wer1 meeting in New
York City and almost dividing the
spoils. They were perfectly sure tha5
a promise of prosperity and jobs for
the unemployed would work a rope
tition of the Neutrality-suspicious. full
dinner-pail election and sweep the
Democrats from iffice. So sure were
they that they were picking candi-
dates for first and second place. Root
was almost a 20 to 1 shot and Charles
Warren Fairbanks actually let go a
Wad of money to start a weekly news
paper for the purpose of booming his
candidacy. 1t began to look like a
race among the Republican standpat
nominees for a sure-thing nomination.
Now all that is changed The Re
publicans are in the doldrums again.
Root as boss of the reactionary New
York constitutional convention at Al
bany has not been a vote-getting fig
ure before the country. The Progress
siyes have not been falling over them
selves in the prodigal role. In New
York the Progressive party commit
teemen have conferenced and decided
against going back into the G. O. p,
while out at the exposition Roosevelt
has gone so far as to stand up pub
licly and suggest the nomination of
Hiram w. Johnson as the Progressive
party's presidential candidate.
More overwhelming, however, comes
the administrations plans for the big
gest navy in the world and an en-
dorsement Of Garrison's recommenda-
ton for an adequate army. Along
the latter line plans will be ready for
congress authorizing new federal
volunteer militia reserve.
Following Secretary Daniels action
in creating a board of scientific coun-
sci for the navy department, comes the
news that congress will be supplied
Imperial Valley press., 1915-08-02
HOLTVILLE MAN
DEAD; LONG I'LL

Rev. Watson, a Methodist minister
living at Holtville, died yesterday after
a protracted illness. The deceased
leaves son and a daughter, both of
whom live at Holtville. Rev. Watson
came to Holtville from England about
a year ago.
Funeral services have not been an
nounced yet. They will be held from
Skaters chapel with interment in
Evergreen cemetery.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-08-02
EMERSON HEARING
HELD TODAY

Before Referee C. l.. Childers of the
State Accident Commission at BraW-
ley, evidence in the Staying of Con-
stable Perry Emerson is being heard
.his afternoon for compensation under
the state law. Emerson was slain
while attempting to arrest a duo of
thugs. The county is being repre-
sented by District Attorney Nichols.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-08-02
Why Pay More?

One way fare between Ell Centre
and IIoltville, 35c; round trip, 6Oc.
Ride in comfortable motor cars on a
good roadbed.
Leave FL Centre, 1880 a. m., 1900
m., $40 and 700 p. m.
Leave Holtville, 700 and 8:15 a.
M; 4:45 and 1880 p. m.
HOLTON INTERURBAN RAILWAY
COMPANY.-Adv.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-08-02
ROBERT COERKE
FAINTER AND DECORATOR.
Estimates Cheerfully Given.
All Work Guaranteed.
Prices Reasonable.
Inquire at Hotel Barbara Worth.
TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY.

TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY.
to milk string Of
cows on ranch, 2 miles southeast of
Seeley. Raymond Henderson, Seeley.
Cal. f83
WANTED-San Diego and Imperial
stage line to make headquarters at
Castle Ray. Address Castle Ray
Hotel, 4S3 State st. x82
BIG BARGAIN-Buick truck, sale or
exchange; team and wagon. May
field & Sweeney. 80
WILL BUY County warrants. G33
Main st. 1O3
Imperial Valley press., 1915-08-02
CITY AND VALLEY

BOrn-to Mr.. and Mrs. John p.
Labrucherie of CaleXico, son.
:: = X
Irrigation Meeting-The board of di-
rectors of the irrip & district will
meet tomorrow afternoon at , o'clock.
;; = x
Tomorrow Night-At the Tulane
Airdome the Selg News will contain
pictures taken in FL Centre ON July 5,
showing parade, fire wagon, floats,
etc.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-08-02
MAN BELIEVED
INSANE ARRESTED

Believed by officers to be demented
over religion, Peter Simon of Brawley
was brought from the North End to-
day in the custody of deputies from
the sheriff's office 1t is probable he
will be held for observation as to his
sanity.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-08-02
Remarks Overheard.

Say Bill! Why do we always get
the best Coca-Cola at Baldridge's?
Bill don't know. | have often
thought Of the same thing, but it is
the truth-Adv.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-08-02

Board in Session-The board of
supervisors are in session today pass
ing the regular monthly collection of
demands.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-08-02

There's a Partisan sauciness about
this tailored suit in navy blue with
its rather long coat of military cut,
and its pipings of white poplin-a
distinctly new note, by the way, is
the white piping for tailored suits
and great favor is prophesied for it.
The skirt is box pleated with line
of white at either side.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-08-02
GET THE ORIGINAL
Eastman Films

in the yellow boxes. They make the
perfect pictures We do the work
> Samuel Dunaway, the druggist
Imperial Valley press., 1915-08-02

KODAKlNG MADE EASY.
A genuine Eastman does it. The
new No. IA Jr. with an autographic
back is a beauty. Only $l1. We are
FL Centre sales agents. Samuel Duna-
way, the druggist-Adv.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-08-02
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.


Estate Of Ferdinand +. Leia, de-
ceased.
Notice is hereby given by the un-
Tyler W. Seal adminislra-
tor Of the estate of Ferdinand f. Lcia,
deceased, to the creditors OF, and all
persons having claims against the said
deceased, to exhibit the same with the
vouchers, within ten months
after the first publication Of this no
tice, to the said Tyler w. Seal, Ad-
at his office, Room 30. Sc
curity Commercial and Savings Bank
building, FL Centre, California.
Dated this 1st day Of July, 1915.
TYLER w. SEAL,
Administrator of the Estate of Fer
dinand f. Leja, Deceased
ThursAug5
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1915-12-31
PrevarIcation Hard to Beat.

The two commercial travellers were
boasting to each other of the merits
Of the respective fireproof safes for
which they were agents. Il guess, y
said the first, that we've given our
safe some test, and / reckon that our
best trial was when we heaped up a
collection of combustibles round 1t
which took a week to burn out. In
side the safe was little dog provided
with food and water. At the end of
the week we raked away the emDers
and opened the door of the safe which
had been in the middle of that blazing
bonfire for week. Out jumped the
little dog, well and happy, wagging
his tail with delight Yours is a
good SAFE" said the other, but 1t
isn't in the same block with ours We
adopted the same test precisely. and
when we'd raked away the embers and
come to the safe at last we opened
the door and our little dog" He
paused dramatically. WAS dead" in
terrupted his rival. Eyes, SIR was
the reply. You've hit it. Frozen
to DEATH"
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1915-12-31
HER REMARKS WERE OMNIBUS
New Highlander Told by Prospective
Wife She Is Going to "stsrt"
With Young Minister.

A New England man tells OF man
In Westfeld, Mass, who had been mar
ried four times and been so unfor-
tunate as to lose all his wives. Such
matter of course had this mans
weddings come to be in Westfield that
when, after year of widowerhood,
he announced his fifth engagement,
one of the neighbors said:
Richard. / suppose getting married
comes pretty natural to you by this
time, doesn't it,"
We'll" said Richard, after due re.
Election, this fifth marriage amt go.
ing to seem SO natural. Old Parson
Begg's off on trip to Europe and he's
never failed to tie the knot for me.
Il said to Mary that 1 didn't think
1t would feel like a wedding without
Parson Begg; but she said that it was
her turn to choose, and that she
meant to start out with that young
minister that Just came to town and
that IL he did we'll she guessed she'd
stick to him. She didn't explain what
she meant, but it sounded kinder
ominous TO me-"