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Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-10-13
MAKING USE OF
SUPERSTITIONS

i, Washington. Oct. s.-The problem
into scientific data is being studied
by experts ofthe department Of agri-
culture, who declare that many old
maxin1s handed down from father to
son for generations are not really
superstitions at all, but helpful :infor-
nation discovered by keenly observ-
ant persons.
Everybody has heard some of the
old maxims. They deal with every
variety of agricultural operation.
Bean planting. for instance, never was
done by the forefathers of the pres
ent generation except at the time of
the poisoning of the blackberry
bushes. When the catkins had formed
IN the maple trees, it was a sign
from nature that early gardening
might commence. And toward the
close of the season, warning Of frost
was given by the maturing of cookie
burs.
Now the, department of agriculture
declares that there is a best time for
every farm and garden operation and
that some tree or shrub or plant indi-
Gates that time more accurately than
all the scientific instruments can reg
lister 1t. 1t Is those signs which were
noted by the pioneers who laid the
foundations. of this country and re-
corded in the simple sayings handed
down to posterity. Soon they will
be dienified with the scientific name
Of "phenology,'' which is the scienc,
Of phenomena.
Collection Of natural signs into tn,
science of phenology probably wa
began with a campaign against the
Hessian fly. Experts were %endeavor-
ing to determine the best time for
planting wheat SO that the sowing
would be late enough to prevent ruin
by the pest and yet early enough for
the grain to get a start before cold
weather. It was easy enough to
season varies our days for each one
degree Of latitude, five degrees OF
longitude and 400 feet of altitude, but
as now two seasons are just the same,
the rule could tell only approximate
~ when the farmer should do his
sowing.
In seeking for a more exact guide,
DR.. A. d. Hopkins of the department
forsopk the cold realm of scientific
formulate for back to nature' infor-
nation. AS plans respond to climatic
conditions and not to dates, it was
decided that some natural indication
would give the information desired,
1t is now claimed that observation
has proved that the best time for SOW
ing wheat is hat period between the
full blooming of tall late goldenrod
and the time when the white. common
Japanese clematis flowers are nearly
all gone or the leaves are distinctly
colored on the dogwood Inc hickor.
les.
What has been done for wheat viii
he done for other crops, but the
working out of the signs will be a
slow process. Meanwhile, every
farmer and even the city gardener
have their own guides at hand il they
have eyes to see. Thus has the super.
stition andN folklore of days called
primitive been Justified by the ad.
vanced science of the twentieth cen
fury.
Herald Want Ads Bring Results.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-10-13
CORN CROPS.
IN MINNESOTA,
SAYS MCDOWELL

Minneapolis. Oct. 13.-Good corn
crops in many sections and thriving
stock business in others will more
than ofset,the failure Of the Norta
Dakota wheat crop, w. G. Mitchell.
former North Dakota chairman of
the Liberty Loan drives. said this
morning while in Minneapolis to at
tend a meeting of the directors of the
federal reserve bank.
North Dakota is in fine shape to
take care Of the large amount Of
credit which it will need Mr.. Nc
Dowell said, 9quieting reports that peo-
pie of that state coulds in many in
stances not back up credit. North
Dakota will need a lot of credit dur
ing the coming year., Mi. Mcdowell
believes, but land values are not in
are not up to their market value, ne
said. s -,
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-10-13
DEvlNE 10 MANAGE TEAM.

Calgary, Alta, Oct. 13.-Neither
Rollie zeier, nor Darby o'Brien will
manage the Calgary club of the West
tern Canada next season.
Joe Devine of Seattle. who has
played in various leagues, and wac
has been a scout for major and minor
league clubs. has been appointed.
'Devine is 2S years old and is an out
fielder.
Five minutes after the Calgary
baseball association was formed $10,t
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-10-13
CHII.D KILLED By. AUTO.

CHILD KILLED BY, AUTO.
Pipestone, Mimi, Oct. 13.--Rev. w.
f.. Distad of Beresford was back his
automobile out of his yard late yes.
terday when his young child toddled
up.
The machine struck the infant and
crushed 1t. Death was instan-
%taneous. .
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-10-13

oo0o. was subscribed by local n
thusiasts and $4,000 has since been
promised. A modern baseball plant
will be built.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-10-13

Probably there is no girl on earth
who Is able to look u~nconcerned the
first time she wears her engagement
ring in public.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1919-10-13

Herald Want Ads Bring Results.
Herald Want Ads Bring Results.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-11-01
Nab AUTO THIEF
WHO PASSED THRlJ
IMPERIAL VAIL EY

Thrca.ls Of wire str"tchiug from
Southern California across uoi@Nh1@iu"
states have p"orr} innra cafina';eu
ulaa soo}c or thc 1,ij"t. tA.rt Prevent.
ative4 in cEtHtoac, phea il comes g.
cuyhinS TIE a'tiy,tc, Of a1'j ato@'sr:
I'm this part ot tie state, aHd the te'.
egraohic bomb dropped onto tie hj@b-
WAYS hy menus of Wr";; from I'll" THEFT
bureau OF The Automatic club ct South
orn Caltcruia layn oircldv haaasht
some innovtaat criminals recently f."
Justice.
40. in one case but in several has
the photographic barrase" cut short the
merry whirl Of a motor thief from
Southern California to ncirhboring ter
ritories. However the latest. and one
Gt the best cases in point, is that of one
Charles Barton who stole an automo-
bile in frcnt Of Il popular dance hall in
Los Angeles
In the words of his subsequent con
fossion. young Barton drove around
the city for awhile" after stealing the
car. then obeying an unexplained inn
pulse he wheeled to SAN Diego. About
this time, in a very few hours as a mat
ter of fact the automobile clubs theft
bureau was dropping its deadly and
stifiing barrage ahead of the fleeing
Barton. whose route by this time had
become complete, From San Diego he
proceeded toward Phoenix, Arizona, by
way of El Centre. Yuma and Aqua Cal
ieutc, the literal translation of the lat-
ter being "hot water" He got into'hot
water at PhOeniE.
Detective Bush Anderson "f that
city. While, Walking on the street, tel
egraphic description OF Barton in hand
spicd the. agile Young selfnonf"ssed
thief as he was bowlHg me'rily to the
marts of trade and his arrest followed
In that way the ca. was secured foJ
TIE owner in Los Angeles, and auothe.
check put on a budding criminal roc
ord Car owners, therefore, who ia"
taat thei.' automobile has been st"iau
are asked by the theft bureau 10 notify
the club ut once so tAa, the "ha"taE
aay be dropped onto all possible route
Of exit from this part of tue state.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-11-01
.-"AIEN EQUAL WITH
MEN IN LUNEMBt kN
(Hv As oyiatcd Tress7

tINEHjH"HG, w. Won.
i.,...-n5oef share political privilege
equally Won mca uDicg Che new suf
e Inv in tais j.t.c r,att ruled j..
tae cr#aG nGchcs Charlotte. Womao
@.-.l. ..s fyr the chamber Of d~putie"
already have been picked by several mo-
GticaI groups and anti-sulIra@is,s cor
cede that some Of them would 5e elect
ed.
No&ng in Luxembourg also was mad.
compulsory although the percentage o.
abstentic0s has been unusually low
Imperial Valley press., 1919-11-01
Common-Sense for
Corns, "Gets=It
TIE GREAT PAINLESS CORN LOOS.
i1NEE. SIMPLE AS \. b. c.
NEVER FAILS

If you have eyer tried to get rid Of
- corn bl huud!in2 up your toe with
bandagcs or nr using salvc that ma tc
gour toe RED and almost raw, or tried
to drae your corn out with knife.
there win bc surprise waiting 70, yoa
Imperial Valley press., 1919-11-01

COR SALE OR HIRE carload Of
extra good horses and mares, weigh
inc from 1900 to 1900 lbs; sold on
a guarantee as represented Can
be seen in rear of Ream's Black
smith Shop.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-11-01

FOR SALE 20-months lease on 1870
acres good soft land, 20 acres in al
ialfd, b@lanco IN cotton; will sacri-
flee for quick deal, Inquire at Thet-
ford's store, Wcstmorclard, or write
w 3. Jones, Sex 1873, Brawley.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-11-01

FOR EXCHANGE-210 acres A-No.
/ land in Klamath county, Ore; Will
exchange for good Imperial valley
land, or a string Of cows as first
payment, balance on time. J. d.
Setter, Holtyil.c, owner; phone 30
F-15.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-11-01
TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY.

MUST SACRIFICE SEVEN FINE
LOTS IN Ell CENTRIC, TWO ON
ORANGE AVE, FIVE NEAR THE
PROPOSED COURTHOUSE, FOR
4. QUICK SALE; $3.50. AD-
DRESS OWNER, COS VAN NESS,
FRESNO, CAL
Imperial Valley press., 1919-11-01

WANTED-By experienced woman,
position to take charge Of hotel or
apartment house; references cX-
changed. Address "a. b. c. 7. O.
Box 695, CaicXico, Calf
Imperial Valley press., 1919-11-01

LET everybody near DR.. Ott, who
peaks en- the lyceuna course Tuesday
evening. \ special rate for this single
entertainment il being made; so cents
j ta adults, 25fcents &c Students. Tick
cts on sale at the drug storcs and at
the deor.-Adv.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-11-01

when SOU usa ~Gcts-It." Imagine peel
in4 yua Germ oG gloriously, easily ana
paial, ey. ist ike pooling off a bana-
na -hnl Weu that IS what happens
wheu vou iso "GcttIt." INcre Is
nothing e,se taat viii give you this
same result MaHops Of folks nave bad
the aaMe blessed experience. WHY
puttcr ana suffer hmpt and spoil
good lime lo. yourself and your friends
or gour peace Il mind while trying 70
attend TO urlae-s1~ Use "Getslt the
simple common s"asc way.
@Gpt+lt'' tha 9a~ Cure guaranteed
mQneyaacis corn rornovcr. costs but a
.trflc ataa drag store. Mr'd by T.
Lawrence n ru. chicago, III
Sold ia I C.rto aud ro"onnend"2
as tue werlae a.t corn remedy 'S
uteeuloaf * Ciemlntsand j. L. Davis.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-11-01

+. u. Mciver ;nH H,ury MalduN OF
the Imperial irrigation district return
cd last evening from san Diego where
they were cal|ed ia the cmbczziomgrt
cas- against 3aa l.cr Williams. Mcssr2.
Ncivcr aud MaddrX reported that the
defense Of the bankei was that 'ill acts
committed by him had been baokn2
propositions aad none personal acts.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-11-01

/ Ber.- Z. y. Palmer has been appoint
a l1} Centre chairman Of the Fed
Gross rou call which viii start tomor-
row. He is expecting loyal support
from all EI Centroaus.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-11-01

DR.. Oft, who speaks in Ii Centre
Tuesday evening, under the auspices
of the H. T. Lyceum Course, Is Is
wears of experience, well prepared
both to instruct and entertain.--Ady.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-11-01

Mr. aad Mrs. {. ). Thompson q tae
Cerde district were in FL Centre Ncster-
day NJ. Thompson is one of the best
s,uwa lancncrs in That district, resid-
inS within a half mile of the Verde
school house.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-11-01

nr. OFT is man Of magnetic pcr-
'onality and broad sympathy Ii is
cppCrtune that he should speak in I'll
Centre during the week Of the Red
Cross membership driyc.-Adv.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-11-01

Ten Thousand club. is aeeoTerin" fron'
m attack 3f sickness
Imperial Valley press., 1919-11-01

Both royalty and R"l,hev:yts are
handled with gloves by Dr, CT ia has
lecture Gn "Nicicry," lie hes rF2r2'
spot in his heart, however, fer Amer
ica and. for the hCyS vhe ;ti"rE3 t2.'.
lives to uphold its traditions and
ideals Armi>tice da>, hc says, r2pEa
second culv to Calvary in tn" world :
Imperial Valley press., 1919-11-01

The appearance in - Centre next
Tuesday evening" Of Dr. Edward Am
h2~st CIT VIII give imn.-a c The ct
forts honoriag the mcn5o1y o.. Ihco~
dore Roosevelt. An ardent admjrer q
thc maa Roosevelt, III. 3ti teachcs the
AmeriCaHism which Roosevelt lived
Adv.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-11-01

Miss Ruth Churchill OF lh's rit}> Is
entertaining Miss Helen Bump OF CaleN-
leo.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-11-01

GHaI the high school was used as
the main dumping around by Hai'ew
e'a"ers NAcrc are Cd wagons an ovee
thc grounds, hau ON the arcade and
half Off and others blocking the steps.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-11-01

Mrs barbara Parker OF, Verde, az
componiad lay her son. IIoyt, who hae
"o"cntly returned from the front, wctc
.iei5ors in El Crntro todar. Mrs. EurEo
S. tn" principal of The Verde school X"
Gently the school has boon enlar@o.
and now employs four teachers
Imperial Valley press., 1919-11-01

c. D. Medbe}N Of Caj.Niro WAS y El
Centre last evening from CalcNico to at
tend The meeting ef the auto dealers at
the Barbara North.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-11-01
Y rcffmgv acI;rowledses

5 Sec,ctuY rcffngWen acknowledges
an oversight In pubHahinr tR names
OF. new menlbcaS received Ivy tDe chHp-
Bcr or cc,rncrco FOR III" Iast two 'Cr
threc meetings The BOW memhcr" sin 'c
last publication aiv J.l.,c -L@>0yo. 7
T.. HothrueG. vi. ~. The National
Erca3cr-. channel Commercial I"u.
Iany. usd Valley I.aHd Company.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-11-01

Would you fly to Phovn,> Atizon2@
Aviator Al Wilson and his t7"rN COM
nou!ous are going to ruce agm Fl Cen
tao 10 Phoenix Monday where tho FN-
ju2 Circus viii exhibit at the Phoenix
State Ear. The fare, merely $2oo and
.ou can then ride back on th" train
Don't speak all at once.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-25
COTTONSEED SURE
/. Of HIGH PRICES
Call Board in Products Re-
sumes in Merchants Ex-
change About Aug. 15

Al an early date. perhaps by Aug, Is
trading IN cottonseed products win be
resumed on the call board at the Mer-
chantS exchange. Preparations are
we, wen under way for IL application hav-
ing been made for II charter for n clear
ing association for handling trades, pat
termed after those In use In the grain
and cotton markets
Local products interests have been
laying plans for resumption OF trading
ever since the government control over
the trade was withdrawn about two
months ago, There is a very limited
supply OF products at the present time,
but demand has been good and the new
season In approaching, some future
business already being done In the
early sections OF Texas. The local han
dlers never saw such good demand AT
this time. OF the season as they now
have, although prepared to sell little
because Of conditions, and they antlcl- :
pate sustained demand because OF the
world demand for all the products
Ideas as to prices that are likely to
prevail are rather vague yet, except
that nobody expects them TO be cheap
and they viii more than likely be full
y IN line with those now prevailing
in the grain and provision markets
The purpose OF the clearing associa
tlon Is to afford protection for those
who trade, by requiring ample margin
protection for both buyer and seller 1t
has not been determined yet what mar
gin requirements win be. but perhaps
about $40 ton for meal.
Memphis IL the largest center IN the
world for cottonseed products and some
Of the largest handlers are here which
gives unusual value and prominence to
quotations made here. II is expected
that trading will be larger than II was
before the war when business is re-
sumel
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-25
MORGAN GAGE IS
FATALLY INJURED
BY MOTOR TRUCK
EIeven-Y Old Son Of W. {.
. Gage Meets With Tragic
Accident on Parkway and
Dies Later in Hospital.

Morgan Gage, aged II years, son Of
Mr, and Mrs, w e. Gage, TreEeyant
avenue, WAS fatally injured Thursday
evening about o'clock at the corner OF
North and East Parkway. within A block
OF his home. when he was struck by 4
one e-ton truck OF the Memphis Country
club and crushed He suffered internal
injuries and two broken ribs, diving In
the Baptist Meorial hospital at l O'Clock
Friday morning.
The truck was driven by u. b, Craw-
lord negro employe OF the Country
clno Crawford declared Friday morn.
ing that the accident was unavoidable
anu thls statement appears TO be con-
CURED IN by those who witnessed the
y did not see the boy until he had
oollided with the front wheel of my
truck, declared Crawford Friday morn
ing; The first thing l knew he was
under the wheels and l Immediately
stopped the truck, which was travelling
at y slow. rate OF speed and removed
the boy from beneath the car, The
'front.' Wheel OF the truck must have run
over his body as he and the hlcycle
were both beneath the truck"
A., was forccd to turn suddenly into
the Parkway to avoid being hit by a
speeulng touring car which came out
OF nowhere II seemed, and nearly struck
my car In trying to avoid collision
Win the touring car, ] did not see the
BOY and he evidently also was watching
.ne speeding car to avoid being hit and
did not see my truck"
The speeding auto did not stop but
continued out Summer avenue at a
greater speed than ever. No one was
able TO obtain its number, so far MS has
peeh ascertalned. II appears 10 be the
consensus OF opinion that the blame
Tor the accident rests upon this speed
er.
The injured lad was taken to his
Crawford declaring that the child said
ne did not want to 20 TO the hospital
but wanted TO be taken home. He com.
planned Of his left arm hurting and
cautioned those carrying him to be
careful OF that arm.
Or. s, D. Terrell was summoned and
when he realized the chtlds serious
pital. '''s
Mr. Gage now is In hospital in Chi
vago and was Immediately apprised of
his sons injury and later OF his death.
II Is not known whether Mr. Cages
condition will permit his return home to
attend the funeral, Pending word as to
this no arrangements win be made
home after visiting Mr. Gage.
Friday afternoon Crawford was ar
rested by viii HaEan, detective, and
charge of nansauEhter lodged
against aim, Eye witnesses OF the ac-
cident, however, state that Crawford
was not to blame
SURVIVING besides his parents ara n
brother Eastman and a sister Ed
wilma, both at home,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-25
FIRST STRIKE IN HISTORY
BEGINS AT NEW YORK

p NEW YORK, July 25.-A strike OF
aerial mail pilots began today, no avia.
tor appearing. to take out the plane with
SSnieag2 mai due to start for Belle
The strike, the first OF It's kind in
tne country, follows the refusal of the
Bostoffice department to reinstate two
pilots discharged for refusing TO take
put planes Tuesday on account of the
Postoffice officials at Belmont PARK
Ia ~ the landing field for mail planes,
stated that they had received instruc-
tons TO give out no information con-
cerning the aviators' action,
A protest against the discharge OF
Two pilots, Leon Smith and Hamilton
Lee, was sent to Second Assistant
Postmaster General Praeger Wednes
DAY, giving him "a hours to make known
his decision. Mr.. Praeger, in. his reply
which was received by the aviators last
night, announced that the order dis
charging the two men had not been
They came into the service" Mr..
Praeger's telegram said, "as every
other pilot, with the knowledge thai
they must comply with the department. s
orlers to fly with the mail and where
Tying conditions are such that they
can not operate they have the option
The Faviators state that they have
complained on several occasions that
the planes supplies them were poorly
equipped fer flying, even in good
weather, because OF their, high speed,
They said they desired 4 lighter and
slower machines as In misty or foggy
weather the visibility was SO poor as
to make high speed dangerous. The
men declared that since July is no less
than Is accidents have occurred in
which 10 planes were demolished and
two aviators killed. - "
Ayiators of mail planes at Chicago,
Cleveland and Bellefontaine will Join
in the strike, according to local avia-
tors. Twenty pilots at Belmon park
all civilian employees of the postoffice
department, are affected by the strike
action.
Hamilton Lee, one of the discharged
aviators., said today in speaking of mis-
dismissal:
Il won't 60 up in foggy weather with
a big machine which travels 100 miles
an hour The smaller ships are, all
right because they are slower. In foggy
weather 1t is often necessary to fly
only $50 TO $50 feet above the ground
and a high-compression Liberty motor
IL apt to get hot at a low altitude,
causing a forced landing. II am trav
cling over large city such flying Is
dangerous to people below as well as
to me-"
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-25
PROFITS DW|NDLE
IS .LEGGERS' HOWL
Ahbi Given by the $40 to $12
q Quart Boys for Stick
ing the Topper.

That the fountain heads Of the
streams OF hoose are being drled up,
and that seepaRe, as II were, liz all
that is coming from the sand dunes
bf deSslcated source of liquor supply,
Is indicated by the howl OF the boot
leggers craft that the profit they are
now making on half pints Mt $3.50 and
$500 and quarts at $40 10 $i2 IL far
too small and that the profit now Is
being gradually cut until eventually the
aforesaid craft Will be reegated to OBJ
security along with par towels, high.
libitum
Enforcers Of the law federal state
and city are encountering the laconic
leggers IN smaller and smaller numbers
daily, river traffic In booze has almost
entirely stopped and the arrest OF hip
to -hipperS has diminished almost TO IN
irreducible minimum especially as re-
CARDS federal violations OF the liquor
laws
The only arrests made recently have
been at the filling station near Ex-
change avenue and Main, one on the
Packet Ferd Herold. and two OF the
deadlier sex, Mrs. Ida Teitlebaum and
Mrs, Harvey, and those carry little
promise OF conviction 50 far as federal
charges are concerned
There Is no relaxation OF vigilance,
however, said $. H. Trezevant, United
States marshal. Friday, He would not
state whether or not he was of the
opinion that the snake Of snake pro-
ducing liquor had been effectually
boxed
Inquiries at railroad offices about ex-
curslon rates to Canada seem to indt-
cate that those who are yet seeking
Il final jag before world prohibition
beyond the borders OF the land of the
free and the home Of the dry
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-25
Attorney In Plea
Says State LdlUs
On Liquor Are Void

Does the federal liquor law nullify
the state prohibition laws, including
the bone dry law? l., H. Graves con-
tends Il does. He is attorney for
Charles Bolden, the first person In
Memphis alleged to have violated the
federal hone dry law on July |, the date
the United States became the Saraha
Graves entered a motion in First
criminal court Friday to quash the in
dlctment against Bolden for violating
the liquor law, raising the point that
whenever the state and United states
same subject. the federal law takes
precedence and renders imperative and
nulhfies the state law. Judge Richards
overruled the motion.
Graves contends that while the fed
eral laws do not nullify state laws IN
all cases, they do when the laws per-
tain to the same subject and when the
state law conflicts with the federal low.
He explains IN follows; The recently
enacted national prohibition law nef,-
mits individuals TO store hduor In their
homes Tor their own use, 50 long as
they DO not have L for sale, That con-
flicls with the Tennessee home dry law.
which holds one guilty OF haVte4 00aeH
In his home II purchased since the bone
drv law went into effect
For the federRT government TO RUE
out state laws which do not conflict
with federal laws would be to abridEe
the police power Of the state, attorneys
say but many prominent lawyers de-
clare that the state law, even though
raased before the federal law, on the
same subject, IA null and void IL 1t
conflicts with the higher law.