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Imperial Valley press., 1922-05-11
Tales OF "Uncle Joe" Cannon

Old Timers still talk of the pictur
esoue way in which "Uncle Joc' Can
non used to debate on the floor Of the
House. His favorite gesture, as related
in this, the fourth of series Of anecdotes
regarding Cannon, was to swing his
arm, somewhat like baseball pitcher
docs in winding up Although his
voice has lost its strength of youth,
"Uncle Joe'' still swings those arms
when he speaks in the House.
BY LAURENCE NJ. BENEDICT
UNITED Press Staff Correspondent
WASHINGTON, May 11.-Whenevcr
"Uncle Joe' Cannon made a speech in
the House in the old days-the time
when he was at the height of his power
he did it with ayms flying. He drove
home every sentence with a healthy
punch with one of his fists. TIE deprive
him of the use of his arms was like
shearing Samson of his locks.
One time, back before he became
speaker in 1903, the House was con-
sidoring a measure upon which Cannon
wanted very much to speak, but he got
to the floor after all the time for de-
bate that had been allotted his side had
been exhausted. So he had to turn to
the opposition with the request that he
be allowed to take the floor AS 1T
happened, all the time remaining was
at the disposal of Rep. Samuel "Sun'
set Cox of New York, who dearly
loved to "rag" Uncle Joe.
81 don't want you to talk Cox
said to Cannon, "but / III tell you what
I'll do; I'll give you the floor and let
Imperial Valley press., 1922-05-11

'bootics yet. Oh, your poor little moth
er S darling!' murmurcd Mother Little
tail. "Are your tootsic- -wootsics coldP
Oh, dear! What shall L do?'', she
asked, as the Baby Barefoot kept OH
crying.
"Wait minute! just wait min
utc" called Uncle Wiggily as he hop
ped out of the burrow.
'Well, 1 wonder where he's going?"
thought Mrs. Littctail.
Uncle Wiggily knew. He hoppcd back
to the meadow where the mocassin
flowers nodded in the wind
"Plcasc may L have two of your
blossoms to cover the cold paws of
Baby Barefoot" he asked. Two of
the flowers said they would be delight
ed to cover the baby ribbit S paws, and
the bunny picked the blossoms.
"Thcrc!'' said Uncle Wiggily, as he
hoped back and gave the pink fairy
lady slippers to Mrs. Littletail. "Put
those on her!
And when the warm pink flowers
were on Baby Barefoot S paws she
closed her eyes and said: "Goo- goo. -
So Mr. Longcars had Il nice advcn-
turc, and if the lead pencil doesn t
forget to wear its rubber when it goes
sliding over the piece of paper, II tell
You next about Uncle Wiggily and the
mOcking bird.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-05-11
Side; Talks : - \
Gw Rqntfn Cameron IN
THE TIREsCME THANKER

nuff for the guest room bed. ANY
when one takes friend to drive, az
thouoh one did not have anything 10
do with creating the scenery, one iecis
nevertheless q proprietary interest III l,
1--WE have all had experience Wlth hostS
who seem to think they really dld ere
ate it) and feels complimented wheh
one's guests admires the sunset OF ap-
nrcciates one s favorite view across the
meadows to the river.
At the same time | do not think one
Hikes TO have anyone keep saying, ON
| # was so nice of you to invite me.
.sIt is so kind of you to do this for
me-, and so on, because every time
thev do YOU must think up something
|deprecating to say III return. Ana u
the exchange is kept up, it is sure to
causc an awkwardness of which you
arc uncom fortably conscious, whether
your guest is or not.
Thanks That Pleases
NV ideas of really gracious thanks is
| first the implied thanks of genuine eh'
ioyment and appreciation. Second, u
| few brief sent ences spoken with feel
| ing but without fulsomeness just at the
end of drive or the eve of departure.
And thirdly, if the thanker is house
guest a pleasant letter written prompt
| ly and again with feeling but without
| fulsomeness.
| After a guest goes one always has
| THAT mood when one says, 81 wonder
| whether she really had a good time, or
! something to that effect. 81 wonder
what she is thinking about our home y
| and so on, and one does love letter
that graciously and cordially answers
} those questions.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-05-11
EVOLUTION OF THE NEWSPAPER

few days ago the dispatches conveyed the startling
that employees of Seattle carrying the
cash to meet the papers weekly payroll were held up and
robbed of several thousand dollars It sounded just like
the of the robbery of bank messenger which has
become familiar of late Placing the newspaper on
financial parity with banks it Newspapers used
be the last word in impecunioSy They were consd-
cred public charges than profmakng msttu-
tons. But matter of fact during recent years they
marked financial because their owners
have gradually learn the Importance of exercising
little business Installation of costfinding
have been at the foundation OF their prosperity HAY
they command higher public respect and are
likewise better able than they used to be to serve the COM
muntes whose entefests they must always courageousy
vigorously and honestly represent in order to succeed
Even bandits have recognized this transformation the
recent item of from Seattle proves.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-05-11

1t is very difficult thing to give
thanks gracefully.
1t is even more difficult, think, to
receive them gracefully.
We have all heard Of people who
hated to be thanked for anything.
Doubtless they thought that feeling
was due to modesty. But was it?
Wasn't it rather confession of their
own social inability. To be able to re
ceive thanks graciously, without ap-
pearing snug or embarrassed should be
as much part of one S social equip
ment as the ability to eat one s soup
without making a noise, or to enter a
room without stumbling over the furni-
turc.
However 1 think we all have prefer
cnces about the way thanks should be
given.
For myself | hate anyone who keeps
thanking me. If I entertain Il friend
for q weekend in the country or take
her on a drive, l hate to have her keep
thanking me all the time she is with
me.
The Guest Who Notices
That does not mean that | don t like
to have guest express pleasure and
appreciation. Who doesn't love that .
To have ones home, the crystalliza-
tion, however imperfect, of one S
tastes and ideas and dreams, admired
always warns the cookies of one s
heart. One naturally looks forward to
entertaining the guest who notices
each new thing, exclaims over the fact
that one has new eretonne in the
living room, Immediately notices the
new kitchen cabinet and even is consei-
GUS of the fact that one has new
Imperial Valley press., 1922-05-11
PLEADS
SANE GOVERNMENT

Making a plea for u return to the
safe and sane legislation, respect for
law, and love of the Republic which
characterized the founders of this ma
ton, Harry T. Atwood of Los Angeles,
delivered an inspiring address at. the
open meeting of the Rotary Club held
last evening in the high school audi
torium. The speaker explained re-
public as being the golden mean be-
tween autocracy and democracy, gov
ernment under which the people elected
Representatives to make their laws, IN
stead of making them directly. AS an
autocracy crushes the rights of the
people, so unbalanced democracy
crushcs rights of government, the
speaker stated, citing as instance of
failure of democracy, the present con
dition of Russia.
Mr.. Atwood said it was the intcn-
tion of the founders of the constitution
to establish a republic, not Il dcmocra
cy, and told in an interesting manner,
the workings of the constitutional con
| vention in Philadelphia, stating it as
| his belief that no greater body OF
men ever assembled for legislative pur-
pose. He took his audience through
the weeks of debate and argument
which characterized the convention
and stated that Franklin was indeed
IL prophet when he remarked that the
sun in "A picture back of the president :
chair, was rising, not setting
The speaker asked for better under
standing of the constitution by the
people, aud stated that everyone should
be familiar with the provisions Of this
document, the work Of such men as
Washington, Hamilton, Franklin and
jefferson, which aroused the 'admira
tion Of world renowned statesmen like
Pitt aud Gladstone.
Previous to the address of Mr.. At
wood, Miss Margaret Mason sang, ac
eonpanied by Miss Bernicc Stafford.
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you talk just as long as You keep your
left hand in your pocket
"Mr Speaker, this bill and Uncle
Joe's balky left hand had left the
pocket and was describing a vicious
swing through the air.
''Time s up,' yelled "Sunset" Cox,
and Cannon had to take his seat while
the House howlcd with glee.
Cannon made "a big impression on
the House when he made his first
speech 1t was in favor of bill put
ting newspapers on pound postage
rate and the measure stirred up Il
spirited fight between the big city mem
bers and the country fellows, like Can
non. Young Cannon dug into the city
members so hard that they decided to
teach the "upstart' lesson, SO WiI-
liam Phelps, of New Jersey, one of the
cleverest orators ON the floor, was del
egated to make Il speech and smother
the new Illinois member with ridicule.
He started out to give Cannon a very
proper lacing and early in his remarks
said something rather pointed about
Cannon S appearance, indicating lie
might be inclined to be frit ndly to the
rural, semiweeky publisher, instead of
to the publishers of the great cities.
#, Cannon cut in on him.
81 am aware he said, "that Ihavc
hayseed in my hair and oats in my
pocket
That took all tine smoke out of
Phelps little speech and the House,
after that, was a little slow i'll hopping
on Cannon.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-05-11
SCORING FOR PLACE

James NJ. Cox is showing good many signs OF want,
ing another chance at the presidency who might not!
He devotng himself to public discussions OF the issues
outside his newspapers making polnt TO- attend demo-
cratic banquets and powwows He might well wish to be
regarded as party leader like Mr. Bryan has proved him.
self to be for whole generation 1t is really no dis
say of Mr. Cox that he has not the oustand
ing ability perpeuate himself leader after the de-
suffered in 1920. His performance IN that cam
pagn while in credltable was not such as to
mark him a of overmastering ability. We do not
believe he will be able retain the place he then held he
would not this time be able to with Will
liam Gibbs McAdoo, for instance, for party leadership
The success of Mr.. Beveridge in the republican
atorial campaign Indiana probably not greatly al
fected by opposition to President Harding 1t good
political for the democrats to say IN advance that
his success against New would mean hostility to Harding
Democrats had nothing to lose and something to gain by
such prediction If the primaries against New they
could call it condemnation of the republican adminstra
ton In this they stood fiftyffty chance to Wln
are rather of the opinion that 1T was through spirit
unrest that New lost and beverage trumphed mere
is in the public an unmstakable wish upset old customs
and old things try something different Beverdge is
different is radically different and erratic He is
against it is constructed. He would prob
ably be against senate, no matter now constructed
to democrats. The democrats had spirited primary
campaign senator too, but is not likely that 1T lett
them quite as definitely divided the republicans are
The result will be doubtful at the November election
The cut serving its purpose admirably thus
far Reports that the volume of the Colorado river
rushes through it with great velocity, making quick get
away TO destination This cut has been provided al
great expense welnformed engineers declare it
will serve the purpose for which constructed The pros
meets are that the future its capacity will be fuly
taxed and residents of this valley who pnnng their
hopes upon it are looking forward with anxiety it
must be admitted
Governor Small must feel that as he goes to trial
Imperial Valley press., 1922-05-11

to see your mother, said Uncle Wig
gilv. 81 may be able to help her pick
out Il name for your new little sister.
think You said it was IL sister and
the bunny gentleman looked over the
tops of his plasses at Susie.
eyes, She s sister rabbit,
answered the little girl bunny. And
oh! how l love her! l wish didn't
have to 90 to school, for I'd like to
stay home and cuddlc her and kiss her.
But mother said | must study my les
sons
eyes, that S right" agreed Uncle
Wiggily. So, while Susie hoped on
to the lady mouse teacher in the hollow
stump school, Uncle Wiggily hoped
over the. fields and through the woods,
to see Mrs. Littlctail's S new baby, rab-
bit.
On the way Uncle Wiggily passed
through meadow, and growing in the
meadow were some lovely pink flowers,
on tall, slender stems that sprang up
from the midst of broad, green leaves
s'lIow beautiful! murmurcd Uncle
Wiggily, as he looked at the pink bios
SONS. ~ wonder what they are
called9'
"Wc arc named the moccasin flower
or pink lady slipper" softly whispered
one of the blossoms. "IIiawatlla, the
Indian, loved us, and the big state of
Minnesota. has chosen us for its own
special flower
~ think Minnesota did just right!' -
laughed Uncle Wiggily For you are
u beautiful flower, and you do look
just like the slipper Of some little
lady fairy"
~ doil't,'f complained one Of the
blossoms. "a big COW came along here
Imperial Valley press., 1922-05-11
CHRISTIAN CHINAMAN
QUELLS SLAUGHTER

SHANGHAI, May ll.-Tcn thousand
inhabitants of Ching Chow city in the
IIonan province, were slaughtered by
troops of Chao Chieh III two days
fighting, before the insnrrcetion against
WI Pei Flu was crushed, according to
adviccs from Kai Fcng Flu.
A Christian general, Fcng Yul Slang
commanding the Seventh Division Of
Wu' great central China army, guclled
the uprising and executed CIao Chieh
because Of his ruthless cruelty.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-05-11
Locking Backward
What the Press Files Tell OF
Imperial Valley for. This Day
in Past Years
May II, 1911

May II, 1911
I The committee circulating the sub
cription paper to buy a fire bell re-
Dort that funds are not coming IN as
,uly as they ought. The need for "A
,ell that can be heard throughout the
ity is great and it is desired at oDcc
O raise 800 for its purchase.
May II, 1919
l. Mayficld is showing the first ripe
lpricots of the season today.
w. S. Fawcett shipped ripe canta-
ioupes today from Heber. THIS is the
first Of the crop to be picked from
$500 acres grown in the valley this
season.
May II, 1913
Clifford Coggins, who for several
years was in the state senate from
Shasta county, his son Clifford i. Cog
gins and wife, and the mother of Mrs.
Coggins, Mrs. Garrcn, have moved over
from Imperial and are OCCUPYING fine
new home on Holt avenue.
The Thermometer registered 9S today
and summer weather is here.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-05-11
STILL LOOKING FOR A LEADER

The democratic leaders California having thus fail
induce Former Senator Phelan Attorney Woolwne
to lead less fororn hope candidate for the
governorshp turning to Federal Judge Bedsoe
induce him to become their Moses The judge has in
dcaed that there should develop demand of sufficient
urgency he would accept the duties of party banner
connection with this he also laid down few plat
form panks upon which he thinks the should be
This feature suggests that he is indeed candidate and
that though occupying and sequestered place on
the federal bench he is within touch of the political wires
and feels the lure of campaign excitement The Press
Gently had occasion to speak in commentator of Judge
Bedsoes vigorous public expression as to law
and particularly maintaining the integrity OF the
Eighteenth amendment the constitution of the United
States This will give him strength at the polls and the
republican candidate, whoever he be, will have to be
equally assertve or he will suffer nroads his majority
On the whole inclined to regard Judge Bledsoe as
the most likely candidate the democrats have yet
Imperial Valley press., 1922-05-11
Bedtime Stories
UNCLE WIGGILY AND BABY BARE
FOOT
Copyright, 1922, by Mcclure News
paper Syndicate)
d., HOW hpn u GAPIS

BY HOWARD II. GARlS
"Oh, Uncle Wiggily! You ought to
see what S over III our burrow house!'
cried Susie Littletail, the rabbit girl,
one morning, as she stopped on her
way to school to wave her paw at
Uncle Wiggily in his hollow stump
bungalow. You ought to sect"
"What is e asked the bunny gen
tleman, giving his pink nose "a little
upside down twinkle to make Susie
laugh. "Don t tell me the Burglar Fox
broke into your house last night!''
"Oh, no, indeed!" laughed Susie.
at S something nicer than Il Fox"
"Is it chocolate cake?" asked
Uncle Wiggily, for he was very fond
of chocolate cake.
"Niccr than chocolate cake!'' laugh
ed Susie. "You'd never guess, so III
tell you. 1t s a little baby rabbit"
/ "Oh, my goodness! cried Uncle
Wiggily. "You don't mean Baby
Bunty, do you?"
"No," answered Susie, laughing
again so that her little pink nose
twinkled almost like Uncle Wiggily s
big one. cit isn't Baby Bunty. She
has gone on to school l don't know
what mother is going to call our new
little rabbit. -
"In that case ] had better 60 over
Imperial Valley press., 1922-05-11
The Curiosity Shop

An instrument which enables blind
nan to have his favOrite novel trans
,ormed into sort of musical box, Civ
ng out a different sound for each let
;er, and thus enabling him to read with
,ase, has been invented.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-05-11
The Preached Declares

kindergarten science harmonizes with
With kindergarten religion, university
cience harmonizes with university re-
gion, but university science can nor
.armonize with kindergarten religion.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-05-11
Impressions

A girl of modest demeanor nowadays
attracts a lot of attention because there
are SO many of the other kind.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-05-11

Sunmaid Raisin Growers headquar-
ters reports indicate damage ranging
from 10 to 40 per cent resulted from
frost of April ., heaviest being west
of Dinuba The young Thompson
Seedless vines suffered the most.
Peaches were unhurt.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-05-11
What Flappers Are Made Of

Flippancy
Lipsticks
Appetite
Precociousness
Presumptiveness
Enticement
Restlessness
Silk Hose.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-05-11

Wilbur Glenn Voliva, of Zion City,
wants men to select women s hats. il
hey did the world would be as flat as
Voliva says it is.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-05-11

Aunt Ada s axioms: q smile is one
hing that's just about as blessed to
rivc as to receive.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-05-11
Old Timer Cogitates

I kin remember when Monday s
"Gold Dust Twins wuz salsody and
white rooshan soap.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-05-11
Did You Know

That the population of the world in
920 was estimated as. l,730, 100000!
Imperial Valley press., 1922-05-11

1t WASH Z much of a picnic in tn
rk, with only two ants.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-05-11
The Bachelor Maid Says

Nobody-not even she, herself
nows what a woman will do until aft
r she done it.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-05-11

1t won't be long now until bathing
,irl covers begin to appear on the maya
zines.
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Their wants nor needs charity but
through the application Of old-fash-
Toned commonsense American bank
ing and business principles.
Again orr his feet, he will stand
unsupported and as he stands will
American business be renewed in
strength and activity and American
labor find new fields for employment
Then shall we see the dawn OF the
day after tomorrow.
The foregoing is not an original
editorial, but it deserves the chief pc
sition in the editorial column 1t is
a message just sent out to the banks
of America by Thomas McAdams, OF
New York, president of the American
Bankers association, a copy Of which
was furnished the Times Recorder by
the Planters Bank of Americas.
AS long as the banker expresses
himself in these emphatic and sympa-
thetic terms, may not the farmer and
the business man, who is dependent
upon the banker, look forward with
clearer vision and go >on with less
faltering steps.
Bootleg tea" is spelled T N. r.
.wharo oro wa hoodod9u a.,,.
~ T ',',7'' = - o',p"o' '''S''S'
WV 80" ~ 'i'N'' '''"" one
NJ, 4. rl.-
VINO wall wash the dlsnesE
49,
o'"e'"s IS 0f'"g D"eh nooPsE'rl@'
Same ,yiyas wont - m,n oa,.,
Jung except '"e furnace
tot,s hono t6.+ - :, w,.A;.,,
Ion t 5,S peacemaFers Gid as "9hsing
'''' ''''
oil stock paving dividends
Every man likes q wife who fIirts
Where did peonIc eat neapptq ho
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be discussed at length.

be discussed at length
The wagon receipts of cotton yes
terday were probably The best Of the
new year, with perhaps 100 bales re-
ceived at the Americas warehouses
and sold at prevailing prices.
The new organization, the Young
Mems Christian League of Americas,
will hold services this afternoon at
3 O'Clock at the Presbyterian church,
W. P. Wallis will conduct the meet
ing.
Rev. w. c. Lovctt, the we'll known
Atlanta divine, is in Americas and
will fill the pulpit of the First Meth
odist church today, both morning and
evening.
Mrs. E. c. Little, of Macon, spent
yesterday with her sister, Mrs. w. r.
Walker, at her home on Church
street.
Miss May Quinnie, the popular
guest of the Misses Perry for ten
days, will return tomorrow to her
home in Waynesboro.
Members of the Americas Bar are
interested IN the orders Just issued
by the Supreme court to the effect
that owing to che large number of
cases on the docket, no more oral
arguments viii be heard in cases for
The October term.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-01-26
OLD DAYS IN AMERICAS
TEN YEARS AGO TODAY.

TEN YEARS AGO TODAY.
From the rimes-Recordcr Jan
uary 26, 1922
r. B. WEsTBROOK yesterday pur-
chased the desirable farm resi-
dence with So acres Of fine land at
taehed, situated JUS beyond the
northern limits of Americas on the
AndersonVille road Mr. Westbrooll
win make his home there later in
the year.
Standing shoulder to shoulder, as
they did ON many occasions during
The past 70/years of intimate friend
ship, A. A. Willet and James Black
shear were photographed yesterday at
the latter'4 some pear Americas, Will
Dudley having acted as photographer.
Mr. Blackshear is in his 95th year,
while Mr. Willet says he has seen SO
summers.
j. T. Hightower, the genial agent
If the Central Of Georgia railway
ut Americas, is going TO have a va
cation, a real long and enjoyable one,
he fest in his more than % years of
o0ntnpous service with the company.
The new reservoir, pump and boil
er will son be ready for service at
Inc warerworks station soon, the res
cevoir having practically been conf
pleted, while work is progressing rap
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/ covering from her long lines and
was able to be out Sunday, much to
the delight of her hundreds Of friends
here.
S. A. NJ. Division No. 284 was Wis
tied yesterday by G. H. wilkins, of
Chicago, assistant grand chief CON
ductor OF the 0. R. c. OF North Amer
lea, for the purpose of inspecting,
instructing and looking after the in
tsurance of the members. After the
business session he was invited to
partake OF a spread that had been
especially prepared for him by the
division at Oak Hall. The menu con-
Guided with NUNS extra dry
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0 -
idly on the installation of the new
pump and boiler
The friends of Rev. J. P. Ward
law, former pastor Of the First Meth
cdist church here, and universally
beloved, will learn with pleasure that
he will arrive in Americas Saturday
and viii preach in the Methodist
church Sunday morning and night.
DR.. and Mrs e. l.. Thurman have
recently leased the residence of the
late Mrs. N Buchanan on Jackson
street, now the property of Miss Yona
Buchanan, who is visiting her sister,
Mrs. James Furlow, at Fort Leaven-
worth.