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Imperial Valley press., 1922-04-13

swamp, and if you don't start home
now you may be lost in the fog"
"Thank you, ! II hop, home at once, y
said the bunny.
Away hoped the buhny, but he had
not gone very far before, all of sud
den, the white mist came rolling up
from the marsh, and soon Uncle Wig
gily was compassed about by white
cog, through which he could see only a
little way in any direction.
"Dear me!' exclaimed the rabbit
ncle. "This is quite dreadful l Won
Ter which way ought to hop to get
lome? / guess II 60 to the left. -
He hoped a few steps that way, but
i'll of sudden, he bumped his pink
nose against rough tree, which he
couldn It see ON account of the fog.
''This is the wrong way!" sighed
Uncle Wiggily, softly rubbing his sore
nose with his paw. 81 must hop to the
right
He had not gone far that way before
Ill of sudden, he felt his long ears
getting tangled in some wild grape
vine.
"This will never do!' cried the bun
nv, "I'll be, caught like the deer!
guess I'd better go straight ahead" He
lid this for a little way, but soon the
sog was thicker than ever. He couldn u
see where he was going and tumbled
lown into hole.
"Oh, dear! m all turned around
IN lost! 1 can't find the path to my
bungalow! l can't see through this
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Water Enough for All

Pasadena-Star News: The state of
Jtah, presenting its claims to the Colo
ado river commission for use of water
nder the proposed Boulder Dam pro-
ect, made the contention that with
roper storage and economic use in ac-
ord with the tenets of modern irriga-
on, there is water enough in the Colo
ado river for all the states lying in
is BASIN So Utah asks that it NAV
ave unrestricted development of its
gricultural potentialities, in line with
he scientific development of the whole
,roject for the Colorado basin.
1t is obvious that, to bring about the
larmony that is requisite TO the success
this great enterprise, there must be
WINGED on the part of the seven states
lirectly affected, broad spirit of CO.
,pration, fairness and equity. Each
tate should have its equitable share of
,enefits, and no more. And all of the
tates should cooperate so that the
project may not be halted or its success
mperiled by greed or jealousy on the
lart of any of the states.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-04-13
Side; Talks :
6W Rqddh Cameron
THAT COMPOUNDED CHAIR

Is there anything in the world more
| typically masculine than the way the
| male always objurgates any object
| which for the time being happens to
have been involved in some occurrence
| that annoys him9
If you heard someone fall over q
chair and then heard the words with
out knowing whether it was masculine
or feminine voice that spoke them)
who left that confounded chair
here's l about broke my leg over it, -
wouldn't t you know it was Il male who
ipoke'
Two things will prove it. First, the
instinct to blame someone for leaving
the chair there e. theren being doubt
less just where it always stands). See
ond, the adjective confounded y as
applied to the chair.
Expected to Apologize
A woman might say, "Who left this
chair in the way?" (more likely she
would be apologizing to her husband
for the noise she made and he would
be saying something about her awk-
wardness) but l am sure she would
never say 'Fthat confounded chair,'
or even whatever adjective a ladylike
woman does use when she wants to in.
fer blame. .
The confounded chair is the
classic example of this sort of thing
but here are a few others. (Be it un-
derstood that | use eOnfounded as a
synonym of all such words).
Imperial Valley press., 1922-04-13
PROTECTION OF THE VALLEY

From statements of engineers who have made invest
cations in the valley accounts of which have lately beer
published reports of land owners and others
relative to the depth to ground water it that the
soils and protecting them from becoming waerogged and
alkaline.
From the best information obtainabe it may be said
that this problem which the people have had to face
all large irrigation areas.
The history of irrigation in the United States so far as
able to determine shows that where the
development has been the people have recognized
the necessity of protecting lands and have constructed the
works to provide such protection They have not
been content to that the lands ruined and must
be but have gone quietly to work to determine
the underlying of the deterioration in soils and
duction They have also askedIs there remedy for this
condition., and when such remedy has been found they
have applied it.
The history of irrigation to show that the
lous irrigated areas portion OF the lands nave become
they would no longer profitable The work of
the engineers has shown that this was due
primarily to the which found its into
the soils due to overrrgaton canal losses and in
other has been found also that this cond
ton can be cured by adequate drainage works
On account of the nature of this underground water it
does appear possible claim that any responsible
lies with the entire community that benefited by irrga
ton From this follows that the taking of the lands
which be shared alike by every land This is
further emphasized by the fact that the purpose drainage
works not alone to reclaim lands which injured
through water aka accumuations but it is in
tended give protection the entire under irrigation
dividua in the Valley all dependent greater
less degree irrigation If it fails and lands
enterprises valley
Salso fail
The history and records of financing irrigation devel
pmen show that capital has learned that is haz
ardous invest money in irrigated lands that
ected by drainage works. that losses have
Cured in the through deterioration in land values
where such protection provided Capital is
consequently asking at the present time are the lands
which to security for investments protected
THAT investments Safe?"
The willingness of community to provide protection
the lands and property of its people is in large degree
of the enterprise and thrift of that community
N shows also willingness to make investment for the
public well the private interests of its citizens in
|other words to "cast its bread upon the waters"
1t would be the duty of every citizen to assist
1.-THE District in the work it is undertaking by signing the
bond petition and by working provide the funds
for the protection of the Valley.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-04-13
One Minute Essay
An OYSTER Mystery

IN private life the oyster is "a very
queer fish. You never know whether
You should address "a particular oyster
as "Mr.' or "Mrs.,' for the same
creature changes its sex frequently. In
the spring the oyster 5 mind turns to
thoughts of love. Its conduct is pov-
erncd by the sex which it has assum
ed for the time being. If it is a tenn
porary male, it becomes father; if
on the other hand, it is for the time
being lady oyster, then the cares of
motherhood are uppermost in its mind
The mother oyster lays n large nun.
Der Of eggs which she matches. not by
sitting.on them but by keeping then,
IN her gills When they have hatched
aud swum away she hcavcs a sigh Of
relief and proceeds to become a male.
Her erstwhile husband, who has now be
come feminine, is the mother of the next
batch of babies. This plan, it must
be admitted, is a very fair one, as it
gives the two sexes equal cares aud
responsibilities.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-04-13

GLOW did | break my pipe? Oh, !
! laid it on magazine on the table
and the confounded thing must haze
been on a slant and it slipped off. ;,
"Thc confounded train was late
again this morning.
"Where have those confounded shoes
gone (where are they indeed but IN
the place where he left them,)
How Disoblging!
The funniest example ! ever heard
was this. l was out shooting with II
man. We waited on the shore for a
covcy of ducks which a boat had scared
up. Instead of flying inward over us,
they flew out.
"Confound those confounded birds, >
said the man, 'sthey fly anywhere but
where you want them to. -
Can you equal that for pure mascu-
Unity,
Unborn Instinct
s OF course the reason why man flys
out this way is that centuries of tn,
upper hand have given him the habit
of quick irritation at anything which
gets in his way and causes him trouble,
whether it be. male, female, or ncutcr.
When man controls this tendency, as
a great many men do, | think he de-
serves distinct credit because he is
fighting against deep seated instinct
inherited from generations of dominat-
ing males.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-04-13

! fog!" cried poor Uncle Wiggily He was
afraid the Wolf or OK might hear him,
when, all of a sudden, the bunny
smelled something.
7 !" Sassafras shortcake! That s what |
SMELL" exclaimed the bunny. "And
the smell is coming right from behind
mel 1t must be Nurse Jane s sassafras
shCrtcake that l smell! if / can't see
my way back to my bungalow, L can
smell my way. back! Hurray!. Pm all
right" ->ss
Turning around, Uncle Wiggily fol-
lowed his pink nose, always turning in
the direction where the smell of the
sassafras> shortcake was strongest. And
in a short time, though he could hardly
see at all because of the fog, the bunny
reached his bungalow, just in time for
supper.
'Oh, it was very lucky you told mo
you were going to have sassafras short
cakc!' laughed Mr.. Longears, as he sat
down to cat "Thc good smell led me
hOme!' And he and Nurse Jane were
very happy.
So, if the little goat doesn't blow its
horn and make the, little girl s red
stockings think it's Christmas when it
really is the Fourth of July, II tell you
next about Uncle Wiggily and Mr.. Poke.
No Chance
What chance would Sir Walter Raj
eigh have these days with everybody
wearing gOlOshes!
Imperial Valley press., 1922-04-13
Cheer up!"sdns Robin

redbrcast, who was fitting about In
the tree tops.
"Checr up! Cheer up! Cheer up!"
sang Robin.
81 anu very cheerful, if you please
answered Uncle Wiggily. "And are
you cheerful?'
81 certainly am" whistlsd the bird
"My wife and | are building a nest
and soon We will have some little birds
to teach to fly
"Tbat will be fine agreed Uncle
Wiggily. Sometimes | wish ha(
wings, SO | could fly
"And whom cold days come | wish
mad warm fur, like you," sang Thu
robin. 'Rut, after all, feathers arr
best for birds, aud swift running leg
for rabbits. And if | were you, Uncle
Wiggily, d start and run back HON,
now, as fast as you can CO."
"Why!o asked the bunny. "Fron
your perch, high in the tree, do yo'
sec the Fuzzy Fox or the Woozie Vol
conling2"
"No, neither of them, answered Mr.
Red Breast But "A thick, white mist,
I fog is blowing up from the marsh.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-04-13
Bedtime Stories
UNCLE WIGGILY IN THE FOG
Copyright, 1922, by Mcclure Newspape,
SynJipofp

Copyright, 1922, by Mcclure Newspaper
Syndicate.
(By Howard Il. Garis.)
''Don't be late now, Uncle Wiggily!
Please don't be late!' called Nurse
Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy one morning, as the
bunny rabbit gentleman started to hop
away from his hollow stump bungalow
"Wherc do you think | IN going
Nurse Jane?" asked Mr.. Longears will
funny little twinkle of his pink nose
"Perhaps you have an idea that IN go
| ing to school, and that if l do not get
there on time the lady mouse teacher
will keep me in.n
"Qh, no!' laughed Nurse Jane. "1t
wasn't that. l know you aren't going
to the hollow stump school. What
meant was, don It be late for supper this
evening. IN going to have sassafras
short cake, and"
essay no more,' cried jolly Uncle
Wiggily. "Sassafras short cake! III
never be late when you have that foI
supper! l fancy l can smell it now!'
and he shifted, hungry like, with his
pink, twinkling nose. III be here
Nurse Jane, if l have to get on the
back Of Mr.. Slow Poke, tho mud turtle
gentleman, and have him bring me here
lin his taxicab!" laughed the bunny.
''Well see that you aren't late!''
cautioned Nurse Jane. And then the
bunny gentleman hoped away to hav,
an adventure, and Nurse Jane went
into the kitchen of the hollow STUMP
bungalow to make the sassafras short
cake.
"Let me see now," said Mr.. Long
cars to himself, as he skipped through
the woods. "shall l go to the right
0, to the left to find an adventure!
And / wonder what sort of adventure
| am going to have! I'd like to meet
my friend, the white tailed deer,
again. :"
But there was no deer to be seen,
though Uncle Wiggily did meet a robin
Imperial Valley press., 1922-04-13
About Some Woman or Other

Mile. Jeanne Lamar, France 3 cham
oion boxer, stopped her male opponent
in three round bout held in Reading,
Pa, recently.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-04-13
Limerick No. 400

here was an old codger named Lewis
Who married "a talkativc Jewcss;
The stories she told
Were so sprightly and bold
hat he called her his Chaunccy De
pewess.
Broken promises are hard to mend.
Robbed in Spring House head
me. First snring house cleaning.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-04-13
Foolish Dictionary

Orange blossoms-A kind of badge
sometimes worn by lemon pickers.
Tom Edison is asking the women
questions now and the answer to al
of them will be "bccause.n
Imperial Valley press., 1922-04-13

France says she will pay us when
she can. This ism t soon enough.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-04-13

And then we shall work as we d like
to, each on lis own machine;
And the truth shall be in our copy and
nothing shall intervene;
We shAl write real stories about them
--beggar and millionaire
For an editor keen and fearless, pa
per that s on the square.
We shall work in a rush and hurry,
for that is the goodly game,
And we shall not dig in the gutter for
stories of filth and shame;
And the copy readers above us shall
leave our features alone,
And the stories that fill the columns
we shall recognize as our own.
BY Burton Braley.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-04-13
A PRACTICAL QUESTION

The Press of yesterday contained full discussion of
the drainage problem from the point of view of and
from the practical standpoint The discussions by
men who have private financial interest in Imperial
Valley The personal equation did not enter it simply
cold blooded analysis by whose life practice and
profession it to trace effects to and to foresee
far may be- how direct effects Imperial Valley
people may well take time in the of all their other
atfars acquant themselves with the full import of the
terms and the problems which banded about in
Ior less careless and unscentfc AS studies the
question the impressive feature will be found to be which
has been overlooked in the discussions heretofore and that
lis namely that this drainage problem visitation
of evil but condition which had to be. 1t is the direct
result of irrigation The next step is to meet in pract
wayn the way which has been demonstrated to be the
right solution That way the which presented to
by the directors of the Irrigation District Raise the
money by bonds to install system of deep drains and
thereby get through with the problem for all time.
Consolidation is also practical question. dozen
mutual water companies make necessary duplication of
effort, waste and efficiency 1T is condition which
basis OF confusion often OF dscord Not knowing the his
tory of the mutual water company the outsider does
understand Assessments continual irrta-
ton and break down confidence The whole scheme
scientific in its operation and those who support Imperial
Valley projects with their capital demand that the ma
chnery OF water distribution be reorganzed
and sound basis In accordance with business methods This
ca for consolidation and the basis of the $5000O0O
! bond issue. Jaw sss sss sx n u n i
A Los Angeles motor is going to regular
rubber-neck bus into Imperial Valley This the theory
better STILL the fact that Imperial Valley the
sections tourist should miss seeing The they are
waking up to US is decidedly encouraging.
Spring is late the country over Thus is that I'M
pera Valleys early crops will be relatively early just the
) same Everything is coming our way.
Raising things for Ell Centros public market is
new road TO wealth worth considering
n
One Of the big, metropolitan newspapers has Emma
Goldman its correspondent in Russia Hard up for Rus
sian correspondent, we should say.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-04-13
The Bachelor Maid Saws

Men like to be laughed at for their
wit, but not for their folly.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-04-13
The Preacher Declares

Ine Predcner declares
The man who is not his brother s
keeper is likely to turn out to be his
brother S destroyer.
Wouldn't it be awful if married life
was us bad as they say it is?
Imperial Valley press., 1922-04-13
Old Timer Cogitates

| kin remember when baker s doz-
en- wus always Is.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-04-13
Im-PRESS-ions
The New Writers Millennium

When earth s last paper is printed, and
the forms and the metal are cold,
When the newest scandal is ancient,
and the last extra is sold,
We shall loaf-and, Lord, how we need
it!-with nothing at all to do
Till the boss of the perfect paper shall
call us to work anew.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-04-13

Raising things for FL Centro's new public marx
lew road TO wealth worth considering.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-04-13
The Curiosity Shnn

The Curiosity Shop
The average height of all lands of
the globe above sca-levcl is about 2,400
feet.
Th horse may 20, but nothin III
ever replace horse sense, notes Abe
Martin.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-04-13

Spring is late the country Thus it is that I'M
pera Valleys early crops will be relatively early just the
same. Everything is coming way.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-04-13

Los Angeles motor is going to regular
rubber-neck bus into Imperial Valley This the theory
better STILL the fact that Imperial Valley is of the
sections tourist should miss seeing The way they are
waking up to us is decidedly encouraging
Imperial Valley press., 1922-04-13
Life S Little Laments

Life's Little Laments
'Tis rather odd
When muse | WOO
To find the muse
just now withdrew.
The small rival of the Ford is out. A
man parked one by Il mail box and the
parcel postman carried it off
Imperial Valley press., 1922-04-13

One OF the big metropolitan newspapers has Emma
Goldman its correspondent in Russia Hard up for Rus
sian correspondent, we should say
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1922-04-04
Million Packets OF
Flower Seeds Free

We believe in flowers around the
homes Of the South. Flowers brighten
up the home surroundings and give
pleasure and satisfaction to those who
have them.
We have filled more than million
packets of seeds. of beautiful yet
easily grown flowers to be given to
our customers this spring.
'-ouldn't you like to have five
packets of beautiful flowers free!
YOU CAN GET THEM! Hastings
1922 catalog is 100-page handsomely
illustrated seed book full from cover
to cover of truthful descriptions and
illustrations of vegetables, flowers and
farm crops. 1t is full of helpful gar
den, flower and farm information that
is needed in every Southern home,
and, too, the catalog tells you how to
get these flower seeds absolutely free.
Write for our 1922 catalog now. It
is the finest, most valuable and beau
tiful seed book ever published, and
you will be mighty glad you've got it..
There is no obligation to buy any
thing. Just ask for the catalog, and
it will come by return mail.
H. G. HASTINGS CO., SEEDSMEN,
ATLANTA, GA.
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1922-04-04
joint Hearings
Merchant Marine
Bills Are Begun
(ny AssocIated Pressl

Washington, April 4.--Joint con-
gressional hearings on the admins
tration's merchant marine bill were
begun today with, republican leaders
confident the house would be able to
act on the measure before the close
of the present session, but generally
doubtful as to whether the senate
would find time to dispose of it until
after congress reconvenes in Decem-
Der. N
Sitting in joint sessions the SEN
ate commerce comittee and the
house merchant marine and fisher
les committee plan first OF hear the
testimony Of shipping board officials,
with Chairman Lasker as the initial
witness, and then to ascertain the
views of both proponents and oppo-
nents of the legislation. Members of
both committees were generally of
the opinion the hearings would con-
tinue for month or more.
Prepared by shipping board Off
cials, with the approval of President
Harding, identical bills proposing
government aid for the United States
merchant marine are pending before
both committees. They were intro
duced simultaneously by Chairman
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1922-04-04
CHINESE SCHOOLS HAVE
NEARLY MILLION ENROLLED
(By Associated

Picking, April 4.-Statistics re-
Gently gathered by the ministry Of
education indicate that theer are how
in China approximately 100000 stu
dents, studying in some $3.50
schools. These figures were obtain
ed from reports from the various
provinces in response to official cir
cular kilograms sent out to inquire
the number of schools including mid
die schools, colleges. private schools
and universities, in each province. 1t
is further estimated that the number
of schools will be increased by some
$4,000 with the opening of the next
school year.
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1922-04-04
Odessa Provides
Rich Field for
Bargain Hunters
1Rx Associated Pressl

Odessa, April 4.-This port is and
will be for a few months the para
disc of the bargain hunter. A leath-
er valise sold in Paris or London for
$50 may be had here for Sc.
Persian rugs go begging at SIS to
500, rugs that in Persia would sell
for $50 while the seller swore by his
fathers memory that he was robbing
his family of daily bread.
Paintings by good artists sell for
So or So with a frame thrown in
worth $40 or 500. Silver tableware
sells for five to ten cents per ounce.
A foreigner settling here for bust
ness reasons may rent house for
$50 year, and possibly buy an in
definite lease on it for 5000. The
furniture, excepting the table dishes,
may be had for another 5000; but if
there are any repairs he must pay
western European wages for labor
The reasons for these low prices
of articles are that many of them
were stolen, that there isn't much
trade and the original owners are
selling off all their home treasures
for food.
To keep alive a family of five it
takes 100000 rubles, or So day,
and the prices of food jump as the
ruble drops in value.
Trade has not been so brisk here
as in Moscow, as there are fewer
strangers to buy. Fewer Russians
can get in to the city because the
trains run only few times a month,
owing to lack of fuel. At that, shops
are opening daily, as the new eco
non,ic policy of the Moscow govern
ment is applied. Diamonds and OBJ
jects of value are covertly shown to
purchasers in these shops, the deal
ers still being in fear of the old laws
against speculation and free trade.
The city is full of thousands of
young men and old who speak and
write English, French and German,
men who in the old days of commerce
weer employed about the port or
with American and other foreign
firms dealing with the interior,
These men are glad to get work in
surfing 500 worth Of food month
Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1922-04-04
RECORD NUMBER OF NEW
CORPORATIONS IN MARCH
INV Aaanofntnd +

(By Associated Press)
Tallahassee, April 4.-Secretary of
State Crawford's report on the num-
Der of corporations granted charters
during the month of March shows a
high-water mark in the amount of
fees collected. During March eighty
seven domestic and foreign corpora
lions received charters and the fees
totaled S14,241.25. Secretary Craw-
ford declares that this feature of the
state government brings into the
state treasury each month an aver
age of $4,000.