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Imperial Valley press., 1923-10-04
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO
October 4. 1908

The first auto stage is now oper-
ating between valley towns. One
round trip fare is $l.OO.
Ten carloads of fat cattle were
sent out of the valley from the &,
M. ranch lately. Nine carloads OF
hogs have also been shipped from
Holtville.
The Ell Centre band held an eX'
cellent practice last night. About
20 instruments will be represented
when it gets completely organized
All of the players are experienced
band men.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-10-04

acting on the assumption the elec-
ton was legal are taking positive
steps toward removing him from
office.
State legislators held secret eau
cuses preliminary to calling a spe-
cial session as soon as possible to
start impeachment proceedings. Pc
tition was also filed for a grand
jury to investigate the governor S
use of secret services agents. Both
legislators and grand jurors failed
in their attempts to convene re-
Gently when the governor used sta
te troops to disperse them.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-10-04
Away he ran crying:

Away he ran crying:
"Oh, my tail. My tail! The
wheelbarrow ran over my tail!'
Then Nurse Jane forgave Uncle
Wiggily for having spilled her out
and when the dried leaves were all
carted away the bunny rabbit
bought every animal boy and girl {
iollypop.
And if the tack hammer doesn I
try to play croquet with the golf
ball and make The phonograpl
laugh, III tell you next about I'm
Gle Wiggily and runaway Bunty.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-10-04
TEN YEARS AGO
Octnhpr 4 1913

Mrs. Will S. Fawcett entertained
for Mrs. r. B. Vale at the Oregon
today.
Hans Schumann Heink, son
of the prominent opera singer, is
here in the city today, and an
nounces that he expects to open a
conservatory of music here. Mr..
Schumann- Heink has been trained
from infancy by his famous mother
and for four years has been on the
road, appearing with her part of
this time. Madam Schumann- Heink
Jr. will accompany her husband to
the valley. '~-,-=
Imperial Valley press., 1923-10-04
BY LAWRENCE MARTIN,
1928 by United Press)

WASHINGTON, October A.
Governor Clifford Pinchot's drastic
campaign against liquor law viola
tors is an event of national impor-
faace in its bearing on Volstead
law enforcement.
II constitutes one of the most
resounding slaps recently admins.
tered 10 those in charge of federal
enforcement Of the prohibition law.
II has incensod the drys, all over
the country, more than ever against
internal Revenue Commissioner
lslair. whom they blame fer 99 per
cent of Prohibition Commissioner
llaines troubles.
II has injected the department
OF Justice into the prohibition en.
fpregmenf
Sunae time age Attorney General
laaughcriy wrote all states attor
Avys general asi.ing their eo-opera-
Imperial Valley press., 1923-10-04
Looking Backward
What the Press Files Tell OF
Imperial Valley for This Date
in Past Years
NINETEEN YEARS AGO
October 4, 1904

Mr.. and Mrs. $. H. Bragg and MI
and Mrs. William Neil have return
ed to Calexico after visiting III San
Diego and Coronado.
Announcements have been reeeiv.
ed here of the recent marriage OF
Miss Florence A. Gould to James s.
Hoffman. Mr.. Hoffman Is chlef
clerk of the California Development
company and resides in Calexico. he
is also local justice of the peace
Mrs. Hoffman is a popular Santa
Barbara girl who has often visited
in the valley.
Ernest Brouse of this city was q
Los Angeles visitor recently.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-10-04
TOM SIMS SAYS

Three big life insurance firms
have quit in Europe. Getting to be
a risky business over there.
You can uplift a man by sitting
down on him.
The world is returning from its
ten year naval holiday already.
. Two Baltimore men went to Jail
for bringing home the bacon. They
stole truck load.
Rockefeller has books showing
every penny he ever earned. But
there are still other reasons for the
paper shortage.
Many "a crooked landlord owns q
square block.
Truth is stranger than fiction. II
doesn t come around as often.
Electric fans are stopping, bu
football fans are blowing harder.
An .optimist is a man who buys
light underwear in October.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-10-04
DOLLAR BOAT, IS STALLED
BY FIRE DAMAGED SHAFT

SAN PEDRO, Cal, October A.
The 100000 fire aboard the freight
or Diana Dollar warped the propel-
Ter shaft so that the vessel cannot
leave her anchorage off the Lower
California coast, it was learned in
radio dispatches picked up here to-
daV.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-10-04
Bedtime Stories
Copyright, 1923, by Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate
BY HOWARD r. GARIS
UNCLE WIGGILY AND THE
WHEEL BARROW

"Uncle Wiggily," called Nurse
Jane Fuzzy Wuzzv in the hollow
$ tn IN p bungalow one morning
there are so many dried leaves
around the place | think you ought
to rake them up
THAT S just what shall do, -
answered the bunny rabbit gentle
man with low and polite bow of
his pink, twinkling nose.
And after you have raked up
the leaves went on Nurse Jane,
"you had better put them in the
wheelbarrow and cart them away
so far that they won't blow back
again.
~ shall also do that for you,
said Uncle Wiggily whistling a jolly
tune, for he was happy rabbit.
winter is coming!" sang I'm
Gle Wiggily as he raked the leaves
into little piles, before gather
ing them into the wheelbarrow.
Winter is coming. How jolly is
winter. Here we go, over the snow.
We skate and slide and have many
a ride! Now I'll give the leaves
ridel y
SO saying Uncle Wiggily gather
ed up in his paws as many of the
dried leaves as he could hold, and
put them in the wheelbarrow. Then
he wheeled the barrow down to the
far end of the garden and dumped
the leaves.
After doing this for some time
Imperial Valley press., 1923-10-04
UNLUCKY MONEY

OF casual interest is the proposal of the federal
government to do away with the two-dollar BILL 1t
may surprise people to learn that there is still
such bill in circulation Its rarity, in ITSELF explains
the proposed action
People do not like the two-dollar bill, because
they say it is "unlucky" And it is, for very prac-
tical reason not necessarily connected with any super
stton 1t is unucky because its possessors always
mistaking it for onedolar bill and giving it
such.s
This is the only country in the world where good
banknote of any denomination would be abandoned for
such reason. No other people so careless
afford to be careless with their money Even the
abandonment of the three-cent piece years ago
for a similar reason because it often
mistaken for dime, vice versa = could not
happen abroad Over there, the giving re-
ceiving the money makes it his business to know
what it is. 1t is said that the usual continental
procedure taking coin is to scrutinize it, bite it and
throw it on marble slab to tell whether it rings
true.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-10-04
%'fNS %a7'FfNSrqTf0fTArIIi'''i'p'I,ys" ,s. 8
He pushed the Wheelbarr
alono.'
dlonS.'

he had quite a large pile of soft,
dried leaves at the end of the gar
den-a big heap of leaves like the
piles of hay in the summer fields.
Then, all of a sudden, us Uncle
Wiggilv was raking up more leaves
to put in the wheelbarrow, the bun
ny gentleman heard a voice ask:
"Oh, Uncle Wiggily, please give
me ride.
Turning quickly the bunny gen.
tleman saw Baby Bunty, looking
very cute with Il sky blue pink hair
ribbon tied around her ears.
"What is it you want, Baby
Bunty - asked Uncle Wiggily.
'',flease give me ride in that
wheelbarrow on the dried leaves, -
begged the little rabbit girl.
"All right-hop up" invited Mr..
Longears. And when Baby Bunty
sat on top of the wheelbarrow fill
| ed with leaves, Uncle Wiggily start
ed to give her ride. He pushed
the wheelbarrow along until he
reached the big pile of dried leaves
at the end of the garden. And
then, all of Il sudden, Uncle Wiggily
had funny idea.
II just upset the wheclbar-
row." said the bunny rabbit to
himself, "and spill Baby Bunty
cut on the pile of leaves. 1t won t
hurt her II bit and it will be jolly
good fun!'
SO, all of "A quickness, Uncle Wig
gily tilted the wheebarrow to one
side when he reached the big pile
of leaves, and out spilled Baby
Bunty just like on IA hay stack!
Iii! y cried Uncle Wiggily.
"Hi! y called Baby Bunty.
Wasn't that fun'" asked I'm
Gle Wiggily.
"Lots of fun." laughed Baby
Hunty.
She liked so much being spilled
out that she asked Uncle Wiggily
to do it some more, and he did.
And then along came Susie Little
tail, the other rabbit girl, and
Squcakic- Eekie,, the cousin mouse,
and Kittie Kat and Buddy, the
guinea pig boy-and they all want
ed rides on the whcelbarrow Of
dried leaves.
Uncle Wiggily gave them each
some rides, and when he reached
the big pile of leaves he dumped
them out How they laughed and
shouted having jolly time.
Then Nurse Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy
came out of the bungalow.
| "Oh, Uncle Wiggily! Give Nurse
Jane a ride! - shouted the animal
children.
"Come on, Nurse janet" called
Uncle Wiggily.
" llo. HO! Do you think m
going to ride and have you dump
me out like a sack of flour?''
laughed Nurse Jane. "Not much.''
"l'll not dump you out" prom
ised Mr.. Longears. "T'll give you
a good ride, really Wilt"
can right! That s a promise, ,.
said Nurse Jane. So she got in
the wheelbarrow. Uncle Wipgily
wheeled her down to the big piic
of leaves and then--all Of II sud
deh-he dumped Nurse Jane out as
he had the children.
"Oh, you promised you wouldn't
do that, she cried, her mouth full
of dried leaves.
~ couldn't help it-really ]
eouldn t, )" said Uncle Wiggily
"Thc Fuzzy Fox was hiding undel
the pile of leaves. lie must hav,
only just hidden himself there, for
! ] didn't see him before. Only his
tail stuck out, and to scare him.
and drive him away, ! ran the
wheel of the barrow over his tail
That S what made you spill QUIT
was running over the tail of the
Fuzzy fox.
And, as truly as IN telling you
just then the Fox scrambled out
from under the big pile of leaves
Imperial Valley press., 1923-10-04
CLUB WOMEN. WE GREET YOU,

Members of the Ten Thousand Club we congrat-
uate you this the opening of your sixteenth year
of activities.
We desire to take this opportunity to pay tribute
both as an individual unit and member of the
tional body
We stand in admiration at your penchant for or
ganized effort, which extends all the way from the
county federation up through the district state and
national bodies.
Such cooperation as yours is capable of achev-
ing absolutely any goal you may set for yourselves.
can exert to make this old world better place in
which to live in, is inestmabe Before your banners
were unfurled aloft, women and children
plotted at the hands of selfish employers and states
men, culture and the finer arts handmaidens of
higher circles only and hundred evils Haunted
before an indifferent world
Through the organized endeavor of club
in the United States, laws have been amended and
the standard of living raised the greatest heights
has reached since time began. All over this
fair land of ours club thinking in terms
of service and the result is evident to the most
prejudiced eye.
Utopia has not been reached and much yet re-
mains to be realized
Right here in your own town there are numerous
problems to attack and solve of them peculiarly
susceptible to the tactful and sympathetic handling of
earnest women. We know that conscientious consid
Grafton has already been given to many of them and
we predict that the coming year will and
brilliant accomplishments in the direction of civic
and home service.
Within your hands lies the welfare of our great
est asset-the children. Upon you rests the moulding
of that greatest institution in all America-the
Home.
Yours is tremendous responsibilities glorious
opportunity, and know you will live up to their
highest requirements.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-10-04

Every man knows he will acci
dentally mail a letter III the trash
can before he dies.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-10-04

+ Days are getting so short. Right
after supper it is dark enough to
go joy riding.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-10-04
N. Y. Aviator Is
Prize Winner in
St. Louis Meet
by United Press Leased Wire

ST. LOUIS FLYING FIELD,
BRIDGETON, Mo-, Oct. 4.-C. S.
Jones, Garden City, N. Y, won the
"on-to-St. Louis efficiency race
for airplanes it was announced to-
day.
Jones flew the 900 miles from his
home to st. Louis last week, carrying
one passenger, in AZ hours, 10 min
utes flying time, in his 80 horse
power Curtiss Oriole. He wins a
prize of $500 and a cup.
Twelve aviators finished in this
race, starting from all parts of the
country. The winner was picked on
"all around' calculation, involving
speed, distance, horsepower and
number of passengers.
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Try Press Want Ads.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-10-04

You can't uplift man by sitting
down on him.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-10-04

The world is returning from it
ten year naval holiday already.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-10-12
'PARENT-TEACHERS TOLD or
HIGHER EDUCATION need

SOUTH AMBoY. Oct. 12:-Dr.
Edward c. Griffen in his address to
the Parent-Teacher Association of
st. Mary's school emphasized the
need of higher education for the
people Of the country, especially the
generation coming up. DR.. Griffen's
talk was most en~lightening and
brought forth from the large assem-
blage a hearty round of applause.
The speaker also congratulated the
Parent-Teacher Association for the
splendid success of the organization
since its beginning in this city. DIR.
Griffen pointed to the work of the
children who took part in the days
exercise in conjunction with the pro-
gram arranged by Mrs. Richard
Mack and her committee.
The children of the school pre-
sented the following program much
to the delight of those present:
Salute the Flag" drill by the fourth
and fifth grade pupils; essay, "Patri-
otism through Education" by Corne-
Illus McGonigle; waltz. duet, Miss
Teresa Credico and Master James
McNeany; essay, 1.-THE Influence of
Patriotism" Miss Mary Coan; Our
Flag" Miss Margaret Quinlan, Allan
Mcdonald and James Clark.
A large amount of business per-
tanning to the organization was
transacted during the meeting. Par
interviewed the teachers and
of the classes followed.
The apron sale under the direction
of Mrs. NJ. Lucitt was reported as a
splendid success.
On Saturday afternoon, October
20, Mrs. John A. Coan will hold a
card party at her home on David
At the next meeting Of the asso-
to be held some time next
election of officers and a large
of speaking and musical
will be arranged.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-10-12
PUBLIC PAR0CHIAL SCHOOL NEWS
COLUMBUS DAY PROGRAMS
IN DIFFERENT SCHOOLS

Columbus Day was fttingly cele-
brated at the various schools or
Thursday by recitations, songs and
playlets. In many schools several
classes assembled together and car
ried out elaborate programs fol
their various grades. The following
is the program given at School 1:
Second and third grade assembly.
song 20 Columbia"
Recitation ........... columbus
Martha Borup, Inger Borup, Vim
cent De Mauro, John Gottlieb,
Dorothy Walling, Dorothy Tooker,
Gus Gumas, Wakeman Wilson.
Song and game
Columbus Was a Sailor Boy
Rita Levine, Robert Neary, Rus
sci Halbert, Arthur Grant, Irene
Edmonds. Catherine Calvin, Ruth
Woglom. Phillip Bouzoutes, Jose
Ortas, George Andrijeck.
Song ............ Wave the Flag
Ida Stern, Sylvia Levine, Ada Fem
berg, Miriam Gluck, Cecilia
Morse, Winifred Eike.
Recitation ..... My Beautiful Flag
Melvin Ely
Song .......W Wave Our Bonny Flag
Recitation, $3.50. What we can Do
Mark Conner, Leonard Liberman,
Sam Feinstein, Leroy Martin, John
Caro-.
Recitation 49,. Growing Columbus
IA Glass
SOnB 80 America
Third and Fourth Grade assembly
Dramatization of the story of Co
lumbus. ..... Miss Canse's Glass
Recitation ............ Columns
Minnie Levine, Rose MacFadyen,
Caroline Jensen, Bella Gursky,
Ruth Nelson, Frances ~Shutinsky.
Molly Parnes, Viola Jagelka.
POem ............ MY Little n
Elina Russo
heading Columbus
Molly Fuchs
POem ......,.... discovery Day
Robert Tyrrell
Fifth and Sixth grade assembly.
Recitation 1900. Columbus Voyage
Albert Harris Walter Schurman
Recitation ........ Discovery Day
Spiro Gomas, Bernard Trotter.
Reading :. Columbus and the Egg
Howard Hall
kecltatl0n $500. Inc boy COlum BUS
Anna Lupo
No. 4 School
At No. 4 School the fourth and
fifth grades assembled and witnessed
a playlet, 1.-THE Discovery of a New
World" given by the pupils of
Room 10.
The cast was as follows:
Columbus $500. Amos Richards
King Ferdinand 49,. John Andersen
Queen Isabella ..... Dorothy Billott
Herald $1,000. Sidney Dornyak
Curriers'
Fred Verbo. Benjamin Tabenkin,
Martha Popkienrcz, Mary Andru.
Pedro Sallie Gerson
Sachez ....... George Horoschak
Rodrigo $780,. Frank Demnateu
Sailors
Howard Ecker, Peter Gatyas.
John Chick.
Indians
Bernice Therkelsen, lola Fuller
ton, Viola Parks, Emery Bacska,
Sam SAVING, Julius Poll.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-10-12
FIRE PREVENTION WEEK
OBSERVED IN SCHOOLS

In accordance with the proclama-
ton by Governor George S. Silzer.
e school in this city is this week
participating in the observance of
IRE prevention week, being held from
October lib.
At the various schools extra fire
drills are being held this week in
connection with the regular drills,
and the children at a set period DUR
Ing the day are given talks by the
teachers in their respective classes
or the prevention of fire and the de-
struction of the evil.
Some of the talks given the chill
dren were based on the unnecessary
huge tribute rendered to flames every
day, and every child was urged to
do all in his power to better the evil
conditions created by the excessive
fire waste in this city and the state
every year. They were told that a
greht deal of good could be done by
th8m in the way of preventing fires,
by beginning at their homes and re-
moving old rubbish and other COM
hon hazards that might invite the
fire evil.
! AT a few of the schools short pro-
grams of entertainment, illustrating
various means, preventing fires were
presented by the children, while in
most places the lectures were given.
Every year $4,000 lives are lost and
b521,860,000 worth of material de-
stroyed by fire, the children were
told, and probably half of this is
iue to carelessness.
It was shown to the pupils that
IN eetimate report shows that 1900
hres break out in the United States
svery twenty-four hours. Everyone
Of these fires, it was explained. is
,aused by some improper condition.
usually one which is the result of
negligence, and which can be re-
moved with little or no difficulty.
they were urged to do away with all
possible causes of fires about their
homes and the school buildings.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-10-12
Y
DRIVE PUSHED
Expect 800 Members to be
Enrolled Before Campaign
Ends in Borough

METUCHEN, Oct. 12:-Although
the membership campaign of the Y.
NJ. c. A. here has been officially con-
cluded a few days ago the activities
of the team captains are continuing
unabated to reach a goal of 500
members, which is almost accom-
plished. The teams, according to In
formation at hand, have shown
splendid spirit in their work not
withstanding the many handicaps
they had to encounter. Captains of
the teams have reported nightly at
suppers which were held at the asso-
citation rooms. On Wednesday night
an interesting talk by Frank Dole
on Spirit was thoroughly enjoyed
by the campaign workers.
The teams finished according to
points as follows: H. T. Edgar,
1882; Robert K. Nook, 1913; j. N.
Adam, 6O3: Miss Angeline Perry,
$40; Miss Florence Jones, 381;
Bishop Oxenford, 279; j. Kingsley
Powell, 220, and Dewitt Price, las.
The teams finishing first according to
the number of memberships obtain
ed we're: Miss Perry SO, Mr.. Nook
73 and Mr.. Adam ~.
A complete report of all the teams
will be given today.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-10-12

tober Il:
Educational Sunday-The second
Sunday In October-is now an es-
tablished event in New Jersey and
its observance is, of course, desira-
BILE. I am therefore calling your at
tention to the fact that Educational
Sunday occurs this year on October
IA.
You will use your best endeavors
In urging the clergy of all denoml-
nations and the press to exert their
influence in setting forth the in
creasing Importance of having all
the people informed of the great
necessity for manifesting an active
cooperation in the education of the
children of this state.
Educational Sunday offers a fine
opportunity to quicken in the COM
munity interest in the schools at the
beginning of a new term. As pre-
~viously l am depending especially
upon the city and county s%uperinten-
dents and the helping teachers to
bring about a widespread and fit
ting observance of this day.
Very truly yours,
JOHN ENRIGHT,
Commissioner Of Education.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-10-12
GRAMMAR SCHOOL HAS
COLUMBUS DAY PROGRAMS

Columbus Day programs were
held throughout the Grammar
school on Thursda". Some
rooms acted as hosts and others
guests. The most popular form of
entertainment was the play and the
dramatization of scenes In the life
of Columbus. The history work at
this part of the term ~centers about
the early explorers so that the pro-
grams correlated nicely with his
tory projects.
The safety patrol continues to do
its work indefatigably through
pleasant or inclement weather. Ways
and means are being considered by
which ponchos can be bought for the
officers who are on outside duty. 1t
IS a vital necessity that some pro-
lection against the storms be fur
nished these boys who are ready to
do their bit to help the school along
in rain of shine. When the plans
are announced the cooperation of
the entire school is expected to-
wards securing these ponchos.
A Round-Robin was sent Mr.. Nor
ris Margaretten, former teacher and
self government leader in the
Grammar school by the teachers
and pupils of the school thanking
him for the beautiful banner he pre-
scented.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-10-12

Ralph ]. Sharp, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. George w. Sharp, Jr., of High
street, recently elected president Of
the senior class of the local high
school, is now working out a pro-
gram of events in which the upper
classmen will participate this season.
The usual trip to Washington will
be made in the spring and in order
to ecu the necessary funds a
series of affairs will be conducted by
the graduating class. President
Sharp has had considerable expert
ence as chairman of committees and
organizations, having been the head
of numerous boys activities in the
Y. NJ. c. A. and later elected presi-
dent of the Hi-Y Society. Following
his graduation next June the class
president will enter Princeton Uni
versity.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-10-12
NEWS AND NOTES OF
PAROCHlAL SCHOOLS

Columbus Day exercises were held
in all of the classes of the Holy
Trinity parochial school yesterday.
The singing of the Star Spangled
Banner and compositions on Column
bus were featured. REGULATIONS were
also rendered in many classes.
A special Columbus Day program
has been prepared in every class at
st. Stephens parochial class for to-
day.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-10-12
EDUCATIONAL SUNDAY
TO BE OBSERVED OCT. Ia

The following statement has been
issued by John Enright, commits
sioner of education on Educational
Sunday" to be observed Sunday, Oc-
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-10-12
ST. MARY'S SCHOOL PUPILS
HEAR PLEASING LECTURE

Eight hundred children attending
st. Mary's Parochial schools heard
a very interesting lecture in the Ly-
ceum last Friday by Rev. Francis j.
Medallion. The lecture was illustrat-
ed by colored pictures and created
much interest among the scholars.
The lecture vas along historic lines
and showed many of the famous
churches and other buildings
throughout the world.
A splendid program is being pre-
pared by the scholars of st. Mary's
Parochial schools for the part they
will take in the exercises tomorrow
night, when the Knights of Columbus
will present the school with a flag.
The program has not been completed
as yet.
The Junior Basketball Club of st.
Mary's parish is preparing for
games. 1t is likely that the schedule
will be announced in the near future.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-10-12

Q. Did Henry VIII put on black
for his various wives?-M. II. r.
A. Jane Seymour was the only
consort for whom the king wore
mourning.