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Imperial Valley press., 1924-07-16
TWO FOREIGN CONFERENCES

The United States government is going to partici-
pate in important European conferences. At least,
ii has agree dto participate in for inauguratng
the Dawes reparaton plan and it will be invited to at
tend the other dealing with allied debts as the
first 1t is not likely that the government will
object to attending the second any than the first
because Of its great interest in the subject discussed
This is getting back into European affairs on
business rather than political basis The reparaton
plans directly involve the billion dollars that
Germany the United States and indirectly, sew
era billions that owed by the Allies and will prob
ably be paid unless Germany pays the Allies
first. With that business arranged in a way that seems
generally satisfactory and likely to produce DEFINITE
results all of foreign debtors will be in position
to get down to brass tacks regarding their debts
to the United States
/. There will be efforts in such conference, no
doubt persuade this country to the burdens OF
its debtors the ground that they were war assoc
ates in common and have been IN great dhllcu-
ties ever since the war; and deserve consderate treat
ment.
There will probably be no disposition on the part
of the American government people to deal harshiy
with them Uncle Sam is Shylock. But certainly
there can be special favor remission OF deot III
the case of any debtor who has never shown any de-
sire to pay what he borrowed or who would use Tor
war preparations any part of his principal or interest
that might be remtted.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-07-16
toX he rfhtSNor

ADZA TX ~
cause DR.. Possui0 said | should live
more in the open air. 1t will be
good for my digestion!
So saving, Uncle Wiggily tucked
his big umbrella under one paw,
and, taking basket of lunch, off
he hoped to the woods to make
camp. Nurse Jane shifted once or
twice and then put on her best
dress and hat and went down town
TO price pianos in the eight and
innocent store.
at ism t going TO rain, she said.
~ IN not going to take an umbrel-
la.
Uncle Wiggily set up his funny
umbrella tent in the green wood
near the babbling brook. He open.
ed his basket of lunch, and spread
it out Oh il flat stump beneath the
umbrella.
=" Now / am camping out! laugh
ed the bunny. 3" Dr. Possum was
right feel better already"
The bunny was eating piece of
carrot bread spread with butter
from the butter cups, when he heard
a noise outside his tent
- hope that isn't the Fuzzy
Fox,' he whispered. But when be
looked he saw only Bully and Baw-
ly No Tail the frog boys. "Come
into nav tent and help me eat!" in
vited Uncle Wiggily. And you may
be sure the frog boys were very
clad ia do this
Bully was eating some turnip
cake, and Bawly was nibbling some
lettuce pie when, all Of sudden,
il began to rain bard.i Down pelted
the big drops from the sky.
"Ha! Hal" laughed Uncle Wig
gily. ~ am glad have my nm
brella tent, ] can keep dry ~ it.
ATS fun here!" croaked the
frog boys.
Al Of sudden, outside the fon
ny little tent a voice cried;
"oh, dear! Oh, how wet am
Imperial Valley press., 1924-07-16
Much Mystery in
Death of Woman

WHITTIER, July l6.--Au in
quest was to be held here today to
help clear up the mystery surround
ing the death of of Mrs. Mary Law
renee, 10, whose lifeless body was
found lying on the floor of the
ranch house near La Habra yesteT-
day, with the top of her head blown
away.
A note found on the kitchen
table, reading: 81 did it-I had to
i felt so bad led officers in the
beginning to the suicide theory.
But Constable r. B. Way of Whitf
tier. in charge of the investigation,
believes. it would not have been
possible for her to have reached the
trigger of the. gun and at the same
tinfe place the muzzle in a position
to have fired. the shots into the
upper part Of the head.
G. A. Lawrence, the dead wo-
man S husband, left for Los An
Imperial Valley press., 1924-07-16
Looking Backward
What the Press Files Tell OF
Imperial Valley for This Date
III Past Years
NINETEEN YEARS AGO
July 16, 1905

FL Centre is the name of the val
ley S newest town. 1t promises TO
be ans important town because 1t Is
Situated 7 at the junction of the
Southern Pacific and Holtville-lm'
rerial railroads. 1t is an enterprise
just launche6k by the Ell Centre
lpu1 COMPANY of which w. 7. Bill
is president and C. c. Ames is see
rctarv. A m;tn of the townsite has
Just been filed There are 03
blocks and streets running north
and south have been named First
Second ON mp to Eighth Streets
running east and west have been
named Railroad, Comme,r / Il
Broadway, Main, State, Olive and
Brighton.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-07-16
MANY NOTABLES ON
BOARD LEVIATHAN
By United Press Leased Wire

sOUTHAMPTON, England, July
l6.--Aboard the Leviathan when
the giant liner sailed yesterday for
New York via Cherbourg WIS a
group of stage and athletic celebri-
ties including Walter Hagen with
the British open golf championship,
trophy. Gil Nichols, who competed
for the s3ne, rex Austin Doug
Fairbanks, Mary Pickford and
Gloria Swanson,
Imperial Valley press., 1924-07-16

And nv best dress and new bon
net, they are soaked. Oh, dcar'
'''That sounds like Nurse Jane, ,
whispered Uncle Wiggily. Looking
from the umbrella tent he say his
muskrat lady housekecpcr She had
been caught in the rain coming
home from pricing pianos at the
eight and nine cent store. q" Come
right in here, Nurse Jane, he cried.
"Oh Wiggy! Is that you' / IN so
glad But is there room for all of
Us under one umbrella! she asked
as she saw the frogs.
"Well stand out in the rainl
croallcd Bully.
owe love to get wet! " croalicd
Bawly.
So the frog boys hoped out and
Nurse Jane hoped in, and She was
kept dry under Uncle Wiggily's
umbrella tent until the rain stop
ped.
"I--I didn't have time to get
lunch, Wiggy.' said the muskrat
lady family.
Have some Of my camp din
ner!' invited the bunny.j And as
Nurse Jane ate under the umbrella
tent she looked sort Of queer and
said:
You aren't so childish after AL,
Wiggy my dear. And, even ii you
are, I don Z mindl -
Then they both laughed and were
happy And if the tea kettle
doesn't jump over the coffee pot
when they re having race 20 see
which will boil first, u tell you
next about Uncle Wiggilys camp
fira
Imperial Valley press., 1924-07-16
TEN YEARS AGO
Inlv 1G 1914

Ira Aten was in town today and
stated that regular cotton picking
would commence this week on ms
ranch.
Postmaster G. Collins announces
that he received telegram this
morning from Congressman William
Kettner, which stated that city mail
delivery would~be started here on
October l.
Sam Dunaway entertained his
clerical force with !, banquet last
night at Imperial.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-07-16
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO
july 16, 1909

IT. G. Griswold returned today
from Banning where he has been
spending Il few days with his fam
lily.
Fire destroyed the ranch home of
Bert j. Young, west of FL Centre
last night All the family posses
sions were destroyed.
Water Company No. ! is placing
special locks on its gates TO pre-
vent water from being stolen.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-07-16

New York Financier and Composer Dies a;n. one
reads II takes song-wrter get into the financier
class nowadays.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-07-16
GEAR" HAYS TO
VISIT HOLLYWOOD
ny United Press leased Wire

HOLLY WOOD, July 16 6-Will Il.
Hyas, president Of the Motion Pic
ture Producers association, was due
TO reach Hollywood today on his
semi-final trip to visit the studios.
Hays, it is expected, will remain
here abut two weeks.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-07-16

Broadcasting has stopped in the best merriam y. n
wave circles Its radiocasting now But the result Is
very much the same.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-07-16
Doris to Answer
Charge Of Murder
yT--..-.,..,i.i,--sss> - ..,,-,-.-;f-sss>

LOS ANGELES, July l6--Charles
W.icDuris, Of Long Beach, under
grand, Jury indictment charged with
Staying his wife, Mrs. Theresa Dor,
ris, and Henry w. Meyer, of Pasa-
lcna, business associate, will be
arraigned in superior court tomor-
row morning. -3..,'a
we will ask for a speedy trial
and demand the death penalty, -
stated District Attorney Asa keyes,
outlining \the prosecution S case
against Doris. 1t is understood the
defense will not object to an carly
trial.
gcles an. hour after the shooting,
neighbors told the police, and the
officers were anxious to question
him. 90 fr.
There are said to benine child
rem in, the family, eight OF whom
are still living at their old home III
Pico. or
Imperial Valley press., 1924-07-16
SINCLAIR OIL co. .E. y
PASSES EIG DIVIDEND

NEW YORK, July 16.-Thc Sin
clair Consolidated Oil corporation
has passed its quarterly dividend of
fifty cents share on the common
stock, which is due ut this time.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-07-16
JJNREYOLUTIONARY AMERICA

II is pleasant to find William Dunn OF MontaHa
sorrowfuliy telling the Communist internatohaie aC
MOSCOW that there is revolutionary party IN Amer
ica today Mr. Dunn ought to know. he was eXpeheo
from the American Federation of Labor for conmu-
ist activities and found balm in any other slzaoe
American group. :, d
There will be no party standing for social ana
.l;toal revolution he saws until the Gompers Or
ganjzaton is captured and the 12OOoOOO negroes Oh
america stirred up" And that, Mr. Dunn seems 10
suspect, may take long time RegrettaDe do 4. ap
r ~ snch ardent spirits the rank and file of Amer
can labor are soidy conservative, because they know
good thing when they have it, and they do not reilsn
trading material well-being and genuine lioerty lo
49, p,ssian theory of change. AS for the American
negroes they too know which side their bread is but
tered on and are mpenetrabe to alien propaganda
The mournful Mr.. Dunn is eVeriastilgy TN a
about this situation at any rate AND ne ana ms h,u
win save time and trouble if they realize once ior an
that America had its revolution century ana nan
ago and did the job thoroughly that 1t hasht heeo
ed another since.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-03-13
A Candidate Who Can
Win

The paramount question fol
the voter to answer when he APP
proaches the polls on March l9
is whether he desires to vote for
a man who can WIN on the
Democratic ticket, or whether
for one reason or another, he
desires to vote for one he just
likes"
To win this year, the Demo
Gratis must nominate a man who
can beat Coolidge; a man who
has the confidence of the East
a man who has not been touch
ed-justly or unjustly-in the
oil exposures.
Mr.. McAdoo will not be
nominated. On that point, we
believe we are accurate. Mr..
McAdoo already is out of the
race. Vertically he has lex
planned himself out of the
nomination.
"The repeated necessity" says
the Selma times, chat he come
into the newspapers to exculpate
himself and to deny disclosures of
his relations with big clients who
needed his services in various de-
partments of the government
have created mountains of dis
trust in the public mind that he
will never be able to scale. 1t
does not suffice that he come
back at his detractors and de-
nounce them as being engaged in
an Infamous conspiracy to be-
smirch his name and to assert
that he has done nothing that
tpansgressed his right as law
YER There is a wide distine-
ton between his rights and
lawyer and his standards as
presidential candidate"
The stains from the oil scan
dial have fixed themselves too
wildly on the minds of the
American public. 1t wants
nothing to do with one who has
been mentioned as being con-
nected with OIL in any way,
shape or form. The public has
lost confidence and it wants to
vote for one far removed from
the present-day oil investiga-
tons.
Senator Underwood, of Ala
bama. has the confidence of the
South; he is known and has the
confidence of the East; he is
trusted by the West. With him
the party has a chance to win.
With McAdoo it has none.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-03-13
America s Greatness

Just how big, how great is this
country of ours. The figures
run into numbers so large that
they can not be comprehended
by the human mind.
Walter H. Head, president
OF the American Bankers asso-
citation gives the following fig
ures to show just how great we
are:
There are 10000 persons. oc-
cupying 100000 square miles
OF territory and possessing
wealth estimated at $3OO,OOO,-
Bank deposits aggregating an
proximately $40, OOO,000,OO0.
Outstanding life insurance of
more than $40, 00O,O0O,OOO
Our 500,000,O00 acres of inn
proved farm lands are valued at
$77,00O,OOO,OOO.
We have 24,OOO,OOO mich
GUNS, 4O,OUO,UOO head of other
cattle, 4O,000,000 sheep and co.
600. 900 swine.
More than 3,OO0,OOO,O0O bush
els of corn and 100000, 900
bushels of wheat produced a
year.
More than S6O,OOO,OO0. 900
worth of manufacturer products
turned out in year.
More than 23,OOO,OOO,0OO gal
Ions of crude oil produced in a
year.
More than 100000 miles of
commercial telegraph lines.
There are 100000 miles of
telephone lines.
There are 10000 daily and
weekly newspapers to dissent
nate information and to bind our
people by ties of common knowl-
edge and for a common purpose.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-03-13
THIRTY YEARS AGO TODAY

(F'rom The Timcs-Recorder. March
10, 1894.)
/ j. A. Raiford will leave tonight
for Dawson, where he will wed Miss
Eula Conway at II o'clock Wednes-
day morning and the bridal party
will at once come to the city by
the noo ntrain. The ceremony will
take place at the home of the
brides parents Mr.. Raiford is a
trusted employee of T. S. Glover,
and his friends wish him all happi-
ness in his welded life. He is a
popular young man, attentive to
business and the good wishes of the
friends of both the prospective bride
and groom will follow them.
Mrs. Diston Cooper will enter
tain the Club this week when the
following program will be given:
Music, Mrs. S. S. Ships; reading,
Mrs. w. F. Clarke, song, Miss de
Jarnette; Club paper, Music, Miss
Campbell; Vocal Duet, Mrs. Ben
Worthy and Mrs. Frank Sheffield !;
Tour around the World" Harold
Boone; Music, Miss White; Recita-
ton, Mr. and Mrs. Warren; Song,
Miss Cranberry.
Eustace Speer, one of the best
known of the many Americas young
men now living in Atlanta, is spend
ing day or two at his old home
with his parents, Maj. and Mrs. NJ.
Speer. "a
James Castleberry was called to
Pulan yesterday by a telegram an
nouncing the serious illness of his
half brother, S. B. Castleberry. He
was accompanied by Thomas Castle
berry, who is a nephew of the sick
man.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-03-13

the trend today toward democra-
cy in government. In the days
OF dynastic wars monachs went
out to fight with little armies
10000 or 10000, or at most
100000 men. But the World
War, with all its terrible inten.
slty and stubborn prolongation
was carried on because whole ma
tlons, enmasse, were keyed up
to the highest pitch of resolution
and sacrifice.-Spokane (Wash.)
Spokesman.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-03-13
LET THEM GO TO TEXAS

Edward Young Clarke need not
think that either he or Col. Sim
mons can yet rid of the bad ele-
ment in the Khan. The khan is
founded on the idea of doing
things outside of the law. 1t is
lawlessness and appeals only to
bad elements, or elements thai
might have a wrong conception
of Observation-Disclosures Times.
Well, old man Simmons has
sold out to the new Imperial
High Cutdown in Texas. Looks
like a right good trade, SO far
as Georgia is concerned, provided
OF course, DR.. Evans will take the
thing over in to Texas and
keep it there. We have the hope
that this trade will shift the
center of interest out of Georgia.
-Cordele Dispatch.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-03-13
N. Z. A. Service Be
By
Berton Braley
THE ROAD TERROR

with acknowledgements to Harry Wison)
your hummng weety glass;
And you're naturally tempted to be stepping the gas
And you 1et her out a ittle'-up to forty-fve or So
Just to test the action when
Thenyou sudden racket
And you've gotta slow twenty it's the Motor Cycle
his wife may love him. perhaps
And I'm able to imagine that he has a friend
But I'll bet he keeps at s-if he can
And they think he's just stick-up secondstory
For his famlys affection would be to drop
If they knew he made his living a Motorcycle Cop!
What's the of making with unmitigated mower
winch Will shoot along the highway
II inns bfd upon his cycle spoi pleasure you drive,
Swoopng with when thirtv-fvaq
mere any Souhd more Vicious tn an pop! pop popv
AS you hear the motorcycle of the
mats about enough of testing; for the is as a rule
mat the only man he's after is the drunkard or tho fool
your pace sane and steady drive sense and skill
H. W." Do'ner much about you whiz by bill
JUS Cne Wild and reckless
ana ne decent drivers grateful to the Motorcycle Con!
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-03-13
TEN YEARS AGO TODAY
(From The Times-Recorder. Marcel
IL. 1917


IS, 1914.)
Recent visitors in Americas are
Mr.. and Mrs. Jones and daughters,
who have come from PARKWAY Idaho
upon a visit to relatives of Mr.,
Jones near Americas, his boyhood
home.
An automobile driven by Chief
Macarthur, of the fire department,
who was accompanied by Mrs. Nc
Arthur, Mrs. j. L. Glawson and two
children was overturned yesterday
afternoon, the accident, fortunate
ly, not resulting seriously, though
all occupants of the car were thrown
out while Chief Macarthur sustained
u severe cut upon his left foot.
Good people of Americas and the
Americas district generally are
deeply interested in the Fifth Sun
day Meeting" started recently by
DR.. I, D. Ellis, presiding elder, at
which variety of subjects of gen
eral interest aside from the srmon
feature, are discussed by DIR. Ellis
and other well known speakers.
Monday morning Americas in
going to be squarely nthe center
of the base ball map. On that day
no less than six dozen ball players,
the majority Of whom will be Of
big league calibre, will be in Ameri
Gus. Manager Stallings has notified
Jimmy Sheckard that he will bring
twenty-five ball players to Americas
in his squad of BALI tossers, no less
than seventeen Muckalee candi-
dates will breeze into the city on the
same day.
Miss Alice Kelly went yesterday
to Eatonton, her home, upon a visit
Of a few days to relatives.
TWENTY YEARS AGO TO-DAY
From the Times-Recorder. Mar.
13, 1904.)
On Wednesday eveing next at
o'clock, at the home of the brides
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. M. TuIlis,
on Church street, Miss Elite Tullis
and Mr.. G. Clarence Davis viii BE
united in marriage. Only relatives
and immediate friends viii witness
this quite pretty home wedding.
Mrs. W. j. Josey was the hostess
at particularly lovely euchre party
Wednesday afternoon, given in the
parlors of the Windsor Hotel. The
first prize, a lovely handmade hand
kerchief, was won by Mrs. Henry
Lumpkin and the prize for the test
number of lone hands was won by
Miss Kate Hollis. Miss Lille Glover
received the bOoby-a beautiful col
lar made by the hostess.
Mrs. Frank Sheffield's Japanese
tea recently, in honor of the Library
Club, was one of the most unique
parties given here this season. Mrs.
Sheffield was aso's.ed in entertain
ing by Miss n ~ Cranberry, Miss
Jennie Holl.-, and N John Shelf
field.
Rev. = C. Jenkins and Mrs. Jen-
kins , Americas yesterday for
Ga a. re, Mexico, where he has
It-~ r,lt by Bishop Gambler to the
st ate of large church. That
= has a white population of 1C,-
eco and a flourishing Methodist
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-03-13
OPINIONS OF
OTHER EDITORS
WHEN WAR is NO MORE


Wars will entirely cease when
all the nations of the globe be-
come truly good and truly wise
all the time. There can not be
enduring peace so long as there
is a likelihood that single ag-
gressive nation may be swept into
a wartime fervor and lose even
momentarily, its goodness or its
wisdom.
But there is hope that wars
can be reduced to a smaller mini
mum than in the past. Some of
the old-time causes have prac-
tically been eliminated. Religious
wars and dynastic wars are SEEM
ingly a thing of the PAST, as also
wars that sprang from a mon
arch's whim or passion or wo-
mans pique.
An influence that has made
modern wars so terrible in mag
nitude and destructiveness par
adoxieal though it may seem, is
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-03-13
M,ADoo,s GOOSE is COOKER

MADOO'S GOOSE is COOKED
Former Governor Hardwick is
among those who think, that Will
liam G. McAdoo has suffered IT.
reparably through the disclosure
of the fact that his law firm
was engaged by the Doheny oil
interests. He is quoted recently
by the Washington Star as say
ing:
'McAdoo has cooked his goose
insofar as the South is concerned.
There is no question that he had
big following until it was learn
ed he had acted as counsel for
Doheny. Overnight his flame
flickered and went out in many
sections down there, and it is my
opinion that nothing he does
now will regain for him that fol-
lowing"
In Washington it is said that
Harry Slatery, conservation ex-
pert and colleague of Clifford
Pinchot and the late Theodore
Roosevelt, was responsible for the
lifting the lid off the Teapot and
starting the tempest over the
leasing of the naval reserve oil
lands. He has been, for more than
ten years, secretary of the Ma
tional Conservation Association.
-Moultrie Observer.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-03-13
Co.oPERATIVE SALES A ECON

The cooperative sales have
been boon to the big business.
1t has eliminated the hog specula-
tor. The man who was too fa~
from a packing house to carry
his hogs for direct sale, or who
did not have enough hogs to ship
in car lots, was at the mercy of
the hog buyers going over the
country and picking them up for
under price. The sale has put the
top price in reach of the man with
only one hog to sell, 1t has done
more than that. 1t has stimulated
hog production. 1t has brought
the hog raisers together. They
have seen the hogs in bulk and
the money in bulk and it is
more inspiring sight than selling
two or three at time.-Moul-
trie Observer.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-03-13
Old Days In Americas

church among others. The many
friends of Mr. and Mrs. Jenkins
wish them a safe journey and pleas
and sojurn in their new home.
Elsewhere today appears the an
nouncement of H. E. Allen for the
office Of clerk of superior court, a
position which he formerly held for
many years as deputy for his father.
In the event iof his election Sam R.
Heys will be deputy clerk.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-03-13
Too Many Laws

The quickest and surest way
of curing the evil of too many
laws is to hobble the state leg
islature and congress, says the
Atlanta Journal.
With two representatives
from 100 counties in Georgia
it is not surprising that the state
is,cursed with too many laws,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-03-13
A THOUGHT

Abstain from all appearances Of
evil Thess. 5;22.
RsS
Bad conduct soils the finest orna-
ment more than filth.-Plautus.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-03-13
STAND BY THE LANDS

Don't sacrifice your farm lands
Land values are coming back
strong. Stick to the soil and
love the land for the lands sake.
Make your farm little more fer
tile each year and your farm will
make you rich.-Jackson Pro-
gress-Argus.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-03-13

A government is a system of
checks and balances which tend to
become check books and bank bal
ances.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-03-13

The most heavily insured woman
carries 100000 and lives in Chi
cago, where everyone should be
heavily insured.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-03-13
Tough Luck, Indeed
Then Mother Took a Hand!

The small boys head bobbed up
over the garden wall, and a meek
little voice asked; please, Miss
Brown, may have my arrow?'
Yes, dear, certainly" the next
door neighbor answered, beaming.
Where did it fall?"
81 fink, was the reply, cts stuck
in your cat."-Reynolds Newspaper
London'. -