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Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1930-01-18
MANY TOO Busy"

FORGETTING the drivers license of the II wear old son
of famous Los Angeles evangelist is particularly in
teresting.
The youngster nonchalanty admitted having driven
ms car 6O miles an hour through 20 mile an hour
zone. The court inquired if his mother had ever in
struced him about obeyng the laws which have to do
with the safety of the public.
mo, mother said anything about it. She is too
busy, he replied.
mis- is familiar commentary on many American
parents be they evangelists ditch dggers They are
ready to save the world give advice as to how it
should be conducted they know the of all trouble
and the cure for it. they tell immediately how nee
essary is to the heather in other countries but
tney cannot make of bringing I'D their child
rem to be respectful of the law and the rights of others
Permitting II year old boy to operate a car upon
his own responsibility is dangerous experiment. Tn
less he is held to strict accountability for his conduct
while operating the he is certain to get into trouble
10 tail to that he knows the traffic laws and obevs
Them is showing serious aXity in ones duty as par
emf and as good citizen Even if this bow lied and has
been warned by his mother she has missed step in
her training of him by raising liar
Sitting back and wondering what the younger pener-
alton is coming to is favorte indoor and outdoor Am
erlcan sport The youngsters do this they do that
and it wasn't in the old days to hear some parents
talk. 1t vast either but it wasn't because parents
made 1t their first duty to watch carefully the train
ing of their own boys and girls
It's fine to save the heather in Timbuctoo: to tell
John Jones how to his business and Bill Smith
what is necessary to savaon but if it done at the
expense of training ones children it is ALTOGETHER
TOO expensive and doesn't do much toward making
this better world. There too many parents like
TINS youngsters mother, too DISCRIMINATING the at
fairs and the business OF others.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1930-01-18

don't mind in the least. - said
Uncle Wiggily. He saw that there
was tiny hole in the bag he had
bought for Nurse Jane and that
some of the white grains, or crys.
tails, had sifted out Lick up al the
sit you can find said the rabbit
10 the poreupine. And here is an
extra bit for YOU
Uncle Wiggily poured some salt
out on a flat rock and the porcrpinc
quickly Tapped it up with his tongue,
licking the stone until it was quite
vet to get the last grains. The por-
cupine noticed that Uncle Wiggily
rather kept out of his way ard the
bristling animal asked:
'What S the mattcr?'
81 IN afraid YOU might shoot
some of your sharp, stickery quilts
or spincs, like arrows at me, said
Tic rabbit.
Nonsense.' laughed the rcrcu.
pine. 81 cant shoot my quilts. 1t is
true they are fastened very loosely
in my skin and come out easily So
if Wolf tries to bite me or Il dog,
either, he will get his mouth and
tongue full of my spincs and they
will hurt him very much. Then he
will 60 away and leave me in peace.
But 1t, for shooting them .,n 7
10 it,.
81 IN glad to know that said
Uncle Wiggily. And a moment later
he saw how it worked. For, all of u
sudden, the Wolf sprang out Of the
bushes and made grab for tn, por-
eupinc. But the spiny animal curlcd
himself into ball and whcr the
Wolf came near enough the rorcu-
pinen swung his tail, full of sharp
stickcrs at the Bad Chap, and thus
stuck lot of sharp spincs in him.
The Wolf howlcd and ran away.
"That's how ! do it.' laughed
tho porcupinc. "But never let any
body tell YOU | can shoot my Iuills.
| can't, but they pull out very east
~. And thanks, ever so much for this
SALT Then the porcupinc am1lcd
ON his way safe and secure III his
coat of spines and Uncle Wiggily
hoped to his bungalow. And If the
Jumping Jack doesn't turn the glass
OF milk upside down to see if there 5
"a penny Sticking to the bottom III
tell Won next about Uncle Wiggi!y S
jumping mouse.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1930-01-18
POULTRYMEN OF
STATE INTEND
TO ORGANIZE

For several months, according to
b.. v. Creighton. assistant farm ad-
VISOR, poultrymen have been at
tempting 81 organize statewide
poultry council Much interest was
manifested IN the contemplated or
lanization However. due TO inabili-
&, o. ssrurc sufficient funds, the
attempt was abandoned.
~ Southern California the poul-
ftymea's department Of the seven
southern counties IT the California
Farm Bureau Federation has been
Questioning qdvautageously insofar
a. the poultrymeu interests are
concerned. Imperial County has the
privilege ~ two representatives. on
iac board ~ this organization.
Al frrcnt meeting of poultry
men held iu santa Ana il was de-
rided that 1.-THE poultry interests
throughout the state could better
selvc their problems II state wide
pYultr, mcu 5 organization were set
IA under the directions of the Cali
fsruia .afm Bureau Federation.
Earl Maharg. executive secretary
e. the Los Angeles County Farm Blu.
rrau. states that the poultry pro
duccrS throughout the state will very
shortly be federated into an otgan-
Igatipn such as was proposed ut the
santa Ana meeting. This organiza.
ton will deal with all phases Of the
poultry industry and It's work will
b.. comparable to that of the Cali.
fomia PARRY Council.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1930-01-18
Quarter Century
Mystery Solved
BY Mans Death

Los ASGELES. Jan. i W
Listed in Alabama a. having been
robbed and murdered IN 60. An
drew j. Lindgren actually do here
last Tuesday. II was revealed ." Tag
rs his budv was sent 20 his fr-m-i
home for burial.
The identity of the man wh. uN~
tcriou~lv disappeared more 'ltH g
arartrr of q century agu, de-r-f.u -
his wife and two daughters 90 tus
caloosa. Ma. became known "Hit
after his death.
Iindgren had been an ewr'", PEI
OF the Southern California ti'''H
company since 1924 COR - re-
efds state he was e widow =. with
ono daughtcr, Roberta Eard-frh
smith of Tuscaluosa-
In his will the d3ugl',f Ha- lUft
his entire estate, Including proper
ties az Fresno and RpIaa aad q
small bank arcounf.
\ friend identified th- h-d. a7
that Of the Tuscaloosa mas
The friend disclosed That Laa"-f.t
aad been "a resident of Fresno t"r
wears. bat could Not explain ih'
mans disappearance t"m d.. Ma
bama home.
The officially recorded fa.'''t
and murder 81 i.iudgrrn Na- &C.
scribcd a~ having occurred vE''' fhf
man was driving m an ,p'n ''-2A
The bullet riddlcd vehicle was d'.
covered when Che man failed g.. '.
:uru home. In IL wHs % h.H"st .'.-
and empty purse. hu' uu 'r'r' "t'
ever found Of the body.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1930-01-18
Bedtime Stories
By HOWARD Z. GARRIS
Newspaper Syndicate
Copyright, 1923, by Mcclure
UNCLE WIGGILY' BAG OF
SALT

"Will YOU have time to go.to the
store for me, Uncle Wiggily!' asked
Nurse Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy as She saw
the rabbit gentleman hopping out of
his bGngalew enc day, after hay ing
hidden goodbye to Mr.. Swamp Rab-
bit who had been visiting.
''Why, Of course" answered Mr.
Longears, chewing on bit of sagar
cane that the swamp rabbit from
the Southland, where he was = great
swimmer, had brought up froH Ala
hama. I'm 60 to the store for you,
Miss Fuzzy Way. What do lou
want ~
Just a bag of salt" she an
swcred.
! You shall have It," promised
Uncle Wiggily, and away he hopped,
over the fields and througn the
woods, still nibbling on his sweet
stick. Is he called the sugar CAGE his
rabbit friend had brought him as Il
Jolly surprise
- think l had better get Nurse
Jane : salt before I look for an adj
venture. said Uncle Wiggily to
himself. "Then, if l have to run,
- get away from the Fox, the Wolf
or the Bob Cat, I'll have the salt
and will not have 10 90 back 70 the
store for it,"
SO he bought the bag Of SAL and,
carving It in his paw. he began to
hop through a part of the wood
where many Christmas trees grew,
iroGirg for @n adventure. | mean
Uncle Wiggily and not the Christ
mas trees was looking for ~ ad-
venture. And when / say Christmas
trees I do not mean that they we're
HOW covered with glittering tinscl,
little electric lights and presents.
Dut they were evcrgrens which
would be Christmas trees mex: De
ccinber.
"Well, there ought to be an adj
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1930-01-18
Scout Anniversary
To Be Observed

Imperial and FL Centre Scout ;
will hold joint Court Of Honor
during anniversary week, February
10, at which time the twentieth
anniversary Of the founding of the
Boy Scout movement will be cclc-
bratcd. This decision was made At
"A meeting Of the Imperial district
scout committee held last night in
the parish house in Imperial.
The next board of review for In
perlal Scouts was set for February
6, and plans for the annual drive
were discussed, II. l.. Stevens being
appointed local chairman of the
drive which will be lfeld in Imperial
on February 4, j, 6.
Those present at the meeting were
II. l.. Stevens, chairman; T.. +. Lind
sey, Il. X. Templeton, 0. u. Van
Dyke, w. j. Stedman, Tom Lawson
and w. +. Robson, scout executive.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1930-01-18

bag of salt and, for the third time
b. heard the rustling in the bushes
an dthiS time he turned in time TO
see squatty, brown animal, with
sharply bristling fur, Sinking be-
hind stump after having licked
up something off the ground.
cha. y porcupine" cried Uncle
Wiggily as he noticed the sharp,
p,ickly spines. care YOU chasing
me, Mr.. Porcupine'' lie asked the
Sinking animal.
ooh, no." was the gruntcd an
swer. 81 was just following you to
lick up off the ground the little salt
that spilled out of your bag. hope
you don't mind, for we poreupines
are very fond of salt and we will go
a long way to get even few
grains.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1930-01-18

venture herc,' said Uncle Wiggily
to himself as he hoped along among
the dark, green trees with the salt.
All of Il sudden Uncle Wiggily
heard rustling noise in the cried
leaves on the trail back of him.
Turning quickly in the duskv dim
ness of the green forest the rabbit
gentleman tried to see who was be-
hind him. Put he saw nothing.
Il guess it must have been the
wind > thought Mr.. Longcars.
Again he hoped along with the
bag of salt and again he heard the
rustling in the dried leaves. Once
more he stopped ard quickly looked
around but he could see nothing.
q guess it must have been spar
row bird scratching. - thought the
rabbit. Again he hoped on with the
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1930-01-18
Looking Backward
VIVA, the Press FILES Tell Of I'm
serial valley for this Date
In Past Years
TWENTY YEARS AGO
IannarY d. ~

A. lsst barirs has hcaun - n'a y
..v,,tl,we 81 e srosth. thsagh faih
!, .i,vl, as srt The rsid seas hf'
han. thas far prevented thr pF'di'
tten Of passuFsgs g seinG - ''''''' -
that a. crops - thr valley "I,
s,a,e than uiaHth late 80 sr''uA
II the rald veafhsf. AIisiia rs
nat esrn started o. grow - YET
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1930-01-18
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO

IR. Fahs who has he.n d'ett's
sne manager for fhe ifegfess To-
a. pas, year ard q halt Is new ~
fiuated Wifh tn lmprrtaI Nailef
Hardware sospany aud WI %
found am the saies fatrt ~ %" tnf"
,,n,, departmrnt tsfrutis required
fr,p, N shflin and Hamilton.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1930-01-18

Codes landed at 1888 p. m, toda
after having broken two world rec
ords for average speed with hal
ton load. The flyers had been i
the air 90 hours, 90 minutes. The
abandoned a scheduled attempt t
break the worlds 5000 kilometer
speed record.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1930-01-18
TEN YEARS AGO
" a. NmEh4

NJ Ccutro will snnu have a NUN
her 81 newly paved streets. Al the
next meeting ~ the rliN trustees .
resolution Of intention o. pave The
follow ing streets will De- read anti
passed: Orange avenue from FOURTH
70 Eighth: Len Reg asehae from
Fourth ta sixth: Wrnsies avenue
from Firth o. sixth. FIFTH street
north 10 the San Diego aud Arizona
railway. sixth street north 20 THE
san III, 20 aud Arizona railway.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1930-01-18
WI. Stone - Non-BOard Insurance

State Insurance Commissioner requirements are
same rs for Board companies The prices TO you
remarkably lower. Let show yuu this real say
Phone w. l. Stone 2ls or 3S7-ofiice g3l Main.
collection service.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1930-01-18
Ell Centre Paint ShOp-6l5 State St.

First class auto painting-gusrantee to match
color. W. repaint Tenders. Hoods, Wheels and tot
Class lacquer pantng-aIl painting guarantee
Phone 2S3
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1930-01-18

The funny noise you hear is Mrs. Alice Longworth
biting her tngernas as she READS CT Dolly Cam being
escorted to dinner by the President
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1930-01-18

One-haf OF one per cent, Objectionable to so many
Americans is not at all Objectionable when applied to
the income tax.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1930-01-18
Optometrist.-Dr. Sem Bacon

Quality Eye Service. Scientifically equipped TO treat
all muscular and crossed eyes. Ncarsgnted
Myopc) eyes and ehildrens eyes given special stten.
ton. Glasses fitted. Lenses duplicated 5sl Maf
st. phone DDS. w
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1930-01-18

They say the English have no sense of humor but the
spokesman for the party greeting the American dele
gates yesterday pulled gem when he said "Britania
valves the rules.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1930-01-18
Repair Specialist

Typewriter, Adding Machine. monograph and Sewn
Machine Repairing. N. W. Hutchinson broadway nj
Imperial Ave. Phone 1851.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1930-01-18
Army q Navy Variety Store

New and Used Furniture stoves linolcums, hardwal
We buy and sell everything for less NJ. Marcot, pro
$50 Main ST.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1930-01-18
VALLEY HISTORY NEEDED

Efforts of the county board of trade to perpetuate
Imperial Valleys records OF the pioneer days through
the collection of antiques and relics of the early times
should meet with read response from residents here
The board proposes to establish a memorial cabinet
in the court house where articles so contributed can be
displayed
There must be much of considerable interest among
the possessions of older residents, and while they
might not be willing to part with them during life they
might be willing to to it that they turned over
to the county after they are gone
Imperial Valleys complexion has changed much in
the last two decades and will change much more during
the next two We rapidly growing away from the
customs and the traditions old days. 1t will not
be long before the last of those who came in here
ing the early part of this century will have answered
the great CALL Anything they do to aid in preerv
ing the od-tme spirit of Imperial Valley will be of
terest and inspiration to those who to
The thought has often occurred that authen-
tic and unbiased history of the pioneer days
thing that is greatly desired. Aside from HoWes The
First Decade there is nothing to tell of the and
who here a desert and turned it into a
garden and even this book leaves much to be desired
There is task here for some pioneer or group of
pioneers. They have real story tell anyone
knows who has talked with them 1t might not be
amss for the board of trade sponsor such under
taking, enlistng the aid Of the Imperial Valley Pho
neers Association for that purpose.
The history OF Imperial Valley is important to
this community the history OF the original colonies
to the Atlantic seaboard and the OF the
try.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1930-01-18
NEW AIR RECORD

MNRsEILLES, France, Jan. Is.
zip endOnne Coste and Paul
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1930-01-18

Some folks like good weather and others are content
to live il the midwest.
The Washington times., 1930-01-04
JEWEL THIEVES
GET S575

Valuables contained in a safe
deposit box and worth $575 were
reported stolen from the home
Of Wilton Bateler, in the first
block of Bates st. N. W., yester-
day afternoon The loot included
a diamond cluster stick pin
valued at $500. a $75 watch and
other pieces of jewelry.
John w. Burgess reported to
police that he will get warrant
out for man he suspects of
stealing a strong box containing
a watch and over $40 in bills
from his home in the first block
Of Myrtle st. N. E.
Two robberies within two
blocks were reported by police of
the Second precinct. Solomon
Rosenburg. of the 1900 block
Fifth st. N. W., was victimized
of $40 while he slept and Louis
Deckelbaum, of the 1900 block,
same street, was robbed of $50,
A 'saxophone. valued at $I00
and some money made the loot
taken from James Webb in the
1900 block @ St. N. w. Webb
said the thieves entered by using
a duplicate kew.
The Washington times., 1930-01-04
Slant rSON
e. ~ IA.
D. p PIE

IT there eUer WGS SELF
made man tOho in his steady
march tor1OGrd and on1Dard,
relying entirely on his o,On
efforts and asking taUorS of
none, achieved success, it is
LAWRENCE RICHEY, PreSi-
dent HOOUer'S personal Secre-
tGry, 1OhO more than probably
any other man holds the Sc
crets and condolences of his
chief, the President OF the
United States.
Richey has the unusual dis
tinctton of joining the Secret
SerUice OF Uncle Sam at the
age OF Is and he wds called
the boy DetectiUe," and in
that role wGS instrumental in
the arrest and conUiction OF a
band of counterteiterS. Richey
has been intimately associated
NTH HooUer since the days of
the food administration and,
during the World War, Richey
uneGrthed a lot of food fraud
transactions. After the .GSSdSSi-
nation of President Mckinley,
Richey, in the gHiSe of a work
ing man, 1Oent to Paterson,
N. j., the hotbed OF anarchy,
to Investigate the cOnlmlnniStic
activities among the milI1DorkerS
in that place, and on one
occasion barely escaped Nth
his life. Richey'S life in the
SerDice has been one thing
after another. but he nltUuyS
came out on top, clean and
successful.
His other accomplishments
are many. He is q great out
door man and, neEt to Colonel
Starting, probably the best
trGpShoOter in the Presidents
outfit. There is no one around
the White House that can
giUe Richey lessons in tap dane
ing, for he is a master at it.
On his country seat at CGtoctin
Furnace, up in the Maryland
mountains, he has an estate
stocked tDtth tDiId turkey, deer
and fish. The turkey lUhich
grGced the Presidents dinner
table on Christmas Day 1U1S
shot By Richey his otUn
farm.
The Washington times., 1930-01-04
ARCHIVES BLDG.
To Be PUSHED

The movement for construction
Of a fireproof archives building
for the protection of all valuable
Government records was given
impetus today following the fire
in the Capitol Building last night,
which came within two weeks
after the White House Executive
Office blaze of Christmas Eve.
From time to time for some
years past there has been discus
sion of the necessity for an
archives building. but consldera-
ton by Congress has Jagged. Sen
ator Henry w. Keyes, New Hamp-
shire. chairman of the Senate
Committee on Public Buildings
and Grounds. commented today
on the latest fire and said he
would advocate an archives build
ing.
These recent fires" he said.
certainly demonstrate the neceS-
sity for separate fireproof
archives building to house vari-
GUS valuable Government records.
I will go about the matter of eX,
pe6;ting construction.
Government. papers and doCu-
meptS Of great Importance are
row kept here and there in Vari-
Gus buildir gG over the city and
exposed to fire hazards"
There has been general author
ization for an archives building
in the new construction program
for Government offices IN Wash
ington Tut no plans have been
made to start work on the
project.
The Washington times., 1930-01-04
Johnson Slated to Win
In COllectOrship Fight

President Hoover is expected to
withdraw from the Senate newt
week the nomination of ALT Ofte-
dahl, ex-prohibition agent. as col,
lector of internal revenue at san
Francisco. over which a long and
bitter fight has been conducted.
OftedahPs nomination has been
fought by Senator Hiram johnson
and defended by. Senator Short.
ridge, of California. and its with
draWal will give Johnson a victory
which is extremely satisfying to
him.
The Washington times., 1930-01-04
Wardman Park Hotel
Named in $4,000 Suit

Malicious prosecution is made
the basis of a $4,000 damage
suit filed in Circuit Court by Pat
tie Rose Mccormick, 1400 block
of Chaplin ST. NJ W., against the
Wardman Park Hotel, through
Attorneys Lambert, Yeatman anG
Horning.
The plaintiff tells the court
she was arrested on October %,
1925, on a warrant sworn to by
an employe of the hotel charging
that she had obtained $25 on a
worthless check. After she made
bono following her arrest. the
Ia .ntiff declares the case wa
role pressed ~ he District Al
'orney last O''oG'I 20.
She tells the court Iha' -he
rss been Inundated ano he
reputation has ~u'iEred by EeaScn
~ The alleged fsAFe arrest.
The Washington times., 1930-01-04
Mgr. BischoH To Be
Buried Tuesday

Funeral services for Mgr. Frank
K. Bischoff, who died last night
in the rectory Of the Church of
the Nativity. 900 Georgia Ave.
N. W. of a heart attack. will be-
gin Tuesday morning at 10:3O
o'clock, at that church, when a
solemn high requiem mass will be
celebrated.
Following the services the body
will be taken Immediately to St.
Mary's Cemetery for interment.
The body will be taken tomor-
row from Geier's funeral parlors,
1113 Seventh St. N. W.. to the
church. to lie under guard of the
The Washington times., 1930-01-04
Marks, Radio Pioneer,
Probes Club Speaker

What Makes a Radio Station
Click?" was the subject Of an
address by Leroy Marks, pioneer
District radio station operator
yesterday at the regular weekly
luncheon meeting of the Probus
Club in the Ambassador Hotel.
Mr.. Marks, who owns ano
manages station VOL. discussed
the radio program in demand by
public taste and told the mem
berShip of the intricate details
connected with maintaining
broadcasting station.
The Washington times., 1930-01-04

Holy Name Society until the
funeral.
Monsignor Bischoff. who less
than three weeks ago was ele-
Vated to his high rank. was born
in South Washington more than
so years ago. He was ordained
on December %, 1888 and served
for IA years as assistant pastor
of st. Augustine's Church, col
ored. He took charge of the
Church of the Nativity in 1907.
On December Is, last, he was
made domestic prelate of the
papal household by Archbishop
Michael J. Curley. of Baltimore.