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Imperial Valley press., 1925-02-24
Bedtime Stories
BY HOWARD E. GARIS
Copyright, 1928, by Mcclure
Newspaper Sypdicare
UNCLE WIGGILy AND THE
RAG BEE

Soon after breakfast in the hol-
low stump bungalow one morning.
Nurse Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy said 10
Uncle Wiggily:
II shall not BE- here to get your
lunch. But l viii leave plenty for
YOU to eat in the pantry. Just
help yourself. "
"Thmk YOU = answered the rab-
bit gentleman. "But where are
YOU going, if | may be so bold as
to ask?'
Il am going over 10 Aunt Let,
tie S house, answered Nurse Jane.
" The goat lady is having a rag bee
today.
"a rag bee?" exclaimed the
bunny. "What is that-a bee made
out of rags, or rags made cut of
bee
Nurse Jane laughed until her
tail was tiNd in three knots, and
when she had taken them out she
answered, saying:
"A rag bee is where lot of
us get together to sew carpet rags
for the one having the bee [ sup
pose they call it bee because we
sew as busily as bees gather honey.
Anyhow. that S where m goirg Q. =
"There won t be any bees there,
really, though, will there? ," ask,
ed the bunny uncle.
"Of course there won T." said
Nurse Jane. just lot of the
animal ladies sewing carpet rags.
Now don t forget your lunch is in
the pantry"
In remember, said Mr.. Long
ears, Then he hoped out to look
for an adventure, and Nurse Jane
went to the rag bee, taking her
tl.imble, needle and thread Aunt
Lettie had plenty Of rags which
were to be torn up into long strips
and sewed together.
But, somehow or other. Uncle
Wiggly couldn t find any advcn-
turc that morning. and when noon
Imperial Valley press., 1925-02-24
PULLMAN SURCH4RGES

In the good old days the Pullman business
quite simple, far passengers were concern
ed The passenger paid his fare, at the rate
mile for transportation, regardless of whether he
was to be carried in coach a parlor sleeping
Then, if he wanted the more comfortable
mediation of the Pullman he paid set price for that
also based distance. The Pullman people got the
Pullman money and settled with the railroads for
hauling their
For several years now there has been a wartime
'surcharge of 80 per cent added by the railroads to
the fare for transportation in the of passengers
using Pullmans This has been expensive to patrons
and also somewhat confusing.
Congress wants to eliminate the surcharge, and
will deserve we'll of the public and probably not deal
the railroads any fatal blow if it succeeds 1t is said
that the roads which will lose most in losing this
charge are making plenty of money anyway-far in
of their 5l2 per cent profit quotas 1t
reasonable that the charges for straight transportation
should be simple and uniform. If Pullman charges
not high enough for fair profit that is another
question. But there doesn't seem to be much of
argument about that.
The present system, too, hits long g-distance trav
elers-the tourist and the who does business
broad scale. Both of these classes should be
aged to make of the railroads.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-02-24

Two states are now joining hands
IN commemorating completion of
the last link in the interstate high
way which unites Southern Caiifor-
MIA and Arizona. This is the Sec
tion of road beginning at the Colo
RADIO River bridge at Yuma, and
coming west through the famous
sand hills to Holtville.@
With this paving, improving and
plank road completed, motorists are
assured first class transportation ia
eilities from Phoenix to San Diego
by Yuma and Imperial Valley. This
section of road will serve three
great interstate highways which
converge at Yuma and cross the
Colorado river there. They are the
Bankhcad highway, the Lee high
way and the Old Spanish Trails.
From 800 to 500 motor vehicles use
road daily, and it is expected that
the improvement of .thc %, miles
between HoltvilIc and a una, (which
previously had been tho wsts. part
of the road, will increasc the mum
ber of ears to LOCO daily.
Completion of this improved high
way over the picturesque sand hills
has been under promotion and con
atruction for souu j. years. Back
in 1918, c. l.. McStay, tIcld sccrcta.
X for the Automobile Ciub of
southern California made the first
Imperial Valley press., 1925-02-24
CLANCY, Veteran
OF Ring Knocked
Out by O'Brien

NEW YORK, Feb. 24.-Gcorge
Chancy, veteran of Is years in the
ling during which he has scored
more than 100 knockouts was knock
ed out last night in the sixth round
By Tommy o 'Brien, Milwaukee. in
the first bout of the elimina ton
series organized by the New York
boxing commission to find a sue
cessor to Benny Leonard as the
lightweight champion.
1t was costly victory for
o 'Brien, as he broke his right hand
and probably Will have to with
draw from the tournament.
With CLANCY out of the tourna-
ment, Jack Bernstein, former junior
lightweight champion, is regarded
as the favorite, with Joe Benjamin,
who defeated Jack Silver III San
Francisco yesterday, running as the
dark horse.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-02-24
JUNIOR COLLEGE
TO Give SECOND
ANNUAL FROLIC
BY Margaret Gates.


The student body of the Central
Junior College is busily at work on
the program for the second annual
junior college frOlic. A precedent
was established last year When the
first frolic was given with much
success.
This years frolic promises to be
even more interesting that last
year The members of the student
body arc practicing for two short
plays, "Sham" and tho well Known
play by Booth Harrington, "Thc
TWISTING Place. The comical sit
uationS of this play are very mirth
provoking. The plays are being
coached by Miss Pauline Hartman
of CaleXico, a recent graduate of
Cumnock. Besides the two PLAYS the
program contains several musical
numbers, dancing, comedy skits and
whistling number.
The frolic is to be given Friday
and Saturday nights of this week
in the auditorium of the high
school. Tickets are on sale at
Clement Drug store and reserved
seat tickets are on sale at the same
place.
The night school classes under
the direction of Miss Jessie Hollen-
baugh have been doing some very
interesting and instructive work.
Many beautiful lamp shades and
household decorations have been
made. Also the advanced sewing
and polychroming classes have been
making a great deal of progress in
their line. Miss Hollenbaugh re-
ports the arrival of an assortment
of new braids and frames for the
millinery class now starting work
on new spring hats. Any woman
who is interested may join these
classes.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-02-24
CONCRESSMEN'S
SALARY RAISE
Is QUICK WORK

WASHINGTON, Feb. 24.-With-
out smile, congress has handed
President Coolidge n measure it pass
ed quicker than any other law this
season, Il law to increase its own
salary $500 year to a total of
$4,000 for each member.
And even though Mr.. Coolidge is
shy on ink and erascrs at the white
house because of economy, it is be-
licvcd he won't refuse to sign it be-
cause it is included in a legislative
appropriation bill with many other
vital appropriations.
Congress raised its pay in five
days. The postal salaries increase
bill, which would have given postal
workers an average raise of $500 u
year, is being torn apart by con
ferees and has not yet finally pass
ed, even though it has been pending
nearly year. The bill to increase
salaries of United States Judges is
not much favored and probably will
not be adopted this season.
. Congress has raised other persons
Imperial Valley press., 1925-02-24
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO
Fnhruary "a. 1910

Charles Folsom was busy this
morning getting material on the
ground preparatory to plumbing tho
new FL Centre Bank Building.
4. G. Harovcr, who has been en-
ploycd as barber in the Oldham and
Dixon shop, left last evening for
his home in Long Beach.
W. S. Rolls, who has been Wells
Fargo messenger between Los An
gelc5 and CaleXico, has started to
work in the FL Centre office OF the
same company.
l.. NJ. Roudcbush, father Of DR..
Roudcbush, arrived this morning
from st. Louis and will spend some
time visiting his son. Mr. Roude-
bush, as does most every one who
comes here, speaks very highly of
FL Ccntro and Imperial Valley.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-02-24

pay this session. 1t voted u $2.Sl
per year for charwomen at the
capitol. This was done so that
their annual pay figure would como
out even at the end of the year and
save government accountants extra
work.
Besides raising congressman s
salaries, the bill boosts cabinet Off
GERS, the speaker of the house and
the vice president $4,000 a year to,
$4,000. The total annual cost is
81 1868 800.
An additional reason for the Pres
idcnt not vctoing it is that lie con-
sidcrs that congress is the judge
Of the propriety of the move, not
he, and the legislative body is allow
ed full discretion in Legislative ap-
preparations.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-02-24
Looking Backward
What the Press Files 1on Of
Imperial Valley for This OATS
In Past Years
NINETEEN YEARS AGO


Mrs. Paul Maull entertained at
golf today, Miss Maggie McGirk
and j.. r. Smith playing against
Mrs. Maull and Mrs. PrebDlc. The
day was ideal one to be spent on
the links and after a very close
contest in which Miss McGir! and
Mr. Smith came out victorious, all
adjourned to the home of Mrs,
Maull, where they were served with
dainty luncheon. The participants
were Mr.. and Mrs. c. I. Prebble,
Miss A. McGirk, l.. Il. Smith and
Mrs. Paul Maull
DR.. George NJ. Bumgarncr enter
tanned Misses Cecil and Rcah
COnser and Mcssrs. Armiger and
Clinton Howe with an A-ray ex-
hibitiOn Saturday evening.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-02-24

attempt to chart a road through
this then forbidding and sparsely
settled section. 1t has been Il long
and tedious task, and to celebrate
the consummation of this dream
representatives of Southern Ca!ifor-
MIA and Arizona will hold Il JOY
fest at Yuma, Saturday, February
2Sth, to which the governors of
both states have been invited.
This great highway marks the
completion of the first transcon-
tinental route through Arizona to
California. 1t will be open to
travel every day in the year, and
is said to have more days of sun.
shine for travellers than any other
route.
Several officials of the Automo-
bile Club of Southern California,
the automobile editors of Los An
geles and San Diego papers, repre-
sentatiyes of Imperial Valley pub
lications. representatives, of the
state highway commission, and good
roads proponents from all sections
of Southern California plan to par
ticipatc in the celebration at Yu-
ma.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-02-24
You're IN my rags: d
Mrs. Bow Wow.

came, and he felt hungry, he hop
ped back to get his lunch i'll the
hollow stump bungalow. Try as he
did, the rabbit gentleman could not
remember where Nurse Jane had
said he would find something to
eat. He looked down cellar, in the
parlor. under IT'D piano and be-
hind the hat rack, but not a thing
could he find to eat.
"Ill just hop over to Aunt bet
ties house and ask Nurse Jane
where she said the food was, : de-
cidcd Uncle Wiggily. "She may
be busy sewing rags, but she II stop
long enough to tell me-
Aunt Lcttie S house WASH I far
away, and the bunny gentleman
soon reached it. Long before he
got there, however, he could hear
the animal ladies talking. 1t sound
cd like bees buzzing, and perhaps
that is why it was called a 1bee. "
Uncle Wiggily knocked on the
door, which was opened by Aunt
Lcttic.
. ~ came to ask Nurse Jane
where she left my lunch, = spoke
tho bunny. cit was stupid OF me
not TO remember, but | don t. oh,
there YOU are, Nurse Jane' he
cried, seeing the musllrat lady on
the other Side of the room. lie
started to 20 TO her, but Aunt Let
tie suddenly cried;
"Look out. You re all tangled
up in my rags." And, surely en-
ouyh. the bunny had put one paw
in loop of rags and was dragging
them along.
con excuse mc!' he cried try
ing to jump to one side.
7'Look out! Now you re in my
rags!" barked Mrs. Bow Wow.
1.Pardon mel gasped the poor
rabbit gentleman. Then he jumped
backward, and Mrs. Bushytail, the
squirrel, chattTcd:
''Oh. now you re tangling up
the rags I'm sewing"
..What shall | do? What shall !
do?" gaspcd poor Uncle Wiggily.
"Stand still until I untangle
von!D advised Nurse Jane, trying
not to laugh. Then she and the
other lady animals got Uncle Wig,
gily', paws free from the tangle OF
carpet rags and he jumped out on
the porch
..Tcn me while I stand here
where III find something to eat,
Nurse Jauc," he begged.
s'ln the pantry, Of course, where
/ told you.j' said Miss Fuzzy Wuz'
~.
con, ] looked everywhere but
thcrcn' said the bunny, How
stupid Of me! +" Then Ire started TO
hop home, but one paw was stiil
caught in a long streamer Of rags,
and / don't know what would have
happened if Uncle Butter, the goat
hadn't come along just then with
his knife and cut the rags, setting
the bunny free
"I'll never 20 near . rag bee
again if / starye 70 deathi' said
Mr. Longcars as he hoped back to
his bungalow. And he never did.
But supposing the tea kettle be-
hayes itself and doesn t puff steam
i'm the face of the clock} Eh.
what theng Well, in that ease, / II
tell YOU next about Uncle Wiggily
aud the willow buds.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-02-24
ACACIA HOME DEPARTMENT.
M E E T S NEXT TUESDAY

The date of the meeting of tho
Acacia Farm Home Department
has been changed from the second
"Wednesday of. the. month to thci
first Tuesday. The next meeting
Will be held ON March ut dhe
school house, beginning at 1880
2. III.
-------------------- 81.
An auto is IA great convenience,
barring accidents.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-02-24

an auto IL hand IS yIt4 tno IL
the DITCH.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-02-24

With the franc dropping again, France will bor-
row more money to restore its credit Somehow, with
an individual, il usually works the other way.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-02-24

Maxwell, Colusa County, will
plant its streets and school grounds
with ash, elm and sycamore offered
BY the state highway commission
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-04-24
BANKERS PLAN
MEETINGS FOR
FARMERS AID

Fargo, April 24.-Seven officers
of district groups of the North Da-
kota Bankers association met at the
office of w. C. Macfadden, associa-
tion secretary, yesterday arranging
programs and dates of group meet
ings, and discussing the agricultural
betterment program sponsored by
bankers and agricultural authorities.
Those attending we're: j. H. Lyford
of Fairdale, president of the north
eastern group; c. S. Robertson of
Milton, secretary of the northeastern
group; H. S. Pond Of Crary, secretary
OF the second district group; r. r.
Wolfer of jamestown, president of
the fifth district group; Hans Mill
er of Ryder, president of the north
western group; A. H. Kurth of Mi
not, secretary. of the northwestern
group; and I. H. Walhood Of Daven-
pert. viceipresident of the third dis
trict group.
Dates Tor the district meetings
were determined as follows:
Third district. Fargo, May l2;
northeastern district, Grafton, May
13; northwestern district, Minot,
Nav l6: fourth district, Enderlin,
May 10; fifth district, jamestown,
May 90; Missouri slope, Bismarck,
May 81; southwestern district, Dick
inson, May %; second district, Dew
lis Lake, June Is. -.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-04-24
NEIGHB0RING STATES RUSH
TROOPS TO BORDERS TO HALT
SPREAD OF RED TERRORISM
SCIENTISTS TO
MEET SOON AT
GRAND FORKS

Grand Forks. N. d.. April 24.--In-
cluded in the program for the seven
teenth annual meeting of the North
Dakota Academy Of Science at the
state University here May ! and =,
will be reports from practically all
Of the several scientific fields, DR..
G. A. Abbott, of the university. sec
r.tary of the Academy, announced
today.
Research effected by the members
of the academy during the last year
chiefly will compose the reports, he
said. Besides men from various fac
ulties of educational institutions in
the state, speakers will include rep
resentatives from several of the
state experimental stations.
Detailed arrangement of the pro-
gram has not been completed, but
will soon be announced. The annual
banquet of the organization is sched-
uled for FRIDAY evening. May l.
Approximately seventy five men
are expected to attend the meeting.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-04-24
FOURTEEN MEN
ENTRAPPEDIN
IDAHO SHAFT
Hope of Rescuing Workers
at Wallace Abandoned
BY Rescue Crews
FIERCE FIRE BURNING
Unable to Make Any Head
way Against Flames Near
Tomb Cf Miners
(By The Associated Press)

(By The Associated PreSS)
Wallace, Idaho, April 24.-Hope of
rescuing alive fourteen men entrap-
ped below the 1000 foot level Of
Hecka mine near here, virtually had
been abandoned at seven o'clock this
morning. Rescue crews were unable
to give any estimate at that hour as
to when the entombed miners might
be reached. Three men were brought
out alive from the 1000 foot level,
after fire, breaking out in a pump
station at the 1000 foot level had
imprisoned the seventeen members of
the night crew on the lower levels.
The remainder Of the night crew
escaped.
Three rescue crews Of twelve men
each are working in shifts in an ei-
fort to reach the men still in the
mine.
The rescue workers said they had
been unable to make any consider
able headway against the fire, which
was reported burning fiercely. They
had not been able to determine how
extensive the blaze had become ex-
cept that it seems to be general be.
low the 1900 foot level.
Reports from the mine expressed
the fear that the timbering of the
mine below the 1850 foot Jewel was
a fire, and that the entire structure
was in danger of collapsing.,
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-04-24
SEN. WHEELER
TRIALSTARTS
ON FINAL LAP
Arguments to Jury Begun
Today; Evidence in Case
Ended Thursday
(By The Associated Press)

Great Falls, Mont, April 24.-The
trial of Senator Burton X. Wheeler
on charges of illegally appearing
before the Interior Department en-
tered the last lap here today where
arguments to. the jury were begun.
District Attorney John L. Slattery,
Wheeler's prosecutor. was the first
to address the jury.
The prosecutor warned the jury
against "sympathy and prejudice"
declaring them to be the enemies of
justice. "The mere fact that SEN
ator Wheeler holds a high office
should not deter you for one moment
from doing your duty. No man how
ever high is above the law. Even
presidents may be impeached. In
this land of ours there is no room
for kings or tyrants.
IF you want to arrive at the con-
clusion that he is not guilty, say
so in your verdict" the prosecutor
continued.
but l submit to you that the gov
ernment has been fair in this case
and that it has proved everything
with which Wheeler is charged"
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-04-24
HOLD FUNERAL
SERVICES FOR
J.F. WATKINS
-
Civil War Veteran Came To
Bismarck from Iowa
in 1906

Funeral services for John Fletch-
er Watkins, we'll known Bismarck
resident and Civil War veteran,
who died Wednesday night at the
age of 81, wers held this after
noon at two o'clock at the First
Presbyterian Church, the Rev. Paul
S. Wright officiating. His body
was buried in St. Mary's Gene
terry beside the grave o. his wife,
who died two years ago.
Benton Baker, c. l.. Young, L..
P. Warren, w. F. Jones, N. B.
Fitch and John Stirling, elders of
the Presbyterian church, acted as
palfbearers.
Mr.. Watkins was born in Clark
County, Indiana, on December %,
1887. He removed with his par
ents to Jefferson County, Iowa in
March, 1849, and was married to
Sarah j. Reynolds on February IA,
1861 at Libertyville, Iowa. He was
q veteran of the Civil War, serv-
ing in Company "C", 9Th Regi-
ment, Iowa Volunteer Cavalry as
End sergeant, 1st sergeant, End
lieutenant and 1st lieutenant.
In March, 1872. he moved with
his family to Freemount County,
Iowa, and settled on farm where
they remained until the spring of
1906, when he came with his family
to Bismarck, N. D. There were
six children born to them, three
sons and three daughters: Flora
M. Mathison, Jennie, who died
when a baby, Frances A. Perkins,
Frank L., John w., and James F.,
all of whom were present during
their fathers illness with the ex-
ception of John w. Watkins, who
resides in California. -
Since the death of his wife on
April %, 1923, Mr.. Watkins had re-
peatedly expressed the desire to
die. His health has been failing
for months, and since March 10 he
has been confined to his bed.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-04-24
BANDITS ROB
ST.PAULBANK
Secure $4,000 in Daring
Raid at Noon Today
(By The Associated Press


st. Paul, Apsil 24.-Thtee men
held up employees and patrons Of
the City Bank of st. Paul shortly
after p. m. today and escaped with
$4,000. E. A. Mahowald, paying
teller, and Ambrose Nett, savings
teller, and several patrons were in
the bank when the robbers entered.
One robber covered the patrons, an
other went behind the cages and
seized the currency, while the third
covered Mr.. Nett.
When a baby in its mothers arms
walled, one Of the sobbers flourish
ed a gun at the woman and ordered
her to keep that brat quiet" but
otherwise they worked quickly and
quietly, stuffing the money into a
small bag. They fled in a small
sedan, travelling west and north and
within a few minutes four police
gun squads were on their trail. 1t
was the third time in nine years
that the bank had been robbed. On
March 20, 1921, robbers obtained
$4,000 there, none OF which was
recovered.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-04-24
BLlMP MAKES
RECORD TRIP
FROM BERMUDA
Les Angeles Makes Journey
TO Lakehurst Hangar in
Twenty Hours
(By The Associated Press)

Lakehurst, N. j., April 24.-Ex-
actly twenty hours and forty-three
minutes after she had sailed from
Bermuda where she went Wednes-
day, the big United States dirigible
Los Angeles. bumped to earth at her
home field here at $40 o'clock this
morning. twenty-five minutes later
she had been safely wheeled into
her hangar. 's
Aboard the giant aircraft were
three sacks Of American mail from
Bermuda, brought here almost thir-
ty-six hours sooner than boat could
have brought them.
Strong head winds and generally
rough weather accounted for the
slow time and generally rough
weather accounted for the slow time
on the return trip, Captain George
w. Steele, commanding officer, ex-
planned. The return took six and a
half hours more than the similar trip
had taken on the Los Angeles previ-
Gus visit to BelN uda. The trip down
had taken about fourteen hours.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-04-24
BULLET KILLS
LITTLE GIRL
Denhoff Child Succumbs in
Hospital Here From Wound

A rifle wound in the neck from a
rebounding bullet shot at tin can
by her eleven-year-o brother,
caused the death last night at To-
cal hospital of Lillian Reinke, nine
year old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
A. S. Reinke of Denhoff.
While practicing on his fathers
farm with his rifle Wednesday even
ing preparatory to going out shoot
ing gophers, the boy aimed at tin
can target. The bullet struck the
can, rebounded, and pierced the neck
of his sister, who was standing sew.
eral feet behind him and a little to
one side. The wound was not con-
sidered serious at the time, but yes
terday Lillian's condition got worse,
and the child was brought to a local
HOSPITAL here last evening. She
died but a few hours after her ar
rival.
The body will be taken to Elk
River, Minnesota. the old home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Reinke. where burial
will take place on Monday.