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New Britain herald., 1930-03-04
RIGID CODE KEPT
 SACkETTS AT HOME
Ambassador to Germany Had to
 Await Visit to President

Berlin, March -- Before former Senator Frederic M. Sackett became duly recognized by President Non Hindenburg as United States Ambas- sador Sackett, he had to live for a week as virtual prisoner at the Es- planade hotel.
 A rigid diplomatic code prevented his and Mrs. Sackett's mixing in with other mortals outside his im- mediate embassy staff, the only eX ception being q reception to the American and German press.
 German diplomatic etiquette, de- mands that q new ambassador must see nobody except the German for eign minister until he has been pre- scented to the president. Immedi- ately upon his arrival. the acting American charge d'affaires informs the German foreign minister that the ambassadorial appointee is here. and encloses q copy of the letter of Credence.
 The foreign minister then invites the appointee to call upon him, and after this call in turn informs the president of the Reich. who sets date for the presentation of the ere dentials. A week or more usually elapses until the presentation can take place.
 In the case of Ambassador Sack cit, who arrived February ,, Lin colns birthday was agreed upon as an suspicious day for the presiden- tjal reception.
 In the intervening week, Ambas- sador and Mrs. Sackett were not permitted to accept any invitations. even of d private character, al which any other diplomats or high German officials were likely to be present. Thus the ambassa dorial couple had to decline an invitation to the home of an American editor because the Austrian and Czechoslo- Nakian ministers and their wives had also accepted.
 With the recognition by President Non Hindenburg. a regular aval- anche of professional and social en- ga genents descended upon the Sack etts. The ambassador. as is the dip- lomauc custom. called upon all his colleagues of ambassad dorial rank, namely the envoys plenipotentiary of France, Turkey, Japan, Spain, Great Britain, and Italy, in the order of their seniority.
 An ambassador cannot be expect ed. however, to call upon diplomats Of lower rank-they should come to him. Hence a notice was sent to all missions in Berlin whose heads are ministers or charges, notifying them that there was a new ambas- sador at Bendlerstrasse 80, and in- vitng them to call on a certain day.
 Meanwhile, Mrs. Sackett made the rounds of the ladies of. the diplo- matic corps and with these formal ities completed the Sacketts are now at liberty to accept invitations and also to entertain.
New Britain herald., 1930-03-04
Three Children Burned
 To Death in Iowa Todd,

CenterVille, Ia, March Pt- Three children of Mir. and Mrs. Lewis Evans of Seymour, near here, were burned to death in a fire which destroyed their home early today.
 The dead are Marie, IA; Helen. l2; and Olen. 10. Mir. and Mrs. Evans awoke to find the house in flames. They escaped through d window, but were unable to save the children who were asleep on the second floor.
 Two younger children downstairs were rescued. Evans, a miner was severely burned. but will recover An elder daughter was away from home.
New Britain herald., 1930-03-04
City Items

Application for a marriage li- cense was made today by John Ferrio of 1856 Mill street, and Bea- trce E. kolck of 122 Concord av- enue,
 Co. No. ' of the fire department responded to a 'still' alarm at 1:c5 o'clock this afternoon for 8, grass fire on property of Louie s. Jones at l349 Stanley street.
 Chief Petty Officer L. A, Twigss of the L. SIS Convngham of Bos- ton, will spend q few days with Mrs. Ross and Miss Helen Ross of Main street.
New Britain herald., 1930-03-04
CUTTER AT NEW LONDON

New London. March 4 (UP)-The coast guard cutter Modoc of Will mington, N. C., arrived at the coast guard base here today and will leave this afternoon for Boston where she will join the coast guard cutter Mojave. Both cutters have been assigned to the international ice patrol.
New Britain herald., 1930-03-04
MAN NEARLY STRUCK

P. NJ. Scopitski of l76 smith street complained 10 Lieutenant w. P, McCue at TAO o'clock last eve- ming that an automobile almost struck him in front of IS Main street. According to the registration number given by the complainant, the car is owned by James H. Hin ton of 365 Church street, but Hin- ton denied that he or his automo- bile were out at the time the near accident occurred.
New Britain herald., 1930-03-04
ROGERS NAMED PROFESSOR

New Haven, March f (P-Yale University today announced that James Harvey Rogers, economist. :. has been appointed professor of po- lltical economy and will teach in tho graduate school beginning next fall.
 MT Rogers has taught at Cornell and the University of Missouri, from which he comes here.
New Britain herald., 1930-03-04
JOHN N. NILLYS

Washington, March 1 P-Presi- dent Hoover today sent to the sen- ate the nomination of John N. Willys os ambassador to Poland.
 Willys was named to succeed the late Alexander P. Mooe who died recently in California.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-05-26
LET THE ARMY BEWARE!

The gentlemen who control the United
States War Deartment have always
seemed to be extremely capable and lev
el-headed; but the latest news from
Washington makes one wonder if they
have not, at last, pulled a colossal blum
der.
Briefly, this is what they have done !;
they have called on the quartermaster
general of army to procure for serv-
ice test zone mechanical substitute for
an army band"
All OF which means that a mechanical
apparatus built into three-quarter-to
truck has been devised to furnish the
marches, quicksteps and bugle calls here
tofore provided by flesh and blood
bandsmen and buglers.
This contraption, with one doughboy
sitting in the front seat to steer it and
another presumably sitting beside him to
turn the proper levers and gadgets,
would cruise about, supplying music for
soldiers on the march, emitting bugle
calls and in other ways doing the things
that army bands and buglers are sup
posed to do.
One can only repeat that the adoption
OF this thing looks like major blunder.
One of the things that keeps the army
alive is the band Close behind the band.
IN the matter of morale and inspiration,
comes the bugler. There is thrill in the
sight and sound of good band stepping
1t off across the parade ground, or
marching down city street at the head
of detachment, that no mechanical con-
traption in a motor truck can ever sup
ply. The music itself, very possibly.
might be just as good as ever; but who
could get thrill out of it if it came me-
chanically out of tin horn atop truck?
And the bugler There is a pictures
queness about the sight of b1gler
standing immobile, horn at lips, rapping
out the keen notes that bring soldiers to
their formations on the run; color and
brightness that turn the most peaceful
of men into militarists for the time be-
ing. But suppose these bugle calls here
after are to issue from a loud-speake'. on
a truck; what then? Why, even the SOL
diers themselves will respond half-heart-
edly.
The whole business looks to US like
great mistake The mechanical band
might be very efficient; but the minute
the army adopts it it is in for trouble. 1t
will lose its glamour; and from that mo-
ment the end of armies will be in sight.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-05-26

ing across the course, it was decided
that the run should be made in both
directions, and an average struck in
order that any advantage the wind
might give in one direction would
be offset by its resistance in running
the opposite direction.
Over q measured mile, the ~
showed an average of 90 miles an
hour with the wind in three trials
and IS miles an hour against the
wind in three trials or mean aver
age of 90 miles an hour. Three stop
watches caught its time, and the
variation was not more than one
fifth of a second or any run. A pas
senger rode with the driver on every
trip.
The speedometer on the ~ was
replaced by taehometer which ac-
curately registered the revolutions
per minute of the engine. From pre-
pared tables, it was simple mat
ter for the driver to calculate fair
~ accurately the speed of the ear,
which was also checked against the
average as caught by the stop watch
es. 1t was not practical TO rely on
tie tach0meter for the timing, as
mostor revolutions per minute drive
Imperial Valley press., 1930-05-26
Memorial Day
To Be Holiday

Memorial Day, Friday, Nav 80
is to be observed as a holiday in
FL Centre and all the American
stores in the city viii close on that
day, according to the FL Centre
Chamber Of Commerce check. Mem.
orial Day is one of the approved
holidays of the chamber members
and this year some of the more pa
triotic foreign stores will also close
in observaqce of the American hol-
iday. As has been the custom for
the past number of years, the gro.
cery stores of the city will also
close for the entire day and house
wives should remember to do their
shopping on Thursday.
The chamber of commerce has re.
ceived a communication from Con.
rad Smith, commander of the Unit
ed Spanish War veterans, urging
the chamber to use its influence to
see that all stores close on this day.
which has been observed each year
in FL Centre as a holiday.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-05-26
A GREAT NEW INDUSTRY

The roadside stand, where the Amer
ican motorist buys hot dogs, ice cream
cones, green corn and pink ballons while
he pauses in his travels, doesn't look like
much of business, perhaps; yet cold
statistics show that it is becoming one of
the foremost industries Of the country.
DR.. Julius Klein, assistant secretary of
commerce, reveals that there are now be-
tween 10000 and 125,O0O roadside
stands in the United States. They are in
creasing at the rate of 5000 year, and
more than half of them remain open all
year round.
More impressive yet, however, is the
fact that these stands last year had a
total sales volume of fully S5OO,0O0,OO0.
A half-billiOn-dollar turnover is not to
be sneezed at. Roadside stand sales, ac-
cording to DR.. Klein, exceeded the coun-
try's total exports for 1929 to Germany,
or to Japan, Brazil and the Netherlands
combined
Here, then, we have component part
of our national economic system that is
not ordinarily recognized as such. The
autombile, which has turned American
life topsy-turvy in many ways during the
last couple of decades, has provided
new business of mammoth proportions
mere, anu no one hHoWS no WHluCu IdI III
er the thing will go.
The touring habit seems destined to
grow stronger each year. Meanwhile, it
is interesting to notice that Dr. Klein
points out that the hotel and transport
alton men are not getting very much out
of it. Transportation companies, he
says, cut in only scant per cent of
the tourists annual expenditures hotel
men do little better, but their share is
only II per cent. Theaters and other
places of amusement, similarly, do not
profit as greatly as one would expect.
drawing only about 8 per cent of the
tourists money.
Evidently the tourist has created
new system of travel for himself. A de-
cade ago the ''rooms for tourists sign
on private residence was almost un-
known; now it dots the roadsides from
coast to coast. So it is with the refresh
Imperial Valley press., 1930-05-26

"Ho, Wiggy, my dear! Time to
&c to bed!'
So Uncle Wiggily had to leave
that hole out in the field.
"I'll dig it deeper tomorrow, he
said to himself.
But when tomorrow came IT
brought rain and the rain washed
into the hole the dirt Uncle Wiggily
had dug out so there was 10 more
hole.
"Dear mel" sighed the rabbit
boy, cit seems as though ! shall
never dig that great Jole on which
| have set my heart. -
So time went ON. The rabbit boy
grew into a rabbit man and became
Uncle Wiggily and what with having
adventures and looking after his
forty 'leven sixteen bunny boys and
girls Mr.. Longears never yet had
time TO dig that wonderful hole.
But now had come the spring OF
the year, with summer just around
the corner. The ground was soft and
mellow, and, one day, having moth
ing else to do, the children having
gone to school, Uncle Wiggily took
shovel out of the box where the
garden tools are kept.
"What are you going to do, Wig
gys' asked his wife.
am going TO dig that great hole
you have so often heard me speak
about answered Mr.. Longears
"Today / shall dig all the way
Imperial Valley press., 1930-05-26
Looking Backward
Imperial Valley for this Date
What The Press Files Tell of
In Past Years
UNCLE wIGGILY DIGS A HOLE

UNCLE WIGG1LT DIGS \ HOLE
From the time when he was a
small rabbit boy, big enough to hop
around by himself and do things,
Uncle Wiggily had always wanted
to dig n great, deep hole in the
ground like Il gold mine, or, perhaps
coal mine. But. somehow or other
ii never happened.
Uncle Wiggily could we'll remeIn'
Der once. when he was q little chap
he was taken by his father and
mother 10 the seashore. They gave
him pail and what was better, q
shovel.
"Now,' said the little rabbit boy
who, of course, wasn't called Uncle
Wiggily then, ''now | shall dig me
8 deep hole in the sand
So ne dug ana ne dug ana he dug
was filled with ocean water Gas has
happened to you, | suppose and the
rabbit boy had TO stop.
"Oh, dearl' he sighed. .a''I want
cd to dig a great, deep hole but
can 't,''
Then, when he grew to be bigger
the little rabbit fellow was, one day
given larger shovel. He went oft
by himself in. field and began to
make hole. He dug and he dug
and he dug. but after while, the
sun began to go down and il grew
dark and his mother called:
Imperial Valley press., 1930-05-26

through to China, or perhaps ] ma,
dig a gold mine; who knows,'
"Oh. you dear, silly old rabbit
mani laughed his wife! "'What
good will it do you to dig great
deep hole'''
No good at all, perhaps" Uncle
Wigeily said. But, having set nv
heart on it since / was little boy
| feel that now | must go on and
dig that hole. 1t will keep me busy
at any rate. And l may get IN ad.
venture out Of it.
Good luck to you,' wished his
wife as Uncle Wiggily hoped away
with the shovel. He found place
IN The meadow, where a clump of
trfes made it shady, and there he
began TO dig. Shovel after shovel of
earth Uncle Wiggily tossed out of
the hole, until it began to get quite
deep, and he himself was down in it
ont OF sight.
=. | must be careful not to dig my.
self in so deep that | can't get
out, " though Mr. Longears. 81 must
get 4 grapevine rope, or something
te fasten to tree or stick up here
on top of the ground. Then, if | dig
myself down in deep ! can pull my
self out. Perhaps | have goae deep
enough in the hole for one day. |
must make some way of getting out
when / go deeper. -
Tho holc'was already so deep that
ii was all Uncle Wiggily could do
10 Jump out with his shovel. But
he managed, by cutting little steps
in the earth of the sides of the hole,
to climb up. And, as he got to the
top, and stood beside the heap of
earth he had tossed out of the hole.
Uncle Wiggily saw the Fox there.
"Oh my!' thought the rabbit. 81
would have done better to have
stayed down in the hole Oh, Oh,'
And the Fox grinHed and asked:
What are YOU doing''
Just digging hole,' answered
he rabbit, CARELESS like and indif-
ferent
"What for'' asked the Fox.
"Oh, just for fun. No other rea-
s"h' HhoNtftu tHtft w ipguN.
'N0nsense, snarleld the Fox.
- You can t fool me. You have some.
thing hidden at the bottom of that
hole and I'M going to get it and
then I'm going to get you, Can Il
fool me that wayl There's something
IN that holc,' The Fox leaned over
to look down at the bottom But. all
OF a sudden, Uncle Wiggilv gave
the Bad Chap a push and sent him,
tumbling down into the deep pit.
"Ha, Ha.'' laughed the rabbit as
he ran home with his shovel. 81 told
you the truth. There wasn't any.
thing in the hole, hut there is now,
You are there, Mr.. Foxi" And if
took the bad chap an hour to climb
up and out, for he had no shoYe}
TO dig with.
SO Uncle Wiggily saved himself
by digging a hole for fun. And if
the bottle of milk docsn I fall down
the steps and lose its cap in the
mud puddle ii toll you about I'm
Gle Wiggily digging deeper.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-05-26
CHRYSLERS MAKE
SPLENDID time
IN SPEED TRIAL

An average of 80 miles an hour
for the Chrysler '71' and 77.2 miles
an hour for the new low-priced
Chrysler Six briefly tells the story
Of a series of speeo trials recently
staged ON Dry Lake bed al Muroe,
Calf.
Aside from the removal of the
windshield, both roadsters were
strictly stock ears. Even the head
lamps and Tenders were left on, and
all runs were made with standard
equipped gear ratios, spark plugs
and carbnretors. Timers, observers
and newspapermen made the trip to
the lake bed, 135 miles northeast Of
Los Angeles for these unique tests
over a dry, packed sand racing
course, 90 miles in circumference.
As there was a 30-mile wind blow
Imperial Valley press., 1930-05-26

the ear at slightly varied speeds at
different places on the course.
After the '77' had been put
through its PAGES, the new low
priced Chrysler Six was put on the
course with the same procedure.
Three times each way on the course.
elocked by three stop watches with
the result that the ear averaged
77.2 miles an hour.
"Chryslers have always been sold
on performance said j. ". Frazer
general sales manager of the Chrys-
Ter Sales corporation and while we
realize that such tremendous speed
is impractical in ordinary driving, it
is a clear indication of the reserve
power built into Chrysler products.
With maximum speeds as high as
this, no Chrysler owner ever need
TO worry about taxing his engine,
regardless of how far he drives it
at any highway speed.'
Imperial Valley press., 1930-05-26
ESCAPED coNvIcTs TAKEN

OROvILLE, Calf, May 2G. Up)-
Two convicts who fled from q prison
road camp near here early yesterday
were in the county Jail today, after
their capture by guards as they Ell.
tered this city. They are Louis NJ.
Huson, %, Los Angeles, serving a
sentence for robbery, and Joseph
Ward, 80, Alameda county. sent.
encod for second degree burglary.
The pair will be tried here for their
escape attempt.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-05-26

ment booths; so, also, with the camping
spaces where the tourist pitches his
tent. In taking to the highway for our
vacation we seem to have set in motion
forces that are creating group of new
industries.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-05-26

Word was received from Wash.
ington Monday that the department
of markets of the department OF
agriculture is to send three men TO
Imperial Valley this wear to assist
IN the marketing of the big can
talonpe crop, just now beginning TO
De shipped
Imperial Valley press., 1930-05-26
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO
Nav 26, 1915

Several hundred maps prepared by
the state highway commission en-
titled "A study of routes for a
state highway between Los Angeles
and Yumr " were distributed by
Colonel I'd. Fletcher on his recent
visit TO FL Centro and Yuma.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-05-26
TEN YEARS AGO
Nav DC 1QOn

An amusing although dangerous
fire startled the faculty and pupils
Of the Wilson school yesterday, fol-
lowing an explosion of IA large tank
of oil. Grass on the lawn was being
burned and in some manner the oil
i nthe tank caught fire. With tire.
mendous eoneussion but slight noise.
the tank exploded, blowing oil and
flames nearly 100 yards.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-05-26

Hilmer Horn, Pilot Rock, Oregon,
is young farmer who bought $50
acres on time. This year his gross
income from wheat was $4,000,
which enabled him to pay ahead of
on his ranch.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-05-26

Just a little warm these days, re-
minding one that the good old sum.
mcr time is at hand. Vacation at
mountain or seashore sounds mighty
inviting.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-05-26

Farmers IN the San Luis Valley,
Colorado, have organized vege-
table growers association.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-05-26
Bedtime Stories
By HOWARD E. 0ARRI6
Newspaper Syndicate
Copyright, 1923, BY Mcclure
TWENTY YEAKS AGO
Nav 20. 1910

George \. Long has received 80
carloads of cattle from Arizona
ranges within the last few days.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-05-26

June /, is counted the beginning
of the heated period in Imperial Val
ley, and Yet with that date almost
at hand, there is an amazing con
tinuanee of tie building boom of the
year and there is work enough in
sight to indicate that the boom will
continue well or through the sum
plpr
Imperial Valley press., 1930-05-26

The gentlemen who control the United
States War Deartment have always
seemed to be extremely capable and lev
el-headed; but the latest news from
Washington makes one wonder if they
have not, at last pulled colossal blum
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-11-13

Lseter skaggs. Carl Moeller. phil
Dixon, r. Newell Waters. p. K
Cramhlett. g. NJ. Sheriff.. N. v.
Stewart and Clell Solether.
PERSONALS
Miss Ruth Rives. who Is attend
ing Southwestern University at
Georgetown, spent the weekend
with her parents. MI. and Mrs. T.
r. Rives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Victor Bobo OF
Waco are guests Of Mrs. Bobo's
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Y. +. Var
brough.
Those from Weslaco who at
tended the Workers Meeting OF
the Baptist churches at Edinburg
Friday were Rev. and Mrs. David
z. Moore. Mesdames s. v. Brandon
and M. Arbuckle.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-11-13

Hogan and r. j. Copeland arrived
home this week after an extended
visit to Chicago, Gary. Indiana, and
points In Missouri. Mr.. and Mrs.
Dick Joiner Of Gary. Indiana, re-
turned with the party to Pharr 70
visit with relatives.
j. z. Rutledge Of San Antonio Is
visiting his uncle, A. A. Kelley OF
this place. Mr.. Rutledge Is on leave
Of absence from the u. S. Navy
where he had been stationed at
San Diego, California.
Mrs. Loran Dumont returned this
week from San Angelo. where she
attended the Grand Chapter Of the
Order OF the Eastern Star.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-11-13
RECEPTION HELD FOR
TEACHERS AND TRUSTEES

The San Benito teachers and the
board OF trustees were honor
guests at a reception held at the
new school gymnasium last Fri
day, having as joint hosteSses the
Parent-Teachers association OF the
Ward School and the Junior
Senior High School.
The auditorium was decorated
with brilliant zinnias and in the
sDnool colors OF purple and elod.
Tne school orchestra furnished
music during the early part Of the
evening.
The honor guests we're grouped
to represent a class OF pupils and
were introduced by Mrs. z. 3.
Wells. who acted as teacher. Mrs.
z. z. Ogden acted as announcer
for the evening. Many OF the hos
tesses were attired as school chli-
dren which added much merriment
20 the evening.
Gross question and crooked an
wers was also enjoyed by those
present. Miss Maud NoSler sang
several selections. Two vocal selec-
tons were rendered by a double
quartet composed Of Hornbeck.
Gilbert. Bendixon. Fontenot. Fritz
Edwards. J. V. Nicely. Franklin Ed
wards. Caswell.
About two hundred people en-
joyed the evening.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-11-13

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