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Imperial Valley press., 1917-01-05
PERSONAL MENTION
VALLEY DYE WORKS

Expert Cleaning and Pressing.
Work Called for and Delivered.
s34 Main Street. Telephone l6y.
C. S. Fullinwider of Cotton, large
property owner in Imperial Valley, is
l4ere for few days.
Justice of the Peace j. B. Hoffman
Of the Calexico district was a busi-
ncss visitor in FL Centro this after
noon.
Attorney William Sea of Galexico
was in the city for few hours to-
day. I
Among the visitors registered at
San Diego hotels this week are the
following from the Valley: Mr. and
Mrs. William Moores, Luella Moores
Virgil Moores, Seeley; Roy E. Belner
and wife, Calexico, and G. w. Neft
of Holtville.
]. Kafft, o. o. Jonett of Los An
geles; w. F. jacobson, Riverside; b
d. Barnes, Cleveland, o., and A. c
Wells, San Francisco, are registered
It the Barbara Worth today.
Escalante Brothers circus, which
showed at the Imperial Valley Live
stock Fair in this city, is now ap.
rearing at Brawley, reports saying
that the Mexicans are attracting big
crowds. The show has winter quar-
ters in Mexicali.
Brawley merchants have formed al
association for mutual benefit, The
following officers having been elected
President, T. B. Edgar; vice presi
dent, J. A. Sheffield; secretary-treas
urer, Walter NJ Buck. The director
are z. B. Stilgebour, Ralph Stilge
Lour, w. S. Campbell and Harry A
Staub.
Sheriff Charles Applestill and Dep
yty Harry Barker brought Franl
Farmer ard Harry Clark from Yumi
10 the county jail yesterday. The tw
yaen are alleged to have had some
thing to do with the disappearance
Of Chandler automobile.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-01-05
your hand!

That Pesky Corn as Slick as Whis-
tie.
The earth is blessed with the one,
simple, painless, never-failing rem
edy that makes millions of corn-pest-
cred people happy, and that's
"GETS-IT." Apply it in seconds.
It dries. Some people jab and dig at
their corns with knives and razors-
wrap their toes in packages with ban
dages or stick tape, make them rec
ard raw with salves. No thing like
this with "GETS-IT." Your corr
loosens-you lift it off. There's
nothing to press on the corn, or hurt
Angels couldn't ask for more. Try
it tonight on any corn, callous OF
wart.
"GETS-IT" is sold and recommend
eddy druggists everywhere, z5c {
bottle, or sent on receipt Of price
Iby E. Lawrence & Co., Chicago, III
Sold in Ell Centro and recommended
as the worlds best corn remedy b.
Dunaway Drug Store.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-01-05

duce your. chances of skidding to
great extent.
As a matter of fact, light ca
will sometimes tip over when goia;
I only fifteen or twenty miles an hou
4 # q sudden turn is made on q we
4 boulevard OF roadway, although
heavy car, going muck more rapidly
( will hold the road, right side up, un
der the same conditions. :.
But sooner or later the owner Of {
car who drives rapidly over slippery
, roadways is going to wreck his ma
cfine! skid ioto' The curb and breal
wheel, or smash up another ma.
! chine, even if he escapes serious in
jury.
Therefore, safety first advice is ir
order, and the following is vouched fol
by those who have made study OF
the subject:
First of all, see that our car is
equipped with non-skid tires or chains
on all four wheels, during the rainy
season, or whenever the streets are
wet ard slippery.
Second. don't drive rapidly. and
above all, don't attempt to make a
turn while driving rapidly, even if
your non-skid equipment is in the
best of working order.
Third, if you do get careless and
suddenly find your car skidding,
don't throw out the clutch and jam
on the brakes-unless you want to
spin like top and run the risk of
tipping over. Instead of throwing
out the clutch, apply the brake and
release it; apply it again and release
it, and keep doing this until you have
righted the car. n other words, check
the speed Of the car slowly, and do
this by throttling down and alternate
ly applying and releasing the brake.
But don't throw ou the cluth.
Some drivers right a skidding car
by increasing the speed, when it starts
to skid, and many experienced motor
lists are able to maintain a high speed
on dangerous ground in this way, but
the best advice is to drive slowly, not
more than fifteen or twenty miles an
hour, and much slower than this in
the congested district. Then, when
necessary to stop quickly, or at least
slow down, prevent skidding by alter
nately applying and releasing the
brakes
Five per cent of all accidents re-
ported to the police department are
caused by skidding, and in the last
five years scores have been killed,
hundreds have been injured and an
endless number of cars have been
wrecked, as result of slippery pave
ments, fast driving and ignorance Of
these simple rules Everyone has it
within his power to prevent such ac-
cidents, by using chains or non-skid
tires, and driving slowly and if he
adds to these the common sense meth
DDS of righting skidding car, and
remembers them, he is prepared to go
forth in all kinds of weather and
over all kinds of roads, with danger
to his car. himself and others reduced
to a minimum.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-01-05
L. & s. Theatre Tonight.


The big crowd which greeted the
Vaudeville De Luxe Company at the
L. & S. Theatre last night was GER
tainly an appreciative audience.
! Oldfield & Drew generally do about
a fifteen-minute act, but the crowd
was so insistent that their act ran
over half an hour, with a continual
uprosr.
! Mr.. Oldfield has an excellent voice
and took several bows on his solo.
! 1t was the popular opinion that the
Visions De Art is the most original
and unique act ever seen in FL Cen
tro.
Miss Drew's baseball. number
brought down the house.
By request of the many patrons
this musical company will be here
again tonight for the last time with
an entire change Of program, and un-
doubtedly will play to a packed house.
"Morals of Hilda" at L. & S. Tonight.
"The Morals of Hilda," a five-part
feature by Henry Christeen Warnack,
featuring Gretchen Lederer, Lois Will
son, Adele Harrington and Emery
johnson.
The story concerns a peasant girl
and her lover, who leave the old coun-
try and come to the new world without
being married. The situation seems
natural enough in a way, but the girls
troubles might have been remedied at
any time by marriage, even though
August could not support her.
There are some strong situation in
this play.
The Vaudeville Road Show will hold
over one more night. Those who have
not yet seen it will have one more op-
portunity. A good evenings entertain
ment is absolutely guaranteed.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-01-05

The El Centre lodge Of Eagles viii
Install the officers recently elected for
1917. They are as follows: H. E.
'Zurcher, w. P; Paul B. Swanson, W.
". P; ]. E. Wilson, chaplain; Clar-
ence Gibson, w. c.; E. j. Mulligan
treasurer; L. R. Philley, secretary;
J. F. Parks, inner guard; Burt Huff
outer guard; Moody A. Knight and
Charles Morgan, trustees. Leo Hetzei
the worthy president for 1916, be-
comes the junior past worthy presi-
dent.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-01-05

The Rebekah lodge will meet at
7:30 this evening. A short business
will be held, after which families apd
friends of the l. o. o. F. will be en-
tertained with card party, dance and
box social at the Masonic hall. Each
lady is to bring a lunch for two,
which viii be sold to the highest bid
der.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-01-05

The Orange County Poultry Associa-
ton held it's annual exhibition of poul-
try and pet stock at Santa Ana the
first days closing today.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-01-05
"Look Pa; How
'Gets-It' Works
LIFTS YOUR CORY RIGHT OFF
NEVER FAILS.

"Ever in your life see a corn come
out like that Look at the true skin
Underneath, smooth as the palm Of
your hand! ..
Imperial Valley press., 1917-01-05

The stc.y hour at the Public Lii
brary will be discontinued until warm
er weather.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-01-05
Weather Predictions.
(By United Press)

s. Los Angeles, Jan. 5.-Increasing
probably rain tonight and
Saturday. Light northeasterly winds.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-01-05

Expert Cleaning and Pressing.
Work Called for and Delivered.
saA Main Street. 1eie phone o.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-01-05

C. S. Fullinwider of Cotton, a large
property owner in Imperial Valley, is
l4cre for q few days.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-01-05

Justice of the Peace j. B. Hoffman
Of the Calexico district was busi-
ncss visitor in El Centro this after
noon.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-01-05

White Winter Permain Apples,
by the box ............... .$l.91
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1917-04-20
TAKE FIRST STEPS FOR
new WESTS|OE BRIDGE
June 5 Date for PrOtest-COuncil
Fixes Basis of Assessment.

First formal steps toward the con.
struction of a new bride over the
Des Chutes waterway on West
Fourth street was taken by the city
council Tuesday night, when resolu-
ton of intention to make the i'm
provement was adopted and June 5
fixed as the date for protests to be
heard.
County Commissioner J. c. Sans
officially advised the council that the
county board would appropriate
$4,000 toward the cost of the i'm
provement. The remaining cost,
also about $4,000, is to be borne
by the city. the money to be raised
by the assessment of all the real
estate in the city, 65 per cent as
sessed to that most directly bene-
fitted and 35 per cent to the rest of
the city.
The council also passed an ordi-
nance condemning a 6O-foot strip of
land from Grant avenue to Farragut
and Harrison avenues, to eliminate
short curves In the approach to the
bridge from the Westside.
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FEDERAL FARM LOANS TO
Be READY IN 30 DAYS
Spokane Bank Nearly Ready-Inter-
est Rate to Be B Per Cent.

Thurston county farmers soon will
have a chance to borrow money from
the newly organized Federal Land
Bank at Spokane.
A. w. Cauthorn, of Portland. one
of the directors, is authority for the
statement that the bank will be ready
to make loans within 80 days.
The interest rate for the North
west territory has definitely been
fixed at per cent, and it is expect
ed that the first issue of bonds will
be on a AZ per cent basis. These
bonds will be attractive to investors,
as they will be free from taxation.
Local confirmation of this report,
that the bank would be ready to make
loans within 80 days, was received
Wednesday by L. l.. Snow, president
Of the local association, who has
asked all local farmers whose lands
have already been appraised to meet
at the Chamber Of Commerce at IL
o'clock Saturday morning to fill out
the blanks forwarded by Secretary
Jewett, Of the Spokane bank. The To-
cal association has submitted a re-
vised application for charter, quite
a number having Joined after the
first application was made, and the
charter is expected within few days.
Appraisal of the lands of the later
members will then be made.
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GRANGERS DISCUSS
4 LOCAL MARKETING
MAYNvITE MERCHANTS TO CON.
.SIDER SITUATION AT NEXT
MEETING. F

Discussion Of the local marketing
situation from the standpoiA of the
farmers of the county and the mer-
chants of the city was the principal
feature rof the April meeting Of the
Thurston County Pomona Grange at
the Chambers Prairie hall Tuesday,
attended by some so Changers repre-
senting the Chambers Prairie, South
Bay. Pleasant Glade, Spurgeon
Creek. McLane. Boulevard and
Brighton Park Oranges.
The marketing situation as viewed
by the farmers was presented by Po-
mona Master l.. L. Snow. George
Parse. of South Bay, Ross Chilson of
Wards Lake, and General Hazard
Stevens, while the situation in which
the merchants find themselves was
discussed by John Barnes. Of the To-
cal grocery firm of Bolster & Barnes.
Upon the latter's suggestion that
several merchants Of the city be in
vited to attend the next Pomona
meeting and talk matters over fur
ther, it Is probable that the subject
will be given additional considera-
ton at the May meeting.
Four candidates were initiated at
the meeting, and Mrs. Fred w. Lewis
was elected alternate to the State
Grange meeting at Wenatchee in
June. She will represent the Pomo-
ma, as Pomona Master l.. L. Snow Is
also master of Boulevard subordinate
and will represent that Grange as a
delegate.
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much ammunition have been taken
Saturday, April IA.

| N'"SsAuosys &AYAA
State department officially an.
announces that an American commits
sion will 60 to Russia to aid in re-
habilitating the government and in
dustries and to arrange for full CO.
operation between Russia and Amer
lea iQ the prosecution of the war
against Germany.
British report miles further prog
ress in great battle around Arras.
Bids opened by navy department
show that American munition con-
Germs are ready to grind out shells
by the millions.
GoVernment prepares to receive in
ternational war commission of high
officials of England and France, now
en- route to United States, whose
chief decision, aside from arranging
full cooperation in conduct of war,
will be to outline specially the terms
upon which the entente and its new
allies will make peace.
AAtl-GCIMou ScutlmcAt oWccpo al
gentine and diplomatic break ex-
pected.
War department announces that
portion of American Lake grounds,
where big army post is to be estab-
lished, will be prepared Immediately
as site for one of the great training
camps for the officers reserve corps.
First detachment Of 1000 men due
to arr4ve May 2. Camp will serve
as training station for entire West
ern department. and It is anticipated
5000 officers will be training there
in q short time.
House passes $1,000, 100000 war
credit measure without dissenting
vote Bill authorizes loan OF $2,-
000,O00,000 to allies.
-" Sunday, April 10.
War department announces that
states have the right to organize new
units Of the National Guard, permit
ting expansion of existing guard
force Of about 125.000 men to 400,-
900 at peace strength or more than
100000 on war footing. Depart
ment, however, asks governors to see
that existing units are filled to peace
strength before any new ones are or
ganized.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1917-04-20
PROPOSE
NATION FIX PRICES
LEGISLATION FOR THIS PUR-
POSE BEING FRAMED BY
SECRETARY HOUSTON.

Legislation to empower the coun-
Gil Of national defense to supervise
distribution of food and II necessary
fix maximum and minimum prices,
is being framed as one of the results
OF conferences between the great
Chicago meat packers and Secretary
Houston of the department Of agri-
culture this week.
Headed by ]. Ogden Armour, q
delegation of the foremost packers.
including Edwin Morris. F. A. Cud-
ahy, Thomas e. Wilson and L. F..
Swift, assured Secretary Houston OF
their utmost cooperation and volun-
tarily proposed that the government
take steps to fix prices through the
council Of national defense. The H.
censing of food distributing agencies
SO the government may trace any
movements of middlemen or others
to monopolize supply or force raises
in price is one of the features of the
plan the packers proposed.
AS their own "bit" in defending
the nation, the packers offered a plan
to distribute their products at mini
mum of profit to themselves and one
of them estimated the saving to the
public would approximate at least
800. 100000 year.
Secretary Houston favors the plan
and will have part in drafting leg
islation to put 1t into effect. The
power to be invested in the council
of national defense, 1t is said, would
be used only when the national inter
ests required it.
Whenever there was evidence OF
price fixing or monopoly Of supply the
council would fix the maximum and
minimum prices to check 1t.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1917-04-20
War EDents Day by Day
Brief Notes of Chief Developments Of Week. Reported in
Dispatches From Day to Day.

Chief interest in the war situation
this week, SO far as the United
States is concerned, has centered in
the attitude of congress on the Sc
lective conscription act advocated by
President Wilson, since the enact
ment by unanimous vote of both
houses-the Socialist representative
voting "present"-of the seven-bil-
lion-dollar war credit bill, the larg-
est single war budget ever enacted
by nation.
Latest dispatches tell of an unfav-
orable report by the house military
committee on the selective conscrip-
ton bill by vote of IL to 8, though
the temper of the general member
ship of congress, and particularly
the senate, is said by observers to
be tending strongly toward enact
ment of the measure.
The senate military committee re-
jected all proposed notifications OF
the administration plan and ap-
proved the conscription bill by vote
of 10 to Z.
Upon being notified Of the action
of the house military committee,
President Wilson told congressman
that he would consent to no compro-
mise on the plan for raising the new
army, because the war department
experts after careful observation OF
every detail Of the war during the
past three years, had decided that
selective conscription was the only
effective way of raising a strong
army.
May Issue Public Appeal.
President Wilson also let It be
known that II the attitude Of the
general membership OF congress ap-
pears eto~be hostile to the selective
conscription plan, he will go over
the head Of congress and appeal d.
rectly to the people for support. as
he has done on several recent occa-
sions.
The outstanding feature Of the
week, so far as military operations
are concerned. has been found in the
reports of the great offensive
launched by the English and French
on 100-mile line on the Western
front. in which steady progress has
been reported daily and 10000 to
10000 prisoners, many cannon and
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1917-04-20
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WHY NOT FREE WATER
FOR LOCAL GARDENS?

Now that all the agencies
Of the national, state, county
and city governments and
many volunteer organizations
are promoting the campaign
for agricultural prepared-
ness" and are particularly
urging everybody to plant .
garden, wouldn't 1t be . good
idea for the city Of Olympia
to contribute its share by Of
fering free water for gardens
this summer? Such restric.
tiOns could be placed around
the offer as would prevent
the abuse of the privilege, a
great assistance would be
given all local gardeners, and
the city would be actually
assisting In the campaign.
The city administration
should be glad to make this
contribution and the resi-.
dents Of the city will greatly
appreciate it.
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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1917-04-20
Big Timber Tract Sold.

Kotick Brothers, of Little Rock.
have sold 22O acres of land contain
ing some 100000 feet of fir, to
the Mason County Logging company
for a reported consideration of $685.
900. The tract Of land was pur-
chased by the Koticks some years
ago and the cedar removed and man.
ufactured into shingles In their mill.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1917-04-20
EVERYBODY NOW HAS
CHANCE TO DRILL
VOLUNTEER ORGANIZATIONS AT
TRACT MEMBERSHIP CELE-
BRATE DEWEY DAY.

With the organization Thursday
night of a company composed of
members of the local lodge of Elks,
another volunteer military training
organization was added to the list of
those already engaged in such ac-
tivities in Olympia, until there are
now companies offering opportuni-
ties for everybody in the city who de-
sire to drill.
Meanwhile preparations are going
forward by representatives Of every
organization in the city, under the
supervision of a committee author
lied at a meeting at the Chamber Of
Commerce Thursday evening, for a
special celebration by Olympia of
Dewey Day May /, with a big pa
triotic demonstration. The idea
originated with Captain E. B. Marsh.
of the Home Guards. and was en-
dorsed by the Elks, who appointed a
committee consisting of John NJ.
Wilson, s. E. NOVEL; and Richard
Butler, which enlisted the help Of the
other organizations.
Home Guards Attract Members.
Increased activity is noted in the
Home Guards at each regular drill
Monday evenings. some 20 members
being enrolled this week, SO that the
membership is now approximately
80. The younger men Of the city,
too, have taken great interest In
their organization started last week,
while the members of the uniform
rank Of the local Knights Of Pythias
lodge are also hard at work.
Additional members have been en-
rolled by the local Red Cross society
and the local branch Of the Woman's
National Service this week, the lat
ter conducting house-to-house can
vass, while reports reach the city OF
the formation Of Red Cross chapters
among the women Of quite number
of the communities Of the county.
Benefit Dance Friday.
The first aid classes have been
meeting regularly this week and the
members OF the society. In addition
to its regular work, have been SELL
ing tickets and making arrangements
for the benefit dance at the Tumwa-
ter club house Friday evening. which
promises to draw the largest crowd
of any affair Of the kind this season.
Recruiting for men in the United
States navy has been going forward
locally this week, four petty oficers
having established headquarters at
the Kneeland hotel. Special efforts
to obtain machinists, boilermakers,
blacksmiths, cooks. bakers, firemen
and seamen, between the ages Of 1e
and IS. are being made.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1917-04-20
NeighbOrs Hear Shots.

Within few minutes after she ar
rived there, Mr.. Peregrine and E. H.
Honey, another neighbor living about
quarter of a mile from the Tilson
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1917-04-20
NO inquest INTO
T|Ls0h TRAGEDY
KEROSENE EXPLOSION THOUGHT
CAUSE OF FIRE. WHICH
BURNED WOMAN 10 DEATH II

Though there are various unex-
planned details which they say lend
an air Of mystery to the affair, Prose
cutting Attorney O'Leary, Sheriff
Jack Clifford and Coroner Mills came
to the conclusion after a personal in
vestigation Tuesday that nothing
would be gained by holding an in
quest into the circumstances sur
rounding the fire which burned to
death Mrs. Luther Tilson and COM
pletely destroyed the Tilson home ON
the Pine Grove road about noon
Monday.
1--WE talked to all the people in
the vicinity and I am satisfied they
told us all they knew" Coroner Mills
said upon his return from the scene
OF the tragedy, "and we agreed that
nothing would be gained by an In
quest
Explosion Theory Held.
First reports Of the tragedy were
that Mrs. Tilson had been shot,
neighbors first speaking of having
heard two loud reports. but when in
vestigation of the burned home re-
vealed large empty kerosene can at
the side Of the kitchen range. the the
ory was then advanced that the trag-
edy resulted from an explosion
caused by using kerosene to start .
fire. This explanation has since gen
orally adopted. members of the fam
lily and neighbors telling the authori-
ties that It had been Mrs. Tilson's
custom to use kerosene in starting q
fire.
The authorities were unable to as
certain any motive for murder or that
the family had any enemies, and no
one saw any strangers about the
place at the time. Mrs. Tilson was
alone. three of the children being
away at school, while Mr.. Tilson had
taken the youngest for a visit with
his parents.
When Mr.. Tilson started on this
trip Monday morning, Mrs. Tilson
rode with him and the youngster as
far as the Edgar Peregrine home,
about half mile away, and stopped
there while Mr.. Tilson proceeded on
his way to his parents home. After
short call at the Peregrine home,
when she appeared to be in the best
of spirits, Mrs. Tilson remarked that
she was going home to build fire
in the kitchen range, and then re-
turned home.
NeighbOrs Hear Shots.
Within a few minutes after she ar
rived there, Mr.. Peregrine and E. H.
Honey, another neighbor living about