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Imperial Valley press., 1929-02-14
POWER COMPANY
WILL IMPROVE
LOCAL STATION

4. r. West, president and general
manager of the Southern Sierras
Power Company, announces in an
open letter in this issue, that the
average time lost as a result Of in
tcrruntions in the company 5 servire
in Imperial Valley has decreased
90.s per cent since 1923, The mum
hcr Of Interruptions has also de-
creased 76.9 per cent, he states and
he attributes this Improvement in
service to the investment made by
the company in additional lines, in
Guiding the connection with the San
Diego Consolidated Gas x Electric
Company at san Diego and the
Southern oierras steam plant at san
Bcrnardino.
West stated that his company has
invested approximately $3,ooo,0oo in
transmission and distribution faeil-
tiles in the valley.
West stated that the company has
ordered an increased transformer
installation at f. Centre to cost $56,-
80. This Improvement is for the
perfection of a service in the In
perial Valley district that is becom-
ing metropolitan in character and
Will be made as soon as the new
equipment IS received.
With the new installation a bank
Of three 300 Kv-a. transformer
units will remain. \ second bank
of three 1850 Kv-a. units will be
replaced by a new bank of three
200 Kv-a. units, giving the station
total capacity of $1,000 Kv-a.
units
This Improvement at the terminal
station at FL Centre is in line with
the original plans of the company
and viii make possible the use of a
larger capacity syuchronous con
denser 1t is expected that the in
stallation viii be made early in May
of the present year.
\ new transformer installation
viii also be made at the CaleXico
station with an investment of s.,
SEQ. Three 250 Kv-a. units Will be
removed and a 1,5oo kv-a. installa-
tion made in its place.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-02-14
Gas Made Her Cross,
Can't Eat or Sleep

"When I ate I would bloat up
with gas. I couldn t sleep, was
cross and nervous. Adlerika has Civ
en- me real relief. Mrs. NJ. Meyer.
Adlerika relieves stomach gas and
sourness in TEN minutes. Acting
on BOTH upper and lower bowel, 1t
removes old waste matter You never
thought was in your system. Let
-Adlerika give your stomach aud
bowels a REAL cleansing and see
how much better you feel. 1t will
surprise you. Clements Drug Store.
adv
Imperial Valley press., 1929-02-14
Student Burglar
Sent 10 Prison

lo7 A>GELES, Ieb. Ralph
Lsa.rt.. ~. "ho WAS a model high
school sud rs day and burglar
- night. today ua~ sentenced to
-#rE. t.em sHray - 80 years i'm san
o1.uae following his conviction on
*. count. at robbery Eyidenr"
#ra.au.ad during his trial showed
that IsarItt was eon-- t-o'l'uS
scholar ~ Hollywood high sehoo.
and a- the -Emc time was burglar,
5.=a< BONES I'm Beverly Hll-#.
Orall Glenn county, has recent
e ..rH.j rs orange crop Of 10 cal
Imperial Valley press., 1929-02-14
COUNCIL HoNORS FLINT
ny United Press Leased Wire

LOS ANGELES, Feb. I4.-As
tribute to the memory of the late
Senator Frank Flint who died
aboard an ocean liner near Manila
-tl-t week, city council adjourned
,today's session at noon.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-02-14

For the purpose of establishing closer contact and
better understanding between The Southern Serras Power
Company and the patrons serves matters of mutual in
will be from time time presented to the public in the
form of Open Letters in which frank statement will be
made of the Companys policies and of its position issues
in which it has legitimate interest.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-02-14
: C. r. " e.
Interruptions Cut $40
TO THE PEOPLE OF IMPERIAL Y Valley
This letter will deal with the vital question of
. g r " E

The interest of the public in the operation of electrical
utility mainly confined Service and Rates Of these two sub
ecs the more important bearing the welfare of the
people Inadequate Impaired Service IS IN the long
far costly to the consumer than high rates and re-
duction which will impair the ability OF utility to render
good service is in the interests of the consuming public
Believing this to be true years 1923 and 1927 the
efforts and of The Southern Sera Power Company
primarily directed towards an Improvement IN Imperial va
ley service At the beginning of this period the Valley was de
nnng from San Bernardno to 81 Centre While service
this line superior to that supplied by the small
hydro and auxiliary steam and gas electric plants nsaed IN e
Imperial Valley by the Hoon Power Company whchl dsp2c
ed yet by satisfactory service and occasionally
situation the management of The Southern Serras Power Com
gram bettermens involving the construction of trans
mission lines supplying loop service to the Valley extensive ter
Of these Improvements approxmaed OOOOO and doubled the
Company previous investment in Valley service While the heavy
fixed charges incident these expenditures for time pecud
ed rate reductions yet feel the results achieved have fully
justified the policy adopted
With the conclusion of this construction program
IMPERIAL VALLEY NOW RECEIVES FROM THE SOUTH.
ERN SIERRAS POWER COMPANY A FULLY ADEQUATE
SUPPLY OF ELECTRIC ENERGY FROM THREE SOURCES:
Over original trqn;miS$iQn lines from San Belnardno to
FL Centre through Coachea Valley using electricity generated
by the Company purchased from the Southern California Ed
son Company.
Over line from San Diego to FL Centre using steam pow
generated by the San Diego Consolidated Gas Electric Com
pany, (This connection was made IN 1924)
g. Over line from San Bernardno via Rincon and San
Felipe Canyon providing power of interruption the
Coachela line (This was installed in November 1920
the results Of these extensions in the way of bet
tered Service?
1928 there 2 nte2nf Of the o 9ryGs d for r tSt2
16 MINUTES LOST PER INTERRUPTION.
T0TAfIING 8 HOURS AND 22 MINUTEs OR AN AVER
AGE OF BUT MINUTES PER INTERRUPTION
This percentage of decrease of U cent in
Der of Interruptions 90 cent in total time and 81 cent in
in character
Sincerely yours,
A. B. WEST,
President and General Manager The Southern Serras
Imperial Valley press., 1929-06-13
MANY LOSERS

The lotteries that III connection with the
English Derby have, usual, brought unexpected
riches to several highly lucky ticket holders.
Reading of the winnings of these people,
apt to that buying lottery tickets is fine way
to get fame and fortune. When investment of one
dollar bring cash returns Of more than SS0,000
the old maxms about frugality, hard work and perse
verence hardly valid.
Nevertheless, there is this to remember all of the
money that these lucky winners got from inves-
tors who not so lucky. Every cent of the lot
teries winnings from the pockets Of people who
bought tickets.
In other words, for each winner there were scores
of thousands Of losers.
That's the thing we're apt to forget It's good
point to keep in mind.
1t remains to be seen if big Bill" Thompson will
invite Ramsay Macdonald to visit Chicago when he
comes over here
The lion and the lamb may lie down together, but
not Senator Heflin Bishop Cannon and Al Smith. It's
a false hope Mr.. Raskob.
We can't figure why congress wants to remain IN
session this summer The Washington team has no
chance for the pennant this year.
III these customs officials keep shooting nno-
cent persons they going to become unpopular as
The NJ y. 20 years ago
Imperial Valley press., 1929-06-13
THINGS THAT ARE ILLEGAL

Everyone KNOWS tnat the state and cities OF Amer
lea have passed of odd foolish laws that
one obeys even knows about. But did you ever
check up to see just exactly how weird of them
are?
The Portland (Ore) News recently presented
compilation of some of them. The list makes interest
ing reading-provng, it does, how easy it is to get
law passed to remedy almost any imaginable kind of
abuse.
In Seattle, for instance, it is against the law to
sprinkle salt the sidewalk in the wntertime to melt
the snow Everybody does it, and nobody knows there's
a law against it - but the law is there, just the
same. In the old days it seems, the salt would run
into the cutters, form brine and njure horses hoof
Los Angeles has a law forbidding street car con-
ductors to shoot jack rabbits from the car platforms
In New York state it is illegal to travel more than
20 miles to church Sunday.
In Massachusetts it is against the law to travel at
all on Sunday except for charity or necessity Need
less to say, this law has been completely forgotten by
every soul in the Bay State.
In Georgia it is illegal to slap man on the back
In North Carolina the law provides that twin beds
cannot be placed closer together than feet apart
California statutes provide that if you have a
canary you must keep it in cage of definite minimum
size. Portland has made it illegal to tickle anyone
under the chin with feather duster Kansas has for
hidden the splitting of tobacco juice in public.
Read that list, reflect that it only hits the high
spots and ask yourself if it wouldn't be good idea to
get together and rid statute books of all such dizzy
laws
Imperial Valley press., 1929-06-13

newest style and fashion. But /
like old things, so I'll skip along
and get hockey pokey.''
"But don't ask for it by that
name or the old dog gentleman who
keeps the candy store won't know
what You mean, warned Jingle.
"All right, said her daddy, and
pretty soon he was at the sweet
shop. Behind the counter, dishing
out ice-cream cones to many hungry
animal boys and girls, was jolly
old dog who once had been a sail
Of
"IIello," said Uncle Wiggily,
being careful not to slam the door,
"Ahoy! Ahoy!' barked the sail
or dog, for that is how sailors say
hello.
"I'd like a hokcy pokey-T mean
an ice-crcam sandwich.' said the
rabbit. "I'm too old-fashioncd to
cat icc-crcam cones.
"All right, have icc-crcam
sandwiches, barkcd the dog.
".Will you have lemon, strawberry,
vanilla or chocolate flavor
"Ycs,' answered Uncle Wiggily
with n smile, II will.
"Wcll. which kind - growIcd
the old sea dog as he stood beside
the freezing cans that held the cold
sandwiches.
"AH kinds!" laughed Uncle
Wiggily. cit is such a long time
since l have had Il hokey pokey-l
mean an ice-crcam sandwich-that
! want a lot. Give me one of vanilla
and also one of lemon, strawberry
and chocolate. .
"You must be rich!" laughed
the dog.
"No, only hungry!' chuckled
Mr.. Longears, and soon he hoped
out of the store with three ice-cream
sandwiches in bag and another,
the strawberry Favored onc-in
his paw. AS he hopped along he
Imperial Valley press., 1929-06-13
FLAG DAY

Tomorrow is Flag day. of the lesser known
holidays in the national calendar Though its observ
ance in past years comparatively limited, it has
gradually been given attention. particularly since
the World War.
1t is by no means an unmportant occasion. One
has only to question the average American find out
how ignorant he is of the origin of the flag and the
meaning of its component parts. To altogether too
many Americans the flag is just flag and SYM
bo of the country itself, and its history.
Few of us to be, but many of US grossly
careless and negectfu in showing the flag the proper
respect. Nor this be charged quite much to
foreign born citizens it to native born. We take
too much for granted and in the flag has
lost its meaning to symbolizing a refuge from
tyranny and oppression. The foreigner coming to
shores from nation that has held him bound with caste
restrictions and the rule of the nobility is often
inclined to look upon the American flag with love and
than is the American who has always known
it as the flag of his country.
The flag should be displayed from every business
house and home in Ell Centre tomorrow. Parents
should take advantage of the opportunity to explain
the flag to their children though is safe say many
children can tell their parents about the flag
than they themselves know
Aside from displaying the flag tomorrow Ell Gen.
tros observance of Flag day tonight city park
when the Elks lodge will hold its annual tribute to the
flag 1t is privilege we'll duty to attend and
participate in these exercises.
Devotion to the flag is not superficial patriotism
1t is, and should be capable Of arousing the deepest
emotions of love and reverence Men and women have
died for it willingly at least should be willing to
live for it.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-06-13
Bedtime Stories
By HOWARD E. 0ARIs
Copyright, 1928, by Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate
UNCLE WIGGILY,S HoKEY
POKEY

Whenever Uncle Wiggiiy saw
any of his little rabbit boys and
girls eating an ice-cream cone, the
old gentleman bunny would twinkle
his pink nose and say:
"Ice-cream cones may be very
good but when l was rabbit
child used to hop a mile to got a
hockey pokey.'
''What's hockey pokey, Daddi-
cums?' Jingle would ask.
"Weli, said Uncle Wiggily, "a
hokcy pokey is a slice of ice-cream
put in between two thin. sweet
crackers and when you bite down
through it, oh, how good it tastes.
Yum, Yum,
"Ha, Hal" laughed Janglc. who
was Jingle 5 sister. "What you call
a hokey pokey is nothing but an
ice-crcam sandwich, Daddicums. We
can get them now. if we want to,
but we like ice-cream cones better -
els that so?' asked Uncle Wig
cily in surprise. ''Why, L thought
all such things that we rabbits had
when l was a boy, were old,style
now and out of fashion. Do you
mean to say can really buy a
hokey pokey now?'
"The old dog gentleman who
keeps the icecream cone and candy
shop won't know what you mean if
you ask him for hokey pokey,"
said Jingle. "But if you hop in and
ask for an ice-cream sandwich, m
Imperial Valley press., 1929-06-13
FRUIT FLY PEST
TO BE STUDIED
At RIVERSIDE

Opportunity to study the menace
of fruit flies to the citrus industry
of the United States will be offer
ed students attending summer ses-
sions in subtropical horticulture at
the Citrus Experiment Station OF
the University of California at
Riverside, July ! to August 10, ac-
cording to announcement by Pro
fessor r. w. Hodgson, of the Col
lege of Agriculture who is in charge
of the session.
Professor II. j. Quaylc, interna-
tionally known citrus entomologist,
who is in charge of course deal
ing with insect enemies and friends
of the citrus fruits, has recently
returned from Florida, where he
studied at first hand the injury
caused by the dreaded Mediterran-
can fruit fly which recently invad-
ed that state.
1t is expected that the opportuni.
ty to gain authoritative up-to-date
information on this subject will
lHttItSt III tH'
courses offered and may add some
what to the registration which, ac
cording to Professor IIodgson, is
rapidly approaching the maximum
of students which may be aceommo
dated.
"The discovery a year or more
ago of the Mexican fruit fly in Tho
citrus district of the Lower Ric
Grande valley of Texas,' Professor
Hodgson declares, "was the frs
instance of the successful entrance
into the United States of any OF
the fruit flies injurious to The
citrus fruits. This. together Will
the more recent development il
Florida, serves to emphasize the
seriousness of the menace afforded
by this group of insects. AS re
suit of his study of the situation il
Florida, Professor Quaylc has de
cided to spend week or moro o
the six weeks summer session
period in acquainting students witt
the fruit flies in general and tn
Mediterranean and Mexican frui
flies in particular.
Students interested in attending
the session should communieat
with Professor Hodgson, $50 Hill
gard Hall. Berkeley.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-06-13

nibbled a it and murmured
"Good, old hockey pokcy.'
Just as he REACHED the corner of
the dark woods and had finished
the strawberry sandwich, all Of a
sudden cut popped the Woozic
Vol.
"What have YOU thcrc"' growled
the Wolf looking at the bag.
Hickey pokcy sandwiches, said
the rabbit.
"Giye me onc!' impolitely
growlcd the Wolf, and Uncle Wig
gily, hoping he could hop away
while the bad chap WAS eating il,
handed the Wolf chocolate hokey
pokey. Now. the on'y sind Of sand
richcs the Wolf knew anything
about were the kind made with
bread and meat or cheese. So when
he bit into thc freezing cold lee
cream sagdwicl he wa 50 surprised
that he reared up on his hind legs
and his teeth began to chatter as
he cried:
"Oh, how cold | am. Oh, what
d chill, Oh, | must be getting sick
when sandwich tastes as cold as
that. must see tho doctor,"
Then he ran away as fast as he
could and Uncle Wiggily laughed
and ate the other two hockey pokeys
and felt much better. And if the
dinner bell will kindly call tho
tablecloth to come TO breakfast
III tell you next about Uncle Wig.
nily 5 snow balls.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-06-13

Keep cool this summer in Holly
wood-at tho Hollywood Plaza.
Hero is ideal vacation headquar-
ters for those who VISA to enjoy not
only the cool and exhiliarating sum
mer climate Of Los Angeles, but also
the many attractions which sur
round the Hollywood Plaza.
But 90 minutes away by motor
car are the broad Pacific beaches.
Also, the downtown business dis
srict is but the same distance. A
few doors away from the Hollywood
Plaza are theaters, night clubs, and
the famous Hollywood Bowl where
symphonies play under summer
skies.
Write or wire for reservations and
special low rates to vacationists this
season.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-06-13
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO
June 13. 1914

Work on the repair of the break
in the Volcano Lake levec is pro-
crossing nicely. Without doing any
thing to protect the valley and
boarding the money collected from
water rentals, Receiver Holabird
butted in this morning to show his
authority taking some of the men
off the work, and public sentiment is
so on edge that it is feared actual
violence may occur.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-06-13

between two thin, sweet crackers, /"
said Janglc.
81 will.' answered Uncle Wig
gily.
Then as he was about to hop
away, he called back:
Would YOU children like TO come
with me and have some hockey
pokeys-I mean icc-cream sand
wiehes?'
"Thank you. Daddicums, no, -
replied Jingle. "We rather have
ice-cream cones.
eyes" murmured the old rabbit
gentleman, ''I suppose they are the
Imperial Valley press., 1929-06-13

cises to be held in the Open Air
Theatre on Monday, June II. Pro
fessor Frank A. Fetter, Ph. d., head
of the Special Economics Commits
sion of Clayemont Colleges, former
" of Princeton University, will de-
liver the commencement address,
and the 160 members of the gradual
ing class of 1929 will be awarded
their diplomas by President Charles
X. Edmunds, of Pomona College.
Dawson is the son of Mrs. Dozier
Dawson of this city, and King $
parents are Mr.. and Mrs M. y.
King.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-06-13

Elmer Houchin and associates,
who planted 1900 acres of land in
the Tularc Lake bed to barley, ex-
pect to harvest 10000 bushels.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-06-13
TEN YEARS AGO
June IS. 1919

Miss Lucy Johnson was completely
surprised last evening with Il miscel-
laneous shower given her by her
girl friends at the home of Miss
Betty Evans on Olive avenue. Miss
johnson entered the unlighted room
and the lights were turned on to
show a group of girls and a table
loaded with gifts.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-06-13
Looking Backward
What the Press Filea Ten u In
perial Valley for shis Date
In Pxst Years
TWENTY YEARS AGO
June 13, 1909

Claiming that there is discrim
ination against Imperial and other
towns in the valley on the price at
W hich ice is sold, the directors of the
Imperial Ice and Cold Storage com
pany held meeting Saturday even
ing and took the first steps toward
the installation of a five ton ice
plant to meet the demands of the
town.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-06-13
LOCAL YOUTHS
WILL GRADUATE
FROM POMONA

William Dawson and Melvin King
of FL Centre are candidates for
graduation from Pomona College at
the thirty sixth commencement cxcr-
Imperial Valley press., 1929-06-13

sure he'll give you just what you
WANT
"oh, JOY and happiness!' cried
Uncle Wiggily jumping up and
down. 81 never thought / would
taste hokey pokoy again. IN go
ing to get one right away and eat
it.
"But be sure and ask for sand
wich, which is slice of iee-eream
Imperial Valley press., 1929-06-13

The Masons' of Coalinga are build
ing a 100000 structure for a new
home.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-06-13
Win Tickets To
Boxing Bouts

SIX tickets good fof seats ut the
boxing show in the open air arena
here Friday night will be given by
the johnson Greene dry goods COM
pany Friday afternoon to the win
ners of the "wrong telephone
number contest in last week S
boxing program.
The winners, Mrs. Bernice Drear,
w. W. Gridden and Red Mitchell,
are TO call on Johnson anytime af-
ter p. m. Friday afternoon to re-
ceive two tickets each.
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fault education no counter revolu-
tionary, believe me- believe me, believe me-"
Cutting this babble Ike saw, another voice.
metallic, harsh, rasped = single word: "Belog-
vardeyetzl" (''Wtite Guardl")
Then o loud laugh. Then silence.
Sergeys eyes, by now accustomed to the semi
darkness, sought the source of the inhuman
voice With a shiver Of interest he realized
the word "Belogvardeyetzl" had come from O
cage swinging beneath a stiff gold embroidery
attached like a banner to a pole, which stood
at the left of the altar. Within the cage, a
gray-red bird moved listlessly on its perch.
That was the bird that talked like man, but
who had laughed?
Near the altar woman was rising to her
feet behind a table draped with red cloth.
Erect she doomed enormous, feet more in
height. Traces Of mocking laughter were sttll
about her lips but her eyes bore no sign Of it.
The Pickering light cleaned on abnormally
protruding eyeballs, threw into relief a network
of swollen veins on either temple, and showed
her thickened throat bursting from the collar
of soldiers tunic.
Sergey felt his hands shake as they fumbled
for his pockets. He needed no one to tell him
this was the Baba Papagai
She turned to the left where a man was
standing, thin and crumpled between two SOLE
diers with fixed bayonets.
Counter revolutionary" she beloved sud-
denly. The man staggered. he molSCeneo ms
lips with the end Of his tongue and seemed to
be trying to speak, but before the words came
the Baba Papagai continued more quietly:
II know what you want to say, citizen. You
never carried on counter revolution. You
never harmed or oppressed any one, never re-
sisted the proletariat; in fact you admire the
revolution intensely and think Lenin and Trot-
sky the greatest men in history. Yes; know
all that; I've heard the same story before.
often" Her voice deepened and again be-
came harsh. She wiped her mouth with the
back of her hand and again resumed: "Fortu-
nately fortunately, we have here with US the
means of seeing beneath these fine words, right
to the inner secrets of your heart You are sur
prised, perhaps that ignorant old woman
like me should see, should be able to know the
secret heart OF an intelligenter' like you; but
don't pretend so much It is this wise bird
here, who is older than I, older, 1t may be-
than any in this town, who by long ex-
pcrience recognize counter revolutionary
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Ie belIoced suddenly.

rom the Polaks, issued to me by the regimental
ailor It'll Battalion Rifles. Just lost touch
18th headquarters. Now be q good comrade
nd give me q cigarette and let me 90 inside
md get warm Bit"
The sentry laughed. said he'd no tobacco, but
bbligingly turned his back while Sergey slipped
past into the church.
|NERY quietly he CROPPED his way forward
TO the last of q number of rough wooden
benches which had been placed in the nave,
J nd sat down behind rows Of people bent for
Aard in eager attention. At the other end Of
he church a man was speaking in a high
itched voice, trailing of at times into falsetto.
he words came rapidly, tumbling over one
bother, hardly ineligible. Sergey could only
Itch a phrase now and then-'never :.
Ear's government :. always tried to work
the people worker myself not my
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Az clasping her lover around the knees.
''They shan't. They shantI" she screamed
His face white and his lips trembled a
little as he patted her head repeating tender
only Russian word he could pronounce without
a trace of accent, the universal ''Never mind"
or whats the use?" of Slavic fatalism.
But his caressing hand froze when the COM
mandant mumbled thickly: "They shoot you
through the back OF the head"
Marfoo5ha sobbs6 aloud.