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Desert
Motoring

MEATH VALLEY is the hottest kho"n
~ region on the earth. The Weather bu.
reau makes that statement, as a resu'. :.
the observations of ten years, during VIZ" ~
it has maintained a small station there. A '
thermometers have recorded a temperature
Of 1874 degrees in the shade.
Nevertheless, that weird abode OF ulS.
ness and desolation now invites the "ih'el
autombile tourist, on account OF Its won
derful scenic attractions. About lOO miles
long. with a width of two to eight mneS
and walled by ranges of precipltous noun
tains. it offers color effects almost as ori-
liant as those of the Grand Canyon. FOR tne
safety of travellers the Automobile Club OF
Southern California has set up signs point
ing out the springs and water holes.
The water holes and springs are separated
by long distances, and are hidden by a sur
rounding growth of bushes, reedy vegeta'
tation and desert grass. In early days. De-
fore railroads SPAWNED the continent, many
adventurous pioneers, trying to cross Deatn
Valley, persisted of thirst because they did
not know where to look for water.
The geography books Of a generation ago
had maps ON which the great American
desert covered all the territory between the
Missouri River and the Sierra CASCADE
mountain range. AS a matter of fact, the
only true extensive deserts in this country
are in Southeast California, Southern Nevada
and Western Arizona. The most conspicu'
Gus and hopeless wastes are the Colorado
desert, the Mojave desert and Death Valley,
all Of which are in California.
The deserts of the United States are not
mere level wastes of sand. Included within
them are lofty mountain ranges, deep and
gloomy canyons, pinnacles and "sinks'-
j. e., depressions and considerably below sea
level.
Death Valley is in Southeastern Cali
fornia, near the Nevada boundary. 1t Is
the deepest depression in the United States
-2S6 feet below sea level in one place
though Mount Whitney ID, sol feet), the
highest point in this country, is only 100
miles away. The center of the valley is
$50 miles by road from Los Angeles.
Up to recent years the only permanent
inhabitants of the valley were a few In
dams. But in 1882 a white mems set
Element was established there by a borax
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-07-10

built of re reinforced concrete. If structural
ironwork were plated with zinc by the
spraying process it would need no painting
for a long time.
Like many other inventions, this one was
a lucky accident. A Swiss named schoor,
watching his children firing a Flobert rife,
noticed that the bullets crushed on the wall
produced a strongly adhering lead coating.
This observation led him to make some ex-
periments with small shot, which, dis.
charged at the wall at close range, formed
thereupon a tenacious plating In spots.
The contriyance finally developed out. Of
this idea has a Waived receptacle for now.
dered metal dead or zincD, which is forced
out by heated gas passed through a pipe.
The gas, under pressure, drives out the
powder through a nozzle, In the form Of a
spray, with such violence that it fills the
smallest pores Of the surface struck ana
covers the latter with a dense adherent
plating.
The surface to be plated is first cleaned
with a san blast. So rapidly~can the spray
ing be done that large surfaces are covered
ina short time. The process, therefore, is
readily and inexpensively available for use
on structural ironwork Of buildings or
bridges. Parts Of machinery that are hard
toSget at may by this means be protected
against rust and 1t 10 expected to prove
serviceable for plating the interior Of yes.
sells utilized ID the 5chenical industries.
With the help Of stencils, the process can
be used to produce metal; patterns "a sur.
faces. II may be employed to advantage
In the making Of castings and printing
blocks. From one negative block can be
produced by the spraying method in ons
hour thirty finished blocks equal 10 electro
types. g.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-07-10

company and a tract of sixty five acres at
the eastern edge was irrigated with water
Drought from near by in the Funeral Noun.
tains. The water comes from springs. at a
temperature of 100 degrees, maintaining
throughout the year the flow of n small
stream called Furnace Greek.
Inc creek got it's name from tho foot
that 1t flowed into a depression where tbo
air was so hot as to suggest a blast from
n furnace. A ranch is now mainto;nod noo.
there, chiefly to furnish food for tho horox
miners. The contrast between it's green
"e"S una me surrounding brown desert ia
very striking to the eye. -Four crops of al.
falfa are raised, annually. The princina,
pfoduct OF the ranch is dressed meat. h,+
experiments are being made with poultrv
vegetables, dates and citrus fruits. "
hardly any rain falls in the valley. r,o,d.
rarely OBSCURE the sun and the sand. 80
rocks are SO highly heated during tho ,ons
summer days that they do not got q ch.nas
to cool in the night time. There !. 49,.
no moisture in the air and hence eyapora
uon IS SO rapid that one feels thirsty al,
the time. 'is al
a. large part of the irrigation water ,
LOST oy evaporation before reachinv tho 81,
faifa fields. The water for dr;nk;nn
brought by a four-inch iron nine q m,,s
long from Texas Springs. In the dar.,no
= becomes highly heated, but is reduced ~
W degrees in desert canteens covored 80
burlap. The burlap is kept wet and ,oa.a
eyaporat'on OF moisture from 1t cools ~.
contents of the canteen. 'ue
Animal life in the valley Ia ron-,.-
emery by jack rabbits, kangaroo rats ~
tiesnakes, horned toads, desert tv,.,a.
lizards and scorpions. Insects ara az
dant. Flocks of migrating birds ofton ~.
at the ranch for drink and food e.op
The miners do their work in the ho,..
o. earliest day and after sunset: ths III.
ing sun makes labor impossible in tia n;aa,-
Of the day. White men do NOT s,an nlHule
iong; q foreman named Denton. u,bn ..aN',
longest, eight years, was a marve, !. ayed
cnanical ingenuity. He rigged up Al ~
shot water wheel that drove a reyo,a,.s ser'
In front OF which he spread for h. q. aan.
Wetted blanket ankle But even his ingenuity ~.
not proof against the enervating heat 80
l.ike the Shospice OF Saint Bernard q i.
high AIDS the ranch Is a Travellers, 49,
station i has saved the life q n.na :
lost wayfarer or prospector who NJ y. Z
Tered AZ with parched throat and snssaa.
less less. swollen tongue. Four mound - a....
marx the last resting places 81 nerson. 80
ps.lsnea q thirst or heat before they eouiS
reach the bourne Of refuge. sS
4GtAlANsE.ss
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-07-10

COMETHING new in the way of a skele-
~ ton is the invention of a Philadelphia
man, Karl H. Rogers. It will serve as a
framework for n doll or for a maniKin used
for show-window purposes.
1t is made of insulated copper wire,
very strong and pliable, and the insulation
re-enforces it. Accordingly, the skeleton re-
quires no joints. and the manikin produced
by dressing it up. in any fashion to suit the
taste, can easily be made to assume any
desired attitude; sitting, standing, STOPPING
or grotesquely postured.
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Coats Wood With Metal

safely used for coating even so inhammable
a substance as celluloid. 1t may be en-
ployed for plating the wooden parts and
cloth fabric of airplanes. Packing boxes
can be strengthened and made water tight
by a metal spray along the edges.
High structures that are exposed to
weather, such as bridges, are with difficulty
protected against rust, and to keep them
well painted is Troublesome and expensive.
On this account many bridges nowadays are
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-07-10

Two rectangular wooden blocks take the
places of shoulders and hips, the wire pass
ing through them to form the skeleton arms
and legs. For feet two smaller blocks suit
ably shaped are made to serve. A loop of
the wire at the top provides a framework
for the head.
To build the manikin' upon this skeleton
is simply a matter of wrappings, with a face
painted on the cloth used to cover the head.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-07-10

A NEWLY invented process has made it
n practicable to plate wood with a coating
of metal, a thing hitherto deemed impossi.
bic. BY this means a plating of zinc or
lead may be applied to the hull of a ship
to protect her against shipworms, or to
telegraph poles or wooden structures of any
kind which need defense against weather or
insects. A n
The metal, in powdered form, is applied
Mt 20 low a temperature that it can be
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-07-10

where telephone congestion is becoming in
creasingly difficult to deal with, the system
will be a great help. 1t will enable the
telephone companies to handle more sub
scribers without increasing their invest
ments III buildings and plants, with result
ing increase in rates.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-07-10

Lowest
point in the
United
States,
286 feet
below e
level
u. On the
western
edge of
Death
Valley,
where the
mountains
rise steeply
from the
q, desert Z
plain
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1922-01-28

guest of the American Legion.
More than 100000 Allied veterans
now have assembled under the leader
ship Of the inter-allied federation, and
a meeting Of the allied soldiers Of all
countries will be held In Paris oon
Representing American ~ex-service men.
the Legion will send a strong repre-
sentation to the conference.
Bertrand served as an infantryman
in the French army from the beginning
Of the war to its close. He was wound
cd several times and severely gassed,
asad his company was replaced with
fresh drafts on thirty different oc-
casions, SO disseminated was 1t In the
fierce engagements into which 1t was
thrown. The senator likewise Is head
Of the French veteran society made
up exclusively Of men wounded in &C.
ton
In the formation Of the inter-allied
veterans association, Bertrand has
made frequent trips to Italy, England,
Roumania and other allied countries.
On his first trip to the United States
he was the only civilian In the dis
tinguished company of Marshal Foch,
Admiral Beatty, General Dfaz and
Gen. Baron Jacques to receive the
American Legion's gold medal for dis
tinguished service.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1922-01-28
HOW THE SERVICE MEN STAND
Checking Up at Washington by Legion
Reveals That Many Members
Are In Llmellght.

When President Harding replied to
Representative Lamar Jefrers, Ala
bama, and the legislative committee Of
tlle American Legion that there were
no ex-aervice men Of outstanding
qualifications to be members of the
American commission to the interna-
tional disarmament conference, there
was a checking up In Washington to
determine how service men stand In
the eyes OF thg American electorate.
A statement later issued by the Le-
gion showed that the President ap-
pointed an ex-service man as secretary
Of the navy and another assistant sec
Rotary. His alien property custodian
was In service during the war. The
assistant postmaster general Is an ex-
service man. An A. e. F. veteran Is
head Of the national budget. The
President confided the task Of organ
izing the new veterans bureau to a
former soldier.
The public has elected 20. men who
served either In the army or the navy
to the house of representatives and
two to the senate. In nearly a dozen
states service men are the governors.
Eight members of Secretary Hoover's
national committee on unemployment
were ex~-service men.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1922-01-28

and Cuthbert had been allowed to sit
In the shade, and / thought their
wrists were not too tightly bound for
comfort. Cookie had been released,
and under the eye Of Horney was get
ting supper. Crusoe had earlier In
the day received a kick In the ribs
from Captain Magnus, fortunately too
much occupied with the prisoners to
pursue his vengeance further, and had
fled precipltately, to my enormous re-
lief. The dog was quite wise enough
to know that he would help me best
By keeping out Of the clutches Of our
co.nm0n foe.
Just then there come from the woods
the sound of footsteps and voices, and
the three pirates and Mr.. Tubbs en-
tered the clearing. A thrill ran through
the camp. Captors s-nd captives forgot
all else but the great, the burning
quest'on-had the treasure been dis
covered? And | am sure that no one
was so thrilled as |. although In my
mind the question took another form,
For now | "a going to know what
had been waiting for me there In
the cave, when l stood yesterday at It's
black entrance. afraid to so In.
(To BE CoNTINUED)
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we're participating in the parade. Fir
Ing from vantage points on the young
veteran marchers, the L w. w.
slaughtered four outright, wounded
others and took to flight. Cunningham
was n of the leaders OF the chase
which captured Wesley Everesey, ring
leader OF the radicals. The state
turned to Cunningham as special pros
ecuting attorney In the ensuing trials
Of the murderers.
In the court proceedings, which hello
the attention Of America for eight
weeks Cunningham wes pitted against
the best legal talent that the national
organization OF the /. w. w. could mus
ter. Cunningham was victor, howev-
er. The radicals were convicted and
a year later Cunningham won again,
when the Supreme court upheld the
verdicts.
During the war Cunningham served
as an infantry private at Camp Pike,
Ark.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1922-01-28
SIMPLE DIET ALWAYS BEST
Az True Now as When Addison Ad.
vised 1t, More Than TWO
Centuries Ago.

Two hundred years ago Addison
wrote: Mature delights In tie most
plain and simple diet. Every animal,
but man, keeps to II dish. Herbs are
the food of this species, fish OF that
and flesh Of a third. Man falls upon
the smallest fruit or excrescehce OF
the earth. scarce a berry or mushroom
can escape him.
at Is impossible to lay down any
determlnate rule for temperance.
Were | to consider my readers as my
patients. and to prescribe such a kind
of temperance as Is accommodated to
all persons. | would copy the follow
ing rules Of a very eminent physician;
Make your whole repast out of one
dish IL you indulge In a second,
avoid drinking anything strong till you
have finished your meal; at the same
time abstain from all sauces, or
at least such us are not the most plain
and simple"
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1922-01-28
SCHEMES TO COLLECT DUES
Novel Methods Are Being Employed
70 Induce Legion Members to
Pay 1922 Assessment.

Novel means employed by American
Legion posts to get in membership
dues early In 1922 are causing COM
ment in every community where a
post Is located, according to reports
to Legion national headquarters in In
%dianapolis.
Around the top Of the list is the
story from South Dakota. A post is
offering each service men who pays
his dues before a set date a biscuit
baked by the newest bride in the
post women's auxiliary. Three of the
biscuits being distributed contain
cash prizes In coln-$20, $40 and S.
In gold. The biscuits may not be
broken open until the night Of the post
banquet when they will serve as cards
Of admission. Early recipients Of bis
cults declared they could not Judge
from their weight whether they con
tanned gold pieces or bricks.
Out in Kansas a post gave its
finance officer carte blanche In collect
ing 1922 dues early. A few mornings
later Legionnaires were being routed
out Of bed at 4 a. m. by members Of
the committee who refused to let the
slumberer go back to bed until he had
paid up. The various state depart
ments Of the Legion are In a hot con-
test for the honor Of being the first
to send In the complete dues Of the
membership.
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ingly, ''of course you are not gong 10
leave your bones on this island II
you did you know, you and Bill Halll-
well might ha'nt around together
think how cozyl (Here Aunt Jane
gave a convulslve ~shudder.) As to
my being married, =: you were betting
just now on anybody's chances, they
would have to be Captain Magnus',
wouldn't theyT'
Good gracious, Virginia! p shrieked
Aunt Jane family. But | went on re-
lentIessly, determined to distract her
mind from thoughts Of her approach
ing end.
"All things considered, ! suppose !
really ought to ask you to put my az
fairs In order when you get back. II
I am carried off by the pirates, natu-
rally ! shall have to jump overheard
at once, though dislike the idea of
drowning, and especially of being
eaten by sharks. Would you mind
putting up a little headstone-it
needn't cost much-in the family plot,
with just Virginia on it? And any
thing of mine that you don't want your
self I'd like Bess to have for the
baby, please. Ask her when the little
duck is old enough to tell her my sad
story"
BY this time Aunt Jane was sob
hing loudly and waving her little hands
about In wild b~eseeching.
Janet" broke In Miss Browne again
la awful tones. But at that moment
the door of the cabin opened and the
face Of Slinker peered In.
"Say," he remarked, there amt no
sense In you girls stayin' cooped up
here that | see. / guess me and Horney
can stand you off II you try to rush
us. Come out and cool off a little"
The great heat of the day was over
and the sun already dropping behind
the peak of the island. Mr.. Shaw
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1922-01-28

iting the various A. E. +. billeting
areas, staging entertainments for the
soldiers.
After she had passed most Of last
summer In government hospitals and
recreation camps entertaining sick and
wounded men, Miss Gould Informed
the legion that on her theatrical tour
of she winter she would give her serv-
Ices free to legion posts In all the
towns she visits. Many posts are
avGiling themselves Of the opportunity
to have a stage star feature their anna
teur theatrlcals for the benefit of needy
md disabled service men.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1922-01-28
Asking Too Much.

i don't want to eat this egg, it's
not O hice egg,' protested the six-year-
old daughter Of the house at the
breakfast table.
Mary said her mother sternly,
you are always complaining of your
food Eat what is placed before you
every bite Of it-without another
word, o else TIL have to give you a
good spanking
All was quiet for ON minutes.
Then from the other end Of the fa6fs
sounded a mournful voice
"Mother, dear. do / have to eat the
eeak toor-American Legion Weekly.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1922-01-28

vide Jobs for the Jobless.
AS q special assistant secretary Of
war in 1910, Mr.. Woods rendered dis
hnguished service In organizing and
directing a national bureau for the es-
adjustment In civil life Of service e
In that work he built up on organiza-
ton whose activities encompassed the
nation and proved his ability to get
on with and understand men. Mr.,
Woods formerly was police commits
sIoner' Of New York, and was the first
chairman of the American Legion's ma.
tional Amerfcanism commission.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1922-01-28

Herv is a page from the diary of a
hoy OF today.
To-day Is the Fourth OF July. once
a glorious patriotic holiday, In the
morning I took a bath and after din
ner pa told me stories about Abra-
ham Lincoln. After supper / had to
stay In while ma read lessons from
the Bible and then we all rose and
sang The Star Spangled Banner.
Then went to bed.r-American 10
hon Weekly.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1922-01-28
First PanerEnaker.

The original papermaker Is the pa
per spider, In the dense woods In the
Interior Of Africa, that large spider
building its home from fine paper Of
It's own making, when 1t selects a
smooth surface about two inches
SQUARE, covering 1t With fine threads
that are papery, placing It's so eggs
beneath, then spinning a thin border
that pastes 1t down tight until The eggs
hatch In three wsekS--Indlanapotis
News.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1922-01-28

operations Of Sec
rotary Hoover's
committee on un'
employment The
forme soldiers
and sailors have
had specia |
friend at court In
Arthur w o 0 DIS
New York, head
of the Hoover
special committee
which has co-ordi-
mated the nation
wide effort to pro-
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1922-01-28

circles Is the new
commander of the
American Legion
of Washington. He
Is G. D. Cunning
ham, Centralia.
The nation was
shocked ON the
first anniversary
of Armistice day
by the wanton
killing by radicals
In Centralia OF
four American Lee
gton men who
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1922-01-28

they yer In
France, homesick,
cold and misera-
BILE. I'll do my
share" said Miss
Rita Gould of
{ h e vaudeville
stage In offering
her services to
the American Lee
don. During the
war Miss Gould
spent the period
of Americas par
t~icipation In Wis
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1922-01-28

GerIIihHy us tie
most effective unit
to preserve world
peace is planned
by M. Charles
Bertrand, member
Of the French
chamber Of depu-
ties and president
Of the Inter-Allied
Veterans Fedora
tion. Bertrand
came to America
with Marsha
Foch as a special
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1922-01-28
selon GUEST HAS BIG IDEA
M. Charles Bertrand Of France Plans
Association OF Veterans to Pre-
serve World Peace.

An association of men of all cori-
tries who fought with the Allies against
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1922-01-28
COMMANDER WELL KNOWN
c. D. Cunningham Of centraIla, Wash,
Was Prosecutor Of 1. w. w. Az
sallants Of Legion Men.

One Of the best-known men In the
country in /. w. w. and other, radical
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1922-01-28
HELPS TO FIND EMPLOYMENT
Arthur Woods, Head Of Hoover Spe-
clal Committee, Proves Aid to
Ex-6ervlce Men.

Ex-service men throughout the coun-
try have benefited largely from the
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1922-01-28
WILL HELP CHEER UP BOYS
Miss Rita Gould, Vaudeville Star, OF.
fers Her Services to the Amer
lean Legion.

"The boys need a little cheer now
lust as much as they did when they
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American
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