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Evening star., 1924-01-21
Improvement.

"Did you have q pleasant time at
the party?" s.~ -,
YES" answered Miss Cayenne. "I
felt that humanity must be improving
when I saw so many people who I
happen to know don't approve Of one
another able to be SO perfectly cordial
and polite.'' st
"De man dat's allus maxim ex.
cuses." said Uncle Eben, ''is tryin' to
build up de poorest kind q q manu-.
facturin' business
Evening star., 1924-01-21

O.. On what date did Ireland be-
come a free state?-W. o. II.
a. The Irish Free State was. estab-
lished on December Is, 1921.
Evening star., 1924-01-21

A. G; W. Price states in a safety
campaign that drivers of CONNIE rcal |
Vehlcles are responsible for approx
mately half of all motor Vehicle
accidents. -,
Evening star., 1924-01-21

Q. Where is the longest stretch Of
railroad without a curve eH-E. c, l..
A. The longest straightaway is a
stretch Of 300 miles on the Australian
transcontinental railway, crossing
the Nullarbor plain.
Evening star., 1924-01-21

Q. What is, the average age Of the
trees cut FOR Christmas trees -
Evening star., 1924-01-21

A..They are usually from five 70
ten years Old A tree six feet, tall is
about five years old -
Evening star., 1924-01-21
Same Old Place.

From the New York Tribune.
NormaIcy appears to have been 70
stored in Mexico.
Evening star., 1924-01-21

.. What proportion of the auto
mobile accidents are caused by men
driving commercial yehicles?-F. r.
Evening star., 1924-01-21

(Hove yoL question you GDnnt
dnstceredf Send Il to The Star n
formation Bureau, Frederic j. Has
: Kin, Director. 1920 North Capttoi
street. The only charge for tbs
service ts cents ii stdmps for
return DoStnCe(
Evening star., 1924-01-21

@. What Is a han:-o. N. ".
A This is a word used In the near
east 60 designate q stopping plac !
for travellers. II scarcely takes on
the dignity OF a hotel, since the room ;
are furnished with nothing more tha:.
q pallet 10 provide a resting piac"
for the weary sojourner
Evening star., 1924-01-21

Q. What is meant by homogentzet
milk ID. p.
A. The Department OF Agriculture
says that such milk has been Yorcel
through a sieve fine enough 20 hreaa.
up the fat globules
Evening star., 1924-01-21

Q. What is the per capita wealth
Of Canadtans:-J:M NJ. :.
A. The per capita national wealth
Of Canada amounts to about $1,000.
In the United States the estimated
per capita wealth Is about, s2,70o.
Evening star., 1924-01-21

Q. How many railroads and stear
ships enter New York city and NJ
Evening star., 1924-01-21

A. Fourteen railroads enter New
York city and thirteen railroads tntrr
New Orleans. There are seveuty-tOrn
steamship companies in New YorfE
and fifteen in New Orleans.
Evening star., 1924-01-21

In the opinion of the Des Moines
Register 1--WE should consider this
,atter OF where to reduce taxes much
nore intelligsntly II we come to II
on in merits and drop or those fic-
Evening star., 1924-01-21

0. What will change ordinary fIoua
TO pastry fiour?-W. T. S.
A. Replacing two level tablespoon
fuls of dour with two level tabi@-
spoonfuIs of cornstaTch in each cupful
of -four used will give the desircl
change.
Evening star., 1924-01-21

Q. Was the Dixmuds larger th.ti
the Shenandoah?-A. r. w.
A. The Dixmudo was the large
II had 4 gas capacity of abou-
2.50o, 900 cubic feet, while tho Shcnar-
doah has a gas capacity Of 2,l50.nou
cubic feet.
Evening star., 1924-01-21

FRANKLIN STEELE.
Evening star., 1924-01-21

Q. Where was Sheridan when he
| took the famous twenty-mile ride /:
Evening star., 1924-01-21

Q. What were the names % Mar.
Ban Washington's sisters IL r q
A. Mary Bali had no sisters. She
had four half sisters. Elizabeth rar-
ried the Rev. John Carnegt; Hanra !.
Mr.. Travers; Anne. Col. Edwin O.. I.
way; Easter, Raleigh Chinn.
Evening star., 1924-01-21

Q. Have any Jews rsceived
Nobel prlze?-N. A.
A OF the lot awards. nine have
gone to Jews. Three have received
| the prize in physics, three in chem
peace.
Evening star., 1924-01-21

Q. Is il known whether the recent
disaster in Japan has Influenced the
rental of safety deposit boxes In the
various banks of that country p
T IT
Evening star., 1924-01-21

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Imperial Valley press., 1924-03-01
NATIONAL DRINK BILLS

Lloyd George, supporting bill in the British
Parliament for local option elections in Wales every
three years. takes occasion say that the British peo
bic are now spending S1,7500C0,000 year too much
for liquor.
He adds that prohibition is necessary for Britain
if it hopes to compete with America and that the peo
nle of this country are so we'll satisfied with their
pertinent despite its minor failures that they would
not return to old conditions.
This is perhaps the best word that American pro-
bibition has had abroad. Disnterested observation
suggests that Lloyd George is right.
The American drink bill said in the old days
to be about 81 000,0000C0 year. Even with all the
bootegging it is certainly less than half that much
now There is huge direct saving, which goes into
national prosperity There is greater indirect bone
fit resulting from the increased efficiency and thr
of sober people which the public is only beginning to
appreciate.
time may come when no nation can hope to
compete with its rivals unless it is sober.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-03-01
- Aw!" cried the rabbit boy, An

again: Aw.
"Lct me 90, motherl Please do!
begged Susie. ~ d love TO, and
if isn't showing. at all now. | can
easily 90 over TO Uncle Wissily 5
and get the milk. -
"Yery wei" greed Mrs. Little
tail. "But if your father were here
he would make Sammic get up and
do il. | never saw such a boy.
"Oh, well, perhaps he is sleepy,
said Susie kindly. SO she went af-
ter the milk. And, as she cached
the bunny gentleman S hollow stump
bungalow, after wading and hop.
ping through the drifts, Susie saw
Uncle Wiggily cle.ning the snow
off his path.
"Oh, may I hclp?" begged Susie
as she lodged big shovelful OF
snow the bunny tossed.
"Why, Susie! You re too little! 3
laughed Mr.. Longears. =" Besides
have only one shovel! "
~ have a snow sci':per ovei
az my house, went on Susie. . Sam
mic made il to use on our paths
but he isn't up yet. III take tbs
milk home and then III come baci
with my scraper and help you clear
off the snow.
"'You arc a smart little rabbi
girl!" ehuckled the rabbit uncle.
Nurse Jane gave Susie some mill
In pitcher and Susie hoppcd bael
with il to her house There sh'
had some warm breakfast Of lettuce
pancakes with turnip saucc sprink
led on the middle. But even then
sammie didn't get up. He lay al
snuggled in his warm bed of straw
1T. Saturday and | don't hay'
Imperial Valley press., 1924-03-01
Protest Against
Religious War
Waged in Ether


NEW YORK, Mar. 1.-The fun
damentalist- st-modernist war has been
carried into the air and both fac
tions are struggling for possession
of the radio rights to broadcast
their views.
Rev. Charles Potter, who rropos-
ed a modernist Bible CLASS with the
sermon and lessons TO be broadcast
at 8 p. m. every Sunday, said here
that his rivals have attempted to
tie up the radio services against
him.
Radio broadcasting companies are
receiving numerous letters of pro.
test against the propagation of
'heretical'' doctrines through the
air.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-03-01

10 get up and go to school!'' he
said.
But Susie was on her way to have
a wonderful adventure. She found
the snow scraper where Samnie
had left it after the last torn.
The scraper was something like =
hoe, with long handle, aud II could
be pushed or pulled along the path
to scrape away the Snow.
"It's like little. snow blow,
ism T ii, Uncle Wiggily?' asked Su-
sic as she began to help clear away
the drifts from the walk.
Eyes" answered the bunny un-
Gle, cit is"
Then he kept at WORK on one
side of the path, and Susie began
on the other. Uncle Wigg.v had
en- rubber boots, and so did Susie
And the little rabbit girl was so
busy that she scarcely raised her
eyes to look up SO all she saw were
Uncle Wiggily' S rubber boots.
AT last, after a while, when th'
walk was nearly scraped and shovel
ed dean, Uncle Wiggily, without
saying anything TO Susie about it,
went in his bungalow to get
drink of hct chocolate. And while
he was in there, along the snow
path came the Woozic Wolf, IN his
rubber boots.
The Wolf walked softly long
the cleaned walk until hc was close
to Susie, and the Wolf smacked his
lips as he looked at the littlr rab-
bit girl $ cars, and the Wolf said:
"Wcll, if ] cant nibble Uncle
Wiggily ! III nibblc hcrl'
Susie, who had been looking al
the Volts rubber boots, thinking
they were Uncle W;ggily 3, sudden
ly raised her eyes. And when she
jaw the bad chap towering ovcl
her, ready o bit her Susie raised
her wooden scraper and brought il
down hard on the Wolf 5 toes.
Even though his toes were inside
his rubber boots, the blow Of the
scrapcr hurt him ycrv much.
"Ouchl' llowlei the Wolf.
stop th9sl"
"No. / m not going to!" cried
brave Su-ie. "Get Oft the path "
Imperial Valley press., 1924-03-01
80 Undesirable
Aliens to Go

LOS ANGELES. Mar. 1.-Thirty
undesirable aliens will have to fin
ish the winter in some place other
than Southern California. They will
be deported Saturday when the gov
ernment armored ear arrives here
from San Francisco OH its way TO
New Orleans and New York.
Passengers to board the special
car here include five insane persons
from Patton, one from Norwalk, nine
prisoners from the county Jail, one
Slav /. w. w. and four Spaniards.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-03-01
HELP THE p0STOFFYCE

Thousands of ready letter writer's may have over
looked the fact that the past week was Better Mailing
Week 1t was so designated by Postmaster-General
New but even acknowledgement is not omnipotent
His ong-suffering subordinates have probably had
dumped upon them almost their usual quota of mis-
addressed mail matter, which normally amounts to
100000 pieces week. Of that quantity, perhaps
100000 pieces went to the dead letter office as usual
The caralessness of mail senGers last week or any
recent week. cost the Posoffice Department more than
$4,000 merely for the salaries of special clerks deal
ing with addresses known to be wrong or incomplete
The loss of time among other clerks and carriers due
to their efforts to puzzle out wrong addresses and de-
liver the mail where il belongs must be Tar greater
Greatest Of all however is the loss to the senders
themselves
Three-fourths Of this sort of carelessness should
be avoidable Keep address lists up to date ana NJ
spect addresses carefully after they are written
For once conservation and conservation down at
Washington seem to amount to the same thing.
The chief requisite for public man nowadays is
10 BE good Investigator.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-03-01
Mrs. Obregon In
Nogales, Arizona
by United Press leased Wire

NOGALES, Aiz., Mar. 1.-Trav-
cling in a special private car, Mrs.
Maria Tapis dc Obrcgon, wife of
General hlvaro Obrcgon, president
of Mexico arrived here Friday from
Hcrmosillo, Sonora, on her way to
Mexico City. She was recently
summoned to IIermosillo by the
death Of her father, jose Maria
Tapia.
| can finish seraping it for Unclc
Wiggily! Get off, Then she
banged The scraper down or the
Wolf 3 toes again.
"Wowclial Ouchict' he hGWled
9gaiu.. ~ never saw Bjch a brave
rabbit girl! Next ! know she Il
bang me on the head! I'd better
got"
And away he hoped. 30 he
didn Z nibblc tho bunny gentleman
nor the rabbit girl, aud soon the
walk was all cleaned. And If the
baby's cradle doesn't slide down
the banistcr railing TO see why the
goldfish doesn come to bed, III
tell you next about Uncle Wiggily
and JoAanie S jiagler,
Imperial Valley press., 1924-03-01
Stories
Copyright, 1923, by Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate
BY HOWARD r. GARIS
UNCLE WIGGILY AND SUSIE s
SCRAPER

When the last extra day of Feb
ruary ton account of Leap Year,
lad gone away and March was
blown in by the wind, there came
a big snow storm. The white flakes
sifted down over Woodland, where
Uncle Wiggily lived in his hollow
stump bungalow.
When he animal folk awakened
in the morning there was much
snow on the ground and Mrs. Liz
tletEil the rabbit lady, looking from
her window across the field to Tn
ele Wiggilv 8 bungalow, said;
"'Dear me! The n!ilL: hasn :
come.
LET me go borrow some from
Nurse Jane, Mother, begged Susie
the rabbit girl. II d love TO go. :
"No, it is much tco stormy for
YOU to go out, my dear said Mrs.
Lit.letail. ''I II call your brother
Sammie, Come, sammie! Get up"
his mother asked him.
why, don't want to get up
so early" Sammie answered. This
is Saturday and there ism t any
school. / want TO sleep a bi! long
er this morning.
"Oh, but your sister Susie is up
and some one must go to Uncle Wig
gily's and borrow pitcher Of milk,
as ours hasn come, - went on
Mrs. Littletail. ~ think you ought
TO 90, Sammie. -
Imperial Valley press., 1924-03-01
CALCUTTA RADIO
AMATEUR HEARS
PITTSBURG STA.
By United Press Leased Wire

CALCUTTA, Mar. An anna
teur wireless operator here using a
five valve radio sci picked up
broadcasting from Pittsburgh, Pa,
relayed from London, Saturday.
British stations failed to get -
Pittsburgh, owing to atmospheric
conditions. Investigation b. Cal
cu.ta offici, Is and the British
broadcasting company proved be
yond uoubt that the amateur here
heard the relaycd concert.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-03-01
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO
March l. 1909

T. r. Robinson of Vienna, Hi
nois, arrived to spend a few days
as the guest of J. NJ. Prim of Holt
vile. He is looking at land to
purchase.
Mr.. and Mrs. George l.. Camp
bell OF Silsbce, have as their guests
Mrs. L. Kentz and daughter of
Leadville, Colorado. =
Fred Hauck left Brawlev for
Idaho, where he expects to make
his future home.
r. L. Douglass, Los Angeles
capitalist, purchased two lots on
Main street west of the Thomas
Beach building He plans to erect
building ON his property this
spring.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-03-01
TEN YEARS AGO

The members of the Elks lodge
of Redlands presented ;,:.The Travel
ing Salesman, at the Holt Opera
House. AS there is Il large Red
lands colony i'll the valley, many
of their former friends attended
the play and later greeted the mem
bers of fOthe east.
The grammar school pupils of the
seventh grade held picnic west
of DiXieland, accompanied BY their
teacher, Miss Maude Ross.
C. C. Toney was appointed con
stable of Ell Centre township by
the supervisors.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-03-01
AFTER A. MILLION
CANS OF MILL
MILK
BY United Press Leased Wire

BY United Press Leased Wire
LOS ANGELES, Mar. 1.-The
national campaign of the near east
relief to get 100000 cans or SO
carloads of canned milk for orphans
in Syria, Armenia, Greece and Pal
estine opened here today with a
mass meeting at downtown the
ater attended by several thousand
club society and business women.
The meeting netted more than 1000
cans of milk.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-03-01

The chief requisite for a public man nowadays is
be 4 good Investigator
Imperial Valley press., 1924-03-01
Looking Backward
What the Press Files Tell Of
Imperial Valley for This Date
In Past Ye6rs
NINETEEN YEARS AGO
March 1. 1903

+. n. Burleigh returned from a
business trip to Los Angeles.
James G. Hummels of Glendale,
Arizona, has been spending the past
week in the valley.
F. G. Havens returned from a
business trip to Los Angeles.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-03-01
SAN DIEGO IN
PLEA TO HAVE
LINE CLOSED

by United Press Leased Wire
SAN DIEGO, Mar. 1.-The
San Diego county grand jury
Friday wired Representative
Phil Swing recommending that
the Tijuana border be closed
daily at 7 p. m. to curb vice.
Swing is at present endeavorinS
to have the government close
the line at 9 p. m.
Hyder weekly miner., 1924-02-11
TEXAS CREEK GOLD co. BUYS REMAINDER OF
 THE HEX GROUP

based upon unreliable infor- nation or pure guess work, for aside from prospect work of still problematical character, it is not the intention of the company to proceed with any extensive development until reports are returned by engin- eers who will make extensive examination of the properties during the coming open season.
 The payment on the Ibex has no connection with the Home stake group transaction, in which the same parties are interested. The Texas Gold company has an option on the latter properties giving them until midsummer to make ex- aminations.
Hyder weekly miner., 1924-02-11
ALASKA TRADE NEARLY
 HUNDRED MILLION-l923

Alaska trade during the call endar year 1923 amounted, in round figures, ta 5,000,0o0. according to preliminary esti- mates of J. c. Mcbride, col:cct- or of customs for the Territory, says the Juneau Empire.
 MT. Mcbride is now engaged, the article says, in the prepar- ation of his annual report for the last year and final and complete figures will not be available until early next month. The estimated total exceeds the Territory's 1922 trade by between $9,000, 900 and $1O,O0O,OO0, indicating a growth in business of approx imately II per cent. Increases in both imports and exports are estimated.
 Alaskan products exported
Hyder weekly miner., 1924-02-11

From authoritative sources it is learned that the Texas Creek Gold Mining Company, the company organized by Dr. C.. D. Carter and Pat. Daly to fi- nance their Texas Creek hold ings, has taken up the bond on the outstanding half of the Ibex group, owned by Messrs J. H. Hewitt and Chas. Carlson, payment on which was due on March 1. The payment means that the entire property has now passed to the ownership of the Texas Gold company.
 Although numerous rumors have been circulated as to what is to be done on the prop erty, those directly interested assert that most of them are
Hyder weekly miner., 1924-02-11

Hast year are estimated to have
 a valuation of approximately $3O, 100000. Figures for the first ten months of the year
 show virtually $29, 100000 in
 exports. It is estimated that the
 total exports for the year will
 be around $35,OO0, 0,OOO.
 These figures indicate that the business of the Territory Hast year was larger than in any calendar year since 1920, and was but some $13,000,00O or I$14,000,0OO less than for that year and 1919. It is believed
 to have exceeded the total trade of 1921 by almost $35, 100000, an evidence, said Col Hector Nc Bride, of the prog Iress that Alaskan industries have made in recovering from Bost war conditions
Hyder weekly miner., 1924-02-11
Woodrow Wilson Succurnbs
 To Long Illness

Iissued a proclamation to the people of the United States, in which he said: "The death of tho former president deprives the country of a most disting-
 uished citizen, an event that
 cases universal sorrow" He
 also directed that all flags al
 the White House and on the departmental buildings be dis played at half mast for a per- Iiod of thirty days.
 The funeral services were
 held at the Wilson home lasl "Wednesday afternoon ana were of private character. The intention was to place the body in a vaule pending expected interment in the Arlington
 National Cemetery.
 
 It is said that the former pres lident was far from a we'll man when he entered the White
 House in 1918. At that time
 he was developing a case of
 Bright's disease, which caused physicians to predict he would not live to finish his first term. He was practically blind in
 one eye from a retinal hem
 morhage but the country never
 knew of it, and years ago he suffered trombosis of one leg
 but this did not develop into lserious trouble. By his person lal direction the extent of his
 illness was kept from the coun-
 try lest the knowledge while
 he was president might lead
 to a market panic.
 The Miner, 50 cts. a month
Hyder weekly miner., 1924-02-11
2 o M M uNIcArED

Under the above caption the Weekly Miner will publish signed communications of gem eral public interest when not m excess of 500 words.
 Writers may use non de plumes if desired but no contribution will he considered unless the full name of the writer is also 3 liked. Publication does noy imply that the Miner either ap- proves or endorses the senti, 7lents expressed therein. Full, right is also reserved to reject articles not of general public Il terest.
Hyder weekly miner., 1924-02-11
LEAP YEAR CARNIVAL

A Leap Year Carnival" in celebration of the day that comes only once in four years, will be held at the Ocean View Hotel on the evening of Febru- ary 29, according to an an- nouncement by manager c. M.
 Ridley. The entertainment is to be conducted along the lines of carnival and bushels of confetti and noise-making con- trivances will be on hand to lend the proper carnival atmos- phere. The management will also provide carnival caps for all attending. There will be 8 special carnival program of dance music by the Ridley or chestra. i;
Hyder weekly miner., 1924-02-11
COURT BEFRIENDS
 ERRING YOUTH

Harry Taggart, the youth who blinded himself in futile attempt to suicide at Juneau several weeks ago, and who re- gently pleaded guilty in the district court at that place of passing worthless checks, was sentenced to imprisonment in the McNeill's Island penitentl- ary for one year and one day by Judge Thomas M. Reed. In
 passing sentence Judge Reeu said that while it was possible to limit the sentence to fine, the payment of the fine wouIo
 leave the unfortunate youth stranded and helpless, and for his own sake he would be com mitted to McNeill's Island, where he would be placed in a hospital and given surgical and medical treatment by the government. He added that II was possible that Taggart's sight might be restored by the treatment received there.
 It is said that in the event of Taggart's sight being restored before the end of his term, the local federal officials, includ- ing those of the court, as well jas others who have interested themselves in the pathetic case, will unite in securing Taggart's pardon or parile.
Hyder weekly miner., 1924-02-11

Woodrow Wilson, twenty eighth president of the United States, and one of the outstano- ing figures of history, died at his home in Washington, D. C.. Sunday February 3.
 Death came as the culminat- ion of two days of illness. Press advices state that the end came peacefully when his vitality could no longer retaro the steady dissolution which set in with the stroke of paral- ysis that laid Wilson low on his return from his Western speaking trip in 1919, made in the interest of the League of Nations.
 When the end came, Mrs. Wilson sat by the bedside hold ing the withered right hand of the man who directed the des- Itinies of the United States through eight of the most mo- mentous years in the history of the world as he closed his eyes peacefully as in sleep, never to awaken again.
 In a bulletin issued shortly afterward, Admiral Cary T. Grayson, his physician and
 faithful friend, said: .His
 heart action became feebler' and feebler and the heart mus cles were so fatigued that they refused to act any longer"
 President and Mrs. Coolidge, who were at church when the death was announced, drove to the Wilson home, leaving their cards. After returning to the White House the president
Hyder weekly miner., 1924-02-11

Marine representatives at Van. couver and admitted that their purpose was to learn of the landing conditions at Hyder in case circumstances develop cd which would permit Canad- ian vessels to make Hyder a calling port.
 Although there is 8 pros pect that arrangements may be made to land passengers aI Hyder in case the Jones law is repealed, any statement to that effect would be premature at present.. Personally l do not expect it because of the mum. erous customs restrictions at tending such landings, but ir those difficulties can be met landings may be made at Hy- der, Capt. Nedden said, ad- q ng However, they may do something in that way, al- though the prospects are not bright at present."
Hyder weekly miner., 1924-02-11
WORLD LARGEST LEAD
 MINE RESUMES OPERATION

 The Hecla lead mine at Bur- ke, Idaho, one of the worlds greatest lead producers, resum- led operation recently after be- ling idle for more than six months, following a fire which destroyed the main shaft July |15, 1923.
 The mine reopened with a lcrew of 45O men.
 Despite the idleness of the mine, dividends were paid last lyear amounting to $1,15O, 900. The Best Advt: for Quick Sales Little Black Ads-Like This.