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The Adair County news., 1920-06-30
A Wilderness Establishment.

Sam Cook is the keeper Of a stop
ping place at Rocky Lake on the
main winter trail in from the Pas in
Manitoba to the Film FlOn mining
country. He supplies shelter for man
and beast-but no prOvender. Horse
and dog teams transport their own
feed. For the human travellers the
Cook establishment provides dishes,
water and fire only, the visitors doing
tteir own cooking. If there is any food
left, the travellers usually leave it for
their host. Cook keeps a set of books
of a sort and these show that since
November last 1000 freight teams,
that is, hOrse-drawn outfits, and 1,5O0
deg teams have passed his place, and
932 men used his roof as shelter over
night Cook collects 25 cents for each
traveller that uses his cooking utensils.
He says that business is looking so
good as the result of the mining de-
velOpment that he is going to erect
a much larger stopping place this
summer, including a stable capable
Of giving shelter to 100 horses.
The Adair County news., 1920-06-30
SETTLED QUESTION OF HAIR
After Experience With Kerosene, Cap
tain Hopkins Had Not Any Fur
Their Worry About It

Badness is q condition the threat
Of which will frequently stir men Of
even the most dormant vanity. Hair
tonics have netted fortunes for their
Inventors and there are countless rem
edies of the old housewife, some Of
which, such as the application Of kerO-
sene, make the writer, at least, feel
that the disease might be preferable
to the cure. The sea captain John
D. Whidden tells Of In his ocean Life
in the Old Sailing Ship Days." certain
ly discovered to his sorrow one of the
possible results of such q cure"
Captain Hopkins was giving a din
ner to some of the other ship captains
and their wives who were In the har-
Dor of Bahia at the same time with
him. As the cabin of the captains
brig was small, the table was laid IN
der awnings on top of the cabin. The
guests arrived and dispersed about
under the awnings to enjoy themselves
until dinner was served. Captain Hop
kins, who was a general favorite, aft
er a few minutes went below, pre-
sumab1y to put few finishing touches
to his appearance" The captain, who
was "a small man, with a quaint,
scanned, whiskerless face" was trou-
bled about his thinning hair and, after
trying all sorts of tonics, some one
had told him that kerosene oil, well
rubbed in, would cause a healthy
growth when everything else had
failed" Captain Hopkins tried 1t and
came to have great faith in it, Ego
ing around with his head glistening,
and an OdOr distilling from him like a
Pennsylvania oil derrick" Down in
his cabin, now, he proceeded to give
fresh application of the kerosene.
Suddenly the people on deck were
startled by a yell, land the next in
slant the head of old Hopkins ap-
peared above the cOmpaniOnway,
blazing like giant candle. The ladies
screamed, while one or two captains
caught up buckets and, dipping up salt
water over the briggs side, deluged the
captains head, extinguishing him in
moment, but leaving him as bald as
an egg, although beyond a few Bills
tiers he was not seriously hurt" Cap
tain Hopkins, it turned out had light
ed a lamp and somehow brought the
match in contact with his head.
The Adair County news., 1920-06-30
Move for Sound Currency.

How the great volume Of European
Currency, unsecured by gold or real es-
tate, is to be reduced is illustrated by
what is taking place in Czecho-Slo-
vakia now, says the Milwaukee Jour
nal. This is one of the new states
carved out of the old AustrO-H Hung
garian empire. 1t inherited from the
old empire its share Of inflated war
mOEey-mOre than S,000,000,000
crowns, worth in the old days about
20 cents each, but whose present value
is around one cent. Czecho-Slovakia
realizes that its money must have more
value. So in the recent reOrganiza-
ton of its financial system all of the
old money was called in and new
money issued.
But the volume of new money is 80
per cent less than the old, and the
state cannot increase this except by
providing adequate security (goId, sill
yer, bonds, commercial paper, ware
house receipts, etc.l upon which to
base the issue. Further, plans have
been made to withdraw from circula-
ton another 1,5GO,OOO,OOO crowns.
The Adair County news., 1920-06-30
flea Beetle Is IOiuriUe Grapes

A small glossy blue beetle
is doing much damage to the
grapes in practically all sections
of the State of Kentucky. These
insects destroy the leaves ana
lay eggs in the crevices at the
base and on the st ems The eggs
hatcn in a few days producing =
sluggish grub which continues 10
damage both the vines and the
truit. They are not new insect
but appear rather periodically
so that il is impossible 70 tell
just when to expect them. The
College of Agriculture is recon
mending the use of arsenate OF
lead at the rate of two pounds of
powder to fifty gallons Of water
as a means to control the Sc in
sects.
The Adair County news., 1920-06-30
PATHOS IN PLEAS
More Than Humor in Samples of
Baboo Writing
Communications Evidently Composed
Under Stress-ProposaI Of Mar
rIaGe Can Only Be cIassed
az Remarkable.

Serpents, balloons, tigers and other
dangerous and disturbing creatures
have not infreQuently interfered with
the work of progress and Improvement
In India. The distracted telegram Of
a babOO station master, asking for
instructions in the unpleasant emer-
gency Of "tiger dancing on platform, I"
has long been a stock anecdote. He
WAS certainly excusable for being rath-
e~dpset in his mind and In his Eng
lish.
The recent plea of a baboo office
clerk. addressed to the head Of the
firm whose son, a confirmed dog-lover,
had been recently put in charge, had
less to justify its urgency-yet there
are many who will sympathize.
eff this Office will be continuously
infested by sprightly canine with
penchant for eating legs" he wrote,
show shall work be performed to
hOnOr's satisfaction? 1 beseech with
honor reIegate the friend of man to
house and home, where noxiOus be-
heviOr will be suitably admired"
The gentleman who reports this
choice gem adds another, less recent,
but equally characteristic:
"0ffice cat, by reason Of rats, daily
growing lean," he notified his superior.
"WiII superintendent please increase
the contingent allowance for her re-
turn to stoutness?"
Here is a fine example of babOO,
and a proposal Of marriage, too:
"Dear sir-It is with faltering pen
manship that write to have commun-
icatiOn with you about the prospective
condition Of your damseI offspring.
"FOr some remote time to past a Sc
cret passion has been firing my bO-
som internally with loving for your
daughter. I have navigated every
channel in the magnitude of my extern
sive Jurisdiction to cruelty smother the
growing IOve-knot that is being con-
strUcted in my within side, but the
timid lamp of affection trimmed by
Cupid's productive hands still nOur-
ishes my lOve-sick heart. Needless
would It be for me to numerically ex-
tempOrize the great conflagration that
has been generated in my head and
heart. During the region of rightness
my intellectual Uranium has been en-
tangled in thoughtful attitude after
my beloved cOnsOrt. Nocturnal slum-
berlesSness has been the infirmity
which has besieged my now degener-
ate constitution. My educational ca
liabilities have abandoned me, and I
now cling to those lovely treSseS Of
your much-coveted daughter like a
mariner shipwrecked on the rock of
love. AS to my scholastic caliber, I
was recently elected from Calcutta
university. am Of lofty and original
lineage and of Independent incomes,
and hoping that having debated this
proposition in your preOccupied mind
you will concOrdantly corrObOrate in
espOusing your female progeny to my
tender bosom and thereby acquire me
into your family circle. Your dutiful
sOn-In-Iaw."
The Adair County news., 1920-06-30
Concentration Of Wealth.

In substantiation of the contention
that very much of the national wealth
is finding it's way into a few private
hands, Congressman Henry T. Rainey,
ia the house Of congress, made the fol-
lowing statements, based on statis-
tics of the federal income tax bu-
reau:
There are two men in the United
States whose income last year was
over $16,OO0,OOO. There are five men
In the United States whose income last
year was over S5,000YOO0 apiece. In
1914, before the war started, there
were 60 men whose annual incomes
were over 81, 100000 apiece. Last year
there were 248 whose incomes were
over S1,000,000 apiece. In 1914 there
were ia men whose incomes were be-
tween 100000 and $1,OO0,OO0 apiece.
Last year there were 405 men whose
incomes reached this immense sum.
In 1914 there were LAT men whose in
comes were between 100000 and
100000 apiece.
To-day there are 400 men who en-
JOY that large income. In 1914 there
were 100 men whose incomes exceed
ed S250,0OO, and was under $1,000
Now there are $50 who enjoy that in
come. In 1914 there were 233 men
with an income between 100000 and
S25O,OOO. Now there are $50 men
who are enjoying that income. In
1914 there were 4O6 men whose in
comes exceeded $4,000 and was IN
der 100000. Now there are 1900
men who enjoy that income"
The Adair County news., 1920-06-30
Girls Invade the Navy.

And now the women want to join
the navy. too, observes the Tulsa
World.
Officers of the local recruiting sta
ton received the shock of their lives
lately when two fair ladies of this
city applied at the station for enlist
ment in the navy. They declared that
they wanted to see the world and that
they considered the navy as the best
place for their pursuit as Uncle Sam
paid all the travelling expenses.
When Chief Roth told them that no
yeOmanettes were being enlisted now
as there is no war on, they left the
Office, saying that they would be back
just as soon as another war broke out.
The Adair County news., 1920-06-30
He Came Rack

am employed in an attorneys Of
fee. One afternoon he was leaving for
his golf club and not wanting to miss
his train by waiting to lunch, sent me
for some sandwiches, writes a CORE
spOndent. When returned the switch
board operator told me he had left and
apparently forgot the sandwiches. So
ate them. had just finished eating
them when he returned for his sand
witches. What followed was my most
embarrassing moment.
The Adair County news., 1920-06-30
Does Anybody Known

Fishing season is open now"
"Yep, but I'm afraid to think Of It."
"Whyf" .
81 feel certain that when start
In to get my tackle In shape they'll
tell me there's scarcity Of Ash hooks
and 6sh lines"
The Adair County news., 1920-06-30
Psychology Again to the Rescue.

Clothes do not make the man." re-
marked the ready-made philosopher.
''Let us hope for the best" rejOined
SAiiss Cayenne. Perhaps some Of the
society lads who are putting on over
alls will be psychologically Influenced
to attempt a regular days work"
The Adair County news., 1920-06-30
EnaIlsh LIk. 0. Henrx.. Work..

D. Henry is a favorite author In
England. The English publishers Of
his works recently reported that the
total sales through %hem amounted to
10000 copies.
The Adair County news., 1920-06-30

Senator Penrose is reported to
be in q dying condition.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-08-09
EATING IN ALASK A
(By Associated Press)


ANCHORAGE Alaska, Aug. g.
Veteran "sourdoughs," who useed to
pay $3.50, plate for pork and beans
without a murmur and to whom ham
and eggs were a sure-eough luxury,
take keen comfort in the buffet ear
recently placed on one of the trains
operating between Seward and An
chorage. Tourists who have dined
on Uncle Sans rolling kitch talk
about the menu for long time there
after.
For an elaborate dinner of fresh
mountain trout with a rasher of
bacon the modest sum of S1.25 IS
asked. Boiled or fried Matanuska
potatoes are sold for Is cents an
order; grape fruit. oranges and other
fresh fruits are served for 25 cents
and coffe costs 10 cents cup. Meats
are naturally a trifle higher than
they are on the 'outside," on account
of the high cost of transportation,
but Alaska railroad officials believe,
it will soon be possible to obtains
home grown meat in abundance.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-08-09
NOTE DUE 1000 YEARS AGO
(By Associated Press)


PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 9.-An pn-
paid note for four shekels in silver
bearing 40 per cent annual interest
for nearly 1000 years recently was
found among the clay tablets at the
University of Pennsylvania Museum
by DR.. Leon Legrain. The note was
given by a man named Bur Mama to
II Sinnutum in Ocotber, 1862, B. c.,
the "year in which King Rim-Sin oc.
cupied the town of Dur-Damigilisha. )"
There We're four witnesses to the
note. Instead of signing the wit
nesses placed their seals on the doc
ument and were not liable for pay
ment unless it was shown they knew
the character of Bur- Mama was bad
when they swore it was good.
Although comparisons are difficult,
DR.. Legrain said, a shekel of silver
at the time the note was made was
equal to about 500 at the present
time
Imperial Valley press., 1920-08-09

WC1Tr'G1fR

. Confronted by drink-crazed
man who is ready to kill the girl
who has given her life into his keep
ing-a man from whom she is OBJ
liged to defend herself with a gun
this is only one of the many thrilling
scenes in "Shod with Fire." a photo
drama produced BY William Fox, with
William Russell as the star which
was shown here for the first time
yesterday at the Palace airdome. The
performance was a triumph for star,
producer, and author.
The story tells of wife's desire
to reclaim her husband, who is ment-
ally crippled by drink and debauchery.
She is aided in very remarkable way
by the man whose unselfish love Tor
her impels him to endure much.
Harold Titus is the author of the
story, J. Anthony Roach wrote the
scenario, and Emmett j. Flynn Gi-
rected the production of the play.
The cast, a very strong one, in
cludes Helen Ferguson, Betty Schade,
Robert Cain, George Stewart, Nelson
and Jack Connolly.
1t is seldom that there is seen here
a screen performance more appeal
ing, wholesome and forceful than
that of Mr.. Russell in this new play
Imperial Valley press., 1920-08-09
CELEBRATE DISCOVERY

BUENOS, AIRES, Aug. 9.-The
fourth centenary of the discovery of
the Straits of Magellan will be- -eele-
brated at Punta Arenas, Chile, the
southermost city of the world, be-
tween November % and December TO-
An invitation has been extended to
the King of Spain, who some time
ago announced proposed visit to
South America, to be present, and a
monument now under erection dedi-
Gated to the explorer, Fedrinand de
Magellan, will be unveiled. In spite
of its having been known to modern
nations for four centuries, southern
South America, which is called Pata-
gonia, "the land Of big feet" and
which took its name from the legend
arv giant stature of it's inhabitants, is
still very sparsely settled
Imperial Valley press., 1920-08-09
COMMERCIAL INDIANS
CBy Associated Press)

IBy AssOclateu FressJ
POCATLLO, Idaho, Aug. 9.-Stu-
dents of Indian lore are lamentlng
what they term the entry of CONNER
cialism into the dances of the Ban
mock Indians. These Indians lately
have been holding 'pole" dance at
Bannock Crossing, to which hundreds
of automobile parties went as on
lockers. The Indians charged each
spectator so cents for the prviiege
of watching the ceremony.
An exhibit of blankets, basketry
and similar Indian products was made
at the dance and visitors to it were
encouraged to buy. The large attend
ance of tourists at a recent sun dance
is believed to have prompted the
| Indians to hold the later ceremony.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-08-09
ARFI ANE ACCIDENTS ARE Few
(By Associated press)

CBy Associated Press)
LONDON, Aug. 9.--With $685.
flights and total of 10000 passen.
gers carried during the first year OF
civil flying in England there was but
one fatal accident. Announcement OF
this, made at the international Ain
Show. caused much comment and led
Comptroller General of Civil Aviation,
Major General Sir F. H. Sykes 20
say:
I'VE have conquered the air, and
our immediate task is to exploit our
victory in the interest of commercial
development"
The number of miles flown war
734 200 for the first year and goods
carried totalled 116,498 pounds. Up
to the end of March more than 100000
pounds worth of imports and exports
were carried by air between the
United Kingdom and the continent.
A total of ia aerodromes were Ii
censed and 519 machines were reg
istered during the first year OF civil
flying in England.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-08-09
DEDICATE HIGHWAY
(Bv Associated Press)

YUBA CITY. Cal, Aug. 9.-Suttel
county will dedicate on August IL the
first unit of the concrete highway now
being constructed under the million
dollar bond issue of 1919. Elaborate
ceremonies viii be hid at Bogue, three
miles south of Yuba City, at the be
ginning of the concrete highway.
The highway system as laid out
comprise 81 miles of highway connect
ing all parts Of the county with the
state highway systems.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-08-09
LEAVES MONEY TO GOATS

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, Aug. o
Carl F. Weber, Civil War veteran
who died here recently bequeathed
his 5000 estate to the burgomaster
of his native village in Bavaria to be
used in providing free pasturage
for the goats of the poor.
The will was attacked in court but
after letters from the old country
telling of the hardships of relatives
who had lost their goats through lack
of pasturage were read the will was
hold valid
Imperial Valley press., 1920-08-09
A BETTER LAND
fRv AssocIated Press)

SYDNEY, Australia, Aug. 9.-"Pit-
cairn Island is an odd place" said a
recent visitor from England who had
come by way of the quaint, isolated
community in the South Pacific, COM
posed of descendants of the mutlneers
of the British ship Bounty" ~
eve landed three harmonious
there" continued the traveller, land
even when we reached there we heard
hymns borne to us upon the winds.
'The Islanders sang hymns during
our entire stay on the island, and the
last we heard of them was we IL
Meet in Better Land growing faint
er and fainter as we steamed out to
sea"
Imperial Valley press., 1920-08-09
RESTING PLACE FOR BIRDS
CBy Associated Press)

OGDEN, Utah, Aug. 9.-Through
the efforts of the Weber County Rod
and Gun Club with the cooperation OF
the government, large resting
ground for migratory birds will be
provided soon upon the shores OF the
Great Salt Lake, near here.
The government has sent three
men to Utah to work out the question
of boundaries. Irving c. Emmett,
acting federal game warden, and two
assistants will spend 90 days in Og-
den and vicinity preparing the re-
serve.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-08-09
NEGRO ARRESTED WITH
WHISKEY TIED TO LEG

CALEXICO, Aug. 9.-With two
half pint bottles of whiskey sus-
pended in his trousers legs by string
Iaround his waist Stephen Randall,
colored, was arrested as he came
across the line last night, by Customs
Inspector Shepherd. He was taken
ITO Jail on charge of drunkenness,
and his passport revoked by the I'M
migration authorities.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-08-09
NOTICE OF SALE
Ell Centre, CAL, Aug. 7, 1920.
TO WHOM 1T MAY CONCERN:

TO WHOM 1T MAY CONCERN:
| The undersigned hereby gives notice
that on August IA, 1920, at 10 O'Clock
A. NJ, at the office Of the San Fran
cisco Grill, No. 651 Main Street, Ell
Centro. California, we will sell to
Willie Markovich an undivided one
third interest in and to all of our
right, title and interest in said San
Francisco Grill, including one-third
interest in all of the household furni-
ture, fixtures and supplies of every
kind and nature, appurtenant to and
conected with the carrying on of the
busines sthereof. At which time and
place the purchase price will be paid
for the interest so sold.
CHAS. @. SOVINOVICH,
WALTER RUPAR.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-08-09
HONOLULU'S H. c. l..
(RY Associated PreSSl

HONOLULU, T. H., Aug. 9.-In-
creases in the cost of the civic gov
ernment of the city and county of
Honolulu ranging from 40 to 1000
percent are shown in figures prepared
by City Engineer Ohrt for presenta-
tion to the board of supervisors. The
figures start with the year 1909, the
greatest increas since then standing
opposite court administration, 1919
percent
Imperial Valley press., 1920-08-09
NasMo17MMn|

! Mr.. and Mrs. Ellsberry have left
4 the valley for three weeks vacation.
j Mr. Ellsberry is the advertising man.
ager for the Imperial Valley Hard
ware Co.
Immediate delivery Crow -Elkharts,
cylinders, $l595. See Jay Lewis,
$50 Main street. Adv.
Charles Mccormick of the sheriff's
office spent the week end in San
Diego.
Write your Grain and Hay insur.
ance with l.. p. Sargent. $50 Main
ST., Ell Centre. Best companies.
Lowest rates. Do it nOw.-Adv.
District Attorney f. r. Simon re-
turned this morning from week end
spent at Escanso.
Immediate delivery, Crow Elkhart,
6 cylinder automobiles. $1S55. See
Jay Lewis, 450 Main street. Adv.
Richard Coehen has been appointed
notary public, and is today prepar-
ing his bond.
Immediate delivery, Crow -Elkhart,
6 cylinder automobiles. $1S55. See |.
Jay Lewis, 450 Main street. Adv. |
DR.. Clarence E. Fox, dentist, an
nounces his removal to rooms, 2, 4 and |
6, Davis Building, Fifth and Main
streets, El Centre. Phone 149.
Miss Elizabeth Melrose, Miss Ruth
/ .oufborro and James Loufborro left
Sunday for Berkeley, where they will
enter the University of California.
Miss Melrose spent the summer work.
ing in the office of the city clerk.
Immediate delivery Crow Elkharts,
cylinders. S1595. See Jay Lewis,
$50 Main street. .- Adv.
Ko-chila Artesian water, from
Coachella Valley, delivered to your
home or place of business in five
gallon bottles, SO cents. Phone 492.
32O BrOadway.-Adv.
J. J. Foster left Sunday for three
Kansas City, where he will visit with
relatives and old friends.
Write your Grain and Hay insur.
ance with l.. p. Sargent, $50 Main
St.. Ell Centro. Best companies.
Lowest rates. Do it nOw.-Adv.
HONESTLY IT'S THE BEST POL t
ICY WHEN WRITTEN BY EDGAR {
BROTHERS REALTY COMPANY.
,2S MAIN ST.-Adv. n
Mrs. Kenney of Holtville has taken
4 psition in the office of the city ,
clerk. She is replacing Miss Hem I
mingway.
VIM. Edgerer, proprietor of the
Pioneer Bakery has closed shop for
a months vacation at Redondo Beach.
Bill, as he is familiarly called by his
friends expects to do lot of fishing
at the beach resort and plans to
bring home barrel of salt mackeral.
He says that the mackeral are a fine
breakfast dish and that this system is
one good way to beat H. C. L.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-08-09
GRAPES FOR SALE

Purple Damascus Grapes, 7c per
pound at the Edgewild ranch, l mile
west on Main street, / 1-2 miles south
or Dahlia canal. Leave orders ahead.
ADV.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-08-09

Write your Grain and Hay insur.
ance with l.. P. Sargent, $50 Main
St.. Ell CentrO. Best companies.
Lowest rates. Do it nOw.-Adv.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-08-09

Ko-chila Artesian water, from
COachella Valley, delivered to your
home or place of business in five
gallon bottles, so cents. Phone 492.
320 BrOadway.-Adv.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-08-09

Immediate delivery Crow Elkharts,
cylinders. S1595. See Jay Lewis,
$50 Main street. - Adv.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-08-09

J. J. Foster left Sunday for three
weeks vacation trip to Chicago and
Kansas City, where he will visit with
relatives and old friends.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-08-09

Immediate delivery, Crow-Elkhart,
6 cylinder automobiles. $1S55. See
Jay Lewis, 450 Main street. Adv.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-08-09

Richard Coehen has been appointed
c notary public, and is today prepar-
ing his bond.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-08-09

Miss Elizabeth Melrose, Miss Ruth
.oufborro and James Loufborro left
Sunday for Berkeley, where they will
enter the University of California.
Miss Melrose spent the summer work
ing in the office of the city clerk.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-08-09
HONESTLY IT'S THE BEST POL
ICY WHEN WRITTEN BY EDGAR
BROTHERS REALTY COMPANY.
62S MAIN ST.-Adv

Mrs. Kenney of Holtville has taken
a psition in the office of the city
clerk. She is replacing Miss Hem
mingway.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-08-09

Immediate delivery, Crow Elkhart,
6 cylinder automobiles. $1S55. See
Jay Lewis, 450 Main street. Adv.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-08-09

DR.. Clarence E. Fox, dentist, an
nounces his removal to rooms, 2, and
6, Davis Building, Fifth and Main
streets, El Centre. Phone 149.