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Imperial Valley press., 1916-12-02

IN order 10 assist candidates who
get started at once and make a serl-
Gus effort to win, bonus of 10000
EATRA votes will be awarded to all
who turn in total Of five years, or
sixty months. in new subscriptions by
Saturday night, December Is.
A careful record will be kept of the
number Of new subscriptions turned
il by each candidate and as soon as
any one has turned in total Of five
years in new subscriptions she will be
awarded the 10000 extra votes. #
any are able to secure enough new
subscriptions to make up a second
cub of five years before the eXpira-
ton Of the big bonus offer she will
be awarded the bonus a second time,
for the 10000 extra votes will be
awarded for every club of five years
in new subscriptions turned in before
9 o'clock Saturday night, December
is.
Thoughtful Friends.
Candidates have been greatly en-
c0uraged and assisted by friends who
have taken an interest in their sue
cess and who have volunteered to as
sist them by saving their vote cou
pcns and by renewing their subscrip-
items to The Press IN order to cast
votes in the contest. This action, es-
pocially when purely voluntary on the
p4rt Of friends of candidates, has been
greatly appreciated, for il is good 10
feel that you have friends who take
Interest in young success and when
contestants are still worried and hesi-
tating over the contest, each fearing
that she could never be so fortunate
as to win one Of the big prizes in the
face of the keen competition she I'M
agines will develop, it cheers them up
to find some ready and anxious 20 see
them win. One candidate has already
lad three friends offer to subscribe
in her favor for two years each.
An Hour Day.
One hour a day devoted to the con-
tsst would certainly bring big results,
for all other candidates are as likely
t.. hold back fearing they would be
liable TO win any of the chief prizes,
as you are. Some one must win the
chief prize Studebaker, and it might
as we'll be you. Others will hesitate
just as you do. Others will be un-
willing to devote all their time to the
contest, just as you will, for they will
Imperial Valley press., 1916-12-02
SHIP TO CHEER
SIRIANS AND ARnENIA\S 5
(Bv United Press J

New York, Dec. "A United States
naval collier full of food and clothes
and good Christmas cheer for the des-
titue and hungry Syrians and Arme-
nians sailed from this port today 1t
is expected to reach its destination
in the midst of the holiday season
Tie cargo Of the Christmas ship was
assembled by the American Red Cross
and the Red Crescent Associations
V orking with the Syrian and Arme-
man relief committee.
Imperial Valley press., 1916-12-02

Hollow Hill Farm, near Riverside,
has just made purchase Of rs pure
Lled Guernseys.
Imperial Valley press., 1916-12-02

It is now proposed TO use the new
olive plant at FallbroOk for canning
declduous fruits and vegetables as
veil.
Imperial Valley press., 1916-12-02

The packing house Of the Ccvina
Heights Grove Association has been
turned with loss of $4,000.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1916-11-30
Notice

In the District Court of the Seven
tenth Judicial District of the State
of Montana, in and for the County
of Phillips
Marie Emma Cote, plaintiff, VS..
Rudolphe Cote, defendant.
SUMMONS
The state of Montana sends greet
ing to the above named defendant.
Yon are hereby Summoned to an
swer the complaint in this action
which is filed in the office of the
clerk of this court, a copy Of which
is hereby served upon you in county
wherein you reside and to file your
answer and serve a copy thereof up
on the plaintiffs attorney within
twenty days after the service Of this
summons. exclusive Of the day OF
service; and in case Of your failure
to appear or answer, judgment will
be taken against you, by default, for
the relief demanded in the complaint
This action is brought to secure a
decree Of absolute divorce upon the
ground of extreme cruelty and to
have awarded to plaintiff the custody
of the child Jacques Cote.
Witness my hand and seal of said
court this goth day of November:
1916.
(SeaD G. M. PORTER. Clerk.
Last publication Dec. IA. 1916.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1916-11-30
Hay Seeds For Confetti.

Weddings in China are arranged by
"go-betwccns" usually the busy old
gossips OF the district-wh get Il com
mission on the amount paid by the
bridegroom TO the father of the bride.
On the wed'lin. day the bride is clad
in red and carried in a Sedan chair
covered with red. Anybody has a
right to turn back the chair curtains
and take a look at her. Her hair Is
deliberately oilcd. and so all he other
girls throw hayseeds ut her. which
stick. On reaching the honle of her
husband the bride has to submit, to the
candid criticisms of the entire family
The strange wedding ceremony CON
sists in the husband and wife eating
rice from each others bowl. Or course
there is a feast. but ii does not cost
much, for every guest is expected to
contribute something.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1916-11-30
LAKES WITH NO OUTLETS.
and Fantastic Mirages That Greet the
Desert Traveller.

A playa is Il shallow, flat hOurcl de-
preston, characteristic of valleys hay
ing no regular drainage to the sea, in
which storm waters collect and cvap-
crate. 1t may be Il shallow lake or a
salt incruSteG mud fiat
Lin his description of the ancient
Lake LahoutHn. in Nevada, l. G. Rus
sell writes:
"Tle scenery on the larger playas is
peculiar and is usually dcsoIate in the
extreme, but is not without it's charm
In crossing these wastes the Traveller
may ride for miles over a perfectly
level floor. wifi an unbrohen Sky line
before him and not an object in sight
to cast shadow ON the ocean-like ex-
panse.
"Mirages. which may be seen almost
every day on these heated deserts. give
strange fanciful forms to the NOUN
tains and sometimes transfgure them
beyond recognition. A pack train
crossing the desert few miles distant
may appear like some strange caravan
of grotesque beasts f0rding a shallow
lake, the shores of which advance as
one rides away. The monotony of mid
day on the desert is thus broken by
elusive forms that are ever changing
md suggest II thousand fancies, which
divert the attention from the fatigues
Of the journey.
".rhe cool evenings and mornings in
these arid regions, when the purple
shadows of distant mountains are
thrown across the plain, have a charm
that is unknown beneath more humid
skies. and the profound stiffness of the
night in these solitudcs is always i'm
prcssive." - United States Geological
Survey
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1916-11-30
ANCIENT BANQUETS.
Cleopatra Didn't Have to Spend Much,
For Things Were Cheap.

We hear a great deal about the lux
ury and extravaganza OF Cleopatra.
the queen of the Nile, and Of the gor-
geous feasts she and Mark Antony
had together. vet these little dinners
and SupIerS for two cost Cleopatra
only about I shilinys. with Wine and
attendance.
Ii Cleopatra had lived in these times
she could not possibly get a supper at
wine included.
In those days Il large jar of wine
cost only 1 shillings, and this probably
lasted a long time. a pigeon was dear
ut 2la pence, and quantity OF veg
etables which lasted for months could
he bought for about 8 shillings.
Slaves were easy enough to get, and
their dress was so scanty that liveries
couldn't have been expensive.
Cleopatra once went in for Il very
costly drink. She melted "A priceless
pearl in i; glass Of Wine and presented
it to Mark Antony. But the queen Of
Egypt did not go in for such eXtrav
aganccs every night.
Nero, the tylannical emperor of the
Romans, famed for his cNtravHgaut.
luxurious living, who gave twenty-five
course dinners, where the guests re-
clnod on ivory and silver touches and
dipped their fingers into fagrr bowls
which contained costly wines. did not
spend nearly SO much on fenSring as
many modern mllionaires.-Lon
Answers.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1916-11-30

offices Of Tressler and Kirton. at
Malta, Montana, the same being the
place for the transaction of the bust
ness of said estate in the County of
Phillips.
Dated November 81, 1916.
w. ID. MURPHY
Administrator with the will annex
cd OF the estate Of Isaac Murphy,
Deceased.
TRESsLER & kIRTON.
Attorney for he Administrator.
Last publication Dec. IA. 1916.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1916-11-30
DISCUSSING a Verb.

AS an intrnnsitivc verb to 'naterial-
ize" will no doubt be pilloried by p,lr-
lists as an undesirable alien. but with
little effect, for it has long since been
though it has not yet gained schOlas-
tic support. Like the verb to wire,
now in general use, this particular in
transitiye no doubt comes from Amer
lea. where it is common to "tix up" an
appointment with some one who may
fail to materiaize" or wait for con-
veyance that misbehaves itself in a
similar way.-London Chronicle.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1916-11-30
Notice To Creditors.
Estate of Isaac Murphy, deceas

Estate Of Isaac Murphy, deceas-
ed.
Notice is hereby given by the
undersigned, administrator with the
will annexed, of the estate of Isaac
Murphy, deceased, to the creditors
Of. and all persons having claims
against the said deceased, to exhibit
them with the necessary vouchers
within four (4) months after the
first publication OF this notice to
the said administrator, at the law
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1916-11-30

The secretary of the Commercial
club has room to store more Of the
old magazines to be given out to
people in the country who will ask
for them. Ii you have one Or two
old magazines which you have fin
ished with notify the secretary and
he will arrange to get them.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-12-09
CAR SHORTAGE IS
DUE TO SPECTATORS

PITTSBURGH, Dec. S.-The car
shortage Is not due 10 the lack OF
equipment but to spectators holding
the cars loaded and to the Increased
business being handled, asserted
Arthur w. Thompson, vice president
Of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad,
In an address here today before mem
beers Of the traffic department OF the
railroad and the Pittsburgh Com
mercial club.
1.-THE railroads are not able t.
handle the enormous amount OF busi-
ness given them" said MI. Thomp-
son. They are short more than 3d.
600 cars now and the shortage will
be greater this winter unless son e.
thing Is done to insure a freer use o.
equipment.
Coal brokers who have Deen specu-
lating on the price of coal are holding
up many cars awaiting all advance
in the price Of fuel. There should be
a penalty imposed on these men for
not unloading cars. The pTesen: de-
murrage charge Of 81 a day means
nothing to them
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-12-09
MILLION DOLLARS IN
RADIUM PRODUCED

WASHINGTON, Dec. Stadium
worth more than a million dollars at
market prices has been produced by
the Federal Bureau Of Mines at. a cost
Of S350,000 it is announced tonight in
the bureaus annual report.
The radium was produced under an
arrangement with the National Radt-
UNI institute. philanthropic institu-
ton organized to study the curative
properties of radium. Most OF it will
20 to two of the country's largest hos
pitfalls.
The report says the bureau was in
.trumental in saving $20,G00.0 900 worth
of natural gas in Oklahoma by intro
Guction Of new drilling. methods, in
Guiding. 4 plan for sealing gas wells
with mud which holds the gas in its
natural reservoir until conditions JUS
tify its production.
Success commercially for the RIFT
man process of extracting gasoline
from kerosene or any other fraction
OF crude petroleum is announced EX-
rcrimenrs have disclosed gasoline
process. the report says. by which Cali
fornia waste gas oil worth two cents
gallon can be made into gasoline at
y cOSt 0f & cents
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-12-09
done ITS BEST FOR
THE NATIONAL GUARD

/ WASHINGTON, Dec. S-The teder-
al government has done everything
possible for the National Guard, and
II the state troops fail now in efficien-
cy it will be because of defects inner
ent in the militia system says the an
nual report Of the militia bureau OF the
War Department.
The report. made public tonight. was
prepared by Col. G. W. Mc1ver. acting
CHIEF OF the bureau. 1t records COM
plete failure of TWO efforts TO organ
lie National Guard aero companies be-
cause of the difficulty of getting skill
cd mechanics. but reserves for later
report any general discussion Of last
summers mobilization.
After citing tae measures taken at
the departments recommendation to
place the National Guard on a stable
federal basis. Colonel Mclver declares:
"A failure to attain a reasonable de-
gree Of efficiency with the facilities
provided will be attributable only to
defects too inherent in the militia ays-
. tenn to be subject to correction by leg
iSlatiYe action.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-12-09
COAL OPERATORS
DISCUSS CAR SUPPLY

u CHARLESTON, W. Va. Dec. S.---An
important meeting of the executive
committee Of rhe !Nanawha Coal Oper.
ators' Association WAS held in Charles
y ton to-day. Conditions growing out OF
5.the unsatisfactory car supply were dis
ESE6Ssed, and other matters Of private
Bture and Of interest only to the op-
erators. were taken up, the conferees
Sreport.
The report is current in Charleston
Mthat Eastern railroads are being asked
Eby operators generally TO bring action
lin the United States courts asking for
Gwrits of mandamus TO compel the
lEsAern railroads to expedite the
Movement OF coal cars TO the roads
towning them. II IS said that the prop
Position has met with approval from the
Eheads OF number of the Eastern rail
Iuads
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-12-09
TWO SENT UP FOR
LIFE FOR MURDER
Special Dispatch TO the intelligence.

FAIRMONT, W. Va. Dec. S.--John
Totan and Elizabeth Yasco, Hungar,
ians, who last week confessed to muir
derinG the husband of the woman. that
they might marry. were today SEN
fenced to serve life terms each in the
Moundsville penitentiary. The case
was a sensational murder which oc'
Cured at Hutchinson. While John
Yasco lay sleeping in his bed his wife
blew off his head with two shots from
a shotgun.
Seven other prisoners we're given
penitentiary sentences. They are Sam
Simpson, four years, robbery; Dave
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-12-09
TONNAGE DOUBLED.

WASHINGTON. Dec. S.-Merchant
ships built in the United States in the
mrs, eleven months OF this year moro
rhau doubled in tonnage tho whole OF
las, wears output. The bureau OF nari-
-a,iHu Announced today that lis res-
S.tS mad been turned out with q gross
tonnage OF 52l.7li. All but 40 were for
he American flag. ..o
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-12-09
AFTER PHYSICAL TRAINING.

WASHINGTON Dec. 8.-The Wo-
mans Peace party at its annual meet
Ing here today determined to seek
development Of physical training Tor
boys In public schools as substitute
for military training. A committee
was named to plan a system and wo-
men in all parts OF the country will be
asked to urge it upon local and state
school authorities.
The party also went On record as
favoring adoption OF the federal Wo-
man suffrage amendment.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-12-09
GERMANS
(Coutinued from First Page.)

of marine. The Suffrpn which sailed
from Lorient, Brittany, on November
"a, has not been heard from since.
The loss of four Steamships-two
Norwegian. one Greek and one Bel
gian-is announced in London. as is
! the reported sinking Of the British
Steamer Caledonia OF 9.2@3 gross tons.
! The Caledonia has been in. the service
Of the British government.
HAERE FRANCE. Dec. s. 4:20 y.
m.-Five hundred judges and men,
bers Of the Belgian bar, notable among
them whom are the judges Of the
Court of Cessation Of Brussels. the
court Of appeals and the courts Of
commerce. have signed A protest 10
| General Won BLESSING, The military
governor of Belgium. against the de-
portations Of Belgians as in con
tempt Of natural rights, OF the statute
law and Of the law of nations
LONDON. Dec. 9. 2:16 a. MA
dispatch TO the Post from Budapest
reports that bill providing for COM
pulsory service in ria-Hungary
on much more drastic lines than in
/ Germany will be introduced in the
Austrian and Hungarian parliaments
in January.
Torrington Missing
LONDON. Dec. ., 2:35 a. m.--Vis-
count. Torrington. lieutenant in
the Royal Naval Volunteer service. is
officially reported missing.
George Master Byng, ninth Wis,
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Cremens. one year. robbery; William
Dent, two years, robbery; worthy
Lanham, two years, robbery; William
Daniels, two years, shooting: Elmer
Johnson, two years. shooting; Joe
Rotti, two years, shooting. In addl-
ton to these Frank Drummond was
given year in jail for felonious cut
ting and Willie johnson six months IN
Jail and a fine Of $50 for carrying
revolver
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-12-09
fare-up Of $4,000 pounds Of powder
which was stored In tho building.
PROHIBITION EFFECTIVE.

PHOENIX, Ari1., Dec. s.-The con.
stitutlonal prohibition amendment
adopted at the November election be.
came effective tonight with the issu.
ance by Governor George W. P. Hunt
OF q proclamation. Liquor now In the
state, according to the law, becomes
contraband..
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-12-09
SEVEN MEN INJURED.

EMPORIUM. Pa, Dec. S.-Seven
men were injured, three thought to
be fatally this Afternoon when the dry
ing building Of the Aetna Explosive
Company was blown to atmos by a
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-12-09

NEW YORK. Dec. S.-Great Brit
ain wants peace just as soon as her
demands and those Of the Entente
Allies are won from Germany, Baron
Shaughnessy of Montreal and Ash
ford. president Of the Canadian Pa
cifc Railway company. declared on
his arrival here today from England
on the American line steamer Fin,
land. Anything less than that is
not victory" he added.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-12-09

Rumanian troops retreating from
the Predeal and Altschanz passes
were cut off by Teutonic forces and
most of them have been captured. In
western Rumania the. pursuit is be-
ing continued by the Austro-German
troops, which yesterday took more
than 10000 prisoners.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-12-09
What ENGLAND. Wants.

count Torrington. is. we'll known as a
race horse owner.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-12-09
SECOND WEST VA,
TROOPER IS DEAD
FROM PERITONITIS
PRIVATE BRUCE FELTY FAILS TO
RESPOND TO TREATMENT
Enlisted At Moundsvllle But Resided
Az harrisburg. Pa.,-News From
-. The Border
BY A. J. lOEBlG

BY A. J. lOEelG
fStaff Correspondent for the lnteEli-
aeneer on the Mexican Rorder0
Camp Wilson, San Antonio. Tex,
- December 4, 1916.
81. The death Of Private Bruce a. Felty,
of Company D. Second ". Va. Int,
occurred at 1870 o'clock Sunday morn
ing at the base hospital, Fort Sam
Houston, where he was removed to
from Camp Wilson Friday, suffering
with peritonitIs. Private. FeltTs 1T
ness was first diagnosed as append
: citis but after a careful examination
made after his removal to the base
{ hospital it was found he was suffering
Il seriously with peritonlt!s.
M Private Felty enlisted at Mounds
willie, w Va, October ~. by Lleuten.
ant Kearns, Of the medical corps ana
y has been with the command less than
sfYo months. He is unmarried and his
s$parents, Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Felty'
& reside at Harrisburg, Pa. where tine
gremainS will be taken for burial. Inc
8 deceased was a good soldier and very
liar with his comrades, and MS
fence in the ranks will be greatly
sed by both officers and enlisted
IN OF Company D and those OF otner
mp4n1eS or the regiment WIN H"o
ade his acquaintance.
Left For Springs.
The First Brigade. composed OF the
Second West Virginia, 1st Mississippi
fand 3rd. Illinois Regiments, left Mon
4 day morning for Loon Springs, a. dis
Z tance Of % miles from Camp VIII
Seon, where they will spend ten days
Eat rife practice and maneuvers. 4
detail from each company was left
sssto guard the vacated camps until the
regiments return, which Will be
sabout the middle Of the month.
~ Lost Game Sunday.
IS The Second West Virginia Infantry
football team lost the first game OF
t..Sthe season to the 1St Wisconsin team
z Sunday afternoon at the post football
grounds. by the score OF 10. 10 s. The
3 West Virginia boys. who nave not
practiced for the past week. were
not aware that they were scheduled
Iator the game until Saturday. which
N;gaYe them no time whatever 10 pre-
mare for the dual. which IS their abb
or losing the game. The losers
pught hard however throughout the
anne and had tho bali on the enemy's
pc yard line on Two occasions. only
be held for down, and lose the bail
the Wisconsin boys.
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Report Erroneous.

WASHINGTON, Dec S-Ambassa-
dor do Cana of Brazil was advised
by his government today that it had
no intention Of acquiring interned
German ships for use in coastwide
trade. Press dispatches from Rio Gf
Janeiro reporting such plan under
consideration caused an inquiry BY
the ambassador
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-12-09

LONDON, Dec. s e .. mo- =. A
| despatch from Switzerland, as for
warded from Rome to the Wireless
Press, says Germany and Austria have
offered their services to Greece in
opening land communications provid-
ing Greece. declares war on the
entente. -
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-12-09

LONDON. Dec. s. 11:22 p. m.-Reu-
ter despatch from Christiania says 1t
is announced by the Norwegian minis
try Of commerce that in November
nineteen Norwegian vessels. with a
total tonnage OF 1898 were lost.
The sinking Of the Greek steamship
Jpires. 1854 tons gross, by a German
submarine is reported in Reuter-
despatch from Las Palmas, Canary
Islands.
Reuters correspondent at Stavang-
err, Norway. says the Norwegian
steamship Stattin, 412 tons gross,
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has been sunk by a German subma-
rine.
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Torrinoton MISSING.

George Master Byng, ninth Wis
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-12-09

BY A. J. lOEBlG
:tStaff Correspondent for the lntetll-
Is aencer on the Mexican BorderO
~ Camp Wilson, San Antonio. Tex,
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-06-07

Mrs. Harvey v. Murray, after six
months visit to the; mainland. re-
turned this week Shs,lwas accom-.
panied by her aunt. Mrs. George Me.
Cloud, who, willie be the ifouse-guest
of Mr. and Mrs. e. s. Cunha.