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Imperial Valley press., 1930-12-30
Shipping Point
Inspectors Here

A group of shipping point inspec-
tors, acting for the state and fed
eral departments OF agriculture, ar
rived recently in FL Centro and are
making their headquarters at the
California hotel. They will inspect
lettuce at the shipping point in re-
gard to quality and issue certificates
which may be used as the basis for
claims. They are not concerned
however, with the regulatory work
which is carried on by the agricul-
tural's commissioners office.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-12-30

A fast breaking offense and a
disconcerting rand IRE passing at
tack crushed the hopes of the Ell
Centre Junior College last night
when Phoenix Junior College romp-
ed merrily from the floor with &C
tc % victory safely tucked away
under their jerseys.
In spite of the score the game
was one of the cleanest and best
seen here since the basketball sea-
son opened. Few fouls marred the
evening. Coach Robert Finn of the
local Junior College today had no
alibis to offer for his teams de-
feat, but he was jubilant over the
brand of basketball displayed by
his men.
The Phoenix five is one of the
most well organized basketball
quintets in the southwest
Industrial league games played in
addition to the junior college frac-
as netted the Ell Centre Maroons
Al to victory over the Valley Steam
Laundry and the Imperial Valley
OubliJ 20 w ~ hlSlOIy
over the Gilmore Lions.
The Hardware game was
the best of the evening from the
standpoint of closeness, since neith-
or team was very far ahead at any
time. Berkel with II points and
Williams with nine did most Of the
scoring for the Hardware five, while
Littlefield and McCarty made six
points each for the Gilmores.
Tenwold, Maroon forward, was
star Of the firss game with 10
points The Maroon guards played
an exceptional game, not a basket
being scored against them. The
Laundry's points came from free
throws.
Stewart, Phoenix Junior College
center. made Is points to lead his
team in scoring. Coates, mainstay
CT the FL Centre Jaycees, made
nine baskets and a foul throw for
10 Of his teams % points
Imperial Valley press., 1930-12-30
HAYWIRE PHONE COMPANY

VADER. Wash, U.Pl-There must
be something in a name after all.
Farmers of Filbert Heights have or
ganized the Haywire Telephone
Company to serve their needs. 1t
Imperial Valley press., 1930-12-30
BOLSA CHICA OIL
STOCK CLIMBING

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 80. UP)-
Trading on the Los Angeles Stock
and Curb exchanges after a slow
start, increasing in activity toward
the close of the session. Prices were
slightly lower than yesterdays quo
tations, with some stocks dropping
to new lows for the year.
Transamerica was the most active
issue on the board, selling 10000
shares at IL, no change. In the oils
Bolsa Chica sold 1900 shares at 20s.
up l point to a new high for the
year. Union Oil of California, with
5000 shares, dropped i point at 2lA
while Standard Oil dropped a point
at 43M, selling 5000 shares.
New lows were registered by Pa
cific Western at 6, off Z point, and
selling 1900 shares; Richfield pre-
ferred, with TOO shares at 6is, off
s point; Security-First National
Bank, off II at 1885, with 4400
shares, and California Bank down
l at 70 with SO shares.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-12-30
SPO& i s.
PHOENIX HOOP
SHOOTERS BEAT
LOCAL JAYCEES

Phoenix Junior College &c, El
Centro Junior College %.
Ell Centre Maroons Al, Valley
Steam Laundry g
Imperial Valley Hardware 90,
Gilmore Lions IS
Imperial Valley press., 1930-12-30

Mrs. B. f. Tidland Yakima,
Washington, has nine year old
walnut tree in her yard that this
year produced SO pounds of wal
nuts.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-01-06
REASON By Ff aAaBHs

VNHERE was great protest on the part of his OPP
ponentS in congress when Theodore Roosevelt
proposed the building of executive office in the
White House grounds, the Presidents workshop hav-
ing been in the Presidents house up to that time but
you will observe that when fire drove President Hoo
yer of the executive Office built by Roosevelt the
President did not advocate that the offices be returned
to the White House to stay.
Such thing would not be tolerated now.
There is merit in the proposal that while the Pres
dents Office is being restored the thing should be
done right and real building, one In keeping with
the presidential station erected in place of the burned
establishment which always suggested real estate
Office in a newly developed section.
1t need not be large but it should be built to en-
dure and it should harmonic with the White House
TINE state, and navy building in which the
l. President camps out in the meantime, has long
offended the artistic who have thought it monstros
y, but the pension Office has given more oenSe than
any other structure its huge red Sprawling proper
tons being particularly offensive to the late General
Phil Sheridan.
and then he informed that it was absolutely fire
proof.
That's my greatest objection to it," replied sheri-
dan
Senator Tom Hefin did one good thing when he
introduced the resolution to have the senate nvesti-
gate the Fascist League of North America, for the
league Immediately voted to disband.
1t is five years since Mr. Nussolini planted this out
post in the United States and it should have been
handled just five years ago.
A GENTLEMAN in Switzerland is working an
N invention which will enable a motorist to press
button in his and start radio motor which will
open the garage door, but what we really need is a
device which will cause a machine to call "Papa!"
when the absent minded driver forgets where he
parked.
The perfection of this rocket by which plane can
be shot the Atlantic in hour will be wonder
full thing for bandits.
They hold up gas station in Berlin at p. m.
and be back in the United States in time to sit at the
head of the table and carve.
On Christmas day two married couples in Berren
county, Michigan, celebrated 100 years of married
life.
That's more of it than there's been in Hollywood,
all put together.
Those who have children are more concerned about
the appearance of spinal meningitis than they are
about the world court anything else, which reminds
one OF the debt We owe medical science
1t steadily has gone forth to conquer disease
though its victories hurt its business
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-01-06
What Makes a Gentleman

What makes a gentleman isn't determined by
conventional notions about the proper use of table
tools. college education isn't involved. Grammatical
language has nothing to do with it. There is no
relation at all between gentility and the rules about
the kind of collar tie shirt socks or shoes to be worn
before after o'clock p. m. Such rules are made
by haberdashers.
who neither can read nor write and who
wears greasy overaIls may be a natural gentleman
while a college graduate and bank president may be
anything but. 1t doesn't depend upon wealth or
poverty position in the social organization, but
rather on the natural reactions of toward his
ellowsand without regard for their position in life
A gentleman neither bows and scrapeS to those
placed higher in the social scale looks down upon
those placed lower from the fancied heights of
imaginary superiority A proper and understanding
selrespect would prevent him from taking advantage
of anybody rich poor For he understands that
to rob anybody he must rob himself, to cheat any,
body he must cheat himself.
This isn't matter of religion or morals 1t isn't
because somebody has said, it has been written in
book that thou shalt or thou shalt not do thus and
1t isn't determined by what is legal according to
man-made laws, what is illegal.
Many social crimes are legal There are things
that are legal that a gentleman wouldn't do; and
there are things that are illegal that a gentleman
would do and would have to do to maintain his self
respect.
Jesus Christ gentleman.
One of the most inspirational stories in the New
Testament was the about the woman caught in
adultery. According to law she should have been
stoned to death. But the law cruel law. The
Pharsees sought to catch Jesus as violator of the
laws of Moses.
They brought the poor woman before him, re-
minded him of her crime and of the law Evidently
Jesus thought the law cruel but he knew that the
Phasees were more cruel than the law and that they
sought to entrap him.
So instead of boldly defyng the law he invited
him who without sin to cast the first stone. And
they skunk away
Jesus Christ gentleman.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-01-06
That Diet

a S things stand at the moment
4 n have gone a solid twenty
four hours without SO much as a
single cheese blintz or any other
sort of wholesome and nourishing
food.
I had an orange for breakfast and
a cup of clam juice for lunch, but
there's no satisfaction in snacks of
that sort. However, the regimen is
necessary, for yesterday afternoon
the scales showed that Broun Com
mon had touched a new high for
all time.
1 tried another set of scales and
it was the same thing within three
or four pounds. There was nothing
to do but face the emergency brave
ly. At the moment I am one of the
best short sales in the market.
There is just a touch of tragedy
in the situation. Only a week ago
I accomplished a Ife's ambition.
An all-night lunchroom on Seventh
avenue has named a sandwich after
me.
Year after year I went to this
place and observed with envy on the
menu, 1.-THE Walter WinchelI Spe-
cial," 1.-THE Jean Alderman" THE
Texas Guinan," 1.-THE Jimmy
Walker"
Chorus girls, columnistS, night
hostesses and mayors were honored,
but all that the management would
do for me was to keep the bacon
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-01-06
The Water System

As MS final contribution to the public service as
mayor L. Ert Slack suggests that the city should
take steps acquire and operate the water
system.
That a great city should be at the mercy OF
private concern Tor vital necessity water is,
OF course an absurdity The difficulties in the way
of public ownership in this case however seem to
be tremendous.
If there be any utility whose product should be
served to the people without profit. it is water
Whether the time is propitous for purchase
OF the plant under the powers granted to cities
to establish utility districts for purposes of raising
funds may be debatable. The valution for rate pur
poses upon this utility have been fixed by courts at
such a tremendous figure that it may be impossible
TO borrow money with which to make a purchase,
even Ii the present owner, who lives in Philadelphia,
found himself in frame of mind where he would
consider a sale to the city without the formalities
OF long court battle.
The war added many millions to the valuation,
if not the value of the plant.
Under the rules now laid down by the highest
courts the valuation OF utility for rate purposes
must be based upon the cost of reproduction.
That is something very different from the original
investment which owners might expect to make
profits The cost of pipe at the present time is
much more than before the war. Labor is also more
costly 1t is true that these factors would enter
into the problems of any city which might plan to
build for itself a plant to compete with
private one.
The questions open to inquiry are whether it will
be cheaper for the people to keep on paying profits
to the present owners or interest the probable
chase price and whether publc-Operated plant will
be as efficient as the present privately owned system.
1t is to these questions that Mr.. Slack invites
inquiry and it should be made.
It is unfortunate that the questions were
not raised thirty or forty years ago when the city
was smaller and when conditions were different.
Cities which we're wise enough to then obtain their
own plants have reason to be happy that fact.
But an investigation such is suggested will at least
serve to enlghten the people to all the facts.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-01-06
A Now Administration

y Going into Office by the vote Of most I'M
Assive majority Of citizens, Mayor Sullivan
~ takes over the management OF city
5rs with the hopes and good wishes OF
those who rebelled against the intrusion OF
partisan politics into the affairs Of govern
mept.
The revolt was against the very efficient
machine Of Cofinism to which was attributed,
rightly or wrongly, sufficient power to pre-
vent the people from obtaining the city man
ager' system for which they had voted.
Whether Mayor Sullivan can dissipate
that demand for government free from
party politics remains to be seen. Very many
believe that the permanent cure for political
evils in city affairs is in the city manager
form. Very many more believe that there IS
a merit inherent in the system itself that
makes for efficiency.
Undoubtedly the new mayor will plan his
administration along the lines of the city
manager theory as far as possible under pres
emit laws, as he was one of the advocates Of
this system.
Sometime the change must be made. The
powers that usually control the legislature
are probably less bitter against its since the
election last fall and it may be possible, when
the legislature meets, to secure the necessary
legislation for such a change.
In the meantime, the urgency of the de-
mand will depend upon the manner in which
the government operates. In the task, more
difficult perhaps because of the overwhelm-
ing vote by which he was elected, the new
mayor deserves the support and aid of all
good citizens.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-01-06
Existence
PROFESSOR WEISS takes sha

DROFESSOR WEISS takes sharp
Il issue with this point of view.
1t remains to be seen what reply
physicists will see fit to make.
The average layman, no doubt,
will be inclined to agree with Pro-
fessor Weiss. In fact, he will be
grateful to him for opposing the
philosophical chaos of the "princi-
pie of uncertainty"
Replying to the passage from
Professor Bridgman Just quoted
Professor Weiss writes:
Instead of saying a position of
the body does not exist, the only
scientific statement that is warrant
ed is the one already made, viz,
its position can not in principle be
measured
Again there is no justification
for affirming that before a BODY
can exist, it is necessary for some
physicist to formulate it's position.
THE hence clause only means
that if the measurement of the DO
Sition of an electron is dependent
on light darts, it may be forever
impossible to formulate it's position
at some specified instant because
the only way we have of measuring
the position Of an electron is
through the indirect action of light
darts on the sensitive structures in
the retina Of the eye.
There is nothing meaningless
about this. 1t is merely the state
ment Of an experimental limitation.
Such limitations are so frequent
in the biological and social sciences
that they are regarded as a matter
of conrSe"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-01-06
Easily Go Blind
IF an automobile is parked in

IF an automobile is parked in the
L wrong place, if farmer makes
a batch of home brew, or if a law
less kid breaks a window, our en-
forcement officers seem to be lynx
eyed, but when it comes to the
diversion of a thousand barrels of
industrial alcohol, or murder in
high places, they seem to have
suffered total loss of their faculties.
Worse still, the peculiar affliction
seems to have entered the court
room itself, and to have become a
part of the administration of justice.
In one state, the supreme court
declares that jury may drink the
evidence even to the extent Of
forty-nine bottles of beer. Though
the man who made the beer and
from whom the law took it must go
to Jail for six months.
In another state. it is a felony
to sell pint of hooch, and four
felonies call for a life sentence,
though speakeasies are adjudged
safe when it comes to the collection
Of life insurance.
If coast guardSmen get drunk, a
court-martial can be arranged over
night, but if they kill some one it
takes weeks to decide whether
anything should be done.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-01-06
DAILY HEALTH SERVICE

In such cases the stopping OF one
blood vessel may cause a temporary
disturbance until the other blood
vessels can take up its functions.
In Aother parts of the body only
a single blood vessel is able to cir
culate blood to the part and when
such blood vessels are stopped the
result is usually an extremely seri-
GUS condition, not infrequently lead
ing to death.
For instance, stopping of some
of the blood vessels which reach
the kidneys, the lungs, the heart
and portions of the brain may be
followed promptly by the most
serious type of symptoms.
The things which act as emboli
are usually blood clots. When a
leg is fractured, fat may get into
blood vessel or into the bone
and be absorbed into the blood.
The fat particle travels about as
an embolus.
If there are organisations on
the valves of the heart when the
heart is infected with various
germs, these encrustations may
break off and circulate through
the blood.
Sometimes collections of germs
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-01-06

American La1O Appears Far
More Capable of Catching
and Furnishing Little Grim
lnaIs Than Big Ones.
SAYS.

A MIR. MONOHAN was taken to
"a the Broad Street hospital, New
York, last Thursday night in an
unconscious condition, apparently
caused by injuries to his head.
Doctors removed a two-inch silver
of wood from his brain, which was
turned over to detectives from the
Old Slip station, and which was
identified by them as part of a
street sweepers broom.
With that as their only clew, the
detectives went to the section room
of the street cleaning department on
Cherry street, where they found a
broom from which silver was
missing.
The silver from Monohan's head
fitted the place exactly.
Fernando Ragonese was identified
as wielder of the broom, and was
accused of having assaulted Mono
han, which he denied.
The detectives then proceeded to
find out where Ragonese was on
Thursday night.
After questioning several wit
nesses they learned that he and a
companion had had a fight with
Monohan, in which he had used the
broom as a club.
THAT is what you might call
H. >piece of good detective work.
1t exemplif1es just the kind of skill
one likes to associate with the New
York police department.
No citizen can read 1t without
feeling a little more secure in life
and liberty.
But it only serves to make some
OF the departments blunders more
ineXplicable.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-01-06
Crime As Big Business

Looking Backward" was the title of a famous
utopian work of the last century 1t is also leading
defect of the human mind especially in this dynamic
and rapidly changing age.
For example we still talk gliby of the bald ideals
of the age OF ruthless competition in period Of vast
alsiness organization We perpeuate the phraseoogy
the age of Jay Gould at time when the interstate
commerce commission actually is directing merger
stores we still aud the genius of the small independent
retailer
So with crime. our perspective and phrases are
those OF the nineteenth century. We assume that
are stin in the era when the chief from the
underworld is the stickup and the house prower.
we seek to repreSS crime by searching out single
crooks and soaking individuals under the Baumes
laws and other habitual criminal acts.
But crime goes on as before. and deplore the
great economic losses which reported. but rarely
recovered Warden Lawes recently made it clear that
the fers in Sing Sing serving under the BaumeS laws
were not ni1u who had made the large hauls which
run our crime bill into the billions.
In the current issue of the New York University
Law Quarterly Review, Martin Conboy brings some
soune sense to bear on the problem and throws
fiooc of light on the underlying issues at stake He
shows that some 70 per cent of important crimes in
large cities are carried on by large organizations Of
criminals who operate as big business units. He
further charges that these organizations enjoy IS
cent immunity from arrest and conviction.
The secretary of important crime commission
recently declared that the really great thefts
made by closely knit and very sSute organizations of
criminals. He admitted that the police today prac-
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-01-06

tcay helpless in depressing this grade of GRIM
inality
The operations are conducted with great skill and
the protection is wellnigh perfect. Bootleggng
projects have doubtless helped along the technique
of organization and procedure.
No doubt we must keep the cops chasing free-lance
crooks who hold up taxs and pedestrians and blow
safes If. however, want to get at crime on the
grand scale-especially t.. which is economically
signifcant-We must quit thinking and operating in
terms of 1900 and contemplate crime and criminals,
model 1880.
The attention Of crime commissions and police
systems must be directed toward the technique of the
contemporary criminal Organizations and methods
must be provided to cope with the crimnaty of today
its own terms.
That this will prove far more difficult than pounc-
ing individual crooks of the old order need not be
doubted The size and afduence of the units of "big
business crime give them access to protection and
influence that the most gamorous criminal of We
olden day never even dreamed of attaining.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-01-06
Absolute Quiet Vital After Operation

massed together travel as an en-
bolus. Sometimes a blood clot de-
veloped by a bruise or an operation
may break off a portion which will
pass in the blood.
Even an air bubble may on oc-
casion circulate through the blood
and if sufficiently strong may block
a blood vessel.
When this situation occurs. 1t Is
usually promptly realized by the
family that the condition is serious
and a physician is called.
In many instances there IS little
that can be done besides giving the
human body every possible oppor-
tunity to overcome the serious sit
uation by putting the patient at
complete rest and aiding his weak
ened tissues.
In some instances, a surgical OPP
Grafton is necessary for the removal
of the portion that has become gan
grenouS.
The explanation of the nature Of
an emboluS will help the uniformed
to understand why physicians find
it so necessary after extensive surg
icaI operations to keep the patient
completely at rest until the blood
clotS have been absorbed.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-01-06

THIS is the first time in several
Il years that I have abstained
from writing a column about New
Year resolutions. Invariably about
this time I do a piece in which I
pretend that I have just sworn off
smoking.
This can be a very funny column.
At least, it always amused me. The
writer declares in the first para
graph that he is done with cigaretS
forever and that it is no trouble at
all to get along without them and
then he keeps saying this SO much
and SO vehemently that the reader
knows he is restless and taut and
and just about to backslide.
The same sort Of column could be
done about cocktails or poker. But
for 1880 I'm not swearing off any,
thing. OF course, I intend to lose
five Or six pounds in the next two
months and get thin again and I
have an inclination to work harder
than ever before.