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Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1915-06-15

Suppose the housekeeping allow
ance is $40 a week, and the wife keeps
house on Sc. Evidently the economy
is practiced quite as much on him as
on her; his food is skimped as much
as hers. The result proves that the
housekeeping allowance might have
been Sc, in which event the husband
would have pocketed 81.
If he is willing to divide equally
with her, he is doing about all that
can be expected, and if he is teiiing
the truth when he says that ne re-
ceived only 10 per cent of his pay
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1915-06-15

nothing is a greater delusion than the
notion that war generates virility. On
the contrary, it destroys the best, the
bravest and the most healthy human
stock. As long as it lasts it makes
every other interest yield to its imperi-
Gus demands. Learning, art, literature,
science, commerce, civilization, hui
manity, count as nothing If they con-
fiict with military necessities" And
then, when peace returns, it is always
a crippled nation-bereaved of men
as well as of treasure, that has to APP
plv itself to the appalling tasks of re-
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1915-06-15
nioturesnue Albanian.

Today the Albanian is the most pic
turesoue personality in Europe. He
still practices the vendetta, and now,
as in the past, one in FIVE of the male
mountaineers falls sacrifice to the
blood feud. To strike a person, even
inadvertently, is matter for blood
revenge. If the offender himself is
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1915-06-15

the particulars of his escape, Lord
of things the better"
you know, of course" he began,
that Craig was arrested at Liverpool
in consequence of communications
from the New York police. / under
stand that it was with great difficulty
he was discovered, and it is quite clear
that someone on the ship had been
heavily bribed. However, he was ar
rested, brought to London, and then
down here for purposes of Identified
ton. / would have gone to London
myself, and, in fact, offered to do so,
but on the other hand, as there are
many others on the estate to whom he
was we'll known, l thought that 1t
would be better to- have more evil
dence than mine alone. Accordingly,
they left London one afternoon, and l
sent a dogcart to the station to meet
them. They arrived quite safely and
started for here, Craig handcuffed to
one of the Scotland Yard men on the
back seat, and the other in front with
the driver About half mile from the
south entrance to the park the road
runs across a rather desolate strip of
country with lot of low underground
on one side. We have had a little
trouble with poachers there, as there
is a sort of gypsy camp on some COM
mon land little way away. My head
keeper, to whom the very idea of
poacher is intolerable, was patrolling
this ground himself that afternoon and
caught sight of one Of these gypsy
fellows setting trap. He chased him,
and more, l am sure, to brighten him
than anything else, when he saw that
the fellow was getting away, he fired
his gun, Just as the dogcart was pass
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1915-06-15

as soon as we could get together one
or two of the keepers and a few of
the local constabulary, we started
off again from here. The dogs brought
us without check to this shed, and
started off again this way"
They walked another half mile
across reedy swamp. Every now
and then they had to jump across a
small dyke, and once they had to
make a detour to avoid an osier bed.
They came at last to the river.
NOW, can show you exactly how
that fellow put us off the scent here"
their guide proceeded. He seems to
have picked up something, Edgar, in
those South American trips of yours,
for a cleverer thing 1 never saw.
You see all these bulrushes every
whereabouts of them all along the
river?"
1--WE call them tules," Quest NUT
tered. Well?"
When Craig arrived here" Lord
Ashleigh continued, 'he must have
heard the baying of the dogs in the
distance and he knew that the game
was up unless he could put them off
the scent. He cut quantity of these
bulrushes from place a little farther
behind those trees, then stepped bold
ly into the middle of the water, wad-
ed down to that spot where, as you
see, the trees hang over, stood stock
still and leaned them all around him.
1t was dusk when the chase reached
the river bank, and l have no doubt
the bulrushes presented quite a natur-
al appearance. At any rate, although
the dogs came without check to the
edge of the river, where he stepped
off, they never picked the scent up
again either on this side or the other.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1915-06-15

Texas is too proud of her size and
her possibilities. We have in mind
an eloquent utterance by that saga
cious Texas statesman and litterateur,
Col. Bill Sterrett, in private converse
ton: Men don't understand Texas.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1915-06-15

rough wood tables clad in chefs cos
tunes, with white caps and white
aprons and two bells hanging on the
front. After the bulk of the food and
drink had been disposed of the roof
garden was alive with dancing stu
dents, while hard rolls of confetti were
sent over the confines of the roof gar
den down on to Chestnut street, where
tape confetti wound itself about the
necks of passersby. Reserve Officer
Siebeck, stationed at Thirteenth and
Chestnut streets, hurried to the room
whence the articles had come and aid
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1915-06-15

construction. When the lean kline have
devoured the well-favored and fat
kline, the end of their feast leaves
them even leaner and poorer than
they were at the beginning
w. HorWill, in the Atlantic.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1915-06-15
Il Rained Hard Confetti.

The annual beefsteak dinner of the
Phi Delta Theta fraternity of the Uni
versity of Pennsylvania had more &C.
ton than the management of the Ho-
tel Adelphia at Philadelphia looked
for. About eighty members sat about
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1915-06-15
SYNOPSIS.

tpest, mas'ig IN bringing to JUS
<nds that III murderer OF LORD
kgal,s ~, tqe he has but Just Just De q
~ struggle with isso q
paste. .fSileIgh's garden he 5 mas s
<ssor A A. s5e skeleton ana a
nan ,, Civ nv Are. In his rooms
Estrso 1o,o Nowhere black E- boxes :
Fing ai 1aiT Of armless, threat
b9 3I,Is g'' BY the inseruta 3 5
slgnsu Ross Brown, ana a
valet, a - murdered in his
Quigg r@ a his assistants
pa ana Ingro1fessor's valet. Le-
BED e oy , .qg craig, loses HIM
quest = ne house where Le-
lgalni M and loses 81, hin h,5 ygt
PIP. is .,Iline chase. The black
3 ,t th' ~ appear in uncanny
inue - ,,otss Of sarcasm. warn
t nsti OF clues. all slgned
ggss S Ssrnless hands.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1915-06-15

and that the disputed sum was the
savings out of the 80 per cent which
the wife disbursed, the women ought
to regard him as a model husband.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1915-06-15
H7H lNSTALLMENI
EcuApTER XVIII.
murnlrEn SIN.

hWs, areh ''N'
srsed. as they stepped from
.rbile and entered the house
square
anyone feel much sympa,
y. asked, with those men?
81 as they all called him,
sike a great brutal animal
80 being. I think that even
4 $ sentenced him to death
10 felt that it was quite the
M to have done"
|Freb sentiment about those
#<|nest agreed, clipping the end
Men like that are bet
q face Of the earth. They
best to send me there"
cablegram for you" Lee
lined. bringing 1t over to him.
wonder if it's from Scot
.< \"
H. # open They read it to-
fenora standing on tiptoe to
- bis shoulder;
..Ray answering in every re
IN description Of Craig found
IN. Has been arrested, as
|snd will be taken to Hamblin
Il Identification by Lord Ash
#Dly whether you are coming
II full details as to charge
5sor Scotland Yard" Quest de-
#so they've got him, Ell? All
that fellows as slippery as
ii enora. how should you like
afoss the ocean, eh?'
&ld love it," Lenora replied.
mean it, really?'
NOdded.
Mellow fooled me pretty well,
kued. but somehow l feel that
.ny hands on him this time,
&ay there till he stands where
8agher did today. | don't feel
No let anyone else finish off
Bot any relatives over there?"
/ an aunt in London" Lenora
!, the dearest old lady you
" Shed give anything to
make her q visit"
moved across to his desk
up a sailing list He stud
b a few moments and turned
.Lenora.
"a cable of at once to Scotland
lie directed. Say-'Am sail
usitania tomorrow. Hold pris-
barge very serious. Have full
l."
wrote down the message and
the telephone to send it of.
as she had finished Quest took
at again
on" he invited The ma
Inside Wen just go and look
e professor and tell him the
DOR old chap, I'm afraid he'll
the same man again"
found the professor on his
ID knees upon a dusty floor.
arranged before him were
S Of a skeleton, each laid in
.ointed place.
about that unhappy man,
he professor asked. gloomily.
Durham almost due now?"
H...f-
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1915-06-15

ed by the head waiter. the house de
tective and half dozen other at
taches, quelled the happy meeting.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1915-06-15

tim. Austria may come from the
north or Italy from across the water,
or European conference might de-
eide to bestow the Albanians among
their neighbors, Montenegro, Serbia
and Greece.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1915-06-15
Daily Thouoht.

He who has no vision Of eternity
will never get q true hold of time
Carlyle.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1915-06-15
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Imperial Valley press., 1915-06-05
| OOd Riots.

Laredo, Tex, June Report
reaching here state that 10000 hun
ger-maddened Mexicans have been
ravaging Monterey, Mexico. killing,
robbllg and burning right aud left.
The NillIstas left Monterey May Is
and since that time the town has un-
dergone virtual reign of terror. With
the police entirely disbanded, the hun
cry reons looted stores, banks and
homes, numbering without regard To
sex OF nationality.
One Italian resisted the mob when
it sought entrance to his shop, and
killed five and wounded twelve Mexi-
cans before he himself was shot down
Americans and other foreigners now
have gained the upper hand. however,
and il is reported that organized pa
trolls are restoring some semblanee of
order.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-06-05

the owner has been trying to rid the
acreage of the tenacious growth.
Quarantine implies things which
affect the rancher materially. lie
can grow nothing on the land. Meth
er is he permitted to remove anything
from it, except the wild morning Plo-
res, and these defy removal unless
proper methods are employed.
The method used by County Hor-
tlcultuTal Commissioner f. W. Waite
and his deputy, Fred Phelan, consists
of the application to the roots of the
morning glory growth of a sulphide
preparation.
The growth of wild morning glory
is rapid and after the growth has ma
tured the soil in the immediate vicln-
ity of the roots is carpeted with a
thick layer of wild morning glory.
The tendrils from the plant entwine
themselves about the surrounding veg-
citation and literally choke out all
other growths.
"lf a wild morning glory patch be-
comes started ON your land, get it out
at once before it becomes deep root
ed, or notify this office" said Deputy
Horticultural Commissioner Phelan
today. "rhe weed comes under the
quarantine ban and may cause con
siderable trouble if it is not checked in
the early stages"
Imperial Valley press., 1915-06-05
COUNTY FIGHTING
WEED GROWTHS

Although the closed season on bugs
of the variety which harass the ranch
er is drawing near, there is no cessa-
ton of the labors Of the horticultural
commissioner and his deputy, who
fight, not only bugs, but weeds Of
the varieties which are dangerous to
the county.
The aphis is effaced, the grasshop-
per is in Information, and the army
Of sphinx worms which threatened to
invade the valley are encased, in ad-
dition to their natural covering, with
several inches Of desert sand, where
they are literally baking under the
rays of the sun, In the immediate
future serenity looms, but the present
promises no freedom from weeds of
the variety which grows to the excu-
sion of all other vegetation.
The latest weed that has appeared
to claim the attention of the horticul-
tural commissioner is the wild morn
ing glory, which thus far has ap-
peared only in restricted districts.
The growth is heaviest in the vi.
cinity of Brawley and on one ranch 7
acres of land has been under quaran-
tine for the past several months Mhile
Imperial Valley press., 1915-06-05
Germany Everywhere
Assumes the Offensive

London, June 5.-The admission is
made today that Germany has taken
the offensive everywhere on all the
battle lines, and terrific fighting is
looked for during the next few days,
and IT must be added that there IS
some apprehension felt.
The success of the Teutons in the
Easl has made it possible to draw re-
inforeements from that region TO as
sist On the west.
A terrific bombardment of British
trenches has been begun, and this
probably presages 4 general attack
Non Mackenzen IS closely pursuing
the fleeing Russians east of Przemy5l
and the Germans are pounding the
Russians in southeastern Poland
North Of Afras the Germans are
smashing at the French
Berlin, June 5.-The Kaiser spent
the day at the Galician headquarters
of AIchduke Frederick of Austria,
whose troops gave an ovation to the
Kaiser. He said:
with right on our side, we are
sweeping toward victory"
Imperial Valley press., 1915-06-05
UNION HIGH SCHOOL
TEACHERS DEPARTING

Now that the strenuous school life
is over, the teachers of the iign
School, worn out with their at
tempts 10 place some knowledge in the
heads OF the various students, are
now laying plans for their summer
vacation or have already left for their
various destinations.
The Misses Ethel and Jessie Pope
left this morning for San Diego, San
Francisco and other coast points, TO
visit the fairs and many Of their
friends They viii then go to their
home in Denver, Colo, where they
will spend the remainder of their va
cation
Miss A stone left this morning for
San DIEGO and Los Angeles to visit
friends and will then go to her home
for the remainder of the summer.
Miss +. Hayier plans to leave for
her home in San Diego, where she
will remain throughout the summer.
Miss /. Cairns left last night for
her home in Alahambra, to enjoy
long summer Of rest.
Miss b. Griffin is planning to leave
in 4 few days for Hollywood, where
she will spend the summer.
Miss e. Thurow will leave for Los
Angeles to visit her many friends there
and then she plans to pass the rest of
her time at home in Santa Clara.
Miss l.. Wilson intends to leave fog
Berkeley in couple of weeks, where
she will attend the University Library
Training School.
Miss F. Cochran and her mother
left for their home in Missouri for
the summer
c. Bush, after a visit to San Diego,
expects to enroll in the University
Summer School.
B. F. Maskey will spend a few weeks
in Los Angeles and then he expects
to enroll in the University Summer
School.
Miss D. Nath and Professors w. A.
Smith, A. L. Lackey and ]. L. House
and Principal M. r. Kerr have not
laid definite plans for the summer
and SO will remain in Ell Centre for a
couple of weeks.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-06-05
Circumstantial Evidence
Is in Direct Conflict

supplies and again struck out east.
ward toward Yuma
But meantime the parents of one
Of the boys became apprised of the
pilgrimage and started in pursuit of
the trio of bold adventurers.
By this time much of the glamour
had faded and the lads presented a
silent, thoughtful group as their horses
plodded steadily toward the land of
adventure.
They were brought back to this
city, where they sobbed out the story
of their travels Parental wrath was
appeased, according to last reports,
and no complaint has been issued
against them.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-06-05
F. B. Fuller and Bride
Given a Reception Home

When +. B. Fuller, president of the
Ell Centre National Bank, and Mrs.
Rose Negu some days since left in
dividually for vacations there was no
intimaton that any peculiar signifi-
canoe attached to the fact, and when
il was noticed in Los Angeles papers
that they had obtained a marriage
license in Los Angeles the surprisa
was great.
Following the wedding, Mr.. and
Mrs. Fuller left for the San Fran
cisco exposition, from which point they
returned this morning, being met at
the depot by automobiles and a
number of friends.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-06-05

No more involved problem was ever
presented to local officers than that
connected with the shooting of /.
Fox Wednesday evening at the cor
ner Of Olive and Sixth streets, for
which John Stephens Is being held.
Fox had arrested a man found
stealing apricots in the Bosworth orch
ard, and was bringing hlm uptown on
Sixth stteet. At the corner Of Olive
the man suddenly turned and shot
Fox. Ar Bosworth had also seen the
man when arrested.
Just before the shooting the men
had passed , women, going in the
same direction, who were about -
feet from the scene of the shooting,
saw the flash Of the pistol and of the
shotgun which Fox carried and Of
which he fired both barrels.
They state that the man arrested
was much larger than Fox and thai
Immediately after the shooting he
ran east on the south side of Olive.
A woman sitting on her front
porch, on the south side of Olive ave-
nue., within rs feet of the shooting,
heard the shots and saw one man in
crouching position run eastward past
her place. There was no other man
passing the place.
A little further eastward, Stephens
was seen and talked with am acquain-
tance, going away from the scene,
while everybody else was going to-
ward it.
These facts look bad for Stephens.
but, as matter of fact, he is a small
man, and in this respect does not tai
ly well with the description given by
the women.
Stephens, moreover, presents =
strong ahbi up to within half-hour
Of the shooting, which occurred about
1892 "a the evening. There are or
more witnesses to prove that Steph-
ems was at the Press bulletin board
about 3 o'clock. He claims he went
from town down Sixth to Olive, past
the house where the woman sat on
the porch, hid for time behind
palm, on hearing the shooting, and
then continued on east, meeting his
acquaintance.
Whether 1t would be possible for
him to 90 from the Press office to
the apricot orchard, be arrested and
led back to Olive street in a half
hour, may prove the deciding factor
in fixing guilt upon him.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-06-05
GIVE RECEPTION
a 10 SENIOR CLASS

The annual Junior Senior reeeption
was last night rendered by The Junior
class of Central Union High School
to the departing Seniors. 1t was a
large affair aud does great honor
to the Juniors, who worked it up. II
was held at the Barbara Worth hotel
and was banquet, followed by a
dance. The tables We're very well ar
ranged and beautifully decorated with
flowers. About 90 members of the
. classes and the faculty were pres
ent and thoroughly enjoyed the ban
Quet and speeches.
Roland Tilton introduced the toast
master of the occasion, who was Paul
Parsons, the president Of the Junior
class Mr.. Parsons gave a short talk
on what the affair was for and then
introduced the other speakers of the
evening.
The first speaker wa Lawrence
Richards, the president Of the Senior
class, who spoke on Things of the
Past He recalled many incidents
that happened when they were young
sters.
Professor NJ. R. Kerr then spoke
on Bridging the Chaam," and told
his usual number of funny stories,
but he gave the Senior who are go-
ing ont into the cold cruel world some
good advice to follow
Miss Kathleen Perkiss spoke on
"lhe Future and spoke some on the
value Of a college education and Of
college life.
Miss Evalyn Boman, a member of
the Junior class, spoke on what We
Are Going to DO as Seniors" She
promised that The shoes wouldn't
pinch any and that they would car
ry off the honors the same Is this
years class; that they would be able
to jump as high, run as fast and talk
Just as loud as the departing class.
Thomas Wilson spoke ON AS We
Travel Through Life lie spoke on
the necessity of pushing on at all
times and attaining ones goal as
quickly as possible and not let some
one else get it, Also he spoke of the
need to be happy and to be thor
oughbred.
Miss Florence Paine then gave the
farewell speech for the Seniors, and
fade farewell to the faculty, friends
and schoolmates.
After the banquet and speaking al
proceeded to the ballroom, where the
remainder of the evening was spent
in dancing. Everyone went home de-
claring they had had the best time
they had ever had.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-06-05
SEEK ADVENTURE,
THEN ABANDON QUEST

Lund literature and thrilling NOV
ies Of the sort which depicted life N
the Wicked West, Last Tuesday IN
splred 3 boys, all of them Il years
old to fare forth into the world on
horses for which they lacked title and
armed with stolen weapons, in quest
Of adventure. Their pilgrimage last
ed little more than day and part Of
the night, when they returned to their
parental roofs, crestfallen and peni-
tent
The boys conceived the idea of seek
my adventure more than a month apo.
50 they confe 5ed after they returned
to their respective homes They grew
restive over continued delays and
then decided to make an Immediate
departure.
But they were without means os
travel other than by walking and, IN
conformity with the methods of the
bold bad men in the thrilling liters-
ture, they routed the forces of the
enemy lurking in the underbrush and
captured 3 horses FROM their hostile
foes.
They acquired their firearms in
similar manner, although one of the
boys was forced to abandon the vest
ments of the desperate, don the guisc
of civilization and borrow his weapon
from the stock of store in the heart
of the business district while the pro-
prietor of the establishment was 9TH
erWise occupied.
Equipped with horses, weapons, am
food and with canteens
dangling bravely, they began their
travels toward the alluring land set
forth in the thrilling literature.
The cavaleade progressed steadily
and toward nightfall they reached
Verde, where they replenished thel
and continued on toward Yu-
ma. Ten miles beyond Verde their
water was exhausted and they were
without food, so they headed back
toward Verde, where they bought more
Imperial Valley press., 1915-06-05
BAD MEXICAN AFFAIRS.

WASHINGTON, JUNE THE
ADMINISTRATIONS EFFORTS TO
BRING TOGETHER THE HEzIGAN
FACTIONS 50 FAR HAS EfEa UG-
SUCCESSFUL
II CARKANZA CLAlMs The
PRESIDENCY, II Is BELIEVED
AMERICA WILL REFUSE 10 REC
OGNlZE HIM, EXCEPT A. 4 PRES
DENTAL CANDIDATE. MEN,
CAN CITIES REPORT SERIOUS
BREAD RIOTS.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-06-05
First Street Dance in
History of City Tonight

evening the block will be closed to
traffic and the street cleaned once
more.
The X. Of p band will be stationed
midway in the block, which will al
low the dancers free access to the
street either to the east or west.
The FL Centro fire department will
act as floor managers.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-06-05

The bride and groom were induced
to enter one Of these, from which
there stretched a 5O-foot rope with
many tin pans attached, and a parade
through town followed, with accom-
panying machines making a loud
racket.
The parade ended at Mr. Fuller's
beautiful home on Olive avenue, where
he and his bride will make their fu-
ture home.
Mr.. Fuller, as one of the leading
bankers of the valley, needs no intro
duction, while his bride has lived in
Ell Centre but a comparatively short
time, though long enough to make nu-
merous friends.