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Imperial Valley press., 1917-03-14
Oregon Hotel Arrivals.

E. H. Alcott, INLAND; E. Eunbank,
Galatia, ILL.,; J. T. Newland, J. D. Kin
rey, H. A. Gillium, G. Mulkaron. San
Diego; C. L. Smith, J. R. Kaswell, Ca
iexico; E. w. Belz, San Francisco;
George Jenifee, Calipatria; W. W.
Glasscock, Ben Anderson, Rialto; r.
w. Wolfe, A. j. Sprouse, San Diego;
w. E. Fuller, Bakersfield, CAL; W. J.
HARDEST G. Malkerien, ]. O. Johnson,
Clara E. Liaee, Los Angeles; Mrs
Clara S. Jennison, Mr.. and Mrs. w
H. Brimhall, C. L. Copeland, San Die
so; H. R. Hackney, Los Angeles; l.
N. Aumack, H. L. Aumack, Portland
Ore; S. S. Glauber, New York City;
i. L. Platt, Los Angeles; F. j. Hank
L. Newner, Louis c. Myars. San Die
go; Thomas D. Molloy, Yuma, Ariz.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-03-14

company and other western roads are
feeling The beneficial efforts being
undertaken at Washington.
"The railroads are also called upon
to cooperate with the government in
any military measure that the Secre-
tary of war may deem advisable. This
gives the railroads another problem
For this purpose, the country has been
divided into four transportation dis
tricts. 1t is the policy and the pur-
pose of the railroads to work most
heartily in cooperation with the mill
tary authorities.
"I have been selected to be chair
man of the western committee of tht
loads, along with President Ripley o.
the Santa Fe and President Farrell
of the Oregon Washington Navigation
Company, and two other members O
the committee. In the West we hav,
had the benefit of cooperation alread,
with Major General Frankling K. Bel
and his able staff in the mobilization
Of troops along the Mexican border
Details of the work of the committee
have not yet been defined. The rail
roads will do everything they can t
be responsive to the needs of the mil
itary arm of the government"
Imperial Valley press., 1917-03-14
Sproule Says High Cost of
Living Due to New Standard

them we are getting gold. We can
rot eat gold. But we can increase
production, and the problem of the
high cost of living can be solved only
ty increasing the area of production
or increasing the production from ex-
listing available areas through better
methods, or by both.
"The cost of living will be exces-
|sive as long as we are all eating our
fill of eggs, broiled chicken S'oast
veal, lamb chops and sirlion steak.
The excessive use of eggs cuts down
the supply of chicken. The excessive
use of young chicken for broilers cuts
down the available supply of other
food from the grown fowl. Veal
means the slaughter of the young an
imal, instead of allowing it to grow
to maturity and furnish us the normal
quantity Of food it would afford US.
1t is the same with lamb. 1t is no
torious that the butchers, wholesale
and retail, seek the choice cuts for
household consumption and market the
rest with great difficulty. We need
to learn the art of living within our
means. This is easy for those who
have sufficient means, and realize
this, yet it is thing that has to be
done no matter who says it and wheth-
er we like it or not.
"The talk of making large appropri-
ations to distribute food as an emer-
gency proceeds on theory that has
always been failure. It is the old
story. We must cut our coat to fiji
the cloth. In a nation where every
Imperial Valley press., 1917-03-14

able-bodied man has plenty of work
available, it becomes a mere case of
living economically.
II have just returned from Balti-
more, and the striking feature that
interests me there is the market bas-
ket. In that city the market is four
blocks long and on Saturday nights
the workmen comes from work with
market baskets on their arms and
thousands of women with baskets go
to and from the markets every day.
The majority go to the stores and
tuy direct, thus saving telephone and
delivery service.
"The cause of the high cost of liv-
ing is not transportation. 1t is the
habits of our own people and the ar
t.ficial needs we have created for
ourselves and to which the trade is
merely responsive. Whenever we
buy a simple article in fancy pack.
age we care eating less food and more
package for the same money. Wher
we buy pound Of tea that we are
ordering by telephone and for deliv-
cry by automobile, we are paying fol
the telephone and the automobile This
means we are getting less for oul
money.
"The railroads, in conjunction with
the Interstate Commerce Commission
and by their independent exertions
are doing everything in their power
to relieve freight congestion and tt
obtain a redistribution of the cars
so that shipments may move as rapid
iy as possible. The Southern Pacific
Company has a representative on th'
railroad committee at Washington
which, in conjunction with the Inter
state Commerce Commission, i
working on this subject of distribu
ton. l am happy to say that thi
Imperial Valley press., 1917-03-14

That the high cost of living can
not be traced to any defects in the
transportation systems of this coun-
try, but, instead, is due to changes
in the standard of living, was declared
by William Sproule, president of the
Southern Pacific Company, who has
recently returned from the East.
"The high cost of food is account
ed for by the law of supply and de-
mand," said Mr.. Sproule. "The Unit
ed States has for a long time pro-
duced more food supplies of nearly
all kinds than the people of the Unit
ed States consumed. The production
in excess of the home consumption
has been marketed abroad and our
production has become part of the
common stock of food supplies for
countries across the sea. Now these
countries are mostly at war, an i'm
portant part of their population be-
coming consumers instead of produc-
ers as they are in peaceful times.
"The demand of these countries
from us has risen far in excess of
their needs under normal conditions,
thus resting in a contest between
our own people and the people of for
e;gn countries as to the price to be
aid for the needed supplies. The Unit
cd States is a part of a family OF
nations. We cannot live apart unto
ourselves even if we wish to do so.
"The very prosperity this country
IS enjoying in general has its penal
ties. We are exporting food as we'll
as munitions, and in exchange for
Imperial Valley press., 1917-03-14

Bonds of the Alpaugh Irrigation
District to the amount of $180,000
have been validated by the State
Bonding Commission and the securi-
ties have been sold to the Oronson-
Imperial Valley press., 1917-03-14

An appropriation of $4,000 per year
is asked for state weed control work
Under direction of the state horticul-
tural commission.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-03-14
THE PRESS COOK BOOK
Daily Recipe
Apple Dumping.

Prepare the crust same as for
prune or rhubarb dumping, or use
plain pie crust. Select apples of uni
iorm size, pare and core carefully.
Fill the cavity with sugar and one
fourth spoonful of butter; mix CHINA
mon with the sugar if liked. Roll
lie crust thin, and cut intd squares
large enough to cover apple we'll
Place apple in center of each piece.
Moisten the edges Of the crust and
draw the points together on top and
press the edges together. Turn over
and place in pan smooth side up. Add
one and one-half cups of sweetened
water to pan in which you bake them.
Dumplings must have some steam to
cook the fruit and to keep the crust
from burning. Bake in slow oven As
minutes.
MelmonicO Escalloped Potatoes.
Cut raw potatoes in pieces size of
Of peas. Parboil in salted water for
about four minutes, drain and mix
with thin white sauce, to which one
teaspoonful grated onion or onion
juice has been added. Mix we'll and
taste for seasoning. Turn into a
well buttered bake dish, cover close
ly, and bake until sauce is almost
absorbed, but do not have oven hot
enough to brown. Ten minutes be-
fore you serve, sprinkle the top will
one cup grated cream cheese and but
tered crumbs. AS soon as the but
ter is melted and crumbs brown, it il
ready to serve.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-03-14

A ten-acre experiment farm near
Calipatria is to be planted with every
kind of tree or plant likely to show
promise of probability.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-03-14

Public subscriptions to the twelve
district federal farm loan banks was
$4,000, leaving S8,87O,O00 to be
taken up by the government.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-03-14

To remove the smell of fresh paint
put pail Of cold water in the room
and change it every two or three
hours.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-03-14

A pinch of salt put into the lamps
when they are filled with oil will
cause them to burn with more bril-
lance.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-03-14


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The Washington herald., 1917-08-30
SENATE FOR WILSON
CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE,

CONIlNl I'D FROM PAtrE UNI.
rity Of every other nation against
destruction or seizure by a more
powerful neighbor, and the right
to each and every nation and its
people to work out it's own destiny
in a world free from the danger Of
humiliation.
By John X. Shields, Senator from
Tennessee:
1 have every confidence that we
shall win this war. There is 10 room
for any peace negotiations until Ger
many abandons her scheme of world
wide conquest and comedies her de-
feat, and then the terms of peace shall
be such that will make it impossible
for that country ever to renew its at
tempt to impose its control and au-
tocracy upon the balance of the world.
Must Overthrow Germany.
We are in this war TO protect the
lives and property Of American Citi-
Zens and to preserve the free institu-
tons and Independence of this Coun-
try, which would have been seriously
impaired il Germany Overcame the
allies. Nothing but these things
justify US in entering.
BY Atlee Pomerene. Senator from
Ohio:
The Presidents reply to Pope Ben
ediCt states the American position
with perfect clenTness.
There is no reason to misunder-
stand it. Our troubles have not been
brought on by the German people, but
by the German government, which
has shown an utter disregard of every
principle of international morality and
of humanity.
OF course, the nation that would in
wade Belgium, whose neutrality it was
pledged to defend, and refer to its
treaty with Belgium as a mere scrap
Of paper cannot be trusted now.
There is just one thing for America
to do, and that is to continue this war
until the German people assert them
selves and speak for themselves in the
adjustment Of the present inter-
national difficulties.
The Washington herald., 1917-08-30
LIMIT OF $1,000 PUT
ON War INSURANCE
Original Figure of $4,000 Cut
Down by House Committee.

American soldiers and sailors can
hold not more than 5000 insurance,
under the administration's insurance
bill, in the form in which It was or
dered favorably reported last night
by the House Interstate Commerce
Committee. The bill, in its original
form. allowed a maximum OF $4,000
insurance for each soldier and sailor
The only other material change in
the bill was the provision allowin s
widows TO receive a pension two
years after remarriage. This pro-
vision was redrafted to provide that
the windows pension shall cease au-
tomatically upon remarriage.
Opponents OF the bill led by Rep
resentative Parker, Of New Jersey,
made a final desperate attack upon
the measure when the committee
went into session to prepare a final
report to the House. Parker was the
only member of the committee to
vote against a favorable report. When
the bill comes up for consideration
in the House the opposition is eX-
pected to be renewed.
Once before the House. the measure
will be the object of sharp attack
from the element in Congress which
believes in the old pension system.
Aligned with these will be the de-
tenders Of the old line insurance com
panies
The Washington herald., 1917-08-30

will forget to wriggle and sit in awe
inspired and spell-bound wonder as
they watch Jack climb the famous
beanstalk which grows and grows un-
til it reaches way up in the sky.
This age-old fairy tale is an appeal
ing one even in the storybook version.
In movies it absolutely fiabbergasts
the kddies, who sit as IL in a trance.
as heroic little Jack" plants the
magic bean near his home and then
valiantly climbs up the stalk to the
enchanted giant land where he rescues
from the clutches of the "awfulest"
giant a real fairy princess.
William FoX's perturbation Of the
famous fairy tale. with its cast OF
$500 children, headed by Virginia Lee
Corbin and Francis Carpenter, who
takes the part of Jack" is calculat-
ed to bring laughs and thrills to the
grOwn-ups as well as the youngsters,
for there never was such a show got
ten up anywhere for anybody.
Letters providing for the admission
of superintendent of orphman asy-
lums and their charges have been
mailed to all who have made requests
therefor. In case any OF these letters
have gone astray, the children should
be brought to the theatcr this morn
ing and a representative OF The Her
aid will be on hand to take care Of
them.
The Washington herald., 1917-08-30
FEAST IN Store FOR 1000 ORPHANS
Who WILL Be HERALDS GUESTS TODAY
Riddles Will Go to See Motion Pictures OF
Jack and the Beanstalk" at the Belasco

"Today's the Day" For the three
thousand orphan kiddies of Washing
ton, who will be the guests of The
Washington Herald. the William Fox
Motion Picture Corporation and the
management of the Belasco Theater,
1t will be the biggest day of their
lives.
For promptly at 1879 O'Clock this
morning the biggest bunch of young
sters probably ever assembled at the
Belasco will take a trip to the land
of FAIRIES, nymphs. hObgoblins and
ogres, with Jack the Giant Killer
All wees the kiddies have been
reading the stories in The Herald
about the big treat which is promised
them; now the realization is here, and
they are aching for the big Show
to begin. As the Queen of Sheba re-
marked to King Solomon, the half
has not been told of the marvellous
feats of valor which the redoubtable
Jack with his myriad cohorts will
perform.
From the moment the first OF the
ten reels starts, 2,OOO kiddies, who are
lust as full OF "wriggles" as a
monkey Is of tricks, will for once in
their life forget ali about school teach
er and such troubles OF this workaday
world, in following the fortunes OF
Jack and the Princess Regina into
the realm of fairyland. "Wriggly" KIDS
The Washington herald., 1917-08-30
j. S. TO TRAIN 500
AIRMEN NEXT MONTH
Four Squadrons with IA Machines
Go to Fort Worth,

Nearly 600 American airmen will be
training next month for service on the
West front it was announced yester-
DAY.
Four sQuadrons comprising COO flyers,
with 144 machines. will be assembled
at Fort Worth, Texas. about Novem-
Der I.
English and American officers will
then train them intensively, with a
view TO getting them over the Ger
man lines as trained air-fighters. with
the least loss of time.
Many of these men are already
, training at the Royal Flying School.
at Toronto. Canada. In about a month
they will be transferred to Fort
Worth. with their instructors. and
some OF their equipment. There the
/ training will be continued.
How soon the flyers will be let loose
I on Germany is not known. 1t is esti-
mated that six months is required to
burn out an efficient air-fighter Part
OF this time may be spent at Fort
Worth, and the training then con-
tiEued in France.
English and American instructors
are considered an ideal combination
by Signal Corps authorities. No Coun-
try Is conceded to have a better sys-
TEN Of teaching airmen than the
United States, but the English off,
GERS have had the actual experience
necessary.
The Fort Worth school will have
several flying fields. A square mile is
considered a good allowance for two
squadrons. whose flying equipment is
about 72 planes.
The Washington herald., 1917-08-30
Fight TO A Finish
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be possible.
Neutrals. on the whole, are receiv-
ing the Presidents note in the best of
spirit. Sodire have become the straits OF
the neutrals since the tightening of
the embargo rules that they grasp
at any straw that indicates a trend
toward peace. Neutral diplomats here
today were distinctly hopeful in such
informal expressions as could be gath
cred, to the effect that the President
had united the war knot
The effects of the Italian successes
are, of course, looked upon here as
Of the greatest Importance. Austria
1t is admitted can make no separate
peace without the consent of Germany.
But il is believed that the Italians have
already so shattered Austrian morals
that every Austrian influence in Ger
many will be for the asking of more
and more concessions. The lack of
spirit in the Austrian armies, a lack
of spirit which Emperor Charles is
here suspected of sharing, will have
its effect on the German people. 1t
is frankly hoped that an Austrian
sentiment for peace at any price will
soon have its effect in Berlin.
A further phase of the Austrian
situation which will be of far-reach-
ing importance has to do with the
military resources of Germany. Each
loss to the Italians must be filed
from Germany. Austria is already on
her last reserves The greater the
drain on the Flanders, Verdun and
Russian fronts, the more certain and
immediate becomes the collapse OF
the German military machine.
The Washington herald., 1917-08-30
Offers ARMY HORSE
FOR POPULAR OFFICER
Gayety Theater Plans Voting Con.
test for District MiIitiamen.

Announcement has been made by
Harry o. Jsrboe, manager OF the
Gayety Theater, that his house will
present a handsome army horse TO
the most popular mounted commits
stoned officer OF the District militia
The choice is TO be determined
through voting contest, each patron
attending a performance during the
week Of September to s being al
lowed one vote. The officer receiving
the majority Of the votes cast at the
close OF the contest will be pro-
nounced the winner. In event Of a
tie, a similar prize will be awarded
TO each of the tying contestants
The plan has met with the official
sanction Of both District Attorney
Laskey. and the Solicitor General Of
the Postofiice Department. The horse
selected is a splendid black. animal
and bears the name OF Flanders"
II will be on exhibition in the Gayety
loby after Sunday morning.
The Washington herald., 1917-08-30
STIFFEN their Lines
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in official Petrograd dispatches. re-
suited in the forces OF Field Marshal
Won MaCkcnsen thrusting forward on
a wide front and pushing ahead north
eastward in a twenty-five hour ad-
vance which is not yet checked.
Berlin describes this advance as a
"storming operation" in which VIII
lage was captured and altogether 1850
prisoners were taken.
symptoms OF a German counter Of
fensiye at Nerdun were the chief
events on the Western front today.
the anniversary Of Hindenberg's ele-
walton to the Office OF chief Of start.
Paris reported violent artillery fight
ing to the west Of the Meuse. between
Avocourt village and Hill 3O4. both
positions taken in the recent French
drive To the west of the river. north
of Caurieres Wood. the French beat
off series of Teuton reconnoitering
ventures.
From the Anglo-German front Sir
Douglas Haig reported only minor
operations today. such as successful
raids and clearing actions Berlin
asserted that the British yesterday
were driven out OF positions they had
occupied near Frezenberg, on the
Flanders front.
The Washington herald., 1917-08-30
Accuse Ship Official
Of Stealing $4,000

New YORK, Aug. 29-Upon a charge
OF the larceny of $1S7UO from the
Lloyd Royal Belgian Steamship Line.
Daniel F. Leary. was arrested this
afternoon. Leary is secretary-treas-
urer of A. W. Duckett and Company,
agents for the steamship company.
Indictments returned by the grand
jury also implicate one of Leary's as
sociates. The alleged larceny may
rsach $4,000, it was stated to mem
bers Of the grand jury.
The Washington herald., 1917-08-30
PRESIDENT WAVES
CIVIL SERVICE RULES

Civil service rules. as applied to men
urgently needed in the air production
service OF the national army. we're
yesterday waived by President Wilson
on account Of the scarcity Of sppli-
cants who had the required special
knowledge.
The rules were found TO be a draw
back to securing the necessary num-
Der Of men TO Ill the sirplsne service
departments.
The Washington herald., 1917-08-30
WOMAN EDUCATOR
DIES AT HOME HERE

Miss Anna Tolman Smith, known
widely as an expert on foreign educa-
tional systems. and for forty years
connected with the United States
Bureau of Education, died Tuesday at
her home. 1885 Twelfth street north
west.
Rev. Anderson, of Calvary Baptist
Church. will officiate at the funeral
services to be held at Gawler's chapel
at 10 o'clock this morning. Interment
will be in Glenwood cemetery.
Miss Smith received her earlyI edu-
cation in the schools of Boston, her
home town. graduating at the Latin
School for Girls at the age of sixteen.
In 1855 she came to this city and
with her sister, founded the FIRST
girir seminary, Park School.
The Washington herald., 1917-08-30
DR.. SOMMER RELEASED.

DR.. Henry Otto Sommer. placed in
the Washington Asylum Hospital on
charges brought by an army man
August il, was kept in that institu-
ton less than eighteen hours. il was
reported yesterday. He is a former
member OF the United States Coast
and Geodetic Survey, and was under
suspicion OF being a deserter from the
military establishment or an alien
enemy by the enlisted man who caused
his detention.
The Washington herald., 1917-08-30
DRAFT men TO PARADE
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Ross, Harry ]. Sears.
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Francis B. Smoot. ]. ]. Zimmerman n,
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II. Vandergrift. Charles S. vermillion,
E. S. White. W. H. Wright, Il. B..
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Walter. William c. Worthington, Her
man G. Winkler. DR.. Oscar wilkinson,
ID. p. Wolhaupter. Samuel Ysager and
Joseph T. zegowitx
The Washington herald., 1917-08-30
LEAVES FOR WEST POINT.

Capt. Clarence e. Benson left wash
ington yesterday for the Military
Academy at West Point TO assume his
duties as instructor in the department
of English and history.
Recently he has been Instructor In
the officers reserve camp at Fort
Sheridan, Ill. He has been visiting
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred II. Benson. his par
ents, who live IN Bcrwyn Heights.
The Washington herald., 1917-08-30
Daniels COMMENDS
JACKTES FOR BRAVERY
Eight Men Named by Secretary for
Mentorious Services.

Eight 'Jsckies" have been com
mended for bravery by Secretary OF
the Navy Daniels. Their names and
the actions for which they were cited.
are as follows: William A. Reider,
seaman, second class, for jumping
overheard and rescuing q shipmate
from drowning: L. G. r. McMahon,
machinists mate, first class. for skill
ful handling OF FIRST aid in saving the
life Of Chinaman in Honolulu Bay.
Edward Meier. watertender. for cool
ness in handling the situation when a
nreroom was partly wrecked BY a
minor explosion Of machinery. and
James L. Gill. coNswsin. for rescuing
a shipmste from drowning
Three others were Commended for
Jumping overheard 10 save ship
mate in q foreign port. They are
John +. walsh, fireman. first class.
Max J. Rawlings. seaman. feet naval
reserves. and Alfred Ducharms, Ere
man, third class.