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Imperial Valley press., 1924-11-05
High School Boys
Hear Whittier
Y.M.C.A. Talker
BY FLOYD G. FARRAR
(High School Junior College
Panortn nrN

The high school was honored ves-'
terdav afternoon by having Mr..
Frank Gates, secretary of the Y.
M. c. A. at Whittier. Mr.. Gates
gave very interesting talk on
clean living and thinking. 1t was
very interesting and Mr.. Gates held
the attention of the audience very
well. He talked only to boys. Mr..
Gates. asserted that he is Il member
of the Rotary Club of Whittier and
they take an oath to obey, and when
he was asked to come to Imperial
Valley to talk to boys he' obeyed.
1t is hoped that Mr.. Gates will come
again soon as his talk was certain
ly enjoved.
The La Solana staff is planning
to put on u circus consisting of
many wild animals and 100 people.
On the nights of November 21 and
% This is to be the first of its
kind in this section, and proves to
be a great SUCCESS. The whole school
is implicated in the successful pro-
tduction of this circus, which will
consist of one ring with a wild ami
NAL act and several other surprises.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-11-05
DENBY TO TAKE
WITNESS STAND
FOR DO HEN Y
BY United Press Leased Wire

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 5.-Closing
evidence for the defense. will 'be
submitted during the remainder. ,.of
the week in the suit of the govern
ment to break the leases on the Elk
Hills naval reserve granted to thd
Pan-American Petroleum corpora
tions.
Several important witnesses are
vet to be called on behalf of the
Doheny interests as attorneys for
the oil millionaire battle to save
for him the $100,000,000 leases
gained, the government claims
through conspiracy with Albert b
Fall, former secretary of the inter
ior.
1t is believed the ease will be
completed and final arguments rem
dered by the close of next week.
when Federal Judge Mccormick
will take the mass of evidence un-
der advisement and go into counsel
with himself to prepare a decision.
Rear Admiral John X. Robinson,
chief of the naval engeering bu-
reau, may take the witness stand
today. Judge Advocate General
Latimer is reported here from Wash
ington with a number of navy de-
partment documents which the de-
fense has requested. Edwin DENLY,
former secretary of the navy, who
resigned under pressure following
the senate committee quiz of the oil
scandal, will also take the witness
stand for the Doheny interests.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-11-05
BALL IN OLD ENGLAND

, very lew Americans have ever learned to wax en-
thuslastle over, to enjoy mildly, the English
game OF cricket. And very few EngIishmen have ever
discovered the truly excellent points of our game of
baseball During the World War when American
soldiers played baseball games in London and drew DO
Hte Englsh spectators along with the doughboy
crowds, the Britishers interested as they would
nave been IN any activity of the Americans but their
hearts were not touched by the game itself.
Now comes very distinguished Briton urging the
adoption of the typcally American game in his native
land, and, what is stranger yet making few passing
structures on cricket which might almost have come
from native American
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, creator of the immortal
Sherlock Holmes, takes his stand for baseball thus:
What is essential is that that there is splendid
game which calls for fine eye, activity bodily fitness
and Judgment in the highest degree This game needs
no expensive leveng of the field, the outfit is within
the reach of any village club takes only two or
three hours in playing. 1t is independent of wet
wlckes and player is his toes all the time and not
sitting pavilion bench while another man makes
his century If it taken up by different asso-
cation teams as summer pastme believe it would
sweep this country it has done in America At the
same time 1t would interfere with cricket than
lawn tennis has done
They are playing baseball in the Orient, particl-
larly in Japan The Canadians like baseball although
they do not make much fuss it as we in the
states do Why shouldn't the British Isles make room
for another live sport their list?
Imperial Valley press., 1924-11-05
TEN YEARS AGO
Novan1bor < 1914

The board of supervisors vester-
day appointed W, II. Compton, lee
tnrer to represent Imperial coun-
ty at the San Francisco exposition
TO be held in 1915.
On account of the illness of his
father, Mont J. Reid, county tax
collector, was yesterday granted u
leave of absence of 30 days by the
county supervisors. Mr.. Reid s
father has been in poor health for
some time.
At meeting of the county super,
visors yesterday the board endorsed
the proposed plan to carry United
States mail to Imperial Valley by
auto stage.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-11-05
Coolidge Plans
to Have Message
Read to Congress
Ey rInised i-ress Leased Wire

( WASHINGTON, Nov 5.--preSi-
dent Coolidge probably viii not adj
dress the December session of Con
gress in person as has been the
practice of presidents for som
wears past, it was said at the White
House yesterday.
Mr.. Coolidge regards the session
rs that Of an "old' congress, which
he has previously addressed and
therefore probably will send his
message up to be read.
The president is having difficulty
in arranging his program to include
the army and navy football game
at Boone November 20, the cattle
show at Chicago, which opens on
the same date, and the presentation
Of his congressional message which
must be sent in the following week.
He has definitely decided to at
tend the Chicago show. TO get il
the army and navy game, however,
he probably will have to go to the
show the Monday after it. opens,
returning here in time to complete
his message.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-11-05
Stock Market is
BuOyant Due to
Election Returns

NEW YORK, Nov. 5.--Coolidgc s
overwhelming victory and the en-.
largement of the Republican repre-
sentation the house and senate was
reflected in Tremendous stock mar.
ket activity, especially in the in
dustrial stocks. Though prices main
taincd the best levels of the move
they were prevented from scoring
further sharp gains ON the heavy
accumulation Of buying orders by
reason of profit taking on big
scifle by interests which had fore
seen the outcome of the election.
Despite these realizing sales, ho7-
ever, the general list was buoyant
and fractional advances TOOL, place
m T. $. Steel, Baldwin, American,
east iron pipe and other speculative
features.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-11-05
The fox.

the Ant Lazy. "But ! am iamo.
50 / can't crawl down the hol,
where the other ants hat. gon,
Oh, what shall / dO.'
Oh, so you. are lame, are you
kindly asked Uncle Wiggily. .r
am sorry TO hear ihat!'
"Blest your pink nose!'' aid
the Ant Lady, in jolly little voice.
4 don T mind being lame, as it
doesn T hurt The only thing / mind
is being left alone>ehl winter If
could crawl faster / would be all
right.
"Wcll, ] am a bit lame myself, -
said Uncle Wiggily. "I have the
Jheumatism, and / sometimes must
hop on a erutch Now, suppose
gnawed little silver off my crutch
for you, Perhaps then you could
walk along and join the other ants
down in the ground hole. 4"
T'It is very kind of you TO think
of that" said the Ant Lady. ~
have never walked with crutch.
but III try.
So the rabbit gentleman nibblcd
u little silver off his red white aud
blue crutci-such "A tiny silver as
il must be for the Ant Lady-and
she tucked this baby crutch under
ser left hind leg.
"How about it?" asked Uncle
Wiggily. .'Can you walk any bet
terR"
"Ob, much betteri" +" said the Ant
Lady, and she was crawling along
almost as fast as she hal before
she fell three Inches of the stone
end tanned hes leg when, ell Of
Imperial Valley press., 1924-11-05
VAIL RANCH NOW
GETS ELECTRICITY

SALIPATRIA, Nov. Electric
ity is now available to the ranch
and all intermediate applicants to
the southwest of Calipatria for
eight miles. Power is being used
from the finr instead of from the
private Vail plant. Applications
ere also in for connections to the
Tillotson and Gay Owens ranches.
It is generally understood here
that this is the first half pf the
line which will eventualv Y supply
Westmorland and intervening ter
ritory. The distance from the Vail
ranch to Westmor!and is nine miles
although beginning the extension by
to the east of the Vail ranch the
distance can be reGuc2d a mile or
two.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-11-05
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO
November 5, 1909

Walter Young has resigned his
position as foreman of the Edgewild
ranch, near FL Centre, alfd has re-
turned to the Coachella Valley. C.
F. Massingale has succeeded Mr..
Young as foreman of the we'll known
ranch.
A carload of household goods for
David Vencill has arrived from
Gait, Missouri, Mr.. Vencill, will re-
side on his ranch near Ell Centre.
Miss Clara Berneker left FL Cen
tro last week for her home in Clin-
ton, Missouri. She has spent the
past year i'll Ell Centro and Imper-
ial Valley.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-11-05
DISTRICT TOOK ALL
COLORADO WATER
FOR TO-DAY PERIOD

CALEXICO, Nov. 5.-For rs
days. beginning August l and en-
gaging October 10, according to the
official weather report at Yuma, the
Imperial Irrigation district canal
took the entire flow of the Colorado
river and all of it was used for ir-
rigation and commercial consump-
ton within the valley.
For the third consecutive month,
SAYS observer James II. Gordon, the
river shows the lowest flow for
tWentv-tWo wears.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-11-05

sudden, out of the bushes popped
the Bad Bob Cat.
"IIello, Uncle Wiggily, Hello!
Hcllo!' howled the Bob Cat. "Give
me some nibbles off yodr ears. Give
me some nibbIes!"
ono! Nol / don t want to give
you any nibbles off my cars!" said
the bunny.
Well, then II take them wheth
er you want me to or not,' howlcd
the Bob Cat.
81 shall have something 10 say
about that" whispered the Ant
Lady. Then, using the little crutch
Uncle Wigglly had given her, she
erawlcd up one of the Bob Cat s
leg. She erawlcd up until She could
reach his nose and then, standing
on two legs, the Ant Lady tickled
the nose Of the Bob Cat with her
other four legs. Oh, how she tick
led the Bob Cat s nose.
"Scooziel Scowzic! Gkizziei'f
howled the Bob Cat, and his nose
tickled him 50 that he sncczcd and
he sneezed the Ant Lady off right
into Uncle Wiggily's open pocket,
50 she wasn't hurt in the least.
And then the Bob Cat ran off
through the woods, sncczinp and
crying: "Oh, I'm catching ooldl
IN catching cold!" lie didn't
know II was the Ant Lady who had
ticklcd him.
"Tbank you for savingmy cars. y
sid Uncle Wiggily, as he took the
Ant Lady out of his pocket and set
her on the ground whore she could
crawl away, which she did, TO join
her friends. And if the stick of
candy doesn Z hide under the bed
when the lollypop wants TO play
marbles ! II tell you nest about
Uncle Wiggily aud the grasshopper.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-11-05
Large Vote For
Coolidge Polled
in Los Angeles
by United Press Leased Wire

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 5.2Com
plete returns from 1889 out of
1906 precincts in Los Angeles
county, compiled carly today, gave:
Coolidge 209,l11; La Toilette 76,-
312; Davis 24,076.
In the ninth district congressional
race, 207 precincts complete stood:
Linebcrger 1894; Randall 1925.
In the tenth district, 244 districts
were: Fredericks 2O,S7S; Richardson
12251
Imperial Valley press., 1924-11-05
Looking Backward
What the Press Files Tell OF
Imperial Valley for This Date
In Past Years
NINETEEN YEARS AGO
' VOVember 5, 1905

Bert Irwin is putting an extern
sion to the Storms bridge, which
will permit horses and cattle to
cross over without swimming the
river as they now have to do.
F. c. Bayless of Imperial, return
ed from trip east ON last Monday.
Miss Lula Mitchell who has been
a resident of eastside for a few
months past returned to her home
in Los Angeles Wednesday.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-11-05
Bedtime Stories
By HOWARD E. GkRIS
Copyright, 1928. py Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicare
UNCLE WIGGILY AND THE
LAME ANT

Once upon time there was
dear little old Ant Lady who was
lame in her left hind leg. The
reason she was fme was because,
in the summer time, she fell from
a stone all the way to the ground,
which was three inches below. Now,
of course, if you fell three inches
it wouldn't hurt at all, but 20 an
Ant three inches is almost as much
as half mile would he to you.
i In her fall the Ant Lady hurt
! her leg, so she mad TO walk with a
| limp all that summer. And when
it was almost time for winter to
come. and all the other ants had
gone down in Il hole i'll the ground
to Keep warm, the dear little old
Ant Lady was left behind. You
see she couldn t walk fast enough,
on account of her lame leg, to
keep up with the others.
So nit happened that one day,
when Uncle Wiggily was hopping
through the woods on his red,
white and blue striped rheumatism
cruteh, that Nurse Jane had gnaw-
| ed for him out Of a >cornstalk, the
bunny gentleman heard sad voice
| saying:
| "Oh, dear, what shall ! do''
! "What do you Want to do, dear
| little Ant Lady?' asked tho bunny,
for he saw who it was speaking 50
sadly, and it wasn't the Woozie
/ Wolf or the Fuzzy Fox.
II want to go some place where
/ can keep warm during the cold
! winter that is coming" answered
Imperial Valley press., 1924-11-05

And by the time we thought up
a new custome for a masquc ball we
decided to 90 as Il nervous wreck.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-11-05

The man who kicks because the
cat gets under his feet, should try
keeping goldfish instead.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-11-05
MORE AMERICAN ANTIQUITY

Another prehistoric American city is reported
this time in Nevada. The discovery gains interest
from its unusual mnglng of politics and archaeology
The archeologis the governor of the state James
G. Scrugham. He headed exploratory party, oper-
atng in the vicinity of Beatye and result of mere
ly preliminary work has reported the existence of
big buried city, six miles in extent. Here is probably
the first American governor who engaged in such
quest Governors generally prefer to do their digging
in live cities.
According to Gov. Scrugham's report, there have
been found remarkable vestiges of departed cTviza-
tion-any rock writings in addition to the usual pot
terry and other relics. Such writings the most valu-
able of all antique discoveries When deciphered they
reveal strange things regarding the life of previous
races on this continent, Mayan inscriptions
doing in Yucatan.
All this is valuable 1t is well, ordinarily, for men
and women to look toward the future. But possibly
Americans have been doing too much of that. 1t is
good to turn the gaze backward and then into the
remote past if only to clearly from what lower
levels we have risen. But as lower strata Of life
uncovered, in unexpected places and of unexpected
types we begin realize that the past history of the
buman race is probably far older, deeper and richer
than has been thought The surprising thing is that
this appears true even of our New World"
Hope springs eternal. Here's the last hours of the
campaign. and everybody's going to win.
Every time there is another international pact
you can hear the impact
Imperial Valley press., 1924-11-05

Hope springs eternal. Here's the last hours of the
.ampaign, and everybody's going to win
Imperial Valley press., 1924-11-05

Every time there is another international pact
you can hear the impact.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-09-16
We Offer a Valuable Contract
With G. w. Nash

Decatur winning his sound
growing The opportunity him. to
valuable
formed Company line and resigned from the bank
drsco sold 81 Nash Cars
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-09-16
UNEMPLOYED REGIONS
BATTLE WHITE MAN
TROPICAL JUNGLES AND THE
ANDES MAY BE REACHED
BY AIRPLANE.

Only few parts OF the globe have
not been trod by the feet of the adj
venturous white man, it was learned at
a recent conference OF explorers and
scientists in London, England. Where
the impenetrable jungle of tropical
regions have hitherto bafled the ef-
forts OF the explorer the airplane will
take the white man, so that the entire
earth will sooner or later be conquer
ed.
The world has yet much to learn of
strange peoples, and strange customs
and religions, for those parts that re-
main unvisited are peopled by tribes
that have so far resisted the advances
of explorers.
Children Smoke Pipes.
In southeastern Asia the immense
regions of Burma, Siam and Assam
have hardly been touched by explor-
ers and scientists. Here the natives lie
ION their backs through the hot days
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-09-16
INJURIES SUSTAINED IN AN
AUTO ACCIDENT SERIOUS
Miss Katherine Goode Must Undergo
Operation on Wounded Hand.

Letters from Miss Katherine Goode,
OF St. Augustine, Fla, to friends here
state that the injuries which she re-
Gently sustained in an automobile &C
cident on the Dawson and Cuthbert
highway while returning to She'll
man. where she was visiting, have
proved to be more serious than was
at first thought, and that an operation
on the injured hand is necessary.
Miss Goode gave the severe cut
across the top of her right hand little
consideration, thinking that only the
flesh was 1acerated, but upon remov-
al of the bandages it was found that
the 1igaments of the first two fingers
had been severed and that practically
no use could be made of them: 1t Will
be necessary for her to have the hand
ioperated on in order that the muscles
NAV be sewed together.
Miss Goode has many friends IN
Dawson who will regret to learn OF
her misfortune.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-09-16
Australian Ballot Soon to
Come Into General Use
Forty Georgia Counties Have Tried
1t With Satisfactory Results.

Statewide enactment of the Austria
liam ballot system is only a matter Of
time, in the opinion of lawmakers,
who have discussed the subject.
The system is now in operation in
more than so OF the 100 counties of
the state, as shown by reports receiv-
ed by the secretary of state, who was
requested to ascertain what counties
were using the system.
AS the law now stands, under an act
of the legislature, counties may adopt
the system when recommended by
two consecutive grand juries in a
county
1t was stated that the Australian
ballot was tried out in a number of
states forty years ago with most sat
isfactory results; and in states where
it has been tried, it was asserted, they
would not have any other system.
The opinion is expressed that as
soon as a majority of the counties
have adopted the plan the legislature
will make the law operative through
out the entire state.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-09-16
PARROTT PARAGRAPHS

! Mrs Everly Kennedy and Miss
Mary Ellen Kennedy, OF Cottondale,
spent the day with Mr.. and Mrs. J.
i Thornton
Mrs. c. w. McLendon and little
daughter, Florence, spent a few days
at Centerpoint with Mr.. and Mrs.
Reese.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. N. Russell and
George, OF Preston, were over to see
Mrs. Hollis Kenyon the past week.
Misses Gladys and Eudora Kirksey
spent a few days this week with their
sister, Mrs, Forest Stubs.
Mrs. Herbert Linton and children,
ole Monticello Fla, visited Mrs. ]. T.
Thornton on Monday.
Mrs. s. F. George and children
spent Thursday with Mrs. Georges
mother, Mrs Sem.
Miss Arcola Davis, of Albany, came
up Sunday to see her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs ]. T. Davis.
Mrs. S. F. George and children went
over to Plains to see Mrs. William
Arnold.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jeff Davis and baby
spent Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs Carl
Davis.
Mr.. c. w. McLendon made bust
ness trip to Ocala, Florida, this week.
Miss Bertha Mitchiner, OF Dawson,
spent Saturday with Avis Cochran,
Miss Mary Dunn, OF Macon, IS the
guest of Mrs. S. c. Yarbrough.
Miss Bertha Jones, of Plains, has
visited Mrs Forest Stubs.
Mrs. |. w. Cannon is visiting
friends in Leslie this week.
Mr.. Thornton Lee was a business
visitor in Dawson Friday
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-09-16

The warehouse receipts show that
1888 bales of cotton have been receiv-
ed in Parrott up to Saturday night.
Sees Wonderful Improvement.
Mrs. ]. R. Richardson and her two
daughters, of Macon, paid us a flying
visit Saturday Mrs Richardson will
be pleasantly remembered as Miss
Mamie Anthony, who lived here over
twenty years ago. When she was here
last there was only one brick business
house in town, and before the days OF
the banks All the wooden stores have
been torn down and nice brick build
ings in their place, and several new
brick places of business added and the
two nice banks and their buildings,
giving our little town nice and up
to-date appearance A number of new
residences have been built and many
other changes have taken place
The Sick.
Mrs. Elliott, who has been sick for
the past week, is better but still con-
fined to her bed.
Mrs. T. J. Herring, who has been in
pea the past WCCh, 10 llllPlOFlhS'
We are glad TO see Mrs. S. A. Nc
Kennon out again. She was sick the
frs tot the week.
We regret to learn that Mrs Tom
Stubs, who has been sick for severl
weeks, condition was such that she
had to be carried to the hospital at
Plains on Monday.
Mrs. Yarbrough Entertains.
On Wednesday afternoon Mrs. ).
C. Yarbrough entertained with three
tables of bridge at her home on
Church street, complimenting her
guest. Miss Mary Dunn, of Macon
and the guest of Miss Bertha Lee
Miss Wilma Castor, of Rome The re
ception halb and parlor was decorated
with ferns and other pot plants. At
ter the games delightful salad course
was served
Leaving for College.
The boys and girls are beginning
70 leave for school. Parrot will be
represented at several schools this tall.
Mr.. Paul Marshall and Mr.. Clinton
Herring left Monday for Norman
Park ia, Mr.. NODle Alllolu aliH Az
Robert Pinkston will go to Mercer
University, while Miss Mattibell Pink
ston and Miss Wray Herring will at
tend Bessie Tiff college.
PARROT Personals.
Mrs. Alton Reddick, who has been
spending the summer visiting, came
Monday. Miss Ruby Jones, OF R1ch-
land, and Miss Florine Cocker, OF
Herod, came Saturday to be ready tor
opening of school Monday.
Miss Wilma CASTOR, Of Rome, ar
rived Monday to visit Miss Bertha
Lee before taking up her duties IN
the school She will again have charge
Of music and expression.
Mrs. Carl Cole and children, OF
Preston. we're over for the weekend
at the home OF Mr.. and Mrs. B. f.
Morgan, Mrs. Coles parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Ewell Brown. OF Lake
Park. Ga, spent Thursday night ana
Friday with their niece, Mrs. Emmett
Pinkston.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-09-16

and smoke pipes, nine feet long, that
resemble torches on a stem. The wo-
men and even the children, from FIVE
years up, smoke,
In the interior Of one of these dis
tricts the native women are most beau
tiful, it is reported.
In New Guinea.
New Guinea is an island OF 100000
square miles. not far, comparatively
speaking, from Australia. 1t is re
gion OF impenetrable tropical jungles,
and some OF it is peopled by pygmies,
from two to four feet in height, and
having strange customs and religious
rites.
Other tribes inhabit the jungles.
These are of natural human size and
extremely warlike and hostile to the
whites. Several explorers have gone
into the jungles of New Guinea, and
nothing more has been heard of them.
The supposition is that they were kill
ed by the hostile tribesmen.
In South America.
There are certain parts OF South
America that have not yet been eX-
plored. The heights of the Andes
mountains, peopled by warlike tribes,
have not been reached. That great
morass of swamps near the source of
the Amazon river, in South America,
has so far resisted the advance Of ex-
plorers. The natives, climate, wild
beasts and snakes and mosquitoes have
caused number OF explorers to sue
cumb before reaching their objective.
In Africa are also some parts that
have not been explored Here are
tribes of whom little or nothing is
known. The majority of them are hos
tile to the whites. Here are also some
strange cities of adobe, built on the
hillsides and which have never been
entered by outside adventures.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1924-09-16
RIRLE IN INDIAN LANGUAGE.

Rlackfoot Indians in Canada are to
have the first Bible written in their
language.