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Imperial Valley press., 1924-01-31
Bedtime Stories
Copyright, 1923, by Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate
BY HOWARD r. GARIS
UNCLE WIGGILY MOVES THE
PIANO

Once upon a time, Just as Uncle
Wiggily was about to hop away
from his hollow stump bungalow,
to 90 look for an adventure, the
bunny rabbit gentleman heard a
grunting noise in the parlor.
Hello. Is that you, Nurse
Jane ?" he cried. els anything
the matter2 Is the Fuzzy Fox try
ing to nibble you?"
"Oh, no, it isn't anything like
that laughed .he muskrat lady,
and, once again, Uncle Wiggily
heard her grunting.
"There must be sonnet h n G
wrong!" whispered the bunny, witt
a twinkle Of his pink nose. 81
shall peep in the parlor and sec
what it is
And when lie had lookcd-wasn t
he the surprised old rabbit, though
when he saw Nurse Jane trying to
move the piano from one side Of he
room to the other!
q" Nurse Jane, What are Won
doing ?" asked Uncle Wiggily.
- am trying to move the piano,
she answered.
$50 l see-but wky?' Mr.. Long
ears wanted to know.
Because l am tired of seeing it
on this side of the parlor," replied
the muskrat lady housel,eeper. 81
Imperial Valley press., 1924-01-31
JUNIOR CHAMBER
OF COMMERCE TO
MEET AT COAST

The regional conference of the
United States Junior Chamber of
Commerce will be held in san Digo,
February % and 90, drawing dele
gates from the II western states
comprising the Pacific Coast dis
trict. Several delegates from Ell
Centre and other Imperial Valley
towns will attend the convention.
While comparatively young
organization, the United States Jun
Tor Chamber of commerce has al
ready established an enviable record
parts of the United States, and local
chapters are being formed rapidly in
all sections. A concerted effort is
being made to bring the membership
in California alone up to 10000 and
this future is based on the member
ship in local chambers already form
ed and funetioning in the state.
Composed of the young business
men of the various cities, between
the ages of Is and so, the organiza
ton as whole offers much to it's
members. In addition to taking an
active part III all civic enterprises,
each junior chamber maintains u
study division, under competent in
structors, offering courses in
technical and academic subjects,
including the very important subject
of public speaking, success of these
study classes is manifested in the
large attendance at classes and the
results obtained. s.e
Imperial Valley press., 1924-01-31
PRElz5EM ON N6TURALizATIoN

An immigration plan submitted by Senator Reed
OF Pennsylvania would base the selection Of immigrant
quotas not on the number OF any nationality merely
living in the United States in some particular year but
or the number Of naurazed citizens here in that year
It seems, on the face of il, better principle of
lection than the in force, which the present
plan of the house immigration committee would con-
tinue. The kind Of immigrants wanted the kind
that will make good Americans. Generally speaking,
the races that eagerly seek citizenship are the most
easily Amercanized It is right to give advantage,
in immigrant quotas 10 the nationalties who become
naturalized as against those content to live and profit
in this country without naturalization. We want more
them, and fever of the Indifferent kind. Congress
might well give this matter serious thought.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-01-31

Biting off more than you can chew
is better than going hungry.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-01-31
Governor Saws
Smoking Among
Women is Menace

CHARLESTON, W. Va, Jan. 81.
The admission of William P. G.
Harding, governor Of 4he Federal
Reserve Bank of Boston, that his
daughter Margaret, who committed
suicide Saturday, had indulgcd in
social excesses, including the use
of cigarettes, was characterized by
Governor E. P. Morgan of West
Virginia as very courageous. :
Morgan said smoking among wo-
men is becoming alarming and
added that he believed club women
should take an active part in a
campaign to curb the practice.
Several anti-cigarette laws sug
gested to the state legislature by
Governor Morgan have been defeat
cd.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-01-31

Dickie. ~ thought l was never
going to get loose again
"Weli now that you can fly, :"
said Uncle Wiggily, " fly away and
be happy
"Could l fly home to your bun
galow little while?' asked the
sparrow boy. "Maybe Nurse Jane
would put little stickum plaster
on my sore leg where the string
pinched it,
home with me, y invited Uncle Wig
gily. "You Ely, Diekie, and | II
hop, and we'll see who gets there
first. But after l get home | shall
be very busy
What are YOU going to do'''
aske d:he sparrow boy. Perhaps
] can help you. IA like to DO a
favor, as you did enc for ne. -
"'Well, l guess you couIdn'r help
ME in this very well, laughed the
bunny. ~ am going to move the
piano. But you can look on and
grunt for me when the heavy part
comes.
So Uncle Wiggilv hoped and
Dickic flew and soon they were at
the hollow stump bungalow. Nurse
Jane was out, but Uncle Wigglv
knew where she wished the piano
moved. So, taking hold Of 'he
music maker, the bunny began to
lift il.
'sUgh!" he gruntcd, and Dicllie
hclped-t mean the sparrow boy
helped grunt, for the piano was
heavy However, Undo Wiggily
had one end moved, and was lifting
/ the other end TO move when, all of
q sudden into the bungalow came
the Bushv Bear.
Burr! | want ears to nibblc'
9rowled he Bear. "And as you
have both paws ON the piano, Tn
Gle Wiggily, and can t push me
away or scratch me, / IN going tt
nibble you! =
The rabbit gentleman didn 7
know what 10 do, but Dickic, fly
ing close, whispered in the bunny ;:
car:
"Whcn the bear comes at vol
drop the piano or his paw, That
will fix him. "
"I'n do it, whispered the rab
BIT. Aud when the Bad Husly Bear
numbered over to nibblc Uncle Wig
gilys ears, the rabbit let one en-,
Of the piano drop smashing down
on the bad chap's paw.
son, scowzic! Scowzie! Wowl
howled the Bear Then, pulling hi
paw from beneath the piano, ou
Of the bungalow he limped, one o
his foe nails broken. But it scrve'
him right.
Then Uncle WiggiIy finished mov
ing the piano, and he thanke'
Dickie for helping grunt.
"And if you hadn't thought o
dropping the piano ON the Bear
paw. l don't know what | shoul
i have done, !" said the rabbit.
( So everything came out right
and if the umbrella doesn't get al
wet and catch cold when it goes GU
in the rain with the rubber boot,
IN tell you next about Uncle Wiz
gily and the red flower.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-01-31
Theodore No. 2Is
Hailed as Next
Governor of NY.
by United Press Leased Wire

NEW YORK, Jan. 31.-Qucntin
Roosevelt was killed in the war
because of our unpreparedness in
the air, Theodore Roosevelt, assis.
tant secretary of the navy, told the
Harlem Chamber of Commerce in
an address.
MY brother Quentin was killed
because he had an inferior air
plane Roosevelt said.
Speaking earlier at dinner Of
the Kansas Society of New York,
Roosevelt was hailed as the next
Governor of New York. He plead
ed for preparedness, describing him
self as "hard headed peaee
lOvCr.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-01-31
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO
.January Al 1000

The Imperial Valley univcrsi, y
Club s first smoker was given al
the Oregon hotel. After an excel
lent banquet, the bylaws were dis.
cussed and it was decided to limit
the membership to men.
C. +. Martin of New York City
purchased property in CaleXico.
r. II. Benton, George A. Long
and W. X. Bowker are represent
ing valley interests at the National
Live Stock Convention in Los An
geles.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-01-31
Looking Backward
What the Press Files Tell of
Imperial Valley for THIS Date
IN Past Years
NINETEEN YEARS AGO

Judge +. G.. lIavens returned
from n few days stay in Yuma.
o. c. Van Ness of Los Angeles
left for his home after spending
some days looking after his proper.
ty interests in Brawlcy.
Charles Ii. Wores of Brawley left
for short business trip to San
Francisco.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-01-31
MAN IN
ESCAPE FROM JAIL

REDDING. Cal, Jan. 3l.-Charles
W. Robinson sentenced yesterday to
from one to Il years i'll San Quen-
tin penitentiarv for forgery, escap-
ed from the county Jail late in the
afternoon and was still at large.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-01-31
TEN YEARS AGO
January 81 1914

J. E. Davis left by motor for
San Diego this morning.
Supervisor Arthur Shepherd left
for a short trip to Yuma today.
Miss Nell Ryan and Mrs. Flora
Baker, who have been the house
guests of Mrs. C. D. Bryan, Miss
Ryan s sister, left for their homes
in Los Angeles after a three
weeks visit here.
Attorney Dan V. Noland was in
Calexico on business yesterday.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-01-31

AUBURN-$1s,654 hydro-elec
tric project to use waters of Amer.
lean and Rubicon rivers in Placer
and FL Dorado counties, under con
sideration.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-01-31

The Green Meadows, Washington,
dairy won first prize for cheese ut
Syracuse, New York, scoring 95E
pcr cent
Imperial Valley press., 1924-07-01

We All ENJOY our game of bridge
on shc- porch during the warm
weather, but how often the unrulv
breeges blow away the dummy
hand and cause great annoyance.
flassies can be. made for each side
of the table out, of garter ribbon
elastic and under the ribbon the
exposed hand can be placed, secure
from all tricky 'breezes. A color
NAV be chosen to correspond with
the card table covers.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-07-01
La JOLLA RED
SCHOOL HOUSE
Is ABANDONED

SAN DIEGO, July LA .Jolla's
school house, looked upon with
varying degrees of disgust by the
beauty-worshipping residents of the
city by the sea, is to be abandon
ed. The board of education recent
ly awarded i, contract for building
Il tws-room addition to the elemen.
tarv school to accommodate increas-
ing school population there and to
take the place of the rcd frame
building which has been used for
some time.
The contract was let to j, l..
Kals.
The board also decided that En-
canto deserves a new school au-
ditorium and called in William FL.
Wheeler, architect, to instruct him
to prepare the plans. The audito-
rum, which will be IN A building
apart from the Encanto school, will
have a seating capacity of about
800, a wellarranged stage, NOV
ing picture BOOTH restroom and
lsitchenctte.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-07-01
BOY SCOUTS OF
San DIEGO CO.
HAVE fine CAMP
Splendid Swimming Pool
Makes Hit With the
Boys

SAN DIEGO, July Lone hun
died and seventyfive San Diego boy
scouts and leaders are in camp on
the scout reservation near Hulburd
Grove, in the best equipped scout
camp that the San Diego Scout coun-
ell has held in the seven years of its
existence. Supplied by the chair
man of the camp committee, Carl H.
Heilbron, with complete field camp
equipment, four experienced cooks
and an abundance of good eats, this
years scout camp started off with
a snap that would have done credit
to an adult organization. Each one
of the five district camps is organ
! lied into a camp group with its own
volunteer leader in charge, and keen
rivalry is being taken by the scouts
for the best camp. Palmer & Mar
shall, owner of the Hnlburd Grove
lresort, are leaving nothing undone
Ito make the scout camp a success.
iThe fine new swimming pool, with
tits clear water heated to proper
temperature for bathing, is given
/ over to the scouts for regular swim
Ming periods, and this is, next to the
fine eats, the most popular feature
of the camp. F6 tE
DIR. Paul Brust, besides being as
sistant volunteer leader of the first
I division camp, has placed com
pletely equipped field hospital at
t4ie service of the camp, which is
Il valuable asset to the camps sue
Fdess. William Beatty, secretary to
Mayor Bacon, is the volunteer lead
or in charge Of the first division
troop. B. c. Fleisher is the volun-
teer leader in charge of the third di-
vision troop; james Veal is looking
after the second division; d. ID.
Pearson will be with the scouts of
the fourth division and is supplied
with small trucks in which he and
his scouts will be a tllfee-day gypsy
Imperial Valley press., 1924-07-01
Dredging New
Harbor Channel
Will Begin Soon

SAN DIEGO, July 1.-The Will
liam T. Rossell, one of the four all
electric dredges built by the war de-
partment for dredging and reclaim
alton operations on the Atlantic and
Pacific coasts, will be sent to San
Diego upon being commissioned Au-
gust /, according to advices receiv-
ed here yesterday from Washington.
Local harbor authorities have been
advised that substantial appropria-
tions for dredging a deep water
channel to new industrial sites and
wharves between the ferry fairway
and the National City waterfront,
will be incorporated in the rivers
and harbors bill next year.
The navy department has joined
with the commercial and industrial
interests in urging the engineering
corps of the army to take imme-
diate steps. to. improve San Diego
out that within a few years the
submarine and destroyer base at
the foot OF Thirty second street in
all probability will develop into q
major navy yard ana that a deep
water channel is an absolute neces-
sity if commercial and naval ship
ping is to be properly cared for.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-07-01

No. 9548-Dept. 9
ACTION BROUGHT IN THE SUP
ERROR COURT Of the COUNTY
OF IMPERIAL, STATR OF
CALIFORNIA, AND TIL Z
COMPLAINT FILED IN THE
OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF
SAID COUNTY OF IMPERIAL,
In the Superior Court Of the County
/ Of Imperial, State of California.
LUIS n. PIGEON, Plaintiff.
VS.:
DORA G. PIGEON, Defendant.
The People of the State of Cali
fornia Send Greeting to Dora G.
Pigeon, Defendant.
You Are Hereby Directed to Ap-
pear, and answer the complaint in
an action entitled as above, brought
against you in the Superior Court
of the County of Imperial, State
of California, within ten days after
the service on you of this summons
IF served within this County; or
within thirty days if served else
where.
And you are hereby notified that
unless you appear and answer as
Faboye required the said plaintiff
will take judgment for any money
or damages demanded in the com
plaint, as arising upon contract, or
he will apply to the court for any
other relief demanded IL the COM
plant.
Given under my hand and the
seal of The Superior Court of the
County of Imperial, State of Cali
fornia, this End day of June, 1924.
G. G. MOUSSEAU, Clerk.
BY L. f. Stewart, Deputy Clerk.
(Seal Of Superior Court.)
Charles E. Scott, Attorney for
plaintiff.
Ju 3 10 II "a Jl8 Is % 90 A 5
Imperial Valley press., 1924-07-01
Marriage Licenses


K.ALUZA -CRUMP-Andrcw Paul
Kalnza, % native Of Montana, res
ident Of Brawlcy;. Minnie Csump,
40, native of Arkansas, resident OF
Brawley.
WILLIAMS s1.EWIS--Osrar vii.
lams, %, native of Texas, resident
of Imperial; Carean Lewis, Is, ma
tive of Texas, resident Of Imperial.
CHARLEZ.C .CARRILLO - Teofilo
Charles, 80, native of Mexicp, res
ident Of Westmorland; Sara Gani,
llo, 26, native Of Mexico, resident
Of Westmorland.
PARDOsOROPEZA-Abram Par,
do, "a, native of Mexico. resident
Of Imperial; Angelita Uropcza, H.
native of Mexico, resident of i'm
perial
REy ES- CHAVEZ Marcos Reyes
V2l, natiye of Mexico. resident OF
, Holtville: Jesus Chavez, II, native
of Mexico, resident Of Holtville.
KRIKOUIN -zARTARIAN--Aram
s. Krikouin, 80, native of Armenia,
resident Of FL Uentro; Elizabeth
Zartarian, 20, native of Armenia,
!. resident of Fresno.
TREJO O-FARRES-Jose # Trcie, 20,
native of Mexico, resident of Braw-
! ley; Conception Farres,lS, native
of Mexico. resident of Brawley.
! FARMER -McAFEE-G George l..
! Farmer, 2s, native of Texas, resi-
dent of C;sfexico; Violet McAfee,
| 20, native of California. resident of
! Calexico.
MUNOZ-SANDOVAL - Simeon
/ Munoz, %, native of Mexico, resi-
| dent Of Ell Centre; Antonia Snndo-
/ val, l6, native of Mexico, resident
of FL Centre.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-07-01
and
Lettuce Cars
10 Mi. Long

F..
An interesting compilation Of
the cars required to move the
cantaloupe and lettuce crops Of
Imperial Valley reveals the
fact that 5000 cars or 400
trains OF 40 cars each viii pro-
badly be required to move the
1924 cantalcupe crop. These
With the 400 locomotives and
renders, II placed one after an
other would take up trackage
Of over $50, 900 feet. In other
words tho 400 train loads would
reach more than 120 miles.
AAd to this 200 trains Of let
tuce produced here this year
ana you would have a string Of
trains loaded with cantaloupes
ana lettuce reaching 1s0 miles
ana employing 5000 trainmen to
h1ndlos
These figures tage no account
of the hay, watermelon, grape,
grapefruit and other shipments
from the valley, which II is be-
lieyod would increase the to-
tai mileage to 225 miles, -os as
fat IS Los Angeles.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-07-01
"Flapper Bandit
Given a Year In
L. A. County Jail

LOS ANGELES, july 1.-Pearl
May Gibson, the "flapper bandit 4
who held up a store recently at the
point of finger hidden under her
cloak, was sentenced to a year in
the county Jail by Judge Russ Ave
ry today.
TO hold the life of her sweetheart,
Harvey May, Mrs. Gibson said, she
decided, TO keep up her pretcnse of
having money by stealing it for
him. She had also planned Il divorce
from her husband, it was said.
Because she did not use weapon,
the charge against Mrs. Gibson was
reduced from highway robbery to
petty larceny.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-07-01
NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Notice is hereby given by w. Z.
Hancock, administrator of the es-
tate of Nickles Monterio deceased,
to all persons having claims against
said deceased, TO present them with
in four months after first publi-
cation of this notice to the under
signed at $40 Main Street, Ell Cen
tro, California, the place selected
to transact business of said estate,
or file them within four months af-
ter first publication Of this notice
in the office of Clerk of Superior
Court, Imperial County.
Dated this 21st day Of June, 1924.
w. Z. HANCOCK,
Administrator.
Jas. w. Glassford, Attorney for
Administrator.
June "a July 8 Is %
Imperial Valley press., 1924-07-01

camp hike to Morepa dam, returning
Friday; Robert Jdanwaring is III
charge of the scouts of Coronado ;
Elwood Barley, the executive, is as
sisted by Stanley Millar, assistant
executive.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-07-01
Many From, Valley
visit Camp Hipass

Camp Hipass sponsored BY the
mperial Valley Young Women 9
christian Association, is proving a
popular place for valley people to
pcud week lends. About twenty
i've persons registered at the camp
|fHsf Saturday and Sunday. Several
|femained for this week to enjoy the
Imperial Valley press., 1924-07-01
The Weather

FOR LOS ANGELES AND vICI-
NITY-Fair moderately warm
weather fcnieht and, "Wednesday
FOR SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA A
Pair tonight and Wednesday. No
change in temperature.
All main roads to Yosemite Valley
are now open.
Newcastle, Placer county, shipped
IFS first peaches May 16.
Chico, Butte county, opened a fine
modern swimming pool June |.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-07-01


Nam the camp register in
Slude NJ. al Mrs. Rodney Hermor
nti n. Mary Elizabeth, Mr.
ma d H. knights and son,
|Er. ansS n. l.. De Hay and
4on M Mrs. j. p. McGirK, Mr..
ana nj G. Dyer, Mr.. and Mrs.
|t;. Du: all from Ell Centre, and
Mrs. I +. Gates and son, and
W. e. lois from Brawley.
Mrs. s.t and her son have
taken &c for the week as
have ron and Mary Eli
1abc; lie Scott, mother
~ AZ tt, who is trained
nurss up, has returned to
canal' en- day VISIT with
reIati sends m pan Diego
..,,a ma i cottage until th.
middle sast. In August the
lfS~ofts II Is 10 the coast for 8
lew weel .sitil school starts in q
Centre.
The NJ sing children are stay
inr at Till, mp for vacations. MISS
Ill Betty A.d, Marjorie Moore,
<;ikdys Il, s, Marjorie Bowles,
Mildred ~ and Lillian Shaw
lcv and ne Hay.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-07-01

1t usually takes all day to dodge
a morning s work. ,5s.ss5.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1924-03-14
Farm Bureau Starts Tobacco Drive.

Next week at the time and places
listed below various Farm Bureau Lo-
Gals will start the ball rolling in the
Loyalty and Membership" Drive for
the Maryland Tobacco Growers AS
ISOLATION.
Farm Bureau members from all over
the county realize that only through a
rOsperous tobacco situation can the
county prosper and are putting their
shoulders to the wheel with the aim of
signing the county solid in the Asso-
ciation and then seeing TO 1t that the
tobacco SO sighed is shipped TO the
Association.
All tobacco growers are cordially
requested to attend these meetings.
Their aid is needed and desired in the
coming drive.
Meetings TO be held as follows :
Tuesday, March Is, s P. M.-Wal-
dorf Hall.
Wednesday, March 10, 8 P. M
Pomfret Hall.
Thursday, March 20, ? p. M.-way-
side Hall.
Thursday, March 20, 8 P. MIA
Plata Court House.
Friday, March 81, 2 P. NJ Bel AL
ton Schools
Saturday, March %, 2 + M.--Mc-
Conchie School.
Meetings for week following will be
published next week.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1924-03-14
AMERICA LEADS
WORLD IN USE
OF TELEPHONE

There were over 1870 telephone con.
versations during 1891 for every man.
woman and child in the United States,
considerably larger average than in
any other country in the world. Ac-
cording to the best information avail.
able. Denmark and Norway, whose
telephones are operated partly by pri.
vate companies and partly by the re-
spective governments. rank next to
the United States in per capita tele-
phone conversations; but in each Of
these countries there were forty fewer
calls per person during 1891 than In
this country. Sweden, where govern
ment ownership prevails, follows with
an average Of only 81 telephone con-
yersations per inhabitant during the
year. France and Great Britain,
whose entire telephone systems are
government-owned, are eleventh and
twelfth. respectively, each country
averaging less than 30 calls par per
son during 1921.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1924-03-14
ArmOrsd Ford Car. a. Bandit ch..sr..

Armored Ford cars as bandhchasers
are the latest police innovation. Gen.
Smedley ID. Butler, Philadelphia dy-
manic commissioner of public safely.
is the man who introduced them
Before he took Office few weeks
back, the Philadelphia city council vo-
ted General Butler IS, 900 with which 10
purchase an automobile for his per-
sonal use. But when statesmen for
high-priced cars appeared and tried TO
interest him, he made it plain that he
intended TO spend the money in pur-
chasing small, light ears for use as
bandit chasers by the police depart
ment The Ford runabout was his
choice and II wasn't long before an en-
terprising Ford salesman had car
ready for the Generals inspection.
Now the Philadelphia police have
six OF these armcred Ford ears AMI
under General Buffers plan this mum
Der will be augmented until there will
be ninety such bandit chasers in SER
vice. The entire shell of the body is
lined with t-inch special steel and the
space between the armor plating and
the outside OF the car Is packed with
loose cotton and coarse hair to retard
the velocity of bullets. Armor plate
also covers the cowl and runs up as
high as as the lower portion of the
windshield. The upper portion is in
two sections OF bnllet-proof glass.
The Ford engines are especially
equipped to afford increased speed
and tests made show some interesting
results In one test to show the accel-l
Grafton and power developed for hill
climbing, mile was covered in one
minute and thirty-one seconds flom a
starting point. On a country road the
car attained speed of more than six
by miles an hour and in city street
test covered 2,S26 feet at a speed OF APP
proximately seventy miles an hour.
Ford cars have been in use by police
departments all over the country for
years and recently there has been a
rapidly increasing tendency in the
larger cities to use them in place of
motorcycles since they are less con-
spicuous, and afford greater protec-
tion and comfort.