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the bird. ~ am called the Bullbat,
Nighthawk and Mosquito Hawk.
"My, you have enough names! said
Uncle Wiggily in surprise.
''Wcll, ! hope you have no gun,
hJrslly spoke the Nigbthawk, and
flicrc WAS no use saying he had q soft
voice for he hadn't. 1t was harsh.
"A gun, Why should L have a gun7 "
asked the bunny. Z
"Oh, well, because VIC NlGhthawks
are such swift flicrs, darling here and
fhcrc through the air after mosquitoes
aud other bugs, that many hunters
with guns like 10 shoot ai US, groted
the bird. "They want to show what
good shots they are, | suppose. -
"Wcll, ! haven . a gun, but | have
some crumbs for YOU spoke the bunny
gentleman, and he scattered tbs
crumbs on the ground for the Night.
hawk
"Thapk yop,.,' raspcd out the big
bird with1'the largc mouth. " When my
wife comes here TO lay; her eggs she
and / will have IL fine 1,ast on your
crumbs. Thank you, and ! hope some
day ! may do you a favor. y
"Pray DO not mention that" begged
Uncle Wiggily with low aud polite
bow. But excuse me, did you say
Imperial Valley press., 1922-06-08

your wife was coming here to lay some
eggs and hatch out little birds9'
eyes, here she comes now,' was the
reply.
Again came that queer booming
sound, made as Mrs. Nighthawk closed
her wings and dropped swiftly down
from Il height in the air. She, too,
scrcechcd harsly like her husband.
Down on the bare ground she pcrched
and began to lay an egg.
"Aren t you going to make nest ~
asked Uncle Wiggilv in astonishment.
"No, we Nightbawk birds always lay
our eggs on the bare ground, or even
on the roof of house, answered the
mother bird. eve have no time to
make nests. We are kept busy catch
ing mosquitoes.
GLOW do you do that9'' asked the
bunny. 81 e,
"By flying through the air with
open MOUTH answered Mr.. Night
hawk.
Then Mr.. Longears knew why the
birds had such large mouths that could
open so wide. There is Il reason for
everything, you know.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nighthawk, or Mosquito
Hawk, which ever you wish to call
them, ate the crumbs the bunny had
scattered on the ground. And then, as
night was coming on, Uncle Wiggily
hoped back to his hollow stump
to sleep in their nests, but the Mosquito
Hawks were as lively as crickets.
When Uncle Wiggily came within
sight of his bungalow he saw Il cloud of
smoke around it, and at first he thought
it was on fire. But when he saw Nurse
Jane sitting on the porch, tanning her.
self, he knew there could be no danger
Gus blaze.
"Why the smoke, Miss Fuzzy Wuz-
zy?' asked the bunny.
"Oh, l am trying to smoke the
mosquitoes away" answered the musk.
rat lady. cit is such lovely evening
that | want to sit out on the porch.
But oh, how the mosquitoes bite my
tail!"
"That S too bad! =" said Uncle Wig.
gily. "Ouch!' he suddenly cried.
"What s the mattcr?" asked Nurse
Jane, trying to hide her head in the
smoke.
"a HlooIuilo bIl Ulc OU Uly pl1lk,
twinkling nosc!' answered Mr.. Long
ear. 'I'll put some more wet leaves
on the bonfire and make more smoke. -
So he did this, but the mosquitoes
seemed to like the smudgc all the bet
ter, for many more of them buzzcd
and bit the bunny and Nurse Jane.
Then, all of "a sudden, there were
harsh cries in the air, aud "a throbbip.
booming sound, and down out of the
evening sky swooped two birds with
large open mouths.
'Ob, have they come to bite us? 20
cried Nurse Jane.
"No, Indeed" answered ono of the
birds. 1--WE have come TO eat the mos.
quitocs so you and Uncle Wiggily can
sit on the porch in peace and quiet
ness And then Mr.. aud Mrs. Night
hawk darted about the air, catching iu
their open mouths so many mosquitoes
that soon none were left to bite tbe
bunny and Nurse Jane, and they sat in
the moonlight happily.
"Oh, thank you!" called Uncle Wig.
gily, as tho Nighthawks flew away.
"Thank you very much!"
So, once again, we have a happy end
ing, and ii the letter carrier doesu Z
drop piece of ice in the coal bin and
make it sneeze ashes all over the snow
shovel, III tell you next about Uncle
Wiggily and the danger bird.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-06-08
A HIGH PRINCTPLED CAMPAIGN

Reports brought from almost every section
of the county indicate that the conservative campaign
of education which has been made in behalf of the court
house bonds proving effective In fact would appear
that there on one place in which the people remain
convinced there only part of the people
med by false hopes and influenced by selfish and un-
worthy impulses.
Brawley is unfortunate in having blind,
minded selfish, provincial leadership which finds its
or into everything that is undertaken in Imperial
Valley and is brought action because the
house. which is recognized by everyone absolutely
This dull and sordd eadershp in in the y of
Brawley would rather sacrifice the public records and with
Inem the maeria interests and convenience OF the en-
tire county than that Ell Centro should profit indirectly to
any extent whatever.
Happily, however this does not represent the best
public sentiment in Brawey and is to be hoped that it
does not represent considerable part for in the time
to it is not anything in which the people of Brawey
will take pride When all is said people, do really
get satisfaction out of selfish and unworthy
tves and the people of Brawey themselves will day
condemn the sort of thing to which few men without vision
are now attempting to commit them.
But the court house campaies committee deserving
of praise for the high plane which this campaign has
been conducted The people of the county have not been
asked to give weight single consideration beyond out
side of the general public interest The Taxpayers League
which to the Press has sometimes seemed to be extreme in
its parsmony for the court house bonds Certainly they
are not influenced too much by the comforts of the office
holders Their imagination is not stirred by visions of
classical outlines against desert background The Tax
Payers League supporting the court house proposition
in cold blood because they find investigation that is
likely to cost the tax NOT to build court house
the amount named The Tax Payers League leaders have
examined this proposition without emotion and they have
discovered that not only the security OF the peoples inter-
ess but actually the security of the tax bank rolls
involved in forehanded provision for public property
and public business.
of this has been laid the people by the court
house committee 1t is an appeal to reason and appeals
to reasonable people, pleasant offset the unhappy
Brawley situation the Press has been told by the workers
this campaign that the people of CaeXco have
better of the matter than the people of
Ell Centre and that there really alert public
tment favor of the court house the counts metropolis
at the south than in the county seat itself This but serves
keep the perspective and further the of
pagn which the committee has put namely that the court
house project shall win fail on its merits.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-06-08
Looking Backward
What the Press Files Tell OF
Imperial Valley for This Day
in Past Years
June 8. 1919

Those who attended the fruit show
were amazed at the showing made, for
aside from rs exhibits of apricots OF
seven varieties, there were displays of
a half dozen varieties of the most
beautiful and largest figs ever seen,
and apples, peaches, ounces, plums,
pomegranties, olives, prunes, almonds,
oranges, lemons, grapefruit, blackber-
ries, logan berries and half dozen
varieties of grapes. The exhibit has
completely refuted those who have
contended the valley is not adapted to
fruit growing.
That the cantaloupe harvest is get
ting down to business is shown by the
fact that "a carloads were sent out of
the valley last night. Tonight s ship
ments are expected to reach 40 car
loads.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-06-08
Chapter II Continued

AS they approached he had looked her
over carefully. One of the first things
he noted was that strung from two
masts forward and astern was the aerial
of a wireless.
They clamored aboard and dragged
up the canoe. At the stern they saw
stockily-built man i'll sea togs making
fast dory, and taking out a rather
complete set of fishing tackle and other
duffle.
"H 'ye, Cap p'n!" greeted Glenn shak-
ing the water from Ills eyes as he bound
ed on deck. "Any luck?'
THAT s Captain Brock" asided Ruth
to Garrick. We hire him to take charge
Of the Sea Vamp'."
q couple of flat fish--and an eel i"
He caught sight of Guy and Dick and
glowered under bushy eyebrows. "Who
are they?" he growled under his breath.
They re with me, Captain,' eX-
planned Ruth. "Mr. Garrick and Mr..
Defoe, Captain Brock. Just couple of
friends who are interested in how L
spend my time
''Woll, SO long as it S time they are
looking for, all right
Garrick could not resist a startled sec
ond glance as, tucked away in the dufflc
with great care, he caught sight Of an
electron tube with filamont and grids,
precisely the latest type used in radio
receiving. He nudged Dick, but Dick
was equally quick. The fishing pole
was equipped with miniature aerial
and he had noticed it.
Neither betrayed either interest or
the burning curiosity they felt as Brock
clumped forward with his stuff. Why,
when Brock was even fishing, away
from the ''Sea Vamp," did he carry
this compact wireless receiving set?
What station must he be always in
touch with, or what message did he ex-
pect that he must be listening in?
"Excuse us. Well go down below.
Get the shaker and some ice and :.
you know. l guess we can entertain,"
trilled Vira.
Alone in the comfortably furnished
saloon, Garrick glanced at Dick, who
shrugged at the unconventionality of
it all, then made hasty survey OF the
place. At one end was a sort Of closet
or clothes press. "Snooping," he
nodded as he opened the door.
Inside hung a nondescripI array of
old clothes. In the back corner, on the
floor where it had been thrown lay
girls cloth hat. He picked it up,
smoothed it out then with suppressed
|" "Ouch!" rev his hand away and loosen
ed pin caught in it's folds.
"H ma diamond clasp-initials V.
G.-Vira Gerard?'
Diamond clasp . that S one of
the pieces of missing .jcwclry, whispered
Dick cxcitcdly. "Say-hold that hat
again as you had it. There. BY Jovc,
it s not onlySl hat. 1t bag! Tomato
color they said the girl at the
Radio Dance put the stuff in a little
tomato colored bag. BY jove!"
"Hcrc s a camera too" was all Gar
rick ansercd. He turned the camera
over, saw the number 49," then deftly
unloadcd it and dropped the roll of film
into his coat poikct.
There was a step on the companion.
way. Softly he closed the door, rolled
the hat tightly and stuffen it in his hip
pocket under the tail of his coat.
The party thawcd little bit as the
ice in the shaker thawcd. Finally Gar
rick took advantage of a lulf in tho
conversation.
81 may as well tell you just why we
Imperial Valley press., 1922-06-08

RUTH MADE a GLORIOUS PICTURE
he 'cmbodcned to ask after a proper in
terval.
"No,' hastencd Vira. "She was ill
at Beth s house,
"And Jack Curtis?'
"Oh yes. He was there. He came
politely late
A buzzing interrupted. Vira turned
quickly to Glenn, who was now seen on
crossing swords with Garrick as a lady
killer, and had resumed his monopoly
of Vira. ''That radio, Glenn
Ever eager to show off and please,
Glenn drew a curtain of built-in side.
board at the end of the saloon disclosing
a very complete set, including the loud
speaking horn.
He adjusted and tuned and twirlcd
knobs and dials until at last he had it.
From the loud speaker came girl S
voice.
"It's Rae!' exclaimed Ruth. Sig.
nal back that you get her.
Glenn officiously played the radio
operator
A few minutes later came the voice,
much clearer, from the loud speaker.
"Now-Glenn-gct up closer to the
loud speaker - no - no - you know
NOT your cheek Glennie-"
There was suppressed laugh. Glenn
smiled, rather sheepishly. But he turn
ed his face full toward the little horn.
Garrick had OWNED what was com
ing "Sort of Freudian, l guess" he
whispered to Ruth, recalling her moth
cr S repetition of Ruth IS psychoanalysis.
"Huh!" laughed Ruth taking no
pains to modulate her tons. "More like
the terrier-His Mistress Voice!'
"Come now-pout your lips, Glenn,
came from the loud speaker followed by =.
laugh-then an unmistakable radio
kiss.
Disconnected after his ardent attcn.
ton to Vira, Glenn for once looked as
if he would have dropped through into
the hold.
Ruth glanced quickly from Glcnn's
chagrin to Vira's stony face, then saw
the humor.
"Ncvcr mind, Glenn. She kissed a
couple of thousand on that wave length
thcn!'
Continued Tomorrow
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dropped in" he remarked, casually
taking the diamond clasp from his
pocket. "1s that by any chance yours,
Vira?''
Vira looked at the clasp a moment,
then gave a little scream. my lin
gerie clasp-th that they tore off my
shoulder strap-at the dance! 1t was
all-almost all-that stood between me
and the board Of censorship
In the laugh that followed, Ruth was
the first to speak. "Where did you get
it, Guy?"
Garrick assumed knowing air.
One of the caddies at the club came up
to me this morning and tried to sell it
to me. / thought if you could, identify
it, ID watch him. "
Garrick was unable to figure out
whether or not there was an air of re-
lief at the explanation. AT least there
was some connection between the "Sea
Vamp' and the robbery.
"Was little Rae Larue at the dance ~
Imperial Valley press., 1922-06-08
START HERE

Guy Garrick and his wireless expert
friend, Dick Defoe, seek the trail of two
men and girl who perpetrated spec
tacular holdup at a fashionable radio
dance near New York. They fear that
beautiful Ruth Walden has. innocently
become tool in the hands of crooks.
Their quest leads them to the "Sea
Vamp,' a yacht-like houseboat frc.
quented by Ruth and her questionable
young friends. They know Ruth often
goes there ith Gem Buckley, "the de-
mon lover" who is feared by Ruth s
mother and distrusted by themselves.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-06-08
Bedtime Stories
UNCLE WIGGILY AND THE NIGHT
BIRD
Copyright, 1922, by Mcclure News
paper Syndicatc)
Bv HOWARD r. GARIS

DN IlOW AM IL. phiet'o
Here you are, Uncle Wiggily! -
called Nurse Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy one
day as she stood on the steps of the
hollow stump bungalow.
EXCUSE me, jamie, but you are mis-.
taken,'' replied the bunny rabbit gen
tleman. ~ am not here. | am
there, so to speak. If l were here |
would be where you are, but being
there, | am where | am, which is to
say
"Oh, hop along with your nonsense! -
laughed the muskrat lady housekeeper,
tying a double bow-knOt in her tail
and then swapping it out again with a
quick flip. "That was just my way of
speaking. / meant here are some
crumbs for you to scatter to your bird
friends.
ooh, that S different, - chucklcd Mr..
Longears, and, giving a funny little
twinkle of his pink nose, he took the
birch bark basket of crumbs from the
muskrat lady and off he hoped
through the woods.
Uncle Wiggily had not hoped very
far before, all of Il sudden, he heard Il
strange sort of booming, whizzing
sounds near Il little clearing in the
woods. Then came harsh cry, not
very sweet or musical and a large
brown and white bird, with a mouth
that opened very wide, flew down on
log near the bunny.
"Dcar me-" exclaimed Uncle Wig
gily. "Excuse me for saying so, but
you are rather queer appearing bird.
Who are you, if | may ask"
81 have several namcs,' answered
Imperial Valley press., 1922-06-08
Nav 8, 1916

Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Shepard leave
today for San Diego. Mrs. Shepard
and the children will spend the sum-
mer months at Imperial beach.
Joseph f. Seymour jr. visited Braw-
ley today in behalf of the Ell Centre
chamber of commerce and obtained a
promise of a carload of cantaloupes for
Imperial Valley day in San Diego Sat
urday.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-06-08
May 8, 1918

While mercury just reached the 100
degree point for the first time this
year Saturday and Sunday, Il good
breeze sent the temperature down to-
day to 10 last night and it has barely
reached 80 today.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-06-08
The Bachelor Maid Saws

Men can Y understand why women
brood over things And women can {
understand why men brood so little
that, two months after one of them has
been refused by, a girl, he can propose
to another aud Treally mean it'll
Imperial Valley press., 1922-06-08
About Some Woman or Other

One of the largest yerdicts in a libel
suit ever rendered in New York state
was given recently by a jury in fic
supreme court for New York county
when Mrs. h. Jean Nelson Pcuficld, an
attorney, but perhaps better known as
a suffrage leader, won u $4,000 verdict
for woman client against ono of Gle
big metropolitan dailies.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-06-08
The Preacher Declares

The versatile minister is oftimes in.
effective because he allows his people
to scatter him over such wide terri
tory that he makes no lasting inprea-
sion anywhere.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-06-08

Every owner of motor car knows
he bought his ear too soon.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-06-08

You can T expect TO be worth much
to the company if you re not worth
much to yourself
Imperial Valley press., 1922-06-08
Old Timer Cogitates

/ Kin remember when little girls tied
up their stockings with strings and but
toned their pantica aroun' below their
knees.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-06-08

We always have our doubts about
men who criticisc the way women dress.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-06-08

A lot of men We know "fccl good
who are not.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-06-08
The Bachelor Maid Says

We re not ''fair, fat aud forty,
nowadays, because we don Z allow our
selves 10 even get fat nor be forty.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-06-08
The Curiosity Shop

There arc 843 languages aud dialicGts
in use amopg the blacks of Africa.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-06-08

The annual output of oysters in the
United States exceeds three billion.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-06-08

I'm response to the query to what the powers SIT
ting in the disarmament conference at Washington were
oing TO do about the peace treaties the information
that AS for Britain this matter has not been ignored
oyd George announces that he is awaiting ratification by
The dominion pariamens as precedent TO ratification by
the British parliament
Imperial Valley press., 1922-06-08

TTnforlunately wheat cast upon The waters will not Ike
bread return after many days II Il would the owners of
those vast fields Inundated by the Kern river would be
sitting pretty
Imperial Valley press., 1922-06-08

In Paris, they have u dog bath house
Bathing gone to the bow-wows.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-06-08
Im-PRESS-ions
Foolish Dictionary

Humor--A slow fuse, non-cxhlosivc
form of wit.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-06-08

AT Groyeland plague Of caterplars has become SO
great that their presence railroad tracks has stopped
the trains A case of where the worms have turned.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-06-08

The National Realtors association has been in session
at San Francisco for several days and the state has been
filled with these enerprisng gentlemen who know the
alue of soil and who stake their regulations on It, 1hey
have been many of the finest sights of California but
those of them who failed TO inspect Imperial Valley have
missed might been the most profitable portion OF their
trip.
Imperial Valley press., 1922-06-08

1t must be confessed that the friends OF Clifford Pln-
chot of disappointment in knowledge that his
campaign for nomination of Pennsylvania cost
the enormous of S129000 We have recently had de-
that far United States senatorial elections are
concerned about which there has been much said IN the
Newberry controversy there is law regulating the
amount thus expended But in all the storm raging about
that the fundamental thought to the moral es
pect of corruption of the electorate.
1t is recognized that in few of this sort 1t is
be to actually buy enough to effect election but
there many clackers hired to amount to the
same thing put political preferment beyond the hope
of men of small or moderate means.
It happened that the machine" opponent of Mr. Pin
chot spent than $4,000 in his campaign. He probably
depended upon the momentum of the machine to give
him but the disparity in the primary election eXpe
ditures the candidates great as to justify
critical comment.
Mr. Pncho is very rich He has always been one
who has enjoyed public service and has done great deal IN
the way of propaganda for worthy reforms He has been
constant and persistent his efforts for instance to con-
serve for the benefit Of the people and pre-
vent them being monopozed by private and corporate
interests In all this he has spent money freely Tor the
people All the it is going to be difficult to excuse
him for what Newberry has been bitterly assal-
ed Perhaps will have to revise our political ethics to
make them fit necessities of primary elections as they
are so frequently carried on in these days
Imperial Valley press., 1922-06-08

The Imperial Valley Press i5 delivered 70 city auc
scribers ut 10 cents weak; 55 month"; 5000
by carrier BY mali any address in Imperial and
adjoining counties at $500 year; six months $3.50
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-08-02

Here IS the widest variety and most attractive stock
we've had for many months. The reductions the
most remarkable because former prices were so low.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-08-02
Kuppenheimer Suits
OA1. Mt
and Other Fine Makes Go at Th

Patterns Styles and Sizes for Men and
Young Men, Stouts, Long Stouts, Shorts, Longs
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-08-02

It's clean sweep Of our entire stocksno reservations
no exceptions--nothng packed up hidden away.
We will go into location September l with
tire goods.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-08-02

Our merchandise
is worth to us ex-
actly w h at you
pay for it. You
may have all the ex.
changes or cash refunds
that you want-but now
especially, during this
sale, you won't want
any.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-12-30
REPORTS OF
ORE WERE CAUSE OF
DULUTH'S PURCHASE

Duluth, Mimi. Dec. 30.-Rumors
that Isle Royale contained rich de-
posts Of copper. which later were
proved to be unfounded. were espon
sible for the United States acquiring
Duluth. and that section of northeast
ern Minnesota. which now produces
a large percentage Of the iron ore
mined in the United States.
This was revealed here recently by
brothers, famed for their early day
prospecting in the north country,
when he reported the loss of several
autograph letters of Benjamin Frank
lin relating to the subject.
Mr.. Merritt believes the letters We're
stolen. At the treaty of Client. the
United State diplomats argued with
the Canadian emissaries that alt
hough the logical boundary was the
St. Louis river, south Of the rich ore
fields. the dividing line should be, the
Merritt said. Previously it had been
agreed that the two nations should d.
vide the Great Lakes, but q provi-
sion was made for an exception in the
case of Lake Superior. However, he
said. definite establishment of the in
ternational boundary was not made
and a commission had been appointed
to investigate the contentious Of the
United States.
Mr.. Merritt said the lost letters
were written by Franklin before the
Treaty of Client and were autograph
copies and showed that Franklin held
the then popular belief that Isle Roy
ale was rich in copper. 1t has since
: been proved that Isle Royale although
containing deposits of copper, lacks
the richness in this minera which
would make its removal profitable.
At the time of the treaty no ex-
plorations had been made In the pres
ent ore fields Of northeastern Mime
sofa n the valuable deposits of iron
were then unknown.