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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-01-09
URGE BIG
CUTS FOR
BUDGETS!
Senate Appropriation Committee De-
cides on Drastic Move to
Slash State Taxes
BY FIELDING LENNON

LYAPIA Jan. Calculations in the appropriations OF
every department institution of from 10 to 20
is the program of the senate appropriations committee
lined their meeting the senate chambers Monday
night.
The committee is ready to work with in program
of sashing Chairman Dan Landon said following the
mittee meeting. I'VE all agree that cut and I'm
going TO show the Of the state that will cut
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-01-09
KID AMBITIONS (No. ~
SANDY MCDONALD

when VIVA Kid said
Sandy Macdonald. ~my smbi
ton was to be rich beyond the
dreams Of avarice. ! have now
attained that ambition. ] am n
boofiegger."
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-01-09

The 10000 descendants OF John and
Priscilla Alden met In New York
las, week TO organize the John Alden
Kindred. They don't know how close
they came 10 being the Miles Stand
ish Kindred.
II the 10000 descendants Of Brian
Boru ever meet in this country. call
out the militia
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-01-09

HoHdy, folks. Don't you think
all these details concerning the
Skarin trial are demorsIlsings
Yep. We rad en-. too.
Il want some young fellow to come
along and knock me for a goal. -
Jack Dempsey.
So do we. Jack.
The yesi~r Meat market was bur.
giarfzed yesterday and thieves stole
a large quantity OF bologna. They
must have wanted u the wurst way.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-01-09

Professor Nicholson traps light
on the San Bernardino mountains
Now let him try trapping the light
that lies In woman's eyes.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-01-09
cHAIRIo. ME LAD

CHAIRIO, ME LAD
Judging from the number Of
chairs now In Seattle which
were brought over on the May
flower, 1t II a wonder there was
any room left on the boat for
the Pilgrim Fathers.
Secretary Fall viii quit March 4.
and even the weather IL upset. We
shaii see the end OF Fall as spring
nesrs.
We suppose, like VIII Hays. Fall
will become "czar' OF something or
other. Why not make him car OF
all tho trained seal acts in vaude-
vIlley
The torn Of Kent IS under tcatcr,
Its streets are flooded bad,
It's airfm tough on all The people,
But mighty nice for oil the shad.
Can't you imagine mountain
trout swimming Ieisurely up the
main street. saying. 80 this IL
Kenty'
Clara Ekarin trial opened today
and attorneys John Carmody and
John II. Dore weighed In at f75
words ringslde.
We don't know how he'll do n, but
We feel sure that Doc Brown will
horn into the case In some way.
STYLE NOTE
Down IN Hollywood mosquito
uurn to Page 2. Column 81
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-01-09

Secretary Fall win quit March A..
and even the weather II upset. We
shali see the end OF Fall as spring
nesrs.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-01-09

Clara skarin trial opened today
and attorneys John Carmody and
John II. Dore weighed In at f75
words rinRslde.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-04-11
University Farm
Has HOlstein Cow
That Sets Record

Since SO Imperial County dairy
men are now members of the I'M
perial County Farm Bureau Cow
Testing Association and are in this
way testing their cows for pro-
duction, the following news item
from the University Farm at Davis
will be especially interesting to the
dairymen of this county.
College students have been follow
ing the work of some of the cows
in the dairy herd at the University
of California Farm at Davis. Just
now it is California Pietertje Bloom
Mead, four year old Holstein cow,
that is temporarily occupying the
center of the stage. Last year as q
two year old, this heifer just missed
giving ten tons of milk and surpass-
ed the college record for cow of
her age by nearly hundred pounds
of butter fat. This year at the end
of February she has passed the
year s record of the college leader
of her age, a Virginia heifer, by Il
margin of 130 pounds of butter
fat, with 43 days left in which to
complete her record. AT present she
is milking -63 pounds a day and her
February test showed a little over
per cent butter fat.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-04-11
200 Machines a
Day Enter State
Via Yuma Bridge

F. w. Waite, just returned from
the inspection station at Yuma
bridge, reports that an average of
200 machines Il day are crossing the
bridge into California aside from
those of Yuma and vicinity. The
inspectors are kept busy, for every
touring party is stopped long
enough to make certain that no in
fected fruit or other article is being
carried into the state to menace the
crops.
Mr.. Waite was impressed by the
large acreage of cotton that is be-
ing planted below the line. He says
it is perfectly astonishing and that
everybody is busy down there get
ting the seed in. The country
looks fine and prosperity appears
to be in sight.
The commissioner found the in
spection camp in need of some i'm
provements before the extremely hot
weather comes on. A roof will be
put on the living quarters of the
inspectors and temporary shade will
be provided for the tourists and
autos while they wait inspection.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-04-11
MasOns of State
Meet at Stockton
BY United Press

STOCKTON, April Ii. - Sessions
of three high Masonic orders will be
held in this city on April 16, II, IS,
10 and 20, and preparations are now
under way for the meetings, which
are expected to attract 4 large
numbers of lodges from all parts of
this state. Band concerts, boat
rides, street parade of all Mason
ie orders, and a grand ball are on
the program of entertainment.
The group that will meet in an
nual assembly are the Grand Com
andery knights Templars, April 19
TO 20; the Grand Chapter Royal
Arch Masons, April II to IS; and
the Grand Council Royal and Select
Masters, April 16.
Grand Master Leopidas L. Newly
of knightstown, Indiana, head of
the Knights Templar Grand En-
campment of the United States, will
be a visitor at the meetings. He is
on his way to visit Seattle, where
the 1925-triennial eonclave of the
Grand Encampment of the United
States will be held in 1925. Arrange
ments for this meeting will be start
ed by Mr.. Newly on the present
trip.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-04-11

bunny gentleman rubbed the sticks
together harder and faster, but
though they got warmer there was
still no fire. Then Sammie Little
tail, the boy rabbit, came hopping
through the woods.
"Ho, Ho!" laughed Sammie
when he saw what was going on.
"That ism t the way to make a fire
with dry sticks. They must be rub
bed together as fast as anything.
You have TO do it with a bow
string. I'll show you.
Sammie had his bow and arrows
with him, for he was playing he
was an Indian. He loosened the
bow string, took a turn of it around
one of the sticks and fastened the
string on his bow again. Then,
when Sammie worked the bow to
and fro, the string made the stick
that he held in one paw turn very
fast in the hollow of n little piece
Of wood on the ground.
"pll soon have fire here
now said Sammje. And, just as
be said that, out of the woods came
the Bob Scat, looking for ears to
nibble. kowtthe Bob Cat was very
Ysnoopy.' That is, he always
wanted to know what was going
on. And when he saw Sammie saw
ing back and forth with the bow
string 'on the stick the Bob Cat
went very close, put his nose down
by the piece of wood ON the ground
and asked:
,"FWhat are you making here 2
Tell . me before l nibbIe your
ears M
I'm making fire with fire
sticks! cried Sammie. And just
then up sprang little blaze in
the dry ,punky wood and bits of
bark. Up shot the flame, seorch-
ing the Bob Cat s nose.
"Oh, wow!" he cried ~ see
il, Yes, you are making fire!
But it burned me!f Oh, / must go
dip my nose in water" And away
he5ran, not nibbling any cars that
day.
Then Uncle Wiggily aud the dog.
gle boys piled wood on The fire
that Samuie had made, and they
boiled soup and roasted carrots just
Imperial Valley press., 1923-04-11
TOM SIMS SAYS

This country needs alarm clocks
you can set 16 houss ahead Of time.
Henry Ford plans a fishing trip.
Bet he catches a million.
Nothing makes a woman madder
than being married to a stingy man.
April comes in like q duck and
goes out like a fish.
This boost in sugar prices is TAX
ing candy from the baby.
They say the ex-kaiser's wife has
left him. Another war is lost.
The school board will soon give
way to the spring board.
Pittsburg man has an Easter egg
147 years old. We did but broke
it.
A swallow flew from Wales to
Africa, but rum runners bring us
many swallows from Scotland.
jazz music is composed. People
who hear it are not.
Lieutenant Maitland flew 240
miles an hour. Darn near as fast as
Il dollar at Il church social.
Summer is coming. There will be
a hot time in the old town.
1t gets 20 below zero in Saskatc-
chewan, so naturally the man who
the place sneezed as he did it.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-04-11
Head of i. S. Mine
Workers in Europe
BY LYLE q. WILSON
BY STANLEY,

LONDON, April l1.-America
Labor is not likely to adopt TIL
political views and methods of Brit
lsh workers, according to John \
Lewis, head of the United Mini
Workers of America, who is survey
ing mining conditions in England.
Lewis is looking over the indus
try here "with an eye to minefsl
cooperation" he told the Unitet
Press.
Lewis was not prepared to definy
or indicate the scope and nature oI
the cooperation contemplated.
Mining and general industrial
conditions are looking up in thu
United States, Lewis said. The op
posite is true Of England, whers
miners representatives have re
Gently called on Premier Bona
Law and expressed themselves al
wholly unsatisfied with his reactio,
to plans to better the condition o.
their men.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-04-11

rots in packs on their backs. Uncle
Wiggily followed after, just like
Jack and Jill, only little differ
ent, of course.
Soon the three friends reached q
pleasant place in the woods. The
green leaves were beginning TO
come out on the trees and bushes
"We III make our fire here, =
barked Peetfe. "You get the dried
sticks Jackie, and I'll put the
things inathe soup kettle.
"All right,I'll make the fire,
offered Jackie.
Uncle Wiggily sat on stump
aud watched Jackie rubbing two
dry sticks together TO make ! fire.
But though the sticks became quite
warm there was no blaze at all.
81 wonder what 3 the matter7"
said jackie.
Perhaps you areH \ rubbing
hard enough, - answered Uacle
W!ggily. Let me tEx." Well the
Imperial Valley press., 1923-04-11
A JURORS DUTY

An attempt made in Denver to raise fund
for compensation to jurors who sat through long,
tedious and important case and ended by riddng the
city of notorious group of bunko men, Numerous
citizens willingly contributed to the fund The under
taking has been abandoned, however, because of the
almost unanimous declaration of the legal profession
that such gift would be mistake One attorney ex-
planned the matter very clearly, along this line:
juror is an officer of the state, under oath to
perform certain duties-namey, to decide facts in a
given case 1t is part of the price he pays for the
privilege of citizenship That he may be paid such an
insignificant S1.50 day has nothing to do with
the matter. That does not purport to be compensa-
tion for his time The obligations of citizenship
not measurable in money. rs
cash gift from any group of citizens in behalf of
the community may be called appreciation, but it
remains nothing less than payment of money,
matter what it is called And such it perverts the
principle of jury service.
Judges and prosecuting attorneys, too, are motor
lously underpaid If juror is to receive gifts for
doing his duty, why not these other court officers?
when a monetary value can be placed on citizen
ship, then it has ceased to be worth anything more"
The reasoning seems unassailabe. 1t ought to be
taken to heart in every place where there is reluctance
to serve on Juries because of the high ideal it up
ioioo .et-- A aaa0 lkAAx
Imperial Valley press., 1923-04-11
BOY SCOUT HEADS
TO MEET TONIGHT

The Boy Scout executive commit
ice and the camping committee will
meet tonight at 1880 at Calipatria.
The matter of the summer camp
viii be discussed with special refer
enee to the invitation OF the coun-
ty executive board of the San Diego
Boy Scouts to share the camp at
Point Iona with them. 1t is prob
able that the invitation viii be
gladly excepted by the Imperial ex-
ecutiye committee, the proposition
appearing 10 be an ideal one.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-04-11
RECONSTRUCTION

The British government, apparently along among
European nations, if indeed not alone the world,
ends its fiscal year with big surplus 1t collected
S4,57O,O 100000 and spent about $4,000,000,C00.
These are remarkable figures, when the fact is
considered that the wealth of Great Britain is but a
fraction OF ours and the burdens left by the
borne by population only one-third large that
OF the United States.
The progress made in recovery from the is
especially remarkable in view of the hard times that
have prevailed in England lately. Collecting
money from her citizens than this country does Great
Britain has made it go far possible cutting her
public expenditures by and one-third billions the
past year
resolute determination to fulfill all financial
obligations has brought the British pound sterling up
very close to Today British and American money
and credit the best in the world because these
countries have combined good morals and good busi-
ness with their natural advantages and refused
to treat their troubles with the narcotic drug of cheap
money which now enslaves most of Europe
Both of these Ango-Saxon leaders of civilization
have done well; but candor suggests that in view of
the greater difficulties confronted by British
associates they may deserve credit for their
construction gains than do because they have made
far greater sacrifices to get back to normal footing
Imperial Valley press., 1923-04-11
Experts Tell How
Peach Twig-Borer
Can Be Eliminated

While it is true that the acreage
of peach aud apricot trees in Im.
perial County is very small, still
each grower who has trees of this
kind will be interested to know
that the results of spraying expert
paents condgeted by the University
Of California Agricultural Expert.
ment Station show that the peach
twig borer ean be controlled.
Bulletin No. 355, by w. Il. Duruz,
Assistant in the Division Of Polno-
logv, just received from the Uni
Ncrsity press, contains full report
of these investigations covering
three seasons study.
Copies Of this b0lleila may be
secured "a the farm Advisor S Of
flce oia Nam Street, L Centre.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-04-11
NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION OF
CO-PARTNERSHIP
TO WHOM 1T MAY, CONCERN. =

TO WHOM 1T MAY CONCERN
The firm heretofore existing, by
and between, T. b. White of Seeley,
California, and Claude Henderson,
of Brawley, California, known as
Whites Service Station doing
business in the City of Seeiey and
City of Bfawley, California, is this
date, by mutual consent, dissolved.
The said T. b. White having pur-
chased the interest Of the co part
nersllip IL the business Ut Seeley,
California, and the said Claude
Henderson having purchased the
interest of the 60 partnership at
Brawley, California.
CLAUDE HENDERSON.
Dated this 4th day Of april, 1928
lotto
Imperial Valley press., 1923-04-11
Ray Ellis Hears
from Billings

Ray Ellis, assistant farm advisor,
has received a postal card from
''Josh" Billings, catcher for the St.
Louis American League team, who
makes his winter home in this city,
telling him of the progress of the
Browns in their training trip in the
South.
"Josh So card, written in New
Orleans, is as follows:
"Dear Ray
"We are about to complete our
training trip at last. The trip has
not seemed right this year for Sisler
is not with US and l don't believe he
will be this year. He had the
flu and it affected his eyes so
badly that he can hardly see. So it
looks like a tough season for us
when we figured TO be in the fight
again.
My arm is coming around fairly
good, though at first / thought it
might break off most any time
Suppose you are working hard as
usual. What is new in your city
worthy of mention! Remember me
to all the boys.
Sincerely yours,
Josh.
News of Sisler's condition wall
doubtless be sad blow TO many
followers of the Browns in this
city, as without his services, the
team is likely to be as u ship with
out a rudder. In addition to being
the champion slugger of the league
and top notch first baseman, Sis
ler's moral influence on the team
has been responsible in great meas
ure for its fine showing in the past
few seasons.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-04-11
Bedtime Stories
Copyright, 1929, by Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate
BY HOWARD r. GARIS
UNCLE WIGGILY AND THE
FIRE STICKS

Once upon a time Uncle Wiggily
saw Jackie and Peetie Bow Wow
the puppy dog boys, tramping along
through the woods, each with :
bundle on his back.
"Hello, Jackie and Peetie!'
called the rabbit gentleman. care
you running away from home with
your bundles on your baekss
hope you are not again going tc
join circus, as you once did"
"Oh, no; we aren't going to dc
that" barked Jaskie. Then, pull
ing his little brothers. tail, he
whispered: $50 on-you tell him!
"We're playing at being Boy
Scouts or guess, maybe, / should
say Dog Scouts spoke Peetie.
"We're going off in the woods to
make a fire and cook our dinner
"And we haven't any matches,
either!" chimed in Jackie.
"Then how are you going to
build a fire and cook your dinner
if you haven't any matches!''
asked Uncle Wiggily.
"We're going to make fire
with fire sticks,' answered Peetie.
"You just rub two dry sticks to-
gether until they get SO hot that
they catch fire. went on Jackie.
"And when there is a little fire
you put on some dried bark and
some leaves and make a larger fire
and then you can cook
"And we. have some nice juicy
bones to boil, and carrots to put
in, with potatoes, and we're going
to make soup" said Peetie.
"And if you want to come with
US we'lI give you some baked car
rots Uncle Wiggily," kindly offer.
ed Jackie.
"WeH that is very good of you,
1 am sure" said Uncle Wiggily,
with. a polite twinkle of his pink
nose. "And III go with you. I
should like to, see you make a blaze
with fire sticks.''
Off through the woods went the
puppy dog boys, with their camp
kettle, their soup bones and the car
Imperial Valley press., 1923-04-11
Looking Backward
What the Press Files Tell Of
Imperial Valley for This Date
in Past Years
TWENTY-ONE YEARS AGO
April II, 1902

The statement ought only to be
made in Il whisper. but it is being
circulated that part of the $25, ,O00,-
900 which the Southern Pacific is
to spend in Southern California will
be applied to build IL road from
Yuma TO San Diego.
Work mas Deeu completed on the
Dahlia lateral half mile west of
town and water has been turned
on for steady use to the satisfaction
of many land owners.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-04-11
TEN YEARS AGO
April II, 1913

c. Z. Coggins will open his new
garage April IS. Contractor J. L.
Travcrs is putting the finishing
touches on the machine shop being
built in the rear.
"Untangling Tony" was pre-,
sented last night ut the Holt Op.
era House under the auspices Of
the FL Centre Country club, before
a capacity house. Leonard Wachtel
and Miss Inez Collier played the
leading parts with fine support
fsom the rest Of the cast.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-04-11
By CONDO

as if they were Boy Scouts, and
they had a fine time.
And if the tea kettle doesn t
blow steam all over the clock SO
the hands can't see to wash its
face, III tell you next about Uncle
Wiggily and the Indian turnips.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-04-11
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO
April II, 1908,

About June /, cantaloupcs, grapes
and other products will begin to
move by the carloads and in the
hundred days following that date,
there should be shipped from the
valley fully $500 carloads Of com
modities which will bring the pro-
ducers 81 100000 to $2,000,000.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-04-11
NOTICE

To Whom 1t May Concern:
My wife having left my house, l
will no longer be responsible for
any obligations contracted by hel.
Adv. j. 3. WHITAKER.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-04-11

New York Banker and $4,000
are both missing. Perhaps they
went out to look at some spring
suits.
The Penn's Grove record., 1923-05-25

Daily. huulFedS OF machines travel
eastward, westward, on that broad
scenic road, Wiltshire boulevard, says
Il writer in tho Los Angeles Times.
Seldom are the occupants of alto
mobiles in mood SERIOUS enough to turn
into the quiet lane situated at the
eastern entragSs to the Soldiers home
near SaWtelle. This lane is shaded
and valaneed by pepper trees, which
shed their red borry-blo0m like a bene~
diction upon the bier which daily
passes beneath them.
Six thousand times a caisson, to the
accompanying soft music of a soldiers
requiem, has carried a soldier to his
last resting place.
They ride through an aisle of trees
wrapped in the flag of the Union for
which they fought and, passing be-
meath the arch are silently saluted
by the white marble hand marking
each grave with name, company, rank
and age.
AS the bo@y is lowered into mother
eapth, the silence Is rent by saluting
guns held in comrades hands, en-
feebled by the e~ncroaching years. Then
comes taps in the high, clear notes of
the bugTe, high and clear as when
the bugleT fought in the Battle of the
Wilderness.
l seemed to hear, when 1 looked
around upon these thousands of sol
diers' grSMes, the tramp of marching
feet: The tump-ftum-tump. The call
to arms.
Jhen the flag, silhouetted clear
against the vivid blue sky, rose and
softly fell IN the breeze, as though
to say: They abide. with me.
The soldiers Of the battles. Of Ante
tam, of Shiloh. of Harper's Ferry
With Grant at VicksbuggG; with, Sheri-
dan in the SAenahdoah valley; the
Army of tie Potomac, and of that
great battle of Gettysburg (the turn
ing point of the war; share their
bivouaes with riders of the frontier
during Indian days and veterans Of
me Spanish war, they all lie, facing the
east, upon That beautiful slope, wait
ing the final caA to arms. Their
funerals are u~nasssuming; their trib-
uteS pitifulrV few.
The Penn's Grove record., 1923-05-25
THE LITTLE BRONZE BUTTON
Veterans of the Armies of the SOS
-Have Right to Be Proud of
Glorious Emblem.

The world is too much with us,
therefore il is well that we pause a
moment and let memory stir the pulse
with thoughts of things that have
been. After these many years only
a handful of actual participants in
the struggle of the COS are left. The
little bronze button OF the G. A. R.
is less frequently noted on u streets.
The men who wear If are old and
The Penn's Grove record., 1923-05-25

The children whose parents used to
walk a long distance to school, now
complain about the make of the auto
mobile that is sent for them to ride in
The Penn's Grove record., 1923-05-25

1t is denied that the present gener-
alton has no musical ability, as they
can all adjust a monograph needle
and set it going.
The Penn's Grove record., 1923-05-25

feeble, but o the less proud OF their
decoration-the emblem of their Lee
gion of Honor. The men who e it
We're not towards nor sEackers.
Dearer to them than the right to live.
Was the right to die in their country's
cause.
Memorial day is particularly their
day the day we are in duty bound
to remember their service in the ma
tons extremity. We owe them a debt
Of honor and gratitude doubly insis-
feat because of our more vivid reali-
7ation of the perils of war and the
ncrifi"es they made to preserve the
Union ;nyiolate.
The Penn's Grove record., 1923-05-25

Great pleasure to hear the birds
sing in the tree tops, especially when
in these days of high cost of living
they sing "cheep, cheep.'