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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-14
Professional Secret.
Pathfinder Magazine

From the Pathfinder MagaZIne.
NOW, SAM" said a Southern mag
istrate to a colored prisoner, II want
you to tell me just how you stole that
chicken"
"Jedge," replied Sam, "Ah'd rathah
not 1t amt no time Of life for you
to take up sech things"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-14
Has Everything Arranged.

From the Boston Transcript.
whats that electrical device you
have on your folding bed?"
THAT rings an alarm bell when
ever the bed doubles up
where's the bell?"
"At the undertaker's."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-14
.ASSAIL FINNISH DRY LAW.
Introduces Hypocrisy and False
hood, Citizens Manifesto Declares.

HELSINGFORS. Finland. March
IA CP.-A manifesto declaring the
Finnish prohibition law an utter fail
ure has been signed by a number or
prominent citizens. including leading
judges, clergymen, scientists and bust
ness men, on the occasion of the tenth
anniversary Of enactment Of the
measure. Labor was not represented
among the signatories.
1.-THE law, being inconsistent with
the nations conception of right" the
manifesto says, has introduced an
atmosphere of hypocrisy and false
hood which is suffocating for a grow
ing number Of honest citizens and is
undermining the foundation of the
community. Consequently the law
should be abolished"
Smyrna times., 1927-02-16
Historic French Tomb

lie Mans, one Of the old towns of
northern France, was unfamiliar to
Americans until its strategic position
made it a military base for the Amer
leans during the World war. Nor
mally the lines Of travel in Europe
do not touch lie Mans, SO it is rarely
seen by visitors. Among the things of
interest there is the tomb Of Beren-
garia, the woman whom Richard the
Lion-Hearted loved, and because of
whom he broke with the house of
France, repudiating the sister Of the
king. Why she comes to lie there,
while he is at Fontrevault, l do not
know. But there she lies, three
weeks march northward from her
fathers land, the queen and the mate
Of the greatest man Of her time
Hilaire Belloc, in the Independent
Smyrna times., 1927-02-16
Cease Worrying

There is no doubt that in our day
and generation more people suffer be-
cause of worry than of work. The fol-
lowing bulletin has been issued by doc
tors against worrying: $50 far as is
known" the bulletin says. mo bird
ever tried to build more nests than
its neighbor; no fox ever fretted be
cause he had only one hole in which
to hide: no squirrel ever died of anxi-
ETY. iest he should not lay by enough
nuts for two winters instead of one
and no dog ever lost any sleep over
the fact that he did not have enough
bones laid aside for his declining
years"
Smyrna times., 1927-02-16

find that commission, say, of 1919,
would result in their endeavoring to
obtain better prices. AS it IS now
the broker is not concerned with any
thing other than the volume of bus
mess which he handles. The lower
the price the less he has to finance.
1t is essntial that action be taken to
prohibit the shopping of unripe, un-
der-sized, poor quality fruit and with
the representation in the Del-Mar-Va
Congress there is no reason why leg
islation cannot be Immediately secur-
ed enforcing these points. 1t is our
only means of salvation" Mr.. Dick
son explained.
He further urged that every pack
age shipped from the Peninsula bear
the name of the grower and said that
the time has arrived when we can no
longer endeavor to promote Delaware
apples, Maryland peaches or Virginia
potatoes but we must agree on having
one brand to cover all and that head
way will be made when the growers
unite in using the logical brand for
Peninsula products and that should
be the Del-Mar-Va Brand.
Smyrna times., 1927-02-16
Good Food Neglected

1t was cOntended for many years
that no country could produce so ex-
cellent a macarOni as Italy, because of
the species of hard wheat grown
there, which is essential to its max
ing. This wheat has a horny grain
and contains large amount of gluten.
However, the hard, fiinty wheats OF
Algeria, of Tangarok, Russia, of Ar
gentine and Of the United States, es-
pecially the Dakotas, are as rich in
the element needed as the best va
riety of the italian farms. Dururl
wheat, therefore, is the pride Of the
Dakotas-the farmers have almost
monopoly Of it.
An expert observer, speaking 30
years ago, said: 1T is to be regret
ted that macaroni, spaghetti and YER
miceln do not enter more largely into
the dietary of the working classes Of
America, not less because of their
cheapness and the ease with which
they may be prepared than because
Of their nourishing qualities"
Smyrna times., 1927-02-16

GAS the result, many of our largest
growers have been forced to sell at
less than cost of production their bet
ter quality later varieties and the
point is being reached where we can
not continue. Del-Mar-Va orchards
cannot be financed on credit with each
seasons result showing deficit, and
continue to operate -
Mr.. Dickson's statement, based on
his long experience in apple raising,
called for discussion and he was re-
quested to suggest what action might
be taken by the Congress which would
prevent the critical situation from be-
coming fatal.
''The Del-Mar-Va Congress can
save the situation by placing brokers
under controI-by demanding that
brokers handle their fruit on a com
mission basis instead of by volume.
In New York and Pennsylvania they
license, bond and fix the commission
of Commission men and instead of
seeking volume at low cost, such
as brokers do now, so that they do
not have to lay out large sums to
finance their operations we would
Smyrna times., 1927-02-16
Provided Method of
Escape From Indians

Built in 1868, the oldest brick house
IN Virginia stands on the south bank
OF James river, about midway between
Surrey Court House and Scotland
Wharf. 1t is called Smiths Fort, but
as matter of historical accuracy the
building erected by Capt. John Smith
IN 1908 and named by him New Fort
stood about quarter of mile to the
west of this house and now few traces
OF the old Indian defense are to be
seen. The Colonial records show that
the house was built by Thomas War
ren in 1868 on land bought by him
from Thomas Rolfe, son of John ROlfe
and Pocahontas, daughter of the ia
nous Indian king POWhatan. There Is
a tradition connected with one of the
closets in this aged house From one
IN an upper room a trap door and
stationary ladder led down to a brick
walled closet in the basement from
which it is said an underground pass
age led to the original Smiths fort on
the banks of creek nearly a quarter
of mile away. 1t is supposed that
the underground passage, long since
fallen in, enabled many an occupant of
the house to escape when the Indians
had launched an attack.-BaIhmor
SIM
Smyrna times., 1927-02-16
Campaign That GaUe
Vast Area to Whites

But for the success of Gel. George
Wright and his soldiers In the bat
tie of Spokane Plains, a few years
before the Civil war. development of
the entire Northwest might have been
indefinitely deferred. It was this battle
that climaxed the campaign that re-
suited in crushing Indian resistance
throughout a region as large as the
present state of Oregon and made pos
sible the settlement of the inland
empire by white Americans, giving
a new impulse to economic develop
ment Earlier forces that had at
tempted to rout the Indians had been
armed with defective, short range
weapons, but Colonel Wright's men
were equipped with the first high
powered rifles and hOwitzers employ
ing explosive shells that ever had been
used against the natives. The trip
north from Walla Walla, Wash, was a
triumphal march. terminating in the
total defeat of the Indians near Spo-
kane.-POrtland Oregonian.
Smyrna times., 1927-02-16
THE EARLY APPLE INDUSTRY
Reconstruction of Market Conditions
Must be Had by 1928 If Early
Apples Are to Be Profitable

Salisbury, Md, February 9:-Ad-
dressing some thirty agricultural eX-
perts, members of the Agricultural
Council Of the Del-Mar-Va Takes In
ventory Congress, at a preliminary
meeting held in the Wicomico Hotel
this city, yesterday, w. NJ Dickson,
Of Woodside, Del, president Of the
Delaware Apple Association, and
president last year of the Peninsula
Horticultural Society, prophesied an
end to the early apple industry on the
Peninsula BY 1928 if immediate ac-
tion is not taken to reconstruct pres
ent marketing conditions.
"Unless the Del-Mar-Va Congress
results in some definitely constructed
action for immediate relief of the ap-
pie grower Of the Peninsula we will
see the end Of the early apple indus
try in Del-Mar-Va by 1925" he said.
!" | say this because of the disor-
ganized system Of marketing which
has brought about a general slipping
of the apple industry since 1928. Our
growers have been drawing on their
ISSOuICeS " pIOuuCe LldL 1OT WnlCIy
owing to market conditions, there has
been lack of demand. This lack of
demand has been caused by various
types Of propaganda and by the ac-
tion Of unscrupulous and thoughtless
growers, who to secure top notch
prices for poor fruit have shipped the
poorest type of early apples, without
regard to quality, condition or size at
the first of the season, and who there
by ruined the later market demand.
Smyrna times., 1927-02-16
Had Baptism OF Fire"

An Idaho forest fire ravaging q sec
ton Of a mountain peak, and rapidly
spreading towards a heavy stand Of
valuable timber was recently extin-
guished by 40 boy scouts encamped
two miles away.
Five Of the boys discovered the fire
while scouting near the camp. They
quickly returned for their comrades.
Within 80 minutes after the discov-
cry the entire camp was at the scene
Of danger, pitting their combined
strength and their training against
the flames. The fire burned over an
area of six acres, and when finally
brought under control was within 25
feet OF the valuable timber stand.
Smyrna times., 1927-02-16

of maximum yields.
Their formulas have
been determined by
soil and crop experts
long experienced in
potato culture. Their
plant food elements
become available in
succession, insuring a
balanced ration at all
Smyrna times., 1927-02-16

condition. They can
be distributed evenly.
See your local "AA
Quality man. He
will be glad to advise
you which AA
Quality" brands are
best suited to the soil
conditions of your
own farm.
Smyrna times., 1927-02-16
Chance to Sleep
When Huskies Let Go

and ] had used the natural
docks Of the new North before.
4 plenty Of north country huskies
Fd be up On line. For the per
Tto can't awaken to the tuneful
\ u of a husky serenade, which
weird and wailing into the crisp
tan0rth Canada dawn. Is either
% dead.
sss no sound In the world exact.
Y the howl Of a husky. The
VIII bis staccato high pitched
AEeird soprano Of the wolf, the
q 2 houn' dawg, aiming his
toward the mOon-all these are
" and descrlbable sounds. But
Y! has a fnesse and range that
ie with the other vocalizations
4 work Of a Metropolitan tenor
@ershadOw the yapping Of Tin
Aley writes Courtney Ryley
ID the Saturday Evening Post
llis his heart. his soul. and all
sa into his work; he rolls his
Y an ecstacy Of mourning that
4 me true artist Of his nature
'.uaIes his throat like the jerk
Y saw; he pulls In his breath.
lS his lungs until his chest
and then when he raises his
. exactly the right angle. fun
ups and let's it all out. believe
pes somewhere.
<uay sing Of the nightingale. one
'saVe pOesy to the whippoorwill,
-V mark the lark. but there yet
- me genius who can accurately
~ NE outburst of a husky dog.
Z gets his stance and let's fly
NuIstlOn to the dawn.
tlally is this true II the place
L 1ue dog town Of the north coun-
'ae'e the necessity for a husky
i Ou Is second only to that OF
i an personnel. There. indeed,
h., !. 'sdlizes the worth Of group
For If anyone stays IN he'd
|aan,l.s, s,anu wa-hoo chorus starts
|ssD, Oscause he's too paralyzed,
Z, G,. u physically. to do any
Smyrna times., 1927-02-16
GIoucester Pt.. Va. IuIv 3. 1o26

Gloucester Pt., Va, July 8, 1926
"This year tried 'AA Quality Fertil-
izer for truck on my potato crop and grew
the best crop of early potatoes l have
ever grown in my 20 years of expert
ence. Dry growing seasons and bad
conditions generally cut the crop short,
but i have never had more uniform and
such a perfect crop of potatoes under
any conditions. dug 216 bushels to the
acre. There were no scabs or imperfec-
tions of any kind. You can rest assured
l will continue to use your fertilizers"
Jas. P. Ash
Albrightsville, Pa, Aug. 4, 1926
III have specialized in the raising of
potatoes for FIVE years, and to my surprise
this year have had the best crop l ever
raised. My crop averaged APO bushels
on IS acres. do not hesitate in saying
l stand ready TO challenge any potato
grower in the state of Pennsylvania under
the same conditions. My choice of fer
tilizer for future use is 'AA Quality
Fertilizers
Robert Getz
Smyrna times., 1927-02-16
',lIg|I MEN BACK OF
'p1TIRE BRIDGE PROJECT
], prTcH1E, URGING HIM TO
|GS -, ,,op THE NEW SPAN
c.,mittee speaks for Four
,ahIe CU 'Iand Counties; Would
10 Ma, s%;,udering Restrictions

q c.,mittee speaks for Four
1 atIe IS UIand CU Counties; Would
/. 70 a1I 1%;ndering Restrictions
7 +be Chesapeake Bay
y y Snplng e. as an economic step of
! p,y'Id ~ advantage TO all com
e 4 taa 'laDlS os t the Maryland mainland
: '1s' ! : ~ 70 all communities on the
S'Ha Il tbe Delmarva Takes In
+, Slnal r,urrpss. ~ composed of the
' ,rinent nine agricultural authori-
:. u. fourteen counties last week
. G.ysrnOr iaS Ritchie urging him
:, uJ Ssrs Of the Maryland Gener-
ss 'r5Iy TO facilitate in every pos
+. T inner construction of the pro
l1e Chesapeake Bay bridge.
/. /. .j .ssrram stressed the fact that
,.1,s sso would open more than six
Z ~ ri ,ouare miles of rich agricul-
~ ~ business territory eager for
d y, with Baltimore.
!, /. tsIegram to the governor fol
spIsose communicate to both
,rd House following message
asv representative agricultural
d y, - representing all fourteen
4 Y, q N Delmarvia Peninsula con-
Il 4 nvosed Chesapeake Bay
We unanimously request and
\, excellency Governor Ritchie
Il members Of the General AS
is n Il facilitate in every possible
construction of proposed
u ,rsaks Bay bridge by private
grn,enting 5000 square miles of
h5res territory, eager for busi-
d IA Baltimore and environs, we
,,4IT commend project to your
" M Assembly as economic step
Y sIclable advantage to all com
~ on Maryland mainland and
snnulities here.
4. ssrnestly trust no hindering
rlEcating local or State restric-
II IN ambitions will be attached to
w which is being requested
I work unitedly to support
" Of the bridge builders mo
II announced and provided it
.ly and financially feasible.
1 action supplements previous
n By executive committee of
Liza Association and anticipat-
zlr action BY Delmarva con
II Which meets February 16. Six
IN Eastern Shore business lead
vi pledge themselves to support
HsOnable measure making pos
bitter access btween peninsula
he mainland"
Smyrna times., 1927-02-16
The Talking Cornse

|ss s @ Harry Houdlni. the ma
pi,,.,l,, ,aalous for his many exposures
!, ,Iltaallstlc ,sa'I frauds. used to tell a
"A about . Bob Burdette. "
Burdette," he wonld beo,n
n Philadelphia preacher and "a !
ea ), !. Wen, Bob once Of
al'' NJ and at the end of b,s "ma adl
!. ae dead mans wIfe - rosll IL srau, ~,
!, I, ~, 2 front pew ana sS said 'fD1ll tba,
keb /, 4 lau oeen speaking she
llsbapd 'ituai communion with
Raeber,. "no mad told her that
s'olsepsIo.p, picture Of the after life
v. v silence that foIloweo prr
Ssnaa saa''' be said, I have nreocboo
ak q III WV funeral sermons,
Asd snn Irst occasion I have
~' "ack-chat from the
Smyrna times., 1927-02-16
It actually costs you less to get a
big yield of potatoes

No MATTER what size potato
crop you get, it costs you the
same to plow, plant and cu1ti-
vate each acre. So, the bigger the
yield the less the cost per bushel.
IA Quality Potato Fer
tilizers are made especially for
potatoes. They produce big
yields of first quality tubers.
They force early maturing crops
Smyrna times., 1927-02-16

times during the growing
period.
Materials are scientifically
manufactured into the finished
fertilizer by processes developed
through sixty years of manu-
featuring experience. Complete
mixing, curing and thorough
remilling give IA Quality
Fertilizers perfect mechanical
Imperial Valley press., 1927-10-19
Congressman Will
Make Inspection
Of Water System

Three congressman are expected
to arrive in Imperial Valley tomor,
row afternoon to begin a survey Of
the valley and the Imperial IIriga-
ton district holdings at Andrade.
They are: Ashton c. Shallenberger
Democrat, Nebraska; Albert f. Car
ter, Republican, California and Will
liam f. Hull, Republican, Illinois.
The three congressman are at
Boulder Canyon today. They have
beer accompanied ta're by Ford
Jack, formerly principal of the viii
son school here and at present resid-
ing in Los Angeles. and A. c.
Bailey, engineer of the Bureau of
Power and Light of Los Angeles.
The congressman are due to arrive
in San Bernardino early tomorrow
morning where they will be met by
Gilbert Preston of the Imperial IT.
rigation District and brought to the
valley. They are expected to arrive
in time to attend the meeting to
be held at Brawlcv tomorrow night
in honor Of CONGRESSMAN Phil Swing.
The party will make a survey Of
the valley Friday and on SATURDAY
they will start for Andrade to visit
the district holdings and to make a
trip down the lcvees into Mexico.
They will then leave for San Diego
whore they will inspect San Diego
Harbor.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-10-19
Swing Coming
Here Tomorrow

Congressman Phil Swing, author
of the SwingJ ohnson or Boulder
Dam bill, will arrive in FL Centre
tomorrow morning. The congress
man will spend several days in the
valley, visiting the various towns
and will give addresses at meetings
arranged in his behalf.
q F. II. McIver, secretary of the
Imperial Irrigation District, sought
to persuade Swing to come to the
ALLEY today in order to give talk
at the "Booster Meeting' of the
Chamber of Commerce to be held to-
night, but the congressman was un-
able to break off pending engage
ments in San Diego.
TIE first big meeting to be held as
scheduled for the Dunlack Hotel in
Erawley tomorrow night. 1t is be-
Jig held under the auspices of the
Brawley Chamber of Commerce.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-10-19
Night High School
Classes Opene,.

Enrolment in the night classe
at the high school reached over j.
last night, when registration f.
this years work opened. Accordin'
to Principal j. l.. House, this year
attendance shows an increase owe
last year 8.
Particular interest was shown IL
typewriting and shorthand, both
classes being crowded. A good en-
rollment for women's gymnasium j
also reported, while a moderate
number signed up for Spanish. -
Glasses in sewing and shop work
are quite small, and Principal House
urges that any one interested ia
these subjects be sure to register
on Thursday night.
Glasses, as in former years. are
held from Z to 9 o'clock each Tues
day, and Thursday evening.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-10-19
Funeral Services
For Henry Reyes

Funeral services for Henry Tn~es,
late resident of this city. y no died
Monday night, were largely attend
ed this morning at TIE funeral par
lors Of h. f.. Lemons.
Rev. c. +. Flanagan, pastor of the
Baptist church, of which the de-
ceased had been a faithful member
all his life, conducted the services,
taking as his text, "A good name
is rather to be chosen than great
riches and loving favor than silver
and gold,' Prov. pol. During the
services a quartette sang Asleep
In Jesus, - "The Old Rugged Cross
and at Is Well With Ny Soul. -
Many beautiful flowers attested the
esteem in which the deceased was
held by a large number of friends.
Burial was in Evergreen GENE
tnp
Imperial Valley press., 1927-10-19

taken the stand and begun 70 enter
her testimony when noon teerss was
taken by the court The plaintiff
is being represented by Attorney
McKinnon while Attorney Blaisdell
is appearing for the defendant.
Reynolds Furniture Co. Pianos
for rent. Phone 192W. adv
Picture Framing and Artist Sup
plies. Valley Art & Picture Shop.
l39 Main st. adv
Pure Country Cream. Tt whips.
A. VI. Williams. Phone COB. adv
DR.. A. 3. Hanson, Dentist, Davis
Bldg. Extraction specialist. adv
Parisienne Beauty shoppe. 1877 N.
Fifth st. Phone 1888. adv
Academy Of Music presents John
G. Canton, voice teacher and Nina
Canton, coach. Voice placement, die
ton, coaching in Italian, French and
German, and in opera and oratorio
roles receive special attention. adv
Imperial Valley press., 1927-10-19
CAN A
MANS SUIT BE DYED
SUCCESSFULLY?

An Atwood suit-well made
can have the color changed quite
successfully. Soft cheviots, tweeds,
etc, readily absorb dye, rarely
shrink, IF well made,-and take the
press in splendid shape. Hard ma
terials, such as serge, gabardine and
hard finished worsteds are much
more difficult to press, without
shine,-and are q little more liable
to shrink.
Marsh is now soliciting dye-work
from the men folks. His wonder
full new system of pressing (done
on the Battery of five machines
each machine designed to press
particular parts of the suit, )-fin-
ishes all garments for men back to
their original shape. With this adj
dition to his plant, Marsh is able to
press DYED suits as well as dry
cleaned, almost to perfection.
An unlined, or skeleton-lined coat
will perhaps finish better than the
fullylined garment.
The price of dyeing suit of
three pieces is 800; for two
pieces, $3.50; for a separate coat,
$3.50, and for separate trousers So.
Summer flannels can be dyed tan,
gray sand color as well as navy
blue, brown or black.
As safety measure, Marsh has
devised method of altering trou
sers which are liable to shrink. For
this there is an extra charge-at
the standard price.
Phone 435-Marsh.
(Be Sure It's Marsh.) adv
Imperial Valley press., 1927-10-19
MASONS HONOR ROSS

Among the names Of Scottish Bite
Masons yesterday elected to the
33rd degree, inspector general hon
orary, and knights commander of
fire courts of honor on their respec-
tive states by members of the sup
RENE council, Ancient and Accept
ed Scottish Rite, of the southern
jurisdiction. is that of John Stew
art Ross, Of this city.
Ross name appears on the list
under the heading, inspectors
general The ceremonies for the
33rd degree will be held Friday
night.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-10-19
Dies
In Los Angeles

The many friends of ]. D. Arm
stadt, we'll known in Imperial Val
ley as the representative of the
California Hardware Company. will
be shocked to hear of his death,
which occurred in Los Angeles last
night.
Arnstadt, according to messages
received here the first of the week,
was in a serious condition at that
time, but it was believed that he
had a~-fighting chance.
Funeral services will ,be, held at
Ruppe Brothers Mortuary. in Los
Angeles on Saturday afternoon.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-10-19
Car Thefts Laid
10 Joy Riders

SACRAMENTO, Cal, Oct. 10
JOY riding was held responsible for
so percent of California s automo-
bile thefts during the last fiscal
year, the division of Motor Vehicles
revealed today. estimating the num-
Der Of appropriated machines charge
able to this account at 1915.
Records furnished the Motor Di-
vision showed 22,644 ears were re
ported stolen during the year end
ing June 80, as against 26,402 the
previous year. Between 90 and %
percent of the stolen ears were re-
covered,
Imperial Valley press., 1927-10-19
Family of Six
Burned to Death

CLEVELAND, Ohio, Oct. 49,
Trapped in their small living quar-
tiers on the second floor of a garage
building, family of six persisted
early today when fire leveled the
structure.
The dead include Rufus Williams {;
his wife Beatrice, Bessie Williams
Z, Andrew Williams, a; Anna May
Williams and Bertha May Williams,
four months.
The only stairway leading to the
apartment burned away soon after
the fire started.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-10-19
SLAYER AWAITS DEATH

SAN QUENTIN, Cal, Oct. 80
Charles Schiller, alias Sieber, was
in the death cell at San Quentin
here today awainting execution Fri
day for the murder of his wife in
Los Angeles.