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with amazing Tapidity. A single swan WI
cot more pounds Of food In . day than horse,
have grudge against swan for this reason,
and have been vowing I'd knock one over some
day and take a chance with the game wardens.
I've never known them to arrest hunter IN
Currituck Sound in 10 years, anyhow.
From the corner Of my eye I watched the
big white cormorants tear up the celery beds.
My finger was itching on my trigger when O
bunch Of four canvasback saved me from SIN.
They swung in graceful circle headed up IN
the wind and pitched between the swan and
box.
I leaped to my feet and dropped two Of them
IS they hared. The swan rose, q white scream
ing cloud.
The boat came and picked up nine canvas.
had been In the box but 80 minutes, The
boy got in and killed 10 on his round.
Skete leaped into the box and got IL without
missing single shot.
II Oughter got more" he complained. "Akade
mess Of two nocks. Only got two outen 'em."
BY IL O'Clock, we had AZ canvasback that
averaged az pounds each I have never SEEN
fatter. heavier birds In my life.
take up.
only three more and we've got the limit"
the boy protested.
Cant stay another minute" the guide an.
nounced. TITS blowin' guns out in the sound.
We've got to smash our way through 40 miles
Of whitecaps to get home, and the ice Is formin'
ON the decoys 90 fast they'll sink the skin IL
we don't get 'em In"
His verdict admitted of no argument we
sadly crouched under the spray hood and ate
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and dances JIG until 20 tired had TO 80
down
The snow had turned to fine, thin sleet and
my spirits rose rs sprang lightly into the
box. In spite Of the cruel cold my face was
flushed and my heart pounding with excite
ment. I knew that a good flight Of ducks
would warm even my feet-at least I'd forget
they were frozen.
At last the perfect day dawnedl The day Of
which the duck hunter dreams. Nothing could
mar its triumph. felt it in my bones as I
settled in my seat, drew of my mittS and
loaded my gun, There wasn't fisherman IN
sight. not one had ventuTed out in the biting
northeaster. I've had fishermen sometimes ruin
the best dsys Of q season. You can't blame
the boys. They make their living with their
nets-a poor one, now that the salt water Is
running thei- grounds. fervently thanked the
Lord there wasn't one Of them near.
A SINGLE canvas drake his red head and
white breast shining against the dark
background of Clouds beat his way into the
decoys and dropped his legs to pitch, paying
no attention to the man In the box. I had
not yet crouched low. dropped him DELHI
erately.
IF you come in like that" I crowed, I'm
make q perfect score"
flock of widgeon headed for me and I
waved them away. Only canvasback today.
We had fought too hard to make the stand
and meant to get our limit Of canvas only.
1t was torture, though, to see . bunch Of q
hundred broadbil pile into the decoys and
pitch. I stood up and tearfully drove them
away. Two old black ducks slowly beat their
way IN, poised over my head and quacked in
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-16
Goal Production Lab0rioNs.

CONE idea Of the amount Of labor required
IN the production OF Pennsylvania's anthra-
cite last year can be gained by reducing the
manpower employed and the average number
Of days each man worked to terms Of one man.
These figures show that In turning out the
66,S68.0O0 tons Of anthracite one man would
be required 10 work with no stop for 33,O48, 4es
days. There were actually employed more than
10000 men who were on the Job an averags
Of 2s2 days year each. The coal they puo-
duced was valued 81 $a9A 900. a .ss
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-16
Test for Carbon MonoxIde.

"A SIMPLE device for quick and fairly ao-
curate testing Of atmospheres believed to
have become contaminated with carbon monox-
ide gas is now available for general use in the
home. in garages, IN vehicular tunnels and
similar places In which the gas may have be-
come dangerous
The device consists primarily of a palladium
salt solution hermetically sealed in o tiny thin
glassed ampoule. When the glass Is crusl,eA
IN suspected atmosphere the solution sat.
urates . cotton covering provided over the
glass and, II carbon monoxide Is present a
prompt discoloration occurs
A color chart which accompanies the test
ing device indicates the percentage of carbon
monoxide present up TO and above 10 per cent.
The deeper color indicates anything beyond
10 per cent
The test is effective in any atmosphere In
which the temperature Is 50 degrees or more
Fahrenheit
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-11-16

our lunch, watching the canvasback swing
toward the lighthouse
"a red-letter day. boyl" cried, slapping
his shoulder.
yeah" he answered thOughtfdlly. 'and don't
this sleet remind you Of another day we once
had together?"
nodded and smiled. I'd never forget It.
Sorry we had to beat Lawtons boat to make
this stand" he added moodily.
so am / but Lawton himself was not In
It today-only his guides"
to send him. Let's drop by his battery and
give them dozen for him."
I knew the thought back Of the generous
offer and agreed. Skete heard this with In
dignation:
''What2 Give way Q dozen o. them birds
to o battery that came In an ace o. beatin' us?"
ITS all right. III ten you why maybe"
My guide tied the dozen fat canvasback IN
q bunch that weighed fun 40 pounds and shook
his head sadly Is he handed them to his rival.
They had got . dozen broadbill but had not
seen q canvas.
While we thrashed our way through the gale
the boy went aft and talked to the helmsman
while Skete sat beside me under the spray hood.
81 know you're dying for an explanation Of
that gift" ! remarked.
az sure am. think 1t was Q crime-scarce
O. these birds are now"
you won't when ten you. When the boy
was 16 We were shooting duck day something
Ike this On the Eastern Shore Of Virginia. It
was mid when we went out from our yacht.
The blinds were IN sight Of the boat tnat lay
but . hundred yards from the marsh. An Of
Imperial Valley press., 1930-06-03
Stearns Must
Stay In Jail

I. C. Stearns, well known West
morland raneher, convicted of vio-
lating the state pay check law,
must serve six months in the coun-
ty iail, it was announced at the
state labor commissioner FL Cen
tro office today. Stearns is now
in Jail, having been committed i'm
mediately following his conviction
last week in the Justices court at
Wcstmorland
Complaint had been filed with
the labor commissioner by w. Z.
Whitley charging that Stearns had
paid him off with Il worthless bank
check, and because the employer ig-
uored summons to appear before
the commissioner and settle, a war
rant was issued by Judge Cook for
Stearns'' arrest. In pronouncing the
six months Jail sentence. Judge
Cook called attention to the fact
that the defendant had been prev
iously convicted of violating the
labor laws in the same court and
had been let off with small fine.
The second conviction, said Cook,
merited the Jail sentence.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-06-03
TRENTON GALL HET UP"

Trenton. n. J. is having a bit of row,
the type of which is hardy known here in
the west. Trenton's age old 'blue laws"
have the community divided into armed
camps, figuratively speaking, as one fac
ton seeks to prevent Sunday perform
ances of motion pictures.
In retaliation for seeking to close the
movies, supporters of the latter have in
voked laws of 1898 and earlier, to make
Trenton so tight on Sunday that the av-
erage man will have nothing to do but
breathe and may have to do that on the
sly.
Every so often some city in the Allan
tic seaboard states, breaks into print in
this fashion Apparently the moderns
always win out, for we don't know of any
city where the blue laws are enforced
Folks in Trenton, who on Sunday
played golf baseball, or attended such
games, went to motion pictures, motored,
bought tobacco, candy or toothbrushes,
or who went fishing, will have to answer
to the grand jury for it, if the ''blue law"
opponents have their way.
1t seems odd to US in the West perhaps,
but those easterners do take such things
so seriously! 1t might be pointed out to
the folks opposing motion pictures IN
Trenton on Sunday, that George Wash
ington was willing to put on first class
battle with the British right there in that
town on Christmas day-which is GER
tainly as sacred as Sunday, or ought to
be.
Thousands of Californians go to the
movies on Sunday, and they also play
baseball, tennis, golf; they buy and use
their cigarettes and tobacco; drive their
flivvers and their high pricers here, there
and everywhere and incidentally quite
few of those who do these things also go
to church on Sunday
We're in favor of the church going, but
we don't think a man is doing wrong by
any Sunday diversion that does not harm
him or annoy his neighbors. Somehow
we have hunch that when we all get up
in the heavenly mansions, there will be
found quite few Californians there, and
we wouldn't be at all surprised If they
outnumber the New Jersey folks, Just as
they do on earth.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-06-03
MORE DIVORCES
THAN MARRIAGES
IN LAST MONTH


Cupid and marital discord have
waged a merry battle in Imperial
county during the past month, ac-
cording to figures compiled at the
county clerks office this morning.
with the former severely beaten in
the struggle.
Taking the record of the little
matchmaker first it is found that
% marriage licenses were issued at
the court house during the past
month. Of these, - were for
couples residing within tle county;
six from without the county, while
one was mixed, one of the parties
living in the county, the other out
side the state. III Centre took the
lead in all-eounty couples, register
ing five, while Brawley was next
with four; Calexieo two, Westmor-
land one, and Heber one. Of the
mixed couples residing within the
county, two persons were from FL
Centre, one from Calexico, and one
from Holtville, while one Calexiean
was married 10 person living out
side the state.
To turn to the other side of the
Imperial Valley press., 1930-06-03
BANDITS GET THEIRS

Nothing will prove more effective in
stopping the epidemic of banditry which
at present engulfs the country, than
few more receptions such as that given
to two bank bandits in Los Angeles yes
terday.
The pair staggered into the bank with
two guns apiece and staged a robbery in
the fashion that has become SO familiar
to the public Then they departed The
bank manager had plenty of the stuff
that men like to call by a short and sup
posedly vulgar name. Tripping the bur-
glar alarm which notified police that a
robbery had been staged, he seized a rifle
and opened fire on the fleeing bandits.
That started running battle which
ended few blocks away, with both BAN
+, dts seriously wounded, so seriously that
they may be dead by the time this gets
into print.
In a matter of minutes the bandits
had been changed from daring despera-
does to wounded winners and were in the
custody Of the law they flouted.
To us the biggest graft the bank rob-
Der has in his stock is the threat to blow
up the building if he does not get what ne
wants Every so often a bandit appears
at a teller's window, shove him note
saying that the bandit has bottle of nj
tro-glycerine which he will drop if the
money is not Forthcoming he usually
gets the money.
1t is quite easy to say what the other
fellow should do, but we'd bet dollars to
doughnuts that no bandit ever making
such threat had any explosive with him.
They think too much Of their own skins.
1t is nothing more than the old American
custom of bluffing-and all too fire.
quently the bandits get away with it.
More managers and clerks like those IN
Imperial Valley press., 1930-06-03

dance BY called Baby Buntv.
- viii make music for you, OF
fered some ROBINS, some song SPai-
rows and three jolly wreuS. Whit"
the birds sang, the animal childrco
danced around the May pole, twin
ing the blue, green. yellow, pink.
purple and white ribbons into 90
beautiful garland. Then Nurse Iauc
Fuzzy Wuzzy who, with Mr.. stub
tail and Mrs. LongearS Were watch
ing the dance, saw long ribbon o.
red fluttering idly in the wind.
"There is one extra ribbon thar
80 one has hold Of said Nurse
Jane.
"eUnele Wiggilv ought to be dane
ing,o called the bear geutlemaa.
Hi, Wiggy!' he called to the rab-
bit. Catch hold Of that red ribbon
and join in the dance. Dance with
the children,''
"Oh. all right answered UHeh'
Wiggily. twinkling his pink nose.
Taking hold of the end of red ril-
Ion, Mr.. Longears began 10 hop
skip and jump around his May poi,
rs the children were doing. Ia an
out among the animals boys ami
girls Uncle Wiggily Jumped. twisting
His red ribbon III with theirs.
Then, all Of sudden, Faby Buut
ty gave a scream and cried:
Here comes the Boo Cat!' Sure
" enough that Bad Chap with ~,
silly little tail, having heard about
Uncle Wiggily's May dance, had
made up his mind To come To -
though he wasn't invited.
: For maybe thought the Boo
Cat, "when they are dizzy from
dancing l can catch a little rabbit
OF maybe Uncle Wiggily himselfi'
So the Bob Cat sneaked up to the
dance and Baby Bunty saw hHu
first. But, no sooner had the liltia
orphan given the cry Of warniu!
tlan Uncle Wiggily took out hi
knife and cut off the end of his red
| ribbon. Then with this ribbon 81
. lis paws, the rabbit ran straight al
F; the Bob Cat and, before the bad
! chap could get over being surprised
the rabbit twisted that ribbon
around his jaws so he couldn = bit
And he twisted the red ribbon
around his claws SO he couidn D.,
scratch. And then Uncle WiggiIy
said: "Send for the Police Dog.
! And when the Police Dog came
/ running, he arrested the tied-up BON
I cat, taking him off to Jail And thcu
+ tie May dance WAS finished. An
/ if the laundryman win wash two
sheets Of paper TO spread over the
flower bed, II tell you next about
Uncle Wiggily's little hoppers.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-06-03
Migrants Keep
Officers Busy

Police activities for the city dur
ING the month of May show a con
siderable increase in the number OF
persons arrested for vagrancy, IT,
such being carded and brought to
trial. This is due, it is pointed out,
to the fact that the harvesting Of
melons in the valley has brought
MANY unemployed from outside the
county who are unable to find i'm
mediate employment in the fields.
The report contains the following
information: Total money collect
ed: $3764, which is divided: gener-
al fines, 1929; ccupational taxes,
1852, and traffic fines, $279.
The total number of persons ar
rested during the past month was
l91; those charged with vagrancy,
l22; with drunkenness, 80; for the
possession of liquor, I; for assault,
/; for disturbing the peace, .; for
reckless driving, 5; for petty theft,
.. Twenty were given Jail sentenc-
es; II paid fines while So had
their sentences suspended on con
dition that they leave town or find
work.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-06-03
Bedtime Stories
By HOWARD E. GARRIs
Newspaper Syndicate
Copyright, 1928. by Mcclure
UNCLE WIGGILY'S MAY DANCE

Neddie Stubtail, the boy bear, was
climbing up 4 May pole with ham
ner. nail and a bunch of green,
yellow. blue. pink and purple RIB
bons which he was going to fasten to
the top.
''Bc careful. Neddie, don't fall!'
called his father. Mr. Stubtail stood
on the ground at :he bottom of the
Nay pole with Uncle Wiggily and
all the animal boys and girls who
were going to joia in the dance OF
Mr.. Longears.
"In be carefuli'' grunted Ned
die, who was digging his claws into
the pole and hitching himself up and
up and up toward the top.
Uncle Wiggily had planned a May
dance, even though it was now June.
He had forgotten about it in May
but his wife said that didn't make
anv difference so Uncle WiggiE got
a tall pole and Mr.. Stubtail, the beai
daddy Of Ncddie, helped the rabbi;
gentleman set the pole up.
Then as Nurse Jane came out with
the ribbons which were to be twined
around the pole as the animal chill
dren danced, it was seen that Uncle
Wiggilv and the old bear had set ur
the pole, forgetting to first faster
the ribbons to it.
Uncle Wiggily saw nothing else Il
do but take the pole down to faster
the bunch of ribbons to the top, anc
then to set the pole up again. Blu
Imperial Valley press., 1930-06-03

Neddie was a smart little bear and
lie said he would climb up and nail
the ribbons to the top, which woul.'
save lot of work. And now Ned
die was climbing up.
"Oh. s'posin' he falls!' whisper
ed Baby Bunty, the little orphan
ra bbit, to Beckie, the sister Of Ned
die.
"Neddie won't fall' spoke Beck
ie. "'He knows how to climb poles
ard trees" Neddie really climbed
Up very well, sticking his long sharp
claws into the wood of the May pole.
The pretty ribons dangled from his
pocktt into which he had tucked the
buch of ends of the colCrcd stream
cs.
Careful now. Neddie, CAREFUL. -
called Uncle Wiggily looking up.
81 won't fall" Neddie answer
cd. Then, like a telephone man,
Neddie wrapped one leg around the
role, holding himself in place By
digging the claws Of his other foot
i1to the pole. Next, using his front
paws. Neddic nailed the bunch OF
r.bbon ends to the top Of the pol =,
letting the long colored streamers
dangle so the loose ends could be
reached by the animal children down
on the ground.
Here / come down." cried Ned
die. Having finished his work he
slid down the May pole like an aero
bat in the circus and joined, the
ether children. Everyone said how
smart Neddie was, His father and
l3eckie were quite proud of him and
so was his mother, the lady bear.
'sNow for the May dancel" cried
Uncle Wiggily when the ribbons,
iaade fast at the top Of the high pole
fluttered in the wind around the
bottom. Each of you children take
fold Of "A ribbon end and begin 10
dance. Twist and twine in and out
TO weave the ribbos around the pole
50 IL viii look like a rainbow.'
ave should have some music to
Imperial Valley press., 1930-06-03
JUMPS TO DEATH

LONG BEACH, Calf, June (UPl
-Issac Brown, Gj, of Sttubenvillc,
o., said to be an executive Of an
insurance company, was crushed 10
death here today when he dropped
10 the street from the window OF his
tenth floor room ii the Breakers
Hotel. Police said i'll health had
prompted Brown TO commit suicide.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-06-03
Holmes Is New
LABOR Deputy

Due to the serious illness of w.
f. Gould, deuty labor commissioner,
it is announced that Z. S. Holmes
has been appointed as deputy III
charge of the Ell Centre office of
the State Division of Labor Stats
ties and Law Enforcement.
Holmes is well known in the val
ley, having been a resident since
1912. He is newspaper man and
was formerly editor of the Imper-
ial. Valley Farmer and The Weekly
Informant.
The new labor department depu-
ty took an active part in the cam
paign for the Boulder Canyon dam
legislation and is thoroughly ac-
quainted with the problems of the
valley farmers and business men as
well as having an understanding of
the labor question.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-06-03
NEA lrnShinQion BNredu

NEA Washington Bureau
Grace Abbott. above. head of the
United states Children's Bureau Is
repcrted as likely successor tc
Secretary OF Labor James j. DAVIS
recently elected senator from Penn
svlyania. If chosen labor seere
larry she will be the first woman to
become a member of o president :
cabinet.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-06-03

picture il shows a total of 27 di-
vorees were granted by the county
superior court during the month of
May, just closed, of which IS were
interlocutory and nine. final de-
crees. OF the latter, two were for
annulment. During this same per
iod, IS complaints asking for di-
yorce were filed.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-06-03
THE WEATHER
LOS ANGEIEs IND VICINITY

Fair tonight and Wednesday with
moderate tcI;porature: probably
cloudy near coast in the morning;
gentle TO moderate ,vestCrly winds.
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
Fair weather with normal temper.
aturc tonight and Wednesday; high
fog near coast tonight; moderate
,re.t Winds on cnnst.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-06-03

Big Bear LaSc, 'rm Bcrnariino
County, is rapidly filling with wat
er and deep snow surrounding in
sures higher water level than
last wear.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-06-03

the Los Angeles bank, and bank robbing
would become highly Improbable BUS
mess
Imperial Valley press., 1930-06-03
Looking Backward
Imperial Valley for this Date
What The Press Files Tel CT
In Past Years
TWENTY YEARS AGO
luuf : 1910

The Standard Yesterday installed
:. continuous record clock taermon
.star. and hereinafter this paper Will
luhlisH daily the temperature ~
midnight, q an, noon ard . PM
als, giving the hIcest and loves
f.mperaiurr for tie u hours.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-06-03

Two well known employees of Ed
car Bros. Go. are planning summes
frip, to their f4=Jner homes With
thcir families. >. j. carter WI g
to Georgia and r. q Gorre to Texas.
Tbcv viii leave July + aad b. gone
for about month.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-06-03
TEN YEARS AGO
June 8, 1910

Work has beca legun On the coun-
tv highway running north OF Holt
Ville NY George Il. Daley, road con
tractor and builder The length of
the contract is about two or three
RIFLES. Work is now going on on
about half Of this stretch and Daley
assures the pcoplr of the valley tina,
all possible speed will be used to
complete it as soon as possible.
William JOY, special representa-
tive Of the Underwood Typewriter
Company win be at the Barbara
Worth for tlc next week or SO.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-06-03
Electrical Contradictory. H. Hannah

installations of power and light. Affiliated with
California Electrical Board and carry out all work
according to "Red-SeaP specifications. Plans and
Inmates furnished. Office at Schmtt Radio Store,
1925 Main Phone 948.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-06-03
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO
L..rnr 1n1 L

Within two weeks work Will star
ou >iphonjug every canal crossing
or tlr road brtwecu III CeEtro aud
liN.sl9nd
Elr. ana Mrs. II. O. Sisson return
co yesterday from a Two Ne'lrs tnr
around the world. They came to II
Ccutro for Few days before max
ing arrangements 70 spend the sum
m,r uu the coast.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-06-03
Acetylene Welding & Machine Work

Cylinder Grinding, Boring or Honng Piston Grinc>
ing. Fly Wheel Ring Gears Installed. Tractor Work
Pump and Gas Engine Overhauling. General Electric
Motors Agent. Fan and Vacuum Cleaner Repairing
Battery Repairs and Charging. Bicycle Repairing
Lawn Mowers Sharpened, Etc Wilson Machine Shop
Phone 4O 1922 Main Street.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-06-03
Opt0metrist-Dr. Scnn Bacon
Radiator Repairing

Also Radiator Kecoring and cleaning, cleaned with.
out injury to the core. Imperial Valley Sheet Metal
Works. s 5 Broadway Res. Phone 1928. Bus
Phone 1177.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-06-03
Army & Navy Variety Store

New and Used Furniture stoves linoleums, hardware
We buy and sell eve. thing for less NJ Marcot, prop.
480 Main St.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-06-03
Herbert Lowdermilk, Gen'l. Insurance

Successor to Rule G. Sons. Inc, FL Centro Branch
We write all kinds of Insurance and you will receive
the same uninterrupted service at the location,
62G Main Street. Phone 1894
Imperial Valley press., 1930-06-03
Imperial Valley Sheet Metal Works

-515 Broadway. Tanks Skylight, Cornce, Gutter
Dairy and Restaurant Work and General Repairing.
Res Phone 1928 Bus. Phone 1177.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-11-13

. IN order 10 get out Of a certain apple orchard. a man had to
pass through three fence gates, by three guards. He was al
lowed to take as many apples as he wished, on condition that
he give the first guard half his apples and half an apple; the
second guard half his remaining apples and half an apple. and
the third guard half the apples he still had left plus half an
apple. When he got out he had one apple. How many did Re
take from the orchard?