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Imperial Valley press., 1924-08-28
Looking Backward
What the Press Files Tell Of
Imperial Valley for This Date
IN Past Years
NINETEEN YEARS AGO
August %, 1905

G. w. Irwin and family returned
from their summer outing last Tues
day evening. They have made a
round of the beaches and spent
some time at Riverside and San
Bernardino.
Miss Stella Wilson who has been
with the local telephone exchange
for some time resigned her position
and left for Los Angeles yesterday
morning.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-08-28
Paine Issues a
Few Rules For
Parking Autos

Secretary Charles w. Paine, of
the. state fasr board, To-day issued
the following order affecting the
admission End pdrRing of motor
Imperial Valley press., 1924-08-28

The death ray" seems TO have petered out, but
here is real news You can etermnate the black-and-
yeowstrped cucu-be- beetle by dusting the cucuna-
Der squash and melon vines with one part Of calcium
srsenate 70 20 parts gypsum -1 1-.----
Imperial Valley press., 1924-08-28

IN Jngoslavia Congress IS called
sAupsAJlla, .~a-cE Is not@.4g 70
what cur congress . so@etlmes
ssle:
Imperial Valley press., 1924-08-28

Press Want Ads are Wonder
Wnrkers
Evening star., 1924-11-08

should all get busy and forge ahead.
We cannot expect to get back at once
to boom times. The readjustment
process is not yet complete, but we
have passed the low point and should
steadily work upward. All sta
tistIcs indicate that business should
pick up for the next few months at
least.
America is great country and has
the opportunity to do the banking
and build up the commerce of the
world. The developments which have
taken place in Europe during the
past few days should materially
help the situation.
Evening star., 1924-11-08
FISH RAISING, HIS TOPIC.
G. c. Leach Addresses Friends
School Students.

A few fathoms of water, more or
less, is about the only material diff
ference between raising fish and
raising chickens, G. C. Leech, chief
of the Bureau of Fisheries, told the
students of the Sidwells, Friends
School, 1911 l street, yesterday.
Black bass. for instance. he point
ed out build nests in the water just
as hens do in wooden houses Once
the bass eggs are laid in the nest.
the mothering fish hovers over them,
constantly tanning them with her
fms.
After the eggs are Matched the
mother teaches her little bass to
hunt and defend themselves and
takes extra good care of them until
they are gradually dispersed in the
tides and currents.
Evening star., 1924-11-08
LUlL
HELP TO BUSINESS
Babson Says Now Is Time for
Steady Expansion Along
All Lines.
BY ROGER w. BABsoN.

special Dispatch 10 The Star
WELLESLEY HILLS, Mass, No
Vember S.-Everything in this world
has its advantages and its disadvan-
taseS as well as it's uses and abuses.
This applies to the effect of presiden-
Jia1 elections on business as well as to
everything else Even sicknesseS
have their uses since they force men
20 lie quiet for d while, rest up, re-
view their plans. make new resolu-
lions and start afresh. A great Eng
y Sn statesman once said: American
business men need only one thing.
namely. 70 be locked in a room for
about three weeks each year and
forced to think and get their bear
Ings."
In this general way the election
does a good thing in slowing down
business for Il few weeks preceding
election as an alibi, or an excuse, to
do what he has not the self-control
10 do without such an alibi. This
applies to all lines of business, and
really is d good thing.
Banks Hold OF on Loans.
The banks hold off Ioaning money
until after election. This gives them
a chance to get cleared up and in
strong financial position. The mer-
chants tell the statesmen who call on
them Ito wait until after election
This gives them a chance to get ther
shelves cleaned and work off old
stock preparatory to some real buy.
ing. The manufacturer uses the cleo
tion as an alibi TO reduce overhead
adjust wages and introduce some real
efficiency in the business.
OF course, all these things make
business quiet for two or three
months preceding election day, but
they are all helpful Hence, although
business has been pretty poor in
many lines during the Summer and
Fall. yet little has been lost and much
gained by the housecleaning and rest
period that this pre- election conser-
walton has caused. Business as
shown by the Babsonchart is today
s per cent below normal as com
pared with 6 per cent below normal
Il year ago. Obviously the funda-
mental situation is much better than
II was then.
Pre-Election Prices Higher.
It is interesting to note the action
OF the commodity market in election
years. Taking the last five election
years-1904 0S- 12-l6- Cove find that
the price level of all comm modities ad-
vanced in four years and declined in
the drastic readjustment and depr4s-
sion of 1920 and 1921. Bradstreet's
index shows that the price level
reached a low of 1851 in July, 1904
Then there was a steady climb to
a point six months later of S.oS2.
Nineteen hundred and eight and 1903
was an exact duplicate OF the 1904
movement. Nineteen hundred and
twelve and 1913 was no exception and
four years later. we again see a sim
lar move-a low in August, 1916.
of 11.441, then steady rise six
months later to about 14.10. The
next election year 1920, found prices
steadily downward. So far, 1924 has
followed exactly the movement noted
in the four years of riEing prices.
Both groups of commodities. indus
trial and agricultural, sympathized
with the trends mentioned above. The
main difference, however. is noted in
Evening star., 1924-11-08

the fact that industrial commodit,cs.
as shown by the Babson industrial
index, in 1904, 1908, 1912 and 1916
reached the yearly low point before
the election and held a higher aver
age into the inaugurate year. while
agricultural products in these same
years reached their low after cleo
ton.
The results of the election are not
satisfactory to every one. Many
people who have worked hard are
Evening star., 1924-11-08

disappointed with the result All of
us-whatever our llegiance-would
like to have had something different.
The fact. nevertheless, remains that
the election is over and the alibis
and excuses of election can no longer
be given.
Time for Greater Activity.
Now 1t is up to the banker to make
loans; up to the merchant to buy
the goods, and up to the manufacturer
to start the wheels of industry We
Evening star., 1924-11-08
CITY GETS CHURCH BELLS
Is Protestant Congregations Re.
place Those Melted in War.

ELBERFELD. November s.-Fff-
teen new church bells on decorated
wagons arrived in this town recent
ly and were welcomed by large
crowds. They were conSecrated by
the clergy on a public square and
then, with music and great cere-
monies, handed over to the various
Protestant congregations of the city.
These bells are substitutes for
those of the Elberfeld churches
which were melted down during the
war when there was a scarcity of
bronze and copper for arms and
ammunition in Germany.
Evening star., 1924-11-08

On January of this year the cleo
trio service companies of the United
States had a total of 14,520,097 GUS
toners. OF this the customers con-
suming electricity for domestic uses
totaled 11,724,O23; for commercial.
2,262,755, and for power purposes
there were 533,S19 users
New Britain herald., 1924-08-22

nation have been bartered away, VI
 are told with equal assurance that ar
 effort will be made to recover them b.
 suit. But where is the responsibilit. to lie for the fact that our undisput ed title to our naval oil reserves hal i been exchanged for contested law suit to recover them? The policy in
 volyed In this transfer. and the act! 1 themselves as we know by his owr declaration, had the express sanction
 of the then president of the United
 States. Is this party not to be held politically responsible to the American
 people for their loss?
 eve democrats are making and
 will make no campaign of personali- ties nor shall speak with disrespect of any occupant of the presldenual
 chair, whether living or dead. am
 glad to believe that that high office
 has never been unworthily held. We
 have, however. the presidents own
 authority fo,' the statement that the
 only practical way to secure responsi-
 ble political action Is by the forma-
 ton of parties We agree. and as-
 sert further that the only way to se-
 cure good government is to hold poli-
 tical parties responsible. I think I detect !n some quarters hope that without change of name or much or personnel a reorganization. of certain political concern can be effected, talk ing over any discoverable assets and repudiating all unpleasant liabilities. My experience as lawyer has taught me that creditors are rarely satisned with this convenient method Of car- ceiling their claims. The American people can hardly be expected to ac- cept if.
 Does Souandering Balance Budget?
 "If the fact is that the public re- sources have been sauandered, is 1t any answer to say that a budget sys- tenn has been installed? If unfit and corrupt men have been put and kept in office and left to their own devices. is 1t a sufficient defense that the ad- was not actually desirous of dishonesty? If the wounded vet eran has been defrauded of the care that was his due, is there any com- fort to him In the fact that congress made lavish appropriations?
 "The tariff afforded ans opening to the hosts of privilege for an assault less direct but far more devastating to the public pocket-book. We are told that America in 1921 was threat ened from abroad by an impending avalanche of suddenly cheapened from which 1t was mar rowly saved by the beneficent action of the Fordney-McCumber tariff. In view of the bitter struggle that the exhausted peoples of Europe have had since the war In rebuilding enough of their shattered commerce to provide their daily bread, is there not something grotesaue in picturing them as ready 10 overrun the mar kets of the world?
 "Iet me give you two or three H. of what high protec- tionist means when he talks of a com avalanche; under q demo- cratic tariff sewing machines. neces- sary in every home. were on the free list and we were importing scarcely one per cent of the value of our domestic production. This was an
New Britain herald., 1924-08-22
Cit Items

The Council diRsRes eommiitss will meet soon hear Alderman ), G, Sehnsen's pFosals ss to safe and sans' July ,rdinsnees,
 See AAeiTod's lsals-Psgs s-adr,
 4 building per- has been issued 10 Mario cianei fahs erection of a siA'tehement hensssxss feet at 24 Taleolt street, the st of which viii be sl6,O00,
 Lunch ai Halllnal-adyt.
 The leesl agency the Metrop poii, tan iAfs Insurance apany will hold sn all-day outing stavin Rock to, morrow, A shore dinnwill be follew, ed hy program of sits smith Business seheapens Sept. 2, -adNt.
 Mrs Harry Ellswer has left st iinesnt's hospital in kgeport after a serious operation,
 See AKelrod's lc saleaaee s-adv.
 n, Holeomb of .T Good ayenus reported to the police night that he had struck the traffipost st inc intersection of Rockwell, venue and Franklin square. smashinit. If was he fourth traffic post toe broken bout the city in 2a houi Smith Business School ons Sent. 2, -sdyt,
 hfs' hafulus ot sss hear street I'pf,ea 10 the poliee last Int that bg owned hy a man natd Kar. was Of at2 High street an bitten her laughter,
 Smith Business School opens nj. 2. -adn
New Britain herald., 1924-08-22
DAVIS NAMES KU kLUX KHAN
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had been attained Congress mel without delay and The first act m ihf drama was the soourgins from ihf capitol Of the harae nf l0hhsisls' hangersrAn, seekers for pFisilegs anu representatives ot sperlal interests who had infested iis corridors Then came in qulek succession hRdrl hls energetic impulse ihe faires' larlH law since the Civil War The federal reserve act for which the country had waited half century, the federal trade commission and the Clayton act, surhing monepolies and eslahlishins the rights of lahoFi and through this sn1 succeeding sessions the demo, cratic party under his guidance moved ih solid phalanS, confident in his leadership,
 "The great war broke, There fell upon him burdens heavier than any that his predecessors had been called upon to bear, For two years he struggled to keep America from the maelsirom, and then when the ai- tack upon her rights was made di. rsetls he threw himself and his eoun- try into the battle with fiery en- ergy that amazed the world, Men and money and munitions came at his call and hls clear voice rang out like a trumpet across the world, giving new meaning 10 the struggle and new life to those engaged In lt, When the war was ended he gave to the making of peace the last ounce Of his remaining strength. He endeavored 10 set up machinery not only to pre- vent future wars but to mitigate tho evils which this war. the last and greatest. had brought upon the world. He never looked upon the Treaty of Versailles as a complete and final set- tlement but hoped that when time had cooled mems passions the machinery he sought to create would remove any element of injustice or revenge the treaty might contain. and would give the world stable and abiding peace. and then he fell. broken. thwarted. his work unfinished but his spirit unsubdued. They called him an idealist. they pronounced him ahead of his times. They forgot that they were but echoing what the world has said through all the centuries Of those who sought 10 lead it. Envy and hate and malice can touch him now no more forever. but the thoughts to which he gave utterance and the ideals he proclaimed will live long after those who opposed them have passed and been forgotten,
 Do They Want Change? ..
 i've stand at the threshold of an- other presidential campaign and the American people are called on once more to decide whether they will leave their destinies in charge of those who are BOW in power or give them over into other hands. Do they want a change or do they not? That is the question upon which all popu- lar elections turn. Under parlia- mentary system like that which ob- tains in Great Britain or in France, the government of the day put to the house of commons or the chamber of deputies the question of confidence or no confidence. We do the same thing, except that with us the question IS put to the people as whole. Re- publicans must not be pained or sur
New Britain herald., 1924-08-22

as much again as the budget of either the war department or the navy, and
 80 times the carrying cost of the de- 1 partment of state. Here was id'e
 field for enterprise. A year an1 a ! half after congress had appropriated
 ss3, ,o00.o .oo0 for building purposes only 200 hospital beds had been add"d to
 the bureaus equipment, and those in
 a hospital purchased ready-made; but
 a friend of Director Forbes meantime
 had paid S17,oo0 for hospital site
 and sold it to the government on the
 same day for $1os,oO0: and $1oo,oo0
 had been paid to an architect who de-
 signed a building so poor that it was
 never built. We may be pardoned for asking whether it was common sense to sell at 20 cents on the dollar more than s4,ooo sheets for which wound ed men were waiting, while at the
 very time others were being bought
 to take their place at five times that price.
 '"rhe enforcement of the prohibit ton law gave an opportunity for &C.,
 ton of which the denizens of the Little Green House were quick to avail
 themselves. Trade was brisk and profits were easy in this particular line, if but one-half the stories told by George Remus. king of the boot iesgers, and others are to be believed.
 Simple Indiscretions
 What is the answer when we talk of these things? It consists, in the first place, of bemoaning the fact that such unpleasant topics should be forced on polite ears. Why not for get about them? Why not say as little about them as possible? Why not pretend that they were simple which should be over looked when there is sign of repent ance? Those who speak in this fash ion assume a degree of Indifference or a lack of interest on the part Of the people which would be Itself a reflection upon popular government. If it be true that public interest in these things has waned. is it not a public duty to see that 1t is revived before the day of judgment comes? ,' Wait For Trials
 ''Then we are told with some com-' placency that there is no further need Tor public concern because those un- der suspicion have been Indicted. and there is nothing left to do but wait for the day still far in the future when they will be tried. We are in- yited to believe that there is no dif- ference between these men and a jani- tor who has been caught at night .aking change from the cash drawer. Those at whose door these charges were paid were not mere underlings, They were responsible officers Of great political party, put by it in places of high power. They were but ,ne removed from the head of that party himself. What they did or | failed to do cannot Justly be omitted when the record of that party is re- viewed. Diligence in enforcing the ! aw against the guilty is fortunately not an uncommon virtue in our public fife. But to be. vigilant in preventing fraud upon the government and in a assisting its exposure is virtue high sr still.
 "In so far as the property of the ! and the resources Of the i
New Britain herald., 1924-08-22

ghFss years they pray, not without reason, for s soFsFnmsnt ot common ssnss, We stand for one of common honesty,
 What is honesty ln government 2 Honesty in the handling of the public funds and the public properly Of course, But it Is something else, II is eander and fair dealing and imz partiality and the transaction Of the public business in the open, in broad daylight, without disguise or pretenss CT evasion, ll is the playing Of no faEoritss, whether in making public contracts or in writing public laws lt is the treating of all classes and all ssetians of the country sn an equal oasis IL is the avoidance Of secrecy and whispering and sharp practice in the management Of psblie affairs Men love darkness rather than light only when their deeds are evil, Whether in Washington or cut Of it we will have no invisible advises in our party councils, no alliance wiu, any of those who work in secret for secret ends.
 siiser's Introduction Introducing John W, Davis, demo- cratic nominee. Governor silzer said,
 This is sacred ground. To this spot came the sons Of New Jersey in 1917 when called upon to take up arms in the great world war. Here they mobilized. and from here they left to give their lives. if necessary. 10 their country.
 "Ta this spot there came. in an earlier day. a committee. drafting al- so into the service of the country another son Of New Jersey, our own governor. Woodrow Wilson. Many Of those who left here gave their all and returned. So. too. Woodrow Will son. gave his life In the service of his country.
 "so here today. on this hailowed spot. immediately after hls notihca- ton ceremonies, comes still another who is also 10 be called to the service of his country.
 Likencd to Wilson
 Tn Woodrow Wilson we gave to the nation and the world great spiritual leader. a man of vision. courage and high qualifications. In John W. Davis we again give all Of these qualities to the republic, and with them years of experience in all of the activities Of government, na- tional and international.
 "The democratic party Of New Jer- sey was proud Of Woodrow Wilson. and is proud of James W. Davis. New Jersey gave its electoral votes 10 Woodrow Wilson and it will do the same for John W. Davis.
 To-day we pledge Mfr, Davis our whole hearted and enthusiastic sup port From now on until election day our united efforts will be to secure his election. New Jersey, irrespec- tive of party, is proud of the oppor- tunity to see and hear a man so un- usually qualified for this high office.
 Permit me, again, citizens of New Jersey, to present you Mir. John W. Davis"
New Britain herald., 1924-08-22

prised, therefore, if We ask them 10 give account of what they have done or leit nndens, They must not blame us fl NC ios the public memory con. eeFning things that might otherwise be forgotten,
 "To all such complaints we can but reply in The language of the Scrip lures. Beware ye of the ieaven Of the pharisees which is hypocrisy. But there is nothing covered up tha, shall not be revealed. nothing hid, that shall not be known, Therefore what ever ye have spoken in darkness shall be heard in the light. and that which ye have spoken In the ear in closets shall be proclaimed upon the house. tops
 When VIC paint against the vivid background Of the eight years under Wilson the history that has been un- rolled since March {, 1921. there are, 10 say the least. some startling con- trssts. In 1913 the lobby was scourged from Washington: in 1921. like a flock of unclean birds hastening to the feast. it gathered from the four winds and descended upon the city. The Little Green House in K street was set mp for sinister purposes but partly disclosed. Its occupants and their friends soon proved that they lacked neither zeal nor appetite.
 First Came Oil
 First of all came oil Al the heal of the buccaneers as they marched along rode the secretary O. the ir- terior. Within 90 days after he took office the naval oil reserves had been transferred to his gentle guardian ship, and the dealing began. The policy of conservation for which Presidents Roosevelt and Wilson had fought so valiantly was thrown to the winds. and within less than 12 months. in secret and without public warning of any sort, all the oil re- serves upon which the navy depend. ed passed into private hands. Thus of 2s,000,00 barrels of oil which the Teapot Dome was estimated to con- tain, only about ] 6no,0oo barrels will become the property of the govern, ment In case of emergency or threatened danger the country will have only the doubtful privilege of buying back from the interested par ties, at their own prices, the oil which once 1t owned.
 And after oil the veterans, for whose care in one form or another the enormous total of .s45o,ooo,0oo was provided to be spent, sun1 half
New Britain herald., 1924-08-22
FHEiGHF can huiLl
 tE uAE DAN's MuRk

Florence, s, C. Aus a2- l.oasFlng bF slnosl an hsai ths reeerd set last year hN thf
 delaware and Hudson rail r0ad shops, the Atlantic Eossi iins ear shops here are be lieAFi io haAs esiapllshtd q neA worlds record for freight eai construction,
 A freight haK ear, on which work Aas begun al Issa a, m "Wednesday, vas completed, in, eludlng the painllRg and stsn' cling, al T, m" arrived al 2 lcadiag platform al s,Sl P, n Received ls0,0lo pounds ei to- hace0 and was m transit 10 Winston salem, \, c. lsi miles away, al aias ?, m, ar riAing there at 4lse a, m, yes leEday,
 On another basis Of eompu' lalian actual construction of the ear required a few minutes more than ts man hours
New Britain herald., 1924-08-22
Sure SiRn

First Waiter-How d'yknow they're married?
 Second Ditto - How do know? Why, didn't he pick up the quarter and leave the dime, with her lookin' right at him Judge.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-03-14
Astounding Story Told
By U. S. Agent Means

!, ,turned the money over to +. Jess
Smith. The aircraft ease was after
ward transferred to the war de-
partment. (Mrs. Stinson yesterday
told how Smith one time has Is one
thousand bills.)
2. That the late President Hard
ing had ordered him to investigate
Secretary of the Treasury Mellon
after reports reached Harding that
Mellon had entered arrangements
for the issuance Of "certain per-
mits.''
8. That he had investigated Sena-
tors La Toilette Of Wisconsin, Car
away, of Arkansas and Bruce of
Maryland, at the request of Jess
Smith. La Toilette, after he intro
duced his resolution for the investi-
cation of the Teapot Dome lease
4. That he had once been sus-
ponded as a department agent after
"a cabinet officer had protested
that he was a. too active in investi-
eating oil matters in Mexico"
8. That he was assigned to in
vestigate sale of models of United
States airplanes to the japanese gov
ernment