davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star., 1928-12-21
PASTOR APPLIES ART.
illustrates Sermons With Charts
and Sketches of Own.

SPRINGDALE, Pa, (P).-The Rev.
Charles W. Baker, jr, pastor of st.
Marks Lutheran Church here, illus
trates his sermons with charts and
sketches he has made himself. In
Sunday school and church assemblies
he gives chalk talks. ,eass.
At the altar is a huge mural of
Christ in the Garden of Gethsemane,
a copy of the Michelangelo mural in
the Vatican, which the minister has
painted In his church and parsonage,
Mr.. Baker has hung numerous other
of his paintings and sketches.
While attending college and the
lutheran Seminary at Gettysburg, Pa,
Mr. Baker had an advertising sign
shop which provided him with funds
for his education.
Evening star., 1928-12-21
Navy Plane Beats Stork to indianapolis,
Arriving Just in Time to Welcome Twins

turned yesterday landing at the Naval
Air Station after an uneventful trip.
The Indianan already was the father
of two sons, Ralph E., jr., and Arthur
Updike. He was defeated in the No
vember elections by Louis Ludlow,
Democrat. Mr.. Updike is a World War
veteran, having served with the 9Th
Regiment, U. S. M. c., overseas. He
was wounded five times in action.
Evening star., 1928-12-21
Hens Must Exercise.

LEXINGTON, KY. (P).-Exercise helps
to make hens lay says bulletin issued
by the College of Agriculture, University
of Kentucky. One way of inducing
exercise, it says, is to feed grain in deep
straw litter.
Evening star., 1928-12-21

is the Governments intention to plan
structure for the Supreme Court of
which every American will be proud.
The present courtroom, he said, is so
Evening star., 1928-12-21

small that visitors to the National
Capital are nearly always waiting in
line to see the highest court in the land
in session.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-10-13
HENS AND PEACOCkS

At first we thought it misprnt, read it
again. to make sure correct Two thousand
dollars for pair of stockings.
There was picture of woman, her neither limbs
encased in pair of the two thousand dollar beauties
The foot-note advised that the clocng in the stock
ings were of platinum, which accounted for the high
price It also advised that there buyers for the
stockings at the price quoted
We read of the foes and extravagances of
Rome which led ultimately to its downfall, and Won
der what they were. Probably silk stockings at two
thousand dollars pair Again hear
wrongs and in our smugness wonder what their
wrongs can be.
Possibly one of them is the knowledge that there
is a wife and several children at home who must be
denied many Of the necessities of life at the time
that some women adorning themselves with stock
ings at two thousand dollars pair. 1t IS enough to
make any honest man want to blow off steam.
This of course is serious view of it, and one that
few of us care to take The majority can rest con-
tent with the thought that persons crazy enough to
pay two thousand dollars for pair of stockings are
not worth thinking about even though they have the
wealth of John ]. Croesus himself
The peacock is gorgeous looking Individual but
he is not to be compared with the homey barnyard hen
for usefulness and it is safe to say he does not get
half as much fun of life struttng around display
ing himself as the hen does scratching for worms.
And even when dead hen makes good meal while
peacock goes the ash-heap. If there is any
poultry thereafter, hen is undoubtedly saint while
a peacock shovels coal for eternity.
The of two thousand dollars pair stock
ings belongs in the category as the peacock.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-10-13
'.SERTOU.S CHARGES

That he is interested financially in oil fields in
American countries is the latest charge brought
by the opposition against the Republican candidate for
president.
Scarcely had this charge been made however, be-
fore it denied by no less parsonage than John
j. Raskob chairman Of the Democratic National Com
mittee
We should be surprised if Mr.. Raskob did not make
haste to deny it, than that he does deny it,
for he asue gentleman and nobodys fool as the
saying goes.
This latest charge is certainly henous one to
make 1t is about serious and as damaging as thi
original one that Hoover had been out of the country
so long that he is ineligible for the presidency 1t
ranks with the assertion that he applied for Brit
sh citizenship, and the subsequent that he en-
poyed Mexican and japanese help on his California
ranch deprivng American laborers of work. and that
he refused to feed starving German women and chill
dren after the Armistce.
Ridiculous claims such as these will do Hoover no
harm and will do his opponent good Each of them
has been proven false indisputabe authority. Ger
tanly none will doubt Mr. Raskob when he declares the
latest charge to be untrue.
Democracy will have to bring forth something
much more substantial that these vagares to convince
the American people that Hoover is not the man they
want in Washington after March 4.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-10-13

want fancy SNOWFALL you must
first make it and | will do the
rest. >
THAT s fair growled the fool
ish Wolf who did not know all the
tricks rabbit can play. So Mr..
Wolf made himself SNOWFALL and
while he was doing that Uncle Wig
gily squeezed lot of sour lemon
Juice into the bowl which had held
the sweet strawberry syrup. And
the bunny poured this sour juice on
the Wolf 5 SNOWFALL
&" Now for treat and then for
your ears!' howled the Wolf. But
40 sooner had he taken Il bite into
that sour SNOWFALL than his face
puckcrcd up so much that he
couldn't open his mouth again and
So of course he couldn' t bite the
rabbit gentleman.
"Ha! Hal | fooled you!'
laughed Mr.. Longears as the Wolf
ran to fill his mouth with other
snow to take away the sour. taste.
cha, Ha,"
And if the sugar bowl doesn t
put pinching clothespin on the
nose Of the milk pitcher IN tell you
next about Uncle Wiggily's bad
bunny.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-10-13
Bedtime Stories
BY HOWARD E. GARIS
Copyright, 1928, by Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate
UNCLE WIGGILY'S SOUR
SNOWFALL

''You re smart and clever; aren t
YOU, Daddicums asked Tingle one
of the little bunnies in Uncle Wig
gily's hollow stump bungalow on a
cold Saturday morning when it had
been showing the night before.
"Weu, | wouldn t want to call
myself too smart, - said Mr.
Longcars with a smile beneath his
pink, twinkling nose, "for some
times the Bad Chaps get the best
Of me for time. But what makes
you think l am clever 80
''You made sweet iciclcs, said
said Tangle, who WAS Tingle' s Sis
ter.
~ didn t exactly make them,
laughed the rabbit gentleman. ~
forgot and left the bag of sugar ON
top Of the wood box near the Hol-
low Stump School and the sugar
melted when the snow turned to
water, and when icitles froze Of
course they were sweetened.
"Well it was just the same as if
you made them,' said Tingle, "and
we were wondering if you could
make us some sweet snowballs. >
"Why, ] suppose l could" said
Uncle Wiggily who liked to please
his little bunnies. of you will roll
some snowballs l can melt some
sugar and when the syrup is cool
l can pour it over the snowballs
and they would be sweet"
"Oh, please do it. - begged the
forty twelve little rabbit boys and
girls, for there was no school that
Imperial Valley press., 1928-10-13

over each white ball Uncle Wig
gily poured the strawberry syruH
until all had been served.
ooh, they re as good as ice
cream cones!" cried Bumblc.
"They' re better!' cried his
brother Stumble.
Uncle Wiggily was glad he had
made his little bunnies so happy;
and they were happy. You could
tell that by the way they nibbled
the sweet snowballs as they hopped
around and ran off to play.
Uncle Wiggily had poured out the
last of the strawberry syrup and he
was looking at some half-squeezed
lemons on the back porch when he
happened to think he had had no
adventure that day. The lemons
with quite some juice left in them
mad been put out on the porch by
Nurse Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy after
she had made lemon pie that
morning,
All of a sudden, as Uncle Wig
gilN was gong 10 mop pack INTO
his bungalow to get ready to &c
adventuring, he heard scuffling
sound i'll the snow and before he
could hop in and close the door, W
slipped the Woozie Wolf and had
caught the bunny uncle by the
back of his neck.
"Now have YOU " growled the
Wolf. !'You can't get away from
me this time.
"Don't t be so sure of that'
said Uncle Wiggily who was very
brave. Even now he was thinking of
& way to fool the Bad Chap. "What
do you want?' the bunny gentle
man asked the Wolf.
u want a SNOWFALL like those
you made for the children first, "
said the Bad Chap. "After | eat
that III nibble your ears
"Oh, will you?" asked the rab-
bit, sly like. Gwen see. But if you
Imperial Valley press., 1928-10-13

that, all the rabbit boys and girls,
not Forgetting Baby Iunty, made
white, glistening snowbalis.
All ready! Bring them to me. :
suddenly called Unc,e Wiggily'
coming out on the back steps with
the bowl of sweet syrup into which
now that it was cool, he had put
some canned strawberry juice, max
ing it a lovely red color.
Up hoped the little rabbit boys
and girls, one after the other,
holding snowballs in their paws and
Imperial Valley press., 1928-10-13
TEN YEARS AGO
October IA 1918

Through a sweeping order issued
this afternoon by DR.. w. F. Peter
son, city health officer, FL Centre is
made "elosed town. to prevent
further spread of the Spanish In.
fluenza, which has already claimed
nearly 100 victims.
J. Stanley Brown has received an
invitation to be present at the
launching of the first ship built at
the East San Pedro yards.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-10-13

day and they wanted to have some
fun.
So Uncle Wiggily, having bought
more sugar to take the place of
the pound that melted into sweet
icicles, made some sweet, thick
sugary syrup in the kitchen when
Nurse Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy was up
stairs shaking the beds.
While Mr.. Longears was doing
Imperial Valley press., 1928-10-13
Looking Backward
What the Press Files Tell Of I'm.
perial Valley for this Date
In Past Years
TWENTY YEARS AGO
October 13. 1908

II. J. Havens has disposed of his
boot and shoe repair shop.
A meeting will be held in Calexico
Wednesday to organize a Bryan
club and Judge Farr will deliver an
address.
Born in Imperial, October 13, to
Mr.. and Mrs. Longcaster-a daugh'
ter.
The ladies of the McCabe M. e.
Church will give reception for
their new pastor, Rev. Oglesby.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-10-13
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO
Octnhaf. 10 1Q12

Articles of incorporation have
been filed by the Imperial County
Title Company, whose capital stock
is 100000. divided into 1000 shares.
NJ. Z. Lindsay, secretary, calls a
meeting of the stockholders of the
Woman's Ten Thousand club.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-10-13
Small Girl Is
Victim OF Gun
By United Press Leased Wire

SAN JOSE, Oct. 13.-Policc were
today investigating the death OF
six year old Grace lierschbach
daughter of Thomas II. Hcrschbach
wealthy realty and insurance brok,
er, who died with bullet wound
in her head.
The child was playing with her
brother, Malcolm, 8, and group OF
neighborhood children, when they
found a loaded revolver in a garage
Imperial Valley press., 1928-10-13
SEEK 'HIT-RUN' DRIVER

Ell CERRITC, Calf, Oct. ia
hit and run driver was sought by
Alameda county authorities today
after striking and killing Wilson
Sienan, 55, Richmond, last night
Imperial Valley press., 1928-10-13
Saturday, October 13, 1923

while he was guarding an automo-
bile Of drunken motorist who was
being taken to Jail.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-10-13

Handford, Kings county, will
stage its annual flower show abouS
November l.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-10-13
4 BRAVE NAN

Having made start, wonders where the idea
of sefoperation will end among the members of the
medical profession.
DIR. Meals action is operating on himself certainly
opens up wide field of activity For years the bar
Der has shaved himself the physician has taken his
own pills the shoemaker has made his own shoes and
the lawyer has argued cases in his own behalf.
But the surgeons activity upon his own frame has
been limited Doubtless few of them have attended
to their carbuncles bOs split fingers and the Ike,
untouched.
To the curious surgeon, the opportunity to do
little homecoming as it were is offered Where
one leads others to follow. Occasionally we
read of surgeons sewing up their patients after an op
Grafton leaving within a hack-saw, shovel, a few
case-knives Nothing like this of will happen
where doctor and patient and the same.
Turning from this feeble attempt to be facetiOus,
compelled to express our admiration for DR..
Meals. We read Of various forms of courage dis
played during crises and in every day life. None Of
them can surpass that Of this surgeon, who took his
own life in his hands looked death in the face and
was unafraid We know it desire for notOrety
that prompted his act None but d sincere man,
esty striving to increase the knowledge Of his pro-
fession, would have attempted it. None bat highly
skilled man could have succeeded.
We wish the new president of China plenty Of
luck and add under breath he'll probably need it.
Imperial Valley is developing a mildew-proof
cantaloupe. Now if get a ran-proof grape
fruit we will have the world by the tail.
Every time we watch huddle at football game,
we cannot refrain from thinking what a wonderful op
portunity for an ambitious barrel staye.
Instead of kissing babies and passing out cigars
the modern candidate puts his lips to the mike and
sends out smoke screens
Imperial Valley press., 1928-10-13

We wish the president of China plenty of
luck and add under our breath he'll probably need it.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-10-13

Imperial Valley is developing a midew-proof
cantaloupe. Now if get a rain-proof grape
fruit we will have the world by the tail
Imperial Valley press., 1928-10-13

Every time we watch a huddle at football game
we cannot refrain from thinking what a wonderful op
nortunitv for an ambitious barrel staye.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-10-13

Instead of kissing babies and passing out cigars,
the modern candidate puts his lips to the mike and
sends out smoke screens.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-01-12
FIGHT TO SAVE
HICKMAN SHIFTS
TO ARKANSAS
by United, Press Leased Wire

KANSAS CITY Jan. 12.-The
fight to save Edward Hickman,
youthful Los Angeles murderer from
the gallows, was to shift into Ark
ansas tomorrow when his attorney,
Jerome Walsh, expects to obtain
dispositions from officials of the
Arkansas State Insane Asylum, for
use in attempting to prove his client
insane.
Mrs. Eva Hickman, Edward s
mother, once was confined in the
Arkansas institution and Walsh
will attempt to prove Hickman was
suffering from hereditary insan-
ity' when he killed Marion Parker.
Walsh spent several days here,
taking dispositions from former
High School classmates of Hick-
man.
Among statements obtained were
those of Don Johnstone and Bay
lor Sutton, both former class mates
of the slayer. They declared Hick-
man did not know right from
wrong. Other students concurred
in this opinion.
Walsh said he expected to leave
for Los Angeles next Tuesday and
that Edwards mother planned to
be in Los Angeles January 90.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-01-12
MONTHS OF TRIAL PREDICTED
IN JULIAN CONSPIRACY CASE

Los ANGELES, Jan. 12.-
After the state had unexpect
cdly passed jury of seven
women and five men at the
trial of 10 Julian Petroleum
case defendants today, defense
attorneys refused to accept the
panel and excused one juror.
The action caused the exam
ination of prospective talesmcn
to continue and it was indicat-
ed that the jury to try the de-
PENDANTS accused 'of overissu-
ing and selling millions of
shares of Julian "Pete' stock,
would not be completed for
another day at least.
Indication that the first Jul
ian trial will not be ended for
months was given todav when
the trial of John Il. Barber and
Charles S. Sterns, bankers, the
second group under Indictment,
was continued until Monday,
March 10.
Chief Deputy District Attor-
torney Harold l.. Davis esti-
mated that the prosecution
could not present all of its evil
Imperial Valley press., 1928-01-12
WILBUR URGES TWENTY YEAR
NAVAL BUILDING PROGRAM

The navy department, the see
retarv said. proposes an eXpen-
diture of $16S.000,000 year
for 90 years. He said the $500,
100000 five year program
should be adopted now 81 that
when requirements begin in
1882, ut expiration of the Wash
ington arms conference limita-
tion treaties, expenditures
would not accumulate sudden
ly,
Expenditures for the five
year program he proposed would
he spread over eight years as
follows:
In l929-$55, 100000; 1880 -
$110,4 100000; 1881 $l41l00,-
600: 1932-$141. 500, 700; 1875
$l39,000,000; 1894 - $03 900
600; l935--$46,sO0, 900: 1896.
$l0,400,000; total $73T,4O0.000
Representative Vinson.. Dem
ocrat, GEORGIA. brought out that
the proposed five year program
is the largest in "dollara and
cents y ever submitted to con
gress.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-01-12
n 0 I I 0
DEMAND
HANGING
WOmen's Clubs Halt Res
olution Demanding the
Death of Hickman.
MOVE NOT LOGICAL
Adverse Action Might Be
Means of Keeping Wo-
men from Jury Duty.
By DAN CAMPBELL
United Press Staff Correspondent

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 12.-Ex-
p2cted action by the presidents
council of the District Federation
Of Women S Clubs in the form of
n resolution demanding the death
of William Edward Hickman failed
to materialize today.
The resolution, which had been
previously passed by the Cosmos
Club, was to have been presented
at a meeting in the Pasadena
Shakespeare Clubhouse, but the pro
posal was halted, the United Press
learned from authoritative sources,
after attorneys advised against it.
Passage of the resolution, urging
that Hickman be given the extreme
penalty for the murder of Marion
Parker and vigorously opposing his
insanity defense, might be looked
upon as favorable developments for
the young slayer, several prominent
clubwomen, who refused to allow
their names to be used, pointed out.
1t is understood that ATTORNEYS
who were consulted declared that
if the resolution were passed it
might result in the 10000 women
represented by the council being
barred from jury duty if they were
called in the Hickman case, as the
result of the attitude expressed by
their representatives,
1t was also considered likely that
such resolution might be consid-
cred favorable argument for de
fcnse attorneys in the event they
sought a change of venue, on the
grounds that an unprecedented jury
could not be obtained in Los An
gcles county.
Although the Hickman ease was
not even mentioned at the meeting
the attitude of clubwomen to the
pans being made against Hickman
Is known to remain unchanged and
it is considered likely that individ-
Lal clubs may vote resolution con
dcmning the young slayer.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-01-12
Navy Identifies
Submarine Dead
ny United Press Leased Wire

WASHINGTON, Jan. u. - lden-
'ification Of the - bodies recovered
from the submarine ST. yesterday
was announced hv the navy depart
mcnt today as follows:
Lieutenant Donald Weller, Los
Angeles; Radioman Walter Bishop,
Washington, II. c.; Chief Electric
ian 5 mate, Earl Welsh Rpone, Hart
ford, Conn; Fireman Henry IL,
Brown, Fitzgerald, Ga; Chief Eadio-
man Elmer l.. Cash, Shelburn, Ind. {;
Sicnalman Robert William Eiefcn-
back, Louisville, Ky; Fireman Dan
jcl Michael Calvin, New York; E!cc-
trieian's Mate Donald Fred Gocn-
ng, Vallejo, Cal; Ships Cook Dewey
Victor lIancy, Unity, Ky; Seaman
Buster Harris. Newberry, S. c.;
Electrician s Mate Paul Richard
kempfer, Manly Clio, Pa; Coxswain
John Joseph Powers, Worcester,
Mass; Electrician $ Mate Rudolph
James Rose, Della, Alberta, Canada
Seaman Carl Bernice Strange, Chat
tanooga, Tenn; Seaman Walter Ross
Tolson, Knoxville, Tenn.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-01-12
BOARD ADOPTS
ANNUAL BUDGET
FOR DISTRICT
Figures Lower Than To-
al Budget for 1926 En-
gineer's Estimate Shows

A budget calling for $3,007, 900
Las been adopted for 1928 by the
Imperial Irrigation District as sub
mittcd by NJ. J. Dowd, chief engi-
ncer of the district. The budget
calls for approximately the same cx-
pcnditure for the years of 1924 and
1925 but is more than 100000 low
or than the expenditure in 1926.
Figures ON the 1927 expenditure are
available for only six months.
In submitting the report the engi-
neer declared that provision is made
for only such expenditures as are
considered absolutely necessary to
maintain the present efficiency of
the canal and river levee system.
The budget calls for the following
expenditures: board of directors,
$91 900; general administration $87,-
600. These two include all expendi-
lures for the conduct of the various
offices of the district and the cler-
ical forces employed. Storage $l0,-
600; water diversion $240,000; wat
er distribution $1,177.500; river
protection 1924 400; real estate and
equipment $10S,000: bond and othe,
indebtedness, 81 ,067 800; drainage
and miscellaneous 100000.
The total expenditures for previ-
Gus years are recorded as follows:
1928 $3,14O,634; 1924 $1,000,
686; 1888, ,023 ,22s; 1926 $3,.
268,S50; 1921 $1,488,499 (siX
months.)
1t is expected that the revenue of
the district will be $995,000 from
sources other than assessment and
that the assessment will bring in a
total of $2,057 094, making a total
of $3,012,094. In this respect it is
assumed that there will be nc
change made in the charge for wat
er either in the United States OF
Mexico districts and that the tax
assessment rate will remain at S.
Gu each 500.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-01-12
STATE DECIDES
HEMP RAISING
NOT ILLEGAL

Leon French, deputy attorney
general, has settled the question of
raising hemp or cannabis sativa -
in the valley. In letter to the
sttae board of pharmacy h @
has ruled rs cultivation as lawful
in the state of California.
This news has been greeted with
considerable relief in the valley
for there is at present close to
200 acres of the growth under cul-
tivation here. II is being raised at
the instance of San Diego linen
concern to be used for commercial
purposes.
Inquiry into the legality Of the
raising of hemp was first begun by
Sheriff G. l.. Gillett. 1t was
learned by the sheriff that consid-
erablc marijuana was being used
in cigaret smoking by the Mexican
residents of the valley. Invcstiga-
tions disclosed that there was con
sideraL'. Of the plant growing in
the valley, the maiority of it be
ing cultivated in two huge plots to
be shipped to San Diego for use by
the linen company.
The sheriff then turned the mat
ter over to the state authorities for
investigation. Several state agents
were sent to the valley to conduct
Investigations. They learned that
:hc product being raised here was
commonly known as hemp. In the
final analysis of the case, there
was no conclusion drawn as to the
relationship of hemp and marijuana
hut il is commonly accepted by
growers here that the. two plants
ore identical.
The Investigations were carried
on for the most part to determine
whether the growth of the plant for
commercial purposes could be ear
ricd on successfully without same
Of the plant being used for pur-
loses rs a drug. The state officials
have apparently reached the con-
cIusion that its use as a drug is neg
ligiblc.