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scs. Would you like thate'
I'D like it verv much!' buzzed
the bee jabber. And when the
bunny uncle had had carried in the
bouquet, he brought out some molas
ses on a lump of sugar. And this
the bee slipped up eagerly, to change
it into honey, which is the work that
bees do.
"Well it is about time for me to
fly back to my hive buzzed the
iabber a little later. 81 thank you
far having been so kind to me. y
And l thank you for not jab-
bing me-" spoke the rabbit.
'Well. ] am thankful that | see
some ears to nibble!' cried a rough
voice, and out of the bushes jumped
the Woozie Wolf Here, Uncle
Wiegily, smell this!' howled the
Wolf, as he picked flower and held
it under the rabbits nose.
The Wolf thought by doing this,
tl;at he would tickle Uncle Wiggily s
nose with the flowers and make him
sncezc. And when the bunny was
sneezing the Wolf though he could
easily nibble the rabbit S ears.
Bat as it happened the bad chap
picked the flower on which pcrchcd
the honey bee. And when he felt
himself being squeezed the bee
cried:
Il IN a jabbcr and l m going to
ian, and with that he jabbcd his
stmgcr into the paw of the Wolf.
oh, ] m shot! | IN shot. Oh.
Cnclc Wiggily shot me, howlcd
the bad Ahap and A"opping the
blossom. back to his den he ran.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-08-13
Bedtime Stories
By HOWARD E. GARIS
Copyright, 1928, by Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate
UNCLE WIGGILY AND THE
JABBER

"Uncle Wiggily Will you please
bring in "a few flowers from the gar
den?'' politely asked Nurse Jane
Fuzzy Wuzzv one morning rs she
SAM the bunny rabbit gentleman
hopping along the path. Your new
wifq wants to make the1t;tbie look
pretty, as Mrs. Twistytail. the lady
pig. and Mrs. Stubtail. the lady
bear, are coming to pay visit.
went on Nurse Jane.
u II get the flowers. answered
Mr.. Longears; and off to the garden
he hoped. where grew many dandc-
lions. daisies, roses and red cIovers
Uncle Wiggilv was picking =
bouquet when. all of Il sudden. 4
Imperial Valley press., 1925-08-13
GREAT CANDLES


The country is full of stories of people who have
made fortunes from oil wells This is necessarily
since there have been many "gushers' and Amer-
can wells from first to last estimated having
produced $780, 100000 worth of petroleum.
But here is startling fact. The American Re-
search Foundation finds that the of drilling oil
wells in this country has amounted to about S12,OOO
100000. Which is to say that there has been net
loss in crude oil of $4,5o00CO,O0O. For every dollar
got out of the ground in this great wealth producing
industry, no less than S1.50 has been sunk in it.
thousands of persons, crazy to invest their money
In any kind Of oil drilling scheme without nvestigat-
ing, should get this fact through their heads. The
chances may be worse now, with many rich pools
empted and so few fields dscoverable
1T is doubtless the same with gold and diamonds,
though it is harder to obtain dependable data about
them. There have been estimates of much as three
or four dollars spent for every dollar obtained in pre-
cious metals and stones.
With coal there may not be much of gamble.
Yet 1t Is questionable whether everything considered
from first to last there has been profit that great
natural store of wealth.
In all of these fields and many Others there is
wealth for some matched over-natched by loss for
many: Nature does not easily yield up her
and the more precious they are, the of gamble
their quest becomes.
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cost-with concern onlv
forquality. Andit couldr.
be a better lubricant Il
you paid twice as mucn
for it.
Aristo combats the for.
nation Of carbon. It is an
unexcelled lubricant Its
saving is thus in service as
well as price.
Made by the Union Oil
Company, sold at Union
Oil service stations and
by independent dealers
Of the first class every.
where.
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CNMART MARROW BRlM FELT HATS the carly fall shades
- match
And when values at $500 you'll
Trip
hats the city attractive the
rood selection
Imperial Valley press., 1925-08-13

For example: There isn't
a better motor oil in the
world than Aristo Motor
Oil. 1t is refined in Cali.
fornia, from selected west.
crn crude.
Because Of volume pro.
duction, and low freight
rates, it easily under.sells
the eastern oils.
Some people think that
the higher price means a
better oil. Nothing could
be farther from the truth.
Aristo, as an instance, is
made without regard for
Imperial Valley press., 1925-08-13
Looking Backward
What the Press Files Toll OF
Imperial Valley for This Date
in Past Years
NINETEEN YEARS AGO

The young peoples club last
night enjoyed a hay ride to the Lof-
fer farm east of town. A very
pleasant evening was enjoyed, it be
ing ideal for hay ride and outdoor
games. There were 16 members OF
the party and they were chaperoned
by Miss GoOdc.
The ladies of the Christian church
will give a lawn party at the resi-
dencc of Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence
next Friday night, at which ice
cream and cake will be served.
The editor cf the Standard left
this morning for his weekly inspec-
tion of the work at the heading.
Much testimony has been received
to the fact that his weekly re-
PORTS of progress on the work III the
Los Angeles Times and the Stand
ard has completely changed the out
Imperial Valley press., 1925-08-13
HUMBLE SUCCESS RULES

Success formulas from men and women who have
achieved great after small beginnings are al
ways interesting. J. H. Fortier, president of the
Canadian Manufacturers Association, has recently
given out some business advice which is not partcu-
larly new but which deserves thoughtful consideration
His IL points are:
l. Work conscientiously.
2. Keep studying.
3. Be enthusiastic.
4. Don't be afraid of responsibility
5. Have definite hours of work.
6. Having made decision, go to it. Correct as
you 60.
Z. Undertake few things, but complete them.
8. Stick to your job. Hold what you have. Pro-
gress every day.
9. Worry is wearing physically and mentally.
Don't cross the river till you come to it,
10. Take recreation.
IL. Meet successful people Learn from them.
Profit from every occasion.
IL. Stand for something good in your community.
When Fortler a young French-Canadian farm
boy went to work Scottish Canadian farm in order
TO learn English he probably did not have any such
program of II points laid out to follow. On looking
back over his steadily advancing he is able
to see however, that it by unconscously follow
ing those humble lines that he got ahead. He
scientous, ambitious interested, cheerful, regular
courageous, sensible, faithful, philosophical There
Is no monopoly of such simple virtues.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-08-13

81 m Il jabber and jabbed. >
laughed the bee as he flew to his
hive to make some honey. And Tn
Gle Wiggily was glad he WASH t
stung. SO if the rubber doll s vac
cination docsn 7 tickle her and make
her try to scratch the face of th"
clock with the garden rake. IL tcn
you next about the bunny gentle
man and Stay Abed Tootcr.
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! side view Of the prospects Of thi,
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO
AnuuSH 12 1Q1A

August 13, 1910
Ray Balloon, formerly u resident
Of this vicinity but now residing at
Ventura, has been spending several
days in III Centre this week.
George Hutchinson and Joe Ham.
ilton gave u social dance in the Ma.
sonic, hall last week which was at
tended by 25 couples.
John Haley Jr. has resigned his
position as storekeeper for the c. d.
Company at CaleSicoi and has gone
to Los Angeles to take position
with the county highway commits,
sion.
County Superintendent of Schools
j. f. Carr last week visited tho
schools of the Colorado river terri.
tory, including the schools of i'i.a.
cho, Laguna and Potholcs and the
hcw district of Bard.
TEN YEARS AGO
August IS, 1915
Edward Wells, of the Wurltzer
Orchcstrion and Automatic Piano
company of San Diego, is in FL Cen.
tro for the next few days.
"Curlcy' BrumbIy, the "dcscrt
Demon and likewise the "El Cen.
tro speed boy. is back in town aft
or Il short vacation.
Herbert l.. Provost and family Of
the Date school district left for Live
Oaks Thursday morning for ii few
weeks vacation.
After vacation spent at San
Francisco, Leonard Stoklcy is home
again.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-08-13
4 LOTTERY DIES

New Orleans has ended its famous municipal lot
terry. The wheel spun the other day for the last
time by the secretary of the board of liqudation
who planned and initiated that lottery so years ago
take of city debt of So, ,OOO 900.
There was more to be said for that particular lot
terry perhaps, than most. 1t designed public
service The bonds were retired piecenleal by the lot
terry method and prizes given add to the
demption value of the bonds with accrued interest
went to the city.
Yet it is doubtful whether New Orleans really pro-
might have been paid off long ago by some more bus-
nesslike method, and thousands of families might be
better off if they had sunk their savings in losing
lottery tickets AS for the prize-winners-lottery
gains usually squandered
Morally the method still questionable.
1t encouraged gambling, which tends to kill thrift and
weaken character. There is enough chance in life at
best to give interest and variety existence without
man making artificial contributions to his risks
Imperial Valley press., 1925-08-13
How ManV
Miles
in Your Motor?
And What Do They Cost?

The answer is not in the
price per quart of oil, but
how much per mile. Nor
are the higher priced oils
necessarily the best.
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definite responsibility for the In
disns within its borders. With
many of the Indians already full
fleoged citizens. and many others
potential citizens, the state, say
sponsors of the two bills has a
definite responsibility to under
take.
Conditions are very bad among
the Indians in Northern Minneso.
ta." Senator Hansen said. 1T is
time we did something to work
out systematic method of hand.
ling this problem. The proposed
commission, l hope, will do this. ="
The two bills were sent to the
finance committee under the rules
of she senate.
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SOlOMEN SEAL 8
lodge by
the Dunes"

A Camp for little Indian Child.
rem. Write K. +. ID. No. 2.
Chesterton, Indiana.
The faculty in charge Of this
institution are admirably qualified
for their work. 1t is in charge of
a college trained lady who is
graduate of Smith College for
girls, and who also spent two years
at the Massachusetts, Agricultural
College, aud a term at the Uni
versity of Chicago.
She has rs an assistant college
trained Indian woman who under.
stands the Indian children and is
deeply interested in her work.
Charges are reasonable. Write for
pal ticulars.
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Fond du Lac Chippewas
Lose Suite for Land.
Claimed United States Took Tracts In
1888, Action Brought by Chief
Dismissed.

Chippewa Indians of the Fond
du Lac band lost their fight for
land allOtments, which they claim
the government took away from
them in 1888, when a decision was
handed down in United States
court at Duluth last week. Judge
William A. Cant ordered the suit
brought by Peter Lemieux, aged
chief of the band, dismissed with
the costs of the action assessed
against the government.
The suit was one of II originally
instituted, having been tried first
during the court term last sum
mer as test case. More than
$25O,OOO was involved in the
claims.
Lafayette French, Jr., United
States district attorney, represent.
ed the government.
In a memorandum filed with the
decision, Judge Cant points out
that the secretary of the interior
never received original allotments
made to the Indians and that pass
age of a new law in 1889 prohibit
ed acquisition of the land, as
result of which other allotments
made later were allowed to stand.
At that time about 25O applica-
tions made by the Indians were
cancelled.
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''Indian Custom" Mar
Iiage Doomed in S. D,

The Indian custom" marriage
will be a thing of the past in South
Dakota if a bill now before the
legislature of that state becomes a
law. The present law permits
this in addition to The regulation
white mans" ceremony and com
mon law marriage among the In
dams of the state. People from
the indian country report, how.
ever, that there is an extremely
liberal Interpretation applied to
the Indian custom marriage"
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Those who are in rundown" condi-
tion will notice that Catarrh bothers them
much more than when they are in good
health. This fact proves that while
Catarrh Is a local disease, Is greatly
influenced by constitutional ,nditions.
HALLS CATARRH MEE INE Is a
Combined Treatment. both J. al and in
ternal, and has been succe1 fuI in the
treatment Of Catarrh for over iorty years.
Sold by all druggists.
F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo. Ohio.
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1hlna to Be Feared.

mo. the. fear Of falling never en-.
ters my head" said the aviator to his
gaping hearers. "What scares me Is
the danger Of stalling my engine about
two miles up and not being able to get
down. 80. r-:.1. - ..-.
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Charles \. Burke, Il
Commissioner Of Indian
Affairs, Should Resign
bureaucracy a la Model

bureaucracy la Model
Under separate cover we have
caused to be sent to each of our
readers an official copy of a report
on Indian Affairs in Oklahoma"
from the Subcommittee on Indian
Affairs of the House made on Feb
ruary 10th last. (House Report
No. 1527.-68th Congress, 3nd
Session
This report to be understood,
and it's disclosure of actual condi-
tions in our Bureau of Indian
Affairs to be realized, must be read
in its entirety, from the clever re.
port of the majority to the frank
statement of facts made in the
minority reports of Congressman
Sam B. Hill of Washington, and
of Congressman W. w. Hastings
of Oklahoma.
In truth a realization of the
enormity of the iniquity in "Omr
Indian Bureau System" is best
CLEANED by reading the facts dis
closed under oath and set forth
near the close of the minority re-
port of Congressman Hastings,
and being pages 27 to 35, of such
official report. With these facts
before the reader, the majority re.
port in its attempt to excuse pres
ent officials in our Indian Bureau,
becomes a mockery and its naked.
ness is evident.
We restrain ourselves III not
setting forth in detail the repre-
hensible conduct of our Bureau
officials as disclosed in this Con
eressional Report but by noticing
only ONE CASE, that of jackson
Barnett, we justify our heading of
this article upon Commissioner
Burke's: -.
l. "Guillibleness Ito use mild
language) in dividing the 81, ,l0O,-
600 estate of a 70 year old imbecile
Indian on or about February 1,
1923, into:
a. $550,000 to a notorious
forty year old woman whom the
Department alleged had kidnapped
and married this imbecile Indian
in 1920. Particularly when this
Department on news of this kid
mapping" in 1920, caused an in
vestigation to. be made OF this
notorious woman, and the report
thereof was in the Office files of
the Bureau and was so utterly
'rotten" against the character of
this woman that Congressman
Hastings says that the same was
''unprintable." (See reference to
such report fourth paragraph
following.) ~s.g
b. $3.50, 900 to the Equitable
Trust Co. of New York, as trus-
tee, for an endowment to institu-
tions of the Baptist Church.
y 2. Wilful violation of the exist
ing corollary laws of the State of
Oklahoma and the United States
which defined Burke's distribution
to be legal only when approved by
the proper Court of Oklahoma-
the Court of Oklahoma never gave
its consent, nor did it know of this
beneficence' of the Indian Com
missioner. ~
The said Report of said Subcom-
mittee gives greater and more
intimate details, which any man
with ordinary intelligence would,
and should, put any Commissioners
''upon MS guard' in such a mon
strous situation. Is it possible that
we can cover. a trustees official
gift of $550,O0O to a proven ad-
venturess, By giving q like amount
to Church organizations
This "unprintable" Inspectors
report is dated April %. 1920,
addressed to Commissioner of In
dian Affairs. was made q. the in
stance Of the Bureau and the In.
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State Acts TO Aid
Minnesota CbippeWas,


Improving conditions surround
ing Minnesota's Indians is sough,
in two bills before the Minnesots
senate last week. One of the bills,
introduced by Senators James A,
Carley, L. p. johnson and VIM,
9. Zamboni. provides for a com
mission to negotiate with Cougress
for the transferring to the state oi
Minnesota OF any funds, lands and
other property now held in trust
by the Government of the United
States for the Chippewas. Under
this plan the State, rather thar
the Federal Government would
administer the trust funds.
The commission would be re
quired to report at the next session
of the legislature. 1t would have
no power to enter into an agree
ment that would be binding on the
state. until the legislature ratifies
the agreement.
The commission would consis,
of three members appointed by
the governor. All would serve
without salary, being allowed only
their hotel bills and travelling ex.
penses. The bill appropriates
81, 1000 to cover this expense.
The other bill. introduced by
Senator g. L. Hansen. provides
for the appointment of q commits
ion of three by the governor to
inquire into the condition of In,
dians in Minnesota who are wards
of the government and resident on
reservations within the state.
The commission would be re.
quired to make inquiry as to the
health of the Indians, medical SER
vice needed, extent of their educa-
ton and the methods of education
best applicable and their capacity
for and their means present and
prospective, of self.support,
should occasion make it desirable
may be able understandingly to
take the steps necessary to enable
the Indians to do their full part as
citizens and as members of society.
The commission would be re-
quired to report its findings by
the opening of the next legislative
session.
Members of the commission,
other than state officials, would
receive SIS per day for the time
actually spent on the inquiry.
This bill appropriates $1,000 for
this expense.
The bill also would appropriate
$1,000 to be expended by the
commission, if it believes i5 neces-
sary, to relieve any of.the Indians
in need of food, clothing, shelter
or medical attention and without
means to provide the same and for
whose relief no sufficient appro
priation from their funds in the
United States Treasury is avail
able" No Indian would be al;
lowed more than $50. - IT..
These two bills bring up ques
ton that has vexed officials for q
long time Many of the Indians
in Minnesota have been given full
citizenship. Others have sold
their lands, but have not attained
full citizenship. Some still have
their lands. But whatever the
status of the Indians as regards
citizenship, their funds are held
by the federal government and
dissipated in the payment of
salaries, administration, etc, while
the Indian goes hungry. County
authorities generally nave taken
the position that the federal gov
ernment is responsible for the In
dams and so have refused to give
them assistance in times of need.
Creation OF the two commissions
would represent q step by the
state toward the assumption Of a
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spector had detectives aud others

complete LIE history OF this 4O
yerr old woman mostly known as
Mrs. Annie Laura Lowe. Her
alleged reputation may be visual
lied by quoting the next to the
last paragraph of such imprint.
able" report, which appears as
follows:
Mrs. Lowe has escaped police
record so far on account of stand.
ing in with the police officers,
There are indications that she is
lined up with crooked lawyers,
detectives and professional crooks
from Canada to Mexico.
To this Barnett case, other cases
are added in the said report of
su ch Subcommittee, wherein is
shown a monstrous ''gullibility"
on the part of our Indian Com
missioner in awarding attorneys
fees with evident connivance by
his suborGlnates.
We submit that any carfrl read
ing of the said. Subcommittee re-
port will convince any unbiased
citizen that all the spoken or writ.
ten charges, which the editor
hereof, has ever issued against
"Our Indian Bureau System"
must by honest inference be true.
> After over fifteen years of init
mate knowledge of the conduct Of
our Bureau of Indian Affairs and
in the face of this Congressional
Report, We submit to our fellow
taxpayers, who contribute their
share to an expenditure of some
S13, 100000 each year (to enable
officials of this Bureau to handle
tho Indian Estate valued at One
Billion Dollars} that the Hon.
Charles H Burke, the present
Commissioner, should resign, or
failing 30 to do should be asked to
resign,
As sort of appendix to such
Congressional Report we print
herewith a copy from the Con-
gressional Record of a comment
made on such report by the Hon.
E. B. Howard on February "a,
1925. and who until March 4th
last was a member of Congress
and also q member of the Indian
Affairs Committee of the House.
Mr.. Howard said:
Mr.. Chairman aud gentlemen:
Early in this Congress, the Okla
homa delegation asked for an in
vestigation of the handling of In.
dian affairs in Oklahoma both by
the courts of Oklahoma and the
Bureau of Indian Affairs. Their
request was made as the result of
charges and countercharges con.
cerning both the courts and the
departments. The Committee On
Indian Affairs of the House was
instructed and empowered to make
an investigation. Later citizens
of Oklahoma fled with the com.
mittee direct charges of malad
ministration on the part of che
Commissioner of Indian Affairs.
What the delegation wanted was
. thorough, careful Investigation
seeking the facts, and a basis for
remedial legislation where needed
In my opinion they did not get an
Investigation but instead a white
wash"
| make this statement predicated
upon the fact that while not a
member of the subcommittee |
heard practically every word Of
the evidence taken at the hearings
held in Washington and observed
the procedure, and based further
upon the fact that there were
osher cases of glaring irregulari.
ties on the part of the Bureau of
Indian Affairs to which ! called
attention, but which we're not
investigated.
I'refer especially to the Exile
E:fo I:uo.no an IN uhich $2S /.
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