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Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1925-01-16
CHAPTER XVII
Lee and Old Man Carson Ride
To1akher

Bud Lee. riding alone toward the
Western Lumber camp. turned in his
saddle to glance back as he heard
hOof-beats behind him. 1t was Carson,
and the old cattleman was riding
hard. Lee frOwned. Then for an In
stant a smile softened his stern eyes.
"Good little ola Carson" he NUT.
tered
Carson came to his side, saying
merely In his dry voice:
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1925-01-16
Judith OF Blue Lake Ranch
b.
By JACKSON GREGORY

saw smoke rising from the north ridge.
Again he could turn his thoughts q
Imperial Valley press., 1925-08-05
SPECIAL SQUAD
TO MAKE DRIVE
ON BACK TAKES

Under instructions received from
Washington yesterday, Collector OF
Internal Revenue Rex B. Goodcell
has organized a special SQUAD OF
field deputies for concerted drive
covering the entire Southern Cali.
fornia district, to recover additional
aud delinquent special taxes due the
government.
Liability for the payment of spe-
ei4.l taxes is incurred by the owner
snip and operation of billiard halls
bow ling alleys. shooting galleries
riding academies, automobiles for
hire and pleasure boats of morc than
FIVE net tons. Tax liability is also
incurred by certain classes of brok-
crs and by brewers and distiners.
These special taxes are paid. for
the period of the fiscal year end
ing June 80 and are delinquent after
July 81 and subject to penalties
prescribed by law for failure to file
proper returns and pay tax due.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-08-05
CANADA HOPES TO
GET new SEAPORT


VICTORIA, B. c., Aug. Ga
nadians of the Yukon territory NAV
have a new seaport giving direct
access 70 the ocean without cross.
7ng United States territory at Skag-
way, II was revealed here in a report
of }. P. Forde, dominion government
engineer. H.
Melting and disintegratimg of the
IN Glacier Bay has resulted in the
open water being extended into
Canadian territory weheras hereto
fore lee 50 blocked the entrance
that the bay was entirely under
United States supervision. This new
natural change viii make Glacier
Bay an international waterway. il
was indicated.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-08-05

You are squirting water on the
side walk and | want 70 go past. >
the voice Went on. II don I want
by new bonnet wet, and there
stood Mrs. Twistvtail, the lady pig.
wearing a new pink hat with green
and purple ribbons and feathers.
'Oh, excuse MEL exclaimed the
bunny gentleman. Il beg your par
don'' and he turned the hose away
so ii would splatter no water on the
lady pig, who gave grunt of
thanks and hurried on.
Uncle Wiggily continued to wash
the porch until, all Of sudden, an
other voice cried:
Wait, Stop a minute, if YOU
please, until l get past.' And there
was Aunt Lettie. the goat lady, also
wearing a new bonnet,'
'-All right-go ahead,' called
Uncle Wiggily as he turned the hose
the other way. And when Aunt
Lettie had passed without getting
wet, he kept on washing the porch.
Now hiding in the bushes. not far
away, were the Fox and Wolf.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-08-05
Bedtime Stories
By HOWARD e. GARIS
Copyright, 1928, by Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate
UNCLE WIGGILY WASHES TIL
PORCH

When Uncle Wiggily awakened in
his hollow stump bungalow one hot
morning he saw a litter on his bu-
reau. propped up between two of his
collar buttons. -
"Oh, oh!' laughed the bunny
rabbit gentleman to himself as he
hopped out of bed. ''The post bird
was flying around early this morn
ling to have left mail for me so soon
a-even before breakfast
But when he looked again at the
letter he saw il had no stamp on it,
so il could not have come through
the mail. Looking again, Uncle
Wiggilv noticed that the letter was
written by his new wife. And, op-
ening it, he read:
Dear Wiggily-I got up early
and with Nurse Jane / am taking
the children down TO the eleven and
twelve cent store to get them some
new shoes. School will be opening
in few weeks now, and have so
many shoes to buy l must begin
early. So we started off without
awakening you. P. S.-Please take
the hose and wash the front porch.
Then il viii be clean and cool for
us TO sit on when we get back. =
So that S why the bungalow is
so still and quiet, murmured I'm
ele Wiggilv as he listened with both
ears but heard no sound. Scooter
and Tooter. Skipper and Nipper, jim
gle and JaRgle and all the forty
'leven bunnies are away with their
mother and Nurse. Ny, Ny, But
it viii take a lot Of shoes for all my
little bunnies. However, that ism I
washing the porch, which l must do
to please my wife
After breakfast, which he found
all ready for him on the table, Mr..
Longears dragged the hose arouutl
from the side yard and began
squirting water, on the porch.
Look out there, Look not, ~
suddenly shouted voice as the
bunny was spraying the water On
the steps, making a sound like rain.
. What s the matter!' Uncle
Wlruily wanted To know
Imperial Valley press., 1925-08-05
IMPERIAL
ny pres. Staff correspondens

-
IMPERIAL, Aug. s. - Mr.. and
Mrs. II. s. Case and daughter Mar
garet. have left for a two weeks va
cation at Los Angeles, Long Beach
and Riverside.
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Haliawell pass
ed the. Weekend visiting their
daughter, Arleen Ann, who is stay
ing with relatives i'm San Diego.
Mrs. +. Martin has returned from
San Diego after spending couple
OF weeks there visiting her daugh-
ter.
Mr.. and Mrs. White visited at the
home Of Mrs. Fred Arnett recently.
Mrs. DIN. Ingram left for Po-
mona Sunday morning. She will
visit at the home Of Mrs. Lorena
Mum. @a g *ta#
Mr.. and Mrs. j. II. johnson left
Sunday for Il vacation trip at coast
points. t
Mrs. Matte Cronen of Ell Centre
w;s recent guest at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Arnett.
Mr.. and Mrs. Conger of San Die
90 we're business visitors in impc-
rial recently.
The Santa Fe is double tracking
its line from Riverside to San Ber-
Imperial Valley press., 1925-08-05
COOK COUNTY Is
NOW ONLY RIVAL
OF Los ANGELES

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 5.-New
York had best look to her laurels for
Los Angeles county already has out
distanced Cook county in race for
tsxable wealth honors and stands
second in this respect in the United
States.
Los Angeles county is richer in
taxable wealth than the combined
valuations of seven of the states of
the union, according to official 1924
figures. 1t is richer than any one of
81 states. There is no county in the
United States richer except New
York county.
These facts. of tremendous eco
E1mic Importance to all real estate
men and manufacturers, are reveal
ell in official figures gathered from
state auditors by j. w. Reagan,
chief engineer of the los AAgeies
county flood control district and are
from the latest reports on assessed
valuations.
The assessed valuation 6f Los
Angeles county is s2,716,623, sos, or
one-forty-eighth of the total assessed
valuation Of the United States,
which is $3.50, l33, ,652, $50.
Because of its continuous growth
and development along economic
lines Los Angeles county in its on
ward march has passed Cook county,
il! which Chicago is located and bids
fair III the not distant future, il is
claimed, to pass New York county.
New York county is assessed at
80 per cent-of its valuation indicat.
ing an actual valuation of So 93l,-
75',s49. Los Angeles county is as
scssed at 80 per cent of its valua-
tion, showing that its true valuation
is So, ,452 ,667 ,6l0 and that il is only
81 ,499, ,090, ,239 less in taxable wealth
than New York county.
The Los Angeles county assessed
valuation on the 80 per cent basis
exceeds by sl9o,65s,l5 the com
hlned assessed valuations of Florida,
Arkansas, Delaware, Vermont.
South Carolina, Nevada and New
Mexico which is s2,516, SCI. $50. the
report says.
New York county is covered by
Imperial Valley press., 1925-08-05
SCOTT TO KNOW !.
| FATE TOMORROW
ny United Press Leased Wire

CHICAGO, Aug. 5.--Russel Scott
may know by tomorrow whether he
is to hang or spend the rest of his
life within the walls Of an asylum
for the insane.
Judge Joseph b. David, who
granted Scott 8 last stay of execu-
tion four hours before the time set
for the hanging, said he would make
an effort to conclude the case by
this afterpoon or tomorrow morning.
approximately forty witness re-
mained to be called by the state.
Five are alienists and the rest are
Jail attaches. -Four defense alien
lists declared Scott became insane
after February IA, 1922, the day
sentence of death was imposed for
the murder of Joseph Maurer, youth
full drug clerk.
the borough of Manhattan which
was New York City when it was in
ccrporated in 1853 and which is the
focal point of the wealth.
Los Angeles, the wealtlnest' por-
tion of the county. was Incorporated
in 1851 and for years was mere
hamlet while New York City was a
thriving metropolis,
Imperial Valley press., 1925-08-05

!. II have a new plan for catching
that bunny whispered the Fox.
"How?" asked the Wolf. :. Are
you going to pretend you are an
umbrella
Not quite that went on the
Fox. But twill put some green
deaves from tree on NV head. and
walk along the street. Only nv head
VIII show above the fence, and | viii
call out. As the animal ladies did:
Don't sprinkle me, Uncle Wiggilyi
He viii turn the hose the othef way
when he ism t looking IN jump up
the steps and grab him. Then you
run up quickly and We Il nibble his
ears.
-.AA right, agreed the Wolf. So
the Fox held some green Leaves Ike
d lady's bonnet, over his head and
serouched past the porch, crying;
- Don I wet ne. Uncle Wiggiiy,
Bless my pink nose, Another
lady with new bonnet, | sup
posei cried the r. bbit. And Just
then a mosquito bit him on the leg
and he gave a jump. And when he
jumped he jiggled the hose. and,
without meaning 10, Uncle Wiggily
shot stream of water over the
sidewalk.
Whiff!'' off went the green
leaves from the head of the Fox
as the hose water struck them. And
when the leaves were off Uncle
Wiggily could see the bad chap.
.'Oh, no, \ triek.' cried the bun
ny. Well, tive can play at that
game,' And he turned the hose
full on the Fox, spraying SO much
water in the eyes, nose and mouth of
the bad chap that he giggled and
gurgled and ran away, with the
Wolf following him.
- Now / can wash the porch in
peace said the bunny, which he
did, and when Mrs. Littletail and
the rabbit children came home they
brought Mr.. Longcars d box of lolly-
pops. So now. if the rice pudding
doesn I shoot "A lot of beans through
the wire mosquito screen TO let the
August bugs in, You shall next hear
about Uncle Wiggily and the red
spots.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-08-05
TEN YEARS AGO
August 5. 1915

Mrs. j. l.. Travers and daughter
Ruth. are spending this week a,
Boulevard
+. c. Weigel, an insurance man of
San Francisco, is registered at the
Oregon.
Richard McLain, popular barber
in the Davis shop leaves this morn.
ing for Cincinnati, Ohio, where he
will wetl tile girl he left behind hin,
several vesiss ago. When successfully
iaunchef in this venture Mr.. Ne
LAIN Plans TO return TO Imperial
Valley.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-08-05
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO
August 5, 1910

Mrs. c. c. Toney, wife of ri Cen
tro's city marshall, and her son, El-
mer w. Toney, have returned to FL
Centric from northern California
where they have been spending the
summer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry 0. Hand have
returned to Ell Centro to reside and
Mr.. Hand has resumed his position
in the B. Solomon and Company
store.
Charles Brazell has had as his
guest the last week his aunt, Mrs.
Hugh Mcdonald, whose home is in
Paris. but who is enroute from the
City of Mexico to visit her mother
and sister at Menlo Park, California.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-08-05
SUSPENDERS REVIVED

"Galluses' back. And nobody need jump at
the conclusion that it is Clarence Darrow that has
brought them back Their return may be in the
of evolution which is supposed to work for the survival
of the fittest and lot of 100 per cent Americans in
sist that suspenders fitest because they
comfortable than BELTS and do their work better But
the present revival is matter of STYLE dictated by the
National Association of Merchant Tailors
So suspenders, the world is informed will form
part of the apparel of the correctly dressed of
1925-26."
Details yet are lacking 1t is not fully divulged
whether those suspenders will be duly covered by
vest-which the n A. NJ T. would doubtless call
"waistcoat"-or flaunt themselves unashamed, and
ready for the to stick his thumbs under irrev
erent friends snap. Nor whether, if frankly reveal
ed the fagran effect will be modified by the addition
of belt for merely ornamental purposes, after the
manner of of our near-best dressers of recent
years.
Anyway, it is enough for the present to know that
suspenders can be again with clear conscience
And possibly women have something to do with that
they had with the vogue for belts. They're wearing
suspenders themselves now, it is said how they
object to men doing it?
Imperial Valley press., 1925-08-05
DUBUQUES LOCAL ATHLETICS

One small college, the university of Dubuque, Ia,
has had the courage of its convictions and has banned
all intercollegiate athletics of every kind for the coming
year The university authorities prefer not to take the
steps necessary to build winning Also they do
not care to submit normal teams TO the defeats and
physical strain of unequal competitive conditions In
place of the intercollegiate contests they substitut
ing program. of intramural athletics which will en-
able more students to take part and which will be
wholesome addition to the regular physical education
work
This is matter which is always very seriously
discussed at every athletic conference Many schools
struggle with the conditions that have been hard
on the Dubuque university. 1t requires great many
candidates for teams, great expenditure of time and
money and questionable over-emphasis athletics
to produce winning teams year after year Some teams
have to lose; not all contests be ties And the
smaller schools unless they sacrifice other educational
ideals to athletics, have to take the drubbngS.
1t is problem greatly complicated by the attitude
of loyal alumni who though they may have play
ed football basketball themselves, demand vctor
teams of their alma mater for advertising pur-
poses.
Dubuque's experiment is courageous. Its outcome
will be of interest to great many colleges and physi
cal education departments in all parts of the country
Imperial Valley press., 1925-08-05
SAILOR BOYS

The gobs do not impress u.s." says an Australian
paper ''but the visit of the fleet does. The paper
expresses surprise that the American navy conpos
ed of youngsters instead of big, -broad-shoudered,
deep-chested saior-men.'
Americans have not thought much about the mat
ter but possibly the Australians right in their
sizeup American sailors do look younger than they
used to, and may be that records OF their physique
and age will bear out the critics
If it does not necessarily that these sail
not up TO standard.
Bodily size is not very important in a modern
navy. The japanese navy has proved that 1t is the
size OF the guns and ships that counts The sailor sell
dom fights IN person any more he handles fighting
machine which works at touch.
Age may be important in a showdown. But if
the American navy is being filled with youngsters, it
spirit in the navy rather than inability to
get older men, Those boys crowdng into the navy
American boys used to go to sea on merchantmen
IN the old sailing days They want to see the world.
They want adventure They ambitious than
older would be. Their enlistment means to them
life and education combined.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-08-05
Looking Backward
What the Press Files Tcl u
Imperial Valley for This Date
In Past Years
NINETEEN YEARS AGO
AupuSx & 1915

Mrs. Moller is home from San Di.
ego, where she passed portion of
the summer
II. II. Peterson came in last eve
ming from Los Angeles, where he
passed the summer.
Archie Thompson of Los Angeles,
accompanied John r. Davis and j.
Albert Harris to the valley last eve.
ming.
Mr.. and Mrs. Archie Priest return
ed last evening from the coast
where they have been enjoying a
vacation.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-08-05
THE WEATHER

LOS ANGELES AND VICINITY
fair and moderate temperature
tonight and Thursday. Probably fog
or clouds in morning.
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. -
Fair tonight and Thursday except
cloudy or foggy along the coast to-
night and in morning. Continued
warm in the interior.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-08-05
DATE FOR INTERNATIONAL
AIR RACES rs PIXED

DETROIT. Mich. Aug. ). - The
international air races will be held
in New York October 5, 9 and 10.
the board of governors of the Nat
ioEal Aeronauiical Association. in
session here, has decided. The
convention of the association will be
held here.
The Orange county fair will be
he'd September 22.26.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-08-05

Try hard TO be the life of the
party and you vii be the death of
the party.
The only place California .earth-
quakes are popular is among Florida
real estate salesmea.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-08-05
THE COMR PIANO

The appearance of a new musical instrument is an
event, in this musical age Especially when it is
substitute for the piano. Such distinction is attrb
uted to an instrument invented by Russian musician,
which he calls the 'pichetone.'
1t is described having ordinary keyboard,
and is IN the form of box yard wide and weigh
ing only few pounds. Here is the remarkable fea-
ture of it
THE usual strings replaced by steel comb,
and the little hammers by tiny pincers which touch
upon the teeth of the comb"
Musicians are quoted saying that it has a
stronger tone and better nonations than an ordinary
piano This may may not be true. But the ''steel
comb" description will be eye-opener to many a
reader.
Here, evidently, is toy familiar in many an Amer
ican home raised the unexpected dignity compet
tion with the queen of musical Instruments What is
the steel comb touched by tiny pincers but varia-
ton of the familiar old har-comb wrapped in paper
held lightly between the teeth, and actuated weirdy
by the voice. played by many joyful child and fgur
ing in many an amateur orchestra? This should give
impetus to comb music.
Death" said William Jennings Bryan, Just before
he died. is the sarit strip between the companion
ship of yesterday and the reunion OF tomorrow" And
starlight itself NAV be less beautiful and wholesome
than sunshine
Imperial Valley press., 1925-08-05
Population Gains
Nearly l Million

LOS ANGELES. Aug. 5.-Los An
geles county today has a population
of J,952 .0o0-an increase of almost
millicn over the 1920 census
cording to Mark keppel. superiuten
dent of Los Angeles county schools.
The figures. based on school at
tendance, We're contained in kep-
pel's annual report, filed with the
board of supervisors.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-08-05

The Santa Fe is double tracking
its line from Riverside to San Ber-
nardmo.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-09-03
WE NEED ONE MORE LAW.

An inventive gentleman who enjoys
alarm clocks, thermostats, and other
automatic devices, has become annoy
ed over the constant talk of the too
many laws and the growing statute
books Forthwith he suggests the adj
dition of one more law containing the
provision that each law passed in the
future must name two others there
by repealed. il, sse
With such a law on the statute
books, he points out, new laws would
be fewer, and existing laws would
vanish as the new laws were added.
The suggestion is not too bad. Car
ried to it's logical conclusion the time
would come of course when there
would be only one law remaining.
The inventor is not worried about
such contingency, however. He is
familiar with automatic devices, and
he knows that if need be they can fire.
quently be reversed.
Green Bay Press Gazette.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-09-03
WHO rs TO BLAME?

Today Kenosha man in his early thirties
lies dead from bullet wound through his
neck. Over another Kenoshan lies charge
of nanslaughter as result of the death. The
homes of both are saddened by the tragedy,
another tragedy which may be chalked up to
the discredt of the illicit liquor traffic.
What were the details of this tragedy? The
man, who now has paid for his folly with his
DEATH, while his brain was befuddled by booze
went to the home of the other man in the early
hours of the morning. He made an unreason-
able demand and because his reason was I'M
balanced by liquor attempted to force his way
into the home. The man. now facing a STAY
ing charge did what many would have done
in such an instance-defended his own home
and in doing that fired the shot which caused
the others death.
There is no excuse which would entirely
clear man for allowing himself to become so
befudded by liquor that he opens the way for
the tragedy which ended in his own death. But
whatever blame may rest on him has been paid
for by his life
Are there not others to blame as well Is
this not merely another toll of blood levied on
Kenosha by the damning~ illegal liquor traffic
here?
Behind the episode the other morning hides
the booze traffic. Some of the blame for it
must fall on those who made it possible for
him to secure the liquor that befuddled his
brain. Some of the blame must fall on any
city or county officials who continue to wink
at the law and allow this damnabe traffic to
continue in Kenosha. Some of the blame must
fall on those citizens who do not do their duty
in helping to enforce the law and making it
impossible for the illicit traffic to continue.
This is not an isolated case. Only twenty
four hours before the shooting mentioned
above, liquor featured in another Staying in
Kenosha Recently we had an anniversary in
Kenosha of the death of former official of
Kenosha county, who with his daughter were
killed because booze had befuddled the brain
of a STRIPPING at the wheel of an automobile
which struck them Hardly week passes but
what booze features in an automobile accident
that brings tragedy to a Kenosha home. The
blood Of all of these cries out to all Kenoshans
to do whatever may be their part to end the
liquor traffic and thereby end this useless
death toll
How long will this continue? Just as long
as the self-respecting people of this commune
ty continue not to be their brothers keeper"
and do not rise in their wrath and demand that
John Barleycorn be actually driven from this
community.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-09-03
POOR FLYING IN ARCTIC.

The airplane, of which so much was hoped in
the Arctic, proves to be disappointment.
Amundsen was unable to accomplish his pur-
pose and says he will not use plane again.
Macmillan is already disi]lusioned
Maynard Owen Williams, of the Macmillan
expedition, tells the defects of the airplane for
Arctic exploration 1t has not made those
frigid wastes less terrible. The Arctic, seen
from an airplane, is "the same cruel Arctic
only more So" aa9q
Sledging, he admits, was hard; but the "dog
motor" provided CHEEKY companion, who
lived off the country and himself furnished
food in emergency The Eskimo canoe is a
frail thing, but capable of protecting man
from death in the icy water Sealskin tupiks
and rock igloos have their defects, but they
afford refuge from cold and storm. In an air
plane, he says explorers may be absolutely
helpless. Landing places are few and precari-
Gus. And when it is possible to land without
dashing to death on the Jagged ice, it is al
most impossible, as Amundsen learned, to rise
again.
SO it is the difigible that is to carry Arctic
explorers hereafter, if they trust to the air.
And it's value for that purpose is not yet
proved
AS a sporting or scientific proposition, this
is disappointing Practically it may not make
much difference, The Importance of the Arc
tic region has probably been overrated Polar
exploration is fad When the fad has run
it's natural course, that part of the world may
be ignored as something known but not worth
bothering with.