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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-03-04
A Winner

When they were selecting the Eva
for Uncle Toms Cabin" there were
hundreds Of interesting little tots on
the Universal lot. The big laugh came
from two little six-year-olds who were
discussing the future
I'm goin' to be big movie star my
self, some day. remarked one.
II amt! Pm goin' to be a necker,"
said Miss Sophisticated No. O..
SOS your Aunt Minnie"
WELL" retorted the other, "Aunt
Minnie aih't so bad, at that."-Los
Angeles Times.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-03-04
Took cockleburr From Lung

A cockleburr. three-quarters of an
inch long. was removed from the right
lung of Ellis Haiden, twenty-seven, of
Poplar Bluff, Mo-, at st. Louis hos
pital, 1t was removed with the
bronchOscope, an instrument that per-
mits physicians to get at foreign
bodies in the lungs and bronchial
tubes. Apparently the cockleburr got
into Haiden's lung a week before,
when he had removed a bunch of
them from his mittens with his teeth.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-03-04
Baby Carriage Passing

Kensington garden, the fashionable
parade in London for baby carriages
containing children of wealthy par
ents. is being gradually deserted. 1t
appears that many Of the youngsters
require something more than an air
ing in pram or with a nurse these
days and demand they be taken out
in a motor car. This in turn has Gre
ated demand for the "nurse-chauf-
feuse" to drive young charges about
in the acknowledgements News.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-03-04

The story is told at Concord, N. H,
of samnamhulistic young man who
walked calmly through a plate-glass
window, and strangely enough did not
receive any cuts of consequence.
That he did not walk off into space
was because of the fortunate circum-
stance that the window opens upon
a second-stOry veranda, SO that he
suffered principally from suddenly
emerging, thinly clad, into the chill
uight air.-Exchange.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-03-04
BIRDS PLAY IMPORTANT PART
IN CHECKING INSECT
PESTS

Without birds the country would
be overrun with insect pests, in the
opinion of many ornithologists and
entomologists Credit for eating
obnoxious insects should also be
given to a number of other verte-
brates, especially to toads, lizards,
shrews, moles, bats, and skunks,
and their appetite for insects in all
stages, their powers of swift loco
motion, and their tendency to con-
centrate wherever unusual numbers
of insects appear, they are of chief
economic Importance among insect
ivorous vertebrates.
A historical and most picturesque
example of birds saving crop from
insect destruction was given by
California gulls in pioneer days in
Utah, when they swooped down or
the Mormon crickets that were de
vouring the wheat of the early
settlers. Since that time these
birds have been held almost sacred
in Utah, and a monument has been
erected to commemorate their SER
vices. In an investigation by the
Biological Survey of the United
States Department of Agriculture of
1O9 cases of satisfactory control and
SO cases of local suppression of in
sects by birds, many interesting
food habits were brought to light.
Contrary to popular belief, various
birds eat even the hairy types OF
caterpillars, like those of the tus-
sock, gypsy, and brown-tail moths,
and the tent caterpillars.
Sparrows are noted for feeding on
ants, cabbage bugs, cicadas, green
bugs, alfalfa weevils, army worms
and caterpiilars Meadows larks eat
grasshoppers and crickets. White
breasted nuthatches have been OBJ
served to reduce greatly the numbers
of pear psylla and the cooling moth.
Goldfinches like plant lice of several
species. Woodpeckers are among
the most effective enemies of bark
beetles and wood borers of various
kinds, as we'll as the European corn
borer, and they also eat leopard and
codling moths and many other
woodland pests. Crows, blackbirds
and grackles are found of white
grubs in quantities and will follow
pillow to get them in the spring.
Forty-fve species of birds were
found to feed extensively on the
alfalfa weevil, while 66 attack the
cotton-boll weevil, Orioles will pick
weevils out of the squares or flower
buds, of the cotton, while swallows
feed on them when in flight and
extending their range.
Mallard ducks have been effec-
lively used in ponds for mosquito
control. Red-eyed vireos seem to be
attracted by fall web-worms, while
cutworms form large part of the
diet of starrings, crows, and jack
DAVIS. Blackbirds help to keep
down the. numbers of the boil worm
and many other pests. Sparrows
and other birds have been observed
to clean up infestations OF termites
According to the Biological Sur
vey, birds may be looked upon as az
ever-present force that automatically
tends to check outbreaks of insects
pests. a force that should be kept at
maximum efficiency by protective
measures so that their services may
be utilized whenever possible.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-03-04

March 9, 10, II, IL has been set
aside by the retail merchants of
Wilmington as the 1927 Spring
Display Week. 1t will be conducted
under the auspices Of the Mercantile
Section OF the Chamber OF Com
merce with the Cooperative Sales
in charge. Since 1925 Spring Dis
play Week has become an institution
with Wilmington merchants at
which time they combine in holding
style displays in all line of
merchandise.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-03-04
Always Polite

The manager of the isolatedA
had received a letter from
stating that her husband,
in the factory, had sent h
for weeks and weeks.
So the manager. a
for the delinquent the
Jackson" he said
made his appearance
send your wife anytl
writer"
"Oh, yes, SIR" answe
brightly, always my
CARDS"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-03-04

With most local taxes at record
breaking peaks, legislatures in var
ious States are passing additional
thousands of bills which Immediately
add to the already topheavy ta''
load
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-03-04

Delegate William T. Vinsinger haF
introduced a bill in the Maryland
Legislature, which would prohibit
the issuance of markers or registra
ton cards to owners of motor vehic
les of Cecil county when taxes on
machine are in arrears.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-03-04

The Japanese Foreign Minister
says he and his country are for
peace Well. We are ready to let
them have it.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-03-04

The Cynical Bachelor observes
that the man who marries a woman
with an independent income must
expect to get an independent wife.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-03-04

The sweet Young things !" the
day and time, practice sub fran
revelations.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-03-04

Some people are so cautious that
they wouldn't even build castles in
the air without being sure of their
ground.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-03-04

You can't expect girl to BIZ
warm-hearted if she wears it or
her sleeve.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-06-10
STAGE COMPANY
ADDS MWTRIP
TO Los ANGELES

\ new schedule on Pickwiek
stages will go into effect on June
IL, it was announced at The Ffck.
wick offices this morning, giving
FL Centre and valley residents four
cars to Los Angeles each day. The
S p. IN. bus has been set ahead to
leave FL Centre at J:l5 q. nj. and
4 4. IN. car has been added. The
time VIII also be cut about 25 2Tnin-
utes on the run to Los Angeles and
the simmer rates will go into effect
with the new schedule.
Two new ears have been pur
chased by tn e Pickwick= lines for
the new service. These will be a
feature Of the service giving pa
irons a parlor car service. The new
machines are equipped with obser
SatiOR rooms and viii be used on
the s q. IN. run.
The new schedule calls for stages
leaving FL Centre at ) o'clock and
$ clock in the morning and at
] 80 0 clock and 5:lJ clock in the
afternoon.
1t was also announced that a
switch in the San Diego run will
be made soon, an evening car being
added to the present schedule. Plans
are also under way 10 cover all
points on the San Diego
schedule and to give valley patrons
the benefit Of reduced summer rates
TO all mountain points.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-06-10
COLLEGE TRACK
ATHLETES READY
FOR BIG MEET
BY CLARK 3. KELSEY
(Uhted Press Staff Correspondent

tth ltAGO, June 10. Anxious
ATHLETES from 20 of the major
seh9ols Of the country awaited the
starter s signal this afternoon which
wl!t usher in the Annual National
Collegiate A. 4 Track and Field
Meet at Soldiers Field.
Sc me of the nation s best are en-.
tered IN what is declared to be the
moA representative of the twenty.
odd NtA meets The entry list is
by far the greatest in history and
the e'athletes-judging from past per.
forhanees-are on parity Will.
any group heretofore entered.
lfltre are champions from every
section. The east has a strong rep,
fessNfation with Penn State show
ing .asout the pick Of the loA. The
entise Big Ten conference A repre-
soptAd.
A majority of the schooA of the
Missouri Valley have sent the ath-
lstes here "a have the southwestern
conferences. The Pacific coast
likewise is ably represented
fhe preliminaries will begin at .
p. n. The finals win be run off to.
morrow.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-06-10
Officers Nab
Wrong Party

Jose Moreno, 26, Of FL Centro was
locked up at e eonnty Jail yester
day afternoon pending investigation
into an alleged forged check deal.
But Jose was released again at 6
0 clock last night for friends rush
ing to his assistance proved to the
satisfaction Of the police that he
was not the man wanted.
Complaint in the ease was made
by John Bitickas, who charged No
reno with having passed worthless
check ON him. Deputy Sheriffs
Freeman and Sharp arrested Mo
reno later, the latter protesting his
arrest and Informing the authorities
that they must have the wrong
man. Later friends appeared and
said that it must be a mistake. They
were then advised to see Bi:iekas
and the later came with them to the
county Jail.
sNo, he isn't the man. The man
who passed the check was q shorter
man and had a mustache," Bitickas
explained.
go Moreno was released and mem
bcrs Of the sheriff's office again
started in search Cf man answer
in. to he name os ,.tses Moreno.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-06-10
- -i---i----.-------s
HEBER

HEBER, May l0.-Mrs. F. T.
Ai,ken, of Coachella, was laid TO
rest Thursday morning. Mr., and
Mrs. Aitken and family were resi-
dents of Hebcr for number of
years. Mr.. Aitken and manager of
the Hebcr Cooperative Creamery
and Mrs. Aitken had endeared her
self to every one who knew her by
her genial disposition, during her i'll
health. Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. II. Gavin
attended the funeral.
Wyatt Briggs has leased the Haas
Ritter Service station.
Mr. and Mrs. Cal Icymaster, of
Arrow, Nebraska, and her niece,
Miss Helen Gearhtart, were guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. Vera Foss.
Earl Briggs has secured 4 sum
mcr position with Roy Womack in
FL Centre.
Mrs. Fannie Thompson Will be the
principal Of the liehcr school next
year. Mrs. Thompson has been priu-
cipal of Acacia school for Il mum
brr Of wears. Her work there was
very satisfactory and ucber is
overjoyed in securing such AN "f-
ticient principal. She has moved
Imperial Valley press., 1927-06-10
Watson Case Is
Again Postponed

The ease of Ollie Watson, colored,
charged with assault and battery,
has been continued over until
Thursday morning. Watson was
released on his own recognizancc
until that time. The police have
been unable to locate Hattie Wat
son, his wife, complainant. Upon
request Of the defendant Judge Her
vey deferred sentence for one week.
Watson has alrady. pleaded guilty
TO the charge but due to unusual cir
cum stances in the case the court de,
sires that his wife appear in order
that further investigation may be
made before sentence is pronOunc-
ed.
Watson was charged with having
struck his wife on the head with a
pitcher, cutting her head and frac
turing her jaw.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-06-10
Railroad Orders
New Furniture

A rush order of furniture wss re-
ceived nc the Southern Pacific of.
tices this morning for the new de.
pot and was Immediately put into
use. The furniture Is for the wait
ing room of the new station and
was rushed through in order to re-
place some of the furniture, which
was lost in the fire early this week
at the freight depot.
Practically all equipment FOR the
new depot went up in the flames
and il has been necessary 70 order
entire new furnishings for the
place.
The driveway connecting tho de
pot with Main and Broadway has
been completed and while the loss
of the furniture will cause a slight
delay in the formal opening Of the
depot, 1t is expected that every,
thing will be complete in 10 days
Imperial Valley press., 1927-06-10
PALATIAL BOATS
TAKE MACNATE
TO WALL STREET
BY HENRY L. FARRELL
United Pre1 Staff Correpondent)

NEW YORK, June 1t.--1f you
wanted to get to your office every
morning with the greatest speed, the
maximum comfort and the least an
noyance, you probably wouAd spend
sl6o per day and perhaps more for
the accommodation.
At least if you had the money
possessed by J. p. Morgan. Fl. II.
Rogers. The Standard Oil mhgnate;
Otto Kahn, the internationally
known tinancier and at least IS 9th.
et less celebrated New Yorkhs.
They are paying more than 800
per day, on q conservative estimate,
to ride from their summer eStates
''up around the sound to their Of
fees in the canyons of lower Broad
way in palatial motorbeats. and
they have started q tad that is.nak
ing business boom for the boat
builders. ..
The United Press correspondent
was able TO get some figures on tbs
price and upkeep of the new Roy
a Cartridges Of the financial kings
when he came down from Albalay
in a test ride in Otto Kahn's new
floating palace, said by the manu-
facturers to be the fastest and, most
comfortable pleasure and business
cruiser that ever has been placed
in the water.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-06-10

pay her $50 month for their sup
port.
The complaint was made out on
June 5, 1926 and charges that up
until May /, 1926 the defendant was
behind $3.50 in payments. The case
was later removed from the calen-
dar but upon stipulation of the at
torneys, Roy Maxwell, for the plain
tiff, and North for the defendant,
it has been replaced on the calendar.
In answer to the complaint the
husband charges that the wife has
failed to live up TO the judgment Of
the court in that he has not been
allowed 10 see the children, as spe-
cified and that the money which he
paid her was not used for the sup
port of the children but by her and
a second husband.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-06-10

his unparalleled horsemanship. Hard
riding and race feature tn1 pie
lure with the photoplay teeming
with ~virile- -aetion-s----,-. -,
In the roiesof leading lady is Fay
-Wrsy, girl of grrnt beauty and
charming personality who makes an
excellent receiver Of Accord 5 love,
in The picture. Incidentally, she
shows that she is fine actress.
Aggie Herring, an interesting
character actress, plays the role of
Miss Wray 5 smother ana displays a
great depth of feeling Which marks
her as one Of the outstanding fig
ures in This oil field melodrama.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-06-10
Three Injured
In Car Crash
nv United press Leased Wire

san PEDRO, Calf, June TO-
Karl ?. II. Lind. San Diego marine
engineer, and his companion. Mrs.
Bessie Nelson of San Pedro are
near death at a local hospital FOL
lowing an automobile accident here
today.
Miss Helen Hess, San Pedro, re-
reived minor bruises and laeerations
in the same crash. Another man
said to have been with the party
when their touring car overturned
On slippery pavement and crashed
into an ornamental light pole dis
appeared after the accident, accord
ing to police. ~'-
Lind, a member of the crew of
the liner Yale suffered a fractured
skull and broken arm, according to
reports. His address was given as
533 West 42nd street, San Diego.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-06-10
layton Answers
WOman's Charge

Answer was filed yesterday after
pon by the defendant in the case
Ruth f. Richardson against Roy
Clayton, through Attorney Will
am i. North.
According 10 the complaint Of the
aintiff the defendant, from whom
10 was granted divorce in the
ate Of Nevada on Sept. 81, 1924
as failed TO live up TO the judg-
ent entered by the court at that
me. The complaint charges that
ie Judgment was 10 the effect that
ae wife have custody Of the two
lildren and that the defendant
Imperial Valley press., 1927-06-10
Bad Melons Get
Men In Trouble

z. Assaman, Japanese farmer near
Westmorland was fined $3.50 in
Judge Cooks court yesterday for
shipping overripe melons. He was
hit in the same place when county
inspectors had him up the same day
before Judge Griffin of Brawley.
who fined him $50 for a similar Of
fence at Brawley.
Horticultural inspectors saw
Assaman has been a thorn In the
flesh for some seasons. They assert
he was caught with 4 truck load G..
rotten melons and a sccoi offence
was committed in Brawl,y where
he was found sailing away bad mel
Gns in III: lotion of n track load
20 be shipped from that point.
: z. Panler, Mexican, vas fine /
500, half Of which was suspended.
for shining green melo;s. and 4
watermelon grower named Akalian
wS fine, $50 for shipping unfi.
melons in Iaig, Griffin 3 court yes.
tek1ay.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-06-10
Bradford Case
Set For June q

The ease Of Harry Bradford Of
Heber, scheduled to come before
Judge I. Mayfield for jury trial
yesterday afternoon, has been con.
tinued until Tuesday, June p at
9:30 o'clock. Bradford is charged
with unlawful possession of intoxi
eating liqun-.
Bradford was arrested following
a visit to his place bv, 4 federal
agent, quantity of alleged intox
i'ants being seized. He had been
arrested about six weeks previous
but managed to get by with sus.
pended sentence on "a 5000 fine
when he entered plea Of guilty.
Ernest .Utlev is appealing for the
defendant while Edward II. Law is
in charge of the prosecution.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-06-10
THEATERS

The oil country has been used as
an effective setting for Art Ac-
ord's latest picture coming tomor-
row night TO tefr Airdome theatcr,
in Loco Luck.
The story opens in the midst of
an oil boom which is in the stages
of fading out Several with inside
knowledge to the contrary try to
on the scene.
The action then becomes furious
and speeds through the picture to
whirlwind finish. r
Accord is given ample opportunity
to show his skill with his fists and
Imperial Valley press., 1927-06-10

into the teacherage.
The Heber school board has Sc
cured the services of the same
teachers, with the exception of the
principal, for the coming year, Mrs.
Laura Orr, Mrs. Ella Il. Ware, Mrs.
Edith Jacobs.
Mrs. Catherine Lyon is spending
Il month with her daughter, Virgin
III, ut Long Beach. Miss Cathrine
is wit hher aunt in FL Centro, dur
ing her mothers absence.
Miss Sophie Dunlap will attend
summer school in Flagstaff, Artiz.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-06-10
THE WEATHER

LOS Angeles AND VICINITY
Partly cloudy weather ana mod
crate temperature this afternoon,
tonight and Saturday, except cloudy
in the morning.
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA -
Fair tonight and Saturday, except
cloudy or foggy near the coast;
normal temperature: moderate
wcstcrlv winds.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-06-10

It's sometimes better to receive
the fishy eye than black one.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-06-10
TATE OF CALIFORNIA.
OUNTY OF IMPERIAL.
ITY OF Ell CENTRIC. SIS :

3 /, j. STERLING OSWALT, City Tax and License Col
cor of the City of FL CentrO California do hereby
fy that the foregoing full true and correct list of all
and property delinquent account of non-pay
ent of taxes levied by the Board of Trustees of said City,
the current fiscal year. containing the of the
and description of the property delinquent and the
mount of taxes penalties and costs due opposite each
and description with the taxes due personal pro-
rty added the real estate where the real estate
liable therefor. ....-'
Dated this 9Th day of June, 1927.
]. STERLING OSWALT
y Tax License Collector for the City Ell Centro
California.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-06-10

-. Greater comfort
and beauty on open
or closedUars. Ad.
Unstable TO divert
wind or turn breeze
into car. Open car
models. pair -.
S4.8S and $7.95
Closed car wings.
palr....s...............S
, 1927-09-15
Publication.

1T is hereby brought to public no.
/ tice that the Government has,
this date, authorized the R%eyerends
MATHEW MEIGHAN and HOWARD
JOSEPH HER0LD, c. SIS. r., to pei
form civiI-religiou8 functions in the
Municipality of st. CroiX.
Government of the
Virgin Islands Of the United States
st. Thomas
September l, 1927.
E. H. VAN PATTEN,
Government Secretary.
, 1927-09-15
NO MORE MOTH HOLE
IF YOU USE
LaPVGX

You have heard of interpreting; And
hreprooting; Now comes mothprootiEg
with Larvex. This is what this great
preparation does-actuaIiy ~mothproofs
the cloth itself so that no moth-worm
will take even a single bite. When Lar
vpx is sprayed on any wooden fabric, it
penetrates the fabric and becomes part
of the wool fibre. The fabric then be-
comes safe from moth-damage for an en-
tire season or unless worn or washed.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-09-02
LIGHT TRADE IN
PRICES
BECOME ERRATIC
Wheat and Oats Close High.
er; Corn Unchanged
to Lower.
BIZ United Press


CHICAGO, Sept. 2.-Conditions
prior to a Monday holiday and The
monthly Government crop report
due next week prevailed in grain
pits on the Chicago Board of Trade
today and business was light while
prices were erratic.
Wheat closed ~ to Is cent higher
than Thursdays final figures; corn
unchanged to Il cent lower, and
oats Il to Y cent higher.
At the opening wheat was lower
on weak Liverpool cables, but re-
ports of frost in Alberta were a
bullish influence and prices climbed
steadily throughout the remainder
of the session. Receipts were IA
cents. Cash wheat was l cent
higher.
Corn held nervous course all
session, opening lower. rising with
wheat. declining before noon, and
then slowing showing slightly
stronger in the last two hours. Re-
ceipts were 1873 cars. Cash corn was
unchanged.
Oats held firm all day due to
bullish reports on the harvest and
estimates of the crop in Carada.
Receipts we're rs cars. Cash oats
was unchanged.
Provisions closed higher.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-09-02

Sheep and Lambs
Other Livestock
By United Press

CHICAGO, Sept. Receipts,
1000: all killing classes generally steady;
salers steady stockers and feeders
B BULK selling NJ from n sii Downward to 50 So
sss ssy sh Ssst ca Kansas msns cs 'p
aging 1.l3l lbs. $40; part loads OF year
lings. se5o@12.. sheep-Receipts; $4,000;
far sead dsv WITH Prices Iw
crate to light sorts. si3.25@1s.5O; few
s nIs 0S siisoSia cuiis $3.50 $50 mostly. few
good range lambs, $3.50; choice offerings
gPs at :s7sSIsss sheep ~, weak sves 70
$5.5o0s.25: feeding lambs SLOW. about
steady; bulk eligible at. sl3.25@ 1875. Hogs
soft or oily hogs and roasting pigs eT T,,
iOm40c higher: heavvweieht 25O-3o0 lbs,
medium TO choice. $9.5og 1880: medium
ssss hO9I'O s sS Rsau 10000 lDs
common to choice. sl0Mli 40; light lights,
lsoiiso lbs commop to choic s;, ss ss2s
Slaughter sO Digs. so-iso lbs. medium to
choice. $500 1880. Slaughter cattle and
csyesstee sTs 200 lbs up oa g9o soo an ana
steers. l.loo lbs. down. choice. $4,000
l4.7s; good, slo.75@i3eo; medium. $3.50
11.65; common s6.75@s;75; light yearlinS
Choice. a5o lbs. up. ss.75Gl25 so; Common
and. medium. all WEIGHTS: s6.75@l0; cows;
s Medium anu s5SoSsss 0 low Cutter and cut
ter cows. s4.6505.5o; calves, medium to
choice. s7M10 vealers, Gull to choice, $40
mon to choice s6.50@10. Slaughter sheep
and lambs-Light and handvweIght 92-lb.
down. medium to common. S1l.756i4; Gull
medium to choice. s3.5oM6.5o; Gull and
common, sl.5004; feeding lambsf range
stock. medium to choice, $il.75014.