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Imperial Valley press., 1925-07-23
Body of Aged
Minister Sent
To Woodland
by United Press Leased Wire

TACOMA. Wash. July 23.-The
body of Rev. Madison Slaghter, 81,
OF San Francisco, who died Monday
of heart disease ut the home of his
daughter, Mrs. f. o. Mandigo at
PuyalluP, near here, was shipped
today to Woodland. Calf. fer bur
ial
Rev. Slaughter was we'll known in
the Baptist denomination, having
been a pastor for forty wears, He
was .; member of the Woodmcu of
the World at Chico, Calf.
Rev Slaughter came to Puyallup
in May from California. He is sur
vived by his wife, Nettie and five
daughters, Mrs. Osie Mandigo of
Puyallup, Mrs. Carrie Selton, Mrs.
Minnie Giddings, Mrs Ruth Houser.
living in Texas and Mrs. J. Naomi
Ingham, also by ten grand children.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-07-23
u. 5. ASKED TO
RULE in POWER
CONTROV VERSY
By United Press Leased Wire

WASHINGTON, July 23.--The de-
partment of justice has been asked
to rule on certain legal questions
regarding the distribution of power
from Hetch Hetchy dam in Yosemite
valley to consumers in San Francis
60 BY private interests, it was an
nounccd at the interior department.
Mayor Rolph of San Francisco and
Supervisor MeLcran of the board
of city supervisors, called on Secre-
tarv Work today to discuss tho con-
tract made by municipal officers
with private power firm for dis
tribution of electric energy from the
dam.
Work told them he would not decide
the issue, which involves the leading
of government property TO private
interests until ruling had been
made by the justice department.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-07-23
U. S. Flyers Are
Expected Today
in San Francisco
ny United Press Leased Wire

SALT LAKE CITY, UtahA July
23.-The six army pursuit planes
flying from Mt. Clemens, Mich, to
San Francisco took off for that
city at a. m. today.
The planes arrived here at .
o clock yesterday afternoon, having
been delayed by storm in Wyom-
ing. They are expected to reach
San Francisco some time this at
ternoOn.
SAN FRANCISCO, July 20
Six army flyers, in pursuit planes,
crossing the continent from Self
ridge Field, Michigan, to San Fran
cisco, over the air mail route, are
due to arrive at Crissy Field here
at 4;30 p. m. today, according to
air mail headquarters.
The airmen will be greeted by
city officials and be entertained by
a dinner and a tour of the city to-
morrow.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-07-23
NINE MINERS
ARE ENTOMBED

BY United Press Leased Wire
KNOXVILLE, July 23.-Nine
coal miners were entombed in
d mine at lockwood, Tenn, SO
miles from here, early today by
a heavy explosion. It is not
known whether the miners are
dead or alive.
Heroic efforts are being made
to reach the men who had been
in the milne only short time
when the explosion entombed
them.
The mines are the property of
the Roane Iron and Coal Com
pany.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-07-23
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO

July 70, 19l0
Raymond II. Saterwhite, special
agent of the United States Land of
flee. has gone to New Mexico to
spend two months vacation.
John c. Palcn, who has been an
employee of the Peoples Abstract
aud Trust Company at FL Centre
for several months. goes to Los An
gclcS to begin the practice of law.
Walter f. Packard has gone on
the afternoon train for an inspection
trip through Arizona.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-07-23
.SWTHlHfNG SENSE

Swimming is one of the easiest and most natural
things in the world If people could only be persuaded
of this, they would learn to swim much more easily,
and become much better swimmers and there would
be fewer drownings
The greatest obstacle is fear of the water. When
that is lost the power to swim of ITSELF The
person who trusts the water, and yields himself to 1t,
is swimming safely and happily before he knows 1t.
Only-dont start trusting too in water over your
head. The water is friendly only when the bather is
sensible.
The water is buoyant. That is the second fact for
the woua-be swimmer. The novice Is afraid OF sink
ing when he can't go under and stay under if he tries
Let him experiment, and see how he bobs up again AS
long there is breath III his lungs he is ghter than
water.
But the water will not support anyone who tries
to climb out of it, The swimmer must always remem-
Der to yield himself to the water All possible weight
must be beneath the surface. Since the head the
heaviest part of the body, much of it as possible
must be under water Swimming the back is easiest
because in that position the back of the head sup
ported.
That is nearly always unnecessary. 1t the swimmer
seized with cramps will only keep his head and re-
member that he is no heavier with cramps than with
out then and take floating position, he will usually
find that he keep up until the cramps disappear
Also the flowing of so much wealth to one lad who
doesn't need it suggests that there may be merit after
ALL in inheritance tax with high rates wisely ap-
piled.
Germany May Try for Pole" Good idea. There's
place in the there for six months in the year.
anyhow.
When Henry Ford gets those 200 government ships
to junk for factory material maybe flvvers Will start
growing fins.
Viewers-with-alarm have overlooked the seeming
ly patent fact that the Russian reds must have been
at the bottom of all this evolution business.
Since California court has decided that any
body may legally dress and walk like Charlie Chaplin,
maybe nobody will want to.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-07-23
RHEUMATIC
NEURlTIS
Cannot Exist in the Human Body if
You VIII Use Trunk s Prescription


1t is II shame to suffer with in
flammatory, muscular, sciatic, neu-
ritis or any form of rheumatism.
This prescription does not ruin the
stomach is does not depress the
heart. Eat all the meat and good
food you wish while taking Trunk IS
prescription. Contains no mercury,
salicylate soda, oil wintergreen or
narcotics, but positively overeomes
any kind of rheumatism or gout on
earth. What more do you want2
The greatest uric acid solvent
known and also superior liver me
dicine.
Trunk S prescription sells for
1915 or 3 for only $500 at Clement s
Drug Store. adv
Imperial Valley press., 1925-07-23
Looking Backward
What the Press Files Toll OF
Imperial Valley for This, Date
in Past Years
NINETEEN YEARS AGO
,Julv o3. 1906

ohy @-os tooo
Miss Elizabeth Reid returned to
Imperial last night after having
been out of the valley for several
weeks
Barney Brackett is home from his
summer vacation and is planning a
big business campaign.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-07-23
Ambassador of
Japan, Kellog
Discuss China

WASHINGTON, July %. = The
Chinese situation was discussed at
length late yesterday by Secretary
of State Kellogg and Tsunco Mat
sutira, Japanese ambassador. Mat.
sudira was closeted with Kellogg
at the state department for nearly
an hour. MatsudiFa arrived at
Wellogg s office shortly after deliv-
cry Of note from Japan accepting
the American policy for appoim,
meht of committee on cEtra ter
ritoriality without delay. '
Imperial Valley press., 1925-07-23
Noted Scientist
Predicts New
q
Earthquake
BY United Press Leased Wire

by United Press Leased Wire
FABNZA, italy, July 23.--
Prof. Bandandi, noted Italian
seismologist, whose predictions
of earthquakes in recent years
have been fulfilled almost with
out exception, today through
the United Press predicted a
terrific earthquake in Alaska
and North America on July 25
and 26.
He likewise predicted new
earthquake would strike Japan
on the 80.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-07-23
REGRET EXPRESSED BY
MEXICO OVER SHOOTING

WASHINGTON, July 30 The
Mexican government in q note has
expresse dts regret to this govern
ment for the recent shooting Of
American Vice Consul Harold &.
Bretherton,A at Aqua .Calientes, the
state department announced today
Imperial Valley press., 1925-07-23
TEN YEARS AGO

July 10, 1910
c. W. Brockman of CalcXico Wis
tied FL Centre yesterday.
Mrs. w. \. Reames and children
few weeks vacation at Live Oaks
Imperial Valley press., 1925-07-23
THE WEATHER

Los ANGELES AND VltgNPfH.
Fair tonight aud Friday with mod,
crate temperature. Probably foggy
. clouds III the morning.
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA: I,tlF
toaiglt aad Friday; normal temper
-t-.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-07-23

Women may talk, more than men,
but they don t say as much. That
shows women have~thc most sense.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-07-23

Mayor A. w. Swanson is spending
Il few weeks vacation at Livt Oaks.
Sam Watkins of Los Angeles is Il
visitor in the city.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-07-23

Every now and then a bathing girl
goes in wading.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-07-23

Summer brings its troubles, among
which is trying TO keep the pick in
the ice box.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-07-23

Bet II grape has bette rhine fer,
menting than it does becoming grape
u;icc.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-07-23

When Henry Ford gets those 200 governmen
to junk for factory material, maybe fllvvers vii
growing fins.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-07-23

engineered and manufactured under
one management. to work more
efficiently with every other part
A better car because Studebaker
can afford to use finer upholstery,
better steel, higher grades of lurn-
Der, more painstaking workmanship
in hundreds of unseen places.
Scores OF thousands of miles OF
excess transportation are built into
every Studebaker. When the car
which looked like an equal value
while it was new, is breaking up,
the Studebaker is breaking in.
That is why in Arizona - out
where desert heat and rugged noun
.a.-, 4rz:le test at,.nrn nka.ieg fn the
Imperial Valley press., 1925-07-23

g UPERFICfALLY other coaches
~ may resemble this Studebaker
Standard Six. but the resemblance
will not stand analysis.
Only two cars are made on one
profit basis-Ford in the lowest price
field and Studebaker in the fine car
field. Only in these two cases are
all bodies, engines. clutches. gear
sets, springs, diferentials. steering
gear and axles designed, engineered
and manufactured by one company.
Contrast this with the average car,
where the extra profits of many out
side parts and body makers must be
Imperial Valley press., 1925-07-23

Viewers-with-alarm have overlooked the seem
patent fact that the Russian reds must have
the bottom of all this evolution business.
Evening star., 1925-11-15

guess. and hoy named Middle was to
he center.
Also it seems they have = back field
in this game. and couple Of fellers
have half.their backs 10 II, another
with only one quarter ~ of his back
turned that way, while the last boy
mentioned was fun back towards IT,
and so at last ! found out what the
sugar daddy in the picture at the top
of the page was working at. There
was some flank positions mentioned,
too. whatever that may OF meant, but
nothing was said about standing on
the head. not before the game started.
anyways.
OF course | had in the old DAYS gone
~ quite cheerfully to more then one
foot hall game with George but this
was the first time ] ever knew any Of
The details about II. Before this !
merely knew that IL was played with
foot ball and lot of noise | also
realize that foot ball wore a kind
of corset, with laces and everything,
and the many casualties that went
with the game was purely casual,
never intended. But now. with them
few inside facts I had just got out of
the paper, why | was more then ever
decided my darling son should never
play such a dangerous game. Besides,
] don't like either my breakfast eggs
or the male members OF my family
scrambled
When / had all this dope thoroughly
memorized SOS 10 he able to talk back
TO Junior. why / read the grocer-ad
j had been looking for. and saw they
WAS having sale Of canned picked
tripe a 81 $40 cents can. sc for the
can and 910c for the tripe. SO / de-
cided where that would be nice eco
nomical dish for supper, and II dear
old Uncle Will didn't survive II. why
we would do our best to use his prop
prove, and etc.
So L went on down town. leaving
Junior still playing Tiddliwinks like
a good gentle boy, much against his
will. and the last thing he hollered
after me AS | went out the gate was.
hey Ma. bring me back foot ball
from the village, will yah? There is
a dandy in the hardware store win
der. And / SAYS well that's the best
place for It. no | won't. now you be
sure. Junior Jules. IL by any chance
your Uncle Will comes before I get
back you be nice and polite to him
and do everything he says.
Well naturally I went down town
then and got the tripe and quite a
chat with that Mabel Bush. the one
that's married to Joe Bush of the
Hawthorne Club. and she delayed me
quite little telling her all about
Evening star., 1925-11-15

the most money made in bootlegging
was made by men who formerly manu-
featured sausages. Why should they
know more about II than others?
Truly yours.
FRANK FOOTER.
Answer: The reason sausa ge makers
turn out TO he good bootleggers Is be
cause of the fact they have been used
to selling things under cover
Dear Mr.. Wynn: l have a son who
is attending college. He is studying
surgery. l fear he is becoming men,
tally unbalanced, because he is always
talking Of cutting and operations. I
can't stop him. What shall I do?
Why, only last night he grabbed a.
book 1 was reading, looked hurriedly
through it, and when he came to the
part of the book which said "Appen-
dix he cut it out. Oh, what shall
] do?
Sincerely,
F.. THUR.
Answer next week
THE PERFECT FOOL.
Copyright. 1a25.l
Evening star., 1925-11-15
BY STEPHEN LEACOCK.

IT HE House of Commons:
- says the best known Guide
Book TO London of Today.
1 mot inaptly called the
Mother of Parliaments, is
undoubtedly the most august, as 1t is
the most venerable, of the great re-
preventative assemblies of the world.
1t Is with something like awe that we
penetrate into the stiffness of West
minister Palace and find ourselves
presently looking down from our priv
ilesed place in the gallery upon the
earnest group Of men whose measured
tones and dignified formalfties sare
deciding the fate Of an empire
That Is what the Guide Book has
been saying about the House of Com
mons for some two hundred years.
But in reading over the press reports
of the debates Of the House within
the last year or so as they come
across the Atlantic. one Is inclined
TO wonder whether the cold dignity
of the dear old place is not getting
a little thawed out In the warm times
in which we live.
The proceedings in the later days
sound little too suggestive of the
Cowboys Convention of Montana, or
the meeting of the Literary and
Philosophical Society Of Dawson City,
Yukon.
Take as illustration the following
report of the proceedings of one day
some months ago. taken verbatim
from the London Times Of Tuesday
and the London Morning Post or the
Labor Herald forget which. hut
AT any rate, those who read the de
bates Of the House will recognize il
at once as genuine.
The House of Commons resumed
It's session yesterday At ; O'Clock. The
prime minister in rising from the
| treasury benches TO present his bill
for the introduction OF buckwheat
into the Tanganyiks district of Ugan
da. stated that he would like first to
refer to the fact that some member
of the House had just thrown ba
| mana at the Speaker. He would ask
| members TO realize that throwing ba-
| nanas at the Speaker impeded the
business of the House. He would
60 so far as To say that 1t was bad
ma nners.
a 7 the word manners the House
broke into an uproar. Cries arose
from the Labor benches. Manners
Yah. Manners
Evening star., 1925-11-15

LOOKS, | remarks TO High
- Dome" Finnegan. that the
further We go ahead with aero
i planes the more accidents they
have. Lately the papers have
been full of sms shups.'
''Of course" he returns gracefully,
you're wrong"
Amt you been reading about all Of
them era She's" I demands.
''Yeh," comes back High Dome. :"
but the percentage of accidents today
amt nothing like they was 10 years
ago. You got to remember that the
number Of planes Is increasing every
have more trouble with 10000 boats
than you had with ] 900
That's true" l admits. "but'-
Besides" goes on Finnegan, you
never see nothing in the newspapers
about aeroplanes that make safe
trips. There amt any more news in
machine winging from Pittsburgh to
New York or from London to Paris
All you ever hears about Is the sma sh
ups"
Just the same" | argues. 1T don't
seem to me that they has made much
progress in aeroplanes in the last 10
years. Ten years after the automobile
got on the map they had 'em so kid
could drive 'em so miles an hour and
be just as safe as bobo in arms. It's
just as dangerous for the average
bloke to go up in the air now as it was
in 1915. You should imagine they'd
have some fool-proof dinguses on aero
planes now that'd make 'em easy to
handle and sure-fire safe
You got TO remember replies
High Dome" that the benzine buggy
was developed as a peace.time propo
sition. with comfort and safety the big
things. while so far the aeroplane
hasn't been anything much but A war
wagon where speed and height were
the things the inventors was most in
terested in. Even today when YOU
think about an air-ship YOU think
about what it'll do in the next war"
How about them dirigibles? I
asks. DO you think they'll ever
amount TO anything in either war or
peace"
No" says F'innegan, 'as far as I'm
concerned they're waste of jack and
not good for nothing excepting to give
yokels at county fairs chance to get
stiff necks. They didn't do a thing in
the last war except drop a few bombs
over fishing villages. What chance
has a big balloon in scrap with aero
planes that can fly higher and faster
and with q target as big Is the Wool
worth Building to shoot att"
How about 'em carrying freight in
peace times?" ] inquiries.
Evening star., 1925-11-15

They're too big and unweldy to
handle in wind storms he returns.
you go along sweet and pretty and
all Of sudden squirt of wind cracks
you in two and you're scattered all
over the country. It costs about five
million beans to turn out one of EN-
and a Ave cent pocket of wind makes
buns out of 'em. The United StateS'll
be a sucker TO build any more of EN-. =
You don't want us to be cutters,
do you?" I shoots at him.
"Quitters, hell?" snaps High Dome. -
rs a guy a quitter if he starts out to
be a marathon runner and then gives
up because he's lost a couple of legs
in a railroad accident? 1t takes more
sense to know when to quit than when
to start. ANY simp can start some
thing. but it takes wise baby to lay
of when the cards are stacked against
him. III het there isn't a dirigihle in
the world that's Ave wears old"
Evening star., 1925-11-15
At Last the Cause Of Rugged Weather
At the North Pole Has Been Discovered

when they say "A man died standing
up?
Truly yours,
NJ. RALMER
Answer: When q man dies standing
up. 1t means his feet are so large he
can't fall over.
Dear Mr.. Wynn: My father and I
like to go to the theater. We are both
very fond of all kinds of shows. But.
after every show we see, we disagree
as to it's merits. He insists the shows
today are not like the shows when he
was my age. If there is any differ.
ence, will you kindly tell me about it?
Truly yours,
I. c. PLAYS.
Answer: The only difference I notice
is that 1t has changed from the Ears"
TO the Eyes" What I mean is, years
ago we used to go to the theater to
Evening star., 1925-11-15
Why the Plane Has Been Slow in Finding
Fool-Proof Conditions for Air Travellers

''Yeh," says l. but the minute you
get EN- that big you're putting EN-
in the same class with balloons.
They'll be easy to hit and the windll
be able to get a mean grip on EN-"
Forget it yelps Finnega
There g some difference in storm be-
tween sausage filled with gas that's
lighter than the air and a cruiser
of wood and steel skimming along
at the rate of $50 miles an hour.
Suppose YOU shoot at big plane.
Inless you hit the engine YOU amt
doing much damage. But a hole in a
gas bag is something different again"
Maybe you're right" says I, "just
the same I'm kind of disappointed with
them aeroplanes. BY this time / fig
ured they'd be as thick and as cheap
as Fords and everybody'd be going
TO work in them"
There's one thing that's holding
'em back" remarks High Dome"
What's that" l asks.
"Aeroplanes," SAYS Finnegan. "ain't
going to be very strong in the cities
until some goof figures out a wav to
get EN- off the ground without a run
ming start. The way things are now
YOU got to taxi two or three blocks be-
fore YOU can rise. Hows bin in
New York or Chicago going to use em
under the circumstances? How'd you
, land machine on Broadway or State
Street and how'd you make your geta-
way? The bird that can figure out a
scheme for going straight up with an
aeroplane will make some cleanup,
feller.''
Didn't I read some place." I asks,
where some feller in Europe has got
| a plane that II do just that?"
"On paper" says High Dome" but
! amt got no doubt that the scheme
will be worked out some day. Then
| business manll drop right down on
| the roof of his Office building. or he'll
park his aeroplane in the street just
| like automobiles are today. When he
| gets ready he'll press button and up
he'll go. When he gets certain dis
| tance he'll just steer in the direction
| that he wants.
How" 1 wants TO know, ARE you
going to park aeroplanes in the street
with them big wings?"
| 'Thatn be a cinch, returns Finne-
| gan. They'll work out a hinge
| scheme so the wings can be folded up
and the machine won't take as much
| room as a motor car. l could invent
| that myself"
Why" | inquiries. don't you de-
velop the straight-up idea, also. Try
yeast"
| "Yeast?" puzzles High Dome"
Sure" says /. It's self.raisins,
amt it,
tCopvrlrht, 1po5l
Evening star., 1925-11-15

NAL that didn't show in the picture.
maybe the photocra pher. So on this
account, ! thought well. | had better
read the piece underneath and see
does 1t give any details about what
frightened him?
OF all things, if the story wasn't
about Bla University, where George.
that's my husband. was graduated
from as soon as he finished his fresh
man year. So naturally | read the
piece with more interest especially
as our Junior would undoubtedly go
there If only for visit, and with this
foot ball idea In his mind. why the
sooner I knew the worst about the
game the better. And this was what
the piece SAYS.
"Bla Center, Oct. Is. The three
elevens composing Bla Us foot ball
squad went through a light final prac
tice on Grass Field this afternoon.
getting ready 10 meet Goofnah College
here tomorrow. The short session In
cluded twenty minute signal drill.
forma tons for kickoffs and work on
drop kicks and placements"
Sweet mamma. And who would
of thought them boys had been taught
so few manners at home they didn't
know how to meet a visiting team
that was coming over and hadder be
-
how. Still and all that seemed kinda
nice, them boys shaking hands with
each other, and saving so pleased 10
meet you. over and over until they
got il perfect. / could imagine it was
a real pretty scene. And the rest OF
1t didn't read so bad. especially that
about the twenty minute signal drill.
The paper didn't say whether the
boys used flags. handkerchiefs. or
flowers. or IL 1t was regular hoy
scout work. But even l wasn't able
to zee any harm in 1t.
That stuff about formations for kick
offs kinda worried me. though. Just
who was to be kicked off wasn't made
clear. nor for what reason. AS for
drop kicks. dunno what they was. or
il 1t merely meant they was going to
drop kicking. entirely. ] sure hoped
so. in case of Junior going there to
school. But believe you me. that
wasn't all ! learned about foot hall.
from that piece in the per. 1t went
on something to this effect.
The team which was to line up
against Goofnah, or SO Coach And.
four announced includes Messrs.
Whosis and Whatsis. who was to he
ends, whether book-ends or tas-ends.
not stated. A feller named Block
Pully and Mr.. Fishing, was to be
tackles, Messrs Muldoon & Murphy
was guards. to see that the prevention
of cruelty to children society didn't
stop the game until 1t was over.