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Imperial Valley press., 1927-02-08
OUR INTEREST IN CHINA

DaVld Lloyd George. back in control of the Liberal
Party in Great Britain, Says mouthful" when he
makes this comment on the Chinese situation:
Our real interest in China is trade and tbe most
valuable asset of trade good will The real struggle
Is between our traders and the traders Of Japan Ger
many and the United States
Inis truth is now seen and given practical applica-
tion IN the capitals of these four countries Ali look
ing forward to the possibilities of future trade with on
awakened China of much higher consuming nower
and also looking little may hope to friendly and
oslnterested cooperation with great peopIe-are now
engaged in trying to persuade China of their good will
and honest intentions, instead of shooting up the coun
try in the old fashioned way.
II is pleasant to add that the United States has taken
an honorable leadership in committing itself to this
sane and decent policy.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-02-08
TEN YEARS AGO
February 8, 1917

This week saw the arrival of the
first installment of the many set
tiers who are now coming into the
north end Of the valley to take up
Calipatria farm lands. There were
sevcnty-five in the party who came
this week. all of whom were from
the Santa Clara valley and the bay
region around San Francisco.
Mrs. b. Barman. 5l4 Brighton. an
nounccs that she has returned from
the coast with the latest and mos
up-todate fashions and will be gla,
Imperial Valley press., 1927-02-08

the school yard to the edge of the
woods.
"When did you put it in7' ask
ed Johnnie.
"Oh, last fall was Billie s an
swer. ~ found an apple one day
when I was out adventuring with
Uncle Wiggilv. He didn't want to
eat it then. and l didn't Gather. so
I dropped it down in the hollow tree
thinking I might some time be
hungry and want it. And IN hungry
now
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Imperial Valley press., 1927-02-08
Bedtime Stories
Copyright, 1927, by Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate
By HOWARD E. GAR1S
UNCLE wIGGLY AND BILLIE
APPLE

';Ding, Ding,' the Lady Mouse
Teacher in the Hollow Stump School
rang the bell which told the animal
bows and girls that it was recess time
Billie Bushytail. the squirrel boy,
rushed out of his seat so fast that
he bumped into Susie Littletail, the
rabbit girl.
"Billie, Not quite so quick, if you
please - squeaked the Lady Mouse.
Now beg Susie's pardon and 90
back to your seat and wait until all
the others pass out first. Then YOU
NAV go.
Billie hung his head. He was as
hamed of himself.
"I-I beg your pardon, Susie, y
he said in low voice.
"You are quite welcome-I mean,
pray do not mention it, said Susie
politely. as she had been taught.
Then Billie, to make him rememb-
er that he must not rush out ahead
of the animal girls at recess time,
had to stay in his seat until the last
of the boy animals had passed out,
when he was allowed to get up.
81 m sorry, teacher whispered
the squirrel boy. 'I'll never do that
again
'What was your rush'' chattered
Johnnie, who was Billie's brother.
when they were out in the school
yard where the other boys and girls
We're playing in the snow.
~ want to get my apple and eat
\
Billie.
"Your applet" chattered his
brother. ~ didn't know you brou-
ght an apple for recess. Where is
it?'
SIN that hollow tree over there"
answered Billie, pointing across
Imperial Valley press., 1927-02-08

Mohey TO Loan on Automob|
Sterling Securities Co inc, Fred
Caoss, Mgr. 660 Main st.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-02-08

So they forgot their quarrel and
played happily until recess was
over.
Then the strange squirrel, whose
name was Flippy, ran back home
Billie and the others hurried in to
the Hollow Stump school and if the
umbrella doesn t get tired of being
rained on all the while and turn
into rubber boot, II tell you next
about Uncle Wiggily and Susie s
sash.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-02-08

a state highway is being bull
Tro2o, the great potash field in
BcrlSrdino County. \
Imperial Valley press., 1927-02-08

Ordinarily half mile of bad road is not great deal
TO worry about, but Ell Centro has section of road
that size within its limits broadly speaking that is CIV
ing the city black among tourists who travel
It, to nothing of causing considerable annoyance
those who must use it regularly.
The section referred to is that on Imperial avenue
between the San Diego highway and the beginning of
the Imperial highway 1t is in particularly bad condi
ton at this time.
This piece of road is part of the state highway
An appropriation for paving it has been made by the
nlghway commission but the contract has yet been
let 1t will be matter of several months least be-
tore the contract is let and completed.
In the meantime the road will continue to disnte-
CRATE and be than unless steps are taken
to put 1t IN good condition until such time the state
highway department can begin work it.
The suggestion has been made that possibly the
board of supervisors and city trustees get together
on proposition to make the needed temporary re-
pairs If this could be arranged would help not only
III Centro and many residents of other parts of the val
ley but would also prevent tourists from recalling Ell
Centro 1.-The city with the bad entrance or exit de-
pending upon the direction in which the tourists are
travelling.
1t would not require any great outlay put the road
IN passable condition and would be money we'll spent
Imperial Valley press., 1927-02-08

to see both former and new ci
toners.
George F. Gray, state labor of
Ger for San Diego and ImperI
counties, will be in the valley tod
and will remain until next Thu
day. He will attend the Farmes
Assembly at Imperial and will
available during the remainder
his stay for complaints Of vi4
tions of the state labor laws.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-02-08
CHICAGO EXTENDS
MRS. M'PHERSOI
WILD CREETIN
By United Press Leased wire

CHICAGO, Ceb. S.-Five tn,
and people wildly acclaimed All
Semple Mcpherson, Los Ang
evangelist, on her first appeara
here last night. A like mum
were refused admittance for wan
seating space.
After importuning her audid
with phrases and paraphra|
evangelical jokes, her personal
smile, and vivid gestures, Mrs.
Pherson begged her listeners to I
back to the old tine religion.
A reference to her recent troj
over "the kidnapping affd
brought snouts of encouraged
and a general wild support Of
evangelist.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-02-08

will lie filled into The approaches
and the grade of the banks reduced.
The Nome nugget., 1927-04-16

ssbscribo for the No.s Weekly Nsegse ana ths
 Naogst Daily BlllseAa, eAoo per noasA.
The Nome nugget., 1927-04-16

WASHINGTON. April Is. GP,-The Forest Service has received bids for s350 ooo cubic feet of pulp timber in the Tongass National Forest near Ketchikan. The Alaskan International Pa pc rCompany. subsidiary of the International Pa per Company of New York. submitted a bid of ninety cents per hundred cubic feet spruce and thirty per hundred for hemlock The Zeller- bach Paper Corporation of San Francisco bid eighty cents per hundred for spruce and forty per hundred for hemlock.
 Forest Service officials today said that seventy five per cent of the timber is hemock and therefore It appeared that the bid of the International Paper Company the lowest. The bids taken under advisement and award of the sale will be announced within week. The contract when sign ed. will call for paper mill of twohundred tons capacity to be erected within five years. with cap acity increase to four-hundred tons within ten years from date of the sale. The sale will promote the establishment of paper mills in Alaska and the i'm supply of timber in the Tongass National For will be used under the regulations of the Forest Service to insure perpetual supply of timber Bids will be opened April 18th for timber in the Ton gass National Forest standing Sitka.
The Nome nugget., 1927-04-16
T0RNAD0S
 SWEEP THE
 MIDDLE WEST
ROCKY MOUNTAINS TO MISSISSIPPI
 VALLEY SWEPT TORNADOES STORM

KANSAS CITY, April 16, 1F1-Tornadoea blizzards, cloud bursts, and floods have broug the death list upwards of a hundred, in dog States in five days and have to the he pitas, many of whom have slight chance of reco cry. and have left thousands homeless. The stor area extends from the Rocky Mountain States to Il Mississippi Valley, where the rivers threatenin wash the le,ees, Over fifteen tornadoes freak have struck widely separated point The Texas levees have crumbled and the low, Mississippi valley is threatening many communitie A privately owned dike at Columbus, Kentucky brok last night. leaving eight hundred persons homeles Upwards of thousand persons Fort Smith Vanburen, Arkansas, have been forced from the homes by the torrental rain storms which hay flooded every the danger point. But Ii tie relief has been the inundated Oklahom points because communications are badly rupted Freezing temperatures in mountai states have turned the rain which is criI bling traffic almost the stopping point Score of motorists stranded in Eastern Colorado the and high water and snow
The Nome nugget., 1927-04-16
U S. NOW HOLDS WORLDS
 ENDURANCE AIR RECOR'

MINEOLA N. Y. April IS, (P)-Bert Acost and Clarence D. Chamberlain landed 12;42 tt afternoon having established a worlds durance record of ffty-one hours twelve mi utes in the air without landing. The French fo' merly held the worlds record which forty~fv hours eleven mnutes ffty-nine seconds Mar thousands of watched the flyers from ti ground as the airplane climbed on the wind ar then glided down with it to save gasoline. IT air literally filled with other airplanes tryin to get good views and pictures of the enduranc flyers. The plane in the air well over tx days and their landing perfect. but their gas oline tanks bone dry.
 Costa and Chamberlain. before tackling tr worlds record, had broken the American enduran, record which was thirty-six hours four minute After they had successfully broken that they co, tinued their flight until they also captured tf worlds record.
The Nome nugget., 1927-04-16
WIFE TELLS STORY THAT
 MAKES DEAN NICE LAUGI

LONDON, April 15, [F1Here is stary tha made Gloomy Dean Inge of St. Paul. laugh loud, and it told by his wife
 A doctor who left his patient his deathbe night ordered the mans wife to take his ten perature every hour. In the morning the phys elan arrived to find the bed empty.
 "Yus,' said the wife. "We didn't have T thermometer. So gave him the baromete That pointed Very dry-so gave him two pint of ale and he's gone to work
The Nome nugget., 1927-04-16
D0|nGS OF ALASKA LEGISLATURE
AIRPlANES CONNECT DISTANT ALASKA TOWNS

great United States receive all their mail by air. then, citizens and Alaskans are entitled to the consideration and service. If the airplane companies obtain the mail con tracts it is possible then lower the for pas senger and express service, which would bring it within reach of the miner and prospector who is, by the of his brow. delving into the bowels et the earth endeavorng to open up the country.
The Nome nugget., 1927-04-16
ONE OF WILKINS EXPEDITION
 PLANES NOW AT kOTZEBUE
Especial Nugget Correspondence,

(Spccia1 Nugeft tOtlespOhdtnct3.
 KOTZEBUE, Apr. 15.-Aviator Graham, of tie aviators with the Wilkins Arctic Expedition for the Detroit News. arrived at Kotzebue at forty five today from Point Barrow, his wa Fair banks. He fron Point Barrow kotzebue in five hours making a fine landing Kotzebue. He expects to leave here tomorrow. weather per hitting.
 Laer-The plane left Kotzebue this morning Saturday-and passed Ruby enroute Fair banks at I 100 a. m. today.
The Nome nugget., 1927-04-16
CAPTAIN ROBERT DOLLAR SCORES
 U. s. GOVERNMENTS POLICY CHINA

SAN FRANCISCO April 1s. R)-Captain Robert Dollar. the eighty three year-old president of the Dollar Steamship Company today scored the United States Governments policy in China. He read to newspaper men . confidential dispatch from the Dollar Lines omce in Tientsin which read follows: "The American Miniiter and the Consul General have instructed Americans to leave here as soon possible they anticipated serious trou- ble" Dollar snapped: 'Ths idea of tho Govern ment telling mo I've got to quit China! We and the Standard on Company have adopted policy of permanency in China. We didn't lease rent our property-ws bought it. What we need is little backbone to tell those devils they shaAt do these things!"
The Nome nugget., 1927-04-16

GREENvILLE. April 16 LP)--Carrol, the New York theatrical producer, and under sentence of year and day for his complicy in the notorious New York bath tub scandal, who was taken from the train here in state of collapse day continues to improve, alternating between per iods of consciousness and coma. He sometimes recognizes relatives. many of whom at his bed side.
The Nome nugget., 1927-04-16

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The Nome nugget., 1927-04-16
JOINT AMERICAN AND CANADIAN
 EXPEDITION HERSCHEI4 ISLAND SUMMER

SEATTLE, April 16, L4oThe Alaska Bureau of the Seattle Chamber of Commerce has been ad- vsed that join American and Canadian exped tion will leave Montreal this in Cana dian Vedete flying boats and American plane for Herschel Island. After flying the Arctic seas the expedition will via Alaska
The Nome nugget., 1927-04-16
old Timer; is, i; Returning

Otto Olsen of Nome. passed through Juneau enroute to Fairbanks and Nome He will remain in Fairbanks three weeks examining the property of Victor Anderson there.
 Joe McKinnon the we'll known Nome dredge master. and his wife. passed through Juneau to- day going to Fairbanks work for the Fairbanks Exploration Company for the season.
The Nome nugget., 1927-04-16
TRIAL OF FALL AND SINCLAIR BEEN
 POSTPONED UNTIL MAY BY GOVT

WASHINGTON, April 16. L41-Justice Hitz [ District of Columbia Superior Court has postpone the trial of former Secretary of the Interior Fa: and Harry F. Sinclair millionaire oil operator unt May thenty-third. upon motion of the Government
The Nome nugget., 1927-04-16
EIGHT PERSONS PERISH IN FIRE

CHICAGO. April 1s. QF9-Eight persons. mem bers of two families were Killed and their bodies rased. as the result of explosion and subsequent fire which followed 1t. The explosion was appar- ently caused by the ignition of . gas pocket in . tailor shop.
The Nome nugget., 1927-04-16
Vote on Comptroller Bill Today

JUNEAU. April 1s. Q41-The substitute for the Comptroller Bill passed its second reading yesterday without debate and is scheduled come up for final passage late Saturday.
 The fishing industry men arriving to ap- before the various committees in regard to the Paul measure which would inaugurate strenuous fishing regulations and heavy taxattons.
The Nome nugget., 1927-04-16
DILL TO
 REPEAL
 FUR TAX
DoINGs OF THE LAWMAKERS AT JUNEAU
Especial Nugget correspondencc). ].

Especial Nugget Correspondence).
 JUNEAU, As. April 16,-During the past week the Legislature knocked out the Territorial which killed Tuesday. The Hatcheries were considered failure they had cost the Territory more than four hundred thousand dollars since 1917
 Bill to Repeal Fur Tax Passes House
 measure passed the House repeating the fur taxes on trappers and traders. after much op- up the claim that the trappers and traders were hamstrung with taxation.
 Substitute for Comptroller Bill
 substitute for the Comptroller Bill was in- troduced in the House and raised storm of pro- test from the legislators Speaker Smith over ruled point of order the bill the same in substance as the original bill. The rejected bill was in it's second reading yesterday and will prob ably reach vote today.
 Fish legislation is counting time in the House and Senate and in Committee meetings.
 Paul Wants More Tax Fisheries
 The Paul measure for drastic raise in taxes on fish trappers and outside fishermen is being bit tery fought by the cannerymen and independent fishermen The proposed bill would tax outside fishermen two hundred and fifty dollars The cannery contend that the proposed law, if passed would ruin the fishing industry in South eastern and Southwestern Alaska.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-10-30
CALENDAR FOR THE WEEK

MONDAY
Ladies' Altar society, Sacred Heart church, will meet in regular
business session at the home OF Mrs. T. Clearwater. Az st. Charles
street Il 8 p. m.
Halloween party for the children Of the Episcopal Sunday school to
be at the parish house ut 7 y m.
Church Federation will be entertained BY the Episcopal members
at the parish house from 3 to 5 o'clock. There will be no circle meet
ings Of the guild.
Mardi Bridge club, Mrs. Coils Perkins, hostess, 1T 8 =. n. at her
home.
Tuesday Tournament Bridge club, Mrs. b. o. Works, hostess, at
her home on West Levse street at 8 D. III.
Learners club at $3.50 p. m It the Baptist church
Called business meeting of the Businesses and Professional Wo-
mems club at the home OF Mrs. A. G. Hipp on Washington street
Treble Clef club will meet at the home Of Mrs T. NJ. Shelton in
Victoria Heights addition It 4 o'clock
WEDNESDAY
FL Jardin Friendly club will meet az the home Of Mrs. Ed Hocka-
day at her home o Elizabeth street at 3 !. m.
Evening Bridge club, Miss Frances Hofheinz, hostess at FL Arco
at 1880 p. m
Self Culture club, Mrs. Nathan Moore, hostess at the Methodist
church at $3.50 p. m.
Just Sew club, Mrs. K. r. Slater. hostess, at her home Q the
highway.
gus at her home at 8 r. NJ.
Wednesday Bridge club, Mrs. Travis Jennings, hostess, At her
home at 3 D. m.
Rehearsal, Brownsville Music club, Baptist church at $3.50 q m.
THURSDAY
Loyal Twelve club, Mrs. Ben G. Hanna. hostess at her home at 8
Junior High school PIT. A. meeting at the school at 345 p. m.
FL Jardin Bridge club, Mrs. J. L. Greer, hostess, q 2 o'clock ut
her home in FL Jardin.
FRIDAY
Friday Bridge club, hostess will be Mrs. Russell McChesney.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-10-30
MRS HUGO HOSTESS.

MRS HUGO HOSTESS.
Friday afternoon Mrs. NJ. v. Hugo
entertained at bridge il honor Of the
others living in the Nebraska apart
ments. The Halloween idea in dec
orations was carried out and also
fitting favors were given. The high
score prize. a hand carved bone
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-10-30

plaque. was won by Mrs. Carl Nc
Dermott. The low score prize, cards
Of advise on bridge, was won by
Mrs. j. f. Kelly.
Jack-o-lantern salad and coffee
were served to Mesdames Clint,
Lewis. Saunders, McDermott, Kelly,
Hunter, Irvine, and Barnes.
MERRY NATIONS MEET.
All members we're present at the
meeting of the Merry Matrons Bridge
club which was held at the home Of
Mrs. Aubrey Perkins Thursday after
noon. Cosmos were used to dec
crate the card room. Chicken a Ia
King and other relishes were served
On luncheon clothes Of yellow orna-
mented with black cats. "A compli-
mentary shower was given for Mrs.
Otis Biggs, presents being put in a
large yellow basket tied with a big
black ribbon bow.
High score winner in the card
games was Mrs. John Martin and
second high prize went to Mrs. Fred
Bohlen.
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TO the soda booth that was installed
on the porch.
Miss Mary Emma vivier assisted
Mrs. eRntfro in serving the young
felix's yellow and white brick ice
cream and angel food cake decorated
in Halloween colors. Electric lights
were strung on cords about the gal
reries and on the lawn to furnish
light for the contests.
Those present were Alice Hage-
stead, Anna Ruth Langford, Annie
Mildred, Flora Louise, and Marie
Vivier, Frances and X. 3. Creager,
Jr., Lorene Strain, Mary Warren,
Flora Gladys Patterson, Gail Nc
Davitt, Betty Anderson. Custer and
H. l.. Yates, Jr., Anita and Elvira
Fernandez. Alice and Oscar Law
renee, Lucie Brulay. Eileen Marshall,
George Singer, Virginia Hamlick,
Mary Agnes Pickett, George Tabor,
Harriet and Harry Kowalski, William
Morton, James Worley, Carl Daven-
port, Miller Scanlan, Robert Junior,
and William CHM
CELEBRATES HALLOWEEN.
Members Of the FL Jsrdin Prog
ress club with their families gath
cred at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs.
George Frence one day last week in
celebration of Halloween, Numerous
bodiless ghosts with fiery eyes greet
cd the guests upon their arrival and
the radio already tuned in was fur
nishing music for the group. Fitting
decorations were all wei the house.
Mrs Sauber gave several readings in
a darkened room which were par
ticularly impressive.
Refreshments Of doughnuts, pump
kin pie, lemonade, and coffee we're
were served the following guests:
Messrs. and Mesdames Charles Low
enger. Paul Wilson and family and
Mrs. Wilson's nephew. Mrs. Martin;
Ed Launer and family with their
son-in-law and daughter, Mr.. and
Mrs. Carter of Topeka, Xmas; Viii
liam MCGUIRE, George Taylor, Fred
James. Otis McKeen and family,
Lee Martin and family, Helen CAN'T
and family, Bert Cromack and son,
William Walker and family, George
French, W. l.. Glendenning and
children. Mrs. L. Henshaw, Mrs.
Hammond Mrs. Sauber and son.
The club members will meet with
Mrs. Bert Cromack Thursday after
noon for their regular session.
B. Y. p. U. PARTY
Members Of the Junior p. Y. p. u.
enjoyed a Halloween party at the
home Of Mrs. E. W. Marshall FRI
day evening, al coming in appropri-
ate costumes for the occasion. All
the usual festive stunts were play
ed during the evening, including a
bobbing for apples, an apple race,
and games on the lawn. Mrs. Saun-
ders assisted Mrs. Marshall as host
ess.
The Halloween decorations were
made attractive with lighted lam
terms TO represent pumpkins and 9TH
er symbols Of the occasion. Those
present were Margaret, Dorothy, and
Dickie Huffaker. Mary Sue and Ruth
Saunders, Eileen, Winnie d.. and
Anna Louise Marshall, Myrtle McBee,
Hayden and Lucille Collins, Billie
McCarty, and Jaunel Wilson.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-10-30
FIRST FEDERATION MEETING

The first meeting Of the year Of
the City Federation of Women's
clubs was held at the Baptist church
at S:3 o'clock Thursday afternoon.
Mrs. III. L. Yates. president, was in
the chair. Mrs. Pearl Nuckols. sec
rotary, read the minutes Of the last
meeting in the spring and called
upon representatives Of the clubs to
give their reports Of the past years
work. Talks we're limited TO two
minutes.
New business attended to at the
meeting was the naming Of the com
mittees for the coming year BY the
president. They are as follows:
Ways and means, Mrs. Willie A.
George, chairman. and Mesdames
John Closner, Sherwood Bishop.
Thos. III. Sweeny. ID. r. Gay. l.. =.
Shelton, Nathan Moore; municipal,
Mrs. s. c. Tucker. chairman. Mrs.
Lena More and Miss Florence Bell;
social service. Mesdames Emmett
Dodd. Mrs. Chas. w. Watson, Mrs
J. X. Bull; entertainment, Mrs.
George Smith, chairman, and all
club presidents, Civic League, Mrs. J.
X. Bull. Learners-Mrs. T. G. Hol-
Iiday, s. C.-Mrs. C. A. Manahan. +.
C.-Mrs. III. L. Fitch, Musie-Mrs. Il.
A. Warden, PIT. Airs. Harbert
Davenport, p. f. ~. Airs. j. X.
Wells; club house, Mrs. Sherwood
Bishop. chairman and Nesdames j..
X. Bull. j. X. Wells. William A.
George, y. a. Graham; library. Mrs.
i. +. Yates, chairman, and MeEdanes