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Imperial Valley press., 1927-11-02

like it Honk. Honk! Honk.''
"'You have lovely loud voice,
said the rabbit and in this he SPOKE
the truth, though Swan S voice i!
not exactly sweet.
~ shall sing again for you,' gra
ciouslv promised the Swan, and
raising his long neck and red beal
in the air, he honked out most lusti
II. Uncle Wiggily watched and, al
u. sudden, he saw the Fox sneak
ing up on the Swan while the big
tird was singing.
.Ah, ha.' said the bunny uncle
to himself, "the Fox hopes to catcl
the Swan while the singing is 90
ing on. The Swan doesn t know the
i'ox is coming, but | do. .
With that Uncle Wiggily shouted;
Seat! | mean Scoot Or perhaps
l should say gid-dap. Oh, you aren I
horse, are you? Anyhow, get away
from here. - cried the rabbit.
"'What's the matter?' asked the
Swan, suddenly ending his song.
Then he looked behind him and
saw the Fox sneaking along the
shole, for the Swan was not far out
in the water. -
ooh, you bad chap. Trying Il
cat me on the quiet; were you!
honked the Swan. Then he rushed
at the Fox and beat the sly creature
50 hard with his wings, that Mr.
Fox was glad enough to run away
hiding his tail between his legs.
"Thank you for warning me
about the Fox, y said the Swan to
Uncle Wiggily. fPerhaps | can dc
you favor some day.
The chance came sooner than was
expected For little later, on his
way home with the new diamond
ring which he had bought for hi
wife in the eleven and twelve cen
store, Uncle Wiggily was so unlueky
as to drop it in the lake. | mean he
dropped the diamond ring in tn,
lake, not the eleven and twelve
cent store.
"Oh, dear!'' he sighed as he saw
Imperial Valley press., 1927-11-02

windshield, when the car turned
over. Mrs. Whitcher' s injuries
were just external cruises, confin-
ing her to the bed temporarily.
Cottage prayer meetings will be
held this winter in Heber. Mrs.
Ella B. Ware opened her home for
the first meeting last week. Today
the prayer meeting will be held at
the country home of Mrs. Ben Toz-
er.
A farewell shower was given for
Mrs. Herschel Jones at the home of
Mrs. George Whitcher, on Wednes-
day. Twenty two friends were pre-
sent.
The social meeting of the Ladies
Aid was held recently at the home
of Mrs. = George Whitcher. Halo
we ZEN decorations were tastefully
placed about the room. The next
business meeting will be on Thurs
day, November 10, at the home of
Mrs. Sadie Fishburn.
Mrs. Angeline Courtney returned
iIoIi attNidihS tlS ioi " -llllH Noh-
vention of the Southern California
w. c. 7. U. held at Los Angeles.
Mrs. Courtney visited with her
daughters, Avalon and Helen, while
in the city,
Mrs. Sadie Fishburn entertained
on Sunday, Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph
Thompson and Miss Wylde- Browne.
Mrs. Teresa Scurlock returned to
San Diego with Mr.. and Mrs. Boy
er, of Ell Centre.
Tom McLenathen, of Ontario, was
a guest at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. A. f. Skeats.
Lethe Haas spent a week with
his brother, Russell. Neil Gavin,
Russell, and Lethe made trip to
Yuma on Sunday. Lethe Haas re-
turned to his home in Hemet.
Mrs. NJ. Nj. Denham spent, a few
days in FL Centre with her son,
Coy Denham.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-11-02
Bedtime Stories
By HOWARD E. GAR1S
Copyright, 1927, by Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate
UNCLE WIGGILY AND THE
SWAN

"nonk, Honkl Honk! -
That was the sound Uncle Wig
civ heard one morning as he was
hopping through the forest locking
for diamond ring and an adventure
at the same time.
"Honkl Honk, Honk
"Dear me - exclaimed the rab-
bit gentleman, skipping to one side
to hide beneath a sassafras bush.
81 had best be careful or | may be
tossed head over ears by an auto
before l find the diamond ring or
an adventure. -
So Mr.. Longears serunched down
beneath the mulberry tree-pardon
me | should have said sassafras
bush and waited for the car to pass.
At the same time he wondered which
he would find first-the diamond
ring or the adventure.
But don t imagine, my dear, that
Uncle Wiggily hoped to find a dia-
mond ring in the woods. Far from
if. OF course the Old Woman told
the Old Man that he would find as
many herring fish growing on trees
IS she would find strawberries grow
ing in the woods. But strawberries
art not diamond rings any more than
fish are. Though l once heard of a
fish that swallowed diamond ring,
hut l can t tell YOU that story now.
No. What happened was this:
That morning when Uncle Wig
gily started out from his hollow
stump bungalow his wife, the Lady
| Rabbit, said:
81 wish you would get me a dia-
mond ring?'
Imperial Valley press., 1927-11-02
on TO ARIZONA

The proposed Good VIII excursion to Arizona,
under the auspices of the Associated Chambers of
Commerce deserves the utmost consideration and sup
port of every businessman in the Imperial Valley.
This excursion, which to have been held last
spring, has for its sole purpose the exchange of
neighbory visit with friends in Arizona Our
problems, present and future, closely
nected with Arizona.
Not in years has delegation from the valley been
over in the neighboring state purely friendly visit
Usually there has been sort of business to be
transacted. This time it is pleasure jaunt and the
we'll known brand of Arizona hospitality is tap
awaiting the enjoyment of Imperial Valley business
men.
The cost of the trip is not great. The time to be
taken from business is only two days 1t will give bus
inessmen who have been ION the grind for months,
chance for little relaxation. A minimum of 100
persons is required to obtain the quoted by the
railroad company. Surely it should not be difficult
to find 100 Imperial Valley to make the trip.
We hear much of ARIZONA hostility" these days.
Perhaps do not agree with Arizona everything.
No businessman, for instance agrees every sub
ject, with every person he meets But that does not
stop him from numbering even those with whom he
dlsagrees on diverse matters, as his friends.
The dates for the excursion are November Is, IA
and 15 Jot them down now, or better still, get in
touch with your chamber of commerce secretary and
tell him to make reservation for the Arizona tour
Imperial Valley press., 1927-11-02
Looking Backward
What the Press Files Tell Of I'M
perial Valley for this Date
In Past Years
TWENTY YEARS AGO
NOvemhar o 1907

CaleXico is a good deal stirred up
by succession of deaths apparently
due to bad liquor obtained at Mexi-
cali. There haye, in short time,
been three or four deaths of white
persons, all with symptoms of pojs-
oning, and in each ease it is known
that victims have drunk the So
called mescal brought from the 9th
er side of the line.
Lack of water in the power can
al continued to cause trouble today.
Enough was accumulated yesterday
to light the towns of the valley
during the. evening, and the power
was on for short time this morn
ing. The lack of power has caued
as domestic water famine. Because
Ct this, the ice plant at Ell Centre
and the creamery at Imperial have
been unable to operate. Thes Impe.
rial Standard, source of news, has
been unable to operate its machin-
cry for two days past.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-11-02
JOINTLESS STEEL BRIDGES

Electric "arc welding wins victory. The
Boston and Maine is going to build at Chcopee Falls
Mass rvetless railroad bridge the first of its kind
That bridge will go ur, like Solomons famous temple
without noise.
There are other merits, according to Gilbert D. Fish,
structural engineer for the Westinghouse Company.
"The bridge when completed,' he says, will be
practically onepece structure since every joint will
be welded solid and immovable Weaknesses due to in
Vulnerable joints and rivet holes are eliminated. AS
a result, the welded bridge is stronger than rveted
bridge would be- and it costs less. Only 80 tons of
steel needed for the welded ob whereas 120
would be necessary if the job were riveted"
The rivet people will doubtless combat these state
ments-they always do Meanwhile the wonderful
process of arc-welding finds all the time.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-11-02
THE MIDDLE EXPANDS

Messier and messier grows the Fall Sinclair oil
wrange. The latest development, alleged tampering
with the jury which caused Judge Siddons to declare
a mistrial, is only in line with the whole Shiny trail
that has marked the of this attempt to defraud
the United States government.
The government charges that the members of the
jury hearing the evidence in the Fall-Sinclar case
subjected to continual surveillance by of
private detectives in the employ less remote
y, of of the defendants. It also asserts that
juryman made the declaration that he would derive
considerable profit if verdict in favor of the defend
ants rendered.
These charges should be given the most rigid invest
igation and if proven true, the guilty should be
punished, including the juryman who ndiscreet
enough Ito put it mildly to discuss the in any
way, shape fashion.
1t will take considerable time, and there will be
much pressure brought to bear the prosecution in
this case, but this should not swerve those charged
with enforcement of the law from doing their duty
to the fullest extent. They will have the moral sup
port of good citizens throughout the country.
There is intention to convict the defendants be-
fore they tried, but innocent do have to
throw out many smoke screens
Imperial Valley press., 1927-11-02
NEW FIRE HAZARD

A house in Spokane, Wash. set fire by gold
fish. Or at least, by goldfish bowl.
The sun shone through the bowl, making everything
look very pretty. But the globular bowl, acting as
double convex lens, focused the rays window
tain and set fire to it, and would have burned down
the house and boiled the fish if the fire department
hadn't arrived promptly
1t is time that attention called to this partcu-
lar fire hazard. Insurance companies may be
putting clause in their policies forbiddng goldfish
bowl in the room along with of gasoline in
the cellar.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-11-02

ii disappear beneath the waves. 81
never can get it again, for ! am
not good diver and swimmer.
"Ill get the ring for You, >
honked the Swan. swimming mp just
then. He stuck his head and long
neck beneath the water, upending
his tail and holding himself this
way by slowly padding his webbed
feet. The Swan saw the diamond
ring lying on the mud at the bot
tom of the pond, and lifted it up in
his bcak.
"Oh, thank you.' cried Uncle
Wiggily, as he dried the ring. "You
did me greater favor than ! did
you. Now my wife will be happy! y
And Mrs. Longears said it was the
most beautiful diamond ring she
ever had.
Put if the new dustpan isn't too
proud to keep company with the old
scrubbing brush, III tell you next
about Uncle Wiggily s towel.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-11-02

instead of a ear rushing past Mr..
Lengears heard laugh and, looking
through the bushes, lie saw a large,
white Swan padding about on a
blue lake.
WAS that you honking like an
auto, Mr.. Swami asked the rab-
bit.
ut was" answered the big bird
with the long neck. ~ was practis-
ing my singing lesson. How did YOU
Imperial Valley press., 1927-11-02
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO
Nnven her 9 1910

Announcement Of u number of
the premiums which will be award
ed in connection with the women S
department of the county fair were
made today, the following gener-
oEs offers having been made by val
lev business men: Holton Power
company, coffee percolator; B. Salo-
mon Co, baby dress; John f. Davis,
eight ounce bottle of perfume; c.
W. Collins, Bible; FL Centre Market,
two hams; The Toggery, decorated
china.
The first $5 fine for riding hi-
cycle on the sidewalks was collected.
The name of the young offender,
however, is not being published.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-11-02
TEN YEARS AGO
Noyan, hnr . 1917

Warren Norton arrived from Mer
ced to serve as assistant farm ad
visor.
Mr. and Mrs. O. G. Horne are al
the Hotel Barbara Worth temporar
lily, pending the construction OF
their new home.
Mrs..J. S. Loofbourow entertained
the Bide A Wee club.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-11-02

elf I can find one cheap enough
l will he promised. SO he hoped
to find diamond ring in the five
and ten cent store, and to find an
adventure in the woods.
''But | think | shall find an adj
venture first said the rabbit
gentleman to himself as he scrunch-
ed beneath the huckleberry plant,
pardon me, | should say sassafras
lush. "And if this car bumps into
ne, went on Mr.. Longcars, - may
never find the ring.
For again he heard:
"Honk, Honk, Honk,''
"Come ON past me and have it
over with cried the rabbit, but
Imperial Valley press., 1927-11-02
HEBER
(By Press Staff Correspondent

(By Press Staff Correspondent)
HEBER, Nov. e. You may
wear that hat all you wish,' were
the words George Witcher said to
his wife, when she was brought
home from an accident, saved from
serious injury by the protection to
her head afforded by the hat that
he had always objected to her
Wearing. Mrs. Whitcher lost con
troll of her car as she was return
ing from FL Centre in the rain, on
Monday afternoon. Her hat pro-
tected her head, as she broke the
Imperial Valley press., 1927-11-02

scheduled 10 rounder here. last night.
vicious left to the stomach sent.
the Pennsylvanian down for the
count.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-11-02
YOUNG CORBETT 3EATS COOK
By United Press Leased Wire

FRESNO, Cal, Nov. 2.-Young
Corbett, Fresno southpaw, knocked
out Dave Cook, Scranton, Pa, well
tcrweight in the second round of n
Imperial Valley press., 1927-11-02
WHAT PRICE HUSBANDS?

woman in modest circumstances dug into her own
little hoard saved out of her earnings, which
too easy, to pay the amony Of her second hus-
band to his first wife Had not been paid he would
have had to go to jail. She had divorced her first
husband
All the optimists-shall we say?-are not dead yet.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-11-02

You can't be quite about international athletic
contests promoting world peace. Some nation woult
always be complaining that when the other nation.
champion was down, he got too long count.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-11-02

Massachusetts, there she stands hanging two men
that she thinks ought to be hanged. And lot of
states that in doubt to the justice of her ati
ude this particular nevertheless admire her for
the courage of her convictions and wish they had the
nerve to do likewise with some of their prisoners
Imperial Valley press., 1927-11-02

Several successful business men, have committed
suicide lately What is successy
The Spokane woman. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1921-1935, 1927-02-24
InconoclaSm Disbicable
Bishop Cross States

Right Rev. Edward M. Cross the speaker at
the patriotic meeting of Soross held Monday aft
ernoon at the Crescent auditorium. He chose
"Iconoclasts' as his subject-to speak his mind on
the subject of the recent conoclasm regarding the
cherished memories of both Washington and Glad
stone by writer's of the day. There is something
very despicable about it," Bishop Cross said. 1.-THE
nation that has lost its idols and heroes has lost
itself. This thoroughly irresponsible iconoclasm is
born not out of desire to understand the person
atty, but it is born out of desire to bring these
heroes down to their own level.
There is justifiable iconoclasm-that of youth
which does not want everything ready made. It
wants to build for itself. If iconoclasm grows out
of desire to rebuild build for itself it is justi
fable but the iconoclasm which merely tears down
is born of depravity"
Bishop Cross spoke of the destruction of archi-
tectural marvels of statues and painting and stain
ed glass windows which was brought about without
thought merely to destroy, and compared it with
the destruction of our heroes of blessed memory
The Spokane woman. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1921-1935, 1927-02-24

Possibly if start this off with the thing that is
uppermost in my mind, may get going. You see
we have just returned from a trip to Longview,
where we were the guests of the Long Bell Lum-
Der Co. for the weekend Four years ago
invited down there, and at that time the hotel was
merely some steel uprights and the town. aside
from the blue prints showing plans for parks,
play grounds and boulevards but a dream, and the
reality huge swamp. Now as many readers
know, 1t has become hustng city claiming IL 1000
population, one Of the few cities planned in ad-
vance. In fact, the only other that have ever
seen in our country is the national capital at Wash
ington, and 1t, as we'll as Longview, make me glad
that the coming bill did pass the Senate Friday
without a dissenting vote, and hope that
in the future our cities will develop with eye
to preserving natural surroundings and beauty.
More than hundred of us made the trip Fri
day afternoon, most of us going in buses, in
private cars. We were taken to the hotel and that
evening there dinner and address of well
come by the mayor, followed by picture show.
Saturday we had choice of trips and with twen-
ty four others chose to go up in the woods where
we saw logging operation on the ground the actual
loading Of huge logs on the flat cars followed by
The Spokane woman. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1921-1935, 1927-02-24
Law Enforcement
In Simpson Platform

On a platform containing planks for law enforce
ment, economy and Justice Kate f. Simpson is
meeting groups of voters daily and winning them
to her camp in spite of the fact that she is wom-
an and some voters have a feeling voting for
woman is just little bit out of the beaten path
one good reason why there is so much fault to be
found with things they are.
Spokane needs commissioner" Mrs
Simpson assures her hearers. She has been in pub
lie life in Spokane for more than % years. at the
present time holding an important position on the
school board.
Her record shows that during her tenure of Of
flee she has helped administer funds for $4,000
addition to the Finch school, $50, 1000 for the new
Wilson school which is the pride of the Cannon
Hill district; 100000 for the New Arlington school
at Hillyard. In addition, the $2,5OOOOO sinking
fund has had to be looked after, and every man on
the school board has expressed a willingness to
take Off his hat to Mrs. Simpson when it comes to
all around ability.
The Spokane woman. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1921-1935, 1927-02-24
Clubs to Present Mrs. W. W. Stillman
for State Federation Presidency

Will Spokane carry off the honors of the state
Federation meeting by naming Mrs. H. f. Maltby's
successor as president of the Washington State
Federation of Women's Clubs? There is a persist
ant rumor that both Sorosis and the Wednesday
club will endorse Mrs. w. W. Stillman for the of.
flee and Mrs. Joseph Haupt president of the city
federation made an attempt to place her name be-
fore the board at Kelso last month but through
some error the telegram not delivered before
the adjournment of the session.
Mrs Stillman is of the best known club wom-
en- of the state and holds the office of state chair
man of International Relations at present She
was made program chairman for the state conven-
ton to be held at Wala Walla in June at the Kelso
meeting.
The name Edith Cowley Stillman is linked in
separately with the development of Spokane Her
father, the Rev. H. T. Cowley, was one of Spauld-
ings Missionary band half century ago i'm the
Spokane wilderness. Born in western New York
she was but small child when her father brought
his family out west, that he might help convert the
Nez Perce Indians. He Spokane's first school
teacher and Mrs Stillman was one of the five
pupils of the first white school in Spokane.
Mrs. Stillman graduated from Oberlin col.
lege in Ohio and has travelled extensively in Europe
The Spokane woman. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1921-1935, 1927-02-24
Legislators Visit Lonsview

dinner in logging camp. The real purpose of the
trip was to see the reforestation The Long Bell
Is the only company actually putting that into
practice now. We saw the trees in the nursery
two years old and younger-some not yet sprouted
so that they could be uncovered. We saw places
where they had been repanted, eight feet apart
The cost, they say is $500 acre and it is their
hope that, by the time they have logged over all
their holdings for the first time the early refor
ested sections will then be ready for logging and
that their operations be perpetual
Unlike our trip to Seattle last week. where they
were frankly asking for million and half dollars
or such matter, for the Stone Way Bridge, the
people in Longview said they did not want any.
thing from us, but merely to have us see what i'm
provements they making down there.
Continued on Page 81
The Spokane woman. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1921-1935, 1927-02-24
Coughlin and Losey
School Board Candidates

interest in the coming school election grows
daily, as candidates appear at many meetings and
form wider circles of acquaintance in the city.
Harry E. Coughlin, president of the Monroe
Broadway Commercial Club has been in the coal
business on the North Side since 1905. He came
here in 1907, fresh from the University of Mich
igan, where he had taken degree of b. A. the
year before. He has life certificate to teach in
the state of Michigan, but made the choice of
business The first position offered him
in this city was that of teacher in the old Spo-
kane high school, but other interests called him
more powerfully Still, he feels that his training
in teaching methods and theory gives him much
better basis for school board work than that pos
sessed by any one who has the business ability
alone without special knowledge of the trend of
educational thought He believes it necessary for
board member to be able to talk intellgently
with the superintendent and principals, to be able
to estimate more accurately the value of proposed
changes additions to the curriculum.
Mrs Coughlin was a teacher in the Spokane
schools. There is an 11-yearold boy in the Roose-
welt.
w. c. Losey is making an active campaign. He
has had many years of actual experience in schools,
both teacher and as superintendent of schools
in Litchfield Kentucky, before he began the prac-
tice of law. He is graduate of the University of
Michigan, but from the law department He came
to Spokane 81 years ago, and has taken an active
part in community affairs. One child is in Lewis
and Clark high school and another in the Irving.
Mr.. Losey president of the Parent-Teacher
Association in the latter school for two years. and
has always retained a close contact with school
affairs.
He is making a special plea of the need of careful
economy, not only to get the most possible out of
the money spent for new buildings but to make
possible badly needed repairs and redecoraton of
some of the older schools of the city. Schools
which have auditoriums have become real COM
munity centers through the PIT. A. meetings,
while many others struggling to handle crowds
without auditorums adequate space of any sort,
and their school work is badly handicapped by the
lack of the auditoriums, also. A number of highly
competent teachers leave Spokane each year be-
cause of better pay in other places, and he feels
that this condition is unfortunate, and should be
met with better salaries.
Mr.. Losey is member of the First Presbyterian
church, the Masonic lodge, the Knights of Pythias
and the Elks, in addition to the civic bodies.
The Spokane woman. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1921-1935, 1927-02-24

February Is, 1927.
Mrs. Pauline S. Bloom, Editor
The Spokane Woman,
Rookery Bldg,
Spokane, Washington.
Dear Mrs Boom,-Spokanes Fourth An
nual Community Chest Campaign terminated
VIGOROUSLY last evening and within the pc
riod set aside to do the job.
The fine work of yourself, Mrs. Robinson
and associates beyond doubt an impor-
tant factor in the initial work of education
necessary before such campaign and in the
final success
wish to take this opportunity of extending
to you and your associates the sincere appre-
citation of our Community Welfare Fedora
ton, our Campaign Organization, the thous-
and and more men and women who did the
job and myself personally for the splendid
and whole-hearted cooperation rendered in
the campaign which terminated so success
fully.
Yours very sincerely,
w. II. Ude,
General Campaign Chairman.