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Imperial Valley press., 1931-12-31

including a few exhibitions sched-
uled for December, 227306 saw
matches here in 1881, viewing %
shows, which had a gross intake of
$246,880. OF the total, the State
OF Missouri received S11,722 In
taxes. A match between Jim Lon
dos and Hans Kampfer drew the
largest gate, 1850.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-12-31
Beyschalg's Staff
Going To Berkeley

Extension service headquarters
at the courthouse will be vacated
next week as all members will be
in Berkeley attending the annual
midWinter conference at the Uni
versity of California.
All problems in connection with
extension service work will be dis
cussed and various study groups
Will be held. The sessions are
daily and often last through the
evening, the conference. serving as
an intensive study course.
Frank BeySchlag, farm advisor,
leaves tomorrow and will be joined
in Berkeley by George wainwright
and H. Lee Landerman, assistant
farm advisors, and by Miss Flo
renee Glenn, home demonstration
agent.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-12-31

home for Christmas with Mr.. and
Mrs j. H. Kissee and his wife, Lily
ThurloW
After a forrnlgnGs Visit with
Miss Edna Wagner, Miss Evelyn
Smith and her hostess motored to
Miss Smiths home in Puente where
Miss Wagner will be her guest
until the end OF the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Shirley Gillett and
Imperial Valley press., 1931-12-31

and s679G4 in 1881; maintenance,
$820.39 in 1890 and $33 III 1891:
insurance, $206ll7 in 1880 and
$l26944 in 1881; capital outlay,
$3964O8 in 1880 and s7946.80 IN
1881, and health, ST25.20 in 1890
and $87l.5l In 1881.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-12-31

their son, Frank, had dinner
Christmas day in El Centro with
Mr.. and Mrs. c. L. Gillett.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-12-31

Wrestling Gains In ST. Louis
ST. LOUIS. U.E) -- Wrestling has
become e major sport attraction
lere, after several lean years. Not
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Waye guy? re told your
HE did. And went straight to the
boss and tackled him about Il" con.
tinued DR.. MacAdoo, with ring Of
righteous indignation in his voice.
Mr.. James emerged, Sttn gaSping, from
the depths Of profound amazement, be-
wtlderment and thought.
What did the old man do when you
showed your hand and called his blum ?''
Promised to 60 fifty-fifty with me, "
boasted DR.. MacAdoo proudly.
"Geel" sneered Mr.. James. "He's GER
tainly weakening"
weakening! I'll tell the wurldl He's
weakening so much that he's throwing
up the case" chartered DR.. MacAdoo.
He sent for me on purpose to tell me
that he's actually giving away the 1000
and 5000 Of 'em mine, at that"
"So?" unused Mr.. James.
Give any reason?" he inquired.
He's ratified. This cursed Waye
has
HE'LL" interrupted Mr.. James sud-
denly. Where does 'Waye connect up
with Marjorie Lauderdell?"
Search me-" sighed the doctor. "But
I guess you know now what I mean
when say the boss is double-crossing
and losing his nerve"
DR.. Charters, next morning, head on
hand, with pursed lips and coldly Specu-
lative eye, sat and thoughtfully con-
Sidered the face of Mr.. James, who,
having purged his bosom Of complaint,
also sat-and stared at his partner and
chief, with his usual expression Of sour
and reSentful, contemptuous and men
acing luminosity.
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doctor. stiil Speaking patiently. 'Uo
i've know why all crook gyndicates, exc
cept our own, crash, sooner or later?
\. Because crooks don't trust each
lother. They quarrel sooner or
Rlater-and o house divided cannot
stand. Not even monastery
"Why do the police beat the crook
gangs In the long run2 Because they're
united. Who Is 1t puts crooks In jafl2
Their brother crooks. Ninety-nine times
out Of q hundred, where there's q
crook gang, there's q weakling, or q
grumbler who knows better than the
''Or q dirty double-crosser," inter-
rupted MI. James with an angry sheer.
"Quite so. Now, unless we want to
60 the way Of most such-er-syndi-
Gates, we must have faith, trust, unity
and discipline"
quite So" Knocked Mr.. James. "And
what's the bearing Of all this on the
LaNderdel business? Spill the story"
II wiIl-to show you you're being a
snarling cur. and because we can't af-
ford to have these dangerous-er-sus
picions. that may lead to quarrels and
ruin"
A scrap Of paper! IL held the
price Of Marj0rie's life. Tomorrow
James learns why the human sac.
rffice was plotted.
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Niagara Hotel Sunday. Charles Greco,
20 years old, arrested an hour after the
crime was discovered by detectives, Is
charged with murder.
When Greco was taken into custody,
the killing was not known to the police.
Police answering o report Of hold-up
picked him up as q suspect. William
Wellington Of Rochester charged that
Greco accosted him and forced him 10
hand over so cents, all he had.
A check for $50, payable to Adams,
was found on Greco. Detectives inves-
tigating found Adams nude body on
the bed. He had been dead two hours.
Adams had occupied a room at the
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"NOw, look here, Jimmy" said the
doctor with the voice Of sweet reason
ableness. who's running this show,
you or !? Whose are the brains Of this
little business? How have we made the
real fine success that We have Of this
business safe and paying, solid and
respectable? BY brains and teamwork
I'VE found the brains and got the right
team together -Manoel, Fanny, Louie
and you. And Studley. Sister Weldon
the nurses and the rest, all the genuine
gilt-edged, hall-marked article.
Now, we can only carry on by perfect
teamwork, trust and confidence, honesty
and NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
where's the trust and confidence
honesty and Neutrality-suspicious. about
this Lauderden husiness?" interrupted
Mr.. James. where's the honesty IL
trying to make 10000 pounds on the
side? Looks more like Q low swindle, II
you ask me. Perfect mutual trust!'
And Mr.. James appeared to be about tc
spit.
Aren't we on a plain business basis?'
he continued. with everything in the
pool and an agreed share out Of the
profits all signed and accepted.
Honesty and straightforWardnessl And
when MaFloel gets wise TO your little
game, you call 1t off-or pretend to!
You make me sick in my stomach"
Nov, look here, Jimmy" replied the
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HILLBRooK HDwE. CO.: 44th and
Hunt ri. NE.
MOORE . CAIN. 9Th and Adams SITS.
NE.
MORRIS HDwE. CO.. 7o7 7th 81. NV.
w: a: FIERCE LUMBER CO.. GIG y.
KELiABLE RADIO CO., 24ss 18th 81.
I. STAMLER. szoi Conduit I'd. NV.
WASHINGTON PAINT q GLASS CO..
1908 l4th 81. NV,
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hotel . year. Greco called ca him me-
yicusly, although the hotei nsaisaeersent
barred Greco. Greco. Chief Detective
Connolly said, admitted that he had
been In Adams room and had robbed
him.
Adams was 0 past exalted ruler Of the
Elks' Lodge In hudson.
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containing the elements Of the perfect
fuel and deftly combine them until
they blend in absolute harmony.
That's why CONOCO contains:
Natural Gasoline, for quick starting
-. Straight-run Gasoline, for pover
and long mileage -. Cracked Case
line, for its anti-knock qualities.
No single type oAgasoline can con-
tain all these qualities. They are pres
emit, though, in CONOCO Gasoline
-. blended there into symphonic,
harmonious whole, with CONOCO'S
master rehners WELDING the baton.
For, after all, it's in knowing how.
That's why some musical directors, as
well as some refners, achieve fame.
You'll find this triple-test gasoline
with the balanced blend wherever
you see the CONOCO Red Triangle.
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Like Symphony the best Gasoline
IS Blended
is Blended

IT'S primer knowledge to the or
i chestra conductor that each group
of instruments In the ensemble brings
a necessary influence into the sym
phony's finished blend of tone. In the
unaccompanied 'oompah" of the bass
horns the overlap of melody provided
by singing violins and mellow wood
winds is lacking. ALI must be blended
by the baton of the conductor ac-
cording to the expert formula of the
composer before the perfection of the
symphony is achieved.
CONOCO long has realized that
harmony is as necessary to gasoline as
to music. So CONOCO gasoline IS
blended-and balanced. One type of
gasoline is no more satisfactory than
is an orchestra of bass horns. So CON-
OCO refners take the three types
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The British air ministry he's been
asked to permit s..windmilI" piane 20
alight on the roof Of tho ministry build
ings In London to demonstrate Ehe fea-
sihility Of using city roofs 60 landing
grounds.
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ROBBERY SUSPECT HELD
AS MAN Is FOUND SLAIN
Check Discovered in Pocket Of Ac-
cused Bandit Leads to Charge
Of Murder.

By the Associated Press.
BUFFALO, N. Y, April 14.-George
Adams, formerly Of Hudson, N. Y. was
beaten to death In his room at the
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Don't Worry About Finger
Marks on Walls Painted with
YeIumina Plat Wall Paint

Finger marks, smudges and
blemishes can be washed away.
Easy washing takes the place of
xedecorating. Velumina walls
are beautiful, sanitary, econom-
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suffering from half million bucksl
What's the cure?"
DR.. MacAcoo laughed unpleasantly.
''I know there's arsenic in the pre-
scription," he observed as he looked
down and polished q fingernail.
"Hign fee for complete cure?"
Ten thousand pounds sterling"
'Who scoops?"
THE boss"
How come that you know this and I
don't?"
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how About che Brush?

You can't do good work with
, q poor brush, which is as i'm
portant as the Paint or Varnish.
Use the HORSESHOE Brand
and be safe.
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CHAPTER Xxx.
i DIVIDED MONASTERY.

a DIVIDED MONASTERY.
0%HE cold, fisll-like eyes Of Mr.
James bored into the brown
long-iashed orbs Of DR.. Mac
a Adoo.
How Gomez" he growled.
well, it's clear enough to me, and
&hink Il Is to you--andT to Fanny and
E,ouie-that this waye guy has got the
bulge on the boss and that the boss is
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IH:NIShhISE
lISllShla;HI

Warnished floors, furniture and
woodwork are always getting
shabby and worn, and Water
Epar Clear Varnish viii make
them spic and span again.
There's always room to put
1he sunshine of color in the
house with colored WaterSpar
Narnish or Enamel in all the
happy, glowing shades, hues and
stunning colors.
And there's nothing like Wa
&erSpar Polishing Wax to enrich
any finished surface-fioors, fur
niture, woodwork or the motor
car. Clip the coupon now!
Getting Tired Of the Cost and
Muss Of Having the House
Painted So Often7.
Why doesn't someone make
paint that will stick long enough
10 be friendly?
Well, neighbor, YOU pick
your own friends and II
you pick them because they are
@ali show and no stick"-then
don't expect much!
Man! You'll open your eyes
If you ever get a peek at the
chart Of COMP A RIA TIVE
COSTS BETWEEN CHEAP
PRICE-PER-GALL0N paint
and quality paint Think Of buy
ing cheap paint for over $1.00
per gallon less than quality
paint yet saving less than 81
on painting your house! Then
think Of the cheap paint
costing you $3.50 more on a five
year basis than q quality paint
such as Patton's Sun-Proof! See
the Patton's Sun-Proof paint
chart and know the HIGH price
Of CHEAP paint.
-
Don't Worry About Finger
Marks on Walls Painted with
VeIumina Flat Wall Paint
Finger marks, smudges and
blemishes can be washed away.
Easy washing takes the place of
xedecorating. Velumina walls
are beautiful, sanitary, econom-
zeal.
EnswIav n Good painfep
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Employ q Good Painter

It's profitable to use a painter
on important interior and ex-
terror jobs. Surfaces and condi-
1ions vary so widely that only
the experience and judgment Of
. competent painter can insure
effective and enduring results.
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"Ahl" smiled DR.. MacAdoo malevo-
1ently, that's what I'm telling you
The doctor-I don't say his double
crossing us, mind you-wasn't going to
let us In on it at all. He was going
Who did tell you, If the boss didn't?'
interrupted Mr.. James.
THE stranger within our gates, my
nervous jauntiness.
Mr.. James spring to his feet and the
doctor fiinched.
! what" he shouted. "That eternal
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worth nothing to US In comparison
with him."
"Of course" answered Mrs. Jane
son. "But you are success, never
theless. If it hadn't been for the
money you've made by your hard
work, we never could have given Rich
ard the advantages he has had. He
has that splendid opening in Chicago,
and EVENT. he is too far away to come
home for just one day, l am glad that
he has the opportunities which our
wealth has given him. OF course our
son means more to us than all these
things, but we still have each other,
you know"
"Yes, my dear, we still have each
other" he said.
Mrs. Jameson kissed her husband
affectlonately and led him toward the
window.
"Look !" she exclaimed. "a plane !"
Sure enough, high over the great
expanse of white lawn before the
house circled tiny plane the sound
Of whose motors just barely reached
their ears. Nearer and nearer the
earth 1t came, and Mrs. Jameson
kissed her husband again. She knew
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election of officers for next year"
Maxine announced, II want to review
with you little Of what we have
done this past year.
ut was at our last January meeting
that we decided that good times alone
would not keep our club alive. Then
1t was suggested that we carry the
Christmas spirit through the year by
considering the 25th of every month
a Christmas anniversary and doing
some act such as we would do IL it
were really Christmas time.
"On January 25 we helped the Stone
boy get a new suit; on February 20
we took out and cooked real Christ
mas dinner for the Perkins family !;
on March 25 we arranged to buy music
for the postman's boy, and got Mr.
Williams to give him free violin les
sons, and by the way, I understand
he is showing real talent. In April
we took care Of Mrs. Perkins while
she was sick, stopping in every noon
to fix lunch and straighten up.
"May 25 was Sunday, and we took
all the poor children we knew to the
park for the day. In June we gath
cred discarded winter clothing for the
Welfare society to put in shape for
fall use.
"On July IS we started Phyllis Bly,
ems off to tuberculosis sanitarium.
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finally the moment came, and his hear
almost stood still as he looked up and
saw the message that has thrilled the
world for nearly 1000 years stand out
in bold relief. Above it the silver star
cleaned brightly; to Paul it seemed
more alive than ever.
Through the days that followed
mother and son thrilled as they no
ticed the many people who stopped
outside. Cars from all over the city
drove by each night, and the COM
ments and praise that they heard was
as music to their ears.
paul, do you think we could have
got as much happiness out Of this II
we had lots of money and could have
bought anything we wished?" Mrs.
Rainer inquired of her son one eve
ming.
"No, mother, DON'T" Paul an
swered very quietly. "There wouldn't
have been half the fun in it that
there has been. just don't care now
whether we win prize or not. To
see how much beauty we have been
able to make out OF so little has been
reward enough. And it has taught me
lesson l will never forget. Oh, moth
er!'' his voice grew excited, you are
just wonderful-yot are! Who but
you would have thought of such q
thing?"
But Paul did win a prize-to the
surprise of his mother and himself he
won the biggest prize the paper had
offered-$2OO. The simplicity of the
design, the artistic skill that love and
care had woven into it, the contrast
between it and other elaborate deco
rations entered, and the evident spirit
uality Of the message all lent their in
fluence toward the final decision.
Three times the judges drove by to
see 1t, and each time they grew more
impressed. There seemed to be
strange radiance about this particular
exhibit that they could not account
for. They could not know that it
came from all that had been put there
by loving hands. But all were unanl-
nous in deciding that it merited the
first and best prize.
1t is doubtful if any two ever spent
a more wonderful and joyous Christ
mas than Paul and his mother. They
could scarcely credit the fact that
their work had been counted the best
in the whole city. And the prize meant
much to two who had to scrimp and
save for so many years. To them 5000
was very large amount-it would
buy many needed things.
But over and above this was the
thought that the thing they had fash
toned from almost nothing but faith
and love had been considered worthy
Of prize.
And as they stood in front Of the
modest little home after the judges
had left and looked up toward the
great, glistening star that seemed to
smile down at them, they were both
filed with the deepest and most won
derful happiness that even Christmas
can bring Love and faith had once
again found way! It's star was shin
ing brightly for the grateful pairl
ia. 1881. Western Newspaper Union,
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paper and tinfoil a great cleaning
star began to take shape, star that
seemed to fill the whole room with its
radiance. For, from the moment that
mother and son began working upon
1t, 1t seemed to them as If the Star
that led the Wise Men was shining
again. From the love and care they
had put into it's making 1t seemed to
be taking on real life, and all uncon-
sciously their voices grew low and
hushed as they worked upon it. And
slowly from the red-and-green paper
letters were formed, huge letters along
simple lines that told the message that
the angels sang in the long ago.
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Mother, It's going to be great"
Paul would say every now and then
In his enthusiasm. "There couldn't be
anything better than this; why-why
this star seems as if it were really
alive"
But Mrs. Rainier knew Of the many
lavish and expensive decorations that
were going up all over town. The
simple things that they were fashion
ing would probably show up very small
beside such display. But she tried to
keep faith with the faith Of her son.
And even though they should not get
prize, this work that they were
doing was bringing them great
amount Of happiness; deeper and
finer spirituality than they ever had
known before. They seemed to have
caught the very spirit of Christmas;
each day seemed to be bringing them
nearer to Bethlehem.
In week the decorations were fin
ished, and Paul took ladder and set
to work. Across the high side wall Of
the house that faced the street he
placed the letters that had been WOW
en- from scraps of paper. When COM
pleted, they read: "Glory to God in
the highest, and on earth peace, good
will toward men," Above this he
placed the silver star which had grown
to be so real. With long extension
cords and three rejecting lights that
they had been able to hire from a
nearby electrician for small sum, the
lighting system was complete.
Paul could scarcely wait until dark
ness fell to turn on the current. His
hands trembled with excitement when
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"What's that?" queried his wife.
"Why, our son!" he exclaimed.
Don't you suppose know how you
nre going to miss him this first Christ
mas birthday of his that he has not
been home. Don't you suppose real
lie as well as you do that he Is our
life, our Joy, our only true wealth;
that money and things are really
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that in the plane was Richard, their
boy, their treasure.
1T Is my Christmas present to you
and to him." interrupted his wife.
Just as twenty-one years ago today
l gave him to you as your son and
heir, today give him back to you.
With this machine he can visit us on
holidays, for now we are twelve hours
nearer Chicago"
tGl 1881. Western Newspaper Union.S
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Santa in Years to Come

If the right archaeological specimens
survive, the savants who examine our
civilization four or five thousand years
hence will be thoroughly convinced that
our principal deity was funny, red.
faced little man named Santa Claus,
and that the animals sacred to him
called reindeer, were raised In great
numbers In reservations
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l n A u < u I w e
bought school sup
plies for Sarah
Stone, and in Sep
TENDER we made
another drive for
discarded clothing.
"For a couple Of
weeks during Octo-
Der we helped in
the c. O m m u n | t y
Chest campaign
in November we
W a | t e d u n til
Thanksgiving day,
when we distrib-
uted five turkeys /;
and here 1t is De
C e m b e r a & a | n.
What are we to do
this month 2"
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ELL, Jennie" said Mr.. Ja-
meson, II don't see but that
I'm a failure after all. Even
though could probably sell
out this minute for a cool
half-million, l cannot give
you the only happiness you
really want this Christmas
eyan