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Imperial Valley press., 1918-03-23
HOLTV|LLE CLUB
/. ELECTS OFFICERS

Holtville, March 23.-Those elected
as directors of the Commercial Cluh
are: C. H. Eckert, H. A. Terwilliger,
j. A. Holmes, W L. Huebner, F. E.
! 0opley, C. B. Watson, H. T. Jones,
Carl Morford, Dale Cooper. The men
elected will meet sometime within the
next week and select from their num-
Der a president, secretary and treas
urer.
In the dismantling of the old pow
er plant it is r'aimed by the power
officials that owing to the backing up
of the river, flood water ebbs and
flows into the station, preventing the
operation of the machinery at certain
times of the year; hence it was advis
able that the machinery be removed.
1t is proposed to take the generators
and other machinery to Ell Centre and
mount the additional power in the
steam electric plant there. The plant
in that city is to be utilized as an
auxiliary to the high power line so
that in event breakdown it may be
used in an emergency.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-03-23
At L. & S. Theatre Monday.

The American Musical Comedy
Company will present at the L. & S.
theatre Monday "The Frisco Cabaret
Girl" with g. beauty chorus of fif-
teen. Each Ct them does a speciality
that would we'll rank as good vaude-
vile turn anywhere-Miss Pearl Jar
diniere, the leading lady, who as a
mirth-provoker has not equal; Miss
Vera Pansdale, the winsome soubrette,
whose dance numbers are especially
acceptable; Miss Ann Montgomery is
prima Gorla with voice and is
admitted the equal of any singer in
this part OF the country. Her song
numbers are feature of the show.
This is guaranteed show at the pop
ular prices of Is, so and 25 cents.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-03-23
DENIES i. 5. WANTS
POWER We DEVELOPE
Continued f ON Page 1.l

cation District and in the canals con
structed oy it in making connection
with Laguna dam below point on the
main canal of the Yuma project known
as Siphon Drop, should be and remain
the exclusive property of the District;
that if the government in such con-
tract reserves the right to develop or
make use of said power or power pos
isibilities in the canals so to be con-
structed By the District below said ST.
Irhon Drop the District shall receive
full credit therefor, and that any res
ervation of such power possibilities
attempted to be made by the govern
ment without the allowance of such
credit to the District is unwarranted
and inequjtable.'
A great May different combina-
tions and alternatives concerning the
development and disposition of power
in connection with the Yuma and I'M
rerial Valleys have been discussed by
-our committee and the committee
representing the Yuma project, but
never to my knowledge has it been
suggested that any one else enjoy the
benefits Of power developed by the
Imperial Valley. l am unable to say
how such . report circulated, but do
not think it has any foundation.
Cordially yours,
E. C. BRADLEY,
Assistant to the Secretary.
No action was taken further than
filing the letters. Further informa-
ton is to be awaited from our COM
mittee at Washington.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-03-23
CLEOPATRA, FILM
/. SPECTACLE, HERE
Manager Cuek of Palace Theatre Sc
cures One of Foremost Pie ures in
Existence, for Sunday and Monday
.-Theda Bara in Title 2cle- t;im
Placed Above "CiviliZa ton

Once more the motion picture di
cctor has surpassed former effort:
u the screen and pro,!uced 9 spec
acle that tells one Of :he gl eatest
md most fascinating stories Of the
worlds hictory-that of CLEOPATRA
queen of Egypt.
cleopatra with Theda Bara IN the
title role will be at the Palace lie
atre, Sunday and Monda.', with matt
nee Monday at 2:15.
kven such films as :he Birth of
! Nation ard "CiviliZa-ion' arc Oft
lore by 3hc new William Fox proGuc-
.icn. In addition to being spect2cu-
lar, the p.av has cohcrence as a story
so that the spectator sees something
aore than masses of men and women,
norses, buildings and good actors
struggling to bridge weak places in
theatrical construction.
1heda Rara is one of the most
oopular motion picture actresses in
America, ana because Of her fam> in
vampire" roles it is not surprising
that she was selected to play Cleo
natra. Sha does it well, ard is sup
ported splenGidly by the remainder Of
he principals.
According to the producers. the
lin represents the co-ordinated ac-
ion of 10000 persons. Thousands ap-
nal in single scenes. Roman and
Egyptian cities are show,l-built es.
Jecially for the drama. The great
laval battle of Actium, one of the
irst sea fights in history, and one
which did much to change history, is
eproduced Roman galleys give bat
lie to those of Anthony and Geo
oatra, and ships are burned before the
.yes of the spectators.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-03-23
PRICES

Goods shipped to all points c.
D. ID. Money refunded on goods
returned intact within one week.
Special
Imperial Valley press., 1918-03-23
Press Liners bring Quick Results.

If you could turn an old baby car.
ciage, high chair. table, washing ma
chine or any of the innumerable ar
ticles which you have standing idle
IN some storeroom behind your house,
INTO ready cash, wouldn't you do it?
4 Press want ad will help you find
huye Phone 26.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-03-23

Rudy Elder has been appointed dep
uty city marshal, working afternoons
and early evenings.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-03-23

touch the corn or callus with few
drops of 'Gets-It.' What blessed re-
lief it gives to corn pains! You won't
dance every minute. Then to see how
that corn or callus will come right off
IcomnIete. like a banana peel and with
out the least pain, is just wonderful.
corn removers in the world today, sim
nIv because II is so wonderful simple
and always works. Be sure you get
l'Gets-It.'
"Gets-It" is sold at all druggists tyou
need nav no more than 25 cents a bot
lfle1 or sent on receipt of price by r.
Lawrence e. Co, Chicago, Ill.
Sold in Ell Centre and recommended
as the worlds best corn remedy by
Valley Drug Co, Inc, formerly Duna
xays' and Greenieaf & Clements, Drug
lgists.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-03-23
"GETS-|J"- z DROPS
THEN TO THE DANCE!
Good Night" to Corn Pains-COrns
Peel Off With "Gets-It."

"Say, girls you can laugh at tight
shoes, or damp, corn-pulling weather,
big bumpy corns, calluses on the soles
your feet, corns between the toes,
hard and soft corns, if you will just
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-02-15
SOME OF THE INNS OF COURT
Gray's Produced Fewer Great Lawyers
but Can Guido Rivals in Assoela-
ton With Influential Men.

Gray's inn, where the prime minister
and the heads of the air service take
a snack together In the evening, comes
down to US through the Grays of Will
ton, whose home or inn 1t anciently
was, from the bishop and canons of st.
Paul's cathedral. The inn itself, bear
ing the family name, formed part of
the Hundred Of Ossulstone, and the
whole was included in a yet larger
property, states a writer in the London
Chronicle. How st. Paul's itself be-
came possessed Of the estate Is not
clear, but It IL believed that it was at
one time the personal property of one
Of the canOnS, who, 1t was enacted,
might give and sell their lands with
out leave
Gray's inn has produced fewer great
lawyers than some Of the other inns
Of court, but 1t can Guido its rivals in
association with men who have vitality
Influenced the life Of the nation
Thomas Cromwell, for instance, who
suppressed the monasteries; Lord
Burghley, chief counselor of Queen
Elisabeth, and George Monck, duke Of
Albemarle. who practically restored the
monarchy. But the inns chief glory,
Of course, Is with the Bacons, Nicholas
and bis far greater son, Francis, whose
mark remains till this day ON the inn
gardens.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-02-15
ONLY SECURITY FOR A WIFE
Birth Of Children Guaranteed lnde-
pendenee to the Woman Under tho
Code Of HammurabI.

In Babylon, under the code Of Ham
murabf. 227O B. c., the birth Of chill
dren furnished the only financial Sc
curity for q wife. A man might sepa-
rate from a wife at will and marry
another but If she had borne him chill
dren he must give back to that wom-
an her dowry, the usufruct of the field,
garden and property, during the minor
ity Of her children and thereafter she
was entitled to share equal to that
OF son Of all that has been given to
her children. She may marry the man
Of her choice"
Under the primitive laws Of the Ka-
frs Of South Africa similar provision
ls made, according to writer. A con-
siderable payment is made by the hus-
band to the male relatives Of the wom-
an at the time Of marriage. In legal
theory this amount is the property Of
the woman and her children, the rela-
lives receiving 1t as trustees for her
beneft. Here, too, man may divorce
his wife at will and may demand back
his dowry II there have been no chill
dren born Of the marriage, but his
claim upon 1t passes upon the birth Of
children. Obviously, where the status
OF the wife Is entirely subject to the
will OF the husband and where the
woman has an enforcible claim against
this property while it remains in the
hands of her relatives, the birth of
children furnishes the only assurance
OF security and independence for the
wife.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-02-15
Early Use of Metals.

As compared with Mexico, the tools
employed by the ancient Easter island
ers, though like in shape, are yet more
wonderful when the purpose for which
they were used is considered. 1t is
believed that the use Of iron was I'M
known to the more ancient people of
the earth; certainly few traces are
found. But among the Mexicans there
10 evidence Of red copper having been
fashioned into tools; and although that
10 wonderful enough when the usage is
sen to which the comparatively soft
metal was put, yet still more marvel
Gus are the tools Of volcanic glass
which wrought. carved. cut and CHS
eled the huge images and blocks Of
stone to be found on Easter island. Re-
mains Of these tools are vet to be found
lying about the island quarries.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-02-15
EucaIyptus and Malaria.

What Is the connection between
the eucalyptus and the disappearance
Of the malarial trouble? This has been
only very. recently explained. There
is probably no tree having a greater
avidity for water than the eucalyptus.
Experiments with seedlings grown in
water have shown that a baby blue
gum will take up the liquid at an ex-
tremely rapid rate. AS the blue gums
grow at a marvellous rate Gotten as
much as ten or twelve feet is added
to their height in a single season.
the consumption Of moisture from the
soil goes on at rapidly increasing
rate. Now, 1t Is well-known that the
malarial poison is introduced into the
blood Of man through the agency of a
certain variety of mosquito (Ano-
pheles), and the dwelling place Of
these insects, when in the larval stage,
IL to Be found in pools Of water. With
the planting Of the eucalyptus trees
the pools disappear and the marshy
land becomes comparatively dry. Thus
the breeding places Of the mosquitoes
are destroyed and the insects are no
longer able to carry on their pernicious
activities."-S. Leonard Basin, in St.
Nicholas.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-02-15
He Looked About Her,

and your voice is wonderful" She
lapsed into inconsistencies but Reyn-
olds had heard enough. She had
dreamed Of him. too; that was more
than he had hoped for.
The boarding house mistress did not
object to having Violet moved to the
hospital. 1t was relief to be lessened
Of her care. She would have sent her
long before, had not the girl, afraid
Of mourning an expense she could not
meet, pleaded to stay.
1t required a skillful operation to
bring her back to health. The trouble
was in her throat and the thought
that her power Of speech depended on
his skill nerved Doctor Reynolds to
keener effort. Careful care for days
rewarded him at length by signs Of I'M
provement. and once on the right road.
Violet's recovery was a speedy one.
She was sitting in the sunroom, con-
valescent. when Doctor Reynolds one
day entered.
"Tell me, DOCTOR" she asked, "why
were you so kind to me1 The nurses
tell me your operation saved my lie"
He tried to smile his way out Of an
explanation. 1T would never have
done to have that voice Of yours ru-
ined, would III You can't realize what
comfort got from 1t on many a tired
night"
"Ohw she exclaimed. II was think
Ing Of training for a nurse and giving
up the telephone, but II my voice helps
you I'll go back to the telephone office. :"
"You don't need to do either to
please me most" he said, wheeling her
chair over among the palms. II am
going to tell you how your voice and
you can be with me all my life, God
willing"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-02-15
HOW TO TREAT CONCLUSIONS
Not Bath the First Thing to Be AZ.
ministered to Child Who Suffers
From That Complaint.

When q baby has commissions, 1t gen
orally means one Of two things; either
It Is suffering from toxaemia, or pois.
oning, which is usually the result Of
errors In the diet, or else there is some
serious trouble with the nervous sys.
tenn. If feeding is at the bottom Of the
trouble, find out the error and correct
It, and the attacks will cease. When
there Is organic trouble present, the
eese is more serious. The attack may
be stopped, but It il likely to recur u
the underlying cause persists. Such
are the commissions caused by menin-
gitis or acute Inflammation Of the
brain coverings. and by hydrocephalua.
or water pressing on the brain.
It Is unnecessary to describe the
symptoms, for the most inexperienced
person knows when a baby is having
a CONFUSION. In older people a ten
dency to commissions indicates an un-
stable nervous system, and that II
probably true of infants who have con-
vulsions in consequence Of dietary er.
rors that would leave stronger chill.
dren unaffected. Children who have
commissions In their frst year often
suffer from night terrors, tics, and 9TH
er signs Of nervous insta bility later in
life. Sometimes convulsions are the
first signs of an epilepsy that IL to
appear in after years.
The first thing to do when a baby
falls into a CONFUSION is to get IL
into warm bath as quickly as pos
sible. That is done to relieve blood
tension and equalize the circulation,
and to this end it is well to give cold
applications to the head at the same
time.
Do not hesitate to give the hot bath
Sometimes inexperienced people who
dread to make a mistake insist on
waiting until the doctor comes. But
the hot bath for baby In commissions
can never be mistake. The doctor
should be called without delay, be-
cause in severe cases the bath must
be followed by sedative and reliev.
Ing treatment that he only will know
how to employ. There is one import
ant don't" % remember-don't put
anything into the child's mouth-either
food, medicine or stmulant-whils
you are waiting for che DOCTOR
YOUTHS Companion.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-02-15
Church Directory.

METHODIST EPISCOPAL. SOUTH.
Every Sunday at II A. M. and Soc
T. M. y REV. J. r. JACOBS.
Pastor
PRESBYTERIAN.
WoodstocA-Every Sunday IL A
NJ. and 1870 P. NJ. except End sunda,
Mt. Jackson-Second SUNDAY ia
Nj. and 500 P. ",
REV. J. ] MON URRAY.
Paste
LUTHERAN.
Every Sunday II An and 7.3O
t. M. REV. s. w. RUINS, Pastor
CHRISTIAN.
Second Sunday, IL A. M. and 7.3Q
t M. REV. j. D. HAMAKER
BECKFORD PARISH
PROTESTANT. EPISCOPAL
Emmanuel Church, Woodstock-
FIRST, Third and Fifth Sundays at II
a. M. Sunday school every Sunday
at $50 a. N.
st. Andrews Church, Mt. Jackson
Second and Fourth SUNDAYS al
lO.40 d. m.
MALCOLM S. TAYLOR, Rector
REFORMED
aSt. Pauls Woodstock-2nd and 4tl
Sundays A. M. Every Sunday nigh
Calvary-1st ami Bird SUNDAYS A NJ
REV. w Fl. CAUSEY. Pastor
Services will beheld at the follwinl
places:
WHITE CHAPEL
Preaching every lst sunday 1890
a. IN. 3rd sunday 7:45 p. m.
Sunday school, every Sunday 9:3C
a. m. Epworth League, every Wee
nesday 7;45 p. m.
OAK LEVEL
Preaching I'd Sunday lO:3O a. NJ.
18th Sunday 1870 p. m. Sunday schoo'
avery Sunday $50 a. m.
SLATE HILL
Preaching Bird Sunday 1920 m.
ELMER P. SLOANE, G.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-02-15
Plants and tnaecta

Some plants are very accommodate
ing to the insects, but not voluntarily.
For instance, the oak and the willow.
and other variety of trees. grow gals
that furnish homes for the young Of
the insects and store up q supply Of
food that lasts until maturity. A mum,
Der Of hymenopterous insects, or erea-
lures with membraneous wings, lay
their eggs In the bark Of trees. While
depositing the eggs they secret q tiny
drop Of poison with the ova. This nQ-
uid is the signal to the tree to hurry
up and construct gall. Several lay
ers Of cells swell out Of the tree, max
ing a comfortable cabin for the larvae
that will soon be Matched. But the
tree does more than this. It stores up
In the inside Of the gall quantity Of
starch, and the larvae now have ample
food until the day arrives when they
will wing their way into the woeld.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-02-15
WOULD NOT ACCEPT HUNDRED
Forty Pounds Compensation for pasu
ages on Railroad, All Old
Covenanter Would Have.

One Of the first railways laid n
North Britain connected the ancienl
city Of Perth with Aberdeen. In Cham
bers Journal there Is Q pleasant pic
ture OF a stanch old covenanter e
Whinnyknowe who was subjected to 4
loss that called for compensation from
the railway company. William ReSA
there Is no reason to doubt, gave care
ful consideration to the question Of IA.
jury, and when the railway off1ctsl
waited upon him he had decided the
exact amount Of the damage that he
had suffered.
The official told the farmer that the
company had agreed to allow him thu
sum Of one hundred pounds In recon-
pense.
"A hunder poundsI" exclaimed the
old covenanter. 4 wanna touch It
I have considered the matter and |
have made up my mind as to what ]
should get. Wilma TAX hunder."
II would strongly advise you to &C.
cept," replied the Official you ara
not likely to get more. I think the
directors have been generous"
'Too much sol too much sol" was
the startling reply. II Wilma TAX the
hunder; I'll hae forty pounds and not
q penny more"
"Oh, Is that the troubled" was me
laughing response. -WeIl, here Is the
order for one hundred pounds, which
you will receive when you call at the
office at Perth
William Reid accepted the order,
and q week later presented It at the
company's Office. A clerk asked him
to sign q receipt, and this the farmer
did for forty pounds.
"You are to receive one hundred
pounds, not forty" said the clerk.
counting out the money.
The old farmer was angry. y told
your man." he cried, shat I would
TAX forty and not penny more; and
] VIII not hae it want nae mans
Aller that I've nae richt tor
And William Reid, after twice court
ing his forty pounds, pushed the re
mainder back across the counter and
walked out Of the ofRce.-Youth'a
Companion.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-02-15
Just Dream Of Love.

Turkish girls seem to prepare them
felves for marriage In the absence Of
lovers. They are wooed by dreams
and sweet thoughts; their faces be
come tender and their voices cooling
during the period when their parents
are making inquiries for a suitable
husband for them. But 1t does seem q
pity that these pretty and charming
girls should never experience In any
degree that most delightful process Of
courtship. Perhaps when they emerge
Into the freer life that seemed prepar.
Ing for them until the war arrested
progress, that will be one of their
Ea1us.-Exchan9e.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-02-15
Rough for the SIackera.


For some time the boys in khaki
have been recruiting from the hurri.
cane deck Of half dozen Fifth avenue
buses, which take up positions along
the curb Of the white light section
says New York exchange. They have
been doing good work and have gained
quite few recruits, but at times theiI
tactics border on the rough-neck way
Of doing things. For instance, the
other night the recruiting buses were
stationed at points where the crowdi
pass, and to the young men who went
By, they shouted, aren't you ashamed
Of yourself not to be In uniform?" ''That
girl isn't decent If she walks with q
slacker like you;" ''There's another
who is robbing his country" and othei
similar remarks. The intent u to
shame the man into enlisting at onca
That this is doing harm Is evidenced
BY the attitude of the lookers-on, sew
eral comments of whom left little doubt
that those who were insulted would be
Kept away from recruiting.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-02-15
Naming Alaska.

The name Alaska Is an English cor
rupton of perversion Of Alayeksa. aB
1t was called BY the aboriginal inhab'
itants Of the Aleutian islands, lying
to the westward, observes geograph.
ical magazine When the Russians
first came to one Of the Aleuttan
islands, they were told that vast
country lay to the eastward, and that
its name was Alayeksa. The Aieuts
called their own island Nagun Alay-
eksa, meaning the hand lying near
Alayeksa. By process Of Russian
izing and Anglicizing Alayeksa became
Alaska, and Nagun-Alayeksa became
Unalaska. The original Aleutian word
lAlayeksa meant "the great country
as the inhabitants Of scattered islands
would naturally consider q vast ccn-
,tinenta region Of varied resources and
beautiful scenery as Alayeksa or Abs
lka has since proved to be.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-02-15
Weauons Of the PeruvIans.

The early Peruvians used clubs and
war-hatchets In battle; also sings, for
throwing stones. Skuli-fractures must
often have resulted. But apparently
they trephined also for brain troubles,
and possibly for other diseases, notes
q medical authority. The surgeon of
ancient Peru held the head Of his pa
tient between his knees, and with
sharp flat sawed out the button Of
bone-an agonizing process, surely.
Sometimes he filled the hole with
button Of silver, or Of mollusk- shell,
but more often he was content to cover
It simply with the Zap Of scalp.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-02-15
Tips still In Svie,

of1nt Allen was sitting one day IN
Ne shade Of the Sphinx. Turning for
Some point Of detail to his BaedekeY
guide book, a sheik looked at him sad
IL, and shook his head.
'Hurray good" he said, In a voice
Ct warning. "Baedeker no good"
soh," answered the novelist, "why
Do you object to Baedekerr'
The sheik crossed his hands and
leeked down on him with the plying
eyes Of Islam. "Baedsker bad book"
ha repeated. Murray very, very
good. Murray, say. Give he sheik
half q crown Baedeker say, Give
the shefk q shilling "-Philadelphia
Ledger
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-02-15

Adam Bede had not outlived his 0or-
,rvw-had not felt It slip from him as
q temporary burden. and leave him the
same man again. Do any Of usf God
1eebidl II would be Q poor result Of
I'll our angular and our .wrsstling II
ws won nothing but our old selves at
he end Of It'll We could return to tho
same blind Loves, the same half-con6-
cent blame. the same light thoughts Of
human suffering. The same frivolous
gossip over blishtsd human nves, the
Gamo fesble sense of that un1newp to
ward which " have ssa1 NpttA ire
premible cr1eo In ouy loneliness Let
= rather b thankful that our oorrow
Hives in - - On indsstructible force.
enly changing III form. ~ forces do
and passing from pain into sympathy
H. one POOR mood which includes Ill
ear bsgk u 49, 49, bsst lgyo-
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1918-02-15

While the deep snow covers the
ground ard zero weather prevails
m Ike your plans far the spring
we her that is sure to come soon.
Y sre certain TO want a good sized
flock Of EARLY chickens l., cause good
b ms are going to pay we'll this year
and next.
Don't depend on Biddy to do the
Matching for she'll besure to wait too
long and make your chickens late
matched. Successful hens men use .
good incubator and brooder and are
sure OF having early pullets that lay
and pay whom eggs are high. Let me
tell you about sure thing incubator
and broOder and besure to b early.
Il. Hoau8 AHW. = !