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Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-23

and when they saw it still raining
they all joined in a glad shout:
mo school today
/ But what can we do to have
/ fun?" asked Buster.
"Unkie Wig will make another
steamboat for us" said Baby Bun
ty.
mol No! No steamboat cried
all the others. And Buster said:
I'VE want something different -"
Dear mel murmured Uncle Wig
gily, who was sliding down the rail-
ing and heard this talk. Il must
think of something new" Then,
all of a sudden, an idea popped
into his head. How about a Choo
Choo?' he asked as he bumped
down into the crowd of rain-bound
little bunnies.
BY Choo Choo do you mean a
railroad locomotives" asked Buster.
Why, yes answered his father,
But 1 thought you children called
them Choo Choos.'
awe used to when we were little, p"
said Jingle, laughing
But were grown up now" said
her twin sister, Jangle.
"Hal Hal" laughed Uncle Wig
, gily. We'll, get your breakfasts and
I will make railroad locomotive
Choo Choo for you
After breakfast Uncle Wiggily put
some chairs in row for seats in
his train. He turned an old sofa
upside down for a locomotive Choo
Choo. He got Nurse James dinner
bell to ring, and he was the engineer
with all the bunny boys and girls as
passengers. Then Uncle Wiggily
took two pieces of sandpaper like
the carpenter uses and, rubbing
them together, made a sound like
Choo Choo putting steam. And
then Buster went to the kitchen,
got some flour from Nurse Jane and
blew it into the air for smoke.
"Oh, what q fine Choo Chool"
cried Baby Bunty. Uncle Wiggily
took his bunny passengers on a long.
make believe ride to Toyland and
back, and they forgot all about hay-
ing to stay in for the rain. Then
it was night and, after a bedtime
story by Mr.. Longears, the children
went to sleep. Mrs. Longears said
she hoped it wouldn't rain tomor-
row.
But if the hot water faucet in the
sink doesn't catch cold and sneeze
its handle off, I'll tell you next
about Uncle Wiggily's circus.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-23
Published by
IMPERIAL VALLEY
PRESS, INC.
w. c. COSTELLO
Manager
NEVADA WAKING Up

A ANNOUNCEMENT by a Reno judge
n that hereafter those applying for
marital separation in the famous divorce
colony must establish at least a semb-
lance of bona fide residence in Nevada,
indicates that state is waking up to the
undesirability of the position into which
it let itself by adopting six weeks res
idence divorce law.
Judge Benjamin F. Curler, one of the
famous ''washday" judges, admits that
many Of the divorces which have been
granted in his court can be nullified by
any court in the land.
The judge further admits that many
divorces have been granted to persons
who, under oath, assert they are bona
fide residents Of Nevada, and at the same
time have return trip ticket to their
real homes in their possessions.
But the judges declaration is weaken
ed when he states that divorce applicants
must at least give him a semblance of
proof of permanent residence. He does
not demand absolute proof and his state
ment indicates that he does not want it.
He wants merely enough showing to en-
able him to convince himself that he is
being told the truth. Apparently the
judge has an elastic conscience or an
elastic mind which is able to make a
whole truth out of half truth.
Persons who come to Reno for six
weeks only, will not be granted a divorce
by him. If they admit they are in Reno
for IAN indefinite period of time that
is sufficient to convince him that they are
permanent enough to be granted divorces.
In establishing the six weeks law New
ada sold its birthright for mess Of
pottage and is beginning to find the eat
ing is not so pleasant.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-23
PAL0 VERDE IS
FAVORED TREE
IN Ell CENTRIC

Great enthusiasm over the plant
ing of palo verde trees in Ell Gen.
tro is reported by Mrs. j. S. Jones,
chairman of the tree planting COM
mittee of the Ell Centro Chamber
of Commerce, who states that doz-
ems of persons have called for in
formation concerning the planting
of palo verde trees and care and
pruning of such paintings 1t is
the plan of the chamber tree plant
ing committee to cooperate in the
national tree planting celebration
to be observed next February in
connection with the George Wash
ington bicentennial anniversary.
Il believe there Is no tree so suit
ed to Ell Centre as the palo verde .
states Mrs. Jones. 1T is a flower
ing desert tree, can exist for months
without water, is no care to make
grow. has a long tap root suited
to the soil of Imperial Valley and
does not interfere with the growth
OF other plants. In addition, the
flowers are beautiful, it makes ade-
quate shade and is never actually
, bare of needles, although there is
shedding before the time of bios
soming in the spring. Because of
the long. narrow root, this tree is
especially adapted to narrow park
ways and all that is necessary TO
| develop parkway trees is to keep
the trees trimmed and staked for
| perhaps two years. With careful
trimming they will develop into
tall, beautiful shade trees, with the
branching top far above the traffic
of the street"
According to Mrs. Jones q numbe,
of persons have already planted
palo verde trees this fall and not
only city but country people arc
using these desert trees for orna-
| mental purposes. While palo verde
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-23
Negro Held On
Felony Charge

Jack Smith, colored, yesterday
afternoon was held for trial by the
superior court on a charge of being
a felon in possession of firearms,
and bond set at $4,000 after a pre-
liminary hearing before Judge r. F.
Jones in inland.
Smith was first arrested in INLAND.
A search of his suitcase disclosed
hole torn in the seam along the
side, and an automatic placed where
it was of ready access to the man
carrying the suitcase.
Later released, Smith was again
arrested by Jack Carter in Ell Gen.
tro, attempting to sell several
watches. In the meantime search
of records had shown the prisoner
has served in three state peniten-
tiarieS, and several county jails.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-23
JAWS PROPPED APART

MEMPHIS, Tenn, W.P)-Eugene
Barnett, II, was struck in the face
by baseball 10 years ago. Since
! then he was able to open his jaws
but one-quarter of an inch. He re-
Gently underwent an operation to
release the pressure on one side of
his jaw, but his, chewing won't be
normal until he has another oper-
alton for the other side, three
months hence. Meanwhile, his jaws
are propped apart.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-23

snap to wholesale trade in Septem-
ber. This gained only fraction OF
the seasonal rise and in volume was
well below a year ago. Retail trade
gained slightly less than a year
ago"
The monthly survey made by the
El Centro Chamber of Commerce
shows a continuation of the opti-
mistic outlook in Imperial Valley
which was noted last month. Butter
fat and hay prices continued to re-
main at a higher level than last
spring. while hog prices show an
increase of about one dollar in the
past month. The reduced freight
rates on feeder cattle to Imperial
Valley insures the prosperity OF al
falfa farmers as thousands of head
of cattle will be brought to this
section for winter feeding. The out
look for the grapefruit crop is IA
vorable, according to citrus experts
and it is reported that the lettuce
crop will be unusually early this
year and that a good stand is eX-
pected.
Merchants Of Ell Centre this
month report an increase in sales
in all lines of business over the
past few months and collections
have shown a decided increase in
October over September. According
to the e. Centro chamber, the gen.
eral business outlook is as favorable
as are the agricultural indications
for the coming winter.
Penryn, Placer County, this year
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-23

trees will thrive if planted early
in spring or late winter, Mrs. Jones
says that she favors fall planting
for this tree as for most of I'M
perial Valleys trees and shrubs.
Mrs. Jones states that she will need
the services of a number of COM
mittee women in connection with
the tree planting campaign and
she asks that those who would
be interested in this work get in
touch with her either at her home
or through the Ell Centro Cham
Der of Commerce.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-23
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO
Octahpr % 1915

Every effort to double the pres
ent membership Of the Automobile
Club OF Southern California for the
good of the various sections of the
southern part of the state is now
being made by NJ. R. Emanuel, To-
cal representative of the organiza-
ton.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-23

Because it is impossible to rent
masquerade costumes here, c. F
Ferguson, of the fire department.
will make a trip to Los Angeles
Wednesday to rent a number for
those who wish to participate in the
masque dance Saturday night.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-23
TEN YEARS AGO
October 22. 1921

j. A. Mum and family have
moved into their new bungalow
home between 10th and 18th streets
on Olive Mr.. Mum is manager for
Edgar Brothers and company.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-23

Recalling the hobnobbing Washing
ton slayer did with Los Angeles police,
it is quite likely that Mrs. Judd is in
Chief Steckel's office.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-23

Mr.. and Mrs D. H. Winans, ac-
companied by Mr.. and Mrs. Truman
Thompson, spent the weekend at
San Diego.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-23

AS a result of the visit of the
directors of the Dixie townsite
company to the proposed town for
the extreme west side, plans are
being developed for the establish
ment of the new|community The
grounds are to be graded at once
and trees to be set as soon as a
water supply is provided.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-23

The Pacific Slope Dairy Show
will be held in Oakland, November
9-l3.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-23
Stone Insurance Agency

Thanks folks for the nice new lines that have been
coming in The insuring public is certainly finding its
way to door and being helped to rates that are
reasonable both fire and automobile, in times like
these. 1t pays to bring your insurance problems to
w. l. Stone, 831 Main ST., Phones 24S and 3s7,
Ell Centre.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-23

Approach Of election time seems to
have made Buron Fits rather thin
skinned.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-23
Issued ID ally, Except
Sundays. Entered a.
The Post Office, El Cen.
tro, Calf, as Second
Class Matter.
INVESTIGATING

OS ANGELES is to have another in
l. vestigation, with District ATTORNEY
Buron Fits this time being the investi-
gated party, instead of conducting the
investigation.
However, the probe is being made at
Fits request, and it is certain to have
no more effectiveness than the majority
of the investigations" which have seemed
SO popular in recent years in all parts of
the country.
Fits, previously immune to attacks
and criticism, apparently has become
nettled by insinuations on the conduct
Of his office and has asked the states
attorney general to make an investiga-
ton.
In the same statement which an
nounced his request for the probe, the
district attorney also declared his in
tention to seek reelection. Coupling
the two is a bit of political strategy that
is not new but is usually effective.
The investigation" will take some of
the attorney-generals time, some of the
peoples money, give Mr.. Fits office
a clean bill of health, and of course pro-
vide news for the papers. That is about
all it will do, or that it is expected to
do
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-23

Allan Hoover is starting in on the
ground floor to work his way to the top.
But there will be an elevator for Allan.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-23

We wonder if there is anything under
the sun on which George Bernard Shaw
has no opinion, or at least will not ex-
press one.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-23
Looking Backward
What the Press Files Tell Of
Imperial Valley for This Date
in Past Years
TWENTY YEARS AGO
October 23, 1911

Probably the first golden wedding
anniversary to be celebrated in I'M
perial valley will be that of Mr.. and
Mrs. j. E. Cole of Ell Centro, who
will attain their fiftieth anniversary
of married life on December 6.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-23

The pound in England has depreclat-
ed and doubtless our lceman has tallen
under the influence.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-23

Penryn, Placer County, this year
shipped 445 cars Of fresh fruits.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-09-18
CORONER HOLDS FOX FOR WOMAN'S DEATH
Play Will Be
 Chosen Tonight
Little Theatre Play Read ing Committee Will See lect One of Three COn= Sidered

The pay reading committee of the Little Theatre of Waterbury at a meeting held Tuesday evening. decided that the final selection would be one of the following plays: Alice Sit By the Fire" by Sir James M. Barrie; "The Devil in the Cheese" by Tom Cushing; 'The Truth About Blayds" by A. A. Milne.
 The matter now rests with Miss Helen Schoeni, directress, who has had the matter under consideration as to the possibility of casting and will report to the committee this evening at a meeting to be held at 8 o'clock at the Little Theatre headquarters, "A Central avenue.
 The play reading committee has had no easy time of 1t. Play after play has been perused, dis cussed and thoroughly gone into in an. effort to arrive at decision that will meet with the approval of the majority of the Little The atre. Miss Marion Hunt, chairman, has as her co-workers Miss Mar ion Jones, Joseph Mulcahy. Row. land Shepardson and Allan Weaver.
 Applications for member ship are arriving thick and fast at head quarters. and from present indica- tions it would appear that the third season will be banner one.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-09-18
WARNER BANTER AND DOROTHY MACKAILL IN THEIR MAD MOMENT"
 AT NEW GARDEN.

Warner Baxter and Dorothy Mackaill are seen together for the first time in their screen careers in "Their Mad Moment" tempestu- ous romance of the Basques filmed by Fox, which opens today at the New Garden theater.
 amilton MacFadden and Chandler Sprague directed the picture which is a screen adapta- ton of Eleanor Mercein's piercing novel. "Basquerie," which deals with the stirring adventures and romance common among the pleas ure-loving Basques.
 The story tells of modern American society girl, Dorothy Mackaill, who loves a handsome Basque, Warner Baxter, but is faced with a marriage of duty in order to pay the bills incurred by her scheming step-mother, Nella Walker.
 The productions cast also :n- cludes Nance ONeil as Baxter's matriarchal grandmother, Mary Doran and Leon Janney.
 An interesting exhibition of fast and trick shooting is portrayed In .The Two Gun Man." Tiffany's latest Western thriller starring Ken Maynard, which is also on the bill.
 Today and tomorrow will coll clude "The Mystery Trooper" To- morrow night another Country Store" will be held when fifteen big family Sunday dinner baskets will be given to patrons by Si Crabtree master of ceremonies, there will also be a return en- gagement of the "Quackerbush Comedy Four"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-09-18
Finds Criminal
 Responsibility
 In Skip Driver
New Haven Motorist Struck and Fatally Injured Mrs Margaret Lawlor of Forestville- Drove Off After Accident But Witness Followed and Appre= hended Him

and Mrs Lawlor was thrown Vio- lently forward, her head coming in contact with the back of the front seat. Fox continued on, and his speed increased. He was fol- lowed, however, by the Hogan car which had been keeping him in sight since the incident near "The Notch" and at Spring Glen Hogan enlisted the aid of William Prebil- la, of the Hamden police force, and finally caught up with Fox at Whitneyville. &
 The roadway where this acci- dent happened is straight for sev- eral hundred feet. The 'weather was clear, the lights on Lawlor's car were lit, and there is no req son why Fox could not have seen the Lawlor car approach. Traffic at the time was quite heavy.
 Mrs Lawlor was taken at once to St Mary's hospital in Waterbury, where she died on the 5th day of August, 1881, at 9:50 a. m., day light saving time.
 I find that said death was caused by a fracture of the jaw, oedema of the brain, and hemorrhage into the left ventricle of the brain, when the deceased was violently thrown from the rear seat of the Studebaker touring car operated by her son, JarSes Lawlor, on the Cheshire New Haven road, when said automobile left the travelled portion of the roadway and struck a telephone pole. I further find that said touring car was forced off the travelled portion of the roadway by Chevrolet coupe, op- erated by James Fox, and that said death of Mrs Margaret Lawlor
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-09-18
NAUGATUCK
Legion To Install
 District Officers Here
Big Meeting Scheduled for October Membership
 ship Drive Was Successful

Officers of the second Connecti- cut district of the American Legion elected will be installed at a big district meeting to be held in the borough on October IA, it was announced at the regular meeting of Naugatuck post of the Legion held last night in their rooms in the Odd Fellows building. The meeting is being held at the invitation of Naugatuck post.
 State Commander James E. Breslin will be in charge, of the installation. Railroad post of New Haven is cooperating with the To- cal post in the exercises. William Cornell of Railroad post will be installed as district commander. Plans for the gathering are being made by Harold Lewis, chairman, Edward Cuddy, Edward Gerber and Frederick Trestrail. It is planned to have an entertainment, dancing and luncheon. The gath ering will be held in Odd Fellows hall.
 Given Vote of Thanks
 Past Commander Herbert John son of the local post was ex- tended a rising vote of thanks by the post for his efforts on behalf of the recent membership drive. MT Johnson was chairman of the membership drive committee, many new members being signed up.
 Nominations for officers of the post will take place at a meeting to be held on October Sth. The election of officers will be held on October 22. ~f
 Must Register Hives.
 Attention is called to bee own- CTS of the borough by Town Clerk Louis Schiller, Jr,. that they must register their hives at this office on or before October 1. Those who fail to register their hives may be subject to a fine of S5 for such failure.
 The registration fee is 25 cents.
 Shubbery Being Planted
 Employees of the Tuttle-Whitte- more fund are further beautifying the east bank of the Naugatuck river where the new rip rap wall has been installed by the planting of shrubbery along the top of the river bank. The shrubbery will add to the beauty of the bank and will prevent the dumping of refuse.
 To Entertain Grand Officers
 Grand Senior Warden H. H. Prichard of Bridgeport and staff will pay a visit to Magnolia en- campment at their regular meeting to be held next Wednesday night in Odd Fellows hall.
 Among those to attend will be Past Grand Patriarch Thomas R. Taylor who was present at the institution of Centennial lodge, 55 years ago. All members of the encampment are urged to be pres- ent at the meeting.
 Supper Largely Attended.
 The supper given by the ladies of the Salem Lutheran church in the church parlors last night was largely attended. It was estimat- ed that about 300 people partook of the excellent meal.
 Alleys Open Monday.
 The bowling alleys of the YMCA will open Monday. September 21, for members of the "Y". During the summer months the alleys have all been gone over and placed in first class condition. Automatic pin-setters have also been installed in the alleys. It is planned to get the fall bowling league started about October 5.
 Entries for the fall bowling tour nament must be in by Thursday, September "A.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-09-18
V. E. w. Meeting


 A regular meeting of Crusader post, Veterans of Foreign Wars will be held tonight in their rooms on Rubber avenue.
 At the meeting of the post to be held on Friday evening, Sept 25, nomination of officers will be in order. The election of officers will take place on October 30.
 Change in Time Table.
 Important changes in the time table of the New Haven railroad will be made on Sunday, Septem- Der 27, when daylight saving time will change. The new schedule will go itno effect at 2:01 a. m. on Sept 27. The new schedules will be available shortly.
 The swimming pool at the local YMCA which, has been closed for overhauling will reopen Monday for seniors and intermediates only. Physical Director Fritz Klambt de- sires that every "Y'' member be- come a swimmer. He will arrange for individual instruction for non- swimmers upon request.
 A large force of borough work men started preliminary work on the installation of cement gutters and curbing on Park avenue, for merly Park avenue extension yes- terday. It. will be several weeks before the work is completed.
 Local and railroad police have failed to unearth a clue as to the the identity of the persons who broke into a box car on a siding near the local freight depot Tues day night, taking between so and 100. pounds of chocolate bars which were being shipped by the Peter Paul Candy company. The police are of the opinion that the break was the work of young SterS.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-09-18
MARION DAVIES SCORES HIT IN FIVE AND
 TEN" AT l. Y R I C

Skyscraper banquets. bachelor apartments, moonlight trysts, zooming airplanes, charity bazaars. private trains, steamships and even Fifth Avenue busses supply the kaleidoscopic backgrounds for Five and Ten" Marion Davies new Metro -Goldwyn-M Mayer star ring picture. which opened yester- day at the Lyric theater.
 Modern, daring, hilarious and yet intensely dramatic, the Fannie Hurst novel offers the star some thing entirely new by way of char acterization. Miss Davies, as Jen- infer, daughter of the five-and- ten-cent-store magnate, is a differ ent Marion Davies than we have known on the screen in the past. She is a more convincing and re- pressed person than We had been led to believe.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-09-18

Pleading guilty to charges of robbery, Walter Gruzas, 21, of this city was sentenced to the Cheshire reformatory when arrafgned before Judge Newell Jennings in superior court to-day. He was charged with robbing and beating one John Opalenik of Cheshire on the night of August 25th.
 According to the statements of Assistant States Attorney William B. Fitzgerald, Gruzas bargained with Opalenik to drive the latter ito his home in Cheshire. Opal enik who had been drinking agreed to $1.50 as the taxi fare. Opalenik boarded Gruzas' car on Meadow street and was driven out Chase parkway. Arriving in a seclud- ed section. Gruzas is said to have stopped the car and to have att tackled Opalenik, taking from his person, $4.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-09-18

was caused by the criminal negli- gence of the said James Fox. In compliance with the statute I have filed with the clerk of the superior court of New Haven county at Waterbury my report of the inquest. together with the tes- timony taken.
 Dated at Waterbury, Connecti- cut, this 18th day of September, A. D. 1881.
 WALTER w. SMITH,
 Deputy Coroner for New
 Haven, County of Water
 bury.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-09-18
Reformatory For
 Alleged Robber
Walter Gruzas Pleads Guilty and Youth Saves Him
 From Prison

Public Defender Attorney W. W. Gager said Opalenik told Gruzas he would not pay him when they arrived in Chase parkway and this angered Gruzas so that he struck his passenger and took the few dollars in the pockets of Opalenik. Attorney Gager said Gruzas had no record and asked for a reforma- tory sentence due to his age. MT Fitzgerald said the state had no ohiections
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-09-18
SELFISHNESS

Warren, O.-When his wife in- terrupted their quarrel to phone the sheriff to arrest him, Harry Fife went out to his automobile, spilled gasoline on. it and applied a match. What's the big idea ?" the sheriff asked on arriving at the Fife home and viewing the flaming car. 50 my wife can't run around in it while I'm in jail,' Fife replied.