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Imperial Valley press., 1917-03-23
fulton WANTS JESS
TO GIVE HIS REASON
Minnesota Plasterer Cannot
See Why Willard Wants
to Be in SaWdust Rings.
By i. {. Hamilton

Omitted Press Staff Corresp poaGeatt
New York, March 23.-Fre5 Fulton,
the ponderous pIaste-er from 3Iirreso-
IA, who has Hved Up TO his trade with
considerable vigor \ New York per-
formancos, wants 70 know why in sam
ill Jess Willard prefers the lie q
the sawdust ring % one with Z can
vas spread over the soft spots.
Fulton figures that 4 Few thousand
cellars Z minute OF some such induce
zlent Of an allied nature should at
least he sufficient to make Willard
Put ten-day clause in his contrac,
% he could fight once in & while III
stead Of just showing the circus pa
irons what { guy he IS.
Look here" he said, there's :
champion who isn't, not by no means.
He rants around the country showing
the curious multitude how he knocked
Jack Johnson stiff and then he dis
appears. He wears a lot of leather
hreeches and other things that remind
the old timers Of the Rio Grande, and
gets away with it. He don't show EN-
low he knocked cut anybody since ne
and johnson pulled off their little Ha-
vana meeting. And the reason is there
amt no other"
Fulton wants to fight He's just
aching for a chapce to get to Willard
He's almost as tall as the big Kan
san and he carries a terrific kick in
his left tentacle. He's the right man
to fight Willard and it does seem >
little strange that Willard isn't vii
ling.
Of course Willard might dispose of
Fulton in a round If he did he would
become a lot more popular than he
now stands. If Willard lost, well, the
public would just heaye one long sigh
and hope that Fulton would be NOS
Of a champion than Willard had beee.
Big Jess would just simply gentl!
slide into pugilistic oblivion, for every
tIe hNDWS LNElE 8OUluA LC d C44G-4C~
for him to whip another title holdc
Looks like a chance for Jess 70 lie
the happy fistic death he has been
waiting for, or make himself so solid
with the public that he never viii be
dethroned in popular favor.
1t is the inherited duty Of a heavy
weight championship to defend his IL
tie whenever a good man appears. The
popularity Of many Of :he old time
bruisers lay in the fact that they viii
lingly vaulted the ropes of ring and
hammered some opponent for dozen
OF so rounds. There is just one man
who stands out now over the many
contenders for Wizards crown and his
name is Fred Fulton. He is the man
who must eventually NEE Willard.
Let's have it.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-03-23
Notice.

Imperial Irrigation District War
rants drawn on the General Fund and
registered number Numbers 500 to
eU5, inclusive, are now payable.
R. H. MADDUX,
Treasurer, Imperial Irrigation Dis
trict. go
Imperial Valley press., 1917-03-23
Lost Boy.

Valuable information awaiting
Charles Buxton Of Orange county.
Age Is years; dark red hair, brown.
eyes, likely rides low Cleveland mo-
ttrcycle. Please notify a. once J. a.
West, West, Imperial Co., if you
Eaow anything about his whereabouts
since Jan. "a. 4-lg
Imperial Valley press., 1917-03-23

The Pacific Rice Growers Asso-
cation recently sold $4,000 sacks Of
rice to the Lake Charles, La, Milling
Company.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-03-23

Last years Australian whYt crop
was 143, ,478,0OO bushels, or nearly 60
PER cent greater than the average Of
five years.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-03-23
Kaiser Has Breakdown.
(By United Press)

The Haoue, March 23.-The Kaiser
i: on the ve-ge of a nervous break
down and has departed for Homburg,
: health resort.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-03-23

Stanislaus county IFS t. have about
100 per cent increase In the bean
acreage this yea, adol. 10000 acre
Il all varieties.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-03-23
Know Why Each Merchant
Claims a Share of
Your Patronage

Frequently have been interested reading well written
pubcat Saturday
the advertisement and there
gladly the adver od article BUTand here's
the the that had the
3 10 mentioned
mink of how often this circumstance has occurred Do get
of "Who Who"
will lines
bring business Ell Cenro
who business
merchandising the that the emf
the Watch
4 ID Il Who" n The Imperial Val Press
Imperial Valley press., 1917-03-23
Germans Use Rcprisals.
(Ry United prees)

Laussaane, Switzerland, March %.
: Germany is sending many captiyes
u, the battle linos as reprisals.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-03-23
The PRESS COOK BOOK
Fudge Cake.
Daily Recipe

Fudge Cake.
pound chocolate
+! cup light brown sugar
y cup milk
egg, beaten light
/ 3 cap butter
+ eU9 sugar
+ egg yol&s
/ Z cup milk
( 2ia cups sifted flour
81 level teaspoons baking powder
4 EGGS, whites. beaten dry
tablespoon war mwater
Melt the chocolate over ho; water
sdd the brown sugar and the first
kalf-cup Of milk and stir while cook
ing to a smooth paste; add the whole
tgg and set aside to cool. Then begin
w.,h the half-up Of butter and mix
the ingredients in the order enumer-
oted and in the usual manner. Add
wah the whites Of eggs the cold choc-
Clate mixture and the warm water
Beat thoroughly. Bake in two large
layers.
Boiled Frosting for Fudge Cake.
112 cups sugar
z-3 cup boiling water
@egg whites
L cup nut meats, chopped
L cup chopped raisins, half nut
meats
Make boiled frosting Of the first
three ingredients, boiling the syrup
to the soft ball degree. To one-third
q the frosting add the chopped nuts
aad raisins and use as . filling be-
tween the layers. Cover the top and
sides with the rest of the frosting ard
decorate the top with the half nut
meats.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-03-23

Clean mirrors with ammonia water.
Do not let the direct rays OF the sun
fall on mirrors if it can be avoided.
as they affect the metallic coating on
tie glass.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-03-23

Soak new brooms in strong, hot wa
ter before using. This toughens the
b'istles and makes the brooms last
longer.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-03-23

Who l. Who? ash .ho Policemaa
Imperial Valley press., 1917-03-23

$50 reward. Find who is Who"
Imperial Valley press., 1917-03-23

WHO q Who? Ak the Grocer.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-03-23
BROOKS & STUART
The Store with a Conscience
PURE FOOD GR0CERS
Sixth and State Streets
EI Centro, Cal.

Market condition: Every
thing going higher. Prices
laay seem high, but they will
be higher. A few prices on,
good for Friday, Saturday
nd Monday.
Besk Bulk Coffe, regu-
Tar zoe; a lbs. 81 Special
Head Rice.-7 lbs. SOC Special
sd Rice g lbs. SOC Special
Booth Sardines, lib.
cans, regular 25c-
< cans 81 SDeciai
Imperial Valley press., 1917-03-23

$50 reward. Find "who Is Who
Imperial Valley press., 1917-03-23
Barbara Worta Arrivals.

Who is Who? Ask the Auto Man.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-03-23
-.5 cans 81 Special

Kippered Herrings, ~
= -Ib cans regular 35c
4 CONC Ct Gnncial
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-18

mated productive capacity of 4s.o00.-
900 tolls by the first of 1918, has
swung the balance heavily to the side
of the entente powers.
A spirit of patriotic service has en-
veloped the iron and steel industry and
at this time all other considerations
have been subordinated to it. Buyers
as well as sellers rapidly are squaring
themselves to the new condition
whereby priority to the government in
everything that the industry affords is
given full recognition and is being ac-
cepted with a determination to con-
solidate most effectively the nations
potential power against a formidable
foe. Personal as well as corporate
service freely is being rendered and is
being utilized.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-18
1NsrRUCT1NG THE FARMERS.

THE south is informed very plainly,
by the assistant secretary of agricul-
ture at Washington, that it must re-
lease from s7OO,0O0,0O0 to $1,000, o00,-
600 worth of foodstuffs, which it now
takes annually from the north, by
raising them itself. To do this it must
greatly reduce the acreage given to
cotton. 1t would help considerably,
too, if the south should use a large
part of the acreage now given to to-
bacco for the production of far more
necessary crops"-Christian Science
Monitor.
The south like any other region of
the country, probably will continue
to produce the crops which pay it
best. If it can make more money by
producing cotton and tobacco and
buying its bacon and flour in the north
it will go right along on that course.
If it were not forsthe southern mar
ket the northern farmer soon would
begin to curtail his production of food
supplies. The plan of getting all you
can and keeping all you get is dis
astrous to business and to progress.
Most farmers know their own bust
ness better than do the gentlemen in
Washington or in the newspaper Off
ces. Farming is a cold blooded bust
ness proposition carried on for the
money there is in it, and is devoid of
sentiment.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-18

If all the people of Kansas turn
farmer they can not till adequately
the now uncultivated farm land. why
then should the beautiful Washburn
campus be plowed up? Where are all
the potatoes to come from that are
needed for seeding all the vacant
ground around Topeka? Seed pota-
toes are worth approximately 81 a
bushel To plant an acre of land re-
uuires eight bushels costing S32. BY
the .ir1e he ,rop is ready for harvest
1t is unlikely that the market price
will be above so or rs cents. If ev-
erybody must raise crops why not
plant something like wheat or corn
that can be carried over into the next
year rather than an article that is
subject to decay? People do many
foolish things Will in a panic. The
present situation seems destined to be
no exception to the rule.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-18

Ellis Drew, who continued the amount
on to you. A lady does not like 70
make herself necessarily conspicu-
GUS
WHO sent you the check" asked
John bluntly.
IF you show yourself a good bust
ness man." the woman went on, calm
ly, another check will reach you in
a few days thru Lanes National
why, that's my own home bank!"
CALCULATED John.
And another check will follow
in due course, 1 am informed. That Is
all. I think. Good day"
John went out, chuckling.
Norfolk next" he thought, tho
that will probably be another blind
TRAIL
1t was. Roger Stag sold ships sup
plies from a dilapidated shop near the
wharves When questioned he admit
ted some goods were to be consigned
TO him for forwarding. He didn't know
who gave him the order, nor to whom
the things were to be sent as yet. Only
he was to be paid generously, with a
nice retainer in advance.
Back at Richmond, John again
sought A. Lawrence at the residence
on East Franklin street. But she was
gone.
BY this time the frown on Johns
had changed to something like reslg-
II.
supplies and returned home to make
such repairs on his building as might
he necessary.
Three days later pretty Dora Opdale
came hurrying into Johns office with
her brown eyes big with amazed de-
light.
"Oh, joint" she breathed. isn't it
wonderfully
TT is he assured her; wonderful
in density
81 don't mean what you told me
about starting the business, but this
morning. Did you get my letter.
Carrier hasn't got round yet"
well, he'll bring it," she said. her
eyes dancing. 'It came by special de-
livery this morning, a check all filled
out for me to sign, for $50, 000-S50,-
900 made out to you, John. But 1
didn't dare to sign till I went to the
bank to see if twas true, and the
cashier said twas. The moneys
there. And in my letter was a pres
ent of five hundred dollars for-for
-" Her face flushed rosily as she
added, pin money"
There's a fib somewhere" said
John severely, ct can see it written all
over your face
well, 1 don't care! I won't tell"
ttAll right. But don't you suppose
we can get married now, Dora-in a
few weeks, mean, just as soon as you
can get ready?"
Then 1 will tell. 1t was for a we'd
ding present, the letter said
''Barefooted bribery" scorned John.
''They want your influence on their
side. Well, I must start tonight on
trip through Richmond and on to New
York for supplies. But I would like
to know he said, the frown returning
to his face. who ordered the NUM-
tions."-(Copyright, 1917, by the Nc
Clure Newspaper Syndicate.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-18
ENOUGH TO EAT.

The winter-killing of a great part
of the winter wheat crop in the west,
even if it be a fact. need not result in
any diminution of the food supply.
Where the winter wheat has failed it
will be replaced with spring wheat or
with corn-with the latter toward the
south of the wheat belt and with the
former toward the north. The failure
may even increase the gross yield of
foodstuffs, says the Boston Transcript.
for corn produces more food units to
the acre than does wheat. and spring
wheat has actually a higher protein
and fat content than winter wheat, and
under favorable conditions it's yield
of bushels to the acre may be greater.
The replacing of wheat with corn
has, of course, this disadvantage, that
corn is a less relished and welcome
food to most people than wheat. 1t is,
however, of altogether greater value
as food for fattening animals, and its
greater relative abundance will direct
ly suggest the extensive keeping of
beef cattle, which would be an even
greater boon than the magnifying of
the wheat yield.
Barring some unfavorable dispense
ton of Providence, the possibility of
the production in 1917 of the greatest
yield of foodstuffs the country has ever
known is open to our agriculturists
and stockmen. And the wheat har-
vest, it may be agreeably remembered,
begins in this country in May in the
state of Texas, and in June is COM
pleted in fourteen states
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-18
THE ANSWER.

THE ANSWER.
There IL one answer to all dreams of ease
Belgiumi
One answer to the Teuton's cunning pleas
Belgium
One test and tombstone for all hearts that
feel;
One word that is stroke of steel on steel,
A stroke whose clangor sets long note
That falls upon our ears like distant sing
ing.
One word for you who say the strife must
cease
Belgiumi
Justice to her must hold the key of peace
Belgiumi
And you who clamor that our cry should be
Not love of country, but Humanity,
needing?
Humanity In her the world lies bleeding
Not she alone the dark decree must know
Belgiumi
The first in. that great sisterhood Of woe.
She speaks. my Country, with your own
lost dead;
She brings one answer to your shrinking
dread;
Draw now your sword. and set the clear
stroke ringing
That falls upon our hearts like mighty
singing!
Belgium!
Marion Couthouy Smith.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-18
Public School Music.

I'VE must first of all teach our
children to love the best music, and
then we must train them to read it,
not necessarily at sight but to read
it we'll enough to satisfy all the de-
mands likely to be made in that di-
rection," says Thomas Whitney Surette
in his book. Music and Life" just
published Mr.. Surette was member
of an unpaid advisory committee ap-
pointed by the school committee of
Boston to improve the teaching of
music in the public schools.
THE most distressing condition in
the Boston schools-and this would
be more or less true everywhere in
our country-was that all the children
in the kindergarten and primary
grades were learning such songs as
would eventually destroy their natural
taste for fine music. This is the one
great indictment against public school
music in the United States-that it has
been made to order for school books
and to fit technical problems, and that
it consequently fails to keep the al
legiance of children. Nothing but the
best will ever do that, and until we
supply the best our school music is
bound to fail. Singing by ear
spontaneously and without technical
instruction. but rather for the joy of
doing it, and for the formation of the
taste on good models, is the proper
beginning of all musical education"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-18
GLOBE SIGHTS
lFrom the Atchison Globe.1

IFrom the Atchison Globe
1t isn't a social event when every
body is invited.
Very few people are good at read
ing the Scriptures out loud.
Most of the economy is based on the
fact that the funds are limited.
1t always seems to a crouch that
there aren't enough indignation meet
ings.
remain excited for about twenty-four
days.
The theory that any woman can
fool q man has been practiced a good
deal.
There usually are plenty of warning
signs, if that is what you are looking
for.
A filtration is like a quarrel to the
extent that two are needed to make il
interesting.
This saying isn't so bad: Let your
charity begin at home, but do not lie:
it stay there.
If you are lucky in your guesses, the
chances are you will brag on your
good judgment.
What is free in this free country
A man who pays and pays and pays
is curious to know.
The most difficult task is an attempt
to reason with a wholly unreasonable
young person.
Usually the good fishing was the
day before you arrived, or the day
after you left the lake.
No one will ever became quite So
important as the slide trombone play
er in minstrel band seems to feel.
The chances are a great musician
could play just rs well if he would
blow himself for haircut occasion
ally.
I What has become of the old-fash-
toned man who studied the Scriptures
IN order to be able to argue with the
preacher?
| 1t often happens that so much faui;
| is found with a boy that one can't
blame him for liking his dog better
than he does his folks.
When a man has a headache, he
knows what caused it, if he can re-
member the events of the night be-
fore, and man differs from woman in
several other ways.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-18
A WAR OF METALS.

World leadership of the United
States as a produce of iron, steel and
non-ferrous metals, the very sinews
of modern warfare, is about to be ex-
ercised to it's fullest power in the de-
Tense of the nation. Now that the
gage of battle has been thrown to Ger
many, says the Iron Trade Review,
the wide margin of advantage of this
country over all other nations in the
possession of mineral and manufactur-
ing resources, is being brought into
full play. A comparison of the pro-
ductive potentiality along this line, of
the United States and the Central
Powers. sharply portrays the surpass-
ing material strength of this country
in what has been called appropriately
war of metals
The Importance of chemistry in
prosecuting successful warfare accord
ing to modern standards has been rec
ognized generally, but the allied art of
metallurgy has proved even more i'm
portant. Large quantities of steel,
copper. lead and zinc have been all es-
sentia1 in providing the necessities of
wal VI ora
nance and rifles, the requirements of
these metals in the present conflict
have been tremendous. Submarines,
battleships. aeroplanes, etc, have been
demanding structural and protective
materials possessing far greater phys
| ical properties. Special steels and al
Toys have been developed to keep pace
with tremendous military needs
Steel, by virtue of the immense ton
mage consumed, is the metal of most
vital importance in war. followed by
copper, lead, zinc and aluminium in
the order of importance. With the
entrance of the United States into the
FART conflict, the position of the
allied powers in metal resources is
strengthened enormously. This coun-
try, with a steel production of about
| 100000 tons in 1916, and an esti.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-18

DO you remember the man from
Dunoee' ne asked, that you engaged
wi the fine character
fes, SAID the captain What of
ct"
His face was pinched and drawn.
With faltering footsteps he wended his
way among the bustling crowd. Kind
sir. he suddenly exclaimed, will you
not give me loaf of bread for NV
wife and little ones?" The stranger
regarded him not unkindly. Far be
1t from me-" he rejoined, ito take adj
vantage of your restitution. Keep
your wife and little ones; I do not
The young subaltern, who was a son
OF a general and never omitted to rub
N that fact. was taking a MESA pc
from the general to the gunners.
If you please" he said to the
major, father says will you move vour
guns" The major was in an rate
mood; OH he iejoined. land what
the blazes does your mother say?"-
London Opinion.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-18
A Word to the wiIlful.

The biggest catastrophe since the
deluge, which latter never occurred,
is the war. Prussia has put the onus
of it on the allies. According to the
nature and nationality of the indivi-
dual, this accusation has been viewed
with contempt. amusement, anger and
belief. In Germany it is an article of
faith. But there is a mathematical
possibility of the truth of any given
statement. In the present instance
the statement is exact.
The allies were unprepared for war.
In England it was unthinkable. In
France there were other preocCupa-
tons. Russia, profoundly disorgan-
lied, wanted whatever you like but
that England, France. Russia were
not only unprepared, they were pa
cific. and, as such, so much game to
be bagged. If, like Germany, they
would have been no war. The onus
of it is therefore on them.
But tho Prussia-for once is right
and the war is due to the allies, it
would not have occurred were it not
for the anterior pacifism of Rome.
Roma means strength. Her might
reverberated in the roar of her name.
After smuggling the world into subjec-
ton, that might, detected by Chris
tian pacificism, bent Then. from their
her and, over the hydromel, drank
to the Day.
Had it been otherwise, had Rome
persevered in her tactics, had she
continued to turn the barbarians into
so many dead flies. their legs in the
air, there would be no barbarians now
on the throne of Prussia. there would
be no throne and no Prussia
Pacifcism created all three.
EDGAR SALTUS-