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Imperial Valley press., 1926-03-29
Blue Moon Hotel
Will Be Unique

Work on the .;r;cSt addition to FL
Centre $ hotels, which is to be
known as "Thc Blue Moon, is cb-
ing rushed by workmcn who are
handling the construction for John
T. Rice, the owner of the new pro
jcct.
The first unit Of the new hotel,
which iS now in process of building
on West Main street, will contain
- rooms, each with its dressing
room and bath. 1t is being erected
IN connection with the Riccs attrac-
tive home. opposite the Wilson
school. Construction, it is expected,
will be completed by June |.
Unique features which will make
the new hostelrv one of which the
city will be proud, and which will
attract much attention as motorists
enter FL Centre from the west, are
being planned.
The construction will be concrete
in the first story and stucco above.
The upper floor will be reached by
broad Roman stairway. The lobby
will. for the present at least, be To-
Gated on the second floor. The
building is to he white, with orna-
mental work and awnings of blue.
\ Blue Moor sign of the correct
shape and color will be placed ON
the roof.
Features which will particularly
add to the pleasure Of the guests
will be a roof garden with per-
COLA, potted trees and plants, a
downstairs court, Il swimming pool,
and II miniature golf course.
Lawns will be planted on all sides
for the use of the guests, as the ho-
tel is intended primarily for family
residence. y dining room will be
operated in connection with the
, rooms.
| Each room will have n special dec
orativc scheme, and all modern con
vcnicnccs such as telephone and
! steam heat.
! The present structure lis planned
rs the first unit of Il larger building
which the present owner later plans
! to erect.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-03-29

cI crate from Brawlcv north as fai
frequent intervals during cach day.
This city is also the honc Of tn,
Imperial Valley MidwintcI fair.
where during the winter months
whfn thc rest Of the country is
shivcring. there are on exhibition
bore some of the Imperial Valley :
midwintcr fruits ANA berries such
as fresh strawberries, green peas,
dates. grapefruit, citrus fruit, let
turc and many more early vcgc
tables.
Ell Centre Prosperous
Leaving Brawley the United s
motor coach travels to Imperial.
once the largest and most prosper
obs city in the valley. On the trip
between the two cities can be
seen the large fields of lettuce and
cantaloupcs as well as numerous
Lords of dairy ratte. Four miles
10 the south of Imperial is FL Ger.
tro. the sountv seat and largest
city in the valley. This is also tn"
home of the famous Barbara Wort h
Hotel, named after the heroine of
Harold Bell Wright : book. which
describes the rccIaiming of this
valley from the desert and viii
shortly be put into motion pictures.
70 see the mural paintings in til"
lobby of this hotel is alone worth
trip to FL Centre. Here on the
walls in pictures is written th"
history Of the early days Of the
valley. the hard>hips that were en-
countcrcd before it was possible to
Get water into this valley and the
History of that great achievement.
the turning of lifcgiving water
into the canals so that the parchc'!
soil could be made to produce.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-03-29

This article was broadcasted over
Station KNN by Mr.. Alder, natiep-
ally known lecturer auth are
traveller
Imperial Valley press., 1926-03-29
CAZENAVE BUYS
FARM FROM SPEAR

a. Y. taZcnave. manager of the
local store Of the j. G. Penny Com
pany for the past four years, recent
" purchased the farm of Homer A.
Spear, located on the south side of
West Main Street.
The farm consists Of forty acres,
now in alfalfa. Cazenavc plans Oh
allowing the alfalfa to stand at
present, but later he expects to put
in grapefruit.
This sale was handled by the Tvl-
er Insurance Agency and j. T. De-
Wore.
f.. W. Toney, of the Varncv Com
pany, also bought Il home through
the Tyler Insurance Company this
week. The house is located at 554
Brighton st. Tonev expects to take
possession of the house as soon as
the present lease expires.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-03-29
Local Building
Is Increasing

Building permits issued during the
past two weeks showed a substan-
tial increase over the early part of
the month, totaling $15,350.
Permits issued were rs follows:
Mathew Allen, dwelling, $500.
Hans r. Larson, dwelling, $4,000.
Console Brothers, garage, $500.
j. b. Whitaker, storage, $1,000.
Ophelia Northern, alterations on
dwelling, $50.
j. A. Ruiz, dwelling 5000.
Arrowhead Creamery Co, boiler
room, $400.
Cass & Morgan, auto storage and
display, $1,000.
\. l.. Lackey, dwelling $4,000.
Gus West, service station, 5000.
Arnold Blackburn, moving build
ing $500.
w. 4. Schcniman, owner, j. u
rravcrs, contractor, dwelling, $4,000.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-03-29
Many Bungalows
On North Side

G. w. Knapp, well known Imperial
Valley resident, has recently COM
plctcd an attractive four room cot
tagc ON Euclid Ave. This is one Of
many new cottages which have
been built in the north section of
FL Centre during the past winter,
and it has been carefully planned
TO fill the needs Of q comfortable
home in this climate.
Owing to the increased demand
for small acreage outside the city
limits, Knapp is now planning on
making small farm out of the five
corner acres Of his alfalfa farm on
North Sixth st. He is using n sum-
mcr camp floor plan which he be-
licves will prove practical for q
farm home as well.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-03-29
Fruit Growers
Lease Poe Ranch

1t is reported that the American
Fruit Growers ASSociat ion has re-
Gently leased the Poe ranch at
Brawlcv for period Of five wears,
The consideration given in the re.
rcrt is SO per acre for two years,
and 500 per acre for three years.
The acquisition of this ranch adds
160 acres to the large acreage al
ready owned and leased by tho
American Fruit Growers.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-03-29
MRS. WALRATH LEASES
TWENTY ACRE RANCH

Mrs. L. II. Walrath, who former
" resided in FL Centre, has return
ed to Los Angeles after spending
several days in the valley.
During her stay here She leased
her % acre ranch south Of +! Centre
for the raising of Vegetables
Imperial Valley press., 1926-03-29

The FL Dorado county farm bu-
rcau has requested more club lead
crs and more pear growers to keep
cost accounts.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-03-29

Two otherwise perfect lambs, with
but one body were recently born on
the Seibcr ranch, Woodland, Iolo
county.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-03-29

\ meeting was recently held at
Fresno to discuss the standardiza-
tion Of Caprifigs.
Arizona state miner., 1926-08-28
Woman Battles Thief
With Dishru9: Wins

Indianapolis.-S SWISH And a soapy
6ishrag was slapped across the face
of a husky colored man essaying the
role of daylight burglar in the home
Of Mrs. Albert BrickhOuse.
The intruder, blinded by the soap
suds, rushed madly about the living
room of the Brickhouse home, until
he finally found door and escaped.
He dropped the watches and jewelry
he had collected in an adjoining bed
room and got away with nothing ex-
cept his liberty.
Drop those things, you big buzz
zard!" shouted Mrs. Brickhouse when
she saw the intruder.
She "socked" the burglar across the
eyes with the lather-covered rag, and
from that point on the battle was all
in her favor.
Arizona state miner., 1926-08-28
MUSK OK JOKE

"Do you know what I consider the
best Of all the musk-ox jokes?" asked
Mr.. Musk Ok, who was often called
the white -frOnted musk OK.
Il didn't know we had enough
jokes" said Mrs. Musk Ok, 'to have
one of the lot considered the best.
Who made them up?''
Il did," said Mr.. Musk Ok.
What is the best one, then" asked
Mrs. Musk Ok.
'The best one" said Mr.. Musk Ok,
looking very straight at Mrs. Musk
Ok with his long head held down and
his horns at either side of his eyes
looking rather short and queer, 'is
the best one, according to my opinion" +"
"Well, tell it to me; tell me the
joke" said Mrs. Musk Ok.
SO Mr. Musk Ok looked at her
again and then down at her big
body covered with soft brown hair,
which was very, very thick, and which
in turn was covered by a good deal
of long and straight hair, which shed
the rain so that they didn't get wet.
''The best joke to me-" said Mr.
Musk Ok, ''fs to hear of people losing
their umbrellas.
"They lose them and they lend them,
and sometimes then they lose them.
"They come to the zoo on a rainy
day and they leave their umbrellas I'm
the lions den or somewhere, and they
forget where.
''The umbrellas are of no use to
the lions. Can you imagine the lions
going sauntering around their yards,
umbrellas over their heads?
''But when they forget their UNI
brellas, these people, laugh to my
self.
II laugh so hard, for I think that
we have NO need for umbrellas with
our fine, straight hair which sheds the
rain.
'It'S like q raincoat and umbrella
all In one, and the great Joke is that
while people lose their umbrellas and
make an awful fuss 1 can still smile,
for l am protected from the rain, and
no matter how forgetful I should be-
come couldn't forget my protection
against the rain"
"Unless," said Mrs. Musk Ok, "you
should forget yourself and leave your.
self behind"
'Silly," said Mr.. Musk Ok, "then
I'd be staying back, tool"
"Oh, WELL" said Mrs. Musk Ok, 81
think I've heard you telling something
Of this same thing before"
"The best jokes should always be
Arizona state miner., 1926-08-28

you mentioned? What were you do
ing? Where were you doing it?'
Building roads and bridges. Re-
pairing a lot more. Some trench
work"
"Ahy" Caleb was sure that a CLEAN
of new interest came into Cox's eyes.
you served over there. Any rank?'
II came out first lieutenant" Cox
nodded.
ut was great training ground" he
said. mo time wasted there, to my
mind. Gave young man a broader
horizon, taught him to handle men.
My boy was over there" He hesi-
tated as Baxter came back. "Hes
due here at five-thirty," he went on.
II imagine you'd get on we'll together.
Better join US at dinner. You too,
Baxter"
"Got to excuse me-" said Baxter.
Previous appointment. Sorry"
One of the members Of the luncheon
party had been lowering somewhat
impatiently in the background, evil
IDENTIFY waiting for Cox. The latter
saw him and nodded.
Got to go now," he said. "See you
at five-thirty, Warner, then"
Caleb watched the tall figure as It
strobe off. energetic, masterful, listen
ing to what the other had to say, dis
missing it with an abrupt gesture. He
turned to Baxter.
'That man is a fighter" he said.
'You can double that bet. They're
all fighters, scrapping for everything
in sight, fighting to get it, fighting to
hold on to 1t. That's the essence of
Arizona state miner., 1926-08-28

! take the ear over ON the ferry and
run down to San Jose and back"
"Just the two of us?'
Eyes, you double-dyed Puritan, just
the two of us, all by our lonelies. Are
you onY"
At three o'clock they were bowling
south along an almost perfect road
when Baxter grudglngly slowed down
in obedience to a signboard that in
formed them they were approaching
the town Of Paloma.
"Pm feeling much better" he an
nounced. want to take the wheel
for while and let me smoke" They
changed seats.
1--WE got to trim down on these,
Baxter said, lighting his cigarette.
'The pump needs repacking," he went
on, tapping himself over the heart.
"And it can't be DONE They turned
me down for that. Told me / had a
banquet-heart and that the excitement
Of sticking Heine might end it. It's
the old G and G. Champagne and Gig
arettes Jack Cox got in but stayed
out. Made me feel like Stacker"
''Why don't you cut the stuff, Ted"'
ut isn't going to last long enough.
At present I prefer the vineyard to
the lemon grove. I'm no good at busi-
ness anyway. I'm grasshopper and
I'll hop till the grass gets too short
and things dry up generally"
This sort of thing you've got on to-
night, Ted? Aren't you afraid you'll
wind up In some sort of mess?
"I'm immune. It's good fun. The
girls 1 travel with know how to take
care of themselves. It's a two-sided
game. If l met the right girl Oh.
what's the use? You see, Cal, the mater
Is chipping off a chunk Of her prfnci-
pal every year. She flies high herself.
If l outlast her, which Is doubtful,
there won't be much coming to me.
suppose she's right. I've got to marry
money, but the girls with money are
either too blase, too businesslike or
too homely and stupid. No use preach
ing to me, Cal You're born an ant
and I'm a cicada, which Is Californese
for grasshopper."
They reached the apartment house
at five o'clock and Caleb proceeded to
dress circumspectly for the dinner
while his friend laid out more sumptu-
Gus raiment.
you'll be home tonight?" asked
Caleb.
It'll be home when the games over"
answered Baxter enigmatically. This
is Saturday night. We may take a
little trip to Lake county. Don't
bother about me- Off to your busi-
ness, ant! -
Arizona state miner., 1926-08-28
THOUGHT HER DEAD.
FIGHTS HIS SUIT
Court Hears Strange Story of
LoUe and Life.

Lawrence, Mass.-A strange story
of love and life was told in the pro-
pate court here, where Mrs. Talbot
Jabour, after travelling from Cairo,
Egypt, contested her husbands suit
2Or divorce.
Fourteen years ago in Syria, she
said she saw Jabour for the last time.
He left her, planning to return as
soon as he had made his fortune in
America, the land of promise The
next she heard from him he was mar
:ied here.
On JabOur's side of the story was
still more pathetic tale. He came
iere, communicated with his wife for
some time, then lost track of her.
War came and went and the coun-
try in which his wife had been ran
red with blood. He received reports
she was dead. Then he married q
second time. At the wedding were
two brothers of his first wife, they
too, thinking their sister dead.
After he had two children by his
second wife, Jabour, by this time a
prosperous realtOr, was informed his
first wife lived. He brought suit for
divorce, charging desertion.
She was informed in Cairo and
came here to fight him.
Arizona state miner., 1926-08-28
CHAPTER w
Big Business

Jack Cox turned out so close q
replica of his father-less weathered,
less bitten by Time and Experience
but nevertheless so evident a chip
of the old block, that Caleb almost
doubted Baxter's description of him
as a reformed wastrel. He had been
through the furnace Of the war and,
whatever of steel had been in him
had been tempered, the baser metals
burned to Stag and discarded. Caleb
had seen others in his own division
Of the fighting game who had stiffened
and found their manhood in like
fashion.
Caleb liked him from the outset. The
man had qualities that he lacked, the
same western broadness that Baxter
possessed in more volatile fashion.
But, though trolleys and water dams
seem far apart to the laity, mutual
profession based both Of them. Caleb
found the preliminary story Of I'm
perial valley vastly interesting and
Jack Cox told it well, albeit he had
had no hand in those earlier stages of
development. It was the tale of the
bringing back of an arid sink, once
under cultivation by the Indians, of
the Harvesting Of the mighty Colo
RADIO, one terrific fight with flood wa
ters and now-cotton fields, and vine
yards, wide acres of cantaloupes,
horticulture and agriculture in every
branch; order, industry, prosperity.
Caleb listened with interest and un-
derstanding.
''There is only one Imperial valley,
perhaps" said Cox, ''but there are
other deserts with soil just as fertile,
waiting only for the magic touch of
water. Your end of 1.-THE water end
is the initial move in the game. mine
is the last. You play Alpha to my
Omega"
"If l get the chance" said Caleb.
"Oh, you'll get it. The chances are
everywhere. If a man knows his bust
ness and wants to work at it, there's
no trouble about Opportunity. Her
knuckles must be raw on the Pacific
coast. She knocks INCREASINGLY"
laughed Cox.
Arizona state miner., 1926-08-28
1926 Lochi1Uar Loses
TO Modern FIving Papa

Lond0n.-The modern Lochinvar is
out of luck when the girls papa pur-
sues in an airplane. No longer can
the gallant knight escape pursuers on
railway. Such is the sad experience
Of two London lovers whose elope-
ment was ended by the use Of a 100
mile-an-hour plane. The father Of the
girl found out the destination of the
couple, hurried to the air station at
Croydon and flew in a special airplane
to a seaside resort. He arrived there
in time to meet the train carrying his
daughter and her beloved and halt the
nuptials.
Arizona state miner., 1926-08-28

Big Business, take 1t, everywhere
They have their rules, of course, but
they sometimes slip one over beneath
the belt, at that. But they've never
told the count over Cox. How did he
come to invite you to dinner? Not to
mention me? I'd fit in there about as
well as a goldfish in a shark-pond-
not worth gobbling but, il l glittered
enough, they might know 1 was among
those present.
"I don't think he took any sudden
fancy to me-" Caleb answered. "He
warmed up a little when he heard I
had been across. Thought his boy
might like to meet me-"
"Of course. I'm a chump. Jack
Cox is the apple OF his fathers eve.
all the more so because Pa Cox had
good reasons to suppose said apple
was wOrm-eaten. You think Pm in
clined to burn the trail Man, beside
Jack Cox I was as a Ford to a Rolls
Royce! He was in more mix-ups with
wine, women and song than Don Juan
ever dreamed of. Compared to him
I'm an amateur. Or was The war
changed all that. Jacks come back
changed leopard. Not a spot on him.
Following in his dads footsteps" He
broke off abruptly. "How about a
little air this afternoon? l think the
breeze would favor my fevered brow.
I want to be fit for tonight. Well
Arizona state miner., 1926-08-28
Mother Balks Smoking,
Girl Swallorus Poison

New York.-Parental objection to
smoking so hurt sensitive little Mary
Arcidiacono, seventeen, that she tried
to commit suicide by drinking poison.
Mary and her mother, Mrs. Concetta
Arcidiacono. visited Mary's married
sister, Mrs. Jean Cannistiaci. While
Jean and her mother visited, Mary
went into the bathroom for puff, -
and her mother following, discovered
her with the cigarette. It was ex-
tinguished.
Leading Mary back to the parlor
Mrs. Arcidiacono reprimanded her.
Mary broke into tears. Soon afterward
she left the house, went to a nearby
drug store and bought a 1O-cent bottle
of poison.
Arizona state miner., 1926-08-28

Some Things for Good sports to Remember

Sport is sometimes criticized for the
unfairness of its participants or the
partisanship Of its followers.
1t has a mission besides the devel-
opment Of healthy body, surely 1t Is
in the encouragement of fair-minded-
ness in the players and on the grand
stand Toward this end, the following
Golden Rules were printed recently on
the back of program by rhe army
school of physical training in Eng
land, and these rules will we'll bear
repetition elsewhere:
Play the game for the sake Of the
game.
Play for your side. and not for your
self
Be a good winner and a good loser
Arizona state miner., 1926-08-28

repeated" said Mr.. Musk Ok, 'but
never said 1t in just this way
Besides, want others to hear 1t"
ooh, all right" said Mrs. Musk Ok.
"All right"
"Sorry, you don't find it more anus
ing" said Mr.. Musk Ok.
"I think it's rather amusing to
think Of the umbrellas left near the
lions and Of the lions going walking
with umbrellas up," said Mrs. Musk
Ok.
"But that's just passing thought
That's not the real thing at ALL"
"Never mind" said Mrs. Musk Ok.
LET me pick out my own parts Of the
story for amusement"
GAS you choose, as you choose"
said Mr.. Musk Ok.
"Just what 1 did, I chose, I chose"
said Mrs. Musk Ok.
Besides, it's joke" said Mr. Musk
Ok, "to think how we can't forget our
umbrellas and how people can; It is
also most extremely useful to be pro-
tected as we are"
Eyes, it's that, it's that" said Mrs
Musk Ok. II quite agree with you,
Mr.. Musk Ok, quite agree with you"
Arizona state miner., 1926-08-28
WILBUR cox

Synopsis.--Idly fishing Her
manOs creek, in California, Caleb
Warner, civil engineer, and a
New Highlander, is witness of the
end o. a coyote pulled down by
two Holfhounds, urged on by a
girl riaer. Admiring the hounds,
he introduces himself, and learns
her name is Clinton. With west
ern hospitality she invites him to
the raAch to meet her father.
At the Clinton home Warner
learns his new friends name is
Betty. He Is welcomed by her
father, Southern Civil war veter-
an and owner of Hermanos VAL
ley. Warner tells them some
thing of his ambitions and his
feeling that he is destined to be
a "Water-Bearer." In the town
of Golden Warner shares an
apartment with his old Columbia
college chum, Ted Baxter, care
free and somewhat dissipated
youth, only child of his widowed
mother, who controls the family
fortune.
Arizona state miner., 1926-08-28

British people. Lydia E. Pinkham
through the merit Of her Vegetable
Compound has made her name house
hold word in many American homes.
One Of the many women who praise
Lydia e. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound is Mrs. Adolph Bratke of 4316
South 18th ST., South Omaha, Nebr.,
who was in a rundown condition for
four years before she tried the Com.
pound II began to take Lydia e.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound" she
writes, ''and ! have felt my health
steadily improving" Mrs. Bratke con.
tinued to take the Compound for year
and half and at the end Of that time
she found herself in excellent health.
81 am feeling fine now and do all my
work myself" she wrote in her most
recent letter 81 am the mother Of
six and manage an eight-room house
without anybody to help"
Arizona state miner., 1926-08-28
Per Cent Minus

Father was making the usual in
quiry about his sons days work at
school.
81 got all my sums wrong but one,"
the youngster confessed ruefully.
"And that one was the easiest sup
pose," commented his father.
'Oh, no, dad; it was the hardest !;
so hard that I didn't do it,"
Arizona state miner., 1926-08-28
Bobbed Hair TRAGEDY

Gouverneur, N. Y.-Royal Bogardets
committed suicide by slashing his
throat upon learning that his wife and
daughter. Leola, eighteen, had bObbed
their hair. Mrs. Bogardets said that
the father had always opposed bobbed
hair for either herself or her daugh-
ter, and when he came home he told
them they had disgraced him.
Arizona state miner., 1926-08-28
Man Falls in Tank With
Wire. Current Kills Him

Paterson, N. J.-When Edward
Johnson fell from a ladder into a
small tank of brine while repairing
an electric refrigerator at the City
hospital, an electric plug carrying a
current of 40 volts fell in with him.
The current passing through the
salt water to all parts Of his body
numbed him and he was unable to
climb out. He cried out, but before
help came he was dead.
Arizona state miner., 1926-08-28
Perhaps She's Right

A teacher conducting her pupils
through an art museum stopped in
front of Robins famous statue, "The
Thinker" She asked them what they
thought he was thinking about
"Oh, know" replied one little girl
"He's lost his clothes and he's won
dering where he's going to get some
more"
Arizona state miner., 1926-08-28
Anflers of Deer

Deer antlers are shed each year,
usually soon after the close Of the
breeding season, to be renewed the
following spring. Sometimes antlers
are straight and unbranched, but
usually there are branches, called
tines or snags, and the number Of
these increases with age, so that the
finest antlers sre on fully matured
males.
Arizona state miner., 1926-08-28
Negro Tries to Pass
Fake $26 Bank Note

New misunderstanding new
under the sun in the way Of cur
rency was reported by govern
ment agents here in telling of
the arrest of. negro girl at La
fayette on a charge Of attempt
ing to pass a counterfeit $26
note. The spurious note was
said to have started out in life
as a dollar bill but when it be-
came queer" it showed mix
ture of added "Os" and "6s," the
counterfeiter evidently mistak-
. ing an 0 for 6 in raising the
note.
Arizona state miner., 1926-08-28

a far reaching in.
fuence. One was
born in a stern
castle of Old Eng
land, the other in a
humble farmhouse
in New England.
Q ue e n Victoria
her wisdom
and kindliness dur.
ing a long and pros
porous reign has be-
come enthroned in
the hearts of the
Arizona state miner., 1926-08-28
Green SwalIows

Little Girl-Look, Bobbie, bright
green love birds!
Bobby-Pooh They're only unripe
canaries.-London Opinion.