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Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1917-02-23
CHAPTER SIX.

Mr.. John Smith folded up the
papers he had spread out on the
great mans desk. The great man,
his face a moving picture Of
thought, left his chair and went to
the window overlooking the swirl
OF the deep, narrow New York
street. He was one of those who
have done all things by striking
adversely in the face and Selling
fortune by the throat. He turned
and faced Smith.
Imagination" he said, sis the
key to all things. Thoughts, bril-
liant ideas, ri the foundation of
business no less than of art. You
have brought me a big idea"
II come to you,'' said the agi-
tator, because 1 know that help
must be given by those who have
felt the force of the enemy. You,
in your family, have suffered.
That alone has taught you what
the real philanthropy is-to save
others from the thing that hurt
YOU"
The great man, who handled
dollars much as his visitor played
with words, sighed. The sigh was
almost a groan.
MY only son. he said heavily.
and" Smith reminded him.
there are SO many other sons
sons who cannot be saved by the
endowment of churches or the
building Of hospitals or the cree
ticI Of libraries-sons for whom
there is only the one chance, the
destruction of the worst foe youth
ever encountered"
The great man returned to his
desk and sat down.
Let me see your estimate
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1917-02-23
War Makes Juvenile Crime.

.trOn lHe L0ndOn ObSerVer.
Crilnirality has been greatly increasing
among children as well as adults during
the war: Statistics a been published
by the home office for nine different
in cases OF theft among children there
has been an increase of approximately 50
per cent. Cecil Chapman, in an inter-
view pointed out some of the causes Of
this increase. and explained what is being
done to reclaim juvenile offenders.
The Increase in juvenile crime has been
absence of the father, the relaxation Of
discipline in the home, the Increased
darkness OF the streets and. I think. per-
haps with most reason the general ex-
Of this increase all reformatories and in
dustrial schools are full at the present
time, and there - practically a waiting list
found necessary to put Into tnstitutinns."
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1917-02-23

affair, he paced up and down a
long time, permitting himself to
go over in detail the things Edith
Mallon had said to him. She loved
him. That was his dominant
thought. 1t seemed to him a mir
acle that a woman like Edith
should not only care for him but
should actually come to meet him,
should show him so enthusiastically
that she loved him, and should
ask for his confidence. The most
sought after woman in Washing
ton-and he an impossibility. He
remembered her again swaying i'm
the doorway, heard the little cry
with which she had turned and
left him. She ever had asked him
it he thought it a fair thing to
keep her in ignorance. Was it
fair? He put the question to HIM
self. Then, clenching and UNI
clenchlng his hands until the fin
ger nails rasped against the
palms, breathing like a strong
man who tries to support too
great a weight, he struggled for
the power to make himself think
of something else.
Walters idea! Light a fire UNI
der them! Compel them to act!''
He said these two short sentences
over again and again while he
paced the narrow space between
his walls. Gradually he got down
to something like connected
thought. What could he do that
he already had not done? What
new thing could be injected into
the fight? He worked over the
problem, exercising his brain as if
it had been an arm with great
muscles in it. Could the new inn
petus come from the people?
Could he furnish it? What would
Eight a free"
He had done all within his DOW
er to beat the whisky people. How
could he fashion new weapons,
map out a fresh campaign? Was
there a path hitherto untrod? How
could he show the crying demand
of the masses for relief from the
one thing that brought upon them
more harm than all their other
evils? What
He stopped, dead still, in the
middle of the room, a slow smile
driving away the anxiety that had
been dragging at his features. He
began to laugh, but checked his
mirth when it was only half done.
He walked to the window slowly,
carefully, the motions of his body
rejecting the intensity with
which he thought, and studied,
and calculated. At last he threw
his arms wide, raised himself on
his toes, and breathed a long sigh
Of relief.
"Ah!" he said, like one who
yields to the charm of luxurious
surroundings. "Ah-h! 1t will do!
1t will dol"
And Immediately he turned ON
the lights and began to throw a
few necessary articles into a grip.
He was going out of town for a
day to get the material for the
fire"
In 40 minutes he was ON a train
bound for New York.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1917-02-23

To wash coloreh embroideries. dis
solve in boiling water perfectly neu-
tral soap to make a. .latber. add cold
water to reduce toNa medium, tempera-
ture and wash the embroidery quickly
without much rubbing. Avoid soda.
washing powders. and chloride of lime.
Rinse well In tepid water, then several
times in cold water. Squeeze by hand
Inc Wringing. OF by rolling the ma
tertal In a soft cloth n dry quickly in
open air or by ironing It on the wrong
side with q moderately hot iron, in
tween two clothes. Never allow wei
embroideries to lie in a heap. Too hot
an iron will q d some cOlors.
A delicious cream that makes a
change from whtppef cream is made by
putting asteacupful OfAsWeet milk with
10 cents worth of marshmallows in a
will melt and make a thick cream az
the milk heats. Two marshmallows
dropped IN EACH cup Of cocoa will be
as good as whipped cream, ana the sub-
stitute will be detected.
Oysters are being opened by machfn-
cry nowadays. according to the Popular
Science Monthly for September. The
machine comprises a hand lever pivot
ally mounted. which carries spreading
jaws. It can be operated BY any one
without danger of injury to the hands
and does the work quickly.
Embroidered ribbons in narrow and
wider widths to match are being used
In sets Of girdle and cravat to be worn
win dark hued frocks Of serve or satin.
One may have several sets OF euch rib
bonS and change az me need
Blouses OF contrasting color are nov
for dressy tailored suits of
Nir.tv.th,.. "a. -.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1917-02-23
CHAPTER overwhelmingly.

1hc h'lSHI vi dDSUNultN
Jared the agitator. "To say that
prohibition doesn't prohibit is
just as sensible as to say that the
maj who has to ride 40 miles on
horseback to get a drink will do
1t as often as the man who can
get II by stepping around the
corner to % saloon. And the pat
ent medicine argument! There
may be, l admit, here ard there a
drunkard who seeks such a sub
stitute, but he is entirely a neg
.hgible factor compared to the
Young men who through the alb
sence Of the saloon will never
learn to drink. Prohibition, Wal
Ter, is essentially the blessing and
the salvation of the rising genera.
tion-and Of women. Prohibit
liquor today and you do away
with drunkenness among all the
youth of this country"
Passing through Dupont Circle,
they had followed Massachusetts
avenue to Scott Circle. AS they
turned the corner that brought
them into Sixteenth street and set
them face to face with the White
House, Waller began a new line Of
inquiry.
by the way" he said casually,
"who are you, anyway?"
"What9''
Smiths tone was explosive. The
question made his brain whirl.
There crashed through his mind
the different way in which Edith
Mallon had asked him that only a
few minutes before. The picture
of her, swaying in the doorway,
foatcd before his eyes. For a
moment he doubted his ability to
carry on any conversation at all
with the man at his side. That
this inquiry should come on the
heels of the first, seemed to him
more than he could stand. Why,
he asked himself. should this curl
osity about him accumulate so
rapidly
"Who are you9" Waller re-
peated, lifting his hat to a sena-
tor driving by.
Smith forced himself to answer
smilingly:
John Smith--John Smith of
Illinois, agitator by profession"
And who were you?" Wal
ler's slow words had in them the
ring Of inevitable pursuit. They
represented to Smith what he
might expect from the rest of the
world.
oh" he said, his smile not
bright enough to Make Waller OBJ
ivious to. the WEAKNESS in his
voice, what difference does it
makea"
Some day." his friend ex-
planned, exercising elaborate care
in the selection Of his words. s.the
whisky lobby is going to attack
you on your past. It's as certain
AZ that I'm.ssfoot.high. You can't
duck it. Heretofore, there have
been illusions to it. They We
sneered at you as a nobody, an un-
known, an unimportant person
without connections or any spe-
cial identity. But in the last few
weeks YOU We earned your reward.
You've reused the country. You
have the public on the trail of
these whisky people. And you We
got to face what's. coming"
Smith waved his hand widely.
.Oh,' he said f~orcefIlly, "they
can't hurt me-"
You mean there's nothing in
your past that you feari"
Just that"
And you think this air Of mys-
terry can't do any hagmi',
Why should iti'
MY rooms. are just, q block
ever, on n. street. Waller replied
inter : moment 8 thought. "Come
over there with me, and I'll tell
you;"
CHAPTER FIVE.
Wsiicrs stndy faced the after
nIoon sunlight.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1917-02-23

trolled his thoughts.
"You re all wrong on this
Waller persisted. "Take my word
for it. This isn't because | want a
story. Strange to say, I'm inter
ested in this movement of yours
the first time I've been interested
in anything of the kind for / don t
know when. Iwant to see you get
away with it. But you can't do
1T in this way. know the fellows
who write the stuff the people
read, and they can't get their
hearts into stuff about a man who
has hung a mystery about his neck
particularly when his enemies
claim the mystery covers some
thing criminal or shameful"
Smith felt the convincing sim
cerity back of what he said.
I'm sorry, but there's nothing
for me to tell-nothing at ALL"
"Then," Waller said sharply,
eff you Won't, they will. You can
bet your last silver buck on that.
And, if they don't get the goods
on you, the real goods, they'll
manufacture something. They'll
put out something, and it will be
rotten, and it will hit you at the
worst time. You can count ON it,"
"Lies don't get anywhere these
Smith objected warmly.
Don't theyg" countered Wal
Ter. print one, and then see how
long it takes the truth to catch up
with it,"
"Oh, well," he dismissed the
subject. Il stand on my work and
the cause for which | am fighting.
lt's all l can do"
The newspaper man smoked in
silence. He could not understand
how Smith, so clear-headed in all
other things, should insist on a
policy which, in the end, must be
his ruin.
"You might as we'll know it
he said, the drawl pro-
nounced in his voice. "YouM
know it soon enough anyway.
There's somebody in this town
who knows something about this
precious past of yours"
Impossible J" exclaimed Smith
jerking himself upright.
IF there ism t l miss my guess a
million miles"
Smith s whole body bent to-
ward him, as if to project with
greater force the question:
What makes you say that ?
What do you know?''
II don't know anything YETI
Waller replied. $50 far, it's just
III the air. But hints, limitations,
are coming from the lobbyists,
from Mitchell particularly. They
say, if you don't give up the alb
surd attempt to lead this thing to
victory, they'll show you up.
They re insisting they have the
man who knows the story"
"Just a threat, an empty
Smith dismissed the idea.
idea.
Il got it from Avery of the Rec
ord" Waller said, showing more
plainly than ever his belief in the
Smith, gazing toward the setting
pursed up his lips as if to
whistle, but no sound came from
them.
"Well, what is it to BET" Wal
Ter asked after watching him for
several minutes and failing to get
an mixing of what was in his
mind. DO you talk, OF mott"
Mott" was the answer.
He sprang from the chair, his
alertness full upon him again.
Waller followed him to the door.
waving aside the thanks for his
interest in the matter.
You re making a grave mis-
the newspaper man said
earnestly. "And there's one other
thing: If You expect to get action
on this amendment in the House
in December, as you have said.
you've got to hit these represent
Of the people in the face
with something big, q new idea.
a fire under them. Force the
fighting. This isn't q fight that
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1917-02-23

N~tnety-three per cent OF The floor Of
q ocean u devoid Of vegetation.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1917-02-23
FIVE.

WVs, u | ls ! stndy faced the after.
ION sunlight.
This ROOM" be said, wheeling
: big lcu,ngIiiaaesshair near one &
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1917-02-23

Blouses OF contrasting colo. are nov
wore for dressy tailored suits OF
Imperial Valley press., 1917-02-20
K[TTN[R ASKS
OPINION OF
CITIZENS
Ranner That Adorned Cap
it0l Building Present.
ed by Kettner.

Congressman William Kettner's
declaration that he would not ask a
report on his bill to provide for an
auxiliary reclamation project for the
East Side mesa lands until the peo-
pie of Imperial Valley had passed
Upon it, has not brought forth any
opposition except on the part of Mark
Rose.
It is said that Mr.. Rose is lobby
ing against the bill in Washington at
this time. 1t has been pointed out
that if Kettner's measure was adopt
ed Mark Rsse's scheme to reclaim
the Eastside would be in the shadow
I From investigation it is learned
that no concerted action in the Val
ley is contemplated in connection witt
the bill. Irrigation officials are quot
ed as saying that eventually the
Eastside would have to come under
irrigation and if it did not interfere
with the rights of the Imperial lrri
CATION District they would be onl!
too glad to see the addition to tn
cultivated area.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-02-20
SATURDAY TO BE OBSERVED AS
DAY TO SIGN BOND PETITIONS
PROPOSED ISSUE BEEN
ENDORSED BY EMINENT
AUTHORITIES LATELY

Whereas, it is of vital interest to
every person in the Imperial Valley
to have the bond petition signed at as
early date as possible in order to
authorize the calling of the bond cleo
tion, to the end that this important
work may be commenced as soon as
possible; now, therefore, be it
Resolved, That we, the Board of
Directors of the Imperial Irrigation
District, hereby call upon the citizens
Of the Imperial Valley to set aside
Saturday, the Oath day of February,
1917, for special observance of Bond
Petition Day. and we further urge
all citizens to cooperate with us to
the end that the signature of every
property owner who has not hereto
fore signed the petition may on that
day be secured"
Imperial Valley press., 1917-02-20
COUNTY
UNIT SYSTE N
ON LIQUOR
QUESTION

Following along the lines of the
California Dry Federation in the at
tempt to eventually vote California
dry, either in units or by statewide
prohibition, the supervisors yesterday
afternoon endorsed the County Unit
Act" A copy of the resolution will
be forwarded to the state Legislature.
The County Unit Act allows coun-
ty to vote as a whole on the liquor
question and, if carried, would doubt
less cause Imperial to be in the dry
column, as all the other districts in
the county have repeatedly rolled up
dry majorities.
The resolution was introduced by
Supervisor Carr of CaleXico. Mr.. Carr
has been one of the main dry adher-
ents in Calexico for many years. His
position as trustee of CaleXico. has
enabled him to curb any element that
might desire to see his own home town
made wet.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-02-20
NJ M'GREGORPO|NTS
OUT DANGERS IN
COTTON
ON MEXICO LAND
Introduction of the Brown
Egyptian Variety Is
Source of Danger.
USE CAUTION WHEN
BRINGING IN SEED
Growers Asked to Cooper
ate With Government
Officials Here.

A report reached E. A. McGregor,
the local representative of the United
States Department of Agriculture,
that considerable amount of brown
Egyptian cotton has recently been
produced in the Mexican portion of
the Imperial Valley. This report has
been rather thoroughly Investigated
through interviews at Calexico and
Mexicali with customs officials, cot
ton buyers, managers of cotton gins
and similar sources.
If the above report is true, it H.
lustrates the great danger which the
Valley constantly faces in the way of
the introduction of the pink boil
worm. This is the worst pest of cot
ton in Egypt, and, in fact, is Sc
rious menace in that country to the
profitable growing of cotton The
pest is readily carried in the seed,
and introductions of cotton seed from
Egypt are thoroughly fumigated and
inspected upon entry to this country,
whenever they are intercepted.
1t can readily be seen that much
can be accomplished in a cooperative
way through the harmonious helpful
ness of the planters and business men
of the Valley. They should first ac-
quaint themselves with the danger
they run in securing cotton seed from
outside sources, and should then make
every effort to discourage the entry
CT seed from suspected localities. 1t
| is, a much more easy matter to keep
the Valley free from dangerous pests
than it is to eradicate or control them
when once they have gained entrance.
cases similar to the present re-
ported production of Egyptian cotton
below the line, every progressive
farmer and business man should ap-
point himself a committee of one"
to cooperate in the work of getting
the truth of the matter, and of edu-
eating the agricultural population to
the Importance of Steering clear" OF
such seed. Mr.. McGregor will gladly
welcome any clues which lead toward
the occurrence Of cotton seed entries
from territory outside the state.
E. A. McGREGOR.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-02-20
ROY MOORMAN MUST
GET. new SHIPMENTS

At the present rate at which my
tire sale is going, l will have to send
sway for another shipment to supply
the demand" stated Roy Moorman
this morning.
"The allotment of castings and tubes
which l placed on sale last week was
the largest single shipment ever
brought to the Valley, but the de-
mand for the Hendrie, Michelin and
Goodyear has been so great during
this sale that l have only few left
The people know these tires and are
taking advantage of the prices al
which they are marked.
"A great deal of the credit for the
success of the sale goes to the ex'
cellent reseults obtained from my ad'
vertisements in The Imperial Valley
Press. am very we'll satisfied with
the thoroughness with which my news
reached the people of the Valley"
Imperial Valley press., 1917-02-20

The following is the resolution
adopted this afternoon:
Whereas, the proposal Of the I'M
perial Irrigation District to vote bonds
to make necessary improvements in
it's irrigation system in order to in
sure a permanent and adequate wa
ter supply, has met with wide approx
al, having been endorsed by all mu-
tual water companies, many of the
civic organizations, the Imperial Val
ley Bankers Association, the Second
Annual Agricultural Assembly, as we'll
as such individuals as Hon. w. F. Nc
Clure, state engineer; DR.. Elwood
Mead, irrigation specialist; George
Chaffee, first president of the Cali
fornia development company, and
many others; and
Imperial Valley press., 1917-02-20
Newens at High School.

Mr.. Newens will give Gauthony's
play, ga Message From Mars" at
the Christian church tonight.
At the High School this morning
at 9:45 he spoke to the students on
"The Business of Living" In part
he said:
"All accomplishments have beer
made by work, by labor, and the fel.
low who calls the farmer "hayseed'
simply because he considers him
self above the farmer, or who calls
the laborer in the shops dirty simply
because he works, or the engineer
foolish because he spends his time
in honest toll, is the fellow who is
not in tune with civilization.
"Labor-work to accomplish oul
visions and dreams--is the nobles
effort of life"
The address was filled with epi
grams of wit and sense and took stu
dents and faculty from laughter t.
the most serious consideration O.
real things.
At the close of the address he tol'
an unusual story entitled, "John W
Jones, or the Homeliest Man il
Town"
Imperial Valley press., 1917-02-20
MODERN GROCER
ENLARGES ITS
QUARTERS

Owing to increased business, it has
become necessary to enlarge the Mod
ern Grocery, located at 657 Main
street. The firm, composed of II. g.
Thomas and G. Thomas, has leased
the 25x1OO room Immediately adjoln-
ing the store to the east and viii
soon have this arranged to care fol
the large business.
One of the new departents to be
featured will be a poultry and teeo
branch. The front of the new room
will be given over to fancy groceries
and at the rear will be constructed
commodious warerooms to contain the
reserve stock needed by an up-to-date
grocery store.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-02-20
FILE EXPENSES WITH
COUNTY CLERK COOK

Fifteen days after election candi-
dates who ran for office at the re-
cent Irrigation District election are
expected to file their expense ac-
counts with the county clerk. At this
time two have certified as to the mon
ey expended in the campaign.
Some of the candidates are of the
opinion that it is necessary to file the
expense accounts with the secretary
of the Irrigation District. 1t was
stated today that the county clerks
office was the proper place in which
to make a record of the expenditures
Imperial Valley press., 1917-02-20
DEPUTY GRAND
RULER fLKS
COMING

Members of the Elks lodge through
out the Valley will meet Wednesday
night at the Masonic hall to greet
H. w. Brown, district deputy grand
exalted ruler, who is to make his first
official visit to Ell Centre lodge. Spe-
cial invitations have been sent to all
Elks in the Valley, many of whom are
members of lodges in all parts of the
United States. 1t is expected crowd
of at least 100 will be on hand to-
morrow night.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-02-20
GERMANY DOES
NOT ACCEPT
COMMENT
(By United Pressl

Berlin, Feb. 2O.-In discussing the
British claims that the German sub
marining campaign is failure the
Press Bureau says that it "must be
repeated that whoever dares pene-
trate the barred zone perishes." Ger
mans are incensed at the journalistic
attacks by English papers on the lack
of results after Germany had an
nounced her undersea policy.
American Ambassador Penfield at
Vienna has asked the Austrian for
eign office just what it's attitude will
be on the submarine warfare. The
inquiry is specific in character and
it is expected that the Austrian gov
ernment will soon transmit a note
to Washington indicating the position
it will take in the future.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-02-20
Fl AC RAISING
TO BE. MAIN
FEATURE

On February % Holtville is to be
the Mecca of all patriotically inclined,
for on that date an historic flag, pres
sented by Congressman Kettner, will
be uufurled from the top of sixty
foot mast.
The flag previously adorned the
central portion of the Capitol struc-
ture at Washington and was draped
at half-mast when Admiral Dewey
was buried. The banner was secured
by Mr.. Kettner and donated to the
citizens of Holtville.
w. H. Rogers, secretary OF the
Holtville Commercial Club, has sent
Invitations to all the school children
IN the Valley to be present. Com
pany M, Twenty-first infantry, will
participate in the ceremony.
The board of trustees of Holtville
will formally accept the flag at 2
o'clock, after which will be addresses
and the singing of patriotic songs.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-02-20
FUNERAL At
PRESIDE ON FRIDAY
(By United Press)

San Antonio, Tex, Feb. 20.-Flags
everywhere are at half-mast and the
troops are mourning the death OF
General Frederick Funston, which oc-
Cured last night. The hedy will be
sent to San Francisco this evening,
where burial will be made on Friday.
He will be buried in the National GEM
etery on the Presidio. All of the
troops at the Preside will participate
at the burial services. General Fun
ston died last night shortly after din
ing at his hotel in San Antonio.