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, 1926-06-07
Girls All Right, Says
<O6-Year-Old Woman Who
lips Staff OF Harlem Home
THE Home NeWS)

Mrs. Sophia Mass. 106. sits on the
steps outside the Harlem Home of the
Daughters of Israel, 80 E. 119 St., and
watches the life on the street. Children
playing at her feet come up and grasp
her fragile and slender hand.
When introduced to a new acquaintance
recently the old lady arose and stood
slender and tall with a grace unusual III
old wOmen of many years ago. Brown
eyes, grown smaller, perhaps, with age,
but still keen, acknowledged the greeting.
Through an interpreter, Mrs. Mass
carried on a lively conversation At LOG
years her mind is very alert. There is
no hint of that kindly but pitiful return
to childishness that characterizes many
of old age
Mrs. Mass told Of her coming to New
York 40 years ago from Odessa. Since
that time she has never been out Of New
York. Odessa left many memories that
now entertain her as she sits in the midst
of the playing children.
Il kept a restaurant with my husband
in Odessa. and our place was very popu-
lar with theatrical people. In those days
| had gained a little rphoWn as a maker
of delicacies, pastries and exquisite dish
es," the old lady said. Our restaurant
was like a club-famous actors and &C.
tresses came and supped long, over my
food"
They said at the home that Mrs. Mass
has not lost her art. Just last week she
superintended the baking of cakes in the
kitchen of the home. Clear, headed, Mrs.
Mass at LOG, is handicapped only by her
physical limitations.
Mrs. Mass is not censorious of the
younger generation. Modern girls are
quite as delightful in their comfortable.
if scant attire, as the girls of her own
youth with their gay swinging petticoats.
She has a quaint bit of philosophy about
the sisterhood of women.
Women are the same through gener-
, 1926-06-07
EUo N0UaR

atoms, here in New York, in Odessa and
in ConstantinOple. Some do what others
would not, and SO it is
At 1C6 one could excuse loss Of inter
est in the bothersUme details of life, but
Mrs. Mass has lost none of this interest.
Along with her wider interests in the
community life of the home, she is inter
ested in the tiny synagogue, where aged
voices chant tremulous prayers. And
she insists on doing her W laundry
work. All OF her soft light colored head
scarfs and other dainty things are wash
ed and pressed with her own hands. She
will not permit them to go out with the
general laundry.
The thing that delights the white
shaWled old lady most Of all is to 90 down
into the office Of the home, sit on a
straight backed chair and help with some
of the office work. The slender, delicate
hands fold with care bulletins printed in
strange English letters, put them into
their envelopes and seal them.
The staff at the home says that while
95 year-olds wander into the office to
over the third inclosure. Mrs. Mass
works along as steadily as any one else
in the office.
Sitting on the steps outside the home
Mrs. Mass'S favorite seat these sunshiny
days-the old lady is often left to watch
over a neighbours baby, by the baby's
sister who is off down the street for half
an hour of play. There gently stirring
the baby carriage at her knee, the old
lady sits-a useful member of society.
, 1926-06-07
TWO WILL CIRCLE GLOBE IN
81 DAYS.

New York May 10 (A.P .)-John Gold
strom, a%viltor, and E. Morris Tittering-
ton. pilot and mechaniciap, are out to
reduce Jules Verne's famous story
Around the World in Eighty Days" to
81 days.
Starting today on the Mauritania, they
will follow a schedule expected to put
them in Moscow a few hours after they
take to the air near London.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-07-13
THE LIGHT HEARTED BILLIONAlRE

John D. Rockefeller at 81 years may not be descrlb
ed exactly by the old formula of hale and hearty,
but he does seem to be just about the he was 20
years ago
He gets out and plays golf every day Just how
good or how strenuous game he plays may be mat
ter for dispute but at least ne through the mo-
tons of playing which is than SO per cent OF the
men at his age would do
The important physical fact is that he lives an
outdoor life
Also he keeps up his spirits His state of mind.
perhaps is important than his golf and his quiet
enjoyment of being outdoors. His physician says he
expects TO live the age of 100, and temperamentaly
he seems suited to such achievement. His mind has
more to do with it than his body.
The most remarkable thing about Rockefeller is
that he bears so lightly the burden of blionairedom
The tradition that wealth brings is false Most
very wealthy men are crushed by their wealth. Rookie
feller giving away much yet retaining far than
Carnegie did, gives the impression of who hasn't
a care in the world. Thus he sets good example to
lot of people, big and little who worry more about
their money after getting than they did about MAX
ing it in the first place
Imperial Valley press., 1926-07-13
THEATERS
AIRDOME-Ne ersatile Mr.. Dix

AIRDOME-Versatile Mr.. Dix
Such would seem to be the logical
adjective used when describing
Paramount s likeable star. Richard
made his first real bid for film fame
in a drama, Hall Caine s, ''.The
Christian. AS the young minister
Dix reached histrionic heights
which had never before been touch
ed
A few years later, he switched to
comedy, starting with "Racing
Hearts, and eliminating in sucl
productions as "The Shock Punch .
and "a Man Must Live Cast as
the hero in "The Vanishing Amer.
ican.' Dix gave performance
which was described by the critics
as being nothing less than sublime
marvellous and majestic. -
Since the last named picture, he
has cut himself niche in the com.
edv hau of fame. Dix was a sensa
ton in "Womanhandled.' a young
riot in Lets Get Married." and
Paramount prohpesies all sorts OF
nice things for his latest. "Say II
Again. which arrives at the Air.
dome tomorrow night. Alyce Mills
and Chester Conklin head the sup
porting east in the stars new opus
The same man who made Dix s last
wo comedies. Gregory La Cava, di.
rected
Imperial Valley press., 1926-07-13
Looking Backward
What the Press files tell OF 1m-
perial Valley for this date
in past years.
TWENTY YEARS AGO
.Iulu 13. 1906

The extremely hot spell of wealth
er which prevailed for about a week
was broken yesterday 3v II cool
breeze from the south and further
ameliorated by shower of rain
this morning. The rain mterfercd
with cantaloupe picking to some eX-
tent but the cool weather will be
good for them.
Cantaloupe prices are still good,
the market is active III all the east
ern cities and there are millions Of
them still on the vines. Picking
will probably last till the first of
August.
W. T. Bill. president of the FL
Centre Land company, came i'll last
Tuesday evening and spent Wedcs-
day and Thursday getting the furni-
ture unloaded and put in the FL Cen
tro hotel.
ID. II. Chaplin returned last
Monday from week 5 trip to Los
Angeles and coast points. He says
everybody out there is getting
read VITO come to the valley as soon
as the Southern Pacific gets the
water under control and turns the
Colorado river away from the Salto l
Imperial Valley press., 1926-07-13

waves at the seashore. He was
wondering how this could be brought
about when, all of sudden. old Nj.
Mucker, the big mud turtle. rose up
ont of the pond where he aad been
crawling around on tine bottom. And
as he rose up his big shell pushed
the waters this way and that so
they rolled up in waves on the
sandy shore.
'Ob no Mr.. Mucker. You are
making seashore waves! y cried I'M
Gle Wiggily. THAT S Just what |
want. Will you bob up and down
in the duck pond for while, to
make believe it is the ocean,
why of course I will,'' croaked
the turtle gentleman. So he bobbed
up and down in the salty water and
made quite good sized waves which
splashed on shore and made the girl
animals squeal in delight as they
felt their toes getting wet.
Everything is all right now.
said Uncle Wiggily. ~ have my
seashore right here at home, salt
water, waves and alli'A Then,
though it was still very hot in Wood
land. everyone seemed cool on ac-
count of wading in the pond and
seeing the waves splash on shore.
This teaches us that make believe,
or imagination, goes "A great way,
and if the mosquito doesn't bite a
hole in the molasses jug so all the
sweet stuff runs out. II tell you
next about Uncle Wiggily's taffv
Nl nnS
Imperial Valley press., 1926-07-13
Bedtime Stories
By HOWARD 3. 0ARIo
Copyright, 1926. by Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate
UNCLE WIGGILY'S sEASHORE

Very hot it was in Woodland.
where Uncle Wiggily had built his
hollow stump bungalow. Even
though it was near the Orange lee
Mountains there seemed to be no
cool breezeS.
Charlie and Arabclla Chick, the
little rooster boy and hen girl, stood
in the shade, their wings droopin.
and their mouths open. And when
2 chicken holds its mouth open you
may know it is hot-or when bird
does, either. OF course dogs always
hold their mouths open and breathe
fast, even on cold days, after they
have been running. So YOU needn t
think it is hot day just because a
dog opens his mouth.
But when chickens and birds do
this, why, that s different. And,
really, it was very hot in Woodland.
Nurse Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy said to
Mrs. LongearS.
Well, | suppose You and Uncle
Wiggily will soon be going to the
scashorc for your vacation
Well, [ don t know answered
the rabbit lady slowly. Wig talks
of staying home this summer
What, stay here in hot weather
when you can go to the cool sea
shore.' squeaked the muskrat lady
housekeeper. why, the idea.'
Il m going to the seashore here
Imperial Valley press., 1926-07-13

near my hollow stump bungalow.
said Uncle Wiggilv who hoped
along just then.
Have the seashore here. | new
er heard of such thing.' cried
Nurse Jane.
Il m going to make an ocean out
of the duck pond, said Uncle Wig
gily. Just YOU watt,
Nurse Jane looked at the rabbit
gentleman as if she dii not knon
Uncle Wiggily solemnly twinkied
his pink nose at her as he went on
to say:
so many of the poor animal chill
dren here i'll Woodland cannot go ia
the cool seashore for the hot sum
mer, that l do not believe it is right
for me to enjoy myself there. So
| am going to stay home and make
little ocean out of the duck pond.
You can't said Nurse Jane
THE duck pond is fresh water and
the seashore ocean is salty.
80 can buy a lot of salt at the six
and seven cent store. pour it III the
duck pond and then it will be nc
salty as the sea, said the kind rab-
bit gentleman. ''You wait; we II
soon have our own private sea
shore.
And that's just what he did. He
poured bag after bag of salt into
the duck pond, and when the animal
boys heard about it they came rush
ing along and jumped in. They
splashed about, making the salt mix
with the water until the duck pond
was just like the ocean.
Except that it hasn't any
waves, - said Bully NoTail. the frog
hoy. AN ocean ought to have big
waves, Uncle Wiggily!''
"That's so,' barked Peetie Bow
Wow. cit isn't like the seashore
even if it is salty, unless it has
waves -
"Hum. | never thought of that, >
said the bunny gentleman. - But it
is truc-there ought to be splashing
Imperial Valley press., 1926-07-13
CHEAPER MOTORING

Tires go down again, definitely ending the period
of rubber famine and bringing prices back to about
where they were year or two ago. which is probably
none too much for good tires. Incidentally, motorists
saw tires are better than they ever were before.
Automobiles. likewise better for the most part,
than former models are cut in price Competition is
very keen in this industry Never could so much auto
mobile be bought for the money.
Gasoline too is reasonably priced, on the whole
cheaper perhaps, than it will be in the future, and
probably as good as can be expected.
Motor transportation looks like bargain this
wear. The public evidently thinks it is There
ord car sales and record gasoline sales, and with the
new prices there will be record tire sales.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-07-13
Ell Centre Boys
Enjoy Life At
Training Camp

Letters received in this city TO.
day indicate that two FL Centre
boys, Albert Weber and Eugene
Shreiner, are having an enjoyable
and interesting time at the Citizens
Military Training camp at Del
Monte.
Weber and Schreiner attended the
camp last year, and are second year
men this time. Both are members
of troop No. of boy scouts, and
they have written to Scoutmaster
Bodine, telling of their experiences
in camp.
Weber is a member of Company
:" D. of the machine gun corps, and
is getting intensive drill IN machine
gun work, including the assembling
and assembling of the guns. His
tent took honors for being the neat
est in the camp at the rigid weekly
inspection held last Saturday, draw
ing forth the commendation of th
Imperial Valley press., 1926-07-13
RIPE BANANAS

Another miracle is possible. Experimenters at
the University of Minnesota have perfected method
of rpenng carload of green bananas at cost of only
40 cents. Recently the method successfully en-
ployed in ripening 20 punches of bananas from the
Panama Canal Zone in 45 to 48 hours.
This is good news. Ripe bananas are always pref
cradle to green ones but not always easily pro-
curable If they be satisfactorily rpened in this
country lust before they sod they will get new
grip on popular favor.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-07-13
Cars Value Saves
Pena From Prison

Victor Pena, charged with grand
larceny, involving the theft of an
automobile, was found guilty of
petty larceny by n jury in the su-
perior court last night. Judge Cole
ordered the defendant reinanded to
jail pending the passing of sent
ence Friday morning at 10 O'Clock.
The case was given to the jury
yesterday afternoon at 4 O'Clock
and it was nearly $3.50 when the
verdict was returned. The jurymen
decided that the car which Pena had
''lifted' was not of sufficient
value to warrant verdict of grand
larceny and it was agreed that the
verdict of guilty of the lesser charge
would be sufficient punishment for
the accused.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-07-13
Racing Bill Goes
On State Ballot
BY United Press Leased Wire

SACRAMENTO, Cal, July Is. -
The so called Breeders bill, which
would legalize horse racing in Cali
fornia qualified for "A place on the
November ballot today when 1891
signatures from Alameda county
were received at the secretary of
states office. The number OF
names now filed by supporters of
the proposed measure totals 49,
2S4.
The bill would provide Il state
racing commission appointed by the
governor and would permit betting
under the pari -mutucl system.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-07-13
PROTECTION FOR EMPTY HOUSES

The police departments of some cities are urging
prospective vacatoners to notify the chief of police in
writing giving their house address and the length Of
time they expect to be out of town. The idea to pro-
tect the house from robpers other perils
With such notification, the various policemen
duty regularly try doors and observe the condition OF
the place. At the slightest sign of entry disturb
they will investigate. One two shades should
be left up so that the patrolman can look into the
house Thieves like lowered shades.
Some people tempt burglars, the police say, by
leaving the door saying they will be gone for
a month or week whatever the period is.
Perhaps few citizens realize that they could have
such service from the police department. 1t ought to
be made more widely known A word to the wise
householder should be sufficient and police protection
or not it is we'll to put valuable silver and jewery into
a safety deposit vault, right along with shutting off
the water These few simple precautions insure hap
pier Homecoming.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-07-13
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camp commander.
Schreiner is in the infantry ana
like all true infantrymen he claims
that the original "dough boys are
the backbone, brains and Drawn of
Uncle Sam s army.
The local boys participated in the
big Fourth of July parade held at
Monterey on Monday of last week.
In this parade the boys from the
{. NJ. T. c. WED with the regulars
stationed at the Preside of Mont
erev for soldierlv appearance.
To show their interest in naval
matters as well as in the army. Web.
er and Schreiner spent five hours in.
specting the L. $. S. Mississippi
which dropped anchor in Monterey
bay last week, and when the local
boys left the battleship they dcclar-
ed they knew every inch of it from
stem to stern.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-07-13
TEN YEARS AGO
,July 13, 1916

Eighteen dairvmen f Los Angeles
were guests of Ed. Webster yester-
day. \ thorough inspection of the
FL Centre plant of the California
Central creameries company, which
is one Of the finest and largest
plants of its kind west of the Mis-
sissippi river was enjoyed by the
visiting dairymen.
Charles b. Justice has just return
ed from Philadelphia and New York
where he took his fa2ily for the
summer. He reports prosperity in
the east to be unprecedented. His
business friends in Philadelphia are
borrowing money as low as 5 ID
per cent and every one is employed.
The watermelon crop of southern
Imperial Valley press., 1926-07-13
Is Conspirat0rs
Executed Today

CONSTANTINOPLE. July 13.-
Fifteen conspirators in the recent
plot against the life of President
Mustapha kemal were sentenced to
death today and will be hanged at
Smyrna Wednesday, according to a
message received here.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-07-13

BOYS of the California Polvtech-
nic School. San Luis Obispo, jour
neyed to Los Angeles to see their
baby beeves sold at an average
price of 21i. cents. "a pound. two
brought 81 Il pound and third so
cents.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-07-13

A lot Of vacationers would like the country better
if the birds didn't make such racket when they want
TO sleep
Imperial Valley press., 1926-07-13

Scandal in Poland: at a recent duel between two
statesmen of them, instead of shooting the other
was so ungentlemany to tell him what he thought
of him. then turn his back and walk off. The man
whose life he saved will never forgive that.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-07-13

Chicago boasts that it is having fewer killings late
H. Yet according to outside critics there still
good many Chicagoans who need killing.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-07-13

Merced irrigation district has
l02,69S acres in crops.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-07-13
CHILD ADOPTION PAYS

A discussion about child adoption has been run
ming in a Canadian newspaper Among those who have
adopted Youngsters the opinion to be unanimous
that it is wholly worth while, that the adopted child
rem are Just as believe dand just as great blessing and
under equally sound home training, turn out just as
we'll as do 'own children
The biggest problem in adoption to be the
neighborhood busy-body who abors under the deu
sion that there is something awfully peculiar about an
adopted child This pest may be an adult who suspects
unpleasant circumstance somewhere to be ferret
ed out and gossiped about and who propheses unpeas
ant results Or he may be silly school child who
taunts the adopted child These pests may be largely
by telling the child the truth while showing
him how much he is also loved and wanted.
In world where there are so many homes need
ing children and many children needing homes, and
where there are adequate means of bringing the
together happily and successfully it ought to be
possible to develop more normal attitude toward
adoption.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-07-13

The watermelon crop of southern
Georgia will be more than 10000
carlDads.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-07-13

Tulare county has 1895 acres OF
figs.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-09-10
NEBRASKA FARMER
is FEELING WEAKER

who is i'll, expressed surprise at his
brothers actions, adding that ''it does
not make much difference"
We've been doing this for five or
six years down there and I guess
they have just discovered it," he
said. "We apply the sentence chierly
to the bootleggers and it's never done
them any HARM
Attorneys Joseph and, William Love-
ly OF Omaha said one of their clients,
George Hubert of Omaha, horse and
mule broker, had died from the er-
fects of a 40-day bread and waited
sentence in the Tekamah Jail in Sep
tember, 1925. The charge could not
be confirmed tonight.
r. A. High, superintendent of the
Nebraska Anti-Saloon league, an
nounced he had written every county
attorney in the state to demand the
rigid diet as real penalty for prT
fessional bootleggers."
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-09-10


tivation of the plant in certain portions
Of two mildly frost bitten belts that
extend around the earth within the.
temperate zone.
"Nnety-nine per cent of the world $
supply of crude rubber now comes from
a frostless band extending around the
earth with lateral limits of about II
degrees on either side of the equator,
he said, "and of this total SO per cent
comes from a specially favored seq
ment measuring less than one-tenth the
circumference.
But, he pointed out, even with this
limitation necessary careful selection
of soil and climate there is an abun-
dance of suitable land available.
The production of one billion pounds
of rubber, Americas estimated annual
consumption as at present conducted,
Mr. Carnahan said entails the contlnu-
Gus employment of 100000 plantation
laborers. But with stabilized and i'm
proved characteristics experience 1ndl-
Gated the same amount of guayufe rub
Der could be produced in the United
States by well paid farmers and me-
chanics with human effort equivalent
to 10000 men continuously employed
throughout the year.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-09-10
Splitting heads
Yo U R S E L F

Her head was throbbing dizzily with pain.
Black spots danced inpishly before her
eyes Her hands were as cold as her de-
spairing heart. Where had her vigor gomez
What thief of life had stolen her health and
charm? These questions are daily asked
by millions of women. The answer is
constipation.
But there is one sure, safe, pleasant way
to be permanently rid Of constipation. Use
Kellogg's ALL-BRAN regularly every day.
Eat two tablespoonfuls daily-in chronic
cases, with every meal-and you will know
freedom from this dread disease which you
never thought possible.
You'll ike KeIlogg's ALL-BRAN. Its
delightful nutty flavor makes it good as
a cereal. Serve with milk or cream alone
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-09-10

will count the votes as they are taken
from the golden apple Of Paris at
the celebration tomorrow evening.
The judging today indicated that
flappers will be ruled out in select
ing Miss America and that the
crown will go to the, girl who COM
bines beauty with brains and Mas a
domestic life in view
The cities remaining in contest
are: Philadelphia, Newark, N. j.;
Orange, N. j.; Washington, D. c..
Dallas, Norfolk, Lansing, Kansas City
st. Louis, Tulsa, Denver, Seattle
greater New York, Bridgeport and
Yonkers.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-09-10

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Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-09-10

The entire So postured ana pirou-
etted in bathing suits today during
the preliminary judging by a board
composed of Is artists, sculptors ano
painters.
Nine of the Is who still remained
tonight were brunettes Fand six were
blondes. ~
Tomorrow the judges will sit pri-
vately for the final elimination untii
but two girls are left. Then they
will vote upon the two, and Miss
Fay L.anphier, Miss America Of 1925