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Imperial Valley press., 1923-06-12

bungalow, and very glad the kind
Mr.. LOngears this favor. The bugs
perched themselves about the rooms,
twinkling and glowing, and they
made the place as light as though
candles had been used. Nurse Jane
could see to get supper. and she gave
the good lightning bugs some mol
asses honey, of which they were
very fond.
Uncle Wiggily was reading his
cabbage leaf newspaper by the light
of two fireflies, when, all Of Il sud
den, outside the bungalow came
creeping the Bushy Bear. The Bear
had heard about the gas and electric
lights being broken, and the Bear
said to himself:
"'Uncle Wiggiy's bungalow will
be all in darkness. can easily
creep in and nibble his cars!'' So
the Bushy Bear crept softly toward
the bunny S bungalow. He saw
some tiny sparlles of light.
"pnele WiggiIy has lighted can
dies, but even with them it will be
50 dark he cant see me slip in, -
thought the Bear
Into the bungalow he softly shuf.
fled. He was sliding up behind the
bunny to nibble his ears as the rab-
bit sat in the chair, when, all of a
sudden, one of the lightning bugs
saw the bad chap.
son, Pm going TO light on your
nose and tickle you" buzzed the
funny little lightning bug. With
that he flew down off the mantle
and straight he hinged for the Bear.
Right ON the Bear S nose the light.
ming bug landed.
son. my goodness! Bless my
rubber boots. Oh, Uncle Wiggily is
throwing lighted candles at me! III
be burned. This is no place for
met howled the Bear Then more
lightning bugs flew at him, and he,
thinking they were candles being
tossed at him ran away out Of the
bungalow, nibbling not siugle ear.
"li 5 a good thing, after all, that
Il forgot the candles aud brought in
IL the lightning buga! ",laugAed Mr.
Longears when it was all over. And
Nurse Jane said it was.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-06-12
POWER BY RADIO

"MotOrs will turn in factories, lights viii burn in
homes elevators will be lifted and lowered street cars
and subways will hurry about their business presses
will be operated and all of machinery made to
do its work by of power generated at great dis
tances and delivered by radio without great loss"
That prophecy is made by radio authority be-
of recent successful experiments conducted by
two experts in the United States Bureau of Standards
These men successfully directed radio waves from
transmtter TO a receiver in beam like a searchlight
The waves were short, so that much interference
eliminated
The possibilities first suggested by this accom-
plshment are secret and direct communication instead
OF turning message loose through all space and the
consequent control OF objects at distance.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-06-12
TROTZKY TALKS

Leon Trotzky talked before the Communist Party
Congress the other day. and stopped for breath
for three hours and half There is nothing unusual
about that The best of Senae's fbustering rec;
ords would be pie for him. But he talked about
American wheat and of that is interesting He
said
at is essential that Russia export wheat as to
regain her pre-war control of the European bread
market Naturally there arises the question whether
Europe will buy Russian bread America wants to sell
the bread not dearer but cheaper than ours and
therefore she possesses the market.
He went on to explain how confident he is that the
European lands which have to pay gold for American
wheat will prefer to pay Russia with machinery and
other manufactured articles, since this country de-
mands cash and does not need European machinery.
The Bolshevst orators point of view is inter-
estng one and his plausible argument should furnish
basis for any quantity of controversy in regard to the
remission of allied debts and the wisdom of tariff
policy. But one point isn't quite clear.
Where is the Russian wheat to come from?
The Russian peasant is patient soul, but he likes
his vttles and he has been much interested in
machinery of any kind. Latterly he has frequently
been hungry.
When he gets ready to comment the situation,
and the forced levy of foodstuffs to create stock
for export he may be bit narticuate but he is likely
to make himself heard.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-06-12
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO
June IL, 1908

Fire broke out at the easterly
end of the new packing shed of the
lnterurban Melon Growers Associa-
ton at Meloland. and spread to the
new store building. In a few min
utes both structures and their con
tents were completely destroyed.
A. G. Campbell has gone to Es'
condido for Il visit while recover
ing from injuries received when he
carried Il can of blazing oil out OF
the Holton Power Company S ma
chine shops. Mr.. Campbell S fam
lily has been living in Escondido,
but will move to Ell Centre in the
fall.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-06-12
TOM SIMS SAYS

This paragraph Apologies for
every paragraph we wrote cussing
cold weather last winter.
Cheap matches are all right if
you happen to strike a good one.
When you can't swat a fly, chase
the little fellow until he laughs him,
self to death.
1t must be nice TO be turtle, and
throw your whole house in the river
to cool it off.
Preachers have an easy job in
summer, none Of their flock want
ing to go where it is hotter.
When we see "Dompscy-Gib-
bons' we think it is a wedding. 1t
is different kind Of 4 fight.
Clothes are much easier to wash
if sent to the laundry.
Loafing is a hard job. 1t takes
SO long to get enough Of it dohe
This is the month church .iauitors
get their shoe aud rice supply for
another year,
Paint will not scratch or peel off
if kept in an airtight can.
Shooting the ice man keeps mud
out of the kitchen.
Amundsen is ready to fly TO the
north pole, anG = it gels any hot.
ter we will be ready to 80 with
Amundsen.
We have bathing sut censors.
Why not divorce suit censors3
Imperial Valley press., 1923-06-12
Bedtime Stories
Copyright, 1923, by Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate
BY UOWARD R. GARIS
UNCLE WIGGILY AND THE
LIGHTNING BUGS

''Please don't forget to bring
home some candles with YOU when
you return today called Nurse
Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy to Uncle Wig
gilv, as the bunny gentleman hop
ped down the steps ef his hollow
stump bungalow one morning.
Candles? Why candles ," he
asked, twinkling his pink nose.
'Because we NAV be in the dark
this evening unless You do went
on Nurse Jane.
"In the dark - repeated Mr..
Longears, puzzled like.
eyes, Wiggy," proceeded Miss
Fuzzy WuzzT. There has been an
accident at the gas works and the
place where ---ey make electric
lights, and unless things are mend
ed before dark we shall be without
light if you don t bring candies
"I'l bring them-never fear,
cheerfully called Mr.. Longears, as
he hoped off down the path to
seek for an adventure. But Nurse
Jane did fear, and with good reason
for she knew how forgetful was
Uncle WiggiIy.
And, surely enough, when the
bunny rabbit gentleman reached
home to his bungalow later that
afternoon, Miss Fuzzy Wuzzy called:
''D Did you get them!"
''Oh, yes, had two fine adven.
tures!' answered Uncle Wiggily,
thinking she was speaking of what
had happened to him. "The Bob
Cat chased me, but l jumped over
Imperial Valley press., 1923-06-12
Looking Backward
What the Press Files Tell Of
Imperial Valley for This Date
in Past Years
NINETEEN YEARS AGO
June 12, 1904

w. F. Holt has sold his interest
in the First National Bank and
has resigned the presidency, and
will be succeeded by Leroy Holt,
former cashier, whose old positiJ n
will be filled by George A. Carter.
The Imperial Electric Light,
Water and Power Company is press
ing forward its preparations for
electric service, and hopes by the
first of August to be furnishing
electric light and power to the peo-
pie of Imperial.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-06-12
Queer Fanatics
Terrify Berliners
By CONDO

Berlin, June ia group of mod
men is terrifying women and for
eigncrs in Berlin. A sort of Jack
the Ripper slashcs portions of girl $
clothing. Another clips off the
brai;ls, while tnird, who includes
male foreigners in, his attacks,
shoots from a squirt gun dark
acidular substance that ruins cloth
ing.
A long series of attacks has cul-
mated i'll a request by the police
to ali inhabitants of Berlin to par
ticipatc in Il citywide search for
the gang.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-06-12

And if the rag doll doesn't try
to slide down hill on the nutmeg
crater and rip big hole in her pet
ticoat, III tell you next aboat Uncle
Wiggily feeding the birds.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-06-12
TEN YEARS AGO
June 12, 1918

The State Street paving was fin
ished today, and the work ON Main
Street for the coming week will
consist of laying the foundation be
tween Fifth and Sixth Streets.
Ross Wilsie, son of Mr.. and Ms.
w. E. Whsle is home for the sum-
mer from his studies at Occidental
College.
The Elm School District is plan
ming to build a $500 school house.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-05-25
WATCHING TIE
SCORE BOARD

Frank snyder drove in five runs
with triple and q homer and the
Giants beat the PhilIies to ).
Wclch singled in the ninth inning
with the bases filled and gave the
Athletics n ! to victory over the
Yanks. New York had IL runners
left on bases.
The Pirates made it eight straight
victories without defeat ON their
home grounds when they beat the
Cards ! to +.
Tv Cobb's homer was the only
run scored off Charley Robertson
and the White SoT beat the Tigers
6 to !.
Thirteen hits for 18 bases off Fer
9ueon and O'Dul enabled the Sen
ators to beat the Red Sox : to. J..
Covelcskic turned back the first
l. balters that faced him and the
Indians won easily from the Browns
6 to !.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-05-25
BrawIey Post is
Offering Splendid
Boxing Exhibit


Another good boxing card is off
cred by Brawley Post No. 60, Amer
lean Legion, to be held in the Legion
arena in that city tonight, and fans
who want to see some rafting good
scraps will doubtless be present
when the gong rings at $50.
Topping the bin is Young Villar-
eal, who will tackle Willie Schry-
rock of San Diego, in the main
event. The little Filipino has en-
tirely recovered from his injured
hand, which prevented him from
boxing last week, and is reported in
good shape for tonight's bout.
Battling Paul of Brawley and
Charlie Murphy of San Diego will
be seen in the semi-windup. Both
boys are scrappers and this bout
should vie with the main event for
excitement.
Young Hallowell of Brawlcy viii
be matched against the third San
Diego representative in the person
Of Lou Norman.
Young Joe Pico and Young Kid
Mex will start the ball rolling in the
first preliminary. Both are new
comers and hope to Show up good
before the fans.
There will be a curtain raiser as
usual, and the Legion boys have
also obtained two japanese fcnc-
ing DOu-s or - occasion. This
latter sport has met with favor il
Imperial Valley press., 1923-05-25
CONKLINC DEFENSE
OF |. Y. GRAPEFRUIT
ANSWERED BY LEE
Only Desire to Help
Actuated Statement,
Says Lee

l.. c. Lee, superintendent of the
American Fruit Growers today gave
the Press the following statement,
relative to Judge Conkling's an
swer in last night IS Press, to Mr..
Lees article on graefruit, printed
earlier in the week.
81 wish to commend Judge Conk
link S spirit in championing I'm
perial Valley Grapefruit. Ny arti-
Gle was not written in a spirit of
criticism, but with the hope Of bet
tering an already good product.
satisfaction kills progress. Our
aim should be to make Imperial
Valley products the finest in Ann
erica.
81 cannot retract the statement
made in the article that the Flor
ida and West Indies grapefruit is
superior to that of Imperial Valley
| did not refer to grapefruit from
other sections of California, but
did refer to Fresno grapes.
/ will state, however, that we
have Il far better grapefruit than
the Florida section had when the
industry was in its infancy there.
If we will profit by their expert
ence we will have a grapefruit sec
ond to none. My statements are
based on years of experience in
handling grapefruit from both see
tiOns. -
Imperial Valley press., 1923-05-25
HOLTVILLE
by Press Stnf- Correspondent


HOLTVILLE, May 25.-Most Of
the employees of the Imperial Val
ley Hardware company of lloltvillc
will attend the annual picnic, Sun.
dav which will be held at Live Oaks.
The Aiamitos Chapter of the
Eastern Star met in regular session
Wednesday night
The literary section of the Study
Club met Wednesday afternoon at
Mrs. John Kavanaugh s and held
the last meeting of the season.
Plans for the work for the coming
year was discussed.
DUNK Has Returned
Last November "Bunk' the pet
dog of Mr.. Lee Smulling disappear
ed and although they have hunted
for him ever since, no trace of him
was found until n few days ago
when they got him back, wearing
an Ell Centre dog license.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Rivers and
little son and Mrs. Mary j. Webb
of the Brawley district were Holt
vile visitors Thursday.
Two Missionaries of the Mormons
faith are in town distributing pam
! phlets regarding their religion.
' Those from Holtville attending
the japanese Tea, given by the
Junior College girls, Wednesday,
were Mrs. Ethel Parent, and the
Misses Elizabeth Baker, Miss Hazel
Tubb, Miss Helen Smithson, Miss
Beatrice Gallatin, Miss Leila Willis,
and Miss Ruth White.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-05-25

NCE LEEDS
$4,000. This release, which I new
er signed, is in the hands Of my
lawyers.
Stillman, Mrs: Leeds declared,
never gave her the large sums re-
ported.
"The only large amount of
money he ever gave me outright
was $75, 900 to buy a house and
5000 to decorate it. The pur-
chase did not materialize and he
said I could keep it as a nest egg.
Has Part of Gift
81 have part of that now, rs
principal, my apartment and my
jewels, which I tried to dispose of
but could get no price.
off the courts don t make Mr..
Stilman provide sufficiently for
little Jay | can always 60 to work.
But I shall never put myself on
public eXhibition.'
Mrs. Leeds declared that if it
came to a question of testing the
amount of income she derived from
Stillman, she hoped that her federal
and state income tax statements
would be brought in.
Explaining why, in her belief,
she never had received any large
sums from Stillman, Mrs. Leeds de-
clared that the banker chad not
anything at all when | first knew
him. - The elder Stillman waS
alive for two years after James A.
Stillman s acquaintance with Flor
Cnce Leeds began, she said.
cit was not until three years
later that Mr.. Stillman came ac-
tually into possession of his pre-
sent fortune - Mrs. Leeds said.
"By that time there were other
women in his life. -
Imperial Valley press., 1923-05-25
80 Colleges Out
After California
in Track Events
BY HENRY L. FARRELL
IL p. Staff Correspondent

PHILADELPHIA, May %. -
Big game hunters from 80 colleges
and university will start out after
the California Bears when the inter
collegiate track and field champion
ships get under way this afternoon
in the new Pennsylvania stadium.
The University of California won
the championship in 1921 and 1929
and most of the experts, coaches
and former stars gathered here for
the classic figured that the title
might go back again to the Pacific
coast.
Princeton, Pennsylvania and Cor
nell are looked upon as the best
of the east and the strongest con-
tenders California will face, but
Keen Fitzpatrick, the Princeton
coach said rather soberly that Cali
fornia ''has too much in the
field
With fair weather prevailing and
the track fast, it was expected that
several records would be set up.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-05-25
Vasquez Comes
to Gri Over
: Ignoring Cou r t

Automobile drivers who receive a
summons to appear in police courts,
for violation of the traffic laws,
either should obey the summons and
come before the court, or if they do
not intend doing that, should at
least destroy the summons and take
their chances. This seems to be the
moral to be drawn from the case Of
Ysabel Vasquez of Westmorland,
who was fined $50 in the Ell Centre
police court this morning, and had
his operators license suspended by
Judge Thompson.
Vasquez was given q summons by
the local police early in the month,
but paid no attention to it. Yester-
day he was arrested by deputy
sheriffs for speeding, and when
searched, the summons of the FL
Centre police was found in his
pocket. He paid a fine of $l5 in
the Justices. court for the county
offense, and was then turned over
to the local police to answer to the
original charge.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-05-25
GIANTS CHANGE
OWNERS SOON is
BELIEF IN n. Y,
BY HENRY L. FARRELL
u. z. Staff Correspondent

NEW YORK, nay %. - Change
III the ownership of the Giants,
many times reported and denied
during the last winter, is consider
ed almost Il certainty now i'll base
ball circles here.
Charles A. Stoncham is expected
to retire as the president and the
chief stockholdcr in the club with
in Il very short time though john
McGraw no doubt will retain his
interest and continue in active
management of the team.
The Giants have drawn very
poorly this season at the Polo
grounds.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-05-25
REAL ESTATE AUCTION

Look the Farris Ranch over,
VS. miles south of FL Centre. This
10 acre tract will be sold ut auc-
ton, Thursday, May 81. Splendid
improvements, fine grapefruit land.
Could be made one of the finest
country homes around FL Centre.
Sold on easy terms. $500 down, bal
ance like rent. Don t miss this OPP
portunity. Zinn, johnson and Brew
er, AuctiOneers. ADV
Imperial Valley press., 1923-05-25
WILSON SCHOOL
Final Program

f1nal Program
On Friday the assembly program
was entirely musical. This was
thelast program of the year. These
were the pupils who played:
Steward Allen, Clarinet solo con
Wings of Song.
Dorothy King, piano solo, But
terfly Waltz
Victor Hetzel, Trombone solo,
" ScXtette from Lucia. -
John Wells, Clarinet solo, "My
Own My Guiding STAR
Charlotte Moses, piano solo,
" Melody of Love- -
Jean Meyer, piano solo, "To
SPRING
Ralph Adams, Cornct solo, "For-
salen.
By jean Meyer, 7B
Imperial Valley press., 1923-05-25
MRS. FI.OJ


Copyright 1928 by United Press.)
NEW YORK, May 25.-Florcnce
Leeds, who is in seclusion in Il city
other than New York, declared to-
day she had communicated directly
with Mrs. Ann Stillman for the
first time since the latter s banker
husband sued for divorce, and, re-
plying to Mrs. Stillman s offer of
aid, has written:
"I think your offer is wonder
full, but | can take care of my
little Jay himself. You know how
Il mother feels. -
Upon being informed that Mrs.
Stillman, in an interview at Grand
Anse, Quebec, had advised her to
flight like a tiger" in her con-
templated action against Stillman
she said: "That is just what ] am
going to do. l am going to fight
for my boy until | have won.
Says Stillman Lies
Mrs. Leeds was aroused today to
the tiger fury that Mrs. Stillman
advocated when she learned that
friends' of the banker were re-
ported in newspapers to have Civ
en- out reports that Stiilman gave
her $4,000 and trust fund of
several hundred thousand had been
settled on her boy.
"Mr. Stillman lies if he said he
made a trust fund for my son-or
ever settled any large amount on
me- she said.
"He asked for 4 release from
any moral obligations G was
ashamed to tell about this before
towards his son and offered
through his lawyer Mr.. Sullivan
Imperial Valley press., 1923-05-25
More Ku KluX
KIan Troubles

LITTLE ROCK, Ark, May 25.-
Or. II. w. Evans, Imperial Wizard
Of the Ku Klux Klan, today filed
suit for 100000 damages against
William Joseph Simmons, founder
and emperor of the organization.
The suit, filed in circuit court
here, alleged slander against Evans
rs a citizen and as an official or
the "invisible empire.o
Imperial Valley press., 1923-05-25
Carr New Head
of Cal. Bankers
Ry United Press Leased Wire

LONG BEACH, Cal, May %. -
II. c. Carr, vice president of the
First National Bank of Portcrville,
was elected president of the Cali
fornia Bankers association at its
Goth annual convention in session
here today. Carr automatically
succeeds ii. s. Mckee, vice presi-
dent of the Merchants National
Bank of Los Angeles, in the posi-
ton,
Howard Whipplc, president of
the First National Bank of Tur-
lock was elected California vice
president of the American Bankers
association.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-05-25
Mary Lee Stuart IA
County Tennis Meet

Representatives. from all schools
met at lioltyille last Friday for the
county tennis tournament. El Centre
won both boys and girls singles,
for which they were indebted to
Willie Conn AMI Callibelle Peters.
The county championship, however,
went to UoltVillc.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-05-25
Pupils Attend Show

One hundred seyenty-five pupils
from the Wilson SNlool attended the
special Matinee at the Palace thea.
ter Wednesday. The picture was a
good geography lesson and very in
structive, and entertaining. 1t
showed remarkable pictures of the
animals in the jungles of Africa.
Gladys Hollingsworth 7D
Imperial Valley press., 1923-05-25
Gibbons to Train
At Fight Scene
by United Press Lensed Wire

SHELBY, Mont, May 25.---Tom-
my Gibbons has changed his plans
and will train here for his fight
with Jack Dempsey on July 4, his
manager, Eddie Kane, annocnced.
Gibbons finishes his exhibition
tour next Monday and will come
here Immediately to start final
work.
Jack Kearns, manager of the
champion, was visited by n delega-
tion Of Great Falls business men
yesterday, who pressed their offer
to stage the Dempsey-Wills fight
there on Labor Day.
Kearns said their offer was most
attractive and that he was eonsid-
ering it seriously.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-05-25

Observation-Disclosures Hunt
Finger, pitcher Of the University of
Pennsylvania nine, win report to
the New York Giants at the close
Of the school term, it is reported.
Huntzinger said he had received
several offers.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-05-25
At Detroit

Chgo. s 0 | 0 | 0 O 0 ) 10 !
Det. ..3 0 90 0 900 3 ) .
Batteric: Chicago - Faber and
Schalk; Detroit - Pillettc and
Woodall.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-05-25
Desert Party

The final meeting of the Girl Re
serves this year will be held Fri
day, May 25. Both the seventh
and the eighth grade groups will
have a desert party. Each girl in
the group is to bring sandwiches
and dime for marshmallows to
roast.
Mary Lee Stuart IA
Imperial Valley press., 1923-05-25
At Philadelphia


n. Y. % ! OOOO 100 211 0
Phila. Il 0 0 0 % X 4 7 .
Batteries: New York-Shawkey
and Schang; Philadelphia-Nayler
and Perkins.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-05-25

the valley, and the Americans take
almost us much interest in it as the
japanese.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-05-25
American League
National League
At Chicago

At Chicago
Cinti. % 0 0 0 o. 900 0 9 3
Chgo. o 8 0 0 0 90 X !
Batteries: OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES,
Couch and Wingo; Chica9o-AleX-
andcr and O Farrell.
At Brooklyn
Boston ! 0 0 0 Q 0 , ID l
Bklvn. 90 . 90 0 l IL 2
Batteries: Boston - OeschGer,
Benton, Marquard and O'Neill;
Brooklyn-Reuther, Decatur and
Taylor.
At New York
r II f
Phila. OOo2O2..O.2. s, ,12.-.,1
n. Y. A l l 0 0 4 0 Y l2 IA 0
Batteries: Philadelphia-Mitchell,
Bishop. Weinert and Henline; New
York-Nchf and Snyder.
At Pittsburgh
st. L. Il @ 0 o 0 o 900 | 4 0
Pitts. % 0 @ 20 600 > 10 l
Batteries: st. Louis-Doak and
Clemons; Pittsburgh-Morrison and
Gooch.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-05-25

When we grow up we want to be
street ear conductor so we can
tell everybody where to get off.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-05-25
At Pittsburgh
American League
At Bostor,

At Boston,
r II f
Wash. % / l o 9 0 ) 9 l
Boston 0 90 2004 X 6 10 l
- Batteries: Washington-Johnson,
Russell and Rucl; Boston-Peercy,
Ehmke, Murray and Devormer.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-05-25
At ST. Louis

Cleveland-St. Louis - Postponed,
rain.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-05-25
FABRIC TIRES

Thousands of customers
come back again and again
for more of these tires be-
causeGof the low prices and
excellent service. Pharis is
our "old standby" handled in
our stores since 1914. is guar
anteed 1000 miles. Nebraska
guaranteed 5000 miles.