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Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-08-01
Rv JAMES \. MoNTAGuE

"The next time the old man puts on
a. play with a snake in it," said the
stage manager, "hell have to get me
an understudy. If YOU have a canary
playing part somebody is sure to
let him out, and you can't find him
when it is his cue to go on. Cats
and dogs are the same way. 1 was
with, a Tom show once when the
bloodhonnds took a dislike to each
other just when they ought to have
been chasing Eliza, and fought all
over the ice cakes instead of doing
their stuff. IT Eliza hadn't of tried
to separate them it wouldn't have been
so bad. But it killed the, situation
when slave girl who was supposed
to be pursued by bloodhounds stood
on an ice cake and walloped them over
the heads with the cotton stuffed baby
she was carrying.
"This show we've been trying out
on the road has got rattlesnake in
it, and of course nothing would do
for the boss but the snake had to be
live one told him 1 could buy a
good imitation snake for a quarter,
with wire spring inside of him so
he would writhe natural, but no
realism must be preserved. What the
boss had in mind was to buy genu-
inc rattlesnake and take him to a
dentist and have his teeth pulled so
he wouldn't do any harm when he
bit the hero.
"But the bird who was playing the
lead had read some place that their
fangs grow in again in a couple Of
days and he wouldn't stand for it. So
7 was sent to an animal store to buy
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-08-01
Hopi Snake Dance Will
Be Held in HoteUiue

PHOENIX, July 31.-The season for
the interesting snake dnace of the
Hopi Indians which annually draws
thousands of people through the Ho1-
brook gateway to. Hopt land, will soon
be here.
The Automobile club of Arizona has
received Information that this age-old
ceremonial of the Hopi Indians, i'm
tended to placate the rain gods and se-
cure plenty Of needed water for the
growing crops, will be staged at Hote-
VILE.
The date is governed by phases of
the moon, stars and weather condi-
tions and is not announced until after
the nine day period of fasting and
preparation has commenced.
The Automobile club has much in
formation of vaule to those motorists
intending, to journey into the inter
esting Hopi land country to witness
this dance, which was old before Don
Pedro de Tovar visited Hopi land
after discovering the Grand canyon in
1540 Don de Tovar was mot permitted
to witness the snake dance that was
staged during his visit among the
Hops The Automobile club will an
nounce the date of the ceremonial as
soon as decided on by the high priest
of the Hopi snake dancers.
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Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-08-01


The business worked fine at the
opening up to the time the hero came
in. The leading lady was standing
horror struck looking at the monster
which was looking back at her and
weaving its head back and forth in a
way ITO send the shivers up and down
anyone's spine. In comes the hero,
attracted by the scream, and sreaches
for the reptile. Rutshe grabs too low
down. The snake turns around sud
denly gives the hero q dirty look
and then jabs him in the arm with his
little teeth.
"rhe hero lets out a yell and tries
to slam the snake off stage, but the
beast caroms off a wood wing, rico
chefs right over the orchestra and
lands right in the middle aisle. Well,
what happened just had to ahappen
after the way we had workeds up the
suspense. Every body in the audience
thought the snake was venomous and
they just gog Up and went away.
There wasn't stampede for the snake
didn't rush after any of them lying
in the aisle with a puzzled look on
his face.
"But those who were nearest to him
rose and filed up the aisle and to the
nearest exits. When the hero came
down to the front of the stage and
told them the snake was absolutely
harmless, he wasn't convincing. They
had seen it bite him. They may have
admired his courage, but they weren't
paid to act with snakes land they didn't
intend to.
''In ten minutes there wasn't anybody
in the first ten rows, and people in
the back, of the house were standing
up on their chairs watching the prop
erty. man grab the snake and carry
him writhing back to the wings SO
that part of the show was a bust We
put it on afterward with a bigger snake
who was fed so full of frogs that he
would hardly move. But he didn't have
animation enough really to scare any
body, though I hear the show is quite
a hit
mo, Tn not with it any more, You
can't convince me that any snake,
venomous or harmless, has an affec-II
tionate nature and won't bit if he gets
the chance. And 1 don't like to be
with a show wwhere they are around.
I'VE quit
Copyright, 1925, Bell Syndicate, Inc.)
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-08-01

three big garter snakes, one for the
part and two for understudies in case
anything should happen. The animal
man picked. me out a trio of swell
looking reptiles and told me how to
take care sof them. 1 supposed they
would have to be fed three times a
day like other stage animals and would
be lot ofl troublsY But the animal
man said that it was best to keep
them on allow diet 50 as to preserve
their activity A couple of frogs once
month. he said, would be about
right.
'"That didn't seem right to me.
never knew any kind of creature
that could space out meal times like
that. Imagine snakes wife asking
him on the first of the month when
he would be- back to supper, and him
saying: oh, along about the Goth, 1
suppose! I'll
but theS diet seemed about right.
We had the snakes in the office once
month ahead of the opening, and
didn't feewi them anything, and they
all seemed active and full of business
when it was time for them to go on.
The leading man was nervous of
course. He brought Up a veterinary he
knew to look the brutes over so as to
be sure they, weren't rattlesnakes and
didn't haveS any poison fangs. In the
scene he was in with the snake he
had to grab it around the neck just
as it was about to fly at the throat
of the heroine He was to be bit, Of
course-that is, the audience was to
think he WAS bit, and have lot of
trouble with the bite afterward. He
wanted to be sure that the snake
didn't get excited and put too muche
realism into his business.
WELL thes vet said the snakes were
harmless, although they all Of them
had wicked lines of ugly little teeth
inside their jaws. But if they were
grabbed quick they would have no
chance to use them and even if they
did they wouldn't do much more harm
than good sized buck mosquito.
Now, 1 blame two things for what
happened. First, not feeding up the
snakes till they got loggy. If they
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-08-01
THE SERPENT IN THE HOUSE

had had plenty to eat they might not
have had so much pep, and that would
have lessened the tenseness of the
scefle. But the audience would have
stayed in the house when-but don't
want to get ahead of the story Sec
ond, there oughtn't to have been so
much talk in the script about how
Edeadly the snake was and how one
little bite from him would make per-
son turn blue all over and die within
few seconds. Put ideas like that
into the heads of people and then
show them a snake which as far as
they know is as venomousas puff
adder or a hooded cobra and they are
naturally nervous.
'"The biggest snake of the three was
introduced into the scene from the
wings and was poked along with a
thin steel rod until he crawled right
across the stage to where the heroine
was sitting. She didn't see him, of
course, being engaged in looking out
of the window and going into rhapso-
dies over the lovely mountain scenery.
or course, the snake couldn't be de-
pended on to keep on going in a
straight line, so it was her cue to get
up and walk over toward him.
"She was to see him suddenly, let
out a scream, and then stand there
Fascinated, unable to move on ac
count of her terror Then in was to
walk the hero pick uI. the snake with
his bare hands, let him wriggle bit
to show he was alive and then stran-
gle him, or at least pretend to stran-
gle him. Until the show was hit
we couldn't afford to use up a big
new snake at every performance.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-08-01

For Want Add Results, Phone 81 or %.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-08-01
100 UNIONS OF
LABORINC MEN
BACKING GALES
fBy Dispatch A. =. Wire,

MEXICO CITY, July 81. Via Mo-
gales, Ariz-Presiden Gales has re-
ceived adherence from more than a
hundred labor unions in several dis
trict of the republic in his present
attitude against violation of the re-
lfgious law and for enforcement of
laws of reform enacted more than
SO years ago. In answer to a mess
age conveyed to him by 200 or more
delegates of the unions, President
Gales said:
You cannot imagine how the atti-
tude adopted by Mexican labor unions
affects me at the present moment,
of the comfort it brings me.
81 believe we have reached the
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-08-01

6aAitment
No-draft ventilating windshield,
bumper and bumperettes, engine
heat indicator and gasoline
gauge on the dash, coincidental
lock, oil filter and air purifier,
automatic windshield cleaner,
automatic spark control, rear
vision mirror; and two-beam
headlights, controlled from
Steering wheel.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-08-01
THE FAMILY WASH
(By Dispatch A. 2. wireJ

PAUL SMITHS, N. ", July a.
The laundry for White Pine camp is
done at the White House in WASH
ington as it was last summer when
the president was at Swampscott,
Mass. Careful hand methods are
used by workers long trained in
handling the White House washing
and only an overnight run is me-
cessary for the shipment to go be-
tween Paul Smiths and Washington.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-08-01
0FIlN FREIGHT SERVICE
ON NEW S. p. BRANCH
(By Dispatch A. 2. Wire)
PHOENIX my a 1rreigbt sar,,ice

PHOnNIN, July 31.-Freight service
ever the eastern half of the new
Southern Pacific main line through
Phoenix and the Salt river valley will
he inaugur9ted at 1p. m. tomorrow,
it was announced from railroad head
quarters here today. Daily service is
to be maintained over the line which
comprises "A miles of trackage be-
tween Pishaco on the east and to
Phoenix to the west.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-08-01
SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT DIES
IN JAIL OF ALCOHOLISM
(By Dispatch A. r. Wire)

OMAHA, Nebr, July 31.J. A. Fen
ton, 4S, superintendent of schools at
Mintont n. D., died in the county Jail
late today. He was arrested on a
charge of intoxication Friday night
and was fined $40 this morning. AS
he had no money with him he had been
detained at the Jail An investigation
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-08-01
WALKER TAKES UP GOLF
(By Dispatch A. L. Wirel

NEW YORK, July S1.-Braves of
Tammany Hall, usually associated
with tomahawks, are cutting up now
with mashies and niblicks. Many OF
the chieftains of famous domestic or
ganizations of the metropolis have
taken up golf. Mayor Walker Is
the latest. Ia
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-08-01

revolutionary movement is a develop
ment for the good of the republic
particularly for the working class.
The final triumph is still with US"
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-08-01

to determine the cause of his death
was ordered.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-08-01

OR the first time in automobile of economical pro-
ducon these Studebaker Custom Sedans duplicate the
master creations of custom design!
Swung low in the bodyclosehauled in the coachwork
fleet and flowing in their lnesrespIendent with the
acquered loveness of duotone color schemes epete
with every detail OF correct custom treatment from broad
lace trim, Butler finish hardware and Chase Mohair IN
terors the sivered figure of Atalanta poised on the
radiator
These Custom SedanS combine the lines that appeal to
with the Stamina that appeals man-add Gus
tom rehnemen to the ruggdness Of Sudebaker perform
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-08-01

ance-ofer disc wheels and four-wheel brakcs-reafirm
the inaexibe Standards Of Studebaker quatyand invoke
anew the great Sudebaker tradition ofakng g0od i The
public BY continaalLy making better in the planF
They are the latest examples Of the Sudebaker policy of
progressive beterme To the smoothness and power Of
the quiet Studebaker LHead added the custom
symmetry of line and that would be absolutely
impossible at the Studebake price, without Studebaker
One-Pro6t facilities
These Studebaker Custom Sedans are now on view at our
display You invited to come in and see them
Imperial Valley press., 1926-02-15

80 What pedestrians need is individual helicopters
TO be carried like umbrellas with which they could
soar right up into the air to dodge an automobile
Imperial Valley press., 1926-02-15
RUS IN ERBE

/" Perhaps an apology is due for the Latin words
above But there is certain felicity i'll them that IS
hard to express in four syIabes of English. The old
Roman poet Horace said have used the phrase to
describe the little villa the emperor Augustus gave
him in the suburbs. He said il was country in town..
Il gave HIM all the advantages of the city along with
those Of rural lie.
If our civilization ever turns to Latin notices
agan,this will be appropriate ior millions of Amer
cans. You see the tendency plain plkeStatf
The latest scientific prophecy suggests that country
IN town is going to have amazing extension IN the
future.
Tesla, the great electrical inventor predicts that
natural development of radio will enable people to
see by means OF little instrument carried in their
pockets, what is going at distance, in magic
Crystal. Thus shall presidents naugurated
worlds series played, battles fought, dramas per-
formed, etc, as though present.
I 1t doesn't seem impossible. And added to present
radio facilities and Of transportation it points
to future Of decentralization of which cities
Have never dreamed People live in the most re-
note places the presence of urban life. remaining
there is comfort and going back and forth at will.
f Select your forest nook, mountain top, desert
island, build cottage there and label it rus III
Urbe."
Imperial Valley press., 1926-02-15
Champ Says He's
Willing to Fight
Wills Any Place

DENVER, Colo, Feb. IS. - jack
Dempsey doesn't car much where
he fights Harry Wills, he said here
in answer to questions about rum
ors that negotiations were now ON
to have the bout in Les Angeles.
If any one out there wants to
figure for the bout | want to see
them he said. Personally, !
would like to have it on the coast
but to date the east has offered he
best propositions.
Floyd Fitzsimmons holds the
contract for the fight and has made
me two substantial payments under
it. It is with him that any section
wanting the bout will have to fig
ure
Fitzsimmons said he still held
the contract but had not yet decid
Ell where the fight would be held.
Dempsey, his wife and Fitzsim.
mons left last night for the latter :
home ut Benton Harbor, from whcra
they will go to Mrs. Dempsey S
home in Delaware and then 10
philadelphia, where negotiations are
under way to bring the fight.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-02-15
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IMPERIAL
by Press staff Correspondent

IMPERIAL. Feb. l5-Mr and
Mis-. ". J. Webb, vino have been
living in II Ceatro, have taken the
Williams house on north + street
Mis-. I. NJ. GrinucH Of San Diego.
j. visiting Her son. Earl Grinnell and
tsmiiv ON West 18th street.
jack MattoX has moved to Impe
rial ffam FL Centre, where he hats
been reziding.
Nj and Mrs. T !. Mayberry and
S5n, J. i. Maybe.IE. VINO have beeH
living ON ranch. northeast Of I'm
Fcriai. have gone to Laredo, Texas.
where they expect to make their fu
tarc home.
J. l.. Garrison and wife, who have
been connected with I'll" Anna Ross
bakery, have gone to Los Angeles
Il live
Mrs. c. \. Collins entertained her
mother Of Fl Centre, at her home on
north &c street Tuesday.
Mrs. Walter Smith Of North &
street was agreeably surprised when
several friends walked III OH her
Friday afternoon.
G. b. Williams, who has been with
the Farmers and Merchants bank.
has joined his family in Los Ange-
Is.
Mrs. ". l.. Townsend. who has
iccn confined to her home with a
cold. is improving.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-02-15
EXPORT CARS

There were 100000 American automobiles export!
ed last year. That simple fact opens up big pros
pect for our automotiye industry in the future
j. What is going to happen when the American
market is saturaed? has been asked for years When
and if a saturaton point is reached there will remain
the rest of the world Exports increasing rapidly.
Those 100000 of last year represented oneenth
Of all the owned by other nations A big manu-
facturer foresees the time when 25 per cent of Aeri
can automobile production will be sold abroad. That
you'd be million and quarter of present production
1t may up to 100000 year, as production
grows and foreign prosperity returns The domestic
markes could probably the rest of an 5000 900
output, in a few years of normal growth.
:" There may be another big possibility. Take the
problem of old Every new car sold to an owner
crowds out old The used cars have to be got
lid of. Most of them are not ready for scrapping
4 here seems danger of glutted marke5. Well, the
rest of the world wants cheap cars. Why not export
reconditioned cars? That would help solve the Old
Worlds transportation problem and help US over here
to buy little oftener.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-02-15
Bedtime Stories |
UNCLE WIGGILY FUNNY
TRICKS
BY HOWARD r. GARIS
Copyright, 1926, by Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate

"HaHa! Ha' laughed Uncle Wig
gily Longears in his hollow STUMP
bungalow one day. "Oh, it s too
funny for anything!'
. What is funny?'' asked Nurse
Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy the muskrat lady
hou>ekeeper who helped Mrs. Long
ears do the work. II
just Il joke | happened to think
of, = answered Mr.. Longears, indef-
inite like.
"Oh, thought perhaps you might
have had funny adventure, -
spoke Miss Fuzzy Wuz2y.
Not yet, am going to hop out
now and look for an adventure,
said Mr.. Longcars. and away he
skipped over the fields and through
the woods, carrying with him three
small boxes.
l wonder what Uncle Wiggily
has in those boxes - squeaked
Nurse Jane to Mrs. Longears.
"Oh, it 5 some Joke of trick of
his, answered the rabbit lady.
There's no use asking him-he
"oH I tttI us uAtu ne Sets Soou ana
ready. :
And as Uncle Wiggily hoped over
the fields he laughed again, loud
and long, at the same time twink
ling his pink nose, and he said:
"Oh, this will be the best ever.
/ m glad | thought of it, Hal Ha.
Ha, and, chuekling to himself, he
hurried on. Playing in the snow be-
hind some bushes, Jackie and Peetie
Bow Wow, the puppy dogs, heard
what the rabbit gentleman said.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-02-15
NORMA SEEN IN
STORY. OF LOVE
AND CONSPIRACY

!" Waxtra. American kidnapped
by princes s spy. international com
piications threatened.
That might be the newsboyS
cry. but there IS no need to dust off
the old army uniform and enlist,
for il 5 all in the movies.
World famous as Il best seller,
i" Graustark now comes to the
screen with Norma Tolmadgc rs the
star. Produced by Joseph NJ.
Schenck for the First National,
George Barr McCutehcon s novel of
love and royal conspiracy is ideal
ly adapted to Miss Talmadgc's YER
satilc talents.
Lovers, royal plottcrs and spies
stalk through this modernizcd pie
turi1ation of story that has thrill
ed Il generation of readers i'll all
parts Of the globe.
Beginning its enthralling tale in
America, but soon shifting to a
conspiracy swept kingdom in Eu
rope, GraustaK' y piles climax up
on climax. Faithfully adhering to
the plot, as penncd by the novelist,
the cinema version is nodcrniled in
Il way that will find favor with the
most sophisticated present day au-
dieHee.
The picture is showing at the
Valley theater.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-02-15
FIREtIEN'S BALL
SCHEDULED FOR
FRIDAY, FEB. rs

Many FL Centre residents who
have been wondering why they have
NOT heard something before this of
the annual dance of the Fl Centre
fire department, which is one Of the
citv's biggest social affairs, are now
advised by Chief Ferguson that the
dance Will be held in the Palm Gar
den at 1Jeber on Friday night, Feb
ruarv %.
The tircmcn were unable to get
the high school auditorium this wear.
and as Masonic hall, the only other
place in the city adequate Ior dane
ing, has proved entirely too small,
j; became necessary to seek a place
outside the city in which to hold the
dance.
This viii be the 17th annual dance
given by the firemen and is the first
time il has been foaHd necessary to
GO outside the city.
Because we are going to hold
the dance III Heber' does not mean
that the city Will be left without fire
protection on the night of the Goth,
Chief Ferguson said today. Ar
rangcments have been made for one
half of the members of the depart
ment to attend the dance until mid
night, while the other half remains
on duty in this city ready to ans
wer any alarm that may be turned
IN. 1t midnight those members who
are at the dance will return to Fl
Centre to relieve the men who are
on duty
4 barbecue supper will be served
al II o'clock, arrangements being
made to barbecue 1000 pound steer
donated by Tod Allison, in the lot
west OF the dance hall and suffi-
ci6ntly removed from the latter Sc
as not TO interfere with the dancers
The entire grounds about the dance
hall will be lighted and arrange
meuts will be made to take care OF
the large crowd that is expected.
Tickets for the dance will be plac,
ed on sale next week, the chief said
Imperial Valley press., 1926-02-15
In Congress 100
Years Ago Today

Senate:
This dav was pricipailv spent in
executive business and of course
with closed doors.
House:
Amendment to constitution offer.
ed providing that United States
senators be chosen BY electors rath-
cl than appointed by state legisla.
lures.
Hebatrd Delaware hfeatwatcf
bill.
Lawrence Brothers, Escalaa, san
joaquin county, grew pumpkin
weighing rs pounds.
The shipment Of eggs from Bell
ingham and Linden, Washington, last
week WAS 1850 eases.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-02-15
CHfLDREN'S MOVIES IN TURKEY

. The women Of Turkey are organizing for concert
ad action. And as is the way of the world
over, their first action is in behalf of children The
Turkish mothers determined that their children
shall have better movies.
AS a result of their demands the managers of all
moving picture houses in Consantnope have agreed to
cooperate in building special movie theaer for the
children. The building will be adapted to them, and
SO will the films. Children under Is will be barred
from all the other houses in the city.
!" Maybe America learn something from Turkey
after all
Imperial Valley press., 1926-02-15
CHARGES LLOYD
STOLE HIS PLAY

NEW YORK, Feb. 15.-Harold
Lloyd, movie comedian and his pro-
duccrs and distributing agent are
made defendants in suit filed here
by Owen Davis, playwright, charg-
ing Lloyd pirated' one of his
plays.
The play in question is Davis
=" Nervous Wreck" which Davis al
lcges Lloyd turned into why
worry one of his film successes.
Davis asks IN accounting under the
copyright laws, which has attorneys
say may exceed $250,000.