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Imperial Valley press., 1931-09-17
Longears.

Longears.
Perhaps agreed the Bat. But
it is quite a treat for me-" he said,
Ito scoot along through the air and
not have to flap my wings. 1t is
very restful. Have you any wings
on your 2irship?"
NO" Uncle Wiggily answered,
though some airships have wings.
1 just made this ship myself. out
of an old clothes basket, some toy
circus balloons to lift it up and an
electric fan to whizZ around like a
propeller to push me along"
VERY clever" said the Bat.
Thanks" murmured the rabbit.
But a little while ago 1 had an
accident. In a hail stone storm all
my balloons burst and 1 would have
crashed to the ground had not the
eagle floated me down
Then it is a bad thing to have
holes punctured in your balloons, is
it?" asked the Bat.
VERY bad" said the Rabbit
Just then, all of sudden, one of
his balloons burst with a bang like
a Fourth of July firecracker.
whats that?" cried the Rabbit.
"Nippers! Nippers" shouted the
Bat.
What are nippers?" asked the
Rabbit.
"Mosquitoes!" said the Bat. See
there's a crowd of hungry mosquito
nippers fly flying after you and with
their beaks they will puncture all
your balloons and you will fall un-
less I do something"
What can you do?" asked the
Rabbit, as a nipper burst another
of the toy ballons. What can you
do?"
Il can catch all the nipping mos
quitoes" said the Bat. THAT is
what 1 am for-flying by night and
catching mosquitoes and other bit
ing bugsl" With that the Bat caught
all the nippers and saved Uncle
Wiggily's airship from falling TO the
ground
And if the top will stop spinning
long enough for the Katydid bug to
hop on and get ride, III tell you
next about Uncle Wiggily's water
pail.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-09-17
The bat caq8dt he n, ppers.
@a.yAa0 @saa&s,@7z1

Q
Not having a looking glass, or
mirror, as it is called in polite So
ciety" said the Bat, 7 can't very
will
True enough agreed the rab-
bit gentleman. But, even as I look
at you, can see that you are very
funny. You have the wings of a
bird hut the body Of a mouse or
rat"
All bats are made in this way"
said the Bat, as he rode along in
the airship with the bunny Why
it is, I don't know. But we bats ere
not liked very much, though we do
no harm. You see, the birds won't
let us fly with them because We
have the body Of mouse. And the
mice, and other animals, won't let
US live with them, because we have
wings like bird. So being neither
bird nor beast, we have to flock
by ourselves ana often We get
lonesome.
Il should think you might"
agreed Uncle Wiggily. But an
other funny thing about you is that,
though you have wings and seem 10
fly very well, you want a ride in my
airship. Why was that?"
oh, I became tired flying all by
myself in the cool of the early
evening the bat answered. You
must know, Uncle Wiggily, that we
bats cannot see very well in the
daylight. Our eyes are made for
seeing best after dark. So during
the day we hang ourselves upside
down il some dark cave. or under
the edge Of a barn. We fold our
wings around our head TO keep the
light out Of our eyes and we sleep
all day and fly most Of the night"
That is very odd said the rab-
bit, steering his airship up and 10
the right. But you don't really
mean you hang upside down when
you sleep do you?'
Surely I do" the Bat replied.
Look here. He showed Uncle
Wiggily two hooks, like long finger
nails on the lower edge of each
wing 1T is by these hooks that
We hang ourselves upside down in
| some dark place TO stay all day" the
! Bat Said. Don't ask me why. be-
cause I don't know. I suppose some
Bat started the fashion years ago,
OF hanging upside down, and since
! then we have all done it rather than
be though out Of fashion
Rather odd - chucklcd MI
Imperial Valley press., 1931-09-17
Looking Backward
What the Press Files Tell OF
Imperial Valley for This Date
in Past Years
TWENTY YEARS AGO
September II, 1911

Street Commissioner A. w. Swan
son has evolved a plan for relieving
the congestion OF traffic on Main
street during FL Centro'S busiest
hours. He has had in mind for
some time past plan for securing
some vacant lots and erecting there
on shades and hitching racks for
the use of farmers who transact
business here, but at present such
plan does not apsear feasible, SO
a new plan has been adopted.
Twenty hitching racks, each one
"a feet in length, will be placed on
Fifth and Sixth streets, to the north
and south OF Main street, SO that
farmers may find ample space for
hitching their teams on the side
streets If they so desire.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-09-17
Sunday School
Classes Start

Methodist Sunday school classes
will be on regular schedule Sun
day with all eachers present and
every class in session, according to
members of the Sunday School
board which met this week.
At the board meeting it was de-
cided TO hold the annual rally day
on October 4, plans to be an
nounced later.
Plans were made for fall and
winter activities and organization
for class work completed.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-09-17
Lots Of Water
For One Kitten

LONDON. Sept. II. U.P)-Eleyen
million gallons of water had TO be
poured INTO the River Avon at
Bristol before a kitten. which had
fallen into Bristols floating harbor
and become imprisoned in drain,
could be rescued
Pussy was tempted to leave her
perilouS position by a police ser
geant, who held in front of her
a piece of raw meat The kitten,
exhausted, but otherwise, none the
worse for her adventure, was even
tually restored to her owner.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-09-17
Bedtime Stories
BY HOWARD E. GARRIS
Copyright, 1928, by Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate
UNCLE WTGGILY AND THE
NIPPERS

Uncle Wiggily leaned back in his
airship and laughed so loudly that
the clothes basket part. IL which he
sat. shivered and shiyered ike 4
bowl full of jelly on Christmas
morning.
Hal Hol Hal" laughed the rab-
bit gentleman.
Whats the maUJeI?' asked the
Bat
You are such a funny fellow, -
answered Uncle Wiggily.
How Gomez" asked the Bat, who
sometimes liked to talk as though
matter of fact, are many Bats.
he lived in the South. Where, as
How come, you think I'm funny?'
Well, look at yourself" said IN
Gle Wiggily
Imperial Valley press., 1931-09-17
MYSTICISM RETURNS

II Is instructive to examine the revival
in cheap supernaturalism in the Unit
States in the last few years.
Astrology has taken a squirt, with prac-
titioners collecting comfortable fees and
books on the ancient science printed by
reputable publishers. Perfectly serious
books on palm-reading have also been is
sued lately, and have sold well. Numer-
ology has gained many converts
We may be the heirs of all the ages,
as Tennyson said, but wa seem to have a
very strong fondness for the pet supersti-
tlonS of our unenlightened ancestors.
This fondnesS is especially apt to crop
out when things are not going so well.
Most of it, probably, is due to the ordi-
nary human beings inability to admit
that he himself may be responsible for
most of his troubles.
The man who has made a mess of his
life can get good deal of comfort out of
reflecting that it wasn't really his fault
but was due to the movements of the stars
or the destiny which the lines of his palm
reveal. 1t is much better to blame ones
troubles on the mystic numbers of the
letters of ones name than on ones own
weakness and folly.
So, the present being a difficult time,
we have a great revival of interest in the
superstitions of the old days. We are as
sured that the World War began because
such and such planet was moving
through such and such house" in the
early summer of 1914; that the stock
market collapsed because of some similar
goings-on in the heavens, and that ia
nous criminal did the things he did be-
cause his name contained the wrong COM
bination of vowels and consonants.
Insofar as this enables harassed people
to bear their troubles it is perfectly
harmless. Unfortunately, however, that
isn't its only effect. In an age when it
is more than ever imperative for us to
realize clearly the terrible consequences
of human stupidity, greed, cruelty and
folly, many people are persuading them
selves that all of earth's troubles are
dropped down from the skies. We cause
our own wars, famines, crime waves and
economic disasters, and there is no help
for US if we don't make ourselves recog-
niZe the fact.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-09-17
Murder Delays Retirement

BOSTON, U.H - Captain James
P. Smith. of the West Roxbury po-
lice station, who has decided to re-
tire, postponed his retirement sew
eral years because of his anxiety to
solve the murder of Maybelle Math-
eson, committed in his district. The
murder is still a mystery.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-09-17
Makes You Forget
You Have False Teeth

Don't worry a-out your false
teeth rocking, slipping or wabbling.
Fasteeth, a new improved powder
holds them firm and comfortable
all day. No gooey, pasty taste or
feeling. Eat, laugh and talk with
comfort. Get Fasteeth from Clom-
ents or your druggist. adv
Imperial Valley press., 1931-09-17
TEN YEARS AGO
SeDtember II. 1921

r. p. Moore, general superinten-
dent of the Imperial Ice and De-
velopment company, made the an
nouncement this morning that the
company had decided to rebuild in
its entirety the Ell Centre plant at
an expenditure of more than $780,
900.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-09-17
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO
September II, 1916

County Development Agent A. NJ
Telson recently received a request
from r. c.. Dun &, Co., the great
credit rating firm which answers
more questions about people and
places than any other concern III
the United States, for facts about
Imperial valley, its crops, people and
prospects.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-09-17

Potawatam Indians, claiming they
were cheated, plan to sue for billion
dollars for lands in the heart of Chi
cago If the suit against Chicago were
for 40 cents the Indians still would have
to be classed as incurable optimists.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-09-17

AS a result of a conference held
this morning between local mer-
chants. stores will close at 6 o'clock
on Saturday evenings until October
lSt.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-09-17

It's hard to be bull or bear on Wall
Street and social lion at the same time,
says the office sage.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-09-17

Mrs. Percie C. Thacker ana little
son, Percy Jr., have returned home
after a six weeks trip to coast
points. Mrs. ThackerS sister, Miss
Helen Eadie of San Bernardino, ac-
companied her home and is plan
ming to spend the winter in the
valley.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-09-17

Of course the Ouimets of Boston had
beans ready for the bacon Francis carried
back home.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-09-17

Sing Sings football team is out for
practice and already the backfield is
doping out how to get past the guards.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-09-17

Indiana will devote S75O,OO0 surplus
to road-building. What a swell flock of
detoursl
Imperial Valley press., 1931-09-17

Looking over the newspapers, it oc-
ours to us that Bluebeard must be pref
ty we'll known fellow to the headline writ
erS.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-09-17

School is an unhappy necessity for the
youngsters, but its start i. Just a chance
for the old man to wish he was that age
again.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-09-17

The Palo veroe irrigation district
has 26,039 acres in cultivation this
year.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-09-17

Simile: Takes as much time to read as
the help wanted column
Imperial Valley press., 1931-09-17

Ladies and gentlemen" he began, sin
this distressing period of readjustment
let us not forget how much we owe to our
friends, the bankers" but just then ev-
erybody laughed.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-09-17
Issued ID ally, Except
Sundays. Entered a
the Post Office, 81 Cen"
tro, Calf, as Second
Class Matter.
SAFETY IN AVIATION

EVER since the Wright brothers first
IL pushed their kite-like contraption in
To the air quarter of century ago, the
ordinary man has had very deeply in
grained fear of aerial travel.
In the early days, of course that fear
was perfectly justified. Flying then was
extremely risky. But the fear has per-
sisted, even though airpaneS have been
developed immeasurably. Even today it
Is fairly widespread-kept alive. proba-
bly,. by the occasional reports Of airplane
accidents
How greatly is this fear justified? The
best way to find out is to look at what
happens when competent pilots get to-
gether to put up-to-date planes through
their PAGES. The recent National Air
Races were such an occasion. What hap
pened?
First of all, there were many military
planes present - 36 from the army. u
from the navy, and u from the marine
corps. All of these planes flew every
day for eight days, performing intricate
maneuvers, engaging in military stunts.
flying in close formation-putting planes
and pilots to the severest possible tests
No military flyer was killed or injured
in this work There was only one acci-
dent, and the two flyers involved escaped
unhurt.
Then there were races for civilian fly
ers. Fully $50 men and women piloted
planes in these events, which included
cross country flying, straight away
dashes and an endless series of sprints
around five-mile course. These were
perhaps the most dangerous events mag
Unable. Day after day planes shot along,
a scant 100 feet off the ground at speeds
ranging from 130 to 240 miles an hour.
But once again there were no fatalities.
One plane was destroyed by fire; its pilot
escaped with his parachute.
Lastly, there were the out and out
stunt flyers, who went up half dozen
times a day, putting their planes into
positions that would have been certain
death dozen years ago. And again
there were no fatalities. There were not
even any accidents or injuries.
The National Air Races, taken as
whole, seem to provide pretty good an
swer for the fears of the man on the
ground. They seem to have proved pretty
clearly that given good plane and
good pilot flying can be about as safe
pursuit as any man could ask.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-09-17

Three major scandals are brewing in
Hollywood, says a writer. Say, just what
is major scandal in Hollywood?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-01
Alien Smuggling in U. S.
Border Crossing Simplest and Cheapest Way to Bring
in Foreigners, But It's Risky-Fdst Boats, Autos
and Vans Are Most Popular Methods.

to the United States Is Havana. The
alien can be brought to Cuba and kept
there until a favorable opportunity pre-
sents itself. Some are brought in by
airplane from Havana.
The smugglers generally, Carson
says, are in close alliance with the
racket" but the racketeer himself dis
likes the risk. There are apt to be
bullets flying. But once in the United
States the smuggled alien seldom is
obliged to shift entirely for himself
Either there are relatives awaiting him
or the organization is ready for him
He is kept in obscurity until he becomes
sufficiently Americanized to pass on the
street without drawing curious looks.
Signatures Forged.
Then comes the time to make him
full-fledged American citizen, II he
is able to pay for the service. He may
be provided with re-entry permit. He
may be supplied with a vanishing
bride. In several cases, Carson found
the signatures of dead judges were
skillfully forged to naturalization papers
Chinese, Carson says, pays the high
est prices to the racket. Once caught
they are the hardest aliens with whom
to deal because they have been taught
the art OF telling a simple story and
sticking to 1t. When pressed for In
eliminating details they professedly
cannot understand and lapse into stub
born silence.
Their ace card Is the San Francisco
earthquake. A Chinese of 60 will pro-
test with a straight face that he was
born in the California city about the
time Of the quake: which DESTROYED his
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-01
'M|S|NTERPRETED,"
REPL|ESDR. WILSON
NJ. E. Dry Leader Insists
Trough Element" Rules
American Legion.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ALTON, Ill, october i.'~Dr. Clarence
True Wilson, general secretAsS Of the
Methodist Episcopal Board Of TemSr-
ance, Prohibition and Public Morals,
said here last p'ght his recent state
ment regarding the American Legion
national convention and its vote for q
Nation wide referendum on prohibition
had been "misinterpreted."
Spec king before the Southern Illinois
Methodist Episcopal Conference, DR..
Wilson declared, however, that the Le-
gion has been lat the mercy of a rough
element"
There are million men," he said,
who went across to- France from dry
environments where they had been
taught to let liquor alone and they were
going to Europe as the representatives
Of American civilization.
Says Americanism Lost.
They went over and did their parts
oravely and we'll and came back as clean
in mind and body, as free and loyal to
the moral standards of the United
States. and as fit to be decent American
citizens as when they went away. All
this. and covered with the halo of Amer
lean patriotism and heroism, in addi-
ton, but some of the number dropped
their Americanism, their Christian
standards of decency, dropped into
French customs and came back to i'm
pert them into the United States.
They are not a majority Of the
American Legion. they are only small
fraction and their lewdness and drunk
enneSS at their conventions disgraced
their fellow members and all ex-Soldiers.
The fact is that the organization has
been at the mercy of a rough element
and some of its officers have used this
organization, both through the editing
of the Stars and Stripes and the ex-
ploitation of the Legion convention
since, to attack the Constitution Of the
country, to show that they have no
moral sense of loyalty to support the
eighteenth amendment until it has had
fair trisl in cur American life.
BIames Wet Newspapers.
This is what I said and nothing but
this. The attempt of certain newspaper
writers to make it appear that L have
attacked all the American Legion. or
soldiers, is of piece with the tactics
Of wet newspapers. Every dry state
ment is warped into something that Is
ridiculous or prepoSterouS.
''Of course, no one would attack the
American Legion, as such. 1t contains
too many noble and true citizens, but
they have perfect right to say of the
crowd that opened up Detroit for big
carouSe and established their head
quarters over in Windsor by a gov
ernmen: liquor store by the ferry, and
let it be known that liquor was easy
to get, that these men will be con-
demned by their own members.
las to their voting wet, 1 have only
to say that If that is their sentiment
they have as much right to vote wet
as I have to vote dry.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-01
Life looks rosy for him
Health worth more
than fortune

THE baby to be envied is the one
Il who is born with an inheritance
of perfect health, TO begin with.
And who's lucky enough to have a
mother who knows how to build up
this fortune.
perhaps I'm old-fashioned," she'll
say to the doctor who pronounces
her child physically 1000 at a baby
show, "but this health certificate
means more to me than all the stock
certificates in the world. If my baby
grows up strong and well, I'm will
ing to leave it to him to make a
career and fortune for himself.
"AIready Pm teaching him the
value of regular habits. Regular
sleep, regular meals, regular func-
tions. He's never once been off
schedule, not even when he was
cutting teeth or travelling to the
country. | make sure of that by
giving him Nujol regularly. He has
his own bottle in the nursery"
Nujol works so easily and naturally
that it won't upset a baby under
any conditions. 1t keeps everything
functioning properly. 1t not only
prevents any excess of body poisons
1--WE all have them) from forming,
but aids in their removal. 1t is safe
and sure. Nujol was perfected by
the Nujol Laboratories, 2 Park
Avenue, New York City.
Just try Nujol for your baby. Give
it to him regularly for the next three
months. See if it doesn't make things
much easier for both ofyou. See if he
doesn't thrive on this new schedule
-(children themselves much prefer
living by regular routine).
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-01
AROUSING REPRISALS
CHARGED TO minor
Editor Accuses Grain Sterilization
Head of Suggesting With
drawal Of Ads.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
KANSAS CITY, October Robert
Sterling, editor Of the Northwestern
Miller, yesterday made public a letter
to George S. Minor, president of the
Grain Sterilization Corporation, accus-
ing the latter of encouraging reprisals
against the trade for its criticism of
the administration Of the agricultural
marketing act
Sterling wrote that Minor, whose
corporation is an agency of the Federal
Farm Board. has suggested to millers
that an effective way to cause our
publication to discontinue its criticisms
was available to them through with
drawings or threatening to withdraw
their advertising from our columns"
Sterling declared such alleged &C
Invites constitutes highly unethical
and improper effort to control free ex-
preston of opinion
THE letter asserted officials of the
magazine will be compelled to con-
slider measures for the protection" OF
their interests.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-01

Here's another thing: nurses are adj
vising mothers to give their babies
an oil rub with Nujol after the daily
bath, instead of using powder. Just
saturate some cotton with Nujol
and rub it gently all over your
baby's body. 1t keeps him from
getting chapped and chafed. And
leaves his skin as soft and smooth as
velvet. Use it when you change his
clothes. Whenever his skin has been
exposed to irritation.
A bottle of Nujol costs you no more
than pink ribbons on the baby's
bonnet. And it's worth a lot more
to him! Try it. Certainly it could do
no harm-for Nujol contains no
drugs or medicine. Your druggist
carries it. Be sure you get the genu-
inc. Sold only in sealed packages,
never in bulk.
Advertisement
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-01
EDISON, WEAKER,
ABAND0NS RIDE
Physicians Bulletin Says
Wizard Is Slowly Failing
in Health.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
EAST ORANGE, N. j., october l.
Thomas A. Edison, the wizard Of Menlo
Park, is slowly falling in health, his
physician, DR.. Hubert s. Howe, said
today in a bulletin.
The complication Of four diseases,
which brought serious collapse to the
aged inventor several weeks ago, is sap
ping his strength.
Mr.. Edison seems to have less inter-
est in things, and his strength has
failed somewhat during the last few
days" DR.. Howe stated
Because of his weakened condition,
Mr.. Edison did not take his customary
auto ride this afternoon, despite fair
weather and warm sunshine.
The inventor, however, Is not confined
to his bed, and spends most Of the day
moving about the house, occasionally
sitting at his desk
Charles Edison, president Of the Edi-
son Industries, visited his father today,
as Is his custom.