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Imperial Valley press., 1926-04-19
BLUEBEARD REMEMBERED HERE:
BRAGS OF SEVERAL KILLINGS

Bluebeard Watson, notorious
wife murderer serving a life sen
tcncc in San Quentin prison. who
caused a sensation in this city sew
cral wears AGO when he was brought
here by officers TO divulge the bur
ial place of one of his wives at
Devil s Canyon, again breaks into
the limclight by claiming that he
was the murderer of woman whose
body was found near Martinez. Cali.
fornia, several years ago.
The nude BODY. wrapncd in can.
vas, was never identified, nor were
the authorities of the northern citv
over able to solve the mystery of
the woman 3 death.
Watson, writing in detective mag.
aZinc, claims that he murdered the
woman the same as he had murdered
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k several others, including the one who
was found buried in Devils Canyon,
n short distance from Shepard s
bridge on the San Diego highway.
Police officials of Contra Costa
county do not take Watson s claims
with much seriousness. although they
admit they are going to question
him. They assert his story is con
Trajectory in several points with
evidence obtained when the body
was found. and thcv advance the be-
lief that Watson is Dragging
Watson's visit here, heavily
guarded by Los Angeles detectives.
was "week s wonder.' Coast
papers reported AZ the time that an
effort had been made 10 lynch him
here, but this story was without
foundation.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-04-19
MAUNA LOA LAVA
INCREASES WITH
SECOND ERUPTION
One Native Village AL
ready Wiped Out BY
Flaming Torrent.
Hy Cnitcd Press Leased Wire

KONA, Hawaii, April 19.-A see
ond outbreak from the crater of
Mauna Loa, the largest active vol!
cano in the Pacific, located on the j.
land Of Hawaii, today sent IL new
stream of glowing lava slowly down
the mountain slope to the sea.
The lava, whic hstartca flowing
with the frs, eruption from the
Dater has already wiped out the
native village of lloopulca. The
river of running rock, glowing an
angry red beneath its dark crust
came down the mountain side and
"Nerrau the village Then it stream
ed onward to the sea. AS il struck
the water terrific uproar went up
and clouds of steam arose from the
quarter mile wide point Of contact
Iitc gigantic grysers.
Q
lmost at the same tim" the
stream from the first outbreak was
making its contact with the sea. the
intensity Of the activity increased
in the main crater. which towers
moro than 10000 feet into the clouds
on tie side OF the mountain which
rises abruptly from the mid Pacific.
New craters, smaller than the
mother crater, broke out at
POINTS rrarby, aud the mountain and
the island near it were shaken with
earth trcmors.
No loss of life has occurred in the
destruction Of Hoopulca, which WAS
a crude native village chiefly com
posed Of small huts. Knowing their
homes lay in the path Of The steadily
moving lava flow, the inhabitants
had fled when the stream started
IFS course tu the sea.
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new ENFORCEMENT
PLAN PUT BEFORE
COMMITTEE TODAY
Bishop Cannon Has Five
Rules He Thinks Will
Tighten Prohibition.
By PAUL r. MALION
United Press Staff CORRESPONDENT

WASHINGTON, April 10. - a
five fold plan to have the federal
government tighten enforcement of
the prohibition law was laid before
the senate investigation COMMITTEES
today by Bishop james Cannon Jr.,
Of the Methodist Episcopal church.
ln the name af 100000 members
Of his church, Bishop Cannon detail
cd evils of the liquor traffic and
attacked existing efforts Of the
present enforcement agencies to
stamp it out III certain wet sect ions
including New York, New Jersey,
Maryland and other damp states.
Bishop Cannon's plan was:
l-"To secure effective enforce
ment, the work must be committed
to those who believe that the pro
hibltion law is a good law.
Adequate Pay Needed
2-''It is also insisted that ade-
Quate salaries should be paid to
secure such men as are qualified to
law.
8" Whatever number of men are
necessary to property enforce the
law in any section of the country
should be provided for that section.
4-''The government should ap-
propriate whatever money may be
necessary to enforce the law.
O. More stringent penalties
should be inflicted upon violators of
the law.
Mrs. Ella A. Boole president of
the national W. G. \. t., told the
committee.
1.-The full force Of the govcrn-
should be used to indicate the fact
that this is Il government Of law
and that without the sovereignty of
law, government wip fail.
| Education Necessary
"We pledge our support to the
government in every effort to make
prohibition Il success by campaign
of education, which will build a pub
lie sentiment that will put force in
enforcement and create willing
ness to obey the law.
Many physicians had abused the
privilege of issuing liquor prcscrip-
tions. Mrs. Roolc said, arguing
against the Edge bill to remove re
strictions on prescriptions.
"The experience Of Canada in
government control and in lcgaliz-
ing the sale of beer and wine has
resulted in greatly increased liquor
advertising. increased sale of liquor
as compared with prohibition. great
ly increased consumption of wines
and beer, increased drinking facil,
tiles and the gradual elimination OF
dry territory. Erunkenness has in
creased in public and in the homes.
Want Law Strengthened
" enforcement has never had a
fair trial. Political patronage,
leakage through the permit system,
and spread of the propaganda that
it is not obligatory to obey Il Law
unless YOU believe in it ana to the
effect that the responsibility foe
the enforcement of the law rested
with Officers alone when it should
he shared by the individual citizen,
have materially hindered the work
of enforcement, all this with the re
suit that America has no; derived
from prohibition what it would have
derived had all the people observed
the law and had there been hearty
cooperation of the press and the
people.
owe believe the Nolsteal act
should be strengthened not weak
cned.'
Imperial Valley press., 1926-04-19
B j Il Err s
TESTIMONY
ASSA|LED
"Only One Who Testified
Williams Took a Drink"
Said Defense.
ARGUMENTS HEATED
Credibility of General
Bitterly Attacked by
Civilian Counsel.

NtPIrrE BASE, SAN DIEGO,
~ofF. Ap~n 19.-Colonel Alex
an1er S Will'a-s, former corr
1rsnSant Of the United States
marine corpse here, was found
guilty By a general court mar
tial board today of public drunk
enness.
The findings Of the court and
the punishment, which was not
revealed, will be forwarded i'm
mediately to Washington, D. C.,
for approval by the secretary of
the navy.
The court announced it would
reconvene at p. M. It was re-
ported that General Butler would
be summoned before the court.
but the nature of the post-session
was not revealed.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-04-19
Quantity More
Than Quality

by United Press Leased Wire
LOS ANGELES, April 19.-
1t is not the length of a mans
kisses with a woman other than
his wife but the number Of kiss
es he bestows on the "other
woman" Superior Judge Walter
Gates ruled in granting a divorce
to Ruth Edna Moxley here to-
day.
Judge Gates ruling was made
after an argument in court as
to whether Orien Wesiy Mox-
ly's kisses were "for nearly
block or "all the way down
the street. when he took his
new love- riding in his auto
mobile.
''The evidence shows that
Mcxly's kisses were oftan
enough to cause his wife men
tai anguish. It make no diff
ference how long they were
Judge Gates ruled.
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WHAT'S DOIrJG

TONIGHT
1.-THE Wanderer,'' Valley
theater.
1.-THE Million Dollar Handi-
cap Palace theater.
F. and A. M. No. 384, Mason
ic hall.
Foreign night classes, Lincoln
school.
Special meeting, Women's
AuXiliary, American Legion,
court house rest room, p. m.
Pringle Club meets, Mrs.
Bales G.. Walkers.
TOMORROW
Methodist mems luncheon,
Hotel Barbara Worth.
Lions club luncheon, Hotel
Barbara Worth.
Valley wide missionary So
ciety luncheon, Hotel Barbara
Wcrth.
Grapefruit demonstration
meetings, 8 a. m. Steiner ranch,
near Brawley; 1:3o. p. m. Bar
ber ranch near Calipatria.
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Three Arrested
On Booze Charge

Following visit here Saturday
night by Charles Cass of San Diego,
prohibition enforcement officer,
three local residents were placed ur-
der arrest on charges of violating
the. NolStead Act. Charles Il. Free
man, of the FL Centre police force,
assisted Cass in making the ar
rests.
The men who were taken into
custody by the federal officer are
s. Kunahara and S. Niinon, Japa-
nesc and j. V. Rama. a Filipino.
They are held at the county Jail
awaiting trial.
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'vnreme Court
To Hear DOheny
Case Next Fall
By United Press Leased Wjr.

by United Press LEASED Wire
WASHINGTON, April 10. -- The
government has asked the United
States supreme court to hear artfl-
wents on the $20OO000O Elk Hills.
Nohoo~ oil lease appeal next De-
hr~
4'or hv the government
700 Nomerene. and Owen
son filed and viii
-c.'-' 7,.mo1v today, ask
20 "eo he placed at the
~ f .ho docket next term. Only
about three weeks of arguments re-
main for the present term and the
appeals corli not be drawn up in
time for each speedy action.
The court has granted the two Do
henv Pan American companies y
review of the circuit court Of ap-
peals decision ordering the inmed
iate return OF the $4,000 acre Elk
Hills, Cal, reserve 10 the govern
ment. The lower court decision AZ
SO ordered return Of tho Pearl Hnr
bor, Hawaii, oil bases 10 the gove-'''
ment without compensation. 10 ihe
companies ana payments 10 the gov
crnmcnt for an oil taken from the
rcservere in the last four years.
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SHIPPING BOARD WILL
CONSIDER DOLLAR BID

WASHINGTON, April 10. = The
senate today adopted by unanimous
agreement a resolution calling upon
the shipping board to reconsider its
action in accepting the bid of II.
Stanley Dollar for the Admiral.
Oriental steamship line.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-04-19
New City Dads
Will Take Oath

Ell Centro's new city council
members will be sworn into Of
flee tonight at city hall at 8
o'clock. Following the admin
istration of the oath of office
it is expected the board will Or
ganize for this year, though a
member of the council stated
that this action might be defer
red until the first meeting of
the new council, which is sched-
uled for Wednesday night.
The same member said that he
doubted if any appointments to
office would be made tonight,
but that this matter would also
be set over until Wednesday
meeting.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-04-19
Cohens, Kellys,
and Abie's Rose
Rv United Press Iaased Wire

NEW YORK, April l9.-Anne
Nichols, author of the play Gable s
'~'0h Rose today brought suit in
United States district court for
t3 100000 against Universal Pic
lures, Inc, and two of ~ firm g
*f'"ers. Carl Lapmmle, ara Harrv
N"N9rd charoi"" -hoir wovin. "rh ,
'"Nens and Kellys," was piracy
= her nlay. The napers state that
he picture is said by Universal
"irtures to be taken from a play
Nv Aaron Hoffman, "Two Blocks
Away but is in reality taken
Frtm ''Abie $ Irish Rose
Miss Nichols demands an iniune-
tion prohibiting further showing of
the picture and an accounting of
he receipts taken in so far.
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Authority Thinks Pitch
ed Battle May Occur at
Any Time.
CUT WAS TOO MUCH
Slump i'm Market Blamed.
For Wage Reduction
That Causes War.
ry REXFoRD GUY TUGWErL
Associate Professor of Economics,
Columbi9 University
Written Fer the United Press

NEW YORK, April l9.-Perhaps
the most conspicuous failnre we
Americans make is our effort to get
along together peaccably in the
lcriodic cris.S va occur i'll the
chronic conflict between owners OF
industry and the workers i'll it.
One of the most acute of these
crises in recent years is NOW coming
to 4 head just acrosS the river from
New York i'll the valley of the Pas
safe.
/, who have Just come back from
Passaic, can SAY seriously that Il
ma. .or phase of the conflict is on the
way and may mean bioodshed. At
any moment there may hc 4 pitched
Battle. .,
The hopeless thing about .passait
Just now is, the absence Of any
chance Of peace. Al this writing
there scems no waV for the necrs-
sary compromise which leads to the
settlement. ,..... ...
Last September all Of the mills in
the district except the Forstmann-
Huffman mills announced Il wage
cut of ten per cent. From this time
on until January l there was strike
talk throughout the area. On Jan
uary % the strike was called and
the mills are almost completely
closed.
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Chaplain Declares
He Was Badgered
by United prcss I..nsed Wire

SAN FRANCISCO, April If
Captain Orvillc |. Clampitt army
chaplain, was the intended victim
of a badger game evolved by
Lucille Swallow, 10 year old Kansas
girl, he told his army court martial
board today.
'After | had been introduced to
her, the chaplain testified, 81 was
warned that an attempt was being
made to frame me-. decided to
have nothing to do with her.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-04-19
Former Mayor of
San Diego Dead
Dy United Press Leased Wire

LOS ANGELES, April l9.-Fun-
eral arrangements were to be made
today for Louis j. Wilde, 81. mavor
of San Diego during the World War,
who died here yesterday after an
operation.
Wilde was a prominent Southern
California capitalist.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-04-19
MONARCHIsTs PLAN COUP

MUNICH, April l9.-The Social
ist Munich Post SAYS today that Ba-
varian Monarchists and Fascists are
planning a coup in MAY with the
purpose OF establishing a dictator
ship throughout Germany.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-04-19
REID KILLING CASE BEGINS

LOS ANGELES, April l9.-Frank
Reid went on trial in superior court
'"rc today ON a charge of killing
'harles Thorpe at Watts Christmas
day.
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NATIONAL
At New York

H0Ston 900 a0l 1913 10 !
Tew York 200 024 0Ov-S IL p
Ryan and Taylor; Barnes and
Hartley, Snyder.
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Many visitors have been motoring
TO Banning, Riverside county, to
see the apricot and peach trees in
bloom.
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At Boston( Second Game)

Philadelphia 600 0l0 OO0-l 8 0
Boston 020 600 00x-2 6 0
Gray, Baumgartner, Pate and
Cochrane; Ruffing and Bischoff.
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TODAY'S BOX SCORES
AMERICAN
AT BOSTON (First Game

At Boston (First Game)
Philadelphia 600 020 0l0-3 I l
Boston 00l 600 000-1 3 0
Groves and Cochrane; Wmgfield
and BiShoff.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-04-19

During February, MADEIRA County
received $4,000 grapevines and II,
900 fruit trees.
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At Detroit

st. Louis 600 l2l 000-4 !
Detroit 0l0 600 0O0 II ) 3
Castor and Dixon; Wells, Barfoot
Gibson and BaSSlcr.
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New York at Washington, post
poned, cold weather.
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Hard History

nara HISTORY
On the other -land, the textile in
dustry as a while has very hard
history of conflict. Again and again
there have been these same trou-
hles. One of the elements in the
situation has been the lack of frank
ness among the mill owners and
the complete brea kdown of morale
among them. II have checked
through fina1c.;- records and found
that the mills have been profiting
more than they have admitted. In
1894 the earnings per share of the
botany mills class \ stock were
sos. The Grca mills, the New
Jersey and the Frostmann-EI Huffman
company. among others. all have Il
record of large sales and profits.
With their financial records of
the past ten years in mind, the own
ers of the mills could NOT well af-
ford TO be frank in discussing the
reasons for 10 per cent cut in
wages.
1t may explain why they have
failed to enter into negotiations for
ii settlement
Have Large Families
The mill employees are Italians
Slavs, Ilungarians-moStlv Southern
Europeans There is naverage of
five children to the family. where
as the American average is less
than three
To the father or mother of five
ON wage of, for men, from So to
to $3S a week, ! guess $40 as an
average monthly wage-the loss of
ten per cent is just that difference
between being able to make ends
meet and not being able to live at
all. Passac is high priced dis
trict. Housing is scarce and expen-
sive and the children are the worst
sufferers. | know those PasSaic
chi dreu have lost two wears in ten
from the gencra7 situation of their
lives.
The mothers and children work
sometimes the full 4S hour week or
more. Only 81 per cent of children
of grammar school age attend
school.
| do not want to appear to be
blaming the owners of the mills for
the situation which has arisen. ON
their side there are eXtcnuating cir
cumstanccs, one of which is the
slump in the market for textiles.
Probably if the strike were settled
today not more than half the en-
ployes could go back to work.
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Continued on page three
Imperial Valley press., 1926-02-25

DAINTY JERSEY SILK BANDEAUCE
Brassieres offered at a big saving now IN white
flesh and peach. Sizes 30-32-34 and &c. Buy
what you IL need for while
Imperial Valley press., 1926-02-25

We WANT YO UTO SEE these smart,
new purses in combinations of colored lea
theirs and ready in big special lot at 50 30
--,,nderarm, pouch and box styles to show
you. -
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FORD ECONOMICS

Henry Ford Of course, is unique. He is a law unto
himself When he wants lower the price OF his pro
ducts he reduces the selling price below the cost OF
production and tells his subordnates they've got to
make it possible. Then they DO It has never failed
Other manufacturers follow the opposite course see
ing first how much they lower production costs,
then keeping safe margin above that in lowering he
selling price.
Similarly Mr.. Ford prices and raises wages at
the same time Other manufacturers usually argue
that they can't pay higher wages without higher prices
and can lower pr.cea without lowering wages.
Still the uncontrollabie and untathomable Henry
may not be defyng economic law so OutrageouS!y as
he seems When he lowers his selling price, he gets
such rush o. orders that increased volume Of
business along with Sr.cer economy and efficiency,
justifies the prices. When he raises wages with
out any visible his working force somehow be-
comes productive
Henry seems to feel that economic law is based on
human nature and he capitalizes his knowledge Of
human nature.
He makes good case, in an article in Golfers,
for what old fashioned business would regard
hadness-that its always good business to raise
wages and never to lower them. he explains that
higher wages greater purchasing power and more
customers and that charging all the traffic will bear
sound business policy because it won't hold
the business.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-02-25
PICTURE PROPAGANDA

Here IS new one. Most o. us have seen pictures
Of hanaked inhabitants OF lhe Philippines, and found
no particular harm in them But the dressed and
cultured Filipinos think they very harmfunot to
US, but to them.
What those photographs amount to, they say is
propaganda against philippine freedom. They fear
that Americans, seeing those pictured barbarians will
against granting Philippine independence
As a matter of fact, the pictures might have Just
such effect. Think how movies have been crit
csed giving other nations wrong impression OF
pino is probably Filipino and the more seri-nude
Fpinos portrayed, the less may think of
the sefgovernng ability OF those distant nsanders.
So the Philippine legislature wants to forbid send
ing abroad any photographs of the Luzon tribes And
thus is raised the question of liberty in guse.
To liberty Of speech, press and assembly will it be
necessary to add liberty of pcturing?
Imperial Valley press., 1926-02-25
FIVE SCORE TEARC

Dr.. ftornell Hart Of Bryn Mavr College believes
that in another Is years the average expectation of hu
man life will be 1O4 years and that many individuals
will attain 200 years.
II is interesting but not wholly delightful pros
pcct unless with the increased years also greater
hea h and greater opportunity for enjoyment of lv-
ing.
DR.. Hart promises these things too. The CEN
tenarans. in this visOnod future, will not be crippled
wrinked or lacking in vgor. There will be less
drudgery, Of lifes comforts and more leisure.
While the scientists make life easier for and the
doctors make It longer, LEI hope that the phoso-
piers will teach how TO live it richly and
wisely.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-02-25
Bedtime Stories
BY HOWARD r. GARIS
Copyright. 1925. by Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate
UNCLE WIGGILY AND JACKIE s
TAI

When Uncle Wigg.iy looked out OF
the window Of his hollow stump
bungalow enc morning he saw
Jackie Bow Wow. the little puppy
dog boy, twisting and twirling
around in the snow.
My goodness, cried the rabbit
gentleman.
What : The natter asked
\ ur>e Jane Fuzzy wv. the musk
rat lady houscAccprg, who vas in
tie kitchen giving the breakfast
dishes their bath.
"Whv, Jackie is acting 50 queer
" answered Uncle Wiggi!r. " II"
: irap.ns around in the snow. II"
must have ,c,t a penny be had to
buy bone lollypop, II 81 out
aud see if can help Jackie.
When the rabbit grnt!rman reach
rd the place whore Jackie wp, leap
ing about in the snow Uncle Wig
@i.v aSkei:
"Whl;'s thc matter l>ii you lose
vour penny
On, no, thank YOU sir, barkrd
J%rkir politely. but yesterday MY
brother Poetic and | went to the
niovic- and y" saw q picture Of a
Gog twisting around and c;itchirZ
hi, tad in his mouth. And now N
t,ying 10 catch my tail like tla'.
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Up and down he trotted.

And if ID nayb" ! can be IN the
I'1vjcS.
Have yau caught your tail yet,
Jackie" asked the bunny uncle.
''No, md ! don, believe | ever
VIII ~.dis. whjuci the puppy.
II We ;ried ani ~" tried, but I
can I st hold OF my tail. No mat
ter how fast twist around NY tail
twists, too and / can t get hold of
il.
Wait, c.ied Jurlc Wig.ily, his
/ pink nos t>yinkiing bright. ~ have
- idea Let me hold your tail for
. YOU, Jackie, and YOU reach around
and get hold Of it. How's that -
! "Oh, ! could get my tail al! in
+ my mouth that way, certainly,
! agreed Jackie. but thai wouldn t
be fair. Il wa,u : done that way by
the dog in the movies. No ! must
whirl about and catch mytail my
SELF
Then tn" puppy chap turned and
twisted. faster than before but
still his tail always kept out Of his
reach.
"What arc YOU going to do wirh
''vur tail after YOU GET hold Of i,
Jackie. asked Uncle Wigeily.
DO with il asked Jackie in
; surprise. WHY nothing suppose,
Just lc. 20 # ii and then twill
lhout and grab It again.
Suddenly Jncl' Wiggily began to
laugh.
"What's rhn matter?' barkcd
.Tarki" n surprise.
Tho rnbLit gcntlrman pointed to
Il deep. round path, beaten III th'
,no'7 which Jack . = paws had made
, gs h" whirlcd about after his tail,
'.:Src that, Jackio.' sal d tho
h9nnv. YoI have done enough hard
work, irving 70 catch your tail to
have made path from some house
~ thc sidewalk, Aren't YOU tir-
! cd'"
"'Tircd Of having whirlcd abon'
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in the snow after my tajl2' cried
Jackie. "Of course. m uot!
could tramp in the snow al 1av!"
"Theu come with mel said tn
clc Wiggily, and he led the dogeic
boy to the home of the poor Ola
mouse lady who had no one to shov-
el her a path in the snow, and she
had no money TO hire it done.
Here, Jackie, whispered the
Emny, las long as Won like to be-
busy. trot up and down in the SNOW
;nd make path for the mouse
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lady from her house to the sidewalk
So she can get ou;, That win be bet
ter than beating a round ring Of y
path in the snow tryig to eaten
your rail.
"Oh, 50 it will barked Jackie.
Up and down he trottcd until he
had made a fine, hard beaten path
for the mouse lady and she thanked
ne little Bow Wow chap very much
fer what lie had done.
THAT was more fun than irving
70 catch nv tail.' barked Jackie
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as happy and Il little tired, he trot-
ted home with Uncle Wiggily.
"Of course it was. said Mr..
I.ongcars. "And as said before,
YOU wouldn t know what to do with
your tail after you caught it. You
could only let it 60 and grab It
again which is very true, ism t it,
my dear?"
Anyhow that 8 all there is to this
story, but if the looking glass
Gcesn t turn its face to the wall so
the doctor cant see what the