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Imperial Valley press., 1929-02-13
WHAT TO DO WITH 'LINDY'

Shortly after Lindberghs triumphal return to
this country following his memorable flight to France
the suggestion offered that effort be made to
keep him from flying. 1t was inspired by desire to
keep from exposing him to unnecessary risks
Immediately throughout the country there arose
flood of protest To clip the wings of the Lone
Eagle to make him eagle longer Lind
bergh had to fly and one might we'll try to keep
fish from swimming.
This column, if we remember correctly, joined in
the cry against the proposal
Now ready to back water, to the extent
of asking congress to pass law prohibiting Lindy'
from taking to the air. Selfishly, "about face
is prompted not much by desire to protect Lind
bergh to protect ourselves.
Yesterday the Lone Eagle" set out from Belize
for Havana. During the afternoon dispatches ad-
vised that he several hours behind schedule and
the hint made that he might be in trouble. The dead
line newspaper arrives regularly the tide or
taxes. The worry "Lindy" passes through the
entire staff and all between the devil and the deep
sea pending developments.
Speculation is rife. Shall get the big type
ready? And how we hate the thought Nerves get
frazzed to remain so until at the last moment the
flash" the wire that "Lindy" has landed
safely
Added to the ordinary days troubles worrying
over Lindy' is enough to threaten increase in the
insane asylum's population. He cannot stay on the
ground, and hate to hear of him taking to the air.
If he would fly only on days when Cain is not being
raised in Los Angeles, it might help some, but he
to choose the worst possible times, therefore
favor congressional action.
Editors Note-Since writing the above have
learned of Lindberghs engagement to Miss Anne Nor
row. Our hopes rest with her.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-02-13

''How can YOU make apples out
of snow?' asked Jackie.
by painting them red"' laugh
cd Tumble.
Eve haven't any red paint, >
said his brother Bumble.
"There is som" red cranberry
sauce, went ON Tumble, pointing
his stubby little tail at a dish on
the table. "Cranbclry sauce will
stain the snowballs a beautiful red
like apples.
Let 5 do it and maybe We eau
play a trick on your father bark
ed Jackie And while Nurse Jane
was out of the kitchen those little
animal boys colored the round snow
balls on the window sill red, like
apples. Then they went out to play
in the tunnel holes around the
bungalow.
Pretty soon in came Uncle Wig
cily, putting and blowing, for he
had been hopping around, looking
for an adventure but had found
none. He twinkled his pink nose
and began to sniff and snuff as he
reached Nurse James kitchen.
- smell something good" said
the rabbit gentleman to himself.
"It smells like apples and cake, -
he went on, and no wonder, for it
was an apple cake that Nurse Jane
had Just baked, But Uncle Wigglly
did not know that, and whom he
looked at the window sill and SAW
the snowballs colorcd red he shout
cd in delight;
"Oh, what fine apples III cat
ono,'
But before he could take ono up
in his paw, into the kitchen burst
the Woozic Wolf The hungry Bad
Chap had followed Uncle Wiggily
home through a snow hole
"Speaking of eating, I'm going
to do some myself growled the
Wolf, and he looked hungrily at
Uncle Wiggily ears &" But before
Imperial Valley press., 1929-02-13
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO
February IS, 1914

Elaborate preparations are being
made by Brawley Masonic Lodge
for the reception of the Imperial
Valley Masons at the eighth annual
get-together meeting on February
22. Grand Master Bradford Webster
of California will be an honored
guest.
There was a very enthusiastic
meeting at the Opera House last
evening in rejoicing over the an.
nouncemcnt of the allowance of the
bonds for building the railroad and
the further announcement that the
road Will now be rushed to compile
ton.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-02-13
Bedtime Stories
By HOWARD E. GARIs
Copyright, 1928, by Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate
UNCLE WIGGILY'S SNOW
APPLES

The day after the bic snow in
Woodland, near the Orange lee
Mountain where Uncle Wiggily had
built his hollow stump bungalow,
Jackie Bow Wow came home from
school through the snow hole, or
tunnel, with Bumble and Tumble.
Those last two were two of Uncle
Wiggily's little rabbit boys and
when school was out Bundle had
said to Jackie:
"'Stop at our house on your way
home. Maybe Nurse Jane will give
US something to cat. -
"All right" barkcd Jackie, who
was always hungry.
And when the two little bunny
boys and the puppy dog chap hur-
ried into Nurse Jane 5 kitchen,
surely enough, the musErat lady
housekeeper had just finished
baking a cake.
"Oh, how good that cake
smells, cried Bumbl".
"Indeed il does' said Tumble.
81 Think barkcd Jackie, that
your Nurse Jane is the best baker
Of cakes in all the world.'
son, thank YOU" squoakrd
Nurse Jane, making a cut" little
bow of pohteness. " Won't YOU
have a piece of my cako?" she
asked. And, Of course, Jackie and
Rumhle and Tumble said they
would.
Now, as they sat eating cakes in
Nurse James warm and coy hitch-
en-, Jackie happened to look out on
Imperial Valley press., 1929-02-13
A STRICT CODE

undertake. are considering law to regulate traf
fic This law, designed to cut down the rising toll of
motor vehicle fatalities, is more drastic than anything
yet proposed over here.
1t would compel each motorist to take driver 5
license test and to carry liability insurance 1t would
revoke all licenses for careless or drunken driving 1t
would install automatic governors on every automo-
bile to prevent the from travelling faster than the
speed limit Lastly though not least, it would bor-
row from the navigation laws provision requiring
any driver when the danger of collision presented it.
SELF to stop his car instantly.
This goes much farther than anything we have
considered so far. Indeed the English themselves
may tone it down considerably before they get through
But it is quite possible that in the end will have
traffic code just strict. 1t is beginning to look
if that will be the only way to cope with the problem
Imperial Valley press., 1929-02-13
WEDDING RINGS

soap company recently paid famous artist
high sum for painting showing proud mother and
her child. Then the company spent lot of money
putting this painting in advertisements accompanied
by references to the kind of soap the mother used in
bathing her child.
The response not quite what the company eX-
pected 1t got flood of letters from all over the
country-protesting because the artist had failed to
put wedding ring the mothers finger. SO loud
was the hubbub that the company had TO recall Its
advertising and repair the oversight
Apparently we're not so close to breakdown OF
morality as some people have supposed-not If miss
ing wedding ring still cause such furore.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-02-13
TEN YEARS AGO
February 13 1919

During the month of January this
year Tax Collector Mont j. Reid
collected $4,000 in taxes, which is
$4,000 above the amount taken in
during the same period of 1913.
The first definite step to handle
the twin problems of unemployment
and the returned soldier has been
taken by tho Imperial County Farm
Bureau directors in the appointment
Of a special committee which will
meet tomorrow morning at the court
house
Imperial Valley press., 1929-02-13
Looking Backward
What the Press Files Tell Of In
perial Valley for this Date
In Past Years
TWENTY YEARS AGO
February 13, 1909

Rev. Octavius Parker, missionary
of the Episcopal church, has ar
rived in Imperial to organize that
body in this city, and tomorrow
morning will hold Holy Communion
services at Woodman hall at 1890.
Judge F. c. Carr this morning ap-
pcared before City Recorder Thomp-
son on behalf of Frank Bennett,
charged with selling liquor illegally
and made motion for change of
venue, suggesting that the case be
transferred for trial to the nearest
Justice court.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-02-13

all tho cake Nurse Jane gave them.
"Thcy surely DO, barked Jackie.
"Thcy re round, Just like apples.
Bat apples aren't white-they re
red or green"
~ know how We could make
these white snowballs red like
apples, - said Tumble, falling
down off a chair and picking him
self up again. But he did not mind
that. He was always tumbling.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-02-13

the window sill and saw lot of
snow piled up, Indeed, snow was
piled up all over by that big storm.
"Oh, - barked Jackie, "let s
make some snow balls We can open
the window and get snow without
going outside. -
So he and the rabbit boys made
some round snowballs and laid them
on the window sill inside the kitch-
en-. Being close to the window the
white balls did not melt, even in
the warm room.
- Don t those snowballs look like
lot Of white apPles3 said humble
after a while, when they had eaten
Imperial Valley press., 1929-02-13

ing inauguratcd today under Car
ter's supervision, each prisoner
brought into the station viii not
only be recorded in the ledger, as
under the old system, but his name
win be placed on a card and filed
alphabetically in a fireProof cab
met.
This viii greatly simplify mat
ters when it becomes necessary TO
look up the past record Of a prison
er.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-02-13
Police Install
Filing System

Hereafter when person is arrest
ed by the FL Centre police depart
ment his name will remain on their
records until the end of time, ac-
cording 10 J. T. Carter, desk ser
gcant,
Under the new filing system, be
Imperial Valley press., 1929-02-13

The directors ofthe Merced irri-
CATION district have allotted water
to $3.50 acres for rice this year as
against 5000 in 1927.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-02-13
Imperial Valley Press !
Information Department
BUY 1T IN Ell CENTRIC
Acetylene Welding General Machine Work

Cylinder Grinding or Boring Piston Grlndng' Ily7
Wheel ring gears. Pumps and Tractor work blcycles
Novelties Wilson Machine Shop 1922 Main Phone AUD
Imperial Valley press., 1929-02-13
Furniture-Clayton, For Furniture

Rugs linoeums stoves window shades, Nesco kero
sene stoves Pacific gas ranges camp equipment, hard
ware. Pianos, new, used. Sewing machines. Car
tables, chairs rented for parties, etc. 115 n. st
st. Phone b2
Imperial Valley press., 1929-02-13
Hatchery--El Centre Hatchery

". Commercial St, block west Of Imperial Avs
Chix are from Accredited and Blood Tested Flocks
Will hatch your eggs for $4.00 per hundred
Phone &c
Imperial Valley press., 1929-02-13
Hushman's Garage-24 Hours

Storage, Washing, Greasing. The only complete VuI
canzing plant in valley. Factory Warehouse McCaren
Ajax tires, tubes. 761 Main st. Phone 81
Imperial Valley press., 1929-02-13
Drugs and Beauty Shop.

Ell Centre Drug Co. Complete line of drugs, veterinary
remedies. Fountain service. All lines of BEAUTY worl
done by expert operators Permanent waving by Fle
lombard. PRICE $3.50, at 18th & Main st. Phone
Imperial Valley press., 1929-02-13
Auto Radiator & Sheet Metal Work

Ell Centre Sheet Metal Works, 55 Broadway, Phone 21s
Tanks hotel restaurant and dairy work New ano
Used Pianos for sale rent.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-02-13
4qricuIturaI ImpIements-Farm Equipment

The only stock of genuine parts in the valley Catl-
pillar Tractors. Huse-Anderson. 1414 w. Nam
St Phone 735
Imperial Valley press., 1929-02-13
Hotel Oregon and Coffee Shop in Conn,

Air Cooled and Steam Heated. Dancing facilities
Main dining room open evenings. Catering to partie
and banquets. 5th and Bway. Phone
Imperial Valley press., 1929-02-13
Auto Electricians--WilIard Batteries

Copeland Electric Refrigeration. r. c. A. an
Radio at Kendall Brothers, 670 Broadway = p
Imperial Valley press., 1929-02-13
Plumbing Gas ng--WiIkinson & Eme,

Repairs and jobbng promptly attended to. Ell Centr
office 1873 No. 5th - Phone 45-J Brawley office 81
ID st. Phone Sc
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1929-01-03
utility Reports
Still PERSIST
Runners Abound Of Changing
Hands Of Companies

Philadelphia. Jan. 3 R-Reports
persisted in financial circles yester-
day that the United Gas Improve
ment company of this city and the
Electric Bond and Share Securities
corporation Of New York had come
to an agreement on an Operating
plan which. II carried through to
completion. would have far-reach-
ing effect on the public utility map
Of the Atlantic seaboard.
The companies mentioned are re
garded as two of the most power
full public utility groups In the east.
According to reports here the
destinics Of the Public Service cor
poration OF New Jersey. the North.
eastern Power corporation. Ma
tional Power and Light company.
the Mohawk Power and Light COM
rany and the Mohawk Hudson
Power corporation are concerned In
the prooosed Operating" plan. The
final objective, 1t was said. was the
unification OF power sources end
supply from Conowingo, Md, to Nj
agara Falls. n. Y.
Secretary Of the Treasury Mellon
and ]. p. Morgan. regarded as in
respective control Of the financial
destinies Of the y. G. I. and the
Electric Bond corporation. wera
mentioned as possible joint financial
sponsors of the reported new align
ment
The two comnanies concernei
have a market value OF $1,1oO, O00,-
600.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1929-01-03
"Defender" Declared
Ready for Nayy'S Tests

Bridgeport, Jan. 3 R-The res
cue submarine Defender was de-
clared fit for submarine safety ex-
perimentations yesterday when a
group Of navy officials headed by
Lieut.. Commander Palmer H. Dun
bar came here from New London
and made a complete inspection OF
the boat
Accompanying Commander Dun
bar was Lieut.. Charles B. Momston,
inventor of the navy linn lung who
is in charge of the navy bureau of
commissioning and repairs; Lieut..
Carlton Snugg, an officer of the sal
vaged 50; and Chief Gunners Mate
Clarence Tibbals, a diving expert
After inspection of the Defender,
Commander Dunbar said that the
salvage ship Mallard would be sent
fere Monday to tow the rescue boat
to a point off Block Island where
divers will proceed at once with
experiments.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1929-01-03

church and her duties were legion.
On one or two occas! ons she was
In sole charge OF the church office.
and included among her other duties
that Of handling the church pub
licity and advertising.
Commissioned for Africa
Last spring she decided to follow
her lifelong ambition and enter the
missionary field. She made applica-
ton to tho Woman's Board Of For
eign Missions Her application was
accepted and she was commissioned
to sail for Africa In November.
1898. In October she resigned her
position at Trinity church and went
to California where she made final
arrangements and received her off,
cial commission for her missionary
career. Although the engagement
was kept secret until last evening.
the betrothal to the minister took
place last fall and the change in
plans caused her to alter her inten-
tons Of going to Africa u
Especially trained for religious
work. as deaconess, just one step
removed from being an ordained
minister, she is expected to be Of
considerable aid to her future hus-
band in building up the rapidly
growing Stanley Memorial church.
The engagement Is said to meet with
approval among those
of the church who have
been informed Of it.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1929-01-03
Commission IN
FAVOR Of Change
Wants Entirely New Set Of
Railroad Rates

Washington, Jan. 3 R-A pre-
liminary report to the interstate
commerce commission today on rail-
road rates applying to traffic in
petroleum and petroleum products
throughout the United States east Of
the Rocky Mountains recommended
complete new series OF railroad
schedules.
Commission agents who have
spent two years investigating the
petroleum rate structure. declared
shippers had been practically united
in asking for lowering Of schedules
generally, while railroads had sought
increases. To the commission they
submitted complicated series of
mileage scales. explaining that the
application of the scales In new
rate making would not completely
grant either increases or reductions,
tut would in their opinion, make
proper territorial and commodity re-
lationships In transportation charges
on the commodities included.
System Is Old
The immense growth In petroleum
traffic, 1t was further explained, to
a considerable degree had antiquat-
ed the rate system and likewise the
rapid appearance of new producing
refining centers, and in recent years
the widespread use Of fuel oil in in
dustrial and domestic heating, has
required reconsideration OF rail-
road rates. All OF the recommended
tons made were tentative and will
be further considered by the COM
mission. the railroads and all parties
interested in petroleum before any
action is taken.
Among the more important rate
principles suggested was that fuel
oil should be given schedules based
on eighty per cent of gasoline rates
for the same movement. 1t was In
dicated by the suggested scales that
slight increases Of fuel oil charges
in New England territory were con-
sidered justified. In the southeast
quarter Of the United States a num-
Der OF specific notifications Of pres
ent general petroleum rates were
advised.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1929-01-03
Maryland Women and
Male Friends Brought
Before Judge to Explain
Their Relationships.

Anna Bikle, II. who was brought
to this city from Hagerstown, Nd.
several days ago by Luther Silver.
~. and Mabel Reesman. ~. unwit-
tingly caused her own arrest and
that Of her companions. besides
bringing about the arrest of william
Perkins, 81, OF the Doris hotel, and
Eugene Bison, 20. Of 33s Main
street. when she called on Miss Cora
NJ. Beale of the New Britain Welfare
association yesterday. 1t was brought
out in police court today when Per-
kins was fined so and costs on the
charge Of loaning his operators H.
cense to Silver, and Bison and Mrs.
Bikle were fined SIS and costs each
on the charge of improper conduct.
In the Silver and Reesman cases.
Judge M. D. SAKE ordered q contin-
uance until tomorrow for the purpose
of having an investigation made.
Lived - Married Couple
Through testimony by Detective
Sergeant G. c. Ellinger and Sergeant
NJ. ]. Flynn. and Silver and Mrs.
Bikle. the court learned that Silver
and Mrs. Reesman came to New
Britain July I and lived as q married
couple at 81 Main street, although
they were not married. Yesterday.
the police went to an apartment at
Sc South High street and interviewed
Mrs. Reesman, who told them her
husband" was at work In the Corbin
Screw plant and would be home at
noon. They waite and had 4 talk
with him. which was followed by the
arrest Of Mrs. Reesman, Mrs. Bike
and Silver. Later. Perkins was ar
rested. and last night Sergeant P. A.
McAvay arrested Bison.
Silver pleaded not guilty. as did
Mrs. Reeseman. The latter declined
to make statement but Silver took
the witness stand and admitted that
gether In Maryland since 1923 and
under the laws of that state, as they
understood them. they became man
and wife after two years cohabita-
ton. On coming to New Britain
they planned to become legally mar
ried but learned that it was neces-
sary to give five days notice before
obtaining a license. Recently they
made an effort to have Mrs. Rees-
mans husband give UP the divorce
papers which were prepared at the
time he and she were legally separat-
ed, but he refused to accommodate
them and they were planning to file
notice of intent to marry, last night.
Mrs. Reesman Was Lonely
Relative to bringing Mrs. Bike to
New Britain. Silver explained that
Mrs. Reesman became lonely after
Will, and decided to return to Hag-
erstown for visit. She was reluc-
tant to return to this city because OF
her lack of friends and acquaint-
ances, and he told her to bring some
one back with Ter for cor pany. 1t
was when he became ready to go to
Maryland and bring Mrs. Reesman
back that he borrowed Perkins car
and operators license. he and Per-
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1929-01-03

that's all." explained the 50 year old
financial expert amiably.
Mr.. Gilbert will 60 to Washing
ton. he said. after spending = couple
Of days in New York. His confer
ences with the president and the
secretaries Of state and the treasury
viii be wholly unofncial. he said.
because hs u not representing the
American government In Europe. He
asserted that. 10 far ~ he knew. no
conferences had ~ yet been ar
ranged.
On Germany's ability to continue
her reparations payments. on the
subject Of war debts he had nothing
whatever to say. beyond what was
In his report. To all other questions
the reporters asked. his replies were
affable, but negative.
From Washington he will 60 to
Louisville, KY. his home. for q brief
visit He will return to Berlin In
about two weeks. He was accom-
panied by Mrs. Gilbert. and they
brought with them = little terrier
with . wiry grey coat and q saucy
tail.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1929-01-03
FLASK CARRIERS PAY
HUGE sum IN FINES
Government Nets 422,047 From Ar
rests Made at Border by
Customs Men

Niagara Falls. n. Y, Jan. 3 R,-
Hip flask rum runners paid $22,647
in fines to United States customs Of
ficers on the international bridges
here during 1928 when they were
intercepted trying to smuggle bot
tie or two Of ale or liquor into this
country from Canada, T. NJ. Hen
messy. deputy collector of customs
in charge Of the Falls port, said
today. Fines of IS for each bottle
of liquor and 81 for each bottle Of
ale were imposed. No arrests were
made in these cases, the customs
inspectors merely confiscating the
contraband and collecting the fines
During the year so automobiles
were seized on the bridges in this
city and Lewiston and $4,000 worth
of Canadian ale and liquor contain
ed in the cars was confiscated. Six
freight cars with their cargoes of
s15O.000 worth of Canadian all and
whiskey were seized in the railroa d
yards here. The liquor and ale in
most cases were destroyed by being
thrown from the lower arch bridge
into the river.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1929-01-03

that silver and the weman took up
living quarters At 81 Main street.
6ooSht Carfaro Hove
According TO Miss Beale, Mrs.
Bike was very familiar with the
procedure followed by welfare or
ganizations IN arranging transporta-
ton and relief for stranded and
needy persons. She went to tho +.
w. c. 4. Tuesday night and asked
for carfars to Maryland. being di.
rected to call On Mis- Bsals the next
day.
She assured the =. ". G. 4. sec-
rotary that she had = place to stay.
but It appeared that she had walked
theStreets after leaving the aasocia-
ton. until she met Bison. who. ac-
cording to the authorities. had been
drinking.
Silver was known ~ "Reesman" at
the fac - where he was employed.
According to the police. Mrs. Rees-
man has been living under her
maiden name. her husbands name
having been mills" She and sil-
yer and Mrs. Bike were In cells at
police Headquarters today. Bison
paid his own fine. Perkins. repre-
scented by Attorney Harry NJ. Gins
burg. pleaded nolo contendere. and
the fine of $40 and costs was recon-
mended by Mr.. Greenstein.