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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-09-25
Engraved Calling Cards

ENGRAVED EASTER CARDS, En- graved wedding invitations. Scuth- worth's. 10 Arcards.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-09-25
Wall Papers

LARGE EST AND MOST CONIPLErE LINE in Bridgeport. Wholesale and retail painters supplies. James J. Conlin. 70 and 72 Elm st., Bridge port. Conn. S IS all"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-09-25

NOTICE OF REMOVAL-Fhes Auto Lamp Repair Shop removed from John street to GA Elm street.
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Sb4ka11O

CHARLES $. F'ERREIT, teacher of piano and harmony, studio, room 46, 46 Cannon St. Circular on re- quest Il dS~
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-09-25
TODAY'S WANTS 7

WANTED-A rent by Oct. l of or
 rooms, improvements, not over
 $2o. Address Rent, Care of l Farmer. I 23 b*p
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-09-25

STORAGE Furniture, separate rooms, packing. Local and long dis tancs auto trucking. Phone 2S3-2. The Glasner Furniture Co.,, 1191 Main St. IF tfs
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-09-25

WALL PAPER sc. and JOG the, roll Oatmeals. 1arnish tiles. 1OO1 Broad
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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-09-25
Furnished Rooms

FURNISHED ROOMS to rent, 167 AGolden Hill Street and 40 John St.
 21 a*S*
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-09-25
AnbuIances

AAfBUIANCES-Inv cars and iimousines. Charges reasonable James T. Rourke. 1925 Main street Phone 1861. pr al
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-09-25
Help Wanted.

YOUNG MARRIED COUPLE wants position on country place. Address Al Church St., John Volja.
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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-09-25

WANTED-A stock salesman for a Connecticut corporation located in New Haven. where the directors have decided to sell $25.000 of pre- ferred stock and whose ability as such can get him a steady position with bright future. Call or address Room 504. Cutler Bldg. 11c Church St.. New Haven. ConE.
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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-09-25

YOUNG MAN, 20, desires position as office or store clerk. Al Larson, General Delivery. Is d.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-09-25
Chiropracsle

bR. STEINFADT (Graduate Blumer College. Natureopathyl. takes pleasure in Informing the public that he has opened offices in &c., enrity Building loom 610, and will render professional services to any 20 desiring. to 12: to 5; to 9 evenings. Terms within reach Of everyone desiring health. Consul tetion free. Telephone.
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Inventors

WANTED- to send for one of my booklets on US. and Foreign patent Mercer l.. B1ondeI, Patent Solicitor. Conn. National Bank 7puiiding. B 27 -tf
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-09-25
Trucking, Coal and Wood

REMOVED, teamwork
 horses sale and hire. coal md wood
 Portable power for saving wood or other purposes. John D. Dixon. 125
 Evergreen St Tel 4366. T6 tf
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-09-25
FREE
Situation Advertisements
 Will Be Inserted Free.

advertisements to be NtlttcL out and left at tor mailed to Farmer Office day before insertion
 Send in your adv. for situation wanted and we will insert free of charge.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-09-25

PHONE S23O. day or night. Automo- piles for hire Actor Garage.
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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-09-25

STEAMFTTTER, high and low pres
 sure, good mechanic wants work. Address A. Burke. 65 Edwin St.,
 City. Is d*
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-09-25
Help Wanted

WANTEsD-Men to learn the auto mobile business; special rates given to secure chauffeurs to fill these positions offered. We guarantee to qualify you to make good 455 Etratfrod avenue. Phone 4o4s
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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-09-25

YOUNG MAN desires position as ma chine he. CT or electrician. Address General Delivery to George F.
 Beers. Is d~
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-09-25
Awnings and Sail Maker

SAILS AWNINGS, COAL BAGS. Spray Hoods. Canvas Covers. Rope Splicing. Geo. T.. Harrington. T5 East Main street. Tel 1O45-14.
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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-09-25
Unclasslried

CELLARS put in sanitary condition ] at moderate price. Address W. H Jackson. Care of Farmer
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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-09-25
Real Estate Tor Sale

DROP AROUND AND SEE ME. Real Estate advertisements look altkc. I can offer the home or other invest ment you want Prices. trems ard values right. McAvoy, Security Building. Tel. 1890. B F eff
Imperial Valley press., 1915-10-14
SWANSON PROBING
CASES OF MINORS
PICKING COTTON

With the cotton picking season on
in earnest, complaints of children un-
der IS years of age working in the
fields are beginning to reach the ears
of Probation Officer Swanson and Wig
orous efforts are being made to com
pei the parents to place their children
in school.
Children under IS years of age may
not work all day at any occupation
except under eXigencies which the stat
ute provides and Of the many cases
that have been investigated by Pro-
baton Officer Swanson, for the most
part they have resulted in the parents
who were violating the law by allow
ing their children to work all day
placing the children in school.
The instances of children working
in violation of the law have been con-
fined largely to those between 10 and
II years of age, but at the present
time Probation Officer swanson is in-
vestigating a case in which } children,
aged 4, and 8. respectively. are pick
ing cotton.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-10-14
$4,000 ACRES ARE
ADDED TO DISTRICT

Fifty-three thousand acres Of land
was added to the Imperial irrigation
District yesterday afternoon by action
of the board of directors and property
owners who We're desirous Of having
their land included in the district. The
first plan advanced asked for the in
clusion of 10000 acres, but the area
finally accepted was the result of a
compromise between proponents and
opponents i'm the action 10 include the
entire tract.
OF the land represented in The orig
inal petitions filed with the board the
Southern Pacific Railroad Company
owns a large part, and vigorous pro
test was registered by several land
owners yesterday against the inclu-
sion of this territory.
Ten thousand acres of land on the
East Side was refused admittance To
the district. which raised the t1tal of
excluded land to 10000 acres The area
which was annexed by the pistrict
forms a strip averaging nearly miles
in width and almost 40 miles i'm length
along the East Side High Line
Imperial Valley press., 1915-10-14
J. NJ. HARCLEAROAD
SUCCUMBS AFTER
A BRIEF ILLNESS

After an illness from pneumonia Of
almost weeks, j. NJ. Harcleroad died
this morning at his residence. Sev-
enth and Holt streets H. was 60
years old.
His condition grew worse from the
day he was suddenly stricken and
several days ago his daughter Miss
Ruth Harcleroad. who has been attend
ing Normal Schoo at san Diego. was
summoned. He had been in a critical
condition for several days preceding
the end.
The family came to El Centre a year
ago and Mr.. Harcleroad and his son.
j. Harcleroad, took over the garage at
Sixth and state streets after they had
been here a short time. Before com
ing to the valley, the family lived for
- years at San Diego, having come
to the West from Wisconsin.
Besides a wife, Mr. Harceroad is
survived by sons, j. Harcleroad and
Ed Harcleroad, and a daughter Miss
Ruth Harcleroad
Funeral arrangem which will be
under the direction of c. A. Shafer,
have not yet been completed.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-10-14
CHEAPER MONEY FOR
THE VALLEY FARMERS

The public hearing of the Rural
Credits Commission at the Barbara
Worth hotel on Saturday leads to a
definite, specific action toward secur-
ing cheaper money for Imperial Val
ley. 1t is not simply an investiga-
tion of conditions with no definite aim
in view, but, rather, is the basis for
the adoption of rural credits in Cali
fornia within the near future If the
constitutional amendment passes MAX
ing the rural credits possible in Cali
fornia, this data will be at hand for
the establishment OF a practical rural
credits proposition. As ther els nothing
credits proposition. AS there is nothing
that the farmers need more than
cheaper money and long time, it is
highly imp, can't that there be good
attendance at the hearing on Saturday.
This is too important to be overlooked.
The hearing will continue all during
the day and anyone can come and go
without remaining for the entire hear
ing and still be able to get much in
form ation. The hearing will be con-
Quoted in the same way as the hear
lings of the Industrial Relations Com
missi appointed by President Will
son, which has done so much during
the past year.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-10-14
HABEAS CORPUS
PROCEEDINGS TO
BE HEARD FRIDAY

IIabeas corpus proceedings instituted
b. Attorney John a. Berry 10 secure
the freedom of Iohn snyder. who is
now in the county Jail through inabil-
ity - furnish 5000 peace bond, were
continued until Friday afternoon FOR
hearing. Snyder was placed under e.
peace bond after hearing before Jus
tiee of the Peace Norrish of Holtville
i'm which ii was charged that Snyder
had uttered threats of violence against
II. Van Bibber "A Holtville rancher.
Il shall base the action upon "A sec
lion from the penal code which states
that before warrant is ISSUED for
arrest To keep the peace. the magi-
stratc must take depositious of the in
formant or the facts constituting the
threats must be stated i'm the iuforma-
ton filed" Attorney Berry said this
IN 9rning.
Neither of these have been done
and the only way my client can obtain
his freedom is to either furnish the
peace bond required or remain in Jail
until six months which Is the maxi
mum penalty a justice of the peace
can impose, has elapsed
Imperial Valley press., 1915-10-14
WARD OF JUVENILE
COURT is TO HAVE
HIS HEARING HERE

Norman Gidday, 15-yearold son of
Mr.. and Mrs. A. r. Gidday of this city
and a ward of the Los Angeles Ju-
venile court, will probably be dealt with
in the local juvenile court as soon as
the papers transferring the case from
the Angel City court here have been
received, Probation Officer A. w.
Swanson stated this morning.
The boy was arrested recently in
Los Angeles for the alleged theft of
a watch and several days ago was re-
turned here at the suggestion of Of
ficials of the Juvenile Department Of
the Los Angeles courts and placed in
the custody of his parents
Imperial Valley press., 1915-10-14

smoke of battle or of hazy weather
or darkness to make a dash at high
speed against the battle line of the
enemy and II launch torpedo from
close range
But the torpedo boat was not sea-
going, and the torpedo boat destroyer
was devised as an answer to IT, for,
with an increase in size and in speed
and in the ability to mount few eff
fective guns, the destroyer could cas-
lily offset the torpedo boat and at the
same time take and maintain her
place with the battle fleet. The ne
cessity for these ships is now well rec
ognized i'm all nayies.
The place of the destroyers is with
out question with the battleships l
have previously spoken of the scouting
and protecting rings which should sur
round the fleet The inner ring is
that of the destroyers, and is intended
to give warning, especially at night, or,
in case the outer screen of scouts has
failed, to give adequate notice of a
hostile approach. This ring would be,
of course, in fairly close proximity to
the battleships themselves
Imperial Valley press., 1915-10-14
COMMITTEE ON
CONVENTION TO
MEET OCTOBER 16

Members of the general committee
on arrangements for the convention of
farming, Industrial and business inter
ests to be held in Brawley early in
December will meet at the Barbara
Worth hotel Saturday afternoon al 1
o'clock
The committee met al Imperial last
night and reported encouragement
from every section of the country. Like
the attendance a the preliminary
meeting on Monday which packed the
auditorium of the Brawley city hall
the committeeman were out in force,
l.. J. lvey. the hog and cotton rancher,
making the long night trip from MI
Signal district to attend.
Plans were outlined for eonven-
ton of all interests of the valley to
discuss problems of farming, market
ing and allied topics. bringing II the
valley authorities in specific lines to
talk ON their particular subjects. En-
phasis was laid upon the need Of prac-
tical talks-those which will be di-
rectly profitable To farmers. Walter
Packard of Meloland was named chair
man of the program committee and,
with the cooperation of ranchers rep
resenting the stock, hog, cotton, dairy
ing, melon and other valley industries
is to arrange the events. Major Dunn
of Brawley was named head of the
finance committee and +. B. Stilge-
bour of Brawley as head of the recep-
tion committee.
No details of the plans discussed
were given out, the members of the
committee preferring to make gen
tions and ideas have been received
from farmers and business men in all
parts Of the county. 1t was apparent,
however, that n convention of the
scope now contemplated could not be
arranged for by November 25, as orig
nally planned. and the date was ad-
vanced to the first week in Decem-
Der.
I 1t is proposed to open headquarters
and select a director general 10 take
active charge of preparations for the
meeting. At the meeting last night
A. NJ. Nelson was elected as executive
secretary, to have charge or the pub
licity side of the convention.
name for the convention will be
selected at the meeting Saturday and
various committees appointed. II is
proposed to effect an organization that
will cover every school district within
the irrigated area.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-10-14
BOARD CALLS FOR
BIDS TO BUILD
SEWER SYSTEM

Marking the last step before actual
construction work is begun, the board
of trustees last night adopted II reso-
luton calling for bids for the con
struction of the El Centre Imperial
sewer, on which $315,OOO is to be ex-
pended. Bids will be open until S
o'clock on the night of October %.
The highest offer that the board has
yet received was made yesterday, when
a representative of a bond-buyng firm
offered. to take the entire issue at 80
cents on the dollar. The former high
bid was 95 cents.
Mayor Swanson was elated over the
offer of last night "I believe we are
going to get a regulation bid. since
the offer has reached the present
mark" he said this morning.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-10-14
WORK ON STATE
HIGHWAY TO BE
RESUMED SOON

Work on the uncompleted portion of
the state Highway between Dixieland
and Coyote Wells will start tom orrow.
The announcement was made yester-
day by Rice & butcher, the contrae-
tors who will perform the work, to
Arthur Shepard, chairman of the board
of supervisors.
OF the smile stretch from Coyote
Wells to the mountains, one mile has
vet to be finished and Supervisor
shepard has received assurance from
the state that the work will be com
pIeted before next summer.
The contract to build both that part
of the highway and the bridge span
ming Myers canyon was originally un-
dertaken by J. w. Colback, but the
state has taken over the work. Col
back. after having carried out only
part of his contract. is said to have
vanished and his whereabouts are un-
known.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-10-14

(This is one of series of six
articles written for the Imperial Val
ley Press by the assistant secretary of
the United States navy)
BY FRANKLIN d. ROOSEVELT
assistant Secretary of the United
States navy)
Copyright, 1915, by the Newspaper
Enterprise Association
I must confess particular love for
and interest in the craft known as
torpedo boat destroyers, or, more
briefly, as simply "destroyers." To the
man on the battleship they seem small,
but a length of over 800 feet makes
them staunch craft.
The high flaredup bow of destroy
er gives it seaworthy qualities not pos
sessed by the old fashioned torpedo
boat and the narrow beam of only
80 feet, together with turbine engines
of from 1900 to 10000 horsepower,
provides a speed of 80 knots an hour.
With the advent of the self-propell-
ing torpedo 25 or 80 years ago the tor
pedo boat became a factor in naval
warfare The object was purely Of
fensive--to take advantage of the
Imperial Valley press., 1915-10-14
QUARTER SECTION OF
VALLEY LAND SOLD

The closing of a real estate deal
which involved a quarter of section
of land in No. district owned by
Mrs. Ida r. Wilson and a business
block in Pasadena owned by H. e.
Bacon of Pomona, was announced this
morning by II. L. Loud. The Pasadena
busin block has been taken by Mrs.
Wilson as part payment in the deal,
which also involves considerable cash.
Mr. Bacon expects to come to the val
ley and engage in ranching. Mr.. Will
son, who has other realty interests
in the valley expects to remain here.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-10-14

In the event of an action taking
place the duty of the destroyers is
two fold: First, 10 prevent any attack
on their own battleships by the de-
stroyers of the enemy, and, secondly,
under cover of the smoke and confu-
sion of battle, to launch an attack on
the main ships of the enemy.
This attack against heavy ships Is,
of course, carried on by torpedoes.
These torpedoes on destroyers are
fired not from an underwater tube, as
in the case of the battleships but from
tubes placed along the deck.
In actual battle, destroyers, burning
oil can throw a heavy smoke screen
in such a way as either to blind the
enemy or to protect their own ships.
In 1908 the general board of the ma
Wy stated that destroyers should be
provided for every battleship built. The
navy has AZ battleships built and build
ing, and only "A destroyers Naval eX-
perts are still of the opinion there
should be to every battleship.
AS for the destroyers in the United
states navy, 1 have no hesitation in
saying there are no finer ships of this
class in any service.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-10-14
CHAMP CLARK is
DUE HERE SATURDAY

Champ Clark, speaker of the house
of representatives., is due in the val
ley Sunday, remaining over Monday.
according 10 the plans Of the commit
tee IN charge Of arrangements, head
ed by Judge r c. Farr of Imperial.
Speaker Clark is scheduled to arrive
in California ON his western lecture
tour on October Il lie will come di-
rect to the valley, making his first
state appearance i'm this section. Mon
day he will be taken for tour of
the valley by auto, accompanied by
representatives of the various sections
to be visited.
From Imperial the speaker will be
taken first to Brawley where he will
view the pretty valley homes and the
great ranch country surrounding.
Then the party will go through the
magnificent No. section and on to
Holtville, where a short stop will be
made. To view the immense fertile
areas to the south and get a glimpse
of the border hustle, the party then
will go to CaleXico and into No 7
district. Returning, a public luncheon
will be rendered the speaker at the
Barbara Worth hotel, FL Centre, from
- until / o'clock.
In the evening Speaker Clark will
deliver n lecture at the MacHenry
theatre, Imperial, at 8 p. m. His sub
ject will be The United States of
America in the Twentieth Century"
Seats will be placed on sale at the
Baldridge Drug Store in this city.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-10-14
SEEN AT PLAY IN
REMARKABLE TIME

In last nights Press there was an
other illustration Of the wonderfully
quick service in news pictures in this
paper The case in point was pic
lures taken in Philadelphia at the first
of the worlds series of games last
Friday and printed here days later.
when ii is considered that the photo
graphs were rushed to Cleveland, where
the matrices were made the latter being
then sent to the Press ana the cuts
for printing made i'm this ofnce' the
time is seen to be remarkably snort.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-10-14
Greatest Cotton Crop Is
Outlook for Next Year

of but about 10.750,o0O bales in America
this year.
The growing tendency in the South
to rotate other crops in the weevil-in-
tested area is believed to make it GER
tain that several years will go by be-
fore another 10000, ,O00-bale year is ex-
pcrienced.
Locally cotton is being produced this
wear with about 80 per cent profit
over the cost of production, and this
is very encouraging, with the result
that many farmers are planning on
growing their first crop next season
Imperial Valley press., 1915-10-14

Indications are that all records for
cotton in the valley will be smashed
next year. This is not simply because
the present price is well up, but be-
cause of general belief that the next
year or two will be fully as satisfac-
tory as is this year.
The rapid spread of the boil weevil
this year in number of states is
taken to imply a continued shortage
of production of cotton, while the war
is adding to the consumption and leaV-
ing world shortage, which is still
further magnified by the production
Imperial Valley press., 1915-10-14
p. f. O. SISTERHOOD
HOLDS MEETING

ON Wednesday afternoon the first
meeting of the p Il. o. Sisterhood aft
er the summer vacation was held at
the home of Mrs. House on Brighton
street. A pleasant and profitable hour
was spent and the members are an
ticipating the work of the coming win
ter with much pleasure. Mrs. Frank
Albright is in Los Angeles attending
the Supreme Grand Chapter convention
of the order. which is in session this
week
Imperial Valley press., 1915-10-14
BY David Bruce.

Chihuahua, Mexico, Oct. CBy maiD
-Pancho Villa is heartbroten.
The power of the man. once feared
and worshipped more than any other
in Mexico, is erumbling. inch by inch
And Pancho villa, when | found him
in his camp here-his shoulders
stopped rs he stood in deep thought
told mo he blames the Americans.
1t is because OF his submission to
General Scott, he says, HAT he finds
himself facing the possibility Of hay
ing to take to the mountains For with
with only one port for the entry of
his supplies--Juarez and that in peril
can villa face any other?
villa is bitter, Dut it is not the bit
terncss that in years past melted this
picturesque man of the masses to an
Unsuitable thirst Tor vengeance. It Is
the bitterness that goes with IA broken
heart--a bitterness that follows tht
betrayal of friendship.
And villa believes he has been be
truyed by those be thought his friends
by those he protected Americans.
"When / was powerful and could
have confiscated all American property
in the north. 1 did not do So" he said
81 gave the Americans every protec-
tion. Now. in crisis, they are de-
serting me and helping TO destroy III,
cause for which | am fighting.
II do not care so much about the
who are leaving l am hay
ing their photographs taken and shall
see that none come back but the
closing down of all the mines and
other properties has thrown thousands
of Mexicans out of employment and
added greatly to the burden of the
government at critical
ii ne.
q ought to seize the mines and op-
crate them in the name of the govern
ment."