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Imperial Valley press., 1923-10-30
Bedtime Stories
Copyright, 1923, by Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate
BY HOWARD r. GARIS
ONCLE WIGGILY AND THE
MUD PUDDLE

The Fuzzy Fox sat in the den
of the Woozie Wolf, far off in the
dark, dismal forest
'sThere is only one way to catch
Uncle Wiggily, said the Fox.
"How is that?" asked the Woo.
zie Wolf.
by II trick. barked the Fox.
"Wen," " said the Wolf, "you
are very smart. Why don't YOU
play trick on that rabbit and
catch him SO we can nibble his
ears3'
I'm do i'll" promised the Fox.
From then on, for the next week,
the Fuzzy Fox tried to think up a
trick by which he could catch the
bunny rabbit gentleman.
All this while ncle Wiggily was
living happily in his hollow stump
bungalow with Nurse Jane FUZZY
Wuzzv. his muskrat lady house
keeper. One day Mr.. Longears said
Il think II go out for little
while. Miss Fuzzy Wuzzv.
"You re going alventuring.
suppose - remarked Nurse Jane.
Not exactly" answered the rab-
bit gentleman. . am going out to
practice jumping, and, while | may
have an adventure, am not going
out especially TO look for that.
You don t need to practice
jumping, laughed the muskrat lady.
"Why, you rabbits are the best
jumpers in the world!H =
THAT may be, - said the bunny
uncle. "But we must keep on
practicing just the same. If |
didn t | would get stiff. And now
with winter coming on when there
will be snow on the ground my
Imperial Valley press., 1923-10-30

AS your paper is SO widely read throughout the
country districts would you let me use your open
Forum for county betterment?
am interested in the children of the country. l
wonder if the citizens of this the seventh weathlest
county in California, know that we have large per-
centage of underweigh children, we'll hundreds
of others who have physical defects which unless
rected in childhood will produce another generation
with many physically unfit men govern
ment found through the draft examinations?
Many of our children subjected to the severe
heat of the and then through the winter they
come in frequent contact with the influx of tubercular
individuals who attracted to the valley by our
mild winters. In many cases parents do not realize
that their children than ten per cent under
weight.
dairyman would scarcely allow his manourish-
ed child to go without milk if he realized the childs
need. Yet here find children milking early and late
and losing required sleep One thin little lad, when
asked if he drank milk said, mo, need it for the
calves. Another six year old said "Ony the babies
can have milk But, did not drink coffee today"
What is the need in this home? Is it lack of
knowledge of chids food requirements by his mother
lack of funds. There are many such cases.
How remedy these conditions? By find
the needs of the child through physical examination
in the Schools then going into the homes of these child
rem and in tactful manner bringing the conditions to
the attention of the parents educating mother to the
chlds needs and securing the aid of outside agencies
where aid is needed.
AT present the only work being done along these
lines in the rural communities is handled by private
agency supported by public contributions. This
ganzation has placed public health worker in the
county to start work among our children. But this
should be handled in manner broad enough to reach
all of the children enrolled in the country schools This
worker should be county employee as the rural
supervisors attendance supervisor and probation OIL
The work. to reach its greatest efficiency should
be operated directly under the supervisors is in
sister counties. This would give the child of
smallest rural school the chance to be physical
y fit his brother of the larger city schools which
able to finance their own nurse.
"Children's Friend"
Imperial Valley press., 1923-10-30
Editor of Open Forum:

AS your paper is widely read throughout the
country districts would you let your open
Forum for county betterment?
Imperial Valley press., 1923-10-30
New Trial Wipes
The Slate Clean

Discussion of the possibility Of
the appellate court granting a new
trial to d. h. Hoffman, recently
convicted of second degree murder,
brought out an interesting legal
question among a group of citizens
at the courthouse yesterday.
The opinion was advanced that Il
verdict of second degree murder au-
tomatieally acquits a defendant of
first degree murder, and that in case
a new trial is granted, no verdict
higher than second degree can be
returned by jury, as the constitu-
tion of the United States provides
that no mans life shall twice be
placed in jeopardy for the same
crime. The group was divided,
Others asserting that granting Il
new trial eliminates all reference to
"a preceding trial and that the Jury
can return a verdict in any degree
which they believe is warranted by
the evidence.
To settle the discussion. Judge
Nole was aSheu lor HIS opinion, ana
after looking up the law he stated
that the latter contention is correct
and that Il previous trial has no
bearing on the verdict that might be
returned i'll new trial. Several at
tornevs, who heard the discussion,
were puzzled as to the proper an
swer, being as much in doubt, as the
mere laymen who were involved in
the discussion.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-10-30
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO
October so, 1908

a meeting was held at Brawley
for the organization of the Imperial
Valley Date Palm and Farming
Company. The board of directors
consists of j. w. Jennings, DIR. j.
Lebert Cook, T. A. Kellogg, NJ. d.
Witter and w. T. Dunn of Brawley,
Mrs Gemevieve Williams and Louis
Havermale of III Centre, and w. F.
Phelps of Portland, Oregon.
Miss Edna Trevaskis arrived from
Los Angeles TO become stenographer
for the California Railway
company ut Mexicai.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-10-30

He slipped and down he came :" ker
spldsh = in the middle of the mud
puddle.
"Gob! Cob. Goobiel" howled
the Fox.
"Ha! Hal laughed Uncle Wig
Sily. "You aren t kangaroo at
all. ''You re only the Fuzzy Fox
and | can jump better than YOU
Then~'he bunny rabbit hoped safe
" home to his bungalow and the
Fox, all wet and muddy, pulled off
his false legs, unwound the Crane
vine from his tail and crept back
to the den of the Wolf. AMI they
had no ears to nibble. But If
served them right.
Now if our eat doesn t, chase
the rubber ball under the stove
and tickle its legs with her tail, II
tell you next about Uncle Wiggilv
and Hallowe 'eu.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-10-30
TEN WARS AGO
October 80. 1918

Captain Allen Kelly, formerly ed
itor of the Press, and now associate
editor of the West c t
Magazine, came. in this morning
with Edward Grafton, publisher of
the magazine. They will spend sew
cral days here.
A. ID. Thorpe has arrived from
San Diego to take charge of the
carpenter work ON the Hotel Bar
bara Worth.
\. G. Thurston arrived from Pas
adena to issue new edition of the
imperial county directory.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-10-30

tracks will show very plainly. Wheh
the Fox, Wolf and Bob Cat can
see nv paw marks in the snow
they can follow me more easily and
l shall need to do some big jump
ing to get away from them. So
now | am going out and practice
Jumping :.
"Well. as long as you don t
jump rope with some of the AMI
NAL girls it will be all right, |
suppose, laughed Nurse Jane.
So Uncle Wiggily started off over
the hills and across the fields to
practice jumping. He leaped from
one little hill TO the next one,
back and forth.
"Now | feel limp and timber,
he said to himself. Il can jump
very well, and he took an extra
long leap.
Hidden under bush, not far
away, the Fuzzy Fox saw the rab-
bit jumping about.
"Ah,' - whispered the Fox to hun
self, "now l know "a trick l can
PLAY on Uncle Wiggily. | will dress
up like a kangaroo from Australia
and ask him TO have jumping race
with me. Hell think | am kan
paroo and will let me come close
TO him. Then | Ii have him!
So the Fox wound some pieces
of wild grape vine around his bushy
fail ,o make il look thick and heavy
like the tail of a Kangaroo. Then
the Fox fastener on its hind legs
two sticks to make those legs look
longer; for the mind legs of kan
CARGO, YOU know, are longer than
his front legs.
"Now, ! think | can play the
trick on Uncle Wiggily and take
him off to the Wolf s den, where ne
can nibblc his ears said the FOX
So. dressed up as much like kan
aaroo as he could make himself
the Fox jumped up to the bunny
rabbit gentleman.
"Hello, Uncle Wiggily. ~ greeted
the Fox Kangaroo in soft voice
~ see YOU are good jumper. But
being a kangaroo, of course, ] ear
lump much better than you. Would
YOU like to try a race "
"sWhv, ycs,' answered Uncle
Wigpilv. who, 1T first, did not know
il was the Fuzzy Fox who wa.
spcaking. "The more jumping
practice the better | will be. -
I'm have a little race with you
Though, of course, you, being kan
paroo, ought to do better than !. -
"'We shall sec" said the sly Fox
"'What shall we jump over first
"That pumpkin answered Tn
I cle Wiggily, pointing to large
yellow one in . field nearby.
"An right" barkcd the Fox
Kangaroo, and he easily jumped
over the pumpkin. SO did Cnel'
! "Wcn, / didn't beat you that
/ time" laughed the Fox, coming
closer to the bunny rabbit. 1--WE /
trv something else. See who eal
Jump over the fence,
Uncle Wiggily tried and over th'
fence he jumped. 10 did the foA;
"gNow il is my turn agaln,
spoke the buipiy. " Here is inut
puddle. See IL you can leap aerpS'
/ that. r.,
cit will be cGsy," said the Fox
''You jump over first aud ! wil
follow. - Thus he spoke, thinking
that as soon as Uncle Wiggily haC
ieaped he would leap after him, lane
ON his back aud uibblc his ears.
over the puddle jumped the rab
bit. landing safely on the far side.
"Here / GONE after YOU" bark
ed the Fox. 10 Jumped, but on'
of his wooden legs he had faslehe'
on slipped aud came off 80 Tho
Fox Kangaroo jumped sideways
Imperial Valley press., 1923-10-30
Looking Backward
What the Press Files Tell OF
Imperial valley for This Date
In Past Years
NINETEEN YEARS AGO
October 80, 1904

r. j. Storms of Silsbee has Il
party of relatives visiting him who
have come out from New York on
account of the fine winter climate.
Charles II. Trego is hauling out
q large amount of lumber for his
dwelling eight miles southeast.
Mr.. and Mrs. d. Andre of Santa
Ana have arrived to visit their son,
Il. K. Andre.
Hyder weekly miner., 1923-10-27
BALDWIN WARNS FRANCE AGAINST REFUSING
 U. s. AID

Interal, Oct. 26.- British Prime Minister Baldwin, in a speech here today, told Pre- mier Poincaire of France to think thrice for France and the rest of the world before refusing to endorse the invi- tation extended by Great Brit ain to the Allies to accept par ticipation by the United States n the solution of the reparat- ions problem.
 Premier Poincaire has said that France is willing to enter into conference with the Un- tied States as a participant but stipulated that it should be done under the reparations commission and not by direct negotiations. Italy and Bel gum have taken a like position. The British government, how ever has not accepted such conditions and prefers that the United States enter as a direct mediator.
Hyder weekly miner., 1923-10-27
GERMANY BREAKING UP Soparationists Proclaim New Republic in West Germany.

Dusseldorf, Oct. 22.- The Rhineland Separationists, by a sudden coup, have success fully proclaimed a new repub- lie at Aix la Chapelle and are planning to make their regime effective throughout virtually the entire zones of Western Germany now occupied by the French and Belgians.
 Joseph Matthes, the leader of the movement, has set up a general headquarters at Duer- en, from which to direct the occupation of public buildings
 by his followers. The French and Belgian authorities have placed a telephone system at Matthes' disposal in order to
 keep. in close touch with his
 movements throughout the Rhineland.
Hyder weekly miner., 1923-10-27
STEINMETZ, WORLD FAMOUS ELECTRICAL
 WIZARD DIES

Schnectady,N. Y. Oct. 26.- Charles Proteus Steinmetz, the famous electrical wizard, died suddenly here today from an attack of heart disease.
 Steinmetz came to America as a poor immigrant boy and by hard study and labor rose to the position of chief eng ineer of the General Electric Company, a position he held at the time of his death. Prob ably no human being possess ed a greater knowledge of cleo tricity.
 Thomas A. Edison, the inven- tor, characterized him as the greatest electrician in the world.
Hyder weekly miner., 1923-10-27
LLOYD GEORGE
 VISITING U. s. CAPITAL

Washington, Oct. 25.-Dav- id Lloyd George, who as pre- mier of Great Britain played a memorable role in the Great War and in the making of the peace which followed it, came to Washington today to cast his sharp Welsh eye over the inner machinery of the Amer ican government and to talk over many subjects of world concern with the president and other American statesmen and officials.
 George will be shown every official as we'll as private cour- tesy during his stay in the cap ital 'The arrival of the fam 'ous 5Welshman was greeted by an, immense gathering, includ- ing many notables.
Hyder weekly miner., 1923-10-27
TELEGRAPH NEWS OF THE WEEK
BAVARIA MAY SEPARATE
 FROM GERMANY

London, Oct. 22.- The Bav- arian Premier, Dr. von Knell- ing, has declared that Bavaria cannot remain united with Ger many under present condit- ions, according to an Exchange Telegraph dispatch from Der lin today.
 Reuters Berlin correspond ent says that all telegrams now leaving the German capital are subject to censorship, indicat- ing that conditions of the most serious order now prevail in the republic.
Hyder weekly miner., 1923-10-27
S.S. OWNERS ASSOCIATION DEMANDS REASON FOR
 SHIP BOARD WAGE RAISE

New York, Oc. 23.-The Am erican Steamship Owners As sociation has called upon the United States Shipping Board to explain why the wages of longshoremen at New Orleans was recently increased from sixty five. gents per hour to eighty cents per hour in a strike settlement.
 The owners asserted that the increase was unnecessary and unjustified by the demands of the strikers.
Hyder weekly miner., 1923-10-27
|POINCAIRE DOUBTS SUCCESS OF RHINELAND
 REBELLION

Paris, Oct. 23.-Far from causing him perturbation, it is understood that Premier Poin- caire is doubtful of the success of the new developed separat- ist movement in the Rhineland provinces of Germany. In his view there is only a slight pros pect that the provinces will se- cede from the motherland.
 He apprehends, however that the allies will be confronted with increased difficulties in the event that there is a divis- ion of Germany in any quarter.
 There seems to be more worry at present in French official cir cles over the situation in Bav- aria than in the Rhineland.
Hyder weekly miner., 1923-10-27
DEBT FUNDING
 COMMISSION MAKES ~
 SIGNIFICANT REPORT

Washington, Oct. 22. The American Debt Funding Com mission, which has in charge the funding of the debts due the United States from foreign powers from the war period, met today at the call of Secre- try of the Treasury Mellon to approve the Commissions an nual report to Congress.
 The report this year contains the statement that the Com mission hopes to obtain fur ther adjustments with the var ious debtor governments at the earliest possible time'
Hyder weekly miner., 1923-10-27
EIGHT AIR RECORDS ESTABLISHED BY
 ARMY AIR MEN

Washington, Oct. 22.-Eight aeroplane records were estab-- lished by Lieutenants Lowell B. Smith and J. P. Richter of the army at the record trials held at San Diego, California, in August, during which the flyers took on fuel and supplies while in the air.
 The records made by the air men were officially proclaim ed today by the aeronautical bureau of the War Depart ment.
Hyder weekly miner., 1923-10-27

Washington, Oct. 26.- The United States is still willing to enter into European reparat- ions conference but insists on a full attendance of all the allied and associated powers, Secretary of State Hughes said in reply to an overture from Marquis Curzon for Amer ican help to untangle the much involved and highly puzzling reparations question.
Hyder weekly miner., 1923-10-27
GERMAN PREMIERS
 DEMAND RECALL OF MARTIAL LAW IN BAVARIA

Berlin, Oct. 25.-- Upholding the central government in it's controversy with Bavaria, the premier's of the several fed eral states, in conference here last night, demanded the inn mediate termination of the present state of martial law In Bavaria and the restoration of normal legal procedure, to avoid a recurrence of such dis putes as that between Munich and Berlin, which has threat ened serious consequences.
Hyder weekly miner., 1923-10-27
RHINELAND REPUBLIC
 NOT YET ASSURED

Paris, Oct. 25.- According to reports from the occupied provinces, a Rhineland repub- lie today seems as far away as it was yesterday, for, although the Separationists are making fresh conquests daily in their campaign for a separate gov ernment of the area west of the Rhine, they do not appear to have sufficient forces to hold what they gain.
 The Loyalists, on the con- trary, appear to have no diff ficulty in regaining control, so that when a balance is struck between the opposing forces, the Separatist element is in much the same situation today as they were before. A major portion of public sym pathy is on the side of the Loy- alists, who are also supported by the financial elements.
 The movement led by Math- is now apparently confronted by the opposition of a new movement for an independent republic, which is being engin eered by Burgomaster Oden- aur of Cologne and fostered by the reichwehr, which seeks to divert the Separatist coup in it's own favor.
Hyder weekly miner., 1923-10-27
STORM BUFFETS GIANT LINER
 SEVERELY

New York, Oct. 22.-A vio- lent easterly gale hit the liner Aquitania off Nantucket today, causing the huge vessel to car cen so violently that many of the saloon passengers were up- set and fourteen of the ships officers and crew were injured,
 On arrival here the officers reported that the gale struck the liner with terrific force and all but threw the big vessel on her beam ends. The liner was severely buffeted by the wind until close to this port.
Hyder weekly miner., 1923-10-27

In The Commissioners Court, Territory of Alaska, Division Number One; Hyder Precinct. In Probate.
 In the matter of the estate of Carrie Stoner, Deceased.
 Number 3 Probate.
 Notice of hearing on petition for letters of administration. Notice is hereby given that L. L. Crocker has filed within the said court a petition praying for the appointment of J. A. Hall as administrator of the aforesaid estate and that We'd nesday November 7th., 1928 at the hour of ten o'clock in the forenoon of said date has been fixed as the time for the hear ing of said petition. The hear ing thereon will be held in the Commissioners Office at Hyder Alaska where and when all persons interested may appear and show cause why said petit ion should not be granted.
 Dated at Hyder Alaska this 27th. day of October 1923.
 John w. Frame United State Commissioner and Ex- Officio Judge of ProT bate.
Hyder weekly miner., 1923-10-27
CLAIMED KILLING OF FIVE HUNDRED KOREANS BY
 JAP TROOPS JUSTIFIED

Tokio, Oct. 23.- Following the recent publication of re- ports to the effect that some five hundred Koreans were killed by the troops and vigil antes during the recent earth quake and flood in this district, the government has issued an authoritative statement detail- ing instances of alleged loot ing, incendiarism and other outrages committed by Kor- cans during the excitement at tending the great catastrophe.
Hyder weekly miner., 1923-10-27
TRIPOLITANS LOSE HI
 BATTLE WITH ITALIANS

London, Oct. 19.-The Ital- ian columns in Tripoli were at tackled by a force of fifteen hundred rebels, according to a Central News Agency dis patch received here today, but were repulsed with heavy loss es. The report says the Tripol- itans were dispersed, leaving four hundred and forty dead on the field, in addition to many wounded and consider able booty.
Hyder weekly miner., 1923-10-27
SUN VAT SEN CAPTURE;
 ENEMY STRONGE- o D

Canton, Oct. 20--The fo@cos of Sun Vat Sen, the south2rn leader, are reported to h,ve captured the town of Watch w situated about seventy five miles north east of here, on Thursday.
 Waichow is the stronghold of General Yuen Chung M ng, an ally of the Pekin government. Ming, however, is reported to have taken the town of HoJun, north of Waichow, and ing chau, to the southeast.
Hyder weekly miner., 1923-10-27
ROOT RJMOR BASED U- OH
 no OFFICIAL UTTERANCE

Washington, Oct. 19.-An an- nouncement by the To, 'on News this morning that Elihu Root, former Secretary of State, has been offered the ros- ition of American Ambassador to Great Britain, to SUI aceed Col. George Harvey, who re- gently resigned, is not based upon any official utterance here.
 Officials close to the pras- ident declined to discuss the subject.
Hyder weekly miner., 1923-10-27

Athens, Oct. 23.- Colonel Plasterios, the virtual head of the Greek government at the present time, has announced that martial law will be re-es- tablished throughout the coun- try during the present crisis. The extent to which it will be enforced, however, depends upon conditions and l will be left entirely to the discretion of the military authorities thru out the country.
 The announcement is contain led in a proclamation to the army of the Pellaponessus, in which there is a reactionary movement on the part of two generals and some other of ficers, which is severely con- demned.
Hyder weekly miner., 1923-10-27
FAMOUS TAPESTRIES
 STOLEN FROM
 VERSAILLES PALACE

Paris, Oct. 23.- Two great Goeblin tapestries, each of which is valued at more than a million francs, were stolen some time during the night from the walls of the Versail- les palace, according to the po- lice.
 The tapestries are conceded to be without equal and were made in 1647. They originally formed a part of the collection of Louis XIV.
 The theft of the tapestries was an act of great daring, as the treasures of the famous former home of the French monarchs is closely guarded by armed watchmen.
Hyder weekly miner., 1923-10-27
ZEV AND MY OWN TO MEET IN LATONIA
 CHAMPIONSHIP RACE

New York, Oct. 22.-Zev, the conqueror of Papyrus, and My Own, Rear Admiral Grayson's great three year old, will set tie their rivalry for the Amer ican three year old crown in the Latonia Championship at Latonia, Kentucky, unless present plans are upset. Both are expected to be entered in the race.
Hyder weekly miner., 1923-10-27
z ERMAN .RAILROADE@S ASKS JOBS OF FRENCH
 IN OCCUPIED AREA

Dusseldorf, Oct. 20 t was officially announced tcd1y at the Franco-Belgian railway regime in the occupied area of Germany that thirty eight thousand German ra lr)ad men have applied for em~loy- ment on the railroa69of theoc- cupied district during the past few weeks.
Hyder weekly miner., 1923-10-27
BRITISH AGREE TO 12
 MILE OFFSHORE BOOZE SEARCH "IN PRINCIPLE"

London, Oct. 26.-The Brit ish government has accepted in principle" the proposal of the American government that vessels in American waters be searched for contraband when within the twelve mile limit, according to an official an according to an official an- nouncement today.
Hyder weekly miner., 1923-10-27
SAYS ENGLAND MAY FOLLOW AMERICAN
 "DRY" EXPERIMENT

Louisville, Ky, Oct. 22.- Madame Margaret Lloyd Geo. rge, wife of the former Brit ish premier, told the Kentucky Women's Christian Temperanc Union today that all England is watching the American ex- pertinent in prohibition and "hopes to do as { America has done"
Hyder weekly miner., 1923-10-27
ITALIAN NOBLEMAN
 WOUNDED IN DJEL

Paris, Oct. 22.-- In a al l fought here yesterday over a blow struck in a theatre ticket tax dispute, Duke Lounza Da' C ,1lasta, an Italian nobleman, " IS wounded by a. thruct from tie sword of Jacques Rich 2pin, author and husband of Cora Lcguarcesie, the actress. The Dukes wound is not serious.
Hyder weekly miner., 1923-10-27
FRENCH SUSPICIOUS
 GERMANS EVADING
 DEFINITE AGREEMENT

Paris, Oct. 23.-There is a growing conviction in French diplomatic and political circles that the German government Is maneuvering to hold off a
 definite agreement regarding the payment of the reparat- ions to the allies until after the French general elections next spring. :.