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Imperial Valley press., 1925-02-16
$4,000 Fortune Is
Found by Man
Digging CLAIMS
ny United Press Leased Wire

PORTLAND. Feb. 16.-Clam dig
gng is all right when one gets
nothing but clams, but when what
amounts 10 a small gold mine is
found on the beach, it is something
else again.
Frank IIclscn Of Walrcnton
found ON the beach about 40 pounds
of ii strange, waXy-looking sub
stance that had been washed up by
the tide. He shipped q portion to
the chemical laboratory at the state
agricultural college and discovered
that he had found about $4,000
worth Of ambcrgriS, q fatty secrc-
tion from the sperm whale and is
worth so an ounce.
Amberg1s Is exceedingly rare and
is tremendously valuable as Il basis
for certain types of perfume. Ii is
seldom found on the Pacific coast.
One lump was picked up near Aber
deem, WASH, some time ago, but
there is no record Of such find rs
IIelsan &.
Tha substance may be taken di-
rcctlv from the whale or it may be
found floating on the water. usual
ly in the tropics. 1t is lighter than
water and of 4 gray color, marbled
with black, opaque and waXy, solu-
bue i'll oils but resistant to acids.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-02-16
MANY STORAGE
BATTERY uses
ARE AMAZING

When storage batteries are men
toned. the average person used TO
think of the automobile through
association of ideas. Recently radio
has been added to the association.
But storage batteries play II far
greater part i'm the nations life
than furnishing the electrical cncr-
gy for the operation of automobiles
and radio sets.
Away from metropolitan ccntcrs
where the population els not dense
enough to support an organization
to furnish electric light and power,
the storage battery plays major
role. When the farmer rings up
his neighbor to ask for the loan Of
Il hay rake, the chances are that
storage batteries furnished the
electrical impulse that carried his
voice over the wire.
When your Pullman berth is
made up and you retire to read be
fore falling asleep as your fast cX-
press goes tearing across the land
scapc, storage batteries furnish the
light for your reading.
If it were practical, storage bat
teries could be used to light the
country's big cities. In fact so
called stand by batteries are
equipment in electric light plants
i'll all large cities to help carry
"peak loads and II case of break
downs.
There are remote instances where
the Willard Storage Battery Com
pany has provided storage batteries
for purposes almost identical with
far fetched cases mentioned. The
power plant in Pennsylvania
town broke down recently and the
local Willard dealer had batteries
enough TO furnish power to two
newspapers to print thcit editions
on time.
!, historical water pageant at
Riverside. California would have
been Il complete failure through the
inaccessabilitv of electricity had
not the WIIard dealer there come
to the rescue with lighting plant
batteries which illuminated the
scene and furnished the power for
some of the machinery.
Many other special batteries for
specific work are made at the vii
lard factory. These include Il -
volt battery for the L. S. navy,
special batteries for other marine
work, aviation, commercial electric
trucks and similar purposes.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-02-16
Hey, Boys, You'd
Better Watch
Your Step

Ell Centro youngsters, who
are using air guns and small
calibre rifles within the city
limits, are going to get into
trouble if this practice is not
stopped at once, Chief Barker
of the police department said
this morning.
Several complaints of boys
who are killing cats and pige-
ons have been received at po-
lice headquarters, and orders
have been issued to the mem
bers of the department to pick
UP any boys who have firearms
IL their possession 1t will
then be necessary for their par
ents to come to court and ex-
plain their children's actions
to the judge.
1t is a violation of the city
ordinance to use any kind of
gun within the city limits, Chief
Barker stated, and where of
Tenders are caught, they will
be punished.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-02-16
Water Company
No. 5 Wants to
Be Diss DIV e d

Petition for the dissolution> of
Water Company No. ), has been
made to the superior court through
II. b. Whitelaw, counsel for the
stockholders. and Judge Cole has
set March 20 as the date for 4 hear
ing on the petition.
Water Company No. was one
Of the mutual water companies that
operated in the valley before they
were absorbed by the Imperial IT.
rigation District, three years ago,
when bonds for that purpose were
xotcd by the people.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-02-16
Scenic Marvels
In New Picture
Valley Theater


j. p. Mcponald's = latest picture
for First National, Frivolous
Sal. opened last night at the Val
ley thcater. The picture. love
drama Of the pioneer western min
my camps. affords Eugene o 'Bricu
an opportunity for some rarid-firc
and thrilling action Mae Busch
plays opposite o'Brieu md inter
Frcts the part Of frivolous Sal, ="
u vivaeigus western girl. Tom
Santi>chi, Mildred llnrris, Ben
N''Xan&cr and Mitchell Lewis com
P.etr the east Of " Frivolous Sal. -
Frivolous Sal win be shown
again tonight and tomorrow night
at the Valley theatcr.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-02-16
Baseball Able to
Care For Itself
ny Emitted Press Leased wire

NEW YORK, Feb. 1G.-''Basc-
bah is in good hands. It can take
care Of itself, Senator james j..
Walker, father of the Sunday base.
bail law and the Walker boxing
bill, said last night in talking at
the annual banquet of the New
York baseball Writ1rs Association.
Commissioner Landis who travel
ed 1000 miles to attend the func-
ton, made no reference to the New
York Giant scandal when he was
talking and he said after the dinner
that he didn care to talk abowt
the case. 1t was understood, how
ever, that he was to have Il confer
cnce with the district attorney to-
day when further action against
Jimmy Comell, former Giant
outfieldcr, viii be discussed.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-02-16
200 FROM SAN
DIEGO ON TRIP
TO THE VALLEY

Nearly 200 people arrived in the
valley this afternoon on the special
excursion train which the San Diego
aud Arizona railway operated from
san Diego to Cale&ico.
The tram arrived i'll FL Centre at
l:l0 and following a few minutes
stay here, left far CalcXieo, where it
was due at $50. IN extensive pro-
gram for the cXcursionists has been
arran@d by the calexico Chamber of
Commerce, including a short visit to
McNicali, where the new office
building of the Colorado River Land
company, the governors palace and
the Industrial section viii be visit
ed.
The rctum trip from Calcxico
Will be made ut q O'Clock.
SO successful WAS today's cXcur-
sion, that others will be given dur
ing the next few months, Charles
/. Matlin, local representative of
the railroad stated today.
-------
The Shark is not as big a fish rs
the man who thinks he is 4 shark
Imperial Valley press., 1925-02-16
Much Favorable
Valley Publicity

Considerable publicity is given
to Imperial Valley $ cantaioupe
season in yesterdays San Diego
Union, which contains pictures of
several scenes connected with the
growing and shipping of canta-
loupeS, as well as Il splendid article
on this year 5 crop.
The article and pictures are prom
inently placed ON the first page of
one of the Sunday sections and
cannot help but attract the eve of
the reader.
Indications are that the valley
Will raise approximately 1900
acres of cantaloupes this wear,
which is almost 1000 acres more
than was planted last year.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-02-16
Gen. Oregon Is
Coming to Mexicali

Military and civil residents Of
Mexieali are making great prepara
tious to entertain General Alvaro
Oregon, former president of Mcxi-
60, on the occasion Of his visit to
the border city next week.
Ubrcgon, who is considered one
Of the leading figures III Mexican
history will arrive February %,
and will spend several days rs the
guest of Governor Rodrigucz. Pro
sent plans include banquet and
public reception, a visit to tire gov
crnment iolonization projects, Is
well rs public entertainments.
1t is expected that prominent cit
izons from the American side of
the line will participate in enter
tanning General Obregon.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-02-16
NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate Of James J. holland, Dcceas-
ed.
Notice is hereby given by the un-
dersigned Administrators of the Es-
tate Of James J. holland, deceased,
10 the Creditors of, and all persons
having claims against the said de-
ceased, to exhibit the same with the
necessary vouchers. within four
months after the first publication
of this notice to the said Admins
tratrix at office of William F.
North. Attorney, Room 81, First
National Bank Rdr., FL Centre,
Cal, or to office of Clerk of Super
ior Court at Court House, FL Cen
tro, Cal.
Dated, February 7th, 1925.
MARY y. NOLAND.
Administrators.
W. f. North, Atty. for Administrat-
xix. F 9 1G % NJ 2
Imperial Valley press., 1925-02-16
)Copy)
SUMMONS
IN tho Superior Court of the Statt
of California, in and for the
County of Imperial

County of Imperial
Hammond Lumber Company, a cor
poration, Plaintiff.
VS.:
L. II. Sherman, Southern Pacific
Land Company, corporation
John Doe and Richard Roe, De
fcndants.
The People of the State of Cali
fornia Send Greeting to L. II. Sher
man, Southern Pacific Land Com
pany, u corporation, John Doe an,
Richard Roe, Defendants.
You Are Hereby Directed to AID
pear and answer the Complaint ir
an action entitled as above, brought
against You in the Superior Court
of the County of Imperial, State
of California, within ten days after
the service on YOU of this Summons
if served within this County; OF
within thirty days if served else
where.
And YOU are hereby notified that
unless You appear and answer as
above required, the said Plaintiff
will take Judgment for any money
or damages demanded in the Com
plant, as arising upon contract, u.
it will apply to the Court for any
other relief demanded in the Com,
plant.
Given under my hand and the
Seal of the Superior Court of tho
County of Imperial, State of Cali
fornia this 22nd day of July, 1924
C. G. MOUSSEAU, Clerk
BY Margaret Ann Kelley, Deputy
Clerk.
(Seal of Superior Court.)
Plaintiff.
Jan 10 26 + 9 16 90 NJ . 9 "a
Imperial Valley press., 1925-02-16
Gas on Stomach
Won't Let you Sleep

Gas pressing on heart and other
organs sometimes causes q restless,
nervous feeling and prevents sleep.
Adlerika helps any ease gas on the
stomach, unless due to deep.seated
causes. The QUICK action will sur
prise YOU. Because Adlerika is such
an excellent intestinal evacuant it
is wonderful for constipation-it It
often works in one hour and never
9ripcs. Clement 5 Drug store viii
supply you. adv
Imperial Valley press., 1925-02-16
McNABB TAKES UP
NEW DUTIES TODAY

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 1G-Samuel
w. McNabb, former mayor of San
Bernardino, took up his new duties
as United States attorney of the
southern district of California here
today. Donald Armstrong, Il deputy
i'll the state corporation depart
ment and Il SON Of }. B. Armstrong,
former mayor of Whittier, Will be
one of McNabb s aides.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-02-16

New York-Challenges for the
Davis Cup have been received by
the United States Lawn Tennis AS
sociation from Holland and South
Africa Seven nations are now en-
tered i'll the competition for the
cup.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-02-16

New York -retc-NIoostops Hot
land. world IS bicv,lc riding Champ
ION. has ncru guaranteed $4,000 to
5ide IN The Sis dav bike raee START
io- ina Madison Square Garden next
a.puih
Imperial Valley press., 1925-02-16

Lake Placid, N. Y.,-Francis Al.
len, Chicago, won the title rs Ann
erica $ premier skater when he fin
ished first in the compe ition for
the American diamond trophy with 4
score Of 100 points.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-02-16

The shark is not as big a fish as
the man who thinks he is Il shark.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-02-16
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IL. Jewel
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19. On the same level
2l. Home of Abraham
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80. Past
81. To wipe
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4. Leadiu. actor
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4. At hand
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10. IFritatrd
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Imperial Valley press., 1925-02-16

w F. North, Atty. for Administrat-
rix. F 9 1G % NJ 2
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-27

in the barnyard, and who later on
makes a fortune and POUNDS A uni
versity. While his elder brother still
has only the old farm with three cows
and couple Of pigs. he has whole
department of agriculture with great
sheds full of Tsnworth hogs and a
professor to every six of them.
In short, in modern life it is the
rolling stone that gathers the moss.
And the biologists say that the moss
on the actual stone was first started
in exactly the same way. 1t was the
rolling of the stone that smashed Up
the earth and made the moss grow. .,
Take another proverb:
ALL Is NOT GOLD THAT GILT
TIERS.
How perfectly ridiculous. Every
body in the days in which we live
knows-even a child knows-that all
is gold that glitters. Put on clothes
enough. appearance enough, pretense
enough. and you will be accepted
everywhere. Just do little glittering
and everybody will think you are gold.
Make a show, he a humbug, and you
will succeed so fast. that presently,
being very wealthy and prominent,
you will really think yourself a per
son Of merit and intellect.
In other words, the glitter makes
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-27

does a woman always get off a car
backward?
Truly yours
/. STANDUP.
Answer-A woman always backs off
car so she can get a last look at
the conductor.
Dear VIZ. Wynn: l was TO a vaude-
vile show last night. In one Of these
acts a fellow with a terrible voice
sang a song. Although he sang it
had'-- the melody still haunts me. How
do YOU account for that?
Sincerely,
X. OTTICk.
Answer-That is easily explained.
The reason the melody haunts you is
because the singer was so bad he
probably murdered the song.
Dear Mr.. Wynn: If a hen sets
on cracked egg will the chicken
be crazy?
Yours truly.
BEN ZEEN
Answer-NeXt week.
THE PERFECT FOOL"
Copyright. 1882
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-27
Humorists Interview With Himself
Contains Story Of Remarkable Hobby

ton, Though. Of course" ne added,
glancing out the window at both his
acres, they We're then calling il the
Altoona, instead of the Charleston. on
account Of the war"
/ asked Mr.. Lardner how many Of
MS plays had been produced. He took
it Eood-naturedly.
The last one. he said. must have
been dark. Ziegfeld turned it down
without ever seeing the manuscript.
and in spite of the fact that we had
named it after him. Going South. l
wrote it in collaboration with Gene
Buck. who lives on Nassau drive In
the Yale Bowl"
Il know the place" / said. II got
lost in his wonder living room one
night and nearly died OF thirst before
my cries We're heard or my rockets
SEEM Now. Mr.. Lardner" | CON
tlnued, tell me about your hobbies"
Il have only one" replied the big
Cree Indian. That is mole sharing.
You see, am the father of four stall
wart wonder Riddles. and when l dis
covered that kiddies' overcoats were
$40 the garment. l decided il was
time to take radical steps. So. I put
up a No Shooting sign on our little
property and the moles swarmed here.
| snare them with aspirin and the
iiicabuiIA lilohcc Npdlc bul VI tH6lE
skins"
At this point Mr.. Lardner's little
ones arrived home from school in two
trucks.
Il should think" ! said, that it
would take a great many moles to
make one coat for any of those fell
lows
Il don't snare any but giant moles."
explained the famous danseuse The
skins of two of them would make a
sleeping bag for Justice Taft"
What are your kiddies names?" I
asked.
''Pola Negri." said Mr. Lardner
"All of them"
Sure" he said. You can't show
favoritism among your own children"
But I demonstrated, when you
want one of them, how do you call
him."
What's the difference" said the
handsome mine boss. He amt com
ing. anyway"
Just one more question. You have
a middle initial. Mr.. Lardner. What
does it stand for
Wonder" replied the big fellow.
giving me the air
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-27
Some Day There Will Be Sporting Events
In Which Everybody Will Have Chance

to build Fairgrounds and sport fields
for the lesser fry. We're so cuckoo
about winning in this country that
We make heroes at the expenses of
thousands of young boys that are
worth developing. Do you know who
the best runner is in Germany? Or
the best foot ball PLAYER in England"
"No, | don't" l admits.
Il don't, either" returns High
Dome" and the reason is they don't
front page him to death over there.
All young fellers go in for athletics of
some kind. They don't boost the ath-
lete; they boost athletics, and that's
what we ought to do over here. A
Teller like Red Grange oughtn't to get
any more hurrah than any Of the
other thouSa ndS that have been play
ing foot ball. What1l happen to him
is that, instead Of becoming a good
ice wagon driver. he'll be a swell
headed person with an enlarged heart
that'n probably knock him over in
few years. Athletics is side line
How can you stop EN- making he
roes out of athletes?" I wants to know.
10 stop it, snortss Finnegan. IF
they'd leave it 10 me-
How" l asks.
up to the age of 81" returns Fin
HeSdn, NOunGSter ought to he al
lowed TO play all he wants. After
that if he hasn't any other means of
support besides athletics Id have him
pinched for vagranCy. In that way
you'd always have new blood, and
you'd put lot Of hieh-class tramps
to work"
Don't YOU think sports work?" I
asks.
Yes answers High Dome"
Don't You think busting open safes is
work? Don't YOU think beating the
rods and cumming meals is work?
What's that got To do with it? I'm
not objecting to sport-T'm strong as
horsefesh for it-but Id like to see
eight or ten millions of lads playing
around on week ends and holidays IN
stead Of forking up their earned dough
TO watch a couple of Stalled birds
riding bikes around track or hitting
each other in the jaw at $500 a wal
lop."
Well" says I. YOU amt going to
see no change in 1926"
Il know it." returns Finneean. ITS
going 10 get worse. Next wear We
proba bly, see Grange playing a foot
ball game by himself against another
guy. with 100000 Come-ons looking on.
Come on, let's have a drink
I've sworn off, tells him.
on drinks queries High Dome. ="
surprised.
No saws !: ION buying en-"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-27
THIS WAS TOO MUCH FOR GEO"

And Geo. says Tom Who? And they
says no, Tom Collins, And Geo. says
no. he don't live here. And they says
do YOU know where he's moved to?
And Geo. says no, but | am moved
to call a cop if you don't shut up and
get out of this. SO they did, and we
went on back 10 bed and could almost
of went TO sleep only for a fire engine
coming through the street, and nat
ural1y we hadda get up again to see
that. But when we was sure il wasn't
our house. we merely says. we'll what
fools them people must be to have a
fire in their home and stay up al
night merely on account it's New
Years Eve. And with other remarks
to prove our own superiority. why we
went on back to bed. and would of
gone TO sleep only for the neighhors
just to the south of us.
! dunno had they been watching to
see our light go out or if it was
merely coincidence. but | never liked
that woman anyways, and | always
suspected she had it in for me. al
though ] was never certain before
But IL was true fact no sooner had
we commenced flirting with the "a nd,
man then them neighhors commenced
flirting with sudden death on account
they begun playing their piano. II
was a dance tune. and some fool hit
on the idea of playing the drum on
the window pane nearest us. and hit
the idea with a crash. Geo. couldn't
stand it no longer They ouehter he
shot, he says. Well. | says, they are
probably half shot already.
After while voice from The
house on the other side commenced
Yelling. All go on, YOU sing, desrie
all right Charlie. you make her: And
the fight was on.
WELL, music may have charms to
soothe the savage breast. but
there are times when its effects on
the civilized ditto is quite to the con-
trary and this was one of them.
and Geo. looked at each other, in
the dark, too mad to say nothing, and
anyways it wouldn't of done no good
TO. we couldn't of heard the remarks.
while soprano and four sour tenorS
let out a boiler to the effect that
II W n d q + watts become of
S-a "A lie"
While the piano at the other house
aided and abetted by a healthy human
chorus Joined in with question a to
Does your mother know you're
out. Ce-ceil-yah?"
This was too much for Geo and
he sprung from the springs with 2
yell, and commenced shouting and
pounding on the walls. but all it got
him was applause from the neigh
bors. and a voice yelling remarks
what a rough party them George
Jules must be having. my. listen,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-27
By STEPHEN LEACOCK.

T has occurred to me that some
BODY in the English department
of our colleges ought to get busy
and rewrite our national prov
cribs They are all out of date.
They don't fit any longer. Indeed,
many Of them are precisely the con-
verse of existing facts.
Our proverbs have come down to
US from the days of long ago. days
when the world WAS very primitive
and very simple and very different,
when people never moved more than
mile and a half from home and
were all afraid of the dark. and when
wisdom was handed out by old men
with white whiskers. every one of
whom would he retired" nowadays
by any first-class board of trustees
as past the age limit of common
sense.
But in those DAYS ali the things
that We're said by these wise old men.
who had never seen motor car. were
gathered up and called proverbs and
repeated by all the common people
as the last words of wisdom. The
result is that even today we still go
on repeating them. without realizing
how hopelessly they are off the track.
Take as a first sample the proverb
that is perhaps the best known in
our language:
BIRDS OF A FEATHER FLOCK
TOGETHER.
F5ut they don't. Ask any irst-cIass
naturalist. If the wise old men had
taken another look they would have
seen that the last thing birds ever
want TO do is to flock together. In
ninety-nine cases out OF a hundred
they keep away from their own spe-
cies. and only flock when ii is abso-
lutely necessary SO much for the
birds.
But the proverb is really supposed
to refer to people. and then ii is
wrong again. People "of feather"
do not flock together. Tall men fall
in love with little women. A girl
with a beautiful fair skin and red
hair marries a man who looks like
reformed orang-outanG. A professor
makes a friend of an auctioneer and
a banker would rather spend a day
with an Adirondack fishing guide
than with a whole vaultful Of bank
ers Burglars during the daytime go
and read in the public library
ForCers in their off time go and sing
in a choral society, and choral lead
ers when they are not singing shoot
craps.
In short, there is nothing in the
proverb whatsoever. 1t ought to be
revised under the modern conditions
to read: