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Imperial Valley press., 1930-10-22
PROTEST JESTIFI.1BLE

Protest filed by the Imperial County
Farm Bureau, with the treasury depart
ment. against hay being imported here
from Mexico as waste" hay. only to turn
out to be standard hay for feeding pur
poses. will be closely watched by lmpcr
ial Valley growers.
For some time past. it is said hay has
been coming over the international lire,
billed as waste hay, to be used for nom
feeding purposes. AS such it is subjected
to an import duty of 81 per ton.
After passing the customs, the hay mir
aculously becomes standard hay. which is
liable to a duty of s. per ton. and enters
into competition with Imperial Valley
hay.
The treasury department will be asked
to investigate this practice and put
stop to it. and if the farm bureau can
prove its charges, as it undoubtedly can,
there is little doubt that the federal gov
ernment will take firm stand IN the
matter. Uncle Sam hates to be cheated
on customs duties.
Steps taken by the farm bureau will
have the full cooperation OF all valley
hav growers and others who recognize
the fairness of the protest, There are
thousands of tons of hay in Imperial Val
lev being held for market price that
will return the owner fair profit. tV-
cry ton of hay imported from the other
side of the line cuts down the chances oil
valley farmers selling their own hay.
The El Centre Chamber of Commerce,
the agricultural commissioners office
and the county board Of supervisors are
cooperating to put an immediate stop to
the customs dodging at the border
Imperial Valley press., 1930-10-22
CITRUS GROWERS
ARE INVITED TO
RIVERSIDE MEET

Arrangements have been made by
the local farm advisors office so
that Imperial county citrus growers
will have the opportunity of visit
inc the citrus experiment station Of
the University of California at Riv-
crsidc on Wednesday, October 90.
, The program ut Riverside Will open
at the experiment station at lo
clock in the morning of October
% with an outline of the work of
the station by the director, DIR. l.. D.
Bachelor. Experiments which will
he shown or discussed include ''Thc
Fertilizer Experiments by Gordon
SUR; Results of Citrus Irrigation
Studies" by Professor S. IL. Beckett,
and Root Stock Trials by Or.
II. j. Webber. The program will
end about clock in the afternoon
in time for the visitors to return to
the valley that night.
1t is stated by the agricultural
extension service that most of the
results of the experiments will apply
equally as well in Imperial Valley
as ut Riverside It is hoped that an
auto load Of growers from each
ncighborhood can arrange to make
the trip.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-10-22

ears. but what did the little girl
do3r
"oh, she ran in the house to tell
her mother, l guess, that she had
caught a rabbit. And maybe the
little girl will put my sister in 4
cage and keep her.
Not if I can help it," spoke
Uncle Wiggily firmly. But, know.
ing that little girl as l do. l do not
think she will harm Susie. Still.
She might leave your sistcr under
the box a long time, 50 we must 20
save her.
''Yes, I want 10 do that eX-
claimed Sammie.
And was there really snake in
the dried leaves. Sammie '' cues
toned Mr.. Longears as the two rah-
bits hoped along. IF there was
we had better 90 some other way.
Snakes are all right in their places.
for catching bad rats and 50 on, hut
don I want one OF them TO catch
YOU or me by mistake. Sammie'
No. indeed" agreed the rabbit
boy. :. But there wasn't really n
snake. Susie rustled the dried
leaves herself and il sounded like
snake crawling. Oh, but She ran
fast! She didn't look where she
was going and bunked right into
the box the little girl was making
Imperial Valley press., 1930-10-22
No More Gas
In Stomach
And Bowels

If YOU wish TO be permanently re-
lieved of gas in stomach and bowels,
take Baalmann's Gas Tablets,
which arc prepared especially for
stomach gas and all the bad effects
resulting from gas pressure.
That empty, gnawing feeling at
the pit of the stomach will disap-
pear; that anxious, nervous feeling
with heart palpitation will vanish,
and you viii again be able to take a
deep breath without discomfort.
That drowsy, sleepy feeling after
dinner will be replaced by desire
for entertainment. Bloating will
cease. Your limbs, arms and fingers
viii no longer feel cold and ego to
Sleep because Baalmann's Gee
Tablets prevent gas from interfer.
ing with the circulation. Get the
genuine, in the yellow package, at
any good drug store. Price 81.
ALWAYS ON HAND AT
Clements Drug store
Imperial Valley press., 1930-10-22
WESTMORLAND MAN FEARS SEA
SERPENT MAY YET VISIT H M

Nightmare of Householder y
might be the title of the story set
forth in a complaint filed by J. b.
Miller in tho county clerk office
yesterday afternoon, naming F. 1.
Cook, justice Of the peace at West
morland. and Jane Doe Cook as de
PENDANTS in suit for $4,000 dam
eyes.
Or "Pcrils Of tie swamp might
appeal more to the readers.
Wriggling serpcuts, mighty mos
quitoeS and other grievances toe
humorous to bear are set forth IN
Tic complaint. Miller, in bringing
suit, charged that water, Secpng
from an earthen reservoir on tn
property Of Mr.. and Mrs Cook in
Wcstmorland had inundated the lot
upon which his residence stands.
Specifically. he charged, that the
Secpagc from the defendant ; rcscr-
voir has undermined his dwelling
house. rotted~thc urder pinning and
caused the house TO settle and be
come out OF plumb, the doors to
! swell so they cannot be closed and
! thc porchcs to become out Of line.
Perhaps the story is best told in
1l,e words Of the complaint. which
! dlIcgcs that Millcr'S lots are "prac
i.callv a quagmirc. =
4 part Of the complaint follows;
''-plaintiff' : lots by reason
q water >ccping from defendant :
reservoir have become so wafer
logged that nothing can grow there.
On, excepting a fow noXious weeds;
that the earth on plaintiffs lots Is
50 saturated with water that il oozcs
to the surface in many places and
/ stands in puddles and by reason
! thereof it has bccom" habitat and
| breeding place Of countless voraci-
Gus and blood sucking mosquitoes
( that plaintiff cannot sit on his porch
. and remain outdCoS in the evening
, and the only way plaintiff would
. be able to sit on his porch and enjoy
! Ealmy brcezcs would be TO douse
/ himself with citrcncllc or cncasc
himself in some sort Of mosquito
proof armour.
THAT on MAN. occasions PLAIN
Imperial Valley press., 1930-10-22
Oh! viil you Please get ne out?

box lifted up and Susie was saved
'Out she jumped very happy, indeed,
to be with her brother and Uncle
Wiggiiy again,
"Comc on now. hop ta>t'' called
Mr. Longoars. 'That little girl may
come back and, though ! am sure
sure she is good and kind TO animals,
she might want to keep Us for ii
while to show hey brother. We'd
better RAN.
50 Sammic. Susie and Uncle Wig
giiy ru home to tho hollow stump
bungalow. Meanwhile the little
girl had run into her house to toll
her mother she had caught q rab-
bit under the box she pretended was
house for her dolls.
"Oh. no. my aear' You never
caught rabbit'' said mother.
a. Mo-
Yes / did, Come and ,cc"'
begged the little g.rI
They went OUT TO the box and
carefully lifted it. Of course Susie
was gone. Only the three little dolls
were left.
see. my dear! told you So
said mother, smiling.
"Dear me, Could ] have dreamed
it:'' murmured the littlc girI. But
when She reads this story she will
know il wasn't dream, but raal.
Now if the sidewalk Scootc. ill
drink it's milk and try TO grow up
into nice, big bicycle, TT tail YOU
next about Uncle Wiggily helping
Floppy out Of a hole.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-10-22

believe was her doll house. And
Susie Is under the box now.
1--WE shall soon sec. spqke
Uncle Wiggily. 'For we are get
ting close to where that little girl
lives.
Not long after that Uncle Wig
gilv and Sammic came within sigit
of the little girls house. In the
ward at the back was a box marked
FISH, but this WASH I Susie'S name
(Which was Littletai nor was it
the name of any Of the dolls The
box was marked FISH because 1t
had once held some tins Of Goldfish.
There was no little girl in sight
when Sammie and Uncle Wiggily
hoped slowly and quietly up to
the box. Then Sammie called;
"susie, Susie Are YOU under
there -
"Oh. ycs, Sammie, ] ami" an.
swored the little rabbit girI And
I don't Ike il here, ! was caught
in a trap. guess, and some dolls
are caught here with me. Oh, will
Won please get me out
"Of course ! will'' cried sam
mie Uncle WiggiIv is here TO
help save you.'
"Oh. I'm so glad sand Susie.
Then she jumped for joy and TINS
made the box iigglc q little, bat it
Imperial Valley press., 1930-10-22
Issued Daily, Except
Sundays. Entered at the
Post office, El Centre,
Calf, as Second Glass
Matter.

transported to the grounds under the dI-
ection of their own school officials.
What has been said of the youngsters
applies equally we'll to grown ups. They
too will enjoy the band and it will be a
welcome change from other forms Of
entertainment.
The band comes here under the auSpic-
es of the Imperial Valley Pageant Com
mittee. No individual or profit-maklng
organization is going to make any money
out of it. 1t is a community undertaking
by the entire valley and merits the sup
nOrt of all.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-10-22
Bedtime Stories
BY HOWARD Z. GARRIS
Copyright, 1928. by Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate
UNCLE WIGGILY SAVES SUSIE

Nov. SammIc, tell me lust
what happened.r said Uncle Wig
gilv to the little boy rabbit As they
bopped through the woods together.
"Tell me just how Susie happened
to be caught
"Well. began samm,c, as liz
iwinkled his littlc pink nose as
Uncle Wiggily did his larger one.
Susie and ! were playing in the
woods, seufflinC our paws in the
dried leaves, when. all of sudden
Susie yelled: a snake \ snake,
and she ran fast and she bumped
into a box that q little girl was
pretending was house for her dolls.
The box fell over ON Susie and
She 5 under il now. with the dolls.
SO ! ran to tell Won
And quite right You were 30 do
that Sammie, " said Mr. Long
Imperial Valley press., 1930-10-22

TIFF has found water scrpcnts Wig
Cling their slimv ways over and
upon plaintiff : front door yard
which said serperts plaintiff verify
believes are incubJted in defendant 5
reservoir; that plaintiff has n
means of knowing when he viii find
Il water serpent in his home.
The complain. goes on to stat
that various obnoxious stcnches fiji
the air. making the nciEhborhood
unfit to live in, and asks for }udg
ment Of 5000 ana in injunction re-
quiring the defendants to repair
their reservoir in such q manner that
water will no longer scep through
onto Millcr's property.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-10-22

didn't iigglc or ioggIc enough for
Susie to get out. However the little
rabbit girls jumps twiggled one Of
the dolls (the largest who had a
phonograph inside her and at once
the doll spoke and said:
Mama, Mama
"Oh. who is there with you'
cried Sammie.
Just talking doll" Susie an
swered. You needn't be afraid.
"a eammic WASH t afraid and he
helped Uncle Wiggily get a long
stick and pat under the edge e the
box. Then the two rabbits pressed
down on the stick, the edge Of the
Imperial Valley press., 1930-10-22
GET NEW WATERING PLACE

SANCERRE, France, UP)-High
Commissioner Of Tourism Castor
Gerard has inauguratcd the newest
official watering place in Ftancc,
~ Lich i'm effect is not ncw ~ ALL,
the town having been founded by
the Romans. and having later play
ed an important role with the Hug
ucnOts.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-10-22
Looking Backward
What the Press Files Tell of
Imperial Valley for this Date
In Past Years
TWENTY YEARS AGO
OCtObe % 1910

Better service on the Holton In
terurban commencing October -
has been promised by General Su-
pcrintcndcnt G. L. Paris The scrv-
Ice morning and evening will be
steam, one trip i'll the afternoon be
ing made Via gasoline.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-10-22

The FL Canine Ranch, Tchama
County, harvested coo tons of
pruncs from 20 acres, one lot top.
ping the New York market under
the label: Santa Clara Valley
Prmcs.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-10-22
TEN YEARS AGO
Optpber % 1910

George Stratton, formerly of the
famous Fifth regiment of Marine
overseas, has Just rcenlistcd in the
Marine corps aviation and will be
sent to Quantico, Virginia, to the
squadron there.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-10-22

The nth Cavalry baseball team
of Camp Beacon viii play the FL
Centre team in this city sunday at
tcrnoon, October n, on the Central
Union high school grounds.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-10-22
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO
October 20. 1915

MIR. and Mrs. f. ". Burger and
.Dr. +. \. Burger left this morning
for week S visit 1T the exposition
in san Diego, also visiting relatives
at Lakeside before their return.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-10-22

Postmaster Charles W. Collins will
leave today for a vacation of thirty
days. After spending some time on
the coast, Collins expects to so east.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-10-22

john Mussclman and family passed
through FL Centre ON their way to
Holtvillc from Los Angeles. Mr..
Mussclman will make his home in
Uoltvillc in the future.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-10-22

The 18th annual fig institute Of
the San Joaquin Valley viii he
held at Exeter, Tularc County, Nov
cmbcr IS.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-10-22

Southern California Far tonight
aud Thursday; moderately warm
Thursday; gentle northcriy winds.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-10-22
THE WEATHER

Los Angeles and Vicinity Fair
tonight and Thursday with temper
aturc little above normal Thurs
day; gentle variable winds
Imperial Valley press., 1930-04-09
SENATOR MCCORMICK (?)

AS result of yesterdays political
furry in Illinois, the United States SEN
ate may soon have woman member.
Mrs Ruth Hanna Mccormick, who has
the distinction of being the first woman
to run for the upper house of congress.
Mrs. Sarah FELTON,, first woman to sit
in the senate, did so for one day following
a courtesy appointment by the governor
of Georgia
Those who see no good in woman SUI
frage, will not be pleased by the NAM
ing of Mrs Mccormick. Supporters of
the 10Th amendment will hail it as new
triumph.
Even the former class, if they wish to
be truthful, will admit that Mrs. McCor-
mick certainly cannot make the senate
any worse than it is now. That seems to
be almost impossible.
Daughter of one of the greatest politi-
cal leaders the country has known, the
late Mark Hanna, widow of a former SEN
ator and herself member OF congress
by election, Mrs. Mccormick has had
much more actual political experience
than many members of the senate.
She has not forged ahead in her polltl-
cal career on the accomplishments OF
others but has demonstrated her ability
to think and act for herself. This, al
most as much as the fact that she is
woman, will make her unique person
age in the senate.
A body that quibbles over whether or
not some of its members are descended
from wild jack asses, has plenty OF room
for brains, whether they are carried un-
der the brim of derby or chapeau
adorned with flowers.
It is too much, perhaps, to expect the
senate as whole to be brilliant and
statesmanlike. There have been times in
the past when one wondered if the mem
bership could honestly lay claim to be-
ing gentlemen. Perhaps the presence of
a woman will help them to remember
that they are supposed to be such and re-
membering, they may even try to be gen.
tlemen. With that as beginning there
is hope that eventually the senate may
surprise US by becoming once again
law making body and not cross between
the Pumpkin Hollow cracker barrel de-
baters and three ringed circus.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-04-09
WE CAN DO 1T.

Data supporting the contention that
civic auditorium is of much benefit to
city from the many uses it has for the
residents thereof, has been furnished vot-
ers of Ell Centro in the past week or two.
Here is what the Boston Transcript
has to say about the ability of an audi
torium as magnet for drawing conven-
tions to city, and the benefits city
reapS from conventions.
Time has passed when convention
gatherings are reckoned as of value mere
ly to hotels and transportation agencies.
Business men know that the more people
a city attracts to its precincts, the more
business is transacted generally. In De-
troit it has been reckoned that the retail
ers secure 26 per cent of the benefits of
a convention, the restaurants and cafe
terias 20.5 per cent, the hotels and lodg-
ings 17.3 per cent, and the miscellaneous
manufacturing enterprises, the theatres
and amusements, the railroads, confec-
TONERS, street railways and taXicabs
their smaller share"
The argument has been heard locally
that if conventions were attracted to Ell
Centre by an auditorium, there would be
no place to put the delegates for lack of
hotel accommodations.
If Ell Centre gets crowd of persons
here it can take care of them. Your aver
age convention delegate is not so strong
on sleep anyhow. He goes to conven-
tion figuring on losing considerable of it.
For that matter the auditorium itself
could be made into a dormitory at night
if necessary It would not be any more
uncomfortable than living in railroad
cars as delegates to conventions are often
forced to do.
Outside of one or two large cities, and
it may even apply to them, there is not a
place in the country where full accommo-
dations are available to all who attend
conventions. They are packed in no mat
Imperial Valley press., 1930-04-09
No More Gas
In Stomach
And Bowels

If you wish to be permanently re-
lieved of gas in stomach and bowels,
take Baalmann's Gas Tablets,
which are prepared especially for
stomach gas and all the bad effects
resulting from gas pressure.
That empty, gnawing feeling at
the pit of the stomach viii disap-
pear; that anxious, nervous feeling
with heart palpitation win vanish,
and you will again be able to take a
deep breath without discomfort.
That drowsy, sleepy feeling after
dinner will be replaced by desire
for entertainment. Bloating will
cease. Your limbs, arms and fingers
will no longer feel cold and ego to
sleepn because Baalmann's Gas
Tablets prevent gas from interfer-
ing with the circulation. . Get the
genuine, in the yellow package, at
any good drug store. Price 81.
ALWAYS ON HAND AT
Clements Drug store
Imperial Valley press., 1930-04-09
HEBER

HEBER, April 9.-Phil Metz and
Bob Orr motored to Los Angeles re-
Gently where Metz will visit his
daughter.
A partv from Heber enjoyed an
evening at the sand hills east OF
Calexico.
Those present were Mr.. and Mrs.
D. l.. Crawford. Mr.. and Mrs. j. l..
Marsh and son. Paul, Mr.. and Mrs
c. c. Majors. Mrs. Earl Brisson,
Miss Juanita Majors, and Frank
Lee.
A group of the young folks of
Hcber enioved Sunday afternoon at
.Iacumba and vicinity.
Those in the party were Miss Jua'
nita Majors, Miss Lenora Noland,
and Jerome Nichols.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ellis Burns of Red
lands were visitors of Mr.. and Mrs
4. B. Tumlison, recently.
Otis Anderson of Brawley was a
visitor in Heber Thursday. -
The third quarter of school ended
Friday, and Wednesday the report
oards came out.
Petitions are being prepared TO
have the highway between III Centre
and Calexico widened. Traffic has
grown until the danger point has
heen reached and there are those
who claim it has been passed.
The Girl Reserve clubs Of the Jas
per and Heber schools held a joint
rjcnic at the sand hills east OF
ralexico recently. The girls enjoyed
various games and after refresh.
ments were served they sat around
their campfire and sang and toasted
marshmallows.
Miss Bertha Patterson, y. W. {.
y. secretary, Miss Isabelle Mliiar
End Mrs. Ella b. Ware, advisers
rhaperoned the party. Those present
from Jasper were Anna Mae Beretta,
Loretta Goss, Della Erwin, Antonio
Figueroa. Julia Bojorquez, Florence
Tanase. Wii:a Lee McKinnon, Rosey
Hertussi, Lena Niboli, Santina Ber-
tussi. Carmen Niboli, Tumiko MI
vata, Toslie Imamura.
Those present from iieber were
Ruth Lowe, Grace Jones, Nadine
luck, Sarah Wagner, karye eheser'
jeanette Lowe.
Mr.. and Mrs, Sam Williams or !.
Holtville have Inoved into one ot
MIS-. Laura Orrs29 cottages.
Mr.. and Afa say stoopsberry of
Westmorlan2 were) visitors of Mr.
and Mrs. Irwin stoopsberry, Wednes'
day.
Mrs. John Wagner Of Calexico
was an afternoon guest of MIS-
Smith Wagner, THURSDAY
MIR. and Mrs. d. l.. Crawford ana
daughter, Mrs. Avis Prison, of
Hawthorne, are visiting with Mrs
Crawford s sister, Mrs. j. l.. Marsh.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jim Elliott OF
;,uente were Sunday guests of Mr.
and Mrs. smith Wagner and fam
IFS. ., ...;.h
Mrs. Gladys Majors visited with
friends at Ogilby, recently.
Howard Davis is visiting with m'
Imperial Valley press., 1930-04-09
Thanks! quaeked Lulu.

Bunty looked around, but S h e
could see no hiding place. So she re.
mained frozen-keeping very still
and quiet, hoping, after all, that
the Boy Scout might not have seen
her. But he had and, pointing the
tlack thing in his hand at Bunty
he said:
Now III get her,' There was
click, as if little pop gun had
been fired.
''Oh. I'm shot, thought Bunty
and she wondered why she didn't
tall over. Put she didn't. She just
remained there frozen as stiff as
toy bunny and the Boy Scout said:
II got fine picture of that rab-
bit. But my goodnessl ] must have
scared the poor thing. III take an
other snapshot and then I'll give
that little bunny ride back to the
woods!'
Before Baby Bunty knew what
was happening, there was another
click from the black box the Boy
Scout carried, which was a camera,
and he said:
"That's another good picture.
guess that rabbit has been taught
how to freeze. II s good for me she
knows about it,"
Still Bunty did not move and she
was so frightened (though she need
not have been) that she never
moved when the Boy Scout pickec
her up and cuddled her in his arms
Then he slung his camera by a straT
around his shoulders, jumped on hi'
bicvelc. which was hidden in the
Lushes nearby, and away he rode
carving Baby Bunting.
At the edge of the woods, II
which was Uncle Wiggily's hollow
stump bungalow, the Boy Scout pu
Baby Bunting down. And just thei
along came Uncle Wiggily who ha'
been looking for her.
"Where have you been, Bunty'
asked the old rabbit gentleman.
al have been freezing and having
my picture taken and riding, san
I:unty with laugh, and II was al
true. And if the bread knife doesn
cut hole in the umbrella for the
Imperial Valley press., 1930-04-09

sisters. Mrs. Verna Lowe and Mrs.
Dorothy Slavey.
| A stork shower was given i'll hon
or of Mrs. Moran at the home OF
Mrs. Gober. The home was decorated
With sweet peas and stock. l. hose
attending were Mrs. r. H. Bovee
and daughter, Francis, Mrs. {. car
roll, Mrs. J. +. Reed and Miss Sal
lie Reed, Mrs. Bacon, Mrs. AleHan-
der, Mrs. Gober, Mrs. NiPon, Mrs
! Webster, Mrs. Bartholomew, Mrs
Farewell and daughter of FL Centre
Mrs. Williams of Imperial, Mrs. Ri
der and Mrs. Jergison.
! Delicious refreshments were served
! bv the hostess.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-04-09
McCABE

McCABE, April 9.--Mr. and Mrs,
w. 7. Cook entertained members of
their card club on Thursday ewes
aing refreshments being served !afi
ter the games. The house was deco
rated throughout with many beauti-
ful roses. tta
Prizes tor nlgn scores were given
to Mrs. +. X. Nichols, for the la
dies; and E. X. Nichols, for the
gentlemen. Prizes for low scores
we're given to Mrs. Jack Murphy,
Cor ladies: and to Harlan Daily, for
the gentlemen. I'd
Anton Landolt left Friday for Les
ANGELES on business He spent the
week end there, returning sunday.
Mrs. George Austin left Saturday
fer Mereed to attend the annual