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Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-31

trouble with my clock, but built
little Wren house on the clothes
post in my back yard. A pair of
Wrens nested there and now, each
morning, they sing and chatter and
trill and make as much racket as
the best alarm clock. 1t is much
sweeter music, also than q jangling
bell. Get yourself a Wren clock"
"I shall" said Uncle Wiggily.
Then I can get up early and come
to play golf with you. But tell me
more about it, Twisty."
AS the rabbit and pig played golf,
Mr.. Twistytail told Uncle Wiggily
how to make a Wren house. Any
small box nailed on post would
do, the pig said.
But don't make the door into the
box any larger than 25-cent piece,
or quarter" said Mr.. Twistytail.
"Why?" asked the rabbit.
Because if you do" was the an
swer, "the Wrens will not come and
live in the house. The Wren is a
very little bird, not as small as the
Humming bird, but still very tiny.
The Wren wants a 25 cent niece
hole for his door 1t is SO small that
no cat can put her paw in TO claw
him or his wife or the little Wren
babies. And no other bird, like a
sparrow or hawk, can get in through
the quarter size hole TO eat the
Wren eggs. For many larger birds
would like to have Wren eggs for
breakfast. But if the hole is small
they can't get in and the Wrens are
safe"
"I'll remember to do fkat," said
Uncle Wiggily as he hit the golf ball
and made his frog caddy go hop
ping over the fields to find it.
There's a Wren singing on that
bush now" said Mr.. Twisty tail. IF
you ask him maybe he'll come and
| be your alarm clock"
Little Bird Uncle Wiggily called
TO the Wren, will you come and
sing outside my bungalow early in
the morning to awake me so l may
play golf with Mr.. Twistytail? Will
you please?"
81 will if you make me the right
kind of house." sang the Wren.
"Oh, I'll do thatl" promised the
rabbit gentleman. Come and see
me tomorrow" SO what happened
next I'll tell you In the story to-
Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-31
IMPERIAL VALLEY PRESS

bank, the merchant in the city, and ali
others who pay district taxes-don't
want to learn what has been going on
IN the districts financial affairs for the
past decade, they too should be hot for
the recall of Hewes.
But if they DO want to learn more
about the land sales, about that myster-
ious revolving fund" and other little in
cidents such as the theft of the recall
petitions last year, they will be against
the recall of Hewes.
We have faith in the good judgment of
the people of Imperial Valley. They have
been bamboozled for long time. Half
truths, insinuations, even threats, have
been used to fool them But half-truths,
lnslnuations and threats can't explain
away the land sales business nor any of
the other irregularities which have
cropped up.
THE PEOPLE WANT TO KNOW
AND. THEY ARE GOING TO KNOW.
THE SOILED LAUNDRY IS COMING
OUT.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-31
UNCLE WIGGnY'S LITTLE
BIRD

Uncle Wiggily sat up IN bed with
q jump that nearly tossed him out
upon the floor of his hollow stump
bungalow. Oh, no, it wasn't because
any of the Bad Chaps had Climbed
in his window. 1t was because, all
of q sudden, Mr.. Longears remem-
bered he had promised to get up
early and play golf with Mr.. Twisty-
tail, his fat pig friend.
But I'm late" exclaimed Uncle
Wiggily as he looked at the alarm
clock on his bureau. 81 should have
been up at 6 O'Clock and now it is
nearly o'clock. I didn't heir the
alarm bell ring. must have slept
all the time it was ringing"
'It didn't ring, my dear called
Mrs. Longears from the next room.
"You mean my alarm clock didn't
go Off" asked Uncle Wiggily.
That's it, my dear" said his wife.
at forgot to tell you but your alarm
clock is broken. IL ticks and keeps
time all right, but the bell Doesn't
ring when it should, after you set
It,"
"Then," said Uncle Wiggily as he
began TO dress, that alarm clock
is no good"
Really it isn't" said his wife. Il
meant TO tell you last night when
YOU spoke about setting II so you
could get up early and 60 plsy golf
with Mr.. Twistytail. I'm sorry for
got"
"Oh. that's all right" said Mr..
Longears, twinkling his pink nose,
for he loved his wife. you couldn't
help it. I guess Twisty went mind
II / am a little late. Tomorrow I'll
get a new alarm clock.
BY sliding down the banlster rail-
ing and by quickly eating his break
fast of carrot shortcake and .urnlp
coffee. Uncle Wiggily was able TO
get 10 the golf club before Mr. Twis-
Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-31
Dill BOOM IN
NEW ORLEANS

NEW ORLEANS, May 81. W.P)-
Two closed companies have been
organized and three test wells are
being drilled near here with hopes
of developing new oil producing
field in the area Immediately sur
rounding New Orleans.
Dancinger Oil and Refining COM
pany, of Fort Worth, Tex, and
Tulsa, Okla, is the nucleus of one
of the newly organized groups, one
of the largest oil-exploration COM
panies in the country. Officers
plan to put approximately 2,000,-
900 acres of land in the vicinity un-
der lease.
Biologists of this company re-
ported presence of large number
of salt domes, indicative of oil and
gas, on it's leases. The torsion-
balance research method was used.
The Dancinger organization is max
ing its first test at Reggie, 10
miles southeast of New Orleans.
r. L. Gay and associates, of
Shreveport, La, are making test
drill at Raceland, 25 miles south
east of New Orleans.
A syndicate of New Orleans men
are financing the drilling of hole
on a 15,000-acre tract, 20 miles
north OF the city, on the shores of
Lake Pontchartrain.
Production fields of oil and gas
have been gradually nearing New
Orleans for some time. Five major
producing fields have been develop
ed recently in the gulf parishes of
Lafouche and Terrebonne, south
east Of New Orleans.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-31
VETS IN GRAY
PLAN REUNION

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, May 80
WP)-The few surviving members
of the United Confederate Veterans
will hold what probably will be
their last annual roll call this year
in the shadow of Lookout noun
tain, where was fought the fa-
nous "Battle Above the Clouds
in the War Between the States.
The annual bivouac. of the men
in gray will be held here June 6,
z and 8, under the leadership of
Gen. Homer Atkinson, of Peters
burg, Va. Approximately 1000 of
the veteran heroes will attend the
44th annual reunion, while the
number of visitors and delegates
will be swelled to 10000 with meet
ings of the Confederate Southern
Memorial association, a woman IS
organization, and the Sons of Con-
federate Veterans.
President and Mrs. Franklin
Roosevelt have been invited to at
tend Senator Pat Harrison of
Mississippi has accepted an invita-
ion to attend, as we'll as Senator
Nathan L. Bachman of Tennessee.
National Commander Edward "A.
Hayes of the American Legion also
will. be present. The u. S. Marine
Band is to furnish music.
Camp Homer Atkinson is to be
established here to take care of
many of the visitors and delegates.
The government has agreed to fur
nish equipment, including hospital
tents, 5000 cots, blankets and sheets
for the camp.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-31

WASHINGTON, May 3i.-Mary
Pickford-for- congress rumors are
causing quite a commotion on Cap
itol Hill, especially among the Cali
fornia house delegation.
Just how serious some congress-
men are considering gossip that the
famous actress might become a Re-
publican candidate for the 10th
California district, is difficult to
ascertain. However, Rep. William E.
Evans, (Rep) Calf, adm its he has
heard such reports.
Even Miss Pickfords availability,
and her vote getting potentialities
have been discussed in cloak rooms.
Her growing interest in civic affairs
and her philanthropies, aside from
her movie career, might make her
formidable opponent to Rep. John
F. Dockweiler, Dem)
Should Miss Pickford decide to
enter politics, it was pointed out
that she has nearly a months time
in which to file a declaration of
candidacy. Undoubtedly some con-
gressmen will watch tho approach
of this deadline with much inter
est.
Dockweiler, who likely would op-
pose Miss Pickford should she seek
and win the Republican nomina-
ton, is rather of the movie type of
hero himself. Dark-haired and
volltbfIi1 he UaC plnptnd "a tl7a 73rd
congress by 1855 votes over his Re
Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-31

didn't ring though I wound the
sprlng. My wife forgot to tell me
the clock was no good"
well, better late than never!"
grunted the jolly pig 1T wasn't
your fault. But if were you I'd get
a little bird instead of an alarm
clock to call you early in the morn
ing
What kind of little bird?" ask
ed Uncle Wiggily.
"A Wren bird" said the pig. "A
Jolly little Wren bird makes the very
best alarm clock. ] used TO have
Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-31
BEDTIME STORIES
By HOWARD E. GARRIS
Copyright, 1894 by Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate

tytail had become tired of waiting.
"I was just going to leave, though,
Wiggy," said the fat pig gentleman.
81 thought you had forgotten about
our game or that perhaps you didn't
want to play"
"Oh, want to play all right" said
the rabbit, handing his bag Of golf
clubs to little frog boy VINO was
a caddy.
Then what made you SO late?"
asked Mr.. Twistytail.,
my alarm clock didn't go off,
answered Uncle Wiggily. "T'he bell
Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-31

has seriously considered entering
politics, she said today.
II feel that my place is in the
amusement world, on the screen,
stage or radio" she said. 81 am in
terested in politics but not as pos
sible career"
Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-31

Published every evening Except Sunday, by The
Imperial Valley Press, Inc, 625 State street,
e Centro California. W. C. Costello business
manager. Telephone 26, business office; 700 edi-
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Associations
Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-31

morrow which will be about Uncle
Wiggily's bird house. But don't let
the pussy cat play on the rag dolls
piano or she will wake UP the cof-
fee pots grandmother.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-31
----II---
WE'RE STILL SAFE

Yesterdays observance of Memorial
day, not only in El Centre, but through
out the nation, should bring considerable
comfort to those who have Nightmares
that the country is likely to be taken over
by the radicals or the Communists.
We may judge the rest of the nation
by Ell Centro, for this is a good example
of the average town." and it is the ''av-
erage town., not essentially the big
cities, that makes up the backbone of the
country.
Citizens in all walks of life dropped
their work for the day and either march
ed IN the parade or were present along
the streets as spectators. With them
were their families. AS the flags went
by hats came off and in more than one
eye tears could be seen, for there is
latent patriotic emotion in most of us
that comes to the surface at such time
AT the exercises in Evergreen cemetery,
there was large attendance, and, des-
plte the hot weather, all were attentive
and willing to remain throughout the
course of the program.
Occasions such as Memorial day, bring
out the true feelings of the people, Rad
icals and Communists may rant and rave
even to the point where they can throw
heavy scare into patriotic Americans,
but they are not destined to get very far
with their "isms" and theories
The United States is still pretty much
as Ben Franklin described the New Eng
landers of his day, comparing them to
keg of their own cider-"froth at the
tops, dregs at the bottom, but clear and
sound in the middle"
-0-
If there was ever any excuse for de-
string to annex Canada, the five little
Dionne gals have provided good one.
The Chicago fair shattered its gate
record yesterday. They must have two
fan dancers this year.
-O--
1t remains to be seen if the Soviet will
send Japan a note of coincidence on
Togo's death.
De Valera, president of Irish Free
State, sprained his ankle in a fall. John
Bull probably regrets that it wasn't his
neck.
The dole system is to be tried out in
Los Angeles. Anything to increase the
population.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-31

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Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-31

Mr.. and Mrs. E. S. Stricken are
rejoicing over the return of their
son Hoyt from college in McPher-
son, Kansas.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-31

Many congressman went glumly
about their work today. somewhat
disgruntled because the navy de-
partment didn't see tit tc provide
a warship for them to watch the
fleet review.
A select few, members of the SEN
ate and house naval affairs COM
mittee, were invited. But the ma
jority was left out besause tie navy
wanted every possible ship in the
review. They weren't the 3rly ones
disappointed, though. Many news
paperman wanted an invitation, too.
The navy invited so members of
the press to witness the grand pa
rade in New York harbor aboard the
cruiser Louisville. Only special
White House correspondents We're
permitted on the Indianapolis, Pre-
sident Roosevelt's reviewing ship.
Rep. John O'Connor, CEem) New
York, was outspoken on the subject.
There are lot of us pretty sore, "
he said. mot that we all would go,
but we would like to be at least in
vited." =#=#
He suggested that Henry l.. Roose-
welt, assistant secretary of the navy,
was more eager to extend invita-
tions to social celebrities than to
folks who elect the President"
HOLLYWOOD, May 81. U,P) -
Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-31

Over 100 cars of building mater
ial have been unloaded at Calipa.
tria during the past month.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-31

The Chicago fair shattered its gate
record yesterday. They must have two
fan dancers this year.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-31

TEN YEARS AGO
May 81, 1924
Harold Bell Wright visited the
valley for a few minutes today.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-31
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO
Nav 81. 1919

May 81, 1913
The first freight car. Of canta-
loupes left for the east yesterday.
The weather the past two days
has been more like summer than
any other time this spring.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-31

1t remains to be seen if the Soviet will
send Japan a note of coincidence on
Togo's death.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-31
sD0ra't Quote Me-
By United Press

publican opponent. He is graduate
of the University of Southern Cali
fornia and he still has the collie
giate look.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-31

If there was ever any excuse for de-
string to annex Canada, the five little
Dionne gals have provided good one.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-31
Looking Backward
What the Press Files Tell of
Imperial Valley for This
Date In Past Years
TWENTY YEARS AGO

TWENTY YEARS AGO
May 81, 1914
Two hundred men are toiling
night and day on the levee hold
ing back the Colorado river, half
a mile below the point of the
break in 1906.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-31

De Valera, president of Irish Free
State, sprained his ankle in fall. John
Bull probably regrets that it wasn't his
neck
Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-31

HOLLYWOOD, May 81. UP) -
Mary Pickford, screen actress, never
Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-31

The dole system is to be tried out in
Los Angeles. Anything to increase the
population.
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RUTH HARRELL TO
WE'D AT CHURCH

A dinner for the bridal party and
immediate families and a reception
for friends will follow the wedding
Of Miss Ruth Harrell. daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. FLOYD Hsrrell. rs
Hendricks place. and Harold Roeder
at $50 tomorrow at the Trinity
Evangelical Lutheran church. Mr.
Roeder is a son Of Mr. and Mrs
F. w. Roeder. pa North Keystone
avenue.
Miss Harren will De given in mar
rage by her father. She Will wear
an eggshell net gown and three
quarter length veil falling from A
turban trimmed in net roSebuds. Her
bouquet will be Of bridal roses and
baby breath.
Miss Ida May Hoffman Will attend
the bride and will wear a pink lace
dress. trimmed in blue matching her
picture hat. She viii carry pink
roses. Ray Meyer Will be best man.
Mrs. Irma Belmer Will sing bridal
songs. The church will be decorated
with ferns. pink roses and blue
delphinium The Rev. John Nautilus
will officiate.
The couple will leave on trip to
Buffalo. n. Y. and Niagara Falls,
and will return 10 live here. Mrs.
Pauline Scarlet. Cincinnati. will be
an out-of-tovn guest at the we'd
ding.
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RUTH BRADFORD TO
BE BRIDE. TODAY

Miss Ruth Bradford, daughter of
Mrs. r. B. Bradford, 423 West
Forty-sixth street. was to be mar
ried this afternoon to Frederick
Talbot Mccain Jr, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. F. T. Mccain, 1903 Carrollton
avenue, in ceremony to be read
by the Rev Sidney Blair Harry,
pastor of Meridian Heights Presby-
terrain church, in the chapel of All
Souls Unitarian church. Cedar
trees were to flank the fireplace,
and the altar was to be improviSed
with lighted tapers and baskets of
flowers.
Mrs. Margaret Harrison Sinner,
violinist, and Miss Ruth Hutchins,
harpist, were to play bridal airs.
Following the ceremony an in
formal reception was to be held at
the church.
The bride was to wear a white
chantilly lace gown over taffeta
with white hairbraid hat,
and was to carry Easter lilies and
baby breath. Her attendants, Mrs.
Harold Hadley Burch, Louisville,
KY, her cousin, was to wear a green
chiffon gown with green lace
jacket, white hat and white access
series. Her bouquet was to be of
talisman and Johanna Hill roses.
Samuel Mccain, brother of the
bridegroom, was to be best man.
Out-of-town guests we're to be
Miss Gretchen Smith, Valparaiso;
Mr.. Burch. Louisville; Mrs. H. T.
Norris and children. Bethlehem,
Pa; Mrs. S. E. Hannah and
daughter Patricia, Springfield, N.
Y; Ben Haines, Brooklyn, N. Y,
and Mr.. and Mrs. R. B. Mccain,
Charlottesville.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mccain will live in
Indianapolis upon their return from
a wedding trip. Mr.. Mccain at
tended Northwestern university and
Wabash college and Mrs. Mccain
attended Northwestern university
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Miss Sturgeon
to Be Bride in
Home Ceremony

The Rev. G. Aubrey Moore will
read the marriage ceremony tomor-
row at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Howard D. Spurgeon, 1862 West Thir-
ty-f~st street, for Miss Kathryne
Spurgeon and Charles A. Anderson,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. c. w. Anderson.
The ceremony will be read before
an improvised altar of palms and
ferns. Among the out-of-tow guests
will be Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Sohl,
NobleSville; Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Logan,
Anderson, and John Stevenson, De-
troit
Miss Virginia Lett, pianist, will
play bridal airs preceding the cere-
mony and will accompany Miss Ger
aldine Kuntz, who will sing Il Love
You Truly" and 20 Promise Me"
Miss Irene Sturgeon, maid Of
honor, will wear pink crepe and lace
and carry Talisman roses. Charles E.
Sohl, Noblesville, will be best man.
The bride will be gowned in white
lace fashioned on princess lines, and
her shoulder length veil will fall
from a tulle cap edged in velvet
flowers. She will carry white roses
and es-of-the-valley. Mrs. Spur
geon will wear blue and Mrs. Ander-
son will appear in blue sheer print.
Both will wear gardenia corsages.
A reception will follow the cere-
mony. A wedding cake mounted on
a rose and fern plateau will form the
table centerpiece.
The couple will leave on wedding
trip, the bride travelling in blue
and white sheer with white Access
sories.
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who began life when they did II
it is true that we can communl-
cate only with our contemporaries,
then it is evident aged men ana
women must suffer greatly from
lack of such pleasure.
The stigma attached to lnStltu-
tons where the INDECENT often
are sent comes from the fact
that they usually are kept up by
public charity Many and sad are
the sights one can see there and
hundreds of our worthy elders
die of broken hearts within them.
But these constitute another
problem. We are speaking now
of those aged who are secure
financially, or are made so by rel
atives. 1t seems to me every city
worthy Of the name could have
a club for permanent residents if
they had survived their families,
or for local guests and chance
visitors, which might be devoted
exclusively to the welfare and
happiness of those who have done
with business and home tasks.
We must restore to gray hairs
their lost respect, that dignity
and honor which seem to have
been dropped in our foolish quests
after the fountain of youth. We
only can do that by giving some
though to the problems of those
who are older than ourselves.
Such individuals, no longer con-
cerned with the details which in
terest the rest of us, stand on the
sidelines of life and watch the
procession go by Although they
never have lost touch with events
and may retain their hobbies still
yet the prime enjoyment they
crave is contact with those who
were young, middle-aged and now
are old, with them.
The devoted child, the intelli-
gent city, the civilized state will
see that its old people have this
simple reward for their past eff
forts.
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ticket Office of the c., c., c. & ST. L.
railroad on Monument Circle. The
tickets include railroad fare to Chi
cago, and every necessary expense
on the steamer.
The S. S. Alabama, while a lake
steamer, has every appearance Of
an ocean liner. The boat is under
the command Of John Hope Clark,
popular lake commander, and in
cludeS the social life and services of
ocean ships.
The steamer goes to Mackinac, fa-
nous island resort; to Sault Ste.
Marie; to Isle Royale, the primitive
island; to Duluth, and to Fl. Will
liam. Canadian city.
Embodied in the life of the ship
is the elaborate forma!ity of the
captains dinner, informal cocktail
hours, and deck sports Quoits,
Switchboard, and other deck games
are played, and there are bridge
parties, an amateur concert, a fancy
dress ball, and other entertainment.
Cabins are airy and cool, and in
addition there are elegantly APP
pointed apartments, many with pri-
vate baths. An orchestra plays for
nightly cabaret. Six meals are
served each day. These include
hearty breakfast; broth in mid
morning; a noon luncheon; tea in
the afternoon; dinner, and sand
WicheS served on deck after dinner.
Home of Primitive Race
Probably the most interesting part
of the entire cruise is the visit TO
the Lost Empire" of Isle Royale.
The island is reached the third day
of the cruise. Roads on the island
are moose trails, but scientists say
that centuries ago, long before In
dams had discovered the island,
some primitive race of people wan
dered there, mined the rich copper
veins and carried the wealth away.
The old mines and their crude
implements still can be seen. Marks
on the soil and rocks indicate that
thousands toiled there at one time.
No one knows who these people
were, or where they went.
Some historians believe that early
in the eleventh century the Vikings,
then exploring North America,
landed on the island mined the
copper and carried it with them on
their Wanderings.
Start Each Saturday
The cruises leave Chicago each
Saturday, beginning today The S. S.
Alabama leaves from the foot of the
Michigan avenue bridge at 2.
Children under twelve are taken for
half fare, and automobiles may be
carried at nominal fee.
Ordinary summer clothes, with a
warm topcoat for deck wear at
night, are suggested for the cruise.
The second day the steamer reaches
Mackinac; third, Isle Royale:
fourth, Duluth; fifth. over Thunder
Bay to Ft. william; sixth Sault ste.
Marie; seventh, a return trip over
Lake Michigan, with the captains
dinner as the feature of the day,
and the eighth day, landing at Chi
cago.