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Imperial Valley press., 1927-11-22

the animal boys and girls were scar
ching for the icicles 70 take 10
Uncle Wiggily 5 party. The larger
hCys and girls looked for long, hang
ing spears of ice. The smaller boys
and girls looked for little iciclrs,
for the smallest one would gain a
prize as well as the largest silver
of frozen water.
That's what icicles are, you know,
long spears of water that freezes,
Imperial Valley press., 1927-11-22
HIS CHARACTER COUNTED

Many Northerners doubtless read with astonshment
yesterday that the body of Tiger Flowers, negro by
birth and prizefighter-or boxer-by profession lay
in state at the municipal auditorium in Atlanta
Georgia, while thousands of whites and negroes filed
past the bier.
Such Northerners those who recall only lynch
ing in connection with the SouthS treatment of
the negro. To show attention honor to negro is
not for the South. We have in mind book by
of the most celebrated authors in the country, ded
Gated to his colored nurse whose heart white
her skin black There many other in
stances, possibly little known to those outside the
South, where helping hand has readily been extended
toward the negro.
With the negro the same as with any person, the
attitude of his fellowman toward him predicated
largely the individuals character.
Tiger" Flowers professional pugiliSt. He
also deacon in the church he attended regularly
in Atlanta Georgia AS prizefighter he fought hard
and square, rising the championship of the world in
his class Indeed thousands of followers of the sport
world have been satisfied that he received the
fair and square treatment he accorded Others in
the fight wherein he lost his title AS deacon in his
church he commanded the respect of many who frown
on the method he chose to make livelihood
Because he was square in the prize ring and also
square in his religion, it is not strange that the city
of Atlanta and thousands of his fellow citizens
ready to honor his memory. Even in atmosphere
that in recent years has attempted to ntidate the
negro, the character of Tiger" Flowers above
petty hatred and proved that "a mans a for a
that.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-11-22
CAR PORTERS TIPS

The Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters, through
its legal counsel, attacks the tipping evil again.
The gst of the argument is that the established
tipping custom harms the public by "injuring the
ice rendered by the Pullman Company" and injuries
the porters by making their compensation unequal
"Forters public servants" they say. "The COM
pany permits and encourages them to receive tips Tip
ping produces determinations in favor of the tipgver
The Interstate Commerce Act commands equality OF
treatment among passengers Tipping is therefore un
lawful
That may or may not be sound plea legally, but
it is sound human protest against what the porers
insist is sort of slavery"
When people engaged in any branch of personal pub
lie service, porters are must depend largely
their tips for decent livelihood, it not only results in
discrimination, in pay and service, but makes them
unduly servile. Efficiency is thing; excessive
servy to extract liberal tips from likelylookng pa
irons is quite another thing.
The public which is manly responsible for the tip
ping evil will doubtless keep right tipping porters,
to extent, matter what the rules may be. But
it would help matters if the porters could depend
their pay and less on their tips.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-11-22
A CONNENDABLE ATTITUDE

A noted star of the became an American cit
izen the other day in Los Angeles.
AS usual the camera men present in full force
seeing news in the occurrence According to reports
given out at the time, the star asked that "as little
publicity possible be given the affair." stating that
1t was sacred matter" and should not be used for
publicity purposes.
The star-Mr. Antonio Moreno-is to be commended
for the stand he took From cold business stand
point, there was news in the incident. Almost any
thing movie idol does is news" to millions of Amer
leans. Mr.. Moreno apparently recognized this and
refused to try to make believe that it of
quence. AT the time he undoubtedly sincere
in his declaration that, to him at least, the affair
sacred one and should not be treated in the
light as the completion of long sit flagpoe,
eating fifty miles of spaghetti.
His record in the film world has been such that many
of his fellow workers would do we'll to profit by his
example and there is every believe that he
will make just good American Bill Smith, Tom
Jones even Calvin Coolidge.
Often those of who pride ourselves being Am
orleans by birth, learn much from the foreigner
who seeking citizenship of his free will recognizes
it of the greatest honors that to him
and treats it with the reverence that it deserves
Imperial Valley press., 1927-11-22

have TIVE big ieielcs we II break
them eff. 70 in and take first prize
enc % NJ will
Meanwhile. in bis bungalow,
Uncle Wiggiiy was making welcome
all who came bringing icieles.
d" But who're are Jackie and Poetic
Row wowf" asked the rabbit gen
tleman "a he looked over the happy
throng. 'whcre are the puppies' >
No one had seen them, but they
would surely come.
Harkl' suddenly mcwed Tom
fqic Kat. "There : some one up on
the roof, Uncle Wiggilyl Maybe il S
the Bob Catl'
They all listened. Surely enough,
there was a noise on the roof.
But what happened, and how,
shall have TO tell YOU tomorrow night
when the story will be called Uncle
Wiggily's : Thanksgiving that is, il
tie frying pan will give the teakettle
some cranberry sauce for supper.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-11-22
Bedtime Stories
By HOWARD E. GARIS
Copyright, 1927, by Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate
UNCLE WIGGILY AND THE
S-ey---- ICICLE- DOGS

"Hey, Jimmie, are there any big
ones over at your place." chartered
Johnnie Bushytail, the squirrel boy,
to the Wibblewobble duck chap one
morning. "Are there any big ones!
"Big what ones'" quaeked jim.
n,ie. "Do you mean big duck eggs
"No, I mean big icicles,' answer
ed Johnnie with a laugh. Didn t
you hear about Uncle Wiggily S
partv?'
"No. What about it, the duck
hoy asked, sliding along on the ice
that covered his pond. For it was
now winter and the pond was froz-
en- over. The ice might melt for a
few days when the sun grew warm,
hut from now until spring about all
the swimming Jimmie Wibblewobble
would do would be on skates. 'What
about the party?" he asked.
"Oh, | thought you knew about
it, chattered Johnnie. Listen.
Uncle Wiggily is going to give an
icicle party tonight at his hollow
stump bungalow. He s going to give
a prize of picture book to the boy
or girl who brings the longest iciclc,
and a story book for the littlest,
shortest icicle and toy balloon for
the funniest icicle.'
ooh, what fun.' quacked the
boy duck. I'm going to look for a
long icicle right now
. So am / - chattered the squir-
so menear your pond. That 5 why |
came over.
1t was afternoon, school was out
for the day and all OYER Woodland
Imperial Valley press., 1927-11-22
LIVING PICTURES OR DEAD BEASTS

1t pleasant to record the fact that F. " Patterson,
head of the National Cash Register Company, on his
hunting trip to Africa, hunted with camera in
stead Of hghpowered gun, and the only trophies he
brought back films showing big game animals in
their native habitat.
He had good time doing it, too he says. There's
as much excitement in stalking lion an elephant
for its picture there is in killing it. And more sat
isfaction in the long run.
The killers will not understand that. And unfortun
ately Africa is pestered nowaday with men and
intent on eXterm:natlng the nobest of the big
game animals and make desoation of the pictures
que and romantic lands they occupy There is still
widely prevalent notion that skin pair of horns
or tusks is better than beautiful and powerful beast
living natural life in the environment that the Lord
gave him.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-11-22

bit, though rather mischievous.
q d like to find a funny one, y
said Jingle.
$50 would - Said Jangle her
twin sister. Let's go look y
So the rabbits, the squirrels, the
ducks, the guinea pigs and pussy
eats were very busy, that afternoon,
looking for long. short or funny
icicles to take to Uncle Wiggily S
party. And | must not forget the
puppy dogs. No, indeed!
Jackie and Peetie Bow Wow went
off by themselves early that even
lug, when it was almost time to 20
to Uncle Wiggily's bungalow. Jackie
had pitcher and Peetie tin cup.
"Aren t you going to the party.'
barked their mother.
"Oh, yes, yelped Peetie. "We re
going there now.
"And we re going to take in twp
of the biggest icicles ever Scent"
V whined Jackie.
Now what those two little puppy
dogs were going to do was this.
They knew iclcleS grew on the edges
of roofs. So they planned to climb
up on the roof of Uncle Wiggily's
bungalow, pour water over the edge
from the pitcher and cup and let
lcng icicles freeze that way. They
thought, surely, they would get the
largest, for it was a cold night and
water would freeze almost as soon
as it was poured out.
"We re icicle dogs; aren't we?'
whispered Jackie to his brother as
they climbed up on the roof by
means of step ladder.
That's what we are,' softly
harked Peetie. Listen. They re in
the party now,' Up through the
roof came the sounds of merry laugh
fer and song. The party had started
the wonderful icicle party.
''But there will be no one there
ith icicles as long as ours, chuckl-
cd Jackie "Go on, Peetie, start to
pour. 1t S freezing now. Soon as we
Imperial Valley press., 1927-11-22
THE W EA1'ltEn

by United Press Leased Wire
LOS ANGELES AND VICINITY
Fair Wednesday and Thursday
with moderate temperature.
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
Fair tonight and Wednesday;
cooler in extreme east portion to-
night; gentle variable winds.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-11-22

drop by drop, as it spills over the
edge of a roof, or from a pump spout
or even kitchen faucet if it drips
enough and there is no fire in the
house.
Uncle Wiggily was busy getting
liS hollow stump bungalow ready for
the queer party he had decided to
give He and Nurse Jane and Mrs.
Longears We're setting out plates of
good things to eat and Baby Bunty,
and the other forty 'leven bunny
boys and girls of Mr.. Longears,
we're so excited they hardly knew
what to do.
~ m going to get the prize for
the littlest icicle' cried Baby
l3unty, who was a cute bunny ra6-
Imperial Valley press., 1927-11-22

Chico, Butte county, has this sea-
son shipped So carloads Of almonds.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-11-22
Tragedy Wrecks
Holiday Plans
by United Press Leased wire

SAN FERNANDO, Calf, Nov. s2.
Happy plans of an Iowa family
for a Thanksgiving reunion culm'
mated here today in an inquest INTO
the death of an aged mother ana
her son and daughter, victims or an
automobile crash at Castaic Junction
north of here.
The trio, Mrs. Sarah Nichols, 80,
Clayton II. Nichols, so, both of EN-
metsburgh, Ia, and Mrs. ). W. Cid
dings, So, of Los Angeles met IN
stant death when the automobile IL
which they were riding collided with
IA heavy fruit truck. >. W. Giddings,
fourth member of the party, was re-
ported to be recovering from serions
injuries today.
The party was enroute to Burlin-
game for the Thanksgiving holidays.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-11-22
Youth Crushed
Beneath Car
Ry United Press Iensed Wire

WILMINGTON, Calf, Nov. %.
\ eoroner's inquest in the death of
Edward Wierman, l5-year-old Signal
Hill youth crushed beneath the
wheels OF flat ear on Terminal
Island late yesterday, will be held
here today.
Wierman, together with Jack La.
vellc, l6. had been in the habit of
riding from Long Beach 10 Terminal
Island on rock train after school,
police said Lavelle told them.
AS the lads crawlod under flat
ear in an effort to reach the train
for the return 10 Long Beach,
the ear started and young Weir
nan received internal injuries which
resulted in his death short time
after he had been rushed here on "a
flat car.
Wierman's parents are Mr.. and
Mrs. Everett Wierman, 2577 Cali
fGrnia street, Signal Hill.
Chico, Butte county, has this sea-
son shipped So carloads of almonds.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-11-22
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO
Nov. % 1912

Local Masonic lodge held ccre-
ucnies celebrating the laying of the
corner stone of their new buildings
1T 9Th and State streets. Grand of
ficers in charge of the ceremony
were Grand Master w. p. Filmer,
sun Francisco. and Grand Lecturer
Il. III. Baker of Sacramento.
+. w. Vessey opened a branch of
flee of the Richardson, Holmes and
Lamb Co., Los Angeles produce deal
Imperial Valley press., 1927-11-22
Looking Backward
What the Press Files Tell Of I'm
perial Valley for this Date
In Past Years
TWENTY YEARS AGO
Nov. %, 1907

City trustees passed an ordinance
creating a chain gang to compel
tramps to work their passage
through city.
C.. II. Bradshaw was appointed
t;cf of the fire depa rtment
Imperial Valley press., 1927-11-22
TEN YEARS AGO
Nov % 1917

Irrigation district directors called
for bids for raising of both the Vol
cano Lake and Saiz dikes, the work
to "e finished the following April.
Madison c. Smith, Calipatria boy,
enroute to camp at Camp Lewis,
W ashington, was killed in railroad
accident at Edgewood, Cal.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-02-18
Cheap Soaking Material

No material is manufactured at a
smaller cost than gunny. 1t is a
strong, coarse sack-cloth manufac-
tured chiefly in Bengal from jute, but
to some extent also in Bombay and
Madras from sum hemp. It is also
manufactured in Dundee, Scotland,
from jute imported from Bengal, and
in small way Of late years in the
United States. The weaving of gunny
is great domestic industry in India.
1t gives occupation to men, women and
children. Boatmen employ themselves
weaving in their spare moments. as
do farmers, carriers and even do
nestle servants. The weaving is per-
formed upon the rudest kind of loom,
consisting merely of few sticks and
poles fastened together with Irvine.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-02-18
Early Monfn,artre

Montmartre, the hill of Paris, de-
riyes it's name perhaps from the Latin,
mons martyrum, bat probably from the
fact that back in the Roman days a
temple of Mars was located on the
summit, says the Independent.
For many years 1t remained
little village famous for its windmills
and gypsum quarries, then convent
for Benedictine nuns was erected
where the temple once stood. In 1860
the wall separating Montmartre from
Paris was destroyed and little by little
artists began to congregate there be-
cause living was comparatively cheap.
Montmartre awoke to a new life.
1t became the cradle of the nations
art. 1t was frequented by such men
as Dumas, Daudet and Verlain. Be-
ranger lodged desperately about its
streets. 1t saw Gautier in scarlet
trousers and Baudelaire, reeking in
filth, pouring forth his beautiful verse.
Cafes were the main source of it's
inspiration.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-02-18
Athletic Writer

Because of his size and strength DR..
Samuel Johnson was advised by a
certain luckless publisher to get pOr-
ter's knot and turn porter Set upon
one night by four footpads. he kept
them at bay until the watch, came up.
He frequently in his younger years
walked from Litchfield to Birmingham
and back again, distance of 80 miles,
without fatigue, and in his trip TO the
Hebrides Boswell says that ninety
five days were never passed by any man
in more vigorous exercise" He was a
bold swimmer. and though he ordi-
narily moved like manacled ele-
plant, he at sixty-eight writes de-
hghtedly. u ran race this day and
beat Baretti. Scientific Monthly.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-02-18
Found Begging Paid
Better Than Writing

A beggar on the streets of Buenos
Aires can make SIPS in an hour. An
unskilled laborer draws about So for
eight hours of work. The working
classes contribute 80 per cent of the
money that beggars collect, and do
nestle servants give more than all the
rest put together. Young girls are
more charitable than older women,
and widows more than women whose
husbands still live. Among all classes.
women contribute most to the beg
CARS hoard, giving more and more
frequently than men. Among men,
cart drivers are more liberal than
chauffeurs, and clerks more free
handed than their employers.
This cross-section Of the privy
purse of Buenos Aires was drawn by a
reporter who disguised himself as a
"down-and-outer' and then spent a
lucrative day begging in all sections
of the business and shopping districts
During the five hours he made 1925,
which was four times as much as he
made working Is hours as a reporter
for his newspaper, which, he re-
marked to his friends, as he changed
back to necktie and spats, would soon
be lookingsfor man to replace him.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-02-18
Old Palace Haunted
BY CaLigula's Ghost?

In the northern angle of the Pala-
tine hill stands a palace, which the
people Of Rome believe to be haunted
by the ghost of the half-mad Caligula,
the emperor who surpassed even Nero
in cruelty and bloodthirstiness, Pierre
Van Paassen relates, In the Atlanta
Constitution. Though the guide re-
fused to accompany us mid the half
moldered ruins, we encountered no
ghost in any of the historic halls,
though we half expected to see phan-
toms repeat the CHASTITY scenes that
were once enacted here. For here Ca
ligula, reclining at the banquet table,
burst out laughing, and when asked
the cause of his mirth replied: "How
easy it would be to have the heads Of
my courtiers roll over the marble
foors." In this same chamber Claud-
ius was feasting when he was in
formed that his wife Messalina was
dead and received the news with a
jest, then ordered slave to pour him
cup of wine. And here also the
same emperor devoured his fatal re-
past of mushrooms of which Tacitus
speaks, dish prepared by his loving
wife and niece, Agrippina, in order to
make way to the throne for her son
Nero.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-02-18
City's Glory Departed

1t is no longer antioch the Beau
tiful," splendidly situated though it is.
In the Thirteenth century it was still
considerable city of 10000 inhabi-
tants. Today it is known as Antakfa
and it's population is about 1900. 1t
never quite recovered from its spoil
alton by the sultan of Egypt, nor has
1t made much effort to repair the dam
age done in 1872 by severe earth
quake. But it will always be place
of interest to Christians for its many
associations with the earliest periods
Of their history.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-02-18
NOTICE TO CREDITORS


This is to give notice that the
subscribers of Cecil County, have
obtained from the Orphans Court
of said County. letters testamentary
on the personal estate of
ROBERT T. CAMERON
late Of said County, deceased. All
persons having claims against the
said deceased, are hereby warned to
exhibit the same, with the vouhers
thereof duly authenticated,
on or before the 4th day CT
August, 1927
they may otherwise by law be ex-
cluded from all benefit of said
estate. All indebted to said estate
are requested to make immediate
payment to the subscriber.
Given under our hands and seal
this 26th day of January, 1927.
CARROLL H. CAMERON,
WALTER M. CAMERON,
Executors.
Test: Robert j. McCauley. Register.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-02-18

Telephone subscribers simply call the
Long Distance" operator in the, usual
way.
Long Distance, / should like to call
London, England = the Savoy Hotel,
Gerard 4343."
And fairly soon the anxious head
of family is specifying the exact &C
oommodations he desires and learn
ing whether he can have just the SUITE
that would suit grandmother.
There are limitations TO this service
imposed by the nature of radio, not
common to the wire service There
are also limitations imposed by the
fact that there is five-hour difference
in time between New York and Lon
don. Due to these limitations the
service at the start at least will be
limited to the hours from $50 A. M
to p M, New York time, which cor
responds to 1870 P. M. to P. M. in
London. At present the service is
limited to telephones in the metro
politan areas of New York and Lor
don, but if conditions prove favorable
it will in the future be extended t.
more distant points, the ultimate goal
being the possible connection of any
telephone in America with any tele
phone in Great Britain and Ireland
The charge for a three minute con-
versation, either with a designated
party or telephone, is SIS between the
two cities with charge of $25 for
each additional minute or fraction
thereof. In transactions where a
series of questions and answers are
involved, this method of rapid COM
munication has been found to be rela
lively cheap in comparison with a
complicated interchange of cablegrams.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-02-18

Regular transatlantic telephoning is
now an accomplished fact. Every day
business and private interests in New
York and London are calling back and
forth with little more difficulty than
as though only the Hudson River sep
arated them instead of $500 miles of
ocean.
The first official communication
opening the regular service was on
January Z between Walter S. Clifford,
President of the American Telephone
and Telegraph Company, and Sir G.
Evelyn P. Murray, Permanent Secre-
tary of the General Post Office of Great
Britain, the department which controls
and operates the telephone system OF
that country After their conversation
was concluded the radio channel was
made available for commercial service.
AS transatlantic telephone commu-
nication is not possible at the present
time by cable, the wire circuits at
either end are connected with radio
towers which send the voice waves as
picked up by an ordinary telephone
across the ocean in ampli1ed form.
Despite the use every morning of two
big radio stations, one transmitting at
Rocky Point, l.. l., and the other at
Rugby, England, ether space is econo-
mixed by transmitting at each end on
the same wave length. When the Lon
don subscriber speaks, his circuit to
New York is switched on and the cir
cult from New York to London is
switched off. This goes on automatic
ally during the conversation
Like most marvels of scientific de-
velopment which modern civilization
accepts and puts to use almost with,
out surprise, the actual placing of a
call to London is quite ordinary
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-02-18

The undersigned will sell at his
garage, ON road from Rising Sun to
lakewood, Md,
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1927
AT 100 P. M.
The following machines, which
are being sold for Storage and
repairs, the terms of sale being cash:
Ford Sedan, 1922 Model, Engine
No. 6966O59.
Ford Touring, 1924 Model, Engine
No. S577546.
Ford Coupe, 1921 Model, Engine
No. 5428311.
WHY'S Six, Model SO, Engine
No. S-H-13277.
Ford Sedan, 1928 Model, Engine
No. 7516671.
Ford Chassis, 1920 Model, Engine
No. 41119O5.
These machines are in good rum
ming order. They are advertised in
compliance with the Maryland State
Law, Chapter Alt, Acts of 1924,
Sections 81 and Sc, and a clear
title is guaranteed with sale.
" WILSON REYNOLDS
Gray, Auct.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-02-18
Not Worth SaUing

A Scottish gillie who had accompa-
MED a middle-aged and corpulent Eng
lishman on. a fishing expedition re-
turned alone and announced that the
visitor had fallen into the river and
been drowned.
1.-THE first time he cam up grippit
him by the hair, but it was a wig and
cam ava in ma hand, and doom he
sank. He cam up again an l grippit
him by the collar, an it was dickie
and cam AVA in my hand, an doom
he sank. A third time he cam up an
l, grippit him by the leg. Losh, 1t was
cork, an cam ava in ma hand. an
doom he sank. So said to myself,
'Weel, ma chappie, I'll let you droon.
Ye're naething but a bag o. rem.
nants.'"