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The Washington times., 1925-09-01
RIGHTS OF
EGYPTIAN
WOMEN

NVHE women of Egypt seem
i most unemancipated to US In
some ways. They keep their faces
yelled. They still bring water
from the well in jugs on their
Heads. They ride about in shut
tered palanquins carried between
two camels. They even consent
to polygamy. :.
But they have certain rights OF
their own and they know how TO
defend them against anything tnat
may come up. Property rights
under Mohammedan. rules are All
to the advantage of the married
women. The law DEGREES that
married woman may do exactly as
she pleases about her assets with
out consulting her husband.
For centuries and centuries the
women Of Islam have had these
rights and they know how to pro-
tect them. They have become
part of the Islamite woman's out
look on life. She feels this dig
nity as the basis of her whole life.
1t is customary among US TO
leave any legal disputes to law
yers. We simply place the mat
ter in the hands Of our attorneys
and let them fight it out as
best they may. But the women
of Egypt have learned to defend
themselves, in court or anywhere
else.
When case is called to-
court in Egypt, it is no uncoln-
mon sight to see the defend
ants come forward themselves to
present Their case. Frequently
sister will be chosen to repre-
sent her brothers as we'll as her
self in a matter involving prop
erty rights.
These women usually speak
easily and fluently. They use
their hands freely. They are con-
Vincing orators and know their
subject thoroughly.
Thus it is that these Eastern
women enjoy privileges that are
denied their supposedly more
emancipated Western sisters
That is perhaps one of the most
important reasons for the lack
of any striking movement for
women's rights-political rights
i'm Egypt. Women there have
the most important of these
rights without asking for it. and
they feel no need for any other.
The movement is just beginning
now. and when the time comes
we shall probably find that the
Egyptian woman can fight fA'
what she wants as her Western
sisters do.
The Washington times., 1925-09-01
Sayings of Mrs. Solomon
TODAYS PHILOSOPHY IN YESTERDAYS WORDS
Helen

= Morning, noon and evening, he
is upon her doorstep. He delugeth
her with devotion and telephone
calls. Yet, ere she hath made up
her mind concerning him, behold
he hath departed and cometh no
more. For he hath been "cured."
A woman taketh ner pleasures
mildly and with orderliness. But
a man who playeth GOLF is OBJ
sessed of it and forgetteth his
work, his wife, his religion and
his duties, while it possesseth his
soul
A woman danceth little,
flirteth a little, swimmeth a little
and playeth bridge between Cos
sipings. But WHAT man ever
arose from a poker-game before
sunrise?
Al woman cufeth her hair be-
comingly and with restraint; but
one man clippeth his locks like
unto a convict and another per-
mitteth them to adorn his neck
like unto poets.
One man worketh himself into
the grave in the pursuit of money
and another idleth away his
life in pursuit of amusement.
One man is chaser Of women
and another Is a hater of wo-
men.
One man draggeth a woman by
the hair-and another man per-
mitch a woman to drag him
around by the nose.
Rut no man knoweth MODERA-
TON in anything!
Then render unto man the
credit which is mans. Call him
brilliant, wise, brave, magnifi-
cent
But do NOT call him reason
ohIai SELAH.
The Washington times., 1925-09-01
BATTLE OF
FLOWERS AT
NICE

BOUT the middle Of Feb
"A ruary, while the Carnival at
Nice is in full swing, THE Battle
of Flowers" takes place.
Although many other commu-
mites in Europe and America
now celebrate this occasion, the
Battle of Flowers" really orig
mated in the city Of Nice, down
in Southern France on, the Med
iterranean Sea.
This annual Battle of Flow
ers" is a long-anticipated event,
when inhabitants and visitors
alike forget their troubles and
play like children for several
hours of the gala day. Vehicles
of every kind are decorated with
masses of gorgeous blossoms. If
perchance a family is too poor to
secure flowers, they often cover
their wagon with white calico and
then sew strips of gaily colored
material over 1t, and before the
day is over they usually have a
few flowers or green boughs
added to their improvised adorn-
ments.
From the villas that snuggle
in the foothills of the Alps be.
hind the city come hundreds OF
peddlers bringing baskets of
nosegays which they sell to the
passersby. The people walk or
drive up and down the Prom
enade des Anglais greeting their
friends by dashing a bouquet in
their faces. The courtesy Is
naturally returned. And in the
excitement of the moment the
bouquets generally miss aim and
fall into the hands of boys who
make a business Of catching them
These thrifty fellows dash in and
out among the carriages and
catch the flowers as they fall. A
few minutes later the blooms are
resold and the price goes into the
deep pockets of the French peas
ant lads.
The Washington times., 1925-09-01

pip. The thing that's hit you has
hit millions before you, and will
laHo with the same sickenins
thud on millions of others after
you are gone. Yet they managed
20 consume lotta nourishment
before they faded from the pic
ture
Never mind if it is dark.
Never mind if your joints ARE
heavy and your throat dry.
They're heavy and dry when you
have a cold in the head and yet
you survive. Then don't get
hectic over your symptoms.
That heaviness in your tummy.
for instance. That's the surest
proof, to you, that your heart Is
busted.
But, as matter of fact, it
means nothing of the sort.
1t simply means that you've
generated a lot of toxic emotion
which has packed you full of in
digestion.
It's fermented food, not spirit
ual travail, that's ailing you, my
friend.
Take some cooking soda. Quit
eating for a while Drink lot
of water. Battle often.
These are vulgar suggestions
but they're straight DOPE. IL
you're sincere about your suffer
ing, you'll follow them.
Why haven't | advised prayer?
Because l think this, is prob
ably the worst possible time TO-.
prayer.
You won't make it prayer. r.
will be hysteria. You'll spatter
yourself all over the heavenly
doorsill and not do yourself bit
of good.
: God hasn't forsaken you. He
knows perfectly we'll what is hap
pening to yon-you needn't VS.
to get his attention. Moreove>%
He has given you plenty of tools
whereby you can dig yourself out.
He wants results, not tableaux.
BUCK UP PAIL
GO AHEAD! THE LIGHT
WILL COME SOON!
Why have / put it all in this
harsh. unsympathetic way? Be
CAUSE 1 CARE. PAL. BE-
CAUSE l REALLY WANT TO
SEE YOU FIND YOUR WAY
BACK-BECAUSE I'VE GONE
THROUGH THE SAME THING
MYSELF-That's why.
Copyright. 1925. by King Features
SaSS4-s--S 1--~eA
The Washington times., 1925-09-01
Blazing, HideOus Jealousy

Jealousy the Bible tells cruel as the grave
and it hath most vehement flame
What's more, you tell when it will break out
Berlin husband sev0tythree years old, tried to kill his
twenty years younger and killed himself because poor
thing smiled she worked in their grocery
shop She three and fat nevertheless ne was MUIR
derously jealous.
Thousands of doctors tormened by the jealousy Of
The compelled to feel the pulse Of
strange ladies' lying in bed and by way of drumming
up trade poor child your husband is the incest man
in world he doesn't understand your INTENSE
ture." That is enough, wives cant stand it.
Even dogs jealous, and lower animals Among all the
passions jealousy is the THIRD to appear in infants
First fear then anger, then jealousy has made
many little girl bite the of her baby brother sister
strange that emotion that pursues from the cradle
to the grave and perhaps beyond
The Washington times., 1925-09-01
Welcome News
This Is a Republic.

Unofficiay it announced that President Coolidge con-
ders the debt arrangement with Belgium precedent as
regards future settlements with France and Italy.
hope that precedent has been established IS to
the right wandering President in Europe to BIND this
country by promises be met out Of the tax
payers pockets
The people would welcome statement from President
Coolidge reminding Europe that the United States CON-
STITUTIoNAL government and that in war time we
do suddenly change from REPUBLICAN constitutional
government benevolent autocracy with authority
the dispose Of the peoples in
cordance with his individual Judgment. .
The Washington times., 1925-09-01
The Unreasonable Sex

The Unreasonable Sex
uoW long, oh We Simple Ones,
IA will we submit to mems
scoffings and delight to be, called
"the Unreasonable Sex?"
For 10, woman practiceth
self-restraint. But a man, in all
his ways, his judgments, his loves
and his appetites is an Elk
TREMIST, and moderation is not
in him!
Go to. One man demandeth
his meat rare and dripping-an-
other requireth 1T dryer than a
lecture on Mesopotamia. But,
woman calleth for roast-beef
medium!
A man gorgeth himself upon
that which delighteth his palate,
today-and starveth and fasteth
in the pennance therefore, tomor-
row. But, a woman is judicious
in her diet.
A woman, in love, is content
with a little petting and a tender
kiss. But while the flame gloweth
in the penace therefor, 'tomor-
enough VI hISSiuk, ySIS when the
flame dietb, he turneth to other
matters, and forgetteth to kiss at
all.
Yea, in the beginning he is a
caVeman-and in the end he is
an iceman! And is this reason
able?
One man plungeth into a flirta-
ton as he plungeth into the
waves of the ocean-and another
man keepeth afar and cannot be
DRAGGED into a filtration.
But a woman goeth into a love
affair as she goeth into the water,
cautiously, step by step, lest she
get beyond her depth.
Lo. a man "rusheth" a damsel.
The Washington times., 1925-09-01
ONCE-OVERS


What is the of worrying about debts while at
the same time you go without cutting expenses?
dissatisfied you cannot have and DO as your
companions you complain at the expenditures OF your
family and continue spend you did before. ,
You insist upon the family keeping up appearances, but
you grumble about the monthly bills. .
You scod certain members of family for contracting
debts you debts far unnecessary than
those you object to. ,
In short want the saving and the sedenai from all
but yourself.
If you impress the family with economy measures
then you example for them to copy and you
would be surprised if YOU knew what they think about
sefshness.
And don try make yourself believe they don't think
about it.
The Washington times., 1925-09-01
WORDS FROM
WISE MEN

They sin who tell us love can
die. -Southey.
Be calm In arguing, for fierceness
makes
Error fault and truth dis
courtesy.
Why should l feel another mans
mistakes
More than his sickness or his
poverty?
In love should: but anger Is not
love,
Nor wisdom neither: therefore
gently move. Herbert.
Boldness is ever blind: there
fore it is i'll in counsel, but good
in execution.-Bacon.
The Washington times., 1925-09-01

IN my way down town this morning TWO signs On
fruit stand set thinking
~ One read: "Sour cherries-two pounds for 2
The Washington times., 1925-09-01
Tell the President
He Is for Airplanes

Colonel Mitchell who removed from his place at the
bead United States aircraft told the truth about
the Navy and other things says that ashp has been
perfected in the United States able from New York to
Paris in single hop carrying ton Of explosives General
Mitchell adds that Government authorities have not permitted
building machine They WILL permit it, if Pres
Coolidge knows about it and if really be built
The Washington times., 1925-09-01
Busy MussOlini

ussolin who already filled five cabinet positions in the
Italian government appoints himself air minister and
charge of the army navy and air. All national de-
tense is assembled under his hat
He knows what of aged admiras and generals
don't yet know that air defense is the only really important
modern Defense,
The Washington times., 1925-09-01
SAP AND SALT
BY Bert Moses

by Bert Moses
When it comes to greed, it is
about a toss-up between capital
and labor.
Recognizing the truth is nine.
tenths of the battle in Overcom.
log any trouble.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-06-29
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HOLTVILLE
By Press staff Correspondent


HOLTFlLLE, june 29.-Miss Ed
M Smith left Saturday evening for
trip to the coast, where she plans
to spend the summer.
II. 4. Pike, manager OF the local
natatorium, announces that there
will he no dance on July =, in view
Of the fact that nearly everyone will
be out of the valley then.
Charles ID. Daggs. who was ath-
letic coach at the high school here
last year, has been given a similar
position in the Santa Monica high
school. He will be first assistant
football coach and head track coach,
as we'll as chemistry professor. Mr..
and Mrs. Daggs are at present Gv-
ing in Claremont, which is Mr..
Daggs home town.
Austin Lester, Jr., has returned to
work in bis fathers clothing store,
having resigned his position with
the Standard Oil company.
Jimmy d. Reynolds left Friday
afternoon for Hcmet. where he plans
to work in the fruit orchards. 4
There WAS a general XodAs%f
local people into the center dIthe
streets Friday afternoon in an at
tempt to get a much desired cooling
IN the light rain which fell then.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-06-29
Congressional Leaders Already
Pick Flaws, Mellon Tax Reduction

sur taxes. He does not wish TO be
l'laeed in the position of opposing
the plan before it is made public,
but he is extremely dissatisfied
with "the way things are now be-
ing carried on.
Walsh maintained that present
proposals for - and 20 per cent
sur tax maXimums are unveiled ut.
tcmPts to give the rich man the
whole benefit Of this tax reduction
and give nothing TO the small tax
payer.
But while the dissatisfactions
cropped up two developments oc-
CURED to indicate that other points
in the pan NIGH. be successful.
Green told the United Press he
believed the house would adcpt Il
% per cent sur tax maximum al
though there was little chance for
il going much lower than that.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-06-29
POWER T'iE-LlNE
FROM SAN DIEGO
SAVES THE DAY

What would undoubtedly have
beeh severe Interruptions in 'mpp.
rlal Valleys power supply, were
aN'rted Saturday and SUNDAY bv
t!i'e he'IIhe from San Diego. which
is used in case of emergency by
the Southern Sicrras Power Com.
panY.
The severe electrical storm which
swept the country north Of the val.
ley Saturday night put the main
hhe OF the power company ont Of
commission shortly before midnight,
me storm reached the proportions
oi Il cIoudbmst in the vicinity Of
fucalpa and the power line. which
passes several miles south of that
Gown suffered in consequence. As
soon as the break came I'm the power
here, Inc tic-lmr from San Diego
was put on the job. There was
only stigh, interruption. possibly
not more than ~ minutes before the
current WAS ON again. The main
line was out Of commission for scv-
cral hourg.
Again yesterday afternoon the
main line went out, the break conn
my shortly before Is o clock. Once
aGia the tir-linc came t. the rescue
and the interruption this time was
even shorter than Saturday 4. The
main line WAS out of commission for
five hours.
According 10 Joe f. King, general
manager of the power company, the
cost of The tie-linc is Justified rv-
cry time there is an electrical storm
along the main line, not only in the
absence Of any severe interruptions
but also in the elimination of the
hundreds of complaints the company
used to receive each time the valley
was without power.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-06-29
SEELEY
BY Press STAFF Correspondent

BY Press STAFF Correspondent
SEELEY, June 29.--J. r. Butler
of Pasadena is spending q few days
with Mr.. and Mrs. William Schultz,
while he is here Oh business.
Several went to San Diego for
Fred Henderson S funeral held there
today.
y. P. Pearse is leaving for San
Diego where he expects to spend the
Fourth of July with Mrs. Pearse.
NJ. Tmopkins of Santa Cruz was
here Friday looking after lis prop
crty that he recently acquired here
including the old bark building and
telephone office.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Heatley and
son have returned from Cotton. The
Heatleys expect to move into their
own house and stay here.
Mrs. Jack Kennedy and daughter
and Seeley Oftelie are spending Il
few days in the mountains.
Mrs. Fred G. Henderson has sent
word that she expects to be here
Tuesday to look after the ranch.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-06-29
STEP-FATHER OF
ROXIE QUIZZED,
DOUBLE MURDER
by United Press Leased Wire

Los ANGELES, June 2o.-S. c..
stone, aged night Waterman and
stcp-fathor Of Jack Hoxic, screen
cowboy, was questioned by sheriff 5
investigators today in connection
with the Kidnapping and murder
nearly a year ago of Nina and May
Martin, 5 and T. year old school
girls.
Arrest of Paul Cradert, 2l year
old carpenter. rs a material witness,
caused deputy sheriffs to resume the
year old probe Of the mysterious
slavinGS, for which Stone has been
erilled on several previous occasions.
The aged man was taken from coun-
tv Jail. where he is serving sentence
for an offenSe upon Young girl. to
rc-tace his accuscrs.
The Martin girls disappeared
from their Glen Airy district home
home on August -, 1921. Their
mutilated bodies were found in a
deserted swamp land ON February
!. last. Indications were they had
been brutallv attacked before they
We're slain and their bodies buried
in shallow grave in the swamps.
Sheriff S investigators have work
ed iutcHsivcIy ON the ease for
months, and declared today they
were confident the mysterious murd-
crs had finally been solved.
The Officers claim they have wit
nesSes who saw the girls riding with
stone in his automobile on the eve
ming they disappeared. Other wit
ncSses saw Stones car near the
Glen Airy swamp where the bodies
were discovered, the day after the
girl Is disappearance il was assert
ed.
stone has repeatedly denied any
connection with the ease. Before
the Martin girls were Kidnapped
year ago he was night Waterman in
the vicinity of their home.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-06-29
GREAT PLANS FOR
FOURTH OF JULY

With village band concert by
the famous Lake Arrowhead orchos-
fra the Fourth holiday weekend
viii include sports program at the
mountain lake under the direction
Of Major II. II. Carter, city swim.
ming supervisor of Los Angeles.
\ feature of the program will be
the mountain and lake tug of war
a9 welt as canoe races, canoe fitting
contests, and various other land and
water sportS
Field stunts viii include the 100
YARD dash. the 22o yard dash. board
jump, high jump, sack races, Indian
race and comedy events.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-06-29
College Student
COnfesses to Biz
ExtOrtiOn Plot

SAN FRANCISCO, June 90
With Bliss Baker, University Of
California student, under arrest
@Hd said to have confessed. thor
ou@h search was under way today
for his companion in n foiled scheme
to cX'ort $4,000 from Daniel G.
lacking. multi-millionaire copper
magnet, under the threat that his
wife had been Kidnapped.
Baker, police said confessed early
today that lie and Il friend, George
Beeman. attempted Il "more perfect.
r. laid crime than the Loeb-Leopold
case.
The college youth was arrested
a few hours after Jackling received
the ransom demand. while Bcemau 5
apprehension is expected momentar-
lily.
The plotters lurcd Mrs. Jackling
from the city with false report
that her sister. Mrs. Rudolph Sprcck-
els had been injured at San Mateu
and was in u hospital.
A short time after Mrs. JacklinG
left on 4 iurricd trip to the hospj,
sal. her husband received telc.
phone cali, stating hi, wife had been
kidnapped and unless he gave $5c,-
600 to q taNic1b driver in front Of
his office At once, She would be sub
.iccted to exquisite torture and killed
with disease germs.
Conftring with detectives, Jack
ling went though with the scheme,
substituting a fake bundle for the
package Of currency demanded.
The taxicab driver WAS followed
by machine load Of officers. south
of the city, youth stood by the
road, his arms folded. The cab
halted and the driver delivered the
package TO him. l. was Baker who
was Immediately arrested.
lie was grilod through the aft
elmoon and night. confessing when
his mother pleaded with him to tell
the truth.
The taxicab driver aud messenger
boy who delivered the note to
Jackiing were cleared OF suspicion.
Baker was a senior at the Cniver-
sity OF California. Ills home is in
san Jose.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-06-29
Counter Move by
Film Interests

san FRANCISCO, June %
Arrangements were under way to.
day to be completed Within ten DAYS
or two weeks for sale Of five large
theatcrs here, owned by The Her.
bert /. Rothchild interests, 10 the
Famous Players-Lasl,y Corporation.
In theatrical and motion picture
circles the purchase was seen as a
counter move against Independents
picture producers, who recently de
c'ared "war' on the SO called
"trust = picture makers.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-06-29
ON WAY TO CANADA
TO FACE CHARGES
OF EMBEiZZLEMENT

LOS ANGELES. june 29.-An-
drew Peppal, former fiscal agent
cf the province OF Toronto. WAS en-
route today 10 Canada where he is
wanted Oh charges of emhe2zIing
S3G3. .Qo0 in war bonds.
Peppal recently lost his cXtradi-
ton appeal to Secretary Of State
Kellogg. He claims lie is the
victim OF "politieal frameup'.
Peppal was arrested n : Long
Beach several months ago where
he had gone into the glasa business.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-06-29
Whalen to Retire
From s. 2. Service
On First of July


W. II. Whaien, superintendent of
the Los Angeles division Of tho
Southern Pacific with headquarters
at los Angeles, is retiring July first,
according 10 announcement from the
local office Of the Southern Pacific.
Mr.. Whalcn is well known to val
ley folks, having had charge of the
cantaioupc movement in imperial
VALLEY since TIE inception Of the in
dustry here. During that time. his
.ndcfatigablo Inergy and execu-
tive ability have made him one Of
the most popular Southern Pacific
men who visit the valley,
MIR. Whalen has served Is years
IL superintendent Of the Los Angc-
les division, taking that post upon
his transfer from the Tucson Givis-
ion.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-06-29
Army and Navy
Officers to Be
Used BY ''Drys''

NASUINuTCN, June 20--Army
ard navy officers who are available
for such service viii be drafted in
70 prohibition enforcement wori.
under the new enforcement system,
Assistant Secretary of the Treasury
Andrews announced today.
Andrews sand the character and
training Of military and uaval off
GERS should make them excellent III
reetors on enforcement work and in
tinatcd that their independence ut
politics was an additional point in
Their fGvor.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-06-29
Goddess Education
At i. c. Blamed
For Sons Plight

SAN FRANCISCO, June %.
-" Goddess education" taught
at the University of California
is charged by Mrs. DIVA Baker
with responsibility for the ex-
tortion plot in which Bliss
Baker, her son, is involved.
They taught him men were
descended from monkeys
Mrs. Baker said today. II
don't believe that. Ny son
was brought up in a good
Christian home and he was
taught at the university that
there is no God
Direct blame for the crime,
however, was laid to Russell
Crawford, by the mother.
He is the real criminal"
she said. MY son was like
putty in his hands. He could
Influence Bliss to do anything.
He had been studying criminol-
ogy at the University of Orc
gon and wanted to commit a
crime for an experiment. Io
influenced my son to help him.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-06-29
TWO ARE KILLED
BY LANDSLIDE,
Ry United Press Leased Wire

IOkTEfNlLLE, Calf, June %.
John l.. Richardson, prominent
Los Angeles criminal attorney. was
killed in Il landslide while fishing
at his SUMMER camp in rne high
Sierras near here Saturday. it was
learned today.
Mrs. Cora Elizabeth Desilya, of
Dallas, Texas, his companion, met
the same fate.
According to other members Of
the camping party, Richardson and
Yrs. Desilva had taken shelter und-
IN some trees from wind and rain
storm when huge boalc.r crashed
down Il mountain side and buried
thcm under tons of earth.
y verdict Of accidental death was
returned by coroner's jury. The
bodies, badly mangled, were shin
ped to Los Angeles.