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Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1927-07-12

led Uncle Wiggily. 1t was MI.
Cav Cav himself. | know his voice.
He sprained one of his wings yes
terdav trying to keep up with one
of the mail airoplanes and today
he cannot fly around to deliver
letters. He asked me if | would take
his mail bag and do the delivering
for him. Of course shall
"You always were kind, y muir
INJURED Nurse Jane.
4 little later. Uncle Wiggilv had
turned himself into post rabbit
and with Mr.. Cav Caw's bag was
hopping around to deliver the mail
of letters and postcards.
There was letter for Nurse
Jane from her cusin and one for
Mrs. Longears, as well as some let
tiers for Uncle Wiggily himself.
These he read while sitting on
stump in the woods, after deliver
ing the last of the mail.
"'This is fun' said the bunny
uncle to himself as he got ready II
go back home. "Of course it ism t
any fun for Mr.. Cav Cav to have
lame wing, but | quite enjoy being
post rabbit for a while
So the next day, and the one
after that, Uncle Wiggily took
around the letters and every one
was glad to see him. But at last the
sly Fox, who had seen the rabbit
gentleman hopping around with the
mail pouch, said to the Wolf:
q think | know a fine trick to
play on Mr.. Longears SO we can
catch him.
"H0w!' asked the Wolf, sniff
ing and snuffing to see if he could
smell baked potato anywhere. But
he couldn t. ''How can you catch
that rabbit. He is full OF tricks! -
''You know he is delivering let
tcrs for Mr.. Cav Cav explained
the Fox. ''Well, my plan is this. /
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1927-07-12

will write letter to you and drop
/, il in the Hollow Tree Post-officc.
Uncle Wiggily takes the letters
from there and carries them to
wherever they are TO go, When he
has letter for YOU he will bring
it to your den. Then you can easily
catch him. l Il be there to help
you. "
at sounds like good plan, -
spoke the Woif. "But maybe when
Uncle Wiggiiy secs that he has Il
letter for me, he will not deliver
it,
Gle Il have tot" cried the Fox.
eff he doesn t he can be arrested
for holding up the United States
Nail, and that's serious offense
let me tell you'll Very serious!'
"Good! > growled the Wolf.
LET s try it.
So the Fox wrote the Wolf u
letter and dropped it in the Hollow
Tree Post-office. Next morning,
when Uncle Wiggily collected the
mail he saw the letter. But the wise
rabbit gentleman knew, right away,
because of the crooked writing,
that the letter was from the Fox.
"And he wants me to take it to the
den of the Wolf so III be caught! =
ehuckled the rabbit. every well,
as long as | am the mail rabbit
must deliver letters. Put the Wolf
IS going to be surprised
After delivering all the other
LETTERS, Mr.. Longears put on the
letter for the Wolf lot of sticky
gum from the pine tree. Then,
fastening the letter ON the end of
long, long stick, the rabbit thrust
it into the Wolf den, standing,
himself out of the Wa: behind d
rock "Here's letter for you, Mr..
Wolff said the bunny.
The Wolf took the letter from
the end of the long stick. But rs
soon as he did so his paws stuck
to it so tightly that he couldn t
get them off to grab the bunny.
And when he Fox rushed out 10
/ ll the sticky letter from the
Wolf s paws the Fox was also
stuck up. So the two bad chaps were
too much stuck to catch the rabbit
letter-carrier, who laughed and hop
ped safely home.
This teaches up, if we arc willing
to learn, why they always put
strawberries in shortcakc. And if
the apple pic doesn't stay in the
oven so long that it burns. II tell
You next about Uncle Wiggily 5
blackberries.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1927-07-12
OIL LAMPG

There is old adage about carrying Goals to
Newcastle, which is supposed to represent the height
of futlity. Yet would be sensible enough to carry
coal to that famous center of the English coal indus
try if the Newcastle citizens were burning wood OR
peat for fuel.
We seem to need similarly scorfful formula for
the lighting situation at Muscle Shoals. 1t develops
that Muscle Shoals City, built around the greatest
electrical generating plant in the world, is lighted
with coal oil lamps. There is enough power issuing
from that plant to light several states, and great
deal ava!lable
Let it not be assumed however, that the Muscle
Shoalers are obvious to their absurd plight Busl-
ness men are now pcttioning the secretary of war to
grant franchise for lighting their city in the modern
way He is expected grant it. if the oil indus
try does need the business.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1927-07-12
TEN YEARS AGO
Univ 10 1917

DR.. and Mrs. L. C. House left for
their vacation. DR.. House will at
tend summer clinics in the east in
order to advance himself in the
newest methods of surgery.
Egbert /. Swanson, son of pGo.
baton Officer Swanson, has left
for Mare Island Navy yard to join
the naval service as an electrician.
Constable c. c. Toney and Mrs.
Toney will leave the latter part of
this week for a short vacation trip
by automobile.
Six new members were initiated
into III Centre lodge, b. 7. o. +.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1927-07-12
Tuesday, July II, 1927

mobile last night, was being sough
by police here today.
Walking calmly into the restaut
ant, the bandit ordered the tw
young women at the cashiers des,
to put all the cash into a bag HI
carried, and then dashed to TIL
street, where confederate is be
ieved to have been waiting, in z
machine.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1927-07-12
THE WEATHER


LOS ANGELES AND VICINITY
Fair tonight and Wednesday with
moderate temperature; probably
cloudy in the morning.
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA-Fair
tonight and Wednesday with fog
near the coast tonight; continued
high temperature east portion; mod
eratelv high fire hazard in the in
terror; gentle westerly winds.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1927-07-12
Looking Backward
What the Press Files Tell Of I'm
perial Valley for this Dass
In Past Yeays
TWENTY YEARS AGO
july L, 1907

July lJoi
To the voters o9 imperial county:
| hereby announce myself as an
independent candidate for the office
o. superior Judge Of the proposed
new county-H. n. Dyke.
Mrs. J.. c. Farr has gone to the
coast for the summer, where she
will be joined by her daughter.
Mrs. Stevenson in the course of
two weeks.
w. E. Rice returned from a visit
to the coast.
King L.. Kendle, merchant of
Uoltville, was in town today.
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO
J@ly II, 1912
While mercury today has only
reached So it has been a trying day
on account Of the great humidity.
Not for an instance has the sun
been in view, which is a very rare
condition in the valley, and at sew
eral times a few drops of rain have
fallen.
1t was very enjoyable whist
party that was given at the Ladies
Forgery last night by the Woman $
Ten Thousand club, with Mrs.
johnson as hostess. Between games
there were clever recitations by
Messers. Coats and Conklin and
Miss Davis.
The music class of Mrs. w. +. Cox
entertained their mothers at the
studio ON Broadway. The following
pupils took part in the program:
Maud Poole, iona Waldrop, Lucille
Champion, Ruby Fowlkes, Yuma
Waldrop, Jessie May Cox and
Thelma Champion.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1927-07-12
"Sheik" Bandit
RObs Cafeteria

LOS ANGELES. July Ia
"Shick - bandit, who held a crowd
of diners ina downtown cafeteria
at bay, and held up two cashiers
and then. made an escape in an auto
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1927-07-12
BANK OF ITALY
National Trust & Savings
Dividend Notice
Association

Association
For the balf-year ending June 5
1927. a dividend has been declare
at the rate Of four per cent per o.
mum on all savings deposits, payab
on and after July l, 1927. DivldenI
not called for are added to and be-
the same rate of interest as Il
principal from July l, 1897.
JAMES A. BACIGALUPI.
Presidci
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1927-07-12

They were: w. G., Russell, c. J. Ritz,
Fred C. Kramer, and Leo Hetzel of
FL Centre and Lester Eichold and
Andy Prebie of Imperial.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1927-07-12

Subject to correction by automa
ic recorder curve, Bureau Of Recl3
nation.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1927-07-12
COLORADO GAGE

YUMA, Ariz., July 12.--Mea
daily heights in feet and mean did
charge in second-feet of the Cole
RADIO River at Yuma, Ariz., for tbl
week ending July s, 1927.
The Washington times., 1927-03-11
25O-MILE LIGHT
FOR AIRLINE

PARIS, March 1.-The most pow.
erful searchlight In the world will
soon light the way Of airplanes fly
ing from Paris to London by night.
On a clear night its rays extend for
q distance Of two hundred and fifty
miles and at least one hundred miles
when there Is little mist.
Trials which have been made
show that the large aiHplanes will
be able to carry passengers and
freight from London to Paris and
vice versa as easily by night as by
day.
In good weather the pilot leaving
the aerodrome at Croydon win be
able to see the light from the bea-
con on Mont Valerion as soon as
he reaches the height Of one thou
sand meters.
The Paris.Lond route will not
be the only one that Is lighted. The
companies Of aerial navigation are
already making plans to brighten
the way from Paris to Strassbourg
and Paris to Marseilles. Already
there are small electric and actey.
lene lamps which send forth their
beams for distance Of twenty-five
miles.
The Washington times., 1927-03-11
Chinese ''RED''
ARMY LOSES

SHANGHAI. March 1.-THE Can.
tonese have opened drive against
Sunkiang and have been forced
back in their first sally.
The long expected battle in the
Wishing sector for Sunkiane and
also in the TAPPING Chen region of
Anhwei now appears to be in fun
progress, with all reports here in
dicating that the Cantonese have
had to give some ground. Senti.
nels spotted 80 boatloads of Ma
tionalist troops. dressed as civilians,
proceeding to the city. The Shan
tung forces opened a heavy fire and
the Nationalist were forced to re-
tire. Russian detachments are join.
ing the Cantonese.
The defense Of Shanghai was
strengthened today when the one
hundred and seventh brigade Of the
Shantung army arrived here from
Marking.
Tomorrow is the second ami
versary of the death OF Sun Vat
Sen and it promises to be q critical
day. Chinese workers have laid
plans for a one-day general strike.
United States Consul Lockhart, at
Hankow, acting on instructions
from Washington, today lodged an
official protest with the Nationalist
government against the destruction
of American missionary property at
Wuhu yesterday by Nationalists sol.
diers and civilians.
The consul demanded Immediate
evacuation Of the property con-
cerned by the Nationalist military.
The Washington times., 1927-03-11
NINE DIE WHEN
HOME BURNS

sAL,TsBURG, Pa. March IL.
Nine persons were burned to death
when fire of undetermined origin
destroyed the home Of Clarence
Marsh, in Tunnelton, near here, to-
day.
The dead are Mr.. and Mrs. Clar-
ence Marsh and their five children,
and Mrs, Harry Montgomery and
one child.
Only one occupant of the house, a
frame structure. escaped with his
life. He was Harry Montgomery,
whose wife and child persisted in the
flames. Montgomery leaped from a
window.
Less than IL hours before, the
Marshs had attended the funeral of
Marsh's sister-in-law. They returned
to their home late last night.
Authorities believe an overheated
stove may have been responsible for
the fire.
NeighbOrs, burrowing through the
6lackened ruins found two bodies,
both burned beyond recognition.
Searchers are still hunting the seven
other victims.
The Washington times., 1927-03-11
HUSBAND IDEAL
IS FOUGHT

Alleging that her husband, DOS.
sessed Of property valued at $50, 900.
sold the same just q few weeks
before they were married, in viola.
tion Of her marital rights, Mrs.
Annie Zoffin today filed suit in
the District Supreme Court naming
the husband, Joe Zoffin and three
children by q former wife, asking
that the sale be set aside for fraud.
The husband, who owns q store
at GIT D st. N. W., and is engaged
in the clothing business, according
to the petition, made the proposal
Of marriage on April 1, 1926, con.
veyed the property April 30, and
married the plaintiff May is.
1t is alleged that he was abusive
and indicated almost Immediately
after the marriage This entire lack
of love for his wife and treated her
as servant and used abusive
language"
According to Judge Milton Stras.
burger, attorney for the wife, the
sale Of the property is illegal.
The Washington times., 1927-03-11

site shore with no fuel and OF
course nothing with which he might
do damage. To carry bombs or
other destructive implements OF war
he would have to sacrifice his gasO-
line carrying containers, which
would cut down his flying radius.
The only other way we might be
attacked from the air might be
from planes carried from mother
ship which might penetrate our
naval defenses.
I'VE are, however, we'll protected
from such an invasion, by our own
naval air force.
Every ship in our Navy has now
or soon will carry planes on its
decks. The battleships are now
equipped or being equipped with a
new type Of power propelled cata.
pult. which will enable them to send
out heavy bombing and flying boats.
The battleships will be supplied
with at least two such catapults
and will carry several planes, in
Guiding scouting planes, bombing
planes and fighters.
Every ship in our naval defense
will be equipped with airplanes ex-
cept our submarines, and in time
our larger submarines will be SO
equipped. At the present time, one
OF our underseas craft is equipped
to carry an airplane.
I'VE need aircraft to overcome
the menace Of foreign fleet of
planes. We will continue to de-
velop our air force as to the dura.
bility of a plane, its speed, eff.
fectiveness and weight carrying
ability
The United States Navy today is
comparable to any other in the
world, according to the Secretary
Of the Navy.
He continued:
The number, size and tonnage Of
our battleships is controlled by
treaty. We have a great excess of
destroyers ana a large submarine
tonnage. including a large tonnage
Of smaller submarine units useful
for coast protection.
"A small deficiency appears with
our larger submarines, but we have
built and are building six new large
and modern underseas craft Of the
very finest type"
The Washington times., 1927-03-11

There won't be much activity by
the committee this summer" said
Senator McNary R) OF Oregon.
a member. I'm fact, without funds,
! do not see how the committee can
accomplish anything more until
Congress reconvenes in December.
THE committee viii meet again
March rs to decide its course Of
action but I cannot see how it
win act without funds"
Senator McNary meanwhile an
nounced that Senator Goff R.) Of
West Virginia had resigned from
the Reed committee.
McNary said he had planned to
do likewise because Of the pressure
Of other work in connection with
farm relief legislation but that IN
view of the present developments,
he would remain as q member. !"
IT did intend to resign but to do
so now would make it appear that
/ quit when the committee was
under fire." McNary explained. az
shall stick now"
Senator Reyes, chairman Of the
Senate Audit Committee, whose de.
cision halted the committee, said
today that he doubted whether the
slush fund investigators had any
power to proceed during the recess
Of Congress.
The ordinary practice has been
for special committees to die with
the Congress which created them, !"
said Reyes. with this in mind, /
WAS asked whether would approve
expenditures by The Reed commit.
tee.
II had ia mind All tho doubts
raised a. to- the legality 81 this
committee acting during the receps
and 1 merely resolved these doubts
in my own favor.
II this money was spent Illegally,
would be held responsible. I
The Washington times., 1927-03-11
SOVIET RAISING
SUVKEN NAVY
By International NewU service


MOSCOW, March 11.-Unable to
buy new naval vessels abroad, and
desperately anxious to improve its
fleet before the anticipated outbreak
Of war in spring, the Soviet gov.
eminent is now engaged in trying
to raise several Of the units of the
old Russian navy. sunk in the Black
Sea after the treaty Of Brest.
Litovsk.
1t announces that it has already
succeeded in raising three subma-
rines which have been overhauled
and put into service as a part Of
the Black Sea fleet. Work is now
proceeding on the raising of the
1O,0O0-ton cruiser, t'Rotislav," which
was scuttled in the port OF Kerch.
Fifteen trading ships, which were
also sunk to save them from falling
into the hands OF the Germans, are
being raised in the port Of Odessa.
These vessels will not be put into
service, but will be broken up and
sold for the metal.
The Washington times., 1927-03-11
Sush Probe Is Dropped Until December
GOFE QUITS AND KEYES
REFUSES MORE FUNDS

The Senatorial slush fund Investigations which stirred the
country last year will be dropped until after Congress re-
Reed committee abandoning all activity for the present
The committees program for inqurng the Colorado
Senatorial election of 1926 and for the seizure of ballots in
Pennsylvania halted by the refusal Of Senate officials
to advance further Lack Of money conceded
will force the committee indefinitely postpone all activity
object which three-day fibuster in the Senate
just before adjournment, failed to accomplish
The Washington times., 1927-03-11

The Secretary explained his state
ment with the information that
there is not a lighter than air ma
chine in the world today capable of
flying to our shores and doing us
any harm.
1T is an utter impossibility for
flight across the Pacific, and, in
order to fly over the Atlantic
Ocean, the aviator must have a
close shave. his eyebrows trimmed.
and the weight of his ship stripped
to the absolute minimum.
As a result he lands on the oppo.
The Washington times., 1927-03-11
]OTTINGS FROM
ALEXANDRIA

ALEXANDRIA, March 11.-Pur.
Wis Taylor, city collector, il today
sending out 1000 letters TO the de.
linQuent personal property tax
payers for 1924 and 1925. Attention
IL called to provisions OF the law
which provide that levies may be
made and the salaries OF the tax
payers garnisheed in enforcing the,
collection.
Fairfax County Policeman Fl. J.
Durrer yesterday captured an auto
mobile driven by G. r. Edgeworth,
Of Richmond. Sixty gallons Of al
legged corn liquor in half gallon jars
was packed in the back of the car.
The driver was held for preliminary
hearing by the Fairfax county
authorities.
The suit over the will of Mar
garet V. Smith was postponed again
today to some indefinite date. Be
quests by Miss Smith to DIR. M. D..
Delaney are being contested by
members Of her family.
The Rev. William II. Pettis. of
st. Marks Church, Washington,
will preach the services at Christ
Church, opening the Grand Lodge
Of Odd Fellows here, May %.
Eighty-eight members Of the
Washington Kiwanis Club were the
guests Of the local Kiwanians at
luncheon yesterday In the George
Mason Hotel.
The corporation court of the city
win convene Monday, with Judge
Howard w. Smith, presiding.
The Washington times., 1927-03-11
Players to Present
Tournament of PLAYS

Eight groups Of players from diff
ferent sections Of the city will ap.
pear In a one-act play tournament
to be held under the auspices of the
Community Center Department in.
the Wilson Normal School, Eleventh
and Harvard Streets Northwest,
Friday and Saturday of this week
at SIS D. m.
The Washington times., 1927-03-11

merely said I would withhold my
approval of such expenditures for
the present"
When Congress reconyenes, the
committe undoubtedly will ask for
an extension of power and the in.
Quiries then resumed.
The Washington times., 1927-03-11
AUTO THIEVES JAILED

Charles M. Martin and William
r.. Snyder, were each sentenced
today to serve one year at Deco
guam. They We're convicted on
charge of larceny OF auto tires,
tubes and rims from a parked car
at Eleventh Street and Columbia
Road, November "a,
The Washington times., 1927-03-11

international Newsreel Photo
MADAME BORODIN
WIFE OF THE Soviet adviser
to the Cantonese leaders, has been
captured by Gen. Chang Tso-Lin
and sent to Tsi.Nan, where she
is being held as q hostage. accord.
ing to dispatches from Shanghai.
The Washington times., 1927-03-11

The corporation court of the city
win convene Monday. with Judge
Howard w. Smith, presiding.
The Washington times., 1927-03-11
WILBUR SCOUTS AIRS
OF A!R!| INVASION
RY oHARLEs Z. RLAKE

CopSriFht W. y The Chicaso Herald ana K1aminerD
CHICAGO, March 1.-THE United States il safe from
foreign invasion from the Skies.
This the matter-ofact statement by Secretary
Of the Navy Curtis D. Wilbur The Herald and Examiner
twohour interview granted by him prior to leaving yes
terday the Capitol Limited for Washington.
Evening star., 1927-03-28

exaggeration, of<the applicants yir-
tues and assets, makes a good inn
,pressfon.7 If the job seeker would
analyze the nature OF the contact he
is seeking and give a thought to the
problem of the man at the desk, he
would eschew the devious and round-
about ways which the advertising
executive criticizes.
Don't Be Stereotyped.
However. in being natural. you
should avoid being stereotyped. The
form letter taught in school should
be forgotten by the applicant. To
be interesting your letter of applica-
tion should reflect those of your per-
sonal traits which are uniquely char
acteristic and relevant to the position
under consideration.
Unusual letters, If written with
genuine craftsmanship. are likely to
be effective. Irwin S. Cobb got a
I high percentage of replies from New
York City editors to his form letter
applications for jobs few decades
ago when he migrated from Paduca,
KY, to the metropolis. The genius,
as Mr.. Cobb's experience demon
strates. is privileged to violate all
the rules, but. before attempting to
do 50, you should make sure that
you are exceptionally gifted.
Evening star., 1927-03-28
EVERYMAN'S
INVESTMENTS
Results of Cheaper Money.
BY GEORGE T. HUGHES.


A few weeks ago the Secretary of
the Treasury made an offer to the
holders of the second liberty loan to
exchange their bonds with Az per
cent coupons for a new five-year note
with a 81 per cent interest rate.
The second liberty loan was offered
October 81, 1917, and originally car
riec a per cent rate, but was sub
seuuently made convertible into
bond with a Az per cent coupon, and
practically all the issue was so con-
verted. The subscription price back
in 1917 was par. but after the war in
the great rise OF interest rates all
United States Government bonds
slumped. and the second ANS on the
Goth of May, 1920. sold down almost
to 81 cents on the dollar.
Now there was no more doubt then
about the Government OF the United
States keeping its pledged word than
there is today, when the price is back
above par. and when, If the holders
do not consent to take three-quarterS
of a. per cent less In interest," they will
have their investment taken away
from them.
What Is the difference that has
brought about advance OF over ~
points in the past seven years? 1t Is
not any change in the credit OF the
United States. 1t is simply that
money is that much cheaper now than
il was then. AT one time six or
seven wears ago United States obli-
CATION could be purchased in the open
market to yield the buyer almost s
per cent Today they all sell to re-
turn less than 31z per cent.
The whole episode Is a striking
Illustration of the way in which
money rates affect the security mar
kets. When money is scarce and the
hire of nioney--that is, the interest
rate--is high. bonds are low. When
| money is plentiful and the hire of
money-that is, the interest rate--is
low, bonds are high, The rule applies
J with the greatest exactness to obliGa-
tions of the highest grade. For money
| rates to be the governing influence in
| fixing the market price Of bond 1t
| is essential that there be no doubt
about the security back of 1t.
tCopyrght. 1327A