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Imperial Valley press., 1928-01-14
Grand Jury Has
Long Session

Members Of the Imperial County
1927 Grand Jury held lengthy ses-
sion at the court house Thursday.
Convening in the morning the Jury
had two short reccsses for luncheon
and dinner and continued working
until l;30 o'clock this morning. Ad-
iournment was then taken until
Monday, The jury also put in two
full days in session on Monday and
Tuesday of ;his week. While the
work is being spccdcd up it is be
lieFed that it wiz not be completed
until about the middle of February.
No report on the matters taken un.
der consideration by the jurors will
De available until that time.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-01-14

many times. for he stepped into
holes which he could not see with
out his glasses.
"Yop had better run along and
leave me, Bunty,' said Mr.. Long
cars at last. 81 am getting old. /
am not much use in this world any
more. Let me 90 and save Yourself. =
For Uncle Wiggily could hear,
though he could not see, the Wolf
and Weasel coming back Of him.
"Leave you exclaimed Bunty.
No, Never. / shall make you another
pair of glasses and then YOU can
see to run away from the Bad Chaps.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-01-14
Farren Winner
In Gang" Test

Jimmy Farren of Santa Ana
Won the "Our Gang" contest for
the Southern California district in
which FL Centre was entered, ac-
cording to information received
here by Manager Herb Norris of the
West Coast theatcrs.
Young Farren, with the winners
in the other three districts, will
compete for the grand prize which
will be decided on January 10 Mt
the Metropolitan thcater, Los An.
geles.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-01-14

another pair of glasses, : went on
the Wolf. ''What about that?'
Don t let her fool YOU snarl-
ed the Weasel. "Baby Bunty IS
Very smart, but she cant make
glasses for Uncle Wiggily. Come
onn'
So the Wolf and the Weasel crcpt
nearer and nearer to the rabbits
and though Bunty did her best,
still Uncle Wiggily slipped and fell
Imperial Valley press., 1928-01-14
Looking Backward
What the Press Files Tell Of I'm
perial Valley for this Date
In Past Years
TWENTY YEARS AGO
Jan. IA, 1908


Colonel Epes Randolph came 70
Imperial in his private ear, which
was switched back, and left ON the
2:15 train. lie was met by IL. 7.
Cory, general manager and w. 7.
Hcff2rnap. secretary of the Califor-
mia Development Company.
\. II. Medhurst purchased from
J. b. Baker the Holtvillc Tribune,
and takes charge of his property to-
day. Mr.. Baker has made good
piece of property out II the Tribune
and it is believed that Mr. Med
hurst will still further improve it.
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO
Jan. IA, 1913
Hal Benton, who has been spend
ing the holidays with his brother.
Roy Benton, ut Imperial, returned
to his school duties near San Fran
cisco.
c. f. Paris has drawn up a con-
tract with Il. l.. Greer to build n
$1,000 house in the Paris tract. Mr..
Greer will also superiutend the
building of "A modern house for
James w. Glassford on Wensley ave
rue in the same tract.
W. f.. Reed of Memphis, Texas,
has purchased the Severy ranch just
south of town. He expects to run
- loirtr
Imperial Valley press., 1928-01-14
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO
Jan. IA, 1913
TEN YEARS AGO
Ton II 1919

Deputy sheriffs are investigating
tie burning of l.. $. Neagle' S large
hay stack near CalcXico. There
were Il tons of hay in the stack,
aud baling had been finished yes
terday. |. W. W.'s are suspected of
the deed.
Fuel Administrator Garfield or.
dered every manufacturing plant
east from the Mississippi and from
Minnesota to Louisiana closed for
five days as a means of meeting the
fuel famine. The order is effect.
tive tomorrow and apples to all ex-
ccpt those producing food War
industries are affected.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-01-14
THE WEATHER

Los ANGELES AND VICINITY
Partly cloudy tonight and Sunday
with moderate temperature. Mod
crate to fresh northerly winds.
SOUTHERN CALIFO K y A
FAIR tonight and Sunday; moderate
temperature; fresh northwest winds
Imperial Valley press., 1928-01-14
4 NICE PRESENT

Rather delayed Christmas present, but entirely
welcome nevertheless is the announcement from Sac
ramento that the San Diego to FL Centre highway is
be paved in its entirety at cost OF S110000 Of which
$3200 will be spent in Imperial county
The highway commission wisely decides to complete
paving projects all trunk lines in the state, rap
IDLY possible.
1t will take time for the work to get under way
but now that has definitely been placed the states
program the valley be thankful.
The FL Centre to Yuma highway is also to b. paved
making complete paved highway the southern
section Of the State-with FL Centro occupying the
center-somehing that has been dreamed Of since the
valley first settled.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-01-14

Winding the other fellows business and regulating
his life for him, TO be mania with many we'll
meaning but misguided and msinformed busybodies
The present Instances to be where the busy
body if he she had even common horse sense would
hesitate long time before taking the matter into
court But such persons seldom hesitate and they
not be credited With horse sense, let alone good
taste or respect for the private lives Of others.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-01-14

Maybe the reason veterans have been SO slow to
turn in their bonus applications is that a lot Of them
stubborny refuse TO believe it's bonus.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-01-14

There are still quite few young folks od-fashoned
enough to think they can have pretty good time by
daylight.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-01-14

city's leading citizens nowadays are generally
found living out in the suburbs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-02-11

AhJISLH9.b I5f&6EEdUlgs
Jus. the other morning an irate per-
eon in downtown restaurant picked
Up his hat and thundered out because
an unfortunate waitress delivered 10
him 80 seconds UNDERGONE egg. II
seems that he had requested a two-and-
e-haif-minute egg and he had been ac-
cfden:aiiy ssortchanged on the time
At 10 PAGES all eggs look alike. The
palate. however. is the stern appraiser
Of the quality Of the commodity. SOME
times the mental attitude has consider
able 10 do With taste
At the risk of subjecting scores Of
Washington wives TO suspicion We shall
relate the story Of one man who fancies
himself oonDoisscur OF eggs. One wife
told another. who told another. who In
turn passed the incident along until It
finally reached this column.
The first lady has for many years
BEEN purchasing storage eggs. They
we're perfectly good warehouse eggs and
friend husband never emitted a COM
piaInt until some one told him that
there is as much difference between a
warehouse egg and 24-hour egg az
there Is between elephant steak and
caviar. That Immediately had the ef-
fect Of precipitating household riot.
The next morning his usua! eggs were
set before him Instead Of unquestiofi-
;nRly devosring them. he inserted his
FORK under them, shifted guspici0usl2,
sfr asked what kind Of eggs they were.
The wife, as.orifhed at The unexpect-
ed inquiry toid him that they were
storage epgs~~in fact, very good storage
eggs tnceec What about 1t?
What about ~" exclaimed the efst~
while gentle soul, Why, everything
shout if. Look at those eggs. Taste
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there was only one road. She went
up to her room and lay down
She was afraid she might fall asleep.
but tonight she did not need anything
to keep her awake She was in an
agony OF apprehension lest she might
miss Torsten--and let him fall into
this trap.
The moon came up and went down
and she was on the point OF sliding
out on the roof to drop of the shed
when she heard footsteps below her In
the yard. It was too dark now TO see
who 1t was. but they we're directed to-
ward the barn. She heard q metallic
click there, as II some one had opened
a lock.
Then she heard another sound. 1t
was some one coming through the
trees. These footsteps went swiftly in
the same direction ~ the others, There
vas silence for an instant and then
the night was ripped open by shrek.
There was crash. q succession OF
yells I'D loud grunts-and the yard
beca~ ~>ndemonium. Men seemed
where In the darkness. There were
What's happening?" And then some
one thought Of q light.
She raced down the stairs and across
the yard. There was q group around
the barn shed door. all straining to
peer inside For some reason they
fell away when they saw her and let
her pass through. She saw why at
once. II was her father--leanirg
against the nose Of motor truck. His
face was bloody!
She stood there. staring In da.ed
fashion at that gr,iesome visage. Blood
was trickiing from his nose and there
was n large cut over one eye. His lips
were already beginning to bloat. A man
was holding lamp.
He tried to kill mel" gasped Hickey
Cain. II caught him here~an' III
jumped on me-"
Who did7 she asked fearfully.
There was movement among the
circle Of men. None of them seemed
anxious to speak.
That murderer~~Aberg'" said Hick-
ey Cain.
tcopyrish., ieesN
tTo be continued tomorrow.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-02-11
Your Baby and Mine
BY MYRTLE MEYER ELDRgD

We were so impressed by the good
sense OF a letter we received that we
want to pass 1t on to other mothers
Here Is mother who not only knows
what should be done, but does 1t.
An everyday mother writes: II was
very interested In your article on child
fear, because / have thought about 1t a
great deal. As child was afraid OF
everything. dark, lightning. the dentist.
etc.
"As my boy grew older I vowed he
would not be coward, and / have
tried to teach him to get all the fun
there is out of life without being rcck-
less. When he was old enough to under
stand would talk to him after he was
in bed, showing him how peaceful and
rcstful the darkness was for sleep.
ION rainy days would utterly ignore
the thunder and lightning and in
answer to his questions would say 1t
was because 1t was an unusually hard
shower, and after II had stopped ]
would let him put on his rubber boots
and go outside. One evening during
storm the lights went out and / let him
have his supper by candlclight. It made
n great hit. Strange to say. my owl,
fear of the elements Is cured.
ION Winter afternoons as II grew
dark would deliberately think up
things he could get for me upstairs. but
instead of saying The light Is on. so
you don't need to be afraid / would
say: The light is on. so you can see well
enough / have eliminated the word
afraid from my vocabulary.
The same Is true of meals. / have
asked his father not to criticize any
thing and so he cats everything. be-
cause it always seems all right. Chill
dren arc so initiative.
Some time ago I noticed decaying
tooth. I did not warn him or sympa-
thize because he must go to the dentist.
but told him about the cement he would
have in his tooth.
II know what I suffered from an
oversympathetic mother and father
who was finicky eater. and / think
this phase of child training so impor-
tant. I still read your articles, though
my boy is 4 years old. Have you
leaflet OF recipes for older children?'
Answer Every word Of your letter Is
good. sound sense, Your boy Is lucky.
I have no recipes but any recipe book
will carry those have leaf1et on
proper diet for the child from 4 to 6
years. You are welcome TO this for the
usual sclf-addresscd and stamped en-
velope.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-02-11
LITTLE BENNY
ny LEE PAPE.

Me and pop was taking a wawk and
we saw some man wawking In frunt of
us with kind of long hair; and no hat
on. and people was terning around to
look at him and lafflng to themselfs.
me saying. G pop. Is he crazy or wat?
He's wat. pop scd. I've herd of that
chap. he's got an idcer that hats and
BARRIERS make you bald, and being an
independent as we'll as logical man.
he refuses to wear hat or to have
his hair cut, and l wish there were
more people in the world like him, If
I felt the same way as he does I hope
l would act the same way. There arc
too meny human sheep on this crth
wat We need is more men with an opin-
ION of their own and the courage to
act on 1t. pop sed.
Wich Jest then some man going pass
in a Wagon yelled, Hay there. you
better tie a ribbon around your hair
you'll lose 1t. Ony the man with no
hat on pretended he dident even heer
him. and pop Sod to him. That's the
ideer, friend. let the wind blow and
the dogs bark and the man without a
hat Sod. That's the principal ixactly
Ill be glad to wawk along with you
vile. sir.
Pop starting to look scrprized and
then saying. And III be proud to wawk
with you. sir
WITCH he started to-. me thinking
Heck, Suppose l meet eny of the fell
lows And ! started to waWk little
ways In back of them in case did
and people kepp on terning around to
look and laffing, and pop started to
look kind Of nerviss as If he thawt he
dident have eny hat on himself and
Fuds Simkinses father started to go
pass. waving his hand at pop and say
ing, All there. Potts. And wen he got
pass he termed around and winked at
pop and pointed at the man with no
hat on an made sines with his mouth
saying. Whose your frendp
Being as mulch as pop could stand
and little eXter. and wen we got to
the next corner he sed. Well sir tern
off heer, glad to of met you sir. And
he quick started to go away, ony the
man with no hat held out his hand to
shake pops hand, keeping on shaking
1t and tawking and shaking 1t some
more till pop finely pulled it away
from him and kepp on going with me
after him. me saying. Gosh. pop. I
hope we never meet him agen. and pop
saying, still respect his opinions but
I echo your wish
Meening he hoped VIC didcnt either.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-02-11

Renovating shabby furniture by ap-
plying coat or two of paint is a recog-
hized economy. Buying unfinished fur
niture and painting 1t is another mat
ter altogether. This may be economy
or 1t may not be. 1t all depends on the
cost of the furniture in its unfinished
state compared with the cost of the
same furniture in its ready painted and
ready TO use condition If the pieces
can be purchased at law figure, saw
ing undoubtedly results by doing the
work yourself. If the difference be-
tween the price Of the finished and I'M
finished articles is not much. 1t will
prove an economy to have the painting
done for you at the shop where the
articles are bought. There is practi-
cally always the choice offered of buy
ing the furniture in its unfinished state
o. finished to your order in the way de-
sired at an extra charge. 1t is when
making up her mind which is the wisest
way to get it and which will actually
be the most economical way that the
homemaker has to consider carefully.
The point TO take into consideration
1s the COS. of The paint. and the varnish
and oil 10 rub the furniture down with
after il hes had its final coat of paint.
To this must be added the price Of
brushes sand paper and any incidentals
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-02-11
BY EDNA KENT FORBES

tplements and are transferred TO you, IL
| you use them. or whoever has them In
| contact with his scalp.
The barber shop. once the happy
! hunting ground Of these germs. Is fast
reforming itself. Customers have their
| own brushes and combs, or else each
customer has fresh one, cleaned and
sterilized. 80 no disease can exist in IT,.
Plenty Of useless things are sold Gus
toners as preventives OF badness. 81
many In fact that the barber shop
remedy has a bad name But in a few
years BARRIERS will really understand
scalp diseases and how tn treat it
many OF them do now. In tire, they
will have to study their profession o..
seriously as cf1iropodists, osteopatfs and
doctors
Meantime. men are learning proper
hair cleanliness and how 10 choose
really effective tonics, TO keep their
| hair thick all their lives
Mrs e. D.-Rub a little crude oil. or
any Of the petroleum jellies, or even
plain kerosene into the bald spots on
the children's heads left from having
, boils Do this every day for a month
or more. and IL new hair does not ap-
pear consult scalp specialist about
tho trouble.
Troubled-Miss W. v. w-Dampen
a little baking soda 50 IL will adhere IN
the skin and apply 1t N the discolored
spot left from the pinple.
NJ. r. AT you send seif-addres=-
cd stamped envelope with request for
the formulas for the cream, shall bc
| glad TO mail them TO you.
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We have very dear friend In Wash
ington-~that Ia the reason. perhaps,
that we can write about him, He acti-
ally believes that any one who IN fond
oi opera In n foreign tongue H. peculiar
Also he VIII scamper Ike Il March hare
II an ebony-furred cat interferes with
his progress He would rather walk
under falling iron vault than 10 walk
BENEATH a ladder.
Ever since he n1iraciiloiisly escaped
injury during the Florida hurricane he
las put on his left shoe first. H. seems
that the day Of the big wind he made
a mistake and put on his right shoe
FIRST. He Is very careful about little
things like that.
During the cold spell week ago he
went down t0 his little shack on thr
siiofe Of the Potomac. put on his bath
ing suit and Jumped IN, Several pecn-
liar friends siO0f on the shore and
watched him disport himself In the
frsgid wstef. Apparently this IL just
a world full Ut peculiar people.
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over their return to prominence, drove
past glecfully In the two new trucks
The other truck filed out Of the yarC
and her father came into the house.
She went down to breakfast.
Her father, fortunately. seemet
amused by his alteration with forster
II tickled him To see the way he coulc
make big man like Aberg knucklt
down. There had evidently been some
plan worked out between himself and
Spiro on the drive they took on Sunda,
TO F'oxville. for when Spiro brought his
truck home from work that night II
was stcaming like a kettle.
She heard forster ask him angrily II
he didn't know enough to know when q
truck needed water.
Plenty water" said Spiro. Look
He unscrcwed the radiator cap anc
showed the water boiling over. "All
right-heh? Plenty water"
The men laughed and Jenny saw
forster start, as II he meant to give
Spiro punch in the jaw. Spiro backed
away. looking over his shoulder.
What have you been doing to tina,
truck" forster demanded.
Me? Muffin. MeesCer Cain. looks
here. You tella this guy lay of me
please
Her father. hearing the fuss. had
come out on the kitchen steps. He
called forster to him.
Whats the matter now?"
Spiro. behind forster. was grinning
forster stared at Hickey Cain. his
eyes narrowing 10 Sits. and then he
suddenly laughed Nothing he said
'Everything's fine"
We'll. them said Hickey Cain, and
went In. The argument seemed t.
be over. but as forster walked back
past Spiro, Jenny saw him stop and tar
that man on the chest.
Look here. bozo." she heard Tor.
stem tell him. You watch your step.
He made Spiro. who could not APP
peal to her father now. get under tht
truck and drain the crankcaSc. Tor
stem waited until all the oil had dripped
away into. a bucket. He took the
bucket from Spiro. thrust In his hand
and Jenny saw him start.
You will. will you2" he said slowly
10 Spiro, drawing out black hand.
Eat that"
He threw handful OF something
into Spires greasy face. The men gave
shout. Spiro rceled. spiuttering
Jenny's father rushed out. and forster
held up his hand.
sand" he said. Look at that
He held his hand out for Hicke,
Cain 10 feel but hrr father walkee
past and went 10 Spiro' Go on!" se
said furio,isly. Go back there In thu
barn, ! want 10 talk 10 you. you bone
head"
On the surface II looked ms II heI
father was IN the act of chastisinl
Spiro. But Jenny knew. instinctively
that 1t was nothing Of the sort~~-it wa.
byplay. Splro. acting TN instructions
had nverdone things, II" had spoiled
that plan. at least. and Jenny was moi
surprised when her father came back
and said that Spiro had been dis
charged
Give him his time" he told Tor
stem. and lock those two trucks up III
that shed"
He indicated big shelter by the sids
OF the barn
She knew by his look that her father
had another scheme in his mind. Ant
II she had had any doubts they wert
instantly dispelled by the just-dis.
charged Spiro, He came staggering
back, his hands In his pockets~~grin'
ming
She hunted up Alexander and tole
him that there WAS not minute u
spare,
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that will be required. When these have
been calculated they must be added to
the cost of the unfinished furniture. and
this inclusive sum be deducted from the
price of the ready finished pieces. Then
the actual saving in dollars and cents
will be found out.
The time that will be consumed in
painting the furniture is seldom
counted. for this is the contribution of
the home decorator. II saving re-
suits. the time is put to good use.
Such a use of time as this Is doublv
rewarded when old furniture is given a
new lease of life by extra coats of paint
1t is cheering to notice the transforma-
tons that paint deftly used will make
Many home decorators wonder why
their painted furniture does not have
the fine smooth finish that is seen on
painted furniture in shops. They can
get an equally good result by sand
papering each coat of paint after 1t is
dry and BY using for the final surface
enamel paint or good soft-finish
varnish. Use the sand paper lightly but
sufficiently on the final finish and then
rub the paint with liquid wax or some
fine OIL Many times paint is sprayed
on surfaces when the work is done in
shops. and then no brush strokes have
to be rubbed down and Obliteratcd,
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Ham With Rice.

ssute one tablespoonful Of minced
onion in two tablespoonfuls Of butter
until slightly brown. Add one table
spoonful of -four and paprika to taste.
then half cuptul Of boiling water and
one cupful Of strained tomatoes. Cook
until the mixture begins TO thicken.
Place two cupfuls Of boiled rice In a
buttered baking dish with one cupful Of
chopped ham on top. Pour the sauce
over all. Sprinkle the top with tao
tablespoonfuls Of minced parsley and
brown in the oven This Is hearty and
delicious main dish to serve for lunch
con or supper.