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Imperial Valley press., 1927-08-12
THE FINEST TREE
What is The finest tree in America Z?

What is The finest tree in America?
"The BIRCH" says one citizen From my sum-
mer cottage northern lake I can see, by merely
looking out of the windows several hundred brches
They grow here in families, from two to seven in
group In my grove thew stand so thick that the
eye cannot penetrate than 100 yards-t is stop
ped by solid wall of white columns glistenng in the
sunlight rising like serried ranks of ghosts at
night Their closeness, eliminating branches they
grow, makes them as smooth marble shafts far
above the ground Their tops rise to SO 60 feet.
There is perpetual shade there shot through with
shine or moonlight and free place for all the winds
to play.
white paper blows loose from the bark and flut-
ters in the breeze. 1t makes pleasant rustng, and
is precious for starting fire.
eff branches die, for lack of room sunshine,
they straightway decay within and fall and turn to
dust But the bark remains durable white cylinder,
beautiful in itself for years, and the finest of fire
kndlers. It will give bright blaze when water
soaked from long rains
1.-THE living bark is more wonderful. Pleasing to
the making frames for pictures, useful for
writing paper canoes. it stands always servicabe
to in his great primal need of fire For the green
bark will burn and in burning fills the outer air
the inner house with precious incense.
Roll up strip of bark and put it in candle
stick, and will burn almost like CANDLE and
spread fragrance that candle could give.
"The wood itself has also this great merit to the
woodsman or hunter camper that it will burn fairly
well when green, with incense sizzling out OF it.
Seasoned birch makes the finest of firewoods.
Likewise it Of the very best of hard woods for
house trimming or cabinet work being amazingly
durable having sllken luster Of its own, and TAX
ing almost any stain.
''The tree limbs are flexible and graceful; there
is nothing charming and restful to the eye than
the waving green-andbrown birch boughs treetops.
The wind makes rare music in them not lonely and
sad like that of the harper pines, but pleasant and
friendly. The birch is always sociable to man.
SO here is one choice. But it is necessarily
tional choice. The birch is northern tree. Who will
speak for its rivals of east, west or south.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-08-12
Newest Puzzle
Craze Explained

NEW YORK, Aug. 12.-New York
is in the throes Of another puzzle
craze, which threatens to take the
country by storm. Puzzle fans VINO
turned from crosswords to question
naires and from questionnaires to
Guggenheims are plunging into a
new word-pastime Laddergrams,
This latest verbal magic makes
possible almost anything. Lead be-
comes gold, black turns white, the
poor are made rich, stars come
down to earth.
The game of Laddcrgrams consists
in changing one word into another
of the same number of letters, max
ing the change in minimum mum
Der of steps. One word is placed on
the top rung of the ladder and the
other on the bottom. The player
climbs down one rung at a time by
/ changing single letter of the
word, thus making new wore
which forms the next rung. The
! last change must give him the wore
on the bottom rung.
For example, in the Laddergram
for changing lead to gold the step.
are: ~ lead, (2) load,(3) goad, a,
| gold,
Imperial Valley press., 1927-08-12
Court Assesses
Traffic Fines

Three persons responded to sum-
monses for appearance in city court
this morning for traffic violations.
Judge Perkins meted out two SIS
penalties, giving a suspended sen
tence in the other case.
Ed Carter, colored, of Seeley' adj
mitted that the ear which he was
driving was short one muffler when
he was arrested. Bnt he protested
that il was not his machine aud
that I've was unaware of the fact
until the time of his arrest. But the
Judge charged him So and told him
to collect it from the owner if he
wanted return on his money.
Grupuiola Chan, a Chinese, of
Calexieo tried to convince the judge
that he was unable to see the bo,Ae'
ward stop sign at the intersection
of Main and Fourth streets, but
failed. His lack of perception cost
him So.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-08-12

! 10 be black, never mind then, and
| IN sorry | laughed at him and
thought he was black grasshop-
rer.' said Bunty, picking up her
! flowers.
PRAY do not mention it, CHR
ped the cricket in sad, discomfort
ed and doleful voice. II certainly
jump around like grasshopper,
though l am not big enough to bs
one -
"No, sec YOU aren t, admitted
Bunty. "Some grasshoppers came
to Uncle Wiggily's bungalow yes
Iterday and br N,ht sugar for a
! cake went on Bunty. ''Wen, |
am glad to meet you, Mr.. Cricket! y
Z" Put why are you so sado' asked
! Uncle Wiggilv of the black jump
ing insect.
because I do not seem to be OF
any use in this world. - the cricket
replied. Bunty strolled on gathering
flowers, and Uncle Wiggily remain
ed on the path with the little black
! chap. q can t seem to do bit OF
Sbtu, the u lChtt Nthl 'hs L IL
/ grasshoppers brought you sugar
even the pricklv porcupine helped
YOU by driving the Pob Cat away
! But, as for me-all | can do is hoI
and ehirp.'
"Ah, but that is just i'll" ex
claimed Uncle Wiggily. Ioul
cheerful, chirping song, Mr.. Cricket
does more good than you think. "
81 can scarcely believe that,
murmured the black chap.
I "Well, perhaps | can prove it t.
you before the day is OVER sale
the bunny gentleman. Here, hol
into my pocket and come adventur
ing with me. We shall see what hap
irens.
SO the cricket hoped into tn
abbit gentleman 5 pocket and Uncl
Wiggilv went along the WOODLAND
lpath. Baby Bunty called to say tina
she was going to take her flower
to the bungalow, so this left Nj
Longcars and the cricket by them
selves.
| On and on hoped the rabbit gen
tleman up hill and down dale am
it was so snug, coy an restful il
Imperial Valley press., 1927-08-12

the pocket that the black cricket
went fast to sleep. 1t wasn't long
after this before all of a sudden,
while Uncle Wiggily was looking
around the corner of big rock to
see if an adventure might be hiding
there, that something happened.
The Bushy Bear leaped out from
where he was hiding in hollow
tree and caught Mr.. Longears And
before Uncle Wiggily quite knew
what it was all about the Bear had
taken him to his den.
AT last | have you!' growled
the shaggy chap. = For long time
[ have been trying to get You and
now | have. Let me see, now which
ear shall | nihble first - He stood
Uncle Wiggily in front of him and
looked at the rabbit 5 ears. And
then, all of a quickness the cricket
in the bunny's pocket awakened
and began to chirp and sing.
The cricket sang of crisp, cool
days in the fall, when the leaves on
the trees begin to turn brown. The
cricket sang of swapping, cracking
fires at which apples could be roast
ed and corn popped. The cricket
sang of long nights when the stars
sparkled in the sky and the cricket
sang such jolly. happy song that
tears came into the eyes OF the
Bear.
"Un-Uncle Wig gig-gily,' sobbed
the shaggy Bear, II don't know
wha wha-what is the matter with me,
but | feel different somehow. That
singing reminded ME of the days
when / was good little bear boy
aid didn t eaten rabbit gentlemen.
l.! haven t the heart to eat you
now, That song has made me want
to be good-at least for little
while. And if you will take my ad-
vice you will get out of my den as
soon as YOU can before the effect
wears Off and turn bad again. y
cricket 5 song! All, what memories
it brings of my happy boyhood! Go!
Go! If / had known there was 4
cricket in my den, to break me all
up this way,l never would have let
Inn stay here! Go,' With tears
streaming from his eyes the Bear
pointed to the door OF his den and
the rabbit quickly hoped out.
There you see, Mr.. Cricket,
said Mr.. Longears to his little black
friend. 'what a cheerful song can
do, You saved my life!
81 never would have believed
it.' said the chirping insect.
But that is really what happened,
and ever after that the hopping
black bug was content. And if the
letter carrier will give the postage
stamp ride around the block IN
his leather bag, IN tell you next
about Uncle WIggily's mud slide.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-08-12
TEN YEARS AGO
August II, 1917

Phil D. Swing, chief counsel for
the Imperial Irrigation district, re-
turned yesterday from a brief va
cation on the coast.
c. X. Cooper, manager of the
Pioneer Title Insurance company,
left yesterday for his annual vaca-
ton, to be absent a month. He will
meet Mrs. Cooper at San Diego and
from there they will make an auto
mobile tour through the state.
c. y. Perry, well known engineer
on the staff of the Imperial Irriga
ton district, was reported to be Ill
in a hospital in Calexico.
a. J. Hall, proprietor of the Val
ley Tent and Awning Company, left
Yesterday to spend the remainder
of the summer with his family at
San Diego.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-08-12
BRAINS AND CHARACTER

Says Dr.. Frederick Tiney of Columbia University
foremost authority the human brain.
There be little doubt that the progress of hu
mainly has parallel with the growth of the brain
From one age to another and from one race to the
next, man has shown steady gain i nhs power to
or perhaps behind is in learning to control
his nature
This is coming to be an old story among those who
thoughtfully consider the progress of the human
Mentally intellectually makes great progress.
Morally he makes less. We grow in mind rather than
in character. Science outstrips morality. Thus we
haze the familiar phenomenon of using highest
mental and scientific rains for and destruction in
stepd of TIE peaceful constructive cooperative adj
vance of humanity.
Brains without character, far as the genuine
Improvement Of the is concerned may be better
than brains at all. If man has better brains than
the animals and them for higher purpose than
the animals do is he any better than they are? Or
good?
Imperial Valley press., 1927-08-12
Looking Backward
What the Press Files Tell Of I'm
perial Valley for this Date
In Past Years
TWENTY YEARS AGO
August IL, 1907

The San Diego county board OF
supervisors is meeting today to can
vass the election returns. A num-
Der of valley people are in San Di-
ego to be present at the meeting.
Tom Edgar of Brawley was in
town yesterday.
A fair breeze today cooled off
the valley considerably.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. II. Edgar have
returned from the coast.
G. E. German returned this morn.
ing from business trip to the
coast.
Calexico-Varney Brothers are
having an addition built to their
store.
Mrs. James Bragg returned from
a trip to the coast.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Edgar left yes
terday to visit friends in San Diego.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-08-12
Wife Wallops
Her Husband

John Ison of CaleXico was locked
up by the city police yesterday
afternoon and was later turned over
TO the CaleXico authorities. The
Calexico police telephoned to thu
city saying that they held a war;
ant for his arrest and Patrolman
Seeberg apprehended the man "A
short time later on Fourth street.
n few days ago lson and his wife
came struggling into police head.
quarters. The man appeared TO be
very much worse for wear. His face
revealed two neatly BACKED eyes,
blood was streaming from his most
lis and he looked is though he had
met lot more than his match. H.
had and as the story unfolded be-
fore Captain Cromer, it was found
that his wife was the donor of the
marks which ruined his beauty.
Both parties sought to have the
other arrested at the time.
AS the captain questioned them
he brought out the story. The woman
charged that her husband had been
coming to II Centre to see some one
else and she asserted that she had
caught him with another woman a
short time previous. The man is
alleged to have beat = hastv retreat
but the woman used an autom obile
to catch the fleetfGOted husband.
She had the advantage from the
start, the man being nearly out of
breath when she caught up to him
She declared that he immediately
struck her across the head. Then
smiling through her tears she told
how she had caught him by the
shirt and punched his nose,
After listening t. The story the
captain decided that the best thing
10 do was to usher the man anu
woman out intc,the open spaces. he
was sure that the woman did not
need protection from the man 50
he told them they could take thell
choice of both of them going to jai
or both getting out OF town in
hurry.
4mo telephone communication
from the CaleXieo police marked
the next step il the case.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-08-12
Bedtime Stories
BY HOWARD E. GARIS
Copyright, 1877, by Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate
UNCLE wIGGIIiY AND THE
CRICKET


While Uncle Wiggiiv was hop
ping along path in the woods one
day with Baby Bunty, the little or
phan rabbit girl suddenly dropped
the flowers she had been picking
and cried;
ooh, Unkie Wig! Look at this!
"What is it9' inquired Mr.
Longears. "Havc YOU found new
sort of blossom -
"No, but have found a black
grasshcpper!' shouted Bunty. "oh'
what naughty little grasshopper
lov he must be, never to have
washed, All black. Fie for shame!'
and Bunty pointed one paw at some
thing on the ground. Uncle Wiggily
Topped over beside her.
"That ism t black grasshopper,
said the rabbit gentleman with q
laugh. "Oh, Runty, how funny You
are!'
"What is it them she asked.
at is cricket and crickets are
always black-at least | never saw
any who were not, - answered Uncle
Wiggily.
ooh. well. if it s all right for him
Imperial Valley press., 1927-08-12
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO
August II, 1912

A. Z. Mccartney returned this
morning from the coast.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. II. Whiting and
daughter of Heber will leave to-
morrow morning for vacation on
the coast.
A. H. Merrill of the Press force
spent Sunday in Los Angeles where
he met Mrs. Merrill, son and daugh-
ter, just arrived from Chicago, and
escorted them to their new home in
FL Centre.
Wiley NJ. Weaver, county asses
sor, left yesterday to join Mrs
Weaver and son Wiley, at Alamitos
Bay, where he will enjoy the cool
ocean breezes for the remainder OF
the summer.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-08-12
Weather Hats
Leyine's Fligh

PARIS, Aug 12-untaVorap.
weather TODAY prevented Charles !
Levine and Dieudonnc Costes tro,
taking off in their air race to tf
United States. ,;
Levine will be in the Columoia
which he and Clarence Champeri
flew to Germany, while Costes w
fly Brequet plane. The start 'e
tatively had been set for today
The American had been det'
mined that no plane would take
before him and it was with c'
siderable relief that he neg
Costes had postponed his flight II
night owingsto bad weather.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-08-12
REQUISITION IS HONoRED

AUSTIN, Tex, Aug. 12.-Gover'
nor Moody has honored California
rcquisition for resurn to Los Ang-
eles of j. H. McWilliams to answer
a charge of robbing the Pacific
Southwest bank of 5000. a Calf
ornia officer has gone to Houston,
where McWilliams is reported under
arrest
Imperial Valley press., 1927-08-12
THE WEATHER

LOS ANGELES AND VlClNlI
Fair tonight and Saturday W
moderate temperature. Cloudy
foggy tonight and Saturday me
ing. p
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA: +
tonight and Saturday with fog n
coast at night; moderate tempe
ture; moderately high fire hazard
the mountains.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-08-12
Heavy Damage by
Swollen Rivers
Nv Waited Press leased Wire

TUSCUMBIA, Mo-, Aug. IA
aillion. dollars damage has been
done in 10 counties of the Usage
river valley, it was estimated today
rs high waters continued to sweep
through the counties.
The Usage LETT it's banks few
days ago and is spreading havoc
through the rich bottom land of it's
valley. Corn has suffered the great.
est damage.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-08-12

Twenty plots of certified White
Rose seed potatoes were grown in
Humboldt county this year.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-04-27

Edgar r. Hervey bnt was over.
fulei.
Henry J. Bur6. county surveyor.
was the first witness called by the
state and introduced = map show
ing the scene of the shooting showed
the posiiion of an automobile in
which Taylor was seated, The police
station at CalcNico and other points
which viii be brought ont during
the trial The defense counsel OBJ
iected 10 the entry of the map in
evidence but the objection was ov.
er-rulcd.
District Attorney Hcald then
called William A. Taylor, victim &C
the shooting and complaining wi
ness to the stand.
Hea.d questioned Taylcr relative
70 the appearance of Chief Hard
wick at the automobile lust prior
to the shooting. Tay,cv told Of the
appearance Of Hardwick and thr
conversation which took place be
tween them prior 10 the shooting.
After this conversation had bec't
brought out by quest toning and III,
relative positions Of the other per.
sons present at various times was
fined. court was adjourned anti!
his morning at 10 O clock.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-04-27
Scouts Attend
Court of Honor

Appearing before the FL Centre
Court of Honor. number OF local
hoy Scouts and :. group from Cal
eXico received honors last night. The
meeting OF the court. which was
held at The Wilson school, was we'll
attended. Demonstration Of scout
craft, including knot tying and sig
mailing, were features Of the pro
gram.
Dir. Norman +. Dupont acted as
presiding officer. Other members
OF the court were Ralph Reynolds,
Lee Wei"h. II. l.. CJrkhill and
George Finley.
Local boys receiving honors We're
Hrnrr Moline Albert Steele, Char
lie Read, Pritchard Couch. Parkman
Moore, Richard Woodson, Winifred
Reed. Dean Shannon, Russell Wag
oDer and Percy Jones, second class
rank, and the following VIII" rereiv-
ed merit badges: award i. Royce,
Burton Brock, Oliver lie Royce,
Leonard Cary, zoe Schevene. George
Rives, jerome Ice. Sherman Ed
ridge. Davis Nynne, Walter Welch,
Jimmie Rrcdy and Bobby Reynolds.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-04-27
Bank Officials
Have Dinner

Officials of the three Imperial
Valley branches of the Bank of
Italy and members Of the advisory
board gathered at the Hotel Bar
hara Worth for dinner last night,
the occasion being the visit Of 4
group Of coast officials of that or
Ganization.
Ora Moue:tc ot Los Angeles,
chairman of the regional advisory
board OF the southern division, and
George y. Davidson, San Diego,
vice president Of the regional ad-
Nisory board. were the guests Of
honor. \ talk by Mr.. Monette on
the principles and policy of the
Bank Of Italy, and on what that
organization hopes to do for the
communities it serves was the fea-
turc OF the evening. Mr.. Davidson
also gave an interesting talk.
Bankers present in addition to the
eadS OF the two FL Centro branches
and the Brawiev branch were Dean
Plaster. Wee president, from San
Diego, and K. Mamiez and j. Hi
garia, manager and cashier respect
iEelv Of the Bancria del Pacifica
Of McXicali. Total attendance was
about 20.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-04-27
Cooking Class
Formed by High
School Boy s
Bs tUited Press Leased Wire

CLEN ELAND, O.. April 27.--
There is Il c-ass o. boys at John
Adams High School here whose
members will make splendid hus-
bands for Woodworking business
girls some day.
Realizing that cooking is more or
less n "loSt . art among presentday
ncwlywcds, these far-seeing young.
sters have organized n domestic
science class to study and practise
the "do' and "don 'ts' of life in
a kitchen. And what s more, they
are learning to cook.
With an expert feminine chef as
their Instructor, the John Adams
Cooking club has made faster pro
gresS than any girls group in the
history of the school. Miss Eda
Cation. domestic science teacher
who specializes in cooking, is head
Of the new class.
''I was somewhat dubious when I
first took over the job of teaching
cooking to the boys Miss Cation
said. "I thought they would take
lwo or three lessons and then throw
it up az n bad Job.
"But I've had my eyes opened.
The boys have taken greater in
terest in the culinary art than any
girls class ever taught. And they
have made consistent progress. Righ'
now d stack them up against an.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-04-27
PERSONALS

Mr.. and Mrs. W. Il. Swanberger
are the proud parents Of baby boy
born at their home. l21o CONNER
cial street, this morning. The babE
weighed eight pounds at BIRTH and
he and his mother are both dong
well.
Will r. Conway is expected back
today from business trip TO coast
points.
Mr.. and Mrs. 4. NJ. Williams left
for San Diego, where they Will spend
the remainder of the week. Mr.. WI
liams attending to business affaifs'
Mr.. and Mrs. J. j. Simmons re-
turned Yesterday to their home mere
after a ten day trip to San Diego.
Los Angeles, Riverside and othef
coast cities.
Mr., and Mrs. W. c. Costello and
two daughters returned last night
from Riverside, where Mrs. Costel-
10 and the children have been visit,
ing Mrs. Costello s parents, Mr.. ana
Mrs. Harry Hammond for the past
two weeks. Mr.. Costello motored up
Saturday to join his family Tor inc
week end.
Miss EVELYN Skinner has as her
cuest her sister-inlaw. Mrs. skin
ncr of Long Beach, and the latter ;
small daughter, Fetty.
Miss Hilda Faust, nutrition >Pt'
ciolist Of the University o. CaAf"H
nia has left for the coast folio" t'g
Two DAYS spent lerc working w'th
Miss Orpha A. Miller, county hoh''
demonstration agent. ,
John Duncan Dunn Of lloll! WOOD
was in the valley yesterday on busl,
ness. Dunn is well known as golf
professional and golf course arehi,
tect Dunn has laid out several
we'll known courses in Southern Ca'l-
fornia and it is rumored that his
visit to the valley was in connec'
tion with plans for such project
here. Dunn, who was accompanied
bv 4. G. Griffin of Los Angeles.
stopned at the Hotel Barbara
Worth.
Jack VI. Eakins, truck crop spe-
cialist from Sacramento ls mere
looking over valley conditions.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-04-27
WRITES FAMILY
LETTERS AFTER
SHOOTING SELF

PORTLAND, Ore, April 27.-Af-
ter shooting himself twice near the
heart and slashing his ankles, llar-
rison +. Rich, 40, sat in a bath tub
and wrote letters 10 his family while
he bled to death.
Rich, Il son-in-law of Senator Pat
McGary of Minnesota and brother
of Williston Rich, vice president of
the Minneapolis State Bank, had
been missing for two days. He
was found near death in his hotel
room today, where he had register
ed under IN assumed name. and was
rushed to q hospital where he died
this afternoon.
According to friends, Rich had
been suffering from asthma and
heart trouble for several years. He
lived in Seattle until about year
ago when he came to Portland.
He is Yale graduate. His
grandfather was Federal Judge
Williston of Minneapolis.
Contents Of the letters he wrote
while dying were not made public.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-04-27

mite Tho lcvoc on the east bank, 10
miles below New Orleans.
Orders for cut in the lrN}r NJ
Poy below New Orleans, were
issued last night hy Governor O. Il.
Simpson of Louisiana after such a
course had been approved by the
Mississippi river commission and
Major General Jadwin, chief of
amy engineers.
The break viii libcrate Il trcmen-
dous volume Of water and relieve
flood conditions throughout LouiSi-
ana and farther up stream.
The Mississippi continued drop.
ping slowly at Memphis and north
rm points. Farther south il j. still
rising as the crest Of the flood pass,
c> toward the gulf.