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Imperial Valley press., 1922-09-11

back, = sadly complained the snappinl
turtle, "and, try as hard as | have,
can It shake it off
I'm afraid m not very good al
/ rolling stones off turtles in the water,
said the bunny gentleman, "but al
least Il can try
..Take your red, white and blue
striped barber pole rheumatism eruteh,
advised Nurse Jane, who had come
back to the edge of the pond, being no
longer afraid. ''Perhaps you can poke
the stone off with that. Cncle Wig
gily.' -..., .tfc....<
"That is fine idea, " exclaimed the
bunny He skipped out of the pond, for
he had only been standing on the edge,
and soon came back with his rheuma-
tism crutch.
Reaching over in the water, Uncle
Wiggilv, after two or three pokes, final
av showed the stone off the swapping
turtle 5 back.
'.Oh, how good it feels to have that
off mei' Missed the turtle, as he float
cd to the top of the water. He always
spoke with a hiss, though he was not
exactly Il snake. However, he wat
ftbtllc, NHlcH II NHdt 81 oidhN - "ieNA'
called. You have done me great
favor, Uncle Wiggily, and "a like to
do one for you, - said the turtle.
''Well, hardly see how you can,
spoke the bunny as he looked at the
turtle. He lived inside hard upper
and lower shell, the turtle did. lie had
four legs. a little short tail and long
neck. ending in head which had a
sharp beak on it, almost like parrot 5.
But | would like to do something
for YOU. - insisted the swapping turtle.
And lust then the Skillery Skallery
Alligator. who had been swimming
around the pond, saw Uncle Wisgily 5
legs in the water and made dash for
them.
al want legs to nibble!' cried the
Gator. "If | can't have ears to nib
BILE, | want legs!"
He was just going to bite Uncle Wig
giy when, all of sudden, the snap
ping turtle dived down beneath the
water and, in a second he had snapped
hold of the Gators tail, and was pull
ing as hard as he could pull.
"'Stop! Stop. Who has hold of me7
Let gol" beloved the Alligator.
Indeed | ii never let 90 until unclc
Wiggily is safe out of the water where
YOU can t bite his legs, spoke the Tur-
tie "Hurry, Uncle Wiggily and Nurse
Jane, get on dry land where the Gator
can't get youl Hurry!
Out Of the water hurried Uncle Wig
gily and Nurse Jane. Then the Turtle
lei 90 the Gator s tail and, lifting his
heod out of the water the Turtle said:
"There, Uncle Wiggily, | did you Il
little favor"
"Indeed you did!'' laughed bunny,
and the Gator was so angry that he
dashed out with his tail. But he couldn I
hit the good Turtle. SO everything came
out all right And if the pin cushion
doesn t try TO dance with the chocolate
cake and scratch it all up, ii tell you
next about Uncle Wiggily and the jump
ing ropes.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-09-11

Workers express themselves as glad to
be home and eager to begin their church
activities. Some have returned WIN
new IDEAS and inspiration CLEANED from
grcat religious conventions and feel
anxious to use them in the local field.
Some of the standbys of former years
are notably absent, for many have re
moved from. the valley. New faces were
seen in the audiences and new workers
viii take the places of the old, it is
said. so that church life will 90 for
ward as in former years.
No changes have been made IN elty
pastorates. All have been IN the vat
lev long enough to know and under
stand the field and its needs. The
Ministerial Association will resume its
meetings soon.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-09-11
new DINING RULE
FOR S. P STEWARDS

Although the dining ear service OF the
Southern Pacific has always been main
tanned at very high standard, efforts
are always being made to improve 1t
where possible "A recent order issued
TO stewards of dining ears, instructs
them to see that every child on their
trains, in day coaches as well as pull
mans, receives without charge, glass
Of lemonade. This may be varied by
am lee cream cone, or some fruit dalntl-
ly served Stewards are also enJolned
70 paw special attention to elderly peo-
pie. parents with children, and patrons
Of the road who are unaccustomed to
travel.
Milk and cream used in the Southern
Pacific dining car service are tested
each week bv Professor NJ r.. Jatfa OF
the University Of California, and a
higher fat content is maintained
than the standard required by many
states. A dining ear is stocked with
over 1000 pieces of linen for three
days run and all linen must be spot
loss. All meals are prepared in scfen-
tificallv arranged kitchens, equivalent
in size TO a. room only 10 feet square.
II costs the company 90 cents before
patron orders his meal, according to
record of costs kept by the company
Attractive menus are served on the
various routes of the company s lines,
the menu being changed daily in some
cases.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-09-11
SOL FAILS TO
STOP CHURCHES

The very warm weather of Saturday
and Sunday sent droves of Imperial
Valley people TO the mountains, causing
church attendance to fall short of ex-
peetations in El Centre churches yester-
day. However, beginning was made
and the pastors brought inspiring mes
sages to their congregations in themes
Of timely interest. Goodly numbers OF
children were in the Sunday schools,
indicating that families are returning
TO the valley after the summer vacation.
During the current week, sunday
school cabinets, Christian Endeayor,
Epworth League and B. Y. P. u Off
GERS will lay plans for an aggressive
ear S work along religious educational
lines BY October i things will be
started in fine shape, it is believed.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-09-11
MUSIC and SURGERY

This is an age when almost anything is tried once
One reads of church services conducted with the aid OF
changing lights as varied coorfu used the
stage Of factory workers speeding their production to
the rhythm lively music and OF surgical operations
for which the patient prepared with phonograpn music
as well as with ether cnloroform ,
The idea to help the operator but to soothe the
natient II is said that music not only distracts the
patients mind the operation but that
break in consciousness simpler thing and eliminates much
of the strain.
Perhaps this is a discovery of genuine value Like
everything of This however it is necessary hat an
experience psychologist called upon to find out whether
the patient will be helped harmed by such treatment
hardly likely that there will ever be any hard ana fat
classification of musical compositions according to the
p or gravity of operations the temperament and taste
of patients.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-09-11
September IL. 1912

Suggestion for belt line automobile
road coming from Los Angeles to San
Diego. thence to FL Centre and on to
Yuma, returning via Brawley, seems
to be working toward consummation.
County Auditor w. G. Carey COM
pletes totals of valuation of property
TO be taxed for maintenance of county
government. The figures are Sl3,923,
3Is against 81, ,SS3,0S5 of last year,
a gain of $2,040,233.
George w. Allen returns from coast
points where he has been for summer
vacation.
Hindoo population furnishing Sheriff
Mobley Meadows with problem diff
cult of solution.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-09-11
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO
Seutember II, 1907

Supervisors order temporary jan con
structed, cost to be about $4,000. W. L.
Holt offers three lots in FL Centre as
site for building.
George A. Long appointed livestock
inspector for Imperial county by board
of supervisors.
Auditor Kellogg tenders resignation.
Office will probably be combined with
some other as salary of $50 month
is too small to pay any person to till
it. Kellogg says it hardly pays hotel
bill.
Dirt broken on Yuma levee and 20
scrapers put to work, emploring % men.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-09-11
Looking Backward
What the Press Files I'e-; OF
Imperial Valley for This Day
in Past Years
TWENTY ONE YEARS AGO
September, 1901

Land seekers coming in from River
side. Redlands, Los Angeles and other
counties daily. Some invest in town
but most of them after land.
Hotel Imperial has been practically
filled throughout the summer Cooler
weather increases patronage.
A large crowd expected to be present
at the opening services IN the new
Catholic church. Social life of valley
begins to take form.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-09-11
COLORADO GAGE

Mean daily gage heights in feet and
mean discharge in second feet of the
Colorado river at Yuma, Ariz., for the
week ending September 8, 1922, accord
ing to the United States reclamation
Imperial Valley press., 1922-09-11
Bedtime Stories
UNCLE WIGGILY AND THE SNAP
PING TURTLE

1922, by Mcclure News
paper Sylidicate.)
New-York tribune., 1922-02-05
Is Anxious for Action, but
Benny Has Held Him Back
to Make sure of Ground

stated frankly ths, neither he no. his
mother had any objection 70 Joey
climbing through the rones.
But" added Benny, "thcre's 70 res
son to rush matters. One fighter in q
family IS almost enough. And then /
want 20 give Joey chance ~ fl} out
weighs i2S pounds now, and I expect
to see him develop considerably in the
course of the next year. SO far AS
ring knowledge is concerned, Joey is
abou. ready for the big SHOW right
now. He's been working with nc FOR
the last four years, and, OF course, has
picked up many OF the fine points Of
the game.
Pm going TO be his manager, sui
VIXEN he starts ! expect to see him
make q name for himself IN addition
TO what he has learned boxing and
training with ME, he has absorbed a
lot OF valuable expe ricnce while work
ing with veterans like Soldier Bart
field, Benny Valgar, Johnny Dundee
and lot of other we'll known men,
All these veterans think that joey
VIII deliver the goods when he gets
started, and J might add that my own
manager, Billy Gibson, thinks the
CH'tS cVrJ - ClStcI AI.u II" eau
hit. lie socked Old Soldier Bartfeld
on the chin one afternoon while they
we're working cat here and the Soldier
told me afterward that for q minute
he cou.d hear the bugics blowing
taps
Joey Leonard is the youngest Of
four brothers. He was born at Avenue
G and Tenth Street on August 8. 1902
Ne graduated from Grammar School
184 and then went TO De Witt Clinton
High School. He is slightly taller
than mis- famous brother and has a
rather longer reach. Benny says that
he thinks Joey's best fighting weight
is gong to DC 1856 pounds,
And Joey says:
If don't work up to 1876 pounds in
the next six months III bet that guy
Benny hands me another postponement
Guess III slip some lead in my shoes -
New-York tribune., 1922-02-05
Four n. Y. M;ddies
Are Team Captains
At Naval College
Boxing, Lacrosse. Swim.
ming and Soccer Squads
All Led by Local Athletes

ANNAPOLIS, Nd. Feb. A.-The Enlpire
State IS remarkably represeu,ca ps
athletes in the Naval Academy, sons
Of New York captaining four Of the
teams ard appearing ia importsn.
roles in many branches. Frank Zot.i
jr.. CT COL West 182d Street, lAs.nna;
tan, is captain of the boxing team, til
others Being from Brooklyn. The
latter TITO are: Albert X. Morehousc,
TOO Cortelyou Street, lacrosse; Vincent
J. Gallagher jr., 667 Ocean Avenue.
swimming; George H. Nodek;ss. 69y
Decatur Street, soccer.
Among the other athletes at the
NaVat Academy who gre New Workers
are both guards OF the football team
and three Of the members Of the var
sity eight. The guards arc Edward L.
Frawley, Of tuitoN, and Arthur G.
Carney, Of New York City. The crew
men are Frawley and NJ. Gallagher aud
Donald J. Johnston, The latter home
being Albany.
Finally, New Yoraor IS tho oniy
midshipmaa who has ,nanaged tyo
branches 81 spor, this year. He is
Henry z. Ecclles. Of Flushing. man
ager of the football and lacrosse teams
teams.
Eaca OF the three arms OF Inc ma
t!onai service has former lnember who
leads team at the Naval Academy this
year. They are: Enery Z. Larson, Of
Minnesota, Captain Of the football team,
who was formerly a marine; william y.
Ault, of Oregon. basketball captain.
who served in the navy, and Albert X.
Morehouse, lacrosse leader, who was
q m ember OF machine gun unit Of 1hc
2sth Division when appointed to the
NavSl Academv
New-York tribune., 1922-02-05
Tales Of q Wayside Tee
BY GRANTLAND RICE
Copyrlxht, 1sAa. New Yor. TriDu..o Lac

If one could only remember the
smaller details connected with golf,
what a difference there would De IN
scoring. even among the lowlier OF the
vast tribe.
It so happens that nearly every
golfer has some guiding or helping de
vice which operates as stcadying fac
tor, and when this aid is recalled in
time it is usually Of great assistance.
In our own case. for one example, the
most important thing we can fall back
on in starting from tle first tee IS to
eenem ber two essentials:
/. To grip lightly, especially with the
right hund.
Q. To start the club head bac.. evenly
without any sign OF jerk
Normal Tendencies
Y you stand BY the first tee .ou
will be surprised to see how many
golfers open their campaign with
fast, hurried swing, gripping the club
in viseiike fashion.
the former. 1t is almost impossible to
grip tightly and swing evenly.
Not long ago in starting round,
while playing with joe Schlottman, Of
Detroit, one Of the finest amateurs IN
the game, We missed the .rst Four tee
shots.
Haven't you got a slower back swing
handy?" Joe finally remarked.
in the hurry of starting of on sched-
ule time and arranging final details OF
Che four-ball match we had forgotten
the double injunction-ligilt, of grip,
evenly back.
After recalling tnis at the 1ifth tee
the trouble disappeared.
Stance and Ball
A day or two later in playing a round
with Alex Smith we found for some
reason we we're pulling across or heel
ing almost every tee shot to al extent
just enough to be ammo ing.
Finally Alex remarked: Way is it
you are standing at least six inches
further away from the bali than you
usually do? Have you got y new set
Of longer clubs?'
TIE facts in the case were that un-
consciously we had started out stand
ing too far away without any intention
OF doing no. In fact, Up to that mo-
mcnt we had no idea We were stand
ing further away than usual.
The result was that we had been
forced to lean forward or fall into the
ball on the down swing.
New-York tribune., 1922-02-05
Maryland Trackmen
To MakeHwo Trips
North This Season
No Freshman BaseballTeam
This Year. Only One
Field Being Available

COLLEGE PARK, Nd, FeD. 4. Uni
verslty Of Maryland track and field
men viii make two tips North this
season, according TO the schedule made
public to-day by II. {. Curleyl BYRD
director of athletlca March rs the
Gold and Black athletics Viii Dartici-
pate III the Meadowbrooh canes In
Philadelphia ard April % in the Penn
rela,s. The cnrd * one Of the most
pretentious ever arranged for track
men OF the old-line scnoo.
Maryland riAcmen are 70 engage
orr ell. Il. /. r. and Virginia Poly
marAsrnen in matches the week ending
february 9. Other early matches for
ne College Park marksmcn are with
Len.gh the week ending March and
Lafayette tns week ending April !. The
coming week the Maryland shooters
VIII engage Johns Hopkins in q tele-
graphic match
Victor .. keene. son Of tn. Re-. Il.
o. Neens: Of Philadclphia +. J. Paga-
Aaccl, 0, Naterville. Nc; Brooke Brew
er and Waiter Young, of Washington;
Morrison Clark. L. ". Boslev. Eddie
~'''-~@ H'iH tiNiSN ciIOch. MATt Ia no
boys, are among those whose names
have been mentioned as likely TO be
considered this year in the awarding
u the gold medal offered BY the class
OF '0s 10 the student "tvpifvinv the
best in athletics"
Because Maryland at present has but
one diamond, 10 freshman bas ebali
team viii Be organized this spring.
\ freshman football team viii aga;1,
be organized. however, says Byrd.
Battery candidates for Marvlsnd's
baseball team viii begin work in = few
weeks. The Back and Colds diamond
schedule viii be made public the com
ing week. The lacrosse schedule also
Is practically completed. The lelav
schedule follows:
:, / Indsorm j, s l,soruary = Johns lsopisins.
Yth N"sinenf meet. Isaltir1ors: March 2.
%'orseluwD meet. Nash.nktOu; e Nes,iovg-
nipoN g'n.es. Phiiadelphta Ourdoo--
Pr! j., lnal rest, Washington and Lee
Coii'se Park; -. quadrangular meet
against 'ieorgetown George Wsshinrtos
and asn Cs{ho''e University. Washington: "a
Penn Iriays' May 6, dual u.e.t. Johns ifop-
stns saa,,,, ieHe*ood Field. Baltimore: l2-la.
ol Virginia, Fharlottesvil,e
New-York tribune., 1922-02-05

night witt Rocky Kansas, the Buffalo
terror. Joey is helping brother Benn-,.
aud Is incidentally getting ready for
ring career OF his own, which he hopes
lnpatientiy will begin in the near
future. The sooner the better. savs
Joey.
Joey told the writer, rather petu-
lantly, we thought. that the beginning
OF his career had been postponed 100
often.
~ was going to sneak or and eel
started on my own hook when Benny
went away on that last Western trip"
said the boy. "But just when got
everything fixed up pretty and had the
match all set Benny suddenly changes
his plans and pops back TO New York.
That put my debut on The blink for
fair. couldn't pull anything like thar
with Benny around. He keeps too close
Il watch on me, and when he is train
ing for & iight have to trail along
with him every minute. ! work here
in the gym with him ard when he is
out on the road I'm only few PAGES
behind. If In' not on the Job it
doesn't take him long to find out why"
"Y'know, Benny is going to bc NV
manager when finally start fighting
II ever do The trouble is that he
keeps putting me of and postponing
the start. When ask him Why he
doesn't give me match with some
good boy he says: oh, take things
easy; there's plenty OF time. Now he's
promised me that Pm to start nv ring
career in six months, but he's got to
show me. I've heard that before.
You see, every time I get things
nicely fixed, and Pm ali ready to start
my ring career Benny has long
heart-to-heart talk with the folks al
home, and he pulls another postpone
ment on me. guess they want me to
wait until Benny's an old man before
they send me out after the money
Il don't think it's my mother that
wants to hold me back, because every
time talk to her about entering the
ring she says sne has no objection at
all. But then she adds that the whole
thing is up to Benny, and when I
go to him he pulls the six months
gag again. Maybe re means it this
TING. and then a~ain maybe he doesn't"
One in Family Enough
There is no doubt that the subject
OF Joey's professional debut has been
matter Of some concern In the Leon
ard family, although when the writer
put It up to the champion yesterday he
New-York tribune., 1922-02-05
Syracuse Rowin.
Squad Draws Over
300 OR First Call

81 NACUSE, y. Y. Feb. l.--Tho Svra-
eusc university crew squad this year
VIII be the largest that has ever re
ported to Coach James A. Ten Nyc4,
and the the largest in the history Of
The university. The great majority OF
the 500 odd men who answered the Grst
call this week, however, are freshmen,
there being about forty candidates for
the varsity and junior crewe
Coach Ten .Eyck, according to hi.
customary way o. opening the crew
season: spoke TO the candidates j., the
Agricultural College. he spoke Of
training and declared there was no
place in Syracuse crew for man nol
phS sically ft.' Necessity OF the faith
ful observance OF the few training
rules that he laid down was impressed
on The Candidates By the veteran coach.
Fer practice purposes the squad is
20 be divided into groups Of eight can
iidates, picked at random. Later. when
the coach gets 4 line on the ability OF
the men, definite assignments ~il. be
made to practice seats.
Despite the over" helming number OF
freshmen contestlng for seats in the
ys~rl;ng shell. Ten EycA needs more
varsity candidates. The check on var-
slty material to oc announced l:.rcr 1iil
shcN' lne exact number OF men CO: for
the varsity and junior crews.
lndoor practice will continue at the
university for about two months. or
until the weather permits daily wor>
outs on tuc Seueca iliVev at Long
branch. Ten Eych expects TO have every
one Of his 800 ODD men drilling nfteen
% twenty minutes each day.
The experienced Man Will be given
first crack at the rowing shells in the
tarN at the gymnasium. The others
will get thcr trai under these near
rowing conditions.
Some OF the more enthusiastic crew
candidates have been working out il
the gym on their own initiative for sew
era weeks.
New-York tribune., 1922-02-05
Houugster Has Been Train. :
ing u iils " orles's Light.
weight Champion 4 Years
BY Jack Lawrence

Up OIL IiirQ Avenue, between 1lsth
and 1leth streets. there ia a gym-
nasiuln, one flight I'd and somewhat
obscure. Travellers on down- town eio
waited trains can look through its
broad plate. glass windows anu see q
battalion Of oddly costumcd men goinx
through q wide variety OF queer and
lnya rerious stunts.
For the INITIATED the scene has fan
tastic veirdness.
The iigures-lithc, sinesy and nu.
cular-are gyrating, twisting, turning.
ieaping, suddenly bursting into furious
.istic attacks on invisible Hdvcrsaries
They are serious, purpcseful figures,
working with intense gravity, and oc-
casionally siugging the atmosphere as
though It held lifelong enemy. The
only sounds are those Of heavy breath.
ing and the patter CT dancing feet on
the polished floor.
In an eighteen-foot ring at ono end
of the long room two men are batter
ing away AT each other silently, one
Very much heavier than The other.
Their heads are encased in heavy
leather helmets. A small and unemo-
tional crowd is gathered about the
roped square watching the performance
somewhat languidly. The smaller man
is Johnny Dundee. the larger one a.
cum bersome spsrring partner whose
business it is to keep the weight oe
his bulk bearing on Johnny's shoulders.
Enter Benny and Joey
Suddenly L door opens far IN the
rear cf the gym and two Slight but
Ssinewy figures appear clad In full
length tights Of dark blue. They are
lighters, like the rest, but conspicu-
ously without the Distinguishing scars
OF the profession. Neither carries Z.
caulliiower ear, dented nose, bat
tered jaw. But for certain pronounced
muscular development in arms, legs
and shoulders they would have passed
Tor clerks, insurance agents or bond
salesmen.
They take up positions in the syrat-
ing ranks. one behind the other, and
start rhythmical, graceful dance that
might have been learned from Pavlowa.
Kicking, pirouetting in dizzy spirals.
they leap high in the air and bring
their heels together three times before
landing lightly and noiselessly on their
toes.
The two figures in the ring have lost
all interest for the little crowd Every
eye is turned on the latest arrivals.
nat S Benny Leonard and his kid
brother, Joey" said an old-timer among
the spectators. "Joey's only nineteen,
but he's got the makings of great
scrapper. He'll knock lot OF these
here lightweghts dead when Benny
gets ready to turn him loose. He's as
fast as they come and he's got Benny'g
knack of hitting
The two brothers were going through
their daily stunts at Seamon's Third
Avenue gymnasium. the place where q
hundred boxers put IN the long hours
of training dradgery that constitute
their way of rehearsing for the big
show
Younsster Anxious for Action
Benny, lightweight champion Of the
world. is there preparing for his battle
at Madison Square Garden next Friday
New-York tribune., 1922-02-05
''Pepper'' Martin X. O.'s
Bernard i'm First Round

Two one-round knock-outs featured
last nights bouts at the Rink Sporting
Club, Brooklyn. in the main go. which
lasted only two minutes and twenty sec
onds, Pepper" Martin. after being
dropped by Sid Bernard, came right back
with the sleep pproducing wallop Martin
weighed l2s pounds, two less than his
opponent.
In the semi-iiMal Andy Thomas put
Eddie Clifford away in the opening
stanza. Thomas weighed 13A pounds
and Clifford 1877. Pat Malarkey, a
180pounder with a four pound advan-
tage, gained the judges decision over
Pat Bulger in ten slow rounds. Joe
Perlstein was an easy winner over
Harry Lewis in the six round opener.