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Imperial Valley press., 1924-01-26
Found Guilty Of
Numbering Man
Ten Years Ago

PITTSBURGH, Jap. 26.-William
L. Sage has been found guilty of
second degree murder in the slay-
ing Of James A. McNair IN the
Pennsylvania railroad station here
ten years ago.
The juy returned the verdict af
ter deliberating ,2S hours.
Sage shot and killed McNair in
the ticket office of the Pennsyl-
vania railroad in 1913. After the
shooting, he escaped to Bakers
field, Cal, where he won the friend
ship of judges and merchants and
was returned here recently after
being betrayed by his estranged
wife.
Sage's defense was that he had
not intended to shoot McNai-, who
was his friend, but wanted to kill
Ralph Pauley, his "boss.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-01-26
Bedtime Stories
Copyright, 1923, by Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate
By HOWARD E. GARIS
UNCLE WIGGILY AND THE
SQUIGGLE BUGS

Once upon a time two dear, little,
spotted Sauiggle Bugs lived in Tn
Gle Wiggily's hollow stump bunga.
low. The Squiggle Bugs had asked
the rabbit gentleman if they might
live with him, where it was NICE and
warm, until summer came again. For
il was the beginning of winter when
the Squiggle Bugs went to stay with
Uncle Wiggily.
"Come right in! You are more
than welcome!" greeted the bunny,
when the little spotted creatures
asked him.
So they had lryed in the hollow
stump bungalow UP TO this time.
They had a snug little hole under
the fireplace, where they cuddled up,
tucking their legs under them.
One afternoon Uncle Wiggily
brought home in his pockets some
horse chestnuts. He had picked
them up on tho ground near the
home tree Of the Bushytail squirrel
family. Mrs. Bushytail had thrown
them ont after Johnnie and Billie,
the squirrel boys, had stored the
horse chestnuts away down in the
nut cellar.
Horse chestnuts are not of much
USE" chattered Mrs. Bushytail, as
she tossed them out. "'If we were
starving we might eat them, but
not otherwise, for We have bette
nuts than those"
Seeing the horse chcstnuts on the
! ground, Uncle Wiggily picked ul
! half a dozen and took them home.
( 'Thev look just like the buckeye.
/ Of the state OF Ohio" he said
tvinkling his pink nose.
"'What are you going TO do viii
those horse cAeotnuto 80 asked Nurs,
Jane, when Uncle Wlggily tool
them from his pockets.
/ ooh, Perlap- ! might 4trin:
/ them, as l did the aeoras for Aauul
Imperial Valley press., 1924-01-26
Newest Thing Is
To Cheer Up
Spooks

LONDON, Jan. 26.--sir Ar
thur and Lady Arthur Conan
Doyle have started a "rescue
circle" for suffering spirits
being subjected to punishment in
the next world.
Those spirits who will be aid
ed are the oues leading 'sad,
Bitter, ramofscfll lifo,'' in the
next world because they rever
rose above the material in this
world. The ''rescue circle in
terviews these stricken spirits
and instructs them, Lady Conan
Doyle said, taking notes of the
conversations.
do you believe in Goa?' is
the test applied to each. If the
Spirit raps three times, meaning
yes" the circle goes on with
its advice and words of cheer.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-01-26
Cattle Shortage
On West Coast

An apparent shortage of cattle i'll
California suitable for slaughter is
reported to the United States De
partmcnt of Agriculture. Stockmen
seem to have marketed their cattle
much more closely than usual and
the number of cattle available for
winter slaughter is considerably less
than a year ago, the department
says. Prices have advanced sharp
ly as a result, current quotations
being 81 to $3.50 higher than those
of month ago.
California s!aughterers are being
forced to go to Nevada, Oregon,
Utah and Montana for supplies, de
partment advices state. Canadian
cattlemen are offering hay-fed
steers averaging 100 pounds at
around 50 per 100 pounds laid down
in San Francisco. 1t is understood
that the Canadian price of these
cattle is approximately s f. o. b.
shipping points, the duty being So
per 100 pounds.
If this Canadian report is cor
rect it would seem possible for Ca
madam cattlemcn to compete sue
cessfully in coast markets, as ON
January 5 good grade hay-fed
steers were selling in San Francisco
from $3.50 to So per 100 pounds,
the department says.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-01-26

Also he placed on the mantel the
other nuts, without any holes in
them, leaving them there, for, just
then, Nurse Jane called to him to
come to supper. And it was such
good supper that the rabbit gentle
man forgot to tell his muskrat lady
housekeeper about the two little
Squiggle Bugs inside the horse chest
nuts.
After supper Uncle Wiggily went
to sleep. And up on the mantle,
snug in the nuts, the Squiggle Bugs
also took Il trip to Dreamland.
1t was the next day that Johnnie
and Billie Bushytail, the two squir-
rel boys, stopped at Uncle Wiggily's
hollow stump bungalow. They were
to the Lady Mouse Teacher in the
hollow stump school.
con, Nurse Janc!' chattered
Johnnie. "Did Uncle Wiggily bring
home some of our horse chestHuts?
Mother says she threw them out. -
Eyes, there are lot of chestnuts
on the MANTLE" said hte muskrat.
"May we have them back!" beg
ged Billie. "Mothcr didn't know
we wanted them to play with, or she
wouldn It have thrown them out" !"
"Bless your frisky tails, take
them:' laughed Nurse Jane. "I'm
sure Uncle %Nigglly won t mind"
SO the squirrel boys took the
chcstnuts back again, including the
two with the Squiggle Bugs in them.
But as the Squiggle Bugs were fast
asleep they didn't know what was
happening.
Johnnie and Billie took the chest
nuts to school. But, as they played
with them in class the Lady Mouse
made the squirrel boys bring the
nuts up to her desk. And as She plac-
ed them on top, in place where the
warm sun shonc i'll the window.
Uncle Wiggily called to visit the
school
And while the rabbit gentleman
was listening TO the class sing, all
Of sudden the Squiggie Bugs inside
the two chcstnuts, ava kcned by the
warm sun, began to wiggle, The
chcstnuts began to roll about, and
finally they rolled off the Lady
Mouse Teachers desk to the floor.
"'Oh, what kind Of horse chest
nuts are these!" she squeakcd.
"They must be alive, or have little
ponies in them!'
But Uncle Wiggily saw the two
holes he had bored and he knew the
| Squigglc Bugs were inside. So he
| showed the Bugs TO the Lady Mouse
and the animal children, an dthcn no
one was afraid. And johnnie and
Billie laughed. And the Squiggls
| Bugs did a funny little dance on
teachers desk before they crawled
back inside the nuts for the bunny
to take them home.
So it all happened for the best
you see. And if the mosquito
doesn't try to 90 swimming inside
the fountain pen and gets legs all
iuE, II tell you neXt about UuclC
Wiggily and the postage stamp.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-01-26

Magtail, and make a necklace for
the baby elephant laughed the
bunny. He had made holes in two
of the horse chestnuts when, all OF
sudden, the Two little Squiggle
Bugs crawled up out of their snug
hole under the fireplace.
"Is it spring yet, Uncle Wig
gily?" they whispered.
"Gracious sakes alive, MOI" ex-
CHARMED the bunny. "Get back in
your snug, warm hole. 1t won't be
spring yet for two months or more. "
"Oh. We are so tired of staying
down there in that dark hole" sigh
ed one little Squiggle Bug.
"Couldn't t we sit out on the man
tel?D
Imperial Valley press., 1924-01-26

"Whcn it comes to fixing a man
up and putting him in good work
ing condition, Tanlac is the medi-
cine for the job,' is the character
istic statement of John r. Mckee,
an automobile mechanic, of 221
North Belmont Ave, Los Angeles.
"For over year, 1 could not eat
a meal without suffering from in
digestion for hours afterwards. /
was so nervous l couldn t sleep
right and headaches-why, if l live
to be a hundred l will never for
get those awful throbbing head
aches; they nearly set me wild.
"Well, sir, soon after starting on
Tanlac l wanted more to eat, then
l got to sleeping better and in
three weeks time, ! was complete
ly 're-eonditioned. That was a
year ago and while haven't taken
drop of medicine since, | am still
feeling fine.
Tanlac is for sale by all good
druggists. Accept no substitute.
Over 10 million bottles sold.
Take Tanlac Vegetable Pills. ads
Imperial Valley press., 1924-01-26
GOVERNMENT RAILROADS

Senator Norris proposes that the government shall
build two great railroad trunk lines one across the con-
tinent east and west and the other from the Great
Lakes to the Gulf of Mexico with supplementary
steamship and barge line and whatever telegraph and
telephone lines may be necessary. The object is COM
petition with existing private transportation lines
means of regulating rates for the public benefit.
Any proposal is worth considering, but no eXten-
sive support be expected for this project at present
water happens to be in bald odor just There is
growing disposition even among theoretical adYo
Gates of railroad naturalization to give the railroads
liberal terms than they have had in recent years.
In any event, it seems hardly necessary for Uncle
Sam to go into direct competition with the private rail
already has authority to regulate their rates without
risking any public money in railroadng.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-01-26
No More Tax on
Soda Pop and
Near Beer

WASHINGTON, Jan. 26.--Soda
pop and near beer drinkers are TO
be relieved of $11,000,000 year
in taxes.
The house ways and means com
mittee today agreed to repeal the
tax on soft drinks.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-01-26
SCOUTS INITIA TIE
SIX INTO ORDER
FLICKERING LIGHT

Though Hallowe 'en has passed
something of its spirit was infused
into the meeting of the boys of
Scout Troop No. 7 last night wher
the Order of the Pickering Candle
met and initiated group of new
members.
The meetings was held under the
direction of Scoutmastcr Frank
Bowles and the following boys were
admitted to membership:
Roy and Earl Edgar, Lestci
Hodges, Wesley Reneunzahn. Jake
Wilson and Charles Crawford.
Some of the leading movie mel
OUGHT to be leading a ploW.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-01-26

LOS ANGELES-A red-hcaded
woman passenger in Charles avis
t&Xicab climbed over the rcar SCI
and drove away with his car while
he was in u garage, Avis mourn
fully reported to the police.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-01-26

You might catch cold, as / did
when sneezcd," spoke Uncle Wig.
gily. But just then he looked al the
two horse chestnuts in which he had
made holes, and these gave him al
idea. "Ha! l have it!' he cried.
"'I'll put each of you inside a horse
chestnut and put the nuts on the
mantcl. There you will be warm,
and there you may look out and see
what goes on in the world. "
No sooncrs said than donei Into
Il horse cheonut crawied each Of the
two little Gauigg!e Bug aud Cnt!~
Wiggily placed them on the mantel.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-01-26

When you think the kids are noisy
just suppose you lived in Holland
where kids wear wooden shoes.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-01-26

Now that Leap Year gives them ali extra "a hours,
lot of persons ought to get caught up of those
little Jobs they couldn't find time for last year.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-01-26

New York hasn't had national gathering of either
Of the big parties since 1868. That towns entitled to
q national convention once every half century.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-01-26

When British labor starts running the governm
will it continue unemployment doles or give the
men jobs?
Imperial Valley press., 1924-01-26

It's funny world, when archaeology is a
as Jazz dancing and prize-fighting
Imperial Valley press., 1924-01-26

Now, why let Congress do all the tax-reducing?
Imperial Valley press., 1924-01-26

lake Tanlac Vegetable Pills. ads
Imperial Valley press., 1924-01-26

In any event, it seems hardly necessary for Uncle
Sam go into direct competition with the private rail-
already has authority to regulate their rates without
risking any public money in ralIroadlng.
lot of persons ought to get caught on of those
little jobs they couldn't find time for last year
New York hasn't had national gathering of either
OF the big parties since 1868 That towns entitled to
a national convention once every half century.
When British labor starts running the government,
will it continue unemployment doles or give the idle
jobs?
It's funny world when archaeology is almost as
interesting as Jazz dancing and prze-fighting.
Now, why let Congress do all the tax-reducing?
Some Of those United States senators seem to con-
slider esemajesty for any mere private citizen TO
discuss peace plans.
The Senate may find consolation in the fact that
the Nobel committee is not going to award a peace
prize this year.
How the mutimillionaire with box full of tax
exempt bonds laughs when the government SENDS nm
an income tax blank!
Maybe when the Senate gets through probing
propaganda for peace plans and lower taxes, 1t Will
'hring an indictment against whole nation
Master-Sergeant Woodfill, famous German fighter
upon retiring from the army announces that ne VIII
fight ii there is another Ii that news were given
fun publicity in Europe it ought to help IN preserving
pcace.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-01-26

Some Of those United States senators SEE
,ider it lese-majesty for any mere private
discuss peace plans.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-01-26

The Senate may find consolation in the Fl
the Nobel committee is not going to award {
prize this year.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-01-26

How the multimillonaire with box full OF
xempt bonds laughs when the government sends
y income tax blank!
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1924-08-23
A LITTLE TALK On THRIFT
By S. " STRAUS
President Of America Society for Thrift

It is well to bear in mind that one
Of the greatest sources of human
happiness is work. And this is a
truth that could be more widely
learned to advantage.
Too many follow the rule that
the more work they can avoid the
greater will be their happiness.
There is no true happiness in an
idle life. Waste of time is a form
of thriftlessness that is as destruc-
tive Of righJful pleasure as waste of
money or waste of health.
Work alone brings happiness,
because work is creative and up
building.
All the instincts of the human
race would have been responsible for
humanity's development have found
their fulfillment only in work,
In every realm of mans activities,
whether it be spiritual, mental or
physical, human experience has
shown that progress alone has come
through work
This does not mean that there is
no rightful place in life for play,
or that diversion Is not in accordance
with good thrift 1t is a matter of
common sense, that life cannot be
made up entirely Of labor There
would be little if any progress in a
material way under such condition,
and, in the finer things of life, there
would be absence of all development.
You cannot transform a man into
a machine and get human results.
But, within the average routine Of
life, work brings the most satisfying
happiness-work that is right, up
building and helpful.
Do not allow an ambition for idle
ness to spring up in your heart.
Wasting time, never, under and
circumstance, can bring lasting JOY.
1t is not dissimilar to every other
unthrifty practice.
Happiness through work is one of
the fundamentals that can be con-
tinually counted on. 1t is a
splendid type of true, constructive
thrift.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1924-08-23
MeIlen Came and
Got TrOunccd Badly
Hurley Punctured the Visitors Disil.
lusionment That They Had a
Baseball Team.

A few weeks ago Mellen thought
they had a ball team that they were
willing to back against Hurley on a
winner-take-all basis. To the Mellen
fans who witnessed the hectic contest
at the Hurley park last Sunday it
was unquestionably demonstrated
that they have no ball team, at least
the Mellen nine is not in a class with
Hurley.
The local boys toyed with the
visitors through nine innings Of So
called baseball and at the end of the
agony Hurley was on the long end
Of a 20 to A score. Most of the
Mellen fans Of which there were
quite a number, became Disguised
and left the park before the finish of
the game.
old "Doc" Stanley, who in years
gone by could almost at any time
keep the Hurley sluggers guessing,
is through. He has lost his cunning
ness, his wing doesn't hold up like it
used to, and he can't get the ball to
respond like in days of yore. Mellen
banked on old "Doc" being able to
show some Of his old stuff in this
game with Hurley but they were
doomed to disappointment. The
Old Man wasn't there He lasted
less than four innings, when he was
forced to give way to younger blood.
The following tabulated score and
summary tells the story of the game
in figures;
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1924-08-23

An evangelist was holding SER
vices in a state penitentiary and
during the course of his remarks
he urged the inmates to a better life.
Remember" he said, eve are here
today and gone tomorrow But just
then one of his hearers broke in on
him with the exclamation, Nothing
doing here, parson, I've got eighteen
years left to serve"
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1924-08-23
RIGHT SPIRIT

Any old town is pretty good
town to the man who sees things
right. Its streets may be rutty,
its houses brown, its baekyards a
perfect fright; but to him who can
see with the eyes of hope and plan
for a future day, there's nothing to
call for frown or NOPE in all
its bleak array. For he can
glimpse in a future time a change
that is sure to come; when houses
will lose their smudgy CRIME and
streets will be smooth and plumb /;
when folks viii cherish a healthy
pride in keeping their yards all
clean and strangers who over the
pavements ride will utter their plea
sure keen All this will come in its
own good day, it's not an affair of
weeks, if two or three in a boost
ing way can wake up the sleeping
geeks. There is no reason nor
lick of sense in knocking your
town. dear sir; just try some boost
ing, you'll feel immense, when you
hear things start to purr For
people who live in our burgs and
towns are surely as like as peas; you
can move EN- quicker with smiles
than frowns-there's truth in that
rare old wheeze. So see beneath all
the filth and Crime the beauty that's
hid from sight and do not scruple
to spend a dime in helping to bring
to light those self same beauties
you'll be surprised at the change
that is sure to come and you'll find
your town will be advertised as tGe
village that makes things hum.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1924-08-23

Summary--Hits and runs, 13 runs
and IL hits off Stanley in 3 2-S inn
ings, 10 runs ard hits off Pufall in
4 lis innings; home runs, Baerwald.
Leo Pufall, Melvin, Byrnes; three
base hit, Harris; two base hits. Leo
Pufan. A. Pufall, Baerwald, Red
Hunt, Harris, f. pufall, Jack Pufall
Ross; sacrifice hits. Byrnes, Hoeft;
double plays, Pufall to Pufall to
Byrnes, Pufall to Ross to Foug,
first base on balls, off Stanley /. Off
Pufall ?, off Hoeft /; strikeouts, by
Stanley ;, by pufall 3, by Hoeft II;
hit by pitched ball, Red Hunt, Pappio;
time, 2:15; umpires, Gloon and Yor-
ton.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1924-08-23
Stiff Opposition for Hurley Sunday

Rice Lake, one of the strongest
semi-professional teams in Northern
Wisconsin, will clash with the Hur-
ley team at the local park Sunday
afternoon
Hurley may expect the stiffest
opposition of the season in this game
with Rice Lake. Such teams as
boosted of by Rhinelander, Amigo,
Marshfield and Stevens Point, have
all been defeated by Rice Lake. in
Guiding the Superior police team.
Whether Hurley wins or not local
fans look forward to good game.
hurley will use its regular lineup
with Hoeft doing the serving. Game
called at 2:30.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1924-08-23

1t is perfectly right and proper
to put your business affairs in
writing -you'l avoid considerable
trouble by doing so. But when it
comes to your affairs of the heart
we'll you had better keep them
under your hat to avoid trouble
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1924-08-23

And, on the other hand, there
are a lot of fellows putting in
their time now "teeing off" who
used to spend their time getting
''teed up"
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1924-08-23

General Dawes is a musician, being
able to carry a tune, and the repub-
liean campaign managers are hoping
he will be able to carry the country
Prof. Todd predicts the; New York
will have IA earthquake worse than
Tokio's But would that jar New
York?
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1924-08-23
PAID ADVERTISEMENT

(Authorized and inserted by Alfred
kaartinen, Defer, Wis. Amt. 75c.l
| hereby announce that will be a
candidate for the Progressive Re
publican nomination for assembly
man from Vilas-lron counties
district at the primary election on
Sept 2. If nominated and elected
| shall earnestly endeavor TO
administer the duties of the office to
the best of my ability, always keer-
ing in mind the best interests Of the
people of my district.
Respectfully yours,
ALFRED KAARTINEN
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1924-08-23

HAVING LITTLE TO keep them
busy, the newspaper correspondents
are organizing baseball teams to
pass the time The White House
reporters call themselves Gals
Cucumbers." They have already
/ triumphed over the White House
photographers and the Treasury
correspondents known as "Andy's
MELONS" The President and Mrs.
! Coolidge witnessed there first game,
which was played in the elipse back
/ of the Executive Mansion.
AIR MAIL PLANES are being
used by the Department of Agricul-
ture to transport crop reports from
the Pacific Coast to Washington,
three days time being saved in the
+ranscontinental trip. Recently a
California murderer kept his appeal
before the United States Supreme
Court by resorting to the air mail
service to rush the record of his
local conviction across the country.
ALL TAX PAYERS, including the
Democrats, had to help pay for the
thousands of copies of President
Coolidge's acceptance speech which
were mailed to newspapers through
out the country. The speech was
printed at public expense at the
Government Printing Office, as are
all addresses of the Presidents. The
Printing Office also turned out the
Bryan, Harrison, and Walsh
speeches, but at the expense of the
Democratic National Committee.
The Davis speech was printed in
New York
LOS ANGELES is up in arms and
has complained bitterly to the War
Department because the American
round the world filters are going to
end their circumnavigation of the
globe at Seattle instead of Clover
Field near Los Angeles. The Army
Air Service plans to cut off 10 days
by stopping at Seattle, where the
filters actually left the United States
and cut off into the Pacific. Los
Angeles claims, however, that there
is no logic in ending the flight at
any point except where it started
A compromise may be worked out
whereby the filters viii sail over Los
Angeles without stopping there.
SENATOR WALSH'S manner of
discussing John w. Davis legal
connections before he became the
Democratic nominee has aroused
considerable discussion here. Even
in Democratic circles, there is a
disposition to think that Walsh went
farther than necessary in criticizing
DAVIS employers among big bust
ness. Walsh's extended discussion
of this phase Of the campaign made
it necessary for Davis to put a
lengthy insert in his speech on the
subject of his legal connections after
the address had been completed and
mailed to the press.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1924-08-23
WILHELM CuNO.

WILHELM CUNO, one time
Chancellor of the German Republic,
is slated to be the New German
Ambassador to the United States.
He will succeed Otto Wiedfeldt,
whose troubles with the Berlin
Foreign Office have led to his re-
quest for retirement next month.