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Imperial Valley press., 1924-05-17
Looking Backward
What the Press Files Tell of
Imperial Valley for This Date
In Past Years
NINETEEN YEARS AGO
Mo- ~ 1nnc

NINETEEN YEARS AGO
May II, 1905
Miss Pansv Moffett left for Sa-
cramento, where she viii spend the
summer.
Wilson Akin, business man of
san Diego, departed for The coast
after I, sojourn here.
Mrs. John Campbell of Riverside
arrived here to spend few days
with her husband.
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO
May II, 1909
The boys of Central Union high
school chartered the skating rink
for the evening and invited the
girls to attend as their guests.
About 20 couples were present.
Rev Hollingsworth was elected
temporary chairman at the first
meeting of Holtville organization
to be known as the " Holtville
Promotion Club. = A committee of
three members, Messrs. Taggart,
Weisner, and White, was appoint
ed to draft bylaws.
pSOASt II. iCudAlJ WIN ONHS SOiIt
30 lots i'll the city of Holtville, has
offered the Socialists Il lot free if
they build $4,000 hall thereon.
They are busy raising money for
this purpose now
TEN YEARS AGO
May II, 1914
Samuel Porter, San Diego hotel
man and one of the lcssees af the
Hotel Barbara Worth, came over
from the coast to look over the
new building. He will leave soon
for the east, to select furniture for
the hotel, which is expected to
open about October /.
Robert Oakley, brother of Miss
Jeanne Oakley, deputy county clerk
under Major S. Cook, arrived from
the coast. today to spend some time
visiting his sister.
G. NJ. Applestill left this morning.
for Los Angeles to secure films for
the Tulane theater.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-05-17

The Japs, it appears, can be barred without
nse if they're barred without fence.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-05-17
PROBERS OF VET
BUREAU RETU RN
TO LOS ANGELES

Los ANGELES, May 17.-Reas-
sembling to hear further testimony,
the special committee investigating
Louis t. Grant, chief of the twelfth
district veterans bureau was to
. meet here again today The com
mittee has been in Phoenix most Of
the week.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-05-17
Bedtime Stories
By HOWARD R. GARIS
Copyright, 1923, by Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate
UNCLE WIGGILY AND THE
RED PILL

where are you gong, ncle
J Wiggily?'' asked Nurse Jane Fuzzy
Wuzzy one day, as she saw the
rabbit gentleman hopping down the
! front walk.
II an going over to get Sam
mie and Susie Littletail,' answer
| ed the bunny uncle.
Are you going to take them to
the circus?' the muskrat lady
housekeeper wanted to know.
Not vet, the circus ism t TO be
here until next week, said Uncle
Wiggilv with laugh. But, as
you know, Nurse Jane, each season
bring Sammie, and Susie over to
stay with me a few days that may
teach them lessons in whai to eat
and what not to eat. They are get
ting to be big rabbit children now,
and soon they will wander afar
over the fields and through the
woods. Mess they are taught what
is good to eat and what is harmful,
they may take something that viii
make them i'll. =
""Oh, all rigkt!' squeaked Miss
Fuzzy Wuzzy. 81 was thinking it
was about time you gave Sammie
and Susie some more lessons. - For
Uncle Wiggily did this each year
several times year. OF course,
Mr.. and Mrs. Littletail, the father
and mother of Sammie and Susie,
could have taught their children
what TO eat and what not to eat.
bat they liked better to have I'm
cle Wiggily do it,
So the old rabbit gentleman. Civ
ing his pink nose an extra twinkle,
hoped over the fields to the bur
row or underground house of Sam
mic and Susie.
- am going to take them 20 live
with me few days, said Mr..
Longears to Mrs. Littletail.
1t is very kind of you, spoke
Mrs. LittlctaiI. ~ have some
new little rabbits now, and !
haven't much time for Sammic and
Sussic. -
The little boy and girl rabbit
were very happy 10 20 with Uncle
Wiggily, and he was soon hopping
With them over the fields and
through the woods, pointing out the
different weeds and plants that
were good to eat.
"Try some Of that, Sammie, -
s:id Mr.. LongNars. uOinting to u
sort of brownish white plant.
"Oh, that S toadstOol and it :
poison 10 cat!'' cried Susie. i" Don t
eat that, Samnic!'
No. that ism Z toadstOoI, said
Uncle Wiggily. 1T looks like one,
but it 5 "A mushroom. And rs IT.
isn't easy to tell toadstools, which
are poison, from mushrooms, which
aren't poison, il will be best for
YOU not to cat any of them unless
am with yOil to tell you what is
safe.
IAN righf--wc won't, +" oromis-
ed Susie. Then she and Sammie
ate some mushrooms and liked them
very much. Uncle Wiggily showed /
tlIcnl the difference between musl !
rooms and toadstools, but said:
''It win be a long while before
you can tell one from the other, I
50 don t eat any unless | f,m with !
you.
The rabbit children again promis-
ed that they would be careful and
then Mr.. Longears showed them
other good things to eat aud bad
weeds aud plants to keep away
from
II was the next day, and Sam
mic and Suaip were still staying
al Uncle Wiggilyy's house, thh the
two rabbits started out over the
fields to get some sweet red clover.
son, IoOk!" suddenly cried Sam.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-05-17
EVERETT TRUE

-------- .----- --as-- .-- ----- - ---s .---
. c71Jy,r 80 ~ a.
MATT - hftNOJ
SCel[TStN 3 "
Imperial Valley press., 1924-05-17

When structural iron-workers in some of the big
cities are being raised to S12 day. steel nanufactur
ers haven't much reason for pessmism
Imperial Valley press., 1924-05-17

WHY not have a Poetry Week and let The spring
poets get il al out of their systems?
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1924-04-16
EARL w. LABERTEW is
ACCIDENTALLY SHOT
AT LA JUNTA, COLD.

Having received word early Mon
day morning that mis- son, Earl ".
Labertew, formerly OF this city, had
been accidentally killed by shooting
last Saturday evening at La Junca,
Colorado, J. w. Labertew departed
on the stub the same morning for
Denver, to attend the funeral, which
will be held in that city tomorrow
afternoon, Thursday.
He was met at Billings by two Of
his sons, NJ. Labertew, of Lyle,
Wash, and NJ. c. Labertew, of White
fish, Mont. Another son. r. R. L.
bertew, of BOzeman, departed Mon
day night on Train No. ~, for Den
yer, to also attend the funeral SCI.
vices in the Colorado city. The de.
tails of the shooting are not known
at this time.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1924-04-16
SWEET PEA CARNIVAL
BOOSTED BY KIWANIS

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rural communities visited Bozeman
and not only hugely enjoyed the
event and the contact with friends
and neighbOrs, but that the merch-
ants were greatly benefited as well.
Mayor Edmund Burke, in charge
Of the chemistry department and the
weather bureau at Montana State
collage, was the principal speaker
at the weekly MONDAY luncheon of
the club, held last Monday. His
talk was on the subject of the wealth
er, with which he is just as familiar
as either his profession of chemistry
or civic management and affairs. His
talk was devoid of technical pharse-
olOgy and was greatly enjoyed BY
his fellow members.
DIR. j. E. Daniels called attention
to the need of supplying employ
ment to the vocational training mel
at the college who are finishing Their
studies and who will soon be throuwr
out upon the world to make then
living.
H. s. Buell., who RECENTLY returned
from a business and pleasure visit i.
the states of Nebraska, Oklahoms
and Kansas, said that conditions II
those states were no better tba,
those which existed in Montana.
City Attorney George D. Pease. VIII
recently returned from a visit il
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1924-04-16

100000 pouds of dynamite for
blasting, producing more than 3d.
100000 tons of rock. There is more
than 1OO,OOO,OOO barrels of cement
produced yearly and to ship this
amount more than 3O,OOO,O 900 new
sacks are required. This quantity of
sacks represents the combined opera.
ton of 1900 looms every day for a
year and material from 10000 900
pounds of baled cotton. If this was
woven in one piece Of cloth 80 inches
wide it would be 1900 miles long.
The foregoing facts were supplied
by the General Superintendent of
Three Forks Portland Cement Com.
pany, DIR. Elvin u. Leh, of Trident
Montana, upon solicitation of tha
Public Affairs Committee of the
! BOzeman Kiwanis.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1924-04-16
GALLATIN BASEBALL
LEAGUE DISCUSSED
By J. d. NJ.

A Gallatin county basebell league
was the chief topic of conversation
at a baseball dinner given at the Club
Cafe in Belgrade last evening by en-
,husists Of that city, and at which
representatives from BOzeman and
Manhattan were present.
The practicability and impracti-
cability of a twilight league were the
main subjects of discussion for the
evening. Several of those present
were in favor of a twilight league,
declaring that, if necessary, the bust
ness houses in town could close ar
hour earlier whenever a game was C
take place. This move met with
opposition from most of the merch.
ants present because Of the fact thai
the Gallatin is a strictly agriculture
valley and most Of the farmers com
10 town to trade in the early hour.
Of the evening.
No definite point was reached an'
the meeting adjourned after setting
April 20 as the date for a committe
from each town to meet at a centra
point and discuss the matter further
Bozeman, Belgrade, Manhattan, Thre
Forks, Salesville and Holland wer
the places under consideration. Tw
other inland places were discussed
but not very strongly.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1924-04-16

new styles in all the departments Of
haberdashery. Candy stores are dis
playing Easter candies and novelties
in great profusion.
The local florists were never bet
ter stocked with Easter bloom than
at the present time, both as regards
pOtted flowers and plants and CIT
flowers. Both LangOhr's Greenhouse
and the Tracy Floral Co., have issued
attractive price lists, and are sending
them out this week by mail to all
parts of the Gallatin valley.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1924-04-16
REUGAMER RELEASED
UNDER $500 BONDS

L. L. Reugamer, who is charged
with passing worthless checks, and
who was remanded to the custody of
the sheriff in the county jail secur.
ed his release early in the week
when he supplied the amount of his
bail bonds to the extent of 5000 re-
Gently imposed by Justice Of the
Peace Ed. A. Franks. Reugamer's
trials viii come up during the Jur.
term of district court.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1924-04-16
TELEPHONE MANAGER
is RENDERED FAREWELL
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edly called back to the Capital city
on company business.
A similar farewell banquet viii
be rendered Mr.. Officer tomorrow
Thursday night, by the Livingston
employees of the telephone COMPANY
He and Mrs. Officer and their two
children expect to depart Sunday fo1
their new home in Helena, the two
families having snapped dwelling.
as well as positions.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1924-04-16

a part of the expenditures, however,
and it is reasonable to assume that
such an industry is of great benefit
to the surrounding community. To
ship 800 1000 barrels of cement, 2,4OO,-
600 sacks are required and $500
freight cars for haulage.
In addition to the cement factory
a sand and gravel plant is being OPP
Grated, producing sand and gravel
for use in connection with cement
and concrete products such as high
way pavements, buildings, bridges,
culverts, concrete water and sewer
pipe, concrete brick and other orna-
mental cement products.
The cement factory at Hanover,
! Fergus county, is of 100000 barrels
normal yearly capacity. The town of
Hanover is located 8 miles cas- f
LewistOwn. The houses and otner
buildings are similar to those at Tri
dent. In Connection with the cemen'
plant at Hanover is a gypsum mine
and plaster plant, producing gypsuni
rock, land plaster, plaster paris and
various other kinds of plaster.
The Hanover cement plant, gypsum
and plaster plants have a yearly pay.
roll of s25O,OO.OO and other expen.
ditures for freight, supplies coal
etc. amount to approximately 1850,
10000.
Leading uilding Material
1t may also be interesting to know
> cement as g building material i
second to steel and it is REASONABLE
to assume before long it will be tn
, leading building material of tn
world.
Just a few facts concerning tn
cement industry as a whole in tn
United States. There is consume
yearly 100000 tons of coal. 1900
900 barrels of crude oil and 5000
y 600, 900 cubic feet of natural gas, ais
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1924-04-16

Oakland San Francisco, Portland and
Seattle, said that those cI;ies were
showing remarkable growth and that
reports of their prosperity and other
advantages were not Overdrawn.
Joseph Adam, director Of the music
department at Montana State col
lege, had charge of the musical pro-
gam.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1924-04-16
CEMENT INDUSTRY BIG
COUNTY ASSET

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10000; for coal, $500, 10000; for gyp.
sum rock. $24,OOO.OO; for freights,
$420,000.00 and a yearly payroll of
$24o, 100000. These figures are only
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1924-04-16
PROGRESSIVE BOZEMAN
MERCHANTS PUT ON SALES
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women in style displays.
The women's stores wera never
more completely stocked with at
tractive wearing apparel, including
millinery and footwear. The mems
stores have received all their spring
stocks of goods, and are showing
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1924-04-16
LITTLE OLD NEW
AT THE RIALIO

Marion Davies, ne
wear old Of Cosn
auctions. was born in
daughter o. Judge and
Douras She attended
grammar school ard
convent in New York
ing in drama.i- arts u
ture and music. She j
pupil and several tine
one year the ocular
She left sc5oo. wren "
ing drawn u the So
home with her paren
have the lcgts
which many glfs
the Chin Chm cno'I
chosen by several \
wanted her in music
was cast in Ion, 30!
After her apPeaIs
Boyl' Miss Davies
. the Ziegfield FolIs
| there she went into
has made over a az.
of them CosmoPol
Her wonderful inteTP
cess Mary Tudor II !
hood Was in tl0"
praise from all eve II
gave her UndiSpUi "a
the best screen =.
grip on stardom - =
strengthened by aTIIisI
pat O'Day' IN -
New York diTe1
colt from Rlda b
stage s play. It C VII 3 I
at the RialtO, isrr
ular theatre, o"
day. -
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1924-04-16

FOR SAEE VIZ al
motor. All n gov
A5 W. Babcoc'
The Washington times., 1924-06-21
WLW IS BRoADcASTING AZ
ON NEW WAVE LENGTH

CINCINNATI, June 21.-WLW.
the radio station Of the Crosley
Radio Corporation, is now broad
casting on its new wave length
42S meters-final plans for the
change having been made as q
result OF a special request made BY
Powell Crosley, jr., owner of the
station, to officials of the Depart.
ment Of Commerce.
This wave length Is the same al
Is used by KPO, at Oakland, Cal.
but because Of the great distance
between the two stations and the
difference in time, there will be
no interference. 1t also is the same
as Will be used by WBAV, of CO.
iumbus, Ohio, but that station ana
WLW Will divide operating time.
Friday night will remain silent
night so far as Cincinnati is con.
cerned. sst
This change was necessitated Ak
the addition of a third Class Is
oroadcasting station in Cincinnati.
which had been assigned a wave
length Of 300 meters, the same ~
was used by WLw and WSAI.
The Washington times., 1924-06-21
Local Broadcast
SUNDAY
10 % "a.
WCAP-C. and p. (4s9)

II a. m.--Services at the First
Baptist Church of Washington,
Reverend ]. Stanley Durkee will
deliver the sermon. his subject be-
ing "Harnessing Gods Forces"
p. m.-Open-air services held
at the Peace Cross on the grounds
Of the National Episcopal Cathe-
dral at Mt. st. Alban. Washington.
The Right Reverend Henry st.
George Tucker, d. D., formerly
Bishop Of Kyoto, will deliver the
sermon.
6:2O.S:15 p. m.-Musical program
direct from the Capitol theater,
New York City, by courtesy of
the Capitol theater management
and Mr.. s. l.. Rothafel roxy.
The first part Of the program will
be taken direct from the stage of
the theater and will consist of
music by featured artists and the
Capitol grand orchestra The sec.
ond part of the program will con.
sist Of a special presentation by
Mr.. Rothafel Of vocal and instru.
mental artists direct from the
broadcasting studio in the theater.
Sa5.9:15 p. Morgan recital d.
rect from the studio of the Skinner
Organ company.
9a5 p. rn.--Frederick j. Haskfn
In talk on American Govern.
ment."
WRC-RadiO Corporation (469)
Silent.
The Washington times., 1924-06-21
Invitation By Radio
Brings $4,000 To
Barbecue

LOS ANGELES, June 21.-
Edward A. Salisbury broadcast
an invitation to free barbecue
from XIII here recently.
Although his home is seventy
five miles from the city and in
accessible except by automobile,
$4,000 acceptances were received
by mail.
On the day set, 1880 ma
chimes arrived, $4,000 persons
were fed and it is estimated
that thousands more had to go
hungry. "The way to a mans
heart" etc.
The Washington times., 1924-06-21
WIRES ARE NOW READY
FOR WONDERFUL VISIT"

NEW YORK, June Glowing to
preparations necessary in installing
a direct wire to the Princess The
alter, Station WIN was delayed in
presenting scenes from 1.-THE Won
derful VISIT" which is now attract
ing thousands to this theater.
AS most listeners know 1.-THE
Wonderful Visit" was written by
H. G. Wells, and is one of those
plays which make dramatic history,
WIN selected this play because of
its unusual merits and will present
it at the following periods next
week: Monday. First scene of Act
One, $40 to 8:46 p. m. Tuesday,
Scene of Act Two, GIL to 9:38 p. m.
Wednesday, Scene from Act Two.
9:27 to 1888 p. m. Thursday, Open
ing scene Of Act Three, 4:35 to 1855
p. m. Friday. All Of Act Four, 1915
to 1895 p. m. Saturday, Angels
scene, 1899 to 1o:45 p. m.
The Washington times., 1924-06-21
WOMEN DEMOCRATS WILL
BE HEARD OVER RADIO

NEW YORK, June 21.-Station
WIN will be the official radio
headquarters for the Democratic
women delegates to the convention
during the week Of June %. In
line with its new program of a
daily woman's hour, this station
has set aside the time each morn.
ing from 1880 to HOO a. m. when
the delegates from various States
In the Union will come to WIN
and send message to other
women through the air. Arrange.
ments have been effected with
Elizabeth Marbury and her com.
mittee.
Another part which WIN viii
play In the convention is to be
staged at the New York News.
paper Women's Club, 81 West
Forty-seventh street, on the even.
ing OF Sunday. June %. when the
proceedings of a reception to be
given to out-of.town newspaner
men and women covering the con.
yention will be broadcast.
The Washington times., 1924-06-21
]. S. ARMY AERO
To RADIO TALK
OVER WRC
Demonstration to Take Place
Above Washington Tonight,
at 10 O'clock

Plans were completed today for
the first public demonstration AZ
wireless telephonic communicable
between an army airpIane and 4
broadcasting station, by engineers
Of the Radio Corporation Of Anar-
lea.
The demonstration win be carried
out tonight at 10 o'clock. at which
time United States Army Air Serv.
Ice plane, equipped with telephone
transmitter, win fly over Washing.
ton, keeping at all times in com.
mlinication with WRC.
Lieutenant Donald Bruner haa
flown the special ship used on an
experimental night flying between
Dayton and Columbus, to Wash
ington. ~
This ship, with a new type of
radio transmitter and its special
night flying equipment, will partici-
pate In the test. scheduled for 10
p. M, weather permitting. III
All to Be Heard.
The test has been carefully
planned so that radio listeners
within WRCs transmitting radius
may hear every part Of It. The
general scheme to be followed out b
as follows: "a
The observation plane, piIoted ~
Lieutenant Bruner, viii leave Bow
ling Field at 10 o'clock for its e4.
tensive flight over the District of
Columbia. III
The set viii be operated by LIED.
tenant Burdette s. Wright. As the
plane flies over Washington ana
vicinity, Lieutenant Wright win
broadcast on the radiophone set, ana
two-Way communication-gro to
plane-wil be carried on between
the fliers and an official of the
Army Air Service.
The latter will be stationed before
receiving set and microphone IN
WRC's studio, and win direct the
courses Of the filters and request obs
servations, which viii be talked
back to him Immediately from the
plane.
The conversation between ground
and plane will include a description
OF the special ship and then q mo.
mentary description Of the location
OF the plane.
Length of Waves.
Communications between broad.
casting station and plane will be
carried out on precisely identical
wave lengths-469 meters, the acs
customed wave Of WRC. 20
This viii eliminate the necessity
OF any returning or readjustment df
receiving apparatus and enabie
every listener to hear the questions
and replies Of the two-way conyersa
ton.
When communication with the
ground Is completed the airplaiie
VIII fly around the city, still pick
Ing out points of interest with the
powerful searchlight and describing
them to the listeners.
The range Of the airplane's set Is
approximately 100 miles, so that All
within that radius will be able rs
near both sides Of the conversation.
The transmitter used embodies all
modern improvements in airplane
radio equipment, and for its re-
markable efficiency is wonderfully
compact and simple to operate. III
is controlled remotely from the OBJ.
servers cockpit, as is the receiving
apparatus also, by means of spe-
cially designed remote control boxes.
The receiver is super-heterodyiia
OF the best type, with a wave-length
ranging between 200 and 1900
meters and but three tuning con-
trolls. ~
Total weight Of the radio equip
ment is but 1915 pounds. -
The Washington times., 1924-06-21
COLLEGE STATIONS CLOSE
UP FOR THE SUMMER

CHICAGO, June 21.-Broadcast.
ing stations operated by or in con.
nection with universities and COL
leges are for large part closing
down for the summer vaca-
ton period. Among those included
in recent notices OF going off the
air temporarily are:
Station WCAL, st. Olaf College,
Mortified, Mimi; WBBF, Georgia
Institute of Technology, Atlanta,
Ga; WPAB. Pennsylvania State Col.
lege, State College, Pa; KFAE, Uni
versity of Washington, Pullman,
WASH; WBAA, Purdue University,
West Lafayette, Ind.
Many others. reports from which
have not yet been received, will be
silent while college vacations hold
forth. Listeners are warned not to
discount their receivers because
they cannot hear their Alma Mater
during this time.
The Washington times., 1924-06-21
STATIC MAKES BROADCAST
STATIONS END PROGRAMS

PITTSBURGH, June 21.-- Radio
reception has been so poor during
the past few weeks that many Of
the smaller stations throughout the
State are closing down for the
summer, and thes larger stations
are cutting their programs
This announcement was made to.
day by a radio official in response
to numerous queries.
There has been so much static,
due to thunderstorms and artificial
sources. that reception has proven
unusually poor this year.
The Washington times., 1924-06-21

performance, which was given at
the Paterson Armory under The
auspices of the Elks. The proceeds
OF the benefit will be added to the
fund for supplying the disabled vet.
Grams with radio sets, $4,000 has
already been raised through the eff.
forts of Roxy and his Gang" for
the HOSPITALS in Washington and
New York.
The Washington times., 1924-06-21
roxy" GIVES CONCERT
FOR VET RADIO FUND

NEW YORK, June Elm rider
to raise $4,000 for the Roxy hes
pital radio fund, the company Of
broadcasting artists of the Capitol
Theater, under the direction OF s.
l.. Rothafel, gave a benefit per-
Torrance at Paterson last night.
Over $4,000 persons attended the