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RAILROADS
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cantaloupe crop in the Imperial Val
ley was ready to be moved but could
not be shipped on account of the high
freight rates. The fact is, that no
cantaloupes grown in the Imperial Val
ley were then ready for transporta-
ton and that they PROBABLY will not
move until about May Is. The crop
was reported in good condition and
harvest of 10000 or l. 900 cars was
expected. Traffic experts stated that
they knew of no reason why the can
taloupes would not freely move to
market under present conditions and
rates.
1.-The commission merchants started
their propaganda against the present
freight rates in the hope, TO doubt,
that they could get them reduced be-
fore the shipment of the cantalOupe
crop began and thereby pocket as a
part of their own profits the revenues
which, in the absence of reduction in
rates, will go to the railways.
at has long been known that the
commission merchants dealing in fruits
and vegetables have been among the
most remorseless profiteers in this
country. The above facts show that
in addition to continuing their efforts
to enrich themselves by paying pro-
ducers as little as possible for their
products, and charging consumers as
much as possible for them, they are
now trying to force down freight rates
| by campaign of Justification. A
congressional investigation Of the
railroad situation is soon to be held.
In view Of the fact that these commits
sion people are showing such earnest
interest in the subject of freight rates,
we suggest to the congressional, COM
mittee the propriety and expediency of
ascertaining not only the effect of the
present freight rates upon the move
ment Of perishable commodities, but
also the effect upon the welfare of
both the producer and the consumer
. of the exorbitant Toll taken from them
by the commission merchant and the
retail dealer, especially the former
Imperial Valley press., 1921-04-26
SHORTRuDGE WILL HELP.

Secretary s. w. Leffingwell Of the
Chamber of Commerce received a tele-
gram from Senator Samuel M. Short
ridge this morning in answer to one
sent him. yesterday asking him to lend
all possible aid in securing reduction
in freight rates on the valley canta-
loupe crop. In his reply Senator
Shortridge stated that he appreciated
the seriousness Of the situation here
and would do all in his power to Sc
cure relief Tor the growers and ship
pers.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-04-26
ESCAPES RUSSIAN PRISON
(Dt4 hgrnniotad pTpcC1

RIGA, April 26.-Captain Marion
Cooper Of Jacksonville, Fla, the Kos
eiusko squadron flyer, who was shot
down on the Polish front and captured
by the Russians last July, escaped
from a prison camp near Moscow April
70, and has Just arrived at Riga.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-04-26
.UbaRs sDaMzzMu)

Follow the crowd to the new Seeley
Dance Hall.
WATCH-The Stealers are coming.
GRADUATION DRESSES. We have
received a shipment of dainty white
frocks suitable for graduation. Light
bourn's Ladies' Shop, Barbara Worth
Hotel Building.
Dollar Day-All Day-Every Day.
Fine handsewed half-goles ....,-...~S1,O0
WHOLE Rubber Heels, Premier-...-.40c
SHOE ART, 513 Broadway, Ell Centre.
The big crowd will be at New Seeley
Dance Hall.
WATCH-The Stealers are coming.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-04-26

-
Broadway, Hotel Oregon, FL Centre.
Hours l to 5 p. m.--adv.
Bring your laundry to 722 Brighton.
Z 1-2 cents per pound. Thor Laundry.
HONESTLY ITS THE BEST POL
ICY WHEN WRITTEN BY EDGAR
ER0TIlERS REALTY COMPANY.
62S MAIN ST.-Adv.
Don't forget the big dance at the
now Hall at Seeley tonight.
Repair work on sewing machines and
monographs, any or all makes. Work
guaranteed. Singer Sewing Machine
Co., 127 North Fifth street.
Elmer A. Todd's music studios are
at GA Olive street. Phone 466-W.-
Adv.
Have those WHITE scuffed shoes
dyed a fashionable BROWN, 35c.
NEW LIIr L put into 81 shoes, @.,,t 35e' Shoe
HATS large shipments Of hats
/ in white and light shades has just ar
rived Lightbourn's Ladies' Shop, in
Barbara Worth Hotel building.
Lightbourn's Ladies' Shop, Barbara
Worth Hotel Building.
Money TO loan on good Imperial Val
| ley ranches. l.. p. Sargent, $50 Main
Street. Phone 321-J.
The Southern California Granite
Works of San Diego has opened a
monument display at Evergreen Gem
etery-Adv.
Kim Johnson Orchestra at the new
! Seeley Dance Hall tonight.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-04-26

Well known undeniable success, 49l
Broadway, Hotel Oregon, El Centro.
Hours l to p. m.-adv.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-04-26

Elmer A. Todd's music studios are
at 624 Olive street. Phone 46G-W.-
Adv.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-04-26

Don't forget the big dance at the
new Hall at Seeley tonight.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-04-26

Kim Johnson Orchestra at the new
Seeley Dance Hall tonight.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-04-26

Bring your laundry to 722 Brighton.
/ 1-2 cents per pound. Thor Laundry.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-04-26

Repair work on sewing machines and
monographs, any or all makes. Work
guaranteed. Singer Sewing Machine
Co., 127 North Fifth street.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-04-26

HONESTLY ITS THE BEST POL
ICY WHEN WRITTEN BY EDGAR
REALTY COMPANY.
62S MAIN ST-Adv.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-04-26

Have those WHITE scuffed shoes
dyed a fashionable BROWN, 35c.
NEW LEE put into shoes, 35c. Shoe
Art. 513 HroadwaE, Fl Centro.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-04-26

Money to loan on good Imperial Val
ley ranches. l.. p. Sargent, $50 Mair
Street. Phone 32l-J.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-04-26
CHIROPRACTOR

WATCH-The Stealers are coming
Imperial Valley press., 1921-04-26

The Southern California Granite
Works of San Diego has opened a
monument display at Evergreen Gem
etery.-AdV.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-04-26

Follow the crowd to the new Seeley
Dance Hall.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-04-26

HATS-A large shipments Of hats
in white and light shades has just ar
rived. Lightbourn's Ladies' Shop, in
Barbara Worth Hotel building.
Imperial Valley press., 1921-04-26

Lightbourn's Ladies' Shop, Barbara
Worth Hotel Building.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-04-18
Venezuela Mission
Members Guests OF
Mayor Hylan Today

N-..' -''.s-..'
New York. April 1s.--Mcnbers of
the. special. mission from Venezuela
here to present. to the city of New
York an equestrian statue OF General
Simon Bolivar, "Libcrator Of South
America" were guests Of Mayor Fly
Ian and the board of aldermen today.
Colonel Rodman Wanamaker and
Grover A.. Whale. of the mayors com
mittec on reception, will escort tho
guests to the city hall. where the
mayor will extend n welcome.
fstaban Gilborgcs, tho Venezuelan
minister Of foreign relations, bore as
a token from his government TO the
city the medal Of the Order. of the
I~hhcrntor. .t,..1s ..,,,g, d.. .,t-
- :"rrow the mission twill unveil
the Bolivar statue in Central park.
,,ti'.,1rnt Harding. Governor Miller,
and city officials will be present.
Rene Vivini. former Frcneh pro
lnier. who came to tho United States
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-04-18
In SLAVES Still
FlOuriShed In Some Places

Melilla, Morocco, March 26.-(By
The Associated Press. )-slavery and
trading in slaves still flourish in the
un%conquercd- districts of both the
French and Spanish zones OF Moroc-
co. There have been stories mat SOME
OF tho slaves arc white people but
these reports are not borne out by in
quiry.
the Riff co]st to sell into slavery a
Spanish sailor boy, Francisco Sallud,
unless his father. with whom he had
been wrecked and captured paid q
ransom, Of 1900 pcsetas, led The AS
ISOLATED Press correspondent TO make
an inquiry into the question of the
eistehhc,. or cnslavcd white people in
northern Africa. x
The, result Of his inquiries shows
that of recent years instances Of while
people being sold INTO slavery have
been very rare, but there. arc slave
markets for the sale n purchase OF
colored people in the districts to
which French or Spanish rule have
not reached.
! The traffic varies according to the
: economic situation Of the tribesmcn
who, when they are in funds, do not
/ hesitate to give high prices for slaves
to be used as servants. Slaves so pur-
chased become personal property OF
the family into which they are bought
and are disposed of by testament
whc2 the proprietor dies.
However, 1t is customary Tor t;hc
purchaser to make Il formal agree.
ment before a competent legal au
thority to grant his slave liberty on
! his. masters death, when the heirs
have to give up all claim and at th'
same time to allow the liberated slave
to live on and cultivate any portion OF
his dead masters land. which may
have been left to him as one of the
family.
A slavc-owder may give his slave
a wife from among his other slaves
bought in tho same way n Tho
children of these marriages hecon'
slaves of tho am owner unless IL
has signed the agreement alrcad,
mentioned in connection with thcil
parents. ~
Prices Varied.
The prices varied for slaves var,
consid erablNs+s.G Generally the age is H.
n chief CONSIDERATION but, girl slaNes:
beauty. calls for the highest prices
Seven hundred and fifty peSctai
tabout 800 at the present rate 0
exchange) is about.the maximum fig
ure ever paid--and this only in th'
case of a. very young and handson1'
girl. Should tho human mercha ndis'
have passed the. age of IS or 40. to
price paid is round about 400 pcsctas
never MORE.
All purchases arc made condition
ally on tho slaves proving satisfaE
tory. A slose examination is made b
the slaves mouth to see whether b
or she possesses Il complete set %
teeth Proofs arc required that tn
slave is neither weak-sightcd no
neat and dumb, while limbs are test
ed and muscles tried II every par
OF the body subjected to minute id
spection in order to discover physical
defects. ~.
For women slaves three days tris
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-04-18
ANOTHER ATTEMPTBElNC MADE
T0FORMNEW STATE; WOULD CUT
INTO WASHINGTON AND IDAHO

cession" of northern Idaho ever came
to realizing their hopes was in 1886,
when only the lack of presidential
approval prevented it. Tho Idaho ter
ritorfal legislature, in 1884, had menu
orialized congress for& annexation of
the northern counties to Washington,
and In the: following election both
political parties in, both Washington
and Idaho declared for such annexa-
Passed Both Houses.
A bill providing for the separation
passed both houses Of the Forty ninth
congress. but failed to receive ap-
prevail of President Cleveland.
Other bills introduced in the same
session Aof congress. but which failed
of passage. provided for division OF
the Idaho +. panhandle" between
Washington and Montana, by annex
ing that part of it. north OF the 47tl
parallel of latitude. included in the
five present northernmost counties OF
the state, to@the latter territory.
The present agitation provides fol
separation Of the ten northern coun'
ties of Idaho and "a. part Of eastern
| Washington and their admission 1c
the union AS the state of Lincoln. =
memorial to this effect was introduced
i nthc last session of the Washington
legislature but failed Of passage.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-04-18
Agitation Has Been In Exist
ence For Past Half Cen
fury With No Results; Bill
Fails. To Pass In Washing
ten Legislature.

Spokane, Wash, April I8.--Agita-
in FOR formation of a new state
'r.,iny counties Of northern Idaho and
,a@$srn Washington. to be carried on
Or the next two years in the territory
1ii"cted by Il commission Of Idaho
Ill zens under authority OF the last
lsahn legislature has existed In one
torin or another for more than half
4. century.
rs early as. January, 1851. a mem
arial to congress, asking for the Gre
atom OF the territory of Walln
.Walla' from parts of tho territory
aast Of the Cascade mountains, was
brought up in the Washington terri
:.orial legislature. but was lost. Two
gears later the legislature, in 'coni-
piiance with petitions signed by the
people considered a bill 10 submit to
the voters a constitution for the pro-
posed new state of Ida no. After hsy-
Ing inserted washington for
"Jdaho" in tho bill, however, the leg
,hlature killed the measure.
II This was followed by the creation
by congress of Idaho territory. giving
Washington territory the present cast
-nrn boundary of the state. Agitation
Tor separation OF the northern counties
nf Idaho from, the rest Of the state
was 500 precipitated within the new
territory. however, when the 'territor-
tal legislature. in 1864. permanently
located the capital. which had been
at Lewiston, in the northern part, at
Boise. in the southern section. and
this has been continues intermittent
ty TO the present timc.A
Moro Agitation.
Meanwhile. in the Washington tor
%ritorisl legislature. the agitation
flared up on occasion. III 1868, tho
.legislat urc adopted Il memorial to
congress which asked that the pan
handle" Of Idaho, created by tho for
nation of the territory of Montana
be returned to Washington. iThi.
memorial rccited the geographical
barriers b~etwccnsithe northern par
Of Idaho and the capital, and de
elared tina "the commercial. socia
and political interests Of the .peopl'
Of said northern portion OF Idaho ar
identical with those OF tho people o
Washington territory"
This argument is. in the mainA tn
game as hat advanced at the preken
Time by ad.,-<ates CT the formation
Of a new state.
Similar memorials were adopted b,
tho Washington legislature in sue
cceding years. and in 1875 it submit
ted 70 the. people "a proposal 70
statehood. This was approved, am
m tho constitutional convention which
!. ,nct three years later were two repre-
scntatiycs Of. northern. Idaho. Al
enough the constitution was adopt.e'
by tho people at the next election
congress refused to create the ne1
state.
'Fhc nearest that advocates or "sc
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-04-18
Sewers Connection. With !
Closed Bank AT Minot

Minot, ~, D., April lS.--G. A. Eh-
bert. who has been connected with
the Savings, Loan and Trust company,
and affiliated institutions, including
the First Farmers Bank of Minot,
in the capacity Of general manager,
severed relations with hat concern
Saturday. A receiver was appointed
for the bank ten days Ago..
Mr.. Gilbert plans on taking a rest
for a few months and will spend the
time at some health resort. When
this health will permit it he contem,
plates entering business for himself. ir
I Minot. He has had wide experience
| in banking and in the farm loan ant
real estate business and will probably
follow that line.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-04-18
Reliability For Death ,
Of Miner To Be Fixed

.-'
. vclva, n. D., April 1S.-A hearing
will be held before the workmen's
compensation bureau at Bismarck
April 26 to fix the liability for the
death of Anker Larson. killed in the
Ditmer mine near here last fall. At
the time Of his death the mine had
not complied with the requirements
Of the workmen's compensation act.
Mr.. Ditmer contends that he was not
IN charge of the mine, having rented
1t to Henry Mann who claims he had
not co mpletedr the deal for taking the
mine over when the accident hap
pened.
Detroit-Sevcral inches Of snow
b%lankcting the playing field indicate
none Of the games with Cleveland
this week will be played.
Chicago-Playcrs who fail to re-
port within ten days of the opening
Of the baseball season arc suspended,
Judge Lands. ruled
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-04-18

of their dome este aptiludes lis de-
mandcd before the purchase is: COM
pleted.. { q, :
such are the conditions OF the slave
trade in Morocco at the present day,
and this is the fate from which Fran
cisco Sallud escaped, probably by the
payment Of part Of the ransom de-
mandcd, although exact information
as to the transaction is unavailable,
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-04-18

ns3scrnte& we, tire Eiftsok yFfncesSSt H.
people of New Yorw fnsrAcognttlona0 k
the city's prt in the worll WI.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-04-18

as special enssary from Frnce, was mayor nd aldermen plnnedto extend
to beNthc cnys CUES today IL. a cit o him the freedom of the city. M
Eceptonr at the city hall whore the lYMiani VS. to present to Myor. Hylar
The Washington times., 1921-07-11

When wife asks hubby to
buy automobile and he pur-
chases side-car outfit, she
ought to rattle home to
mother. That's tip-off that
Mr.. Husband has got head
full of larceny.
The Washington times., 1921-07-11
HUMANlsMS \
William AthertOn Du Puy'

Were you aware" said DR.. E. D. BAIL Assist
ant Secretary of Agriculture that there are
plant diseases that are transmitted in exactly
the same way that the mosquito. in biting you.
transmits yellow fever7
"Tipburn in potatoes is such a disease. Spinach
blight Is another. But the FIRST OF them was
curly top In sugar beets a disease which baffled
scientists for a decade and cost many millions of
dollars
"A field of beets might be growing Ideally.
Then the curly top would appear, the leaves
would crnkle up and the plants die. 1 develop
ed the theory out in Colorado that II was an in
sect-borne disease that tiny leaf hopper that
could hardly be seen with the eye carried IT.
II took healthy beet plants and exposed them
the leaf hopper and they got the disease. Plants
from the same field, shielded from IT, remained
healthy.
These insects insert their little bills in leaf leaf
just as MOSQUITO oltes. AS soon as rear mop
per drinks of the sap OF an infected plant II be-
comes a carrier. Whatever plant IL bites there
after gets the disease
combating this disease as was the establish
ment OF the mosquito theory in yellow fever"
When w. 1. Radcliffe. the Chautauqua man.
was a youngster. he told me, he lived in mill
town near Petersburg. Va His father owned the
mill and he went to school. All the other boys,
sons of mill hands worked. so young Radcliffe,
was the only one Of the crowd who learned to
read.
So on. Sunday when he was out op hike with
"the gang" they sat down big flat rock
and he told them the story Of sindbad. the sailor
started Thereafter he read diligently and de-
livered a lecture every time the boys got to-
sether
Then one day, he was reading Carlyle, and in
"sartor Resartus" he ran onto this bit of phi
losophy; .r :. ,-.-. . .
THAT there should one man die ignorant who
had the capacity for knowledge-that call a
tragedy" Sga
And he ,thereupon dedicated himself 20 ca
reer of avertng as many of those tragedies as he
could. a
Fran Of New lar
sey saw. that the star -Spangled Banner" is
"animated, patriotic. defiant, that IL neither
crinees nor boasts, that u adequately expresses
the .pirit of America" and he offers resolution
in Congress that ~ be sung every day by that
body.
Secretary Hughes wears a big gold watch that
was given him by law class to which he lee
tured at Columbia thirty-four years ago.
Senator Henry r. Ashurst OF Arizona, keeps q
diary in which he writes each day his impress
.,ons OF the public events that take place around
Copyright 1891, by Public Ledger Co.
The Washington times., 1921-07-11
SeLfDredging

An interesting example of the de-
velopmens of water power is re-
ported from Cashmere. There the
Jhelum river has been made to gen.
crate electrical power to deepen its
own channel, and so prevent the
overflowing of 100000 acres of land
which are thus made available for
agriculture. The fact that no coal
was available, and that the site was
200 miles from the nearest railway
station, made the use of water
power imperative in this case.
How about building a plant like
this on the Potomaci
The Washington times., 1921-07-11
NEW CALEDONIA.

The French colony Of New Caledonia, though
covering an area OF only 5000 square miles
Is one of the richest countries In the world
-rhe most important products are coffee. maize
tobacco, and vegetables. The exploitation OF
coffee Is likely to become exceedingly i'm
portant. Sugar cane IL also grown. The island
contains excellent pasture land, upon which
10000 cattle of heavy type arc fed. The
colony also possesses $4,000 sheep and as
many goats and hogs. Among the products
OF the fisheries, mother of pearl has most
Importance, more than 1000 tons being ex-
ported annually.
country, however and It's wealth in nickel Is
surpassed only by that Of Canada
The Washington times., 1921-07-11
Stars and Stripes

No women arrested for vagrancy this year
says police report. OF course not--they. ali
now have visible means OF support.
At that. a lot OF people get into the Gallery
of Immortals on passes
1t is still a sign of great danger when YOU
you see a man reaching for his hip.
One of the penalties OF greatness is that
the more grow the more Congressmen we
have to have.
Congress Is going to set up a bar-but IL is
only for the Immigrants.
TRUEi
Lives OF chorus girls remind
That while oysters are forgot.
From birth of May tin AuGusts ending
The Holsters not
The Washington times., 1921-07-11
PAIN ALARM.

To insure IN emse ives
against oversleeping the Chi
nese sometimes tie a long
piece Of Joss stick on one of
their thumbs. light Il and lie
down TO rest. when the
stick burns down TO the fesh
the pain awaksns them and
they quickly arise.
The Washington times., 1921-07-11
Boy, Page
Mr.. HnpgOOd
HyORMAN HAPGOOD doesn't be-

II
AN along to the consumer. So ne
challenges the editorial department
to prove that they are. Very well.
Here goes.
Every day the American people
produce a quantity of wealth. Then
everybody takes as much for him.
self out of the heap as he can. The
distribution isn't fair. But it is
accomplished.
AS long as that wealth is In the
hand of the producer it is not
money. 1t changes its form to
money when it starts to travel to-
ward the consumer. Its money form
grows a little bigger as it travels
at each transfer station. When it
arrives at its destination-the final
consumer wealth disappears
from exchange and becomes static.
It's dynamic quality has been trans
ferred to money or the equivalent,
which is credit.
Certainly the person who COM
pletes the transmutation OF wealth
to money is the person who buys the
wealth with money, and SO takes
the wealth out of exchange-the
final buyer, the consumer,
Now, taxes are not paid in kind,
are not paid with wealth. Taxes
are paid with money. And all taxes
are paid with money that comes
back along the road over which pro-
duction travelled from the producer
to the-fnal consumer-because there
is no other source of money than
the final consumer-the universal
market-place.
True, there are uneamed incre-
ments and other tricks by which
money comes into the hands of the
idle and the undeserving, but even
when these gettings are taxed the
final consumers pay that, because
these stealings are taken from the
common heap Of production.
: Mr.. Hapgood and many others do
not believe the sales tax is the best
tax that can be levied, some others
prefer the single tax on land val
ues. But the country won't have
that-not yet.
We have to deal with conditions
as they are, with minds as they
think and not as we think they
might think. And the sales tax is
better tax than any we now levy
and better than any other the Con-
gress could be induced to discuss.
As to Mr.. Hapgood's objections
that it is concealed tax, painless
tax, we can only say that it would
not be if we could have our kind of
sales tax, for we would levy stamp
tax, an open sales tax, on every sale
or transfer, wholesale or retail, of
goods, real estate, chattels, securi-
ties, bonds, stocks-everything
through which money flows in ex-
change-and make it felony. to
incorporate or conceal the tax in
the transfer, or to add profit
charge to the tax when passing it
along.
Such tax would bear heavily on
gamblers and lightly on industry.
We would put teeth in the sales
tax and make it bite everybody fire.
quently-and then we would sit
back and wait to see how soon
another Congress would dare to ap-
propriate five thousand millions
or two thousand millions, for that
matter. b..