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Imperial Valley press., 1933-02-28
BEDTIME STORIES
BY HOWARD E. GARRIS
Copyright 1882, by Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate)

gily answered. II like to know with
whom I go coasting. But ]. can't
see you face"
mot yet but you shall, soon,' .
said the strange chap. when we
get to the bottom of the hill"
"Oh, does this hill have an end
or a bottom?" asked Uncle Wig
gily, and he felt very much dis
appointed.
"Of course it has an end and a
bottom!" answered the Red Ami
NAL. "All hills come to an end.
Haven't you often heard of the
bottom of the hill? Each hill has
a top and a bottom. We started at
the top of this hill and we are
coasting to the bottom"
"Oh, dear" said Uncle Wiggily.
II had hoped this long hill was a
jolly one that, when you reached
the bottom would let you coast up
to the top again so there would be
no need of walking up and drag
ging your sled. Isn't this that kind
of a hill?'
"I never heard of such HILL .
said the Red Animal. IT don't be-
lieve there is one. This is very
long hill, but it has bottom. And
soon we shall reach it. But tell
me, do you like this ride?" And
again the Red Chap leaned close
against Uncle Wiggily's back.
"Oh, wish you'd stop tickling
me" said the rabbit.
Perhaps you would rather l
nibbled you?" asked the Red Chap.
IT can do that as easily as tickle
you'll"
All at once Uncle Wiggily guessed
what had happened. The Red An
imal was the Woozie Wolf, the
same one who had tried to. play
a trick on the little Red Riding
Hood girl.
This must be Red Riding Hoods
cape the Wolf has on" said Uncle
Wiggily to himself. He covered
his face with it SO I wouldn't know
him. Then the Wolf waited for me
to get to the top of the long hill
and he popped out of the bushes
with the sled just in time to ask me
to ride. And 1 was foolish enough
to get on the sled with him. Oh,
how silly I was. But now how can
/ get away from him?"
We'll, what about it?' asked the
Wolf, for it really was that Bad
Chap. do you want me to nibble
you instead of tickling your carp"
"Oh, no! Mol Mol" shouted Un-
Gle Wiggily, and with that he roll
ed off the sled leaving the Wolf
ccasting on to the bottom of the
long hill all alone. That was a
queer ride but I'm glad it's over,
said Mr.. Longears.
Then he began walking back up
the hill so the Wolf couldn't get
him. And if the clothes horse in
the laundry will give the handker-
chief ride I'll tell you next about
Uncle Wiggily's March wind.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-02-28
Editorial Page
and
Features
TOBACCO TAX OPPOSED

CALIFORNIA; need to raise additional
- revenue is recognized by all citizens,
but we doubt very much that citizens IN
general will favor tax on tobacco as
one of the means for bringing more
money into the state Golfers.
Assembly bill No 1889 provides for a
10 per cent tax on gross sales of cigars,
smoking and chewing tobacco and snuff.
The tax on cigarettes is placed at S1.5O
per thousand, or three cents on each
package of 20 cigarettes.
The bill provides that each store hand
ling tobacco must take out yearly per-
nit, purchase the tax stamps to be
placed on cigarettes before being sold
to the consumer and rns.ke monthly re-
port on sales of other tobacco commodi-
ties, accompanying the report with pay
ment of the 10 per cel,t tax.
Revenue from tobacc o, as far as states
is concerned, has not proved successful
where it has been trie d. Iowa, Kansas,
North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, Ar
kansas, Georgia, Missi ssippi, Tennessee,
Alabama and South Carolina, have to-
bacco taxes. Reports for 1881 show that
in each instance the re venue has fallen
so far short of the estimates, as to in
dicate the tax is a complete failure.
This is explained by resentment
against the tax, causing ''bootlegg1ng"
of cigarettes, ordering by mail from 9TH
er states, with consequent loss OF rev.
enue to merchants as well as to the state,
and other methods for evading the tax.
There is now six cents federal tax
on each package of 20 cigarettes. This
is paid by the manufacturer at the
source. by means Of the familiar reve-
nue. stamp on each package. The state
tax would be paid by the consumer, add
ing a price of three cents to the cost, as
far as he is concerned.
Tobacco may be considered as lux
ury, but this is drawing line conclu-
sion It is the only luxury many persons
with small income may enjoy and to
make it even more burdenSome for them
to get this enjoyment is not fair, even
if the tax could be levied and collected
successfully.
The failure of the prohibition law,
with its nefarious system of bootlegging,
would be paralleled in a tobacco tax,
tobacco, because of its comparatively
small bulk, being much easier to snug
gle than liquor.
The bill would mean the creation of
new jobs to see that the tax Is not be-
ing lodged, as it certainly would be by
INSCRIPTIONS dealers, and individuals
who would see in ..'bootlegging" an op-
portunity to make money. Salaries of
such an enforcement personnel would
legitimately be charged against the tax,
further cutting down the revenue.
Through the system of federal taxa
ton, the tobacco industry is carrying all
that the traffic can bear Singing it
out for further gouging is not only un-
fair but does not even appear to be good
business.
The proposed law is bound to be un-
Imperial Valley press., 1933-02-28
UNCLE WIGGILY'S QUEER
RIDE

Down the long hill Uncle Wiggily
was coasting on sled. Behind him
was some animal wearing such a
large, red cloak that the rabbit
gentleman could not tell who he
was.
cat any rate" thought Mr.. Long
ears, little puzzled as to who his
company might be, Il am having
fine coast and this long hill may
be the one am looking fora
hill that goes both ways SO you can
coast down it and when you reach
the end, coast back again. In that
way you wouldn't lave to walk up
the hill dragging your sled.'
Uncle Wiggily had set out to find
just such a hill afOer having seen
the bunny rabbits and other ami
NAL children coasting on regu-
lar hill. Reaching the bottom of
this hill, the little animal boys and
girls had to walk back dragging
their sleds. So Mr.. Longears had
hoped on and on until he came
to this long hill and then the queer
animal in the red cloak had popped
Imperial Valley press., 1933-02-28
Don't Quote Me-
By United Press

the regiment and finally got back
to Illinois the boy was discharged
under habeas corpus proceedings
by his mother All records of the
habeas corpus action were burned
in the great Chicago fire.
Between the Confederates and
Mrs. OLeary'S COW there is no rec
ord whatsoever that the erstwhiie
young man ever was in the army"
Lions and law, mixed In equal
proportions, have ruined the sleep
of DR.. william Mann, direetor OF
the National Geological Park.
The doctor has SO many lions
he doesn't know what to do with
them-and the law says he can't
give them away! Hy
Six lions are on exhibition, more
than the zoo really needs, and two
more lions are eating their heads
off in the privacy of the zoos back
yard.
DR.. Mann's only hope, and a slim
one at that, is the possibility OF
swapping a few of his lions for q
few hippopotami or other exotic live
stock. The law says that he can
make trades, but the doctor can't
| find any wouid-be traders.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-02-28
HEAD ON AUTO
CRASH FEATURE
AT COUNTY FAIR

Broken bones and fractured
skulls never had a definite market
value. In fact they weren't on
the market at all until some bright
minded promoter put an "ad" in
the Imperial Valley Press last week
to hire head-on-collision artist.
Now the market has been estab-
lished but the boys who are on the
selling end of the racket are lit
tie disorgariized for the present.
They ought to form a protective
union to help stabilize the prices
because they. run from $IO0 "or a
little cheaper" to $1,000 for the
same brand of contusions and con-
cusSions.
Horace T. Beam who is staging
the International Congress of Dare
devils at the Imperial County Fair
on March S, 6, 8 and set out to
hire young man who didn't give
a hoot whether he spent the rest
of his life in plaster cast or not.
Not only has he found couple of
drivers who would agree for a GER
tain fee to drive two automobiles
in a head-on-collision at 40 miles
an hour for the benefit of the cash
customers but he has literally
found whole regiment of them.
After the lad" was placed in The
Press he had to get special mes
senger to carry the replies from the
post office, Beam seriously declares.
Beam stipulated that the drivers
of the cars that we're to take part
in the latest thriller must be sin
gle and willing to release him from
any responsibility for injuries that
might result. Notwithstanding all
this the replies came in by the doz-
ems.
The high-priced peddler of frac-
tured skulls was Collier Bland of
Holtville. He wrote an application
for the job crashing through with
the $1,000 proposition. Bland said
Imperial Valley press., 1933-02-28
4-H Clubs To Haue
Fine Fair Exhibits

Valley All clubs are to have one
of the finest livestock shows ever
held at local county fair ac-
cording to H. Lee Lariderman, as
sistant farm advisor and 4-H club
leader.
Saturday Lanoernan met with
club exhibitors and leaders at the
fair grounds where they made
plans for their display, filled out
entry blanks and made arrange
ments for transportation Of ami
mails to the fair. All live stock must
be at the fair by 10 a. m. Saturday
morning, March 4.
Already number of entries have
been registered and 1t lis expected
that twice that many will be in the
exhibit which will feature hogs,
poultry and rabbits raised by the
club boys and girls.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-02-28

attachment issued by Judge Crit
fin.
II is charged in the petition that
Judge Griffin issued a writ of at
tachment under a suit filed by Fe-
lix Chacon against Jesus Mardu-
emo, and that the constable served
the writ of attachment on prop
erty belonging to Carlota Mardu-
emo. a stranger to the action, ex-
pelling her from her property.
The woman assigned the prop
erty to Ross. Thereafter Chacon
filed an amended complaint nam
ing all parties, including Ross. 1t
is the contention of the petition
Imperial Valley press., 1933-02-28

out of the bushes with a sled, in
vitiug 1hje bunny uncle ito ride
with him.
How do you like it?" asked the
Red Animal, who sat behind I'm
Gle Wiggily on the sled. Are you
having a fine coast?"
"Ouchl Stopi You tickle mel"
exclaimed Mr.. Longears.
What do you mean?' asked the
Red Animal
II mean you are speaking so close
to my ear that you tickle me-" said
Uncle Wiggily. please don't"
"All right, I'll STOP was the an
swer. But how do you like this
coast on the long hill?"
Before he replied Uncle Wiggily
did a bit of thinking. He began to
think that perhaps he was foolish
to come shedding down hill with
this Red Animal whose face he
couldn't see.
He has whiskers, whoever he
is" said the rabbit gentleman to
himself. at was his whiskers that
t1ckled me when he talked so close
to my ear. Perhaps 1 should have
found out who he was before /
went ccasting with him. III try now
to get a look at his face"
But the sled was coasting down
the long hill very fast. It seemed
to go faster all the time and when
Uncle Wiggily turned his head to
look around and see the Red An
imal, the wind blew the cloak over
the face of the whiskery chap and
Mr. Longears couldn't see who il
was.
1T would be fun if you didn't
tickle me- Uncle Wiggily said
laughing.
"Oh, excuse me. I'll try not tc
do it," said the Red Chap. "Bul
tell me, how do you like this ride?'
IT'S queer one" Uncle Wig
Imperial Valley press., 1933-02-28
WOMAN DIRECTS TRAFFIC

PRATT, Kan. W.Py-Traffic on
a highway near here one night re-
Gently was in a bad state until
Mrs. j. r. Fulton, farm woman,
took command Of the situation,
with her lantern covered with red
paper A doctors car stalled and
salesman stopped his car 20 assist
him. Then big truck smashed into
the rear car and a traffic jam re-
suited Mrs. Fulton, with her Ian
tern, soon had things proceeding
in an orderly way.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-02-28
ACTRESS ANSWERS SUIT

LOS ANGELES, Feb. %. UP
Answering a suit for a deficiency
judgment of s4l,OO3 filed by the
Mortgage Guaranty company, Mary
Miles Minter demanded $4,000 in
a cross-complaint on file today,
claiming the company wrongfully
sold her home at auction.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-02-28
Ask Reuietu OF
Court Verdict

Contending that Judge H. B.
Griffin of the Brawley justice
court exceeded his jurisdiction, j.
Edgar Ross, Julia Mardueno and
Carlota Mardueno yesterday after
noon petitioned the superior court
for writ of review covering JUS
tice court case.
The petition asks that the su-
perior court review the case, and
annul a summons and a writ OF
Imperial Valley press., 1933-02-28

he craved chance at the race.
Bud Wilson of Calexico said he
would like to take chance In the
crash for 500, but Beam said he
has closed the deal with at least
four men who are willing to drive
the cars that will participate In
the collision. If either of the or
iginal men are injured on Sunday
night then tine substitute will drive
on Monday, Wednesday and Thurs
DAY nights.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-02-28

Published every evening Except Sunday by the
Imperial Valley Press, Inc, 625 State street. El
Centro California. w. c. Costello business
ager. Telephone 26. business office; Zoo editorial
department. Full leased wire United Press ASSo-
Citations.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-02-28
DISTORTED INGENUITY

Two convicts made desperate but un-
! successful attempt to escape from
Folsom prison yesterday One ended has
life by shooting; the other surrendered
and faces disciplinary measures for his
infraction of the prison rules.
Because the inmates of Folsom are
"two time losers, men who have prev
iously served prison sentences, desper-
ate attempts to obtain liberty are not
unknown there.
But yesterdays break was unique be-
cause the men involved had shown con-
siderable ingenuity in manufacturing
pistols and ammunition from the crude
material they were able to pick up in the
prison shops. With these weapons they
hoped to hold the warden and some of
his men as hostages while they engineer
ed their escape. The plot failed only be-
cause the warden, acting on hunch, re-
fused to fall into the trap prepared for
him after the telephone operator in the
prison had been captured.
Colson, slayer, was one of the con-
victs. 1t was his ingenuity which planned
and constructed the pistols and the am
munition. He had previously given an
example of his ability to think by MAX
ing diving suit with which he planned
to remain submerged in the river near
the prison until he could work his way
to liberty. He failed that time only be-
cause an air float constructed in the top
of the suit failed to function.
1t is regrettable that a man clever
enough to have shown such ability was
not clever enough to make it work for
him legitimately. Had he been really
smart he would have made his brain pro-
vide comfortable living for him in free
dom. Instead he used it in futile at
tempts to cheat the law
A bullet through that brain ended his
career. Perhaps it is just as we'll for
all concerned that he took his own way
out of a world where he was lament
able misfit.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-02-28
IMPERIAL VALLEY PRESS

popular if it is passed, We have had
enough experience to prove the impossi-
biity of enforcing an unpopular law and
we should have profited by our expert
enee.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-02-28

City trustees of Holtville. have
decided to donate the north half of
the city park to any individual
or company who will put up
modern hotel.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-02-28

The Rex Poultry Yards, Chow
chilla, MADEIRA county, has l3 hens
that produced 800 or more eggs each
last year. 81,
Imperial Valley press., 1933-02-28

ers that thc court exceeded its
jurisdiction in issuing the attach
ment, and in permitting the filing
of the amended complaint.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-02-28

Andy Mellon is made defendant in a
suit for $220,000,000. The figures will
not scare him as he is we'll used to sew
eral more ciphers.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-02-28
TEN YEARS AGO
February 28. 1923

For the, first time in the history
OF, the valley, preaching services
are being held this year In a num-
ber of school houses in the rural
districts.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-02-28

Now we find that not even Jehol is
pronounced as it is spelled. The trans
lations range from "Wehole' to "Jahoo".
Imperial Valley press., 1933-02-28

The new secretary of the interior pro-
nounces his name as though spelled lex
us. Sounds like he has been smoking the
wrong brand of cigarettes.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-02-28

Organization of farm home de-
partment among the women of the
farm centers, now is underway in
this county. This is the most I'M
portant farm movement since the
organization of the county farm
bureau.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-02-28

Henry made every citizens. prospec-
tive car owner. Now will he make us all
bank owners?
Imperial Valley press., 1933-02-28
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO
February 28 1918

The Elks will take out build
ing permit next week for altera-
tions to the second story of the
Freeman building to cost $4,000
Imperial Valley press., 1933-02-28

Valley residents are asked to try
to observe ordinary traffic regula-
tions because there are SO many
strangers here who are used to
these regulations and haphazard
driving is apt to result in confusion
and accident.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-02-28
Looking Backward
What the Press Files Tell of
Imperial Valley for This
Date In Past Years
TWENTY YEARS AGO
February 28, 1913

Real estate men throughout the
valley are complaining these days
of the difficulty of getting property
to list for sale. It is evident that
owners of property in the valley
value their land highly.
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Standard Oil
Man Gives View
Feared Misunderstanding
in Moffet Matter

WASHINGTON, July 81. (UP)
Walter C. Teagle, president of the
Standard Oil Company of New
Jersey, last night issued a state
ment explaining the sudden resig-
nation of James A. Moffett as
senior vice-president of the conf
pany.
Moffett, who gave up his $780,
600 a year vice presidency in the
oil company, is expected to be
named administrator of the OIL
industry under the recovery act.
Teagle'S statement was issued
after reports had been publisher
limiting that his company was dis
playing only luke-warm co-opera-
ton with the recovery administra-
ton.
Striking quickly at these re-
ports, Teagle said:
at seems to me that it bchoovcs
every company TO make whatever
sacrifices that are necessary to
DllllS dDOuI JlC SuCNSSS VI VIZ
national recovery plan. This has
been and always will be the spirit
of the Standard Oil Company
New Jersev)."
The friction between Teaglc
and Moffett followed an invitation
to the latter to serve on the III
dustrial advisory board Of the re-
covery administration.
This board is composed of nine
men. Teagle is a chairman.
In his statement last night. the
oil company head revealed that
Moffett offered his resignation on
June 9th but associates and Tea
gle dissuaded him from taking
such course.
"Last week, however, when Nj.
Moffett was invited to become a
member of the industrial recovery
board" the statement continued,
cit seemed to me that the public
might misunderstood the presence
on a board Of only nine members
of two officials Of the same COM
pany and this led to the accept
ance Of Mr.. Moffett's resigna-
ton"
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VAST FORTUNE is
AWAITING WOMAN In
CASHMERE, BELIEVED

NICE, July 81. (UP)-Over
sixty years old and daughter of
one of Americas most colorful
soldiers of fortune, Mrs. Helene
Gardiner Botha, of Nice. is or
ganizing an expedition to India
in serch Of treasure valued at mill
lions of pounds.
Mrs. Botha, divorced wife Of a
judge in South Africa, is the only
known offspring of Alexander
Gardner, native of what is now
Wisconsin, who served as artillery
colonel under the Maharajah
Ranjit Singh and died in Kashmir
at the reputed age of 90, leaving
a two-ycar-old daughter, in 1877.
Gardeners father was a Scottish
surgeon, who fought with Wash
ington and Lafayette.
At his death, Gardner lived in
Srinagar, capital of kashmir, and
was virtually king Of an etensive
territory bestowed uuon him by
the Maharajah of Kashmir. His
immense fortune, mostly in pre-
cious stones, which he had taken
as tribute, was willed to his
daughter, but disappeared before
she was old enough to claim it,
according to the story.
Mrs. Botha made a serious, but
vain. effort to find the gems 35
years ago. at didn't matter
then" she said, but now ! am
thinking Of my children. I am
sure the precious stones are still
in kaShmir."
81 never have received more
THAN 100 pounds a year from my
fathers estate, and 80 years ago
l gathered a party and went to
Kashmir in an effort to recover
my fortune, but my friends lost
their courage and I had to give
up the search. At the Lahore
+: bank l found only package con-
tanning my fathers will.
"This time l am determined to
find the gems and money because
am convinced the treasure does
exist. In any case, I consider l
have the inherited right to claim
revenue from the villages over
which nv father ruled"
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ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE

Having qualified as adminstra-
trix of the estate of C. j. Jeff
ress, deceased, late resident of
Henderson county, N. c., this IS
to notify all persons having
claims against said estate to pre-
sent them to the undersigned on
or before July "a, 1884, or this
notice will be pleaded in bar of
recovery: Persons indebted to
said estate please make settle
ment at once with the undersign-
ed. This July "a, 1888.
MRS. Nj. L. JEFFRESS,
7-2I-Mon.-Gtp. Administrative.
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county deed in trust and mOrtg-
age records, TO secure the in
debtcdness therein mentioned,
and default having been made in
the payment Of the debt and in
tcrest as the same became due
and payable, at the request of
the owner and holder of the notes
secured by said deed in trust, |
will sell to the highest, bidder for
cash at the court house door in
Hendersonville, at II o'clock NJ.
on the 22nd day of August, all
the following described land and
premises. tO-Wit.
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NOTICE SERVICE BY
"' PUBLICATION
NORTH CAROLINA,
HENDERSON COUNTY,
IN SUPERIOR COURT.
ALLIE LINDSAY
II. S. LINDSAY

The defendant, H. S. Lindsay;
will take notice that an action
entitled as above has been COM
menced in the Superior Court Of
Henderson County, North Caro-
lima, to obtain an absolute divorce
on the ground Of two years sepa-
ration; and the said defendant
will further take notice that he IS
required to appear at the office OF
the Clerk of Superior Court Of
said County in the Courthouse in
Hendersonville, n. c., on the 9th
day of August, 1888, and answer
or dcmur to the complaint in said
action, or the plaintiff will apply
to the court for the relief demand
ed in said complaint.
This 10th day of July, 1888.
J. P. FLETCHER,
Clerk Superior Court,
Henderson County, N. c.
7-10-MOn-4tp
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lar tree; thence up Mud Greek
South 81 degrees and 80 min.
West 260 feet to stake neaE =
six inch wild cherry tree; thepcs
still up Mud Creek S. TT degrees
West ITO feet to the rock at the
point of BEGINNING, contaitl
ing a acres, more or less.
Said sale being made to satisfy
said debt, interest and costs OF
sale. 80. :
This the oath, July, 1888.
J. II. YELTON, Trustee.
Ewbank & Weeks, Attorneys.
7-2l-MOn,-4tp. - =
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Van Orman is a famed INTER
NATIONAL BALLOONIST, hav-
ing won the Gordon Bennett
Cup race three times. France
has held the Davis Cup for SIX
YEARS. The shoulder strap is
that of CHRISTIAN. CHAP
LAIN