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The Washington times., 1926-12-29
NEGOTIATIONS
OF A WIFE
BY Helen Rowland

EXPLAINING why your mar
Ii rage failed" is about as
easy and as consoling as e.
dead at 500 feet, or the para
chute didn't work.
AT 20, a woman reads her
future" in her looking.glass; at
30. In her palm. the stars. or
some mans eyes: at 40. In her
bank book.
(Tne following verses are re-
published in response to several
requests for copies)
o. caveman. in thine hours Of
Insensate, dull and hard to please.
When spring began thine heart
Didst thou. TOO. dream of some
fair Her?
And: with an arnatory sgrunt.
Steal softly forth upon the hunt.
To grasp thy Cutie" by, the hair,
And drag her gently to thy lair?
Didst thou, with tender. playful,
whisper Of love nests" bunga-
Or. sharing with her thy pet.
Say. 1.-TWO can. live as cheap as,
one"'? s ta
Or yet, exclaim, between thy
signs. r.. ~. Ell,
Some eyes you've got. Sweet.
heart. SOME, eyes"
Or with an atavistic kiss y
1--WE never loved .before-like
THIS!'
What. in that uncouth tongue of
thine. ..s.
o Caveman. was thy special
cline?
What was the predatory bluff. If.
That made her FALL for "cave-
man stuff?
And. having sought her heart
and won 1t.
Didst thou. too. cry. "Oh Lord.
I've done it!'
And. with the rashness OF the
winner,
Come home. each evening late
for dinner?
Or, caught by her in some white
lies,
Offer the old. old alibis?
In those dim. prehistoric springs,
Who was it. Caveman. started
things?
The alibi the bluff the stall y
Caveman, think you tried them
ALL!
Yet. this we never shall divine
What was your Tine" Caveman
your LINE!
The Washington times., 1926-12-29
QUESTIONS OF
ETIQUETTE
Mrs. Cornelius BeeckInanJ
Prompt Replies Urgent

.
nEAR MRS. BEECKMAN:
- In entertaining IL or more
guests at a / o'clock luncheon
given at a hotel, where does the
hostess meet her guests?
2. How soon before the luncheon
takes place should the invitation
be sent?
8. What form should be used IN
answer? What do you think
about a printed acceptance and
ones calling card; little, written
personal note or a telephone call?
Please tell me which is correct. !
always thought when the affair Is
informal. that a written reply was
correct. and same to be written \
few days or the very latest a week
after the invitation was sent.
4. If the invitations were re.
ceived about two weeks ago and
SOME have not acknowledged re-
ceipt, should 1t be taken Tor
granted that they are coming or
il It important to call themG
Since cards are being played It Is
rather important to know.
A READER.
The hostess at a luncheon to be
given in a hotel should meet her
guests in the reception room or
other room that is set aside TOR
checking the wraps Of the ladies'.
The invitations should be mailed
about 10 days or two weeks h9fore
the luncheon Is to be given.
3. The form OF the acceptance
depends on the form Of the invi.
tation, since they must agree. You
did not state in what form the IN.
vitation was sent. If 1t was y
formally worded one, the reply,
too. must be formal. that IL,
worded in the third person.
Since you imply, however. that
the luncheon Is to he informal.
the invitation probably was in.
formal, and therefore the acknowl'
edgment would be informal. An
acknowledgment written on q
visiting card is never correct.
An engraved or printed ackowl-
edgment is also beyond the pale
of polite social form.
A telephone call Is too casual,
too informal. for the acknowledge
ment of an invitation which the
hostess has been polite enough
to write.
So you are indeed correct in
your Judgment that a written
reply is correct for such an iEvi'
tation. And, If the invitation Is
informal, a personal note. written
in ones best style on ones best
letter paper, will he sure to make
the hostess happy and make her
feel that her invitation has been
honored as it should be honored.
The invitation. indeed, any in
vitation, should be answered. at
once, or at the latest within a
day or so. Especially is this true
of an invitation to a party in
which the hostess has to plan for
a certain number of guests. as In
luncheons or bridge.
i. Such impohteness is fright
full thing with which the hostess
has to cope. and 1t Is cruel
socially for invited guests to re-
gard an invitation in this light
or at least careless manner.
am afraid that you cannot take
their coming for granted any
more than you can TAXA their not
The Washington times., 1926-12-29
DR.. FRANK CRANES
DAILY Editorial
Dating the NeIDs


My part Of the news about today the rest speaks q
the past that carried and the future mat Y
approaching.
Some events belong in different age. WHO ss
As you run over the days You find many items mat
might well carry another date line than one tor the year
1926
woman dies after heavy meal eaten while wearing
tightly laced corset Date that in the late nnetle q last
century
Indians in the Eko district in the Wes chosen On
old brave as their new medicine His quafieatlon was
that he dsanced all competitors in snndance Ihat mgnt
just as well line Of hundred and Hfty years
ago. ss. 81 -
man in Ohio was rushing home to greet his taEs Dorn
child when he was slain By fusilade from clump n
bushes bv the roadside That might be dated the
century in the days Of the Mcdicis Italy
Police are seeking with cork leg, VINO stole an 1T
plane II Kansas and flew East That Is dated today People
in 1900 would have suggested the date as 2OOO a. ~
later, perhaps .s.n @ ..
patient IN an hospital for the insane groane1
in the night Other patients complained that ne
their sleep Guards kindly put the sick man n strait
Jacket and locked him in the ward smoking room nights
Put the date hundred years ago when brutality instead a
understanding the lot Of the unfortunate VINO became -
l@# ss
In Mexico City man shot down and killed three men.
He said he did for the pleasure Of seeing them suffer
That date might be changed to the first century when
Roman emperor enjoying the spectacle ct men coated
with tar burning to light his garden
young man. just engaged answers reporter qneston
eretv9 Well Won can bet your life that = think shes
pretty, and nobody elses opinion matters. "
Date that any time since the Eden day Adam slipped ths
leafy ring Ewes finger to the present and from the
present on to the day the world shuts up shop.
tcopyright newspaper syndicatel SI
The Washington times., 1926-12-29

as rain IL Iquified water vapor.
When the condensation Of the
Vapor occurs below the freezing
point, snow crystals form instead
Of raindrops. 1t appears that some
times raindrops are frozen during
their descent through q region Of
the atmosphere that happens to
/. be at a freezing temperature.
Capitalization is another more
or less mysterious force. When
the cloud is subjected to the
freezing temperature, crystalliza-
ton comes into play and shapes
the condensing vapor into little
hexa gonal lside-sided or siK-rayed)
crystals, as beautiful, almost. as
tiny diamonds. These crystals
coalesce into snowflakes. If you
can catch a snowflake on a cold
object 1t will be worth your while
to examine 1t with magnifying
glass to see its complex structure.
In a crystal the molescules are
arranged on definite plans, accord
ing to the nature Of the substance.
Water crystaliZes on the hex
agonaI system, which gives the
starry forms so characteristic of
snow.
The Washington times., 1926-12-29

Tor them ana they are IN xull
retreat. The disinclinati OF
men toward marriage Sis not .
recent development, II II true:
but their former attitude was
more Of an egotistic unwill-
ihgness to give UP the pleasure
OF bachelor freedom or to assume,
the responsibility and obliga Hons
OF a family. The present attitude
ID frankly one Of fear and uncers
tainty regarding women.
''The girls understand this
change on the part OF men little
better than others understand
their own attitude. One college
trained young woman gave the
explanation that men are at
tracted only to morons; that the
resourcefIl. serious. c0mpanicn-
able girls are looked at askance;
and only the irresponsible. incapa-
BILE, physically attractive ones are
sought In marriage. This may
be q statement or fact, but II ID
not an explanation. THE CAP
ABLE, INTELLECTUALLY DE-
VELOPED GIRL DEMANDS
MUCH MORE FROM. THE NAN
THAN FORMERLY AND WILL
NOT ACCEPT WEAKNESSES
AND INFERIORITIES THAT
PREVENT HER RESPECT.
THIS PUTS "A STRAIN ON MEN
AND INTERPRETERS WITH THE
OPERATION OF THE PLEAS.
URE PRINCIPLE. In addition,
because Of her mental qualities,
this sort OF girl is less appealing
sexuaIly than the purely emo
tional. sensuous type, and thus
the relation is forced upon q new
basis in which the intellectual
aspect of the. personality plays
it's part as well as the emotional,
In other words. sister, all
women are Heavy Risks from
John Henry's viewpoint but it,s
better to embrace "the devil y9u
know than ito take q chance
on the devil you don't know.
In a few more generations. when
the elnancipated efficient women
have proven their worth. the
Dotty Dimples VIII have TO
hustle for their orange blcssonns.
But at present. tirnid yovng
gentlemen who like an easy me
are afraid to take q chance.
The Washington times., 1926-12-29
By ELSIE ROBINSON

because I have what they call
a BRAIN" she laments. II don't
mean that / am In any way a
High Brow, Elsie, or that / am
even brighter than the average
woman OF my class. But made
pretty good records In Normal
School and, in the two years that
have been teaching. have
made fair progress. I like teach
ing. I also like books, plays and
the interesting things people are
doing. And while I'm not crazy
about politics, I take an interest
in them too. All that doesn't
sound very formidable. does It?
It seems to me that It represents
what should be the normal mental
life OF a woman Of this age.
And yeti might as-Well have a
hare lip or throw fits, judging
by the effect it has on men. OF,
course, they take me out. ana
very often confide in me and seek
my advice. But honestly, Elsie.
I don't think one Of them would
marry me on a bet.
'The other day some Of us were
checking up on the girls whom
our High School boy friends had
married. These boys have gone
through college or into business
and most Of them are doing well.
They are a representative bunch
Of young American men, IN
telligent and hard working. You
would think they would have
chosen girls on their own mental
plane, girls who could help them
advance. But with hardly an
exception they chose baby dolls,
pretty girls with very low grade
intelligence and no imagination
or ambition.
''This isn't exceptional. Your
own experience with young people
must prove that 1t is true? But
why is 1t? Why do. men marry
dumbbells? Can't they see any
further than a pretty face?"
No, 1t isn't an exceptional pro-
gram. Marion, but 1t is a very
significant one. And it indicates
something much deeper than a
preference for a pretty face. 1t
indicates a changing social order.
of which you and your intelligent
sisters are the victims.
DR.. Beatrice M. Hinkle has
The Washington times., 1926-12-29
THIS CAR WON A RACE IN FRANCE, AVERAGING MORE
THAN 1913 MILES PER HOUR

Many young heart will beat he looks at this
picture .t.t.
French car especially designed for speed fills the bill
It established twentyfour hour record at MONTEREY,
going than 108 miles hour, -
imagine the noise that this foreign makes with
It's Fix openings both Sides the engine going at full
Men romance and the most prosac Of them would
like to look romantic That why with body and
hOod like this would sell rapidly gay young men had
the money to buy them. NJ
Some American manufacturer could stimulate his mar
ket considerably by turning out that would make the
owner look like roaring dragon on four wheels.
We all like to make impression but few OF Us have
The patience try do it by hard work and brain work
The Washington times., 1926-12-29
TRAP-DOOR SPIDER

powerfuI frame that constructs a
burrow for its nest. This burrow
Is in clay and consists OF . deep
tube. lined with silk. Into the
top Of this tube q perfectly fitted
hinged door Is set. So neatly II Il
adjusted that when shut no joint
or crack may be detected from the
outside. When frightened, the
spider runs into it's tube. closing
the door behind It. In some cases
a. side. tube is also constructed
with 4 door. as neatly fitted as the
first.
The Washington times., 1926-12-29

nNE of the most interesting and
O'ingenious OF spiders is the
trap-door species.
1t is a hairy. black species OF
coming think that you could
graciously get around 1t by calling
them on the telephone and sus.
costing that the invitation might
have been lOSt--as. indeed, 1t
might have been. Or YOU could
write a note. saying that you had
sent u previous note. and that. you
feared that It may have been lost.
The Washington times., 1926-12-29

part Of the news about today the rest speaks q
the past that has carried and the future tnas
an1rnachinr
The Washington times., 1926-12-29
TOpsy Turvy

COUTH AMERICA possesses
~ many strange animals, but
perhaps .lone MORE strange and
grotesque than the sloths. which
spend their lives suspended up
side down to the branches OF the
forest trees. It lives entirely upon
the leaves Of the tree.
The Washington times., 1926-12-29
Cracked Basin

WHEN a basin is cracked it can
w often be given longer
lease of life if treated in this way:
Paint over the crack with white
enamel. lay on piece Of tape. and
give 1t another coat OF enamel.
This viii prevent the bowl from
breaking, ~.
The Washington times., 1926-12-29
VKYH Y M en-
N =

Dun1bbeus.
Here's q little
straw W hic n
shows a. very
big wind Is
blowing.
It's the case
OF Marion.
Marion ~ a
good looking,
good natured,
Tree; W hite
American maid
OF twenty.three.
Which look 8
like q fair pros
pect for Marion
n1atrimoni ally
speaking. But,
according to the
lady herself, II
doesn't seem to
be working out
that way.
ssY aH1rn0aa Q
The Washington times., 1926-12-29

spoken 81 thi1
III Count Ezey-
servings Bc0k
D Ma RIA
she speaks AZ
the han ges
caused ~ Eco
nQInic In -
pendence and
emancipation
O4 women. sac
declares { hH Z
while few men
are unaD1e 10
understand the
psychology Of
the m odern
women most of
tn 3 m "a y -
aware that an
unpIeasa MT
change has
taken place,
one which rend-
ers marriage
conditions much
more difficult
Imperial Valley press., 1926-05-12
No. S325-.ln Bankruptcy
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
In the District Court of the United
States, for the Southern District
of California, Southern Division.

In the Matter of II. V. Emery, in
dividually, former partner of
Valley Paint aud Glass Store,
Bankrupt.
To the Creditors of II. V. Emery,
individually. Il former partner of
Valley Paint and Glass store.
of FL Centro, Imperial County,
and district aforesaid, Il bankrupt.
NOTICE is hereby given that ON
the 10Th day of April, 1926, the
said II. V. Emery was duly adiUdi-
Gated bankrupt; and that the first
meeting of his creditors will be
held at the office of the under
signed Referee, 10 Bank of Italy
Building, Sixth and Main Streets,
in the City of FL Centre. state of
California. on the 24th day of May
1926. at the hour of 9;30 Il. m. at
which time the said creditors may
attend, prove their claims, appoint
Il trustee, examine the bankrupt
and transact Suct other business as
may property come before said meet
ing.
Dated this 18TH day of May, 1926.
Il. Is WHITELAW,
l2tl Referee in Bankruptcy.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-05-12

Fourteen gave as the most impor-
tant cause of accidents. the con-
gestion of traffic. Lack of stand
ard traffic signals and congestion
Of traffic were placed third and
fourth, respectively, in the majority
of answers.
LAS other major causes OF auto
accidents. 1SS mentioned speeding;
ISL intoxication: 1913 incompetent
drivers: 10S glaring headlights: SO
petting parties: and SO physical or
mental disability.
Jazz Age Contributes
"a number spoke of the younger
generation and the Jazz age as con-
tributing to reckless driving. One
chief of police in New Jersey print
ed in large bold letters The Vol
stead Act as the major cause of
accidents on the highway-though
he didn't explain how less prohibi-
ton would decrease drunkenness
on the highways. Replies FROM
southern states led in the mention
of liquor as a contributing element
in automobile accidents.
AN interesting difference in the
answers was marked by geograph-
ical or population ines. particularly
on the second ques. ion, which was:
DO you think that the increasing
number of closed cars. with the re-
sultinG difficulty in signaling and
decrease In view of The road ior
Imperial Valley press., 1926-05-12

he claims. IF the car actually ver4
travelling forty miles an hour. and
the first motorist sighted it 15e feet
away, in two seconds it would still
be thirty feet from the intersection,
and by that time the first driver
going fifteen miles an hour would
have cleared the intersection.
In the majority of cases tbs
cars are travelling at about the
same rates of speed and they reach
the intersection simultaneously.
The blind spot in closed cars
often causes the anomaly of a. per-
son looking but not seeing. Tho
standard at the junction Of the
windshield and the door blocks
vision at certain angles SO effective
~ that an oncoming car may be
almost entirely hidden from view,
and at night the lights may be
C ON plctcly obscured. The only
remedy for this situation is to make
q practice of looking through the
windshield and through the glass
door as well. 1t is also advisable
to aCCustom oneself to the use of
the rear view mirror. Proper use
of this mirror will aid in reducing
accidents"
Imperial Valley press., 1926-05-12

than the bulky wood posts often
used in closed car construction"
Charles M. Hayes, president of
the Chicago Motor Club. has en-
phasized the point brought out by
the police. that many accidents are
caused by motorists who look but
do not see."
Motorists who have never fig
ured the distance n car viii go at
various speeds often cut n sorry
figure in court. when they are try
ing to explain how the accident
happened" he said in recent is
sue of Motor News.
"A typical statement runs some
thing like this: i was driving about
fifteen miles an hour. and when I
approached the in terse ction L
looked but saw no one. l could see
for a distance or $50 feet up the
street. When I reached The center
OF the intersection tho other car
struck me. That driver must have
been travelling forty miles an hour
TO reach the intersection so quickly
Now the facts generally are that
the other car was not travelling at
great speed. nor could the first
lnOtorist see up the street as far as
Imperial Valley press., 1926-05-12
Farr and Shea
Battle Tonight
Hy United I'ress Lcnscd Wire

ny United I'ress Lcnsch Wire
Los t&GELlS My p. II.
though it conps Under the eaassitj-
cation of an ordinary main rtpHt,
tonight Sd 0sronud bout between FL
die Shea. of rhicHgo aad OakIaad
and .iohaav For promise, 10 be one
Of the. best ever staged
b N,ctlar@sgbter has ever hcen =
champion apd4tl" hou, rauuat be
termed u nsrtral., Far has e0N
tpSp Ids fog faqn9yhcrc. Tho first
Tine he w,iSs matched With Jgcr
S,.ngor,e ef MiIwaukrr. Hc ;ri'unpaet
o,dr iSangor and tho fau, appIaad"d
lis success hnt not whojrhcarJediF.
III, ncst nttelnpt to gain a~eIaIsa
firm The local hoHing tIuenitH
found him matched agalue. Jimmy
McLa;alin, Vancouver f"ather~ejgif
who he beat witlI ease. Bnj Nc
Larnin Wa a big f2yoritc hcre II
that time aud Farr w, given f."
cheers, ss.,...
Shca is making III, first big starl
locally lIr las attracted lar1e
crowds to The gymnasium where he
las been Knocking out sp1rriAs part
ncrs with a monotonous regularity.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-05-12

iected to by 1G1. Various means
of limiting the speeding capacity
were put forward. such as govern
ors ON engines and transmission.
The maximums suggested ranged
from 20 to SIS miles an hour, the
average being about 35.
All-Stccl Body Safety
1.-The last question dealt specific
ally with lowering the fatalities by
constructing closed car bodies of
steel on the same safety principle
us the all-stcel railway coach. All
but Sc answered this afiirmativcly.
\ number of the chiefs were de-
eidedly emphatic in their answers.
celating experiences of theirs which
, indicated conclusively that in the
wrecks involving all-stecl bodies
they had found the strength of steel
had saved the lives Of passengers.
One California chief pointed out
that not only did the aII-stccl body
protect passengers in unavoidable
. wrecks. but that the reduction in
the size of the pillars supporting
the top gives the driver a better
view of the road ana permits great
] or opportunity to avoid accident
Imperial Valley press., 1926-05-12

the driver. is contributing cause
for accidents?'
1T was found hat in the la: ger
centers OF popuwtion where the
climate is not exN>otionally favor
able. most of the answers were in
the affirmative. This was particu-
larly true of the East and the more
densely inhabited sections in the
Middle West. In the smaller cities
OF the Far West. however. and GER
tain sections Of the South, negative
answers were the rule. 1t is prob
able that this is somewhat due to
the fact that in these sections open
cars predominate. and also that the
traffic congestion is not such an
acute problem as in the East. where
the drivers vision of the road is Of
vital importance in avoiding dam
ger. The division of vote was 191
affirmative and 270 negative.
Stricter Drivers Quiz
1.-The police chiefs were asked
their opinion in regard to the prac-
ticability of law requiring more
exacting and uniform drivers ex-
aminations previous to the issuance
OF licenses. Here the chiefs were
almost unanimous. Out OF 439 an
swering the question. all but 23 IA
vored more stringent measures in
this regard.
"They were n. even more accord
on the question of standardized
Imperial Valley press., 1926-05-12
SEELE
n2 Press s,afr Correspondent

SEElEN, May H.. v. j. Martin.
IS. 1t. Rice. /. $. McINancy, NJ. Ne
Gcr, i, S. Smith, Mr.. pulran,, Ncl,
Groulaff, Albright brothcrs and C..
:. Qunu shipped hay from Sccley
this week.
A cooked food sale win be held
bv the Scclcy Ladies' Ala society at
Huns store Saturday, May Is, start
Wg at 10 II. IA.
FIFTY ears Of "cuuts' had hccp
shipped from Scctcy up to Monday
evening, May lo The John Ami
,ou and Bros, company ordered Ii
cars for Tuesday. The Grutlic com-
pauy operating ON the Wcstmorelaud
uHch ave Nhippiug from Edgar sid,
ing which is e part Of the Seclcy
freight yards.
TWO huudrcd crates Of Tomatoes
were shipped by express from ScclcT
Moudav evening,
T.. j, storms is over from san Die
60 to supcrinteud the harvesting Of
his barley crop, He has it thresh-
cd and sacked and ready to haul to
market.
Mr. and Mrs j. \. McCuoc have
completed levcliQg a large tract of
.hcir ranch aud have returned to
san Diego for time,
''Thc Light Within the shadow,
:, u play of early Rome and the per
scculjous Of thc christians, Il is to
be given by the high school Sunday
Imperial Valley press., 1926-05-12
Hi-Y Athletes
Show Regular
Class tuesday

T.. b. Covington, CaleNico high
school coach, and Il squad of his
lli-I athletes put ON splendid ath-
I"tic program as me special feature
OF an open meeting of CaleNicO
Council, knights of Columbus, at
CalcXico last nigiJ.
The program included a snappy
three round boxing match between
l'cte Aguir,~, CalcXico high 5 foot
ball terror, and Mitchell Abraham,
and another bout between Dale
Wantlund and Victor Luccro.
Charles Blackmau took two falls
from Collins McLandon in a fast
wrestling match, after which Coach
Covington went to the mat with
Gene Mcconnell in II 10 minute bout.
I lie coach and Mcconnell put up Il
splendid exhibition of scientific
wrestling.
Following the athletic program
tie Knights of Columbus orchestra
gave. Il musical program.
Plans were completed for "A din
ncr dance to be given in the Ten
2 thousand club house in this city ON
MAY IS.
The Knights of Columbus extend
cd IA vote of thanks to Coach Gov
ington and his squad for their cour-
tr>y in helping make thv evening
;,u enjoyable one.