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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1915-10-08
CURED OF sRicHT's DISEASE.

Mrs. A. l.. Crawford. Medfeld,
Mass. writes: "Dodd's Kidney Pills
cured me of Bright's Disease. and
am healthy and strong to-day and
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one Danger.

Optimist-The world owes me liv-
ing
ssimist-Look out that il doesn't
declare a mo-atorium.-Jud
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A White SILK stocking Hint.

A teaspoonful of turpentine i'm the
last rinsing water will keep your
white silk stocking from turning yell
low when washed
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1915-10-08

Eliminate politics, religion and thu
weather and there wouldn't be mucl
left to talk about.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1915-10-08

For genuine comfort and lasting pleas
ure use Red Cross Ball Blue on wash day
All good grocers Adv.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1915-10-08

Happy is the home where Red Cross
Ball Blue is used Sure to please. All
grocers. Adv.
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Last Corn Land
Southeast Missouri Reclaimed Ian

The only rcmanng large body OF undeeoped corn land IN the
United States.
Land that will double triple and quadruple in price just
day follows night Good land will in the future
has the past and does the present command the highest
price 10000 of good rich alu cutove bottom land,
both drained and undraned level the Illinois prairie rich
the Valley Of the Nile; rocks hills gumbo, but mellow
sandy loan SOIL always works WE'LL short mild winters long
growing seasons abundant yields of all staple crops wheat
alfalfa clover timothy peas potatoes. Two crops year
off Of the land Land owned by neutrality-suspicious.
Lumber Company, the largest hardwood manufacturers in Mis-
souri, largest land Southeast Missouri Men who have
in the sold 100000 Of this kind OF
to different people, all Of whom have made good
orecosd purchaser taken back acre
of the propev February first to Sept 2O 1908
acres 10 separate and distinct people Can you beat it In
tracts of acres up 109o cash. annual nsaments with 80
interest Warranty Deed backed by 100000 assets
the payment Of only 1Oqs in cash. Can you equal it? Come
our land.
Write for full information and free map Address Dept A.
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Few men are able to appreciate get
ting the short end of a joke.
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Deep Voice,

Why do you call your cat Carmen"
She's contralto. Louisville
Courier-J ournal.
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PROBLEM OF THE SKIRT
CAUSES MOST CONCERN AMONG
WOMEN PLANNING CLOTHES.
Designers Are Making Struggle for
Less Full Skirts-Waist Line to
Be Smaller in the New
Designs.

Inc designers say that there will be
a struggle for less full skirts before
The winter is well advanced. That is
drop OF poison in the present cup of
happiness. Women have shown en-
thusiasm and gratitude for the reten-
ton OF the full skirt; they are glad
that there is some chance OF using the
suits of last spring.
IL the designers win out in an effort
to bring back narrow skirts before
the new year. then women will find
themselves compelled TO buy new
clothes or 20 in for the process OF al
teration, if they would be in the
fashion.
What About the New Skirts?
Each OF the women who are regard
Ing the prospect OF buying new clothes
for the autumn is far more concerned
with the skirt than with any other
part OF the costume, unless il be the
high-crowned hat. which is really
neryeracking knot for the woman
with long face TO unravel.
The truth concerning skirts is that
so many varieties are offered, no WON
an need actually worry. Gwen the
full tunic is admitted. True, the skirt
beneath. the tunic is not as narrow as
1t was last November, when Jenny and
Callot flooded the country with skirts
that had narrow line about the
ankles. but sharp contrast is still
made between the tunic and the lower
skirt Both are cut circular and each
is fitted at the hips, for the umbrella
shape rules on a majority of the
gowns When this wide circular cut
is thoroughly understood and well
managed. it is far prettier than the
skirt which is full at the waist and
narrow at the ankles.
Waist Line Is Smaller.
This season such fullness at the
waist line will be eliminated TO a large
extent which is good news TO all but
the emaciated women. The cut of
skirt which is widely adopted and
dominates the field OF clothes is what
was once known as the umbrella skirt.
There is no better name for it. 1t fits
the waist, is smoothed out over the
hips. falls Imply around the ankles.
its fullness folding up on itself. and
with hem sometimes irregular and
sometimes even.
There is no struggle to keep the
fullness from falling in front of the
knees; for that idea OF squaring of
the front OF the gown and putting the
fullness at the side is evidently put
back on the shelves with last years
fashions 1t was never attractive. but
1t was tolerated and accepted because
II was one Of the ways out Of serious
sartorial disaster.
Copyright by the Mcclure Newspaper
Syndicste)
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Plaits are a feature in linen skirts.
but circular skirts should be avoided
In all wash sabrics.
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When all others fail TO please
Try Den.son's Coffee.

Precaution is better than repent
ance
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Bears the

Maids OF homer are those who do
not try to fiirt with the bridegroom.
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Inportant 70 Mothers

Examine carefully every bottle O
CASTORIA. a safe and sure remedy 70
infants and children, and see that
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-18

board and $1,000 salary for its
chairman but also distended the de-
partmental purse with an initial APP
preparation OF 100000.
The board was told to "go to It" Cor
the Boston equivalenD, and promptly
did SO. 1t has built, at a cost of So
100000, what Is known as Common
wealth Pier No. 8. South Boston. a
structure 1900 feet by 400 and hav-
ing 40 feet of water alongside at low
tide. Its three two story sheds have "A
floor space of 100000 square feet.
This pier can accommodate five GOO
foot ships at one time and provide for
/ 80 freight and passenger cars.
The board cannot. of course. be held
responsible for the depth of water
alongside the dock, but should he given
credit for the rest Of the record.
Commonwealth Pier No. &, at South
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already spent upward Of 100000, 900
on its canals. which deliver annually
about 100000 tons Of freight worth
s37. 100000. and in doing SO contributes
to the prosperity Of other States,
some people cannot see why the Fed
eral Government should be so parsi-
monious and hesitate to help along the
good work.
Boston bellies its reputation as far
as its harbor activities are concerned.
Instead of posing gracefully in a cold,
aloof manner, the Hub is one OF the
most enthusiastic cities on the Eastern
coast and doesn't care who knows 1t.
In 1911 the more dynamic citizens
secured the passage in the Massachu-
setts Legislature OF an act creating a
body known as The Directors Of the
Port of Boston. They not only pro-
vided a mouth filling titk for the
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Boston 1000 feet by 500. was COM
pleted in 1918 at an expense of ST.
100000. Upon this structure. known
as the Fish Pier, fishing interests have
erected 100000 worth of buildings.
for Boston is the biggest fishing port
in this hemisphere and rivals Grims-
by, England. The catch brought to
Boston is worth wholesale about
$500 900 annually and weighs over
166 900, 900 pounds. Boston is also the
leading market of the world for hides
and skins of animals. and rivals Lon
don as "A wool centre.
Although Philadelphia Is the only
seaport of Pennsylvania and handles
a commerce totalling something like
1854 100000 year the city neVerthe-
less has had great difficulty in per-
suadinG the State To contribute toward
the Improvement of its tarhur.
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This Sum Being Expended by Country's
Ports to Meet the Increased
Demands of Traffic

about 81 per cent. Of the wharfage
room but has little control IL its prop
erty. owing to the old long term leases
in force. Some OF these run until
1859. In the Bronx the city owns
only 1.3 per cent. of the wharfage
space.
The city plans, among other things,
to acquire the East River waterfront
from Grand street to Twenty-third
street for municipal terminals and
docks. so that more open berths Will
he available for transient shipping
not affiliated with the regular l,~sees
of the piers. on docks IN the Chelsea
section of Manhattan the city is spend
ing s4,000,000.
owing to the immense spread OF
New York's harbor and the lack of
concentration of terminals there is
necessarily a large amount of lighter
ing carried on. something like 1000
craft being devoted to this work.
Some are owned independently, but
mostly they are the property OF rail-
roads.
The city has built two piers in South
Brooklyn adjacent to the Bush Ter
minal property. which begins at
Twenty eighth street and runs to
Fifty-third street. The entire tract
bought by the city in this section cost
some sI,5o0,OO0.
Property in the vicinity Of Thirty
seventh street, South Brooklyn, has
also been taken by the city at a cost
of s1.50o.000. and here will be built a
combination dry and wet dock 100
feet long. At present there is no
commercial dry dock in the harbor
able to accommodate "a ship more than
$50 feet in length, and there Is none
completed on the Atlantic seaboard
longer than 500 feet.
one or two of the terminal plants
in Brooklyn are worth contemplating
in more or less detail. as they are
being copied in a measure in many
other parts OF the United States. The
New York Dock Company's possess
sons extend from Fulton ferry south
ward for nearly three miles to Erie
Basin, with Interruptions here and
there by the property of other owners.
The corporation has about forty piers
and over 173 warehouses with modern
methods for storing merchandise. The
property of the Bush Terminal Com
pany covers over 200 acres OF ground
and contains Ia warehouses, while
there are covered piers, each 1,400
feet long and from $50 to 260 feet
wide. These are equipped with mod
ern labor saving devices and each pier
can accommodate six ocean going ves-
sells at one time, the slips between the
piers being 270 feet wide and the
water therein so feet in depth.
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ONE hundred millions of dollars
is conservative estimate of
. the amount that is being eX-
pended in this country to meet
Imperial Valley press., 1915-08-03
PLANTS PLUM TREES;
BUT PEACHES GROW

l.. f. Cooley, formerly county sup
erintendent of schools and now living
the simple life on his ranch north
east of this city, had an unusual eX-
perience with , plum trees that he
planted. The plum trees were on
peach roots, but Cooley didn't know it..
So when the plum trees withered
and died he made a mental charge
against that variety of trees for
planting in the valley.
Time passed and one day he was
astounded to see part of the withered
plum trees becoming infused with
new life. The new growth increased
readily and by the time the rejuve-
mated trees had assumed the stage IN
which leaves were apparnt, he decided
that the trees were not plum but
peach trees.
lie asked Il hui sci NiHe' '''''' -
recently and found that the plum
trees had been grated upon peach
roots, which accounts for the seeming
revival after the plum part of the
trees had withered and died.
The 2 trees are thriving now, he
says, and he expects them to develop
into hardy productive growths.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-08-03
GROUND FOR NEW
SCHOOL WILL BE
BROKEN THIS WEEK

Ground for Ell Centro's new $35 900
schoolhouse on East Main street will
probably be broken this week. The
contract was awarded to a Long Beach
firm some weeks ago.
The first contract called for brick
construction, but to make the build
ing proof against quakes in the flu
ture the trustees decided to embody
frame construction in their contract.
Plaster stucco effect will be used in
the exterior finish.
The school will be unique in that
it will be the first school in Imperial
county and one of very buildings
in the valley in which a cooling sys-
TEN has been installed The system
will be fashioned after that used in
the Barbara Worth Hotel and is de-
signed primarily to lessen the risk
of the scholars to disease through
oontagion.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-08-03
Haitian ProtectOrate.

Washington, Aug. 3.-In govern
menu circles it is admitted that vir-
tual protectorate has been established
over Haiti. The administration hopes
Admiral Caperton will be able To ee-
ment the various factions and estab-
lish a new government. 1t is pre-
dicted the marines and bluejackets now
on shore duty will not be withdrawn
until an understanding regarding
American supervision is reached.
Secretary Daniels has ordered the
gunboat Osecula to rush from Guate-
mala to Port Au Prince to reinforce
Admiral Caperton.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-08-03
STATE AND COUNTY
OFFICIALS TO LOOK
OVER MECCA ROAD

County Surveyor c. N. Perry will
leave tonight for Riverside where he
will meet A. D. Fletcher, highway en-
gineer of the state highway commits
sion; County Surveyor Pearson and
Highway Commissioner Evans, both
Riverside county officials. Some time
the following day they will leave by
automobile on an inspection trip of
the Mecca road which passes on the
west side of Salton Sea and through
the sand hills.
The party will arrive here Wednes-
day evening, leaving the following
morning for Yuma by the plank road
and probably return Friday morning
Mr.. Perry yesterday was unable u
say whether any significance attaches
itself to the trip in the prospect OF
improving both roads or whether the
trip is merely an inspection tour.
In his communications to the coun-
ty surveyor, Mr.. Fletcher did not state
the purpose of the inspection and
the real purpose probably will not be
divulged until the party arrives here
after their inspection of the Mecca
road.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-08-03
FIREMEN PRESENT
CUPTO BRAWLEY

Preceded by speech of presenta-
tion by Attorney J. F. Seymour ana
followed by reply by Mayor p. p.
Hovely in which the amity existing
between FL Centre and Brawley was
lauded, the local fire department,
represented by Chief Folsom, James
Crearer and J. f. Seymour, last
night presented Brawley with the
municipal float in the Fourth of July
parade.
"El Centro is free to call upon
Brawley for assistance at any time,
even as Brawley feels that it may
call upon FL Centro," Mayor Hovely
said.
Attorney Seymour in his presenta-
tion speech referred to the spirit of
unity which existed not only between
Brawley and Ell Centro, but between
all the valley towns.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-08-03
LONG LIFE ENDS
PEACEFULLY HERE

The funeral service of Rev. Ralph
Watson who died Sunday night, was
conducted at the Shafer undertaking
parors this afternoon by Oscar
Sweeney. Members of the family liv-
ing in the valley and present at the
funeral were Edward G. Watson, a
son, and two daughters, Miss Watson
and Mrs. Luccock.
Ralph Watson was 85 years of age.
having been born at Sheriff Hill,
County of Durham, England, July Is,
1880. He came to America with his
parents in 1910, landing at Philadel-
phia and later coming to Steubenville,
0. In 1854 he was married to Amelia
Jacobs of Vinton, o. From this union
there were 6 children, daughters
and one son of whom daughters and
the son survive him. His wife died
at Sedalia, O., in August, 1894.
Entering the Union army as a men,
Der of the First Ohio Artillery in
1863, he served through the war. He
was a charter member of the G. A.
r. post of New Holland, o. He was
always very much interested in the
organization and frequently visited
his old charges to deliver Decoration
Day addresses and Memorial sermons.
He was christened in the Brunswick
chapel of the Church of England, but
later as very young boy became IA
member of the Methodist church. of
which his father was an active MEM
Der and at whose home John Wesley
preached After serving some time
as local preacher he became men,
ber of the Ohio Conference of the
Methodist Episcopal Church in 1866
and continued in the active ministry
till the fall of 1897 when he retired on
account of failing eyesight due to in
juries received in the Civil War
Since that time he has resided in
Reynoldsburg, O. In 1895 he was
married to Mrs. Maggie McCrary of
Reynoldsburg, who survives him. In
November of last year he came with
his daughter, Mrs. Luccock, to visit
his son, Edward G.. Watson, in tn
Imperial Valley. He was always in
terested in the work of the church
its missionary activities and even in
his old age the fire of his enthusiasm.
for righteousness was not abated
Imperial Valley press., 1915-08-03
WINGS STORE UNDER
NEW MANAGEMENT

j. Rothschild of Los Angeles has
taken charge of the Wing furniture
store for the purchasers under bank
ruptcy sale, and will proceed to close
out the business.
The stock had been repurchased in
the rame of Mrs. Wing, who had bor-
rowed money for the purpose, but Mr..
Wing not having been released from
bankruptcy, the stock was taken bacl,
by the court and resold, the creditors
getting advantage of the money re-
ceived from the sale to Mrs. Wing.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-08-03
Hunting Fugitive.

San Bernardino Aug. 3.-A sheriff's
posse has entered the desert, hunting
Denny Nicholson, a rancher, alleged
assailant of w. d. Lamberth who is
dying at the county hospital here from
bullet wounds. 1t is alleged that Lam
berth returned home from his desert
ranch and unexpectedly met his wife
and Nicholson departing. He called
q malt and he and Nicholson are al
legged to have fought a pistol duel.
i.alnberth fell unconscious. Nicholson
carried him to a barn and then fled
to the desert. Mrs. Lambelth is
nursing her husband. Lamberth and
Nicholson had been friends for -
years.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-08-03
36 TONS GRAPES
FROM l3 ACRES

What can be done with grapes in
Imperial Valley with a profit to the
grower is contained i'm statements
made yesterday by L. f. Cooley, who
told of the past years work done
on the Bixby ranch by the owner to
whom he rented his vineyards.
The acreage on the BiXby ranch
and that owner by Mr.. Cooley totals
just Is acres. Those vineyards last
year yielded 1920 crates or 80 tons.
The returns averaged $l.02 crate.
This year Mr.. Cooley estimates the
output on the BiXby ranch will fall
below that of last year. Three thou
sand crates or 80 tons of grapes, he
believes will comprise the shipment
from there for the year.
The returns on the shipments have
not been learned, but it is expected
they will reach that of last year.
The BiXby ranch, Mr.. Cooley as
serted yesterday, is only one of the
small grape acreages in the valley.
A 400-acre vineyard is probably the
largest.
The grapes this year, he says, ap-
pear to have been singularly free from
attack by insects. Conditions, too,
have been favorable and as a result
the vines have produced a hardy
product.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-08-03
To Smash Italy.

Rome, Aug. 3.-Swiss frontier ad-
vices declare Austria is massing troops
between Trent and Roverato, prepara-
tory to launching powerful often
sive against Italy, following the cap
ture of Warsaw. The Austrians have
attacked along the Tyrolean front,
probably ascertaining the Italian po-
sitions. Italy is ready. Minister Of
Munitions Dallolio has reported that
factories are making shells in suf-
ficient quantities to supply the army
store and the reserve supply is suf-
fieient to last a year.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-08-03
. .ARBLER WHISTLES
WHILE WORKING;
COP ARRESTS HIM

Warbhng tuneful melodies some
time after 10 last night caused the
arrest of Omar Kelch, manager of a
root beer stand at $40 Main street.
Disturbing the peace is what he was
charged with, the act probably being
classed under city ordinance which
.cbaracterizes loud and unusual noises
as a misdemeanor. kelch was re-
leased on So bail and the case set for
$40 this morning. The hearing was
later postponed and will not be heard
until = this afternoon.
Kelch was in the back room OF the
stand tinkering with the mysterious
machinery which apparently generates
the schooners of foaming fluid dis
pensed from a huge barrel.
He whistled as he worked and the
strains of his medley drifted out onto
the street.
Scales. oratorios, operas, SYM
phonies, ragtime, all were alike to
the music producer, intent on his
noise-fest.
The success of his efforts are at
tested at this time by the presence
of a city officer who happened along
and hearing the sound of distant rev.
elry grew curious and drew nearer.
The syncopated music emanated
from the rear of the root beer stand
and the officer, satisfied that he had
located the source of the sound which
was pervading Main street in the I'M
mediate vicinity, hailed the melodious
musician.
The sound stopped instantly.
"Cut it out" roared the officer or
a couple of words to that effect.
Kelch TRANQUILITY continued his eff
forts toward making music and the of
ficer repeated his demand. But the
strains still floated out from the little
back room.
Instantly the officer strode into
Kelch's presence and moment later
Kelch had transferred his bond to the
officer. 3s:Al
Kelch last night was released on
S5 bail to assure his appearance to-
day. and the case will be decided at 2
this afternoon by City Recorder Sey-
mour. ataM
Imperial Valley press., 1915-08-03
Americans and MeXicans
Are Engaged in Battle

Brownsville, Tex, Aug. 3,-Amer-
leans have fought Mexican raiders
near San Benito and / American sol
der and l Texas Ranger were killed
and 4 wounded. The MeXicans fled.
The Mexicans rallied at Scrivner
ranch and Troop A, Twelfth Cavalry,
was surrounded. Private Curtis ear
was shot off when fighting in the
under brush. A machine gun company
is rushing to the scene. The Mex
leans are believed to be Carranzista
soldiers stealing horses for the army.
Nogales, Ariz., Aug. 3.-General
Imperial Valley press., 1915-08-03
Stranded Whale.

Long Beach, Aug. 3.-The carcass of
a 40-foot whale attracted much at
tention here today. Wnen fwst seen
in the surf it appeared to be sub
marine going ashore, and there was
much excitement along the beach.
After it grounded scores photographed
it, while youngsters tried to scale its
slippery sides. The city authorities
were somewhat at loss to know what
to do with it.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-08-03

New Rural ROutes.-The new rural
mail routes by auto delivery went
into effect today from the local post
office. The routes formerly embraced
in what were known as routes | and
2 are practically combined although
separate deliveries will be made One
will be taken care of with a morning
delivery and the other in the after
noon. The new route from this point
south and west, embracing the terri
tory between Holtyille and Heber, is
not yet thoroughly established owing
to the fact that many residents along
the route have not yet complied with
the law in getting mail boxes. This
defect will be remedied before the
week is out T. J. Thompson has
charge of the two old routes and Lee
Riddle, former carrier Of the Heber
rural route, will look after the new
Holtville Tribune.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-08-03
Chasing a Negro.

Sacramento, Aug. 3.-Bloodhounds
and posses are pursuing Sam Johnson.
a negro suspected of attacking a wo-
man and fatally wounding Richard
Lindsay, her nephew, who tried to pro-
tect her. The negro is hiding near
Madison, Colusa county, and ranchers
threaten a lynching.