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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-30
MAKING THE DESERT FRUITFUL.

That vast expanse of semi arid land in the
west known as the Great American desert, is
being brought under the dominion of the farm
jer just as rapidly as food products are discov-
cred which thrive under dry land conditions
In the old days the pioneers carried along
with them into the rainless region the farming
methods and crops of the middle west but they
found that the cultural methods which were
adapted to Iowa conditions would not work
successfully in Colorado and western Kansas,
and the corn and oats and other cereals of the
rain belt would not grow without moisture.
Various methods of dry land farming were
tried out, but none was satisfactory, and many
farmers decided that without irrigation the
cactus plains could never be conquered for agri-
culture.
In recent years, however, experts IN the de-
partment Of agriculture at Washington and
others interested in the extension OF western
agriculture have found number of plants that
thrive with little moisture and efforts have
been made to convert them into productive
farm crops One of these is the pinto bean, rich
/ er in food value than the navy bean, and pro-
viding in concentrated form a food greatly
needed by the armies Of Uncle Sam and his al
lies Last year total Of five hundred thou
sand acres of pinto beans was raised IN SIX
states of which New Mexico is the leader in
production, the Yield exceeding TWO nunuTeu
million pounds. The line Of one railway alone
will carry to market more than three thousand
carloads of these beans. They are grown without
irrigation, and the area of now worthless I'M
titled land which is we'll adapted to their cul-
ture is practically unlimited.
With irrigation and the development of new
dry land crops it is believed that the time may
come when the western mesquite wastes will
disappear and in their place will develop an ag
ricultural empire Of vast dimensions, capable of
feeding many millions Of people.
! There is only one way to get rid OF red tape,
and that is to cut it. The process may be
shocking to bureaucrats but it invariably
proves salutary to the country.
! The public is beg inning to get an impression
that railroads are instrumentalities for the de-
mobilization of freight
/ It is a failing of humanity that many people
need no education as to the observance Of
|! thoughtless days.
How is it that the drys didn't get prohibition
inserted as one Of the primary conditions of
peace?
1 Secretary Lansing has bad name among
: statesmen with pro- German leanings.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-30

ders, sent in the heat of uncertainty and ex-
element, are best for the people and will re-
suit in the benefit promised
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-30

It is a failing of humanity that many people
need no education as to the observance of
thoughtless days.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-30

How is it that the drys didn't get prohibition
inserted as one of the primary conditions Of
peace?
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-30

regiment is exactine of its colonel than was
lady ord the truly he commands the better
loves him, the regiment swallows him and
becomes part of in thought and word and deed
Talbot Mundy
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-30

Secretary Lansing has bad name among
statesmen with pro-German leanings.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-30

The public is beginning to get an impression
that railroads are instrumentalities for the de
of freight
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-01-30

There is only one way to get rid of red tape
and that is to cut it. The process may be
shocking to bureaucrats, but it bly,
proves salutary to the country.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-09-18
AUCTION SALES
Rv Samuel Il. Lunt, Auctioneer.

| Auction sale:-Sale Of desirable
9 room, 2-story brick dwelling, with
| hath. hot water heat, all modern i'm
movements, large cellar, pantry,
font ard rear porch, located at
Rosemont, Alexandra Virginia.
Bv virtue Of and pursuant TO tie
terms of deed of trust dated October
+, 1918 and Dec. q, 1915 executed
BY parties therein named to Gardner
H. Boothe, as trustee, and OF record N
Deed Books No. GA, page $40 and TO
at page 81 OF the land RECORDS
os Alexaairia City, Virginia, at Ths
written reques. and direction Of the
.arty thereby secured, default having
cecn made in the payment OF the n
deDtcdness secured, By the said deeds
trust. the undersigned trustee Wi!
a'Fcr for sale at public auction III
cons of the Royal Street entrance 70
me Market building, in alexandra
C,ity. Virginia. on
Saturday September IS, 1918,
1t II o'cloc!, NJ. that parcc! OF ground
with the improvements thereon and
the appurtenances thereto belonging
located on the South side Of Walnut
Street between Washington Avenue
and Russell Road. Rcsemont. AfeXan-
uyia City, Virginia, and described rs
follows, to-wit:
Lot Numbered Fifteen DO, H.
Block numbered Eighteen (1S). Sec
ton No. 5, on a certain plan OF los
known as Rosemont, a plat of which
is duly OF record in the land records
Of the said County CT Alexandria, II
Deed Bool; No. 1871, page 594. For
lille to the above described properly
reference is hereby made to deri
duly of record in the said land records
il Deed Book No. il9, page 3Gi ana
10 a deed dated March 18th, 1913, and
Gully recorded in the said land records
in Deed Book No. 1877, page l6".
TERMS Or SALE:
Cash. Conveyanci2g at the cost OF
the purchaser or purchasers.
GARDNER i BOOTIE,
Trustee.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-09-18
ENTENTE AERIAL NEWS
service for Observation-Disclosures also
Receive Attention.

Italian airplaH2s arc now regularly
Austria's :eballious subjects
with Entente Va" news. A complete
esquaGr.i.e has Us. dropped 100000
leaflets in Cr0a5 .>iovcne and Jueo-
say on lara. The irvats!:a Drzava.
q Agram. reports ;hat othrr lto!ian
&"ratcrs, flying above towns in Car
n;cia, have been throwing down pam.
ph}ets containing the resolutions of
the Congress Of Rome.
The people" says the Austrian
rarcc. sat first thought the lcaflet;
were connected with The war loan"
j litoie later, &h-vc Nlagenfurt, can
!: ,atrian ai:p'Gj.e was throwing down
go loan circulars ard Italian air.
::lancs were dropping Trumbitch mani.
ilgtoes at the same ti,lc.' Dr. 1'rum-
bitch might he called the .JuGoslav
Ambassador to the Entente. The Cor
rrcss Of Rome gave "Jugoslavia" It's
first oficirI RECOGNITION. And tiunks
ta th:. Italanncws service from The
air, the JUgozlav have now nothing 70
learn abo~t Tie attitude Of the En-
:cnlc toward them, or Of Entente VIC
t,rics on the A;snc ana Somme.
Ahng the Bulgarian front English
and French bir'i''cn are doing al
most the same thing. a. a Sofia news
layer makes CLEAR.
Ever day." says the Narodni
rraya, furioUaly, enemy airplanes
latter appeals to the soldiers il our
front lines. They are usually signed
b., '3r.gari2n Pat lot or by a 'scr;-
n7;etea for TIE Saving Of Bulgaria.
And what IS contained in the eirc1'-
,ars scattered on The froHt is spread
in our Villages ,and towns
The NarcGri Prav1's editor. how
eyer, is convinced that .hese poisonous
carnations do not con.e from either
revolutionary committees or the En-
terte governments. thy are the work
{, i wcl!-&nown ara super diabolica'
fellow editor.
lord Nortl:ci;=s," SIZE 'sl,e Narad-
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-09-18
AUCTION SALE.

By Samuel II. Lu:lt, Auctionccr.
/. AUCTION SALE:--Salc OF de-
s,rable Groom 2-story brick house,
with bath. hot water heat, all mod
ern improvements ana hardwood floors
at Rosemont, Alexandria, Va.
BY virtue of and pursuant to the
toms of deed Of :rust dated June
Gath, 1916, executed by parties therein
named to Gardner L. Boothc, a. tcus~
tee, and Of record III Deed Book Nc.
- at page 3G7 of thc land records Ct
Alexandria City, Virginia, az the writ
ten request and direction CT the party
thereby secured, default having bean
made in the payment OF the indebted
rcss secured, by Ire said deed O.
trust the undersigned Trustee Will
offer TO- sale at public auction, 10
front Of The Royal Street entrance =
sshn Market house, IN Alexandria Git.
Virginia, on
SATURDAY. September 18th, 1918.
at II o'clock N, that parcel Of ground
with the improvements thereon 2"@
the appurtenaacos thereto belonging.
located on the rorth side Of Walnut
.;trcat between Washington Avenue
and Russell Read. Er>emon:, A.e,a,-
a.:a, Virginia, ard described as To-
lows, to-w;t:
All of lot numbered ard the west
EN- part of lot numbered 5 n 1!ccN
No. 10, Section No. 3, CT Eo5c@on..
as the said section appears da!..' Goni-
Gated, plated and recorded among the
land records of Alexandria GonDty.
' ;rginia. in Deed Book No. 49,, pa-a
.9t, and said western part OF !ot nun
bored 8 is described as follows: &c
elaninr at the southwest corner cf
said lot No. 3 and running in a nor.n-
orly direction along the west inc CT
Sid lot No. 9, 1869 Feet TO the north
west corner of said lot No. 3; thence
south 50 degrees 2 minutes 80 second;
East 1882 feet; thence in a southeglE
direction parallel to the west line OF
said lot 20. 3 to tbs north line Of Wal
aut Street; thence in westerly dircc-
tIcn and with the norm line Of walnut
Street p feet tc the beginning, and
t.as;dcs the above enumerated I'M
provcments the property has front
and rear porch ard sleeping porch,
garage. large cellar, pantry and is
medernly screened and weather
stripped, and the said ground being
the property which was conveyed to
tie grartor in the deed Of trust h.
The Rosemont Development Co., Inc.
BIZ decd dated March Is, 1918, re-
corded in Libcr 1877, l.agc 1Gc.
TERMS OF SALE
Cash Conveyancing at the COS. CT
the purchaser or purchasers.
GARDNER l BOOTuE,
Trustee.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-09-18
Lxternintlte All Sia7s3::''
..-..- -Delnarsis austrian Deputy

"N-aat shall we do with tao slG7.s "
vas Tie du Ell put As= rle:en: spssfa
II Nrqldisch Ieistritz, in Syria, r
Deputy Wichtl, wel!-known lead
ins member of the German party d
Anst.--ia. immediately Nfc answered MS
cwn question. we must enterminatc
them" he declared.
IN the four years of the waf,
Wichtl said, "we must have disposed
If many millions of fighting Slavs.
That is good! The only way 10 deal
with these Slavs is to destroy their
race so atteIly that it will not re
able to recover within pcrceivabie
time. We Germans have already an
:ihilated Serbia, Montenegro, ara
Russia. SO shall We also stamp ouc,
oct and branch, the Slavs Of Austro-
Hungary
W:chtls speech was made before d
friendly audience. The Styrians axe
-le best fighters in the Austrian army,
and they arc also the most faithful
. the Austrian cause. They are most
ly mountaincers, shut out from t!1a
world and poorly educated. Like their
brother Teutons in Germany, they
snow disposition to swallow, line and
bait, everything told them by the
ministers of the government.
Gcrm&ny's clcvcrcSt move, accord
ii" to Wichtl, was the way she car
ned the war on to foreign soil. If the
var were now carried to Czech soil,
he declared, no German would regre.
it. the next step, in his opinion, !.
fcr Germany and Austria to Ia kc 81.
possible measures against the for
,Eation Of a C2ecnoslovak Or JugoS,a"
state AS the artisans of . Greater
Germany, the ministers of the state
mast reduce these Slavs and disnlsn:-
hcr them. Not until the Slavs arc
;Elpcd Off The face Of Eastern EUTop>.
VII Gcrmany's hopes he realized.
and when that time comes" SAID
] equity Wichtl, there will be loager
le two states, but only Great Ger
many. It will be ona big Gern1an
nousc, where only German will IL
spoken, only German ideas thought,
AID German battles Fought, Then we
shall wage a new war. We shoh &c
liver three mighty blows ~ FORE
ING our way TO America, srbjuirg tic
whole Orient. and establishing Ger
man power over Japan and China"
The dispatches say that Wichtl's
:ocech was Interrupted with tl;r?uitu-
ous approval, applause, and cries OF
Gle is ri~ilt. Lister 20 him" The H.
c!den5 Is significant becav;-c i shows
tho way nan-Ger77an IDEAS have been
sowed even in such remote places as
me mountain towns OF Syria.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-09-18
FINE TO, PREVENT SMALLPOX.
Gold, Weather and, Shortage Of Ply,
,sioians Constitute Double Rsa-
son for Vaccination.


:Riehmcnl, Va, Sept, ISL Nc
years ago it cost certain county IN
Southwestern Virginia six thousaa5
dollars 60 stamp out an epidemic OF
smallpox. And all this expense ard
suffering might have been avoided by
vaccinations sure preventive-had
those in authority seen fit to urge thls
simple. precaution. But they had been
!uilcd into sense OF security by the
fact that their county had previously
ESCAPED the disease, and so it was as
cnmcd that this immunity would con-
tinue indefinitely.
As a matter of fact, smallpox may
always be looked for in neighborhoo;ls
where vaccination is neglected or CD
Toscd. While the dangers from tals
!nathsome disease are noticeab!y les
sencd by warm weather, it is alnlos!
certain to reappear in the fall o. Win
tor. Nor does it confne itself to any
particular section. Last March, for e%'
ample, nineteen counties reporSol
cighty-thrce cases.
This year, IN view Of the shortage
Of physicians on account Of the wa,
i; would be the part of wisdom to take
time by the forelock and begin forS:l-
with the work of vaccination. In fact,
a rEnai6ar Of local school boards, reailZ-
ing that the menace Of the disease Is
constant, already nave authorised
v.,ccination Of children III their dis
ti..c5s. and will see THAT every nleasur3
= taken TO prevent the appearance o.
sviaflnay. Their example should be
followed evcrvwhere. and this is mace
ti.c easier by rhe fact that vaccine IS
esdilv rrccuratle 81 cost prices from
;na State Beard Of Health. The folly
Ct iraeticr snlacks Of the tragic When
orr cnnten,plates the ravages OF thcI
disease ard the simplicity of the qua
r1n.eod methods Of prevention.
OF course, even at this late date
m,,cn over century Of experience and
mas demonstrated the eff
".cacr Of vaccination. the voice Of
ignoranc. may still! be heard in oc-
asional protests against this mcthcd
Of prevention. But those who hearkea
- such protests. aside from neglect
INC serious duty to their felloWmeh,
subiecting themselves to danger
WHICH they little realize In the county
-, eady referred to there was mer-
"'laat who took it upon himself loudly
IT, derry vaccination. and as if i"
punishment for bis blatant incrcdullty,
tha disease came to him in most Vir
u;ent form. How much wiser it Is
oven FOR those vino. have their honest
doubts to play safe" and take the
; tnlpin Drecaution which has meant
tie gazing Of so many thousands Of
lives IN the past.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-09-18

The Virginia Stcnographlc School
viii reopen its night CLASSES on Sep
TENDER 10Th Hours 6 to 10 p. m.
Individual instruction 10 all. and
special attention given T. speed die
tation. Applicants may apply after
6 y. m. at 526 King street.
Anna II. Summers. Principal.
Marie K. DoAcrty, Assistant
2l1-1wk. F.Ai
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-09-18
VIRGINIA NEWS

Lightning last night struck the store
CT I.avans.ein Bros, on Syracuse
street. Petersburg, and q number of
brick; were torn away from the north
east corner Of the building, some of
them falling on the sidewalk on the
oDncsitc side Of the street, SCATTERING
tie show windows Of two stores.
(. Il. Brown, alleged slayer of IT,
yearold Mary lone Crowdcr, daugh-
ter of Joseph P. Crowdcr, superln-
tendcnt Of the Pocahontas Cotton
Mills in Petersburg, was arrested
Yesterday afternoon. Brown, who Is
% years old, was. unprecedented near
the Crater farm in Prince George
county. a short distance from Pet
crsourg. He claimed at the time ;1a
was arrested that he was On lis a.,
to Petersburg to surrender himself the
police said. The Crowder girl was shct
to death Monday night in a jitney au-
tonobile.
That he WIS sick ara went 10 Bal
timore for medicine, ard while there
conceived the plan &C taking back to
Richmond with him enough whisky to
pa the expenses Of Ills trip, wss the
statement made By Nicodemus Avant.
co!ored, waea arrested recently IL
Baltimore. The negro was arrested
recently while he was iaaGi,g truck
with 2A9 pint lst1ties of WHISKY, tor
wh;eh he paid 1920 I: ,vac ssid that
I've could have sold tic ,iGgor IN F;ch-
lsend for Is PVT. In default Of
= 900 bail. Avant went to Jail fer
court On ti1e charge of buying iutnxi-
eating l;quor fcE shipment by inter
state commerce iuta cry territory.
James R. Chenasct. SO years old.
for many years we'll known mer-
chant OF Appomattex county, who re-
tired some years age. was run down
BY az automobile late SATURDAY. in
Appoma1tox by nsgre chauffeur.
and ne wss SO badly injured that he
diad s!lortlY ther=after without hav,
ing regainad consciousness. The
chauffeur mas esrested and held on the
charge Of csiisn;na! cere'assne3s. 1t i
alleged chat ne was looking backward
when re struck Ny. rhenauit.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-09-18
8. HuupDoDsCo.
BUSY CORNER" PENNa. AVE AT 8 TH.ST:
1T IS WELL TO BUY YOUR
Blankets and Comforts
Early

will be Lucky
66xS0 inches; heavy weight tan 9
andp combined WHITE T'o
Heavy Blankets, white with pink and blue borde wide 9naG
bindings; inches ,SlIo'
Mixed Plaid Blankets large block styles OF pink blue brown ana
Wool Mixed Blankets white with pink and blue boe size 'oSo so
weight
Comforts, doubecd with Of light ana da6
Cotton Filled Comforts extra heavy weight with
of with plain borders At HSoo
Filled 72xnch covered with satccn pan
borders;
Kann's-Street Floor
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-09-18

Preside1, wilson LATE yesterday re-
affirmed his decision to play fair be-
tween employers and employees in war
wage controversies. He ordered the
Bridgeport corporations, in whose
ea4sloy- the striFfiiissts ..,sachHs-
istts, to reAs-ate the men: -
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-08-15

Clifford Pinchot, President Pennsylvania
Rural Progressive Association; Miss M.
Y. Keller, State Home Demonstration; w.
IL. Wells, director of Boys Working Re
serve; Hon. W. +. Greasy, chairman of
Federal Board of Farm Organizations.
The meeting will be presided over by
Frank Is. Evans, president OF Cecil
County Farmers Associations.
Miss Estella Wildwood of New York
City was fined S25, with costs, by Justice
Lewis yesterday. charged with driving
her car at 4O-mile clip down Main street ;
Ernest Clark of North East was fined $40.
with costs, charged with driving n ear
without Il drivers license; Ernest Ander-
son was assessed s.. with costs, for leaving
his car on the street AT night with no lights.
Cecil County Draft Board has received
n call for 81 white men to entraln at Elk-
ton on August 26 for Camp Meade This
call will exhaust Class | of the 1917 regis
trants, and include a number of the new
registrants; rs colorcd men will entr4ln
trants, and Includc number OF the new
August 22 for CamD Dix
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-08-15
NEWS OF SEAFORD.

Special Correspondence Of Every Evening
Seaford. Aug 15.-Miss Blanche
WheatIev is on her vacation, which she
will spend visiting Ia PhlladelphIa
Miss Gladys Culver Of Blades left the
early part of tho week Tor an extended
visit in PhiladelphIa
Mr.. and Mrs " william HorSey Of
Wilmington are guests Of her mother
Mrs. A. Coulbollrn.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lannace Moore OF
Philadelphia are visiting Mr.. Moore :
parents. Mr. and Mis- William Moore
Virgil Knowles, who has been attending
the summer course al Beacon Business
School. Wilmington. Is home for bis
vacation and has taken a position as
bookkeeper with the Seaford Hardware
Co.
Miss Marguerite Shipley OF Whining
ton is q guest Of her brother and wife,
Mr.. and Mrs Ashbv Shipley
Mr.. and Mrs. George Lankford OF
Wilmington are guests OF her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Ira Hill.
George Milligan Branch Rckerson,
Medford L. Watson, William ONeal,
Milton Coulbourn and William Hardesty
soldiers at Camp Dix, Wrightstown, y.
J., spent several days this week with their
parents in and near town.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-08-15
CHESTERTOWN AND VICINITY.
snncinI corresnnndenca of Every Evening

Special Correspondence of Every Evening
Chcstertown, Md, Aug 5.--Mr. and
Mrs Lee Smith and two children were
painfully injured, Saturday evening, while
enroute from Chestcrtown To their home
in MilIington, when their automobile
slidded into ditch, throwing all the
occupants out. Mrs. Smith eaf vas
almost severed, and the other member
of the party were bruised and shocked
The automobile was badly dnmaped.
4 car driven by Miss Edna Kirby,
containing her father and brother and
some friends from Baltimore, was ditch
ed, Sunday evening, while returning from
Tolchestcr Mr. Kirby was cut about the
face by glass from the broken windshield,
while MIR Sappington, their gucst, sustain
ed a dislocated shoulder bLdc. The other
occupants were not hurt, while the car
was only slightly damaged.
James Blackiston, aged - wears, died
Tuesday morning at his home near town.
lie was engaged in farming.
News has reached here oi the death ol
Horace Anderson IN Washington, where
he had been employed for number oi
wears lie was the son of the late Frank
Anderson of Still Pond and was AZ years
old
MIR. and Mrs Theodore ID Shipley
and Mrs. s. T. Shipley OF Wilmington
visited MIR and Mrs Theodore Dempsy
in Galena, this week.
Eleven sheep and SIX lanbs belonging
10 Fred W ID Pippin and ~. stockton
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-08-15

Start were killed by lightning during the
severe storm the other evening.
Mrs Samuel G. Lee has sold her resi-
dencc in Fairee to William ]. J. keyser
at private sale
J. Is. Mcintyre has purchased the
Thomas v Simpson residence, on south
Kent street. Mr. and Mrs. Simpson have
moved TO Baltimore, after residing here
for fifty years.
Clarence L. Steele has sold his mer-
chandisIng business at Worton, together
with dwelling and i3 acres Of land to
Mr. nd Mrs. Griffith Of Baltimore
b. ReInic Met Caney has purchased one
of Alwyn NJ. Culp's residences on Mt.
Vernon Place, for $1,000
Superintendent Of County Schools Ed
ward j Clarke has been appointed county
chairman of the Junior Red Cross, 10
succeed Professor Louis G. Robinson.
who has moved to Philadelphia
II. Theodore Jewell has sold 10 John
Huber of Grayson, Nebraska the John
kastner farm Of l25 acres, near Rock
Hail. for 5000
Miss Rebccca Davis, who for the past
year had been truant officer for Kent
county has been appointed principal of
the school ~ Townsend. del.
Rev Mr. Coc has fccn appointed
principal OF the Millington Academy, anc
Miss Martha Pennington, vice principal
Levi Downey has purchased the l3oon'
property. in hcstcrtown. from Dr. 1hom
as II Fowler
Among Wllnlngtonlans who VISITED u