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Imperial Valley press., 1924-09-10

giggle bit" spoke the bunny
hopeful like and meditative.
On his way over to Uncle But
ter's house, Uncle Wiggily sat
down to rest OH grassy bank at
the side of a hill. And while he
was sitting there, all of a sudden,
something tumbled down fronf the
top of the hill and hit the bun
ny gentleman's hat.
"Hello, what IS that?" cried Mr..
Longears, jumping up. He saw a
big, brown bug crawling on the
ground. And, as the bug crawled
it slipped and stumbled and
"Did you fall down the hill and
hit my hat ~ asked the rabbit.
yes, thank you-I mean excuse
mel did, 8" buzzed the bug. 81
hope [ didn't hurt you" and, as
he spoke, the bug tumbled down
again.
cha! Hal" laughed Uncle Wig
gily. "Excuse me for laughing,
but you do looks so funny" said
the bunny. "I can't help gig
Cling
"And | can't help tumbling, :"
said the bug with smile. II IN
Tumble Bug and | must tumble
it Is my nature" and he tumbled
over little stone, no larger than
the head of a pin. And there the
Tumble Bug lay on his back, kick
ing his six legs in the air--so fun
ny as never was.
"Oh, dearl You make my ribs
ache from laughing-you re so fun
NY Tumble Bug!" shouted Uncle
Wiggily. "You re so funny-Oh,
| have an ideal Did you ever make
goat laughF'
"Lots of times!" said the Tumble
Bug.
''Then come with me ana make
Uncle Butter laugh " said Uncle
Wiggily. AUncle Butter has the
gloomy epizootic. All he needs is
q good laugh, and he II get it if
he sees you ,tumbling head over
heels.
So Uncle Wiggily picked up the
Tumble Bug and carried him, IN his
pocket, to Uncle Butter s house.
There sat the goat in chair as
gloomy as a thunder storm. The
bunny put the bug down on the
table.
Floplf' the Bug fell from the
table to the chair. "Flip!" and
the Bug fell from the chair to the
floor. z" Floop" and Mr.. Tumble
Bug turned a somersault over I'm
Gle Butter's shoe.
"Hal Hat Hol Ho!" loudly
laughed the goat. !" How funny you
areln And from that moment I'M
Gle Butter got better and was soon
as well as ever. And 80 grateful to
the Tumble Bug was Uncle Butter
that Ee gave TIE l2seca sorae rose
leaf Jelly 10 eat. aud the Bug
tpmblsd n the Jelly and Il took
Imperial Valley press., 1924-09-10
Bedtime Stories
By HOWARD E. GkRIS
Copyright, 1928. by Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate
UNCLE WIGGILY AND THE
TUMBLE BUG

citing -ling." rang the tele-
phone bell in Uncle Wiggily's hol-
low stump bungalow one morning
after breakfast.
'Dear me! That s too bad! -
exclaimed Nurse Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy
when she had said "hello," ;" and
listened for moment to some one
talking at the other end of the
wire. "That certainly is too badl
Uncle Wiggily will come right
Over!'
"What S the matter7" asked the
bunny rabbit gentleman, as he made
his ears stand up straight in sur
prise. "'Is the bad Fox coming
here after me? If he is L should
say it was too bad!"
"No, it isn't the Fox" said
Nurse Jane, as she hung up the
telephone. "'But Uncle Butter, your
goat friend, is ILL.,.
"What s the matter2 Did Aunt
Lettie say he had been eating too
many tin cans?" asked the rabbit.
"She doesn t know what's the
Imperial Valley press., 1924-09-10
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO
September 10, 1909

A. P. Nuffer returned from his
vacation on Monday, and has re-
moved his office to the room oc-
cupied by the Putnam Land Com
pany.
Judge Franklin J. Cole will re-
turn to Ell Centre to resume regu-
lar duty of the Imperial County
Superior Court on September 10.
The city trustees were unable to
do any business Tuesday on ae-
count of their being only two mem
bers in attendance. Messrs Brown
and Hamilton met and adjourned
until next Tuesday night.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-09-10
Looking Backward
What the Press Files Tell of
Imperial Valley for This Date
In Past Years
: September 10. 1905

Archibald Edgar, father of the
Edgar brothers, has returned from
Perris where he has spent the sum
mer, and expects to put his ranch
all in alfalfa the coming season.
David Dewitt Lawrence of the
Standard Company went to Los An
geles Thursday for a few days
business trip. Mrs. Lawrence ac-
companied him.
d. II. Chaplin arrived in the val
ley Tuesday. It is reported he will
be the postmaster at Ell Centre
when a post office is established
here.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-09-10

trouble" went on Nurse Jane.
She says Uncle Butter just sits
in chair, looking as cross as a
patch of black clouds, and he grunts
and groans and says 'Oh, dear!'
all the while. -
81 guess he must have the dismal
epizootic. = laughed Uncle Wiggi-
". "It isn't dangeSus or catch
ing. All Uncle Butter needs 70 be
made to laugh and he will get bet
ter. III 60 over and SEQ him.
9 Do you think he will laugh at
you9'7 asked Nurse Jane, smiling.
"Wsll. -.ayes ! car 1aEe Ai@
Imperial Valley press., 1924-09-10
TEN YEARS AGO
Co,,teru hnr 10. 1914

L. B. Fuller and Mr.. and Mrs. II.
w. Campbell, who have been ab-
sent for the past six weeks on a
trip to Alaska, returned to Ell Gen.
tro yesterday.
H. c. Coe, principal of the III
Centre grammar schools, returned
from his vacation last night.
William Allen, manager of the
Globe Mills, returned this morning
from short stay in Los Angeles
and San Francisco.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-09-10

Aunt Lettie and Mr.. Longears half
an hour to get him out. At which
Uncle Butter laughed harder than
ever.
And if the paper knife will make
a fireman hat for the head of
cabbage, / shall next tell you about
Uncle Wiggilv and the water melon.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-09-10
LABOR AND WAR

1.-THE greatest service that organized labor
render the human today is to stop forever the
the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers "The or
ganzed workers alone have the power to do it, for
without their aid no armaments could be made and no
battles fought"
1t must be admitted that this is true-provided
the workers act together They majority. They
furnish not only majority of the fighters in any war
but majority of the votes in any election If they
to vote sodly they fight it would lie with
in their power to stop fighting
But numbers prove nothing. 1t is question of
morals, temperament and viewpoint Workmen In the
past have divided politically in this country espe
ciay, pretty much as have other classes. They have
regarded in the way. Wars, in democratic
countries have been fought usually because the people
desired them and workmen have reSlred them no less
than others have.
This is merely to say that spring from
bative human nature, and workmen human. 1t
does not likely that they will unite against war
until society in general does.
Great Allied triumph at the reparaton conference
Germany consents to borrow S20O00000O.
A decent living is an income that enables any
generation to bring up its children with advant
ages than their parents had.
This is still land of opportunity, with nothing
to prevent any properly equipped boy from fighting
his way the top of the pugisc ladder and making
millions
Honors for political slogans must go to Texas this
year. What other slogan could ever hope to compete
with Me for MAJ?
In spite of all the efforts for naval disarmament,
the swordfsh remains the symbol of the sea.
"The great midsummer silence has fallen upon
the BIRDS writes naturalist But not upon the BIRDS
running for cftlee
IAN enduring peace has come at last" SAYS q
statesman. May il be also an endurable peace!
Imperial Valley press., 1924-09-10
ARRESTS IN IMBRIE- CASE

TABRIZ, Persia, Sept. 10.-Three
hundred persons have been arrest
ed by the Persian government for
completely in the mob-murder of
Major Robert Imbrie, the American
consul, according to an official re-
port received by the Near East Re-
lief from its representative in Te-
hnr
Imperial Valley press., 1924-09-10
BY CONDO

ed to Yuma yesterday to see the
the situation on the Colorado.
Sunday school services will be re-
sumed at Seeley Community church
on Sunday, September IA.
+. g. Henderson has put force
into his cotton field to gather first
pickings.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-09-10
SEELEY
by Press staff Correspondent

SEELEY, Sept. 1o.-Walter Avy
and son of Redlands, formerly of
Seeley, is visiting friends for a few
days.
Mr.. and Mrs. john Ne,son motor.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-09-10

Our objection to the office boy
losing sleep is he tries to find it at
thp office
Imperial Valley press., 1924-09-10

In spite of all the efforts for naval disarmament
e swordfish remains the symbol of the sea.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-09-10
School Shoes
Ne.D Pumps, Oxfords
and High Shoes in
All Shades

SALOMON'S SHOES Of quail
ity cost more to start with but
cost much less in the long run.
All our school shoes are made
from good honest leather and
they wear like good shoes
should.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-09-10

A decent living is an income that e
generation to bring up its children with M
ages than their parents had.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-09-10

Great Allied triumph at the reparation cc
Germany consents to borrow 5000 100000.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-09-10
English Ribbed 81
Hose at SOC

THE BIGGEST SELLER in our stock
is the three quarter length Hose of Mer-
cerized English Rib We have Pongee
White, Black and Cordovan shades in all
sizes at soc pair
Imperial Valley press., 1924-09-10
Boys Heavy Double
Knee Hose 6Oc

GORDON HOSE made for the boy who
wears out pair week. Extra heavy
foot and on top of that double weight
knee. Exceptional wear guaranteed. ALI
sizes to 11Ha at eoc pair Black only.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-09-10

An enduring peace has come at last" says q
statesman. May il be also an endurahle peace
Imperial Valley press., 1924-09-10

Honors for political slogans must go to Texas this
wear What other slogan could ever hope to compete
with 'Me for Map
Imperial Valley press., 1924-09-10

"The great midsummer silence has fallen upon
the BIRDS writes naturalist But not upon the birds
running for offiee
Imperial Valley press., 1924-09-10
For Dresses Genuine
Deuonshire 39c

FOR YEARS and years mothers have
turned to Devonshire cloth as school
days have approached. Quality of mater
ial--fast colors and good looking new
patterns are why it becomes more popu-
lar each season.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-09-10
Boys Khaki Suits $500
Short Sleeues-Knee Length-Rou Collars

THIS IS THE FAMOUS SUIT" of
swept country of Koverallscs
little has dressed up appearance
Ito $500 to Y at 1925
Imperial Valley press., 1924-09-10

This is still a land of opportunity with nothing
to prevent any properly equipped boy from fighting
his way the top of the pugstic ladder and making
mill
Imperial Valley press., 1924-09-10
Boys & Girls Hose
3 Pair For $l.OO

"A MEDIUM WEIGHT popular Gordon
long Hose for school wear. We carry all
sizes in Black, White and Cordovan
Brown. Satisfaction or your money back
with Gordon Hose. 35c single pair.
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Of little packages OF prepared
peanut butter sandwiches.
How, we ask In agony, can q
thoughtful seeker follow the in
tricacies Of so-called pulsating
picture while irresponsible glut-
tons crunch crackers and peanut
butter with awful audibility?
~ \
Has the custard pie left moth
ing but its gooey memory upon
the shadow world?
1t is a long time since we have
seen a pie heaved; 1t is even a
long time since we have read of
George Jean Nathan's boyish de-
light at seeing q pie meet its.
mark, in screen comedy. Per-
haps we have been unobservant;
or, again perhaps, the pie gag has
passed out.
It may surprise many Of our
constant readers to know that
motion picture critics are useful
in deciding upon the worth Of a
picture for the newspaper public.
Any movie critic who bumps,
quietly and Unexpectedly, into a
group Of film fans on the morn
ing after the local premiere of
any much-discussed picnic will be
flattered to know that his opin-
ions are read to settle the highly
important matter Of whether
Amy wants Fred to take her to
see "The Purple Goose" or
''Maunderings.'
The symposium Of opinion In a
movie-mad office any Monday
morning is something like this:
It's. punk picture. Well, I
liked it. Philip hasa friend who
is in Hollywood, and this friend
wrote home that the picture was
good. Well, think Lillian
Applebloom is getting too fat to
act. John Hucklebury was mis-
cast. Oh, 1 think he's cute. Let's
see what the papers say about it.
The pronouncement Of the
papers is, Of course, the last
word-providing that the critics
agree.
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ABE KABBBLE IN
PICTURES OY
GEVALT!

cable the Agent" and his Gre
ator, Harry Hershfield. have been
immortalized in talking motion
pictures. A thousand years from
now our descendants, If we have
any, will be able to sit in thea
ter, or what will take the place Of
theater at that distant date, and
see Hershfield draw a picture of
Mr.. Kabibble. They will hear Ka.
bibble, in his quaint, broken Eng.
fish, talk with Hershfield, and hear
Hershfield, rather embarrassed, try
to offset the arguments Of Ka-
bibble.
This remarkable state Of affairs
has been brought about by the
peForest Phonofilm, the new
talking pictures invented by DR..
Lee DeForest Of radio fame.
One of the recent talking pic
lures made by DIR. DeForest was
OF Chauncey Depew, venerable
statesman and diplomat. ninety
years old this month. It was so
uncannily realistic that DeForest
decided to make a series of talk.
ing motion pictures of all the
great men of the present day, to
DO handed down to pOsterity.
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THEY IMPROVE
EACH SHINING !
HOUR

The hobbies OF the players pre-.
senting ."The> Cat and the Ca
nary" at the Belasco for a fare
well week, beginning tomorrow,
are varying and of special inter
est to the theatergoing public, as
this play has proven the most
popular of the season. During
the first two weeks of it's local
{. engagement, $4,000 delighted pa
irons crowded the theater.
Sydney Reynolds. the appealing
little heroine, viii be found stitch.
ing away for dear life on the
daintiest Of fabrics, making dolls.
clothes. She is working overtime
against the arrival Of Easter,
for there is a whole school of
little girls who are going to be
survived with the output Of her
needle.
Next door to Miss Reynolds
room you will find Virginia
Howell, who plays the 'spooky'
West Indian Nanny Pleasant"
Miss Howell's hobby is letter writ
ing. Her correspondence covers
all the corners Of the globe. On
her last two summer vacations
Miss Howell visited the Far East,
spent many days and nights on
the Sahara Desert and in Egypt,
and some day her letters will
make a fine book of memoirs.
4 \
If you should happen to visit
Walter Regan's room the plays
Paul Jones, the bashful hero) you
will find him porting over manu-
scripts, for when Walter Regain
isn't writing plays, he's reading
them, and some day he's going to
produce a big hit-like 1.-The Cat
and the Canary" and buy that
island on the st. Lawrence that
he has been dreaming of since
boyhood.
Edmund Elton is an authority
on ancient and modern furniture.
xAk
Clara VerderR is an expert on
designing new modes Of hair dress
ing.
Franklin Fox has just COM
pleted and had accepted by a we'll
known theatrical publisher, his
new book on Makeup" which
promises to be the very last word
on that difficult and important
art.
And now that you know them
offstage, step in and meet them
in their professional moods.
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score his greatest comic success.
The picture, in the parlance of
the day, is a WOW. The story con-
Germs the adventures of an elderly
darby made an unwilling party to
an extensive scheme Of rum-run-
ming.
RIALTO Harold Lloyd, in his
latest feature comedy, "Girl Shy"
will be the. special. Easter week
ginning tomorrow. Harold for
that mixing them up a bit" is
enjoyed by the public, and he
has never. made two comedies
even remotely alike, considering
his big hits, "Dr. Jack" Safety
Last why Worry?" and now
Girl Shy described as bigger
and better than anything he has
done heretofore. Lloyd, who pro-
duced the picture in addition to
being its star, promises to in
troduce real novelty.
Jobyna Ralston is again seen as
leading lady. Richard Daniels,
Carlton Griffin, Priscilla King,
and Dorothy Dorr are also prom
inent. A comedy and special
music will also feature.
.POLTS-At Polls beginning
Monday evening D. w. Griffith's
new film spectacle, America"
will be the attraction. This new
est effort is said to surpass in
magnificence and interest even
his memorable Birth of a Ma
tion," Intolerance" Hearts of
the World" Broken Blossoms"
Way Down East" or Orphans
of the Storm"
Mr.. Griffith has chosen for the
period Of his story that crucial
time in Americas history when,
with the war of the revolution,
she threw down the gauntlet to
King George the Third and with
sacrifice Of blood and with daunt-
less courage won that freedom
Of which the Declaration of In
dependence was the symbol. The
events and scenes of that great
struggle figure in the most tense
manner in America" prominent
among such historic episodes be-
ing the marvellous ride of Paul
Revere, the battles Of Lexington
and Concord and Of Bunker Hill
and the signing of the Declara-
ton of independence. Historic
personages figuring in the story
include George Washington, Paul
Revere, Patrick Henry, John Han
cock, Samuel Adams, William
Pitt and innumerable others
whose names are familiar to those
who recall their American his
tory.
The cast chosen by Mr.. Grit.
fifth for America" is a superb
one and contains countless dis.
tingushed names. Important roles
are portrayed by Carol Demp.
ster, Neil Hamilton, Lionel Barry
more, Charles Emmett Mack.
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"YOLANDA" WITH
MARION DAVIES
COMPLIMENTED

Marion Davies has received a
cablegram from. Adam Poulsen,
Denmark's famous Danish ira
gedian, facilitating her upon her
triumph in "Yolanda." the new
Cosmopolitan picture in which
she will shortly be seen here. The
congratulations for your notable
success in 'Yolanda.' Wish 1
could have been present at the
premiere"
Mr.. Poulsen, who is at present
the director of the world famous
Open Air Theater, near Copen-
hagen, and who is famous in Den.
mark for his impersonation Of
Hamlet" paid his first visit to
an American motion picture
studio last fall when "Yolanda"
was in the making at the Co.'S
mopolitan Studio, in New York.
He was an interested spectator at
the filming of the scenes around
the castle of the Duke of Bur-
gundy for which the largest set
ever constructed in the East had
been fashioned.
pressed high praise for the his
torical accuracy of the settings
of the picture. He evinced par
ticular enthusiasm in the work Of
Miss Davies, Lyn Harding. Hol-
brook Blinn and other members
of the cast and stated that Amer
lean pictures are becoming more
popular in Denmark every year.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-04-19
BRIEF FILM GOSSIP

Metro has signed Pat O'MaIley
to play the lead opposite Mae
Busch in Bread" which Victor
Schertzinger will direct. The film
was adapted from the novel by
Charles Norris.
Anton Groat has resigned as art
director for Mary Pickford and left
, for New York, where he will be
associate art director for Cosmo-
poitan' production.
Alberta Vaughan, screen actress,
has taken out an insurance policy
that automatically awards her So
600 for each pound of flesh she
may annex in the next two years.
There is a proyiso that renders
the policy null and viod If she
fails to gain twenty-five pounds.
Harold Lloyd has signed Mickey
McBan, a juvenile prodigy, to APP
pear with him in a picture now
being made at the Hollywood stu
dos.
Clara Beranger is completing the
scenario on Spring Cleaning"
which will be Cecil De Miles next
production at the Famous Players
Lasky studios.
Hunt Stromberg who is now pro-
ducing at the Thos. II. Ince stu.
dos began work this week on "The
Siren of Seville," written by H.
Van Loan, in which Priscilla Dean
is starred. Jerome Storm will di.
rect.
Upon the completion Of "Tess
Of the D'Ubervilles' at the Gold.
wynn studios next week Marshall
Neilan will Immediately start
work on another feature in which
he will again direct his wife,
Blanche Sweet, for that concern.
Ralph Graves has been signed
by Mack Sennett to be starred in
q series Of two-reel comedies. The
first will be put into production
next week, with F. Richard Jones
directing.
Warner Brothers began produc.
ton this week on Being Re-
spectacle" which Phil Rosen Is
directing. In the cast are Monte
Blue, Marie Provost, and Louise
Fazenda. ..
Estelle Taylor has been placed
under a longtime contract by
Cecil DE Mile, and is to replace
Leatrice Joy.
Draper Daugherty, son Of the
former Attorney GSneral. who
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mysteriously disappeared from a
Connecticut sanitarium some time
ago, is a picture extra" at the
Preferred Studio in film starring
Baby Peggy.
Daugherty's explanation of why
he is an extra" is that he wants
to learn the film business from
the bottom up.
The giant who appeared with
Harold Lloyd in "Why Worry?"
John Aasen, is to become a screen
star and producer himself. He
has turned down overtures to ap-
and will organize his own picture
company.
Conway Tearle, film actor, has
formed himself into corporation.
All his future business transac-
tions will be under the name of
Conway Tearle, Inc, and the cor
poration is to receive all moneys
earned by Tearle from enjoyment
and investments. The three direc-
tors are Conway Tearle, presi.
dent; his wife, Adele Rowland,
treasurer, and his attorney, NJ. j.
Herbert, secretary.
A. H. Woods has acquired a
play called "The Blue HawaiianS, {"
Of German origin. It is a mys.
terry melodrama, and the title has
reference to a stamp.
Sinclair Lewis Rabbit" will
be screened by Warner Brothers,,
with Clara Bow in one OF the
leading roles.
Pauline Frederick has been
signed by Ernest Lubitsch to star
in his second picture for Warner
Brothers, in which Lew Cody will
play the male lead.
Frank Mayo is to play opposite
Colleen Moore in "The Perfect
Flapper."
Director I Fred Caldwell, has
completed shooting lone Day in
Hollywood" for Selznick. Muriel
Reynolds Is featured.
Mary Roberts Rinehart's tx"
Is Under way. Harry A. Pollard,
will direct this for Universal.
Henry Sedley and Lucille Lee
Stewart have joined the cast Of
1.-THE Fool" being directed by
Harry Millarde.
Fred Tyler will assist Scott
Dunlap in the direction Ct 'Lit.
tie Robinson Crusoe."
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FAMOUS-PLAYERS
ENGAGE NEW
DIRECTORS

Injection Of new blood into the
making of Famous-Players pic
lures became a reality last week
when Jesse L. Lasky, first vice
president of the corporation, in
charge of production, announced
the appointment of Paul Bern,
Paul Sloane. r. II. Burnside and
Frank Tuttle as directors of
Paramount pictures.
"In making these four men di.
rectors," said Mr.. Lasky, I'VE
are following our policy of striv-
ing to keep the quality of our
product steadily advancing by
Incorporating new ideas and en-
couraging new blood.1
Mr.. Bern wrote the scenario
for the next Pola Negri picture,
"Men." Three years Of study of
film cutting, titling and scenario
construction followed a brief ex.
perience as an actor on the legiti-
mate stage. Then he became as
ssistant to Hugo Ballin, and
later editor.in-charge for Goldwyn,
during which period he wrote the
scenario for 1.-THE Christian"
More recent productions Of his
pen are Name the Man." and
1.-THE Marriage Circle"
Mr.. Sloane wrote "Over Tho
Hill" and eff Winter Comes"
"Big Brother" and 1.-THE Con
fidence Man."
Mr.. Burnside is widely known
for his spectacular presentation
at the Hippodrome and as stage
director for Charles Dillingham;.
For the ipast two months he has
been at the Paramount studio
on Long Island learning the
technique OK screen production.