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Imperial Valley press., 1930-05-27

piece of wild grapevine for a rope
and fastened the empty pail to IT.
The pail was lowered into the
hole. Then the upper end of the vine
was fastened to tree branch near
bv and Unclle Wiggilly slid down
into the hole like sailor.
You stay up here on top of the
ground, Uncle Butter said Mr..
Longears to his goat friend. LAS
soon as I fill the pail with dirt You
pull it up by the vine, empty IT and
lower it down to me again. We IL
keep on doing that until have made
the gold mine hole very, very deep.
/ might dig all the way through
the earth.
.sOh. l wouldn I do that.' bleat
ed Uncle Butter. s. Half way is far
enough. But go ahead. Fill the pail
so l can haul it up. "
Uncle Wiggily soon was at the
bottom of the hole and there he be
gan to dig. He put the dirt into the
pail.
.'Haul up, Uncle Butter. Haul
up!' cried the rabbit.
Mr.. Butter pulled on the grape.
vine rope and lifted out the pail
of dirt which he emptied to one side
again lowering the pail to be filled
again. So Unlee Wiggily dug and
dug until he was very deep. Then
after while, the rabbit called W
TO the goat.
"Pull me ou. now, I've dug
enough for today!' Bat there was
10 answer ''Hey, Uncle Butterl
called Mr.. Longears. He jiggled the
The grapevine rope, and, ali of 4
sudden, the upper ord became loosen
ed and fell down on him.
"Oh, Ohl' cried Mr. Longears
''Jncle Butter has gone and my
rope has fallen in. How am | even
TO get out of this hole ~
But don't worry. The rabbit is 60
ing to get out all right after he has
an adventure in the hole. And if the
clothes wringer doesn pinch the
tail of the shirt when it slides down
the washboard. IN tell YOU next
about Uncle Wiggily underground.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-05-27
DON'T FORGET!
Buv A Poppy On Poppy Day, May %
To Discuss Plans
For Yachting Club

Yachting enthusiasts of the val
lev and all interested in the forma'
tion of the proposed Imperial Valley
Yacht club, are invited to attend Il
banquet to be held at the Barbara
Worth hotel tonigm at 8 o 'cleek,
at which plans will be discussed for
the organization of this club.
Many men prominent in yachting
circles in southern California, have
been invited to address this meeting
and il is therefore hoped that a
large number will be in attendance.
The speakers will include: DIR. David
Mackay, commodore of the l. a e
Elsinore Yacht club; c. @. Murphy,
commodore of the Salton Sea Yacht
club of Coachella; 4. Holt, promi-
nent builder of fast racing hulls, re-
siding in Elsinore; c. +. Joyce, of
the Elsinore club, with X. W. Whitti-
comb, r. Slater and G. Corington, OF
the Salton Sea club.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-05-27

when he down in the hole. But /
think he must have gotten out dur
ing the night. Anyhow, wcll take
look before we do any digging
Would YOU mind carrying that pail,
Uncle Butter.' and Mr.. Longears
pointed to one near a fence post.
sWhat are you going to do with
the pails'' asked the goat as he
picked it up.
"Well, you see,f explained Uncle
Wiggily, 81 dug the hole so deep
Yesterday that it was all | could do
to throw out dirt from tire bottom
up to the top. If dig deeper today
J can't throw the dirt out. But 1
thought, as long as you were coming
along, that YOU might lower the pail
to me on the end of long piece of
grapevine for rope and haul it up
after / fill it with dirt at the bot
tom of the hole. -
"why, yes, IN do that prom
ised Mr.. Butter.
"And you may have to help pull
me up out of the hole, with the
grapevine rope, aftcr L finlsh dlg-
ging for the day went on Uncle
Wiggily "For if I dig deeper I shall
not be able to cut steps in the dirt
sides of my hole and climb out as l
did yesterday"
'IH help you out" prHnised
the goat.
Pretty soon he and Uncle Wiggily
reached the hole the rabbit gentle
man had started to dig the day be-
fore. They looked down in and lis
tened at the top to make sure the
Fox wasn't down there. And the
Bad Chap wasn't, for he had climbed
out in the night rs i told you.
"Wefl, now III dig deeper,' said
Uncle Wiggily as he found long
Imperial Valley press., 1930-05-27

the nonotony of it, and refused to keep
on?
1t will not happen of course, but the
thought of it is enough to make one stop
and admit that women have a just cause
for grievance.
If they did go out on strike, the moth
ers would soon bring the rest of us to a
point where we would not limit Mothers
Day to the second Sunday in May
Imperial Valley press., 1930-05-27

"Well, the Fox thought there was
Yesterday, when he looked down in
the hole ! had dug,' chuckled Uncle
Wiggily. "ie said there was some
thing in the hole, and there was.
For / gave the Fox "A shove and
pushed him in the hole, and there
lie vast
~ nope he isn't there now!'
bleated the goat. "Yes, indeed! F."
Ha, Hal" laughed Uncle Wig
gily That Fox can't do any harm
Imperial Valley press., 1930-05-27
TEN YEARS AGO
May u, 1870

That the merchants of FL Centre
wish to make May 81 real mcmori-
al day is evidenced by the fact that
when Secretary Leffingwcl Of the
chamber of commerce circulated .
petition among them none of them
hesitated to sign it and all agreed
to stay closed all day Monday.
Mrs. j. +. Hodge leaves today for
Missouri to spend the summer with
her daughter. Mr.. Hodge and son,
Will, are going TO drive through to
the same destination, starting early
il July.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-05-27

that would not have been polite.
.'Just u deep hole, yes," answered
Uncle Wiggily. always, since L
was little boy rabbit, Mr.. Butter,
have wanted to dig a deep hole.
Yesterday was the first chance |
had. Today 1 hope to dig deeper. "
''But it seems queer just to be
digging a hole with nothing in it, -
said the goat as he ambled along
toward the meadow with Mr.. Long
pars
Imperial Valley press., 1930-05-27
Looking Backward
Imperial Valley for this Date
What Tho Press Files Tell cf
In Past Years
TWENTY YEARS AGO
Nav Of 1910

The record price for the first figs
to arrive on the Los Angeles market
was obtained by the Rivers Bros.
company when it scld two boxes for
Fred \. johnson of Indio. Each box
contained 6la pounds and sold for
S.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-05-27
CARD Or I..-@ks

We wish 20 express our heartfelt
thants for the many kind deeds and
kind expressions of sympathy shown
us during the illness and ,eath of
our mother and grandmother. Mrs.
William 7. Jones, and for the beauti-
ful floral offerings we arr indeed
thankful.
Mr.. and Mrs. William II. jones
and family. 2Itl
Imperial Valley press., 1930-05-27

Imperial Valley Post q. \. X. will
hold its first Memorial day services
Sunday at , p m. at the auditorium.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-05-27

Another rate war began yesterday
by stage lines plying between I'll
Centre and Caloxieo. Several runs
were made yesterday by cars carry
irg passengers for nothing in orde"
to defeat the other stage drivers whl
had cut the rate to as low as 10
cents.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-05-27

Oakdle, Stanislaus Comfy, had
$1,000 persons witness dedication
of an airport, May and 4.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-05-27
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO
Nav 81. 1915

Harry Hagerman made a crowd or
III Centre newsboys happy last night
by serving ice cream and sherbet to
the thirsty Youngsters. A special
freezer eontaining< two gallons OF
sherbet prepared for them was eH-
tirely consumed.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-05-27

\ worm is eating foliage and
buds ON olive trees in Tulare Coun-
ty, a new one to horticulturists.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-05-27
June Evenfs in
San Diego

Susooat atto--!nfsStCD DHy
June I, IS and 29th.
Standardization Bay
June !, 8, IS, y and 29th.
Pacific Coast Professional
Tennis Championship
Aqua Caliente--June 5, 8
and TIN.
SilvcrRatc Channel Swim
juno E2nd.
Mission Beach Proarom
June - and 18th.
Charity IIarse Show. Navy
Fleid.-Iunc 2qth. Military
Exhibition and DriIls.'
lHperisi yatlcy - Arlycns
Dsys--Juuc ~ and l9th.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-17
YOUNG MISS MACKINLAY
SHOWS VARIED TALENTS
Daughter of Well Known Teacher
Outdoes Father in Her
Versatility.

LONDON (N.A.N.A). Sterling Mac
xiniay. son of the great Antoinette Ster-
1inr. and a we'll known teacher OF sing
ing, is noted for his versatility, put ne
Is rapidly being outclassed by his IL
years-old daughter Leila, who Is COM
plete Jill of all trades.
When she was she decided TO De-
come a conductor, and seized the baton
from her fathers hand during a renear-
sal. At 9 she began career on Jne
stage. and also took TO writing. At 10
she cave q one-child Shakespeare show,
preceded by q lecture on the dramatist.
She had her drst press notice when she
was IL, and made her professional DEBUT
a. O straight actress at IL she Is also
= good nezzo-sopralo. and has appeared
In many musical shows and comic
operas organized by her parents; IN one
Cffenhach opera she took three male
When she was at school Miss Mac
kinlay edited the school magazine, and
when she was 10 she published her first
novel and astonished reviewers with lts
maturity. Her second novel Is now due.
Miss Mackinlay is a good swimmer
she would be cross-cfannel aSpirant II
she had the time--and something OF a
house decorator. That IL to say she
paints doors and woodwork, not only at
home, but when visiting.
"I always paint a door or two when
4 am on holiday" she says.
Also, she is fond of housework.
RC0pyright, 1880, by the North American
Newspaper A1liance.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-17
ENGINEERS TO QUIT
FORT HUMPHREYS
Naval Reserve Contingent
Leaf Two Weeks
Training at Sea.

While the 12lst Regiment of En-
sineers is making preparations to leave
Its camp. at Fort Humphreys. Va, to-
day another unit of the Guard is pre-
pairing to leave for Camp Albert C.
Richie, at Cascade, Md. where 1t will
remain In the field for tive weeks, en-
gaging in drills and the annual naneu-
vers. Another contingent of the Naval
Reserve also left here this morning for
two weeks of training at sea.
First Fleet Division Leaves.
The first feet division of the 1st
Battalion, United States Naval Re-
serves of the District Of Columbia,
shortly before noon yesterday left
aboard the United states destroyer
Abel p. Upshur. The local reservists,
together with feet division from the
Baltimore, Md, battalion, which came
here by train, boarded the vessel at the
Washington Navy Yard yesterday. The
local Reserve division. which is making
che current cruise, is commanded by
Lieut.. John M Fewell, the other ON
GERS of the division being Lieuts., junior
grade, B. M. Coleman and j. e. Suln-
van. In addition, Lieut.. Paul v.
Thomson, a member of the volunteer
Reserve, and formerly active In the
feet branch here, was ordered 10 duty
for this trip.
The vessel will steam directly Tor
Newport. r. l., where it will join with
O squadron of destroyers of the Atlantic
Scouting Fleet for week of maneuVers.
Next Friday the vessel will be detached
and will go to New York Saturday. y;
where the usual week end liberty VIII
be given the crew in the metropolis
Upon completion of this detail the yes
sci will again return to Newport Ion
several days and then will go to point
off the end of Long Island for the an
n,lal target practice, and when this Is
finished it will return here. This is the
third and last cruise for the local bat
talon and when this is ended the vessel
will be tied up at her berth here.
Camp to Be Struck Today.
A motor truck train left here yester-
day for Fort Humphreys, Va, where
detail of men from the camp loaded
the vehicles with the heavy equipment
which was used in the training OF tne
Engineers during their camp &C the
yost. Camp will be struck early To-Day
and the canvas rolled up and loaded.
Company A.. 372d Infantry, the col
Grad Contingent of the local Guard ana
the last to take its field training, VIII
ieave its arn1ory, at Twelfth and u
streets. tomorrow morning at 10 O'CLOCK
II is commanded by Capt arthur y
Newman. The troops viii be sent 10
Cascade in buses. With them IN
camp will be the 1st Separate COM
pany of the Maryland National Guard.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-17
INVENT NEW DANCE

LONDON (NANA). This is the
time when Egilsh dance teachers closet
themselves together to evolve new
dances for the Autumn. Last year
these mighty ones made a mistake by
trying to push new rhythm on the
public and the bands. This year they
have waited for the bands to find the
rhythm and then decided the steps.
The new dance, which is to be called
midway Rhythm" is, as its name i'm
piles, midway between the slow fox trot
or blues and the quickstep.
"It mounts 10 the Frightening up of
the slow quickstep,'' said one teacher.
'dThere viii be a walk, right turn, left
turn, glide, left and side break. The
American bands decided to play semi
slow time next Winter; our bands have
followed this lead, and 1t was up to us
to invent a dance TO fit the rhythm"
downright. 1890 by North American News
paper Alliance)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-17
Race Against Great Shark.

A monster shark which has been
making the life of Scotch fishermen
miserable again appeared recently and
gave two Tarbert fishermen the expert
ence of their lives. They were fishing
near Skipness when they sighted the
shark about 200 yards away and max
ing in their direction. With all speed
they rowed shqreward, but the mon
ster, fully 20 feet in length, overlook
them They finally beat it of with
oars, the shark turning seward after
the men reached the beach of Kintyre.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-17
AMERICAN WITNESSES
/, MANY BALKAN CHANGES

SALONTKI, Greece P).-Dr. John
Henry House, an American who has
lived So years in the Balkans under the
rule Of nine monarchs and three Re-
publican Presidents, has just celebrated
his eighty-fifth birthday.
DIR. House founder and president
emeritus of the American Farm School
IN Saloniki, left his home in Ohio IN
1S72 as q missionary TO the Balkans.
During his So years Sojourn he has
lived under five Turkish Sultans, one
Bulgarian King, three Greek Kings and
three Greek Presidents He has seen
40 wars and revolutions.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-17
Bathing Restriction Removed.

Modern boys and girls, as well as
some of the older ones, of Lowestoft,
England, are now happy. They can
have more freedom and move about In
the water without coming In conflict
or In danger of an argument with the
force the law. An antique bathing by
Law was brought before the Jamestown
Town Council and was scrapped. The
Law read: mo male bather should ap-
proach within 100 yards Of female
rather"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-11
10 NapGnee
Cabinets
Reduced

Floor Samples
$3.50 Model, $3.50
$3.50 Model, $3s.SS
$64.50 Model. $3.50
$72.s0 Model, $36.2g
$%7.s0 Model, $2S.sS
$3s.7S Model, $24.sS
$44.S0 Model, $2s.SS
$6s.S0 Model. $SI.SS
Convenient Terms
Kann's-Third Floor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-11
Slip Cover Sets
OF the Above Cretonnes

Cushions
These covers will be cut, fitted
and made for any size three-piece
suite of furniture, including the
five separate cushions, using any
Of the cretonnes you select from
this sale.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-02-08
"GOLD STAR MOTHERS"

Congress, with all its faults shows at least that it's
heart is in the right place by quick action on the
called gold star mothers bill" providing something
over five million dollars to permit mothers of sons
who died in the World War opportunity to visit their
graves overseas.
Democrats and Republicans may squabble over every
appropriation made Economists NAV depore the high
cost of government and liberals may equally deplore
governmet penurousness. Here one bill that all can
agree upon.
In its present form the bill goes to President Hoover
Tor signature and there is little doubt that he will sign
It, II there is any objection to the bill if is that it was
not passed sooner for many gold star mother" has
gone to her reward in the past decade bowed down by
the loss OF loved and denied the privilege of drop
ping mothers tear on his grave.
Under the provisions of the bill mothers whose sons
lie buried IN government cemeteries overseas will be
guests OF the government this summer on pilgrimage
to France England, Belgium, wherever their sons
lie sleeping All expenses connected with trip will be
borne by the government and if we are correctly in
tive may accompany mothers who are not in condition
to make the long journey alone
Government physicians and nurses will accompany
the pilgrimage and everything the government can do
to make the trip successful will be available.
There will be little so-caed 'whoopee" aboard the
vessels on which the gold star mothers travel and
while to others it may appear solemn delegation,
there will be little doubt that happier group ever left
the shores of America for despite the tears that may
flow, Joy will be with them. 1t will be like mothers
final visit in the night to that her boy is sleeping
peacefully, only she will smooth the grass on his
grave instead of tucking his blankets about him. Con-
tent that all is WELL she herself may rest peacefully
thereafter
Imperial Valley has its quota OF gold star Mothers
Many perhaps Of the trip the government
has planned for them They should be advised of the
facts and enter early application for passage that
they may not be disappointed. Communication with
any of the Legion commanders in the valley direct
with Congressman Swing, will bring them the
sary information final details completed
Imperial Valley press., 1930-02-08

Conditions in Chicago subnormal Fortyeigh
hours passed without killing bombing
Imperial Valley press., 1930-02-08

coy dinghy dell. But now with the
trees bare of leaves, in winter, the
dinghy dell was a bare, cold place.
The little pond which, in summer,
nestled amid some ferns in the ding
l.y dell, was now frozen into ice"
at is much prctticr here in sum
mer," thought Uncle Wiggily as he
topped down the little hillside into
the dinly dell and close to the frozen
pond. And then he saw the wooden
duck-the Christmas toy.
"Whv, how in the world did that
get hcrc'" asked the rabbit gentle
man. speaking out loud in his sur.
prise. II saw il in corner of the
bungalow, with both wheels brok-
en-, as | hoped out this morning,
and now | see it here. Some OF the
little rabbits must have come out
with the wooden duck top and droD-
ped it here. But then where is the
Imperial Valley press., 1930-02-08
LET'S GET ACTION

Today will probably mark another "finale" in the
long series of conferences anent the allotment of Col
orado river water and it is safe to predict that no
agreement will be reached at Phoenix
II thls is the case California may we'll get ready
to go to the bat with Arizona The latter has threaten
ed court action to obtain what she considers her
rights and it may be just as we'll to accommodate
her.
After making every effort to hinder passage of the
owng-J ohnson bill during its stormy days in congress-
ARIZONA has justas subbornly tried to impede the
course OF progress and development since the bill be-
law.
Ihere has been year OF delay while every effort
has been made to negotiate peaceful agreement with
Arizona These efforts have failed miseraby and
agreement seems than when Arizona's
senator's were fibustering against the bill
Time for negotiations has passed and little action
VII! be more likely to achieve than further dill
ly-dallyng with stubborn and unreasonable demands
Imperial Valley press., 1930-02-08
Bedtime Stories
By HOWARD Z. GARRIS
Newspaper Syndicate
Copyright, 1928, by Mcclure
UNCLE WIGGILY'S WOODEN

Among the many toys which had
come to the rabbit children in the
hollow stump at Christmas was a
wooden duck. 1t was not quite like
either Lulu, Alice or Jimmie Wibblc-
wobble. the duck children. Il was
more like duck YOU would see in a
fairy story.
The wooden duck had wheels, in
stead of legs, and it rolled around
instead OF walking, or waddlinG, as
did Jimmie and his sisters. But the
wooden duck could swim in the bath
tub quite as cleverly as Jimmie, Lu
lu or Alice. OF course, don't mean
the wooden duel. could paddle about
with webbed feet, for it had none.
But it floated with its wooden wheels
in the water as an acToplanc might
float with its wheels if the motor
should stop and it should fall into a
pond of water.
But the most curious part of the
wooden duck, at least in the mind of
Uncle Wiggily, was the color of its
paint. Really, unless YOU had seen
the wooden duck that had come as
Christmas present to one of thc rab-
bit children, you never would have
believed it could be such a pretty
color. Or, rather, so many pretty
colors.
For the wooden duck was painted
brown in front, with a fine white
stripe. On the bill there was
splash of red. The top and sides of
the head were bright green, with
white lines here and there, and
around the eyes were circles of red.
There was darker green color on
the wooden ducks back, with patch
cs of brown, and the wheels were
a bright yellow. Not being really
q part Of the duck they could have
been almost any color.
For some time after Christmas tn.
bunny children had PLAYED with the
wooden due, pulling it after them,
Imperial Valley press., 1930-02-08
Public Speaking
Class Popular

Following are the officers of the
public speaking class who were elect.
ed at the second meeting of the
class, held Thursday at the High
school: Bruce Anderson, Louis Ne.
Nanus and Russell Kliegel. Attend.
arce last night numbered %, which
.,aS three more than W. W. Me
Eucn, instructor OF the class had
limited the enrolment to, but the
Extra three were permitted to join.
In addition to those enrolled there
is Il long waiting list ut the Cham.
Ter of Commerce headquarters of
those who are seeking admission to
Ne cEucn's class in the event that
some present members should resiga
o. be unabcl to attend. Much inter
est has been shown in these uublic
Speaking classes which will be held
each Thursday evening at : o'clock
70. l. weeks.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-02-08

little rabbit; that is the next ques
tion!!"
Uncle Wiggily looked around, but
could see none of his bunnicS. He
looked at the wooden duck and then,
10 his surprise. he saw it swimming
around III the frozen pond. "Though
the pond can't be frozen all over or
the wooden duck couldn't swim
thought the rabbit "Perhaps
though, It is wheeling itself around.
"But. no. 1t couldn't do that.
The wheels arc broken" And then,
All of sudden, the duck he was
looking at cried: "Quack. Quack!
Quack," loudly and so naturally that
Uncle Wiggilv knew he was having
a most surprising adventure.
"What has happened TO You, Wood
On Duck," asked the rabbit. "that
YOU can come here from the bunga-
low and swim in an icy rond' Am
| drcaming:'
"No. YOU are not dreaming" was
the quacking answer, "and | am not
a wooden duck. Though, to tell you
the truth. | am what is called a
WOOD Duck, Tor live IN the wood,
and, unlike any other duck, | make
my nest in hollow tree. | am IL
real duck, though, and | am alive
and / Just flew out of my warm nest
IN the hollow tree to come here for
a swim. No, you aren't dreaming"
Then Uncle Wiggily hoped closer
and saw, indeed, that the Wood
Duck was real But it was colorcd
exactly the same as the wooden
duck toy that had been made for
Christmas. red feather, brown fcath-
crs and green. Very beautiful it
was. The Wood Duck quatkcd and
swam about, needing no wheels for
it had wcbbcd feet.
"Well," said Uncle Wiggily with
a laugh as the Wood Duck flew back
to its rest in the hollow tree, "this
is a most delightful adventure"
When he got back to the bunga,
Iow.there was the broken wooden
duck toy still in the corner, so, of
course, it couldn't have been a
dream. And if the paper boy doesn't
stay out i'm the rain until he gets
soaked and comes apart, I'll tell you
about Uncle Wiggily's baby bear.
Tchachapi. Kern County, is to
have $4,000 high school building
4l T., ..,,,saYnar
Imperial Valley press., 1930-02-08
THE WEATHER

LOS ANGELES AND VICINITY
Fair and mild tonight and Sun
day.
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
Generally fair tonight and Sun
DAY; no change in temperature; gen
tie northwest winds.