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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-27

cred; but for resort wear these beads
are not used so heavily as for wear
in cool chimes and Winter days. For
your warm weather frocks beads and
metal should be used just enough to
make the frock look like simmer
ing flower. The beads should suggest
the glisten OF dewdrops.
Tafeta recommends itself for re-
sort wear. II has been bit too crisp
for the scant straight frocks we have
been wearing. but with frocks Of a
more fiaring nature and with gathers
creeping back into the picture, taffeta
stands good chance of gaining
ground. Resides the new taffetas are
quite soft and plant. A navy blue
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-27

even gone back TO the very short lit
tie sleeve Of season before last.
For evening and elaborate afternoon
wear there are many chiffon frocks,
and chiffon is sometimes mentioned as
one of the most promising of materials
for resort wear this season. White
chiffon because of it's very unservice-
ableness has distinctive charm.
There is never danger of over-popu-
larization of anything so fragile.
Sometimes these chiffon frocks are
made quite simply. almost without
trimming: sometimes they are beaded.
and quite frequently they are embel-
lished with muti-colored painting. Net
froCks are also beaded and embroid-
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taffeta frock with cream-colored en-
broidery collars and cuffs-a black tat
feta one-piece frock relieved by a
gilet of ecru null and lace-these
should be considered by the woman
making up her Palm Beach wardrobe.
Taffeta combines with other mater
ials. You may select a green jersey
jumper and wear 1t with plaid taf-
feta f1aring skirt-green being a pre-
dominant color of the plaid. In cooler
chimes you may choose a jumper Of
velvet in solid color worn over a. skirt
of plaid cloth: for resort wear silk jer-
sey over plaid taffeta. 1t is an inter
probation of the same idea.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-27
BY RAMON COLEMAN.

Did you ever wonder why people
of olden times used to believe that
giants had lived on earth? There are
several explanations. One of these is
the fact that great pieces of upstand
ing stone sometimes seem to have the
form of men viewed from distance.
In the mountains of Scandinavia.
there is one whole group of rocks
which look like giant men if not seen
too closely. Perhaps the Morse story
tellers looked at those rocks from afar
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-27

we know about them? Where did
they live?.
First, let US think a moment about
the earth. 1t seems solid. and indeed
it is. Yet the surface is constantly
changing. Streams carry dirt and
mud from hillsides. They join to-
gether and form rivers, which empty
into lakes or oceans. They often
make large deltas by dumping mud
and sand at their mouths.
On some parts Of the earth.s sur.
face the land Is sinking. In other
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-27
1t Does.

Young Lady-What makes you
stare at my nose SO?
Reporter-The editor told me that
if / wanted to be a good reporter l
should keep my eyes on anything
that turned up.
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to keep these jumper skirts from un-
due fullness. Sometimes they are the
conventional little wrap-around skirt
of other easons. with hardly bit of
fullnesS. Much liked are the jumper
skirts with fullness all confined in
very fine pleatS. More often than not
the fullness of the jumper skirt is to
he found only at the front. Sun
burst pleatS-one in the vicinity of
each knee-are seen in several cases
Sometimes there are circular godets
a the front.
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The First Thing to Learn.

"Do you play golf?" he asked of
the simple but gushing maiden.
Dear me, no." she bashfully re-
piled: II don't believe I'd even know
how to hold the caddie."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-27

The Bible says, There were giants
in those days, and this is proved by
the finding of a great human tooth.
1t weighs four and threefourth
pounds.
The tooth of which the minister
spoke. as was later proved, had really
belonged to a mastodon. / speak of
the mistake because 1t was just like
that of many other persons who lived
before scientists learned about certain
animals.
What were these animals? How do
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One thing that seems to be quite
settled in these new Southern clothes.
and that is that fullness in sleeves
shall he introduced well down toward
the wrist. Sometimes long sleeves
are straight; oftener there is a gentle
increase in contour to the wrist and
then ii is confined in band or cuff of
some sort or else allowed to flare. The
dressmakers of distinction seem to
avoid any of the eccentricities of
sleeve design. Some of them have
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and imagined them to be giants.

and imagined them to be giants.
Probably the best reason given for
this belief is that early men thought
that certain huge bones had belonged
to giant men. Until a few centuries
ago, people did not know about mighty
animals which once roamed over the
earth. 1t was natural for them to
suppose that large bones which they
discovered must have been left by
human beings of tremendous siZe.,
Only 200 years ago an American
clergyman wrote to friend:
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Imperial Valley press., 1925-03-25
PLAN TO MAKE
|. Y. CANTALOUPE
WIDELY FAMOUS

Ways and means for conducting
a strenuous publicity campaign
throughout tho east fd' IVperial
Valley cantaloupes, will be/liscuss-
ed at n meeting of committee of
representative business men from
all parts of the valley, which will
be hold tomorrow afternoon at 2
o clock, at the Barbara Worth no.
tel.
Invitations to attend the meet
ing have been sent out to approx
imately % businessmen. cantaloupe
growers and shippers and newspaper
publishers.
1t is hoped that the meeting will
develop some definite plan for con
ducting publicity campaign which
will make Imperial Valley canta-
loupes as kell known as "Sun
Maid" raisins and "Sun y Kist "
oranges, which have become house
bold words throughout the country.
Following the preliminary plans
which tomorrow meeting may
develop, it is hoped to call a meet
ing of all cantaloupe growers and
business men in the valley, so that
definite action may be taken, and
the cooperation of all be assured.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-03-25
$4,000 Bond Hertion Carries by Big Majority
RAITT ADDRESSES
CIVIC BODY AT
CHAMBER MEET

Members of the Ell Centro Cham
Der of Commerce heard an interest
ing talk on the playground as an
essential factor in the lives of
youngsters by G. B. Raitt, superin-
tendent of public Fairgrounds in
Los Angeles, at the weekly lunch
con this noon.
Mr.. Raitt advocated close atten-
ton and cooperation in this work
by the businessmen of the commu-
nifty, stating that the future life of
a child is in great measure govern
ed by the facilities given him to
enjoy good, wholesome amusements
during childhood, and stated that
any money invested in playground
equipment is not al. expenditure but
an investment that yields dividends
in good citizens who must take up
the burden of public affairs when
the present generation passes on.
Ample support for Mr.. Raitt s
arguments were given by Robert
Bell, Boy Scout from the Wilson
school, and Given Gwynn, also of
the Wilson school. Robert recited
"The Old Swimming Hole" in such
an effective manner that many of
the businessmen could again vision
the old swimming holes they knew
in their boyhood days back in the
middle west and the east.
Given Gwynn. stood up on both
feet and fired hot shot into the busi-
essmen for the limited opportuni-
ties which the youngsters of the
valley have to learn how to swim.
This little miss pointed out that
only few weeks ago q number of
valley Boy Scouts went to San Di'
ego to take the swimming test and
| they didn't know much more about
! swimming than Dick Wick Hall s
! celebrated seven year frog over in
| Salome, Arizona.
She stated that it is necessary
for FL Centre youngsters to go to
Holtville or San Diego in order to
enjoy swim. "And you call that
economy, she challenged the bust
ness men who could not help admir-
ing the spunk this youngster show
ed.
Rev. Arthur p. Craven, who has
resigned from the pastorate of the
Christian Church and who plans to
leave for the middle west within
a short time, expressed his appre-
citation for the good fellowship ex-
tended him by the Chamber of
Commerce since he came here last
fall, and promised to be consistent
booster for the valley in his new To-
cation.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-03-25
Mayor is Gratified

Commenting upon the results of
the election, Mayor Anderson stat
ed this morning that it Was very
gratifying TO the members of the
board of trustees that the PEOPLE
had supported them in their belief
that it is necessary to replace the
present pavement, on which the Ell
tv got the worst of deal. He said
bids on the work will be advertised
Immediately and that the city
hopes to have the pavement COM
pleted before real hot weather sets
in.
John T. Rice, member of the city
council, and street commissioner,
was well pleased with the vote and
stated the pavement that will be in
stalled by reason of the bond vote,
will be the very best that the city
can obtain, and every effort will
be made to expedite the work. A
favorable vote was the only sem
sible action for the people to take,
he declared, and he believes the cit
liens have faith in the desire of
the members of the city council to
give them a sound business admins
tration
Imperial Valley press., 1925-03-25
SEC. WORK AND
PARTY ARRIVE
in YUMA TODAY

DIR. Hubert Work, secretary of
the interior, arrived in Yuma this
morning in the course of q trip
which will take him through prac-
tically all the western states, and
during which he will visit Imperial
Valley.
The secretary is accompanied by
Elwood Mead, director of the Unit
ed States Reclamation Service and
superintendent of National Parks
Mather. The party is travelling in
the private car Berkeley.
Today's program calls for q visit
about Yuma valley, with a banquet
tomorrow night by the Yuma Cham
ber of Commerce. Tomorrow the
party will be taken for trip about
the Yuma project. Tonight Work
will meet with the Yuma Valley
Water Users Association.
At the conclusion of tomorrow s
program, the secretary and his par
ty will be turned over to officials
of the Imperial Irrigation District,
who will escort them on q visit over
the levee system in Mexico on Fri
day. The party will come to Ell
Centre at the conclusion of this
trip on Friday afternoon, and din
ner will be served at the Barbara
Worth hotel at 7 O'Clock. Further
details announced in tomorrow 8
papQr.- sa4--
Imperial Valley press., 1925-03-25
PLAYGROUND EXPERT HERE TO AID
In SURVEY OF VALLEYS NEEDS
FOR MORE AND BETTER RECREATION

G. B. Raitt, known throughout
the country as an expert in play
ground work, is in Imperial Valley
at the present time, to speak before
civic clubs in the various cities, on
playground development, with a
view to giving valuable suggestions
for recreational facilities in the
valley.
AT the present time Mr.. Raitt is
IN charge of the municipal play
grounds in Los Angeles, and his
visit to Imperial Valley has been
made possible by the generosity of
the city of Los Angeles, which has
permitted him to come here to aid
the valley cities in planning proper
and adequate Fairgrounds for
youngsters.
Municipality owned Fairgrounds
or camps in summer resorts, was
first conceived by Mr.. Raitt, who
waged a hard fight to get Los An
geles to give him sufficient funds
to carry out his plans The first
l.. A. municipal summer camp in
the San Bernardino mountains was
such q success that two Others have
been provided for, making it pos
sible for residents of Los Angeles
to enjoy summer vacations In the
high mountains at cost.
Since being introduced in Los An
geles, the idea has been adopted by
many municipalities throughout
Imperial Valley press., 1925-03-25
Vicious Weapons
Are Captured in
County Jail Cell

Officials at the county jail this
morning obtained two makeshift
deadly weapons which might have
caused serious trouble, from the
center tank, in which nearly two
score prisoners are kept at the
PRESENT time.
One of the weapons consisted of
length of chain wrapped up in
q piece of cloth, which made an
excellent "blackiack' and was
capable of inflicting deadly dam
age when welded by n desperate
or vicious man. The hunks IN the
cells are suspended from the wall
by means of two chains, one at
either end of the bunk. One of
these had been pried off, and was
placed in the cloth which was
taken from a coat.
The other weapon consisted of a
short length of broom handle, with
the remnants of the broom bristles
remaining. Around this heavy wire
had baen wrapped, which made a
formidable looking "war cluD."
While the prisoners advanced the
explanation that the weapons had
been made in order to maintain
order in the tank, under the super
vision of the "kangaroo court, "
the Jail officials decided that they
might possibly be used for some
other purpose, and accordingly re-
moved them from the tank.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-03-25
BEING
CIRCULATED In
LAND OFFICE ROW

Plans for protest agSfnst the
removal of the United States Land
Office from this (eN, which will
be presented to Secretary Work
upon his visit here Friday, are 60
ing forward under the direction of
the Ell Centro Chamber of Com
merce.
The protest, which is being cir
culated for signatures among the
various officials of the county and
city government, as well as civic
organizations in all parts Of the
valley, requests the secretary to
withhold final action upon the
abolition of the Ell Centre office,
until he has had opportunity to
make special investigation to
show the need of such an office in
this vicinity.
Secretary Carmichael stated this
morning that the protest is being
signed by practically all who have
been approached, and that the con-
sensus of opinion seems to be that
the government will make n serious
mistake. which will cause unneces-
sary hardship and expense to the
people of the valley, if the land
office is removed.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-03-25
TODAY'S LETTUCE MARKET
BY U. S. Bureau of Agricultural Economics
G. E. SCHULTZ, Local Representative

supplies moderate, demand slow,
market steady. Calif-4s-4las most
ly 4.00-4.50, IS 3,50-4.00 mostly $50
3.75, IS 2.50-3.00, car run 41as-5s
400. rrection-vesterday quo
tation on 4s-41@s should hvae read
4.00-4.5C instead of 3.25 $50.
ST. LOUIS: So cloudy. 3 Calf
arvd. on track. Supplies moderate,
demand moderate, trading draggy,
market slightly weaker. Calif--4s
3.75-4.25 mostly 3.75.400, IS best
3.50-3.75 poorer 3.o0-3.25, 6s $50
500.
DETROIT: 80 clear. . Calf
arvd. II on track. Supplies liber.
al, demand and trading light, mar
ket unsettled. Calif--is mostly
400 few 4,25, IS mostly 3.75 few
400.
BOSTON: 420 partly cloudy. 4
Calf, Fla arvd, 10 on track. Sup-
plies limited, demand slow, market
dull. Calif-4s 4.00-4.25 fancy AIS
500 few extra fancy in small lots
5.50-6.00 poor condition low as $50,
5s 3.75-400 fancy 425-4,50 few ex.
ira fancy in small lots $4,000, 6s
mostly 800.
BALTIMORE: 49, clear. 4 Calf
arvd, | reconsigned IA on track. Ex-
press receipts fairly liberal. Clos
ing Tuesday, supplies moderate. I'm.
perial-5s 4.25-450, 6s $50.
CONTINUED on page 81
Imperial Valley press., 1925-03-25

the country, and in practically
every case such camps and play
grounds have followed the lines
adopted by Mr. Raitt.
Speaks Before Clubs
This noon Mr.. Raitt spoke to the
members of the FL Centre Chamber
of Commerce, and this afternoon
delivered an address on Fairgrounds
at Imperial. Tonight he will talk
to the Imperial Commercial club.
Tomorrow noon he will talk to the
Ell Centre Rotary club and in the
afternoon will go to Brawley, where
he will speak at the meeting of the
Brawley Chamber of Commerce.
Friday, Mr.. Raitt will talk to the
Kiwanis Club of FL Centre and in
the afternoon, will go to Holtville,
returning here in the evening to
talk to the Present Day Club.
Mr.. Raitt is school friend Of
Ray and J. II. Edgar of this city,
having attended school with them
in San Bernardino.
Due to the illness of her husband,
Mrs. +. B. Fuller, who has taken
an active part in getting Mr.. Raitt
to come to the valley, will be unable
to participate in the various meet
ings. While in the valley, Mr..
Raitt is being assisted by A. p,
Shibley and Ford Jack, in making
the necessary arrangements for
meetings.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-03-25
VOTE LIGHT But
PROVES PEOPLE
DESIRE PAVING
City Council Gratified,
Will Expedite the
Work

By handsome majorities in each
precinct, the people of FL Centre
voted yesterday to permit the city
trustees to issue bonds amounting
to $4,000 to replace the pavement
on Main and Fourth streets. San
dalwood Drive and Len Rev ave-
nue.. The present. pavement in
these streets has been in poor con-
dition for a number of years. and
tho trustees, in the belief that it
would be cheaper to place new
pavement at this time, than to
wait until later date, called for
the bond election.
For the purpose of voting separ-
ately on each bond proposition, as
required by law, the ballot con-
tanned four propositions involving
bonds amounting to $4,000 for the
Main street work; $4,000 for
Fourth street; $4,000 for Len Rey
and $500 for Sandalwood Drive,
these propositions being called Nos.
l, ?, and respectively.
In the city hall precinct, which
included all the territory east of
the Eighth street ditch, the vote
was as follows:
Imperial Valley press., 1925-03-25
[. A. ENGINEER
WILL TALK ON
CAL. HIGHWAYS

F.. E. East, highway engineer of
the Automobile Club of Southern
California, with headquarters in Los
Angeles will meet with all Imperial
Valley folks interested in highway
matters before the present legisla-
tive session, in the chamber of
commerce office tomorrow evening.
G. G. Tucker, local manager of
the auto club, stated today that he
has had large number of people
inquire regarding the highway bills
and amendment before the legisla-
ture at the present time and at his
request, Mr., East is coming to ex-
plain the matters in a clear man
ner to all those interested.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-03-25
KING UNADVlSED
IN NEW SUIT BY
POWER COMpAN

No official information has been
received by Joe +. King. general
manager of the Southern Sicrras
Power Company, relative to the suit
which the company has filed against
the railroad commission of the state
of California. Mr.. King stated to-
day, ana while he has Deen aware
that such action has been contem-
plated he was not advised Mt the
time the suit was filed yesterday,
in Los Angeles.
The suit was filed in the United
States District Court, and prays for
an injunction to enioin the rail
road commission from enforcing
the rates fixed for the Holton Pow
er Company. and applying to I'M
perial Valley, in February, 1920,
alleging that these rates do not
give the plaintiff sufficient return
on its investment.
The complaint shows that the
Holton Power Company, which was
absorbed by the Southern Sierras
NoHi ipdhN, tilhNNl 1t ptl CCAIt III
1921; 81 per cent in 1922 and 5,3
per cent in 1923, when the abSorp-
tion was completed, and maintains
that the earnings should be s.4 per
cent.
Pending a decision in the case,
the plaintiff requests the court to
permit the charging of rates which
will bring the earnings to 5.5 per
cent.
It is expected that the petition
of the power company will be as
Vigorously opposed by municipali-
ties and civic organizations in the
valley, aN was the company's pcti-
tion for n temporary increase in
rates. which was denied last year.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-03-25
PREDICT VICTORY FOR GASOLINE TAX
Agreement TO
Budget Bill is
Aid to Passage

u SACRAMENTO, Mar. 25.-Over-
Ssswhelming victory for the proposed
@ope cent gasoline tax was seen to-
day in an announcement by Senator
81. NJ. Inman of Sacramento.
/ Inman, leader of the group of
ssenators which signed a pledge to
hold up passage of the biennial
Nbudget, until the highway commits
@sion has compiled with certain re-
8quests, announced that within "a
hours the dissension will have been
Rwiped out.
The result, according to Inman,
will be that enough of the opposi-
.Stion to the gasoline tax will be
&eliminated to insure the measure at
.least 25 votes.
81 Senator Arthur II. Breed, Pied
Ymont, author Of the gasoline in
Fcrease, has agreed to budget the
highway commission in his bill show
Sing where, when and how more than
i $40, 100000 i'll revenues contemplat-
ed under the tax will be expended,
it was learned.
This strategic move on the part
of the proponents of the gasoline
tax increase came as complete sur
prise just ut the time the prospects
||of the measure seemed blackest.
N Wipe Out Objection
u ALLEGATION of the funds to be OBJ
Htained under the gasoline increase
has since the beginning been n large
factor in the fight against the bill.
Many Legislators objected to throw
jng millions of dollars into the
highway commission funds with
out regulation as to where it should
be spent.
With the opposition wiped out
Through detailed budgeting of the
honey, n decisive victory for the
Gasoline tax increase was predict
ed generally even by some of the
mos confirmed opponents of the
|. Proposal. Tonight the senate com
nittee on revenue and taxation will
meet to consider the Breed bill and
81 is conceded by the majority the
Ameasure will be reported back on
the floor within short time, poss-
&ibly tomorrow.
Under the terms of the amend
Smemt to Breed bill, the San Fran
cisco to San Jose highway would
DE allotted $l,500,000 for the next
two years, which would insure i'm
smediate construction of the road,
|it was learned.