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Imperial Valley press., 1932-06-03

"Oh, isn't he cute!" exclaimed
Baby Bunty, the little orphan rab-
bit, when she saw the Bumble Bee
crawl out of the little white, birch
bark box, in which Uncle Wiggily
had carried the tiny creature.
will he sting?' asked Jingle
She knew that many bees have
sharp stings, like little arrows.
"Oh. no. I won't sting you said
the Bumbler as he slipped some
sugar water that Nurse Jane gave
him in tiny butter dish.
The rabbit children watched the
Bumbler crawling around, and
after they had eaten their suppers
Baby Bunty asked the visitor:
DO you know any storieS?'
"a few" answered the Bumbler
So he told how, once, when he was
out gathering honey from the
flowers. the Rain Fairies dropped
down from the sky, having been
Jared from the clouds by the
Thunder Wagon. THE Rair
Fairies were getting me all wet,
said the Bee, but I craWled in 6
hollow tree to stay until the rair
was over. Then along came 9
hungry Bear and he tried TO ge'
my honey, but I stung him on hi;
nose SO he ran away hoWling.'
"Oh, that was a fine story" eX.
claimed Jangle.
Tell us another!" begged Jingle
her twin sister.
Maybe the Bumbler is tired,
said Nurse Jane.
well, if you're tired tellinl
stories maybe you know gam'
to play" said Buster, bo,
rabbit
"I know the Tickling Game, salt
the jolly Bee.
"Oh, let's play that" exclaimet
Baby Bunty. "How does it go?"
You must all close your eyes,
buzzed the Bumble Bee. Il vii
fly around the room and tickl
you on your noses and you mus
try to catch me before I fly away.
So the Bumbler and the rabbi
children played the Tickling Game
Fitting from nose To nose, the Be
! tickled each one in turn as eye
were shut. But though the bun
nies tried very hard to catch tn
Bee he flew away so quickly the
could not.
That's enough now,' sal
Imperial Valley press., 1932-06-03
Fleet To Finish
War Maneuyers

LOS ANGELES, June 3. (U.R =
War games of the United States
fleet, featuring the navy dirigible
Akron, were to conclude today, and
the great lighter-than-air craft
was to return to its west coast base
at sunnyyale preparatory to leaY-
ing for Lakehurst, N. J., next
week.
Eleven dreadnaughts were at sea
Yesterday to take part in the tactl-
cal exercises. They were to return
to port tonight and tomorrow pre-
paratory to leaving again Monday
for long range battle practice.
The Akron served as the eyes
of scouting force Of destroyers,
arrayed against the battleships in
the maneuyers.
At shore headquarters it was
announced that two cruisers, a de-
stroyer and a tender now being
oVerhauled at eastern docks had
been assigned to the scouting force
here, which will remain in the San
Pedro-San Diego area until Oc-
tober l.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-06-03
BEDTIME STORIES
BY HOWARD E. GARRIS
Copyright 1928, By Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate

Mother Longears after an exciting
chase. 1T is time little rabbits
were in bed.
Not until Daddicums reads us
the Bedtime Story!' begged Bunty.
So Uncle Wiggily read it from
/ the paper and then he watched the
rabbits hop up stairs. Nurse Jane
locked the doors and Mr.. Long
! ears said:
/ IT must wind my alarm clock. I
/ want to get UP early in the morn :
ing TO go look for more adventures.
Yes, must wind my alarm clock. :"
Il will be your alarm clock, ="
buzzed the Bumbler.
How can you?' asked the
rabbit.
Very easily" was the answer.
when the sun shines and it is
morning I will fly up stairs, buzz
in your ear and awaken you. 1
will be your alarm clock"
All right. That is very kind of
you said Uncle Wiggily. So he
went up to bed, leaving the Bundle
Bee alarm clock to sleep in the
kitchen.
In the middle Of the night there
was a noise at the back door. The
Bumbler, vino was a light sleeper,
heard it and awakened.
This must be one Of the Bad
Chaps trying to get my friend
Uncle Wiggily," buzzed the Bee.
"Tl crawl through the keyhole and
sting him" So, softly the Bumbler
craWled out through the keyhole.
On the back steps stood a big
creature with two sharp horns.
Get away, you Bad Chap!" buzzed
the Bumbler and he flew at the
creatures nose.
Don't sting me! Don't sting
mel" cried a bleating voice. I'm
a friend to Uncle Wiggilyl Don't
sting mel"
Hearing the noise, Uncle Wig
gily looked down out of his window
and asked what was the matter.
I'm going to sting the Bad
Chap!" buzzed the Bumbler.
I'm not a Bad Chap, Pm Uncle
Butter, the goat!" the voice called
and Uncle Wiggily switching on
his flaShlight, said:
That's right, Uncle Butter is
my friend. What's the matter.
Butter?" he asked. why this
night call?"
81 came to borrow some coffee /"
bleated the goat. I'VE have unex-
pected company and no coffee"
So Uncle Wiggily gave him some
and all was well.
Now if the rice pudding will give
the sugar cookie a few raisins with
which to play marbles, III tell you
next about Uncle Wiggily and the
Rain Fairies.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-06-03

WASHINGTON, June 3.-There
is an interesting story behind the
administration sudden and con-
centrated attack yesterday upon
Democratic relief bills. It concerns
a group of three men and a woman
and toiled night and day over the
Memorial Day holiday to align
facts and figures for smashing
assault.
The group was from the office Of
Ferry K. Heath, assistant secretary
of treasury, in charge OF public
building work.
After working last Saturday they
reported at 9 a. m. Sunday and
worked until $50 p. N. a let-up
had been planned for Memorial
Day. but that morning the group
was rounded up and worked through
until lis a. m, Tuesday, with
time out only for meals or a walk
around the block. Back at their
desks at $50 a m. Tuesday, they
remained on the job until 1920
D. m. Another long day Wednes-
day found Secretary of Mills IN
possession of arguments, figures,
Imperial Valley press., 1932-06-03
UNCLE WTGGILY'S ALARM
CLOCK

Uncle Wiggily's little rabbit boys
and girls had great fun with the
Bundle Bee which their father
brought home with him one night.
Mr.. Longears had found the big,
jolly, yellow and black Bumbler
stuck in a red flower on the shore
of the duck pond. The Bundle
Bees legs were stuck in the sticky
honey juice of the red flower.
Uncle Wiggily loosed the Bum
bier with water from the duck
pond and then, as it was late and
the Bee was tired, the rabbit took
him home to the bungalow for
the night.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-06-03
Library Offering
Vacation Privilege

Vacation privileges now ase in
effect at the Ell Centro library
where librarians are making every
effort to secure comfort and con-
yenience for the summer reader.
Any number of non-fiction and
14-day fiction may be retained by
the patron for a month. 1t will
be necessary, however, for the pa
tron to designate his intention of
keeping the books that length Of
time, according to Agnes Ferris
BigeloW, librarian. Before taking
the books for a month, the libra :
rian at the desk should be notified.
Seven day books, too, may be re-
tanned for two weeks.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-06-03
Wheat Payment
Asked I'm Suit

Payment of $569.87 for 434 sacks
of wheat, weighing 59,955 pounds,
was asked in a general complaint
filed at the county clerks office
yesterday afternoon by j. H. Wylie
against Jim King, Junius Wheeler,
Barbara S. Wheeler and Globe
Grain and Milling company.
The complaint gives no details,
but sets forth the contention that
Wylie was owner of the wheat,
that the defendants were notified
of his ownership, but converted the
wheat to their own use. The
amount asked is based on what is
described as a reasonable market
value at the time the wheat was
taken.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-06-03
THE VALLEY UNDERSTANDS

IMPERIAL VALLEY residents, partic-
L ularly those of an older generation
can appreciate the recent crisis at Blythe
and can sympathize with the inhabitants
Of the Palo Verde valley who were put
to the same test that confronted this
community in the early days.
Those of us who have come here in
more recent years know only from hear
say the terrific fight that men and wom-
en- had to wage to save their homes and
their land when the Colorado ran wild
into the valley
Blythe's battle was much shorter
one, but no less serious to the people of
that community, than was the battle I'M
perial Valley waged in 1905 and 1906.
The same sort of courage and determin-
alton were required in both instances.
Even though the Blythe flood caused
a terrific strain on the people it was not
without its good result, for it undoubt-
edly spurred favorable action by con-
gress on Congressman Swing g's flood con-
troll bill which provides funds to
strengthen the levees and guard against
future assaults by the river. This action
should have been taken long ago, but
none knows better than Imperial Valley
residents how long it takes to wake up
congress to things that are needed.
It would not do to mention the Blythe
flood without commencing the two young
sters credited in news dispatches with
giving the first warning of danger.
Freddie Moore and William Hays, re-
ported to have been chasing wandering
cow, saw the flood waters in place they
knew should be dry and Immediately re-
ported the fact to their elders.
That boys of their years should rec
ognize the danger and be prompt in re-
porting it is indeed remarkable in view
of the traditional responsibility OF
youth. They may not become as we'll
known in history as the boy who placed
his hand in the dixie to stop the leak but
it is certain they will be remembered
in Blythe for many day.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-06-03
Don't Quote Me-
Bs United Press 49,

tables. statistics and counter-pro-
posals which he rained upon two
congressional committees yesterday.
The workers were Heath, mis- as
sistant L. C. Martin, Dave Nc
Kee, accountant, and Miss Del Rey
Gregory, stenographer.
Senator Dickinson (Rep) Iowa,
complained in the senate yesterday
that a note had been pinned to his
door threatening that unless he
changed his attitude toward pay
cuts pressure would be brought to
bear for his defeat at home. He
said the note was signed by a
group OF federal employees"
Dickinson said that if he could
find the authors they would mo
longer be federal employees" :"
Senator Norris tRepJ Nebraska,
suggested that the proper censure
would be silence"
Imperial Valley press., 1932-06-03
SHERIFF CAUGHT HUGE FISH

SAN BENITo, Tex. U.R)-sher-
if Frank Mills, Coleman, landed
a Jewish weighing 200 pounds
while angling near Brazos de San
tiago Pass, off Port Isabel. He
shipped the fish, the biggest caught
SO far this season, by express to
Coleman.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-06-03
INJURIES FATAL

VENTURA, Calf, June 3. U.P)-
Fred a Ripley, rs, a real estate
man of Hermosa Beach and Los
Angeles, was dead today by his own
hand.
Police said the aged man snot
himself in the head after writing
two notes to his son, Lyle Ripley,
Los Angeles.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-06-03
Local Rebekahs
Name Officers

Election Of officers took place at
last nights meeting of the local
Rebekah lodge. The newly elected
officers will be announced as soon
as all appointiye positions are
filled.
Routine business occupied the
members present last night and
plans were made for the next
meeting, June 16.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-06-03
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO
.Iuf1e 2 I0IS

The first solid car of Watermelons
will go to Los Angeles next Mon
day. The first shipment of green
corn went to the market yesterday
There were four dozen ears in the
shipment and they sold for rs cents
a dozen.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-06-03
IMPERIAL VALLEY PRESS
THE END

Few will regret the action taken yester-
l day by the government in dismissing
charges involving criminal conspiracy
against Albert B. Fall, Harry F. Sim
clair, Edward L. Doheny and Edward L.
Doheny Jr., growing out of the Teapot
Dome scandals.
Another charge against Fall, charging
conspiracy, is also to be dismissed.
The Teapot Dome scandals were with
out doubt the most nefarious peace-time
blots upon the country. In their wake
they dragged hitherto honorable char
acters in the dust. Fall has just been
released from prison, broken and dis
honored old man; Sinclair served Jail
term for contempt of court growing out
of the scandals; the elder Doheny was
acquitted of conspiring with FALL his
son has been dead for two years, victim
of tragedy not connected with the
scandals.
Henry NJ. Blackmer, drawn into the
mess when he refused to testify against
Sinclair, has just paid S3,000,000 in fines
to the government, SO that he may re-
turn from exile in France and faces more
charges involving income tax fraud.
Edwin n DENLY, former secretary of
the navy, retired from office under
cloud as a result of the scandals.
From first to last it was disgusting
bit of treachery and writing of the final
chapters is not likely to bring objections
although all concerned got OIL more
lightly than they should.
To Atlee Pomerene, government pros
ecutor in the various court trials, the
people owe a debt of gratitude beyond
the amount of salary allowed him. His
work has been marked by a sincerity
that merits commendation.
To Senator Thomas J. Walsh of Mon
tana. credit is also due. In the face of
terrific political opposition he exposed
the whole mess and has only the salts
faction of hard job we'll done for his
pains.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-06-03

President Sproule of the South
ern Pacific announced recently that
the Westmorland branch of the
Calipatria railroad was to be ex-
tended south to connect with the
San Diego and Eastern road which
will be operated by the Southern
Pacific.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-06-03

Published every evening except Sunday by the
imperial Valley Press Inc 625 State street. El
nlro California { Costello. business man.
sgeI Telephone 26 business office 700 editorial
apartment Fun leased elre United Press Assa-
Imperial Valley press., 1932-06-03

The All clubs of Clallam county,
Washington, will hatch pheasant
eggs this year, furnished free by
the state.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-06-03

The electric fan, so popular couple
of weeks ago, now has several days, dust
on it. And who cares?
Imperial Valley press., 1932-06-03

Uncle Andy" finally succumbed to
the lure of knee breeches. Why all the
fuss when so many thousands OF Amer
leans with funny legs wear knickers?
Imperial Valley press., 1932-06-03

The Bonus Army" may be "all wet
but we can't see them joining the Reds.
The latter are wasting their efforts.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-06-03

A good idea of what Communism is
can be obtained from the report that
Communists refused to pay tribute to
the martyred president of France.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-06-03

LEOPARD DECREASES VISITORS
KALAMAZOO, Mich. (U.Pt-Vis-
itors are scarce to the office Of
Howard j. Cooper, of Kalamazoo.
The reason, a six-Weelzs-old leop-
ard, Cooper has adopted as a pet.
The animal plays about the office
unclaimed.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-06-03

Secretary Hurley seems to have no dit.
ficulty in living up to the traditions OIL
his first name-Patrick.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-06-03
TEN YEARS AGO
IIne 3. 1922

The election Throughout The r.
1igation district yesterday resulted
in a vote of approximately to
l in favor of the $7,500,000 bond is
sue.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-06-03
Looking Backward
What the Press Files Tell of
Imperial Valley for This Date
in Past Years
TWENTY YEARS AGO
June 3, 1912

The time is at hand for the an
nual flood of the Colorado river
and indications are that it will be
up to standard this year. The dis
charge June l, was 10000 second
feet.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-06-03

The schools of Imperial county
will have a large exhibit at the
county fair in October, the mater
ial now being collected in>the office
of the county school superintend-
emf
Imperial Valley press., 1932-06-03

The supervisors today decided to
discontinue holding space in the
Los Angeles chamber building.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1932-11-03

Of our readers, experienced In political
matters, called up this office and said,
you have hurt your paper by en-
dorslng McKinnon." We didn't worry
q great deal, but we were humanity
gratified when McKinnon polled the
heaviest vote on the Island of any
candidate for state representative.
That showed that there were a few
others as misguided as we.
1t is matter Of community his
tory that in the campaign of 1880
Archie McKinnon promised his sup
port to highway from the South
End. Weeks before the accomplish
ment of what he had succeeded in
doing was announced he had quietly
gone to work and secured 100000 APP
preparation to commence the road.
The person responsible for obtaining
that appropriation was none other
than Archie McKinnon. supported by
residents of the Enumclaw district
who when saving of $4,000 had
been made by change in the type Of
oiling of the Natchez highway, en-
couraged Mr.. McKinnon to have the
sum expended on Island roads.
Mr.. McKinnon's running mate in
this campaign is L, j. Costello. Of
Kent. Mr.. Costello is quiet. retiring
man. Not one who makes lot Of
pre- election promises, with no inten-
ton of keeping them, but one who
goes about quietly determining the
best course to pursue. Two years ago
was the first time Mr.. Costello had
entered politics and he was an UNI
known quantity. In the last legisla-
ture he proved that he was on the
job. He received the endorsement Of
officials of the largest cooperative
poultry association Of the state for his
work in getting the bill through to
discourage the Importation Of dried
eggs, a practice detrimental to the
egg producing industry of the state.
He too is friendly to Vashon Island,
and has pledged to uphold Mr.. Nc
Kinnon in seeking further support for
the extension of the north to south
highway. Their plan is to get state
aid in extending the highway from
Burton to the pavement-at Center; to
have the paved portion included in q
permanent state highway, which will
mean state maintenance rather than
county maintenance.
i Running in opposition to Mr.. Nc
Kinnon and Mr.. Costello are two men
of high caliber. We probably would
make no mistake in voting for these
men, but everyone who can conscient-
iously do SO will be helping the Island
immeasurably by voting for McKinnor
and Costello. and thereby doing our
bit to return to the legislature two
men, who. regardless Of their political
affiliations, have proven themselves
the best friends at court that vashor
Island has ever had.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1932-11-03
QUEER QUERIES.

.
/ When was the first president of
the U, s. elected2
2 Who was the first president and
when was he inaugurated2
8 Since Washington's first In
auguration when are presidents in
augurated?
4 Do the people vote directly for
PRESIDENT
5 How do they voter
6 How many votes is every state
entitled?
Which state has the greatest
number Of votes?
How many states have three2
o How many votes are there in the
ELECTORAL collegep
10 How many are necessary to
elect?
II Name three presidents who were
not elected by the electoral college.
IL What president received u ma
jority of the popular votes9
ANSWERS on page sikh
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1932-11-03
WE ARE INDEBTED TO McKrNNoN

This issue contains an advertisement
paid for by vashon Island citizens who
feel that our community owes q vote
OF confidence to j. A. Archie Nc
Kinnon for past performance and fu-
ture accomplishment.
This Is particularly gratifying to the
editor of the News Record for num-
Der OF reasons, Two years ago. very
new and timid in political opinions
we endorsed Archie McKinnon. One
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1932-11-03
MORE EXPENSE.

The report of the grand jury on last
Saturday, after nine weeks of de-
liberation, and the examination OF
volumes of evidence was, like the re-
suit of that famous battle of the
nursery rhyme with nobody killed
and nobody hurt. In fact the man
who was supposedly to be hurt the
most came out of the fray with prac-
tically clean bill of health.
Overcoming, to a degree, the politi-
cal prejudice and influence intent on
his defeat, Don Evans has succeeded
in an early hearing Of his case, with
the trial starting on Thursday. He
confidently expects an acquittal. for
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1932-11-03

The children of today are the pub
lie Of tomorrow and the better edu-
Gated they are, whether they be chill
dren of the country or children of
the city, it is the nation as whole
that benefits.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1932-11-03
LIsABEULA ITEMS

Mr.. and Mrs. Harper entertained
recently the Shepherd family of Puy-
allup.
Mrs. Steinforth and daughter, Leora
Lipin have been in Seattle for several
days, caring for Mrs. Henry Shain
virginia Steinforth) who has been
quite Ill.
The Lisabeula girls gave delight
full Halloween party at the Maloneys
last Monday night. All costumes were
clever. The boys came as flappers,
tramps, darkies, pirates, clowns and
ghosts, and the girls we're both beauti-
ful and otherwise, in variety of
costumes. The large living room and
breakfast room were decorated In
orange and black and the shaded
lights produced a weird effect. Mrs.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1932-11-03

In 1850 the world was exceedingly
large. News from Washington reach
cd California weeks after 1t happened.
To-day the world Is exceedingly small.
News reaches there often before those
mile from Capitol Hill hear 1t.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1932-11-03

Harper, Miss Sloan and Mrs. Maloney
assisted the girls.
Quite crowd OF Islanders attend
cd party and dance held at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Bengston last
Saturday night.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1932-11-03

No man mentally small can make
a great citizen.
The Washington times., 1932-05-05

VSSAC41s
Alice Sullivan lives at GIT c
st. N. E.. She writes:
II have been reading the
column for a long time, but
never Joined. 1 enjoy it greatly,
however, so I wish you would
send me q membership card. I
have blond hair and blue eyes
and am 13 years old. 1 attend
the Stuart Junior High where I
am in the eighth grade"
Sylvia Sander, one Of the
original Adventure Club mem
bers, is moving this week to
Al K st. N. E., from her old
address at so Fenton Pl. She
asks for q new membership
card having lost her old one.
AS we have said before in the
column we are glad to give
duplicate cards, but the mem
ber must send a stamped and
addressed envelope.
New Members
Omer Durrett, jr., TOT
Twenty-Second st. N. W., has
sent us a couple of new mem
bers. They are Wilbur Cohen
and James Horn and we are
sending the membership cards
to Omer Gas he directed) for
lack of addresses. However we
would be grateful if Wilbur
and James would send their
addresses to us for our files.
We keep a record Of the mem
bers and we like it to be COM
plete.
Here are a few letters we have
not had space before to pub
lish in the column.
Dorothy Olewack, 210h Sec
ond ST., s. E.:
'T wish to Join the Adven-
ture Club because / like TO 60
places, do things and make
new friends. Please send my
membership card as soon as
possible so that / will know
that j have become a member
of your club. I wish the club
a big success"
The Washington times., 1932-05-05
n 4 wE5R1 Ea4H Vs.

Betty Wallace Cochran, 923
New Jersey Ave. S. E.:
Il always listen to Kit Kar.
son over WJSV. The way he
reads the funnies makes me
like them better and better. 1
read your column in The Wash
ington Times every day. All
the funnieS are good but
Blonde and Little Annie Rooney
are my favoriteS. I am 9 years
old and in the fifth grade"
Aloysius H. Allen. 1915 o
st. N. W.:
"I would like to join the
club very much because 1 hear
Kit KarsOn over WJSV and I
sure do enjoy it. 1 will send
my picture If you want it."
Mary Dryden, 205 Daniel ST.,
Colmar Manor, Md:
81 have two girl friends in
the club and they asked me to
join. They said the club was
The Washington times., 1932-05-05

Mouse"
Fred Phillips, 14O c st. S. E.,
says he has lost his member
ship card. We repeat that we
will be glad to send a duplicate
but we must have a stamped
envelope. A very clever little
drawing Of Kit Karson was en-
closed in Fred's letter. He must
be an artist. Wish we could
publish some of these really
clever little drawings we re-
ceiVe but space forbids. But
we enjoy seeing them.