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ing Dale slowly backward and down. ward more by reason of weight than of strength; another moment. and Ball was about to sink the brown head un- der the surface!
 Babe Littleford gave a smothered cry. John Moreland stepped toward the water and shouted hoarsely:
 Don't ye drowned him Adaml Elf ye do, yell answer to mel"
 Dale had gathered himself for last move. He slipped downward suddenly, immersing himself completely, and shot one arm around Balls thigh; then, by 8 great effort, he rose with the giant and overthrow him, and staggered free!
 Balls hairy face came to the surface first. Dale fought back the pain of the water in his lungs, and the pain as of sharp and jagged slivers of steel in his hands, and struck madly, half blindly, at the hateful face. He kept 1t down, but 1t wouldn't go under the water completely. -.
 Adam Ball began to drift as though lifeless down the stream. Bill Dale followed, still fighting weakly, choking as he breathed. But soon he ceased to strike. He saw, instead of the beast. like face, flashes as of distant summer lightning, and red blotches against thick blackness. The blotches faded, ana all became dark to him; he pitched forward, gasping, and began to drift down the stream with the vanquished Ball.
 Babe Littleford was standing in the water to her knees. When Dale sue cumbed to utter exhaustion, she start ed toward him, to save him from drowning She felt strangely drawn toward the big, white, clean man who
The spectator., 1922-01-10
CHAPTER III
Goliath of the Hills

Dale awoke little after daybreak arose and dressed himself, and went out by way of the door beside the huge stone-and-clay chimney.
 The mountain air was bracing. Dale threw out his chest and started eager ly for walk.
 The road led past the cabin of Grandpap Moreland. When Dale was directly in front of the log house. he saw the aged mOuntaineer standing on a rickety sawhorse beside the stone step at the narrow porch Grandpap Moreland was helping a gray cat down from the roof
 "Mornin'l I was jest a-takin' that thar cussfired old pest down offen the roof. I've took him down every morn in as reg'lar as I make fires. fo three year or more. Elf it wasn't bad luck to kill cat, r shoot him, mebbe."
 After breakfasting with John More land, Bill Dale borrowed fishing tackle from his host, and set out alone for the little river.
 There were many shoals and rapids and he went almost half a mile before he found a place to his liking. It was beautiful spot. Above, the water poured between two great boulders with a gentle roar; below. 1t shallowed out over round stones. Overhead lowered tall white sycamores.
 Not until he had put a minnow on the hook and cast it out did ne see that he was not alone at the pool. On the other side, less than sixty feet away, Babe Littleford sat on a stone the size of a small barrel; she held cane fishing-rod in her hands, and her bare feet were in the water to her ankles. She was looking squarely to- ward Dale. and thars was something
The spectator., 1922-01-10
ECONOMICAL BEEF IN SOUTH
Mixture of slaoe, Dry Velvet Beans and Cottonseed Meal Is Most
 Satisfactory.

The United States Department of Agriculture has conducted steer-fat- tening experiment in Mississippi which shows that velvet beans gre we'll adapted for use in making beef. Feed ing mixtures of silage, dry velvet beans and cotton seed were compared with combinations of silage and dry velvet beans, and silage and soaked velvet beans. The mixture of silage and soaked velvet beans resulted in the most economical and profitable production of beef, while the mixture of sllage, dry velvet beans and cotton seed meal proved more satisfactory than the combination of silage and dry velvet beans.
The spectator., 1922-01-10
FARM LIVE STOCK
FEED FOR HAPPENING CATTLE
Data Gathered by Department of Agri. culture of Much Value to Produo-
 CTS of Beef.

(Prepared by the United States Department
 of Agricuture)
 Data gathered by the United States Department of Agriculture regarding the daily gain and the amount of f. d and pasture consumed by 34,934 steers fattened on corn-belt farms during the last two winters, are of value to beef producers as an indication of how much feed is required on the av- craze corn-belt farm to produce 100 pounds of gain.
 The average weight of all the cattle at the start of the feeding period was 7S6 pounds. while the final weight was
The spectator., 1922-01-10
WATCH FOR M0LDY SILAGE
All Stuff Found Deeayed Should es Placed Where Live Stock Can
 Not Reach N.

In opening the silo It is a good plan to watch out for mold which might be there. These molds are very poison ous to horses and often cause the death of cattle as well.
 Be sure that the decayed silage is all scraped of the top and put where the livestock cannot get to 1t.
 It Ia poor economy to try and feed the top silage and take . chance oQ, 'osing valuable stock.
The spectator., 1922-01-10

akin to reproachful anger in her long brown eyes.
 Good morning!" called Dale, lifting his hat.
 There was no reply. There was not even change of countenance. Again Dale called his friendly greeting, and again there was no reply. It piqued Dale.
 A few yards down the stream the white body of sycamore lay from one bank to the other; 1t had been blown there by a recent storm. Dale wound his line. went down and crossed by means of the prostrate tree.
 She didn't even look around when he walked up to her and spoke again. It struck him as being decidedly odd.
 "I say" he told her, you're as chatty as set of stencils. You mustn't talk so much, y'know."
 Her eyes smiled at the river, but Dale couldn't see her eyes.
 Do you like vi6lets, Miss Little ford?" he asked next.
 In the black, mica starred soil at his feet grew a carpet of the finest violets he had ever seen. Babe let the and looked around.
 Tt sounds funny to hear man talk O sech little things as vi'lets," she de- clared. Most O men don't think O nothin' but workin'. huntin', fightin' and eatin'. I'm little mad at you !! 1 went home yeste' e'day-and 1 think I run might nigh the whole six mile and fixed up dinner fo' you. cause l understood you was a-comin' to our house--and you went to them low down Morelands
 II beg pardon" he said contritely i; didn't know you were especially ex- pecting me. I had business" he added, with John Moreland.'
 There came to his ears from some where down the river the chorus of was that of the lanky moonshiner, By Heck
 "Oh when I die. dont-a bury me deep,
 Put no tombstone at my head and feet, Put bears jawbone in my right hand
 On my way to the Promised La-a-and, Oh! On my way to the Promised
 Land,'
 A few minutes later there appeared on the Moreland side of the river the singer of the rakish old song; he had a minnow pail in one hand and white hickory rod in the other
 Hi, thar, Bill, old boy!" he yelled. Hi, thar, Babel Either of ye'uns ketched anything?'
 Ben Littleford's daughter held up a fish proudly. Heck slapped his thigh with his slouch hat.
 Good fo' you!" he exclaimed. But they ain't a-bitin' jest right. The moons wrong, and the signs Is wrong, 10 tishin"
 At that instant John Moreland ap- peared at Heck's side He seemed very serious about something.
 Bill Dale" he called, "come over here"
 Wondering, Dale put down his rod and turned to obey. Two minutes later he stood before John Moreland.
 'I jest wanted to tell ye," and the mountaineer almost closed one alert
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BLACK ADAM.

6ynopsis.-Young Carlyle Wilbur ton Dale, or Bill Dale," as he elects to be known. son of a wealthy coal operator, John K. Dale, ar rives at the Halfway Switch, in eastern Tennessee, abandoning . life of idle ease-and incidentally a bride. Patricia Clavering. at the all tar-determined to make his own way in life. He meets Babe" Lit tleford. typical mountaineer girl By" Heck, a character of the hills, takes him to John More lands home. Moreland is chief of his ''clan." which has an old feud with the Littlefords. He tells Dale of the killing of his brother. David Moreland, years ago. owner of rich coal deposits, by a man named Carlyle. Moreland's description of Carlyle" causes Dale to believe the man was his father.
The spectator., 1922-01-10

Moreland's bedtime prayer was very simple, and very earnest, and it had in it more of thanksgiving than of application. And part of it certain ly was uncommon
 Bless the stranger with us here to- night, and all O our kinfolks, and all O our friends, and our inimies, the ittlefords-'specially the Littlefords. Aymen"
 Dale was deeply impressed. He heard Mrs. Moreland dimly when she told him to let her know-she would hear him if he called-if there wasn't enough cover for his bed. Then he found himself alone with the stalwart chief of the Morelands.
 He stepped forward and put his hand on the mountaineer's shoulder. knees and pray for his enemies" smiled Dale, ''is entirely beyond me. Do you really mean it?'
 Il try hard te," Moreland said quick ly. "In a-doin' that" he went on, "1 go Ben Littleford one better. Ben Littleford's the bell sheep O the peo- pie who lives acrost the river from us. people we've hated fo' years and years. Ben, he holds fambly prayers too, every night. He'd ax the blessin' O the Lord on the stranger onder his roof, but not on his inimies, the More lands. Yes. try hard to mean 1t, Bill Dale"
 And that other enemy" murmured Dale-and he wondered why that should bother him so much, why he should feel that vague responsibility about it-'the man who killed your brother, David"
 '1 don't never pray fo' him." inter- rupted the mountaineer going little pale. II hain't that nigh juffect. A man don't git so good at he axes the Almighty to bless the devil--or the rattler in the laurels, or the copper head at waits onder a bush fo the paSsin' O some bare-legged child"
 Dale winced, but Moreland didn't notice it. Dale let his hand fall from the others shoulder. Moreland began to speak again:
 Il didn't tell ye afore, Bin Dale. My brother David, he was the hope O his people. He was better'n the rest of us. The one big aim O his life was to educate us all, the benighted. Yes, we're benighted. and we know it. He I tIa al h T found. As I've done told ye, we aint never had the heart to sell the coal. l hope yell have fine rest, Bill Dale. I ain't a-goin to call ye Mister no more, Bill Dale!"
 Don't" smilingly said the younger man. "'Bill Dale is right, y'know. Goodnight, John Moreland!" :"
 Dale removed his shoes and outer clothing, blew out the light, and went to bed in the best room's hand-carved black walnut fourposter.
 For long time he lay there awake, and stared through a little window to- ward bright star that burned like beacon fire about the pine-fringed crest of David Moreland's mountain. He believed he understood now why his father had turned greenish gray when this coal property was mentioned to him, He believed he understood why his father mad tlatly refused to investigate this vein. But he was wholly at loss to account for the use of his own given name instead of Dale.
 Looking toward the mountain again. he spoke as though he were talking to David Moreland himself:
 "Pll see it through for you, old man. This shall be my country"
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grey eye, "'at we're purty shore to git into trouble over thar"
 "Tm an able-bodied man." Dale re- turned smilingly.
 You shore are" drowned Moreland, but mebbe you ain't used 10 durned hard fightin'."
 Not used to hard fighting! Dale's smile 'broadened. Once he had whipped a heavyweight pugilist; and he had fought as matter of principle. and not for money or prestige.
 Morelant suddenly jerked one thumb toward the other side of the stream. Dale looked and saw, stanhinS beside Babe Llttleford. quite Afefmidable
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Bill joins the Morslands.
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Where Australia Gets lts Name.
 The name Australia is taken direct. ly from the Latin word australis, meaning southern. Thus the smallest of the hvS continepta h tho south. land h nanA as well as in locataon.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-07-01

Wide spread and intensive considcra-
tion of the rights of motorists and pc.
destrians is being conducted al the
present time by the legal department
Of the Automobile Club of Southern
California.
At the present time the pedestrian
usually gets the best of it, it is pointed
out, and has an unrestricted freedom
of the highways and streets which is
not accorded in the same measure to
the owner of an automobile.
The auto club s object in looking in
to the matter with the possible inten-
tion of suggesting new laws for Cali
fornia is for the adjustment of affairs
between the motorist and the pedestri-
an so that both may function more har-
moniously.
Now, as things stand, the pedestrian
is allowed to wander into the highway
or street at will, wherever and when
ever the spirit moves him and with no
regard to any moral rights which the
driver of a motor car may have, it is
pointed out by the authorities. That
this freedom of the streets might well
be regulated is the contention Of thous-
ands of motorists, according to auto
club officials.
Fire fighters in Southern California
are peeved at auto owners.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-07-01
CORD TIRES SOLVE
DOUBLE PROBLEM

GLOW to combine the greatest pos
sible resiliency with the greatest pos
sible strength is the problem facing
every manufacturer Of high grade
tires according to =. B. Stivers,
sales manager of the estern Auto
Supply Co., distributor of Western
Giant cord tires.
"The maximum of neither can be
employed because the maximum of one
can be obtained only at the sacrifice
of the other.
For instance, an inner tube furn-
ishes an example Of theoretical tire
of the greatest possible resiiency. The
riding qualities of such tire would
be marvellous for the mile or two it
would last, if it would hold pressure
enough to support the car.
"On the other hand, the solid truck
tire is an example of the greatest pos
sible strength, no punctures, no blow
outs, no rim cuts and the last possible
mile Of service down to the last shred
of rubber. But what an awful ride 1T
would give one at 35 miles an hour.
$50, to combine these two qualities
in the greatest possible degree is the
aim of tire engineers, to produce tire
that will permit a motorist to travel in
comfort at any speed desired and yet
will stand up and deliver the mileage
too.
"'The problem has been solved, ap-
parently to as near perfection as hui
man beings can hope to come, III the
Western Giant cord tire.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-07-01
SAVAGE TIRES SEE
BUSY DAY AHEAD

Business is good and the outlook
bright for big tire sales during the
warm months now at hand, according
to J.. K. Mitchell, manager of the local
branch of the Spreckels "Savage'
Tire Co., who reports a steadily in
creasing sale of high grade, standard
tires. Many ear owners are now equip
ping their machines with new rubber
for the usual summer vacation, and the
wise ones are providing themselves
with spare tires and extra tubes. Tires
of the highest quality are now appre-
ciated more than ever before, says this
tire man, and there is a steady demand
for both fabrics and cords of this class
in all popular sizes.
The Savage Cord is going great, as
serts Mitchell According to latest ad-
vices from the Savage factory the plant
is now approaching capacity produc-
tion and the demand for tires is in
creasing daily. The warehouses of the
company are practically depleted of
finished tires and the factory is work
ing steadily to meet current orders.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-07-01
WILL REBUILD SAN
CARLOS SPEEDWAY

SAN FRANCISCO, July 1.-The
Greater San Francisco Speedway, de
stroyed by fire, will be RECONSTRUCTED ed
in time to permit the staging of ma
tional championship race on Sunday
October Is.
The announcement was made by
William Pickens, general manager OF
the San Carlos speed plant, following
a meeting of officials of the speed
way. Workmen will begin clearing the
debris of the old track tomorrow morn.
ing and actual rebuilding operations
will commence within the next two
weeks, the date depending upon the
arrival of "Jack" Prince noted track
constructor, now in the east.
"The new course will be much fast
er than the old track" declared Mr..
Pickens. cit is probable that a one
and one-half mile track will be Built,
but this will not be decided until
Prince arrives on Sunday. The Octob.
er race will be at distance of $50
miles and will carry a purse of
$25000.''
Imperial Valley press., 1922-07-01
MORE TIRE SERVICE
AT LOWER COST

"Motorists today take their tire
service and mileage for granted,' says
a veteran Goodrich representative who
has seen the growth of the tire indus
try from its inception. "They have be-
come so accustomed to getting eight, 10,
II and even 10 thousand miles or more
from their tires that they do not ap-
preciate what science and inventive
genius have done for them.
"One of the greatest steps in ad-
vance on the part of Goodrich was the
production of the Silvertown Cord tire.
This tire caused revolution not only
in the tire business but also in motor
ing. 1t established q new and higher
quality standard and it gave the user
so many more miles that it was in
stantly recognized as genuine econ
Imperial Valley press., 1922-07-01
GIVE YOUR BATTERY
CARE LIKE TEETH

elf tooth goes wrong we go to a
dentist and get it fixed, says Mr.. Ross
of Ross & Stoutsenberger, local dealers
for Philadelphia Diamond Grid batter
les. "a tooth and battery are alike
in many ways. If something is dis
turbing their proper functioning nine
times out Of ten only touch here and
there by an expert is needed to restore
them to a long period of prime work
ing condition. So many motorists lose
their tempers and take it out on the
starter when it lags in turning the en-
gine. 1t is so common for motorists to
place infinite trust in their generators
without thought as to whether they are
charging at the proper rate.
''The service required Of battery
may be such that the generator does
Imperial Valley press., 1922-07-01
R(|11 ELuH NENFz2y

According TO d report just issued by
| the Automobile Club of Southern Cali
| fornia the motorists of this part of
| the state in their eagerness to get q
look at all the fires in their neighbor-
hood are blocking the progress of the
fire departments.
That 1t is often actually impossible
for the engines to get near a fire on
account of the blockades of motor cars
which rush to the scene is the testi-
mony submitted to auto club officials
by the chiefs of the fire departments
in the southern counties.
Everybody gets to the fire but the
fireman. is the way the chief of one
department has phrased his complaint.
'When the engine arrives they find
that every auto owner for miles around
is there ahead of them, because the
roads were so clogged by curious motor
lists that they could not get through
the jam!"
Therefore the automobile club today
issues polite request to automobile
owners to use some common sense in
keeping the way clear for the fire
fighting apparatus.
Many serious losses have occurred
from fires merely because the fighters
were delayed in reaching the scene of
operations it is pointed out. Motorists
are requested to draw over to the side
of the, street or road when they hear
the bells of the hose wagons.
Despite the fact that it is against the
law to park near a fire plug, many au
toists do it at the time of fire, and
law or no law there is little time to
bubble about the matter when house
is burning Watch your step, Mr..
Motorist, warns the club.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-07-01
LOOK AT BATTERY
BEFORE YOU START

Before you get too far into the job
of looking up maps, picking out hotels,
and deciding which points Of interest
to visit, it might be well to take few
minutes to look over the electrical sys.
TEN of your car, and assure yourself
that everything is ship-shape, and
ready to do its part toward making
your tour a success.
Loose connections may mean that the
battery does not receive the proper sup
ply of current from the generator, or
that it is not able to deliver it properly
when wanted. Nuts and screws that
hold the connections in place should be
clean and should be screwed tight, so
that there is no possibility of their
working loose either through jarring of
the car on the road, or the swaying Of
the wires themselves.
Begin with the battery and follow each
one of the cables through the switches,
assuring yourself of every connection as
you 60 along. If this job is done thor
oughly you will have no reason to
worry about loose connections. AT the
same time make sure that there are no
short circuits caused by the wearing
through of insulatipnvor by the bits of
wire that sometimes dfop in where they
do not belong.
So much for the wiring, but at the
same time it is a good thing to have
the starting, lighting, and ignition
units, and the storage battery looked at
by the service stations specializing in
these parts. No matter where you may
live it is possible to find convenient
ly located Willard service station which
will test the solution in your battery,
and will at the same time notify you
of any unsatisfactory condition that
may exist.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-07-01
DURANT OPENS NEW
Ell CENTRO AGENCY

The L. f. Kavanagh Co. of San Diego.
distributors in Southern California for
the Durant Motor Co., has established
branch agency at 449 Main street.
The establishment at present is in
charge Of Harry E. Glen, formerly of
the Philadelphia battery service sta
ton, which he recently sold to Ross &
Stoutsenberger, ignition experts from
Redlands.
The "Durant Az has been heraldel
as the best of the low priced cars, its
especial feature being the accessibility
of all parts.
The Samson Motor Truck Co., which
has been represented here by w. T..
Alexander, has in the same building,
449 Main street, established factory
agency, where their trucks and tractors
will be on display.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-07-01
HIP SING AND BING
KUNG KILLINGS END

PORTLAND, Ore, July lit has
been announced that at last the Hip
Sing and the Bing Kong -Bowleong
tongs are at peace.
Negotiations which extended over
two weeks and more following scatter
ed killings in Pacific coast states cul-
minated with the signing of official
pacts at San Francisco and San Jose,
with copies to Portland, Seattle, Butte,
Mont, and other cities where the tong
gun had barked its message of hate and
aversion.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-07-01

omy. Today the Silvertewn has reach
cd its final perfection, and is regard
ed as the standard of comparison.
''Both in cords and fabric tires
Goodrich has responded to the motor
lists demand for longer mileage at a
lower cost, and today the man who
buys a tire never thinks of asking the
dealer for guarantee as to mileage.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-07-01
- y IMPERIAL VALLEY PRESS u - &zseG

not charge at the proper rate. If little
night driving is INDUCED in and the
starter used to excess, the drain is
heavy. Excessive night driving and
little use Of the starter, means light
drain. The first produces an under
charged battery and the second an ov-
ercharged one-one being just as un-
desirable as the other.
"Distilled water, which any service
station will furnish, should be used to
keep the liquid in each cell of the bat
terry up above the top of the lead
plates. "A little examination once a
week in summer, or half as often in
winter, will take care Of this. Any
motorist should be able to do this him
self"
Imperial Valley press., 1922-07-01

There is so much killing we are get
ting to be shock absorbers.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-07-01

These Mt. Everest climbers ought t.
try some flivver glands.