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Imperial Valley press., 1935-07-20
Bedtime Stories
BY HOWARD GARRIS
(Copyright by Mcclure

: thrown at her for fun" as he
called it.
He won't think it so funny when
I send him to bed before dark and
won't let him play tag after sup
per- said Uncle Wiggily to Bunty
as, very gently, he pulled the
stickery burrs from her fur. Some
he had to cut out with Nurse
James scissors. To keep Bunty
from squirming as he did this, Un-
Gle Wiggily told the orphan rabbit
that each tiny sticker or pricker on
a burdock burr seed cluster was
like a tiny hook.
1T is these hooks on the seeds
that catch in cows tails" said Mr.
Longears. Thus the COWS, when
the seeds are ripe, carry them a
long way. Sometimes the seed
burrs fall off the COWS tails and
SO are planted in the ground in
new places. That's why there are
so many burdock plants. The seeds
are very clever, sticking themselves
on cows tails so they are carried
to new places to grow"
Out Jumped Fuzzy Fox
Bunty was so interested listening
to Uncle Wiggily tell about the
burdocks burrs she didn't mind her
fur being pulled a bit. Soon all
Imperial Valley press., 1935-07-20
Dam EroseS Island
Where Lincoln We
Supposed To Duel

ST. LOUIS, July 20. UR)-A Mis-
sisippi river island which once was
chosen as a dueling-ground for
Abraham Lincoln and later was the
cemetery for Confederate victims
who died of smallpox while in the
military prison at Alton during the
Civil war, is being removed piece
meal from the Missouri shore of
the river to provide as base of op-
erations for the federal govern
ment's work on a dam across the
river at Alton.
About 10000 cubic feet of earth
has already been removed from the
piece of ground. 1t is no longer
an island in reality, having been
joined to the Missouri mainland
by the action of river currents. The
earth is being removed from a
point about 200 yards from the
dam.
Soldier His Opponent
When Lincoln was supposed to
have gone there for a duel the land
was known as McPikes Island. 1t
was chosen as the site of a duel
between Lincoln. then a country
lawyer, and James Shields, briga-
dier of the Mexican war. Shields
challenged Lincoln after the latter
wrote an article which offended
him.
Tradition has it that Lincoln, Civ
en- the choice of weapons, picked
cavalry broadsWords. a selection
which his challenger did not partic-
ularly favor. The day of the duel,
Lincoln warmed up" by slicing off
small willow tree with his i'm
mense weapon, at which Shields
burst out laughing. Before they
returned to the Illinois shore their
quarrel was made up, without the
duel having been fought.
During the Civil war, its use as
a cemetery followed an outbreak of
smallpox at the prison camp at
Alton. where numerous Confeder-
ate soldiers were confined After
that episode it was known a S
Smallpox Island.
The dam now under construction
by the government is one of many
being built along the length of the
river TO control the effects of riV-
er currents and aid navigation.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-07-20
UNCLE WIGGILY AND
THE BURRS

Uncle Wiggily was going to hop
away from his hollow stump bunga-
low one day to go adventuring
when he heard Baby Bunty crying.
I wonder what's the matter
with my little orphan rabbit?" said
Mr.. Longears as he stopped twink
ling his pink nose which he always
did just before going adventuring.
"Bunty cries as though she were
in trouble" said Uncle Wiggily. I
must see what's the matter"
Bunty, the little orphan rabbit,
hoped into the bungalow crying
Boo hoo Boo hoo" Then she
cried Hoo boo," showing that
she could cry frontward and back
ward almost at the same time.
What's the matter, my dear?"
asked Uncle Wiggily.
Buster threw a lot of burdock
burrs at me and they're all stuck
in my fur" sobbed Bunty.
"Burdock burrs in your fur" ex-
claimed Uncle Wiggily. That's
terrible! I shall punish Buster for
that. But first I'll help you get
the bu'rS out. Oh, you poor, lit
tie rabbit" said Uncle Wiggily when
he saw what a sad state Bunty was
in. mo wonder you cried!"
Burrs Catch in Cows Tails
The burdock plant, as perhaps
you know, is a weed with very big
leaves. On it grow clusters OF
what might be called blossoms,
and what, later, turn into clumps
Of seeds. These seeds are in clus-
ters of burrs, which are prickery,
stickery things that cling closely to
whatever they touch or are thrown
at. Burdock burrs stick TO your
clothes and especially they cling to
the fur of rabbits, the hair of dogs
and the tails of cows or other an
imals.
Poor Bunty's fur was thickly
clustered with the burrs naughty
Buster one Of the boy rabbits, had
Imperial Valley press., 1935-07-20

the burrs were out and Bunty
went back to play, Uncle Wiggily
put the burrs in a pile on the
ground, and he was thinking of
going to get Buster to punish him
when, all of a sudden, out of the
bushes jumped the Fuzzy Fox with
his big plume of a tail, like a
busting brush.
oh, ho!" howled the Bad Chap.
80 I've caught you Mr.. Long
ears!"
Well, it does seem as if you
had" said the rabbit gentleman po-
litely. What are you going to do
with me, if you please?"
Take you off to my den!"
groWled the Fox.
Well, take those to your den
first" shouted Uncle Wiggily
All of sudden, he threw lot of
the stickery, prickery burrs, that
he had taken from Bunty, at the
tail of the Fox. The burrs tsuck
on his big, fluffy tail and tangled
it all up Now the Fox was very
proud of his tail. So, as soon as he
saw it all stuck with burdock burrs
he gave a loud howl, turned a
somersault and ran home TO get
his wife TO pull them out. So he
didn't hurt Uncle Wiggily at all.
And If the laundry man will wash
the hands and face of the clock,
III tell you next about Uncle Wig
gily at the lake.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-07-20
IMPERIAL VALLEY PRESS
Riding FOR 4 FALL

Adolph Hitler is certainly biting off
plenty of trouble for himself in the pres
ent drive of the NaM organization to
compel all of Germany to conform IN all
things to its tenets.
Persecution of the Jews has been going
on for some time and recently reached
neW high peak with beatings and out
RACES Of various kinds being committed
against the person of Jews, men, women
and children.
Earlier this week the Catholics became
the target for Nazi wrath. Although
Hitler personally is a Catholic, this fact
has not saved the clergy of that faith
from feeling the iron fist of the Nazis.
True they have not been compelled to un-
dergo personal assaults, but the drive
against them is as severe in its ways as is
the drive against the Jews.
From these two circumstances one
might think that Professionalism was re-
viving old religious hatreds against the
Catholics and Jews but such is not the
case. German Protestants too are the
object of Hitler's wrath if they do not
conform in every way to complete control
by the Nazi organization.
As though it is not making enough
trouble for himself to array Jews, Cath
olicS and Protestants against him, Hitler
is also opposing the Steel Helmets, an
organization Of German World war veter-
ans. These added to Jews, Catholics
and Protestants make a formidable army
for any man or group of men to oppose.
Hitler must also combat the Communists,
who are his avowed enemies and whose
number in Germany is on the increase.
The Nazis are in the saddle at present,
riding high, wide and handsome. But
trey cannot hope to stick there forever
for that is a long, long time. Arousing
religious antagOnisms is one of the sur
est ways to invite defeat. When the an
tipathy of three large religious bodies is
directed toward any one organization,
that organization should make certain it
has some nice place into which it can
crawl for it is doomed. 1t may not meet
that doom next week next year or with
in the next five years, but sooner or later
the opposition will catch up with it and
crush it. That man of Hitler's ac-
knowledged ability cannot recognize this
is indeed astonishing.
Charlie Dawes halls the beginning of
recovery. Where, Charlie, and vas you
dere?'
If that Soviet plane lands at Oakland,
who, we would like to know, is going to
be on the welcoming committee?
Imperial Valley press., 1935-07-20
SOCIAL BREVJTIES

Mrs. A. w. Preston and daughter
Irene and son Ernest, of Dennison.
Texas, arrived in El Centro this
morning to visit a few days with
Mrs. Preston's sister Mrs. A. w.
Palmer. before continuing to the
coast where they will spend the
remainder Of the summer.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. E. Miles are leav-
ing today to visit Mrs. Miles bro
ther at Joliet, Mont, and another
brother at Denver. Before return
ing they will also visit Yellowstone
park
Beginners Bridge section OF the
Junior Ten Thousand club VIII
meet Monday night at the home Of
Mrs. Bernice Duer, ST. Olive, with
Mrs. Ruth Wray as co-hostess.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-07-20
DON'T QUOTE
ME"
BY United Press

WASHINGTON, July 20.-Maybe
it's lucky the senate didn't know
this when the big fight was going
on-Rush Dew Holt is a pee-Wee
golf addict
The senators gave Holt a thor
ough inquisition before accepting
him as the youngest member, but
failed to inquire into his hobbies.
The studious looking young man,
accompanied by his sister who
serves as his official hostess in
Washington society, was surprised
on a Washington pee-wee course
this week. He followed his ball
closely and seemed to be having a
good time. He wouldn't however
reveal his score.
The morning after his pee-Wee
golf exhibition, Holt tried to pay
a visit to the senate barber shop
and got lost.
Although he has been entitled
since last January to full use of the
free barber shop maintained for
cutting senatorial hair, shaving
senatorial faces, massaging sena-
torial pates and manicuring Sena-
torial fingernails, Holt never before
visited the shop.
He managed to get within a rod
or SO of the shop and then lost
his direction amid the labyrinthian
passages near the center of the
capitol Finally he was compelled
to call on a guard to direct him to
the shop on the main corridor be-
tween the house and senate cham
bers.
The White House now boasts the
latest thing in gardening swank-
an electric lawn mower with bal
loon tires.
The mower is similar to the cleo
trio cutting devices which have
been used for several years at the
White House. However, it is
equipped with balloon tires almost
a foot wide
The idea is to keep the wheels
from injuring any blades of grass
Imperial Valley press., 1935-07-20

Published every evening Except Sunday by The
Imperial Valley Press, Inc. 625 state street.
Fl Centre California. W. c. Costello. business
manager Telephone 2s, business office; ZOO edi-
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Associations
Imperial Valley press., 1935-07-20
Baseball Standings
BY United Press
AMERICAN LEAGUE

Yesterdays Results
st. Louis 7, New York g.
Detroit 9, Boston 7.
Chicago 7, Washington 2.
Cleveland and Philadelphia, to
be played later.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-07-20

Dairymen who were members OF
the Milk Producers of Central Cali
fCrnia in 1925 are receiving a cent
a pound bonus for butterfat shipped
during that year.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-07-20
L o O king
B a C k W ar d
What The Press Files
Tell Of Imperial Val
ley for This Date in
Past Years
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO
July 20, 1920

The dance at Salton Sea Mon
day night was enjoyed by a good
many Calipatrians as well as seV-
eral couples from INLAND.
City Clerk Van Way and Hi Dill
Ter have started for the Yosemite
to spend a two-weeks vacation.
c. w. Brockman Of Calexico and
Mount Signal spent a few hours in
the city yesterday
Imperial Valley press., 1935-07-20

NEW YORK, July 2O.-The au-
tomobile has sounded the knell of
walking. There IS only a straggly
line of accomplished strollers. From
William Shakespeare 70 our pre-
sent day Robert Cortes Holiday
with his Walking Stick Papers"
walking has inspired rich stuff in
literature
Dresser ticks off rousing stretch
es in Westchester daily. Some
times 10 miles. II. c. Wells is a
sturdy rambler. And George Ber-
nard Shaw's flying whiskers
through Irish lanes were long a IA
miliar sight. Meredith Nicholson
did a magnificent poem or the
swings outdoors.
Dickens must have laid maiy
miles Of London sidewalk 10 heel
70 know the streets aad news so
intimately. Pepys makes frequent
references 10 his fatiguIng strOls.
Robert Louis Stevenson, Walt
Whitman liked the feel Of the
blackthorn and Edna Millay the
wind on her brow.
So in the hope of inspiration I
went gipsying today There's no
better place 10 begin q walk than
at that city crescendO. Fifth ave-
nue. and 42nd street. To move by
fit ana start until one has reached
such an unbroken meander as Cen
tral Park By that time the mind
may be jiggled TO a phllosophic
plane
A lean and young fellow biped
out Of the surrounding press eddied
with me a moment before a flash
ing display of shirts and ties IN a
Budd's window He wore a cattle
mans hat and q comfortable home
spun suit the Texans call store
bought" That yaller one there,
he observed, pointing to a sunseJty
crayat. is right purity" So We slid
into easy conversation. He had
been doing a bit Of vagabonding
himself. progressing from the Pan
handle aloot. by bus and hitchhik-
ing. Shufflnp q bit uneasily, he
inquired in embarrassed blurt:
Where IS This here Sally Rand
playing" I confessed my unwOrld-
illness and he mumbled rather ac-
cuSingly and with a tinge of mock
cry. Il thought "a feller in spats
orr 10 knoWl
Imperial Valley press., 1935-07-20

like in the prime Of life recently. I
sent my condolences and received
this. ITO die for those We love
were easy martyrdom. But TO live
in sacrificial throes Of torture and
to endure for tedious indefinite
years, Tilted by death demands a
higher fortitude than that of Cato,
Socrates and Seneca" The des-
pairing lines were a quotation, but
from whom I do not know.
But my saunter ended on a more
cheerful note At the 36th street
entrance near the East Drive I
stopped a moment before a chance
communist, hot-gospeling a philli-
pic from a soap box. I caught this.
we are going TO make this sigh
ing world a singing world" That's
what I want-get up every morn
and sing bass.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-07-20
COAST LEAGUE
Yesterdays Results

Yesterdays Results
Seattle 3, Hollywood 2.
Oakland 4, Los Angeles 8.
San Francisco 5, Portland /.
Sacramento 6, Missions 0.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-07-20
Ell CENTRIC NIGHTBALL
CLASS "a" LEAGUE
END of first half
Second Round)

Last Night Results
Cramer Bakery Il, Coca Colas 2.
CLASS "B" LEAGUE
fSecOnd ROund)
Imperial Valley press., 1935-07-20
NATIONAL LEAGUE

Yesterdays Results
Chicago 9, New York 8.
Brooklyn 3, st. Louis 0.
Pittsburgh 6, Boston 5.
Cincinnati 3, Philadelphia 0.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-07-20
TEN YEARS AGO
July %. Iq95

CaleXico was treated to a head
light raid last night conducted by
the traffic squad.
Steye's Coffee Shop, one of El
Centros landmarks, has been sold
to San Diego businessman.
Arthur Brick will leave tonight
Tor Los Angeles for a few days.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-07-20

You can't reflect on congress by
saying that its moral fiber is weak
not while Rep. William NJ. Whit
tingham De.m) Mississippi, is pre-
siding over the chamber
Wilmington made that ruling
after Rep. w. D. Mcfarland Dem)
Texas, protested that Rep Daniel
H. Reed (Rep) New York, had re-
flected on the house by remarking
that "the moral fibre of congress is
weak"
II rule that the member from
New York did not violate house
rules" Wilmington said
Imperial Valley press., 1935-07-20

which the junior Vanderbilt re-
Gently ta-taed. Another casual of
the sidewalk mistook me for a
strolling directory He inquired
how to get to a place called jim
my's. He was a shade beWudered,
thoroughly dispirited. It was some
where right off the avenue. He
had tarried there many hours
night before. There was a hat
check girl named Eleanor. He had
left a package with her and came
away without il. He had a claim
check but lost it. I'm in a hell of
a fix he said. and looked it.
Near the St. Moritz 7 came upon
a newspaperman indulging tn e
ankling art His day off and he
was in mood for caper. But he had
no sheet Of blank paper awaiting
and at a sidewalk table where We
sat for a moment I yentured my
envy. He thought all columnists
should express the freedom Of Wal
ter Lippman. According to him
Lippman writes when he pleases,
as the Whim seiZes. Often. 7 was
told, Lippmann. instead Of the US
uaI copy, sent a brief note I'm
not prepared 10 write anything to-
day Likely one must have an in
itial-trailing name 10 get aWey
with that An 4. B.. Ph. D. and
cluster Of LIDS. Several years
ago in a pique I grew re0elliOus. .
No more columns and that was
that. The oYerlord Of my syndi-
cate thought that too bad bu, it
was fortunate d man who could
take my place Was not taking
planned trip to Europe and would
be just dandy for the iob. He lift
cd the phone TO call him and the
way I snapped INTO a fake laugh.
You know Just cIoHnine Having
my little joke One Of my narrow
est squeaks had nervous indi-
gestion for two Gays.
reflected awhile on a bench un-
der a WIst8rla powered pergola.
Doing in an inyadd's chair was an
elderly Mark Twain gentleman
whose face was a delicate chisehng
from pain. Once re opened his
eyes. glanced at me and smiled
ahyly A moment later he winc-
ed, paled and a male nurse rushed
and wheeled him away. / thought
Of a friend, knocked out lightning
Imperial Valley press., 1935-07-20

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as the machine passes back and
forth across the yelyety eXpanse.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-07-20

Adventure No took place i'll
Imperial Valley press., 1935-07-20

Charlie Dawes halls the beginning of
recovery. Where, Charlie, and was you
dere?"
Imperial Valley press., 1935-07-20

If that Soviet plane lands at Oakland,
who, we would like to know, is going to
be on the welcoming committee?
The Omaha guide., 1935-08-10
DIR. Aaron Mcmillan
Returns Home

DR.. Aaron Mcmillan and his
family returned to Omaha Sat
urday, Aug. 3 from Europe and
Central Africa. DR.. Mcmillan
spent six years abroad studying
Tropical diseases in England and
Portugal. Also he was head of a
staff of physicians seven hundred
miles in the interior of Africa.
DR.. Mcmillan has spent a busy
week receiving the host Of friends
who were so elated over his sue
cessful trip. Mrs. Villa Mae Me-
MILAN, his charming and faith
full wife who made the trip with
him, Drawing the wilds of the
jungles to be with her husband
and children, has been quite busy
keeping up with her social af-
fairs and introducing Helen, her
youngest baby, born in Angola,
Southwest Africa. Helen Is one Of
the healthiest and prettiest babies
in Omaha.
AS the Doctor made extensive
hunting trips, he brought some
of his trophies home, which are
seldom seen in this country. which
shows that he is an excellent hunt
er as well as an exceptional ply
sicain- He has saved many of the
natives and white, who would
probably have never reached the
coast or a large city, where the
only medical attention could be
be found.
The natives, the Doctor says,
are as civilized in their way, as
any European or American, as
there i no vice and very little
crime there they are more refined
than we are here. One proof of
The Omaha guide., 1935-08-10

Miss Claudell Agee-Folk dane
ing.
Miss Ella Mae Franklin-dra-
MATES.
Mrs. Herbert McCaw-wood-
work.
Mr.. J. S. WilIiams-music.
Miss Addie Foxall-music.
Mrs. Gertrude James-cos-
TUNES.
The Omaha guide., 1935-08-10
GILBERT BRYANT

Mr.. Gilbert Bryant, 1924 Deca-
tur ST, who died July 28th after
Is years residence in Omaha leay-
es to mourn his loss a wife, Ida
Bryant, two sons and one daugh-
ter, three sisters, five %sisters-in-
law, two brothers-in-law, one SON
in-law, one daughter-in-Iaw and q
host Of friends.
Mrs. Ida Bryant and relatives
wish to thank their many friends
for the kindly consideration
shown and floral offering during
their bereavement.
The Omaha guide., 1935-08-10
Luke Foster To Face
Jury For Stabbing
Man Who Killed Wife Bound
Over to District Court
Without Bail

Luke Foster Al, 2615 Parker
St., who stabbed his estranged
wife to death last Friday was
bound over to District Court on
a first degree murder charge
without bail Tuesday, August 6.
by Municipal Judge Perry Wheel
er. Foster killed his wife while
She was visiting at the home Of a
sick acquaintance. He escaped to
South Omaha where he tried to
borrow train fare to Kansas City.
Friends pursuaded him to give
up"
The Omaha guide., 1935-08-10
Central States Golf Meet
BeckOns Local Golf
Enthusiasts
6 omahans To Compete

At u o'clock, Thursday night, SIX
ace players Of the Swastika Golf Club
pulled anchor enroute to st. Louis
in quest Of new laurels in the Central
States Golf Assn Tournament TO be
held August 10th and 18th over St.
Louis de luxe Is hole golf course.
According to all advance notices
the sport loving element Of St. Louis
is planning to welcome the visitors
with open arms, entertaining them
with several brilliant social functions
after the games which viii Be pre-
ceeded by q parade through the resi-
Dental section.
In addition to Omaha there viii
be teams from Kansas CITY, Des
Moines, Chicago. Indianapolis and
several southern cities.
The members of the Omaha team
are Pendletcn Murray, Boyd Gallo
way, Ulysses Watson, VIM. Davis,
Eugene Murray and Sabert Hanger.
Mrs. Robbie Turner Davis and Mrs.
done Hanger are accompanying their
husbands
Penny Murray who excells in all
departments Of the game and who
has been the top-nctch Swastika
player for four years is expected to
account for his share of the silver
a Boyd Galloway who is playing
q greatly improved game this season,
as many syndicate players will at
test, should also show well in the first
flight. Watson, Davis and Hanger all
have their mantels decorated with
trophies of past conquests and are de-
termined to add to the collection
Gene Murray who socks them far in
to the elements with his No. l iron
says it SHOULD be a clean sweep for
the Omaha aggregation
The tournament will be for 81 holes,
IS hole Saturday afternoon and 80
holes Sunday.
The Omaha guide., 1935-08-10
Buried In Prospect Hill Cemetery

Richard Marshall, Is, 957
N. 18th st., son Of Mr.. and
Mrs Walton, who was acci-
IDENTIFY killed by a truck last
Saturday In Western Iowa
while travelling with an or
chestra, was buried Wednes-
day afternoon from the st.
John Church with Rev. Bry-
ant officiating. Six fellow
Eagle Scouts acted as pail
bearers.
Richards sudden death
came as a distinct shock to
his many friends and ae-
quaintences among the young
er set with whom he was I'M
usually popular. In addition
to holding the high rank of
Eagle scout, the young man
was an ardent church mem
Der having attended st. John
for II years where he was
active in Sunday School
work. He was to be gradual
ed from Technical High
school in December. During
his B years there he was a
regular member of the high
school band and of the track
team, having won his letter
in track.
The whole Boy Scout unit
of which Marshall had been
a member for II years turn
ed out for the funeral. Mr..
7. P. Mahammett, scout mas
ter was in charge. Taps were
blown at the Prospect Hill
Cemetery by Eagle scout Al
bert Johnson The pall-bear-
ers were: Edward Virgins,
Carlette Lewis, Hezekiah
Stewart, C1eod Madison, Al
bert johnson and Rickett
Nelson.
The Twelve Scout Laws
demonstrated b ythe placing
of twelve roses on the de-
ceased's casket.