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Imperial Valley press., 1924-04-01
ELECTRIC SIGNS IN PARIS

Certain commercially minded persons in Paris
smiten by the brilliance of New Iorks great whlte
way, decided to have Broadway Of their own So
they began putting large electric signs IN increasing
numbers. good many of these have been going up
around Place de lOpera. Recently they have met an
obstacle.
Paris citizens, whole it seems, did not care for
the bright signs. Accustomed to softer light, their
eyes were injured and their taste offended by the
glarish display They appealed to the police depart
ment to prevent the outrage
The prefec tof police obligngly unearthed ar old
law, handed down. though forgotten, from Napoleon
time That statute gave the prefect jurisdiction over
the exterior design of buildings in the vicinity of any
particularly interesting sculptures spots that under
French law may be considered Historical monu-
ments So the electric signs became exterior designs
and have consequently been banned from the neigh
borhood of the opera house. and the ncipient white
way has vanished
we'll illuminated thoroughfare is usually good
thing; but many loyal Americans would agree with
the complaining Parisans, that the display of brill
liant electrical advertising signs be carried too far
They are an established institution on Broadway, n.
Y, but they sometimes considered nuisance on
the streets of less populous and famous towns
Imperial Valley press., 1924-04-01

pered Lulu. We II take the saw
dust candy sawa*, when Jackie ism t
looking, and we II put a good candy
in place of it, and Uncle, Wiggily
will cat hat.
"Oh, yes, ," whispered Susie.
"And III put good carrot in
place of the red peppery one that
Johnnie is going TO stuff. y
SO Jackie scoopcd the soft,
creamy inside out of big chocolate
candy and, in place thereof, he put
sawdust, sealing the candy up again.
And Johnnie fixed up the April fool
carrot.
But while the boys were looking
for Uncle Wiggily, to play these
tricks ON him, thy animal girls
played a joke on the boys. Lulu
took away Jackic's funny candy
and, in its place put a good one,
fresh from the store. Susie did the
same with Johnnie S carrot.
Pretty soon along came Uncle
Imperial Valley press., 1924-04-01

one that Lulu put in place of the
bad one in Jackie IS pocket.
Then Johnnie the squirrel took
out carrot.
''Try this, Uncle Wiggily,' he
invited. And the bunny nibblcd Che
carrot. The animal boys got ready
to laugh this time, for they thought
they would hear the bunny cough
and sneezc when he tasted the rcd
pepper.
"That was Il fine carrot, John
ME, said Uncle Wiggily. And it
was, for Susie had put good one
in place of the bad one in John
ME 3 pocket.
Tire animal boys looked at one
another. They couldn t understand
"April fool!' cried Lulu and
Susie. "April Fool! April Fool on
you boys!
Uncle Wiggily also laughed. The
boys looked foolish. And then, all
of a sudden, the Woozic Wolf pop
Imperial Valley press., 1924-04-01

"IIl get big chocolate candy
al the store went on Jackie.
'.I'll scoop out the soft, insid- pant
and one Of US can eat that, cause
il 5 good" "
ON eat IT. Offered Pectie,
who was Jackic's brother.
''No, II eat it' mcwcd Tom
mic Kat.
~ guess I'd better eat it any
self" chuekled Jackie. Anyhow,
after we scoop out the soft, inside
part of the chocolate candy wen
fill the hole up with sawdust and
when Uncle Wiggily bites ON it
he'll get his mouth full of saw
dust! Won t that be a fine April
/ fool ioke?"
"'Ul, fine lIno!" cried the
animal boys
And, l know another way to
Imperial Valley press., 1924-04-01
THE WAY TO RECOVER

Theodore H. Price editor of Commerce and Fin
ance looking into business conditions in the Northwest
has found them not bad he expected because of
the spirit in which the people Of that hardhit region
are facing the situation He has also found what in
diplomacy would be called formula" 1t is credited
to d Minnesota, merchant, who says his neighbors
learning that early to bed and early to rse-work
like hell and economize" is the best way to
from their business depression.
1t is the best way for any section CT community
that finds itself temporarily in trouble 1t is the best
way for this country any other country The form
ua is respectfully recommended to Europe which
really seems to be gaining something Of the spirit
needed for revival but has not yet put it into inspired
words. The whole world needs that formula.
Some American purchasers Of German marks in
Washington D. c, are suing the German government
for $4,000 C00,000 to make the marks good. When
they get the money, their income tax should take
Of what Germany the rest Of US.
Rum smugged into the United States in the last
two years is said to have cost the government $64,-
100000 in unpaid duties Nothing is said about the
cost to the public in doctors and undertakers bills
North America has IL Cmes as many broadcast
Ing stations as all the rest Of the world combined Is
that necessarily sign OF progress, OF proof that We
like to talk?
Imperial Valley press., 1924-04-01
Looking Backward
What the Press Files Tell of
Imperial Valley for This Date
In Past Years
NINETEEN YEARS AGO
hOril | 1Q05

1&plh l. 1JoO
u. II. Chaplin came down from
Los Angeles to spend the week III
Imperial
Roy y. MePhcrrin and Mr.. Hall
of the California Development Com
pany returned from spending = week
in the vicinity of the Salton Sea
investigating water conditions.
The Christian Endcavor Society
held social which was well attend
ed and much enjoyed. Games were
played and refreshments served. The
local organization seems to be fast
growing in popularity.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-04-01
New Gloves
SI.25 to $3.50

THE MOST SOUGHT for shades in smart
new Gloves are ready. Short Gloves With
embroidered and plated cuffs IN SILK or
chamoisette-Long Gloves of kid for formal
wear
Imperial Valley press., 1924-04-01
TEN YEARS AGO
April l, 1914

Mr. and Mrs. Charles L. Childers
returned this morning from Los
Angeles. The Young people were
recently married, and Mr.. Childers
received many congratulations on
his arrival.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde Reynolds ar
rived from Corona today, and will
spend several days visiting their
many friends here.
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Hill of Lin
ctn, Nebraska, are visiting Mr.. and
Mrs. Guy G. BenynOn. Mrs. Hill is
a sister of Mr.. Beynon.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-04-01
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO
April / 1900

Dan f. Shaffcr returned from
spending several days in Los An
gelcs.
Harry Chandler, who has been
spending several days at the c. NJ.
Ranch, left for Yuma, and from
there will return to his home in
Los Angeles.
S. 7, Hedges, owner of large in
s;ercstS in the valley, came down
from Los Angeles to look after his
property.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-04-01
Bedtime Stories
Copyright, 1923, by Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate
BY HOWARD r. GARIS
UNCLE wIGGILY's APRIL FOOL

Once upon Il time some of the
animal boys and girls of Woowland.
where Uncle Wiggily lived, gather
ed in the barn back of the coop
house where Charlie Chick lived.
"This is April Fool S day, said
Billie Wagtail, the goat. Let s
play some tricks on Uncle Wiggi-
ly!"
"Oh, that II be lots of fun!"
cried Baby Bunty. 81 tried to put
salt in his coffee, instead of sugar,
this morning, but Nurse Jane saw
me and made me stop Baby Bun
" was living, for a time, in the
rabbit gentleman ) hollow stump
! bungalow.
~ know how we can play Il
dandy trick Oh him!' barkcd jackie
Bow Wow, the puppy dog.
Howl asked JackO Kinkytail,
thc monkey
Imperial Valley press., 1924-04-01

Washington. Two shells and 4
coaching launch will be sent north
with the men.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-28
Capital And Labor

The old distinction between labor and capi- tal is hard to maintain these days when la- bor is so often capital and so often employer as well as employed. This may sound cryptic. but it is a fact that labor unions have estap- Iished banks and are certain to establish more, and that in at least one case union, the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, oper- ates a coal mine, and employs miners.
 Naturally, in such case, 1t has run up against the United Mine Workers ana re- cent interchange of letters between Warren S. Stone. chief of the brotherhood and John l.. Lewis, president of the miners union, shows how union can be a non-union en- plOyer. ..
 Since April 1, Mir. Lewis writes his fellow labor leader. "the men employed in a strike, due to the fact that the Coal River Collieries company has refused to renew it's agreement with the United Mine Workers of America.
 To which NIT, Stone replies: "We want to run a union mine, and expect to run one if we run one at all, but it is impossible to do so when the non-union fields around us can produce coal so much more cheaply and have a monopoly on the entire market. 1T it comes to the point where we have to pay thirteen cents more a ton than we can sell the coal for after it is loaded on the cars, without even considering any return for our investment and without taking care ot our loverhead, we are up against serious prop- lem, and think you must realize 1t.
 To this, Mir. Lewis retorts that the ques- tion of efficient management and low cost production to enable MT. Stones mine to re- main in the market for competing coal com panies is one that forever confronts one who elects to become coal operator.
 If Mir. Lewis conceded Mir. Stones point his organization would have to go out of business All the coal operators would plead inability to meet union conditions in compe- tition with non-union mines. Moreover, if Mir. Stone continues to assert his position, in which he is justified from the point of view of coal operator, where does it leave him in his capacity as head of the railroad engineers. demanding wages and conditions which the railroad arrangements declare they can not afford to grant?
 Being head of a union and owner of q business employing workers of another craft
 apparently is a dual role that is likely to lead one into difficulties.-New Bedford Eve
 ming Standard.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-28
THE INDUSTRIAL EXHIBIT

The exhibit of Birmingham products now under way in the city auditorium de- serves the cordial patronage of the peo- ple of Birmingham. There is not per son living in this community, who de- rives living and income from this com munity, whose welfare is not intimately bound up with the industrial welfare ana expansion of this district. What Blr- mingham makes is what makes Birmlng- ham," The activities seemingly unre- lated to the basic activities would have no populous community in which to exist were it not for the mines, foundries, mills and factories located here. The magnltl- cent increment in property values would not have occurred were the industries not in a healthy growing condition.
 It appears therefore to be the logical and sensible policy for the people who live in Birmingham to familiarize them selves at every opportunity with the products of Birmingham. The list IS growing every year, and the number of those engaged in this manifold production Y is also growing weekly. The community is not near the end, but is yet at the be- einning of its era of industrial renown. Influences are now at work which Tn their fruition will demonstrate unmistak- ably that Birmingham now attracts the serious attention of hitherto remote and important capita. and enterprise. The exhibit now in progress at the auditorium is but the infant of the gigantic exposi- tion that at some future time shall become a widely-heralded annual attraction to thic city. Those who initiated this ex- hibit three years ago, although they must be credited with clear vision, have builded even better than then they knew.
 Let the citizens visit the exhibit and reveal by the manifestation of their pres ence that the people of this community do not need to yield second place to any body in their appreciation and knowleoge of the things that make Birmingham.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-28
SOVIET ACTIVITIES IN ENGLAND.

It is characteristic of the Russian soviet to bite the hand that strokes it, as MT. Ramsay Macdonald has now learned to his sorrow. Only few weeks ago the British labor ministry was con- graduating itself that it had composed the Russian situation and opened the way to a complete diplomatic understanding with the soviet. But there was British undercurrent of distrt1st of the soviet, even when bearing the gifts of commer- cial interchange, and that distrust is credited by some as the cause of the growing opposition to the ministry. La- bor challenged the rest of the parties to trial by election, and went forth pro- claiming the Russian pact as one of it's notable achievements.
 Now, alas, that house of cards has fallen, through the charge that the soviet is seeking to establish its nuclei" in the various units of the British army and navy. When confronted with the episto- lary evidence, the Russian representative in London pronounced it spurious, but the fact that the letter purported to be signed by the same Zinoviev whom Mir. Hughes accused of directing similar activity in the United States, the denial is not so convincing as it might otherwise be. The Russian envoy rather overdoes his denial when he remarks that he is very much surprised that the British secret service should have been fooled by such palpable hoax and forgery. Those who know the British secret service know that if it is taken in by any trick, it is not "palpable" one, for that service is suspicious of and familiar with most tricks, both palpable and subtle.
 Besides, the denial is just what would be expected of the Russian envoy if the charge were true. A diplomat of clear conscience, and without guilty knowl- edge of - the truth of such serious charge, would take seriously any repre- sentations of the government to which he is accredited and would lend all assist ance in his power to establish the facts in the cash. The secret service may pos sibly have been hoaxed, but most people, especially in England, will be inclined to think that it has not been hoaxed, until proof to the contrary has been adequate ly established. The disclosure comes at
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-28
pETERKIN WANTS TO KNOW.

There is a war in China. It is civil war. Very civil, for they always call It during rains. The Chinese are fond ot proverbs, doubtless among them the one about keeping their powder dry. Chinese take sides during a war, but there IS no rule about their keeping the same side until it is over. For example. General Chang once fought under Wu, against Picking. Now Wu is again stormlng Pe- king and thus is arrayed against Cnang' his former comrade, who IS inside. DouDC- less, Wu is man with single-tracK mind. He made a reputation stormlng Picking and he purposes to keep dolng IL if it takes all winter. Chang, on the other hand, having stormed Peklng once' has now inconsistently turned his atten- lion to uolitics. Wu is a warrior and he doesn't care who knows it. Two or three wears ago he conquered his foes and was offered the presidency, a tactless sugges- ton which so disgusted him that he re- tired to his fastnesses and sulked until there was another opportunity to fight, not. however, without having established a friend in presidential chair, man whom Chang has helped unseat.
 To be sure the rest of the world does not know what it is all about. The rest of the world was very well satisfied with the president China already had, and was willing to tolerate him indefinitely. But the military governors had other ideas, and so they began fighting. One side, having originally conquered the com mon foe, has now split into two hostile camps The wounded and captured are nut to death on an agreeable Chinese as- sumption that they would prefer death to &he dishonor of defeat or imprison- ment.
 It all reminds us of the Battle of Blenheim, when little Peterkin demanded of the veteran:
 "Tell me all about the war,
 And what they killed each other for"
 But the grandfather could give no reason for it all. He had been summoned to the standards of his king and he had fought as a soldier should, his mot to reason why," his "but to do and die And so, as his grandson pressed the ques- tion that today vexes the whole world, the veteran could defend it only by empha- sizing the glory of which the victors had boasted:
 But what good came of it at last?"
 Quoth little Peterkin.
 "Why, that I cannot tell, said he;
 "But twas famous victory"
 And so General Wu doesn't seem to have any especial objective. He is fight ing because he likes to fight, because he is a warrior. Undoubtedly he views Chang's political aspirations as tr'eachery, not to China. but to the art of war. Ii
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-28
THE TRUE PROGRESSIVE

From my point of view he only deserves to be called a progressive who cannot see a wrong persist without an effort to redress 1t. or right denied without an effort to protect it; who feels a deep concern lor .ne econonic welfare of the United States, but realizes that the making of better men ana women is a matter greater still; who thinks of every governmental policy first of all In ? it's bearing upon human rights rather than upon material things; who believes pro foundly in human equality and detests priv ilege in whatever form or in whatever dis guise, and who finds the true test of success in the welfare of the many and not the pros perity and comfort of the few. The CIVIC unit of America is not the dollar, but the individual man. All that goes to make bet ter and happier and freer men and women Is progress; all else is reaction.-John w. Davis.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-28
AIABAMA ae PRESS

Start 1925 Fair Now.-To be sure it is the
 right and proper thing to begin right now
 working on the 1925 session of the Madison
 County fair. It's the one way to make 1t
 even greater and better than the 1924 ses-
 sion if such thing were possible. vile Times.
 An Average Good Excuse. -Trotzky says the soviet government is compelled to main
 tain the red army to keep the "imperialist robbers from tearing the gentle soviets to
 pieces. Which is about as good an excuse as any, and is better than some that might be offered for Russian consumption.-Mobile Register.
 Freo Admission to Falrs.--Up in Lee the County Fair association is offering free ad- mission to all Confederate veterans. We off, fer the same at the Butler County fair, and not only the vets can get in free, but their sons, daughters, friends and acquaint- ances, as well as those unknown to veter- Ians.-Greenville Advocate.
 A Good Ginning Record.-Covington county's ginning record up to October l, showed 16.144 bales ginned this season, which indicates that the total will be pretty close
 to the 10000 mark estimated. The i'm proved business conditions in all sections of the county is due in large measure to the cotton money being in circulation. .-Andaiu- sia Star.
 Why Tslladega's Game Increases.-Talla- dega county has noticeably few pot hunt CTS" and game hogs;" or game Ia viola tors of any description and the county game officials are faithful in the enforcement or | the inv, The consequence is thnt game IS becoming plentiful in the fields, and forests, and fish in the streams of Taliadega county'- Talladega Home.
 Mobiles Projected White Way.-The city of Mobile is considering white way to eN tend long distance out from the business | tial streets. Two long, brilliantly lighted lbouIevards would add much to the appear l. ance of the city, and yet Mobile, like other cities. has its objectors, who are opposing the movement Florence Times.
 Rusiness Outlook Brighter.-The business outlook for this county is brighter this year than for several years, as shown by the de- posits of all the banks. A large cotton crop
 was made this year, though as good price for the staple was not received as was ex-
 pected by the farmers, the amount or cot- ion made was over the prediction when cot
 ton first began to open will make up some on the low price. The merchants of Lu- verne have already stated that business has
 picked up, and that they expect even larger business later on.-Crenshaw County News
 More Road Money Needed.-Alabama is getting a taste of the benefits of good roads, and fine future doubtless will find this state
 eagerly pushing the work of highway i'm movement until every part of the state will have good roads. The $25,000O0o highway bond issue voted by Alabamians has brought
 about very great improvement in many highways but the amount cannot provide the whole state with the kind of roads needed.
 Another bond issue, quite as large, is needed,
 or soon will be needed, in Alabama, and the people who appreciate the value of highway improvement will vote for such an. issue-Ap- Iniston Star.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-28
The Stars Are There
By JOHN CARLYLE

.N MATTHEW ARNOLD, great English IV critic, wrote a poem in which he said that with joy the stars perform their shining, nor pine with noting all the differ ings of some fervered soul"
 What lesson from the stars! So stead fast, so dependable, so certain to be there!
 Tonight the sky is clouded. There are no stars to be seen. Great mists are passing between the stars and the earth. The clouds float and fade and waste away.
 Now the clouds have gone but the stars are there.
 They were there on endless yesterdays. They will be there on countless tomorrows.
 The most comforting thought in the world is the assurance that we live in an ordered universe. There are no accidents. There are no chances. Nothing happens except in the regular course and order of things.
 The Creator of Natural Law does not step out of His role to interfere with the natural law He has created. He lets it work itself out in perfect precision.
 Great souls partake of the qualities of the stars They are THERE in black nights and in cloudy twilgihts. We cannot always be with them. But we can always have the comfort of their spiritual presence.
 They are steadfast, dependable. If you know such souls, stay close by them. They are the great gifts of life
 Yes, in the whole universe, if our per spective is great enough to include the long look and to see the whole plan, there is per feet order.
 Do you remember the verses of the good and wise John Burroughs: .-
 "The stars come nightly to the sky,
 The tidal wave unto the sea; | Nor time, nor Space, nor deep, nor high,
 Can keep my own away from me-"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-10-28
The Right Word
THE SEVENTEENTH SENTENCE.
 iFind the Error in This Articlel '
By W. CURTIS NICHOLSON


 "The road was so bad we couldn't hardly get through" read the seventeenth sentence in the recent test. No one should have had difficulty in reaching their decision as to the correctness of this sentence. It contains a serious fault.
 Couldn't and hardly are both negative in meaning and should, therefore, not be com bined. The corrected sentence reads as fol- lows: The road was so bad we could hardly get through.
 MT. Sheldon Replies.
 Leslie B. Sheldon of Mobile, Ala. several weeks ago discussed the expressions "ain't and "an't." His letter was published with comments by "The Right Word" Now Mir. Sheldon writes again on the subject:
 T desire to thank you for publishing my letter; but want to say that used word in speaking of ant advisedly.
 "As ant and 'ain't' are such a group of letters representing a sound and expressing an idea, they fall squarely within this defi- milton, and, I think, can properly be termed words. It is true that I suggested that ain't' should be buried, but at the same time suggested that ant should be substituted in its place. I noticed that you did not have the temerity to relegate ant to the old curiosity shop of unused words. This you could not do, in view of the fact that this word is in the mouths of thousands of persons, educated and unedHcated, every day. There is nothing wrong with ant except that it is incorrectly spelled, and appears as 'ain't' instead of in its proper form" ('The Right Word" will once more reply to Mir. Sheldon tomorrow.)
 Yesterdays Error
 Wrong: An automobile with all of its accessories was given me.
 Right: An automobile with all its acceso- ries was given me-