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Imperial Valley press., 1928-07-11
Bedtime Stories
By HOWARD E. GARIS
Copyright, 1927, by Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate
UNCLE WIGGILY'S MUD PIE

"Unkic Wig, will 90 please CONS
wifi me-" asked Baby Bunty onC
morning as She met tine rabbit gen
tlcman hopping down the woodland
path to 90 adventuring.
Il II come with YOU if YOU tel
me what for and don I speak any
more baby talk, answered Mr.
! Longcars.
O. only spoke little baby talk,
said Bunty. And I'm going dow
to the brook, but ] IN scared be.
cause maybe the Weasel will get ml
so | wish YOU d come with me.
"Ill do that all right, promised
Uncle Wiggily. But the Weasel
won { get You.
Why not?' asked Eunty.
Because, and the rabbit gen.
tleman laughed, she tried to play a
trick on me Yesterday, by getting in
my bungalow hidden in a mysterious
box, But | opened it and saw him.
| gave him puzzle to do, of max
/ ing words out of musical note let
ters, and he couldn I guess the an
swer, SO Mr.. Stubtail took the
Weasel to the Police Dog
"Oh. m glad of that cX-
claimed Bunty. ''What were tho
musical letter words the Weasel
couldn guess So
"They were BEG, BAG, FADE,
ACE, BED and FED answered
Uncle Wiggily. ''You know the let
ters in the musical scale, don t you,
Bunty?'
"Oh, yes, replied the little or
phan rabbit. "The lines are f, &,
B, d, and + in the treble, and the
Imperial Valley press., 1928-07-11

Longears. My mud pic days are
over,
" Nonsense,' exclaimed Baby
Bunty as she had heard Nurse Jane
say it. You are never too old to
make mud pies, 1t will be good for
your rheumatism. There YOU sit on
the bank, and she showed Uncle
Wiggily green place when they
got to the brook. 81 II make the
first mud pie and show YOU how.
So Uncle Wiggily sat down on the
green grass and Bunty, finding a
clam she'll, began to fill it with the
soft, brown, goocy mud to make a
pie. Pretty soon Uncle Wiggily" :
head began to nod, and he was al
most asleep when he heard Bunty
CRYING:
" Help! Help. Oh, come and help
met
My goodness! One of the Bad
Chaps must have caught her. - cX-
claimed Uncle Wiggily, suddenly
jumping up. He ran to where Buntv
was calling, but she WASH t caught
by II Bad Chap, Eunty was stuck in
the mud. She had waded out too far
to get some red mud for new
kind Of pie and her paws stuck
fast.
d" Don I cry! IN pull you out,
said Uncle Wiggily, and he did so.
But Bunty cried because she had
some mud on her dress, so the rah-
bit. gentleman, to amusc her, madt
a puzzle picture in the soft mud near
shore. He made picture of an old
man, knot tied in rope and a
boy.
THAT puzzle, Bunty,' said Mr..
Longcars. lis a wcll-known saying,
or proverb. ! II help YOU guess it by
telling you that boy is no man.
81 can see that!' laughed
Tunty, "but don t believe | can
guess the provcrb. However she
did, and ! think you can also. And
if the frying pan will boil some
water for the gas stove so it can
Imperial Valley press., 1928-07-11
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO
July II, 1918


Mrs. S. \. Leffingwcll and
daughter have gone to Los Angeles
to remain Il few months.
MIR. and Mrs. \. w. Swanson and
family are spending the summer
fear Compton and report enjoyable
surroundings.
II. d. holland of Riverside is visit
ing his son, Attorney Dan V. No
land.
Mr.. and Mrs. }. Il. Garrcn will
leave this evening for vacation
on the coast
Mercury yesterday again broke
the year record, reaching l13. The
heat is accompanied by considerable
atmospheric moisture, making it
real trying.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-07-11
THE CRIMINAL. Joke

Of all the Fourth of July horrors, which FORUM
ately fewer than usual this year. there prob
ably nothing Internal than that occurred in
Camden, n. J. A midde-aged citizen was sitting,
asleep on the porch of his home with his mouth slight
y open. practical joker" sneaked up with
cracker, placed it between his teeth, lighted the
fuse and fled. The victim awakened by explo
sion that seemed to blow his head off, and actually
blew his teeth and terribly acerated his mouth and
throat
We don't get the humor of that, any than
the victim does.
practical jokes" often suggest unbalanced
mind in the perpetrator. In such this the
Joker evidently belongs in institution for the Grim
nal insane
Imperial Valley press., 1928-07-11
saylDs IS this
stood there listening IN dcIght.

stood there listening IN delight.
81 don't know how to read music
or make words from the letters,
said the Black bird, "but | can
sing
"Indeed you can, said Mr..
LongcarS. Then he hoppcd on with
Baby Tunty until. all of sudden,
happening to notice that they were
going toward the brook, Uncle Wig
gily asked:
'Where are YOU taking me,
Bunty, my dcar?''
"To make mud Pi",' answered
the little orphan rabbit,
y mud pie? Oh, no. cried Mr..
Imperial Valley press., 1928-07-11
COURT IMPOSES
HEAVY FINE ON
MEWA SIN & H

Ncwa Singh, IS, Hindu. found
that il pays to be discreet, even
when under tae influence of intoxi-
cants when hc appeared before
Judge Mayficld in city court this
morning.
Singn yesterday pleaded guilty to
charge of being drunk. The court
was informed that in addition to
being under the influence Of intoXi-
cants the defendant had proved
troublesome and had bothered some
girls. In view Of the circumstances
Judge Mayficld sentenced the de
frndant TO pay fine of $3.50 or
serve - days in the county Jail He
was committed to the custody Of
the sheriff.
II. Gibbans, -, no home, and
+. \. Young, 81, who lives in no
particular place, entered pleas Of
guilty 10 charges Of being drunk.
Both were committed to the custody
Of the sheriff for period Of T.
days when they failed to furnish
cash in the sum Of S25 each.
Jack Darcy, -, coiorcd, of Los
Angeles was turned over to county
authorities by Judge Mayficld. Dar-
ccy was picked up by PatroIman
Pennington yesterday and it is be.
li"ycd that he is mentally dcrangcd.
The man viii be held at the county
Jail for observation
D. +. Warner, -, of San Diego
was arrested by Patrolmrn Drill
and Mayo on charge Of rcrklcs,
driving. Complaint was tclcphoucd
here from Mountain Springs against
Warner and after following him
from the rity limits to Eighth street
the patrolmcn tickctcd him for rcch-
less driving.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-07-11
Police And Fire
Chiefs Unite To
Abate Nuisance

The story has been told before,
but this time we mean business. =
SAID Chief Cswalt this morning. fol.
lowing a conference with Chief
ReamS of the fire department on
the oft-discuSScd tand cusscdJ sub.
Ject of citizens trailing the fire ap.
raratus to fires and handicappiug
the work of the department.
Once more we ask the public to
cooperate with MS by rcfraining
from following the fire trucks or
parking their cars in the vicinity of
fire, the police chief said. 1--WE
don I wish to make Single arrest
for this sort of thing he added.
but as sure as my men and myself
are wearing badges, we are going to
tag every violator of the law that
we can catch. and we will force
them to come into court to answer.
The next time the fire siren
sounds an alarm, the police and fire
departments are going to cooper
atc' said Oswalt. 1--WE are giving
this warning, and if the public
fails to heed il we cannot be held
responsible for what will happen. =
Time and again we have asked
the people to cooperate with us, -
said Chief Rcams, land in the
main they have, but there is mi
nority that has not needed our re
quests. | have asked Chief Oswalt
to help us and between the two de
Partments we hope to stamp out
this practice, which was tolerated
when FL Centre was a small village,
and has developed into a dangerous
nuisance. We mean business this
time and hope all will take the fair
warning given them.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-07-11
TEN YEARS AGO
July IL. 1913

President Leroy Holt of the I'm
Perial Irrigation District has re
ccivrd telegram from Senator
Phclan stating that Secretary Ian,
Is to have a hearing and will de
eide today on his action toward the
rebuilding of the wicr in the Colo
lado River.
Attorney James W. Glassford re-.
turned this morning from his yaca
tlon or Il week in Los Angeles.
y. G, Johnston, advertising man.
agcr Of Narney Bros, and company
returned this morning from Il vaca-
tion in San Diego.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-07-11
SeranO Convicted
On Theft Charge

Juliu Scrmo, 2S, Mexican, was
convicted in city court yesterday
afternoon on charge of petty
theft The decision was returned
by Jud2r /. Mayficli, acting for
Judge Perkins, after the testimony
of three witnesses had been entered.
Scrano was sentenced to spend six
months in the county Jail and was
committed to the custody Of the
sheriff.
Scrauo was arrested last week,
charged with having tried to make
away with q bag full Of money from
a service station at Fifth and
Broadway. William Stark and G.
l., Ashmorc appeared for the people
while the defendant was the only
witness to appear in his behalf
Imperial Valley press., 1928-07-11

have a little time off to go to the
movies, ! Il tell YOU next about
Uncle Wiggly and the Blackbird
Imperial Valley press., 1928-07-11
NatatOrium Has
Brand New Well

Hundreds who enjoy the pleasures
Of n swim at the IIoltvillc Natator-
INN during the heated summer
months will be pleased to learn that
ncW artcsian wen recently brought
in, permits additional improve
mcuts TO insur" clean and whole
some bathing at all times according
TO the management.
The new well permits thousands
Of gallons of artcsian we'll Watcr TO
circulatc through the plunge every
day. The plunge is drained and
cleaned twice each week on Thurs
day and Sunday nights. The laws
Of the state governing the conduc4
Of l1thing places, are strictly en-
forced.
The water in the huge tank is al.
ways cool and refreshing, i temper
aturr Of 80 degrees being mahtain.
cd at all TIMES. The management
invites all valley residents to visit
the natatorium and enjoy u cool,
InYigorating, hcalth-giving swim.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-07-11
Looking Backward
What the Press Files Tell Of I'm
perial Valley for this Data
In Past Years \
TWENTY YEARS AGO
July II. 1908

At Ell Centre today group of
agitators met with a view to Great
ing a new period of disturbance in
the valley.
j. b. Baker, editor of the Holt.
willie Tribune, was in Imperial today
in company with w. c. Morton,
manager of the People s Abstract
and Trust company of FL Centre.
c, f. TAFT left for Pomona this
morning.
Mrs. William Vessel and daugh
ter Halle left this morning for
Los Angeles, where they will spend
their vacation.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-07-11

1t 5 a good thing the Weasel
spaces are \, G, +, and c.
never studied music chucklcd Mr.
Longears, "clsc he might have
guessed my puzzle. :
''Spcaking of music, - cried Il
voice up in a tree, ''listcn to
this!
Then FIackbird began to
whistle and sing so Swcctly that
Uncle Wiggily and Baby Buntv
Imperial Valley press., 1928-06-04
Traffic Squad
Arrests Four

-Four arrests were effected by
members of the state traffic squad
over the weekend.
Allen Hoell Of Brawley was ap-
pretended by Sam Wise on the Ca
lexico highway and pleading guilty
to charge of reckless driving be
fore Judge Lorenz this morning he
was sentenced to pay a fine of $3.50
or spend 60 days in the county Jail.
He was committed to the custody
of the sheriff in default of the fine.
Incidentally the authorities are
beginning an investigation into the
ownership of the ear driven by
HOell. His stories relative to the
machine varied considerably, ac-,
cOrding to Wise, and authorities a,
Sacramento have been queried to
place the ownership.
Emelda Birell of Brawley was
also ticketed on the Calexico high
way for reckless driving. She is
free under $3.50 bail Arraigned
before Judge Lorcnz this morning
she entered a plea of not guilty and
trial was fixed for Thursday.
Clayton Alker of FL Centre must
answer to a reckless driving charge
before Judge Mayfield Wednesday
morning while Louis Escalante Of
Madero must explain light vio-
latiOn and failure TO produce an
operator s license
Imperial Valley press., 1928-06-04
GRAPHIC PICTURE
OF PROPAGANDA
BY POWER TRUST
Colorado Utilities Shown
AS Active in Opposition
to Boulder Dam.
By CECIL OWEN

Omitted Press Staff CorreSpOndent)
WASHINGTON, June 4.-Docu
ments on exhibit today in the fed
cral trade commission s power in
curry presented graphic picture Of
how Colorado utilities spread prop
uganda favorable to their interests
in schools, colleges and newspapers.
The story of Colorado has kindred
chapters in other states.
Open hearings were suspended
this week as many utilities men
needed as witnesses are attending
the annual convention of the Ma
tional Electric Light Association at
Atlantic City Texas and Louisiana
power men will be examined when
hearings are resumed June -.
Employees of Colorado utilities
are judged ON their ability TO
"spread the gospel" among the
general public, an unsigned letter
taken from files of the Rocky noun
tain committee on public utilities
information showed.
Two schools to train utility en-
ployes as public speakers are main
tanned by Denver and Pueblo, Colo
RADIO, utilities, testimony of George
+. Lewis, manager of the commit
tee disclosed. The women's commit
tee of the Rocky mountain division
of the National Electric Light asSo-
citation, also is an active factor in
the utilities campaign to "enlight-
en- the public and mold the public
mind ), evidence revealed. Women
employees have spoken in schools
and produced playlets boosting the
industry and extolling utilies as an
investment.
Municipal ownership was shown
in innumerable letters to be the
chief object of attack in utilities
literature and speeches. Frequent
articles against such projects and
against Boulder Dam and Muscle
Shoals are sent editors, libraries,
schools and officials who receive
the committee S bulletin.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-06-04
First Contest
Won by Hoover
by United Press Leased Wire

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, June 4
The first delegate contest of the
Republican National convention to
day was decided in favor of a dele
cation pledged to vote for Herbert
Hoover in the party'S national CON
vention.
That result came when the nation
al committee, considering the claims
of two rival delegations from Flor
ida, decided i'll favor of n delega-
tion headed by w. r. O'Neil of Or
lando.
The decision affected only four
delegates at large and their alter
mates. Decision on the district
delegates will be decided later
The national committee voted AZ
to SO, in favor of the Hoover dele
gates. The defeated delegation was
headed by George w. Bean, Clear
water, Fla.
The contest grew out of two state
conventions held at Daytona Beach,
last May, when one group bolted
the original state convention.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-06-04
Australians Wait
News of AyiatOrs
py United Press Leased Wire

SN DNEf, Australia, June D. -
Thousands of persons stood in the
streets in front of newspaper Offic-
cs here throughout the night watch
ing bulletins on the progress of the
Southern Cross.
Radio stations in Sydney and
Brisbane were in direct communi-
cation today with the plane as it
spend along its course from Hawaii
to the Fiji Islands.
The greatest popular excitement
prevailed over the flight, and al
ready plans were being made for a
tremendous ovation for Captain
Charles Kingsford Smith and his
three companions when the South
ern Cross finally reaches Sydney.
The American colony, headed by
Ezra Lawton, consul general, will
aid in the welcome. Two members
Of the crew of the Southern Cross
are Americans.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-06-04
IS
EXPLODED
ON train
Chang Tso-Lin Escapes
Injury Though Soldiers
On Guard Are Killed.
CARS ARE WRECKED
Sun Chuan-Fang to Fol-
low War Lord Into
Manchuria.
BY United Press Leased wir.

MUDKEN. China, June 4.-Man-
churian soldiers were concentrated
within the walled city today after
an attempt had been made on the
life of Chang Tso-Lin, retiring die
tator of the North China govern.
ment, by bombing the special train.
Chang and several of his aides
were injured. Several guards were
killed. The injury to the Manchu-
rian war lord was said to be not
serious, although he was injured in
the forehead. - feGsM
Two Nationalist spies We're shot
and killed by japanese soldiers who
helped in restoring order to the
panic stricken city.
Dynamiting of the train carrying
the Manchurian war lord--in
special train chartered to bring
Chang in retreat from Peking-oc-
Cured at $50 a. m. today in one
of the suburbs of the city near the
Laoto Kao railroad bridge, at the
junction of the Southern Manchu-
rian and the Peking- Mukden rail-
roads.
A bomb exploded as the train APP
preached. There were 15 cars ON the
train and three were wrecked by
the bomb, including the ear on
which he and his advisors rode.
Several guards riding on the train
to protect Chang were killed.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-06-04
6. 0. P. LEADERS
ALREADY HEADING
TO KANSAS CITY
Hoover Supporters Are
Confident of Success for
Candidate.
By IRWIN I. FEMRITE
Omitted Press Staff Correspondent

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, June =
The influx Of party leaders for the
Republican national convention here
started today.
Government functions at Wash
ington practically will be at a
standstill during the coming week
and while the convention, which
opens week from tomorrow, is in
progress, nearly every member OF
the president 5 cabinet will be on
the spot.
President Coolidge, in all prob
ability, will be cnroute to the
summer white house in Wisconsin
during the heat of the balloting.
This possibility leads to the belief
that Coolidge has no idea of being
drafted. Were the contrary true,
he probably would make himself
more accessible to call for confer
cnces with party leaders. Post
master General New is expected
here within the next day or two for
active work in the convention cam
paign of Herbert Hoover, secretary
of commerce.
Considerable activity by Hoover
leaders now on the ground is noted.
Numerous conferences have been
held with farm leaders in discus
sions of agricultural plank to be in
serted in the party platform. They
are confident of the strength of
their candidate and openly predict
his nomination on the second or
third ballot.
Supporters of Frank O. Lowden
of Illinois are making no claims of
victory but they believe if they can
marshall enough votes to block
Hoover early in the convention their
battle will be won.
Secretary Andrew Mellon of the
treasury department, himself often
spoken of as presidential possi-
bility, will head Pennsylvania s
delegation of 10. AS Il staunch
friend of the administration, Mellon
has been represented as approving
the Coolidge draft movement. His
delegation in all probability will,
however, give him complimentary
vote on the first ballot. Thereafter
according to the claims of Hoover
managers, the Pennsylvania delega-
tion will swing to the secretary of
commerce.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-06-04
Aged Man Dies
In Brush Fire
by United Press LEASED Wire

STOCKTON, Calf, June with
one man dead, two ranch houses and
eight barns burned, the worst grass
and brush fire of the season was
still raging here today despite
strenuous efforts of farmers to con-
troll it. Identity of the 80 year old
ranch caretaker who lost his life
in the flames Sunday has not yet
leen learned.
Starting from a spark from q
ranch cookhouse near Arbuckle the
fire swept over 25 miles on 3 L.
mile front and into the rich grain
fields of Yola county. Early today
the conflagration was still raging
and was headed for Capay Valley,
Il highly productive section of the
county.
Damage from this blaze, said to
be the largest in the history of
Iola county, was estimated as al
ready having reached 100000.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-06-04
Jury to Decide
Lawyers Suit

Jury trial in the ease off NJ. C..
Atchison, CaleXico attorney, against
Zen IIulse, chairman of the board
of supervisors, was begun in Judge
Finney's court this morning. The
plaintiff holds the defendant is in
debted to him for having carried an
appeal from a judgment rendered in
superior court here to higher
court.
The defendant bases his ease ON
Gains that he did not employe
A'chison in the case and that an at
to 'ney named Reed appeared for
him in the matter.
A%chison has retained Ernest
Utley as his attorney in the ease
while the defendant is being repres-
rnted by $. p. Williams and Dorsey
Whitelaw.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-06-04
BY MADELAINE WILSON
Omitted Press Staff Correspondent

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, June
4-Naried interests of modern
women have been demonstrated
in the convention program of
the General Federation of Wo-
men s Clubs which has just
brought to a close the first of
two weeks activities.
1.-The fine art of living the
convention keynote, has been
stressed in the daily business
sessions and evenings of enter
tainment. Well known poets,
musicians and artists in the
federation have appeared. Gut
zon Borglum, noted sculptor,
who spoke on 'The Living
Art,' and DR.. George X. Bur
CESS, director of the bureau of
standards, department of COM
merce, We're the outstanding
speakers.
The American home, which
has been a sort of pet during
the administration of Mrs. John
Imperial Valley press., 1928-06-04
YaWl Permitted
Delayed Start
by United Press Leased Wire

NEWPORT BEACH, Calf, June
1.-The yawl Mollilou, fouled as she
was getting under way III the sev-
enth renewal of the California to
Honolulu Yacht race Sunday, was
to start out today in an effort to
defeat the other five entrants now
at sea.
The Mollilou was fouled by a mot
or cruiser having no right on the
course and the committee decided
to allow the Mollilou to resume aft
er her bowsprit had been replaced.
Her time will be corrected from
when she crosses the starting line,
so she will have lost nothing.
The committee expected word late
today of the positions of the other
five entries-the favored Aafje, the
Talayha, Pandora, Teva and Veto
ma.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-06-04
Two Killed in
Bootleg Feud
Nv United Press Lease Wire

PIOENIN, Ariz., June IA
bootleg fcud, intensified by jeal-
ousy, was held responsible today
for the gunplay which ended in the
death of two men and the serious
wounding Of another late last
night.
Ross Banta and Frank Collins.
police characters, were killed. a. &.
Wilson, who admitted the shooting
of the others, was in an extremely
critical condition, hospital authori-
ties said.
According to the police report,
Wilson started firing when he saw
Eanta and Collins emerge from his
home with his wife.
"They were both skunks,' Will
son said today. 81 m glad they are
dead. They tried to frame hi
lacking plot on me. y
Imperial Valley press., 1928-06-04
INTEREST OF MODERN WOMEN
DEMONSTRATED AT CONVENTION

Dickinson Sherman, Estes Park,
Colo, was characterized in
many talks as the inevitable
and fixed center of all life.
Along this line the president
urged that the federation recog-
nizc the importance Gf the radio
and make it their responsibility
to see that radio programs were
beneficial.
Charges of commercialization
brought against the federation
in regard to its exhaustive home
equipment survey just complet-
ed, were most emphatically de-
MED by Mrs. Sherman.
Support of the children bu-
reau, promotion of the welfare
and hygiene of infancy and ma
ternity; creation of a federal
department of education; sup
port of the 18th amendment,
and continued pressure for ade-
quate government recognition
of the American home maker
have been urged by the fedora
tion.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-06-04
Missing Naval
Officer Found

LOS ANGELES, June 4.-De-
claring he had been held prisoner
beaten and robbed, II. &. Condra,
former naval officer, missing since
last Tuesday when he arrived here
from Honolulu, appeared before
police today.
Condra said he was abducted in
Wilmington just a few minutes after
he left the yacht Mollilou which he
rought from Honolulu for j. I.
dickson. lie said he was robbed of
$3.50.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-06-04
Take The Press
On Vacation

Readers Of the Press are urged
to make arrangements to have
the paper sent to their summer
addresses, by notifying the bust
ness office Of their temporary To-
cation outside the valley. .... ...
The Press also reminds it's sub
scribers of the travel accident
insurance feature available to
tlhm, and which is particularly
desirable during vacation travel.
Payment of 81 entities any sub
scriber or member of his immedi-
ate family, to an insurance pol
icy. Full particulars any time
at the business office.