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Imperial Valley press., 1925-11-17
'Roh! ] sue5s it uas yoc.
al The wRila SAID Wlsslly.

Il want some! Oh | must have
some.
| Mr.. Lorscars made dive undcr
the table and Nurse Jane. Mrs.
Longears and all the little Dummies
scrambled away to hide, for they
! thought the roaring voice might be
that of the Bob Cat. But it WASH t.
Instead il WAS Mr.. Whitewash, the
| Jolly Polar Bear gentleman. He
couldn ( help roaring when he talk.
| cd-al bears either whine, roar or
growl. but ii docsn I mean anything
And when the little bunnics saw
! that it was their old friend, Mr..
Whitcwash, they didn run away
any more.
Pooh: l guessed it was You all
the whilc,' said Uncle Wiggily, his
| pink nose twinkling a bit faster
than usual.
! 'Then why did you hide under
the table?'' asked Nurse Jane.
II wasn't hiding replied the
rabbit gentleman. II dropped this
and | crawled under the table to
get it. and he held up small. red
stick which he had found when he
, went our, III the drift to get the snow
to make pic-or pudding, which
ever YOU like to call it.
What a funny little red stick.
growlcd Mr.. Whitewash. ''What 5
it for,''
II don t know answered Uncle
Wiggilv. And before | try to
! guess | should like to know why YOU
roared SO about wanting some and
! saving that You must have some
| Gracious. l thought maybe II was
the Fox, wanting some of my ears,
''Oh, no. laughed the jolly old
bear. Il meant that ] wanted some
Of your snow pic. l was passing
your bungalow and | smeiled 1t.
Please may | have some!
"Of course YOU may. answered
Nurse Jane, and she gave Mr.. White
wash large dish of the snow PIE,
which was very sweet. Bears like
sweet things, YOU know.
Now | can tell YOU what this
red stick is spoke Uncle Wiggily'
who had been looking closely at the
queer thing he had found under the
snow. "It is a piece of red chalk.
or crayon. which the Lady Mouse
sch Dol teacher must have dropped
before the storm. It's just a stick
of red chalk. And SO it was.
Let me take it and | will make
YOU Il funny picture, said MI
Whitewash. And then the Polat
Bear gentleman drew many funny
ricturcs on an old toy blackboard
(which Nurse Jane had found III the
attic. The little bunnics had d
good time watching Mr.. Whitewash
| draw red pictures and the poia'
bear even made one Of Uncle Wig
gily.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-11-17
VO0DOO FEAR IS
PLEA OF INDIAN
IN MURDER CASE

PUEBLO, Colo. Nov. 17.-P1at
May, Ute Indian, today is on his
way back to the Indian reservation
near Durango, the white mans gev-
crnmcnt having failed to convi~t
him of Il charge of burying his in
faut child alive with its mother.
PEUBLO, Colo, Nov. IA red
man went on trial in Il white trib-
unal here with the plea that the
ancient voodooistic fear of the mcdi.
cine man drove him to bury his IL
days old pappoosc alive in the arms
of the child dead mother.
1t is II strange drama of IN UNI
civilized tribe in BONDAGE which
was played out before Judge Eos
ter Symcs in the confines Of the
federal district court room here.
The chief actor was Plat May, %
year old Ute brave from Il rescrva.
tioE near DURANGO. But behind him
stood the weakened wrinklcd fig.
urc of his aged father. law, Nor
mon Joe, the medicine man of the
tribe who, despite the ban of the
patcrnal white government, has
practiccd his wicrd incantations
over the dead aud, who, Plat May s
attorneys claim, had the young
buck so thoroughly cowcd that he
could do nothing else but give his
pappousc living grave III its moth
cr s arms.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-11-17
AUTO SUN VlSORS
BECOME POPULAR
WITH MOTORISTS

A marked increase is being shown
each wear in the number of auto.
mobiles which come from the fac,
tory equipped with accessories cs-
scntial for motoring safety and
comfort.
Accessories that were formerly
considered as extras are now
standard equipment on most ears
and the motoring luxurics of yes
tcrday are regarded as essentials
today.
One outstanding accessory that
has shown a marked increase in
popularity during the past three
years is the windshield visor. In
1922 only one automobile manufac.
turcr out of Il list of II hundred
equipped his ears with this essential
piece of equipment. The 1925 list
of popular motor ear manufacturers
shows but four that do not equip
at least one OF their models with Il
visor
The practical need of such an
addition can readily be seen. The
visor ON car aids the driver in the
same capacity as tho visor, or peak
oil his capt protects his eyes and
insurcs better vision. The auto
mobile visor acts M a secondary
windshield in keeping rain off the
glass and breaking the glare of the
sun.
Ono of the most practical of all
visors, according to j. A. Hall, local
manager of the Western Auto Sup
ply company is the all metal visor.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-11-17

Well. it was about week after
this. when the snow had all melted
and Jack Frost had frozen all the
ponds, rivers and lakes with GOV.
cring of ice, that Uncle Wiggilv re-
ccivcd letter from Johnnie aud
Billie Rltshytai. the squirrels
" Please come aud spend Thanksgiv-
ing with US - 'hcr wrote.
eyes, do 60 - urged Mrs. Long
ears. "You need a vacation. TN
clc Wiggilv.' So the bunny gem
tlcman started over the fields to the
big hollow tree where tho Bushytail
family lived. He came TO the edge
Of the big pond, on the other side
Of which the squirrels had their
home. But when he tried to cross
the ice, Uncle WiggiIy slipped.
stumbled and fell down 50 much
that lie bumped his pink, twinkling
nose.
"Oh, how am ever to get across
the icc?' he sadly said. And then
he saw "a large tin basin on the edge
Of the frozen pond. 81 know what
! will do, said the rabbit. I'm
get in that tin basin and make be-
licvc it is an ice boat. | win hoist
my umbrella for sail and the wind
will blow me across the ice to the
squirrels house. =
No sooner said than done. Into
the basin jumped thc bunny. Up
went the umbrella sail. The wind
blew and across the ice ne went
skimmering i'll his queer tin boat.
JJc was within sight of the other
shore and could see the squirrel tree
when, all of a sudden "A voice from
the Bushytail home cried: t.
-" Hurry! Hurry! Hurry"
~ wonder why | should hurry?'
thought Uncle Wiggily, and YOU
shall learn about it in the next
story--that is if the apple duml,ling
docsn' t stay out 50 late to the
, movies that il turns into buckle.
berry pic.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-11-17
ADDS MILLION TO
1925 CALIFORNIA
CENSUS ESTIMATE

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 17.--Cali.
fornia now has Approximately "a
million more population than ac,
corded it by the annual estimate for
1925 by the United States Census
Bureau, according to r. II. Ballard,
executive vice president and gcncr-
al manager of the Southern Califor-
MIA Edison company.
His estimate shows that the pop
ulation of California has increased
fifty-thrcc per cent since the fed
'cral census of 1920, or greatly in
excess of the increase which prcvi-
Gus estimates have forecast. His
figures arc based upon.th the fall en-
roIlmcnt in the pubic chools, cross
checked by the new. meter conncc.
tions of the electric power compan-
les which serve California.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-11-17
Looking Backward
What the Press Files Toll Of
Imperial Valley for This Dsvs
In Past HoAyS
EIGHTEEN YEARS AGO
November II, 1907

Steady increase i'll real estate
sales for the last month was re-
rortcd. Small tracts close to town
were bringing $3.50 to 5000 per acre
for vegetables and eantaloupcs
Land which rented Il year or two be-
fore for 81 TO So an acre WAS bring
ing SO to $50. In Brawley can
taloupc land was being leased for
as high as $40 II season. The ac-
tivitv i'll town lots was said to be
greater than at any previous time
Imperial Valley press., 1925-11-17

The Imperial Valley Commandcry,
knights Iemplar, conferred the IL
iustrous order of the Red Cross on
james Bernard DAILY 1t their regular
conclavc
Constable Bert Underwood of
Uoltville, was an FL Centre visitor,
appearing as Il witness in Il trial.
Miss Constance Lowe Was added
to the teaching staff of the Acacia
school, an unexpected increase in
enrolment having taken place.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-11-17
TANK OF MOLTEN
GLASS COLLAPSES,
STARTS BAD FIRE

VERNON, Cal, NOV. l7.-Col-
lapse of a 35-ton tank of molten
glass caused a spectacular fire in
the factory district yesterday. The
flames swept the Technical Glass
Works plant, causing 100000 dam
ago before the blaze WAS Subducd.
Both the Vernon and Los Angc.
les fire departments were required
10 halt the flames, and prompt ac
tion saved nearby manufacturing
plants.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-11-17
Brawley Girl Is
Leading Contest
In Ticket Sales

Miss Athabel Rodeman of Braw-
ley, sponsored by the Erawlry Elks
lodge and the Brawley legion, is
leading in the popularity contest
being conducted by the Imperial
Valley Mid. Winter fair directors,
points in which are scored according
to the number of tickets for the fair
sold by the cntrant.
Up to last SATURDAY, Miss Rode
man had been credited with 1l7,000
votes, having sold l05 family and
2l0 radio contest tickets. Satur-
day results show Miss Bcrnicc
johnson and Miss Rose Mahana,
both of FL Centre, with 10000 and
1000 votes respectively. Miss Zelda
Hall of Holtvillc has 1000 votes
and Miss Eunicc Box of Brawlcy,
1000
No candidate had been selected
from CalcXico, and there are several
aspirants for the honor. When II
candidate is chosen, the votes for
tickets now being sold will be cred
tied to her.
The fair committee Is hoping to
have candidate from among the
Mexican societies of the valley, who
would undoubtedly bc able to give
thc other candidates good race.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-11-17
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO
November II, 1910

The Following appointments were
announced for the December fair:
Il. II. Clark. educational exhibits !;
Fred Fuller, automobile race; W. f..
Whsle, agricultural exhibits; u. h.
Sherman, dairy stock and products;
L. F. Farnsworth, general stock cx-
hibit: W. X. Bowker, horse races /;
l.. r. Farnsworth, f.. q. Irwin and
a.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-11-17
Italian Linens

RICH HEAVY italian cut work linens
all hand embroidered.
--54x54 inch Italian cut work cloths
$3.50.
--72x72 inch Italian cut work cloths
$3.50.
Italian cut work linens ovals at Csc for
6x12 inch up to 1925 for 15x20 inch size.
Italian cut work oblongs Csc and $1.25.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-11-17

1t is strange but true that the little fellows taxes
LOOK as big to him as the big fellows do to him.
mans home is still his castle, but castles not
what they used to be-
Imperial Valley press., 1925-11-17

NEW iORK.-Mcmbcrs of the
New York Chapter of the Baseball
Writer'S association voted down the
proposal to petition Commissioner
Lands to stop players from writing
articles or reporting games for news.
papers.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-11-17
Madeira

MADEIRA LINEN square here III all
the rich new patterns ready for you.
-36x36 in. Madeira square cloths $3.50.
-36x36 in. Madeira square cloths S5.75.
-36x36 in. Madeira square cloths S8.75.
-54x54 in. Madeira square cloths $3.50.
-18x45 in. Buffet scarfs arc $2.95.
g in. Madeira doilcs 25c 10 inch doilics
Csc.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-11-17

Why should everybody PICK on poor Hamlet, in
this up to date business, when Shakespearean COM
panes might put trousers julius Caeser and rolled
down socks on Juliet?
Imperial Valley press., 1925-11-17

This style visitor is very practical as
it will withstand the severe road
shocks and will give long and effic.
tent service. Ihc all metal type
is equipped with a groove along the
edge to turn the water off at the
side instead of allowing it to drip
down on the windshield. 1t is Il
very desirable piece of equipment
and is especially essential for winter
driving.
This all metal visor is but ono Of
the many winter items being fcatur.
ed this week by the Western Auto
Supply company III their week of
special prices sale NOW being CON
ductcd throughout their cham of
western stores.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-11-17

The coal strike has developed, as usual into d
freezeout game. with the public doing the freezing
Imperial Valley press., 1925-11-17

Society gets plenty of exercise
trying to cut head lettuce with Il
fork instead of a knife.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-11-17

A wise fellow never stands out in
the rain or thinks the world is all
wrong Just because he Is.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-11-17

Do your Christmas shopping now. The members
of the British royal family have already selected the
designs for their Christmas greeting cards, and it is
time the rest of US get busy.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-11-17
HOME DEFENSE

Canadian mother whose children frequently
robbed OF their nap time by agents who in their
mpatience rang the door bell repeatedly and loudly,
decided that something had to be done to protect her.
self and children. So she put notice beside her
doorbell, reading: Agents positively not admitted.
Please do not ring the Dell. And her scheme worked
Great peace and quiet settled down tnat househod
An American family, living in the country, but on
man highway leading into a big city, was pestered
greatly the summer months by constant stream OF
passing tourists asking tor gas, tor tools, for water
information and for OF telephone. In self
defense the housewife finally put up notices at both
front and side doors, reading We give nothing at the
door. We buy nothing at the door, This is private
home. Gas station half mile east
These warning-off signs not selfish. They are
right and reasonable melnoas sef-protecuon. In
tme courageous and ingenious person will figure
out way OF ending the telephone nuisance, too and OF
putting stop to the numerous needless calls from
statesmen who regard every telephone subscriber
their legitimate prey.
If door-to-door and telephone canvassing had not
been greatly overdone private homes would not have
to resort to such sedetense. But in the absence OF
drawbridges, portcuses sentries and watch dogs,
something has to be done to protect the privacy of the
home from invasion.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-11-17
TEN YEARS AGO
November II, 1915

y. Perry, buildings
Imperial Valley press., 1925-11-17

FINE LINEN PLAIN hemStltchcd INCL
squares arc here at very attractive prices
now.
-36x3G in. plain linen squares $500
--45x45 in. plain linen squares $3.50.
-54x3l in. plain linen squares 5000.
-72x72 in. plain linen squares $3.50.
--l3 inch napkins SOC; IA inch napkins
75c; 1878 inch napkins 75c each.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1925-02-04
NOTICE OF FRANCHISE
APPLICATION.

The following application for fran
chise is made to the Council of the
Town of Bolivar, at its meeting on
Friday, January 30th, 1925, and at
said meeting was ordered filed with
the clerk of said Council, and notice
is hereby given of the same as re-
quired by Sec. % A of Chapter AZ of
the Code of West Virginia, and that
said Council will consider and act
upon said franchise at its regular
meeting on the 18th day of March,
1925, at which time any citizen or
corporation interested in the grant
ing or refusing of said franchise will
be heard by the council.
"The undersigned hereby applies
for franchise to lay water mains,
pipes and necessary Appliances, to
keep same in repair and operate a
water works system on, under and
upon the streets and alleys of the
town of Bolivar, for the purpose of
supplying water for domestic, indus
trial and other purposes to persons
and corporations residing or doing
business in said town, said franchise
to continue for a period of fifty
years from the date of the granting
thereof, and to be subject to the fol-
lowing conditions, to-wit:
The applicant will, within two
years from the date of the granting
Of said franchise, construct and have
in operation a water works system in
said town for supplying water as
aforesaid to such consumers as de-
sire to be so supplied, at such rates
as may be fixed by the applicant,
subject to the approval of the Public
Service Commission, but the appli-
cant shall not be obliged to supply
water to any premises where the
revenue derived therefrom will not
pay fair return upon the invest
ment required to reach said premises
by pipe lines for the conveyance of
said water.
If said water works system is not
so constructed within said period of
two years, the Council of the town of
Bolivar shall have the right to termi-
nate this franchise and declare the
same null and void
In laying and keeping in repair the
mains and pipe lines under this fran
chise the applicant will disturb the
streets and alleys of said town as
little as practicable and will restore
same to as good condition as before.
Said franchise shall inure to the
benefit of the undersigned applicant,
or any person or corporation to whom
to it he may assign or transfer the
same by instrument in writing signed
or acknowledged by him and filed
with the Clerk of the council of the
town of Bolivar"
By order of Council.
H. H. CHAMBERS, Clerk.
Feb. AT.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1925-02-04
APPRECIATION.

What is the greatest thing in life?
is question that has perplexed phi
losophers and thinkers from the very
beginning of time. How to make life
enjoyable, how to get the most out of
the years we spend in this world is a
matter that every individual faces
almost every day of the year,
To answer it is not the task of a
moment. But upon reading the
works of any significant writer, you
will discover that every person must
learn to appreciate and enjoy more
forms of wholesome recreation.
The man or woman who likes good
reading, who can enjoy good music,
and appreciate beauty in art, has
gone a long way toward solving some
of life's greatest problems. But the
person who is bored without the ex-
element and thrills of a rather
"jazzy" age. is merely evading the
issue. So too is the man or woman
who can get no pleasure out Of any
thing but work.
When you begin to feel bored
when you begin to wonder just what
you are getting out of life, just think
of this. Then turn to a book of liter
airy merit--or spend an evening lis
tening to good music in concert or by
radio, and you will discover that the
world is full of interesting things
that life may become a glorious adj
venture-whethe you are living in a
backwards town or near the boule-
wards of a great city.
Learn to appreciate and enjoy
worth while entertainment, and you
get more happiness out of life.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1925-02-04
VENEREAL DISEASE
EDUCATION BY PICTURES

Charleston, w. Va, Feb. 2.-Eyes
often remember when the ears
forget is given by the Bureau OF
Venereal Diseases. State Department
Of Health, as the motive for recently
printing a pictorial booklet intended
for education OF the public regarding
venereal disease.
. This forty-two page pamphlet tells
with a picture on every page of the
sufferings In West Virginia from
Ryphilis and gonorrhea, and how the
people of the state may aid in con
querlng The Last Great Plague. ="
All the photographs have been taken
within the state, thus bringing the
problem home.
The pictures silently tell the story
of suffering from those diseases that
are declared to be the greatest con-
trlbutors to blindness, insanity, I'm
becllity, deformity and other condi-
tons that burden the taXpayertnrough
support of institutions for detectives.
Eleven thousand copies of the pam
phlet have been ordered and those
who do not receive Ona may do so
without cost by making request from
the Bureau Of Nenereal Diseases. State
Department of Health.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1925-02-04
SAD FATE AT OLD FURNAcE.

It was Friday, January %, 1925,
about ] o'clock p, m, when Harvey
Mccormick and his brother, John,
walked down to the river, taking with
them their 22-rifle. Harvey, in
some manner, sat down, putting his
rifle beside a tree, and then reached
for the gun, when it went off, shoot
ing him above the left eye. He lived
only about a second, DR.. Perry
stated. His brother ran to the house
after his mother and father, to tell
them about the accident. He was a
son of Stanley Mccormick, and his
wife, who was Mary Hardy before
marriage, daughter Of William and
Sarah Hardy. Harvey leaves to
mourn his loss, his parents, one sister,
Alice Mccormick, and two brothers.
John and Oscar Mccormick. He was
Is years, months and days. Sad
to say, this is two funerals within 8
months. He was buried in the Boil
var Cemetery, Tuesday, at two
o'clock p. M, Rev. Gates officiating.
The pallbearers were Ernest Peacher,
Willie Clegg, Jack Lynch, Bob Mar
tin, Granvil Dinkle and Willie Cain.
This was the largest funeral that has
ever been held at the Old Furnace.
He had lovely flower given by friends
and relatives, and we wish to thank
the people for their kindness to us
and our boy, who has gone and not to
be forgotten by his mothr. He had
a lovely disposition, and was loved by
everyone who knew him. He will be
greatly missed by everyone, as he
always had a good word for every
one. We have no one to take his
place. He never smoked, drank, or
chewed, or run with bad company.
It looked as if he couldn't stay her.
He was so refined, making man
worth speaking of, and to be proud
of His Mother.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1925-02-04
FIVE YEARS OF NATIONAL PRO-
HIBITION.
(From tbe Hampshire Review.)

(From the Hampshire Review
Five years have passed since ma
tional prohibition was adopted. What
is the resulty Frequently one hears:
"There is more drunkenness than
when liquor was sold lawfully" Or,
as is more frequent: Prohibition is
a failure"
Any one knows that the oft repeat
ed statements about increased drunk
enness is absurdly untrue even where
moonshining Is condoned. As to
whether prohibition has been a fall
ure savings accounts Of workers tell
a most eloquent story. But to the
record:
There are annually, now, 500, 900
fewer arrests for drunkenness in the
country than before prohibition came.
Industrial accidents, which, take a
heavy toll of life and limb, have de-
creased 100000 in number annually
The average length Of human life
in the United States has increased
three years, though there are limit
ed number of people in every COM
munity hurrying to their graves by
the moonshine route and on the
Booze Limited"
The number of dependent children
have decreased so fast that many
orphanages have been closed, while
schools, colleges and universities are
crowded beyond their capacity.
The number of inventors has
doubled.
These are record facts. Do they
indicate that prohibition is failure?
Somebody says: eyes, but the
making and selling of whiskey has
not been stopped" Neither has the
commission of murders and robber-
les, but who would abolish the penal
ties for those crimes or legalize them
because some people persist in COM
hitting them?
For the many who used liquors in
moderation prohibition was not nee
essary. To those millions whose pay
checks were cashed at the corner
saloon, who went to destitute families
and homes of poverty, staggering,
maudling to beat their wives and
curse their children, it was a bless
ing. 1t has heightened human life,
lessened the number of dependent
increased the number of
wage workers who save their money
and brought happiness into millions
of homes where there were distress
and humiliation before. These are
facts, amply sustained by the re-
cords. In view of these what might
be said Of those who would turn back
to the good old days" of the open
What might be said of pub
lie official or private citizens who is
Indifferent to the enforcement of the
liquor laws, or who connives with
their violations One word is GER
tainly not inappropriate: Shame.