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Imperial Valley press., 1930-07-16
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IMPERIAL VALLEY
PRESS. mo,
". G. COSTELLO,
Manager
SECONDHAND AIRPL4NES

There has been a great deal OF talk IN
the last two or three years about making
the general public air minded which,
of course, means getting people to take
it for granted that riding in an airplane
is perfectly natural and safe, devoid OF
risks and almost devoid of thrills.
The hackers of the aviation industry
have realized that until this is done pub
lie patronage of air transport lines will
lag To stimulate it, they have made
much of sensational flights such as Lind
bergh's, believing that these flights will
show people how reliable and safe the
airplane really is
However, it occurs to us that the IN
dustry's leaders are missing bet.
There have been two highly sensation
al flights in recent weeks-kingsford
Smiths hop across the Atlantic. and the
Hunter brothers endurance flight in IL
inois Both of these have had wide pub
icity; but in neither case has the en-
phasis been put where it should have
been put if the public is really to be re-
assured about airplanes
For the real cruX of the matter lies,
not in the fact that an Australian flew
across the Atlantic and then went on to
Imperial Valley press., 1930-07-16
Much Activity
I'm Police Court

Attempting to settle personal
quarrel with knives brought T. Her
nandcz, 45, and c. A. Alatarrc, 3S,
into police court this morning, where
an effort was made to iron matters
out satisfactorily, but, owing to
Linguistic difficulties the ease had
to. be continued until tomorrow
morning, when the services of an
interpreter will be secured to all
the court in its difficult task. How
ever, both men showed the effects
ot their battle in the nature of long
strips of adhesive tape plastcred
ever suudry cuts about face and
head. The prevailing opinion at
police headquarters is that it must
have been some scrap while it lasted,
John Doe, Japanese, about 50,
caused more difficulties when he
appeared on charge of drunken
ness, as he could not tell his name
in manner to be understood by the
! court, so he was booked as above,
John WAS found lying by the road
side between the Eastsidc school and
the DogWoud canal yesterday after
noon, and it was thought at first
that he was drunk. ProddingS
hoNcvor. brought forth signs of life,
somewhat sodden and alcoholic, but
still sufficient to prevent John
being hustled off to the county
morgue instead of the county Jail.
John took his $25 or IL days sen
Imperial Valley press., 1930-07-16
Items Of News
About TheTOWn

DR.. K. l.. Palmer left last night
for Sacramento to attend the State
Chiropractic convention of the Pro.
Cressive Chiropraetors Association.
DR.. Palmer went as delegate of the
imperial Valley Chiropractors and
will be away all week, as this con
vention has among other things this
year, a move under way for bet
ter Chiropractic law and it is their
hope that the bill may be framed
at this convention so that they may
place an ininiative bill upon this
fall ballot.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-07-16
Bedtime Stories
BY HOWARD e. 0ARRra
Copyright, 1928. By Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate
UNCLE wIGGILY's EAGLE SHIP

Uncle Wiggily's ironing board
aeroplane had come to such a sud
den stop that the rabbit gentleman
was nearly bounced out of his
clothes basket cockpit. AS for Mir.
Twistytail, who was having a ride
with Mr.. Longears, that fat pig had
laughed so hard that he had fallen
out on the ground. And there he
was. bouncing up and down like a
puffy rubber ball, still chuckling
and saying:
"Oh, it's so funny, It's so terri
Bile funny. Ha! Ha, Hal"
q wish you would tell what is
funny so I can also laugh,' spoke
Uncle Wiggily. who was so serious
and solemn like that his pink nose
almost stopped twinkling.
Uncle Wiggily, as / told you in
the story last night, had made an
aeroplane. something like Lindy S,
out of two ironing boards, a clothes
basket to sit in and an electric fan
on front for propeller and motor
The rabbit gentleman had connect
ed the electric fan to a socket in his
kitchen, running the green cord
through the open window.
The aeroplane started up, but did
not sail very far before, all of a
sudden it stopped and flopped and
fell with bump. Uncle Wiggilv
was nearly bounced out and Mr..
Twistytail jiggled himself out when
he laughed.
"Well, l II tell you what's fun
nyn' chuckled the fat pig when he
had stopped bouncing up and down
like a rubber ball. "We forgot that
Imperial Valley press., 1930-07-16
McCABE
Press Staff Correspondent


McCABE. July 16. - Quilt max
ing kept the members of the home
department. busy at the meeting
held at Mrs. Clyde Daily's on July
10. Those who were present were
Mesdames c. Haekleman, Hewes. j..
Forester. f. Forester, J. Wilson,
O. B. johnson. l.. D. Azance. {.
Clark, r. O. Clark, NJ. Anderson,
G. Harper. and Lena Forester,
Margaret Wilson, and Mrs. C..
Daily.
The next meeting viii take place
at the home OF Mrs. O. B. Johnson,
on June "a
Mrs. He'll and daughter Virginia
will leave next week for San Diego
where they viii spend their vaea-
ton.
c. I. Best and son of Brawley
visited Mr.. and Mrs. George Austin
last Sunday.
John Studer. who has been on
the He'll ranch. injured his eye re
Gently and Is now under the care
Of specialist in San Diego. 1t Is
not known when he VIII return.
Mr.. and Mrs. Guy Harper and
Vivian spent Sunday in the noun
tains.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde Havens had
as their guests last Wednesday
evening, Mr.. and Mrs. Denver
Riggs Of FL Centre.
Last Thursday Mr.. and Mrs. C.
Forester took Mrs. Doig to Hemet
where they visited Mr.. Havens'
mother. They returned Friday eve
ming.
Those spending Sunday in Jacum-
ba were Mr.. and Mrs. Veliquette
and family, Mr.. and Mrs. Hoppin
and Mary Hoppin and Mary Fran
ees, Mr.. and Mrs. Sunstrom and
family, and Robert Parker.
Mrs. Fred Havens and daughter,
Thelma, spent Sunday with the
Clyde Havens.
Lewis He'll is spending the week
in San Diego and Mission Beach.
Blanche and Lucille Goss left for
Ocean Beach where they will spend
their vacation.
The japanese Christian Endeavor
society met at the Yukawa home
last Sunday. Delegates to Idyll-
wild lgave their reports. Those
present were Mr.. and Mrs. c. Nc
Calman, Marvel Mazda, Yataro
Makita, Harry Mori, Mary Mori,
Kenneth Naito. Thomas kokubun,
Imperial Valley press., 1930-07-16
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Imperial Valley press., 1930-07-16
Tragic Ending
Wading Party

SAUSALITO, Calf, July Is. U,P)
The desire of two small boys to go
wading assumed tragic results today
when their bodies were found side
by side at the bottom of reservoir
here.
Bobby Connell, s, and his brother,
William, 10, disappeared at noon
yesterday with the declaration they
were going to wade.
Failure to return led to search
of the hills surrounding their home
and the discovery last night of two
pairs of shoes and stockings, careful
" placed on the bank leading to the
reservoir.
1t was thought the boys had
misjudged the depth of the water,
which is over eight feet, and once
in, although able to swim, they could
not climb the enbankment again.
Their cries for help could not have
been heard, the nearest house being
over half mile away.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-07-16

the electric fan propeller was fast
in the kitchen floor socket, Wiggy.
We sailed along as far as the cord
would let us and. as we kept on GO
ing, we pulled the end of the wire
from the socket, just as I've seen
my wife do when she pushed the
vacuum cleaner too far. And when
the plug of the electric cord was
pulled out, that stopped the electri-
city from whizzing your fan and we
came down just as Lindys ship
would come down if his motor
stalled on him.
''Cheek and doubie cneck" said
Uncle Wiggily with laugh.
"You're right, Twisty. We can It
sail my aeroplane without electrici-
ty, and if we GO far we would need
an electric cord for the fan a mile
long. That is too much. So ] guess
we can I have any sky rides
"You used to work the electric
fan on the old airship you had, made
with this same clothes basket. and
toy circus balloons grunted Mr..
Twistvtail.
eyes, agreed Uncle Wiggily.
Il did. But | had storage bat
terry then, the same as in my auto
mobile. But the storage battery
isn't strong enough to sail this aero
plane which has no balloon to keep
it up. | guess this is the end, Twis-
". Nv ironing board plane is no
good, Too bad." and he began to
take the boards apart, for one be
longed 10 Nurse Jane and the other
to Mrs. Twistytail.
"Dear me.' grunted the fat pig
gentleman. 81 80 much wanted a
ride up in the air to cool me off.
II is very hot TO-DAY.
Yes. il is said Mr.. Longears
80 But there viii be 10 aeroplane
rides for us. We had better make
some lemonade 10 cool US"
All Of sudden there was swoop'
ing, swighing sound in the air
Uncle Wiggily booked up, thinking
perhaps Commander Byrd or Colonel
Indy might be coming along, but
what he saw was big bird, bald
headed eagle. zo0ming toward them.
"HeIlo, Hello, down there!' -
screamed the eagle, not 10 be i'm
polite, but because an eagle always
screams when he talks. "What IS
the trouble down there, Uncle Wig
gily:
ooh. ! tried 10 make an aero
plane with ironing boards, a clothes
basket and an electric fan so Twistv
and could ride and cool off, ex'
planned the rabbit. But il
wouldn't work"
''Would you like a ride around
the sky2" asked the eagle, swoop-
ing down close 10 the rabbit and pig,
50 they could see how big and
strong he was. Would you?'
ayes, indeed, thank you" said
Uncle Wiggily.
"Then climb up on my back and
hold tight, Uncle Wiggily!" invited
the bald-headed eagle. " But I'll
call another bird for you, Mr., Twis'
tytail. Here comes q friend OF
mine he went on as second eagle
dropped down out Of the blue sky.
Then Mr. Twistytail got on the back
Of this bird. There was a fIapping
Of strong wings. Up in the air
scared the eagle ships, taking Mr..
bongears and Mr.. Twistytail for a
Imperial Valley press., 1930-07-16

Margaret and Mary Sonoda, Eiko,
Masako, and Marie Yukawa.
Next Sunday the meeting will be
held at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
McCalman. the advisors.
Marie Hall and Kathryn He'll
will leave for New Mexico next
Sunday where Kathryn will spend
her vacation at the formers home.
Mrs. Goss and the younger child
rem spent Sunday at Jacumba.
Lily Nishimoto of FL Centre has
been the house guest Of Marie 1u-
kawa since last Wednesday.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-07-16

fine ride above the clouds where
it was very cool.
GLOW do you like it, Twisty? -
called the rabbit from the back of
his bird.
"Wonderful!" grunted the pig
"But we re pretty high up. | hope
nothing happens. However some.
thing did. But don't IVORY. 1t
was funny.
And if the motorcycle policeman
will give the letter carrier a ride
around the block on his roller skates,
III tell you next about Uncle Wig
gily's sky adventure.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-07-16
Actress To Wed
New York Broker

NEW YORK, July 10. U.H-The
marriage Of Jane Wilton, movie
actress divorce, TO Horace Gumble,
local broker, was reported today TO
be scheduled for tomorrow night
here.
At Gumble's office the report
was termed "quite probable" Miss
Winston was divorced recently from
Charles Kenyon, scenario writer.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-07-16
FIFTEEN FEARS AGO
,July 16. 1925

Stating that he had 4 plan where
by the state would save $4,000 by
making a slight change in the sur.
vey for the state highway, Oscar II.
Reinholt, professor of minerology,
San Diego high school, appeared be
fore the board of supervisors yester-
dav.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-07-16

r. B. Owens. former proprietor of
the Calexico Breeding Barn, recently
purchased by Cram & Pace, left yes
terday morning for Kansas City
where he will buy a bunch of sturdy
mules to ship to the valley in Sep
tember.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-07-16
TEN Years AGO
.Julv Is. 1920

Auctioneers Zinn and Stanton yes
terday sold at auction l20 acres of
the A. J. Clipper ranch, seven miles
southeast of Ell Centre, for Sl20 per
acre. The purchaser was j. X. Her
mon, and the price secured is con
Imperial Valley press., 1930-07-16
/. Looking Backward
What The Press Filey Tell OF
Imperial Valley for this Date
In Past Years
TWENTY YEARS AGO
Iul1r 1G 1Q10

Forty four wildly excited horses
and mules, running away with a
hugh combined harvester, was an
unusual and extraordinary sight to
the working men on the LeRoy
Little ranch in Mexico yesterday.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-07-16

Imperial county road plans, as
outlined at present by the highway
commission, propose the construction
of over 10 miles of pavement as
soon as the weather is suitable for
construction work.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-07-16

Provided that three members of
the board of supervisors can reach
a common agreement, the successor
of Moblcv Meadows as sheriff VIII
be known today.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-07-16

Mrs. G. w. Rowley. Strathmore,
Tulare County, has q row of sweet
pea vines that is Il feet six inches
high and has been producing bios
SONS since before Christmas, but
Is NOW oninr to seed.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-07-16

fenced with the stoicism peculiar
to his race after warning from the
court to stay away from potent brew
during II he really warm weather.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-07-16

sidered proof that under any cir
eumstances valley land can be sold
for good prices.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-07-16
THE WEATHER
LOS ANGELES AND VICINITY

Fair tonight and Thursday with
temperature considerably a o v e
normal; gentle variable winds; low
humidity and high fire hazard IN
the interior.
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
Generally fair tonight and Thurs
day with thundorstorms III hl2h
mountains; no change in tempera-
tnrc: gentle variable winds.
FIRE WEATHER FORECAST
Fair but with lightning storms III
high mountains; slightly lower tom-
pcrature and continued low humidi-
tv: gentle variable winds.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-03-20
OPEN DISCUSSION AT COUNCIL
MEETING ON CITY AUDITORIUM

Repeating their action of two
weeks ago and by an identical vote,
the city council at their meeting last
night voted to place before the peo-
pile of FL Centre on the April bal
lot, the proposition of voting bonds
for the construction of a civic audi
torium. The resolution covering this
action had been introduced and read
to the board and a large gathering
of interested citizens before the vote
was taken. Councilman Gianola
moved that resolution 32S, favOring
the Incorporation of this proposal
en- the ballot, be passed to second
reading. After some slight hesita
tion this motion was seconded by
Councilman Fawcett and roll cal'
followed. r. f. Couch, the first
hamed called, voted yes after cX-
pressing the opinion that he was so
acting merely to give the public an
opportunity to express its will in
the matter. A. N. Bucklin, opposed
to the measure from the start, voted
against it again. Councilman Faw-
cett, Gianola and Clements voted in
favor of it, Fawcett and Clements
Couch IS opinion as a quail
fication for their vote. The measure
will have its third reading at spe-
cial meeting of the council to be
held next Monday night. 1t will
then receive official publication for
five consecutive days after which
Il will be included On the ballot,
Just one month before the date set
for the general city election.
A spirit of tense expectancy per-
Nadcd the council room as the time
for the introduction of this meas
ure before the board approached.
For some time previous the hall had
been filling up with interested spec
tators both in favor of and against
the proposed bill and by 9 o clock.
the hour set for the special hearing
Cn the proposition, everyone was
ready for the main questions.
The ordinance covering this i'm
portant matter was introduced bv
). 5. Cameron, a member of the
Chamber of Commerce committee
which has been so strongly in favor
Gf the proposed auditorium fr o m
the very beginning. Cameron re
Imperial Valley press., 1930-03-20
NEW GERMAN
LINER STARTS
ON FIRST LAP
BY FREDERICK KUH
United Press Staff Correspondent

ABOARD S. s. EUROPA, VIA
RADIO, Mar. 20.
W.P-The Europa, sister ship of the
Bremen, new speed queen of the At
1antic, sailed today from Bremen on
ser maiden voyage to New York.
Five thousand cheering Germans
gathered at the pier and shouted
"Hoeh" as the stately ship pointed
down the mouth Of the Weser to
the North Sea. The band played
"Deutschland Uber Allies"
The great steamer, proud and
shining and streamlined into the
breeze, throbbed with the beat of
the powerful engines that may prove
her to be the fastest passenger lin
er on the Atlantic. She will touch
southampton tomorrow, and then
promises to cross the Atlantic in
five days or less.
The addition of the Europa to the
North German Lloyd's transatlantic
fleet was viewed as an indication
Germany again will endeavor to
show the world what it can do in
the way of steamship that is the
last word in mechanical perfection
and speed.
The Bremen, her sister ship, on
her maiden voyage, won the blue
ribbon for speed from Europe to
the United States last July, making
the trip from Cherbourg, France,
to New York in four days, II hours
and 42 minutes.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-03-20
PLANS USE OF
WATER TO HALT
INVADING FORCE

PARIS, Mar. 2O.-WH-Andrc
Maginot, Frances good natured
giant statured minister of war, is
planning to protect Frances rich
northern frontier from enemy at
tack-with water.
Should Fiauce b. .cnacrd again
from the north by Il German army
5 'rging across Belgium, simple
twist of a switch aud the entire
northern bordc~ would be flooded
w.rh millions # tons of water.
Only the hills and prominent
p'atcaus would remain above the
water. hut each VII b. fer ;iiL.
with artillery aud antiaircraft
.uns capable of commanding The
ertire flooded region.
This swirlins torrent Of sea
water would dc immense damage to
french property in this region and
would require ~ least % years to
drain ana make the land again fit
for cultivation. Magnet is certain
however, that the water would stop
any enemy in their march toward
the forts of France. The water
would be under perfect control and
never released except in the direst
emergency when other means of
halting the enemy appear futile.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-03-20
ACCUSED ARMY
DOCTOR DENIES
SLAYINC WIFE

DENVER, Mar. 2O.-U.H-Major
Charles A. Shepard today opened his
tIght against immediate removal to
Fort Riley, Kan, where he is ac-
cused of having killed his wife by
poison.
The SO year old army surgeon late
yesterday was granted permission
to arrange for his release from the
county Jail here on $4,000 bond.
The permission was granted by
Federal Judge J, Foster Symes, who
ruled that the murder charge was
oailable, after three hour confer
'nce with Major Shepard S attorney
and federal officials.
Major Shepard will be released
mere if the bond is raised and will
not have to return to Kansas unless
he is indicted by the federal grand
Jury which is scheduled to meet at
Topeka the middle of April.
Harry s, Glass, attorney for Ma
or Shepard, said his client dld not
Wlsh to return to Kansas at the pres
emit time "because he is far from
eeing a well man.
Major Shepard has cNohaticaiy
denied the government 5 forma'
charge that he poisoned his wife
lie said the charge was "lnfamous'
Wwarranted and unjustifiablc.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-03-20

viewed in a few words what he had
said at previous meetings of the
council regarding the necessity of
an auditorium for the city. Such a
building, he said, is absolutely neces-
sary for the city and all he asked
of the council was that they give
the people of this city an opportuni-
ty to express their will in the mat
ter. He stated further that it was
his honest opinion that the com
munity could afford such building
even at this time.
Realty Men Opposed
Leo Hetzel followed with few
words corroborating what Cameron
had said and concluded his first re-
marks on the subject by stating that
he felt it was the duty of the board
to give the people this opportunity
to vote on the question.
A resolution opposing the propos-
al from the Realty Board of FL Cen
tro was then read. This was based
on the fact that the taxation in the
city is very heavy at present and it
was felt that no other debts should
be incurred by the city unless they
were absolutely necessary.
Leo Hetze again took the floor
and stated that the Realty Board
did not represent the concensus of
of opinion among majority of Ell
Centre business concerns and point
ed out that the board Of directors
OF the chamber of commerce had
majority in favor of .te proposal,
representing as it did all walks of
of business endeavor in the city.
Mrs. Marie Jenkins pleaded for
an auditorium as place where the
Young folks of city might meet. At
present, she said, there is no such
place in the city and she recounted
the many difficulties she had met
with in her efforts to secure a prop
or place where the orchestra and
other civic musical Organizations
might meet and practice. The
school auditorium could not be used
and it was absolutely necessary that
some civic building be erected
wherein these events of interest and
instruction to the whole populace
might be held. This idea was fur
thered by w. A. Tondro and w. C.
Costello who reminded the council
Continued on Page Two)
Imperial Valley press., 1930-03-20
SENATOR JONES
DENIES CHARGES
OF VOTE TRADING

WASHINGTON, Mar 90 W.H
Charges of vote-trading among
senators seeking tariff protection
for shoes and lumber were denied by
Senator Jones, Republican, Wash
ington, when debate started in the
senate today on his amendment to
place n duty of $3.50 per 1000 board
feet on soft wood imports.
"There have been intimations of
trading both on the floor and in the
newspapers" Jones said. "I have
no sympathy with those who make
such charges. | give every senator
credit for the same sincerity of mo-
tive | claim for myself.
al voted for duty on hides and
shoes, but there is no justification
for any charge that traded my
vote ON those items for lumber tar.
iff votes. | was convinced of the
necessity for a tariff on leather pro-
duets by the speech of the senator
from Massachusetts,, (Walch, Demo
crat.)"
Walsh corroborated Jones' denial
of any arrangement between them,
but said some of the recent shifts
in voting have beer "auspicious."
He said his faith in the senate had
been somewhat shaken" by some of
the changes.
Walsh also declared himself
shocked" at the failure of such
high tariff advocates as Senator
Watson, Republican, Indiana, to
vote for a duty on women's shoes,
Imperial Valley press., 1930-03-20
RETURN FROM
INCOME TAX IS
SETTING RECORD

WASHINGTON, Mar. 20. U.P)-
Income tax collections received at
the treasury March 1S totaled $214,-
534 ,54S.02, it was announced today.
This brought the total receipts
for the month to 1914, ,55879, an
increase of about $43,000,000 com
pared with the corresponding col
lection period last year.
Treasury officials were elated by
this tremendous jump in tax collec.
tions, as revenues on the previous
day were but $32, 2,158,048.21.
Although the income tax collec.
tions are running far ahead of last
years returns, officials said this
would not be taken as an indication
that the final results for the month
WaaId be materially different from
those of March, 1929. They pointed
out that slump of one day would
offset the gain, but indicated they
were confident the estimates of
$3.50, 100000 for the month would be
reached.