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Imperial Valley press., 1922-09-05
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO
September 5. 1907

Many small tracts Of land in the val
ley have this season paid $500 to 500
an acre from crops grown. There is
no longer a chance to get land in I'm
perial valley by entry with prospect
of water at an early date,
Many dairy cows from the vicinity
of Los Angeles brought to Imperial
valley for feeding purposes. The Los
Angeles source of dairy cattle for
stocking this section can not be de-
pended upon.
Press eulogizes the women who came
to the valley as pioneers and who stood
bravely by the men who were build
ing up homes and laying foundations
for development of the new country.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-09-05
Bedtime Stories
UNCLE WIGGILY AND THE GREEN
NEEDLES
Copyright, 1922, by Mcclure News
paper Syndicate)
BY HOWARD r. GARIS

BY HOWARD r. GARIS
"Rat-a-ta tat-tatl' sounded loud
knock on the door of Uncle Wiggily' $
hollow stump bungalow one afternoon.
The bunny rabbit gentleman had just
fallen asleep, after eating lunch, but
he awakened with jump when he
heard the tapping on the door.
"Who s therea' asked Mr.. Long
ears, his pink nose twinkling very
fast; for he was all alone in the buuga-
low, Nurse Jane having gone to the
moving pictures with Mrs. Wibblewob-
Bile, the duck, and the bunny thought
perhaps the Skillcry Scallery Alligator
was trying to get in. "Who are you?
Uncle Wiggily wanted to know.
~ IN Baby Bunty, if you please, =
was the answer.
"Oh!" spoke Uncle Wiggily out
loud Then, to himself, he added:
" Goodbye sleep! III get not rest
while Baby Bunty is here!" For the
little rabbit girl, who had been found
in a hollow stump, was-a lively little
animal, always wanting Uncle Wiggily
to play tag or something like that.
'|Comc on out!' invited Baby Bum
tv. 81 want you to come with me,
Uncle Wiggily."
Imperial Valley press., 1922-09-05
II III .sas.aRELc0ML. GOOD PEOPLE

: Announcement that the coming winter is to
extraordinary horde of easterners rekng to California is
good and plausible The coal situation is already
e co as %
very and people naturally turn their thoughts
toward the more grateful cmes Soutnern Iaorna mas
of oil and natural gas and oodles OF hydroeecrc
Juice that can be used or heating purposes You cant
beat this combination and it is certain to initiate in
favor This situation ought to mean something for I'M
perial valley finer winter climate than we have here
doesn't exist and when people come west many going
to drop in to look We be certain of that.
The councilmen of Caexico are as shrewd as men,
bers of though that is not saying much These
councimen have put money into one municipal pocket
they levied occupation of at least
equal amount that will materially aid In greasing the local
machinery. But people who the only will
take that Caexco getting off pretty Color
oelomargarine and coating pills do help the
slmers. Camouflaging is often of some value
The State Fair is in progress at Sacramento this
naes 80 - be far % doesn't aetuay cut much Of figure
here its progress reminds that not having
fair in the VALLEY tins n & year It rea TOO % @ 9ad ha nat M we
vantage which done at fair. With such unparal-
led fertility of soil this valley make the finest showing
of any of them Another and will have air. with
out question
City managers don't seem to be faring very well these
days The city manager of Long Beach is facing dis
missal for alleged mismanagement, and former city
of Ontario is under arrest the charge of de-
fraudng the city out of $4,000 by issuance of fraudulent
warrants through an accompice 1t comes back to per-
Ell Centre afford to rest in complacency when they
think of their board of trustees.
Looks as if Eddie Rickenbacker would be
high whatever his present altitude may be. Eddie flying
high with Mrs Durant, rich relict of the auto maker
and they about engage twocylnder campaign,
the gossips have it, Pretty speedy, We'll say.
The eyes of the people of the whole country upon
the prosecution of the Herrin Ill., suspects. Thus far
Justice has been moving with eaden feet If the guilty
are punished it will the weakness of our sys
TEN of government.
Bel William j. Bryan gets more satisfaction out Of
editing his weekly Sunday school lesson stuff than his
brother Charley does of running for governor Of
Nebraska
California has at last turned to country editor for
chief executive When the nation did the thing it
a good example for the states
Another thing about it is that these who in the
political runof going to get TO kiss all the babies
agalp, and ther mothers, ifst theses are willing
sT0sIs tw from the appearance of the cottonfields
aud Of the rkets that the cotton going to feel
tlieg we're al wool and yard wide.
He's good sport who knows how to take political
Imperial Valley press., 1922-09-05
MRS. GOULD SAVES
GROVE OF REDWOOD

A beautiful stand of Redwood tim
Der in Humboldt county, California,
about 240 miles north of San Francis
co, has been saved as the Gould Memor-
ial Grove, through the efforts of the
save the Redwoods League and the
State Forestry board. Announcement
to this effect was made yesterday by
j. d. Grant of San Francisco, chairman
of the board Of directors of the league
The piece in question consists OF OF
acres Of some Of the finest Redwoods
and is located directly on the statf
highway from San Francisco to Eur
eka.
Through the mediation Of the save the
Redwoods Leagse, financial aid wa'
given toward the purchase or thls
grove by Mrs. Frederic Saltonstai
Gould Of Santa Barbara and It ha'
therefore been named in honor Of he
husband, who was an ardent naturalist
and great lover of trees
Imperial Valley press., 1922-09-05
CHILEAN NEW HEAD
LEAGUE OF NATIONS

GENEVA, Sept. 5.--Chilean Ambas-
sador Edwards to England, was elect
ed president of the third assembly of
the League of Nations, which. opened
here yesterday.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-09-05

Miss Doris Fit, who has been elect
ed to the city council of Norwich, Eng
land, is a theatrical manager by pro
fession. She is twenty-six years ole
and has the distinction of being tho
Youngest woman town councillor II
England.
Strange how things outlive their use
fulness. We've had bath tubs fo
years, and perfume is on the marke'
still.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-09-05
Iln-PRESS-ions
Try Smiling

When the weather suits you not,
Try smiling.
When your coffee ism t hot,
Try smiling.
When your neighbors don t do right,
Or your relatives all fight,
Sure It's hard, but then you might
Try smiling.
Doesn't change the things, of course,
just smiling.
But it eonnot make them worse,
just smiling.
And it seems to help your case,
Brightens up gloomy place,
Then it sort o rests your face
Just smiling.
Authors name to this biz of verse
got lost, but it S good enough to re-
peat anyhow.
About the funniest stuff one reads
these days are the alibis of defeated
candidates.
And can you think of anything
more inutile than defeated candidates
pictures nailed to telephone poles
along the highway?
"Ten acre field for fleet" says
heading in Los Angeles Examiner.
Fleet of cabbages, perchance.
Foolish Dictionary
Tranquil-From Latin trans, mean
ing across, and quill, something sharp
worn by porcupine. Hence, sharp and
cross.
A lot of pedestrians take their time
in getting out of the way of automo-
biles Just to show that pedestrians
still have few rights left.
They took off some mail trains and
and maybe our bills won't come.
If Things We're as They Should Be
If things were as they should be
I'd have an office fat;
But voters soon forget me,
And that s the end of that.
Our opinion is that you can meas
ure the decline of civilization by Tho
annual eonsumtion or anti-fat nostrums
1t might be worse. There's still
time to pray for a mild winter.
| .lo,,+a eav,n JuaY1,an ny Other
Imperial Valley press., 1922-09-05

Many q one with her ears uncovered
still refuses to listen.
a dark past is much better than a
dark future.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-09-05

A wise man never chews dynamic
caps or restaurant hash
Imperial Valley press., 1922-09-05

Looks as if Eddie Rickenbacker would soon be ace
high whatever his present altitude may be- Eddie flying
high with Mrs. Durant rich relict of the auto maker
and they about in twocylinder campaign so
the gossps have it. Pretty speedy, We'll say.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-09-05

Bel William j. Bryan gets satisfaction out Q
editing his weekly Sunday school lesson stuff than hi
brother Charley does out Of running for governor
Nebraska.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-09-05

The eyes of the people of the whole country upon
the prosecution of the Herrin H., suspects Thus far
Justice has been moving with eaden feet. If the guilty
are punished will the weakness of our sys
tenn of government.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-09-05

Another thing about it is that these who in the
political runoff going to get to kiss all the babies
a9aln, and their mothers if these willing.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-09-05

Fault is so easily found the hunting
ism I worth while,
Imperial Valley press., 1922-09-05

California has at last turned to country editor for
executive When the nation did the thing it
a good example for the states
Imperial Valley press., 1922-09-05

Ks 1loN from the appearance of the cottonfieds
aud the 8rkes that the cotton going to feel
tss I'll wool and yard WIDE
Imperial Valley press., 1922-09-05

He's good sport who knows how to take political
defeat with complacency,
Imperial Valley press., 1922-09-05

Authors name to this biz of verse
got lost, but it S good enough to re
peat anyhow.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-12-23
Is THERE A SANTA CLAUS2

Some years ago the New York Sun was interrogated
by little New York girl about Santa Claus and the reply
of the editor has become classic When the writer died
the Sun broke its rule for the first time of editorial
anonymity and announced that the written
by Francis P Church. long of its editorial writer's
The letter and is here given as our Christmas
message:
Dear Editor: | eight years old. Some of my
little friends say there is no Santa Claus Papa says "f
YOU in the Sun it's So Please tell me the truth is
there Santa ClauS?"
lis West Ninety-fifth street. Virginia OIIanlon.
Virginia, your little friends wrong. They have
been affected by the skepcism Of a scepca age They
do not believe except they They think that nothing
can be which is not comprehensive by their little minds
All minds, Virginia, whether they be mems chdlenS
little In this great universe of is a
insect ant, in his intellect, compared with the
boundleSs world about him, measured by the inteli
gence capable of grasping the whole truth and knowl
edge.
Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus. He exists as
certainly love and generosity and devotion exist and
you know that they abound and give to life its high
est beauty and JOY. Alas how deary the world would
be if there Santa Claus, 1t would be dreary
as if there Virginas. There would be no child
like faith then poetry romance to make toerable
this existence We should have enjoyment, except in
and sight. The eternal light with which childhood
fills the world would be extinguished.
Not believe in Santa Claus. You might as well not
believe in fairies You might get your Papa to hire men
to watch in all the chimneyS Christmas to catch
Santa Claus but if they did not Santa Claus
coming down what would that prove? Nobody sees
OldlS DuC IldL - III sign CoI IIlclc 10 lo
Claus The most real things in the world those that
neither children Did you
fairies dancing the lawn? Of course not but that's
proof that they not there. Nobody conceive
imagine all the wonders there unseen and unseen
able in the world.
You may tear apart the baby's rattle and see what
makes the noise inside but there is veil covering the
unseen world which not the strongest man,
the united strength of all the strongest that
lived could apart. Only faith fancy poetry, love,
romance, can push aside that curtain and view and
picture the supernal beauty and glory beyond Is it all
real? All, Virginia in all this world there is nothing
else real and abiding.
No Santa Claus! Thank God he lives, and he lives
forever thousand years from now, Virginia, nay
ten thousand years from nOw he will continue to make
clad the heart of childhood
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-12-23
COMPANY D
WINS IN EXTRA
PERIOD BY 1911
Defeats Windsor In Best
Game of Year; Ninth
Straight Win
Especial to Caledonian-Re -Record)

Especial to CaledonIan-R Record)
WINDSOR, Dec. 23-Company
d won its ninth straight basket
ball game last night by defeating
the strong Company G. quintet
here by the score of 16 to II, in
an over time, "sure-death" period.
Fans on every hand declare the
contest the greatest one seen in
years.
At the end of the first period,
the score was a tie to A. At the
termination of the second stanza,
Windsor forged slightly into the
lead with the marx of 6 to 5 in her
favor. Came the third period with
St. JohnSbury trailing 9 to Ii just
before the whistle blew. Just an
eye-lash separated the Scaletown
five from a glorious defeat when
Lucky Fisk unleashed a long dis
tance heave. The ball was in the
air when the whistle sounded. The
basket counted and made the
score II to II.
The knotted score at the end of
the third period made it necessary
to play another five minute ses-
sion. 1t was here that Company
DIS latent strength came to the
surface. Whitley Dumas, the bear
cat guard, arched in one of his ia
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The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-12-23
FOUNDRYMAN
BADLY BURNED
AT SCALE WORKS
WilfOrd Cayer Severely
Injured by Explosion
Friday Afternoon

Wilfred Cayer of Capleton, P.
O., is at Brightlook hospital suf-
fering from severe burns received
from an explosion at the Fair
banks foundry Friday afternoon
and is getting along as we'll as
can be expected. He was taking
the hot Stag from the cupola to
the dump and unintentionally
poured it out in puddle of water.
An explosion of the hot gases
Immediately followed which badly
burned Mr.. Cayer's eyes, face and
one shoulder. He was taken i'm
mediately to Brightlook hospital
and it is hoped that his eyesight
can be saved.
Mr.. Cayer is a native of Belgium
and has been employed at the
scale works for the past two
months.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-12-23
CHRISTMAS IN
ST. JOHNSBURY'S
CHURCHES
Pulpit Pew and Choir In
Celebration of Great
Festival

Elaborate musical programs
will mark the Christmas festival in
the st. Johnsbury churches. On
Christmas Sunday and again on
Christmas day the churches will
hold services and at st, Aolysius,
St. Andrews and Notre Danes des
VICTORIES midnight services will
be held Sunday night, Christmas
eve.
Christmas cantatas and pageants
will be given by the Sunday
schools in connection with the trees
and on Sunday afternoon around
the community tree on the Sum-
mer street common. groups of
singers from the churches and
Sunday schools will assist in the
singing of carols.
pick up services
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-12-23
HAD TO SHOVEL
WAY 700 FEET IN
SNOW DRIFTS
Telephone Gang In Long
Trip from Morgan
Sand Beach

Seven men in the construction
gang of the New England Tel. anil
Tel. Company had a strenuous ride
Saturday morning in an Internr-
tional truck from Morgan Beach
to st. Johnsbury, making the riD
in eight hours. They left Morgan
at 9 a. m. and had the hardest time
at Skinner hill in Charleston where
they found snowdIifts three feet
deep. Here they had to shovel
through the drifts for 700 feet be-
fore they could start the truck
again. The men in the party were
William A. Bishop, Carl W. Bat
chelder, Francis J. Gleason, Clar-
ence W. Geddes, Leon T. kin",
Fred A. Wardner, Harry A. DuvaL
They all had their pictures taken
in front Of the Brigham drug store
when they reached St. JohnsbuT
The gang has been constructing a
new line 18 miles long from Derby
to Island Pond and their Job IS
completed.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-12-23
STATE LICENSES
$4,000 AUTOMOBILES

MONTPELIER, Dec. 23-Au-
tomobiles registered in 1922 will
number approximately 43,90O, ac-
cording to figures given out BY
Secretary of State Harry A. Black
The total number of chauifeur's
and operators licenses ssued will
be about $1,000. The increase in
registration over 1921 is 5000 and
the increase in licenses in 5000.
The percent increase in registra-
ton over 1921 is II ga.
One out of every eight persons
in the State owns an automobile
and one out of every seven hold
an operators or chauffeur's Ii
cense. The secretary of States re
ceipts for the year will be about
$782,O00, an increase over 1927 OF
$4,000.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-12-23
QUIET CHRISTMAS
AT WHITE HOUSE

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23-
Christmas at the White House will
lack much of the usual spirit OF
the time gone by because of MIS-.
Harding's illness. There will be no
house guests and no Christmas
tree. Neither the president nor
Mrs. Harding has made any hoh-
day plans. She may come GOWN
stairs in her wheel chair and pre-
side at the table for Christmas
dinner but otherwise the day will
be like any other since she wa5
taken i'll.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-12-23
NORTH CHURCH

At the North Congregational
church. Sunday, the pastor, Rev.
F. B. Richards will preach at the
morning service at 1870 from the
theme, "The Fulness of Time.
The chorus will render Maunder's
"Glory to God in the Highest"
Shelleys "Christmas" and "Star of
the Orient" and Coomb's "Star of
the East" Miss Marjorie French,
violinist, will play "Holy Night
by Noel.
The chorus will be made up of:
Sopranos, Mrs. Il. A. Levasseur,
Mrs. r. d. Sherry, Miss Lillian
Richards, Mrs. H. f. Smith. Altos a:
Mrs. Ida Brooks, Mrs. W. f. Blod-
gett, Mrs. George Cary, Mrs. Roy
Skinner. Tenors, C. A. Shields,
Carlyle Sargent, Collins Brodien'
K A. Levasseur. Basses, F. H.
Brooks, D. G. Tilton, Edward
French, A. J. Beck. Organist, A.
H. Brooks. Violnist, Miss Mar
jorie French.
The North Church Sunday school
service will be held at $50 Sun
day afternoon, closing in time for
the community tree at 4.30. Carols
will be sung by the school and
include christmas Prayer, Mil
dred Gle: Response, Mrs. Frank
H. Brooks class Scripture, Mrs
John F. Putfer's class; Story OF
the First Christmas Tree, Eleanor
Fuller, Christmas hymns and
Christmas verses, primary child
ren. The Christmas story Drama
tized will be presented by Dana
Baxter, Richard Church, George
Barrett, Royce Beck, Phyllis DIV
er, Ruth Shields. Presentation OF
book prizes for church attendance
Superintendent C. w. Steele. Car
OILS and the closing prayer by the
pastor. An orchestra composed OF
Mrs. w. f. Blodgettt, Rolfe Schop-
pc, Ruth Cary and Priscilla Brooks
will assist with the music.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-12-23
Announce Engagement
of Newport Girl

Mr.. and Mrs. A. B. Cobleigh of
Oak Street announced the engage
ment of their eldest daughter, Miss
Laura Cobleigh to Aubrey w. Akin
at a delightful party last evening
which was attended by a large
number of friends of both families.
Miss Cobleigh is a graduate of
Newport high school in the class
of 1917 She later attended Mt.
Ida school near Boston. Mr.. Akin,
one of the Border City'S most en-
terprising young men, has a res
ponsible position in New York.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-12-23
HELLO GIRLS
XMAS BRIDES
AT NEWPORT
Mr.. and Mrs. William Ber.
nard Leave On We'd
ding Trip to Berlin

Mr. and Mrs. Wilfred Buteau
are leaving today on belated
wedding trip to Berlin, N. H. and
Quebec City They have success
fully kept their marriage a secret
for some time, and it has just been
discovered that they were married
some time ago. Announcement was
made today to Mr. Buteau's fellow
employees at the railroad office
where he is employed as manifest
clerk, and they are enjoying candy
and smokes on the news.
Mrs Buteau was Miss Vivian
Bernard, eldest daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Henry Bernard. She has
been in the employ of the New
England Telephone and Telegraph
Co., at the local exchange for two
years and is to continue her work
there. She is a graduate of the
Sacred Heart convent. Mr.. Buteau
is a Newport boy and has been in
the joint office of the Canadian
Pacific and Boston and Maine at
Newport for five years.
If there is a better matrimonial
bureau any where than the New
port exchange of the New England
Telephone and Telegraph Co., we
should like to be informed of it.
And what is more, when married,
the operators will not leave their
work, so that the Company is in no
danger of depleted service. On the
contrary, the company is perhaps
the gamer in increased efficiency,
owing to the steadying bonds of
the matriomnial estate.
Miss Alma Ethel Astbury, daugh-
ter of Mrs. Ethel Astbuly, for five
years in the local office is the third
bride within a few months. Miss
Astbury, was united in marriage
this morning to Mr.. William Ber-
nard. The ceremony took place
at Norton, Rev. Raymond Blais,
being the officiating clergyman,
using the single ring service.
The bride wore a stylish suit
Of navy bolivia and a small hat
Of becoming shape of hcnna vel
vet The newly welded couple left
carly in the afternoon for weeks
honeymoon trip to Berlin, N. H.,
where they will be guests of the
groom's brother, Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry Bernard, after which they
will spend a few days in Boston.
On their return Mrs. Bernard is to
Continued on last page)
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-12-23
Christmas Hours
at the Post Office

These are the busiest days of
the whole wear at the St. Johns
bury post office and Postmaster
Gleason says it will be the largest
holiday business in all his official
experience. The post office will be
open Sunday from II a. m. through
the early afternoon, but all parcel
post packages will be delivered
The postmaster especially requests
that no one call for parcel post
packages at the delivery window:
On Christmas day the office
will be open throughout the day.
The office force has cleared the
decks every night this week, being
greatly handicapped by the late
arrival of the afternoon and night
trains almost every day this week.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-12-23
NEW TRIAL GRANTED
CONDEMNED SOLDIER

HALIFAX, n. S. Dec. 23-A
new trial was granted today by the
Supreme Court to Ralph Miles, d
soldier, sentenced to be hanged
January 4 for the fatal shooting of
Florence Miles. Miles was found
wounded from a pistol shot near q
park last June. Nearby lay the
girls body. The soldier said she
had met her death as the result Of
a suicide pact.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-12-23
DENNISON MANSION IN
BIRMINGHAM BURNED

FRAMINGHAM, Mass. Dec. %
The mansion of Henry S. Denni-
son president of the Dennison
Mfg. Co., on Edmand's road, was
burned early today causing a loss
estimated at $75 900. All of the
elaborate furnishings were de-
stroyed. Mr.. Dennison is in Wash
ington in connection with his du-
ties as a welfare director in the
Postoffice dept. Members of his
family had no difficulty in leaving
the house after the fire was dis
covered. The cause is not known
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-12-23
CHARGE MINERS WITH
ABUSE OF CITIZEN S

MARION, III. Dec. 23-The
terrorizing of quiet countryside,
abuse of law-abiding citizens and
the killing of an unarmed miner
were charged against the armed
guards at the Lester mines by wit
nesses for the defense today at the
trial of five miners in connection
with the Herrin riots, Only two
witnesses for the defense were
heard at the morning session.
The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-12-23
Continued on page six)
BANDITS CAPTURE
$4,000 PAYROLL

PITTSBURG, Pa. Dec. 23-
Four bandits today shot Ross Den
mis- paymaster of the Pittsburg
Coal company and escaped with a
satchel containing about $4,000 in
currency. The holdup occurred in
the hills behind Mt. Lebanon
while a party of company officials
were taking the Christmas pay to
miners at Beading.