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Imperial Valley press., 1923-07-25
A REST FROM LAWMAKING

81 think" wrote Anthony Trollope 70 years ago,
the country would do uncommony we'll if it were to
know that no old law would be altered law
made for the next 20 years.
From this statement it is easy to conclude that
the novelist incorrgibly conservative and that he
regarded the England of 1850 pretty good land in
which to live His point of view is reminiscent of the
old Greek device which aimed to prevent hasty egisa
ton by providing the death penalty for the proposer
of law which did not meet with public approval. He
might not have voted to ostracze Arsdes because he
tired of hearing him called ''The Just" but he
might we'll have taken that stand in the of those
who cry out for social justice and believe that their
recipes for it, enacted into statute will put the
world on the hghroad to the millennium.
The last 20 years of national life have seen
myrads of laws and ordinances added to the statute
books of the nation the several states and their pot
cal subdivisions. But very few of US could be per-
suaded that the daily life of many of has been
rendered secure the average of personal hap
pness greatly improved. Human progress is slow at
best and precious little of be traced to the leg
islation of any age.
AS people we grope toward almost as many
ideals as there are northumberland law making
shows it. Perhaps good long rest would bring us to
a better understanding of what we really need, and
want
Imperial Valley press., 1923-07-25
FIFTEEN YEAR, AGO
,July Or. 1903

Mrs. Albert Nance and youngest
son arrived last night from San An
tonic, Texas. The elder son, Wade
Nance, will arrive the last of the
month, and will assume charge of
the Ell Centre natatorium.
C. II. Smith has closed his bust
ness at Loyalton, and has come to
make his permanent residence i'll
Imperial.
II II. Sceley has returned from
Los Angeles, where he went for the
purpose of organizing a company
to erect a new building in Imperial
next fall.
II. j. Messenger has taken a
string of young horses from Holt
vile, and expects to try them out
at the Coronado race track.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-07-25
GRAND JURORS
DELAY REPORT
In CASH PROBE

The grand jury which discussed
during the larger part of last week
the irrigation district expenditure
report, and also county matters, has
delayed any form of definite recon-
mendations until October.
District officials are not pleased
with the 'postponement. One direct
or of the district said that he
thought any report should be made
now so that if there is to be a
political wrangle it could be settled
before congress meets in December.
At that time, he said, Imperial Val
ley should present united front.
at is generally conceded that 80
per cent of the citizens here favor
the Swing Johnson bill, providing
for the Boulder dam and All Amer
lean canal" he continued, "but
Imperial Valley press., 1923-07-25
VICTORY THAT COUNTS

"Victory is what the American Magazine IS inter-
ested in wrote John M. Sddall late editor of that
magazine. "Vctory for the individual the odds
that beset him. There all kindssickness lack of
education opportunity money, environment, bad
habits absurd weaknesses, every sort of mental phys
ical and spiritual barrier of The Pilgrims Progress
Money is one of the counters in the game, but only
one'
Victory of this sort is what the American citizen
interested in too And it is one of the promises of
living democracy that money is only counter in the
game of life, and but one of many counters.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-07-25
Brings Drowned
Man In; Missing

SANTA BARBARA, Cal, July
s.,s-Fishing smacks are today scour-
ing the Santa Barbara channel for
the body of Captain Pierson of the
fishing boat "Dot, - who has been
missing since early yesterday,
when he put ashore with the body
of B. B. Lane, who had fallen over
board and drowned.
Pierson sailed to anchorage but
when he was sought by the coroner
was found missing from the boat.
AS he had no skill, authorities be-
lieved today that Pierson, too, had
fallen overheard and lost his life.
BERKELEY-$175,0 900 8-story of
flee building to be erected on I'm
iversity avenue.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-07-25
Looking Backward
What the Press Files Tell Of
Imperial Valley for This Date
In Past Years
NINETEEN YEARS AGO
July %, 1904

Mrs. E. j. Cayce has gone to Los
Angeles to attend to some business
Thomas H. Kellogg of Brawley
number of his bach
elor friends at dinner last night. 1t
is surmised that this was farewell
to his bachelor-hood. Among those
present were Messrs. Dunn, Brown,
Peasley, Cayne, Wores, and Upstil.
Phillip w. Brooks has just fin
ished harvesting his first crops
from his ranch near Heber and
leaves at once for a vacation in
San Diego and Redlands.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-07-25
TEN YEARS AGO
July 25. 1918

Charles l.. Childers has returned
from a three weeks business trip to
Los Angeles.
c. II. Eckert of Holtvilie is tenn
porarily at Nestor, California.
Mrs. M. R. Hockett and children
have gone to Los Angeles for the
remainder of the summer. Mr..
Hockett will join them for two
weeks the latter part Of August.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-07-25
RIoTING IN GERMANY

MAYENCE, July 25-Many have
been killed and more than 100
wounded in demonstrations at
Frankfort in which unemployed and
police clashed. The rioting contin-
ues. 1t was in the first of these
Frankfort disturbances that the at
torney general of that city was tied
to a post by mob and beaten to
death.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-07-25

this delay may be an adroit move
on the part of the small minority
to try to stir up something just
when it is not to the best interests
of the valley.
Another official said he thought
the delay was brought about be-
cause it was feared recall might
be started in one of the districts.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-07-25

ST. LOUIS-Luis Firpo will meet
Tom Cowler, British heavyweight,
in a 10 round, no-deeision bout here
August 6, the Anglican Athletic
club announced today. The contest
will be part of an exhibition tour of
Firpo in the middle west.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-07-25

POMONA Twelve refrigerator
ships soon to operate between San
Pedro and Atlantic ports, carrying
perishable California products.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-07-25

1t makes. girl mad when her
fellow steals kiss, and madder if
he doesn't steal it from her.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-07-25

--latest news from Wall Stree
shows too many shady dealers ar
making clear profits.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-11-17
FRANK |. POLK HEADS -.
MUNICIPAL LEAGUE
Other Officers Named by National
Organization Yesterday and
Session Ends.

Winding up Its twenty-ninth an
nual convention yesterday with an
automobile tour of the city. under
the auspices of the American Civic
Association, the National Municipal
League elected Frank L. Polk. for
mer undersecretary of state, as Its
president.
Other officers were elected as fol-
lows: Meyer Lissner. Shipping Board
commissioner; DR.. l.. S. Rowe. d.
rector general, the Pan-American
Union: George Burnham. jr.: Richard
s.. Childs, Morton d. Hull, W. D
Ughthall. A. Lawrence Powell. j.
Horace Mcfarland. Samuel Mather
Julius Rosenwald. Senator Carter
Glass, George Is. Dealey and c. E.
Merriam. vice presidents. Carl II
Pforzheimer and II. w. Dodds were
reelected treasurer and secretary
respectively.
Advantages OF a municipality whose
government and activities are self
contained and which Is not involved
in It's municipal activities with
another 39risdiction adjacent to il
were outlined by Louis Brownlow,
former chairman of the board OF
commissioners Of the District, at the
luncheon this afternoon.
Mr.. BroWnlow pointed to the Dis
trict of Columbia and Petersburg. Va.
two municipalities with whose gov.
eminent he has been associated. as
hne examples Of a lack of jurisdic-
tional overlapping. Establishment OF
a line between the city and county
activities prevents much more waste
of public money and eliminates much
overlapping Of public functions with.
In both organizations. Mr.. Brownlow
said. particularly in cities of large
size.
In addition. he declared, the prob.
lens Of Jurisdiction are clearly define.
ated and each organization-the city
and county or state-knows just
where its Jurisdiction stops and au-
thority OF the other begins.
Other speakers at the luncheon
were Arthur T.. Nelson, mayor of ST
Paul; and pr; A. r: Hatton; Prac.
to the Municipal League convention
were the guests OF the American
Civic Association this afternoon on d
tour of the city by automobile. In
which memErs Of the, Washington
committee on the federal city pointed
out the points of the permanent plan
for the Identification OF Washington
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-11-17
WOMEN'S ASSOCIATIONS
REPRESENTED AT DINNER
Civic Section of Twentieth Gen.
fury Club Hears Address by
DR.. n. H. Hart.

The civic section of the Twentieth
Century Club met yesterday for
luncheon at the Woman's City Club.
where were present members from
the various women's organizations of
the city. Mrs. Gilbert Grosvenor,
chairman of the section, presided.
Among the various organizations
represented at the luncheon were the
Woman's City Club, the Federation
of women's Clubs. the Council of
Jewish Women and the District
League of Women Voters.
DR.. Hastings III. Hart, director of
the child-helping department of the
Russell Sage Foundation. was the
principal speaker. He spoke of the
child welfare work in the city and of
the program of the foundation.
Reports were made by Mrs. Edward
B. Clark. chairman of the committee
on Juvenile work; Mrs. l.. B. SWORN
stedt, chairman of the committee on
mothers allowances. and Mrs. Albert
Bushnell. chairman of the charities
Endorsement committee.
1t was announced that the civic
section and the representative of the
various women's organizations would
hold another get-together meeting
November % at 1890 o'clock am. at
the Woman's City Club. At this time
discussions will he held for the fur
thering Of the child welfare code
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-11-17

Mr.. William Blakeslee of New York,
came for the wedding
Later in the day Mr.. Blakeslee and
his bride will leave for wedding
trip. the latter wearing a taupe vel
vet gown trimmed with beaver, a
small hat to match and beaver fur
coat. They will make their home In
New York.
Mrs. Gritty. wife of Coz. William d.
Gritty. entertained at bridge at her
apartment. at the Kcnrsa
day afternoon. The guests included
Mrs. J. Franklin Bell, Mrs. Ashburn.
Mrs. Isabel Boniface. Mrs. Emory 5.
Adams. Mrs. Frank Mcintyre. Mrs.
| Charles II. Bridges. Mrs r. de Bruler.
Mrs. Frederick w. Coleman. Mrs. J.
r. Dickman. Mrs. Harrison II. c. Rich
| ards. Mrs. Allen NJ. Smith, Mrs. T.. o.
Saunders. Mrs. John f. Woodward,
Mrs. Z. c. Walcutt. Mrs. Rawsnn War
Chase Kennedy, Mrs. Alonzo Grey.
Mrs. Pelham Glassford, Mrs. George
| A. Herbst, Mrs. J. a. CASTOR. Mrs. AL
bert Foreman. r. d. Frances. Leon b.
Kroner and Miss Eileen Moran, Miss
Clara Bubb and Mrs. Jane Drew.
Mrs. Robert HOLSTER Chapman was
! hostess to a company of thirteen at
the performance of Chauve Souris
last evening. and later took her guests
t.
Her guests were asked to meet the
third assistant secretary of state and
Mrs. J. Butler Wright.
Maj. Gen. Enoch' II. Crowder, am
bassador to Cuba, arrived yesterday
from Washington at the Hotel Aston
In New York. Brig. Gen. James B.
Hickey is also at the Aston.
Mr.. and Mrs Charles w. Fairfax
are registered at the Taft Hotel. New
Haven, visiting their son. Wilbur
Bowen Fairfax. senior at Yale Uni
versity. They are attending the Yale
Princeton foot ball game this after
noon.
Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Huntington
Falley of Kansas City. have an
nounced the marriage Of their daugh-
ter Mildred witherbee to Capt; John
Alexander Gray. United States Marine
Corps. Monday. November ~. Capt.
and Mrs. Gray will be at home after
December at Quantico, Va.
Mr. and Mrs. Claude Bennett are in
New York for a week.
Cards have been received in Wash
ington from Mr.. and Mrs. James Ed
ward Mock announcing the maria ge
Willett Edward Dentinger. Wednes-
cay, November Il, In New York city.
Mr.. and MR.. Dentinger will be ut
home after November 10, at the Wal
dorf- Astoria, New York.
The Commission of Fine Arts enter
, tanned at luncheon yesterday at
Rauscher's, In honor OF the ambassa-
dor Of Italy. Don Gelasio Caetani.
Mrs. Charles J. Bonaparte. who was
at the New Willard for several days
last week, returned there today from
her home In Baltimore. She plans 10
spend the week end in Washington
The first of series of dinner dances
at Washington barracks was given last
evening when a number of officers and
their wives entertained. Brig. Gen
and Mrs. Hansen E. Ely were hosts to
Col. and Mrs. George Marshall, Col
and Mrs. Wooten, Col. and Mrs. NJ. r.
Baer. Col. and Mrs. Gibbons. Capt and
Mrs. Walter Boom Mrs. f. B. Chamber
lain and Lieut.. Louis B. Ely.
Col. and Mrs. Charles Keller enter
tained Col. and Mrs. Wrenn. Mai. and
Mrs. Walter Z. Prosser. Capt. and Mrs
Samuel A. Greenwall, Mr.. and Mrs. H.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-11-17
THE WEATHER

For the District of Coiumbia-Fair
tonight and tomorrow; cooler to-
night; moderate northwest and west
wirds.
For >Maryland-Fxir tonight and
tomorrow: slightly cooler tonight
moderate TO fresh westerly winds
For Virginia-Fair tonight and to-
morrow: slightly cooler in east and
central portions tonight; moderate
For West Virginia-Fair tonight
and tomorrow; no change In tempera-
ture.
Records for Twenty-Four Hours.
Thermometer-4p pm. 81: 8 pm, so:
IL midnight. SO; am. ~; 8 am, As;
noon, so
2s.77: IL miduKh 29.75; 4 am,
1915: am. 1880: noon, 29.77.
Highest temperature. So occurred
at 2:l5 pm. yesterday; lowest tenn
perature. IS. occurred at Z am today.
Temperature Same date last year
Highest. So; lowest. IS. 49,.
Condition OF the Water.
Temperature and condition of the
water at am: Great Falls-Tem-
perature. II; condition. clear
Tide Tables.
FURNISHED by United States coast
and 9eodetic survey
Today-Low tide. 1851 am. and
1925 pm; high tide. 3:21 am. and
3:52 pm.
Tomorrow-Low tide, 1913 am. and
HAS pm; high tide. AIS am. and
4:43 pm.
The Sun and Moon.
Today-Sun rose 6:52 am; sun sets
1854 pm.
Tomorrow-Sun rises 6:53 am; sun
sets S:53 pm.
Moon rises $40 pm; sets I'll am.
automobile lamps to be lighted
one-half hour after sunset.
Weather In Various Cities.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-11-17
Drea1n-Stuffs
BY DIR. FRANK CRANE.

:. .GueSses, dreams, vague notions,
feeting glimpses and all such ghost
timber are as valuable as clear and
exact ideas.
All great deeds are made of this
stuff. The mysterious cloud of half
understood ideas concentrates into
the actual thing.
A poem of Tennyson was once but
something dimly felt; he made 1t con-
crete.
The novelist makes his fiesh-and-
blood characters out Of fugitive Wis
ions that have been peeping and Turk
ing in his mind.
The bridge builder, the inventor.
the trust-maker, the statesman and
every door in like manner gives to
airy nothings local habitation and
| a name" quite as much as does the
poet.
A mans greatness is tested by his
power to make something out Of moth
ing. or out Of half or quarter some
things.
One who can do this Is a genius.
He Is the person who makes good"
All perfectly clear ideas are second
hand. We borrow them from others
| who have formed them out of the
| formless. Only that idea is our own
| which we have nodded out Of dream
stuff and guess-stuff into q solid, I'M
QerStAn0aDle InfnS
Won Huegel. in his Mystical Ele-
| ment in Religion" says: without
much dim apprehension no clear per-
ception; nothing is more certain than
| this"
So do not despise your dreams. your
| vague, hitting visions half caught or
glimpsed as they vanish. These may
be the very best, the most real and
| original thoughts you have
1t is well to jot down these evanes-
cent impressions when they come to
you; put some catch-word In your
notebook that will recall them. And
then when you, have leisure for medi-
tation,. when you have an hour to wait
| for a train, when time hangs heavy
1 on your hands for any cause, take out
! impression and try to develop 1t into
| something clear and concrete.
The very best things in life come
| to US by the way. They are not the
! things We plan for and go after, but
| the things that come over our Shout
| der and surprise US.
No one really believes in God un-
less he believes that the universe has
! something better for US than any
l thing we could imagine.
Give the universe chance. We'll
| come the things that come and do not
| pin all your happiness upon the things
you go after.
4 Remember Wordsworth:
| Those obstinate questionings
OF sense and outward things,
Fallings from us, vanishings.
| Blank misgvngs of Q creature
| Moving about in worlds not realized.
| High instincts before which our mortal ma ture
\ Did tremble like guilty thing surprised.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-11-17

S. Mulliken. Mrs. Bell Of San Antonio
and Col. Joseph Deacon.
Col; and Mrs. T. J. Hennessy enter
tanned at dinner. having among their
Col: and Mrs. Hunt. Maj. and Mrs.
Hefter and Capt. and Mrs. Mueller.
+. Col. and Mrs. George s. Simonds
had Col. and Mrs. H. B. Crosby. Col.
Mrs. Grant. Maj. and Mrs Kerr and
Capt. and Mrs. Lewis as guests at>din-
ner.
| Col. and Mrs. G. II. Estes had at
dinner Cen. and Mrs. Charles 8.
F,arnsworth, Col. and Mrs. r. Q. Dom
! aldson. Col. and Mrs Sherrer and Col.
and Mrs. Claude S. Fries
Col. and Mrs. o. b. Rosenbaum had
as their guests for dinner Gen. and
i Mrs. John T. Hines. Gen. and Mrs
ert c. Davis. Col. and Mrs. Edward
t. Orton. Col. and Mrs. Perkins. Col
ana Mrs Burnett, Col. and Mrs. Mel
son T.. NARCOTIC. Col. and Mrs. VIII
liam A. Kent. Maj. and Mrs. Fred
erick F. Black. Maj. and Mrs. iona
than NJ. Wainwright. MAY. and Mrs
Moreno. Maj. and Mrs Harvey D.
Ntgiey. Maj. and Mrs Jones, Maj AMI
Mrs Richari II. Jordan. Maj and
Mrs. Howard H Johnson. Maj. and
Pratt, Maj. Leo J. Ahern. Col. Horn
beck, Col. Parker, Maj. and Mrs
Pclham ID. Glassford, and Col
| Thomas j. Knox.
Col and Mrs. Jewel entertained in
honor of Mr.. anu Mrs. Harry Snyder
who are at Wardman Park Hotel for
the winter. The guests included DR.
and Mrs. Stanley Rhinehart, Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles v. Wheeler. Mr. and
Mrs. Frank Smoot, and Commander
and Mrs. Prank Mail.
Maj. and Mrs. r NJ. Campbell were
n IN nai
| land Lenly. MAJ and Mrs. S. c. WILL
by. Maj. and Mrs. Lewis II. Watkins
Capt. and Mrs. Douglas Work, Mai.
Milo Fox and Maj. R II. Brennan
Maj. Theodore Davis BoaI and Col.
Jennings Wise gave. an informal
house-warming last evening at 1915
II street
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-11-17
Deaths Reported.

=, The following deaths have been reported. to
the health department In the last tventy.fou
hours: a-t
William Tinker. 80. Freedmep's Hospital.
Poor.
James Frazier. 50. 1901 Maryland ave. ne.
Charles A. Green. "a. 1910 22nd st.
Charles B. SnellingS. 81, Agricnlturs Dent.
William Landram Mcfarland. 4s. 2l17 Le-
Roy place, =
Daisy Harding. II, Georgetown Hospital.
Jeanne Harvey, 3: sibley Hospital.
Stafford Parker. 70, 2l2 st. s.w.
Cora I. Blake, SO. Freedmen's Hospital.
May Cobb. 46. 2338 9Th st.
Infant Of Charles and Hassie Harris. 8
hours, Freedmen's Hospital.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-11-17
MRS. HEMPHILL DIES.
Was Wife Of Former Washington
Newspaper Correspondent.

Mrs. Rebecca True Hemphill. sixty
eight, wife of James Calvin Hemphill.
died at the family home in Spartan
burg. S. c., November 9. She was a
daughter of Rev. Charles Kittredge
True. member of the faculty of
Wesleyan University. and Mrs. Eliza
beth Hyde True. and a sister of DR..
Alfonso Charles True and the late DIR.
Frederick William True of this city.
She was a native of Middletown.
Conn. where she was born in 1856.
Her husband was for many years edi-
tor of the News and Courier of
Charleston. s. G. The funeral was
held at Spartanburg and Charleston
and burial was in Magnolia cemetery
at Charleston. Mrs Hemphfll had
many friends in this city, having re-
sided here with her husband, who was
a special correspondent of the Phila-
delphia Public Ledger.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-11-17
On AL emnriati1.

BOWMAN. tribute of love and devotion 70
the TemSry Of our dsa. husband and fat her
eternal life three years ago today, Noyem-
Der II. 1920.
Lovingly, tenderly, we laid him to rest.
Away from earth's sorrow and care:
HIS DEVOTED WIFE, NARY 2. BOW,
JAMES E. BOWMAN.
COLEMAN. In loving remembrance Of our
devoted husband and father. FRANK COLE
ago. November IL 1870 o.' and nd our daughter
and sister. CAROLYN Z. COLEMAN. who
departed this life eleven years ago. Me-
We mourn for you. dear ones.
But not with outward show,
For the heart that mourns sincerely
REBECcA COLEMAN AND DAUGHTER.
DoDsoN. Sacred 10 the memory Of our de,
voted husband and loving father. LEWIS
A. who left us suddenly six years ago TO-
day. November II. 1917.
precious one from US has gone.
4 voice love is stilled:
A place is vacant in our home
That never be filled.
WIFE AND CHILDREN
ENGEL. In sad but loving remembrance of
my beloved son, JOHN J. ENGEL. who de
parted this life eight years ago today, No
Sember Il, 1919.
Sweet memories will linger forever,
Time cannot change, it's true
Years that come cannot sever
Ny loving remembrance, dear Johnnie. of
Dear TO my memory will he ever remain.
MOTHER.
Of my dear sister is5p ETHEL r. EcKIoFF,
who died three years ago today.
Today recalls said memories
OF a loved one gone 10 rest.
70. those who think Of her S.- the he most
HER SISTER. ELSIE Il. MCNAMARA.
EcKLoFF. In sad bnt loving remembrance OF
my daughter, ETHEL r. ECkDOfF. who
departed this life three years ago today.
Dearest daughter. do miss you.
Since from earth you passed away,
And my heart is beating sorely.
nha En- b 1f!Re Il you M 'Saif MARGARET
BRIDAHAM.
MILLER. In sad but loving remembrance of
our dear daughter and sister. HATTIE T.
denly three years ago today, November Ia,
1920.
The month of November once more is here.
To lis the saddest of the year,
Because three years ago today
Our dear daughter passed away.
Nobody knows our longing.
But few have seen weep.
We shed our tears within aching hearts,
While others are fast asleep.
MOTHER. FATHER. BROTHER. TRESA,
ARTHUR AND ARTHUR. Jr.
sToNEBuRNER. In loving remembranse Of
my beloved husband, >. q. SToSEBERNEt,
who died four years ago today.
Four years have passed since that sad day
When my dear husband was called away.
Always loving, patient and kind.
HIS WIFE, MRS. MARTHA V. STONE
| BURNER.
wRENN. Sacred TO the memory OF my de-
voted husband. DANIEL J. WRESS, who
| 1919 Anniversary mass at st. Stephens
| Church. HIS WIFE.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-11-17
UNION HEADS ADJOURN.
Rail Brotherhood Officers Discuss
Political Moves.

officers of sixteen railroad labor
unions after three-day meeting
here to discuss politics and legisla-
tive matters for the next Congress
adjourned yesterday. making public
none of the conclusions reached.
D. B. Robertson. chief of the
Brotherhood of Enginemen and chair
man Of the legislative subcommittee.
IL was said. will prepare a report
upon the action of the conference
for submission to the executive
boards of the organizations repre-
scented.