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Imperial Valley press., 1922-07-11
THOMPSON DENIES
HE'S A KU KLUXER

"Certain persons in FL Centre and
other parts of Imperial valley have in
their possession lists, which, | am in
formed, bear my name, with others, as
being associated with, or members of
the order of Ku KluX Klan, Vaughn
y. Thompson states. 81 am not now
and have never been, q member of that
order, and have no connection whatever
with it. I earnestly believe in strict
observance and enforcement of our
laws, regardless of persons or creeds,
Imperial Valley press., 1922-07-11
GOV. STEPHENS MUST
DEFEND CHARGES

LOS ANGELES, July 11.-Gov-
ernor William D. Stephens must
appear within 10 days to answer
charges Of entering scheme to
accomplish the sale of state high
way bonds in violation OF the state
constitution, according to an
order issued by Federal Judge Ben
jamin Bledsoe.
The governor and a number of
his associates and appointees, in
cludirg Clyde L. Seavey, Attorney
General Webb and others, are ac-
cused i'll a complaint by S. H.
Mitchell, who declares that the
scheme referred to resulted in the
loss Of 1922, 160.50 in highway
funds.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-07-11
HARDING TO DECLARE STRIKE ATTITUDE
CABINET ACTS ON
DOUBLE CRISIS IN
NATIONAL STRIKES

= The government Wovcd to act 8.
= as the industrial situation &
= throughout the country increas- &
eEed in gravity today. The cabinet &
q met to consider the crisis in coal z
8, and rail strikes and it was de- &
8 cided President Harding will is {.
g sue a statement tonight giving z
= the government s firm attitude 6
Z, toward the rail strike. Z
g President Harding is expected &
8 to issue official warning tonight z
e that mails must not be inter &
&, ferred with, that interstate com &
s merce must move and violence &
g will not be tolerated. &
8, The Southern Pacific railroad &
8 called for troop protection, 8
g charged strikers have used dyna- g
g mite and shot a guard in at 9
8, tempts to enforce the shop 8
&, strike. =
= A mob stormed Lehigh Val 8
e ley roundhouse at Wilkesbarre, 8
= Pa. A nonunion worker was 8
= beaten at Augusta, Gea. Two 3
q strike breakers and a guard s
8, were injured at Milwaukee. At =
Z. Brownsville, Pa, striking min q
= er and his son were seriously 8
9 hurt and taken to hospital. 3
= Suspension of railway mail 8
= service from 5000 miles of the s
:, NJ. X. and r. and from a run ON g
!, the b. and o. was announced. 9
= Rationing of the nation S coal 3
:, supply impends, with the strike 9
:, in its l02nd day. =
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Imperial Valley press., 1922-07-11
YACHTS RIDE SEA oF OIL

SAN PEDRO, Calf, July ll-Thous-
ands of dollars damage was done today
70 a fleet of more than 100 yachts and
motor boats belonging the members OF
the California Yacht club when an on
main brake.
Oil covered the water of the inner
harbor at Wilmington to a depth OF
two inches. Seventy feet of an eight
inch oil main broke on bridge on the
Long Beach Wilmington boulevard, zoe
barrels of oil pouring into the harboi
befor the oil could be shut off.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-07-11
L. A. HOLDUP WAVE
ROLLING RIGHT ALONG

LOS ANGELES, July 1.-THE wave
of holdups which started here Sunday
continued today when three bandits
held up w. A. Copeland, collector for
the Chaffee grocery as he was entering
the main office of the stores.
The bandits escaped with $1,000
which Copeland was CARRYING in a
satchel.
1t was the sixth big holdup in the city
in 4S hours and the third time in six
months that Copeland has been robbed,
Imperial Valley press., 1922-07-11
WOMEN ASK $35O,OO0
ALL OYER ONE MAN

SAN FRANCISCO, July IL
Suit for 100000 damages for
alienation of her husband s affec.
tions filed by Mrs. James Prince
Livinston against Miss Agnes
O'Connor, named in the divorce
complaint against the vice presi-
dent of the Northern Grain g.
Warehouse Co., was met with a
counter suit today by Miss O'Con-
nor for S25O,0OO damages for al
legged slander.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-07-11
PARENTS AND SON
DIE IN AUTO WRECK

PETALUMA. Calf, July 10-A. v.
Simms and eight year old son, Horace,
were killed and Mrs. Simms and two
other children injured when their auto
mobile plunged over Il 100 foot grade
at Geyserville Sunday,
Imperial Valley press., 1922-07-11
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PEACE SPIRIT PREVALSAT
DISTRICT BOARD HEARING
ANY TOWN UNDER 10000 CAN
OBTAIN PLAYSPOT FUND

NEW YORK. July 11-So that children of the small
may have better chance to play William E. Harmon, New
York real estate dealer has aside foundation $70O00
Any of less than 10000 population avail itself
part Of this fund for the purchase of playground
Conceived in Lebanon o. the has spread until it
is national In the following article Harmon tells why he
started it.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-07-11
BIG LEAGUES
TODAY

NEW YORK, July 1.-THE New
York Yankees beat their old jinx,
Urban Shocker, 2 to /, this afternoon
and took the first game of a crucial
series in the American League race
from the Browns.
Errors by Tobin let Babe Ruth score
in the sixth with the winning run.
Shocker held the Yanks to seven hits,
but Ward got freak homer in the
second inning
Imperial Valley press., 1922-07-11
cANTALoUpEs TOO CHEAP TO EAT

NEW YORK, July ll.-CantaloupeS
are too cheap to eat here At three
cents each, there were more than people
would buy.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-07-11
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WHAT'S DOING TONIGHT

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Imperial Valley press., 1922-07-11

Batteries-McQuillan and Gibson;
Morrison, Hamilton and Gooch, Mat
toX.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-07-11
WEATHER TODAY

Los Angeles and Vicinity
Fair and warm tonight and
Wednesday,.
Southern California - Tonight
and Wednesday fair.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-07-11

NATIONAL LEAGUE
At Pittsburgh
Imperial Valley press., 1922-07-11

At st. Louis, Second Game
Imperial Valley press., 1922-07-11

Batteries Olson, Ehmke, Stoner and
Woodall Heimach, Sullivan and Per
kins.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-07-11

At Cincinnati
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-05-12

Sunday afternoon. I had my picture made with my little bulldog and mamma.
 will be II years old May 1e. I am going to give a party. My little brothers birthday Is May 6. He will be eight years old.
 Aunt Ann, I will close for this time. Yours truly. RUBIE NAPIER.
 Jacksonville, Ala.
 Dear Aunt Ann
 We are going to have new school building and the workmen have started tearing down the old one. We have nice swings on our play ground
 am in the second grade. This is the third time I have writ ten you. l saw my letter In the paper l am so glad you put IL in. Will write you again. good bye. LYLE DAVIDSON very nice letter indeed. Ann, Dear Aunt Ann: This is the first time I have written to you. am little girl, 10 years old.
 l live in the country. My teach CTS name is Miss Mary Watkins.
 am in the fourth grade.
 Our school will be out in four more weeks after this week. Your friend
 ESTELLE ACTON.
 Birmingham, Ala.
 Dear Aunt Ann: This is the frs, time | have ta
 My teachers name is Miss Mary Watkins.
 1 like to go to school. I am in the third grade. l go to Rocky Ridge school l am nine years old. love my teacher dearly.
 Hope to see my letter in the pa per Friday. Your friend
 HAROLD WHITE. Birmingham. Ala. Dear Aunt Ann: am in the third grade.
 I am going to tell you about my room.
 My teachers name is Miss Sarah Calhoun.
 Aunt Ann, you ought to see our | room It is the prettiest thing you ever have seen. We have chickens and rabbits on the window and chick ems pulling carts with Easter eggs in the cart and rabbits sitting on the l black board holding pots of flowers and with ribbons around their necks l I am nine years old. My birthday will be in June. | My father takes The Birmingham Age Herald and I would like to set my name In your paper. I am, youI | friend. RUBY M'AULEY. l Uniontown.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-05-12

derest little girl who dances In the
 whole May Day party this year."
 That night Nanette slept better than usual. but she got up with an appetite that scared Tot Tim to think about.
 Get her some candy quick" he di- rected-for candy before breakfast destroys the appetite No sooner said than done. Three seconds later in came the nurse with chocolate cream. Nanette seized 1t ravenous- ly almost swallowing 1t whole. After 1t had slid down, it settled somewhere
 and Nanette did not feel half SO
 hungry. In fact in five or ten min utes, she felt that all she wanted was teaspoonful of vinegar, a dash of salt and a pickle.
 After breakfast that morning. all she had eaten was a cracker, an egg and bit of clear tea. What she had meant to eat was otmeal, six or eight slices of bacon, three eggs, half a
 loaf of bread and butter, jelly, jam,
 fried potatoes and as many slices of cake as she could wheedle from her
 mother
 Then she started to school. Her
 mother gave her 50 cents as usual, and with an extra quarter from her
 father, Nanette was prepared to buy
 everything in sight at lunch time and to eat candy. ginger bread. bananas and peanuts between times. She had not gone a half a block from the house though when one of the fairies
 hoped into her pocket, ripped a hole in one corner and dropped out the 50-
 cent piece.
 A Borrower That day at lunch poor little girl who had nothing to eat all day begged her for 5 cents, and Nanette. always kind, did not have the heart to refuse. That left her a dime for lunch, and she was able to purchase
 only two watery vegetables and a
 piece of dry toast
 Supper came again, breakfast.
 lunch and supper the next night. The fairies flew around so fast and had things snatched away from her so niftily it was just like spooks at work. No matter how hard Nanette tried, when she reached to get a thing. something happened to 1t. Con- sequently Nanette began to get thin before she knew it.
 Tot Tim was careful that all she got was non fattening vegetables and food
 However. after one day. Tot Tim decided he needed little human help. It was an awful siege. Nanette was determined that she was going to violate every rule, and Tot Tim had to make every dish on the table look to Nanette as if snakes lizards grass hoppers and porcupines were popping right out of them and glaring at her. Nanette slid down from the table and ran to tell her mother about the horrible sight. Then her mother and
 her nurse took right away to bed and sent for the doctor.
 Too Fat This child is too fat" said the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-05-12

Dear Aunt Ann: l have mixed the letters of ten automles. Here they are:
 Rafiknen, Haboimm. Tiwonnr Daei= lacl, Erketsudab, Cuikb. LiberPumho' Timehlcl, Ordf, and Worraecrefp.
 lam sending my answer for Euniee Hodge, of Joppa:
 River Plata and Taquary.
 Mountain: Andes. . Countries: Brazil. Guiana. Bolivia, Dorecua and Venezuela. And here is a story, also:
 "A Rich King"
 Once there lived a rich king. He had three daughters. His wife was dead. The first girl was named Mary. She was 20 years old. The second was named Sarah. She was IS. The third was 16. So one day Lois, the youngest, was down to the well in the woods. She had ball made of gold. She was toss ing 1t up in the air and catching 1t. She missed it and it fell into the we'll. She began to weep and a little frog came out of the well and said, "Why do you weep little girl" She said Cause my ball Is in the we'll"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-05-12

physician. she's been eating too much That's why she Is seeing things. What do you let her have!'
 Anything she wants
 Well that's what the matter, said the doctor. She must be put on strict diet" Then Tot Tim made himS put this in: And she must not be taken to the table where so many people eat and there are so many varieties of things to have"
 Then the doctor. with Tot Tim guiding his hand, set down a list of things Nanette could not have-and he made the doctor absolutely forbid that she have any lunch money at all.
 "Just go down and make arrange ments with the dietitian at the school what this child shall eat" said the doctor, and how much. She'll die if you don't do that
 Tot Tim had made Nanette look very i'll.
 Land how tired Tot Tim and fairies got following Nanette around, but they stuck to the job-for she was the kind of child who was of fered many good things by all her friends And 40 times Nanette was made to drop things into mud pud- dies, into the gutter and one day, when she was ravenous, Tot Tim sent a big dog to jerk a pork chop sand wich right out of her hand! It was just about this time, though, that Nanette began to realize how beau tifully slender she was growing.
 Great News
 The butterfly fluttered in one day and sat down beside her again.
 .Oh MT. Butterflyw she laughed, you know I asked you to help mo get thin, and I believe you've done it! Just look at me! I'm so happy I could most squeeze you to deathrA
 The butterfly jumped out of the way quick.
 No, I'm not going to do it," she apologized, but look at mel" Then she began to piroutte around on one foot and preen herself and show the butterfly some reducing tricks that her dancing teacher had taught her.
 And she confided: "Oh, little butter fly, if I keep on losing weight like this my teacher is going to make me queen of all the fairies in the May Day dance. And I'm most going to quit eating anything at all If I can do that! The fact Is the trouble all the time was that I ate too much, and now I know just what to eat and gee, you don't know how much bet ter l feel.''
 Then the grand morning dawned when Tot Tim and the fairies had finished the job. and by the time the May Day had come, she was indeed the slenderest little girl of the whole group of school friends and the pret- tiest. And how she jumped and stamped and spun on her tip toes and laughed with a heart that felt as light as a feather.
 Learned Biggest Lesson
 For she had learned how to con quer herself and that too much candy and ice cream and food made her very ugly and unhappy.
 Tt may have taken snakes and lizards to do the work" said Tot Tim sagely, but nobody can say they haven't turned out 8 perfect job" Then he called the fairies ak around him.
 stick to her through life" he said, we're going to make a very wonderful citizen out or her. She has got to grow up and be woman phy- sician so she can keep many hundreds of other little fat girls from being as unhappy as she was herself" And the fairies are staying by the job to this day
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-05-12

Boots
 Would like to exchange a pair of boots for an electric fan, The boots have been used on one or two hunt inS trips but are as good as ever, she purchase price being s11. Jared Wilson, care Aunt Ann, Age Herald.
 Famed Shot l have an empty cartridge, said to have been fired by Jesse James. will be glad to exchange this for something useful. Olin Giddings. care Aunt Ann, Age Herald.
 Nathing Suit
 Will exchange baseball uniform for bathing suit Would like to make this exchange as early as. possible. The bathing suit must be one piece. Theodore McGraw. care Aunt Ann, Age Herald.
 Army Cot
 I have an army cot l would like to exchange for a refrigerator. The cot is in perfect condition and at present is not in use. Genevieve Poe. care Aunt Ann. Age Herald.
 old Clothes Needed
 Many people are in need of old clothes. Anything that is too small, that you are tired of or that is out
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-05-12
A Puzzle Here and
 A Story About q King

"What will you give me for get ting it?"
 Anything you wish," she said. He said, T will get 1t for you If you will let me eat from your plate and sleep in your bed"
 She said, "Yes." and shs took 1t and ran home and the frog said, ~Wait, I can't run as fast as you" She went ahead and when she got home they heard a knock at the door. He father said, "Go to the door," She went and 1t was the frog. She pushed the door to in it's face and went back to the dining room. "Who was it?"
 She told him the story and he made her go let him in and the frog said, Put me up on the table so I can eat from your plate." The kng made her do 1t and then the frog said, "I want to go to bed"
 She said, 'No, you can't sleep in my sillzen bed"
 She slung him against the wall and when 1t hit the floor, he turned to a prince and they married and lived happy forever. Your friend.
 MATHILDE THOMAS.
 Kellyton, Ala,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-05-12
Can You Name
 These Counties?

Dear Aunt Ann: I am learning to write on the typewriter so l thought I would write you a letter for the Junior page I am 13 years old and in the seventh grade in school We have been taking The Age-Herald for q long time, but I never get tired reading the lovely page you all let the Juniors have. l think that is the best part of the paper I have mixed the letters of six counties and hope you can use them on the Junior page next Sunday.
 Counties of Alabama
 Noserffji Picksen
 Alley
 Asoolcasut Gomerymont
 Sooca.
 Your new friend,
 KATHERINE sTRIcKLEN Reform.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-05-12

ute. Won't Barbara take big lot of love with this and sometime come to see Aunt Ann?
 Dear Aunt Ann: This is the first time I have written to you. I am sending you a drawing that made myself.
 l enjoy the Junior page. I hope to see my letter in print next Friday. Your friend.
 ORION FAUCETT. Alton. Dear Aunt Ann:
 This is the first time have ever written to you.
 I enjoy reading the Juniors page every Friday. I go to school at Rocky Ridge and am in the fourth grade
 l am 10 years old. weigh so pounds and have brown eyes and fair com plexion.
 Your friend.
 LoRENE BAILEY. Birmingham. Dear Aunt Ann:
 This is the first time that I have written to you.
 have read the Junior Page every
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-05-12
Neuer Fear, This One Is
 Gagged ir1 at the City Zoo

Drawn by Annie Ruth Williams. draws well? Why even that hair looks so real. the bear seems like he Is sorry 1t Is getting summer time for he can't go to the barber any time he gets good and ready.
 Lucky Children
 The children of Avondale are much 1uchier than many other little folks in other sections of the town, for they are out close to the zoo where they almost learn to know what 'whoo-whoo" and "squeech-squeech" means every time a little animal or big one-opens his lips to speak.
 Which animal do you like best of all? The junior editor asked this of little girl the other day, and do you know what she said:
 My papar
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-05-12

who follows the instinct to tear down what other people have la- boriously built up has not the right sort of start. They should be helped.
 Respect growing things if for nothing else than that they are Gods beautiful plants, and if let alone will make really lovely blossoms for all eyes to look upon.
 Flowers are very tempting things to have. but. once pulled, they soon wither and die. Then they can give happiness to nobody. It is lots of fun to look at them and enojy them and then pass them by untouched to give the same pleasure to every passing boy and girl, man and woman Breaking them makes them useless to everybody very shortly.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-05-12

It has been even reported that one woman stopped her automobile and uprooted some of the lovely flowers it had taken so much trouble and expense to plant simply because she wished to use them for selfish purposes.
 What Do You Dol
 What do you do when you see people pulling the lovely flowers that belongs to all of us? Aunt Ann hopes that her little folks are not the ones who do these things.
 The teachers in the schools, who are always so fine and public spir- tied, are being urgently asked to take up with children in all parts of the city the subject of helping take care of Woodlawn's new city trees and flowers. A boy or girl
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-05-12

Friday. I am 9 years old. I am in the fourth grade and go to school at Rocky Ridge. love my teacher dearly. Her name is Miss Mary Ruth Watkins. There are two teachers at our school.
 My father. E. c. Watkins, Is the principal. We have seven grades. Mir. J. w. Ellenburg is our super vising principal. Your friend, JULIA WATKINS. Birmingham. Dear Aunt Ann: This Is my second time to write you. I like the Chill dren's Page fine.
 Our school is out now. and will start taking music today.
 am in the first grade in music. Our teachers name Is Mrs. B. B. Kill gore. Your friend
 ERDYs TAYLOR.
 Wetumpka, Ala.
 Dear Aunt Ann: sure was glad to join your club.
 Here comes my little brother. He wants to join the club, too.
 Aunt Ann. we took some pictures
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-05-12
Dear Aunt Ann:

Dear Aunt Ann:
 am sending you some tin-foil, and a few pieces of the the Eskimo tim foil" wondering If they will be or any value. If they are I could soon save a great many of them. Please let me know through the children's column. l am sending you joke, too, that I wish to see in the paper.
 Your friend,
 JARRETT SUSAN ROGERS.
 Florence.
 Eo here 1t Is:
 Once two men were talking, one of the men said: "When l die I want my Tin Lizzie buried with me-" .Why?" asked his friend. Because she has pulled me out of so many
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-05-12

"Br-r-r"
 Don't you feel like shivering right now!
 Keep still. This is only one of the almost tame black bears that the children love to watch out at Avondale park. Still you wouldn't want to get too chummy with him. He fight ask to eat you.
 Not long ago 1t was Be Kind to Animals Week" and Annie Ruth Wil- Hams went down to sketch this black bear Of course she didn't go into his cage She stayed this side of the bars and peeped in. Wasn't he good to pose like this? Didn't squirm nor anything.
 Annie Ruth is one of the members of the senior seventh grade at the Avondale school Don't you think she
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-05-12
The Children's Letter Box

holes that I believe she will pull me out of this one"
 Dear Aunt Ann: I am sending you a box of candy that I made. I also painted the parrot on the box.
 Please put your picture in the paA per so that we can see what our Aunt Ann looks like. With lots of love. from your little friend.
 BARBARA SARVER. Athens.
 Aunt Ann Is afraid she is so ugly her little girl wouldn't like to see her. The candy was so fine and Aunt Ann has wanted to write her little girl very personal letter but she is just so busy she hasn't yet found the min-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-05-12

These little advertisements are free. If you want to get my cer- tain thing, want to buy anything, or exchange any article, address your nds to Aunt Ann. care of Age-Heraid. Be sure to give your telephone number, if you have one. and your nddress.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-05-12
NOTICE

The Age-Hera1d costs cents per copy on week days: Sundays 1c. If you want extra copies that have your picture. ar ticle or letter in them. sign this little coupon and enclose the nec- sssary money by check. money order or stamps. and copies will be sent to you. Address, Age Herald. Circulation Dept. Birming- ham. Ala.
 Postoffice ................. Number of copies................. Date of issue. ....... Money enclosed .................. Name e............................
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-05-12
The Exchange Corner

of style will do. Children's clothes are needed especially. Send old clothes to Age-Herald, care Aunt Ann.
 Have for exchange, a webster's dictionary in good. condition. Would like to have some good books in ex- change for this. Mabel Peters, care Aunt Ann. Age-Herald.
 White flares
 I would like to get some little white rabbits. Please write to me and give me your price or state what you would like to have in exchange. Louise Council. care Aunt Ann, Age Herald.
 I want some pot flowers. Will you please let me know what you will sell some for. Nora Wilson, care Aunt Ann. Age Herald.
 Puttees
 l would like to buy pair of army butts. Must have them immediately. Fred Moon. care of Aunt Ann. Age. Herald.
 Rooster For Sale
 Nan Simmons has been supplied with Rhode Island red rooster for which she wished to exchange some gold fish. but if there's anyone who would like to purchase a Rhode Is- land red rooster you can get one from Will Moore of Plainville. Ga, who writes that he has a thorough bred one for sale at S3. Take is up | with him if you want this bird.