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SUGAR MARKET

NEW YORK, Sept. 2S.-There was no change in the local raw sugar market as far as spot prices were concerned, with Cubas held at .6c, cost and freight equal to rose for centrifugal Later arrival. however, was carrier under more liberal offerings of full duty sugars. The days business consisted of s.750 bags of Perus at 5ssc eff, equal to 13-16c cost and freight. for Cubas. and 1000 bags at Ac eff. equal to 5 11-16c for Cubas, both for October arrival.
 Reports of more liberal offerings of full duty sugars in the spot market led to re- newed selling pressure in raw sugar fu- tures Prices at one time showed de- clines of to IA points on active positions under liQuiation and selling said to be for Cuban account. Near the close prices ral- lied covering and were finally 5 to points net lower. Closing: October, 6.7ec; December, 4.9Sc; March. 3.99c May. 4.0Tc,
 The market for refined was firmer and Zine granulated is now quoted from 90 950c and business Is light. It was re- ported that Dutch refined sugar was of fered in this market at from 9Q9 9.25c.
 Refined futures nominal.
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NEW YORK, Sept. 2S.-Bradstreets to- morrow will sayy:
 While there is a considerable degree of trregularfty still reported in trade, crops and industry, the general trend of distribu- tive trade, responding to stimulating causes hitherto noted is still forward. is slightly better than a week ago, where as retail buying gains more slowly. In ,dustry too, shows slight gain on the whole and collections rather better. Free marketing of cotton at good though not peak prices for the season has given yNore snap to southern trade, especially in Texas. Atlantic seaboard states report gains in retail trade due to crop market weather crop marketing and fall festivals help western trade and Pacific coast re- rorts are rather more cheerful in such fines as lumber. The apparel trades as usual at this season. note especial activity, clothing, cotton, wooden and silk goods shoes and jewelry, noting a good volume Of turnover. Weekly bank clearings, S6.- S27 o29.OO0
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RANK nF GERMANY

BERLIN Sept 2s.-The statement of inc Bank of Germany as of September 15 shows the following changes:
 Total coin and bullion increased 6o1,856,- oOO marks; gold decreased 16s.o00; treas ury and loan association notes increased 192,10e.S7 ,351,0o0; notes Of other banks and cheque increased 424. .5ss 71s, 12s. 900 |; discount and treasury bills increased 2,236,- s7O O644ss9000; advances increased &C., s9O O5sb713.000; Investments decreased S9,- 907 ,O63.0O0; other assets increased 811,- 434 l5O 2S7 900; notes in circulation in creased 2.0O1. GAP, 59s, soS, 900; deposits in creased 1,073 757. .797,961,O0o. other liabiii, lies increased -120,521, 2S2530,00o. Total gold holdings, 4s9, ,727 900 marks.
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roRFIcN FXCUANGFs

NEW YORK, Sept. 28.-ForeIsn. e1- change steady; quotations in cents: Great Britain, demand, 4.54M cables, 4.55 is Go-day bills on banks, 4.52Ss. France de mand, 6.15; cables. 6.153s; Italy 459 F many, OOo0OO6 and .Q0OOO06; Holland, 3s.27 and 3932; Norway, 1889; Sweden, 265I; Denmark, 17.S4; Switzerland. 17.s4 Spain, 1878; Greece. 16.62; Poland, .O0o31s; Czechoslovakia, 2slA Jugo- .46N; Argentine 3s.60 Brazil SIS; Mon treal 97 27-S2.
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Government Bonds Are Pushed Further Down

NEW YORK, Sept 2S.-Persistent pressure again against United States government bonds carrying most ot them down from 1-32 to 432 of q point, featured today's rather unin- teresting bond market. The volume of business continued relatively small but bond traders reported in creased inquiry from private in- vestors.
 While the drop in tax exempt 31a s of the United States government was only 132 of a point the bonds touched a new low for the year at 9S.17. Bankers report they are not active in the liberty market although admitting there has been some sell ing because of relatively higher in- terest rates to be obtained else where.
 Continued reports of internal trouble in Germany were held re- sponsible for the comparative heavi- ness of foreign issues, several French bonds dropping as much as a point.
 Railroad mortgages moved uncer- tainly largely as individuals with the chief influence being current earnings statements, which affect adjustment Steel bonds generally moved up fractionally. Otherwise little activity was displayed in in- dustrial lien.
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LIVE STOCK

LOUISVILLE. Ky. Sept. 2s.-cattle: S75; beef steers, s5QS.25; heifers. SOS; cows. $296; feeders. s5.5oQ7; stockers.
 Hogs: Receipts, 2.5OO active. steady; 165 pounds up. sS.75; 12o to 165 pounds. S7.10; pigs. 120 pounds down, s5.5o: throWouts S5.60 down.
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CHICAGO GRAIN AND PROVISIONS
CASH GRAIN

ST. Io11s. Ch se5ti Ssi@cssb wheat No 2 red, S1.l4; No. 3 red, s1.OS; September s1.o7A December, s1.oSh, Corn, No. ? white, 93Q9Shc No. yellow, 91l4c; Sep white, 44Q44hc; No. white, 43 4S1 1ac; September. 43Ac.
 MINNEAPOLIS Afnn., Sept 2s.- wheat, No. l northern, $1.16% 91.21%. Corn. Nc yellow, -S6hc. Oats, No. 3 white, 39A 939%c. Flax, No, 1, S2.4SQ 2.46.
 January, $1495; March, sI4.SO; Alsike s10.50: Timothy seed, old, sS.65 asked i new. SS.S5.
 KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Sept. s.-wheat,
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BOND MARKET
UNITED STATES BONDS fnr. GfaoIr Eynl,anuaA

Readers should note that Liberty bonds are quoted in dollars and thirty-seconds of dollars instead of dollars and cents.
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NEW ORLEANS, Sept 2S.-Rough rice strong: sales. none; receipts 2,7s4 sacksi millers; receipts. 1.532 sacks. Clean rice strong; sales, 60 pockets Honduras at 6ssc, 1Os pocket Blue Rose at 5Ao; 507 pockets screenings at 2Ac. Receipts, none. Bran and polish unchanged.
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NEW YORK, Sept. 2S.-Can money firm; high, 1a per cent; low, per cent ruling rate, per cent; closing bid, 51s per cent: offered at 5% per cent; last loan. h per cent; call loans against acceptances, 4is per cent. Time loans firm; mixed col lateral 60-90 days, 1a per cent; four-s six months F per cent. Prime commercial paper A per cent.
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HUBBARD BROS. & CC.

Members New York Cotton Exchange, New Orleans Cotton Exchange, New York Pro- duce Exchange. Associated Members Liv
 erpool Cotton Association. Orders solicited for the purchase and sale of Cotton and Cotton Seed oil for future delivery. Spe- cial attention and liberal terms given for oonsignments of spot cotton for delivery.
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KANSAS CITY, Mo, Sept. 2S.-Cattle: Receipts. 2,Ooo; calves, 200; steady; choice vealers. $9.50Q10; stockers. s5Q 5.50.
 Hogs: Receipts 5000: 10415c higher; bulk of sales, s7.5oGs; stock pigs steady, Sheep sheep: Receipts. 5000: lambs strong. S12.75.
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OF Professional Traders Causes Nervous Stock Market
NEW YORK CURB

NEW YORK, Sept. 2S.-FollowinE is the official list of transactions on the New York Curb Exchange. giving all stocks and bonds traded in:
 IndustriaIa
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LONDON MONEY
nRAnsrREEr,s REPoRr

LONDON, Sept. 28.-Bar silver. 3l% pence per ounce Money, 27s per cent. Discount rates: Short bills. per cent; three months bills 3 1-16 IS per cent.
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CHICAGO, Sept. 2s.-wheat, No. 3 red, s1.O21a: No. 2 hard s1.o9 @1.o9k. Corn, sSikc. Oats, No. ? white, 4SA Q45i5c c; No. white, 4t% Q4314c. Rye, No. ?: -72c; barley, 5SQ72c. Timothy seed $7 @ 8. Clover seed, $19623. Pork nominal; lard. S1215: ribs S9.25010.25.
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NEW YORK BONDS

NEW YORK, Sept. 2S.-Folowing are todsy's high. low and closing prices of bonds on the New York Stock Exchange and the total sales of each bond:
 RnilMnN and Miscellaneous
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COFFEE MARKET

NEW 4Okk, sept. ES,-Ine market TOT coffee futures higher today the rteadier showing of Brazil and reports of anAimproved spot demand, accompanied by ,sopie trade buying, possibly to undo hedges. The market opened at an advance of 2 to Q points and sold II to Is points met higher with December advancing to }s40c and March to 7.90c. The close was "a few points off from the best under real s4sing. but showed net of to II points. feafes were estinaaited at about 42000 bags, October, S55c; December, S35c; March, s7.s7cs May. 7.65c; July, 745c September 7.45c.
 Spot coffee was reported in good de- Ssnand with quotations ranging from 10ss % s1Osl c for Rio Is, 14L D14S4 for santos 4s Eost and freight offers included santos sss and 5s, part bourbon. at 12,95013.6Oc Nor prompt and 12.40c for October -Decem- Sber shipment. Rio Is were quoted at a% 4Gp 1oc for prompt shipment. The official eables showed an advance of 40 reis in the dollar buying rate, a decline of 3-64 Spence In Rio exchange on London. The fRio market was 200 to 225 reis higher and Santos 450 to 625 reis higher Brazilian eport receipts 53.000; Jundiahy, 29000. Rio scleared 10000 and Santos 60,soO for New tDrleans.
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NEW YoRK- sent. :.

NEW YORK, Sept ss.-Cattle: Re ceipts sso; irregular; steers, $5@1o.25; state bulls. $S@46o; cows, $l6O@ 4.5O, Calves: Receipts, $50; steady; veals. S15.50Q16; culis and little calves. s7.75Q S.50 buttermik and grassers $5.25@ 6.25.
 Sheep and lambs Receipts 2,500; firm sheep, s5Q5.75; culls, $2QS; lambs. s1I@11.50; culls, $S09.
 Hogs: Receipts, 260 irregular; light to medium weights, SS.50@s.75; pigs, SS.40Q s.7O; heavy hogs, Ss.65QS,S0; roughs,
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NEW YORK STOCKS

NEW YORK, Sept. 2s.-Following are today's sales high. low and closing prices of stocks listed on the New York Stock ENChanRe:
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CHICAGO. Sept. 2s.-Cattle: Receipts. 5000; very dull; fresh receipts aug ings from earlier in the week; most kill ing classes generally steady with week 8 decline; numerous loads unsold at late steers and yearlings, s7.5oQ $50; top ma tured steers, $11.26 odd lots, western fairly active about steady; bulk vealers to packers, s11.50@12; outsiders paying up to s1a for few hand-picked selections; feeders. S5.25Q7; bologna bulls largely
 Hogs: Receipts, 10000; desirable grades butchers showed full advance: medium and common kind mostly steady bulk ss.10@s.s5; top sS.40; desirable 14O to 160-pound average mostly $7.50@7.90; packing sows largely s5@7.25; better estimated hoIdover, 1S.OoO.
 Sheep: Receipts, 16.000; killing classes fairly active; around steady; bulk sorted western fat lambs SIS; top. S1S.15; bulk natives. s12.50@12.75; few at $1Si culls feeder trade very dull; bulk fresh offer Sfs. 5Sfs 'i' '0'vs' stale stock mostly SETS
 EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill., Sept 2s.-Hogs: Receipts. 1S.ooO; general market steady; top sS.2o paid for load choice 25O- pound butchers; others averaging go to to 2so-pomnd kinds. s7.soGS; desira % bGe bie light weights, s7.75@7.9O; unfinished kinds. s7.50@7.65; pigs strong; spots 25c up; bulk, S6@6.T5: packer sows un- changed at $6.75. largely; market closed dull with some light hogs still unsold.
 Cattle: Receipts, 1,200: generally steady with light calves steady to soc lower; most holdover beef steers sold at $5.500s.75; bulk. S775@S.65; three loads western steers. s5.s5Q6.40; one load mixed yearlings. $S50; few beef cows, s3.50Q425; canners $215@2.S5; bulk. s2.25 one load bologna bulls $3.75: light vealers mostly s11.5oQ 1t.75; few. s12,25.
 sheep: Receipts, 1000; run mostly di- rect and through; few lambs to test mar ket: tendency higher; top. $40 for one load; balance of offerings. s12Q1225; culls. s7.b0.
 CINCINNATI, O.. Sept. 2s.-Hogs: Re- ceipts $500; steady; medium and light weights slow and weak.
 Cattle Receipts. 1000; dull and weak canners. cutters and choice cows steady; ; other classes uneven; calves steady.
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CuCAGo STOCKS

CHICAGO Sept. 2s.-Armour preferred Ts; Libby -McNeill. 6& Swift & O., iol swift International, 109: Union Carbide bsts wrigley. 1141s Yellow Mfg B. 26s ellow Taxi, 113s4.
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FOREIGN BONDS

Sales Gin S1,000) High. Low. Close. Argentine Is. '2s.. ssM ss7s ssA Netherlands ss '... s7 ST s7 Russian 51ss ctf.. elz 9A 9h ? Swiss 5las ........ ss sS, ss 12 Argentine 6s ...... 995s s9h 99M Total sales of bonds $3oe.O00.
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LONDON WOOL

LONDON. Sept. 2s.-The wool auction ssale closed today with offerings amounting .1x n sS6 bales. It was a moderate assort- nne ent ana was steadily absorbed. The eAles closed steady. Coarse cross breds And inferior merinos advanced 5 10 1Oc. the home trade. 15,O00. About Is GOO were Ueid
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STEEL MARKET NEW YORK, Sept 2S.-Steel unchang

No. 2 hard, s1.o6@124: No. 2 red, S1.16Q I17. Corn, No. yellow, 90c No. mixed soc. Oats No white, 44@44kc; No. mixed, 43ia @44o.
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FLOuR MARKET
nIcE MhRKET

tIOOR mAhhEI MINNEAPOLIS, Sept. 28.-F1our un changed; shipments, 53,77s barrels. Bran S2Sb0
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LOCAL SECURITIES
STATE AND MUNICIPAL BoNI

Alabama ahss. 1s6s....'..... ss33 ss AiaSsms AiaSams 4 ahs. ' isso-a5, tas94. ig basis. City of Birmingham, 4.50 O 5.eO oasis Jefferson county 4500e basis. Jefferson county warrants 5.2596 625 basis.
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METAL MARKET

NEW YORK, Sept. 2s.-Copper quiet; electrolytic spot and futures, 13hc, Tin firmer, spot and nearby S41.62; futures S41.5O. Iron steady; prices unchanged. Lead steady spot s6.s5Q7.10. Zinc quiet; East St. Louis spot and nearby, $6.25. An timony. spot, $7.65 @7.75.
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RAR GIIVER
MnNEN MARKET

NEW YORK, Sept. 2S.-Bar silver, s4c; Mexican dollars, 48&c.
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HORSES AND MULES COTTON MARKET

EAsT SIT. LpIIS, IITu Sept. -S.-- Worses and mules steady. Quotations unchaned,
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NAYAI STORFa

sAvANNAH. Ga, Sept. 2S.-Turpentine firm, s3Izc. Sales. 114i receipts, 666; ship 1nents. 212; stock, 17,2S1. Rosin firm; sales. 181s receipts, 223s shipments, 752; stock. 116.579. Quote: B. D, F, F. G, H, I, 34521s Q 4.55; N. M. s4.56; N, S4s59 l.s0; VIC, S5.1b; WX, S5.25.
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voor. oIIoTATroNs

BOSTON, Sept. 2S.-The COmmercia lBulletin will publish the following woo touotations tomorrow:
 Domestic: Wisconsin, Missouri ant leverage New England half blood, 51 q 52c kss blood 46Q47c; T. blood 45Q46c Secured basis: Texas fine 12 months lsl9OD125; fine months. SHOOT. IS s'rerritory: Montana fine staple choice ss1.s0@l.33 F blood. combing, sl.15@ l.2o ,s. blood combing $1@I.05; i4 blood comb ling, S0@S2c. Pulled: Delaine, S1.2 O l. 30 sAA, s1.15Q1.20; A supers, s1Q1.o5. Mo
 hair, best combing, 7s@sSc; best carding .7o075c.
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla, Sept 2s.-Tur- pentine firm, s4Ac; sales, 12s; receipts, 5OSi shipments, 125; stock, 15,ssS: Rosln firm sales it2S l, TsseiEPts ss oSos oIs 1RiP Fo K, S4.45;M M s4.6O; N, S4.sO; WG. s5.15i wv, S5.25,
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RAW SILK

NEW YORK Sept 2s.-Rav silk irreg- sular prices per pouud Canton extras A AJ4-16 s9.2b69.75. Shanghat-China steam sfll gold double deer. $10@10.7b; other 3Erades unchanged
 FLAX MARKET DULUTH. Minn.. Sept. 2s.-Close Flax. sGrtober s2.44l4; November, $2.44a3 De- esmber, s2.42; May. s2.40A.
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1ooo Tonopah Belmont. 6s s3 s3
 800 Tonopsh Ext ....2 1-ts 21-1s 1-fs aOoo Y s Govt Mines 20 1T 20 200O Trnity Gold ....... SiS 27s 3h goo wenden Cop Min. " " " FOO Kings Cons .... 1ss 1% 1s Total sales of stocks PAS. coo shares
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CINCINNATI, O.. Sept. 2s.-Hogs: Re- weights slow and weak.
 Cattle Receipts. 1000; dull and weak ; canners. cutters and choice cows steady {; other classes uneven; calves steady.
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KANSAS CITY, No, Sept. s.-wheat
Imperial Valley press., 1923-05-19
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
In the Superior Court of the State
OF California, in and for the
County of Imperial

In the Matter of the Estate of
Grace A. Bonter, Deceased.
Notice is hereby given by the
undersigned, administrators of the
estate of Grace A. Bonter, deceased,
to the creditors of and all persons
having claims against the said de
ceased, to file them, with the nee
essary vouchers, within four
months after the first publication
of this notice, in the office of the
Clerk. of said Court or to exhibit
them, with the necessary vouchers,
to said Administrator at the law
offices of j. S. Larew, Rooms 101
and 102 Rehkopf Building, FL Cen
tro, California, the same being the
place for the transaction of the
business of said estate.
Dated and first published his
9TH day of May, 1923.
JOHN 9. BONTER,
Administrator Of the estate of
Grace A. Bonter, Deceased.
j. s. Larew, Attorney for Ad-
ministrator.
May 5 IL 10 26
Imperial Valley press., 1923-05-19
INTEREST IN FORESTS

United States Senate committee reforesta-
ton has commenced state-by-state investigation of
the forest situation of the entire country 1t has re-
Gently been in Illinois, and will visit Wisconsin and
Minnesota before disbanding for the summer. The
Northwest and the Pacific Coast regions will receive
its first attention in the fall.
Interest in preserving the country's timber sup
ply by protecting existing forests and replantng cut
over growing, but grows slowly AS yet only
few states have definite, constructive policy for
their own forests, and there is adequate national
policy either in force in immediate prospect.
In the state of Illinois, the committee learned, one
out of every IL is either desert land becoming
desert because of public indifference to the swiftly
diminishing forests. The situation varies in the diff
ferent states none of which is in position to brag
too freely about its forest policy
There are many angles to protection of the tim
Der supply. Reforestation carried simultaneously
with cutting is one. Waste prevention to reduce the
huge annual loss of timber through fire and unscen
tfic cutting is another. Tax revision, too making it
more attractive to farmers to turn their abandoned
woodots once more into thriving woodlands, is advo-
Gated by many persons who have studied the problem
1t is hoped that the senate committees investiga-
ton will pave the way early federal action and the
good work of state and municipal forestation will con-
tnue and spread from the regions where it has al
ready been undertaken
Imperial Valley press., 1923-05-19

lady could fasten them on her in,
vitations, all of a sudden the Bob
Cat and the Weasel happened to
sneak past. Looking in the window
they saw Uncle Wiggily.
"Oh, hot" snarled the Bob Cat
to the Weasel, "wd can follow.
Uncle Wiggily through the woods
and, when he gets to lonesome
place, we can nibble his ears.
"Fine!" Kissed the Weasel. 'But
what are those red things he is put
ing his pocket" ~.t
"'Those are-let me see-those
must be red lollypops he has bought
for some of the animal children, "
said the Bob Cat "This is lolly-
pop store, you see. But, no matter
we doh I want lollypops-we want
ears.
"Yes,' said the Weasel" we
want ears. You see neither of the
two bad chaps knew anything :.bout
letters, postage stamps or post
offices. Weren't they silly?
Well, Uncle Wiggily hoped along
with Nurse Jane s stamps and the
Bob Cat and Weasel, hiding a
moment around the corner, soon
followed the bunny gentleman, who
soon reached the woods.
AS soon as he gets to lonely
Imperial Valley press., 1923-05-19
USING THE COUNTRY PRESS

Much is being done nowadays in the way of COM
munty advertising. 1t has become quite the thing
among ambitious cities of the coastal region of South
California to bid for homeseekers that flow into
the great city of Los Angeles through broadside ad-
vertisements in the newspapers of that city.
Effort is being made to divert them from the met
ropolis to the smaller places and with success.
1t is proving especially advantageous to the Los An
gees newspapers. 1t is interesting in this connection
to observe that in the northern part of the state that
is what is known the Northern California Counties
Association is making of the local papers to do
their community advertising And it is altogether
probable that this will prove fully profitable the
other project is proving in Southern California.
The northern plan has the advantage of first SELL
ing the community to the people of the community
themselves Like charity this must begin at home No
community the people of which fail to appreciate its
advantages can prosper. No community is any bet
ter than its people believe it to be- will it be-
come any better.
A community not be "sold' to outside people
until is fully "sold" to its home people We there
fore predict that the Northern Counties Association
will demonstrate very clearly the value of the kind of
community advertising they doing. And in this
experiment equally of the opinion that lesson
is to be learned by the people of Imperial Valley
When they become appreciative OF the opportun
tiles offers and less critical of conditions it will have
a birth and new and continued era of prosper
ity and progress.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-05-19
TOM SIMS SAYS

This game "Wnere's the Ran
SON. the Chinese bandits play is
not Chinese game. 1t is Mexi-
can.
Our luck at baseball games is to
have our mouth full Of peanuts
when it comes time to yell.
If you take a fly in and treat
her nice she goes home and gets
the rest of her family.
Oshkosh, Wis, ships an enor.
nous amount Of frog legs, but it
keeps them on the jump.
Sacramento (Cal.) man who rode
a bicycle II hours could save en-
ergy by getting a motorcycle.
June bugs are due next month,
but many Of us are bugs about
May.
Grand Rapids, Mich, had a
$250,000 furniture fire, and we
hope in got some folding tables.
u
If you don't believe people like
spring onions stick your nose in a
picture show and sniff.
Profiteering, a lady tells us, is
having thousands at ball game
and hiring only 1s men to play.
Maybe the Greeks can't over
throw the Turks. All the Greek
throwers are over here wrestling.
A wild flapper tells us she wants
to marry an ex-convict because
they are used to staying at home.
If you can't dance, dance any
way. You can claim what you are
doing is the latest step.
Kentucky predicts a big tobac-
co crop. You can put that in your
pipe and smoke it.
The trouble with climbing the
social ladder is people up above
kick rungs in your face.
1t is harder to sing "Honnc
Sweet Home' in a rented house.
This is the time of year you can
swap anything for an overcoat.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-05-19
Bedtime Stories
Copyright, 1923, by Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate
BY HOWARD r. GARIS
UNCLE WIGGILY AND THE
POSTAGE STAMPS \

Nurse Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy hoped
out on the front steps of the hollow
stump bungalow, where, Uncle Wig
gilv was sitting and twinkling his
pink nose in the sun. In one paw
Miss Fnzzy Wuzzy held a number
of letters, written on white birch
bark which the animal folks use
instead of paper.
"Uncle Wiggily,' spoke the
musk rat lady housekeeper, "I'd
like to have these letters sent.'
my goodness! What letter
writer you arel' exclaimed the bun
ny rabbit gentleman. s..
oh, these aren't exactly letters,
replied Nurse Jane. "They are
invitations 30 my animal lady
friends for a little tea l am going
to have next week.
Do you want me to hop around
through the woods and leave all
those invitations at, the different
places where they are to gos' ask
ed Mr.. Longears. 81 was going
adventuring, but there must be two
dozen invitations and
''Oh, don t want you to deliver
them!' - laughed Nurse Jane. Just
go to the postoffice, please, bring
me back some postage stamps to
stick on the envelopes and the post
man will deliver them
80 Oh, yes, III do that said Unc-
lie Wiggily, and soon the bunny
gentleman was hopping through the
woods toward the hollow tree post
office.
Then he bought a fine sticky sheet
of red stamps Tor his muskrat lady
housekeeper, and as he was folding
them up to carry to his hollow
stump bungalow, so the muskrat