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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-01-27

May > has been tentatively fixed as
The date upon which it probably will
&c necessary foi the extra session of
Congress TO cGnvcne. Legislation IS
IT. rsrh a hopeless jam that leaders
IT beth parties admit an extra ses-
son cannot wall be avoided.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-01-27

Spain took took over seven German
sh;ns in the harbor Of Cadiz to repay
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1919-04-17
To Platiniye Silver.

Place some platinum In n small
quantity ~ aqua rrsiu or snlSo-mu.
riaiic acid and Keep 1t IN u warm
place few days; II will dissolve. As
liquid M u gentle heat until il Is rs
thick aS honey, - n TO get rid 81
The excess of the nitric and murintic
cid>. Add littl. wnter. and II is
ready for use. \ dozen drops NJ this
solution goes long way in platIniz.
Ing silver. The operation is performed
In n small glass or hcaker covered with
n walchgla>~ 10 keep in the fumes.
anu placed In u little sand In n saucer,
Ia equnlizr the heat.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1919-04-17
WHlTEWASH FOR HEN HOUSE
Disinfectant Given to Put Coop and
Fixtures in Sanitary Condition
Use Pump.

The following disinfectant white
wash may he used tn put the poultry
house and fixtures in sanitary con
dition: Five quarts cream of lime.
one quart kerosene one pint conl tar
disinfcctant and equal parts Of water.
This is applied with u force pump IL
possible, ms this method will drive the
material into every part of the inte-
rior of the house. The doors and win
dows are lcft open for couple of
hours in order that the house may be-
come thoroughly dry. The floor and
nests are then relittered and the birds
allowed To 90 back into the house.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1919-04-17

ding or opening pctcock leading into
lIH combustion chamber and then
runl,iug the engine slowly u few
times, may answer the purpose, al.
though ms long rs the needle valve is
'prn some fuel will continue 10 be
irawn into the cylinders.
Testing the Compression.
II seldom happens that the compress
Sion of AN engine suddenly becomes
~ poor through ordinary wear nS to
make II impossible 10 start with the
methods commonly used. An open
valve, however, will bring about this
suit. Anyone who has ever started
o rrl'ur engine when II was In good
working order should br able to tell at
one" whether the compression is on
hrrly gone rs soon MS he undertakes
to crank the engine. When compress
sion suddenly fails il is probable that
the trouble is due to leaky piston rings
or valves aud the remedy is usually OBJ
yiuus when once the cause is located.
The hiss made by the escaping air dur
Ing the compression stroke is often
enough to Indicate the plate where II
H. escaping.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1919-04-17
MAINTAIN A FARM W00Dl0T
Proven by Experience That 10 Per
Cent Of Farm Area Should Be
Devoted to Trees.

No farm acre should lie idle. All
land may be made To respond with that
product which il Is most capable of
sustaining. In the ease OF the non
agricultural and rough farm land, IA
portion of il may he maintained in Il
farm ~oodlot. Experience has proved
that 10 per cent of the farm area
should be maintained In tree cover,
used for woodlot purposes. Still 9th
cr land thinly set with trees or without
forest cover, but dgrlculturally I'M
profitable, may well be devoted to spe-
cial tree crops, and among these are
the nut-bearing trees.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1919-04-17

Civilization was born in the East
'or ages letters. art. religion rowed
~, ward from Asia. When Europe
WIS wilderness, reopled only with
saragn, WANDERING tribes, learning and
government ilounSned beyond t. > Oar
dan"lleS. From Armenia. Syr,a and
Persia came both the Jewish and the
Ihri>i.an religions, the alpi'l' / and
Luch of science. Long since ,'a tide
'Mucd. Civilization among these east.
'n Pc ales began 10 ebb, and they
have tipped far back toward their
pastoral days.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1919-04-17

\ Gasoline Enqine Furn.s
PREPARED by the United states Depart
mcrt ~ Agriculture
When an examination has shown
that a good spark is being obtained at
De ri.ht time. the next step Is to sec
whether the engine IL receiving the
proper miNturr uf fuel and air. Many
"Iibur"turs are made So that II l.
Easy to remove tho cover aud see
whether th,r" IS gasoline in the bowl,
aud where This j. possible It j. n"
easiest Way to determine whether The
iurl supply is AL right up To- that point.
other types Of curhurctor have tight
euycrS but are equipped with small
prtcu,ks. Icy opening which one can de-
tcrninr whether II supply of fuel Is
available.
II there j. ma fuel in the carburrtor.
either the uunk Is empty ar there i,
,ouc obstruction Ia the pipe line he
rrru the tank and thu carhurrtur.
Water in Gasoline System.
To see Thar the curhurrt"r contains
liquid which looks like gasoline.
ipwcNcr is not cnnuch. H. water and
-d>ul!ur look very much alike. and 1t j.
not NJ all uncommon for water 10 be
present IN ih" gasoline system. Meth
r doe this water always enter the
system when 20 is being filled. as j.
generally supposed. II is often the re
-ult Of condensation uf moisture ON the
sides OF the gasoline tank. .>Iich runs
!own and settles al the lowest points
N the system. This may be- In the
bottom Of the carhurrtor. in the supply
pipe or In the straincr, ar settling
Hhumhcr. Where Strulucr, or settling
rhumhrrs are provided. these should
'r drained and cleaned frequently, cs-
prcially Ia cold weather, when any wa
ter present may cause considerable
trouble 10y freezing
For Removing Water.
A petcock on the cnrhuretur is n good
means for removing any water which
nay have settled nj the bottom of the
,nwl of the carburctor. and which.
when present will cause difficulty in
starting. When making test In this
way. II il usually advisable to allow
enough gasoline to run through 10
make sure that the carburetor has n
full supply. "a sometimes partial
Stoppage of the pipe will allow n small
amount of gasoline To get by into the
rarhuretor. hut not enough To allow
the engine To start easily. Allowing
u half-cupful Of fuel to run through II
eliminates this possibility. II Is easy
to ascertain whether water Is present
IN the carburctor by catching In glass
bottle or tumhl.r the liquid which runs
through when the petcock is open. Any
water present will settle nj the bottom
II the glass and II thin line will he
visible between the water and the
gasoline.
Air Is Important.
II is not enough merely to have fuel
In the carburotor; II must be mixed
with the proper amount Of air ms II
is drawn into the combustion chamber.
i sometimes happens that the needle
valve is closed or stopped with dirt.
and that while there Is fuel in the ear
none can get into the combus-
ion chamber. II the engine has n pet
'uck leading into the combustion
chamber, by opening this and crank
ng the engine few times one
AN tell by smelling the escaping air I
gasoline is entering the cham
Der. The same result can be obtained /
,N Sn,lliuu tho aNhuuSt whom the On ]
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1919-04-17
Mixture Too Rich.

II sometimes happens that too rich
mixture of fuel and air enters the
combustion chamber, which Is practi-
cally rs bad as no fuel at all. as the
rich mixture cannot he exploded by
the spark. This does not often happen
with II cold engine and with the grades
Of fuSl now on the market. but II is
not al all uncommon with warm en-
CINE. There are several ways Of over
coming this difficulty. Closing the
needle valve and cranking the engine
few times will remove the rich mix
ture quickly and replace II with prac-
tically pure air. Removing u spark
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1919-04-17
eede Gotta &c Sold.

Bede cottage. the scene Of George
Elloj's novel and the original home OF
"tdam Bede." situated on Roston
common. Dcrbyshlre, was recently sold
by auction for S2.GT5. The cottage
still has the building attached which
formed the workshop of Adam and
Seth rede.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1919-04-17
sound.Proof Council Room.

The apartment at 10 Downing street
where the meetings of the British cab
met are held, is a solid and plainly
furnished room 10 feet long and 20
fcet wide, fitted with double doors,
throu-n which no sound can reach the
heenest listening ears.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1919-04-17
MirHebc ohoo.

Governor Saunders of Nebraska
once spoke Mt Lincoln Of II little set.
Element on stream called Weeping
Water. Lincoln chuckled: swell, they
say that Nlnnehaha means laughing
water, so Minneboohoo must be Indian
for weeping water"
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1919-04-17

The north pole has six months day
and six months night the sun appa-
rently travelling In t. circle around II
from the time 1, appears In March I'M
Ill II disappears In September.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1919-04-17

lie is the best Teacher ~ others who
is best taught himself: that which Ne
know aud low. "" cannot but commu-
nlcate.-pr. Arnold
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1919-04-17
Worth II.

Tommy (aid up from eating too
much dinner)-"l feel awfully sick,
mn. but il was worth it."-BOston
Transcript.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1919-04-17
Next

at may seem % lIi, range. said
the facctous fclltr "uut ,yc Is lot
smoother before II is shaved"
Imperial Valley press., 1919-04-22
NOTICE OF SALE OF REAL AND
PERSONAL PROPERTY.

Notice is hereby given that in pur-
suance of an order of the Superior
Court in and for the County Of I'M
the 18th day of April, A. ID. 1919,
in the matter of the Estate of John
E. Boyce, deceased, the undersigned,
the administrator, will sell at private
sale to the highest bidder upon terms
and conditions hereinafter mentioned
and subject to confirmation by said
Superior Court on and after the first
day of May, A. D. 1919, all the right,
title, interest and estate Of the said
John E. Boyce at the time of his
death, and all the right, title, interest
and interest that the said estate has,
by operation of law or otherwise, ac-
quired other than or in addition to
that of the said John E. Boyce at the
time of his death, in and to all those
certain lots, pieces or parcels of land
situate, lying and being in the said
County of Imperial, State of Califor-
Imperial Valley press., 1919-04-22
ROCHES 70 BALLOT.
CONTINUED from Page One)

few DAYS and officials here believe
that the days of the Lenine and Trotz-
ky regime are numbered.
While no additional troops will be
sent into Russia and those there win
be withdrawn as soon as conditions
permit, the Allies will adhere hence
forth to the policy Of fighting Boil
shevism outside Russia ana of aid
ing and arming the n0n-Bolshevik ele-
ments to fight it inside Of Russia.
The United States and the Allies
are already working out details of
furnishing all the military equipment
that can be used by the Omsk gov
eminent forces. A substantial in
crease in the all-Russian army is con-
fidently expected as a result of the
freeing cf territory in Eastern Rus
sia from Bolshevik control, and the
munitions will be forthcoming from
the Allies as fast as needed. At the
same time the food programme, out
lines Of which have been make public
in Paris recently, will be used to tn
best advantage in breaking down the
Bolshevik control of the civilian popu-
lation.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-04-22
ISSUE INJUNCTION.

Under proceedings instituted by
District Attorney L. r. Simon, act
ing on evidence furnished by the city
Police force, the first injunction by
an Imperial county court under the
state Red Light Abatement law was
issued this morning by Judge Cole.
The injunction was directed against
Vivian Larson, woman taken into
custody by the police; j. Q. Naples,
actual owner Of the property, and Jo-
seph Kalla, the record owner. The
court forbade the removal of furni-
ture from the house and ordered the
abatement Of the nuisance Of the al
legged house of prostitution.
None of the defendants made an
appearance in court.
Naples, it was stated, had recently
purchased the property in question
On a contract from Kalla.
Similar proceedings may be taken
against other property owners unless
moral conditions are bettered, it is
said.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-04-22

Earl Richmond, brother OF Frank
Richmond and member of the well
known plumbing firm of Richmond
Bros, Saturday evening was united
in marriage to Mrs. Marion Carpen-
! ter. Justice of the Peace Isaac May
! field performing the ceremony. Mr.
Richmond gave his age as %, while
/ his brides age is %. The ceremony
/ took place in a local apartment house
! in the presence of a few invited
/ guests, including the immediate rela-
/ tives CT the couple.
! =; i: 4
/ Several FL Centro ladies will attend
the bridge tea to be given tomorrow
afternoon by the Mesdames LIE Bar
on, Tom Edgar and George Wade of
Blawley.
Mrs. Edward Jaquins of Holt ave
nue. will entertain this evening at
bridge. the guests including Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Z. Scott, Mr.. and Mrs.
f. S. Metzger, Mr.. and Mrs. j. X
Hermon, Mr. and Mrs. Steve Lyons,
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Conant, Mr.
and Mrs, Phillip Low, Mr.. and Mrs
Henry Loud, Mr.. and Mrs. c. H.
Plank, Mr. and Mrs. A. c. Johnston
and Mr. and Mrs. Pau! Black.
!;
Saturday evening was the scene
of a most delightful Easter party CIV
en- by Mrs. Philip Low at her home
on Sixth street. Her home was very
attractively decorated lii a profusion
of flowers, and Easter games, followed
by bridge, were played during the
evening. The scores were summed
up and showed DR.. and Mrs. Roy
Thompson of Imperial holding the
highest score. Delicious refreshments
we've served. The guests present were
! Mr. and Mrs. J. X. Hermon, Mr.. and
( Mrs Charles Scott Mr.. and Mrs
Henry Loud. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Black
! Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Conant and
DR.. and Mrs. Roy Thompson Of Impe-
rial.
Mr.. Cline, father of Mrs. Ben Sal
ONION, who has been spending the
last six mCnths at the Salomon resi-
dence on Olive street, left last even
| ing.
i; :: =
Mrs. Leroy Holt. who has been in
! Los Angeles for the past week, whore
she has been undergoing a series of
medical treatments, returned home
yesterday morning. Her condition is
much improved.
=; !;
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel B. thinner
are entertaining at dinner this even
ing at ) o'clock, at the Barbara Worth
hotel, in honor cf Bishop Johnson.
Covers will be laid for twenty four
guests.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-04-22
Mir. Simmons
Coming Home

\ cablegfam received today oy Mrs.
}. j. Simmons OI -4v south Seventh
street brings the welcome news OF
the Immediate Ietuln CT her son, Ma
Jol Bert J. Simmons Of the Eighteenth
.allWay engineeE.
Major Simmons was formerly a
we'll known civil engineer OF the San
ia Fe railroad witr headquar ,ers in
San BernardinC. Before leaving the
States he was made captain and
was the first officer from San Ber-
naTdino to reach France.
After reaching France Major Sim
mons was designated as chief engl-
neer in charge of the construction OF
the greatest cantonment in the world.
The French government officials stat
ed that it would require four years
to build what the American army
planned to do. Six months later Ma
Jor Simmons had completed the work.
The feat of the staff Of which Ma
jor Simmons was in charge is still
the talk of the construction branch
Of the American army.
The message received today was
fIom aboard ship somewhere en- the
Atlantic and stated that he was en-
his way home.
Major Simmons is expected here
within the next three weeks. He is
brother of Mrs. r. II. MadduX.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-04-22
CROP DIYERSIFiCATION.

The campaign of the County Farm
Bureau for the divcrsification OF
crops in the imperial Valley is bring
ing results, as evidenced by a meet.
ing called tomorrow night at the South
Fern schOClhouse.
The entire program has been turned
over to discussion and exposition
of the growing of early vegetables
and decrease in the acreage of cot
ton. Many ranchers are willing to te
pledged to cultivate one or more acres
of vegetables. Among the speakers
will be Leo Turner Of the Yuma val
ley, an importatn vegetable grower;
w. 0. Johnson, farm adviser, and ID
o. HARRISON of Seeley.
The Farm Bureau today ossiued
a statement showing that some val
ley growers of vegetables, especial
ly lettuce growers, netted $400 an
an acre for their crop, while cotton
growers were satisfied with $50 to
$75 net profit.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-04-22

MIA, and bounded and described as fol-
lows, to wit:
The southwest quarter (SWA) of
the southeast quarter (SEA Section
fourteen (14), and the northeast
quarter (NEA), Section twenty three
y23), Township sixteen Q6) South,
Range fourteen (14) East, S. B. NJ,
containing eighty (8O) acres, togeth-
er with sixty-four (64) shares of the
capital stock of Imperial Water Com
pany No. / located thereon.
The southeast quarter (SEM) Of
the southeast quarter (SEA), Section
fourteen (14), and the northeast
quarter (NEA) of the northeast
quarter (NEA), Section twenty three
l23), Township Sixteen (16) South,
Range fourteen 14) east, s. r. NJ,
containing eighty (80) acres, togeth-
er with sixty-five (65) shares of the
capital stock of Imperial Water Com
pany No. / located thereon.
Bids will be received for the pur-
chase of the whole of said property
or in parcels of not less than forty
(4O) acres each.
Terms and conditions of salc One
half cash in lawful money of the
United States; balance on or before
one year with per cent interest; 10
per cent of the purchase price to be
paid at the time of the sale; balance
on confirmation of sale.
All bids must be in writing and
may be left at the office of Swing
& Childers, attorneys for said admin
istrator, at z, and 8 Security Saw
ings Bank building, Eel Centre, Cali
fornia, or may be filed in the office
of the clerk Of this court at any time
after the first publication of this no.
tice and before the making of this
sale.
Dated April IA, 1919.
- BEN o. BOYCE, Administrator.
SWING & CHILDERS,
Imperial Valley press., 1919-04-22
AT THE TOPIC TONIGHT.

William Desmond displays a
brand of humor in THE Prodigal
LIAR" his latest Hampton production,
that will extract a laugh from Old
Man Gloom himself The picture is
well titled, for Desmond as Monte,
who poses as a bad man of the West,
is called upon to lie hard and lie
often to the girl for whose deception
he pretends to be desperate. tie
tells the girl he has "aphasia,' which
is the reason for his lawless actions.
Being told that blow on the head
will cure his affliction, the innocent
maid crowns him with hefty rock,
and almost ends his career as an An
anias Monte saves the girl from
the real bandit, however, and all is
we'll. But for real, honest-to-good-
ness, downright, cussed lying, Monte
is there and qualities as a life men,
Der of the Ancient Order of Ananias.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-04-22
InperialValleyPress
Want Ads. will do
these things for you
les. DEMONSTRATOR AN
IMPOSTOR.

For the information and protection
of the people of Imperial Valley, 1
wish to announce that the so-called
l. c. S. demonstrator who has been
working in the Valley during the past
week is in no way associated with the
International Correspondence Schools.
The pamphlets and other articles
which he sells are not published, man
ufactured or sanctioned by these
schools. We have no street-corner
demonstrators" Beware of pretend
ers. C. G. CHENOWETH,
Local Manager international Core
spondence Schools, Casa Rey Ho-
tel. Adv
Imperial Valley press., 1919-04-22
Sharp's Special Milo Maize
Grown i'm Imperial Valley

Grown and harvested with special
care All hybrid heads cut out be-
fore pollenization under the direction
of Horticultural Commissioner. The
field produced Pa tons to the acre.
Guaranteed to be good. pure seed.
Endorsed by County Horticultural
Commissioner Waite and Farm Advis-
aer johnson. Price according to guam
tity purchased. Special price to
seedsmeh. Handled by all leading
seedsmen. Write
J. c. SHARP & son,
Timken Ranch, FL Centre, Cal. Star
Route, Box 5SA.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-04-22
A LITTLE TALK ON
GOOD SEED CORN

From a commercial point of view
there can be no subject of greater I'M
portance to the farmer than the Sc
lection of good seed. Whether the
crop to be grown be cotton, corn, al
falia or any other that may be named,
good seed is Of first Importance. This
is especially true in Southern Califor-
MIA, where the price of land is high
and bumper crops are necessary to
pay help, rent, taxes and leave lit
tie for profit.
The usual method of seed selection
for the planting Of milo maize illus
trates the point we wish to make. Or
dinarily the farmer takes the general
run of corn from his own field or
goes to a scotsman and gets nothing
better. He has no assurance that the
seed purchased is Of the kind or quail
ity represented, but he plants it and
invariably the results obtained are in
keeping with these haphazard meth
DDS of selecting seed.
In this connection we wish to call
attention to the milo maize seed Of
fered for sale by J. c. Sharpe & Son
in another part of this paper. This
corn was grown with unusual care.
The seed used was propagated at the
State Experimental Station, Garden
City, Kansas. The field was thorough
ly rogued several times under the di-
rection of Horticultural Commissioner
Waite, of Imperial county, and every
hybrid head was cut out, and this
was done before pollenization. Care
was exercised in threshing in order
to get as little cracked grain as pos
sible and the result is as pure and
clean seed corn as is possible to OBJ
Tain.
This corn has received the follow
ing endorsements from the imperial
County Horticultural Commissioner
and Farm Adviser:
"To Whom 1t Nav Concern: This
is to certify that | have inspected the
milo maize seed corn owned and
grown by J. c. Sharp & Son on the
Timken ranch, two miles west on the
State Highway, and found the same
to he free from other varieties of corn
and noXious weeds. 1t is all the best
/ Dwarf Milo. w. f. WAITE,
horticultural Commissioner"
GEL Centre, Cal, April Ia, 1919,
TO Whom 1t Nav Concern: Mr.. J..
G. Sharp of FL Centre has a large
quantity of Milo Maize for sale for
seed. He raised this himself, rogued
it carefully and | consider that there
is no better milo in Imperial county,
and there is not much of this quail
ity for seed / saw this tIeld fire.
quently and it was most uniform in
height, with very compact heads.
"Yours truly.
WOODBRIDGE O. JOHNSON.
Farm Adviser, Imperial County"
Imperial Valley press., 1919-04-22
BIG WELCOME HOME.
Continued from Page One)

last days of June, 1918, the regiment
and the division entrained and trav-
eled to New York and embarked from
Horoken. They reached Southampton,
crossed the channel to France, and
were sent by train to training area
east of Chaumont, for over southeast
of Paris"
Following is the list Of Valley men
who will be mustered out. Unless
otherwise designated, they are from
FL Centre.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-04-22
Ell CENTRIC IS LEFT.
Continued from Page ~

Side in the new roads, and petition
will probably be sent to the road su-
perviso1s asking readjustment.
1t is pointed out that with the eX-
ception of the read from .CaleXico tc
Mt. Signal, the West Side will prac-
tically receive no benefit from the
roads, although the residents there
will pay their share.
The West Side residents declare
that with the coming of the new
railroad an outlet to the road must
be provided for the ranchers in that
district. The proposed system OF
roads, however, plans fer y radiating
system with the central valley cities
benefiting chiefly. The East Side
will have a road running north and
south from Holtville, but no such road
is planned for TIE West Side.