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Imperial Valley press., 1922-11-14
REDWOOD REFORESTATION

IT cheering to learn that in addition to the areas
preserved and protected by national and state governments
other stands giant redwood trees in California are to be
respected by the numbering interests Once more economic
interest has been found TO have much IN common with the
interests of sentiment and public spirit.
LAUNDERING in the redwood forests is to be made self
perpelatng operation Timber is to be cut in the more
scattered stands At the time there is to be eonn
uous reforesation and special protection against fires
The redwoods lend themselves readily to reforesatlon
since they are snguary from destructive insect pests
or fungus growths Although they live many times as long
as most they not slow-growng as might be
expected years redwoods attain height of $50 to
200 They resist fire and decay better than most trees
They reproduce from sprout from roots or sump and
can be cultivated from seedlings
The nation has been much concerned in recent years
v the rapid destruction of these mighty forests Move
undertaken and promoted by such respected
men the late Franklin K. Lane which designed to
set aside large possible for continued
ton feared that these efforts would suf
ficient the redwoods Now that the numbering in
have found to their economic advantage to
there hope OF their ultimate
vaon This action the part of the redwood lumber
should the relaxing of other private and
public conservation work, but its strengthening.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-11-14
SOUND LABOR POLICY

The most effective champion of labor that has appear
ed in time is John D. Rockefeller Jr. He broke into
print recently defense Of the right of miners strike in
a Pennsylvania coal company in which he minority
interest and denounced his company refusal to deal with
union labor unjust and unfair" He expressed his be-
lief in the right of labor to share in the conduct of the
industry in which it is employed. He has supplemented
that declaration with magazine article in which he flay
expresses his approval of the eight hour day for which
ganized labor has stood so long
Il believe" he says, that generally speaking, the r.
hour day and day week should longer be tolerated
in industry either from the viewpoint of public policy of
Industrial efficiency believe that both have been proven
to be unnecessary, uneconOmc and unjustifable'
The heads of the steel industry have accepted this
view in theory but very slow and dubious their a
pication of it, Mr. Rockefellers pronouncement should
hasten the process of humanizng that industry every
other which has failed to bring its employment conditions
into harmony with enlightened modern sentiment.
Even If willing to work twelve hours day and
days week is not good for society let them
is such toll exhaustng mental and moral and leaving
leisure strength for self-mprovement that breeds
ignorance, disease, class prejudice and revolution
Imperial Valley press., 1922-11-14
NATIONAL SOULS

Bonar Law, the new British premier, does not agree
with Rudyard Kipng that America lost her soul for gold
while England saved hers He took pains the other day. in
speech in London, to recall uterance of his made in
July, 1918:
at moral force which brought the United States to
Allies. She had much to lose in material she
had little gain the great things of ife and very little
in small things. The saying of the Scripture true
He who would his life shall lose it, The people of the
United had nothing material to gain, because they
would lose money but they would gain something far
precious than money for they had saved the soul of Amer
ca."
1t quite possible that the calm British statesman is
at good Judge Of national souls the bitter Brit
ish poet.
The University OF Chicago warts couple Of million
dollars to use testing Ensein theory; and very likely
some successful business who doesn't know the differ
cnce between relatively and consanguiniy Will Tall Tor IT,
Don't TALK! is the word Mussolini new Italian pre-
mier Italian representatives all the world III
that could applied to diplomats in general maybe the
worlds troubles would disappear.
sure there's business revival in progress, but it's odd
how folks do pate 70 be converted
Imperial Valley press., 1922-11-14
Tom Sims Says:

The secret of success often consists
of Keeping it secret.
Any girl could be popular at a dance
by using puIverized sugar for powder
and cranberries for rouge.
What this country needs more than
anything is an alarm clock that wakes
only the man who sets it.
\ wise man never falls in love this
close to Christmas.
If it WASH for engine trouble some
parlors would never be used.
Living is expensive but worth it,
The man who follows the crowd
seldom has the crowd following him.
Mixing business and pleasure gives
YOU neither one of the two.
You can always get a few more miles
out of last winter clothes.
Persuade the janitor to tap on the
furnace pipes. 1t sounds as if lie is
firing the furnace.
Many poor excuse is worth money
to married man.
Why doesn't some beauty shop ad-
vertise Permanent waving-hair call
ed for and delivered. -
The boss il a man who can take it
out on the hired hands when he gets
mad at his wife.
Only six more months until time to
buy short skirts again.
The Sultan of Turkey is out of work
and sultan jobs are scarce.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-11-14

Chicago Big Tim Murphy, "back
of the wards" labor ear, notified the
police force they might take their
weeks vacation. 81 an leaving town
for three weeks &c said That will
give us both rest. -
New Yori.--Taxi drivers are to-1c-
.ccipc Certificate OF merit ii they
are good for whole year.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-11-14
Bedtime Stories
UNCLE WlGGlLY s PUMfhlN
SEEDS
Copyright, 1922, by Mcclure Newspaper
Syndicate

Copyright, 1922, by Mcclure Newspaper
Syndicate
{ BY Howard Il. Garis.)
"Unelc Wiggily!''' called the Nurse
Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy one day, as shd
was rattling away amid the pots aud
pans of her kitchen in the hollow
stump bungalow. "Oh, Uncle Wiggiy,
are you going to do anything special
right away'"
"No, nothing special" answered
the bunny gentleman, giving his pink
nose an extra twinkle. MAY ] have
the pleasure of doing something for
you''' he asked politely.
"Well, ~ replied Nurse Jane, cit :
getting near to Thanksgiving time,
Uncle Wiggily, "and YOU know how
yor like pumpkin pies"
"Indeed | do like them,' laughed
the bunny. ''Do you mean to tell me /
am not going to have any pumpkin
pic for Thanksgiving'"
"Oh, III make the pie if you get
the pumpkin" offered Nurse Jane.
81 thought ] got you one about two
weeks ago, said the bunny uncle.
"The time | made funny face of it.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-11-14
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO
November II, 1907

Clarence Canant has returned from
his summer outing which included an
European tour with his mother, Mrs
Ella Conant, Camden, y, j.
Board of trustees pass resolution OF
intention TO have streets of Imperial
lighted with electric lamps.
Many inquiries about Imperial Val
lev with no printed matter for distrib
ution causes Press to prepare FOR DIS
tribution n six page folder setting
forth the attractions and advantage.
of the valley.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-11-14
TEN YEARS AGO
November Il, 1912

The Colorado river is the greatest
stream in the Southwest and carrier
water sufficient to irrigatc S,00o,OOO
acres of land.
4 Spanish newspaper man states that
California oranges, peaches, apples aud
pears after travelling 5000 miles, reach
Paris is more appctizing conditions than
those of Spain.
Miss Harriet Swanson and Mss
Agnes Lien open a private kindcrgar-
ton in the Episcopal Church.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-11-14

turned it into Jack o lantern and
frightened away some bad animal.
Where S that pumpkin"
'Oh, / made that into pies said
Nurse Jane, "but so many hungry ami
NAL boys came begging me for pieces
Of the pie, after they had played foot
ball games that there ism enough of
that pie left to feed gold fish. !
hope you aren't hungry
"No, indecd!" laughed Uncle Wig
gily. 81 II go get you another pumpkin
and you can make more pics"
Uncle Wiggily hoped over the fields
until he came to one owned by d kind
farmer who often gave the animal folk
things to cat. The bunny gentleman
knew it would do no harm to take one
of the farmer IS pumpkins. Picking out
one as large as he could carry Uncle
Wiggily started back with it to his
hollow stump bungalow. On the way
Uncle Wiggily hummcd this song:
"Peter, Peter pumpkin eater,
Had wife but could not keep her
lie put her in Il pumpkin shell,
And there he kept her very well. -
~ suppose" said Uncle Wiggily tt
himself, "Petcr couldn't keep his wife
anywhere but in . pumpkin shell be
cause there was 10 coal to keep hi
regular house warm. Well, Il pumpki,
shell house isn't so bad, but | like my
hollow stump bungalow better An'
what good times | II have when Thanks
giving comes and Nurse Jane bake
pumpkin pies.
The bunny was soon back at hi
bungalow again with the pumpkin.
OF YOU don't mind" said Nurs'
Jane, "you may open the pumpkin
take out the seeds and cut the pump
kin up in slices for me. | am goill
over to see Mrs. Wibblewobble, th
Imperial Valley press., 1922-11-14

New York,-At Il benefit perform
ancc for Mrs. Oscar llammcrstcin, giG.
ow of the imprcSario, only 12S persons
showed up and all but two Of the
artists refused to appear,
New Sork,-Thc flappcr with her
kltonencttc was blamed by Tenement
House Commissioner Mann for an in.
crease IN the number Of serious fires
a New York.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-11-14
Looking Backward
What the Press Files Tell of
Imperial Valley for This Day
in Past Years
TWENTY ONE YEARS AGO
November IL, 1901

Erillins began ,on the Yuma On
Company well near Diamond Lake.
c. IL. Swallow, president of te com
pany is in town today aud expresses
great confidence in the enterprise.
Leroy Holt left for Los Angeles to
day taking with him his little child
rcn Jessie aud Jimmie 10 visit Their
mother who has been i'll in the Calf
ornia Hospital for several weeks.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-11-14

duck lady, for n little while, and if
you have the pumpkin sliced by the
time / get back, / II make you pic
now-evcn if it ism t Thanksgiving. -
"Oh, fiue!' cried Uncle Wiggily.
What shall l do with the pumpkin
sccds!' he asked, as he cut open the
yellow vegetable and saw hundreds
and hundreds of large seeds inside.
''Oh, throw the seeds away Nurse
Jane told him rs she went over to see
Mrs. Wibbcwobble. "Thc pumpkin
seeds are of no USE
While Uncle Wiggily was taking
Goosey GaHder. He sat down on a
bench outside the hollow stump bunga
low to watch his rabbi tfricnd carve
the pumpkin. Then along came Jackie
Bow Wow, the puppy dog boy.
"Unclc Wiggily!" barkcd Jackie
7" have you any chcstnuts! I'd love to
roast some chcsinuts!"
"No, Jackie, | haven I one said
Uncle Wiggily. "I IN sorry"
"Roasted pumpkin seeds are nearly
as good as chestnuts,' said Grandpa
GOosey. "Of course, the seeds are
smaller, but give Inc some, Uncle Wig
gily, and III roast them for Jackie.
Grandpa Gooscy put some pumpkin
seeds on top of the hot stove, turning
the seeds over when they were Drowned
on ono side. And when they were
roasted aud Jackie ate some he cried:
"Why they taste almost as good as
chestnuts!'
BLESS my pink nosc!" laughed
Uncle Wiggily, 81 didn't know that
pumpkin seeds were of any use.'
jackie ran along with some roasted
seeds in his pocket and then came
Susie Littletail, the rabbit,
"Oh, Uncle Wiggily!" cried Susie.
Have you got Il necklace you could
give me' ! want new necklace to
wear to Kittic .Kat's party"
"No, l haven't a necklace, said
| the bunny gentleman.
/ "You can make n necklace from
pumpkin secds,n quackcd Grandpa
Goosey Gandcr.
"I'll string some for you." So he
strung some pumpkin seeds on q strong
| thread and made Susie rs fine and
pretty a necklace as heart could wish
"Pumpkin seeds are more useful than
! thought" said Uncle Wiggily, as
Susie, wearing her seed necklace
hoppcd on to the party.
Then along came the Woozic Vol
bowling:
~ want cars TO nibblc!"
"Throw pumpkin seeds at him
Throw pumpkin seeds at the Wolff
quacked Grandpa Gooscy. And he anC
8 Uncle Wiggly threw the rest of tho
pumpkin seeds at the Wolf. The sharl
pointed seeds hit the Wolf in the eyes
aud away he ran, crying.
"My! Pumpkin seeds are wonder
full laughed Uncle Wiggily. Anc
when the pic was baked Grandpa
Gooscy had large slice.
, Now, il the hoptoad doesn't try tt
r jump over the moon with the Woelcl
Cow and stub his toe on one of th'
stars J II tell you next about Unel'
Wiggiy going fishing.
i Chicago Big Tim Murphy, 'bacl
$, of the wards labor ear, notified the
police force they might take thcii
S weeks vacation. 81 an leaving town
for three wceks,o &c said. That vii
@ rive us both "A rest -
The New York herald., 1922-12-03

spectacular ~J~
Yale which E1
eventual i'm a rwood& Underwood
New-York tribune., 1922-05-12

Harris. Forbes & Co. have pur-
chased ard viii offer in the near fu-
ture a new issue Of sA,50o.0o0 Tri-
State Telephone Company twenty-year
51s per cent bonds, nome -callabie for
ten years.
New-York tribune., 1922-05-12
Gain in Mexican Trade

In connection with Latin American
trade, il was pointed out that com
merce with Mexico alone has creatl,
increased since 1920. when deflatiol
came. Dr. Klein vas asked whethe
recognition Of the Obregon government
was coming. and though disclaimins
inside knowledge said: "Unoucstion
ably we are drifting toward an under
standing"
Al tho formal session Mt The Acsd
cmv Of Music IL the morning, the vicis
STUDIES Of shipping were articulated.
William J. Conlen, Of Conlen, brin
ton & Acker, of this city. and himsel'
well known as an authority on mari
time law, Endorsed the principle, be
hind the Ship subsidy bill now before
Congress and advocated prompt con
sideration Of the measure.
I'VE arc just beginning again, afte'
move tnaU tiftT years, 20 be shil
op-ning 8nd opcrating people, salC
NJ. Conlen. "Wo need not only the in
direct aids. but also reasonable
prompt. direct aids. The direct a'd'
arc necessary certainly for the liml
Of time fixed in the bill as proposed
and in view Of tho present necessitS
10 give an impetus to paralyzed com
mercal activity
After the recent striking depressloi
in shipping with the market gluttet
with unwanted bottoms, the talk OF :!
l.. Ackerson, Nice-President Of the
Merchant Shipbuilding Corporation, o.
Chester, was surprisingly optimistic
though restrained in tone. His con
clusions were:
That it will take three to five years
for foreign trade and finances to be
come stabilized: for five years trade
will graually expand until 1t become:
normal. and that there will be an in
creased demand for ships and d grow
ing willingness on the part of Amen
cans to engage in shipping. Mr.. Acker.
son SAID that at present no more ton
mage is available than there woulo
have been if the war had not taken
place.
New-York tribune., 1922-05-12
Days Dealings in Bonds
The Market

,o,,. investment bankers regard the cpr.
,ama r. reaction in bonds as the ineyjtabl.
iesult ia OF the heavy offerings Of now neu
!1sues .l lately made. but stress the no;n,
fmsI ~ mas not yet extc1ded bevond
ote"ct'onai recessions in the Better cla ass ~
~ tir securities and that new issues con
;a''ue g. Ie,} 10 meet with ready reception. II
~ ~ oeId significant that 50 far no largc
DOCKS have been offered on The Do
v,.ne. ',,. INC same condition Of irreg-
~ uisllly prevailed Yesterday as pre-
SWro"s'y IN only. mode trading.
!, u"Nhess was chiefly apparent in the
e1wss sms priced rail issues. Liberty bonds
"uesua'cd narrowly, exhibiting Arm
New-York tribune., 1922-05-12
Duys Nem issues

\. G. Becker < Co, Halscy. St,.art
& Co, Inc, and hmes Enerich {: 60.
are offering q new issue of s4,50e 200
Central Coal and Coke Company tirst
mortgage 6 per cent sinking fund
bonda, due 1892 inclusive. The
bonds will be secured by abzolntc first
mortgage on property valued at in ex-
cess Of S26,Co0,o00. Average net earn
inga for the last twenty years have
been approximately six times the in
teres. requirements on the issue. The
bonds are priced at Par for the ma
Turtles Up TO 1927 and at 90 for the
1882 maturities
New-York tribune., 1922-05-12

The Bankers Trust Company, VIM,
Z. Compton Company and Reinick.
Hodges & Co. are Offering. to yield
d.30 TO 40 per cent. new issue o.
st,755,o 600 City Of .Golulabus Ohio. 5
pcr cent water works bonds. due
1923-46.
New-York tribune., 1922-05-12
81 BROADW Az

To figure tho precise yield on bond it
- necessary to use yield tables, but the
approximate yield roughly be figured
out by the following formula: Divide the
closing quotation bond into the rate
Of the annual return. ~ the bond Is seiiinE
below par you must ALLOW also for the
appreciation Of thu principal. 10 90 this
subatract the rnarhet quotation from par
or 100. ard divide the remainder ~ the
number OF years the bond has 10 run he
fors maturity. Fer example. II per
cent BOND is selling % and has ten
years 10 run. the annual return VIII be 6 ss
per cent The difference between par and
tho market price viii he 10 points, sub
tracing 80 from 90. Dividing 10 po,nts
by ten years the quotation will be I This
figure Is to be added TO SIS which Ia the
annual return. and the result 7s6 per
cent, will give you the approximate Weld.
New-York tribune., 1922-05-12

Watkins & Co. offered yesterday 81
100000 First Carolinas Joint Stocl
Land Bank per cent bonds, due 1852,
optional 1882, at lo2A and interest. 50
yield about 4.7o to ) per cent.
New-York tribune., 1922-05-12
Urge Scientific
Development of
Foreign Trade
Need of international p,,,
ior Training Young Men
Tor External Commerce
Stressed at Convention
Germany Is Losing Out
Shipbuilder Predicts Our
business Abroad Will Be
Normal i'll Five Years
BY Merryle Stanley R,kevser


'peechcs and in conversation
delegates to the ninth annual conven.
tion Of the National Council of For
eign Trade recurs an expressed recoy.
h''ioh that the time for wildcattinr
II torelgn trade has passed. I,cad.rs
aud men IN the rank and file NOW ,or
eeivc the need Of barterine on tho
basis of scientific knowledge instead
OF on chance.
the dominant message at the second
oay session was the need of cvo)v.
ing permanent international policy,
under which young men would receive
definite training for the profession
DR.. julius Klein. director Of IN.
Bureau Of Foreign and Domestic Com
mercc at Washington. IN 3 talk r,,t,,
Inc Tribune correspondent this after
noon, crystallized this point of view
sewing:
Ny advice to Americans interested
IL trade abroad is this:
Know precisely What YOU arc doiro
before you shoot goods overseas De
rot expect to grow overnight through
foreign trade"
Research, he added. was revealing
trade opportunities in parts of the
world hitherto unreached.
Down to Brass Tacks
In the convention meetings is q re-
HectIon OF the tendency TO get away
from grand, sonorous ideas and dow,
10 brass tacks. Delegates are less in
terested IN prepared addresses than in
informal talks at group sessions, where
the audience gets an opportunity TO
ash questions and swap expe riences. In
a section where market conditions
abroad was discussed, for example. the
question OF German competition came
UP and show Of hands revealed that
twenty delegates present had recently
received orders from foreigners who
quit dealing with Germany because Ger
mans were unable 10 make satisfac-
tory deliveries under present shifting
conditions Or because prices charged
were higher than those asked when the
transaction was consummated
On this burning issue of German
competition c. j. " arren. Of the Rem
ington Typewriter Company, recently
hack from the Old World. remarked:
German exporters are pushing their
wares more energeticaily in the coun-
trlcs Of low exchange value than else
where. hile we are feeling German
competition keenly in some markets,
NY feeling is that in general she is
( less able to supplant our foreign trade
than she was before the serious drop
IN her exchange. This is particularly
true in Industries using any imported
materials. Labor is generally consider
ed less. efficient tan formerly.
another representative of American
business who has confronted recent
on Ton iyS DO o6r
New-York tribune., 1922-05-12

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Evening star., 1922-01-02
IRELAND ABSORBED
IN TREATY'S FATE
Dali to Resume Sessions To-
morrow in Effort to
Dispose of Pact.
Ry the Associated Press.

Ry the Associated Press.
DUBLIN. January 2.-The question
of outstanding interest in the irish
situation discussed by the Dublin
newspapers this morning is the erect
the expressions of public sentiment IN
favor Of ratification of the Anglo
Irish treaty will have on their oppo-
nents in the dali eireann. The Free
mans Journal and the Irish indie
pendent declare the will of the people
must prevail, the Freeman's journal
saying:
NO sophistry. however fine spun.
can disguise the. fact that TO th"ar,
this will would be to betray sacred
trust That sort of treachery makes
no appeal to lrishmen.
The Independent expresses the Ut
most confidence that the opponents OF
The treaty in the dali will heed the
in the Irish Times Says there is no
ground for the belief that when the
dali meets tomorrow 1T Will be any
better disposed toward ratification.
The Times writer calls atten'Sn n to
the fact that the opponents o. the
agreement are continuing their in
scrutable silence and declares the dali
leaders themselves do not know what
the outcome will be.
At the week end meetings of public
organizations and Sim Fein clubs
strong appeals We're made for the
preservation of national unity. Speak-
ing at a meeting of the Limerick
county council. Councilman Michael
I;yan declared negotiations were taxi
ing place in Dublin that would iead
TO unanimous decision. No conf1r-
nation of his statement is obtainable
here. but it is evident that much is
going on behind the scenes of which
the press is kept in the dark.
The newspapers welcome the New
Year message of Sir James Craig.
the Ulster premier, the Freeman's
Journal saying that if his appeal
meets with the response it deserves.
peace will not be long delayed.
The tiniest spark of good feeling
shown by the six counties" it adds.
would kindle bonfires throughout
Ireland"
Evening star., 1922-01-02
INITIALS ON LETTERS
REEVES OLD ROMANCE
Secretary Leaves to Marry Mission
y ary When College Acquaint-
ance Is Recalled.

Miss Ethel Edwards. daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs, w. H. Edwards of Ia
koma Park. left Washington today
for San Francisco, where she will
sail January II for China. to become
the wife of Elder.J. P. Anderson a
member of the executive committee. of
the South China Union Mission of the
Seventh Day Adventists. with head
quarters In Hongkong.
For fifteen years Miss Edwards has
been confidential secretary to Elder
w. T. Knox. treasurer of the General
Conference of Seventh Day Adven-
lists. and during that time consider
able correspondence between MIR.
Anderson and Treasurer Knox took
place. Miss Edwards, as the stenog-
rapher, wrote MIR. KnoX's letters,
and as is customary, placed her ini-
tials at the end of the letter.
They were recognized by Mr.. Ander-
son as belonging to a young woman
he knew in college years ago. AL
was but a casual one. yet he remem-
bered her and a correspondence start
ed, with today's result.
Members of the Adventist Church
in Takoma Park held reception
recently in Miss Edwards honor at
the home of Prof. c. S. Longacre. 102
Park avenue. where she was present
ed with many gifts from the women
of the church.
Mr., Anderson is thirty-ive years
old and a graduate of the Adventists'
College at Lincoln. Neb. He speaks
several languages. including four
dialects of the Chinese. Recently he
solicited 100000 from Chinese to help
advance Christianity in that country.