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Imperial Valley press., 1934-04-24
BEDTIME STORIES
By HOWARD E. GARRIS
Copyright, 1884 by Mcclure Newspaper syndicate)
BY HOWARD E. GARRIS

bouquet for my wife maybe to-
morrow or next day"
"Nonsense!" said the pig.
mo nonsense about it," said the
rabbit.
So that is why he was always
jumping up, hopping to the window
and looking out. He looked at his
flower bed and he wanted to see if
any blossoms were there the day
after he had planted the seed.
Of course, we all know Uncle
Wiggily was rather foolish. 1t shows
he didn't with all the other things
he knew, have any idea about flow
ers AS Mr.. Twistytail said, after
seeds, either of flowers or vegetables
are put into the ground, it takes
weeks and weeks for them to soften,
sprout, send up their green leaves
through the brown soil and then
either bring forth violets, roses, tu-
lips, zinnias, marigolds or beets, let
tuce, parsnips or apples, according
to what kinds of seeds or bulbs have
been planted
But Uncle Wiggily was very hope
full, He thought Jolly, foolish rab-
bit that he might be- that almost
as soon as he had planted his seeds
he could go out and pick an April
bouquet for his wife.
So, when he had hoped up and
looked from the window, perhaps
a dozen times, all of sudden he
said to his wife, who wanted to
know the secret:
II am going OUT
"Out where?" asked the lady rab-
bit.
"Out into the garden" said Mr.
Longears II want to make sure, for
one thing, that the April shower of
yesterday did not wash any of the
seeds from the flower bed"
We'll, all right" said Mrs. Long
| ears.
Uncle Wiggily wanted to do some
thing else besides looking to see if
any seeds were washed out. He
wanted to look closer at his bed and
see If any flowers had yet bios
Imperial Valley press., 1934-04-24
BILL DOLLAR RELATES ORIGIN OF
INSTANTLY IN INTERESTING STYLE

greedy men, the coins were not
standardized and every one had to
be weighed to determine its value.
I'm 1919 the idea of the dollar
occurred to Count Schlict. He own
ed the silver mines in JoachimstEal
where he was the feudal lord. He
started coming his bullion into dol
lars, all of the same weight and
stamped with his likeness in armor
on horse. He called them gulden-
groschen.
"They were in constant demand
and the merchants all over Europe
hailed them with joy, because there
was no need of weighing them or
biting them to see if they were OF
alloy. Their name was soon cor
rupted to 'dalers'.
"Other nations soon took to coin
ing dollars of their own noticeably
the king of Spain, who owned the
rich silver mines of Peru and Mex
leo. His mints, established in the
18th century, produced coins SINH
lar to the JoachimstEalers, called
pesos. These were the famous
old pieces of eight, so-called, be-
cause for convenience, they might
be broken up into eight equal
pieces, or bits, each piece being
equal to one Spanish real. That
is where the American expression
'two-bits' originated. Anything
worth a quarter required two bits,
or two pieces of peso in payment.
THE Spanish peso covered the
world and because II was more con-
Imperial Valley press., 1934-04-24
Don't Quote Me-
United Press

WASHINGTON, April 24-The
senate seems to be losing its pop
ularity with visitors. With the
largest crowds in the capital in
years during the Cherry Blossom
festival, the gallery remained yir-
tually deserted.
Even senators are unable to
muster enough interest TO sit
through long debates on the pend
ing airmail bill. While Repub-
licans held the floor recently. five
Democrats sat across the isle,
shuffling papers. talking among
themselves, but never giving the
slightest heed to the minority
speakers.
Sen. Simeon D. Fess, R.. Ohio,
made a long speech, asSailing air
mail policies of the administration.
Sen. Wallace H White, Jr., R,
Maine, sat nearby, prompting the
speaker when he felt his aid was
needed.
Sen. Warren r. Austin, R., VT,
was interrupted in a lengthy speech
by a motion to adjourn. He con-
Imperial Valley press., 1934-04-24
EVEN UP THE ODDS

Al first reading there might be a dis
position to criticize severely the posse of
federal and state officers who early
Monday morning permitted John Dillin-
ger and his gang to escape after they had
apparently been trapped in small re-
sort in northern Wisconsin.
When one makes more careful read
ing of the battle accounts, however, it is
not difficult to understand why the out
laws were able to repulse three attacks
by the forces of the law and eventually
make their getaway.
There is no mention of machine guns
being used by the law officers. The ac-
counts say they battered down doors
with murderous fire from rifles and
shotgunS, while the bandits peppered
their ranks with volley after volley from
machine guns. Therein lies the eXplana-
ton for the apparent superiority of the
bandits in battle.
The outlaws are no braver than the
officers but the latter are badly handi-
capped when they have to go up against
machine gun fire with such weapons as
rifles and shotguns.
1t is not fair to ask peace officers to
take such odds in addition to the odds
which they normally face. The criminal
always knows when and where he is 60
ing to strike The officer has to guess
at that This places him at a disadvan-
tage which the majority of officers ac-
cept as a break Of the game.
There is no good reason why the posse
seeking to capture Dillinger shouldn't
have been equipped with plenty of ma
chine guns and even artillery if that is
necessary to blast out the quarry.
Two men, including one federal agent,
were killed and four were wounded in
the battle with the outlaws. The wonder
is that there were not more casualties in
the ranks of the law officers.
Those in charge of the extensive hunt
for Dillinger can expect to have more
casualties in their ranks if they fail to
provide their men with adequate weap-
ons. Rifles and shotguns are all right
in their own particular fields, but they
cannot cope with machine gun fire. The
latter is just too fast and too deadly.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-04-24
AS THE
EARTH TURNS

sacrificing and unselfish.'
"You are, I think-you would DC
If there was need"
This was the opening Stan had
been hoping for.
For you, 1 would be- he SAID
firmly. I'D want to sacrifice things
everything"
She looked at him. Their eyes
met. And with a swift outward How
ing, Stan seized her and kissed her.
It was the first time he had dared
to kiss her-with such an openness
of feeling.
Jen started back instinctively.
You shouldn't have"
you're angry?"
mo"
Il had to. I love YOU
do you, Stan?"
More than I can tell.
"You don't know. You can't tell
about love in such a little time
I'm going to make you love me,
Jen!"
Are you, Stan?"
Once again, Stan moved to take
her in his arms. But Jen slipped
away.
Good might" she called back as
she hurried up the path to her
house.
Stan walked slowly home and
there was a singing in his soul as
he realized that she loved him.
(To be continued
Imperial Valley press., 1934-04-24

please, I would rather not tell you
now"
"Oh, is it a secret?" asked Mrs.
Longears, laying aside Bunty's shoe.
"Yes, it's secret" Mr.. Longears
answered.
"Oh, 1 just love a secret" ex-
claimed his wife. do tell mel"
IF I told you, it wouldn't be a
secret any more" spoke Mr.. Long
ears. But I'll tell you as soon as I
can"
when will that be9" his wife
wanted to know.
Instead of answering at once, IN
Gle Wiggily hoped to the window
again, looked out and said.
Not yet I wonder when "
"Oh, dear mel" sighed Mrs. Long
ears, "It's very annoying to have a
secret so close and not know what
it is"
"Ill tell you just as soon as I pos
sibly cam said the husband rab-
bit, and with that his wife had to
be content.
1t was the day after uncle Wig
gily had planted seeds for red, blue
yellow and purple flowers in the
garden bed that Mr.. Twistytail, the
jolly pig gentleman, had dug for
the rabbit. Mr. Longears, after COW
ering the seeds and seeing an April
shower wet them, told the pig he ex-
pected TO pick flowers soon after
the rain.
"Oh, my ess, Wiggy!
laughed Mr.. Twistytail. Flowers
don't grow that fast. told you it
was too early in the Spring to plant
flower seeds anyhow. And, even if II
were not too early, you can't expect
to pick flowers so soon after you
plant seeds. You have to wait weeks
and maybe more weeks"
II think not" said Uncle Wiggily
confident-like and hopeful. II be-
lieve the seeds planted will quick
iy sprout and ! can pick an April
Imperial Valley press., 1934-04-24

so buffalo will be sent there from
Yellowstone Park. Antelope, deer
and elk also will be distributed.
THE Indian will be the best game
warden imaginable" Collier COM
mented. Il know of no better il
lustration than that of the Wash
ington Indians. A moose strayed
from Canada. They protected it in
the hope that others would join
it. When a pot hunter shot it, it
would have been too bad if the
Indians could have caught him.
Then there was the incident on
the Rosebud reservation where In
dians captured three beavers and
put them into a stream"
Imperial Valley press., 1934-04-24
Chapter VIII
(Sunner)

Stan was sitting on the fence
which ran along the road by George
Shaw's farm. They had told him az
Jen's house that she had gone up to
Georges to see to one of the child
ren who was sick So he had gone
along to meet her and walk back
with her. 1t was warm summers
evening, and there was a moon.
Presently he saw her striding
down the roadway from the barn.
"I came down for you--to walk
back" he said as she approached
him.
Been waiting long?" she smiled
back.
"1t seemed long-waiting for
YOU"
Jen laughed a little shyly She
was glad to be outi n the pure and
warm evening air again. And it was
particularly nice, she thought, to
be out in it with Stan, swinging
down the road with him in the
moonlight.
"The kids better, thank Heavens.
But the place was an awful mess. I
had to tidy it up
Stan somehow wished she had
said something else something
having to do a little more with
themselves.
II wonder what they'd do without
you, Jen. You mother the whole
flock of them"
WELL" Jen answered truthfully,
'it comes easy for me to know how
to do"
How to do for Others" Stan re-
joined a little grudgingly, "but ne
yer for yourself
well, it's the same. isn't itP'
she asked. Doing for others is do
ing for yourself"
Il wish I were that way-self-
Imperial Valley press., 1934-04-24

venient for trading purposes than
the English pound or French franc
it became more popular than Eng
lish money. Because of the strong
sentiment in the Colonies against
the English and tkeir products after
the Revolutionary war the sovereign
was removed from circulation here
and the Spanish dollar became the
medium of exchange until Uncle
Sam commenced to coin the 100
cent dollar in 1874, and we BILL
Dollars are the offspring of the dol
lar, or cartwheel, that all tie rest
of the world wants SO badly.
And that in a NUTSHELL said
"Bill' Dollar, gives the Adam and
Eve of the Dollar family, and we
are ready to serve at all times, most
efficiently, people of good will, and
especially those who will give us a
good home in a city like Ell Centre. 4"
Copyright, 1884, Fred Mozart)
Imperial Valley press., 1934-04-24
BLACK CROW" SUES
LOS ANGELES, April "a. (U.P

LOS ANGELES, April "a. U.R -
George Moran, surviving member of
the Two Black Crows" faced his
dead partners widow in court today
as a legal adversary. He accused
Mrs. Myrtle Mack of negligent driv-
ing when she appeared as defend
ant in his s34,500 damage suit,
growing out of an automobile crash
in Arizona last January when
Charles E. Mack was killed and Mo-
ran was injured. The suit is direct
ed principally against an insurance
company.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-04-24

Say Bill Dollar" said a mer-
chant on whom Bill" was calling,
What do you know about your
origin? Where did the first dollar
come from?
We'll" said Bill" in reply, eve
are of German origin. The 'thaler'
was born in the middle ages in
Joachimsthal, Germany, now part
of Czecho-Slovakia. THAI means
valley and the dollars we're first
called Joachimsthaler because they
came from Joachims Valley. Later
it was shortened to "thaler'
"About the year 1900 the coinage
Imperial Valley press., 1934-04-24

somed SO that he might give his
wife an April bouquet. So out he
ropped and something very strange
happened. You shall hear about it
tomorrow night in the story about
Uncle Wiggily and the magic bug.
And if you can help the rubber
boots to jump over the umbrella
when they are playing hop scotch
with the gas stove it will be fine.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-04-24

tinued his discourse when the SEN
ate met the next day.
Democrats are missing the lead
ership of Sen. Joseph T. Robin
son, D., Ark, who has been called
away by a death in his family.
Sen. j. Hamilton Lewis, D., Ill,
majority whip, nominally should
take over the reins, but the senate
hasn't quite carried on in the US
ual manner since Robinson has
been absent.
Happy hunting for the Indian
as in the days of the old west will
become a reality if the government
achieves it's aim.
Buffalo, deer, and antelope will
roam the tribal lands with the
Indian as the game warden under
plans Of Harold L. Ickes secretary
Of interior and John Collier, Indian
commissioner. That project is be-
ing inaugurated at once.
An area of $500 acres is being
fenced in the Pine Ridge reserva-
ton in South Dakota. A herd Of
Imperial Valley press., 1934-04-24

Published every evening Except Sunday by The
Imperial Valley Press, Inc 625 State street.
e. Centro, California. W. c. Costello, business
manager. Telephone &C. business office; 700 edi-
torial department. Full leased wire United Press
Associations
Imperial Valley press., 1934-04-24
EGGS PAY FOR SUBSCRIPTIONS

RICHMOND, Kans. U.P)-The ed
itor of the Richmond Enterprise has
advertised he will accept eggs on
subscriptions from farmers in this
vicinity. The rate will be an egg a
week for three months.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-04-24
TEN YEARS AGO
AnriIs % 1904

DramatizationS of Mother Goose
rhymes were presented before chill
dren of the Harding school yester-
day by kindergarten pupils of Miss
Peggy Lien.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-04-24
EDITORIAL PAGE
and
FEATURES
"GREATER Ell CENTRO DAYS"

Leading merchants of the city will
participate in Greater Ell Centre Days,
which will be observed on Friday and
Saturday of this week.
Greater Ell Centro Days have been
designated as an opportunity for money
saving purchases by the buying public
in FL Centro's trading area and will give
merchants the means to bring their
stocks before the purchasers in convlnc-
ing fashion and on a straight value-tor-
money basis.
The time selected for Greater Ell
Centre Days was carefully chosen This
is the period of the year when valley
residents begin to look toward the sum-
mer days. Wardrobes need replenish-
ing, household supplies require special
foods for the hot weather, there are re-
pairs and changes to be made about the
home. all of which mean it is time tor
purchasing.
Greater El Centro Days have been
set for Friday and Saturday so that those
residing in the rural sections of Ell Gen.
tros trading area may be able to partlcl-
pate in the bargains which are offered.
Full details regarding the many at
tractive bargains will be carried in Thurs
DAYS Press so that those in the rural
areas may be fully informed and can
make their plans for purchases when
they visit Ell Centro on Friday or Sat
urday.
There is nothing unusual about
Greater Ell Centre Days" except the
offer of legitimate bargains. Merchants
are not going to offer fabulous gifts
(Which generally are paid for by the pur-
chaser) nor expensive premiums. What
ever reductions in price can be made will
be passed on to the purchaser who will
have the opportunity of buying high
class merchandise from reputable and
responsible merchants who are ANXIOUS
to obtain his good will and who seek his
future patronage.
Greater Ell Centre Days are in line
with the activity which Ell Centro may
naturally expect from the expansion that
is certain to come with the start of con-
struction on the All-American canal.
The Press is cooperating with the mer-
chants in making Greater El Centre
Days" success.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-04-24
UNCLE WIGGILY'S APRIL
BOUQUET

Every once in a while Uncle Wig
gily would jump up out of his easy
chair and hop to the back of his
hollow stump bungalow. He would
look out, down toward the bottom
of his garden and then he would
shake his head and say:
Not yet. I wonder when?"
After he had done this three or
four~times, his wife. who was sewing
a button on one of Baby Bunty S
shoes, asked:
What is the matter, Wiggy?"
"Oh, nothing, my DEAR" he an
swered, soothing like and pacifying
please don't tell me it is moth
ing" said the lady rabbit. you
don't hop from your chair every few
minutes, look out of the window and
say, not yet, 1 wonder when for
nothing.
well, if you must know said
Uncle Wiggily with a laugh, Il was
looking for something, but, if you
Imperial Valley press., 1934-04-24

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Imperial Valley press., 1934-04-24

A company will soon be incorpo-
rated under the name of the I'm
perial Valley Soap company with a
capital of 100000 to erect plant
in Ell Centro for the purpose OF
making soaps of all kinds.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-04-24

H. C. Stevens, proprietor of
Steves place, returned from Elsi-
more last night.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-04-24
Looking Backward
What the Press Files Tell of
Imperial Valley for This
Date In Past Years
TWENTY YEARS AGO
Anril "a. 1914

The third annual fruit fair to be
held in Ell Centro the first week in
June will be the best and largest
of its kind ever given here.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-04-24

Now that publicity has been given
about the surplus in the RFC it may be
expected the boys will dig into it oftener
and deeper.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-04-24

Professor Writ has named Professor
Tugwell as the head of the red plot
Postal laws will not permit printing
what Professor Tugwell has probably
named Professor Writ
Imperial Valley press., 1934-04-24
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO
,April "a. 1919

The only picture of Ell Centre
taken from the air appears in the
first annual number of the Rock
we'll field flight, aviation journal of
San Diego.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-04-24

Capt. Chas. E. Davis of Mullet
Island was a visitor at the court
house yesterday.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-04-24

Reviving that dead terrier may be big
news but we can't help recalling that
John Barleycorn was dead and buried
for long time
Imperial Valley press., 1934-04-24

1t might not be amiss for somebody
who knows to tell US just how Dillinger
pronounces his name
The Washington times., 1934-07-07
K|RSON SEEKS
SECOND D. c.
NET CROWN
BY DAN GILL

With one title, the doubles, al
ready under her belt or whatever
it is that women keep titles un'
der, Reba Kirson, the dynamic
one-time WaShingtonian, who also
calls Warrenton, Va, and Balti-
more home, will be out at Colum-
bia Country Club today ready to
open the door when opportunity
knocks.
Opportunity for her comes in
the form of the Women's District
Tennis Singles crown which she
has an excellent chance Of grab
bing today since the defending
champion, Louise Hoffmeister, OF
Chicago, is supposed to be travel
ing in Europe, making it we'll
nigh impossible for her to again
stand in Miss Kirson'S way.
Grimes Opposes
Only one person can muftle
the knocks so that Miss Kirson
will be unable to hear them and
that's little Frances Grimes, Of
Morgantown, w. Va, the other
finalist. Her game is harder
and better developed than most
games around here but whether
she is capable of beating Miss
Kirson is another thing.
In winning the doubles cham
pionship, the raven-haired Balti-
more miss used the able assist
ance of one of Washington's
young stars, Peggy Keyser, former
Central High School racqueter, to
defeat the all-Washington team
of Mrs. Dorette Miller and Sara
Moore, 60, 64.
Beat UpSetters
To gain the finals, the Misses
Keyser and Kirson took a 6-1,
6-3 decision from Margaret
Anderson, of Richmond, and Mary
Cootes, of Alexandria, who had
upset the No. l seeded team Of
Martinez and Turney Thursday in
straight sets.
Mrs. Miller and Miss Moore de.
feated Frances Grimes and Mrs.
Frances Walker Bassett, 6-1,
IS.
The Washington times., 1934-07-07
SHR|NE-GROTTO
MINES BATTLE
TODAY

Shrine and Grotto diamonders
resume their annual feud after a
lay-off of four years today at 2:30
at Griffith Stadium.
The game is sponsored by the
Association of Worshipful Masters
for the benefit of the children of
the Masonic and Eastern Star
Home.
Boast Stars
Both teams boast an array OF
sandlot stars, and this contest
should afford an opportunity for
several players to settle old scores,
Calvin Hull will pitch for the
Grottoes, while Frank Watt, for
mer Philadelphia Phillies pitcher,
will twirl for the Shriners.
Lem Owen, a former minor
Lacquer, will also be in the Shrin.
ers' lineup.
Ray HOman to Play
Archie Via, Otis Printz, George
Pervis and Howard King are
other prominent players who will
perform with the Grotto team.
Ray Homan, Ben Schneider
Sam Simon and Ernie Hiser are
included in the Shriners' lineup
The Washington times., 1934-07-07
7HUSBAND- WIFE GOLF TOPS CARD TOMORROW
CQRUM;'S CQI7!IlME!L'S
Three of McGrGlO's
Meet in N. L. InfieLd
Ten Years After

, on Tuesday. Mr.. McNamara
reads this column In Chick
Feldman's sprightly sports pages
in the Scrantonian.
He didn't exactly agree with
me on my personal selections
for the All-Star casts.
Others felt the same way
about certain Of my choices.
But except for Ben Chapman,
I believe all the young men I
put the finger on will be in uni
form at the Polo Grounds.
Will Be 0utfielder
And the way I feel about
Chapman Is that If they don't
want him I want him. He'll do
as an outfielder for Marse Joe
Mccarthy, Col. Jake Rupert.
cousin Ed Barrow and me,
won't he, boys?
But this Is the way McNamara
tolls off the count:
"Okay, Bill, okay-yOur own
personal opinion Of the players
who should take part in the
All-Star game stirred me to
address you in the above man
ner.
"The line.ups, based on the
popular vote may be . little
bit, just . wee bit, different
than you would have them,
when Terry and CrOnin send
the boys out for the second an
nual meeting Of baseball's best
people. Nevertheless, there Is
something about the makeup
of the National League infieId
that I am expecting you to
bear down on one Of these
days.
"Surely you have noticed
that three Of the Old Mans
John McGraw's) best pupils
. trio that gave us SO many
thrills when it first got to-
gether back there in the Oc-
tOber classic of 1924-finiShed
with . big vote from the loyal
followers Of the game.
eyes sir, Bill, ten years later
and still the best-JackSOn,
Friseh, Terry-and when you re-
call them with the boy Indy
down there on third, you are
recalling the best infield any
manager ever got together.
Something to Say
due to your close assOcia-
ton with McGraw and Jen-
nings, you must have some
thing to say about this infield,
even though they were only
together q short time before
the Flash put in at st. Lou
and Lindy went to chasing fly
balls.
II hope you will agree that
if it had been possible for that
infield to stay together through
q stretch of ten years, it would
have made baseball history.
Possibly that sounds like too
much of q dream for q guy
who has his eyes wide open,
as the song writer puts it.
But, then, Jackson to Frisch to
Terry is something that will
open all their eyes on Tues
day, believe me.
'DAN MCNAMARA"
The Washington times., 1934-07-07
KENWOOD CLUB
BOOSTS ANTE

Stretching the competition to
72 holes over three days, the Ken
wood Country Club has boosted
the prize ante for the National
Capital Open golf tournament to
$2,50O. Last year, the sum of $4,000
was distributed, Paul Runyan
taking top money with a score of
211.
The past three National Capital
Opens have been over the 54-hole
route for two days, eighteen tho
first and 36 the second. The 1884
event, which will be held in mid
November a few days prior to the
new two-bau Scotch foursomeS
tourney at PinehurSt, will be fea-
tured with 18 holes on Friday, 18
holes on Saturday and SO holes on
Sunday. Only the actual dates re-
main to be settled.