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Imperial Valley press., 1926-08-09
Bedtime Stories
BY HOWARD &. CARTS
Copyright. 1926. by Mcclure
Newspaper syrt.-ass
UNCLE WIGGILY' SHOWER
BATH
HOWARD &. GARIs

"Thcrc is only one thing we need
now said Uncle Wiggily one morn
ing to Nurse Jane Fuzzy Wuzzv. as
he and the muskrat lady housekeep-
cr stood on the shore of the duck
pond ocean.
"Wha. is that - asked Miss
Fuzzy Wuzzv.
"A shower bath" answered the
rabbit gentleman. Always at sea
shore beaches they have shower
baths, so YOU can wash the salt wa
ter off when YOU come out. I must
make me shower bath.
But this ism t real ocean.
laughed Nurse Jane. so why both
er about real shower bath Put
up a make-believe one.
THAT ism t my way, said Mr..
LungcarS. II want shower that
will spash real water down on ne
and tickle me under my chin. And
| will find some way to make it..
True enough it was that the ocean
where Uncle Wigggilv bathed WASH t
real one. He had put several bags
OF salt in the duck pond to make
the water like that of the sea. He
had hired Mr.. Mucker. the old mud
turtle gentleman. to bob up and down
with his big. shelly back in the mid
die Of the pond TO make waves.
Thus the duck pond became AN
ocean.
But, as Uncle Wiggiglv said,
there was no shower bath such as
YOU have often seen at real seashore
beaches, say in Balm Peach, or Ras.
berry Cove. or Manic Annie
~ must make "A shower bath, -
said the rabbit gentleman to him
self as he hoped off for a visit to
the woods whore he thought he
might get an idea Of how to make
Imperial Valley press., 1926-08-09
TRULY CHRISTIAN
NATION" DOES NOT
EXIST BOYS REPLY

GENEVA. Aug. 9.-Thcrc is no
such thing in the world today as
''truly Christian nat,ons'.
This is the cynical conviction Of
the youth of the entire world, as
revealed by the almost universal
reply 10 the international llcadquar-
trrS here of the Young Men chris.
tian Association in response to Il
Tuestionnaire sent to local associa-
tions IN over fifty countries.
The information asked for on this
and Il score OF other questions is in
tended - furnish the basis of an
analysis of Just what the young of
the world are thinking about today.
rs to whether the youth of the
world todav Is thinking more about
religion than patriotism, il was
quickly demonstrated that patrioti-
SIN takes the lead. II was precise
lv these boys who are thinking more
about patriotism than religion who
declared that no really Christian
nations exist at the present time.
The reply from Great Britain, Civ
ing the couccusus of opinion of
over 10000 boys is as follows:
- Christian nations are usually
stronger. aud spend "a great deal of
their time rohhmg non, hl,tian ma
tjons.
Lack of faith IN political meth
od> was very generally expressed
aud aS matter Of fact through
out the British Empire WAS yir.
tual!v universal.
Perhaps the most sweeping indi.
rtmcnt came from the Japanese
bows and Young men who replied:
Christian countries are power
ful, mont Christian ones are weak :
thought of nou-ChriStim countries
l.. deep. that of Christian countries
superficial, civilization Of Christian
countries is matcrialstim, but that
Of uon-Christian countries is Il Spir-
itual
Virtually all the boys expressed
the conviction that God has NO ia
lorite nation. To these, however,
.hcrc was one notable exception, Il
boy from Canada, who replied:
"God must have a favoritc nation
Imperial Valley press., 1926-08-09
Looking Backward
What the Press files tell Of I'm
perial Valley for this date
in past years.
TWENTY YEARS AGO
August 9, 1906

Miss lilda Howell, with her
brothers, Harold and Walter, have
returned to the valley.
W. d. Conscr. wife and little dau-
&htcr, left yesterday for \ rizoua,
Kansas and other points.
O. X. Thomas spent last Sunday
with Roger Webster out at the
ranch. On crossing the ditch ON
their way back the seat gave way
and both were immersed with mud
and water.
Imperial is no longer in dark
ness, the juice being turned on last
night.
Jake Meadows has been kept busy
taking prisoners to and from San
Diego.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-08-09

of a large tree the water drops no
longer fell on him.
This is queer he said. 1T
rains under the tree but not out in
the open. wonder why that is?"
Then he felt more water falling on
him as he again hoped beneath the
tree, and voicc cried:
"Oh, Uncle Wiggilv, did / wet
YOU with my shower bath -
"What 5 that? ?' cried the bunny
gentleman. did / hear you say
shower bath' Why have been try
ing, all morning. to think of a way
10 make shower bath at my duck
pond scashorc beach, and here You
Imperial Valley press., 1926-08-09
South American
St. Patrick Is
Visiting Stat

BERKELEY, Calf, Aug. 9.-T
man who is scientifically accOmpli'
ing in South America what st. Pa
rick mythologically accomplish
for Ireland is guest at the L
vrrsitv of CalifGrnia.
He is DR.. Afranio dc AmaraH
rector Of the uti-vcnin institute
Sac Paulu, Brazil. DR.. Amara
anti toxin is IN antidote to sna
bites both on humans and catt
The Savant. who also is instrnct
in tropical medicine at Iiarva
said the Importance of the mti-to>
is not so well known in the Unit
States rs in South America.
The annual death rate from IA,
bites in the South American rRl
lies is 800 annually, pr. Amarai (
clarcd.
The cftifacv Of his anti-toXii|t
been demonstrated in, Texas VIII,
out of l. victims of fattcr bite
receive his treatment, Is recover
Two others. beyond reach, died.
Poisonous snake bites cause Il Il
of we'll over Sl,000,000 annually
cattle in TcXas aud New McXi
DR.. Amarai said
Three cuttings have been ma
from sulphurcd alfalfa III Lake go
~ to one on an mlSul phurcd plot.
Sodium arseuite spray has prgv
successful in suppressing Z
measles in Mcndocino county.
\. u. Goodwin, Mamtcra, San
qquin county, liberated five
of aphis.cating ladybugs in
bean fields.
or the British Empire would no
where it is.
Most classified the greatest
tionS Of the world as being Fr;
Germany, England, Japan and
United States, although not all
in the same order. Where the |
cd States was not placed first<
was almost invariably placed $,
ond. Generally the boys voted
tLcir own country first.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-08-09
Cotton Crop Is
Below Normal

WASHINGTON, Aug. .. - The
coitoH crop was G9.S per rent Of
normal ON August J., indicating a
proivr'ioH uf i6,69i ,OOU bale. tho
crST reporting board of thc agri-
cultural department estimated to.
day
Feusrs reports show 47,7l9 run.
ming halee, counting round as half
bales ginned from the crop of 1926
prim 10 August !, c"gParcd with
l6l.6 .63s bales for 1923, the board
announced
Imperial Valley press., 1926-08-09
Man On
Driving Charge

u r. H"ad:rk, local salesman
via" was arrested rarr last might on
rh1rg" of rockies, driving. had
his case continued until tomorrow
"hc" be appeared TO answer the
charge this morning. lie will rn-
J"r "a plea at " q ',lock tomorrow be
fore Police .'ui2r iIcrycv
H"adri"k was arrested by Traffic
Officer Van Bczcl at Fourth and
Nrm. Tor rffcor dc. larcs Head
rick was driving in zig ,ag man
..r and 'np'afed laaD'c 70 control
n. ear.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-08-09
what he wanted.

WNHt he WHnttU.
Twinkling his pink nose. the rab
bit gentleman hoped this way and
that way and the other way until,
all Of a >uudcn, he felt some drops
of water falling on him from above.
Rain.' cried Uncle Wiggily,
stopping his nose wrinkles. and look
ing up at the sky. And | didn t
bring my umbrella: 1t surely is
raining,'
But he noticed that when he step
nod nu+ from bnuaatb .bn br.,4 a I..
Imperial Valley press., 1926-08-09

Harding grass ~iu-.Lnkc County
oui for hay yielded four and one
half tons per acre.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-09-22
GRAVES IN FRANCE

An official investigation has been ordered follow.
ing the assertion of Senator Caraway of Arkansas
that graves Of American soldiers in France have
been desecrated by French men. Examination of all
these graves has beer ordered by Col. F. w Van
Duyne, U S. A., who has charge of them.
1t is to be hoped that the Senator's allegation
is proved erroneous, as Colonel Van Duyne is con.
WINGED it will be. If SO, Senator Caraway may be
expected to have the grace to accept the correction
and apologize to the French people.
French-American relations at the moment are
none too pleasant at best. This newspaper is so
convinced of this that it has reluctantly but earnest
ly, put before the American Legion the suggestion
that the idea of holding the 1927 convention in Paris
be abandoned.
Into such situation the free-spoken Arkansas
Senator, returning from abroad has injected state
ment which stirs the American people, It is hard 10
believe he would have uttered it without convincing
proof that it is true, yet he could be mistaken
Colonel Van Duyne says the last monthly inspection
of all the American graves resulted in report that
all are in the finest possible condition, with no evil
dence of Dissertation, .rs.t
Let us have the truth of the matter as quickly
possible
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-09-22
TRUE TO FORM

No one should be surprised that the city council
has delayed request from business concern for
a permit to build sidetrack to its plant
So thoroughly brazen have become the servants
OF the political machine that longer do they 90 to
the trouble to concoct for penalizing and
Furnishing citizens who show any independence.
1t was natural outburst on the part of one of
these councilmen when he asked why city coun-
Gilman should vote for anything which any business
concern wanted, as long the head of that concern
'criticises" the administration
1t is all so simple, under the machine rule.
Any business man, any citizen any enterprise
which protests in the of fair play and the well
fare OF indianapolis against anything that ANY part
OF the machine does is to be harassed embarrassed
and, if possible, driven from the CITY,
1t is the same simple system that is used by
burglars when they wish to still the cries of their
victims
1t is the same simple system which the old
pirates used when they showed plank out over the
seas and told their victims to take a walk
There was time when these tactics were re-
served for the lawbreaking elements
1t is still used there. Men who operate on the
shady side of the law could teach legitimate business
how it works.
The gambler or owner of blind tiger who votes
right, steals enough votes and contributes to the
right campaign funds is not molested
If he "squawks," there comes the visits Of the
police and his place is well guarded
But now, with the present administration as the
full and logical development of this system the men
who are trying to build up Indianapolis by building
up private enterprises that give employment to
others are being given the same treatment
When that councilman blurted out the policy
of the machine, he only put into words what every
one knows to be the truth
If you let the machine get away with it's pur-
poses and do not criticise, you can be fairly safe
and may possibly occasion, receive what is your
due.
But if you "criticse" as did one citizen. the ma
chine opposition to honest business, YOU can expect
nothing, not even hearing.
civic revival that will make Indianapolis First
may wipe out such condition.
But as long as political machines exist for the
purpose of keeping machine men in Office all the
way from United States Senators to the clerks who
hand out license plates for automobiles business
men can expect to be exposed to just sucn threats
and penalties
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-09-22
MIAMI UNCONOUERED

FMiami will be completely restored and ready for
-toufMts by December That is the declaration of
Acting Mayor Gilman.
proclamation, and spoken in the spirit that
makes great Cities and believe that Miami has
this spirit just San Francisco before her. 1t
stern stuff in the character of the citys
people, and we believe the stuff is there
"A year ago Miami and the rest of Florida was
going through an amazing boom. Many insisted
then-ths newspaper among them-that the boom
was growing beyond the point real values and COM
mon sense justified, and that inevitably the bubble
would burst. In the months since then this belief
has been justified the collapse came, just it has
come in every similar situation in the country's
history.
The Miami now stunned and staggered by the
hurricane already had come down to earth and was
looking facts in the face. 1t city determined
as ever to be great, more grimy perhaps because
of the setback and the challenge to her pride. She
proposed to build on sound basis, and be a great
city in great State. She still SO proposes.
The future of Florida rests in her soil. With
ample moisture warm sun, and year-round grow
ing season much of the State and winter mar
only fortyeight hours away, Florida will rank
as a great producing State. This is slow process
and will take years.
But it is also true, as FIoridans proclaimed when
the boom had collapsed, that you cannot take away
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-09-22
LIFE RESTORED
TO MAN IN ICE
Sensation in French News
paper Century Ago.

BIZ United Press
PARIS, Sept. 22.-French news
papers delving into their files to dis
cover what they were printing 100
years ago found that at that time
the press of all Europe was giving
much space to a sensational story
from Switzerland which smacked of
Barnum and press agent. 1t ran as
follows:
Doctor Hotham, who has returned
from Switzerland, tells of an extra
ordinary discovery. While climbing
st. Gothard glacier he found, under
a great thickness Of ice, the body Of
a man wonderfully. conserved just
as though he had been frozen into
the ice only a few hours before.
1.-THE body was cut out and carried
to a nearby hut, put into warm wa
ter, and, carefully handled by DIR.
Hotham, returned to life. To the
general surprise the frozen one de-
clared he was Rodger Dodsworth,
born in 1919, and that he was caught
in an avalanche in 1850 while on his
way on foot to Italy,
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-09-22
WHO TAKES THE RISK? WHY
THE MAN, OF COURSE
by Mrs. Walter Ferguson

Who takes the greater risk in marriage. the man
the woman?
Husbands, undoubtedly.
Men are just about the same, yesterday TODAY and
forever. They may submit to modern customs but
nstinctively they have not changed They still want
only certain qualities in wife, Husbands today lust
like those of Abrahams time, desire women who will
conform to their WILL who will cook toothsome dan.
ties who will for the home, who will bear them
children. Twentieth century men may not get these
things always, but they want them just the same
Women, on the other hand, are different as pos.
sibe from their long dead feminine ancestors Rachel
and Leah Sarah and Hagar would never recognize
the modern wife one of their kind.
The educated and intelligent woman of this gen
Grafton cannot satisfy herself with mere domestic de-
tails as did those famous wives of old She has had
her mind trained and her intellect awake For this
reason, while she, like the women of all ages wants
most home, husband and babies, she must like men
have more than these keep her completely content
1t is not possible to put college bred woman the
kitchen and keep her happy there for the of her
life.
Men, therefore, when they marry cannot tell quite
what they going to get in the way of wife II
they choose business girl, she may go back
to the office in six months. If they pick out sweet
domestic type she may suddenly decide wants to
be new woman. If they marry intellectual, they
may not be able to keep up with her. If they
dumbbe, she is likely to take up reform work.
All decent men still work and fer their fam
lilies. But all decent women do not always stay at
home and look after the children This where the
matrimonial rub comes in.
Pray, therefore, for the men who, while marrying
angels may sometimes get politicians in disguise.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-09-22
An Easy Test for
Children

Children should have little difficulty
answering at least six of these ques-
lions. Some may be able to answer
ALL The correct answers are on
page fourteen:
Whats wrong with the accom-
panying picture?
2-What is the name Of the ship
that carried the first Pilgrims to
New England?
3-What is the capital of Iowa?
4-Who draws the comic strip
"F'reckles and His Friends?
5-What does the Sesquicentennial
Exposition celebrate?
GLOW high were the hanging
gardens of Babylon built?
About what proportion of the
worlds population lives in Asia?
S-What is the meaning Of "etc. -?
9-How many stripes are there in
the United States flag?
10-Where is Crimea.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-09-22
EI
FIorida's Greatest Relief
Will Come From In
SuranCe,
BY Nj. e. Tracy

Food and supplies rushing to
Florida by the train load-it is a
spectacle that does your heart good,
restores your faith in mankind,
makes you feel that there is some
thing besides meanness back Of the
scramble for wealth.
The greater relief will come
through. insurance, and that should
make you feel still better.
Insurance is the financial venture
of this age, the one scheme Of in
vestment that elevates it beyond ev-
cry other.
1t is an improvident father who
leaves his orphans to the storm in
these days, an improvident COM
munity that finds itself without the
means to rebuild when hit by fire or
wind.
Florida is ready to roll up her
sleeves and go at 1t again largely be-
cause of the thousands of policies she
holds.
That is business in the best sense
Of the word, help through self-help,
thrift come home to take care d an
emergency.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-09-22
Times Readers
Voice Vie1CS
Editor The indianapolis Times:

Editor The Indianapolis Times:
One of the great problems of the
day. if not the greatest, is what dis
position to make of the ever-increas-
ing ranks of our toilers when the
doors of employment are closed
against them. In former years it
was possible for a healthy old man
to find some kind of employment
that would make him self-sustaining,
but in this day Of improved machin-
cry with young girls and boys OPP
Grating them, man is indeed for
tunate that can hold his job when
he reaches the age of As years and
almost impossible to secure employ
ment when he passes that age.
If he has been fortunate enough
through steady employment and self
denial to accumulate a little home
or bank account. it is usually ex-
hausted by the time he reaches the
age of 60. What then is to become
of him and his old wife? I am sorry
to say we have class of citizens
who claim to be Christian and set
themselves up as leaders of society
and big business who will say with
a sneer, "Send them to the poor
house, separate them, 1t is good
enough for them" And without paus-
ing to discriminate. pronounce them
all thriftless profligates or they
would not be poor. Just look at me
with my millions!"
Fortunately for humanity's sake,
the Fraternal Order of Eagles. led
by Frank E. Herring of South Bend
Ind; Howard Ragland of Cincin-
natl. Ohio; Otto p. Deluse of Indian
apolis, and many other prominent
Eagles, and the United Mine Work
ers of America, that sturdy band Of
toilers who brave the many hidden
dangers of the mines and know from
experience what hardship and suffer
ing mean, cooperating together are
advocating a pension system that
will afford proper care for worthy
old people when age and misfortune
renders them incapable of providing
the necessaries of life.
AS a proof that their efforts have
not been in vain. and that the
American citizens are beginning to
sit up and take notice. five States
have enacted an old age pension
law. In many other States the bill
has passed one or other branch Of
the Legislature.
In our own good old Hoosier State
at the 1925 session 'of the Legisla-
ture. the Senate passed an old age
pension bill, but failed to get a con-
stitutional majority in the House.
So prominent has been the question
that a certain insurance company
is issuing a policy that provides for
monthly payments in old age. But
there are thousands that cannot
avail themselves of this protection
because they cannot afford to keep
up their payments. Periods of non
employment. sickness and other
causes of extra expense will prevent
payment.
We are taxed to provide funds
for the care and maintenance Of
helpless unfortunates and we owe it
to God and our country to make
that fund a blessing and not a curse
to suffering humanity. We only ask
what is just. fair and equitable, so
attention all, and when the eagle
flaps it's wings, march onward and
upward to a better understanding of
our duty as citizens.
JOHN HUTCHINSON,
Old Age Pension Committee Secre-
tary. United Mine Workers of
America.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-09-22
QUEEN TROUT CATCHER
Brings In 179; Prince Humbert Is
Poorest With Only 16.

BIZ United Press
GENOA, Sept. 22.-The Queen Of
Italy is the champion trout-catcher
of the Italian royal family and
Prince Humbert is the worst. This
was proved to the, satisfaction of all
the royal household by a fishing COM
petition in brooks and lakes sur
rounding the Alpine castle at St.
Anne de Valdieri, where the Italian
royal family is summering.
The Queen finished the one-day
competition with 26S trout to her
credit. The King came far behind
her, but next. with a catch of 179.
Princess Yolanda scored 1853, Princess
Mafalda lured 81 fish onto her hook,
Princess Giovanni caught 148,
Princess Marie reeled in SO and
Prince Humbert had to be content
with only 16 fish in his creel.