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RUNS AMUCK,
 KILLS THREE:

POTOSI, Mo, Aug. 11-Elliott Missey, aged AS years, ran amuck at the Cannon Mines, shooting two neighbors and his wife before he killed himself. A third man was shot and is critically wounded.
 John Hitzler, aged 55, quarelled with Missey, in the mine. Missey seized shotgun and killed Hit ger. Clarence Leach, another min CT, was shot three times and is in a. critical condition
 Missey then walked half a mile to the home of James Coleman and killed Coleman. Missey then continued to his own home, locked his six small children in a barn, then killed his wife and shot him. self.
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ALL CUBA UNDER
 MILITARY RULE

HAVANA, Aug. 11-Martial law has been extended to the entire island of Cuba in an effort to control growing disorders, inspired by revolutionary leaders.
 Ten are reported to have been killed and seven wounded in fight ing between Government forces and rebels at Guanbacoa and San Ni- colas.
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Old papers at the Emplre orrice
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| KILLED w HEN TRAIN HITS AUTO

CHICAGO, Aug. 11.-Seven per- sons were killed when the auto mobile in which they were riding was struck and demolished by a Chicago Milwaukee and St. Paul passenger train at a suburban rail- road crossing. The dead:
 MT. and Mrs. Bruno Woods and child, Chicago.
 MT. and Mrs. James Rutowski and two children, Milwaukee, Wis.
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Old papers as 11e rmpue Of- flee.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-08-11
Prohibition Promises to Bring Representative Vote to Polls
 At Next National Election

reckless tongue robbed him of high est honors and it was a tragedy of
 politics.
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adv.
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est honors and it was a tragedy of politics.
 In the Democratic Convention at Baltimore in 1912, when the nom ination was equivalent to election because of. the Republican break up, Champ Clark received a ma jority vote on two roll calls, but lacked the required two thirds. He had been devoted follower through stress and storm, of the Peerless Leader, Williams Jennings Bryan, but Tammany's alignment behind Clark, displeased the Ne braskan, who dramatically shifted his support to Woodrow Wilson and encompased his nomination. Champ Clark did not forget or forgive what he regarded as a betrayal, and, like Blaine, became embittered unto death During the World War, people were in the habit of saying. Thank God, Champ Clark is not Presidenti" This was unjust in appraisement. Occasionally, he er- red in impulsive speech, but his record in Congress was that of a we'll balanced Conservative. Prob ably, he would not have risen to cultural heights of Woodrow Will son. CT made such shining mark on the table of history, but the country would have been safe in his hands. Never in any other convention had candidate been given a majority on roll call and failed to become the standard bear CT. His son. is now an aspirant for the Senatorship in Missouri. His daughter, Geneyieve, is the wife of James M. Thomson, editor of the New Orleans Item.
 Charles Evans Hughes, the pres ent Chief Justice, retired on the night of the election fo 1916 be- lieving himself the President-elect. The East had been enrolled under his banner and the Democratic press of New York conceded his election. But there was a rude awakening next morning. Ohio, Kansas and Washington had flop ped and California was wavering and showing trend toward Will son. Ultimately, it's electoral vote was lost to Hughes and cost him the Presidency. Ever since. that fateful break, the Golden State has borne the brunt of blame for Republican defeat. Had the Buck eye and Grasshopper States been loyal to the G. o. P, the defec- ton on this Coast, would have been inconsequential, and Hiram John son might have escaped needless charges of apostasy.
 That campaign was one of the most miserable managed in Re- publican annals. Justice Hughes was grievously disappointed, of course, but accepted the decree philosophically, as did Samuel J. Tilden, forty years before.
 ~
 Politics plays cruel and shabby tricks with the destinies of states men. The four instances here re-. called are strikingly it' lpbint. No-' body is far-sighted enough to fore tell what may happen next. Or dinarily, perils feared do not occur. In any event, Garfields immortal words ring true. God reigns and the Government at Washington still lives"
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Do-X Again Delayed by
 Breakage of Machinery

PARA, Brazil, Aug. H. The DO-X, giant German seaplane, has been delayed here in the flight to the United States by broken crankcase of one motor. A new engine is to be sent here from Rio de Janerio.
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R P O EIKS

Regular m e ting, Wednesday August 12, 1881.
 M. H. SIDES, -adv. Secretary.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-08-08
M'NEECE HOPING
FOR TRIP BACK
TO SEE 'ZEP'

ITS difficult to get correct
idea of the size and detail OF the
navy airship USS Akron from pic
lures declares j. B. McNeece OF
McNeece and McNeece.
That's why we are out to make
our quota in Goodyear dealers
Third Annual Zeppelin Sales race
because the dealers who make the
highest per cent of sales TO quota
win a trip to Akron, and a chance
to see this Leviathan of the air at
the Goodyear-Zeppelin dock where
1t is being built The Zeppelin Sales
Contest ends in August about the
time the USS Akron is expected TO
be making its trial flights SO for
tunate dealers who earn the trip
will get a closeup view of the ship.
Few of the thousands of spec
tatOrs who see the Akron on its
test flights. will realize the num-
Der OF special features of the ships
construction. For example. the
gas cells. The tailoring of these
cells is much more exact than that
OF clothing. and few will stop TO
think that the fabric used is meas
ured in acres rather than in square
yards.
The 6,500,000 cubic feet. of nom
inflammable helium gas which will
provide the static lift for the Akron
Will be contained is u separate cells
which will require 10000 square
Imperial Valley press., 1931-08-08
Issued Daily, Except
Sundays. Entered at the
Post Office, FL Centre,
Calf, as Second Class
Matter.

appreciably affecting the persistent
creatures.
In one locality poison was spread by
airplanes, and the grasshoppers died by
the million; but the next day a new cloud
OF the insects arrived to take the place
Of the fallen, and things were as bad rs
before. In another locality the entire
cornscrop has been SO heavily busted with
arsenic that the farmers have given up
all hope of being able to use it for fod-
der this fall.
All in all, the grasshopper plague has
become national problem. 1t has struck
a region already made financially weak
by a lOng-continued agricultural depres-
sion. and local authorities are admittedly
unable to handle it. 1t seems to be a
case for speedy and thorough federal
action.
Men who have studied the devastated
region say that relief could be had if the
federal government would order to the
scene the airplane equipment used in the
boil Weevil busting campaign in the south.
Uncle Sam, beyond doubt, will soon be
getting busy. The harassed farmer had
troubles enough before the grasshoppers
arrived
Imperial Valley press., 1931-08-08
Bedtime Stories
By HOWARD Z. GARRIS
Copyright, 1928. by Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate
UNCLE WIGGILY'S ADVENTURE

When Uncle Wiggily put the box
Of ice-cream in the shade and hop
ped down the woodland path he
did not know what kind OF an ad-
venture he was going to find. But
the Bob Cat, Fuzzy Fox and the
Woozie Wolf knew, for they had
made the adventure and it was just
the kind they always made for
Uncle Wiggily-one by which they
hoped 10 catch and nibble him.
Il must not go too far down this
woodland path. looking for adven-
ture," said Uncle Wiggily as he
hoped along. Il must get back TO
my bungalow with the strawberry,
vanilla and chocolate ice-cream for
my wife and Nurse Jane. But l
think it will take only few min
utes for me to have just little ad-
venture
You see, as I told you in the story
last night, Uncle Wiggily had gone
TO the store to get some ice-cream
as it was q very hot day On his
Imperial Valley press., 1931-08-08
Published By
IMPERIAL VALLEY
PRESS, INC.
w. c. COSTELLO
Manager
NEED FEDERAL HELP

THE occasional warning of pessimistic
scientists that insects may yet inherit the
earth is forcibly called to mind by the
present plague of grasshoppers in the
western farming states.
Reading of the devastation these pests
have caused is almost like reading of
the wreckage left by marauding army.
In one whole county in South Dakota
not a vestige of the summer farm crop
remained when the grasshoppers had
passed-not even a few grains of corn or
bit of alfalfa. Everything that is green
and growing has been consumed-every-
thing, down to bushes, flowers, weeds,
sunflowers, even thistles, has been
stripped bare.
The worst of it is that there seems to
be no way Of checking the invading horde.
One western county spent $4,000 on
poison miXtures-and lost its entire crop
anyway. Seventy-five thousand dollars
worth of poisoned bran preparations
We're scattered in another state without
Imperial Valley press., 1931-08-08
NEW BOOKS AT
CITY LIBRARY

Fiction
The Deans Elbow" by A. f. w.
Mason; a book telling how one
month OF light hearted love played
destiny in five lives.
Taxi by Alice Duer Miller: a
group Of clever short stories.
The Road Back, by Eric M. Re
marque; it is the story of the Ger
man youth returning from the
World war. :" a,
Daughter of Flu Manchu,' by Sax
Rohmer; another mysterious Flu
Manchu tale.
The Prime Minister Is Dead" by
Helen Simpson: a murder mystery
"Dianas Daughter by Pauline
Warwick; a delightful love story OF
4 modern girl.
Nom Fiction
Prologue by Charles S. Brooks;
The French at Home" by Philip
Carr; Life in Elizabethan Days"
by William Stearns Davis; Larry, ="
by Larrimore Foster; Beethoven
Master Musician" by Madeleine
Goss; The Grass Roof. by Young
hill Kang: The Pinkertons.' by
Richard Wilmer Rowan; Green
River" by James Whaler; The
Crime OF Punishment" by Margaret
Wilson.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-08-08
CHEVROLET HEAD
SAYS CONDITIONS
ARE IMPROVING

DETROIT, Mich, Aug. 8. (Spe-
ciaD Evidence of definitely i'm
proving business conditions was
presented here today by H J.
Klingler, vice-president and gener-
al sales manager OF the Chevrolet
Motor company, upon his return to
the central office after SIX months
of almost continuous trave.ng over
all parts OF the country.
Citing figures OF his own COM
pany in support OF his b-lieI. King
Ter said that the final tabulatlon OF
June sales figures would show that
month ahead OF last June. and that
he expected every remaining month
this year to show a gain over the
corresponding month Of 1890
From the standpoint OF Chev-
rolet business" Kingler said, the
brightest spot in the country right
now is the area along the North
Atlantic seaboard We are doing
more bushes there than We ever
did. This fact is significant because
that area first felt the effects If
the stock market slump, and II ap-
pears to be, appropriately the frs
TO recover.
Similarly. the Pacific coast, al
though never SO hard hit as the
rest of the country, is showing fay-
orably on our sales chart In the
south, mills which had been idle for
months are starting operations
on a curtailed basis-but they are
moving. The draught area in the
middle and south central part I
the country requires the stimulus
of a new crop for recovery, and by
tan such stimulus will be felt
am in hopes that by the time the
favorable conditions now evident o.
the two coasts will have spread out
TO include the entire country.
In our own organization We did
not feel the effects OF the depres-
sion last year until June, with the
result that the first five months
were normal Yet in April Of this
year we built nearly as many cars
as last April, and in May We eX-
ceeded last Mays figure. We went
ahead of a normal month, indicat-
ing a return 10 normally, at leS>
so far as we are concerned.
IT do not look for a quick return
Of the boom times Of 1929, but We
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are gradually working out Of the
slump. and have been since the first
of the year. Some liquidating re-
mains TO be done, particularly III
commercial paper and real estate,
and until it IS completed it will
act as a drag on a speedy recov-
cry.
Money is plentiful. And people
are willing to spend it for things
they desire. The tremendous over
subscription OF the recent federal
bond issue demonstrated that. The
only thing necessary to lure that
money INTO normal channels OF
trade is restoration OF confidence.
advertising is the great builder
of confidence. 1t brings money in
to circulation. which means good
times. This year we increased our
newspaper advertising over last
year.
Other companies, notably the
American Tobacco company, the
National Biscuit company, and otn-
ers who faced the depression by i'll
tensifying their campaigns, are a
chieYing results beyond even the
peak of 1929. There is ample evi-
dence to prove that the way Out
Of the depression is by backing a
Imperial Valley press., 1931-08-08
And "Ha! Ha! Hal" laughed the

And "Ha Ha Hal" laughed the
Wolf
So the three Bad Chaps were
hiding in the bushes along the path
when Uncle Wiggily started down it
to look for the adventure, having
left his ice-cream in a cool and
shady place in the woods.
His heart beating high with hope,
Uncle Wiggily hoped along. The
Bob Cat peered out from behind
his bush and, meWed in disappoint-
ment:
He hasn't got it!"
Hasn't got what?" asked the
Fox. Hasn't got what?' asked the
Wolf.
The ice-creaml' snarled tn Bob
Cat. mo fair!" and he spoke so
loudly and rustled the bush SO hard
that Uncle Wiggily heard and saw
the three Bad Chaps hiding and
waiting to catch him.
"Oh, no! So this is an adventure
trick!' cried the rabbit. But they
shall not catch mel I'm going to
run!" He ran back SO quickly
along the path that he was back
safely at the place where he left
the ice-cream before the Fox, the
Wolf or the Bob Cat could un-
tangle themselves from the bushes
in which they were hiding.
''Hal Ha! I'm safe!" chuckled
Mr.. Longears. Now I'll take the
ice-cream to my Wifei" But when
he looked at the place where he
had left the ice-cream it wasn't
there. 1 mean the place was there,
but the ice-cream was gone. "Oh,
dearl This is too badl" said Uncle
Wiggily For 1 bought the last
there was in the store. My
poor wife will be SO disappointed"
There was a ruStling in the
bushes and Mr.. Longears thought
the Bad Chaps were after him. But
it was Mr.. WhiteWash, the jolly
Polar Bear gentleman, and he had
the box of ice-cream.
II saw you leave the ice-cream on
the path and hop away" said Mr.
Knowing it would
melt in the hot sun, I took the
cream to my ice cave to keep hard
for you until you came back. Here
it is"
"Oh, thanks a lott" said Uncle
Wiggily. So he took the ice-cream
to his wife and made her very
happy and cool and Nurse Jane the
same way. And if the telephone
will please speak to the icebox and
ask it not to make the bottle Of
milk stand on its head, I'll tell you
next about Uncle Wiggily's pop
corn.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-08-08

way back through the woods he
saw, on path, sign which said:
THIS WAY TO ADVENTURES
So, putting the pasteboard box
of ice-cream down in a cool and
shady spot, Mr.. Longears hoped
along to look for an adventure
But, as I told you, this adventure
hunt was trick of the Bad Chaps
The Bob Cat, sinking around the
hollow stump bungalow had seen
Uncle Wiggily hop out and the Bob
Cat had heard the talk about ice
cream. Right away the Bad Chap
with the silly little tail no bigger
than your thumb had run to his
friends, the Wolf and the Fox.
Il know how we can catch Uncle
Wiggilyl" mewed the Bob Cat.
"How?" asked the Fox And
"How?" asked the Wolf.
He has gone to get cream"
explained the Bob Cat. He will
come through the woods by a path
I know and we'll get him"
"How?" asked the Fox. And
"Row?' asked the Wolf.
Il will put up a sign on the
path said the Bob Cat "On the
sign I will say THIS WAY TO
ADVENTURES Uncle Wiggily
dearly loves adventures. He will
come down the path and we shall
be hiding in the bushes. Out we'll
jump at him and we'll have some
nibbles."
II choose the first nibblel"
howled the Wolf.
Il choose the second nibble!'
barked the Fox.
Well mewed the Bob Cat,
really I ought TO have the first
nibble, you know, for l thought of
this adventure trick But I'll let
you chaps have a go at him first il
you'll let me have the ice-cream."
What ice cream?" asked the
Wolf. And What ice-cream?"
asked the Fox.
you seem to have forgotten"
said the Bob Cat, that Uncle Wig
gily went TO the store TO get some
ce-cream for his wife because OF
the hot weather. He will be bring
ing the ice-cream back through the
woods when he sees my adventure
sign. But the only adventure I'm
Gle Wiggily will have will be us.
Ha! Hal HaW
"Hal Hal Hal" laughed the Fox.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-08-08
Uniform Motor
Laws Desirable

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8. (U.P)-A
campaign for full reciprocity among
all states in the matter of automo-
bile licenses has been begun by the
American Motorists association.
The preliminary survey shows,
according to a recent statement.
that only 16 states now grant full
reciprocity, while % states have re-
ciprocal agreements in regard to
licensing of automobiles.
Despite the fact that there has
been a uniformity of opinion in
state legislatures and state highway
motor vehicle commissions, says J..
B. Weeks, president of Motorists
association, there are still 26, states
which have not adopted full recip-
rocal licenses
In the general summary made by
the association it was found that
Mississippi and Texas permit for
eign motorists only 25 days of op-
Grafton, while two more states
Georgia and Tennessee, give the
visiting driver 80 days without the
necessity of securing a new license.
Arkansas, Indiana, Nebraska and
Oklahoma have so day limitations
and there are 13 states which set a
90-day limit on car owners from
other states. In addition to these
Arizona has a four months law and
six months is allowed in Illinois,
Iowa, New Mexico and Virginia.
The remaining states and the
District of Columbia all have re-
ciprocal agreements.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-08-08

yards or more than II acres or
fabric The largest OF these cells
will contain almost 100000 cubic
feet; the smallest will have ca
pacity of 100000 cubic feet.
Gas cells i'll previous rigid ships
were made OF goldbeater skin,
tsmall portions of the htestines OF
cattle) but the Akron will have
approximately one-half OF its cells
made from rubber impregnated fa-
brio with paraffin spread, and
the remainder will be from a new
fabric developed by Goodyear re-
search which is known as Gelatin
lateX".
with tire prices the lowest in
history" concluded McNeece TO
gether with the new 1891 Goodyear
design. and the complete service We
now give, filling our sales quota
should be easy SO 1t looks like a
trip to Akron and the Yep factory.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-08-08
HEAVYWEIGHT FOILS DRY
RAIDERS

BOSTON, U.P)-Whcn federal dry
agents attempted to raid Wor-
cester bootleg establishment, John
j. Kelleher, weighing 432 pounds,
stood in the doorway and refused
to let them enter until all evidence
had been destroyed. In federal
court here he was given a four
month prison term for obstructing
the law.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-08-08
Looking Backward
What the Press Files Tell Of
Imperial Valley for This Date
in Past Years
INVENT WEARS AGO


Chief Engineer F.. j. Kallright and
Superintendent of Roadway II,
Craig of the San Diego and Arizona
railroad came in on the morning
train.
Mercury only fcll to 10 This morn
ing, four degrees higher than for
several mornings, and up to l
o'clock it had climbed to 1903. A
pleasing breeze from the west marks
a complete change from the hu-
midity that prevailed during the
latter part OF July.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-08-08
COUGARS ATTACK AUTO

MEDFORD, Ore. CU.P) -- A tour
ist car was attacked by two cougars
near Grayback mountain. One OF
the animals was killed By falling
under the car wheels. The other
ran off after one vain leap against
the closed windows of the sedan.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-08-08
TEN YEARS AGO
August X. 1921

With the completion Of the mag
nificent super express steamship
Harvard, sister ship to the de luxe
S. S. Yale, and her initial run to
San Francisco on Friday and Sat
urday of last week, The owners an
nounce daily sailings between Los
Angeles and san Francisco.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-08-08

Business is good according to Fred
Hackett, manager OF the Dawes
Overland company. who reports nu-
merous inquiries regarding the sill
houette model Jordan and the
Willys- Knight.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-08-08
Fifteen Years Ago
August 8. 1916

AS expected the resolution asking
the resignation OF all members of
the board, adopted by the Imperial
Valley Bankers association and the
Mutual Water companies at Mon
days Imperial meeting, were pre-
sented to the directors of the Irri-
CATION district yesterday afternoon.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-08-08

worthy product By intensive and in
telligent merchandising
Imperial Valley press., 1931-08-08

NE4 Los Angeles Bnredu
James Goodwin Hall, above, war
time pilot now in Los Angeles, an
nounces he is ready to begin
series of transcontinental flights in
his new ship. Crusader, with the
object of attracting public attention
TO 1.-The evils OF prohibition" He is
backed by the Crusaders, national
organization' seeking repeal Of the
18th amendment.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-08-08

With 4400 feet of water coming
down the Alamo yesterday evening
and the Cerro Prieta canal carrying
its load to the farmers OF the west
side in addition, the end OF the wa
ter shortage might have been mark
ed from August =.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-08-08

A fox farm near Loomis, Placer
County, has 18 silver foxes.
The border vidette., 1931-03-21
WORLDS RICHEST RACE SUNDAY
At Aqua CAllENTE

Aqua Ca!iente, B. Calf, Mar.
1.-THE second running renew.
al of the worlds richest race"
the l40. 900 Aqua Caliente Handi
cap, Sunday March 22od. will
once again. as last season, be
the occasion of a great fiesta
day, according to an announce
ment by James N. Crofton, pre-
sicent of the Aqua Caliente
Jockey Club. The fourteen race
card, with the Sport of Kings"
holding the stage both morning
and afternoon that proved such
a bit with the fans" last season,
is to be repeated. The sport
will start in the morning with
the first bugle call at ten-thirty.
Four events will be run off This
will take until noon time. Then
there will be an intermission.
until one-fifteep, when a pro
gram of ten races will be 10 or
der. The big handicap will pro
badly be the seventh event on
the afternoon card.
Extensive arrangements are in
the making by the Santa Fe and
Arizona and San Diego railroads
and the various bus and airplane
lines that ply their trade along
the coast, from here to San
Francisco, to run many spe.
cials" and also greatly increase
their regular schedules. The
tremendous demands for hotel
accommodations both here acd
ia San Diego and Coronado has
acted as a danger signal" to
the executives of these transpor
tation companies.
| President Crofton, co-operat.
ing with the Tijuana authorities
and the United States immigra
ton and customs officials at the
border, is working out elaborate
plans tofacilitate rapid handling
of the crowds that will motor
from all points Of the compass
to the track. The new cut of"
road from number one gate that
joins the main road only a mile
from the course is being given a
smoothing-out treatment. This
is like wise true of the road from
Tijuana to number two gate.