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Imperial Valley press., 1916-01-15
REPUBLICAN VICTORY CERTAIN THIS YEAR,
SAYS EX-SENATOR BURTON OF OHIO

less than 10 per cent-that under
the law, it is not entitled to partici-
pate in the primaries, in the state in
1916. This same situation has result
ed in Massachusetts, as another IL
lustration, through the state election
there this fall.
This result has been due to the
feeling of the great majority of those
who voted the Progressive ticket in
1912 that the ideals for which they
stand can best be accomplished
through Republican success.
AS the Democrats were successful
through disunion in the Republican
party in 1912, so must the Democrats
fail in 1916 through the reunion of
the Republican party.
There are many other causes which
will contribute to the certainty Of Re-
publican victory next year. One is
the inevitable reaction which always
exists against the party in power.
MANY who voted with the Democratic
party feel that it's legislation has not
been radical enough to meet it's cam
paign pledges; others that the legis-
lation enacted has, on the other hand
been too radical. AS natural re-
suit there has been a elimination of
party solidarity.
The predominant issue of 1912
preached by every Democratic orator
on the hustings, was the prevalent
high cost of living. A man high in
the councils of the Democratic party
and later governor of one Of the lar
gest states in the Union, oracularly
declared during the campaign that
on the day President Wilson should
be inaugurated, March 4, 1913, the
cost of living would Immediately be
lowered-as though that condition
would be remedied by the hands OF
the clock as they reached the hour OF
II en- that day.
Neither the election nor the inau-
Imperial Valley press., 1916-01-15

guration of President Wilson nor the
legislation Of two years of Democratic
rule have served to lessen the burdens
upon the homekeepers of our country.
Rents, clothes, food products-all the
necessities of life-cost quite as much
today as they did four years ago, in
spite of the roseate pledges and prom
sises of Democratic leaders and sooth-
sayers.
The tariff legislation enacted by
the Democratic Congress failed of its
purpose of reducing the cost of liv-
ing and at the same time resulted
is a serious diminution of the revenues
necessary for the conduct of our gov
ernmental machinery. The tariff bill
was in itself most unscientiflcally
drawn, whether considered from the
viewpoint Of free trader OF pro-
tectionist.
As producer of revenue the I'm
derwood- Simmons act threatened the
government with financial complica-
tions leading to a deficit in the treas
ury, and the necessity for issuing
bonds to meet the ordinary expenses
of government or resort to hitherto
unexplored fields of taxation. The So
luton finally offered was the So
called war revenue act, an act for
which the outbreak of the war offered
a convenient name, but did constitute
the fundamental cause.
The artificial prosperity in this
country during the past year or two
cannot be regarded as justification
of the Underwood tariff act. The Eu-
ropean war has in itself provided a
protection to American industries from
foreign competition immeasurably
more effective than could be estab-
lished by even the most extreme pro-
tective tariff legislation. In short, the
Democratic party has been saved by
results over which they have no con-
troll from the folly and economic dis
aster otherwise inseparable from the
application of their own theory.
For score of years we have heard
the Democrats inveigh against the eX-
travagance of Republican administra-
tions and promise in sacred accents
that we should have a regime of ma
tional economy if a Democrat were
elected president.
For nearly three years we have now
had Democratic administration, and
the appropriations of a Democratic
| Congress have exceeded rather than
fCONTINIrED. ON pAGE FOirR'
Imperial Valley press., 1916-01-15
By Theodore f. Burton

Former Senator from Ohio and lead
ing candidate for the Republican
presidential nomination).
Copyright. 1916, by the Newspaper
Enterprise Association
Fol an accurate forecast of the re-
suits in 1916 it will be necessary for
a moment to revert to the conditions
in 1912 which resulted in the election
of President Woodrow Wilson.
In the first place it will be recalled
that in the November election of that
year President Wilson received 6,293,'
O19 votes. Theodore Roosevelt re-
ceived 4,119,507 votes and William II.
Taft received 3,fS4,956 votes. The
combined vote of Roosevelt and Taft
was 1.311,444 greater than that OF
Wilson. In short, Wilson received
some one and a quarter million less
than a majority of the popular vote
cast in 1912.
The vote received by President Will
son in 1912 was moreover not an ae-
curate barometer of his strength. His
vote was increased by the support OF
a very considerable number of Pro-
gressives who were determined that
a Republican should not be elected
and by the also considerable number
of Republicans who preferred that a
Democrat should be elected rather
than a Progressive.
The split in the Republican party
the most severe revolution in the
ranks of any political party in the
history of the United States, IN IT.
self explains the election of Wilson,
This wound has today been practical
ly healed. The causes which occa-
stoned this division of the party in
1912 have now disappeared.
The Progressive party in Ohio, for
example, in 1914 ceased to exist
casting so small vote in the state
and congressional election of the year
Imperial Valley press., 1916-01-15

Hemlock headgate. metering tlume
and wagon bridge.
East Side Main headgate.
Imperial Water Co. No. head
gate-metering fume.
Imperial Water Co. No. Heading in
Guiding
meterng fiume.
Holton Power Co. headgate.
Holt North headgate.
Holt South headgate.
Holt City Canal:
Concrete foundation for Ventura
meter (the meter which is installed
is owned by the Builders Iron
Foundry of Providence, r. ID
Rostas Canal
Rositas concrete wasteway.
Rositas concrete heading.
Rositas double AZ it. drop.
Central Main Canal:
Briar Canal:
Boundary Canal headgate - con-
Briar Nos, and headgates-con-
crete
Birch check and headgate-con-
crete
Briar Nos. 3, and headgates-
concrete.
Brar No check and headgate-
concrete.
Briar flume. check and waste.
Beech and Beechsde headgates.
Alder headgates.
Acacia and Acacia Side Nos. / and
2 headgates.
Double Weir check and automatic gate.
Dogwood headgates.
Date headgates.
Date Side headgates Nos. l and 2.
George headgate-concrete.
Dahlia heading:
Dahlia headgate.
Evergreen headgate.
Brawley main check.
Central main check.
BARLEY headgate
Dahlia wasleway. including auto
tfa tn Nd
Dahia wasteway, intake and drop
structures Nos. l and 2.
Foster headgate.
Five gates, including
Eucalyptus headgate.
Elder headgate.
Rice headgate.
Acorn headgate.
Wasteway into Brawley main.
Daisy headgate and side delivery.
Sixteen foot drop-amomatic gate.
New side heading including
New side check-concrete.
New side deliveries Nos. and 9
concrete.
Dandelion headgate-concrete.
Lilac and Lilac No. headgates
Lavender and Lavender No. head
gates.
old No. East headgate.
Old No. s West headgate.
No. heading and bridge.
West Side Main Canal:
Fern headgate.
Fuchsia headgate.
tONSlONe ntdOiIS- incluulHS
FoXgiove check-masonry.
Foxglove Nos. l and deliveries
masonry.
West side drain headgate.
West side drain wagon bridges (2b.
West Side drain FoXglove culvert.
Also all canals, bitches. headworks.
DAMS structures and appurtenances OF
every kind and nature whatsoever, con-
stituting any part of the canal system or
the California Development Company IN
the County of Imperial, State Of Call
fornia.
sheds. barns and other buildings situated
in the said County of Imperial. state OF
California owned by the California De-
yelopment COMPANY or in the possession
Of the receiver, viz:
Situated at Andrade:
ters.
Wood storage.
Commissary and dining quarters
Power house.
Motor car and watchmans quarters.
Machine and blacksmith shop
Oil pumping plant
Fuel oil reservoir (concrete)
Oil house
Tool house No. l.
Storehouse No. I.
Storehouse No. 2.
Lumber shed.
Powder magazine.
Water and oil tanks-elevated.
FL Centre dredgermen's tent house.
Laborers' tent house.
Outhouses go
Cooks helpers tent house.
Cooks tent house.
Two-story building (old cabin OF
"silas ]. Lewis.')
Rock Point ranlada.
Tent houses (3) in canyon.
Barn and corral.
Imperial Valley press., 1916-01-15

established be wachu fating policy
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The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1916-05-26
SIlahtIy Repaired.

AS the tourist walked along a quiet
Highland road he saw a cottager chop
ping wood with very ancient looking
ak. That's surely an old Ratchet you
have there" he began. "Ay, 1t is" re-
piled the cottager, pausing In his la.
bors. "Aince It belanged to the great
Sir William Wallace himself" en-
deed" exclaimed the tourist In sur.
prise. Il should not have thought It
was as old as that" "Aweel," came the
cautious reply, we ken it's had twa
new heids and fower new haunles sin
then. Answers, London.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1916-05-26
Crow BIackbird
(QuiscaIus uuiscuIa)

Length, twelve inches. Shorter by
at least three inches than the other
grackles with trough-shaped tails.
Black. with purplish. blush. and
bronze reflections.
Range: Breeds throughout the
United States west to Texas, Colorado,
and Montana, and in southern Can
ada; winters in the southern half of
the breeding range.
Habits and economic status: This
blackbird is beautiful species, and is
well known from it's habit of congre-
eating in city parks and nesting there
year after year. Like other species
which habitually assemble in great
flocks, It is capable of inflicting much
damage on any crop it attacks, and
where 1t is harmful a judicious re-
duction of numbers is probably sound
policy.
1t shares with the crow and blue jay
the evil habit of pillaging the nests of
small birds of eggs and young. New
ertheless it does much good by de-
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1916-05-26
SUGGESTIONS MADE
FOR TESTING MILK
Sample Should Be Taken Quickly
in Order to Get Correct Test
Plan Outlined.

(By c. p. UNWIN, Oklahoma Exper-
ment Station.)
Testing milk is the process Of find
ing the amount of butterfat 1t con-
tains. In order to make an accurate
test a correct sample must be taken
in this manner: The milk should be
poured from one vessel to another and
the sample quickly taken, for If the
sample is not taken at once, more or
less cream will rise, and sample
would not be correct.
After getting the sample for testing
the next step would be to measure l7.5
&C with the milk pipette into the milk
bottle. and then add about the same
amount of sulphuric acid, depending
on the strength of the acid The spe-
cific gravity of the acid should be 1872
to 1.S3 for the best results.
The acid should be added with the
acid cylinder, revolving the bottle
while adding the acid. Mix acid and
milk by rotary motion. Place them in
tester so that the machine is balanced.
Run the machine for about five min
utes. Then add hot water until the fat
rises into the neck of bottles. Then
run the tester about two minutes and
add enough water so the fat has risen
above the zero mark on the neck of
the bottle. The bottle may then be
read by using pair OF dividers to
measure the fat column.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1916-05-26

depth desired, keeping the wall per-
pendicular and smooth. and plastering
with cement plaster to thickness OF
three-fourths to one inch over the
dirt. These silos can in most cases
be built at total cost CT not to ex-
coed S1.00 per ton capacity for labor
and materials, and when properly con-
structed in suitable locations, are per-
manent.
They cannot be constructed accord
ing to the above plan where the soil
is so sandy that 1t will not stand up.
In such cases it is necessary to put in
a retaining wall OF masonry. the ex-
pense of which will usually be as
much as the construction of silo
above ground.
These pit silos are not only very
economical to build, but they can be-
filled very cheaply as only light en-
gines and cutters are necessary for
this purpose. They are particularly to
be recommended for the small isolated
farmer of the great plains region, who
wishes to own his silo-filling machin.
cry, and whose available capital is lim'
tied. To take the silage out hoist
ing apparatus, either swinging crane
or an overhead track is used. lifting the
silage In container with hinged
bottom, so that the feed may be dump
ed into wagon box or silage distrib-
utor. as desired. In cases where an
overhead track is used, the feed may
be taken directly from the container
and placed before the animals. The
experience OF farmers who have been
using the pit also is very satisfactory,
and this will undoubtedly be the prin-
cipal type OF silo built In the future
in the semiarid sections.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1916-05-26
POINTS IN SEEDING
ALFALFA FOR STAND
Soil Is Flowed in Spring or Fall
and Lined if Necessary
Keep Weeds Down.

For the beginner seeding the alfalfa
alone gives the best results. The soil
is plowed in the fall or early spring
and lined If necessary. Then the field
is disked and narrowed often enough
up to the LIST of June or July to clean
the land of weeds.
On average fields this weed killing
process need not be continued later
than the first week in June, but with
weedy soil IL Is well to harrow and
disk until July or August. The field
is then inoculated and the alfalfa
seeded at not less than 20 pounds per
acre.
With a favorable season one crop
or two crops of hay are sometimes
secured before September /, but this
is entirely dependent on the rainfall,
and soil conditions.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1916-05-26
B0bWhite
(Collnus virginianus)

Length, ten inches. Known every.
where by the clear whistle that sug.
gests it's name.
Range Resident in the United
States east of the plains; introduced
in many places in the West.
Habits and economic status: The
bobwhite is loved by every dweiler in
the country and is better known to
more hunters in the United States
than any other game bird. 1t is no
less appreciated on the table than in
the field, and in many states has un-
questionably been hunted too closely.
Fortunately 1t seems to be practicable
to propagate the bird in captivity.
and much is to be hoped for in this
direction. Half the food of this quail
consists of weed seeds. almost fourth
of grain, and about tenth of wild
fruits. Although thus eating grain.
the bird gets most Of it from stub
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1916-05-26
SEVERE LOSS BY LEAF CURL
Disease is Responsible for Failure OF
Peach Crop in Some Orchards
Use Bordeaux.

1t has been estimated that leaf curl
causes an annual loss of two millions
to three millions of dollars to the
peach industry of the United States.
1t is largely responsible for the failure
OF the peach crop in some orchards
and for the short life of the trees.
The most familiar aspect of the dis
ease is the swollen, distorted appear
ance Of the leaves in the early spring.
When the disease first becomes appar-
ent, the swollen portions of the leaves
are usually of light red or pink color.
The affected leaves gradually turn yell
low. finally blacken and fall to the
ground. In some cases the trees may
be nearly defoliated, thus making it
necessary to develop an entire second
crop of leaves. This is a severe strain
upon the vigor and reserve energy OF
the tree, and unless it is well culti-
waited, sprayed and fertilized it may
be permanently weakened. The curl
ing and distortion of peach leaves
may also be caused by aphis or plant
lice, but the attack Of these insects
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1916-05-26
Robin
(Planesticus migratorius)
Length, ten inches.

Length, ten Inches.
Range Breeds in the United States
Except the gulf states), Canada,
Alaska and Mexico; winters in most
of the United States and south to
Guatemala.
Habits and economic status: In the
North and some parts OF the West the
robin is among the most cherished of
our native birds. Should it ever be-
come rare where now common, it's
joyous summer song and familiar
presence will be sadly missed in many
a homestead. The robin is an omnivor-
Gus feeder, and it's food includes many
orders of insects, with no very pro-
nounced preference for any. 1t is very
fond of earthworms, but its real eco
nomic status is determined by the
vegetable food, which amounts to
about IS per cent of all. The prin-
cipal item is fruit. which forms more
than 81 per cent of the total food.
The fact that in the examination of
over 1900 stomachs the percentage
Of wild fruit was found to be five
times that of the cultivated varieties
suggests that berry-bearing shrubs, If
planted near the orchard. will serve
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1916-05-26
ARSENATE OF LEAD
KILLS CHERRY SLUG
When Cherries Are Half Grown
Use Either White HeIIeb0re
or "Black Leaf 49,"
(By c. p. GILLETTE, Agricultural Col
lege, Fort Collins, Colo)

(By c. p. GILLETTE. Agricultural Col
lege, Fort Collins, Colo)
Whether or not the cherry trees
bear a crop, they should be protected
against the loss of foliage from the
attacks Of the pear and cherry tree
slug. When the cherries are very
small, the trees may be sprayed with
arsenate of lead in the proportion of
one pound of the paste to each 80 gal
Ions of water.
Instead OF using the arsenate of
lead, after the cherries are half grown
or more, use either white hellebore
in the proportion of one ounce to three
gallons of water, or "Black Leaf 40'
in the proportion of one part to 500
parts of water, and make a thorough
spraying for the purpose Of covering
the upper surfaces of the leaves.
The "Black Leaf 40" will only kill
the slugs with which 1t comes in con-
tact, while the hellebore will kill all
slugs that eat it for several days after
the application is made.
The advantage of using the helle-
bore or BLACK Leaf 40" after the fruit
is we'll grown is that they do not en-
danger the people who eat the cher
ries after they are ripe.
II one has only few small cherry
trees, the slugs may be quite easily
removed by thoroughly busting the
foliage in the heat of the day with
air-slaked lime or fine road dust.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1916-05-26

(By A. s. NEALE, in Charge of Silo Con-
struction. Extension Division. Kansas
State Agricultural College)
During the past year great many
pit silos have been built in western
Kansas. This type is suitable only to
semiarid or arid sections, There is
large proportion of the territory lying
between the ninety-ninth meridian and
the Sierra Nevada mountains that Is
suitable for the construction of these
silos. East of the ninety-ninth meri-
dian they should not be built except in
very rare locations, where the land is
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1916-05-26

Not infrequently. indeed, it's song is
taken for that of it's more famed cou.
sin, the hooking bird. 1t is partial
to thickets and gets much of its food
from the ground. Its search for this
Is usually accompanied by much
scratching and scattering of leaves;
whence it's common name. It's call
note is a sharp sound like the smack
ing of lips. which is useful in identify
ing this long-tailed, Understanding
bird, which does not much relish close
scrutiny. The brown thrasher is not
so fond of fruit as the catbird and
mocker, but devours a much larger
percentage of animal food. Beetles
form one-half of the animal food,
grasshoppers and crickets one-fifth,
caterpillars, including cutworms, some
what less than one-fifth, and bugs
spiders, and millipeds comprise most
of the remainder. The brown thrash
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1916-05-26
INA I10NZT
lDEIIUEU
VARIATIONS IN CREAM TEST
Common Cause Of Dissatisfaction on
Part of SeIIer-Use Of Tester Is
Urged by Expert.

AgricultureJ
One of the most common causes OF
dissatisfaction on the part of the man
who sells cream on the butterfat basis,
rises from variations in the test. This
is especially true If each can is tested
separately and the best way for the
seller to convince himself that the
tester Is neither careless nor dishon-
est is to secure little outfit for HIM
self. A well-made, accurate and salts
factory tester can now be bought for
five dollars and its use will not only
satisfy the seller that he Is getting
honest treatment but will enable him
to detect the boarders in' his herd.
The general interest in this subject is
compelling the Missouri agricultural
experiment station to reprint cir
cular for general distribution, but
little discussion of the principal causes
avoid the necessity for SO wide dis
tribution OF that circular.
Speed of Separator-A change in
the speed of the separator immediate
ly causes a change in the tests Of the
cream, the higher the speed the great
out and so the higher the test of the
cream secured. Putting it in another
way, low speed results in a larger
quantity Of thinner cream.
Rate of Inflow.-The use Of the float
does not always insure uniform flow
10 mi snt@ tDv
the faucet may not always be opened
equally wide and the flow will be more
rapid when the tank is full than when
it is nearly empty. Anything which
makes the inflow more rapid will in
crease the proportion of skim milk
which goes through, and lower the
test of the cream secured.
Flushing the Bowl-The amount of
water used in flushing may easily be
varied a pint or more and this with
out any other cause or variation may
change the test by two. three, or even
four or five per cent.
Variations in the Milk Itself.-The
milk of an entire herd may rise or fall
in it's test from day to day because of
excitement or change In the weather.
If the milk Of herd, whose average
test is four per cent, is ordinarily so
separated that the cream tests 40
per cent fat. the test will suddenly
rise to 42.5 per cent If the milk of the
herd is suddenly raised to AIS per
cent without any change in method OF
separating.
Cream Screw.-The test is, Of
course, readily controlled by means of
the cream screw, but as 1t is seldom
changed in this way, on the average
farm, there should be no trouble be-
cause of variation from this source.
Feed of the CONCENTRATION in
cream tests are practically never
caused by changes in the feed of the
COW as every well-informed cream
seller is now aware.
Mistakes and Dishonesty
are most likely to result from care
lessness in taking samples, as they
must be very carefully and skillfully
taken If they are to tell the truth and
result in a fair payment, but actual
dishonesty is probably much rarer
than many sellers believe. A clever
thief would manipulate the reported
test in such a way as not to arouse
the suspicion that an honest report
sometimes brings up in the mind of
the man who does not consider all the
possible hidden causes of variation.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1916-05-26
Brown Thrasher
(Toxostoma rufuml

Length, about eleven inches. Brown
fish red above, heavily streaked with
black below.
Range: Breeds from the gulf states
to southern Canada and west to Col
orado, Wyoming and Montana; win
ters in the southern half Of the east
ern United States.
Habits and economic status: The
brown thrasher is more retiring than
either the mocking bird or catbird.
but like them is a splendid singer.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1916-05-26

quite we'll drained and there is abso-
Iutely no danger of the soil becoming
saturated with moisture to such an ex-
tent as to cause seepage water.
These are round silos, built by dig
ging trench six to eight inches wide
and two feet deep, which is filled with
cement, making concrete collar or
curb. The dirt is then excavated in
side the curb and on down to the