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Imperial Valley press., 1931-04-20
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IMPERIAL VALLEY
PRESS, INC.
DISARMTNG THE POLICE
w. c. COSTELLO
Manager

Four men, one of whom is reputed
Chicago gunman, were freed by jury
at Long Beach Saturday night, following
a trial of several weeks, on charges of
assault with a deadly weapon.
The quartette was engaged in gun
battle with police last December in which
one policeman was so badly injured that
he will be an invalid for life.
In arriving at its verdict the jury
found that the policeman had shot first
and inferred that the quartette was with
in the law in answering the officer S fire.
1t did not go any further and attempt to
decide by what right the four were car
rying arms.
California is in grave danger of be-
coming a favorite place for gangsters and
racketeers from other states. The arrest
and charges against the Long Beach
four served as warning to those who
would come here that this state did not
intend to welcome them and permit them
to start another Chicago out here
But apparently it was only bluff.
The arrest and trial can be considered
only as gestures. The acquittal is notice
to gangsters elsewhere that California
law is not so tough after all.
Perhaps it is unfair to criticize the
jury. In all probability they arrived at
a fair decision based upon the evidence
presented to them.
If a policeman cannot shoot first when
he is reasonably certain he is shooting at
a criminal and the very fact that these
four men were armed makes them crinl-
inals) we may as we'll abolish policemen
and submit ourselves to the dictates of
the gunman and gangster. The law, as
represented by the policeman, is not en-
titled to the first bite. 1t must be bitten
before it can bite back.
For paltry salary we invite police
men to commit suicide And how we
Imperial Valley press., 1931-04-20
POLICE ARREST
nine OFFENDERS
OVER WEEKEND

Drunkenness again led the list of
offenses on the police court docket
today. when five cases of alleged
drunkenness were tried, two vagran-
cy charges heard, and one petty
theft and one reckless driving case
tried.
Lorenzo Reys pleaded not guilty
to petty theft. Trial was set for
"Wednesday afternoon.
William Elliott, q, and Fred Nc
Iver. 20, were sentenced TO Is days
in the Jail on yagrancy charges.
Orin Cloud was sentenced TO pay
a fine of $50 or serve s25 days in
Jail, and the sentence suspended on
condition ne pay for damage done
to a fire plug at Sixth and Broad
way streets Saturday night. He was
charged with reckless driving.
Another suspended sentence was
passed on Mrs. M. Manuella, 40,
sentenced to 60 days in the city
charged with being drunk. She was
iail, and the sentence suspended on
the condition she pay for hotel
window she broke last night. Dam
age TO the window amounts almost
to 500.
Joe Perientil, 25. was sentenced to
25 days il the county jail for
drunkenness, complicated by fight
IN which Perientil welded knife
cutting himself slightly in the arm
c. Hernandez, %, forfeited SIC
bail posted on a drunk charge. G
2. Eunga, %, ana vicente Suyma
Imperial Valley press., 1931-04-20
will be enough to eat and drink" i"

will be enough to eat and drink"
/ Nurse Jane and l will have
plenty" said Mrs. Longears, for
we know how much food fat Mr..
Twistytail and his wife need"
Uncle Butter can eat lot, too,
and so can Aunt Lettie,' said Mr..
Longears. BE sure and have
plenty. Well" he went on as he
started his pink nose twinkling on
getting up from the table. I'll hop
away and have an adventure. When
come back we shall have COM
pany for tea"
Uncle Wiggily hoped to the
woods. Over the fields he hoped,
up hill and down hill and soon he
came to a swampy, marshy place IN
| the woods where each time he
stepped ON the green, mossy carpet
he felt water squiging up around
| his paws. Then. all of a sudden,
, Uncle Wiggily slipped on a slidy bit
of moss and sat down on the side
! of hill.
"Oh, I'm all wet!r cried the rab-
bit gentleman. Il must have sat
down in puddle of water"
Not exactly, but almosti' sang
red Robin bird perched in tree.
! What water did 1 sit in?" asked
! the rabbit as he looked at the drops
falling from his red trousers.
You sat in some water OF the
pitcher plants" answered the Ro-
bin. See the pitcher plants grow
ing on the side of the hill. You
sat i'll a bed of them and that's
why you are all wet!"
Uncle Wiggily looked and saw,
growing out of the ground, some
green stems, on the ends of which
were flowers shaped like little pitch
ers, with a green, leafy cover over
the top like the Jackin-the pulpit.
Pitcher plantsl' murmered Un-
Gle Wiggily Il don't remember to
have seen them before"
Sometimes they are called hunt
er's cup" sang the Robin. I'm the
part of the flower shaped like a
pitcher rainwater falls and It stays
there for many days. We birds
often get drinks of water from the
pitcher flowers when we can find
it nowhere else"
II am sorry I sat down and
crushed SO many of the pitcher
plants full of water" said Uncle
Wiggily. 1T is too bad"
Don't worry spoke a pitcher
flower that had not been crushed
and emptied. I'VE are sorry you got
all wet. And there are many more
pitchers left that are still filled with
clean drinking water"
Uncle Wiggily looked and saw
that this was so. Then, having had
his little adventure with the funny
pitchers of water, the rabbit gentle
man hoped home TO his bungalow
No sooner had he arrived than
Nurse Jane ran to him crying:
"Oh, Uncle Wiggily! What shall
we dol The two best water pitch
ers in the bungalow fell down of
the shelf in the pantry and broke
We have company coming to tea
and no water pitchers. What shall
we do?"
Don't worry said the rabbit
gentleman, laughing. Il will sc
back to the woods and pick some
pitcher plants full of water. I'll put
them on the tea table" Which hc
did and the pig and goat company
said the flower pitchers of water
were most beautiful. So everything
was fine. And if the billy goat will
blow his horn so the pussy cat vii
get out of the little dogs way, II
tell you next about Uncle Wigglly
and the proud hill
Imperial Valley press., 1931-04-20
MAN HIT BY AUTO
REFUSES NAME

A man who refused to give his
name to the man who ran him
down was slightly injured on the
San Diego highway half mile
west of the Date ranch Saturday
night.
o. E. Paris reported to officers
that. while driving west on the San
Diego highway, his car struck a
man who ran into the road from
beside an old car parked by the
highway. The man was apparently
drunk, said Paris.
Paris carried the injured man
into Ell Centro, where he refused
medical treatment. Paris did not
know his name.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-04-20
Officer
Complies 'Don'ts'

More "dont's," compiled by Frank
Smyer. city traffic officer, for the
education of erring motorists and
which are intended to decrease the
number of accidents and increase
the percentage of good drivers, fol-
low:
Don't let bicycle riders hang onto
your car.
Don't leave clothing, blankets, etc.,
in your car.
Don't fail to lock car when leav-
ing it unattended.
Don't leave ignition key in car.
Don't fail to have your brakes IN
good condition.
Don't fail to keep your headlights
properly adjusted.
Don't follow fire trucks.
Don't drive within one block OF
a fire.
Don't drive over fire hose.
Don't fail to give right Of way to
fire and police vehicles.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-04-20
Am ] The Only ore to eat !?

your wife and ! had our breakfasts
early, as there is so much work to
do to get the bungalow ready"
Get the bungalow ready for
what?" asked Mr.. Longears. Don't
tell me-" he cried, holding his pink
nose so it wouldn't twinkle, please
don't tell me you are getting my
bungalow ready for the Bob Cat,
the Wolf or the Fox to be COM
pany"
Nothing like that" laughed
Nurse Jane. But we are going to
have company just the same. Mr..
Twistytail and his wife are coming
to tea and so are Uncle Butter and
Aunt Lettie."
"Oh, the pigs and the goatsl That
will be fine!' said Uncle Wiggily
with a smile as he sat down to eat
his breakfast. TT will be nice to
have some company. ] hope there
Imperial Valley press., 1931-04-20
Issued Daily, Except
Sundays. Entered at the
Post Office, El Centre,
Calf, as Second-C Glass
Matter.
MOTORISTS RESPONSIBLE

Those who drive cars, and their num-
Der includes the great majority, should
be interested in the recent decision OF the
supreme court of California, upholding
the constitutionality of the law govern
ing the responsibility of drivers in case
of accident.
The last legislature passed a law pro-
viding that where a judgment obtained
against a car owner as the result of DAM
ages, is not paid, the owners license and
permit to drive a car shall be confiscat-
ed and held until such time as the judg-
ment is paid.
Several such cases have arisen since
the law was passed and it has been car
ried out On an appeal of one such case,
the appellate court declared the law un-
constitutional. Further appeal to the
supreme court last week reversed the
appellate court verdict and upheld the
law as constitutional.
There are countless persons driving
cars in California who are absolutely un-
able to pay any judgment which might
be made against them. They go on the
assumption that they are going to have
no accident, or if they do, that judg-
ment against them means nothing.
If a few are deprived of the use of
their cars, it will serve as lesson to
others.
There is no reason why those at fault
in accidents should be able to ignore the
verdict of the courts without paying some
penalty.
The supreme courts decision should
do much to strengthen a feeling of re-
sponsibility among motorists and with
such responsibility recognized, greater
care is bound to be taken, resulting in
reduction of wild driving.
will criticize them if they don't accept
Imperial Valley press., 1931-04-20
LIVESTOCK MARKETS

LOS ANGELES, April 20. W.P)-
Livestock:
Hogs-Receipts, 200; steady; top
$3.50 OH load New Mexicos. Load
2l6-pound, $500.
Cattle-Receipts, 5000; fed steers
steady. Bidding unevenly lower on
grassers. She stock steady. Good
fed steers, $3.50 to $3.50. Load Cali
fornia grass steers, S7.35. Load Colo
RADIO fed heifers, $500. Colorado
COWS, $3.50. Grassers, $3.50 to s5.25.
Calves, 500. Steady to weak. Med
ium TO good vealers, $500 to $3.50.
Sheep-Receipts 2200. Lambs
steady TO Csc higher. Good to choice
springers, $500 to $3.50, sorted. No
ewes sold.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-04-20
New Face Powder
Doesn't Dry Skin

Just try this new wonderful face
powder. MELLO- CLIO. Spreads
smoothly and prevents large pores.
Blends naturally with any COM
plexion-stays on longer. MELLO-
CLIO is purest and finest face pow
der made-its coloring matter ap-
proved by United States govern
ment. Fresh, youthful-neyer dries
skin or makes it look flaky. Get
MELLO-GLO at Clements Drug
Store.-Adv.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-04-20
TEN YEARS AGO
ApriI 20, 1921

With only one dissenting vote,
that of Mark Rose, directors of the
irrigation district this morning voted
to proceed with the program for
Strengthening the Ockerson levee as
outlined by General Manager F. N.
Cronholm.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-04-20

The first section of Imperial
county's $75O,000 concrete highway
system will be thrown open to traf-
fic soon when the section between
Calexico and Heber will be turned
over to the county by the contrac-
tors.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-04-20
Pair Taken To
State Prison

S. II. McCullom and Lupe Romero
we're taken to San Quentin by
Sheriff George l.. Campbell and
Don Campbell, special deputy, start
ing Saturday afternoon.
McCullom, upon arrival in The
penitentiary, will begin serving a
sentence of from two to Ga years,
with a recommendation by Judge A..
c. Finney, who sentenced him, that
he serve the maximum setnence.
He was sentenced on two counts OF
statutory offenses, sentences to run
concurrently.
Romero was sentenced TO four
years in prison for possession of
narcotics. The prisoners should
should have arrived at their des-
tination by now.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-04-20
FARNUMs WIDOW wEDs

HOLLYWOOD, Cal, April 20. U,R)
-Winifred Kingston, former stage
and screen actress, and widow Oh
Dustin Farnum, screen star, was
married to Carman r. Runyon'
wealthy Hollywood real estate ,iiaii' il
in New Jersey week ago, ana aie
now honeymooning in ,Florlaa, ~
was disclosed here today Ruhyon
wife died in Miami February 10 oi
typhoid fever.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-04-20

A branch bottling works of the
California Fruit Beverage company
will be established In Ell Centro
soon. This will be the distributing
center for the company for Ari-
zona territory.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-04-20
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO
ApriI 20, 1916

Through the Peoples Abstract and
Title company this morning a deed
was filed in the office of the county
recorder, Frank Erzinger. transfer
ring the Harold Bell Wright Teco-
late ranch to Maud M. Strickler.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-04-20
SLAPPED AND SENT HOME

MACON, Ga. WP)-Mrs. Thelma
Pender Newberry, Is, asked divorce
from her 18-yesr-old husband, Ben
Frank Newberry, charging he
slapped her and sent her home to
her parents.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-04-20

Hunting with 300 yards of bar
bed wire stretched between two
wagons, Oregon boys got 100 jack
rabbits in 800 acres of wheat stub
BILE.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-04-20
Looking Backward
What the. Press Files Tell of
Imperial Valley for This Date
In Past Years
TWENTY YEARS AGO
At IN rnIr

During the past week the four
lots on State street owned by the
Womans Ten Thousand club have
been set to trees and Shrubbery.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-04-20

Charles E. Sprouse has been elect
ed city trustee to fill the vacancy
caused by the resignation OF T. F.
Force, who moves from the city to
a ranch outside the city limits.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-04-20

The Bandon trout farm in Coos
County, Oregon, has been purchased
by three partners and will be en-
larged.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-04-20

SO, were sentenced to five days II
Jail for drunkenness.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-04-20

San Francisco on March 26 voted
to merge with San Mateo county
Imperial Valley press., 1931-04-20
@MarteD

LOS ANGELES. April 20. U.p)-
Following arc voSay-s market quo
tations:
Imperial Valley press., 1931-04-20
THE WEATHER

Los ANGELES AND VICINITY
Fair and warm tonight and Tues
day; gentle easterly winds.
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
Fair tonight and Tuesday; tenn
perature above normal; gentle east
winds offshore.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-04-20

will criticize them if they don't accept
the invitation.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-04-20
Lodge Directory

+. & A. M.
Meeting Every Monday Night
Luncheon Every Monday Noon
& Barbara Worth Hotel
SGx2 Robert L. Graham, w. M.
~ Chas. H. Knights, Secretary
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1931-03-12
School Band to
Present Concert
Postpone Operatta, Band Takes
Date of Friday, March 20,
Lincoln Auditorium

The annual concert of the Redwood
Falls high school band will be pre-
scented next Friday evening, March
20, at the Lincoln school auditorium.
This date was originally scheduled
for the operatta performance, but due
to a health regulation, it was necess-
airy to postpone this event, and the
band will take this date.
With personnel of approximately
As members the Redwood Falls high
school band is an organization in its
third year. Although many students
have graduated each year, new stud
ents have taken their places, so that
the band program has grown and the
public will be assured a worthwhile
concert under the direction of Band
master S. w. Limburg.
Admission fees of fifteen and twen-
ty-five cents will be charged to go
toward the expenses of the music or
CARNATIONS. Some new suits were
purchased which will be paid out Of
this fund. A large enough audience
should attend to warrant a net in
come of 500, said Superintendent
Wichman, as funds are needed to take
the band and music contestants to the
district contest at Montevideo.
The public is invited to encourage
the band by their presence, and also
to support the music organizations in
a financial way.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1931-03-12
Real Attractions for
Basketball Fans
Unbeatable Globe TrOtter Five
Matched Against South
Dakota Champs

"Can they be defeated?" is a gen.
eral question of sport fans through.
out the northwest who have followed
the sensational record of the Harlem
Globe Trotters, colored basketball five
of New York City. >.
What is thought will be the out
standing basketball game ever staged
in the northwest Will be when Fried
mans Devils, from Redfeld, South
Dakota, battle the champion Harlem
ties at the Montevideo armory, Sun
day, March Is.
For two years Friedman's Devils
remain undefeated, the champions of
South Dakota. To please sport fans
of the northwest, it has been arranged
that these outstanding teams meet.
What is regarded as an "iron man.
feat, the Globe Trotters will appear
in preliminary game against the
Montevideo Independents at o'clock,
and then turn around and play the
South Dakota team at o'clock.
So far the dusky Harlemites have
but two defeats and over no victor
les to their credit.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1931-03-12
City Council Accepts
Beacon Light Gift
Mrs. w T. Smith Offers to In
rsstan Fiasher Atop Water
Tank Tower

Redwood Falls will soon have an
intermittent flood light atop the city
water tower as result of accepting
the gift offer as proposed by Parker
D. Sanders.
Entire cost of the equipment and
its installation will be borne by Mrs.
w. T. Smith, of Chicago, Illinois, a
sister of Mrs. H. P. Sanders. This
beacon light will be erected in men,
DRY of brother, T. H. Matthias,
formerly resident here.
One of the conditions of the pro-
posal was that the gift would be
forthcoming provided the city was
willing to- pay for the upkeep in fut-
ure years and the electricity consum-
ed. Offer was accepted by resolution.
Of the flasher type of beacon, it's
light will not be steady but intermit-
tent, and in this way it will attract
more attention. 1t will be operated
and controlled by a time clock. The
flasher is equipped with radio in
reference eliminator. The f1oodlight
lamp is 500 watt.
DR.. H. P. Cole was appointed health
officer, succeeding DR.. B. p. Finn,
deceased.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1931-03-12
Locals Lose Out in Hard Fought
Contest in Final Game at
New Ulm
GET SECOND PLACE
Lambert0n Again Wins COnso-
lation Game; Champions at
Marshall Saturday

Although the New Ulm High School
basketball team was defeated by
Coach Browns squad two different
times during the season, the first time
by two points and the second time by
one point, this did not keep them
from winning the championship from
Redwood Falls in the last game of the
District 10 tournament held at New
Ulm last Thursday, Friday and Sat-
urday. The New Ulm entry came
through with a driving game to win
by a % to 16 count in one of the
hardest fought contests of the tourna-
ment.
Redwood Falls earned the right to
play in the final game by going
through the hardest schedule, defeat
ing Gaylord, Winthrop and Lamber-
ton before meeting the New Ulm
squad. The locals run scores of AZ to
81 against Gaylord, 80 to 16 against
Winthrop and % to 13 with Lamber-
ton, including the championship
game, scored 119 points, the highest
of the tournament, against 72 for op-
ponents.
The championship game started off
with Keefe dropping in nice shot
from the corner of the floor near the
foul line. New Ulm came back with
quick offensive drive which result
ed in one field goal, free throw and
another field goal. Redwood made
another field goal, and the first quart
er ended 5 to in New Ulm's favor,
as both teams played on even terms.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1931-03-12
Idle Snow Flows
Save County Money
Snow Fence Being Taken Up at
Farmers Requests as Field
Work Starts

Trunk highway snow fences are
being taken down in some parts of the
county at the request of farmers who
want to work in their fields. Ordin-
arily snow fences are not removed
until late in March or during April.
While it may seem not the thing
to do to those who remember heavy
snow storms that often hit this re-
gion in March, or early April, high
way maintenance superintendent
comply with the farmers requests
when possible.
Not one time has the snow removal
equipment machinery been called in
to use this winter. Tremendous saw
ings to Redwood county taxpayers
has been affected because Of this. 1t
is estimated that it runs up into
thousands Of dollars.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1931-03-12
Aged North Redwood
Woman Passes Away
Mrs. Hattie Schumacher Would
Have Been 100 Years Old
October Is, 1881

Another of Minnesota's pioneer re-
sidents died last week. Hattie Stell-
macher passed away at the home of
her son-in-law at North Redwood,
Friday, March 6, lacking seven
months of having attained the age of
100 years.
Born October Is, 1881 in Germany,
she came to America several years
after her first husband died in 1874.
With her two daughters she located
near Minnesota Lake. She married
John E. Schumacher five years later
who passed away in 1889.
After the death of her daughter,
Mrs. M. c. Taubert q years ago, she
took care of the surviving children.
For the last "a years she has resided
at North Redwood at the M. C. Tau
bert home. One daughter survives
her, Mrs. Anna Spracher.
Funeral services were held Sunday
afternoon, the Rev. w. G. Schendel
officiating. Interment was made at
the Middle Creek cemetery.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1931-03-12
Solidarity Motor
Co. Begin Business
Used Car Market Opened on
Mill Street by Former Local
Ford Dealer

Having leased the vacant lot be-
tween the Cooperative Filling Sta
ton and Gilliland's Cream Station,
the Solidarity Motor Company
opened for business yesterday. The
new. firm will deal in used cars ex-
clusively and will specialize in the
two prominent light makes Of autos,
although any make of car will be OBJ
tanned for the prospective buyer.
The main office of this firm is in
Mankato where a similar business is
operated in connection with storage
garage. It is the plans of the firm to
open places Of this kind in the larg-
er towns of Minnesota.
Mr.. Fred Carity who is connected
with the new firm recently disposed
Of his interests in the Carity Motors,
Inc previous to opening the Redwood
Falls used car market,
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1931-03-12
Minnesota Members
Push State Stone Plans

Minnesota members Of Congress in
terested in the building stone indus
try met with Senator Shipstead at his
request in acquainting the represent
alton of the federal trade commission
with the nature of grievances of Min
nesota stone producers who complain
they are unable to furnish stone for
government buildings.
Schall was present, as was Repre-
sentatives Clague, Christgau and
Kvale, all of whom have districts in
which important stone quarries are
located. Championing the high quail
ity of Minnesota stone Senator Ship
stead got through a resolution in the
closing days Of the session calling
for federal trade investigation of
government building contracts.