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Imperial Valley press., 1923-04-25
Bedtime Stories
Copyright, 1923, by Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate
BY HOWARD r. GARIS
UNCLE WIGGILY AND SUSIE s
PIANO

"Good morning, Mrs. Littletail! -
greeted Uncle Wiggily one day as he
hoped past the house where the rab-
bit lady lived. els Susie ready to
go to school9' went on Mr.. Long.
ears. eff she is she may hop along
with me, as | am going past the
Hollow Stump
"Listen!' advised Mrs. Little,
tail.
Uncle Wiggily listened and he
heard tinkle-inkle-inkle sound like
music.
"Thats Susie practicing her pia-
no lesson,' went on the rabbit lady.
"She will have finished in few
minutes-if you can wait for her,
and l know she will be delighted to
hop to school with you
q II wait,'' kindly offered Tn
Gle Wiggily, twinkling his pink
nose in time to Susie s practice
dum-diddle-iddle-dum.diddle-dee.
The little rabbit girl practiced
well, for she wanted to play her
piece correctly when Mrs. Song Spar
row, the music teacher, came on
Saturday.
"That is very good music, -
thought Uncle Wiggily, and he be-
gan to jiggle one leg up and down.
Then, as Susie played faster his 9TH
er leg began to jigglc. Then bis
ears twitched, his nose twinklcd like
star and his little tail started to
move up and down.
81 feel so jolly l think 1'll dance,
cried Uncle Wiggily and he did.
He Just couldn t keep still when he
heard Susie s music. And lie had
hardly finished juggling when the
little rabbit girl came skipping out
on the porch.
"Oh Uncle Wiggily! l didn't
know you were hcrol" exclaimed
Susie.
81 suppose your mother didn t
tell you, as she didn t want to stop
your practice" said the bunny un-
cle. "That was right, Susie. You
must practice a lot if you are to
play the piano well. And now for
school,
Together the bunny rabbit gen
tleman and Susie hoped along the
greenwood path until they reached
the hollow stump school, where the
Lady Mouse taught the animal
children their lessons.
"If you'd like to hear me play
again, Uncle Wiggily." said Susie,
''come around this afternoon. I'm
going to practice more.'
~ WILL" promised the rabbit
Imperial Valley press., 1923-04-25
TOM SIMS SAYS

Never blow out the gas. Think of
the gas bill.
Once they danced minute. Now
they dance few days.
Woulden't t it be great if you could
train hens to lay carpets?
The lark is a early riser among
birds; not providing, however, that
rising early is Il lark.
Picnics arc with US. When spread
ing your coat for lady to sit on,
take il of first.
Never use laundry soap in wash
ing fresh vegetables.
These strawberries grow so fast,
even getting bigger while they are
filling the box.
Never ask girl what she is think
ing about. There are enough lies in
the world already.
You can always spot man who
drinks coffee out of saucer, be-
cause he spots himself.
A bathing suit is fine for eating
soup. Add goggles and you have a
grapefruit eating costume.
A salmon leads a hard life. The
poor fish, he never sleeps.
Sweet peas fade very quickly when
put with other flowers, which ism t
acting sweet at all.
A garden is a great convenience,
for ncighbors' chickens.
A father is Il man who thinks the
most important step in life is the
baby's first step.
Sing Sing announces none of IDS
prisoners are professional men. OF
course, they arc amateurs.
y
a doctor is a man who charges so
much for advertising you to take IA
trip that you can't go.
Battlcship caught two Atlantic
rum runners, which is setting u bat.
tlcship to catch q bott lcship.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-04-25
TRANSPORTATION RELIEF

The American Railway Association and the Asso-
citation of Railway Executives have agreed On
prehensive program by which they expect to relieve
the traffic burden, now the heaviest in history.
Their plan involves cooperation of those who
the railroads with those who them. Shippers
asked to space and do their to keep
moving. Consumers urged to get their coal in its
bins early.
The roads, for their part, will try to have larger
number of good and locomotives available in the
fall to have all their coal in storage by Septew
Der l. to restrict the transportation of railroad sup
plies to the minimum during the fall rush. and to keep
every moving. By getting the coal out of the way
early possib ethe roads plan to be in good shape
to carry fall crops.
If it is possible to the railways of the country
efficiently and Systematically than heretofore
and most authorities agree that it s-there should
be continued and well-panned effort to do So Using
and rails and locomotives to maximum capacity
using them continuously, keeping equipment in good
repair, unloading promptly-consgnees should act in
this matter-are all important.
No doubt, compared with the transportation lines
of other countries, and considering the amazingly
swift development of traffic needs in this country the
railroads already doing tremendous service That
is the only for doing everything possible to
make that service yet more efficient.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-04-25

Chicago recently, whose campaign
be successfully managed. Brennan
is credited with taking hold of the
Chicago democratic party aud put
ting it solidly behind Democratic
candidates, including Dcver, when
the political organization was less
Harmonious than Central Errepc.
Hard Gacx'' Made Rim
Brennan declares that "hard
luck mado him. lie was forced
10 quit mining when his leg was
injured in an accicenl. He tried
teaching school for o wbue and
then coming TO Chicago, "poolcd
his lot with the Democratic po.
yt:s-l e.ga--,-a..pn.
The same diplomacy that effect.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-04-25
Buy Real Thing
in Courts Shadow
by United. Press Leased Wire

SAN FRANCISCO, April c5.--
Declarations that Peter and Thomas
McDonough, well known as politi.
clans and bail bond brokers in San
Francisco are high ups" in q
liquor smuggling gang were made
by prohibition agents here today
following arrest Of the McDonoughs
late yesterday. They were released
on $1,000 bonds. !,
Prohibition agents alleged they
bought IL drinks of liquor in the
McDonough saloon adjacent to tho
Hall of Justice.
Let's Go to "The Admirable
Cfichton" at the high school, Fri.
day and Saturday night. Adv.
"The Admiral Crichton" at the
high school Friday and Saturday
nite.-adv. tt
Imperial Valley press., 1923-04-25

ed Deyer's election was used by
Brepnan in lining up Murphy of
Tammany and Walsh of Massaachu-
setts at the Frisco convention to
"put over" Goa for president and
franklin p. Roosevelt for vice-pre-
sldent. Brennan headed the Illi.
neis delegation against McAdoo.
At what he considered tho stragetic
time, ho called the now famous
'Coz meeting' at the St. I'ra.cis
Hotel before tho roa!nat!oa.