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Imperial Valley press., 1926-06-09
THE IDLE HOJS SE

Of all the deadly mistakes mankind has ever made
in It's attempt to solve the problem of the criminal,
probably the most foolish is The Idle House..
There are three general theories of imprisonment:
segregation, punishment and reform.
Punishment seems the least useful of these three.
1t is supposed to deter those outside the jail from Grim
ina acts lest punishment befa them also. Bales of
statistics available on both sides of the question
but whether it does, really nobody knows.
Whether society can reform criminal once in its
charge depends number of 1actors-his age his
mental ability, the wisdom of the used, etc.
Segregation-that is, the locking up of the crmi-
mai lest he 60 on with his crimes, setting him aside
the protection of society from hir-is sane theory
and possibly the fundamental one.
None of these purposes served by the idle
house.
What has society done that it should be punished
by supporting abeb0died criminals in idIeness? And
what does gain by injuring their bodies minds and
morals?
The idle house is a relic of the time when aborers
outside prison walls still held the outworn economic
theory that there only much work to go around
and prison work should be allowed to compete with
honest" work.
Most workers know better now. Prisoners ought
to be made to support themselves and their dependents
just the same inside prison walls as out They should
keep their surroundings clean and selfrespectng
They might learn trades They might grow their own
food.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-06-09
READING BACKWARDS

A New York writer recently wrote an article de-
plorlng the bad habit of reading the end of a novel
first. To him. such habit "is than mysterious
In the first place such reading spos the story by re-
moving the clements Of suspense and surprise Also it
is unfair to the author, who has-or should have
built up his novel according definite rules Of struc-
ture
There may be two sides to the discussion Some
readers declare that they can't enjoy the book if their
emotions are all torn up in anxiety as to the outcome
SO they peep into the last chapter find out lust how
happy or how tragic the ending is, and then 90 back
and read the whole book calmly and witn-so they say
-full enjoyment Of the authors SEii and art.
Some others Of these wrong-end-to readers say they
read the last chapter rst in order find out whether
the whole book is worth reading. That seems like
silly plan because isn't the ending alone that makes
d book worth reading. a discriminating reader could
learn lust a. muon o the book. real value from the
first chapter as iron the last
Imperial Valley press., 1926-06-09
MELOLAND NEWS
By Press StHff COrrcspordcnt

MfLOLAND, June at the
Mcloland farm center meeting. Fri
lay night. June II, a program of
entertainment vii be given as usual
but will be rather brief in view of
the fact that n dozen OF more polti-
cal candidates have been invited to
come and Introduce themselves after
The regular meeting
With the coming election, near at
hand, the Farm bureau Officials
thought that this would be "A very
convenient way to give the members
and their friends Il chance to get
better acquainted with the candi.
dates personally and to hear more
regarding their platforms.
There is much interest in the Mclo
land district regarding the triangu-
lar race for county supervisor Of the
fifth district and these three candi-
dates who will speak Friday night
will be the center of attraction.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-06-09

children right 70 coasting, and they
were sliding down i'm the white. Gid
my grains when the bell ra;ug to
all them in, as recess vas over.
They all came back except Baby
BABY Bunty.
Where i, Banty?" asked tn
Ladv Mouse, calling the roll after
he shoes had bccn cmptIcd Of sand.
Please ma am, she VA, o. the
hill with Us, said Susie Littlctail.
And she's out there yet sud
icniy exclaimed Billie Bushytail thu
squirrel, raising his. paw as an cN-
eu>e for speaking. ~ ean sc her
lat. and he looked out of thu
window toward the hill Of sand.
Her hat /, that all you can see
- her hat squcaked the Lady
Mouse. ,''Oh this is dreadtull"
Yes m - that's sil-hcr nat. e"
i battered Billie. Its ol top OF the
sand. and ! guess Bmtr is down be
.ow, all covered mp like
THAT must be what happrurd' ."
.r.el the Lady Mouse. You chill
lion were 50 excited about coa,tjn-
hat You didn : watch ont for Baby
Bunty. The sand rolled down and
covered her Quick. w must dig
her out before She smothcrs, Quick
Won strong animal boys,
Out 20 the sand hill rushed al the
pupils. Jackie and Pcctic Bow Wow
the puppies, being the best digger,
were set to work tossing ba.:,
sand, with their paws, from Buuty
hat. But when they had dug dowi
quito a ways, no little rabbit girl
was in sight
"Oh, She must bc at tho bottom
ct thc pijc," squcakcd the Lady
Mouse. dig faster, boys DiL
@"epcr' Jackie and rcetir wcr.
making the sand fly, whom. au Of
sudden. Lulu Wibblcwobblc. tho
agcE girl quackoI:
"lIcrc como, Baby Brniy uo,e.
with Uncle Wjggily!" And. surely
cuouGh around The corncr of tho
sind bin hoppcd thc rabbit gentle
nan leading Buntv By the paw.
-" What s all the excitement
ahout '' asked Mr, Longcars.
=" We sow Buuty', hat on tho sand
pile. She didn't come ia school af'rr
rorcss and We thought She wa. ~
Imperial Valley press., 1926-06-09

sde bottom of the heap" said the
Lady Mouse Teacher.
On, no, wasn't laughed Bunty,
the little tyEe, ~ saw Uncle Wig
l.v down the road and | ran 10
faeet him, cause knew Nol liked
nm to come a. our school. Miss
Mouse. And ny hat flew off and
lanaeI on the sand. But my head
wasn t in my hat. -
- IN very glad it WASH I" squeak
ii thc Lady Mouse. Then she for
-J.c Bmty To- tn" trouble she had
saesed, and Mr.. Longears told an
adventure story in school and then
eS~an> were over for the day.
But if the gold fish will let the
chocolate cake have q ride ON the
clothes hor>", II tell YOU next bout
tnclc Wig4iiv and the shaking tree.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-06-09
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO
June 9, 1911


J hr t'rst carload of tomators
Shipped from Imperial Valley are
n"w leaving TINS district. They are
from eighty acres planted by r.
Na9,aGuchi oo lands in the vicinity
Of IIrher He estimates that hc
VIII have fully 10000 crates, or fifty
eal loads of tomatoes, to move to
'1i,rkct Three carloads haV" al
.cady gone forward and Tie re-.
tarnS have been highly tiSfactory.
Fhc fratcrnaI brotherhood held
Installation ef officers at the Pala
Gudcn. The officers installed
we're: Past president, \. Il. Abbott;
president, l.. \. Hobby; vice pres
iu"ut, II. Sutherland; chaplain,
Florence Abbott; sergeant. Il. :.
jackson; mistress t-armS, Ida K.
Mcorc, secretary, Mrs. Blakcslcy:
inner door Keeper, ~ l.. Dclozier;
,ut"r door Keeper, j. W. Dclozirr.
Niliiam &. Moorr, organizer for I'm
p,fiai Valley, was the installing of
fircr. There were :. number Of
andidatcs initiated. After lodge
everybody mduIgrd in ice cream and
e@hc and enjoyed a good sociaI cNt
Imperial Valley press., 1926-06-09
NE .SHOULD PLANT TREES

A matter that the Press feels is of incalcuable
moment to this community is that of tree planting es-
pecially about the schools of the city.
Admittedly possessing the finest public buildings
OF any city OF like size in the state the Fairgrounds
our schools nevertheless virtually bare of any
growth Of green.
From every angle OF viewpoint it is deplorabe
condition.
There is shade for the children during play.
There is that lack OF the grateful green and grow
ing things that influence greatly esthetic side
of the chd'S plastic n:nG
There is that lack OF beauty to the beholder,
whether he be resident OF the valley visitor. that
makes such impression upon who would place
valuation upon the realty of the community.
Surely the board OF supervisors and our other
county and city and educational bodies can get to-
gether and plan whereby planting will be
inaugurated-and continued
Surely this community is too toward-ooking, too
rich in potentiaty of material and cultural growth TO
ignore such essential matter Of the present and The
future
Imperial Valley press., 1926-06-09
THEATERS
THE AIRDOME.-For She second

THE AIRDoME.-For she second
time in her career, Corinnc Griffith
assumes the character of . com
medicine. Her initial venture into
the field of the comical occurred in
Classified -
She has Il distinct comedy role in
Mile. Modistc,' her latest First
National release, which is booked for
next Thursday aud Friday at the
Airdomc thcatcr. The picture is
an adaptation of the famous Vie.
tor Herbert masterpiece.
In "Mllc. Modistc' she brings
FL of her piquant charm into play
as the irresistible model, sales woman
and designer at the fashionable cs.
tablishmcnt of Nine. Claire in Paris.
Later she becomes the manager OF
the shop and ~ Mile. Modistc g"
becomes the talk of the boulcvards.
Miss Griffith has surrounded her.
self with a east of brilliant PLAYERS
and has seen TO il that the atmos-
phcrc of the French fashion ccntcrs
is maintained.
Miss Griffith 5 personal word
robe numbers many gorgeous mods,
and theatrical gowns, most OF
which she personally designed, AMI
during the length of the play scores
OF smart frocks, coats and evening
gowns are worn by beautiful
HodcIs. An elaborate costume
pageant is but a portion Of the
""Iorful background for the fast
moving story which is alive with
mlrthful situations and surprises.
Norman Kerry is seen as Eticnnc.
Sweetheart of Fiji Miss Griffith
Wllllard Louis assumes the comedy
role of Hiram Bent, American hat
ten in Paris. Dorothy Cumming,
Rose Dione, Paulcttr Duval. Vie
Fotcl, Mario Garlic, Dorothy Dun.
har, Tony Mcrlo and OTTO i.cdcrcr
are prominent in support. Robert
Il. Leonard directed Miss Griffith
IN this latest First National pic
uIc.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-06-09
Bedtime StSrieS
Ey HOWARD &. GARIs
Copyright 1895. by Mcclure
Newspaper syndicats
UNCLE WIGGILY AND THE
SAND HILL

\of farm from thc Hollow >Umy
school, where the Lady Moase teach
Fl gaYf prizes TT the pupils making
The best paper PIN wheels one day,
- tod Voc Last ligat-no, far
from the school was a hill Of sand.
Beautiful, white sand it was. ana
80 sitting and slippery that /; was
almost a. much fun t. slide down il
a il was to coast on q snow hill
with >led,, iH winter For on the
sand hilf no >lcds were unede1. All
The boy, and gin, had to do was to-
limb 10 the top. and thIs was uo
c4sy work. and then sit down.
To the bottom they would slid. ia
the white sand which ran DOWN the
lili almost like water. So fin WAS i
But i'll the dry sand, the little AMI
NAL boy and girAroa,tcrs did not get
vet.
Pleasc, Lady Mouse Teacher.
may We 90 out aud slide ON the sand
hili2' Jennie Chipmuuk would ask
wAcn recess came.
We won T throw any sand down
'he girls back. Jackie Bow Wow,
the puppy dog would promise. For
when first allowed 10 60 on the sand
hill, the boys played rhi, trick.
Yes. YOU naT e., the Lady
Mouse Teacher would say, and with
"hoors Of joy away ran the children.
Whom they came back their shoes
were always partly filled with sand
wcu as with fco', pow, and So or.
And Tho children aIwar, got IL Ii't',
fmr off from lessons 20 take off
'A,.ir shoes and empty the grains.
~ sweep ont enough sand. cyc1v
lay, said the old Rat Ia..itor with
Il laugh, 'to buiid "a play house for
tho Squiggic Bugs" But Lo didu +
wmd, hoiug . very jolly chap with
long whispers.
But one day something happrucd
nu the sand ISM.
The Lady Mouse bad said the
Imperial Valley press., 1926-06-09

They are Carl Brown, Dave Vcncu
and j. ID. Sumner. Other candidates
who have been invited include
Charles Gillett, j. l.. LaRue, Judge
Conkling, Judge Cole, Mrs. Jose
phine Adair, Cal Mousscau, }. &.
Scott, Cecil Brown, Charles Apple
still and Elmer Hcald.
Following the meeting which is
the last one this summer, refresh.
ments will be served.
bureau invitation of everybody
welcome, will be observed.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-06-09
Bryan's Daughter
Wins in Florida

MIAMI, Fla. June Mrs. james
y. Carson. campaign manager for
Mrs. Ruth Bryan owen, today claim.
ed victory for her candidate in the
Democratic race for congress from
the fourth Florida district.
Almost complete returns in ycstcr-
day primary from all sections of
The district give Mrs. Owen, daugh-
ter Of the late William Jennings
Bryan. a slight lead over William
J. Seams. incumbent.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-06-09
NOT ENOJGH FOLICEHEN

Ao" we have another explanation 1f crime in
Amenca-stlngheas. professor of public law" says:
y ou can't get J.o p1 crime Ju, YOU are
willing to pay he cost of getting I.c gf II The
people have d feeling tnau they cant afford to
hIre enough policemen and pay for effective pro-
baton, although they can afford ~ have their
banks heId up again and again by .he same
people
"London has 20 900 policemen New York
with the same popula1on has 1900 This
ratio Will probably hold generally thlough1ut
the country. The answer is American parsln-
ony"
No single explanation will account for SO conDIez,
thing as crime wave but there is doubtless some
thing in this
Americans cities not "stingy." They spend =
great zeal OF money on oaer local government The.
probably spend more on their police force than British
cities, because salaries higher here But thev do
have fewer policemen per capita, and spend less ON
them according TO their resources than the British do
Nothing tends 10 deter crime more than the fre-
quent sight OF policeman the street and the know
ledge that there is always far away The mere
sight of uniforms automobile speeders will confess
has good effect on Hou.d-be law-breakers
1t takes lot OF dollars to support the govern
ment and lot of Frances governments to support the
franc.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-06-09
Leatrice Joy Is
Given Freedom
BY United Press Leased Wire

Los ANGELES, June 9.-Thc
lomanro Of Lcatrjcc joy and John
Gilbert, noted scrccl stars, register.
ed u final fadcoat Tuesday when
judge Albcrr Lee stephens sigucd
u formal decree Of divorce.
Tn" interlocutory decree was
granted more than year ago.
Gilbert, idol Of thousands Of film
fans, was painted as habi-uai
irantard during The divorce hear
ing. Thc decree was based on Il
complaint Of cru"lir.
The a"trn,, is To- receive Slj,01n
under terms Of a property agreement
made year ago. with an additional
allowance Of so q week for baby
daughtcr.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-06-09
EDUCATIONAL EUSSES
By Uaitcd Press Leased Wire

ASHINGTON, June 20. MO.or
busscs are playing an impor ant part
in the education of the children Uf
America.
More than 2C.000 buSscs are now az
use to transport about 100000 chii-
drrn to rural schools dalry.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-06-09
TEN YEARS AGO
June 3, 1o1e

i. Elohe WAS sworn in rs dcpu,8 y
sheriff.
The fist basket of grapes of IL
season va, presented to she Prog
fess by Nr. and Mrs. Charles Ba!
auco. fhe% were grown GA the Bad
'anrc ranch. which j, not, Il for the
4cIr earliest an the market.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-06-09
Looking Backward
What the Press files tell of I'm
preial Valley for this date
in past year
TWENTY YEARS AGO
June 8, 19OC

FL Centre ice is now on the mar.
k,t. The ice plant is in operation,
F.! he first full freezing OF ice was
drawn on Thursday and shipped to
hiawley for the cantaloupc groN.
tHS.
c. +. TAFT arrived in the vallrv
thiS week to establish stations for
the purpose of conducting irrisa-
tion Investigations for the depart
ncnt of agriculture.
u. II. Chaplin made Il short trip
out to Los Angeles on business this
lAnnli
Imperial Valley press., 1926-06-09
OVER MILLION EUROPEANS
SEEK EMIGRATE HERE
By TaSted Press Leased Wire

WASIIINGTON. June ). sixteen
huujrcd thousand Europeans arc
Whiting to enter this country rs i'm.
migrants. according to consular re-
ports reaching the state department.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-06-09

In the Matter of the Estate of b. +.
Gasaway, Deceased.
Notice is hereby given that a pc
titiou for the probate Of the will Of
II. r. Gasaway, deceased and for
the issuance 10 Geo. ". Allen, Pub
lie Administrator. of letters testa-
mcntarv, has been filed in this
Court. and that Friday, the 1lth day
of June, 1926, at Two o clock, p. IN,
of said day, at the Courtroom Of
said court, at the Court House, in
the City of FL Centre, County of
Imperial State Of California. has
been set for the hearing of said pc.
tition, when and where any person
interested may appear and contest
the same, and show cause, If any
they have, why said petition should
not bc granted.
Dated May 10th, 1926.
c. G. MOUSSEAT, Clerk.
BY G. +. Harrison, Deputy Clerk.
(SEAL) 25tlO
Imperial Valley press., 1926-06-09
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SIILIWELL
1efvssn - d % On Gyund
Los ANGELES 80 CALIE.

NOTICE OF TIME AND PLACE
APPOINTED FOR PROVING
WILL AND HEARING APPLI-
CATION FOR LETTERS TES-
TAMENTARY.
In The Superior Cour. of the State
Of California, In and For the
County Of Imperial
Imperial Valley press., 1926-06-09

II takes q lo Of our dollars to support the govern
ment and lot of Frances governments to support the
franc
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-11-17
STANFORD ASKS
ALABAMA FOR
new YEAR GAME

ATLANTA, Ga. Nov. II P)-The
University of Alabama football team.
southern conference champions has
been invited to meet Leland Stanford
university in the annual tournament
of roses game at Pasadena, Calf,
New Years day, President S, v. San
ford of the southern conference said
tonight.
Acceptance by Alabama of the in
vitation will be held up pending
modification of a conference rue,
which provides authority for posi-
season games be granted at the a::,
nual meeting of the conference III
A majority of the 22 members must
favor the adoption of an amendmen.
to be submitted at the meeting be
fore a conference team may acceps
the Pasadena invitation.
Conference rules We're suspended by
unanimous vote to permit Alabama
to accept an invitation to meet the
University of Washington last sea
son in the annual Pasadena event.
The Crimson tide scored three touca
downs in the third period to WIN
20-19.
In making the announcement at
Athens, Ga. tonight President SAM
fcrd said the honor last year VIZ
appreciated but to have the offer
extended to consecutive years, is IN.
deed a high tribute to southern foot,
ball"
The Alabama machine is undefeat.
ed this season and has to It's credit
eight victories, seven of them over
conference outfits.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-11-17
NEW MEXICO BOY WINS
STOCK JUDGING TEST

KANSAS CITY, Nov. 16 P)-Oliver
Newton, 18, of Abbott, N. NJ, was
awarded first place and a $500
scholarship in stock Judging con-
test covering cattle, swine, sheep.
horses and mules, over 1900 youth.
full contestants, representatives OF
agricultural high schools IN % states,
conducted in conjunction with the
American royal livestock show, here
it was announced tonight. 1t was
the first contest of the kind ever held
on a ,national Scale. Young Newton
was given 631e points out of a pos
sible 500. Prizes of $1,000 in scholar
ships were awarded by the Kansas
City Retail Merchants association.
With a score of 621.6 Howard Lind
strom, IT, Fairfield, Wash, placed
second and received a $500 cash
scholarship. Cecil Fry, 10, of Ponca
City, Okla, took third with 6.12.s
and was given $500.
In. the team completion Oklahoma
placed first, over Washington, a close
second, and Arkansas, Texas and Ohio
finished IN order.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-11-17
FUR TRAPPERS
OF LOUISIANA
IN HARD FIGHT

NEW ORLEANS, Nov 16.-[P)-Four
days ahead Of the trapping season, the
st. Bernard parish trappers' war blaz-
ed forth anew today claiming one life
and IA injured as the mingled smoke
revolvers died away.
After the hostilities, Sheriff Mereoux
of st. Bernard parish requested federal
intervention on the ground that fed
eral injunction prohibiting trapping on
lands involved in the squabble had been
violated.
Federal authorities refused the re-
ques., declaring it was apparent there
had been no trapping. Both guards
for the Michel interests, owner of the
lands, and the fighting trappers were
armed with machine guns in today's
fray, in addition to shotguns and other
miscellaneous weapons. The fight oc-
Cured when ten guards for the Michel
interests passed a group of 200 trap
pers on the banks of Gentelly Bayou,
near Delacroix island, this morning
Stories of how the fight started were
at variance, however. The guards said
that the trappers opened fire upon
Jnem from the loNee Oh their lduIlCH.
Sam Gowland, deputy sheriff and
former justice of the peace, was killed
and most of the other members of the
party were injured. Their boat sank
and, they said. they fought their way
ashore.
They were forced to sign statements
that they had opened the battle by
firing upon the trappers, the guards
men said.
The trappers said they had gone to
meet the launch and try to reach
friendly agreement with the guards.
They had armed themselves, they said,
in order to be prepared should the
guards not accept their friendly mis-
sion. Albert Gonzales, leader of the
trapper, said there were several hum
dred men in the party. AS the launch
approached, he said, they hoisted a
white flag.
"rhe crew of the launch opened fire
with their machine gun and other
weapons" he said. ITO protect our
selves we returned the fire" The
warfare grew out of strife in the
ranks of the st. Bernard Trappers' as
sociation.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-11-17
Wealthy Widow Would
Wed Again

"Now that my stomach trouble has
all disappeared since taking course
Of MAYR'S | would even consider get
ting married again. l cannot tell you
how terribly | suffered before taking
this great remedy" 1t is simple,
harmless preparation that removes the
catarrhal mucus from the intestinal
tract and allays the inflammation
which causes practically all stomach,
liver and intestinal ailments, includ-
ing appendicitis. One dose will con
vince or money refunded, Druggists
everywhere.--Advt.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-11-17
S.P PRESIDENT
COMES TO CITY
THIS MORNING

William Sproule, president and a
party of Southern Pacific system of
ficials, are scheduled to arrive in
Douglas on a special train this morn
ing between 10 and II o'clock, en- route
to Tucson according to word received
by local railroad officials.
Sproule will come to Douglas from
El Paso, Texas, where he was enter
tanned by the El Paso chamber of COM =
merce. 1t is expectedJ that Walter
Douglas, director Of the Southern
Pacific, with whom Sproule conferred
in El Paso, will come to the city later
in connection with affairs of the
Phelps Dodge corporation.
The railroad president was guest of
honor at a banquet at the Hotel Orn-
dorff Monday evening, which was at
tended by 3S prominent business men
and railway officials and over which
Charles NJ Bassett, president of the
STATE National bank, presided as toast
master.
In his address, Sproule assured the
business men of El Paso that the
Southern Pacific is interested in that
city's development and that the rail-
road has come to look upon El Paso as
the pivotal point of the southwest. He
said that the city's successful efforts
to recover from the postwar deflation
caused by the removal of the thou
sands of soldiers who had been con-
centrated there, had been gratifying
to the Southern Pacific and he pledged
tho cempanys continued cooperation
in furthering the city's prosperity
James G. McNary, former president
of the First National bank, suggested
at the banquet that the city of Ell Paso
and the Southern Pacific join hands in
an endeavor to secure car wheel
factory for Ell Paso. 1t was pointed
out that FL Paso needs some big, new
industry to start the city on the road
to Increased prosperity and it was con-
tended that the city was logical sit
uation for such an industry.
Sproule did not comment directly on
the suggestion, but said: I'VE are slow
on promises but strong on fulfillment,"
and indicated that the railroad would
naturally be interested in any plan to
develop the city.
Local railroad officials late Tuesday
night did not know the exact hour of
Sproule's expected arrival in Douglas
or how long he expects to be in the
city, but it was believed that he would
stop over for an hour or more at least.