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Imperial Valley press., 1929-06-04
PROFESSOR ROGERS TALKS

Those who ask the question What is wrong with
colleges? ?? might be justified in assuming they have
found the answer after reading the advice given by
Professor Rogers TO the graduating class of the MaSs
chusetts Institute of Technology in which he urged the
graduates 20 be SnObS and to conduct themselves
superior Individuals"
There doubt the professor well, but
he had an odd way of presenting his meaning that
is open to misnterpretaton though he may have
been speaking Ironically.
His instructions to mature men, to have their
clothes carefully pressed not to buy shoes unless they
also purchase trees for them; not to the
collar at night that has done them through the day and
to cast their matrimonial intentions toward the boss
daughter instead of toward the young lady who pounds
the typewriter reads like an executive addressing
group of office boys.
Dress, speak and act like gentleman says the
professor land you will be surprised at the amount of
murder you can get away with Limitations always
fall short Of the genuine and of the most notorious
gunen IN our big cities dress speak and act like gen
tlemen.
It is quite likely that most Of the graduates ad;
dressed by Professor Rogers. will follow technical
callngs, developing into engineers of sort
other. Before their sheepskin is worth anything to
them they must do several of practical work
usual thing and in doing they will be forced to
work shoulder to shoulder with who possibly have
their suits pressed twice keep the shine
a hardy perennial and may have collar. Again they
may find practical worknen on the job with them who
are able to give them cards and spades in the art of
fashionable dressing and beat them to it. If the col
ege try to high hat the former class, they will
find the job of absorbing the practical end of their
business doubly hard. And if they try high hat
the swell dressers it will not make their work any
easier
College men do belong to select group considered
from educational standpoint but there are thou
sands of college graduates today taking orders from
men whose education stopped in the grade schools A
college education should be such that it fits man to
broader and better understanding of life and his fell
bowman instead of encouraging him to set himself on
pedestal something apart from those who have not
had his educational advantages
1t is quite safe say that the majority of college
do nos subscribe to the views of Professor Rogers
They realize that commencement is we'll termed, for
while it is the end Of school training it is also the
nencement Of their training for the particular line of
endeavor they follow and that if they to
ceed they must have the help and cooperation of the
man who can teach them much the college pro-
fessor = the fellow who has never been to college.
And quite often they find ther-elves busy for
long time trying to keep up with the non-college
that they haven't time to find out whether their clothes
are pressed not whether the boss daughter is
better locker than the busy little key FOUNDER.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-06-04
Bedtime Stories
By HOWARD E. GAEIs
Copyright, 1928, by Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate
UNCLE WIGGILY'S LCOE-
ING GLASS

One day Uncle WiggiIy saw
Nurse Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy washing
dishes in pan that was dented and
da;te rusty on one side.
."Haven't you better dish pan
than that?' asked the rabbit gen
tleman, twinkling his eyes instead
vi his nose for Il change.
"No, l haven t." squeaked the
muskrat lady housekeepcr. g But
tits pan doesn't leak, for all it $ so
old. =
"You should haze a me-. new
shiny dish pan, said Uncle Wig
eily. Working IN Il kitchen is dis
niaI enough without having to
WASH dishes in Il rusty pan. Every
thing in Kitchen should b bright
and cheerful to make You forget
about the drudgcry of housework.
IF ycu have bright pan you think
Of sunshine and green grass and
birds singing and, before you know
it the dishes are washed and then
YOU can 20 out 20 the movies.'
1T sounds very nice,' said
Nurse Jane with i laugh. but
where am l 20 get new, bright,
shiny dishpan7''
"IW get it for you, offered
l'ncle Wiggily. and away he hop
ped over the fields and through
the woods to the tin store whore he
bought "a fine, new shiny dishpan
with round, curved sides like a base
ball.
The sun was shining brightly,
Imperial Valley press., 1929-06-04

definitely attending to her property
interests in lIehcr.
Mr.. aud Mrs. Howard Z. Ware
and Mr., and Mrs. John Briggs and
children attended the graduating
exercises at the Jasper school.
Alta Lee Mcbride Was the Hebcr
graduatc from the Central Union
High school this year.
Mrs. Edith Jacobs was Given d
surprise shower ON Tuesday mt tn,
home of Mrs. llermond Woods
Many gifts were received Refresh
mcnts were served by Mcsdamcj
Roy Maupin and Hcrmond WooJs|
Those attending were McsdagAsi
John Briggs, +, X. Cheser, Lloyd
Wihoc, Carl Jordon. Ova Nogcl|
Roy Maupin. lIcrmond Woods and
Edith Jacobs
Imperial Valley press., 1929-06-04
NOTICE OF SALE

Notice is hereby given that we
will sell at public auction on Thurs
day, the 9Th day of juno, 1929, a;
10 O'Clock a. m, at the General
Electric and Battery Service, 12d
South Fourth Street, FL Centre,
California, the following:
1874 Ford Coupe, 1929 Calf. Lie.
cnse 40. l677670 Engine No
$4,000 Repair and Storage s6l,o0
The above sale will be held to sat.
isfy repair and storage bill, togcth
or with the cost of the sale and OF
this publication.
Dated this 25th day of May, 1929
(S.gned,)
GENERAL ELECTRIC & BAT
TERT SERVICE. NJ 2jtl(
Imperial Valley press., 1929-06-04

,aost fallen asleep when he was
suddenly awakened by hearing a
noise.
Opening h:s eyes, Uncle Wiggily
saw the skillery Scallcry Ahga-
tor creeping toward him, lashlng
from side TO side his double jointcd
tail
"Oh, what fine, fat rabait!'
cI.cd the Gator II m going to eat
him for my lunch"
Unele Wiggily did not know what
20 10. There was no time to hop
away, but, all of sudden, he
thought Of his dishpan looking glass
and he remembered how 1t had
seemed to make him and the pig
look twice their size.
Run away and leave me alone.
NJ. Alligater!' boldly cried the
rabbit, cor III show you another
Nligator twice as big as YOU and
he II make YOU rum
.. Rahl Nonsense, You can To-
beloved the hungry Gator.
Uncle Wiggily suddenly held the
curved side of the dislpln in 'front.'
- the Bad Chap. And when that
Gator looked at his own reflection
ard saw il SO big and ugly, hc
nought il was another Alli.ator
come 70 eat him. So he fiipp,d his
tail around and cried
''Fon't cat me! III be good,
Dor / eat mo,' Then ne ran away
anj Uncle Wiggily laughed and
'oek the new pan to Nurse Jane.
And ii the talcum powder will
tindiy give the tooth brush slice
from the cake of soap. IN tell YOU
abodt tncle Wiggi,y's whir,igig.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-06-04
PRAISE YOUR HOME

With the close of school the vacation season is
upon US and hundreds of Imperial Valley residents
will be scattered to various points of the midwest and
coast to enjoy themselves for varying periods OF
time
a while to remember that the valley is entering its
greatest period of expansion 1t is in need of new
blood and various organizations spending consider
able money to induce settlers to come here
Much of the good work that is being done along
this line be spoiled by valley folks getting careless
in their talk while on the "outside
We refer specifically to those who exaggerate
brand of weather. forgetting that at present
sleeping under blankets at nigh and com
fortably in the daytime read of deaths
from heat prostratiOnS in Chicago New York and other
eastern points while natural disturbances of sort
another take heavy toll in other sections Of the
country.
Lamentng that We are ISOLATED" that lack
this that and the other thing real or imaginary and
failing correct the false impression which those who
have been here cfen have about the valley, are
excellent ways to keep interested parties whom we
need, from coming here to make their homes
If when you go your vacation you can not tell,
all whom you meet that You from the best part
of the best state in the Union you will be doing Impe
rial Valley favor By keeping quiet We have our
by thouqhtlesa knocking. One does not have to
stretch the truth bit in dwelling the advantages of
living in Imperial Valley.
These who do not stand up and praise their homes
are not only hurting the valley they hurting them
selves n more ways than Thinking people always
discount the ability of who knocks his home COM
munity and is still dumb enough TO stay there
Evidently there are no Sinclair stockholders on the
supreme court bench
The complete disappearance of Augustus and
Anne to call for another Stanley should it
be Sherlock Holmes?
Edison. Ford and other leading citizens who de-
nounce patronizng boctleggers not make it half
as emphatic as those who have bought some OF the
stuff 1fAf ARAM
Imperial Valley press., 1929-06-04

,hc sky was blue. with white clouds
floating in it like little ships on
,h. ocean, and Uncle WiggIly was
hopp;ng along, carrying his dish
pan that he was going to give as a
present to Nurse Jane.
All Of Il sudden, as he WAS turn
ing a corner, Uncle Wiggily nearly
ran into fat Mr.. Twistytail the
pig gentleman.
Whoa,' gruated Mr. Tw.sty-
tail
Pack up,' cried Inc. Wig
ci.y with q laugh.
"Where are YOU going WI. 1eur
Imperial Valley press., 1929-06-04
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO
June 4. 1914

The annual fruit and vegetable fair
being held today has set a higher
standard than any of its predeees-
sors and the people who do not see
the display will have no adequate
idea of the progress that is being
made by the valley in horticulture
and gardening Four important pro
duets are now at their prime; apri-
cots, cantaloupes, watermelons and
figs. Sevcnty-foUr persons had eX'
hibits.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-06-04
TEN YEARS AGO
June /. 1919

Lowell Kellar, the son Of a. IL.
Kellar, vice president of the First
National Bank arrived in t valley
last night after continuous service
IN the tank corps abroad. He was
met Saturday in San Diego by Mr.,
Kellar, and IS TO take up residence
in Holtyillt where he has accepted
a position with the First National
bank Of that city. The other son of
Mr.. Kellar is abroad and there is no
indication that he will return i'm
mediately.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-06-04

The complete disappearance Of Augustus
Anne seems to call for another Stanley or shOul
be Sherlock Holmes?
Imperial Valley press., 1929-06-04
Looking Backward
What the Press Files Tsn ef LIN
perial Valley for This Date
In Past YsArD
TWENTY YEARS AGO
.June 4. 1909

Last evening just before dark n
great aeroplane dropped out OF some
nook near San Jacinto mountain
down close to the Saltop Sea, en-
cireled the body of water and grace
fully sailed back to its retreat. For
several months there have been
rumours Of experiments being con
ducted in that vicinity with II fly
ing machine and it is believed that
success is being achieved. i.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-06-04
looking glass - gruntcd the pig.

looking glass; gruntcd the pig.
Inns ISN'T cooking giass,
said the rabbit.
cit shines just Ike one, - spoke
the zig gentleman.
"That's because its new,
SHAY, tin dislpan for Nurse Jane, -
answered Mr. Longcars.
Why, look here laughed the
pig 81 ran ST." myself in tha side
Imperial Valley press., 1929-06-04

Edison Ford and other leading citizens who de-
nounce patronzing boctleggers not make it half
emphatic as those who have bought Of the
stuff. 1fAf Ar. xAs
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Mangian Love Notes
Inscribed on Bamboo

Perhaps the queerest type Of love
letter known in the world Is that in
vogue among the Mangians of the hill
lands and mountains of Mindoro, p. l.,
who still hold to the ancient alphabet
OF about three novels and ten conso-
nants which they group into words in
scribed on bamboo in single vertical
column, their bolos serving them as a
stylus. They are an extremely simple
and timid people and their more ag-
gressive Malayan neighbors have made
them hunt cover in the highlands and
the primeval forests. For business, aside
from the very important business of
making love, tthey hardly need writing
at all; and surely no bamboo ledgers to
record their wealth. But love makes
as ardent demands upon them as upon
other folk, and their SWANS fallen
victim to Cupid whip out their bolos,
slash down a good-sized bamboo, and
go to verse-writing with intense gusto.
so that love missiye may be strung
along the length of 45-foot pole, and
the one end trailing in the forest path
as the poet indites a warm postscript
on the, other. Popular damsels soon
have enough finely etched poles to
build hut-to burn such telltale
documents would be to light fire en-
dangering the forest. Specimens of the
love letter poles have been ACQUIRED by
scientists and translated, and the as
founding truth discovered that a Man
gain In love Is an inordinate liarl
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Swedish Doctors Demand
Modern Dress for Nurses

Swedish doctors are demanding tina,
the hideous dark blue ankle-long unit
forms which nurses in that country
have been wearing for the last half
century or more must so the way OF
everything else old fashioned. Their
reason, as given in 8 recent issue OF
Dagens Nyheter. Is that the long uni
forms are both inSanitary and UNI
healthy for the nurses themselves.
Several admit, however, that there Is
an esthetic angle to the question and
that it is improper in this day and age
to have an army Of trim ankled young
Swedish women going around in the
conservative garb which their grand
mothers wore before them. 1t is also
suggested that the girls be allowed to
single their hair in direct violation Of
the fashion which has existed among
the ''skoeterskor' heretofore. Modern
lists hope that the profession Of mercy
will be allowed to raise its skirts to
point halfway between the ankle and
the knee. If the other reforms come
In 1t IS also hoped that the dinky little
bonnets which the nurses now wear viii
Pc replaced BY something more fetchang
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tion you can while. you have the
chance"
But the boy quit school and
went to work.
He was promoted from office
boy to bookkeeper, from book
keeper to. head bookkeeper, from
head bookkeeper to office man
ager.
His path looked golden and
long. And then suddenly he
stopped.
"You see that mani" said the
president Of his concern to me
the other day. "There is a man
who might have become general
manager of this business if he
had had college education. His
salary might have been $4,000 q
year. instead it's $4,000. He's
reached his limit. What a shame
that he hasn't education enough
to 60 on"
He "knew more" than his
father. And his boyish obstinacy
10 costing him $4,000 year.
keep yourself clean, my son."
said the father Of another boy.
"You'll never regret il. And
some day you'll thank Heaven
you did"
But the boy knew more than
his father. He knew that every
young man who is worth his salt
must sow his wild oats.
So he sowed right n1errily.
saw him the other day. He
came to me about getting job.
He was pale and anemic, and
his hands twitched, and he was
forever rolling cigarettes. He
could not concentrate his mind
on one subject for even a couple
Of minutes.
could not give him a job; no
man could. God knows what
will become Of him. He would
starve If it were not for the few
dollars he gets from his father.
Youth is the handspring of the
world.
Its insurgency, its inquisitive-
ness, its eagerness to try the un
tried and do the impossible
drives the world forward in spite
Of the conservatism Of age.
Fortunate are those Of u who
recognize the divine Importance
Of youths cocksureness and con,
ceit, and yet know how, gently
and appreciativeIy, to temper Il
with the ripper Judgment Of added
years.
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corresponding to the aggregate of the
items of this lplan.
The above sounds rather complicated,
but I doubt 1t could be stated more
simply. I propose to take up this
matter next week, by which time per-
fectly authenticated details should be
to hand.
The German government has def
nitely refused to allow Leon Trotsky to
enter Germany.
X X X
CHINA.-On April 10 Chang Kai
Shek issued from Hankow, where he
is presiding over the obsequies of the
rebellion, q proclamation of celestial
bouquet. He announces the intention
to tender, upon return to Marking in
the near future, his resignation as head
OF the Nationalist government. He ex-
presses regret for having, through lack
of political foresight, failed to prevent
the Wuhan rebellion, declares himself
unequal to the task he has assumed, and
proposes to travel abroad, recruit his
health. increase his information and
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Augustine washington, father Of George,
died l743; also to restore the graveyard
and the mansion, which was destroyed
by fire in 1880.
The restoration of the mansion may
be only conjectural, from certain hints
and traditions and the prevailing archi-
lecture of the time, but no doubt a
fairly close approximation will be
achieved; at any rate. the new struc-
ture will embrace the site of the house
where George Washington was born.
The roadway will be restored whereof
indications remain), running to the
riverside, off which of old sailing ships
from England anchored to exchange
commodities with the proprietors.
Wakefield is about 65 miles below
Mount Vernon. Congress has appro-
priated the money for a motor highway
extension to connect Wakefield with
Washington, and 1t is expected that
the restored mansion will be ready for
dedication on the 2O0th anniversary of
George Washington's birth, February
%, 1892.
It would appear that Col. John
Washington of Wharton, England. left
his native land to escape the Com
monwealth men, the family being Roy
alist to the hilt. The father of the
colonel was the Rev. Lawrence Wash
ington, proctor of Oxford University
The Wakefield plantation seems to have
comprised about 1900 acres.
The Bank of Manhattan Building on
Wall Street, New York City, on which
work is about to begin. will be $40 feet
high, as against 1872 feet for the Wool
worth Building and 800 feet for the
Chrysler Building now going up at
Forty-second street and Lexington ave-
nue., New York.
There were 399 murders In New
York City in 1928, as against 372 In
1927; 1.245 suicides in 1928, as against
/ ,l21 in 1927.
According to the director Of the Gem
sus Bureau of the Department of Com
merce, the population Of the United
States is increasing at the rate Of about
! 400, 900 per year, this increase being
made up OF the excess OF births over
deaths, which Is about 1,15OOO0 annu-
ally, and the excess Of immigration over
emigration, which totals about 100000
The census Of 1890 showed
q population Of tappfoximate figures)
3 $50, 900, that of 1880 showed So $780,
600. that Of 1920 showed los, zoo, 600
and for July !, 1897. the Census Ru-
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When a Boy Knows More
Than His Father
BY BRUCE BARTON.

- oMETIMES a boy does know
more than his father.
Ours would have been a
- very different history If
Abe Lincoln, age is or so, had
been guided by the wisdom of
Thomas Lincoln, age SO.
snow, Abe" we can imagine
him saying, "don't waste time
readin' them books. Readin'
never done me any good, and
what was good enough for mes
good enough for you"
Lincoln knew more than his
father. 1t was a divine disobedi-
ence that led him to close his
ears to the man who had brought
him into the world and open his
heart to the vision that was to
help him conquer the world.
Robert Louis Stevenson knew
more than his father.
That father would have shac.
kled him to engineering. He
could not understand the obsti.
macy Of the boy who refused to
apply himself. That obstinacy
saved . great author from misery
az mediocre engineer.
Jesus Christ knew more than
His father.
"Thy father and have sought
thee sorrowins," said His mother
to him.
And neither His mother nor
His father could hear the voice
that was calling Him away from
them, the voice that was to find
fathers and mothers and broth
ers and sisters for Him among
all those who should do His will.
The boy who has not some
firm convictions and willing
ness TO defend them, even against
the arguments Of those older
than himself, is not likely to
amount to much, either as q boy
or as man.
But there must be convictions,
not mere prejudices, not selfish
impulses or passions.
know two men who "knew
more" than their fathers.
One boy is the Office manager
Of i large manufacturing cons
cern, and his salary il $40
week.
Better 90 on in school, said
his father to him when he was
IL yers old. nEetter 90 to COLI
iese; better get al the educa-
ffsos,vric
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reparations business Is determined. The
CentriSts have rallied to the govern
ment, and place has been found for
several Centralists, including ex-Chan-
cellor Wirth, in the cabinet; though by
what displacements does not appear.
It is hoped that as reconstructed, the
government will have sufficient strength
for dealing with the impending repara-
tons issue. Let us hope SO, but the de-
velopnents are very disquieting.
Yesterday, in default of a German
offer, the representatives of the allied
creditor powers on the international
experts committee (deliberating at
Paris on the problem of German repa-
rations) handed to the German men,
bers of the committee plan of repa-
rationS payments, not by way of ulti-
matum, but presumably the plan repre-
sents the utmost by way of allied con-
cesSions, presumably no plan would be
acceptable to the allies, whereof the
present value corresponding to the ag-
gregate of its items should be sub
stantially less than the present value
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Jordan River Dam
To Light Jerusalem

It was interesting to read in recent
issue OF the London Times OF the prog
ress of the irrigation and power project
in Palestine. It would seem that pill
grims to this land would get something
of jar to see dam across the JORDAN.
1t does not strike us as unusual that
Jerusalem should still be dependent
upon oil for light and power. But be-
fore the year Is out hydroelectric power
from the Jordan will be supplied to
Haifa, and finally high tension lines will
be run to the Holy CITY. The Jordan
at first wiz use three 1000
horsepower turbine generator units, slnd
q fourth later II the water flow pernltS.
.IeFiIsn1enn a eeoen n h ra0derniNeie ~
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Hawaiian Japanese
Lost to Native Land

Japanese immigrants who live for any
considerable length of time in Hawaii
become untitled to return to Japan and
enter into business life there, it was
declared editorially by the Nippu Jill,
one OF Hawaii's japanese daily papers.
The Nippu Jill points out that Japanese
In Hawaii expand their scale of living
and cannot readily change it on re-
turn to their homeland. Many such
returning emigrants are disillusioned
the paper says, warning Japanese that
the fatherland they left wears AFRO has
now become virtually foreign land to
them. This paper has several times
recently urged Japanese aliens here to
make up their minds that Hawaii is
the best place to live, and to make their
permanent investments here.