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Imperial Valley press., 1928-02-21
ANSWER TO GOOD ROADS

With daily average OF 2UU cars coming into Cali
forna from the east via Yuma gets the to
the question why build good roads?'
Time was, and only short time ago at that when
a ma jority of coming into California from the
east used Dagget and Blythe their places of entry
Now the Yuma total is than twice as large as
the other two points combined.
1t does not take long in these day of plentiful pub
lcity by trade journals automobile clubs and tourist
literature for information the best roads become
generally known all over the country.
Persons in the east planning to come to California
by automobile, study the maps and choose the route
that is most suitable from the standpoint of climate
and road conditions Where this is done the only
is to via the southern route which is in good
condition at all periods of the year. is pentfuly sup
piled with for accommodating the tourist along
the route and enables the traveller to enjoy his trip
every mile of the way.
The broadway of America" convention at Mem
phs in April will present splendid opportunity for
Increasing the tourist traffic coming California
the southern route. Imperial Valley ought to take
advantage of it.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-02-21
INTERVENTION A MORAL DUTY

Altnougn all matters brought before the Havana
congress of Pan American nations not definitely
settled, the people of the interested nations must be
greatly pleased with the results obtained
There are still some differences existing, but
that should mar the peace and harmony existing
among the states of North and South America that
cannot be amicably settled at some future date
The right of intervention, of the most delicate
matters-and from the viewpoint of the United States
one of the most important-brought up for discus
sion was the cause for considerable animosy but in
the end the policy followed by this country received
the moral support of a ma jority of the delegates
Time and again the United States has proved that
intervention by its forces in any American state, has
meant the end of that states sovereignty On the
contrary the completion of the intervention period has
always the nation in which intervened, emerge
stronger and better for having been given helping
hand by the United States
Technically few will dispute the fact that we have
right to intervene Morally it is not only our right
but duty. We have told the other powers of the
world to keep their hands off American States, or
answer to 1t therefore is incumbent upon US to
help the states maintain order at all times to the end
that nationals of other nations shall not be molested
thereby presenting their governments with just
for using force against some American state.
The animosity at Havana caused by some
delegates taking the attitude that intervention wrong
because small nation is physically incapable of inter-
vening in large That is technically true 1t
directed however chiefly toward the United States
We ARE too big for intervention by any other Ameri
state The statement is not boast but plain fact
There is logical objection to inttrventon unless
it is abused The United States does not take the at
tude that might IS right-a fact it has proved many
times
When the small brother gets into fight, partic
ularly with bigger and stronger than he he
looks to his big brother for moral support and physical
support If need be- This being true, it is only fair
when the small brother gets into difficulties through
his incompetence weakness that the big brother
be justified in giving him helping hand to set him
straight.
The American nations must be brothers. The Unit
ed States is the big brother-t must back up the little
brothers against the rest of the world and keep them
on the straight and path if it has to use
little force now and then to do 1t.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-02-21
Deputy Collectors
Services Gratis

Collector of Internal Revenue,
Galen II. Welch wishes the taxpay-
ers of Southern California to under
stand that the service rendered by
deputy collectors in assisting to
make out income tax returns is absO-
lutely free, and no charge of any
nature whatsoever is made by the
government.
Complaint has been made that per-
sons representing themselves as de-
putty collectors after assisting tax
payers i'll the preparation of their
returns have attempted to collect
fee. Such cases should be promptly
reported to the collector s office,
giving the names of persons attempt
ing to collect the fee and full de-
tails. lmposters will be Vigorously y
prosecuted for mpersonating q fed
Cral officer.
Mr.. Welch urges that all income
taxpayers make their returns at
once. The final filing date is March
18th, only about three weeks away.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-02-21
Looking Backward
What the Press Files Tell Of I'm
perial Valley for this Date
In Past Years
TWENTY YEARS AGO
February 81, 1908

The earliest cantaloupe plants
are beginning to stick their heads
out of the ground and look about
with wonder at the activity around
them. Meanwhile ON thousands OF
acres, men, women and children arc
busy getting i'll more seeds.
The attendance at the entertain
ment given by the "Southwest I'm
provement Company,' was not so
great as it should have been nor so
good as it would have been had the
nature of the matter been better un
derstOod. The entertainment was
designed to raise funds for the inn
provement of roads leading west
from Imperial. The program took
the form Il number of songs and
rccitations in imitation of district
school. Those taking part, under
assumed names, were Mr.. and Mrs.
j. Curtis Kimball. Mrs. ID. w.
Breck kenridge, Mr.. and Mrs. E. X.
Carrier, DIR. Carrier, Ansel Carrier,
Mr.. and Mrs. w. R. Lineau and Mrs.
NJ. p. Grove.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-02-21
Bedtime Stories
By HOWARD E. GARIS
Copyright, 1927, by Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate
UNCLE WIGGILY ICICLE
SPEAR

Once upon a time, when Uncle
Wiggily was hopping through the
woods, looking for an adventure
amid the ice and snow, the cid rab
bit gentleman heard voices talking
behind bush.
Now take a good sharp spear
and throw it hard.' said one voice.
q will. : answered another voics.
"Im spear him right through his
left earl
"Oh, my goodness gracious
thought Uncle Wiggily, and he was
so surprised that his pink nose al
most stopped twinkling. The Fox
or the Wolf must be hiding be-
hind that bush and they re going to
spear my ear, Oh, why did | com.
here looking for an adventure -
"Ready now" shouted on Of the
voices. Take aim. Ready. Spear, -
Uncle Wiggiy did not wait TO
hear any more. Tucking his short
tail between his legs, the rabbit
gentleman began to hop away as
fast as lie could hop.
~ m not going to he speored.
lie said to himself.
But Is he hoped away Uncle
Wiggily heard barking voice call:
"Oh, there goes Uncle Wiggily:
We nearly speared him! -
The rabbit gentleman looked
hack as he Eopped along and he was
very. glad to see Jackie and Pcetje
Bow Wow, the puppy dog boys,
coming from behind the bush.
81 don t need to run away from
them, - said Mr.. Longears. "Even
if the Fox and Wolf are there with
Imperial Valley press., 1928-02-21
THEATERS

Tips on spring styles will be seen
with the coming of Norma Shear
er's new motion picture, "The
Latest from Paris,0 her latest star
ring vehicle for Metro -Goldwyn-
Mayer, which will be shown on the
screen of the Valley Theater on
Wednesday and Thursday.
In her newest screen production
Miss Shearer portrays the role of
Il travelling saleswoman for firm
of New York wholesalers of suits,
coats and gowns.
In order to have correct spring
styles, advance models of which
have not yet been released to the
public, the Neutrality-suspicious.
studio made arrangements with
makers of women s wear to furnish
the studio with large variety of
designs included in their list of
spring modes.
up by the factories at the time the
picture was made, the designs were
sent to the huge Metro Goldwyn.
Mayer wardrobe department where
more than hundred tailors and
seamstresses worked for weeks exc
cutting them.
Bert Roach, star of Metro-Gold-
wyn-Mayer s "Excuse Me- and
one of the featured players of
"Mixed Marriages > and other
films, will be seen as the inebriated
drummer who supplies much of the
comedy of Miss Shearer' S new pro-
duction. George Sidney and Tenen
Holtz are seen as the clothing
wholesalers and are as funny as
Potash and Perlmutter ever dared
to be.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-02-21

and he showed Mr. Longears some
long slivers of ice. or frozen water.
that the doggie boys had picked off
the trees in the woods. The icicles
were shaped Just like Indian spears
and the puppy chaps had been hay
ing fun throwing these sharp icicleS
at the snow man. OF course you
can t hurt snow man. You know.
Take an iciele spear. Uncle
Wiggilv. and see how good a shot
YOU are barkcd Jackie.
q" Here 5 a fine, long icicle spear,
went on Peetie, breaking off a
silver of ice from a nearby bush
where it had been frozen since the
last rain.
Uncle Wiggily held the icicIe
spear in his paw. He looked around
the trees, for by this time the three
lad gone back to the woods.
Are you looking for something
al which to throw ycur icicle
spear asked Peetie.
Yes answered Mr.. Longears,
an. IpuI STE SbiIltA III u - IN
went ON. Lool. at that little bunch
OF fuzz over there, and the rabbit
pointed to what seemed t. be Il
bunch Of cotton.
You never can hit that-it is
too small.' barked Pcctie.
Watch mel laughed Uncle
Wiggilv. He threw the iciclc spear,
Straight and true it went to the
bunch of fuzz and stuck right in it
Iinning it against a tree trunk.
And then, all AZ once sounded, dread
tul howls, yowls and .owls. Out OF
a bush near the tree leapcd the Bob
cat, and stuck in his silly little tail
was the icicle spear thrown by Uncle
Wiggily.
"Oh, look!' barkcd Jackie.
lyon speared the Bob Cats tail!
Yes, chuckled Uncle Wiggily
- thought that bit of fuzz was the
Bob Cat 5 tail, and | knew if his
tail was there the Bob Cat must he
hiding close by to catch me. So
Imperial Valley press., 1928-02-21

spears, Jackie and Peetie will help
re l guess l II stop running away.
Uncle Wiggily stopped hopping 50
suddenly that he slid along an icy
place in the field, near the woods,
but he didn t mind that. And up
came running Jackie and Poetic.
wagging their tails.
Why did YOU run. Uncle Wig
gilv2' barked Jackie.
Because I heard some bad chaps
talking about spearing me through
the left ear answered the bunny
gentleman.
"'Ho, Ho." laughed Poetic.
There were no bad chaps. That
was only Jackie. He and were
talking about spearing. And we were
Imperial Valley press., 1928-02-21
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO
February 21, 1918

c. Z. Paris left for Coachella to
Join W. F. Holt and return to the
valley this evening with the latter
in his private car.
Tom Livingston is now manager
of the FL Centre pool hall.
J. f. Colts purchased a Studebak-
cr delivery car for the grocery store
that will open in the new building
of the Jones Brothers.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-02-21

took careful aim with my ieicle
spear.
cit was dandy shot. - barkcd
Pcctie. just fine, -
Then, as they watched, they saw
the sharp icicle drop off the Bob
Cat tail as the bad chap ran home
to his den without catching any
rabbits. SO Mr. Longears and the
doggie boys went back in the woods
and practised throwing icicles at
the snow man who liked such fun.
And if the canary bird doesn' t take
the Cats tail for a fishing pole and
try to catch a lollypop with it,
| II tell you next about Uncle Wig
gilv 5 radio.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-02-21
Mrs. Berlin in
Poor Health

NEW YORK, Feb. 21-Friends of
Mrs. Irving Berlin, the former Ellin
Mackay, heard today that she had
contracted serious ailment and
would be forced to live in Arizona
for some time.
Mrs. Berlin and her husband are
in California with their baby. Doc
tors have diagnosed the illness as
pcrnicious anaemia, reports said.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-02-21

ago, and now it has spread. Three
pupils at the high school were
stricken today with the weakening
disease. One of them was Mira
Irwin, who had been cast for the
part Of the duchess in the high
school play to be given tonight.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-02-21

spcaring snow man We made for
Il target. 1t was the snow man 5
ear we meant.
"Ob.' said Uncle Wiggily, and
hi, heart did not beat 50 fast. - But
what sort Of spears are you using -
lie asked.
"Icicle spears, answered Jackie
Imperial Valley press., 1928-02-21
RETTER PLAY SAFE

Tht 61year-old sister Of the former Kaiser, who
recently hoped into the Jimeight by marrying
young Russian refugee half her age, and who has
aged keep herself in public print since
that she is planning transatlantic flight
Offhanded we would say that this is Just another
way of attempting to hold her place in the calcium
glow. We don't believe she will try it.
Developments last year proved that ocean flights
are not suitable for women, particularly for elderly
women. OF the four who figured most promi-
nently in the ocean flights three pershed and
capped death only by remarkable good luck and the skill
none of the glory. Who tell his now?
The ex-Kasers sister may think that the world is
her oyster because she has succeeded in beating Dan
Cupid, but Father Neptune is a much harder indivd-
ua and when he wins his battle the loser in
dton to bask in the spotlight any
Princess Victoria had better be satisfied with dry
land, her youthful husband and little mention now
and then in the newspapers She is not Lndbergh by
any stretch of the imagination.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-02-21

Members of the Imperial County
Cow testing association eulled 1919
Improbable COWS during 1927.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-02-21

The Stewart Truck, king of tran.
sportation. J. B. Hart, 661 Main st.
FL Centre. Sixth & f SITS. Brawley.
adv
Imperial Valley press., 1928-02-21

University of California plans to increase the den
tai course from four five years. This gives the fut
ure dentist whole additional year in which to practice
saying, This isn't going to hurt"
Imperial Valley press., 1928-02-21
TEN YEARS AGO
FebruarY ri. 1918

A mild epidemic of measles has
attacked the city schools. There
were but one or two cases 10 days
Imperial Valley press., 1928-02-21

Wonder if we couldn't seal some of our politicians
up in cornerstones like that Texas toad.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-02-21

The undertaken is mortician the cobbler
bootician the cook detican but they haven't found
q new one for senator yet.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-02-21

Finding the fourth dimension isn't half as hard as
finding those missing oil bonds.
The Washington times., 1928-01-04
JEAN ETIOT0S NEWS AND GOSSIP. OF SOCIETY
CABINET FETE
IS BIRTHDAY
CELEBRATION
Secretary Mellon Enter
tains for President and
Mrs. Coolidge

TVTIE dinner which Secretary
= Mellon gave last night for
the President and Mrs. Coolidge
was by happy chance a birthday
party for Mrs. Coolidge. Like all
family anniversaries of the Cool
idges, the day passed without any
demonstration, but it had a pleas
ant climax in the dinner, which
was one Of the most delightful in
the series of Cabinet dinners for
the Chief Executive.
A number of guests from the
official world were in Secretary
Melons party, this group includ-
ing Justice and Mrs. Harlan Ffske
Stone, Senator and Mrs. Jesse Met
calf, Senator and Mrs. Hiram
Bingham and the Undersecretary
OF the Treasury and Mrs. Ogden
L. Mills. Pennsylvania had been
passed by except for the Secre-
tary's brother and sister-in-law,
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard B. Mellon,
of Pittsburgh, but there were
number OF New Workers. in the
company. among them Mr.. and
Mrs. Owen D. Young-deserving
Democrat in a preponderantly Re-
publican gathering-M and Mrs.
Adrian Larkin and Mr.. and Mrs.
Gates McGarrach. President Ang-
ell, OF Yale University, and Mrs.
Angel were also present, and resi-
dent washington was represented
by Mrs. Frederick Dent Grant,
Mrs. Hennen jennings and Cole
man Jennings.
The Mexican Ambassador and
Nine. Teller will be the honor
guests at dinner this evening of
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Neuhauser.
who will entertain in their home
In Kalorama Road.
Last evening Mr.. and Mrs. Neu-
hauser were hosts to another
dinner party, their guests includ-
ing Senator and Mrs. George
Moses, Frederick Dewart. Mrs.
p. Lee Phillips. former Senator
and Mrs. Nathaniel Dial. Mr.. and
Mrs. Everett Sanders. DIR. and
Mrs. Cloyd Marvin, Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert v. Fleming. Mr.. and Mrs.
Christopher Pope, Lieut.. and Mrs.
Lester Maitland and DIR. and Mrs.
Davenport White.
N
Mrs. Sidney Taliaferro, wife of
Commissioners Taliaferro, will be
The Washington times., 1928-01-04

chosen. Mrs. Dodd will remain
in washington until the season
is over before joining Mr.. Dodd
in New York.
X X
Mrs. Beverly Williamson, OF
Stoneleigh Court, will entertain
at luncheon on Friday, January
90. in compliment to Mrs. Taft,
wife Of the Chief Justice.
X X =
MRS. ANTHONY WAYNE COOK
IVA entertained a company of so
at luncheon today in the Palm
Court of the MayfIower in compli.
ment to Mrs. Henry F. Dimock
and Miss Dora Catalani. Two
tables were used. Miss Catalani
presided at the one at which were
seated the young members OF the
group.
The Washington times., 1928-01-04

at home tomorrow afternoon and
the following Thursdays in Janu-
airy. Her sister. Miss Isabella
Fulton, of London, will receive
with her.
Colonel and Mrs. r. e. Hop
kins, accompanied by their daugh-
ter, Miss Frances Hopkins, a
debutante OF last season, have
come from their home at Fort
Ethan Allen. Vermont, and are
at the Wardman Park Hotel, for
the late winter and early spring.
X y
Mrs. Frank G. Henry was
The Washington times., 1928-01-04
Dinner Parties to
Precede Charity Ball
for Children'S Hospital

MANY brilliant dinner parties
W1 will precede the ball for the
benefit of the Children's Hos
pital-which remains the Charity
Ball to Westinghouse be given
at the Willard next Monday
evening.
Mrs. James r. Curtis, chairman
of the ball committee. will enter
tain thirty guests at dinner at
her home, 1925 F st. For many
years Cuno H. Rudolph, pres
ident Of the Children's Hospital,
and Mrs. Rudolph have given
dinner before this annual ball,
but this year they will be guests
of Mrs. Curtis. Among the other
guests will be the Speaker of
the House, Representative Mich
olas Longworth, DR.. and Mrs.
Stanley Rinehart, Mr. and Mrs.
ogden Mills, Cleveland Perkins
and Mrs. Alice Rodgers, the lat
ter a house guest OF Mrs. Curtis.
Another interesting dinner win
be that given by Mrs. Drew
Pearson for members of the
younger set who will later attend
the ball at the Willard. Mrs.
Pearson will entertain in her
mothers home, the Patterson
house, on Dupont Circle. which
she is occupying this winter.
X
MISS GRACE ABBOTT, chief
W1 of the ChiIdren's Bureau.
and the Washington members of
the United States delegation to
the Fifth Pan-American Child
Congress, will give a. reception
today from 4 to s o'clock, at 1884
ST., in honor OF DR.. Julio Banza,
of the International American In
stitute for the Protection of Child.
hood. at MonteVideo, and Madame
Banza; DR.. Roberto Berro, vice
president of the honorary commits
sion of the institute: Madame
Berro and Miss Berro. and DR..
Raul CibiIs Aguirre. of Argentina.
Mrs. Hugh s. Cumming, wife OF
the Surgeon General Of the United
States Health Service. and Mrs.
John !. Tigert, wife Of the Com
missioner of Education. will pour
tea.
The Washington times., 1928-01-04
Capital Faces Loss
Of Faporites, Dodds
To Go to New York

NMR. AND MRS. ALVIN DODD
4V4 entertained at dinner last
evening in their home in George.
town having as their guests the
Swiss Minister and Nine. Peter,
Judge and Mrs. Edwin B. Parker i,
Col. and Mrs. Stephen Bonsal,
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Billiard and
Judge and Mrs. j. Harry Coving.
ton.
Mr.. Dodd has resigned his posi-
ton with the United States
Chamber Of Commerce and will
go to New York early in March,
or as soon as his successor in
the Chamber of Commerce is
The Washington times., 1928-01-04

hostess at luncheon today, enter.
tanning at the willard for a COM
pany Of 80 guests from official
and resident society.
MA
TUE director general Of the
i Pan-American Union, DR.. L.
s. Rowe. entertained informally
at luncheon today at the Pan
American Annex in honor of DIR.
Julio a.. Bauza and Senior DR..
Roberto Berro, Of Uruguay. and
Senior DR.. Raul Cibils Aguirre. Of
Argentina, delegates to the recent
Child Welfare Conference at
Havana,
The Washington times., 1928-01-04
INTERCOUNTRY
ASPECT TO
FETE

AIRS. LAWRENCE TOWNSEND
IVA had an international ail-star
cast for her luncheon, given at
the Mayflower today, following
the first of her musical morn
ings'' since the holidays.
The British Ambassador and
Lady Isabella Howard and the
French Ambassador and Nine.
claudel were present in compli-
ment to the artists who presented
the program, Miss Myra Hess,
brilliant young English pianist,
and jacques Thibaud, famous
French yiolinist. And the Neither
lands legation had representation
in Baron and Baroness van Boet-
'zelaer. fellow-countrymen OF Mr..
and Nine. Willem Mengelberg, who
were also among the guests. The
famous conductor Of the New York
Philharmonic Orchestra, which
gave a concert here yesterday, had
STAYED over especially to attend
Mrs. Townsend's concert.
The company also included Mr..
and Mrs. Henry Getty Chiffon,
Captain the Honorable A. Stopford,
Sir Adrian Baltic, Major w. II. S.
Aston and Leander Mccormick
Goodhart of the British embassy,
Captain and Madame Lombard,
and Hubert F. Dussoi, of the
French embassy; Mrs. Robert Low
Bacon, Mrs. Adolph c. Miller, Mrs.
Henry Martyr Alexander, of New
York; Mile. Refine Claudel, Mile.
Marie Claudel, Miss Elizabeth Chill
ton. Sir Maurice Low, Samuel Bot
tenheim, Miss B. Guenther and r.
Erwin, of New York, who are in
Washington with the New York
philharmonic Orchestra.
\ \
TIME concert this morning
l. brought out a most distin-
guished audience, many of the
guests remaining to lunch at the
Mayflower in congenial groups.