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Imperial Valley press., 1916-10-11
CARE IN PICK|NC G
COTTON N AY
RAISE RATES

Cotton growers now have one of the
best opportunities of many years to
profit by increased care in handling
their cotton, according to cotton grow
ing and marketing specialists of the
department.
Care in picking, assembling and haul
ing seed cotton, and in ginning, as
well as in the handling Of the bales,
may result in raising the selling val
ue of the fibre materially This is
true every year. During the present
season, however, the restricted crop
and limited supplies at the mills,
feoupled with the steady demand, have
sent prices to high levels, making the
increase in returns to the grower for
each higher grade proportionately
greater. The advantages in receiving
tie highest possible grade are so OBJ
vious under the present favorable
marketing conditions that many farm
ers no doubt will adopt the more care
full methods which make the higher
values possible.
Ordinarily the matter of grades
does not receiv nearly enough atten-
ton. AS result. farmers lose sew
eral million dollars annually. This
loss would be proportionately greater
under the high ruling prices this year
# there were no improvement in hand
ling practices. In 1911 the average
price of Middling was 956 cents; in
1912, 1920 cents; in 1918, 13.49 cents;
in 1914, 7.94 cents, and in 1915, 11.99
cents. Middling is now selling raound
16 cents.
The following suggestions for prac-
tees which will tend to raise cotton
grades are made by the cotton spe-
cialists Of the department.:
Don't pick cotton before it has ma
trred. This will insure stronger
fibre.
Pick carefully to avoid mixing
leaves and thrash in your seed cot
ton. Don't store the cotton seed on
the ground. Such precautions will
help to keep the lint clean and white.
Don't have cotton ginned until it
is thoroughly dry. Ginning while the
cotton is wet produces a rough neppy
lint which causes great waste in spin
ming. Such cotton, therefore, will not
bring the best prices.
When practicable have the ginner
run his machinery slowly enough to
ploduce an even smooth lint, and pay
willingly slightly increased fee.
Protect you'd bale dcotton carefully
from dust, smoke and moisture, wheth-
c. hauling it to market or storing it
on the farm or elsewhere.
1t also nays to handle and store cot
ton seed carefully. This product is
easily damaged if stored on the ground
permitted to get wet, or otherwise
Imperial Valley press., 1916-10-11
PALACE THEATRE

Listen here, folks. is there anything
you would rather see than a good, old
fashioned, slam-bang scrap? Maybe
there is, but l once passed through
Missouri, so show me- Now to those
who do enjoy seeing a couple of husk-
les wasting energy enough to run a
power plant trying to change the 9TH
er's map, III just tip you off to some
thing.
If you are alone, take fiften cents,
if you're not, take thirty cents and
party of the second part and amble
20 the Palace theater tonight, enter
said theater by means of the fifteen
cents, comfortably ensconce yourself
in seat and be patient. Say, it's
great, and no mistake.
I'll tell you something else. The
scrap that you'll witness around there
was scrap. I've been informed on
good authority that Doug Faidbanks
wss foceed 20 remain indoors for
about a week, afraid of being turned
down by his friends should he meet
one on the street. Just drop around
and see it tonight.
At the end of the forty7fifth round
he was still going strong. and had
proven Bat Nelson and Ad Wolgast a
couple of pikers when it came to DIS
tance. Anyway, he was fighting for
her and he won, that's all
Imperial Valley press., 1916-10-11
POARD INSPECTS HEADING

Messrs. Holt, Manning, Nickerson
and MsPharrin, newly appointed men,
bers of the irrigation directorate, are
today inspecting the works at Han
Ions Heading to get first hand infor-
n tion. The board will meet in ses-
sion here Thursday when it is expect.
ed that j. NJ. Edmunds, also appointed
by the board of supervisors, will be
here to take the oath of office and en-.
ter into his duties as member of the
board. C. w. Brockman is still a mem
Ter of the board and will so act unit
Mr.. Edmunds qualities. Mr.. Edmund:
has been detained at Los Angeles by
illness
Imperial Valley press., 1916-10-11
HAMILTONRETURNS HOME

Walter o. Hamilton, who has been
confined in a hospital at Los Angeles
for several weeks, the result of Sc
we're burns received by falling into a
mud volcano in Mexico two months
ago, returned home last evening. AL
though Mr.. Hamilton has recovered
sufficiently to warrant the return to
his home here he is still unable to
walk and has to be kept in a position
that will not allow a rush of blood
to the lower limbs Mrs. Hamilton
who has been with him constantly
since his injury, accompanied him
home.
Imperial Valley press., 1916-10-11
L. & 5. THEATRE

Daughter of lazy good for moth
ing, novel reading, "can rushing
father, she toiled, half slave, behind
the counter of a five and ten cent
store for five dollars week. Her
shCes We're so full of holes that she
picked up splinters in the bottom OF
her feet from the rough boards of the
flo T where she stood behind the coun-
ter, so rotten with age and wearing
that they were ready to fall from the
lashes that bound them around her
ankles. Every Saturday she took her
uropend pay-envelope home to her
mother, victim of her husbands lazi-
res S, and compelled to take in washing
that he might lie abed, drink beer,
S -soke his pipe and read novels. For
.hree weeks her mother had promised
thc shop girl that she should have
to buy shoes-three times the
excuse of house rent, the butchers
ii and groceries to be paid for de-
/, ed the fulfillment of the promise.
Finally, unable longer to quiet the
uIge of resentment that overwhelm-
I'd her repugnance, the shop girl pro-
cured her own shoes and in the under
standing tears of her mother the
c'?ild's sins were washed away. Behold
in "Shoes," the Bluebird photoplay to
he exhibited at the L. & S. theater
tonight the greatest sociological prob
lem picture ever screened.
Imperial Valley press., 1916-10-11

carelessly handled. Cotton seed is
now selling at high prices and the
farmer, Therefore, will profit by keep
irg it in such condition that it will
top the market. 1t will also pay him
to keeEs the seed in go docondition *or
planting. Whereas cotton seed sold
for $17.1O ton in 1911, it was bring
ing $35.22 ton in August 1916.
Imperial Valley press., 1916-10-11
PERSONAL MENTION
VALLEY DYE WORKS
Expert Cleaning and Pressing.
Work Called for and Delivered.
534 Main Street. Telephone 1863.

Attorney Frank c. Prescott Of Los
| Angeles, is in the city attending TO
land matters.
Attorney N. r. Titus, chief counsel
for the Spreckels interests at San Di-
ego. is business visitor in the city.
L. w. Lindsay left last evening for
Los Bouse, Arizona, where he will take
charge of construction work at the
new mining camp.
Under Sheriff Hila w. Anderson,
left last evening on official business
at Los Angeles.
Deputy District Attorney E. R. Si-
mons is at Holtville today, attending
Justice court.
Eugene D. White has returned home
after short business trip to Los An
geles.
Mrs. Nicholas Krotz of Listowel,
Canada, is visiting her son Harry W..
Krotz, and her daughter, Mrs Clifford
harston in Ell Centro.
Imperial Valley press., 1916-10-11
FOR FAILURE TO APPEAR

r. H. Miller was taken to Los An
geles this morning by Under Sheriff
Hila w. Anderson on a bench warrant
issued in that city for his failure to
appear as a witness. Miller was ar
rested while working on a ranch near
Calexico.
Imperial Valley press., 1916-10-11
COMPLAINT is FILED

A complaint was filed with the
county clerk this morning by attor-
neys Bernard and Macomber of San
Diego in an action in which Ruth
Crippen Hakes seeks to recover on a
promissory note for $4,000 alleged to
have been executed in her favor by
Lois and Gustauus champion, ct al,
February %, 1915.
Imperial Valley press., 1916-10-11
TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY

FOR RENTING room, modern
close in house for rent. Oscar
Sweeney, SIS Main street. lola
FOR SALE-Cheap, six foot alfalfa
Imperial Valley press., 1916-10-11
CITY NEWS In BRIEF
LADIES GUILD

The Ladies Guild of the Episcopal
Church will meet at the home Of Mrs.
W. j. Curtis, 724 Holt avenue, thi SAT-
te1noon.
Imperial Valley press., 1916-10-11

renovator and tongue truck. Bur
Gar Bros, / mile north of Silsbee
10-11
Imperial Valley press., 1916-10-11

Elmer A. Todd announces that his
studio in the Davis building is now
open. Ad
Imperial Valley press., 1916-10-11

DR.. HUTCHISON, valley optometrist,
always at Denver Rooms, next to
Library, every Wednesday. See him
tomorrow about Your glasses. 10
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1916-04-21
Limits Expedition,

Mexico City.-The Mexican govern
ment will insist with infiexible deter
mination that any armed expedition of
the United States which enters Next
can territory must be limited to 1000
men of one service alone, cavalry, ac-
cording to a statement made by Juan
Neftali Amador, subsecretary of for
eign relations.
The Mexican government has con-
tended In all of its notes to the Wash
ington state department, that the send
ing of heavy artillery and slow-march-
ing infantry on punitive expedition
is illogical, and the work of the pres
ent so-called punitive expedition has
more than demonstrated this, for they
have accomplished absolutely nothing.
Mexico has, In all of it's communica-
tons to Washington insisted that all
punitive expeditions must be limited
to certain restricted areas. The re-
quest of the United States that the
present expedition be considered ex-
ceptional cannot be agreed to by the
Mexican government for the very
good reason that each day of its pres
ence 80 far inland excites our people.
This is being taken advantage of by
enemies of the Constitutionalist gov
eminent, who are endeavoring to stage
incidents that will cause grave inter.
national complications.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1916-04-21
NOW TELLING
THE NEICHBORS
TO Follow Her Example, When in
Need Of a Medicine, and They
Have Profited by Her Advice.

Asheville, N. C.-Mrs. w. H.
Rhoades, of r. F. D. No. 4. of this
place, writes: For FIVE years after my
marriage, I didn't have very good
health. Every three months l suffered
for several days.. had terrible
pains in my abdomen and back. tried
various remedies and medicines, which
gave me no relief.
Seeing the testimonials in the al.
manac, I thought would try Cardui.
After taking the first one or two bot
ties, began to feel better took 1t
off and on for about four years. I Inn
proved all the time after I began to
take Cardui...
"Cardui and Black. Draught both are
fine medicines and always advise my
sick neighbors to take them and they
have been improved or cured by fol-
lowing my advice. would also advise
all suffering women to take Cardui,
for 1t brought about permanent cure
for me, and / always have 1t In the
house. lam well and strong and have
had good health in that respect since
using that medicine"
Many ladies', who once suffered ter.
rible pains, now do 80 no more. or at
least are relieved of many of their
troubles as result Of taking Cardui.
the woman's tonic.
Try it. For sale by all druggists.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1916-04-21
CIRCUS MANS VIEW.

The plans for booking the big cir
cuses hereafter Is to play only dry
towns, with the exception of the large
cities. The manager Of the Hagen
beck-Wallace circus says, as reported
by William Allen White in the Empo-
ria (Kan) Gazette: I'VE do a better
business in dry town than in wet
one. We noticed the difference in
Missouri; always the days receipts
were better in town that had gone
dry under local option than in a town
where saloons were open And bust,
ness is better in Kansas than 1t was in
Missouri.
II have seen this whole game up
and down and backward and across.
and want to tell you that all this talk
about town needing saloons or gam
bling houses to stimulate business is
the purest bunk"
"Here is an amusement mans point
Of view on BOOZE" comments Mr..
White. "Once again the verdict is
thumbs down for John Barleycorn.
Poor old John! He can't mix with re-
ligion or politics or business. If he
can't mix with the amusements where
does he get in?a And the answer is
that national prohibition is Just around
the corner"
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1916-04-21
Temperance
ia'NOteSH
EXPERT TESTIMONY.
conducted by the National Woman


EXPERT TESTIMONY.
DR.. John Dill Robertson, Chicago's
health commissioner, has this to say
about alcohol:
In the city Of Chicago. where the
death rate Is approximately 100 day.
It is safe to say that at least rs per
cent of these deaths are caused direct
ly or indirectly by alcohol.
"Sir William osler, late OF Johns
Hopkins, professor Of medicine at Ok
ford. McGill and Pennsylvania uni
versities and one of the worlds great
est physicians. says Of alcohol that 1t
produces acute Inflammation OF the
stomach. hemorrhage Of the pancreas,
heart disease, cancer OF the stomach,
Bright's disease, fatty liver, hardened
liver, Inflammation Of the nerves, cpl
lepsy, hardening Of the arteries and
multitude Of other Affections Of the
body.
Those are known medical facts.
Alcohol Is truly a poison. It Is not
only the causative factor in the dis
eases and Affections have mentioned
above, but it invades the mental man
and produces insanity.
Alcoholic pneumonia Is known to
e-ery practitioner. In the past twen-
ty years in Chicago the death rate
from pneumonia was just twice what
1t was the preceding twenty years.
Alcohol is without doubt to blame for
a part of these deaths, for in alcoholic
pneumonia the death rate is ire
mendous.
mo one can estimate the large num-
Der Of people whose death certificates
are marked by a diagnosis which
seems to have no connection with al
cohol. Still, If the truth were known
1t was the predisposing factor in the
death Of them.
when / say that 25 per cent Of the
death rate Is directly or indirectly due
to alcohol, do not exaggerate. TWEEN
ty per cent Of the mortality among in
fants Is caused by their having alco-
holic parents. Alcoholic poverty-and
/ believe this phrase needs no expla-
nation--is one OF the great indirect
causes"
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1916-04-21
TO PUSH THE STATE
HEALTH CAMPAIGN
RURAL SANITATION WILL FEA.
TuRE THE WORK OF the
STATE BOARD.
WILL MAKE SURVEY IN oBI0N
Five Federal Experts To Cooperate
With Tennessee Authoritles--Frank-
Ing Privilege Saving to
the State.

Nashville.
At the semi-annual meeting OF the
state board Of health in the office of
the secretary at the state capitol. Sec.
rotary R. @. Lillard reported that aft
er two years of effort arrangements
have been perfected by his department
with the public health service of the
federal government for five experts to
be detailed with like number from
the state board to make sanitary sur
vey of Obion county, Tennessee.
This is new feature of the work of
the public health service and hassonly
been carried on thus far In one county
of six states of the Union. Every home
In Obion county will be visited by eth
er member of the state board or one
of the assistant surgeons of the United
States public health service. The work
will begin about April 20.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1916-04-21
TAKEN FROM EXCHANGES

A farm in England is devoted exclu-
sively to raising butterflies, Of which
upward Of 10000 are sold each year.
The total value Of fish caught in
Canadian waters In 1914 was $32,-
207,748.
The bottling trade Of the British
isles requires 10000 tons Of cork an
nuaily.
China has established Q double
standard of weights and measures that
Includes the metric system and q ma
tive one.
Most Of the worlds sources Of tin
ore are either stationary or receding
In output Bolivia, of all countries,
alone gives promise of permanenee
and future growth.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1916-04-21
AILINC WOMEN
NEED THIS FAMOUS
DOCTORS PRESCRIPTION

Thousands of women who are now
blessed with robust health cannot I'M
derstand why thousands of other wom-
en- continue to worry and suffer from
ailments peculiar to women when they
can obtain for trifling sum DR..
Pierce's Favorite Prescription which
will surely and quickly Danish all
pain. distress and misery and restore
the womanly functions to health.
This prescription of DR.. Pierce's ex-
tracted from roots and herbs is tenn
perance remedy.
To get rid Of Irregularities, or ca
tarrhal condition, to avoid pain at GER
tain times, to overcome irritability
and weakness. waste no time. but get
DR.. Pierce's Favorite Prescription in
liquid or tablet form this very day.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1916-04-21
CALOMEL S|CKENS! IT SAuVATESI
DON'T STAY BILIOUS, CONST|PATED
Guarantee Dcdsons Liver Tone viii Give You the Best Liver
:.11 Bowel Cleansing Ever aiDoTt lose Days work.

Calomel makes you sick: you lose a
days work. Calomel Is quicksilver
and It salivates; calomel Injuries your
liver.
II you are bilious, feel lazy. sluggish
and all knocked out. II your bowels
are constipated and your head aches
or stomach Is sour, Just take spoon.
full OF harmless Dodson's Liver Tone
instead Of using sickening, salivating
calomel. Dodson's Liver Tone Ia real
liver medicine. You'll know 1t next
morning because you will wake up
feeling fine. your liver will be work
ing, your headache and dizziness gone,
your stomach will be sweet and your
bowels regular. You will feel like
working. You'll be cheerful: full Of
vigor and ambition.
Your druggist or dealer sells you a
50-cent bottle Of Dodson's Liver Tone
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1916-04-21
"ANURIC!''
NEWEST IN CHEMISTRY

This is recent discovery Of Doctor
Pierce, head Of the Invalids' Hotel.
Buffalo,, N. Y. Experiments for sew
eral years proved that there is no
other eliminator Of uric acid compa-
rable. For those easily recognized
symptoms Of infiammation-as back
ache, scalding urine and frequent uri-
nation, as well as sediment In the
urine, or II uric acid in the blood has
caused rheumatism, "Anuric" acts
quickly. In rheumatism Of the joints,
in gravel and govt, invariably the
pains and stiffness which so frequently
and persistently accompany the dis.
ease rapidly disappear.
Send DR.. Pierce 10c for large trial
package. Full treatment soc. All
druggists.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1916-04-21
April 20, 1915.

Heavy artillery fighting in Cham
payne and the Argonne.
Germans stormed and retook
Embermenil.
Russians repulsed heavy German
attacks east Of Telepotch.
Severe fighting for possession Of
the heights near oravozil.
Two Turkish torpedo boats blown
up by Russian mines at 6osporus
entrance.
German aeroplane squadron bonn
barded Biaiystok, Russian Poland.
Great air battle over the Rhine
won by allied airmen.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1916-04-21
April 10, 1915.

British took Hill 60 and pushed
their line south Of Ypres forward
three miles.
French made gains along ,Fecht
river and took summit of Burgkorp-
field.
Germans repulsed French at
Combres.
British and French forces landed
on Lemnos.
Won der Goltz made commander
Of Turks.
Russian squadron shelIed Turk
ish coast and sank many vessels.
French airnen raided Rhine
towns and Germans bombed Bel
fort.
Garros, famous French aviator,
captured by Germans.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1916-04-21
j. s, MEN UNARMED
IN PARRAL ATTACK
TROOPERS HAD VISITED VILLAGE
TO MAKE CERTAIN
PURCHASES.
cARRANZA ASKS WITHDRAWAL
Claims Present Method is Illogical
and No Slow-Moving Troops Can
Be Sent Unjust Work In
Restricted Areas.

San Antonio, Textile Americans
on whom the Mexicans at Pa-ral fired
were unarmed, according to an uncon-
firmed version of the incident current
in Chihuahua and transmitted to Gen.
Funston. According to this story, 40
OF the troopers entered Parral, pre-
sumably to purchase supplies, and
were fired upon. Two were killed and
the remainder retreated to the main
body Of troops encamped outside of
the city.
The attacking force pursued them
and were met by a fire from the Amer
leans, who were using a machine gun,
killing 40 Mexicans.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1916-04-21

soxERs. $50 De Fan 4
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1916-04-21

under my personal guarantee that It
viii clean your sluggish liver better
than nasty calomel; It won't make you
sick and you can eat anything you
want without being salivated. Your
druggist guarantees that each spoonful
will start your liver, clean your bowels
and straighren you up by morning or
you can have your money back. Chill
dren gladly take Dodson's Liver Tone
because It IL pleasant tasting and
doesn't grippe or cramp or make them
sick.
I am selling millions Of bottles OF
Dodson's Liver Tone to people who
have found that this pleasant, vege-
table. liver medicine takes the place
of dangerous calemel. Buy one bottle
on my sound, reliable guarantee. Ask
your druggist or storekeeper about me.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1916-04-21
GIRL ROBBED OF PAY ROLL
5000 Taken by Unidentified
Bandit.

New Haven, Conn.-Miss Francis /.
Martin, bookkeeper for the Pfiaghar
Hardware Specially Co. here, was held
up on the street at the entrance of the
company's offices by an unidentified
man and robbed of $4,000, the COM
pany's pay roll, which she was carry.
ing in satchel. The man escaped.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1916-04-21
The EUROPEAN WAR A
YEAR AGO THIS WEEK
April II, 1915.

Sf'o 40 hSses
French made progress In tho
vosses, In Champagne, and at
Notre Dame de Lorette. -
Germans defeated French at
Flirey.
Russians repulsed attacks In d.
rectlon Of the stryI.
Gear Of Russia left for the front.
Turkish torpedo boat attacked
British transport In the Aegean,
100 being lost, and Turkish boat
was destroyed by two warships.
Greek steamer EIIispontls torpe-
doed In North sea.
French airshlp bombarded strass.
burg and German aeropIanes at
tackled AmIens.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1916-04-21
Rifle Set to Kill Landlord.

Tulsa, Ok.-The breaking Of a
string connecting the trigger Of a
loaded rifle with door, the opening
Of which, 1t is believed, would have
discharged the weapon, saved Edward
Page, a brother of Charles Page, wide
ly known philanthropist, when he WIS.,
tied farm near here, to evict his
tenant.