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The Springdale news., 1918-09-27
RURAL CARRIER EXAMINATION

The United States Civil Service
Commission has announced an exam
nation for the County Of Madison
Ark, to be held at Springdale and
PettlgreH Oct II. 1918, to ill the
position of rural carrier at Kinds
vile and vacancies that may later &C
cur on rural routes from other posi-
offices IN the above named county
The examination will be open only To
citizens who are actually domieiled IN
the territory Of post office IN the
county and who meet the other re.
quirements set forth IN Form No.
1877. This form and application
blanks may be obtained from the OF
fees mentioned above or from the
Unitd States Civil Service Commis-
sion at Washington D. c. April
cations should be forwarded 10 tie
Commission at Washington al tie
earliest practicable date,
During he continuance Of the pres
emit war the commission will, in ae-
cordanee with the request Of he Post
Office Department, admit women 10
rural carrier examinations upon the
same conditions as men
The Springdale news., 1918-09-27

Mrs. Morris Sparkman's sister,
Mrs. c. H. Taylor, of Muskogee, Ok
lahoma, is here on a visit, her hus-
band is with the shipbuilders IN Bos-
ton. Mrs. G. W Thompson and lit
tie granddaughter of Fort Gibson,
Okla, are also visiting Mrs. Spark
man.
The Springdale news., 1918-09-27

Wheat will win the war, but that
shouldn't influence man to drink
more than his share of rye.
The Springdale news., 1918-09-27
NEWS FROM LOVER THERE
Bond Purchasers Now Realize What
Their Aid Is Accomplishing

The news from the Western Front
has been most cheering OF late and
Liberty Loan workers may take unto
themselves need Of praise for their
share In il without taking one t0ta OF
the praise due to tie boys n Khaki a,
the front who have SO vaiiantly up
held the traditions Of American arms
The people in the Eighth District as
well as throughout the nation, who
have responded so whole heartedly TO
tire calls for funds, and have bought
so freely OF the Government securi-
tes, have supplied the boys over there
with the needed equipment without
which their efforts would have been
ia vain,
Now that victory Is in sight the re
Spouse to the new demands will be
net all the more effuiiy, and th,
Fourth Loan. no batter what the
amount. viii be quickly subscribed
The Springdale news., 1918-09-27

Buy Bonds for Liberty or bye-bye
o Liberty.
The Springdale news., 1918-09-27

It's wise child that discovers that
father can't use his Thrift stamps for
car fare.
The Springdale news., 1918-09-27

II the right kind of response be
made on VOLUNTEER Days-Sept, %
and 2s-the Fourth Liberty Loan Cam
paien will be given such an impetus
that the allotted three weeks Will not
no required 10 sell the bond issue.
The Springdale news., 1918-09-27
APPLEBY.

Ruth Cunningham and Mr. Perry $
family visited Mrs. Emma Cardweli
Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. Shuler of Fayetteville Is
visiting this week with Mrs. W r
Payne near here.
Elery Brooks and family Of Fay,
etteville visited Sunday with Mr.. and
Mrs Sid Stearns.
Mr.. Perry who is living on Mr.
Axes place expects to leave real soon
for Texas to pick cotton.
Lawson Jackson was one OF the
seven boys that left taytttevllle last
Wednesday for Tulane University.
Mrs. Julia Cowan and little Ellen
Marie and Albert Ernest of Musko-
gee are hire visiting Mrs. Hooper.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Morrow visited
Sunday with Mrs Morrow's parents
Mr.. and Mrs Duncan, near Spring
dale.
Mrs. Roy Metcalf (nee Hamilton
will leave the latter part OF TINS "eeh
for Atlanta, Ga, to visit her husoahu
Lieut. Metcalf who is stationed there
There will be pie supper at TINS
place Saturday might October -, ..
Evervone is invited to attend. Inc
money will be used to purchase war
Saving Stamps with.
Word has been received annoane-
ing the safe arrival over sea OF Lieut.
Kenneth Hooper, George Routh and
Dawson Jackson. Lieut.. Hooper was
a member of Bat. B land IA. TOT
merly of Fayetteville.
The Springdale news., 1918-09-27

Remember Volunteer Days-Sep-
TENDER 2S and %
The Springdale news., 1918-09-27

They are fighting for you back
them up.
The Springdale news., 1918-09-27
WEST FORK.

We had another frost Saturday
night. 1t didn't seem as though II
hurt anything.
Barnard Glbreath had the ms
fortune to fall Saturday and break
his right arm.
Hurl Carter and Ira Underhiii
went out hunting Monday evening ana
killed fifteen squirrels,
Mrs. Bell Robson and children
visited at Mrs. Tilda Walkers near
Camel School house Sunday Mrs
Walker being Mrs. Robison's sister.
Jack Hutcheson is moving to the
Fulbright farm east of Fayetteville
We regret losing Mr.. HUTCHINSON as
a neighbor but wish them success
where ever they go.
----A
Uncle Sans Bonds are Kaiser Bills
The Springdale news., 1918-09-27
HOG CHOLERA CONTROL.

DR.. Otto Jung, a representative Of
the J. S. Bureau Of Animal Industry
is now located at Fayetteville, Ark
actively engaged in the control and
eradication of Hog Cho era, working
in cooperation with the University
of Arkansas Extension Bureau.
Diagnosis will be made and mode
Of treatment advised when requested,
also the latest approved method Of
the administration of Of serum VIII be
demonstrated
DR.. Jung will render service TO hog
raisers and stock men upon request
without compensation.
The Springdale news., 1918-09-27

In France and England all the loans
10 prosecute the war are taken by
Volunteer subscriptions Two Nolun-
teer Days-sept. Is and 29-are set
aside to open the Fourth Liberty Loan
Campaign Every one should place
his volunteer subscription on one OF
these two days and not wait for the
solicitors
The Springdale news., 1918-09-27

Volunteer on Volunteer Day and
send a message to the Kaiser that wifi
si,ken him Of his desire to win the
world
The Springdale news., 1918-09-27

Uncle Sans Bonds are Kaiser Bills
Bondage.
The Springdale news., 1918-09-27

Every AmericaH lrch in America
viii provide a plaes on sunday Sep
- the latter Of the two Volunteer
bays where subscriptions to Fourth
Liberty Loan Bonds may be received
The Springdale news., 1918-09-27

The soheduIe Fof yhs psHu roHV
Rogers. October 4 So "a NJ
s,SNas"m october ~ hsns. 3.I7 a. m
~ n; Sss:sS;, .! W : . 'i Js E !.
r., ishdo&n. shI { M. October ~
Na:hvins. i d,ss., oS Ss..so, a. NY
:. actober IA; ArkadslppiA 1t1 ?. F.
oc,oS.r i M.iv.rh sfs . M o 2sss,
a. Imbedsn, III ,. p. o9esess ~
Hssdy. il.so ?. D. October
Imperial Valley press., 1918-04-05

officer who the top" though "go-
ing shave probably electing a close
Imperial Valley press., 1918-04-05
IMPERIAL SUPREME.

50 accustomed are agricultural production that
seldom stop Imperial basin Is
above every other agricultural section earth
We are the envy every other farming section in the South
west abundant cheap supply and in
growing produced in 1917 amount equal to the
assessed valuation Of the county.
Our cotton meat producing have been
recognized by the federal tremendously important
The products raised here have mounted to heights
re4c ii better shape than
eys- aclac We strong the nations capital IN
diversion from the river, anent the time when
III. ..a acres viii blossom in the Imperial Valley
.c Of Southern California dull, here Is
rresr -I.es, and brilliant future.
only by mouth does agricultural supremacy be-
cene known outside
While we look hest, should the world know about
prosperity.
publicity greatness Advertising
will bring investors farmers, homeseekers The
publicity hot Imperial Valley should strike before 1t coos
Imperial Valley press., 1918-04-05
THE HUN AT THE DOOR.
By 4. 0. Stanley, Governor of Kentucky.

a u
still harbor that pernclou5 deuson
that this va is 5000 O00 away you heard that
Some foolish people saying that between England
France Italy Germany and Auraaway the At
lanc Of Flanders and the OF
Verdun and that at Cambrai On no.
is not there hereght here 1t is in the streets of Louis
vile: it blue of Kentucky and in the mountains
and the plains the Psnyre it down the Mis-
spp river shat splendid and almost
which abboded Frenchman gone that
line to which England has conbuted that line for
which Australia have been drained Because that line
still stands Let line break et the Hun
over that did the front he did
over the the front Rus
Rumania and his millions will be here
VIII patriotism and vigilance sleep sleep until are
aroused the red glare OF the holocaust Will we
wait thick with the smoke of burning buildings and the
skies are with coaagraon Of cities? Wiwe wait
until the the red blood of and the
hrieking fills the papiatng air? These Huns
homes would lay their fu and desecrang hanas
upon the American only the 1 *
les of the of this lands defenders.
until they land here We vii nect them there
The destiny world depends upon the pusan Of Amer
Imperial Valley press., 1918-04-05
IAL!PATR|A TO HAVE
CRAU1AUQAA APRIL I

Calipatria, April 3.-The local COM
Ilittee has arranged to stage a great
patriotic Chautauqua free to the pub
c. Sunday, April !. On that occa-
sion the big top will be open to the
public and patriotic problams deaingl
public and patriotic programs dealing
with economic and war problems will
lie given by the speakers.
Advocates Of town incorporation
make positive denial that there is any
truth in the rumor that the plan is
TO make Calipatria wet town. Sup
portin thg'. sargument they cite con-
pOrtin ting sargument they cite con-
tracts and deeps of the townsite cor
poration, which contain clauses abso-
.utely prohibiting the sale of liquor.
Colonel Num-, business associate Of
the late late James H. Latham, and
one of the best known cattle men in
the West, has donated a fat steer to
net Calipatria Rodeo committee This
animal will form the piece de resis-
tance Of the rodeo program on the
afternoon o Sunday, April IA. Ali
gate receipts will be donted to the
Red Cross.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-04-05
KING ISSUES APPEAL
FOB LIBERTY BONDS
Continued f ON Page L.

Continued ON Page L.
fer the Liberty Loan will put us
there.
Just one word to the women Of
Imperial Valley.
'Let every woman who has par
ticle of sympathy in her soul for the
forlorn women of Belgium and France
take it upon herself to see that some
friend or relative buys an extra Lib
erty Bond. Weld your great ipf,u-
ence now to help Uncle Sam. Let
every woman who hates war and
Graves peace buy Liberty bond.
"This appeal for quick, decisive ac-
ton on the part of every individual
in this county means that now is your
chance to show your Americanism; to
make yourself one of solid body be-
mind our president M. 0. KING.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-04-05
How Indiana Responded.

As a result of the campaign for in
creased food production, one Indiana
town of less than 5000 people had
1884 gardens last season. In eight
towns of another Indiana county 9S
per cent of all vacant lots were under
cultivation. In three townships in
still another county, where special of-
fort was made to increase food produc-
ton, it was estimated that ten times
the average amount of arden gcrops
was produced. Gamers for canning
fruits and vegetables were placed in
each consolidated school in one county.
and were loaned to communities which
desired to use them.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-04-05
KEEPING STEP WITH THE HOURS.

Imperial Valley keep step with events R-
the OF the
pie fully absorbed meeting living costs but must in
part the make difficult the position OF
the merchant trying his country through serving his
useful!y.
The people expect their merchants definite service
undertaking policy this: That profieeTlng
shall have 10 place merchandising in these times
merchant he contented with peace
profits; he TO his customers only that IN
crease commodity prices which he has had the manufa
OF tae wholesaler.
short-sighed small dealer, who in
creased prices to DOUBLED PROFITS FOR
HIMSELF followed BY any merchant who aspes to
in these days
important things in life these days than profit
welfare OF the nation that the
he shall from confiscaon for the
profit Upon these earnings the government
@ Liberty Bonds and Thrift Stamps The
sell loss lie must too
OF poiu Tor buying the nations securities IN
peace tha merchant gled fixing the lowest possible prizes
goods by that his competitor do the
and Will undete him II he In times. in period
Collar depecatn2 ing power, and manufacturing
al lines, motive little higher than
preservation all merchants. That motive
is patriotic How to be effected?
The that merchants understand;
quicker thereby reducing pr
pe1se selling Volume daily sales
brings the issue the advertising
problem. Quick Of stocks possible through that
advertising which carries he peope the people sgn
OF store policy
The for the ne chant is BETTER AND BIGGER AID
VERTIsING THAN EVER BEFORE
Imperial Valley press., 1918-04-05
Club Meeting.

The Wpman's Ten Thousand Club
met in regular session Thursday aft
ernoon at the Tulane theatre.
In the absence of Mrs. Fawcatt,
Mrs. George Anderson, vice president,
occupied the chair.
Twelve applications for membership
were read by the secretary.
Under the head of new business,
Mrs F. B. Fuller read the resolution
adopted by the State Federation in
regard to the ringing of the Victory
Bell the purpose of which is to have
brought to the mind of every person
in the United States that we are at
war, and at noon, in every school dis
trict, town and city, to have a bell
ring out the word "Victory, i seven
strokes and at the ringing of which
every one pause for a moment in 81
| lent prayer for victory in this great
war that is now raging. A motion
was made that the Ten Thousand Club
endorse the resolution and it was car
ried unanimously.
District Attorney Galen Nichols adj
dressed the club on the Liberty Loan
Mrs A. Nance followed with short
talk outlining the work that the vom-
en- are doing as their part in the
Third Liberty Loan campaign.
The hope was expressed that every
woman's organization in the city
would buy bond.
The Ten Thousand Club started tn
Imperial Valley press., 1918-04-05
MILK PRODUCERS
BARBECUE SOON
". l.. Hodges Planning for the First
Gathering of Members of the New
Dairymen's Association in FL Cen
tro on April 15-Organizer for the
l}airymen Is in the Valley.

". /. Hodges, president of the I'M
o, ial Valley Milk Producers Associa-
'n. this week announced that the
-arebecUe planned by the association
Nil, be held in FL Centro, Monday,
april 10. On that occasion four
speakers will be present from other
= Sociations in the central and north
en- part of the state and will ad-
.ress the gathering. Names of these
speakers will be made public at a
ater date
Plans for the barbecue have not yet
-een completed, but President Hodges
announces that it will start at about
10 o'clock in the morning.
By starting at 10 o'clock it will
saable all milk producers to return
aome in time to milk in the after
noon.
a drive for memberships will be
started at that time and several men
viii be in the field.
The articles of incorporation have
Teen received from Sacramento and
what the association now needs is
members.
Homer Detrick, who has had charge
Of the organizing of the peach and
2rune cooperative marketing associ-
ations in the state, is an arrival in
El Centric and will have charge of
he organization of the Imperial Val
ley Milk Producers association. He
will have offices with A. B. Dun
.ap.
He states that the Imperial Valley
Association viii be joined with the
Northern California, Central Cali
fornia, Lower San Joaquin and Los
Angeles Milk Producers Associations
ato the Associated Dairymen of Cal
iolnia. The Associated Milk Produc-
rs of San Francisco are also mem
bers.
The completion Of this association
viii be the ninth cooperative non
profit sharing association to be or
eanized in this state.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-04-05
WOMANS PAGE

ball rolling by subscribing FOR 500
bond.
The School Welfare League then
took charge of the meeting and a
very attractive program WAS given
in cluding the following numbers:
Patrtoic song by ten schoolgirls.
The president of the league, Mrs.
F. B. Fuller, gave very interesting
address in regard to child welfare.
Miss Lenna Mayfield took u the
subject of the functions of the league
from teachers standpoint, pointing
out that great good had been accom-
plished with the children through the
acquaintance Of the parents and teach
ers through the league.
Mrs. Smith gave a good paper Oh
school lunches, this being a very i'm
portant feature of child life.
Miss Margaret Flaming gave a very
humorous reading entitled "Viney Oh
Conservation
Mrs. d. c. Bitter gave splendid
report from the playground commit
tee.
Katherine Seymour and Warren
Sims delighted the audience with q
duet, sung in the costumes of sol
der and Red Cross nurse.
Mrs. w. 6. Cummings paper or
Motherhood was very much en-
joyed,
A piano solo by Cornelia Clark
closed the program.
All joined in singing america"
Imperial Valley press., 1918-04-05

Mrs. Ruby Anderson of near Ell Cen
tro; brother, Eddie Edge, of near
Holtvile. She was a Native Daugh-
ter and had lived in the Valley for
sixteen years. Funeral services from
c. A. Shafer & Lemons funeral par
lors, tomorrow (Thursday) at :
o'clock, Rev. Walter Reed officiating
interment in Evergreen cemetery.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-04-05
Pioneer Passes.

Mary Alice Emery, residing seven
miles northwest of Calipatria, passed
away last night, aged % years. Be
sides her husband, she leaves two
small children; her mother; sister,
Imperial Valley press., 1918-04-05

The passage by Senate Of the d9yhtavng bill nures the
adoption Of which should ouas the and have per-
Inanent upon American PHI and spirits Releasing day
light now should eeasne after health
m sports IN The sunlight gardening s better enjoyment
Imperial Valley press., 1918-04-05

Watch papers for particulars Of mu-
sicale at Barbara Worth Hotel on the
evening of April 15.-Adv.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-04-05

the leading organization in The school Good work The girls VIII
not rest they also have formed military organ
ization
Imperial Valley press., 1918-04-05

Phone Jour wants to The Press
sand get quick results.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-12-27
JEAN CRONES REPORTED
LIVING IN RICHMOND
folicc 80 Far Unable To Find Trace
of Chef Who Poisoned
SCUM,

Jean Crones, sought as the chef who
poisoned the soup at the Mundelcin
banquet in Chicago two years ago. en-
danserinG the lives oil more than a
hundred of America s distinguished
men, has been living in Richmond ac-
cofding TO reports furnished the po-
lice here.
Bishop Denis ]. o'Conner. of the
diocese of Richmond. was among tho
guests at the Mundclein banquet, which
was attended by score of other Cath
oiic dlSnitaries, including the Bishop OF
Chicago.
Thus far the Richmond police lave
hecn unable To locate Crones although
twice during the past few davs infnr
maj has come to headuuartcrs iba.
city. ~ VIZ
captain Alex. Wright. Of the dolce
i've squad, stated last night that h.
WaS inclined 10 take the report AS -
!alse rumor. bat tina, his men had been
a( work OH the case. Chicago authori
YES nave been asked for a comp,ete
description OF t'roncs
tToncs cluded the police of a dnyon
clIeS after the crime. barely cscaninr
capture on numerous occasions INA
hnaiiE disappearing entirely. Because
- inc unusual nature of the crime,
.ne case attracted nation-w wide atten
;.'h and some of the best detectives
N ne country were put on Croucs.s
ra'l' out failed TO locate him.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-12-27
MOTHER SWALLOWS POISON
Dcspondcnt Over SONS Absence In
France, Mrs. j. &. Seibcrt Takes
Mercury.

old. swallowed "A quantity of hichlorids.
OF mercury al her home. II l-2 North
Fourth street, at $40 o'clock last night.
she was taken 10 Virginia Hospital
"hcr" physicians early this mornin e
pronounced her condition critical
Police officers who investigated the
case stated that the husband. John ..
Sciber' said Mrs. Seibert had been de-
Spondcni for several months over the
fact that her son. William G. Seihcrt.
WAS IN France. Young Seibert belonged
20 the Virginia National Guard. and
Spchi some time on the Mexican border
before going 10 France
MRS. Scibcrt. the police assert told
heT husband that she had swallowed
tho poison.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-12-27
WAR WORKERS ARRIVE
FROM FAR.OFF ALASKA
Decentralization of washington.. Army
of Clerks Dixcloscs Some
Strange EeatureA


WASH1NGTOe;. December IS Cspe-
ciaD.-In the gradual demobilization of
war workers in Washington interest
ing facts have been brought to public
notice. While StatEsticanS apparently
have never had time or facilities for
computing the exact number OF clerks
employed during the period Of the war
It is estimated that more than 100
vice. or this number probably IS per
cent were. women. The great army
varied owing to the labor turnover.
which at one period reached 1000 n
week, but the majority of the workers
formed stable nucleus for persistent
effort in helping to win the war.
Although civil service rules were
observed primarily, large numbers OF
specialists re-enforced the workers, and
these were not listed with the tens OF
thousands who passed the regular cx-
amin atoms. y lise of the contributions
from the various States and colonies
shows how more than 10000 of the war
workers volunteered from ali parts or
the country The list is as follows:
TO- f0S Hew k Mo,, "a; ALASKA 3: Hawai-.
Carolina. 81: Louisiana. aG6: Georgia.
3s.: Arizona. -: Wyoming. 30. North
Dakota. 1914; Mississippi, 4sG: Montana
l07; North Dakota. Ill: T.nnessea'
ga: Wisconsin, 7ol; Nevada. IS: West
,ui.Ei sS2; California, 74S; Ken
New Jersey $40: Connecticut. sSS::
Washington. All: Illinois, 2,036: Ors.
g0n. 24S;, Missouri. I,226: Michigan.
r r,odS; ldano. l2S; Ohio. 1855; Pennsyl-
lsl: Maine. 337: New YORK. in5s..
colorado. $40; Rhode Island, 256; Kan
Sas, siIi 1s' ,l.l2l; Indiana. l4is:
Virginia, 1876 Maryland. 1881 bis
.rict Of Columbia, 1851.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-12-27
DESCRIBES LOSS OF ETA
IN RAID IN DARDANELLES
british Submarine Was Wrecked by
"ksh shells While Hunting
the Goebcn.
by Associated Press. !

LONDON. December 26.-Thc official
rePort OF the sinking of the famous
srltiSh submarine ELLA in the bar
aa "a early in, 1918 with the loss
mander Geoffrey White, and ali eycen,
iShed ''' pun
The Ella left Mudros on the evening
OF January q and proceeded up the
l,,asrdanelles to search for the Goeben.
fo i,edd d ii,,t: under submarine nets she
,ouhu mat the Goeben had left few
hours previously. so Commander Witt
turned back. keeping "A sharp lootnn;
TOT enemy craft:
torpedo was fred a; the ship which
carried the Goeben's ammunition caus-
ing heavy explosion, which extin
Euished the submarines lights and
the submarine rose 10 he surface Thc
forts Immediately opened a heavy Ere
put did not hit her. She submareed
Ivy rect ana continued on her course
bbus, becoming unsteady. she was
Drought to the surface as she could
no longer he relied on under water.
Heavy fire Immediately opened on both
sides OF the straits and sheIl hit
the hull. destroying the upper steering
gear. 81 b
An Ella survivor says: Orders were
gwen 10 steer from below and we ran
the gauntlet for half an hour, only a
seeing, that escape was hopeless. ran
toward shore. His last words were
We arc in Gods hands Only few
seconds later | looked for him and saw.
ms body, mangled by she'll fire. roll
INTO me water and go under. The last
killing all near ii, ] believe"
me submarine soon afterwards ran
INTO sand hank close in shore and
the urkS picked up the survivors.