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The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-06-20
JULYPAYMENTS
Will BE HEAVY
Disbursements on Local Sc
curities and Government
Bonds Total $7S4,850.
CAPITAL BANK FIGURES
Capital, Surplus, Loans, and lndi-
vidual Deposits as Of June 4.
Stocks.
by I. 4. FLEMING.

July disbursements on account of in
terest and dividend payments in Wash
ington will not be very far from s., ZOO, 900.
The aggregate account of securities listed
on the Washington exchange will be
s7S4.sJO, estimating the percentage of gov
eminent bond interest and the dividends
paid to local shareholders in Mergen-
thaler and Lanston monotype, both of
which are heavily held in Washington.
The largest single distribution will be
by the Capital Traction Company, which
pays IL per cent on its 81, 100000 capital
ization, of $4,000.
National banks paying with July l will
distribute s1160S0. trust companies $1S5,625
and savings banks $4,000.
Naturally a part of the distribution will
go to investors in other cities, but the
great bulk will be distributed among local
investors, and should have a perceptible
effect in the local market.
The dividends and interest payments of
the various corporations are as follows:
lows:
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Largest Morning Circulation.
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BAL TIMoRE WHOLESALE MARKET

Eek dividend.
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So 1881 1t S-AMER SEC & TR Co anc
Amos H Plumb trs to Zachariah T
Sewers so covenants 25
Observatory Circle bet 3sth & Davis SITS
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-03-27
is 1T YOUR KIDNEYS?
Don't Mistake the Cause of Your
TrOubles-A Leon Citizen
Gives q Valuable Hint.

Many people never suspect their
kidneys. If suffering from lame,
weak or aching back they think that
it is only muscular weakness; when
urinary trouble sets in they think it
will soon correct itself. And so it
is with all the other symptoms Of
kidney disorders. That is where
danger often lies. You should rea-
lie that these troubles often lead
to dropsy or Brights dis ase. An
effective remedy for weak or diseas-
ed kidneys is Doan's Kidney Pills.
Read the experience of resident Of
Leon who tested DOan's.
Mrs. Jane Simpson, Leon, Iowa.
says: i nave used Doan's kidney
Pills at different times during the
past few years for kidney complaint
and dull, nagging bachaches and
have been greatly benefited. My
kidneys annoyed me and ! was sub
ject. to spells of dizziness. Doan's
Kidney Pills have always done me a
world of good when | have taken
them.
For sale by all dealers. Price so
cents Foster ilburs Co., Buffalo,
New York, sole agents for the United
States. ss ~
A Remember the name Doan's s.
and take no other
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-03-27
Crop Improvement
Mix brains with sweat and your
acres will produce more.
THE SAWDUST BOX
TERMINATION TEST
POPULAR METHOD FOR TESTING
LARGE QUANTITIES OF SEED.

Making the Test.-There are sew
eral excellent seed corn testers on
the market. Probably no method is
better suited to all conditions than
what is known as the sawdust ger
mination box method, which is briefly
described as follows
Getting Ready.-Make box three
to four inches deep and 30x30 inches
in dimensions. Fill the box about half
full of moist sawdust we'll pressed
down SO as to leave a smooth, even
surface. The sawdust should be put
in a gunny sack and set in tub Of
warm water for at least an hour Cor
still better, over night so that it will
be thoroughly moistened before u.s.
ing Rule off a piece Of good white
cloth (sheeting) about the size of the
box, into squares, checker-board fash
ion, two and one-half inches each way.
Number the squares l, 2, 3, etc. Place
the cloth on the sawdust and tack 1t
to the box at the corners and edges.
Lay out the ears to be tested side by
sue Oh pldlhS, ldDleS, Vi Oll tuc HOOi,
remove one kernel from near the butt,
middle and tip of the ear; turn the
ear over and remove three kernels
from the opposite side in like manner.
making six kernels in all, thus secur-
ing a sample from the entire ear.
Place the six kernels at the end of the
ear from which they are taken. Use
care that the kernels do not get mixed
with those from the ear next to 1t.
After the kernels are removed boards
may be laid over the rows Of ears
to keep them in plce until he result
of the termination is known. Place the
kernels from the ear of corn No.. 1
in square No. 1 of the termination
box; from ear No. . in square No. 2;
and so on with all the ears. Lay a
piece of good cloth on top Of the ker-
nels and dampen it by sprinkling wa
ter over it. Then place over this a
cloth considerably larger than the box
and fill in on top Of this about two
inches of moist sawdust and pack it
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-03-27
sprouts should be at least two inches

sprouts should be at least two Inches
long
Throw out all ears showing weak
termination as well as the dead ears.
Advantages Of the Sawdust Ger
mination Box.-1. 1t costs nothing
but little time and labor. .
g 1t furnishes nearly natural or nor.
NAL conditions.
3. The sawdust is light, clean, and
easy to get and handle in February
March and April. when the test
ing should be done; is good non
conductor of heat and cold, SO that the
temperature is kept even during ger
mination, and holds the moisture so
perfectly that there is no danger OF
drying out.
The number Of boxes required will
depend upon the amount of seed to be
tested and the time limit Where sew
eral boxes are used. we generally
stack them up, one on top Of the
other
When the first set of boxes has been
taken off, it is good plan to put
another set over at once, and while
the corn in these is sprouting the first
set Of ears can be butted and tipped.
shelled, graded and hand-picked If
more than one kernel Of the six fail
to grow, the ear should be discarded.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-03-27
SEE HERE, BOYS AND GIRLS.

National Crop Improvement Service.]
It is so simple to test seed corn
before planting that child may do it,
The Council of Grain Exchanges is
conducting a nationwide campaign in
favor of this step toward scientific
farming. They say:
'You lose 81 when 20. plant an ear
of corn that will not grow.
seed selection will add 10 bushels
an acre to the corn crop.
Pure seed means 100000 more
bushels of corn in a county. -,
! school children can make the test
that means a 100000 boost to the
corn crop value of county"
Here's chance, surely, for the boys
and girls, too young to vote, to per-
form a service to their country that
will outweigh anything the average
politician does The young patriots
should get busy
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-03-27
THE FARMER WHO KNEW.

National Crop Improvement Servtcel
An old-time farmer was examining
the collection of ears being tested at
the Wulfekuhler state bank at Leav-
enwOrth, Kan.
Il can tell good seed corn just by
the looks and feel of it, said he.
There's what l call good ear for
seed"
Mr. Wulfekuhler took the number
of the ear and then turned to the
tester and located the square in which
the test kernels from this particular
ear had been planted They had not
sprouted. .s..
THAT just shows" said Mr.. Wulfe-
kuhler, what we are up against. The
great trouble is that most all of these
farmers do not believe what we tell
them. They still think they can pick
grain by looking at it. That think
of theirs will cost the United States
a hundred million dollars this year.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-03-27
$25O,OOO A County.

Professor Pammel, of the Ames
school, who is sending out
warning against seed grains con-
tanning noxious weeds, and advising
more complete moving along road
sides told the Polk county super
visors that the state is losing $25,-
100000 year because of the failure
to eradicate noxious weeds. That is
large sum of money. 1t wouia
build those permanent roads at the
rate of more than $500 miles a
year. It would lay cement road
east and west across the state
through every county the first year
and finish the gridiron north and
south next year. And according to
Professor Pammel this vast sum is
wasted. ..
The packers claim that their pro-
fits are all on their by products, that
the big business of killing and pack
ing the meats of this country main
tains itself on what it saves. There
is no waste. The old Joke that
nothings gets away but the squeal OF
the hog doesn't lack much of being
the actual fact of the case. But
Professor Pammel says we ARE vast
| ing a sum in Iowa that would pave
every main road in the state solidly
in the time it takes a ten year old
boy to attain his right to vote.
1T is as important to preserve as
to create wealth. 1t is as important
to stop a leak of $25,000,O00 as to
evolve way to gain that sum. The
fact is that it is mucn more import
ant for saving always has aovan-
tage over gain.
We have a noxious weed law in
this state which is given very per-
functory attention. Men go on grow
ing Canadian thistles and cookie
burrs and wild mustard on their
farms without serious interference
+ with their neglect which costs a
neighborhood only less than 1t costs
the producer sof these weeds. Nox-
ious weeds continue to flourish
along the highways and fiaunt their
disrepute in the faces of township
trustees. If Professor PammePs
figures are right it costs each county
a quarter of a million dollars every
year.
Two hundred and fifty thousand
dollars would bulld lot of perma-
nent highway IN arshalltoWn Times
Republican.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-03-27

Fig. 1-Put two inches of this sawdust
in the box and pack it down so that
it is smooth and firm. 1t is now
ready for the termination cloth.
This box is 30x30x4 inches deep and
will test 100 ears.
down firmly by treading with the feet.
The edges of the cover may be folded
over the sawdust in the box to pre-
vent drying out The box is now ready
to set away until the kernels sprout.
Keep in an ordinarily warm place like
the living-room where it will not
freeze. The kernels terminate in
about eight days.
Remove the cover carefully to avoid
misplacing the kernels in the squares.
Examine the kernels in each square
in the termination box, and discard
all ears whose kernels in the box are
dead or show weak termination.
Special Things to Be Observed
Be sure to soak the sawdust at least
one hour-or better still, over night.
Use good quality of cloth (sheeting)
for the cloth that is marked off in
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-03-27

Mrs. Marion Miller, the largest
woman in Iowa, died at her home
near Davenport on March 5. Mrs.
Miller weighed nearly 900 pounds
and was As years of age. A special
coffin ten inches wider than the
largest size carried in stock was
made to receive her remains and
when it was finished it was found
that it could not be gotten into any
hearse in town. 1t was therefore
necessary to transport the body to
the cemetery on G. dray. .p until
her last illness, which was from
pneumonia, Mrs. Miller had been IN
excellent health and had done all
the homework at her farm home. A
couple of years ago while visiting a
neighbor she bi>ke through the
floor and was precipitated into the
cellar. She was SO badly Injured
that she could not stand and the
combined strength of eight men was
required to carry her up stairs.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-03-27
DEPTH TO PLow FOR CORN.

irrational Crop Improvement Service-l
What is known as deep blowing is
generally not advisable in the corn
belt although the loose soils and bot
tom lands may be plowed much deep
or than the black prairie soils with
less danger of bad results. There is
seldom any advantage in blowing more
than six inches deep either in spring
Of fall. IF ground is to, be plowed
deeper than formerly it should be
done in the fall. On heavy soils the
had effects Of too deep blowing y.
often apparent for several years. /;
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-03-27
SCHOOL NOTES.
Elsie Mitchell Editors
.. .... Grace CARRIER ~

"How shall she know the worship we
would do her?
The walls are high, and she is very
far. .gr ....
How shall the womens message
reach unto her
Above the tumult OF the packed
bazaar?
Free wind Of March, against the lat-
tice blowing,
Bear thou our thanks, lest she de-
part unknowing.'
--Rudyard Kipling.
There will soon be six days OF
spring gone, and it has rained or
showed nearly every day OF those
six.
The old saying is storm on East
or Sunday, storm for seven Sun
days. ,o,o
Raymond w. Jenkins, l9lo
graduate, visited High Scnool Mon
day afternoon.
Robert Pearson and Ralph Ridge
way quit school last week on ac-
count of spring work.
Seniors met last Monday and read
over the class plays, but have not
been aDle 10 SeleCl olle oo A"i'
Another literary society was form
ed last week with Reese Glttlnger
as president, Joe keshlear, vice pres
,dent and Nellie Pullin, secretary.
Their first program will be given on
this Friday afternoon.
Otis Stuteville visited High School
I tuesday morning.
Neil Moore was absent from school
all last week.
Nina Still visited High School
Tuesday afternoon. She is a 1910
graduate of this school.
Every one had few worries the
latter part of last week on account
of the mid-semester examinations.
Every one felt pretty good fter 1t
was all over with to think that it was
no worse.
George Springer entered High
School Monday morning.
The storm Sunday evening blew a
couple of windows out OF MISS BEN
netts room. but Monday being a
warm day they did not have to dis
miss.
Ruth Chase visited High School a
few minutes Monday morning.
Miss Shontz went to Corydon last
Friday afternoon and did not re-
turn until Monday noon, MISS n.y.
mena Hoffman taught that morning
in her place.
Fern Melvin. who has been visit
ing and sightseeing in the east and
south returned to her studies Mon
day morning. She said that while
in Washington, D. c., she saw ex-
President Taft, President Wilson
and w. J. Bryan.
Glenn Walker, an eighth grade
pupil, gave his class an interesting
account of the keokuk dam "ednes-
day afternoon. ,,,.,
Ray Stewart gave two excellent
recitations Friday afternoon, 1T pc
ing his last day at school. He is go
ing to Oklahoma.
Miss Cherry has some beautiful
drawings on the blackboard in her
room.
Mary hazlet visited Miss traw-
ford's room one day last week.
The whooping cough has Just
about taken all the little folks out
of Miss Peck's room and some out OF
Miss Crawford's.
Tuesday afternoon the old soldiers
will be up and give us some interest
ing facts about the war times.
All of the school board were up
at school Monday morning inspect
ing the plumbing work.
Quite number of the country
children were absent or tardy Mon
day and Tuesday on account OF bad
roads. .- ,..@
The chief interest this week is the
school play that is to be given at
the opera house Thursday evening.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-03-27

REPoRTER FOR SALE BILLS.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-03-27

Fig. 2-Putting on the cover cloth. As
soon as this is laid over the ker-
neis, sprinkle few handfuIs Of
warm water over It to fit down tight
over them. 1t is now ready for the
larger cloth, on top Of which Is to
be put two inches of sawdust.
squares and the cloth which is laid
over the kernels.
Leave at least two inches margin
around the edges Of the box to pre-
vent freezing and drying out.
Rule the cloth off in large squares
!2hx2h inches.
Never use the box the second time
without first thoroughly scalding both
the cloths and sawdust. (The cloth
should be untacked and the sawdust
removed to do thts.}
| Do not open too soon. The stem
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-03-27

Fig. 3-Showing sprouts in the ger
minatinq test at the end Of eight
days. Nos. I, 3, 4, II, ID, % and
"a show strong termination. The
ears from which these kernels were
selected should be saved for plant
ing. Nos. 2, II, 10, 81 and % show
weak vitality and should be discard
3D.
II only one kernel fails to
grow, the ear should generally
be discarded; unless it is an
especially good ear in other re-
spects, when it might be well to give
it another trial in the next test.
Ears whose kernels mold badly in
the termination box should be dis
carded If the kerne! shows weak.
spindling sprouts, or a part OF them
are very weak and uneven. the ear
should be thrown out to make place
for an ear whose kernels give strong.
vigorous sprouts. Remember that the
kernels which are slow to sprout and
are weak will be behind the strong
ones in the field, and being shaded by
them will give us weak, runty stalks
with small ears
Poor seed means poor stand. with
missing hills; one-stalk hills with
weak stalks, producing little or moth
ing, also wasted land and wasted la
Dor; it means less than 80 bushels Of
corn per acre instead of 50 or 60; it
means that we produce on an average
in each hill just one small ear OF
corn weighing less than ten ounces.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-03-27

Everybody's friend DR.. Thomas
Eclectic Oil. the great household
remedy for toothache, earache, sore
throat, cuts, bruises, scalds. Sold
at all drug stores. Csc and SOC.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-03-27
60 Per Cent.

of humanity suffers from some form
of torturing, disfiguring skin erup-
tons. Dry Zensal and Moist Zen
sal are perfect remedies and give in
slant relief. Bell & Robinson's.
Imperial Valley press., 1913-10-22
NO. 3 WATER STOCK
REMAINS PRESENT PRICE

Brawley News: The price to be
charged for the stock of Water Com
pany No. was discussed at meeting
of the board of directors held at the
new Office of the company in the Bun
galow hotel block Saturday. A raise
in the price had been seriously con-
sidered, but the board decided to al
low the price to remain at $3.50 cash
and $15 on time until January l, 1914,
when the stock will cost $15 cash and
$3.50 on a time basis.
Samuel J. Ingle was elected to the
office of director, vacated by the re
signation of Earl c. Pound. w. c
Whitman, the acting secretary. was
elected to fill the position.
Members of the board present were
r. E. Wills, J. w. Yocum and Ira Aten.
After Mr.. 1ngle's election as director,
lie took his seat with the members of
the board.
Imperial Valley press., 1913-10-22
SYRUP OF FIGS" FOR
CONSTIPATED CHILD
Delicious Fruit Laxative Cant
Harm Tender Little Stomach.
Liver and Bowels

Every mother realizes, after giving
her children "California Syrup OF
Figs" that this is their ideal laxative,
because they love its pleasant taste
and it thoroughly cleauses the tender
little stomach. liver and bowels with,
out gripping.
When cross, irritable, feverish OF
breath is bad, stomach sour. look az
the tongue, mother II coated, give
q teaspoonful of this harmless fruit
laxative" and in a few hours all the
foul, constipated waste, sour bile and
undigested food passes out of the
bowels, and you have well, playful
ehild again. When its little system is
full of cold, throat sore. has stomach
ache. diarrhoea, Indigestion, collie
remember, a good 'inside cleaning
should always be the first treatment
given.
Millions OF mothers keep "Califor-
aia Syrup of Figs" handy; they know
a teaspoonful today saves a sick child
tomorrow. Ask your druggist for a
50-cent bottle of California Syrup of
Figs" which has directions for babies
children of all ages and grown-up.
printed on the bottle Beware of coun-
terfeits sold here, so don't be fooled
Get the genuine, made by "California
Fig Syrup Company."-Adv.
Imperial Valley press., 1913-10-22
COPY OF SIMMONS

c. c. F.. Secs. s44S45
In the Justices curt Of FL Centro
Township, County Of Imperial, state
OF California. NJ. Youtsler pam
tiff, vs.. j. " E.tzman, Defendant.
The People of the state of California
send Greeting n. J. W. Ritzman De
fendant
You are hereby directed 70 appear
before me A. ms office, in said town
ship, and answer fHe complaint IN IN
action emitted ~ above Drou8ht
aga lnsr Tou fn me Justices court Of
! FL Centre Tr"n-h. ., County of Impef-
Ial, state ot California within nv" daya
after the service DH you Or ms sum
mont II f. -erued within the cIly
and county, tDWastip or city IN "Hlch
this action Is bro.rht bat #ilhln tcn
days II II ~ eefFe1 out Of said to"nshl
or ci1g Dut ~ 'aE a,urty in "hltn the
action IL brDuRtt and ~ithin twenty
day. y -er,ed f4.cWbcre.
And you are Aereby notified that uh-
I less you - aDDtar ana answer A.
abOYe required, ttr said plalHhT WIZ
take judgment f1r any moaey Or pam
age demanded Z. the Complain az
arising upon contract, or he wiiI apPly
20 the COurl Fof the relief DEMANDED
ia the complaint
Gwen under M hand this 3lSi Hay
l. MAYFIELD,
Justice N the Peace u said ToWnthip'
JAS. " GLAS3FOKD, -. n
Attorney for Plaintiff Weo' nov 80
Imperial Valley press., 1913-10-22
The Feed and Fuel Yard
BUYS and Sells

Buys and Sells
Baled Alfalfa and Barley Hay, Whole
and Rolled Barley, Head and Threshed
Milo Maize, Mesquite Wood in 4-foot
and Stove lengths, Stove Coal in
Sacks, Pine Kindling, White Pine
Sawdust.
Imperial Valley press., 1913-10-22
Masked and lnmasked

'Twa- at the latest masquerade
] lost Belinda's hand;
The trick that she upon ne played
J. plain to understand.
She told me might meet her there,
But not in fancy rig;
ID know her BY her raven hair
She'd wear brunette wig
Belinda,- blonde ard fair ~ May;
So when reached the ball
I recognized her right awa%,
In spite Of mask and all
But when the time came to unmask,
Oh, how N" head did whirli
What wa the matter? Do not AK,
] had another girl
Belinda we're her own true locks,
A perfect golden yellow,
And sat all evening in box,
Along with the other fellow,
Puck.
Imperial Valley press., 1913-10-22
PROFESSIONAL CARDS
VETERINARY SURGEON

DR.. v. f. CRAM
VETERINARY SURGEON
OFFICE DEPOT STABLES. Phone B-aa
725 Orange Phone B t12.
Imperial Valley press., 1913-10-22
Good Farm Land
Sll to $50 Per Acre
No Irrigation Necessary

IN Manitoba, Saskatchewan and AL
lerta the Canadian Pacific Railway
)wns an immense area of as fine land
IS the sun shines on, where crop
failures are unknown and many farm
RS have paid in full for their farms
With their first crops. Settlers are
wanted and these lands are offered
}n terms that should appeal to you.
LOW PRICE
% YEARS TO PAY
LOAN OF $4,000
INTEREST s PER CENT
The first payment is only 1-20th of
he cost Of your land and the amount
# your loan, the balance in twenty
annual instalments.
WHAT IS YOUR CHOICE, 12
months slavery under a torrid sun
and possible six per cent on your
investment, or 3 months work that is
pleasure under IDEAL climatic condi-
lions and possible 100 per cent on
your investment? If the latter,
write for literature and full informa-
ton to
L. a. CROSS
n9O Sixth Street
Sap Diego, California
Imperial Valley press., 1913-10-22
(Not Coal Lands
NOTICE FOR PUBLIC ALTON

StFlaI NO. UI5oUO
Deusrtment of the Interior, L. :. Land
office. Los Angeles. California
September - 1913.
Nouce is hereby given, that Gustav
r. Koch Of CaleXico. California, has
fNed N this office his application TO
enter under the provisions OF Secs. 2306
ana 2807 OF the Revised statutes Of the
United states. the following described
land.
Lot one -. Sec. q. Twp. l6 ;, Range
12E, $ Is M as Assignee OF Isaac y.
Jones
ANY and all persons claiming advers
ely the land described, or desiring 20
object because of mineral character Of
the land or any other reason 20 the dls-
posal 10 the applicant shoud flle tbelr
affid0Vits OF protest IN this officc on or
before the 3rd day Of November, 1913
FRANK BUREN, Register
Notice 10 be published in the PTess
Ei Centre, Cal.
lsi pub sept. 27--oet "a
Imperial Valley press., 1913-10-22
DIR. A. L. RAMAGE

DIR. A. L. RAMAGE
Veterinary Surgeon
Honor graduate Vet. Dept Toronto
University, Toronto, Canada. Special
student of Veterinary Department of
University of Pennsylvania, Philadel-
phia. Twelve years experience.
Consultation free
Office at Nuffer Land Co.
5O2 Main St Phone Main BIS
Imperial Valley press., 1913-10-22
PHYSICIANS

DIR. VIRGIL McCOMBS
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON
Ell CENTRIC CALIFORNIA
office, Opera House Block; residence
ith and olive ST. Office hours, 2 to 8
.. m. Forenoons, evening and Sundays
At residence. Office phone, Main Q;
residence phone Main 48.