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Imperial Valley press., 1925-03-16
TEN YEARS AGO
March 16. 1915

l. Mrs. Marie Cox, who has been
spending the past week in San Di-
ego, returned home last night.
Three hundred dozen eggs pur-
chased III one day, probably the
+ largest purchase in one day for any
store in Imperial county, is the
RECORD of Ross and Stuart s groe-
cry.
Dixieland s beautiful new $4,000
school building was. officially de-
clared open last night after resi-
dents Of the district. had gathered
at the school to commemorate the
occasion.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-03-16
NINETEEN YEARS AGO
March 16. 1906

w. H. Hartshorn has returned to
his ranch east of town after a five
weeks 6tour on the coast. Mrs.
1lartshorn, who is i'll, viii remain
on the coast for while.
Mrs. Stephen Lyons and daugh-
ter Kate Lyons, returned to the val
ley last night from an extended
visit in San Diego.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. Massey of Los
Angeles came in on the train last
night on a visit TO their son L. L.
Massey and his wife.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-03-16
Recorders Seek
To Remove Fee

Mrs. Bird L, Hobby, county re.
corder, left for Sacramento vestcr-
day where she will meet with Il
number of other county recorders
of the states whose counties are
effected by the bill that was passed
in 1923 placing an additional fee of
- cents on all live stock mort
cages.
While in Sacramento the record
ers will take the matter of the
additional fee before the legislature,
hoping to be able to get it removed
by legislative enactment.
All leading associations OF the
valley endorsed the resolution which
had been prepared and which was
taken to Sacramento by Mrs. Hob
dv including tho Chamber of Com
mcrcc Associations of the valley,
Bankers Associations, Kiwan;s end
Rotary Clubs
1t has been felt by the raNchers
and dairymcn of Imperial Valley
that this additional fee is unjust
and it will mean a big aid to thcm
if il can be removed.
When an auto kicks back and
breaks q mans arm it is merely
trvinp to rpplacp the horse.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-03-16

from the store with the sugar, there
was Jackie still digging away.
Haven't you got your bone out
vet - asked the rabbit.
=" No. Peetie buried it very deep, -
answered Jackie, for you know
dogs thus hide the bones they don t
want to eat right away. But
Imperial Valley press., 1925-03-16

n,alte a caiey ana rs he went the
bunny called. back to Jackie:
"Ill help You when return, If
You haven I dug your bone '1fp by
that time. &t
"Thank yor!' barkcd the doggie
bov, and he began scratching out
the gravel faster than ever
When Mr.. 1ongcars hoped back
Imperial Valley press., 1925-03-16
Looking Backward

What the Press Files Tell of j
Imperial Valley fer This Date
In Past Years
Imperial Valley press., 1925-03-16

Los Angeles where he will visit
friends.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-03-16
All Shades Now in
French Voile
at SOC

shades famous Imported French Voile
Fifteen colors in stock: This
outstanding Wolfe 1925 Imported thread
perfectly after tubbngs.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-03-16
More New Anderson
English Print
at SOC

AT SALoON ONLY the popular Anderson's prints The
dainty patterns absolutely fast color Many eff
fecve designs unpacked There multitude of
for this fabcnch SETS chair slips drperies well
for frocks q
Imperial Valley press., 1925-03-16

When an auto kicks back and
breaks q mans arm it is merely
trying to replace the horse.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-03-16

For homes without electricity the
Maytag Gyrafoam is available with
Multi Motor attachment. The fam
Gus Maytag Gasoline Motor.
Evening star., 1925-11-05
The Fourth Degree.

Mr.. Goldstein, student at Colum-
bia University. already holds the de-
grees of bachelor and master Of arts.
bachelor and master Of science from
his alma mater. He is still plugging
along, and, unless the Columbia foot
ball team beats the Cornell foot ball
team in the near future, he will be-
come Columbia's most highly educated
alumnus. with as many real. honestly
earned sheepskins as any big butter
and egg man can boast honorary ones.
Back in 1921 Mr.. Goldstein made a
bet with Cornell enemy that he
would remain at Columbia until its
team defeated the Ithaca aggregation.
He was then senior. with his A. B.
degree In sight. Now he is a sopho-
more in the law school. One or two
more unfortunate days for the Blue
and White on the gridiron and he can
hang out his shingle.
Here was a real bet, immeasurably
more impressive than the stalking of
thousands by owners Of millions, or
bizarre guarantees to let whiskers
grow or propel peanuts along boule-
wards with toothpicks. Putting ones
self in Sophomore Goldstein's place, 1t
is difficult to decide whether to hope
Columbia gets 1t in the neck again or
not. One would have to be acquaint-
ed with his. finances. his preferences
and his capacity for assimilating pun.
ishment. But 1t looks as II the last
named item were Of A-number- one
grade. Some day Mr.. Goldstein may
count the members OF six or seven
losing Columbia teams as among his
best benefactors. In the meantime,
hats may be lifted to him as a good,
game guy.
Evening star., 1925-11-05

beginning tomorrow morning. DR.. VII
liam A. Taylor. chief Of the Bureau
Of Plant Industry, has said that this
is to be the best chrysanthemum show
ever held In the United States. More
than 1900 Of the big japanese NUNS
and 500 of the feathery. pompom and
single varieties have been entered in
the show.
The annual Washington chrysan-
themum show has become a popular
entertainment. Each year a very
large number of visitors go to the
greenhouses to stroll among the
blooms, gaze at them, and stimulate
or satisfy liking for flowers. Thou
sands of persons get one Of those SER
mons on the wonders OF nature which
NUNS and all other plants teach.
Washington has its rose, dahlia, am
aryllis and chrysanthemum shows, and
the attendance at these exhibitions is
evidence of the popularity of flowers.
We shall probably hear good deal
about what breeding and culture have
done to raise the chrysanthemum from
a somewhat humble yellow flower to
lofty bloom with long and remark
ably conspicuous petals. The proud
chryanthemum is much more distin-
guished, more expensive and more
praised than its lowly ancestors. but
many flowers have made similar
t. LAY.
Congress makes an adequate appro-
priation for the construction of a
building for the Department OF Agri
culture there will also be constructed
a greenhouse Of such splendor that 1t
there will be held the future flower
shows of the department.
Evening star., 1925-11-05
Law Officers and Enforcement.

Not long ago in Chicago a bootleg
gang was raided and the headquarters,
when searched, yielded a small black
book. That little volume has shown
some interesting items. 1t appears
from it that more than ESQ city po-
licemen were on the pay roll Of the
Gennas at monthly salaries rang
ing from $40 to s125. The lower rate,
it appears, was paid for dumb patrol
men" and the higher rate for a few
shrewd sergeants. It also appears
from the book that a squad from the
states attorneys Office collected regu.
larry. and three squads from the de.
tective bureau were on the pay roll
at from $400 to $500 a month apiece.
The pay roll for May, 1925, was $6,916.
This little black book is a type of
one of the reasons why prohibi.
ton enforcement Is difficult in this
country. Venality on the part Of law
forces has checked the capture and
the prosecution of violators. Un.
doubtedly it paid the Gennas well to
lay out nearly $1,000 a month in
bribes ranging from SO to $500 a man.
Their operations were In such volume
as to make 1t profitable. A dumb
patrolman"-probabl deaf and blind
as to transactions at close range
was an elementary safeguard. But of
more importance were the detectives
and the district attorneys men, who
got the real evidence whenever ar
rests were made. AS a result OF this
investment cases failed on prosecu.
ton. Perhaps the little black book
also contains the record Of the sums
paid to bondsmen for securing the free
dom Of accused persons.
Prohibition enforcement Is possible
il law officers are not corrupted. The
Evening star., 1925-11-05
Zoning Restrictions.

Public opinion is strongly behind
the Zoning Commission in its evident
determination to hold rigidly to re-
strictions in the development Of the
city.
In recent decision the commission
denied the application for the erection
of rows of houses in an "A' restricted
zone. Granting of this petition would
have automatically dropped the zone
from "A" to "B," to the detriment of
owners of property who bought land
in that zone on the assumption that
1t would remain in the "a" class.
Zoning has come to be the progress
sive manner of assuring the uniform
development of cities. Zones, when
once determined, should be perma-
nent, unless conditions arise which
make 1t apparent that a change would
be advantageous to the majority Of
those concerned. Buyers of property
depend upon zoning restrictions to
keep up the value of their land. They
should not be penalized by a relaxa.
ton of these restrictions.
In the working out OF the local Zon-
ing law hardships have unquestion
ably been placed on various interests
The Zoning Commission, however, has
steadfastly held to the principle of the
greatest good for the greatest number
and its decisions have acted as a brake
to "hodge-podge" city development.
The commission realizes that If re-
strictions are relaxed in one case there
will be no good reason for turning
down other applications. Therefore,
the precedent set in it's most recent
decision will, in the future, result in
the protection Of the interests of the
property owner in restricted zones
and contribute to the steady develop.
ment Of the National Capital.
Evening star., 1925-11-05
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC ]. HASKIN.

| believed to have been given to the
| goddess of love to keep, and every
| one who passed under it received a
! kiss to show it was the emblem OF
| love. The Druids cut the sacred
| mistletoe and hung it over the door
ways to propitiate the woodland
spirits. According to myth, only hap
| piness could enter under the mistie-
| toe, hence the tradition of the kiss.
Q. Are more man or woman pedes-
| trains injured by automobiles?-M.
| c. S.
A. In a report for September which
| included "a cities 1T is disclosed that
the ratio was two men TO one woman
run down by automobiles. Almost
as many pedestrians were injured on
| crosswalks as between them.
Q. Is rain water chemically puref
R. n.
A. Ordinary rain water contains
appreciable amounts of dissolved
oxygen, nitrogen, ammonia and car
bonic acid gas, and in special cases
| it is found to contain nitric acid sui
| phuric acid and other components of
| the impure air Of cities. The acid
and alkaline impurities increase the
power Of the rain water to dissolve
| the mineral constituents of the
| earth's crust, the gases make 1t pos
sible for plants and animals to live
| in rivers and ponds which would
not support life If the water were
| chemically pure.
@. Which Is the Oldest flag in the
world?-R. L. w.
A. The flag of Denmark is said to
| be the oldest unaltered flag It's cross
| n tnG tn he 10 n Hlf-
dates back to 1910. The United
| States flag was established in 1777.
@. When did Lenin adopt his nom
| de revolution"?-C. T. B.
A. F. A. Mackenzie says that the
Russian leader adopted the name
Lenin after his return from exile on
the Lena goldfields.
@. When were the diplomatic and
consular services combined?-C. W. NJ.
| A. The act of May "a, 1924. COM
| bined the diplomatic and consular
| services. provided for the reorganiza-
| ton and improvement of the foreign
| service for the purpose OF securing
benefits Of economy and efficiency
| through a system Of combined ad-
ministration, and a more effective CO.
| ordination OF the political and econ
|
| Q. What IS meant by dead fce?-
! NJ. H.
A. The term Is applied to glacial ice
| which has lost It's motion, because the
| whole ice movement has been checked
| or because the part has become de-
| tached from the main ice sheet.
Amy reader cdn get the onsrer to
ony question By tCritin9 The Star In
| formation Bureau, Frederic J. Has
| kin, director, Washington, d. G. This
| offer applies strictly to Information.
| The bureau cannot oire ddUtce on
| legal, medical and financial matters.
1t does not attempt to settle domestic
| troubles, nor undertake erhdustiUe
research on any subject. Write your
! question plainly and briefly. Glue
| fulI name and address and inclose ,
| cents in stamps for return postage.
| All replies are sent direct to the in
| Quirer. Address The Star InformG-
| ton Bureau. Frederic j. Rdskin, di-
rector, T1Centy-frst and C streets
| northwest, Washington, D. c.
Evening star., 1925-11-05
Claims of Comfort.

The politicians in both the big national
parties are seeking comfort out of
the returns from Tuesdays elections.
On the Democratic side, Representa-
tive William A. Oldfield of Arkansas
genial and able minority whip Of the
House and chairman of the Demo-
cratic congressional committee, fore
sees the election of a Democratic Con-
gress next year, and claims that the
election results provide a mirror in
which to find such a pleasant ref1ec-
ton. On the Republican side, the
friends Of Senator William NJ. Butler
of Massachusetts, chairman Of the Re-
publican national committee, who
must stand for reelection next year
are rejoicing because Of the election
of Republican mayor in Boston, the
Bay States largest city. Politics Is
a great game, and it is as natural and
as pleasing for politicians to make
claims and to dream dreams as it is
for a cat to nip catnip.
With regard to the coming congress
hopeful claim, it may be pointed out
that only two members of the House
were CHOSEN at the polls Tuesday, one
in New Jersey and the other in Ken
tucky; that the Republicans elected
in New Jersey and the Democrats
in Kentucky. These seats have been
held by the same political parties that
will continue to hold them. There has
been no reversal there. The Democratic
sweep in New York City is nothing
new. A Democratic mayor has ruled
in the metropolis for many years. and
Mr.. Walker succeeds a Democrat.
New Jersey elected Democratic gov
ernor. But had Mr.. Moore, the Demo
crat, been the dry" candidate and
Mr.. Whitney. the Republican, a wet"
candidate, who would deny that the
results would have been reversed in
this gubernatorial fight? New Jersey.
by the way, returns Republican Leg
islature
The Republican claims with regard
to the Boston election appear to be
almost as loosely knit as the Demo
cratic hopes alluded to. Boston has
voted Democratic often and early. 1t
doubtless would have gone Democratic
again had it not been that the Demo
Gratis fell out among themselves, and
a regular Donnybrook fair fight en-
sued, with seven Democrats insisting
upon making the race for mayor.
But politicians are expected to make
claims. If they do not, they are for
gotten.
Evening star., 1925-11-05
Making the Best Goods.

One Of the best investments ever
made by American industry Is dis
closed in bulletin just issued by the
United States Chamber Of Commerce,
which states that manufacturers in
this country on an expenditure Of
S35.000,00 a year in research work
are saving fully $500, 900. 900 annually
in the conduct Of their business
These laboratory researches are con.
Quoted by all lines Of business. They
are seeking better raw materials.
more efficient methods Of treatment,
more economical processes of han
ding. They are cutting the corners"
Of cost in all stages of fabrication and
marketing. They range from chemi
cal analyses Of mineral materials to
the study of packing boxes. Not only
are these researches conducted by in
dividual manufacturers, but the trade
associations, composed Of groups Of
producers and merchandising compa-
nies, are prosecuting their own CO.
operative researches. the majority
of these organizations spending more
than $4,000 each annually. The
National Gamers Association has re-
ported an item of $4,000 as its an
nual research budget, while the Port
land Cement and National Lime AS
sociations each accounts for 500, 900
The consumers of manufactured
goods are getting the benefit Of these
improvements resulting from indus
trial research work. AS costs are cut
prices are cut to correspond. The
savings from improved methods Of
treatment and handling do not all go
to profits. Competition prevails to
give the consumer the benefit Of his
share OF the reductions. Furthermore,
better goods are produced 1t Is the
aim Of the American manufacturer to-
day to make the best possible product,
the most durable and dependable, most
strictly standardized in quality.
Cooperation in research work by
trade associations Is a gratifying sign
of a wholesome condition in American
industry. Certain trade secrets are,
Of course. preserved. Patents are
safeguarded. But processes where not
Of a proprietary or patented character
are being, by mutual research,
brought up to higher standard for
the good Of the trade. American trade,
indeed, is to be measured In terms Of
its appeal to foreign markets. The
better American goods are made the
more surely will they sell abroad. It
is the hope Of the progressive manu-.
facturers of this country that Ameri-
can trade marks will, through per-
sistent research work and improve
ment OF factory methods, come to
mean to all buyers the world over the
best goods made.
Evening star., 1925-11-05

enormous profits in the bootlegging
business. however, put a premium on
dishonesty. The problem Is to secure
an enforcement organization Of strict
integrity. Local police forces may re-
main doubtful, but If there Is rigid
prosecution involving punishment
and disgrace whenever a law officer
is caught taking a bribe from a rum
runner. this graft will be discouraged
and the enforcement of the law
strengthened. Prison terms are nee
essary to break up this Illicit connec-
ton. Amendment of the enforcement
act may be necessary to increase the
penalties for bootlegging and for con.
nivance. with fewer privileges Of de-
lay and appeal and an increase in the
scale Of bond rates to make 1t more
difficult for offenders to secure liberty
while awaiting trial.
Evening star., 1925-11-05
Annual Chrysanthemum Show.

In the procession of the seasons we
como to the time Of the chrysanthe-
mum. There have been a number of
reminders of the progress of Autumn,
the almanac, the thermometer, the
changing color Of leaves and their
falling. but here we have the twenty
fourth annual chrysanthemum show
sponsored by the Department Of Agri-
culture in the greenhouses at Four.
teenth and B. Part Of the published
announcement is that Mrs. Jardine.
wife Of the Secretary Of Agriculture,
has sent invitations to more than g.
hundred persons, including Mrs. Cool.
idge and the women Of the cabinet.
to come to the greenhouses for a non.
public look at the flowers. For a
week or ton days the show will be
epsn to the public. . am. to 9 pm.,
Evening star., 1925-11-05

survives to enlighten posterity after
the humor Of 1t has palled or not"
so much has been said Of Senator
Lodge as opponent of the league" the
Philadelphia Evening Bulletin dnde.
pendent Republican, reminds it's read
ers, that it is somewhat important to
be reminded that he was in favor of
the ratification of the treaty, including
the covenant of the League of Nations,
with certain reservations. Experience
| of later years had convinced the Mas
sachusetts Senator of the wisdom of
the ultimate rejection of the league
but at the time the reservations were
offered he would have been content
had ratification been accomplished In
this opinion Senator Lodge was in har-
mony with a very considerable and DO.
tetial opinion throughout the United
States"
Commenting on Senator Lodge s
criticism Of Wilson, the Chicago Trib.
une independent Republican, says:
Wilson would not consult, yield or
conciliate. His play was to be pro.
duced as written. 1t was to be taken
as was or not at all. 1t was to be
taken without a cut, change of scene
or word. And 1t was not produced
And we think that the United States
gained in this failure, caused by a
President who would not have any
one share in his authorship and dis
| tinction."
Declaring that there Is more or less
truth In Lodges statement that "Wil.
sons unbending attitude was respon
sible" for the outcome. the Waterloo
tribune independently asserts that
Mr.. Wilson's attitude was no more
unbending' than was that of some
men in the Senate. Lodge included. "
| The New Haven Register (ndepend
ent) adds it's belief that "the hook
leaves an undefinable feeling in the
reader that, after all, there were two
stubborn minds. each imbued with the
| highest sense of honor and duty, each
striving for the ideal held, each tntol.
Grant OF the others ideal, each feeling
| that the other was motivated by per
| sonal feelings as against patriotic i'm
pulse"
The Waterbury Republican Gnde
pendenD finds evidence of pettiness
of the Wilson personality in some ot
| it's phases" and new conviction tr
ones sense Of the puniness of Lodges
craftsmanship"
X X X 4
| "Mr. Lodge tells the world how IN
willing he himself was to lend co
operation when it was asked of him,
the Kalamazoo Gazette independent
observes. citing Senator Lodges owr
statement that President Wilson die
seek the advice and suggestions of al
least one prominent Senator of the
opposite political party, and that one
Senator was no one else than Henry
| Cabot Lodge
The st. Paul Dispatch independent
takes the position that "the fact tha,
Senator Lodge refused to take an,
part in the drafting of the covenant
throws part of the blame on him, with
out, however. excusing President Viii
| son for what happened later. Had
Senator Lodge pursued Throughout
the same liberal course he expected o.
the President, the record today NIGH
be different"
Evening star., 1925-11-05

Antony lost an empire because he
basked in the smiles of Cleopatra.
Ahmad kejar has lost his throne
partly through the alluring beauties
OF Nice, Paris, Biarritz and Deau-
Vile.
Ahmad was the Shah of Persia.
Today he Is a wealthy Persian
gentleman with a far greater life
expectancy than he had while a
monarch. This young man has
been pictured as colorless and soft;
whose head has been turned by art
full adulation at French resorts. He
is described as having voluntarily
spent his time in idleness among
the gayeties of Europe. while his
prime minister and cabinet in
Teheran were urging him to return
to his responsibilities as Shah OF
Persia.
Nevertheless, the fate of the de-
posed monarch has it's ameliorationS,
among which is the continuance of
his monthly stipend Of $4,000. But
that is not all he has with which to
exc out a living. Not long ago he
and cleared several millions for him.
self.
a dynasty which began to reign in
1894 with absolute power. In 1906
Persia insisted upon constitution
limiting the power Of absolutism.
The Shah, who was then on the
throne, died the following year and
was succeeded by his son, Mohammed
Ali, who delayed taking the oath to
support the constitution until late in
1907. ignoring the oath, after sub
scribing to it. he ruled in violation
of the constitution until he was de-
posed in 1909.
The succession fell to Ahmad
Kejar. then about II years of age,
and the government was held by a
Britain holding zones of influence
in the North and South. In 1910
Great Britain threatened to police
her zone at the expense of Persian
customs receipts, and Russia, was
equally insistent in encroachments
upon Persian autonomy.
Persian finances were chaotic and
were rapidly approaching bank
ruptcy, when, in that same year
191O). the Parliament (called the
Merdjliss) appealed to President Taft
to send American financial experts
to bring order out of chaos. This
resulted in the appointment by
Persia of w. Morgan Shuster as
treasurer and a staff of
American experts in charge of col
| lection of all taxation.
The American financial control was
fast Strengthening out the tangled
finances, when in 1914 the young
Shah, Ahmad, was crowned, and the
regency ended-also the American
| financial administration-att the dicta
ton Of Russia
Persia declared neutrality in the
World War, but her territory became
the battle-ground of Turkey and Rus
sia. Her province of AZarbaijan was
ravaged, and massacres of her Ar.