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ships warps at the dock. Stewards go
up and down the decks shouting the
low-lived passengers into the roped-
off part of the dining-saloon Uni
formed gentlemen appear at the exits
barring the way and the officers take
their places at tables near each door,
with the long registration forms on
which to enter the arrival.
Each passenger is given . num-
Der but the inspector gets it back be-
fore the official razooing is over
A free-born, star spanglcd banner
reporter from Dallas was a typical
victim before being suffered to land
in the gloomy Old burg.
A man called his number, the erst'
while passenger stepped forward with
deep genuflection and weighty mis-
givings. He showed his hand, a pass
port, and some kindred documents
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Imperial Valley press., 1916-10-17
court IS NOT
IMPRESSED With
M'DONALD'S TALE

Failing to impress the court with
his explanation, J. Mcdonald, charged
with burglary was bound over to the
superior court this morning by JUS
tice I. Mayfield.
Mcdonald was arrested some time
ago by Deputy She1iffs Barker and
Kemp and charged with burglary, it
being alleged that he stole quantity
of material from the Holton Power
Co., warehouse at Holtville
Notified that theft had been COM
mitted the sheriff's office got busy
and located 4 barrels Of junk at the
express office at Imperial, tagged
for shipment to a junk dealer at Los
Angeles. The shippers name and des-
cription was secured which resulted
in McDonald's arrest in this city.
McDonald's story to the court is
that man named Wirtz approached
him in Imperial and told him that he
was a buyer of junk but that the
firm who he shipped to owed him
money and if he sent this lot to them
he was afraid he would not receive a
check promptly therefore he wanted
some one else to ship the stuff, re-
ceive the check and deliver it to him
Tor this service, he said, Wirtz was
to pay him commission.
Imperial Valley press., 1916-10-17
Prosperity of South Will Be
NJ III III W III W e
Sustained; Farmers Must First
p W W ~ W W q
Feed Themselves Says Expert

too, that this prosperity is directly due
TO the practical application in recent
years of the axiom that an agriculture
al community must first feed itself if
it hopes to achieve economic indepen-
dence.
Twenty years ago 80 per cent, per-
haps, Of the necessities of life, were
bought outside of Southern farms, and
largely outside of the South. Now such
purchases are barely 20 per cent OF
the amount consumed. Under the old
regime the amount sent out OF the
country for provisions and grain alone
was heavy tax on the resources OF
the South. Under these new conditions
the South has been receiving an in
come Of millions Of dollars annually
from shipments of these two items
alone to other sections of the country
Instead of an outlay of so per cent
through the reversal brought about IN
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Imperial Valley press., 1916-10-17
CHARCEU.S.T.b.'S s
WATCHED U-53
SINK SHIPS
(By United Press.)

LONDON Oct. 17.-Charges that
United States destroyers violated neu-
trality laws when they stood by and
watched the U-53 sink British mer-
chantmen were made in the house of
lords this afternoon. Lord Beres-
ford declared that the appearance on
the scene of destroyers made it ap-
pear that they were present by pre-
arranged plan.
He referred to newspaper sugges-
ticns that the U-53's commander
might have asked the United States
naval authorities to send out the de-
stroyers which paid him call just
few hours before the raid.
Viscount Grey declared that the is
sue raised by the presence of United
States destroyers was most import
ant one. The government, he said,
would withhold representations until
ii could gather information regarding
the statement that the destroyers fa-
cilitated the operations of the U-boat
by getting out of the way.
Imperial Valley press., 1916-10-17
BY ]. w. PEGLER

UNITED Press Staff Correspondent
LONDON, Sept. 25, (By MaiD-
Becoming an inmate of London, an
American has to take the police. deep
into his confidence. The searchlight
of suspicion goes into his soul probing
its utmost rcccsses for possible pro-
German sentiments.
He tells them whence he came and
why and how long he has to stay; ne
gives his ideas of religion, beer and
the Freudian theory. If he is wearing
a four-in-hand tie and the officer
leans to bows he stands a good chance
of being investigated further.
. On the ether mitt, if the Inspector
ryspepsia happens to be eff watch
maybe the arrival is passed.
The first session of the third de-
cree is staged in Liverpool when the
Imperial Valley press., 1916-10-17
bURFA WORK
SUCCESSFUL
AT FL PASO
Special to the Press.)

Ell. PASO, Tex, Oct. 17.-Commit-
tee conferred this morning with A.
P. Davis, director and chief engineer,
end Will R, King, chief counsel of
the Reclamation Service relative to
the investigation proposed by the I'M
perial County Farm Bureau, and Sc
cured their promise to meet with the
bureau directors and inspect the val
ley system about October 27. Details
of the proposed investigation if de-
cided upon by the reclamation service,
will be formulated following the tip.
Prospects of government cooperation
seem favorable. State Engineer True,
Of Wyoming, attended the conference.
1t is commonly agreed that good irri-
icy CT the entire Colorado River irri-
cation developments will be followed,
contemplating all such projects as
unit as absolutely necessary. A. Nj.
Nelson.
The committee mentioned in the
above telegram is Phil Brooks, of
Holtville, Walter Packard, in charge
of the State Experimental farm at
Melcland and A. M. Nelson secretary
of the County Farm Bureau who are
representing Imperial Valley at the
National Irrigation Congress which is
IN session at Ell Paso.
The matter brought before the re-
clamation service commission is a pro-
posed cooperative investigation by
the reclamation service and the Uni
versity of California, on the quickest
and most effective means of making
the fundamental and irrigation and
protective works of the valley national
works and providing the valley with an
adequate and permanent water up
ply. =.
The proposed investigation was first
brought before the farm bureau by
Mr.. Packard and resolution asking
for such passed by the board OF dir
ectoIs sent to the Department of the
Interior and University OF California
The University officials Immediately
consented to act but the interior de-
partment referred the matter to the
reclamation service with the resulting
consideration as stated above.
The committee was armed with fav-
cradle resolutions by the district board,
board of county supervisors, and sew
eyal of the mutual water companies.
That the farm bureau has been sue
cessful in securing the cooperative
investigation as requested is evident
by the promise of Engineer A. P. Dav-
is and Chief Counsel Will r. Kig of
the reclamation service to meet with
the bureau directors the latter part
of this month and inspect the irri-
cation system here.
Imperial Valley press., 1916-10-17
Government Investigation irrigation System Sur
ROCK WORK ON
WEIR REvFTMENTS
STARTED TODAY

Rock dumping started today on the
revetment won k at Hanlon's according
to N. 3. Conway, of the Reclamation
Service, who is in town todav. The
work now being done by the govern
ment which will De paid for by the
of the weir placed some time ago to
prevent erosons on the Arizona side
of the wir paced some time ago to
raise the levee of the Colorado. AL
though the work of removing the weir,
according to agreement has been
started it is necessarily slow and in
anticipation of the weir no being out
before the danger of high water ar
rives the revetments were ordered put
in.
The actual length of protective work
is 800 feet on each side of the weir
but it is necessary to build out from
the shore making an additional work
of 14OO feet, total of 5000 feet
Mr.. Conway states that the river
stood at % IA feet yesterday and
that an additional $4,000 feet is re-
rorted coming down the Gila also that
more could be expected as evidently
the fall rains had set in according to
reports of tributory streams carrying
abundance of water.
Imperial Valley press., 1916-10-17

Mcdonald, according to the court,
could not tell where Wirtz could be
found or how he was to deliver the
money when he received it. His only
explanation was that it was a man
driving team of mules. Officers
working on the case above have as yet
been unable to locate anyone named
Wirtz, or answering the description
given, in the city.
Imperial Valley press., 1916-10-17
MRS. JENNIE COLE
GRANTED DIVORCE
BY JUDGE COLE

Jennie Cole of Holtville was grant
ed an interlocutory decree of divorce
from j. C. Cole, this morning by
Judge Franklin J. Cole, in superior
court Extreme cruelty was the
charge stated in the plea. Property
settlement was made out of court, it
is stated. Attorney Phil d. Swing
appeared as counsel for Mrs. Cole.
The defendant, j. C. Cole, keeper of
the Alamo Hotel at Holtville did not
appear in the action
Imperial Valley press., 1916-10-17
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M y, e x & ;: e z z = ;. Z Z Y Y
x x ST. PAUL, Mimi, Oct. H.
x 1t costs S133.28 a minute to oper-
x ate the Northern Pacific Railroad
x These figures We're given out to-
X day by the railroad. The cost
X of operating the roads 5000 miles
x of track is $14s,OOO daily, but this
x does not include the $19,797
x daily spent for government i'm
* provements. Annually, the road
K spends $7,225,9O5 for betterments.
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Imperial Valley press., 1916-10-17
X X \ X X X X X ,: X x X X X
STATUE TO ROBERT f. LEE
|: is DEDICATED TODAY
(By United Press)

X GETTYSBURG, Pa, Oct. IT,
); The much discussed statue of
x General Robert E, Lee, command
X er of the Confederate forces at
X the battle of Gettysburg, was
X dedicated today ON Gettysburg
X field. The monument stands in
X west Confederate avenue, close to
y the Round Tops and is a tribute
X to A Son of Virginia. Many prom
X inent mon and women from both
Y North and South were present for
): the dedication.
Imperial Valley press., 1916-10-17
7, R, LEAVES ON
M|D-WESTFRN
Swing
(By United Pless.)

NEW YORK, Oct. si7.--The right
wing of Republicanism, Theodore
Roosevelt, swung into action at 1890
today for his big western trip. Roose-
welt speaks in five states Kentucky,
Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado and
Illinois. The major part of the COL
onels offensive will be carried on
Kentucy soil where he has scheduled
thirteen stops for rear traln-end
speeches.
Imperial Valley press., 1916-10-17

INDIANAPOLIS, Oct. 17.-Thirty-
five hndred delegates came to the city
today to tend the annual convention
States, an order of electrical rlcn. The
convention will be in session four days.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1916-09-27
DR.. HARVEY w. WILEY
TO VOTE FOR HUGHES
He Says Wilson Has Failed to Enforce
Pure Food Law.

IT favor the election of Mr. Hughes
to the Presidency for entirely different
reasons than those held by most of his
supporters. It is not because Of the
Mexican policy nor the foreign policy
Of the administration nor by reason Of
its domestic policies. It is because Of
the apparent Indifference of the admin
istration Of President Wilson to the
cause Of pure foods and drugs. Prac-
tically all Of the abuses which were
injected into the pure food law by the
preceding administrations are still in
force. BenZoate of soda is still reg
nant. The fumes of burning sulphur
are marching along undisturbed. There
is evidently a lull in the activities Of
the administration of the law. A we'll
known beverage, declared by the su-
preme court miSbranded and amenable
to the food law has not been molested.
No attempt has been made to enforce
the law in regard to the bleaching of
flour. The repeal Of the mixed flour
law, that splendid safeguard to the
purity Of our bread, has been tacitly
approved by the treasury department.
"Mr. Hughes in his activities on the
! supreme court has stood like stone
wall for the proper administration of
the food law. l believe his election
would see radical change in the atti-
tude of the government towards pure
food and pure drugs, so vital to the
welfare Of our people For this reason
I sincerely hope that Mr. Hughes may
be chosen as our next president
II should expect Mr.. Hughes as pres
ident to have the same attitude toward
the pure food and drug law that he had
as judge on the bench and to appoint
a secretary of agriculture with subor
dinate officers who would be enthusf
ast1c and earnest in the enforcement
of the pure food law for the benefit OF
the physical, mental and moral vel
fare of our people,"
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1916-09-27
ORLEANS
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Mr.. and Mrs. L. M. Kinsley and Mr..
and Mrs. Fred Wilkie motored to Mt.
Mansfield Saturday. They camped at
Smuggler's Notch at night and returned
home Sunday.
The Book and Thimble club will en-
terrain the clubs of Barton in the chap
ell of Congregational church Wednes-
day, Oct. 4. All members of the Book
and Thimble club are urged to be pres
ent.
Visitors in the school last week were
Supt Erwin, Mrs. L. A. Ross of
Sheffield. Mrs. j. A. Kendrick, Paul
Heidger, Mrs. Mary Wylie, Mrs.
George Howard. Mrs. J. West, and
Mrs. Hunt.
Over 100 Masons from this and sur
rounding towns attended the funerals
of c. M. Anderson at Orleans and J.
M. Wyman at Bloomington Sept. II.
Mr.. Anderson was one of the oldest
members of the lodge, having been
Mason So years.
On Thursday evening reception was
given the past matrons and past pat
rons of Invtervale Chapter, No. 81, o.
E. S., at the Masonic hall A short
literary and musical program was
given and ainty refreshments were
served. The hall was beautifully dec
Grated with flowers and each matron
and patron was presented with bou-
| quet Of flowers.
A very enjoyable meeting of the
librarians of Essex, Caledonia and Or
leans counties was held at the Con-
gregatiopal church Sept. Goth, under
| the auspices of the Book and Thimble
club. A literary and musical program
was rendered both afternoon and eve
ming. Mrs. E. A. Demick, Mrs. C. G.
| Wiley, Mrs. T. A. Donaldson and Miss
Hazel Harris ushered at both meetings.
Supper was served the guests and
officers of the club at 6 o'clock.
The w. C. T. U. gathering held with
Mrs. Guild Tuesday afternoon, Sept.
10, was success from all points. 1t
was the reception to new members.
Nineteen ladies and three honorary
more to join in the near future. Mrs.
Keyes was the winning captain and
received the blue ribbon. Mrs Smith
ers returned the first mile-o f-dimes
card and Mrs. Howe returned three
cards, each receiving special remem-
brance. Mrs. Pearson received the
ribbon from her captain for getting
the most members. Miss Hazel Harris
and Miss Dale Whipple entertained
with fine music. Mrs. Pearson and Mrs.
Guild gave addresses on the work at
large, refreshments were served, a
social hour enjoyed and the sick auc
shut.ins were remembered with boxes
from the table, the whole making g
red-letter day in the work.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1916-09-27

or forts. Did Cleveland ivir give We
a Job?' he axes, stoppin' short like.
"'Divil a wan says Hay. Thin
says Wudthrow shakin' the both iv
Hays hands cordial like, for yer patri-
otto service in so bravely s1pportin'
me policies he says, in all their
phrases he says; 4 make a judge "
ye'he,' says he, as well as yer frind
that We put in the JOKER says the
Prisidint. 'Howly Saints says the
preparation S'nitors.
'Ph-what does this mean at all at
an?' they axes. I've the wan thrack
mind says the President, AN We go
all through me train iv thought before
We come to the pork car says he.
Are We onT axes the Apostle iv Com
mon Counsels.
"'We're on says the Sinitors, fall
Ing off. An the Merry go-round plays
q Wilson Waltz (Which We know, Jawn,
Is wan step forward, two steps back,
hesitate and sidestep). An Tumulty
goes out to spread the glad tidin's that
the preparation p'rade will be led be
the President in person.
GLOW does he save his face?' asked
Malumphy.
avid his mouth responded Finne-
gan dryly.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1916-09-27
Gil LOVER GIAEANINGS
The monthly social of the Woman's
Union has been postponed to Oct. 13.

The monthly social of the Woman's
Union has been postponed to Oct Is.
Sunday services: Morning worship
at II. There will be Communion
service next Sunday Bible school at
IL, Junior League at g. Christian
Endeavor meeting at 6 AS. Topic, "The
Conservation of School Life" This is
the time for the Conservation meeting,
and the roll will be called. Every
young person is invited Evening SER
vice at 7:3O, You are invited to at
tend all these services.
The officers and teachers of the Sum
day school are invited to meet with
those of the Barton M. E. school for a
conference on Sunday school work un-
der the leadership of Rev. w. At
kinson of the board of Sunday schools
Thursday evening this week.
There will be meeting of the Glow
err community church Friday evening,
Oct. 6. A short entertainment is to
be prepared and a good time is expect
ed. The main business of the meeting
is to see if the church will vote to
change that bylaw of the church which
relates to "Benevolences.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1916-09-27
NEWS FROM IRASBURG
MRS
MRS. r. A. FIELD. LOCAL EDITOF

Will Kidder has purchased a new
Buick six.
Fred Orne is at his home in Brown
ington i'll with measles.
Frank Towne of Boston spent Sum-
day with his brother, c. E. Towne.
Mr. and Mrs. William France of Bos-
ton visited his brother, David, recent
ly.
C. j. Powers of Monroe, N H.,
spent the weekend with friends in
town.
Mrs. O. w. Metcalf and daughter,
Lettie, spent Sunday with friends in
Troy.
Mr.. and Mrs. sMurry of Lebanon, N.
H., are visiting Mr.. and Mrs. G. II.
Woodward.
Mrs. Nellie Mitchell has gone to
Lowell as nurse in the family of H.
Richardson.
Rev. and Mrs. C. w. Kelley and Mr..
and Mrs. E. N. Knapp, spent Thursday
in Newport.
Several of our townspeople attended
Howe's moving pictures at Newport
Friday night.
a. HI Mrs. Leland Herman of Croydon, N.
H., visited her aunt, Mrs. M. A. Wells.
over Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. John Gilmour of Jeffer-
sonville spent Thursday with Mr.. and
Mrs. J. G. Carpenter.
EMr. and Mrs. Kingsley of East
Clarendon were guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
G. w. Russell over Sunday.
& Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Winget and Mr..
and Mrs. J. M. Lanou took trip tc
the White Mountains today.
called to Lowell last week by the i'll
ness and death of his mother.
Miss Thompson of Keene, N. H., an6
Mrs. Philo Jerome of Swansea, N. H.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1916-09-27
visited Mr.. and Mrs. 1. S. Drew, over

visited Mr.. and Mrs. 1. S. Drew. over
Sunday.
John McAllister and daughter, Mrs.
E. A. Holbrook, were in Lowell yes
terday to attend the funeral of Mrs.
Farman.
Mrs Perry Miles recently accompa-
MED her daughter, Mildred, to Brattle-
boro, where she will attend school for
the blind.
DR.. Preston Beauclerk of Concord,
N. H., made flying visit to his ia
Their, S. w. Beauclerk, and sister,
Mrs. P. c. Templeton, recently
I have few of the leading styles in
hats at my home. Also corsets, Black
Cat hosiery, dollar waists, embroidery
floss and stamped goods.
Miss Cassie Seavey.
DR.. Leonard Brewster and son, who
have spent the summer at the Brew
ster farm, returned to their home in
Boston last week. Mr. Bumps of Bar
Brewster farm and has moved his FAM
lily there.
The concert by the Mems class of
the M. E. church which was deferred
from Sept. Is. because of the in
clemency of the weather is to be held
Friday evening and the program will
consist of solos, readings, male quar-
tets. ETC.. assisted by Mrs. Wilson and
Mr.. Cook of Newport and will be worth
listening to. Come out and hear it.
Admissionss15 and 10 cents.
Charles Temple, who suffered shock
about two months ago, which rendered
him helpless and who had since been ir
critical condition, died at the home
of his daughter, Mrs. Addison Smith
Friday night. Funeral services were
held at the M. E. church Monday
afternoon, Rev. w. A. Warner of Bar
ton officiating, assisted by Rev. c. w
Kelley.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1916-09-27
GLOVER

Wales Walton has moved to st.
Johnsbury.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Mcclellan were
in town Sunday.
w. E. Drake was in Coventry on
business recently.
ar Ed. Paddleford fell recently and
fractured several ribs
- Mrs. Joseph Vancour is in Derby
visiting her daughter.
Clyde Brooks has purchased the
Marsh Carpenter house.
W. E. Drake is reported to have sold
his farm to Armour Smith.
Tracy Cook began work at the Lyn-
donville creamery Monday.
Mrs. Nellie Colby and son go Satur-
day to Canada for the winter.
Friends from New York have been
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Schenker.
Alden Phillips has installed a New
England telephone at his house. SO
James Walker suffered a partial
shock recently and is very poorly.
Joseph Alexander and Lloyd Mars.
ton are attending Lyndon Institute.
Cousins from a distance are visiting
the Misses Berrie and Amy Blodgett.
Oscar Wheeler. who has been away
from home for some time, has returned.
Mr.. and Mrs Curtis were in town
to see Mr. Paid leford the first of the
week.
Mrs. Villa Rich has been at Alva
Rich's for few days, but has returned
home.
Thad Drew has been quite i'll for a
week with neuralgia and liberated
teeth.
Alden Phillips goes to Brockton fair
with the C. S. Phillips Company taxi
denny exhibit.
Joseph Alexander is home from Lyn-
don Institute for a few days on &C.
count of i'll health.
Mrs John Arthur, who has been in
Bethel and ST. Johnshury for some
time. has returned home.
C. A. Kelton from Burlington was a
visitor in town few days. He re-
turned to Fort Ethan Allen Monday.
Ray Walcott is home from the Mexi.
can border and will remain for few
days before returning to his school in
Burlington.
Coons are working in the corn in
many places. Fl. S. Clark and Clarence
Phillips killed two at Clark's recently.
Fred Walker trapped one.
Mr.. and Mrs. Freeman Shedd at
tended the Hardwick fair, which they
pronounced very good. The play in
the evening was much enjoyed.
Mrs. Alva Rich has been seriously
i'll for ten days. A council of doctors
was called "wednesday and slight
operation performed and she is now
improving.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1916-09-27

The President must be credited with
having put slick one over If he can
get the votes and make the people pay
the freight.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1916-09-27
J WEST GLOVER

N. C. Stevens is having his tenement
house repaired.
Miss Uric is sick and Mildred Lang
is teaching the village school.
OneyELafont has finished gathering
cream and will work at Barton
George Young and R. w. Buchanan
were home from Newport over Sunday.
5sMr. and Mrs. Edwin Bickford are
moving into Mrs. Emma SINNERS
house.
= On accountsFof the illness of the
teacher school was closed two days
last week.
N. C. Stevens has bought the L. D.
Miles farm and Mr.. Miles is moving
from the place.
c. N, Magoon has Rhode Island
Red pullet that was hatched the 22d
of April and laid her first egg Sept. 25.
GLOVER COMMUNITY CHURCH
The Woman's Union will serve dinner
Thursday, Oct. 5, for the reunion of
Company D. 9Th Vermont.