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Cottonwood chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1917-current, 1920-12-10

Stop the leaks. Shingles
best grade Extra "a $500 Hus-
sman Lumber Co. 45-tf
Imperial Valley press., 1920-02-16
ROAD ASSOCIATION
Continued from page one)

down to business quickly.
Members of the newly organized as
socaton discussed the road problems
and agreed that the charges should be
looked nt& The purpose of the organ
ization being "To guard public interests
in all matters concerning roads and
road building"
Il A committee OF seven was author
lied by the association to take up the
I highway discussion and get at the bot
tom of things Immediately. President
! Moughmer will announce this com
mittee by Tuesday and a report is ex-
pected at the next meeting, which will
take place in Imperial next Saturday
afternoon, February 81.
Following are the bylaws adopted
zation;
Purpose
| The purpose of this organization
shall be to safeguard public interests in
all matters concerning RAIDS and road
building.
Bylaws
Section 1. The name of this organ
ization shall be the Imperial County
Good Roads association.
| Section 2. Every organization of
public nature, including all chambers
of commerce, water companies, COM
mercial bodies, farm bureaus or centers,
trades associat tions, etc, shall be entitl-
ed to membership in this association on
I the basis of not more than one delegate
| n
/ fraction thereof.
Section 3. Officers of the association
shall consist of a president, two vice
presidents. secretary-treasurer and five
others, all of whom shall compase a
board of directors with the usual pow
ers delegated such boards and officers.
Section 4. Election of officers and di-
rectors shall take place at the first
meeting OF the association and annual
| ly thereafter.
I Section s. Meetings of the board of
directors shall be at the call of the
president or by any three members by
written notice through the secretary's
office Meetings of the members shall
| be at the call of the board of directors
in the same manner. Places of meet
ings shall bs decided by the board.
Section 6. OrganiZa tions belonging
to this association shall pay into the
treasury annually as membership fee
the sum of $500 for each delegate NAM
ed. Special funds may be raised for
special purposes in such manner as the
directors may designate.
Section 7. Funds may be expended
only upon order of the board of direc-
tors.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-02-16

& l
section Z. Funds may be expended
o''ly upon order Of the board Of di.
fectors.
section 8. Five shall constitute a
,esal quorum for the transaction of
BUSINESS by the board of directors.
section 8. These bylaws may be
'''iPhded by the directors by written
'oticc OF proposed amendment being
SUM TO each director by any member of
'iie association three days before any
meeting.
oecCon 10. Complete records of all
proceedings shall be kept by the secre
tary and all reports to be made to the
puphc shall first be submitted to the
president and shall receive the endorse
"eht OF majority of the board of di
,cctoFS before publication and before
becoming binding upon the association
Imperial Valley press., 1920-02-16
TO PLANT COTTON
Continued from Page One)

after his return to England from the
-\e" orleans conference, the supply of
cotton for the next five or ten years is
seriously threatened, and prewar rec.
ords of production will not be broken,
Il indeed, they are even maintained
The world demand for cotton will go
on increasing, yet there will be no
steadily increasing acreage from Amer
ica' and the increases now contcmplat.
ed from Egypt and India are hardly
looked for before the end of several
years.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-02-16
100 n0n Acrns

At present we have in Imperial Val
ley, on both sides of the line about
so, 900 acres above and 10000 acres be-
low the Mexican line, or a total or 140,
600 acres. 1t is not thought there will
be any considerable increase in the ac-
reage in cotton for the next few years
at least and this only in the event there
should some unforeseen squirt in the in
dustry. take place, not now under con-
sideration.
The cotton land in this Valley does
not claim for itself any better grade Of
cotton as that term is understood, ac-
cording to T. J. West, one of the Val
ley's best known cotton experts, but, ac-
cording to the same authority, the
grade of cotton grown here will rank
very favorably with cotton grown any
where in the world.
One great advantage enjoyed by
growers here is that the Valley never
suffers from continual rains nor from
frost after frost, with the result that
every ounce of cotton produced in the
Valley carries what is known as good
color, no matter how much trash may
accompany it.
$4,000 Bales
The soil in the Valley is at present
best adapted to growing short staple
varieties of cotton, yielding about 35C
| pounds to the acre on the average. This
year the total number of bales produced
on both sides of the line, was abou
$1,000 bales. These figures are approx
innate, and are largely due to the early
frosts which visited this section, ant
which in turn may be said to be entire
! ly unusual.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-02-16
Normal Yield

The NORMAL yield of lint cotton per
acre for the Valley is placed by good au-
thorities at $50 pounds. under normal
water conditions, good farming and a
normal frost date. Notwithstanding
this there were isolated cases where as
high as two bales to the acre were
raised.
1t is a well authenticated fact with
reference to cotton growing as well as
to the growing of other commodities,
that the results obtained here in the
Valley are amply sufficient to warrant
any prospective home-seeker's settling
in our midst
Table Of Compress
The following table shows the num-
ber of bales of cotton handled by the
two Valley congresses, with the years
1915-16-17 missing for the Imperial COM
press.
! Calexico compress-1915, 25,737; 1916,
81, ,S35; 1917, 49,9S4; 1918, 53,6S4; 1919,
"a, ,O57; to February Is, 1920, 7O,1S9.
Imperial compress-1918, 1880; 1919,
23 900; to February IS, 1920, 14,200.
There are yet about 5000 bales yet to
be brought to the Valley congresses.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-02-16
CUSTOSMS INSPECTOR
NAMED FOR IMPERIAL
CBv Associated Press)

WASHINGTON. Feb. IA - Clarence
Sprigg, of San Diego, was today nom-
mated by President Wilson to be col
lector of customs for the district which
has its Headquarters in San Diego.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-02-16

The production this year was in run
ming bales, averaging $50 pounds to the
bale. The net results to the farmer
and grower were fully up to expecta.
tions, owing to the large premiums
paid to both grower and farmer, as
their early expectations may safely be
said not to have exceeded 35 cents a
pound, while as n matter of fact, they
realized from 43 to 80 cents a pound for
white cotton
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-10-12
COLUMBUS: THE GREAT LOBBYIST.

Today is7the 42Sth anniversary of the discovery
of America by Christopher Columbus.
Columbus typical with a Big Idea.
And he was interchangeable in the realization of this
idea. Like his compatliot, Calico he made answer
to all objections against his theories with the reply
"Eppm 81 muove" rAnd yet it moves.")
/ The ideasm of Columbus intensely prac-
teal When his theories secuted he did not
sulk in his study and rail upon Lady Fortune in
good set terms" He busted himself in winning con-
vcrts, instead Of mumuring at the stars.
columbus the Great Lobbyist. When John
II of Portugal refused to listen to him, he wrote
letters to Henry VII of England The authorities
Of his native city, Genoa, equally Indifferent
At length. his lobbying persistent and skill
ful that it Queen Isabella of Spain, who sold
her Jewels to finance his fateful voyage.
Here again his practical wisdom displayed
He believed that the laborer worthy of his hire
He also knew that kings and queens are capricious
Therefore he insisted that the Iberian monarchs give
him written contract by which he would get a
share of the profits Even it was, it turned out
that Ferdinand and Isabella considered the contract
scrap of paper and the greatest of all navigators
died in humiliation and dependency in Spain, which,
despite its ungrateful treatment of him. was the
only land which had given him the slightest en-
couragement.
AS is usual the very nations that used him so
i'll claiming him their citizen. Italy contends
that he undoubtedly a Genoese by birth; Spain
and Spanish American countries honor him in their
Feast of the Race" declaring that he adopted
Spain as his own Countrywide one that aided him
in his discoveries AS a matter of fact, neither
country had anything to be proud of in its treat
ment of the Great Christopher.
Columbus belongs to no nation and to epoch.
He belongs to the world and to Immortality.
Physically, mentally and morally, he of
the finest specimens of manhood that existed.
Historians agree that his private life shone out as
an example in age of moral laxity, that his ideals
were noble and that his will indomitabe.
Only who thoroughly master OF
himself could have conquered the external obstacles
that confronted him.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-10-12
OUR PLATFORM.

1. primary election law which will re-
store the power to the hands of the people,
where 1t belongs
2. non-p partisan commission Of three or
nve to have charge of our school and institu-
tional lands, and the permanent trust funds
derived therefrom
.. fair, adequate and just tax law which
will eQuitably distribute the burden OF gov
eminent. We have especial reference 10 the
mining tax laws, although we will seek to
reach any other evaders, big or little, whom
we md. We favor mine tax law based
upon an ad valorem property basis, as other
property Is taxed.
4. A fuller budget system for the state in
an effort to put state expenditures on an efrl-
cient, economical and progressive basis.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-10-12

, cold following almost summer
weather.
Warning is given that much i'll
ness may mark the winter and the
best sanitary conditions should be
demanded in every center of pop
ulation. -....-,.
The forecast for labor is most
encouraging, for there will be great
advances in the course of the next
presidents administration.
Defeat for a United States sena-
tor who has been unfriendly to the
interests of western women whom
he represented is prophesied. for
his horoscope contains aspects de-,
noting the end of public work.
While women will exercise tre-,
mendous influence in next months
election, few of them will be sue
cessful in obtaining public offices.
The seers declare that congress
will show many changes in men,.
bership, the lower house having
new representatives from many
southern states. IT'D
Inventors should delay important
action today, which is most an
favorable, but they have promise
of extraordinary success in the
coming year.
Children born on this day will he
alert and ,reSeurceful. They are
likely to possess splendid, judy
ment. , rs.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-10-12

Meohem in the back" We had spent weeks in
arousmG a public opinion favorable to certain re-
forms which we still carry at the head Of this col
umn and which still our sole objective. But
We were made TO feel that must cease agitating
in any way which was calculated to bring the party
leaders into line disloyal to Mechem
Our situation intolerabe and We refused to
occupy it.
Mr.. Harrick is quite correct These men had
done only what public sentiment required of them
Otherwise they played their game in their
way for their own personal ends. To awaken them
to realization that public service and not private
gain is the duty of an enlightened leadership was
our problem. But to point out from the record
what we meant in any concrete way was "disloyalty
to Mechem'
We concede the experience, ability, wisdom and
personal integrity Of these men. Toward them
have not the slightest malice We do not wish
eliminate them permanently from New Mexican af-
fairs But their public ideals bad. Their moral
perceptions of the duty of service to the public
good on the part of public atrophied. 1t will
take an awful jar to awaken them to their duty of
public service.
We became convinced that this could come only
through 'defeat. For this reason and this reason
alone We are attempting TO aid in administering
that defeat A ideal of citizenship and devotion
the greatest good of the greatest number must
come in New Mexico
To accomplish any such result the old ideals
must be made politically unsuccessful Therefore
those who would hasten that day must join in
administering rebuke which will make special
legislation for special interests the retarding the
development of the state and the Withholding from
the people Of legislation which will restore them 10
the control Of their government forever unpopular
among the politicians of New Mexico.
With new political ideals Messrs. Bursum, Haw-
Rims, SullY and Springer become Of incalculable
value to the people of this state. 4
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-10-12
yNY HUSBAND AND |
I'LL ~ 2r Jane phelps -
Jane Phelps

81 have no faith, and"
ooh, ye of little faith!' quoted
Muriel, interrupting. She seemed
wonderfully acquainted with the
scriptures when she thought them
apropos; and woefully lacking in
an understanding Of them at other
times.
well my faith may be great
enough to remove mountains, but
not to change clifford" | coun-
tered, but / am willing to try"
That's all | ask" Muriel re-
turned smiling,
And if ! fail?"
"Then I'm with you no matter
what You do"
Thank you, Muriel. I fear you
will be put to the test" | replied,
and we talked no more just then.
An Evening With Burns Mayson.
| felt then, had so felt for long,
that | knew Clifford well enough
to be sure that nothing | could say
or do would change him. l realized
that Mmiel depended on rousing
his jealousy. She had not taken
into account that he really cared
nothing for me; therefore his
jealouSy-even if provoked, would
be of the most evaneScent.
The night Burns Mayson arrived
Clifford and | dined with him at
popular restaurant. Mabel Horton
was there when we arrived-much
to my surprise. Long afterward !
learned that she was invited at
special request, | think,
he wanted to show me that he was
still angry with me.
Fortunately / remembered Mu-
rieps warning, and SO was able to
meet the situation Nh perfect
to the very evident
discontinue of Mrs. Horton; and
the bewiderment of my husband.
| forced myself to chatter in a
way with Mr.. Mayson,
making illusions to his former
visit, the good times we had, his
attentions to me in Chicago, etc.
Really | flirted most abominably
with him. But l soothed my con-
science by thinking I was doing
as Muriel wished.
At first Burns appeared puzzled
1t my intimate manner, so differ
ant from the way I acted on his
previous visit. Then he evidently
made up his mind | had changed
oward him, and he seconded my
Efforts, almost too strenuously.
Thursday-A Motor Ride.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-10-12
A WEAPON AT HAND.
Chnntcr CXXXuI.

you really don't want to leave
Clifford, Mildred. l KNOW you
don't. You are hurt, chagrined
your armour propre offended. The
rates have been kind to you in that
they have sent Burns Mayson here
just now. You must act a part,
Mildred. Meet your husbands neg
lect with the smiling nonchalance
which another mans devotion gives
woman when helped by her
pride. Oh, | know you are won
dering why | haven't advised you
to use Leonard BrOOke's infatua-
ton to advise you in this way, in
stead of waiting fer Burns May
son to appear. But Nh. Hammond
would pay no attention to Leonard,
he looks upon him as boy. Then
it MIGHT hurt Leonardo am
SURE it would hurt YOU. But
Burns MaySon is a man of the
world, poised, elegant, and from
your husbands point of view, dan
Eerously fasclnating--l know | am
right. | have tried to think of
ether ways, but you will have to
meet him. your husband, on his
own ground to be effective"
Il guess that is quite true" ]
answered thOughtfullY.
If Clifford should change, if he
were to he different, would | still
want to leave him-would | still
love Leonard Brooke? To the first
question ] could give no answer.
There was too much to consider.
Edith. mother and the girls. the
scandal, etc. But to the second
question ! knew my answer would
be yes" Yet to what purpose
save to make him unhappy?
"Then will you make the at
temnt to win clifford in this way
right now? | don't believe you
really want to leave your husband,
if only for Edith's sake. If he
should be attentive, loyal, and in
his way kind, would you ever think
of leaving him? am sure you
she went on, answering
her own question.
Mildred Disagrccs.
"But he won't be-
Try him and see
But | have tried him so many
times"
But not my way. My prophetic !
soul tells me you will win out TINS
time"
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-10-12

My Ant Sue had a berthday yes
udday and ma went down town
yestidday AFTERNOON and bawt a
funny locking glass pitcher to give
her for a present, and after suppir
pop and ma started to go to Ant
Sues house, and ma sed. o shah,
I've gone and left the pitcher up
stairs, Benny, run up to my room
and bring down that packidge on
my bed and for mersy sakes if you
were ever careful be careful this
time.
Yes mann, | bet / wont drop it
once, wat do you wunt to bet. ma,
wat do you wunt to bet, pop?
sed.
Go up and get the pitcher, sed
pop.
WITCH ] went up and did, and
there was a loose rug in the hall,
rite outside mas room and | fell
down hard as enything, ony | held
the pitcher up high like life
saver saving somebody frum
drownding, and ma called up, Ben
ny, o my goodniss, that doller
pitcher.
The confownded clown, sed pop.
Meening me, and called down, 1t
amt broke, pop. / dident brake it,
ma. ....
Better luck next time, sed pop.
'Meening 1t sourcastic, and | started
to go. down stairs wawking so care
fill it was almost panefill, think
ing, Holey smoaks. ii | trip agen,
good mite. Wich jest then wat did
| do but "trip agen, and | fell the
rest of the way down, ony being
about steps, me thinking vile !
was falling, q, it's a good thing l
was neer the bottom insted of the
top. And left so of the pitcher
on account of needing my hands
to help me stop falling, and 1t nit
the carpit insted of the wall more
by good luck than good intentions.
and non and ma ran and picked me
up first, showing they thawt more
or me than wat they did of the
pitcher, and then ma quick took
the rapping off and the pitcher
was still the way it awt to be, me
saying, Herray for me, It dident
brake.
You go rite up TO bed, sed pop.
wy pop? G. it dident brake, l
sed,. and pop sed, You better go
up before you're helped up. ..1
WITCH ! quick did. Proving IL
aint always necessary to do eny
axuai .damidge, 4
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-10-12
USEFUL BILL.

l watched Old Wilhelm as he
wrought, and knocked the stately
yew trees cold, while down his
regal dome of thought the sweat
of honest effort rolled. OF old this
Wilhelm seemed no good, when he
was hoodooed by Il crown; yet now
he whacks IN cords of wood-you
cannot keep a good man down.
There is no nobler task than his,
now coal is scarce and hard to get;
| watch him make his buCksaw
whiz and cry, "Old Bits our one
best bet" When he was ruler of
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Efficient >Ssl,EH|ez !
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@)W Laura, A. Nrkman r.
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Laura, A. kpKnan

necessary to prepare the fowl for
serving is to turn it out of the can
with the liquid and heat all in a
saucepan, allowing it to cook but
o few minutes.
Make the Macaroni Nests with
Tomato by boiling in a few pieces
of macaroni (this recipe is for one
portion), then forming the cooked
pieces into a small nest; in the
center of this round nest place
tablespoon of canned tomato; bake
the nest for n few minutes in a
good oven, and serve. In serving
the Canned Pea Salad, simply turn
the peas out of the can onto in
dividual salad plates and mix each
portion with bottled salad dress
ing (very delicious brands of pre-
pared dressing are to he had at
grocery StOres).
Luncheon.
Dreamed Shrimps.
Canned Asparagus-Tip with
Salad Dressing.
Cocoa made with Evaporated MIX.
Preserves.
supper.
Canned Tongue.
Sweet cucumber Pickles.
Baked Corn Dish.
Tea. Sweet Crackers.
Baked Corn Dish.-To make this
turn a can of corn into a casserole,
season with salt and pepper, sprin-
kle with brpadcrumbs il you have
them Uhe dish is just as delicious
without the crumbs) and put the
dish into a hot oven to bake until
heated through and crusted over
on top, If one has an egg at hand
one can add this to the dish to ad-
vantagebut simply the hot baked
corn is detachable.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-10-12
EMERGENCY SHELF MENUS.

It's all very well having an
emergency shelf" writes a reader
of this column, but when an un.
expected guest turns up the front
walk, ! get so ratified that | cant
think what to serve from my emer-
gcncy shelf, or how to use the
glasses and tins in a good comhi-
nation. Won't you please make
some menus for me consisting of
things which an emergency shelf
should have, so that | could hang
these menus over the shelf and
turn to it in my ratified state?'
1 think this readers idea is a
splendid one and believe that other
women readers may Hike to have
the same set Of menus. The fol-
lowing ones are for dinner, lunch
con and supper, and the dishes
embodied in them are all made
from foodstutfs that should be kept
on the emergency shelf:
Dinner.
Canned ConsOmme.
Chicken Canned for F1iCasSe.
Baked Macaroni Nests with Tomato
Canned Pen Salad; Dressing.
Coffee. Preserves,
Fricassced Chicken-Wash, clean
and cut a chicken. into pieces.
Place in a saucepan, add onions
peeled and sliced, and cover with
boiling water. Cook slowly until
the fowl is nearly tender, adding
salt to taste. Now pack into hot,
sterilized jars; fill the jars with
the boiling liquid in which the fowl
was cooked; adjust rubbers and
covers, partially seal, and sterill2e
under boiling water for 80 minutes.
Seal. test for leaks. and you have
a main course for an emergency
dinner on your shelf. All that is
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-10-12

realm he earned no high and rich
reward, such as he earns while
saving elm and pulling down six
bits a cord now, when he goes to
roost at night he has no crimes
DER which to fret; the record of
his day is white, and Wilhelm is
our one best bet. If we'd all do as
Wilhelm does, and ply our buck
saws in the sun, the bats that in
our beIfries buzz would find their
futile errands done. We ply the
swift and !tireless jaw until its
hinges creak and smoke, when we
should WELD the tenchant saw
and pile up rieks of helpful oak.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-10-12
Bedtime Stories
For Little Ones
Copyright, 1920, by Mcclure News.
paper Syndicate,
UNCLE WIGGILY AND THE
Bon TORTOISE.

Once upon a time. as Uncle Wig
gily Longears, the bunny rabbit
gentleman, was hopping along
through the woods with Nurse
Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy, they heard a
sad voice calling:
Help! Help! Help! Oh, What
trouble I'm in!"
"Ha! Trouble" exclaimed Uncle
Wiggily, as soon as he heard this.
II guess its time for me to help
he added. Il haven't had the
pleasure Of getting any one out of
trouble this week"
You had better be careful"
warned Nurse Jane. That may
be the Woozy Wolf trying to get
you into trap, for having fooled
him with your itchy red flannels."
Il didn't fool him--he fooled
himself" laughed Uncle Wiggily
But | think this is not the Wolf
calling, Nurse Jane the bunny
gentleman went on. 1T sounds
more like johnnie or Billie Bushy-
tail, or perhaps Jimmie Wibble-
wobble, the duck. I'll take look"