davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Imperial Valley press., 1926-09-25

, rabbit uncle. Hello there, Jump.
ing Jack! Do you want another
pair of lcadpcncil legs'"
." am not Jack! | am his broth
el Jim, was the answer, and then
the piggies say a little wooden man
like Jumping Jack. But he had no
arms, and when Uncle Wiggily
asked about them Jim said:
Ion, it was my own fault that
| lost my arms. | wanted to STOW
my brother Jack what a fine chap
/ was to swing ON Il circus trapczc.
But | swung 50 long dropped right
off my arms, and they are still
hanging on the trapczc. And with
out arms | can I wave my hands
to keep the flies and mosquitoes
away. Oh. dear. What shall | do -
Il know what you can do, Tn
Gle WiSgily, squcalcd Floppy.
" Take our lollyPop sticks we
have eaten the candy off them,
and make arms foc Jim out of our
empty Iollypop sticks.
" The very thing,'' cried the
bunny. II II do it, So from the
lollyPop sticks he made two new
arms for Trapczc Jim, and all was
we'll And when the Fuzzy Fox
tried to bite the bunny. Jim with
his wooden arms, ticklcd the bad
chap so hard that he ran away. And
ii the clothes pin docsn I pinch the
pussy cats tail and make her
scratch the face Of the clock, II
tell You next about Uncle Wiggily
and fhc INK berries.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-09-25
Royal Stations
Opening Today

Today and tomorrow are the
opening days of the Royal Service
stations. Il. l.. Knight. proprietor
Of the stations has offered several
special features to customers ON
those two days.
The stations viii givt 4 gallon
or CalPct gasoline or one quart of
Ventura Motor oil to each purchaS-
cr OF five or more gallons Of gaso-
line
Knight also offers first prize
OF 81 gallons of gasoline free to
the person guessing nearest to the
number Of gallons of gasoline sold
in the two stations during Saturdad
and sunday. The second prize in
the guessing contest is 30X3 l =
Dunlop tube Even the children
are not forgotten and Knight urges
that You " Bring the kiddies for
free balloons.
The two new stations are located
at Fourth and Broadway and at
Imperial avenue and the san Di.
ego highway.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-09-25
HUMAN STOCK SHOW

Why shouldn't there be recognIzed standards of ex-
ceIlence for human stock well for domestic AMI
mals Why not prizes for the best specimens Of man
mood and Womannood we'll Tor cattle, hogs and
sheep?
Since Kansas started asking such questions seven
years ago, and incorporating human stock show in
her state fair at Topeka the idea has spread. There
IS regular provision for the registration OF
human beings, as regards their heredity intelligence
and health, under the auspices of the American
hugenc Society, not only Kansas but at the state
lars OF Oklahoma, Arkansas Texas, Florida, Massa-
chusetts and Michigan, and other states
are expected to have similar departments at their fairs
this year.
he Topeka fair from Sept. - to 49, attracts spe-
caI attention usual to its human exhibits. instead
OF cash prizes and ribbons bronze plaques are given
he various classes include single adults of Is wears or
over, palrs OF engaged couples chiIdess married
couples, couples with child, average families
with two to 1our children and large families with five
or more chlldren Every individual passing the criti-
Cal examination receives health certificate and the
best representative of the various classes are given
along with their trophies complete records of their
pedlgrees and examinations.
ms i a small enterprise so far but an interest
ms one and rapidly growing Much may be
heard from it hereafter.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-09-25
Bedtime Stories
BY HOWARD f. GARIS
Copyright, 1926, by Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate
UNCLE WIGGILY AND JIM S
ARMS

+ " Unclc Wiggily. would YOU like
j to come with us politely invited
/ FIoppy TwisWtail, the pisgie boy
one day.
I'VE would specially like to
have You, gruntod Curly, who was
/ Floppy : brother.
! well that is very kind Of YOU.
/ ann sure, answered the rabbit
! gentleman, as he put an extra fine
Christmas tree star twinkle on the
end ct his nose Where are YOU
going"
Won tell him. FIoppy!' giggled
Curly.
Ne. you tel him, Curly" ~ni,k,
"o6, ,'',s>. I>II if it,, secret.
began Uncle WiIgily.
] "'Nu. il isn't a >crrrt, quickly
j >quea,cd Floppy. ." We re going to
I buv some >our milk Iollvpops
" Cause VIZ ike that kind
best" went on curly. And You
ere invited to come along. Uncle
Wiagilv.
"Oh. how nice" murmurcd Mr..
! Longear~. And as have moth,
/ ing else 10 do, and - It may lead
) to an adventure. LII go with you.
j 80 he hopped along beside the
piggie boys who had to wadilc. on
account Of being 80 fat. And soon
! they were al the loIlypoP store.
! " You - in first. gruutcd Curly
; to Foppr.
No, you - in first! ,qucaled
FIoPpy 10 Curly.
] Looh hcre!" laughed Uncle
Wig9i,r. .WLy al} this fuss, Why
| don / yag both 20 in togcthcr' Or
/ is il bceau,c You have no pennies
to huy IoliypopS3" hc asked
Tint D., it, gaSpcI Curly. and
FlopFy. with d sigh OF relief, said:
Imperial Valley press., 1926-09-25
Former Residents
Visiting Here

Mr.. and Mrs. c. Il. Yates, accom-
panied by Otis Yates and Mr.. and
Mrs. Gocbel Yates arrived in III
Centre yesterday, are the guests of
Mrs. Yates parents .E. Stewart ut
their farm home west of FL Centre.
The party motorcd from Detroit
Mich, and expects to remain here
for an extended visit This is the
first time Mr.. and Mrs. Yates have
been back for six years. Mrs.
Yates was formerly Carrie Stewart
this city, and at the time of their
marriage Yates was in business here.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-09-25
TEN YEARS AGO
Sept. 25. 1916

Ten army recruits fer border scrv-
ice are reported within the month by
Major 6. +. Hebor in charge of tn,
recruiting office.
Elmer y. Todd announces that his
music studio in the Davis building is
open now.
Mrs. Pearl Bonham and William
Clifton Jones, both of RI Centre
were married Sept. %. Mr.. Jones is
Il prominent lumber dealer here
Imperial Valley press., 1926-09-25
THE WEATHER

LOS ANGELES AND VICINITY
-Fair tonight and Sunday will
moderate temperature
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA -
Fair tonight and sunday but fogg,
SHnday morning on the coast; nor
NAL temperature; low humidity il
the interior.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-09-25

term of the state supreme G
ending January 3, 1927, accor
to figures compiled by Secrotal
State Frank G. Jordan.
Waste received 3G,G40 votes
Curtis 6963. A total of 6,683
needed for nomination. Many
ers honorcd the late Associate
lee Thomas b. Lennon by WI
IN. ,his name on the ballots.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-09-25
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO
Sept, IS. 1911

Three cN-klondikc men who have
been in the valley for several davs
left yesterday They have already
made investments of over a million
dollars in the southland and are
looking for other opportunities.
{. \. Shafcr. who recently pur.
chaScd the j. + Tout building ON
Broadway has rcmodelcd it. 1t is
now divided into convenient suites
OF housekeeping apartments.
j. &. Scott returned from Los An
Imperial Valley press., 1926-09-25
TWENTY YEARS AGO
Sept, 25. 1906

j. +. Peek of CAlexico was doing
business in Holtvillc Monday for the
California Development company.
We are in receipt of Il communica,
tlon this week from win s. Fawcett
of Whittier, giving us suggestions on
the marketing of cantcloupes. We
feel sure il will be of interest to
cantaIoupr growers of the Imperial
Valley.
On Monday lst, Albert Underwood
OF HoltNille. visited FL Centre and
tilcd contest against the homestead
Imperial Valley press., 1926-09-25
Waste and Curtis
Get Nominations

SACRAMENTO, Sept. 25.-Chief
Justice William Waste and Assoc.
late Justice W. Curtis received the
writeins nammation for the short
Imperial Valley press., 1926-09-25

Bobbing Solomons hair took away his athletic
ability but seems to work the other way with wo-
Imperial Valley press., 1926-09-25

European armies have been reduced 100000 men
IN three years. That's substitute for debt can
collation..
Imperial Valley press., 1926-09-25

The II year old bull, Sir koru-
dyke Faync De Kol, Ska2it county,
Washington, is the most famous
for his get OF any bull in the state.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-09-25
llOn party.

The next third party" will probably be prohibi-
tlOn party.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-09-25
Looking Backward

What the Press files tell of I'M
perial Valley for this date
in past years
Imperial Valley press., 1926-09-25

Already more than 100000 own
ers have found it better suited to
their needs than any other car at
near its price. The prices arc unus-
ually low for the features they buy.
~ The ne1v WiHys Finance Plan
means less money do,pn, smaller
aolVn payments; Y and The iouest
eredit-eod in the industry.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-09-25

swinging along the highway.
1t is designed as one highly eff
Gent unit each part correlated
with all parts to give performance
that is without equal in its class.
Old features have been discard
ed for the ne wer and more eff
cient features that modern engi-
neering has developed. 1t, marks
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1926-01-21

A table of homicides per 100000
population, covering number of diff
ferent countries, shows the United
States shockingly in the lead. In
1924 this country had 1913 murders
for every 100000 inhabitants; Italy's
ratio was only "a; Ireland's g; Eng
land and Wales had ratio of 8; On
tario and Quebec of 5 and Scotland
only a.
New York City BIS 100 murd4ys for
every 10 in London. For Lolldon's
however, seven murders are caught
and hanged, while only one of New
York's 1850 murders is executed.
Some students Of the crime problem
maintain that swift and sure punish
ment is the only way to cut down our
high murder figures. In addition to-
that, however, the nation needs some
how to develop deeper reverence for
human life It is problem that
needs the help Of American homes,
schools and churches as much as the
help of American courts and prisons.
Exchange.
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--------------- w.
WEST VIRGINIA'S EXPORT
TRADE

Merchandise valued at nearly six
teen million dollars was shipped from
this state to the foreign markets dur
ing the three months ended last Sep
TENDER 30th. This was six millions
better than the corresponding period
of the year before, and more than
three and one-half millions better
than the preceding quarter. West
Virginia now ranks eighteenth among
the States in exports, sending out of
the country between sixty and sixty
five millions of dollars worth of pro-
ducts every year.
Coal is the greatest item among
our exports, comprising at present
nearly eighty per cent of the value.
Large quantities of wood rank second
with steel and iron manufactures a
rather poor third. Such a condition
does not argue well for the States
future. Export of natural resources
IS good if we can afford to lose them.
as we can in the case of coal and
wood, but the export of manufactured
products. indicating healthy and con
structive industrial conditions, would
be better.
However, there is no hope for in
creasing materially the sale of our
manufactures abroad so long as our
AK laws favor the depicting interests
1T the expense of permanent industry.
We are, in fact, lucky to have any
manufacturing interests wiling to ac-
cept this tax discrimination along
With off-setting advantages of the
commonwealth. Wheeling Intelligent
Ger.
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ANNOUNCEMENT

/ hereby announce myself, eandi-
date for nomination for House of
Delegates, on the Republican ticket
subject to primary election to be held
later. If nominated and elected
promise a faithful performance OF
the duties of the Office.
/ am in favor of repeating many of
our useless laws, amending those
laws that do not give justice to all,
/ am in favor of repeating the Gross
Sales taxi further promise to keep
the people informed as to the work
ings of the Legislative. Platform
later.
/ stand for "a square deal and
AMERICA FIRST.
Soliciting your support; | beg to
remain,
Yours truly,
w. A. STREET.
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RADIO WEEK, JANUARY 24-3O.
AROUND THE WORLD BY RADIO

international Radio Week is an an
nual event and this year will be held
from January oath and 3Oth. Inter
est in it is more keen than usual. be-
cause it follows so closely upon the
successful attempt made on New
Years Eve to encircle the globe bv
radio.
on tins occasion, music played in
London was rebroadcast through nine
stations in the United States to all
parts Of this country, Canada, Cuba.
bermuda and South America; while
program from New York was picked
up IN England and Continental Fin
rope and reiayed to listeners abroad
Perhaps the browning achievement
OF this experiment, conducted nv tho
Radio Corporation of America was
when engineers at the London station
heard their own program rebroadcast
from Schenectady, New York. The
test was declared entirely satisfact-
Dry and demonstrated the ultimate
possibility of uniting the world bv
radio.
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EXAMINATION QUESTIONS U.s.
ED IN 1898 = oRTHoGRApHy

ED IN 1898 = PHOTOGRAPHY
a. Give three rules for spelling
and illustrate each by an example.
(2) Capitalize and punctuate the
following: "are you christian then O
sir wont you pray with me all the
way that god will stay that god will
hold the train at b. ....."
(3) Give synonyms and antonyms
OF the following. frequent, courage,
reluctant, irritate, reverse, temper
ate, attract, merciful, neat and
dense.
(Q Mark diacritically: engine,
auxiliary, banker, garb, furrow, cir
Gle, census, pully, board and cream.
(5) What is the value of the study
OF photography; and how do you teach
it in the intermediate grade?
Spell the following words:
Absess, scenery, exagerate, siss-
ers, seal (of ROOM, Stampede.
sweetheart, susceptible, transquillity.
trundlebead. tiefng, vallies, visisci
tude, cheaf-justise, gladdyolous, gal
lop, "a dance), shotish, Ga dance)
-Dodridge, Ga county,, Pocahuntis, Ia
county,) sumak, throwe, anguish,
glrate, luse, loze, ferkin.
These questions are submitted to
high school students of Barbour
county and must be answered with
out assistance from either persons or
books. Play fair and you will lose
nothing, but it will be worth while. I
Will publish the names of the first
ten who answer correctly.
Send replies to w. A. Street. Be-
lington, w. Va.
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"scare" about the Roman Catholics
trying to get control at Washington
Catholics have been here since the
thirteen original colonies and they
will be here for a long time to come.
They are among our best citizens and
support our government. Of course,
not all, but all Protestants, / am not
Roman Catholic by any means, but
| grow tired of hearing lot of stuff
about them that is groundless. Mr..
Street gave no proof whatever for
any of his statements. | wonder il
he has heard that old one about the
Catholics having guns buried under
their churches? That is one Of the
most humorous know that has been
reported on them.
There is one great trouble with
lot Of American people Many OF
them will support the ministers if the
ministers will endorse un-Christian
forms of patriotism. Lots of our
people are prejudiced against the for
eigners. 1t does not come from the
Spirit of God. You are reading after
one minister now chat will not en-
dorse any form of patriotism except
the genuine article.
Let me explain to Mr.. Street the
meaning of men charged with the dy-
Mantle of God. The word dynamite is
derived from Greek word "dynamis,
meaning power thus, "the power" of
Cod It is true that dynamite" sig
mites destruction: and the dynamite
OF God will blast out all the prejud-
ices from the hearts of men if thew
will let 1t; it will destroy sin in every
form; in short it can blow up the
strongholds of the devil and give
righteousness chance to cover the !
earth as the waters cover the seas. 1t |
IS true that congregations are small |
quite often because we have preach
ers charged with this power and they |
are not afraid to preach against sin.
Many folk do not like to hear it.
In closing let me ask Mr.. Street
one question: What will he do when
he gets to Heaven? Will he have
to do with foreign nations
there. Men, wake up! The reign of
Jesus Christ is coming. Isaiah said
wars would pass away, and pass a.
way they must. God grant that we
may hear the song of the angelic !
chorus as they sang over Bethlehem /
nearly two thousand years ago when
Christ was born our Saviour, peace
on earth, good will toward men,"
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INDIA OWLS ON AIR

The India Tire & Rubber Co..
ron, Ohio, announces that beg.
on Monday, January 4, the
on the air every Mondav
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MURDER

There was only one murder in the
city Of Quebec in 1925. A good many
American cities, both larger and
smaller than the old Canadian town,
might envy that record and ask how
it is achieved.
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OUR BOUNDEN DUTY

This newspaper must first of all
be clean, and without malice in its
opinions and expressions and it
must, at all times, devote itself
unfiinchingly and fearlessly to the
the public service in the interests
of the masses of the people
1t must always combat evil and
injustice. It must always fight for
progress and reform. 1t must
never tolerate corruptions. 1t must
be in sympathy with the poor and
unfortunate.
For Belington it must always
stand with the unselfish devotion.
for the achievement of the finest
ideals, Of every high purpose, Of
every enterprise, of every step in
the march Of progress.
1t must stand for good govern
ment, freedom, equality, the public
welfare, civic and true patriotism
and undying love of country.
Evening star., 1926-04-25

Here Commissioner Fenning turned
aside from his formal statement to
the committee and gave an eulogy of
known far beyond the confines of the
District of Columbia for his qualifica-
ton as practitioner. and that he
had been persuaded to accept this
position as a. matter of public service,
commenting that an honorary degree
had been given to DR.. Adams by
Georgetown University I'm appreciation
of his standing as a physician.
Charge 33--Joint accounts: DIR.
White and about Is years ago
bought two houses at public auction
as an investment. We took title in
our two names and it was SO recorded
on the public land records of this Dis
trict. Some time later we sold those
Evening star., 1926-04-25

houses and invested the proceeds with
certain other funds in notes secured
by deed of trust. We had a bank ac-
count in our two names and the notes
as collected by the banks were placed
to the credit of the said account.
His Partnership With Dr. White.
In this matter we acted as two or
more men (who had confidence in
each other) and constantly acted in
making their personal investments.
DR.. White and l put into this fund
from our private moneys exactly the
same proportion, and we have drawn
from the private funds exactly the
same proportion with the exception
that a small amount has been allowed
to me as overhead because of the
clerical service performed in my
office in keeping the account.
Charge "a - Roley Lee: ! have
never opposed the transfer of my
wards from ST. EliZabeth's hospital
when such transfer was requested by
my wards relatives and it was feas-
ible to care for the wards in the
homes of their relatives or in nearby
institutions certainly am not au-
thorized to turn over the estate of my
ward, Role Lee, to his mother. Mrs.
Eliza Lee, under any appointment as
guardian which she may have re-
ceived in Virginia. unless land until
the ward is transferred TO Virginia, to
which jurisdiction the Veterans
Bureau has bean at all times author
ICED to transfer him, had the Veter
ans Bureau so desired and to which
transfer ! have offered no opposi-
ton" t...
Evening star., 1926-04-25
LENGTHY STATEMENT EXPLAINS
HIS ACTIONS AS COMMITTEE
Commissioner Also Refules BlantOns Allegations
Concerning Headley's Demot;on, Retirement OF
Sergt. Lee and Relations With DIR. White

YESTERDAY was granted one non IN mHt O
House
by MI
hi emen
Evening star., 1926-04-25

Continued from First Page)
Evening star., 1926-04-25

gestion. thank the gentleman from
f1,- aj~
Evening star., 1926-04-25

Charge s. Doctors fees: J. have
paid no fees to physicians for services
rendered in lunacy matters except
with the authority of the court and
with respect TO cases at st. Eliza
beths Hospital. ! am quite clear that
no fees have been paid to physicians
connected with that institution for
more Ihan 10 years. The practice
Of the Supreme Court. D. c., in al
lowing fees TO physicians for neces-
sary examinations and testimony in
lunacy cases has never. in my expert
ence of more than 20 years. been
based upon the theory that doctors
for such service were limited to q
witness fee of $1.2S per day.
Cargo 8. Leopold and Loeb case:
/ had nothing whatever to do with the
action of DIR. White in testifyiDg in
Evening star., 1926-05-16

Continued from First Page)
Justice to suggest that Mussolini or
the men about him are deliberately
preparing a war as Bismarck made
three. l do not believe Europe has
this. conception. What is more exact
is that MuSsolini and his associates
are concentrating national attention
energy, enthusiasm, passion. upon OBJ
jectives which can hardly be attained
save by war. Moreover, in all that
they say and do they are not exclud-
ing war as one of the possible means
by which to attain the end.
Unconsciously, perhaps, but not less
manifestly, the Italian people are COM
ing to look more and more with sort
of nationality upon the possibility of
war.
War Spirit Runs High.
Italy has been the first nation to
recover her spirit after the war" they
say. "She is the first, the only nation
which would now face war. She
wants peace. like every other nation.
She wants peace, but peace with eX-
pansion, peace which is possible for
her, peace without the suffocating
which threatens her. And if other ma
tions forbid her this expansion, let
them take the consequences. We
shall be ready, we shall be strong,
we shall be united. We are young,
united. We are strong"
And so, in the end, I cannot escape
the conclusion that Fascismo means
war; that if it continues along the
pathway 1t has marked out for itself
and 1 can conceive of no deviation
we shall presently face the old situa-
ton of 1914 and the evil years which
preceded it. Not France, not Jugo-
slavia, not any of the nations around
the periphery of Italy, can lay aside
arms. Disarmament becomes an
empty phrase. Either Germany will
go with the British and the French in
a combination to restrain the ex-
plosive Italian nationalism or Ger
many will presently forgive Italy her
present Upper Adige policy and re-
open all the old controversies.
But in either case-and l think the
former far more likely-it is an ohvi-
Gus absurdity to talk about peace.
disarmament-above all, about real
League of Nations-while one coun.
try, strong with the strength born of a
great domestic revolution and veri-
table national resurgence. is pursu-
ing the course which Italy is follow
ing. The League of Nations might be
the basis of combination of nations
to restrain Italy and preserve the
peace of Europe, but this would be
very far from the original conception.
Otherwise it could do nothing.
Finally, then, 1t seems to me that
the Italian revolution has brought
new force and a new factor to Europe,
and that force does not make for
peace: A new nation has arisen, as