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Imperial Valley press., 1925-05-23
The FIiuuer Millions

1t is inevitable that much will continually be said
about Henry Ford because he has many millions at
his command. Put such vast and lncomprehensble
wealth into the hands of any and he at be-
object of interest and of sollcitude. For
such possesses tremendous power. If he dreams
dreams he can make those dreams come true. 1t is
therefore of the utmost Importance what kinds OF
dreams and medtatlons he has.
If, for instance, Henry Ford citizen of Ell
Centre what he thought OF the Boulder dam and the
Al-Amerlcan canal would be of the utmost concern,
for despite their cost 1t would be but small
change for him and he could morning order them
built out of his pocket and the incident would not
in the least disturb the serenity Of his day.
Lately we have heard great deal about the
fllvver king In connection with Muscle Shoals The
government has white elephant in the possession of
that relic and this Detroit Croesus has made fu
tile effort get possession of the project that he may
extract nitrate from the and sell it farmers to
fertllze the SOIL Some day this will be the result at
Muscle Shoals, now moribund and inactive; that is to
say, the project will be devoted to useful end either
through public or private enterprise. But Mr.. Ford
has made little progress galvanizng it into life.
Also Henry has approached the shipping board
with reference to purchasing from the government
few hundred idle ships of various types and kinds,
relics OF the war; the general purpose being to
obsolete and useless and adapt others to the chan
nes OF commerce which now suffering for bottoms
to facilitate unprecedented foreign trade. He is
the one with'a big enough pocketbook to accom-
plish that desirable end, but RED tape and other OBJ
stacies halt him in the matter so it all peters out in
talk.
{ A later manifestation of public interest in the
power of the fver millions is report that Ford is
about to invade Wall Street with banking Institution
that is big enough to the financial wizards of
Gotham. But this report has been categorcay denied
by the Ford family and the j. Pierpont Magnates
doubtless breathe easier
The point it all is that the juxtaposition of the
fiyer millions and Henry Ford is of vital public
What he does with his money has bearing upon
the question whether is permissible to have such
centration of wealth. There has been much academic
discussion of this Fortunately for the affirmative
thus far Mr.. Ford has shown benevolent Intentions He
has conducted himself in most seemIy way. Down in
Mississippi the other day the governor OF the state pub
licy censured the attorney general for bringing suit
against Ford upon the charge of violating the anti
trust statutes. He is not 'maefactor of great
wealth., and in this particular he destined
brilliant example of an1iabe captain of
industry and furnishes an as to what we are to
do with our multi-milionaires.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-05-23
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO
NAV %. 1910

The Calcxico Woman s Improve
ncnt club is discussing the purchase
of lot OH whcih to erect a club
house.
Virgil Shepherd returned to I'M
perial after his school work at the
State University and will spend the
summer vacation here. His broth
cr, John, is at Pctaluma for the
vacation season.
w. w. Portcrfield who has been
in charge of the Franklin hotel for
several months, has sold his lease
OIL this property to Mrs. lone
Rhodes. Mr.. and Mrs. Porterficld
will go to Beaumont to spend the
summer.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-05-23

g;ly. "Bu. perhaps i can find it
for YOU I'll try Leaving Wee
zie and Wizzie on a dry hillock of
grass, the bunny took off his shoes
and socks and wadded about, try
ing to feel, uader The muddy water,
for the lost cow bell But he could
not step or it.
"Oh, dear." sighed Mrs. Moo.
"Why must you always wear q
ringing bcll?'' asked Wiazic.
"Because, answered the lady
COW. Won see | work for Il farmer.
Each morning he milkS ne and then
turns me out in the field TO eat
the grass. SOMETIMES | wander
far away and the farmer S boy
would not know where to come to
look for nc. to drive me home for
the evening milking, il wore no
tinkling bell. And now. alas! My
bell is lost. tho farmer boy can
not find me, there will be no milk
for supper and all will be trouble! -
''Wait a minute! | have an idea.
cried Uncle Wiggily. '.ThOugh /
can not find your bell Mrs. Noo, !
can make vou another. And the
bunny rabbit did. by taking tin
can lie found, and fastening Il stone
inside. The stone changed against
the sides of the tin can and sound
Ell like bell. Then Inele Wiggi-
" fastened this tin can bell on
Mrs. Moo 5 neck with Il piece Of
wild grape vine for strap and
cut rang the sound:
"Cling! Clang! Ding! Dang"
The farmers boy heard it and
knew where to look for Mrs. Moo
so She could be MIXED when the
sun went down, and ali was well.
And if the sugar spoon doesn I get
50 proud that it won t speak 70 the
moiasses cookie when they meet in
the pantry, III tell you next about
Uncle Wiggily's tickle bridge.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-05-23
u. S. Officer Is f
Near Death On !
Mexican Island

SAN DIEGO, Cal, May 23.-LoSs
for more than two days without
food or water, Lieutenant Neil r.
Musser, member of the sclentific
party now exploring off MagdalenI
Island, Mexico, was found today by
the naval mine sweeper Ortolan.
The Officers was exhausted and had
to be carried aboard the boat.
Lieutenant Musser, naval cor
struction corps, was stationed Rt
Mare Island before taking part IN
the expedition that left San Diego
two months ago to explore the IS.
lands off Mexico.
The island has one small spring
which he was unable to find. The
intense heat now gripping the IS
lands drove him into semi-uncoI
SciOuSneSs
Imperial Valley press., 1925-05-23

STEVENSON, Wash, May 25.-
Claire Klum, l6, was instantly kill
ed while boating with a friend. They
were padding about on flooded
section west of town yesterday
when Klum came in contact with II
high tension wire that is ordinarily
Il safe distance above ground.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-05-23
For Water Transportation

There is now before congress measure presented
by Congressman Daniel A Feed, of Dunkirk, n. Y,
providing for great canal and its in transpora
tioE that presents most interesting phase of
tlonal Development Though the project is intended
for quite another the bill relating to it reminds of
the SwingJohnson measure, likewise familiar in
gress and of growing interest to the people of the
country
The Reed bill asks money of the government
but only the right to construct huge deepwater canal
through the state of New York and making of lakes
forming the northern international boundary.
1t is planned to have the canal cut directly across
from Lackawana on Lake Erie northward to Olcott
Lake Ontario. This route will avoid Niagara River
and the Falls, which have hitherto nterposed insup-
cradle obstacles to such daring projects. From Olcot
vessels will proceed 12O miles along the shore of Lake
Ontario to Mexico Bay and thence southwark through
cut to Lake Oneida. Passing through this little body
of water the canal will follow practically the route of
Imperial Valley press., 1925-05-23
Bedtime Stories
By HOWARD z. GARI2
Copyright, 1928, Uy --cClurs
Newspaper syndicsre
UNCLE WIGGILY AND THE
COWS BELL

Deep in the most tangled Wild
wood, down near the edge Of he
cool swamp, stood Mrs. Moo, the
lady COW. Around her neck fast
ehed Oh Il strap Of leather, WAS a
bell.
"Ding! Dang! Cling Clqug!
rang the bell each time Mrs. Moo
30 much as shook her tail TO drive
away the flies wh.ch liked to get
on her back to have Il ride.
Uncle Wiggily was out hopping
on the hillside, not far from the
tdge of the woods, with Weczie pnd
Hlzzie, the little twin rabbit poy
and girl. These rabbit bunRics
were part Of the large family of
ittlo lur covered chilQrcn that bad
come TO Uncle WiggiIy with )his
new wife. The three rabbits on he
hillside heard the ringing OF fhc
COW s bell.
"'Why docs Mrs. Moo wear tlpt
bell ana ring it ali day long!" az X
ed Weczic.
"Wen," said Unclo Wiggily, wNo
liked to let the littlc raDDi.s fInd
/ out things for themselves, 'su1-
pose we 90 down where she IS stand
my near the cool water OF thy
swamp and ask her - !
So Uncle Wiggily, Wcezic and
Wizzie had q latlc race down thd
green hillside 10 see who you'd
Iirst get to Mrs. Moo, the lady cow.
Of course Uncle WiggiIy could
have won the race, but nc let Wee
zie and Wizzie get ahead Of him,
which pleased them very much
ceiling! Clang! Ding. Dang! -
rang the bell on the lady COW, and
then, all Of sudden, as Uncie Wig
gily and the two little bunnies
were hopping toward Acs. guided
Imperial Valley press., 1925-05-23

whore TO find mo to come and get
me when it is milking time! Oh,
dcar,'
"What happened, Mrs. Moo
asked Uncle Wiggily, for just then
he and the little bunnics saw the
LroTn l1dv row Ytandiug Knee
deep in the cool water Of the
swamp.
81 lost my bcl!" said Mrs. Moo.
\, The strap by which it.hung around
ply neck has been growing thinner
bnd thinner. Today-just now, in
tact-it broke, and the bell dropped
dff into the swamp. / have felt
Jbout with my feet, trying to find
i. but | can t. "
"The bell dropped deep down in
hc mud, l guess" said ,Luele Wig
Imperial Valley press., 1925-05-23
NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Notice is hereby given by Geo.
W. Allen, administrator of the es,
tate Of VIM. n. BuntOn, deceased,
to all persons having claims against
said deceased, to present them with'
in four months after first publica'
tion of this notice to the undersign
ed, at 107 Rehkopf Building, f.
Centro, Calf, the place selected tc
transact business of said estate, OF
file them within four months after
first publication of this notice in
the office of the Clerk of Superid'
Court, Imperial County. I
Dated this Goth day of April, 1928
GEO. w. ALLEN,
Administrator.
Jas. W. Glassford, Attorney for Adj
minstrator a 80 M II 81 %
Imperial Valley press., 1925-05-23
Looking Backward
What the Press Files Tell of
Imperial Valley for This Date
in Past Years
NINETEEN YEARS AGO

Frank jennings left today for
San Diego, from which city he will
drive, by way of Portland, Oregon,
to Alberta, Canada.
Howard Horton Of Los Angeles is
spending a few days transacting
business in the Holtville district.
Mrs. Jennie Casey left for Red
lands where she will spend the sum
mcT.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-05-23

by tie musical jingle, Che noise
suddeulv stopped.
y'Why is it wc don + hear MIS-.
400 5 bell any morc2' asked Wiz
z;e, trying to twinkIc his little
pink nose as Uncle Wiggily did his
larger one.
"Perhaps she is playing hide and
20 seek with Us, - said Ncezic.
But, all of sudden, through the
bushes they heard the voico Of Mrs.
Moo sadly calling:
"Oh, dear, I'VE lost, it! 1t =
gone, and now they won't know
Imperial Valley press., 1925-05-23
TEN YEARS AGO
Nav 03 1915

6. Orsmund Bulls of San Diego
came over to transact business for
the San Diego Securities company.
Harold Rich of Calexico was III
town today. He says he is plan
ming to attend the fall session at
the University of California.
Miss Ella Golberg left today for
her home in San Diego.
A. p. Buck, Los Angeles cattle
buyer, arrived in the valley to spend
few days.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-05-23

CORVALLIS, Ore, May 23.-
Jack Smith, 16, hop yard cmpIoye,
was drowned when he went swim
ming last might.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-05-23
FLOOD WATERS
in NORTHWEST
CLAIM LIV E S
By United Press Leased Wire

VANCOUVER, Wash, May ca
Flood waters in the Columbia river
claimed two lives here within the
past "a hours.
Charles Vogel, 81, a dairy hand,
attempted to ride "a horse through
swollen slough to some cows which
had been isolated on a strip of land
by high water. His horse stumbled.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-05-23

Vogel fell into the water and was
drowned.
Billy Murdock, -, was drowned
last night while playing in Il leaky
boat near this city.
Hyder weekly herald., 1925-04-01

A little spading, trimming and perhaps fertilizer, and these sturdy and independent little bushes take care of them selves and ask no favors from anyone. At their own appoint ed time, every shrub in a we'll selected arrangement will burst into a rich mass of boom
 If correctly chosen, the bank of shrubbery should have some bloomers at every period in the season. It transforms a bare. and cold looking dwell ing into a cheerful center of radiance and beauty. Every home in this community should be adorned with pretty shrubs. The reward is a pleasant place to live in and a pleasant town to look at.
Hyder weekly herald., 1925-04-01

The motives back of the pro- posed confiscatory tax on fish traps are so plain that all who
 run may read. Put the traps Iout of business and the Indian will get 25 cents each for his pink fish. This might work all right if it were not for two factors. At an increased price Iof pink fish how many can Ineries would operate? If the
 price of the finished product could be advanced enough to
 make it profitable to operate
 and still pay an increased
 price for pinks, what assur-
 ance would the canners have
 that the Indians would not
 catch enough fish to meet their monetory needs and then call it a season, leaving the
 canneries without raw mater
 ial? The canners have been
 taxed and regulated to a point
 where many of them have been
 seriously handicapped and into
 bankruptcy. This means a loss ito the territory of about $500, 900 a year or 75 per cent of
 its income in taxes.-Cordova
 Times.
Hyder weekly herald., 1925-04-01

The development of a com merciai power project of the ma snitude of the proposed Sole Glacier Creek proposal wo II undoubtedly do more to ha~ er the growth of the min- ing industry than any other de elopment likely to occur.
 Next 0 cheap means of trans pontation, the development of cheap power may be consider ed the foremost need of the dis-rict. Indeed it may we'll be sa d that cheap power is an even more important need in the local situation than trans portation, for the reason that the aco'liTi, inn of cheap power on anything like an important scale will inevitably bring about solution of our trans poration problems. The install ation of a hydro-electric plant of the dimensions indicated in the Soula Glacier Creek pro- posal WI not only provide an amrle source of power for min- ing purpo 3es but will eventual l. Jecome the nucleus of an electric transportation sys- tenn which should fill every normal transportation require mert of the district.
 With this eventuality in view it VII be seen that not even the discovery of half dozen rich mines would do as much toward hastening the growth of the mining industry as would the development of a stable source of electrical energy which could be produced and marketed at a moderate cost.
 Back of such production lies not only light and power for domestic purposes but also for mine and mill; power for transportation purposes, the quick and cheap hauling of mine and mill products, mach inery, supplies and passengers, ill addition to a thousand and one other uses in the' general industries which in this locality form an integral part. of the one basic industry.
 Reviewing these possibilities, even tho briefly, it can be cas- fly perceived that not even the opening up of half-dozen mines could produce such en- livening effects on the mining industry as would inevitably re- suit from the proposed devel- opment.
Hyder weekly herald., 1925-04-01

Tn there times when hours of labor have been reduced, people should have more time to make their places more att tractive.
 One oe the easiest ways of beaut'fying a home is to plant shruhbery around it, and one of the easiest ways to beautify +o'"- is to make it's homes at tractive.
 Once you get a bed of shrubs well "+arted, they need little attention.
Hyder weekly herald., 1925-04-01

The head of the presidents agricultural commission says he would sooner see no legis-
 lation passed on farm matters than the bill which is propos- led. Judging from the outlook in
 Congress he is likely to be suit
 ed.
Hyder weekly herald., 1925-04-01

As between the bee and the ant, both touted as examples of industry, lot of chaps pre- fer to pattern their lives after the latter, which works for it. self instead of laying up treas ures for others.
Hyder weekly herald., 1925-04-01

Washington, it seems, was mostly asleep when Vice Pres ident-elect Dawes arrived. If he gets anything like a good chance though it is our bet that lt will wake the town up.
Hyder weekly herald., 1925-04-01

Johnny was sharply reproved for reaching across the table to help himself to the butter. What did you do that for?" demanded his mother, Have mt you tongue?"
 "Yes man." said the lad, "but mother, my tongue is not as long as my arm"
 Courtesy, thinks Ray Snyder, is the quality that keeps a woman smiling when a depart ing guest stands at the open door and lets in the flies.
 Wonder who that local lady is who thinks they ought to put "a stop to the wireless at once. The idea of scattering all those messages indiscriminate- ly through the air we breathe! :! It must be very unhealthy" she says.
 The old colored preacher was Geading a passage in the Bible to his congregation, when he came to a passage reading l: And seven sons did Milca bear"
 An old brother in the front TOW, strengthened up suddenly and interrupted: How come dat pahson? Did ye say a rba'ar?" The old minister ad- justed his glasses:
 Vas, brudder, dat's what de good book say" Dat means brudders and sisters dat dey run out of milk in de house de cows had gone dry or somepn'-and de boys went out an cotched a ba'ar an milked her. Dey was brave people in dem times, bredern."
 The circus had lost one of it's elephants. While searching for the animal in the countryside the keepers encountered an Irisman working in a field and the following colloquy ensued:
 Have you seen anything of an elephant around here?" they asked him.
 Pat stopped work, scratched his head thoughtfully.
 NO, me by," he said, "Oi ain't seen no illiphants; but, begorra, if you want to see a big injy-rubber baste ating turnips wit his tail he's over in yon field"
Hyder weekly herald., 1925-04-01
Just For Fun

He was a credit to his college. He owed everybody.
 Men are born equal, but no system has ever been devised to insure that they will die equal.
 They say that when a local radio fan heard an Italian singing over the radio he thought he had tuned in on Italy.
 The thing that comes in the handiest in cross word puzzles after all thinks, Eddie Haddon, is brains.
 When a girl gets herself into deep water there's usually a man at the bottom. Paddy declares we have got to give the saxophone credit for Ione thing; it hasn't left any chance of hearing the feller that used to whistle, Listen to the Mocking Bird, with Var iations." An old fasheioned lady read ! ing of the strike of the wire drawers exclaimed, "Ah, me, what new-fangled things won't they wear next. Harry Howard says it's no wonder that with the fiddler and the devil to pay there is little mystery why the cost of living is stubborn about con- ing down.
 A train was approaching. !" Here She comes," said Den his.
 Here It comes, ye means" says Casey.
 "Yez is both wrong" says Murphy, "it's mail train"
 Merl says that if a husband ever has the last word at all, it is usually:
 "Al-l-l right; go and buy the danged thing, then!"
 We warned everyone to pro- tect themselves from the Jingle Bug. But in spite of our warning Jens Pederson went and let himself get bit-and look what he did!
 The parlor sofa held the twain
 Fair damsel and, her lovely swain
 Heandshe
 But hark! A step upon the stair!
 And mother finds them sit ting there.
 He and she.
 Then there was a newspaper down in Alabama which sent it's crack reporter to describe a wedding of the towns fair est and most popular maids. The reporter turned in a mast erpiece, particularly with re- spect to the brides beautiful trousseau. And the typesetter made "trosseau" into trows- CTS, And the reporter had to leave town.
 First Townsite Resident: Did you hear about it?"
 Second ditto: ''Not word"
 First T. R.: But it happened right in your neighborhood."
 "Yes, I know-but you see my wife's been away for some time."
 It was during an exception ally dry spell, and shower having come up, MT. Jones re- marked to his Irish gardener:
 "This rain will do 9 lot of -l ID 4.-s l.
Hyder weekly herald., 1925-04-01

Courtesy, thinks Ray Snyder, is the quality that keeps a woman smiling when a depart ing guest stands at the open door and lets in the flies.
Hyder weekly herald., 1925-04-01

It was during an exception ally dry spell, and a shower having come up, MT. Jones re- marked to his Irish oardenar.
 "This rain will do 2 lot of good, Patrick"
 It will that, sorr." ]" Pat 1enlie1.. Sure an hour of it now will do more good in foive minutes than a month of it would do in a week at any other time"
Hyder weekly herald., 1925-04-01

The thing that comes in the handiest in cross word puzzles after all thinks, Eddie Haddon, is brains.
Hyder weekly herald., 1925-04-01

When a girl gets herself into deep water there's usually a man at the bottom.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-09-13

Dance at MACEDONIA Sunday mite.
Music by Pavelka Alamo Five. (Adv.)
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-09-13

Hcrtzberg. Kercheville & Thompson,
lawyers, COS Brady Bldg.-(Adv.)
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-09-13
WHEAT FORCED
LOWER BY
SELLING
By CHARLES ]. LEYDEN

tntNershl NcrNicc Staii tOrEtspuHutuis
CHICAGO, Sept. ia ncncwal
of speculative pressure and some
hedging cut short all promising raj
lies in the local wheat pit yesterday.
and forced prices to lower levels
ultimately. Winnipeg failed to show
the same snap manifested the previous
session. due TO a lctup in foreign de-
mand, and consequently locals became
wary. However, the market ran into
sufficient absorption on the weak
spots to bring about frequent rccov-
cries, but the selling which appeared
to be concentrated dominated in the
md.
News developments were without
change, and for the week the market
closed about . cents lower after all
the bcarish news obtainablc was
brought into play. Resistance TO
pressure seems TO be best explained
by the fact that the American farmer
while shipping his crop freely enough
is holding the best part of it off the
market.
OLD WHEAT SOLD.
There were reports that all old
hard winter wheat at Eastern Amer
lean and Canadian lake ports was
sold and would be exported presently.
Demand for new crop grain light
Liverpool closed is to 1-2 pence
higher.
Locally wheat closed IS to l Is
cents lower, corn Is to Ia cents
down, oats IA cent higher 10 Ii
cent lower, and rye unchanged to
IA cent higher.
CORN LOWER.
Corn was firm carly, but ran into
important commission house selling.
especially in the last hour, and closed
on the bottom. Weather conditions
over the belt the last few days have
improved, and it seems as though the
crop has a chance TO come through in
satisfactory shape. The run of old
corn from the country remains mod
crate.
Oats finished irregularly. Scptem-
Der displayed sustained firmness.
Rye was independently firm. Pres
sure in this pit is light, and the trade
is beginning TO have more respect for
the strength in the domestic cash sit
uation.
Provisions were firm with invest
mcnt buying through commission
houses offsetting the scattered pres
sure in evidence. The demand for
cash lard remains moderate.