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The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1919-02-28

Offices with morning-glories! Was 1t
the gracious quiet influence Of . wife.
a Gerty Hardin1 The festive build
ing he was approaching was as nnex-
pected-as Captain Brandon! Richard
walked on. smiling.
He was fairly blown into the outer
room. the door banging behind him.
Every n looked up at the noisy inter
ruption. There were several men In
the long oin Among them two alert.
clean-faced youths. college graduates,
or students out on furlough. the kind
Of stuff In his class at Lawrence. Three
Of the seasoned, rOad-coached type
were leaning their chairs against the
cool thick walls. One vas putting at
q cigar. The other. . big. shy giant.
was drawing clouds OF comfort from a
pipe. There was q telegraph operator
at work In one end Of the room, her
instrument rapidly clicking. In ar OPP
change. A girl with q metal band
around her forehead was punching
connections between the valley towns.
Richard lost the feeling Of having
gone into a remote and isolated re-
gi0n. The twin towns were on the
map.
One Of the older men returned his
nod. The young men returned their
hastily withdrawn attention to their
game Of checkers. The other smoker
was watching with cross-eyed ABSORB
ton the rings his cigar was sending
into the air. Richard might not have
been there.
One OF tho checker players looked
up.
Anything I can do for you7 Do You
want to see anyone In particular"
NO." It was admitted. mo n In
particular. / was just looking round"
ITS the show place Of Calexico. I'll
take you around. It Is the only place
In town that Is comfortable when It's
hot. or when the wind blows. and
that's the program Ill summer. Take
my place. Pete"
Pete. the young giant. with the face
Of his infancy enlarged rather than
matured. slipped into the vacant chair.
He had been the first to discover the
stranger. but he had evaded the re-
sponsibility. The game Immediately
absorbed him.
ITS nice here" repeated the young
fellow. leading the way. They were
followed by q few idle glances.
Richard looked with approval at the
tan slim figure which was assuming
the courtesy Of the towns. The fine
handsome face was almost too girlish,
the muscles of the mouth too sensitive
vet for manly beauty. but he liked the
type. 1.-the a. Z young desert-reared
Indian. his manner and carriage told
Of 4 careful home and rigid school dis
ctpiine.
He was ushered into q large cool
room. The furnishings he inventoried /:
. few stiff chairs. = long table and .
typewriter desk. closed for the Sab
bath.
'The st~enographer's ROOM" an
nounced the lad superiu0usiy.
i"Whose stenographer"
General property nov. Everyone
has = right to . her time. She used
to be HardIn's, the general managers.
She Is his still. In q way. But Ogilyie
keeps her busy most Of the time"
Rlckard had not heard Of OEilvte.
He made ! msntal fegtsfer.
sWhea I'D Aae1la - esty. a.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1919-02-28
HOW WILL HARDIN AND HIS WIFE RECEIVE HlM2-RckARD
IS NOT LEFT LONG IN DOUBT.

oynopds-K. G. Richard. a engineer OF the Overland Pacific rail-
read. = called to the Office Of President Marshall in TuscOn, Arfz. While
waiting Richard reads a report on the ravages Of the Colorado river,
despite the efforts OF Thomas Hardin. head OF the Desert Reclamation
company. Hardin had been q student under Richard in IN eastern col
iege and had married Gerty Holmes. with whom Richard had fancied he
wAs II love. Marshall tells Richard the Overland Pacific must step in to
Axe the Imperial valley and wishes to send Richard to take charge.
Richard declines because he f0rcsees embarrassment in Suppantiny
Hardin. but II won over. Richard goes to Calexco and, 0 II the way
learns much about Hardin and his work.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1919-02-28

might say. adjusted as it now is, than
it did before"
II heard that they had sent a man
from the Tucson Office to represent
Mr.. Marshall"
did you hear his name?" STAN
mered Ogilvie.
"Rickard."
The auditor recovered himself. Il
would have heard Of 1t were 1t true.
l am In close touch with the Los An.
geles ONCE"
ut is true"
allow do you know" Ogilvie's dis
may was too sudden; the nabby facial
muscles betrayed him.
"I'm Richard" The new general
manager took the swivel chair behind
he flat-top desk. "Sit down. I'd Hike
to have q talk with you"
"If you will excuse me."-Oyilvie's
bluff was as anemic as his crushed ap-
pearance. I'll am busy this morn
ing. Might trouble yOu-for .
few minutes? Ny papers are in this
desk"
Richard o knew his man to h
shallow depths Of his w~hite-corpus-
cied soul. III / won't be in your way
I'll hang around here. I've the day to
kill"
His sarcasm was lost In transit.
| Ogilvie said that Mr.. Richard would
not be in his way. He would move
his papers into the next room toInor-
row.
The engineer moved to the French
| windows that opened on the alfalfa
lawn. A vigorous growth Of willows
marked the course Of New river.
which had cut SO perlously near
towns. A letter 3D." picked out In
quick river vegetation, told the story
OF the flood. The old channel-there
1t was. the curved arm Of the %" n
could tell that by the tall willows-hAd
been too tortuouS, too slow for those
sweeping waters. The now had d.
| vided. cutting the stem Of the letter.
carrying the f1ood waters swifter
down grade. The dow had divided
HIM! divided perhaps the danger TOO!
An idea In that! He would SEQ that
| better from the water tower he'd sDfed
at entering. Another food. and .
gamble whether Aexicali OF Calexfeo
would get the worst Of it. Unless n
was ready. A lsvee-west Of the
American town!
Excuse me, sir-de you need mel"
He turned back into the ROOM He
could SEQ that NacLean vas aching to
get out of the room. Ogilvie had Wis
IDLY withered. A blight seemed to fall
on him a. his white, b~lue-veined nm
gers made Q blur among HIS papers.
Thank you" Richard nodded at
MacLean, who burst into the outer Of
flee.
ats the new general manager from
Tucson-Rkkard's his name." His
whisper ram around the walls Of the
room. where other arrivals were tilt
ing their chairs. 1.-THE new general
manager! Ogilvie woozied for moth
ing. You should have seen his facet"
did anyone know that ne was com-
ingY' Silent. the tanned giant, spoke.
That's Marshall all over" said
Wooster, bright-eyed and wiry. re-
moving HIS pipe. HE likes to move In
a mysterious way his wonders to per
form. used to sing that when I was
= kidD No announcement. Simply.
| Enter Richard"
"More like this" said Silent. Exit
Hardin. Enter Ogilvie. Enter R:ek-
ard"
And exit Ogilvie," cried NacIean.
tits a-d-d shame" burst out
| Wooster. No nj asked him what -
nlnfffN
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1919-02-28
ooiivie's Dismay Was Too Sudden.

O0ttvbe's Oissn1y Was Too Sudden.
meant. Every man in the room was
thinking Of Hardin, whose shadow this
reclamation work was.
whats Richard doing!" asked the
fnfantile Hercules at the checkerboard.
The force called him Pete. which was
a short cut to Frederick Augustus
BOdefeldt.
taking Ogilvie's measure"-th this
from MacLean.
Then he's doing something else By
this time. That wouldn't take him Ave
minutes unless he's q gull" snapped
Wooster, who hated Ogflvie AZ q rat
does q snake.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1919-02-28

Richard moves 20 cave the
valley in what seems % him tho
only possible way. HE views DO
not coincide Witn those Of Har.
din. The next installment tends
70 justify the forebodlnos with
which Richard undertook hIs
great task. Do not fail % road e.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1919-02-28

lTo BE c~oNTINUED.)
opoiDed e
Jack said you were Z bird ssnnall
~ she exclaimed, delighted. ~yeAa
paEfok"-Doeton TEannerlpk
Imperial Valley press., 1919-12-01
FIRST WATER
18 YEARS AGO.
Trials and TribulatiOns of
First Development Com
panies Were Many; Notes
Given in Payment of Stock

four miles farther down and made an
other cut.
Now, the Colorado river INDUCES in
flood every June, with the regularity
Of clockwork. 1t usually comes about
the goth of June, seldom varying more
than a week from that date. The flow
Of the river at Yuma runs about &c.
100000 acre-feet year, an acre-foot
being enough water to cover an acre
of land to the depth of one foot; but
the average flow in November is less
than 100000 acre-feet. while in June it
rises to 100000 acre.feet.
Second Cut
In making the second cut the
development company counted on
the rivers cOmmendable regularity
in the matter of floods, but in Feb
ruary Of that year the river gave
a sufficient realistic imitation OF
flood to cause trouble at the new
cut, repeating the performance
twice over before the end of March,
and promptly undOing whatever
the company had been able to ac-
cOmplisl in the way Of controlling
it.
The bed of the river, of course, lies
high above the valley, there being
drop of more than 800 feet from the
surface at Yuma to the bottom Of Sal
ton Sink at the valleys head. Below
Yuma the river has changed it's mind
about it's course at various times, now
flowing here, now there. 1t now ate in
dustriously away at the new cut, until
by the regular June flood nearly it's
whole current was pouring through it
into Imperial valley. 1t spread at first
in broad flood, but there We're the
two shallow and usually dry water
courses known as the New river and
Alamo river. The former especially
was then so shallow for many miles
that in looking or walking across it
one would scarcely notice the depress-
ion.
Mr.. Hartman to the Rescue
Opposite Imperial, probably at
the site of the old water-hOle, there
was a sharp drop. Coming to that
the flood water made cataract.
The soil is all silt, through which
the water ate like warm iron
Imperial Valley press., 1919-12-01

through butter, The cataract n1mt
ply marched backward. sometimes
at the rate Of more than mile
day--a perambulat0ry E,lagnra--
and the river thus dug huge now
channel for itself straight through
the valley and into Salton Sink.
converting the latter into brisk.
ly growing fresh-water sen. The
forty-mile channels sort Of min
iature Grand Canyon. done In dirt y
instead Of rocI-whiclu the Color
ado thus dug for itself through tho
valley still stands. IL Is, should
say, fifty or sixty feet deep and SIX
or seven hundred feet wide. bed
sufficient to carry any but the very
largest rivers.
This, of course, merely postponed
the flooding of the valley, for II waa
only question of calculable number
of months before Salton Sea--if the
Colorado cotinued running into It's
would cover the whole valley, adsanc.
ing southwark. On account OF the biz
and urgent problem Of stopping tho
break in the Colorado's bank the dsvek,
opment company was helpless enough.
In June it borrowed 100000 from tho
Southern Pacific and handed the man
agement of itself over to that concerns
For time the Southern Pacific was
helpless enough too. The river made
light of the efforts to control 1t. OF
course, there were urgent appeals TO
the government at Washington ~
Salton Sea pushed industriously on
toward the towns and farms OF the
valley. The government oppressed IT.
sympathy and regretted that II cOuld
not think OF anything in particular
which it could do. Then the late =. H.
Hartman got quote annoyed at the slt.
uation and took it in hand himself'
bending all the resources Of the 6Ouths
ern Pacific to the job. with the impsrs
| ious energy which characterized him. 1.
Hartman Loved .-..----4s;
Whatever the railroad had in thu
| way Of engineering talent, men, money
and materials that would contribute "a
closing the break in the ColoradOst
bank he threw on the firing lins. Limit
ed passenger trains were sidetracked
| to make way for strings Of ~l0wly flat
cars laden with rocks. Hartman cloe
ed the break.
| There are regions where he II a1ol
admired, but Imperial valleY Il not on
of them. He took q lively Stnte1qot p
this valley that made itself BY f
| digging and perseverance,. A IN
knew him and knows he vail
marked: IF he had lived we shou
today where we shall he ten -.
from today"
But with such different emotions q
we regard dramatic person and
freight bill-though Hartman - -
mired, his railroad Is not. $50
Incidentally the g0vesnnnen ten-
cOuraged Mr.. Hartman Win plens-
ant words in his grapp1e W1oh ~
Imperial Valley press., 1919-12-01
Delta Mercantile Company
The Pioneer Wholesale Grocery of Imperial Valley
MWMU DNH NIL I'LL u I'LL IN 0Mu Au MI II Mu DU N0 NU

THIS CONCERN is housed in re-
inforced concrete warehouses COM
prising a floor space of $4,000 square
feet. The building is modern in every
detail, having a complete refrigera-
tor plant for the proper preservation
of all perishable food stuffs and large
loading and unloading platforms for
rapid and economical handling of their
lines of merchandise.
This company was organized in thu
Fall of 1914, and has continued to
grow until today it is recognized as
one of the largest factors in the trade
of the southwest in the distribution of
food products.
And from the time of the organiza-
tion the management has looked for
ward to the day of the completion of
the San Diego & Arizona railway,
which would open up San Diego coun-
ty and the state of Arizona for the eco
nomical distribution of food upplies
from the heart of the greatest produc-
ing section in the world.
This company is strictly a home in
stitution. The officers and directors
are property owners and residents of
Imperial Valley press., 1919-12-01

Imperial county and are confining
their investments to the building up of
home industries. They have just re-
Gently added a wholesale fruit and
vegetable department. to their other
lines, and in order to take care of their
increased business which will result
from the additional territory opened
by the completion of the San Diego &
Arizona railway, the company intends
to increase it's capital to $1,000, 900
during the next 18 months, the new is
sue being taken up by the present
stock holders.
The success of the business is main-
ly due to the cooperative spirit of the
merchants of the Imperial valley, who
are always loyal to home enterprises,
for they realize that in patronizing
local institutions they are at the same
time bettering their own investments.
A kindly invitation is extended not
only to Imperial valley merchants, but
to all the merchants in all the territory
served by the new railway, to visit the
company's offices and warehouses in
FL Centre, where they are assured q
hearty welcome.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-12-01

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Imperial Valley press., 1919-12-01

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Imperial Valley press., 1919-12-01

NUluAu uMD Ill Hu NJ A4 M unULN uMu Hu Mu lMuMD
Imperial Valley press., 1919-12-01
GLpsEs or TIE WORLDS FAREs7 GARDEN AND SOME OF IT

~ a44s.n - -
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1919-09-11

Deed from Mary Ethel Elgert (nee
Lutz) and husband to Paul C. Kruger
and wife, tract of land situate in Anne
Arundel county; consideration SIS.
Deed from The Workman's Coop
erative Realty Company, Incorpor-
ated, to Frank j. Sluka, 2 lots of
ground situate in the Third Election
District OF anne Arundel county,
known as lots Nos. 40 and so, in sec
ton "E"; consideration 81.
Deed from xsBuis Griffin to Louis N.
Phelps, tract ,of land situate in the
Eighth Election District of Anne
Arundel county. containing 2 acres of
land, more or less; consideration $3.50.
September 10
Deed from John C. Fleming and wife
to Anton Hagsser land wife; tract of
land situate IN the Fourth Election
District of Anrse Arundel county; con-
sideration So.
Deed from Sylvester Queen to Laura
Gather and wife, tract of land situate
in the Fourth Election District OF
Anne Arundel county, containing 20
acres of land, more or less; considera-
ton SIS.
Deed from sylvester Queen to NAH
lon S Queen Ia Ruth Queen, tract of
land situate VI the Fourth Election
District of Anne Arundel county, con-
tanning 80 acres of land, more or less !;
consideration So.
Deed from swilbur A. Mason and
wife to Charles E. Small and wife, 2
lots of ground. situate in Anne Arun-
del county, known as ''Mason's Beach,
lots and z; consideration SO.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1919-09-11
AT THE PALACE TOMORROW AND
SATURDAY

In transposing Charles K. Harris
famous song, Break the News to
Mother" to the screen. new mine for
movie material has been opened up.
Following the conventional adapta-
tions of novels and stage plays, the
music sheet proves quite novel one.
The filming of Harris song has
proven so successful that 1t is believed
that it will not be long before every
new song will be appended with the
foot note of emotion picture rights
reserved" After trying the song on
the piano, according to this innovation,
one may step around to the corner
movie and see the plot and action pic
turized
Break the News to Mother" is not a
war picture and has nothing to do with
the war, despite the fact that it was
founded on a song that deals with the
dying soldiers message to his mother.
The picture is a delightful story of
small-town life and the beautiful love
of a mother for her son. Break the
News to Mother" Select Pietires' lat
est special attraction will be shown at
the Palace theatre on Friday. and Sat
urday.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1919-09-11
AT THE PALACE TONIGHT

"Oh. Boy" which Manager Viakos
has booked for exhibition at the Pal
ace Theatre tomorrow and Saturday,
is said to represent the only really
successful attempt ever made to trans
late to the screen the complete story
OF a modern. up-to-date "girlie-girlie
musical comedy hit. For from start
to finish, "Oh, Boy" is just one sue
cession OF laughter provoking ludi-
crous, farcical situations, yet main
tanning the romantic story of the origi-
nal musical comedy production.
The film version of "Oh. Boy" rs
the stage version picturized, the only
variations made being those which
were absolutely necessary and incid-
ent to the translation from stage to
screen. All of the wit, humor and
farce comedy of the regular produc-
ton has been retained in the film pre-
sentation. augmented by the fact that
whereas the stage play was confined
to two scenes only, the brader scope
OF the cinematograph has permitted
wealth of magnificent settings.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1919-09-11
CANVASS OF VOTE
TEDIOUS TASK FOR
ELECTION OFFICIALS
CONTINUED From Page one.)

day, yet 1t is not thought they will be
10 such an extent as to change the
complement OF candidates who were
successful in the primaries. The chief
thing dependent upon the official
count Is that as to one candidate for
County Commissioner. The unofficial
figures show that six candidates for
this Board are safe. but three others
are running so closely together, that
1t will require the detailed figures
from the first precinct OF the Fourth
district. to settle 1t. This was the
only preGinet from which the returns
were not received. except in frag-
ments. The three candidates, either
bne of whom may be returned nomi-
mated by the official count, and their
respective vote at present are: Nah
ION Disney, ST.; Joseph M. Wilker-
son, $50, and C. Milton Duvall, 851.
Based upon the vote OF some of the
other candidates, and the fact that Mr..
Disney Is high man, 1t would seem
that he will be the successful candi-
date.
The few figures received today from
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1919-09-11
NOTICE

y you have any ladies' or genfs' eisthe.
sr shoes. q any kind. that yon don't need.
please eaii us up and We win pay yen the
highest prices and remove same az once
PHONE COW
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1919-09-11
.ROMANY TRIBES NOW
MOVING TO PACIFIC

San Francisco, Sept. 11.-Romany
tribes, commonly known as "gypsies, :"
are travelling toward California from
all parts of the United States with the
avowed purpose of establishing sir.
nihatch" or permanent sacred encamp-
ment at Emeryville, across the bay
from San Francisco, officials of east
bay cities believe.
In possession of tribal leaders, who
came 20 the coast to attend the re-
cent marriage of George Adams. head
of one tribe, and Gypsy" Mary, who
said she was an Egyptian princess
were found kilograms from headquar-
tiers of six tribes scattered through
tout the country. These contained but
two words amen avasa" or "We
GOMEZ" They were said to be replies
to a country wide call for the gather
ing of the gypsy clans.
Not all of the gypsies are included
| in the movement The response is con-
fined to the more religious element
who still cling to the tradition that
one day they would take the road to
the land of promise by the great wa
ter" the ultimate home of the wan
derers on the Pacific Coast.
Fifteen thousand men and women
and their boys and girls, are estimated
to be on their way here. Lesko Amen
| ia, head of a Greek gypsy band, and
others have made inquiries as to state
laws on municipal organization and
the residents OF Emeryyille are said
to be apprehensive that the gypsies
will have sufficient voting power to
take over control of the town, now a
city 2,7O0 population
The bands are reported to have
adopted central tribal flag designed
at Chicago by one of their leaders. II
lit a green banner bearing the legend
..Borodiro Sivnfy'.-"A Greater Peo-
Ipie." Involved in the migration to this
coast are gy}ses of the Turkish, Ru-
manian. HIM Frian. German. Moray
liam, Lithuap III. Russian. Greek. Bo-
hemian, Italiag and Spanish tribes
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1919-09-11
GENERAL PERsH|NG PLANS FOR TRIP TO
SEE FOLKS BACK HOME AND COMPANIONS
or HIS B0H00D DAYS l1I IN MISSOURI
Home Coming At Lacede Will Mark Reunion OF Faniy-Dec-
Grated Heroes To Form Gu I'd Of onof Gard
Will Deliver Address-"Aunt" sus5h Hewet Who Made
His Pies In Barefoot Days To Be There.
by the Associated Press) e

Laclede, Mo. Sept. 1l.-Gcneral
Pershing is coming back to his boy.
hood home here.
He will reutrn a full-fedged general,
the hero of America, but the boyhood
companions, with whom he stole APP
pies, and played at the old swimmin'
hole, 1t will be the Johnny" Pershing
who spent his early life here before
going away to West Point to embark
on military career.
A cablegram received by Major Ed
mund b. Allen promises visit by the
General shortly after his arrival in the
United States.
Some time ago when Leclede learn
ed that General Pershing was return
ing from Europe the following cable
gram was despatched to him by Mayor
Allen:
"Laclede, your old home, your boy
hood friends and Linn county are call
ing you. When may we expect you
homer"
General Pershing cabled in reply:
II have heard the call. Will be
there soon after my arrival in the
United States. Can't give you definite
date now but will let you know later"
Old Time Home Coming
Laclede will pay tribute to General
Pershing on his arrival, not with the
pomp and ceremony that marked his
reception in European capitals, but
with good old-fashioned Missouri
homecoming" according to the com
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1919-09-11
e arranging for his reception.

mittee arranging for his reception.
Plans for the Generals entertain
ment include reunions with old
schoolmates and chums, trips to the
old swimmin hole on Muddy Creek
and to. the old Pershing farm.
The homecoming will also mark a
reunion Of the Pershing family.
James Pershiag, of Chicago, the Gen
erals brother, and Miss May Per-
shing and Mrs. Bessie Butler. of Lin
coin, Neb.. his two sisters, will gather
at the former Pershing home during
the Generals stay.
Heroes As Honor Guard
The reception will not be without a
military side, Decorated heroes of
Missouri will form an honor guard.
Adjutant General H. C. Clark. of Miss
ouri, will have charge of the military
reception.
Governor Frederick ID. Gardner will
deliver an address at the celebration
and other State and national officials
have been invited to attend.
Among old acquaintances, who will
meet General .Pershing. are Aunt"
Susan Hewett, who made pies for him
when he romped barefoot around the
countryside and Aunt" Louisa War
rem, who clairls to have been present
when the fut@Fe military leader was
born in a railroad section house sew
eral miles frGm here. Both are ne
groCs.