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Imperial Valley press., 1919-09-03
Agricultural Chief Says that
Kansas Wheat Crop is big
Enough for WhOle-wOrld
Feast.
BEST USES FOR
SURPLUS COIN
Importance of Reserve Fund
to Help Younger Genera
ton to Make More Hay
With Less Work.

Crops and prices are good and every
farmer would like to know how to get
the most out of his crop money. jug.
Cling figures is fascinating game
anyhow. Even Mother Goose took a
fling at it. You remember, "If all the
seas were one sea, what great sea
that woud be-" You might cap this if
you had happened to travel all one
bright June day through Kansas wheat
with, "If all the wheat fields were
one field, what great field that
would be-"
Jacog Mohler, the secretary of Agri-
culture out in Kansas, likes to figure
with the golden wheat crop of his
state. He calculates that if Kansas
would grind her millions of bushels of
wheat into flour and then make one
big baking, that she might invite all
the world to breakfast and serve each
person eight hot biscuits apiece. Ac-
cording to the latest figures, the sec
retary would have to cut that break
fast to six biscuits, but that is big
enough wcrld breakfast to make Kan
sas swell with pride.
That is one way of figuring Kansas
wheat. The farmers of the Sunflower
State are figuring too. They always
figure in thousands, whether it is bu-
shells, acres or dollars-so many thous-
ands for new tractor, so many for
more land, and sometimes so many to
pay off the mortgage.
How many thousands of this years
crop are being set aside for the edu-
cation of the thousands of future far
mers now scampering over wheat
Imperial Valley press., 1919-09-03
JIG. PARKER HAD TO
|G|VE Up HIS WORK
Had No Hope of Ever Being Well
Again Gains Fifteen Pounds
Taking Tanlac

| 81 have not only gained titteer
pounds since | commenced taking Tan
! lac. but for the first time in four years
am able to eat three square meals d
day without suffering afteryards,'
said James G. Parker, who lives at
! Mt. Cloud, Cal. and who is connect
ed with the Mt. Cloud Lumber Co. of
that place, while in the Owl Drug
Store in Portland, the other day.
when | commenced taking Tanlac,' y
continued Mr.. Parker, Il mad been in
bad health for four years, and hadn't
been able to hit lick of work in over
three months. | had been suffering
from stomach trouble during all this
time, and l had reached the point
where everything l ate would give me
indigestion and cause gas to form so
bad that l would be in misery for
hours at time. | just got weaker
all the time, and finally got to where
was hardly able to go at all. Then,
last January, | had a severe attack
of the Flu and after getting over
that, my stomach was in worse condi-
ton than ever, and | also found my
kidneys were in bad candition. | suf
| finally had to give up work alto
fered so much with pains in my back
that | could hardly sleep at all, and
'gether, and had given up all hope of
ever getting we'll again.
"Well | decided to make one more
effort, and give Tanlac a trial. | had
read so much about the good it was
doing others wha suffered as | did,
and | saw no reason why it should not
hel p me just as it had these other
people. Why, it turned out to be the
very thing l needed, and l commenced
to pick up right away, and | just con-
tined to improve until all my troubles
were overcome | have been in per-
feet health ever since, and am now as
we'll and hearty as any man. | went
back to work and have been steadily at
it until now, and | am taking vaca-
tion during the rainy season. l never
have the letast sign of stomach trouble
any more, and my kidneys seem to be
in perfect condition. Tanlac is Won
derful medicine, and | praise it every
where | CO.
Tanlac is sold in FL Centre by Thos.
Neville, successor to McColloch Drug
CO.; in Imperial by Imperial Drug Co.
inHoltville by J. Bresnoham, and in
Brawley by ROLAND Bros.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-09-03
QUAINT WAYA[[- AMERICAN
6F F|GUR|NGCANAL PLAN
some CROPS ENDORSED BY
AND RESULTS Los ANGELES
The Chamber of Commerce
Adopts Favorable Report
on the Project Prepared
by Its Committee.
LONG FIGHT ENDS
IN VICTORY
Recommendation is Made
that Adequate Storage be
Provided to Care for Dry
Seasons.

Endorsement of the all-American
canal was given yesterday by the Los
Angeles chamber of commerce by the
approval of report of the Arizona
California River Regulation commit
tess of the Chamber.
The committee, members of which
are Lucius E. Chase, Thomas f..
Gibbon, c. A. Ducommon, A. P. John
son, S. F. Zombro, II. NJ. Petition,
and j. B. Lippincott made number
of recommendations in connection with
their report.
One of these is that adequate re-
servoirs be built to provide water dur
ing the dry seasons and that these be
constructed contemporaneous with the
canal. Another is that parcels of the
large tracts of the land benefited be
made available for returned soldiers
and sailors on reasonable terms, and
that these conditions be embodied in
the BILL
At a special meeting of the Chamber
of Commerce Friday afternoon, the
directors passed resolution express
ing their gratitude to the Los Angeles
chamber for their cooperation in en-
dorsing the Kettner bill.
Fear was expressed for time that
the northern chamber would refuse to
use it's influence in behalf of the val
ley, but their recent endorsement is
considered proof of their interest in
the successful solving of the valleys
water problems, it is said
The following telegram was sent:
Les Angeles Chamber of Commerce,
Ell Centre Chamber of Commerce
desires to express it's appreciation for
aid you have given solution our wat
er problems by endorsing Kettner bill.
Believe its passage will greatly bene-
fit both Imperial Valley and Los An
geles. May the close cooperation of
our respective organizations continue
to our mutual benefit.
Ell Centre Chamber of Commerce,
BY j. l.. Travers, President.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-09-03

stubble or going down the cotton row?
Let us figure awhile on turning wheat
into education. There is no better in
vestment today of farm profits, for
the profitable farm of the future be-
longs to the farm engineer. The man
trained to make machinery do his
work will reap the profits and also
the leisure that a good farmer de-
serves. Shorter hours and higher pay
can be secured only through education
of the highest type.
If the 100000, 900 Kansas receives
for her crop should be eventually d.
vided 1T would mean nearly $4,000 for
each man, woman and child in the
state. But apportioning this to the
Kansas babies, we can set aside one
half for expenses and still leave $500
for each Kansas child under five years
of age. Investing this sum in Septem-
Der War Savings Stamps, it would
yield an education fund of $1785.71
by January, 1924. This amount re-
invested at four per cent compound
interest would give each youngster
$27OO college fund by September 1884.
Unfortunately, however, every Kan
sas baby hasn't wheat farmer for a
father. So let US get down to the
wheat farmer and see what he can do
for the education fund Taking Paw
nee county, the 718 farmers of this
county according to one statistican.
averaged $4,000 on their wheat crop.
Even allowing for considerable cut
this is enough money to pay all crop
expenses, to set aside enough money
for the education of each child in the
family and still leave money in the
bank for living expenses.
There is no more powerful figure
on the horizon today than the wheat,
cotton or tobacco farmer. He can do
much to guarantee the continued
prosperity of America and the future
of his own children if he will only
invest part of his crop money in
the making of farm engineers out of
the little ones now toddling across his
floor or going after the cows or
helping with the dishes. Where viii
he find an investment that will yield
more on 1919 crop money?
The Washington herald., 1919-12-08
Such Is Life
As 1t Is Seen
By O. B. JOYFUL

1t is rather discouraging when one
has done his best to Re an early
Christmas shopper to find that hav-
ing done il early leaves plenty of
time for the purchase OF gifts you
otherwise wouldn't have thought of.
Which should be the more thank
full: The billionaire near the end of
life. or the beggar's child at the
beginning OF life?
Where you find the very richest
you also find the very poorest.
We have put the ban on horse
racing.
Because it encourages gambling.
It's wrong. to bet on pony
But it isn't wrong to bet on a house.
So you can buy real estate when you
think its value will go up
And make a lot of money.
The worst you can say about that
sort of thing is that it is speculation.
But it isn't speculation to put your
money into a poker game
For that's gambling.
It's gambling to put money into
Wall street stocks, unlesB you have
much to put in
Then 1t is speculation.
It's gambling when you bet on GER
tain dots of dice showing.
It's financial genius when you bet
on two streaks of rust and win a
railroad.
It's gambling when you bet and call
1t betting.
It's speculation when you bet and
call 1t investing.
The Washington herald., 1919-12-08
A LOT IN LITTLE.

The latest volume of Who's Who"
contains 22,96S biographies.
At the age of 81. w. H. Greenleaf
of Lynn, Mass, became a grand
father.
Old King Coal is being supplantef
gradually by the increased use of
oil and the cheaper grades of Ignite
FIFTY envelopes a minute can be
sealed with a new hand operated let
ter sealer.
Shoe soles with aluminium or iron
coverings were worn by Germans
during the war.
approximately 100000 gallons of
molasses are used annually in the
manufacture of feeds.
There is a pack of playing cards in
the British museum said to be more
than 1,O09 years old.
In every annual budget of England
Is included the item of $50 Ito up
keep of government CATS
The entire town of Moneta, Wyo.,
on tho Chicago and Northwestern
Railroad is owned by one man, who
paid $4,000 for it.
Credit for being the first modern
Portia of reality Is given to Signora
Comani, who recently conducted a
case in an Italian court room.
A Kansas farmer says he has pro-
duced a "bugless potato by crossing
the potato vine with a weed the DO
tato beetle doesn't like.
The Washington herald., 1919-12-08

devised. not excepting those which
are sold through correspondence for
from $50 to $50 apiece.
The first lesson in the coaching
course deals with the subject OF
geography. II appeared in The
Washington Herald yesterday, De-
cember :. The second lesson deals
with the subject OF civil government
and will be found in The Washing.
ton Herald, Sunday, December IA. to-
gether with the answers to the Seog-
raphy lesson and so on throughout
the duration of the course.
Don't fail to take advantage of this
peerless educational news feature.
Tell your friends about it. II there
IL any question which you desire to
ask in regard TO the coaching course
drop a line to THE Educational Edi-
tor. The Washington Herald" Look
for additional announcements in re-
gard 20 the coaching course in, The
Washington Herald from day to day.
The Washington herald., 1919-12-08
wor.e'n Dead Men. Bones.

While discussing the subject of false
teeth with L. c. r. HUMPHREYS. Of
the Presidents Own, a venerable citi-
zen who has evidently reached the
allotted three score and ten years en-
tered the conversation.
I'm my part OF the country when
] was a boy" he said, dentistry was
a crude profession. Frequently the
village blacksmith and cobbler were
called upon TO extract aching teeth,
using any old pair OF pliers or pincers
that were handy. ] recall one day
seeing a DISTINGUISHED deacon dancing
around the blacksmith shop while the
smithy had a death grip with a pair
OF big horseshoe nippers on one OF his
molars and together they were ex-
ecuting the widest sort of a dance.
The blacksmith declined to release his
hold on the deacon's tooth until IL
came out. When the tooth finally
yielded to the muscular efforts of the
smithy the two men engaged in a
fist fight urged by the deacon who
claimed that not only his dignity
bEt his face had been injured" "
But that is not the worst part OF
pioneer dentistry" the aged man con-
tinued. The old-time dentist was not
The Washington herald., 1919-12-08
Round the Town 80 -

supplied with the splendid porcelain
false teeth used by the modern den.
ust The old-timer purchased teeti
from time-cured skulls that wer
gathered by men and boys from vault
and graveyards- Near my hons wa
an ancient Indian burial place ans
many Of the most prominent men OF
tne place wore In their mouths teetl
OF former chiefs and braves
Hack Iriskmsn win nrsrue.
They are telling q good story a.
Marine Headquarters In this city and
hanging IL on Sergt JAMES XAvIEE
McGILAIN. The sergeant 10 a native
OF County Clare. Ireland, and has JuE
retprned/ after two year, service IA
ene west Indies, where he had m
interesting experience. But let ths
ooushty sergeant tell the story:
On our way back to Gods coun
try. he said. we stopped at Nassst
IN tne Bahamas. While walking aionf
the street one OF the natives with q
race as black as the ace Of clubs
stopped me.
'shure AN It's a foIne day fer tn
oirlsh, said the Jet black man ir
perfect Irish brogue.
thinking he was making fun Of
my race the sergGns said g
hauled back TO give him an Irisf
waliop on the Jaw when another Ma
rine seized me by the arm and eK.
claimed:
Don't Many years ago the Brit
ish government sent an English req
ment OF Irishmen to the Bahamas
and the natives learned English from
the Irish soldiers. Ever since theJ
have talked with the brogue.'"
The Washington herald., 1919-12-08
HERALD'S CIVIL SERVICE
COURSE FULLY DESCRIBED
Detailed Information Given Here on Subjects
In Educational Feature-Queres
Invited From Readers.

skeleton plan OF The Civil Coaching which
began The Washington Herald yesterday has been printed Today
detailed story the coaching response
personal and phonc inquiries received The Washington
Office since Wednesday.
The Washington Herald is convinced that is making
extravgar claim when that who follows
the &oachng during the weeks will
will be able Civil Service examination if they
at the expiration OF that time
The Washington herald., 1919-12-08

One of the busiest men in WASH
ington thAse chilly December days
is Assistant United States District
Attorney RALPH GIVEN. whose Of
fees are in the Police Court Build
ing. Mr.. Given told me he Is over
his. head in work preparing alleged
of the liquor law for
to the Police Court
juries, He is especially desirous of
from his calendar numer-
Gus cases OF parties arrested for
"bootIegging" who claim exemption
from conviction on the ground that
they were carrying the intoxicants
found in their cars from Maryland
to Virginia.
Undoubtedly Mr.. Given IL taking
time by the forelock as the glad
some Christmas holidays approach
to handle a harvest of arrests for
OF the%bone dry law. Al
ready II il known that many boot
leggers" are boarding their whisky
and other hard drinking stun un-
til just before Christmas week. An
unusual number of arrests are ex-
pected in that. period and Mr..
Given is clearing his decks for ac-
tion.
The Washington herald., 1919-12-08

~ you are oTerstout Why remain sof Why n
enyiOus Of those who are slendqf Here san
pnrtsnt news for you
The kosein Eysten is accomplishing mHTeis u
healtiful seedy, pleasant reduction Of men Az,
women Who have bssn for yeArs bgrdsled vii
fstDess- Use oil Of korein and foIlBE the rs
ductiOn Estem- No starving no tclious eH
e-cises no ozlOmsl or salts-s Eeauinely olrrc
and delightful Dstem- EDdorsed hy physicizns
Reduction 10 10 O. ybS o. nore-Whsfeyer yul
require to set symmeCicAl figure positively guar
snteed on fair test. under $40 forfeiture O n,
cost to YOU
There's infinite Joy in keeping a diary tha
shows your measurements gradually bsssEnin
smaller while yOu are imIrOying in yiyarrty
health and Attr4ctiTeDes- Bring hApsInass int
your life and p-olong 1t hy many years CAN
spprobStion of Others, Become slender stp
easily stay 50
You may obtain oil Of korein at d-lz,is,s
syeryWhere- Positively harmless Brochure ~
conyincing testimoniah mailed. in ulain en
HelOps. free. yOu write KOrein o.. NK-6
Station =, New HoCk.
The Washington herald., 1919-12-08
Objected to Cold Storage,

Attorney SAMUEL ID. TRUITT. SOC
ID street northwest. wBs watching the
vorkmen who are beginning TO dis
mantle the statue Of Abraham Lin
coin in front OF the courthouse pre-
paratory to its removal. when a col
ored lawyer approached and said:
Wonder what they are going to
do with this statue?"
Il expect they will find a place for
1t in the MALL" Mr Truitt replied
Horrors the colored man ex-
claimed. That woud be an insult to
the entire nation.
"what?"
TO pace the statue OF the great
Lincoln I'm the morgue"
The Washington herald., 1919-12-08

Subject OF Lessons.
Twelve actual lessons are given
in the coaching course in the fol-
lowing order:
I. Geography.
2. Civil government.
;. Arithmetic.
4. Arithmetic.
:. Plain copy and spelling.
q. Plain English.
:. Commercial or advanced nrfth-
mrtic.
$. Correcting manuscript from
rough draft.
q. Typist copy and rough draft.
10. Correcting of addresses.
II. Lesson In letter writing.
II. Lesson In letter writing.
Following these twelve actual les
sons will be given a general examina-
ton covering all of the subjects taken
during the first twelve weeks. Then,
on the next Sunday, or fourteenth
week the answers to the questions
in the general examination will he
printed
The necessity for reviewing back
lessons as new ones are taken up
will be seen when 1t is understood
that this general examination will in
clude questions from every subject
covered during the first twelve weeks
of tie course.
In many cases the precise problems
which have ofttimes been used in a
regular Civil Service examination will
be used.
Every Phase CoIored.
In every examination offered by the
Civil Service Commission there is a
fixed number OF subjects such as
arithmetic, letter writing. penmanship.
copying from plain copy. geography.
civil government and spelling. These
subjects, with others. will be covered
thoroughly in the coaching course.
Remember: Thousands take the
civil Service examination every
year and fail. when a little instruc-
tion on important points would en-
able them to pass with ease and OBJ
tain appointments.
The object of this course of IN
struction is to inform our readers on
essential points which may decide
whether or not they will obtain an
appointment.
No Pairs Spared.
When 1t is necessary, as in rough
drafts, to print a picture of the
work, this will be done. No pains
have been spared to make the Coach
ing course the most successful ever
The Washington herald., 1919-12-08
Concrete Action Demanded.

The has Tor definite programsand Tor action Gen.
ahe about suppresng Reds reducing high cost Of living
getting and the dozen other sub
furnishing topics for conversation going
solve questions matches eggs
but torpheaded reaconary believes that left
themselves things will staighten themselves out and that everything
win be all right in six months
The person something be
present readustmen Trades churches bus
organizations well devote their energies putting the
knowledge gained by discussion into form for legislative
1t pathetic watch
them professors and
great coporaops-stsnd and when their
carefully generaes draw but paragraph
ort two and make dent at all upon public opinion.
The people Of this country want leaderspnot paudesbut
which leads which which results And
nop people n fhe world quicker bunk
the individual Representative and Senator is going be
by his constituents according the weight of his
contributions As the days roll along inevitably the people
Of this increasingly demand action He who
has acted we'll when he Washington will
have pay his railroad fare.
editorial generality. and subject criticism such,
such typical Of editorials 1t the Of
country share need for
leadership The in line with other eepents in the
munity, is prone to gestures, to generaities
Cut the talk. the criticism, and laying brick
bids $4,000 the Republican National Conven-
stand the kind of weather dispensed
in June
The lives. but if of best constitutional
lawyers have their John Baeycorn will for the dstnc
ton
o might not be get
present of the
With things the cellar
story worker is liable to practice revision downward
Maybe mythical John Dnkwater
gave to Abraham Lincoln the 1868 Col House Z .
The Washington herald., 1919-12-08
A LINE O. CHEER
EACH DAY o. THE YEAR
BY John Kendrick Bangs.
A GOOD BREAKFAST.
By DWG

A GOOD BREAKFAST.
Give me a cup OF warm Good Will,
A platterful of smiles thereafter. =
Some toast of sympathy, and till
Me up with fruits of CHEEKY Laughter,
A little snack OF Hope throw in,
And on this breakfastinG Of mirth
I'll HE me gladly forth TO win
The richest prizes of the earth.
Copyright, 1919. ~ TIE Mcclure Newspaper
Syndicatel
The Washington herald., 1919-12-08

When read that Iaces
scarce we know that few of the big fellows agreed boost
the price 4
The Washington herald., 1919-12-08
The End of the Strike.

grat6ed end of the strike is
approaching The inconvenience and suffering which has already
multiply prolonged
sufficient o.
While everybody viii be tremendously relieved by the passing
Industrial crisis be gov
takes prevent a
This strike was in large degree due to the lack of
figures production profits operators that
their profits normal and that could
the existing wage scales The miners based their demands
different
exobnt profits and could stand the
passing the along the public Somewhere
ficfing is truth.
Fuel Administrator Garfield offered remedy
this statistical clash his plan of settlement rejected bv the miners
What he proposed the creation of gather
authoritative facts and figures which future
and miners could base settlement negotiations
entirely logical
The of Attorney General Palmer gives
Of the which the the but
them 1t does include offer of thorough investigation
the entire coal situation including the profits of operators
commission to be named by the President
The effects of investigation alone but temporary
What needed the establishment machinery
concerning and working conditions The industry is big
enough and has such vital
business and home that it indeed necessity
The suspension of production for short time has already
wrought such havoc that the Of the deadlock easily
produce a national calamity
The nation takes every precauon epdmc and safe
guard health of the production the
winter months is disease preventive which ought
restricted appears be one
practical way OF guaranteeing it
General says administration of the
pooe shows profits of sooooo Representative Stevenson
the s3ooooo deficit Somebody lesson in ath
netc
in the Christmas stocking would appropriate
present Congress could give the District
crisis Mexico getting be everyday affair
strike. &c. ~
Germany didn't like the result of the at Versailles
and have chance diplomacy
One trouble with settling the strike
was that it didn't produce coal
When we read that tacks lace
we know that few of the big fellows agreed boost
The Red can't understand why to invent electric
lights should not waste his time chopping wood
!noe who Ike their Christmas and believe pre-
pafeoness nave begun their with the brew
The Washington herald., 1919-12-08

With coal and other precious things kept in the cellar the
story worker is liable practice revision downward.
The Washington herald., 1919-12-08

the Christmas stocking would most appropr
Congress could give the District
The Washington herald., 1919-12-08

One trouble with the injunction method settling the srik,
was that it didn't produce
The Washington herald., 1919-12-08

: Inc ked can't understand why able cectr
lights should not waste his time choppng own wood
The Washington herald., 1919-12-08

Before talk of the war; might it not be well to
resent of the way.
The Washington herald., 1919-12-08

The has lives but if of best constitutions
lawyers their way John Barycorn will for the dn
ton
The Washington herald., 1919-12-08

Maybe that mythical Cabinet member which John
gave Abraham Lincoln was the 1868 Col House Z
The Washington herald., 1919-12-08

Germany didn't like the result of the deliberations at Ver
and have test Cen Fochs brand of ipIo
The Washington herald., 1919-12-08

Postmaster General Bureson his administration OF the
pooce shows profits of Soooooo Representative Senerson
the ss5ooooo deficit Somebody lesson in arith-
Tnetc