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Chapter Nv

CndpttT Nv
"It's not much of a place to
live in yet,o Stan said as he rolled
the door of the barn open few
feet so that the two of them could
enter. "But we plan to build in
the spring.
Jen's heart was deeply touched.
How quietly and bravely this young
man seemed to be weathering his
family's hardShips! He had not
complained to her once all the
time they had been plowing their
way over through the snow. And
only a hint as to how it happened
they suddenly appeared in this
neck of the woods eight or 10 miles
east of the Kennebec valley near
the navigation head at Augusta.
He had persuaded his family to
come up from around Boston way
and that was all there was to it.
They were here and they were in
trouble. And she was going to
help them.
Already. they had improvised a
stove. So it was not too cold in
side. But cold enough, Jen thought,
as they walked around the stalls
and came to the family, huddled
close together on some hay in Or
der to keep warm.
"My, my!' exclaimed a short
and very fat little woman with
black hair and eyes like the child
ren's. "Now amt lis NIGEL Are
you the doctor? I am Mrs. jan
| owski!'
"No," Jen explained briefly
"I'm not the doctor. But we
didn't have a telephone, SO ]
thought maybe I could come along
and help you. I brought some
| things with me-
"There now,' Jen said reassur-
ingly after she had worked over the
baby in the way she knew best
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Inducements, but nearly 800 of their
men paid the price of Pitcairn's first
command.
The Revolution was "on' to continue
for seven long years. Some of its SUBJ
sequont pages may not be so glorious,
but no American can read of Lexington
and Concord without experiencing a
thrill of pride.
They were men, these doughty Min
ute Men" of Lexington and Concord.
They didn't realize it, perhaps, but their
action on April 10, 1775 started new
nation. We who enjoy the blessings of
that nation seldom if ever look back to
the men who made it possible. We are
"moderns" They were "old-fashioned."
Perhaps, but the nation they started
could today use with great benefit to it
self, some of that ''old-fashioned" spirit
which prompted them to lay down their
lives if necessary to defend a principle.
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BEDTIME STORIES
By HOWARD E. GARRIS
Copyright, 1884 by Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate)

Uncle Wiggily sat down on an old
box, looked at the little hole he had
dug in the ground, looked at his
spade and sighed again.
"Oh, dear! can never do it,"
Just then, as luck would have it,
the funny old Skeezicks chap went
sneaking down the road past Uncle
, Wiggily's bungalow. And the Skee-
zicks, who was tall and thin like a
bean pole, heard what the rabbit
said.
Hal Hal" laughed the Skeezicks
to himself. This is chance for me
and the Pipsisewah. I must go tell
my friend
So the Skeezicks hurried to where
the Pipsisewah lived. The PipsiseWah
was big and fat. He was asleep but
| the SkeezickS awakened him.
Nov is our chance to catch Un-
Gle Wiggily" said the Skeezicks.
"How?' asked the Pip, as he was
called for short.
THAT rabbit is making garden
Tor flowers back of his hollow stump
bungalow" explained the Skeezicks.
/ Il just sneaked past there and I
saw him. 1 also heard Uncle Wig
gily say that his rheumatism hurt
him so much that he couldn't dig.
He had to stop. He's sitting on box
near a little hcle he dug to start
his flower bed
well, what of that?" asked the
Pipsisewah, unpolite like but still
interested.
Lots of it," said the Skee. Lets
dress up like tramps. Well shuttle
past Uncle Wiggily's bungalow. He
will be sitting there, wanting to dig
up his flower bed, but he can't be-
cause his rheumatism hurts him So
Well offer to dig the bed for him. y
Where will that get us?' asked
the Pip.
Why said the Skee, "instead of
digging a flower bed I'll dig deep
hole and then, all of sudden, you'll
push Uncle Wigigly in it and well
have him. Will you do it?"
st WILL" said the Pipsisewah. So
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<Don't Quote Me-
BY United Press I

namesake. He did and the general
romped in, winner by nose.
The mutuels quoted him at So
SIS .40-$360.
Farley plays them across the
board and he won approximately
500 on his investment.
The commissioner of Indian af-
fairs is out to get goats, the prolific
and hardy variety which abound on
the scant grazing lands of the Nava-
jo Indian nation.
Plans for eliminating the goat
from this area are being developed
by John Collier, commissioner. "The
goat must co. he said, "to prevent
complete destruction Of the vasv
area by soil erosion within the next
10 years.
"The great stumbling block is the
goat He has been rejected as pos
sible source of food for human con-
sumption, and the next proposal,
now under consideration, Is to turn
the great herd over to manufactur-
ers of canned meat for dogs ana
cats"
Collier believes about 10000 goats
could be disposed of with great ad-
vantage. The Indians, he said, were
willing to see drastic measures en-
acted if their lands would be saved.
The tribe has agreed to spend $3.50,
600 to purchase goats for disposal II
a loan can be negotiated from the
government to be repaid through
the tribal fund.
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.'AS THE
EARTH TURNS

CT think you II find she III be loos-
ened up in the morning. -
And surely enough, next morn
ing Stan, who had come to get her
last night, suddenly appeared at
the Shaw's kitchen door.
Give just wanted to tell you
how grateful we are,o he explain
ed very earnestly. 1.-the baby
slept we'll all through the night
and took some milk this morning.
We want to thank you.
Jen smiled and looked into his
shining dark eyes.
"You were thoughtful to come
and tell me-" she said softly
"And if you should happen to need
me again-come over We re
neighborly in these parts.'
ITO be continued)
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UNCLE WIGGILY'S FLOWER
BED

The jolly old rabbit gentleman
hoped out of bed one morning and
at once started to sing.
"Wiggyl" called his wife. What
are you doing?"
Not waking up any of the child
ren, hope" he answered.
las to that, it is time they were
awake, anyhow, for they must go to
school," said Mrs. Longears. But
what are you doing?"
Just singing because I am SO
happy" answered Uncle Wiggily.
"Oh, that's all right then,' spoke
his wife. She was going to say that
the noise Uncle Wiggily was max
ing was not singing as she knew it.
But she had kind heart if she did
have funny face. So she Just said
What are you singing about?"
II am singing Mr.. Longears an
swered, about April showers that
bring May flowers and how lovely
it is to sit cut in blosSoming flow.
ers. And that reminds me-
Reminds you of what?" his wife
asked as she saw Uncle Wiggily
skipping about the room.
1T reminds me that must soon
Imperial Valley press., 1934-04-19
Accounting Firm,
Gets Appointment

Crenshaw, Diehl and Wright, cer-
titled public accountants of Los
Angeles, have been notified of their
appointment as consultant account
ants for the divisional code admin
istration agency of the retail lum-
Der trades for the Southern Cali
fornia area.
The firm is represented in I'M
perial Valley by j. D. Foss, of Ell
Centro.
Territory under the jurisdiction
of Crenshaw, Diehl and Wright
extends south from Santa Barbara
to the Mexican border. Appoint
ment was made by Homer w. Bal
linger, chairman of the retail lum-
ber and building material code au-
thority.
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start digging in my garden to make
a flower bed" the rabbit gentleman
answered. 1.-THE weather is getting
warmer. Jack Frost has gone to
spend the Summer at the North
Pole and soon it will be time to put
the seeds into the ground and after
a few more April showers we shall
have May flowers"
THAT will be lovely" said Mrs
Longears.
so 1 think, after the children &c
to school," went on Mr.. Longears
that I will start digging up the
ground for a flower bed. I'll make
one in the same place we had it last
year"
THAT will be just right" saic
Mrs. Longears.
So, after Baby Bunty, Jingle. jan
gle, Buster, Custer, Muster, Dustei
and all the other forty 'leyen six
teen bunny boys and girls had skip
/ ped away to recite their lessons u
the Lady Mouse Teacher in the
Hollow Stump School, Uncle Wig
/ SiJ WIN lilo oJoNAC o4Au oIoA bCb "
make a flower bed
Now it so happened that because
Uncle Wiggily had stayed out in the
rain so often with his umbrella, III
had caught little more rheuma.
tism. And now, as the rabbit gen.
tleman started to dig up the eartf
to make flower bed, his rheuma
tism panied him very much.
"Oh, dear! Ouchl Wouch
! Scouchw said Uncle Wiggily as h
felt the pains in his paws and leg
and even in his pink, twinklinl
nose. Il guess did a little too mucl
of that rain business. Now I am pay
ing for it. 1 shall never be able Il
dig this flower bed"
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EDITORIAL PAGE
and
FEATURES
LEXINGTON AND CONCORD

Today is just April 10 to AZ states in
the Union. In the "0ld Bay State of
Massachusetts, it is Patriots day, which
is observed annually IS a holiday, COM
memorating the battles of Lexington and
Concord which opened the American
Revolution.
1t was 159 years ago today that Cap
tain John Parker and his men stood on
the little green at Lexington, ready to re-
pei the advance of the British redcoats,
warning of which had been given the
night before by Paul Revere on the oc-
casion of his historic ride.
Stand your ground. Don't fire un-
less fired upon, but if they mean to have
war, let it begin here. Such were the
instructions of Parker to his men. They
are carved on the granite boulder which
today marks the line of the Minute
Men at Lexington.
The men to whom the words were ad
dressed were not soldiers They were
not even we'll trained or we'll equipped
militia. They were little band of farm
ers, merchants, shopkeepers and artis-
ans. What they lacked in numbers,
training and equipment they made up in
courage and determination.
They were ready to challenge the au-
thority of the greatest government in
the world-Great Britain-in what they
held to be defense of their own rights.
Practically all of them had relatives in
Great Britain. Most of them were rela-
lively recent descendants of English
men. To war on the English king meant
to war on their own flesh and blood, yet
they held it justifiable to defend their
homes and their rights. History has vim
dicated their stand.
L l, ~,
ular soldiers, we'll equipped, seasoned by
long campaigns and holding the colon
ials' in contempt "Disperse, We rebels,
disperse." was the command of Pitcairn,
the British leader, to the little band
standing in the cold grey dawn on Lex
ington green. The little band heard him
but it remembered Parker's words and
stood firm.
Only the time necessary to give the
command elapsed before whitening
blast of fire tore into the ranks of the
Minute Men" A score dropped to the
ground, some dead, some dying. Several
of the balls fired by the British are still
imbedded in the woodwork of the homes
surrounding the green. One of the in
jured managed to crawl across the green
to his home and. died on his doorstep.
Convinced the despised ''colonials"
had been taught lesson, the BRITISH
moved on to Concord, where stores of
munitions were reported hidden. AT Con-
cord bridge another group of Minute
Men, met them. Again the command to
disperse and again blast of gunfire.
But this time the Minute Men" returned
the fire. Two British soldiers dropped.
Today their tombs may be seen by thost
who visit Concord bridge.
Pitcairn, possibly sensing trap, de-
cided to retire back to Lexington. His
suspicious were correct. The embattled
farmers from behind trees, rocks, hedges
and their homes poured a murderous fire
into the solid ranks of the "redcoats"
whose uniforms made such splendid tar
gets.
Back along the road to Lexington the
British retreated with men dropping
from their ranks at every step. They
reached the safety of Lexington and re-
Imperial Valley press., 1934-04-19

gedy which left blight on the once
happy home Of Benjamin c. Hoist,
As, reputedly well-.o-do manufac-
turers agent.
Hoist killed his father -in-law,
John P. Hightower, 70, in sudden
burst of anger last night. Then, bar
ricaded in his home, he fired two
bullets into his own head while po-
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licemen called on him to surrender
Hoist was dead when the officers
burst into the room to which he had
fled
They found a hastily scribbleo
note, evidently written while the po-
licemen were stalking the slayer
cautiously after an ineffective ex-
change of shots.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-04-19

WASHINGTON, April 10. W.P) -
The mystery of how Florida label
became affixed to a box of Arizona
grapefruit is unsolved after several
years.
Mark L. Requa, Republican ma
tional committeeman from Califor-
MIA, still remembers the embarrass-
ing episode that occurred in Phoe-
nix, Ariz, in the Hoover admins
tration. At that time he had stop
ped in the Western city to pick up
box of Arizona grapefruit to bring
to the capital.
when we got there Requa re-
minisced, I'VE found it had a Flor
ida label on it. 1 don't know who
switched boxes on us. Congressman
Douglas budget Director Lewis
Douglas) met the plane to welcome
the Arizona product and when the
pictures were taken we had to turn
the box SO the Florida label wouldn't
show"
Genial Postmaster General Jane;
A. (Call Me Jim) Farley, has beer
wearing a wider grin than usual the
past few days, but only few init
mates knew the reason for it.
Perhaps the secret came out by
the deduction of some race horse
form player. The result of a recent
race at Bowie showed General Far
ley as the winner.
The postmaster general was a
Bowie that day, SO what would b'
more natural than playing hi
Imperial Valley press., 1934-04-19

those two Bad Chaps began to dress
themselves like tramps to 60 and
make believe to dig a flower bed
But don't worry. Things are not go
ing to happen as they plan. And II
the salt shaker will sprinkle some
powdered sugar on the orange to
make it look like a SNOWFALL, I'll tell
you next about Uncle Wiggily and
the hole.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-04-19

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Associations
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Blon1es Liquor For
Double Tragedy

SAN FRANCISCO, April l9. U.P)
"A note left behind today by d
slayer who committed suicide
blamed booze" for the grim ira
Imperial Valley press., 1934-04-19

The Poultry Producers OF Cen
tral California maintain So stations
for receiving eggs and poultry and
for the sale of feed.
The 160-acre SWayne ranch near
Sonoma, Sonoma county, was re-
Gently sold for $4,000 cash and
will be planted to vineyard.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-04-19
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO

FIFTEEN YEARS AGO
April 10, 1919
The Women IS Ten Thousand club
has decided to give ball before
it gets too hot really to enjoy one.
Frank E. Devinc of Phoenix, ex-
pert Egyptian cotton man, is in Ell
Centre inspecting and grading the
Pima cotton placed with the Long
Staple Cotton Growers association.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-04-19

If reports are to be accepted as au-
thentic, Mr.. John Dillinger has solved
the great problem of how to be in more
than one place at the same time.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-04-19

Like it or not, one has to give Brawley
credit for going after what it wants
More of the same spirit could be used
by other valley cities.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-04-19

The "Wirt Red Plot has degenerated
to two paragraphs on the inside page
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"YOUNG TEDDY" AGAIN

As a Republican paper perhaps we
should rise up and cheer the attack made
by Theodore Roosevelt upon Franklin D.
Roosevelt and his policies, but we are not
going to do it.
Of course it would be decidedly un-
popular right now to do any such cheer
ing even if we were so disposed. Per-
haps if some other person had done the
attacking the inclination to cheer might
be there, but Young Teddy is too we'll
known to be accepted as leader by Re-
publicans.
1t will take a bigger man all around
than Teddy is to make much of dent
in the Franklin D. Roosevelt reputation.
Young Teddy" is all right, as long as
he confines himself to things other than
politics. AS citizen, husband, father
and American he ranks ace high. But
politics is something else again He has
the unhappy faculty for doing and say
ing the wrong thing at the wrong time.
His present outburst is splendid in
stance of this
Teddy" made the mistake of clubbing
Franklin D. maverick" of the Roose-
velt family. Since then the formers
portion has been fine mess of crow
The people decided that maverick" or
not, Franklin D. was the man they want
ed and on the whole they still seem sat
isfied with him.
1t is hard to forget "Teddy's" cam
paign for the governorship of New York
with its ludicrous football incident
which gave AL Smith the office in walk
There is no disposition in the Republi-
can ranks to accept young Teddy" as
the bellwether of the flock. In the words
of former boxing champion, he had
better go and get himself a reputation"
before he tackles such a strong man as
his remote maverick cousin.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-04-19

France and Germany couldn't have
been any further apart 20 years ago than
they are right now.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-04-19
Looking Backward
What the Press Files Tell Of
Imperial Valley for This
Date In Past Years
TWENTY YEARS AGO
April 10, 1914

A meeting of the mutual water
companies will be held in Imperial
today.
Mrs. Elizabeth Shropshire of Los
Angeles is the guest of her daugh-
ter. Mrs. j. D. Shook.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-04-19

TEN YEARS AGO
April 10, 1924
Because of the hoof and mouth
disease, all persons going to and
from the county are being fumi-
gated.
A. r. Hinkle of Holtville was in
the city transacting business today.
Evening star., 1934-04-08
NAVY RING JUNIORS
IN SNAPPY TOURNEY
Spike Webb's Proteges Stage n
Contests in Fifteenth An
nual Tournament.

A NNAPOLIS. Md, April Navy
~ junior boxers, pointed by Spike
Webb, coach Of the Naval Acad-
enly and Olympic teams, met in their
fifteenth annual tournament at the
academy today. Twenty-seven bouts
were held and the boxing, according to
Webb. was the most skillful the jun
iors have ever exhibited. Weights
ranged from 80 pounds to lis, the
latter being the heavyweight class
In the 30-pound class, Teddy Car
roll 5 years, won from Lee Pryor. a
year his Junior, after a stiff battle
Specially good bouts were between
Jet Mccormick and Don Hall, 30
pounds, and Pearson Payne and Rus
sell Wilson. "heavies."
Summaries:
80 POUNDS-Jackie Mclean defeated
Rooae. TSaax car2oIl defeated Lee rSsor
Duke stoll Champ Maxwell defeated Bill
drew, Joe Fucker defeated Dave Hurt.
IS POUNDs-Billy Pettebone defeated
semmes Walsh. Ray Siegert and Bob
.lss5e! 80 !rSStfSSsps-Art StSs Anderson defeated
Will Maxwell. Teddy Wellinss defeated
Foisnd ea.sef SAMMY Ksras ] defested
Carey Meredith.
81 POUNDS-Jerry Atterbury defeated
Duke Svanston.
65 POUNDS-Andy Valentine defeated
Bob Smith
20 POUNDS-Billy Chandler defeated
Al Van Metre, Jack Melvin defeated Don
Mcdonald. Speedy Crosby defeated Nor
man Hopkins
50 POUNDS-Charley Payne defeated
Jack Pettebone. Jett Mccormick defeated
Don Fall. Ken McCusker defeated New
Bolan6er
90 POUNDS-Tommy Van Metre de-
feated Tommy Dell.
100 POUNDS-Jack Patterson defeated
Bill Godfrey.
lis POUNDS theavyweisht - Chamu
King defeated Georse Weems Pearson
Payne defeated Russell Wilson. Billy Will
cox defeated Don Perrin.
Evening star., 1934-04-08
MARYLAND Beats Harvard at Lacrosse Schools Get Busy Spring
Contests Listed
For ID. C.. Teams
COLLEGE.
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Tomorrow.
George Washington vs.. Vermont,
at Grifnth Stadium Obase ball).
Maryland vs.. Duke, at Durham
(base BALD.
Maryland vs.. William and Mary,
at Williamsburg (base balD.
Wednesday.
Maryland VS.. University of Rich.
mond, at Richmond (base balD.
Thursday.
Georgetown VS.. Western Mary
land, at Hilltop field (baSe balD.
Friday.
George Washington VS.. Temo.e,
Monument Grounds (tennis).
Maryland VS.. University of Rich
mond, at Richmond (tracD.
Saturday.
Maryland vs. Mount Washington
Club. at College Park Qacrosse).
Maryland VS.. Navy, at Annapolis
(tennis).
SCHOLASTIC.
Tomorrow.
Central VS.. Mount st. Joseph's,
Central CT a6i1Iy,e fhcc h11h
Western VS.. Lee-Jackson High
School, at Lee-Jackson (base balD.
Tuesday.
Central VS.. St. Johns freshmen
(Annapolis), Central Stadium (base
balD.
Eastern VS.. Mount st. Josephs,
AT Baltimore (base balD.
Wednesday.
Eastern VS.. Alexandria High,
Eastern Stadium (base balD.
Central VS.. Episcopal, at Alex
ancra (base balD.
Thursday.
ST. Adams vs.. Landon, at st.
Adams tennis).
Friday.
Eastern VS.. st. Johns freshmen
(Anna2olis), Eastern Stadium (base
balD.
Central vs.. Charlotte Hall, Gen.
trail Stadium (base balD.
Western VS.. Georgetown Prep,
Western Stadium (base balD.
Roosevelt VS.. Alexandria High,
at Alexandria (base balD.
Eastern VS.. Episcopal, at Alexan-
drla (track).
Eastern vs.. George Washington
freshmen, Monument courts (ten-
nis).
Lee-Jackson VS.. Washington-Lee
High, at Ballston (base balD.
Saturday.
Western VS.. Episcopal, at Alex
andria (base balD.
St. Adams VS.. Woodberry Forest,
at Orange (base balD.
Central VS.. Episcopal, at Alexan-
dria Cennis).
Alexandria High vs. Calvert Hall,
at Alexandria (bese balD.
Evening star., 1934-04-08
G. W. Opens Base Ball Season
With Vermont Here Tomorrow

usually found on any college diamond
squad. Lack of good pitching ham
pered the Colonials last year.
Coach Morris has intrusted the
pitching against Vermont to young
Archie Scrivener. former Alexandria,
Va, High School and sandlot star.
This little left-hander owns wicked
curve and tremendous lot of speed
which bellies his 40 pounds.
With his only pair of catchers, Don
Bomba and Clarence Berg. on the
injured list, Morris as yet doesn't
know who will perform behind the
bat. but in all other positions the Co.
lonial mentor is certain of his selec-
tions. Berg, who suffered a split
finger in practice last Friday, may
finally be able to don the mask and
mitt.
Capt OTIS Zahn will handle the
second base assignment, with the
other positions occupied by the fol-
lowing: First base, Ed Fitzgerald;
shortstop. Jimmy Smith; third base.
Everett Russell: left field, jess Fer
rell center field, Gene Carnes, and
right field, Bill Albert.
Evening star., 1934-04-08
Diamond Chips

Sandlot base ballers hereabout hope
to make up for a lot Of lost time
today. A few games are carded but
for the most part the day will be given
over to intensive drills.
Candidates for the ST. Joseph's nine
are to report on the Ellipse at !
o'clock Manager Frank Cinotti will
welcome all aspirants, new and old.
Virginia White Sox will practice at
2:30 O'Clock on their new diamond at
Baileys Cross Roads. Va.
Union Printers gather on MOnu-
ment diamond No. ? at l O'Clock
Manager Webb asks all aspirants 10
report promptly.
Candidates for the Wheaton A. c.
nine drill on their field in Mont
gomery County this afternoon for the
first time.
Hecht Co. tossers open practice at
1890 O'Clock on Monument diamond
No. 4. The team will strive to retain
its championship in the Department
Store League.
Mount Rainier A c. aspirants are
to be put through their PAGES on the
District Line field at 2 o'clock. The
Mounts are booking opponents at En-
erson Sl08.
Takoma Flashes are after games
with mines whose players average from
l3 to IS years for next Saturday and
Sunday. Call Shepherd 2917-R be-
tween and 10 pm.
Colonial A. c. insect tossers chal-
lenge the Winton A. c. Call Adams
10l88 between 7 and 10 pm.