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Avoid disputes with other drivers,
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situation. Apologize and state your
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TO make friends with the public. A
gentlemanly withdrawal will make
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service"
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Situations Wanted

SITUATIONS ,WANTED-MALE |
AND FEMALE sci
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212B nth st. N. w,
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MOVING AND HAULING
Lowest Rates Ia City
Adams 1850 JOHN l. SHAfFER co.
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HOBART BROS. CO. want two high
class men to specialize on selling
their complete lire of Automotiye
Service Equipment, including Air
terry Chargers. Electrical Test Benches,
Paint-Spraying Outfits. Hydraulic Car
Washers, etc, in Washington and sur
rounding territory.
To arrange interview call H. P. Cor
don. Room 100, Hotel Pennsylvania,
Monday evening. z to 10 b. m, or
Tuesday, 9 .. N. to 8 p. d.
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RELIABLE COLORED
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house. The Neuman, 634 Eye St. y. Com.
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WATERFRONT PROPERTY
FOR RENT l02. A

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Plurality Of wives was recognized among the
ancient Hebrews, and a man, even If already
married, was compelled to marry his brothers
widow Il the brother died chiIdless. We read
Of the famous King Solomon that he had "seven
hundred wives and princesses"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-08-29

ATTRACTIVE S-room new home in Chevy
Chase. D. G. viii lease at 500 per
month. with option to buy at bargain.
Cleve. 1851. 1921 Patterson st. N. w.
and bath. Call franklin $780, before
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UNFURNIsHED 81

THE BEACON APTS.
1901 Calvert ST. NJ. W.-Bess apis In
city. 30 and up. All large, soundproof.
outside rooms with spacious p0rehee: ALE
night elevator service Col. 306S.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-01-29
THEATERS

One Of the screens greatest gifts
to the public is the history lessons
contained in such pictures as 1.-THE
Overland Stage the Ken Maynard
starring feature for First National
coming to the Palace theater tomor-
row.
This impressive production shows
the conquest of America; the link
ing of the stagecoach lines from East
to West The celebration of this
historic event was recently reproduc-
ed on a massive scale at the site of
its occurrence, Deadwood, s. D., and
the Maynard company, directed by
Albert Rogell, journeyed there to
film it as part Of their epic.
Although this picture is the first
to deal in any large way with the
epic of the transcontinental stage
coach. the picture which deals ro
mantically with historical events
is frequently seen, and, when well
done, is always among the most
popular screen offerings. 1t hap.
pens that one of Ken Maynard s
first screen parts was that of Paul
Revere in great revolutionary
war film. This way of bringing
historic events and personages into
view, and injecting into them the
very breath Of life is destined to
he the educational method of the
future, according to the psychic
logic experts.
THE Overland Stage which is
destined to give great impetus to
this method of teaching history of
the Early West is from an original
story by Marion Jackson and is in
terpreted by brilliant east includ-
ing Kathleen Collins, Tom SAINT
schi, Sheldon Lewis, Dot Farley,
Florence Turner, Jay Hunt, William
Malan, Paul Hurst, and Fred Burns.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-01-29
Children Need
Dental Care

According to report of Mrs. F.
II. Mitchell, county nurse, survey
taken of all children in the county
schools of Imperial County, that is
nearly completed, finds that 20 per
cent of the children are very badly
in need Of dental care.
This percentage does not include
large number of baby teeth that
should be taken care of, but is the
second set, or permanent teeth. In
some instances the children are
handicapped by the roots of dead
baby teeth, which are continually
throwing off puss into the system Of
the child, Mrs. Mitchell says.
A re.check of the survey shows
that but very small percentage of
the children have had the needed
dental work done. Mrs. Mitchell is
asking the cooperation of the par
ents of the children to aid i'll this
very necessary work, requesting
them to take their children, when
the matter is called to their atten-
ton, to the dentist as soon as pos.
sible. Mrs. Mitchell considers de-
fective teeth in great part re-
sponsible for many of the ailments
suffered by the children in the coun-
tv schools.
A partial survey of the schools
last year, followed by a re-check,
showed that practically 10 per cent
Of the necessary dental work had
been accomplished before the end
of the school year, which Mrs.
Mitchell thinks is very encouraging,
and hopes to duplicate this year.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-01-29
THE FLAG PLEDGE

81 pledge allegiance to my flag and to the Republic
for which it stands nation ndivsble with liberty
and justice for ALL So said school children some
years ago, standing at salute while the Stars and
Stripes slowly to the top of the flag pole.
It is simple pleasing ceremony and one supposed
to inspire worthy patriotism in childish hearts The
brief direct statement linked flag and republic
very beautifully with the idea of liberty and justice
for ALL.
But there seems to have been fear of misunder
standing to just what flag meant for the words
"of the United States added after flag" Last
week the pledge heightened still further to read
Il pledge allegiance the flag of the United States of
America, and
Is it going to be necessary to add explanatory
phrase at the end of that pledge something like this
with liberty and justice to all native Nordc protest
ant undamentast 100 per cent citizens of the United
States of American"
Imperial Valley press., 1927-01-29

Bunty "And to think I was afraid
of cricket Ha! Hal
THAT 8 nothing" chirped the
black insect. "Uncle Wiggily went
down cellar TO see what was max
ing the noise and when ! jumped
out of the papers, why he
Lollypops. Lollypops Here )
money for lollypops'' suddenly ex-
claimed the rabbit gentleman, pull
ing lot of pennies out of his pock-
ct. And the rabbit children made
such jolly noise as they scrambled
for the money that they didn't hear
what the cricket said. And it 8 just
as well, because, as ] have told you,
Uncle Wiggily went racing up the
cellar stairs lickity lop when the
cricket jumped at him. The bunny
feared Chirpie was the Bushy Bear.
Think of that.
After the bunny boys and girls
came back with their lollypops tn, y
were told that Chirpie was going to
stay in the hollow stump bungalow
until warm summer came again.
He will sing you 10 sleep every
night said Nurse Jane.
Each and every one of the bun
nies wanted Chirpie in his or her
room, but Uncle Wiggily said CHR
pie would sleep in the waru bath
room, and there the cricket was pat
TO bed in corner by the steam
pipes.
Well, all of sudden, in the mid
die Of the night, Uncle Wiggily was
awakened by his wife, who said az
she nudgcd him in the ribs:
Listen to that. Just listen to
it,'
Uncle Wiggily listened and he
heard Chirpic in the both room yell
ling:
"Come here, Oh, come here,
everybody, Quick! Oh, come
horc!'
"Thc bad chaps must have got
ten in, whispered Mrs. Longears,
"and Chirpic is calling for the Po-
lice Dog. Don t go in there, Wig.
gy. she called to Mr.. Longears,
who jumped out Of bed.
WILL i must see what ~
therc!' he said. And when he open
ed the bath room door he saw, by
the low light which had been left
burning, Chirpie, the black cricket,
floating about the bath tub on a
cake of soap. The tub was half
full Of water and the soap boat was
being padded about by Chirpie,
who used Uncle Wiggily's tooth
brush handle for an oar.
What ever are you dOing"'
asked the rabbit.
"Oh. ! couldn t sleep, being i
strange ROOM chirpcd the cricket.
80 ! thought ID take a ride.
s"w there was some water in the
tub, ! pushed the cake of soap in
for a boat and then I jumped on, all
oboard-likc YOU know. Then
wanted you all to see how clever /
was, so I shouted for you to come
and see me!
"Well, YOU certainly woke every.
bcdy up!" ehuckled Uncle Wiggily,
Imperial Valley press., 1927-01-29
Wards Case Is
Again Set Over

4 continuation of the case of
John s. Ward was granted in Su-
perior Court Yesterday afternoon by
Judge A. c. Finney. Ward is facing
q charge of statutory nature.
In the meantime District Attor-
nev Heald is conducting an investi-
CATION into Ward s life in Iowa. He
said Yesterday that Ward had been
ordered committed to the state in
sane asylum in Iowa number of
years ago, the commitment calling
for his detention for 10 years.
AS far as can be learned, Ward
was never committed to the asylum
and the district attorney is endeav-
oring to find out the reason for his
release. The officials believe that
Ward is suffering from mental
illness and if possible he will be re-
turned to Iowa.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-01-29
Bedtime Stories
Copyright, 1927, by Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate
BY HOWARD E. GARIS
UNCLE WIGGILY AND THE
CRICKET'S BOAT

When Baby Bunty and the other
forty twelve little rabbit children
game home from school one day,
they found Uncle Wiggily's hat on
The rack in the hall. Yes, there was
the old bunny gentleman tall silk
lat, bright and shiny like a stove
pipe.
MY goodness exclaimed Tin
ker, dropping his strap of books
'Daddieums must be sick!'
"What makes you think so,
asked Tunker, who was Tinker $
brother.
There s his hat and Tinker
pointed to it. He ism t out after
adventures or he have his hat
with him. So he must be sick.
"Maybe he wore his cap sug-
gested Baby Bunty.
"There 5 his cap, too and jim
gle and Jangle, who were Il lre twins,
said the same thing together and
together pointed to the cap, also on
the rack.
The rabbit children were begin
ming to get very quiet and to walk
on their tiptoes for fear of making
Uncle Wiggily worse, when, all Of
sudden. they heard a funny little
song being sung and they heard Tn,
Gle Wiggily, laughing.
off Daddicums was sick he 5. all
better now!' declared Buster, who,
with his brother, Custer, ran toward
the sound of the laughter. And they
found Uncle Wiggily not at all i'll,
but hale and hearty, sitting in front
of the fire, while on little stool
near him-a stool made by a salt
cedar turned upside down-sat a
black cricket singing away, as Baby
Bunty said, 'to beat the band. y
Come in, my dears! Come in :
Uncle Wiggily invited the little
bunny boys and girls. Meet
Chirpie,'' he went on, waving his
paw toward the black, singing eriek-
ct. "It was Chirpie making the
rafting noise in the old papers, that
YOU 1S.ard when you went down eel
lar this morning to get carrot,
Baby Bunty,' explained Mr.. Long
ears.
"Oh, the ideal laughed Baby
Imperial Valley press., 1927-01-29
SEELEY
(By Press Staff CORRESPONDENT,

SOllcSUUUQcUtl
SEELEY, Jan. 29.-Clark Collins
visited Saturday and Sunday with
his parents at Beaumont.
A. H. Sheldon made a business
trip to FL Centre, Wednesday.
j. Rossman of Dixieland is re
ported better.
William koehner of Lakeside, was
visiting and duck hunting in this
locality Thursday.
Mr.. Colvin of Oklahoma, is visit
ing with his daughter, Mrs. j. Wiley.
Chester Noel is harvesting his
crop of rice. He reports good
yield.
dido, are visiting with Mrs. J. L.
Mrs. Ross and daughter of Escon.
Haley.
The $. ID. & A. railroad are being
asked to place a wig-wag at the
Calexico boulevard crossing. OF
late there is a good deal Of traffic
along that highway
The West Side Country club met
Wednesday at the home of Mrs.
Ed Diehl.
The home department met Tues
day with Mrs. Frank Pcnnock.
John Hogan, Mrs, Hogan, John
Nelson, Clark Collins and J. F.. Ber,
ry, met at the home of William
Schultz, Thursday evening, on offic
ia. thurch business.
The Christian Endeavor Society
held a pie social in the Community
hall Friday evening.
Sunday morning Mt 9:4J the regu-
lar Sunday school meeting. The les
son is Temptation. At II O'Clock
the church service subject will be
"a Revival in the Primitive Christ
ian Church at Jerusalem. Special
singing. Christian Endeavor meet
ing at 1880 y. m. The topic for the
evening is Loyalty to the Church -
Wednesday evening, prayer meeting
and choir practice Friday evening
Young People IS play night.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-01-29
Woman Suicide
Blames Whiskey

STOCKTON, Cal, JAM o9.-Leav-
ing a letter to her father in which
she said moonshine whiskey is to
blame for this Mrs. Gertrude
Clasgens, 30, virtually blew her head
off with 40 gauge shotgun in the
bedroom of her home here early to-
day, apparently having inserted the
muzzlc of the gun into her mounth
before she pulled the trigger.
Charles Henicker, who lived in
the house with the woman, told po-
lice he was in an adjoining room
when he heard the muffled report
of the gun. Rushing into the room
he found her BODY upon the floor
in a pool of blood. She had died
instantly.
Henicker and Earl Felt were held
by the police for questioning while
an investigation was being made
but were released when letters were
found in Mrs. Clasgens' room, indi-
eating that the killing was clearly
a case of suicide, according to Cor
oner C. c. DeYoung. The letter to
her father said it was her third at
tempt.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-01-29

"and I guess you'd better stop
boating and 90 to sleep, Chirpie."
IAN right" sang the jolly little
cricket. So he jumped off his soap
boat, cuddled down in the warn,
corner by the steam pipes, and soon
the bungalow was quiet again,
thank goodness!
And if the automobile will give
the motorcycle a drink of gasoline
after thev come out of the moving
pictures, III tell you next about
Uncle Wiggily and Boppy's picr,,
Imperial Valley press., 1927-01-29

The Mexican question, government it,
bos down to this "Are American properties in
Mexico going to be confiscated?"
The American public evidently understands this
and agrees with it. If there is any real difference
between the viewpoints of government and
public it is that the public is fully convinced
that confscation is intended the government ap
pears to be.
The Mexican government has declared that it has
no intention of confscating foreign property-that
proposes to give, for every title found legitimate,
lease for so years. with another 80 if that found
essary order to get the oil out of the ground and
give compensation for any special of Justice that
may develop.
The American public, for the most part, dis
posed to take the Mexican government at its word,
most of the big European oil interests, including the
British have done. They have acquiesced in the
Mexican land laws, and agreed to accept the leases.
Why should the United States not take Mexico at her
word and proceed to arrange the necessary machinery
for fair adjustment? Gales has professed his willing
ness to arbitrate Everybody is for it, in principle.
1t doesn't appear likely that any international tribunal
would deliberately sacrifice American interests to
Mexican interests especially in the face of Mexican
pledges of Justice
Imperial Valley press., 1927-01-29
THE MORAL CREDIT BUREAU

Fruit and vegetables growers in this country
planning to set up code of ethics for themselves Not
to be outdone, shippers, brokers and commission
chants contemplate establishing moral credit bu-
reau' to discipline all who indulge in unethca prac-
tces 1t is pointed out that only ethical business is
successful in the long rum
In other words, the Golden Rule is found to apply
quite we'll to the fruit and vegetable business
other phases of life.
Putting ethics into daily business dealings is fine
But the moral credit bureau planned, has its weak
points. The idea, apparently is to have the bureau
obtain from the trade lot of information about ind-
viduals whose business dealings unethical. This
information would then be used to others against
dealing with the unethical persons.
If the emphasis is placed honest and generous
Abusiness methods, very we'll But if it is placed
Passing around unpleasant information and nstigating
Ecotts, the plan itself begins to take dubious
1ical tinge.
rtifical sunlight is urged for COWS. Why not
4 end 'enf to Florida for the winter?
Imperial Valley press., 1927-01-29

colony without making known their
intention except to a few intimate
friends.
The marriage was performed by
Justice Of the Peace Leonard J. Di-
FAM in the Mission Inn and cul.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-01-29
Burglars Keep
Up Their Visits

Two thefts were reported to the
Ell Centre police late yesterday. The
first report was maze by c. r. Dear
borne of Ell Centre, R. D. 2. He re-
reported that a safety razor and a
shot gun, single barrel, had been
taken from his home.
The second report was made by
A w. Hauser of a local hotel. He
declared that a coat and hat had
been taken from his room. He de.
scribed the coat as a double breasted
one of brown color and the hat as
brown Stetson.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-01-29
CAR ACCIDENT PROVES
FATAL TO SALESMAN
By United Press Lensed Wire

SAN DIEGO, Jan. 30. 49, Philip
Wagner, San Francisco salesman,
died Yesterday at the county hospi-
tai from injuries suffered when his
automobile struck a street ear head
on last Monday night. His wife was
with him when he died. An inquest
will be held.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-01-29
Movie Stars Wed
At Riverside
BY United Pres. Leased Wire

RIVERSIDE, Calf, Jan. 90. -
Jobyna Ralston and Richard Arlen,
film stars, began a two day honey
moon here today, that will be tenn
porarily interrupted Monday when
both must 90 back to Hollywood to
complete work in their current pro-
duction.
They were married here last night
having slipped away from the screen
Imperial Valley press., 1927-01-29

Guantanamo is all worked ny.
With all the warships going to
Nicaragua, the convention bureau
fears Cuba won't get the maneuvers
this year.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-01-29

minated romance that began as
screen sweethearts in their latest
picture "Wings.''
Imperial Valley press., 1927-01-29

Moitey to Loan ON Automobiles.
Sterling Securities Co. inc, Fred r.
Cross. Mgr. $50 Main st. adv
Imperial Valley press., 1927-01-29
Looking Backward
What the Press Files Tell Of I'm
perial Valley for this Date
In Past Years
TWENTY YEARS AGO
Jan, %. 1907

ID. A. Wheeler left Thursday for
Los Angeles with two ears of fat
hogs from the Wheeler and Richards
ranches.
a runaway was the cause of a
serious accident being suffered by
Mrs. C. NJ. Miller. She was thrown
from the rig and her face and ear
are so badly crushed that several
stitches were necessary. There have
been, however, no complications,
and she seems to be rapidly recov-
cring.
Three hundred and twenty acres,
partly covered with water stock,
one and one-half miles from Il Cen.
tro, $4,000. Part time. See Wilson
about it.
R. A. Holt of No. I was visiting
in FL Centre recently.
II. s. Roth was down from Braw-
ley the first of the week. He rep
resents Lyons & Co. in this valley
and makes his headquarters in
Brawley. He reports large acre
age ready for cantaloupes at tlat
place.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-01-29

cotton gin at Merccd has turned
out 2,450 bales this season.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-01-29
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO
Jan. %. 1912

4 Los Angeles newspaper has
evolved the Objectionable epithet Of
desert rats to residents Of
Coachella, Imperial and Yuma val
leys. If it can find no more pleas
ing term to apply to the people who
are conducting the greatest reclania
ton work the continent has known
it would be better for it to remain
sllent.
The ~rogram at the l. & s theatcr
tonight will include THE Story of
the Typewriter, comedy; THE
Tell Tale Knife drama; and
Their Charming Mania,' com
edv.
B. V. Ezell of Cotton is in Ell
Centre.
The Woodmen of the World will
hall, at which time the full rituals
tie work will be given. Twelve can.
didates will be initiated.
TEN YEARS AGO
Jan. 20, 1917
Miss Addie l.. Turbett leaves -.
night for Los Angeles
Mayor Edward Dool of Calexico
was in FL Centre today.
Third Baseman Paxton and Billy
Silver represented Calexico here TO-
day. a
fom Jones is in receipt Of a tele
gram from c. f. McStay, special
preventative of the Automobile
Club of Southern California, in
which he is informed that every eff.
fort is being made to gather in 10.
COO additional members before Wed
nesday. Jan. 81. 1917 Mr.. Jones is
using all his energies to help out
Il. this schedule.
James Otter, well known merch
ant of Calexico, was married 10
hddie Hill of that city, yesterday
Otter is a member OF the firm OF
ter and Donaldson.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-01-29

lrtficial sunlight is urged for COWS. Why not
4 end 'enf to Florida for the winter?
New Britain herald., 1927-12-17

old homestead there, recuperating from serious operation. Mr. and Mrs. Schneck and daughter Miss Winifred will spend the holidays in Brooklyn. They will leave January for Milwaukee where the minister has accepted the pastorate of the Emmanuel Baptist church of that city.
 Mir. Schneck was presented with purse of gold at a recent farewell function by members of his church. At that time the congregation pass ed a vote of regret on his leaving. His successor has not yet been ap- pointed
 Miss Winifred I. ScMeck, Gaugh- ter of Rev. and Mrs. Schncck, has resigned her position as office man. ager for the Union Laundry Co. and will accompany her parents to Mil Waukee. A party was held in her honor by fellow employees at which time she was presented with an os- trich skin purse and gold bracelet.