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Imperial Valley press., 1924-04-16
FINE CHILDREN

Oratory and citizenship both are being we'll served
by the national contest now in progress. Youthful
orators in all parts of the country have been studying
American history with special emphasis the Const-
tuition of the United States and have been putting
their knowledge into oratons which they deliver
ing at district elimination contests The final contest
will be held in Washington, d. c., later on.
In the Kansas and Missouri district elimination
contests number of girls have first place At the
conclusion of recent evening of oratory the dean of
the Kansas State Agricultural College voiced the sen
ment of the whole audience.
The future of the country is safe in the hands of
young people such these here tonight he said who
giving earnest study to the fundamental law of
land. | proud of them, and of the public school
system which trained them. | also am
proud than at the beginning of this evening of
the Constitution which has been the subject of their
oratons, and which has laid the foundation for that
public school system which trained them
Adults who the generation in high
school of folly and frvoty not seeing the whole
picture The problem of adults is not to remodel these
boys and girls but to the fineness and ideal
ism which are already theirs.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-04-16
RADIO HECKLING

radio evil has developed. Just as broad
casting becomes accepted form of political
paigning, somebody throws monkey wrench into the
machinery.
The first horrid example occurred in Kansas City
the other night, when speeches at Democratic meet
ing, in connection with the city election campaign,
were being broadcast from local station. Some po-
lcia opponent employing oscillator attached to,
an antenna in the vicinity of the hail. hashed up"
the radio as to render the speeches uninteig
able to radio listeners. f&
The thing may be attempted with increas-
ing frequency the national campaign warns up.
Political partsans may take keen delight in messing
up their opponents speeches 1t be done either by
producing meaningless oscillations by mixing in
with a rival speech the wave-ength. The
latter method has been used often by the French dur
ing the Ruhr row. blanket air propaganda from Ber
n.f
Such vandalism, though, may not be safe very
long reward of $500 has been offered for the Kan
sas City offender The invisible radio authorities will
turn keen the ether if offenses multiply, and
there will soon be laws providing punishment to fit
the crime.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-04-16
Look chattered cohnnie.

Meanwhile Uncle Wiggily, sitting
on the steps, was watching John
ME glide about on the sidewalk,
doing all sorts of tricks. AZ last,
after having skated on one toe,
Johnnie glided up to Uncle Wig
gily and whispered:
"Wouldn't you like to try my
skates little while?'s
'Oh, can t roller skate! IN too
old!' exclaimed the rabbit gentle
man. ''Besides Nurse Jane-'
HCome around to the side where
she can I see qou,' whispered
Johnnie. 81 II show you how to
skate. There s lots of time before
school"
Uncle Wiggily listened 20 Nurse
Jane rattIing the dishes. He want
ed, very much to try Johnnie s new
and shining skates. Besides though
he said he was too old, Mr.. Long
ears didn't really believe so him
self. Secretly he thought he could
skate almost as well as the little
squirrel boy.
Gan right, -. said the bunny gen
. tleman, after twinkle or two of
his pink nose. "Ill try it. But
don't laugh at me, Johnnie, if l
fall down.
81 won IT, promised Johnnie.
Though Mr.. Longears thought 10
himself that he wasn't going TO fall
down.
But he did, No sooner had he
put on Johnnie's s skates than his
feet slid out from under him, and
down he fell, ker-floppy!
-hickl All, heck! Ah-hoo! -
exclaimed Johnnie. And then, as
he saw Uncle Wiggily looking at
him, from where the rabbit gentle
man had sat down, very hard, on
The ground, the squirrel boy said:
81 wasn't laughing at you, Uncle
Wiggily, l was just-ah--cough-
ing"
H'All right" said Mr.. Longears,
after thinking it over. 81 just
slipped a bit, Johnnie. Wen try
it again. shall soon get used 10
these skates.
vi Npbl0t 9Nh VIM NFf
cha4tered. But the more Uncle
Wiggily tried TO stand up the more
he fell down, his feet Hopping out
from under him frontward and
backward.
~ guess ] can't do it, Johnnie, I"
sighed the bunny At last. ~ am
too old. I'm too old to roller
skatet"
"Of course you arei lIa! Ila, !
could. have told you that,' barked
cruel and savage voice from be-
hind the bushes. You are too
Old to skate, but you aren't too old
for me to carry off to my den!
Here | come for you!'
Out popped the Wolf, but before
he could jump on the rabbit, Uncle
Wiggily took onestep on the roller
skates. Ogt flew his paws and
with both feet, on which were fast
ened the heavy skates, Uncle Wig
giiy struck the Wolf in the head.
Down fell the rabbit. and down fell
he Wolf, Uncle Wiggily WASH 7
Imperial Valley press., 1924-04-16
Forest Protection
Week, April 21-27

In proclamation issued by Fresi.
Gent of the United States, Calvin
Coolidge, the week of April 21,27.
1924, has been set aside as Forest
Protection week and wherever it it;
practicable and does not conflict
with state laws or customs. he has
asked that Arbor day be celebrated
during that week.
All citizens. either in association
or as individuals. all schools, and
the press of the land, are urged TO
give common thought to the protec
tion of our forests from fire, and to
protect the purity of our streams.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-04-16
RATES BY WATER
!, :. ON COAST LOWER
ny United Press Leased Wire

SAN FRANCISCO, April 16.-A
new coastwise steamship freight
tariff, carrying reductions on about
40 commodities decided upon by the
Pacific coastwise conference is in
effect today.
The rates are on less than car
load lots, and in effect mean re-
ductions of from so cents per ton
downward. .!
According to decision reached
yesterday by the inter-coastal east
bound. conference, sub-confereEces
in Seattle, Portland and Los Ange-
les in future will be abolished. All
matters relating to the conference
will be decided at headquarters here.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-04-16

hurt at all, but the Wolf had a
very sore head.
"OuchiD howlcd the Wolf :.
"Ouchie ouch! guess / won t
take you off TO my den now, In
Gle Wiggiiy. II have to 20 see
"a doctor''
And away trotted the bad chap,
holding one paw on his sore head.
.'There! I've skated enough, John
ME, 4" laughed the rabbit. ~ IN
glad YOU came along. Now run
along TO school" " And, taking off
the skates which he gave u the
squirrel boy, the bunny hoped into
his bungalow.
So this teaches us when we have
done good thing it is time to
stop for a while. And il the news.
boy docsn't eat molasses taffy and
stick his papers together so tight
ly that it takes corkscrew TO pull
them apart, II tell you next about
Uncle Wiggily aud Billic's marbles.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-04-16
49, -.
IMPERIAL
by Press staff Correspondent


IMPERIAL, April 16--Mr. and
Mrs. Rollie Farrell of Burbank
spent the week end visiting friends
and relatives in Imperial. The, Far
rells are former residents of imper.
ial, Mrs. Farrell being gaduate OF
the local highschool.
Mrs. AL Loffer arrived in I'm.
perial Sunday from FL Paso, Texas
J. Il. Bransby is driving Il new
touring ear.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. A. Townsend
and Mrs. Aveloe Waugh of Bur
bank are here visiting relatives.
Miss Jessie Parsons of Calexico is
home on her Easter vacation. She
attends U. s.. c. Miss Parsons is a
former resident of Imperial and a
graduate of the local highschool.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. c. Gale mosorcd
to Los Angeles Saturday with Mr..
and Mrs. Sterling who have been
here visiting at the gale home. The
Gales visited their son Kenneth
Gale and wife while in Los Angeles.
Many Visitors
Y The school nurse is examining
the eyes of the pupils in the Lincoln
school again.
3. Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Hallawcll aud
Miss Marybelle Bryan passed last
weekend in San Diego.
Addison Varney has returned from
college to spend his Easter vacation
with his parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
George Narney.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. r. Harris of
San Diego are here visiting their
son George Harris and wife. They
are accompanied by their daughter
Miss Myrtle Harris also of San Die
go.
John Larsen and family have re-
turned to Imperial from Escondido.
They viii reside on their ranch
northwest of town.
Stanton Harrison son of f. S.
Harrison had the misfortune to be
hit by an auto breaking his right
arm.
Mr.. and Mrs. Curtis Gabrielson
passed the day at Painted Canyon
Sunday.
Fix Clubhouse
Miss Iva Chase of Phoenix, Ari-
zona is here to be with her sister
Mrs. Hoffman who is i'll. !.
Miss Geraldine Christensen is on
the sick list.
The American Legion men and
the Ladies Auxiliary of the Ameri
can Legion held get4so gethei
meeting last evening to "fix up
the club house that is being re
modelled for the auxiliary. The Leg
ion boys did the work and were
then furnished d delightful pot luck
supper by the auxiliary.
Little Blanch Burton is very i'll
an attack of the measles.
Miss Irene Townsend who is
teaching in Los Angeles is. sepnd-
ing her Easter vacation with her
parents Mr.. and Mrs. c. G. Town
send on South g. street. Miss
Townsend graduated with the class
of 20 from Imperial high school.
j. d. Huston is having his home
southwest of town repainted.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-04-16
Looking Backward
What the Pross Files Tell Of
Imperial Valley for This Date
IN Past Years
NINETEEN YEARS AGO
April 16 10C5

J. A. Morrison of the Imperial
Bank is spending the week reliev-
ing Leroy Holt at Calexico.
NJ. Bonfilio and j. l.. Christopher
of Los Angeles, members of the
board of directors of the Provident
Mutual Building and Loan Associa-
tion, arrived in Imperial. This or
ganization has already loaned over
$4,000 in the valley, and it is be-
lieved that this amount may be
largely increased following this
visit of the directors.
Mrs. Hattie Hayes of San Diego
returned to the coast after visiting
her son, Len Hayes.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-04-16
TEN YEARS AGO

<APAh to, ACAH
NJ. w. Conkhng returned from
Denver where he went as repre-
sentative of the Irrigation District
to the Irrigation Congress-.
Mrs. Virgil. McCombs and daugh-
ter, Evelyn, returned home from a
few days stay on the coast.
Lester W. Turner, advertising
MANAGER of the Press, is spending !,
few days in Los Angeles. !
The second floor of the Hotel
Barbara Worth is well under way
and Architect Robert Taylor says
everything is progressing satisfac-
torily.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-04-16
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO
April 16. 1909

Mrs. D. w. Hatch has been install
cd rs Librarian in the new public
library recently opened in the I'M
perial auditorium.
Mrs. Samuel w. Dunaway retura.
ed to FL Centre after visit to Los
Angeles and Riverside.
c. w. Collins of the Desert Farm
er, left for Los Angeles, where he
will spend the week on business per-
tanning to getting out special edi-
ton.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-04-16
British Aviators
Arrive In Athens
by United Press Leased wire

ATHENS, April 16.-The British
round the world Amphibian plane
arrived at the old Plaeron aerodrome
shortly before 4 p. M. today.
The big plane, piloted by Major
Stuart MacLarenc, winged its way
gracefully into the harbor after de-
parting from Lake Korissia, Island
of Corfu, at 11:30 O'Clock this
morning.
The British airmen were greeted
with cheers by crowds which had
been waiting for them along the
water front.
Guns doomed salute as they
came ashore. MacLaren was smil-
ing and happy.
We're under way again. he
said.
The aviators said the flight from
Corfu was made in good time and
they expected to get under way as
soon as possible for Egypt.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-04-16
CITIZENS TRAINING CAMPS

The Womens Overseas Service League is offering
prizes girls throughout America for the best essays
giving briefly reasons why young men should attend
the citizens military training camps this The
idea of course is additional publicity for the camps,
and that good thing 1t hardly possible that
vigorous young who understand fully the oppor-
tunities of the government camps will fail to avail
themselves of the free vacation offered them.
But the essay contest may have other results not
anticipated by the League The girls who compete for
the prizes and all their girl friends going to learn
good deal about the citizens military training camps,
and the first thing anyone knows they will be demand
ing citizens camps for themselves where similar dsci
pline and athletics and organized recreation main
tained and where only the strictly military training
is replaced perhaps by courses in first aid home
nursing some other activity in which an abe-bodied
woman citizen should be proficient.
The avowed purpose of the mems training camps
is twofold to observe the lesson of the World War
through reasonable preparation of body of compe-
tent leaders, and at the time to prepare young
for the tasks of everyday life In peace
isn't it equally essential TO train young women for
competent leadership and for the tasks of everyday
life?
Imperial Valley press., 1924-04-16

Automobile and automotivc parts
manufacturers with probably not a
month 3 stock of steel on hand, ex.
pect to expand operations further.
At Detroit the number employed is
put at $4,000, the largest ON re-
cord.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-04-16

The poet laureate of England is visiting in this
country It may be entertaining and instructive lit
erary game to guess who he is
Imperial Valley press., 1924-04-16

We can imagine nothing Of less consequence as
Bunker Bean would say than whether not Berg
doll comes back.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-04-16

If the Senate is not ''the greatest deberativt
body on earth it is surely ''the most" deberative
Imperial Valley press., 1924-04-16

1t isn't fair to the roast Pittsburgh court for fin
ing man S25 when he had stolen $50. The prisoner
needed the rest of it for his lawyer
Imperial Valley press., 1924-04-16

We hope congress doesn't hear about the national
wealth of the United States being 1920 600, 100000.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-04-16

Impressed with the politics, principles and
honor Of President Calvin Coolidge and believing
that he most efficiently represents all the people of
the United States, and believing that California
should elect solid delegation on May to the Re-
publican National Convention, pledged to the nom
ination of Calvin Coolidge, ! hereby enroll in the
Coolidge Republican Club Of Imperial County.
The Coconino sun., 1924-08-08
OIL MEN FIGHT u. S.
OVER NAVAJO OIL LANDS

Judge O. L. Phillips of the fedora
court at Santa Fe, n. NJ, has granted
temporary injunction to prevent the
United States government from serv-
ing notice of cancellation of oil ane
gas permits on some $50 applicants il
New Mexico and Arizona. The in
junction was granted at the request OF
25 applicants fer permits on addition
to the Navajo Indian reservation in
New Mexico.
approximately 25O. persons who
have made application for oil and gas
prospecting permits in New Mexico,
Arizona and Utah are directly con-
cerned in the action, designed to pre-
vent the government from turning
over five and one-llalf million acres OF
grazing and oil land to the Navajos,
in addition to three and one-half mill
lion acres now their property.
Complaints allege they have paid
the government fees, have furnished
survey bonds for performance of the
requirements Of the lease act and have
surveyed their entries. Others have
drilling rights on the ground for de-
velopment, all in pursuance of author
ity and the requirement Of the secre-
tary in directing the land officials to
receive entries.
It is considered probable the case
will go to the superior court of the
United States.
The land in question was withdrawn
for use of the Navajos by various eX-
ecutive orders, but never considered as
belonging to them. When the oil and
gas lease act was passed the secretary
of the interior held these lands were
the property of the government and
directed land officials to receive APP
plications under the lease act for
The Coconino sun., 1924-08-08

same. Pursuant to this order some
250 entries were made.
In February, 1924, nearly three
years later, the secretary of the inter-
ior directed the commissioner of gen
efal land office to issue permits. Two
months later he reversed his decision,
directing cancellation Of all entries ex-
cepting the few on which permits had
actually been issued.
In their complaint the applicants
hold that the Navaios had no use for
more than their three and half mil
lion acres of land; that it would be
impossible for them to advance money
for irrigation projects necessary for
development of the area, and that to
give it to them would permanently
prevent settlers and development of
an area more than half as large as the
New England states.
The Coconino sun., 1924-08-08

Calvin Coolidge. vested with his
high office by virtue Of the interyen-
ton Of fate, goes before the American
people wise in administrative exper-
icncc, with ability proved through
long years of service to them. Since
his occupat;oa of the White House he
has made few, public declarations. lis
silence has dominated But there IS
a document in existence which sums
Up eloquently the principles for which
lie stands and upon which he has
ordered his life. 1t is the address he
delivered at his first inaugural as
president OF the Massachusetts, State
Senate.
@Do the days work. he said AZ
that time. IF it be to protect the
rights Of the weak, whoever objects,
do ii If it be to help d powerful cor
poration better to serve tie people,
The Coconino sun., 1924-08-08

whatever the opposition. do that. Ex-
poet to be called standpatter, but
don't be a stand-patter. Expect to be
called d dcmagogue, but don't be a
denagogue. Don't hesitate to be as
revolutionary as science. Don't hesi-
tsite to be as reactiorary as toe nlulti-
pfieation table Don't expect to- build
aD the veal. by pulling down the
strong. Don't hurry to legislate.
Give administrator a chance to catch
up with legislation.
I'VE need broader, fifrief, deeper
faith in the people a faith that men
desire to do right, that the Common
wealth is founded upoh a righteous
ness which will endure, a reconstruct
cd faith that the final approval of file
people is given not to demagogiies,
siavisfly panderllig 10 thetr selfish
.s.ess. merchandising with the eIalnur
g0f the hour, but to statesmen minis
The Coconino sun., 1924-08-08

tering to their welfare, representing
their deep, silent abiding convictions"
One other public utterance by
President Coolidge during his service
an Massachusetts, established a record.
It is the shortest inaugural III history.
The entire address reads:
Honorable Senators: Ny sincerest
thanks, offer you. Conserve the
firm foundations of our institutions.
Do your work with the spirit of a
soldier III the public service. Be loyal
to the Commonwealth and to your
selves. And be brief; above all
"Be brief"
President Coolidge, it would appear
from his long record of public service,
has established his qualifications for
Rsthe high Office to which he aspires. 1t
Is of significance, that he not only has
uttered his creed, He has lived i.
The Coconino sun., 1924-08-08

| Tom Pulliam says down in Arkan-
sas they were having a political rally
/ one time and one of the speakers who
had been limited to ten minutes was
still going strong at three quarters of
an hour. The chairman, who had
tried in vain to catch the speakers
eye, worried because he had some
prominent men to follow who would
Int have time to talk unless this fell
low was shut off right away, stood
Iup in the hope that the speaker
would look his way. But the latter.
didn't. Then the chairman picked up
q stick of stovewood for a gavel and
struck hard at the window casing.
But he missed his aim and hit Tom
right on top of the head Tom nearly
fell OYER, out of his chair, then rallied,
looked up at the chairman and said:
Hit me again; | can still hear
him." :.
One of the fellows was telling the
other day about some mule he tasted
down in Phoenix "It was the strong
est, burningest stuff you ever saw"
The said. "The only way it could be
drunk comfortably would be by di-
luting it with raw alcohol. Honestly,
a man could take drink of it in the
middle of winter at the north pole and
run around the pole with nothing on
but his nightshirt and still believe he
was in hell"
"Your hair is getting a little thin on
top remarked Frank Leslies as he
started in to barber 'Rimmy' Jim
Giddings.
"Glad to hear it, said Jim. 81 don't
care much for fat hair"
c. B. Wilson, for a man who never
takes drink, sure does dig up the
darndest lot of stories about drunks.
Got back from Los Angeles the other
The Coconino sun., 1924-08-08

Where are you going ?"
And the stew ups and says: Don't
tell me. Let me guess"
And now we'll listen to Dick Wick
Hall, our friend of the Salome Sun,
for awhile:
At the Request of the Summer Wild
overs Clubs of Phoenix & Yuma, / am
reprlnting the Lines about Omar Kha-
yam, first published in the Salome
Sun some time Ago-with few Min
er changes to keep it in Rhythm with
the Salome Summer Climate. You
can Read, Eat or Drink it, to Suit
yourself-and one Flip. Flapper
writes that it is Sung Best on the
Back Seat of Almost any Good Six
Cylinder Car headed out into the
Arizona Desert on Moon Light Mite.
Quien Sabe, Sabe Dios* Z = =
Personally my Education along
these Lines has been Limited-but
have Read Some and have a Good
Imagination and a Faint Idea of
What old Omar Khayam was Driving
At when he Lisped: "a Loaf Of
Bread a Jug of Wine and Thou
Beside Ne in the Wilderness"
and / don't Know but what Maybe
old Omar was Right and Got Lot
More Fun out of Life out in the Des-
ert with his Bread and Wine and
Thou Beside Him than Most Folks do
who have Millions and Miss Lot of
The Coconino sun., 1924-08-08

4 y
1t Must have been Loaf of Whole
Wheat Bread and Full of Vita Mines :
Because Omar couldn't have Got
| that way on White Bread, / would
like to trade some of my Gold
Silver and Copper Mines for some
| Vita Mines Like Omar had.
| Crank Her up, Bill, Step on the Gas :
and LISTEN TO HER SING:
When Omar Khayam said that He
| could Dine
On Loaf of Bread and a jug of
Wine,
With Her Beside Him and be Salts
fled
Out in the Desert with an All Night
Bride
He Meant that he Liked the Grease
wood Smell
And the Long Hot Days that Feel
Like He'll
The Red Sunsets and the Cool Moon
Light
And the Soft Sweet Air of the Des-
ert Night
And the Dim Faint Trail that Led
out to
The Queen of the Desert and His
Rendezvous.
Old Omar Khayam was the Head of
his Klan
And he Lived his life on an Easy
Plan
With His Girls and Wine and
Rio Silk Tent
Ny, Oh Ny! What a Life
He Spent!
For old Omar Khayam was a Lux
urious Brute
Who Liked the Juice squeezed out
of the Fruit
And Out in the Desert with his
Turtle Dove
He learned All There Was of Liv-
ing and Love
On Summers Night meath a
Mesquite Tree
With a Sweet Little Arab on His
Knee
Old Omar Khayam was Some Hum
Dinger Man
The Bell Ringing Chief of the Kha-
yam Klan.
=
The Desert is Here like it Always
Was
But you can't Khayam Any More
Because
In these Dry Days when the Wine
is Taboo
Sheilxs of the Desert don't know
What To Do;
Bread without Wine hasn't got the
Verve
And Sheiks of the Desert have Lost
their Nerve.
The Omars all Long for the Good
Old Days
When Life was Game and Played
Three Ways
When the Living was Easy and
Love Ran Loose
And the Doves of the Desert a
Good Excuse.
Now if You are One of the Khayam
Klan
With Any Idea that You are Some
Man
If You're Full of Life and Not Half
Dead
DON'T Hunt the Doves and For
get the Bread.
=
Rollin Knoles puts in his spare time
around his and his brother Toms
bakery writing poetry. This is the
latest emanation:
There lived a thrifty baker
Who thought his wealth would
grow,
If he could make doughnut
And hold out half the dough.
His plan was very simple
To reach a rich mans goal,
He'd make the circle thinner
And just enlarge the hole.
He started in to make them,
But very soon he found
1t took more dough than ever
The hole to reach around.
He fretted, fumed and worried,
And worked both night and day;
But, as the holes grew larger
He lost his mind, they say.
This story points to moral