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Imperial Valley press., 1915-12-14
To Bring Mexican
LandUnder Water

The materializing of gigantic pro-
ject to bring $4,000 acres of land on
the Mexican side under irrigation
hinges today upon the decision of the
directors OF the irrigation district.
The plan was unfclded to the board
this afternoon by w. F. Perry, rep
resentinE the owner of the Black
Butte ranch, on the Mexican side, q
corporation composed of San Diego
capitalists and Los Angeles men.
The project which will bring the
land under irrigation by gravity en-
tails the construction of a canal five
miles in length at a cost of about $780,
600, Mr.. Perry stated today. Two miles
of the canal owned by the district on
the Mexican side in the vicinity OF
if the directors agree to the plan, and
the district will be paid at the rate
of 81 an acre for all land brought un-
der irrigation.
The 1000 acres which the company
expects to bring into a state of pro-
ductiyity by April lies west of Vol
cano Lake levee. Next year, Mr.. Per
ry asserted, 5000 additional arres will
be brought under irrigation, probably
through the extension of the ranal
systems.
eve are willing to turn the ditrh
over to the district any time they
want it," said Perry in speaking of
the ownership of the projected canal.
1--WE are also willing to put a gate in
which will handle any amount of wa
ter run through the canal now owned
by the district
Imperial Valley press., 1915-12-14
TURKEY FOSTERS
CHICK BESIDES
HER OWN BROOD

I A drab-looking old turkey hen
which struts about an alfalfa field on
the Alexander Wixom ranch, near
Signal Mountain, is followed by a
brood of week-old turkeys and a fluf-
fly white chick. The chick answers
the call of the turkey as readily as
it would one of its own kind. In fact,
it refuses to follow the same hen as
do others of brood of chicks hatched
at the same time.
The turkey hen made a nest in an
out-of-the-way place, where the pile
of eggs grew from one to nearly two
dozen.
Several prying hens discovered the
choice nesting place and contributed
nearly half a dozen eggs. The nest
becoming full, the turkey settled her
self comfortably over the eggs for
sequestration Of several weeks.
The hens eggs Matched quicker than
did those of the turkey and the brood
of chicks We're all black, except one.
Wixom discovered the nest after the
chicks had come out of the shell and,
fearing that the turkey would desert
the nest, thinking her entire brood had
hatched, he placed the chicks in the
care of a hen whose brood was only
a few days old. But these, like the
chicks hatched by the turkey, were
black, and the hen refused to allow
the white chick to share the privi-
leGes of the others.
With feathers bristling and her neck
arched threateningly, the old hen
pecked savagely at the white chick
which hung on the outskirts of the
brood, hoping to snatch a stray NOR
sci now and then that had been I'M
earthed by the vigorous scratching of
the mother. Even the smallest chick
en- hectored and bullied the outcast
In the meantime the brood of turk
eys had hatched and WiXon decided
Imperial Valley press., 1915-12-14

rived in FL Centre this morning. Tru-
AK is charged with arson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarke H. Bradshaw,
old time residents of the valley, have
moved to town, making their home at
574 Woodward avenue.
Deputy Sheriff Cravath of Santa
Ana arrived in FL Centre this morn
ing expecting to leave for the coast
tonight having in custody two alleged
day. ....=
Members of the FL Centre baseball
club, including Tom Tenant, RAIDER,
Pick and Alexander, left last night
for couple Of days duck shooting in
the North End. They were accom-
panied by II. X Atkinson.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-12-14

DR.. Lyons, Osteopathic Physician,
Suite l5-l5, Dunaway Bldg. Phone
145.-AdN.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-12-14
CITY AND VALLEY

Born-Near Imperial, Deeemaef H..
1919, To Mr.. and Mrs Il. NJ. ilnei H..
a daugh.er, Anne Isabella.
= :, ::
y Pair Of Sixes"-Liae all thing s
which succeed, y Pair Of Skies
seems to be Just Che exact name TO
fit the supremely funny farce which
will be seen at the l.. 4 ). theatre
Imperial Valley press., 1915-12-14

to try transferring the white chick
to the care of the turkey.
There was no demonstration by the
old bird when one of her first progeny
was returned, but evidently there was
either tacit understanding between
the two or the turkey recognized the
chick, for the mother bird allows it all
the privileges of the chicks of her
own variety.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-12-14
BLOODED STOCK IS
SHIPPED TO VALLEY

The largest shipment of thorough
bred Holstein bull, ever brought into
the valley reached Ell Centre this
morning, T. II. Wilson. living west Of
town, having bought 30 of the blood
ed animals from .toebmen at Holly
woou, Wash. The animals are al
young, ranging in age from i to 20
months.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-12-14
Teachers Pensions.

Sacramento, Dec. 1I.-There will
he, after January l, exactly 400 Cali
fornia teachers on the state board of
education's retirement list. These
teachers get retirement salaries for
their long service in the schools of
the state, the average salary being
about $475 a year The total is in
the neiehborhood Of 100000 a year
and most of it comes from inheritance
tax collections.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-12-14

Eucalyptus fence posts, Is cents
each; eucalyptus stove wood, $3.50 a
tier A II. Rehkopf, 204 South
Eighth.-Adv.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-12-14
HARRIS ON TRIAL
ON BURGLARY CHARGE

Charles Harris, charged with bur
glarizing the home of Al Casner at
CaleXico, in which revovers, a scab-
bard and an overcoat were stolen. is
on trial today in Superior Judge
Coles court. Harris was arrested 2
few days after he is alleged to have
broken into the house.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-12-14
il. T. 70 CONFER ORDER
OF TEMPLE TONIGHT

Imperial Valley commandery,
Knights Templar. viii confer the Or
der Of tie Temple upon W O. Ham
ilton tonight. The ceremony, which
is The last degree in the Knights
Templar lodge. is the most impressive
rite in the order.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-12-14

Friday. December II. 1t refers mere
ly TO the incident in the play which
caused tive partners to disagree and
start n Whirl Of fun which is now be-
ing enjoyed the country over. Be-
yond that, the tide has nothing to
do with what has been termed our
great American indoor card game.
There is, of course, queen of hearts
in the cast. She is mighty big card
and is probably the only instance
where a lone queen beat a pair cf
siNes. Theatrical records attest that
a Pair of Skies is one of the two
emphatic standing comedy hits.
K X y
Palace TOnieh Enemy to So
ciety," the wonderful big film that
was shown at the Palace last night,
will be repeated tonight. This is n
great story and one that must he
seen to he appreciated. The plot deals
with the upper ten" of society and
shows the cunning that the rich resort
to 20 attain their end. Tomorrow night
the Palace will have Meal of the Ma
Wy This great American serial is
attracting better crowds at each show
ing. Manager Best has added come
dies to the bill and Wednesday night
will also he known hereafter as Com
edy Night" Thursday night the sec
ond of the big Mutual masterpieces
will be shown. "The Secretary of
Frivolous Affairs is the story and
it was photographed by the American
Film Company at Santa Barbara. Har-
old Lockwood and May Allison have
the principal parts.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-12-14

Dir. Hutchison, Valley Optician, will
be at FL Centre again on Wednesday,
and Holtville on Friday. See him
about those glasses you are going to
get for your mother or father or wife
or husband for Christmas.-Adv.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-12-14
NnIIcN Snnitnrinm.

East of Holtville, FIFTH street. Iona
Linda methods. Phone s9F13. Trans
portation provided from all parts of
valley. Rates reasonable.-Adv.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-12-14

James F. Lukens, Practical Watch
maker; 80 years experience; all work
guaranteed. Kirsch Bookstore.-Adv.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1915-12-17
WINTER DEADLOCK
IN THE TRENCHES
ARMIES OF EUROPE SETTLE
DOWN TO DREARY SIEGE
DURING COLD WEATHER.
italians Continue to Bombard Gorilla,
Austro-Germans Reported With
drawn From Lemberg, While Al
lies Are Retiring From Serbia.

London.-The main armies of Eu-
rope apparently have settled down
into winter deadlock in the trenches.
No news Of important engagements
along the main lines has been issued
for several days The Italians con-
tinue to lombard Gorilla, but the COM
plete fall Of that town, which has been
expected at any hour for the past fort
night, is still delayed.
The Austro-Germans have with
drawn from Lemberg, Galicia, accord
ing to Kiev dispatch, which gives
the prevalence of scurvy as the rea-
son for this movement, but military
critics consider it more reasonable to
believe that they are strengthening
and shortening their lines for the win
ter They are constructing fortitica
lions along the southern section of
their front.
No definite details have been re-
ceived of the retirement of the French
and British forces in the Balkans upon
Saloniki, but this movement continues.
The Paris Temps asserts positively
that the allies have decided to re-
main with Saloniki as their base and
send sufficient reinforcements to re-
new their offensive. 1t is claimed the
retreat of the allies was effected
without great loss.
Apparently this information was
CLEANED from the Anglo-French coun-
Gil of war in Paris. Consequently the
Balkans will remain the center of in
terest. A Reuter- dispatch from Ath.
ems asserts that the Greek govern
ment will concede all the allies de-
mands and that part of the Greek
troops will be removed from Saloniki,
while Rome report credits Greece
with the decision to demobilize her
army.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1915-12-17
1copyright ISIS BY the Mcclure Newspaper syndcate7
OTHER PEOPLES MONEY.

Rich mems sons and inheritors of
wealth have succeeded, have risen
above their unfortunate environment,
and, aided by other peoples money,
have at times accomplished great re-
suits; but the large majority of men
OF mark, men who are recognized as
leaders in their lines, reached their
goal through their own endeavors and
wholly without financial or other as
sistance.
A close study of conditions proves
beyond doubt that comparatively few
men have succeeded except by their
own personal endeavors.
So much is self-work necessary for
self-advancement, that sensible and
practical men Of wealth invariably
subject their sons to hard training. In
stead of placing them in responsible
positions, at the start, they require
them to learn the business from the
bottom up, even though it may be nee
essary for them to carry the dinner
pals of labor and wear the overalls of
subordination.
Practically every railroad president
began as a brakeman, or occupied
some other mental position. He was
good brakeman before he was con-
ductor; a good conductor before he
was the superintendent of minor di-
vision. mastering each round as he
progressed upward.
| Nearly all of our great merchant
princes began as Office boys, swept out
the store, and carried bundles.
1t is an economic fact, not subject
to exceptions, that no man can sue
cessfully or profitably manage any
kind Of business, or any class of in
dustry unless he understands from ex-
perience the details of his vocation
/ There is no way under the sun of
accomplishment whereby one can eff.
fectively and profitably command
workmen, who are doing that which he
does not understand or cannot himself
do with some proficiency.
| Many great men have been born
with silver spoons in their mouths,
but their success is due to eating out
of common crockery dishes, with iron
knives and forks, at uncovered tables
where they come in close contact with
the fundamental subbottom of labor
from which they progress until they
are able to command men doing what
they themselves have done.
Nothing can be accomplished with
out experience. Even ability itself is
valueless unless it is developed by ex
perience. Seeing other people dc
things is not sufficient. To under
stand how to direct, you must have
been directed. To command, you must
have been commanded. There is nc
other way. Theory, great as it is
without practice, is worth less thar
practice without theory.
If you begin at the bottom, you may
work up. If you begin at the top, you
will topple over.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1915-12-17
Photographs on the Wing.

Germany has employed many inge-
NOUS devices in the great war, and
surely one of the most unique is that
of employing carrier pigeons for TAX.
ing military photographs. Some years
ago the camera employed for this pur-
pose was exhibited in Germany. 1t
was invented by Doctor Neubronna,
and was wonderfully light instru-
ment, weighing only 21s ounces. The
lens was only Pinch focus, and the
photograph produced measured ~
inches square One of the models
could take eight pictures in succession
on a film, while another consisted Of
two distinct cameras. The lens of one
pointed forwards and the other back
wards when the carrier" was in
flight. In each case the exposure
mechanism consisted of rubber bulb
containing compressed air, by the slow
escape of which through a minute
aperture lever was operated to re-
lease the shutter at the end of an in
terval of time which could be deter
mined In advance.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1915-12-17
REVENUE FROM INCOME TAX.
Nearly Half Million People Contrib
ated to Government.

Washington-Th personal income
tax was paid during the last fiscal
year by 357,515 individuals, who
turned into the government $41,O46,-
1852, more by nearly $1S,000,OO0 than
the total paid by the S57,59S making
returns the year before, according to
the annual report of the commission
er of internal revenue, made public
Sunday.
The greatest increase shown was in
the amounts paid by those subject to
the normal tax, jump from about
s12. 700 900 in 1914 to about S16,559,000
in 1915.
Incomes exceeding 100000 paid this
wear about $6,439, 900, compared with
about $3,437 900 last year. There were
S2.754 individuals subject to the nor
NAL tax; 127,44S who reported in
comes between $4,000 and $4,000, and
174 whose returns were made on a
basis of incomes of 100000 or more.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1915-12-17
CONGRESS FAVORS
NATIONAL DEFENSE
SENATORS AND REPRESENTA-
TIvEs GO ON RECORD ON THE
ARMY AND NAVY PLAN.
In the Senate Sixtythree Favor Pro.
gram and But One Against
House Stands 269 for and
Twenty-three Against.

Westinghouse canvass Of con-
-gress completed Sunday by the New
York American shows an overwhelm-
Ing majority in favor of increasing
the strength of the army and navy in
both senate and house.
The following questions were put to
senators and representatives:
do you favor increasing the
strength of the army and navy?
2-If so, to what extent?
On the bare question of increased
defense the answer was clear and
overwhelming.
The question as to the extent of de-
Tense brought plans from program
somewhat short of that proposed by
President Wilson to proposals for
four and five and six battleships
year. The bulk of the legislators,
however, were prepared to leave the
extent of the program to the congress
sional committees or to the military
experts.
Among the Democrats a sentiment
favoring submarines, mines and air
veloped, and in several cases in
creases in the army were deemed sub
ordinate to augmented naval strength
Here is the way, according to the
poll, that congress stands upon the is
sue:
OF the Democrats in the house, 143
are in favor of the increase, while
but seventeen are registered as
against it. The Republicans aligned
themselves 121 for and four against
it. Thirty-one Democrats and forty
six Republicans were absent and
thirty-seven Democrats and twenty
eight Republicans were noncommittal
The Socialist congressman stood one
for and one against it, while the only
Prohibitionist declared himself to be
opposed to the increase.
In the senate forty Democrats were
for the greater measure of prepared
ness, with one against it, eight ap-
pearing as absent and seven declining
to voice their views. Twenty-three
Republicans were in favor of the in
crease, with no dissenting voice,
while twelve were absent and five non
committal
The total figures for the house show
269 for and twenty-three against the
increase, with 143, including one in
dependent. who was absent, not vot-
ing. The senate total shows sixty
three for and one against, with thirty
two either absent or not voting.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1915-12-17

enough to take care of the flow from
branch drains, which may necessarily
be placed low to secure sufficient
fall.
Open bitches work well with drop
of four feet to the mile, although
some of necessity, have no more than
one foot drop. In loamy soils subject
to freezing the sides of the ditch
should have slope of As degrees, in
sandy soils a greater slope, while in
stiff soils subjected to little freezing
less slope will do.
Outlet bitches should usually follow
the natural course of the water, al
though efficiency and economy may
necessitate diversion from the nat
ural watercourse.
Use of Open bitches.
When the ditch runs through field,
the earth should be leveled back from
the bank, so that no more ground
than is necessary will be lost from
cultivation. When the value of the
land is high, the open ditch should
not be used where it is practicable to
use tile. In the middle West tiles as
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1915-12-17
VALUE OF DRAINAGE
Much SWampy Land May Be
Made Quite Productive.
WORK Is ONLY FAIRLY BEGUN
Lands Too Wet for Profitable Produc-
ton Of Crops Should Be Drained
Improves Soil by Making 1t
More Porous and Friable.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture,)
BY simple drainage much of the wet
swampy farm land which cannot be
cultivated in its present condition
may be made productive. There
is also many a piece of culti-
waited land which is not producing
what it could be made to do if it were
properly drained. Indeed, according
to the departments specialists, drain
age in the United States is only fairly
begun, and it's immense possibilities
are but little known. Farmers Bulle-
tin No. 524 of the United States de-
partment of agriculture discusses this
subject in some detail
Lands that are too wet for the most
probable production of crops, such as
wet level land, low spots, and the dry
subsoils of fiat areas on the submits
of knobs, river and creek bottoms, and
peat boys, should be drained. Even
uplands may often be drained with
profit, especially hillsides subject to
erosion or inclined to be ''spouty" In
deed, drainage is profitable wherever
it is necessary to the fullest use of the
land 1t is not uncommon for lands
too wet for cultivation to produce,
when drained, so to 70 bushels Of corn
or oats or from one to one and half
bales of cotton to the acre. On much
of the drained land the increase of
yield is from 25 to 100 per cent, and
by the increased yield and decreased
cost of cultivation the value of the
and is often doubled.
Improves the Soil.
Drainage improves the physical con-
dition of the soil by making it more
| porous and friable. Thus stiff soils
are made more easy to work. The
roots of plants are given a greater
feeding depth by the lowering of the
water level and hence the ability OF
crops to utilize moisture is increased.
Well-drained soils absorb more rain
| fall than undrained soils, thus de-
creasing erosion and damage by floods.
Drainage warns the soil. Heat
from the sun acts directly upon the
soil when excessive moisture is re,
moved by drainage This is notice
able in the North, where the planting
season is from one to two weeks
earlier on drained land than on sim
liar land when undrained. The dan
ger of damage by frost both in the
spring and in the fall is reduced.
Warming of the soil also causes the
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1915-12-17
PROFIT FROM ALFALFA ACRE
tive Swine Forage-Test Made
at Iowa Station.

(By JOHN M. EvvARD, Chief In Swine
Production, Animal Husbandry Section,
Iowa Experiment Station.)
Recently there was returned a profit
Of little over $3.50 for the operations
carried on an acre of alfalfa; the corn
was charged at so cents, and the hogs
sold for 81.
Now these are the returns for the
happy combination of settled corn
and an acre of settled alfalfa, taking
young growing fattening pigs to the
weight Of ESQ pounds, no charge being
made for the alfalfa. Charge the al.
falfa at $40 an acre and there remains
$240 pork values assuming no loss of
pigs) over and above feed costs. Labor
is arbitrarily assumed to be Offset by
the manurial residues remaining: of
course charge of 81 pig labor could
be charged and still leave for the
acres operation a net return of $206. :
The alfalfa acre carried A pigs on
the average from weaving to market,
these pigs finishing at $50 pounds,
fat and high-dressing. Nc alfalfa, of
course, was left on the acre; it was
all pastured. This is not the best prac-
tice, but it shows what corn on an al
falfa acre will do when the corn as
well as the alfalfa is pushed to the
limit.
These pigs gained 1.46 pound a day
during the entire grazing season of
140 days, requiring 1897 pounds of corn
feed fer hundred pounds gain, this
costing S4.14 with 60-cent corn. The
charge for alfalfa on the basis of a
hundred pounds gain amounts to SIP
liz cents), making a total cost of
$426.
After paying for the alfalfa and
crediting all the profits to the corn
the net return per bushel was, with
81 hogs, almost dollar, or exactly
9S.5 cents.
But let US remember that alfalfa in
+ itself will not net $3.50 on the acre, or
corn alone 9S.5 cents to the busheI
when fed to 81 hogs.
1t is the very happy combination of
settled corn and settled alfalfa that
does these things.
\ The cost Of gains with 60-cent corn,
and $40 alfalfa at $4.25 perhaps tells
the story best-although it is well to
bear in mind that after all is said and
done in the swine forage story that
corn and alfalfa are prominently the
most profitable corn belt doublet of
economic feeds that it is possible to
grow and fatten swine on.
Alfalfa is our greatest, most produc-
tive, most profitable swine forage and
corn is our greatest, most productive,
most profitable swine growing feed.
Why not plan the swine feeding with
alfalfa and corn as the basal feeds?
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1915-12-17

"a nation cannot be as noble as a
single man in it can, said Lord Rose
berry.
| would say a single man cannot
hope to be as noble as nation can
A nation is capable of an accelera-
tion-a momentum of moral action
The nobility that is in a single man
One man who pulls himself together
and loves or one man who pulls him
self together and hates, is impressive
A nation that pulls itself together and
loves-is sublime
Even nation that pulls itself to.
gether and hates all over with one
mighty heat of hate, is sublime. Ev
cry man in Germany who is singing
Lissauer's chant of hate and fighting
England with that chant of hate-has
single heart than he would have II
he were hating as single man. He
hates everybody else's hate on top of
his own hate, One stick of wood in
a fire may be hot-but it is hotter
with three more-and still hotter
that one stick-with three million
more.
It is absurd to says nation cannot
be as noble as a single man can. 1t
is defiance of psychology and of the
laws of dynamics in the human heart
Gerald Stanley Lee in the Mount
Tom Magazine.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1915-12-17

votes of 1898 representatives out of
2,O43 qualified to vote on the propo-
sition were favorable to the change.
China, for centuries under the Man
chu rule, became republic on Feb
ruary IL, 1912, following the revolu.
ton of 1911, and after the adoption
of a provisional constitution and the
election of Yuan Shi Kai as president
under its provisions on October g.,
1918, he was inaugurated four days
later, on October 10.