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Imperial Valley press., 1926-10-28
PROPOSITIONS ON THE BALLOT

Editors Note This is the third of series of articles
on the propositions appearing on the November ballot
and expresses the position taken by the Press each
proposition
Number IL. EXempting Secondary Schools From
Taxation. Vote "No"-This amendment would e&-
empt valuable properties up to hundred acres for
each from taxation. 1t does not apply to pubic
schools The argument is advanced that the pubic
school system of the state is adequate to care for the
needs school children and if parents prefer to send
their children to private Schools the latter charge
sufficient tuition to meet any tax obligations
Number l2 Tax exemption For Veterans ana
Others Vote Yes This amendment applies chiefly
to veterans of the Spanish War and their wives as 1t
will permit a home operated for them to be exempt
from taxation 1t also provides for the usua! vel 5
erans exemption to apply to service men 1ncapacae?
in the service of the country during peace time "A
third exemption applies to property belonging TO the
ladies OF the c. A. R. consisting OF lots ana puIoeS
at Sawtele. All the properties are small ana Los
Angeles county is the only one which will lose any
revenue because of the exemption The remoteneS5
of the Spanish American and Civil wars does not lessen
the debt due survivors of these and their wives
Number 13 Suffrage. Vote Yes .-EXtends the
absent voter privilege to those in national or state
service outside the state and to those physically unable
to go to the polls Prevents ineligible aliens from &C
ting electors There IS little, II any, opposlIoh 10
this amendment. -
Number IA. Vote Yes This amendment will
facilitate the work of the corporations throughout
the state and according to corporations throughout
the state and according to corporation lawyers does
not eopardize the rights of the investor 1T provides
that to-hrds vote of the stockholders be necessary
to increase the capital stock bonded Indebtedness
of corporations and eliminates the 60 day notice neceS-
sary for calling meetings.
Number Is. This amendment does not appear to
concern Imperial County. 1t would seem however
that delegates to the Legislature power that can be
better used by the people of the immediate vicinity
concerned The decision to how he should vote is
left to the voter.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-10-28
SHOULD HOLD CONFERENCE HERE

Imperial Valley or Los Angeles at least is the
proper place to hold any conference with otfclals
of the reclamation department, to decide whether or
not an immediate appropriation for flood control
work below the border is necessary.
This the stand taken by President Pound OF
the irrigation district yesterday in replying to Dr. ~
wood Meads letter, stating that he would be available
for conference any time after November 8.
DR.. Mead, who is head of the reclamation service,
stated the conference could be held in Washington in
California either place being agreeable to him.
AS this community is vtally interested in any hear
that may be held regarding the Colorado river and
as DR.. Mead has expressed Willingness to come west,
California is the place for the conference. 1t will
give all parties equal opportunity to present their
arguments and if necessary to do SO will enable the
arbiters to make trip into Mexico to for themse
ves the condition of the evees and at only slight
pense.
Incidentlv Dr. Mead states in his letter that his
observation of the situation last spring did not lnd
ing that may be held regarding the Colorado river and
cate any immediate peril to Imperial Valley, though
it did show need for flood protection works to guard
irrigabe lands in Mexico.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-10-28
HOUSE TRAFFIC RULES

il is almost as dangerous in ones own home as it
is in the street Statistics show that last year there
were p O00 accidental deaths in homes to 250O0 tra-
fic deaths
Evidently there traffic rules needed for the home
Here are q few, taken from list Of the most common
causes Of Iouse accidents:
Don't leave things stairWays or in paasagcWays
where they be stumbled over.
Don't leave matches hot water where small chill
dren can get at them.
Don't use gasoline near an exposed flame.
Don't stand d rocking chair 10 hang picture or
fix curtain
Don't put loose rug on slippery floor at
turning place.
Keep all traffic routes about the house from room
to and door to door, free possible from
furniture and other obstacles
Imperial Valley press., 1926-10-28

Uncle Wiggily. They ought to be
very good.
" But we dor't like them, said
Jackie with u sad little bark. II
v.sn We had something to roast III
t.e fire, Uncl" Wiggily."
Why don YOU roast potatoes'
asl,e! the bunny. They will bake
IN the fi,c Jus; rs the chcstnuts
~'ll roast. And baked potatoes are
very good FOR puppy dogs to cat
that is if you wait until they cool
Bit
Where could We get some pota.
toes to roast - asked Peetic.
''IIi show YOU answered Mr..
i.ong"ars. He led the doggie boys
10 q field, where, on the edge were
few hills Of potatoes the farmer
Lad forgotten - dig. And being
buried beneath a pile Of earth and
leaves. the potatoes had not yet
been touched bv Jack Frost.
&c Roast these in vonr fire said
Uncle Wiggily. "IH hop around
Imperial Valley press., 1926-10-28

sing or fight, but the men
follow their leader to the limit.
The manner in which Most
and his men save the silver
sure from the willy VILLAINS take,
audience through a series Of as t
ing cspisodcs as have ever been
ed and gives George O'Bricn a
dcrful chance to display his atl
prOwcss.
a charming love story
through the virilc plot, rcachiI
climax when Nostromo, after
cuin2 the treasure, becomes ;
ed by it and seized with the {
to steal it.. Giscllc, the girl to :
he tells his plan, explaining tn.
wishes to keep his wealth for
saves Nostromo from himself.
O O'Bricn performs some II
stunts dWing the picture, bs
giving dramatic performancI
his usual high standard.
Renee, as the girl. also is said
some cOmmcndablc histrionic
THE Silver Treasure which
tonight at the Palace thcntcr
adapted from the Conrad move.
Robert \. Lee.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-10-28

were glowing red the squirrels put
their chestnuts on to roast, and the
doggie boys laid their potatoes on
The Goals.
Soon the nuts began TO si1zlc and
q delicious smell filled the air, ~
the potatoes started to brown. But,
all Of a sudden. there vas Il load
banging noise. Some Of tho fire
cmbers were scattered and a lot Of
white flecks, like snow, scattered in
the air, some hitting Jackie and
Peetic and the squirrels.
"Oh, Let's run! y hunter is
shooting his gum" chattcrcd Billie.
''.IIc shot me in the eye. shout
cd Pcetic, wipimg away some Of the
white stuff, which was soft and hot.
But it doesn't hurt much, he
added. Anyhow, lets run!
More banging noises sounded
around the fire and as III" animal
boys started to run, along came
hopping Uncle Wiggilv.
A hunter is shooting hi, gun
harked Pcctic.
= Nothing of th" sort. - said MIR.
LOngearS. ~ : the roast pota
toes that are bursting. forgot 10
tell YOU to make somr holes in thcm,
cr to nip off the ends, to let the
water inside them, which turns To
steam in the heat, yet out easily.
! forgot to tell YOU this, and that 5
why your potatoes are bursting,
, You made some holes in the chest
nuts you put on the fire, didn t
you, Billie and Johnnie 80
:. Yes, - chattorcd the squirrels
we did. but We didn t think
about the potatoes,
1T is too late no" 70 save those
7 in the fire, said Mr. Longcars. a,
i lot moro potatoes burst " But
i I'll get YOU some others. and il
j these we will punch holes for thu
steam to get out Whom this ha'
lccn done. the potatoes roasted nic"
/, and were wonderfully good +
cat with salt on. So rvcrYthin.
came out all right. And if the au
tomobile will wipe the mud off II
tires when il comes in the houS
+" 20 to sleep, III toll you n"%
about Uncle Wiggily and the doll
led.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-10-28
THEATERS


Up in Mabel S Room is the
latest fun special from the studio
of Al Christie. 1t opens tomorrow
night at the Valley theatcr, and pre-.
scnst Marie Provost in the stellar
role of Mabel She is supported
by Harrison Ford and Phyllis Havcr,
i'll featured roles and a large east
including Sylvia Dreamer. Harry
Myers, Paul Nicholson. Carl Gerard,
Maud TrauX, William Orlamond an |
Arthur Hoyt.
This is II farce about n chcmisc,
the gift of a husband to his wife
just before the two are divorced.
AS in the ease of Charlie 5
Aunt, "Scvcn DAYS" and MA.
dam Behave" the basis for ." TIP In
Mabcl's Room is successful stage
farce. Mario Provost. one of the
most piquant aud popular of the
younger stars waS obtained for the
leading role of Mabel In addition
a brilliant east of supporting play
crs was chosen for the parts Of the
husbands, wives, Spinsters, bachelors
and buffers who are mixed UP in the
development of the plot and in the
Fam which follows
1.-The Silver Trcasurc' is Il story
Of South America and the quest Of
a valuable shipment of ore by band
of criminals led by crafty. suayr So.
tillo 1t is legend that whoaocvcr
touches this silver becomes tainted
with greed and avaricc. Nostromo
and his cargadorcs are men Who will
Imperial Valley press., 1926-10-28
Bedtime Stories
Bv HOWARD r. CARTS
Copyright. 1926, by Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate
UNCLE WIGGIYS ROAST
POTATOES

Once anon . time, . Uncle Wig
gilv VS. hopping along over tie
fields and through the woods, look
ing fer an adventure the rabbit
gentleman $40 Jackie and Poetic
Bow View. the purav aog boys with
Johnnie and Billia Bushytail, The
squirrels, playing about "n flat
rock near grove Of trees.
Hello. Cncle Niggily! barHcl
the dogs, while the squirrels chatter
ed "a greeting TO Mr.. Longcars.
Hello. bows answered the
bunny. What are YOU doing
here?' Why aren : You in school, "
1--WE were let out Of school ear
", " sad Jackie,
"Thc Lady Mouse Tracbcr told
us we could @ because We all knew
our lessons, added Billie.
And what are you doing now
asked Uncle Wiggilv with d pink
twinkle on the end OF his nose
'Arc YOU studying YOUR lessons
for tomorrow?
"Oh. / should say we aren't.
laughed Poetic. No, iudccd.'
I'VE are going to have some
fun" chattcrcd Johnnie the Squir
rel. We are going 20 make a
blaze on this flat rock, for on tho
r-ck there viii be II" danger Of
setting the dried leaves and th'
trees on fire.
That is good and Thoughtful,
said Uncle Wiggijy. But No'
must also be careful not TO burn
Yourselves. And whan You have
made your fire what are You goin.
to 10 with it,
I've are going to roast chcs'
nuts in i. answered Johnnie
Sec. We have a lot If 'hcm,' ano
be showed his pocket fjllcd with the
/ brown nuts.
| Roast chcstnita' cXclaim''
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TEN WEARS &c
OtGNr IS, rs

The much talked Of and long look.
ed for syphon nndcr Main street
at the bate canaI is beng pat IN
this wr,k. THIS work has been in
contamination over IA year AND r"N
much Of the surplus rar,A can be-
removed fre@ 'ie canal aud il c'h
be turned into = Hdng attractive i-
stead Of an cyes ore.
James F"rk, prominent hrawi'}
ranchcr, passed through El Centre
this morning, returning home from
a business trip to CalcNico.
Sheriff Cha.. NJ. Applcoti.l was q
business visitor in CaloXico THIS
morning.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-10-28
THE BUTTERFLY FAD

Youthful James Jordan Joicey, Of wealthy
Engshman finds himself in the bankruptcy court
because he can't ike $1G0 900 year.
Yes Joce. is a spcndthrif But Of an unusual
type lie goes IN not for booze gambling horses
or cnorus girls but for butterflies. lie IS famous
collector and has than 100000 butterflies in
his collection and ii takes eight keepers to look after
them.
and it takes eight keepers to look after them.
That's an agreeable variation anyway. from the
usual story of hrftess heirs Better spend the money
on real butterflies than the human kind that flutter
mainly at night amid the bright lights. Many hearts
will 80 out TO James
Imperial Valley press., 1926-10-28
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO
October %, 1911

Peter Z. iiovlcy of Brawlcy has
acquired :. five years lease on the
Peafsall raaeh.
II {. Gristfold this morning clos
81 deal whereby James !. McCar.
rell Seeuse> from Mo cynthia J.
Reed tb,,a year lease ON an 81
acre ranch located scutn,;st Of III
.Clntro. NcCarrcll WI Nai>c stock
on this property and has purchas-
cI some nigh graCe hog>.
Hedge 4. Uavcrs rctuI',cd to T.!
Centre Yesterday after a stay in the
pal.. ~. Nai',,.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-10-28

Ctrjstophcr C,'r'nhus wa % die.
a.1d. Bu; thca ar have oug "wu
Jackie C,osan, Russell e. 5-ojt and
DADDY Browning.
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Famous Group OF
Paintings to Be
Auctioned Off
Vy United Press Leased Wire

LONDON, Oct. II ~ least
$4,000, 600 is expected soon to b"
paid for only II pictures. These are
among the 20o masterpieces "n can
vas to 20 under the auctIoncrr :
hammer late in November, when the
private collection ct Lord Michel
ham IS to be sold. The money likely
to b. paid for the entire collection
has not even been calculated.
The gallery has been very neat
investment for Lord Michcihmm. Al.
most all the eanvassc~ have incrcaa
cd enormously in value while they
hung in hi, rooms The advaHcr
over the prices received by the ar.
fists for making pictures IS fan
tastic.
One of Lord Michciham, Racburn
canvassrs is probably TO fetch at
least S15O000 when the bidding be
gins. Racbum is reported 70 hay"
been paid about 500 for making
the portrait. There are also two
Of Gainsborough : works. Ii ,S
doubted whether Gaiush"rongh got
much mon, taau 500 Tor making
/ them. An earlier cwn"r of one
bought it in for 500 Later il
| fetched $4,000 at ao anc''o9. iord
...irheIhlm viii p-oha.l; gcr con
,idorah)v t.aso tnan tia. for it IN
3vcmlcr.
He H., .aar Romney n,ra. ~ hi
| :. llcry '.o a. va.ch at 'r1>t ere
expected "a b. a> Gag &'r'y bid fol
! 4 thai o'acr EnhIrc, mrst"rpio"o
,.lirh fetched @joI,5pG u Christie
/ III july.
Dozen. or American lionairc-
are 10 bo icpt. ,'rt,d Ji ,Iis sale
/ wairl will mahr artistic history f"
lc,tra to CONF.
Christopher Cp'rnhu, wa- % d."
aard, Bu; thca "r have "'ig ""'
Jackie C,osan, Russell 2. 5rpjt aH'
I
Imperial Valley press., 1926-10-28
Looking Backward
What the Press files tell of lin
perial Valley for this date
in past years
TWENTY YEARS AGO
October %, 1906

Frank II. Dixon, Democratic no
minec for tax collector, spent the
past week in the valley making his
canvass. Mr.. Dixon is making Il
winning fight against the cncum-
bent, \. f. Cornell.
We are expecting a large number
of land seekers soon rom COLORADO,
Oklahoma and Texas. If YOU have
land for sale you should list it.
j. IL. Edgar of Imperial was do
ing business in lloltvillr Tuesday
and "Wednesday.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-10-28

to look for an adventure, and when
come back I'll help YOU eat the
u-tatocs. ! have it'll salt in m
pocket to flavor them.
The bunny gentleman hoped
away, and the dog aud squirrel
boy, made their fire, being care
ful 10 keep it on the rock which
would not burn. When the embers
Imperial Valley press., 1926-10-28
TO THE VOTERS OF IMPERIA
COUNTY:

Deneying tnal the CUUN L
SUTLnI4< LINUENI Uf OCHUOI
snOuiu De elecLed on the basis
quaMlicauOnS ana efficiency alO
wlunOut reference TO politics, !
undersigned School AdministratO
OF Imperial County are taking IT,
means OF expressing to the vote
of this County our belief that t.
qualifications and efficiency of t.
present superintendent, M
HORACE c. COE are highly CO
mendable.
We endorse his candidacy a
respectfully solicit your support
Mr.. Coe for a second term.
G. r. PRINCE
Superintendent of Calipatria Schools
c. N. VANCE
Principal of Brawley High School
D. S. RICHMOND
District Supt. of Brawley Elementary Sch,
B. NJ GRUWELL
District Supt. of Ell Centro Elementary Sch
M. b. HOCKENBERRY
Superintendent of Imperial Schools
d. p CHOTSSER
superintendent of Calexico Schools
G. B. COLLINS
Principal of Hotville High School
Fl. F. AKER
District Supt. of Hotville Elementary Sch
w. 7. ANDERSON
DIST Supt of Westmorland Elementary Sch
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Bits of Fact and Fun

narrow pipes at a depth Of three feet
in greenhouses, which gives an ideal
temperature for growth Of fruits and
flowers.
In the past a beauty doctors clients
have been nearly all women. Since
the war, however, according to a Lon
don publication, q change has come
about and Englishmen are no longer
ashamed to spend money to improve
their looks. During the war they
saw what miracles surgeons were able
to work in building up shattered and
wound-ruined faces, and thus realized
that II was quite unnecessary to re-
tain blemishes which no woman would
put up with for a day IL she could
afford to have them removed.
There was, too, a practical side to
the matter, for a good appearance
may 20 far in securing a good posi-
ton. A man with ears that stick
out like flaps on either side Of his
head, is likely to be passed over in
favor Of another less unpleasing to
the eyes Of an employer.
To have such ears made normal
requires only one Of the smallest oper-
atoms of the plastic surgery. A lit
tie strip Of skin is cut out behind
the fold Of the ear. the edges are
sewn together, and the projecting Or
gan is thus drawn back into its prop
er place.
Next TO the ears the nose is the
most frequent offender against beauty
Sometimes a wonderful difference can
be made merely BY removing a small
portion Of the cartilage dividing ;he
nOstrils, but as a rule the opera
ton is more complicated, yet there IL
no nose, however misshapen, which
cannot Be, at any rate, greatly IN.
proved by plastic surgery.
Blotches and pimples are as serious
trouble TO man az TO a woman.
The disease called acne, which Is
caused By q microbe and which is ex-
treme!y and unpleasantly disfiguring,
can be treated by electricity, and scar
surgery has reached q pitch Of per-
lection incredible. The cicatrix Of a
great, hideous scar is taken away and
the edges brought together 50 perfect.
ly that the line left is hardly Wis
ibie.
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now. But when the sun is hot on the
small Of your back, and there are
more corns on your knees from weed
ing the corn-hills, than there are on
the cobs you are manicuring why it
won't be a pretty vision of growing
things you will be raising, believe you
me, you will be raising particular
cane, instead, and it won't be the
sugar-bearing variety, neither.
Well, Geo. lit his pipe again before
answering, took two puffs, and as soon
as it went out, he give me one look
over the top of his glasses. Ych, be
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1 and George = By Nina Wilcox Putnam
A americas Only Woman Humoyist ------------
A s Nabisco, the famous Greek phil

A s Nabisco, the famous Greek phil
n osopher, once said, Bum jokes
rom little chestnuts grow, especially
n the comic papers"
And how wise he was at wise
cracks, certainly come home to me
last week, when l and George, that's
my husband, got to talking about
our garden and what we oughter
put in it this annum, both as to
amount of seeds and labor. We
was doing our spring planting
around the parior lamp, and we
SUR did 1t on a grand scale. George
had one Of them cone-on catalogues
the artful and crafty seed fellers
get mp regardless Of expense, and
regardless Of hard work to readers,
also, and Geo. was getting in deep
sr by the page and minute.
Now Jennie, he says at the kick
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Jennie and Geo. Go Through Their
Annual Battle With Seed
: Catalogue.

I wish we could raise our own butter
And / says Hot Bozo! What will I
add to the list for that-buttercups
or cowslips?
Then George got up in wrath, and
naturally for q instant / thought
where he was looking Tor HE gun or
the meat axe, and that, so far as 1
was concerned, in another minute it
would be a case Of omit flowers, my
list was finished. But it was only his
pipe he was looking for. And when
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Their

And ! says, all right dear, but if
you are going to be stubborn as all
that you may be in the class TO chew
it yet. Remember this is only April.
wait until the mid-season when there
is no trouble telling the plants from
the weeds, both being big enough to
distinguish cary. Thatll be the time
/ will get the bawling out for insist
ing on such big garden.
l know you, dear, you are raising
q pretty picture in your mind, right
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Ring Crosses Border for Wild Time
Ru Rine Lnr1Iner

Maurice Mclaughlin, former bullet of
something Of the courts. Mr.. Nc
Loughlin prefers gclf now and amt
the wizard that he used to be in what
somebody has aptly turned the net
game. As for Mr.. Mccormack. he
covers a lot of court. One of the
young ladies in our party boosted
that she had stood an inch from John
at the race track. 1t was pointed out
to her that this was physically ial-
possible.
II anybody wants to know, We
spent the rest of our time down there
fishing and eating and attending
performance of Ralph Spcncc's 'The
Gorilla" which, with Lon Hascall us
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Results Of experiments with the
geysers in which Iceland abounds re-
veal great possibilities. These unlimit-
ed supplies Of h6t water have long
been put to good account in laundry
work and plans are now under con-
siderarlon for using them to heat the
town Of Reykayik. This would mean
leading off the water in suitable pipes
and carrying these through every
house thereby supplying heat as well
as a continuous flow Of hot water.
Attempts have also been made sue
cessfu,ly to use the water in vcg.-
table gardens for the promotion Of
rapid growth. Potatoes have been
planted earlier and have grown fast
er. The water has been forced through
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GEORGE STRIKES A sNAG.

THE phrase, @He has an axe to
grind" implying an Interior mo-
tive, has often been attributed to Ben.
jsmin Franklin but 1t really should
be credited to one Charles Miner (born
1891 who in a book he wrote tells
how, as a small boy, be was addressed
by a man who had an are over his
shoulder. The morning was bitterly
cold and he was just setting out for
school.
my pretty boy" said the stranger,
"has your father a grindstone?'
"Yes SIR" said the boy.
you are q fine fellow" continued
the man, will you let me grind my
axe on your fathers grindstone?"
Pleased to be called pretty boy"
and fine fellow" the boy did as be
was asked, and not only lent the
stone but turned it also. It was kept
in motion until his hands were blister
ed, the smiling stranger keeping up
his flattery all the time. The school
bell rang before the grinding was fin
ished but as soon ss the axe had the
proper edge on it the man changed
his tone.
Now, you little rascal" be said,
you have played truant; be off to
school or you will rue it.
Thus, whenever Miner heard one
person nattering another, he said 70
himself: That man has an axe to
grind"
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AN ATTACH OF PUNs.

And ! says well, two Of them viii
BE- enough. also, I'd rather write EN-
down then eat 'em. Parsnips are
eood for absolutely nothing except 20
hold melted butter. And George says
nonsense. you don't eat enough coarse
strone vegetables. although admit il
j. de butter makes then taste good,
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know Il anybody else thought Of it
and they wasn't no means of finding
out as the 3 hot fayoritcs had roomcl
together SO long that when one Of
them made up his or lier mind to rua