davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Imperial Valley press., 1917-02-19
LABORATORY DETECTION
OF CRIME TO BE TAUGHT

Would-be Sherlock Holmes are TO
be aided by the University OF Call
fornia. How science can aid in the
detection of criminals is to be taught
in the Summer Session.
Cooperating with the Berkeley Mu-
nicipal School for Police Officers.
Dean Walter Morris Hart has arranged
for summer session course, from
June 25' to August A, on "Field and
Laboratory Methods for Criminal In
vestigation." 1t will be given by Ed
ward Oscar Heinrich of Tacoma,
Wash, trained as chemist at the
University of California, who since
then has achieved a reputation as an
expert examiner of questioned docu-
ments and as an authority in poisoning
cases.
Ten members of the San Francisco
detective and police staffs are to be
detailed to attend the Summer Ses-
session and to take this course. The
Berkeley policemen will join the class
and the University expects representa-
tives of police departments from all
over the Pacific Coast, as well as at
torneys who specialize in criminal law,
social workers, bank officials and
others interested in ways of detecting
forgery, and students of criminology.
Photographic enlargements will be
used to show how a forged signature
may be distinguished from genuine
signature, by the differences betewen
the free sweep of genuine handwrit-
ing and the copying of the forger, and
study of light and shade in signatures,
the frequency with which the pen is
lifted, the character and position OF
shadings, and other elements OF hand
writing which betray the forger.
Heinrich will tell, also, how the age
of a document or signature may
be determined, how the wretches who
write slanderous anonymous letters
may be unveiled, how the writer OF
an unsigned typewriter document
may be detected, and how banks may
guard themselves against check-rals-
ing, alterations and interlineations OF
legal documents, and the like.
A grisly chapter of the course will
be discussion of the study of blood
stains as a means of finding out the
guilty.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-02-19
THE PRESS COOK BOOK
Daily Recipe
Planked Beefsteak.
Daily Recipe

Broil for seven minutes a porter
house steak cut one and one-half inhces
thick. Butter plank and arrange a
border of potatoes close to the edge
with pastry bag and rose tube. Re-
move the steak to the plank and place
in oven until the steak is done and
rotatoes Drowned Spread steak with
tutter, season with salt and pepper
Garnish with mushroom caps and
small tomatoes or red peppers. The
tomatoes should be sauted in butter;
also the mushroom caps. The red
Peppers also make nice garnish.
Caramel Custard.
cups scalded milk
6eggs
u cup sugar
Il teaspoon salt
Put sugar in frying pan. Stir con-
stantly, over hot part of the range,
Until melted to a syrup of light
Imperial Valley press., 1917-02-19

brown color. Remove at once and add
to the milk, using care that the milk
does not bubble up and run over, as 1t
is liable to do on account OF the
great heat of the sugar. AS soon as
tie sugar is melted in milk, add the
mixture gradually to the slightly-beat-
en- eggs. Add salt and flavoring, and
strain all into buttered mould. Bake
in a slow oven, with mould resting IN
water until firm. Chill and turn on
g serving dish and pour over cara
mel sauce.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-02-19
MOTHER! DON'T TAKE
CHANCES IF CHILD'S
TONGUE is COATED
IL Cross, Feverish, Sick, Rilious,
Clean Little Liver and
Bowels.

A laxative today saves sick child
tomorrow. Children simply will not
take the time from play to enpty
their bowels, which become clogged
with waste, liver gets sluggish. stom-
ach sour.
Look at the tongue, Mother Ii coat
ed, or your child is listiess, cross, fe-
verish, breath bad, restless, doesn't
eat heartily, full of cold or has sore
throat or any other children's allment,
give a teaspoonful of California
Syrup of Figs" then don't worry, be-
cause it is perfectly harmless, and in
a few hours all this constipation poi
son, sour bile and fermenting waste
will gently move out of tue bowels,
and you have a well, playful. child
again. A thorough "inside cleansing
is ofttimes all that is necessary 1t
should be the first treatment given IN
any sickness.
Beware of counterfeit fig syrups.
Ask your druggist for 5O-cent bot
tie of california Syrup of Figs
which has full directions for 1ahies,
children of all ages and for grown
ups plainly printed on the bottle. Look
carefully and see that it is made by
the california Fig Syrup Company.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-02-19
STEALING AUTOMOBILES.

Stealing automobiles has become very popular form
# thievery. The thieves becoming very expert in
he game In Los Angeles county the stolen machines
aggregate S150O00 to 100000 in value in year All
ver the country increase in this form of crime is
eported.
The motor steaer is the modern successor of the
orse thief who in primitive days considered the low
st kind of crook, and was promptly suspended from
he nearest tree.
Many crooked automobile dealers will need care
Ill supervision as is given pawnbrokers. 1t is claimed
he thieves are able oberate all Distinguishing marks
Yet would seem as each machine could be given
identifying mark that could not be destroyed
The great difficulty in detecting this form of crime
that the machines be taken to distant states where
they are sold to dealers without difficulty. If stranger
comes into garage in large city and offers
at what is clearly low price, the dealer is not disposed
to question too closely. He that he is getting
bargain so it is for his interest buy It may yet be
necessary make prove their ownership before
sale can be legal.
People will leave machine crowded streets for
hours unprotected by any form of locking Any
familiar with motor operation could take them any time
with but slight risk But people hate to lose extra
minute to their machines, absorbed ab-
sentminded The police and detectives would feel
enthusiasm about the pursuit of these thieves if
Of would cooperate by taking greater precautions
Those people who sailing beligerent ships with
the German submarines thick think that this
is the sea bathing season.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-02-19

Those people who sailing beligerent ships with
the German submarines thick to think that this
is the sea bathing season.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-02-19

u. S. RECLAMATION SERVICE.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-02-19
BEAT THE RAILROADS TO THESE
CALIPATRIA FARMS.

The construction of the Calipatrla
railroad is progressing very rapidly
and when completed and in operation
you know what it is going to do to
heal estate values, so it behooves you
to get in and buy a farm now at the
present low prices and reap the profits
that are sure to come with the in
creased value of these farms.
We have not raised the price OF
these farm lands since they were
opened up for settlement over two
years ago, so that you can still buy
for the same low price that was put
on them before the water system was
perfected, before any of the enormous
improvements were put in and even be-
fore this railroad was thought of.
But you must act at once and not
delay. Go to Calipatria at once and
Mr.. H. H. Clerk, the general manager
of the Farms Lands Association and
agent for these farm lands, will show
YOU what valuable property there is
now open and on what easy terms you
can buy them on.
If you are looking for a farm or
thinking of buying this spring, this
is your one big opportunity and should
be looked into without further delay.
Go and see what big things are doing
in this North End town.-Ad.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-02-19
STEADY DECREASE IS.
NOTICED IN C0NWCTS

Washington, Feb. ia steady de-
crease since 1885 in the proportion of
convicts in the United States en-
rloyed in miscellaneous work under
lease and contract and a marked in
crease in the proportion employed for
the benefit of the state on highways
and other public work are shown in
statistics just published by the Office
of Public Roads and Rural Engineer
ing of the United States Department
of Agriculture. These statistics are in
Icluded in Department Bullentin Ala,
a professional paper, which reports
one of the first exhaustive studies
made in this country covering the ad-
ministrative, engineering, economic,
disciplinary and health condition in
convict road camps. Representatives
Of the United States Public Health
Service co-operated with the special
lists of the Department of Agriculture
in making the studies. The systems
adopted by the several states are dis
cussed and recommendation are made
for the achievement of greater eff
cheney in operation of the convict
camps and conduct of the road work.
The systems of convict labor are
classified in the report as lease, con-
tract and piece price systems, under
which the labor of the convicts is de-
voted to public structures and roads.
The latter system has grown in popu-
larity, it is pointed out, because it
makes use of the convict labor with
minimum of competition with free
labor contributes fairly lasting bene-
fits to the whole community, affords
healthful and even somewhat reforma-
tive employment to the convicts, and
reduces congestion in penal institu-
ltions. The most satisfactory use of
the system, in the opinion OF the de-
partment's road specialists, is under
state, rather than county administra-
ton. Since 1885, the report shows
the percentage of conviets in a large
number of representatives institutions
working under the public account,
state-use and public works and ways
systems. has increased from 33 to sc
per cent, while the proportion engaged
| in road work alone has increased from
1.3 per cent to nearly 13 per cent.
Convicts should not be indiscrimi-
nately put to work on roads, it is
uointed out. Only those who are ply
sically fit for the work should be en-
ployed. 1t may be even desirable and
practicable in many instances to re.
serve assignment to the open air work
as a reward for good behavior. Ply
sically and by former mode of life
statistics cited in the report show
about three-fourths of the average
male prison population is better fit.
ted for outdoor labor than for shoI
work. In practice, when all consider.
ations are taken into account, it has
been found that from 25 to so pei
cent of the male inmates of prisons
are available for road work.
The employment of state convicts ii
road making, the report shows, first
became general in the South in the
early '9Os. Such use of state convicts
has been made by Northern and West
ern states, however, mostly during
the last ten years.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-02-19

WANTED-Position as foreman on
ranch by single man; expert stock
judge and experienced in care OF
stock, also work stock. No harm to
talk it over. Can be found at
Franklin Hotel, or address G. W.
Hood, Gen. Del. 2-22
Imperial Valley press., 1917-02-19
Colorado River.

Mean daily gage heights, in feet,
and mean discharges, in second-feet, OF
the Colorado river at Yuma, Ariz., for
the week edig Februarny 16, 1917:
Imperial Valley press., 1917-02-19
TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY

LOST-Large gray fur collar, Sunday
afternoon, somewhere on He'll ave
nue., Fifth street and Broadway.
Finder please leave with Mrs. Ohm
stede, All Hail avenue, and receive
reward. 2-2O
Imperial Valley press., 1917-02-19
Notice to Property Owners.

Call at your Bank, the office of
your Mutual Water Company or the
Irrigation District and sign the petit
tion for Bond Election. It is import
ant that the Election be held at the
earliest possible date. PIT
Imperial Valley press., 1917-02-19

Mask ball at Woodland Park Wed
nesday night. Costumes for rent at
Preston's. Z-I9
Imperial Valley press., 1917-02-19

RUPRECHT, German Coach stall
lion; the ideal all-purpose horse
for Imperial Valley. Only Coach
horse; also blue ribbon winner
at fair; stands, at ranch miles
northeast of Holtville; season,
$40. \Mercereau. 2-19
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1917-11-16
KEEPS RECORD OF MEN
Army Of Clerks for Files in
War Department.
United States Profits by British Diff
eultles In Checking Up Casualty
Reports.

Washlngton.--A small army of
clerks, operating files covering 10000
square feet Of floor space, soon win be
employed by the statistical division Of
the war department to keep the indi-
vidual record of every man wearing
Uncle Sans uniform.
The main purpose of the statistics
is to provide an accurate means Of
checking casualty reports. Incidental
ally, however, the complete army his
tory Of the men will be recorded.
Maj. j. J. Jones has charge of the
central office In Washington. Another
will be established in Europe. Weekly
reports will be made to central Offices
by divisional bureaus, which in turn
will receive information from three
members Of each regiment, specially
detailed to the work.
Two filing systems viii be main
tanned. One, containing in alphabet
ical order the names of every man In
the service, viii serve as check in
referring to the regimental files.
The record of each man will contain
the name and address of his nearest
relative, to serve as an aid to prompt
transmission Of cabled reports of
deaths and serious Illness. The war
department also will undertake to give
relatives reports Of military funerals,
location of burial places and informa-
tion concerning Americans held In enc
my prison camps.
Until the Red Cross came to It's aid,
the British government experienced
great difficulty in handling casualty re-
ports, and by the establishment of this
system the war department intends to
avoid similar confusion.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1917-11-16
EEL TRADE IS DEMoRALIzE0
catchers of Elongated Slippery Fish
in Thames River Among Others
Affected by the War.

Good Queen Bess' fondness for the
Dutch eel is keeping one man In Brit
ain In a state of forced idleness, OBJ
serves the New York Sun.
In the early part of her reign boat
laden with cells sailed up the Thames
and part of the cargo was sent to the
virgin queen as a gift. Her majesty
was so delighted with the, at that time
novel dish, that she granted Skipper
ViSjerzonen a charter which made
the River Thames free to him and his
descendants, absolved him of all river
dues and gave his descendants the
river forever.
But one condition of the charter
was to the effect that the mooring
place always must be occupied by
some of their boats. If at any time
the place was unused the privilege
would cease. For 300 years the de-
scendants of the fortunate skipper
have piled their trade in the Thames,
always retaining their original moor
ing place. But the war broke out, the
eel trade fell off considerably and the
submarine activity completely killed
it off about two years ago.
Captain Villum, the last arrival in
charge of an eel boat, has since that
period been to all intents and pur-
poses marooned. To maintain his
rights it has been necessary to stay
in the river, and until the war ends
this condition will be fulfilled. He re-
plies to questions as to the length OF
his exile that he expects to stay for
two or three years yet.
No., =. .,. -, -, -,
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1917-11-16
SWAMP-ROOT FOR
KIDNEY AILMENTS

There is only one medicine that really
stands out pre-eminent as medicine for
durable ailments of the kidneys, liver
and bladder.
DIR. Kilmer's Swamp-Ro stands the
highest for the reason that it has proven
to be just the remedy needed in thou
sands upon thousands of distressing cases.
Swamp-Root, physicians prescription for
special diseases, makes friends quickly be-
cause its mild and immediate effect is
soon realized in most cases. 1t is gen.
tie, healing vegetable compound.
drug stores in bottles of two sizes, medi-
UNI and large.
However, if you wish first to test this
great preparation send ten cents to DR..
Kilmer & Co., Binghamton, N Y, for
sample bottle. When writing be sure and
mention this paper.-Adv.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1917-11-16
SEATTLE WOMEN WOULD ARM
Discuss Defensive Measures Against
Woman Sluuser at Mass
Meeting.

Seattle, Wash.--At a mass meeting
of Seattle women held to discuss de-
fenslve measures against woman
slugger, who has caused reign Of ter
ror in this city and who is believed
by many to be the man guilty of the
murder Of Miss Ruth de MERIT and
Mrs. Florence Wehn, II was suggested
that an peddlers and others who make
a living by going from door to door be
informed, chain locks placed ON all resi-
dence doors and all women armed for
the duration of the emergency,
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1917-11-16
HEALTH STRAPS BURN MANY
celluloid Street Car contrivanees lg-
mite and SINCE Passengers in
Newark, N. j.

New York.-The Public Service Rail-
ways company of Newark, N, J., re-
Gently installed in its trolley cars cell
luloid straps for the straphangers,
this as a hygienlc measure.
A car from Newark TO South Orange
blew out fuse at Howard street and
South Orange avenue. Instantly every
one of the new straps burst into flame.
People got of the cars the best way
they could, but several were burned.
The fire was put out by the fire de-
partment after it had done consider
able damage.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1917-11-16
DAVIS Philosophy.

Old Davy Skinner, fisherman on
the Cape Cod coast, was noted for UNI
failing self-poise and economy of
words. No one ever knew Old Davy
to become in the least excited, nor did
he ever waste a word.
One summer day he was rowing
along in his boat, when a dory contain
ing five or six young summer people
was capsized near him. Naturally
there were screams and wild confu-
sion, in the midst of which Davy
rowed over to the scene of the disas-
ter and said placidly to the young peo-
pie who were clinging to the boat,
screaming for help:
Hadn't you better git in?'
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1917-11-16
NAVY COOKS WILL BE
TAUGHT IN BIG HOTELS

New York.-0ne thousand en-
listed men from the navy soon
will be cooking meals for guests
of New York's big hotels. Ho-
tel managers decided at a meet
ing of the Hotel Association of
New York city to meet the
shortage of cooks in the navy
and transport service by turning
the kitchens of this city's hos
telries into training schools.
Oscar Tschirky of the Wal
dorf, promised to put ten uni
formed tars In his kitchen to
learn the art of serving meals.
Sailors in lots of ten or more
will be set to work as soon as
possible in the kitchens of the
Claridge, the McAplin and other
hotels.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1917-11-16
slxteen.Foot Corn stalk.

Columbus, Ind.-Charles Bowers. a
farmer living near this city, has
corn stalk that measures 16 feet inch
from the ground to the top, The stalk
is more than inches in circumfer,
eAee. 1t has two ears of corn. each
Of which measures 1875 inches in
length.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1917-11-16

A band Of men CARRIED In long blacA
robes and wearing masks seized sew
entecn members OF the l. w. w, took
them to the edge Of Tulsa, okla, and
administered Iasiies and coat Of tar
aud feathers, after which the l. w.
WIS were started toward the Osage
bills, with warning not 10 return to
Tulsa
~ nm address az Memphis, Tenn,
Boris A. Bakhmetieff. the Russian am
bassndor, decinred That II Russia Is to
achieve her political freedom the Max-
inalists who rcyolied against the Kerr
ensky provisional government az petro-
grad must be oyefthrown Immediate
peace. such ak the Mnximniists pro-
pose, be said. could result only In Rus.
sian oppression.
United States Senators william s.
Kenyon OF Town and John u. Kendrick
Of Wyoming have left England for
France 10 visit the camp Of the Amer
icnn expeditlonnry army and the Brit
ish aud French battle fronts.
WASHINGTON.
SuffragIst leaders on Friday called
AZ the White House and after thank
ing President Wilson for his support
IN the victorious New York campaign,
urged him 70 Include In his coming
messuge 10 congress recommends
ton for the federal constitutional
woman's suffrage amendment
Coke prices for the entire country
were fixed by the fuel administration
November o Ia ruling confirming the
price Of so ton set by the war In
dustries board for Connelsyille coke
in an agreement with steel producers.
The governments first move towards
eliminating non,essentlnl Industries to
save coal was made November In
an order by the fuel administrators linn.
iting the use Of fuel for electric dis
play advertising to the hours between
Z 49, aud II o'clock p. ~.
a corn crop, lurger by more than
B6,OO0OO0 bushels than ever grown In
the history of American agriculture, Is
the production of the farmers Of the
United States this year. The depart
ment Of agriculture IN It's preliminary
estimate Of the crop placed the guam
tlty at 3,l9l ,0s3,0G0 bushels.
Thousands Of tons of coal held by
Iobhers and wholesalers was made
available for emergency distribution
November s, when the fuel admlnistra
ion decided 10 allow the dealers to
AXE a small margin Of profit on coal
hey had contracted for ut high prices
,efore the government prices We're
liked.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1917-11-16
FoREIaN.

FOREIGN.
petrograd has been startled by ru-
more than General Kornilofl han es-
capped, and Immediately there wau talk
that he might place himself NJ the
hend 81 his brother Cossacks and lead
a counter revolution. II IL Is true that
he has gained hts liberty the Lenine
government win be confronted with a
nightmare, for the very fact that such
potential force for opposition Is at
large VIII be- sure Co have dramatic
effect upon the Russian people
The conference OF British. French
ana Italian Representatives has result
ia III the creation of permanent In
Icr-allled military committee which
Wlll have charge OF the Italian cam.
paign. General Cadorna win he one
of the members, three italian generals
being Ia charge of held operations.
English and Chinese newspapers in
Picking, Shanghai aud Tientsin com
mend the Lansing.Ishli agreement con
rernlng China, contending that Il will
guarantee peace IN the fur east and
serve 10 eliminate Chinese distrust to-
wards Japan.
The entire Turkish army Ia Pales-
tine n retreatlng towards the north.
British ulrplanes are following IN The
retiring Turks ana bombing them,
Premier Kcrensky has been driven
from Petrograd and the workmen's
aud soldiers delegates are In complete
control. The policy of the new gov
erumeut II Is announced, will be a
quick peace with Germany ana dis.
| irlbutlon Of lands among the peasants
kerensky may set up government
1T Moscow.
TekrIt, on the Tlgrls river In Meso
pntnmiu ninety miles northwest OF
Bagdad was occupied by the British
on November q.
The threat that military dictator
ship Is Inevitable unless inslsteuc'
upon Il radical vice chancellor is drop
ped aud the government of Count vor
, Hertllng as Ii now stands Is accepted
Is held over the progressive democrat
e elements IN Germany
The first three American soldiers
/ killed IN the trenches In France arr
sleeping in French soil. honored by TIN
American army and the people an,
army Of France. Their final inter
/, ment took place November I.
/. A marked decrease In the Britisl
1 merchant ships sunk during the las
4 week Is noted IN the admiralty repOr
i | November Z. only eight vessels owe
< 1900 tons We're sunk by mine or sub
marine aud four vessels under tina
tonnage.
n Americas mission 90 the approach
/ ing conference OF the powers wpgin
= war against the German empire ha
i arrived safely In England. No INIT
1. ward incident on the voyage over wa
reported
n Open revolt has fiared up again
n Russia. The situation Is eNtremel
4 grave. Leon Trotsky. who years az
a left Russia Tor America and returnt
u shortly after the March revolution.
q the prime never behind the new BE
a sheyiki uprising
An American passenger on the ira
,a which was attacked BY villa followe
"a and lynamited sunday was made pri
\, oner and taken to the mountains, a
j. cordlng 10 report received ut Juare
ns The German reichstag will meet \
~ veluher -, according 10 cabled !
port received from Zurich Swltzerluu