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The Washington times., 1919-04-13

This Earth. The Added Weight Of a Fly, Added to
Lever m This Picture, Could ovsEturn the Great
Pyramid of Gizeh.
The Hand Of Child COULD, With the Right
Lever, OvertuEn the Pyramid.
And the Hand Of Child HAS, Through the Power
of Religious Sentiment, Moved the Earth. You See
That Hand of Power Uplifted m Many Old PietRes
of Christ as an Infant
The Washington times., 1919-04-13
Hoard AND SEEN
By EARL GOODWIN.

As to the artistic (?) thing behind
the new Interior Department Build
ing, why not take a walk down soms
of these windy mornings, and look
for it, if you can get your eagle eye
away from the display Of hosiery
created by said wind. Don't toh
anyone IstOld you, but the fact Il,
it has been moved. Seek something
further whereof to rave, fair SIR, for
instance the Potomac Park cars IN
the morning. upon which stout ladies
are said 70 ride IN order to redues.
WAR WORKER.
The Washington times., 1919-04-13
11O5 washington Terminal

Thinks He Has . New One.
How well do ] remember the first
time ! solved that problem Of the
so apples, 2 or 8 for q cent and 5
for 2 cents. In my childish Riee /
nearly kicked the Stats out Of my
crib!
However, l was somewhat older
when was able 70 answer the fol-
lowing: How long q rope is needed,
one end fast to a post in the fence
surrounding a circular field contain
ing one acre, and the other to q cows
neck to enable the COW to Rraze over
exactly u acre Of ground-inside
E. ". G.
The Washington times., 1919-04-13

This Picture illustrates the Power of the Lever.
The Worker on the Railroad Track illustrates to You
Every Day the Famous Saying of Archimedes: GIVE
Me Place to Stand, and Move the Earth"
The Crowbar Is the Lever. The Workman at the
Far End Lifts Up the Heavy Rail that Five Like Him
Could Not Lift Without the Lever.
It Can Be Demonstrated That the Hand of a Child
Pressing Down on Lever Long Enough Could Move
The Washington times., 1919-04-13
Who Carried the DOughnuts to the
Rows IN the Trenehesi

In connection with the forthcoming
drive for that great and worthy
charitable organization, the American
Salvation Army, let me direct your
attention to one Of their posters used
upon a former occasion-the one
where a pleased and happy soldier
pointing upward says: oh, boy.
The Washington times., 1919-04-13

C. P. REICHEL. secretary Of the
Joint Executive Board Of Bakers
Unions, tells me that Bakers Union.
No. 11S, has spent considerable time
and money to get the workman's
compensation matter passed By Con-
gress.
In the interest Of my class IN
Washington RecollectiOns. / asked
the other day who remembered see
inc four reels for q nickel with
HARRY CHICK thrown in as a
singer. HARRY himself answers.
He saws he used to sing those illus
trated songs at forty dollars a week,
and that at present he is singing at
919 Sixth street S. E., to an audience
of TWO-"LITTLE BOBBY" and
"HARRY CHICK, jr."
70 Buttons On the Back of Her Dress
Why does a woman put seventy
nine buttons on the back Of her dress
where they are not needed, and only
puts three on the front where seven
or ten would be serviceable?
Some might say that style had to
give the button industry q boom.
Some wag might tell as the lady
with the 70 buttons on the back had
intended putting on eighty but hap
pened to lose one OF the lot. But
let us know whv the 79.
HENRY N. STATZ-
The Washington times., 1919-04-13

Solution to SkiIly's Apple Problem.
If the man had followed instrue-
tons and sold 80 apples at for 1e
he would have gotten 10c for them.
Having sold them at for 2 cents, he
got II cents for them, showing q
gain Of 2 cents.
If the man had sold 80 apples at 2
for 1 cent he would have gotten 10
cents for them. Having sold them
at 5 for cents he only got IL cents
for them, showing . loss Of 8 cents.
Having made q profit Of 2 cents on
one bin and lost 8 cents on the other
bin, he had q net loss Of 1 cent on
the apples.
JOHN HAYES,
I105 Washington Terminal
The Washington times., 1919-04-13

And JERRY FARNSWoRTH. one
Of our leading artists, has his ere
peeled for beauty, too. Says Jerry:
"The fountain piece n the rear Of
the Interior building, known Is that
artistic y thing, was designed by
PAUL BARTLETT and cast IN plas-
ter TO get the correct scale with its
surroundings. / suppose more inn
poFtant matters have kept the COM
mittee on such affairs from attend
ing to making the piece permanent.
Personally / would rather have
this plaster thing in all its busted
ness that is running the looks Of our
city beautiful than half q dozen An
drew Jacksons on his hobby horse in
front Of the White House-and An
drew is cast in nice bronze"
The Washington times., 1919-04-13

JULIUS PEYSER, lEts captain
in the U. S. Army threatened at i
o'clock Wednesday March Is in the
grill Of st. Marks Cafe to put On
civilian clothes early in the .. m. OF
March q. Has he done 50? / solicit
replies.
The Washington times., 1919-04-13

Of q meeting Of the Amsricsn s.
ciety Of Engineers, "a which 80
artistic thing behind the fnif--
Dept. Building gets what e eoI1lS-
to Il.
The secretary Of the socisty
thus quoted:
"Ths project for the ersstlus a
the Alfred Noble Memorial -. =
course, been held up. e 6tGlsa =
the reports Of the eUnmittsS -
lished in Proceedings, On aceot q
the war, but the ehaiRmau q e.
committee. Mr.. Onward Batss, -
asked me to state that undsE -
present conditions the projoet G e.
much alive as ever in tie minsl q
the committee, and that the SSa1un1
which forced the suspension q e.
struetion Of this typical OnginSGl,r
monument only add 70 TIE mluaa,isg
Of the desire q the eouulittso =
.complete e, and that e 8 ths irl,-
ton 70 proceed actively . Ekat 80
when the way Is open for matsg
progFesS.1
The Washington times., 1919-04-13

I wonder hon Jerry aud the Grtis-
tic eonBsHaitH Of Washington stand
u relation to those HaRttOrdbIe
bronze sVhisksrs on the Dupont
statue?
The Washington times., 1919-04-13

That Artistic ID Thins Bshinl G.
Interior Dept
Vanished,
Fled on the wings Of night;
The expiration Of inspiration,
An abomination % aspiration
An interpretation of imaginGtOus
The incarnation 81 imitation.
HAROLD P. ST0DDAKD.
The Washington times., 1919-04-13

That artistic % thing behind the
New Interior Department Building
has disappeared. Where to and
< READER OF THE TIMEs.
The Washington times., 1919-04-13
And hen-

And then
3. L HUMPHREY, n. An soc.
&c. Ell would like 70 ay RuWS
with respect to the Ahred NbIa
MsmOrial-On the replica that 8 8
WashingtOn-and recommend -
the committees attention the ds-
ability q either removing 4 q ~
ting il IN proper order. I would H.
to say, further, that I pasg Tt
replica nearly every day, With ny
members Of this society. have vt
to hear q favorable reDort q oDIcn
expressed as to the adequacy e ltia
memorial; and ] would Ike b ean
20 the further attention 81 TIE com-
mittee the desfrAbilitY q rsVieEing
the character Of this memorial.
The Washington times., 1919-04-13

And doesn't Jerry know that the
Jackson statue is balanced on the
hind feet Of that horse 30 nicely that
there are no spikes to hold him to
the pedestal? Surely such legerde-
main as that deserves q place in art!
And, seriously, getting right down
TO the meat Of the situation, allow
me to present extracts from q report
Imperial Valley press., 1919-12-20
WEIRD STORY
DENOUNCED
BY LEGION,
A. A. ASSN.
American Legion and All
American Canal Associa-
ton Take Steps to Coun..
teract False Propaganda

The American Legion and the All
American Canal Association today Of
ficially branded as false a story ap-
pearing simultaneously in the Los An
geles Examiner and The Zanjero con-
cerning and suggesting compromise
between the Legion and the Mexican
interests over the all-American canal.
ln the story it was limited that the
Mexican interests were ready now tC
put forward compromise, and the
suggestion was made that the Ameri'
can Legion meet the suggestion half
way.
Following the appearance of the
story, the campaign committee Of the
Legion met this noon and talked over
methods of counteractIng such infu-
ences.
President J. S. Nickerson, of tho
board, is in Los Angeles and efforts
were made to get in touch with him
and ask him to make a personal visit
to the Examiner office and explain
the situation.
The action of the Los Angeles news
paper in publishing such story caus-
ed much surprise in the Valley. be-
cause of the feet that the Hearst
STRING of papcrs not month ago car
ried lead editorials favoring the Kett.
ner bill and asking congress to pass
it.
C. M. Berry. secretary of the All
American Canal Association, stated
today that he had held several con-
ferences with members of his asso-
citation and that they would. issue ?
statement later. He denounced the
story.
The anparent sudden switch on the
part Of The Zanjero. which has lone
heralded itself as the only paper ir
the Valley which was getting after
the "Mexican interests" to a position
where it advocates listening and act
ing on compromise. members Of the
Legion said, would be investigated and
some action taken.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-12-20
UP TURNED CAR
PROVES MYSTERY

An upturned cat Mas found in the
middle of the roaH on the highway,
about three miles west of here, at l
o'clock this afternoon by Dave Mat
lock, deputy sheriff. Tools, seats and
tires were scattered about, with no
one near to give the cause of the ac-
cident.
It was touring car belonging to
H. G. Sherwood, Of 2575 Louisiana
street, San Diego.
According to the sheriff's office, Mr..
Matlock passed the spot at 1890 p.
m. and at that time there was no
sign of a wreck. He returned at l
o'clock and found the car in it's much
battered condition. In the statement
given out by Mr.. Matlock, he says
that it looks like the man causing the
accident had picked up the occupant
of the other car in hurry and car
ried him to a doctor, without waiting
to pick up the damaged pieces or to
move the car from the road.
The car was backed off the highway
by the deputy and search is being
made for the occupant.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-12-20
LOCAL FARM CENTER
PASSES RESOLUTION

Resolutions condemning the immigra-
ton of Asiatics to the United States
and approving and asking for speedy
action on the all-American canal and
soldier settlement bill by congress were
adopted by Magnolia Mulberry farm
center last night. The Asiatic resolu-
ton recommended that the state legis-
lature and congress pass laws to can
Gel the gentlemen's agreement" eX-
clude picture brides" vigorously ex-
clude Japanese, Hindus and Mohamme-
dams as immigrants, confirm and leg
alize the policy that Asiatic be forever
excluded from American citizenship,
and provide labor as is needed by the
| country from Mexico
Imperial Valley press., 1919-12-20
RES0LUTI0
A D D P I Ed
To END
v A R
Resolution Approved by the
Foreign Relations Com
mittee Would Make Peace
and Retain Any Benefits
(By Associated Press)

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20-A new
resolution to declare state of
peace and retain to the United
States any material benefits pro-
vided for in the treaty Of Versailles
and affirm the governments gen.
eral support Of some practical plan
. for an international peace league
was laid before the foreign rela-
tiOns committee today by Senator
Knox.
The resolution would also declare in
general terms that the Uniteo States
would continue it's close relations with
the allies.
1t was understood to have the close
support Of several republican leaders
who sought to have the committee re-
port it today, in order that it might be
brought before the senate after the hol-
idays as basis for the settlement of
the whole treaty fight.
The democratic members indicated
they would oppose it.
The foreign relations committee today
approved the Knox resolution seven to
three.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-12-20
Pythians Name
1920 Officers

The elections of the Pythians Society
was held last night, the following Off
GERS were chosen to carry on the work
Of the society for the coming year; Mrs.
Elizabeth Chestnut, esteemed chief.
She succeeds Mrs. Moffett. Elizabeth
Adams, excellent senior; Cary Moore,
excellent junior; Emmor Moore, mana
ger; Nora Weirs, mistress of records
and correspondence; Suzzie Smith, mis-
tress of finances; Rose Fuller, protect
or; Dora Leonard, guide; Mrs. Thomas
trustee; Mrs. Hicks, press correspond
ent and Mrs. Harrison, installing officer.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-12-20

lhrOngS OF Christmas shoppers
in the streets of Ell Centre are pur-
chasing more Christmas goods and
OF better grade than ever before,
according to a number of Ell Cen
trO's leading merchants to-day.
The crowded streets and the b1<ndreds
of shoppers makes the citk>f FL Cen
tro one of the busiest towns of it's size
in the state. This is said with due
modesty, for if any Imperial valleyite
We're asked, he would state that the
town does more business for it's popu.
| lation than. Any. other in.~ the state,
which is true.
Christmas business this year is uni
versally reported far ahead of last
years, and this means the best business
in the history of the local merchants.
That the people are spending more
money is shown by the fact that higher
priced jewelry is being purchased, and
jewelry prices are practically the same
as last year, so the claim cannot be
raised that more money is being spent
because prices are higher m
Below follow the statements of a
few local merchants, a second and more
complete list will appear in few days.
oSoi sc v oti hey VI
Our business this year will be consid-
erably large than last years and that
means it will be the biggest business
in the history of Varneyl Brothers. 'All
our stores are enjoying afi he trade and
[ might say that business is booming
We are very well satisfied"
George Anderson, of the Imperial
Valley Hardware Company-"We find
that our volume of trade this year is
far ahead of the Christmas shopping of
last year. The people are buying bet
ter gifts than ever before.
'We look for a very large business
the coming last three days"
V. Bishop, the jeweler said 1--WE are
experiencing a very much better trade
this year, than last The people are
purchasing better values now than dur
ing the holiday season of last year.
Ben Solomon, appeared too busy to
talk, but said Yes, much BETTER" and
rushed off to wait upon the heavy trade
which had swarmed into his establish
ment.
Mort Rieser, lighting a two-bit cigar
said, Couldn't be better, surpasses last
years Christmas rush many timbes."
Imperial Valley press., 1919-12-20
OVERSEAS ESCORT
IS HERO OF WAR
(By Associated Press)

(BV Associated PreSS1
WASHINGTON, Dec. 2O-FOr-
mer Sergeant Gillie Sandlin of
Hydcn, Kentucky was appointed Il
special escort for the return of
soldier dead from overseas by Sec
retary Baker. SandIin was select
cd Oh account of his unusual war
record. UnOflicially he ranks next
to Sergeant Alvin York being cred
tied with killing "a Germans,
wourtling and capturing many
more.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-12-20
THIRTEEN DIE.
IN RAILROAD
WRECK N
MAINE
Disastrous Accidents Occur
in Several Places; Passen-
ger Train Derailed Near
Redding; At River Bank
tBy Associated Pressl

BANDON, Oregon, Dec. 2O-The
oil tank steamer, j. A. ChanslOr.
bound i'm ballast from Portland to
San Francisco, today lay almost
submerged on jagged reef on
Cape BlancO.
The steamers back was broken when
she struck a reef early Thursday
night according to Earl Dooley, one
of the known survivors, who reports
thaS 80 Of the crew perished when the
craft sank almost instantly.
= G989M Sawyer. who succeeded in
1syhdnmE UnNof the ships boats before
she sanhsswas reported to have reached
shore after a small boat containing ten
men capsized late last night.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-12-20
BELIEVES THAT THE WORLD
is NOT THROUGH WITH WAR

LONDON, Dec. 20-Rear Admiral
Phillip Dumas expresses the belief that
the world is not through with war.
Save the oil, take care of it and
preserve it," he advised the Institution
of Petroleum Technologists the other
day. 'If for nothing else we shall re-
quire it for the wars of the future,
which, believe me. will come despite
the efforts of the late army of geniuses
in Paris to make future wars imposs-
ibe.
This has been a war waged largely
on oil. The next one will be nearly
wholly so and Bismarck's dictum of
blood and iron" brought up to date
will read blood and OIL
Imperial Valley press., 1919-12-20
(Rv Associated Press)

OAKLAND, Cal, Dec. 20. =
Christmas trees will cost more in
the San Francisco district this
year, according to II. l.. Befhiss,
assistant executive of the Oak
land boy scouts. After a survey
of the region, he said there were
no fir or spruce trees available
Imperial Valley press., 1919-12-20
THREE SURVIVORS
tBy Associated Press)

MARSHFIELD, Dec 2O-Captain
A. A. Sawyers, master of the tanker.
j. a Chanslof, Quartermaster Kunkie.
and one other member Of the crew are
believed to be the only survivors of
the steamer wrecked Thursday. Three
bodies have been found but have not
been identified. Other bodies are re-
ported to washed ashore near Brandon.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-12-20
SENATE ADOPTS
SUGAR COMPROMISE
(Bv Associated Press)

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20-By a vote
of so to 12 the senate today adopted
a compromise on bill to continue gov
ernment control of the sugar during
the year of 1920, accepting the house
amendments increasing the authority
of the United States sugar equaliza-
ton board by limiting it's licensing pow
ers to next June 10.
The house passed the measure, which
now goes to the president.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-12-20
THIRTEEN BURNED TO DEATH
(By Associated pressJ

ONAWA, Maine, Dec. 20-Thirteen
persons were killed and burned to
death and many sustained injuries to-
day when the freight train collided with
special train loaded with steerage
passengers from the steamship EN-
press of France on the Canadian pa
cific railway near here.
The bodies of IL persons have been
removed from the wreckages and the in
jured and passengers numbered 35.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-12-20
SOVIET ARK IS
READY TO SAIL
(Bv Associated Press)

NEW YORK, Dec. 20-The gov
ernment steampship Buford, the
"SOviet Ark" is ready to leave New
York for Soviet Russia on hours
notice, it was learned here this
morning. She will carry on her
holiday cruise a gerater part of
several hundred radicals.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-12-20
NEW PEACE MOVE IN SENATE
80 DROWN AS OIL TANKER BREAKS BACK ON OREGON REE1
; HTNDUS' HAT RACK
; no BE CLOTHESLINE?

+" Now that Judge Phil D. Swing
:: has, ordered all Hindus in his
{" courtroom to remove their turb-
= ans and follow the example OF
: Americans, the question of the
: proper kind of nat rack for the
: Orientals has been brought up.
: Attaches at the sheriff's office
= this morning were almost equal
= ly divided on the question, but
: when It came to vote it was de-
: cided that said hat rack should
:: take the form of a clothesline.
:: They also agreed that, as pur-
I: chasing agent for the county, it
: was up to Major Cook to supply
: it.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-12-20
Marines Sent
ToLos A ngeIes

Two men were sent to Los Angeles
by the marines recruiting station of
this city last night.
10 months service in France to his
credit, was one of the men and the
other was James w. Douglass, of this
city.
Roquemore will be sent to Philadel-
phia and Douglass will be transferred
to Mare Island training station.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-12-20
PASSENGER DERAILED
lBY Associated Pressl

REDDING, Calf, Dec 2O-Five cars
of northbound Southern Pacific passen-
ger train number 54 were derailed three
miles north of Redding this morning.
No passengers We're injured.
The derailment was due to a broken
wheel, railroad officials said, and the
engineer noticed the trouble in time to
apply the emergency brake and pre-
vent some of the cars from being
thrown into the Sacramento river.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-12-20
(Rv Associated Pressj

MADRID, Spain, Dec. 20.-Rid-
ing in The Metro, Spain's first
underground railway system, is
the latest diversion of the young
and old of Madrid. The trains
are crowded, every hour being
rush hour, while on Sundays and
holidays thousands so home dis
appointed.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-12-20
$50 REWARD

For Information leading to the arrest
ana conviction of parties guilty OF ar.
son in connection with the burning OF
r. Edwards house. corner Third and
Hamilton streets, Saturday night. Dec.
ember Is, 1919.
$50 reward to be paid by the Imperial
Valley Branch OF National Assocla ton
for Advancement of colored People.
Address Box Gas Press ADV.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-12-20
LEGION BILL 0. K.
(Ry Associated Press)

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20-The house
bill increasing the war risk insurance
allowance of American soldiers, sailors
and marines disabled in the war was
passed today by the senate with the
amendments requested by the Ameri-
can Legion. The house is expected to
accept the senate amendments and the
enactment of the bill before recess
seems assured.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-12-20
(By Associated Press)


LONDON, Dec. 20.-The warmth
of Americas welcome to the
prince of Wales moved TIE Globe
to remark humoriously, "Ameri-
cans will please remember that
he is our prince, not theirs The
paper explains that the Ameri-
cans gave the prince such a re-
ception that "anybody might be
excused for fearing that they had
some anneXationist designs in
view
The princes welcome in New
York, the Globe added, twas the
real thing coming from perhaps
the most warm-hearted people in
the world. They have much to
teach him of the warmth of that
friendship which mischief-makers
cannot break, and he had some
what to teach them about institu-
tions which, it may be, they have
occasionally misunderstood.
"The only thing wanted to
make the friendship of Britain
and America impregnable is that
they should know one another bet
ter than they do. 70 help on that
work was the princes mission"
Imperial Valley press., 1919-12-20
(By Associated Press)

DUBLIN, Dec. 20.-The au-
thorties in Ireland have revived
the provision of the Defense of
the Realm act, which was employ
ed freely in the early days of the
war, giving them power to order
anybody suspected of acting in a
manner prejudicial to the public
safety to change his place of resi-
dence and remove outside speci-
fed area. John Fitzpatrick, fore
man of a printing establishment
in Tipperary, has been ordered to
reside henceforth outside the
province of Muster.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-12-20
GENERAL PERSHINC
COMES TO CHICAGO
(By Associated Press)

CHICAGO, Dec. 20-General John
Pershing, Buddy" came to Chicago to-
day. General Pershing is here on an
inspection trip and told 5000 Ameri
can Legion members that OF all titles
he held, he liked the Buddy first. The
general arrived this morning for two
days visit and was given a roaring
welcome by former overseas fighters,
members of the American Legion posts.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-12-20

from Contra Costa, Alameda or
Santa Clara counties and that
the Christmas trees this year
must come from the Sierras.
OROVILLE, Cal, Dec. 2O.-Will-
lam Winson, local packer, claims
that recent shipment of olives
he made to the East was the first
of the 1919 season crop from Cali
fornia.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-12-20
SALTON SEA RAISES
6 INCHES IN 3 WEEKS

Captain G. Davis, Of the Salton
sea, stated today that the Salton
sea had raised approximately six
: inches in the past three weeks,
due to the unusual wet spell ex-
perienced in the Valley. The :
greatest raise ever recorded IN q
year before, exclusive Of the
: times when the Colorado river
waste waters were not allowed to
flow in, has been four inches.
Captain Davis states that the en-
; tire watershed has been discharg-
ing rain water into the sea.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-12-20
ANTI-RED LAW IS
UPHELD BY COURT
(Bv Associated Prvssl

OAKLAND, Dec California Syn
dicatism law was in effect held consfi-
tutional by Superior Judge James
Quinn, in an opinion today denying the
release of Miss Charlotte Whitney on
writ of habeas corpus. Miss Whitney
was arrested as participant in the or
ganization of the communist labor
party. M &