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Imperial Valley press., 1918-11-23
Knew eleven Presidents,

Charles n. Richgrds, chief Of the
stationery room of The Sana,e' i
dead in Washington. Mr.. Richards
who was in his 77h year had been
in The service Of Ihe Senate almost
55 wears, having be9un lis services
in 1864.
When he Civil war brok" ouI Mr.
Richards enlisted in the Union army
anA served in he same regimen as
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr., present
associate justice of The Supreme
court. He was senior in point oT
service 10 every Spnalor on the floof'
During his Term of service Mr.
Richards knew intimately many mn
prominent in American hisio iory. He
mel all the presidents from Lincoln
10 Wilson.
Ho was present a the first meeting
of President Lincoln and General
Grant. when Ire latter receiv'e his
commission as commander-in- chief OF
The armies of The United Slales in IN.
field. He was he last survivor Of
those present on that occasion.
For IA years Mr. Richards was an
active Sunday school worker in the
Temple Baptis church, ac(in% as he
superin cnden of The Sunday school
deparlmen for many Years. His first
teacher when be started to Sunday
school at the Temple Baptist church
in 1864 was T. L. Walker, the aren't
feet of The capitol dome and OF nc
Patent office.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-11-23

low his balIery is placing lis shelf
bursts and can order the appropr
ate correction. Being told that an
enor9v column is at q poinl on hill
side 20 rails above and 100 mls to
HE rigrt Of some familiar alminH
DOiuI. Il is EASY for an officer TO 10
A greed many soldiers, parIlcn7,
iarly machine summers, carry mn
scales" which hey u.s. for measur-
inr end il an emergency a sca'c
.,aa ie made from string, or Il
uotcaed stick, hal viii do good SER
ice. The mil scales in their slmpl J.,
form are only graduated ccIlulold
ecal.5 with a string 10 mark the dis
t9-,o from n" eye al which ih2N
should lie held. The better one h0"'
ever. carry a complicated arran3c-
raen1 OF, circular rules BY which tat-
tors OF clearance, or distance Owe
troops or hills, streams OF bu'le s
must 90 for safely or for effec5'V'
fire on enemy argels.
With mil scale even of TIE SIM
plesl, il is possible 10 find the range
10 enemy argels by laklnS observe
tions of heir angular dis ance from
some prominent poinC, me "''''i'
between tile two points whence oo-
are made being known or
found by pacing. Obviously, know
ing The length of the base Of any
triangle, The distance between obser-
valion points, and the angles formed
by lis sides-easily determined by
The mil scale readings is Simple
malhematic proceeding ITO ascertain
the distance from The base to Inc
apex, The target ~
For hasly observations, mol for d.
recting fire, but to locale targets,
cts, many Officers proceed ON 'h"
lhat The angles formed
bv sighting over the edges Of their
outheid fist is SO mills. The fac!or
varies of course, with different Off
GERS, but il is easily determined Cor
each officer and does not vary for
him.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-11-23
xa ~.

I.cado. Nov. l8--Womon doctot
serving IN army hospitals are diss
fsfio a me at'.Ig4a Of III" militia.
auJhoHias REGARDING their rank
Orc ce tha.o sa,d:. "We are all &.
racDcd 70 curry ont ia" same d:sai-
line du'.,s as no.icaI corps offic'f
ri,h,u raviae h. facilities for -
forcing III ,jr.ua winch q bads
11nk gives. Fa, only satisfactory way
io sl'Je d question is 10 CIV.
Ionorar. ceuaja .ons with III '-
D wen. bridges or rank. W aoa
wan. 10 j. eoioaels an3 majors I
Inc sake c5 ls hin@, bul- to 'rai'e
us 10 carry ou. our work wiIhoa g
much .Haaiaa ef personality. : e
men in Daa hospitals do not know our
rank or how 10 treat US until we are
known 10 hem"
Imperial Valley press., 1918-11-23

orld'S magic and only genuine corn
celer, "Gcts-It.' Then, and then only,
our fingers. Take no chances of con-
inued pain and soreness-why use
reasy, irritating salves, plasters that
hift and press into the quick" ra-
ors and "diggers" that make corns
ill you be sure that your corn will
OoSen from your toe so that you can
eel it right off gloriously easy with
Iced and also grow faster? Use pain
ess, easy, always sure "Gets-It."
here's only one like il in the world
KID it for years. 1t never fails.
"Gets-It," the guaranteed, money
ack corn-remover, the only sure way,
osts but trifle at any drug store
Manufactured by Il. Lawrence & Co.
hicago, Ill. Sold in FL Centre and
recommended as the worlds best corn
cmedy by Grecnleaf g. Clements and
he Valley Drug Co, Inc.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-11-23

San Francisco, Nov. 18.-Licuten'
ami N. Frass.net, Of Ihc French arnE'
recently here enrouIe Io Russia, TO
ioin General Maurice Janin com
mander of The Czecho- SIov'E forces
in Siberia, told of his experience m
getting out Of Russia some Iime ace
Although he had been manui&2'1fiN w
munitions for the Russian govern
menl for many months, he was Toll
he could not leave Russia Wiho"'
paying a bribr 10 The Bolshevikl goT-
eminent of $4,000 rouhlcs for him
self and each one of he small French
colony with him. H" spurned ne
offer and with 81 French workmeA
made his way through northern Rus
sia, directly into the heart Of the Boz
sheviki territory, and rinall} reached
Archangcl. from where Vae parry
sailed to New York.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-11-23
-nT TEr

Fort Bliss. Tex, Nov, t8.--Thc Y
M. c. A. huls which furnish amusr-
ment ceners 70 rIhc mon in T2in'n2
here are parI of systcna Of hue
in The Southern department which rH
ouired 10000 feel of lumber to bu''d
and which have an aggregated root
spread Of 60 acres. Thcro aTe fiT.
such hubs here Ihcy being Q PAT. ~
the 215 huls in The Southern military
Imperial Valley press., 1918-11-23

Nome. Alaska, OcI. 1-(Bg Mail
I-Alaskans who d"sir" o go oulsii
from here in HE fell but who az
without funds acr always given
Iripg by Uncle Sam aboard tn r".
nue. cutter Bear, HE lasl hoaI sen
before The ice. Arpr raujs iof 'a
FREE passage musI make pfor2"
davils and regis ar al lie off]c-
thr United States marshal
San Francisco. Nov l8.--Dr. l'a"
Hsin Chu, consU onNi&' ,ar ta1
public of China 10 San Fianci -. y
q recenl speech arg c!oses
boween Anne rican r3s,'.ss ae
capilalisjs with hos Of Do nc on.
entail republic ju part he sa'4.
"As China Stil. r"'-. an ".
iural land, she to= - ta
eign country for meny os-c.
consuming power # to.'1Gn.
in China is gr-ai We aIr
for new resource Ic meet t'.
mand.
"American manufacturers a.'o VI
Immediately pul up factories IN ..a
Chinese territory 10 me. He d naH ..
Our wages al hOmc win No Gr5a-.T
benefited by such Industrial c.a.r
prises. Moreovcr China is q store
house of natural assets; besides aEti-
cultural products Ih"rc are all kio's
of mineral materials which havH ben
locked up for many thous'nis cf
years, for Ihe production of manurac-
turing purposes.
81 propose HAT private activities
be co-operaIed between China aHd
American business mon, between can
ilaliss Of both countries. China her-
self is moi only grral market iof
manufactured products, buI also
serves as center Of the far eastern
trade.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-11-23
4 jQY-WALkER,
"GE:TS-IT" FOR CORNS
Drops, &cconds--Corn Is Doomed!

hoes on and corns make you almost
ak Sideways to get away from the
ain, take a vacation for a minute or
Wo and apply , or drops of the
Imperial Valley press., 1918-11-23

department / is planned 10 install
1Go more OF these huls in The camps
ae4 . lha forts in hr department..
Imperial Valley press., 1918-11-23
FED CROSS NOTES.

Miss Emma Norswcrthy Of Hehcr.
who is attondine The os Angeles Stale
Normal school is al home with her
parenDs during The vacation enforced
by he influenza. Whom school "2'
opens she will return 10 her studies,
Work on Inc pinarores for The Be-
gian ana French babies sill goes oH
At hcaiquorIors, More workers ca@
be used on these garments.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-11-23

~ TT''T 'IWT7 ~
be used on these garments,
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1918-05-16
Statesmen Must Be Healthy.

"The vital action Of the brain de-.
ponds on the physical being and the
mental attributes of salesfolk are the.
results Of health. Every man should!
have. a fad" or a hobby, something that
will give him exercise to prevent. that
drowsy feeling that inactive men in-
variably have. If a man gains weight
after he is thirty-five years old he.
should become alarmed. The first re-
quisites to make a real mai is to give
the boy a good physical heredity."
These were some of the statements:
made by DR.. NJ. J. Bliem at the Sales
manship club at their noon luncheon
In San Antonio.
1--WE ride today when we should:
walk for the exercise" Doctor Bliem,
said. "a short system of exercise ev-
cry morning will keep one active in
business and enhance his prospects Of
success."-San Antonio Express.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1918-05-16
Made Brave Rescue of Bow.

With a line tied about him and a:
lantern in his hand, M. Chiavetta, a
driller employed in the New York
navy yard, descended into a twenty
foot tank and located a heater boy
who was lying OF a stage in a.. semi
conscious condition. This act of her.
oism occurred on the United States
steamship Standard Arrow. Although
nearly overcome himself. Chiavetta.
managed to u the youth, O'Neill,
and. assisted by another heater boy.
j. Goodlich, brought him up to air.
-O'Neill was revived and Chiavetta and,
Goodlich were given treatment by the.
ships company and, later by dspen-
sary attendants. In a report of the
occurrence the assistant naval con-
structor in charge writes: II desire.
to call attention to the conspicuous
heroism of Chiavetta. He entered an
unlit, choking and difficult tank and.
exhibited the most praiseworthy de-
termination. judgment and bravery in;
finding and bringing out O'Neill. CHA
vetta was. himself. under treatment
for about an hour afterward and then
further distinguished himself by re-
turning to work inside the tank, being
the only driller who so remained on,
the job" He has been commended by
Secretary Daniels.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1918-05-16
Cheap Gas Scheme.

Two poorly clad women were pro-
ceeding homeward after the mothers
meeting, and naturally they discussed
domestic economy.
"Dae We ken," said Mrs. Brown,
I'm due S. for gas this month, and,
I dinna ken how I'll get it paid"
"Why not be like me-" said Mrs.
Green, land S the nickel-in-the-slot
meter?"
"But they say it's the dearest in
the end. Ye get less gas for your
nickel. We ken, than l get for mine."
faye, but We see. It's just this way
wi mel never put in a mair than:
a nickel at a time, and, We see, a lot
O. folk comes tae my hoose at night,
and whenever the gas begins to 60
down I just let on I hinna got a,
nickel! An there is aye somebody
ready to stump n up. Oh, yes, it's,
far cheaper in the. 'end."-Rehoboth.
Sunday Herald.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1918-05-16
THEIR SOULS IN THEIR PURSE
That Is, II it May Be Admitted That
WAR Pr%ofiteers" Are Possessed
Of Souls.

An inquiring correspondent asks US
to define a "war p%rofiteer, remarks,
the Milwaukee Sentinel.
Now, as the soul of a man is really
the essential and distinguishing part
of him, we may reach the required def
milton by turning to a little story told
In the preface to that ingenious pic
aresque romance, "Gil Bias" by the
worshipful Master Alain-Rene Lesager
one Of the first of French story tellers,
a true improvisatore, and the literary
progenitor of the English Smollett, and
Balzac and Flaubert.
Once upon q time (that is the good,
old way to begin) there were two
students of Spain journeying together.
to Salamanca. the Madison of Castillo.
At a halt by the roadside they dis
covered what appeared to be a grave
stone. with this curious inscription:
"Here lies inferred the soul of the.
%licentiate, Pedro Carcass"
Whereat they marveled greatly. For
while the body or corporal shell of q,
man is the frequent subject of inter-
ment and of the Offices of the physi-
clans shadow, the undertaken, who
ever before heard of the soul Of a man
being thus disposed of by the grav-
digger! ~.
One of the students being of an inquir--
ing mind and doubtless destined for
what in our day is elastically called.
research work." determined to look
into the mystery and exhume what
ever lay beneath the stone. A little
digging and prying suficed to get it
up.
"Under 1t he found a purse of leath-
er, containing a hundred .ducats!"
And that was the "soul of the llcen-
tate Pedro Garcias. His soul was in
his purse. And the anne may be said
of the "war %protiteer," who coins the
necessities of the government and the
nation into the extortioner's or the
grafter's dirty profit.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1918-05-16

Recent contracts by the wal depart
iment authorize the manufacture of
100000 pairs Of metallic-fastened
field shoes for overseas use. The aver
age price was about s7.75 n pair.
Contracts have also been awarded
for the manufacture of 2,OOO,O 600 pairs
Of field welt shoes for United States
and overseas service, the average price
being $3.50.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1918-05-16
The Proper Spirit.

"Don't you wish you had your boy:
to help you on the farm?" e
NO" replied Farmer Corhtossel,;:
what l wish lis that there was some
way of me bein' over there to help.
Josh In the t%renches."
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1918-05-16
1918.

II met Mrs. B. the other day." said.
a North Alabama street man. land she.
asked about you"
"How was she dressed?". asked the.
wife.
II really cannot. say, my dear" said,
her husband, "there wasn't enough.
goods for sample"
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1918-05-16
The Difference.

Boost. don't boast: One gets some
thing. the other doesn't.-Memphis
Commercial Appeal.
The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1918-05-16

An additional credit of $3,25O,OOO
has been extended to Belgium by the
United States. making a total of $1O7,-
$50. 000hloaned to that country, and
credits to all the allies $5,2S8, $4,000.
French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1918-09-26
IMPORTANT NEWS
THE WORLD OVER
IMPORTANT HAPPENINGS OF THIS
AND OTHER NATIONS FOR
SEVEN DAYS GIVEN
THE NEWS OF THE SOUTH
What Is Taking Place In They South.
land Will BE Found In
Brief Paragraphs
Domestic

DOTneSClc
Coal miners and operators meeting
at Uniontown, Pa, were told by T.
B. Moves, director of conservation OF
the fuel administration, that the more
coal mined between now and Christ
mas the fewer the casualties would be
reported next spring to the homes OF
American soldiers. Mr.. Noyes told
them that miners are first line men
in this war.
President Wilson has proclaimed
Saturday, October II, the four hundred
and twenty-sixth anniversary of the
discovery of America, as Liberty Day,
and called upon all citizens to cele-
brate it to stimulate a generous re-
Spouse to the fourth Liberty Loan.
John w. Davis, who was born at
Clarkesburg, W. Va, April 10, 1874,
now solicitor general of the United
States, has been selected by President
Wilson to succeed Walter Hines Paige
as ambassador to Great Britain.
With less than an hours discussion
and without amendment, the national
house adopted the general plan and
rates in the war revenue bill for taxa
ton of war and excess tax profits, es-
timated at $4,000 900 in revenue. &.
An army of 100000 by next July.
after all deductions have been made
for casualties and reflections, is what
the enlarged American military pro.
gram calls for.
General March says there are now
about three million two hundred thou
sand men under arms.
The war department plans to call g
100000 of the new registrants to the
colors between and July.
Second Lieutenants James L. Nc.
Keever of New York and John NJ. Wild
enham of Los Angeles were killed at
Love Field, Dallas, Texas, when their
airplane went into a slide slip and
crashed to the earth twelve miles
north of Fort Worth.
An embargo against the shipment
Of virtually all kinds Of lumber from
any point in the United States or Can,
ada to any point east of the Missis.
sippi river and north Of the Ohio river.
excepting shipments for war purposes,
is announced at the St. Louis office Of
theFailroad administration.
French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1918-09-26

Chairman Warren, of the State
Democratic Executive committee,
wisely suggests that there should be
no political speaking during the period
of the Fourth Liberty Loan drive
Saturday, September 28th, to Satur-
day, October 10. He advises that
every democratic nominee and every
democratic speaker in each county OF
the state tender their services to the
government and talk Liberty Bonds for
three solid weeks. In other words, ad-
iourn politics until North Carolina
again goes cover the top" in her effort
to help win the Let every man
who can talk at all boost Liberty
Bonds. The government must have
money with which to assist in winning
this war and the patriotic spirit mani
tested by Chairman Warren hould be
freely imbibed by every r~ed-blooded
North C%arolinian, regardless of politi-
cal affiliations.
French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1918-09-26
PROFESSIONALLY ROAD.
(From Asheville Energy:

= (From Asheville Energy):
The completion of the concrete road
to the Henderson. county line is a de-
finite need. This road connects several
cantonment~ cities Of the south, with
AshevilIe, the hospital city of the East.
over this road passes more traffic than
almost all of the other roads entering
Asheville combined. Strenuous eff
forts are being made to secure ship
ment orders for the 1880 barrels of
cement needed to finish the road to
the county line, or if not
this, certainly the $500 barrels that
are required to complete the mile link
between the strip from Arden west,
and from Biltmore south to the top
of the hill north of Smile branch.
State Highway Engineer w. S. Falls
is giving his assistance, as also is J.
w. Carpenter, Federal Aid engineer
for this state, in trying to secure the
necessary cement with which to furn-
ish this stretch of road.
French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1918-09-26
1T is COMING.

49, @S&&&.
The order OF President Wilson tc
stop the manufacture of beer after De-
cember +, brings national prohibition
a long step nearer than the bill pas
sed by the senate fixing the date at
June 80, 1919. In the prohibition
amendment to the emergency agri-
cultural bill adopted by the senate on
August 20, which finally passed as a
rider to that bill on September 6, it
was definitely stated that the purpose
of the bill in it's entirety was to con-
serve the man-power of the nation and
to increase the efficiency in the pro-
duction of army, munitions, ships,
1000 and clothing for the army and
navy. Acknowledgment, therefore,
was obliged to be made that h pro-
hibition amendment was entirely ap-
propriate and germane to the main
proposition. Billions of pounds OF
food materials are annually consumed
in the manufacture of beer and the
senate could not consistently reject
an amendment the adoption Of which
representation conservation on an
extensive scale. And when the vote
on the prohibition amendment was
taken only six senators mustered up
courage enough to allow their names
recorded against it.
Prior to the action of the senate Up
on the measure carrying the prohibit
ton amendment, President Wilson had
advised against a discOntiuIIance OF the
manufacture of beer at t1iS time. But
he was not long in reaching a cOnEiu-
sion thereafter hat if prOhibtlO ion
would be good for the country in June
of next year, the benefits Of the pro-
French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1918-09-26

information reaching the state de-
partment from a neutral country threw
new light on the situation in central
Russia, where a reign Of terror cor
Quoted by the. Bolsheviki has made
the position Of the populace tragic
in the extreme and is endangering cit
izens of the entente powers who have
been unable to leave the country.
A general search is being made Of
the homes in Moscow Of the well-to-
do and of former officers in an eff
fort to secure any shreds of evidence
upon which to make arrests. The
prisons are filed to overlooking and
executions continue daily. In many
cases, it is said, sentences are passed
upon. the slight grounds that the ac-
cused may be dangerous to Bolshe-
Wiki powers.
All newspapers in Moscow except
the Bolsheyiki organs have been sup
pressed since July /.
Austria's peace offensive is a closed
incident so far as the American gov.
eminent is concerned. Secretary Lam
sing sent to the Swedish minister the
note authorized by President Wilson,
fatty rejecting in two short sentences
the proposal of the Austro-Hungarian
government for secret and non-bind-
ing peace discussions.
A delegation of Southern senators
and representatives protested to Pres
ident Wilson against the government
fixing prices for raw cotton. At the
conclusion of the conference Senator
Underwood Of Alabama, speaking for
the delegation, said if any statement
is issued it will come from the presi-
dent himself.
French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1918-09-26
Washington

Every city, town and countryside is
asked by the president to arrange for
commemorative addresses, ~pageants,
harvest home festivals n other demon
STATIONS on Liberty Day, Saturday,
October II, and he has directed that
all federal employees whose services
can be spared be given a holiday on
that day. ,
The house passed the war revenue
bill, designed to raise by taxation ap
proximately. $8,1S2, 600, 900 of the TWEEN
ty-four or more billions lneededN by
the nation for the current year. The
passage of the bill was unanimous.
The acquiescence OF The Neither.
lands government in German threats
which keep 4OO,O 900 tons of Dutch ship
ping idle in port, while the people of
Holland suffer for want of the food
these vessels might bring, is COM
mented upon in a statement issued by
the state department to clear up mis-.
apprehension as to the attitude Of the
United States towards exports to Hol-
land. The department expresses the
hope that the Netherlands government
will lift the embargo.
Recognition Of the Jugo-Slavs in
Austria will be President Wilson's next
thrust at the enemy, according to diplO-
matte officials.
JugO-Slavs in the United States, for.
merly Austrian subjects, have shown
their loyalty to the allies again by de.
feating an alleged Austrian-Socialist
coalition.
1t is announced that three hundred
and thirteen thousand United States
troops embarked for Europe during the
month of August.
The Belgian government, after con
sultation with the allies, has decided to
refuse, without elaboration, the report
ed offer of a separate peace made by
Germany.
Information emanating from London
is to the effect that, Germany has of.
fered Belgium peace.
| The American army is still hammer
ing away in the German iron fields of
Lorraine.
The American troops in France are
operating in the great Lorraine iron
region, and if they can get through
before the intense cold sets in, we
may expect great events before Christ
mas.
The United States, as was fully ex-
pected, has Internationally rejected
Germany's peace feeler. In doing so,
the government has spoken for all the
co-beligerents.
Draft calls announceds by Provost
Marshal General Crowder will send
1915 1873 men qualified for general mill.
tary service to army camps before DC.
tober Is.
According to reports from London
the British steamer Galway Cashtle,
a steamer of 1888 tons gross, has been
torpe&oe1 and sunk. She had $50 per.
sons on board, of whom more than zoe
were reported saved.
French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1918-09-26

Every man who makes any preten-
lions to democracy should vote the
democratic ticket straight in the fall
election. The party is on trial and its
friends must bear true testimony to
it's efficiency. Under the matchless
leadership of President Wilson, it has
accomplished wonders in many ways.
Vote for Wilson, democrats, for every
Office from constable to United States
Senator and you will have discharged
another patriotic duty. Take no
chances on changing horses in mid
stream.