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Imperial Valley press., 1922-09-26
FRIENDLY TO FRIEND

Immortal va lev has already given evidence of the fact
that friendly to Friend AT the state primary election
substantial Notwithstanding like ratio OF to = rms
was done on basis of issues not nearly important as
those which raised In November the MAJ oFy Tor
Richardson should be Overwhelming.
Woolwine the Democratic candidate for governor, IS
making his campaign on promise to undermine the
stituon IF Richardson man OF lar less merit than
he is we should still support hm because we MU0I BE-
AGAINST WOOLWINE.
Wooluine has declared for wine and beer interpre
ation of the eighteenth amendment he IS for destroying
thing people have He Tor accomplishing
m artifice what he knows cannot be done in open, clear
cut fight made sQuarey upon the issue involved Wool
wine represents the people of California the menace
against which great body OF the people on the ohgo
States are IN The is assault against the
will Of the people It has been written into the constitution
The thing involved is PRINCIPLE In California the
fight upon that principle finds expression in the person OF
everywhere the same Wo0lwine stands Tor the enemy
Friend Richardson is the friend Richardson IS the venice
with which to oppose the danger that threatens.
That one reason for Richardson Another reason ior
Richardson the economy program The people know tJ
Richardson good faith the issue because ms
record proves it. Richardson is OF the old fashioned
but safe and dependable lie is the
type of man that the state the natonthe people every
where-need at this time He IS Harding type OF man. lie
the sort leader that the people used to select but
which they have drifted IN recent years
Imperial county is sound this prohibition question
The first ordinance ever passed in Imperial county atf II
was organized was prohibition ordinance Our people
have never wavered They have renewed their peage 70
fhs proposition as often they have had opportunity
They are for the eighteenth amendment and all that IT m
wolves They are it living thing and not as ce2
issue They desire made effective by legislation conceived
in good faith by its friends We are against All Oh e
eighteenth amendment s enemies.
Imperial county viii be listed well toward The top OF
the Richardson counties in November matter o course;
but # seems to the Press that there should be an organa
thing overwhelming. We friends OF Friend. Let the
fact be written into the returns in November.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-09-26

The bug was caught in q tangle OF
dried grass, which was wound around rs
legs and, kick and struggle as 1T did,
the bug could not get loose.
" Excuse me, Nurse Jane, spoke
Uncle Wiggily, as he stopped the auto
'but here is Il bug | must help, for ne
is in trouble.
"That S just like the dear bunny gen
tleman, I" whispered Nurse Jane to her,
self, as Uncle Wiggily hoped out ei
the machine. He's always helping
others.
"|Take it easy, Mr.. Bug, said unelt
Wiggily, as he went up to the place
where'the beetle was caught. - i IN
tangle the grass from your legs, and
then you II be able to fly away
If did not take the bunny gentleman
long to do this, and soon the bug wa
able to walk out on the smooth road
"Thank you, Uncle Wiggilyl Z buzz
ed the beetle, fitting its wings : foi
did me great favor, and some day
hope may do one for you.
ssPray do not mention it, spoke TN
Imperial Valley press., 1922-09-26
Bedtime Stories
UNCLE WIGG1LY IN THE MUD
Copyright, 1922, by Mcclure News
paper Syndicate
BY HOWARD R. GARIs

Uncle Wiggily drove his. automobile
around to the front door of hls holio"
stump bungalow and called;
fio, Nurse 9anc. Arc fou ready 10
20 for Il ride with me?
The muskrat lady housekeeper hop
ped out on the front porch.
"'Will YOU drive carefully?' she ask
ed. s.and not make me fold my bonnet
on with both. paws
'I1l drive sos carefully as never
vast" chuckled Uncle Wiggily. Come
on, jamie! Wen have an adventure
'sOh. YOU and your adventures.
laughed the muskrat lady. Well, you
may drive me over to see Mrs. Twisty-
tall the pig lady, and then go on and
have an adventure by yourself. Then
you may stop for me on your way
back.
can right" said the bunny rabbit
uncle. as he twinkl2d his pink nose like
one of the headlights on his auto.
Nurse Jane took her place beside Uncle
Wiggilv, and away they started, the
wheels with the bologna sausage tires
turning around and around:
think | have told youotha Uncle
Wiggilv S auto had a turnip for steer
ing wheel, and bologna sausages foi
tires, aud whenever the bunny wanted
to 90 extra fast he just sprinkled a
little pepper on the sausage tires.
But don t go very last nowi "beg-
ped Nurse Jane. ~ like to ride slow
and enjoy the scenery.
"You shall ride as slowly as you
please. - promised Mr.. I4ongears
s'When / go adventuring II drive fast
er.
As Uncle Wiggily and Nurse Jane
were driving along, all of sudder
the bunny saw beside the road queci
bug, large and, black, with shiny wings
Imperial Valley press., 1922-09-26

bunny with a low and polite bow of
his tail silk hat Uncle Wiggily was
polite, even to beetle bugs.
"'Though / don t see, said Nurse
Jane, as they drove on, 81 don 7 see
how a bug can ever do you favor. -
''You never can ten, remarked
Uncle Wiggily. cit was a little ad-
venture for me, anyhow. -
But the bunny gentleman was soon
to have very different sort Of al
venture lie and Nurse Jane Fuzzy
Wuzzy were riding along in the auto
when, All of sudden, the ear skidded
into soft, muddy place in the road
and stopped short.
"Well, what does this meant" asked
Nurse Jane.
Uncle Wiggily twinkled his pink
nose, looked first on one side of the
machine, aud then on the other side,
and said.
"We're stuck in the mudl"
"Can we get out asked the musk
rat lady.
''Oh surely!" answered the bunny
But this was easier said than done.
lie turned on the gas, but the wheels
only spun around in the mud 81
should have brought my chains,' said
the bunny. "But perhaps | can get
out of the mud in another way" But
he couldn't. He turned the turniI
steering wheel this way and that; II,
dug and scratched some Of the muC
out from beneath the wheels, and ever
| fried to put boards under thom but
the auto only sank~1n deeper and deep
er.
'eoh, dearl' cried Nurse Jane, "I'u
SO nervousl What 3 TO be done2 Ar,
we ever going to get unstuck out o
this mudlp
Uncle Wiggily was beginning TO won
der that himself when, all at once
cloud seemed to come over the sun, 70
the air grew dark. But it was not
cloud II was thousands Of black flying
beetles that sailed over the auto lik
cloud And as tie beetles settle,
down on the ground the trees and tn
Imperial Valley press., 1922-09-26
orr J0gAH. TIE POLITICIAN

The thing under way and Imperial county IS TO nave
an economic conference kind. The people are not
verv clear on the subject yet but they are for It, lhat
fact is made manifest wherever two or three people are
gathered torether. We are about to- Do SOMEIH1NtF
thing that to destroy IS the notion (hat
has gained currency through the cycle OF years tat all OF
onr troubles are political and that all salvation exists III
politics. ,i4;in t,,+ only,
scanf harvest farmers In the water companies the r.
rigation District the Farm Bueauamos every organlza
fion conceived for the administration and upbudmg OF
fbe valleys nterests-the thing most IN evidence IS the
olitician and the farmer the real old honestogoodness
dirt farmer is not.
Our problems are physical, not political Our problems
are Dhsca and psychological The mental state has 10 be
eDaired Our spiritual estate also needs attetoh But
+he nolitician is our Jonah; overheard with him!
Someone has said that it is perhaps provldentaI tnat
the Boulder Dam enterprise IS evidently destined to ta
because we are not ready for it. Boulder Da ana the All
American canal are sending forth the suggestion that we
be saved by politics and all OF US accepting II SUD-
consciously without fully realizing the 1act
1t can't be done. i.
Imperial valley must work out its problem Just Ilke
everyone else by getting fundamentals and WORh
ING That's the thng-WORK real hard work, intelligent
work work with definite object in view work upon basis
Of sound principle which has PROVED itself under the
stress of practical test ., ~ ad
70 our problems when get down to the thing me IsC
thing be recognized that farmer farms by FAhAI0
Imperial Valley press., 1922-09-26

fences near by, one of them spoke, say
ing:
''Uncle Wiggily, we have come to
help you. Flying in the air | saw you
get stuck in the mud, So | called thou
sands Of my beetle friends, telling them
that you helped me, and now 1t was
my turn to help you. just sit IN your
auto and we II soon have you out. "
"How can you help met" asked the
bunny.
Why" bu2zed The beetle, t'wo are
mud bugs. Each one of us will roll
up ball Of mud and toss it over in
the field. Then the mud hole viii be
dried up and you can, get your auto
out,
In another instant each Of the thou
sands Of beetles was picking up ball
OF mud IN its jaws, rolling it about and
then tossing it over the fence, In q
short time all the mud was picked up,
the hole an the road was dry and unelo
Wiggily easily ran out his car.
'Thank you, Beetle Bugs, called
the bunny, us they flew away, aud then
Uncle Wiggily took Nurse Jane to Mrs.
Fwistytail $ house and stayed there
himself, for he said he had had all the
adventures he wanted that day.
And If the molasses candy doesn Il
stay so late at the moving picture
show that it turns into chocolate drop,
II tell you next about Uncle Wiggily
! and the nuts
Imperial Valley press., 1922-09-26
TEN YEARS AGO
. Sautember 26, 1912

Several tracts near I'll Centre are 10
be subdivided this coming fail and
winter which viii give new impetus to
real estate transactions.
b. II. Lien and Mrs. Nioiette 5.
Campbell have been notified Of their
appointment on the Democratic state
Committeee
The entire valley is enthused by the
prospect that the IIoltville- Yuma
road is to be built
A gain Of 50 per cent in school en-
rollment for Imperial County is shown
by figures on file at office of school
superintendent.
Miss Pearl Morg1n, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. L. Morgan Of this city, was
hurried last evening to George IL. PoE
tcrfield Of Ukiah, the Rev. w. 6. Con
ley Of the Christian Church officIating
Imperial Valley press., 1922-09-26

Tom Sawyer, Stevenson 5 "Treas-
ure Island, Nicolay's "Boy's Life
Of Abraham Lincoln Kipling S
Jungle Book, - Anderson's Fairy
Tales, Aesop's Fables, Stevenson s
Child's Garden of Verses" Pyle s
i" Merry Adventures Of Robin Hood, y
Lambs FTales from Shakespeare, -
Malory's ''Boy's King Arthur" Van
Looms "Story Of Mankind" " Wig
gin S Rebecca Of Sunnybrook
Farm, Burton i. Stevenson s
Home Book Of Verse for Young
Folks, Dickens Christmas Carol,
Irving's Rip Van Winlle, +" " Mother
Goose Dodge Is Hans Brinler, OF
the Silver Skates, Hagedorn s
" Boys Life Of Theodore Roosevelt, :
Hawthorne 8 " "Wondet Book" Seton 3
"Wild Animals / have Known" and
Arabian Nights"
Imperial Valley press., 1922-09-26
- EVIDENT "PROPOSITIONS"

AS we have said the electors must tackle the thirty
propos ons They will be On the ballot and 1t Is our duIy
10 act upon them as inteligently as possible
suppose we gam eouLagc lo[ o l(e s NIX te conseos
ness of conquest we viii have more assurance with Whch
TO attack the hard ones.
"A few of the propositions apparently nave only one
side to them For example Proposition No ~ Vne state
ludoe and Proposition No %, regulating the deposit OF
public moneys were passed By the legislature UNANIMOUSLY
and neither proposition has far found anyone TO take Ie
negative side and in the document which the secretary OF
state sends out there only the affirmative side presented
The budget amendment makes effective pfnclple OF
business which accepted by every prudent person lfo
the ordinary housekeper to the captain. ot industry
requires formulate its program OF expenditures
and raise the revenues to meet them requires appropr
afions to be reduced business basis to be aeea uRon
with information and made to conform to system
The deposit Of public moneys proposition merely re-
pairs defect ia the law It exists. 1t includes school
moneys with other public moneys and makes the handg
of them subject the laws and the same rules At
the present time public easurers have right to deposit
school funds al interest in banks Such funds must be kept
idle loss of thousands thousands Of dollars to the
neope and dsturber o economic balance by ne win
dramal of large from productive employment The
PROPOSITION merely sound and Is really what was
INTENDED to be all the time. Vote for it.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-09-26
FIVE ATTENDING
INSURANCE MEET

Haley Fiske, president of the Metro
politan Life Insurance Company, is to-
day holding a conventfan' of the field
representatives at the Ambassador
Hotel, Los Angeles. The Imperial
valley district of the metropolitan is
being represented by Allan II. Spencer,
district manager, Guy G. Beynon, and
Fred NJ. Miller, III Centre, j. +. Ma
han of Calexico, and Albert l.. Benton
Of BrawleY.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-09-26

The stwo foot book shelf for
children. recently originated by Col
umbia university, has its prototype IN
Dr. Elliot S already famous five
foot book shelf for grown ups il
aims to do for the little ones what the
other has done for the grown-ups. the
"a volumes were selected by the Amer.
lean Library association from list OF
100 recommended BY the university.
The names Of the books follow:
Aleoft fLittle Women, Carroll K
Alice in Wonderland, Defoe
"Robinson Crusoe, Mark Twain 3
Imperial Valley press., 1922-09-26
Locking Backward
What the Press Files Tell OF
Imperial Valley for This Day
in Past Years
TWENTY-o ONE YEARS AGO
cen4e.97her % 1901

john Norton of Winchester is in lm.
perial Valley looking for a location.
7. P. Banta goes to Phoenix, Ariz.
to buy cattle and poultry to ship to
his ranch in Imperial Valley.
Cameron Lake has been laid out as
a town and the name has been changed
to Calexico, a combination Of the names
California and Mexico.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-09-26
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO

Wilbur j. Hall, well known news
paper man Of Los Angeles, and George
w. Evans, also Of Los Angeles, are III
the valley looking up a location.
Athletic Club for boys between the
ages of II and Is organized in Imperial
George A. Carter is in the, valley and
admits that he is planning a national
bank in El Centre to be established
soon. -
Imperial Valley press., 1922-09-26
Tnrt tha Way You say .lHelIO

just a CHEEKY word or two
Changes skies Of gray to blue;
just a glad hello that's flung
To the neighbors old and young
Sends them on their busy way
Happier for all the day.
They can tell ii by the way
You salute them day by day;
From the waving Of your hand
They can read and understand,
And your friendliness they Il know
From the way you say Hello.
EDGAR a. GUEST.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-09-26
Inl-PRESS-lOnS
YOuR TOWN

OO1s INV ~
If YOU want to live in the kind Of
town
Like The kind of a town YOU like,
You ueedH t slip your clothes IN grip
And start ON long, long hike;
You n only find what YOU left behind,
FOR there 5 nothing that S really new
iIt's knock at yourself when you
Eaoci your town
1t ism I your town--It's you.
Real towns are not made by men afraid
Lest someone. else gets ahead;
When every one works and nobody
shirks.
You can raise town from the dead;
And, if while YOU make yoar personal
stake
Your neiehbor can make one, too.
Your town viii be what you want TO
1t ism t your town-its you.
Minerva.
Foolish Dictionary
Yaledietory-Thc 1asi word; usual
" delivered by woman.
AllSeFN lUNCS COMPANY bU- +''
pznv' does not love your kind OF
misery.
Girls at the beaches this summer
have been very careful to cover up
their ears.
a Preenyism
The preachers don threaten US
with he'll any more. They know we
are getting accustomed to it.
! Were you find man who dles
! from overwork YOU il find hundred
! who have rustcd from underworld.
About Some Woman or Other
At the University OF Nebraska
seven mothers are regularly enrolled
ms students In the same schools as their
daughters.
A well man derides the doctors, but
ii well woman cultivates them just the
same.
The Curiosity Shop
For many years tobacco growing
was forbidden in England.
A cheap wit generally is expensive
to its owner IS reputation.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-09-26
An Amateur Driver

Dan Markham ran over and killed
Bin Coopers Airdale pup Sunday ev-
enine. About half dozen dogs ran
in front Of the ear, which was moving
SLOWLY, but Dan only hit one.-Buf-
falo Blade.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-09-26
Did You Know
nno Minnto -

That there are 527 muscles in
man h body?
Imperial Valley press., 1922-09-26
TIE Preacher Declares

The devil ism Z worrying much abou
who going TO get the man that think
he can. buy his way into reputation
for virtue.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-09-26

Every married man longs some day
TO 10 allowed to eat the things be
wishes without being fold what he
ought to eat.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-09-26
80 CuriositY shop

For many years tobacco growing
was forbidden in England.
A cheap wit generally is expensive
to its owner IS reputation.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-09-26

4 well man deridcs the doctors, but
Il well woman cultiyates them just the
same.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-09-26
About Some Woman or Other

At the University Of Nebraska
seven mothers are regularly enrolled
ms students In the same schools as their
daughters.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-09-26

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Arrangements for Funeral
of Mrs. StaInak er Not Made

,7j3tsl
Il Arrangements for the funeral
of Mrs. Dorothy Stalnaker. wife OF
John Stalnaker. whose death oc-
CURED at s o'clock last evening at
the home OF her father. Phil King.
at Dakota. after a three months
Illness. have not been made at
this time The body was prepared
for burial by f. L. Cunnlnsh CHAM
and son.
Mrs. Sta1naker was born and
reared in Marion County. TWO
years ago she was married to Mr..
Stalnaker and had resided with
his parents. A few weeks ago she
went TO the home of her parents
at Dakota for visit and while
there she became i'll and died. She
was member of the NJ. h
Church. South. She is survived
by her parents. her husband and
the following brothers and sis
tiers: Harry King, Millersville'
Mrs. Maggie Smith. RWesvllle'
Mrs. Blanche Merrideld. Bellvtew.,
Edward Glenn and Paul King and
Genevieve King. who reside at
Dakota.
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to Mt. Lake Park, where she is
the guest of Miss Ruby Willetts.
Glen Carter, who had been very
i'll at Cook Hospital. is recovering
at this time and has returned to
his home at Mt. Harmony.
Mrs. Oscar Robey and son are
leaving tomorrow for visit with
Mr.. and Mrs. W. S. Corby IN
Washington. D. c., and with
friends on the eastern shore of
Maryland. o.
An eight pound son was born
on last Sunday to Mr.. and Mrs.
Douglas Rowland at their home
at lO2 Jefferson street. Mr.. Row
land is a son of Mrs. Lou Rowland
of Monroe street, and Mrs. Row
land is a daughter of Clint Shaw
of the East Side.
Miss Agnes Smith. daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs Lewis Smith, has
returned home from New York,
where she has been attending
school, Gazette.
Mrs. Fred Shaver and daugh-
tiers, Evelyn and Frances, arrived
last night to spend the summer
with Mrs. Shaver's parents, Mi.
and Mrs. G. NJ. Hale of Watson.
MI. and Mrs. Lemley left immedi-
ately after the ceremony for mo-
tor trip to Uniontown and other
Pennsylvania towns Nor gantown
Post
Miss Clalfe Erwin, who had been
the guest OF Mrs. Arthur Cunning
ham for the past week, has return
ed to her home in Clarksburg.
DR.. Clifford John, of Morgan
town spent the day in the city with
friends before leaving for Clarks-
burg to attend the Deforest we'd
ding.
Mrs. J. A. Meredith and her son
Jamison returned to this city to-
day after a two weeks trip to Bos-
ton, New York and Providence.
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Social Calender
Thursday

thursday
Mrs. Carl Andre and Miss Mary
Katherine Howard will entertain
at tea from 10 to IL O'Clock at the
home of their parents, DR.. and
Mrs. E. w. Howard on Prospect
avenue.
AT 4 p m. all who are in the
intermediate and young peoples
department of the First Methodist
Episcopal Church will hike to the
church camp, three miles from
town, and have a picnic.
The Isabella Thoburn Circle of
the First Methodist Episcopal
Church will meet at 1880 p. M.
IN the church.
The Keystone Glass of the First
Baptist Church will hold picnic
supper at S p. m. in Loop Park.
The monthly meeting of the
Ladies Aid Society of the Dia-
mond Street Methodist Episcopal
Church will be held at 1880 p. M.
in the church parlors.
In the evening the Elks' will
hold a dance in Ravine Park.
Mrs. E. F. Henderson will enter
tain the Thursday Bridge Club
at her camp on the Valley River.
The Mason Bible Glass viii meH.t
at the home of the Rev. w. G.
Ware at 1880.
The Fairmont Post Auxiliary
officers will meet at 7:15 at tho
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PERSONALS

Mr. and Mrs. s. H. Diemer left
Yesterday afternoon for Catawissa.
pa where they were called by the
serious illness of Mrs. John R. Die
mer. the formers mother.
The Misses Phoebe Mitchell, May
Atkins, Grace Polling. Mabel Pol
ing and Margaret Mckinney OF
Weston, all students at the Fair
mont State Normal School. are leav-
ing tomorrow for Weston, where
they will remain until after July
A, with relatives.
A. T. Watson OF Deer Park. Md.
is in the city today on business.
Mrs. U. H. Dunlap and daughter,
Vivian, and mother, Mrs. Sarah A.
Zercner, left this morning for a
several weeks visit with relatives
in Philadelphia and eastern cities.
Miss Matte Jaco OF Grafton is
the guest Of Mrs. W. J. Boydston. at
her home in Loop Park
Mr.. and Mrs. William Seabolt
have as their guests at their home
in Ohio avenue the latter's mother,
Mrs. Williams and niece and
nephew Virginia and Arthur Nc
Gregor of Uniontown, Pa.
Mrs. Linnie Wilson of Morgan
town is the guest of her daughter.
Mrs. John Deitz in this city.
Mrs. A. c. Closson and sons,
Bernard and Raymond. left today
for a visit with relatives at Toledo,
Ohio, and Detroit, Mich.
Miss Callie Erwin. who was the
has returned to her home in
guest of Mrs. Arthur Cunningham,
Clarksburg.
Miss Frances Watson has gone
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GOA VAR KE:I HERE
CONTINUES LIVELY u e I
Coke Loading on the 8. & Q
Easing Up---Tradesmen
Busy Travelling.

Market conditions OF the coal
industry appear to be quite lively.
according to reports Quite a
little coal is being disposed of by
brokers who are fortunate to grab
hold of any tonnage.
The Hoover peak for mine run,
SO so, continues to reign in the
region. Operators generally have
lived up to the Hoover plan and
have not violated it.
Eastern Coal Loading
No great change has been mani
fest in the eastern coal loading off
the Monongah Division B. & o.
This appears TO be running along
at about the same place. On We'd
nesday sixty cars of coal were
loaded in that direction. Ten cars
Of coal were loaded west. Eastern
coal loading off the Charleston Di-
vision, B. & o. on Tuesday ag-
gregated IS cars.
Daily Coke Loading
Daily coke loading off the Mon
ongah Division B. & o. yesterday
aggregated seventeen c2rs. The
was the same as Tuesday but just
about half of Mondays coke load
ing.
Daily Railroad Fuel
Seventeen cars of railroad fuel
were loaded off the Monongah Di-
vision B. & o. on Tuesday. II
cars went to the B. & o. and five
cars to foreign carriers.
Off the Charleston Divisiong, B
& O. fourteen cars of railroad fuel
were loaded on Tuesday, OF which
the B. & O. secured thirteen cars