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Imperial Valley press., 1925-06-10
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SAN FRANCISCO, June 10. -
China needs three strong men to
correct three strong things that are
behind the present chaotic condi-
tlons there, today declared UT. Ng
Poon Chew, editor of the local Chi
nese language newspaper Chung Sal
. Vat Po III an interview with the
United Press.
High cost of living, frightful
labor conditions and foreign ag-
grcssion have brought ont the pres
ent situation, he said.
"What China needs is political
organizer, military genius and a
fmancier. DR.. Chew declared. ~
Eave every faith that these men will
arise and save China. / am Just as
certain China cannot be helped by
Intervention.
The foreigners, who have
brought capitalism and commercial
ism are not popular. The japanese
and English are especially dlsliked.
Any move from these quarters will
only add to the confusion.
Dr. Chew said living costs have
gone up twice as fast us wages i'll
China since the World War. Rice
which was $50 II sack is now 81,
and many working Tamilics cam
not afford to eat it.
THE Chinese are not starving, -
said DIR. Chew, 'but they are eat
Imperial Valley press., 1925-06-10
Bedtime Stories
By HOWARD E. GARIS
Copyright, 1928, by Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate
UNCLE WIGGILY AND THE
DOODLE BtG

Once upon a time there was q
very queer creature, called a Doodle
Bug who lived in a woodland pool
of water not far from Uncle Wig
gily 5 hollow stump bungalow The
Doodle Bug was rather simple and
silly, and he didn I in the least
mind being called SO, Tor he knew
he was an odd chap. In fact he
was rather proud of ii.
One day Uncle Wiggily. hopping
down the path from the bungalow to
go look for an adventure, saw Il
number of his little rabbit boys and
girls standing on the edge of the
pool, tossing in stones and bits OF
bark.
II suppose they are sailing a lit
Iale ship before going to school,
thought the rabbit gentleman to
himself as he twinkied his pink
nose. But hope they don I play
SO long they viii be late for class. -
Then he heard Jingle and Jangle,
two Of the little rabbit girls, cry:
1--WE nearly hit him that time,
Oh isn't he funny! He thinks pieces
of bark are good things to eat!'
''Watch ma hit one of his legs
with this pebble.' cried Tooter,
while his brother Scooter shouted:
"There, | splashed him good with
the stone | threw.
Goodness,' thought Uncle
Wigg;ly 70 himself as he quickly
hoped toward the pool. "Thcy
can Z be sailing toy ship. They
arc throwing stones at some Ole in
the water. hope it ism t Bully
or Bawly No Tail, the frog boys,
or Lulu, Alice or Jimmie Wibblc-
wobblc, the ducks.
Reaching the pool Uncle Wiggily
looked and saw something running
Imperial Valley press., 1925-06-10
GOV. WOOD PROBES
MORO UPRISING

MANILA, =. l., June l0.--Gov-
crnor General Wood.is leaving here
tomorrow for the Province of,
Lanao for u personal investigation
of the troublesome situation result
ing from attempts to capture Sui
tan Raya, Moro bandit cnieftain..
Fourteen Moros were either kill
cd or wounded in the battle yester-
day between constabularv and sup
porters of, Raya, the latest check
revealed. Another stronghold Of.
the rebels was dynamitcd by Rayal
and most of his followers escaped toy
the mountains, wrecking communica-
tion means enroute.
Warfare between Moro followers
of Sultan Raya and the constabulary
has been frequent for weeks, start
ing with Il rebellion in the spring
during which many of the tribes
men were killed. A fortress shield
ing Raya and his band was destroy
cd two weeks ago but the chieftain
and most of his supporters fled.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-06-10

across Ilc surface OF the water.
"Look at the Doodle Bug." cried
Jingle. tossing another stone at the
creature, "Oh, he S so funny"
He 5 silly!" said Jangle. HE
thinks the stones we throw at him
arc lollypops, guess, and he chases
after them and he bumps his nose
against the shore and then We hit
him with more stones. :
Whang the Doodle Bug,'
cried Tooter. "Whang him .harli >
NO. Stop" ordered Uncle Wig
gilv. .'Don t tease the poor chap
any moore, my dears. You don I
mean to be unkind. but you are.
The Doodle Bug knows no better
than to chase after things ON top of
the water, for it is the only thing
he can do. But YOU shouldn't pelt
him with stones and bark. Lei the
poor Doodle Bug alone.
Then the little rabbits wers sor-
" for what they had done aud ran
on 10 school, while the Doodle Bug
who skiddered about on top # the
pool, looked up at Uncle W;ggily
and said.
''Thauk you, Mr.. Longears, for
stopping the little bunnies from
throwing stones at me. Some of
them hurt my legs
"Then why III the world didn I
YOU ask them to stop" inquired
Mr.. Longears. " They would not
have pelted yop if You had told
them not TO-. -
"Oh-why-T never thought Of
that.'' cried the Doodle Bug II
should have done so-shouldn t I ~
"Of course. you poor, silly little
chap laughed Uncle Wiggily.
but. being Doodle Bug you know
no better. sIIowcycr, now YOU are
all right"
Yes, thanks to YOU, said tho
Bug skiddcring about on top OF the
water. - wish | could do you n
favor, Uncle Wiggily. But l am too
silly TO think of way"
However it happened, that very
same day that Doodle Bug helped
the bunny. Uncle Wiggily after
hopping a long way to look for an
adventure, but finding none, fell
asleep beside the Doodle Bug S
pool. And as the rabbit slept, the
fierce Otter, swimming up the
stream, crcpt out to nibblo the rab-
bit 5 cars. But the Doodle Bug saw
the Otter, and knowing what would
happen, the Bug skiddcd up TO
where Uncle Wiggily was asleep,
CRYING:
Awake! Awake! Hop away or
tho Otter viii get you" And the
rabbit gentleman jumped up quickly
and hoped home to his bungalow
before any harm could happen to
him.
"Good for you, Doodle Bug!
cried Uncle Wiggily, whom Ire was
safe. "You are smarter than |
thought YOU were and you did me d
favor" And the Doodle Bug was
much pleased with himself. But
still he never grow UP to be what
you could really call smart. How
ever, no was just as happy.
And if the coat sleeve docsn Z try
to jump through tho button hoic
Just 10 show the cyo Of tho needle
how clover it is, II dcll you next
about Unclo Wiggily aud tho brook.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-06-10

ing just enough to keep body and
soul together,
Strike Caused Trouble
"The present trouble arose from
strike in the japanese spinning
mills of Shanghai and Tsin Tao that
followed repeated demands for bet.
ter conditions. Recently there was
strike in which the workers de.
manded they no longer be beaten.
Conditions of workers are reported
intolerable, with monthly wages of
$3.50 to So.
Aroused over conviction of
strike leaders in mixed court, the
students organized a demons, ration.
Although umarmed they were fired
on ana II killed.
"The people Of China are strug-
Cling with overwhelming internal
problems. If left alone they will
solve them. In 5000 years of his
tory. we have had 10 revolutions,
followed by chaos but we have al.
ways pulled through to peace and
oruer.
"What we want now is America s
sympathetic moral support. The
situation is critical oniy i'll that our
integrity as II nation IS threatened
by tear of intervention
DR.. Chew said China has two
governments with million men
under arms who cannot be demobil-
lied because they cannot be paid.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-06-10
High Living Cost, Bad Labor
Conditions Cause Trouble In !
China, Says Bay City Editor
Strike Caused Trouble

/ ing just enough to keep body and
! soul together.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-06-10
Belgian Balloon
Wins Big Race
By United Press Leased wire

BRUSSELS, June 10.-The Bel
gian balloon Bclgica was announced
today as winner of the Gordon Ben
nett cup race which started Sun
day. She made go kilomctcrs in
her flight TO France--the longest
distance covered in the race with
out mishap. But for landing in the
sea the American Goodyear Ill
might have been winner for her dis
tancc was slightly greater than the
Bclgica Is. The accident, however,
disqualified the American bag.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-06-10
Looking Backward
What the Press Files Tell OF
Imperial Valley for This Date
in Past Years
NINETEEN YEARS AGO
,June 10 1905


Thomas Webb returned this
week from Il short vacation spent
with his brother and sister at San
Diego.
Inc Standard is indebted 10 Will
lam Vessel for Il dozen cantaloupes
brought in to demonstrate the fact
that Imperial can produce as fine
goods rs any portion of the valley.
The new board of health organ
lied Wednesday evening has decreed
that Imperial bo put i'll sanitary
condition. The following officers
were elected: Professor f.. j.
Norish, president; \. Socor, vice
presidents; DR.. G. 0. Crcal, secretary
and health officer: y. y. Moore and
I)r e., Tnpraba,,i.tp
Imperial Valley press., 1925-06-10

I'm Santa Barbara county, Oregon
MariUut barley leads all other varic'
ties.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-06-10
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO
June 10. 1910


Brawley is to have new drug
store, conducted by Albert Goodwin.
II viii be located in the block
erected by w. +. Holt.
Miss Martha Malan, daughter of
r. Malan, was a member OF the
graduating class this week at the
University of Southern California.
L. NJ. Lyon has been shipping in
carloads of Mecca artesian water
for the use of his cmpl6yccs in the
cantaloupe packing sheds
\ county conference of Demo
rrats will be held at FL Centre to-
night to discuss the practicablity
of presenting Il full county ticket
for the consideration of voters at
the August primaries.
TEN YEARS AGO
June 10, 1915
The county board of supervisors,
with al members present, ycstcr.
day completed the first of tho month
meeting and stand adjourned until
June q.
Tonight in the summer garden
just cast of the Casa Ray Hotel,
tho FL Centre X. of p. band will
give Il free concert. The proceeds
from the sale of refreshments scrv-
cd will 90 toward the support of
tEcso FREQ concerts.
Carl j. Taylor of Imperial was
ordered confined in the state hOspi-
tai at Patton Monday. lie was
taken to the institution yesterday
morning br Ira Harris.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-11-27
BEAUTIFUL PL4YGROTNDS

The Playground and Recreation Association of
America IS conducting playground Identification
contest in which any community may compete The
contest will close December l. 1926 the awards going
to the playground making the greatest progress up to
that date
Cities from 25 states have already entered from
one to four of their Fairgrounds and the commit
tee in charge expects every state in the Union to be
represented
The idea may be new to some persons but an un-
derstanding of its Importance grows with considera-
ton. One city, with large number of Fairgrounds
discovered last summer that several of these were little
than barren vacant lots There was some plav-
ground equipment, bat little else. There were no
grass, trees, flowers pools fountains In fact there
only the apparatus and dirt. On warm days the
sun beat down scorchingy and all through dry wealth
er clouds OF dust accompanied every active game
BeaGtificatlon need not be costly. A little neigh
Loriy cooperation would help greatly to make play
ground funds go far in this work barren pav-
ground probably better than Nevertheless one
thas boasts little natural beauty is still better
beautiful tree under which story hour may be held
some flower beds which OF the children might
help TO cultivate, grass plot little wading pool
shrunbery, and perhaps rustic arbor or sum-
house Moa add greatly 10 the looks OF the place
and also the health Of the little folks who play there
Imperial Valley press., 1925-11-27
CLAIM DIRECTORS
OF BANK ROBBED,
BETRAYED OWNERS

FRESNO, Calf, Nov. 27.-Direc-
tors Of the Valley Bank of Fresno
with its eight branches, betrayed
and robbed its stock holders by un'
serupulous management and sale
of the institution to two responsible
Fresno chain banks avertcd what
would have been beyond question
the greatest financial collapse even
seen in California, State Bank
Superintendent John +. Johnson, de
clared in an official report filed in
Sacramento, a copy of which was re
cciycd here today.
Excerpts of the report read:
Prom a consideration, of III,
matter set forth herein after, i
will appear that il was true as ;
matter of law that The entire man
agement was guilty of illegal anC
irregular acts involving every direc
tor of the bank.
"Mv duty under the law was e
the depositors of the bank, it be
ing for their protection that th'
California bank act and every rcgu
latory bank measure has been en-
acted. Acting III the exercise of the
discretion vested in me for the pro
lection Of depositors, therefore | re
questcd and urged these two large
and responsible banks to assume the
liability Of the Valley Bank TO it
dcposit0rs and take over the assets
bv purchase and sale.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-11-27

| the squirrel boys had such big,
fluffy tails they were like cushions
to SIT on. And on Il hot, sunny
day their tails, held over their
heads. were as good us umbrellas to
Johnnie and billIe.
For IL little time neither Billie
nor Johnnie Bushytail felt like do
ing anything. But as they shifted
the fresh, cool air of the November
| day and smelled the sweet odor COM
ing from the woodland trees It
made them want to scamper about.
! And when they scampereo about tos
! time Billie happened to touch his
brother on the back with his paw.
Tag. you re it. - chartered
Billie, scrambling to get out OF
! reach of Johnnie paw.
"All right! If you want game
, of tag you shall have it, exclaimed
Johnnie with laugh, and then be-
gan a lively time. Over the frozen
ground, under the dried brown
leaves in and out of bushes, and up
and down out of trees, johnnie
chased Billie until lie caught and
| tagged him.
Now you re it, cried Johnnie
and it was Billie 5 turn to chase his
brother.
The game went OH for some time,
until the little squirrel boys were
out of breath and then billie eX-
claimed:
- m hungry.
$50 am /, said his brother. 81
don t feel now as though [ had eat
en- any Thanksgiving dinner at all.
"Nor L. agreed Billie. "Oh,
know what let 5 do, - he went ON
Lets hunt for AN apple tree ami
get apples to eat. II Bat late
| Tor them, but We may find some.
/ The squirrel boys aid. Under Il
tree in an orchard they found some
/ apples the farmer had forgotten to
gather. and soon Billie was sitting
up OH his tail with an apple i'll has
paws and Johnnie was DOING the
same thing.
- can bite a bigger bite than
you," called Billie.
You can not,' ehattered John
/ ME. LET s see you! -
! With that Billie opened his mouth
very wide and took almost half OF
the apple IL between his teeth at
cnce. He broke off large chunk
Of the fruit and then JOHNNIE was
surprised to hear Billie say:
Grub. Ub Wah. Ger. Biub.
Gazook.'
"What kind of talk is that
i chartered Johnnie. But Billie did
rot answcr-he couldn't answer.
He couldn t talk. lie had taken
such big bite of the apple that he
cOuldn t close his jaws on it. Tic
! couldn I chew It and he couldn I
Imperial Valley press., 1925-11-27
SANTA ROSA TO
PRESENT MEYERS
WITH fine RING

SANTA ROSA, Calf, Nov. 81
A fine diamond ring will be Santa
Rosa S git to Ernie Nevers in ap-
probation of his gridiron prowess.
The ring will be presented at the
public assembly this evening at the
high school following parade
through the city with a brass band,
red fire, etc.
a big canvas sign stretched across
the main street of Santa Rosa to-
day bears the inscription "Wel-
come Home, Ernie Nevers.' Wind
shield stickers with the greeting
Welcome Home, Ernie Nevers,
Santa Rosa Greets YOU are being
carried on nearly every automobile
in the city.
Program for the public assembly
at the high school includes an ad-
dress of welcome by the president of
each service club, George w. Taught,
kiwanis; Gus Wright, Rotary, and
Oil Corriek, Lions.
Short talks will be given by Andy
Kerr, George w. Huber an d"Hus-
ky Hunt of the Stanford coaching
staff and a reply by Ernie Nevers
will close the reception.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-11-27
PAPERS AND READERS

leading American editor comments on 1.-The re-
markabe progress that has been made in the ethical
standards of the press not by any spasmodlc effort
at reform but by steady development over the last
couple of decades.
He is doubtless right. Maybe that is why we hear
less criticism of the press today than customary
not long ago. Fewer people roast the newspapers IN
public addresses private conversation or write IN
to the editors telling how bad their papers are.
Perhaps the people have improved, too. 1t hardly
seems likely that newspaper standards would have rls
en- much unless readers standards had risen likewise
Press and public naturally travel along together And
may be if the papers used to be bad, their read
deserved the dscred for their share OF that sit
uation as much they deserve their share of credit
tor the Improvement
The editor quoted remarks that mo government or
profession is, in the long going to be much ahead
of the ethical standards of the pubic 1t serves.
Nevertheless the Emporla (kan.) Gazette rises un-
plushingy to declare-as most editors privately be-
eve-tnat ION the whole the press today is as good
if not better than Its readers.
That may sound less egotistic if the critical out
slider Will the trouble to figure out Tor himself
the probable ethical standards and Journalistic de-
mands of the average newspaper reader on whom the
daily press has to depend for support.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-11-27
BOMB SYNDICATE
UNCOVERED WITH
ARREST OF WOMAN
Ry United Pres. Leased Wire

CHICAGO, Nov. 27.-The 23-vcar
old daughter of an Ohio farmer.
who deserted her husband and three
children in Battle Creek, Mich, and
came to Chicago with another
man. was the central figure To-
day III Chicago 5 ;.ea,cst bomb
conspiracy. =. r
The young woman. belietedito be
the first woman bomber in the
United States, is Mrs. Lena Shrook
Rice.
firing of domestic life, Mrs Rice
came to Chicago with Fred VAN
guist, who was arrested with her
early Thanksgiving day When po.
lice caught her in the act Of placing
Il high pressure bomb i'll the en-
trance of hardware store.
From the Young woman's confess
sion authorities learned that a
"bomb syndicate has been in OF'
Grafton in Chicago for many months
offering to bomb any residence OF
place of business at prices ranglhG
from 500 to $1,000.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-11-27
THE MOVIE MECCA

Hollywood, California, is graphing again with its
major problem, which is not vice, some outsiders
fancy, over-supply Of film talent. Or perhaps
talent" is the wrong word. Call it film material.
Most of it is material for mobS and nothing more.
1t plays the mob regularly In real lite in The
tilln producers able average, to about
1000 extras There 4UOOO wouu-be actors there,
dlslllusloned about stardom and eager to take any
thing that turns up in the way OF film work. Ten per-
sons cannot live on one petty job. So there Is big
economic problem IN Hollywood, and aggravatlon
of social problems.
The Motion Picture Producers association is do
ing what it to help matters 1t is going to open
employment bureau to connect available actors
with jobs and will try into other of
those not fitted Tor the movies.
That however, is mere palation The real rem
edy lies back home in thousand American communl-
tles where movle-mad persons, men, women boys and
girls, and children, succunlb to the lure of the
and set out for Hollywood Calitornias Orig
nal pioneers out for the gold fields. should
more generally understood tnat it isn't safe for any
body, matter how talented to go to the movie cap
tai unless guaranteed living job equipped an
adequate grub stake.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-11-27
USERS PAY FOR ROADS

Objections to the nearly universal gasoline
tax were based not much opposition to
III Itself to the imposition Of another motor
lists already pretty heavily taxed. But such opposition
is waning people the essential justice of
this tax when it is applied, it should be, to the
building of good roads.
Now this tax seems to be replacing, in large mea-
sure, the real estate formerly levied as matter of
course for road improvements In state after state,
the state roads being built without any charge
Whatever to the farmers owning property through
which the highways pass. The cost met by the gaso-
line tax and automobile license tax. The property
along the route doubtless derive benefit but less
than the strangers who make of the highways
The argument for the method is we'll expressed in
this excerpt from a leading Kansas newspaper:
The users of the roads pay for them, each in pro-
portion to his Of the The more motor car
owner the roads, the gasoline he uses, and
the more tax he pays. The farmer and the man in
town are on the same basis. The person who has no
pays nothing. Tourists pay their share Of the cost
OF the roads they use, they pay the gasoline tax"
Imperial Valley press., 1925-11-27
CHINESE SLOWED
AWAY in COFFINS
FOR SEA VOYAGE,

HONOLULU, Nov. 27.-Eleven
young Chinese were held here today
stowaways aboard the liner Presi-
dent Lincoln on trip across the
Pacific during which they hid in
coffins.
The foreigners, said to have been
secreted deep in the holds of the
ship by Tong Nam and possibly
other members of the ships crew,
were destined for San Francisco.
Acting on Il tip from the Orient
inspectors searched the ship here
and discovered the hidden men
when a member of the searching
party happened to knock the cover
off one Of the coffins.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-11-27
Looking Backward
What the Press Files Toll q
Imperial Valley for This Dars
In Past XeaI1
EIGHTEEN YEARS AGO
November 81. 1907

Ira Aten WAS experimenting with
cotton growing on his place north of
El Centre.
The Hotel Franklin had been re.
modelled at an outlay of $2500. Up
on completion, it was termed up
to-date' and one of the largest ho-
tells in the valley, with aceomoda-
tions for IS people.
The United States weather bureau
was establishing an observation sta
tion in Imperial Valley to determine
the influence of the Salton Sea on
the weather. The work was under
taken by special commission, ap-
pointed by President Roosevelt.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-11-27

get it out Of his mouth, though he
tried to push with his paws. Oh,
poor Billie was in great trouble be-
cause of his big bite.
"Ill go get Uncle Wiggily to-
help you,' kindly offered Johnnie
And when the rabbit gentleman az
rived, hopping fast, he took Il knife
and very gently. cut the piece OF
apple out Ct Billie S mouth.
Glub-wulb kcr-' began
Billie, talking in Il queer way be-
cause he felt as though the piece of
apple was still weIgcd between his
teeth. Then he remembered that 1t
was out and he said: THANK you,
Uncle Wiggily. III never again
take such bite
And he never did. 50 now, if the
band on the rag doll straw hat
will play jolly little music song
for the tea kettle to sing with, ! Ii
tell YOU next about Uncle WiggilY
and the poor mouse.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-11-27
CamphOr for Sore Eyes

1t is surprising how quickly eye
inflammation is helped by canphor
hydrastis witchhazcl, etc, as mixed
in Lavoptik eye wash. One small
bottle helps any ease sore weak OF
strained eyes. Aluminium eye cul
free. Clement S Drug Store, Sixth
and Main st, adv
Imperial Valley press., 1925-11-27
Bedtime Stories
By HOWARD E. GARIs
Copyright, 1928, by Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate
UNCLE WIGGILY AND BILLIE S
BITE

The afternoon of Thanksgiving
Day, when they had eaten all that
was good for them, two little squir-
rel BOYS climbed slowly down out
of the hollow tree that was their
hume.
"What shall we do now?' asked
Johnnie Bushytail.
"Oh, l don't want to do any
thing slowly answered his broth
er Billie. "It just feels good to
sit on my tail and do nothing Fol
Imperial Valley press., 1925-11-27
GRABS DAYS RECEIPTS
Uy United Press Leased " Ire

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 27.-A ban
dit held up the cashier of Boo'
Brothers cafeteria here last nigh
and fled with $40 of the Thanks
giving day receipts. Approximate
lv $4,000 was overlooked by th'
robber i'll his hurry to make get
away.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-11-27
TEN YEARS AGO
November 27. 1915

The new contract between the ir-
risation district and the Southern
Pacific railroad was agreed upon
and signed by the directors.
Harold Paulin was elected head of
the Imperial Valley Improvement
company, to succeed his father.