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Imperial Valley press., 1924-12-29
CHRISTMAS GREETINGS

Europe and America are brought nearer together,
at this holiday time, by the action of the Western
Union and Postal Telegraph companies. Both COM
panes have made remarkably low rates on Christmas
messages. Greetings sent to Great Britain Ireland
and continental Europe for S125 if filed early enough
to avoid jammng the cables. 1t is mere stereotyped
Merry Christmas" or Happy New Year" affair,
either Senders allowed to choose any one OF II
different types of greeting ranging from eight to Is
words.
This is doubtless good business, the telegraph
companies would not do it. But it is much more than
that 1t help to bring together the hearts of many
nations connection with festival which itself stands
for universal good win 1t enables thousands of fam
lilies widely separated, to be reunited in spirit on
Christmas day 1t makes little world out of big
one and generous world out OF one tnat ordl-
narilv seems cold and selfish To many lonely home
MANY thousand miles the sea, will such greet
ing from America be great event and source OF JOY
1t is a reminder, too of the still greater ease and
cheapness of sending greetings to absent relatives ana
friends here within our country There might be
far more reunions than there by mail or WIRE II
people who are not really Indifferent only thought OF 1t
and acted in time
Imperial Valley press., 1924-12-29
THE BIGGEST AIRSHIP

It is thrilling to learn that the navy department
plans to build an airship of the Zeppelin type with
capacity of 100000 cubic feet That would be more
than twice the size of the Los Angeles German-built
and Amercan-owned, the biggest aircraft IN the
world 1t would be 100000 cubic feet larger than
two giants recently order by Great Britain.
Such craft would cost about S6,O00,000. 1t would
have nearly 1000 horsepower and could carry pay
load" of % tons of freight passengers.
II is better no doubt to have naval competition
take this form instead of the old competition in battle
ships 1t constructive and there is more to be
learned by it. The proposed arshp could be used for
military purposes but would be intended primarily Tor
the peaceful carrying of mail and passengers across
the Atlantic Just as the two big British airshps are IN
tended primarily for service between England and
Australia.
At the same time, it seems premature to estimate
how many millions a year such a vessel would earn IL
may well be recognized that this is risky business
The drigible balloon is yet experimental and the
bigger the gas bag, the bigger the risk
Imperial Valley press., 1924-12-29
RUSSIA STRUGGLES ON

Mutny has broken out in the Russian Soviet army,
with threat of civil Trotzky partner of the
dead Lenine, twin leader of the Soviet revolution,
creator of the Red army uncompromlsing Bolshevst,
deposed as secretary of and supposedly sent
to exile in the Caucasus But the fiery Trotzky does
to efface himself, and his loyal followers do
not him to. There may be disastrous split and
more for Russia.
1t to be, broadly speaking, clash between
the extreme Bolshevists and the mddle-of-the-road
Boshevists who have the necessity of comproms
ing with capitalism.
There will probably be many clashes, small and
great before the new Russia finds herself. And Amer
leans need not be scornful hopeless of the young
Russian giant, for that
Our revolution, to be sure comparatively
short. In eight years of and five six
years of experience and reorganization the American
colonies created new government which has endured
without essential change for nearly century and
half and destined to endure for many
turies But it meant no very great change in
The American revoutionsts already trained to
orderly government, and all they had to do to
carry on their old institutions and remodel the English
system to give them more-liberty.
France, with the bulk of her people politically
unframed in 1890 took 80 years reap the ripe fruits
of her revolution The Russians have nearly every
thing learn And they and will learn, and in the
end evolve free, orderly system suited to their genius
Give them time.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-12-29
HEBER
By Press staff Correspondent

HEBER, Dee. ga delightful
Community Christmas program was
held at the school house on christ
mas Eve, which included conlmuni.
ty singing, invocation, and several
charming playlets.
Hazel IIiggs, Charles Hancock
and Swee;:e Murphy gave several
readings which were greatly enjoy
ed.
"A delightful violin solo WAS Civ
en- by Olive Courtney.
p. II. Kannow arrived from Neb-
raska to spend Christmas with his
family.
l.. ID. Jones and family are spend-
ing the holidays at San Diego and
will spend New Year S day at Pas
adena. They accompanied the
Kannow 5 that far ON their rturn
trip to Nebraska.
ITeber young people that came
home for the holidays are Pauline
Lyon, from San Bernardino high
school, Avalon Courtney from South
crn Branch, and Athaga Gilisip2c.
from Dowuey.
MIR. Fred Lyon is spending the
holidays with his family. They Ill
motored to Coronado for chris
mas.
Fred and Victor Mounts and
Imperial Valley press., 1924-12-29
Bedtime Stories
By HOWARD E. GkRTS
Copyright, 1928, cy Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate
UNCLE WIGGILY AND PETITE S
PLASTER

Peetie Bow Wow, the little puppy
dog, was very i'll. DR.. Possnm
had been called in to s2e him, Il few
days after Christmas. Pectie was
in the straw. bed at the kennel
house, where he lived with his faith
er and mother and his brother
Jackie.
Where do You feel the worst.
Pcetie?' asked Dir. Possum.
"ln my back" answered the
puppy chap.
" Perhaps you slipped and Fell ON
your back when YOU were throwing
snowballs on roller skates. Peetie, y
said DR.. Possum. with smile. tie
wanted to make Poetic laugh, for
laughter is as good as medicine,
sometime.
No. didn t hurt my back that
way, : whined Peetie.
II think he ate too much Christ
mas candy spoke Mrs. Bow Wow.
"Oh, indeed' How about that,
Pectie!i asked DR.. Possum solemn
like
"I-now-I. guess 50, said Pee
til, slowly. "oh, how my back
Imperial Valley press., 1924-12-29
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO
December 29, 1909

A. J. Wells, representing the ad-
vertiSing department. of the South
ern Company, is in the valley.
Fred Williams has arrived from
Portland, Oregon, having accepted
the position of chief engineer at
the IIolten Power Company 5 plant.
Vice president =. J. Audureaa re-
signed.
John Martin, former city marshall
of Brawley. has returned frem San
Francisco, and will go into the land
Imperial Valley press., 1924-12-29

hurts! I'll never do it again!'
9Th. Well, II give YOU stick
um plaster to pus on your back, y
said Dr. Possum, land it will make
you feel better in little while. -
Maybe you d better give me
two plasterS. DR.. PoSsum, sighed
Peetie. 1.-Two plasters will make
NE get well quicker than one plas-
ter, L should think.
DR.. Possum laughed, for he was
very jolly, and left two stickum
plasters for the doggie boy, saving:
u think one plaster will he en-
ough for you though, Peetie."
After the animal doctor had
gone, Mrs. Bow Wow put one of
the sticken plasters on Petite s
back, and the other plaster she laid
aside 40 be used later, if need be.
But the plaster didn't seem to
make Poetic get well very quickly.
He certainly had eaten great deal
of Christmas candy-much more
than was good for him. He cried,
he Whined, he barked and he growl-
ed, until, at last, his mother said:
II m going TO send for Uncle
Wiggily. He ism t 4 doctor, but
may b. he can make you feel bet
ter. Peetie.
" Oh; yes. please tel Uncle Wig
gily to come and tell, me story.
begged Peetie. And when the bun
ny rabbit gentleman hoped ever
across the fields TO the dog kennel
house, twinkling his pink nose. Pee
tie felt better just by looking at
Mr. Longears.
"I1l tell you Il story, sad I'm
clc Wiggily That viii make you
forget the pain in your back SO
he began: "Oncc upon "a ,imc,"
and he told the story until he got
to the part where be said: All of
Il sudden.
And Just as Uncle Wiggily said
"ail Of u sudden, into the room
where Pcctie lay i'll in bed bounded
the Bob Cat with his silly little
tail. Mrs. Bow Wow had gone to
the store when Uncle Wiggily came
in, and she had left the door open
for the Bob Cat, though not mean
ing to.
"AIl Of suddcn-that means
nc. I'm here all of u sudden."
liowlcd the Bob Cat, land m go
ing to nibblc cars!
Uncle Wiggily didn t know what
TO do, but Poetic popped ont Of bed
and, catching up the second stick
un, plaster from the bureau, he
clapped ii over the mouth of the
Bob Cat.
"Thcre, - barked Pectic. Z" Let $
soc you nibblc any ears now.' And
the Bob Cat couldn t, because the
stickum plaster stuck over his
mouth and he couldm t get it open.
SO out Of the door he ran, much
ashamed Of himself, taking his silly
I little tail with him.
"You shouldn t pop out Of bed
when you're i'll, Pcctle,' said IN
clio Wiggly.
~ IA not i'll now 1 m all bc'tcr, y
laughed the doggio boy. And no
ono knows. to this day, whether he
was cured by DR.. Posaum S stlckuDt
plaster or because he played such d
trick on tho Bob Cat.
And if the postman will give the
rag doll gold ring off the electric
( bell. III tell you next about Uncle
/. Wiggily and Johnnie s surprise.
4
Imperial Valley press., 1924-12-29
One Sailor Dead,
Two Injured in
Auto Collision
Hy United Press Leased Wire


WILMINGTON, Cal, Dec. %
Two Pacific fleet sailors were be-
ing treated for injuries today
while another, l.. L. Williams, of
the L. S. S. Oklahoma, is dead as
the result of an automobile COLI
sion on the Los Angeles highway
yesterday III which four machines
piled up.
The injured sailors, NJ. n. Davis
ahd II. Svfrett, escaped with minor
Mur.a Williams lung was pune
turcd and lac died on the operating
tahr.
= heavy log which blanketcd the
highway was held responsible for
the accident.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-12-29
Looking Backward
What the rress Files Tell OF
Imperial Valley for This Date
In Past Years
NINETEEN YEARS AGO
December 20, 1905

The stock of goods for the store
of Z. X. Deuel. has begun to arrive,
'hc first carload coming last Thurs.
day. Mr.. Deuel. is a .merchan; Of
wide experience.
Marvin Moore of Mangum, |. T.,
who visited this country during Jan
uarv, has returned and will make
FL Centre his home.
w. l.. Payne has sold lot to
Mrs. Van Orman of .Sisbce, who
expects to make her home here per-
manCntlv.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-12-29
STRANGE MALADY
KILLS THOUSANDS
Nv ,u,t.d PRESS Lease" Wire

LONDON, Dec. 2y.-Morc than
200 persons arc dead and many moro
are dying OF new mysterms d.
scase winch has broken out ON the
border between Persia and Afghan
istan, in the Korcz district accord
ing TO Central News dispatch from
Aliahabad.
The population Of the stricken dis
trict il terror stricken and local doc
tors are unable TO diagnozc the NAL
ady. Victims bleed profusely from
nose, mouth and eyes and turn yel-
low after few hours.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-12-29
YEGGMEN BUSY IN
SAN FRANCISCO

SAN FRANCISCO, Dee. %
Yeggmen had busy day here sun
day. Seven safes in places of bust
ness in parts of the town were blown
or hacked open since close of bust
ness Saturday and total of $4,000
in cash and securities taken.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-12-29
TEN YEARS AGO
December 2Q, 1914


A. D. Helms of Medford, Oregon,
has purchased the FL Centre steam
Laundry and Will take immaIiate
possession, according TO Carl f..
Hull of Portland, Oregon, who has
come here to assume management of
the laundry.
DR.. w. J. Taylor, Walter Pack
ard( of the Meloland Experiment
Station and +. w. Waite, county
horticultural commissioner, were
the principal speakers at the meet
ing of the Farmers Institute held
at the Westmorland school house
last night.
There was a very enjoyable whist
party at the Catholic parish house
last evening. under the auspices Of
theNladies of the church. Miss llol-
ly carried off the honors of the
games.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-12-29
The Weather

FOR LOS ANGELES AND NICI-
NITY-Fair weather with moderate
temperature tonight and Tuesday.
FOR SOUTHERN CALIFO&NIA
Pair tonight and Tuesday. No
important change iu temperature.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-12-29
WIFE COLLAPSES
AFTER HUSBAND
EXPIRES in AUTO

{ LOS ANGELES, Dee. 29.--Mrs. 4
Pickaits, wife of a well known ioc1
business man, was under a phys
clans s care today following her hn'
band s death while they were auto
mobiling yesterday.
Mrs. Pickarts collapsed after sh
had driven for an hour with ON
hand, the other surrounding her hn
band IS body. A stroke of apopleX
caused his death suddenly.
Mrs. Pickarts realizedsthat he WI
dead, but drove several miles
their home before she broke down.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-12-29

jackie COogan has a baby brother
now. The lazy little guy Is a few
davg old and hasn't gotten Job.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-12-29

families spent Christmas with taei
brother at Jacumba.
Rev. Ernest 15ysshe and familH
motored down from Los Angees Il
spend Christmas with Mrs. Bysshe
SISTER Mrs. Newton II. hudson.
Dr. II. c. Atwood and wife m4
torcd in from Riverside for the.
business interests. @,kA
Mrs. M. IA. ,avin has been col
fined to her bed with severe cold
Mrs. pcnhcm, her mother, arrive
from the coast Friday.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-12-29

Only safe place for an aut
specder is in the desert where Il
roads are as wide as they are long
Imperial Valley press., 1924-12-29
$4..95
Hat Sale
Including All of Our Famous
$3.50 Hat Line

"A SALE WORTH WHILE. Now all Of
our famous $3.50 line Of dress hats are Of
fered as a pre-inventory sales special at
$4.95 Plenty Of smart black hats arc in
cluded.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-12-29

grading business in hhp-sial Val
lev
Imperial Valley press., 1924-12-29
All Finer Afternoon
and Eoening
Dresses
2O% Less

HAND BEADED evening gowns-fur
trimmed afternoon frocks that carry the
marks of distinction are now grouped at
20 per cent less. Former prices range from
$4,000 to $1,000.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-10-25
Three Traffic Tricks

When about To make a lt-turn II is
important To figure on the possibility
of someone making a right turn into
the street just behind YOU. In other
words, when YOU glance back prior
to making a t-turn the road may
appear to be clear. yet If someone
makes a right turn into the street
lehind YOU there may be danger.
IL s best to make q U-turn far
enough from corner to avoid such
possibility.
Before making any change in the
course of your driving it is matter
of wisdom TO slow down gradually.
Any driver is on his guard when the
car ahead of him starts slowing
down because 1t indicates some
change in the course of direction, or
possible stop. Slowing down is a
natural signaling device. though all
your acts should be accompanied by
specific directions to the man behind.
a car doesn't always stop easier
on rough street. and the driver
vino races over such Il street on the
assumption that the rough spots will
hclp him to stop is counting trouble
1t is true that Il rough street pre-
vents sliding of the wheels, but
wien the brakes are applied the
chances are that the wheels will
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-10-25

7 After an engine has been standin'
for a few days most Of the oil on the
cylinder walls has drained down into
the crankcase. Then, when the en-
CINE Is bein' cranked raw gasoline
gets past the rings and cleans off the
walls completely. That means a
piston slap or two for awhile II the
rings are worn little or II one Of
the cylinders have been even slightly
scored.
Soon as the oil splashes up and the
parts warm up the siappin' noise
will disappear. The same thing S
true OF piston pins or bearins
particularly IL the mornins a little
cool. All the driver has to do Is to
keep runnin' the engine at a moder-
ate speed until things get to workin'
properly. Then the noisell vanish.
Valves can give n lot of trouble In
startin'. Excessive chokin' of the
carburetor viii cause 'em to stick,
and If that happens to just one your
motor Viii sound as If sometimes
goin' to break through the hood. The
cure Is 10 Keep runn!n' until 1t
stops
IL there's too much tappet clear
ancc, or II push rod is on high
spot, thore'n be strange noise in
the engine when you start up. On
the street you'd recognize this as n
valve click. but in the garage the
noise naturally sounds worse. Then
when you tie IL up with other
strange noises of course the whole
business sounds like the engine was
Gemandin' a trip down here
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-10-25
Ford Steamer Has
Unusual Equipment

Duluth. Minn.-With le.Ooo "a
Of coal beneath her matches IA, :
livery here the Diesel equipped n
tor ship Benson Ford. the frs, :
ore carrier OF the Ford fleet h..a
here recently. Captain Dan,a,.
ported an excellent trip whils ~
engineer Walter NJ. Kitchen dsosa
the performance of the soon -
power Sun-Doxford Diesel az
was most satisfactory no tronSs
any kind being experienced. n
feet minor adjustments to the ~.
ing equipment the anchor
dropped outside OF Port Huron q.
few hours. These adjustments Il
though anticipated. could mo- Il
made until the boat had been ~.
under load and actual runnins ~
ditions.
The coal she carries was take, j
board ut Toledo. Ohio. and came ~
the Ford collieries in Kentucky
the return trip she will cary
ore for the Rouge Plant OF the n
Motor Company from the Ford mn
in Upper Michigan. On the was
Toledo to pick up her first earn
big frcighter was inspected nv N
Ford and n number of COMPANY u
Gals, the flagship Sialia cScortinr
part OF the way.
Tho Benson Ford was built =, i
Great Lakes Engineering No.
EcorSe, Mich. She is 6ls feet
with a 6S-toot beam and a draft A
feet. and when she swung from n
berth ut ECorsc into the pe,sN
River channel the entire ahsenN
smoke from her stack made her ~
spicuous among the shipping en-,
However. Il stack on ~ Diesel nr
ship is not built for smoke bm
stead to house exhaust silencen
great internal combustion engins
Among the other unusual fea,rI
in equipment the latest addition
tn Ford fleet carries the first "a
compass ever used ON the CN
Lakes. On Lake Erie during the
from EcorSc to Toledo music M
hroadcastinE stations in Detroit n
cleveland served to determine
boats exact position. This inno
ton in modern navigation practlc,
eliminates fog hazard the ban
shipping since water TRANSPORTED
began.
United states Shipping Board
Interested in Diesel motor equipus
and had a representative accomp,
the Benson Ford on the run N
ECorSe to Toledo.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-10-25
, Cleveland Six Does Big
Closed Car Business

"Since its inception. the Cleveland
Six has always enjoyed n substantial
volume of business in closed models,
but this year factory records indicate
that sales for enclosed models cre
greater than ever before" states Sid
Black, vice president of the company.
AT the present time the produc-
ton department is doing it's utmost
to keep abreast of the large volume
of orders being booked. of which APP
proXimately so per cent. are for
closed models.
Last year at this time the per-
centage of closed cars being pro-
duced as compared to open types was
about so per cent. This substantial
increase in closed car sales this year
is largely traceahle to the announce
mcnt of the new hrougham and four
door Sedan De Luxe models, right ut
q time when the average automobile
buyer is thinking in terms of an en-
closed model.
"Clcveland Six distributors and
dealers who are showing these cars
for the first time report that interest
in these two models of striking
beauty is exceptionally keen.
Buyers are particularly interested
in the new innovation with these
CarS--the V. V. type. one piece. wa
terproof windshield. Instead of be-
ing composed of two pieces of glass,
it is Il single pane which is lowered
or raised by means Of a regulator at
the top of the shield. In addition to
afford satisfying ventilation, n neatly
constructed duct Is built into the
cowl of the car which allows air to
circulate. when desired. throughout
the front compartment.
The many other retnements such
as roomicr bodies. new design of
European trend, and interior trim of
rare distinction, contribute much to
making these two new closed cars
the most popular closed cars ever
introduced by the Cleveland Six"
SAWS Nh Ellck
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-10-25
Used Life Problem

Now It's the used life problem"
ii ma tural consequence OF the at
iitude that is also Responsible for
the used car problem and other
motor Ills.
This IL the way several experts
have recently summed up the situa-
ton with regard to the excessive ac-
'ident aud fatality rate In motoring.
and II sounds reasonable. Motorists
who have lived long enough to enjoy
- certain amount Of LIES pleasures,
they say, begin to place too low n
valuation upon existence, ana fataI
carcIcssncas il the result
Il has been observed that of late
more people are driving with one
hnnd on the wheel. Removing both
hands from the wheel in order to
get "a light" has become 30 common
M to cause many accidents daily.
Driving fast with weak front tires
has become commonplace that
would have startled the cautious
driver OF the days when life was
sweet.
An automobilist was run into By
n car In New York city the other
day and the Investigation disclosed
the fact that the party ut fault did
not have one brake on his car that
was In working order. He had been
running thirty miles an hour just
prior to the crash.
\ railway official was moved to
declare that automobiles have be-
come so careless that trains are not
always safe from damage while on
their own tracks. Signs. bells and
other warnings that should be
enough to scare anyone into being
cautious appear to have very little
effect on a certain percentage of
drivers.
1t is polptcd out that the situation
PARALLELS the used car problem In
that it results from lack of> proper
regard for ones possessions. Used
car prices are low because owners
have neglected their cars. failed to
take pride in them and been willing
to let them go at the market. With
life similarly regarded 1t Is not un
usual that there should be II used
life problem to cope with.
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Matter of Psychology

Contrary to popular belief. OBJ
$cured license plates are not help
TO the car owner in avoiding arrest.
When plates are hidden by bumpers
or covered with dirt police officers
are at once suspicious that the own
CT may be trying to get away with
something. Though it may seem
unwise or the face of it. clean
well exposed plate actually allays
suspicion. There are more clean
plates than dirty, and for this reason
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-10-25

the clean plate is far less con-
spicuous. Like the sneak the dirty
license plate attracts attention and
leads the police to suspect some
thing. Nowadays when a police Of
fcer suspects that motoriSt is try
ing to get away with something the
officer doesn't have to look long to
catch some sort of evidence in the
way speeding. failure TO signal,
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bounce-or "chattcr'' with con-
sequent loss of braking power.
Two Parking Pointers

It's easier to park Il car on Il hill
than it seems. Most drivers avoid
it in the belief that it requires lot
of extra work, whereas tho opposite
Is often true You can back into or
out of space on hill by using
merely one gear combination--re-
verse or low, depending upon the tip
of the hill. Your forward or re-
verse movement, again depending
upon the bill, can be made by coast
ing with the clutch held down to
the floor and without bpthcring to
even SHIFT back to neutral.
Don't let a NO Parking" sign
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Tho Old Mechanic Says:

No use gcttin' alarmed over
knocks that develop in n motor when
she's just startin' up In the morning.
Every so often someone round here
comes to me with n tale OF woe
about some mysterious thumpin's
they've been hearin'. and nine times
out OF ten find they've failed to
wait to see whether it's just re-
suit Of some startin' trouble.