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Imperial Valley press., 1929-06-29
TELEPHONE GIVES LESSON

inspection OF the telephone cOmpany'S plant last
night gives faint idea of the immense organiza-
ton behind the simple looking instrument that has
to play such important part in American home,
social and business life.
When stops to consider that only little over
half century has elapsed since Alexander Graham
Bell perfected his first telephone the development of
the telephone has indeed been remarkable modern
miracle.
The telephone user who registers kick because
some time he may think he is not getting the service he
should would, after visiting telephone plant wonder
that his service may slip up occasionally but that
il is not at fault more often. Splendid equipment,
carefully trained personnel close supervision and last
but least, ceaseess and exhaustive research seek
ing constant Improvement, the factors that go
make Americas telephone system marvel to the rest
of the world.
To the layInan visit to the telephone station
serves only to emphasize his ignorance, and
pels admiration for the who have developed Dr.
Bells crude instrument to its present stage and
seeking to develop it further.
We take the telephone for granted and pour out
our wrath on it and all connected with it, when
sionally and generally through fault its ope
ration is not 100 per cent efficient.
splendid lesson in American ingenuity and
scientific achievement is open to all who take the time
to make an inspection of any telephone plant
1t is only fair to remark in passing that Ell Cen
only has to be proud of the splendid
building formally opened last night but it may also be
proud of the efficient which the.loca plant
is supervised and conducted.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-06-29

holding firm at $ei per ton, With
arrivals heavier but not heavy
enough to affect prices.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-06-29
MORE NASTIVESS

The Pike incident in Los Angeles gives another in
sight into the workings OF 'he gang that has been
giving the coast metropolitan city plenty of material
for family wash.
Pike, of the chief witnesses against Asa Keyes
former district attorney in jail pending an at,ea
conviction to San CueTJtin prison. is under arrest
charged with accepting bribe. Keyes was convicted
Tor conspiracy to accept bribe. The man from
whom Pike is accused of taking money Harold Davis
former chief deputy under Keyes who is go to trial
Monday charge of the same nature as made
against keyes.
Davis laid trap for Pike, and the latter walked
INTO it. According to the Davis side of the Pike
readily agreed to accept $1,000 lease up in his test
mony against Davis and took 1920 as first payment
This money in marked bills, was found on Pixies
person Immediately after he left Davis office where
they had conferred. Pike admits taking the money
but asserts he asked to give to another and
merely performing little courtesy for Davis
In laying their trap for Pike, Davis and his
friends ignored the district attorneys office and the
police department. except to summon two policemen
hide out and arrest Pike he left the office Pri-
vate detectives, court reporter and dctagraph, also
hidden, composed the trap into which Pike walked.
Pike asserts he has been framed for his part in
sending keyes to prison. The Davis faction point to
Pixies fall proof of his crookeness and assert that
his testimony against Keyes should be discounted
They neglect to point out that Keyes was convicted
not SO much on the testimony of Pike upon that of
Ben GetZoff.
squabble has developed as to who shall pre-
sent the testimony against Pike the grand Jury that
he too may be indicted. The Davis faction, including
himself and his attorneys, propose to do it. District
Attorney Fits claims it his right
The whole procedure looks like carefully laid
plot TO enbarraSs Fits in his prosecution of Davis.
The Los Angeles district attorney in statement made
here some months ago. just following Keyes' csnvc-
ton, declared the guilty who had been using the
cloak of their authority to graft right and left would
leave stone unturned to make their prosecution diff
ficult.
Fits is up against hard battle. A square fighter
himself, he is confronting gang to whom double
crossing and crookedness is natural the act of
breathing.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-06-29

the stoop," thought the dog. He
rushed there, but he saw no eat.
"Mewl New! Newt called the
catbird, M in the tree.
.'say! What's the big idea! What
does this meant ApplesauceD' howl
ed the dog, who often used slang
though perhaps he shouldn T.
Where's that eat. so can chase
her! Where is she,'
"Mew! Newt Whee! Look at mel
Here | am. Up in a tree"' called
the catbird. And when the dog
looked up and saw it was bird
mewing like cat. why he was az
surprised as anything And then
Uncle Wiggily came out of his bun.
galow and laughed at that dog. And
the pussy eat opened her Kitchen
window and laughed at the dog. Ana
the catbird in the tree laughed at
the dog.
sch, bologna!'' growled the dog
much ashamed of himself. Then he
tucked his tail between his legs 50
he wouldn't step on it, jumped back
over the fence and went to his ken
vel, where he hid himself. After
that, I'M glad to say, he never ehas'
ed the pussy eat up tree.
And if the lollypop stick will stop
making dents in the marshmallow
candy, IN tell you next about Uncle
lWiggily 5 rocking chair.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-06-29

the back kitchen window to SEE
what happens.
"Wbat do YOU want me to do!'
asked the bird.
II want You to perch up in tree
where YOU can see the fun and new
like pussy, said the rabbit gen
tleman. ''I'll 90 in my bungalow
and watch the fun
So the pussy eat went in hel
house, Uncle Wiggily hoped to his
bungalow, where he could see the
silly dog asleep on his own steps
and the bird flew up into a tall tree
"All ready!,,' called Mr.. Long
ears.
New, New Mew!'' called The
bird, just like eat.
The dog, who was sleeping aftei
having chased the poor pusy about
an hour before, suddenly awakened.
"Oh, ho!" growled that dog
''The pussy is out again; Down out
of the tree and orr her steps. II
chase her good this time. Wuff.
Wuff,''
Wuffing and woofing, the dos
Jumped his fence and Uncle Wig
gily's fence and leaped into tn,
pussy eat 5 yard. He thought he
would see the fluffy pussy sunnlns
herself on the steps, and he intended
to chase her up tall tree.
But, to the dogs surprise, there
was no pussy in sight. He could not
see her, for she was in her kitchen
hiding behind the curtain.
'.Wby! Where S that cat so ! ear
chase her up tree?" barked the
dog.
..Mew. New. Mew.' whistled tht
catbird.
.sWuff. Wuff, Bowl Wow =
barked the dog, whirling around fas'
like a humming top. ''Where are
you?'
But still he could see no eat.
''She must be down at the side oi
Imperial Valley press., 1929-06-29

trick on the dog.
"Now," sand Uncle Wiggily to
the pussy eat. "you go in your house
and stay there. You may stand near
Imperial Valley press., 1929-06-29
Bedtime Stories
BY HOWARD e. 0ARI8
Copyright, 1928, BY Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate
UNCLE WIGGILY'S DOG
SURPRISE

Uncle Wiggily, the pussy cat and
the catbird sat On the back steps o.
the pussy's home and talked, sang
and mewed. That is, the rabbit gen
tleman talked, the pussy cat mewed
and the catbird both mewed end
sang, for that is what catbirds can
do.
The reason they are called cat
birds isn't that they have fur or
look like pussy eats, but because
these birds have sort of cry, or call,
that sounds just like pussy crying
up in tree. 1t would puzzle almost
any one who heard it, at first, to
tell whether it was a bird or cat
crying.
Now what we want to do is
this said Uncle Wiggily, as he
scratched the edge of his pink,
twinkling nose with the brim OF his
tall. silk hat. 1--WE want to teach
that dog next door lesson, so he
viii stop chasing this pussy cat up
tree. How about that, Mr.. Cat
birdg"
..Oh, III help promised the bird,
"And / shall be very thankful, ,
purred the pussy. For | am tired
Of being chased up trees by that
silly dog, even though he doesn't in
tend to bite me, I'd scratch his
nose good for him.'
Never mind about scratching
noses,' said Uncle Wiggily. "We
are here to play a trick on that dog
Imperial Valley press., 1929-06-29

the growing Of these fruit crops.
Courses VIII be given in citri-
culture, in sub-tropical fruit eul
ture which includes the AVOCADO
persimmon, olive, pomegranate,
date, carob, jujube, loquat, feijoa,
tuna, pistachio, cherimoya, guaya
and white sapota, in walnut, pecan,
and fig, in yiticulture, in diseases
of siib-tropical fruit, in insects of
sub-tropieal fruits.
All persons desiring to attend
any Of the courses should notify the
dean of the college of agriculture
at Berkeley. Information can also
be obtained from the farm advisor 5
office.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-06-29
Northern Hay
Crop Reported
About Normal


In letter sent to S. +. Robin
son, president of the lmpef al
County Farm Bureau, II. NJ. Nadia
ford, To whom members of the In
periul Valley Hay Association are
consigning their product, reports
his deductions concerning the h.!
situation after tour of inspecti'n
over the state.
'Territory around Bakersfield
will have about n normal ctcp.
Tulare county will ship less on ac-
count of decreased acreage ani
more dairies locally. The area froh
Modesto up to and including 1t%'%
has an increase in acreage and the
Byron district is about the same -
last year. Sacramento Valley has
little change.
The above quotation is in refer
ence to alfalfa hay and Maddafo'i
further stated that the weather na~
been "A controlling factor in the
northern part of the state. yicll'
being slight and quality poor. I'm
seasonablc rains have spoiled a cc:
tain amount Of hay and have spoil
ed the volunteer stuff usually
bough; by dairymen, thereby IN
,rcasimg the demand for alfalfa. II,
adds that prices being paid TO p.G
ducets, about Sls per ton for L. >
No. /, are 81 higher than those paid
; nj the same time last year.
In his oI&nion there viii be htt'l
hay to ship south this season, int
the eastern demand win take up any
slack tia; may exist. He states
that on the date OF writing, Jun,
II, the Los Angeles market Tsi
Imperial Valley press., 1929-06-29

and teach him lesson-give him Il
surprise. -
That is the reason why Uncle Wig
gily, fhe catbird and the cat were
sitting on the back stoop. In the
story before this | told YOU how, at
ter being chased up trees many times
by the silly dog, who lived not far
from her, the pussy had begged
Uncle Wiggily to do something to
help her.
The rabbit gentleman had heard
the eatbird singing his mewing song
up in tree and had called the bird
down to talk matters over. The bird
had promised to help playa surprise
Imperial Valley press., 1929-06-29
Gopher And Mole
Booklet Ready

A new circular entitled 'Poekel
Gopbers and Moles in California
has just recently been published %
the agricultural extension service
known as Circular No. %, written
by Mr.. Joseph Dixon of the College
of Agriculture.
Tn, depredations Of the gopher
throughout the state of California
are numerous and the Losses are
great. Moles affect losses yer;
deleteriously and do considerable
damage to gardens All farmers ana
others who are interested III re-
ceiving this latest bulletin on
rodent control should apply to the
farm advisor S office in the cour'
house.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-06-29
SDecial Course
At Riverside

A Elk weeks summer course an
sub tropical horticulture will be
held again this year at the Citrus
Experiment station in Riverside
and win begin July I, covering a
period of 6 weeks ending Angus.
10.
These courses are prepared ana
held for the benefit Of students IN
sub.tropieal horticulture and are
offered FOR credit TO those working
faf i degree. They are also offered
for ille purpose Of giving any one
interested In subfropical horticalr
ture an opportunity TO gain infor-
nsas ea aud 10 study systematically
Imperial Valley press., 1929-06-29
TEN YEARS AGO
June %. 1919

Transformed in an instant from
building geysers to miniature VOL
canoes through some internal con
vulsion of the earth, the mud gey'
sers at the Salton Sea exploded yes
terday with great violence. rms
eruption, said to be the heavles'
for many years, lasted for more
than an hour, and a 80 foot column
of steam. smoke, and lava-like sub
stance was thrown up into the air.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-06-29
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO
June %. 1914

President Walter o. Hamilton
stated today that he would call 9
special meeting of the directors oi
the irrigation district to take ul
the matter of river control. He
thinks that in week a sufficient
number of names will be on the peti
ton for the issuance of bonds te
buy the irrigation system, and tha'
showing will be valuable for th'
purpose of asking for congressloh
al appropriation.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-06-29
Looking Backward
what shs .Prsss fass rem sf In
psriAi valley Tor Ill Dsss
In Past Years
TWENTY YEARS AGO
June %. 1909

Reports for the three national
banks in the valley show that the
one Imperial national bank has de-
posits exceeding the combined de-
posits of the two FL Centre banks,
showing the financial strength or
Imperial. This is also the season OF
the year when the deposits grow with
great rapidity.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-06-29

Fifty eight registered Guernseys
from the r.. $. Cox ranch in Sutter
county were sold at auction at the
Los Angeles county fair grounds, on
June 9.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-06-29

Santa Monica -Oxnard road, built
at cost of approximately 100000,
will soon be opened to traffic.
The Alaskan., 1929-07-05
GOVERNMENTS AND MEN

"Any form of government, " says 9 western mayor, lis only as good as the men who admin ister it."
 That statement ought to go alongside the other hoary myths That people get as good govern ment as they deserve; and that the way to abolish a bad law is to enforce it.
 There isn't any truth in any lone of these statements, but they are continually being re- said by people who don't think. As a mater of fact, the Ameri- can constitution and bill of rights lay down principles of government which, if followed would do away with much of the present criticism of govern mental methods.
 The American form of govern |ment, the best yet humanly pro- ,duced, is so far and away ahead of the men who administerer it
 that there's no argument. "Ez. The trouble is that the funda-
 mental principles of our Con- |stitution and the Bill of Rights |are being lost sight of making 8 sad joke of our government.
The Alaskan., 1929-07-05
FOsHAY LOST OUT

Early in March of this year was reported in LAE,' R, Wash : irgton, D. C., the foll wing: Hydro has won another skirm ish in the Battle of E. uce Coun "" It is really a str ggle to de- ttrmine whether he Power lust or public ownt ship sha!1 dominate tat part of the pro vince.
 The Foshay intere US of Min neapolis represent the trust They have been endeavoring tc grab electric light plants thru tout Bruce County. Last weeks fight was at Southampton and the people decided by vote o1 228 to 194, decided to purchase the local plant for $33,000 and become a part of Hydro.
 The trust immediately ap- Ipealed to the courts, but Hydro's supporters are confident they will not be able to reverse the peoples decision.
 With Southampton in it's fold Hydro seems assured of suprem- acy throuut Bruce County.
The Alaskan., 1929-07-05
PICKING THE POCKET

The valuation" of the city's utilities, insofar as the Foshay Company is concerned is a meth cd used to pick the pockets of the tax payers of the town.
 Justice Brandeis showed in a case, the Southwestern Bell Tel ephone case, the proper valua- tion or rate base, for a public utility is the actual amount pru- dently and honestly invested in the property. vbgkqj cmfWy emf the property. We have Foshay's word as to what they think the investment, less depreciation, is in Petersburg. Can anyone state definitely what the actual in- vestment is?
The Alaskan., 1929-07-05
CTTY-OWNED PLANTS PAYING
 HUGE PROFIT

Municipally owned water and electric plants have yielded pro- fits of $1,5OO,OOO since they were purchased by the city of Mani towoc 18 and Is years ago, re- spectively.
 Not only that, but public own ership has made possible THREE REDUCTIONS in electric rates and one cut in water rate.
 In net profits alone the plants have returned more than three times their purchase prices to the city.
 The original cost for the elec- trio plant was $15O,00O. It was bought in 1924 and has netted the city $984,897-mort than six times it's cost. The water plant has turned over $496,824, or about twice it's purchase price. Extensive improvements and enlargements, which the private
 owners claimed could not be made, have been accomplished. The residence lighting rate is 6 cents a kiloWatt-hour for the
 first 20, and ranges downward to 3 cents for all in excess of 100 Ek.w.h a month. Power rates run from 412 cents to 1 cent. The ]heating and cooking rate is 2
 cents.
 One does not have to talk
 n.Jnicipal ownership to the res;,
 dents of Nj; nitowoo The tax payers and consume. s are thorJ Fly sold on the pro. )l'2tion ari IthHy are startingg > movemen, for the purchase of the local gaS-
 rk5.-LAA CR.
The Alaskan., 1929-07-05

granted. 'Tis putting the cart before the horse. Insofar as Congress permitted the bonding of the town before it was done and makes no provision for sale of the utilities, it would only be proper to go before Congress With request for permission to sell before completion of the transaction.
 The ALASKAN makes the as- sertion that at this time Foshay would not go before Congress to secure permission to purchase the utilities. They know perfect ly we'll that permission would not be granted.
The Alaskan., 1929-07-05
CRITICISMS OF SEATTLE
 PUBLIC UTILITIES

Enemies of publicly owned utilities in Seattle, recently have been Waging a campaign against public ownership down that way. The reply by Capt. Norwood W. Crockett, director of Public Re- lations in defense of the govern ment owned utilities is worth a second thought for the same problem presents at Petersburg.
 T take it that there are three fundamental policies upon which we must be in agreement:
 First, that the expenditure of all public moneys must be sub- jected at all times to public scru- tiny.
 Second that the people of Se- attle have a right to know the the true financial condition of their public utilities.
 Third, that when the state ments concerningg the eXpendi- lures of public moneys are ques- toned, it is the duty of public
The Alaskan., 1929-07-05
WHAT VALUE UTILITIES

MT. Van Orsdel, speaking be- fore the Council asserted that if his company purchases the municipally owned utilities, it would pay approximately 5000. on taxable properties that are in the city.
 Forty-f1ve thousand dollars for the old power plant, poles, wires and water mains. Their main assets are without the city. If the least valued of the city properties are worth $45,000 tc the Power Trust at this time what IS the real value of the hy- dro plant and the water dam.
The Alaskan., 1929-07-05
WHO IS HE

With a few exceptions who battled down all the line til out voted and silenced our logisla- tors are shining examplos Of nothing else but. It would be . good idea to abolish our Terri toryial Legislature and leave ev- erything in the hands of oo .square-shooting Alaskan. He need not make any more laws but should be endowed thru God and a jury of angels to interpret the laws already made Seward Gateway.
 We suppose the Gateway has just such a man in view.
The Alaskan., 1929-07-05
SALE OF HYDRO NOT LEGAL

Sale of the local hydro plant to the FOshay interests is not legal.
 The law which passed Con- gross provided that the City could bond itself in certain sum to permit building and op- eration of the hyro. BUT it pro- vides that the plant shall be se- curity for said bonds.
 The brokers who sold the bonds made no provision for re- denption of the bonds prior to date of maturity. They did pro- vide for redemption of the To- cal school bonds.
 Now comes attorney for Fo-
 -Nv interests and for the city who declare that in order to le- galiZe sale and transfer of the hydro a bill will have to be in troduced in Congress authoriz- ing the sale.
 The tax payers will be asked to vote for sale of the utilities be- fore permission to sell has been
The Alaskan., 1929-07-05
HYDRO POWER BRING
 FACTORIES TO TORONTO

Toronto is predominantly a manufacturing center and cheap, dependable power, fur nished by Hydro, has contribut- ed in no small part to the great strides this city has made"
 This "boost" for public owner ship comes from A. B. Cooper, retiring chairman of the local section of the Canadian Manu- lecturers Association.
 He emphasized that the city's credit was high in the money markets of the world. This de- spite that fact that practically all utilities here are publicly owned and operated.
 THE VALUATION SCHEME
 Is there a citizen of Peters, burg who knows what methods were used to derive the valua- tion of the public utilities which the Foshay interests offer to pur- chase.
 They sent in their appraisers and then make an offer. BUT in the franchise which they pre- sent tn City Council, they pro- vide that the Council shall ap- point an appraiser, the Foshay Company appoint another and these two shall appoint third The findings of this board of ap- praisers shall govern the resale price to the city.
 The Company makes original appraisals and is willing the City shall use those figures. Why should they not be willing to ac- cept the appraisal of engineers hired by the city. What is sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander
The Alaskan., 1929-07-05
WHAT ARE THEY BUYING?

The Power Trust offers to buy the hydro plant and water works for the flat sum of $2O0,000 and give free water for fire protec- tion and flushing the streets This is for the visible and tangi- ble assets of the utilities.
 What are they paying for the dam and power site? Where else in the United States or Can ada can the Power Trust have two public utilities given them for a cheap song and a million dollar water power thrown in fo1 good measure?
The Alaskan., 1929-07-05
SOUND AMERICAN DOCTRINE
 MOT A WHITE RUSSIA"

By Hill Billy in Seattle Star :. I am all intcrnationalist, and full of love for the entire human family, but if I were congress II would pass just one law and then adjourn, and the title of the law mould read: "An act AboIishing All Newspapers, Mag azines and Tracts Published in 8 Foreign Language.
 don't hold with MusSolini, bot [ admire the fundamental wisdom of the Duce. His notion is this: We are heirs of the i'm peria1 Romans and nobody not a Roman can do business in our country" I admire the South of Ireland fellows; their stamps are Gaelic. Righto; he who taketh not care of his own fam 1 fly is worse than an infdel.
 lam an American citizen; my forefathers and my foremothers fought the wilderness and cre- ated this pleasant land from the tears and blood of them; they didn't sncor, nor did they try to set up 2 little Paris, and while grabbing off the fat, Ter fuse to enter into the spirit of the land.
 l I am internationaI-m in q q land I love everybody, but I know Iwhat is in the hearts of the edit ors and the readers of many of If I were congress, I'd pass just (these foreign publications, and lone law and these "mother-lov- ling" bimbos would get back where they belonged, or begin Ito read United States.
 Tn no other country can be Hound such wide circulation o1 foreign newspapers and maga- Izines as in this country; this is Ia melting pot that doesn't melt: Imost of our grief comes from the "guests" within our gates, who neither know what it is all about Thor care.
 This is not Prussia, Bavaria ILatvia, Jerusalem or Tia Juana This is plain United States ot America, founded on the blood Of men and the tears of womer who laid their au on the alter land who worshipped God ant ln0t Lenine; not that | have any thing against Lenino; he is doubtless a better god than the Iecherous monk who brought the czarina to her pitiful death, but you want to worship Lenine gat this is the United States, and i.
 to hell outta here.
 If this nation doesn't ge-
 smart and doesn't quit this foo sympathy for every schemine foreign editor this country is go. ling to wake up some brigh morning and go to work fo.
 folks who are nationally-mind
 led and raciaIly-minded and eff