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Imperial Valley press., 1931-05-28
Issued Daily, Except
Sundays. Entered at the
Post Office, El Centre,
Calf, as Second-Class
Matter.

hibition and Public Morals. in an article
, in the Washington Times
The moral standards of the age are
falling fast he believes, and few will
| argue the matter with him.
Gangster films, gangster stories, the
hero worship that surrounds the cheap
and the tawdry, the elevation of the rae
keteer to the point where social good
society accepts him as an equal-all
these are golden calves before which we
are worshiping.
Thrift, honesty, Sincerity-all the old
fundamentals, are scoffed at. Simplici-
ty is sidetracked for lavishness
We have glaring example of our men
tai attitude in present case at Los An
geles. A man is accused of a double mur-
der. He happens to be an educated man
in fact he is a candidate for Judge
ship. The law says he is innocent until
proved guilty (although the law keeps
him locked up) and so we must consider
him.
But man under the stigma of murder
should not be considered as a hero. We
should at least wait until he is given a
clean bill of health by the law before we
permit him to return to his status in soc-
ETY..
Instead he is surrounded by crowds
eager to shake his hand. And these
friends have the effrontry to state, with
the acquiesence of the man himself, that
they will carry on his campaign for judge
while he rests in prison cell with a
charge of murder to be answered. They
want and expect the people of Los An
geles to elect him to an honored office.
1t will be interesting to see what the
people do about it.
The situation would be ridiculous if it
were not such glaring example of our
callousness. Indeed it is not beyond the
realm of possibility that this man may be
elected to office.
We are on a merry-go-round, making
lots of speed and getting no place.
A Los Angeles marriage license: Lit
tle-Shoemaker. And maybe later bunch
of little cobblers.
We thought we had seen mush until we
started to read the life story of Clara
Bow
Captain Hawks would be one tough
man to satisfy at mealtime after that
jog around Europe yesterday.
That hurry and hustle is the June
brides getting ready for the big event.
And the groaning is dad getting ready
to pay for it.
And the yelling is Little Willie crying
xui1 ha ont
Imperial Valley press., 1931-05-28
ADOPTS DAUGHTER. AZ

SEATTLE, U.P)-Although Mrs.
Pauline Wammer raised her from
infancy, Mrs. Inga Hansen was not
adopted by the older woman until
she had reached the age OF AZ and
had become a mother. Adoption
papers were signed in order that
Mrs. Hansen might legally inherit
Mrs. MANNERS estate.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-05-28
LEGIONNAIRES AND
AUXILIARY AWAIT
EMERGENCY CALL

Members of Boyce Aten Post, Am
erican Legion and of the Legion
Auxiliary, are urged by their Off
GERS TO respond to the mobilization
call which will be sounded tonight
on the fire siren, between and 8
O'Clock, the exact hour being known
only 10 officials.
The purpose of the mobilization
is TO demonstrate the rapidity with
which the organizations can mus
Imperial Valley press., 1931-05-28

To select rust-resistant plants, 25
varieties OF oats and 26 varieties OF
wheat are being grown by Warner
c. White, Cushman, Oregon. This
is his third year in these selections.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-05-28

Less than mile remains to be
constructed on the Coachella side
and less than two miles on the I'M
perial county side OF the highway
to Los Angeles. The entire pave
ment through the desert on the
west side of the Salton Sea will be
finished June 10.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-05-28
Looking Backward
What the Press Files Tell of
Imperial Valley for This Date
In Past Years
TWENTY YEARS AGO
Nav % 1911

The first of the annual spring
rises has been throwing its full force
against the Ockerson levees and
yesterday afternoon 600 feet of le-
wee on the other side OF the rock
fill went out.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-05-28

Cotton conditions in Imperial
Valley are excellent and stands are
almost universally first class. Fields
show the effect of cultivation and
much of the newly seeded cotton
is up four TO five inches.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-05-28
Ten YEARS AGO
Nav 28. 1921

First plans for the formation OF
a county exchange and general
marketing system were advanced at
q recent meeting of the board OF
directors OF the County Farm Bu-
reau.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-05-28
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO
May 2S, 1916

A large crowd assembled this
morning at the Meloland state ex-
pertinent station to witness the ex-
position OF the products of the boys
pig clubs of the valley.
The Colorado river, which rose to
q height of 25 feet early III the
week, had fallen to 228 feet last
night and was still falling. 1t is
believed the high tide has done con-
siderable toward cutting out the
channel and thereby increasing the
carrying capacity.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-05-28

That hurry and hustle is the June
brides getting ready for the big event.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-05-28

And the groaning is dad getting ready
to pay for it.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-05-28

And the yelling is Little Willie crying
because school will soon be out.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-05-28

Captain Hawks would be one tough
man to satisfy at mealtime after that
Jog around Europe yesterday.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-05-28

We thought we had seen mush until we
started to read the life story of Clara
Bow
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-06-05

At first samplers" were long. mar
row bands, on which had been worked
out patterns for delicate lace, cut and
drawn work. and stitches both SIM
pie and intricate. 1t is recorded that
the famous italian ''punta tagliato"
was introduced into France by Cath
crime de Medici, and this gives us
new sidelight on the activities of that
historic courtlady. Also, Mary Stuart,
while an exile at the French court,
learned to do the "punta tagliato" and
brought samples with her to England.
Many royal women Of early days were
skilled in needIecraft as well as in
court intrigue.
Thus We learn that the original
sampler was pattern sheet having
the latest and most popular designs
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-06-05

really to bask in the dazzling effect Of
the bold fat black letters. AS always
in the course of such proceedings on
the part of the laboring male there
was much hoarse shouting. gesticula-
ton, and general rumpus.
1t was Sabra's first realization that
the male Of the species might be falll-
BILE. A product Of southern training.
even though a daily witness, during
her girlhood, to the dominance of her
matriarchal mother over her weak
and war-shattered father, she had been
bred to the tradition that the male
was always right, always to be de-
ferred to. Yancey, still her passionate
lover, had always treated her, ten
Derby, as charming little fool, and
this role she had meekly-eyen CRATE
fully-accepted. But now suspicion
began to rear its ugly head. These
last three weeks had shown her that
the male was often mistaken, as sex,
and that Yancey was almost always
wrong as an individual. But these
frightening discoveries she would not
vet admit even to herself.
tTo BE CONTINUED,
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-06-05
British Flag a Mixture

The Union Jack of Great Britain is
composed of three crosses, represent
ing England, Scotland and Ireland.
The cross of st. George for England is
a broad, upright Latin cross, red on a
white ground; the cross of st. An
drew for Scotland Is satire or X
shaped, white on blue ground; the
cross Of st. Patrick for Ireland is a
red satire on white ground. When
the union of the two crowns of Eng
land and Scotland took place upon the
occasion of James VI Of Scotland to
the English throne as James /. the
flags of England and Scotland were
united. The union flag as it is now
flown did not appear until 1901.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-06-05

clapped over his ear. "God help you,
Cravat."
"He always has," replied Yancey.
piously.
IF your missus wasn't with you"
began the man whom Yancey had
called Lon. Perhaps the rough joke
would have ended grimly enough.
But here, suddenly, Sabra herself took
hand in the proceedings. Her fright
had vanished. These were no longer
men, evil. sinister, to be feared, but
mean little boys to be put in their
place. She now advanced on them in
the majesty of her plumes and her
silk, her fine eyes flashing, her gloved
forefnger admonishing them as If they
were indeed naughty children. She
was every inch the very essence of
that iron woman, Felice Venable.
"Don't you 'missus' me! You're a
lot Of miserable, good-for-nothing loaf
ers, that's what you are! Shooting at
people In the streets. You> leave my
husband alone. / declare, I've a no.
ton to-"
For one ridiculous dreadful moment
1t looked as though she meant to slap
the leathery bearded cheek of the bad
man known as Lon Yountis. Certain
ly she raised her little hand in its neat
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-06-05

black kid. The eyes Of the three were
popping. Lon Yountis ducked his head
exactly like an urchin who is about to
be smacked by the schoolmarm. Then.
with yelp of pure terror he fed into
the saloon, followed by the other two.
Sabra stood a moment. 1t really
looked as though she might make after
them. But she thought better Of 1t
and sailed down the steps in triumph
to behold a crushed, a despairing
Yancey.
"Oh, my Cd, Sabra What have
you done to mew
whats the matter?"
'This time tomorrow it'll be all over
the whole Southwest, from Mexico to
Arkansas, that Yancey Cravat hid be-
hind a woman's petticoats."
'sBut you didn't. They can't say so.
You shot him very nicely in the ear,
darling" Thus had scant eighteen
hours in the Oklahoma country twisted
her normal viewpoint so askew that
she did not even notice the grotesquerie
of what she had just said.
They're telling it now. in there. A
woman's got no call to interfere when
men are having little dispute"
Dispute! Why, Yancey Cravat!
He shot your hat right off your head"
"What of it! Little friendly shoot
ing"
The enormity Of this example Of
masculine clannishness left her tenn
porarily speechless with indignation.
Lets be, getting on" Yancey con-
tinued, calmly. IF we're going to look
at Doc Nisbett's house we'd better
look at it. There are only two or
three to be had in the whole town, and
his is the pick Of them. IT'S central"
Central! she thought, looking about
her) land according to what he said
last night there's room in the front
big enough for getting out the paper.
It'll have to be newspaper and law
office in one. Then there are four
rooms in the back to live IL Plenty"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-06-05

Early Samplers Called for Expert Needlecraft

for milady's workbasket. But In the
Seventeenth century there came a
change. Orderly rows Of stitches and
designs; then letters. name of work
ers and dates Of birth, and often
sentiments or lines Of verses were
added, all this giving evidence Of or
iginality. skill and patience, which
made the sampler thing of beauty
highly priced by its maker, who could
be rightly proud in adding her name
and date Of birth. The body Of the
sampler was linen or canvas and
when the former was used the work
was more delicate and intricate.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-06-05

A prominent rubber overshoe COM
pany has established the custom of
subjecting its product to a rigid test
in actual service before they are put
on the market. This, of course, does
not apply to every individual pair of
shoes, but to samples of new designs
and new compositions which are orig.
mated from time to time. Employees
wearing the new shoes walk over
measured course representing all kinds
Of pavement and the results are noted.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-06-05
THE STORY

Yancey Cravat, just returned
from the newly opened Indian
territory, relates his experiences
to large gathering Of the Ven
able family. Yancey Is married
to Sabra venable; is criminal
lawyer and editor of the Wichita
Wigwan. When the Run started,
Yancey had raced his pony
against the thoroughbred mount
4 of Q girl. The girls horse was
injured and when Yancey stopped
to shoot 1t she grabbed his pony
and got the land Yancey wanted.
Yancey announces he 10 going
back to the Oklahoma country
with Sabra and their four-year-
old son, Cimarron. They make
the journey in two covered
wagons. They arrive at Usage,
where Yancey intends to start
newspaper.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-06-05
| Q .
"Howdy, Yancey I"
"Howdy, Cass !"

"Howdy, Cassl'
Yancey, all grace, performed an IN
PRODUCTION. This lean, leather-skinned
house owner wiped his palms on his
pants seat In courtly fashion and, thus
purified, extended hospitable hand to
Sabra. Yancey revealed to him their
plight.
"well. now, say, that's plumb
terrible. that is. Might be can help
you out-you and your good lady here.
But say, Yancey. just let me step out.
will you, to the corner, and mail this
here letter. The bags goin' any min
ute now"
He licked and stamped the envelope,
rose, and took from the table beside
him his broad leather belt with its
pair Of holstered six-shooters, evident
ly temporarily laid aside for comfort
while writing. This he now strapped
quickly about his waist with the same
unconcern that another man would
use in slipping into his coat. He
merely was DOMINIC conventional street
attire for the well-dressed man Of the
locality. He picked up his sheaf of
envelopes and stepped out. In three
minutes he was back, and affably
ready to talk terms with them.
1t was, perhaps, this simple and
sinister act, more than anything she
had hitherto witnessed, that impressed
Sabra with the utter lawlessness Of
land 10 xrvbfon ht1c h0 nd
had brought her..
This house, so dearly held by the
man called Cass, turned out to be a
four-room dwelling inadequate to their
needs, and they were in despair at the
thought Of being obliged to wait until
a house could be built. Then Yancey
had a brilliant idea. He found a two
room cabin made of rough boards.
This was hauled to the site of the
main house, plastered, and-added to
it-provided them with a six-room
combination dwelling, newspaper plant,
and law Office. There was all the
splendor of sitting room, dining room.
bedroom, and kitchen to live in. One
room of the small attached cabin was
a combination law and newspaper
office. The other served as composing
room and print shop. The Hefner
Furniture and Undertaking Parlors
provided them with furniture-a large
wooden bedstead to At Sabra's mat
tress and spring; small bed for CHM;
tables, chairs-the plainest Of every
thing. In two days Sabra was a house
wife established in her routine as
though she had been at 1t for years.
Setting up the newspaper plant and
law Office was not SO simple. Yancey,
for example, was inclined to write his
first editorial entitled "Whither Okla
homa?" before the hand press had
been put together. He was more OBJ
sorbed in the effect Of the sign tackled
up over the front Of the shop than he
was in the proper mechanical arrange
ment of the necessary appliances in
side. THE OKLAHOMA WIGWAAl,
read the sign in block letters two feet
high, so that the little cabin itself was
almost obscured Then, beneath, in
letters scarcely less impressive:
YANCEY CRAVAT, PROP. AND ED
ITOR. ATTORNEY AT LAW. NO
TARY.
The placing Of this sign took the
better part Of day, during which
time all other work was suspended.
While the operation was in progress
Yancey crossed the road fifty times,
ostensibly to direct matters from a
proper vantage point Of criticism, but
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-06-05
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subtract one hour for Central and two
hours for Mountain time.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-24
SEVILLE HEAVILY PATROLLED.
More Than loco Persons Arrested In
City Since Strike Got Under Way.

SEVILLE. Spain, July "a (P.-Civil
guards. troops and police, stirred by the
death of civil guard captain in strike
disorders. patrolled the streets of Seville
today with their rifles at half-cock.
while artillery units menaced another
Communist Syndicalist center as pre-
caution against disorders.
The authorities expressed belief the
worst of the revolutionary strike" as
they call 1t. was passed.
Sporadic shooting. believed to come
from roof-top snipers, took place
throughout the morning along the
water front and at the suburb Of Trail
ana. 1t was estimated more than 1000
persons had been arrested.
Airplanes continued to patrol over
the city, which glittered with the uni
forms of a dozen police and military
corps. Trolley cars were operated by
soldiers. Machine gun, artillery and
cavalry units were stationed at every
important intersection. Troops and
guards patrolled both sides Of the
streets, challenging and searching sus-
picious persons. All banks were heavily
guarded.
One of Wednesdays outbursts occur
red within 800 yards Of the American
consulate and some of the half-dozen
Americans remaining in the city heard
bullets whistling uncomfortably close
when a battle between Syndicalists and
soldiers took place near their restau-
rant. No foreigners were injured.
| American midshipmen aboard the
battleships wyoming and Arkansas, now
anchored at Cadiz on their Summer
| training cruise, were not permitted to
visit Seville because of the disturbances
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-24
DEADLlEST WEAPON
OF WAR DEVISED AT
lockwood ARSENAL

Continued From First Page)
trees and cotton fields and MOSQUITO
swamps from the air. can also be made
to work in dispensing mustard gas, ac-
cording to the flyers
Worst Of All Gases.
Because of its persistent sticking
qualities. mustard" has become known
as the worst Of all poisonous gaseA
Maj. Cyrus B. Wood. Medical Corps,
U. S. Army, in a booklet entitled The
Chemistry Of the Chemical Welfare
Agents and OF Protection Against
Them" tells of a case at Edgewood
Arsenal several years ago when a car
bearing large amount of mustard gas
overturned. Two years afterward. he
said. it was felt safe to order soldiers to
clean out the swamp where the accident
occurred. During a lunch period, two
men engaged in the work sat under a
culvert upon which the gas tanks had
broken. They we're treated for
mustard" burns that afternoon
AS now being used. the gas is being
sprayed from planes in liquid form. but
upon striking the air. quickly vauor:zcs,
forming gaseous substance that pcne-
trates the lungs and clothing WITH c-se.
In developing the use of gH5 from
airplanes, hoWeve~. it is net the III. ~
ton of this country ever to ,r'-e il
against cities bit rethcr to oon~r2 rs
operation TO the cctucl fighting fret,
where it would do the most Dam &c,
according to Maj. Gen. H Try =, Gil
christ, chief of thu Chemical Warfare
Service.
Protective Coverings Studied.
He pointed out it's effectiveness in
cities would be virtually negligible Cue
to the protection OF building, whereas
in the open battlefield. ii could be
sprayed down upon combatant troops
with deadly effects.
Among the materials being tested to
protect troops against the gas is cellu-
lose. the thin. transparent substance
derived from rayon. that is being used
lately in covering cigarettes and cigars.
No attempt has been made so far,
however. to make covers for the men.
the chemical service combining its ex-
periments to determining simply whether
the material will withstand mustard
gas.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-24
16-DWELL|NG GROUP.
TO BE EXHIBITED.
Silver Star Homes Demon
STATIONS Enter New Phase
in FoxalI Sunday.

The silver Star Homes demonstration
being sponsored this year by The Star
under guidance OF an eminent commit
tee of specialists in various lines OF
home building, will enter a new phase
Sunday with the opening for public ex-
hibition of a new housing development
meeting standards set by the commit
tee.
A group Of 10 English-type modern
dwellings in Foxall. built on the crest
of Volta place between Forty-fourth
street and Foxhall road, by Waverly
Taylor, Inc, is the new housing de-
velopment receiving the Silver Star
Homes award.
To BE Open for Month.
Under sponsorship Of The Star this
group house development, in which the
whole project was planned AS one unit
INTELLECTUALLY, with each house given
individual treatment in plan and out
line. will be open for public inspection
beginning Sunday morning and con-
tinuing for one month.
This is the second of the Silver Star
Home demonstrations. the first being
charming detached Colonial residence
at 5000 Oakridge avenue, in the forest
section of Chevy Chase, Md. built by
Shannon e. Luchs, Inc, from plans by
Arthur B. Heaton architect. The
month of public exhibition of this house
recently came to close.
The purpose Of the Silver Star Homes
demonstrations Is to encourage better
planning. better designing and improved
construction of homes, in all phases,
including community layout and land
ecaping, and to promote home owner
ship
In Charge Of Program.
Members OF the Silver Star Homes
Committee, in charge of the program,
are James 8. Taylor, chief Of the Dr.
vision of Building and Housing, Bureau
of Standards, Department of Com
merce; Dr. Louise Stanley, chief of the
Bureau Of Home Economics, Depart
ment of Agriculture; Gilbert Rodier,
past president of the Washington
Chapter, American Institute of Archi-
tects; Arthur Carr, president of the
Washington Real Estate Board; Miss
Harlean James, executive secretary Of
the American Civic Association; John
H. Small, Sd. Washington landscape
architect: Waverly Taylor, architect
an: operative builder, and Rufus S.
Lusk, realty statistician. who has had
years of experience in model home dem
onstrations.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-24
BAND CONCERTS.

BY the Community Center Band this
evening at Washington Circle at 7:30
O'Clock. James E. Miller. director.
March, Gen. Lejeune". Taylor Branson
Waltz "Sobre Las Olas". .....: Rosas
Fox trot, "Heartaches". ...... Hoffman
"Sparklets" Miles
March, National Centennial"
Santelmann
Overture. Princess Of India. King
Vocal solo, "Gcod Night. .... Conrad
Chester Dodson.
Selection. Songs From the Old
March, Cali Me Henry. Benter
1.-The Star Spangled Banner"
BY the United States Army Band
this evening at the United States Capt.
toll at 1880 o'clock. William Stannard,
leader: Thomas Darcy. second leader.
March, Friendship. ....... .Althouse
Overture, "Orpheus". ....... .Offenbach
Solo for xylophone. "Jovial Jasper"
Green
John Baumann. soloist.
Selection, Echoes From the Metro
politan Opera House. $500. .Tobani
Waltz. Gold. and Silver. .Lehar
Fantasia, "A Spanish Festival"
Demersseman
March, "Garde du Corps" Chambers
The Star spausled Haunsr"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-24
ALEXANDRIA POLICE
CHIEF is ARRESTED
AS ICEBOX RAIDER
CONTINUED From First Page.)

Byran and City Attorney Budwesky
accused me of breaking into the city
market and stealing some goods" He
refused to amplify this statement, ex-
cept to point out that he would give
his side of the case at the proper
time"
According to Joseph Chauncey, an
other member of thu firm. there has
tecn a series of mysterious raids on
their icebox over a period of six years
Last night Julian Chauncey and Win
terwerp hid near the Refrigerator in
an effort to trap the intruder.
They allege they saw Campbell Al
two sacks and a cantaloupe box with
vegetables. fruits and canned goods
and that he visited another market
stand besides their own.
Capt. Campbell has wife and seven
children. He has been a member OF
the police force for many years. His
father and brothers were members, also
A brother was killed in line of duty
some years ago. Capt. Campbell sue
ceeded Capt. Haywood Durrer and
former Chief of Police Goods.