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Evening star., 1922-06-17

opportunity to Zee the country.
We had almost given up hope when
suddenly a little busser on the tele.
photo warned the operator that some
thing was coming over 1t.
THE Monfalcone." he remarked. in
terpreH Hng the source of the impulses.
We gathered breathlessly about the
complicated instrument as. on re-
ceiving screen composed Of innumer-
able pencils Of light, polarized ana
acting on a set OF mirrors. each cor
responding to the cells of the sele-
1t were. thin film or veil seemed
gradually to clear up. as the tele-
photo slowly got Itself into equilib-
rum at both ends of the airline.
Gradually the face OF a girl appeared.
Gloria" gasped Mrs. Bracket in
a lone that sounded as If ten years
had been added to her life.
Wait" cautioned the operator.
There is a written message to fol-
low"
On the same screen now came in
letters that Mrs. Bracket in her Joy
recognized the message; Il couldn't
help it. / was blackmailed into TAX
ing the necklace. Even at the hunt
/ received another demand. I did not
mean to go. but ] was carried off
by force before l could pay the sec
ond demand Now I'm glad Of 1t.
Forgive u.s. Gloria"
"Usg repeated Mrs. Brackett. not
comprehending.
"Look-another picture" pointed
Kennedy.
We bent over as the face OF a man
seemed to dissolve more clearly in
place of the writing.
Thank God" exclaimed Mrs Brack-
EFT fervently. reading the face by a
sort Of intuition before it cleared
enough for US to recognize. He has
saved her from herself"
1t was Franconi.
Slowly 1t faded, and in its place ap-
peared another written message:
Recalled to Italy for war service
I took her with me by force. 1t was
the only way. Civil ceremony in New
York yesterday. Religious will fol-
low at Rome"
(Tbe End
Evening star., 1922-06-17
HARVEST HAND KILLED.
IL Alleged I. w. W. Arrested Fol-
lowing Fight in City Park.

CHEROKEE. Okla. June 17-One
man was killed and three others prob
ably fatally injured here last night in
fight between about sixty harvest
hands assembled in the city park, just
outside the city limits. The fight. Of
ficers said. is thought to have been
melted b. members of the l. w. w.
The man killed was known as Paul
Bednartik. He carried an l. w. w
membership card, officers said
Late tonight twelve alleged members
Of the i. w. w. were arrested. Other
arrests also Were reported from Kiowa.
Sheriff McCraty said eight OF those ar
rested were carrying /. w. w. cards.
Evening star., 1922-06-17
OPPOSES 4s-H0UR WEEK.
International Cotton Conference
Calls II Detrimental.
By the Associated Press.

By the Assoc!atel IIess.
STOCKHOLM, June 17.-The inter-
national cotton conference ended its
sittings here yesterday after passing
resolutions declaring against the
forty-eight- hour work week as eco
nomically unsound and detrimental
to the best interests both of en-
plcyers and workers.
The conference reaffirmed its be-
lief that arbitration was the best
method for settling disputes under
cotton contracts between different ma
tionalities. and favored the appoint
ment of subcommittees to draft a new
set of rules applicable to arbitration
in all countries.
Evening star., 1922-06-17
The Social Gangster
By Arthur B. Reeve.
One of The Stars Weekend Fiction Series
Each story complete in three installments.

Mrs. Bradford Brackett" consults kenneIy @
about her daughter. Gloria. aaMond 1nna tome
and ar advertisement OF a ten thousand ,dollar
reward had been sent out for it. Mrs. braek-
eft ADMITS to Kennedy ihst Sosa sa%e Of her fast
friends to get 1t. She says hef aamshtie u e fras
got entirely out Of her control; s9e Is vn,r IRE
and in Long Island, which has very bad
reputation. Her mother had hoped she would
marry siFnor Franeoni young s'snhnte h.ntan Sf nv
winch pi,- Iographs could be transmittea Ds
wire or wireless. But the mother is afraid
Gioriss intimacy with hsr Rtter Or
Rittenhouse Smith is one Of them Rhineland-
or Brown is one and so is dancer, Rex Du
eron of the cabaret Kennedy meets Fran
conf at the Cabaret Rouge where: from gal
lery. lie is goomily watching Gloria and ,ne,n ner
who. Kennedy later hnds. is Du Mond's wife.
seeking divorce evidence. comes quietly to the
cabaret. and the party breaks up planning 10
meet later at the Long Island house. Ken
nedy sends a Young detective to search the
pawnshops for news Of stolen necklace. Inc
next day was the day OF ios n nnnt nt a. wn'cd rd
Kennedy and Jameson motored out 10 u.
Franconi seemed to hover about Gloria as the
hunters gathered. Then they started out. Ihey
breathe After a few moments Mrs. Brackett
came galloping over to Kennedy
7 Y Err face was almost white.
- GLORIA hasn't come up with
l l 1:,. the rest:r she exclaimed
Already Bracket had told those
about him. and all was confusion. 1t
was only a moment when the MEM
bers of the hunt were securing the
country over which we had passed.
with something really definite to
find.
Kennedy did not pause. Come on.
Walter" he shouted, striking out
down the road, with me hard after
him.
We pulled up before a roadhouse
of remarkable quaintness and lux
ury of appointment, one of the hun
dreds about New York which the
automobile has recreated. Before 1t
Evening star., 1922-06-17

Strategically situated on high eleva-
ton, affording view of beautiful Rock
Creek Park .
O1d-fashioned, wood-burning fireplace,
hardwood floors; unusually large Kitchen
with built-in refrigerator; large, roomy
closets; attractive bath, with built-in tub,
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1922-12-23
THE WOMEN,s LEAGUE FOR PEACE

The Wonlen's International League for Peace
which has been in session at The Hague, censored
strongly the growing war spirit among the nations and
adopted resolutions demanding new peace based up
on new international agreements. The members agreed
to work for the converting of world congress Tor tns
purpose. 90. n,
Aside from outlining this particular activity, these
women have proved their good faith by making specific
promise to work if possible upon their own govern,
noents to promote peace The French delegates will
strive for solution of the PREPARATIONS agreements cal
culated to promote European harmony. American,
British and Belgian delegates were urged to promote
the withdrawal of the armies of occupation from the
Rhine.
Every concerted movement for peace is good
thing If the can think up constructive plans
for Settling the difficulties now dividing the nations,
more power to them The trouble is that 1t is so nach
easier to point out what should be accomplished than
how it is to be done However the men nave maze SO
little progress up date that there is reason Tor the
women taking hand.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1922-12-23
Borrowed Editorial
INFLUENCE or CHRISTIAN
THOUGHT

Lord Cromer, who did so much
for Egypt that he became known rs
the ''Makcr of Modern Egypt, -
and who, therefore, was thorough
w acquainted with the full effect
Of Mosfcm thinking, once said:
1.-The de-moslcmized Moslcm, al
though he is wholly unaware of the
defect, is inferior in one respect
wherein his infcriority cannot be
removed by a stroke of the pen; for
the civilized European, as we under
stand him, although he may not
be an orthodox Christian, is, in spite
Of himself, to great extent, the
outcome of Christianity and would
not be what he is had he not 1900
years of Christianity behind him y
National Geographic Magazine,
October, 1922, p. 4lO). What Lord
Cr0mer evidently implied was that
even though the Moslem in Egypt
had given up his religion,-become
de moslemizcd,-h was still inferior
to the Christian, because as Mos
lem he had not had the benefit of
the 1900 years of Christianity which
the European has had. Lord Crom-
er's remarks, therefore, were a di-
rect testimonial TO the intrinsic
valle of right thinking, for the
1900 years OF the influence of
Christianity of which he spoke was
certainly the influence of Christian
thought upon the civilization Of
Europe and America.
A too common tendency among
us is to forget what il is that stead
ily, year by year, benefits us. Would
it not be an act Of wisdom, as well
as Of justice, to remember the source
If our blessings? CAN the progress
of the ages has come from some true
understanding Of God, or from
thought intelligcntly ccntered upon
G0d.) There may be those who
would want TO dispute this fact, but
that only proves that the question
has been considered specifically
If we get beneath the surfact of
things, I'VE shall readily See that
Christian thought, in it's broadest
sense, has blessed the whole world
It has brought forth a steady pro
gress toward highcr7 and better
things; and this progress has been
reflected, to Il remarkable degree,
even III material Inventions and dis
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1922-12-23

10. And suddenly there WUs lOith the
1nge! multitude Of the heaUenLy host
praisiRg God, and saying,
II. Glory to God in tie highest, and ou
2Gyth peace, coed tOW to,Card men.
IS. and it came TO Eass, as the angels
tCere gone atDag from them into heaven, the
shepherds said one 10 another, Let us nO,c
go eUen unto Bethlehem and see this thing
Wlsick is conle TO pass lUhich The Lord hath
made kuOGgn unto u.s.
10. And they came IUith haste, and
found Mary, and joseph, and The babe lying
in the 8,Qnger.
IL. And lOhen they had seen it, they
made knoUn abroad the saying lUI,ich lUas
told them concerning this child.
rs. And all they that heard it ron
dered at those things Which iUere told then,
by the shepherds.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1922-12-23
CHRISTMAS COMES

The chdren's day of days is here again. Cheer1ui
confusion and merry laughter and rustlng tissue
naper and fragrant Christmas trees indoors, sn1lfng
greetings and the community tree outdoors with echo
inc Christmas carols and shouts of happy children are
the order of the day. The meaning OF many mysteries
of the past few weeks has now been revealed Falth
in good old Santa Claus has been justified once more
And who in the midst of all this happiness Will
dare to say that modern materalsm mas zone away
with the real spirit and significance of Christmas?
There are some Old Scrooges in the world Ihere
ALWAYS were and maybe there always will be. They
simply make the blessedness OF giving shhe lloie
brightly in contrast to their surness And do not for
get that the original Old Scrooges chilly heart thawed
ont in the warmth of Christmas love.
There are cold and hungry and disappointed llttie
ones in the world today Alas that it should be So But
there are also in human hearts sincerer pity Tor
them firmer resolve to lessen all avoldable suffering
in the future and warmer response to their appeal
for help, because of this day
Grief and loneliness and more bghting selfshness
are here But in spite of them Christmas can come ana
does come, and its recurrence awakens and rene"s
human hone and Joy and good will.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1922-12-23

z. And she brought forth her firstborn
son, and lUrapEled him in slUaddliag clothes
and laid him in a nanger because there pas
no room for then, in the inn.
s. And there lCere i've the same country
shepherds abiding in the field, keeping
Uatch 0Uer their flock by night
8. And 10, the angel of the Lord came
upon them, and the glory of the Lord sI,one
round about them: and they iuere afraid.
10. And the angel said unto them, Fear
not: for, behold, bring you good tidingS of
great joy, iUiiick shall be to all people
II. For unto you is born this day in the
city of DaUid a Saviour, Ui,ich is Christ the
Lord.
~. And this shall be q sign unto you;
Ye shall find the babe lUrapped in sUad-
ding clothes, lying in a manger
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1922-12-23

the door, and get in before they
can stop me. Then I'll nibblc!"
The Bob Cat went to the door Of
the hollow stump bungalow and
knocked. AS it happened Jackie
Bow Wow was the nearest the door
and opened it before Nurse Jane or
Uncle Wiggily could do so. And as
Uncle Wiggily was playing Blind
| Mans Bluff Just then, and as Nurse
Jane was busy cooking, no one but
Jackie saw the Bob Cat for the
moment.
'Gurr-r-r-r!' growled' the Bob
Cat. 81 came after Uncle Wig
gily IS ears to nibble."
- DO you mean as II sort of Christ
mas prcscnt!' asked Jackie, trying
to thin kof II way to save Uncle
WiggiIy.
eyes, / want ears for Christ
mas present." snarlcd the Bob Cat.
Jackie looked around and saw n
box on the mantle. 1t was ono of
his own Christmas presents, so he
knew what was in it.
"Wait moment,' he told the
Bob Cat. Then the doggie boy
handed the Bob Cat the box from
the mantle and said: ''There is u
Christmas present for you.
thinking it held Uncle WiggiIy's
ears, the Bob Cat opened the box
quickly. But no sooner had he loos-
encd the cover than out flew a COB.
lin Jack-in-the-box, and it hit the
Bob Cat on the nose and frightened
the bad chap so that he howled and
cried out:
go, WOW! What n queer Christ
mas present. Oh, how sore my nose
isl" and away he ran and Jackie,
the doggie chap, laughed like any
thing. Then Jackie told how he had
saved Uncle Wiggily Is ears and they
all said he was very brave.
And so there was most jolly
time in the hollow stump bunga-
Tow, but at last it was over and the
bunny rabbit said:
Hurray for Uncle Wiggjly!"
shouted the animal boys and girls
as they scampered home over the
snow. And j too, wish you all II
Merry Christmas. And if the lump
ing jack doesn't take the legs off
the gas stove and fastcn them on
the clothes horse, so the kitchen
table can 90 riding, I'll tell you
next about Uncle Wiggily and the
candy jar.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1922-12-23
POOR MACS TO HAVE
CHRISTMAS DINNER

KANSAS CITY, No, Dec. 23.-
The American Humane Society pre-
pared today TO play Santa Claus to
al of the "poor" horses in Kansas
City A Christmas dinner viii all
the trimmings" will be served to
the destitute and homeless horses in
Kansas City, according to plans to-
day. The nags and the bluebloods
have been invited.
Fire stations of the city will be
used as dining balls and "nlash -
and other dclicacies viii be served
Sunday and Aonday.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1922-12-23
TOM SIMS SAYS

No boy regards Christmas as "a
success unless he has the stomach
ache.
Clemenceau who eats Ii eggs daily
has sailed for home and the hens
can catch up with their laying.
The slight earthquake reported in
California recently was not the ham
mer slayer being captured.
There should be fortune in dye
ing Christmas neckties another color.
Girls who show good Judgment in
dressing do not show too much.
A bootlcgger tells us he bought
his wife bar pin.
Baseball players have a secret
union but are liable to strike out.
Premier Hughes of Australia was
stabbed with Il hatpin, showing Aus
tralian women have equal rights.
Don't get mad at man for carry
ing Il cane. 1T may be a present.
There are many new faces among
the boxers this winter and also some
| new faces on the boxers.
A fish lived 267 years in a Swiss
aquarium. Some in streams near
here will live longer than that.
|
A woman win treat her husband
| like 80 cents and demand 100000
when another woman gets him.
The fastest thing is opening a win
dow and getting into bed before the
cold air hits you.
|
Many social lion who thinks he
is "a bear gives some catty person q
lamb fur for Christmas.
After landing a job the first
thing some men think about is get
ting business cards printed.
1
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1922-12-23
TEN YEARS AGO
December 20, 1912

Christmas shopping has been The
best this year that it has ever been
and the FL Centre business mon are
greatly pleased.
National campaign launched to
beat down the price of eggs as a
means of reducing the high cost of
living results in a drop of two cents
u dozen in Los Angeles market,
bringing the retail price to 80 cents.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1922-12-23
Looking Backward
What the Press Files Tell OF
Imperial Valley for This Date
in Past Years
TWENTY ONE YEARS AGO
fnn1

c. W. Lathrop and family come
from Centralia with four prairie
schooners, bringing household utcn-
sils, chickens and stock. They viii
engage in farming their 1000 acres
of land.
Forty-five years ago army engi-
neers first called the attention Of
the government to the possibility Of
retaining the delta of the Colorado
by bringing the water from the riv-
er for irrigation.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1922-12-23
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO
Dece-nh her % 1907

El Centre wins over Imperial in
a big game of baseball played ON
the grounds in FL Centre.
Earl Banta arrives from college
to spend the holidays with his par
ents.
Fine growing weather has contin-
ucd iii the valley up to Christmas
and crops of all kinds look fine.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1922-12-23
Bedtime Stories
UNCLE wIGGILY'S CHRISTMAS
Copyright, 1922, by Mcclure News
paper Syndicate
Py Howard r CARTS

BY Howard r. GARIS
Twas two days before Christmas
and all through the wood, the ami
nal children had been pretty good
Some stockings had been hung on
the chimney with care, and others
were draped per, the back of
chair.
And when this had been done
Uncle Wiggily called to Nurse Jane
Fuzzy Wuzzy and asked:
lis there anything more to do
before Santa Claus eOmesl'
Il think of a way to save Uncle
muskrat lady housckceper. Z" You
have brought in everything-thc
tree, the stockings, the holly, the
candy and the nuts. AS for the
chimney, that is always on the roof,
and AS for presents--'
1--WE must wait until Christmas
morning for them, said Uncle Wig
siiy, with a twinkle of his pink
nose.
And at last Christmas came. The
long night passed finally, and then
the sun rose bright and glorious
over the snowy trees.
. Merry Christmas, Uncle Wiggi'
.ly, Merry Christmas,' called
Nurse Jane, for she was mp before
the bunny rabbit that Christmas
morning.
1.-The same to You! Merry Christ
mas!n greeted Uncle Wiggily. Then
he looked at the Christmas tree, aud
found, among other things, Il bright
new red, white and blue rheumatism
crutch, striped like u barber pole.
THAT'S from mc!' said Nurse
Jane.
"And this is from me-" said
Uncle Wigeily to Miss Fuzzy Wuz2y,
giving her first a kiss and then
handing her enc Of the stockings of
Mr. Wiitcwash, the polar bear
gentleman. The stocking was filled
TO the top with Diamond earrings,
= gold hreastpin and many other
fine gifts. i'ut, best Of all WAS Il
new calico apron.
just what | wanted to wear
when | conk he Christmas dinner! -
laughed Nurse Jane, and she tied
the apron springs around her waist
aud began 10 get breakfast.
After breakfast many OF the ami
mai boys and girls came to the hol
low STUMP bung&l low TO show their
presents to Uncle Wiggily. Sammie
LitGetail had skates; Susie, his sis
ter, Il rubber doll that squcalcd
when YOU punched lcr gently in the
hack. Curly Tw;stv'ail. tine picric
boy, had = horn to blow, and Woodic
Chuck, the groundhog boy, had
sled with led picture on it.
Oh, there were SO many presents
that eouldr I begin to tell you all
about them. And while the animal
boys and girls were chatting with
Uncle Wiggily, ont in the kitchen
there were the most wonderful per
fumes and doors that you can ina
gine-roast turkey, cranberry sauce,
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1922-12-23

celery, jam, jelly, broilcd oysters,
sizzling bacon--Oh it just makes me
hungry to even write about it.
"Lct IS have fun and play
gamcs!" cried Jennie Chipmunk.
Ion ycs!" shouted the others
and SOON they were playing games
in Uncle Wiggily's holIow stump
bungalow.
When the fun was at its best, and
Uncle Wiggily was laughing so much
that he nearly dropped the pink
twinkle off the end of his nose, all
Of a sudden, the Bob Cat began
sneaking around the hollow stump
bungalow looking for ears to nibble
The Bob Cat heard the merry
shouts and laughter in Uncle Wig
gily's house, but this joy only made
the bad chap the more glum and
gloomy, like Gabriel Grub or Old
Scrouge.
eff ! could nibble some of then
ears they wouldn t laugh so hard, >
growled the Bob Cat to himself
"I've just got to have some ear
nibblcs for my Christmas grumb
led the bad chap. "I'll knock on
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1922-12-23

An organization of purebrcd live
stock breeders is being pushed by
interested stockmen in Arizona. The
first gel together meeting was held
at Phoenix during state fair week
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1922-12-23

coverios. This seems to prove that
Christian thought, having what the
Bible calls vision, quite naturally
leads to invention and discovery.
1t is an indisputable fact that the
people of the whole world are
blessed today with the things a
Christian civilization has given to
them. The steamship, the railways,
the telegraph, the telephone, and
many other useful inventions,
though used by other than Christian
peoples, are nevertheless, the gift of
10 Christian civilization to the world.
So far as is known, no invention of
any moment has had its source
among the three hundred million
of Moslems, even though they lay
claim to an older civilization than
that of Europe. Lord Cromer's re,
marks were not, therefore, an empty
boast, but a statement of great
fact, namely, that human progress
has been definitely proved to hc in
direct ratio to right Christian think
ing.-The Christian Science Mont
tor.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1922-12-23

Quite few of us over here in the predlcament OF
John Bull who according to Premier Law can't pay
what he owes unless he collects what others owe him.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1922-12-23

There might be third party in this country soon
enough if those who it not afraid it would
remain a third party.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1922-12-23

The coal operators and miners must be well sat
isfied with the results of their last strike the way
they're inviting another one.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1922-12-23

If Santa Claus seems bit stingy, next Monday, Il
will be because Uncle Sam had to have his Christmas
present on the 18th.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1922-12-23

The business millennium will be reached whe
the Oil Trust devoes its attention to improving auto
mobile carburetors