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The Monmouth inquirer., 1925-09-10
Light on Biblical Authorship

An Egyptian tomb In western
Thebes, it is said, has furnished evil
dence that the writer Of the Book of
Proverbs is indebted for some of his
passages to an Egyptian named Amen
emopel. who, according to records,
lived hundreds Of years earlier than
the Bible author. A comparison of
the two passages referred to follows
that Of Proverbs /: incline thy ears
and hear the words Of wisdom and
apply thy breast to my knowledge.
For 1t is pleasant If thou keep them In
thy breast; If they are ready, all Of
them on thy tongue" incline thy
ears and hear my words and apply thy
heart thereto to understand them.
Good Is 1t If thou dost set them in thy
heart, but woe to him who trans
crosses them. Let them rest in thy
breast, that they may be a key to thy
heart. So may they be the key to thy
tongue."-Family Herald.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1925-09-10
NetU Ideas in Mental
Tests for Children

In some Of the elementary English
schools, today, mental tests are made,
and gagged by the quickness shown in
solving certain problems presented pic
torially. One test, known as the Por-
teus maze, measures temperament as
well as mind. Eleven mazes. graded
progressively in difficulty, are printed
on separate sheets, and the pupil is
told that they show the paths in a
garden surrounded by walls. He must
find his way out by the quickest route.
The showing made depends on the
pupils ability to work under pressure
and to withstand distraction by unes-
sentials In the material or by noises In
the room. A cube imitation test In
wolves the touching of four numbered
cubes In a certain sequence as indI-
Gated by the teacher, the combinations
of numbers being made more and more
difficult. Each test gives a certain
score. and by combining the scores the
mental age of the pupil is arrived at.
Single tests are of no value. The tests
Of London boys and girls between the
ages of eight and thirteen showed some
interesting sex differences. The girls
excelled in memory tests and the boys
in reasoning.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1925-09-10
Old Age ReUerenced
Among Eskimo Tribes

Old people are held In great respect
among the Eskimos, and their counsel
Is always considered. They help as
far as they are able in the household
work. the old men repairing weapons,
harness, ETC., and the old women In
sewing and tending the lamps.
In times Of scarcity, as In winter,
meat and oil are always shared
around. Directly a seal or deer is
brought in it is cut up and sent to
each needy family. In times of plen-
ty each family is supposed to provide
for itself, but old people, widows and
orphans have always the first claim
upon those who have the mean
Among these people mutual kind
ness Is a general obligation. A wild
ow or orphan child is never left
alone, but taken into the house and
family circle Of the nearest relative.
The widow gives her services in re-
turn for food and lodging and cloth
ing, and the child Is cared for exactly
as the mans own offspring.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1925-09-10
Centuries Haze Seen
No Change in Hammer

Recently an old hammer was found
embedded In a mass OF concrete TO
which was attached a piece of Roman
tile. From the broken crockery found
with 1t, there Is no doubt that 1t
must have been a Roman hammer dat
ing from the Second or Third CEN
fury. The fortunate %discoverer of this
interesting relic was carrying 1t off
In triumph to his Office when he hap
pened to rasS a workman mailing a
carpet with what is known as an up
holstcrer's hammer. This, on inspec-
tiOn turned out to be an exact rep
llca Of the Roman instrument. ex-
cept that 1t was very slightly smaller.
The bevel on the inside Of the claws
of the nail wrench was the same. The
same number Of rivets was used to
attach the head to the wooden handle,
and these rivets were fixed In exactly
the same positions. AS 20. W." writ
ing of the incident In one of the
papers, remarked: 50 with all our
Wanted progress, there seem to be
some things which, having once been
designed to meet a special need. can
not be improved upon so long as the
need remains the same"
The Monmouth inquirer., 1925-09-10
Days of Life Should
Not Be All Routine

Life consists Of days, not years.
Days are all that we're sure OF. Too
many of us drift along and forget the
approach of that final event called
Death. Time Is everlasting, but you
and / have only a tiny bit Of 1t. Her
bert N. Casson writes, in Forbes Mag
azine. What we would do, we must
do quickly. Time is the stuff that Life
Is made of. There Is nothing in the
world so precious and 80 scarce as
time. We have no days to waste. We
need every one Of them to build our
lives with. No one. ever, has too many
days when he comes to the end of his
life. That Is why we should not allow
a day to be all routine. That is why
we should always put to O. good use the
two or three hours before bedtime.
That is why we should end every day
with a little friendship, or music, or
study, or fun. or family sentiment.
Never a day without a laugh. except
when sorrow comes. Never a day with
out a book. Never a day without a
friend. That Is the way to be sure,
every evening, that you have come to
the end OF a perfect day.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1925-09-10
British Bird Sancfuaries

Farne islands. off the Northumbrian
(EngIand) coast, have been handed
over to the national trust for preser-
walton as a bird sanctuary. The Is
lands number is, and have an area Of
80 acres. The regular breeding pop
ulation includes gulls OF three spe-
cies. terms Of four. auks Of three.
cormorants Of two, waders Of two.
and n species Of duck. The islands
form one Of the most sOutherly sta
lions in the breeding range of the
elder duck. The most interesting
species, perhaps. is that Of the TO
seate tern, now found only In a few
British localities. AS a breeding place
for sea fowl the Farne islands have
no equal around the British coasts.
and even the great bird stations
among the Scottish isles lack one or
two Of the species represented here.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1925-09-10

The constitution Of Great Britain,
many Of whose principles form the
foundations Of about every free con-
stitution In the world. Is an accumula-
ton Of statutes, customs and decisions.
The Magma Charta. granted in 1915
by King John, may be regarded as a
starting point. Other salient features
are the petition OF rights and the dec
laration Of rights. the habeas corpus
act, the act Of settlement, the fran
chise laws and the practices and Gus
tems respecting the responsibility OF
government. The sovereign would &C
cept or decline gifts Of small value or
Of no political significance, according
to his own wish or judgment, but a
gift Of very considerable value would
not be accepted without the advice
and consent of the ministry.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1925-09-10
Architectural Gems

Besides Wolsey's great hall and
kitchen, Christ church, Oxford, boasts
two of the finest English examples
Of the Gothic style of architecture,
both built more than a century after
Gothic became merely a historical
term. One of these, the stairway to
the hall, was designed in 1910 by a
genius known only as Smith of Lon
dom"
The other, Tom tower, carrying the
Great Tom bell which every night
rings 1O1 peals to announce the clos
ing of college gates, was designed
by Christopher Wren, architect Of st.
Paul's, in one Of the few happy mo
ments when he really sensed the feel
ing Of medieval builders.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1925-09-10
Her Affection

Little Mile had achieved great sue
cess at her school, and was being
moved to a higher grade. Needless to
say, her parents were pleased with
her and anxious to hear how she
would get on In the new class.
When she returned home at lunch
time the first question her mother
asked was this:
swell, darling" she said, "how did
you Ike your new teacherT"
"She seems very nice" replied MIL
lie. but l can't understand all she
says"
How is thatr asked her mother.
"Does she talk too quietlyf'
"Oh, no. mummy" returned Mile.
"but"-with the air of one who knows
IT think she's got a predicament in
her speech"
The Monmouth inquirer., 1925-09-10

Dust-free air does not exist any
where in nature, though it can be OBJ
tanned by certain altering devices in
the laboratory, says Nature Magazine.
From the earth's surface up to regions
far above the highest clouds every
cubic inch OF air contains dustmotes.
Near the earth the dust is mostly
blown up from the soil by the winds.
Far aloft the millions Of meteors that
enter the earth's atmosphere every
day contribute their quota Of fine solid
matter. Lastly, every great explosive
volcanic eruption spouts up enormous
quantities Of dust to great heights.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1925-09-10
Read as Death Beckoned

A reader asks whether we know
which work of voltaire 1t was that
was found on Sargent's deathbed. We
don't. But it may interest him and
others to know that Tennyson died
with his Shakespeare open at Gym
beline"; Macaulay when he was found
dead in his library had a number OF
the Cornhill magazine before him,
open at the first chapter Of Thack-
eray's "Lovel the Widower." Mark
Twain with almost the last effort OF
his mind turned to Carlyle's "French
Revolution."-W. Orion TewsOn in the
New York Evening Post.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1925-09-10
New Workers. Act of
Courtesy Was Wasted

He is a New Yorker distinguished
for his unfailing courtesy. 1t has be-
come second nature to him to do the
right and kind thing. Strangely
enough, he is also given to moments
Of absorption in which externals reg
lister only automatically upon his con-
sciousness. Frequently, in his home
ward walks, he becomes so occupied
with his own thoughts that he is in a
world quite apart from that which Is
worrying past him. However, the In
stinct of courtesy remains, no matter
how preOccupied he may be.
He was ~strolling homeward an V e
ming or two ago., lost in reverie. The
people who went by were merely gray
shapes, a fiutter on the screen he dim
ly saw out Of the tail Of his eye
One shape came toward him, a
vague thing, n Of many. AS 1t
reached a point abreast Of him he saw
something white futter from 1t to the
sidewalk. To his engrossed mind that
meant only one thing, that someone
dropped something, and the someone a
woman, as they are the ones who most
often drop things. Courtesy demanded
that he stoop and pick it up and re
turn it.
For just one instant he emerged
from his preoccupation, stopped and
picked up the white thing he had seen
futter down. He proffered it to the
young woman, and then, all Of a sud
den, realized he was handing her q
woolIy white dogl
THANKS ever so much" she said,
but 1 intended to let him down for a
little run"
And Mr.. Courtesy raised his hat. and
passed on and back into his reverie.r
New York Evening World.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1925-09-10
Monk Nom of Learning

The epithet Admirable Doctor" was
bestowed upon Roger Bacon (1214-
1922. an English monk Of the Fran
ciscan order. He was without doubt
the greatest philosopher Of his time.
His great work. the Opus Majus, was
written about 1865. and first prlnted IN
1873. 1t treats Of nearly ali the
sciences. He was accused Of practic-
ing black magic: and In 1878 a council
Of the FrancIscans. Jealous Of his SUI
p~eriority, condemned his writings and
committed him to prison in Paris,
where he remained for ten years. He
died at Oxford about 1292.-Kansas
City Times
The Monmouth inquirer., 1925-09-10

Some persons dread to take an anes-
thetic because they fear they will talk
in their sleep. This is largely a myth,
a y DR.. Floyd Troutman Romberger,
an anesthetist, who is a contributor to
Hygeia, health magazine published by
the American Medical association
Under modern methods Of inducing
anesthetic sleep, consciousness is lost
80 rapidly that the patient does not
have time to say anything. When he
is coming to, he usually is 70 drowsy
that he does not care to talk.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1925-09-10
Send Feet for clo.Ons

stills usually employed by circus
clowns to give them gigantic stature
during their antics in the rings have
feet OF sand to aid the performer IN
walking and to maintain his balance
The poles are Of stout hickory fiat
tened and widened at the tops to fit
the wearer's thighs and fitted with
straps to hold them in position.
Toward the bottom the props are
rounded and tapered. ending In soft
shoes iIled with oar sand which
are fastened on the sticks so that the
heels support the points. Wide trou-
sera or other apparel cover the stills
for their full length. and the clowns
appear 10 walk on their heels.-Pop-
ulaF Mechanics Magazine.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1925-09-10

A married couple were knocked
down by a motorcar. The car dashed
away. The police arrived and found
the couple bursting with Indignation
DO you know the number Of the
carl" asked the policeman.
"Yes." replied the husband; by g
strange coincidence the first two num.
bers formed my age and the second
two the age Of my wife,"
"John." said the wife. I'VE win lei
the matter drop at once"
The Monmouth inquirer., 1925-09-10
Italian State Railways

One hundred million passengers
rode on the Italian state railways dur
ing last year. according to statistics
recently issued. They paid an aggre
gate fare Of f,400,0O0,OOO lire. Eighty
SIX per cent OF the passengers Travelled
third class, u per cent second class
and only 2 per cent first class
The Monmouth inquirer., 1925-09-10
Limit to Her Anger

$50 the engagement is orr
Eyes. She was 30 indignant when
she heard about what he'd done that
she teen Ell her engagement ring anA
HRak aRAe ighk haaA
Imperial Valley press., 1925-06-20
DEUEL. TO MAKE
TWO SPEECHES TO
VALLEY FARMERS

A wire was received today from
c. G. Jenkins, manager of the Farm
Bureau. from J. j. Deuel. stating
that he would arrive Monday for Il
two days visit to the valley and will
be present at the meetings of the
Jasper Farm Center on Monday eve
ming and Eastside- Sunset on Tues
day evening.
All farmers are specially urged to
attend both meetings as Mr.. Deuel.
is Il very able speaker ana his mes
sage to the farmers of Imperial
Valley will be very well worth lis
tcning to.
II. A. Harland, chairman of the
Jasper Center, and George Whitlock,
East side Sunset chairman, are
sparing no efforts in arranging
splendid programs for the two
meetings, as well as melon feasts
which will be n feature of the eve
ningss entertainment at each place.
All are urged to be especially
prompt at the Eastside-Sunset cen
ter which will be called at 7:D as
Mr.. Deuel. must leave on the train
at nine clock.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-06-20
COMMUNISTS IN
FRANCE ACCUSED
AIDING RIFFIAkS

PARIS. June 20,-The proeureur
general is preparing complaint in
which Communist Deputies Doriot
and Arty will be accused of having
Intelligence with the enemy the
Riffians.
The government is aroused at the
situation created by the Commune
lists position toward the Moroccan
campaign and it is claimed that i'm
portant documents have been di-
verted and transmitted to Add Ell
Krim. Riffian chieftain.
Premier Pamleve has decided TO
Law all the facts of the Communists
alleged role before the chamber of
deputies ON Tuesday and to demand
that the chamber remove the par
liamentary immunity of the two
members and authorize that pro
ccedings be instituted against them,
based on the pfocureur general S
charges
Imperial Valley press., 1925-06-20
Make Big Dope Haul Here as Peddler Makes Sale
HURRAH! MAIN
ST. WIDE OPEN
FOR AUT0ISTS

Main street is "wide OPEN
again and the days of humping. past
the courthouse as though one were
travelling ON an enlarged wa$Tboard,
pass into ancient history. along with
the hitching racks that used to
adorn the city's streets, and the
boxcar depot of the early days.
Superintendent Matthias, of the
Ryan Construction Company. re-
moved the barriers near the court
house last night, and opened the new
stretch of paving to the public. The
latter made haste to try out the new
pavement, and not one kick has
been heard against it.
. IF it only holds up. says the
average citizen, it will be all right.
and worth the extra money it took
to put it in good condition.
Matthias, City Engineer Knights.
and the board OF trustees, say that
it will "hold up" and that just as
good service can be expected from it
as the city has received from Fifth
and Sixth Streets. and in the bust
ness section Of Main street.
Considerable care was taken by
Matthias to get good approach
from the old pavement to new on
both the east and west ends of the
present job. That he succeeded can
be readily seen by the autoists who
/ drive over that way, there being no
perceptible bump" as the new
pavement is reached. At present
/ the new pavement is covered with
gavel, to smooth it off, and this will
be kept on for period of six weeks
/ to two months.
Matthias has now switced hi,
paving crew to Fourth Street, where
they are working on the blocks be
tween State and Orange street
. When these have been repaved, he
will shift to Samdalwood drive, and
after paving that street and Len
! Rev avenue, Will proceed north ON
Fourth street to Orange. The en-.
/ tire paving of these streets should
! be finished in about two weeks, he
stated today, thus finishing the
city's paving problems for u mum
! Der of years to come.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-06-20
ADAMS TOLD TO
ANSWER GRAND
JURY CHARGES

j. Roy Adams, supervisor from
Imperial. who is under Indictment
by the grand jury, was served last
night with summons to appear in
The superior court to answer the ac-
'cusation made against him yester-
Gay by the grand jury. The service
was made by n deputy sheriff. who
returned notice of the service to
the county clerk today.
The summons notifies Adams TO
appear in Department No, of the
superior court at 10 o clock on June
80, to answer the accusation made
against him, otherwise the hearing
will be heard without his presence
and the truth of the charges will be
determined. ....-..
1t is understood that the aceusa-
tion is for the purpose of removing
the supervisor from office, as re-
suit of the charges contained in the
Indictment returned three weeks ago
by the grand jury.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-06-20

men OF VALLEY
HOLD MEETING

California Chapter No. of I'M
perial Valley, National Association
of Practical Refrigerating Engi
neers, held regular meeting at Ca
lexico last evening.
The local chapter was organized
about year ago, and is composed
principally of Officers and employ
eS of the ice companies, though it
has no official connection with the
latter, according to l.. c. Kimball
of this city, who is secretary and
treasurer of the chapter.
The organization has for its prin-
cipal object, familiarizing its mem.
bership with problems that arise in
practical refrigeration, and III this
connection a course of study is fol
lowed at each meeting Meetings
are held twice Il month, alternating
between Calexico, FL Centre and
Brawley. The bylaws of the asso-
citation recognize the identity of in
terest between employers aud EN-
ployes and. seeks to promote har-
mony in their relation. with each
other. At the present time the
chapter has membership of about
30 persons. ...... ...r.. .~,.
Officers of the. chapter are W. S.
Hendry, FL Centro president; j. (.
Plemons, FL Centre, vice president,
and l.. c. Kimball, FL Centre, secre.
tary and treasurer.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-06-20
HAIL j. s. FLYER
In AMUNDSEN
PARTY AS HERO
BY United Press Leased Wire

OSLO, June 20.-Oslo, waiting
proudly for the return of Captain
Raold Amundsen, hopes he will re-
pair his airplane and fly here An
official desire has been expressed
that the explorer fly down by the
way of Kings Bay, TTomose and
along the coast.
Amundsen would first have to
salvage the plane which brought
linn and his party of daring bird.
men as far as the northernm0st tip
of Spitzbergen,/ ! where he transfer
red to the fishing vessel SjoeIiv
for the journey to Kings Bay,
Praise of Amundsen 5 party still con
tinues. And Lincoln Ellsworth,
American co-leader and hacker of
the expedition, is receiving large
share of the national applause. The
Aften Posten. chief paper of Nor
way, lauds him as Issthe saviour
of the expedition.
American minister Swensou vote
ed America 5 admiration for Amund-
sen 5 viking boldncss, adding the
explorer had written in goldeH let
ters a new chapter in the history
of the Norwegian people.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-06-20
CANTALOUPES
STILL SOARING

The cantaloupe market stilVre-
mains firm with strong demand and
decreasing shipments, only 203 ears
rolling yesterday, with 163 ears Or
dcred for today's shipments.
To date this year 1896 ears have
benc shipped as against 1926 ears
at this date last year.
Maximum temperature here yes
tcrdav was 107, about the warmest
day so far this summer, with a min
imm of 70 degrees.
Demand is good and market firm
at shipping points. Carloads fob
cash track. FL Centre Yesterday as
follows: std 45s $500 and 1925 with
few as low as $2.75. Ponies 45s
and 54s $2.75 except straight cars
or heavy loads, where prices were
$500 and 1925 Flats RS and l5s
brought $l.20 and $40.
Most shipments rolled for deliver
ed sales, with ripes for the west
ern market slightly stronger. stand
ard 45s bringing $3.50 to $500.
Eastern markets are holding up
firm in tone, with birsk demand
and prices today practically same
rs Yesterday.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-06-20
OIL WORKER IS
ROBBED, BURNED
TO DEATH, |. A.
Hy United Press Leased Wire

LOS ANGELES, June 20.-Neal
Benson, -, Fullerton oil worker,
was robbed and burned to death
here today by holdup men, accord
ing to police.
Benson 5 charred body was found
in bed when police officers 'investi-
gated fire at his lodging house.
He had been stripped of $500
and the mattress on which he was
sleeping SET fire by the robbers, po-
lice said.
]. +. Nolan, another oil worker,
was sleeping on Il nearby bed when
the Officers broke into their room.
Two men were seen hurrying
away from the rooming house after
the proprietor had turned IN a fire
alarm.
''The fires out - they said, and
fled.
Benson was found lying on his
bed unconscious. The room was in
flames and his clothes were afire.
Nolan, apparently drunk, left tho
room unaided, police said.
Four men. according 10 investiga-
tors. came TO the rooming house
last night and engaged lodging.
Benson told the proprietor he had
Just withdrawn $500 from the bank
TO buy an automobile.
Police believe two Of the four
men piled Benson with poison iiq-
nor took his money. and fired the
bed on which he was sleeping.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-06-20
TEXAS PROMOTER
GOT MILLIONS IN
SWINDLE, CLAIM

LOS ANGELES, June 20.-Form-
al indictment charging use of the
mails to defraud was returned here
today by federal grand jury
against Gilbert S. Johnson, former
Fort Worth oil promoter.
Johnson is accused of obtaining
approximately $10,000,000 from in
vestors in his alleged swindles.
A bench warrant was issued for
his arrest and his bail fixed at
$4,000.
The Indictment charges Johnson
swindled more than 1000 Southern
California investors.
LOS ANGELES, June 20.-Grand
Jury investigation of the Invader
Oil companies of Oklahoma, and the
Owenwood group of Fort Worth,
Texas, was. ended today.
Federal Investigators claim the
Texas and Oklahoma oil firms com
mitted mail frauds totalling $20,-
100000. Their principal victims
were Southern Californians, it is
charged.
Results of the probe were with
held on orders from the attorney
general at Washington. Whether
indictments were returned will not
be- disclosed for several weeks, fed
eral officers said.