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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-15
Rippling Rhymes
LOOSENING UP
by Wall Mason

We asked old Hunk to come across, with
wartime contribution. This tightwad is a
total loss, except for elocution. He'll stand
around and talk for hours in patriotic man.
ner, and throw all kinds of gaudy flowers
at our world famous banner. Our banner
pleases every gent, and all the poets sing it;
and twaddle doesn't cost cent, so any man
can spring it. "Oh Hunk" we said, don't
chew the rag; shell coins---the soldiers need
EN-" He tried to switch off to the flag, and
sundry boons of freedom. He told how he
would die and bleed, if he were under thirty.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-15

New York restaurant keepers through the society Of
restaurants has adopted resolution that three whealess
and two meatess days be observed each week. This is
wheatess day than the government recommend
ed but the latter will make no objection to the extra day
being observed is the conserving of wheat it is after
and it does not care how it is done
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-15

o meatless day, O wheatless day
How you fill US with dismay,
A day week without our bacon
o hog we feel all but forsaken.
And now our doughnut and our pan
cake
One day a week we must forsake,
How can we miss one fluffy biscuit
And, too, our rich and juicy brisket.
o Bridget rest your rolling pin
And wipe that flour from off your chin
Your carving knife hang on its nail
Then take drink from the water pail
What Uncle Samuel says must go
And we II submit for veal or woe
We II try to make the sacrifice
And eat with joy our tasteless rice.
-DOCIA MUIR.
Fruitland. Ore.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-15

The Of the limo, the Belgian relief ship that ram
med the muntion Ship Mont Blanc has been arrested So
far there haxe been arrests of those who placed death
trap the muniton ship in the shape of tanks full of
benzne They the criminals not the sailors of either
ship.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-15

The middle west is swept by cold wave of unusual
violence and intensity Naturally there is much suffer
ng with coal and dear and the weather clerks in
innate the cold spell may be long Here at Salem
flowers still blooming out Of doors and heavy frost
has been the extent of the cold experienced.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-15

Germany's peace offer to Russia among other things
contains demand for the evacuation of Petrograd and
the disarming of the Baltic fleet With these terms as
condition precedent, Russia get hunch to the
she would be given she abandoned her fleet
and gave the Germans full swing
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-15

Premier Lloyd George is scheduled to
give an explicit definition and up to
date calculation of war aims, and
we re satisfied to let George do it.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-15

Relatives seeking news of friends and crowd of the
the victims of the Halifax disaster These crowd into the
city where there not sufficient shelter food for those
already there An order forbdding any coming to the
city may be required before the trouble is
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-15

OIU
your soul is pretty dirty The nation bushes for that
with soul of neuer gender who hands out language by
the ton when she needs legal tender" ve given much
old Hunk replied explaining why he's living; mo worthy
cause has been denied-t seems I'm always giving. 1t
really makes shed tear the way have to squander;
cough up fifteen dollars here and fifteen dollars yonder
And he has thousands put away and tens of thousands
ged and rdden Before this has had an end before
the final inning, lot of tghtwad souls my friend viii
dergo sknning.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-15

Thirty cents day from every American would pay
the expenses of carrying the up to a cost of
$33OO00O0 day. Guess manage to wiggle along
with that for time.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-15

At the movie play one is frequently led by what he
sees speculate upon what the films might show if they
had not been passed by the national board of censors
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-15
WHO SPRUNG THE KERR FAKE?

The Oregonian first published the story that Kansas
was bidding for W. Kerr Of the Oregon Agricultural
college 1t stated that $4,000 year had been offered for
Kerr's services by the Kansas Agricultural college,
Immediately movement was started to raise Kerrs
salary to $9000-to meet the supposed Kansas bid.
Senator Hawey of Polk county, secretary OF the o. A. e.
board and others directly interested in the college, at
once begun campaign urging that the board OF regents
be flooded with letters and kilograms euogzng Kerr and
his value to the state The newspapers Of every locality
were inspired to print editorials praising the that
Kansas wanted to buy and bewang the possibility OF his
loss to the state.
Evidently the board intended to raise Kerrs $1,000
wear salary but they wanted something to Justify them
selves for such action in these times Of and retrench
ment hence the publication Of the fake $4,000 Kansas
Offer
Kerr got his raise of salary and will draw $500 month
or So 400 year. and have the spending ofthe Lord only
knows how much money, since the O. A. c. is pretty
close mouthed about its payroll and mcldentals The
members of the ways and means committees OF the
legislatures and others who have right to the in
formation have learned this fact
But the thing the public will be most interested in
knowing is who sprung the fake Kansas story in the
Oregonian? Most assuredy that paper would not have
put up the job in the interest of the big Kerr machne 1t
seems incredible to think So Still the story of the $4,000
offer was Immediately branded as a hoax by Former
Governor Hoch and other members of board Of control
of the Kansas college, the Kansas City Star publishing
their denial Nov 26 and the Oregonan must have known
that its story false by its prompt denial in Topeka
Kansas the day following its publication in Portland
Why did it not make the proper denial instead of reter
atng its story time and again?
There are many things about the Oregonans connec-
tion with the Kerr fake that inconsistent with that
papers usual reliability and ght-forwardness Was
cevery taken in by the Kerr press bureau and then
lacked in moral courage to pubicaly acknowledge it?
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-15

Old Doc Cook, of north pole fame should look to his
aures Doc Kerr of the O. A. c. is still only in his prime
and coming strong.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-15

Silver is scheduled to go to dollar Bryan
should come to the front with 4 told you So"
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-15

Austrian subjects in this country certainly have no
cause for complaint at the treatment they to receive
Under the presidents proclamation they free as
American citizens long as they commit overt acts
They can and go wherever they will and are not
interfered with any All that is asked of them
is that they show their appreciation of good treatment by
behaving themselves. Regard for their own welfare
should cause them be careful about doing anything that
would cause their nenment and that of countless others
who must suffer should portion of them disregard the
conditions under which they are allowed to pursue their
usual vocatons unhampered.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-12-15

Fruitland, Ore.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-03-05
Barbara Worth Hotel Arrivals.

J. Crick, Los Angeles; w. M. Smith,
Santa Ana; c. M. Brown, Redlands;
S. J. Ulrey, Ontario, CAL; E. Cleve-
land, San Francisco; E. A. Schaeller,
Los Angeles; J. Sullivan, San Fran
cisco; H. F. Cromwell, Greenfield,
Mass; P. J. Burns, Los Angeles; S.
S. Dourghty, Detroit; D. Neiddorff,
Los Angeles; A. Marks, San Francis
co; J. r. Hasswell, Los Angeles; I. H.
Sheath, Los Angeles; F. F. Baggart,
Van Cleete, Chicago; J. A. Ly, Calex-
leo; G. w. E. House, San Diego; E.
Wilcox, New York City; G. W. Glib
sen, San Diego; f. L. Wilson, Los
Angeles; L. w. Bulling, Los Angeles;
H. E. Dodge, Los Angeles; P. P. Har-
ris, Lewis Albert, San Francisco; H.
Volk, San Francisco; o. B. Groois,
Los Angeles; w. G. Haines, San Fran
cisco; S. H. Babb, Chicago; G. N, In
man, Los Angeles; w. H. Young, Los
Angeles; A. B. Nauret, Los Angeles
F. 0. Clinefelter, Los Angeles; Barker
Van Zant, Los Angeles; A. l.. Morri-
son, Los Angeles; H. M. Haulerman,
Los Angeles; l. A. Diller, E. S. Con-
way, Chicago, H. N. Cheesebrough,
Oakland.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-03-05

the rear end of another machine on
the road, due to the slippery condition
of the road over which the daring pi-
lots were travelling. A telephone mes
sage was sent back to Eureka, and
after the loss of one and one-half
hours the damaged radiator was re-
placed. All went well for many miles
until the car had reached point near
the summit of the grade at Bell
Springs. Great drifts of snow, aver
aging two feet in depth, were en-
countered there for long stretches.
At first the car successfully rode
over the frozen crust of the snow,
but suddenly the car broke through,
and after fully an hours time Her.
manson and Moore succeeded in dig
ging themselves out of the drift. For
a distance of several yards the car
was forced to buck the snow and the
crew compelled to do more or less
shoveling. Then followed a stretch of
clear roadway for half a mile, and
then another snowdrift. This, by care
full maneuvering they succeeded in
riding over the top, but only to break
through a deeper drift few hundred
feet further on, where shoveling and
snow bucking was again resorted to.
Invariably the roads were in bad
shape all the way over the mountain
range until Willis was reached around
breakfast time Sunday morning. After
an hours rest there the Maxwell crew
again started out. But they had not
gone far before they struck a partic-
ularly bad place in the road, which
snapped one of the rear springs. This
was replaced in short time. All went
we'll after that until they reached the
boundary line of Marin County, where
speed officer took up their trail and
caused their arrest in Novato. From
that point into Sausalito no further
incidents marred the trip.
The route the Maxwell car followed
was by way of Bridgeville and Blocks
burg, fifteen miles longer than by way
of Scotia, the latter route being i'm
passable on account of heavy slides
and other obstruction. The total dis
tance travelled by the car was 303,5
miles. Despite the defying road con-
citions and the many hindering Incl
dents of the daring drive an average
of nearly seventeen miles per hour
was maintained between the two ex-
treme points of the journey.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-03-05

ed, which leaves US very much ham
dicapped in road work throughout the
county. However, Supervisor Swal-
low has assured within the
last week that heroic measures will
be used to repair this one road and
has secured the voluntary co-opera-
ton of some of the stage and truck
companies and will use their trucks to
pull the graders over the road. This
work is now being pushed and we
hope that within few days the road
will be in a much better condition
and can be travelled without break
ing springs or getting begged down.
We realize that our greatest prob
lem is roads, and we are particularly
anxious to have the road between
here and the Imperial Valley in first
class condition at the earliest possible
date.
"Our excursion to the Valley, as
you have probably been advised, will
arrive in Ell Ceptro the afternoon of
March 9, leaving there the morning
Of the 18th. We are trying to limit
this as much as possible to San Die
go business men, whom we wish to
interest and educate in the resources
of your Valley, and we also wish
them to have a more intimate knowl-
edge of what your people expect of
San Diego and what San Diego may
expect from Imperial Valley.
"Yours very truly,
"SAN DIEGO CHAMBER OF COM
MERGE.
"H. w. SUMPTION,
Executive Secretary"
Imperial Valley press., 1917-03-05
oakland baseball club will start the

oakland baseball club will start the
season this year under new admin
istration and new policy. Presi-
dent Cal Ewing and Manager Del
Howard, who teamed in San Francisco
in 1914, have supplanted President
Leavitt and Manager Rowdy Elliott,
who had charge fthe Orks nearly all
Of last year. Even Secretary Jack
Cook, the financial genius of the club,
has departed in favor of Salt Lake.
Tired Of four years of failure in
trying to bolster up the club with
players imported from the majors
and the two other Class AA leagues,
the Oakland. club this year will take
the field with a team consisting al
most entirely of youngsters from
Class B circuits. AS a further ex-
pertinent, the Oaks signed up %
bushers who were given as good
tryout in Oakland as the weather per-
mitted. All those who showed any
promise are now in the training camp
here.
"I expect to have the fastest team
ever seen in the Coast league, said
Manager Howard. eve may not win
the pennant, but we will have youth
and speed in our favor, and lots of
pep. All our players will be comers
instead Of has-beens. The veterans
we now have on the string will be
replaced by younger talent if they
Go not give thorough satisfaction"
Because of the borough renovation
he has undertaken, Howard is in the
position of not having any idea how
his club is to be constituted. He has
three men for every infield position,
with the probability that not single
man of last years infield will be
retained.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-03-05
WOULD HAVE CITIES
SHARE IN AUTO FEES

The Cincinnati, Ohio, City Council
has adopted resolutions requesting
the General Assembly of Ohio to en-
act a bill providing that each munic-
ipality in the State shall receive half
the license fees from motor cars and
all the fees from motor trucks. At
present the money goes to the states.
The purpose is to provide addi' ional
funds for street improvements in Gin
cinnati, though every city in the state
will be affected in like manner if the
bill is passed.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-03-05
MAXWELL FIGHTS DEEP
SNOW IN DARING RUN

San Francisco, March 3.-Defying
the deep snow at the summit at Bell
Springs, in Mendocino County, and
the treacherous mountain roads Turing
the middle of the winter, Maxwell
roadster was driven from Eureka
to Sausalito last Saturday and SUM-
Gay by A. Hermanson. Of
the Humboldt County town, setting
new mark for daring driving in the
annuls of motoring on the Pacific
Coast.
No efforts were made by Herman
son, who was accompanied on the peri
lous journey by George Moore. also of
Eureka to establish new speed rec
ord between the two points.
The primary object was to get
through, a feat which both the oc-
cupants of the car and many others
believed would be almost impossible.
Nevertheless, the running time be-
tween Eureka and the Marin County
terminus was 1S hours and minutes.
A total of s hours and 26 minutes was
lost on the trip on account of unavoid-
able delays of various kinds.
With their Maxwell stripped to
racing trim, with the exception of
ropes block and tackle and shovels,
the Maxwell pilot and mechanician
left Eureka last Saturday afternoon
at 1:56 o'clock. At 1:25 o'clock Sum
Gay afternoon the crew checked in at
the Western Union telegraph office
in Sausalito. Both occupants of the
car were nearly exhausted from the
ordeal they had gone through.
When only a short distance out of
Eureka, the Maxwell car collided with
Imperial Valley press., 1917-03-05
WHATCHAMA COLUMN.
Flats.

A flat is a place with no room for
expansion, intellectual or chest.
1t requires thin furniture and
narrow wife. The rooms are so small
you have to walk sideways when you
wear your winter clothing. And it's
no place for a man with stomach
if you won't want the walls to bulge.
Newly initiated flat dwellers have
to be carefully trained so they won't
walk out in the back yard and fall
eff the fire escape.
When the fellow who said any old
place he could hang his hat was home,
sweet home, to him, went to live in
{ flat, he kept his hat on and hung
himself instead.
Life isn't much without a front
orch and back yard anyhow.
But what's a man with a 1x5 in
come going to do with an 8x1O dis
position in a 2x4 flat?
Imperial Valley press., 1917-03-05
SAN D IEGO PROMISES
BETTER CONDITIONS
ON HIGHWAYS

Correspondence between Eugene
White of this city and Secretary
Sumption of the San Diego Chamber
of Commerce, has caused statement
to be issued that the coast county
would soon start to repair the road
between Mountain Springs and ia
mul.
The communications passing be-
tween the two good roads advocates
are as follows:
Gel Centro, Feb. 27, 1917-Mr. Ho-
mer w. Sumption, Executive Secre-
tary San Diego Chamber of Com
merce, San Diego, Cal.-Dear Sir:
The present condition of that part
of the San Diego-Imperial Valley
highway lying between Mountain
Springs and Jamul is indescribably
fierce! Considering the great and
growing traffic between San Diego
and the Valley and the great value
of this traffic, both passenger and
iiClSHt, W hOdiI DtcSO, IL SSSlilS Cilo,I
some heroic measures should be put
in motion toward the quick repair of
this road. 1t is, right at this time,
in it's most plastic condition for
scraping and leveling, while little
later on the surface will be hard as
a brick and infinitely more expensive
to scrape and level.
every sincerely yours,
"EUGENE D. WHITE"
"San Diego, March 1, 1917.-Mr.
Eugene D. White, Ell Centre, Call
My Dear Mr.. White: Just received
your letter of February 27, 1917, and
we are very much concerned regard
ing the condition of the road between
San Diego and Imperial Valley. As
] explained when in Ell Centre, the
floods of 1916 caused road damage
that exhausted all road funds, and
the bonds for the construction and
improvement of roads were defeat
Imperial Valley press., 1917-03-05
bUSHERS ON EDGE.
CONTINUED FROM PAGE oNE)


have at Maier Park in Vernon.
Both Manager Frank Chance of
the Angels and "Firebrand" George
Stovall, the new Vernon manage, are
strong for bushers. They both be-
lieve the successful minor league team
is one that can develop a few good
young players each season, and sell
them to the majors at good figure.
Hence, scouts have combed the brush,
attended sand lot games, and have
secured for tryouts every youngster
showing signs of being a baseball
player. Chance holds that he has the
prize Of the season in defy" Nc
Moran, young Pomona twirle~ whose
record has been remarkao.,. Several
experts pick him as the st.:- slahster
Of the coast circuit thi syear. Len
McIntyle, a giant from Taft, is an
other young pitcher in the Angel
squad who will be watched with in
terest, as two or three other clubs
sought him. Roy Moffitt, from the
Imperial Valley League, is also con-
sidered a conner.
GLOOMY Gus" Gleichman, one of
the fastest first sackers in the Coast
League, and heretofore Tiger fixture,
is now an Angel, as Stovall, Vernon's
new manager, will play this position.
For Gleichman, Stovall received Nc
Larry and Galloway, two infielders
who will fight for the position va
Gated when "Swede" Risberg, batting
demon, moved to the majors.
There are about rs men in the two
training camps here today. The ma
jority of these are bushers, although,
several old heads are seeking another
chance. Both teams have a number
of veterans left over from last years
teams, especially in the pitching and
catching departments.
Boyes, Springs,< March 3.-The
Imperial Valley press., 1917-03-05
High Price Brought by Tested Jerseys

The herd of high grade Jersey cows
sold by Louis Fougerouse, through
the auction sale conducted on Feb
,uary 20, 1917, by E. G. Bair, Colonel
Ben A. Rhoades and Harold B.
Rhoades, brought, for the forty best
cows, an average of $1O7.77, and for
the total of IS cows an average of
500 per head, this being the highest
price paid for grade Jerseys in
years.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-03-05

Marriage licenses were issued to the
following: LIE Marque S. Moosau, aged
23, Ell Centre, and Maude B. Case, aged
%, of Holtville; Elmer Muck, aged 27,
and Mona E. Brogan, aged 16, both of
Calexico. Felisa Chacon, 1S, of Braw-
ley, took out a license to wed Pedro
Escalera. Perdo remained in Braw-
ley.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-03-05
To the Citizens of Ell CentrO.

The sewer system has been accept
ed by the city council. Those wish
ing to make connections there with
will get their permits at the city hall
before so doing and can connect at
any time. G. WATKINS,
3-6 Sewer Commissioner.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-03-05
Experience Makes Perfect"

DR.. Hutchison, the Valley Optician,
has had sixteen years of it in the op-
teal business. He solicits the diff
ferent cases. See him any Wednes-
cay at Denver Rooms, next to Lii
brary. At Calipatria next Thursday
end Brawley on Friday. 3-5
Imperial Valley press., 1917-03-05

Miss Maude Case and Lamar Moo
saw of Holtville were happily married
at the home of Miss Case in Holt
vile yesterday. Many guests were
welcomed. Mr.. and Mrs. Lamar Moo
saw will be at home on their ranch
near Meloland after this week.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-03-05

The Carpinteria Walnut Growers
Association reports sale of over $780,
900 worth of nuts.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-03-05

The San Antonio Fruit Growers As
sociation is again discussing the build
ing Of cannery at Chino.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-03-05

Alvin Nelson of Ell Centre, formerly
with the Maxwell Car Company, is
now with the Chalmers and bort Car
Company.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-03-05

Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Taylor of Braw-
Icy were visitors in Ell Centre yester-
day.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-03-05

Lettuce growers of Brawley have
been receiving two dollars per crate
fob. Brawley.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-03-05

Kim Johnson of Holtville was ac-
companied by w. Wilkins to FL Cen
tro yesterday on an auto ride.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-03-05

Mike Liebert, prominent rancher
from the Seeley district, was busi-
ness visitor in the city today.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-03-05

p. w. Damon of San Dimas has TAX
en- charge of the new citrus packing
house at Fallbrook, San Diego County.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-03-05

TOO LATE FOR CLASSIFICATION
FOR SALE-Five and 10 acres, three
miles N. w. of Ell Centre. Call at
Tenth and Woodward. 81
Imperial Valley press., 1917-03-05

PERSONAL MENTION

VALLEY DYE WORKS
Expert Cleaning and Pressing.
Work Called for and Delivered.
534 Main Street. Telephone 1863
The St. Joseph observer. [volume] (St. Joseph, Mo.) 1906-1932, 1917-06-02
SHOULD PUNISH
WHEN NECESSARY

A woman is greatly concerned as to
the outcome of the systematic spelling
of her neighbors little girl. The child
is bright and pretty and lovable, she
says, but the mother eXerts no restrain
ing influence over her, and the little
girl is in fair way TO grow up saucy,
pert and disagreeable. On the few oc-
casiOns on which the mother objects to
the childs small naughtinesses, the
child kicks and screams and makes
faces at her mother, and the mothers
only reprimand is playful patting of
the childs lips, or "Oh, now, baby must
not do that" But baby continues to
do that, and many other similar things
unrestrained and undisciplined, and
the neighbor fears for the child when
she shall have become few years old
er. With no restraint now she is in
fair way to be unrestrained later,
and the child that might easily become
a happy, useful, beautiful woman, may
be just the reverse, because the mother
cant bear to punish her." and be-
cause "babys little ways are so cute"