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Imperial Valley press., 1929-12-27
HEAVY SOIL IS
REQUIRED FOR
EARLY LETTUCE

Lettuce growers in the valley have
Lad trouble with early lettuce going
to seed, and coording to j. 3. Nor
ton of the agricultural commission
cr's office, tue difficulty lies in the
tvpe of soil in which the crop is
painted.
Norton Stared that early lettuce,
if grown on rich, sandy soil, will go
TO seed, whereas that grown on rath-
Ger heavy soil has proven to be Of
excellent quality.
Some growers are harvesting the
lettuce planted from Imperial No. 6
seed, one Of the new blight resistant
varieties, which, while not resistant
to mildew, is resistant to brown
blight. Some of this lettuce wi ch
planted on rich sandy soil, has gone
to seed, although not rs much Of the
crop as in instances of other vari-
cites of lettuce grown on the same
type of soil. Whenever this Imperial
No. has been grown on heavy soil
the results have been excellent.
This new variety of lettuce has
been distributed among growers Ivy
Or. Ivan dagger of the |. :. de
partmcnt of aga couture and later IN
the season the crop grown from a
new seed which is both resistant tc
mildcw and brown blight Will be
harvested.
Norton further stated that mary
growers have confused Imperial NJ.
q with another strain, No. y, which
is put cut by one of the commercial
seed houses aud which is not resist
ant to brown blight although t will
produce lettuce of very uniform
quality and size. This No l. is not
ono of the Imperial strains a'n'd
should not bcconfused with them.
In his opinion, Sir. Norton said,
Imperial Valley press., 1929-12-27
ELM NOTES
,presq staff Correspondent)

ELM, Dee. 27.-Thc Elm school
l,ousc recently was crowded with
relatives and friends of the school
children, who, together with their
teacher, presented Il very com
mcudahlc Christmas program.
Christmas songs were sung after
which pieces and three delightful
plavs were given. Santa delivered
candy and nuts to all from Il bright
and colorful Christmas tree. The
room was decorated by the chit
dren and teacher.
Luther Green went % Benson,
Arizona for several days
Mr.. and Mrs. Wayne Prccce OF
near Holtville, Ruth Green and
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Armstrong
were dinner guests of Mr.. aAd Mrs.
u. J.. Boone Sunday
Mr. and Mrs Charles Shoffner
and family spent Christmas with
Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Allison at san
Diego, later motoring to Los Ang-
elcs to spend the rest Of the week
with relatives.
I'a Bohann spent Sunday night
with Lindiu Lochncr ef Imw"r;aL
Mr.. r. L. Boone and joy Went
worth were recently visitors in tn
valley.
MI and Mrs. Will Carmpcnter
and baby of National City spent
the week with relatives.
STANLEY Starr was Il caller in Elm
Friday.
Chester Bolino is home visiting
with lis parents for a few days.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-12-27
Stories
Nv HOWARD E. GAEIS
swspaper Syndicate
copyright, 1928, by Mcclure
UNCLE WIGGILY AND
DILLYS DOLL

Uncle Wiggily was in his bedroom
one morning, sort of lazily and mos
comfortably turning from one SIDE
TO the other and thinking, ON ar-
count of there being no school TINS
| Christmas week he didn't have 10
get up early to start the bunny
children, when, all of q sudden
there sounded a knock on th" door.
"Who is thcrc2" asked the rabbit
gentleman.
~ am" answered q gentle, little
voice. and Mr.. Longears knew It was
none Of the Bad Chaps.
"Wcll. who are you. my dear
asked Uncle Wiggily. Well, .hc kne"
il WAS one of his 40 lS rabbi. chit
drcn. but Just which one it was n"
couldn be sure with the door
closed. And all the voices OF the
li.tle rabbits sounded very much
alike.
81 am Dilly, if YOU please" said
the little voice. "And | have my doll
With ne"
"IIum, Billy and her doll" spoke
! ncIc lSSl!S, hiusiHB 44ht' Wv"
seem to remember you, Dilly;
though l have no doubt, Dilly, M
dear, that YOU are one Of my ban
nics. When did YOU Gomez"
81 was born just a little before
Christmas, said Dilly, with Sort
Of giggle.
And I'm glad l didn't come after
Christmas, for it's such fun ~ get
presents. got 4 lovely doll, Dadi-
cums.'
"Did YOU, indccd'' asked Unc,c
Wiggily as he hoped out ef beg
and began TO dress. "That's fine"
He was beginning 20 remember now
who Dilly was. She had a cute little
rink nose, with Just Il spcck of black
on it, like vanilla in ice cream.
"Ycs, my doll was lovely" said
Imperial Valley press., 1929-12-27

Eilly, G!affling her paws outside
Gnclc Wiggily'S door. "Rut now SHE
,Sn't so nice. Her eyes popped ont
ard l wish you'd fix them in fer me,
Dadd.cums."
"All right, | Will" promised Mr.,
Longears. Only the day before he
had hoped TO the store to gel bot
lie of glue on purpose for mendng
the broken Christmas dolls and
ether toys of the bunny girls aud
BOYS. And while he had the glue
Uncle Wiggily fastened a wa III
feather suit on cold football aa'
IA the field. as you may remember.
an right, Daddicums," sal d
D;lly outside the door. "l'li leaFe
my dollic down here, and, please, be
careful wfcn You put her eyes back
i'll her head with the glue"
"I'N be careful" Uncle Wigg!ly
promised. "But where are the eyes
D.lly?"
"Ill lay them on thc floor here,
outside Your door, went on the
lI;tlc bunny ,hiId. "Be careful you
don't stop on 'c.n."
"I'n he careful" said Nr. Long
cars. So he finished dressing ard
tLen he opened his door to go dor.i'
stairs 10 breakfast, sliding cH IT,
hanister railing as Was his quaint
habit.
But. no sooner did Mr. Longears
open his door than he jumped bacE
in again and slammed il shut, for he
saw two eyes staring up AT h"
without Il face near them. Thea, -
he remembered, Mr.. Long @ a = :
laughed.
"Thcs, are the loose eyes o
Dilly's doll" chuckled Mr.. Long
ears. "Shc said she'd lay them oH
.ue floor l thought at first it WIS
one Of the Bad Chaps after me"
Uncle Wiggily opened his door
again and picked up the eycioSs doll
and the dolless eyes. He carried
thcm down to his "dcn," as lie called
:. little room off the hall and, aftci'
eating his breakfast Of carrot pal
lakes and cabbage sauce, he began
to work on Dilly's doll.
Putting some glue on each eye
Uncle Wiggily fastened them back
in the dolls head through hc!e IN
Imperial Valley press., 1929-12-27

the ten where her wiz Has. hUt
whcn he had the eyes i'll place Uncle
Wiggily held the doll off 4 little
Way and looked It i.
">omelow it doesu't seem r;sht,'
h, said, much puzzled. That doll
e Iilly's las 4 very queer lo'F en-
Ter face. | must call MY w.fc or
Nurse Jane to tell ne what's wrong.
can't seem to guess
Untlc Wiggily heard 4 step out
side his den and thinking it was
his wife or the muskrat lady house
keeper, hc opened the door, thrust
out the doll, and without seeing who
was there cried:
"Nh&t's wrong with her? WHAT'S
wrong with this dolls eyes"
But it happened 10 he the Fuzz.
Fox who was sneahing into 'ncic
Wiugilv's bungalow and the rahbil
gentleman thrust the doll right into
The bad chaps face. Which :"
sr:ghtcncd the Fox, who didn't eN-
prrt it, that h. tucked his tail h"-
tween his logs. howled loudly and
"Mv soodncss.' cxciyinea Jn-!-
Wigeily. ~ did the lig't thing
Thtn lie looked q, DIZZY, doll
gain aaa. right away, he saw Wha,
.'.s a.,us. II. lad She eyes = H..
id, down So he took them o"t and
siuld t}cm in right side W 1ad adj
WAS wgH.
And if The cock on the airshiP
doesn't drop u fsied egg down our
chimney whcn it sails over the
'ousc. I'll tell you about Uncle Wig
civ and Sammie's Suh.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-12-27
Looking Backward
syhat the Press Files Tell OF I'M
perial Valley for this Date
In Past Years
TWENTY YEARS AGO
December 81, 1929

An Associated Press dispatch was
received by the Standard saying
that cotton had reached the lucent
point for the first time in five years
and everyone in the valley is hlgh'E
pleased. Farmers are uncertain rs
10 what acreage will be planted ana
i: seems to be Impossible to estimate
the amount Of land going into cot
ton although an increase is eXpeetc l.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-12-27
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO
December 27. 1919

Walter o. Hamilton, Leroy Holt
and NJ. W. Conkling, the valley 5
delegates to congress to see that the
100000 appropriation for river
Ievec work was Forthcoming, haze
started for home after doing every
hing in their power to further the
appropriation. 1t is believed tha'
congress will act favorably.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-12-27
TEN YEARS AGO
December 27, 1919

Harold Bell Wright, author, tray,
e.cr and minister, paid hurried
visit to FL Centre yesterday ana
then went on 10 visit his brother
George Wright, near Holtville. As he
was accompanied by j. W. Striekief.
awrcr of IT, WIi4al Ianc1 on the
Holtyi,le Dad, speculation is r'ff a'
- wbcthcr II Lp.yd antJor VIII by
b3vh MS raach aHd return to the
V1llcv.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-12-27

the recent frost has proven of great
value to lettuce growers and he went
have been made to the office of
the agricultural commissioner, the
earliest lettuce has come from tie
coolest land.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-12-27
CRUELTY BEYOND BELIEF

From St. Louis, at Christmas time, when the
thoughts OF men are supposed to be lifted to higher
things, account Of of the repulsive
crimes with little dog victim
Apparently angered at the dogs barking, fend in
human form sewed NJ its mounth. When found it
had been in this Gep or@oe condition for several days
and was SO weak rom sterlato1 that its sufferngs
could only be ended By d@a.A. This was mercfuy
done by the humane society.
1t is such things thio That cause decent citizens
to desire to take the law into their hands and in
woke the of the rack and other medieval instru-
ments of torture. wretch of this type has bus
mess existing in world where there decent things
ST. Louis citizens are up in arms the outrage
and have offered reward for the apprehension of the
perpetrator Of the dastardly crime. We tempted,
sober second thought to hope that he will be
found for he should not be given the distinction of be-
ing known and also there is punishment sufficient
for him.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-12-27
Judge Is Hard
On BoOtleggers

Judge Griffin of Brawlcy hand
ed out some stiff sentences for il
legal possession of Intoxicating
liquors yesterday when he fined J..
G. Fobert, 90, $3.50 or 30 days in
the county Jail; Henry Trujillo, %,
$50 or - days, and +. Castro, 81
$500 or 90 days The fines not being
paid the men are now serving out
their time.
Juan Chavez and Jose Angel
Perez were also sent down to be
held for the immigration authori-
ties.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-12-27

The nanny song writers who always depict Ala
bama a place of honey bees, bright moonlight and
songbirds will probably be surprised to learn that
mother and child perished in the there this week
Imperial Valley press., 1929-12-27

California citizens may now paste III their hat the
information that they will not be voters after December
81, unless they register again.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-12-27
REBELLION QUELLED

LISBON, Dee. u. U.P)-A second
military mutiny within Il week at
Macao, Portuguese city on the Can
ton river in China, was quelled when
loyal troops fired upon the rebels,
according to reports received here
from Bcnjamin Barbosa, the govcr-
nor. The insurgents who were prin-
cipally artillery men, were impris-
oncd in the fortress and on 4 gun
boat.
Quail are reported unusually num
--..-- -. -. a.. Gnnrhnlir N.nllnN.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-12-27

Apparently Mr.. James Joseph Tunney is good a
fighter in the courts as he was in the ring.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-12-27

The largest fruit farm in Douglas,
county, Oregon, recently changed
hands. It has 20 acres of pears, so
Of apples, - in grapes and 30 in gen
cral crops.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-12-27

Orange county expects to receive
a new report on the flood control
problem.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-12-27

No steamroer could have done better job on the
old pocketbook than did Christmas shopping.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-12-27

Many otherwise decent and respectable citizens
giving offense these days by smoking Christmas
cigars and wearing Christmas ties.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-12-27

The only stock of genuine parts in the valley Cater
pillar Tractors. Aulse-Anderson. 1i14 w. Mail
st. Phone 73
Imperial Valley press., 1929-12-27
Army & Navy Variety Store

New and Used Furniture, stoves hnoeums, hardware
We buy and sell everything for less NJ MaTcot, prop
480 Main ST.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-12-27
Opt0metrist-Dr. Sem Bacon
W. |. Stone - -Non-Board Insurance

State Insurance Commissioner requirements are the
same as for Board companies The prices to you are
remarkably lower. Let show you this real saving.
Phone w. l. Stone 248 or 387-Offce 831 Main Also
collection service.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-12-27
Ell Centro Paint Shop-615 State St.

First class auto paintng-guarantec to match any
color. We repaint Fenders Hoods Wheels and touch
bodies. First shop in the valley equipped for First
Glass lacquer paintng-all painting guaranteed.
Phone 283.
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But Cherry was not crying. She
was laughing. her musical gurgle
blending with an ecstatic crow from
the eighteen months baby girl in
her arms. Turn loose my hair, you
little fiend!' she laughed. Here
Faith, take your obstreperOus young
niece. She thinks this is lark; just
wrinkles her adorable little nose and
sticks out her tongue at me when l
try to put across the idea that it's
really major tragedy
rs it," Faith tried to look stern
but she could not keep from smiling.
Her arms went out hungrily for little
Hope. who was clapping her hands
now in an ecstacy of delight at seeing
her aunt.
EAU fat! Au fait!" Hope cried in
her tiny treble. then dropped her red
nd-gold head-so like Cherry's upon
her aunt's shoulder and was instantly
asleep.
Sounds like very bad French.
doesn't it," Cherry laughed. But
isn't she a love? Nils is mad about
her, OF course. I'm counting on his
missing her to the point Of frenzy.
don't think he could adore her more If
she were his own child"
"Oh. Cherry! Cherry" Faith REM
onstrated helplessly. Il don't see
how anyone can take such delight
in being cruel
Before you begin your curtain
lecture. darling. suppose we get Hope
to bed" Cherry suggested blithely.
Il brought q couple Of suitcases, one
for me and one for Hope. Ill run
out to the car and stagger in with
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By RODNEY BUTCHER
lNEA Service Wrlterl

washington, March 9.-Thc story of
Nicaraguan politics is not exactly
like fairy tale, perhaps. but 1T does
20 to show that sometimes everything
comes out all right for some people
and that even in real life the ogres
and the big bad giants occasionally
get 1t in the neck
DR.. Juan B. Sacasa Is now OH tho
high seas bound for Washington. He
is the new Nicaraguan minister TO the
United States. In Nicaragua that
post is second only to the presidency.
and many Nicaraguan political lead
ers would as soon have ono job as
the other.
A year or two ago DR.. SacaSa was
being more or less kicked around,
finally being forced into exile after
our State and Navy Departments had
disarmed his liberal army. DR..
Sacasa four years ago was Nicaragua S
vice president. The president abdi-
Gated under pressure and fled.
DR. Sacasa fled. too. prcferring life
to death, but he set up shop OIL the
Atlantic coast as constitutional presi-
dent and organized All army. The
army was successful until President
Coolidge sent Henry NJ. Stimson down
to tell it to quit. whereupon DR..
Sacasa left the country again.
X X \
DR.. Sacasa will step right into one
of the incest little legations in Wash
ington, a handsome new building at
the top of Fifteenth street, opposite
Meridian Hill Park. Just vacated by
the Egyptian minister. 1t is one of
q string of embassies and legations
in the immediate vicinity. including
the French, Dutch. Italian and Mcxi-
can.
That's one success story. Another
is that Of General Jose Moncada. who
gave DR.. Sacasa his fine new job.
General Moncada, OF course, is the
new Nicaraguan president. He was
the chief of Sacasa's army and SO dis
tinguished himself in the face of the
conservative troops and the neutral
zones" and other obstacles set up by
American marines that he became the
national hero.
Moncada licked the conservatives
on the Atlantic coast and made a
terrific march through junglcs and
swamps into the interior toward Man.
aqua, the capital. It was great
military feat and success appeared in
his grasp when Stimson appeared on
the scene and told him he must dis
arm or be disarmed by the marines.
At the time this seemed very tough
on the poor Nicaraguan liberals and
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"Of course, you understand that
you will not mingle with the guests
the hostess purred.
We'll. in that case" came back the
artist, III drop my price to $500
X X X
Oh. yes. and Deems Taylor. who
wrote the prize opera. THE Kings
Henchman." has dropped the idea of
writing his next opera fro. Haywood
Broun's book. Candle Follows His
Nose" They do say that Elmer
Rice, the play scrivener. may have
something to do with the book.
Which reminds me that Rice's drama.
Street Scene" Is at this moment
the outstanding contender for the
Pulitzer prize.
And here's a choice morsel: .
| The ballad brewers of Tin Pan Alley
are soon to come out with ro-
mantle love ditty which will have to
do with the lore Of Indy and Miss
| Morrow. Those balladists never
sleep. i. They are strange crew,
leaping on almost everything that's
in the public conversation, from an
electrccution to mine disaster. They
make their sales over what is known
to Broadway as the ''phonograph
record circuit" Their customers are
millions Of folk living in far away
places who find the love ballads and
heart-breaking themes to their suit
ing. Few Of these are ever heard in
Manhattan. They come out in four
Or five double-disc records, like con-
tinued stories.
! The Prisoners Song" was Of this
vintage land the only one, TO my
knowledge. to find q wide metropoli-
tan audience ! nm told that bal
I'D on the death Of Floyd Collins cold
tens Of thousands Of records In the
hill billy" region. hut It's almost
impossible TO find In the Broadway
shops. Indy had barely reached
| France before half dozen u tn
halladtsts were whangiug out song1
| about the lone eagle"
:
4 And another smorsel'. III IN
| 1roadxay hi. Jimmy uglrante y 4
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stable price level" says A. w. No
Kay, q. g. Department Of Agricul-
turo ecouomiat, "but no business can
avoid more % les frequent losses Il
tho price AZ thu commodity Il pro-
duces q handles = subject TO violent
1luctuations..
Modern cooperative marketing. &C.
cordlng 70 the y. 8. Department Of
AgEiculturo, should contain the fol-
loWing essential lactngs":: Studies Of
the prico history o. the commodity;
Studies q current supply and demand
conditions, determination Of price
policy On the basis q the analysts Of
ctsrfent conditlcl1s and the knowledge
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I certainly it must have seemed SO tC
| them. In the face of all other kinds
of opposition from Washington they
had put up a brave fight against odds
only to be robbed Of the fruits OF vic
tory by a military force which II
would have been suicide to oppose.
\ X X
As it turned out, dear old Uncle
Sam himself put things right by in
! sisting upon free and fair elections.
Nicaraguan voters kicked out the old
| conservative crowd and elected Mon-
cada, who certainly did the graceful
thing by appointing his former boss
10 Washington.
The pleasant things that have hap
pened to Moncada and SacaSa have
happened TO lesser Nicaraguan liber-
ais who last year were either in a
exile or in a state of complete quies-
cence.
DURING the days the revolution was
active, for instance. the very young
Senior Evarista Carazo Morales was
up here. parked in tiny hotel room.
pushing out pro-liberal propaganda
altogether short of sympathy from
our government. He appeared to be
fighting losing fight also: 1t seemed
as If he might become all old man
before he could dare return to his
Cwn country.
But now he is secretary OF the
legation and pending Sacasa's arrival
has been charge d'affaireS and min
lister ad interim. dealing with the
same state department at which he
was hurting publicity broadcasts SO
recently.
Meanwhile everything seems TO be
going with reasonable serenity in
Nicaragua. The Quadra faction OF
the conservative party is working
with the liberals and General Emil
iano Chamorro, the big coup d'etat
man. has retired to his estate with
apparently few hopes OF rcgainins
power.
The new conf I ,ss has just approved
the bill which will make the national
guard, with about 1000 men. the only
armed force in the republic. The
guard will be trained and supervised
by American officers until further no.
tice.
Moncada is arranging for public
works commissions in each of the de-
partments, or provinces, Of Nicaragua,
which will raise taxes especially for
schools and highways. He plans to
develop the Atlantic coast of his
country, and believes it may prove
economical to run a railroad from
coast to coast.
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them while you're getting my room
ready. / suppose Crystal thinks she
owns my old room by now and I'll
have to be content with the one Dad
used to have
Before Faith could answer, Cherry
flashed out of the room, her beaver
coat Rugged tightly about her tiny
body. Ten minutes later, after the
baby had been put to bed. it was a
chastened, subdued little Cherry who
crept into her sisters arms and whim-
pered:
Please kiss me. Faith! Don't be
an iceberg. No. I'm not putting on
I'm really scared to death, and my
heart is breaking
Reluctantly. Faiths arms went
| about the small body, then frightened
convulsively. Nov tell me exactly
what all this means. Cherry she
commanded huskily. 'Of course you
know you made a disgraceful spec
tacle of yourself tonight, and spoiled
my party.
II know," Cherry sobbed. burrow-
| ing her head into Faiths bosom. like
a punished child Il was beast
Faith, but oh, was SO, furious !
| didn't realize what was doing!
could have killed Nils-he made me
SO mad! I hope he suffers. the big
brute. when he finds me gone!
But, oh, Faith. what if he-he should
not come after ne?" The tear
drowned topaz eyes which she raised
to her sisters face were wide with
genuine terror.
NEXT: Cherry's confession.
LNas,s-riexl,A MIA Cnexrioo I'm l
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HA: Have you 49, k1esed > man
bofoto3
H: Tall me his name 50 TINT |
may thrash him. !.
she. Bat ~ might Be- too naany
fpr you. Answers. -ss..s.
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IN NEW YORK

New York, March 9-The Big
Town gossip: Sinclair Lewis, so we
are told, will have plenty to say
about marriage in his next tome.
which comes out some time next
month.
And Cornelius Vanderbilt. who re-
Gently spilled the beans" on the Reno
divorce colony wherein he dwelt
while getting unwed. is now preparing
to tell all about the gilded playboys
and girls of Park avenue.
John Ringing. the big four ring
al1d-three-stase man. is rapidly gain
ing reputation as an art collector.
Having acquired the tathtub in which
Maxat was slain. he bid successfully
on the huge MAkart painting Of
Dtanas Hunting Party. one Of the
many pieces recently auctioned by
the Metropolitan Museum. The price
was more than $4,000.
IA Belle Ferrouierre." the Lady OF
d. Vincfs painting who has occa-
stoned one Of the most amusing and
interesting damage suits In art his
tory due largely 70 the fact that the
expert opinion Of Sir Joseph Duveen
.Was OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES, when alive
,lAlcfe1la CyiyeIu, mistress Of Lodo-
,yieo TIE Moor. reiening duke Of
l 0fo91n She WIS one Of the mosi
nfafi1 women Of the Renaissance
co1 - my1triosls figure for lnanJ
i Nom, sl1e w. credited Will
n5l1ew q Hranc1s ]. Of France
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NEXT: Cherry's confession.
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