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is too precious to be spent in weeks
Of travel and who are willing to pay
even two or three times more than
they would have to pay on a steamer,
you can easily realize what business
opportunities are offered by the air.
ship. In the case Of the Spain-Ar-
gentina airship service, the main
point for the passenger is this: He
can make the trip in three days in
stead Of three weeks"
X X y X
UTI>HE establishment of the Spain
Argentina airship service, how
ever, is only the first step in my
plans. What l intend eventually to
do is to extend the transoceanic air.
ship service all over the world. I
imagine the encircling of the world
with airships in this way: Suppose
we have our starting point in Europe,
either in France or Germany or Eng
land. From here to any point on
the east coast Of America the trip
could be made in about three days
If meteorological conditions We're not
particularly adverse. According to
my figures, we would be able to sell
staterooms at q rate around $500.
The next stop would be California,
whence the round-the-world flight
would go on to Japan and China and
then back to Europe through Asia.
An airship would not need more than
l. days to fly around the world. Three
or four stops would be necessary in
order to take fuel. but these stops
would not exceed six hours each.
IF an airship service around the
world is established another line can
operate in the direction of Spain Mex
leo, and from Mexico to South Amer
lea and Australia. l mention mere
Mexico because the situation of TINS
country is particularly favorable as
well from a geographical as from
meteorological point of view.
And now" continued DIR. Eckner,
II come to point which will be very
important when the problem or a
worldwide airship service shall reach
the stage of realization.
"One of the main objections MADE
against the airship was that In case
Of bad weather the airship cannot be
brought out from the hangar. This
might be true. But 1t would be very
easy to operate an airship line With
out having difficulties Of this kind.
Ports for airships should be estab-
lished only on points where meteoro-
logical conditions are favorable.
will illuminate this point with a few
Illustrations.
Take, for instance. America. New
York would be q bad port for air.
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would have been equally pleased if l
had kicked Harvey.
But it happened to be I who
laughed. Harvey covered it up by
soberly telling Solomon John that the
sign was sure to be grand success.
1t was a grand success-quite stu.
pendous, IN fact. Old Solomon did
business on the strength of it that
would have made his eyes pop out, if
he hadn't kept them tight shut out of
respect to Billy's prejudices.
Reporters found his simplicity and
naive honesty a mine of good stuff"
and the picture Of the firm was in all
the papers. Billy Wigg began to
suffer from swelled head: became
naughty, not to say snobbish.
But the fierce light of publicity wore
upon the simple soul of Solomon John.
He discarded the extraordinary plac-
ard, and was glad when he faded
away from fame. Billy wasn't. He
liked notoriety as we'll as authority.
Billy continued to exercise his author
ity. Perhaps tyranny would be near
err the mark.
PUT even so meek soul as Soloman
John has limits of endurance be-
yond which it is not we'll to press.
Only the other day it was that the
old man said to Harvey. while Billy
Wigg was otherwise engaged:
Its as bad as being a henpecked
husband, sir. Last night, as I was
quietly stepping out the window to
take a mug of ale with some friends.
Billy wakes up and the fuss he makes
rouses the neighborhood. Sure. he
wouldn't bark to my going at all.
You can see his teeth marks on my
shin this minute, sir. Could you give
me something harmless to put in his
food that'd make him sleep the
sounder?"
Harvey said he'd think about it.
He wasn't obliged to. Less than a
week later he got a note in the MALL
Dear Sir--I could not stand it any
longer. 1 have Absconded to Buffalo
to Take Rest. Please be Good to
Billy Wigg. I enclose his Board and
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Bird Divorce"

HE idea that birds never get
divorces. but stick to their first
loves throughout life, received a rude
Jolt the other day when S. Prentiss
baldwin of Cleveland announced the
results OF ten-year intensive study
of bird habits.
MIR. Baldwin kept a day-to-day rec
ord of the lives of a number of house
mold wfens that nested on his estate
These wrens. according to his report
In Popular Science Monthly, usually
raised two broods of young year.
But each year. between the broods,
the parents changed mates. The mat.
Ing lasted only while the young birds.
were helpless, then the parents felt
free to make new marital arrange
ment. sa.as .s N4se "a
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A Tragedy of the Poor.

Two commercial travelers-one an
Englishman the other a Scot-sat in
a hotel in the Midlands discussing
tne topic uppermost in their minds,
which was business.
the Scot admitted that trade in
his territory had not been good. On
inc other hand, the Englishman
boosted of large orders.
u wish l knew how you did it,"
SAID the Scot wistfully.
Simple enough" said the English
man. have a charm which brings
me luck. AS | am leaving a town |
throw shilling out of the car win
dow and invariably when come that
way again | find that my customers
are satisfied and that they're ready
to buy again. Call it what you please
superstition or just plain foolish
ness-the plan succeeds. Why don't
you try it?"
My friend" said his fellow traveller,
II Will"
Two weeks later the pair met again
Did YOU try my scheme OF throw
ing a shilling out of the train at every
statibn?'' asked the Englishman.
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Your Dressing Table.

Incomplete dressing table furnish
ings is the frequent cause of incom.
plete toilets and imperfect groom.
ing. Having everything required and
in its place makes a woman's life run
smoother and lovelier. When shop.
ping for your tables completeness
omit the extras which you cannot
afford for the moment Acquire them
as it may be convenient.
Shopping. for the table will take
one first to the drug store or counter.
A good cleansing cream or lotion
should be purchased for constant
duty. If you have found such a
preparation that is satisfactory, buy
it in large bottle or jar or tube and
economize. Be sure of it's purity by
knowing it's contents.
Cleansing tissues or absorbent cot
tons will economize on laundry and
aid in cleansing the face. Old soft
rags will do, but, lacking these. buy
either of the above mentioned
''wipers.''
Most women have at least two. and
some have three, different shades of
face powder-tan in Summer, bloom
in Spring and pallor in Winter.
Match your complexion and buy a
powder that is enthusiastically fine.
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'Think SOP" said Harvey. "It
strikes me that it isn't exactly well
come that he's trying to express"
Then in a louder voice to Solomon
John, How did it happen, old Sol?"
AT the sound of his voice, Solomon
John whirled about and started to
thrust up his shade, as if involuntarily.
Then he held out tremulous hands,
crying:
What! Is that you, DIR. Harvey?
God bless you, sir! And is Mr.. Rob-
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Such as Walk in Darkness smn, n By ..,m.


mo need to call an ambulance, Of
ficer," said Harvey. I'm a physician
and the man is a friend of NINE"
'Bedad, thin, the dawg is a frind
Of mine." said the big fellow
Couldn't We take him along, too, sir?"
"Well--rather," said Harvey heart
lily. Where is he?" He turned to
look for the dog.
Billy Wigg came crawling toward
us. Never tell me that dogs have no
souls. The eyes in Billys shaggy
little face yearned with a more than
human passion Of anxiety and love
as, gasping with pain-for he had
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finding them on the same old corner.
and, sure enough, there they were.
But, as we approached, Harvey seized
me by the arm.
Good heavens! Bob. Look at the
old mani"
Whats wrong with him." said /.
He looks just the same as he used
to-"
Just the same as he used to-"
echoed Harvey bitterly "Eye-shade
and all. All my work gone for moth
ing. Poor old boyr'
Billy Wigs all right, anyway"
said I, as that superior animal greeted
us with every indication of excitement
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erts with you? Well, well. but this
does me good. You're sight for sore
eyes"
mot for yours. Solomon John"
And why not, then? Whist! 1 for
got" he broke off scarcely, jerking his
head toward Billy Wigg, who held us
all under jealous scrutiny. Wait a
breath
Thrusting his hand into his pocket,
he whipped it out suddenly. A flight
of coins scattered and twinkled and
rolled adversely on the sidewalk
Dear, dearl" cried the old man cum
ningly, THE old fool that 1 am. I'll
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TN all the trade of the city you
might not find such another
quaint business firm as Solomon
Il John and Billy Wigg. The SEN
Tor partner was gentle old giant;
the junior a brisk and shaggy little
dog.
1t was Solomon Johns business to
stand on a roaring corner and sell
papers; it was Billy Wigs business
to take care of him while he did 1t,
for he was blind.
It was our business--Dr. Harvey's
and mine-to pay for our papers and
BASS on, but we seldom strictly mind
ed It. Instead, we would stop to talk
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a slithery and elusive dime. 1--WE as
fine pair of eyes as you'd want for
star-Gazing at MONDAY"
Then what on earth"
"Sh-h-h! Soft and easy! The beasts
cooking his little ear this way. Sure
twas all on his account, sirs."
ION Billy's account" we both ex-
claimed in breath.
You didn't think I'd be taking it?"
he asked reproachfully.
We didn't; and we said so. But we
required further enlightenment.
"All on account of Billy Wigg there,
sirs. The eyesight was a million bless
ings to me, but twas death to poor
Bill. Not a pleasure in life would he
take, after we left the hospital. When
I'd walk free and easy along the
streets that looked so pretty to my old
eyes, the dog'd be crazy with fear that
some harm would come to me through
him not leading me.
"At the last he just laid down and
set out to die. He'd not sleep, he'd not
eat and the eyes of him, when he'd
look at me, were fit to make man
weep. 1 sent for doctor--you being
away SIR" put in Solomon John, in po-
lite parenthesiS to my friend. He
| says. The dogs dying of a broken
heart. I've seen it before he says.
'Whatll I do?' says 1. He'll not ho
content till you are as you were "a.
| fore says the doctor.
1T was a minute before I sensed
what he meant: Then my heart got
| thick and sick inside me. 'Blind?' 7
says. Is that what you mean?' You
old fool says the doctor, cant you do
| bit of play-acting? You've had
enough practice in the part he says
over L went and got my stick and
put on the old shade that hadn't ever
thought to use again, thanks to YOU.
sir. and tap-tapped -. cross the floor to
| Billy Wigg. Come on, Billy says l,
I want you to take me out for walk
| Billy jumped up with a kind of choky
bark, and 1 Rugged Billy and Billy
| Rugged me, and-we've been doing
business on the corner ever since"
| X X X u
| THERE was long pause. Harvey's
/ expression was queer felt lit.
tie queer myself. 1t was a queer story,
| you know.
Finally I asked the old man if bust
ness was good Not that I particularly
yearned to know, but it seemed to be
| time to say something.
Nicely, sir, thank you," said Solo
man John, but 1 want to ask you, is
it a dishonesty. think you, for me to
| be wearing my shade like a blind man,
| and me able to see flee on the end of
| Billy Wiggs tail the length of q block
| away?
The Lords been mighty good to
me, sir-you and the Lord-giving me
back my sight" said Solomon John
| simply, turning to Harvey, land I
wouldn't want to do anything that
wasn't square,
II wouldn't let it weigh on my
mind" said Harvey.
"Pd been thinking Of a bit of a
sign" proceeded Solomon John. "a
friend of mine printed 1t out for me,
but the IDEAS my own"
After some fumbling under his coat,
! he produced a placard artfully de-
/ signed in large and fiourishing letters.
| This was the order of it:
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never be rich this way. Pick them
up, Billy-boy."
Billy hated it, for picking small
coins from a smooth pavement with
lip and tooth In no easy job; hated
worse leaving his partner to two such
INSCRIPTIONS characters as he well
knew us to be. But he knew his bust
ness, and set about it with all his
energies.
whisper now" said the senior part
rer as Rilly swore under his breath at
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"P. 81 know you will Treat Billy
Good"
The Enclosure was a $50 bill. 1t
was the price of freedom, and cheap
at the price.
Copyright 1927
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Lodging any place you Put him. He
is good Dog, but too Bossy. l am
Going to See Things till my Eyes get
Tired. I will come back in Future.
Yrs. respectfully.
SOLOMON J. BOLES.
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LAUGHING AROUND THE WORLD
WITH IRWIN s. COBB
WITH IRWIN S. COBB.

II did"
And how did it work."
AT first, we'll enough. But Iaddie n
misfortune vera soon befell.'
How was that?"
broke" 7
tCopyright, 1877
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Billy Wigg seemed pleased because
Harvey kicked me. No doubt he
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Around the World in Twelve Days Is
The Plan of German Zeppelin Company
BY EMERY DERI.

n boiling hot June day in the
year of 1947 Mr.. American
Business Man sits grimly at
~ his desk in his Office throwing
Imperial Valley press., 1927-01-05
TOndrO to Lead
Knights Templar

w. \. Tondro of this city was in
stalled last night as commander of
Imperial Valley Commandcry No. "a,
Knights Templar, the ceremony be
ing performed in Masonic hall. with
Charles +. Scott acting as installing
officer.
Other officers installed included
l.. l.. Duff, generalissimo; y. V
cazanave, captain general; +. ID
Jacobs, senior warder; w. j. Tyler
Jr., junior warder; Frank |. Shep
herd, prelate; G. +. Coggins, treas
urer; H. II. Tyler. recorder; \. G
Dyer, standard bearer; F. w. Slat
terry, sword bearer; Cecil l.. Pen
nington, wardcr; John Grey, sen
tinel.
The retiring commander, Eminent
Sir J. Howard Morgan, was present
ed with a past commander's jewc
and was highly commended by Pas
Commander Eminent Sir Earl V. G
Northrop. for his successful work ~
head Of the commandcry during tn,
past wear.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-01-05
Social Leaders
Use Efficiency
System Daily
BY CLARK B. KELSEY
United Press Staff Correspondent

CHICAGO, Jan. O. Efficiency
has invaded society, and the push
button, the card index and the cata-
logue have entered the social lead
er.s life to stay, a United Press sur
vcy reveals. Time to sleep has been
reduced to minimum, and all of
the social amenities are included in
milady's daily schedule by means of
the injection of Goth century bust
ness methods.
Dressing and eating for Mrs.
Edith Rockefeller Mccormick is
planned Systematically. If Mrs.
Mccormick sees a gown or Il wrap
which She likes in shop window,
her secretary instructs her maid to
send for the garment. If it meets
with approval upon inspection, a
half dozen exactly like it are or
dered, so there is always fresh
frock or cloak ready for instant
wear.
Mrs. Mccormick 5 raimcnt is
numbered; so is her iewelry and
every adornmcnt she wears. When
she wishes to don the proper attire
for luncheon, for a dinner party or
for the opera, she orders by number
instead of inspecting her wardrobe.
Each day Mrs. Mccormick S chef
submits for her approval gold
eGged card with various menus
printed thereon in gold lettering
Mrs. Mccormick selects the dishes
she prefers in moment S time,
and the evening S menu is decided
upon.
Mrs. Edward Stotcsburv, Phila
delphia, a recent Chicago society
visitor, brought with her her So
100000 wardrobe, with two private
detectives to guard it.
Each evening when she decided
to dress, a catalogue containing col.
ored sketches of each gown, with
attendant jewels and capes was
presented for her approval and she
selected her outfit for the evening.
Unlike Mrs. Mccormick, Mrs.
Stotesbury has hard time keeping
her social engagements because she
delights in roaming through the Chi
cago shops.
Queen Marie of Roumania did the
same thing when she visited Chica.
go on her recent tour of the cont.
nent
Imperial Valley press., 1927-01-05
WILLIAMS SAYS
SMALL ACREAGE
BEST FOR VALLEY

That the valley is destined to be
come the most intensely and at the
same time the richest titled area i'll
the world after the completion Of
the Boulder Dam project and the
all-Amcrican canal, is the firm be
lief of Dave Williams, veteran
ranchcr Of the IIoltvillc district. He
even goes further and says that he
believes its future is far roster than
those who cnvisioned it.
Items in the newspapers about
the ovcrflowing of the Colorado and
the creation of the Salton Sea at
tractcd Williams to visit the valley
when he was staying in Los Angeles
In 1908. 1t had been his custom as
a farmer in the Puget Sound coun-
try, to come to Los Angeles for the
winter. He decided to visit this
section, earn about the making of
n new lake and the answer to all
that publicity was his decision to
come to the valley in 1907, when he
purchased approximately 800 acres
in the cighborhood Of what is now
Holtvillc.
Like others, he went in for alfal-
ia on Il large scale and at the start
had more than 400 acres in that
crop, but soon decided that there
must be a diversification of crops
and that the future of the valley
lies in small acreage and intense
cultivation.
1t is said of Williams that he
helped very materially in advcrtis-
ing the valley through the fiestas
or rodeos that he advocated and
managed at Holtvillc and which for
seven years brought many thousands
! annually to the valley.
lie and others in the eastern part
of the valley believed the entire see
ton would be materially helped if
there were road routing automo-
bile travel through Holtvillc and
Yuma, and they got behind the
move at every opportunity. 1t was
| through their efforts that the once
! famous Phoenix road races that
made Barney Oldfield famous were
routed that way, and those in on
| the know say there was u lot of
finesse back of that successful pub
! licitv stunt.
! Williams saw the plank road built
through the sand hills; later the
! pavement, which was far more than
/ he and those with him at first
had ever dreamed. The automobile
made all that possible. he realizes.
I'VE must have small acreag,
! and when we have the Colorado con.
troll and the canal project complet
ed and the resultant publicity that
will ensue the valley will begin tC
| come into its own in a way that
we have never dreamed,' he said.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-01-05
Jail Break Is
Frustrated
BY United Press Leased Wire

san JOSE, Jan. An attempt
ed Jail break by three men suspect
ed of holding up the Campbell
branch of the Mercantile Trust Co.,
recently was frustrated here today
by Ed Wolford, jailer.
Wolford, aroused when he heard
the trio smashing wooden bar
rier. the last bar to freedom, after
they had picked four locks, covered
the men with two revolvers and
forced them back into their cells.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-01-05
Railroad Official Here.

Kyle, district freight and passenger
agent fer the Southern Pacific wit
headquarters i'll Phoenix was in the
city yesterday while cnroute to San
Francisco to attend conference of
traffic heads of that system. He
stated that general business condI-
Imperial Valley press., 1927-01-05
Earthquake Plays
Franks with Water

Irrigation bitches are susceptible
to earthquakes, according to Arthur
Williams, of the Imperial Irrigation
district.
At the time of the first trcmor
Saturday, the irrigation ditch which
runs near Signal mountain, through
DiXicland and on north held 800
second feet of water. Immediately
after the quake the water entirely
disappeared, only to rc-appear a
short time later in twice the guam
tity. Thinking that the gates at
the heading had been harmed, in
vcstigation was made, and they
were found to be untouched.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-01-05

tions in Arizona are better than
they have been for some time and
that the state hoped for an early
settlement of the Boulder dam con-
troversy in the best interests of all
concerned.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-01-05
NEWS BRIEFS
From City and Comfy

Ukrainian National Chorus Tues
day evening, Jan. 11th, at Palace
Thratcr. Tickets at Valley Drug
Co. adv
Money to Loan on Automobiles.
Sterling Securities Co., Inc, Fred
Il. Cross, Mgr, Goo Main st. adv
Installing Gas Tank.-EXcavation
is under way at the Griffith Service
station, 400 Main street. to install
u new and larger gas tank to sup
ply the filling station. 1t is cx-
prctcd TO take several days to com
plctc the work Of installation.
DR.. Amy Lyons, Csteopath, 704
SO. Fifth St. Phone 744. adv
Violin and Band instruments.
Williams Music Studio. Telephone
b57. adv
Printed Grapefruit Wrappers
Now in stock. Scheniman Paper Co.
adv
Kindling Wood For Sale. Phone
2ll. Valley Lumber Co. adv
Arizona License Plates. - Ari-
znna 1927 license plates are to be
seen here occasionally, due to ri
Ccntro's proximity TO the state line.
The new tags are extremely attrac-
tive, having Il bronze background
with black figures. The name of
the state is written i'll full under the
license number, with the date 1927,
in n perpendicular position to the
right of the state name
Glassine Cover Paper, sizes 15xlG;
1GXlS; lSX2J; 20X22. Now in stock.
Scheniman Paper Co. adv
Wooda Blesy Dance Studio. 7o3
Orange. Phone 4llW. adv
Dr. A. B. Hanson, Dentist. Ex-
haction specialist. Davis Bldg.
Evenings by appointment. Phone
3W. adv
Textile Painting, plastico relief,
furniture decoration. cnameling,
Parchment. Photograph Tinting.
Ruth Trcp!c Reed Studio, 523 Holt
Ave. Phon !3G. adv
Harry Gross Mountain Sage Fon-
~. is dcli,seES ah1 suits the tasfc
See display ad. Pag" & this issnc.
adv
Theater Shows Quake Films Man
agcr Norris. of the Palace theatcr,
Yesterday afternoon gave a preview
Of the International News films
taken Sunday following the 'quakeS,
" very comprehensive idea Of tn"
damage done is given by these views
Among the guests of the manage
ment at this showing were Mayor
Bucklin and Chief of Polio" Oswalt
These views are exclusively Of dam
aged buildings in CalcXico and Mex
iraE
Imperial Valley press., 1927-01-05
Legion Auxiliary Dinner-Mel

Legion Auxiliary Dlnner.-Mem-
bcrs of the local American Legion
Auxiliary will dine at the Hotel
Barbara Worth Thursday evening
ut : clock to meet Mrs. Jack
Houston. wife of the commander Of
the Forty and Eight, who is visit
ing in the valley. Mrs. II. II. How
cy, president of the auxiliary. re-
quests that those who are going to
attend the dinner notify her before
Thursday noon.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-01-05

Heber Palm GARDEN dances will
he held rs usual On Wednesday and
SATURDAY. nights = he building is un-
damaged by the earthquake. adv
Imperial Valley press., 1927-01-05

Chcvalicr barley from England is
being grown in Marin county to
provide Pearl barley for a large
mill.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-01-05

5. d. Steffv, Corning, Tehama
county, recently marketed hog
that weighed $40 pounds.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-01-05
County Jail Notes.

County Jail Notes-Gcorge Sci
lcrs. -. arrested in Brawlcy for be-
ing drunk and resisting an officer,
is held in Jail under $500 bail. Mar
tin F. Grant, -, is in the county
jail on narcotic smuggling charge.
He was arrested by L. S. customs
officers ut Yuma. William Heron,
II. a colored boy from Mississippi
WAS arrested by the police on the
charge of stealing bicycle. He
viii be turned over to the juvenile
court. r. kai, japanese, 80, was
arrested three miles south of Braw-
ley, with two gallons Of moonshine
in his possession.