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Imperial Valley press., 1930-02-01
WHY TRAGEDIES HAPPEN

No tragedy that occur IN our modern civilization
is terrible than the accident that sends helpless
little children their death Such thing stirs to
involuntary instructive protest against the very
ture of the universe; it if something must be
very wrong with world in which tragedies of that
kind can happen.
But the worlds inscrutable laws operate through hui
agents; and when some catastrophe brings death
to a group of children, il usually develops that
human fault shortcomng primarily responsible.
Thus the two dreadful motor bus accidents that
Gently took place in Ohio be traced directly to
failure on the part of the men in charge.
The accidents not dissimiar. First there was
smashup at Wooster O., when school bus carrying
group of youngsters home from basketball game
drove on railroad crossing and struck by train,
with seven young lives lost Then, couple of weeks
later came the tragedy at Berea, where nine children
were killed when express train crashed into bus
that was taking them TO school.
Each of these shocking occurrences moves Us to ASK
"Why are such dreadful things allowed to happen IN
this word?" But in each case, ii we look into things,
we find that the accident could easily have been pre-
vented.
In each case the weather cold and frost on the
bus windows prevented the driver from seeing the APP
preaching train while it is assumed that the laughter
and talk of the children kept each driver from nearing
the engine. ,,,
But those are poor excuses. NO BUS drNer SHouIu
ever take the slightest chance at grade crossing II
visibility poor the driver should halt his bus get out
and look up and down the track This would involve
little extra trouble of course; but no other course IS
safe sensible.
Every bus company owes 1t to the pubic TO cOmpei
its drivers to obey that rule without any exceptions
Imperial Valley press., 1930-02-01
ACTION I'LL TAKEN

Action of a Brawey newspaper IN telegraphnp the
state athletic commission yesterday that to permit the
weekly boxing matches in this city last night would be
to nce racial trouble with Fiipinos is to be depored
because 1t gave additional publicity to a matter that
has already been magnfied by too much publicity.
Taking this action without the courtesy of first Civ
ing the boxing club directors opportunity to act
difficult to reconcile with oft expressed desires for
harmony between valley communities. Particularly is
this true considering the type of involved county
supervisor, the mayor of this city and other leading
business while other responsible officials and cit
liens are identified with the club
The entire Filipino matter has been centered in the
north and has its origin in the inability of some white
folks to mind their business as much as in any
labor racial dispute. There has been trouble
semblance of trouble here and the men connected with
the boxing club not going to foster anything that
might lead to trouble.
Proof of this is shown by their action Yesterday
Commissioner Woods did not cancel last nights fights
He told the local club could go ahead if wished but
that he would prefer to have the entire card cancelled
His wishes in the matter respected
The result was that many white boxing fans we'll
Filipnos, were disappointed cancellation of the
bouts being decided upon late reach the papers
To state that holding the bouts would riots
unfair only to the Filipnos but to the white fans
and to those responsible for good conduct at the boxing
arena. =
The athletic commission helped fan the Filipino
trouble by its idiocy in broadcastng the original order
barring Filipino BOXERS instead of quietly instructng
clubs not to book them. If Imperial Valley Filipnos,
hitherto orderly and friendly, resentfu and dis
gruntled by the Brawey papers action, far-minded
citizens hardly blame them. The desrabillty or un
desrabty of their here not being argued
but is at least to be granted that they nave feelings
which are entitled to respect and consideration.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-02-01
Bedtime Stories
By HOWARD E. GARRIS
Newspaper Syndicate
Copyright, 1928, by Mcclure
UNCLE WIGGIL's LOG PARTY

Uncle Wiggily, hopping through
| the storm with five little rabbits,
had gone into hollow log to keep
them and himself snug and warm
from the cold wind and drifting
snow. There was Baby Bunty, the
cute little orphan, and there was
Jingle and Janglc and Buster and
Custer.
While waiting in the dark, hollow
log, for the storm to pass, so they
could 60 home to their bungalow,
Uncle Wiggily and the rabbit boys
and girls heard a queer, whistling
sound in the hollow log. And u voice
had SAID
81 am 4 friend Of yours, Uncle
Wisgily, and l am going to Get the
children something to cat. for l
heard them say they were hungry"
Which was quite true. But neither
Baby bunty, nor any of the others,
could imagine who was whistling,
nor what sort OF friend he would
prove to be. At first the small girl
Dummies had been a bit frightened
IN the dark, but the boy rabbits had
laughed at them, and Uncle Wiggily
was so jolly that no one could ever
Be afraid when he was near.
Again the shril whistle sounded
in the hollow log and Bunty and
the others saw dark, hairy shape
coming toward them. BY this time
their eyes were used to the duskv
darkness and they could see quite
well. Besides, some light came in
from one Of the OPEN ends of the log
and, with snow on the ground out
side, though darkness was corning,
still they could see much better
THAN YOU might have thought, if you
have ever looked inside d dark hol-
low log.
$50 you are friend of mine; are
YOU" asked Uncle Wiggily of the
moving shape. "What is your name ,
Excuse me for asking, but | can't
Imperial Valley press., 1930-02-01
New Books
| At Library
Fiction

lNtAOu
"Rcubcn Prince Of tho jews" by
Max Brod a tale of the Rennais-
sancc.
"Thc Poet and the Lunati's." by
G. n. Chesterton; collection of
mystery stories.
The Prince or Somebody" by
Louis Goldring; divcrting novel
with the mountains of Tyrol for
Its background.
Jim the Conqucror," by Peter b.
Kync; a romantic western tale.
"Storm House." by Kathleen Nor
ris.
"Fierce Dispute" by Helen SAINT
myer; the story of a love that sur
vived unfaithfulncss, desertion and
death itself.
"Thc Maurizius Case" by Jacob
Wassermann; mystery novel that
went into 50 editions in Germany
within six months of its publication.
"Harriet Hume" by Rchecca
Vest London phantasy.
Non-Fiction
anthology of Magazine Verse
for 1929" by w. s. Braithwaitc.
"Seven Iron Men, by Pau! De
Kruif; the rise and fall of the iron
hunting family Of Merritts, pio-
uecrs of Minnesota.
.'The Lure of the Frontier" by
X. II. Gabriel.
".lnnals of American SPORT by
]. l.. krout
a History of English Litera
ture." by Emile Lcgouis.
"Volcanoes of North Amcrica,' by
|. G. Russell.
"How to Fly" by Barrett stud
Icy.
AZ Girl in Soviet Russia by
.Andrec Niollis.
"Bilavr the Passionate Warrior
bv T. Il. Ybarra.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-02-01
"All to the mustard." cried Bus

"All to the mustard" cried Bus
.er.
"And most delicious" went on
Jingle, thinking perhaps Buster
shouldn't have used slang. But then
Of course, he was a hoy.
Come with me, invited Mr..
Chuck, leading the way through the
dark, hollow log. "My burrow house
: lust at the outer end. In fact l
use this log as a sort of tunnel to
get into my house sometimes"
"And did You whistle for us :"
asked Janglc.
"Well. we woodchucks whistle a
great deal of the time" said Mr.
Grounding, which was one of his
names. In England he would be
called Mr.. Marmot. cit I is onc OF
a,Ir ways of talkingi / abca ri, the
noises YOU made in my log so
cdmc up to see what it was al
about"
81 thought you slept all winter
| spoke Custer, who knew that man!
i did this.
ooh. 80 I do" said Mr.. Chuck
| "But YOU see tomorrow will be Can
dlcmas day, when Winter is supposed
to be half gone. We Woodchucks oil
| Groundhogs, like the Bear in som'
countries, are supposed to awakei
and come from our burrows on Tan
llcmas day to see if the sun shines
F, II it does we crawl back and sleeI
* weeks more. But if the day l.
cloudy we only sleep four weeks anc
| spring comes that much sooner"
! Uncle Wiggily told his children
! that, of course, this was only jolly
story, and didn't mean anything
| But they liked to hear it and then
| they followed Mr.. Chuck from the
/ log into his burrow to get something
| to cat for the party. And what hap
| pcncd next you may read about on
| Monday. Then, if the can of to
ltatoes doesn't put red spots on the
! lace of the clock to make believe
| i. has the measles, I'll tell YOU next
| about Uncle Wiggily's shadow.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-02-01
TWELVE .SLEEPLESS YEARS

Few Of the World Wars casualties are so much 70 De
pitied as the Hungarian eX-soldier who was recently
described in dispatches from Budapest.
This man has had incurabe insomnia since he was
wounded in 1917 He has not been asleep since that
time-12 years ago.
He goes about his work from day to day until utterly
exhausted, he collapses Then he is taken to hos
pital where he remains few days in a semconscious
state. Sooner later he is discharged, and the
process is repeated Month after month, year after
year he gets better He has forgotten what it is like
to go to sleep.
His case horrible one can hardly conceive of
worse The most dreadfully mangled soldier would
seem to be in better plight than this man Imagine
being utterly unable TO fall asleep,
Imperial Valley press., 1930-02-01
L. A. Girl Is
Blaze Victim

LOS ANGELES, Feb. !. DIP
Seven year old Dcva Gonzales was
burned to death here today when
she was overlooked by rcseucrS as
flames destroyed the Gonzales Gam.
iiv home.
The parents of the girl believed
she was safe so that no search for
her was made en firemcn entered
the blazing re nee to carry TO
safety an elderly relative of the
Gonzales.
Mrs. George Gonzales, mother Of
Dcva, finally discovered her dau-
glitter was missing and tho child =
charred body was found in the bed
room where she was trapped.
The blaze, of unknown origin,
did damage estimated at $4,000.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-02-01
BOSTON GIVEN
OPPORTUNITY TO
SEE CLARA BOW

BOSTON, Feb. l. U.R-Harry
Richman and his bride-may-be,
Clara Bow, arrived here last night.
They came incognito, so that only a
few hundred thousand Bostonians
knew they were in town.
The purpose of their visit, it de-
veloped, was to see whether Harry
could get job in Mrs. Ruth
Selwyn's "Nino Fifteen Revue"
now playing at local theatre. If
he won a role, it was explained, the
much postponed RichmanBow nup-
tials would have to be further de-
iayed, probably until spring, or
summer. or later. If not, the we'd
ding might take place almost any
time.
Clara, when she alighted from n
train Mt Back Bay station was n
strange contrast to the dynamic at"
girl of the screen. Her fiamcc, who
looked twice her size in his cnor-
nous fur coat, kept calling her
"Baby" and explained that she was
awfully weary and needed rest.
Even with the aid of press agents,
ncwspapermen were obliged to make
three attempts before they succeed.
ed in interviewing the movie star
at the RitzCarlton. Clara, who was
wearing, among other things, dia-
mond and ruby engagement bracelet
which her public relations represent
ativcs explained cost $4,000 spoke
in lcthargic voice.
"l'm so tired, so tired. I'd like
to get away from everything for
about year and just travel and
rest. I'd like to see Europe. I've
never been there. I'd like to do
lots of things but most of all I'd
like to just rest"
Imperial Valley press., 1930-02-01

quite make YOU out"
81 am Mr.. Chuck" was the an
swer.
ooh, to be sure" exclaimed Mr..
Longears. "'rhe father of Woodie
and Waddie Chuck the grounding,
or woodchuck boys. Well. we'll! |
certainly am glad to meet YOU, even
if it is inside this hollow log!'
1--WE are glad to see you, TOO"
spoke Baby Bunty.
"And did YOU bring anything to
eat ," asked Jingle, which, perhaps,
was rather bold. But then, you must
remember, she was hungry so ! think
we may forgive her: may we not,
Yes? That's nice,
Imperial Valley press., 1930-02-01
Canadian Bank
Embezzler Held

san DIEGO, Calf, Feb. |. UP
Russell Wilbert Dickin. 50, former
Bank of Montreal assistant auditor
charged with embezzling $4,000 was
IN county Jail here today pending
action of Canadian authorities.
Dirkin was arrested late yesterday
when he telegraphed his wife at
Montreal for 5000.
Sheriff I'd Cooper said Dickin had
confessed taking the money over a
period of seven years.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-02-01
HE PROVES THE IMPOSSIBLE
POSSIBLE
Limited Engagement
Rose Garden Hall, Imperial, Calf

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ried or have lost your ambition,l
consult this man. Questions con
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who is false, whom you will marry, /
and when. What is the best business;
for you to engage in. Should you:
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abouts of missing relatives OF
friends. What are your financial
prospects. If you are lucky. Intact
Sherman will answer anything YOU
wish to know.
Private Readings by Appointment
40 Main Street, Imperial
Phone Imperial 274
Imperial Valley press., 1930-02-01
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO
February /, 1915

The city fire cnginc house IS NOW
located on State street, where the
hell tower has been erected and the
department is in readiness to re
sIond to alarms IA usual. The en-
CINE house stands on property leased
from former District Attorney Phil
u. Swing, leaving the city lots free
for the construction of a city hall
later.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-02-01
IN COOP HANDS

II is rather distressing to read that Admiral Byrds
party may be marooned in the Anartc, cut off from
relief by am extensive ice pack and possessed of food
supplies too canty to carry them through another win
ter
However, it is little too early to be unduy anxious
In the first place relief the way and Byrds wire
less is keeping the outside world fully informed of the
partys condition,
Most reassurng, however is the simple fact that the
party has Byrd himself for a leader. This capable
naval officer be depended bring his men back
unframed if any man alive could do so. The men in
the Antartic could not have better leader.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-02-01
Looking Backward
What the Press Files Tell Of I'm
perial Valley for this Date
In Past Years
TWENTY YEARS AGO
C,hruary 1 1910

clark Ellen" sang her way INTO
the hearts of Imperial Valley PEG
plc last evening in the auditorium
This nick name of Madam Iaw, the
world. famous songstress, was be
slowed years ago by her loving
friends of Los Angeles and other
narts of Southern California.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-02-01
TEN YEARS AGO
EehruarY !. 1920

". II. Eisclc and Chas, Watkins.
employed at the gas plant. reported
Yesterday morning that sneak thieves
had entered the plant, broken open
the lockers where clothes were
stored and took everything of value.
including the clothing, watches and
cash.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-02-01
SCIENTISTS LEAVE

LONG BEACH, Calf, Feb. |. CUP!
The Yacht Peary, carrying group
Of scientists who intend to explore
the Mayan ruins of the Yu"atan
peninsula. was scheduled to sail from
here late today.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-02-01

former agent, were sentenced TO
three years III prison and fined 81
900 today after being convicted on
charges of accepting brides tc pro.
tect bootlcggers.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-02-01
BRIDE TAKERS SENTENCED

MILWAUKEE, Wis, Feb. J tU.P'
= Benjamin q. Fiukc, federal pro
hlbition agent, and Henry Strlwn,
Imperial Valley press., 1930-02-01
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA

Fair tonight and Sunday; not
much change in temperature; gen
tie northeast winds.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-02-01
THE WEATHER

Fair moderately warm weather to-
right and sunday with low humid
ity; light to moderate northeastern
l.. ,riuIa
Imperial Valley press., 1930-02-01
Welding & Machine Work
Army & Navy Variety Store

New and Used Furniture stoves noeums, hardware
We buy and sell everything for less NJ Marcot prop.
48O Main st.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-02-01
Ell Centre Paint ShOp-6l5 State St.
OptOmetrist-Dr. Sem Bacon
Specialist

Kepalr SPECIALIST
Typewriter, Adding Machine, monograph and Sewins
Machine Repairing. H. w. Hutchinson, Broadway ana
Imperial Ave. Phone ISL.
The Nome nugget., 1930-08-02
CITY TO GRAVEL EAST FRONT STREET

The Nome common council met in regular session last Monday ev- ening. all members being present except councilman Frank Martin. The minutes of the previous meet ing were read and ordered placed on file.
 A communication was read from Michael Kasanova offering to pay S65.00 for a certain cabin and lot in the east end. A committee was appointed to look up the mat ter and report at the next meet ing.
 J. s. Mcintosh appeared before the council in reference to pre- vious council moving his cabins back from. the street last fall. He statd that no foundations were put under the buildtngs after they had been moved and wanted to know what the council intends to do about it. The mayor appoint ed a committee to look into the matter and report.
 The matter of gravelling East Front Street from the ightera g. plant to the Surpris Store was next taken up and after consider able discussion tho council agreed to enter into an arrangem mt with the Alaska Road Commission to do the work. It was stated that the work could be done in , Or 6 days and that the city would only have to pay the actual expense of truck drivers and gasoline and also the expense of operating the gravel loading machine on Bourbon Gre k. and the expense would he only ap- proximately s5OO.OO. Other street were mentioned and it was deemed necessary that the city truck be used in doing re- pair work on dirt streets.
The Nome nugget., 1930-08-02

The constructing of a suitable bridge over Dry Creek to Belmont Point was next taken up and was the subject of great deal of discussion. It was stated that the Lomen Commercial Co.,, could fur nish the piling and pile driver at stated figures so that a permanent bridge could be in maintained. The approximate cost of such a struc- .ture would be in the neighbor- hood of S3OOOOO. It was the opinion of the council that this bridge be built and committee was appointed consisting of the street committee and the mayor to bring the matter to head and report at the next meeting.
 A special meeting was called for next Monday night, whn the bond smen of former city clerk Jacobs gaard will be asked to be present to see what can be dona in re- ference to the shortage in his accounts. It was also shown that MT. Jacobsgaard had paid into the city treasury a certain sum since the last meeting, but had not full lv met the agreement entered into. Council then adjourned.
The Nome nugget., 1930-08-02
SAILING NOTICE

The motOrship Donaldson of the Arctic Transport O., will sail for St. Michael and way ports Monday Aug. 4th, at 4 p.m., carrying mail. passengers and freight. For fur th>r information inquire. Lomen COm1. Company.
The Nome nugget., 1930-08-02
SAILING NOTICE

The motorship Silver Wave of the Arctic Transport Co.,, will sail at f p.m., Monday, Aug. 4th, for kotZebue and way ports, carrying mail, passengers and freight. For information inquire Lomen Conf Company.
The Nome nugget., 1930-08-02
LOCAL NEWS
NOME NOW HAS UPTODATE U. S. WEATHER BUREAU

The local U. S. Weather Bureau at Nome is permanently located in the Rice Apartments, first av- enue west, and opened for busienss August 1st, 1880. It is rated as a first order weather bureau and astrological station, with c. J. Mc- Gregor in charge and Lester Lund- berg assistant, who arrived this summer from the outside.
 The publisher of the Nome Mug get made a trip of inspection of the new ather bureau last Mon day afternoon and was greatly surprised to find the bureau in stalled in well appointed quarters and with tn finest weather in struments ever installed in this far northern section. Nome and Fairbanks are the only two bal loon stations in Alaska. The Nome station will b in communication with fifteen other weather sta tions in the second division daily and will also be in touch with Fairbanks.
 The local office is equipp d with the following scientific in struments: mercurial barometers paragraph, thermograph, sling psychrometer, which is used to measure the humidity, vapor pres sure and dew point; rain guage. a triple register that records auto matically the wind direction, vel ocity and sunshine. if we should have any.
 An observatory has be con- structed on the roof It contains theodolite (a small astronomic- al telescope mounted so as to make it possible to read the ele- walton and azimuth angles of the pilot balloon. An observation is made each minute of the ballon and telephoned to the office, where it is computed This data is computed trigonometrically. plotted and graphed this giving the dir ection and velocity of the wind at different attitudes. Pilot ballon ob- ServationS are made twice daily at am and at noon, weather permitting. When the weather does not permit. small ceiling balloons are sent aloft to accur- ately measure the height of the clouds.
 The local office has been asta- blished for the following reasons: first to aid aviation, small ships, and the traveller on the trail in the winter; second, to collect m terological data and third to make and transmit daily reports to the forecast centers in the states.
 Coded weather reports are sent twice daily to the states. at one am. and one pm. The upper air data at noon is also sent to tha forecast centers in the states. The early morning balloon observa- ton being used at Fairbanks and Nome.
 Airway stations will be establish ed at the following places this fall; Teller. Candle, Kotzebue. Pt Barrow, Solomon. Golovin. Unala- kleet. St. Michael, Holy Cross. Kal- tag. and Nulato. These stations will make and transmit twice or three times daily the weather al each station to the Nome office.
 The office is open from 9 am to 4:30 pm. daily except Sundays and Holidays. Any one wishine to inspect the office may do so The Weather Bureau is maintain. ed"- and operated for the interest of all the peopl
The Nome nugget., 1930-08-02
CHURCH NOTES
NOME FEDERATED CHURCH

NOME FEDERATED CHURCH
 F. G. FORESTER, Minister Sunday School --..-------11 A. M. Richard OHara, Superintendent Evening Worship .--.----- 7:45 P. NJ Subject The Voice of God Thru the Centuries Come, worship God with us!
 Cordial welcome to all
The Nome nugget., 1930-08-02
+ + !. + + i. DIR. L. von M-ZESCH

+ Has reopened her dental par +
 + lors in her former office and + * appointments can now be made. +
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-19
.DORR IS CONVICTED
OF Staying 0'BR|EN
Chieaeoan Sentenced to Life
as Wife Screams Mate OF
Victim Slew Him.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO. January ls.-Samnel
Howard Dorr tonight was found guilty
of the murder of william O'Brien. hus-
band of his alleged parameur, and
sentenced 10 life imprisonment.
The jury was out hours and Is
minutes.
Dorr expressed displeasure Of the
verdict, declaring he would rather die
in the electric chair than spend the
rest of my life In prison"
The verdict threw the court room
into confusion. Mrs. Rose Dorr, the
defendants wife, screamed that the
procedure had been unfair" then
tainted and was carried from the
room.
AS Mrs. Dorr was being carried from
the court room she revived ana
screamed:
She did it! She did i'll saw it
all and they wouldn't let me testify"
The she" referred to was MRS. Will
liam O'Brien. the slain mans widow,
who also faces trial on charges OF muir
der for her husbands Staying.
O'Brien was shot to death In his
apartment last November 20.
The jury heard two contra dictory
versions of O'Brien's death and the
events leading up to it.
The State pictured Dorr as an Illicit
lover, coveting his neighbours wife and
planning his death that he might col
lect the victims life insurance and
claim his mate. The defense described
Dorr as a friend of the O'Briens, seek
ing to bring about harmony between
them and trying to disSuade Mrs.
O'Brien from committing suicide be-
cause of what was said to be mistreat-
ment by her husband.