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Imperial Valley press., 1922-03-08
OUR TRANSITIONAL PERIOD

Out in mid-ocean where strange and uncharted
currents where epess turn the ship out of its
and dense clouds obscure fixed thing space the
mariner do little than keep the ship steady until
tho situation clears bring bear the
problem and wait 1t is equally difficult to know the
real drift events when midst of industrial
change The prophet predicts historian recounts the
contemporary About all the latter to be
alert to the fact that something is happening.
And this is the situation in Imperial Valley today.
Everyone that something is happening. We in
the midst of great change and unquesonab the change
is to be for good The crisis of 1920 motion forces
which today bearing toward destiny There
have been clouds of Encouragement and adverse
but today the situation clearing somewhat and
it possible to that ship taking its toward
safe haven of prosperity secure within the
protecting shelter of sound economics and correct business
and scientific fundamentals
AS the situation clears becomes evident that Imperial
Valley destined to become the great truck garden OF the
world Truck garden and dairy for the latter must be
sdcred an essential coordinate of the former
FAe bonanza farming days over or passing. With
the fixed charges which attaching agricultural
industry and which must attach to it. there be
successful farming of products yielding, twenty thirty
forty dollars per The overhead will be that
opportunity the field of products yielding five hundred
to thousand dollars year and 1t is IN that d.
rection that farmers must turn their attention.
Nothing is interesting more impressive than
the which the situation unfods apply
thought to it. 1t stated with than show OF
authority that lands which waste and burden
upon the remainder of the land be brought to state OF
marvellous production adding to the wealth
of the county extent scarcely reached by the best OF
land at the present time All that is to
bring patient Scientific understanding to bear the
question and it will solve itself. The opportunities
without limit They manifest but the turn OF
events has taken place and the great problem certainly IN
of solution The full consummaton will be almost
beyond anything that estimate The possibilities
stir the imagination should be stimulus to the sort of
endeavor which animates and inspires the builder of
empires.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-03-08
PITY NOT WANTED
BY FARM WOMEN
Protesting Against Being Call.
ed DOiOntrOdden Bureau
Will Organize Them

Protest by farm women against be-
ing called overworked and downtroddcn
have followed steps taken by Amer
lean Farm Bureau Federation for n Ma
tional organization of women on the
farm.
"Farm women in numbers arc be-
gining to realize the harmful effect
of this old fashioned publicity" de-
clares Mrs. Izetta Brown of Kingwood,
w. Va, leader in this movement.
''The farm women who have awak-
cned to their own possibilities say
quite frankly that they want to start
La campaign of optimism about coun-
try life. They don't want to be pitied,
nor patronized-just understood-and
if possible, little idealized! They
would appreciate it for a change.
Movement is General
For the first time the movement is
general all over the United States for
farm women to join the farm clubs of
various sorts, Mrs. Brown reports. She
SAYS:
BY working in clubs in various COM
munities the farm women have learned
the value of organized effort i'll i'm
proving country life conditions.
l know of one little community of
about seventy five families i'll West
Virginia where the school teacher and
others have talked for years about pip
ing running water into the school house
from a spring, just up the hill. The
first year after the Farm women or
ganized into club they saw to it that
the spring water was piped into the
school.
There is something easy to be done
in each community that will improve
living and social conditions and each
little success is leading the enterpris-
ing farm women on to higher ideals.
They are realizing their power of
bringing about better school conditions
for other children and e:ch time any
thing is done to make the boys and
girls happier and more contented, the
mothers know they are increasing the
chances of holding the children on the
farm.
think that is the keynote of the re-
belIion against the 'downtrOddcn and
overworkcd' publicity. The mothers
realize that only too often the chill
dren get the city folks point of view
when it is expressed as depreciating
farm life. -
Imperial Valley press., 1922-03-08
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2 EDITORIAL G
EDUCATE AGAINST CRIME


Long Beach Press: Raise high the
torch of education; light the dark
places with knowledge seasoned with
training in good citizenship, and the
earnest conviction expressed by Clevc.
land Moffet, noted writer, speaking be.
fore high school teachers in Los An
geles: Mr.. Moffett advocates using
the high school and the church build.
ings of large cities to combat crime.
He holds that these edifices never
should be empty. He favors lectures
day and night on. phases of good cit
izenship, in schools and in churches.
"These buildings he said, should
be kept working all the time in the
fight against evil and ignorant activ-
tiles that never languish.''
These suggestions, coming from a
thoughtful, able man of wide expert
cnce and keen observation, deserve at
tention. The forces of the vice and
crime work day and night, as Mr..
Moffett says. They must be fought
tirelessly, if headway is to be made
against them. And they must be
fought by other methods than the guns
and clubs of policemen, necessary
though these are. Education and moral
training and the indoctrinating of good
citizenship impulses must proceed un-
ceasingly, or the powers of darkness
will overcome them. ''Be not over
come of evil, but overcome evil with
good. = And the way to overcome evil
with good - is to teach goodness and to
exemplify it in practice. The lives of
honest, law-abiding, God-fcaring men
and women are in themselves inspira-
tions to others to live uprightly.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-03-08

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international Harvester Company.
\ simple sanitary system is most
important and necessary feature for
every farm home. Without it the health
of the family is in danger however at
tractive and wcllarranged the farm
house may be in every other respect
1t is a matter that should not be post
poned to time when other matters do
not press for attention, but should be
considered the moment it is needed.
The United States department Of
agriculture has issued a bulletin giving
a detailed description of simple san
ifary system suitable for the average
farm home.
This bulletin is the result of careful
study. Convenience, comfort and econ
omy have all been considered, and
they may all be obtained if the sug-
gestions given are practically applied
with care and common sense. If the
farmer has neither the time nor skill to
install the simple system suggested, a
reliable plumber, pump expert, or a
sanitary engineer should be employed
to install system along similar lines
The simple sanitary system recon-
iheHucu HAS lohr diStiHct lcaturcS. III
provides for:
]. A pure water supply.
?. Pumping, storage and distribution
of water supply.
| 3. A durable and simple plumbing
| system.
4. A safe disposal Of farm manure
The above features are described
in detail in the 46 page bulletin.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-03-08
pArERNALlsHM OR 1NDlvIDUA1lsM, WHICH,

In these days expect the government to do many
things formerly regarded wholly outside its legitimate
fnncf;on
Undoubtedly the longer and farther travel the
ternastc road the come to depend upon it. For
it as certain the law of gravity that paternasm
weakens individual initiative.
Paternalism is in very large sense passing the buck
letting George do it, 1t easier when confronted with
task shove along to somebody else And it is mis-
that when that task reaches the
will be efficiently performed Government is not
lie who incapable the rest of Because
pay them salaries and bestow elective honors
they thereby transformed into wizards mag-
Clans Then why should expect them to solve our
blems of hand But do and the habit is growing
We put good deal of time appealing to the state
legislature and congress, when might better be en-
poved doing ourselves the things that to
be done.
There are lot of mutual and cooperative organiza
tons in California that proving their value Few OF
these handed out by government The who set
the finest kind of example organized the California Fruit
exchange by the application of business rules
and intelligent they have added millions every
year fruit industry of the state They have
they have resored to advertising their products in such
universal demand for what not long
since deemed luxury and have made it a necessity.
There in Imperial valley who have not waited
for government to furnish them machinery
with which work. They have jumped in and created their
and they proftng by the application OF individual
initiative of like capacity and like do
il anywhere in any business.
1t would be good thing for most of US to resolve to quit
depending much others and to commence dong
few things for ourselves.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-03-08

exceeds that Of hogs. The average
price, of cattle received on tho Chicago
market during 1920 has been calculated
at $llo.6l per head and that OF hogs
at. $34. Applying these values to ali
Of tho cattle and hogs marketed in the
United States during that year the to-
tai value Of cattle marketed was ST..
863 3,0s5,3o7, compared with a total val
uation of $1,429,996,242 fof hogs.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-03-08
ALPS We'll


o, never despair at the troubles OF
life
ALPS well!
In the midst of anxiety, peril and
strife
All's well!
The cheerful philosophy never was
wrong
That Is cheering my sonl as | journey
along,
And makes it my glory, my strength
and my song
AIS well.
The truth that sought was in heart
of a friend
ALPS wells
And the token Of hope was in rain
bows bend
All welli
Wen start OH the day with song OF
good cheer;
We III bandish each sorrow and chase
away fear;
And on our escutcheon this motto III ap
pear:
AIS well!
"A. J.. G
Imperial Valley press., 1922-03-08
Old Timer Cogitates

kin remember when every parlor
had as its chief article of furniture n
whatnot made of spools.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-03-08
CATTLE VALUE OVER HOGS

Despite the etopoToic importspce OF
the great american hog end the tact
that annual receipts CT hogs at public
markets are frequently more than
double those of cattle, the money value
of the cattle marketed annually usually
Imperial Valley press., 1922-03-08
A Wish

If i, like you, can bring smile
To faces dulled by care and woe,
III call nv daily round worth while
And laugh with joy IS on ! go.
GLADYS +. Browe
Imperial Valley press., 1922-03-08
The Preacher Declares

/ wonld not send an auto to take
voter to the polls. He's dead to the
demands of civic duty and should be
sent for with hearsc.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-03-08

One of the items the San Bernardino program of
development for this the erection Of auditorium
$200O0O If San Bernardino does she will kiss
good.bye the knockers and forward 10 enviabe
position And this is good to do such things,
when the people calling for sign and token OF con-
fdence
Imperial Valley press., 1922-03-08

81 will" is the motto of Chicago;
II cam is the motto of the preservers.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-03-08

These drawing room smiles deterior
ate into kitchen frowns all too often.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-03-08
Some Things I've Missed

j never met q vitilnlne,
'Tis my misfortune, too,
For vitimines, the doctors say,
Are really good for you.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-03-08

The race isn't always to the slow.
The chap who's swift and good
guesser brings home the bacon sur
prisingly often.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-03-08

1t is estimated by experts that in permitting the Col
orado unused for permitting the vast
ing of equivalent of hundred million barrels OF oil
a year That little item is certainly worth saving.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-03-08
Today's Best Kid Story

1t was Teddy's third day at school.
and the teacher was asking for defin-
itions of familiar objects. When she
came 70 the worl '.barn' Teddy 8
hand was the first up. M
.'All right, Teddy, you may tell ms
what q barn is.
The reply came quickly:
please, ma am, it $ a garage where
they keep animals. =
Imperial Valley press., 1922-03-08

Whether woman is tht equal of man
or not depends altogether on the wom-
an.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-03-08
I1rl-PRESS-ions
Foolish Dictionary
Jvbot ro,po,ns af,

NaVv--What remains alter arms
conference scraps ON warships.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-03-08
Instead of marrying for money

would be more courageous to brace up
and rob p bank.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-03-08

It's fine to do great work, and it s.
next best to do loser work in a
worthwhile way.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-03-08
FARM SANITATION
INDISPENSABLE
Health, Convenience and
Economy all Demand At
tentiOn to Water Supply
BY EDGAR w. COOLEY

Agricultural Extension Department
international Harvester Company.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-02-21
mickey" 10 Getting Bored

Dear Cynthia---I have written TO your
| column several times before ana always
received such cheering letters IN reply.
I come once again for advice.
In glancing over the letter IRON
Restless but Happy have thcugnt
that l myself am somewhat ike that
Up until a couple of weeks ago had
been keeping steady company with
hoy, and now he has gone to Florida
| am beginning to find 1t very lone
some.
I have lots of friends, especially boys
of my own home town, and could have
and do have several dates week. But
am very unhappy and restless i do
not go to public dances and movies are
very tiresome. so, therefore, ! can find
nothing to relieve the monotony. l am
getting very restless and would appre-
cate some good advice to break the
monotony.
1 work in an office during the day,
and feel as II I ought to have some
pleasure at other times.
Are there any correspondent clubs In
Philadelphia---a place to find new ac-
quaintances, etc? MICKEY.
Perhaps you have too many dates,
Mickey. Sometimes that bores people
just as much as staying home. Cynthia
cannot recommend any correspondence
clubs but II you will go to Miss Gold
man, at 1905 Arch street, who has
charge of the Girls Service League
Farm. surely she will be glad to invite
you to one of the parties that the
League gives so that you can meet some
new friends
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-02-21
She Wants the Truth
To the Editor Of Won ans Page:


Dear Madam-Kindly advise me
what to do: % Is olive oil for the hair .
90 How do you get rid Of dandrufr,
go ls there any truth in permanent
ha!r.wavng? =" Do you think 1t ruins
intend to lose it again. for a foolish
notion. go want to know the truth
before I take a step like that. I have
been writing TO different places, but
had no satisfaction. You know eycrv.
body likes to make money They call /,
permanent waves" ! wonder II IL is
permanent. Mrs. A. D. r
should be very glad to tell YOU the
truth and advise you without prejudice
IL could. But nobody can do that ey.
cept hairdresser who knows the effeCr
Of certain preparations upon certain
conditions Of the scalp. Probably oliv,
oil would be q good thing for YOUR hair
II II Is very dry and brittle but no one
could say positively without seeing tn.
condition Of your hair. That is no doubt
the reason that you have not had salts.
faction from your inquiries
Permanent waving will not ruin tn,
hair II the hair is in condition to take
1t. But If your hair Is very dry or
very endy 1t would not be advisable to
nave the wave, as It would make II
dryer and more fiyaway. a so-called
permanent wave lasts as long as the
hair stays the length 1t was when The
wave was given. But, Of course as
the hair grows out It becomes strairh,
and the wave starts further away from
the head 1t nearly always lasts at lea az
six months. This is the truth" as IA,
as any one who does not know you can
go.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-02-21
Through "a Woman's Eyes
BY JEAN MENTION
Do You Look at the Other Side of the Shield?
BY JEAN NEWTOs

We have all heard the story of the
two knights who fought like Kilkenny
cats over whether Il certain shield was
blue or red. The fact was that it was
blue on one side and red on the other!
Did they feel foolish when they found
It out? Rather. suppose; but not
more so than many of us must feel
every day when we find ourselves guilty
Of the same kind of color blindness.
Oh, yes, we are. We fuss and fume
and 60 into taritrums and wear our =
selves out and hurt people We love and
break friendships just because we know
We are right and there cant be any
compromise or question about it: when
all along we have been looking at only
one side of the shield. when all along
the other side told story just as un :
questionable and convincing, though
entirely different!
That Is the difference between mar
rowness and Observation-Disclosures. be-
tween pettiness and bigness. between
those who show the monkey strain and
others who really reflect the image of
God.
The bigger and better Of us have their
own viewpoint, too-but they recog-
rise It as such and not as universal
fact and law. Even though they claim
enc as their own. they see both sides
Of the shield. And to see is to under
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-02-21
A Fair and Square Club

Dear Cynthia--Please may I have
space in your most interesting column
to answer d letter signed Young Man
! No. g.?
l. too, think he must know very strange
American girls. And they surely must
| be very hard up for company to take
them out -, not to feel insulted because
he makes Them pay half of the expenses
He says he is making good money and
50 are the girls. ] realize that a lot Of
the good, old-fashioned ways of enter
| tanning seem to have gone out Of style
I mean such as spending evenings
quietly together. reading aloud or sing
! ing or making candy) In those ways
Il girl could return courtesies TO fellows.
, But, even with those privileges taken
away, cannot understand how any
| fellow could invite girl to be enter
tained by him and ever allow" her TO
could understand young lady "ln-
viting'' a young man to tea and before
he leaves presenting him with Il bill OF
expenses.
But, now here's a proposition that ]
wish all Of you girls would figure out
OF young folks are trying 1t out and
finding it very satisfactory. It is this:
If you won't mind, I believe ! can make
it palmer by telling 1t by illustration
tation and was entertained by very
nice young man. HE makes coed
money and so does she make good
money" His living expenses are a great
deal more than hers because she lives
at home. while he does not
About a week later they met on the
car. AmCng other things talked Of lie
asked II she had heard about a certain
concert for the next week. She an
swered that she had and had made up
her mind to write to him that very eve
ming asking him to attend with her. He
said he would be delighted and would
get tickets the next day. That gave
her a chance to explain that she be-
longed to the II. and S." Club. and ac-
cording to the rules and regulations of
said club. with him 1t was her turn to
entertain and that she would have TO
insist upon getting the tickets herself.
After quite some explaining about
this wonderful club he agreed
Now, think the Fair and Square
Club" Is a splendid thing. 1t gives a
girl the same chance of being independ-
ent and honest-and at the same time
kind-that 1t gives to a fellow. They
believe that for girl who is making
her own spending money to allow
fellow who Is only a friend to paw all
OF her entertainment expenses makes
her guilty Of ''holdups."
I wish some of you girls and fellows
would let us know through the won
derful courtesy Of Cynthia's column
what you think Of our "Fair and Square
Club" GIRL FRIEND
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-02-21

~
Aioned of wrought iron, stood ut the
= ~ Of the davenport; in its socket
y !oe Q fat, orange -colored tallow can.
There were no other lights.
What's the matter-lights off, or
nd the fuses blow out all over the
Aouse?"
Virginia laughed.
Don't be silly. There's nothing the
matter with the lights"
well, then. what's the large idea
Of the candles?"
Virginia pretended TO be exasperated
and she made wry face.
oh. darlin', you can be so stupid
oometimes.''
2 .'Well-"
She indicated the new illumination
With an airy wave of her slender hand.
''It's the latest thing. It's artistic ="
Paul sat down and stared at the
Russian brass candclabrum owlishly.
artistic. hey? Huh! Where'd you
get the thing on the mantel!'
Thing! Why, Paul, that's real
Nussian---'
''It looks IT," he cut in rudely.
s'Where'd you get it?"
"Why bought it at that wonderful
little novelty shop down town. Really.
dear, the idea Of using candles is very
much the thing. and don't you think it's
delightful? It's SO much more beautiful
than the awful glare of the electrics."
! Paul looked over at her solemnly.
"You mean this Is to be permanent
thiuH-the candles?'
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-02-21
Suaaests Closing Discussion

Dear CyKthia--I am a daily reader
of your wonderful column. and till now
l have been one Of the Silent on
lockers" this being my initial contri-
button.
What attracted my. attention lately
was the utterly foolish and non-esseii-
tial discussion on foreign and American
wives.
Laying this QUESTION aside for Il
while. ! notice that whenever a person
tries to give or explain his or her YER
sion of any topic under discussion by
some of these 100 per cent Americans
and it doesn't coincide with their opin-
ion. they very promptly give you re-
row -mndedness by saying. "1f you don't
like the way we run things IN this
country, why don't you get out? There
are ships sailing every day FROM"
etc.
debating society in the classrooms. and
the first thing that I was taught was
a very familiar line running thusly:
When abuse commences argument
ceases"
Why don't some Of the self-styled 100
per cent Americans try to show for
and try to show him the right way Of
seeing things and make 100 per cent
American out Of him instead Of telling
him to go back? Why should any
one go back? Ihere Is plenty OF room
for all of US here. and this Is a free
country. And If it wasn't for foreigners,
where would some Of these 100 per cent
Americans be today?
Coming back to the beauty question,
I'll admit that some OF the American
girls are pretty, some are cute and
some are beautiful beyond q question
Of doubt. But what Is beauty? Will
a woman with beauty alone make a
good wife? The answer is emphatically
no. Besides. beauty is just an Illusion
Of the eye What may seem beautiful
to some may seem ugly, yes. even
hideous, to others For example. the
contrasting types OF beauty between
America and Liberia, Burma. Congo,
Siam, etc.
BY the way, Cynthia. notice that the
head Of your column reads. please
tell me what to do" but by some OF
the letters that I've seen printed in 1t
it doesn't lock as though any one wants
any advice. They all seem to be will
ing to give II. Well, the Bible says
IT'S more blessed to give than to re-
ce!ve."
DO you care II suggest that you
discontinue this controversy about for
elgn and American wives? thank you
in advance, Cynthia, and wish your
column and the EVENING PUBLIC LEDGER
more laurels than it already has
JUST JACK.
Thank you for your good wishes,
Just Jack" Cynthia likes your letter
and hopes you will write often.