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Evening star., 1926-05-22
Bank Clearings Growing.


Bank clearings continue TO reflect
larger volume of payments through
the banks than at this time last year.
total exchanges this week at all lead
ing cities in the United States being
So. oil .260 900, an increase of "a per
cent over the third week of May. 1925.
At New York City bank clearings this
week were 5.40S, 900 900, and were IN
excess of a year ago by only IA per
cent. while at all leading cities out
side of New York the amount was
SO. 500 .26O, 900. or S.S per cent larger
than last year. Most Of the leading
cities of the country continue to show
gains over a year ago. among them
being Chicago, Boston, Pittsburgh,
st. Louis, Louisville, Seattle and Port
land, Greg. On the other hand. hank
clearings this week are less than they
were last year at this time at Phila
1elphia and Detroit.
North American Expanding.
The Cleveland Electric Illuminating
Co. subsidiary of the North Amer
lean Co, has purchased an electric
light and power plant serving several
towns outside of Cleveland. The
Great Western Power Co. also n sub
sidiary. has applied to the California
Railroad Commission for the right to
take over by purchase of stock the
Napa Valley Electric Co.
Record of Weeks Failures.
Failures in the United States this
week. as reported by r. G. Dun & Co.,
are again slightly reduced. the mum
her for the week being 4l3, as con
trasted with 4l9 last week. 403 the
preceding week and 406 the CORE
spending week last year. The de-
crease this week. as compared with
the preceding week, Is in the East and
South, whereas an increase is shown
for the western Pacific and Coast
states. OF the failures this week
there were 246, with liabilities in each
instance of more than $4,000. whereas
the number last week was 257 and
year ago 220.
Power System Described.
"Super-power in Virginia" is the
subject of an illustrated folder just
issued by A. E. Fitkin & Co., New
York, describing the resources of Vir-
ginia and the system of the Virginia
Public Service Co. This folder con-
tains a map showing the extent Of the
transm ssion lines and their connec-
ton into the Virginia super'power
system. The Virginia Public Service
Co. is controlled by the Fitkin inter,
Imperial Valley press., 1926-11-06
Jail "Stretch"
Helps Develop
Great Authors

SACRAMENTO, Cal, Nov. O.
Great authors may be born. not
made-but often "streteh in
the penitentiary helps develop
them.
This assertion is made by Mike
Neil, San Quentin convict, who
says that jailbirds have contributed
more 10 the world s best literature.
ia proportion to their numbers, than
any other class.
From Daniel. scribhling his
thoughts before being thrown into
The den Of lions, down to Q. Henry.
serving a prison term, by griev-
Gus mistake, the list Of gifted pris
oil writers OF history includes the
following:
Richard Lovelaee, poet who wrote
tAat "stones do not prison
llake:' Thomas Bacon. Galileo,
Cervantes. Tomasso Campanella
Italian philosopher; Hugo Grotius,
Dutch jurist and founder of inter
national law; Noltairc, Daniel De-
zoe, Francois Villon. Gabriel Mira
| eau, French Dcmosthenes; John
Bunyan, Thomas Paine, Oscar Wilde
ard Oliver Goldsmith.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-11-06
GOVERNMENT By DEFAULT

One of the excuses sometimes made by men, oftener
by for not voting is that they really did not
know anything about any of the candidates, the is
and they felt they could not conscientiousy
cast ballot.
This is excuse at all. 1t is the voters business
to inform himself about and issues
If he does not approve any of the candidates. mat
ter One will be elected One must be better than
another in at least some small way. Every expression
of public opinion counts. If the voter votes for only
only ISSUE at election he is expressing
something of his own, adding to public opinion.
The only thing candidates afraid of IS voters.
The only get good candidates is for good voters
to keep voting for the best in sight.
The real boss of the town is the ordinary voter with
his ordinary vote If he wants clean and orderly
community in which to live and rear his children, he
get by voting for it. If he does not exercise his
right speak the side of order and decency, he has
to take what he gets
Too much government in this country is government
by default.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-11-06
Bedtime Stories
By HOWARD r. GARIS
Copyright, 1926. by Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate
UNCLE WIGGILX AND
TUMSLE'S TOP

Tumble was one of the forty lev
en- little bunny children who lived
with Uncle Wiggily Longears. his
wife and Nurse Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy
in the hollow stump bungalow.
Tumble was little boy rabbit.
There also Were Rumble and Stun
bic, his brothers who were most
like him. For stumble was always
trying to catch humble bees, be,
cause he said he liked 20 hear them
buzz. He never harmed them, al.
ways letting them - after he had
played with them 4 while.
And once BumhIe was stung while
playing with a bee, and he let this
onc so much more quickly than he
had ever let bee 90 before.
But this story is about Tumble
and his top, 80 must get along
With II. if You please,
One day Tumble fell down rather
harder than usual and when he arose
hc had 4 toothache Perhaps the
tooth would nave ached anyhow, ii
tumble had not tHmhled. But.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-11-06

anyhow, he went in the bungalow
holding his paw i his mouth and
CRYING
'"Wha5's the mat.e72' asked
. Dadd:cums Uncle Wi1gilT, "ao was
iust going - hop away and look
Tor an adventure.
- have 4ee-I NAY, q
-oot- he-an Tumble, Who could
hardly :aIS
''Oa. va1 aaya#a ~. .=zs}. ve'. ''
a>kC tHe3e Hsaai eafa.-.
tou moan you Eays Earu .ul .4u
foot IL
"Oh. NJ no! sobbsa Tumble.
Il fell down and have . toot-
toot-toothaehe.
On. that IS qu.te toe bad! said
/ Uncle Wiggilr, picking up his lit
! re bunny boy in his aims and hop
ping back With him into the bun
/ laIow. Tine toothachc, Dear.
Dear, III take YOU over 10 Dr.
! I"ar, the kind dentist, and he will
! pull out the aching tooth.
Tumble : tooth ached SO much
that hc WASH : afraid, as some
children are, 10 20 10 the dentist 5
office But the trouble was, when
I Uncle Wiggily cot 10 Dr.. Bear 5
house, the dentist was out and
would not be in until next day.
/ We shall come tomorrow, said
AIr. Longcars, CARRYING Tumble back
home. But On the way the tooth
/ ached worse and poor Tumble cried
/ and sighed and said:
II wish my toothachc would stop,
stop, stop"
! And just then Uncle Wigg:lv saw
in a store window Il pretty, red, toy
top, 50 the bunny gentleman said:
"Oh, YOU want a top, top, top; do
YOU Tumble Ecrv well YOU shall
have a top Now Tumble hadn I
said top at all He had just wished
lis toothachc would stop But he
vas 50 glad 10 get the toy his faith
q bought for him that, FOR a time,
he forgot about his tooth lie held
the top il his paws and reaching
4 the bungaiow. sat on the floor and
played with il.
His tooth seemed 70 stop after IA
while, but al! - i sudden it began
/ gain and Tumble, flinging his top
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still for several years, being one Of
the most competent peace officers
the county ever had. At present he
is located in Lancaster, where he
is head of the police department.
He said today that FL Centre has
grown considerably since he left here
nearly four years ago, and the many
changes here surprised him..
Incidently the chief is on the
subscription list of the Press, which
he reads religiously. "It is the only
way to keep in touch with valley
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from him, howled and cried again

from him, howled and cried again
as the top flew across the room.
II II carry him on my shoulders
! piEgic back" offered Uncle Wig.
! Gily, and this stopped the little rab-
hit boy 5 sobs for while. How
ever, the tooth kept on aching and
Tumble called loudly for his top.
But when they looked for ii they
couldn t find it. All over the room
the search was made, but there was
no top.
This is going to be an all-night
job. think, said Uncle Wiggily
With sigh as darkness fell. "Ill
put on my slippers and walk Tum-
bic up ana down the room. That
may keep him quiet until we can
have his tooth pulled tomorrow -
Hut as Uncle Wiggily put one paw
N his left foot slipper, the bunny
gave q jump and cried: "Oh! Wow
Ouch!
did the Fox bite YOU asked
his wife
"No, but iammed my toes
against something in my slipper! -
howlcd Mr.. Longcars and when he
looked, there inside his slipper,
where it had landed when Tumble
t'ung it across the room, was the
missing top, as red as a beet.
"Oh, there s my top! : cried
Tumble. Let me play with that
End will forget about my aching
.ooth!' So they gave him the top
and he spun it and listened to the
.~m until he fell asleep and then
MS toothache stopped, and the next
d;tv II was pulled.
Thus everything came out all
right, and if the hammer doesn t
hit the nail ON the head and turn
Il into carpet tack, II tell yon
next about Uncle WigIilv and
Lulu : lockct.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-11-06
CADILLAC MAKES
MANY CHANGES
IN BIG FACTORY

Sales of Cadillac cars during tine
week of the Cadillac nation wide
Silver ami, ersary salon were great.
~ in volume than in any other
week since the announcement by the
company Aug. of the new schedule
Of 90 body types and STYLES and $50
color combinatiors
Since the presentation of the new
car fifteen months ago, Cadillac
sales have mounted continuously
and this growth has been accom-
panied by preparations within the
company ; plant for increased prv,
duction and an even greater con
troi Of quality.
Under the direction of Albert l.
Hldman, the company $ works man
ager, during this period floor space
has been increased by 100000 au-
dl;ion to the final assembly build
ing, and by the releasing OF IS, 5,442
square feet of factory tIoor space
through the erection of 4 5600,OO
administration building, which was
ready for occupancy Sept. Is.
Three new conveyor systems ha -
been installed in the final assem- bly,,
The chassis assembly and the engine
assembly departments to aid in
creased production and a greater
control ot quality. The final assem-
bly, convcyor is $50 feet long and
1t has been built directly under a
glass roof of the same length to
provide the best natural ligat. The
entire 400-foo: length of the chas-
sis assembly cOnvcyor is situated
parallel to the side of the factory
facing the street and is flooded with
daylight from windows fifteen feet
ay ay.
Efficiency has been increased in
the final inspection operations.
Where formerly one man inspected
the entire finished ear i'll This de
lartment, number Of men now
each inspect a specific part.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-11-06
Sunset Service on
Armistice Day

While Il general invitation is ex.
tended to all residents Of California
to attend the Armistice Day sunset
set service on Mt. Rubidoux, River
side, a special invitation is given to
French and German residents to be
present.
The committee in charge of the
exercises states that the national
hymns of France and Germany viii
DC sung at the services to typify the
entry Of Germany into the League of
Nations, and the resumption of good
feeling between the two antagonists
Of eight years ago. Flags will be
raised by the consuls of Germany
and France.
Each year since 1919 the Armi8ticc
day sunset service mas attracted a
large attendance, and the committee
: planning 10 have u bigger crowd
than ever this year.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-11-06
Looking Backward
What the Press files tell of I'm
perial. Valley for this date
in past years
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO
Nov. g, 1911

Judge Franklin j. Cole OF the su-
perior court left for San Francisco
20 continue the hearing of certain
eases that came before him while
1t was sitting in that court last
Sdmmer. He will be gone until
Nov. 20.
DR.. ~. H. Croco, pioneer Presby-
terian minister OF the valley, is
spending week here as the guest
OF Rev. a. Nj. Williams. The Pres
hyterians Of lloltville have organ,
;Zcd church society and are pan
ming to hold regular services here
after, with DR.. Croco as their pas
ter, DR.. Croco served as pastor and
organized the church at II Centre.
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TEN YEARS AGO
NA- a 1nNC

Robert Fahs, manager of the
Meyer Furniture Co., Is in Impe-
rial today on business.
In a reorganization meeting 1t
;Ac Security Commercial and Say
ings Bank, j. X. Hermon was elect,
"a president. lIcrmon has been vice
president for the last two wears
Thc directorate Of the bank is rs
follows: j. X. Ncrmon, J. ). Ross,
o. q. Horne, f. o. Luekctt and j.
l. Travors.
District Attorney Galcn Nichols
and County Assessor Wiley NJ. Wea
Yer are visiting Calcxieo today.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-11-06
"Chief" Cummings
Is Visitor Here

L. f. Cummings, better known to
older residents of FL Centre as
"Chief' Cummings, is here for a
few days visiting friends.
The "chicf' was at one time city
marshal of Ell Centre and later serv-
ed on the staff of Sheriff Apple.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-11-06

The new cathode ray, which is
said to cause hair to grow where
none grew before, might be used to
tone down the glaze of the foot
lights over the barren wastes of
now No. |.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-11-06
affairs he said, "and
know what I would do will

Headlines you never see:
lini Creates Score of Jobs
Him Govern.
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whats needed to end this Fundamental lst-evolu-
tionist is little religion in science and a
little more science in religion.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-11-06

Royal etiquette is said require that queen shall
always speak first Marie does that and then gener-
ously keeps right
Imperial Valley press., 1926-11-06

The thrill that comes but in lifetime will
for Mr. Average Citizen when banker begs him
to accept big loan and he politely but firmly refuses
Imperial Valley press., 1926-11-06

China has the idea that it's her private war but
other powers insist that anybody can get in.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-11-06

The olive cannery ut
Tulare county, this yea
$4,000 eases of ripe olive;
record,
Imperial Valley press., 1926-11-06
POOR CHILD MARRIAGES

Child wives find unhappness oftener than hap
pness, says wonens protective association, which
has made study of the question of school girl
brides
The evil is more extensive than is commonly realized.
In American city it found that SIS girls of
a to IS had received licenses marry in the last
three years. Of 80 of these who were married under
the OF 16. it was learned that Il already di
vorced or separated from their husbands
The hasty, ill-consdered youthful marriage only
b. emotional instability passing acquaintance the
Investigators report,"s likely shortly to end III failure.
Unfortunately family conditions of broken homes and
MISUNDERSTANDING are contributing factors to pre-
mature marriages and rarely provide the training in
home making which is essential to marital adjust
ment.
Such marriages they add weaken and cheaper the
institution of marriage ITSELF truth that hardly
needs driving home to the American public, in view of
a sensational that has attracted much attention
recently Even the nauSeating features of such
and the rather questionable of of the matter
printed in connection with them, may serve a good
purpose if they help impress immature boys and
girls, and upon their parents, the folly of such youth
fui unions.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-11-06

Bandits in New York stole play
or piano. The churches there had
better be locking up their pipe or
cans.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-11-06

Nature just has to send hurricanes and earthquakes
rival the devastating stories" our magazines
magazines are printing
Imperial Valley press., 1926-11-06

Surplus cotton may be hard the planters, but to
the public it means cheaper silk stockings and olive OIL
Imperial Valley press., 1926-11-06

Today 5 definition: drama (sc,
lrofanity.l
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MOODY ACES
COURT FIGHT

FORT WORTH. Tex, Aug. 90.--
Texas today watched for threatened
steps against the candidacy Of Dan
Moody. young attorney general. who
saturday smothered Mrs. Miriam
A. Ferguson. governor, under pom
derous majority in the race for the
Democratic gubernstorial nonina.
The threats were that II Moody
won the rnn.off primary, stenn
would be taken before the courts Of
the State TO bar Moody's name from
the November general election bal.
lot.
The basis for such action was
James e. Fergusonss charge that
Moody had violated the State cleo
ton law by accepting contributions
from other candidates for State OF.
fees.
ferguson warned that II Moody
weke nominated, the courts would
rule his name of the ballot. leaving
Texas .sto the disgrace Of having
1 Republican elected governor Tor
the first time. =
The contributions complained OF
were returned by Moody, who
laughed 1t Jim's crepe hanging. ac-
cording to returns tabulated BY the
Texas election bureau Totals an
nounced last night when the bureau
closed were: Moody, 469, 1872; Mrs.
Ferguson. al, 100.
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INJURED PAIRS.
HOME ROBBED

Thieves yestersay took advantages
Of the misfortlnes Of Richard Hunt.
IS years old and his wife. 21a1
First St. s.sw.. both Of whom are in
Emergency Hospital. the former
suffering from two bullet wounds
and the latter from injuries leceives'
a an accident while taking her hus.
oand to the hospital
While the two lay in the hospital
3 thief entered their home and stole
victrola and set of carpenters
e9ols Tie loss was discovered
Mrs. Sarah Brookhouser. 229 Vir-
ginia Avn s. w. who had offered
80 look after the house.
Police say that Hunt was shot
and seriously injured by James G.
Mcconnell Sc. roomer in the for
t0er's horne While Hunt and his
wife were on the way to the hos.
pltai, the automobile in which they
we're ridiEss colIided with q truck
1nJuring Hunts wife. Her condi-s
ton is not serious
Mcconnell is being held by police
6t the Fourth Precinct to await tns
result OF Hunts injuries.
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G ! 4 A D SIN { n
END Training

Physically fit and minus many
pounds Of excess flesh. accumulated
during more or less inactive vim
ter. the 121st Engineers. National
Guard. are today back from stiff
two weeks training period at Camp
Humphreys, Va.
Their last formation and prob
ably the one most speedily and best
attended was drawn up to the
bugled pay call when the men re-
ceived pay from Paymaster Mai.
James r. Lusby at the arnory,
North Capitol and b Streets. yes
terday, after the $50 members Of
the regiment had marched from
Union Station. headed by their own
band.
After standing early reveille the
last time for the year yesterday
morning, the meil packed, cleaned
camp and barracks and entrained
for washington. Most Of them were.
sorry to leave, they said, for they
had gotten together q number Of
times with merry and various re-
suits.
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ALIBI
ARTIST
ssionaI Economy
IA Tragedy
by DONALD McD0UGAL

scene I. A traffic court in
Taxo. Siavia. In q room some@
what larger than q shoe-shine
parlor, but not as large az
Piggy Wisgly establishment,
hundred or 80 sufferers are sim
mering on gridiron-IiIse benches.
A score Of hardened parking
space grabbers are discovered fol-
lowing q baiIiff out Of the room.
Al new horde Ii struggling past
them to seize the vacated seats,
and 20 or 30 surplus customers
festoon the aisIes and doorway.
The clerk rising): Ordsrl Orderl
witnesses will be seated or leave
the room.
The remaining sbailiff: There's
no more seats.
The judge: Members Of the
police force will withdraw to the
witness room. (SOnie 20 seats are
thus vacated. A jam ensues ut
the witness room door,.
A cop (rnumbiing): The witness
room il fuller n the VoIstead
cage on Monday morning.
The judge: Remaining officers
must find room somewhere else.
(They 90 out BY the door to the
3corridor.)
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corridor.
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duty outside the courtroom, your
honor.
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He speaks to the clerk: Where's
the defendant
The clerk: He's round hers
somewhere.
Corporation Counsel: May il b.
excused until the defendant -
located, ypur honor? There's
seventy-five people IN my Slice
waiting TO swear OUT papers, and
only one other man besides me
20 attend to them. every minute
counts. ttixit Corporat ioa COUNSEL
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Cali Main $3.50 and ask how you
can see the Dempsey Tumney fight
AZ Philadelphia Fl EE-as the
guests II The Washington Times.
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Harness has been invented in
Germany to be worn by linemen to
enable them to be lowered from
ll0les quickly when rendered I'M.
conscious by electric shocks.
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For laundering lighter articles OF
clothing a washing machine Oper-
ated by q water meter has been de-
signed that can be placed IL q lick
or bath tub.
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cksByHix

Hiek lat nao0ie to man ia
next seat): Ever tinae that 'eYe
pictare ends hit se8 continued
an Zoe seen hit fiOe times al
ready an I amt seen nofhin'
but tn same blamed thing oOer
an oOer 0gin!
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RULES FOR TRIP ENTRANTS
JACK lEAIPsEY

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g Trip entrants must be over - years Of age.
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s. The solicitation Of orders starts Wednesday,
August 25, and closes Saturday, September Is,
1926, at midnight.
6. Order books properly filled out will be pre-
sented upon application.
Z Persons are not limited to one trip. Every 200
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8. Each nominee is entitled to one point on en-
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NORA WONDERLAND
BOBBED-HAIRED. pretty and
2S. Miss Nora Monthriapd defeat
ed her veteran male opponent for
the office Of city treasurer in
Washburn, wis. The mayor Of
the town is Paul Ungrodt. also
in his tWenties.