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Imperial Valley press., 1930-06-19

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Imperial Valley press., 1930-06-19
HelD JV0ntrd--Female

WANTED-Young lady with office
clerical experience. State age,
positions held last two years, sal
AIRY received, when services avail
able and if permanent in Valley
Stenography an advantage. Press
Box No. 5i1. lGt6
Imperial Valley press., 1930-06-19
Lost

STRAYED--I bay horse mule, 4 or
yrs. old from owcrn's ranch
Near Mcloland. Call FL Centre
92S. Reward. l6t6
Imperial Valley press., 1930-06-19
Renl Estate Rarn0ina

FOR SALE-Pinc Valley home fur.
nished. Large living room, bath,
bedroom, kitchen, garage under
large oak and pine trees. Every
thing strictly first class copdi-
tion. Price reasonable, terms.
Near hotel, store and 20. Owner.
Walter j. Davis, 3712 Herman
Ave-, San Diego, Cal. 1875
The Washington times., 1930-10-14
B 2OckUiLLe Expert
Urges Rest Cure

NOCKVILLE, Oct. IL. - Nutri
ION. according to Miss Marsaret
kusdell. Red Cross nutritionist
Or Montgomery county. has been
Misunderstood.
In q bulletin which she has
prepared for the mothers Of this
bounty, Miss Ansdell states that
although the usual conception OF
Ihe word is taken to mean. the
Ihse of proper food, the word itself
kctually means more. la6.,t.1
Rest plays a very big part In
The building up of individuals
bhe says. The human body is
compared to the engine, which
burns UP fuel. only while going
The Washington times., 1930-10-14
.SI,SOO,OOO in Bonds
! FLOGted bU Ber0pn

NEW YORK. Oct. IA. A re-
funding operation through which
the city Of Bergen, Norway, will
effect a saving on funded debt
charges will be made possible
through the offering of new is.
sue of $1,9OO,O0O 19-year S per
cent external sinking fund gold
bonds by Brown Brothers S Co.
and Halsey, Stuart 81 Co., Inc.
The bonds are priced at 81 and
interest to yield 5.25 per cent,
and 100000 will be retired each
year, beginning October Is, 1881.
The Washington times., 1930-10-14
Boys Back Broken
In Football Game

wILKEs.BARRE, oct. 14.-Wil-
liam Waters, II years old, a mem
Der Of the Forty Fort High School
football team, is in q critical con.
dition in Nesbit Memorial Hospital
where an X-ray examination re-
vealed that his back was broken
as q result of being thrown while
tackling a player on the Hanover
township high school team Satur-
day afternoon.
william Naylor, II years old,
also q member Of the Forty Fort
squad, suffered a broken shoulder
blade In the same game.
The Washington times., 1930-10-14
Manys Rebels Killed
ReDOrted in China

LONDON. Oct. "a uN.SD
Heavy casualties in Chinese rebel
forces in the recent revolt which
ended in the capture Of Cheng
Chow were claimed by the Nan.
king government today. accord
ing to dispatches to the evening
newspapers.
The rebels sustained 10000
casualties, the Nanking govern
ment stated. Nationalists Fuf.
fered $4,000 killed and 10000
wounded.
The Washington times., 1930-10-14
AUen-A Company
EmpLOUeS Insured

NEW YORK. Oct. IA. - The
Allen-A Company, manufacturers
Of underwear and hosiery, has
entered into a group life .nsur.
ance contract with the Equitable
Life Assurance Society. which
provides 100000 Of protection
for 1900 employees in plants at
Kenosha and Sheboygan. Wis.
and Bennington. VT. in amounts
ranging from $1,000 to $4,000.
Approximately 90 per cent of
the employees have applied for in.
surance.
The Washington times., 1930-10-14
Polish Plot to Kill
PiLsHdSki Is FOiIed

WARSAW. oct. IA u.N.S0.-A
plot to assassinate Premier Josef
ilsudski, Of Poland, has been
uncovered by the Warsaw police,
1t was ann need today.
Eight members Of. the fighting
organization {; the Polish 90
cialist party have been taken
into custody. and other arrests
are expected.
A raid on headquarters Of the
alleged conspiratorJ revealed Q
large quantity Of arms.
The Washington times., 1930-10-14
Panhandle Tutors
Name NeU Officers

MARTINSBURG, w. Va, OCT.
l4.-Prof. I. o. Ash. Of the
Shepherd College faculty, was
elected president Of the Eastern
Panhandle Teachers Association
at d session body in the audi.
torium Of the college. w. B.
Simmons. principal Of Bath
District High School. of Berkeley
Springs, was elected vice presi
dent and Keef1er Eutzler prin
cipal Of Shepherdstown High
School, was named secretary
treasurer.
Martinsburg was selected for
the 1891 session and delegates
to the State Education Associa-
ton meeting in Clarksburg In
November, were named.
The Washington times., 1930-10-14
A Quick and Safer Wav.

VEs. now you can get rid of
L headaches not in hours :.
but in minutes! Capudine, .
liquid preparation, is the new,
amazingly quick way to get re-
lief. Itis replacing any number
of ordinary powders and tab
lets. It is one of the greatest
achievements in pharmaceu-
tics; for it reduces amazingly
the time usually taken to get
headache relief.
Being liquid, Capudine acts
Immediately, often in One.third
the time required by other
forms. II contains no mar
cotics, does not disturb di.
gestion and is approved by
Doctors and Druggists. Even
with the most severe headache
relief comes very quickly. Sold
At Drug Stores l0e. 800, COZ bottles
and By the dose At soda fountains.
The Washington times., 1930-10-14

Consistent with its policy of laying the facts before the public The
American Tobacco Company has invited Mr. ]. HOrOsUitz
reeU the reports of the distinguished Vho haze witnessed
LUCKY STRIKES famous Toasting Process The OOng the
statement of Mr. HoroCvitz:
The Washington times., 1930-10-14
L. J. HoROWITZ
Chairman of the Board
Thompson"Starrett Company, Inc.

Thompson.Starrett Company, Inc.
Builders Of the Waldorf.Astoria Hotel, the
Woodwork Building, the Paramount Building, the
Equitable Building New York; the General Motors
Building in Detroit the Palmer House In Chicago.
''When modern enterprise joins hands With
sMre>fOOted experience, success becomes a cer'
tainty. The fusion of these two important
factors has given Thompson >Starrett OVer
billion dollars worth of activity in thirty
years. 1t is interesting to note the application
of this same principle in your business. Its
clear evidence is your use of the Ultra Violet
Ray in the fTOasting' of the LUCKY STRIKE
tObaccOs."
The Washington times., 1930-04-08
Beatrice Fairfax Advises the L0UeI0rn

spends nearly all his time with
his parents. He has even beaten
me.
Last Christmas he went to a
party at his parents and left
me behind. without even Luy-
ing baby a toy. I walked from
house to house, looking in the
windows, seeing how happy
other people were, until I drop
ped on the street, broken
hearted. and some ladies picked
me up. I was sick for a month.
Please tell me what to do.
Shall I go back home? Shall
I get a divorce? Or shall I
suffer with him to the end?
UNHAPPY MOTHER.
Dear Unhappy Mother: I am
sorry you have such a prob
lem to meet. But only you,
yourself, can. decide the ques-
tions you ask. Do you still
love the husband who neglects
you? Much depends on that.
OF course, you would be
legally justified in leaving him
If he fails to give you enough
money to properly feed your
self and the baby. Talk TO
him, ask him very Sweetly to
give you a larger allowance and
spend more time with you. If
he refuses point-blank, you may
be justified in leaving him to
earn your own living.
The Washington times., 1930-04-08
OUR RHYMING
OPTIMIST
AIine Michaelis-
ENIGMA

ENIGMA
r Owe is so new. When did 1t
IL dawn,
This wonder that transforms
all things,
This dream from which all
dreams are drawn,
To lend to plodding thought
bright wings?
Love lis so old. Since time be-
gan,
Through Earth's uncounted
dynasties,
All lovers have thus joyed to
plan,
All have built castles fair as
these.
Love is so frail. A word may
blight
The sweetest bloom on all
life's tree.
A look may quench the souls
delight,
A sigh may end its ecstasy.
Love is so strong. No space or
time
Can kill that clear, enduring
spark;
Enigma, frail or strong, sub,
lime:
Its light alone illumes Earth's
dark,
The Washington times., 1930-04-08

set up for herself to bring bouquets shrank from
a big man to little" One-little in soul
how she could have ever seen him as anything
but what he was Looked past and through him
to a splendid figure that was only dream
fashioned by herself, with blind eyes, out Of the
stuff that girls hopes and beliefs are made of.
The rest of the world had stood around at the
wedding and wondered that, too!
Somebody said that women were given two
eyes, the one to love with, the other to ''see
through mems shifts" They might better have
said to see him as he is. For the average lover,
who is poor choice in the clear eyes of the rest
of the world, turns his bright side only as any
other human would, poses only unconsciously,
and has no faintest notion Of that other person
Gloriette thinks he is!
The Washington times., 1930-04-08
THE BEAUTY BOX
BY Helen FOllett.

conditions can be bettered by
anointments every night with
lanolin. White spots on the
nails are caused by injuries to
the matrix, causing air bubbles
to form in the new cells; there
fore, no steel instruments
should be used at the nail base.
The old-time formula for the
dry shampoo is orris root. A
better one can be had by mix
ing orris with an equal amount
of kaolin, which Is Fuller's
earth, cleansed and Sterilized.
Kaolin absorbs oil. Apply from
a large salt shaker. Remove
from the hair by brushing; to
do a quick, thorough job, place
absorbent cotton over the briS-
ties Of the br1lsh>
The Washington times., 1930-04-08

But that's just bit O. poetry. Women's two
eyes see alike, and both blindly sometimes.
Aunts and uncles, mons and dads, younger
brothers and sisters, and other young things,
marvel at the man that Glorious Gloriette adores
and means to take And even other men stand
aghast at the man "a nice girl will fall in love
with!'
Said big man and good one, kind one and
splendid one, one day to the artist, My girl
thought him a musician-but he was only a
'crooner'!''
The father saw the ''crooner," saw the lack of
forehead and the near-set eyes, but Eyes of
Love- was listening to the Moonlight Sonata"
played by Eros in the dark.
NELL BRINKLEY.
The Washington times., 1930-04-08
TEA-TABLE
CHATTER

Some of our petted darlings
mistake posing for posture.
They drape themselves over
cushions and put hand under
chin. Affection. Sally. Mustn't
be did. Not nice.
Good appetite, proper food,
regular hours for eating all have
a beneficial effect upon the skin,
which is a barometer telling
whether the digestive organs are
enjoying fair weather or not.
Digestive disturbances can pro-
duce pallor, they can make the
skin Sallow, they can coarsen
the texture Of the skin. Dark
circles under the eyes are often
indicative Of a sluggish intes-
tinal tract.
Bath salts are q pleasant lux
ury. Instead Of buying by the
bottle one can purchase bath
torpedoeS, each little package
wrapped In gay paper and filled
with the proper amount for one
bath. They soften the water
and impart a refreshing frag.
rance to the skin.
The Washington times., 1930-04-08

Aenemia may redden the
nose. Dietetic errors, foods
containing too many condi-
ments, may rosy up the nose.
Certain skin diseases produce
an inflammation. If the red
ness comes and goes, applica-
tions Of ointment of zinc oxide
may bring about a cure. If
the trouble is chronic, it is
best to consult a physician
who specializes in skin diseases.
A beaming beak is no beauty
bargain.
The fingernail should not be
flat; 1t should arch up slightly
from the finger base. Thin
nails that bend easily are not
robust or healthy, neither a.e
those that are brittle Both
The Washington times., 1930-04-08
DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:

I have great faith in your
writings, therefore, I am anx-
ious for you to answer these
questions:
I have kept steady company
with a young man for three
years. am two years older
than he is. Shall I keep on?
think the girl should be
younger.
How can I prove his love
for me besides his telling me?
ANXIOUS.
I am glad you have faith in
me, my dear. You may be sure
I will try to help you.
The two years difference in
ages between you and your
sweetheart need not make the
least difference, even though
you are his senior, provided you
The Washington times., 1930-04-08

X L0RIETTE had "eyes of love-" Defective
NJ vision, you would say
She saw great big boy, with character
and shoulders fit to meet the world with and
show it its place. Dazzled by the light of love
in her eyes, laundering blissfully in its amber
glow-and- glitter, she tied her wagon to what she
thought was star, as girl is urged to do, and
found the star just bit of clod. And herself
contemplating the rest Of her life in its company.
star-shine! It was just the polish on his hair.
Pride! It was but the boastful putting of chest
and heart too small to ever really grow. Good
temper and wit! It came out that it was only
clowning-that never tired.
Floriette wondered, as the star slipped from
the sky, the glow faded the vision that she had
The Washington times., 1930-04-08
FUTURISTIC
MUSIC

Schelling is responsible for
the saying that architecture is
frozen music. Just what he
meant by this epigrammatic
contradition is not certain; but
he did not write with our archi.
lecture in the back of his mind.
Had he seen the American sky
scrapers of 1929 he might have
called them frozen jazz, for
If a national style such as that
of the italian Renaissance ex-
presses a predominating musical
characteristic of the age, GER
tainly to an equal extent
American skyscrappers express
an important musical trait of
their country.
Primitive music and elemental
forms; violent noises and
strong colors, regular unchang-
ing rhythm; they mount story
on story, each one like the one
before.
The Washington times., 1930-04-08
what About Dance Han?


DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:
We are two girls, IS years
old, who find much pleasure in
following your interesting col.
umn. We would like very
much to read your opinion on
a question that is troubling us.
We love to dance, and go to
dances about twice a week. We
have heard the term dance
hall girls" and would like to
know If public dances are
cheapening to a girls charac-
ter. We are anxious to hear
what you think about this. We
thank you in advance.
PRUDENCE.
OF course there are q few
public dance halls that are so
we'll managed and located in
such a restricted community
that the very incest young
folks attend them.
The average dance hall ad-
mits anyone who wishes to at
tend and it is the custom for
everyone to dance with every
one-in itself cheapening, in.
discreet and in some instances
dangerous!
I would suggest that you girls
join the best evening dancing
class available class attended
by both young men and young
women,
The Washington times., 1930-04-08
YOUR RULING
STAR
BY William Shwader-
THE YEAR AHEAD
For those whose birthday is
April 8.

For those whose birthday is
April 8.
IF today is your birthday you
- are entering on a good year
for business, health and social
advantages. If you properly
direct your affairs and make
the most of the opportunities
that come your way, you should
make noticeable advancement.
Important dates: Avoid ex-
cesses of all kinds, take no
risks and maintain routine
during April and from June 6
to 10, July 3 to 6, September
8 to II, October 4 to 8, October
II to November IA, December
3 to 81, and February 1881.
Good for general affairs, make
efforts to advance your inter
eStS from April % to IS, June
2 to S, November 8 to IL, Feb
ruary / to 4 (1931) Contra
dictory dates show two oppos-
ing influences.
A child born today will be
energetic, emotional, argumen.
tative, pleasant, clever, ambi-
tious and should succeed in
life.
Tendencies for tomorrow
(April 81 The moon passes
Neptune during the morning
warning against queer, subtle or
chaotic schemes. In the late.
afternoon the harmonious rela.
ton from the moon to Venus
is good for pleasure, social af-
fairs and general prosperity.
The Washington times., 1930-04-08

soon aS h6u GuIGIGu LIE pCQ"
room, where he found a white
uniformed nurse in attendance,
his mother opened her eyes.
Fever bright, the Shrunken
eyes looked up into his anxious
face.
"The end Ken
The young fellow choked.
why, Spider Kelly!" his tongue
faltered over the old nickname.
Where's your grit! I'm here,
dearest, you must get well!
You can't throw me down like
this!
The faintest flicker of smile
touched the wrinkled. face. A
shallow sigh. The eyelids closed.
At Ken'S gasp the nurse
leaped to the bed. Then her
low encouraging whisper. bring
ing the color to the mans
face. "She'S asleep
Best thing that could happen.
Here-sit here. If she wakes
and finds you here it's better
than medicine.
Hours licked away by the
little china clock on the bureau.
Hours, when the man sat un-
stirring in the chair, his brown
hand warm over the wrinkled
one on the bed.
All the world receeded, leav-
ing only this lighted room-an
island o. reality floating IN a
sea of chaos.
Now and then he was aware
of others floa ating into his range
of vision. The stout dark figure
of the doctor. The White
starched nurse. Cecile, slender
and lovely as she stole noise
lessly in 20 tuck cushion behind
his back.
The long vigil became a night
mare. At first his thoughts
clustered entirely about that
frail old figure on the bed. Then.
as the first sharp edge OF anxiety
dulled-as hour after hour
passed in shallow breathing and
no change came over the grey
withered face on the pillow,
Ken'S tired mind became vague
dreamy.
The drive down the mountains
after a day of vigorous exercise
had left him worn out. That
day was it possible that
it was only a few short hours
ago that he had been up in
Toms mountain cabin, laugh
ing, joking with Mary ana Fled
and Phyllis? Dancing with Ar
deth. Ardeth g Uncon-
sciously he shook his mead and
closed his eyes as though TO shut
away the image of her face.
The thought of Ardeth did not
belong here in this room where
his mother battled death.
He slept for moments at a
time. Troubled sleep, shot with
disturbing dreams. He was driv-
ing like a fiend-hurtling down
steep black roads like a falling
comet. Ardeth was clinging to
him and crying
He woke with a guilty start.
Leaned forward, holding his
breath.
No change. The face against
the pillow SO Worn-So small.
The satin quilt lifting so shall
lowly over the shrunken chest.
To the nurses whispered Sug-
gestion that he slip away and
get some rest he vigorously
shook his head. Sat upright.
Blinking YEARLY at the bed.
The night lifted. The sky
outside the window became a
hard cold blue. The bleak
light of morning crept in to
dim the gold of the night
light.
AS though it called to her,
his mother opened her. eyes.
Her voice, a shade stronger
than it had been last night,
brought his anxious face lean
ing over her.
"Cecile " " she whispered.
I want both my children here
with me "'
Ken suddenly became aware
of Cecile standing close beside
him.
His mother managed a faint
smile at them both. A sick
lurch at Ken's heart He
had the feeling of a net clos
ing down about him.
Copyright, 1880. King Features
Syndicate. Inc.)
Ito Be COntinued)
The Washington times., 1930-04-08
Timely Topics

A specially constructed "fly.
ing apartment" has been con.
structed for passenger service
on the West Coast of the
United States. In the plane
are a folding bed, a refrigera-
tor and a writing desk.
The Washington times., 1930-04-08

are congenial IN every other
way.
But three years is q long
time for a young man to mo-
nopolize a girls attentions and
devotions without proposing
marriage. A proposal of mar
riage is, after all, the only
proof of his love.
Unless he asks you in the
near future to be his wife, I
would suggest your going about
with other friends as well. For
The Washington times., 1930-04-08

great-grandson, who is a Wash
ington newspaper man.
The Washington Times lUiH
publish from day to day inter.
eSting specimens of authentic
antiques. Readers possessing
genuine antiques, particularly
articles of Colonial or early
American origin or of historic
association, are tnUited to for.
tDGrd photographs and records
for publication, or notify the
Antique Editor ard q photog-
TapheT aDtu be sent
The Washington times., 1930-04-08

A sense of disaster crashing
IN on Ardeth. For a moment
the true import of the message
escaped her. It seemed like a
dramatic parry to Ken's last
words to her. He spoke Of
marriage and was Immediately
Snatched away.
Then her heart went out in
q warm gush of pity, he looked
SO white, so stunned. But
there was nothing she could
do. He did not need her
While Ken hastily changed
into other clothes-while Tom
drove his car up to the road to
be in readiness-She could only
stand, feeling her heart shaken
by q sense of fear. Hearing
the excited repressed voices of
the others.
Ken came running down
stairs In hat and overcoat. His
eyes went as blankly over her
as they did over the others.
He answered Mary's questions
mechanically, In agony to be
off.
He refused Toms offer to go
along, bruskly. He'd be all
right. He didn't need anyone.
Headlights danced on the
snow The roar Of his
motor, quickly dying out. He
was gone. And the little group
In the cabin seemed oddly for
lorn.
s'Poor Ken" murmured Mary.
eff it's the end it will go hard
with Ken. He's devoted to his
mother"
was it her fancy, thought
Ardeth. or did Mary's gaze
brush her compassionately for
O moment as she spoke.
Later that night, when she
lay awake on the narrow cot
which had been prepared for
her, Ardeth found herself re-
calling the incidents with q
sinking heart. Why should
Mary pity her? Suppose the
worst happened +" Suppose
Ken's mother I" Oh. no!
never think of that! Never
wish to draw her own happl-
ness through Ken's sorrow.
Wide eyes fastened on the
low bright stars looking in the
window, she tried to follow Ken
in fancy on his lonely ride.
Plunging down the black noun
tains Did he feel this
great pitying love she felt for
him? Did it bring him COM
fort?
Hours later Ken reached the
end of his journey. Dark and
silent the city lay, dreached in
rain Heavy, sluggish drops.
like heavy tears
Like a painful dream as he
reached the apartment he
shared with his mother. AS he
fitted the key in the lock, the
door opened. He mad expected
a nurse the doctor,
perhaps. Something o. a small
shock to find Cecile Parker be
fore him. Cecile, in a soft,
gray-blue chiffon thing which
made her white oval of face
and the Naples yellow waves
of her hair soft and appealing.
Gone, the orange iipstick. The
mauve eye shadow was missing,
too, and her pale gray eyes met
his in sweetest sympathy.
In response to his amazed
question she answered in a low
voice. "I've been here since S.
AS soon as she was taken ILL.,"
"TIow is she?" Ken'S voice
was a queer croak.
The girl shrugged slightly.
"Very weak !. {. She may not
know you." @ .
But Cecile was mistaken. AS
The Washington times., 1930-04-08
What Do You KnOw?
ANSWERS TO TODAY's TEST
Questions on Editorial Page

I. PROFOUND Compound; g.. confOund. 4. Impound. S.
Profound 6. $50 Eight home of the
Knights of Malta known the Hosptaers They
crusaders recruited from the ranks of nobility. g. They
famous TO- University of Jagiee Cracow Poland
IL. 1853 IL. 1881. 13. 1897. Ia 1882 IS. ls4O.
The Washington times., 1930-04-08
DEAR MISS FA1RFAx

I am a young mother and
have a pretty baby Is months
old. But I am very unhappy
because my husband doesn't
care for me. He only gives me
$40 a week for meals and to
clothe myself and baby. His
earnings are $51 a week. He
The Washington times., 1930-04-08

This four-door Sheraton side
board was modern furniture in
that period of affluence which
followed the Revolutionary War.
This particular piece was "im-
ported" from the Atlantic sea-
board into Southwest Virginia
by Col. william ByarS, as a part
of the furnishings of his then
modern home, Brook Hall in
Washington County, a spot
that since has become historic.
The piece is still in the Byars
family, being owned now by q
The Washington times., 1930-04-08
Girl Unafraid
\ Thrilling Serial By the
Author of ''Marianne''
Continued from Yesterday

Continued from Yesterday
TyHEY in the cabin with the others. Ken rip
ping the envelope Of telegram
He looked up his face ashen Its from the doctor.
Mothers very ILL., I'll have to go.'
The Washington times., 1930-04-08

II a young man intends to pro
pose, he does not often wait
three years.