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Imperial Valley press., 1917-10-29
Make Liberty Loan Worth While.

Three billion dollars would not buy
q bushel Of wheat in q county in
which there was not a busnel of wheat
to buy. Without food, money cannot
talk. 1t cannot even stand up and
walk.
Herbert Hoover has said, and right
ly said; Food viii win this war
Food is the fundamental problem.
Our Allies are dependent upon the
United States for their food reserve.
If we fail them they are lost. If we
fail them when their vital need IS for
food, no contribution Of funds, no
gathering together of wealth, will sus-
tain them
There is now in progress in this
county a great experiment in a7-
piled democracy An endeavor i be-
ing made To ascertain whether or NOT
IT is possible to unite the people as
an organized force back Of food con-
'rol program and unite them as a re-.
suit Of a popular appeal.
At the present time the food al
ministralion in this country is in The
bands Of the people. The Food PIedoo
Household Enrolment Campaign ba-
ginning today, represents an endeav-
Or to bring about popular, voluntary
agreement regarding the steps tho
People as whole should tax Elm
maintaining the food reserves. the
vital necessity for the success Of the
Allied cause in the world war
The Food Pledge Week Camnaiop
ana the campaign being made on he
ref Of the Liberty Loan are not RI
Nal endeavors. They are each. part of
= Program, every feature Of which is
vital az this time. If we conserve
Imperial Valley press., 1917-10-29
Plan Endorsed.

IdAl tIIVi Stu-
The passage Of the proposed bond
issue and transfer of funds has been
endorsed by the city Board of Trus-
tees, the Chamber of Commerce and
the Womans Ten Thousand Club, and
L. many individuals. Thus far no op-
position to the plan has been heard
by city officials.
Tha proposed filter Is manufactured
by Blaisdell, who installed the plants
at Calexico and Yuma. and many
throughout the East. State reports
en- the Calexico water, which, at that
point of the water system is said to
be even more turbid than that which
reaches FL Centre. shows that after
passing through the liberation sys-
TEN it is % per cent pure.
Women. it is said. are taking q
great interest in the passage of the
proposition.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-10-29
IMMENSE TOTAL \
OF LIBERTY LOAN
IMPERIAL COUNTY GREATLY
EXCEEDS ITS QUOTA.
Ell. CENTRO is AHEAD
WE HAVE FURNISHED MEN
FOOD AND MONEY.
Late Figures on Magnificent Re.
sponse of Imperial Valley TO
Call of the Nation.

Imperial county, at the close of the
Liberty Loan campaign Saturday
evening, had subscribed $76l,000, or
about $4,000 over her minimum quo
ia - "
III Centre people subscribed S3OS,-
80, or more than 100000 over the
minimum quola.
Mail returns from the whirlwind
Liberty Bond selling campaign last
week, coming in this morning, swelled
the Liberty Loan subscriptions from
Imperial county so that there was an
oversubscription of $4,000 from the
minimum quota.
FL Centro's magnificent total in
cluded subscription, late Saturday,
from the Embury estate of $4,000
and one of $4,000 from the Union Oil
Company. J. B. Dale also bought
$4,000 more of the bonds.
! CaleNico reported this morning loar
subscriptions of $230,500; Imperia
subscribed $4,000; BrawIey, $4,000
Holtviile, $4,000; Heber, $15,500
Calipatria, $4,000, and Seeley. $4,000
The Fist National Bank of thi.
city alone handled almost the mini
mum quota for this city, turning in &;
total of S201,350.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-10-29
Women to Decide 1t.

The women Of FL Centre will de
eide the proposed filter bond election
tomorrow in Iavor Of the Issue.
1t is the women, physicians say,
who suffer from the water in Impe-
rial Valley. Men, more hardy can
ouaff the diluted mountains ard fields
OF Colorado and Arizona tnat flows
through our water system, and feel
no immediate i'll effects, but water,
pure water, not geography, must
ouench the thirst of women and chill
dren in this city for the sake Of
health.
Women must see their linens
washed in water dirtier by far than
the fabrics to be washed.
Women must battle their babes in
the brown-colored water that pours
from our faucets.
Women must wash their fair skin
and hair in the alkali of the deserts
that is mixed in our water.
The proposed liberation system, if
voted q success, will give TO the city
water that is 90 per cent pure, ae-
oording 70 reports Of the State Board
OF Health, based on numerous tests
made on the CaleXico water, which IS
cleansed 10y a liberation system sim
liar to that which is proposed for El
Centre.
The tests Of the present city wa
ter show such results that city off
cials have hesitated to publish them
The water we now get, unless fill
tered in the homes and restaurants
IS unit Tor human consumption. II
is dangerous.
Seldom viii women have an oppor-
tunity to vote on a question that viii
so vitally affect them, and it is hoped
that in the election tomorrow women
viii influence the votes of their hus-
bands, in like manner as they have
been accused Of being influenced by
their husbands in other elections.
A vote for the bond issue is a vote
for cleaner, healthier and happier
FL Centre. A vote against it is vote
against the future Of the city.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-10-29
NEGRO IS OBSTREPEROUS

Continued From Page One(
assistance in obtaining the i'm
provement, please call upon us.
c. q. GILL ESPIE.
Director.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-10-29

our food supplies, then all the other
needs of our Allies can be met. If
we fail to conserve our food supplies,
then all our financial endeavors in
behalf of our Allies may prove in
vain
Imperial Valley press., 1917-10-29

his letters are filled with glowing ac-
counts of his experiences in the Marine
Corps. In return, ! have a standing
order which supplies MIN with 500
cigarettes and five pounds of candy
every week. OF course, he shares with
his comrades. That seems to be the
spirit of Uncle Sans marines"
Imperial Valley press., 1917-10-29
Corps the day war was declared.

Corps the day war was declared.
''If 1"were a man, | would be a ma
rine, too" declared Miss Thomas. 81
urged my brother to join the marines
because ! wanted hm to do hs bit,
and | know the opportunity will be
awaiting him with the Soldiers of the
Sea-
BILLY writes me every week, and
Imperial Valley press., 1917-10-29
PASADENA MAN HONORED.
Chas. Paxton Has Been Awarded Z
French War Cross.
(By Associated Press)

Paris, Oct 29.-For conspicuous
bravery in action. Charles Paxton OF
Pasadena has been awarded a wal
cross by the government. He re-
moved wounded while under fire in the
Nerdun region
Imperial Valley press., 1917-10-29

Press Liners bring aclcK results.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-10-29
Shortage in Oil Well Supplies.
(By Associated Press

Sacramento, Oct. 29.-The National
Council of Defense has promised to
cooperate with the California council
in relieving the shortage of oil well
materials, according to President The
len Of the State Railroad Commits
sion.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-10-29
SECURED SAILING SHIP.
Sub Takes Ship in Tow After Crew
AbandOns Her.
tBy Associated Press)

London, Oct pa German sub
marine opened fire on the sailing ship
Fannie Prescott and after her crew
had abandoned her took the disabled
ship in to wand started eastward.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-10-29

Dance at the Eagles hall, Holt
Vile, every Saturday night.-Adv.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-10-29

Miss HeneI Eox will demonstrate
Chi-Namcl Varnishes and Enamels
Ut the Imperial Valley Hardware
Company on October 20, 30, 31-Adv.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-06-16

baseball teams from four of the bat
tleships A double-headed is to be
played between four of the best
teams of the Fleet in series to de-
termine the fleet championship. The
grand stands fill rapidly and soon
they are a swelling sea of white
suits and red and brown faces as the
sailors cheer their ships teams on to
victory. Rafting good ball is
played by these Navy teams. The
nine men on the diamond represent
the pick of a thousand from battle
ship and they play with the interest
and good bit of the money Of the
whole crew backing them. They
train and work for months for a
championship series like this.
1t is the lberality of private Amer
can citizens that has given these men
of the Fleet their big athletic field.
When the war came on the Fleet lost
tit iii'Oillc IL usually ldu lOl It's dtll-
etic fund from the Guantanamo can
teen and the Navy League of the
United States offered to lay out a
Geld for the men of the fleet In all
about lis acres have been obtained
The ground has been leveled, plough
ed and prepared. Ten baseball dia-
monds have been laid out. Docks
were built at the waters edge. A
bathing beach was cleared The Of
fcers of the Fleet were provided with
tennis courts and a golf course. Ev-
cry sort of sport is found there. The
result is that every man on the Fleet
has plenty of healthy outdoor sport
and the officers of the Fleet say that
this provision for their recreatin has
done much to provide happy ships"
in the Fleet as it waits for the oppor-
tunity to strike blow at the Huns
in defense of civilization and free
dom.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-06-16
The Way In Which Those
Who Enlisted In The Navy
Enjoy Their Time

With the United States Atlantic
Fleet, June 17th.-It is two bells in
the afternoon watch when the shrill
trill of the bOs'n's whistles are heard
piping the crews of the mighty dread
noughts to the rails and the sing-song
cries of the bos'ns mates carry out
over the water Liberty party to mus
ter"
This is the summons given three
times each week to the men of the
Atlantic Fleet to take their hours of
recreation on the immense athletic
field provided for them by the Navy
League. By the hundreds, on every
battleship and cruiser, the youthful,
white uniformed Jackies come rush
ing on deck to form into line for the
liberty inspection.
Two long white lines from on deck
and every man stands rigidly at at.
tenton while officers pass along
marking the appearance of each one.
The uniforms are spotlessly white.
Their shoes freshly blackened. Off
come their little round white caps to
show that their hair is closely crop
ped. No visitor to the Fleet fails to
be struck, when he views that line at
inspection, with the extreme youth Of
happy, smart appearance. The aver
age age appears to be less than TWEEN
barely to have passed their eight
zenith birthday on the date of their
enlistment. From every State in the
Union they hail and thousands of
them from the farms of the middle
West. A collection certainly of
Americas finest gathered on the deck
of a floating fortress to form the first
line of the nations defense.
On ever sun tanned face is worn
broad smile in expectation of the
sport that the afternoon will bring.
Over the rail, the visitor sees the
ships launches bobbing about in the
seaway with the bowmen holding
fast to the ships side with their boat
hooks. Then the sharp word of COM
mand rings out on deck and the
white line of sailors begins to move
forward toward the gangway and the
men go over the side to the waiting
launches.
Discipline begins to give little at
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-06-16

this point, although the coaxswain
of the boat is all business as he calls
to the bowmen to shove off. The af-
ternoon's recreation has begun.
Thousands of superfluously healthy,
absolutely carefree and very young
men are turned loose. To be sure
there is the provost guard with their
policemens sticks, but that is only to
guard against the chance of ugly
blood developing from the fun, which
does not happen.
When the dock at the athletic
field is reached the men from the
launches tumble out pell nell and
Immediately a raid upon the canteen.
Pop is sold faster than corks can be
pulled The man who gets anything
over the canteen counter fights for It..
You must come with your change or
90 without. There is too much bus
mess to stop to change money.
A pump receives the overflow from
the canteen and those who have been
unable to spend their money for can
ting ducked under the pump. A
farmer drives onto the field with a
load of watermelons At fifty cents
apiece his watermelons lasts about
fifty seconds A colored cooks help
er buys a melon and dives into it
when huge hand belonging to a
Jackie from an Indiana farm buries
the darky's face into the melon up
to his ears Another enterprising
farmer brings some old farm nags on
the field to hire them out for gentle
mems mounts" to the sailors. OBJ
viously the horses are about as used
to their saddles as hog is to work
But they are hired by the sailors at
any price the farmer asks. A lad
hailing from Maine takes his first
chance on horseback and slides down
the horses neck His shipmate yells
at him. go aft, you fool go aft"
The thousands of Jackies swarm
over the field. Hundreds of them
break and run for the beach for a
swim. A crowd of them gather at
target practice with small rifles. Six
of the ten baseball diamonds are
promptly put in to use by scrub
teams.
And then more launches from the
battleships come in bringing the star
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-06-16

especially old or current magazines
and religious papers.
Chaplain Day says that he has
thousand men under his charge
and that they come to him to make
their wants known and consult him
about all their troubles, real or mag
mary, and their confidence in him is
indicated by the fact that virtually
all of them regularly attend the SER
vices conducted by him. At one of
these services, fourteen were con-
verified.
He says that the men appear to be
crazy for candy; they like any kind
"store-bought" or homemade the lat
ter being preferred; and, if our Pun.
ia Gorda girls wish to win the hearts
of the men, it is only necessary to
send them homemade candy. He at
tributes their appetite for candy to
their "strict abstinence from all in
toXicants," not so much as single
drink of beer having found its way
aboard
Chaplain Day describes himself as
"a South Florida Cracker Baptist
Chaplain He closes his letter by
saying: "As to the magazines, get
busy; it means more than you can
imagine"
We should judge that there are in
Punta Gorda about nine tons of old
Magazines that could and should be
sent to the boys on the battleship
Kentucky.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-06-16
NOTICE OF MASTERS SALT

Notice is hereby given that under and bv
virtue or certain decree made and rendered
on May list, A. d. 1917, by the Honorable John
Edwards, Judge Of the Circuit Court in and
.or POLK county, Florida, in Chancery. in a
certain cause therein pending wherein Eliza
a. Biaine Is complaint and Helen Brooks
master in Chancery. h-med in said decree,
VIII oner FOR sale and sell to the highest and
pest bidder Tor cash, at public outcry before
me south door Of the court house in Bartow.
lolk County. Florida. on Monday. June 4
W. and within the legal hours OF sale. the
tailowing described property situate in Polk
county, Florida. to-wit:
FIVE acres. more or less, on Lake Hollings-
WORTH beginning al stake on the margin OF
SAID Lake seventy rods south of section line
dividing sections twenty and twenty nine in
township twenty eight south and range twenty
Tour east and running east 3135 feet, thence
south l5.3 feet thence east $50 feet. thence
south 2O45 feet thence west 1910 feet TO the
ia"rgin OF said lake; thence in a northeasterly
direction along the margin Of said lake. to
The point OF beginning; reserving. however. a
strip running northward and southw rd
through said tract thirty feet for public
road where said road is now located TO sat
ISIS said decree and costs.
A. n. CARVER
Special Master
KELSEY BLANTON. Solicitor for Complainant
$40
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-06-16
NAVY WANTS READING MATTER
(Punta Gorda Herald

Don't throw away your old maya
zines. The boys in the navy want
them and it will not cost YOU any
thing to get them to our sca-soldiers.
Notify Mrs. Laura w. Reid or Mrs.
}. r. Rowland, if you have any mag
azines that you have finished read
ing, and either of the ladies will
send for them and forward them to
our men in the navy.
Pastor Woodson of the Baptist
church, has received from Rev.
James S. Day. chaplain of the bat
tleship Kentucky. a very interesting
letter, in which he says that one of
the chief needs of the men abroad
ship is wholesome reading matter,
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-06-16

FOR SALE OR FOR RENT-The
Park Cafe. Apply at b. & B.
Paint Co., 107 s. Tenn. Ave.
1894
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-06-16

FOR SALE EOR EXCHANGE
Lots and G. Block "J", Cox and
Weeks Addition to Lakeland,
Worth SIS each. Will sell both
lots for 500 or exchange them for
two Liberty Bonds, $50 denomina-
ton. Titles perfect Abstract to
date furnished with deed. Address,
DR.. w. M. Bevis, Chattahooche,
Fla. 6139
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-06-16

We have for sale some of the most
desirable truck and farm lands in
Florida. This property is in n mile
city limits and can be had at the
right price and terms. Let us show
you some fine TO- and 2O-acre tracts.
For particulars see G. C. Rogan,
Rooms l and 2, Deem and Bryant
Bldg, Phone IA.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-06-16

FOR SALE-At right prices, beauti-
ful, and desirably located residence
lots In almost every section of city,
on very reasonable terms. No
taxes or interest until after matur.
ity of paper. D.. H. SLOAN
6514
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-06-16
RESIDENCE PROPERTY FOR SALE

Several nice cottages. Bungalows,
and dwellings, for sale at attractive
prices, small cash payments, balance
Ike rent, at low rate of interest.
Would take desirable farm property in
part payment.
ool5 D. H. SLOAN.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-06-16

In choice location, corner Orange
street and Massachusetts, avenue,
The O'Hern property. Apply to Box
'15. Bamberg, S. C. SITS
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-06-16

FOR SALE-Good horse, practically
new wagon and harness; also bug
gy and harness. Hickson's Gro
Gerry Store, or Phone 144. 6545
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-06-16

FOR SALE-Good Milk Cow, call
494 Blue. 6542
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-06-16
Classified ADVER7Zt

FOR SALE-S room dwelling, lot
Is x 300 at Lakeland, Fla. De-
slra,ble neighborho at 500 Flor
ida Ave. Valued at $4,000. With
all modern improvements. Will
trade for Waycross property. Box
CS1 Waycross, Ga. 6525
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-06-16

FOR RENT acres in Nt|
room house, East MORT
reasonable; owner leay,
dress P. o. Box Csc, La TN
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-06-16

FOR RENT-Six room hrpef4l !
Lime, furnished or ~
Large shady grounds a
Packard Bros, Drane D,o1
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-06-16

FOR SALE-Fine strav
truck farm. 4 miles f.
asphalt road. May To
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-08-28
WAUSAU MAN ELECTED A DIREC.
TOR OF STATE SHOE
DEALERS ASSN

Last Wednesday afternoon about
fifty of the leading rhoe retailers of
fifty of the leading shoe retailers of
Milwaukee and organized the Wiscon-
sin, Shoe Retailers association. The
new association voted Immediately to
affiliate with the National Shoe Re-
tailer's association and elected Off
GERS and delegates to the National
convention which will be held in the
Hotel LaSalle, Chicago, Jan. TO.
In the evening the retailers were
entertained at a. banquet by the Good
year Tire and Rubber Co, at the Hotel
Plankinton. The officers elected are:
Pres.-Maurice Fitzsimmons, Fond
du Lac.
LIST Vice Pres.-W. G. Schumacher,
Madison.
End Vice Pres.-R. e. Slower, Mil
waukee
Sec. and Treas.-W. H. Kenney, Mil
waukee.
Board of Directors-Jos. Schumach-
er, Milwaukee; VIM. c.. Schlaefer.
Wausau; Edwin Stilb, Racine; VIM.
Gleue. Grand Rapids, and J. B. Lang
enberg, Appleton.
The time and place for holding the
next convention was left for the board
or directors to decide.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-08-28
THOSE WHO DID NOT REPORT

The following is list of the drafted
men from the First and Second Dis
tricts of Marathon County, who for
some reason did not report for ex-
animation at the recent meetings.
held by the Board Of Examiners.
First District
Albert A. Farllam, March.
Edwin Bonkoski, Mosinee, r. 1.
Ettore Sanquine, Wausau.
Gus. John Scherz, Athens.
Frank Myjkowsh, Stratford.
John Walner, Stratford, r. F. d.
Frederick Lueck, Holloway, MINI.
John Pablinski, Mosinee.
Geo. Hagmann, Stetsonville.
Harry M. Bella, Marshfield.
John Kroll Edgar.
Harry G. Schultz. Auburndale.
John Bonnlender, Rockville.
Emil Abraham, Edgar.
Frederick F. Meyers, Mosinee.
Second District
Tony Kwiatkwiski, 1903 Bird St.
Felix Nowicki. LOG Forest St., Wausau.
Andrew Bosch, Mosinee.
George Ford, $40 Harrison Blvd.
Rudolph C. Bruhn, Eland.
Frank Staszek, Hatley.
o. F. braves, 313 West ST., wausau.
1t is supposed that all have reason
able excuses for this neglect.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-08-28
NOTED PEOPLE LEFT-HANDED
Many Famous Painters and Writers
Have Been AmbIdextrous-Hobb
Of Late Charles Reade.

Ambidexterity was one Of the hob
bies cherished by the late Charles
Reade. DR.. Alexander Mott of New
York and Doctor Paneoast of Philadel.
phia could use either hand with ease,
So could Leonardo da Vinci and Mi
chelangelo; Holbein used his left by
preference; Mcneil made his oil paint
ings with his right hand, but his draw
ings and aquarelles with his left.
julius Caesar and the historian Taci'
tus are said to have been left-handed
as well as the philosopher Schopen
hauer, the late Queen Victoria and for
mer Speaker Cannon.
AS to the lower animals skilled OBJ
servers disagree. Gould and Brinton
believe that they use the two sides OF
their bodies indifferently. Bardeleben
however, says that when we ascend the
scale to the monkey type we find the
gibbon and the triangular right-hand'
ed. and the gorilla and the chimpanzee
left-handed. which seems to divide tn'
honors pretty evenly.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-08-28

How many of us realize how much
OF colonial empire our good country
possesses? We have the Philippines
of course. Many of us wish we didn,t
have them, but there we are, and there
for good while to come, we must
stay, says, the Chicago Journal On
the road to the Philippines and other
places we have Hawaii, the Midway
islands, Wake islands and Guam: and
on the road to Australia we have one
of the Ssimoan group. Turning east
ward, we nave Porto Rico, the canal
zone at Panama, and the Virgin is
lands, formerly the Danish West In
dies. We have a protectorate over
Hayti and Santo Domingo. Cuba
stands in much the same relation to
us that Samos did to Athens in the
days of Pericles; and some day it will
be necessary to widen our grin
on the lsthmus. There will be some
big colonial problems to solve at the
END OF this war, and few of them will
1ali TO nave a direct interest for the
United States. 1t is just as well for
us to get used to thinking in world
terms.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1917-08-28
PERSONALS

Henry Berner, of the Berner ppb-
fishing company, Amigo, was in the
city Thursday. He had been to tbe
Marshfeid lair and was on his way
home.
VIM. c. Schlaefer, of the shoe
store OF Porath & Schlaefer attend
ed meeting of the Wisconsin shoe
Dealers association held in Milwan-
kee last Wednesday. Mr.. Scblaefer
was elected one of the delegates IN
the national convention. :
"A motor party composed of Mrs
John Q. Gebhart and daughter Miss
Helen, and the Misses Nina Kickbusch
Juila, Antolnette and Anne Hoefinger
OF Wausau, were guests at the Mrs.
Alex. krembs, ST., home here last
Friday. The trip was made in the
hlcKpusch car. Stevens Point Ga
zette.
Mr.. and Mrs. Karl Mathie and
two daughters, of Highland PARK M
are at cottage at Shawano lake. en-
Joylng one of the finest lakes in Wis
consin. Mr.. Mathie was formerly
from Wausau, where he lived for
years, and taught school there for
few years. He is quite well known
in this part of the state.-Shawano
Advocate