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Imperial Valley press., 1925-12-14
BEAUTY on THE SCREEN

Beauty means little to screen aspirants,' says
a film star. Tenacity and courage, she says are more
valuable than pretty faces.
Well, mebbe so, mebbe Courage some moral
lists maintain, is the parent of all the virtues. And
tenacy is useful not only in hunting good job but
in hanging onto it. But the remark quoted tempts
reader moraize about the screen beauties general
ly and in particular about their acting their lack
Of it.
why on earch don't these screen beauties act?'
asks male movie fan. .All they do is make faces.
We it in film after film The vamps act, all right
And the male actors usually act. But most of the
beautiful heroines merely hang around like simps and
don't do blamed thing but put four or five stand
ard conventionalized expressions intended to fit the
situations created by the real actors. Haven't they
anything but faces to act with?'
A discerning critic remarked of famous
male comedian He looked sad He did it with his
feet If these sweet screen heroines could only
press few human emotions with their feet hands,
or bodies, by pose gesture, action of some kind
other than merely facial they would make more of
hit with males, at least and lay themselves less
open the charge of being mere high salared dumb
bells There is something to screen acting than
closeup portraits.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-12-14
THE COST OF BOOKS

Winston Churchill famous American novelist,
says he has written books in the last ten years
but not for publication. Like child building houses
in the sand he does it for his amusement.
Mr. Churchill can afford to do this. He has made
enough money past successes to indulge such
whim. But he gives for it that is not alto
gether childish He doesn't write books for publica-
ton any because he doesn't like the publish
handle them. He says he is lied up with the mod
ern purveyor of books"
His chief objection to them seems to be the prices
they charge for books. Today, says Mr.. Churchill
books cost much that they beyond the reach of
those who love them.
"A good book is to be cherished and kept and read
and re-read. People who can't afford to pay 81 or
$3.50 for book must get them out of libraries
Something is lost. They miss the association of good
books and the pleasure of seeing them in the house
familiar friends and re-reading them occasional
W.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-12-14
RANCHERS INTEND
TO PROTEST PIPE
AND SERVICE FEE

Protest against the 81 service
charge, and a fee for pipe service,
which were announced by the lmpe-
raj Irrigation district last week, is
planned by rancherS of the valley
according to G. W. Young of the
Eucalyptus district.
Mir. Young stated this morning
that he had been asked by the
ranchers in his district to urge
ranchers in all parts of the valley to
'oufor with the directors of the dis
trict and ask them ito reconsider
the service and pipe charges.
The ranchers, YouHg stated, be
licvc that the matter can be adjust
cd to the satisfaction of the district
and water users. and that confer
nee between representatives of
5oth parties will convince the direc-
'ors that the charges are not in the
best interests of the ranchcrs.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-12-14
ASK COOLIDGE TO
SAVE YOUNG MAN
CONDEMNED TO DIE
by United Press Leased Wire

DEFIANCE, Ohio, Dee. l4.-Mr.
aad Ms. Christ Seyboldt appealed
tc President Coolidge to interccdc
IN behalf of their son, Ralph w.
Seyboldt, "a, who will face a firing
squad in Salt Lake City, Utah, ON
Jan. Is for numbering Patroman
David II. Crowther.
A second appeal was transmitted
to Congressman Charles j. Thomp-
son who was asked to supplement the
plea with personal representations to
the president.
The patrolman was slain i'll 1928.
Sentence of death has been passed
Oh Seyboldt five times, but each
time executive clemeneN has held
execution in abeyanee.
When ScEtencc WIS passed for the
sixth time few days ago Sevboldt
was given his choice OF dying by
hanging or facing Il firing squad.
He chose the latter.
Sevboldt, according to his broth
er, Carl, here, was attending Il party
with two companions who were sta
toned at Salt Lake army post with
Seyboldt, when the murder occur
red. The party became boisterous
and C:owthcr mtcrvened. An argu-
ment and scuffle ensued in which
trowthcr WAS said to have drawn Il
gun. The weapon WIS discharged
and Crowtlsr was killed. Sevboldt,
at his trial, contendcd the shooting
WIS accidental.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-12-14
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO
December =. 1910

Government work was begun on
the Colorado river break, Walter
X. Bowker had 1000 head of mules
ready for work. and stated that he
would be able to increase this mum
Der to 5000 if necessary.
The third annual Imperial County
fair opened at the ''permancnt
fair headquarters in Fl Centre.
II was announced that a Rebekah
lodge was instituted in Imperial.
R. a. Walker and Peter Hovley
arrived in Brawley. after driving
Walker ; new L. NJ. +. automobile
through from Los Angeles to the
Imperial Valley press., 1925-12-14
FAILING BEHIND

A business employee in a small Pennsyivanla
town living perfectly respectable life, feeling obliged
to keep up with the neighbors his salary of $500
month suddenly snapped morally under the strain
He took the $4,000 cash payroll that he was re-
sponsble for distributing skipped to big town and
in a week had lost it all in gambling. Now he goes
back home to take his medicine The upshot of it is
that he has fallen behind his neighbors
Very likely the man wasn't getting as much he
was worth or IS much called for by RESPONSE
bility imposed on him for many years. But he must
normal imagination and enterprise might have compell
ed raise in pay enabling him to live decenty his
income, or might have got him better-paying job
with other firm, might have found capitallstc
backing to start in business for himself.
At the worst, imagination and enterprise, plus
courage might have enabled him to drop out of his
artificial social setting, for saking his white collar
Job for mechanical Job with more money in it.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-12-14
TEN YEARS AGO
December IA, 1915

DIR. f. \. Burger left for Los An
sclcs. where he expected 10 spend
week.
r. F. Wills of Braw!cy was an
sEi Centre visitor
Patronesscs who were to serve at
FL Centre ; charity ball the follow
ing evening were announced TO be
Mcsdamcs Arthur Edgar, Warren
Curricr. a. II. Griswoid, W. :. Faw
cett. Leroy Holt. g. Z, Conant, 7.
T. Cook. q. V. Wachtel, Il. Il. White
/ law, Winthrop Pier, George Ander-
son. 0. q. Horne. :. W. Dunaway,
G. y. Perry, c. +. Paris, c. j..
Ritz, George Tilton and Ralph
Nwcarington.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-12-14
Bedtime Stories
BY HOWARD z. GARI8
Copyright, 1923, by McClurs
Newspaper Syndicate
UNCLE WIGGILY AND KITTY
M0rISE

Uncle Wiggilv arose early one
morning in the house where he had
been visiting Tommic Kat and his
brother Joie.
II really must hop back home to
my hollow stump bungalow today,
said the rabbit gentleman to himself
~ have been away quite long
enough, visiting my other animal
friends and teaching them little les
sons III being careful. Now it is
drawing near to Christmas. and my
Imperial Valley press., 1925-12-14
CALIFORNIA IS HELPING
PUT NATION TO SLEEP

SACRAMENTO, Calf, Dec. IL
California is helping put the ma
ton to sleep. The average daily
output of mattresses in this state
is approximately 5000, while more
than 1000 pillows are madc daily,
according to the state department
of agriculture, which directs inspec-
tion of the sleep inducing products.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-12-14
NEW WAY TO REMEMBER
TO MAIL YOUR LETTERS

DALLAS, Texas, Dee. l4.-Slips
Of memory do not worry NJ. J. Wilk-
crson, Dallas manager or the Fair
child publications of New York.
since he devised novel "Jog.vour.
memory PLAN Whenever he stamps
letter hc puts ii in his hat upside
down on his desk Now" SAYS
Wilkerson, "if my hats on, the
NAILS been mailed. -
Imperial Valley press., 1925-12-14
Looking Backward
What the Press Files Tell Of
rmreris, vs'av for This DATE
u Past Years
EIGHTEEN YEARS AGO
TeccClber Ia. 1907

Al the annual meeting of the Fl
Centre Fancy Melon Growers as
sociation the following officers were
elected: president. John Norton;
president. W. r. Waldrop; sec
retarv, W. :. Ballard; directors. j..
A. McClause and W. A. Thaver.
The association hal a total Of
26o acres planted the previous year,
had at that time 400 signed up for
the next season, but expected fully
Imperial Valley press., 1925-12-14
THE WEATHER

Los Angeles and Vicinity: Fair
tonight and Tuesday with moderate
temperature.
southern California: Fair tonight
and Tuesday; cooler east portion
toniuht: frost in the interior.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-12-14
Woman Completes
Hike of IS Miles
By United Press Leased Wire

BOSTON, Mass. Dec. Ii. = Miss
Eleanor Sears, Boston society
woman. arrived at her Beacon
street home ut i2:06 p. III. today.
having walked 45 miles from Prov
fdenco to this city in II hours, six
minutes.
Miss Sears had wagcrcd she
would walk the distance within Is
hours. She crossed the finish line
three hours and 81 minutes ahead
of schedule.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-12-14
COLORADO GAGE

YUMA. Dee. l4.-Mean daily gage
1eightS in feet and mean discharge
n second feet of the Colorado river
It Yuma. Ariz., fer the week ending
Dee. ! !. 1925.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-12-14

The farm advisor of Ventura
county has plots on a large lemon
ranch for the treatment of she'll.
bark disease with bordeaux. mercur-
Ic cyanidc and carhnlrum.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-12-14

Cover crop acreage is rapidly in
ereasing in Contra Costa county and
two new varieties are under test:
Tangier pea and Oregon ve;ch.
y test is being made with KAN
thate Of potash to kill phyllozera
and nematodes in Fresno county.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-12-14

The Napa county farm bureau
won the prizes for the highest pen
md tlio highest hen al tho Santa
Cruz laying contest.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-10-05
.Life's Hurdle
By L. E. Bisch

A Defense Reaction" is a sort
of disguise that we adopt in order
to hide something.
Defense reactions may be con-
scious as well as unconscious.
We may deliberately pretend or
we may pretend and not know it.
For example, a man with a weak
chin may be fully aware Of it and
for that reason he grows beard.
That's a conscious defense.
Another may have shifty eye,
never looking people straight in the
face, because, unconsciously, he
suffers from fears or doubt or a
sense of inferiority. Such per-
son, indeed, may be astonished to-
learn that he cannot hold his gaze
when the fact is pointed out to him.
We all are subject to defense
reactions of one variety or another.
No person is absolutely free from
them!
Strangely enough, some of the
worlds greatest and most benefit
cial reforms have been brought
about by people who had strong de-
Tense reactions.
1 do not say this is always the
case. But II may be.
II you are sure Of thing you do
not have TO get excited over 1t.
But the person who gets all
wrought up when the facts really
do not warrant SO strong a reac-
ton may justly be suspected of be-
ing influenced by defense.
Defenses reveal people as pre-
tending to be what, In truth, hap
pens to be just the opposite.
They claim to be honest and de-
pendable, az a sample case, when
deep down they are crafty and bear
watching.
In psychoanalysis one digs up
most interesting defenses.
People who undergo this modern
method Of mental probing or ex-
ploration Of their unconscious feel
ings and ideas-often cannot be-
lieve at first that what is dug up
can possibly be fact.
They soon see, however, how
much they have been playing make
believe"
Watch yourself for defense re-
actions.
II you cannot distinguish and ex-
plain them yourself, yet suspect
yourself as harboring them, you
might consult a specialist. He will
be able TO help You.
Copyright, 1895. Premier synd., Inc.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-10-05

"HE other morning in Paris Frenchman climbed
into his airplane for little weekend jaunt
L The first day he flew to Constantinople. Next
day he winged his way along the Dnieper river and over
the plains of Southern Russia to Moscow.
The third day he returned to Paris, stopping at
Copenhagen on the way.
Twenty-Five years ago such a story would have
been taken opium dream or tale from Arabian
Nights" Now it receives inch and half space on
the fifth page of metropolitan paper.
In London more than fifty applicants for passage
ON the arpane lines Paris turned away each day
"A thousand passengers carried each week. but this
does not meet the demand for seats.
In the Businesses Of mountainous Afghanistan re-
Gently four arpanes landed. They arriving from
Russia and being delivered to the Afghanistan gov
sernment
threshng machine broke down farm
Terre Haute Indiana the other day. The farmer hired
an airplane, flew to Loganspor got repair parts and
continued the job the same afternoon.
Eskimos living in ice igoos in the Arctic Circle
have been flying with the aviators of the Macmillan
expedition.
These items taken at random from the days news
offer the best evidence possible that the apane has
taken its place among the everyday machines of proved
practically.
The successful flight is more the exception but
the rule.
The airplane has made its way out of the freak or
toy class and deserves serious consideration.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-10-05
AFTER EFFECTS OF DISEASE
By ROYAL S. COPELAND, M. D.
United States Senator From New York.
Former Commissioner Of Health New York City.

1t is bad enough to have an ILL
ness. After you have had two or
three or four weeks in bed, you
think you are entitled to a CON-
Portable recovery. Certainly you
should be safe after the usual symp-
toms and stages have passed. But
alas! there are ailments which
leave uncomfortable and lasting eff
fects. Even after you have gotten
back to your usual duties, there re-
mains danger which may PROSTATE
and even destroy you.
One of the treacherous diseases
OF this sort is diphtheria. Even a
mild attack may produce results,
which will hamper the victim for
months and sometimes years.
ALI the contagious or infectious
diseases possess the bad habit of
leaving after symptoms or effects.
The heart, kidneys or nervous sys-
TEN may suffer for long time. The
weakening produced by the disease
is slow to disappear and until it
does, great care must be exercised
not TO overdo.
/ have observed serious paralysis
of the muscles of the throat after
a mild attack of diphtheria. In
these days of serums and vaccines
it is not unusual to hear somebody
complain that such a paralysis came
from the antitoxin. This is all nom
sense. In my early practice, before
antitoxins were used, these paralytic
after-effccts, were more commonly
observed than they are now.
The particular after-effcct Of dis
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-10-05

ease which I desire to discuss is
heart involvnent. Almost every
child who has fever will be found
to have ''murmur," an abnormal
sound of the hearts beating. This
passes away at once and is Of no
consequence.
Irregular action of the heart is
very common after diphtheria. Rapid
heart is another effect, and this may.
be followed by serious drop in the
pulse rate.
There are other after results, such
as Bright's disease after scarlet
fever, running ear, brain and nerv-
Gus system involvment.
1t must be admitted that every
step in our progress toward the pre-
vention OF disease is a blessing to
humanity. Disregarding the broken
hearts and the direct economic loss
from illness, there is no doubt that
the efficiency of many a person has
been permanently lowered by sick
ness which, at the time, did not seem
particularly serious.
There is little excuse these days
to have diphtheria or typhoid fever.
Sc..rlet fever appears to be another
disease for which a means Of pre-
vention has been found. Smallpox
and malaria have all but disap-
peared. Let us hape that the next
decade may give us protection
against other of the infectious dis
eases.
"An ounce of protection is worth
a pound Of cure"
Copyright. 1925. by Newspaper
Feature Service. Inc.)
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-10-05
THEIR FIRST JOBS
An Engine Builder at Eighteen.
By PHILIP NOWLAN

One Of the most prominent manu-
facturers of the Pacific Coast
section was born in Philadelphia
and drew bis first pay envelope from
the Baldwin's Locomotive Works
in that city.
He was only IS years old when
he first went to work in the big
locomotive building plart, and for
the next three years he continued
10 work there.
Then he got job as the gen
erai superintendent Of the Penn
sylvania warehousing & Safe De-
post Company, post which he
filled for a period of about five
years.
He left it to form a connection
in which he could better capitalize
his knowledge of railroad rolling
stock, and joined the force Of the
United States Metallic Packing
Company, which manufactured
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-10-05

We are living in a more amaz-
ing age than were the days of Jack
and the Beansralk, and Aladdin
and his wonderful lamp.
Children enjoy stories about the
Magic Carpet that transports one
anywhere, or the Cap of Fortunatas
which may render one invisible, and
similar tales.
But to 60 to the wall and punch
a button and flood the room. sud-
denly with brilliant light. to have
a fire Immediately on a gas stove
which will fry feefsteak, to say
nothing of the wonders of the tele.
graph, the telephone and the radio,
indicate that this age is more mar
velous than any that has preced-
ed it.
The hidden forces of nature have
always been present in matter.
There is enough energy in a drop
of/water to move a steamship, if it
could be extracted. Constant rays
of force play around every particle
of matter. and the man who will
discover how to take an atom
apart will be great inventor.
Most people believe in luck. and
dream of the great hidden gods as
ministering to themselves individual
ly. They are ministers, but they
serve the race. They serve tho
wisest and those who have wisdom
enough to find out their workings.
An inventor is simply one who
discovers the hidden giants and
tells us how to use them.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-10-05
Stretch for 1t
BY "The Spectator"

Added strength and skill always
lie just beyond the bounds Of CON-
Portable effort.
II you would reach them stretch
a little.
To grow you must stretch.
The way a boy builds up mus
Gle is not by Ginning himself the
same number Of times every day.
1t is by increasing the number TO
keep il outside the bounds of COM
Portable effort.
II is the keeping on after he be-
gins to tire that builds more mus
Gle.
A person expands his chest by
forcing in more air than he nat
urally would breathe. he keeps
stretching the muscles and air sacks
ana In time il becomes natural to
breathe deeper and TO get more air
into the lungs.
A classmate Of Herbert Hoover
said that while in college Hoover
showed few Of the earmarks Of
big man.
But after graduation, each year
be took on a little bigger Job.
Every year he stretched a little
more, he took on a little more re-
sponsibility, and so his executive
ability grew from year 10 year.
A distance runner who held
many records once told the writer
that he began with ability below
par. But for years be ran every
night, summer and winter, increas-
ing the distance and speed.
A. he stretched for greater abil-
y il came.
II is never by doing the same
tasks over and over after they
have become routine and easy that
man grows.
II is by stretching 10 something
new, something that Is difficult at
first.
Trying TO do things easy" is the
surest road 10 stagnation.
The strenuous life is the life Of
growth.
For mental development the stu
dent forces himself 10 read after
be has ceased TO enjoy il. Read
ing only as long as you enjoy it
is not exercise; it is just saunter-
ing. IT pays to read something that
is hard 10 read once in while
just for the mental discipline, 20
stretch for greater power Of self
control.
II you want something out Of
reach, stretch for II.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-10-05
SAN ANTONIO,
OCTOBER S, 1925
Hidden Giants
By DIR. FRANK CRANE

The earth, sun and air are full
of the forces of health and are
ready to operate upon anyone who
desires them. A good doctor is sim
ply one who leads us back to ma
ture and who knows how to use its
hidden forces.
A man is not great independent
ly, but only in so much as he can
use the forces Of nature.
1t would be a great thing to
make the dead speak, as the necro-
mancers claim to do, but 1t is
quite as wonderful to have a
photograph recording their voice.
We cannot see President Wilson
in action. but ,on the moving pic
ture screen we can see his perfect
imitation.
Education is simply discovering
what these hidden laws are and
finding out their universally Of
operation.
Belgium and France are learn
ing just now that they cannot ex-
pect to borrow money unless they
pay IT," debts.
The foolish look to make money
by gambling or speculation. The.
wise cooperate with nature and
live on little less than they make.
Thrift is using a law Of nature
to increase ones wealth. It op-
crates automatically and regularly.
Speculation is uncertain.
Copyright. 1925. by The Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-10-05
ONCE LOVERS
When Your Secret Sins Are Found Out, What Good Will
Your Unholy Gain Do You?
BY J. J. MUNDY
Copyright 1895 Feature Service Incorporated

As long as you can keep secret
your shady actions you feel that
there is little use in trying to abb
stain from your wrong doing.
1t is the thought of being found
out which worries you.
Yet you have been smooth enough
to cover your tracks so far; there
fore you feel there is little likeli-
hood Of discovery.
The jails and the prisons are full
of men of such ideas.
You think some time you will re-
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-10-05

form and follow the straight and
narrow path but you put it off from
day to day. ?
There is certain goal you want
to reach before you make a change
in your principles.
A few more fruitful undertakings
and you will have reached the posi-
ton for which you are working.
And as you go on you take still
greater chances because you want
to get still greater results.
II you should get caught--aRd you
will eventually-whst then?