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Imperial Valley press., 1929-06-17
Bedtime Stories
By HOWARD E. GARIS
Copyright, 1928, by Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate
UNCLE wIGcuy'S LUNCH
BASKET

When Uncle Wiggily hoped out
of his hollow stump bungalow one
morning with basket on his paw,
two little ants were crawling along
the path rear by.
..oh, ho!'' called one ant TO the
other. ''wn are in luck today,
..Iow come asked the ether
ant. meaning why. in moving pie
ture talk.
Because whispered the first
ant. "there goes Uncle Wiggily
with bis lunch basket. | guess he
must be going to the woods to nave
a little picnic all by himself.
.sWen, what Of it'" asked the
second ant. " He didn't invite Us TO
any picnic so what good will his
lunch basket do us?'
GLOW silly you are" laughed
the first ant. I'VE don't need to
be invited. When Uncle Wiggily
has 4 picnic in tho woods with his
lunch basket he is sure to drop
crumbs of cake, pudding, pie and
other good things on the ground.
We can pick up the crumbs, ! IN
sure he'll let US, and so We can
also have a picnic
"Oh, how lovely.' exclaimed
the second ant LET s hurry,''
So the two ants crawled along
after Uncle Wiggily who went
skippity bippity with his basket on
his paw.
\ little while after this two
SquiIglc Bugs we're warming their
Imperial Valley press., 1929-06-17
A BLUNDER AVOIDED

Congrefs saved Itself from very serious blunder
when it finally killed the two amendments to the
and reapportionment bill-those amendments which
would have excluded negroes and aliens from the count
Neither amendment has a leg TO stand Neither
was put in statesmanlike petty congress
men devised them simply to harass and embarrass the
opposition. Each was sectionalism at its worst II
is good thing that both were at last killed.
The house Of representatives has been desrous of
late of reganng the prestige it held according
Washington correspondents Its early action on the
census and reapporonment bill tho last way in the
world for it to gain that end.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-06-17
Ninth Week OF
League Starts

The ninth week of the Ell Centre
Night City League starts tonight
when the league leading Mack and
Mack tackles the fifth place Tele
phone outfit. The battle will be be
tween two Of the best pitchers of
the league, the Telephone company
having imported recently a hurlcr
who permitted the club to break into
the winning column twice, although
losing the last time ont.
Cornelius of the habcrdaShcrS has
pitched every game of the season
winning seven and losing one. The
sole loss was by single run, ;he de.
feat being administered by the
Lingo kiwanis club early in the sea
son and al the time that the latter
organization were on their five game
winning streak.
Since then the Lingo club has
dropped three straight and rests in
third place two full games behind
the leaders and fun fray in the
rear of the Studebakcr club The
two clubs Playing tonight and the
automobile aggregation wallopcd the
Lingos.
Tomorrow night Studcbaker and
Maggie clash. The Maggie eiGb has
been playing in hard luck but with
"a revampcd team last week drubbed
the Telephone club ] to ). 1t is
expected they viii give Studcbaker a
hard tussle and possibly win the
fracas.
Wednesday night Lingo has an
~asy game when they meet the weak
and demoralizcd Outlaws. The lat
ter club started well when they en-
tered the league but have seemingly
folded up. They particularly need
9 good pItchcr.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-06-17
VacatiOners Asked
To Tell Police

Houscholders leaving for their an
nual vacation are requested to ad-
wise the date of their departure and
the return to the POLICE department,
Chief Oswait stated This morning.
The department will list such
houses as unoceupied and they
will be watched so that marauders
will not enter the property during
the absence of tho owners.
While this service is not manda-
tory upon the part of the police de-
paftmcnt, Chief Cswalt stated today
that it is and always has been his
intention aud desire TO give the citi-
zens of the city the utmost in per
sonal and property protection and
houscholdcrs may take advantage of
this service by getting in touch with
the department.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-06-17

spotted wings on log in the
wood.
Look buzzcd the first Squig-
glcr. ..Thore goes Uncle Wiggily
with his lunch basket. l guess he 5
going on a picnic.
Yes, think so.' agreed the
second Squ;ggler. Lets fly along
after him and when he drops crumbs
Of cake. pie, pudding and tarts we
can pick them up off the ground
and nave a picnic for ourselves. -
How wonderful,t buz7ed the
first Souigg.er. Let S fly!''
SO the two Sguiggle Bugs flew
Imperial Valley press., 1929-06-17

other things nice. Come, on
81 IN with you'll chirpcd the
thin grasshoppcr. SO the two grass.
hoppeIs hopped after the two ciirp-
ing erickcts and the two crickcts
skipped behind the scuzzy uzzy cat
crpillars, and the two caterphlars
bumped and bumped themselves
along back Of the Squiggic Bugs
md the Squigglcrs followed the
ants, and the crawling ants wog
alcd themselves after Uncle Wig
gily and pretty soon they all came
TO little dingy dell in the woods
and the rabbit sat down on stump
and put his basket beside him.
rut he didn't open it to cat any
lunch and pretty soon the ants
called:
Where are the crumbs for us
and for the Squigglc Bugs and for
the catcrpillars and the crickets
and grasshoppcrsi Where are the
cruntbs?'
ssBloss your hearts! cried
Uncle Wiggily. "This isn't a lunch
basilct. It's IN empty basket IN
taking TO the store to get some
potatoes for Nurse Jane to cdok for
nv dinner Then the ants and the
other bugs were much disappointed.
But Uncle wiggily said:
- Wait minute, my friends. III
ret yon some crumbs!''
And how he did II tell you in
the next story which will be about
Uncle Wiggily S little party--that
is If the doctor viii put some pep
peflnint on the rag dolls nose 50
sAo'll ea.el. Ike Q STICK e eaady.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-06-17
TEN YEARS AGO
June II, 1919

Late yesterday afternoon the di-
rcctors of the Imperial County Farm
Bureau passed resolution recon-
mending that the mean lands of the
valley be reserved for soldier set
tlement Copies of the resolution
were sent TO the Imperial lrriga-
tiou district board which failed to
take action which is thought to be
a rejection of the policy.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-06-17

Chamber of Commerce.
The coronation Of "Queen Ma
rion" climaxcd a two day round Of
entertainment that included boat
trips. airplanc rides, motor trips,
tours Of the city and surrounding
territory, nneheons and other fea-
lures arranged by the chamber Of
commerce. More than 200 valley
residents participated in the festival
A beautiful trophy WAS presented
70 the beautiful Calexieo girl and
other prizes to the six other valley
girls who were feted and then com
peted for honor being named
HQuccm =
Imperial Valley press., 1929-06-17

10. 400 barrels. officials of the Ban
dini rctrolcuri Company announced
today.
The well. which was put ca pro-
duetion Yesterday, was said to be
flowing S5.i gravity oil and cutting
less than one per cent, It's fioW
boosted the approximate total pro
duction of the field to 253,0o1 bar
rcls per day.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-06-17
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO
l,,rn IT 1914

The first water from the break in
the Volcano Lake lcycc is flowing
into New river today and soon will
be apparent all along the line of
that stream.
\ new depot is being planned for
Calipatria to cost $4,000 and il IS
expected to he in use in few
months. Mr.. Schadcr. the man who
is putting Calipatria on the map Is
determined to add the beautiful to
the practical.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-06-17
CalexicO Girl
Chosen Queen

Miss Calcxico. Miss Marion Mer-
cier. Was crowned "Queen Of the
World i Winter Garden' last night
IA the Mission Beach hall room after
eampcting with girls from six other
valley towns for the title ln the sec
ona annual reception and entertain
leent foT Imperial Valley residents
sponsored hy the business develop
Imperial Valley press., 1929-06-17
Looking Backward
What the Press Files feu u Isa.
persal Valley fer eAis Oats
In Past Years
TWENTY YEARS AGO
June II. 1909

The Imperial Valley Collegiate
Institute at Hebcr, the Athens of
Imperial Valley, has plans perfected
for the erection of an administration
building to cost $4,000, according to
W. Fl. Moorchouse of the Institute.
s. b. thinner, architect, expects to
have the building completed by the
opening of school next fall.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-06-17

after Uncle Wiggily who went
,iggity iaggity through the woods
with his basket on his paw. And
the two ants crawlcd along also.
Pretty soon two caterpillars were
humping. humping their way across
the woodland path, and they saw
Imperial Valley press., 1929-06-17
New Gusher In
Santa Fe Field

WHITTIER, Calf, June II. U.p
Eandini No. 10 of the O 'Gonncl zone
in Sarta Fc Springs oil field was
brought in at an estimated flow OF
Imperial Valley press., 1929-02-15
'DEMENTED MAN
CLAIMS SALVAGE
ON STEA MSHIP
Nv United Press Leased Wire

SEATTLE, Feb. Is. - The mad
cruise of the old steamer Alloway
had ended today ana her crew of
one turned out to be only "crazy
like fox" instead of demented
by the battle against wind and
wave, according to radio advices re
ccivcd here
When coast suardsmcn from the
cutter Chclan boarded the vessel
Thursday afternoon preparatory to
taking her in tow, they found James
l.. Poscy, an oilcr who refused to
abandon the ship when other mem
byrs of its crew were taken off,
claiming complete charge.
II turned out that Posey, some
thing of a sea lawyer, knew a little
of salvage laws and thought if he
remained with the ship he might
share in salvage damages. Some
maritime lawyers say that because
he was a member of the crew he
cannot claim salvage. Others argue
chat since the Alloway was still at
anchor when the coast guard cutter
.pok her i'm tow that she is not sub.
icct TO salvage.
At any rate the Alloway is safely
iu tow of the Chclan today after
week OF desperate battle with
high seas, and Poscy, the oilcr, is
.tiil aboard, a member of her crew,
Imperial Valley press., 1929-02-15
Hint STANFORD
PRESIDENT TO
BE IN CABINET
~ InI,ed rrc.s Leased wIrc

PALO ALTO, Feb. lj.-Dr Ray
Lyman Wilbur, president of stan
ford University, and close friend
pf President elect Herbert Hoover,
TODAY WA. rnroute 20 the east after
receiving years leave of absence
FROM thc university board of dircc-
tors.
lli. destination, the educator said,
s Chicago where hr will attend a
council meeting ot the American
Medical Association.
Buf Dis friends attach deeper sig
nItic1ucr to tho Journey and leave
ot absence. They believe that Or.
WiIhur's principal purpose is q con
ference with Hoover over the post
of srer,iar, of thc Interior. his ap.
pD.utmrut to which. they assert, al.
ready la. hryn made and accepted.
nr Wilbur and university diree
tor. stou,ly d,uI.i chat auN political
significance should hr attached 10
fhu lHaNy. and tl. former declined 10
state bow long Lr would bt absent
from ralo Alto. Following tht Chi
rago meeting of tho American
Medical Association, hr plans 90 60
t1 Ncw York and theu to Washing
tnu to att.ul tie inauguration Of
DIS old friend a. President Ht al
mlitrl. h.Nrt... chat "iu ease of
,t-utuaI.ti.s during hs absence
fhr university board would tNt.Hd
hI. itrta as bong as desired
Imperial Valley press., 1929-02-15
IMMENSE DRIFTS
OF SNOW BLOCK
COLORADO TOWNS
BY United Press Leased Wire

CREEDE, Colo, Feb. l5.-Twelve
men staggered into Creole late yes
tcrday, bearing with them the
bodies of James Wolfe, so, and his
son James Jr., II, who were buried
in an avalanche of snow which
thmdered down Cochetopa noun
tain.
The men headed by Ranger Van
AIKEN, risked their lives to reach
the spot near the base of the noun
tain where the cabin which Wolfe
and his son had taken refuge was
swept away.
The party spent three days search
ing for traces Of the trappers. The
bodies were found in a huge drift
about six miles from the ranch
house of Ralph Powell, who joined
the search.
Yesterday also saw the grip OF
snow loosrned from Silverton, which
was cut off from the outside world
by slides. Pack mules broke through
taking into the town mail and but
ter and eggs. They were the first
supplies Silverton had received in
II days.
Railroad tracks between Silycrton
and Durango still are buried. The
pack mules went in from Durango.
Another crew of men started bat
tering at the drifts at Needleton
which have buried the railroad
tracks under Veritable mountain.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-02-15
TRY For Altitude
Mark Abandoned
By United Press Leased Wire

DAYTON, o., Feb 15.-After
climbing to $4,000 feet, Lieut.,
Harry Johnson of Selfridge Field,
Mich, was forced to abandon an
altitude record attempt today when
his plane developed super charger
trouble.
johnson landed at lao p. m. after
two hours and Is minutes in the
air.
lie said flying conditions were
perfect. No unusual phenomena
were encountered and he believes
hc would have established a new
record had the plane S hpercharger
tuuctioned perfectly.
At $4,000 feet, where the trouble
developed, Johnson said the plane
thermometer registered 50 degrees
below zero.
The airman made the flight alone
u was his second attempt this
week.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-02-15
CONFERENCE AT
SANTA EE WILL
ANALYZE Bill [
Donovan On Hand To
Preside Over Sessions
OF Farley.
by United Press Leased Wire

BISHOPS LODGE, y. u, Feb
dissection by section, the Swing
Johnson Boulder dam bill will be
analyzed and studied today in a
meeting Of representatives, Of Ari
zona. Ncva Ii and Califo.ma.
Only one member of each state s
delegation to the sven state con
ference will be present. Col. vii
liam J. Don0,m, assistant attorney
General and newly e't't@1 chairman
ol the conference, will r:eside.
a genera certifying of the intent
or provisions of the SHinc Johnson
Mll Gained 90 tc acb.i,cs to vari,
able intcrp citation, was given as
the purpose Of the meeting.
An attempt made at yesterday s
session to admit nawapaTcrTen to
cXccu" i've sessions On PRO "'sion thu
they issued only censored dispatches
failed when delegates from Utal
and Arizona objected. Utah wished
to reserve the right to Issue state,
mpnts whenever advisable, the dele.
CATION said, tld under the proposed
ruling would be honor bound tG
withhold them. A. II. Favour, Ari-
zona commissioner, also opposed the
motion on the ground that he al
ways had found newspapermen
worthy Of confidence.
Delegates from California and
Arizona joined in complete hal,
mony to defeat a motion by Francis
e. Wilson, interstate river commits
sioncr Of New Mexico, that a pro
gram be outlined for the confer
ence.
\. p. Irvine of Utah was elected
chairman Of the upper basin states
delegations at a meeting following
the general session. He is expected
TO act as mediator in the event of
renewal of old hostilities between
Utah and Arizona.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-02-15
GANG
LEADERS REMAgHI
IN SAFE PLACE
Yesterdays Slaughter Is
Believed To Spell End
For Many Others.
BY United Press Leased Wire


CHICAGO, Feb. 15.-Fear, not of
the law but Of the leaden hail which
moved down seven men in gang
land s first massacre, drove the
leading figures IN Chicago's beer
traffic to the safety of their guard
ed haunts today.
The Mexican standoff'' execu-
ton of seven henchmen of George
- Bugs Moran, recorded as the st.
Valentine s day massacre, presaged
certain death for the few remaining
powers of gangland who dared to
venture outside their own four walls.
The throne of "Scarface AL Ca
pone was tottering-the forces of
one of his trusted allies, Moran, were
wiped out.
The flare of machine gun and
shotgun fire directed at the seven
men lined against the brick wall of
a northside beer truck garage left
Moran virtually unprotected. Va
rious rumors said he had been
wounded but police believed it i'm
possible that only one of the in
tended victims of the planned exeeu,
tions could have escaped.
Capone and his deadly rival Joe
Aicllo, ruler Of the AiellO mob, were
absent from the city.
Cne theory which police consider
cd today was that Detroit gunner
might have done the killing, Will
hiiacking of beer trucks the motive
A short time ago, police captured
two trucks loaded with liquor whicl
had come from Detroit.
The driver said he was supposed
to meet "some red-head" here an(
deliver it. George Moran has rec
hair.
However, it was pointed out tina
gunner hardly would stage thei
slaughter in Chicago if that were thC
motive. Rather they would catcl
the gangsters while making de
liveries, it was said.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-02-15
SLAYER HURRIES
TO MEET DEATH
At SAN QUENTIN

SAN QUENTIN PRISON. Fob. -.
Edgar Lapirrrc. SLAYER 81 an Oak
land detective, went smihuglv 60
death ON the san Quentin gallows
here today.
The Young murderer fairly ran
M thc l3 steps 90 the trap 20 lo:oj
n. m. Less than a minute later the
heavy trap changed aud al lpla
Lapicrrc was pronounced dead 10y
DR.. l.. stanley, the prison physician.
More than q hundred witnesses ai.
tended the execution, including fg'
low Officers of William Davis, Ia
picrrc's victim. Four tainted as
the trap fen.
Lapierrc's crime was committed
when two Officers sought to arrest
him on Jan 4, 1925 az his horne in
Oakland. 4 thief and "a had gtrrh
artist, hc had brought bis family 60
live in Oakland from Los Angeles
A warrant from the southern Cali
fornia city followed.
Davis and Inspector Julius stern.
itzky went 10 make the arrest
Lapierre met them az the door ana
shot Davis, then hottlrd police o..
serves before be- was finally taken
He testified in his defense that De-
believed the policeman 60 be- au ia
truder.
Lapicrrc's wife and brother, Leo
Rachmabault, were convicted of com
rlicity. Mrs. Lapicrrr is serving q
sentence Of from 10 years 90 life for
her part in the crime while RI ham
bault received life sentence
Imperial Valley press., 1929-02-15
MEXICAN CAPITAL
EXPECTS lind Y
TO MARRY THERE
By GEsFORD Z. FINE
Omitted Press Staff Correspondent

Omitted Press Staff correspondent
MENICO CITY, Feb. 15.-The
capital expects the wedding of Miss
Anne Morrow and Colonel Charles
Lindbergh to be held in May or
June, probably in May.
If Lindbergh comes here at the
end of this month to open the new
Brownsville-MeXico City mail route,
as expected, it was believed the date
would be set then.
Lindbcrgh, it was assumed, would
prefer Mexico City as the place for
the wedding, since he has often eX-
pressed fondness for this country,
and he probably would be able to
get greater privacy here than in the
United States. Miss Morrow S
wishes in the matter are known only
to herself.
Ambassador Dwight W. Morrow,
at his weekly conference with the
press yesterday, declined TO make
any reference to his daughter s
wedding. He made arrangements for
all newspapers to receive approved
photographs of his daughter.
Mexico City papers have been
publishing pictures of Elizabeth
and Constance Morrow, the ambas-
sador's other two daughters, and
labelling them "Mis" Anne Nor,
row.
Miss Morrow continued today to
receive congratulations from all
parts of the world. She spends her
time horseback riding golfing or
reading at home.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-02-15
SITUATION IN
EUROPE GRO WS
MORE ALARMING
Shortage of Food, Fuel
and Drinking Water Is
Declared Serious.
by United Press Leased Wire

LONDON, Feb. 15.-Shortage of
food, fuel and drinking water i'll
big European cities grew more acute
today under the continued pressure
of the most intense cold in many
years, and at some points, in cen
turies.
Berlin, Vienna, Belgrade and Lon
don suffered principally, the latter
from Il water shortage which was
growing intense. Snowbound freight
trains were unable to take food and
fuel into Berlin and Vienna. The
Belgrade water supply was almost
frozen and homes were suffering for
want of coal.
The Thames, Seine and Rhine
were frozen in places for the first
time in years and 100 vessels were
icebound in the Baltic Sea today.
Railway service through the con-
tinent and in England VAS disrupt
ed completely or badly impaired.
Wolves and wild boars abandoned
their forest lairs and encroached on
! the edges of civilization. More than
score of persons have been killed
this week by wolves.
Three boys were found dead on an
ice floe on Lake Constance, on the
Swiss-German border. Five others
were rescued from the same floe
with their limbs frozen.
The death toll for the past six
days totaled ia specifically re-
ported. Many other deaths were be-
lieved to have occurred.
A gypsy caravan said to number
40 was drowned Wednesday when
the band started across the river
Drave ON ice that was to" thin, re-
ports received at Vienna from Tag
reb said today.
Gypsies were especially affected
by the cold wave. At least 73 were
dead.
The canals Of Venice were filled
with blocks of ice last night as
the city shivered in the worst
weather since 1883.
A temperature of below zero
fahrenheit, was recorded at Berlin
yesterday, 1t was zero at Hamburg
and above at Danzig.
In Paris, the temperature was 10
above zero. -Four more inches Of
snow fell at Cannes Wednesday
night and water tanks there were
frozen.
\ rescue train was sent to
Szekesfehervar, Hungary, where {
train with 10 passengers was i'm
prisoned in a snowdrift.
The fuel hortage grew worse in
Czecho-Slovakia. All trains, except
those carrying food and coal. were
cancelled. Coal rationing may be in
troduced, government officials said
Several lifeboats were kept busy
going to the rescue of crews OF
steamers which went aground at
various points, Mariners said L
hour blizzard in the English chan
mel way the worst in % years.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-02-15
GERMANS ARE
QUESTIONED ON
FOREIGN LOANS
ReparatiOns Expert s
Continue Hearings On
Financial Status.
BY WEBB MILLER
United Press Staff Correspondent


PARIS, Feb. 1j.-The question of
the extent of Germany's dependence
for existence on foreign loans since
the war aroused a storm of ques-
tions from the reparations experts
today.
The German delegation, continu-
ing its long exposition of Germany 5
financial position, contended that
Germany has been living mostly on
foreign loans.
Emile Moreau, governor of the
Bank of France; Emile Fraoqui, Bel
gian expert; and Alberto Pirelli, of
Italy, insisted on aSccrtaining what
portion of German borrowings were
employed IN industrial development
and what share went to municipal
enterprises.
Dr. Hialmar Schacht, led the dis
cussion for Germany, but he was
joined by his colleagues in replying
to tho cross fire of questions that
sought to determine the proportion
of the loans that were devoted di-
rectly to industrial developments,
DIR. Schacht will concludr the
presentation of Germany 5 cas-, 5at-
urday, it was reported, when he will
sum up the position of Germany
with respect to the present and
future payments under the Dawes
plan.
The experts will discontinue plen-
ary sessions, beginning next Mon
day, it was reported, and the con
ference then will proceed in Sc.
rics of private meetings in different
salons of the Hotel George the
Fifth