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6 Imperial Press Published ttttj Katnftla) .»• 7mrtri.il, San Diego County, C«f /. henry C. l\ecd. ( : .ditcr and Iti.inj.jfr SUBSCRIPTION: Ow >r^r .... $1.50 Sit Moatht • • • • JS ADDRESS: Ixiikkiai. Phrsk, lin per* ial, San Dief{x> County, CiJif. l"ntrrr»l at ihr lmp«*fiJ»l. California |*oalofBc« a« M*C<Mld<lt** tnaij matirf. Satunlay. Auf^ast 24. l««ol. What will the (*nitnl Slate* Imhiv trial Com m i*» ion »a> aNxit tni»t*. in it* report to conffrrsji upon which it* mnnt»ci> arc now mij»j»>.'"*ol lo be working? Th«* strike am) it* | complications which renewed fttrcugth with each day, have served t»» bring thin question to bear heavily ujKtn the mi ml* uf the American \*e**~ pie. The Im!u*!rial l\immi^i<>n i;avc exhaustive hearing* on the truMA, ami their relation t<» lal*«.»r antj busiiicsji, and t lie rejoin *h<«uld t»e of more value I than Mich things usually arc. If it it should l»e nnanitnoti* it un«!«»ub:et!i_v would l*e. But if there is to be two re l*irt*. *is;n<Hi respectively by the ma jority and minority member* «»f the Commission, then they would have the sjmr value and carry the same weight of the nsual jiariisan reports put out by a congressional committee. Rep resentative Livingston of ilc^r^ia. a • memlwr of the commission. <iid the other day: ••There i> one subject the Industrial Commission proposes to handle without glove*, and that is the trust question, and how it affects b »th capital and labor." This :«* a s;««-««l wa\ to handir it. but wouldn't it be t»etter still if the member* of the c«»m- mission would leave their tender little hands, back with wifie and borrow the juwn of some of the Amalgamated' worker* a »id take hold of the trusts with a gra»p that w«>u!d make their very foundation to tremble? WITHOUT questioqing the justice of; the public censure <>f Hear Admiral Kobley I). Kvans. by Acting Secretary of the Navy, Hackett. for having writ ten in his book disrespectfully of err- ! tain official action* of Hon. \V. B. Chandler, when he was Secretary of j the Navy, main arc disposed to think that the censure would have t*-en more seriously regarded by the public at : large had it been prece<led by some sort of official action, showing that the Navy Department disapproved of the disrespectful manner in which Maciay. one of its employe*, vrrote <»f ; Kear Admiral Schley. s<<m» membersof the Kui^hth of Lab --r and of the American Anti-Trust Ix*a^ue. in Waohin^ton, have *tarte<l a movement to aid the »teel utrikern l»y lejjal proceetlinjj>» against the i»te**l trufct under t»tate antitrust lawn. They have entfaj;c<l a lawyer and are acting largely under the advice of ex-Attor ney tleneral Monett. of Ohio, vrbo claim* that the memt>eri» of the tru»»t in that *tate can l>e imprisoned under the state law. The «vame men are trying to #et Attorney General Knux to proceed a^aiiut the *teel tru^t under the Kc^ieral anti-tru»t law. Tiih strike at San Francisco i» mak ing itaelt fell i" the rural district* Fruit rjis.-is. are mi fieri mj; heavy loss CONCERNING THE CULTURE OF MILLET MR. Mnl.ATnilK. in the August number of tin- Kuf.ii Callfomlatti hat the following to my aU»ut tin- cut* ture of mi I lot . which we hope our nu men»u« farmer friend* may ti ti«l iutrr e«tinp* ami instructive: In the Otiivcmili of AH tuna A^ii* cultural K*4j»erinient Station* bulletin for July, we Bnd the following concern inc tin* griming of millet*. It read*: Ml It eta prefer a rich, mellow, luamj *«>il, thriving in neither clay or adobe * >il, nor in a li^ht rtandj soili While it Is better to prepare the s<»il well, | millet may bo sown on quite rough la ml. Where tin* soil i«* not u*o com pact or the utirf ace covered with Uh» rank a growth »«f weed*, it is t»e»t to just *imply ••dink*' it in. Thia method it e<»|KViall.v applicable to Mtlbble land after the grain i» off. Millet i« a warm weather plant, thriving in heat ami MMinitive to cold. '. In tout hern Arizona it may Ik* mwii any time front the first of May to the end of September. While it may Ik' vmn early in the summer, it in not usually advisable lo »lo s*>. a* the month of June i* apt to Ik* very trying on it. irrigating water commonly be iu£ «»hort an well an the air ilry. The most favorable time m during July and Augttnt, the exact date advisable depending on the weather, the water supply anil the local condition*. The time that the forage »> deaired may al s<» Ixr a factor in deciding ujxmi the time to sow. The varieties vary con* sitlt-ral»ly a> t<» the length of time re quired for growth, but the average time i-» about two months. Ah it i> quite a*?n»itiv«* to fro^t it must t>e bomtii early enough to reach the *taj*;e dc niretl before there i«» danger «»f freez iiij;. Thirty t«» forty }k»uiicls of need of thr Foxtail «.r Brooxncorn millets is the u*vnal amount sown jht acre, and 15 to 3<> pound* |»er acre of the Barn* var»l varieties. Rich, well prepared land require* ie** seed than p>o<>r or rough land. Sowing t«»«» little *eed is likelj to result in coar»c-»talkcd hay. Most varieties of millet enjuy plenty of water, hence there i> little danger of irrigating the crop too heavily «lur ing July. Augtist anel September. Millet should be cut before the seed begins lo ripen, especially if it is needed for horse*. Hut it should not l>e cut too Krecn. as the hay i«» liable to have somewhat a laxative effect uj> on r»tock. Less harm result*, how ever, from cut tiny: it t«-o green than too rijx*. The be*t time to cut it in considered to iw when the majority of the heads have distinctly appeared. It should not be permitted to become entireljr dry in the swath, but should be raked when partially dry. and al lowed to cure in cocks. Instead of cutting the millet it may Ik- pastured within a month or no af ter being w»wn. Varieties that make a necoiid growth from the roots Mich an Common and Hungarian millet* are the best suited for pasturing. Poor alfalfa pastures may tx* much improv ed during the hot weather of summer by **di»»kii»i;*' in millet Mred where the supply of irrigating water make** it possible. Tiih Interior Department has receiv ed a resolution adopted by the legisla ture of Hawaii, asking congress to im pofce a duty upon all coffee imported from other countries, "and in this way protect thin industry in Hawaii and other parts of the United State*." The resolution will, of course, be *ent tb congress in due time, hut it i*doubt ful, however — in view of the official re ports against Ibe use of -Hawaiian cof fee in the army and navy ration*, !k« cau»e of it» lack of ktreugth -whether the industry of coffee growing "in Hawaii and other partn of the United Ktate»" will be considered of tuflicicnt importance to justify putting u duty on coffee. lin p c rial pre o o ! Kmkboff'Cuzmr \ mill <& Lumber (&..... | WHOLESALE «»o I I IA/lOrT^ DOORS. SASH. I 1 ll\/IKi—H ntiNoo ) RETAIL DEALERS IN L.WIVILJL.I 1 ... MILL WORK YARDS AT 1 san *io«o. WHoiiuit Main Office Cor. Alameda^ MacySts I LOB ANOILES. Main o*r>c* I POMONA, PASADINA, ■ A M/>TI r? O A»i LAMANOA. A2UBA. COVINA. LOS MINGcLCO, V/AL. Freight of all Kinds Handled With Care If vou arc coming to the hnjxjrial country you will liinl it to your advantage to consign vou freight to Wesley Pattoti, who has first-class rivjs for handling anything from a l>o\ of groceries to a steam engine. And if Patton handles your i^o<xls vou will know they are handled ris^ht side up with care. If you have any land to lie put in cultivation «»r crops to be harvested, he will look after that too. Imperial, Col. Imperial Press, PRICE $1.50 A YEAR The only means by which the news of actual developments now going on in the Imperial country can be had is through the columns of the PUSS. *+ + +++ + + + + + + + + + + + + * + + + ++-* + +++ + + ++ + + + +.+ + ++ + + •♦• •*• + +++ -Hh+Jt I # d otel Imperial \ * + + + + Imperial, California. t % Offerstothepoblic { + * ♦ | superior accommodations + * + % Patronage of tourists and land'Seekers solicited J X, 4. Imperial Shop A. W. PATTON, Proprietor. All kinds of Blacksmith and Wagon work done on short notice <<^> General Repair Work a Specialty. IMIMCRIAI.. CALIFORNIA