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Imperial Valley press., 1924-09-08
Portland Grows
Since Man Left
80 Years Ago
by United Press Leased Wire


PORTLAND, Ore, September s.
Thirty three years ago D. M.
Read, British apprentice seaman
bolted full rigger in Portland
harbor and started selling newspa-
pers in Albina.
Now, as master of the steamer
Baron Oligivy, he is back to see
Portland as big city. Then it
was village of few thousand in
habitants.
Captain Read described his ex.
perience here at length. He said he
found the sailing vessel Valkyre un-
bearable and he decided to "beat
it,
Albina was then the center OF
the waterfront district on the east
side. Drunken sailors in boarding
houses, bloody shanghaiing parties
and "tough" envirohlffeft general
ly was his lot there. Sas
He finally tired of his lot as, q
newsy ana put back to sea. Since
then his fortune was more to his
liking and he is now master of a
fast British freighter.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-09-08
FOOLHARDY EXHIBITIONS

The day after Labor Day newspapers Carried ac-
counts of three strikingly similar mishaps. A per-
former in "fying circus" who undertook to climb
from one airplane to another in full flight, was hit
by one of the plane propeers and knocked uncon-
scious with several ribs broken. He only saved
from death by his instructive hold on the plane wing
human fly" in Albert Lea, Mimi, was fatally
injured by falling so feet from the tower of the court
house which he was climbing for the deectaton of
crowd.
The body of another daredevil climber was on its
way home from Chambersburg Pa, where he was kill
ed bv the breaking of automobile inner tube, by
which he had hung from ledge several stories up IN
the air.
Such stunts will be attempted as long as there are
human beings preferring uncommon pay to common
sense and as long the public would rather see people
riskng their lives than patronize entertainments Wor
fhy Of a civilized age. A philosopher may amuse hm-
self by speculating on how long that will be.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-09-08
'The Inner Man."
at New AirdOme

The Inner Man." showing at the
New Airdome theater Tuesday stars
Wyndham Standing in an interest
holding drama of man S regenera
tion. 1t blends comedy that brings
forth hearty laughs with action that
thrills and grips with suspense. In
other words, "The Inner MAN. is
a picture everyone can delight in.
Wyndham Standing displays new
versatility in the role of a molly.
coddle who develops his manhood
among the Kentucky mountaineers.
Dorothy Mackaill gives a most de-
lightful Characterization OF a noun
tain girl whose language is pictures
que if not perfect.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-09-08
Bedtime Stories
BY HOWARD E. GARIS
Copyright, 1928, by Mcclure
Newspaper SyndicaJe
UNCLE WIGGILY AND THE
LATE FREELY

While hopping through the woods
one afternoon Uncle Wiggily heard
little, teeny, weeny voice calling:
Help! Helpl Please help me!''
"That can't be the Fox or
Wolf" thought the bunny rabbit
gentleman to himself. "The voice
ism t loud enough. 1t sounds more
like Baby Bunty, or one of my
friends, the squiggle Bugs"
Again the voice-such little
baby voice-called:
''Isn't anybody ever going to
help me' If you don't help me
pretty soon it will be too late!"
"Who are you and where are you
and what sort of help do you
want9" called Mr.. Longears out
loud.
"I am a late lightning bug"
was the answer. '.Some call me a
FREELY, but / won t be anything if
you dom help me, pretty soon. I
have fallen in the brook and / can t
paddle out, nor swim, for my wings
are all wet!'
In two hops and part OF another,
Uncle Wiggily was at the edge of
the brook. There, flipping about in
the water, he saw a poor little fire
fly, who had fallen in.
"Poor chap! I'll get you out, -
said Uncle Wiggily, and with a
branch from a bush the bunny saw
ed the lightning bug from drown
ing in the brook.
"You are very kind' said the
firefly, as he crawled out in the
sun to dry himself.
"Don't speak of it, answered
Uncle .Wiggily modestly. "But
why dol you call yourself a. late
Imperial Valley press., 1924-09-08
SIX FIREMEN OVERCOME
by United Press Leased wire
By CONDO
BY STANLEY

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Sept. g.
Six firemen were overcome by
smoke when fire swept through the
building -of the North American
shortly after 8 a. IN. today.
Three alarms were turned in be.
fore the fire was placed under con
troll.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-09-08
Ten Years Ago
September 8, 1904

L. E. Cooley left last night for
the coast, expecting to return to-
morrow.
Allan Nuffer, A. E. Mccarthy
and Frank Preston returned yester'
day from a several days auto trip
in the mountains.
Miss Villa Lincoln, who has been
attending school in Los Angeles for
the past two years, has returned
to FL Centre aud will enter High
School.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-09-08
Fifteen Years Ago
September s, 1909

Mrs. C. NJ. Tufts has returned
from visit to Los Angeles.
Mrs. and Mrs. Philo Jones have
returned to Brawley after their
wedding trip to various coast points.
H. E. Parks, manager of the I'M
perial Lumber and Commercial Com
panv is back from his vacation with
predications of a general building
boom throughout Imperial Valley.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-09-08
Looking Backward
What the Press Files Tell Of
Imperial Valley for This Date
In Past Years
Nineteen Years Ago
September. 8, 1905

w. F. Holt was Holtville Wis
it0r yesterday. u- .s-s
N He. Oakley has been a visitor
for several days. He came down
from Los Angeles on business !.
Mrs. William Dunworth returned
last week from a month S visit with
Riverside friends.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-09-08
Princess Erik Is
. At Royal Mansion
BY United Press Leased wire

4 ! PASADENA. Sept. 8.-Princess
Erik, bride of Prince Erik of Den
mark, was back at the royal man
sion near here today, almost com
pletely recovered from a recent at
tack of blood poison. Her mother,
Mrs.. j. r. Booth, of Ottawa, Can
ada, has arrived here, to be, with
her daughter until she is well again.
TRY Press Want ADS.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-09-08
Highway Men to
Inspect Grades
b, United Press Leased Wire

SAN BERNARDINo, Sept. 81.
The governors s highway advisory
committee was in the San Bernar-
dino mountains today, inspecting the
proposed reduction Of the Waterman
canyon grade to the crest. The high
way is the most Travelled mountain
road in the state, and plans are to
reduce the heavy climb TO the sam-
nit.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-09-08

Autos are not as thick during the
rush hours rs some Of the drivers.
Coal is impure carbon.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-09-08

Very few are satisfied with their
LOT unless il is a lot Of luck.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-09-08

The Missouran traveller, after noting the recent
Atlaatic weather Graves to do his foreign voyag'ng
neither il a steamship nor an arplane but IN sun
marine. .-.--
Imperial Valley press., 1924-09-08

A house without fly nc.sens
docsn y Iced s= slsr>- eleck.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-09-08

Some dull people wear smart
clothes.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-09-08

.eThe Ku Klux Klan," remarks the Imperial WIZ
ard acannot be made political issue" Which recalls
the famous remark of the charged with certain
offense when his lawyer told him They can't put you
i'll Jail for that But the prisoner protested, am
in Jail"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-25
GENERAL RISE IS UNDER WAY
 AMONG STOCKS
Rails Take Lead In Ad- vance From Standpoint
 Of Net Gains
By EDWARD J. C0NDLON


 NEW YORK, Sept. 24.-The per which eliminated wednesday in a turnover of a million shares, led to pre- dictions that the general advance had again gotten under way. For the first time in several days railroad shares, took the lead, at least from the stand point of net lains for the session. Record highs, new tops for the year and new peaks on the movement fea- tured proceedings.
 Though the standard dividend pay CTS among the rails and industrials scored sizeable gains, the best inn provement occurred in the speciality issues, particularly those Nh whicch pools have been, active. Many of the old leaders returned to favor, with specialists evidently accommodating on a large scale.
 r oil Group Strong
 One section of the stock list which week in the fact of disquieting market news is the petroleum group. The cuts In crude and refined oil prices at the start of the week somehow have failed to shake confidence in the belief that the worst news concerning the oil in
 
 change must therefore be for the bet Ger. The fact that Cosden and com pany officially denied that they are contemplating a new bond issue, lends color to the reports that optimism is prevalent in some sections of the oil trade, at least. However, no hope was held out that the increase in Pacific coast crude oil would be the forerun- ner of increases in mid-continent crude in the near future.
 One of the most interesting transac- tions in bonds in a considerable period occurred in the award of S12, 2,5O0 900 New York State As, due 1925 to 1949, to local banking group at their bid of 103.a167, which is a 3.64 per cent basis, the lowest interest rate the state has enjoyed since before the war. The bonds are being offered at prices to net the investor 2.5O to 3.65 per cent Last April the state sold $45, ,0O0 900 soldiers bonus bonds on 40 basis.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-25

management, also have seats on the board.
 That is as it should be.
 But just as no stool can stand on two legs, so no enterprise can exist with out the three legs already mentioned Why, therefore, should labor be kept off directorates?
 Here is a prediction: -
 Within the next ten years most Of Jour best managed, progressive corpo- rations will have their workers elect lone or more directors from their own ranks.
 % A beginning already has been made.
 You perhaps noticed this announce &ment in the newspapers the other day: &Clifford Wimmer, an assistant foreman in the oil refinery plant of Proctor Hand Gamble, soap manufacturers, has been elected by the employees of that #company to serve on the company's board of directors for a ten-year term. He had the highest number of votes in "a field of five candidates, all employees. #Wimmer is 31 years of age. He started *as a laborer. & This prosperous company launched this plan for having a workman on it's %board six years ago. The arrange like to know that a directorship is an honor within their reach.
 The company that has gone farther than any other cofnpany in America along this line, as far as know, is he Philadelphia Rapid, Transit com pany, under the novel management of ' Thomas E. Mitten. More than a year Mago Richard Spillane wrote of this Eompany:
 At the recent annual meeting of the Philadelphia Rapid Transit 574.192 of he 600,o0O shares were voted The larg- est block, 100000 shares, Was that of [ n the. directorate. Tte new board Is composed wholly of men actively en- gagged in the operation of the property. *rhere are no bankers on the board and 1elphia. One, of the new directors is fat man, Ralph R. Nyman. He is z notorman and proud of it.
 "Mitten, chairman ofsthe board, has one one of those things dreamt of but arely realized. He has woven all the $ employees into the company, sentiment lily and financially In time they will wn the property outright.
 John D. Rockefeller has never be- .eyed in letting capitalists dominate is board of directors. The various standard Oil companies have as direc- ors employees, men who have risen rom the ranks. I do not know that MT. Rockefeller yet has the rank and ile of workers elect one of their own humber as a director. Young John D. Rockefeller, however, likely to make his advance step.
 Judge Gary couldn't do anything r wiser than fill the next vacancy on the United States Steel corporation board by having the workers nominate one bf their number. Banking Is abund- antly represented and -so is manage nent.
 Other wide awake corporations heads could and doubtless will inaugurate his plan before very long.
 Now that labor is becoming an im- bortant factor in banking, we can look onward to seeing laborsbank officials P dmitted to ~directorates.
 But labor should be represented, not Hnly because of its money, but because if what 1t contributes to the success of pur enterprises.
 Which company will be the next to ake the sensible step towardfndustria democracy?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-25
MORE SHIPS. URGED
 FOR TEXAS PORT

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24-President Coolidge was asked today by Represen- ative Briggs, democrat of Texas, to |irect the shipping board to send more essels to Galveston and other gulf Sorts to handle the heavy shipments of rain products.
 Unusually heavy shipments of grain nd other products to European ports, lr. Briggs said, was, taxing the facili- ies of the sourthern ports, despite ten dditional vessels recently allotted to hem. and that the situation demanded |urther ships. MT. Briggs said Presi- ent Coolidge indicated a desire to CO., perate in relieving Shipping condi- ions.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-25
CHICAGO TO AID
 M OPERA DRIVE
City Approves Plan Os Teaching
 Beauty To Masses

CHICAGO, Sept. 24-City govern ment today enlisted as a follower of the arts when Mayor Wm. E. Dever pledged the support of his administration to the teaching Of beauty to the masses through opera.
 Representatives of the Chicago Civic Opera visited the mayor and explained their plan to improve the public taste and to let the masses know that opera will fill need in their lives, the mayor said:
 ''This is the most important under- taking that has been brought before me since l became mayor. Government cannot reach the hearts. of the people today, nor influence them towards the finer\ things of life, but such move ment as this can, and government here will support it."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-25
RAINS HAMPER f
 COTTON HARVEST
Past Week Sees No Material Change In
 Prospects

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24.-Crop and weather conditions in southern states during the week ending yesterday were summarized today by the department of agriculture as follows:
 Temperatures were mostly seasonable in the cotton states and moderate to heavy rains were the rule in practi- cally all sections. zt was too cool in the extreme northeast portion of the belt " and the week was considerably cooler than normal in the extreme northwest ern portion, while there was much in terruption by rain to picking in the At lantic coast states.
 Late Crop Aided
 There was little change in the condi- tion of early cotton in Texas, but the late crop made very good progress in the central and northern portions where plants are still blooming. Advance was generally fair in Oklahoma, where pick ing has become general and late grow ing is giving promise of a top crop; the general condition in this state is fair to very good. Cotton made only fair progress during the week. in Ar kansas and picking was delayed by Taln Wltn some QdInaBe Dy Winu. the yields are disappointing in some sec tions.
 Harvest Is well advanced in Louis jana and progressed well in Mississippi and Alabama. Except in localities. where rainfall was heavy, picking has been completed in many southern fields of Alabama.
 Bolls opened slowly in Tennessee, where the general condition of cotton is fair to good and unchanged.
 Conditions by states include:
 Alabama-Scattered showers benefi- cial to vegetation not past saving; fav- orable for planting vegetables. Corn and potatoes mostly poor to fair and pastures, truck and minor crops most ly poor. Cotton picking progressed rap idly except where showers interferred; much premature opening, picking fin ished in many fields of south; condi- tion mostly poor to fair, grade lowered by rains locally.
 "Sold before noon." The frequent
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-25
HIDES AND TALLow
WALL STREET BRIEFS

The strength in Southern railway was laid to the small and disappointing cotton crop revealed in the govern ment report. Lower Broadway wires early carried news that cotton mills might be expected to lay in stocks of raw material in the face of a 12,500, ,0O0 bale crop. Much of the traffic would be handled over the Southern system, it was suggested, meaning an expand ing gross in It's earnings statements. ward potential news business for the Cotton Belt railroad and St. Louis Southwestern readily joined in the rush to higher prices.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-25
fat lambs, $1O@11; good fat lambs. $7
 @S; cull lambs, S5@6; sheep, $1.OO@4.5O.

KANSAS CITY, Sept. 22.-Cattle: Re- ceipts, 2.500; better grades handy weights, fed steers and yearlings steady; heavy grain feds slow; grasers steady; bulk, $5.00@6.50; canners and cutters fairly active, steady; in-between grades she stock slow; bulk grasers, $3.40@450; canners and cutters, $2.40@ 3.25; bulls weak; native bolognas, $350 @3.s5: calves steady; top veals, $10; stocker and feeder steers moderately active, steady; bulk early sales, $5.OO@ $50; stock cows, heifers and calves very dull; bulk cows and heifers, $2.75@ 5.25; calves, $4.75@5.00.
 Hogs: Receipts, 12,000, slow, mostly 10 to 15c lower; bulk, $9.15Q9.90; pack ing sows, $8.25@s.65; stock pigs, 25 to Soc lower; bulk $7.50@S.00.
 Sheep: Receipts, 12,000; opening sales lambs steady; better bids lower; top westerns, sis; others, $12.S5; sheep around 25c lower; best ewes, $6; others. $5.75@5.9O.
 LOUISVILLE, Ky, Sept. 24.-Cattle: Receipts, 300, slow; heavy steers, SIPS @8.00; beef steers, $400@725; heifers, $4@7; COWS, $2.5O@5.25; feeders, S450@ 6.50; stockers, $2.50@5.80.
 Hogs: Receipts, 1,400, 10c lower; 175 pounds and up, $10.40; 130 to 175 pounds, $s.75; pigs, $5.75@7.25; throwouts, $7.75 down.
 Sheep: Receipts, 400, steady; lambs, $11.50; choice, SIP; sheep, $5 down.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-25

Car loadings of freight for the sec- ond week in September, based on pre- liminary estimates by railroad operat- ing experts, are expected to establish new night record for the correspond ing week in history and also to reach a new high level for the year, we'll above the million car mark. Reports drifting in indicated that traffic in the next three months would be by far the best of any quarter this year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-25

NEW YORK, Sept. 24.-Raw silk easy; prices per pound: Kansai double extra cracks, S6.05G6.20; Kansai best No. 1, $5.S0G5.90; Shinshu No. 1, $5.70@ 5.s0; Canton extras A, 14-16, $5.9O@6. .0O. Shanghai China steam fiji gold double deer $725Gp7.40.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-25

A reduction of 33s66, ,7s5 in operat- ing expenses featured the August re- port of the Baltimore and Ohio rail- road, showing net income of S4,211,- 437. decrease of $417s6 under August last year. Operating revenue fell $4,- 024,2 to SIS. s.478.537. For the eight months. net railway operating income dropped $7,496,174 to $23, ,459,56 com pared with the same period of 1923 Operating revenues of $146 705, ,427 de- clined 27.0s3.524 but operating ex- penses were cut $1s,675,51O. Directors declared the regular quarterly divi- dend safe.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-25
One woman who could not buy s

One woman WHO cOu1u not buy a satisfactory rubber sheet got a quart of alum oil. She cvut unbleached mus lin the desired size and spread the oil all over it on both sides, then hung it out to dry. When thoroughly dry she repeated the process and she had a sheet that gave longer service and cost only half as much as those she purchased.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-25

Net income O. the American Ship building company in the year ended June 30 dropped to $70,575 or 10 cents a share on the common stock, after preferred dividends, against $765,114 or $4.82 a share in the previous year. Profit and loss surplus was $5775, I'll, compared with $7024,758 a year ago.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-25

The $11, 800 OOO one year per cent notes issued by Columbia Gas and Electric company early this year to Pure Oil company as part payment for four distributing gas companies in Ohio, will be called November at par and interest. The notes, which were due in February, 1925. were sold
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-25

Stock sales on the floor of the Con- solidated Stovk Exchange during Aug ust increased II per cent over those of July, whb' stocks delivered in re- ceipt for cash showed ' per cent increase.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-25
TEXAN IS SENTENCED
H. S. Griffin Gets 25 Years For Reilly
 Killing

FORT WORTH, Texas, Sept. 24.- Herbert S. Griffin, accused of killing Hugh Reilly, Jr., was given a 9 year sentence by a jury at Graham today. The trial lasted ten days. Both men were prominent west Texas ranchmen.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-25
MARKETS AT A GLANCE

NEW YORK.-Stocks strong; rails and public utilities led advance; bonds, firm; Brooklyn Union Gas issues at new top; foreign exchange steady; sterling moves up; cotton easy; southern hedge selling; sugar higher, firm spot market. Coffee firm; bullish crop accounts.
 CHICAGO. - Wheat easy; larger country offerings. Corn, weak; favor able crop reports; cattle, firm; hogs, steady; active demand.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-09-25
LIVESTOCK

CHICAGO, Sept. 24.-Cattle: Receipts, ing weak; demand narrow; other grades fed yearlings and handy weight steers and better grades fat she stock, steady to strong; spots shade higher on good to choice yearlings; top yearlings, $11.50; numerous strings, $11.00@11.25; some 1,056-pound average, $11.35; 50 head averaging $40 pounds at $11.40; best matured steers, $10.50; average weight, 1,497 pounds; few loads, $10.00 @10.25; less desirable kind, slow movers at $9.75 downward to $500 and below; inbetween grades fat she stock, slow: quality considered; about steady; bulls firm; vealers largely 25c lower; few lots upward to $12.00 to packers; mostly $11.50; market on desirable vealerg; stockers and feeders scarce firm; coun- try demand moderately active.
 Hogs: Receipts, 16,O00; uneven; gen. orally steady at yesterdays average; pound average, $10.00@10.35; good and choice weighty butchers largely $9.85@ 1000; bulk better 140 to 150-pound kind, $9. .50@9.90; packing sows mostly $S.60 089O; bulk strong weight slaughter pigs, $9.75@9.25; estimated holdover, 12,0OO
 Sheep:. Receipts, 25,0CO; fat native lambs around steady; rangers steady to 15c lower; sorting moderate; bulk desirables native, $16.5O@13.00; few to outsiders, $13.1O; culls mostly $s.60; bulk range lambs, S12.80@13.25; top, $13.25; sheep steady; fat ewes, $4.75@6.50;' feed ing lambs steady to weak; early sales, S12.75@13.00; full mouthed breeding ewes, $6.75Q7.75.
 EAST ST. LOUIS, H., Sept. 24.- Hogs: Receipts, 14,OOo; hog market mostly higher than Tuesdays best time; closed down and 10 to 15c lower; closing top, $1O.30; few choice butchers early $10.4OQ1O.50; bull: good 16O to 25O pounds, $1O.25@1o,s5; heavy butchers, steady; 11O to i4O pounds, $6.75@6.sO; 15O to 16O pounds, $9.76Q10.25; bulk packing sows, $s.50@s6O.
 Cattle: Receipts, $500; light and me- dium weight native steers and yearlings steady; tops strong; other natives not movingk top matured steers, $1; choice light yearlings 15 to 25c higher; good mixed yearlings steady; grassers slow; top yearIings, $1o75; beef cows slow; bologna bulls steady with Tuesdays late l5 to 25c decline; top vealers, $10.75; bulk, $1O.0OQ10.5O.
 Sheep: Receipts. 2,5OO; receipts large ly direct, quality poor. Bulk sales fat lambs, $12.50Q12.75; part loads to
 
 mutton ewes, $4Q5.
 CINCINNATI, Ohio., Sept. 24.-Hogs: Receipts, 7,200, slow; -ostly Is to 25c lower; roughs, 25c higher; heavy, 5000 @10.50; LIckers and bu.-hers, $10.65; medium, $1O.25@10.65; stags, $5.OOQ6.75; heavy fat sows,, $6000875; pigs and lights, $500@10.25.
 Cattle: Receipts. 700, dull; steers, $S @9; heifers, $309; cows, $2.75@5.00.
 Calves steady to 50c to $1 higher, $3@12.
 Sheep: Receipts. 700, steady; lambs steady. ss
 NASHVILLE, Tenn, Sept. -24.-Cat- tie: Receipts, 125, steady; heavy steers, $6.00@6.5O; beef steers, $4.5OQ5.50; heif- CTS, $5OOS05.5O; cows, $3.50@4.50; feeders, $4.50@5.50; stockers, $2.50Q4.50.
 Hogs: Receipts, 1,20O, 10 to 25c lower; 1S0 pounds up, $1O25@10.40; 135 to 1sO pounds, $9.55 down; heavy pigs, $s down; light pigs, $6 down; throwouts, $7.70 down.
 Sheep: Receipts. 100. steady: choice