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Imperial Valley press., 1922-01-17
Reputation

Jimkins, junior, lucky lad,
Gathered substance from his dad
Who left behind goodly store
When he departed from this shore.
The elder Jimkins, I'll explain,
Was wise in all the arts Of gain.
He heaped up dollars by the ton
And left them all to Jimkin's son.
And, cleaning wisdom from the wise,
His precept sage was "Advertise;"
But Jimkins, junior, scorned all such
And didn't count it vesy much.
"The thing quoth he, "that brings
the biz
Is fathers rep a rep that is"
And so the son relaxed and sat
Where he kept his business at.
Counting it foregone thing
That customers would saunter in
And buy the stuff that pa had
bought.
And on the record pa had sought.
But such is favor, quickly spent,
The people looked and on they went
In spite of all pas "rep" nigh
lend.
There was nothing said to recon-
mend.
And so the wares waXcd old ant
worn.
The son remained in state forlorn
Until at last the sheriff came,
Attached the stock and sold tn
same.
The lesson of this little spiel
Is plain to everyone of veal
The dealer wise in bonds or hay
Must make his record day by day
&C. w. B.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-01-17
annoyed

annoyed
''Seems like | simply can't be sat
isfied," said Flooding Pete.
Quit your job again."
eyes. 1t got on my nerves"
whats the trouble?"
The hours got SO short that I'd
no more than get interested in my
work when the whistle blew for quit
tin time. Washington Star.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-01-17
DELINQUENCY CAUSED BY
DEFECTIVE VISION

That delinquency and criminal ten
! denotes may be corrected or greatly
. lessened by correcting defective vision
in children is the finding of the Cali.
fornia League for the Conservation
OF Vision in a report of investigations
on Crime and Delinquency" Jus;
made public by them.
Judges and delinquency officials and
statistics from juvenile court records
are quoted in the report by the COM
mlttee. The most interesting and
authoritative of these findings are
by Presiding Judge Charles L. Brown,
lof the municipal court of PHILADELPHIA
and Judge Wadham of New York.
Judge Brown, who is an authority
upon the juvenile branch of the muni-
ieipal court had special statistical
Isurvey made of the California League
for the Conservation of Vision of
nearly three thousand juvenile delin-
quency cases. Twenty-Five per cent
or seven hundred and fifty had de-
fective vision, while sixteen per cent
of five hundred actually had trouble
with their eyes.
RefOrmers Agree
Judge Brown says, Il know that
judges and social workers all over
the country can cite hundreds of
cases where dclinquecy and anti-social
conduct depended not on some wicked
perverSity in the child, but on such
simple thing as defective vision"
I'VE have department connected
with the court which deals with the
physical defects of children and ad-
ults. Again and again children and
adults must be referred to have de-
fective vision corrected by glasses
or treatment and afterwards the de-
linquency disappears or is much less
ened
a NIilU 10 IiIdl lleIlIlNC III
school and may eventually become a
truant because he cannot study his
lessons properly as his eyesight needs
attention"
Bad Eyes, Bad Men
Judge Wadham, New York jurist,
says, bad eyes make bad men,.
Many boy whose eyes are out of
focus finds school life a bore and it
is very easy to drift into criminality.
The investigation of the league COW
cred good part of the United States
and while not yet completed is so full
of information Of vital Importance to
the public that the directors decided
to make it public at this time.
When the work is completed it
probably will be laid before a con-
ference of judges, delinquency Off
Gals and social workers of California,
with the expectation that they will
find it of great assistance in lessening
the large number of delinquency cases
in California.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-01-17
"ONE BODY AND ONE SPIRIT"

will be the endeavor of the Press under the new man.
agement to visualize the Imperial Valley unit 1t
fact Physically, nature has made this great valley and
only remains Tor US who are here to know thSnever to
lose sight of that fundamental fact for instant and
to direct all of endeavors In accordance Herewith.
Everyone will concede that the material prosperity of
Imperial county rests efficient and economical dis
trbuton of water Thesupply must be adequate and it
must be uninterrupted and therefore the supply be
conserved the floods be controlled and diversion
and delivery sysem be in accordance with scientific
principles and practical experience Therefore the Boulder
dam project alAmerican canal and the protective
system constitute ONE PROBLEM 1t must be approached
such. The Press will support this enterprise this
basis to the extent of its resources.
Furthermore, the development of Imperial county in
dustraIy is ONE PROBLEM The prosperity of Brawley
cannot impair the prosperity Of CaeXico The
the possibly take good fortune
the west The prosperity of Ell Centro nterocks with
and cannot possibly separated from the growth and eve
of all other sections of the county and therefore the
Press commits itself everything that for the good
of Brawley CaeXco Holtve and Seeley without quail
catlOnS reservations that it shall be and
that it shall be right.
The present management of the Press is new
broom We inherit of the old jeaousies animos-
tiles We conceive of clientele consisting of all
and of field embracing all of the terri
tory that reach The official makes CaeXico
the largest city the valley Brawey practically the
size Ell CentrO 1t diSturb at all though
Ell Centre should be least of ALL All of the cities of the
county have been brought into being in real
need. They have purpose to fulfill and their destiny
already written upon the unopened pages of the Future
1t the work each make the evry opportunity
and to do all that be done achieve that destiny
All of this embodiment is ONE in and ONE in the
good which it holds for all. We shall rejoice achieve
men wherever manifest itself Whether prosperity
most abundantly and most speedily to CaleXico
Brawley, Holtvlle Ell Centre is detail and
shall be happy if the aggregate of all is all that ought
to be.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-01-17

1t is compulsory rule in the
Shulla tribe Of Central Africa for the
parents, especially the father, to train
their boys and girls for the domestic
duties of married life. Betrothed
couples are obliged to wait two years
before they may marry.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-01-17

Our method of removing dirt from the paved streets is
economical and 1t be said to be entirely without
objection 1t consists having the dust stirred up by
mobiles and then the people, carry it away in
Imperial Valley press., 1922-01-17

Have you noticed how the Of gloom that hui
for a time is lifting? You it was all right
the time only Just let our feet get cold.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-01-17

Thousands Of years ago. King Solomon reproved tn
croakers who maintained that he former times
ter" Now they say, Them the good old days"
Imperial Valley press., 1922-01-17

The doctors claiming that certain kinds 0
contagious and urging that quarantine regU
ations should be extended to include all those afflicted
This is old Our recollection is that the Bible say
something about "sore went forth to sow
Imperial Valley press., 1922-01-17

A favOrite pastime in Ell Centre is welcoming g
midst those who just few short weeks ago depart
TO seek their fortune in greener pastures.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-01-17

Washington is dividing itself into groups Of "irrecon
cabes world questions and into "blocs' the sub
ject national economics Here have the fire whistle
and so it goes, if it isn't thing it's another.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-01-17

How would it do TO let the unfying Of the newspaper
interests IN 81 Centro be the signal for similar efforts in
other directions? We think of nothing that the valley
needs much to cultivate the habit Of pulling together
Imperial Valley press., 1922-01-17

Secretary Hays has resigned so that he can give
of his time to the movies. 1t is wonderful what fasc
tion that amusement has for people.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-01-17

In hundred years the corkscrew will be found il
the exhibition halls of side by side with stone
implements and other curious weapons which have passeC
out of
Imperial Valley press., 1922-01-17

The winter crops of the Imperial valley lettuce
peas sundry other garden sass tourists The latter
crop grows without being cultivated and il already
considerable harvest. When the roads are completed The
tourist may easily outrank others about which
making much more noise.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-01-17

Topic for debating society: Is the capital Of tn
United States Washington the District of Columba?
We that the Russians are to return to the manu-
facure of vodka If those people have really been on tn
wagon" far vodka is concerned they have some
thing ust good for they have certainly been beau
full spree.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-01-17

1t is wonderful how different peoples opinions
the beautiful friend of always refers to state
beasty ntoXicaton "a perfectly beautiful souse"
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-04-18
NATIONAL ID. A. r..
CONGRESS OPENS
Several BrattlebOrO Women i'm Attend
anee Official Program Shows
Speakers of Prominence.

A copy of the official program for the
3lst Continental Congress National So
clety. of Daughters of the American
Revolution, which opened in Washing.
ton, ID. c., Yesterday and which is at.
tended Ey several Brattleboro women,
has been received here An extended
advance notice in one of the Washing.
ton papers, giving a list of the candi.
dates for the vacancies. mentioning the
officers reception tonight and the chill.
dren's pageant Friday. and naming the
officers and attendants and the. floor
pages, also was enclosed. The congress
viii be in session throughout the week.
The program includes a pilgrimage to
Arlington this afternoon. a pilgrimage
to Mount Vernon Thursday afternoon,
and reception at the White House Fri
day afternoon.
Among the principal speakers on the
program are Princess Cantacuzene, Sec
retary Of State Charles f. Hughes. J j.
Iusserand. ambassador from France:
Sir Auckland c. Geddes. ambassador
from Great Britain; Mrs Edward Mac
Dowell, wife of the American composer
of music; Henry Roe Cloud, Charles
W. Burke, commissioner of Indian af-
fairs Captain Arthur Guy Empey. and
John Temple Graves.
Last evening the congress was favored
with selections by the United States
Marine band.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-04-18
COLUMBIAN LODGE
OFFICERS INSTALLED
Past Master Fred Cressy Installing Of
fieer Appointive Officers and
committees Named for Year.

Past Master Fred Cressy was the in
stalling officer at Masonic temple last
evening and these officers of Column
bian lodge, No. &c. +. and A. NJ, were
installed: Master. Paul \. Chase; !;
senior warden, Laurence G. Sherman;
Junior warden, Abbott NJ Frizzell: secre-
tary, Hugh A. Velie; treasurer. Frank Il.
Putnam incorporation, james B. Ran
doll.
Following are the appointive officers
of the lodge for the coming year: 5. D.,
f. c. Robertson J. d, r. L. Doyle;
y s., George H. Bailey; J. s.. ). F.. B.
Morse: chaplain, G. w Bishop mar
shall c. G.. Hubbell; tyler, Fred Dill
back !; trustee, Fred Cressy.
The following committees also We're
named: Auditing, w. 4, Shumway
Houghton Seaverns, Godfrey Crosby !;
relief, 2. a Chase. l.. G. sherman, \,
NJ Frizzell; examining, Fred Cressy, c.
B. CrowelI. $. A. Daniels, X. f. Dunklee,
II. l.. Fits, j. Il. Randoll; visiting, 4. L..
Billings, ;. J. Chaplin, r. A. Chase. God
frey Crosby, C. Il. Growell. :. A. Dan
ielS, r. f. Dunklee, Joel Flagg. c. O..
Hubbell. J. B. Randoll. l.. G.. Sherman,
II. A. Staten c. g. Wheeler, W. \. VIII
cox, \. c. Wyman.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-04-18
AIRPLANES CRASH,
THREE KILLED
Machines Lock Wings in Battle Prac-
tice and Fall 1000 Feet-0ne
Massachusetts Man.

WASHINGTON, April 1s.--Two mar
inc officers and marine private were
instantly killed Yesterday at Quantieo,
Va, when two airplanes in battle prac
tice locked wings in the air and plunged
to the ground.
The dead are; First 1t. Earle NJ. Ran
dali Of Winchester, Mass, I'd 1t. Dun
can w Lewis, Memphis, and Priv. Jo-
seph J, Bho9ghc, Chicago
Lieutenant Randall was Aving alone
in German FoBker, and Lieutenant
Lewis was pilot OF a Vought plane with
Private Dhooghe acting as observer.
Ascending to an altitude of approxi-
mately 4.000 feet the two planes were
carrying out battle 'manoeuyeTs, one try
ing to get above and in back of the other
as would happen in actual warfare,
when the wings of the planes locked
One wing was torn completely off each
plane causing them to turn sideways
and then plunge to the ground.
The Nought plane landed on one of
the buildings on the aying field while
the Fokker struck telegraph wires,
glanced off and fell alongside the rail-
road track.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-04-18
BISHOP MCCONNELL
COMING TUESDAY
Representative of Pittsburgh Area of
MethOdism to Stop ON Way to White
River Junction Conference.
announcement is made by Rev. c

Announcement is made by Rev c. C.
Chayer, pastor of the First Methodist
church, that Bishop Francis J. McCon-
nell, representing the Pittsburgh area of
NIethodism, will stop at BrattleborQ and
deliver message next Tuesday on his
way to White River Junction to attend
the annual Vermont conference.
The service will be held at 7.30
o'clock, and will be open to all who are
interested in hearing one of the fore
most bishops, one of the most Influential
leaders of the Methodist Episcopal
church and one whose participation in
the movement for social justice has
given him a large following outside his
own church.
While this is the first visit of Bishop
Mcconnell to New England in an adj
ministrative capacity, he is no stranger
to New England His theological train
ing was taken at Boston University
School of Theology. He also has been
pastor of several churches in the New
England Conference.
Since his election to the episcopacy
the bishops major interest has been to
give to the world an Interpretation of
Christianity from the standpoint of the
tion of the Christian principles of JUS
tice to modern social problems. Being
a philosophical thinker with few equals,
a thorough scholar, an orator of excep-
tional power and mans man with
deep Christian convictions he is es
pecially well equipped to handle the
Cuestian of Christianity and social JUS
tice iR substantial manner.
The nature of the bishops message
next Tuesday has not yet been ascer-
tanned. except that it will not be in the
style of a lecture. but rather in the form
of sermon. While his visit to Brattle
boro viii be but few hours in length
a. IN ba of
ity an opportunity to hear one of Amer
ica's leading Protestant preachers and
Christian gentlemen without money and
without price.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-04-18
GOOD OUTLOOK FOR
NEW ENGLAND CROPS
Federal Report Says Winter Was Fa-
VOrabie for Farmers-MeadOws and
Pastures Winter Well.

BOSTON, April lS-A good outlook
for New England farmers as the spring
planting season opens is seen by the
agricultural statisticians of the federal
department of agriculture who make
their New England headquarters in
Wakefield In a statement issued last
night they said that the winter had been
generally favorable throughout this sec
tion, with sufficient snow covering in
most places to permit meadows and pas
lures to come through in good condition.
The potato acreage was reported as
likely in most districts including Aroo-
stock county, Me-. to be about equal
to that of last year, with Rhode Island
expected to show some gains in both
potato and cabbage acreoge. No import
ant changes in acreage of. other main
crops are considered probable.
A favorable maple crop was reported
for Vermont, with the quality of both
sugar and syrup excellent.
The statement said that for the most
part commercial apple sections were
looking for a good blossom and good
crop, except where orchards were Sc
verely damaged by the November ice
storm -Es - zs-
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-04-18
DEWITT BUILDING
TO GO HIGHER
Fourth Story to be Added and Business
Resumed on Flat St.-Nof to
Build on Williston Property.

The Dewitt Grocery Co., which
bought the Williston building next south
of the town hall March 2T, a week after
the big fire in its warehouse on Flat
street, intending to erect a building in
the rear in order to obtain railroad sid
ing facilities, has decided to remain in
its former location. To that end plans
have been made for adding fourth
story to the Flat street building. which
is Of brick, which will add 1000 square
feet of floor space. giving four floors be-
sides basement The company has been
doing business in the old Central Yer
mont freight house on Vernon street
since the fire, and it plans to move into
the rebuilt quarters about June 1. Ar
rangements viii be made for storing the
heavier goods near the railroad.
1t was found on investigating that
there would not be sufficient room for
the company's teams and trucks between
the town hall and Williston block, so
building operations there have been
abandoned The company may use a
section Of the. rear part, and its present
pla3 is to hold the Williston property
as an investment
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-04-18
MRS. WASHBURN
OF PUTNEY DEAD
Left About Two Weeks Ago with Her
Daughter TO Visit Her Son, DIR.
Washburn. in San Francisco.
Special to The Retormgr. }
pI1TNEY April Is

pUTNEY, April Is.
News was received Monday of the
death in San Francisco of Mrs. Mary +.
Washburn of this place, who had been
in i'll health for some time with brigbts
disease. Mrs. WaShburn and daughter,
Abby, wife of Hugh Goodell, left for
San Francisco about two weeks ago to
visit Mrs Washburn's son. DIR. William
w WaShburn. Mrs. Goodell. who with
her husband lives on the Washburn farm
here, which they bought few years ago,
win leave California at once with the
body
Mrs Washburn was the widow of
Julius F. Washburn. formerly prosper
Gus farmer here. She was one of the
towns most prominent women and for
merly was superintendent of schools
Besides the son and daughter mentioned,
she leaves a son. Prof. Harold Washburn
of Dartmouth college, who is pursuing
French studies in Paris.
Mrs. Washburn accompanied Prof
Washburn and his motherless child to
France last year. later returning with
the child, which is now with Mr.. Good
ellis sister Miss Alice Goodell, in West
minister West The childs mother was
Simone Rodet, whom Prof. Washburn
met while on military duty in France and
who died in Hanover, y. H., soon after
the babys birth.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-04-18
JUDGE CHANGED
EVIDENCE DRAFT
Witness Says Pierce Cut Out All Crit.
eism of Attorney
TTImer

BOSTON, April l8.-Charles S. Hill,
who was master in two actions against
w. Edwin Timer in connection with the
Rose Conservatives. testified today be
fore the joint legislative committee
which is hearing charges seeking the Ie-
moval of supreme court Justice Edward
p. Pierce. The Judge is alleged to have
conspired with Ulmer, an attorney, to
obstruct justice. - .....
Hin testified that after A DAYS of
evidence taking draft report of the
hearing was prepared. He said it would
show that final report was changed and
that all parts of it which criticised u
mer were stricken out.
James A. Cartwright, the. first wit
ness, an employe of the eonservatories,
testified that Timer had told him his
purpose in giving roses to Judge Pierce
was to place them '.where they would
do the most good. -
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-04-18
Lives Nearly. Two Hours
Without Becoming
Conscious
FOUND ON FLOOR BY
CHIEF GEORGE WILSON
Had Suffered Nervously-
On Police Force
20 Years

Apparently respondent because of a
nervous breakdown and worry because
le might not be able to continue work.
Policeman Ellis G. Worden of 81 Frost
street shot himself in the head at the
police headquarters on Elliot street
early this morning The time is fixed
1t few minutes before ] O'Clock by
William Campbell. an employe at the
Fort Dummer cotton mill. who was
placed in the lookup about G. o'clock by
Policeman Eugene Tyler, who arrested
lim on an intoxication charge.
Campbell told member of The Re
.ormer staff this morning that he heard
Poilceman Norden come into the police
tation Office at midnight and heard
'hief-of-Police George Wilson go out.
The officers had a little conversation.
)ut Campbell did not hear that as he is
-omewhat deaf
After time" Campbell said. sI
heard two shots. They were but few
'econds apart and sounded right close
o me, as l was lying on the bunk next
o the Office partition, and / was much
frightened. / yelled, What are you try
ng TO doT or something like that. but
nobody said anything, Then | SHOULD
hink few minutes passed before /
leard two or three more shots. can't
ell which, and these were close together.
Then | didn't hear anything more until
shief Wilson came in again some time
afterwards. There was nothing that [
leard to indicate any struggle. but I
knew something was wrong. / didn't
ook at my watch when the shots were
ire but | looked few minutes later
anu II was five minutes of one"
CampbelFs statements coincide with
he facts, as far as they have been de-
termined. 1t has been customary for
thief Wilson and Policeman Worden to
a3t their midnight luncheon IN an ante
room which opens out of the main office.
between the office and the eell-block on
he south. Last night Chief Wilson
vent to the station to eat his luncheon
at IL o'clock Policeman Worden went
to the station at II o'clock and the two
1fncers talked with each other a short
time. Chief Wilson then went out,
eaving Officer Norden to eat his lunch.
expecting him to resumes duty at 1
o'clock
rs Chief Wilson did not meet Officer
Worden in making his round he went
% the police station again at 40
1'clock and as he approached the sta
ton he saw that the lights were on,
which was not customary, and he
hought Officer WOrden had remained
there because OF illness On entering
she station the chief saw the other Off
GER lying prone on TIE foor in the ante
room. unconscious, .Iiurtallv wounded
and bleeding profusely. His revolver
'aS IN a pool of blood beside him The
weapon contained one bullet and four
empty shells
(Cantinued On Pa9a
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-04-18
w. I'll. CROCKETT
TO ADDRESS WOMEN
Historian and Editor of University
Publications to Speak for Woman's
Club on Vermont i'm History

Walter Hill Crockett, historian and
editor of University Publications, of Bur
lington. viii address the Brattlebor
Womans club Wednesday afternoon al
$50 at Odd Fellows temple. His subject
will be Vermont in History.
Mr.. Crockett recently issued a four-vol-
ume history of Vermont and no man in
the state is better qualified to speak on
the subject Ete = a loyal and enthusias-
tic Vermonter and viii present the
glories and achievements of the Green
Mountain state in a most instructive
and pleasing manner.
This is the last meeting before the an
nual meeting. May 3 and the chairman
of the social committee will be glad tc
supply club members with tickets for the
cafeteria supper which is TO follow the
annual meeting.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-04-18
Allies Much Disturbed.

GENOA, April IS ASSOCIATED Press
The CONSERVATION caused by the Ger
man-RusSian coup in concluding the
treaty at Rapallo, supplanting the Brest-
LitOvsk pact, showed no signs of abating
as the economic conference delegates con
tinued their deliberations today.
The prophets who, when the economic
conference was inaugurated, predicted
that it would result either in great good
or disaster to Europe were inclined today
to take the view that the congress seemed
to be headed in the direction of disaster.
Some men in allied circles read into the
RussOGerman treaty and especially the
manner in which it was signed future
alliance between these two countries.