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Imperial Valley press., 1931-11-17

Truck Drivers, over 800 lbs. $50
The general prevailing rate for le-
gal holidays and overtime work
shall be one and one-half times the
above rates.
Bidders attention is called to the
above mentioned statute which will
require them, if awarded the con-
tract, to pay not less than said gen.
eral per diem rate Of wages set
forth in said resolution hereinaboye
mentioned, to all laborers, workmen
and mechanics employed in the exc
cution of the proposed contract.
All proposals or bids shall be &C
companied by a check payable TO
the City of Ell Centre, certified by a
responsible bank for an amount
which shall be not less than 10 per
cent of the aggregate OF the pro-
posal or by a bond in said amount
and so payable signed by two sure
ties who shall justify before any
officer competent to administer an
oath, in double said amount over
and above all statutory exemptions
The City Council Of said City re-
serves the right to reject any or all
bids.
BY order of said City Council
Dated this 18th day OF November,
1881.
]. G. NEALE,
City Clerk OF the City OF ri Centre,
California. 1912
Imperial Valley press., 1931-11-17
Automobiles For Sale

FOR TRADE-Reo truck for city
lot. SGT South Fourth st. 1916
Imperial Valley press., 1931-11-17
Helm unrei--FenlGie

WANTED-Housekeeper in modern
home for two. Middle-aged wom-
an preferred. Phone Holtville,
63-M. 16t6
Imperial Valley press., 1931-11-17

HARTzELL, THE RoOFER, takes
the guess work out of roofing
Phone 251-W, FL Centre. If
BEFORE OTHERS FAIL Hart
eel the Roofer. Phone 25l-W. If
Imperial Valley press., 1931-11-17
NOTICE OF INVITING SEALED
PROPOSALS FOR BIDS FUR
NISHING LABOR AND MATE
RAILS TO ERECT A MUNICH
PAL GARAGE FOR THE CITY
OF Ell CENTRIC.

Notice is hereby given that the
undersigned, City Clerk of Ell Cen
tro invites and will receive at his
office in the City Hall of said City
up to the hour of 7:30 o'clock P. M.
on the End day of December, 1891,
sealed proposals or bids for furnish
ing the City of Ell Centre all labor
and materials to erect a municipal
garage in the City of Ell Centre, all
in accordance with plans and speci-
fications on file in the office of the
City Engineer.
Notice is hereby given bidders
that under the provisions of Chap
ter 1877, Statutes of 1881, the City
Council of the City of Ell Centre has
ascertained the prevailing rate of
per diem wages for each craft, OF
type of workman, or mechanic
needed to execute the contract
which will be awarded the success
f,,l l.frjIa.. 70 no
Imperial Valley press., 1931-11-17

FOR RENT-Nice four-room fur
nished houses, freshly painted in
side and out; water paid. In
quire w. I. Stone, 831 Main. 17tf
Imperial Valley press., 1931-11-17
For Rent-HOUSeS

FOR RENT = UNFINISHED house.
See Mrs. Harris at j. G. Penney
Company or 339 Olive Ave. 17tf
Imperial Valley press., 1931-11-17
Ye Fireside Gift Shoppe

Gifts Which Are Different"
Hand hooked and crochet rugs
and gifts of all descriptions for
the holidays. Bridge score and
tally cards. WOMEN'S Elk
CHANGE. Open evenings. 435
Vine. Phone 973.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-11-17
Real Estate bargains
The Rewfangles
Joe PaIooka

FOR SALE OR RENT - Al IS
acre alfalfa ranch Good house.
Great sacrifice By owner. Three
miles east city limits. three miles
north. Ferguson ranch. l7t4
Imperial Valley press., 1931-11-17
Rooms and Apartment

FOR RENT - Furnished room,
good location, with or without
board. GOT Hell. Its
Imperial Valley press., 1931-11-17

In the District Court of the United
States, Southern District of Cali
fornia, Southern Division.
In the Matter of j H I.ENE,N-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-29
Escaping Prisoners.

Perhaps because Of nervousness in
duced by the recent disclosures Of
third degree doings in the precinct
station houses and the investigation
that has been started into this and
other matters of police conduct. mem
bers Of the force have during the past
few days fumbled their jobs in the prac-
tice Of handling prisoners. On Thurs
day q man who had been taken in a
business establishment on a charge of
forgery, by detectives who had been
waiting for him several hours, broke
loose as he was being put into a vehicle
for transportation TO headquarters, and.
50 far as known, has not been seen
since Again yesterday a man who had
been broadcast as wanted by the police
OF Baton Rouge, La, was taken into
custody, and while being transferred
in a patrol wagon from headquarters
to precinct station cell he broke loose
from custody after batting with a po-
liceman and vanished. 1t Is Of no mo-
ment that the Louisiana Request for his
arrest had been Cancelled. without mott
fcation to the Detective Bureau.
A short time ago a prisoner broke
away from policeman who was taking
| him TO station house and fed into
house from which he eventually es-
capped, the policeman in pursuit leap,
ing from window and breaking hi,
leg. In this case the escape was due
TO the fact that the man had not been
handcuffed, whereupon orders we're Is
sued that hereafter all prisoners should
be so secured in transit through the
streets.
| It Is hard enough TO catch wanted
men without letting them go free befor,
they are tried. Every little while Z
prisoner walks out Of the Police Cour;
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murder Of q woman and her three chill
dren, who disappeared two months ago
The bodies have just been found in
the cellar of a garage at his residence.
It would appear that this man con-
Quoted correspondence through matri-
monial agencies-which are much used
by criminals for their evil purposes.
There is suspicion that other crimes
have been committed by him.
Some years ago a death farm" was
maintained in one of the, Middle West
ern States by a woman to whose charge
was eventually laid the murder Of a
dozen or so men, who were drawn into
her coils by matrimonial advertisements.
This was a particularly fiendish per-
Torrance. A little later there was the
case of Landru in France, much the
same sort Of criminal enterprise though
the sexes were reversed. Landru's full
toll of death was never revealed. Then
a similar case developed in Germany,
where a multiple murderer carried on
his CHASTITY trade for several years be-
fore detected. Hungary also furnished
an instance some time ago, uncounted
victims having been taken there.
The money motive is present in prac-
tically all Of these cases. That was the
motive in the case of the woman who
conducted the baby farm" in this
country, where an undetermined num-
Der of infants were put to death.
Avarice becomes an overmastering i'm
pulse when an immoral person takes the
first step in dealing with life as an
article of commerce.
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Human Monsters.

Every now and then a criminal
~monster" develops. person who for
gain does murder by wholesale. fend
OF rapacity and cruelty. In the history Of
crime are many such cases, here and
IN Europe. Just now there are two in
stances Of this form of diabolism which.
though still under investigation, are
practically established in fact. One Of
these Is in Detroit, where a Hungarian
immigrant woman, keeper Of working
mems rooming house. is accused Of
causing the death of ten men for their
insurance. These deaths spread over q
period Of eight years. 1t may be impos-
sible TO establish the crime Of murder
in every instance, but enough is now
known TO satisfy the police that this
terrible creature made a business Of
Turing men to her house. plying them
with liquor, getting them insured for
her benefit and then, by some means
not yet definitely made clear. putting
them TO death.
At the same time Clarksburg w Va,
furnishes an atrocity that is even more
shocking. because Of the fact that chill
dren were the victims as well as an
adult. A man is under arrest for the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-29
Thanks to Hobbies.

From the San Antonio Evening News
In the fairy stories, Prince Charming
and the beautiful princess marry and
live happily ever after; but the fairies
left Dunmow long ago. For that reason
the English villages custom of giving q
side OF bacon to each couple welded
there who truthfully could say they had
been happy for a year and day
though observed since 1445-never has
proved costly. Claimants have been
few, but that may have been because
OF the hard conditions: Who would try
to convince a jury of six maids and six
bachelors that there is such q thing as
connubial bliss?
This year, however, three couples ap-
peared to claim the bacon, and all
proved their title to the courts salts
faction. In each case, 1t appears, .
hobby congenial to both man and wife
was the key to happiness. Mr.. Cox
builds model yachts and HIS wife makes
the sails; the husband always cleans up
the chips after his work, without being
told. Mr.. Hodgetts goes in for wire
less. and Mrs. Hodgetts likes lingering
with such things, too. The Devoils clll-
tivatedt a flower garden together. and
the neighbnrs said theysMere always
laughing Then the reSipa for being
happy though married '-leastwi1c IN
Dunmow-is first - est n ia95oy mi
then choose wife who has the same
hnhhn
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this development when he launched his
moratorium plan"
IF the nations that owe us the war
billions can afford, as they are doing,
to spend more money for ornaments
and armed men than they spent before
the war, why should we cancel their
debts to us?" asks the Portland Oregon
Journal. The Fort Wayne News-Sen-
tinel holds as factor in the situation
the fact that, with France spending
nearly % times as much for ornaments
as she is called upon to pay on war
debts, she could keep up her war debt
payments and take a great deal less
from Germany without Being seriously
cramped in anything except her ambi-
ton to dominate the world by force /"
The Akron Beacon Journal AYERS that
mo impulse Is being given the common
effort to restore better times to this
Nation so long as Uncle Sam is fanatic
ally engaged in foreign missions" The
Columbus Ohio State Journal COM
ments: What stand the United States
will take ultimately cannot be known
until Congress decides, and If We are
any prophet Of congressional action,
that body will do all that is reasonable
TO assure Germany a fair deal and at
the same time protect the rights Of
American citizens"
''The committee has submitted a
frank, well considered report" says the
San Antonio Express. 1T found that
Germany's commercial obligations to
foreign countries total about $685.
000, 900. Cooperating with internation-
al bankers who are short-term creditors,
the committee arranged for a six-month
extension on debts. aggregating 81 ,200,-
DOC, 900. That understanding already has
helped improve conditions, and doubt
less it will be followed by better coll
liberation among the principal powers"
The encouraging fact is" according
to the Omaha World-Herald, that
things have been moving rapidly, and
in logical order, since President Hoover
took the initiative with his moratorium
proposal There is everywhere q de-
termined striving to get together and
apply whatever measures are necessary.
however unpalatable some of them NAV
be and however counter to nationaIistic
preJudices. This disposition has been
greatly accumulated since the near col
lapse Of Germany has been followed
with a gravely threatening condition in
Great Britain. Civilization, in its ex-
tremity. is learning the truth Of its
essential unity. The disposition for CO.
operation was never so notable, not
only among nations, but among groups
within nations"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-29
John Bull Borrows Millions.

Immediately upon the reorganization
of the British ministry, dedicated to the
| task of effecting drastic economies in
the national expenditures and approx
mating balancing of the budget. an
enormous credft-~has been extended to
the British treasury by American and
French bankers. This is one of the
| largest loans ever made in world his
tory. 1t is designed to stabilize the
pound sterling, which has been seriously
deprecated OF late by an outflow Of
gold from London TO maintain the
trade credit Of the country. The Amer
lean share Of the credit is to be borne
by group Of bankers. The French
portion will be divided between the
bankers and the public. one-half of the
French allotment being offered TO the
people as an investment.
The rapidity with which this ar
| rangement was n1ade-less than thirty
six hours after the announcement that
the ministry at London had been re-
organized-is in itself factor for the
re-establishment of confidence. 1t is
assumed that the economies demanded
by the bankers of America and France
will be made. This means that the
dole that has been paid In Great Britain
to the unemployed since the war ended
will be curtailed This In turn means
material reaction upon the political
Sfff,afio,. ~, GroaS R-5&nsv T.,.A - 4
its future effect viii be cannot be FORE
told. The point of Importance is that
the condition required by the advancers
Of gold credit has been met. without
regard to the political effect OF the
economies.
This speedy rescue Of the British
treasury from grave embarrassment is
the second instance within q very brief
period of international action to pre-
vent fiscal strain becoming dangerous
to the public security and to the friendly
relations Of governments. The German
reparations moratorium was an un-
precedented action. The loan of four
hundred million dollars to Great Britain
was the second instance, not Of itself
extraordinary, but exceptional in the
sum involved The cause of the loan,
the occasion for its necessity, was IN
USUAL matter Of domestic economic
policy bringing other nations TO the
rescue.
It is none of the business Of the
United States or Of France whether
Great Britain maintains its unemployed
with a dole or not. That is strictly a
matter Of domestic policy. 1t is incon-
ceivable that the dole paid in Great
Britain should ever become factor in
the direct relations of the government
at London and those Of America and
France. But when Great Britain asks
for credits, the prospective lenders have
right to demand that the security be
made sound, through a balancing Of the
books, and If that can be effected only
through the curtailment of the dole,
then this step must b. taken, be the
political consequences what they may.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-29

owing to the unsatisfactory conditions
that prevail there, conditions that will
be corrected In the new District judicial
establishment. The fact that the man
who escaped yesterday was, after all, not
under requisition from Louisiana
is Of no consequence in this con-
nection. The point is that whether
through bungling or lack of knowledge
Of good police technique men are getting
away. The policeman who allows a
prisoner to escape, whatever the con-
ditions, should be seriously demerited.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-29

Decision by Coin" Harvey to run
for the presidency on platform advo-
eating monetary revision, Government
ownership and moratorium for pri-
vate debts would reflect little of the
excitement of some of w. j. Bryan's
campaigns if Harvey. in addition to
being silver statistician. were a silver
tongued orator.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-29

! Virginia. which was granted April %,
| 1888 with George Washington named
| therein as the first worshipful master
under the new regime. The lodge be-
came No, % on the Virginia register.
| 1t did not change its name to Alexan-
dria-Washington Lodge, No. %. until
| 1905.
O. Should child be dressed more
warmly indoors in the wintertime than
| in the Summertime?-H. H.
! A. The Childrens Bureau SAYS that
| II the house is well heated-68 to 40
degrees Farenheit-he should wear prac-
tically what he wears on cool DAYS In
Summer. If the house is poorly heated
or floors are drafty, he will need warmer
clothes. However, many children are
dressed too warmly indoors. Warm
outer garments should be provided for
outdoor wear according 70 temperature
@. Can hard-shell crabs be made
soft-shell crabs through any artificial
process ?-J. M.
A. soft-sheI crabs are the ones
which have cast of the old shell because
Of increasing growth. There is no way
known TO make them shed out OF time
or to make hard shells soft.
O.. How much does mahogany log
weigh "A. II.
n. ILOSS from the coast OF
Africa average from three to FIVE tons.
Q. Do people have better appetites
when on shipboard than on shore?--
s. E.
A. 1t is estimated that the average
landsman eats so per cent more on
shipboard, unless he is seasick This is
attributed to the tang of the salt air
and the exercise passengers get in walk
ing the decks.
Q. Who said the American people are
as dumb as beetles?-G. v. B.
A. The comment has been attributed
the Republican candidate for mayor of
Massillon, Ohio.
O. How long did Bryan serve In
President Wilson's cabinet?-E r.
A. Two years and three months. He
served as Secretary Of State from March
4, 1913, to June 9, 1915.
B. T.
A. 1t is q Latin phrase meaning
closed sea, and is applied to a sea
closed by certain power or powers to
the unrestricted trade of other nations.
The free and open sea is called mare
liberum.
O. How many varieties Of climate are
represented in California ?-D. S.
A. It is a climatic composite Of
the whole world 1t has a ! .0OO-mile
expanse, north and south. 1t has as
| much difference in climate as there Is
between Northern New York and
Southern Florida. It hiss snow-capped
mountains and deserts Of tropical heat.
O. Who said mo man e'er felt the
halter draw, with good opinion Of the
law?"-K. L. o.
A. The quotation is from the bur-
lesque epic. "McFingal," by John
Trumhull.
@. What was the Clinton Bridge
Case?-M. T.
A. 1t was a case in the United States
Supreme Court, in 1867, giving effect
to an act Of Congress establishing q
bridge as a post route and giving raii-
roads a right to bridge waterways per-
manently.
@. Do goldfish ever sleep2-F. M. d.
A. They do not. They merely rest,
They are incapable Of closing their EYES
since they have no eyelids.
Correction: The statue erected in
Arlington Cemetery by the Canadian
government commentaries the memory
OF the Americans who lost their lives
with the Canadian forces
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-29

Entertainers are always generous in
contributing their talents in philan-
thropic emergencies. The extraordinary
gifts in the way of popular amusement
that motion pictures and radio have
developed insure liberal responses from
these sources. both in time and money,
in drive for the benefit of the I'M
employed
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-29

When Mussolini visits the Pope of
Rome 1t will probably be said, truth
fully enough, that there was no discus
sion of politics. The visit itself will be
sufficiently significant without any at
tempt to add words to the occasion.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-29

Charges Of police brutality open up
a new field for the psychoanalyst Be-
fore appointing a man as an officer an
examination might be held with view
to ascertaining whether, through hered-
ity or environment, he has developed
the abnormal mind that delights in
cruelty.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-29

A man Of rs years, Hall Game Is
under the care Of physicians in London
His literary productions are said to have
made him a millionaire; which fact
helps toward recovery, in making life
well worth living.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-29

1t Is not always easy to find Capone.
Though a man Of wealth, he is often
compelled to forsake magnificent resi-
dences for some humble and obscure
hideout.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-29

Stain was interviewed at length by
@. Bernard Shaw and Lady Aston. No
inquisitive caller has yet tried TO get
closeup opinion from Stain as to
what he thought of the interview.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-29

As an eminent mathematician Elm
stein has not yet gratified German
financiers by showing how to square q
vicious circle of debts.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-29

An earthquake ratified the dishes
while Col. and Mrs. Lindbergh were al
breakfast in Toxic. Only the dishes.
Lindbergh himself never gets ratified.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-29

Effort is being constantly made to
impress the fact that in order to handle
campaign funds successfully a man
must be an expert bookkeeper as well
as an astute politician.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-29

From the South Bend Tribune
France proposes a world army" TO
enforce the League Of Nations orders.
Now somebody may propose another
army TO make the world army be
good
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Cash Before Delivery.

From the Altoona Mirror.
An Arkansas jury refused to return
verdict before receiving its fees. You
might say that justice not only is not
blind but has excellent foresight.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-29

Police officers should study gang men
as matter Of duty, but not so closely
as to acquire their habits Of cruelty.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-29

From the San Antonio Express
Poet makes money" He's a Scottish
poet, too-but his income Is from lee
turing in the United States. Poor
Bobbie Burns lived too soon!
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ferry, and was thrown by an irate
father into the dirty water of the
stream This initial oNperience did not
serve TO discourage him, for when
nearly 80 he was continuing his am
orous adventures, with better success.
The biography is not eretnR& devoted
to this type OF romance. Burr political
career, his trial. his life in EuApe, his
financial irresponsibility, his rSaticns
with hs daughter Theodosia, ara I'll
part Qf the EtuTx.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-29

Owing 20 Ill health, Mayor Jimmy
walker Is compelled TO be abroad,
where the only shots he has to face are
camera snapshots.
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The Price &c Credi,

! From the Ashland tKyl Daily Independents.
Ten per cent of those who bug on
credit never pay But they usually tell
the dealer where the wrecked car Il.
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Am Ofher States and Canada.
Member Of the Associated Press.

The Associated Press is exclusively entitled
TO the use for republication of all news dis
patches credited to it or not otherwise cred
tied in this paper and also the local news
published herein. All rights of publication OF
special dispatches herein are Elso reserved.
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A Runner.

If should run fur Office should git so
dreadful scared
I know that Id furgit the various
speeches prepared.
An when they got to calm names the
whole affair I'd drop;
I'd jes' start in a-runnin' an I'd run
an never stop.
DE truth is mighty said Uncle
Eben. Even lie. to be successful, has
TO have some truth sprinkled through
it,"
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Rate by Carrier within the CITY.

Rate by MaiI-Payable in Advance.
Maryland and Virginia.
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SHOOTING STARS.


The Youngster.
Of course, he's not at all 10 blame,
This youngster that I know.
But resent him, Just the same,
And long TO tell him so.
Though frank his smile and clear his
eye,
glance into the past,
And see him as in days gone by
That boy is growing fast!
I knew him when he couldn't walk.
When his relations heard
His first attempts at human talk
What wonderment was stirred!
His qualities bid fair to make
A future bright and vast.
And yet feel it's a mistake
For him to grow SO fast.
Oh, why should he not linger there,
AS I would fam have done,
Where youth is ever gay and fair
And life seems only fun?
Why should his face seem strangely
grave,
With thoughtfulness o'ercast?
Why won't that busy youth behave,
And not grow up so fast?