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Evening star., 1925-04-09
AFTER NEW INDUSTRIES.

ATLANTA, April Especially .-Ex-
emption from city, county and State
taxation for five years to all new in
dustries located in this district has
been assured by official legal opin-
ions that such Legislation Is valid.
Hydro electric companies are pledged
to make attractive power induce
ments as part of the campaign to
attract new enterprises.
Evening star., 1925-04-09
STROMBERG'S NET DROPS.

NEW YORK, April 9.-Net profit of
the Stromberg arbueretor Co. de-
clined in 1924 to s561.797 after taxes
and charges from SS71, AIS the year
before. This was equal to s7.02 a
share on the no par value stock in
contrast to S11.62 a share in 1923.
Evening star., 1925-04-09
BUSINESS REPORTS
GOOD MARYLAND
Bank CIearings, Deposits and
Building Permits Show
Wide Prosperity.
Special Dispatch to The Star.


BALTIMORE, April 9.-Bank clear
lnss, building permits, postal receipts,
savings bangs deposits and carload
lngs, the best barometers OF business
activity, show that the first quarter of
1875 In Baltimore and it's commercial
territory has been a prosperous one.
Comparative bank clearings for the
first three months of the last four
years, stated in millions. show 1926
In the lead.
Postal receipts AT Baltimore in
March were the highest since Decem-
ber and exceeded March, 1924, by S.49
per cent. Total receipts for the quar-
ter ended March 81 stood at 81 1884, SEQ,
Evening star., 1925-04-09
FRENCH GET CONTRACTS.

NEW YORK, April 9.-French
manufacturers of cast iron pipe, who
underbid domestic producers 81 a ton,
have been awarded an order for IL, 900
tons by Oneida, N. Y. French makers
also were low bidders on 6.000 tons
for Detroit, but all bids were re-
jected.
Evening star., 1925-04-09
PAINTERS JOIN STRIKE.

BOSTON, April 9 Especially. - The
painters have joined the electricians,
plumbers and lathers in striking for
an increase from S1.10 to $1.25 an
hour. Most of the large jobs in Bos-
ton have been affected.
Evening star., 1925-04-09
ON SAVAGE ARMS BOARD.

NEW YORK, April 9.-Samuel G.
Dobbs of Atlanta, former head OF the
Coca Cola Company, and recently
made director of the kelVinator
Corporation, has been elected d d.
rector of the Savage Arms Corpora
ton at the annual meeting of STOCK
holders.
Evening star., 1925-04-09
EGG PRICES STEADY
AS EASTER NEARS
Brisk Demand in Markets
Today-Meat Sales Soon
to Improve.

Demand for eggs for Easter rolling
and Good Friday consumption made
buying especially brisk this morning.
No change in prices was noted as a re-
suit of the increased demand, however,
fancy selected stock being quoted at
80, while average receipts went at %.
In the retail market prices went as
low as three dozen for a dollar, al
though the general run was from 81
to 40. Haulers from nearby Maryland
and Virginia are bringing in large
quantities of eggs, the Purcellville
and Round Hill sections of the latter
Stste making large contributions.
Dealers expect decidedly improved
conditions in the meat and poultry
markets tomorrow, the demand for
, flesh foods usually being greater at
the close of the Lenten holiday sea-
son than before the season for fast
ing and religious devotions.
Practically no changes in prices of
foodstuffs have been announced the
past few days, and consumers prob
ably will not have to pay advanced
prices because of the holiday season.
Today's Wholesale Prices.
Butter-Fancy. tub, 52a54; prints,
55a57; store packed, 20a23.
Eggs-F'ancy. selected, candled, 80;
average receipts, %.
Poultry-Alive-Roo 10: Young
Winter chickens, 35a3S; fowls, 2S; geese,
15a20. Dressed-Fresh killed Winter
chickens, 35a3S: roosters, 19a20; fowls,
IS; turkeys, 5a50; ducks, 26a2S; geese,
20a25: capons, 40a45.
Live stock-Calves. choice, IS; me-
dium. 1Oa11: thin, sas; lambs, Spring,
13: live hogs, 13a13l2.
MeatS-Beef, 17a1S; veal, IS; lamb,
%; hogs, 20Aa21; loins, 2Sa30; hams,
2Sa30; shoulders. tia1S.
Fruit and Vegetable Review.
Today's market report on fruits
Market News Service Bureau of
Agricultural Economics) says:
Apples-Supplies light: demand
light, market steady. Barrels: Mary
land, Virginia and West Virginia, A
212 inches up, Winesaps, 7.00aS.00;
Ben Davis, 4.50a5 so: A "a inches un,
Romes. 6.50a7.00. Boxes: Northwes
ern, medium to large sizes, extra
fancy, Winesaps, a.50a3.75; Yellow
Newtons, mostly 800.
Aspara gus-Supplies light; demand
light, market fairly steady; South
Carolina and Georgia, dozen bunch
crates, green. very large size, 500;
large size, 4.00a450; small to medium
size 350a4.00.
Cabba age-Supplies moderate; de-
mand light. market steady: South
Carolina, l y -bushel hampers. pointed
type, 1.15a1 %; barrel crates. pointed
type. 2.4042.J0.
Celery-Supplies light: demand
moderate, market firm; Florida 10
inch crates, "a dozen, 2.75a3. 90; few
high as $50.
Lettuce-Supplies liberal; demand
moderate, market fairly steady; Cali
fornia. Imperial Valley, crates, ice
berg type, 4-5 dozen, 2.50a2-75; few,
800; some poor condition, low as 90
North Carolina, 5-peck hampers, big
Boston type, ordinary quality, 1.00a
1.25; few, 1.50.
Onion Market Firm.
Evening star., 1925-04-09
individuality

eIT WANT to express my
i self when / furnish
a home," is the frequent
statement heard.
But how to best express
ones self in furniture is too
often a matter of perplexity.
If it proves too big a problem
for you, tell us what you
wish to do, or the character
you want to express. Well
understand and be glad to
advise you.
Evening star., 1925-04-09
RATES ON BAR SILVER,

NEW YORK, April 9-Bar silver,
667s; Mexican dollars, 5112.
Evening star., 1925-04-09

3-Piece Overstuffed Living Room Suite, up
holstered in figured velour. .$259O0
3-Piece Overstuffed Living Room Suite, up
holstered in taupe velour with tapestry re-
versible cushions, piped in black. .$2S5.O0
2-Piece Apartment Size Suite, upholstered in
mohair; reversible spring cushions, COW
cred in damask ................$ .$325O0
3-Piece Living Room Suite, upholstered in
beautiful taupe and rose mohair: reversible
spring cushions $58OOo
Other suites from $4,000 up to $1,000.
Evening star., 1925-04-09
Onion Market Firm.

Onions-Supplies light; old stock
demand moderate, market steady:
New York, 100-pound sacks, yellow
United States No. /. medium to large
size. mostly 3.75; few higher. New
stock demand moderate, mark @ I
Evening star., 1925-04-09
Living Room Suites In
OUer-Stuffed and
Panel Backed

The Living Room is the gathering place of
the family, the center of home life and the
furniture used should combine beauty and
comfort. Such suites will be found in pro-
fusion in our store. They are covered in a
wide range of durable and beautiful cover
ings Then, too, the prices are very moderate.
Evening star., 1925-04-09

2-Piece Living Room Suite, upholstered in We
lour, reversible spring cushions, in floral
design Observation-Disclosures. $25O.OO
Ladies' Chair to match. ............. $4,000
3-Piece Living Room Suite, loose spring cush-
ions, covered in embossed velour :. $4,000
2-Piece Living Room Suite, suitable for small
room, upholstered in striped velour .$212.O0
3-Piece Cane Living Room Suite, loose spring
cushions, upholstered in cut velour, arms
upholstered to match. ........... .$159.O0
Evening star., 1925-04-09

Handkerchiefs
For Easter
Lace Edged Georgette Colored Handker-
chiefs $1.OO
Hand Embroidered Linen Handkerchiefs,
white and colors s...............5O Soc
Mems Silk Handkerchiefs, white and
colors ...... $500 Each
Evening star., 1925-04-09

POINT
INQUIRE ABOUT OUR DEFERRED PAYMENT PLAN.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-12-23
WEATHER AND BUSINESS

Says James H. Scarr, senior meteoroogist of the
United States Weather Bureah:
eft were sure wouldn't be called bigger liar
than I'd say that average Of one billion dollars
is saved every to New York business through ad
herence to the dictates of the weather bureau
This not only by paying attention to the
regular weather bulletins but by taking advantage of
special services offered by the bureau.
The street cleaning department calls up the
weather office and asks whether it's worth while to
put big force of to work shovelling snow. Ship
captains consult the weather before starting on
their VOYAGES Railway officials consult them regard
ing the shipment of perishabe fruit. Ice
ask about weather as it affects their trade
These kinds Of service, and many others, be
rendered by any weather office to any community and
should be utilized oftener than they are.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-12-23
Railroads Start
Preparation For
Summer Business

Although the present !, the middle
Of winter, railroads are preparing for
next summer : business, and informl
tion received today by G. ". Rungc,
district freight and passenger agent
OF the Southern Pacific company,
advises that low rate, round trip
tourist fares will be effective on
Southern Pacific lines from next
Nav to October.
The tourist fares for wcstbound
traffic will probably 90 into effect
on MAY - and castbCU"d traffic on
Nav %. These low summer rates are
put into effect to stimulate travel TO
the Pacific coast from the cast and
to enable residents Of the coast to
visit their former homes in the cast
and middle west.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-12-23

Nov look here, childrcu,' call
ed Nurse Jane Fuzzy Wuzzv, for
Mrs. Longear> way busy i'll the
kitchen. making something which
had a most delicious smell, and
which Is baked in an oven. Perhaps
You can guess what It is. 1t begins
with the letter G. Nov look here.
my dears," went ON Nurse Jane,
"run away and don't bother your
| father He has great deal to do
/ TODAY.
Now whether = waS brcausc Nurse
Jane SPOKE in that VA, or hccaTsr
Uncle Hi,-iiy twinklcd hi, pink
nose in such Il funny fashion, or
whether : WAS bccagse i WAS 81
near to Christmas. | can t say. Bu.
certain il is that. no sooner had
Nurse Jane told the little Dummies
to run out and play-than. out they
RAM
- Good whispered Uncle Wig
gilv. Now that they re gone | Will
have chance TO clean out the chim-
nev and get it ready for Christmas.
- Are you going to- mean are
the presents-oh, 1 mean is some
thing going to happen in our cAim-
ney tomorrow night?' whispered
the muskrat lady housekecper.
.'Of course there IS. answered
the rabbit gentleman. - | must clean
the Christmas chimney for there IS
no telling who might want to come
down with a bag full of presents,
and this he said i'll a loud voice Ill
case any of the little rabbits hap
pened to be listening.
But they were far off playing in
the SNOW, and after putting on an
old suit OF clothes, the bunny gem
tleman got up on the roof of his bun
galow and with a dusting brush tied
on the end Of a fishing pole. he be
gan cleaning the inside Of the Chin
ncv for Christmas.
Now while Uncle Wiggilv was
doing this. from far off. Oh the edge
Of the forest, the Fuzzy Fox watch
ed him. The bad chap was very
hungry.
/ - wonder why Uncle Wiggily IS
cleaning the chimncy'' said the
Fox to himself, forgetting about
Christmas coming. But this gives
me an idea chuckle1 the Fox. " My
tail is like q dusting broom. | will
rub lot of snow on my face and
BODY to make myself look like a lit
tie polar bear, who is white. | will
90 to Uncle Wiggilv and tell him !
am the little bear boy of Mr.. White
wash. and l will offer to brush out
the chimney.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-12-23
Fair Officials
Thank Press For
Publicity Help

Thanks of the Imperial Valley
Mid Winter Fair association have
been extended to the Imperial Val
ley Press for the assistance given
by this paper in helping make the
show Il success.
In letter received today from
President T. B. Edgar and Sccrc.
tary w. w. Van Pclt, the statement
is made:
1--WE wish to express to you our
sincere thanks for the active inter
est you took in the success of our
fair, and the very valuable assist
anec YOU rendered through the col
umMs of your splendid paper. We
feel it would be useless to attempt
to put over such an undertaking
without such help "a YOU and others
of our newspaper friends have rend-
crcd,r
Imperial Valley press., 1925-12-23
PLAYED TO DEATH

When "k-d" Grange started his professional
football career enthusiastic editor gave him credit
for knowing enough to pay manager half the gate
receipts to do his thinking for him. Subsequent de-
veopments raise question to the quality of that
thinking.
Red" as millions of newspapers know has slump
ed badly in his playing And it doesn't seem his fault
He has tried carry out impossible schedule that
required him to play the most strenuous of athletic
games almost every day for five weeks. No human
being could stand up under the strain and play we'll to
the end. "Red" has been worked to death-or played
to death.
1t is riding good horse to death 1t is also kill
ing the goose that lays the golden eggs There loss
of money to player and manager both, in such pol
ICY The public feel cheated, and loses faith
and interest in the hero.
Still, it's probably just we'll. The tired disiilu-
stoned player may go back to college and finish his
education. The public may turn to other types of
heroes Hero-worshippers may not always make deni-
gods of athletes in preference to those Of sub
Stantia achievement.
Secretary Hoover says the 'war on waste is win
ming That's largely because there's less waste war
Imperial Valley press., 1925-12-23
XMAS MEMORIES
ARE DESCRIBED
BY BEN LINDSAY
by United Press Leased Wire

DENVER, Colo. Dee. 23.-A re.
cent Chrismtas experience has made
this year the outstanding Christmas
for Judge Ben B. Lindsey of the
! Denver Juvenile court.
The Christmas rccollcctionS OF
one S childhood are usually identi-
| fled with the conventionalitics OF
! the Christmas season and ccnven.
! tionalitics, like platitudes, are often
/ without much meaning Judge
Lindsey said.
Therefore, | prefer to speak of
recent Christmas experience in the
| juvenile and family court of Denver
! Preceding Christmas day 1t is
our custom to have a special meet
| ing of all boys who are ON probation
to the court TO impress upon them
the real meaning and spirit of
I Christmas.
This group of probationers rep
resented abount a dozen national
ltics. From my questions othc boys
to bring out what they really under.
stood from the lessons taught them,
| found ii was little Jimmie Gin. the
Chinese boy of l., against whom
parents and teachers had warned
their children because of his nation
ality, who appreciated best the les-
N Of Christmas time.
The Golden Rule
III was Jimmie who said: Treat
others as YOU would have them treat
YOU. And again, after our 100
per cent Christian Americans had
variously answered.: Because the
chief Of police would get them or
they It get lickin or 20 to jail, ,
or the hot place if they do wrong
il was Jimmie Chin who answered,
III do right because it is right.
1t was also Jimmie Chin who
answered my question:
" Who should hc Norr police
Ian by the response himself, aft
er Il the others had said: The cop.
'thr teacher. the probation Off
Ger, or Cod.
"Thcsc were all good, average
children, attending school and Sun
day School. but it is significant that
th follower of contucius should
have been more ready with Christ
ian answers than were the so-called
followers of Christ.
II think there is more to be had
from the this most recent Christmas
story than from some less concrete,
childhood remembrance.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-12-23
DENIES REQUEST
FOR ARMY PLANES
+. ON POLAR FLIGHT
BY United Press Leased Wire

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23.-Sec.
rotary of War Davis has denied the
request Of the Detroit Aviation So
ciety for army air planes and per
sonnel to make the proposed north
pole flight next spring, the war dc
partment announced today.
Davis informed William b. Mayo
of the society and the Ford Motor
company that Lieutcnants James A.
MaCready and james II. Doolittle,
crack army pilots could not be re-
lievcd from their duties 10 make the
flight.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-12-23
n. Y. State Now
Has Over Eleven
Million People
Dy United Press Leased Wire

ALBANY, y. y. Dec. -. New
York states population today was
fixed at n,l62,l5l, Il gain of 776,
924 i'll the last five years, ii Was an
uounccd by Mrs. Florence T.. >.
Knapp, secretary of state, as the
state census bureau completed its
compilation.
OF this population New York City
supplies 5,s7%,&56, Il five year
growth Of 253,30s, the federal cen
sns of 1920 having shown ) 5,62O.O4S.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-12-23
Phone Boosting
Irks Housewives
By United Press Leased Wire,

LONDON, Dec. 23.-Boosting on
the telephone is one of London :
iatcs, advertising stunts.
itdrrasscu housewives are bitterly
complaining of the indiseriminatc
use of Tho telephone by Il few busi-
ness firms which have adopted it
for advertising purposes.
Vacuum cleaner companies, piano
and gramaphonc makers, groccrs,
wirelcs, firms and even drcssmak-
crs are included in the list of these
telephone trcSpasscrs offering free
triad of their goods.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-12-23
Bedtime Stories
By HOWARD E. GARIS
Copyright, 1898, by Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate
UNCLE WIGGILY' CHRISTMAS
CHIMNEY

"Oh daddycums, what are YOU go
ing to do today" asked jinglc.
"Will YOU take us advcnturing
with YOU - begged Scooter,
"Pleasc lets hop over the fields
and maybe we can catch hold Of the
tsil OF the Bob Cat and make him
mep-,, - exclaimed Baby Buntv, the
littlest rabbit child of all, and She
was an orphan, visiting for a time
in the hollow stump bungalow.
1t was in the morning, two days
before Christmas. when a number of
the little animal children gathered
about Uncle Wiggilv. begging and
teasing him to amuse them.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-12-23
TEN YEARS AGO
Decemher q. 1Q15

The Imperial Valley Commanderv.
knights Templar, announced that
they would conduct Christmas
morning service at the Masonic tenn
pie.
L. r. Forester was limping on az
count Of a ten penny nail puncturc
in his right foot The spike went
through his shoe some weeks before.
Mrs. II. c. Coo entertained the
local I. +, O. chapter at the home on
Woodward avenue.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-12-23
Looking Backward
what the Press Files Toll or
Imperial Valley for THIS Date
10 Past YeAI1
EIGHTEEN YEARS AGO
December %, 1907

+. =. Putnam was appointed tax
collector for Imperial County at a
meeting of the board of supervisors.
The Imperial Land company with
offices in FL Centre and Brawlev
opened for business. The company
was composed of T. II. Kellogg and
John B. Baker. FL Centre, and +. II.
Stanley, BrawIcv. The FL Centre
office was i'll the Back;ngton build
Imperial Valley press., 1925-12-23
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO
December 23, 1910

OtCtuIUVl 20, ISIU
The Imperial County teachers in
siitute opened in Los Angeles in con-
junction with the Southern Califor-
MIA Teachers association meeting.
Two ears of Brawlev cotton were
sold to the Joseph r. LOTUS com
pany for japanese cotton sp;nners.
The cotton brought from 1915 to
1870 cents per pound,
More than $500 has been added to
the funds of the Episcopal Women 5
Guild by q hazaar hold that day.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-12-23
11,518 Wins Big Lottery
by United Press Leased Wire

MADRID. Dec. 23-Thc number
li,5l9 is lucky. for j. won today the
Spanish lottery, valued at about
S2,0o0,000. This ticket, however,
was divided into sub-tickcts.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-12-23
X-RA,Y MOVIES

Moving pictures have moved far along since their
pioneer days when they amounted to curious subst
tute for the dime museum or peep show. The latest
developments most remarkable of all. They show
what the eye alone could never
One branch of the new movies IS physiological
Marvellous things being by physicians to show
the internal conditions of the body and help in dag
nosis. At gathering of Xray experts the other day.
there shown films of beating heart and the pro-
gress of digestion.
This involves, of course, the of the X-ray to
make the photographs instead of ordinary light BY
the process the operation and condition of var
organs, transparent to the Aray revealed by
t1ng them visible by means of special diet or the
ection of opaque liquids Thus the doctor finds out
what is wrong with his patient by seeing right through
him.
The microscopic movies are, if possible, still more
marvellous. No human eye has ever atom, or
the aggregation of atoms called mol ecule and
it is hardly possible that any eye will. But by
means of the X-ray and microscope, moving pictures
produced showing the action of the X-ray on
metal under varying conditions and the action of the
atom under electrical influence How much farther
will this wiZardry go?
Imperial Valley press., 1925-12-23

t"eng the things cleaned by gas
o'.a re pochctbooKs.
"Uncle Wigsily will be glad of
that. He will let me get up on the
roof, close to him and thcn-ah, and
them can nibble his cars,' So the
Fox rolled IN some snow. making
himself all white like a bear from
the north pole. Coming close to
the bungalow the Fox, making his
barking voice as soft as he could
said:
Hello, Uncle Wiggily! | am the
little polar bear boy OF your friend
Mr.. WAitewash, and | viii use my
big tail to help clean your chimney,
though why are YOU dong it don
know
You don t know. ch? Well, YOU
ought to know Christmas is coming.'
said the rabbit gentleman. And just
then he pulled up the fishing pole
with the dusting brush on the end
Of il, and out came a lot Of black
SCOT. The SCOT fell to the ground
NHtIt lHc w Hltc ! UA WAS SllllHH.
"Oh, ker choo! kcr foo. ker
doodleum, sncczcd the Fox. and he
sncezed so hard that the snow, in
which he had rolled himself, fell
off and Uncle Wiggily could see
who it was.
"Oh no. You arcn I little polar
bear at all-vour re Il Fox and you
can I come up hcrc' cried the rab-
bit. Then he shook some more SCOT
down on the Fox, causing him 10
succZc harder than ever And back
20 his den the bad chap had TO run
getting no ears that day.
THAT was quite an adventure,
said the bunny as he finished clean
ing the chimney. And if the trolley
car docsn 7 try to run on one wheel
and wave the others at the jitncy
bus around the corner | II tell YOU
next about Uncle Wiggily S Christ
mas tree.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-12-23
THE WEATHER

Los Angeles and Vicinity: Fair
tonight and Thursday with moder-
ate temperature.
Southern California: Fair tonight
and Thursday; moderate tcnnpcra-
turc.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-12-23

He who talks to himself has ;
sympathetic audience.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-12-23
FEDERAL CONVICT
WILL GET PARDON

WASHINGTON, Dec. %. - The
justice department today announced
that only ON" federal prisoner. Jos
efh Gilman, convicted in san Fran
cisco, will receive an executive par
don this Christmas.
Gilman, who was cOny.ctcd Of
passing counterfeit notes in Jan
uarv, 1925, is now confined at Ne.
Ne...s ISLAND peaitenitisry. He
'.as enc Of six men recommended for
pardon by Warden Archer.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-12-23

Secretary Hoover says the war waste" is win
ming That's largely because there's less waste war
Imperial Valley press., 1925-12-23

-taeng the things cleaned by gas
o'.a re pockctbooKs.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-10-23

Real estate r>rrns offer their best
buys every day in the Want nd
Columns of The star.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-10-23

ing tho University and my brother
IN France wants 20 como over a.
soon az hc can get his immigration
papers"
No one who saw Mrs, Jewclrs
smiling sparkling eyes and her
ready smile would dpuU; that she
Ia happy IN her now homo and
gind that moro than six years ago
she married Casey" IN tho little
town Of ChabrIs.
Mrs. Jewell. who then was Mar
rio louise Rabo,, lived near Tour.
about three miles from where her
future husband was campcd for
some 20 months during and after
tho war.
when tho tlmr Tor Casey" %
leave France druE near. no decided
he wanted 70 tsks Marie along.
She consented and. on juno {. 1912.
they wrrS married. a month later
Mario had said goodbye TO her
parents and was sailing tho Atlantic
for America and their future home.
Seattle.
And here. half way round tho
world from hsr former home. sho
and some 40 others started a now
llfo and. sho insists. very happy
one.