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rlpen very early and attain great size.
What the grower wants Is a small
crop OF large and perfect tomatoes.
which, reaching market at time OF
scarcity, will command q top price.
The fruit thus grown ripens more
evenly, and, being kept OFF the ground.
it Is clean.
Cleanliness Is in itself matter OF
no small importance nowadays. Peo-
pie don't want dirt with their vege-
tables and fruits. Hence one advan-
tage of the method of growing straw
berries adopted on irrigated desert
farms. The patch in spring Is COW
erd with clean straw; and 1t stays
clean because there is no rain. The
plants grow up through the straw. on
which the ripening berries rest, so
that they do not come into contact
with The earth at all.
Pushing Production To The Limit
Intensive horticulture, as applied
to both vegetables and fruits. has been
making such strides Of late In this
country that, in some ways at least.
we seem today to be ahead even Of
the Chinese and Japanese. They may
effect greater economies in production.
but their products do not equal ours
in perfection. Who but Yankee
would ever have conceived the notion
of pushing asparagus six weeks ahead
by running steafnpipes underground
hetwnpn tho rows and turning on thu
steam for an hour or two daily in
early spring. to warm the plants and
make them grow?
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water line from which numerous
ferryboats go and come, for the city
is built on a peninsula and all travel
to and from the east must ferry across
the bay. Besides this there are many
cities and towns on the other side
whose residents do business in San
Francisco and they too must reach
the city in this way.
Numerous Parks
The largest park is named Golden
Gate and contains lob acres. 1t is
all ground that was reclaimed from
the sand dunes and Is really beau
tiful pleasure ground with
drives, tennis courts. baseball
children's play ground, lars
stand, a japanese Tea Car
statuary; among the latter
monument to Francis Scott
thor of the StarSpangled +"
San Francisco has thirty IS
and squares and in the ,C
them there are no keep G. .'
signs and people lay al &c
grass enjoying the sun he
military reservation, kno the
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lowed to come into contact with that
vulgar fluid. Between each two rows
runs a little ditch Can irrigation
"laterarO, but the surface of the wa
ter is below the level OF the potatoes
in the hills on either side. Seeping
into the hills 1t reaches only the root
lets, through which it is taken up and
absorbed.
Tomatoes on these irrigated areas
are "staked." each plant being reduced
to a single stem and tied to a stick. so
that 1t mav grow vertically. Thus all
excess growth of the vine (Which
would draw on the food supply is
avoided. and there Is great saving Of
space.
This, however, is by no means all.
At the fourth or fifth "hand" above
the ground-tomatoes grow in little
bunches called "hands"-the plant Is
cut off, and thus all nourishment Is
concentrated In a few fruits, which
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-07-20

petroleum. When the mercury falls
to a certain point, q thermometer au-
tomatically sounds load alarm in the
house of the grower. 1t means dan
ger; there is not a minute to be lost.
The grower leaps out Of bed, jumps
into his pantaloons. and summons all
hands to light the pots, which give
off cloud Of dense, heavy smoke that
hangs near the ground, preventing
rapid radiation of heat from the earth.
Growers Of fruits and vegetables In
the irrigated desert regions Of the
West are not obliged to pray for show
ers one week and to supplicate Provl-
dence for sunshine the next When
they want rain, they turn It on Cor
the equivalent) through the ditches
They can use II when It Is needed, and
in the exact quantity required.
Potatoes Never Touch Water
Speaking Of water, the scientifically
raised Colorado potato is never al
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Preside is a part of the park system.
and the public Is permitted to walk or
drive through 1t at will. This was one
Of the training stations for our off,
GERS during the late war and the
classes numbered from 1000 to $500.
A strong garrison is always kept there
and in one part there are many disap-
pearing guns which guard the Golden
Gate.
Out in the bay the Navy has train
ing station at Goat Island. and there Is
Naval Station and yard at Mare Is.
land. They also boast Of large mill
itary prison on Alcatrez Island, which
At first sight resembles a summer re-
sort.
Since the earthquake and fire many
Of the office buildings are Of rein
forced concrete, as it was found that
this material withstood both and the
city now feels itself prepared for any
Of these disasters.
Convention Building
It Is estimated that San Francisco
spent on rebuilding, sum equal to
that Of the cost Of building the Pan
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park, and contains a monument TO
Robert Louis Stevenson. 1t was here
that the Chinese had their camp after
the earthquake and It was here that
they planned their new Chinatown
and built 1t with all the color and
uniqueness Of the old one. It lies on
the slope of hill, for It seems that
all San Francisco is built on a hill OF
hillside and one Is pulled up these hills
by cable cars.
Those who love the curious blend
ing of the east and west will find San
Francisco's Chinatown a place Of en-
chantment and hundreds Of women
from the east spend days shopping in
the famous bazaars. There is q fine
joss house. the exterior of which
shows little ornament. but on climbing
to the third story one finds an altar
with marvellous carvings.
Night is the time to see the town"
at its best for then 1t is illuminated
with lanterns and electric signs. The
Chinese in their native costume crowd
the streets and from a balcony will
come the strange monotonous squeak
ing Of a Chinese violin, while the high
sing song voices OF the children may
be heard in the distance. The bazaars
are we'll lighted and great quantities
OF the Jade. so popular at present Is
on sale. Chinese candy, which is
really very good. and all sorts Of beau.
tiful silks are shown. OF course,
there Is theatre where the plays are
run for days and where articles OF
furniture serve as scenery. Only mer
do the acting and some impersonats
females by using high falsetto voice
which is very amusing to the eastern
visitor.
Certain innovations OF up-to-dats
Americanism have been adopted fol
the Chinese use telephone and have
building all their own, built IL
Chinese style. with Chinese girls as
the operators, who are said to be very
good. 1t seems to be strange blend
| ing of the ancient and the modern, fol-
the Chinaman who uses the telephone
will continue to eat with chop sticks
go before his joss and make presents
of food. His queue is as sacred to him
as 1t was to his forefathers.
There are many short trips TO be
made where the visitor may see semi
tropical fruit grown and prepared fol
the market, great universities which
turn out hundreds of students each
year and high mountains with their
big trees where excellent views of the
City and the Pacific Ocean may bs
obtained.
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one-third may be Of highest quality.
The fruit-growing industry has had
a remarkable development within the
last few years, and has adopted meth
cd not only highly ingenious but often
picturesque. Thus, for instance, In
some of the irrigated valleys of the
West, peaches and apples Ito expedite
their shipment to markeD, are picked
and packed by electric light at night,
wires with incandescent bulbs strung
along them being carried through the
orchards and moved from place to
place at intervals, to furnish illumina-
ton wherever 1t may be wanted by the
workers.
Smoke Clouds For Orchards
Frost may cause great loss. Hence
provision must be made for warming
the orchard in an emergency. One
method Of accomplishing this is by
distributing through It large number
of smoke pots" half.filled with crude
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ANA Canal. A considerable amount
was spent in municipal Improvements
and a civic center was set apart. The
buildings face on public square
bounded by McAllister. Larkin, Polk
and Grove streets and include the
splendid City Hall, Library and the
Municipal Auditorium where the con-
vention will be held. The amount of
sS,S00.0 900 was voted and bonds were
issued to create perhaps what are the
They were completed at q cost Of more
than sixteen millions. The two blocks
between Polk and Larkin streets run
ming from Grove to McAllster form
a beautiful plaza ornamented with
shrubbery such as only California can
grow About this plaza are grouped
the Municipal buildings, the Audi
torium having an excellent location
close by the City Hall. which Is
modelled after the capital at Wash
ington with dome about twelve feet
higher than the structure in the Cap
/ itol City. The Municipal Auditorium
was built by the Panama Pacific Ex-
position and alone cost $1.270.000.
Every effort was made to make this
both beautiful and useful. The main
auditorium will seat ten thousand peo-
, pie. The light of the room. which
measures ESQ feet across comes from
the ceiling. The main hall is surround
ed by spacious corridors, there being
forty-one exits on the level and twelve
wide staircases from the gallery.
There is a splendid pipe organ, the
use of which will be feature of the
convention, large reception rooms,
concert and banquet halls. in fact. ev-
cry convenience for great gathering.
Sightseeing
When not at work, the delegates
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Pedigrecd Fruits

Where fruit trees are concerned, the
question is one of "budwood." Under
the up-to-date system used In Cali
fornia, the budwood required for dis
tribution among fruit-growers Is de-
rived from certain trees which nave
performance records" They are
trees which have been under individ-
ual observation for a number Of sue
cesslve years careful note being made
of the quality as we'll as quantity Of
their output. An orange tree, for ex-
ample, to be approved as a source OF
budwood, must have proved Its abil-
ity to be q high-grade and plentcous
producer season after season, without
falling off.
Fruit Must Be Perfect
The trees in a new-pattern orchard
are not allowed to grow at will. All
of them are trimmed to the same
height and size, and pruned to a shape
suitable for easy picking. Even the
leaves are picked off here and there
so that all sides Of each pear or peach
may be touched by the sun. An
orchard of this pattern is. obviously
much easier to doctor with insecti-
cldes and fungicldes, which are ap-
piled at regular intervals with the help
c: spraying apparatus carried on
wheels between the rows Of trees.
The whole management of the
orchard Is thoroughly scientific. No
bough Is allowed to bear too heavy q
burden. Nature can furnish through
a given branch only a certain guam
tity of food, which, for best results,
must not be shared by too many con-
sumers. Accordingly, all excess fruits
are picked before they have had time
to develop. and the few that are left
obtain perfect development and su-
perior flavor. It Is no unusual thing
to throw away two-thirds Of a pos
slhle crop in order that the remaining
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- OR the first time in history one
~ Of the great political parties Is to
hold It's convention on the Pacific
Coast. This year the Democratic
Party has outdone the previous record
of going to Denver by selecting San
Francisco as the city in which the can
didate for President OF that party will
be nominated.
Metropolis OF The Pacific Coast
San Francisco is the metropolis of
the Pacific Coast and the largest city
Of the region west of the Missouri
River and a natural harbor-the ter
minous Of the steamships to the Far
East. Its land area Is little more
than 4G square miles, and like Rome,
It seems to be built on seven hills.
Twin Peaks. with Mount Sutro and
Mount Davidson rise more than 800
feet above the sea level. Russian Hill,
Mob Hill and Telegraph Hill are the
best known of the many hills. Mob
Hill, where Van Ness avenue Is To-
Gated. was once the home OF the
"nobs" among them Mark Hopkins,
Leland Stanford, James C. Flood, and
Claud Spreckels Of the sugar fame.
Russian Hill was also an aristocratic
settlement before the earthquake but
Is now q part Of the Latin quarter.
The streets OF the city are broad and
the avenues OF the downtown districts
are marked at each corner by the
l.
pavement through which an electric
light shines. One can soon learn the
city and It Is easy TO get about.
Market street is the main artery Of
travel and has plenty OF room for auto
and wagon traffic. besides four car
tracks. 1t leads directly to the Ferry
building, a splendid structure on the
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-07-20
BY ROBERT TIGHE

- DON, for the first time. we are TO
have real tropical agriculture In
Nthe United States. We have just
~ one place suitable for the purpose,
and all 1t needs Is water. This neces-
sity will be supplied by pumping 1t
from q river.
The town Of Yuma. on the Colorado
River. stands at the foot of vertical
cliff 80 feet high. Climb up. and you
find yourself on vast fat table Of
land, which Is called the Yuma Mesa.
It Is the only frostless region in this
country.
horticultural experts say that the
mesa Is incomparably we'll adapted for
the growing Of oranges. lemons, lines,
grapefruit, figs, dates and a great
variety Of tropical and semi-tropcal
fruits which up to now have not been
produced within the limits Of the
United States. The government Plant
Bureau Is at present engaged in set
ting out 180 acres of demonstration
orchards" ON the mesa. to illustrate Its
possibilities.
Wealth In A Desert
South Of Yuma lies the delta of tho
American Nile. comparable in fertility
to the river plains of the great Egyp-
tian mother Of waters. 1t belongs to
Mexico lowing to an unfortunate mis-
take In drawing the boundary line),
but is being developed by enterpris-
ing Americans. At no distant day 1t
will produce immense quantities of
dates superior varieties Of which
from Arabia and Persia, have already
been introduced there.
1t is q region destined to produce
great crops Of long-staple Egyptian
cotton--a branch Of agricultural In
dustry which within the last few years
has attained extraordinary develop
-,ent in nearby Arizona. Starting
with few seeds fetched from the Nile
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Valley, the growers in Arizona, by Sc
lecting from season to season the best
plants for production, have. pro-
duced cotton that is far and away
the best in the world. The proof Is
the price it brings, which is 2 to 3
cents pound higher than that of the
finest grades from Africa, Ceylon, and
the South Seas. Its strength and long
fiber makes it specially suitable for the
manufacture of automobile tires.
At Las Cruces, in the Rio Grande
Valley. a group OF farmers has organ
ICED for the production OF cabbages.
No ordinary cabbages, be 1t under
stood. The region is specially adapted
for the production Of this vegetable,
and the only cabbages grown will be
of a newkind introduced from China,
which is far superior to any hitherto
known in this country.
An Onion Growing Genius
Half q dozen years ago a long
legged Missourian turned up In the
Uncompahgre Valley, in Colorado. and
took what he called "look around"
He bought, at what was thought a
fancy" price, twenty acres of an old
plantation. Onions seemed to be q
special fad with him. and greatly were
the neighboring farmers amused to
see him day after day examining the
plants. He studied every step in their
growth, and would even examine them
with magnifylng glass.
Three years ago he grew five-acre
field Of onions, which, the neighbors
confessed, were the most remarkable
they had ever seen. 1t turned out
that they were grown for seed. which
he sold so prohtably that his net gain
was $500 per acre! The seed was
worth that price because Of the SUI
periorlty of the onions: there were
none like them to be found anywhere
else.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-03-16
AMERICAN NAVY
CONTRIBUTED TO
VICTORY--HOOVER

WASHINGTON, March 13.-Her-
bert Hoover, called into the senate
investigation of the navy's conduct
of the war at the request of Rear
Admiral Sims, refused to discuss the
navys policy or it's work during the
war. He told the committee of in
uuiry that he had little knowledge
of the subject.
Mr.. Hoover did say, however, that
he assumed" the navy department
did all it could during the war, as
every other department did. He fur
Their stated that the allies were on
the verge of starvation from April
to September, 1917, and that only
the defeat OF Germany's ruthless
submarine campaign prevented col
lapse. The American navy's anti
submarine campaign, he added, was
one of the most important contri-
buttons of the United States in the
war.
Admiral Sims, who continued his
testimony before the committee to-
day, left the stand long enough for
Mr.. Hoover to be heard and then
continued the representation of evil
dence in support of his charges that
the navy department did not CO.
operate fully with the allies during
the first six months after America 5
entry into the struggle.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-03-16
BRYAN DECLARES III:
MIGHT ENTER Rice
IF HI: IS NEEDED

80
LlNCOl1N, Nep'' Mdich
Should William ): bryahS noHiiila-
ton Tor the presidency be oeIhahu- :
ed under certain coho1lons' ne Woulu
leeI 1t MS aut| 10 coisluG[ IT, ne
SAID IN statement ISSUED mere 10
night. lie does not oeSlre llle noun! ~,
nation put 1eelS tllStt ne owes II 20
progressive DeIllocL"cS ~ 80 ~ , Ii'o
party naIloHaL coll 'llol. :" i.Tih
IN opposing me Iee'C, lo Mates leIo on"
friends OF the saiooh' accoro1h5 10
the statement 49,.
AIR. Bryan statement tooh tiIe
form OF d personal answer 20 ie
quests that ne enter ile pteSi('e n Il ti
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-03-16
TAX RATE
DUE TO EFFORTS
OF HOKE SMITH
BY THEODORE TILLER

WASHINGTON. March 13--Geor-
gians who are making out their tax
returns, upon which the initial n
stallment is payable, will figure a
,ess normal tax this year than hero
tofore and this recalls the fight in
the senate finance committee, two
yeylS ago. when the Democratic
members OF the committee insisted
upon the reduction.
The normal tax rate is reduced
rnc third, or ErCm six per cent -
four per cent. This is an init:al
cut in war lanes and the Democratic
members OF the senate committee
demanded that the bill then pending
and not some subsequent legisla-
ton proVid2 for the reduction ON re-
turns made THIS year.
Democrats NCre in control Of the
rommittee at tic time and after tho
signing of TIC armistice Senator
I.oke Sn::N, a member Of the COM
mittee, suggested to Chairman SIM
mons and his colleagues that the bin
ought to contain specific proviso for
lhe reduction. Republican members
Of the committee wanted to postpone
action and reshape the bill to suit
themselves after coming into control
IF the senate. Senator Smith, how
ever, insisted non his amendment,
and it eventually received the SUD-
port of all demo cratic senator's on
the COMMITTEES HrG was adopted by a
strict party vote and Steered finally
through the senate.
AS the mental picture of Georgia rs
at work over their Income tax blanks
fhyna tn Senator %Smith today he
recalled with qualification the sue
ccssful fight made by the Demo-
Gratis to reduce the war taxes as
soon as 1T became possible. Other
De: lccrats who aided Senator Smith
in his fight for the lower normal
rate, effective this year, are also
proud of his particular bit of legis-
lation reducing to a degree the bur
Il &c fndn
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-03-16
Senator Harris to
Support Bonus for
Fe deral EMPLOYEES
(The Atlanta Journal News Bureau)
e23 Riggs Building.
By TNECDOEE TLLLER

WASHINGTON, March Ij.--Sena-
tor Harris, who has been appointed
u member Of the subcommittee of
the appropriations committee, which
handles the legislative, executive and
judicial appropriation bill said today
he would support the restoration in
the bill of the s240 bonus for federal
employees. Several thousand govern
ment workers in Georgia are among
the many affected by the legislation.
The $240 bonus for civilian work.
ers, designed to aid government en-
ployes in meeting the high cost OF
living, was stricken from The bill in
the house, but the senate probably
will restore it. Senator Harris ex-
poets the senate subcommittee to put
the item back in the bill next week.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-03-16

in the protection of the common
people from the assaults of privi-
lege.
Besides not desiring the nominal
ton, / think it is my duty to the
progressive Democrats of the nation
to so as a delegate to the national
convention, il Nebraska Democrats
desire it. and aid them in opposing
the reactionaries and friends of the
GclOon.
This is my position, and /
conclude with heart overlooking
with gratitude for the loyalty and
confidence which my friends have
NANTES ted"
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-03-16
Used to Restore Tone, Elias
ITCHY and Strength to
the Muscles

Here is great. good news for
Rupture sufferers.
Perhaps you have almost given
up hope Of ever getting help.
Yet Rupture can be treated with
success" says Mr.. Stuart, when the
method of treatment is scientific
and in accord with good common
sense"
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-03-16

A few tablets OF "Pape's Diapep-
sin" bring relief almost as soon as
they reach the stomach.
"Pape's DiapeDsin" by neutrallZlng
the acidity of the stomach, instantly
relieves the food souring and fer
mentation which causes the misery
making gases, heartburn, fiatulences
fullness, or pain in stomach and in
testines.
"Papes Diapepsin" helps regulate
disordered stomachs SO faVorit6 foods
can be eaten without causing dis
tress. Costs so little at drug stores.
(AdVt)
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-03-16
Used for a Double Pur-
pose

First: The primary and most i'm
portant object of the PLAPAO-
PADS is to keep constantly applied
to the relaxed muscles. the medfca
ton called P1aDao. which con-
tractive in nature. and taken to-
gether with the Ingredients in the
medicated mass is intended to in
crease the circulation of the blood,
thus revIvifying the muscles and re-
storing them to their normal
strength and elasticity. Then, and
not until then can you expect the
rupture TO disappear.
Second: Being made adhesive
purposely to prevent the pad from
afifttnG. they have therefore proven
10 be an important adjunct in re-
tairina rupture that cannot be held
by truss.
Hundreds Of people. old anG
young. have gone before an officer
qualified to acknowledge oatha ard
svyore that the PLAPAO-PADS
cured their ruptures-some of them
,nost aggravated cases-and of long
-t&nding.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-03-16
Stop Using a Truss

II you should fall down and breaE
your leg, you would not be salts
fled to get a pair of crutches and
use them to hobble around on for
the rest of, your life. without doing
q thing for the fracture. Why.
then. should a ruptured person re-
sign himself to q lifetime of truss
wearing, without doing anything
for the weakened muscles, which
are the real cause of the trouble?