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Imperial Valley press., 1922-08-18

do anybody favor remarked Susie.
And then, as Uncle Wiggily sat down
on the log to twinkle his pink nose,
Sammie said to his sister:
"Let me take your doll, Susie, and
I'll give her ride on my boat
So Priscilla Jane Peppercorn was
put on the toy boat, and down the
brook she went sailing. But, all of a
sudden the wind began to blow very
hard, the boat went faster and faster
away beyond the reach of Sammie s
paws. He couldn't pull the boat back
again.
"Oh, my poor doll" cried Susie.
" She III be shipwrecked!" "
"I'll get her for you," said Uncle
Wiggily, but just then the wind blew
the toy boat and the doll out into the
middle of the very widest part of the
brook, and the bunny gentleman could
not reach Priscilla!
"Oh, what shall do! My poor,
dear doll" cried Susie.
81 think can helpio said the grass
hopper. ''Have you q long string,
Sammic7"
eyes, have bali of cord that !
was going to tie ON my boat only !
didn IT," answered the rabbit boy.
"Give me one end of the string and
you hold the other end, said the
grasshopper. Holding one end of the
cord in his mouth the hopper gave n
big, long jump and landed on the boat
close to Susie's doll who was being
sailed away. The Grasshopper then tied
his end of the string to the boat and
cried:
"Now everybody pull"
Sammie, Susie and Uncle Wiggily
pulled on the other end of the string,
and soon hauled the toy ship back to
shore, and Priscilla Jane Peppercorn
wasn't harmed bit, except drop OF
water splashed in one eye. But she
didn't mind that.
"Now ! see," said Susie, chow a
grasshopper can do favor" SO
everything ended happily, and when
the COW jumps over the moon, if she
doesn't t spill all the cream so there is
none left for the Milky Way, I'll tell
you next about Uncle Wiggily and the
butterfly.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-08-18
One Minute Essay

Development Of the radio phone has
again introduced talking movies.
They are now called "vacal motion
pictures'' When tried out mary
years ago they were dismal failure
but demonstrations of an improved
device are now being given in New
York by Harrison Rogers, an invent
or. He declares previous failure was
the fault of individuals and not the
idea The new mechanism, coyere'i
by IL patents, is operated by electric
ity and can be attached TO any mo-
tion picture machine. The words
synchronize with the lips of the per
son on the film Lack of this was
the chief cause Of failure in previous
attempts.
Under the old efforts Of Edison
and others, two operators were re-
quired-one to start the record be
hind the screen when he received the
Signal. and the operator who ran the
projection machine. The timing of
the record then was always ahead OF
or behind the picture.
The new apparatus operates with
out supervision. IT win run by the
same motor that operates the projec.
ton machine. The film controls the
action of, the sound records. AS the
film is run, a slot in it permits a
metal pin to fly out from roller over
which the film passes. This pin closes
an electric circuit which starts tie
Imperial Valley press., 1922-08-18
Looking Backward
What the Press Files I'e.: Of
Imperial Valley for This Day
in Past Years
VOLUME I.
AuOllSt- 1901.

C. b. Justice is here from Escon-
dido.
Air navigation may be practical as
Santos Dumont claims, but we notice
that no one has pulled down that
$4,000 prize offered for the first man
to navigate. over a prescribed course.
Notwithstanding all we have dore
for them, German and English sales in
Cuba are increasing white ours are
decreasing.
Jesse O'Neal of Whittier has ia
vested in a tract of land. Quite an
interest among Whittier people in tine
valley.
l.. Il. Parson, general manager Of
the Los Angeles Piano Co. is here.
Nine foot sorghum interests him more
than pianos however.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-08-18
Bedtime Stories
UNCLE WIGGILY AND THE GRASS.
HOPPER
Copyright, 1922, by Mcclure News
paper Syndicate)
Ry HOW II GAPIS


Sammie Littletail, the rabbit boy,
and his sister Susie were playing one
day, down in the meadow behind the
hollow stump bungalow of Uncle Wig
gily Longears. Sammie was sailing "A
little toy boat he had made from some
birch bark, like an Indian canoe. Susie
was playing house on a green, messy
log, with her doll, Priscilla Jane Pep
percOrn.
''Look at me, Susie,' called Sammic,
as he gave the boat push out into the
little brook which flowed through the
meadow. "I've got lot of carrots,
cabbages and turnips on my boat, and
| m going to send them away down the
big ocean to China"
''That's nice,' answered Susie.
"And look at my doll She's going
up in an airship and when she jumps
down she s going to turn a somersault
like the man in the circus!O
OF course none of these things were
really true. 1t was just "make be-
lieve," but lots of fun for all that.
The carrots, cabbages and turnips
which Sammie said he had on his toy
ship were just little stones.
And this is how Susie sent her doll
up in an airship The little rabbit girl
tied a piece of wild grapevine around
Priscilla.
Then Susie flung one end of the
grapevine rope over the low limb of a
tree and pulled up and down. Thus
Priscilla Jane Peppereorn went up and
down as though she were in an airship.
And when Susie "jiggled 1.-THE vine il
made Priscilla look as though she were
turning somersaults.
"And it lots of fun to make be
lieve this way!" laughed Susie.
Uncle Wiggily hopping over the
fields and through the woods, came to
where the rabbit children were play
ing with the boat and doll. The bunny
gentleman twinkled his pink nose and
laughed as he asked:
"Have you seen any adventures,
children, I'm looking for little ad-
venture, and if ! could find one here !
would not have to hop away over in
the forest, where the Fuzzy Fox and the
Woozie Wolf live.''
Uncle Wiggily," answered Susie. But,
if you like, you may play with my doll
Priscilla Jane Peppercorn."
cor you may play going to China on
my boat added Sammie.
"Oh, thank you, but that would
hardly be an adventure" said Uncle
Wiggily, and just then a voice cried:
"If you helped me perhaps that
would be an adventure.
"Oh, my goodness!'' screamed Susie,
clasping her doll in her paws. ''ls that
the Skillery Scallery Alligator9"
"Or the Fox or the Wolff" asked
Sammie, looking toward his boat float
ing down the brook.
"No, am only poor Grasshopper,
was the answer. My legs are caught in
tangle of grass, and unless some one
sets me free l can't hop around and
be jolly. Oh, will no. one help me?''
"Yes, / will, exclaimed kind Uncle
Wiggily, and with his red, white and
blue striped rheumatism crutch the
bunny gentleman untangled the grass
from the hopper's legs and the green
chap perched himself on the log beside
Susie and her doll.
Wiggily," sang the grasshopper, who
had a voice much like the jolly black
| cricket. You did me great favor
and / wish could do one for you, OF
even for Sammie and SUSIE and the
Jumping chap looked at the rabbit
children.
II don Y see how grasshoppes could
Imperial Valley press., 1922-08-18
Im-PRESS-ions
Foolish Dictionary

Teacher-One who undertakes to
preside over body of assorted pupils,
and thereby learns more than any of
them.
Having Just absorbed T-bone
steak smothered in fried onions !
can t help thinking the old world is
all right and a mighty good place to
live in.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-08-18
TEN YEARS OGO.
August 18. 1912.

+. p. Willard publishes another can
TO of the Willard Corfman wrangle.
Willard says Corfman is careless with
facts.
R. l.. Hobby and Jack are back
from Los Angeles. r. l.. is back on
the books of the b. Solomon CO.
DR.. w. T. Heffcrman takes up
practice in Los Angeles.
Nance & Fisher have fine store
in the Davis block. Mr.. Nance has
been away to purchase stocks.
Mrs. p. Il. Cunningham is in Los
Angeles
Imperial Valley press., 1922-08-18

No one ever became star by staying
out at night.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-08-18

Ignorance is no bliss in the eyes of
the law.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-08-18
Old Timer Cogitates

/ kin remember when vittles on the
table wuz AL covered up with screen
lids to keep out tn > flies.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-08-18
The Bachelor Maid SAYS

4 man who marries for money
can't get along with or without his
wife
Imperial Valley press., 1922-08-18
TodaY's S Kid Story

A Massachusetts boy told the
teacher that his sister had the measles.
The teacher sent him home and told
him to stay there till his sister got well
After he skipped joyfully away an
other boy held up his hand and said,
''Teacher, Jimmy polan's sister,
what s got the measles, lives in Calf
ornia.
You can see little ripple of pros
perity at the banks.
The presence of peacock feathers
in a room is regarded as unlucky by
:he superstitious.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-08-18
record. The sound is carried by wire
% nun III ficrs hchind the. screpn
About Some Woman or Other

record. The sound is carried by wire
to amplifiers behind the screen.
About Some Woman or Other
Women of New Zealand have had
the vote for thirty years and for a
long time have been elected to var
ious semi-publfc offices, such as
school boards and hospital boards.
Money seems to 90 further when
you are after it.
Curiosity Shop
Dinosaur footprints, made millions
of years ago, have been found IN
Massachusetts, recently.
Jumping at conclusions lands you
in a hole.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-08-18
Curiosity Shop

Jumping at conclusions lands yo'
in hole,
Imperial Valley press., 1922-08-18
The Preacher Declares

Fear of consequence makes cow
ards Of us all.
Did anybody ever know agitation
for dress reform to reform dress?
Optimists should not have gold
front teeth.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-08-18

And one doesnt have. to be an old
timer to remember when we used 20
90 to pretty good movie show for
a nickle.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-08-18

Kentuckey woman complains that
her husband knocked her down 80
times. Seems like these Kentucky
colonels were a bit ungentle at times.
The Winslow mail., 1922-04-07
NOTICE OF PUBLICATION
Serial No. 052635

Serial No. 052635
Phoenix, Arizona. Land Office,
March 13, 1922.
NOTICE is hereby given that the
Santa Fe Pacific Railway Company
has filed in this office it's applica-
ton to select under the provisions
of Acts of June %, 1874, (1S Stat.
194), August 20, 1890, (26 Stat. 369),
the following described lands:
The Northeast Quarter of the
Northwest Quarter of Section
Eighteen, Township Twenty
North, Range Thirteen East,
Gila & Salt River Base Line &
Meridian, Arizona.
Any and all persons claiming ad-
versely the lands described, or de-
string to object because of the min
eral character of the land, or any
other reason to the disposal to ap-
plicant, should file their aftidavits OF
protest in this office, on or before
the 25th day of April, 1922.
JOHN r. TOWLES, Register.
First pub Mch II, 1922.
Last pub. Apr. IA, 1922.
The Winslow mail., 1922-04-07
DATA ON ROAD CONSTRUCTION
TO BE PUT In USABLE FORM

A great deal of valuable data on
highway construction are soon to be
made available to all persons con-
nected with highway development by
the Bureau of Public Roads, United
States Department of Agriculture,
In it's supervision of large appro-
priations by Congress for Federal
aid road construction, the bureau
has assembled complete records of
contract prices for all types of roads
in all sections of the country since
1916. In addition, engineers of the
bureau operating in each of the 4S
States report monthly on labor and
material used on jobs inspected by
them.
To put this information in the
most uSable form statistical machin-
cry has been installed and the work
so arranged that small force can
make available great variety Of in
formation at a small percentage of
the cost of such work when done by
hand The data assembled will CON
sist of monthly reports on the status
of Federal-aid work, prices paid for
labor, and contractors bids for new
work in all sections of the country.
From time to time reports covering
a large volume of work will be made
on costs of various types of surtac-
ing and grading. percentages of var
ious types of roads built, proportion
of total cost which goes into grading
surfacing and other items of con-
struction,, together with any other
information for which there may be
need.
AS an exemple of what can be
done: The question was recently
asked as to what widths of road
we're constructed on 7,480 miles OF
completed Federal-aid road: cards
were fed into a machine and in a
bout two hours the information was
available, giving widths at intervals
of 2 feet and subdivided for the var
ious sections of the country.
The Winslow mail., 1922-04-07
ADVERTISING SIGNS TO BE
ELIMINATED

No more advertising signs to stare
at motorists on Southern California
highways, is growing sentiment
in various counties, according to a
report just issued by the Automo-
bile Club of Southern California.
What will the autoists do for
reading matter?
Mr.. Motorist who has been accus-
toned to absorb his literature as he
toured along local roads between al
most solid banks of glaring signs,
reading as he goes, will have to
turn to the daily papers for literary
stimulus if the general plan goes
through.
One county has alreadp banned
advertising signs on it's roads. This
action was taken recently by Kings
county, and the state highways are
dead set against advertising bill
boards along their sedate lengths
If all the big advertising signs
along the roads are taken down,
eastern motorists visiting here will
be largely surprised to see how
beautiful the country really is. The
Auto club is taking no part in the
campaign, but is answering COM
plants from visitors who say that
they can't see the hills on account
of the bill boards by the report that
some counties are considering the
elimination of the boards as soon
as possible.
The movement does not consider
the removal of necessary guide signs
which help motorists to find their
way about on highways which are
strange to them.
Farm bureau centers are also TAX
ing up the slogan of down with
disfigured advertising" and particu-
lar activity has been shown in Butte
county. 1t is not considered impos-
sible by the Auto club officials that
before long California roads will be
as clear of advertising "boardings'
as the palm of baby's hand.
The Winslow mail., 1922-04-07
CURIOSITIES IN NEWS
Out Of Ordinary Affairs that Find
Their Way to Printed Page

In London a suit for "iactitation
of marriage" has been filed by a
man against woman who annOys
him by claiming to be his wife when
she is not and never has been, the
first legal action Of the sort for
more than a hundred years.
From Texas comes the tale of 4
physician who has discovered what
is called a truth serum" which,
when administered to suspected
criminal. paralyzes his imaginative
faculties SO that he can tell only
facts and not thoughts which are
not true.
New York has an inventor who has
perfected a means by which rays Oh
light. allowed to play upon the let
ters on a printed page, are convert
ed into musical sounds. pleasant 10
hear. so that the blind can read
through their ears. "a,
Denver, Colo, is to turnlsh pllnu
persons with police whistles, whlcn,
when blown at street crossings WI,
cause traffic officers to halt the tral-
fc while the sightless cross the
street in safety. .
A Maryland legislator mas ih.,o-
duced a bill which will make 1t he
gal for more than two persons 10
ride on the front or three on the
rear seat of automobiles, with the
idea that it is crowding a machine
which produces accidents. Some OF
his confreres have asked the author
of the bill if he didn't mean it for
street cars.
The Winslow mail., 1922-04-07
WRITTEN IN 1922 =! !

Great Britain ought to be far more
advanced than the United States with
regard to the telephone. The Amerl-
can system has to overcome the
same difficulties which confront this
country in densely settled Massa-
chusetts, New York, Illinolse. etc.
with their gigantic towns. BESIDES
the Americans have to deal with pro
blems which we are unacqualnted.
Gigantic deserts and mountains ran
geg have to be bridged by the wire
and the telephone poles in the wild
erness are exposed to destruction on
the part of sayages, ants, bears, etc.
Besides. they are often destroyed by
violent billiards with which we are
unacquainted.-Lon (Eng) Even
ing Standard.
The Winslow mail., 1922-04-07
AUTO EXPORTS IN 1921 SHOW
VERY GOOD VOLUME

Last year 1882 automobiles were
exported from the United States.
Latin-American countries took near
ly one-third of this number: British
North America, 1874 per cent; Asia
tic countries, 14.5 per cent: Europe,
13.1 per cent; Oceania III per cent,
territory of the Unit
ed States, S.8 per cent; Africa, 3.7
per cent.
Statistics compiled by the Fire
stone Company show that nearly rs
per cent Of the cars exported to
Latin-America went to Mexico and
Cuba, only Is per cent going to
South American countries. Twelve
cars were shipped by the United
States to Newfoundland and Labra-
dor
The Winslow mail., 1922-04-07
LONESO ME2
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MARRY AND BE HAPPY

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MARRY AND BE HAPPY
We put you in correspondence
with hundreds of refined Ladies
and Gentlemen, in U. S. and
Canada, who wish to marry or
correspond for amusement.
PHOTOS FREE. Many worth
$4,000, $4,000 and up. Every
thing strictly CONFIDENTIAL.
We do not publish your name
or address. 1 Years subscription
with full privileges 81 or four
months trial SOC. Don't send
cash, only money orders or &c
stamps. If check send 10c ex-
ira for exchange.
Subscriptions will be 81 per
year after this month. Rush
card with your name and ad-
dress for full particulars.
MRS. FLORENCE BELLAIRE
200 Montague ST., Brooklyn, NY.
The Winslow mail., 1922-04-07
NOTICE OF PUBLICATION

Department of the Interior, U. S.
Land Office at Phoenix, Arizona,
March II, 1922
NOTICE is hereby given that
Eliza Tillman, OF Winslow, Arizona,
who. on January 5, 1921, made
Homestead Entry, No. 04272S, for
lots 2, 3, A, B1aW1a and Els, Sec
ton Is, Township IGN Range 15-E.
G. & S. r. B. & Meridian, has filed
notice of intention to make Three
Year Proof, to establish claim to the
land above described, before Thor
wald Larson, U. S. Commissioner. at
Holbrook, Arizona, on the 18th day
of April, 1922
Claimant names as witnesses:
Earl B. Edwards, William H. Love-
lady, Frank Chandler, Jose Duran,
all Of Winslow. Arizona.
JOHN r. TOWLES, Register.
Last pub. Apr IA, 1922.
The Winslow mail., 1922-04-07
$500 Portrait Free

In order to be doing something
during these dull times, we will
make you a 14x20 oval $500 por-
trait FREE. We, want you to show
it to your friends and advertise our
work. All we ask of you-send us
Csc to pay for postage and boxing
and we will send the portrait pre-
paid, free. Mail your photos, with
95c. Give us trial. No frame
catch-buy your frame where you
please. We copy anything and every
thing. Money back if not pleased.
PALM ART CO.,
Hastings, Nebr.
The Winslow mail., 1922-04-07
The Service Is Yours

WHILE the plant of The Telephone
" Company belongs to the stock
holders, the Service belongs to the public;
and it is under the control of the public
to a much larger extent than it could pos
sibly be controlled by the Company indie
pendently of the public.
AS matter of fact, the telephone or
ganization is simply an agency through
which community serves itself. If this
agency is hampered by unreasonable
legislation restrictions or requirements,
or by inadequate revenues, or by unjust
burdens of taxation, the ability of the
agency to properly function is impaired if
not wholly destroyed.
Because of the requirements of the pub
lie for efficient and abundant telephone
service, the public has very vital interest
in the financial health and general we'll
being of the Company
With your whole hearted moral and
financial support the Company can con-
tinue to give you the quality and quantity
of service you require.
0e
Mountain States Telephone
and Telegraph Co.
The Winslow mail., 1922-04-07

Get Our Prices on Lithographing
The Winslow mail., 1922-04-07
He Started Early,

Mozart began composing at an ear
lier age than anybody else on record.
At four he was exhibited as an infant
prodigy, and at five he composed con-
certos. When he was eleven he wrote
an opera bouffe.
The Winslow mail., 1922-04-07

dred years ago.
Then people trav-
eled on foot or on
horseback, and a
short journey was
a serious matter;
there were no tel
ephOneS, no cleo
trio lights, and
none of the con-
veniences we are
used to-"
"It is true there
were no alleged
conveniences in
those days." re-
pile d J a m @ s.
The Winslow mail., 1922-04-07
Coed at the Start.

Of the three oldest universities in
western Europe-Salerno, Bologna and
Paris-two were open from the first
to women. those were Salerno and
Bologna.
The Winslow mail., 1922-04-07
That Depends

"You know, my dear fellow, we
really gain by our trials in life"
''That depends on the kind of law
yer you employ"
The Winslow mail., 1922-04-07
GOOD OLD TIMES

esnROF. WINDYSPIEL delivered a
l. fine lecture last evening" said
Mrs. Jamesworthy. "He held up to
scorn the pessimist who says the
world isn't getting better, and de-
scribed conditions as they were hun.
Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1922-06-01

ed him. A load of soldiers came
along with word that another boat
had left the up stream port at the
same time they did, Next day
vessel came along very heavily
laden and the officer said there was
no room and he could not make
room. Mrs. Smith feared we could
not go that way, but Smith was of
the opinion that they would find
some place for us. The paper which
had previously been secured from
the military commander was shown
and he said: "Wait awhile" Later
came the suggestion that there
might be room in the ladies' depart
ment, and Mrs. James was stored in
there and | sat on a bag of rice in a
doorway after we had waved good
byes to our dear friends as far as we
could see them. Conditions were so
grave he rather feared to leave
home, and we did not want him to.
so Chinese Christian who could
not speak English went along and
provided for us beautifully. After
while he came making motions and
we went to the little 1Ox15 foot
room where he had combined the
table and a washstand to make Mrs
James berth while he, the writer
and about a dozen other men slept
on the floor so closely packed in
that the door could not be opened
without the first man moving.
At WuchOw we learned that the
blood stains previously mentioned on
the hospital steps were from the foot
or soldier who was wounded (by a
ciyilian) while he was attempting
amputated We also learned that a
boat was fired into while we were
upstream and the panic-stricken
passengers ran to the opposite side
turned the boat over and all but five
were drowned Another boat had
been stopped and robbed. Rasmus-
sen had been taken away from his
captors and set free without ran
som. Ae we neared the wharf at
Hong Kong Saturday evening, the
six Indian (Asiatic) guards brought
their repeating Winchesters and pis-
tolls to one of the white officers and
stored them away until time for an
other voyage, robbery in this vi
cinity being SO common that by the
Piracies Act no vessel can carry pas
sengers out of Hong Kong on the
West River without three white Of
ficers and this armed guard.
friend met us on the dock.
preached Sunday, and made the de-
sired ship on Tuesday. S. s. ARA
toon Apcar enroute to Calcutta.
DON CARLOS JAMES.