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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-12-19
Cynthia Grey
Adpentuesome Miss Eighteen Drops Note to Young
MAJ, Who Sat Neat Her IN the Mouies-Mothol
Forbids Her to See Him-No,c She Wants to Kno,t
If 1t "Was SO Ve,y Dreadful"

Dear Miss Grey: writing to ask how far an ntei-
gent and selreant girl may defyng the conventions
and be safe?
The other afternoon l dropped into a motion picture
house. While there gentleman took the seat beside
recognized him easily as q young man holding con-
spicuous position and well known about town knew his
reputation, toogenerous likable entertaining with per-
haps the free and easy morals of his profession but with
out any serious vices.
Twice before had met him accidentally on the street
and both occasions know he noticed me- tho of
that isn't saying much.
fcted with love at first sight but certainly did experience
most remarkable sense of attraction perfectly con-
scious of his frequent glances during the picture.
WE'LL / went home and thought it There didn't
to be any possible way in which could make his ac
quantance properly and STILL it having always been my
custom to 60 after what want couldn't give the idea
So finally, sat down and wrote him little note offering
him the chance to make my acquaintance.
The rub comes just here ] aughngly related the Incl
dent to sister, who carefully reported 1t to my
mother. So now am ABSOLUTELY FORBIDDEN to
ask the young TO the house to see him at all.
Was it very dreadful, Miss Grey? am Is years old
TENNESSEE"
girl may not defy the conventions to ANY degree aud
scish be classed as respected refined young adgnor
she consider her reputation safe and sound from gossip
or srorSe.
young of the type you describe could easily ftnd
cay to meet you according to the rules OF good torm
he you according to your suggestion ne fcH accept
gor acquaintance at par doubt There oodgs err
ceptions you say but matter OF ths sort IS 1t icoh
suhe for uoung girl to stray from the beaten path IN
search OF the exception? sure, tohen you think THIS
orer seriously you cW agree Nth that cond DC
poor policy You ,uoud much better qeH your adventure
some spirit and heed your mothers odrce. Perhaps you
pav not act quite so many thrills" ont OF gonr erstence;
but neither ,oH you find yourself IN any f1dconsy M
possible situations.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-12-19
Loud Clothes to Go,
Tailors Here Decide

THE well-dressed man" win dis.
continue the wearing OF loud and
bizarre clothes. but no will continue
to patronize tailored clothes, with no
prospect OF a decline IN prices. That
was the verdict OF the Merchant
Tailors' exchange session at the
Hotel Gowman this week. Seattle
tailors. thru the Better Business
bureau. will seek 10 prosecute The
house-to.housc pcddlers Of alleged In.
ferior wooIens with faxed labels. nc.
cording to ]. II. Irving. newly elected
president OF the exchange.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-12-19
Silk Ties $I.45

Four-ln-HandH Of fino quality
imported and domestic mika In
nnw and exclusive patterns and
colotingn
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-12-19
Population of
Teras Tom

Dear Miss Grey: VIII you please
tell me the population Of Victoria,
Texas. and how far Is II from San
Antonio? A READER
The official United States cenSas
taken IN 1920. Oires The population
Of this city az 595T. IL Is about IS
miles southwest Of San Antonio.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-12-19

a reputable physician. Any gland
trouble Is apt 10 propc serious I'M
less taken care Of properly
How many eggs are there In a
pound2
Ten eommon-si-ed eggs neigh oae
pound.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-12-19
Mailing
Christmas Cards

Dear Miss Grey: Should en-
graved Christmas cards be mailed
In the envelopes in which they
come or enclosed in another one?
IGNORANT.
They should be mailed IN the en-
reIope they are enclosed Ia.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-12-19
Consult
Physician

Dear Miss Grey: Please print in
your columns a remedy for swollen
glands that can be bought in a
drug store? NJ. A.
IL Ia impossible for me to take
The responsibility Of 0irin0 adUioe
Of this nature. You should consult
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-12-19

New lot Of Manchurian wal
Holiday Oranges, new navels.
sweet and juicy, dozen. .15e
Genuine Orange Pek0e Blend
Tea, black, lbs. .S5c
1 ID. ....,.............45c
Special Green Tea, fine grade,
2 lbs, 45e; / .25e
Fine Pulled Figs, Markarian,
10. ................. doe
Upper Main
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-12-19

Cynthia Grey will receive call
ers on Monday. Wednesday and
Friday from l 20 up. m. and on
Tuesday and Thursday from IL
10 IL a. m. at her office In The
Star Bldg. 1909 Seventh ave.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-12-19
Meaning of
Term

Dear Miss Grey: Please tell me
what Is meant by the Economic
Interpretation OF History
a READER.
IL is theory that all history Is
based on economies Is, ma
feriaI things. For instance. erpon-
ents OF this theory believe that
,rars are carried on. not because Of
on ideal. such as making the
scorid safe for democracy" but
rather TO gain more foodsiHffs or
to control the markets Of the ieoTId-
hareH't space 10 explain this the
orv fully; but Carl Marks. social
list, has ciren this idea iride pub
licify.
The Delta independent., 1923-02-23
Community Rooms

The Delta community rooms are To-
Gated on the second floor of the
Mathers building over the Mathers
Dry Goods Store. They are used for
public gatherings of all kinds and
serve the people of the community in
many other ways.
Children from the public schools
use them a great deal to play basket
ball and carry on other forms of
sports. On holidays and in evenings
the number of children who gather
there is very large and under the
care of Miss Mower, who is secretary
of the community rooms their sports
are clean and wholesome.
Under the auspices of the commun-
ity room ladies', fortnightly dances
and monthly parties are given for
high school students. The dances are
held in the Elks hall which was do
mated for that purpose but the parties
are held in the community rooms.
These parties and dances are open
to all Delta high school students
On Tuesday night the ladies gym
nasium class meets there from seven
thirty till eight-thirty. The first half
hour is taken up with regular gym
The Delta independent., 1923-02-23
Beautiful Garnet Mesa

One of the incest ranches in the
county is Mountain View, owned by
L. w Sweitzer & Co. and located
about two miles south of Delta on the
edge of Garnet Mesa. This place con-
sists of 100 acres, of which 11O acres
are under cultivation. 1t was pur-
chased by Mr.. Sweitzer about 1895 or
1896. at which time the entire ranch
was planted to alfalfa. Under Mr..
Sweitzers management all of the pres
ent improvements have been added
until now the ranch is one of the
most beautiful and up to date in the
valley.
The improvements, consisting of
two modern dwelling houses, one la
Dor house, two large packing houses,
32x60 and 32XS0 feet; a storage cellar
with capacity of four carloads, an in
terest in the Sage community cellar,
ample and upto-date stables. gran
aries, chicken houses, where 200 thor
oughbred White Wyandotte chickens
are housed, and hog pens have all
been carefully planned and well built.
From $50 to $50 hogs are fattened
on the ranch every winter, some of
which are raised on the ranch while
others are bought up in the fall. In
this way all surplus and unmarketable
products are used up and waste is
eliminated.
Fruit is the fundamental crop. The
ranch contains about 40 acres of fine,
well kept apple orchards. where
Grimes Golden, Jonathan, Gano,
The Delta independent., 1923-02-23
for passengers between

people and for passengers between
trains.
Every Saturday afternoon the com
munity rooms are turned into store
rooms for the women's exchange At
this exchange are sold all sorts OF
foods, such as bread, doughnuts. pas
try, cakes and many other things
cooked by the women of the commun
ity All kinds of sewing and fame
work are also sold here. Fifteen per
cent of the proceeds received by tho
exchange is used to buy equipment
gymnasium supplies and dishes for
the rooms.
The average cost per month OF
maintaining the rooms is about $3.50
which includes lights, coal rent. Jan
itor's fees and the secretarys salary
about $50 per month of this is oh
tanned in regular monthly rentals
from the Lions and Rotary clubs. the
American Legion and the Chamber OF
Commerce. The remainder is raised
by fees from societies and organiza.
tions who rent the rooms for socials
or meetings and by subscription from
the business men. Miss Mower tells
us that nearly every business man in
Delta subscribes to this fund and that
they are all very much interested i'm
the welfare of the community rooms
and nearly everyone feels that they
are a valuable asset to the city.
The Delta independent., 1923-02-23

Winesap and Roman Beauty varieties
berta peaches and several acres of
cherries, plums, prunes, grapes and
berries produce an abundance of early
fruit each year.
Twenty to thirty acres of alfalfa
hay, yielding about four tons per acre.
furnish large share of feed for the
stock. The remainder of the ranch is
divided into lots of approximately ten
acres, where choice seed grains and
potatoes are grown. Regular rotation
of crops is practiced, no certain crop
being planted in the same lot two
years in succession. About 1000
sacks of certified Irish cobbler pota-
toes, 10 acres registered Kanred
wheat, 10 acres White Russian oats,
and 10 acres Minnesota Thirteen corn
are grown each year and held entirely
for seed. The Kanred wheat and the
corn average about 80 bushels per
acre while the White Russian oats run
60 to IS and weigh around 43 pounds
to the bushel. The potato growth is
stopped as soon as the potatoes reach
a size suitable for seed, so that while
the stand is usually very good, the
yield, in sacks, does not run so high.
Eight big horses and a Cleatrac
caterpillar tractor do all the farm
work. No extra, idle stock is kept to
be fed and thus be a liability to the
ranch. Everything is planned for
highest efficiency at minimum cost.
Only two feet of water is required
for irrigating the entire ranch, which
The Delta independent., 1923-02-23
PURE MOUNTAIN WATER AND
FINEST SOIL IN THE COUNTR RY

The valleys and mesas in Delta
county offer many attractive features
to the prospective settler. Our pure
mountain water. deep fertile soils ara
combination which can not be equal
led anywhere In the United States.
The very highest class of citizen
ship and fine schools and churches
are some of advantages OF living in
Delta county in preference to other
section of the country.
To the person who wants to try and
is progressive. come to Delta county
The Delta independent., 1923-02-23

nasium exercises. while the last half
is given over to basket ball This
class is open to all women and has
no fee attached. The working girls
especially enjoy it and obtain a great
deal of physical training and diversion
from it.
Women's sewing classes. supervised
by Miss Mower. meet in the rooms
Tuesday and Thursday afternoons.
The women hold classes in millinery
Tuesday and on Thursday take up
dress making. A slight fee of ten
cents a lesson is paid by members of
The Delta independent., 1923-02-23

1000 pounds of apricots and 1000
pounds of peaches, and raised 100
purebred Barred Rock chickens He
has six purebred jersey cows. four of
which he is now milking; two nice
four-year-old Percheron mares and
four thoroughbred Duroc Jersey sows
The Will George farm is located
about one and half miles east of
Delta. The past year it produced
about 5000 pounds of cherries, 1000
boxes pears, 5000 boxes Jonathan.
Gano and Roman Beauty apples,
1000 sacks potatoes, $50 bushels of
corn and $50 bushels of wheat.
The T. A. HaZelett tract. consisting
of 80 acres. is situated one and three
quarters miles northeast of Delta. The
past year seven acres were in pota-
toes yielding $50 sacks per acre: five
acres were in alfalfa. yielding in all
30 tons; Is acres are in Jonathan.
Roman Beauty and Grimes Golden ap-
pies, which produced $500 boxes.
Mr. Hazelett picked $50 boxes of
Elberta peaches, 5000 pounds cherries
and has $50 Rhode Island Red and
White Leghorn chickens.
The Delta independent., 1923-02-23

these classes to cover the cost of run
so on.
Over and above all this the com
munity rooms have wide range of
uses. All of the democratic rallies
and one republican rally were held in
them last fall. Several clubs and so
cieties such as the Fish and Game
Club. the Lions Club and Rotary
Club. the American Legion and the
Chamber OF Commerce meet there.
They serve as rest rooms for country
The Delta independent., 1923-02-23

Yes! We Raise Corn. NJ McCune of Redlands
Mesa says he raised of the finest he
in 1922 six and quarter averaging SO bushels to
the He also shipped thirteen carloads of apples the
past
The Delta independent., 1923-02-23

C. A. Moeller's home. located one
mile east of Delta, has about 91a acres
in cultivation. The past year one
acre was planted in potatoes yielding
100 sacks. 2A acres were planted in
beets yielding II tons per acre, one
fourth acre was planted in onions
yielding 80 sacks, 31a acres are in
apple orchard which produced over 1S
tons of Gano and Jonathan apples,
and one-fourth acre of cherries which
produced $500 pounds. Mr.. Moeller
produced 1900 gallons of milk from
two COWS and has three dozen pure
bred White Leghorn chickens.
The Nels Friberg farm is situated
about one and half miles east Of
Delta. Mr.. Friberg has about seventy
cherry trees and 1000 apple trees.
from which he picked 5000 POUNDS If
cherries and 1900 boxes of apples last
year. On the same farm he picked
The Delta independent., 1923-02-23

ject.
The ranch is at present being run
by Morgan Sweitzer on a co-partner
ship lease, which Mr.. Sweitzer be-
lieves is the plan by which all ranches
must eventually be leased.
The j. f. Odom ranch is situated
about three-quarters of mile east of
Delta. The past year Mr.. Odom pick
ed about 10000 pounds Of cherries.
cultivated 10 acres of alfalfa which
produced around so tons of hay, raised
$50 purebred Ancona and Buff Orping
ton chickens and cultivated 215 acres
of corn which yielded $50 bushels.
Mr.. Odom tells us that for the past
two years he has been highly compli
mented on the quality of his cherries
by the managers of the canning fac
tory to whom he marketed them. He
attributes his success to the way in
which he keeps his orchard. Unlike
many growers he allows the weeds to
grow until he is almost ready to pick
his cherries, when they are cut down
and left on the ground to rot. a fine
mulch has collected over the entire
orchard. This, Mr.. Odom says, keeps
the sun away from the little feeder
roots that come near the surface and
that in a clean orchard are killed. By
keeping plenty of water on the or
chard much value is obtained from
the mulch as a fertilizer. Mr.. Odom
never pastures his orchard, as stock.
The Delta independent., 1923-02-23

he says, soon packs the ground near
the surface and in this way kills the
surface feeder roots and greatly dam
ages the trees.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-03-17
ENCLOSED CAR.
IS PROPER THING
This Type Rapidly Gains
in Popularity, Says
Lewis

Oft is now quite the proper thing
to have an enclosed ear, and the
trend of the times is constantly in
this direction,' says William III.
Lewis, local dealer for Hudson and
Essex cars. Just note the num-
Der Of Hudson and Essex Coaches
you see in traffic; more than 10000
have been sold.
.'Onee upon n time the. only
people who could afford enclosed
cars were the very wealthy, but
when the many comforts and con-
vcniences Of the enclosed ear were
appreciated by the motoring public,
the manufacturers of the more pop
ularpriced ears began to place upon
. the market some extraordinary
values in the enclosed types.
1.-Two of the greatest values of
this nature ever placed on the
market are the Hudson and Essex
Coaches, beautiful enclosed ears at
about the same price Of an open car.
The coaches won instant favor, and
they are constantly increasing in
popularity.
because of their all-weather use
fulness the demand for these cars
is very urgent. Owners realize the
absolute comfort of the closed ear
plus the Hudson Essex reputation
for economy of operation.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-03-17
REID COMING
FOR TODAY ONLY

A typical Reid comedy, which is
to say, popular entertainment, is
Wallace . Reds new Paramount
picture, "Thirty Days" which is
here at the Palace for today only.
Mr.. Reid always draws well, and q
large and delighted audience will
see the opening presentation.
His latest vehicle is farce com
edy of the melodramatic type. 1t
deals with the efforts of q wealthy
young man to avoid being murdered
by his mothers Italian butler, Po-
lenta. The star, as John Cadwala-
der Floyd, has sympathetic ma
ture, and his efforts to console the
buffers wife are construed by Po-
lenta to mean something else. Po-
lenta swears death to John and en-
lists the aid of His secret "Society
Of the Thousand Eyes John is in
quandary as to the best place to
hide until it is suggested that he
go to Jail for 80 days, as Polenta is
due to sail for Italy in % days
John serves an amusing month in
Jail, but P0lenta himself becomes
prisoner in the same Jail. Then
there is more fun.
Wanda Hawley has the feminine
lead, and other noteworthy players
in the east are Charles Ogle, Cyril
Chadwick, Herschell Mayall, Helen
Dunbar, Carmen Phillips, and kalla
Pasha.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-03-17
BARD

w. II. Miller, who is very much
interested in the date industry and
q successful raiser of dates here,
spent few days in the Cochella
Valley recently conferring with
other date growers. Mr.. Miller
found that the trees there were not
nearly SO advanced this season as
the local ones. They are not yet
in bud while he is busy pollinatirg
many of his.
The Ladies hid OF tnc Methodist
Church are planning an Easter Sale
to be held on the evening Of the
23rd of this month. There will be
a program and it is expected that
II general social time will be en-
joyed by all who attend.
Luther Temple who has been OPP
Grating q truck for general hauling
and carrying the mail between Iu-
ma and Bard has purchased large
q. M. c. truck to take care of his
increased business and which will
enable him to branch out into the
Yuma Valley. He has employed
Clarence LATHE to operate the old
truck and carry the mail.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-03-17
Klan Wizard
is Fugitive
by United Press

BOSTON, March II. - Edward
Young Clark, formerly Imperial
Wizard of the Ku Klux Klan, has
been declared a fugitive from jus
tice by Federal Judge Joseph
Hutcheson, and his appearance de-
manded to answer charges of viola
tion of the Mann white slave act.
Clark's attorneys asked eontinu-
ance until September as the present
whereabouts of his client are un-
known.
Ruth, ball player, is trying to
come back because he got into the
first three letters of his name.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-03-17

Lloynd Drug Go. Ell Centre.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-03-17

Placing the burden of taxation
directly upon the users of the high
ways for road maintenance as well
as Motor Vehicle Department main
tenance the board of directors of
the Automobile Club Of Southern
California representing thousands
Of auto owners in this part of the
state has definitely outlined its
policy for California legislation at
the present session of the legisla-
ture.
1t is indicated that the Automo-
bile club will recommend to the leg
islature the following action ut the
present session. No change is indi-
Gated in the present fees to be paid
by motor vehicle owners prior to
February /, 1924, but vital changes
in the fee system would occur ut
that time for the purpose of raising
a fund not to exceed 100000.
The question of rne weight of
motor vehicles using the highways
is an important one considered by
ton as it was just passed:
!. No new mileage should be
added to the state highway system
at the present session of the legis-
lature. In other words, it is the
policy of the club that the state
should assume no new commitments
while its present road building pro-
jects are uncompleted.
2. State highway construction
work should be paid for by bond
issue or legislative appropriation.
None should be provided for at this
session as the state now has road
contracts in excess of $4,000, 900.
We believe these contracts will fully
occupy the highway commission S
attention and we do not favor the
raising Of additional funds for CON
struction during 1928.
3. State highway maintenance
work ana reconstruction should be
paid for by motor vehicle owners
through fees or indirect taxes.
4. All fees raised directly or in
directly from motor vehicle owners
should be placed in one fund--the
motor vehicle fund, which should be
divided equally between the state
and counties after the motor vehicle
department expenses are paid there
from. This is the division provid-
ed for by law at the present time.
). There should be no change in
the fees paid by motor vehicle own
ers prior to February l, 1924; the
fees to be paid by motor vehicle
Imperial Valley press., 1923-03-17
Legislation Affecting Auto
Owners Suggested by Club

owners during the year beginning
February l, 1924, should not exceed
$15,000,000.
6. The fees to be paid by each
individual motor vehicle owner
should be based upon the damage
caused by his vehicle to the high
ways and should take into consid-
Grafton two factors-wcight and
mleagci
We believe that such fees should
not ut the present time exceed $500
as a egistrationsf sfee and one cent
per gallon as n motor fuel tax and
that the balance should be raised by
weight tax. We believe that the
registration fee proposed you'd yield
Approximately S2,000,000 per year
We believe that the weight fees
should diffcrentiate between We
hicles equipped with pneumatic tires
and those equipped with solid tires,
faV6ring the former on account of
the lesser damage they do the high
ways. We suggest a tax of one
quarter per cent per pound on all
pneumatic tire equipped vehicles
(so-callcd pleasure ears includcd)
add one-haif cent per pound on all
solid tire equippe7 vehicle and its
load capacity. Such Il tax would
yield in excess of $7,000,000, or the
balance Of the maximum revenue
suggested. The weight of the load
Of passenger vehicles should be fig
ured by multiplying the passenger
carrying capacity by $50 pounds,
and the weight of the load of trucks
and all other commercial vehicles
should be based upon the manufac-
turer' rated load capacity.
7. We believe that the weight
limits provided for in Senate Bill
1l5, to-wit; $4,000 lbs. on four
wheeled vehicles and 10000 lbs. on
six wheeled vehicles, should be
adopted. We base this recommenda-
tion upon engineering advice made
after careful investigation to the
effect that the state highways con-
structed by former highway com
mission VII: moi withstand heavier
loads.0