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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-03-25

Congratulations are due the people
Of the United states on the fact that,
despite partisan politics and the OPP
position of self-seeking senators. the
four rover treaty has been ratified.
1t is not so comprehensive as the
Y Versailles pact. but it marks long
stride in the direction OF world peace
l. affords a basis upon which future
international conferences can rest If
President Harding shall accomplish
nothing else OF note during his term
of office. this treaty alone will give
him an enviable place in history. 1t
is cheering to note that in the voting
party lines were obliterated. 1t be-
came a contest between those who
made their country's interests and
the good of the world their first con-
sideration and those who were will
ing to sacrifice humanity to their own
personal ends. BY the ratification of
the treaty the Balkan possibility of the
Orient has been removed and reduc-
tons in ornaments are made possible
In fact the four-power treaty is the
keystone of the entire structure reared
By the Washington conference
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-03-25
Q1estions-AnsUers

Q. What is osmotic pressure? X r.
4. Osmotic pressure is the unbalanced
pressure which causes osmosis, that is, the
diffusion Of weaker solution into a more
concentrated one
Q. Is there any way Of dissipating fogs
at sea- {. NJ.
A The COttren Process Of conducting
high tension electric currents thru vspors
has been partially worked out for over
coming fogs at sea. The process for this
purpose consists in sailing a small electric
ally operated airPlane attached to the bow
of ship and passing high tension currents
between pole on the airplane and pole
on the ship, thus precipitating the inter-
vening fogs.
O How old Is the American Federation
of Labor?
A The American Federation of Labor
dates from November, 1881. when the
Federation of Organized Trades and Labor
Unions Of the United States and Canada
was formed The American Federation Of
Labor such did not come into existence
until 1856. but in 1889, IL Acknowledged the
continuity Of its existence By dating the
proceedings TO ISL
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-03-25
LITTLE BENNY'S NOTE BOOK
Tho Park Ave. News.

Tho Park Ave. News.
Weather. Good.
Bizziniss and Financial Pubs Sim
kinses father gives him another doller
for every doller he saves, being easier
for his father than wat it is for Pubs
on account of him not having saved
eny yet.
Sissiety Mr.. SID Hunts cuzzin from
the country stayed with him at his
house last Satidday and Sundey. so Mr..
Hunt is going out to stay with his
cuzzin at his house next Satidday and
Sundey for revendge.
Pome by Skinny Martin
Espeshilly a Gold One
o its bad luck for Z yeers
If you brake a mirror. they say,
And if you drop your watch and brake
It's at leest bad luck that day.
Intristing Facks About Intristing
People. Sam Cross found a whistle
witch he thinks is a pleecemans w1is-
sic, ony he's afraid to blow 1t to find
out.
Lost and Found. sticks of chew
ing gum, going to or from skool.
Finder can have his choice of eny 2.
Books of adventure. MYSTERY and tx
element 4ented by the hour, day,
week or munth. Books with the covers
still on. cents a week, books with
out, 1 cent a week. The Ed Wer-
nick and Lew Davis Book Renting
Corp. (AEvertizemenEo
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-03-25

for his wife. She is dead and has
been for two years Do-you think it
would be all right for me To marry
him. GRAY EYES.
No, it would not be right for you
to let the man pay your doctor bill
1 would advise you to go to free
dispensary where you would have
good attention and every chance of
being cured.
Do not marry unless you are re-
stored to good health, or unless you
ailments would not impair the health
of your husband. You must be un-
selfish in this matter and consider
first the man who offers to take care
of you.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-03-25

Seer etary of Labor Davis advocates
a Saving wage" and not merely n
living wage as a solution for most of
our present economic and social ills.
Let employers pay not just enough to
enable the worker to meet the cost of
living. he says. but let them pay a lit
tie more so that the worker may save
something out of his wages. Thus
will contentment be insured, thus will
loyalty be created, thus will the ma
TONS buying power be increased, and
THUS will new capital be placed at the
disposal of enterprise. The theory
seems all right. but in practice there
are few persons. employed at what
ever wages, who can not save some
thing, il they determine to do So On
the other hand there are many per-
sons who would not save no matter
what their wage. This was seen dur
ing the war when the proceeds of ex-
travagant wages in so many instances
went for silk shirts and silk hose, fur
coats and automobiles.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-03-25

with unmistakable giadness; then as
he said nothing, a deep shamed red
dyed her, white face as she recalled
her ungraciou message of the Sun
day previous.
The rather shabby young man in his
raincoat went to the side of the coun-
ter and leaned across, his eyes fixed
on the pianist: Had enough of the
city?" lac asked, his blue eyes bold
and confident.
And Ruth, oblivious of the surging
crowd around them, sighed with re-
lief. Yes" she said earnestly, lets
go home"
Copyright, 1922, by the Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-03-25

for damages. which Lars refused to
pay. At the end of a week the matter
was taken before the local justice of
the peace. Lars lawyer, in attempting
to prove that Ole had no right To
damages, did not mince matters.
"Ole" he Numbered, "how about
the milk from that COW while she was
in your possession? Who got it, Ole
Milk is worth money. Come, now,
didn't you milk her?
va said Ole unhesitatingly.
Didn't you milk her all the time %
Ole stared unblinkingly at the
sh eep-b bound volume in tie lawyers
hand. Then the look of bewilddrment
ly, "Ay milk her only twice a day"
Two negroes, Salvation Jones and
King Agrippa Johnston. living near
the Dismal Swamp, went 'possum
hunting one dark night A warm trail
was struck, and the dogs soon "treed."
being the better climber.
TO go up and shake down
theFpossum, wnereupon King Agrippa
made ready to catch It in the guaDo
sack they took along for that purpose
Instead of an opossum. the dogs
had freed a wildcat. AS Salvation
made his way to the topmost branches.
the animal retreated still further out
on one of the overhanging limbs, and
emitted an angry snarl.
Huh? How's dat" exclaimed sal
vation. Never heard no 'possum talk
ak dat befo'."
go on. Salvation. Yo' amt heern
lothin' but de dogs. Shake him loosei
Tse waitin'," urged King Agrippa.
Climbing a little further out, Sal
vation gave the limb a mighty shake
and dislodged the wildcat. Suddenly
l chorus of yells. bowls, screeches
md cuss words broke loose from be-
ow.
Hey. dar. King Agrippai" anxiously
JAILED down Salvation. ''Yo' want me
Jaw ter come down an help you
loP him ?"
Nav, sub" yelled King Agrippa.
All wants yo' tub come down an
lelp me faW ter tu'n him aloose!"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-03-25

Spurred on by the fact that many
ex-service men are still jobIess. the
American Legion has launched a ma
tion-wide thirty-day employment
drive thru its 1900 posts. Employed
veterans everywhere in the United
States have volunteered to devote
their spare time and money. as well
as the use OF their automobiles and
buggies. for the big job-hunt. in behalf
OF their less fortunate comrades. No
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-03-25

better time for the drive could have
been selected. Jobs are increasing in
number rapidly and viii continue to
do so until after harvest. The great
est need of the time IS to bring the job
and the Jobless together. This is what
the Legion plans to do.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-03-25
The DeIirious Reportcr.

From the Indiana Evening Gazette.
Gayly. tuned bells, orange blossoms,
bright sunshine. happiness and express
sions of pleasure. Looks of surprised
establishment, words of appreciation
of virtues exclamation of content
ment. Gestures of greeting, bows of
humility. general relaxation that Kis-
met is at work again-what is to be
will be.
Mendelssohn's mo wedding Bells
Lohengrin's Here Comes the Bride"
submitted with unanimous approval,
the stately stone-pillard edifice of
Presbyterianism and the officiating
fitting the occasion. just two others
besides the principals, but two and
two make four and nothing can ever
change the total.
In his "reminiscences in the current
American, Eddie Guest confesses he
married on a bank account of $500
and an honorarium of S2s a week.
Subsequently, however, Mr.. Guest dis
covered a treacIe mine and suffered
no permanent inconvenience as a re-
suit of his rash experiment.
The marital adventures of "Tank''
Beverly, who also married on S2S
week, turned out less happily. I'm
fortunately Tank had slipped to his
intended the information that he was
getting $50, and was never afterward
in position eitheV to pay his bills or
tell her the truth.
"I wondered wrote Otto Haldor
Larsen, "how she SO long resisted the
temptation death really is
And thus. and in such manner. IS
additional piff1e set afloat upon a sea
of pish posh.
Lighted cigar and cigaret stubs"
says the New York Trib in an able
editorial on forest fires, ARE the in
cendiaries. A cigaret is the worst Of
fender. A cigar will not burn many
The cigaret ash, on the 9TH
err hand, retains the spark tena- |
ciously."
All right, we give up. But, just as a /
matter of curiosity, we'd love to know
the editorial gentleman who |
is so conversant with the origin of for
est fires, has ever been west OF Yon-
kers.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-03-25

President Harding's newspaper
points out that cover here socialism is
opposed to a standing army thru fear
that such an army may be used to put
it down; over in Russia it favors a
standing army for there it is neces-
sary to have standing army to main
tain it," However, this is only one
Of asthousand inconsistencies that can
be found in politics and it is not nee
essary to confine the search to social
ism
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-03-25
ON SECOND THOUGHT
BY JAY E. HOUSE
(From Philadelphia Public Ledger.)


given currency. We wish to repeat
that Samuel z. Merwin's observation,
There is always something" strikes
US as pretty nearly the high-water
mark in philosophic utterance. When
Adelaide went away three weeks ago
we planned a rather ambitious pro-
gram. 1t was that of giving Phiiadel-
phia the once over by night. We
wished personally to investigate the
revelry of metropolis as it is mani
tested in its "sneaky'' hours.
We have a flair for that sort of
thing-a curiosity concerning the subj
merged and unpublished nine-tenthS
combined with the habits Of an owl
A married man can't devote much
time to investigation of the night life.
If he stays out later than midnight
there is talk about it. The discussion
may easily merge into controversy.
But when his wife is unavoidably
for him to spend his lonely hours
in repining. And so we planned an
elaborate program OF inspection. But,
there's always something" We've
been i'll ever since Adelaide left. For
the most part our inspection of the
town has been confined to the apart
ment on Chestnut street into which
we burrowed at the end of the days
work. and from which We emerged
late the following forenoon. Two hol-
idays out of three have been spent in
bed.
We seem to have emerged from The
slough of physical despond. We are
feeling as fit as a heavyweight going
into battle for a championship. There
now seems to be nothing to prevent us
going ahead and giving the town its
looking over. And yet, we'd be will
ing to hypothecate the old pay check
at our favorite odds that there'n be
something.
We suggested a time ago that this
country eventually would be expected
to pay the sum assessed Germany as
war reparations. We then believed
the demand for such payment would
come from Germany. We should not
now be surprised to hear that this de-
mand had been backed by both Great
Britain and France.
Yesterday a gentleman who had
been thru hell called at this desk. He
was a soldier in active service in
France and was badly wounded in the
second battle of the Marine. He could
have told us many interesting and ex-
citing things. Instead, he devoted his
time to telling US that the soldiers in
France did not ride in Pullmans, and
that they were many times compelled
to walk and carry their equipment. |
He seemed to think the columns OPP
position to the bonus due to its belief
that the soldiers rode in Pullmans.
The columns opposition to the |
bonus is based on the belief that it is |
Z bad thing for the country. 1t is a !
fine, patriotic thing to be for the coun- |
-ry in time OF battle and we honor |
hose who were; but we try to be for |
t all the time.
Princess Mary, we learn from the |
esteemed cable, has invented a new |
1evice for turning on and mixing hot /
md cold water in bath tubs. We do |
not wish to seem unduly curious, but /
what is the device?
And just to show that we are not
llone in our desire for information,
he chief also wants to know.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-03-25

Recent eventssin California tend to
= conclusion that about the only thing
a jury in that state could agree on
would be the climate.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-03-25

The coal miners declare that the
refusal of the operators to confer
with them on a wage agreement con-
stitutes a lockout. But it is noted
that it is the miners who have called
a strike.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-03-25
Dinner Stories

Two Swede farmers were in trouble
over a COW. The animal, which be-
longed to Lars. had strayed into Ole's
barnyard one fine day. Ole held her
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-03-25

Copyright, 1929, by the wheeler Syn
dictate Inc.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-03-25

For March &c is a Quarterly Review
Psalm 100.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-12-29

stration will be given on the~ranch
of Robert Nelson Jr., two miles west
and one half mile south of Brawley
and at p. p. on the ranch of Chris
Westgard, one half mile south Of
Brawley.
Saturday, January 6 at Q q. M a
demonstration will be given at the
University of California experiment.
farm at Meloland and ut I0:30 ut
the ranch of NJ. O. Busenberg, one
half mile west and one half mile
north of the Meloland store. Satur-
day afternoon at 1870 there viii be 4
demonstration at the Tanaracl,
ranch, seven miles northwest of Inn
pcrial.
All those who are3 interested in
the proper pruning of young and
old grape vines should not fail to
take advantage of this splendid OPP
Imperial Valley press., 1922-12-29
pike" Is MINUS
PUTTEES, THEREBY
HANGS SAD TALE

Officials at the city hall were
wondering yesterday why "Pike"
Dyer, city engineer, was wearing
civilian clothes in place of his usual
regalia of puttees and khaki breeeh-
es, and were in the dark until Frank
Richmond spilled the beans today.
pike "Doc' Richmond and
s. F. Nirk. brother-in-law of Rich
mond, went duck hunting Tuesday
in the sloughs near Calipatria.
pike was having wonderful sue
cess shooting from 4 boat, and when
he thought he had sufficient
number of birds, started to paddle in
TO one Of the duck blinds. On the
way in, the ship sprung a leak.
"Pike' finally decided to abandon
it, and flopped overheard, loaded
down with shells, rifle, hunting coat,
ducks, and all his paraphernalia,
and started TO swim ashore. The
rest of the gang &tood on duck
blind, giving ad;iee AID deriving
much fuu from his strong adjeetives
regarding the GOODNESS of the water.
According to Frank, "Pike" fin
ally reached the duck blind, and
finding he was safe, decided to let
his legs down to stretch a bit, and
was very much surprised when they
struck bottom. The water was only
four feet deep and he had had all
his swimming for nothing. Frank
saws this is the absolute truth of the
story. but what Pike says about
him is unprihtable. Cre thing is
certain, y"hen The city engineer ap-
l.c-,- tbs n e~Yiog. ED ia as reg
imentais, the Gather yes; lie usually
wears had shrunk eonsid 7rably.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-12-29
CALIPATRIA
Named Secretary
of Country Club
ny Press staff Correspondents

CALIPATRIA, Dee. 29.-Frank
! Raab, manager of the Union Oil
company in this city, was elected
secretary of the Imperial Valley
i Country club at meeting held III
Brawley Wednesday night. Five
new members wee also taken into
the club which makes a good show
ing for the north end. They were
w. b. Coberly, manager of the big
Vail ranch west of the city; c. w.
Saltonstall, manager of the Ker-
choff- Gunner Mill and Lumber com
pany's Cahpatria yards; George
Hohenstein, r. II. McQuiddy, man
ager of the Mission Drug Company
and Henry Fischer.
Final details of the big races on
New Years day were worked out
and everything is now lined up for
a splendid entertainment.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. a. Cornitious,
former residents of this city We're
in the Calipatria this week on
duck hunt. They now reside in Hol-
lywood.
Morris Cohn, head of the firm of
Cohn and Coldwater, Los Angeles
merchants, was in the city today
looking over the 120 acre ranch
west of the city which he recently
purchased from ID. B. Stephsen. Mr..
Cohn is delighted with purchase, and
delighted with his purchase, and
states that with the wonderful back
country which Calipatria has to
draw from, the city cannot help
succeeding.
Looking for Ducks
Doctor Hartman, of Ell Centre,
was an the city yesterday looking
for ducks.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Bailey enter
tanned Mrs. Baileys parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Kelly, of Los Angeles, over
the week end.
Guss Schlange was in Calipatria
today and states that he has bought
4 Fordson tractor and intends going
right after his patent on his home
stead on which he has lived the last
five years. The first of the week
Mr.. Schlang entertained j. and
F. Eichenbaum, of Los Angeles on
a duck hunt, both men getting limit
bags, and returning with the highest
praise for Imperial Valley as q hunt
ing reserve.
Edmund Welch was in FL Centre
several days this week comforting
with other members of the new Nj
land water company regarding the
work to be done. Mr..
and Mrs. Welch and daughter, Phyl
lis, spent Christmas at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. George Bailey, west
of the city, where Mrs. Welch is
still visiting.
Visiting Relatives Here
Mr.. and Mrs. w. B. Rogers, of
Long Beach, aunt of Mr.. and Mrs.
George Miller, with her grandson
Roscoe Kerr, his mother, Mrs. Gay
Kerr and Walter King, 4 former
member of the Miller household, are
visiting in INLAND during the holi-
days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gertrude Johnson,
of Calipatria, is entertaining this
evening for her Long Beach rela-
tives, the guests including Mrs.
Rogers, Mrs. Kerr, Roscoe Kerr,
Walter King, Mr.. and Mrs. George
Miller, and Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph
Donahue, of Calipatria. Five hun
dred will be played during the eve
ming, which will finish with refresh
ments.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-12-29
EXPERT WILL SHOW
HOW TO PRUNE
GRAPES PROPERLY

On January ) and 6 II. f. Jacobs
of the division of viticulture of the
University of California win give
some demonstration in pruning of
young and old grape vines, including
Malaga, Thompson Seedless, Moiun-
era or so called Red Malaga and
Black Monukka.
He will demonstrate three systems
of pruning, namely head-pruning,
long cane pruning and the Gordon
pruning.
Demonstration will be given Fri
day, January at 900 a. m. on the
ranch of A. Finley, one mile south
of INLAND. At 800 p. m. a demon
portunity.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-12-29
Jack Ray Now
Manager Blacks

Blacl g Department store is now
doing bU. ness under the manage
ment Of Jack Ray, wso is placed
there rs representative of the
creditors Of the store.
Mr.. RAY reports that business is
good and that, with it CONTINUING
AT IFS present rate, the store Will
undoubtedly be able to meet all IN
dobto,lness and pay all creditors one
ltuadred cents on the dollar.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-12-29
lOCal1sg':|,N|eWS

Signal Chapter. No. o76, O. r. s.
viii give its Annual New Year ;:
Bali, nj the Masonic Hall, on the
evening of January ], 1928. Atten.
dance ,f;s year has been restricted
to members Of Tao Eastern Star and
Masonic Fratesaitics, 9nd their i'm
mediate families. ANY unmarried
member of such n family, or of
either of these Orders, may invite d
lady or escort. The committee in
charge of invitations has endeavor
ed to send an invitation to every
Mason and Eastern Star member in
the Valley, and all visiting mem
bers are cordially invited to attend.
ADV.
Regular Saturday Dance at Ma
sonic Hall tomorrow night. Adv
Money to Loan on automobiles
contracts bought. Fred r. Cross
c7G Main St. Phone $50. ADV
II. ?. Slaughter, Mr.. aud Mrs. l..
c. Bond, }. Ycrba, w T. Hancock,
aad Miss Martha Sander, all FL Cen
tlo pc epic, werH entertained IT the
Hotel EossIyn of Los Angeles last
week.
Automobiles for Hire. McCor
mick Bros. Garage. ADV. |
Piano Tuning and Repairing. NJ. J
Nerbovig, headquarters Imperial
Valley Hardware Co. Phonograph |
Department. Adv.
Telephone No. 10. For the Valley |
Steam Laundry after January l,
Adv. |
Mr.. and Mrs. r. s. Bell of this
city stopped at the King Edward |
Hotel when visiting Los Angeles last !
week.
Wow, Bang! Bong! Dance Masonic
Hall. Saturday Mite. Good music.
Adv |
Imperial Valley press., 1922-12-29
VITAL RECORDS
MARRIAGE LICENSES

KELSEY-Curtis Oar
nell, 81 years old, native of Kansas,
resident of Westmoreland; Grace B.
Kelsey, 48 years old, native of Kan
cas-, resident of Los Angeles.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-12-29

Home Agent Returns Miss o. A.
Miller, home demonstration agent.
returned this morning frcm n holi-
day visit with relatives in Los An
geles. The work of the nome depart
ment viii be pushed forward after
the holiday week.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-12-29
County Board Of Education Meets

The County Board of Education
was in session today TO consider
matters pertaining to standardiza-
tion of requirements in the public
schools, eertification Of. teachers
and supplemental books for the
course Of study.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-12-29

McCabe School New Years Ball,
Friday, Dee. %, 1922, viii serve 4
roast chicken dinner at 1880 p. m.
with All the fixens. Adv.