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Imperial Valley press., 1931-04-23
Oh, yes. III take a look :

Yes answered the Wolf. Then
we'll hide behind a tree and watch
/ When we see that rabbit start Out
to look for an adventure with my
closing up umbrella we'll follow anc
be ready to jump at him as soor
as he is surprised"
Softly the Wolf stood his umbrel-
la up in corner of the porch near
the front door where Uncle Wig
gily would see it as soon as he came
out. And the Wolf knew the rab-
bit would come out soon. for it was
nearly time for him to look for ar
adventure. Uncle Wiggily would
have hoped out in the rain be-
fore only he had no umbrella, hav-
ing lent his to Mr.. Twistytail, the
fat pig gentleman, the night before
But Twisty will bring back my
umbrella pretty soon now" said Mr.
Longears over and over again as
he stood in his bungalow, with his
pink twinkling nose pressed against
the window, against which the rain
was splashing and dashing.
Perhaps he has brought it back
already" said Nurse Jane Fuzzy
Wuzzy. "Or he may have sent one
of his little boys, Floppy or Twisty,
over with it and they may have
left the umbrella on the porch and
run away. You know what piggy
boys are"
"Oh, yes said Uncle Wiggily, II
know. And perhaps my umbrella
is out on the porch. I'll take a
look" II opened the door and saw
the umbrella standing in a corner.
Yes, here it isl" he called to Nurse
Jane. Just as you said, Curly
or Floppy brought back the umbrel-
la I let their fat father take and
they left it and ran away. Now
] can go adventuring.
So Uncle Wiggily whistled and
twinkled his pink nose harder than
before and started out in the rain
with the VOLTS trick umbrella to
have an adventure.
Only Uncle Wiggily didn't know
1t was the VOLTS umbrella and the
rabbit gentleman didn't know II
was a trick umbrella that would
plop down over his head SO he
couldn't see There was no way oi
telling when the umbrella would
Imperial Valley press., 1931-04-23

working together in matters of COM
mon interest.
A j. MERCER, president of the
Associated Chambers, urged that
every chamber of the county body
have good representation at this
meeting in order that hearty well
come may be accorded the Los An
geles visitors and ali chambers are
asked to assist in having an attend
ance which will help the inland
chamber to make the meeting a
success.
The meeting will be held in the
chamber of commerce building, the
executive committee meeting at
$50. Dinner will be served at 7
O'Clock. to be followed by a musical
program and the addresses of the
speakers of the evening. Reserva-
tions may be turned in to the Ell
Centro Chamber of Commerce,
which is assisting MERCER in the
work preliminary to the monthly
meeting, as Leo Watts, secretary of
the associated body is attending the
Imperial Valley press., 1931-04-23

convention of the Broadway of AM
erica association now being held in
Hot Springs, Arkansas.
Among local speakers of interest
will be Jasper L. Travers, chairman
of the highway committee of the
associated chambers, who has just
returned from a weeks tour with
the highway committee of the state
chamber of commerce. This is the
annual tour of that committee and
all the highways of the southwest
were trayersed. Travers will tell of
the tour and the recommendations
to be made concerning primary and
secondary highways of the state.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-04-23
TO Ban Stickers
On Windshields

Captain A. F. Oswalt Of the Cali
fornia Highway Patrol office here
this morning announced that his
officers have been instructed to be-
gin a campaign against windshield
atickers, and sticker5 on wind wings
and rear view windows.
1t is against the state law, Cao-
tain Oswalt pointed out, to phi, ?
stickers on any portion of a wind
shield except the lower right-hend
corner in left-hand drive cars, and
the lower left corner in right-hand
drive cars.
Such stickers on windshields md
rear view windows. he said, CT tie
a blind spot for the driver, and are
responsible for many accidents.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-04-23
ONLY A DOG

Next to the love of man for maid,
maid for a man, there is no timer
ait than love of human for animals:
There are times when love for animals
obnoxious, when one sees it carried too
ir on some lap dog and in such extremes
the Mitzi Cain cat.
But no less a national hero than Ad-
iiral Richard Evelyn Byrd gave splen-
id example this week Of the right kind
love for animals when his friend lgloo
led
Igloo was little white fox terrier who
Imperial Valley press., 1931-04-23
ANGELES men
WILL SPEAK AT
CHAMBERS MEET

speakers at the meeting of the
sociated Chambers Of Commerce
Imperial County. to be held next
day night at inland, will be A.
Arnoll, manager Of the Los An
es Chamber of Commerce and
an c. Austin, past president of
At organization. Both speakers
well known in Imperial Valley
d have always shown splendid CO.
grafton with the various chambers
this community and their talks
II be on the subject Of develop
mt of Los Angeles, Imperial and
1er counties of the southwest
rough mutual helpfulness and
Imperial Valley press., 1931-04-23
CLOSE CALL FOR
GROUP OF SAILORS

SAN PEDRO, Cal, April 90 U.P)
Five seamen from U. S. S. Texas,
flagship of the battle fleet, mar
rowly escaped death today when a
ships barge was struck and nearly
cut in two by the coast guard cut
ter No. 253 200 yards off the pilot
station in the outer harbor.
The seamen were picked up by
the cutter and returned To their
ship. Choppy seas and poor vis-
ibility were blamed for the accident.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-04-23

The Imperial County Bankers as
sociation yesterday passed a unan-
imous resolution recommending to
the board of supervisors the i'm
mediate issuance of a 81 100000 bond
issue for the construction of con-
nected system of trunk line con-
crete highways within the county
Imperial Valley press., 1931-04-23
Source of Supply Important

PHOENIX, Ariz., lU.P) = T h 2
source of supply should be involved
in liquor cases considered by
grand jury, Judge Fred c. Jacobs
told a federal grand jury here.
Consider that federal courts are
clogged with prohibition cases that
rightfully belong in police court, "
he said.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-04-23
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO
April %, 1916

The tenth annual convention of
Imperial County w. c. T. U. held
in Calexico this week showed a
growth in membership of 100 per
cent over that of last year.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-04-23

April % is the date set for the
next mammoth auction sale at the
California Mexico Land and Cattle
company ranch two miles east of
Calexico. The usual free barbecue
at noon viii be a feature.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-04-23
TEN YEARS AGO
anril 23. 1921

Cantaloupe growers in the valley
expect to break all records this
year in shipping melons about the
middle OF next month. The vines
are in fine condition at present.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-04-23
Looking Backward
What the Press Files Tell of
Imperial Valley for This Date
In Past Years
TWENTY YEARS AGO
April %. 1911

The cotton gin of the Imperial
Valley Oil and Cotton company,
erected at Calexico few months
ago, was destroyed by fire on Mon
day night. The loss is estimated at
about $4,000.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-04-23

At meeting of the Woman's Ten
Thousand club yesterday afternoon
the dues were raised to SIS year
Imperial Valley press., 1931-04-23
WHAT HAS HAPPENED?

Reading of the recognition OF the Span
ish republic by the United States, one
cannot help wondering what has happen
ed to our country these days.
Time was when Ne recognized whom
we pleased and denied it to governments
of which we did not approve. Although
many nations recognized the government
of Victoriana Huerta the United States
held fast and refused to acknowledge
him as the rightful ruler of Mexico.
In the case of Spain we waited to see
what Great Britain, France and other
European nations would do, and our rec
ognition follows carefully after theirs.
Our state department, which made it
self ridiculous in the Brazil affair, and
handled several other South American
governmental changes in ridiculous fash
ion, apparently needs shot of self-con-
fidence.
So many revolutions have succeeded
recently that it is doubly interesting to
learn that Paraguay's failed.
-O
We could write much about the death
of Mitzi, the cat with the $4,000 legacy,
but none of it would be nice.
In the past two years the percentage
of pleas of guilty and convictions in Cal
iforna has increased from 63 per cent to
~ per cent We don't know whether it is
a real gain or just more material with
which to work.
Those European flyers will have fine
time trying to put some salt on Captain
Hawks trail.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-04-23

Those European flyers will have fine
time trying to put some salt on Captain
Hawks trail
Imperial Valley press., 1931-04-23

We could write much about the death
of Mitzi, the cat with the $4,000 legacy,
but none of it would be nice.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-04-23

So many revolutions have succeeded
recently that it is doubly interesting to
learn that Paraguay's failed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-19
BORGLUM REFUSED
FUNDS FOR MAGAZINE
McCarl Says U. S. Cannot Help
Pay for Periodical Devoted
to National Park.

Gutzon Borglum, noted sculptor, to-
day was informed by Controller Cen
eral McCarl thai the Federal Govern
ment could not help pay for a maya
zine Of which Borglum is in charge in
his capacity as chairman of the Com
mittee on Design and Publicity of the
Mount RushmOre National Memorial
Commission.
Congress had appropriated $250,000 to
aid the Memorial Commission in the
project of carving heroic figures Of
Washington, jefferson, Lincoln and
Roosevelt on a mountain in South Da-
kota. There is also to be an entabla-
ture upon which there is TO be cut a
suitable inscription written by Calvin
Coolidge.
Borglum wrote to Secretary of the
Treasury Mellon, explaining that the
"gross" income OF the committee was
approximately $4,000 and had been
placed in the hands of the treasurer
without deducting the expense OF pub
LEGATION of the magazine, which was
$4,000 for IS 900 copies. The sculptor
suggested that the sis, 900 placed in the
commission treasury calls for an equal
$4,000 from the funds appropriated by
Congress.
In answering the Borglum letter,
which was referred to him by the Sec
rotary Of the Treasury. McCarl said :
1T is not believed that the cost and
expenses of publishing magazine was
considered or intended by the Congress
as being a part of the official work OF
the commission. for which the Fedora!
Government was to contribute not To
exceed one-half"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-19
MACDONALD FACES
DANGEROUS TEST
Has Pledge of Liberal Sup
port as Parliament Recon-
venes, but Split Is Possible.
Rr the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, January l9-Parliament
reconvenes tomorrow with the conserv-
atives hopeful Of an early opportunity
to turn the Labor government out and
the government determined to avert any
defeat which will necessitate a general
election.
On the face of things the government
appears to have the best of the argu-
ment in the early stages, at least since
the Liberals, who hold the balance of
power, have been pledged by David
Lloyd George, their leader, to support
the ministry where reasonably possible.
Lloyd George, in making this pledge,
said the Liberals preferred to support
the government as the lesser OF two
evils. the other being a conservative
ministry under Stanley Baldwin.
Because of the governments initiation
Of an electoral reform measure, which
If passed will institute kind of pro-
portional representation in the COM
mons. this support may last for con-
siderable time. until the measure has
been passed by the commons. Then
Vic AAbCA dAo dAC OSA boAAA W SSCh a AiCW
election under its more advantageous
terms.
The government will run into trouble
early, however, despite the Liberal
pledge The education bill comes up on
Wednesday and on Thursday the trades
dispute bill is up for its second reading.
The conservatives are opposed to peace
full picketing during strikes. which the
bill would legalize. It is possible that
many Liberals will join the Conserva-
tives in the division on the bill.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-19
BILLBOARD GROUP
TO FIGHT CONTROL
Subcommittee Orders Favor
able Report on Measure After
McCIintock Issues Warning.

Warned by one of its members that
the outdoor advertising industry would
fight any effort by Congress to legis-
late against billboards, the subcom-
mittee on parks and Fairgrounds Of
the House District Committee today
unanimously ordered a favorable report
on the pending bill empowering the
District Commissioners to regulate and
control outdoor signs in the District OF
Columbia.
Just before the measure was put to
the vote after a brief public hearing,
Representative C. B. McClintock of
Ohio told Chairman Albert r. Hall of
Indiana that he already has been "ap-
preached" by representatives of the
billboard industry. The billboard peo-
pie all over the country" he declared,
ARE going to fight this bill because
they feel if Congress gives this legisla-
ton to the District of Columbia it will
be the forerunner of other bills"
Action Now Necessary.
Representative Malcolm C. Tarver of
Georgia, another member of the sub
committee, replied that this is all the
more reason why we should get this
bill through the House now"
Both Mr.. Hall and Mr.. McClinto ok
were of the opinion that such threats
compel the necessity of action at this
time
Except for a few matters of phrase
ology in amendments proposed by the
District Commissioners, the National
Capital Park and Planning Commits
sion and the America Civic Association,
no opposition was encountered to the
bill, which already has passed the Sen
CONTINUED on Page 2, Column A.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-19
MORE THAN SO HURT
WHEN TRAINS COLLIDE
Express Hits Rear Cars of Local
on Crossover-Engineer
Pinned in Cab.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
BOSTON, January l9.-More than SO
persons we're injured, some Of them Sc
riously, when the New York-bound
Colonial express train, speeding through
a snowstorIn, and a passenger local COL
lided at a croSsover at Readville today.
Both trains were operated by the New
York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad
The locomotive Of the express crashed
into the rear cars of the local, overturn-
ing two of them and then turning over
on its own side. The local carried about
200 passengers.
George Gladding, engineer OF the
express, was pinned within his cab and
was extricated by a rescue crew. He
was found to be suffering from burns
and bruises. but was not believed to be
critically injured. His fireman leaped
to safety.
Most Of the injured were passengers
aboard the local, for the most part
commuters on their way to business in
Boston. More than 30 were treated at
the scene and many others were taken
to neighboring hospitals and doctors
Offices.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-19
TERRIFIC DETONATION MARKS
SLIDE OF NIAGARA FALLS ROCK
Engineer Predicts New Crash-Eyewit-
nesses Describe Awe-Inspiring Sigh of
Tremendous Plunges of Stone and Ice.

falls brink were found today. One
viewed the cave-in from Prospect Point,
on the american side, while the other
watched it from below the bank on the
Canadian side. Both said that there
were two distinct slides that sent
thousands of tons of rock and ice
hurting into the lower river.
Percy Frazier, superintendent of the
docks of the Maid of the Mist Steam
ship Co., who viewed the slides from
the Canadian side, said there was a
terrific rumble and as he looked from
window of his home that nestles
among the rocky crevices of the gorge a
few hundred feet below the Horseshoe
Falls, he saw the rock and ice give
Continued on Page 2, Column ~
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-19
WIDE FOOD PRICE
PROBE PREDICTED
Carey Asks Meat Inquiry After
Brookhart Urges Including
Dairy Products.

A further indication that the SEN
atorial investigation into bread aanC
sugar prices probably will develop intc
a general food inquiry came today when
Senator Carey, Republican, of wyoming
introduced another resolution to include
meat and meat products
The Carey resolution, which has moi
yet been acted on, was offered few
hours before the Agriculture subcom.
mittee, headed by Senator Capper Of
Kansas, held its first meeting. Tht
subcommittee is in session this after.
noon to map out the scope of the in.
quiry ordered last week into bread
-four and sugar prices.
Senator Brookhart, Republican, Of
Iowa. has resolution pending to bring
milk and dairy products into the in.
veStigation.
Food Prices Dropping.
Meanwhile, the Department of La.
boris surveys show food prices anC
wholesale prices of commodities still
are on the downgrade.
Prices of food in Washington on De.
cember Is, 1880, were 2 per cent low.
er than the food prices in the Capita
on November IS, while for the veal
period ended December Is food price,
here were 10 per cent lower than they
were December Is, 1929. Prices were of
for the month and the year in all Of
the 81 cities in which monthly surveys
are made by the department, with
prices in Washington showing one Of
the smallest decreases during the
month and year.
20 Articles Lower
In the commodities which make ur
the general term of food prices were
lower on % articles on December is
than during the previous month, while
an increase in price was noted in only
one art'cle-cabbage.
Farm products as a group decreased
In December per cent below the No
vember level, because of lower prices
for corn, hogs cotton, eggs, hay, onions
and oranges. Foods at wholesale were
AZ per cent lower in December, with
declines registered in butter, cured
meats, lard, coffee, sugar and cornmeal
Coal slowed no change in the general
price level, while building materials
were downward in price. and house fur
nishings also moved downward. Raw
materials as a whole averaged lower than
in November, while in the large groups
of non-agricultural products December
prices averaged lower than those of the
month before.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-19
CHINESE AND HIS CANARY
FOUND DEAD TOGETHER
Bullet Ends Life Of Bird-Lover,
Who Listened to It's Notes
for Hours at a Time.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO. January 19.--Peculiar,
these Chinese.
That's what Hong Ming Lak's neigh
bors used to say. They liked him and
patronized his grocery store, but couldn't
understand him. For hours he would
sit and listen to his canary sing. When
the weather was pleasant he would take
the bird on his walks, suspending It's
cage from a short stick Often he would
pause TO listen to its song.
Last week the canary became III and
refused food. Yesterday a friend, no
ticing that the grocery was locked,
called police. Inside they found the
canary lying at the bottom of its cage
which rested on stand at the head OF
Hong Ming Iak's bed. Hong Ming LAX
himself lay on the bed, seemingly asleep
Then the police lifted his mandarin
Jacket. There was bullet hole through
his heart.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-19
DRY APPEAL GOES
TO SUPREME COURT
Arguments to Be Heard Wednesday
on q. s Challenge to Ruling
Of Judge Clark.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
The Governments appeal challenging
the decision of Judge Clark of New ,Jer-
sey holding the prohibition amendment
invalid today was formally presented to
the Supreme Court.
On Wednesday the court will hear
arguments on the merits Of the appeal.
Solicitor General Thatcher will H"~'le
the Governments contention that the
amendment Is valid. His briet, IA. +. -
filed, outlines his argument. In it he
states that the questions raised by Judge
Clark's decision already have been
passed upon by the Supreme Court
Julius Henry Cohen and Selden Ba-
con, New York attorneys, win defend
Judge Clark's conclusions that the
amendment is invalid because It was
ratified by State Legislatures instead Of
by conventions.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-19
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NIAGARA FALLS, N. Y. January 10
The Niagara State Reservation Com
mission today ordered an aerial survey
of the American Falls to determine the
extent of the rock slide Saturday night
and Sunday which changed the contour
of the crest of the great cataract into a
miniature of the Canadian or Horse
shoe Falls.
At the same time former State
reservation engineer predicted new
crash soon.
Two witnesses of the first tremendous
plunges of rock and ice that rent the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-19
''I'm AL Capone'' Cry
By Man Stampedes
Chorus in Theater
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, January 19.-The
audience in a South State street
theater saw something not on
the program last night, but
which gave them a momentary
thrill without extra charge.
A man in the crowd jumped
over the footlights and an
nounced in no uncertain tones:
I'm Al Capone."
The chorus screamed and fed,
leaving the stage to the new
conner, who then leaned over
and asked the orchestra to play
something. BY that time the
police arrived and took him to a
hospital for observation. He gave
his name as william Carshak
and said he couldn't remember
why he had used the gangster's
name.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-19
WO0DCOCK Is ADMITTED
BY U. S. SUPREME COURT
Dry Director Intends to Argue
Prohibition Case From Mich
igan at Early Date.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Prohibition Director Woodcock today
was given the right to practice before
the Supreme Court and he intends to
use it soon to argue an important pro-
hibition case from Michigan.
His admission to the highest bar was
moved by Assistant Attorney General
Youngquist, in charge of prohibition.
The case which the prohibition direc-
tor will argue involves the right of
search without a warrant It resulted
from the arerst and conviction of Rich
ard Husty and Charles Laurel at Grand
Rapids, Mich, on charges of violating
the prohibition law.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-19
SKELETON FOUND WITH LETTER
MAN WAS WRITING TO MOTHER
Young Adventurer in Canada, Dead Since Last Spring.
Held Mssve in Hand

Is If God will forgive me for my. sins. ~
The young man sat there with the
dishpan across his knees until a
trooper Of the Royal Canadian Mounted
Police happened by the cabin recently
He found skeleton hand holding the
letter. The young man, James Eldon
Michael, IS, died soon after he finished
writing to his mother, Mrs. l.. A. VIII
uams of Albany, Calf.
The story Of Michaels last letter was
added today to that nine of adventure
stories-the reports Of the mounted
police.
Michael had come to Alberta to at
tempt 10 make the trip along The Hay
River in which Burt Esher, German
writer, had lost his hfbxthe Winter
before.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-19
BY the Associated Press.

BY The AsSoclated PreSS.
EDMONSTON, Alberta, January 10.
The cold Canadian sun was reflected
duly from the surface of a dishpan
that sat across the bony knees of a
young man in a lonely hut at Long
Rapids, on the Hay River, last Spring
1.-THE sun is shining, mother, but I
feel so cold" the young man wrote,
using the dishpan as desk. IT can
still walk a little, but that's about all.
There Is no blood in me because I
haven't eaten for so long. I haven't
seen another human being for 40 days
now There are some magazines here,
but the stories are so silly. have
some cards. but don't care for soil
taire. The sonly thing worry about
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-19

BUENOS AIRES, January 10 (P.-A
number of passengers were badly in
jured and about so others suffered
bruises when train standing at Marti-
nez Station was struck by another train
approaching 1t from behind last night.
Several coaches We're demolished.