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About The Omaha morning bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927 | View Entire Issue (March 10, 1925)
Today Life on the Desert. Opportunity Is There. Alfalfa Beats Gold. I he Hodge Brothers' Ranch. By ARTHUR BRISBANE. V__ (Written at Barstow, on the Santa Fe, 2,000 feet above the level of the Pacific, which is less than 100 miles away in a straight line.) Are there oppbrtunties left for young Americans in the far west, or are the opportunities all gone? For an answer, see the Hodge brothers’ alfalfa ranch at Palliser, mi the Santa Fe railroad,, about 12 miles west of here. You will learn courage, ambition and desire at work, will find plenty of opportuni ties—especially for work. Gilbert and Robert Hodge of Buffalo came from a rich family, one of Buffalo’s streets is named for them. The money disappeared, r.s American fortunes sometimes do, about the time they were born. That was fortunate for them. The best opportunity for a real man is necessity. These two brothers, barely 20. did not look for some rich relative to offer a soft spot. They read that desert land could be made fer tile and productive. Under the homestead act the two brothel's took up about o00y acres here, on the Mohave desert: it was land absolutely barren, apparently. The population con sisted of jackrabbits. able to cover many miles a day, and a few tiny donkeys almost as swift as rabbits, descended from burrows whose prospecting owners generations ago i ad left their bones bleaching on the hills. The Hodge ranch shows what work can produce in the desert. The fields of alfalfa, that grows 40 inches high, are fenced against • jackrabbits. A comfortable house for the brothers and their mother takes the place of a tent in which the brothers lived, and worked, until the war broke out. Then they left •everything, entered the army and went to Europe. A little garage houses the car that makes them independent of distance. There is a stable for a team of horses used to cut the al falfa and run the baling machine, and a very contented cow .that yields 28 quarts of milk a day, on an alfalfa diet. Everything there, the brothers built with their own hands, includ ing a pumping station of concrete, the installation of an electric pump, and a big reservoir for irrigation that holds 358,000 gallons. A contractor wanted $2,000 to build the reservoir and guarantee it water tight. The boys didn’t have the $2,000. They dug and Guilt the reservoir themselves with concrete sufficiently high above the ground. It is water tight. The materials cost them $175. For every pound of dry alfalfa put on the land 500 pounds of water is needed—1,000,000 pounds for a ton of alfalfa. They do it and make it pay. An electric line near by brings “white power’’ from the mountains and serves them ■ cheaply. It costs only $51.50 to pump 750,000 gallons of water. There on the desert, where donkeys and jackrabbits nibble sage brush and “grease wood” shrubs, the water, m unlimited quantities, is within 18 feet of the surface. And that marvelously fertile soil, 15 feet deep, washed down from mountain •ides through thousands of cen turies, produces seven crops of al falfa between May and October. And that pays. * It supplies all the money that the brothers need to live and to im prove their property. Seventeen acres of alfalfa yield each season 127 tons, which sells at t he railroad siding, a mile and a half away, for $27 a ton—$3,429 worth of alfalfa from 17 acres. The des ert land plus courage, hard work and water, yields $184 to the acre. It is an absolutely sure crop. No failures there. The sun shines all through the growing season. The water rises faithfully from subter ranean streams, and is directed through irrigation channels to the alfalfa. Seven times they cut it, and seven times it grows, a crop more certain than ever was raised in the wonderful Nile valley. Some times Nile waters failed. Desert irrigation never fails. Is the case of the Hodgp broth ers exceptional and not to he dupli <--1 < k 1 k 4 L i > *4 | 4 t 4 ^ L.J You’ll never know how quickly a t>a<i cough can he conquered, until you try thin famous old home-made rem edy. Anyone who has coughed all day and all night, will say that the immediate relief given is almost like magic, it is very easily prepared, and tbere is nothing better for coughs. Into a (Tint bottle, put S'/a ounce* of l'iiirx; then add plain granulated sugar syrup to make a full pint. Or you can use clarified molasses, honey, s,r corn syrup, instead of sugar syrup. Wither way, the full pint saves about •wo-thirds of the money usually spent for cough preparations, and gives you a more poaitive, effective remedy. It keeps perfectly, and tastes pleasant—ohildien like it. You can feel this take hold instantly, southing and heuling the membranes in all the air passages. It promptly loosens a dry, tight cough, and soon you will notice the phlegm thin out •ml disappear. A day’s use will usually break up an ordinary throat or chest cold, and it is also splendid for bron chitis, croup, hoarseness, end bron chial asthma. I’inr* is a moat valuable concen trated compound of genuine Norway pin* extract, th* most reliable rem edy for throat and chest ailments. 1 To avoid disappointment, ask vour druggist for *‘2y-j ounces of Pinex” with directions and don’t accept any thing else, (iiiaranteed to give ah*o- , lute satisfaction or money lefundcd. I ’ihv I’iittx Iv, ft. VSpyuc, Uld, The Daily Cross Word Puzzle } --> Bj- KICHAltD H. XINGI.F.Y. — TP 78 7T) * . Horizontal. 2. Torn piece of cloth 4. Pertaining to the nose 6. Benediction 8. A Babylonian god 3. Tooth for a wheel. 11. A conjecture. 12. Title of nobility. 14. The human race. 16. A species of small deei. 18. Sour. 13. Hangman's knot. 22. Volcano in Sicily. 24. Horne of Abraham. 25. A fermented malt llquoi 2G. Musical note. 1 27. The Kingdom of Persia. 20. An impression. 32. One who gets your dinner. 34. A single thing. 35. Cape on the Massachusetts coast. 3G. A city In Prussia. 38. Distinction. 40. Promotes sociability. 42. Falsehood. 43. Skilled Mechanic. 4G, Sweet stuff. ' 47. What you get for "tat." Vertical 1. A dock. \ 2. What Nurmi did to perfection. 3. Nonsense talk. 4. One of England's most famouv admirals. 6. Jo place. » G. An insect. 7. And again not. 8. To push with the bead. 10. Blood. 11. Pertinent. 13. Opinions. 4. Mother. 15, Pertaining to the Arctic re grions. Solution of yesterday's puzzle. j cated? No. Five miles east of them on the same road is the Emer son ranch of 160 acres. The owner, who bought it from some discour aged owner, with more desire for money than for work, paying for it just $26, 16 cents an acre, has just sold his place for $30,000. He started ahead of the Hodge boys, planted alfalfa first as they did; then, having got the land right by the irrigation and the humus that alfalfa puts into ground, he turned into fruit, grapes, pears, almonds. He is putting his $30,000 into a gold mine proposition. Perhaps he has done better than stick to the ranch. Let’s hope bo. The Hodge brothers, proceeding cautiously by the way, have added melon growing to their alfalfa. The only difficulty there is that the melons grow so big they are not commercially available for the aver age restaurant, the portions would be too big. But Ered Harvey, food king of the Santa Ee, buys them. Watermelons, casabas, Spanish melons, and all the desert dwellers and workers will tell you that their melons cannot be equaled, or their nlfalfn either, by the fields of the Imperial Valley. Therp arp opportunities left in the United States, plenty of them, provided you feel inclined to work, and can endure existence more than two blocks away from a mov ing picture show, with only the stars at night to take the place of the screen stars. (Copyrlcht, l»2» ) PORTER SLASHED BY MAN ROOMER Joe Delaney', 3526 1 street, a porter at the Salvation Army borne. Fif teenth street and Capitol avenue, sim slashed across the face Monday after noon by a roomer nl the home. Delaney aalil lie went Into the mati n room to make the bed. and nn argu mont developed; The roomer whipped out a knife and attacked Delaney. Delaney was attended by police sur gen ns. Mis injuries are not serious. ■ 17. Half a ptlnter'g err I 1 S. Throe 20. a grain." 21. Seminary (abln ■ 2.1. Request. 2^. Receiving office lanbi.l 2!). Bird’s home. 3o Indispensable in a ban-er .« shop. 31. A eqlurnn. 32. A l>ox. 33. Preposition. 37. ljarge hotly of watei 39. Own (Scot). 41. "Watchful waiting." 44. An expression of impatience. 45. ParijOt "sit.” /Pie solution will appear tomorrow. AnVKRTI.HKMKMt Clean Child's Bowels "California Fig Syrup" is Dependable Laxative for Sick Children . Hurry Mother! A teaspoonful of "California Fig Syrup" non will sweet en the stomach ami thoroughly clean the little bowels snrl In a few horns you have a well, playful child again, liven If cross, feverish, bilious, con stipated or full of cold, children love its pleasant taste. It never cramps or overacts. Contains no narcotics or soothing drugs. Tell your druggist you want only the genuine “California Fig Syrup’’I which has directions for babies and hlldron of all ages printed on bottle. Mother, you must say "California." Refuse any imitation. | SELLING BY MILLIONS They have three cardinal virtues—aurc relief for cougha end colda, healing and 5 soothing to sore throats and — are a delicious confection — ® they tickle the taste. Mentopine contains pure Pine Oil, perfectly merged with Menthol. That'a why it is known as "The Belt Cough Drop in the World." &4i mil drug mnd cmnftittonmn' itmw “Gets-lt” Removes CORNSi Quickly Stops AH Hurting Instantly [UfgM sv Plaster] Every man or woman who still has corns or callouses ought to try I *’( .eta-It" and see how/ marvelously it works. Corn pains stop. The corn or cal lous shrivels up, it romea out com-1 plcte and civesi blessed relief.Your ' satisfaction is ■ guaranteed. Sold everywhere. I oats but a trifle. E. l-awrence 4 Co., Chicago. ! BERNICE COAL Arkansas Anthracite We Have a Fre»h Supply IIPHIKP lumber urunvc & coal co. ♦ See Sample of Thin Coal at Hayden’* Grocery Dept. . _ _ Snowflake Husk Towels Ladies’ Vests 13x23. superior quality, plain cen- Fine knit bodice and built-up topa, (ter with red stripe border, an ideal “elf and ribbon shoulder towel for barbers and QQ straps, sizes 38 to 44. Ea., hotels. Dozen OI/C Bargain Annex. Bargain Annex. _ Opening Sales f >r Tuesday CLOTHES You’ll Find in the Smartest Company ’25, ’35 - ’40 Others Up to $50 Stetson Hats % Being well dressed does not necessarily mean ex pensively dressed. Jt means that one’s clothes are individual in design and smartly tailored. Those are the clothes you will find here. They ai'e the only kind of clothes it pays to buy. You will be surprised to see the character of tailoring and the rich woolens we are able to combine in our smart new spring suits and topcoats. They * are so good, in fact, that we invite you to com pare elsewhere before you buy. STORE FOR MEN * «•'_iMmukZJ [Capps Clothes ^re'wc^f ' f-7-N “Opening Specials” Annex Extraordinary Values on Sale Tuesday | 300 New Spring Dresses ✓ >’er. crisp dresses in satin-laced cantons and silk knit, d-p? ^ in ill the new high shades, and every one a late pi; model. An elegant lot of clever creations, copies of tyk s lh"t Ml for thre: times the price. y ' \ )) ~ ' if [ / ' / Gingham House New Spring Dresr.es Coats 75c $7.95 Aino.'kca'; gingham hoar An elegant assortment of frocks in pink. blue, lav- new spring coats in the snder. ;.i'en and brown latest material; full guar ■hecks, eight different anteed lining; light, medium ;yk-. Extra special in the r.nd.dark shades; all sires. Anne;:. Value* to SI5.00. Annex Annex Silk Scarfs i \ ,’Ou -Ok scarfs in all high colors in fanes -trine in n world of pretty sseave? and colors. Regular SI.98 quality. Annex i -'' __ - ■ 1-^ S-- ■ N I “Opening Specials” <i," Annex Ruffled Curtainv Marquisette and scrim ruffled cur- I tains of excellent quality, well made, neatly ruffled with tie-backs to match. Very-special for Tues day. Pair—- 1 Bargain Annex 65c Bloomer Cloth Plain and striped in a large assort men* of all the new shades and black. Very popular for slips, bloomers, teddies; etc. Yard— Bargain Annex Drapery Cretonnes 3t3-iiiih of excellent quality, light and dark colors, new patterns in floral and Persian designs. Yd.—■ Bleached Sheet*, 79c Ea. , Ladie*’ Fiber Silk Hose 7‘2xt>0, made of fine round thread sheet- ' 39c Pr. < I’m sth h rench renter seam and fin- . • , , , , i he.l with a .'Vinch hem. I Of excellent qualtty. elastic topi, shaped 0 !cgr. seamless. In a variety of all tn# bargain Annex new spring shade?, also black. Sizes Pillow Case., 26c Ea. 9’= “ " E",ptl0”*' 4';x3C-incb. made up of extra heavy Bargain Annex f muslin, soft finish, no filling or dress ing and finished w ith a 3-inch hem. r» .. n . Bargain Annex Domestic Remnants 29c Yd Marquisette, 29c Yd. Si-inch bleached sheeting. 42 and 45 38-inrh, with a highly mercerized fin- , inch pillow tubing in mill end* of use- ! ish, strong tape edges, very popular for fu| lengths, values from 45c to 65e yd. plain or ruffled curtains, white and Priced in one lot at 29e yd. croam. / Bargain Annex Bargain Annex j r-^ Grocery Sales for Tuesday Groceries .1 cans Wilson Milk (3 cans to custo mer) . . • . use 10 bars Omaha Family Soap, 37C Sliced Pineapples, 2 Ik-lb. can . 25C 8 lbs. Fresh Oat meal . 25C Diamond H. Flour, 48-lb. sk.. $2.18 () m n r. W o n d er Flour, 48 lb. sack. nt. *2.55 IJSyden's Diamond H Mustard, quart.23C Fancy Pink Salmon, 1-lb. tall cnn, 13C Fruits and Vegetables Fancy Santa t'laru Prunes, lb. . . OC Fancy Bulk Dates, lb. I 2'iC Knsflish W a 1 ntits, lb.25C Fancy Florida Cirapefniit, rn. 5C Fancy Idaho Pot a toes, peck . 25c Home Beauty Ap ples, box SI. MS (irHpe-Nuts, per pkit. I 5C Vs.__^ (-~-—^ Opening Sales New Spring Novelty Footwear In All the New Shade* Priced S5. SB »nd $8.50 31 Different Styles of Grover Pump* and Oxfords In strap, cut-out pumps and Oxfords. \’o\* on display on our * Main Floor • v..--- - If Opening Sales ^ Leather Goods-Silver $2.00 and $2 50 Leather Bags *1.00 ( Shopping Rugs, black cloth lined, new flat bng«. soft grain and a i 1 k leather finish, very new in two toned, patent ami tan. Many other noveltie*. Dutch Silver Display at Special Prices $•2.00 < nnillextii'li>. on.. SLOB <2.00 |Mitt’ll Van's, ra.. SI.00 Dulrli Hot Pads, largo ovhI niMl. SI *50 Pulrh Hot 1’aila. 25C Opening Sales Laces - Trimmings An exclusive import line of the finest Spring ami Summer laces, embroi deries and trimmings from an exclu sive Dress Makers' supply firm, on display this week, beginning Tues day. A number of specials in fine laces for Evening and Street Gowns, at special price.. New Buttons Our stock is now complete, all styles and colors. New Glove* In the Tow lies and also n direct im port line of New Easter Novelties, from Trance. Special Lots: 81.25, 82.75. 85.50. 81.50 e New French Handkerchiefs and Toilet Novelties ^ On Special DiipUv 1 ufday. ^ Rayon Silk Crepes 98c Yard These are the Wonder Fabrics of the New Season. Plain shades, pebble weave or self color, embroidered, bright, colorful, sparkling tones. All vrj: vhe8 wide. Main Floor, j Anna May Prints 39c Yard The real wash fabric succe-.- for Children’s Dresses, absolutely fast color, small printed patterns of bright color grounds, hero at 39c yard. ain Floor. y C $1.50 Hand ^ Embroidered Chemise 98c Ml .iojen Philippine Chemi«e. neat hand embroidered patterns, excellent ! material, all sires 3t> to 4 1. ^ Second Moot J Opening Sales Silks and Woolens Striped Crepe and Broadcloth' 2.79 Yd. For Sports wear, nothing smarter, gorgeous Roman stripes or delicate candy stripes on dark or light grounds, fast washable colors. Flat Crepe $3.25 Yd. An extYa heavy flat erepe for frocks or ensemble suit, all wanted spring colors, also black. . Kashmir, $3.95 Yd. . A beautiful wool mateiial (similar to kasha 1 in the wanted natural tones, ^also otdurs. .~>t inches wide. j Opening Sales Boys’, Wear Boys' Fine Suits $g95 tYith 2 pair of pant snappy new Spring styles. vRrurht new pattern* and colors. Well tailored per fee*, fitting suits with 2 pair of knick ers, Site* 0 to IT BOYS’QUALITY SHIRTS ‘Puritan" ami "Irwin” count percales, collar attach 'd styles. 1‘uuc\ patterns anti solid colors. Sizes 121 j to 11 /->1 Market Sales for Tuesday Market Choice Steer Round ? Steak .... SS’ie F rrsh Pig Spare Rib* . 14e Fresh Hog Heart*. i 6 lb*, for_25** Sugar Cured Picnic Ham* .... 14 He Swift’s Sliced Pa con . sse Fancy Fresh Court- 1 trv Roll Putter, at'. 34He Fancy Fresh Tub ] Creamery Butter. at - lOHe Selected Fresh ; C o un t r y F.ggs. <»t 27He Anchor or Tropic ■ Nut Oleomargarine. | lbs. I5e Tea and Coffee M. ft .1 Blend Cof- | I foe, lb .... 50e ib*. HSr I Nan to* Coffee. \ at 38e Fanex > ,udi*r leg , Tea «Oe 1 ..x i Tea Siftings. t» lbs. j foi 35e . Pro. .1 ast t’ o i' o a, « i oe