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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-07

"(Tell them to make 1t shortl" urged
john beside her, affectionately.)
Everything" came sharp and broken
across the wire. I've had q horrible
time-Ive quarreled dreadfully-with
Lowell. I'm leaving him"
"Sophy!"
"Yes-I aml-Tve had enough-Im
through I'm coming down to you-
right away!"
'sophy-where's LovellP Il he
there?"
("Nothing wrong, hope?" put In
John, anxiously, laying his hand on
her arm. Constance lifted her eyes to
his-breathlessly-gently shook her
head.)
"No-Lowells gone-to the club. He.
I'll be here, still, in the morning. He'll
see!"
"sophy, my dear. listen to me--you
must hsten!"
I'm listening"
"Sophy-wait! I want you to wait
and-think it over Don't do anything
until see youth the morningi"
In the nlorning!"
Tomorrow morning. I'll see you
first thing. Don't do anything-un-
til then!"
IT can't come to you-nov?"
"No-not now-not tonight. Don't
do anything-until I've seen you"
Constance repeated nervouSly. In the
morning. Sophy What did you say?'
There was no answer-beyond .
smothered, unintelligihle sound
'Sophy!" cried Constance-heard the
snick of a closed connection, and hung
up her own receiver with automatic
promptneSS.
Sophys acceptance of tomorrow
morning. sob or a laugh? Only
Sophy herself would ever knowi
"Welll-I was afraid somebody was
trying to take you away from me
now, get your hat and come alongP
said John.
Constance turned ohediently. As she
went into her bedroom slow. painful
flush rose. along her throat, across her
cheek, above her eyes =. How love-
ly she had beenl And never knownl
(copyriEht. 1881
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-07

A LMOST everybody Is acquainted with
that extraordinary insect called
daddy longlegS," which makes It's fiFst
annual appearance in the month OF
May. But not every one knows what
eminent scientists have abundantly
demonstrated, that this strange little
creature, towering high above its fellows
on its threadlike stills, Is probably, as
Its name may be thought to imply, d
more ancient inhabitant Of America
than any representative Of the human
species.
Far back in tertiary times its an
:eStors lived in great numbers in that
part of the continent which we now
call Colorado. The fossil remains of
these insects show the characteristic
features that mark them today, al
though new species have taken the
place of the old; for even daddy long
legs knows what development Is, and
has attained to something that in his
view, perhaps. is a kind Of civilized ex-
istence suitable to the exigencieS Of life
In the twentieth century.
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Dogs Told All Their
FriendS.
THE fact that dogs have . way I

THE fact that dogs have . way Of
communicating news to one an
other was demonstrated in . very sim
gular and amusing fashion In . GER
tain district in south Georgia.
One bitter night, such IS cold
waves" frequently bring to that locality.
Georgian heard at his front door the
unmistakable sounds Of scratching ana
whining. He found on opening the door
two of his neighborhood friends, ter
rier and a spaniel, asking admission.
In the face Of the cruel cold, 1t was
granted them, and they were made well
come to share the comfortable quarters
of the two household dogs. In the
morning they took their leave, but
great was the establishment of the
Georgian to see them return the fol-
lowing cold evening. this time accom-
panied by a large Irish setter, who
likewise wagged admission to the warm
quarters Of which he seemed to have
knowledge.
If there were any doubts as to
whether these hospitable night lodgings
were discussed among the shelterleSs
dogs of the neighborhood. the doubts
were removed on the third night, when
the three canine hoboes returned, their
number further augmented by another
terrier and an old pointer. The mute
but eloquent language of their wag-
ging tails, the humble appeal In their
eyes. were at once amusing and pa
thetic.
With his own two pets and these five
tramps, the Georgian had now seven
dogs stretched out comfortably before
his dining room CRATE, but their ire
proachable behavior and many inRrati-
ating ways had insured for them q well
come at his houSs as long as the cod
wave lasted, which was q week.
After the cold subsidized they returned
no more.
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and strange women-to each other, at
best, aren't we? That's something you
don't know, you see. Never having
tried It,"
"At least, I possess my own SOUL"
said Constance coldly.
"At least you can pretend that you
do" corrected Sophy. she drew a
long, tired sigh. well, / may be on
your doorstep, yet"
when you do" said Constance
quickly, you'll be welcome. And
theren be a place for you and a job
for you"
Don't be too explicit, old dear!"
suggested Sophy. She added, obviously
startled, Il hear Lowell, think"
T DWELL, one inferred, was not given
to appearing thus early. He came
into the room on the heels Of his name,
a slim, dark young man of irreproach-
able grooming and carriage, but with
something sullen and stubborn in the
heavy lines about his mouth, the level,
dark line of his browS.
10, Connie!" he said pleasantly
enough. Didn't know you were with
us. 10. Sophy. I'm going out to the
club. Came home to get my things"
Back for dinner" inquired Sophy,
without moving.
Haven't decided-don't wait. -
She said, still without turning her
head to look at him, There's letter
on the table for you"
Lowell retrieved 1t without word.
Nice letter." inquired Sophy pres
entity.
very nice, indeed" said her hus-
ell fNf0
back into the envelope.
Don't you think" said Sophy Ian
guidly, you might suggest to her-that
she send her-effusionS- your ONCE?
In little better taste, perhaps"
She got up and crossed the room to
him, trailing O mermaid tail of gray
green chiffon There was an interlude
of low-voiced conversation that Con-
stance felt, rather than heard. At the
end of It, lifting her eyes inoppor-
tunely, she glimpsed a final bit Of pan
tomime. Sophy, smiling rather cruel
vet a wistful, little smile, all at once
put up her hand to Lowell's hair. Con.
stance had a swift-Stabbing intuition
that Sophy's gesture was an old one
Then that feeling faded before q
! sharper one Of embarrassed compassion
for her sister. Because Lowell WINGED
Incontestably. he jerked away from
contact with those hooking, seeking
fingers.
"well, got to change!" he saic
abruptly, and was out Of the room and
mounting the stairs before the words
were cold.
Sophy came back to the fire. Con-
stance sat there, staring at her own
neat patent leather toes.
Must you go. ducky?" said Sophy
He isn't getting of as easily as that!
She was trembling with anger. Under
its faint glamour of rouge, her face
was startlingly white.
'"I'n b. running along" said Con-
stance. She added, irrepressibly, mo
body has to stand this sort of thing
who doesn't want to-"
"Oh, yes, knowl" said Sophy
Thanks. old girl! It's all been done
before, you know"
THAT doesn't make it-decent," said
Constance.
Life isn't decent" said Sophy
Whatever made you think it WASP oh
Connie you've got q place to yoursell
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forgotten-there were one or two men
who used to when you were OF
at school-there was Robert wells
"Oh, Connie! That old mani"
"One of the leading men in town, "
said Constance, with dignity and some
annoyance.
"A widower-wasn't he-with four or
five children he couldn't manager"
Constance continued, ignoring the
obvious inference. Then there was
John Waters"
Many waters" sighed Soply, twist
ing a large and milky pearl upon the
little finger of her left hand, cannot
Quench love- However, as I re-
member John, he might have had a
chance" She added before the dark
ening of the others eyes, HE married,
didn't he? John, mean"
"a girl from out West" said Con-
stance briefly.
Connie, were you ever really
There was nothing between you, was
there?"
IAN understanding-of Sorts" said
Constance. changed my mind"
"One does" Sophy admitted. mostly
too late, however,"
She said, a moment later, out of
family hostile silence, leaning forward
to stare into her sisters face, white
hands clasping and unclasping them
selves about the slender knees: Con
ME, don't hedge-and don't lie to me
about it. I need to know. I'm not
asking - conversationally. Are yov-
happy? Are you-satished?"
absolutely" said Constance Wyatt,
without an instant's hesitation. She
leaned back in her chair, taut in every
line.
Down there in that apartment of
yours-all by yourself-no one but
maid to say good night and good
morning to you?"
"Tt'S a very comfortable apartment"
Very attractive" said Sophy, with
muted politeness. ooh, very attractive,
no doubt! But, Connie-alone!
Better be alone than with some one
you don't love and who doesn't love
you" said Constance grimly.
II wonder!" said Sophy, In her char
acteristic phrase. "After all, it's the
loneliness that terrifles me most. And,
when think of living alone"
You'd rather be tied to a strange
man for life?"
"Ibsens a bit out of date, old DEAR"
returned Sophy, with the ghost of a
smile. Anyhow. we're strange men
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AL CAVE AWAY HIS BROWN DERBY.

Washington. They have done a fine
job of campaigning too. They haven't
dragged In anything that dident have
any business being dragged in, they
have made no hellers. and answered all
the questions according to the dictates
Of their party. They have both been
mighty honest and just practically told
the people that what they were run
ming for was the Office.
Joe did fine thing down in Florida
when he quit campaigning and did
what he could to help them out, and
say, by the way, we have been awful
lax on that Florida situation. You see
1t just got worse and worse and there
wasent the response that there should
have been. It don't show very healthy
condition when we get In the condition
that We are thinking more about poll
tics than we are about the down and
out Of our own people.
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"He came to tell me-he says-he's
got Mike to agree-to come back to
me-"
"Irene!" said Constance sharply.
Irene leaned her head against the
soiled red and white tidy on the top Of
the ugly rocker She shut her eyes, and
slow, painful tears welled out from un-
der the closed lids. Her soft, pale
mouth quivered It'd be kind of nice,
she said. "And-not so lonesome"
(Sophy's cry, as well--exquisite, Ian
guild, unhappy Sophy! But Connie
alone?")
Constance stood up.
you don't really love Nike" she
said.
ut ain't-love-exactly," said Irene
Smith. II can't tell you just what it Is
that makes me want to do 1t, Miss
Wyatt. got sense enough to see your
way Is fine-and-noble-a all that.
A woman-standin' up by herself
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You see Florida was unfortunate in
that it was the second TIME the same
territory had needed help. 1t was just
the scycology OF the thing. helping the
same fellow twice. If 1t had been some
other State why the response would
have been great 1t was not that it
was Floridas fault, but human nature
Is a funny thing and the minute some
thing happened down there they begin
to think what they had given to the
same State two years ago. But my
Lord it might happen TO any COM
munity dozen times and that would
not lessen the need. They have had
hard luck down there and they don't
deserve It. .1ney have had three
catastrophes, two hurricanes and an
epidemic of Northerners, all three OF
which the State or people were not
responsible.
tCopyright 1o2a.l
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Irene herself, in a rose gown and
yelling of tulle.
Irene was huddled by the window, in
a golden oak rocker of doubtful lineage,
regarding the sunset.
A rather appealing young creature,
Irene Smith, with pallid, pointed
little face, a mop of untidy, pale hair,
and a wry, hurt twist to a mouth
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BY WILL ROGERS.


w YELL, all I know is just what
n read in the papers, and
wv want to tell you Brother
when you read the papers
nowadays and get through
one speech including the denials, why
you have just about done days work.
Just think where we would be If both
Candidates would make speeches on the
same night We would be two days be-
hind with our reading. Smith Is max
ing about two speeches to Hooyer's one.
That's on account of Smith asking
lot of questions, and it don't take much
Of Hoovers time for he don't answer
them anyhow.
AL started in down in Oklahoma by
making speech that he thought Her
bert would come back at him on, but
I don't think Herb even read it. AL
was kinder wanting to get the QuakerS
angle, but 1t seems that If these Quak-
ers have an angle they just don't let
1t angle. Then AL went on out to
Helena and asked some very pertinent
questions on corruption. Course there
was nothing new about the questions
they had been asked by Jim Reed and
Senator Walsh for over five years, and
If the whole Republican party couldent
answer EN- how was Hoover going to
do it2
You see this old corruption thing
has been pretty well hashed out. It was
used as an issue four years ago, and
John w. Davis ives buried so deep un-
der 1t that every time he hears the
word he gets jumpy. Now Of course
there has been more corruption since
then, but they learned lesson from
the last and they not only keep the
corruption to themselves as they did
the first time, but they even keep the
knowledge of 1t away from the Demo-
Gratis. So that has always been sore
spot with the Democrats that they just
couldent seem to get the people riled
up about what had happened. But the
thing that hurts EN- worse than any,
thing else Is they cant even get an
argument out Of the Republicans out of
1t. Democrats don't care, they will for
give you II you will argue with EN-.
But when you won't say anything that's
what makes EN- sure enough sore.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-12-04
PERSONALS

Miss Dorothy King, who spent
Thanksgiving with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. r. G. King, who live a
short distance west of the city, has
returned to San Bernardino where
she attends n secretarial school.
II. G. Coe, county superintendent
of schools, is confined to his home
with the flu.
Miss Laura Lee Griffin and Rob-
crt Stevenson of Brawley were noted
in FL Centre yesterday.
Rev. w. c. Cheverton returned
this morning from Los Angeles
where he was called on business yes
terday.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. J. Green have re-
turned from Los Angeles where they
spent the week end and attended
the L. S. C.-Notre Dame game.
Mrs. Edgar p. Teeple and Miss
Gladys Teeple spent the week end
in Los Angeles.
Mrs. i. +. Langdon of Los Ang.
eles, sister of John and j. b. Me-
Neece, is spending the week here as
n guest at the home Of Mr. and Mrs
j. l.. McNccce.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-12-04
DATA
ON VALLEY GIVES
PERTINENT FACTS

The chamber of commerce is in
receipt of statistical summary of
Imperial county, compiled by the re-
search department of the California
Development Association, giving
economic data of much interest and
value.
The number Of farms in the coun-
ty for the year 1926 is placed at
3,191. However, the report of Chief
Engineer Dowd of the Imperial Ir-
rigation District, dated October |,
1923, now gives the number of farms
as 3,522, an increase of more than
10 per cent in the three years inter
vening.
For the year 1926, statisticians of
the Development Association have
computed that Imperial Valley resi-
dents have n total income of $44,-
493, 900, or practically 800 for each
man, woman and child. This is
something like the average per CAPT
tn income for the whole state. 1t
checks we'll with the total estimated
production of the area, which is
placed at $65,000,000 per year. This
means that about two-thirds of the
500, 100000 is income of the people
living here. Presumably the other
third goes out of the valley in ma
terials purchased, or is carried away
by workmen who do not reside here.
Two interesting facts have been
disclosed by Imperial Irrigation Dis
trict's crop survey: nearly 40 per
cent of the farms are occupied and
worked by the owners and only 60
per cent are rarmed by tenants. This
is an improvement over previous sur
vevs, which showed a larger number
of nonresident owners. The aver
age area of the farms is at present
106 acres. which shows that gradual
lv holdings are being divided into
smaller units. There was time
when each settler took 800 acres of
land, and his wife filed on the adj
ioinino 800 acres. giving the family
section of land. The division of
acreage into smaller tracts is a graf
flying indication of more intensive
farming and increased settlement OF
the country.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-12-04
M'Nary Presents
Farm Aid Bill
Continued From Page ~

puttinr on members Of the coopera-
tivcs more than their share of the
cost and responsibility in handling
surplus crops. -,
"This plan goes beyond the old
idea of merely loaning money to
cooperative marketing associations.
The corporations are authorized TO
handle as much of the surplus as
may be necessary to orderly market
ing, whether the products handled
are produced by members of the
cooperatives or by Others
The board, which the bill would
empower to administer the plan,
would have six members appointed
by the President with the approval
of the senate and the secretary of
agriculture. Advisory councils
would he composed of seven members
selected by the board.
The bill also would provide other
methods of encouraging the cooper
ative movement. 1t could lend mon
ey to individual cooperatives and
help provide price insurance to far
mers.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-12-04
Take No Chances
With Flu and Grin:
Check All Colds
Local People Warned of Danger in
Ncglecting Colds

While there is no cause for serious
alarm over the flu, at the present
time, health authorities say that ex-
ira precaution should be taken to
check every cold at the very start.
The safe and effective way to Go
this is to rub the throat and chest
at bedtime with Vicks VapoRub.
Vicks brings relief in two ways:
QD Its ingredients, vaporized by
the warmth of the body, are inhal-
ed direct to the infected air-pas.
sages.
(2) 1t acts through the skin like
n pOultice, "drawing out" all
tightness and pain.
Also snuff Vicks up the nose
when going into crowded places.
Many cases of flu start from
germs being breathed in. Vicks will
help keep the air-passages in con-
dition to throw off these germ at.
tacks. adv
Imperial Valley press., 1928-12-04
PRESIDENTS MESSAGE GIVES
APPROVAL TO BOULDER DAM

for crop surplus clearly due to over
extended acreage. The government
should, however, provide reliable in
formation as guide to private eff
fort; and in this connection funda-
mental research on prospective sup
ply and demand, as a guide to pro-
ductiOn and marketing, should be
encouraged. Expenditure of public
."unds to bring in more new land
should have most searching scrutiny,
so long as our farmers face unsatis-
factory prices for crops and live
stock produced on land already un-
der cultivation.
Farm Relief Views
Mr.. Coolidge amplified his sug-
gcstions for national farm relief by
saying:
Temporary cxpcdients, though
sometimes capable of appeasing the
demands of the moment, can not
permanently solve the surplus prob
lem and might seriously aggravatc
it. Hence putting the government
directly into business, subsidies, and
price fixing, and the alluring pro-
misses of political action as n substi-
tute for private initiative, should be
avoided.
"Thc government should aid in
promoting orderly marketing and
in handling, surpluses clearly due to
weather and seasonal conditions. AS
n beginning there should be created
> a federal farm board consisting of
able and experienced men empower
ed to advise producers associations
in establishing central agencies or
stabilization corporations to handle
means of merchandising, and to aid
the producer in securing returns ac-
cording to the quality of his pro-
duet.
ga revolving loan fund should be
provided for the necessary financing
until these agencies shall have de-
veloped means of financing their
operations through regularly con
stituted credit institutions. Such \
bill should carry authority for rails
ing the money, by loans or other
wise, cccssary to meet the expense
rs the treasury has no surplus.
Agriculture has Jagged behind
industry in achieving that unity of
effort which modern economic life
demands. The cooperative move
mcnt, which is gradually building
the needed organization, is in har,
monv with public interest and
therefore merits public encourage
mcnt. -
Tho President pointed out ma
tional defense needs do not require
larger army and navy personnel
but he advocated passage of the
naval construction bill, now the un
finished business before the senate
with elimination of the time clause.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-12-04
CHILD WELFARE
WEEK TO START
DECEMBER 10TH

Final arrangements for week of
Child Welfare meetings were com
pleted by the Imperial County Pro-
baton committee yesterday morning
in the Hotel Barbara Worth.
December 10 will mark the open
ing Of the week of meetings, a din:
ner in the Hotel Barbara Worth at
$3.50 being scheduled. At this time
all those already interested in child
welfare work will have round
table conference with state leaders.
About 100 prominent valley citizens
are expected to be in attendance.
Schedule for the rest of the week
will be as follows: Tuesday noon,
December il, Brawley Kiwanis club
luncheon, afternoon, w. c. r. T..
meeting in Imperial; Wednesday
noon, Lions club luncheon, Cali
patria, afternoon, combined meeting
of Calipatria and INLAND women at
former city; Thursday, FL Ccntro
Rotary club luncheon, night, El Cen
tro Elks meeting; Friday, Holtville
Rotary club luncheon, afternoon,
Holtvillc Women's club, evening,
open meeting, Calcxico high school,
1880.
The attendance of Gov. c. c.
Young at the meeting Monday is
still Indefinite, as no word has been
received from him.
c. f. Pitzcr is in charge of ar
rangements for the meetings, which
are sponsored by the Imperial Coun-
ty Probation committee.
Among those expected in FL Cen
tro for the affair are Mrs. Anna
Saylor, Mrs. Margaret Pratt, Miss
Mabel Weed and Mrs. Margaret
Sirch
Imperial Valley press., 1928-12-04
County Ministers
Meet In BraWley

Members of the County Minister
ial association met in Brawlcy yes
tcrday at the Plaza Tabernacle for
a business session at which Rev.
John Englc of Holtvillc presided.
Reports on the union revival meet
ing which Rev Ray Anderson is
conducting for churches of Brawley
were given by Rev. Noah Garwick,
Rev. II. +. McCourtncy and Rev.
White, indicating the meetings are
being well received by Brawley resi-
dents.
1t was announced that tonight is
"El Centre night at the Taber-
naclc, and it is expected quite a
large representation will attend
from here.
"Gospcl Work in Utah. was the
subject of an interesting talk by
Rev. Cody of Los Angeles after
which the meeting adjourned until
the first Monday in January.
Rev. C. f. Flanagan and Rev. II.
f. Baker of this city were the only
members attending from Ell Centre.