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Evening star., 1925-12-05

vision OF q slender, blond lady fla shed
| through his mind. All he remembered
Oh ner were TWO starry eyes, smile
worth at least q million dollars and "a
voice. but it was enough.
Miss Roque?" he asked. when he
heard the receiver click al the other
end Of the line
Yes. came Il sweet voice which he
| Immediately recognized. No matter
| If one had never heard Mary Rogue
say but one word he never forgot her
| voice.
This is Marcus Wittenherger. Miss
Rogue, of Wittenberger & Go. | have
big job for you. Can YOU come right
| around to my office? III toll the eleva-
| tor boy to bring YOU right up? You
will? Fine. Thank you"
lie was 50 excited, when Miss Rogue
arrived, that he utterly forgot to take
| off his big gray felt han, with its blue
and gray folded band.
What is it?" smiled the chic
stylishly thin Young lady who wa fted
into his Office, her clear blue eyes
! cleaning like stars on a Winter $
night.
Murder said Wittenberger. dra-
maticaily.
| Terrible" sighed Mary Rogue.
why did YOU do it,"
Her childish face smiled him into
| the joke.
Seriously. Miss Rogue the corridor
| is full of blood. Didn't you see it,
| Il smeIled it" "
oh"
Have YOU looked int" that room
| down the haIl?"
! That's the locker room-no.
haven't vet
Let's do it said Mary Rogue
Gingerly the two entered the lock
! ers
1T begins here" said The girl her
radiant eyes taking in everything. as
| she stopped in front of locker No. All
Whose locker is this"
II don't know. ! will have to look II
up" replied WittenberSer. hastily.
Luckily he had interested himself per.
sonally in the filing system, and knew
! how to find what he wanted.
! He rather prided himself on his
| speed, although no doubt his file clerk
would have inwardly branded him as
! terribly clumsy. if she could have
seen his thick fingers going through
her cards.
Here we are-Miller. Henry Q. l.
clerk, home. l26 Nutmeg street north
! west, locker No. al"
Good. Can you tell me when Mr.
! Miller left the office today
! IN ask the elevator boy. he ought
/ to know
| The car sped up al the long ring.
! Joe. when did You take Mr.. Miller
| home today"
! why. he left late. Mr. Wittenher
! ger. ! remembes-
| Was ne III? Was he bIecdinc?"
! NO. sir. that is. not as far as
/ know" said Joe, blinking his eyes
/ hastily.
! There is quite a pool of it in here
/ isn't there. asked Mary Rogue. All
| at once she stopped and dipped a
/ finger into the stuff. She held il
! dripping. to her nose.
Then she stuck out her tongue and
! tasted the blood.
! Mr.. Wittenberger and Joe gasped
/ in unison.
'Say-youH get germs. protested
! the former.
Gee said Joe. the elevator boy.
! Running back tn the chiefs office
! Mary Rogue sat down at the phone
! She called. She talked. Her luminous
| eyes began 10 twinkle. She broke int
! a laugh as she hung up the phone
and said:
Mr.. Miller SAYS he took home a
| pound of liver. Mr.. Wittehherger.'
Evening star., 1925-12-05
Mad Dogs on Two Legs.

From the Cincinnati TimesStar.
4 dangerous lunatic is at large in
Toledo, this State. His eyes are rim.
med with red, which he has daubed
on with paint brush. He turks be.
hind trees and benches. and approach.
ing his victims, always women, from
behind, batters them over the head
with club. Five have been nearly
killed. From all accounts he is an es-
capped inmate from the State hospital
for the insane-a clubber who already
had two murders to his credit.
When he is again apprehended, he
will go back to the hospital, for insane
men are not executed. He will eat as
much as anybody else. When oppor.
tunity offers he will kill nurse or
guard 1t may be he will again es.
cape, and crush other skulls in Toledo.
Society will cherish this mad dog, and
in effect will require some sane. decent
workman to toll for him as long as
the maniac lives. OF course, the bur-
den will be distributed To all the peo-
pie of the State in taxation, but that
Is what 1t amounts to.
Its four.footed mad dogs society
puts out of their misery, protecting
itself at the same time-a demonStra-
tion of good sense and common hui
ma nifty. which for easons ineXplicable
it is unwilling to copy where homicidal
maniacs are concerned.
Evening star., 1925-12-05
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES f. TRACEHELL.

Marcus Wittenbereer, head of the
firm OF Wittenberger & CO.. dropped
into his building late one night. The
; elevator was still running.
Being in hurry, Mr.. Wittenberser
did not pay much attention to the
operator other than to respond To his
greeting.
Good evening. Joe" said the head
of the firm.
He got out al his floor md started
down the corridor, lit by high night
light, which shone down family on his
thick-set figure. arraved In nobbN
suit OF the gray affected by so many
successful business men.
MIR. Wittenberger grunted suddenly
Blood!
feet We're in pool of II. while as
far as the eye could reach stretched
a trail of gore. disappearing at the
employees locker room.
The bloody path led in the other
direction to the elevator. Mr.. Witten
berger. feeling construction at his
throat. grasped his sides hastily, tC
see If by any chance he could have
been stabbed as he came along +
street.
He had read tales of daggers so thin
that a man might have his head cut
off at a single slice. and yet scarcely
realize it until he couShed, when he
would suddenly find himself in twC
sections.
Hands at his fat-clad ribs, however
assured the head and senior member
of WittenberSer & Co. that his inter
costals were intact. while vigorous
bobhing of his head reassured him
Joe" he called. hurryinG 10 the
elevator "Oh. joe One. two, three
times he punched the hell.
x r
When the car slid into the landing
Mr.. Wittenbercer darted in hastily.
Where did that blood come from :?
he snapped, pointing to the hoor oi
the lift
Joe. thinking his employer had beer
suddenly bereft OF his reason, never
theless. dutifully looked down. as q
good employe should when his boss
tells him TO.
Good Lord" breathed Joe. Then:
Il don't know, sir.
There wasn't any scuttie or fiGh'
on this car
No. sir
DO you remember if anybody was
sick"
Not as far as | know.
We'll, how could all that blood &c,
there and YOU not know il 80
Il don't know. Mr.. WittenberSer.
You must have been asleep. sus
pici"ned the proprietor, hea Willy. May
! he they druSged you"
Joe mentally sci that down for !
lie. but didn't say anything. He was
as much astonished as his employer
The latter got out of the car anC
stepped 10 his office, in which h'
turned on the desk light.
Seating himself. still with his ha
on. he began TO think. He did no
want TO call The police until he haC
to. Sometimes that gets one TOO
much publicity. once YOU call in the
police you never can tell what viii
happen.
If he could trace this thing himself
just enough To find out what wa.
what. he thought he could give :
ring To headquarters later. There i,
always time for that
But. darn it, said Mr.. Wittenber.
ger aloud, I'm no detective"
+ =
Then he had bright idea"
IN call in Mary Rogue. the sir
who helps YOU OUT
AS he picked up the telephone 4
Evening star., 1925-12-05
French Finance .

Approval of the Bria nd Locheur
emergency fiscal measure by the
French Senate assures that country
against treasury crisis when the inn
pending obligations mature this month.
1t serves TO guarantee the new min
istry a chance to proceed with the sue
ceedins financial plans which will pro-
the budget.
Continued improvement n the franc
exchange rate resulted from yester.
days action. The quotation for Friday
was 3.SS14, as against 3.7SA on Thurs
day and 3.s7 a week earlier. This ad-
vance of a small fraction is very
slight, but it is significant. The franc
will proba bly, not for a long time be
restored to parity, which is 1913 cents.
1t is now considera bly, below the quota
ton of a year ago, when the exchange
rate was 5.40a4. Not until the taxa
tion question is settled and the foreign
debts are placed upon the basis of
payment will there be any marked
adva nee.
In the case of Great Britain. the
restoration of the pound sterling prac-
tically to parity was accomplished
through the adoption of tax measures,
added TO the arrangement of the war
debts to the United States. As soon
as the debt plan was adopted Great
| Britain became, in effect. a creditor
nation as regards the other European
,, powers. and this fact was reflected in
an immediate improvement in sterling
rates. France will undoubtedly feel
the benefit of a debt settlement in the
same manner.
Germany, after a long period of
gross imitation, in the course of which
the mark went TO almost worthless
ness in terms of foreign exchange. has
sta bilized the currency, and yesterday
the uuotation-was a shade above par
1881 cents. This was accomplished
by a stroke of finance that was as
arbitrary as was the issue of fat
money during the imitation period.
With the German mark at par and
the British pound at practically par,
the position of France, with her
standard of currency about one.sixth
of par value, is one of serious disad
vantage. This fact is. of course, fully
appreciated in France. 1t will be
triumph Of craftsmanship if the franc
can be restored to parity through wise
measures of taxation and through
debt adjustments. The present infia-
ton measures are paradoxically pre-.
liminary to sta abiliza ton.
Evening star., 1925-12-05
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC ]. HASKIN.

O. What il meant by the expires
sion ITO be sent up Salt River" ,
y. {. Il.
A. To be sent up Salt River Tor
Creek or 10 row up Salt River COR
Creek) is a slang expression mean
ing to be defeated or to fail in any
thing; especially applied to political
candidates who fail at elections. with
a supposed reference to small
stream in Kentucky
q. Did the United States pay
France for the trenches used during
the war?-,I. &. :.
A. The War Department SAYS thai
the United States has never paid rent
10 the French government or 10 u
French citizen for the occupation Of
trenches in the battle line. The ru.
mors I'm regard to this matter have
probably originated from the fact
that the United States rented ground
for training purposes. and paid a Ger
tain amount for damages Ia property
when training trenches We're con
structed.
q. What Barge city is nearest the
geographical center Of the United
States?-H. y.
\. Omaha, Nehr.. with an esti,
mated population Of 2OS,0 in 1924,
is the closest.
Q. Is leprosy common in China and
ia apan?-M. +. T.
A. In China it is estimated that
over 100000 persons are affected
with leprosy. Japan had about 10000
Iepers little over n decade ago.
@. DO people eat ostriches? Nj
l.. ".
\. The flesh of the ostrich is used
for food To limited extent in the
sections of the world where the oS-
trich il bred " is used fairly fire.
quentIy by the Arabs. who regard il
~ most wholesome and palatable
The value of the feathers. however,
makes il improbable that The ostrich
will ever he used 10 any conSidera ble
extent.
Q. How is the vegetable oil that
we use for food refined from the
crude oil pressed from The seed
ID. y.
4. The Department Of Agriculture
says that the impurities in the crude
oil have been removed by caustic
soda and the oil has heen bieached
with fuller's earth and deodoriZed by
superheated steam under high
va aCuum.
O. How many members has ihe
! Holy Name Society and where was il
started?-E. J. q.
\. The Holy Name Society il
America was first esta blished in Ne"
York CITY in 1872 The approximate
present membership is 1.Soo.ooe mer
and boys. divided into about 1.o"'
parish bra nches.
O. When did Duncan PhNfe live :
! T.. Il.
4. He lived from 1890 TO 1877. Hf
operated Il furniture factory an'
store in New York and built a home
Evening star., 1925-12-05
1870

Trotsky seats himself before a type
writer and asserts his opinions. He
has anased To give new significance
TO the reminder that now is the time
for every good man to come To the
aid of his party
Evening star., 1925-12-05
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON,
Delay.

Santa Claus is on his way:
But he doesn't use a sleigh.
He's a traveller up to date.
Airplanes set his proper gait.
Santa Claus may have 10 stay
For little while, they say.
While authorities so great
Halt him and investigate.
Evening star., 1925-12-05
-A~>

There is certain hesitation about
creating situation whicn may in.
volve the difficulty Of citing any i'm.
portant nation for contempt Of World
Court.
Evening star., 1925-12-05

Germany has sent a shipment of an.
thracite bsiquettes TO this country.
This experiment in finance may prove
success. Her pa per marks were no
good. but lump Of fuel has tangible
value.
Evening star., 1925-12-05

Young MIR. La Toilette may easily
contemplate the question Of his seat
in the Senate chamber with inditfer-
ence. His position in public affairs
will be determined not b. where he
sits, but by how he stands
Evening star., 1925-12-05

The G.. o. 2. is considering a "prodi-
gal son" demonstration but it be-
comes evident that the penitent insur-
gents will be expected to be well re.
hearsed.
Evening star., 1925-12-05
Personal VieWDOiy,t,

What Is the principal question now
before the public?'
swered Senator Sors rshum. 1t boils
down to the inquiry. are you going
to vote for me or for the other fel-
low"
Evening star., 1925-12-05

The United States Senate may con.
gratulate itself on having a presiding
officer who is not likely at any time 10
allow it to fade from public attention.
Evening star., 1925-12-05

Profanity in the theater should at
least be restricted to the Helen
Maria" term which represents the ex-
treme license of objurSatiou in circles
of statesma nship.
Evening star., 1925-12-05
Working Ont.

How is prohibition working out in
your county,
"All right answered Uncle Bill Bot
tletop. THE Illicit traffic has got to
stop. Purity soon the moon nshiners will
have money enough to enable them
to retire from business"
Evening star., 1925-12-05
nate by Mail-Payable In Advance.
MARYLAND and virginia.
All Other States and Canada
Member of the Associated Press.

The Associated Press is exclusively entitled
q me use for republication of all 1cws d1s
patches credited to il or not otherwise cred
,trs IN this naper and also the local news
published herein All rights % publication
Of special dispatches herein also reserved.
Evening star., 1925-12-05

| Damascus, by ordering America ms
| off the streets at night, has attacked
the jay-walking problem in a rather
! peculiar and arbitrary fashion.
Evening star., 1925-12-05

No doubt Col Mitchell Is suffering
will envy him the publicity which he
is not in a position TO utilize COM
mercially.
Evening star., 1925-12-05

War is referred TO in churches as a
crime. The churches should have all
possible support in an effort to avert
another crime wave.
Evening star., 1925-12-05
HallOWeenitjS.

A pumpkin face was reared on high
For lighting it was followed.
And since l ate pumpkin pie.
1 think that's what | swallowed.
Evening star., 1925-12-05
Leadership.

Who is the leading citizen in Grim
son Gulch?"
Mesa Bill
II thought he was lawbreaker."
He is. Bills the pathfinder for a
posse this minute
Evening star., 1925-12-05

Of economy Of which any country may
be proud.
Evening star., 1925-12-05
Delay.

Der traffic rules I've bent my head
With sentleness seraphic.
And while read, a copper said.
You're pinched for blocking traffic.
Evening star., 1925-12-05

Jud Tunkins says he can't get over
the. idea that every foot ball game
ought to be followed by peace con-
ference.
Evening star., 1925-12-05

II has known men," said Uncle
Eben. who got credit foh oein' brave
simply because dey didn't have sense
enough to know when to be scared
Evening star., 1925-12-05
Fuel Problem.

/ Fuel Pr0D1em.
The World we've struggled to reform
With dreams of bliss to come.
We will be going some.
Evening star., 1925-12-05

The coup detat was accomplished
by the officers, alone, while all pri.
Yates were kept within their barracks.
The first act of the military dictator
was to suppress the free press. and to
offer rewards to all who would volun.
teer evidence against others on
charges of non-allegiance to the dicta.
torship. Judges were dismissed from
the bench-even from the Supreme
Imperial Valley press., 1925-11-18
new BOOKS AT
LOCAL LIBRARY

In connection with Children )
Book Week which is being observed
in Imperial County both last week
and the present week, Miss Agnes
Ferris, Ell Centre S city librarian an
nounces the following list of new
books for children.
New Children 3 Books
''The Animal Book, - " Arabian
Nights Illustrated by Erie Papc;
"Thc Children s Homer by Pog-
any; Mother Goose drawings by
Charles Folkard; Pinocehio, by
Collodi. with illustrations in colors
from an Italian edition; Rainbow
Cold by Sara Teasdale, with
drawings by Dugald Walker; "A
Treasury of Verse for Little Chill
dren, with drawings by Willy Pog-
any; "Come Hither' by Walter
Dc La Mare.
Poetry and Plays
AT the Gateways of the Day, !"
Hawaiian fairy tales by Padraic
ColGm; "The Hunting of the
Shark, . by Lewis Carroll; - Rccita-
'tions Old and New for Boys and
Girls, - by Gaige; "Another Book
of Verses For Children, by f. V.
Lucas; Wonder Clock Plays
from Howard Pyle's "Wonder
Clock; Nursery Rhymes, by
Fraser; "Ten Minutes by the
Clock and three other plays for
outdoor and indoor production, by
Alice Riley; Zone Act Plays for
Young Folks edited by NJ. A.
Jagendorf; Eight Little Plays for
Children" by hose Fyleman; This
Singing World,' modern poems for
children by Louis Untermeycr.
Stories For Chi.4ren
David Blaze of King s., by Z.
+. Benson; Little Wooden Doll, -
by Margery Bianco, with illustra-
tlens by Pamela Bianco;
''Occania by Chamberlain; 1.-THE
Pope 5 Mule, - by Alphonsc Dau-
det; Memoirs OF a London Doll, !"
by Fairstair; - Real STORIES of the
Geography Makers" by John 7.
Faris; Charlie and His Coast
Guards" by Hill ana Maxwell;
king Penguin by Horne;
Story of the ElizaDcths," by
Grace Humphrey; Nicholas, by
Moore; christmas Stories, by
jacob Riis; .'Damc Wiggins of Lee
and Her Seven WONDERFUL Cats, ]"
by Ruskin; a Visit From st. Mich.
Oias; Tommy Tucker on a
Plantation - bv Irctch. .'Thp
Measure of Boy by Nicholas;
+" Russ Farrell Alrman, by Burtis;
"1he Shaman 5 Revenge, by lr-
win and FIlhJalmur Stcfanssom;
True Stories OF Great Americans, -
series, with volumes on Nathan
ilalc, Roosevelt, John Paul Jones,
william Penn, Daniel Boone, La
sale, Robert Fulton, Davy Crock.
EFT, Thomas \. Edison.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-11-18
START A COMMUNITY CHEST HERE,

The fact that two drives for funds-both for most
worthy causes-are in progress in Ell Centre at the
same time this week again emphasizes the need for
Community Chest.
Two years ago the Press strongly advocated this
modern plan of raising a combined fund from which
ALLEGATIONS could be made to meet the needs of the dit
ferent organizations which depend upon public sub
scription for aid AS result of the efforts made by
this paper at that time appeared that the idea would
be adopted. But like many other good Intentions the
plans were allowed to lanqush.
The success of the Community Chest idea has been
proven beyond doubt 1t has been tried out in many
cities of varying size and has proved tremendously
popular both with those who called upon to con-
tribue and with those who depend upon public aid for
their operation.
The Community Chest embodes real modern bus
mess methods. 1t enables the large firm and the mer
chant who doing business in small way to set aside
an annual for charity the they do for ad
vertising for expansion and for other eventuatles
The plan is equitable and based on sound economic
practice.
The Chest idea works satisfactorily, too
from the organizations standpoint. With set
available for the years activities it is far easier to
work out programs and budget of expenditures.
The Press strongly urges the leading local organ
izations get the Ell Centre Chamber OF Commerce to
sponsor Joint meeting at early date to work out
plans for putting the community Chest plan into
GRAFTON here early next year.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-11-18
Bedtime Stories
By HOWARD E. GARIs
Copyright, 1928, by McCluts
Newspaper Syndicate
UNCLE WIGGILY AND THE
GREEN FEATHER

Johnnie and Billie Bushvtail, the
squirrel brothers. with their father
and mother and Grandpa and
Grandma Lightfoot, lived in the
hollow of a large tree which grew
in the forest near the edge of the
frozen pond. Johnnie and Billie
had invited Uncle Wiggily to spend
Thanksgiving with them, and the
old rabbit gentleman started to
skim across the ice in Il tin basin
for a boat, with his umbrella raised
as a sail,
II wonder what all the hurry is
about ," thought Mr.. Longcars, for,
as he neared the hollow tree he
heard coming from it. the words
Imperial Valley press., 1925-11-18

to see Uncle Wiggilv and happy that
he had come to spend Thanksgi wing
with them. Mrs Bushytail Sho~cd
;Ac rabbit gentleman whore he vas
to sleep, in a small hollow part of
the tree. His room was lined with
soft, dried grass and bits Of fcath-
crs that Johnnie and Billie had pick
cd up in the woods.
In the afternoon wbic Johnnie
Was trying to stand on his head
as Billie had done, Uncle WiggiIy
hoped off by himself in the forest
eating supper in the squirrel house.
II saw something fluttering on the
ground, and, when he picked it UP,
he found il was beautiful green
feather edged with yellow.
" What Il fine green feather, -
said the bunny gentleman. 81 viii
take it TO Mrs. BushytaiI 10 put in
her best hat. But as the rabbit
uncle was hopping back toward the
hollow stump tree with what he
had picked up, voice in the tree
over his head shriekrd: .@
I ''Comc back with that, Come
back with my green feather. How
dare you to take it! Ollie! OoIic.
/ Ool;c!
Ny goodness. ! m afraid there S
/ going to be trouble, said the rab-
Dit gentleman rs he put the green
feather III his pocket and looked for
a place to hide. And whether or not
there was trouble you shall learn in
the next story which will be aDout
Uncle Wiggily and their fir tree -
that is if the lead pencil docsn I get
a black mark for trying 70 make u
picture Of the pussy eat OH the white
wall paper.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-11-18
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO
November 18. 1910

Forty workers were busy picking
cotton in the Alamo Cotton com.
pany' fields.
George A. Long purchased 1900
fine ewes which were recently ship.
ped in from New Mexico.
Mrs. Ray s. Carberry and her son
came to Imperial Valley from the
east to make their home here.
County Supervisor George Wade
had as his guests his parents, DR..
and Mrs. E. Wade of Los Banos, who
were to remain until after Thanks
giving.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-11-18
BRIEF FILED IN
TEST APPEAL ON
JOINT PROPERTY
By United Press Leased Wire

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1S.-The
government today filed in the Unit
ed States supreme court a brief
charging that the California "com-
munity property law" does not give
the wife real one half ownership
in the property jointly held by the
couple.
Therefore, brief argued, the hus-
band should be required to return
the entire income OH his own income
tax returns.
The brief was filed in the test ap.
peal from California federal court
decisions warding Reul d. Robin
of San Francisco and Sadie NJ. Rob
bin, his wife, refund of $67SS.
this amount being the difference
between the federal income tax paid
by the husband under protest and
the amount which would have paid
on the same property ii wife and
husband had each returned one half
of the income. About 1900, 600
in taxes are involved in the decis-
ion i'll this ease.