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Imperial Valley press., 1922-05-23

hit. holding up one paw. 'That SOUNDS
like the voice Of Baby Bunty.'
"It is Baby Bunty!" cried Mrs,
Littletail.
"But where is she?" asked Nurse
Jane.
"I'm shut up in hollow tree! y the
faint voice went on. "A bad FOX
caught me and shut me up in a hollow
tree until he could run home and get hls
wife. Oh, please get me out! -
AT the same time there sounded q
hammering noise from inside a hollow
tree near Uncle Wiggiy.
.'Baby Bunty is inside here! cried
Mr.. Longears. Then he and the ANNA
ladies could see where Fox had stuffed
large stone in a hole in the side o1
a hollow tree, thus shutting Baby Bunty
up within.
"Oh, we must hurry and gnaw hei
cut!" cried Unce Wiggily, when he hao
tried to loosen the stone, but found tha'
he couldn t. Everybody must gnaw.
Ho and nurse Jane and Mrs. Little
tail began to gnaw to free Baby Bunty
whom they could hear crying inside tnC
hollow tree. But, gnaw as fast is they
Ibid, the animal friends of the rabbit gir
saw that it was going to take them
long time to Get Baby Bunty out.
Suddenly there was flash OF red il
a nearby bush and a bird with scarie
feathers on its head and broad whit
bands on it's wings, fluttered close t.
Uncle Wiggily.
"What is the matter? Why are yc
Imperial Valley press., 1922-05-23
One Minute Essay

The question has been asked, Is the
Pacific ocean higher than the Atlantic
at Panama? Mean sea level, not con
siderimg tidal and wind conditions, is
the same at Atlantic and Pacific sides
Of the istllmus. However tides on the
Pacific side are higher thon on the At
iantic, hence the erroneous idea. On
the Atlantic side tidal variation is not
over two feet, but on the Pacific side
the difference between high tide and
low tide is sometimes as great as 2l
feet.
This difference is due to the attrac
ton Of high bodies of hand which exist
on the Pacific side, but not on the At
lantic. High mountain masses along
the west coast Of the American cohin
ent tcud 20 pull water up toward them
This and weather, wind, etc, cause the
difference between tides on the Pacifi,
and Atlantic side, bat the mean leve
of both oceans is the same.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-05-23
HAS ALASKA GONE TO THE DOGS?

Some time ago a glowing account of conditions in
Alaska given to the public This was upon the COM
peton of the railroad there that pene-
traes the counys regions of natural That re-
port indicated that Alaska the verge of tremen-
if seemed that it must induce quick and large response
from homeseeking population, from adventurous
spirits and from the mutudes of obess men throughout
In view of what gone before article contributed
to the Times few by who set forth that ne
is suffering settler of Alas ska has an interesting slsn
That writer represents that the country SO com
petely dominated by bureaucratic government that IL
in state of rapid decay He represents that all white men
who have enough left get out OF the country nave
manning in Alaska he are not more than two jumps
ahead of the wolf 1t from his dole1ul account
original wilderness He insists that land bursting
with natural wealth. the recent report referred to also
but the nave er ased dPt it.
Imperial Valley suffered from the effects OF
here remember that incident socalled scientists from
Washington had the audacty and the ignorance 10 assert
that planted here would not gro" because the sou
rendered sterile through predomnance OF alkaline
deposits The effective to that We're pictures Oh
uxurant and prolific crops growing exactly wnere II was
said they could not And this has been gong on mere
since in increasing volume But the lncldent worked
temporary injury to this section 1t appears that there
may be similar experience in Alaska except tnere te
Misrepresentation may from private instead OF OF
fcial 1t is impossible to conceive of condition
brought about by bureaucratic blight such as that writer
describes 1t is safe that nowhere under the Amer
can flag there be such miscarriage OF justice such
disregard of equities.
In seeking for an explanation of this strange attack
on the functonng IN Alaska 1t Is douot
less to be found in this paragraph:
Tragic it and humiliang as may De TO con-
fess it. those of remain have outved our usefulness
as virile dominant force in society
This internal evidence that the writer has reac
ed condition despair; that he be who has ai
ed IN his individual efforts and who is crying aloud against
the IRONY his fate 1t requires heroic effort TO keep up
courage when ambitions thwarted and when covered
goals are not reached When the glow OF youtniu
skies fade the dull of advanced years coupled WITH
failure then comes the test of hope and faith .
It would be serious thing indeed, a tragic thng TO
ms
writer saws Alaska suffering 1t is nconcelvable that
can be true under government
Imperial Valley press., 1922-05-23
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LITTLE RHoDY, COMES ACROSS

LII i LIZ 1sI1SO1 SSAAoo SASAsSS'~
San Bernardino Sun: Rhode Island
occupies the unique distinction of hav-
ing refused to ratify the Eighteenth
amendment to the Constitution, but of
having adopted an enforcement act,
adapting the Volstead act to Rhode Is
land conditions. Wherein we are not
certain but that the small state away
down in New England is more consist
ent than is California, for we ratified
the amendment and then refused to
help enforce it. Due of course, to the
beneficent operation of that unparal-
led palladium of our liberties, the ref
crendum.
just what peculiar course of reason
ing led the Rhode Island legislators TO
such action we can only guess Pre-
sumabIy, however, they reasoned it out
that being a part of the United States,
it would look better for them to abide
by its laws even though they had cx-
pressed disapproval of said laws, to the
extent of refusing to ratify the amend
mcnt. Which is better than trying to
secede, or-as California has been do
ing-staying III but admitting that ouI
thirst tempts US to be law breakers.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-05-23
Bedtime Stories
UNCLE WIGGILY AND RED HEAD
Copyright, 1922, by Mcclure News
paper Syndicate.
(Bv HOWARD II. GARIS)


paper Syndicate.
(Bv HOWARD II. GARIS)
There came a loud ''tap-tap' on the
door of Uncle Wiggily's hollow stump
bungalow one morning, and before the
bunny rabbit gentleman or Nurse Jane
Fuzzy Wuzzy, his muskrat lady house
keeper, could answer, the door opened
and in came Mrs. Littlctail, the rabbit.
"Oh, have you seen her! is she
here?' asked the bunny lady, clasping
her paws together, nervous like.
''For whom are you looking?' asked
Nurse Jane, as Uncle Wiggily politely
arose to give Mrs. Littletail chair
- Don t tell me Susie is lost!'
"It ism t Sammie or Susie, " said Mrs
Littletail with a sigh. "It's Baby
Runtv. She has been spending few
days with me, and you know how lively
she is!''
"Indeed, l do,' said Uncle Wiggily.
eff YOU ever want to sit down and rest,
don't try to do so while BABY Bunty
IS around! She will keep you on the
Jump, wanting to tag you or have you
TAG her. But what has happened TO
Baby Bunty, Mrs. Littlctail?" asked
Uncle Wiggiy with q sideways twinkle
Of his pink nose.
.'That is what I can't tell you,' was
the answer. 81 came over to see If she
was here. She started out from my
house little while ago, with somr
! Eeochnuts for YOU
Beechnuts for me?'' exclaimed Tn
Gle Wiggily. "That was very kind OF
Baby Bunty, but | don't eat beechnu's
"She knew that, guess spoke Mrs
Littletail, "but she thought you might
take her for walk in the woods and
feed the beechnuts, which she saved
from last fall, to some BIRDS
eyes, there is one bird very fond OF
beechnuts,V y said Uncle Wiggily. "Bu'
Baby Bunty isn't here. She hasn =
been here for several days. Oh, mayD'
she is lost in the woods! Quick, Nurst
Jane! My pink nose, | mean my hai
| must 90 look for Baby Bunty!'
"I'll come with you'll exclaimed th'
muskrat lady.
$50 will I.' said Mrs. Littlctail.
Together the three animal friends
went through the woods, looking on Al
sides for Baby Bunty and her beech
nuts. Bur not a sign of the lively littl'
tykc OF q raDDit Slfi coulu thcy SeC
Once they saw Il flash of red throusl
the trees
''Is that Baby Bunty i'll her rex
eloak!' asked Nurse Jane.
"No, Baby Bunty wore her blue jack
ct today said Mrs. Littletail. 'Oll
I wonder where she can be-"
Just then, not far away, voice tina
sounded as if it came from down cellar
said:
"Let me out! Please let me out! oh
Imperial Valley press., 1922-05-23
Looking Backward :.
What the Press Files Tell OF
Imperial Valley for This Day
in Past Years
Nav %. 1912

The Automobile Owners Association
is laying plans for 200 mile automo-
bile race to be held July 4, covering
all towns of the valley.
During the last few days there has
been an unusual number of arrivals
from California points to study valley
conditions. The strangers are mostly
prosperous farmers and know how to
Judge California opportunities. They
are highly pleased with what they see
Whether it is possible to operate
freight trucks over the mountains be
tween San Diego and Imperial Valley
is to be determined. The building OF
a good highway over the mountains
will undoubtedly in time make it posi-
BILE.
Announcement was made this morn
ing that the Imperial Mercantile com
pany has determined to put i'll a com
plete cannery in connection with its
canning business.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-05-23
Side; !; Talks I, ! |
dW RqGtll Cameron
EXCUSES VERSUS RESULTS

things would have happened. Either ne
would have found out in the first place
whether the firm he was to depend on
for his market was honest or not, or,
when that market failed him, he would
have found another. But this man founa
an excuse instead of finding another
market.
More Excuses
Of course it is not only IN business
that people are satisfied to let the ex-
cuse take the place of execution. Ia
school, in college, in games, in house
work, in club work, in social life, VIC
do the same thing. 1t is always easier
to find a club member who can be de-
pended upon to give an unimpeachabie
excuse for not getting th ep0 articles
she promised for the fancy goods table
than it is to find one WHO can be de-
pended upon to turn over those ~ ar
ticles, rain or shine.
Why We Plan Them.
"Sometimes when | don t feel ike
doing something / know | ought to do,
| catch myself thinking: 'Well, can
saw that I-etc.' And then l know
that I am putting mself in the class CT
the weaklines who are satisfied with cx-
cllse instead of accomplishment.
l said at the beginning that there
were Just two classes of people, those
who are satisfied only with good results
and those who are content with good
excuse. / was wiring. There is third
class much larger than either. Most OF
us belong to it.
Tomorrow What He Really Thinks.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-05-23

There are two classes of people IN this
world (along with the innumerable other
elassifications, such as 'folks who like
olives and folk who don It ')-the peo-
ple who think that having good ex-
euse is Just as good as getting results.
Here is the sort of thing l mean.
| know man who for 35 years has
been in the same organization without
making much headway. His excuse is
that the head of the firm had severai
sons and nephews to whom were given
All the important executive positions.
That man brings forward that explana'
ton of his miner position with the same
satisfaction with which different kind
of man would speak of hs own advance
ment. OF course there is some truth IN
Il. But vou know as well as l do that
,bere are men who would not be salts
fled with that excuse, and who would
either have blasted their way through 1t
to the top, or have gone elsewhere.
Excuse Instead Of Market
4 man on our street started business
of his own on a very small capital and
against the advice of friends. His end
of the business has been carried on Skill
fully and well, but the people who prom
iscd to buy the bulk this producer Weh'
back on him and the business talled. ne
did not seem at all abashed ''The ran
ure was not my fault he says. II
those people had been honest l Wouio
have made whale of Il thing OF 1t JUST
as | said | would.' And with that hf
seems content If the other kind OF mal
had gone into that business, one OF tW'
Imperial Valley press., 1922-05-23
yRJI7NPH OF MODERN ART

Perhaps we have not been fully informed as to the
real the Santa Rosa scnool poard anu one VI
the handsome young women teachers.
II would seem that school board would be ready to
90 to the mat day and generation with schooma am
On the question of her privilege and prerogave of powd
erng her nose but that what the Santa Rosa ooard
reported to have done. . o,;a;
ing the outstanding portion of her features or tne OUT
nrsed Of her prediction toward facial illumination vetoed
the practice being the work of the devil Sne dlan De
| anvtbn of the kind and she brooked interference
with her Godgiven right This got her into court for the
board had official dignity to exonerate to say notnhg
of its authority to dictate wh Oh Tba nne
funds used pay her and her public appearance
should conform to the rules formulated oy the poal" "
The pretty teacher begged to differ. Mere were
not going tell her what kind of personal adornment sne
should use could be improved upon she was TO
be the Judge of the fact and herself accordingly
the board officials gave them no extra
authority , ;, -. IA :,
The point the whole matter is that the court held IN
behalf of the and her hand painted nose 1t was
Cured in by the patrons of the schooby the parents Oh
the pupils They had referendum on the important
question and the vote stood II to in favor OF the tacu
ed beak Taking this consideration with the ver
dict of the the board decided not to appeal anyway
what chance would school board have against pretty
school teacher before the badheaded members OF the su
preme court? Not any. :: =.
ALWAYS this has been But undoubtedly the backnumbers
of today are the worst kind of backnubers since Ada
They have slapped the fapper until the apper has turned
The fapper only keeping step with the music OF the
times of the day not ground OUT aooriouay
a was the music of our fathers who depended upon flddes
and organs and accordeons and psaers and harps NOW
music canned by mail Or comes IN waves through
be ber So the passing generation must yield to the
shirt of the times IT must brace itself Tor reaiZatloh Oh
he fact that the DANES of today want TO poWder anu
rouge and psck and off their skirts at the knees they
going to do So . ee ~ 80 +o
AT least the Rosa court is up to snufi ana up 70
The minute, whatever be said or the schooi ooaru
Conan Doyle is telling lot about the next World
he knows much about 1t as the rest OF Us "a NC
saws is comforting at least. L ----p -.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-05-23
Nav 23. 1918

Before Judge Conrey the question of
Receiver w. II. Holabird s right to
collect in advance from mutual water
companies of Imperial Valley for water
supplied them by the California Devel-
opment company, has been continued
till October.
The Brawley News quotes John s.
Mitchell of Hotel Hollenbeck, Los An
geles, as saying that Los Angeles will
assist in the building of a desert ROAD
if the supervisors of this county vii
put the proposal in official form.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-05-23
The Curiosity Shop

Bees have been found working well
within the Arctic circle. Admiral
Peary, explorer, said that be ascended
to the summit Of the great ice cap
which covers the interior of Greenland
5000 to 5000 feet in elevation, and
pushed northward for 500 miles over q
region where the foot of man had nev-
er trod before, in temperatures ranging
from 10 to 30 degrees below zero, and
to his surprise on descending from the
tableland he entered little valley fill
ed with flowers and alive with bees.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-05-23
MARRIAGE CHAMPS
TELL HOW TO TRAIN

OAKLAND, Calf, May 23.-George
Miller and wife today celebrated their
sixtieth wedding anniversary.
BE sure you are sincere when you
promise to love, honor and cherish - was
their advice on the subject Of how to
live happily together for more than
half century.
keep busy at plenty of hard work.
"Don't let little differences bring
divorce. H.
"Be sure you are born in Canada. =
Imperial Valley press., 1922-05-23
The Bachelor Maid Says

Ono reason for the restlcssness of
wives is that husbands are divided in
to two classes-thc Kind that bring
home the bacon and the kind that
bring home flowers on wedding ami
vcrsaries-and no woman knows which
kind she prefers even after she S tried
both,
Imperial Valley press., 1922-05-23

French girls more than any others
have the habit of making up their eye
lashes. The reason, says one authority
by way of apology, is that the French
climate is unusually brilliant and dark
ening the eyelashes protects the eyes
from the glare of the sun,
Imperial Valley press., 1922-05-23
About Some Woman or Other

Mississippi, which was one of the bit
terest states in the fight against giving
the ballot to women, may have the dis
tinction of sending the first woman
senator to congress. That is, if Miss
Belle Kearney, of Flora, formerly a
school teacher, succeeds in her amti-
tion.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-05-23

/ kin remember the old fashioned bed
which was fitted out with Stats that al
wavs fell down with a crash and wax
ened the old folks when l was sneakin
in late from a party.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-05-23
The Preacher Declares

All that Jesus asks of people is that
they feel always the same considera-
ton for others that they show at a
dinner party.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-05-23

There is the grand thing about being
nobody. When you make an ass of
yourself the newspapers don't send re-
porters for the particulars.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-05-23

A home ism t really home unless the
living room rug shows more wear than
the automobile cushions.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-05-23

Almost every day you can meet a
man or a woman who hasn t killed any
body.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-05-23

Justice may be little blind. but it
is always II good idea for the accused
to wear her most becoming frock-
Imperial Valley press., 1922-05-23

A British inventor has succeeded IN
producing perfectly transparent rub
Der, for which many uses are predict
ed, notably Us substitute for glass
in automobile wiudshields aud win
dows.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-05-23
Impressions
Foolish Dictionary
Old Timer CogitateS

Propinquity-First aid to cupid.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-05-23

Conan Doyle is telling lot about the next Worio
and he knows as much about the rest of u.s. What nc
says is comforting at least. -. 49, l----~
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-04-29
Thousands 0fNeW, SnOWy
Summer ShirtU0iStS

There will be and All vhits
priced far below regular figures.
Included fine lacemmed voes, dnties with Peter
collars and finish Of pretty dmure res dties trimmed
edgng Of real Irish lace excellent white base
with roll collars Tuxedo collars and trimmed with
embroidery handhemsttchmg with real flet lane.
There will be 1900 waists priced s225, 1885
1886 included dainty handmade waists trimmed with
hand-work and with real laces, flet and Irish
Exceptional opportunities osr themselves in these
other models waists the
refinement quality Of OF workmanship
all Of the waists from hghgrade makers and brought
in expressly for the Sale
aAl w~st
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-04-29
FREE LIBRARY MAKES
BIG GAINS IN YEAR
Additions Total $50 Volumes,
1o6. 3@o Books Are Now
Available.

4 notable secord for he n~cal year
rasi-iess ~ the Wilmington Institute
rree Library is disclosed by tho re-
port ~ the librarian. Arthur I.
bailey, presented to the trustees at
,heir annual meeting last Tuesday.
Phenomenal gain In the number of
registered borrowers. In number of
books borrowed. In Increased ef.
ncicncy In reference work are shown
While the American Library A.
sociatlon is on record as believing that
- per capita of population Is rea-
sonable annual minimum revenue for
good modern public library system
with branch libraries and reading
fooms tho 1891 per capita revenue In
wilmington was a. cents The pee
voniare of tho reputation served wac
20 as compared with the standard of
10 set by the A, l.. A. and tho per
'api'a circulation IS 40 compared
with q.
nn Narvh I. 1891 there weiS iO3.
bs2 volumes on the shelves Additions
during the year by gift and purchase
were ssio volumes. >.oSs WIRE dis
,arled, and tho net total. February 2S
1psg. was ioeais
This is In spite ot the rysspge in
"rcaer of almost 100 per cent In pub
fishers prices Tor hooks since 1918
Librarian nailcy saws
All librarians are frequently asked
certain questions about their libraries
which indicate. on tho part Of tho
uucstionsr. mi~ppschonaon "a 9,
sFf ~. ala.
an Inc lif~ ~ the city. Onc ~ these
questions IN How many volumes have
fou'' " one desires 20 discover how
large tho library is. the question Will
lIns tho desired result Rut the
number " volumes ln library IL a
anatter ~ small momcu, There ~,
libraries " 80 ooo Volumes that are
f.lius q much larger place ~ the
CITY analrr than libraries ~ double the
ere IA other catice This may no he
sause tho lihrsry stan ~ the smaller
library 10 moro alive TO IT'S oppu-
aunities or hccsusc the hooks are bet.
'cr selected and are hcttcr nttcd 20 the
sitys nc~,ie. or 81 NAV Ne Combina
tom of both. In any event the size oi
q library ls no crito.cn ci Ito worth.
\ much more pertinent question g.
How many volumes sre borrowe,
each yearF' The answer to this give,
60 a certain extent some idea of ths
work the library - doing At least
8 lH easy enough to estimate that tho
number borrowed amounts 10 Gee.
taln number ~ volumes per capita
l'u' even the answer To this quest !or
docs NOT sivc a compete ldea ~ a
lhrtrNs true value 20 the community
The real tcs, II not how many vol.
nrps there ure on tho shelves. not how
nanv therc have hecn IN the hand. oi
a"n'erg not pnw many a~,~ta n, :
there are ON the stan not any aues-
Tlun rclatinN 90 siye - the lihragv or
Volume ~ work. important ss these
may be IN helping us % form an
opinion hut what docs tho library
contribute 60 tho progress of the city
insntaNy. spiritually and ma ;erlaily
Docs 70 takc an sctive part in the lise
~ mo citN' IL u, as many claim. AN
antcgral part OF public educstion?'
Conrad Collection
u has hsen a matter of ,.o,,r,o-
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-04-29
City's Cash In Ranks,

city Treasurer White reports that
City Council hae funds asgregat4nG
s3s7,6t2, which include a current ac-
count OF S2ll. .iSe .26 and the following
specia! accounts: Street paving tax,
S4'S1S.Os; bond sale. 31Ssh16si: har-
bor Improvement. sli.s7s.ss; fuel for
the poor. t2T2
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-04-29
Stan Increase Necessary.

Although the numbcs OF books is
sued during the last ten years has
increased g. per cent and the use N
the Reference Department has doubled.
there Is only one more rcsular mem
her on the staff than in 1911. During
his time We have opened one now
branch, and have installed a system
ot ookkeeping which requires at least
one-haf the time OF one assista N;
The numhos of substitutes for after
noon or evening desk work has. Of
course. largely increased In the new
buildlne there will have 10 he vrrv
sharp increase in the number OF res,,-
lar nrWnhers on ire STAFF beoaure OF
increased volume OF wuk, S
a ue~
'he Childrenr Room has been entirely
separated from the Adult Department.
The most important gift wa. a set
or the Sunday Star from the begin
rins in 1881 10 1914. This &c, VA.
loaned 10 the library in 1904 by the
publisher, NJ. jerome II. Bell. but in
1914 Il WAS claimed by Mr.. Rel when
ne sold the paper. After his death II
vac given 10 the library olrtriHht by
his heirs. and makes a splendid ad-
dition TO the library. collection OF
Delaware newspapers"