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Imperial Valley press., 1924-08-30

LONDON. Aug 27.-It ism t al
ways easy for the American work
ingman to make ends meet.
But the lot of the British labor.
er is far harder still.
Take Alfred F.. Mummery, for in
stance. He is feeding, housing and
clothing himself, his wife and
five children on $13 week.
And there are thousands even
less fortunate than he.
For Mummery, employed by the
street cleaning department of the
Borough of Southwark, which is a
part of big London, gets more
rather than less than the ordinary
unskilled worker. He's just an
average British workman.
On the job 25 years, he probably
will stay at it as long as he can
work. 1t is the one thing he knows
how to do. And it is a safe job.
Which is something to consider in
these days of unemployment in
Great Britain.
Lucky to Have Three Rooms
But to get back to his living
problem in afterthe-war expensive
England.
Mummery lives in the Walworth
district. His home is on the top
floor of tenement building.
There are three rooms-two bed
rooms and a room the family uses
as a kitchen, dining room and sit
ting room. 1t is in the latter his
children study their lessons every
night after supper.
"We rented the. flat before the
war" Mummery explains. "We
are lucky TO have it.
"Under the law. the landlord can
not put us out, so long as we pay
our rent, and he can t get over 20
per cent more than we paid before
the war.
Most landlords nowadays, when
they get an unfurnished flat vacat-
ed, put a few things in it, call it
furnished, and ask almost any price
they want. And thev can put you
out almost any time they wish.
"Our landlord installed in our
flat coal stove and also a gas
stove with a penny-in-the- slot con
nection for our gas supply. We pay
him nearly So week.
Gin case l get sick, the borough
will pay half my wages for six
If ANYBODY in my family
takes i'll, we get doctors and medi-
cine under the national health act.
If we need dentists we get them
free through the London Coanty
Council.
Daily Menus
"The nine shillings (less than $2)
Imperial Valley press., 1924-08-30
RABBITS HAVE
AN APPETITE
FOR STRYCHNlNE


PORTLAND, Ore, Aug. 30.-Of-
ficials, of the United States biologi-
cal survey are seeking to learn why
rabbits this season have displayed
such an Unprecedented appetite for
prepared strychnine poisoning.
In Morrow and Umatilla counties
alone, it is estimated that $4,000
rabbits have been poisoned. Other
eastern Oregon counties show similar
returns.
Before this season, rabbits have
showed little interest i'll prepared
pc:sons and that method of exter-
mination met with little success.
This year, the bunnies have
been eating poisoned alfalfa with
the result the great numbers have
been killed.
Dryness Of the season is believed
by biologists to b. a factor. Be
cause of the dry condition of the
grass, it is, supposed that rabbits
have been feeding on sagebrush to
some extent. This is rather bitter
and accordingly it would accustom
the rabbits to the bitterness which
they would find in alfalfa busted
with strychnine.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-08-30
Tax Properties
Show Increase
in 1924 Season

SACRAMENTO Aug. 30.-Prop-
critics taxable by counties in the
state of California show an increase
in value for 1924 over 1923 of $780,
402 2,26l, according to the report just
completed by the state board of
equalization.
The grand total value for all
property in the state is estimated
at $12,750,000,a00. This includes
non operative property assessed at
SO, ,531, ,l57 ,598, operative property at
an actual value of $ll,250,000,000
and the operative properties Of pub
lie utilities valued at 81 1000, 600.
Los Angeles county leads in the
increases by a large margin of $685.
y34 ,l55, which figure county au-
thorities are verifying because of
it, S incredible increase. Alameda
county is second dEwith an increase of
s29, ,270,967. ...-.----,.-
Imperial Valley press., 1924-08-30
Automobile Club
Warns Against
Sleepy Drivers

A motor vehicle driven by a man
half dead for sleep is as dangerous
Is though the driver were intoxicat
ed, according TO investigations OF
thousands of accidents over tthe
country.
Sleepy drivers are liable to doze
off at any moment when all is
quite along the road, and a disas-
trous crash is practically certain to
follow. During the touring season
an ordinary two days journey for
a car is Frequently compressed into
a day by enthusiastic motorists,
who do not realize the danger OF
driving while sleepy.
1t is pointed out by the public
department Of fhe Automobile Club
OF Southern California that as the
causes of accidents are reported
each months from all parts Of the
country, "falling asleep at the
wheel" always appears in the tabu-
lation.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-08-30
CurwoOd Story
At New AirdOme
Is Very Popular

Commencing Sunday and con
tinuing for two days, the Airdome
will. lresent1he -rfnema version of
James Oliver Curwood's fascinating
stSry, "The Man From. Ten Strike"
which ran serially in popular
magazine recently.
,eMr. Curweod . story which reach
es the screen clothed in the new
title, 30 Gold Madness,' serves as
a starring vcbicie-for the eminent
5Aa,eEiean aeteF. : lG.pg Bates Post.
and in the, suppQrting cast are
three performers each OF whom has
been starred in his or her own
right; they are Cleo Madison, Nit
chell Lewis and Grace Darmond.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-08-30

a = aa..- +. ~ q
: that 1 keep for myself, / use pa}tls
/, in keeping up my dues in clubs tha.
| pay benefits in case of illness oil
death. ~ e =
"FNow l suppose you wonder what
we eat. Well, here s about the way
it runs:
"Breakfast-Tea, bread and ioleo-
margarine.
"Noon dinner-Meat, green's | OF
cabbage, potatoes. tea. sft
"Five o'clock .tea-Bread, oleo.
margarine, Tea.
Eighth O'Clock surper-Bread
cheese, tea.
"My wife uses three, or. four
pounds of tea a week costing one
shilling and four pence go cents)
a pound. We. have about eight OF
nine pounds of sugar a week = at
~ pennies (about Is cents) a
pound. sr=al ~ ,ssc.s
"When we have meat it is bacon,
or mutton or sometimes beef at
one shilling and four pence a
pound. We get green's at a. penny
ha penny approximately tn hr,ee
cents) a pound. sss i
'SPotatoes don't cost us much.
We get three pounds for tuppenee
(about four cents). We need about
five loaves. of bread a, dav. They
are small loaves costing Az pence
(about nine cents) each. And our
oleomargerine-running about three
or four pounds-costs us six pence
(about l2 cents) a pound.''. r965
Clothing and shoes for himself
and his family, however. form Mum
mery's big problem. He tries to
meet it by paving some of his
spending money into booth and
clothing clubs. That costs him
about u cents a week. -
When he has paid in certain
amount, he is entitled to boots or
clothing equal to that amount.
Church Fetes Their Amusements
"Bnt we make ours last long
tines he saws. "I always can
buv feather fairly cheap. and i re-
pair the shoes of all the family. And
my wife is mighty clever at Patch
ing up the clothes.'
Mummerv. unlike manv British
worsmen. doesn' t spend his spare
time at the "pubs." public houses
or saloons. He neither drinks nor
smokes. And he doesn't go to- tho
movies.
,"' "'There are some he declares,
fwho spend their money at the
".pubs' and on shows at the cine
mas (movie houses s)-money they
really need for their families. Re
suit is some of the poor kids often
Imperial Valley press., 1924-08-30

go to bed without supper.
Mine never have. The missus
and / see to it that they get Plen-
ty TO eat. ''f@
Mummery is religious. He is a
regular churchgoer. And he and
his brood look to the church fes-
tivals for all their amusement.
"We go to the concerts and the
services at the Browning Settle
ment.. which is near where we live.
These entertainments don t cost
anything, and they are pleasant.
".They often have lemonade and
cake, and the cost is SO small that
anybody can afford it if, he has a
regular job @
That, in brief, is how a man is
supporting himself, his wife and
five children on $13 a week.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-08-30
Safety Lessons
Valuable For
Motor Drivers

Comparison of the child fatalities
in Los Angeles city for the first
six months of 1923 with a similar
period Of 1924 shows marked de-
crease, regardless of the fact that
automobiles and population have in
creased greatly iii number.
The fatalities between the ages
Of five and 16 yea-s were q dur
ing the first half of 1923, and in
1924 this decreased to 20, or. ap-
'proximately Is per cent less.
The explanation given for this is
that the safety instruction intro
dueed in the public schools of Los
Angeles by the public safety depart
ment of the Automobile Club OF
Southern California is highly eff
fective, and is resulting in lessen
ing the toll of young lives through
accidents.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-08-30
CALIPATRIA GETS
ers TWO NEW BUSSES

The Imperial Valley Finance Corp
Grafton is delivering two fully
equipped new REQ school busses to
the Calipatria school district. One
is for the Calipatria Union High
School and the. other for the ele-
mentary schools.
Each Of the busses has capacity
of 35 passengers. The interior ar
rangement is the street car type,
with seats. facing forward and an
aisle down the center.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-08-30
NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC

This is to notify the public that
the Woman's Civic Improvement
club did not receive any money for
the purpose of sending delegate
to the State Federation Of Colored
Woman s clubs. The delegate paid
her own fare to Oakland, Calf, and
the club does hereby ask that no
money be given to any person So
Letting in the name of the club
unless it is endorsed by the cham
Der of commerce. Respt. Signed w.
C.. /. c. @ 30tl
Imperial Valley press., 1924-08-30
erinary and extraordinarily able

erinary and extraordinarily able to
wait.
And Bsister III we'll Bred.
Thus it was that the pessimists
were fooled, that Watson was vim
tiicated, that Bolster came b1ck,
that Foreman was angered, and that
the horse which had been sold for
dollar went back to his original
owner for $4,000.
Bolster won his first race Of the
comeback in q canter. Again the
erstwhils cripple was entered and
won. He kept winning races.
Then, two years ago, at Wind
s6r,4 (Ont.) track, he raced in a
field that included "Buck' Fore
mans best horse. And Bolster won.
"Buek" was upset. And When
Bolster won another claiming race,
some time later, Foreman claimed
back the horse he d sold for !, dol
lar Thesprice was '$4 900 this time.
s Foreman still owns Bolster. And
he keeps his faith in the. 8 year
old. For Bolster continues to be
listed with the winners over neaE-
ly every race course in the United
States and Canada.
It's Watson, though, who likes
to tell the story. He let it OF
here recently to turfmen at the
Hawthorne track. Il
Imperial Valley press., 1924-08-30
Railway to Run
: Motor Service
F. Portland, Oregon
BY U.lted Pres. Leased Wire

PORTL AND, Ore, Aug 30.-An.
nouncement by the Spokane, Port
land and Seattle railway company
that it win begin operations late
this month of a motor bus service
between Portland, st. Helens and
Rainier, Ore, is being looked upon
as a significant move in that IT is
the first ease of a northwestern
railway entering the motor bus field
to compete with rival stage com
panies.
Stage lines have been cutting in
to railroad travel greatly, declare
the railroad officials, despite of the
efforts to hold patronage by lower
rates any other means.
In the bus service the schedules
will coordinate with the railway
service and tickets will be good via
railroad or buss it is announced.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-08-30
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH

Rev. C. E. Flanagan having re-
turned from his vacation will be in
the pulpit at his church Sunday.
The Bible school meets at 9:45
a. M. F.,er
Morning service II a. m. The
sermon subject will be "The Magic
Waters" ;" lid st
A gospel service with short SER
mon. will be held at 7:45 p. m.
All are cordially invited to these
services.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-08-30
AVlATORS WILL
TRY TO REACH
LABRADOR NOW
y usieea PRES. Leaned wire

ABOARD ". s. 49, RICHMOND,
ICE4leKLE- n BQR LA bradof,
Aug. S0.--Weather permitting, the
two American round the world fly
ers today were attempting to gap
the distance between lvigtut and
Mere. a. flight of 572 miles.
ProspectG II the flight appeared
GOOD up untn an early hour this
morning. Skies had cleared along
the pesrse of the flight and yePerts
were that the Flyers would have per,
fexf -HyJHg c0Rdit ions.
Tl,f ahips which are guarding the
f4irAf OF the Americans have taken
~ their positions along the route.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-08-30
CUULIDGE LIFTS
CUBAN EMBARGO

I WASHINGTON. Aug. 30.-Pres-
ident Coolidgetoday by proclama-
ton revoked the embargo he placed
on shipment of arms and ammu-
milton to Cuba on May 2.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-08-30

In 1922, agriculture and forestry
together supplied 63.6 per cent OF
exports in Russia.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-08-30

Brazil imported 588 motion pie
lures from the United States il
the first half Of 1928.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-08-30

Army sstin hats, are now uses
by miners as head protection agains
rock and ore in mines.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-08-30
Davis Beauty Parlor, for appoint
nents. Phone 227. adv

0cut9s oOu0 <Sse 0Qv
Mrs. F. w. Drnmmond plans to
spend Labor Day in San Diego
with her husband. Mr.. Drummond,
who is well known in the Valley,
has recently accepted position in
the Southern Trust Bank at San
Diego.
Money 70 loan on automobiles
Contracts bought. Fred r. Cross
$50 Main st. Phone 359. adv
Enjoy Your Means in pleasant
surroundings at Liberty Cafe.
Strictly American. adv
G. E. Miles and family left yes
terday for the coast where they
plan to spend their vacation.
UEor Quick Results bring your
rentals to Mr.. Foster, Real Estate
Exchange. 664 Main st. Phone 424..
adv
Insure Your Hay with Edgar
Bros. Realty Co. adv
Mrs. A. G. Mooseau will spend her
vacation in San Diego and Los An
geles. She plans to meet her. son
IN Los Angeles and from there they
win motor to San Francisco.
Davis Bsauty rsrIor for appoint
nenta. Phone 227. adv
Newt Johnson is planning tosPend
the weekend in San Diego.
Davis Beauty rarlor. for appoint.
uents. Phone 227. adv
Miss Helen Crosby win spend
Labor Day in Yucaipa.
Notice List your houses for rent
or sale with us at once as the fall
activity is now on, Edgar Bros.
Realty Co. 2St6
Mrs. r. B. Harrington is leaving
TODAY for Long Beach for two
weeks vacation. She will be joined
by her husband in about two weeks
and together they will 60 to Texas
for several weeks
Cigars and Tobaccos, slways
fresh Ct Steves'. adv
Gets lso Days-H. zarella, Mexi-
can laborer. who was arrested in FL
ccniro, August 81, on charge of
,agrancy, was sentenced to- 1s0
days in the county Jail by Judge
X. h. Whitelaw late yesterday.
Zareila was returned to the jail to
start serving his term, Immediately
after his trial.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-08-30

{ The world 8 largest swimming
pool is 100 feet longs ass@s rssesS.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-08-30

Eatables-. ct. stsve-s are kept
fresh in a big roomy refrigerating
plant. adv
Appstising Special Noon Day
Lunch at Liberty Cafe for 40c.
Music while you eat.s fFs adv
! Mr.. and Mrs. r. o. Bridges left
for San Diego where they will
spend their vacation.
Go where the crowd goes every
Wednesday, Friday and Saturday
pights. The New Valley Open Air
Dance Pavilion at Heber. 17tf
Mr.. and Mrs. r. IA. Chesnut~~and
family, left for the mountains where
they are spending heir vacation.
Meals. at Steve's.. taste better.
That's why we re always busy. adv
Davis Beauty Parlor, for appoint
nents. Phone 227. adv
Imperial Valley press., 1924-08-30

Meals. at Steve's.- taste better.
That's why we re always busy. adv
Imperial Valley press., 1924-08-30

Mrs. F. w. Drnmmond plans to
spend Labor Day in San Diego
with her husband. Mr.. Drummond,
who is well known in the Valley,
has recently accepted a position in
the Southern Trust Bank at San
Diego. s
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1924-07-17
Bupers Bidding High for
Inspected Creamery Butter
Minnesota Creameries Association Re
ceiving Inquiries for Guaran teed
Product-Inspection Started

The effect of Federal State inspec-
ton of its butter at shipping point,
as arranged by the Minnesota Coop
erative Creameries Association,
through the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture and the Mime
sofa Department of Agriculture, is
already being felt.
Although this, inspection service
will not start until July ID, buyers
from various parts of the country are
writing to the association asking for
shipments Of butter certified as high
scoring by the government Inspector.
Dealers are satisfied that butter so
inspected will sell readily on the
market and are getting in their bids
early.
Mr.. H. F. Meyer, Manager of the
butter sales department of the Cream
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1924-07-17
WATER, LIGHT AND POW
Err PROCEEDINGS
Regular Meeting

Regular monthly meeting Of the
Water, Light and Power Commission
July Z, 1924, with Commissioner
O'Gara absent.
Meeting called to order by Presi-
dent w. F. Perry, and the minutes
of the previous meetings were read
and approved with the exception of
the minutes of June %, 1924: "Min-
imun rates per quarter for CONNER
cial use" which were corrected to
read as follows: Barber Shop Il
chair) $1.25, each additional $.63."
The following bills were then aud
tied, and upon motion made and
seconded, ordered paid:
Light and Power Fund
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1924-07-17

The monthly reports of the Super
intendent and Secretary were read
and ordered filed.
Upon motion made and carried, it
was resolved to set aside the sum of
$4,000 from the Light and Power
Fund on a per cent interest bearing
certificates.
Adjournment,
v. T. Conklin,
Secretary.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1924-07-17

been very hard to convince them that
our market will quote SO score but
ter. This government stamp will
convince them. We trust that these
goods are going to be as promised.
We have no fault to find with revi-
Gus shipments"
AS announced last week, butter
which is to qualify, under the LAND
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1924-07-17

cries Association, last week reported
receipt of letter from butter deal
er in New Orleans, louisiana, re-
questing car of inspected butter.
This deal re wrote: eve hope that
this shipment will bear the govern
ment inspection. We have three or
four large buyers who are seeking
the best butter to be had and it has
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1924-07-17

OLakes" brand of the Creamer1es
Association, must score SO or ~ IN
der government inspection. There IS
every reason to believe that under
this new inspection service MINNIE
sofa butter will eventually find
wider market and command hlgner
prices than it ever has done in the
past.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1924-07-17

Sank Centre
he Great Sweet CreaT
Center
month Of June this
during the month This does not include the
shipped Blue Valley SWEET CREAM
Creamery by rail.
When the Blue Valley SWEET Creamery opened
business that high market would in
duce the farmers of this to produce We
Sank Centre
and market their cream here ...s - ~ ~ ~
These predictions true An
compared year. opening
Blue Valley SWEET CREAM Creamery Sank Centre market
has attracted many farmers than ever before
establishment Valley Creamery
has By providing high reliable year market for Sweet
Cream Blue Valley has created of for the farmers
By the value Sweet
Blue Valley leadership others their
customers for Sweet Cream to the best of their ability
The farmer who marketing conditions in Sank Cen
tire today with what they will readily that they
have greatly Valley
toners but for all farmers.
mas
with the marketing conditions Thanks to the
Valley Alfalfa Plots
great community
This only beginning which the Blue Valley Farm
Servicefree
the greatest Alfalfa center in the state.
We glad Valley Service,
busy assisting farmers with their AS butter
believe help
obligation
the fullest and in agreeable to farmer
great
of Sweet Cream marketed that Blue Valley with its scientific
butter marketing
farming community service The big additional
which shipped points
hundred other the
market the Blue Valley SWEET CREAM
regardless of local conditions
The farmer who wants to make from his
sell SPECIAL Sweet Cream to the Blue Valley SWEET
of will be high wholesale
Our record that Blue Valley makes
Valley Farm Service will be glad show
SPECIAL
Sell your Valley Creamery-the
high market that making Sank the
Our Prices Today, July IL:
SPECIAL Sweet Cream Sweet Nc. Cream
SOC 46c 41c
Evening star., 1924-04-04
the North Shore for the summer

the North Shore for the summer
months.
Yonng Mr.. Thomas Letter, son of
Mr.. and Mrs Joseph Letter, who is a
student of the Aiken. S. c.. Prepara-
tory School, appeared last evening in
the performance of "The Mikado," in
which he took the title role.
Mrs. Roy C. Smith. wife OF Capt.
Smith, u. S. NJ, and her daughter
Mrs. Spottswood Bowers, are pass
ing a few days at the Grafton Hotel.
Because of the unusual number of
dances and private parties to be
given Easter week, the Women s
Army and Navy League ball has been
postponed from April % to May Is.
Mrs. William Crawford Gorgas, ac-
companied by Mrs. David de Bose
Gaillard, sailed from Havana, Cuba
Tuesday for Florida. where they are
visiting Mr. and Mrs. Edward p.
Porcher in their home at Cocoa. The
United States ambassador to Cuba,
Gen. Enoch II. Crowder. and his
noon in honor of Mrs. Gorgas and
Mrs. Gaillard, who have been their
guests for a short time. Among
those at the reception were the Secre-
tary of state of Cuba and Sonora de
CeSpedeS, who are well known here,
where the secretary was minister and
first ambassador to this country.
Others in the company We're: Mr.. and
Mrs. PorCher. Mr.. and Mrs. Peck Mrs.
DeloS A. Blodgett and Mrs. Charles
G.. Matthews, who are now in Cocoa
DIR. and Mrs. Thomas S. Lovette
have issued Invitations for tea with
music Sunday afternoon. from to Z
o'clock in their home. at 1928 N
street, when their guests are asked
to meet the Secretary of Labor and
Mrs. Davis. Secretary Davis and DR..
Lovette are both natives of Wales.
Mrs. Peter c. Field, wife of Col.
Field. is entertaining company at
bridge today in her quarters at Fort
Mycr in compliment to her house
guest, Mrs J. ID. Insen of New York.
Former Senator Hoke Smith has
taken an apartment at the Wardman
Park Hotel. His daughter, Mrs.
Lyman Pratt, and her two small
children. Birdie and Olive Pratt. who
have been visiting him at the Shore
ham for several weeks. arc remaining
with him at Wardman for the re-
mainder of the spring season.
Mrs. w. Harry Brown has returned
from Philadelphia, where she went
to attend the meeting Of the Penn
sylvania republican womens state
committee, of which she is a charter
member and on the executive board.
She also attended the Pennsylvania
Society of Colonial Danes meeting.
Mrs. Brown and Mrs. Leonard G.
Evening star., 1924-04-04

for Col. and Nine. Valotta, who will
leave Washington April Is, and sail
from New York Saturday, April 10,
for their home in Argentina, where
Col. Valotta will take up his duties
as assistant chief of staff of the Ar
gentine army.
Evening star., 1924-04-04

this honor by the Duke of Connaught
in 1913. who also conferred upon him
the title of past grand warden, the
highest possible honorary rank in the
United Grand Lodge of England. For
many years before his retirement Sir
and was knighted by King George
seven years ago in recognition of his