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Imperial Valley press., 1926-05-10

1.-The project of building The FL
Centre hotel was characterized by
many as wild dream. but when
it was proposed to build an opera
house with. as one writer puts it,
not more than ten permanent resi-
dents in the town. the idea was
greeted with CONSERVATION.
jasper Travers, pioneer con-
tractor, under great difficulties put
through the completion of these
large enterprises, and before they
were finished had more work ahead
than he could undertake. The whole
block on the south side of Main
street was to be improved, and he
took the contracts.
At that time, the source of wa
ter supply for the town was from
an open ditch, running where the
Pacific Southwest Trust and Say
ings bank now stands. Two barrels
sunki the ground beside the ditch
were the rcceptaeles, the water be-
ing used alternately from the bar
rcls, so that il might settle.
Liquid Mud
No better example of the trials
of our pioneers could be had than
the water problem. For water must
be dipped from Il running ditch and
20 through the settling process.
Before the cities of the valley, one
after another, put in settling basins
and later filtration plants, all Wal
t,r al i,. "a
hc made 'usablc' in the home. The
writer for wears kept two kettles on
the stove. one for filtered water for
all cooking purposes which had gone
through syphon filter, and an
other for settled water for dishwash-
ing, etc.
'Iears later one small girl, hear
ing her elders talk Of how "espc-
ciallv muddy the water has been
lately sagcly remarked: Yes, but
YOU can get clean in it,.
"Thc first bank in FL Centre was
the Valley State Bank. Chicken
netting formed the steel grating
behind which the cashier served his
patrons.
Adjoining the bank on the east
WAS the real estate office of Atcu
and Fuller. In this building all
meetings of public nature were
4 held. The El Centre Canialoupc
( Growers association and the I'm
pcrial Valley Creamery company
were organized here.
First School
The first school WAS started IN
the Franklin hotel, with one teacher
, in charge. Church services were
held in the same room, a Reverend
] Croro, Presbyterian minister, and
Samuel Lctson, then homcstcadci
near Scclcy, holding services on al
! tcrnatc sundays. This procedure
was followed for a couple of wears
The post office was housed IL
the hardware store run by j. Stan
ley Brown. His good wife, now de
ceased. who was charter member
Of the Woman Ten Thousand club
WAS the posimistrcsS. To her he
longs the credit Of starting the +
Centre library, for il was tllrougl
her efforts that collection of book
was madc, aud put into circulation
Truly a splendid monument 20 leave
behind,
"In the fall of 1906 W. c. r
4 L. organization was perfected, Mrs
Ira Atcn becoming the first prcsl
dent. Practically every woman II
the community gave her enthusiastic
support, aud W. {. 7. L. readin;
room, with nucleus Of about ~
books WAS started. Albert Dur
ham, fot many yr4rs identified viii
the moral and civic growth Of tA'
Imperial Valley press., 1926-05-10
Literature Section
Members to Be Guests
of Mrs. ID. B. Roberts

Mrs. ID. +. Roberts will be hos
tess to the members of the literature
section cf the Woman 5 Ten Thou
sand club at luncheon at her homt
Az Sandalwood Drive, tomorrow
at / O clock. This will be the seq
ton ; last meeting for the season.
The study of acts four and five
of Macbeth will be taken uI
and the discussion of the tragedy
completed. Roll call will be answered
with Shakesperian quotations from
the play.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-05-10
Electric Ice
Box Recipes
Number l. of the series.
Miami Punch

. . pincapplcs.
i cups sugar.
Juice of 10 lemons.
Juice Of II oranges.
cup Maraschino or Grecnmlnt
cherries.
cup candied cherries.
s quarts water.
Cracked ice.
Add sugar to pineapple, cut IN
cubes and let stand for | hour. Add
tic juice of the lemons and oranges
the maraschino or mint cherries,
eandied cherries. and water. Cover
and place in food compartment Of
electric refrigerator for two hours.
add water and cracked lee just be
FOR serving.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-05-10
PORTLAND NOW CLAIMS
OLDEST BRIDE IN AMERICh A
by United Pres. l.sased Wire

PORTLAND, Orc, May 10. =
Yes sir, she is my baby, com
nented George II. Gochler, 10, fol
lowing his marriage here to Mrs.
Mary Jane Jenny n. AS n result
OF the mari iagc Portland claims th-'
eldest bride in America and points
to the fact that the bride hollis tho
citv's rcputatioi for being modern
" wearing her hair bobbed.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-05-10
SEEKS PERMISSION. TO
OFFER BONDS FOE SALI

WASHINGTON. MAY 10. - The
WESTERN Pacific Railroad applied to
the Interstate commerce commission
for permission to offer s3,000,0oh,
five per cent bonds to competitive
bidders and TO sell in n single block
NJ not less than o.. The proceeds
Gt the bombs are to be used to rein
llurse the treasury for improvements
aud expenditures.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-05-10
Missionary Society
of Christian Church
Will M Tomorrow

The Women S Missionary society
OF the State Street Christian church
will gather ut the home of Mrs. c.
II. Grccnwcll, 663 Holt aVenuc, for
a pot luck luncheon tomorrow. The
afternoon will be devoted 10 a study
ot "South America, Our Sister
Country.
All members who did not bring
their Easter missionary offering at
the last meeting arc requested to
biing it to the meeting tomorrow.
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Presbyterian Guild.
Missionary Society to
Hold Joint Meeting

Members of the guild and mission.
ANY societies Of the Presbyterian
church will poin for a luncheon. to
be given at the church tomorrow a
T. clock. The luncheon will he fol,
lowed by business session and 2
program.
\ committee of guild members.
composed of Mrs. T. II. Mclvcr.
chairman, Mrs. Il. p. Pope and Mrs.
George \. Hartman will ho in charge
of the luncheon arrangements
Imperial Valley press., 1926-05-10
PUPILS of Ori0 Kenah
Will Gire Musicale

4 musicale by the pupils Of Oria
kcnah, will b. gwen at the Prcsby-
tcrian church on ThurSla.. night ot
this week. The program viii be-
gin promptly at $ o'clock, it is an
nounced.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-05-10
MRS. CAPPER IS DEAD
TODAY IN MARYLAND

BALTIMORE, Md, May 10.
Mrs. Arthur Capper, wife of
United States Senator Capper Of
| Ka:t5as, died at $3.50 O'Clock
this morning at the hospital for
women Of Maryland.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-05-10
Ruth Teepie Reed to
Present Piano Pupils
in Annual Recital May IS

Ruth Teeple Reid announces that
flat pupils of her piano classes
will appear III their annual recital
on Tuesday evening. May l.. The
recital will be given at the oresby-
tcrian church at 5 o clock.
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SOCIAL NEWS

Ncece, Allen T. Nuffer, j. S. Larew.
Minor NJ. Sweeney. }. f. Peck, II.
+. Capron, II. V. Gray, j. j, Green,
Den Wells, +. W. Ferris and the
Misses lren eBrooks, Rose Sammons,
Josephine Smith and Laura SWEET.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-05-10
Early History
OF Ell Centre

Editors Note:-The Press
takes pleasure in presenting for
the benefit Of its readers the
narrative of the history of El
Centre, written by Mrs. A. H.
Griswold- pioneer resident of
FL Centre, which is being run
serially from day to day.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-05-10


city WAS the first custodian.
(Tu be contimucd.)
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Text: "a little child shall lead
them."-Isaish lis.
EU7 HAT a blessing children are
IWl to the great big world. 81
love these little people, "Nsaid
Dickens, ''and it is not slight
thing when they who are so fresh
from God love US" Unfortunate is
the man who does not know what
it is to have the companionship Of
children. They bring to our fire.
sides bright faces, happy smiles and
tender hearts. They make men un-
selfish. sympathetic and affectionate,
The recollection OF the little one in
the home has often been safe
guard to reckless men and careless
women.
The sweetest epitaph ever written
on a tombstone were the words of
a little girl, spoken when she took
her farewell look at the pale face
and beautiful form Of her school,
mate. Looking through her tears,
she said: "It was SO easy to be good
when she was with u.s." Somehow
the influence OF children helps us
all to be good.
Some time ago read most touch
ing story. showing what an influ-
ence a child has over men. This
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occurred in a pullman car on a train
going out of a western city. Every
body had retired, except a few men,
who were engaged in a converse
ton back in the smoking room.
Pretty soon they were ready to re-
tire and started to their berths. AS
they walked along the narrow aisle,
suddenly the foremost man stopped,
and the men in the rear pushed
forward to see what bad checked
his progress. There was pair OF
tiny legs sticking out from under a
curtain, and looking down they saw
little child kneeling at its mothers
berth. The sight sent a thrill
through every man in that party,
They stood there in silence, re-
moved their hats and reverently
bowed their heads, while the little
child went on with that sweet
prayer;
NOW lay me down to sleep,
]. pray Thee Lord, my soul to keep:
II ] should die before ! wake.
pray Thee. Lord. MY soul 70 take"
What a sermon that was to those
men! They went to sleep that night
whispering a prayer to God and
thinking of their childhood days
when they We're first taught ia
pray at mather's knee.
Copyright. 1895. by John r. Gunn)
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Farmers Protest

TNDIANA farmers have joined those of
Iowa and other States in insisting that
they expect something more of the Govern
ment than slap on the back and the state
merit that they are good fellows
We demand that Congress face the issue
squarely and recognize the critical condition of
the farmer and the problem involved" says
resolution of the Indiana Farm Bureau Fed
GRAFTON. ''We warn Congress that our farm
ers will not tolerate any sop or makeshift leg
islation simply because it is labeled 'agrcul-
tural relief"
Evidently Hoosier farmers were not so en-
thusiastic about that Coolidge speech at Chi
cago. Whey are looking for the same sort of
protection that the Government accords some
other lines of business
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FROM NOWHERE
TO NOWHERE

1.-THE Indiana State highway
commission win receive
bids Jan. 81. for building
forty-six miles of paving, the first
steps of the 1926 construction pro-
gram. Bids will be for five
stretches of paving, each approxi-
mately nine miles in length
scattered hither and yon in the
State.
State Rd. % from Angola east,
State Rd. 7 from Huntington to
Roanoke, State Rd. 10 from Bos-
well to Earl Park, from Terre
Haute to Lyford and from Hazel
ton to vineennes, are the projects
planned. A patch of concrete here
and patch there.
A couple Of the sectors to be
permanently improved conaeet up
with. and are extensions o., sxist-
ing pavement. The Others, dc not
They are from nowhere to no
understanding in the mud and
ending in the mud.
The State highway system suf-
fers from a bad attack of dis
jointed paving.
Millions have been spent in con-
strAcfion Of permanent hard sur
fatS loads IN the Hnasier comment
wealth. Yet even TODAY there IS
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Munsey and Art

In N EN- often do queer things at the end,
llv1l things that seem quite out of line with
what they thought and the way they lived.
You wonder if it is to satisfy baked ambi-
ton, or If it is their better selves coming to
the surface.
Take this case of Munsey, for instance, in
which he surprised everybody by leaving his
millions to art, and what is the explanation
No one suspected that he was particularly
interested in art, yet in the end he made art
his legatee.
Did he come to the conclusion that art is
the most wonderful thing in life, or was his
action the result of secret longingY
He got his start in the publishing business
though after some bitter experience He stayed
with the publishing business in one form or an
other, as long as he lived.
Why didn't he remember it, if only in
small way, as Pulitzer did,
Certainly there is room for aid and en-
couragment in the publishing field, room for
special Libraries, schools, prizes and pension
funds.
his will, and you can 7 help wondering why?
What was it that turned his thoughts to
painting, statuary and curios at the last?
What was it that made him content to have
his magazines and newspapers sold out leaving
hundreds Of workers to shift for themselves
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Another Sidney Carton

FT71ORMER Governor Chase S, Osborn of
III | Michigan in letter to President Cool
idge suggests that he be allowed to serve the
remainder of Warren T. McCray's term in the
Federal penitentary and that McCray be re-
leased.
OF course, Osborn knows that such thing
is entirely out Of the question. There is no
way for substitute to serve prison term-if
the authorities find it out.
But Osborn has by his letter brought the
McCFay petition for executive clemency back
to front page prominence and this may be the
means of bringing about decision on the sub
iect. The petition has been reposing for
months somewhere in the Government files at
Washington.
There would not be any considerable OBJ
lection among Indiana citizens to the pardon
ing Of McCray. Most people, we believe feel
that he should be treated just as any other
criminal. But he should not necessarily re-
ceive harsher treatment than other criminals
because of the prominence of his previous po-
alton.
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and, perhaps the whole structure to go by the
board?
Had he come to the conclusion that art was
the great objective while the more mechanical
activities were futleg
How could he come to such conclusion
without knowing more about art, or did he
know more than his associates supposedY
His bequest viii go down as great philan
thropy, Of course, and far be it from us to deny
that it is.
Far be it from us to deny it will do great
deal of good and enable multitudes of people to
enjoy and improve themselves.
STILL you can t help wondering why Mum
sey disposed of his fortune in that particular
way, or even if he wished to leave the bulk of
it to art, why he disregarded so many other
worthwhile institutions, especially some of
those connected with his own profession.
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With todays lesson. the Times
brings the Charleston illustrated
steps to a close, but the Circle
Charleston Contest will continue
each day, with the winner Of the
daily events being permitted to
participate in the grand finals to
he held at the Circle Theater next
Saturday night at 3 o'clock.
While the Charleston has been
danced in various different man
ners, with the steps also of a varied
nature. it has been left for Miss
Melrose, the original Miss Person
ality, and who has rightly earned
the additional sobriquet of Queen
of the Charleston" to bring to In
dianapolis the correct and digni-
fled manner of dancing the
Charleston.
The photograph of Miss Melrose
today shows her In a typical
Charleston step which is lesson
number nine and the last of the
Melrose series. Here is her ex-
PLANTATION Of this step.
The knees and arms go in and
out at the same time. Place feet
we'll apart, close knees together,
bending body slightly forward,
bringing hands together in front
of body. The hands should be
closed, wrists and elbows slightly
bent.
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THE MICROBES
CAN WAIT

THE State board of health
adopted a resolution at a
III special meeting Monday for
mally charging its secretary, DR..
William f. King, with neglect of
duty and other crimes. Hearing
of the removal proceedings will
start Jan. IL.
Consequently consideration of
the survey of the water supply Of
Washington Qnd.) scheduled for
the regular board meeting on Jan.
rs has been postponed until Jan.
20.
A year ago typhoid appeared in
Washington. Citizens suspected
a contaminated water supply and
called on the State health board
to Investigated Seven or eight
months ago the sanitary engineer
completed examination of the sit
uation.
He found the city's sewage
emptied into White River above
the intake Of the city's water
system. Perhaps that condition
wasn't responsible for the typhoid.
Still It must add age, strength and
whiskers to Washington's drinking
water. Certainly 1t called for i'm
mediate attention and action Of the
State board of health.
But since last summer the
sanitary experts report Of the
Washington situation has been
kicked around, and has never been
considered by the board. If typhoid
germs are in that city's water they
can slide down the citizens outlets
undisturbed as far as the State
board of health is concerned.
Since last summer the full at
tention Of health board members
the majority faction-has been
devoted to ousting DR. King from
his position. They are out to
"get" King-the microbes can
wait. How does such activity
benefit public health7
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RIGHT HERE
IN INDIANA
BY GAYLORD NELSON

only one continuous stretch of
paving across the State. A motor
list driving from any of the larger
Indiana cities to another Is prac-
tically certain somewhere en-
route to drop off concrete into rut-
ty gravel and profanity.
Other States with highway
programs no older. no more or
nate, and no better fed with funds,
have already linked together their
principal cities with paved roads.
Why cant Indiana?
DisjoInted stretches of pave
ment-though they total thous-
ands of miles-spattered here and
there over the state don't make a
State highway system. They mere
ly burn the bank roll.
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FOR WHOM WAS
HE FIGHTING?

-1OMINATION OF Robert n.
I'M Rryson for the postmaster
LII ship In Indianapolis, to sue
coed himself, has been sent to
the Senate by President Coolidge.
NO hitch in confirmation of the
reappointment is expected.
The. action rather leaves our
pugnacious Congressman, Ralph
Il. Updike. all dressed up and no
place to go.
He has fought the reappoint-
ment of the present postmaster,
without his-the Congressman
approval, as an assault on con-
gressional dignity and an infringe
ment of congressional rights and
privileges. He appealed to the
President. The next day the Presi-
dent sent Bryson's name to the
Senate.
Congressman Updike has oft pro-
claimed that in Washington he
will always be found battling vail
antly for his constituents. So
far his biggest fight, which he
has just lost, has been over the
naming of a postmaster for In
dianapolis vendetta against the
reappointment of Mr.. Bryson.
What interest does the average
constituent of the Congressman
have in that battle? As far as
most citizens of Indianapolis know
the present postmaster is satisfac-
tory. and competent. They aren't
opposed to his disappointment for
another term.
Then why should our Congress-
man fight, bleed and die on that
issue? For whom Is he fighting
his personal interest or the pub
lies?
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BACK TO
NORMAL

C@1LAUDE f. JOHNSON, In
IL dianapolis police chief. i'm
~ mediately upon his acces-
sion to the throne OF depart
mental authority Monday, sus-
pended more than one hundred OF
the new cops hastily grated on to
the force in the closing days Of the
Shank administration. Some Of
them hadn't been on the fsrca
long enough to get a good look
at their shiny new badges.
The same day the $3.50 900 bond
Issue for the food prevention
project between Morris and Ray
mond Sts.-which the late board
of works wore itself down to a
whisper to put through before it
went out of ofice-died in the
council chamber.
So we are back 10 normal. Flood
prevention project, track eleva-
ton, etc, are still indefinitely in
the future.
The net result OF all the furious
activity of the late city administra-
ton and school board in their last
month of life to put through ma
ior public enterprises is zero. Their
work Is undone. They might as
we'll have spent the month in
Florida watching the bathing
queenies undulate.
The new city administration may
profit by these experiences of their
predecessors. If you have any
plans for major public undertak
ings up your sleeves. ger .lemen,
start en- early. Don't wait until
the end of your terms and then
try to jam them through all at
once.
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never guess, no matter how greatly
You may love, just what aches of
spirit throp beside you, nor what
longings may beset the heart you
think of as your own.
Have you never looked into the
enigmatic eyes Of your own children
mere babies perhaps they were
and felt near to tears at glimpsing
the strangers who Looked out at your
For we cannot be to others much
more than a contact Of physical be-
ing, Sometimes we scale the heights
and for a blissfui, swiftly-passing
moment feel that soul has touched
soul, but rare indeed are these in
stances and precious. And no one
Is ever quite the companion of our
spirit which we crave,
Each human soul goes, cropping on
Its way, surrounded by the empti-
ness Of the finite, and ever aching
for that something to which it feels
It must be Joined before it reaches
eompietion, that perfect Oneness,
which Is God.
And today our groupings have ta-
ken on strange suises. We ride and
dance and drink and play a great
deal and think very little, We rush
about locking for companionship
and yet never seeking It within our
selves, where is only to be found
perfect and lasting content.
That man who cannot live with
himself over a period Of days is no
fit associate for his friends, for in
crowds we may exist with laughter,
but In altitude we grow with con-
templatfXn.
Only = places and God are
panaa a restlessnsss with
whie $50 woefully beset.
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A
Wonnan's
Viewpoint
ON BEING ALONE
BY Mrs. Walter Ferguson

DO you remember this old and
lovely verse:
why should we fear TO live alone.
Since all alone at last we diei
Not even the tendrest heart. nor next
ixnowa hall 4 Il ihe reason why We smile
within those few words lies a
sermon for our LIES shaping. And
we folk of this age need particular
" to ponder upon the truth Of them
because we are losing the ability to
live, even for a short time, alone.
The most of us are not capable OF
facing few hours with only our
thoughts for company.
And SO we run hither and yon,
seeking distraction and forgetfulness
and refusing to face the great fact
that Of all forlorn things upon earth,
the human soul is loneliest.
Have you never looked into the
face Of the one you loved best and
longed for the power OF seeing into
the innermost recesses Of that mind,
nor wondered what thoughts weRa
actually harbored behind those ey
which yf4A hold SO dear?
But YOU VIII never know. You cal
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BY Waiter d. Hickman

FRI ENORS are hard to find these
RI days; that is, good ones. So
. they say.
The. monograph has been a fine
medium of developing singing tai
ent.
With the great increase in appre-
citation for vocal music, the tenor
has been in big demand upon phono-
graph records,
In Gerald Griffin and Bruce Wal
lace, OlSeh records have two splendid
artists. Griffin possesses a voice Of
much richness, which yields beauti'
fully to sympathetic melody.
You will recognize that quality
when you play Grifin's new Okeh
record. which includes 1.-THE Garden
of Eden Was In ireland" and I'm