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Imperial Valley press., 1924-08-16
WILL
TELL FARMERS
ABOUT CANVAS

Farmers spend cacn year ihou'
sands Of dollars to replace canvas
which might be saved by subject
ing the cloth to one of the treat
nlelits' worked out in the bureau OF
chemistry, United States depart
meat of agriculture, say the spe-
sialists of that bureau. The farm
n has many uses for canvas ana
unless he protects it from the de-
stlrctive effects of moisture, mildew
and sunlight. it will be necessary
fer him to replace it often.
He uses il to cover his hay and
grain stacks, to cover shocks in the
field, to protect his. grain while
hauling it to the market, and to
cover his machinery Under the
constant destructive influences OF
the weat her the usefulness of the
cloth will be DESTROYED in short
time unless some preventive treat
mcnt is given.
The Investigations conducted by
the bureau of chemistry have shown
what are the causes of deteriora-
ton i'll canvas and also what essen
tial characteristics the cloth must
have to make it mildew and water
resistant. With this information
as a guide, waterproofing FORMULAS
have been prepared and tested which
will greatly increase the usefulness
of canvas. 1t was also learned that
the injurious effect of sunlight on
canvas might be reduced without
sacrifieing water resistance by add
ing TO the waterproofing formulas
certain earth pigments commonly
used in paints. 1t is thus possible
to practically double the life of
canvas for use out of doors.
In selecting !. a treatment, the use
to which the canvas is to be put
mhst be taken into consideration,
say the officials. Canvas that is
to be frequently folded requires a
different treatment from that. which
is permanently fixed. as in some
wagon covers.
Formulas for waterproof treat
ments and directions for mixing and
them, us well as informa
ton on the proper selection of
canvas for various purposes, are
given III Farmers Bulletin 1l57.
which may be obtained on request
from the United States Department
of Agriculture.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-08-16
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO
August 16, 1909

j. G. Henry left El Centro today
for u trip through Arizona, New
Mexico and idaho. He will do as
sessment work on his mining pro-
perties while away, and will return
to FL Centre in November.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. f. Schenk of
Calcxico and Mr.. and Mrs. B. F.
Morton of Ell Centro, left for an
automobile trip across country to
San Diego. They will visit various
coast points before returning.
Rev. d. K. Burnham, pastor of
the Methodist Church has gone
with his family to Rialto for a
vacation. ."
Imperial Valley press., 1924-08-16
Home Demonstration Tends Toward
Leadership, Study Civic Projects
EY STANLEY

cry project. Productive activities
were stimulated by the fact that ag
ricultural economists urged every
farm family to grow its own food
supply.
Gardening, keeping COW and
raising poultry were among these
activities which not only enabled
farm families to live ut home' as
The North Carolina slogan advised,
but often to market a surplus ad
yantageously. Without question,
home demonstration work i'll 1922 ac-
complisbed much toward making
American farm homes more comfort
able and efficient, and toward de-
yeloping a cultural and social farm
life which is attractive and salts
flying to every member of the farm
family.
Copies of Department Circular 3l4,
Home Demonstration Work, 1922,
may be. obtained while the supply
lasts, from the United States De-
partment of Agriculture at Wash
ington, d. c.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-08-16

something which they though quite
wonderful, to tell him.
"Oh, Uncle Wiggilvl What do
you know about thiso'' chattcred
Billie, when Mr.. Lcngears had stop
ped pretending to be asleep. "Down
in a sparkling brook, we boys can
holler and then We hear LOUD voice
shout back at us.
"Maybe it's giant hiding
there barked Jackie the puppy.
"There aren't any giants ex-
cept in circus shows, said the rab-
bit, "and those are very jolly
giants. But IN go listen to the
loud voice you have heard. -
"We heard the loud voice when
we were playing in the valley yes
tcrday, - said Johnnie. "I yelled
Billie's name and the loud voice
called it right back to me. -
cit must be a giant!" said
Peetie.
Uncle Wiggily only laughed as he
hoped with the animal boys to the
green valley. Then, as they all
stood quiet, the rabbit gentleman
asked:
"Who are yous" Back came the
same question, only louder.
WHO ARE YOU?"
"Ha, Ha!'i laughed the bunny
gentleman, ~ know what this is
il s an echo. The sides Of the val
ley reflect back your voice as
looking glass reflects light, only the
sound is made louder. Come now,
You try it, So johnnie shouted
:" Hello!" and the echo answered
"HELLO!" Billie cried: "I'm NOT
afraid" and the echo said: "I'M
NOT AFRAID. -
So the animal hoys laughed and
thought the echo very jolly until
all of a sudden. big black Bear
rushed out Of the bushes, aud look
Imperial Valley press., 1924-08-16

One of the outstanding accom-
pliShments in home demonstration
work during 1922 seems to be, ac
agent in extension work the devel-
opment of leadership among rural
women. The active part taken by
farm women in the extension pro-
gram both as local leaders and as
demonstrators, was noticeable i'll
every state. Nearly $4,000 rural
women. met in small groups as APP
pointed representatives of their re-
spective communities and received
from extension agents or specialists
definite training in better practices
Z in the various phases of home max
ing. @sr =
. This 'teailfing was given to them
that they might in turn train other
groups in their local communities
who desiied like information. The
: local leader frequently acted as a
to Il. community group,
soc selected others to demonstrate
better practices. Altogether 25l,-
29j women acted in this capacity in
1929, and through their efforts more
then G74,000 other farm people were
influenced to improve their meth
ods in home making.
Many Methods Used
Clothing, poultry and food preser-
vation have continued to interest
many counties and communities, but
there is a marked increase in the
the number of those undertaking
work in nutrition, home manage
ment and projects of Il civic nature.
The community phases of the work
undertaken during 1922 reflect a
grtatcr development of social-mind-
edneSS. Home demonstration agents
also either directly or through local
leaders ,lIoiled over 2S9,000 girls
iii jtinicr club work.
lMar means were used for reach-
ing and interesting the largest pos
sible number of people i'll improved
practices in the home. AMong these,
in addition to demonstrations may
be cited tours, exhibits, campaigns
of different kinds, score cards, con-
tests, posters, newspaper accounts,
charts and illustrative material, mo-
tion pictures, bulletins, short cours-
es, camps, plays, pageantry, fairs,
and window displays. \
One result of home demonstra-
tion work which should be adequate
Ir recognized, is the large number
of farm girls who, through club
work and short course work, have
received the INCENTIVE and actually
earned the necessary money to make
possible college education.
Education Possible
Through home<demonstration work
rural people have also come to visu
alize positive standards of health
for adults and children and have
accordingly. sought to attain good
health Individually through better
nutrition and also through more
healthful community sanitary con
ditions. Many states emphasized
the health phase of the work in ev
Imperial Valley press., 1924-08-16
Bedtime Stories
By HOWARD E. GkRIS
Copyright. 1928, by Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate
UNCLE WIGGILY AND THE
LOUD VOICE

One day, when the rabbit gentle
man was sitting on the porch of his
driftwood seashore cottage, feeling
n bit sad because summer would
soon be gone, Uncle Wiggilv heard
voices down on the beach, Gentle.
laughing voices they were, and one
voice said:
"Let's go up and tell Uncle
Wiggily,"
"oh, yes-let s do it, said some
one else.
"Ah, hat" thought the bunny
gentleman to himself. Some of the
animal children are going to play a
trick on me-perhaps. Well, I'm
ready for them," and putting
handkerchief over his pink nose, to
stop the twinkling of it, the bunny
pretended to go to sleep, as the
voices of the animal children came
nearer.
But Johnnie and Billie Bushytail,
the squirrels, and Jackie and Pee.ie
Bow Wow, the puppy dog boys, were
not thinking of playing a trick on
Uncle Wiggily. Instead they had
Imperial Valley press., 1924-08-16
Looking Backward
What the Press Files Tell Of
Imperial Valley for This Date
IN Past Years
NINETEEN YEARS AGO
Angus 16, 1905 :.

Word was received from Major
G. r. Patton by his brother, that
his wife is very i'll and is not eX>
pected to live.
The water in the overflow has
begun to rise again. 1t has risen
about two inches within the past
week at points south of the Elder
canal and about one inch in Blue
Lake. The water has been up over
the land south of Elder canal con
tinuously since May 6 rast, and we
would be glad to have it go away
George Holloway has returned
from Los Angeles, very much i'm
proved in health. His family will
remain in this city this coming win
ter in order that the children may
attend school.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-08-16
KEEPING COOL

People who suffer from the summer heat suffer
mostly because they insist living just about the
same way in hot weather as in cold.
Dress, for instance because that is most obvious
Many wear the same kinds of clothing in summer as
in winter except for leaving off overcoats and chang
ing to lighter underwear. This applies especially to
men, who might be almost comfortable as women
are on hot days If they would take hint from the
men and light cotton clothing instead of heavy
wool, and manage to get rid of their coats on all but
formal occasions, and take to lighter shoes, prefer
ably
Food, then, which is much misused in summer by
both and all ages Why eat the rich foods whose
fat and sugar are merely so much concentrated fuel
to burn fercely inside and turn the already overhead
ed body into furnace? Simple, plain Dishes with
plenty of salads and other light stuff and plenty of
water make a seasonable diet.
Houses, too. 1t is surprising, when finds what
tropical and semi-tropica countries do to make their
dwellings comfortable, to how most of neglect
their sensible ideas for periods of tropical
subtropical weather. Upper floors may be protected
from the suns heat by double roofs or by properly
ventilated attcs air chambers under the roof This
and other precautions good for opposite extremes
of temperature. Double walls, with air space be-
tween, effective against heat against
winter cold. Rooms fitted out in the basement are
alike cool in summer and warm in winter, and alto
gether pleasant if well aired and lighted
Imperial Valley press., 1924-08-16
SEEN FROM AF4R

The telephone, as everybody admits has been a
great blessing Though most of the talking done over
it is doubtless unnecessary it has its uses for bus
ness and social and personal purposes of all kinds and
an Individual or society once accustomed to it could
hardy get along without it. Yet there are times when
almost any business professional man or housewife
or househusoand, weary of jangling bells and wrong
numbers and mtrudng friends and strangers wishes
the thing had never been invented
Now comes the teleview. At least, French scient-
list claims to have devised practicable of ele
VISION just as you can talk to another person
telephone wlre it appears that you another
person over the teevlslon wre with the proper
on is made 1t it is not yet possible doubtless it will
be soon Tor two persons to talk to and each other
at the same time. And if wire, they will soon
be dong 1t through the empty ether by radio For all
we know, there soon be prying persons squirting
at US from every corner of the world through this
contraption, without the formaity OF ringing
bell to get us the letting us know they
are doing it.
Where go then for privacy and quiet? To
dugouts sheeted IN steel lead? Or are fe all des-
tined to acquesce in the inevitable and lose our taste
for privacy growing little by little content to live as
publicly as goldfishes in the glass bowls?
Imperial Valley press., 1924-08-16
. TEN YEARS AGO
August 16. 1914

George d. Armstead, proprietor of
the Oregon Hotelsis home from Los
Angeles. ts
Frank Reading left last night for
a few days business trip to San
Diego aud Los Angeles.
Dir. ard Mrs. W. n. Carl will
leave this evening for San Diego
by auto. From that city they will
go to Bear Valley, thence to the
coast and then to Lake Tahoe.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-08-16
A CITY BUDGET

All records broken, usual, by the New York
CITY budget for next year. 1t is $400,000000.
That is 100000 more than was required for the
present year. which is in turn about $25,O00000 more
than was required for last year The metropolis keeps
on piling up expenses consistently. IT has doubled
them since pre-war days and quadruplcd them since
the beginning of the century.
1t is stupendous amount of money for any city
TO collect and spend in year 1t is than it cost
TO run the United States government 30 years Yet
we need not be hasty in condemning metropolitan
extravaganza.
Municipal government is indeed extravagant in
New York, it is in America generally That is to
saw New Workers do not get the worth Of their
money. No public expenditures be called really
extravagant when they go for legitimate purposes and
the public gets full value every dollar 1t is the
manner spending the money rather than the amount
which is important in public housekeeping.
Even as regards the amount, it is well not to be
over-hasty in Judging the lavish metropolis. 1T is
questionable whether for governmental purposes New
York spends any larger percentage of its wealth or any
more per capita than the average American commun
ity whether city, town village.
The Nordic movement will never be 100 per cent
successful until il has flag slogan and hymn
Prosperity is i situation in which everybody pays
everybody else high prices for everything
Imperial Valley press., 1924-08-16

Few former bartenders still hope
TO be future bartenders.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-08-16

The first thing to do to wake up
and find yourself rich is to wake
up.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-08-16
eco AWAY, GIANT BEARl"
Ry CONDO

eco AWAY, GIANT BEARl'
"Oh," whispered Jackie, as the
black Bear shufflcd off, cit was
just as if some other bear answer
ed him, wasn't it, Uncle Wiggilye'3
eyes" laughed the bunny gen
tleman, cit was. And now you
know about an echo. Then the an
imal boys had fun calling and lis
tening to the loud voice. And if
the strawberry jam doesn t try to
sit in the rocking chair at tile same
time as the feather pillow, LII tell
you next about Uncle Wiggily and
the. Sand Flippef.
Several Nevada counties have ask
ed federal aid in controlling grass
horpcrS.
On any subject, there is always
more Ignorance than intelligence.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-08-16

Don t cuss summer too much.
You will take it all back next win
ta
Imperial Valley press., 1924-08-16

On any subject, there is always
more ignorance than intelligence.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-08-16

The Nordic movement will never be 100 per cent
uccessful until il has flag, slogan and hymn.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-08-16

Prosperity is situation in which evei
everybody else high prices for everything.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1924-10-16
Annuity Payment Next
Friday and Saturday.
Chlppsas Enrolled Ender The Consolidated
Chippewa Agency, viii Receive
$3.50 as Annuity This Year.

The payment of annuitiesIt to all
Chippewas enrolled under the
Consolidated Chippewa Agency,
Cass Lake, will be made to them
during the next two weeks. Resi-
dents of White Earth will receive
their annuity checks next Friday
afternoon and Saturday, October
18th and 18th. Owing to the pay
ment into the Chippewa tribal
funds of a portion of the amount
due the Chippewas for the Forest
Reserve, the amount of the annu-
ity payment is considerable higher
than was expected. The following
schedule of the dates and places of
payment has been received from
Superintendent Wadsworth of the
Consolidated Agency.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1924-10-16
Indian Girls Select Star
As Reminder Of Pledge.
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which girls may take voluntarily
that has since been signed by q,
600 Indian girls, ninety, six at the
Rapid City, South Dakota, Indian
school. Girls taking the pledge
are thirteen years of age or older.
An appeal is made to the Indian
girls native mysticism by the sug.
gestion that each girl select some
star in the heavens as a reminder
of the pledge. This is done instead
of the often used plan of wearing
a star or badge. The pledge of
the Purity Star League which
Mrs. Wedge formulated follows:
I'VE girls of America, realizing
that our country needs our best
service and knowing that the best
service we can render is to keep
our lives clean; and also knowing
that our bodies are the temples
wherein God, the Great Spirit,
dwells, do hereby solemnly prom
Use to abstain from all impure
practices that we may not bebauch
our bodies and spirits, but will
keep ourselves clean, that we give
to the generations of which we are
a part, and pass on to succeeding
generations, heritage of good
health and clean morals.
I'VE also agree to select one star
in the heavens that shall be our
particular star, and the symbol of
our desire for our lives; that as
the star will shine after we have
passed on, those qualities of good,
ness and virtue we have tried tc
cultivate may also shine on, max
ing the world brighter and better
because we have been steadfast
and have overcome evil"
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Breaking Down the Morale.
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detrimental effect which is sus-
tanned by public morale. and the
insiduous encouragement given
those guilty of similar offenses.
In the Illinois penitentiary there
is a 10 year old boy who was sem
fenced to hang on the 18th of this
month for the premeditated muir
der of a Chicago policeman, but
who was recently granted a stay
of sentence for ninety days pend
ing a review Of his case. This
boys crime had many extenuating
circumstances not involved in the
horrible murder of 14-year old
Bobby Franks, and in a statement
published a few days ago, this boy
murderer made this significant
statement-and one which will be
given credence by thousands of
people:
IF l had half the money Loeb
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1924-10-16
Chippewas Should
Get Out and Vote.

Election time is drawing near.
In little more than two weeks
the residents of White Earth and
vicinity will be called upon to cast
their vote for their choice of call
didates for the different local and
national Offices. In this connection
the Office of County Commissioner
is paramount among the local
offices for which the people will
be called upon to, cast their vote.
In the primary election we sup.
ported the candidacy of Mr.. A.
K. Torgerson, of Lake Park, for
this Office, and we are still doing
so, believing that he is the best
fitted and most logical man for the
Office. Mr.. Torgerson is a native
of Minnesota, man of sterling
character, and possesses every
qualification necessary for the
Office he seeks. Inasmuch as MIR.
Torgerson has given his word of
honor that, in the event be is
elected, he will use his best efforts
to have the much needed repairs
on oun local roads attended to, we
believe it is to the advantage of
all Chippewas and others in this
vicinity to support him and vote
for him.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1924-10-16
Candidate for
County Commissioner
Candidate for
Becker County,

5th District. Becker County,
Having received splendid vote at
the Primary Election last June and
having led all the other candidates, l
heartily solicit your further support
and vote at the General Election.
Nov. 4th.
If elected, it shall be my aim to
serve and represent ''all" of this
district, and not only small portion
of same; as well as Becker County at
large.
I believe this CAN and SHOULD
= be done. If a man cannot see fit to
do this. he has no moral right to
seek an office of this kind.
have lived In this county 4S years;
came here when was 10 years old,
from st. Peter, Nicollet County,
MIMI, where was born.
served as Chairman of the Town
ship of Cuba tor a number of years.
The past years l have served as
President of the Lake Park & Cuba
Fire Insurance Company.
have practically grown up with
this country, and believe l am quail
fed to know something about what
the Taxpayers of this district de-
mand and are entitled to. ard there
fore kindly ask for your vote and sup
port at the coming General Election.
Yours respectfully,
A. X. Torgerson.
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and Leopold have, l could hire
fancy lawyers and get off,"

and Leopold have, L could hire
fancy lawyers and get off,"
With crime rampant throughout
the land, with really conscientious
police officers finding their labors
turned to naught because of lenient
judges and jurirs, it is high time
the people awoke to the fact that
mercy" to a criminal is something
which harbors far-reaching con-
sequences. Also it should be noted
that modern criminal progress, "
as exemplifed by present day
practices in America, is breeding
additional criminals instead of
suppressing them in manner
similar to that of other countries
where justice is sure and swift.
and "alienists" cannot be hired to
contradict one another for a piece
of paltry gold!
We are indeed paying a high
and bitter price in order to uphold
our erroneous ideals of American
mercy" and "civilization."
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1924-10-16

Pay up your subscription
at once If you want your
paper continued.
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Public Meeting
Saturday Evening,

A public meeting will be held in
the Town Hall Saturday evening at
8 o'clock. The meeting is primarily
for the purpose of raising funds
to defray the expenses of the
Armistice Day program. Dennison
Wheelock, Attorney of Green Bay,
Wis will be present and discuss
the Chippewa situation and sug-
gest remedies. After the meeting
a dance will be given. Good
music has been secured and a good
time is assured.
Mr.. Wheelock will leave on
Monday next to resume his law
practice in Washington, D. G.