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Evening star., 1924-04-28
Begins Tuesday Morning at 8 O'clock

It's time make speech again While is party don't
slight any of those who have made it possible.
ALL capable famiy-the sales
people and no take such personal interest
seeing you leave completely satisfied We
glad Of this opportunity make public acknowledgment of
appreciation.
the makers. To help make this celebration
made which enable
values all the la variety
at table d'hoe prices.
But it is the hosts place do all the talking SO with these
take pleasure in introducing oratoca
of the week-the special offerings which we'll able
speak for themselves.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-03-27

Young men of Imperial Valley,
between the ages of II and "a,
will look forward with enthusiasm
to the opening of Citizens Mill
cary Training Camp~this summer, as
an opportunity for q month Of out
door life at Del Monte or Fort Win
field Scott.
The dates set by the headquarters
Ninth Corps Area, at San Francis
co, for the camps at Del Monte and
Fort Winfield Scott are from June
26 to July 25. There will be no
students allowed enrolled at Del
Monte and 40 at Fort Winfield
Scott.
The purpose of these government
camps, according to the advance
announcement issued by Lieutenant
Colonel Infantry Ralph B. Lister,
officer in charge of c. NJ, 7. G. af-
fairs, is to bring together young
men of high type from AL sections
of the country and thereby develop
close national and social unity; to
teach the privileges, duties and re
sponsibilities of American citizen
ship; to inculcate self discipline and
obedience; and to develop the ply
sical standards of American youth
through participation in military
exercises, athletic games, and sports
conducted by expert direceors. Med
zeal Officers and ehaplams will be
in regular attendance at the camps
u. S. Pays Expenses
The announcement states that the
War Department provides free rail
road transportation 20 and from
the camp, reimbursement for actua
expenditures for meals enroute
board, lodging, expert medical at
tention, uniforms, equipment, laun
dry and amusements in the form OF
Imperial Valley press., 1924-03-27
Young Men of Imperial Valley,
Here Is Splendid Chance to
Enjoy Camp Life at No Expense

athletics games, musical and sociaii
entertainment.
There viii tie four 80 days courses
in instruction including basic
course, red course, white course ana
blue course, the last one being the
most advanced and admitting the
graduate to examination for com
mission as second lieutenant of the
organized reserves.
Leroy Holt, president of the
First National Bank in this city,
is in charge of this district and VIII
have application blanks on hand
within the next few days.
The indications are that the
camps for 1924 will be better than
over, and that the quota for eaeh
camp will be filled before the open
ing day, Mr.. Holt stated today. lie
urged that Imperial Valleys quota
be made up as quickly as possib'"
this year, and is ready to give az
information desired by applicants.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-03-27

Switzerland has built a sun school
high in the Alps for the treatment
of ailing children,
Imperial Valley press., 1924-03-27
BRITISH FLYERS e.
LEAVE FOR ROME

LYONS, France, Mar. 27.-Thc
British round the world flyers took
off toward Rome at ll:05 a. m.
today. The big Amphibean plane
arrived here yesterday from lie
Havre after leaving Nalshot aero,
drome, near Southampton, England,
Tuesday.
"We hope to beat the Americans
around the world and are cONfideAt
we can do SO, Major MacLaren,
commander of the expedition, said
before departure.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-03-27

DCIlu4..e ,,.s.., ave umes
as big as Madison Square Garden
and the Stadium, wh'ch will seat
2G0, 0,00G, will be twice the size oi
the Coliseum, Rome
The Canadian Pacific Pavilion Is
grouped with TIE Canadian Gov
ernment Building with which II
harmonizes and at the entrance
are an enormous bronze moose ano
tulfalo In both buildings visitors
will find displayed examples of all
Canadian natura. and manufac'
tured products and Impressive
agricultural exhibits showing the
sources and opportunities of the
Dominion.
South Africa alone VIII spenc
Sl,000,00N On its display, and In
dia, Burma, Australia, New Zea
land. Malta, the Gold Coast
Samoa, Fiji. China and NeS
Guinea will ali b. represented b,
.ntaresting exhibits, b. III huma
and inanimate
Imperial Valley press., 1924-03-27

that particular season and the scv
eral large eastern markets eagerly
snatched up the shipments on arrival
at fabulous prices. The few farm
ers who were fortunate to have
| grown cantaloupcs realized returns
beyond their widest dreams and
the news of this good fortune was
| spread broadcast.
Facts and figures regarding this
new industry were advertised to in
duce settlers into the valley sort
of "'cantaloupe ~aver-l possessed
those already located and brought
thousands of fortune seekers--most
" without farming experience or
money, however; so' confident were
the bankers, merchants and trades
men, that money was not necessary
and so long as ;ilc embryo farmers
planted cantaloupeS, credit was rca-
| dily advanced.
! 81. The spring Of 1903 saw thousands
of acres of land, whether suitable
| or not, seeded to cantaloupes. The
! exact figures were not compiled but
| it is estimated that close to TO-
000 acres were planted. When the
crop maturod the produG ion cX-
| cccdcd all anticipations. The past
success of the industry was due to
! Il demand having been established
! in not more than half dozen large
eastern cites, and this being It new
fruit, only the well-to-do classes ac-
Quired Il taste I0r cantaloupcs, ana
these markets soon broke under
heavy supplies. New markets were
not established nor could they be
developed in time 20 take the sur
plus and unfortunately, due to IN
experienced farmers and harvest
help, most Of the cantaloupes were
shipped green or otherwise unfit
for CONSUMPTION. Before half of the
crop was harvested, most of those
, interested quit in disgust. The ship
mcnts for this cvcntful season tot
aled 1904 carloads.
Following this disaster, which It
proved to be since not only the
farmer but all lines of business
Z suffered, the "fly by night auG
"get rich quick advcnturcrs fad
cd out and those who pioneered the
industry together with other rcspon-
sible and experienced farmers fol
% lowed a. conservative program for
the next two years. I'm 1906 the
shipments totaled 1917 carloads and
the prices realized Offered no par
J ticular inducements TO increase the
! acreage TO any great extent but
those interested put forth extra eff
forts in producing and shipping bet.
ter quality, thereby encouraging in
creased consumption.
Tie reward for this efforts was
won during 1910, when the 1925
= carloads shipped, like in 1907 ncttcd
I immense returns. forgetful of the
1908 experience, the average in 1911
almost doubled that of 1910 ano
5 soon after the harvest began, mar
/ kets were glutted, prices slumpec
below cos. of transportation charges
, and the net proceeds realized fol-
l., tho 1864 carloads shipped failed
) to meet The expenses. Again male
t dictions were showered upon the in
! Iocent cautaloupe.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-03-27

Unto non. "a people nave
wished that they could see the
tomb of Tut -ankh-Amen in the
Valley of the Kings, Egypt, and
all the wonderful relics of an early
civilization shrouded in the mlsts
Of antiquity Owing to the dis
tance involved and the dispute be-
tween the disccverers and the
Egyptian government. this is not
an easy accomplishment, but the
British Empire Exposition which
opens IN Tom tbril % ard of
which the Prince If Wales is
president has built an exact re-
production of the tomb and the
various interesting elic d
therein Thousands Ct
worth OF gold has been
the gliding of many Of tn D..
ureS which are about tn 49,
tur,es old The Exposit'.. VII
remain open until October
The Canad'Sn Governm" and
The Canad;&e f'acific RAJ" viii
Imperial Valley press., 1924-03-27
New Evidence on
Kittle; Bail Is
Raised to $4,000

LOS ANGELES, Mar. 27.-Hubert
Kittle, former aviator and later a
police investigator, who was arrest
ed some time ago and placed under
$500 bail on charge of receiving
stolen property in connection with
the robbery of the First National
Bank of Arcadia in April 1922, was
under arrest again today under bail
Of $4,000. Following the acqui-
sition by the district attorneys of
flee of a mass Of new information
concerning alleged official corrup-
ton, authorities decided to raise
Eitue s bail
Tie NOS important evidence was
said to be tha; oc Taniel McGtegor,
who declared Isi..p had forced him,
at the point Of gun to forge a
name 20 Areadiq Banl; checks so
they could be caahel.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-03-27

POUGHKEEPSIE, N. Y, March
27.-A word to the wives: Bring
on the dance and drive drudgery
forever out of your lives.
Dance when you sweep, dance
when you scrub, dance when you
cook, and you will he healthy, hap
py and wis%
Thus YOU make your housework
an aesthetic pleasure, as converted
hy Miss Jean Void, teacher of elias
sic dancing in Vassar College.
Housework is drudgery because
it lacks rhythm, declares Miss
Wold.
"Thc housewife can make her
work remedial exercise, a pleasure
and preserve her health and her
! beauty Miss Void asserts.
She says the spirit of the dance
! easily fits into the household.
| Housewives are worn out by
| their work. according to Miss
Void, 'because their physical eX-
ertion is never done in completed
movements. Muscles remain soft,
blood is not properly circulated and
| body tissues break down through
1 lack of exercise of all of ones body.
Miss Void declares that if women
] did their work to time of music
they would bring all their body into
play, with no effort or time lost
but healthy exercise gained.
She says dancing movements can
be used in bedmalling, in sweeping
in scrubbing, in washing and in
most everything a housewife has to
do. First, however, she should learn
how to walk!
"Few people know how to walk,
Miss Void says. "They come down
heavily on their heels and fail to
swing their body with the stride
The body should come down lightly
on the heel, move forward ON the
ball of the foot and come up on the
toes. 1t is less firing and certainly
more graceful. -
But for applied household dane
ing here is one of Miss Wold s
lessons. Tune in the radio for a
waltz, OF wind up the phonogrpah
and try this, with a broom us your
partner:
Hold the broom with your left
hand above the right on the
handle. Then see that your
feet are about Is inches apart,
left foCt forward. Now start:
Imperial Valley press., 1924-03-27

ootn nav. large ana .nteres llng
exhibits, and thousands OF people
in the United States, born in ore
part or another of the British
Empire, are planning to sail from
Montreal. Quebec or New York 20
see this wonderful S20Q.0Ot, 900
exposition. Many Americans, too,
are interested. During the eXposi-
tion the American Bar Association
and other organizations in the
United States win hold their
annual conventions in London and
enjoy what the British say VIII be
the worlds greatest exposition to
date. AS the United States has a
great reputation as an exposition
builder, the average citizen will be
.urious to see what the British
Empire can do when it gets to-
gether to put on show. Accord
ing to Eich Temple, an eX-
position Off! he Midway will
be FIVE times a. large as any Mid
way heretofore. the Machinery
Imperial Valley press., 1924-03-27

SAN FRANCISCO AND VICIN-
ITY-Unsettled tonight and Friday.
Moderate westerly winds.
SAN JOAQUlN-Unsettlcd to-
night and Friday; heavy frost !;
moderate westerly winds.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-03-27
The Weather
By United rress Leased Wire

FOR LOS ANGELES AND NICI-
NIFTY: Partly cloudy tonight and
Friday with possibly showers.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-03-27
Murder Farm
Story Is Hoax
By United Press Leased Wire

b By United Press Leased Wire
los ANGELES, Mar. 27.-The
startling story told yesterday by q
Mexican woman. of six men being
murdered and buried on :; "murdcr
farm near Compton was believed
by officers today to be a hoax.
\ number Of deputies were sent
to the scene Of the alleged mur.
ders aud dug unsueccssffully for
the bodies Of the "vic.ims.'' When
closely questioned later, tire woman
admittcG that the grewsome story
of men being stabbed and shot by
a Mexican so fierce that no one
dared tell the police of him, was
purely imaginary.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-03-27
SNOW FALLING AT
YOSEMITE PARK

YOSEMITE, Calf, Mar. 81
Snow continued to fail in Yosemite
national park all day Wednesday.
The season S fall. on the valley
levels this morning measured 80
inches. -Four feet was on the ground
at Chinquapin summit on the Wa
Wona road.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-03-27

FOR SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA:
Unsettled with showers tonight and
Friday.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-03-27

Count l and swing the broom
in Il long easy stroke, swaying
shoulders in time, your head
erect Count 2 and step right
foot across left. Count y and
step left foot to side and begin
one one again, progressing over
the floor with the dust ahead
of you'll and and and L
and 2-la, la, la, get it?
Miss Fold claims that this
=" Dance of the Broom y will make
any housewife sorry that she hasn I
more floors to sweep.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-03-27
History of Cantaloupe Industry
In Imperial Valley is Told by
L. C. Seibert of BrawIey, Expert

Editor'li note-The story of
THE Imperial Valley canta-
loupe industry written by L.
c. Seibert of Brawley viii be
published in Two sections, the
first of which appears below
and the second Of which will
be printed at an early date in
the Press columns.
With tl,e knowledge of the fact
that Imperial Valleys cantaloupe
crop runs into millions of dollars
annually, and is the largest single
industry of our county, the hls-
tory of its development is CT i'll
terest to the merchant, the banker,
the professor, the minister, their
wives, and their families in fact
to all who arc dependent upon
Imperial Valley for their support.
AS 1924 marks the twentieth year
of the local can;aioupc industry,
the story of its development writ
ten by l.. c. Seibert, an authority
on the subject, is o. particular in-
terest.
The canta-oupc industry in In
perial Valley, in fact, t'outhcrn
California had its inception in
Coachella Valley in 1908, when a
few acres We're plantef for expert
mental purposes. In 1904 the acre
age was increased with II view 20
placing it on Il commercial basis.
The crop flourished but before The
harvest got well under way. aphis
(plant lice) made its appearance
in destructive numbers and curtail
ed thb production, likewise dis
couraged the farmers. However
the same year several farmers al
Brawlev. in Imperial Valley plant
ed small patches and found thai
the quality of their can, ,Nloupts
was not only as go& but even bet
ter than those grown in the neigh
boring valley, and in addition wcr'
not bothered by the aphis.
The year following, 1908, as nea
as can be learned, approximately
600 acres were planted in The Braw
lev district, this together with
small acreage in Coachella Valle'
produccd 297 carloads. Gompen
sating returns encouraged furthc
effort and in 1906 the acreage IL
the Imperial Valley was double,
and ,-prodreed SIT carloads, lnclud
ing the few carloads from Coachcl
la Valley.
Valley Flooded
1t was during the year l9D
that the Colorado River went oI
it's rampage, partialTg dtstroyAg
the irrigation system of the val
lev, and while the river was con
trolled, nevertheless farming op
erations suffered set back, whicl
probably curtailed expansion tenn
porarily, for in 1907 there was scar
cely any increase in avreage owe
the previous year and 4ihe shil
ments including Coachella Valley
which district grew less acres thi
wear and suiet entirely, totaled o.
carloads.
With experience gained in the cul
ture, harvesting and preparat'ol
for market during the Weviou
wears, it appears that eantaloqpcs 0
exceptional quality were shlppe'
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laugh defiantly in the face Of Life!
When a woman's imagination wakes up and
coma
When a mans heart begins to suffer from
growing palms," and his emotions go to his head
and make him see visions every time he looks
at pretty girl.
When the sentimentalist begins looking for
the first shy little vioets and the pessimst begins
looking for the first elusive little housefly.
When every woman's smile looks like promise
to youth, temptation to a married man, and
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WHEN IN
DOUBT
THE MORNING WEEPING.

nEAR MRS. BEECRMAN:
- Which is proper for the
bride to wear at a church wed.
ding in the morning, silk or kid
gloves? The brides dress Is
satin and has a train.
(2) Should the father Of the
bride, who gives her away,
wear silk, or kid gloves, and
what color? Should he wear a.
morning suit?
(S)' Also please let me know
if the best men and the ushers
should wear gloves and what
kind. r. M. &.
% The conventional attire for
q gentleman ut q morning church
wedding is the formal morning
(cutaway) coat and dark gray
striped trousers. II the brides
father wears these formal clothes
he should wear gray suede gloves.
white silk gloves are only for in
formal summer wear, and white
kid gloves are worn only in the
evening) If the father wears a
business suit he should not wear
gloves.
81 The same rules of dress as
described in ~ holds true for the
groom, best man, ushers and the
gentlemen who are guests at the
wedding.
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DOING AS
ROMANS
DO
By Mildred Ash.

r AUGHING at locksmiths
can we'll become the amused
- condition of the designer Of
the very latest French purse,
named the Partisan love-link
bag" At the end Of the slave.
link chain, that forms a fob down
the one side of this suede and
MORE envelope, bangles a tiny
gold padlock-too small for even
a fairy's key to unlock.
Doing as the Romans do this
season must mean wearing a hat,
scarf, and purse set made from
Roman striped silk. The hat is a
rolled brim cloche, the scarf is
long and wide, and the purse o.
envelope shape.
Teeing in a T-shirt will be
quite the thing this summer, for
the latest English T-shirts bid
fair to become the rage on our
golf links this season. They are
really slip-over sweaters that but
ton, and are knitted Of alpaca.
yarn in any Of the smartest sport
shades. An additionally sporty
air is impaired by the knitted
bands Of contrasting shade. Such
a shirt should be worn, with a
double wrap-around skirt Of flan.
mel.
Brides and roses always seem
to belong together. so it seems
most appropriate that the latest
and most favored shade for silk
trousseau~ lingerie should be
named "tea rose" This delicate
tone. used alone or in combination
with poudre blue, is seen In the
most exquisite and enticing lace
trimmed undergarments.
Chips OFF the old block are the
cunning little wooden cubes that
form the latest imported neck
laces for sport wear. In chock.
ers and in long chains, these
highly polished little cubes. with
slightly rounded corners, can be
bought in practically all Of the
gayest sport colors. They are
strung upon self-colored threads.
knotted between the beads.
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ANSWERS

tANOV EkNS
To Yesterdays Questions.
1. James Otis, the great Amer
can orator, became insane in 1857.
2. Sante Fe, N. Mex, was held
by the Confederates in 1852.
3. Harriet Beecher Stowe pub.
Ished 1.-THE Mayflower," book
Of character studies. in 1849.
4. Rutgers N. j. College was
founded in ITO.
8. Herculaneum was destroyed
by the eruption of Vesuvius in
70 A. d.
Copyright 1924, by King Features
Syndicate, Inc.)
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When the stenographer Of the office window and
wonders it, after all good steady job thrilling nice
steady man who will take her out of it.
When bachelor dals with the thought that 1.-TWO can
cheap one-and forges how much merry
live on the same money.
When the bachelorg thoughuy her atchkey
wonders freedom is sweete coffee and kisses for two
When the seasoned wife wonders vaguely packing things away
in mohballs and putting up the really
to life!
When the T. B. hears the call of the gogreen
distinctly than the call Of the office telephone
When the consciousness Of becoming hat is more hyacn
hng refreshing the consciousness Of
rectitude and the hope Of future reward
When one glance, one word kiss womans
whole day-and keep her awake half the night =
When "pettng party" love- that
who intended beyond the kiss finds him
self facing the altar. - ~
When the mOtorcar ads the seed catalogues shops
the mlners windows the fruit stands Paris Bermuda and the
by the Arch Tempter "
tcOpyright 1924 by King Syndicate Inc)
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SAYINGS OF MRS. SOLOMON
BY Helen Rowland
SPRING. THE "vAMP."

WATCH your step! It's Spring, again
SPRING. the sweetheart Of the Year The Dangerous
The magic time when forgive your hair
forget fling dawde
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Foxy Grandpa's Story
FOXY GRANDPA GETS AN ALPACA COAT
(<TT'S getting very warm" I

KITS getting very warm" I
said one day in the early
summer as I took off my
coat and laid it across the chair.
81 don't like to go about without
my coat on. but it is too hot
today"
You're lucky to be able to
take yours off," said Bunny, CIV
ing sigh and tanning himself.
''I suppose I am, Bunny. I
hadn't thought how warm you
must be with your furs on all
summer long"
EYES," said my little rabbit.
you take off your flannels and
put on thin clothes, but suppose
I should be glad that I still have
my coat on my back. Some Of
my family weren't SO lucky.
Ladies are wearing their skins"
Nov, Bunny" said I, I'm not
going without q coat any longer
Just to keep you company"
why don't you get q thin
one?" asked Bunny. zone Of
those alpaca coats"
Capital ideaw I shouted. "Tu
buy one today"
So off downtown I went and
bought what I thought was a
very smart black alpaca coat
you know, that black shiny ma
terial which you see men wear.
ing in the summer. Ladies wear
it sometimes. too.
So I went home and Bunny and
Bobby both thought that my coat
was very nice and I'll tell you
confidentially-you mustn't think
I'm q vain old man-they said It
was becoming.
"What is alpaca?" asked
Bobby, examining the cloth.
y "Tt's named for alpaca wool, I
fancy" I replied.
els alpaca a factory, Foxy
Grandpa?" asked the inQuisitive
Bobby.
Eyes, SIR" I chuckled. "And
live factory, at that"
"It does a big business?" Bobby
asked.
''They do" I laughed. I'M not
tease you Bobby. 'When I said
live factory I meant that al
paca wool grows on q sheep by
that name-the alpaca. These
sheep live in South America and
are tended in great herds on the
plateaus near the Andes noun
tains."
IT see," said Bobby.
years ago an Englishman by
the name Of Sir Titus Salt found
out about the wonderful wool
which the Peruvians made from
the wool Of this sheep and he in.
troduced it into England and
made a great fortune"
''I'd like to see an alpaca. Are
we going to South America soon?"
"That wasn't on our schedule,
Bobby, but you can see an al
paca without going to South
America. Wen 60 to the zoo
this afternoon. There are lots
Of alpacas there"
Now whether the alpaca near
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WHEN DID 1T
HAPPEN?

l. When did the United States
send a squadron to La Plata,
Paraguay, to enforce its demands?
2. When did Longfellow write
"The Spanish Student?"
8. When was the Roman wall
around London built?
4. When did Richelieu defeat
the partisans Of Maria de Medici?
5. When did Plutarch, the cele.
brated Greek historian, live?
ANSWERS to these queries will will
be printed tomorrow