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Imperial Valley press., 1931-01-21
WASTED EFFORT

The California Commission for the
Study of Educational Problems, is with
out doubt a body composed OF conscien-
tious, hardworking men and women, in
terested in improving CALIFORNIA; educa-
tional facilities, and unselfishly devotlng
itself to a thankless task.
We will give them that bouquet and
proceed to say that they will have to
struggle along without the help of this
publication in informing the public upon
the results of their survey of educational
conditions.
The commission has furnished us with
copy of its report, consisting of lO5
pages of ordinary-sized typewriter pa
per, requiring the greater part of half
day to read through and perhaps twice
that length of time to digest. We are IN
formed in an accompanying letter that
we may release the report upon receipt
and we have released it-into the waste
basket.
It is dollars to doughnuts that every
newspaper in California will do the same
thing with its copy of the survey, and the
people will in great measure be deprived
of knowing what the commission is do
ing, simple because the commission did
not think to furnish newspapers with
shortened summary of what it was trying
to say in los pages.
The people of California are paying
for those pages and we know of another
los pages that went the same way, the
commission having duplicated its mis-
takes by sending copy to the editor per-
sonally.
There isn't an editor in the state with
enough time to wade through that mass
of detail and pick out the points he be-
lieves would be of interest to his readers.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-01-21
VIVID CONTRAST
IN EXHIBITS AT
LOCAL CHAMBER

Two displays recently arranged IN
the windows of the El Centre Cham
ber of Commerce are attracting a
great deal of attention from the pub
lie because of the contrast which
they make; one depicting the prod
uct of the Colorado desert, the other
one of the leading products of I'm
! perial Valley. The former exhibit
is a collection of potted cacti, pre-
sented to the chamber by John
Kuhn. of the Ell Centro Sheet Meta
Works, and includes several types
of cacti found on the desert sur
rounding the valley. There are also
potted ocotillo plants and some OF
the famed desert yuccas. The col
lection is very interesting, consist
ing of the spiny desert plants which
were the only vegetation in this
county prior to the bringing OF wa
ter to the desert land.
In the other half of the chamber
of commerce window is beautiful
display of Imperial Valley grape
fruit and oranges, donated by John
Waterman whose groves are two
miles southwest of Ell Centre. The
display includes five sizes of grape
fruit, ranging from zoos to 48's and
two unusual clusters, one of which
has 10 grapefruit hanging on it..
There are also some valencia Of
anges which make an interesting
color contrast against the grape
fruit. Strangers who have visited
the chamber have expressed surprise
at the quality of this grapefruit and
the production of Imperial Valley
which has made such strides since
80 years ago before lettuce, canta-
loupes, grapefruit and the dozens OF
other crops Of this locality took the
place of the desert cactus.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-01-21
Classy Stomachs
Made Well

Every person who Is troubled with
gas in the stomach and bowels should
get a package OF Baalmann's Gas
Tablets and see how quickly they will
relieve all distressing symptoms.
Sharp pains In the abdomen or
about the heart are often due entirely
TO gas pressure. Sometimes the cir
culation Is restricted, causing tho
hands and feet TO grow numb. Usually
there II much gurgling or rumbling in
the bowels Many sufferers complain
of gnawing feeling In the stomach.
extreme nervousness, heartburn.
drowsiness after eating, headaches
dizzy spells or labored breathing.
Baalmann's Gas Tablets taken at
meal time not only prevent all bad eff
fccts from gas, but they invigorate
the weak nerves of the stomach and
assist in restoring the whole digestive
system to proper working order.
iGenuine Baalmann's Gas Tablets
in the yellow package-can be OBJ
tanned at any good drug store. Price
81 everywhere.
Always on hand at Clements
Drug Store.-Adv.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-01-21
MERRY PARTY
STAGED AFTER
LIQUOR RAID

When Deputy Sheriffs John VII
Wan and George Evans raided a
ranch near Westmorlan6. arrest
ing Manuel Huerta and confiscat-
ing a still and several gallons Of
liquor, they set the stage for big
party, and, unknowingly, set them.
selves a job of work.
While Huerta was IN jail yes.
terday afternoon three of his coun-
trymen, Daniel Gutierrez, IS, Man
uel Ramirez, 26, and Jose Men
doza, AZ, visited his place and un-
earthed from some hidden source
. supply of liquor the deputies had
missed.
Seeing a chance that might
come only once IN lifetime, the
three went into a huddle, with the
liquor in the middle, and decided
TO empty it. They did not empty
1t onto the ground. Liquor, thought
they, was intended for another
place.
With the emptying process COM
pleted. the tuddle developed into
q merry sort of party, and the
principals began looking around
for something to occupy their at
tention.
The deputy sheriffs had found
the still in a chicken shed. Per-
haps it was this circumstance that
turned the mind of one of the
trio to chickens. At any rate. the
three decided that with Huerta in
jail he would have no further use
for the chickens.
Another huddle resulted. with the
outcome that the chickens were
evenly divided between the unin-
vited visitors. Carrying away a
load of happiness and chickens, the
trio left the scene of their gay
party. -Fa4
Shortly thereafter Evans brought
gloom into three happy Mexican
lives by arresting all three. They
are In the county Jail today booked
tor investigation while officials -looi,
into their fowl activities.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-01-21
That Was TIE best favor you
could do me

away. until some more should fall,
the Fox, the Wolf and the Bob Cat
saw that they had chance to catch
a rabbit.
81 think we had better start out
tonight" said the Fox to the other
two Bad Chaps. 1t was late after
noon of the day when Uncle Wig
gily had ridden the little pussy cat
from the tree to his bungalow IN
the pulley line basket telephone.
Yes, tonight will be good time
to catch Uncle Wiggily!" growled
the Wolf. Il wonder how we can
get him?"
That will be easy" snarled the
Bob Cat. who had very silly little
tail. 1.-The other day happened to
notice, as was passing, that there
is a hole in Uncle, Wiggily's kitchen
door How the hole got there /
don't know. But it will be easy tor
me to sneak up on the back stoop,
put my paw in through that door
hole, turn the key, unlock the door
Imperial Valley press., 1931-01-21
JAPANESE GIRL
WINNER OF FLAG
ESSAY CONTEST

Mary Shigumatsu of the Eucalyp-
tus school and Sydney Goddard OF
the fifth grade in the Seeley school,
have been proclaimed winners OF
the first prizes in the recent essay
contest on The Flag. sponsored by
the local American Legion and Aux
iliary. = -
The grand prize. to be given for
the very best essay, viii be award
ed at the meeting tomorrow night
in the Wilson school, and the win
ner will not be announced until that
time.
Second prize awards will go TO
Peggy Glasier of Seeley school and
to Jean veliquette Of McCabe, while
the third prizes belong to Mary Ell
len Creed of Wilson and to Forrest
Damron of Lincoln.
In addition, two essays were pre-
sented whose originality was so
marked that they have been given
honorable mention: those by Teresa
Preice of Heber and Kenneth Clay
pool of Eucalyptus.
The Judges, Ross T. Hickcox.
Judge Vaughn Thompson and Her
bert Anderson. stated that the es-
says were on. the whole remarkably
fine, showing much thought and
work on the part. of the children.
"A number were exceptional in en-
phasis but were weak in technical
construction, and others failed TO
observe the rule in regard to length
of the essay.
The prizes will be presented at the
public meeting tomorrow night and
a cordial invitation Is extended to
every citizen of the community to
be present at the Wilson school at
8 o'clock.
Hugh T. Osborne will act as pre-
siding officer and speakers will be
Russell Curtis, national chairman
of Americanism; Frank Samuels, ma
tional adjutant; Jim Fiske, state ad-
jutant, and John Kepley of this
city.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-01-21
PLAN TO HELP
LOCAL WORKERS
GET EMPLOYMENT

A number of citizens interested
n solving the local Unemployment
situation have hit upon a unique
plan and ask the cooperation OF ev-
cry person in the community.
The plan itself is simple: Merely
that every citizen consider himself
or herself as a committee of one TO
find out if friends or neighbors are
going to have work Of any kind
done. and to ask them to employ
one of three local families.
These three families are residents
of the town and in need Of work
Any carpenter work. odd jobs, re-
pair work. will be appreciated, If il
is only for an hour Those know
ing of such work are asked tc
phone any of the following num-
bers: IS, 51i, and 1872.
When sufficient work has beer
secured for these three, another
three families will be selected anc
employment will be sought fol
them.
In this way. no one is asked u
contribute money, but simply u
cooperate in securing work, max.
ing what employment exists and ii
needed available TO those who ars
in greatest need
The families are all reputable
citizens and capable of doing tht
work SO that no one need fear OBJ
tanning incompetent workmen.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-01-21
Ross To Install
Masonic Officers

Imperial Valleys first joint open
installation will take place at the To-
cal Masonic temple Monday night
when John Stewart Ross. California
grand master. will install new Off
GERS of El Centro lodge 384 and Oasis
lodge 664.
Plans for the entertainment OF
the former valley resident are un-
derway and the ceremonies are ex-
pected to be exceptionally interest
ing.
On Tuesday night Ross will install
officers of Holtville and Imperial
lodges at Holtville and on Wednes-
day night will officiate in the same
capacity at Brawley at private cere-
monies for Brawley and Calexico
lodges.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-01-21
Bedtime Stories
BY HOWARD E. GARRIS
Copyright, 1928, by Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate
UNCLE WIGGILY AND THE
BRAVE PUSSY

Baby Bunty and all the other rab-
bit girls and boys in Uncle Wig
gily's hollow stump bungalow were
very glad the little tree pussy. had
come to live with them. Baby
Bunty, the little orphan rabbit. was
most surprised when riding home
on the pulley line one day, she saw
Uncle Wiggily take the small cat
out of the same basket to the bot
tom of which Bunty had clung to
have her ride.
told you about that last night
If you will kindly remember.
Welcome to our bungalow, little
pussy" said Baby Bunty and all the
others of Uncle Wiggily's girls ano
boys said the same as the tiny cat
climbed out OF the basket.
"Oh, how kind you are to me-
mewed- the pussy who had been UP
in tree quite long while before
Uncle Wiggily rescued her in the
basket. But what am I to do?" she
asked the bunny gentleman.
do what or where or for whom?'
asked Mr.. LOngears.
Il mean,' went on the little cat
what am to do to pay you back
for being so kind to me?"
We'll, the first thing you are to
do," answered Mr.. Longears. -'is to
drink this warm milk" and in front
of the pussy he put saucer that
Nurse Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy handed IN
from the kitchen.
"Oh, this is good-very good!'
purred the hungry kitten as she
Tapped the milk. But you are still
doing kind things for me, Uncle
Wiggily. I want to do something for
you since you are going to let me
live in your bungalow What can
/ do?"
There is time enough for that,
answered the rabbit gentleman.
Just now play with the other chill
dren and have good time. :"
So this is what the tree pussy
did, having fun until it was time for
all in the bungalow to go to bed.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-01-21

There was warm spot in the kitch-
en- which Nurse Jane said would be
the best place for the new pussy. So
the little animal cuddled up there
in a soft. fluffy ball of fur and
purred herself to sleep.
During the big storms and deep
snow that had come to Woodland
where Uncle Wiggily lived, none OF
the Bad Chaps had been able to
chase after the rabbit. The snow
was too soft The Bad Chaps sank
down in it when they tried to walk.
But, now that the storms were over,
and most of the snow had melted
Imperial Valley press., 1931-01-21
Knights Templar
Plan Ceremony

Knights Templar announce their
public installation of officers and
annual ball for the night of Febru-
airy IL. in the local Masonic temple.
James Terry Langford, grand COM
mander of the Knights Templar in
California, will be the installing Of
ficer. @
All members of the order will be
in full dress uniform and plans are
underway for making this one of the
outstanding events of the winter
Many out of town. visitors are ex-
pected to be in attendance.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-01-21
Traffic Cases
Before Mayfield

Only three non-appearances were
recorded in Judge I. Mayfield's traf-
fic court this morning. Fourteen
appeared to answer traffic charges,
and two wrote the court on their ci-
tations.
The largest fine imposed was one
of s25 levied on L. E. Robertson Of
Holtville for reckless driving. Judge
Mayfield suspended $40 of the fine.
L. X. Small was fined SIS for
speeding.
Russell Kendall was fined $40
when he wrote from Yuma to in
quire about a speeding charge. Other
fines were OF sj and - for minor Of
lenses.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-01-21
Issued Daily, Except
Sundays. Entered at the
Post Office, El Centre,
Calf, as Second-Class
Matter.

More compact but still lacking sum-
n1aries that newspaper might use, are
the reports of the State Narcotic Com
mittee and of the Chief of the Bureau of
Commerce. incidentally both of these
departments duplicated their reports,
one to the newspaper and one to the ed
itor. They are paper bound and doubt
less contain facts of interest to the peo-
pie who foot the bills, but what can be
done with them? Very little from news
paper standpoint. The best we can offer
is the information that they are here If
anyone wishes to read them.
1t is nice to have these reports made
but what use are they if the information
they contain cannot be passed on to the
voter and taxpayer?
Efficiency and real service to the peo-
pie, to say nothing of economy, should
prompt the head of these various COM
missions to make brief summaries of
their findings for submission to the news
papers.
The state would be saved money by
hiring newspaperman who knows his
business to prepare such reports and ev-
cry newspaper in the state would well
come real news presented to it in man.
ner which it can use.
If Lindbergh receives many more dec
orations, he will have to impress Lind
bergh Jr., into service as helper.
Niagara Falls must be plumb spoiled
for the honeymooners. Or do they really
see the falls when they go there?
Better to have 16 year old boy full of
mischief than to have him planning sui
eide.
Neither beast, bird, reptile nor fish
the Wickersham renort
Imperial Valley press., 1931-01-21
Smith Case Up
To Grand Jury

Witnesses in the case Of o. A.
Smith, charged with murder, were
called before the county grand jury
today by District Attorney Haeld.
Investigation was expected to<last
all day. Although murder charge
has been filed against Smith by
Rudolph Steffin. it is thought that
this charge will be dismissed. or
should the grand jury indict Smith,
1t will be ignored. Steffin was a
witness before the grand jury to-
day
An indictment in this case would
be unexpected. since little hope is
seen for a conviction should tile
case ever come 10 trial.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-01-21
MCCONNELL CLUB
HOLDS MEETING

Plans for the campaign OF Leslie
Mcconnell, candidate for director
Of the Imperial Irrigation District
from the El Centre division, were
discussed at a meeting of the Nc
Connell club held last night at the
court house.
Mack Trentham presided as chair
man of the club of which Charles
Farrell is secretary. The club plans
active work IN behalf Of Mcconnell
between now and the election OF
February 4.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-01-21

Mrs. Earl Hazelrigg and her lit
tie daughter, Patricia, of San Diego
arrived in Calipatria yesterday 70
make an extended visit 10 Mrs. Cor
don Ingle.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-01-21

Malheur County. Oregon. farm
ers will next year grow $50 acres OF
baby lima beans.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-01-21
TEN YEARS AGO
January FL. 1921

Arthur Edgar, manager of the To-
cal Edgar Bros. Company's Imple-
ment store. and Ray Edgar of the
Edgar Bros. Realty Co.. attended
the annual stockholders meeting in
the offices of the company at I'M
perial Tuesday night.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-01-21

Mrs. r. B. Kepley. who was called
to Topeka, KAN. An September by
the illness of daughter, returned
to her home in El Centre this morn
ing. her daughter having fully re-
covered.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-01-21
Looking Backward
What the Press Files Tell Of
: Imperial Valley for this Date
In Past Years
TWENTY YEARS AGO
January 21. 1911

The third annual banquet of the
Imperial Valley Business Mems
Protective Association was given at
Hotel Oregon, Ell Centre. on We'd
rcsday night. It was participated
In by nearly 100 guests representing
all Of the valley towns.
Ell Centre is receiving some good
publicity through the medium of
large signs made during the past
two weeks. and which catch the eye
of passengers travelling through
this city.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-01-21
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO
January 21. 1915

B. r. Brundage. president of the
Security Commercial and Savings
Bank. Is again on duty a part of the
time after severe illness with ty-
phoid fever.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-01-21

Niagara Falls must be plumb spoile
for the honeymooners. Or do they reall
see the falls when they go there?
Imperial Valley press., 1931-01-21

Better to have 16 year old boy full o
mischief than to have him planning sui
eide.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-01-21

If Lindbergh receives many more de
orations, he will have to impress Lin
bergh Jr., into service as helper.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-01-21

Neither beast, bird, reptile nor fish
the Wickersham report.
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The Band and the Constitution.

1t is with qualification that the an
nouncement Is received that President
Hoover has disapproved the proposal to
cut from the naval estimates the items
OF appropriation for the Navy Band
and the maintenance of the old frigate
Constitution. recently restored. When
the word went forth that the economies
to be effected in the budget for the
naval establishment would include these
two items there was an immediate re-
action of protest, on the score that the
need for curtailment of Government
costs was not SO urgent as to require
these sacrifices Assurances were eX-
pressed that they would be resisted in
Congress. BattleShip building and other
constructions might be lessened, but
these two features of the naval organ
ization, that hold the enthusiastic in
terest of the people, would be fought for
In the framing of the appropriation bill.
1t probably did not require this promise
of resistance at the Capitol to cause
the decision to save the band and the
Constitution.
The Navy Band is an institution Of
which the country is proud. 1t has
given great delight to multitudes. 1t
has formed for many years a pictur-
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Highlights ON the Wide World
Excerpts From Newspapers of Other Lands

in retarding the acceptance of the Sec
ond language.
This factor has interfered with the
effective teaching of English in Porto
Rico. A shortage Of teachers who speak
English readily and properly Is the sec
ond obstacle. English depends fer its
teaching in Porto Rico wholly upon the
school. Outside of school the only
language heard or used Is Spanish. AS
the only basis of learning q language Is
through use. the burden placed on the
school is unusually heavy. 1t must not
only provide correct teaching but the
environment in which correct teaching
IS to function. Neither requirement is
met in Porto Rico Though the school
has aimed at adequate practice by or
oering that all instruction, save inStruc-
ton in the Spanish language, be con-
Quoted in English from the fifth grade
on, the aim is defeated by the fact that
instruction, to get anywhere, must be
done in a language the children under
stand, and by the further fact that the
teachers themselves, for the most part,
command English so imperfectly they
hesitate to use it.
This is no reflection upon the teach
ers. however. They had to learn Eng
lish under conditions deficient both as
to correct teaching and opportunity for
Use. Neither English, nor any other Ian
guage, can be learned to the point of
ready command under such conditions.
Little progress therefore will be made
in the teaching Of English in Porto Rico
until two conditions are afforded-a
body CT teachers with ready command
OF English, and an environment where
knowledge of English is a necessity.
The solution Of one of the conditions
is contingent on the solution of the
other, and the solution Of both depends
on the future attitude of the Porto
RicanS toward the English language.
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Doolittle Does Much.

1t looks as If it is about time for
Capt. Frank Hawks to sit up and take
notice. Here he is letting Maj James
Doolittle run away with speed honors
in the air, and he does not seem to
be doing anything about it. When the
ex-Army major, one Of the finest flyers
ever in the service. crossed the CONT
nent last month in eleven hours and
fifteen minutes, beating Hawks record
by more than an hour, it was believed
tuck battle between the two famous
speed aces. Before Doolittle's advent
into this type of flying Hawks had the
field all to himself, and what he &C
complished, with his bullet-like little
machine, both in this country and
abroad is a matter of history. But
with his successful transcontinental
dash Doolittle has usurped the spot
light, and his latest feat. performed
Tuesday when he linked Ottawa,
Canada, with Mexico City in trife
more than twelve hours. entities him
to top honors for the time being at
least.
In the early dawn of Tuesday morn
ing the major zoomed off the Ottawa
field, which was dimly Illuminated by
automobile headlights. At seven am.
he arrived over the National Capital
after a flight of four hundred and sixty
miles. Owing to fog, however, some
delay was experienced in the take-off
for Birmingham, Ala, which he reached
at ten-thirty. From Birmingham he
flashed over the six hundred and fifty
miles to Corpus Christi and from there,
after brief stop, the remaining eight
hundred and fifty miles to Mexico City,
a total of twenty-five hundred miles in
twelve hours and twenty-five minutes
with an air-speed average of two
hundred and thirty miles an hour and
an average of better than two hundred
miles an hour counting the three stops.
This route has never been flown be-
fore, but basis of comparison in speed
can be made when it is realized that
only four years ago Col. Charles A.
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esque feature Of demonstrations Of the
naval strength of the United States. 1t
has contributed to the maintenance OF
the morale Of the naval forces. It's cost
is comparative trifie. the saving Of
which would be of the very least effect
in the economy to be accomplished by
cuts and suspensions. 1t may be re-
garded as a luxury. from the point Of
view of hard-boiled bookkeeping, but
the United States is not vet and will
probably never get to the point Of need
at which such luxuries must be
eschewed.
In accepting the donations Of the
school children of the country for the
restoration of the Constitution the Gov
eminent pledged itself to maintain the
old ship as a symbol of the early Navy.
which was vital factor in the preser-
walton of the Republic. AS well allow
the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at
Arlington to fall into decay, for the
sake OF the trifling sum necessary for
its maintenance, as to send this relic
back into housing. with mere guard
of caretakers. 1t would have been a
shameful plea of poverty. Happily this
will not occur.