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Monte Vista journal and Monte Vista graphic-reporter., 1923-10-05

The Friday Afternoon Embroidery
club met last week with Mrs. Roy
Wsltman. After 4 pleasant time
spent In sewing. elegant refresh-
oents were served. Those present
we're: Mesdames W. h. Hawkins,
John Crook. Koch. Mark watrous.
Will Wyland. Groesbeck. HasEard.
oinders. Bert Berry. sibrei. Judxon.
@. w. Meadows. Grafton. Fred
Cameron and Mrs. Fogle.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-11-09
STANDING TOGETHER

Lloyd George harping on his favorite theme in his
Scranton speech declared that the United States and
Great Britain acting together to insure order in the
world, could save civilization. And how could that be
done?
Not by alliance but by understanding" he said.
mot by contract but by cooperation. am opposed
to entangllng alliances any in this republic
in our realm. The two peoples standing together to
bring order out of chaos will achieve the end Mankind
Will be saved and peace will reign forever
The conclusion, at least, may be regarded
torical exaggeraton Nothing that America or Britain
or both together. do hereafter can be
sure of making peace reign forever" Forever is
very long time, and every age has way Of deciding its
destiny
There is little doubt, however in the minds of
thoughtful men who disregard old preiudices and
things somewhat as they that in friendly cooper
alton between the two great Engshspeaking
tries lies the chief hope of this generation and the next
1t hardly needs to be added that, regards Amer
lea at least, the standing together must be informal
Lloyd George himself that more clearly than
of other British friends.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-11-09
Dies as Result
Japan Disaster

TOXIC, Japan, November o.
Dir. Fusakichi Onori, famous auth
ority on earthquakes and all forms
of seismic disturbances, died here
today, following breakdown re-
sulting from the shock of the Jap
5nees earthquake and fire and from
everwork, following that disaster.
Dr. Omori, who was recognized as
an authority the world over, was
well known in the United States
and particularly along the Pacific
coast, where he made extensive
studies of the Pacific earthquake
zone
Imperial Valley press., 1923-11-09
Bedspread Made
In 1888 Offered
Local Chamber

Mrs. 1. G. Sparks, who lives ON n
ranch near El Centro. has offered
to the Chamber of Commerce for
exhibition purposes, n bcdspread
made in 1888, which has been in the
family continual, since that time,
and has been used regularly. Not
withstanding its age, the spread is
in excellent condition. The spread,
according to data worked. into it,
was made at Montgomery, Ohio, by
NJ. Shank. The American flag is
worked in tho four corners, also the
names of the presidents up to the
time it was made. The covering
came to Mrs. Sparks from her moth
er, two years ago. III
While aware that it would make
an interesting exhibit, Secretary
Covle was forced to decline the
offer, not having facilities for tax
ing care of it.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-11-09

% loose On " hr = a. choo'
~ G.a,'
VIII, HI sound like Trouble,
shisre,ed III bunny gentleman. 81.
onder who it is''
He looked about and, near
puddle of frozen water, Uncle
"'iggily saw Bully No Tail, the boy
frog.
''Why, Bully, what s the mat
ter?' asked the rabbit gentleman.
"And why do you squat there in
stead of hopping on to school?''
"I'd like TO hop but L can't, .
croaked Bully. cone of my paws is
frozen fast on this ice and L can't
get loose.
"Oh, that s too bad! How did it
happen?' asked the bunny.
81 WIS going to school, an
swered Bully, "and when | got to
this puddle of water l thought L
would see how cold it was. [ put
my paw in and, all of a sudden
the water frOze and m caught
fast. Oh, dear! III be late Tor
school!''
"No, you will not" said I'm
Gle Wiggily. "I'll thaw you loose. -
The bunny knelt down near where
Bully's paw was frozen in the ice.
And, by blowing his warm breath
on it the bunny melted the ice.
"Hop along now!" called Uncle
Wiggily as Bully pulled his paw
loose, "and don't do anything like
this again.
"No, sir, | won t" promised the
frog boy, who was soon in school.
Uncle Wiggily hoped along,
over the fields and through the
woods, and soon he reached the coop
of Mrs. Cluck Cluck, the hen lady,
~ would like some eggs so
Nurse Jane can make me ehoco-
late cake" spoke the bunny polite
ly, and the hen lady gave him a
dozen in bag.
"Be careful not to drop them,
for they will break easily" she
warned him, and Uncle Wiggily said
lie would. But as he was hopping
back home with the eggs, all of a
sudden, from behind bush, the
Woozie Wolf jumped out. And Tn
cie Wiggily was so frightened that
he shivered and shook and dropped
TIE bag of eggs, cracking them all.
"Now look what you made me
dol" cried the bunny TO the Wolf.
"Oh, am sorry about the broken
eggs" said the Wolf, "but at the
same time | am going to nibble
your ears.
care you? Wen, ] guess notl"
cried the bunny. Then he gave the
Wolf a push and the bad chap slip
ped and fell and sat down right in
the puddle Of whites and yeilows
of the broken eggs. And the eggs
were so sticky, like fly paper, that
they held the Wolf fast and he
couldn't get up, pull and twist as
! he did.
"Ha! Ha." laughed Uncle Wig
gily. "Ill leave you here while
and go back and get more eggs. >"
"Oh, jitney cars!" howled the
Wolf, but that s all the good it did
him. He couldn't get loose to
nibble the bunny's ears, and the
rabbit hoped away and got more
eggs. He didn' t drop these and the
chocolate cake Nurse Jane made
was wonderful.
So, we learn, good may come even
1 from dropping eggs. And if the
goldfish doesn I splash water IN the
Imperial Valley press., 1923-11-09
UNCOVER MASONIC
EMBLEMS In RUIN
OF ANCIENT CITY

TORONTO, November 9.-Infor-
nation has been received here that
recent explorations in the Sudan
region of Africa, OF iile- ruins Of
Nupata, the ancient capital of
Ethiopia, have brought to light an
ancient temple containing huge
Masonic altar, and throwing much
light on primitive Masonry.
An ancient Egyptian wall paint
ing has been discovered which shows
Pharoah with the Masonic apron
and holding in his right hand the
crux ansata, or cross, with the cir
cular handle.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-11-09
Radio Fans,
Here's a
Tip

WASHINGTON, November o.
Woodrow Wilson viii commence his
radio address here promptly at $3.50
p. m., Eastern standard time Sat
urday night, the Chesapeake and
Potomac. Telephone broadcasting
the speech, it was ANNOUNCED today.
The local troadcasting station
WCAP will operate on 469 meter
wave length. The New York relay
station WEAF will use lo2 meters.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-11-09
DANCING CONTEST
ON IN CALIPATRIA
THURSDAY NIGHT

Here is chance for the fine
dancers in lI-iperial Valley to
make SONG money and to win fame
IN the terpsiehore&n realm. Various
dancing paviions and halls through
cut California are entering in the
dancing contest which has been in
stigatcd by a Los Angeles news,
paper.
The Poppy dance hall in Calipa-
tri& is offering a special prize to
competitors for the positions as
representatives Of the valley. Eli,
mination dances will be conducted
every Thursday evening in the
northern city.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-11-09
BAKER RESIGNS r
AS CITY FATHER

HOLTVILLE, November 9.-At
the meeting OF the city board Wed
nesday night the resignation of p.
L. Baker was read and accepted.
Baker has been an efficient and
faithful member of the board for
eight years. Carlton Morford was,
appointed TO fill the unexpircd
term. Another matter decided up
on was the installing of SIGNAL lights
connected with the telephone ex-
change for the night Waterman.
Routine business occupied the bal
ance of the evening.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-11-09
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO
November 9, 1908

November y, 19uo
Frank G. Prescott, register of the
United States land office at Los
Angeles, visited here in order to
personally view the land involved in
q contest case.
Samuel CARRIER of Brawley killed
q badger on his ranch. AS far as is
known, this is the first one ever
found in the valley.
Miss Agnes Schwartz arrived
from Los Angeles to take a position
with one of the business firms here.
TEN YEARS ACC
November 9, 1913
Mrs. l.. Keith and small boy have
arrived from Texas to make their
home with Mr.. Keith on a ranch
near Silsbee.
Robertson Vance of Calexico is
considering making some business
investments in this city.
r. 1. Jones of Holtville stopped
here today on his way home from
q vacation on the coast.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-11-09
Indian Woman,
113 Yrs. Old
Is Dead

THE DALLE6, Ore, N-ov. o.
Mary Seymour, Wasco Indian wom
an, believed to have been 113 years
old, is dead. III
Mary, whose tribal name was
=" Daughter of the Swift Water, Y
was born near here in 1910, accord
ing to the history of her people. If
the records of the Wasco tribe
handed down by word of mouth
are authentic, she was 16 years old
when the first white man, Catholic
priest, penetrated to this region.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-11-09
AERIAL CROP ESTIMATES

Crop estimates for the U. S. Department of Agri-
culture may nearly all be made from the air in few
years An army aviator, working in Louisiana, has
Gently completed series of experiments along this
line He found that it quite possible to judge the
nature of crops from photographs taken at altitude
great 1000 feet and that pictures made at $500
feet could be 'read at glance" by who knew how
So far as the photography goes, the method is far
ahead of any previously used. Its cost is still to be
determined.
This is a field open particularly to civilians be-
cause the number of available army fliers is SMALL
Present estmators, and statisticans who have been
doing crop estimating by observing crops from car
farming communities, should take to aviation.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-11-09
THE STEEL DIVIDEND

The extra dividend of one-fOurth per cent
stock voted by the directors of the United States
Steel Corporation is important out of all proportion
to its size.
The Steel Trust is not accustomed to declaring
dividends of any size merely to make the stockholders
feel good 1t may be assumed, therefore that Judge
Gary and his board of directors not only have made
little extra money during the last quarter but expect to
continue making it. That augurs we'll for the steel
industry in general, and consequently well for other
industries 1t is ntimation of good business WIN
ter.
1t is tact admission too, that the abolition of the
twevehour day in this basic industry is working bet
ter than the steel anticipated They feared in
creased expense of production inability to obtain the
additional workmen needed for three Shifts nsuffici
ent housing for such workers if they obtainable
and the need of higher prices for Steel None of these
results have appeared The shorter working day seems
to be developing rapidly into selfpaying PROPOSE
tion it has previously in other industries.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-11-09
Bedtime Stories
Copyright, 1923, by Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate
BY HOWARD r. GARIS
UNCLE WIGGILY AND THE
EGGS

"Do Won like chocolate cake? "
asked Nurse Jane Fuzzy Nuzzy
of Uncle Wiggily one day. .
con, / am very fond of ehoeo-
late, cake, & answered the rabbit
gentleman. s''But TN only take a
small ,s1ice now. I And: bis pink = nose
beg}hs@t6 tVfnlyle, fer ,spfrnking of
chocolate 'eake{ AlWaSs.. made him
t,n tiryaS tr,ga ,n3 !ff-t.5 af@ ~ eaa ,ffE
F'Ndfsd jams begsnsto Laugh.
ts'Wlfat is the joke - asked I'm:
ci6 W'iggily,, 'and where is the cho-
eolatc cake?'
'."The joke is that there ism t
Gnv chocolate cake just yet, said
the muskrat lhdy housckecper. :" If
veu waut ono Ill bake it, but |
shall need some eggs first.
"Oh, III go get you the oggs!'
offered Uncle Wlggi.y. " Mrs. Cluck
Cluck, the hen lady, who gave me
some feathers for my bed, will sure
" give me eggs for chocolate
cake.
"Yes," spoke Nurse Jane, 81
think she will. But be careful, Un-
ele Wiggily. There is a great diff
ference between carrying eggs and
feathers.
"Oh, l know that!" laughed the
bunny. "If you drop bag of
feathers it doesn't hurt them. But
if you drop a bag of eggs it muses.
them all up
"Indeed it Gocs!'i said the musk
rat lady. $50 please be very care
full in bringing home the eggs. =
Uncle Wiggily promised that he
would and then he set off over the
fields and through the woods to
go to the coop of Mrs. Cluck Cluck
the hen lady.
"Ah, l know that chocolate cake
will be wonderful when Nurse Jane
makes it, thought Uncle Wiggily
to himself as he hoped along. Then
i'll of sudden, when lac was feel
ing so happy, he heard sad voice
saying:
Imperial Valley press., 1923-11-09

King of Bulgaria wants to marry
a rich woman. That's easy to do,
except you have to be richer
Imperial Valley press., 1923-11-09

News from far-off Japan. Crows
are stealing golf balls. Maybe they
think they are squirrels.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-11-09

rubber boots so the sugar spoon gets
its face wet, I'll tell you next about
Uncle Wiggily's jack-o lantern.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-11-09
Looking Backward
What the Press Files Tell Of
Imperial Valley for This Date
In Past Years
NINETEEN YEARS AGO
November 9. 1904

Messrs. Tewell and Calkins sold
the Valley lunch room to Chris
Eaton, and left for a trip to Los
Angeles. They expect to again To-
cate in the city at later date.
r. L. Madison left for business
trip to San Diego today.
Mrs. P. r. Allison is here visiting
her sister. Mrs G.. Garrison.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1923-01-12
URGES PEOPLE TO WATCH
SOLICITORS FOR CHARITY

"People in this section should
watch unknown solicitors for Char
itv", SAYS Mr.. Anna Lewis, in dis
cuSSing the case of Il woman who
was IN the city this week soliciting
funds for the American Children 5
Aid Society of Washington, ID. G..
While the solicitor waS urging Il e..
Job of the Chamber of Commerce
TO give her credentials to take with
her in her canvas Of this city, Mrs.
Lewis. the County Welfare Officer
wired TO Washington and was ADVISED
bv the Chief of Detectives there that
the Society had no solicitor outside OF
the district. \ wire to the head oi
the State Welfare Board, brought
the response TINT the Society was
not recognized i'll North Carolina.
In numerous instances, people pur-
porting to be the representatives OF
charitable organizations, canvas the
towns in this section. and fleece the
gullible of much money that should
90 to the deserving cases nearer
home. This instance of the good
work Of the Welfare Officer is only
one of many where the town is saw
ed many dollars.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1923-01-12
A BANKER HEADS THE
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
Gurney P. Hood Made President At
Directors Meeting Monday.

The president of the Elizabeth City
Chamber of Commerce for the COM
ing year is Gurney Z. Hood, vice
president and cashier of the Carolina
Banking & Trust Co. Mr.. Hood was
elected at the directors meeting Mon
day to succeed c. o. Robinson whose
term of office expired at the end of
the year.
J. Il. McCabe is a new director,
elected to fill the place of A. B.
Houtz who resigned.
The other officers of the Chamber
of Commerce are ]. II. McCabe, first
vice president; w. Il. Culpepper, Sec
Ond vice president; NJ. Leigh Sheep,
treasurer; and r. C. Job executive
secretary. The officers of the Cham
Der Of Commerce, serve also as Off
GERS of the PasquOtank Municipal
Hospital with the exception of the
treasurer. The hospital treasurer is
Harry G. Kramer.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1923-01-12
HEREFORD TAKES HOLD
OF ELIZ. CITY IDEA
Sister City Really Is Seriously Con-
sidGring Plan of Planting PGcans
on Streets

The value of the idea of planting
pccanS for shade frees on the streets.
recently advocated by this newspaper
seems to have fallen in fruitful soil,
and IIcrtrord. sister city of ours has
taken hold of the idea and plans to
plant It's streets with trees Of
beauty and usefulness.
At the December meeting of the
Iertford Chamber of Commerce, the
idea was launched and Hcrtford has
already made its plans to bcautify its
streets with pecan trees. 1t has even
gone further than to make plans, and
some of the citizens have donated 30
trees. which have been ordered for
immediate planting.
Reports from licrtford say that
advocates of the movement will see
no let up until three or four hun
drcd such trees adorn the streets to
furnish shade and nuts for Hcrt-
ford people TO crack.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1923-01-12
TELLS POLICEMEN TO
LET DISTILLERS ALONE
County Commissioners Don't Want
Motorcycle Cop to Be Too
Busy

"Officcrs who try to do their duty
are not wanted in Pasquotank Coun-
afnt,rrytsFs 4'otieesnan George
Smith tells this newspaper. The
County Commissioners at their last
meeting told Officer Smith not to
mOlCst any more mOOnShinc diStillers
in PaSquOtank and not 10 tear up any
more stills. but to cOnfine himself
to the business of chasing Offenders
of the traffic laws.
ReSidcS running down Speedcrs,
Smith has done some scouting on the
side lines and scared up two moon
shine stills in the vicinity of Weeks
vile. The Commissioners insist that
there are SPECIAL officers engaged in
enforcing the prohibition laws and
that the only liquor their motorcycle
cop has a right to chase is the liquor
he requires for his personal use.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1923-01-12
LOUIS BELL COMES BACK
TO THE OLD HOME TOWN

Louis Bell. an Elizabeth City boy
who got printers ink on his fingers
eighteen years ago and who has since
put in most of his time on daily
newspapers thruout the state, is back
home TO run TIE 1NDEPEN-
DENTS Linotype machine. Mr.. Bell
came to his new job last week. He
Will bring back to Elizabeth City a
wife and four children which he
acquired in his years of absence from
the old home town. Louis Bell is a
capable Linotype operator. He comes
to THE INDEPENDENT from the
Morning New BCrnian. of New Bern,
and was previously with the Wash
ington Daily News and the Green's
boro Daily News. lie is no stranger
to this newspaper. having worked in
the shop of THE INDEPENDENT
in the beginning of its career.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1923-01-12
JAMES A. STILLMAN
IN TOWN WEDNESDAY
Millionaire Subject of Scandal Takes
A Day From Hunting, On
Business
,.lTEsSfss gieSS6der stillinains aTTorfiaaieF

III
president of the National City Bank
of New York was in Elizabeth City
Wednesday. spending two hours or
more N 4 back room of the First "
Citizens National Bank with his
lawyer and private secretary. who ac-
companicd him. lie came dressed n
hunting tOgS. direct from his hunting
lodge in Currituck County. and was
bcSmattcred with evidence of the kind
of roads he encountered in getting
here. Officers of the First " Citl-
zcnS National insist that Mr.. Still
mans visit here was of no local Signi-
ficance. that he came here only to
transact business with his lawyer and
clean up some of his correspondence.
james Alexander Stillman is the
same New York mult:-miIllOnalrc
banker who made Il mess of his life
and lost his job aS president of the
biggest bank in the country. by his
notorious conduct with the actress
Florence Leeds, and his attempt to
divorce his own wife and cover her
with shame. lie is apparently 4S or
30 years old. but rugged, we'll knit,
vigorous and jovial. The fact of his
having been the subject of one Of the
rottcnest scandals in America in re-
cent years may have left Il mark on
his soul. but it has left no tell tale
marks in his countcnancC that StranS-
ers might observe.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1923-01-12
CASHING IN THEIR
WAR SAVINGS STAMPS
A Lot of Saved UP Money Flows
Into Local Channels of Trade.

Merchants who are wondering
where some people are getting so
much money to spend these days.
and wondering too where others are
getting money to pay their back bills,
could learn something by looking into
the office of Postmaster ]. y. Hoop
er these days. SinSe Jan !, 1923
the post office at Elizabeth City has
redeemed more than $T5,0O0 worth of
war savings certificates bought by
Elizabeth City people during the war.
And the records show that less than
half of those who bought war say
ingS stamps have caShcd them in.
People are flocking to the post office
every day to cash in the stamps
bought i've years ago. The rcdcmp-
tion of these war savings stamps Is
releasing tens of thousands Of dol
lars which will flow into the chan
nels of trade nj this city.
Most of the people who bought
War Savings Stamps bought them
reluctantly. under threats and cocr-
cion. Very few thought enough OF
them to register them. Many who
bought them tucked them away and
forgot them. regarding them as 80
many pretty stamps that might be
worth something some day" Now
they are caShing in their savings
and the money thus released is help
inS every business in town.
The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1923-01-12
MRS. COTTON IS
FOR MI)REBABES
Says People of Means Must
Have More Babies or Get
OFF The Earth

The women of the privileged class
es. those who are able to bring bet
fer children into the world and prop
Crly provide for them. are not meet
ing their responsibilities and if this
country is to be spared revolution and
chaos in years to come, the prlvlIes-
ed classes must have more babes,
declared Mrs. Sarah SouthaIl Cotton,
Honorary President of the State
Federation of Woman'S Clubs and
one of the organizers aud founders
of the Mothers Congress and the
Parents & Teachers Association, IN
an address TO the Parents " Teachers
Club of this city "Wednesday aires
noon:
Mrs Cotton is in Elizabeth City to
organize womans' club. it having
been brought to her attention thruout
the state that Elizabeth CITY women
were not organized and needed such
an organization Mrs. Cotton says
she will not only organize fOrmid-
bic womanS' club while here, but that
she will keep in touch with the or
ganization after it is organized and
see that it does not lose enthusiasm
or flag in its activities.
Mrs. Cotton made her first talk
here to parents and teachers ut the
High School Wednesday afternoon
She is Il breezy tallicr and did not
coniinc herself to womcnS' club work
inhcr first speech, but launched into
general survey of woman'S place
and work in the modern world. Here
she brought in the subject of moro
babies and better babies. declaring
that the failure Of the better class
cS to rear large families threatens
TO 50 reduce the numerical numbers
of the physical iii and mentally super
iOr as TO leave society an easy pre-
TO the uncouth multitudrS Of the I'M
dcrpriyilcgCd. Mrs. Cotton insists
that while women who are able f.
comfortably bring superior children
INTO the world and properly provide
for them. their tendency is 10 hay,
one or two children only, or none al
all. One the other hand. th" igno-
rant, uncouth foreigners who comC
to our shores. and our own under
nOuriShcd and illiteratc lower class.
cs place no limit to the number ot
children they breed. The novels are
incubating millions of tired, macm,C
mdcrnouriShcd. Sullcn. rcScutful and
undesirable children, while the homes
in which the child would be well rco
an dhavc I'M opportunity to grow
healthy, happy and strong, are Often
childlcSS.