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The Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1927-1930, 1927-07-07
CUSTOMS.

Most ever. t".iy i:as wondered
where In" customs of shaking hands
and lifting the hat originated. The
question of origin has probabl. been
inspired by thoughts of the futility
and uselessness of both customs,
One theory of the origin of the
Misunderstanding custom is that pre-
historic man proffered his right
hand to the passerby to indicate
that he had left his club at home
and was bent on some peaceful pur-
suit. The custom has deteriorated
to less significant salutation.
The custom of lifting the hat is
supposed to have originated when
|knighthood was in flower and armor
ed knights raised the visors of their
helmets upon passing lady that
they might the better see and be
Iseen.
But today one is more apt to hear
tip the hat" than Gift the hat. >
IS there any relation between this
and the fact that men now touch
their hats to a lady, whereas they
formerly removed their hats entirly
with grand flourish? Customs are
The Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1927-1930, 1927-07-07
SUICIDAL ATTEMPT AT CLEVE-

We have just learned that young
lady of Cleveland Virginia attempt
ed suicide a few days ago by drink
ing carbolic acid. 1t is learned that
the lady had only been married a
short while and she and her husband
having had some difficulty she pro-
ceeded to the drug store and purch-
ased a bottle of corbolic acid and
stepping out to the side walk drank
about half of the contents and was
prevented by passerby from drink
ing the remainder. A doctor was i'm
mediately summoned but her chances
FOR recovery are slim.
The Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1927-1930, 1927-07-07
drinking party or a dry affair?
Congress does not need calling
together as much as calling down.

Congress does not need calling
together as much as calling down.
the wages of sin is feeling like
80 cents without getting that
much out of it.
A cheerful liar is one who
knocks a good show after getting
in on a complimentary ticket.
If it were not for a campaign
and an election every so often
this country could get along fairly
well.
In the evolution of language
and the revolution of strong drink
dead drunk" means about what
it says.
CT ocIu C+u6ioc C,,f Co 10 r;ac ~
The Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1927-1930, 1927-07-07
LOST.

A yellow Scotch Collie. Limps
in hind leg. Tag No. 46,557. Re-
ward for return to w. C. Silcox
Trammel, Va.
The Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1927-1930, 1927-07-07

Fame is short-lived, for who
can remember the first guy that
rode from New York to Los An
geles in an automobile ?
The Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1927-1930, 1927-07-07

We can't understand how i'll
health can drive one to suicide,
because after you've done that,
you won't have any health at all.
The Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1927-1930, 1927-07-07

1t is interesting to come to the forks
of strange road and fake a dicis-
ion on which way to go.
The Austrian artist who says A
merican girls are dolls has never
tried to feed one with sawdust. :.
The worlds speediest stenograp-
her writes 9,120 words an hour, if
anyone can think of 9,12O words an
hour that ought to be written.
Experts says women talk too fast
over the phone, but it is difficult to
believe it after trying to get in
touch with some one on party line.
The Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1927-1930, 1927-07-07

The representatives of the
three great nations are meeting
in Geneva in friendly agreement
to determine how many guns
they will need later to shoot at
one another in unfriendly discord.
The Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1927-1930, 1927-07-07
PICKS TOPICS"

He who won't be told can't be
helped.
Poets aren't born: They re
made by heroes.
The way of the transgressor,
is hard-boiled judge.
Will that third party be a
The Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1927-1930, 1927-07-07

"Lasky Studios Cut Salaries"
Headline. Probably from two
million a week to million and a
half. My, that's awful!
The Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1927-1930, 1927-07-07

In South Dakota they're boom
ing Mrs. Coolidge as a candidate
for president. Well, since Cal is
accused of not doing much for
the farmers, maybe Mrs. Coolidge
could relieve the farmers by do
ing something about the farmers
daughters.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-08-11
San Diegans Face
Conspiracy Charge

Los ANGELES, Aug. Flour
San Diego men, including J. C. Rice,
prominent capitalist, are expected TO
surrender to federal authorities here,
following their Indictment on
charges of conspiring TO violate the
National Bankruptcy laws by. con
ccaling assets.
The quartet, which include Rice,
L. L. Dadman, r. +. Harrison and
VI. Y, Wolf, are asserted to have en-
tered into a conspiracy in 1925 when
Rice declared himself bankrupt. Al
though Rice declared his liabilities
to be $4,000 and his assets only
1925, investigators declare he had
land an0 assets in score of San
Diego concerns.
The other defendants are charged
with having been officers in the
the companies among which Rice
distributed his assets.
Bond of $4,000 each has been
fixed.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-08-11
THOSE LIQUOR PERMITS

A woman In hamilton, Ont, recently applied to
Judge for cancellation of her husbands LIQUOR per-
NIT, complaining that when he drinking he made
such racket around the house that she couldn't Sleep
She probably got her request granted too. The new
Ontario law while it to permit almost unlimited
drinking has unusual safeguards protect communi-
ties and families against the abuse of the drinking
privilege.
note of such They liable to the same condi-
tons, and likely to have their liquor permits
revoked if they drink too much and make themselves
offensive to Canadian residents.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-08-11
Bedtime Stories
By HOWARD e. GARIS
Copyright, 1897, by Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate
UNCLE WIGGTLY'S
RHEUMATISM PIE

How is the pain now. my dearf
asked Uncle Wiggily's rabbit lady
wife as she tucked the bed clothes
closer around him to keep him
warm.
ooh, it's better he answered,
for he not only had rheumatism hut
lie had a cold in his pink, twinkling
nose because of falling in the brook
d little while before when reseuing
Mr.. Skip, the grasshopper.
"And how is your sniffle snuff
fle9" asked Mrs. Longears.
ooh, thad's bedder, doc, the
rabbit gentleman replied, talking in
this funny fashion because of his
cold. 81 II be all ride, BY dear he
vent on. Don't worry about me
You were sayding someding aboud
wadding sugar for a cake as | hop
ped up do the bungalow fiddle
while ago.
Yes" laughed Mrs. Longears.
81 did need some sugar to finish
a cake l started not knowing l was
all out of the sweet stuff. You
oculdn t go, | couldn T go and not
one of our forty 'leven little rabbit
boys or girls, and not even Baby
Bunty, was here to go to the store
for me-
80 | suppose there will be no
cake?' asked Uncle Wiggily, speak
ing better now that he was warm in
bed, and his snuffles not so bad.
"Cnless that ridiculous grasshop.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-08-11
Thomas Mason
Dies at Border

Thomas E. Mason, aged 65, who
has been a character about the val
ley for the last several years, died
at the CaleXico hospital early Tues
day morning following his arrest on
a charge of drunkenness. An effort
has been made by authorities to get
in touch with relatives, believed to
reside in Ohio. The body has been
removed to the Springer Funeral
parlors where it is being held pend
ing the investigation into his af-
fairs.
An inquest into the case was held
at the funeral parlors in Calexico
yesterday afternoon. Chief Luis
Manss of the Calexico police testi-
fled to the man s condition at the
time of his arrest. He said that he
was drunk and in an unconscious
condition. He told of having the
man taken to police headquarters
and said that he appeared to be i'll.
Mason was removed to the Calex-
leo hospital shortly after his arrest
Imperial Valley press., 1927-08-11
GETTING WISE TO NATURE

Here are few little things learned by novice on
an outdoor vacation
mat It's we'll to have small barometer along, to
tell about the weather, and pocket compass to tell
directions n of doubt.
mat when the suns shining, you watch for
compass by pointing the hour hand toward the sum-
halfway between the hour hand and II is south
mat when you go INTO the woods you should take an
observation OF some kn0 when you enter by which to
steer your course and find your way back
ihat you can tell time, with little practice, from
sun, stars and bird songs.
That blazing a tra' with or eye is simple
practical device to avoid getting lost in the woods or
on the water.
mat with three stones you make competent
stove IN the open breaking the wind and providing sup
port for frying pan.
mat where the winds coming from is always i'm
portan and even it's light you tell by the tops
OF the trees or the ripples the water
That little fire is better for cooking meal than
big
That birch will burn even when green, and make
sweet smell. while poplar, which looks much like it,
Will burn poorly, ard makes bad smell
That wild birds and animals will not take alarm if
you remain mouoness when you them.
That there's no tool useful as bov scout rocket
knife, and no article OF apparel useful poncho
Imperial Valley press., 1927-08-11

some flying and others skipping
with long jumps. Each grasshopper
carried in his jaws a crumb, or grain,
OF graduated sugar. One after an
other the kind insects flew or hop
ped into the bungalow kitchen and
laid their cargo of sugar down on
the table until there was more than
pound made up of thousands of
tiny grains.
"Wil that be enough for your
cake?' asked Mr.. Skip.
"Oh, plenty!' said the rabbit
lady.
"Welr, there you are!' chirped
Mr.. Skip. 81 told you l d get you
the sugar and l did. l knew would
need help so l called together my
ten thousand grasshopper friends,
jumping and flying, and we brought
the sugar from the store. Now Uncle
Wiggily, l have repaid you for res
cuing me from drowning IN the
brook, went on Mr.. Skip.
You have more than repaid
me- murmured the bunny.
Then the grasshopper, ten thous-
and and one of them, counting Mr..
skip, hurried away and while Mrs.
Longears baked the cake Nurse
Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy made a pie for
Uncle Wiggily. She made it of sugar
and spice and everything nice. And
so hot with spice was it that Mr..
Longears called it his rheumatism
pie, for it cured his pain almost at
once. And as his cold grew better he
knew he could go adyenturing once
more.
This he did, and if the electric fan
doesn t blow talcum powder in the
eye of the needle and make it stick
tie pin cushion | II tell you next
about Uncle Wiggily and the cricket.
1t will be sad sort of story in
parts, but there is jolly, funny
part, also, so everything will be all
right, l guess. At least | hope so.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-08-11
SPIRITUAL FORCES

Two sentences from Ambassador Herrcks foreword
to We, Endberghs book about his flight are of par
ticular interest
For feel with every fibre of my being that Lind
bergh's landing here marked of the supreme NOM
ents in the history of America and France and the faith
we have in the deciding power of spiritual things is
strengthened by every circumstance of his journey.
Again. comparing Lafayette and Lindbergh:
Both arrived at the critical moment and both set in
motion those imporderable forces which escape the
standard of the politicians mind
''The deciding power of spiritual things and chose
uncomfortable forces undoubtedly tremendously
imp ortant in human life and progress We know less
about them than about aviation and radio, and much
of the time to less about them We leave
them to sentimentastS and dreamers so think.
What progress might be in better human rela-
tons and in spiritual achievement, if took
count of these Intangible forces cannot be estimated
Down in on hearts We must know it would be great.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-08-11
Don't worry about Tue

per friend of yours does as he says
ie will, though / don't see how he
CAM chuckled the rabbit lady.
"What did Mr.. Skip say he
would do9' Mr.. Longears wanted
to know.
Gle said he would bring ME a
pound of sugar so | could make the
cake and the rabbit lady laughed
again. 81 told him he could only
carry a few grains of sugar at a
=: ime from the store lie would be a
year and a day tetehing m, n pound
10y a crumb at a tune.
eyes, l suppose so, agreed Mr..
Longears.
"Still he said he would get the
sugar. went on Mrs. Louccars.
cit is all nonsense of course,
just then there was noise ont
in the kitchen and voice called:
Groceries,
THAT sounds Iiko Mr.. SkiI,
now" said Uncle Wiggily.
with one little grain of sugar,
L SUPPOSE, Sdl'l MIS-.
81 II go thank him, anyhow. But /
can t make cake until / get a
whole pound of sugar"
Uncle Wiggily, from his bedroom,
could look out in the kitchen. He
saw the green grasshopper gentle
man skip in and up to the table. On
it the kind little chap laid down
a grain of sugar.
There you are!'' he chirped.
81 told you | d bring it,"
"Oh, but my dear Mr.. Skip.' ex-
claimed Mrs. Longears. "Of course
III is kind of you, but one crumb OF
sugar for a cake
''Wait!' cried the grasshopper
i'll jolly voice. ''You have beheld
absolutely nothing as yet! Look!'
With one leg he pointed to the open
door and Mrs. Longears, looking out,
saw the air thick with grasshoppers,
Imperial Valley press., 1927-08-11
2 C7b6uE s
CALIFORNIA
7 EMM ENWRo J
EVOLUTION MOUNTAINS

When Theodore s. Solomons, a
pioneer and explorer of the nigh
Sieras came, in 1895, to group of
mountains in Inyo county at the
head of the south fork of San Joa-
quin river, he named them after a
group of six philosophers and ex-
ponents of the theory of evolution
Darwin, Wallace, Huxley, Haeckel,
Spencer and Fiske. Mount Darwin,
with an altitude of 1884 feet, is
the highest. The lake and creek at
the foot of Mt. Darwin are also
called Evolution. Solomon was
born in San Francisco in 1870, and
besides being an explorer is also
known as photographer, journal
list, lawyer, miner and fiction writ
er.
What is the minimum wage for
women in California;
Sixteen dollars week. Howev-
cr, employers are allowed to hire
(under the supervision of the In
dustrial Welfare Commission GER
tain number of apprentices and cid
erly and infirm women at lower
wage.
Where is Don1 ConecT"ior, hero
inc of the early love story buried +!
In the private cemetery of the
Dominican order at Benicia. The
grave of the beautiful Spanish girl
whose romance was so sad and trag-
ic, is marked by small white marble
slab, with the inscriptions: '''Sister
Dominica Arguello, Died December
%, 1857
What is the area of the fresh
water lakes of California;
California has freshwater lakes
with an estimated area of $4,000
acres. and the length of fishing
streams is approximately 10000
miles.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-08-11
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO
August II. 1912

c. w. Collins is home from the
coast.
Supervisor f. +. Bennett and
family of water district No. 6 have
gone to Julian in their auto for a
vacation.
Professor and Mrs. c. B. Nichols
left for a vacation on the coast this
morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. E. Davis and
Mrs. L. j. Travers will leave this
evening for San Diego by automo-
bile to return in two or three days.
S. w. Leffingwell, cashier of the
First National Bank, is enjoying a
visit from his daughter, Miss LET
fingwell, who came down from the
coast this morning.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-08-11

Monday night. He did not recover
consciousness. A verdict Of deatn
due to acute alcoholism and heat
1yos returned by the Jury. Edward
Fl. Law, deputy district attorney,
was in charge of the questioning
while the inquest was held under 'he
sunervision of Coroner Lemons
Imperial Valley press., 1927-08-11
cuI1,D,s REscUER BROWNS
Nv United Press heas

Nv United Press Leased wire
FRESNO, Cal, Aug. ll.-Atter
milling a drowning child from the
clutches of a whirlpool OF hin ing
river near here, Antonio Flores %,
weakened by his efforts was drawn
under the current and drowned
Imperial Valley press., 1927-08-11
Stanford Student
Commits Suicide
ny United Press Leased Wire

FRESNO, Cal, Aug. l1.-George
c. Riege, 81, Stanford University
student, son of prominent Fresno
family, was found dead late yester-
day in the gas filled kitchen of his
parents home here.
A note was found beside the body
reading;
Notify my family"
The youth S parents, visiting in
San Francisco, arrived here early
today. He had been dead about two
days, Coroner H. j. Kennedy an
nounced. The coroner was unable
10 uncover any motive for the stu
dents act.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-08-11
Looking Backward
What the Press Files Tell of I'm
perial Valley for this Date
In Past Years
TWENTY YEARS AGO
August Il, 1907

Mrs. W. T. Eeffernan is visiting
in San Francisco this month.
r. D. McPherrin. assistant gen
eral manager of the California De-
velopment company, has gone to
Los Angeles for week or 10 days.
Misses Grace and Gennie McCol-
lum have gone to the coast for a
few weeks to visit relatives.
r.. H. Ingram came in with his
private ear yesterday.
Clarke II. Bradshaw will leave
for San Diego tonight to attend to
some legal business and expects to
be gone about month. He will
spend part of the time in Los An
geles and in the mountains.
j. r. Harris has left for Keller.
ton, Iowa and other eastern points,
expecting to be gone about month.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-08-11

Mussolini now censors the names that parents be-
stow on their children. Thousands of Americans
reading this, will wish there had been Fascsm
when they were baptized.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-08-11
TEN YEARS AGO
August II, 1917

Valley Men Chosen for new
school-C. W, Barton, r. Ingvol-
stad, W. B. Kibbev, r. Norman,
f. P. Nuttall and II. l.. Welch were
among those selected to attend the
second camp for officers of the re-
serve corps which will be held at
the Presidio.
Wilson and Stensland, attorneys,
have taken offices in the First Ma
tional Bank building.
Porter \. Ferguson of Holtville,
former director of the Imperial Ir
rigation district, was an Ell Centre
visitor Yesterday.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-08-11
Questions For Tomorrow:

When was Joaquin Murieta cap
tUred?
What is the value of the CONNER
cial nut crops of California
When was the Yosemite Protee
tion Bill passed!
What is the average annual pre-
cipitation in California
(Your California questions will
be answered if sent to this depart
mont.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-08-11

Five million dollars worth of raw
silk from the Orient, for new Eng
land mills. landed az Oakland and
left for the East by rail.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-08-11

The Clear Lake Bean Cannery,
Upper Lake. Lake county, started
operations July q and Filipinos
are doing the picking. 0
Imperial Valley press., 1927-08-11

Sacramento county is at the peak
of pear shipping season which is
one week later than in 1926 and
two weeks later than in 1925.
The Washington times., 1927-08-13
BUYING
BRINGS RALLY
n international News servio


NEW YORK, Aug. 1s--Short
covering and speculative bsying Of
the Industrial stocks in the short
session Of the market today pro.
duced moderate rally In prices
Of the active shares, the effect Of
which was partially nullified by
profit taking near the close,
Instead Of further distress sell.
ing OF the market specialties,
based on financial embarrassment
0f the pools and impaired margin
accounts, buying orders flowed into
the market In good volume and the
general trend Of prices was dis.
tinctly upward.
BY its advance to above 131
United States Steel recovered prac.
tically, all Of its weekend losses,
while the urgency of the demand
for General Motors was seen in the
number Of large blocks of stock
purchased on rising market.
The specialties were still under
selling pressure. however and new
excursions to lower price territory
were made by a number of the
cheap specialties which basked in
the spotlight this week. Taken as
q whole, the market was quiet and
orderly, and entirely free from the
russ and confusion attending the
prtcking Of certain speculative hub
Dies earlier in the week,
The Washington times., 1927-08-13
200 ITEMS FOR
SMITHSONIAN

More than 200 specimens were
added to the collections in the Sec
ton Of wood technology OF the
Smithsonian Institution during the
month OF July, making this collec.
ton one Of the most complete OF its
kind in the county. 1t was an
llolInced today.
The new specimens include 81
wood products, such az steam floats.
candy and powder containers, flower
pots, hardware boxes. toy animals.
lamp bases and single service milk
bottles. These bottles are blown
from wood pulp and are said to make
possible a great saving in the cost Of
handling of milk.
The new group also includes Sc
specimens OF wood from the South.
ern States, formerly exhibited in the
Paris Exposition of 1900 and pre-
sented to the museum by the South.
ern Railway. There are 81 small
samples OF woods collected In
Sinaloa. Mexico, and IS Philippine
samples.
The wood technology group makes
1t possible for students Of this
branch Of science to study virtually
the entire range OF usable woods,
representing every section of the
globe, at one time. Many students
are coming to the museum from
various parts OF the country for this
purpose, 1t was announced.
The Washington times., 1927-08-13
5000 Off for Bureau
Fete at Beach Resort

Three thousand members and
friends of the Women's Union Of
the Bureau OF Engraving and
Printing are holding their annual
outing today at Chesapeake Beach.
The arrangements committee 81
composed OF Clara Downs, chair
man; Elizabeth Beidler, Minnie
Boyer, Margaret Boose, Rose Bren.
nan, Alice Bradley, May Bergevin,
Carrie Coxen, Lula Campbell, Bar.
bara Craige, Anna Dawson, Wayne
Davis. Ruth Danser. Julia Edwards.
Katherine Foley, May Hall. Anna
Hobert, Gussie Holman, Dorothy
Kirby. Anna Lochte, Gertrude Nj.
McNally, Mignon Miller, May Nor.
gan, Mary Moore, Maude Miller.
Jeanette Cakes, Nicie PerreIl, Lula
Quade. Marie Smith, Minnie Stew
ems, Pearl steeley, Daisy Stauffer,
Katherine Sherier. Belle a.. Trou.
land, Mary Willard, and Leo Wil.
liams.
The Washington times., 1927-08-13
M. G. Ely Will Oppose
Sen. Ball i'm Arlington

M. g. Ely, Of Lyon Village. who
was nominated by the Republicans
TO oppose Senator Frank L. Ball of
Arlington county, accepted the nom.
nation when formally notified by a
committee headed by ]. Sidney Wiley
ut his home last night.
Mr.. Ely will open his campaign
at q mass meeting Monday night
at the Fairfa county courthouse.
He declared last night that he will
make a vigorous campaign against
Senator Ball throughout the entire
district.
At the meeting Monday night the
Republicans of Fairfax county will
ratify the report of the committee
on nominations for county officers.
1T u reported that the committee
will submit d full ticket.