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(CHAPTER Ill CONTTNUED)

l.
| A moment later he was bounding up
the stairs and had flung his shoulder
] against the door. 1t did not yield-un-
| til he turned the knob. 1t was unlock
cd. Through the stifle of smoke he
fought his way to the chest and flung it
open. The hat and the films were gone!
The suffocating fumes Of chemical ex-
tingushers sent him blindly struggling,
cropping, gasping, back. Outside he
could hear the bells and the shouts of
, the docal fighters. Handkerchief crush
ed over his nose and eyes he stumbled in
the hallway
"Don't get up, Dick. You'll stay
here with me tonight In n daze Dick
felt sheets under him and over him.
"They We given me rooms in the West
Wing until repairs are made,' explained
Garrick.
Dick blinked around, his eyes still
stinging and his head in a whirl.
"Wh who did its" he gasped. "Who
got-the things!"
Garrick smiled quietly. 81 don t
know who got the prints l made. The
film itself and the hat were in the
| club safe half an hour after you left
this afternoon!'
Early in the morning came call from
Greenport. The Bacchante' had
dropped anchor during the night. With
an early breakfast Garrick and Dick
were speeding eastward, Garrck deeply
affected by the impulsive devotion Of
his friend the night before, Dick still!
living over the dance.
."She rides on an even keel--for boat
with such a name!" exclaimed Garrick
as they stood on q dock in his friend s
shipyard observing the Bacchante.
"Splendid lines!' enthused Dick.
"What IN most interested in is what
believe to be very efficient wireless
on her. muttered Garrick.
A small boat had put out from her
and was roing toward the shipyard. The
shipbuilder himself joined them.
"Take that former submarine patrol
boat winked Garrick to him. "That 3
fast craft, capable of going anywhere.
What might boat like that cost, if
you could pick one up9"
The builder caught the cue. They
were deep in designs and prices when
Dick suddenly interrupted at the ap
proach of two men from the street OF
the town. professor Vario :.
and, by Jove, Jack!"
The four stood talking boats as the
skiff with a sailor neared them. Vario
was thick-set man with shock of hair
and bushy eyebrows. His manner was
the manner Of a scientist but his sun
bronzed skin showed intimate acquaint-
ance with the outdoors.
Dick who had known him quite well,
soon discovered that he was on a little
vacation, his family having taken a cot
tage over on Shelter Island.
"He's 8 the best radio trouble finder
in the world,' 'put in Curtis. "There s
Il friend of mine down east owns this
boat. He had 'em put in and pick me
up. But they told me their wireless was
on the blink. So / thought of the pro-
fessor here and he agreed to come over
and look it over. If there's anything
wrong, he'i get it right.
The skiff had come alongside by this
time, "say, partner,' inquired the
builder of Curtis. 'YOu seem to know
my customers, here. If 7 row them cut
would you mind if they took q look a.
the boat9' Then, aside, 81 think | can
make a sale-maybe get an order to
build.o
Dick nodded ungraciously and the two
skiffs set out.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-06-10
June 10. 1916

Whew! 1t was little warm yester-
day! Some persons declared it was
hot. Mercury climbed to l05 degrees,
but a cool breeze blew last night suf-
ficient to send people comfortably to
bed.
C. W. Brockman, who for five years
has been president of Imperial Water
Co. No. and has been n. director of
that company 10 years has submitted
his resignation.
r. E. Couch is a happy man and
with good cause. A few days ago he
was advised that he was the father
of twins, a boy and a girl. .
Farming is looking 100 percent bet
ter now than last year, declared Mike
Liebert of No. l2. Prices are good,
crops are good and water conditions
never more favorable. ,'
Mrs. VIII Fawcett and daughter
Hazel will leave tonight for Los An
geles to stay until joined by Mr.. Faw-
cett in August. They will then 60 east
to place Miss Hazel in the National
Park seminary at Washington, d. C.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-06-10
WATER AND POWER PROPAGANDA

D. w. Carmichael of the best known real estate
of Northern California president of the Cali
of the Sacramento Chamber of Commerce. and for four
of Sacramento has issued strong statement
endorsing Californa's Water and Power Act
ANY real estate man or banker or big business man
who fights the Water and Power Act" Mr.. Car
michael is fighting his individual future welfare
He trying to block which will give California
can have by other processa prosperity IN which all
classes will participate
"A the big interests Of Los Angeles tc fought
srenuousy against municipal distribution of aqueduct
power continued Mr. Marmichae "They urged that it be
whoesaed to the power corporations They signed state
mens hundreds Of them did, declaring that to issue bonds
for such purpose would be But in spite of their
dire predictions the people forced upon them
municipal ownership that destined to make Los
Angeles one of the leading of the United States
california is convinced of the tremendous value OF
public ownership of water and The present effort OF
who have always fought municipal ownership to make
the think the Water and Power Act will not estab
sh public ownership Of water and power projects deVe
oped the werdest attempts deception have ever
witnessed"
AGAINST
1t was to be expected that the speakers at the Pacific
Coast Electrical held at Los Angeles last week
would nvegh against the proposed water and power con-
utona amendment TO be voted upon at the election next
fall. But for their purpose it might perhaps have
been better tactics less attention had been paid to this
particular subject by this particular of men, For
there belief that what the corporations do not
the people should have 1t easy to arrive at such
conclusion But some times be that what the people
may think they want they really do not want when they
to find out
II has been said that the speakers this convention,
being for the most part connected with hydroeecrc
development this state and other Pacific states
naturally opposed the amendment 1t interesting
phase of the gathering however that the most telling ad
dress the subject made by Mr. Teagarden regional
director of the Farm Bureau Not only his
the pthy pungent but it the thoroughly
appreciated for the that it from not
directly involved the other speakers He could
Imperial Valley press., 1922-06-10
THE END OF A PERFECT DAY

So far. at least, the publicity part is concerned,
today marks the close of the campaign the house
county fair bonds We believe projects have
had fair hearing before the people and should there
fore be satisfied with the verdict we shall have to be
whether it suits not the people this being the
bosses. The committees in command of the county fair
and court campaigns have charged with the
sponsbty for developing everything that is to be said in
favor OF the and making certain that brought
to the attention of the voters in as forceu manner as pos
sbe If they have done that they have discharged their
duties fully and be acquitted of responsibility for
outcome of the canvass at variance with what they may wish
Reports coming to the Press indicate that both of the
bond issues will The farming sections of the county
have responded to the for the county fair bonds
and the cities have shown disposition give full support
the proposition also. The court house campaign
mittee have frankly and openly for the county
fair and wherever they have the county they have
taken the arguments for both of the projects The county
support Of the house, fearing reaction against the
thing which closest to their hearts, but at the
close OF the campaign all of the dangers which attend
Everyone has kept faith with else and Monday
bonds with the prospect that both issues will win
The Press is well pleased with the high plane upon
The committee has together unanswerabe arguments
These arguments touch all sides of the question They have
been presented to the people in tere language and dis
trlbuted through possible medium Fl publicity The
advertising matter has been prepared by Mr. Johnson ad
verng manager for Varney Bros who is acknowledged
to be the capable and experienced advertising
the county Some of the advertisements have been models
of the ad writer's and have attracted wide attention just
for the technique of ad design.
The campaign has brought to the support of the
court house the people of all sections and 10 all stations
possible of saving the tax payers money
frankly for the court house the ground that the way
to SAVE money. Viewed from the widest possible per-
spectve the Tax Payers Association declare that the
sruction of court house economy D. R. Crawford the
biggest single land and payer in the county is
earnest and outspoken in his support of the court house
bonds because is the business thing to do The
civic organizations and leaders in all stations of life the
city of Caexco for the court house bonds the merits
of the and who has acquaintance
with the needs existing the handling of county business
has declared for the bonds and giving of their time and
Influence in support of the proposition.
The Press is both hopeful and confident of happy
determination of this matter Monday The county fair
and court house to be added to the drainage andconso
daon enterprises which successful and all branches
of public activity join hands in long and strong
pull together for bigger and better Imperial Valley
Imperial Valley press., 1922-06-10

that q system of state socialism carried
to its logical conclusion would bring
the farms of California under the same
supervision. He also said that by mu,
nicipalizing the power of the state
there would thus be withdrawn from
taxation property that is already pay
ing twelve millions year in taxes
which sum would be increased as de-
velopment went on. This amount would
have to be made up by levying that
much more on other property. Mr..
Teagarden declared he would much
rather support constitutional amend
ment to tax the cities of the state for
the benefit of the farms than he would
be to tax the farms for the benefit of
the cities, as this proposition seems de-
signed to do. In all probability most
other farmers will agree with him in
this.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-06-10
Bedtime Stories
UNCLE WIGGILY AND THE WISE
BIRD q
Copyright, 1922, by Mcclure News
paper Syndicatc)
Rv HOWARD n GARIS

BY HOWARD r. GARIS
AS Uncle Wiggily Longears was hop
ping through the woods one day he
reached the deepest, darkest part Of
the forest, when, all at once, a voice
seemed to cry:
"Who? Who? Who?n
The bunny gentleman gave his pink
nose twinkle, stopped short, took
off his hat to make low, polite bow
and answered.:
~ am Uncle Wiggily Longcars, if
you pleased"
"Who Who9" asked the voice
again, or so it seemed.
"Uncle Wiggily! Don't you know
me?" called out the bunny. "And
what is your name, if I may ask7'
But the only answer he received was:
"Who, Who? Who2"
"This is too much!" cried Uncle
Wiggily, feeling just the least little bit
provoked and out of sorts. "Are you
deaf that you keep on asking who /
am when have told you2 What is the
matter, anyhow'"
With that there was a rustling in the
bushes, and in the half light Of the
forest Uncle Wiggily saw what, at first,
he thought was great face, with spec
tacles around the eyes, looking 0t him.
Oh, such wise, school-teachery sort
Of face as it was!
Dear me!' exclaimed Uncle Wig.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-06-10
OnWn&s Wireless
BY ARTHUR, B. REEVE <
epn SIA Service. Ine

1T was perhaps an hour, or even more,
! that VariO buried himself in the cabin,
going over everything from aerial to
headgear, testing vacuum tubes, getting
u fine adjustment on the variable con
denser. The air fairly reeked with talk
of tuning coils, transformers, variocOup
lers and variometnrs, rheOstats and re-
generative sets, the merits and dement's
of nearly every controversial piece OF
apparatus known to radio. 1t was to be
expected, thought Garrick, with q prac-
teal men like VariO meeting mp with
Dick, of the iventive mind. In fac,
he was pleased.
The second hour was lengthening
when Vario had the apparatus working
properly. Curtis who had spent most OF
the time in the little pilot house going
over some charts with the navigator,
rejOined them.
"Suppose you're going back to your
cottage, Professor, not to Rock Ledge
yet?' he asked, then turned, unbending
q bit, to Garrick and Dick. Like to
take little run over to Shelter Island
with us and back while we take the
professor homeN'
The shipbuilder excused himself and
dropped down into his skiff and the
" Bacchanto' was cutting across soon
at Il great clip, as if proud to show her
PAGES.
At Manhasset Curtis decided to land
with Professor VariO, to be picked up
later and the scout boat SWING about
to land Garrick and Dick back to Green.
port.
1t did not take Garrick long to find
an excuse for one of his hasty surveys
of the cabin. AS usual, as if by in.
stinct, he put his finger on the spot.
1t was Il. slip of paper tucked in what
passed for q log book. He passed it to
Dick:
"5-22.2o $50 eases 8. S. Arroyo,
CKGG."
Dick looked up and whispered quick
ly. Smuggling from Latin-American
ships?'
Garrick did not even answer. His
forefinger was travelling down list of
calls pasted in the front of the book:
"CkGG The Inner Circle. *sW. 49th
street,
"E-yah!n growlcd thickly Norwc
gian voice as the navigator poked his
head in. Snooping-eh? l show!'
He blew sharply on Il whistle from his
pocket.
Instantly it seemed as if the crew
swarmed from every direction. 1t was
glorious, if ignoble, fight. In about the
time that it might have taken to tell
it, Garrick and Dick found themselves
flung overheard in the open of Green
port HarbOr with the tide running
strong out of Peconcic Bay into Gai-
diners Bay.
Only couple Of athletes would ever
have found themselves again on shore,
wet and dripping, stripping off what was
left of their clothes and hanging them
on the ribs of an old wreck to dry in the
blazing sun after the tough battle in
the water.
"Well' chortled Garrick as they sat
on the deserted sand naked and ex-
hausted, "wc had nothing on when We
came into this world but they We
got something on us now!" =
Dick laughed and looked over at
Guy. Garrick was q man after his OWE
heart.
GAS we used to say at Upton, Where
do we go from heres''
Garrick rolled over on his back and
stretched as the sun boiled out salt
water that had puckered his skin.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-06-10

No body knows what position the
arms on the statue of Venus of Milo
were. Her arms are lost, so mode
of restoration has not been agreed on
The work is supposed to have been a
product of one of the famous Greek
sculptors who lived about 440 b. {.
The statue is now in Louvre museum
Paris. 1t was found buried on the
island Of Milos by n workman in 1920,
hence its name
There are many statues representing
the goddess of love, but they differ as
to posture. Equally famous (and said
by some TO be the finest relic) is the
Venus of Medici statue in Uffizi gal
lery, Florence, Italy. In this the right
arm and lower half Of the left arm and
a few other pieces are modern. 1t is
supposed to be the work Of Cleomenes.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-06-10

The Imperial Valley Press is delivered to city sub.
seribers at Is cents weak 55 per month; $500 per
year. by carrier. BY mail any address in Imperial and
adjoining counties at $500 per year; six months $3.50
Imperial Valley press., 1922-06-10
Looking Backward
What the Press Files Tell of
Imperial Valley for This Day
in Past Years
June 10. 1912

There is no other state where the
cotton crop can approach crop condi-
tions in Imperial county according to
a statement of the agricultural depart
ment at Washington. The average crop
is 7s.9 percent of normal elsewhere.
The California crop is SO percent.
NJ. w. Conkling returned today from
Los Angeles.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-06-10
The Preacher Declares

Some men never amount to much,
and others manage somehow by the
grace of God to get the right kind OF
wives.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-06-10
From some of the photographs
Did You Know

That the island Of Guernsey has en-
joyed home rule for several hundred
yearsf
Imperial Valley press., 1922-06-10
PoINDExTER Is PROBLEM

CHEHALIS, Wash, June 1O.--DeIc-
gates from all over the state of Wash.
ington, handpicked or elected by county
conventions, are here today to draw up
q platform from which the G.. 0. p. viii
appeal to voters in the coming primaries
and general elections.
just what the party viii do about
Senator Miles Poindexter and his vote
to seat Newberry not even the most out
spoken has yet hazarded a guess.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-06-10
Iln-PRESS-ions
Foolish Dictionary

Puritan-A title that Is or great com
fort to plain, good women VINO never
had oportunity to be beautiful and Dad
From some of the photographs OF
women one gathers that the photogra.
pher is justified, in sticking his head
under black rag-providing he hasn 7
time to 20 into another room to DO his
blushing.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-06-10

A man may travel far on the train
of thought and still not get there. @
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1922-10-12

Onida Watchman.-Deuel county
voted against the appropriation for a
county agent two years ago. But
there were so many individuals in the
county who believed in the plan that
al fund was raised partly by s~ubscrip-
ton and partly from farm bureau
dues, and the services of the agent
continued without interruption. Later
the value of the work was so general
ly recognized that the county COM
missioners made the appropriation for
the present year. Then the voters
were cbagrined to find that under the
law they were not allowed to receive
the state and federal aid as formerly.
Having once given a popular vote
against the appropriation. the federal
and state aid a not be received
again until after the county has voted
in favor of the appropriation at a
general election.
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For Representative in Congress-,
Second District.
ROYAL c. JOHNSON.
For Governor
w. III. McMASTER
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CARL GUNDERSON
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G. e. COYNE
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Instruction
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The Picnic Birthday Club gave a
farewell party at the home of Mrs.
j. j. Struif last week, in honor OF
Mrs. j. w. Heltibridle, Mrs. Amanda
Morrow and Mrs. Chris Johnson, who
are leaving soon for California.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1922-10-12

The next regular Teachers exam
ination for First and Second Grade
Certificates will be given at Miller in
the Court Room October 26, ~, %,
1922. Addie C. WEIGH,
47t2 County Supt.
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You will be pleased with the con-
cert given by the High School on We'd
nesday evening. The boys glee club
have some very unique songs for you
and will present them in their own
way.
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Mrs. c. o. Hansen and son and Mrs.
Oscar Hanson, of Sioux Falls, arrived
last week for a visit at the home of
the formers mother, Mrs. B. F. Tor
rey. 2tt1
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25 new dresses. consisting of silks
and Pairet Twills.
Greeves & Rudd,
Al Miller, s. Oak.
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Are you going to buy outside -four
when We forced the trust down 45c
per sack. Miller Roller Mills.
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Do not fail to attend the Henry
Karge Auction Sale October 18th, 1922
one-half mile east OF st. Lawrence.
There will be some good bargains.
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Cali Phone No. 662 for the highest
market prices on hogs.
34tf G. p. Corcoran.
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Miss Mamie Schmieter was a pas
'oenger to Huron Tuesday to attend
the Grand Lodge session of the Eas-
tern Star, which is in session there
this week.
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ADDITIONAL LOCAL

We furnish stove repairs for any
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BY FRANK c. MENKE.

AS tempus continues its fitting pro-
cess, 1t becomes increasingly apparent
that fistic fandom's greatest yearning
is to see boys hammer each other in
70 cuckoo land; that it wants to gaze
at blood, sluggery, more blood and
savage toe-to-toe larruping.
Those who have been involved for
years in the promotional end Of bat
Ting are coming to reaIize more and
more that contest which brings to-
gether men who essentially are boxers,
is not one which acts as a magnet for
the prospective cash customers.
So the promoters have been more or
less passing up the scientific boys
and have been putting on the young
men whose talents are greater in the
are of "knock'em dead" than they are
in side-stepping, ducking, and block
ing.
Freak of Matches
why is it, promter once was
asked, that you can pack a house
with couple of heavyweight buns
and can't half fill it when you toss
some scientific lightweights, weller
weights, or middleweights into the
same ring?"
Its all because the customers want
to see somebody knocked out" was
the answer. eff l stick some scien-
tific boys into the ring, there will be
a few patrons who will appreciate
the beauties and the skill of such a
match. But for everyone who does
appreciate it there will be 80 who will
get sour about it because they haven't
been given what they want.
Now when ! throw two big buns
in there it is pretty certain that one
is going to be dragged out of the ring
unconscious. These fellows proba-
bly, don't know anything about the
science Of defense. All they know is
to step in and whale away. They
keep on slugging and hammering away
at each other until one Of them drops.
And that's what the crowd likes
Put Up SIuggers
Therefore, / have passed up the
earlier stunt of matching little fellows
and have been putting together moth
ing but sluggers. l am selling out for
each of those fights nowadays, where
as when l was putting on what might
be called boxing shows, the house had
many empty seats"
SO its the boy with the old sock-
dologer who is getting the bib money
these days for the simple reason that
he draws damned arenas-and the
boxer is passed up.
Charlie White and Sid Marks mixed
it in Madison Square Garden, New
York, the other night. Both men are
sluggers. White figured to win-with.
out much trouble. It looked like a
one sided match to pit novice against
a veteran like White Yet because
there was chance of Marks reaching
White with one of his pile driver
swings-and likewise, because there
was the probability that White would
score a knockout before Marks could
and-the crowd turned out in huge
volume.
The lure Of the knockout jammed
the Garden to the raftors-for the first
time this season.
So it goes, not only in New York,