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Imperial Valley press., 1925-01-08
OUR NEW DESERT HIGHWAY

The proposed Yuma Highway celebration which is
paliheo 1or next month to mark the opening of the
new state highway through the desert will be men,
oraDe event and should have the enthusiastic support
and cooperation of every citizen in Imperial Valley.
Only we who live here in this desert-reclaime
country and have had to make the tortuous trip to
una IN the past can really appreciate fully what
gooo road to our sister city will The completion
OF this highway marks epoch valley annals lust
as surely as the building of the first canal in the valley
or the recent completion of the county house
NOT only Will this new road prove a boon for the
valley motorls who must it. but its benefits are of
Tar greater magnitude when one considers what deve
opment and growth bound to follow in its wake.
Nowadays communltys welfare depends in large
measure its roads Poor inadequate highways mean
isolation and financial apathy Despite Imperial Val
leys remarkable growth in the last two decades, had
we possessed sufficient funds to make network of
paved roads possible throughout this section there is
no way of knowing how much greater would have been
development
The Yuma highway will put us on the map
SO to speak, as far the eastern tourist coming to
California by automobile, is concerned. We have not
been getting share of these tourists and the bus
ness activity that always accompanies them The
trip from Yuma to Imperial Valley has been heraded
widely, the length and breadth of the entire United
States, the worst part of the southern transcont
mental route Autoists have looked askance at the
perllsof this stretch and have given the "go by
hundreds and thousands of them.
Now that the road is completed and new plank
road is to be built thousands of sghtseers and pros
pectve settlers from the east, who otherwise might
Imperial Valley, will traverse our section
seeing with their sights that many of them
Woulu nave IMPOSSIBLE SlgnCS CnaC Will
make such impression that substantial proportion
of them will be bound to return to settle down and
make this their permanent home
National publications and organizations taking
cognizance of this highway in flatterng articles
written back east where the flies and the hurr-
rage California papers, far removed from here
giving columns of space to the completed project
and numerous organizations everywhere planning
send representatives to the celebration to help
rejoice the latest link in national highway
system
And while this subject of roads it
might be well to remind Ell Centro folks that unless
they busy and that the road between here and
Holtvlle is put into decent shape here in Ell Centre
are going to lose this tourist traffic to extent
that is impossible estimate. No auoist if he knows
it, will negotiate the dabolical rus and bumps that
prevail on this short stretch of road if there any
route he can take that will eliminate them
Imperial Valley press., 1925-01-08
Bedtime Stories
By HOWARD E. GkRIS
Copyright, 1923, ny Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate
UNCLE WIGGILY AND THE
FLUFF POD

Yo, no! Yo, no, l know some
thing you don t know!" gleefully
sang Baby Bunty one day as she
jumped up the steps of Uncle Wig
giE's hollow stump bungalow and
rang the bell.
eyes, Buntv, what is it YOU
know that l don t know" asked
Mr. Longears, as he twinkled his
pink nose, to make sure it hadn t
grown stiff in the night.
II am coming to stay at your
house for visit. You didn t know
that, did you, Uncle Wiggilv -
asked the tiny rabbit girl, who was
always playing some trick or other.
"No, l didn't know that ad
mitted the bunny uncle. But m
glad to have You visit us, Bunty, J"
he went on; "aren t we, Nurse
Jane?' he asked, as his muskrat
lady housekeeper came to the door.
"Aren t we WHAT" Nurse Jane
wanted to know, for she was
bit hard of hearing that morning.
"Aren' t we glad to have Bunty
with us?" asked Mr.. Longears.
"Oh, yes-of course-I suppose
So" sighed Miss Fuzzy Wuzzy,
and Baby Bunty was so busy, tick
ling Uncle Wiggily under the chin
with her clean pocket handkerchief,
that she never noticed what a fun
ny look there was on Nurse James
face.
However, nothing ever bothered
Baby Bunty, and so she hoped in
to- the bungalow to stay for Il few
days. Bunty was Il little orphan
rabbit girl and she lived around
among the different animal fami-
lies of Woodland, taking turns with
each one.
"And il s your turn to amusc me
now!' = laughed Bunty as she gave
the rabbit gentleman tceny wceny
pinch on his left car.
e You mustn t do that, Bunty.'
chided Nurse Jane. eff You stay
here you must be good .
81 WILL promised Bunty. And
the only thing she did that day was
to put salt in the sugar bowl and
turn the molasses jug upside down.
"And that WASH really any
Imperial Valley press., 1925-01-08
J Sot the toot-bott tooth ache!

thing said Bunty, when Nurse
Jane scolded her. Il could have
done lots more than that if l had
wanted to be real spiffy like.
Well, that night, about Il clock
Nurse Jane and Uncle Wiggily were
awakcaed by hearing Bunty cry
ing in her room.
''What : the mattero'' asked
Uncle Wiggily.
"I-now-I got the toot-toot-
tooth ache!" sobbed Bunty. Il
got hole in one of my teeth and
l guess some sweet molasses got
in the hole and now it aches"
''Which aches, Bunty-the hole
Or the tooth?" asked Uncle Wig
gily.
Both of 'em ache!" cried Bun
ty.
you'll have to 20 to the den
tisi s tomorrow said Nurse Jane.
"Please don t talk about that
now begged Bunty. Cant you
put some cotton in my tooth--somo
cotton with some cloves on or hot
cinnamon or something to stop the
pain! Can't you?"
"Ill do it, - offered Unclo Wig
gily.s lie found some toothache
drops in the bath room. but not a
bit Of cotton could he find And
Bunty' tooth was aching harder all
the while. Then, at last, Uncle
Wiggilv remembered that, growing
outside the back door, he had seen
that day an old, dried, milkweed
plant. On the plant was a dried
pod, and inside the pod was some
fluffy stuff, like cotton.
''I1l get the fluff pod for Bun
I ty's aching tooth," said the bun
ny. Down to the back door he
| hoped, and as he opened it, the
Fuzzy Fox was waiting to catch
the bunny. But Uncle Wiggily
spilled some tooth drops in the eyes
Of the bad chap.
"Oh, wowzie, wowzie, WOW!
howled the Fox, holding a paw over
his smarting eyes as he ran off III
the darkness. Then the bunny pick.
cd fluff pod, took some of the
soft cotton out and when it had
been put in Bunty'S hollow tooth,
with the hot drops on all the pain
went away and she fell asleep. So
did Uncle Wiggily and Nurse Jane.
And if the automobile .docsn T
turn upside down like the pepper
easter and snecze gasolcne all over
the eross-walk, I'll tell you next
about Uncle WiggiIy and the iciclcs.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-01-08
by United Press Leased Wire

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 8. - Far
back in the untraveled recesses of
Nevada, near the juncture of the
Virgin River and Muddy Creek, a
new buried city has been discover
ed, one which will probably prove
one of the greatest archaeological
finds in North American history,
according to Governor James G,
Scrugham, of Nevada.
Governor Scrugham is today en-
route to the little town of st. Ihom-
as, New, nearest village to the
ruins, after comforting here with
Governor Hunt of Arizona regard
ing construction of 4 road from the
Grand Canyon of the Arizona to the
new discovery.
"We believe we are about to
open up the largest pueblo ever
found on this contnent,' Governor
Scrugham said. 1.-The ruins seem
to stretch for six miles, 80 feet or
so above the high water mark of
the river They are about Il mile
wide. The towns population was
probably $4,000.
'Thus far we have exeavated 40
houses and IL bodies, ten of them
women, have been exhumed. The
man s body was apparently that of
a high chleftain. Ancient pottery,
estimated 2000 years old, was found
with the remains.
''Walis of the houses were of
adobe, plastered on woven rushes.
The clay still retains the mould of
tulle leaves. The floors were paved
with stones.
Necklaces of carved turquoises
Imperial Valley press., 1925-01-08
HEALD WRITES
0PTIMISTICALLY
ABOUT THE BILL

In Il letter written January ., to
Al Kellogg, adjutant of the Inter
post Council of the American Leg
ion, Elmer w. Heald, who is rep
resenting the legion at Washington
in behalf of the Swing ohnson bill,
expressed the belief that if the
stumbling block caused by Arizo-
ma s. failure to ratify the Santa Fe
compact can be overcome, the bhl
has good chance of passing.
Senator Johnson is making a
great fight for the bill in the SEN
ate, Hoald says, and is champion
ing the bill before the senate com
mittec which is now considering
the evidence given at the recent
hearings.
January is has been set as the
day for reports, and Hcald hopes
to have the bill reported out fav-
orably by the committees in the
house and senate, on that day.
Head states the New Year ar
rived in Washington in the midst
of grand snow storm and there
were lo inches of the feathery
stuff on the ground as he was
writing. 1t was cold weather for
Il sand lizzard,o he said but he
was trying to enjoy it. 81 ex-
pect to learn how to skate (on my
ear) before L return to the valley, -
he added.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-01-08
FRIGERIO, FAMOUS
ATHLETE, COMING
TO UNITED STATES
by United Press Leased Wire

NEW YORK, Jan. S,-HugO Fri
gcrio, youthful Italian who won
the two walking events in the Olynl
pic games at Antwerp and Paris,
is the next internationally famous
uthletc who is to invade the Unit
ed Statcs. Frigcrio is due to az
rive here next week TO compete as
one of tho star attractions in the
annual winter games Of the Mill
rose 4. A TO be held in Madison
Square Garden o. January %.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-01-08
Coolidge Does
Not Approve of
Gun Elevation
by United Press Leased Wire

WASHINGTON, Jan. s. - Presi-
dent Coolidge is opposed to the pro-
posal to elevate the guns of 13
American battleships, Secretary of
the Navy Wilbur today informed
the house naval affairs committee.
Wilbur said the proposed altera
ton, costing $6,j00,000, would re-
store the navy to the 5-5-3 ratio of
the Washington arms treaty. He
informed the committee, however,
that the President, after due delib-
GRAFTON, had decided the expenditure
was Gin conflict with his financial
program.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-01-08
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO

VI. l.. Pellett and sons, Homer
and George II. Pellet, have been
spending several days inspecting
their tract of 24S7 acres of land,
lying i'll Mexico about a mile south
of Mexicai. They expect to have
at least 1000 acres prepared for
SEEDING to cotton in the spring.
T. l.. Rochefort, of the Eastside
Stationary company, is increasing
his stock and now has one of the
finest lines. of stationary and maga-
zines i'll the valley.
c. T. Randolph, Meloland ranch
er and stock man, returned from
q visit to the coast this morning.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-01-08
Looking Backward
What the Press Files Ion Of
Imperial Valley for This Date
In Past Years
NINETEEN YEARS AGO
january 8, 1905

Ed L. Boyd of the Boyd Realty
Company, is sojourning at coast
points this week.
|. w. Sargent spent Sunday at
Imperial.
W. G. Carey of Imperial, visited
Silsbee Friday. He is enthusiastic
over the railroad which is soon to
reach this town.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-01-08
Governors Confer on Building
Road to Buried City of Nevada

were found on the women. The ends
were highly polished and shaped like
grains of corn, We found squash
and corn seedsEin vases and Jars OF
rude pottery"
Imperial Valley press., 1925-01-08
TEN YEARS AGO
January 8. 1915

Michael serenson, formerly res
ident of the city Shaving law of
fiees here, sis once more a visitor
to the city, this time accompanied
by his bride of only a few weeks.
II. a. Collins 'of the law depart
ment of the San Diego board of
trade, is guest at the home of his
Imperial Valley press., 1925-01-08
Again--Saxaph0ne
Is Given
a Slam
BY United Press Leased Wire

BY United Press Leased Wire
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. g.
Ability Of the saxophone to
contribute anything to inter
mediate education has been
questioned by the San Francis
co board of education.
The board has appropriated
$1,000 for the purchase of musi-
cal instruments for high school
orchestras on condition that no
saxophones or eJazz horns are
bought with the money.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-01-08

Santa Claus will soon be making his rounds in a
superZeppen He'll have to- to bring American child
rem all the things they want.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-01-08

brother Postmaster Collins.
j. A. Watchtel and Robert Wach-
tel of Imperial, were business visi-
tors in lei Centro todaY.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-01-08

Who said there value in crossword puzzles
Thev have reduced the demand for current fiction.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-01-08

Another blessed thing about Christmas
pets so many stockings darned.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-01-08

The saving face about American fads is
Americans run 'em to death.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-01-08
THE CROSSWORD CROOK

Evidently there unsuspected perils lurking in
the apparently innocent crossword puzzle. 1t may
become an instrument of crime
Consider the sad experience of John Sankowsk
and Edward Segar of Lynn, Mass Those ardent
word fans were seated in restaurant working out
puzzle, when stranger up and their conf
dence by showing that he knew more about puzzles
than they did, Eventually he invited them to his
to continue working out their solutions.
Later, the two boys reported that the obliging
stranger had stolen their overcoats fountain pens gold
watches and money.
Beware the crossword confidence man.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-01-08

Soon there will have to be air safety for birds
Imperial Valley press., 1925-01-08

PERKY PEGGY FROCKS becoming nationally
Here
duplicated anywhere $050 Be
them windows and displays ready
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1925-04-25
q COUNTIES IN
MARYLAND HAVE
PUBLIC NURSING
Only Two Without Important
Service; ~ Nurses Do
Good Work

Organized public health nursing
under the direction of the State De-
partment of Health, is now carried or
in twenty-one of the twenty-three
counties of the State, according to a
statement issued by DR. John S. Full
ton, director of the State Department
of Health. The total number of nur-
ses engaged in the county work is AZ
some of the counties having more than
one nurse. All of the nurses are en-
gagged in generalized nursing. The
two counties that are still without
nursing service are Queen Anne and
St. Mary's.
The nursing service is financed in
various ways. In view of the import
ance of the work done for mothers
and children, and the large proportion
of the time of the nurse that is spent
in service of that character, the work
Of public health nurses during the last
six months has been made possible in
eleven of the counties by appropria-
TOMS from the State Bureau of Child
Hygiene, which have been added to
sums raised in the counties them
selves. These appropriations are made
with the understanding that as the
work develops and as it's necessity is
demonstrated, the expense will grad
ually be assumed locally.
During the three months ending
March 81, health conferences for ba-
bies and children under school age
were held under the direction of the
Bureau Of Child Hygiene in % towns,
in II counties-Allegany, Anne Arun-
del, Caroline, Carroll, Cecil, Garrett,
Hartford, Kent, Talbot, Wicomico, and
Worcester. The aim of these confer
ences is to show mothers how to keep
their children we'll. In connection
with them, 651 children under seven
years of age were given careful
physical examination by the physi-
clans in charge. No medical treat
ments were given at any of these
conferences, but all children who
needed such attention were referred
to their family physicians. Over half
of the children needed dental care,
and in a number of instances, follow
up dental clinics were arranged to
meet this need by the local nurse.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1925-04-25
State And Peninsula News

The Easton Rotary Club on We'd
nesday Of last week elected its pres
cnt officers to serve for another year
beginning May 1. They are:
President, S. E. Shannahan; vice
president, DR.. S. A. Cover; secretary
treasurer, Robert C. Harris; members
Of the Board of Directors, in addition
to the above officers, William Mop.
Bigelow, G. Ebert Marchall, and VIM
Mason Shehan. The officers will be
sworn in on the 10Th of April at which
time reports for the year just ended
were presented. This is the first time
the local organization has reelected
is same officers.
Some very comprehensive work fol
the new year is now being planned.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1925-04-25

Arthur w. Rayfeld, ex-prohibition
officer for Northampton county, and
two negroes, Jim Bell and Joe Win
der, were captured Tuesday morning
of last week by Constable w. H. Dix
of Cape Charles, in woods near Ken
dali Grove, just north of Eastville
with two whiskey stills, one of &c
gallon capacity, both of which were
filld with mash already for distilling
the so-called "white-mule."
The arrest was occasioned by tip
received by Constable Dix on the day
previous that automobiles were seen
congregating in that section and that
whiskey still would likely be found.
Early Tuesday morning Mr.. Dix, who
deputized Goodridge Downing to drive
him to the location to satisfy himself
what the attraction was, found, much
to his surprise ex-officer Rayfeld
whose resignation as prohibition Off
Ger for the county took effect the first
of April, and the two negro men in
the act of moving the two whiskey
stills to another location.
The three men together with the
stills, were brought to Eastville,
where Rayfeld waived preliminary
hearing and was released on furnish
ing bond in the amount of $1,000 to
appear at the next circuit court. The
two negro men were held in Jail in
default Of bail bond.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1925-04-25
Does Your Back Ache?
Bad Backs b. .>Ahef:ng to Many
PocOmCne CIty Folks.

Is that dull, cons; ant backache max
ing you old and miserable? Does
your back throb and ache until it
seems you just cant keep going? Do
you suncr headaches, dizzy spells and
urinary disorders; feel weak, tired and
WORKOUT? Then look to your kidneys.
Delay may mean serious kidney sick
ness! Use Doan's Pills-a stimulant
diuretic to the kidneys. Deans are
recommended by Pocomoke City folks.
Mrs. John I. Sturgis, ITO Second
ST., Pocomoke City, says: When I
stopped, l had sharp pains in the
small of my back a:ld l could hardly
straighten. My limbs were swollen
and sacs of water hung beneath my
eyes. l tried dl.Ierent remedies, but
without effect until | used Doan's
Pills, from Lloyd & Blaine's Drug
Store. They entirely cured me"
Price Coo, at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for kidney rem dy-get
Doan's Pills-the same that Mrs.
Sturgis had. Foster-Milourn Co.,
Mfrs, Buffalo, n. Y.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1925-04-25
IN THE CHURCHES.

PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.
Sunday School and Mems Bible
Class 10 A. M.
Prayer Meeting, Wednesday even
ing at 7.30.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1925-04-25

Following the regular weekly Ro.
tary luncheon held on the steamer
Maryland" Friday of last week dur.
ing which delightful musical pro-
gram was rendered by the Eastern
Shore Quartette composed of T. j
Milligan, Jr., E. B. Powell, c. w
Mowbray and G. w. Underhill, the
Club went into executive session fol-
the election of officers.
After considerable discussion it was
decided that nominations should be
made from the floor and the following
officers were elected: President, Porter
Allen, succeeding G. L. Webster; vice
president, DR.. w. D.. Williams; secre-
tary, D. w. Peters; treasurer, F. G.
Fitzhugh; Executive committeeman
Harry Thomas and l. J. Burbage.
While the Cape Charles Rotary
Club did not receive it's charter until
June of last year their organization
meeting was held on the Oath of April
officers being elected at that time.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1925-04-25
Quit Getting Up Nights
A Healthy Bladder Acts During
The Day.

C. N. Shuman, Republic, Ohio, says
"Before taking Lithiated Buchu
(Keller Formula) had to get up six
or seven times each night. Now do
not get up at all. You may use my
name if it would benefit anyone with
bladder troubl." Be careful not to
take drugs that check the action of
the bladder. You may have to con-
tinue it's use. Lithiated Buchu (Kel-
Ter Formula) increases the action
during the day. 1t cleanses the blad-
der as epson salts do the bowels
driving out foreign matter, neutral
izing excess acids, thereby relieving
the irritation which causes "Getting
Up Nights" The tablets cost &c
each at all drug stores or Keller Lab
oratory, Mechanicsburg, Ohio. w. H.
Clarke & Co., Druggists.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1925-04-25

Several produce dealers in North
ampton county have expressed them
selves as being very optimistic over
their crop prospects for the 1925 sea-
son.
Favorable weather conditions thru
out the entire south have resulted in
advancing the crops at least ten days
over last year, locally the cabbage
crop is in splendid condition and well
advanced; spuds can be seen "down
the row" with ease and berries are sc
far advanced that picking is expected
to begin by approximately the 9Th OF
May with car load shipments moving
by the 10th to 18th. A cut in acreage
planted in a number of southern ber-
ny sections would indicate that North
ampton should benefit by advanced
price. Then, too, the dealers say that
ideal weather conditions will natural
ly tend to throw the several crops on
the markets at different dates. Fol-
instance, this year Florida should
have marketed her potato crop before
the Northampton farmers begin to
dig, while last year they were still
shipping heavily at the same time
they were marketing their crop in
Northampton, together with the
Carolinas this naturally overloaded
the city dealers. There is no evidence
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1925-04-25

The Eastern Shore of Virginia
Bankers Association held a call meet.
ing at Drummondtown Tavern, We'd
nesday, April % at 1890 P. M. Fol
lowing there was an election of Off
GERS, the terms of those now serving
expiring May 1.
Among the speakers from outside
the county were William S .Gordy, Jr.
State Comptroller of Currency Of
Maryland and cashier of the Salisbury
Bank, M. E. Bristow, State Bank Elk.
aminer Of Virginia, and Warren F
Sterling, president of Crisfeld bank
During the luncheon, music was
furnished by the Bloxom Syncopated
orchestra.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1925-04-25

of such a conflict this season say the
local produce men.
In Northampton there has been
some rot of potato seed as is generally
the case but certainly not enough to
seriously affect the county's output.
Local crops were so far as can be
seen now not in any way affected by
the cold snaps of two and three
weeks ago.
No "killing" is expectd but pros
poets now are for an average yield
with better than average price.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1925-04-25
CATARRH

Catarrh Is a Local disease greatly In.
f1uenced by Constitutional conditions.
HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE con-
sists of an Ointment which gives Quick
Relief by local application. and the
through the Blood on the Mucous Sur
faces and assists in Kidding your System
of Catarrh.
Sold by druggists for over 40 Years.
F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo. O.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1925-04-25
BAPTIST CHURCH.

BAPTIST CHURCH.
Sunday School at 10 A. M.
by the pastor.
II A. M. and 800 P. NJ, Preaching
B. Y. P. u, at 700 P. M.
Prayer Meeting Wednesday evening
800 o'clock.
Pitts Creek-Sunday School. 2 p
NJ. Preaching at P. M.
d. w. LITTLETON, Pastor.