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Imperial Valley press., 1918-01-29
News In Brief

W. H Best of Brawley was a visi-
Or ere this morning
Ih! rles Ritchie of Pasadena. who is
well known in the Valley. is Z visitor
|il Ell Centre.
Ci;ffod II. Wills m, aged 2G. end
Bari Hewitt, aged 10. both of Draw
E-y, rere licensed to wed yesterday
William Rean,5 has come out for
o:ty trustee T1S makes two candi-
1ates for the tw) jobs open at the
.pril election.
Joe Domingania, aged 2G, Swiss
|elegc to be Shaker was arrested
Ia,exico yester j. by United States
C,:nec Dye.
I A Williams sued c. c Craig for
81 alleged to be due for work per-
rrmed in BraW cy court He lDsi
ne and has carried his grievance
tE" Superior court.
y. G Lewis, ay,l 81 and Hattie AL
LEFTY. aged 27, both of whom hali
rom Imperial, appeared at the-ecun.
I'y c.<rk's office and roeefved a per-
nit to wed.
,o,r w. Jones, rancho :, who lived
Arce miles e asst this c:tr. died yes
| erd; y. His body will be shipped to
ian Rernardino tonight o. Mulligan
E. Sea
Ar adjourned meeting OF the Holt
| vile National Fam Loan Association
will be held at the Holtvi1'a High
schs oi, Room ID, Saturday., February
II, at 2 p. m. Officers will be elected
! at this meeting. a5
t''wer Cox, li7erymar, was again
a:tFted last night on d charge Of vio-
l'i'.; the city liquor laws Deputy
She:'fs Cleveland and Matlock as
isiStei in the "rala' on Cox's place,
ee1c cities of ,er being taken into
cs.tcy
I'M deputy sheriff and you want,
to ao good" sail Ray Uutercz at In
rerial yesterday as he visited one OF
two i aces in hat city. A real dep
Imperial Valley press., 1918-01-29

'OUND-BicyCle, on Fourth St. own
er can have same by identifying
wheel and paying for ad. 344 Ham
ilton.
1OST- Brown horse; weight HOO lbs:
shod all around; branded rs. "
Liberal reward. d. w. Townsend,
6Y3 Hell Ave.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-01-29

WANTED-Man with rig preferred, to
represent established California COM
pany in Imperial Valley, selling and
making collections. Retired man
wanting to work only part time ia
-oraply considered. Address Box AIS,
] care Press.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-01-29
LOST AND FOUND

TAKEN UP-Bay horse and gray mare;
no brand. Owner can have same by
proving property and paying expen-
ses. D. w. Clark Az miles southwest
of FL Centre.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-01-29
HELP WANTED MALE

WANTED-Agent to represent large
Los Angeles concern; no capital re
quired. Mr.. Stewart, Oregon Hotel.
LEARN ACTUAL auto repairing, book
keeping, shorthand, radio, engineer
ing. Y. Nj. C. A., Los Angeles. Cat
aIOe free.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-01-29

Ar adjourned meeting OF the Holt
vile National Fam Loan .Associatio.
will be held at the Holtvila Higl
schs oi, Room ID, Saturday, February
p, at p. m. Officers will be elected
at this meeting. IS
Imperial Valley press., 1918-01-29

W. H Best of Brawley was a visi-
Or ere this morning
Imperial Valley press., 1918-01-29

FOR SALE--Auto truck in splendid
condition at a price that will get
the money that I need quickly. Con-
dition guaranteed. See the truck.
Will demonstrate it to any inter-
ested party. Arrange for appoint
1l,ent Boy 121. care Valley Press.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-01-29

OR W. Jones, rancho :, who lived
:lrce miles asst this c:ty. died yes
erd; y. His body will be shipped to
ian Rernardino tonight o. Mulligan
E. Sea
Imperial Valley press., 1918-01-29
WANTED---At The Press office, good
clean cotton rags.
FURNISHED ROOMS TO LET

SPECIAL NOTICES.
BUHLA PECK, my wife, having left
my bed and board, 7 will not be re-
snpnsible for any debts she may in
0hr after this date.
GEO. S. PECK.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-01-29

N! rles Ritchie of Pasadena. who is
veil known in the Valley. is visitor
il Ell Centre.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-10-26
RUSS MAIDS MUST
REGISTER At RED
FREELOVEB BUREAU

LONDON. Oct. 20. British Wireless
Service. Russian maldens under the
jurisdiction of certain provincial Bolsh-
evik sovlets, become the property OF
the state when they reach the age
OF IS years, and are compelled to reg
lister at a government bureau OF free
love- according to the official gazette
of the Vladimir soviet OF workers and
soldiers deputies, which recently pub
iished that soviets' decree on the sub
ject,
Under the decree, a woman having
registered has the right to choose
from among men between 10 and b0
a co-habltant husband" the consent
OF the man chosen Is not necessary, the
decree adds, the mar chosen having no
right to make any protest.
A similar privilege Of choosing from
among the registered women Is given
every man between ~ and 90, with
out the consent of the woman, ms
provision Is described as in the IN
terest Of the state"
Opportunities for choosing husbands
and wives Is to be presented once each
month, the decree stated, Children potn
OF such marriages are TO become me
property Of the state" Stringent rules
and penalties are laid down Tor the
protection of girls less than 10
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-10-26
AFTER EFFECTS
OF MEASLES
Who Lives in TenneS
see Mountains Where
Black Draught Is Relied
on in Many Troubles.
Says It Made Her
Boy Sound and
Well.

Coal Creek, Tenu-Up In the noun
tains, quite some distance from town,
lives Mrs. L. S. Tritts, who relates her
experience with Thedtord's Black
Draught as follows:
MY little boy. James. took stick with
diprrhea. about five years ago. and was
badly swollen. lie had the measles and
this was, no doubt, an after effect. |
made him well by giving him Thedford =
Black Draught, | gave 1t 10 him three
times n day for a month. | firmly be
lieve II saved his life.
We alwayq keep Black -Draught in
our house, II il our doctor Always
easy TO get prompt in giving relief.
A small pinch Of Black Draught after
each meal and at he'd time for head
ache, stomach and liver trouble, and
We are well the next morning,
IT certainly works wonders sometimes
and saves no end Of trouble, relieves
pain, and there Is no need for anothe,
doctor.
! have recommended Black Draught
TO all my ~ueighhors and win continue
to recommend it
Thedford Black praught is a pure
vegetable herb liver medicine, actins
gently, yet promptly o. liver anc
bowels.
Thousands Of people. every where
have found II to relieve consultation
indigestion. hlllousness and many SINH,
lar disorders.
! Try Black.praught, Your drussis
sells It "a,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-10-26
~CdmOufLdge Spring
Brings NeW Grape
And Cotton Crop

Continued warm weather and rains
has resulted in many freaks of nature
being developed in orchards, gardens
and field,
T. r. Love, proof reader on The News
SCimitar. has a grape arbor covered
with a second crop of the fruit. The
Lunches are about half the normal size,
although indications are the fruit will
not Tipen,
Reports from various parts Of the city
indicate that late gardens show prom
ises of maturity. There will be an
abundance OF string beans, butter
beans, tomatoes and considerable other
truck II the frost stays off another 10
Cotton fields are thick with fresh
blooms, The top of the plant Is pink
and white with the flower while the
bottoms are white where the bolls have
opened.
Along the highways the wild honey
suckle vines are beginning to bloom a
second time and under them there Is
an occasional violet peeping through
the grass.
Flowers and vines in yards that US
ually are dried and brown at this time
Of the year are still in bloom.
Whether all this is an indication Of
a mild winter or a cold winter after a
late fall has not been explained by local
weather observers, hut the regular rural
f%oreCasters are predicting a warm win
ter, basing their assertions on a thin
corn shnck which, old timers say, never
fails.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-10-26
MAN WHO
WAY OUT LEADER

NEW YORK, oct. 26-Gen, Josef
Haller, who with a regiment Of Poles,
fought his way out of the Austrian
army, has been appointed commander
in-Chief of the Polish forces fighting
with the allies, said a cablegram re-
Ceived here by IgnaCe PadereWski,
American representative Of the Polish
national committee.
The new commander, who succeeded
Gen. Archinard, Is stationed with SOL
diers OF his native land in France, but
has authority as well over those in
Italy and Russia.
Gen. Halter. In taking oath Of office,
declared that Poland will not finally
wreach apart the shackles that have
bound her for $50 years until Germany
and Austria are vanquished.' lie in
cluded in the Poles task the liberation
of Warsaw, Cracow, Lwow tLembergl,
Pozan (Posen) and Gadnsk tDant2ig)
with other cities Of the ancient realm,
Gen. Haller's exploit in leading his
Polish regiment out of the Austrian
army in which he was a colonel, was
tillery and machine gun fire. With his
men he Joined the Polish army corps
In Russia, and the two units fought
. five-day battle with German forces
whose commanders broke an agree
ment OF arnistice.
Surrounded by Germans and Bolsh
| evlki, Gen. Halter effected a night re-
| treat across the Dnieper and finally
reached the Czecho- Slovak forces In
| Southern Russia, Leaving his regiment
there he made his way across Russia
to the Thurman coast, where allied
loops facilitated his journey TO France
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-10-26
SOUTHERN MEDICAL
MEETING POSTPONED

The influenza epidemic that has
swept every portion Of the South has
compelled postponement for one year
of the twelfth annual convention Of the
Southern Medical association scheduled
for Asheville, N. c., Nov. II to a..
Because of added calls for medical
care brought about by the epidemic,
physicians find it impossible to leave
their homes to attend the meeting
which was to have been the largest in
| the history of the association. An elah-
crate program of papers on, and dis
| cussions Of various medical subjects
had been prepared and arrangements
made for publication Of these papers
in the associations journal during the
coming year.
Officers, in announcing postponement
| of the convention, state that an ever
more detailed and elaborate program
will be prepared for the 1919 conven-
ton.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-10-26
OLIVER PRELIMINARY
TRIAL SET FOR NOV. 6

KNOXVILLE, Tenn, Oct. 26.-The
preliminary hearing Of VIM j. Oliver,
r. =. Roberts. ], s. Waterman, John
Godfrey. Thos. T.. Roberts, John Dean,
Chas, H. Woods. c. c. Weber, j, A.
Zeigler and j, E, Campbell, who are
charged with fraud and sabotage in
the making of shells at the plant Of
the VIM ]. Oliver company, will be
held Nov, 8,
The trial will he held in the federal
courtroom and will probably last sew
cral days
Nearly 100 witnesses are expected to
testify
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-10-26
BOYS WILL DISPLACE
MEMORIAL WORK

A method through which s~choolboys
can aid their country by releasing
ground tenders and 'men-of-all work.
for. other industries, without causing
undue inconvenience TO h~ouseholders,
ls suggested by the federal labor agen-
cy.
Where 1t Is necessary to build fires
mornings, carry away ashes, sweep
walks and do other chores about prem
lses, boys working before and after
school can, in the main, accomplish
these tasks now performed by men.
They will not only release men for
other service but will be able to earn
money to help buy their clothing OF
to aid them In their school work. BY
caring for furnaces In two or three
houses a boy can earn a considerable
sun each month,
Capt. r. c. Welles, of the fedora
labor bureau states that a record will
he kept at the bureau of all boys de.
string this kind of work. and that ar
effort will be made to fill all calls fol-
such help reaching the bureau from
householders.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-10-26
RECALL FRENCH OFFICERS
FROM u. S. CANT0NMENT

CAMP MEADE, Md, Oct. 26,-Maj,
Mercadier, Capt. Mallet, Maj. Rostand,
Captains Aumont and Rosingirol and
other members of the French mission
sent to this country to give instruc-
tions to the men in the camps on
French military tactics and methods
have been recalled by their government
and are preparing to leave this can
Torment.
Several of them have been i'll with
influenza but are now well. All the
French officers have been very popu-
lar with the American officers and
drafted men.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-10-26
MISSISSIPPI EDUCATOR
RETURNS FROM CAMP

BLUE MOUNTAIN, Miss, Oct. &c,
(Spl )-His health having broken down
under the strenuous activities OF a
.trainInr camp, Prof. u. II. Gunter, OF
this place, who had enlisted In the avi-
alton corps az a pilot on a fighting
plane. has had to come home to re-
cuperate. having been honorably dis
charged from the army. He was in the
aviation school OF the University Of
Texas when forced to give up his
course Of preparation for active serv-
ice, hut he plans to enter the L. s.
navy AZ soon as possible, II he car pass
the physical examination, Prof, Gun
ter II we'll known in Mississippi, having
been head Of the department Of English
In Mississippi Heights academy for a
number OF years.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-10-26
FEDERAL MEN SEEKING
PR0-HUN PUBLICATION

Federal officers In Memphis have been
notified by tho United States censor-
ship board to watch for the circulation
OF a book entitled The Great War"
u any OF them are offered for sale Of
fieers are instructed to confiscate them.
IT Is said the book Is printed In Span.
lsh and is not only radically antiwar,
but pro-German. although II pretends
TO he impartial.
The books were printed appRreutlv
by a printing concern having its hoad-
quarters in Mountain View, Cal,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-10-26
YOU realize The
DANGER OF A COLD?
Nowadays They Are Recognized as a
Source of Danger-Lung-Vit
Will Give Relief.

caused nv the cold germ and restore
YOUR system n normal With your sVS
tom capable Of ITS normal resisting pow
ers. Won are much less likely 70 become
a victim Of pneumonia or other serious
diseases,
It's q harmless compound, made NJ
harks. tops. leaves and oils Of recoE
nfzed medicinal value. Contains no mar
cotics or harmful drugs Of any kind
And it's economical. Get a bottle from
vour druggist or write Nashville Medi-
cine Co. Tor free booklet. adv
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-10-26
MAJOR FATALLY SHOOTS
SELF ON PISTOL RANGE

CAMP LEWIS. TACOMA. Wash, Oct.
e6.-Maj. Alexander p: Cronkhite, son
Of Maj Gen. ~Cronkhite, in command of
the Eightieth division, now in France,
automatic pistol and died within two
minutes. Maj. Cronkhite was in the
23Sth Engineers. The accident occurred
on the pistol range,
Mai. Cronkhite had fired a shot at
the target and turned to remark on
the excellence Of IT. The words were
no sooner spoken than the pistol in
his hand was discharged, the ball en-
tering his breast, He graduated from
West Point in 1915,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-10-26
MANNED, HALT, BLIND
ORGANIZE FOR SERVICE

The MANNED. halt and blind OF Mem
phis have Joined in n society Of service,
Men from every walk % life have com
biued to aid the unfortunate TO obtain
better position In the world, and espe-
cially to assist returned soldiers. In
tured IN the service Of their country,
Preliminary arrangements for The
CarrY-On ASSOCIATION. by which name
the body will he known, have been com
pleted and final organization will take
place at the Chamber Of Commerce Fri
day evening, Nov. $.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-10-26
NURSE TO BE BURIED
WITH MILITARY HONOR

MARION, Ind, oct. 26.-For the first
time in the history of the National
Soldiers Home here a woman Is to be
buried with fun military honors, This
tribute will be paid to Mrs. Mary Nc
Fadden Sebastian, a nurse at the home
for eight years. who died of Influenza
pneumonia, which she contracted while
caring for a patient at the home. Mrs.
Sebastian served rs a nurse under the
Red Cross at Santiago, Cuba, durine
the Spanish American war.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-10-26
BRYCE PRAISES NOTE or
WILSON TO GERMANY

LONDON, oct. 26.-Viscount Bryce.
former British ambassador to the Uni
ted states, speaking at a luncheon given
at the American Luncheon club to the
inter-allied parliamentary committee,
said IN discussing President Wilson'S
note to Germany;
1T IL the straightest, simplest and
most candid expression of opinion that
has been given in my lifetime. II 1t
Il one Of the great qualities of a friend
to he candid, then Germany has a good
friend in America. We have the right
10 insist that the peace shall he in
accordance with our military victor.
tes."
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-10-26

| space taken up by the bank between
the yards and the river. It measures
S04xs74 feet. The terminals are only
about 700 feet from the two river
bridges.
1t is equipped with r brick. warehouse
400x234 feet, a frame warehouse 400x
200 feet. a shed 50N300 feet and a load
ing shed 75x120 feet,
The terminals contain $500 feet Of
track ia addition to loading platforms
alongside the warehouses,
A feature of the sight IL the fact that
there is no caving Of the river banks ir
that vicinity.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-10-26

.CUTICURA
| HE A
Skin Trouble

On arms and all over body. Pimples
thick, red and would itch and burn.
When rubbed became irritated and
smarted. Could not sleep at night.
Go, a free sample Cu,icura Soap and
Ointment. Afterwards bought more
and used one cake Soap and one box
Ointment and was healed,
From signed statement of J. C.
Dodgen, lle Cotton Ave, Americus,
Ga.
1t is easier to prevent skin troubles
than to heal them. Clear the pores
and keep them clear by using Cuticura
Soap for everyday toilet purposes
and touches of Ointment az needed.
aamp,s Kaeh Free b. Mal. Address postcard;
"cutisura, Dept, n. nestsa," Sold svcrywhsra
Haap &c. oinkznsat D and Zoe. ralem Nc,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-10-26
CITY CLUB TO MEET

After three weeks Of inactivity be.
cause of the Liberty loan work and The
influenza epidemic. the city club vii
resume its weekly luncheon meetings al
the Chamber OF Commerce SATURDAY Al
Malone areFthe principal speakers
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-10-26

The River and Rail Storage company
plant. acquired by the city for munich
pal river terminals for S225, 900, has
physical railroad connections with the
Frisco and the Belt lines thereby giving
II connections with all railroads enter
ing Memphis,
In addition to this feature, the terml-
malls have trackage and warehouses, as
well as an incline, and can be put 10 use
on the next trip down the river OF the
government barge fleet.
Tho site contains slightly more than
eight acres OF land exclusive of the
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-10-26
ASToR'S BOSS DEAD,

NEW YORK. oct. 26.-Wm. c. Mus.
Chenheim, proprietor OF the Hotel A..
tor in this city, died here from pncu.
mOnia,.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-10-26

NuXated Iron increases strength and
endurance Of delicate. nervous, rundown
people in two weeks time in many in
stances 1T has been used and endorsed
by such men as Hon, Leslie NJ. Shaw.
Ex Governor OF Iowa. Former United
States Senator and Vice Presidential
Nominee Charles A Towne. General
John !. Glenn ,Retitedl the drummer
hoy Of shiloh. who was sergeant In the
s,,o ,i ATIm3 Snsn oH,y !, Eeawrs o, aEe.
son Of the Court Of Claims OF Wash
ingtcn, and others, ASH your doctor
or druggist about II.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-08-30
that Of the Herero nation, estimated

that Of the Herero nation, estimated
at 100000 before the war, only H.
600 survived. "Of the rest some
fed to British territory, but the
greater part had succumbed In the
war or had perished In the Kalahari
desert" In discussing the conquest
of East Africa In the Relchstag Or.
DERNBURa declared that the German
campaign had cost, apart from dis
ease and military engagements, the
death Of $4,000 natives from starva-
ton. The German method Of spread
Ing the blessings Of Kultur Is best
set forth by the Kaiser in his adj
dress to his expeditionary force to
China: use your weapons in such
a way that for thousand years no
Chinese shall dare to look upon a
German askance." The terror of the
natives for German methods Is so
intense that not captured colony
desires the restoration of the Ger
man rule.
But apart from this is the fact that
not a nation wants a German colony
for a neighbor. China entered the
war that she might be spared from
the return Of the overbearing Ger
man. japan objects to the hold Of
Germany upon islands near her
shores. The Union Of South Africa
demands as reward for the assist
ance which It has rendered the civil
llzed cause that Africa from the Cape
to the Mediterranean shall be freed
from German domination. The basis
Of the appeal Of Australia and New
Zealand for n Monroe Doctrine in
the East Is the peril to their ma.
tionalities from German outposts of
Imperialism in the Pacific. The voice
Of these people, who know what the
German colonial policy really is, who
know Prussian arrogance and greed
for territory, must be heard at the
final settlement. And there can be
no question as to what that voice
will say.
DR.. SoLF says Germany will not
misuse her power in the East" The
world knows the value of q German
promise. 1t has had too many ex.
periences with treaties and interna.
tional agreements torn up as scraps
Of paper" to accept upon Germany
word and assurance the compromise
settlement which DR.. SoLF SO will
lngly offers.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-08-30
THE FACTORY STRIP.
Daylight Requirements OF AmerIcs
and Europe About the Same

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN--Si"' IN
your Sunday Issue you appear 70 indorss
the year around" daylight saving sus-
Gestion. copied from Fuel Facts, con-
tanning a statement that the northern
boundary OF the United States is fur
Their south than the greater portion OF
Europe.
Tho hours of sunrise and sunset TO-
ATTITUDES 40 and SO degrees north
should be checked up for the entire
year. as these ATTITUDES embrace thu
greater part of the manufacturing poi
lions OF both America and Europe.
Thus San Francisco. 81 deg Denver
80 deg Chicago, Al deg Cincinnati
Al deg. New York. a. dec and Rome,
Italy. Al deg. on the south, and EsQa'.
malt, B. c., 4s deg. Seattle, A. Deg {;
Ottawa, As deg Calais, Maine, IS deg
London, 81 deg. Paris. As deg Berlin,
81 .deg. and Bremen, SO deg a. tie
north. include most OF the maHuf','ur-
ing districts and make tho requirements
of America and Europe nearly the same
as to daylight saving.
The mere average of extreme lai-
tudes Is misleading. J II DAo"rr
New IoRK, August %
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-08-30

vice for travel and social experiences
under cover Of an official introduc-
ton, will ever be authority for aspir-
ants for diplomatic appointments.
OF course we have no specific in.
formation even limiting that the Pres
ident contemplates to make JIM HAM
Ambassador to Great Britain, and
equally Of course 1t Is notorious that
to direct public attention to JIM HAM
In this way, or In any other way, Is
to encroach harshly upon his deli
cately retiring temperament. Not
that JIM HAM Is unconscious Of his
own remarkable merits. On the con.
trary, he Is keenly conscious Of them.
They could not escape his piercing
alertness Of vision. But his besetting
weakness has ever been, and still Is
shrinking modesty very detrimental
to his advancement.
So the President need have no hest.
tation In making the appointment on
the score Of JIM HAMS possible un.
willingness to serve. We fully com
NIT ourselves to the prediction that
II the Ambassadorship to Great Brit.
ain Is offered to jim HAM he will
accept 1t.