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Imperial Valley press., 1927-04-25

Bedtime Stories
Copyright. 1927, by McClurs
Newspaper Syndicate
BY HOWARD e. CARTS
UNCLE WIGGILY' BIRTHDAY
PARTY

Once upon time Boppy, the IL
tie rouud wooden man who lived IN
the bungIenmp with the Wogglejigs
saw Cncle Wlggnly turning his pock-
cts inside out and looking around
the ground near a stump on which
the rabbit gentleman was sitting.
What 5 the matter, Uncle Wig
gilv 90 asked Boppy.
II have lost an invitation, al
swtrcd Mr.. Longcars.
What kind Of an invitation was
it ," asked Boppy.
1t was some sort of an invita-
tion to a birthday party, went 2n
Uncle Wiggily. But dida T
have a chance to read whose part!
il was. The Robin bird postman
lust handed me the invitation letter
and flew away. was reading it,
and | got far enough along to know
that ii was party invitation, but
| didn't read whose it was, nor
where it was to be given when, al
Of sudden, the wind puffed along
We been looking fer it ever since.
I'll help you look, Offered
Boppv. But why have YOU turn
ed your pockets inside out -
I thought perhaps the wind
might have blown the party invita-
tioa into one of my pockets, sale
the rabbit But | guess it didn :
Oh, dear, now shall never know
to whose party | WAS to 60.
Il Il find out for you, offered
Boppy.
. How ," asked Uncle Wiggily.
III roll myself to your bunga
low, went on the little woodei
man. "Your wife and Nurse Jane
and Your forty leven little bunnie:
surely would be asked to the same
party to which you were sent II
Invitation. Their invitations wer,
not blown away III find cut from
your wife whose party you are ex
pected TO attend.
THAT is kind Of YOU, said Mr.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-04-25
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO
April 25. 1919

\. II. Griswold, who registers
from Barba,' the invisible city
at the north end of No. 5, register,
ed at the Oregon Hotel.
The Mercury today got up to 81,
a new high altitude for the season,
and one needed by the cotton and
cantaloupes.
The local volunteer fire company
and city officials gathered around
the banquet board, spread at the
Pioneer Bakery, the occasion being
their annual dinner. Chief Charles
NJ Tumber acted as toastmastcr
and all the city councilmen and sew
eral Others gave toasts, Among the
members present were Guy q. Bey
non and r. p. Moore.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-04-25
Looking Backward
What the Press Files Tell of I'm.
perial Valley for this Date
In Past Years
TWENTY YEARS AGO
April 25. 1907

Work was begun on digging out
the cutters on Imperial s main
Stroet-lmperial Avenuc-waich will
be filled with concrete and which
will greatly improve the appearance
of the town.
The National Lumber company
which has the agency for milking
machines, is installing machines for
the dairies of j. d. Huston and w.
r. Whsle. The machines should
prove a big help on account of the
shortage of labor.
George A. Long and Fuller Broth
crs just received shipment of
four cars of shelled corn, to be fed
to their hogs here for hardening
the stock for shipment to Los An
Cclcs.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-04-25
Monday, April Is, 1927

for the defendants set forth in their
petition that the court had misin-
terpreted the facts in the case.
After the briefs had been careful
Iy weighed by the court decision
was returned, vacatlng the decision
of Judge Burncll which returned
Judgment in favor of the plaintiffs.
This decision makes the resolution
adopted by the districr directors III
1924 valid and the election o. 1925
legal
Imperial Valley press., 1927-04-25
TEN YEARS AGO

o. \, Pratt of Ell Centre was a
business visitor in Yuma Yesterday.
Mrs. w. b. Willard OF Calipatria
was hostess at a card party given
on the mezzanine floor of the Hotel
Barbara Worth
\ report received from San Diego
stated that J. II. Harden, well
known Holtvillc banker and broth.
er of f. f. Harden OF that city had
been found with his throat slashed
in d Pullman berth ON the Santa Fe
Owl. It is doubtful if he will live
He had been robbed.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-04-25
THE WEATHER

LOS ANGELES AND VICINITY
Fair and moderately warm to
night and Tuesday with fog or
clouds in the morning.
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA -
Fair tonight and Tuesday but
cloudy nr foggy near coast tonight;
normal temperature; moderate west
erly winds
Imperial Valley press., 1927-04-25
DECISION SAYS COURT
CAN BREAK LEASE
Hy United press Leased Wire

WASHINGTON, April 25,--lTn
der the "nuisancc clause of the
Nolstead Act, Il federal court can
invalidatc a lease at the request OF
the landlord, the United States Su-
preme Court rules today.
An appellate court decision hold
ing the saloon of James Duignan,
New York, a common nuisance
and ordering him ousted, as re.
auestcd by the Pail Mall Realty
Corporation was affirmed.
Motorists are demanding lighter
cars. So are pedestrians.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-04-25
THEATERS

The Telephone Girl, >" Para
mount 5 version of William C. Dc
Mile s stage success, ''The Wo.
man reaches the Valley Theatre
Wednesday. Herbert Brenon, =
man who knows directing as do few
others, won the enyiable task of
bringing the play to cinema auGl-
cnces. Holbrook Blinn, Madge Bell
amy, Warner Baxter. May Allison
and Lawrence Gray are featured.
The story is tale of politics. T.
tells how one man almost attained
the heights, was about to be fore
ed down and then, through the arti-
flee of young telephone girl, final
lv triumphed All this is said 20 be
told with i'tfinite artistry and dra-
matte intensity.
Realizing that .''fhe Telephone
Girl is of particular interest t
telephone operators, Manager Herb
Norris Of the local Vest Coast til
aters, has invited the operators in
the local exchange Of the Pacific
Telephone and Telegraph Company
to be his guests at any perform
anee of the picture during its stay
here
When Norris extended tho invita-
tion To Manager Button Of the tcle-
phone company, he inquired how
many operators there were, thinking
possibly there would be dozen o.
50. When Button finished check
ing up he found there are 80 gir's
ri the local exchange
That beats me, said Norris.
- didn think the II Centre OK
change was as large as that. It
shows how little lots Of us know
about our city. Send the girls
along though, l don / care il there
are hundred Of them, for | want
them 10 SEQ this picture.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-04-25
EDITOR $ APPEAL DISMISSED
By United Press Leased Wire

WASHINGTON. April 25. = Ap-
peal of George r. Dale, Muncie, in1.
editor, from jan sentence imposed
for criminal contempt of court be
cause of an editorial he wrote, was
dismissed by the United States su-
nremr court tudaN
Imperial Valley press., 1927-04-25

.wer children learn to play instruments in this age
music. That may be unfortunate for
.hildren but it's better for the music.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-04-25

ina, probably the theory that few fleas are
for dog is showing less hostility to foreigneys
Imperial Valley press., 1927-04-25

Modern youth is safe as.long a.
there are yes-men and no-girls.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-04-25

urch and state have nothing to do with each other
is country, as everybody knows Still, it seems to
q quite political difference what church man
hds.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-04-25
FASTER DRIIING

. the states of Washington and Indiana, the legal
aimum speed on highways has recently been raised
lmiles an hour. In Canada, where the maximum
isseen 25 miles hour instead Of the 35 usually
rded on American highways outside of cities and
~, drivers now allowed to drive 35 miles an
=
eas is part of a general speeding up observable
'enly in the speed laws, both rural and urban, but
W. practical handling of traffic The new idea is
soep traffic moving along as rapidly as experience
it's to be safe.
r. many reasons this method appears to justify it.
Legeneraly speaking. Pavements are better and
Il, corners rounded, curves are less sharp
mobiles are easily controlled, drivers are
ably more skilful All these factors make for
f.y. And when traffic can roll along at 25 miles
oa,ur instead of Is, or 40 instead of 80 the same
les and highways have their traffic capacity in
uced accordingly.
ne deliberate speeders and the careless drivers are
ofo be reckoned with and must be controlled. SO
or the dawdlers, especially those who insist on
= ling in the middle Of the road. Some states are
a, ming to establish minimum as we'll as maximum
is, to avoid the traffic jams and accidents that
\ from cars holding up the stream of cars behind
is all, no doubt progress in the right direction
,ded the individual, is always careful, and
: careful as he drives the faster. Everything
ais back to the individual driver
Evening star., 1927-06-03
SLIGHT TAX RATE
CUT IS INDICATED
S1.70 to $1.80 Figure Re-
ported in Prospect-Mate-
rial Reduction Opposed.

A tax rate ranging between Si.70
and the present rate of $3.50 on 500
of assessed valuation is in prospect
for the District for the new fiscal year
beginning July /, it was indicated to-
day at the District Building. The
rate. however, will not be fixed until
the latter part of the month.
While a slight reduction in the
present rate might be made, due to
the recent revaluation of real estate
for purposes of taxation. District
officials, it was said. are fearful that
cut at this time would not be a
good psychological move in view of
the past attempts to have the Federal
Governments contribution of $4,000
900 annually reduced.
Moreover, the District is anxious
to accumulate a surplus fund. as re-
uuired by law, which, it was pointed
out, probably could not be done if a
material reduction is made in the pres
ent rate.
The new assessments on which the
tax rate for the coming fiscal year is
to be based are approximately 20 per
cent higher than last year. when the
rate of ST so was fixed. According to
Tax Assessor William p. Richards,
the taxable real estate under the new
assessment approximates $1.150.O00.-
600, compared with last years assess
ment of $900,O00,OO0.
Daniel J. Donovan, District auditor,
expects to begin calculations to deter
mine the new rate of taxation within
the next two weeks.
Evening star., 1927-06-03
Prisoner With Smallpox Halts Trials
And Sentencing of 50 In Criminal Court

Health Department.. says he does not
fear an epidemic in the prison. and
Maj. Peaks efforts to prevent an epi-
demic includes a thorough fumigation
of the building.
Investigation by health authorities
disclosed that Smith had associated
with Matthew Jordan. colored. one Of
the ii victims of the disease under
treatment, prior to his arrest and sen
tence.
In addition TO vaccinating the pris-
oners in the north wing of the prison
health officials will watch the prisoners
and will follow up persons released
during the danger period Visitors
will rot be admitted to the north wing
during the next 1G days and Jail Off
cials may decide to admit none to the
south wing.
The wing in which the case devel.
oped is used for the housing of petty
offenders and some awaiting trial or
sentence.
Or. Cumming said this morning that
the cases thus far developed during
the present epidemic. IL in all, are Of
mild tyDe.
Evening star., 1927-06-03
BELGRADE DEMANDS
ATTACHES RELEASE
Jugoslavia Threatens Break With
Albania if Diplomat Is
Not Freed.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
BELGRADE, Jugoslavia. June g.
The Jugoslavian government has in
structed it's charge d'affaires at Tirana
Albania, to demand the release of M.
Gjourachkovitch, an attache of the le
cation, arrested on charge of espion-
age, In case the request was not
granted, the charge was instructed to
leave the Albanian capital with the
rest of the staff and the legation ar.
chiveS.
Diplomatic circles here are optimistic
over the situation, believing it will be
settled without trouble.
ROME, June 3 R.-In a message to
the Stefani Agency today. the Albanian
Government Press Bureau character
ICES as simply fantastic" the report
that member of the Jugoslav lega-
ton had been imprisoned for espionage
Vuko Giyrascovic of Durrazo was ar
rsted on the order of the political tri-
bunal, but it is stated that he is
resident of Albania and has no con-
nection with the Jugoslav legation.
Evening star., 1927-06-03

Development of a case of smallpox
in the District Jail prevented the ar
raignment and sentence of so or more
prisoners in Criminal Court this morn
ing. Court was ready to start when
message from the prison told of the
discovery of the smallpox case. and it
was at once announced that the pris-
oners would not be brought in.
David Smith, colored. scheduled for
release this morning upon completion
of 15day sentence for intOXication.
was the man who contracted the dis
ease. He was taken to Gallinger Hos
pital yesterday. where his ailment was
diagnosed. Then he was taken to
Smallpox Hospital and two other col
ored occupants of his cell were sent to
quarantine station.
This morning officials of the Health
Department. acting in conjunction
with Maj. w. l.. Peak, in charge of
the Jail, started vaccinating the 200 or
more prisoners in the north wing. DR..
James G.. Cumming, in chaYge of the
contagious disease serviT OF the
Evening star., 1927-06-03
TO BE BOSTON MAN.
Arthur III. Brewer Was Harvard Foot
Ball Captain i'm 1895.

BOSTON, June CR.-Arthur
Brewer. an American coal merchant,
reported to have been shot to death
in Guada la iara, Mexico, is believed
here to have been Arthur Harris
Brewer, formerly of this city, who was
captain of the Harvard foot ball team
in 1895.
Brewer, after leaving college, took
a trip around the world and then set
tied in Mexico, where he had mining
interests. and took up ranching. He
was married on June 8, 1904, to Flora
Geist at Guadalajara and they had
three children.
Since his marriage he had been
treasurer of the Compania Occidentale
de Almacenaje, and had served as
president of the banking department
Of the concern. He also had a stor-
age warehouse in Guadala jara.
Evening star., 1927-06-03
LONDON PARIS PACT
PROPOSED TO SAVE
WORLD FROM REDS
Move to Provide for Cooper
alton in Colonies Urged by
Nations Officials.
SOVIET is ACCUSED
OF ATTACKING BOTH
Marsal Tells Leaders Brutal Forces
Are Attempting to Ruin
Civilization.
BY PAUL SCOTT MOVRER

BY Radio 20 The Star and Chicago Daily
News. Copyright. 1927.
PARIS, June 3.-Following the visit
of President Doumersue and Foreign
Minister BRAND to London and the
visit of the French fleet at Ports
mouth, the renewed Franco. British
entente cordiale has been signalZed
even more strikingly by the meeting
and sbanquet in Paris of the high
colonial ministers and officials of both
countries, with a view to closer CO.
operation between the French and
British colonial administrations. This
meeting is unique in the history of
Franco-British relations.
The French and British colonies
have been traditionally jealous of one
another even when the governments
have been most friendly. This mu.
tual jealousy is now apparently to
be ended.
Sees Threat to Civilization.
Francois Marshal. president of the
French Colonial Union. declared that
Il common enemy, meaning Soviet
Russia, is attacking both countries,
principally through their colonies, and
he urged a common policy. France
and Great Britain, he said, are the
principal guardians Of international
law, existing treaties, existing jurid
ical order and of peace itself, and
they must resist vigorously the bruta
or insidious forces trying to ruin
civilization.
Premier POincare said there never
has been more mutual confidence and
~ hnfIx
Britain than now.
Tomorrow as in the past. in co.
lOnial as in all other domains, we
shall know how to make this perma
nent agreement profitable" said NJ
Poincare. I'VE have neighboring pos.
sessions throughout the world. We
shall improve their means of com.
munication and their economic rela-
tons"
Urges Technical Cooperation.
l.. S. Amery, the British colonial
minister, said that while France is re-
viving the splendid Roman tradition
on the southern shores of the Mediter.
ranean the British have been follow
ing the Saxon Da nish- Norman tradi.
ton and Nave been founding colonies
which are offshoots of the parent race.
In the African colonies, he said. both
have the same ideals. but different
method.
The British policies are instinctively
elastic, without a preconceived plan,
and the French are clear, systematic
and logical and sometimes inclined
to be too logical. The English are
skeptical and opportunistic, while the
French are intellectual and optimistic
Mr.. Amery urged technical coop
Grafton in adjoining colonies. The era
of rivalry. he said, is gone forever.
Evening star., 1927-06-03
IN PARIS
ON FAREWELL VISIT
BEFORE DEPARTURE
Small but Enthusiastic Crowd
Creets Flyer on Return
From England.
FLIGHT OVER CHANNEL
IS DELAYED BY FOG
Guest of 800 War Aviators at
Luncheon-Prepares to Sail
From Cherbourg Tomorrow.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
PARIS. June 3.--Laden with new
honorS and bearing with him memories
Of Il heart-Warming reception from
King George and the English people.
Capt. Lindbersh returned to France
today for his promised farewell visit
before leaving f)r home.
Tomorrow at Cherbourg, the first
point in France over which he flew
on his great New York toParis hop,
he will board the light cruiser
Memphis, placed at his disposal by the
American Government. The Memphis,
which sailed for Cherbourg from Rot
terdam last night, will carry the
aviator across the Atlantic and up the
Potomac in triumph to be received in
the name of the American people by
President Coolidge.
Iindbergh few from England today
in British plane, his own famous
spirit of st. Louis" having been
Grated by British royal air force
mechanics at Gosport and sent to
Southampton to be picked up by the
Memphis.
Held Up by Fog.
After being forced to delay his re-
turn yesterday because of fog, capt
I.indbergh left Henley Air Field, south
of London. at $40 o'clock this
morning, flying sngle-seater Gloster
Gamecock. Conditions We're still so
bad however. that he descended at
Lympne, after covering only about oO
miles.
A wait of a little more than an hour
saw the heavy mist begin to thln
under the warming rays of the sun,
and the flyer again took to the air AT
S:13. Although some fog persisted
over the Channel, conditions were bet.
ter toward the end of the flight, and
he landed gracefully on LIE Bourget
field. scene of his greatest triumph,
at 1902.
Thousands of PariSians who had
the idea that the aviator would fly
over Paris before landing at LIE Bour-
get craned their necks out of windows
and watched the sky with field glasses.
They were disappointed, however as
Lindbergh flew directly to the field
and maintained a high altitude until
his decent.
Small Crowd Sees Landing.
Lindy covered the distance In 2
hours and 81 minutes actual flying
time. When he arrived at lie Eourget
he made descent on the civil aviation
field and ran along the ground for a
few seconds. He then took the air
again and everybody thought he was
going to take a little impromptu whirl
over Paris. But after gaining a little
altitude, he hoped over to the mill
tary field alongside the civil field.
There was only small crowd to
witness the birdman's second landing
in France. compared with the huge
one that watched him come down on
the same field at the end of his record
breaking transatlantic flight nearly a
fortnight ago. But the crowd was
just as enthusiastic. Twenty French
planes took the air when he landed
Continued on Page 4, Column H.
Evening star., 1927-06-03
PHONE FIRM TO START.
REFUNDS ON JUNE 10
Credit to Be Given on Bills of
Present Subscribers, Com
mission Advised.

The Chesapeake & Potomac Tele-
phone Co. will make refunds to sub
scribers as a result of the recent COM
promise in telephone rates on bills of
June 10, the Public Utilities Commits
sion was advised today. The refunds
will be in the form of credit on the
bills rendered. except in the case OF
former subscribers who have left the
company's jurisdiction, who will be
mailed checks.
1t is estimated that the refund to
subscribers to the unlimited service
will amount to Sc. The rebate to
subscribers of the limited service will
vary in amount. Approximately Sl4O.-
900 will be distributed to all classes
of subscribers, however.
The commission has given the COM
pany three years in which to locate
former subscribers who have left the
city and who are entitled to refunds.
Evening star., 1927-06-03
AVERESCU CABINET
QUITS IN BUCHAREST
King Ferdinand Favors National
Ministry, Say Political Wise
acres in Rumania.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BUCHAREST, Rumania, June s.
The Rumanian cabinet, headed by
Gen. Averescu( has resigned.
1t is indicated in political circles
that national" ministry, as desired
by King Ferdinand. will be formed
through collaboration of the Liberal,
National. National Peasant and Peas
ant parties. Whether Gen. Averescu
will enter the new ministry is not def
initely known. Indications early to-
day were that Gen. Presan would be
the new prime minister and minister
of the interior.
King Ferdinand, it is understood.
desires the new combination to be a
general concentration of political
forces, casting aside individual di-
vergencies and working for complete
rehabilitation of the country, both
economically and politically.
Evening star., 1927-06-03
BY CHARLES A. LINDBERGH.

BY Cable to The Star and the New York
Times.
LONDON, June 3.-At dawn I take
leave of England and fly back to
France, where - memorable days ago
| landed from my Atlantic flight. To-
morrow l expect to start back to
America on the Memphis, to be
received by President Coolidge at
Washington.
The four days I spent in England I
can never forget. From the time
landed in that tumultuous crowd at
Croydon at the end of my flight from
Brussels till now l have had an
enhancing time. Last night l was
the guest of officers of the Royal Air
Force at Henley Aerodrome. Although
| had expected to take off at 3
O'Clock yesterday afternoon for Paris.
foCgy conditions between here and
Paris have held me up and now
expect to start at dawn in a British
fighting plane. placed at my disposal
by the Royal Air Force.
In addition to my wonderful recep
Evening star., 1927-06-03
RECEPTION AT LIE BOURGET
STANDS OUT IN FLYERS MIND
Lindbergh Analyses Greetings In Europe.
Surprised at Warmth of Great
Britain's Welcome.

tion at Croydon on my arrival, my
visit to buckingham Palace and the
Derby "Wednesday stand out i'm my
recollection of these hectic days.
London has treated me in bully
fashion. 1t has not even raincd and
| didn't get q chance to see London
fog. That will be kept for my next
trip. My experience in London has
brought to me new conception Of
the English people. / had never met
them before. but had always heard
how cold they were. There must have
been some mistake. They haven't
been cold to me. Naturally did not
expect the British to be so dcmonstra-
tive as that most demonStrative peo-
pie, the French. l had expected
friendliness and frankly some reserve.
But there has been a great deal Of
enthusiasm shown on every possible
occasion. Whatever aloofness there
may be in English character was GER
tainly reserved for some one else.
have had nothing hut expressions of
goodwill for my country and for my
self. The sporting instinct Of the
British must be largely responsible
for the respect they have shown for
the feat which l had the good fortune
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