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Imperial Valley press., 1926-07-15
THE LITTLE PEDESTRIANS

Many rules have been given TO drivers for the Pre-
lection of children and goodness knows, they nee
them. Here are some for parents from traffic eX
pert:
Don't let your children play in the street.
Don't let them walk in the street.
Don't let them cross street in any other
place than an intersection.
Don't let them run across street. make
them walk.
Don't let them play near congestcd streets
or intersections.
These rules are more easily given than enforced
Children naturally Needless and they make pC
culiarly difficult traffic problem because drive
tell what they will do. But while the cor
scentOus driver doing his best TO look for sue
den irruption Of children across his path, parent
surely do no less than try to hamme
these elementary rules Of caution into the children
minds Repetition eventually will succeed, and care
fulness become habitua
Imperial Valley press., 1926-07-15
r. r. Commission
Reports Increase
nv Upltcd Press Leased Wire

SAN FRANCISCO, July ID
The state railroad commission in the
finance wear ending June 80 passed
upon applications BY public utilities
and common carriers involving the
issue of approximately $27l 100000
in stock, bonds. notes and equip
mcnt trust certificates it was AN
nounccd today.
The figure represents an increase
of nearly $74 100000 over the sum
involved in applications of the pre-
cding fiscal year.
The commission granted appica-
tions involving Il total sum of ap-
proXimatclv $262 100000. denied ap.
piicationS representing approximate
lv $27i,O00 and dismissed applica
tiOns involving figure of slightly
more than $S,00O,000.
Permits to the Pacific Gas aud
Electric company involving $4,000
600 and the Southern California Edi,
son comapnv, involving 100000, 900,
were the largest single items on the
wear y record
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AN INDEPENDENT AUTHOR

For the first time Pulitzer prize has been refus-
ed. Sinclair Lewis, famous author Of Main Street"
"Babbitt and "Arrowsmith, given the Pulitzer award
for the best Aberican novel produced last year. will
have none Of it.
The remuneration of the $1,000 Mr. Sinclair can
we'll afford after publishing three best sellers in sue
cession. The advertising due to the award remains
his increased by his reputation of the prize But it
may be assumed that the author sincere in his posi-
ton. Why, then, does he take this seemingly ungra-
cious attitude?
Prizes and formal honors, he thinks, no good
for art. He assas the whole policy and program Of
Pulitzer prizes, which cover along with fiction, news
paper editorials, writing, cartoons plays, Amer
history, biography and verse, along with various
scholarships for students.
Such rewards, he insists tend to enslave art and
reduce talent to sereoyped Standards instead Of en-
eouraging freedom independence and originality He
fears that the prize for novels for example is in dan
ger of developing into sanctfed tradition, and its
arbters may become literary college of cardinals"
Really, it hardly be so bad that Such prizes
are rather reward and recognition given fine work
not so much for the sake of the wnners-Who NAV not
need them-as for the encouragement of young
struggling and ambitious men and women Of talent.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-07-15
Looking Backward
What the Press files tell OF I'M
perial Valley for this dase
in past years.
TWENTY YEARS AGO
July Is, 1906

MeSsrs. Gleason, Van Horn and
Farnsworth of Water Company No.
went to Yuma and to the lmpc-
rial intake to examine conditions
there. They returned last Satur,
day and reported the river as being
ZOO feet wide and from to II
feet deep at the point where the
dam must he built. They decided
not to come down the channel to
Sharp's heading as they first in
tended to do, but to return to the
valley and examine that part of the
problem from this end of the line.
\ man living ont in number seven
had the misfortune to be bitten by
a Sidrwimdcr, while sleeping on the
ground. He only applied simple
remedies aud 10y the time he got
medical assistance his arm was in
an awful condition from bloodpoi-
>oning. II" is the Algerian they
call =" Frcnchic.'
The FL Centre barber shop advcr-
tiSrs. Open for business and come
t. stay. viii buy or sell whiskcrs.,
Imperial Valley press., 1926-07-15

and yellow.
:" Hrray, IIurrav' cried the an.
imal boys and girls rs they gathered
around Uncle Wiggjly aud his bGs-
bet Of good things. "Oh, how we
love Uncle Wiggilr'
And | love you," shouted the
bunny gentleman, for ne was quite
excited about the treat he was e.
ting ready. The basket Of popcorn
balls was set down on the beach,
safely away from the waves that
the mud turtle gentleman made by
popping up and down in the water.
Play arorad, and whenever you
4ct hungry come and get u sweet
ball. - invited UucIe Wigailv. Such
fun aS the children had. Baby Bun
~ fell down in the water and wet
her dress, but the sun soon dried IT,.
Jackie Bow Wow covered his broth.
cr's tail with sand and Pectic
thought his tail was lost. But
Charlie Chick, the rooster. picked
the sand away in his bcak and there
was the tail all safe.
Oh. 50 many popcorn balls as the
boys and girl, ate, And. all of a
sudden, Jacko Kiukytal, the mon
key boy. cried.
Wow! Look, There's the Bob
Cat." aud Jacko threw white
baII at the bad chap, making him
run away with howl, for the bali
hit him on the nose.
- didn know my pop corn balls
were as hard as that, said Uncle
Wiggily. "It's made a loud bang
on tie bad chap ; nose.
THAT was white baseball !
thrcw.' not % corn ball,' chat
tered Jacko, and then every body
laughed. For the Bob Cat wouldn t
have run from light popcorn ball
I guess, Anyhow, There was grand
fun, aud if the Lady Bug will dance
with the Gentleman Bottle when
the Gras.hoppcr PLAYS the fiddle
with his left hind leg. IN tell YOU
next about unclc Wiggily's merry
go-round.
School lands in Riverside county
was sold at auction July ;.
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bedtime Stories
By HOWARD &. GARIS
Copyright. 1926. by. Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate
UNCLE WIGGILY'S POP
CORN BALLS

There was a cracking sound in
the kitchen Of the hollow stump
bungalow one morning, and as Mrs.
Longears and Nurse Jane Fuzzy
Nuzzy Went down stairs. the musk
rat lady housekceper said to the
rabbit lady:
Uncle Wiggilv must be early
beating the rugs.
; Do you think that is Uncle Wig
gily? asked Mrs. Lougears.
"Who else could it be-" inquired
Nurse Jane. II heard him 90 down
soon after the sun rose.
But nobody told him to beat
any rugs. went ON the rabbit gem
tleman wife. What can he be
doing?'
That strange cracking sound still
echoed out in the kitchen, and when
Nurse Jane was about 10 open the
| door Mrs. Longears caught the
muskrat lady's paw and whispered:
" Don T. Better mott
Why?' asked Nurse Jane.
" Because it might be the Bob
Cat!'
IN Bob Cat him if he 5 there, :"
squcaicd the muskrat lady, who was
very brave, and when the door was
opened there was only Uncle Wig
gily popping something on the stove
1t was this that made the cracking
| noise
"What in the world arc you do.
ing - cried hi, wife.
Popping corn to make popcorn
balls to give to the boys and girls
at my duck pond ocean scashorc
beach party. answered Mr.. Long
cars.
II djdn : know YOU were going
10 havc a party said Mrs. Long,
cars.
"Ob yes" laughed Uncle Wig
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h" also more kindly still. allowed
tho muskrat lady 10 squeeze the
sticky, sugarcd popcorn into balls
lit makes me- 50 messy to do
that part, Uncle WigGjly explain
'cd. II don t mind popping the corn
but | don I care about making the
balls. -
"You re at il early enough.
spoke his wife, "brGjuning before
breakfast -
"Oh. tho beach partv starts carly
and last, all day. answered Mr..
LongcarS. - told the children I'd
have plenty Of popcorn balls for
them ana he did round. sweet,
augary ones, colorcd rcd, pink, whit
Imperial Valley press., 1926-07-15

children, accompanied by Mrs. +.
J. Clark left this morning by auto
for San Diego, for a visit at the cx-
position, going from there to Los
Angeles and Pasadena, to be gone
the balance of the summer
II. NJ. and W. w. Mcdonald, of
the bond buying firm that bears
their name, who purchased half
million Gcllar's worth of the irriga
tion district s bonds, are here fo"
visit over the valley. They will
be listeners at todav's conference
between the mutual directors and
the district.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-07-15

.ilv with a Jolly littl" twinkle ot hi>
pinklr inkle nose. "'Always on
Thursday. when it 5 hot, make
popcorn balls and give them to ;he
children on the beach.
The rabbit gentleman, as YOU
know, had made the duck pond nto
an ocean by Sprinkling salt in It.
mud turtle gentleman bobbed up
and down to make waves.
Soon the white kernels of corn
were popped and Uncle Wiggily
kindly let Nurse Jane pour melter
sugar over them III a big pan, and
Imperial Valley press., 1926-07-15

School lands in Riverside county
was sold al auction July ;.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-07-15
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO
,Tul,. IS 1915

VI l. Emanuel, Mr. Shea and Soy
clal others sojourncd again TO the
Davis resort at the mouth Of the
Alamo On Salton Sea Sunday and
this time seincd great catch OF
muilct, large toothsomc fish of
good quality. Bathing by moonlight
was a feature of the evening. The
ont into the water at 9 p,
m. and stayed until a. m.
RcN. and Mrs. l.. II Clark aud
Imperial Valley press., 1926-07-15

Mrs. Aylcsworth, Baker, Oregon
has turkey hen that raised 81
young last year which she sold fol
$l0i.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-02-20
EDUCATORSOF
INDIANA Lead
NATIONAL Meet
Prominent in Sessions at
Washington to Start
Sunday.

BIZ Times Special
!. WASHINGTON. Feb. 20.-Indiana
educators will take a leading part in
the annual meeting Of the Depart
ment Of superintendent, National
Education Association. beginning
here Sunday.
Representative Albert r. Hall, of
Marion and the Eleventh Indiana
district, Dr. Henry Lister Smith Of
Indiana University, Henry Noble
Sherwood, State superintendent Of
public instruction, and others will
speak.
An attendance of nearly 200 is
expected. President Coolidge will
address the educators Monday eve
ming.
DIR. Smith is treasurer Of the as
ISOLATION and member OF the exec
utive committee. J. O. Chewing
superintendent Of schools at Evans
Vile, Is a member Of the board OF
tellers.
Hall, formerly a county superin'
tendent, will speak at the meeting
Of county superintendent Thursday
afternoon. Milo H Stuart, principal
Of Arsenal Technical High School.
Indianapolis, will present a report Of
the meeting of secondary school
principals. on the best size classes.
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NAPOLEON III-The
last Emperor of the
French.

Encyclopedia Feature Service
had once declared, and II he had fol
lowed this policy all might have
gone well with him. But he longed
to win military glory as Napoleon
and l had done. though he himself
had no military training. The Fran
co-Austrian war in Italy In 1859
made for him many enemies. His
unsuccessful attempt to establish
Emperor Macmillan in Mexico still
further discredited him. In fact,
his whole foreign policy in the latter
days Of his empire was a failure.
In an effort TO reduce the grow
ing opposition to his rule he began
granting political reforms. The
period 1S60-70 was thus one Of new
liberalism in the empire. The powers
Of the Legislature were restored,
and ministers responsible to it were
appointed. Freedom OF the press
was granted. But his popularity was
too far undermined for these con-
cessions to save him. When France
was crushingly defeated in the
Franco-Prussian War, in 1901 the
whole structure Of the Second En-
pire toppled to the ground.
Napoleon himself was taken pris-
oner of war when the French army
surrendered to the Germans at Sc
dan, on Sept. 2. Down with the
empire! Long live the republic!'
shouted the people in Paris, and on
Sept. the third republic was born.
The Empress Eugene. his beautiful
Spanish wife, who had welded a
harmful influence on his reign, fled
to England. and there Napoleon III
Joined her after his release at the
close Of the war.
SO began his second exile. which
lasted until his death, three years
later. He so lacked the genius of
Napoleon that Victor Hugo called
him Napoleon the Little" His
name was his principal asset, and
with his overthrow the Bonapartist
cause was effectually destroyed. The
Empress Eugene. saddened by the
death Of their only son in a British
war in South Africa, lived on in lone
ly widowhood until 1920.
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COUNTESS Mad
AT America
viii Spend Life to Prepare
RetaIiatory Statute.
BIZ United Press

BIZ United Press
NEW YORK. Feb 20.--Offers of
sympathy, financial support-and
even marriage-poured in upon Vera,
Countess of Cathcart, today as she
remained upon Ellis Island while the
Cunard liner Acquitania, upon which
she was to have been deported, sailed
for England
The Countess will stay at the i'm
migration station at least until Tues
day when a write of habeas corpus
is returnable.
Countess Vera continued vindictive
toward the government. If 1 had
been plain woman, all this
wouldn't have happened" she said,
but being a countess, well-"When
I get back home, I'm going to de-
vote a great part OF my life to
having my country prepare a re-
taliatory statute
Earl Carroll, theatrical producer
announced he had a verbal contract
with the countess to produce his
play.
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cITY'S ANNUAL
INSPECTION FOR
HEALTH STARTS
Officers Told TO See That
Trash Is Re-
moved.

A squad of twelve health depart
ment officers today began the an
nual spring cleanup inspection to
prepare the city for a reduced death
rate from typhoid fever and other
diseases.
DR.. Herman G. Morgan city
health officer, instructed the in
spectors to examine carefully the
yards, alleys and rear buildings at
every home in Indianapolis to see
that the winters accumulation of
filth and trash is removed.
"In a few years we have reduced
the death rate from typhoid fever
from 70 to 3.9 per 100000 said DR..
Morgan your task is to insist
upon a cleanup that will bring ad-
ditional reductions.
Morgan also told the health Of
ficers to pay particular attention to
possible cases of scarlet fever,
which, he said. is an exceedingly
dangerous disease, especially in it's
after effects.
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RIDDLES READY FOR
OLD DANCE CONTEST
Many Entrants Enthusiastic Over Entertainment at
TomInson Hall Wednesday Night.

the contest; you must be a resident
Of Indiana to compete. Ford's Fa-
nous Five will offer music for the
old time dances. A well-known dance
band will furnish modern music.
A handsome cup will be given the
couple considered the best old-time
dancers. Other awards will be;
First prize for old fiddler, $25 in
gold and a loving cup; second best,
SIS in gold; third best, $40 in gold.
Three judges will be appointed by
the Old Dance Editor.
Old f1ddlers are asked to fill out
the coupon printed elsewhere and
mail it to The Times.
Each of the contestants is to play
any tune he wishes, unaccompanied
An admission Of so cents will be
charged and the money received by
The Times will be given to charity.
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Karin to gov' Fiddlers who have
entered the old fiddlers' and old-time
dance contest to be held at the old
time dance under auspices of The
Indianapolis Times at Tomlinson
Hall Wednesday night, are looking
forward eagerly to the contest.
Got my fiddle and my shoes
shined up" laughed one entrant.
IF they don't like my fiddlin, I'll
stop and Dance" he said. Entries
are coming in every mail and there's
sure to be all kinds of fun. The
entry list will not close until p.
m. Wednesday.
Lorenzo Peck, 962 Highland Ave,
who is said to have such strong
calling voice that he fairly shakes
down the rafters, has offered to be
one of the callers.
There is no charge for entering
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CAN ENFORCE ORDINANCE
Judge Miller Diss0lves Beech Grove
Bus Order.

Judge Sidney S. Miller today dis
solved a temporary restraining order
against the Beech Grove town board
nance preventing buses from oper-
ating over streets in that town. Dis
solution was on motion of the board,
against whom an injunction suit has
been filed by the South Side Motor
Coach Company
Judge Miller set Wednesday for
arguments on a demurrer filed by
the board. The suit was filed after
it was charged the town marshal re-
peatedly arrested bus drivers for
violating the ordinance.
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MORE INQUIRY
into SCHOOL
HEATING, PLAN
C. of C. Group Makes
Recommendation on
Shipp System.

Further investigation of heating
and ventilating devices I'm the Indi-
annapolis public schools will be made
by Chamber Of Commerce comittees,
it was announced today.
Resolution of a Chamber sub
group education committee recon-
mending thermostatic controls be
installed on the system OF Clarence
c. Ship and other information col
lected by the investigating body in
connection with ventilating devices
will be presented TO the Chamber
public health comittee by Leonard
V. Harrison, civic affairs committee
secretary and chairman Of the sub.
body.
To BE Studied
The devices will be studied not
only mechanically, but also from a
health standpoint" Harrison said.
Harrison said he had found that
the school board was compiling plans
for heating devices which contained
features peculiar to the Shipp sys-
TEN.
Harrison reported that the new
board had changed plans for the
heating and ventilating systems in
School rs after taking Office. The old
board had made plans for the unit
system of heating and ventilating.
In letter from local engineering
firm. the name OF which was not d.
vulged, it was said that "the reason
the Shipp system is used in so many
Indiana schools is because Of Ships
political power"
Found Inefficient
At the committee meeting 1t was
pointed out that the Ship system
was found to be inefficient on two
occasions.
One Of these was several years ago
when an education committee sub
group investigated the system and
found that in many OF the school
rooms where It was used there was
a continual draft. This was shown
in the written report of that COM
mittee.
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100000 LOSS
AT VALPARAISO

BIZ United Press
VALPARAISO, Ind. Feb. 20.-Val-
paraiso today turned to the work of
reconstruction following the fire
yesterday cost the lives Of two fire
men, seriously injured three others
and took a property toll Of between
$500 900 and 100000.
An overheated furnace in the
building of the Valparaiso Academy
Of Music was blamed.
The blaze destroyed the Academy
Of Music building, the Kaufman de-
partment store and the Americans
and Farmers restaurant.
The academy building housed a
bank, a drug store, number of
shops and six offices.
The dead firemen are Robert Bar
tholomew, "a, Of Valparaiso, and
Harry Mcnamara, So, Of Gary. The
men were killed when a wall of the
academy building collapsed. The in
jured are: Claus Hellmich, Gary,
skull fractured; Lloyd Miller. Valpa-
raise, severely bruised and possibly
internally injured, and Richard
Brown. Gary, hand and arm crushed.
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Followed Napoleon

Louis soon began to follow in the
footsteps of his illustrious predeces-
sor. In 1851 he overthrow the old
constitution and made a new one CIV
ing him unlimited power for ten
years. A year later he assumed the
title of Napoleon III. Emperor or
the French" the son of Napoleon l
being counted as Napoleon II. All
of these changes were submitted to
the people for their approval In
plebiscites, but the elections were
carefully controlled so that the peo-
pie would vote as Napoleon wished.
Neither Napoleon 1 nor any Bour-
bon king could have been more alb
solute than was Napoleon Ill during
the first eight years Of the empire
QS52-60) He muzzled the legislative
body, he shackled the press, and he
controlled the elections. But the
people were ready to give up their
liberty in return for the prosperity
they enjoyed Napolon organized
banks, built railroads, constructed
canals, established hospitals, and
gave the laboring men the right to
strike. With England Turkey and
Piedmont as allies, he also won
place among the nations by engaging
in--- successful war in the Crimea
against Russia, in 1886.
The Empire is peace" Napo con
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Conferees Restore LevIeS
Knocked Out by Senate
Admissions Over rs Cents
Affected Per Cent Re-
TuCtion on Cars.

0' WASHINGTON, Feb. 20. .--
The American people Will pay
reduced taxes on automobiles
and theater admissions. The
tax on estates of the wealthy
will be retained.
These are the outstanding
points Of the tax reduction bill
as revised by conferees and
which will be passed by both
houses of Congress and made a
law by the end of next week.
AS finally approved by the House
and Senate conferees late Friday, the
bill carries a reduction of $3S1,000,-
900 in the Federal tax burden. This
amount is $51,O00,OO more than
Mellon advised, but the variance is
not enough to place the nations
financial arrangements In Jeopardy
and will stand.
There Is opposition 70 the settle
ment in both houses, bit the neces-
sity for making the bill a law In
time to affect the March Is pay
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was selected from this new venire
and Prosecutor William H. Remy
began his case the following day.
Jointly Indicted
George A. Weaver and his son
were indicted Aug. I, 1924, q little
over year after the new buildings
had been accepted by the county.
According to State witnesses, condi-
lions at the hospital in the latter
part Of 1923 and early 1924 revealed
faulty construction, especially in the
west wing.
State witnesses testified the walls
were out Of plum, concrete was
frozen and cracked, mortar had
frozen and crumbled bricks in the
attic became loose, the roof sagged,
beams and slabs cracked and the
maple wood floors bulged. Although
some of the defense witnesses ad-
mitted q few of these defects, most
Of them were denied.
Weaver testified that when he
learned Of the conditions he im1
mediately took a crew of his men
and worked seven weeks correcting
defects. He said they were nearly
finished when DR.. Benjamin Potter,
then superintendent, ordered him to
halt repairs on order of county COM
missioners.
Completed in 1928
Construction Of the buildings was
completed in 1923. The contract
price was $11S,115, but was increased
to s125,277.79 when additional work
was done. The Weaver claim al
legged in the indictment was filed
June IS, 1928. This amount was
10 per cent Of the total contract
price, retained until the work was
accepted,
1t was revealed Weaver brought a
mandate suit against the commits
sioners and auditor to complete the
payment Of the final amount which
was ordered oy Judge T. J. Moll Of
Superior Court Five.
The Jury
Suit for $4,000 damages filed
against the Weavers by the county
commissioners Is now pending in SUI
perior Court 2. 1t was filed June 18
by Russell Ryan, then county attor-
ney. The Republic Casualty Com
pany, bondsman for the Weavers,
was named as co-defendant. The
complaint charges the new units
were not constructed according to
specifications.
Men who composed the jury were !:
Francis H. Johnson, r. r. M. 2,
farmer; Oren H. Murphy, r. r. D.,
Box 271. Joseph E. Fleck, r. r. l,
Box IS, electrotyper; Frederick Rode
r. r. G., farmer; Fred c. Handel,
r.. r. A 2, contractor; Benjamin w.
Wicker, Greenwood, farmer; Charles
l.. McMullen, r. r. c., farmer; An
drew J. Van Sickle, r. r. j., Box
33S, farmer; Royal L. w. McClain
r. r. F., Box 282, secretary Dairy
Producers Association; Eddie Routon,
Candy, farmer. Jacob K. Hessong
r. r. M. 2, fruit raiser and farmer
and S. A. White, r. r. H., Box $50
farmer.