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Imperial Valley press., 1920-12-13
DISTRICT DARES CHANDLER

Direct defiance to Harry Chandler and the Colorado
River Land and Cattle Company has been issued by the
board OF directors of the Imperial Irrigation District
The board has authorized the cutting of brush along
the proposed Pescadero cut for distance of 500 feet wide
and miles long and when the proper time comes is ex
pected to authorize the work on the cut.
Men are busy at work cutting the brush off and the
district is at last launched on the desired cut
Mr. Chandler in letter time ago stated that should
action be taken without his he would go to court
him.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-12-13
ALL SAN DIEGO
SEEMINGLY
WANTS LINE
CLOSED
Understood That Various
Organizations Of Valley
Are Morally Backing Plan.
to Close Down Line Tight;
MayOr Desires Aid.
(By Associated Press)

Nby ASSOCTdlCu IIfSSJ
WASHINGTON, Dec. l3.-The
state department was today Pc
titi0ncd to protest to the Mexi-
can government against alleged
"vice conditions" in Tia Juana
across the b0rCer from San Diego
ard until such conditions are cor
rected to deny passports to
Americans desiring to go there.
II, petition was slgneu by Mayor
Lo,I Wilde ar.l the officials of "a
civic and rublic welfare organizations
Of San Diego and presented by repre-
sentatives of the Methodist board of
temperance, the Ar> rican Federation
Of Labor, the AntiSaloon League and
other national organizations.
-S ,.-s+
While Imperial Valley organiza-
tions have had no active part IN the
protest sent in from San Diego it is
known that various church organiza
tions have been supporting the move
ment mora. ~. as it Is expected, that 1T
will have an indirect influence on
Mexicai. ..T+
MeXicali is not mentioned in the
present protest, although it has come
in for it's share of criticism in recent
literature sent out by the Methodist
Beard IF Temrcrance. .ns: ..
Governor Balarezo's attitude to-
wards Tia Juana as pubnsneu some
tir;e ago was that Tia Juana was ex-
tlusively an American resort and that
Mexicans were forbidden there, hence
he y.lt that as long as Americans de-
sired and patroniZed it, there would
be no change in administration.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-12-13
LOOT LOCATED IN
GREAT TRUCKLOADS
(By Associated Press,

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 13.-The po-
lice continued today the task of re-
moving merchandise from the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Wilma A. Mathews
hree. They lived in neat colonial
bungalow in the southwest. Goosts
estimated in value from $4,000 to
100000 have been taken in truck
loads. The goods ranged from hand
kerchiefs to furniture. The two were
Jailed, charged with suspicion of
grand larceny.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-12-13
bL ACKE Ed
RUINS TELL
TALE Of
HORROR
Fire Demon LOOsed on City
After Ambush by Sim
Feiners, 'Tis Said; Wild
est Disorder Pre- walls
Throughout Doomed City
(By Associated Press)

DUBLIN, Dec. 13.-The
central portion of the city
of Cork was burned to the
ground yesterday following
an ambush of the military
Saturday when four were
killed.
The municipal buildings.
the Carnegie library and the
corn exchange were burned.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-12-13
KING CONSTANTINE q
.a MOT ITO ABDIC,ATE
{By Associated Press)

LUCERNE, Dec. 13. - King Con-
stantine of Greece personally declared
today that he will not abdicate the
throne.
81 will not ahdicate and never had
any such intention" he said in fare
well intervie wwith the correspondent
preliminary to his departure for Ven
ice tomorrow en- route to Atheas.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-12-13
PATROL AMBUSHED.
REPRISALS FOLLOW

CORK. Dec. 13.-A military patrol
was ambushed at Cloyne, seven miles
east of Queenstown, yesterday. The
attackers threw bombs from two
houses. Two attackers were killed,
several wounded and two captured.
One soldier was wounded. 1g
The houses from which the bombs
were thrown were burned.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-12-13
NUDE BODY FOUND
IN l.. A. SUBURBS
(By Associated Press)

LOS ANGELES, Dec. l3-The po-
lice are today investigating the death
of the woman whose nude and mutil-
ated body was found yesterday under
a brush pile in the Glendale section
They are endeavoring to establish an
identity by the contents of suit
case filled with clothing and other ar
ticles found near the body.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-12-13
IMMIGRATION BILL
PASSED BY HOUSE
(By Associated Pressy

WASHINGTON, Dec! 13. - Last
minute attempts -, house leaders to
restore to the Johnson immigrt'ior
bill the clase restricting immigration
for two years failed today. AS
amended to prohibit all immigration
the bill passed the house asd now goes
to the senate, where defeat is predict
d by senat leaders. ta.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-12-13
TEXTILE WAGES:
CUT z IL PRCT.
(By Associated Press)

WRENCE, Mass, D&. 13.-First
announcement of actual reduction in
textile operatives wages was made
today by the Py ific mills and the
Arlington mills i\ce. Their 5000
workers were notified that read
justment has been made, effective on
the goth. '..
According to custom, the amount
was not stated, ut it is understood
to approximate % L per cent as sug-
gested by the manufacturers confer
ence last week.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-12-13

The navel orange crop is vnoving
out rapidly from the Porterville dis
trict. Growers report no trouble in
getting sufficient help in harvesting.
Bean growers of Stanislaus county
are thoroughly in sympathy with eff
fort Of the California Bean Growers
association to produce protective
tariff.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-12-13

The case of the people versus Vic
tor Renton, charged with statutory
offerse, is on trial in Judge Coles
court, department 1, today. The
morning was spent in picking the
iury.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-12-13
COTTON MILLS
ANNOUNCE CUTS

NEW BEDFORD, Mass, Dec: 13.-
Wage reductions affecting approx
mately 10000 operatives were an
nounced by all cotton mills affiliated
with the New Bedford Cotton Manu-
facturers' Association amounting to
22la per cent, which will be effective
next Monday.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-12-13
WILSON APPEALS
FOR RELIEF FUNDS
CBy Associated Press)

WASHINTON, Dec. 13.-President
Wilson today appealed to the Amer
lean people to contribute funds for
the relief of 3,500,000 children in
central Europe who are described as
facing starvation.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-12-13

Prof. Flossfeder of the state uni
versity has been giving pruning DEM
onstrations in San Joaquin county
vineyards.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-12-13

Kings county farm bureau has re-
elected j. w. jenkins president.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-12-13

Central California has decided to
join the state body The vote was
S07 to AZ.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-12-13
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Imperial Valley press., 1920-12-13

CONTINUED on Page 81
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1920-04-17
Medicine Proved Worth
During Epidemic.
"Sedituss Cough Balsam" Most
Effective in Combating Flu.

The medicine which proved most
effective in the recent "fu" epidemic
is a product of Atlantic City and is
known as "Sedituss Cough Balsam."
1t was used extensively, with wonder
full results. 1t is pleasant to take, and
is very good for children. 1t is valua-
BILE as a sedatiye in affections Of the
throat, relieving obstinate coughs by
promoting expectoration, and serving
as a calmative in bronchial irritation.
For coughs, colds, bronchitis, inf1uen-
"a, loss of voice, hoarseness and huski-
ness, it has absolutely no superior.
The genuine "Sedituss Cough Balsam"
may be secured in three-ounce bottles
for 35 cents at the Arctic Drug Shop,
1929 Arctic Avenue, Atlantic City. Be
sure to get the genuine; accept no
substitute, adv.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1920-04-17
BOY SCOUT NEWS.

The Boy Scout movement has not
been very active in the last few
months in Pleasantville, but it is
bound to grow in leaps and bounds in
a very short time.
Mr.. Ellenberg, a scoutmaster of At
lantic City, who has now taken up his
residence in our city, is pushing the
troops forward very rapidly. He HIM
self has formed a troop at the st.
Johns Church, which he has assumed
leadership of. It is known as Troop
No. 5. Any organization in Pleasant
vile, which is interested in the Boy
Scout work should have a troop, such
as churches, clubs, civic organizations
and political clubs. To start a troop,
just get in touch with Mr.. Ellenberg,
1872 Doughty Road.
Pleasantville now has three active
Scout troops. Troop 2, composed of
colored boys under leadership of Mr..
Taylor, at Butler Boyd's Hall; Troop
A., Mr.. Stanley Drinkwater, and Troop
5. under Mr.. Ellenberg. Each Scout
master also has a corps of advisers
and assistants, composed of the boys
fathers and other citizens. Any boy
anxious to join or any parties DESTROYS
of starting a troop, get in touch with
Mr.. Ellenberg at once.
Troop No.. q.
Troop No. A held a very interesting
meeting in charge of their scoutmas-
ter, Mr.. Stanley Drinkwater, at st.
Marks Church. Patrols were formed
and coming activities were mapped
out. Mr.. Ellenberg assisted Mr.. Drink
water in organizing the troop or a
sound basis. Some big things are ex-
pected in the neal future. Boy Scout
Week was talked over, when there
will be a drive for members.
Troop No. S.
A very enjoyable time was had by
all at the weekly meeting of Troop
5 of st. Johns M. P. Church, held last,
Thursday evening. Games and differ
ent scout activities were gone through.
The browning event of the evening
was a pie-eating contest. Each boy
had his hands tied behind his back.
A whole big, juicy huckleberry pie
was then placed before him. The boy
who ate his plate clean first won. 1t
was won by Scout Lidner. Several
members of Troop A were entertained.
The troop now has a personnel of 81
boys and 9 men. Mr.. Ellenberg re-
ports success at every hand.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1920-04-17
SICK STOMACHS
MADE WELL
Gas. Heartburn and All Stomach
Distress Ended by N. D. L.

To the possessor of a stomach weak
ened by frequent spells of Indigestion,
genuine relief is desirable at any cost.
Yet it will not cost much TO remove
this sword which seems to be hanging
overhead.
An investment of a few cents in a
bottle of NJ. d. 1. at the corner drug
store is all that is necessary to end
the suffering and misery oecasioned by
an upset stomach.
NJ. D. l. is a practical remedy. made
from a prescription better than many
stomach specialists know how to write.
1t has given relief in thousands OF
cases.
For sale by H. J. Dennis & Co. IL
s. Main street, Pleasantyi1le. adv.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1920-04-17

The Whole Secret of
A Better Tire
Simply a Matter of the Makers Policies

To ascertain what each maker
offers one must analyze and test
some 200 tires-as our laboratories
have done.
Then it is a matter of combining
the best features and building ac-
cording to the highest standards.
Once you try a Brunswick you
will understand how we have built
model tires, regardless of factory
expense.
Yet Brunswick Tires cost you the
same as other like-type tires. Our
saving is on selling cost, through
our nationwide organization.
We realize that you expect more
from Brunswicks, and we assure
you that you get it. ONE Bruins
wick will tell you the story.
And then you'll want ALL
Brunswicks. No other tire, you'll
agree, gives SO much for your
money.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1920-04-17
CRISP NEW STOCK ON HAND
READY FOR QUICK SERVICE

The Pleasantville Decorating Co.
has just received a large new stock OF
1920 wall papers, window shades,
paints, oils and yarnishes, all made
this year, consequently fresh and
crisp. They have also purchased d
Ford delivery car and are prepared to
do work anywhere on short notice. II
you want work done quick and per-
fectly you have but to give them a call
Phone 290. Call at their showrooms
22-24 North Main street, and look over
their samples. !,
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1920-04-17

the City o1 pI95xantville that Section One of
! an ordinance entitled, IAN Ordinance to i'm
prove a certain public highway in the City
approved July 21, 1919, be and the same is
hereby amended to read as follows:
Section L. Be it Ordained by Common
Council of the City of Pleasantville that
there be improved a certain public highway,
in the City of Pleasantville. known as Wright
Street, which said improvement shall begin
at a point in the middle of the Right of Way
of the West Jersey and Seashore Railroad
Company's property where the middle line
of Wright Street as established and monu-
mented intersects the same, and from thence
extending ENTHUSIASTICALLY along the middle
line of Wright Street as established and
monumented, the same being at right angles
with Chestnut Street, six hundred eighty
three and seven one-hundredths feet to a
point in the middle line of Maple Avenue. if
said Maple Avenue were extended, by grading
and gravelin~ the same the full width thereof
between the curb lines and as otherwise set
forth in plans and specifications therefor to
be approved by Common Council. which plans
and specifications, among other things, shall
provide the manner in which the work shall
be done, the materials to be furnished and
used and the superintendent and supervision
of the work.
Section 2. Be it further Ordained that all
ordinances or parts of ordinances inconsistent
herewith be and the same are hereby repeal
ed and that this Ordinance shall take effect
Immediately.
Notice Is hereby given that the Common
Council of Pleasantville will consider the
final passage of the above Ordinance at its
meeting to be held in the City Hall, Pleas
antville, on Monday evening, April 10, 1920.
By order of the Common Council of Pleas
antville.
City Clerk.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1920-04-17

This you will realize-once you
try a Brunswick-that a super-tire
is possible only when the lame
certihes that the maker is follow
ing the highest standards.
For tire making is chiefly a mat
ter Of standards and policies-cost
plus care. Any maker can build a
good tire if he cares to pay per-
fection's price.
All men know Brunswick stand
ards, for Brunswick products have
been famous for "a years.
Formulas, fabrics and standards
vary vastly in cost. Reinforce
ments, plies and thickness are a
matter of expense. And these vari-
atoms affect endurance. It rests
with the maker how far he wishes
to go-how much he can afford
to give.
For there are no secrets nor pat
ents to hold one back.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-12-03

Macklin had not completed his ioh
other evidence being furnished by the
eXtingulshed and overturned lantern
on the ground just beyond. But there
was no sign visible of any struggle.
Surely she had not left Of her own
choice. That was unthlnkable. She
had appeared cheerful and contented
even actually Interested In the new
life; besiaes. If she possessed the
slightest desire TO escape, he had of.
fered her every opportunity on the
way out, and she had refused. Surely
she would never have come way ont
there to make her disagreeable ,nur.
ney over again AT night. Even if crazy
enough for such an attempt, the effort
would never he made upon foot, and
oil three ponies were In the corral no
had seen them while coming down
No, that theory might be dismissed M
once, and secretly he was glad II wos
so easily disposed Oft had yoenalv
haunted him at first, causing him n
dread the discovery that 1t might be
true.
Then what was true? Who conId ho
guilty of such an outrage? IndIors,
White outlaws2 Joe MacklIn2 Thnsa
three possibilities alone remained s,'.
the first two seemed quite Imnoss,,,,a
lie was used 70 Indian foray, but th,s
ac' bore no resemblance to the worL
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-12-03
CHAPTER VII.
An Hour Behind.

An TOUT behlno.
There was no marked trail. but the
instincts of plainsman kept SheIby's
course directly to the northwest. The
bronco, now thoroughly tanned, and
ohedlent to the slightest pressure of
the riders leg, kept a tireless gait,
picking out unaided the easiest paths.
From the general direction of the trail
left by the raiders he had decided
they were heading for a certain por-
ton of the Bad Lands, and, If this
theory was correct, he ought easily to
cut across their tracks again late In
the afternoon. Sitting upright in the
deep saddle, with the straight back
or the cavalryman, his eyes watchful,
ms lips grimly set, he rode steadily on
hour after hour, thinking, planning,
beginning now to realize the depth of
ms own interest in this effort at res
cue. He had hardly comprehended be-
fore that this girl was really his wife
that her life had become his to
guard The affair between them had
occurred so swiftly, so unexpectedly,
ne had not before awakened to its
true meaning. But now it became very
real and he was positively surprised
TO learn the strength of hold she al
ready had upon him.
His mind would linger over thou
sand little wemanly peculiarities
which somehow had uneonsciously i'm
pressed him-the soft glow in her
eyes the usefulness of her smile; the
slight dimple in her chin; the pulsiny
OF blood In her cheeks; the round Arm
ness of the white neck: the peculiar
srarefulness of her walk; the name
Tess attractiveness of poise. all came
PACK now In odd fascination, He was
non aware before that he had even
noticed these things, but now thei-
memory dominated him, caused his
pulses to quicken. He had known lit
ne OF women since boyhood and never
hetore had he encountered on terms
OF intimacy this type of a woman she
,imu been revelation to him even n
nus blindness, but now. under the smell
OIL memory, she had suddenly changed
10 an Inspiration. His wife olga
oarlyn his wifel He said the words
over, as though he recalled a dream
the sound of the words causing The
startled buekskin to cast bacl, nm av,I
eye at his unconscious rider.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-12-03

night air had concealed the blood.
With a supreme effort he drew him
self into sitting posture, and stared
rather hlankly about at the objects re-
vealed In the gray dawn.
The sight as instantly restored his
memory; the cabin door stood wide
open, just as he left II, and within the
lamp still burned on the table, in the
midst of the dirtied dishes. She had
not returned then; he had been lying
there alone all night. The realization
maddened him to effort, and, by grasp
ing at the door for support he attained
his feet, and stood there for mo-
ment, swaying dizzily. Exactly what
had occurred he could not determine;
the whole affair seemed more like a
dream than a reality. He had left her
there apparently cheerful and happy,
the laughter In her eyes memory to
linger with him; he had not been alb
sent to exceed thirty minutes, and not
so far away but what any cry would
surely have reached his ears. Yet
when he returned she had vanished
utterly, leaving everything untouched.
Whatever occurred must have been
brought to pass almost Immediately
upon his departure, before she even
began the work of cleaning up. But
how could such thing happen with
out any alarm? Why, the Kid was
working within ten feet of the house,
and must have heard the slightest
sound of struggle. The Kid where
was he anyway? What had become of
the fellow all this time? He was no.
where in sight when Shelby retraced
his steps up the path. Could it be
that the Kid was the one guilty of this
deed? If so, what was his object?
Not robbery, surely, for the place had
not been ransacked, or anything re-
moved from his pockets. Yet surely
this was not Indian work it bore no
resemblance to savage raid. The
questions were unanswerable; no
mental effort gave him any clue, yet
his strength was rapidly coming back,
and with tia grim, determined anger,
which urged him into action.
First he went through the deserted
house, room by room, seeking for the
slightest sign of guidance, but finding
none. Everything remained precisely
as he remembered seeing it the night
before. He blew out the light, took
down one of the rifles from the wall,
loaded it, and then, feeling his old
strength returning, cautiously stepped
out through the front door. The buck
board stood there, eaunt and stripped.
except for the box between the rear
wheels. He peered into this, and
found 1t still half filed with bundles.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-12-03
WHY DRUGGISTS aEelIlIs
SWAMp-ROOl =

For many years drupgi.,.
with much interest tie e rs,,. ns's NJ
maintained by Dr.. Kilmsr, $50, y a
the great kidney, liver mi In sssasl
cine. anu oladls =
Y is a physicians pr..c,io.,..
swamp.Root is a strena 'ts9a.
cine. 1t helps the kidneys h.. 4
der do the work nature NM iD,.. Y
should do. p'e
swamp-Root has stood II. u,
II IL sold by all druggists y y, m
and It should help you. NJ ~ oa ~
medicine has SO many frieD m O'aa
Be sure to get Swami ~. \,
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However, if you wish fr,t !, /, !.
great preparation send ten ss I \
Kilmer & Co., Binghamton, Il
sample bottle. When writing Il /. !, y
mention this paper.--Ady. " y
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-12-03
Speaking Universally,

Since he had been to France be Vi
very fond of airing his slight knob
edge of French. On leaving 1
friend one evening said:
"Au revOirw
"What do you mean?" asked i
friend.
81 mean gOOd-bye-'au reyolr
goodbye in the French Language
said the would-be linguist.
"Oh, l see," retored his frien
"Well, carbolic acid to your
''What on earth does that meanr
"Carbolic acid means goodbye
any language" was the reply.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-12-03
His Chief End In Life.

There lived in an English tosn
wealthy but exceedingly "hghl y
lady, who kept very few servants anu
paid them as little as possible.
Among these was an underleu' w. =
erable-looking lad of fourteen wnV y, ).
swered the door, did the dlshWasla w.
waited at table, weeded the ss s,.
washed the dog and a few other lni -.
One day a visitor asked luls IA 4
"well, my boy, and what 90 yOu s
around here?" .raa
"I do a butler, kitchen malu l IS, y,
gardener out of a job" replied tns y
graVely.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-12-03
qulred that she be kept alive. but

quired that she be kept alive, but
helpless In their hands.
He was cool now; grimly deter
mined, but intent on preparing him
self for long and dangerous quest.
He was to be- one man pitted against
FIVE, and every instinct OF long ex-
perlence on the plains, warned him
against being rash. He recrossed the
stream. built fire In the stove, and,
after washing the blood from his
head. ate heartily; then packed a
leather hayersack with food. and was
ready. He took this time In which to
plan out his course, and then went for
ward unhesitatlngly, filling his pockets
with rifle cartridges. and fiinging the
haversack over his shoulder, before
starting for the corral. He decided
upon the buckskin as being the better
animal for his purpose--a vicious
brute, harder to handle, bat tireless,
and able to exist where either of the
others would starve. 1t required a
good half-hour to rope and saddle the
beast, but he had plenty of time. Once
on the trail he could easily outride the
party he was following, and he had no
desire TO approach them closely untli
well after dark
Once firm in the saddle, however,
rifle under the flap, with haversack
strapped on the opposite side, and
blanket-roll behind, he gave the plung-
ing, bucking demon between his legs
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-12-03
Easy to Pleas.

The two sisters were dlscu,.i,, !.
merits of a new diamond -
ring which had made rs 49,
on the finger of the elder oi,I fp''a'
Just then Maizie, their by.l,..
old sister, came in.
i don't know how the resi- ! ,
feel about it" she said, 4but Y
be satisfied with a piece Of NJ
my engagement finger il a IA |.
put 1t there. London Answer.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-12-03

little mercy. The man was In no mood
for play of any sort, and set himself
to conquering the brute in the quick
est possible way. 1t was rough, hard
struggle, but the human won, and. un-
der the merciless sting of the quirt,
the maddened but subdued animal,
nostrils distended, and eyes vicious as
ever, yielded final obedience to the
rein.