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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-06-10
THE JUBILEE WEEK

Nest of King street and part. of
Washington street teemed with hu-
mainly last night. These thor
oughfarcs were brilliantly illumina-
ted, and bands discomsed enlivening
music. The police cleared King
street of automobiles early in the
night, and members Of the force
were scattered here and there for
the purpose Of suppressing any dis
order which might arise on the oc
casion Of such large gatherings.
There vas nothing, however, in the
way of disorder, and the services
of the atfcers were not invoked.
King street is suggestive of an
tiquated pictures of ''Vanity Fair"
in Bunyan's Pilgrims Progress.
Shows are. everywhere, and the
notes OF "barkcrs' are decidedly in
evidence.
Ten years ago, "Home coming
Week bronght the mass Of the pop
u!ation into the streets. But the
bulk of the gathering en- that occa-
sion were AleNandrians native and
to the manner born. 1T is not so
now. as thousands of new faces have
appeared in our community during
the past eighteen months. Our new
citizens were out in force last night
and WED with natives IL making
Jubilee Week a decided success.
TIE week wiz be given over to a
round of merriment. Residences
and business houses N Eng street
the nam thorougkf9re Of the city
and in many of the ether streets,
have been deliberately decorated and
each night will be brilliantly illum-
mated.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-06-10


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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-06-10

Senate could be signed, sealed and
delivered to the Secretary Of State,
much less the President himself, the
same Senate voted overwhelmingly
to make a public document OF a
draft of that Instrument brought to-
the United States 'iby a newspaper
correspondent.
"This acton, of course, violated
every element of courtesy and good
taste, but that did not matter. Tne
main thing was to badger the Presl--
dent, to enibalrass him in every
possible way and to add to the diff
ficuities of his position in the Peace
Conference. And this it is That trl-
umphed yesterday; that giorlousiy
hamstrSng the spokesman OF the re-
public and is now celebrating the
first genuine victory of the new
maiorities in the House and Sen
ate"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-06-10

paigning Macmillan was totally
defeated and captured by the Juar-
lists. A little later he was backed
up against the convent wall at
Queretaro and shot to death with
two OF his geenrals.
On receipt of the news Charlotte
went stark mad, and mad she has
been ever since, grooming and sigh
ing about the great, empty halls of
Bouchout, cropping through mental
right for the lost Emperor of a
misbegotten empire. She was p
then. She 5 nearly so now. And
still in the hands CT misfortune.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-06-10
EPIDEMIC OF STRIKES

The strike fever RACES the world
over and not in THE United States
alone. In Buenos Aires, where a
general strike took place not long
ago, walkout Of printers has led
The newspapers to suspend issue. In
avana general strike went into
effect on May %. In Australia the
scanivns uniCn has entered upon a
siriBe that threatens to cut off the
coal supply and shut down indus
tries. IN Canada the general strike
has snread from Winnipeg to sew
cral Of. the other Western cities.
The Old World suffers likewise.
Paris cndures a shutdown of its
transit system, due 10 the strike OF
transit employees and electrical
workers. But The city is perhaps
less pTeoccupied with its immediate
difficulty than with the report that
several other divisions Of manua!
workers, in public service and priv
ate industry, alike, are meditating
wa!kou.ts. In the Calais Goa! mining
district the colliets art out. IN
England, where general strike has
been ayerted through important
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-06-10
PRINCESS CHARLOTTE

Belgium has sequestered the
property of the mad Princess Char
lotte, enc time Empress Of Mexico.
Ruin, COLA pse, execution and mad
ness have all stalked her life. Now,
at so, she is dispcssessed of her
property, by Belgium, her own
country. Her s1G,OO0,o00 property
has been taken over with that OF
other s'encmy aliens" and she will
have to show cause for its return.
Princess Charlotte was the only
daughter of Leopold /. of Belgium.
The New York World in speaking
of poor Charlotte" as she was
called half century ago, says" IN
her day Charlotte was accounted
one OF the lcvcliest princessss IN
Europe. Her marriage to the Arch
duke AIaximilian, brother Of the
Austrian Emperor, was youthful
and sentimental, one of the rare love
matches amcng men ard women OF
the purple.
'Maxim:lian and Charlotte were
still tTeaclemooning at Miramar
when Louis Napoleon selected the.
Austrian Prince for the imperial
throne in Mexico. where the French
monarch was trying to establish
great American dependency as part
CT his farfung scheule. Macmillan
and Charlotte went in 1864 and
mounted the throne at Chapultepec,
Next year the American Civil War
came to an end and this country
had time an denergv to devote to
the Monroe Doctrine and its enforce
ment.
Louis Napoleon was abrutly in
formed that his withdrawal from
Mexico was desired. He recalled
his troops. Charlotte, seeing dlsas-
tea inevitable. hurried to Europe
and rushed frantics,lly from Napo-
Icons court to the Vatican and back,
pleading tragically with the Little
Napoleaon and with Plus TX. for
aid, Eoth refused. She sent ur-
gent word to her husband, begging
him to renouncc the Mexican throne
nnd return to Europe. But it was
in him to fee and desert his fol
lowers to the harsh mercies Of Ju-
arez.
After year Of desultory cam
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-06-10
DENYING THE PRESIDENT

Partisanshp wins. 1t has put one
over on the President It has sue
ccssively derided him, defed him and
defeated him. 1t has made the ten
tative draft Of the treaty of peace
a public document, contrary to the
express Judgment of the President
and contrary to the absolute asSur-
ancas which he gave to the govern
mcnts associated with the United
States in war upon the Central
Powers.
AS g Washington correspondent
says sin doing this the Senate dis
regarded all the properties and all
the decencies Of international rela-
t:onships. but that does not matter
so long as the Lodge Borah-J ohm
sen combination gets in its heavy
work. That trirmvirata hates
Woodrow Wilson with an intensity
that is a!mst unbelievable and its
members are cut to scalp this pre-
eminent Democrat, no matter what
the consequences may be. They are
determined to discredit him before.
the whole world, even though, as!
Senator Hitchcock charged with:
terrible vehemencc yesterday. the
Republican leadership leagues itself
with Germany. "Only two days ago
the Senate in q formal resolution
requested the President to submit
to it the treaty of pee If not in
compatible with the paajic interest. :"
almost before that resolution of the
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-06-10
SIX PERSONS KILLED

Chicago, June 1O.-Six persons
were killed yesterday when the
automobile in which they were rid
ing was struck by railroad tram.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-06-10

ponlised political concessions, union
lied policemen in London and other
leading cities are nevertheless talk
ing of Immediately dropping work.
-(Baltin News.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-06-10
Corns Peel
Oh. PEainIessIy
There's Only One Genuine Corn
Peeler That's "Gets-It."

There's only one happy way to
get rid or any corn or callus. and
that's the painlcss-pcel-off way.
"Gets-1t" Isl the only corn remedy in
Imperial Valley press., 1919-11-01

There are at least four possible
methods Of undertaking any drainage
works tnat are desired in the Valley
Ih"se Will b" referred to in what ap
pears to be the reverse order of their
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Imperial Valley press., 1919-11-01

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Imperial Valley press., 1919-11-01
DRAINAGE AN IMPORTANT
PROBLEM IN THE VALLEY

age work. They are not now empoW-
cred by their charters to do strictly
drainage work. Conditions may frequ
emily exist, as they do now in No. in
which the boundary of the Mutual
Water co. is not the natural drainage
boundary. This condition may lead to
unsatisfactory drains being installed
rather than proceed through the ter
ritOry of one water company may
come from another company. The
| drainage policy for the Valley should
be under the control of one organiza-
ton which would not be the case if the
water companies undertake the work
Irrigation District
1t appears that the most logical body
which can satisfactorily undertake
md finance drainage work in the I'm.
perial Valley is the Imperial irrigation
district. Irrigation districts are au-
thoriZcd by an act approved March l8,
1907 to do drainage work and ample
precedent has been set by the other IT.
rigation districts in the state. The
Turlock, Modesto and South san Joa.
tuin irrigation districts have all under
taken extensive drainage works.
The entire Valley is interested in
drainage works and the irrigation dis
trict is the only organization represent
ing all of the people in the Valley
The entire VALLEY is in a measure re-
sponSble for existing conditions The
water which furnishes life to the Valley
is owned Jointly by the people Of the
Valley under the district organiza ton
and the people living near Brawley, FL
Centre, Seeley, or elsewhere in the
Valley arc all as responsible for the
seepage from the High Line canal as
are the water users in No. ) or the in (
dividual whose land is waterlogged in
No. and the IIOltville farmer should /
be willing TO bear his share toward the |
relief OF his neighbor at Mount Signal
or WeStmorland.
The irrigation district would not be /
confronted with the problems arisinS, /
from crossing water company boundar- /
les with drains and they therefore |
could b. located in the most advantag-
eous places.
There is less likelihood Of compare
lively small areas that need drainage /
being neglected because certain water /
fail to provide specifically !
for drainage.
The cost can be spread over the en- |
tire district and all will be required tc |
pay for the community benefit.
Each individual farmer is Just as !
much entitled to an adequate drainage
outlet within reasonable distance |
his property as he is to have his water !
delivered to high point of his lanj !
ard although the irri~atio0 AH7'rict !
Imperial Valley press., 1919-11-01

The area near DiXicland can DO re-
1icVcd by drains OF a similar nature
having an outlet into New river. There
is only one satisfactory outlet for the
1t is often necessary to hold certain
of the Rose Waste. Drains from this
area should probably run north, unless
it is. shown that the ground water
moves north through this area in which
event the drains should cross the lake
bed in the opposite direction.
The other wet areas in the Valley,
although numerous, are not so exten.
SiVe and are more local in charcatcr.
They, no doubt, will require consider.
able detailed study. This, however
should not be construed to mean thai
they are less important or necessary
than the drains previously mentioncG
rs most of this nature is located in the
most highly developed parts of the
Valley.
Changes i'm Methods of Farming
a. great deal of the land i'm the Valley
is so poorly lcvclcd that it is practic.
ally Impossible to hligatc it without
the use OF excessive amounts of water
1t is often necessary to held certain
parts of a field under water for hour:
in order to get other parts sufficiently
irrigated. Too much water Is wasted
be cause water is plentiful ana il is
cheaper to use large heads and irrigate
quickly than to use less water and ir.
rigat" more slowly. Large quantities
Of water are wasted at the ends of
checks as the result Of this practice
which tends to cause waterlogging Of
the soil Another feature directly re-
sDOnsiole for much of the damage is
the practice of using checks or borders
one-quarter to onc-half miles in length
The quarter mile cheek seems to be
the most popular length in the Valley
despite the fact that in other irrigated
regions of the state it has been shown
that borders should not be longer than
one eighth mile if the most economical
use Of water and UNIFORM distribution
are desired 1t is a very common oc-
currencc to see a strip of land from
fifty to two hundred fee, wide at the
.nd Of irrigation checks upon which
water has stood until the crops are
either killed or seriously Damaged This
practice not only cuts down the pro.
iuctiVe area of the farm but also tends |
70 raise the water table and create
lecd for drainage.
Drainage, as we'll as all forms OF
permanent agricultural Development i.
Influenced by the desire OF so many
'cSideEtS Of the Valley to make their
permanent homes elsewhere This at
itude is not conductive t. the buildine
II modern and convenient homes the
Of mo-" .a,.a--..a1 ,o.tt
Imperial Valley press., 1919-11-01
Summary

.a.c drainage
Summary
The results of these investigations
may be unmarried briefly as follows:
Drainage has developed into one o
the major subjects of interest to the
| Imperial Valley farmer Conditions
have become rapidly worse within the
past five or six years especially east o
the No. Low Line canal. Probably
no less than 10000 acres, some of which
stage lying east of the Alamo river re
quirc drainage. This area is damage
largely by seepage from the Hight Lin
and Low Line canals. An area sim
larly affected. although less extensive
occurs in water company No. -. Thru
out the remainder of the Valley the
need for drainage is not so urgent but
is likely to increase. Mesquite lake is
the most seriously affected part of the
Valley lying between the rivers. The
need for drainage in the center of the
Valley is not so much due to seepage
as to loss of water after it is applied
OVCr-irrigation on the lighter teXtured
sells, poor leveling, excessively long
checks and improper application are
contributing causes. The lighter tex
tured soils and those having light sub
soils are more likely to become water
logged than the heavy soils. On tht
average the light soils contain q lowe
percentage OF alkai but crops appear
70 be more susceptible to it than or
the heavier soils.
Certain areas, lying west and nortl
If TInnapi11 ~ 4A.,tb.Kc.f ~
Highline store contain very high per.
centages of alkai. The application o
irrigation water to the mesa lying east
of the High Line canal will endanger
all of the land lying between the Alamo
river and the east beach line unless ad
equate provision is made for intercept
ing seepage from the mesa.
The areas affected by seepage may
be reclaimed by properly located an(
constructed drainage channels which
in general should .be parallel to the
main canals, Drains in other parts o.
the VALLEY will be necessary for the re
clamation of the areas already damareS
and for the prevention of further dam
age ana should probably be located
with reference to soil conditions
~ '4itAiie@N III ilittllotlS III DIelatlf}
land, irigating, and in the general at
titude regarding future agriculture
,!eVelopment are necessary in the Val.
ley as a whole in order to overcome
some of the features directly and. indi
rcCtly contributing to the need TO
drainage.
OF the four possible methods of hand.
ling the drainage work. only two ap
pear at all feasible. The organization
of drainage districts in the Imperial
Valley seems impractical The irriga
tion district can accomplish all that tn
Mutual Water Company can with tn
added advantages of authority. preceG
ent and unrestricted jurisdiction Owe
the entire irrigated Valley.
Your credit Is good OH a Columbia.
669 Man St.--.Adv,
Trade in your old ear on Columbia.
eco Main 90
Imperial Valley press., 1919-11-01

RexaIl SO Hair Tonic mako
scalp feel great.-ValIey Drug
ADV.
Immediate delivery can he had
Columbia, G69 Main St.-Adv.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-11-01

You cannot afford to carry extra
weight. See the Jordon car.-Ad7.
Watch for Big Coffee Special at
Modern Grocery soon.-Adv.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-11-01

III, .. s;,.'u atn.r n.t..lti"~ tnp corr
pet" returns from Whch may not b
realized during the short tilIr that tho
average person intends t. remain ir
the Valley.
Organization
There are at least four possible,
methods Of Undertaking anv drainage
works tnat are desired in the Valley,
Ihese viii b" referred to in what ap,
pears to be the reverse order of their
lmpcrtanc" ana deSlrability.
Indiviiua, Drainage
Drainag" by the individual can he
accomplished only at cOnSidcrahle ex-
penSe except for those tracts which lie
closest TO the main outlets such as
the Alamo, New River, and such other
outlets as are constructed by commun.
ity effort. The main difficulties en-
countcred in the drainage of indivdual
tracts the inability to secure ade
fuate and satisfactory outlets, to get
rights OF way for outlets through other
peoples property and to satisfactorily
reclaim land when all of the surround
ihE property remains unreclaimed. The
drainage Of Imperial Valley by indiyid
ual effort is impractican
Drainage Districts
community or cooperative drainage
is in many sections best oht,innd
through the organization OF drainage
districts. These districts comDrising an
or the contiguous land needing drain.
age in any section may be organized
and have the power under the Inv of
drains, securing rights of
af Of
assessments and of issuing bonds. The
Oh +'anl@atlon is in many respects simi-
Iaf TO that of an irrigation district with
Which the people Of the Valley are fam.
lliar. In Imperial Valley. however. if
does not seem proper to add another
organization, in the form of a drainage
dlsrtict, to the two that already exist
especially since either of the existing
organizations may exercise any of the
functions ordinarily performed bv
drainage districts.
Mutua! Water Companies
10 many persons, it appears to be
the duty OF the several Mutual Water
companies to undertake the drainage
WORK ON the lands within their bound.
ares. Water Companies No. and No
. nave already undertaken this type of
work to limited extent. ATTEMPTS
have been made on the part of some
OF the water companies, notably No.
TO amend their charters so as to make
the undertaking of drainage work
proper junction Of the company. In
no case, however, has this been ac,
conplished. Should the Mutual Water
companies undertake this work there
would be no necessity for additional
overhead expense beyond that already
necessary to maintain the organization.
tt Is certain that drainage is com
inunlty affair as the individual whose
land damaged, whether from seepage.
oNer-irrigation or whatnot, is not him
Self responsible wholly 1t might an.
pear that since all the water used in
the Valley is distributed by the mutual
water companies they should also pro.
wac Tor ITS removal. 1t might be arg.
ued that since it is doubtful if drain.
age VIII ever be serious question In
water Companies No. and No for
instance, any drainage done in No. s
would not interest them.
ON the other hand there are some
possible objections - +h.- v~ogE N...
undertaken b. the m-lual water G..
o7nies They are not now cmroUeroa
by their charters to do strictly drain
Imperial Valley press., 1919-11-01

Everybody will attend the Episcopal
Choir Benefit dance at the Masonic
hall Monday evening, November s.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-11-01

Ao'hiDg but class Columbia "Gel
OF tho highway G69 Main st.--Ady.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-11-01

Trade in your old ear on Columbia
$50 Main St.--Adv,
Imperial Valley press., 1919-11-01

Your credit Is good OH Il Columbia
SGD Man St.--.Ady.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-11-01

NJ o. s;'.'u at:"r p,.tt.iti"~, the cor,
pitie returns from Whch may not b
realize Il during the short tilir that tht
average person Intends t. remain ir
the Valley
The Washington times., 1919-03-21
HILLTOP DATES ON
DIAMOND ARE OUT

Georgetown University will open its
baseball season next Wednesday with
Rock Hill College. the ElIicott City
lads coming TO the Hilltop to pry off
the lid on the diamond season.
Manager {. Hubert Deriveaux gives
out the twenty-three contests today
which include games with Maryland
State, st. John's College. North Caro-
lima, Y. NJ J.. V. p. J.. Hopkins,
Princeton and several army teams.
The dates Follows:
March IS. Rock Hill College; 30,
Maryland state College.
April =, st. Johns College: =. Ma
riue Officers Training Camp; 8. open;
l.. Delaware College: Is. open; 10.
Virginia Military, Institute. at Lex
ington. Va; 81 and %. Virginia Poly
technic Institute. al Blacksburg, Va:
Is. Richmond College, Richmond. Va;
%, FOrdham; &c. Army TrainiD :
Camp at. Newport News, Va; 80, open.
May ., North Carolina State Col
lege; I..open; 10, Washington Col
lege Nof Marylaudl; IL open: il,
Johns Hopkins University, at BaIti-
more; 81. open: %. Dickinson College:
"a. Camp Merritt: 70, Forty eighth
Infantry of Camp Jackson: 2S. Prince
ton University. at Princeton. y. j.:
80, Camp Merritt, at Camp Merritt.
y. j.; 30. Fordham University. at
Fordham. y. "; 81, Rutgers College.
al New Brunswick, y. J.:
June and 3. Virginia Polytechnic
Institute.
The Washington times., 1919-03-21
NUNAMAKER TRADE
PLEASES TWIRLERS

SAN ANTONIO, Tex. March 21.-
Members Of the Browns pitching
staff are not at all displeased over
the trade that sent Leslie Nunamaker
to Cleveland for Josh Billings. In
deed. one and all claim they will do
much better work with Mayer, Bill
ings and SEVERED behind the plate.
According to inside information 1t
appears that Nunamaker, when be-
hind the bat. was not popular with
the pitchers. From what could be
learned, Nunamaker "curved" the
pitchers out of the league, continual
ly calling for curve balls with men
Cal the bases. II now seems certain,
according to what was heard around
the corridors of the Hutchins Hotel,
that the reason for Gallia having a
sore arm last season was Nunamaker's
signaling mania-that of calling
curve balls too frequently.
Dave Davenport yesterday stated
that last season. after Fielder Jones
had resigned his position as manager
OF the Browns, he had requested to
be allowed to pitch only to Hank
Severed. The tall Texan declares
that Nunamaker was always calling
for curves. Davenport said he fear
ed that in time he would soon drop
out OF the big leagues. Other Brown
pitchers complain of Nunamaker.
The Washington times., 1919-03-21
WRESTLERS READY
FOR TITLE MATCH

NEW YORK. March 21-wIadek
zbyszko and Ed stranger" Lewis
have finished their preparations for
their coming tussIe tonight at the
Garden. the result of which will decide
the worlds wrestling championship.
These two rivals declare they are in
the very best Of physical condition.
and neither wilI.have an excuse to Of
fer if he is beaten
Outside OF the fact that this titanic
struggle is for the 'uudisputed cham
pionship of the world. the battle will
be settlement or an old feud between
these two giants. since year ago,
when ZbyszkO fouled Lewis and pre-
cipitated a riot. the stranger has
been seeking revenge After that sud-
den termination of the bout Lewis de-
clared that if Zbyszko had not fouled
him he would have beaten him SO de-
cisively that the Pole would never
care TO face him again.
IL was through the agency Of mis-
terrible headlOck that Lewis reduced
ZbysZkO TO state Of heiplessness.
Zybszko has been going great guns
since that sensational battle here and
is more than delighted at receiving a
chance TO meet Lewis before the New
York pOpuIace. The Polish hercules
wants 10 wipe out the blot on mis-
career which Lewis put there. ZbyszkO
has improved SO much that he doesn't
hesitate TO declare that no man in the
world can stand before him and not
suffer defeat.