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Smyrna times., 1925-11-25
KENT COUNTY HOSPITAL At.
DOVER Making RAPID PROGRESS
BUILDING SOUTH OF DOVER
PLEASING IN APPEARANCE
Already Half Completed and is Being
Watched With Interest by the
Promoters of the Enterprise

The people of Kent County, as we'll
as those from other parts of the
state, are expressing their enthusi-
asm and approval of the appearance
of that part of the Kent General Hos
pital building which is going up in
South Dover opposite residence of
Chancellor Wolcott. 1t is to be a
building that will do credit to Kent
County, and one in which its residents
may justly take pride. Situated on
a four-acre plot of ground along the
Boulevard just south of Dover, it pre-
sents an imposing appearance and
shows up nicely from all directions.
The building itself stands back 1926
feet from the Boulevard, so that
those who may receive treatment
there will be able to watch the traffic
and yet not be annoyed by the noise.
I The building itself is now practi-
cally one-half completed, and very
good idea may be had of its size and
architecture. The contractors expect
to have the building rooted in by the
first of the year. The brick work is
now erected to a point just above the
second story windows, and prepara-
tions are being made for laying the
second floor The building will be
fire-proof throughout, so as to give
the patients protection from fire, and
the material that goes into the build
ing is all carefully selected and under
goes rigid inspection.
1t will be two stories high, with q
basement, and the basement will only
be two feet in the ground, which will
make it practically a three-story
building. The land surrounding the
building is restricted as to future
building, thus assuring that the ap
pearance of the Hospital will not bc
marred at any future time.
The building committee which wa!
appointed by Mr. Harry Mayer, ant
of which Mr.. Henry Dorzback j
Chairman, has not spared either tim
or effort in attending to it's duties
and some member of this committe
may be found on the Hospital ground
most any time.
Everyone is invited to inspect an
look over the building so that the
may know just how the work is be
ing done and with what care tn
building is being erected.
/ Il
Smyrna times., 1925-11-25
Tuo Months to Make Hat

Cabo RojO, near the southwestern
corner of Porto Rico, is a straw-hat
weaving center. In that place rain
never falls and the weavers may spend
the available working hours of two
full months TO fashion one of the fash
iOnable high-grade Porto Rican pan
amas, which the weaver may sell at
his doorstep for as much as $40. The
threads Of fine straw are laid on the
grass to absorb the dew in early morn
ing and late afternoon to make them
pliable They are not worked when
the moisture has left the straw.
Smyrna times., 1925-11-25
Wet Subject

Asked for a composition on water"
a schoolboy wrote: water is a liquid,
so is beer and milk, but the first is
called ticker because it's adulterated;
that is sugar and hops are added. Wa
ter is very useful, ships float on it
and men and boys swim in it, we also
drink it, and in the summer boys use
it to wash their faces. Salt water is
salt and is useful for all kinds of
fish such as the cod and whales and
sometimes seals. Rain is water and
is kept in old tubs and barrels to wash
dirty clothes. Sometimes water is
hard and then we have ice."-Bos-
ton Transcript.
Smyrna times., 1925-11-25
Important Drugs Listed

In Kansas, a health jury has listed
the 16 most important and useful drugs
to be kept in the household first aid
kit, as follows: Tincture of iodln,
aromatic spirits Of ammonia, aspirin
tablets, milk Of magnesia, boric acid,
epson salts, castor oil, zinc oxide, ad-
hesive plaster, peroxide Of hydrogen,
sodium bicarbonate. glycerin, alkaline
antiseptic solution, slrup of ipecac,
powdered mustard, spirits of turpen-
tine and olive OIL.
Smyrna times., 1925-11-25
ROAD DOVER TO DINAH'S CORNER
CONNECTING WITH KENT0N ROAD
DELEGATION ASKS FOR CON-
CRETE ROAD FROM LEVY COURT
Delegation Appears to Have Dirt Road
Smyrna to Woodland Beach in Re-
pair for Winter Travel-Others

pair IOr WINTER lrdNel-OtnerS
At the session of the Kent County
Levy Court at Dover, last week, sew
eral delegations appeared asking for
improved road in the county. One
delegation asked for a concrete road
leading from the stone road west of
Dover by Asbury NJ. E. Church to
Dinah's Corner and then on to KentOn,
connecting with the concrete road at
that place which leads to Clayton and
Smyrna and would connect up with
, the DUPONT Boulevard north. Messrs.
! Greenwell, A. johnson and Cove S.
johnson were in that delegation.
A delegation asked for the improve
ment of the dirt road east of Smyrna,
aiding travel during winter months
toward Woodland Beach. A delega-
tion asked for the widening of the
drawbridge at Little Greek.
Mr.. and Mrs. Louder Sapp, of Har-
rington, appeared before the Court
asking for the opening of a road be-
low Harrington. Engineer Todd and
Commissioner Scotton will visit the
road on Friday and report back theiI
findings next week.
A petition was presented to the
Court asking for the closing of the
road from Milford to Harrington by
the Woodruff farm and the Churcl
Hill school house in all about one
eighth of a mile. The road has beer
practically abandoned since the con
crete road from Milford to Harrington
was constructed. The Court passed ;
resolution ordering the vacating o
the road. The Court agreed to NEE
in the future at 1 o'clock at the week
ly sessions instead of 10 o'clock in tn
morning as has been the custom.
Smyrna times., 1925-11-25
Songs of EorfhIporrr1a

EarthwOrms sing loudly enough to
be heard u yards away, and their song
frequently falls into syncOpated
rhythm. startlingly reminiscent Of Jazz,
reports a zOOlOgist of Freiburg. In pub
fishing his observations the investiga-
'Or compares a worms voice with the
percussion Of a tiny hammer on a very
;hin membrane. He intends pursuinC
his Investigations further to learn the
situation of the worms vocal organ.
Smyrna times., 1925-11-25
UnredSOndbIe!

The farmer took the new man out
to a field and started him at blowing
behind two horses.
Two hours later the new man re-
turned to the house utterly exhausted.
The farmer asked him how he was
getting On.
mot gettin' on at ALL" snapped the
man, disgustedly. "How do you ex-
pect me to hold a plOw with two big
strong horses trying to pull it away
from me all the timer"
Imperial Valley press., 1925-03-17
MUNICIPAL AIR POINTS

The federal government has done admirable work
in developing the air mail Now cities and manufac-
turers are beginning make real aviation progress,
adapting their activities to those of the government
significant step in this direction has just been
taken by Cleveland 1t has acquired municipal avla-
ton field the edge of the city, almost square mile
in extent, and expects to double that area The
government will start using the field immediately as
an air mail station the busy New 4ork-Chcago
route An important airplane manufacturer will move
his plant alongside the field Other manufactur-
ers are expected do likewise because of the eXcep
tional advantages offered The government may take
one of its big air training schools there. big air
plane industry will probably grow up around that
field and in few years it may become one of the
great air ports of the world.
Meanwhile Henry Ford has started manufactur-
ing airplanes in Detroit, developing new type OF
plane and preparing for quantity production, using
trading field of his Detroit has unusual facill-
ties though nothing yet equal to Cleveland's.
Kansas City is said to have been the real pioneer
in the acquisition of municipal landing field for air.
planes and expects naturally to become leading con-
tnental air port
This is branch of enterprise sure to grow rapid
" in Importance from on and fortunate will be
the cities establishing their fields and providing port
and factory facilities early in the game.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-03-17
Granite Is Used
To Build Road

One Of the badly needed road inn
provcmcnts which is now in couryc
Of construction, is Il mile s'rcEh
on tho road leaking south ftom
Scclcy, which has been in such poef
condition for many ycars aS to pre-.
vent people from getting through
to Scclcy.
Part Of the road j, paved. but
the section about four miles south
Of the San Diego highway goes
through hpavy sand for a distance
Of nearly IA mile. This is now be.
ing put in condition under the di-
rcction of Supervisor Smith. who
tx using disintcgratcd grant" fur
nishcd by the san Diego avid Ari-
zona railway.
This granite has been used in
several parts Of the valley and has
been found highly satisfactory in
making good. substantial road
thai will stand considerable wear.
The road Improvement is very
gratifying 10 tho people living IN
the section south Of Scclcy, partic-
ularly Us there IS considerable traf
lic 0Ne! Il al all tlAes il the !eag,
Imperial Valley press., 1925-03-17
TEN YEARS AGO
March IT 1919

4 meeting Of the Womcn's Ten
Ten Thousand club for the annual
election Of Officers will be held at
Davis hall, tomorrow afternoon at
2:30. Mrs. William Garland will be
hostess for the afternoon and Miss
Winifrcd Perry will render plane
solo.
The Presbyterian guild had a most
profitable ani enjoyable all day
meeting at the home of Mrs. j. w
Chapman yesterday.
Dr. d. +. HutchiSon of Calcxicc
was, visitor in FL Centre today.
Engineer +. f.. Peek, viii Stan
ton and Il. G. Gorcc Of Calexieo
have been gracing the streets Of
Ii Cc4t!o.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-03-17
ELECTRFFYfNG FRANCE

"If all plans carry says an American correspon-
dent in Paris, France will be in the of few
years. the most highly electrified country of Europe
This should interest Ambassador Herrick, who
was a pioneer in American electrical development 10
years ago, when it novel idea in this country and
the rest of the world had not yet started thinking
about it
Switzerland has been doing wonders in the har-
Messing OF its mountain streams also Italy, which has
vast power available on its southern Alpine slopes.
The east and far already pretty we'll cleo
trifed, and system of giant power is sweeping
across the middle west. Before France has her task
accomplished the United States will probably have
network of hghtension wires covering the whole coun-
try and feeding into any district city whatever
power it requires.
Meanwhile electrical development in America pro-
ceeds with accelerating speed and enormous volume
Sweden, too, is making rapid progress But france,
with no greater resources in white coal than
of her neghbors, may easily surpass them all When
she turns her mind to it. In that compact country,
with waterpower available along much OF her border
and coal mines we'll placed to supplement it, the crea
ton of an electrical superpower system should be fair
ly simple, requiring only large sums of money IN the
beginning.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-03-17
' BY WILLIAM J. McEVOY,
(United Press Staff Correspondent
(Copyright. 1925 by United Press)

NSOpyllSut I0Sc w SoheCu AoooI
WASHINGTON, Mar. 1.-The
new Secretary of Agriculture Will
liam NJ. Jardine of Kansas, has two
primary policies which he is put
ting into effect in the new admin
istration.
The first is to "sell" to the ma
tion and to congress, President
Coolidge's s program of farm legis-
lation. as formulated by the Pres
ident = conference and recommend
ed to but not adopted by the last
session of congress.
The second is to reorganize tho
personnel of tho department in an
attempt to get more coordination
and fewer interdepartmental con-
troversies than has been the case
in the past.
Jardinc, heaa of the Kansas State
Agricultural College, largest of its
kind i'll the world, for more tAan a
decade, is believed to have the con
fidence of the middle western farm
ers among whom he worked He is
particularly well fitted to work for
the Coolidge farm policy because he
was % prominent member of the
commission headed by Robert Carey
Of Wyoming, which drafted it.
| The Coolidge theory is that the
farmer should be enabled to help
himself with as little direct govern.
mental supervision as possible.
The one important piece OF legis.
lation suggested by the commission
provided for federal marketing
board to further farm marketing by
; registration assistance and advice
! for the cooperatives.
The two houses Of congress tore
| the project to bits with amend.
, ments and ended by not passing
anything finally 1t was IA keen
disappointment to the President.
| Most Of the opposition came from
farm organizations and dealers in
! farm products, Mr.. Coolidge believ,
! ed. 1t is Jardine's job to explain
! the program, throwing light on the
aims and probable effects which
will result, the President feels in
adoption of the program in congress
next year.
| Learning Department
! Jardine also will attempt by ad
ninistration to put into effect
other features of tho commission =
. rlan which DO not require legisla
ton.
Jardine now is engaged in "lcaru,
inG the department and in tn,
| reorganization of il. Two heads oi
! divisions have resigned. \ number
of other designations are expected
! Jardine has held several conferences
of divisional and bureau heads and
! IS spending long hours on the job.
! \ new campaign for forest con.
servation work and doubled of.
fensive against the insect pests OF
Imperial Valley press., 1925-03-17
TWO PRIMARY POLICIES COMPOSE
PROGRAM UNDERTAKEN BY, NEW
HEAD OF AGRICULTURE DEPT.

the nation are other notable fea.
lures of the Jardinq program.
President Coolidge has paid spe-
cial attention to the national for
estry program and Jardine has
promised that all measures possible
will be taken to stop the depletion
of the, forest resources which now
threaten to denude the country in
another so years.
Despite widespread efforts against
the insect pest problem the losses to
farmers and other producers of wood
and foodstufs are increasing rapid
ly, due to the great interchange of
commerce, making the pests as I" in
tcrnational' as the commerce itself
is now.
Losses are estimated at hundreds
of millions of dollars annually, the
worst pests being the boil woevil,
the dangerous Japanese beetle. the
Imperial Valley press., 1925-03-17
WILSON SCHOOL
OPERETTA is
WELL RECEIVED

The Wilson School auditorium
which accommodates about 600 peo
pie was filled to capacity with
many standing in the aisles and in
the rear when FL Centre folks gath.
cred last night to see the operetta
"Snow Queen and from the ap
plause which rang through the
auditorium many times during the
performance it was certainly dc.
cided success.
Clare Newkirk who took the part
of the "Snow Qucan showed un.
usual talent as a toe dancer and
soloist as we'll as dramatic ability
Flora Downs as "Gcrda - also show
ed exceptional grace and stage pres,
encc for girl of il. Marjorie
Cass as the "Crow" portrayed her
part in excellent manner, as we'll as
Pauline Noyee who played the part
of "Kay" and Dorothy Boyett who
appeared in the role of the bad
Girl. -
The dance by the "Snow Flakes
was beautifully presented by Lola
Mae White, Pauline Underwood,
Patricia Grow, Evelyn Schwinly
Helen Keller and Elizabeth Ann
Ramsdell.
The "Wild Rose dance hv Eli
zabath Ann Ramsdell also the
readings LADY Clair" by Pauline
Underwood and the Bald Headed
Man. by Lottie Self were given
merited applause.
Large Caste
Others taking part were thu
".Flowers, = including Lola Mae
White. Clairibel Simpson, Grace
Ike, Marie Hodges and Claire New
kirk; the Three S;Sters.' by
Thclma Peters, Juanita Young, Al
vcssa Wilson; the Goblins,' by
Ethel Maupin, Ruth Thomas. Doro.
thy Clark, Lois Knight, Clarice Fer
guson. Lucille Wilson, Isabelle Scott
Estelle Robertson, Erma Coon
Ethel Price, Robert Weber, Forest
Ferris; the "'Village Children,
Jimmy CasS, Margaret Grilnston
Clark Hatch, Edith Young, lielen
Marabel, Robert Reynolds, Mar
Carolvnn Goodwin, Edward GrjggS
Lola Mae Hancock and Bernice
Nithers; the Angels, : Opal Hunt
Thelma McNutt, Dorothy Ezell, Eli
zabeth Bromley, Dorothy Drunn
Kathleen Nc Daniels, and RUBY vii
son; wood Nymphs, : Madeline
Smith, Virginia LoofbourOw ana
Pearl Pearson; the "Icieles," Rowe
ma Staub, Betty DuSold, Betty
Krause, Ruth McDanlels, Virgins
Waugh and Georgia Royce, Rob
her Girls kiza Stark, Marjoris
Never, Marjorie Moore, Edith John.
ston. Rachel Middleton and Hat
tie Lowitzki. The pianists for the
play were Martha Pricksehat, Opa'
Hunt and Angelina Legakes.
Miss Marjorie Wilkes. Winifrea
Pearson and Ida Mae Mundrrf, IN
structors at Wilson school who di'
rcu.ed the operctta were compii'
cess of the affair,
mcnted very highly upon tho sue
Imperial Valley press., 1925-03-17
ROOSEVELTfAN ADVENTURE

Theodore and Kermit Roosevelt, true sons OF
Bwana Tumbo are going short fairy hunting trip
into interior Asia They will follow part of the route
of Marco Polo the great Venetian traveller of the mid
die ages 1t will take them through the Vale of Kash
mir and on through jungle and foothills to the cloud
land of the northern Hirnaaya slopes, toward China
Their quest is for strange specimens of wild life.
That is one of the few untraveled regions left for the
exploration and conquest of modern man.
1t will be romantic trip, and hard one, worthy
of the Roosevelt name.
Teddy" the hunter and naturalist always had a
strong hold the hearts of his countrymen, and he
may be remembered for his exploits in west and
south in East Africa and in the Amazon country when
his political record has grown dim. The elder Roose-
Welt would approve of this venture for his and
they fit into his hunting togS rather easily than
they fit into his political shoes
Imperial Valley press., 1925-03-17
NINETEEN YEARS AGO
March II, 1906

George +. Ross, Fred Fuller and
Waldo Britton are home from u trip
to the heading and are much pleas
ed with the outlook. They all de
clare their confidence in the success
Of the work of controlling the river.
J. G. Newton and family have NOV
ed from FL Centre to Imperial in
order 10 b" near the ice plant.
r. II. Benton and J.. +. Farms
worth have returned from the state
Republican convention at Santa
Cruz, where they received much en-
thusiaSm.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-03-17
Long Illness Is
Fatal To Boy

John T eris Hoppin, nine year
old son of Mr.. and Mrs. il. IL.
Hoppin, we'll known residents Of the
McCabe district, died Yesterday af'
ternoon at the family home after
five weeks illness.
The deceased was a grandson Of
Mr.. and Mrs. f. b. Ferris, pioneer
residents of FL Centre. and was be
loved by a large number of friends
in this city and in the McCabe
section.
Funeral services VIII be held to-
morrow morning from the funeral
parlors of b. f.. Lemons in this
city, followed by burial iu Ever
green cemetery.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-03-17
Acid Throwing
Case Continued

BEVERLY HILLS, Mar. IL
Preliminary hearing of Mrs. Bernicc
l.. Day on Il charge of mutilating
with acid the face of her husband,
Darby Day, Jr., scion of wealthy
Chicago family, has been continued
until next Tuesday.
MEANWHILE. distrb,t attorneys
intimatcd, the case will be taken
before the grand jury.
Mrs. Day is accused of throwing
acid in her husband s face during
a quarrel. She claims the acid
shower, which cost Day loss of his
sight in one eve, was an accident.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-03-17
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO
March II, 1910

Paul Bomau left last night for
Los Angeles, whore he will remain
two or three days on business.
r G. S. ThompsoIs Of Holtvillc is in
FL Centre today.
G. f.. BrazelI, the automobile man,
left last night for Los Angeles TO
purchase supplies and material.
E l.. NJ. Scott Of the Blinn Lumber
company, went to Los Angeles last
night where he will remain u few
days ON business.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-03-17

potato beetle and the cattle fever
tick
Against these, scientists and field
workers are constantly planning
new poisons and weapons, and in
creased efforts will he made to
turn the tide against these enemies
of man and prosperity.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-03-17
MARKET REPORTS
Vegec

Lcttuc> per crate local 127-171;
iced 17j.375; onions per cwt yellow
3OC $50; brown 300-Jj0; potatoes
rivers fancy at wharf 225-2j0;
Washington gems 223; sweet
potatoes per pound o-l3.
Poultry
Broilcrs il to ! IA pounds TO-
~. cOlorcd | 1-2 TO l 3.4 3340.
Frycrs 3Gf2; young rooters j
lbs. and up 37.40; old roostcrs 10
Il.
Lcghorn old roo@' irs 1211; Leg
horn hens IL to pounds 2E25;
3 lbs. and over 2627; large col-
orcd hens 29-3l; fancy turkeys
34aG.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-03-17

That German ship that is guaranteed to come up
ONE hour after it has been sunk must be modelled after
the German ship of state.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-03-17

A. farmer mas been found in England who didn't
know there had been war. That's nothing. Some of
our statesmen don't know it yet.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-03-17
Looking Rackw ard

What the Press Files Tell of
Imperial Valley fer This Date
In Past Years
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1925-03-16
LOS ULTIMos AcADEMIcos
. PREMIoS FIN DE ANo
NovEDApEs LITERAR1As
Mario 1925.

Es decir: los iiltimos elegidos, los
iiltimos nuevos academicos Y no los
ultimos viejos. Aunque, en- reali-
dad, no debiera hablarse de i1ltimos
nj de primeros puesto que todos
son inmortales De Academic
Franchise.
Autor dramatico, novehsta, his
toriador y critico de arte, periods
ia, abogado sin pleitos, ell senor
Georges Lecomte es ademas admi-
nistrador. Els Ell presidente de la
sociedad de Escritores. Tiene So
amos. Pertenece la generaci6n del
y del impresionismo.
La primera obra del sehor Geor-
ges Lecomte no es optinista: Juana
Rousselot por salvar a los suyos,
sacrifica todos sus deseos de vida y
de belleza y acaba por casarse con
Ell rico amante de su madre. Esta
obra que, por mas sedas, Sc titrIa
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1925-03-16
Ell TRIUNFo DEL
.PoETA. y

Sabido es que los hbros de Ana
toie France Sc venden mncho. Sa-
Dido es que los de Paul Beurget
no Sc venden tanto. Lo que se Sa-
be mencs es qnisn es ei posta fran
.ces que ahora Sc vende mas. aQp&eE1
es? FL poeta mas escogido; Paua
Velary.
Es decir, que es Ell one Sc esecge
mas y mejor. I'd, s. sJp.
d 81 9b Oh
Los oJos DE n eoaH
ESMERALDA ,d .os8a
4r1sifr
Son % cuentos, compuestos pof
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1925-03-16

."Cenizas de Una Venganza" es ell reverse
de la, forma de los espectaculos cinemato-
gra6cos. Los romances historicos colosaies
son grandes por su belleza decidida-
mente dabiies por su argumento. "Ceni-
zas de Una Venganza" es un espectaculo
grandioso que posee un gran argumen-
to Ia riqueza de un drama legftimo."
- NEW YORK HERALD
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1925-03-16
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ANAToLE FRANCE
EN- RuENos AIRES

l.
cuando> en- julio de 1909 Anatcie
France aAlhlprendio su viaje a Anne
trieaj del,!iSpr, namo a un su ex Sc
EtcretariS y lie pidi6 que le4 accmpa-
nase. lie ofreci6 pagarle todos los
Igastos sin mas remuneraci6n, 81
viaje era tentador. 81 ex secretarie
aeept6 y volvi6 ser secretario.
La travesia fue muy agradabIe.
Pero, POGO de llegar Bnenos All
res, y por una historic femenina
cue serfa ttiemasiado indiscfeto con-
tar aqui, Anatule France Sc sepaE6
de su hasta entonces scompsfiante.
lie dej6, de Ia noche q Ia mahana,
sin recursOs. sin relacioness Ell Sc
cretario Sc qued6 otra veg de ex-
lsecretario, y solo y pobfs Ell una
lciudad desconocida. As
Dando lecciones pudo salir atse-
lante y economiEar 10 suhoiente pa
ra Ell billete de vuelta. 2ssF;
Apenas desembarcado en- Burdeos
Sc eneontr6, en- Ell Chapon Fin, con
Anatole France, cenando con ma
dana Armand de Caillavet y etros
intimos.
La historic femenina de Buenos
Aires tuvo su fin o, 11ejor dlcAo,
ST epilogo, en- un cttarto del hotel
hordeles, gracias a Ia emocionafte
intervention de madama. Todos
Quedaron muy amigos. Zero q ex
secretario, como un cato escaldado,
no quiso volver a ser secretario de
Anatole France. f
FL ex secretario de qrien Sc trata
es Jean Jacques Brotisson, Ell au-
tor de "Anatole France en- zapa-
tillas", hbro que los fanAticos
del esc6ptico Anatole France seou-
sideran como un desquite. 1ak
El -desquite del secretarfo.