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The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-07-14

Partisan-A patriotic CD statesman who would rather see world relief go on the rocks than have an opposition party President get little boost for reelection out of it--tCincinnati Enquirer9
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-07-14
William Crocker Quits
 as Nat. Committeeman

SAN FRANCISCO, July 14-Wil- liam H. Crocker, wealthy banker, resigned as Republican National Committeeman for California, a position which he had held for fifteen years. He was succeeded by Mark L. Requa, mining engineer, close personal friend of President Hoover.
 
 Old papers TOT sale al the Elm pire office.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-11-25
New Plan by Makers of Vicks
Cuts the High Cost of Colds
Saves Money, Time and Health by
Better Control : of Colds

Here, briefly, is the Wick Plan for
better "Control-of Colds"
1.-BefOre a Cold Starts
Use Vicks Nose Drops-a few
drops up each nostril-wheneve
you have been exposed to anything
which your own experience tells you
is apt to give you a cold-contact
with others having colds, crowds.
stuffy, ill-ventilated rooms, public
placeS-a night on the Pullman or
a dusty automobile ride-sudden
changes in temperature, wet or cold
-inhaling smoke, dust, gases-ex-
cesses in living, such as over-eating.
smoking or drinking-after a hard
day, when you are oyer-tired.
In short, don't wait for that stuff
fy, sneezy irritation of the nasal
passages-Nature's warning that you
are actually Catching cold"
after a Cold Stars
At night, massage the throat and
chest we'll with Vicks VapoRub -
now available in white stainless"
form, If you prefer Spread on thick
and cover with warm flannel. Leave
the bed clothing loose around the
neck so that the medicated vapors
arising may be inhaled freely all
night long. During the day, use
Vicks Nose Drops every few hours
any time, any place. Of there is
a cough. you will like the new Wick
Cough Drops, actually medicated
with ingredients of Vicks VapoRub)
This gives you full 24-hour treat
much interna> dosing" which SO
often upsets the digestion-especial-
ly of children-and lowers body re-
sistance to disease at a time when
it is most needed. Don't dose"
colds except on your doctors advice.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-11-25
Published by
IMPERIAL VALLEY
PRESS, INC.
w. c. COSTELLO
Manager
BE THANKFUL

Is thanksgiving day again, an d
strangely enough many are asking
what there is to be thankful for Even
more strange Is it that those who are ask
ing have so many reasons for being thank
1ul and so much for which to be thankful
Mankind Is prone to ills and each of us
can dig up few of our own misfortunes
which, if we would let them, might cloud
our feeling of thankfulness.
Unless we are absolutely down and out
there is no reason why we cannot be
thankful this year as we have been in the
past. Poverty and disease may be ex-
cuses for lamentations, but they do not
necessarily mean that even if we are so
afflicted we should not be thankful and
these two misfortunes are about the only
ones that Justify bit of grumbling.
The majority of us are healthy. For
this we can be thankful The majority of
us have work, and for this we can be
thankful. The maj jority of US have homes.
families, friends, and for these blessings
we can be thankful.
We have cars, radios, amuSements and
entertainments of various sorts. We can
enjoy the movies, football games, visits
with friends in distant places. We can
appreciate the blessing of sunshine by
day and the glory of the heavens by night
On all sides of US are reasons for being
thankful if we will only look for them
If we cannot agree that this is so trip
to hospital might change our opinions
When we see the suffering and agony
that goes on there we will have no diff
Guilty in being thankful that We are out
side instead of being on the inside.
But for circumstances over which we
have little control, we might be in Jail or
prison, the same as thousands of Others
Not all who are behind prison bars delib-
Imperial Valley press., 1931-11-25

come downstairs so late the day be-
fore Thanksgiving when we are SO
busy!" said Mrs. Longears coming
into the dining room with a dab of
flour on her nose. You must get
yourself something out Of the ice
box, Wiggy!"
Well" said Uncle Wiggily, Il
suppose I ought to be thankful I
have an ice box. And 1 am very
thankful no Bad Chap carried
away any of my little bunnies, as
I feared at first. But I really am
hungry"
you should be thankful for that
when you see all the good things to
eat that we are getting ready for
tomorrow" chuckled Nurse Jane,
coming in with a big chocolate cake,
which she held high over her head
so Uncle Wiggily wouldn't try to
get a piece before it was time.
Eyes, am very thankful" agreed
the rabbit. And now I am going
out to look for an adventure. I'll
be thankful if 1 find one"
Away he hoped over the fields
and through the woods. He was on
his way to see how much snow there
was on the frozen duck pond when,
all of a sudden, he heard a voice
which seemed to laugh like this:
"HaW! HaWl HaWl'
Looking up, Uncle Wiggily saw a
black Crow bird.
What are you laughing at?"
asked Uncle Wiggily.
I'm laughing to think how sur
prised you will be in a moment" 4"
cawed the Crow.
why shall be surprised?" asked
Uncle Wiggily.
Because" answered the Grow,
"the Fox is hiding in the bushes
near the duck pond and when you
go there he'll get you for his
Thanksgiving dinner. Hawl Haw!
Haw"
We'll, I'm thankful that you
laughed and told me in time" said
Mr.. Longears. For now 1 shall not
go to the duck pond. I'll go back
to my bungalow and get ready for
Imperial Valley press., 1931-11-25
Bedtime Stories
By HOWARD E. GARRIS
Copyright, 1928, by Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate
UNCLE WIGGILY'S THANKS
GIVING

One morning, few days after he
and Baby Bunty had stayed in a
Rabbit Scout camp all night in the
woods, Uncle Wiggily hoped down
stairs in his hollow stump bunga-
low to get his breakfast. But, to
his surprise, no table was set, he
could not smell the turnip coffee
boiling, sniff as he did with his
pink, twinking nose, nor could he
smell the delightful perfume of
griddle cakes being Drowned to be
spread with maple sugar syrup.
Dear me- What could have
happened to my wife and Nurse
Jane?' murmured Mr.. Longears.
mo breakfast for me! Yet it is
past my time" To make sure of
this he looked at his watch and
found it after 9 o'clock.
At first Uncle Wiggily feared
lest, perhaps, some of the Bad
Chaps had broken into his bunga-
low in the night and carried off
not only his wife and muskrat lady
housekeeper, but also Baby Bunty
and his forty 'leYen sixteen rabbit
boys and girls.
But, all of a sudden, Mr.. Long
ears heard some jolly shouting and
laughter in the side yard and,
looking. he saw Jingle, Jangle,
Buster, Custer and all the others
Imperial Valley press., 1931-11-25
DISTRICT TAX
PAYMENTS FAR
AHEAD OF 1890

Payments of the current INSTALL
ment of irrigation district assess
ments are far in advance of those
made at this time a year ago, rec
ords at the district assessor
collectors office showed today.
Receipts through today will place
November, 1881, collections we'll over
$4,000 more than collections made
between November l and 25, last
year. Miss Winnie Barry, assessor
collector, declared.
Our records show that the COL
lections during the first 25 days
of November, 1880, totaled $685.
$780, Miss Barry stated. "Collec-
tions for the first "a days of No
vember this year total S53,437 .43,
and since approximately $4,000 has
been received today. our 25-day per-
iod this month corresponding with
that of last year, will show more
than $4,000 increase
Miss Barry states further that
there is every indication that the
assessment collections will continue
to be normal or even ahead of those
of other years.
Our June collections exceeded
those of the preceding June by
about $4,000, and were the largest
for that month ever received by the
office, with one exception. Collec-
tions since June have continued to
lead those of similar periods last
year, so that our expectation is that
this unusually good showing will
continue right up to the delin-
quency date on December 28."
Imperial Valley press., 1931-11-25
Having o. snoU t2G

having a game of snow tag. For
snow had fallen during the night
and to play snow tag whoever is
sit" must race after some one else
and throw a soft SNOWFALL at him.
Whoever is hit must then be 'it, y
which makes little verse, YOU see.
We'll, the children are all right,
anyhow" said Mr.. ,Longears. But
they should be in school. They'll be
late!" Opening window he called
to them: Quick Hurry to school
and tell the Lady Mouse Teacher
you're sorry to be late!'
mo, Unkie Wig!" said Bunty with
laugh as she tagged Jingle by
tapping her with soft SNOWFALL.
I'VE aren't going to school"
why not?" asked the rabbit
gentleman.
Because" answered Bunty, "to-
morrow is Thanksgiving and so we
have no school today and none
until Monday"
land we are very thankful for
that" cried all the others together.
oh" murmured Mr.. Longears.
II had forgotten that tomorrow is
Thanksgiving But where" he
asked, sis your mother, my dears?
And where is Nurse Jane, and
where is my breakfast?"
Mother is in the kitchen with
Nurse Jane" answered Jangle.
"They are making pies, cakes and
puddings to eat tomorrow"
And we are very thankful for
that!" sang all the others in chorus.
"Oh, why, that's quite jolly!" said
Uncle Wiggily. But if I could
have some breakfast would be
thankful for that"
mo breakfast for you when you
Imperial Valley press., 1931-11-25
Test of Plan Offered by Ell Centre
Druggists on Unlimited Guaran-
tee of Satisfactory Results.

The high costs of colds are more
than ever a problem this winter
In every family, therefore, it is news
of peculiar interest that the makers
of Vicks VapoRub have developed a
Plan for better Control of Colds
in the home. A Plan to reduce the
number, the severity and the costs
of colds.
A New Wick Product
The Plan is made possible by a
new preparation-Vicks Nose &,
Throat Drops. Based on a new idea
in preventing" colds, it is a COM
panion to Vicks VapoRub, the mod
ern external way of treating
colds. The two aid and supplement
each other. Together, they make
possible further reduction of the
burdenSome family "Colds-Tax."
Trial Offer to VapoRub Users
Use of this Wick Plan for better
Control Colds" in your home
will mean fewer colds-less severe
colds. 1t will mean cutting your
high costs of cold troubles, saving
in money, loss of TINE and health.
To say nothing Of the discomforts
of colds and the severe ills that Of
ten follow colds. Test the Plan for
yourself-without risk. Get bottle
Of the new Vicks Drops today. Use
it with Vicks VapoRub as directed.
Unless results are entirely satisfac-
tory, your druggist will refund the
price Of the Nose Drops-and the
test will have cost you nothing.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-11-25
QUICK JUSTICE
METED OUT in
THEFT OF LARD

Swift justice was meted out by
Judge j. E. Simpson in the Ell Gen.
tro police court this morning when
L. A. Allen, Sd, colored, was SEN
fenced to 80 days in the county Jail
within one hour after his arrest on
a charge of petty theft.
Aliens crime, technically, was
theft of 10 cents worth of lard after
he bought meat in the Piggy Wig
gly store at 539 Main street. But
officers found in mis- possession sew
eral magazines of a late date, which
he asserted he found in an alley.
Police also said they have several
times received complaints about the
negro.
Allen was captured by Lewis
Crook, an employee of the Piggly
Wiggly market, after snatching the
lard from the counter. Crook
chased the negro down an alley
before catching him, and then called
for police.
Allen was captured at o'clock.
and before o'clock was in the
county sail, serving his sentence Of
30 days imprisonment.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-11-25

my Thanksgiving dinner. I'll fool
the Fox"
And SO he did and once more
the Grow laughed "Hawl Hawl
Haw!"
But this time he was laughing at
the fooled Fox. And when the next
day came, there was much feasting
in the hollow stump bungalow and
everybody was thankful. So il the
bath tub doesn't stand on its head
and spill water down the back Of
the rocking chair, I'll tell you next
about Uncle Wiggily's celery bush.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-11-25

in marched the state university
band, with Governor-Serator Long
at its head. Justify brandishing a
drum majors baton. Later there
was parade and all the officials
rode in motor cars. All except
Huey, who marched at the head Of
the band.
Washingtonians, hearing of this,
have begun wondering if he'll
march to the capital from the
Union station in like manner when
he sees fit to assume his senatorial
toga.
With thousands of things to
worry about this winter. the house
of representatives is expected to de-
vote large share of its thought to
the question of where to hang a
portrait of the late Speaker Nicho-
las Longworth.
A life-siZe oil portrait OF Long
worth used to hang behind his
desk in the speakers room. After
his death it was removed, to await
a place in the lobby. Space on the
lobby walls it at a premium. In
order to make room for the Long
worth portrait the previous speak
er's picture will have to be removed
to a less prominent spot; this will
necessitate considerable shifting.
Each state delegation is expected to
fight to the last gasp to maintain
its particular hero in his accus-
toned place. And Nick, who was
tactful enough TO settle such argu-
ments, won't be there.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-11-25
Don't
Quote Me-
United Press

WASHINGTON, Nov. 25-When
a brace of bullocks ambled up to
the White House Monday hauling a
cartload Of Maine potatoes for the
Presidents winter supply. specta-
tors oh'd and ah'd at the thought
of the long, long trip from Maine
Oxen travel about two miles an
hour.
But the crowd that gathered
might well have saved its SYM
pathy for the man from Maine who
led the beaSties in this spectacular
publicity stunt for Maine potatoes.
Oxen, driver, cart and potatoes were
transported in a motor truck except
when passing through important
cities. On the outskirts of a city,
as in the case Of Washington and
New York, all unloaded, and the
picturesque driver goaded his oxen
down the main thoroughfare.
At any rate, President Hoover
won't have TO go without potatoes
this winter.
A foretaSte Of the new junior
senator from Louisiana was given
his constituents Armistice day
when Huey P. Long sprang a new
trick from his weu-filled bag; a
high navy official was on the
speakers stand with other digni-
taries. but the governor senator
wasn't; half an hour passed and
still he was among the missing.
Then the doors swung open and
Imperial Valley press., 1931-11-25
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO
November 25, 1916

A movement is underway for the
establishment of a summer resort
in the Laguna National forest. A
mountain road leading from a point
off the San Diego road between
Pine Valley and Glenn Cliff is to
be built to the forest.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-11-25
Items Of News
About Town

Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde Lee and two
children left El Centro for Albu-
querque, N. M, where they will
make their home.
Charles Matlin, travelling freight
and passenger agent of the San
Diego and Arizona railway, left to-
day for Los Angeles to spend
Thanksgiving with his wife and
daughter.
Mrs. E. A. Lorensen and daugh-
ter, Alberta, left for Los Angeles by
airplane this afternoon to join
Lorensen and to spend Thanksgiv-
ing with relatives.
Madam Priser plans to leave for
Phoenix tomorrow morning for a
few days visit.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh T. Osborne
and Bill Osborne left today for
Redlands to celebrate Thanksgiv-
ing with Mrs. Osborne's family.
Mr. and Mrs. Roy E. Breedlove
are in Los Angeles and will be with
relatives for Thanksgiving
Mrs. H. B. Giles of San Diego is
in El Centro to spend the holidays
with her daughters, the Misses
Margaret and Mildred Giles.
Mr.. and Mrs H. E. Thornton and
son, R. C. Thornton, and Mertz
Edwards will have Thanksgiving
dinner tomorrow with Mr.. and Mrs.
A. E. Huddleston of Brawley.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-11-25

Ell Centre lodge of Elks will con-
duct annual memorial services for
departed members of the order on
the afternoon of December 3.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-11-25

The high school Future Farmers
at Corning, Tehama County, have
ordered 3,400 baby chicks for deliv-
cry before close of 1881. They will
be raised as school projects.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-11-25

Thanksgiving dinner for six per-
sons. The menu to include all the
accustomed fixings would have but
one expensive item, the turkey.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-11-25

A test plot of potatoes at Little
River, Mendocino County gave H.
808 pounds Of marketable potatoes
and 1888 pounds of culls per acre
The variety was Beauty of Hebron
Imperial Valley press., 1931-11-25

Orland, Glenn County, reports
the orange crop good in quality and
quantity, with about two carloads
more than last year. The first car
load has been shipped.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-11-25
TEN YEARS AGO.
NnYemher 25. 1921

The climax of the football season
of the Valley High school league
will be staged Thanksgiving day on
the local gridiron when Brawley
and Central meet.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-11-25
Looking Backward
What the Press Files Tell Of
Imperial Valley for This Date
In Past Years
TWENTY YEARS AGO
November 25. 1911

Butter fat is in great demand
these days by the creameries of the
valley, a period of active competi-
ton having come up. Butter fat
now brings 3112 cents a pound to
which a premium is added.
The cotton gin at Calexico was
destroyed by fire this afternoon.
The Ell Centre gin also caught fire
but the flames were extinguished.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-11-25
Issued ID ally, Except
Sundays. Entered at
the Post Office, Ell Gen.
tro, Calf, as Second
Class Matter.

erately and with malice broke the laws
which caused their Imprisonment. Such
thing might happen to any of us If the
proper conditions happened to confront
us suddenly, and we can be thankful they
have not.
Today there are thousands of fine,
honest, hard-working American M
walking the streets unable to get work.
Can't we be thankful that we are not in
their condition which is one over which
they have no control?
There are thousands of women and
children suffering the pangs of hunger,
who have done nothing to deserve the con-
dition into which they have fallen. Can't
we be thankful that the same conditions
do not afflict us?
If we will only stop to reflect on our
good fortune, and on the misfortune of
others, instead of dwelling on minor ills,
we would come to the conclusion that we
should be thankful and gratefully so, not
only on Thanksgiving day, but every day
in the year. Being thankful should be
easy at any time but especially so on
Thanksgiving day. If you can't eat tur-
key eat whatever you can get and be
thankful.
Los Angeles is stamping out crime eff
ficiently and emphatically. Another pen
ny ante game among friends was raided.
If we can get this Pantages case out
of the way today that alone will be cause
for thanks.
There is ice (real ice) on the streets of
Ell Centro this morning and as Amos says
-"That's sumpin''.
Texas just about decided yesterday that
that it will be Mr. Speaker Garner. Gar
nering the honors as it were
Imperial Valley press., 1931-11-25

1t will cost the average Ell Centre
housewife S6.79 to serve an ample
Imperial Valley press., 1931-11-25

Los Angeles is stamping out crime eff.
ficiently and emphatically. Another pen
ny ante game among friends was raided
Imperial Valley press., 1931-11-25

If we can get this Pantages case out
of the way today that alone will be cause
for thanks.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-11-25

There is ice (real ice) on the streets of
Ell Centro this morning and as Amos says
That's sumpin".
Imperial Valley press., 1931-11-25

Texas just about decided yesterday that
that it will be Mr.. Speaker Garner. Gar
nering the honors as it were.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-09-11
WAGNER BILLS
WOULD MAKE
100000 JOBS
Supporters Claim LegiSla-
ton Can Provide Work
for Most Unemployed.

BIZ Scripps-H opord Eescspspsr Alliance
WASHINGTON, Sept. 1i.-Legis-
lation for unemployment relief pro-
posed by Senator Robert Wagner
of New York, if completely efiec-
tive. finally would provide jobs for
most of the country's idle, according
to its supporters here.
The new Wagner program, likely
to become a rallying point at the
coming session as the Wagner group
of bills was last session, includes;
1. An appropriation Of $4,000
100000 for emergency public works.
This. Wagner said, would give i'm
mediate Jobs to 100000 and re-
lated Jobs to 100000 more. The
estimate is reached by doubling the
British estimate that for every
81 900 spent in public works one
man is given steady work and an
other is employed in related indus
tries.
2. Raising the universal COM
pulsory school age to is. This, Wag-
ner estimates, would take 100000
children out Of industry and make
Jobs for an equal number OF adults.
3. Reduction Of the working day
and working week by industry.
While no official estimate has been
made as to what the six-hour day
and the five-day week would &C
conplish. unofficial estimates here
are that this would make at least
100000 more jobs.
4. Legalization Of beer, providing
more than 100000 jobs.
5. Unemployment insurance, and
a national system of federal-state
employment offices.
The $4,000, 100000 public works
plan, urged BY Wagner, calls for less
than that of Leo Wollman, former
member of the Presidents employ
ment committee, who urges a
5000 100000 fund, and the John
Dewey group that is urging a
SIS, 100000 program.
According to Wagner, the funds
should be spent upon needed and
productive works, such as the Wild
ening and paving Of highways. elm
nation of grade-crossings, harbor
and river improvements now on the
approved list, reforestation Of pub
lie lands.
"I do not advocate the spending
of a single dollar for d project that
would not in time and in any event,
be undertaken by the federal gov
eminent" Wagner said.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-09-11
STOUT'S AUTHORITY
QUESTIONED BY CITY.
Attack Receivers Right to Seek
Traction Line Abandonment.

6Abbe1Oh AeCNCANNA NS-S~N~
Traction Line Abandonment.
Authority of Elmer w. Stout. re-
ceiver of the T. H., I. & e. Trac-
ton Company, to petition for abari-
donment of its line between Green
field and Dunreith, was attacked
Thursday by Greenfield officials.
Robert Reeves, Greenfield city at
torney, and William A. Hough, Spe-
cial counsel, filed motion with the
public service commission for dis
missal of the abandonment petition.
The motion set out that Stout
could not move for abandonment Of
a part of a public utility; permit or
franchise of state for operation can
not be retained or abandonment
ordered; that the public service
commission is a fact-finding body
and can not approve the abandon
ment and since Stout has sold
properties of the T. H., I. & E. at
receivers sale, he no longer is
party to the action.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-30
FIVE STATE SOCIETIES
SET MOONLIGHT CRUISE

Final plans for a moonlight cruise
down the Potomac River by members
of Ave state societies are being made
nv 4 committee representing the fiye
cro,lns headed by Miss Gertrude M
louis of the Iowa state Society, which
Is sponsoring the outing.
the party, which will include mem
hers of the Alabama, Maryland, Massa-
chusetts and Missouri Societies ana
friends. will sail from the Seventn
street Wharf at pm. aboard the
wilson Line steamer City OF Wasnlng-
ton Dancing and other entertainment
has been arranged.
Activities aboard the ship Will be IN
formally under the direction of presi-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-30

dents of the five groups, who are as
follows: Iowa, Lieut. Col. Henry S.
Merck, U. $. A.. Alabama. John D.
Machen: Maryland. George H. Calvert,
jr.; Massachusetts, Sanford Bates,
United States supervisor of prisons, and
Missouri. Representative l.. r. Dyer.
Tickets may be obtained from the re-
spective State members of the arrange
ments Committee, including Miss Louis
Thomas Cain, Massachusetts,; George A
Herman, Maryland, and Mrs. Otis j
Rogers, Missouri, or at either the
Roosevelt Hotel or the wharf before
sailing time.