davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Imperial Valley press., 1927-02-02
Fremen Have
Quiet Month

Although firemen were called ou'
five times during the month of Jan,
uarv, only one real blaze was re-
corded during the 81 day period
Tom Reams, fire chief, announced
today. Three of the alarms, although
turned in in good faith proved to be
false ones.
A fire at Dr.. Apples home on
January 5. was the first trip for
the fire fighters but the blaze was
only slight one and no damage
was done. A false alarm on January
l6 took the firemen to the Coggins
garage but all thev discovered was
a smudge fire burning in a stove.
The next alarm was turned in
shortly after noon on January 90 and
when firemen arrived they found
the one story frame building owned
by q. A. Blackburn in flames. Tho
furniture in the house was com,
pletely destroyed as was the inter,
Tor of the dwelling. A settlement
of sl,425 was made by the insur
ance company.
The same night false alarm took
the firemen to Edgar Brothers hard
ware store and the third false alarm
was given the firemen on January
% when they had a run to the Fl
Dorado rooming house.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-02-02
Many Wage Claims
Are Adjusted Here

Numerous fake claims for wages
have been brought into the office
Of W. J. Gould of the state labor
bureau at the county court house re.
Gently and in submitting his month
ly report. Gould has issued warn.
ing to those presenting such claims.
Any claim which is brought into
the office in this manner hereafter
will be thoroughly investigated and
IL it is made for the purpose Of TEN.
porarily disturbing business men of
the valley suitable punishment
will be meted out.
During the month 81 cases were
filed at the bureau and "a cases
were disposed of. The average claim
for wages for the month was $40.54.
The largest settlement made was
one for $40. The amount was
awarded three brothers, who had
been working for fruit company
and were furnishing tractors in con.
neetion with the jobs. 1t is not be
lieved that it would have been nee.
essary to press the claim in this ease
the company being merely temper
arily short of funds to meet the pay
ment.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-02-02
January Is Good
Marriage Month

A total of 90 marriage licenses
were issued at the county clerk =
office during the month of .lanu-
arv. This figure equals that of DC
tor the month OF January, 1926. and
tops the 40 for the month of De
cember A survey of the licenses
shows that several youthful mar
riages were contracted during the
month despite the fact that the
general trend of the nation toward
marriage at a later period in life.
In proof that the aged are still
effected by Dan Cupid y license
was granted to George h. Brown of
Brawlev. whose age was given as
81. Alta Johnson, aged 35, was
named as the bride-to-be.
Clara Pond. 16. of Holtville and
Jewel Dixon, Is. of Glendale were
the Youngest TO sign their names to
licenses during the month. Tavern
Wright. l9, Of San Diego was the
Youngest Of the males, to obtain a
license to wed.
In the permits issued six girls
under the age Of IS and two boys
under 2l years were among the .nn-
trartin9 parties. During December
&c 1926 only two minors obtaincd
licenses.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-02-02
LETTUCE MARKET

Yesterday lettuce shipments to-
tailed 203 ears from Imperial Valley
with 1874 ordered for today's load.
ing.
Today market quotations.:
Chicago. 30 degrees, partly cloudy
% cars California, 3 Arizona arrived
Ill ears on track. Supplies heavy,
demand slow. market slightly weak
er Imperial Is-5s, best 2.00-2,50,
mostly 2.25-50, ordinary l.00-50.
New York, 80 degrees, clear. 80
ears California, five Florida arrived.
Supplies liberal, demand moderate,
market slightly weaker. Imperial
2.2j-75, best mostly 2.5o-75, poorer
l.50-2.O0.
Pittsburgh. 80 degrees, cloudy 6
ears California arrived, closing
yesterday. suppliesl iberal demand
slow, market duh to weak. Imperial
31.s4l2s, mostly 2.75-3, few low az
go.
Philadelphia. 43 degrees, partly
cloudy. Three ears Arizona, l6 Cal
itornia. = Florida arrived, ~ ears
on track. Supplies moderate, de
mand slow, market slightly weaker
lmpcrial 4s-5s, mostly 2.5075, poorer
2.00-25.
Imperial valley shipping point in
formation for yesterday showed de
mand slow. market weak. Carloads,
f. o. h. cash track, 4s-5s, l.25-l.3O.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-02-02
Overnight Parking
to Be Stopped Here

Motorists, who have been in the
habit Of parking their automobiles
overnight in State, Broadway and
Main streets. will receive tags be
ginning tonight, it was announced
by Chief Of Police Oswalt this morn
ing. A city ordinance governing
parking rules that all machines must
be off these thoroughfares at >
clock in the morning and enforce
ment Of :he ordinance IS to be be-
gun.
The police are not averse to the
parking Of the machines overnight
but the move is necessitated in keep
ing the streets clean. The streets
are swept twice each week in the
early morning hours and with ma.
chimes parked at the eurbs IT ia
impossible TO clean beneath them
Motorists parking ears overnight
in Fourth, Fifth. Sixth and Seventh
streets between Broadway and State
are asked by the police to refrain
from this practice. These streets
are also cleaned in the early morn
ing hours. There is no city ordin-
anee ruling these ears from the
street but the police ask the coopera-
tion of the motorists in this respect.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-02-02
YOUNG MOTHER in
DESPERATE NEED
OF EMPLOYMENT

According to q report from the
Woman : Ten Thousand club en-
plovment agency. sad ease was
discovered today in FL Centro.
when young woman. but IS wears
of age, with q baby of seven months
in the county hospital with a serious
case Of pneumonia, called at the
agency in desperate effort to Oh
tain work. saying that her husband
had deserted her and that she is
pennileSs
The Young woman, who has been
working on ranch near this city
was unable TO tay on and work 3t
the ranch because Of the condition n
Of her babv and because there were
only men living nearby. She came
to FL Centre and has been unable
to obtain work Of any kind, accord
ing to her .tory.
The chamber Of commerce present,
ed the woman with q small sum of
money. enough to provide for food
and lodging for 4 very short time.
but she must have work soon. the
Ten Thousand club bureau said.
Club officials say tho girl is will
ing to take any sort Of domesti.
work to remain near her baby, and
be able TO care for il when it re-
covers.
The young woman can be reached
al the employment bureau at 9
o clock tomorrow morning, and any
one having work she could do is
requested to phone or call at the
bureau At the chamber Of commerce
office, during that hour.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-02-02
Four Apply for
Citizenship

-Four applications for final citi
zcnship papers have been filed at
the county clerks office and hear
ings in the cases are scheduled To
be held in Superior Court, before
Judge \. G. Finney. ON May :. Two
of the applicants are natives of
Switzerland While one is from Ger
many and the other from Austria.
The applications were filed as
follows: Peter Dunser, native OF
Austria and resident OF Holtville.
Joseph Arnold. native of Switzer-
land and resident of FL Centre.
Alois Helligensatzer. native of Ger
many and resident of Brawley.
Rudolph Muller, native of Swit2cr.
land and resident of FL Centre.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-02-02
PERSONALS

Mrs. II. NJ. Moser, of Imperial {
who has been visiting her daughter
Mrs. lneZ Clifford at Oakland. re
turned TO this city recently, accom-.
panied by Mrs. Clifford. who expects
to remain for some time.
Miss Mildred Hubbard, who is a
student in the University of South
,ru California at Los Angeles. is
At present visiting her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. NJ. j. Hubbard of Imperial |.
Miss Hubbard expects to remain in
Imperial Valley for several days.
Mrs. Rex Maddox. of HnltVillc,
WAS an ri Centre visitor yesterday.
pr. and Mrs J. F. Foncannon re
turned 10 the city Yesterday from
Escondido, where Mrs. Foncannon
has been spending several weeks as
the guest Of her daughters. Mrs. c,
j. Ridley and Mrs. H. ". Brewer Jr.
DR.. Foncannon motorcd over Friday
for the week end.
Friends Of Mrs. J. n. Kane will
be interested to know that she has
returned to this city and with Mr
Kane. Will make her home here.
Mrs Name is better known in thi'
city as Miss Elizabeth Hickey. a
former nurse at the FL Centre hos
pital. Her marriage to Mr.. Kane or.
cured in FL Paso on December Is.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. W. Brewer or
Escondido arrived in the city last
night and will be here for several
days, while .dr. Brewer attends to
business affairs. The Brewers who
are visiting at the home Of Mr.. and
Mrs Mont j. Reid, are former III
Centre residents and have many
friends here.
George Miller. San Diego contrac-
tor and Imperial Valley land owner
is here on business.
Mr.. and Mrs. +. =. Ferguson OF
San Diego are stopping at the Ho-
tel Barbara Worth. Mr.. Ferguson
is staodsrd Oil representative.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-02-02
Walker Easily
Beats Wallace
n UusteA Pve1s Leased Wire

FRESNO, Cal, Feb. .. - Mickey
Walker, middleweight champion of
the world, who technically knocked
out Mickey Wallace, 81, Of Salt
Lake, in the third round Of sched-
uled 10 round bout here last night,
returned 10 his home in Los Angeles
today.
In the three rounds, Walker
landed three effective punches an
Wallace two.
Walkers blows were evenly dis
tributed and each sent Wallace to
floor. In first round Wallace took
a four count and the bell rang az
the end of the second round after he
had taken a three count fiat on bis
back. Wallace arose at the count
of eight after being upset by right
over the heart in the third round,
but Toby Irwin, the referee, saved
him further punishment by raising
Walkers hand.
After being knocked down in the
first round, Wallace jumped up and
rocked the champion with left and
right to the jaw.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-02-02
Lettuce Men to
Hold Meeting,

For the purpose of discussing the
serious condition of the lettuce mar
kct. which at the present time is
practically demoralized, call for a
lettuce men $ meeting has been is
sued for Friday by Walter Whit
acre, chairman of a shippers com
mittep. The meeting will be held
at the Hotel Barbara Worth on Fri
dav afternoon ut = 9 clock.
As Imperial valley Shipments will
be practically the only ones on the
market for the next rIN weeks,
means will be discussed whereby
the present movement of around 200
ears daily may be reduced and a
serious oversupply of the prinei-
pal terminal markets prevented.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-02-02

Utah of ro.ratificat;on Of the com
part.
nv United Preas Leased Wire
PHOENIX, Ariz., Feb. .. An,
fears felt by opponents to the Swing
johnson Boulder dam bill that il
will be presented to congress this
session are over, Fred T. Golfer
member of the Arizona legislature
declared in an exclusive interview
with the United Press here today.
Golfer, a member of the state sen
ate, returned here today from Wash
ington. where he acted on commit
tee from Arizona opposing passa g,
of the bill
Golfer declared that the only thing
that will "bring the bill back to
life, is the possibility of tri
state compact between California
Arizona and Nevada.
II is the opinion of western
representative in congress" said
Golfer, that three states are tax
ing too much liberty in saving wha,
seven shall do and that in thei,
opinion an original compact should
never have been entered into
Dwight B. Heard, another membc,
OF the committee is expected to re
turn from Washington within few
DAYS. :.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-02-02
NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Notlee Is hereby given by @. 3.
Morgan, administrator Of the estate
of Charles Blaul. deceased, to al
persons having claims against said
deceased, to present them within
four months after first publication
of this notice 10 the undersigned at
l07 Rehkopf Building, FL Centre,
California. the place selected to
transact business of said estate, or
Imperial Valley press., 1927-02-02
Exalted Rulers to
Conduct Meeting

Tomorrow evening the I'll Centre
Elks will hold meeting in honor
Of the past exalted rulers. which
will also combine the official home
coming night and the Initial night
+" nominate officers fer ti' coming
wear.
The meeting is to be preceded by
a fried chicken dinner. and a pro.
gram that iS in charge of the past
exalted rulers.
\ thoroughly interesting program
and nee ting is anticipated, and all
Elks are requested to turn ont and
make it an unqualified success.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-02-02

file them within four months after
first publication of this notice in
the office of Clerk of Superior
Court, Imperial county.
Dated this 18th day of January,
\. H.. 1922.
q. r. MORGAN,
Administrator.
JAS. w. Glassferd, Attorney for Ad-
ministrator.
Jan IA II % + IL
Imperial Valley press., 1927-02-02
THE WEATHER

LOS ANGELES AND VICINITY
Mostly cloudy unsettled weather
tonight and Thursday with probab bly
occasional rain. Moderate temper.
ature.
; SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA-Cn
settled and mild tonight and Thurs,
day, probably rain west portion.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-02-02
JUDGE MAYFIELD
TO HOLD PUBLIC
TRAFFIC MEETING
Motorists Asked to Join
In Discussion of Road
Problems.

La . letter to the editor Of thl
Imperial Valley Press. Judge /. MAY.
field, announces plans for the stag
iiig Of Il get-together meeting Of
the motoring public to be held at
80 o'clock Friday night in the
coenty court house. \ few shor.
speeches by officials Of the motor
Nti'icle department will be given
ifnt the majority of time will b"
spent in a general discussion and thr
answering of questions pertaining to
motor laws.
pltegis the hope of the judge that
tin,iiar meetings may be held regu-
Aarly in the future. His letter fol
loMs.
Editor, Imperial Valley Press:
Dear Sir: To the end that the
metoring public may have a better
understanding of the duties of the
courts and the traffic department,
and looking to the bettcrment of
traffic conditions on the highways.
4 have decided to call mass meet
ing 10 be held in the county court
honse on the evening Of February
= next, at 7:45 o clock
= This meeting will bc in coniunc-
-sion with the traffic department,
and viii be for the purpose of dis
cussing those points of law and road
rules relating to traffic on the high
ways, and TO answer questions re.
hating thereto.
''Since this meeting is for the
good Of the public. trust that all
who can will attend.
'1f the results of this proposed
meeting seem to be favorable, AMI
Money to Loan on Automobiles
Eteflinr Securities C Inc EHad Y
Imperial Valley press., 1927-02-02
HOUSE COMMITTEE KILLS
GREENS WIuSKEY BILL
~ Uat,ed Press Leased Wire

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2. The
Green bill. embodying the plan Of
Assistant Secretary Of the Treasury
Andrews for creation Of a private
corporation TO control the rnanufae.
ture and distribution Of medicinal
whiskey was kille dtoday by tho
house ways and means committee,
i6 to g.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-02-02

II is desired TO meet from time to
time for the purposes stated, We
shall he governed by the wish of
those interested.
''Sinccrclv yours.
JUDGE |. MAYFIELD.'
Imperial Valley press., 1927-02-02

A new school auditorium costing
$4,000 has just been eomelpted at
Newcastle, Placer County.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-02-02
COTTON MARKET

Spots closed steady, unchanged at
sl3.34.
NEW YORK. Feb. Cotton
closed ono to six points higher.
Spots Sl31S
Imperial Valley press., 1927-02-02

The annual stoekmen's rodeo at
Livermore, Alameda County, will
this year be held July "a.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-02-02

In one day recently the match fac
tory at Chico, Butte County, made
100000 matches.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-02-02

Money 70 Losn sn Automobiles
Sterling Securities Co. Ine., Fred 4
Csoss, Mgr 500 Main st. adv
Imperial Valley press., 1927-02-02
JOHNSON
CONDEMNS
MEMBERS

Continued from Page One)
Imperial Valley press., 1927-02-02

Utah of rehabilitation Of the com
part.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-05-20
For Meditation
100000
By LEONARD A. BARRETT
MANS RIGHT TO REST

ROPER nervous conditions are in
L no small way responsible for
normal moral character NERVES"
and morals" are almost interchange
able words. Much of the crime In
the world today can be traced directly
to fatigue. When fatigued, people will
do things, and think thoughts which
at later time they would give any
thing to be able to recall. One faces
a crisis in an hour when resistance is
at its lowest ebb, and the character
not being sufficiently reinforced,
crime is committed. Many fatigued
parent assumes an attitude toward a
child which not only destroys for the
time being the peace of the home, but
produces serious effect upon the de-
velopment of the child from which he
may never recover.
Fatigue is warning signal. AS the
danger signal In the tower warns the
engineer that the track is not clear, so
fatigue is natures warning signal call
ing for relaxation and restoration.
Fatigue is an important factor with
which we must reckon in our efforts
to solve the problem of crime. No
fatigued person can be at his best.
A fatigued man is poisoned man, not
only physically but spiritually and
morally. No fatigued person can be
normal in the field of morals. Clear
demonstrations have been made of the
serious results of nervous overstrain
in which the brain and psychic CEN
tiers are involved. An overtired per
son is literally poisoned person. The
toxins of fatigue must be expelled.
Man has right to rest as well as to
work. He owes it to himself and to So
ciety to do away with the exhaustion
resulting from oyerstrain in the moral
as well as the psychic spheres, and
thus conserve constructive power for
character building. In order to effect
a cure for fatigue drugs are as per-
nicious as they are ineffective. The
Improvement must come from within.
Self-control enables man to master
his environment and not be mastered
by it. "Self-control is directly pro-
portioned to the amount of surplus
nervous energy" Self-control is an
swerable to will power, and will power
is governed by the higher psychic CEN
tiers. The element of strain is a very
important factor in balancing forces
against the laws of competition and
resistance. Efficiency in daily toll de-
mands that we go not beyond this
mark"
20, 1927, Western Newspaper Union.)
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-05-20
CHE WHY of
SUPERSTITIONS
BY H. IRVING KING
PINS

See a pin and pick 1t up, all the day
you'll have good luck:
See a pin and let 1t lay. bad luck you
will have all day.
CLIGHTLY ungrammatical and
- bad rhyme; but this jingle may be
the solution, nevertheless, of the mys-
tery. "Where do all the pins go tot"
They are picked up by superstitious
people. And few there be who, seeing
a pin, will not stoop to pick 1t up for
luck" 1t Is doubtful If there is
more widespread superstition than
this among English-speaking peoples.
Some say that to get the full benefit
of the omen the pin should be lying
with the point toward you-but these
are fussy people. This superstition
has as its basis a psychological. fact.
If the mind is so alert and active that
the eye perceives so small an object
as a dropped pin, 1t would naturally
follow that the man would as a rule,
accomplish a successful days work
The idea that he should pick up the
pin is a survival from the days when
pins were objects of considerable
value compared to what they are
now; and picking up the lost pin
showed that the man was saving as
well as observing-an additional cause
for a successful day. And there is
the same connection today, trifing as
is now the value of a pin. For a man
who picks up stray pin not only
shows that his mind is alert and his
observation keen, but also that he is
no scorner Of trifies. So why should
he not-on day when his mentality
is functining In this manner-meet
with that success which men call
'luck'?
(IS by Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate)
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-05-20
s5aa1ssadf{68s,..s,! r. \ "a
Story nartha r Martin

ITO some, 1t would appear, brains
are great bother
ayes, our systesa Is fine. Mr.. Os-
trich was right about that, too.
"We take turns In Matching the
eggs. sit upon them In the daytime
for my gray costume looks like the
sand in the daytime and so protects
me-" Mrs. Ostrich explained.
"a good idea," said Billie Brownie.
"And I sit at night and watch out
for them then as i wear black
feathered suit which looks like the
night" said Mr. Ostrich.
"That does sound like a perfect
system" agreed Billie Brownie.
Neither of us is cowardly when 1t
comes to protecting our young" Mr..
Ostrich continued.
81 will hurry the brood away while
Mrs. Ostrich will face the enemy and
fall down as though there were no
more life in her and so 1t makes the
enemy feel it is useless to do anything.
"We have good eyesight Our hear
ing Is our next best sense and SMELL
ing comes third. We really only use
this sense in feeding and in recognize
ing our young.
"Some say 1t Is a strange way of
knowing ones children, but then 1t
does for us, so why should we over
tax our brains and think of other
waysw
"It would he foolish" said Mrs. Os-
trich. "But / hope in time people will
stop saying hide my head in the
sand when I'm frightened.
81 fall down and have my head quite
close to the sand-but I don't hide it.
People have thought 1t was hidden be-
cause my head and the sand are so
much alike in color.
"And the story has been passed
along. And gossip has kept it going.
'T may have small brain, but
know enough to know that my body
isn't safe just because my head might
be hidden-and so / don't hide my
head.
"Oh. we'll, I'm above getting mad
even If I'm gossiped about"
"That is very wise of you," said
Billie Brownie, "for I must admit that
while I know 1t is foolish, I feel lit
tie hurt at anything said about me
that is not kind.
"You are far more sensible, Mrs. Os-
trich.
"But I've been delighted to have
heard your stories and to have had
the honor and pleasure Of this talk"
"How very handsomely you make
your departure" said Mr.. Ostrich, as
Billie Brownie made low bow upon
finishing his speech.
And Mrs. Ostrich added:
"You show fine and respectful
manner toward the happy Ostrich
pair.
at makes our ostrich hearts re-
joicep
(Copyright.)
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-05-20
Australia Needs Teachers

Australia has shortage of teachers,
and many schools have been forced to
close In Victoria more than 800 are
needed. and 30 county schools are hav-
ing enforced vacations. To cope with
the situation the department of edu-
cation is employing 100 married wom-
en-, mostly former instructors. The
teachers union explains that low SAL
aries, many receiving less than SIS a
week, and unreasonable retrictions.
have caused many teachers to resign.
Officials are considering salary in
creaSeS.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1927-05-20

suits from the wearing of minimum
of clothing.
Two lovely opponents of the new
thought lingerie are shown here. They
are classed as two-in-one garments,
but it would seem as If three-in-ona
would more accurately describe them.
In reality they each achieve a short
skirt, panties and camisole In their
designing.
Among the many points to COM
mend these garments is the fact that
they can be so easily Numbered, es-
pecially If they be made of wash
crepe-back satin or substantial crepe
de chine. Then, too, they take up
such little space in the weekend suit
case or overnight bag. From the
standpoint Of beauty, they are ador-
able, both as to color and decorative
handwork.
Profuse and exquisite hemstitching
adorns the garment to the left. There
are little square incrustations Of deep
rose hand-worked on the background
Of lighter-pink shade, also bindings
and borderings of the darker shade,
hemstitched at every edge. Notice