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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-03-30

This mental quicness sometimes tried on old and
young minds average college student about ten
solve the problem Try out for yourself and time
yourself before you read the which is given few
lines down After you do it, you wonder that you should have
hestated even three seconds although the size Of the resulting
triangles is somewhat confusing
should take you sixty seconds instead of ten to solve
this problem it needn't worry you.
Slow minds have solved of the most important prob
lens quick minds have been simply quick without
amounting much The value of the brain depends what
it can DO, not how QUICKLY it can do it.
The the puzzle win be found by removing
triangle formed by the matches number z g. That
leaves rangles, four times as big the other
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-03-30
LISTEN, WORLD! ~4ssPsaSs By ELSIE ROBINSON

/ suppose it never occurred to you that
these obscure millions who serve you may
possibly hate restriction and responsibility
quite as much as you do. 1t would amaze you
to know that they, too, might like to kick
over the marriage traces and embark on
profitable temporary adventures which they
could terminate at will. Moreover they don t
break out into paeons of joy when they have
to pay taxes, get permits or submit to the
civic yoke Not on your life they DON
But something keeps them to it-some in
stinct to do the square thing by the gang
their own self-respect-their pride in the
country-their love for little children and
pity for sickness and old age-a confused
approaching to that God who is the source Of
all beauty and kindness and honor-all these
things keep them to it, Cora, and make them
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-03-30

The true strong and sound mind mind that can en-
brace equally great things and small.
No is born without faults; he is best who is beset
by least.
Things used in moderation last q long TINA
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-03-30

Memory is the only paradise of which we be
driven.
1t thing to make idea clear and another make
it affecting to the imagination.
Imitation is the 4incerest form Of flatterxr
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-03-30

IICy bIdIIOU d CUIUAuH
w twenty years ago it was a safe bet
w that a pastoral time would be had
by ALL Yep, those were the halcyon days
for the journalists that wrote columns.
But not SO now. Annabelle is still wonder
ing about her lover, but she's also wonder
ing about lot of other things. Her job, for
instance. Or her next divorce. Or whether
she I'll get her face lifted or let it fall. Or
that new brand of cigarette. Or the LAW.
Particularly the law. The woods are simply
filled with Annabelles who are interested in
the law-sos they can BREAK IT. From
Title the ToiIer, who sneaks into the wash
room for hurried cigarette before dicta-
ton, to Cyanide Cora who's posing as Mrs.
Brown in that discreet little apartment
house, they're all seeing how much irregu-
Imperial Valley press., 1925-10-03

Our national annual fire-loss is S535, ,372 1872.
This is equal to about $502 per capita
AS against this, the annual per capita fre-loss
IN Great Britain is 72 cents in France 40 cents; in
Germany, % cents in Australia and Italy, 25 cents in
Switzerland, Is cents in Holland, II cents
Commenting on these comparisons, the publca-
ton Safeguarding America Against Fire., issued by
the National Board of Fire Underwriters recently op
ened an editorial with these observations
World titles strangers to Americans. The
soil of America fertile for their birth and the
spirit of America favorable for their nurture. Only
among the concentration here Of the bests in this
and the highests in that there unfortunately,
few worsts-word's worss. One of these is the
national fireloss. Nowhere in that part of the uni
verse known to be inhabited is there an amount of
burning to be compared with that in America"
Only by comparisons is figure of the magnitude
of S535 ,372 1872 comprehensive Let try to visual
lze our flre-oss in relation to national wealth.
Our national annual coinage of gold and silver, as
last reported, is S99627,535 production of these
metals S103,119741 Our fireoss is five times either
of these figures
AS people, produced economic wealth of
Sl9OO,2S7, 900 in crop in 1922 The next
year wasted more than % per cent of that amount
by fire
Our 1922 cotton crop represented economic
wealth of S1192 461 0O0 Our 1928 fre-loss wiped out
IA per cent of that sum.
We produced 1864, 900 in wheat crops in 1922
The next year we wasted more than 81 per cent. of
that amount by fire.
Our whole oats crop in 1922 was valued at s4S7,-
$4,000. Our 1923 fire-ose greater than this
whole sum.
We paid to our government in 1928 internal
revenues, excluding income and inheritance taxes to-
falling $500 c15,o50 We wasted by fire that same
year more than half again much as Uncle Sam
collected in these revenues.
It's costly championship hold-this one of
the worlds worst wasters by fire."
Imperial Valley press., 1925-10-03
See All Sales
Records Broken
For Overlands

Reports from WHY'S Overland, Inc.
at Toledo, following the sensational
piice announcement on, the Stand
ard Overland sedan made two weeks
ago indicate that all sales records
for the company will be shattered
during October.
OF particular interest to the
Pacific coast is the huge volume of
orders which is rolling up as a re
suit of the announcements made
here.
Reserve stocks of the standard
sedan were exhausted the first week
and emergency shipments are now
on the way from the factory to
prepare against any acute shortage
in deliveries. The new shipments
include not only the standard sedan
model, but ears of all the various
Overland and Knight models
which have felt an upward swing as
Interest has been developed through
the special drive on the light en-
closed ear.
Reflection of the general public
mind toward Overland and the
price reduction announcements
which have been in the past month
arc indicated by the strong posi-
tion of the securities of the com
pany, the common stock scared to
tie highest point reached this year,
Immediately following the new
move made by the sales department.
Rumors purpcrting to indicate II
reduction III the manufacturing
schedule of the light Overland
model We're discounted by the plans
of the organization in Toledo to
double the production on the sedan
me del alone.
All plans of the general field or
gaization point to the most con
Imperial Valley press., 1925-10-03
a DOLLAR DOWN

At a national business conference in Wellesley
Mass, the system of "a dollar down and a dollar a
week came in for debate.
If the present rate of increase of installment
sales continues said one speaker, 1T will be only
short time before a housewife will order steak on
the agreement that she is to pay 10 cents week for it,
Another speaker, taking the opposite viewpoint,
insisted that talment purchasing is form of
ng The purchaser IS accommodating property by buy
ing on time instead of spending cash.
third questioned this view maintaining that the
purchaser long time payments is usually paying the
equivalent of 20 or 25 per cent interest.
fourth, admitting that this may be true, ex-
plalned tnat the merchant Is unable to make low
prices as he would like, when selling on the weekly
payment plan, because it is troublesome and expensive
to collect the money and there is always more or less
loss.
Probably all these views are sound. If they are
1t seems evident that as general proposition, this par
tcuiar plan OF merchandising now gaining such head
way IN America Is not really beneftting anybody in
the long run 1t would be better for merchants and
patrons both they could get back to cash basis or
at least half way back-that is back to normal credit
basis.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-10-03
SAYS SHORTRIDCE
PLACES CURB ON
DRY ENFORCEMENT
ny United Press Leased Wire

san FRANCISCO, Oct. 3.-Unit.
cd States Senator Samuel Shortridgc
was charged with failure of prohibit
tion enforcement III California in
a statement here by DIR. y. II.
Briggs, state anti-saloon league
head.
DR.. Briggs specified two instances
in which he claimed prohibition en-
forccment had been hampered by
Shortridgc. One was appointment
Of Robert Mccormick, newspaper
man, as special representative of
the attorney general on prohibition
cases. The other was opposition Of
Shortridgc, to Cantain Charles Goff
as enforcement chief.
1.-The mysterious office in the
De Young building to which Goff
said prohibition agents were report
ing regularly is Shortridgc 81 said
Briggs.
Dr. Briggs brought President Cool
idgc into his Indictment of condi-
tions bv asserting that Secretary
of the Treasury Andrew Mellon,
Coolidge man and supposed wet, is
in supreme command over General
Lincoln {. Andrews.
The anti-saoon leader declared
Colonel Ned NJ. Green, present dis
trict prohibition administrator, is
in "cvcry way fittcd' for his posi-.
tion and has 1.-The full backing of
the anti-saloon lcaguc.'
Imperial Valley press., 1925-10-03
TyaE1 FOR III SRfS%Eu SRnSSE
TO START TODAY

With the start of the football
season here this afternoon Central
Union high school cnt.rs ou Il
schedule which will keep members
of the football squad in action until
November 20.
The Imperial Valley lntcrscholas
tie season opens on October %, and
Central hopes to repeat last wear $
stunt of capturing the league
championship. Next Saturday the
local squad travels to Grossmont. to
tackle the football team in that city.
October j. is an open date for the
blue and white team. though Coach
Armstrong plans to fill the date with
some high school team.
Central s first league game is
with Holtville in that city. October
p. Other games on the schedule
are: October 81, Calcxico, here
November I, Brawlcy at Brawlcy ;
November II, lloltvillc. here; No.
vember 21, Calcxico at Calcxico
November 20, Brawlcy, here. The
schedule calls for two games be-
tween the four teams represented in
the league.
Biawlev, CaicNico and HOltvillc
are reported to have mucls stronger
teams this wear than was the ease
last year and Central is apparently
due to have plenty of competition
in the race for the championship.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-10-03
COMP PANlON AUTO
TO OAKLAND IS
SOON TO APPEAR

That the General Motors would
produce new motor ear in addition
to the five that are now built by
this corporation has been rumorcd
in automotive circles for some time.
The first authoritative statement
that this new ear would be built APP
reared this week in advertisements
in national and trade publications.
No specifications as to the type
of car to be built are given.
The car will be produced and dis
tributod by the Oakland Motor Car
company, Pontiac. Mich, as com
pahion to the present Oakland Six
This was the only information
contained in the announcement, save
for two mcdallions. in rich scpia
brown above the reading matter.
The medallion at the left had an
engraved Indian head, while the
medallion at the right had engraved
lettering, reading "Product of Gen.
erai Motors.'
1t is reported that the new car
will be produced in the present
plants of the Oakland Motor Car
company. Considerable space is
available in these factories since
the Fisher Body Corporation erected
a two million dollar building in
Pontiac two years ago in which to
build Oakland bodies.
Previous to this time all Oakland
bodies were built i'll the Oakland
factories.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-10-03
From behind a sock spran'
the Fox (.

/ Then come with me, went on
| Urclc Wiggily. 1T ism I raining
! very hard now | will jump out and
| pick big toadstooi for an unbhella.
= Under the toadStool umbrella | will
/ take YOU two bunny girls to the
| woods where grows big horse
| chestnut free. viii ask the tree
! for some nuts and when ii gives
them to me will make vou little
! set of dishes out of them and YOU
may have a play party .-
'Oh. how lorclv.' cried Jingle
But can you make set of toy
/ dishes out of horse chestnuts, Dad
/ dvcums.
"Of course, 1 can!' declared Tn
! clc Wiggily. ''Whcn l was little
! boy rabbit | used to make horse
! chestnut dishes for my sister
but YOU don t need to ask the
t~Co for the nuts, do you asked
.Jauglc. "Can't you just 90 and
/ take thcm'
''lt would be more polite to ask,
| think, - said Mr.. Longcars, with
a smile that made his pink nose
! twinkle all the way around TO tho
back of his neck. So he picked n
bi. toadstool for an umbrella, and
under il through the drizzling rain
he took Jingle and Janglc to the
woods where grew the big horse
/ chestnut tree.
"Plcasc, Mr.. Horse Chestnut, may
we have few nuts?' asked the
bunny gentleman politely, taking
off his hat.
"Oh, how silly to talk to u tree
that way whispered Jingle.
Not silly at all, said Mr.
LongcarS. 'TrCcs are alive and
very sensitive. Always be polite to
th,m. You nc~rr know when tree
viii do YOU i favor
And just then a harsh voice
cried:
lyon never know when you are
going TO do me a favor, either, Tn
cic Wiggily. But YOU the going to
favor me now with some nibble from
Your cars" And with that out from
bchind . rock sprang the Fox.
"Oh, ho,' whispered the tree
r" Here j, where ] get busy. Yes
Imperial Valley press., 1925-10-03
PREACHER VISITS
FRIENDS IN CITY

DR.. +. McAmmond, who supplied
the pulpit Of the Methodist church
in this city several years ago, was
visitor here today, calling on old
friends. Rev. McAmmond was "a
charge Of the Methodist church here
at tie time OF the earthquake 10
years ago, and today recalled vivid
iy the excitement winch prevailed
in III Centre at that time.
He commented on the large growth
of FL Centre in the past decade
and expressed the opinion that this
city is one of the most prosperous
looking of the smaller cities IN
Southern California.
At present DR.. McAmmond is sup
plying the pulpit of the Methodist
church at Brawlcy, pending the ar
riya! Of the regular past9s. :,
Imperial Valley press., 1925-10-03

the good that can be accomplished
by saying a good word for the val,
ley under any aud all circumstances.
Edgar Starr, athletic manager Of
Central Union high school, wa, in
troduccd to the Rotariaus and made
a plea for the support of athletics
At the high school, stating that the
bcst way in which this support can
gbc given IS by the purchase Of sea
son tickets which entitlc the holder
to attend all athletic events at the
high school during the school term.
Many Of the Rotarians purchased
tickets and pledged their moral sup.
port 10 the blue and white athletes
Vacation memories were recalled
by e. Z. Sones and Rev. \. T.
Schultz, TO the interest and amuse
ment Of their fellow Rotariaus.
Visiting Rotarians included X. II
MadduX, CalcXico; Il. w. Cuff, Abe
Wolfe, Brawley. Visitors present
were Edgar Starr, Fl Centfo; u. p
Tallant, =. w. Rolph and J. D. Rear
don. Los Angeles.
W. W. McEuen was chairman Of
! lAe d..
Imperial Valley press., 1925-10-03
CHARGE MAN AS
DRUG SMUGGLER

CLAYTON lnseho has been received
at the county Jail following his
arrest at Calcxico BY federal Gus.
toms officers on a charge of SNUG.
Cling narcotics across the Internal
ional line.
II is asserted that Inscho j. "a
parolcd prisoner from San Quentin
prison, having been committed TO
that institution from San Jose
county and that he S'ill has three
months TO serve before his parole
time expires.
When taken into custody at the
hordcr, two grains of cocaine and
fsui grains of morphine were found
in his possession, the federal off
GERS declare.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-10-03
STAR CAPTURES
HON0RS IN CLIMB
TO HETCH HETCHY
By JAMES LLOYD

YOSEMITE, Oct. 3.-Thc great
est pioneering honors won in recent
years went to Star touring ear
| here when j. H. Harwood. assistant
/ superintendent of the Hctch Hctehv
railroad drove the first automobile
to the Hctch Hctchv reservoir.
Thus the Star ear has opened an
entire new area of the Yosemite
National Park that has been closed
to all automobile travel while the
o 'Shaughncssv dam WAS under con
Struction by the city and county of
San Francisco. This project from its
initial inception has taken more
than thirteen years of engineering
and labor and the city or San Fran
cisco has spent many millions in this
region to bring water and power to
the bay district.
Assistant Superintendent Har-
wood, who is stationed at Groveland.
received orders carly in tho morn
ing to drive twenty miles across
The. Big Oak Flat road to Mather
Station where the city has Just com
pictcd removing the railroad that
formerly ran from that point to the
Hctch IIctchv reservoir. nine miles
away.
''As l was told to meet f. T..
Lcavitt, assistant superintendent of
the Yosemite National Park at
Mather Station, and with him. of
fic:ally open the Hctch Hctchy road
to automobile travel,'i said Har-
wood upon his arrival. ~ just had
TO step on the gas regardless of the
hills or bumps. This made no
difference to my 1925 Star ear as
it purrcd right along. passing sew
crai more expensive ears enroutc
and | arrived at Mathcr Station
alcad of the National Park service
party which included Lcavitt. The
Star is an unbeatable machine for
either the mountains or highway,
and l should know. for this is my
second Star and man is not a re-
peatcr on automobiles without good
rca sons
Harwood. Assistant Supcrinten
dent Lcavitt, and other members Of
the National Park service, left
Mathcr Station in the Star ear and,
Ollie mile distant, We're officially
checked in by Ranger Homer B.
Hoyt. at the Hog Ranch Ranger
Station. ~. :
Imperial Valley press., 1925-10-03
sun BATHS FOR .NOVKEY.S

he monkeys IN the London are going 10 have
sun baths The apparatus is being rugged up for
them and other tropical animals. They will be Show
ered during the dull winter months, with ultraviolet
rays from special lamps that scientists have now de-
WSed for that purpose. The roofs of many of the
cages will be covered with special glass which lets
these actlnc liyegiYng pass through as ordinary
window glass does not.
. 1t Will be fine for the animals, enabling them TO
live and thrive while deprived of their natural sun
ight. ana haylng provided such blessing for mon
moved eventually to provide it for human beings es-
pecally children and elderly persons who are obliged
TO stay much indoors
The sun is IT, giyer of all life Direct exposure
to ITS rays best But where that is difficult the next
best thing is artificial sunlight Some day we NAV
have that in all our homes. '
Imperial Valley press., 1925-10-03

Uncle Wiggilv, l will give you
plenty of nlts and | will give the
fo- some also. Stand fast under
your toadstool umbrella, Uncle Wig
gily, and Jingle and .Janglc stand
close to him!' Then the tree gave
itself n shake. Down showercd
hundreds of hard nuts. They bang
eL the Fox on his nose, his nose, his
ears, and his toes so that he cried
"Wow. Wow!
But because Uncle Wiggly and
the girls were under the toadstool. no
nuts banged on their heads. They
were safe. And when the Fox.
bruised and sore, ran back 10 his den
without any nibblcs, Uncle Wiggiiy
picked up the horse chestnut
and thanked the tree for showcring
thcm down.
Then the bunny took the nuts
home and cuf out cups. sauccrS ahd
plates, making n set of toy dishes
for Jingle and Janglc, who were no
longer cross and unhappy.
SO this teaches MS that it IS best
10 be polite, even TO a tree, and II
the Jumping Jack docsn { fail INTO
the butter when he tries TO leap over
the bread plate. / III tell You next
about Uncle Wiggily and Buddy ;
basket.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-10-03
Return Verdict
In Support of
Expenses Claim
Ry United Press Leased Wire

CHICAGO, Oct. "a jury i'll the
federal court of Judge Thomas Slick
late yesterday returned a verdict in
favor of Colonel William Cooper
Proctor, Cincinnati millionaire, who
sued Colonel \. A. Spraguc of
Chicago for $50,0O0-Sprague s
share of 100000 note which the
two colonels signed jointly to de-
fray expenses Of the presidential
boom for Major General Leonard
Wood in 1920
The jury decided that Sprague
owes Proctor So, 2,697. This repre-
scnts Sprague' share of the $780,
coo. ali of which Proctor paid plus
interest of > per cent.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-10-03
Bedtime Stories
By HOWARD 3. GARIS
Copyright, 1898, by Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate
UNCLE wIGGILY AND THE
HORSE CHESTNUTS

| Jingle and Janglc, two of the lii
tie rabbit girls, who were part of
| Uncle Wiggily's large family of
auimal boys and girls--Jingle and
Janglc were cross and unhappy.
/ They were cross because il was rain
ing and they couldn t go out to play
And they were unhappy because
couldn't go out to play on account
of the rain.
! There. Now you have the truth oi
! it,
"Oh, dcar,' whincd Jingle.
"Oh, dcar,' whincd Janglc.
of we could only think of some
trick to play on Daddyeums Wig
gilv it wouldu't I be so bad, went
on Jingle. MAYBE we could hide
behind the door and jun out and
hollcr boo at him when he
passes That would be some fun. :
II know more fun than that! =
spoke Il voice in the next room, and
Jingle and Jangle were $, surprised
that they almost jumped out of
their furry skins.
is tHdi tpu, iuUtct anu OCtut-
err asked Jangle. thinking it
might be one of her brothers.
NO. it is I-Daddveums Wig
gilv,' went on the voice.
"Ohl = cried Jingle.
"Oh. cried Janglc.
And you can imagine how sur
p;i>ed they were. There was no
chance. now. TO play trick on the
rabbit gentleman.
"What S the matter with YOU
tv-o'' he asked kindly.
"Oh. We want to have some fun,
said Jingle and Janglc.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-10-03
SCRIPTS ELDEST
SON IS SUMMONED

DETROIT, Mich, Oct. 3.-Jamcs
T.. Scripps II, eldest son of William
+. Scripps, vice president and man
aging director Of the Detroit News
died in n hospital here Yesterday
from an attack of appendicitis for
which he underwent an operation
five days ago. During the last soy
cral years ScrippS was a member Of
the editorial staff of the Detroit
News. He was born January 10,
1902
Imperial Valley press., 1925-10-03
SKIT.. DISCLOSES
SCHEME TO BOOST
IMPERIAL VALLEY

jIow 10 help Imperial Valley by
bx,sting for this community al VI
iintcs was demonstrated ian a4 fl
.feeti.c manner at the weekly Jun
cheou of the III Centre Rotary
club. when Joe King, John
kcplcv. Percie Thackcr and DR.. For
resi- kuty produced clever skit
worked up by Doctor j. 1. Wells OF
Brawlcy.
The scene of the skit is laid in a
Los Angeles hotel, the characters
representing Imperial Valley resi-
,lcuts who have casually met there
The idea conveyed by their conver
sation is 10 show the harm done tC
the valley by knocking" il, par
tirularly hy those who live here
talA.u- in troni Of outsiders. as.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-10-03
TEN YEARS AGO
October 3. 1915

The directors of the FL Centre
Baseball association elected Joseph
Seymour .Ir., president and manager
of the team.
District Attorney Galcn Nichols
and Mrs. Nichols returned from a
several weeks automobile trip to
northern points. They spent two
weeks at the San Francisco expo
sition.
NJ. c. Blanchard. manager Of the
Narney store at Holtvillc, was III
FL Centre for the dav.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-10-03
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO
October g. 1910

Announcement was rcccivcd in
FL Centre of Il double wedding ecrc-
monv in which two Imperial Valley
men were bridcgrooms. Dana l..
Weed married Miss Hattie Paul, and
Frank l.. Weed was we'd to Miss
Mabel Bartholomew. The ceremony
took place at Ncstor, San Diego
county. The two men owned a
ranch in the southern part of the
valley. on which they had erected
one of the finest ranch homes in the
county.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-10-03
Looking Backward
What the Press Files Toll OF
Imperial Valley for This Date
in Past Years
EIGHTEEN YEARS AGO
October 3, 1907

\ social of the combined Chris
tian Endeavor and Epworth league
members of the valley was held at
the methodist church at Imperial
George l.. Cook of Ell Centre con-
tributcd n solo to the program.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leroy Holt of I'm
perial were II Centre visitors.
d. II. Crawford of Ontario. arriv-
cd in the valley to look after busi.
ness interests.