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Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-27
DEFENSE FILES
AFFIDAVITS FOR
HEAD WITNESSES

Whcn 3 y Head eocs on trial
m superior eaurt here November .
for the murder q Ernest purycar.
he Hlll plead self defense. contend
mH previous experience had gwen
him food Gauss 10 tear hs onc-tlme
son=ln-laa
Tha aas disclosed ahln defense
ATTORNEYS niea m Inc count. CLERK s
office tWn afndaFlts 90 summon
witness Whs felde outside 1m-
ncrIai ceuutY
Three alfnHsscH nlmea in the AZ
f.daklts aIll lesiIfE purgcaf was o.
dangerous man. aHd pas.Cssed Of "a
HioIant temper end one q them
aIil dcclarc hs opinion the dead
man Was danEcrouriy insane tae
affida.fs stated
". R and Mildred Head wfIc
named rs defense Witness m GO
afndavd. while Lieutenant BoWen
was named ln auather Bowen. "a
Fresno policeman. VIII testify pur-
year vas dangerously insane IN MS
opinion. accordine 90 defense afanr-
nrFs All wifuesses reside in Fresno.
where Jessica Puycnf procured o.
divorce from her husband several
months before n ad her father.
shot Pursesr as he was rs.urH.af
has son 70 the custody Of thc nuthfr.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-27
Published By
IMPERIAL VALLEY
PRESS, INC.
W. c. COSTELLO
Manager
ALPHONSE H'ITLS

IT'S tough old world. Take the word
Of Mr. Alphonse Capone for it.
Mr.. Capone complains bitterly from
his Cook county jail cell that his sentence
of II years in the federal prison for tax
evasion is too severe. It's twice as
heavy as any other tax evader was ever
given" walls Alphonse, completely for
getting the 10 or dozen years he has
been enjoying the good things of life on
a lavish scale.
And the food they give him at the Jail
Horrors. Just imagine having to eat
cOrned beef and cabbage, coffee and rice
pudding. Some of the five million unem-
ployed who have been tightening their
belt for months, would like to get what
Alphonse turns from with disgust.
And Mr.. Capone's bankroll! The gov
ernment is going to make him part with
nearly a million dollars, including his
fine and costs of the trial. That is anoth-
er injustice which makes Mr.. Capone feel
hot under the collar.
The man who ruled Chicago with an
iron hand, who lived on the fat of the land
from the money crime brought in, who
thought nothing of ending the existence
of numerous individuals, either directly
or indirectly, shows up in his true colors
as he rants about the unfair break that
has come to him.
The hard boiled guy" who was so
tough when he was putting others ION the
spot seems never to have learned how
to take it on the chin
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-27
FOREIGN LEGION
REPORTED UP TO
FULL STRENGTH

PARIS, Oct. 27. U.P)-The siS
regiments Of the French Foreign
Legion are filled with recruits at
full war strength, so the word
has been sent aroun d to
recruiting stations that no more
recruits vii be accepted at present
The world depression ana unem-
ployment are blamed.
At the same tine that It put up
bars temporarily against volunteers,
the Legion cut from 5000 to 1000
francs the enlistment bonus, which
was once badly needed to attract
recruits. French colonial regiments
still offer 5000 francs enlistment
bonus, but they viii take only
French soldiers.
With the rush Of recruits, the
physical and mental examinations
were made so strict that four CIT
of five applicants were refused.
Things have changed in the Legion
and it is now as hard to get in as
1t once was TO get out.
The five infantry regiments are
located in Algeria, Moro, SYRIA
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-27

ground. Falling into a feather bed
is fine. I'm lucky!"
so am Il" groWled a voice, and
then Uncle Wiggily saw that the
black thing he had been looking at
near the white feather bed as he
fell, was a big, gruff, cross old Bear
Yes, I'm very lucky" rumbled
the Bear.
What do you mean?' asked the
rabbit gentleman. I said I was
lucky because I fell on a feather
bed But how are you lucky?"
Because it is my feather bed
you fell on growled the Bear
And just for that I'm going to nib
BILE you"
oh, please don't!' begged the
bunny.
yes, I SHALL" growled the Bear.
do you think I'm going to put my
feather bed out to air and have it
all cluttered up with rabbits and
then not nibble them? Indeed I'm
going to nibble you. That is unless
you can get me some Swiss cheese!'
reared the Bear. I'm very fond of
Swiss cheese. So if you'll go TO the
store and bring me back a big piece
Of Swiss cheese, all full of holes like
lace curtain, I'll not nibble you.
please don't" begged Uncle Wig
gily "Ill hop to the store as fast
as ever I can and I'll bring you
back some Swiss cheese full OF
holes
Hop away" growled the Bear,
So Uncle Wiggily hoped. Now he
might have hopped home to his
bungalow, but he was an honest
rabbit and, having given his word,
he kept it. He hoped along until
he came to a grocery store kept by
q big Dog gentleman.
"A pound of Swiss cheese, full Of
holes like a lace curtain, if you
please said the rabbit.
Il have no Swiss cheese barked
the Dog. Who wants it?"
Il want it fer the cross, old Bear"
said Uncle Wiggily.
"Ha! Let me tell you something!"
barked the Dog That's just
trick of his. There is no Swiss
cheese around here. None at all
That Bear is always spreading his
feather bed out to let such poor
Chaps as you fall on it. He says
he'll not nibble them If they bring
him some Swiss cheese. But there
is none to be had so they are out
of luck. They have to go back with
out it and so they get nibbled. But
I'll tell you what to do to fool the
Bear" Uncle Wiggily asked what
he could do. But 1 must tell you
about that in the next story. And
it will be about Uncle Wiggily's
funny cheese. That is if the alarm
clock doesn't ring like the telephone
and make the baby's crib think it's
time to get up and 90 to the movies.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-27
TURKEY GRADERS
INSTRUCTED ON
CHASING BIRDS.

What the we'll dressed Thanks
swing or Christmas turkey will
RCar this year as il comes from
me market ready FOR final prepar-
alton in The kitchen is indicated in
TIE Schedule Of Tentative United
States Standards and Grades for
Dressed Turkeys. n style sheet
ghich the bureau of agricultural
economies has issued to guide the
NUra ol TIE federal turkey graders
TINS tall These turkey graders are
the men VINO are authorized TO al
iiX grade tags TO the birds. The
f0,r grades are. u. S. Special. u.
$ Ch..ee ana u. S. Commercial.
The birds are also CLASSIFIED as
youuE or old turkeys
a young hen turkey that grades
L. S. Prime must satisfy rather
.Ticl quality requirements. The
specifications for such a bird are:
Young. soit-meated female bird
4.th wCli-neshed breast. and with
AAAHaH NaAAsiea MNAA NOANANo WAbAi
iat. Must be we'll bled. well
dressed. with breast practically free
ol pin feathers. anu only few scat
.crcd PIN feathers over remainderj
81 carcass. Crop must be empty.
Gulf very slight flesh or skin
bruises. ahrasions. or discolorations
permitted. with breast practically
free Il such defects. Slightly dent
ed breast bones mot 10 exceed one
h7lf rchl permitted. but no crook
"a breasts that would interfere
with the slicing Of the meat or
other dcformities allowed. Broken
wings above the wing tips or broken
l,gs no. permitted. A disjointed
leg cr wing permitted if only
snchlly bruised Birds with crops
properly removed and sewn up may
bc included IN tins grade. Must
bc dry picked or semi-scalded and
dry packed.
Where a dozen birds are packed
IN box. he weights OF the ligntcst
and heaviest birds should not vary
BY more than 3 pounds.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-27
Makers Of Vicks VapoRub
Score Another Advance In
Home-Control Of Colds
Wick Chemists Develop the Perfect Ally to Wick:
Vap0Rub-Introduces New Idea in Preventing
Colds and Makes Possible the Wick Plan
to Reduce the Family "C0dS-TaX.'

and many annoying colds will BY
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In order hat every user OF Vicks
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age Of Vicl.s Nose Drops also a
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Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-27

through with il, think. 1 shouldn't Z
have leaned so far over the edge CT
the basket. I wonder where l am
going to land?" he went on, talking
TO himself without opening his
mouth. For if he had opened his
mouth, falling fast through the air
as he was, he might have puffed
up like one OF his airship balloons.
L hope I fall on something soft,
like a load Of hay or a pile OF
marshmallow candies murmured
Mr.. Longears as. once more. he
turned a somersault over his pink.
tWinkling nose. I don't Want 10
fall in the lake, and l don't want 10
land on the hard ground So I hope
J fall on something soft And H.
must be soon" he thought. I'm
close to the ground"
Which indeed, Uncle Wiggily
was. He could see the trees, many
of which had lost most Of their
leaves. He could see old, dried
weeds and scraggily bushes. H.
could see the grass. which was still
green and then, all Of a sudden
Uncle Wiggily saw something white
and something black. close together
"Booml" All of a sudden Uncle
Wiggily fell on the white thing and
he was very glad TO find It was q
feather bed Nothing softer could
have been wished for. Uncle Wig
gily sank down into the soft bed
and SO he wasn't at all hurt by fall
ing out Of his airship
We'll, guess I'm pretty luckyi"
exclaimed Mr. Longears as ne stood
up. y might have fallen into lake
or bumped myself hard down on the
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-27
BUZZARDS

IT is not q nice picture but all dwellers
l in the desert have frequently seen it,
and are familiar with it.
A flock Of buzzards circling around in
the sky, or lining the telegraph wires,
waiting for something to die, and when
death has come, squabbling over the car
cass as they gorge themselves upon it.
Los Angeles newspapers are at present
giving an imitation of the buzzards that
can only bring disgust to decent people,
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-27
Illness Caused
Clara's Return

BEVERLY HILLS, Cal, Oct. 81
U.R)-A sudden attack Of Ia grippe
caused Clara Bow to call off a re-
cent trip to New York when her
train reached Gallup, N. NJ, the
film actress revealed at her home
here today.
Mis- Bow denied rumors that she
and Rex Bell, her fiance, had en-
gagged in quarrel just prior to the
start OF her eastern journey.
REX and I had no trouble, a"
Clara said. II wanted to get into
New York without. any publicity.
But when I became i'll I thought It
was wiser to turn around and come
home -
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-27
TEN YEARS AGO
Ocfohar 81 1901

Early completion of the highway
between Los Angeles and Imperial
Valley was promised yesterday by
State Highway Commissioner Dar-
lington at a meeting held with the
Imperial County board of supervis-
ors yesterday. Bids are to be asked
within 80 days for the section Of
highway between Indio and White
Water.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-27
NEW YORKER RAISER HUGE
SPUD

AUBURN, ". Y. U.P)-It's too bad
the fairs are over as John Duffy.
Clyde farmer, has a potato which
would make an ordinary spud ap-
pear like a piker. The potato
weighs two pounds and two ounces.
Three others. dug in the same hill,
bring the total weight TO four and
three -fourths pounds.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-27
State Building
Inspector Here

Charles Hansman, investigator
for the state department Of Profes-
s.onal and Vocational Standards, is
in the valley for the purpose of
investigating the work of contract
ors ana determining whether or
not il conforms with state laws.
He comes from the office Of the
registrar Of contractors and said
yesterday he will be glad to confer
with contractors in regard 10 state
building requirements and to con-
sult with them regarding construc-
ticn problems.
IN the future an inspector from
the state department will be in the
valley every TWO weeks to inspect
building activities and consult with
contractors.
The inspector is sent, according
10 Hansman. to be Of assistance to
the builder and contractor ard to
aid in carrying out Of state laws.
Hansman is stopping at the Cali
fornia hotel.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-27
FISH HAD HUMAN TEETH

PECOS, Tex. iU.f)-Sheriff E. B.
Kiser is exhibiting a mounted fish
with two teeth resembling those Of
a human being. He said he found
dog dragging the fish near the
Pecos River.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-27
cAMoUFLaGrD ROBBERY

BERktIEf lUFl-A man NaIsed
By a service station. picked up "a
stone. hurled II through a window
and ran. A crowd gathered Pollc7
were called. informed that q rob-
berry had been attempted. 4 few
minutes later a street car eonduc
tor-motorman telephoned police
that ne had been robbed Of more
than $50. Upon checking. the po-
lice ascertained that the bandit Was
the man who lad thrown the stone
through the service station window
thus detracting attention from the
real holdup.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-27

Lower California day was a great
success at the fair and attracted
throngs OF visitors from both sides
of the International line. Red and
green decorations were installed ir
honor of the Mexican visitors.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-27
Issued ID ally, Except
Sundays. Entered a.
the Post Office, FL Cen.
tro, Calf, as Second
Class Matter.

whether they be in or out of The fourth
estate.
There has been killing of particu
larly revolving kind and the buzzards are
fighting over the remains. Strange to
say the buzzards include some that prev
iously have strived to give the impression
they were at least birds of paradise or
peacocks.
This Judd mess is nasty enough with
out having all its lurid details creep into
print, with publishers fighting for the
privilege of printing the "oWn story of
the murderesS and her relatives. and ac-
cording her and her relatives on their ar
tlcles, the by line usually reserved for
writer's of merit.
1t is Incidents such as these that give
birth to the lurid films which depict
neWspapermen as drunken sots, newspa-
perwomen as having loose characters and
newspaper editors as jackals or worse
Newspaper people criticize such films yet
the profession gives altogether too many
instances in which such characteristics
are true.
Whatever publicity the Judd case re-
Quires can be adequately handled by the
regular staffs Of the newspapers. Fore
ing the names OF the principals on the
public is not only an affront to them but
to newspaper workers as we'll.
Journalism, either in California or else
where, is not being benefited by the eX-
hibition which the leading Los Angeles
papers are giving. News may be news
but apples are apples until such time
as they become garbage. The latter COM
modify is what the Los Angeles papers
are dealing in now.
Biggest lie of the day: l understand
Einsteins fifth dimension" theory.
Wyoming bandits are bum sports. They
stole the receipts of the Utah Aggies-
Wyoming football game.
The president of Notre Dame says the
last word of the title is pronounced
"Dayme" Football teams having to meet
the Irish give it another accent.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-27
Looking Backward
What the Press Files Tell of
Imperial Valley for This Date
In Past Years
TWENTY YEARS AGO
October 81, 1911

Imperial business interests are
making a fight on the proposed in
PRODUCTION of q saloon and declare
their intention of making war TO
the end. Petitions ask city coun-
cilmen not to issue permits. Banks
have joined the business element
in the warfare.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-27
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO
October 27, 1916

Warrants are being served daily
on cattlemen in Imperial county
for violation of the new statute
which reads that it is a misde-
meanor to allow stock to travel on
roads just irrigated Many cattle
men say the law cannot stick as
it is impossible to keep cattle from
straying to the wet section when
herds are moved in the county.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-27
I.-Before a Cold starts.

On exposure to colds or any Of the
causes that ordinarily lead to colds
-(crowded indoor places-Stufiy
poorly ventilated rooms - sudden
temperature changes-wet and cold
that slow down the normal func-
tioning of the nose, Natures mar
velous first line of defense against
colds"--use Vicks Drops promptly
Or. if a cold actually threatens -
when you fee> chat first stuffyi
sneezy irritation of the nasal pas
sages-a few drops up each nostril
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-27
FREE TRIAL PACKAGES
Local Druggists Have Free Samples
For Users Of AicEs
NapoRub.

Mothers Of two generations hav,
depended on Vick's VapoRub fol
treating the family's colds. Now. b.
20 million homes. they welcome thg
newly discovered perfect ally 70 Va
poRub--Vlcks Nose 4 Throat Drop
based on a new idea IN preventing
colds. Together these two Idea
direct applications provide the new
Wick Plan for better Control o.
Colds in the home-further reduc-
ton of the family "Colds-TaX
Here Is the Wick "Colds-Controi
Plan:
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-27

The Imperial Irrigation district
system is to be inspected from the
river to the last delivery ditch this
week by the heads Of the United
States Reclamation service.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-27

and Indo-China. the one cavalry
regiment in Tunisia. Recruits are
trained at Sidi bel Abbas, at the
edge Of the Sahara, in Algeria.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-27

The Holton Power company this
morning Installed a so horse power
motor at the city water works to
replace the gasoline engines and
it was found this drove both pumps
easily, giving greatly improved sery-
icC
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-27

The quarantine on muSses and
CLANS from san Francisco TO the
Oregon line was lifted October Is.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-27

Biggest lie of the day: l understand
Einsteins fifth dimension" theory.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-27

Wyoming bandits are bum sports. They
stole the receipts of the Utah Aggies-
football game.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-27

The president of Notre Dame says the
last word of the title is pronounced
"Dayme" Football teams having to meet
the Irish give it another accent.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-27

md maag annoying colds viii
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-07-17

The 18th Annual Farmers Picnic
will ocur at Brush Lake on Wed
nesday, July 20.
Editor Charles u. Taylor and
Mother" Bl00r Of the United
Farmers League will be speakers.
In the evening there VIII be a
real old time dance with the Dom
aldaon Old Time orchestra furnish
ing the music.
Every farmer Ia urged to come
30 this picnic for definite eteps
will be taken 20 initiate the organ.
izatlon Of tho farmers of the coun-
" for drouth relief and for pro-
lection Of themselves against tax
collection, seizures. foreclosures
and eiectmenta.
Times are serious and every per-
son who needs relief and who
feels that the time has come FOR
self protection should make Il n
point 10 attend and bring every
nelghbor possible, This Is import.
ant.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-07-17
PeregrinOting Potentate
TrOmps Into PIentywood

with n card pinned TO his cap
giving his name. home town. Tho
rohson. purpose and object OF his
pcregrinnti0na, one Charles 6. VII.
linmh, self-htyled "King of The
Road" arrived IN Plentywood Tues.
nhy Ills home town h given NJ
boyden, Iowa. He carries n small
blanket for bed, n note book with
nus credentials" and depends ON
the Goddcas Of Fortune for n drv
place to sleep and something Do
cat He admits he In an Unsuitable
animal for travel stopping occn.
hionally 30 work for day or week
never longer-then showing Off
on another trip. Williams has. nc.
cording TO himself, and when one
talks TO him there IN no doubt left
M to his vcracity, worked eleven
weeks since the first Of the pres.
ent year and has visited nine dif.
erent states IN eight weeks. Tie
says employment In almost M ex.
tinct ~ the dodo everywhere and
the cities and towns thru which he
passes are full of iobless, and In
many many cases hungry, men and
women.
williams came from Dunaelth,
North Dakota since Monday. Mo
toriats he finds are nearly always
willing to give him lift only one
IN SIX turning him down. He was
westward bound
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-07-17
mint" ROBBED
TUESDAY NIGHT

The Mint Pool Hall, owned and
operated by VIM. Gottlieb and OF
TO Stadig, was broken into and
robbed Tuesday, night or early
wednesday morning.
The burglars are reported 10
have secured $20b0 In money. 9I8
worth Of cigarettca and $40 worth
OF cigars. IL IL believed some To-
cal party familiar with the Mint
building did the work and il n aus
pteted that maybe the person who
did the job had an outlet for the
cigarettes and cigars.
Entry waa made thru n back
window The mills by which tho
window had been fastened had
been removed from the inside: the
light over the back door had dlsnp-
pehred about a week ngo. When
Time came for the robbery tho bur
glars cut the screen from the win
dow with n large jack knife, raised
The window and crowded inside. In
the front window IL n cigarette
sign which obscures the space be.
hind the counter from the street
u ~ about four feet high. Tho
robbers opened the door from the
back room into the front which IN
on line with tho space back OF
The counter Thus they were per.
mitted straight and unobalructed
pafhagc back Of the counter. They .
apparently akulked low behind tho
cigarette sign and the counter 10
u chance passcrby would not oh.
serve them and removed the cignra
and cigarettes from under tho
show case and from The closets be-
hind.
Z Phe money, which had been re-
i.&ted by tbs pToptietots from the
register and hidden, was taken by
The thieves, showing they had a
thorough knowledge of the place
and habits Of the owners. a as
automatic pistol was taken from n
drawer back Of the show case.
The matter was referred 10 the
aheriff'a force who are working ON
The case.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-07-17
FAMERS UNION
SELLS ITS TWIN
CITY ELEVATOR

80. Paul. July a. Purchnse
81 Twin City elevators with sDmcc
Tor 100000 bushels Of grain and
0f interests. In. $50. nOrthwcst
country elevators was announced
today by &. Il. Huff. president OF
tho Farmers National Grain cor
pOratiOn.
Tho corporation purchasfA the
Sd.ZOOOOO bushcl plant of the
Farmers Union Terminal AsaocI.
alton. It's 1900 900 blahpI atruc.
ture In Minneapolis and Tin 2IB.
900 bushel elevator In WilIlston
North Dakota. II now controla
about 10000, 900 bushels Of apncc.
as-aaaea
NVTE.--From the ahave Il mn
pears that the Farmers Union Ter.
ninnl Annexation haa lIduidated
u elevator business. Whether n
sold these elevators voluntarily ar
whether II was forced 10 bv the
Farm Board from which Il was n
lcavy borrower IL not diacloaed bv
he above dispatch However. Il
ooka like the end Of the Farmers
Union In the cooperative grain
market.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-07-17

The wind destroyed houses, barn
and granarles and outbuIldlnga and
scattered and rolled steel grain
bins before II as II advanced. Tor
rents Of hail fell In its wake
pounding every growing thing into
the ground and following the hail
rain fell In sheets and lots Of II.
The electrical discharges were
spectacular and continuous some
times one streak lasting for sever
al seconds.
Thuraday morning the country
IN the path Of the storm looked
like n lake. Those experiencing the
disturbance report 10 the worst
that has ever visited the section IN
their memory.
The hail destroyed large part
Of the only wheat crop I'm Sheridan,
Daniels and Roosevelt counties and
n section on the reservation whore
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