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The Washington times., 1927-02-26
DIR. Pierce's Subject Is
AS His Custom Was

The winner OF the Pulitzer prize
in 1921, Edwin Arlington Robinson.
wrote the poem, "F'lammende. y
which IL to be the subject Of the
address BY Ulysses G.. b. Pierce.
DID,, ct All Souls Church, SIX.
teenth ana Harvard Streets, Sunday.
at 1880 p. m.
This concludes q series on ''The
Religious Messages of Recent Amer.
lean Poems" and ID the final even.
ing service Of the present season.
On the first Sunday In March. the
regular motion picture hour will be
resumed.
The musical ministry at the sun
day evening service win be pro.
vided by Miss Gretchen Hood, so.
prano: Mrs. Rowland s. Ell. Dyer,
contralto; Harvey Townsend, tenor:
Charles Trowbridge Tittmann, bass.
with Lewis Atwater at the Green
Memorial organ.
At the morning service. Doctor
Pierce will preach on the subject.
As His Custom Was" The speaker
at the Book Chat in the Hale par.
ish house at $40 b. m. win be J..
Edgar Smith and at the Young PEG.
pies Fireside Circle meeting at 6:3O
p. m. George A. Kicker.
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tional conference to agree on Iinita.
tion Of private manufacture Of war
implements.
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DRAMA c RO P
To MEET

The Rev. Edmund IA. Stevens, rec.
tor Of the Church Of Our Saviour in
this city. ana newly elected presi.
dent Of the Diocesan Pageant and
Drama Society OF the Episcopal
Church. has called q general meeting
Of the society in Diocesan House,
1929 X st. N. w. for Monday at
8 b. m.
There are no official delegates: all
members Of Episcopal churches in
this diocese and all others in
terested In the religious use Of the
drama are welcome to attend the
meeting, to take part in the dis
cugsion and to vote. IT is exuected
that every parish win be repre-
scented.
Although no definite plans have
been made, it Is expected that the
society will b responsible for the
production Of q great pageant, prob
ably In the open air, during the
meeting Of the general convention
Of the Episcopal Church In October.
1928. A committee recently an.
pointed to wait on the Bishop Of
Washington to learn his wishes
in this matter viii report at the
meeting Monday.
II it Is determined to sponsor
the production OF q pageant. IL Ia
proposed to stimulate interest by
holding q number OF 'stry-out'' pIaya
during the coming months, these 70
be witnessed by the casting commit.
tee OF the pageant organization. Il
is possible that prizes or other
awards viii be arranged to secure
the best talent available as we'll
as widespread interest The society
stands for the frequent use OF re.
nglous drama on account Of It's edu.
cationaI' inspirational and social
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Go % Gburcb Uo-morrow
DR.. SizOO Plans
Lenten Series

On Thursday morning at S1f.sO
o'clock, DIR. Sizop viii begin serles
OF Lenten Bible study hours ton be
held In the Chinese Room OF the
Mayflower Hotel. The general
theme Of DR.. Sizoo's study hours
.la to be THE Approach OF the New
Testament. These Lenten Bible
study hours are open to all.
At 8 o'clock on Thursday evening
the sixth and last friendship dinner
OF the season will be held in the
lecture room of the church. AT 8
o'clock the regular Inid.week prayer
service will be held.
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DR.. Speer to Preach
For COngregatiOnists

Robert T.. Speer. DID,, LID. win
preach both morning and evening
at First Congregational Church. The
subject Of the morning address viii
be: What Does the World Really
Think About Christi" The service
viii be held as usual at the Ne.
tropolitan Theater, Tenth and r
Streets Northwest.
Doctor Speer is an eminent Christ
ian layman. The University Of
Marlborough conferred upon Doctor
Speer the degree Of doctor Of Divin.
ity in recognition of his outstand.
ing christian leadership. His books
have inspired host Of American
youth.
Doctor Speer has spent the past
Is years in travelling in the interest
Of mission work.
The evening service Of First
Church will be held at the Eighth
Street Temple, Eighth Street above
II. The subject Of Doctor Speer's
address will be: THE Two Men In
Each Man." Music will be rem.
dered by chorus Of so voices.
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Musical Program to
Be Given by Choir

An Interesting musical program
will be given by the Evening Choir
at the Church of the Covenant to-
morrow evening at s o'clock.
Claude Bobeson win direct, Harvey
Murray will play the organ and
Mrs. Howard Blandy will accom-
pany on the plano.
open at Z o'clock. and the public
is most cordially invited.
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Eleven Questions to Ask
When You Buy Improved Securities
Ask the following questions the first step in the Investigation
of securities which you contemplate buying All legitimate
ositions welcome thorough Investigation
is the name ndp ddressCf the
and how has it been in business?
2 With business?
at least three reputable business references!
What wereth assets wOrth) 0 company
which stock is being sold the date of its organization
and what the now?
4 What the liabilities?
s. What are its earnings?
How times interest dividends this
security issued been earned in the past five years?
Who officers Of company, andw wins s
record of business activity during the past five years?
What experience these officers in the
in which the company is engaged?
this security a
s he market for security in the you
+s want to dispose of it?
H. financial audited by
public accountant?
After securing the go your bank building and
association trust company investment banker this Bureau
of them will gladly assist you Analysing and verifying
the replies given you.
Millions Of dollars lost annually purchasers
securities fail to heed the slogan:
Before You Invest Investigate"
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sible control Of the private manu-
facture Of arms and munitions Of
war. It was announced at the State
Department today. n
The commission will meet at
Geneva on March IA.
The powers will discuss the arms
manufacturing problem from the
standpoint of possible internal
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The appearance of this adver-
tisement in these columns is.
evidence that this newspaper
supports and co-operates with
the Better Business Bureau
for your protection.
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BAPTIST

.E. Hez SWem r rsst96. WHY Why. = !.
carried an old dress under her armIs
10 p. n. Free easy chairs (men like
theml; fine organ. Prayer for healing
& the troubled. IL A. NJ. Borrowed
Breath" Centennial Bapt. Oh. (Funda-
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FILM TO BE SEEN

A motion picture. Abraham and
Lot, will be shown in conjunction
with the services at the Capital Me.
mortal Church, Sunday evening at
7:45 p. m. Both the lecture and
picture are free. Everyone is vel.
come.
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Gibson Will Attend
Arms Control Farley

Hugh s. Gibson, recently named
ambassador to Belgium, has been
designated as the American repre-.
sentative TO sit with a League Of
Nations committee to consider pos
The Washington times., 1927-02-26
DR.. Earle Whitley to
Speak on Lindsay Poem

On Sunday evening. the final SER
man Of parallel series will be de-
livered at the Vermont Avenue
Christian Church. The Rev. DR..
Earle Whitley win speak on the
poem Of Vachel Lindsay General
Booth Enters Heaven" All are In.
vited.
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DR.. E. Hez Sven viii
Hold PRAYERS for Sick

'sWhy a weIl-to-do woman carried
an old dress under her arm" is j.
story to be told by6 e. Hez SVEN,
Sunday night, at 8 o'clock at the
Centennial Baptist Church.
Prayers for the sick, sorrowing,
troubled. unemployed and the un.
saved at the service.
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MRS. BILLS subject

1.-THE Claiming Of Evil' is the
subject of the address to be de-
iivered by Mrs. Annie G. Bill at
the Sunday service of the Christian
Science Parent Church, held at IL
O'Clock In the assembly room of
the Hotel LAFAYETTE.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-08-30
Bedtime Stories
By HOWARD E. GARIS
Copyright, 1927, by Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate
UNCLE WIGGILY AND THE
SAW FISH

There are many strange fish IN
the sea. Some of them are so very
queer that if YOU met them walking
down the street You would hardly
know them. | don t mean to say that
YOU ever would see fish from the
ocean walking down the street, but
some of them are so queer that you
can hardly tell what they might do.
So when the Saw Fish, who is
one of the very oldest of those who
live in the ocean, noticed, one day.
another fish swimming toward him
with big round thing on his long,
slim nose, the Saw. Fish grunted:
"What in the ocean kind of a
fish are you?
Il am your old friend the Sword
Fish, was the answer. For TIE
Saw Fish and the Sword Fish are
cousins, in a way, except that the
long nose of the Saw Fish is broad
end blunt on the end, with sharp
teeth, just like those on a saw, stick
ing out on either side. The nose of
tine Sword Fish is long, sharp and
slender, IKE Solulef sworn.
- But what is that big, round
thing on your nose, Cousin Sword
Fish 90 asked the Saw Fish.
alt is something Uncle Wiggily
played a trick with, on me and the
Wolf,' explained the Sword Fish.
81 think it is called leg ball or
a toe ball-anyhow it s stuck on my
rose and | can't get it Off
"It's a football, not leg or toe
Imperial Valley press., 1927-08-30
Yes, Brawley Has
Nary a Cricket

The editor of the Brswley News
unlimbered himself Saturday to dis
cuss outwardly and cuss inwardly,
the presence of horde of crickets
in his town. He pleads for another
"Pied Piper to rid the town Of
bordes of ''chirping, grooming
crickets.
Having passed through Brawley
Saturday night, the writer can say
they ain t got no crickets up
there. - Ell Centre has 'em all. There
couldn t be crickets anywhere else
in the world Judging from the NUM-
Der that were in this city last nigh,
and they didn't move down from
Brawley either.
Brawley may boast or be ashamed
of "chirping, grooming trickets.
Ell Centre is pestered to death with
sluillions and squillions of leaping
crashing, whirling, crawley, scrat-
chy, milling, blankety.plank crick-
cts. And how they can mess up n
windshield!
The crickets must be observing
cold Home Week. in FL Centre.
|, s nothing to brag about. The
shrill piping of one cricket may he
cheerful Hearing them pop-pop be-
meath the wheels of ears is dinged
nuisance. Somebody ought to do
something about this.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-08-30

Fish. "But | cant go ashore and
play football,-you know
81 don expect that answered
the Sword Fish, hold himself still
in the water while his cousin rub
bed his long snout, with the saw
teeth, up and down on the football,
at last cutting it free. but this
afternoon Uncle Wiggily is going
sailing in washtub boat with some
of his little rabbits. viii you helr
me catch him then' He n be out a
long way; from Shore said the
Sword Fish.
ON help YOU promised the
Saw Fish. The Sword Fish told how
as he was swimming away with the
football on his nose, he had heard
Uncle Wiggily tell Jumper and
Bumper, his little boy rabbits, that
he ould take them for a ride in
the washtub boat. That's how the
Sword Fish knew about it.
Some time later, when the Saw
Fish and the Sword Fish were wait
ing in the ocean, little way out
from shore, Uncle Wiggily hoped
down to the beach with Jumper and
Bumper. In quiet cove was float
ing boat made from an old wash
tub. 1t would not leak as did the
packing box boat that Uncle Wig
gily's children used when they first
came to the shore.
'All aboard,' cried the rabbit
gentleman as he got into the tub
with Jumper and Bumper. "All
aboard! We II go sailing!"
''You viii not sail far.' snarled
the Sword Fish to himself. 'My
cousin will soon saw hole in the
bottom of your boat, it will fill with
water and sink. You will be washed
out and then we II get you'll
Not knowing what dreadful ad-
venture awaited him, Uncle Wig
gily helped his little boys paddle
Imperial Valley press., 1927-08-30
DETECTIVE STORY PLOT

Fifty years ago a man named Edmund Wormbs
living in Rerlin mysteriously Disappeared No trace
of him ever found.
The other day workman eXcavating for new
building found the skeleton of man. his fingers
clutchlng large KEY The thing was so curious that
it received wide publicity.
linen someone remembered that seven years ago,
shortly before her death, aged woman of neighbor
hood village had said: whenever skeleton with
key is found, the mystery of Edmund Wormbs will be
solved
Now suspicion points to two aged men, former
employees of the murdered man. each of whom accuses
the other OF killing him. What part the key plays in
the drama, beyond furnishing link of Identification
is not yet explained.
Many writer of crime mystery stories will kick
hmse1 tor never having thought of anything like that
that.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-08-30
SQUIRRELS AND NUTS

When we see news reel films showing savages per-
forming strange rites and weird dances, or paying
homage to some hideous idol think to ourselves,
savage rust be to take such stuff seriously,
out then what can enc expect from savage?"
We of course. consider ourselves too enlightened
to 90 anything of the sort. Yet we read of crowds
watching some hafbaked nt-wit stuck between heav-
en- and earth on POLE endeavoring to set up record
Tor sltag on pole longer than other moron who
has set previous record.
Crowds will also gather round to see some human
anaconda devour record-breaking quantity of hot
cakes, spaghetti, dOughnuts, or whatever particular
food product seer0s to strike the fancy.
Stand on a corner and look heavenward for few
minutes anu III no time you will have crowd around
with nothing else to do but follow your gaze and Won
der what you looking at
With all our boasted intelligence, we are often
much more ludicrous than the untutored savage
The man on the pole stunt seems to be about
the most lnane Of the many long distance" stunts
hat nave mace their appearance in the last few years.
perhaps because il is the newest one
Nobody b1t nitwit would attempt it. none but
curiosity soaked idlers would watch him and to be
honest' none bnt sap would write about it. All of
which seems to prove the slang expression half the
world are squirrels and the other half are nuts"
Imperial Valley press., 1927-08-30
TEN YEARS AGO
Aug. 80. 1917

r. H. Maddux, treasurer of the
Imperial Irrigation District, left
last night to join his family at the
coast for a short vacation. Miss
Helen Shaw, deputy treasurer will
preside over the office during his
absence.
Attorney G. F. Allen returned
yesterday from vacation spent at
Pasadena and Los Angeles.
w. F. Holt, of Los Angeles, pio-
neer valley promoter and capitalist.
arrived yesterday for a short bust
ness trip in the valley.
\. NJ. Nelson, county development
agent, who has been named to take
charge of and deliver the first con
tingent of drafted men from the
valley to American Lake, will ar
rive this morning from his vacation.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-08-30

out in the cove which was very
calm and still. But all of sudden
the Saw Fish, swimming undef
water, came up under the washtub
and, moving his toothed snout ba"k
and forth. soon sawed a hole in the
bottom of the boat. In rushed the
water.
ooh. Daddy, we are leaking
cried Jumper.
eve are going to sink.' shouted
Bumper.
"Dear me, it seems so! What ar
adventure, cried Uncle Wiggily.'
"Hal Ha! Now it is my turn tc
laugh,' chuckled the Saw Fish
You will soon be floundering IL
the water and II get you'll
'Whv don t you poke a hole II
the tub with your nosc'' asked thu
Saw Fish of his cousin as they
waited in the water, flipping their
tails and fins, anxious for the tim"
when the rabbits would be washed
out of the tub.
''Oh, m afraid if ram my
nose into the tub it will stick fast
as it did in the sfootba - said the
Sword Fish. Gwen get them soon
enough as it is.
"Help! Help!' shouted Uncle
Wiggily, looking at the land now
far off. 1--WE are sinkingI And
indeed they were. But if the butter
knife will kindly spread little
chocolate on the loaf cake, I'll tell
YOU next how Uncle Wiggily was
saved.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-08-30
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO
Aug. 80, 1912

{. b. Folsom returned from a
week s vacation spent in Los An
geles.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dan V. Nolan and
children returned last evening from
the coast.
w. A. Waggoner is back from
Arizona where he bought 600 head
of cattle to bring here in November.
Frank Gaff, contractor on the
high school, has returned from a
visit to Pomona, accompanied by
Mrs. Gaff.
Ed Holloway of Portland, Oregon
has been here for week, studying
the valley for number of friends
and has returned home to make his
report.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-08-30
MANY VISIT WILSON DAM

FLORENCE. Ala, Aug. 3o.-Vis-
itors numbering $500, taking ad.
vantage of the government, hos
pitaiity in opening Wilson Gam and
It's subsidiary power plants for in-
spection, have inspected the power
project since Jan. l. Prior 70 that
time visitors were allowed only
when they had a special permit.
According TO a guide at the dam,
the largest dav for visitors was
June when l,2l1 people were
shown through. ULirty-eight states
Imperial Valley press., 1927-08-30
RAG DOLLS HAVE THEIR DAY

rag doll contest is scheduled as part of the
summer program tor the 30 city Fairgrounds in Ceve
land o. Judges will declare which are the prettiest
the besdressed the smallest the largest and the most
charmlngly curiyhaired rag dolls. There will be
glory for tie dols and Joy their owners and may
be prizes.
But unless the list Of classes has place for the
OLDEST, the homeest and the best-beoved rag dolls,
it Tar from complete and the contest can't possibly
be an UnallOyed success.
vi all the dolI-iOvIng children we ever knew we
can't think OF one who treasured rag doll for its
prettness or rs perfect curs Rag dolls were for serv-
ice Battered and soied they might be, one shoe but
Ton eye mlght be LOST locks Oh yarn might lack the
touch o. the hardresEer, but the dots renamed be-
loved beyond tneD CHINA and sisters. Rag dolls
could be played with, dropped on sidewalks, sat upon
and We and told secrets without any fear of
injury to themselves.
Ii the promoters Of this contest remember their
yoath tney wal provide an honorable place tor PLAIN
rag dolls. If they don't they'll let those Judges in for
lot OF trouble.
Some OF these roadside auto-hoppers are so good
on long distance stuff thew can almost do Iindheroh
Imperial Valley press., 1927-08-30
ACCIDENTS

lnd !str'a accidents are decreasing in many states.
ONO had, III April of this year, 778 fewer than in
April CT last year. The greatest decrease was in acc
dents caused by machinery. Seventeen cassifcaons
out of 27 showed reductions
Thus of the greatest evils in American life is
diminishing as the result of painstakng effort Our
factories are growing steadily safer to work in.
Great advance, TOO, has been made in railroad
safety.
The worst realm of accident now is motor traffic
There Is an appalling amount of manning and slaugh-
ter caused by automobiles and trucks though the cas-
uaties are not great compared with the traffic vol
1t vii! be a long, hard fight to curb that evil
And 1t IS probably more of an engineering problem
than human problem. Drivers careful than
they used to be, but there many on the road
that new complications always arising, and
widening ard paving grade crossing elimination, re
moVai OF bottle necs etc. cannot keep pace with the
increase of cars Handling the motor traffic is the
most serious transportation problem in this country
today, we'll the most serious accident problem
Imperial Valley press., 1927-08-30

and now I can't get it off, and
hei related what happened as 1 told
you in yesterday S story.
l"Well, | II saw that ball off
your nosc,' offered the other fish.
/ And then | wish YOU would help
enc catch that rabbit begged the
Sword Fish, speaking in muffled
voice for he cbuld not open his
mouth very wide on account of th"
foot ball on his nose.
ON do that promised the Saw
Imperial Valley press., 1927-08-30

ball! y chuckled the Saw Fish.
" Perched up on top of the waves |
have often looked toward shore and
seen men and boys playing game
with footballs like the one on your
nose.
"Well, Uncle wiggiiy played a
game on me all right!' growled the
sword Fish. 81 stuck my nose right
through this bali and it burst with
Imperial Valley press., 1927-08-30
Heiress Sued for
Large Amount
By United Press Leased Wire

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 3d. Three
damage suits, aggregating $4,000,
are on record in superior court here
today naming Mrs. Anita NJ. Bald
win, daughter of the late "Lucky'
Baldwin, as defendant.
Damages of $4,000 each are ask
ed by the three plaintiffs, guardians
of three children, who it was claim
ed are manned for life as result
of burns suffered when they fell in
to burning peat field on the Bald
win estate several weeks ago.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-08-30
S. P. TO ABANDON ROAD
by United Press Leased Wire

WASHINGTON, Aug. 30. - The
Southern Pacific railway asked the
interstate commerce commission to-
day for authority to abandon its
Beetax branch l 1.2 miles long in
Ventura County, Cal.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-08-30
Looking Backward
What the Presa Files Tell Of I'm
perial Valley for this Date
In Past Years
TWENTY YEARS AGO
Aug. 80, 1907

w. P. Mansfield of Brawley is
in town today.
Y. p. Banta returned from his
vacation in Los Angeles.
Mayor Weber has appointed n.
II. Williams to represent Imperial
at the National Irrigation Congress.
Tom Beach of FL Centre left this
morning for Los Angeles.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dellwood are home
from a vacation spent in Los An
geles.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-08-30

aud one foreign country were repre-
seuted on that date.
\ visitor mus register before
'iewing the dam. Pv registering.
'he visitor releases the government
af responsibility for any accident
tnat might occur while he is tour
Ing the plant
Imperial Valley press., 1927-08-30

prevented. ~ We can stop this
needless loss with very little ef-'
fort if every one Of us will do,
his part. Never throw away a
burning match or cigarette
while in the woods, meyer leave
a campfire uncovered. ~ This
year let us all do our part to
save our forests-ke careful!
Imperial Valley press., 1927-08-30

Complete control Of grape meas
les was had in Mendocino county
through use of sodium arsenate.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-08-30

DHARRED, biaekened J
- st"mbs- Aesolafe acres
Of ,uaste-Maeons reminder
Of mans appalling eareless-
ness! -AH in The path Of a
match. - Carelessness alone
is responsible for more than
7OB of all our forest. fires
Carelessness that can easily b
Imperial Valley press., 1927-08-30

Harding grass is satisfactory III
the foothills Of Nevada county,
growing to four and five feet high.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-08-30

Some OF these roadside auto-hoppers are so good
on long distance stuff, they almost do a Lindbergh
Imperial Valley press., 1927-08-30

~. ~. !. ~ "
as6ts.s'',:9issl
puBLisHro IN
THE INTEREST
OF SAVING
OUR FOREST,
.N.aN, |.
,N|
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ALLEGED D R j G
DEALER Held

Arrested here on description
furnished by the agent in charge Of
the Federal Narcotic Division Of
Nashville. Tenn. today. Harvey Rex
Hairless, having various aliases, OF
Birmingham, Ala, was found to
have an ounce OF alleged dope and
equipment for its use on his person.
He was held on charges Of violating
the Harrison narcotic Law.
Hairless was arrested by Federal
Narcotic Agents s. J.. Rakusin and
g. D. FORMER and Detectives War.
field and Saunders when he ap.
peared at the general delivery post
office window. Agents thought that
they were only arresting him for
Birmingham. The presence Of the
alleged dope resulted in the local
charge.
Hairless arrived here early from
Winchester, Va, where he had been
plying his trade as a carnival show
man at the annual apple blossom
festival. He is married, he claims,
and gave his wife's address at At.
lanta, Ga
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Greta GarbO's Illness
Stops Work on Film

Los ANGELES, April 2e.-with
Greta Carlo, Swedish film star, I'll
Of an acute internal disorder at her
Santa Monica home, work on
Love" her latest picture, was held
up today.
The actress physician said he
hoped to have her back in the
studios within week.