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Evening journal., 1920-08-06
PnErEsRENrIAL rOn mroRrs " AMEmcAN VESSEL.

FEyHE New York Journal OF Commerce which has little
praise 10 bestow on the Merchant Marine Act
passed by the Republican Congress- takes rather soomy
view Of our chances OF with our new marine now
numbering $3.50 vessels with total tonnage OF i6S5OOOO
The journal says we must set return cargoes as well
cagoes outbound, II marine is to be successful
and these carsoes be secured either by carrying
them cheaper because American importers prefer their
own ships and support them
Jus here" continues the Journal rs the mistake Of
those who think they buy American foreign trade
BY pulling ships into competition with those OF foreign
countries They may be able 70 control exports by
OF discriminating rail freishis by subsidy methods OF
one sort or another but they not control Imports
and these viii, under best conditions, be dfcut to
get unless they sough; by the methods
mercsl competition that pursued by others"
The journal decries subsidies and subventions killing
suppressng initiative overlooking the fact that
included in the methods OF commercial competition"
adopted by nearly every maritime nation the present
time but forever opposed by the Democratic party when
ever the attempt made 10 grant them 10 the Amer-
marine.
Whatever the Journal may think Of the Merchant Ma
rne Act the fact remains that has the hearty approval
OF the shipping Board itself
As one OF the most prominent members OF that board
once said Il should that so per cent OF the act is
entirely satisfactory 10 us"
II s not perfect measure do its Republican au-
thors claim perfection for it but is the best that was
procurabe under adverse circumstances and il has ex
cited the grudgng commendaon OF the British and Japa-
nese foremost rivals in the carrying trade at present
II is monument 10 Republican consructvism accom-
phshed after the Democratic party when controlling an
branches Of the government had palered and delayed
and ended by doing nothing.
Providing the Republican party controls the legislative
executive branches OF the government after Marcf
T. 1921 the tariff law will come up for sadly y-needec
: revision along protective lines
1t VIII then be the purpose Of that party TO coordinate
our tariff with shipping policy
II discriminatory duty is laid imports coming int
this country in American bottoms the percentage OF dis
count 70 be determined after due study and delberaon
viii go FAR toward insuring return carsoes Ameri
vessels and thus assist In its develop
1neni and maintenance.
Doubtless such provision should also authorize tn
Presden 20 abrogae any treaty in force between M
United States and any foreign nation which might pre-
vent the application OF such discrimination.
The measures which European Asiatic competi
oD1ors on the already taking embarrass ou
Rlnt marine give ample Justification for the adop
Evening journal., 1920-08-06

After the signing Of the armstice President Wilson
went TO Europe and spent nearly eight months Europe
the between neglectlng American affairs and
letting his country drift in the midst OF serious
voNed problems When he returned he plunged the coun-
try dispute between the executive and the Senate
not American but European affairs From Deem
Der, 1918. TO July 1920 President Wilson has nesected
his country and thought OF Europe before America
There Is remedy except the election OF a Republican
President and a Republican Congress.
Evening journal., 1920-08-06
NIPPON NEWS WRITER'S
MUST WALK CHALKLINE

TOKYO (By Mall Japan is the
land where the newspaperman must
walk warily lest he fall foul Of the
authorities.
The press embargoes against the
publishing Of news Of one kind or an
other are so numerous that It re-
quires a good memory to remember
them all. Al present no less than 80
are in force, and this does not include
the minor inhibitions issued by police
and judicial authorities relating TO
search or examination OF criminals
and the like.
or the 3S named, II refer to Korean
news.
Evening journal., 1920-08-06

Notwithstanding national prohibition, arrests for drunk
enness continue in Wilmington. During the year ended
July the average number OF arrests for drunkenness
29 month Most Of the arrested in this connection
are the old-tme regulars" who somehow find means
to thwart the police and 10 satisfy their craving for in
toxicans Viewed by the broad, however social and
nOmc conditions are much better Wilmington since
prohibition went into effect
Evening journal., 1920-08-06

For many months the Levy Court has been nddng and
foong with the river road between Delaware City and
Fort Penn and during those months direct comDunca-
tcn between those two has been blocked Make
shft repairs have resulted nothing OF beneficial
iure. Now the commissioners have made another in
sDecon the purpose OF determining whether 10
pair the old sluice 10 build a one Whatever is
be done should be done quickly. The public has been
patient and longsunerng but It's patience is about
hausted
Evening journal., 1920-08-06
Cs ms of Thought
Imitation is the sincerest asttery.-colton.

Imitation is the sincerest nsttery,-Colton
:-.--.
Water continually dropping wn wear hard rocks hol
low.-Plutarch
1t doesn't profit man much II his servant keeps the
commandments intact and breaks all his orockery
=.-=:
Idlers ind time 10 be idle the industrious
at leisure We must then always be doing or suf-
ferng
-.
ghosts haunt church yards they must get some Joy
from reading their epitaphs how sood they were
dlrrlnx IA
Evening journal., 1920-08-06

ton Of such provision part Of our law, and Its
application is quite the logical thing.
That the Democratic party win oppose it is to be ex
pected.
That party has always opposed any measure calculated
to build up our industries our shipping and we owe
present merchant marine almost wholly 10 the neces
slties imposed upon US by the late war.
Evening journal., 1920-08-06
ce'::5(..D(r.1H \ ri |; G
n E Nl,'n Nn'Ha K|llAlU IIl
BY O. d. Joyful.

Somebody has truthfully said that
II takes a lot OF people 70 make up a
world. Well. In the same breath, 1t
takes a lot OF faces TO make up a lot
OF people, doesn't It?
Pay your fare and enter any liz
old average street car and join in on
a slant at the flock Of faces that il
makes a lot Of people to OF the in
terror.
Sitting right near the conductor
you will notice an elderly lady who
looks scared TO death. Know what's
The matter with herr she is a
stranger in town and Is going to
spring a surprise visit upon her SON
ln-law. She has Just asked the cOnny
10 call a certain street and feels Ger
tain he is going TO forget all about Il.
lAnd think what a mean trick that
would be on son-in-law)
Down at the end OF the car Look
at that fellow who has an II hate the
world expression on his map. But
you've got him all wrong. He's simply
got a boil on the back OF his neck.
And 10 hurts
The youngster whose eyes are bit
red and whose mouth hangs toward
the ground isn't ordinarily OF a dis
agreeable disposition. His mother Is
taking him TO the dentist
And lookit the heavyset fellow. His
face is beaming all over with red.
His mouth hangs open. But it isn't
his natural expression or looks. He
Just ran a block TO catch the car.
That slender young lady. all smiles,
has Just received a love letter. Shes
tickled pink
Notice me worried look on the face
OF the fellow in the palm beach suit.
He's already gone three blocks be-
yond his stop. The poor guy has
only got a ten-dollar bin in change
and he hasn't the nerve to hand 1t to
the cOnny.
Hanging 10 a strap is a lady who
has her arms full OF bundles. She's
got one eye on a fellow sitting down
In front Of her and her other eye on
fellow who keeps humping into
her every time the car stops.
And the fellow who Is sitting d.
rectly In front OF her has that look
That indicates that ne still has
slight touch OF the gallantry Of old
when all men used 90 stand up that
women might cit But his laziness
is stronger than his touch"
And before YOU get on the car tax,
Evening journal., 1920-08-06

In 1917 and 1918 the Democratic administration appealed
to the country regardless OF politics. and 70 Congress
regardless OF partsanshp support the President in the
conduct OF an American In 1920 this Demo
cratic party seeks votes the ground that the
won by q Democratic administration.
Evening journal., 1920-08-06

"The place where Democrats shine" says the Helena
Record-erad s at the State capital in Montana and in
Washington" There is to be total eclipse OF this lum
mary March 1921 visible all the United States
Evening journal., 1920-08-06
No wonder his phizog registers di
gust.
End OF the Iinel All outi %.
DJEVER MEET I'M? Va

Bill TinsmaD is an optmist
And strange as II may seem
His optimism takes a twist
That makes mems faces beam.
The simple faith Of Brother Bill
Which nothing can abate,
Is that he's always going TO Ill
A middle-open straight.
Evening journal., 1920-08-06
WOODEN LEG is
CAIISE OF TROUBLE.

PORTLAND-Because, it is said her
husband had wooden leg and
couldn't dance Mrs. Katherine G.
Balce 'eloped" with Carl J. AIN, from
Columbus, o. They were arrested
here. Airs good dancer, Mrs.
Balce says
Evening journal., 1920-08-06

In his teaching OF enterprise and thrift Mr. Harding
takes place the class with close TO Benjamin
Franklin
Evening journal., 1920-08-06

Accept California" Syrup OF Figs
only-look for the name California on
the package. then you are sure your
child is having the best and most
harmless physic for the little stomach,
liver and bowels. Children love its
fruity taste. Full directions on each
bottle. You must say California"
Evening journal., 1920-08-06

And before YOU get on the car, take
2 slant at the conductor himself
Nine different people have asked him
~ call their stops The truth OF the
matter is, he's new on the line and
doesn't know where the streets are.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-05-28
SALTON'S BO|LS
INDICATE OIL
Strange Pot Holes ia Imperial
Valley Hare Water at Bottom
Through Which Gas Bubbles;
Biologists Watch Them.

INLAND, May Is. Imperial
Valleys boils. like her crops, are the
biggest things of the kind in the
world. 1t doesn't need and doctor to
lance them either.
These boils are not on living things,
but are in the ground. They are scat
tered all along the vicinity of The
Salton Sea shores on the eastern side.
beginning near Westmorland ami
running on up the sea banks to
Salton, the little siding 20 miles or
more north of here. where the passen-
ger trains in olden days stopped to
show the. tourists how the tempera-
ture feels when its gets up to IA.
That was before the Colorado Went
on a rampage in 1907 and pretty
nearly filled all Imperial Valley. They
had salt works there then, but all
that has nothing to do with Imperial
Valleys huge boils.
These boils are round holes in the
ground, usually ten to % feet in dla-
meter and the depth is ordinarily
about the same as the diameter.
They are called boils because in the
active ones there is water in the bot
tom of them that bubbles constantly,
as if boiling. The names doesn't come
from any high temperature, as some
witty fellow once tried to say. The
water is warmer than the atmosphere,
but the heat comes entirely from
below the ground. The bubbles are
gas. The sediment or solid sub
stance, that comes along with the
bubbles, is usually of a sulphur form
alton, that has given rise to the
theory of some biologists that oil is
on the east side of the Salton Sea, as
we'll as on the west side and down in
the Holtville section. Similar gaseous
wells were existent in some of the
Texas fields where oil first came from
in that state.
A match lighted over an aCJi"e
/ boil will start a flame and sometimes
/ it will continue burning for an hour
or two. Again it will only flare ~
and die away. There are eXtlnc bolis
where there is no water and no s'gr
of gas. but usually hundred yards
away will be found an active boil thai
| is probably the successor to the dead
one.
! When the oil excitement started
I here some two or three m qnths ego
Ithse boils were examined closely,
and they are said to have bearing
on the oil formations-th antcIlnes
and faults. The biologists say, how
ever, that it Will be necessary to 20
much deeper on the east SIDE II oil 70
found than on the west side Of The
Salton Sea. Cores pondingly, the say
the oil will be found in larger guam
titles on the cast side than on the
west side.
:. L.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-05-28

Let hope that Germanys African possessions are
ioyng this bright of universal liberty
Imperial Valley press., 1920-05-28
THIS IS THE TINE OF LIFE'S ROSES

Has occurred to you provided you happen to be
staid business housewife we'll along nryearS,
tonight the night nights splendid class of
young Ell Centre boys and girls Central Union Hi school
This the day when life looks them pleasant path
with roses. This is the time when the world
lies at their feet waiting be conquered Of all the great
moments in their life tonight will be ranked high, for to-
night is graduation time.
Remember that time you graduated? And how were
the center of an admrng number of friends? And how
proud father and mother were And how little brother
and sister went around telling your friends that
going to graduate?
And how aunts and unces and father and mother
their best clothes and down the exercises
and you sat the platform remember how uncomfor
able you were? and finally the president of the school
board handed you that precious sheepskn and you
terribly lest you stumble drop something
before you got back to your seat?
Well, this is going to be repeated this evening The
world changes in many ways but graduation time is still
the time of
The grammar school bonds voted but did notice
the amount of interest taken
Imperial Valley press., 1920-05-28

When potatoes voted on the matter of coming
price the eyes had it.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-05-28

Apparently it is up to some of our reformers to
a vice president crusade
Imperial Valley press., 1920-05-28

Statesmen requested increased production and tn
try responded noby with remarkable output of
Imperial Valley press., 1920-05-28
ONE SHIP TO STAY
At PyRYEAR FIELD
CAPT. LOUeU II. Smith An
noHnces That SHIPS viii BE
Nored to San Diego TOmOr-
r0lc; One Pilot to Remain.

One airplane will be left at Puryear
Field during the summer months ac-
cording to an announcement by Capt.
Lowell II. Smith today.
The remainder Of the airplanes will
be flown to Rockwell Field in San
Diego tomorrow. The apparatus from
the field will be moved by truck to
the coast field.
Lieutenant Kiel, one of the famous
pilots in the army transcontinental
race, will be left in this city to main
tain the border patrol.
Due to the fact that the airplanes
will leave tomorrow for San Diego
they will be unable to take part in
the Memorial Day exercises in this
city Monday as they had planned.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-05-28

The world would be fully we'll off if it would
less attention to raising skirts and to raising
Imperial Valley press., 1920-05-28
GERMANS RELEASED

SHANGHAI, May 28.-Most of the
German war prisoners held in camps
in Japan and in China have now been
repatriated.
A contingent has just passed
through shanghai.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-05-28
MORE SUGAR

Coming events often their shadows before Them and
prices may fall while still the bumper crop the growing
stage.
There, be more sugar next fall
That should mean lower prices them 1t spell lower
prices long before the crop is harvested.
Latest reports from European beet fields indicate
80 per increase for the winter of 192021. Last
crop otaed 2S9O0O There is indication Of
a crop measuring up to 100000 the coming winter.
Europe will not have to buy much from the
world. That will leave sugar for America
Imperial Valley press., 1920-05-28
POLITICAL ANNOUNCEMENTS.
For Superior Judge.

l hereby announce myself a candl-
date for the nomination Of the office
of Judge of the Superior Court for
Imperial County, at the primary cleo
ton to be held August u, 1920.
BURRITT S. ALLEN.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-05-28
FOR ASSEMBLY

| hereby announce myself candidate
for election to the California State
Assembly from Imperial county, sub
ject TO the Republican primaries.
T. F. HOWE.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-05-28

l will be candidate for the office
of Judge Of the Superior Court at the
ensuing primary election. -
MARVIN w. CONkLING.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-05-28

1t the girls who used to get together about gradua
ton and decide how much their dresses would cost
How times have changed. Central Union Hi girls have
this year but the boys purchased their gradua
ton togs quantity prices from local merchants
Evidently it is the boys pocketbooks that slim
Imperial Valley press., 1920-05-28

bly, her oil wells will also be in the
same proportion, but that remains TO
be seen.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-05-28

We notice that the Los Angeles Examiner is again pub
fishing stories about the Imperial Valley. For Il
cents inch correspondents would do anything.
Imperial Valley press., 1920-05-28

Doubtless when the profiteer dreams of heaven
wonders if tn gold streets are nailed down.
New-York tribune., 1920-02-15

lightly tapped. Extraordinarily rich :.
grain and mineral resources. pu.,;.
only requires peace and normal CONT.
tioss to become great prodnc;,.
country. On the other hand, Americss
manufactured goods will be in yrss.
demand for many years in a coun.-.
whose economic development, alws,.
backward, has been temporarily sh,.
tered by wer and revolutionA N,
Davis does not confine himself toX A..
cussion of the commercial possibilitis,
Of Russia; he also emphasizes tn.
varied beauties Of the countrv and IN.
lovable character Of the people. H.
points out that, just as Russian hs.-
could be made easier and more pleas
ant by the adoption OF American me-.
chanical devices, so American IL.
could be made broader and deeper bv
wholesome infiltration Of Russia,
idealism and aesthetic feeling. Illus.
trated with number Of excellen. pe.
lures, the book is a veritable rev..
lation Of country that has becom.
very much of mystery TO most Amer.
leans during the last few years.
New-York tribune., 1920-02-15

lloyd Georges election promises, are
ever to be satisfied by pay
ments Of the character provided for
by them. Mr.. Keynes says the minimum
is ,000,000,000 and that Germany
can't pay more than $4,000, 100000.
What is the alternative? Mr.. Keynes
favors reducing the indemnity to $1O,-
00,000,000 and giving Germany a free
hand as to the manner of raising and
paying that sum. But there is another
alternative indicated in the treaty IT.
self. If Germany cannot pay In cash
or commodities, she can pay France, at
least, in territory Frances most
pressing indemnity asset is and always
has been the left bank Of the Rhine.
That bank is to remain in possession
of the Allies-that is, the French-in
case Germany defaults on the money
or commodities Preparations.
AS remedies Mr.. Keynes suggests a
revision Of the treaty, so as to release
Germany from most of her present in
demnity obligations, and, as a counter
polse, the cancellation of the debts of
France and Italy to Great Britain and
the United States and the cancellation
of Great Britain's debt to US. The
first remedy is impractcable, the
author says, unless the present gov
ernments of Europe are overthrown--
certainly stiff condition preced dent.
New-York tribune., 1920-02-15
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The exciting story Of a British Of.
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The narrative of three attempts o.
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THE YANKEE IN THE BRITISH ZONE
BY Even c. Macveagh and Lee D
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Sons, New Yorn.
The authors describe the relation.
between the British and American
troops in France. The book contains
many amusing anecdotes. and is pro-
vided with q foreword by General
Leonardo Wood
New-York tribune., 1920-02-15
X on Economics Wins Place Among the Best Seller
tho gradual developments Of tho girls
character and self-reliance.

tho gradual developments Of the girls
character and self-reliance.
Tho heroine. Janetta Gildersleeve, the
'typical spoiled wealthy girl, finds that
her family fortunes are exposed to i'm
minent danger She resolutely faces the
hardships of a mining camp and sur
prises her friends by her ability to turn
the tide Of ruin on her brothers enc
mics. There is delightful air of COM
fort throughout the entire book, and yet
one IS never sure that matters will ac-
tually end we'll.
Mr.. Grant evidently believes in the
efficacy Of coincidence, for the right per
son happens along at just -.the right
moment. At times we are skeptical, but
we read and enjoy the story even with
this trusting air. 1t is we'll worth your
while to read "a Single Track" for it
is essentially an entertaining story.
New-York tribune., 1920-02-15
Stories of Spain
Rich Color and Violent
Passion in Two Tales

TN THE preface to "Their Son" and
"rhe Necklace" published by Bon
4 Liveright, New York; George
Allan England gives Eduardo Zamacois
the very extravagant title Of Spanish
Guy de Maupassant.' The authors
handling Of the short story does in Ger
tain ways suggest the methods of de
Maupassant, but the mastery construc-
ton and fine irony that distinguish the
work Of the Frenchman are lacking in
these two tales.
The stories are stimulating, at the
outset. Mr.. Zamacois starts, in each
case, with vivid description Of
character with great dramatic posi-
bilities. In Amedo Zuredo, the central
character of "Their Son." he creates
man Of the courage and force that pro-
duce both great sacrifices and great
crimes. At the beginning of "The Neck
lace" there is skillful characterza-
ton of a green-eyed courtesan. which
sends US racing through the story on
the scent of particularly stirring
tragedy. The atmosphere of these
stories is highly colored almost fam
bcyant, Even if the background were
less vivid the catastrophes, which
occur regularly from time to time. are
enough TO keep waning interest alive.
However, in most instances, the real
ism Of the characters peters out, the
development Of the plot becomes rather
forced and the reader is not surprised
to come upon an anticlimax at the end
of each story.
In "Their Son." Raphaela is the one
character who remains realistic
throughout. Under the tinsel Of ply
sical charm and vivacious Latin tenn
permanent. she hides a drab soul. Her
every act and utterance testify to
such mediocrity that it is hard to
sympathize with her The contrast be-
tween this woman and her husband is
an interesting one. She yields to crime
because she is weak and shallow.
Amedeo, on the other hand, commits
crimes because, according to his stand
ards, the one manly method Of punish
ing wrongdoer is to try to kill him.
He is victim Of righteous indignation
and Spanish ethics.
The style Of "The Necklace" is both
simple and bold. There is an abun-
dance of keen analysis and good de-
scriptions; but the story is rather
forced and too highly spiced to ring
true. The suspense, unnecessarily pro-
longed: instead Of heightcning the in
terest, becomes monotonous. The char
acters do not develop or deteriorate
naturally, but without fair warning
suddenly leap the bonds Of normal
psychology. Particularly exaggerated
is the lovesick student. His love soon
degenerates into psychosis tinged
with a sickly heroism and from that
time on he ceases to arouse any SYM
pathetic emotion. The only thing which
could give substance to "Thc Necklace"
is keen analysis of the psychology of
the melancholy young man. This Mr..
Iamacois does not offer us. At the
end he tries to save the story by an
extremely dismal attempt at irony.