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Imperial Valley press., 1931-02-10
Issued Daily, Except
Sundays. Entered at the
Post Office, Ell Centre,
Calf, as Second-Class
Matter.

shown those who menace the free access,
of our roads and terrorize our citizens.
The circumstances do not call for seek
ing to capture this pair. Not only would
capturing them mean an expense to the
county in trying them. and to the state
for supporting them if convicted-but
putting them in the morgue would make
Others think twice before adopting a
similar career.
'Shoot-and shoot to kill" is the only
course to follow with these cut-throats.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-02-10
CHAMBER GETS
LETTER SENT TO
'SALTON SINK

Receipt of a letter merely ad-
dressed "Chamber of Commerce.
Salton Sink, California, by the El
Centre Chamber of Commerce two
days after it was mailed at Wichita
Falls, Texas, leads the local chamber
staff TO believe that the FL Centre
chamber is becoming as well known
as the famous r. P. Ripley of BE
lieve 1t or Not' fame, whose let
tiers. no matter how peculiarly ad-
dressed, always seem to reach their
destination.
It is not unusual at the FL Centre
chamber to receive letters merely
address Imperial Valley, Califor-
MA nor would one addressed to
the Salton Sea be difficult to direct
Imperial Valley press., 1931-02-10
To Demonstrate
Thor IrOners

Miss Pausy Myers, professional
demonstration of Thor Speeo ironer5,
will give demonstrations at the I'M
perial Valley Hardware booth at the
fair every afternoon and evening CT
this week.
She will be available for home
demonstrations any morning this
week and all day throughout next
week.
Residents of the valley are in
vited to arrange for home demon
strations whether they own a Thor
Speed ironer or not.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-02-10

Another step was taken by the
directors Of the Irrigation district
this morning toward acquiring the
canal system, when the bid OF the
Southern Pacific company for the
district bonds are opened.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-02-10

M. o. King, agent for the Case
automobile and Seldom truck re-
ports business good. They are put
ting them out as fast as they can
get them from the factory.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-02-10
TEN YEARS AGO
February 10 1921

The 32nd Infantry Band, U. S. A,
has been rendered the use of the
Barbara Worth ballroom by Assist
ant Manager Pangle of the hotel
Imperial Valley press., 1931-02-10
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO
February 10, 1916

One of the most significant events
for years is that certain Los An
geles banks are offering TO make
farm loans in the valley for seven
per cent.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-02-10

H. E. Smith, Mansfield, Wash
ington, writes that a SOW bore eight
male pigs and no females.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-02-10
Looking Backward
What the Press Files Tell OF
Imperial Valley for this Date
In Past Years
TWENTY YEARS AGO
February 10, 1911

Next Monday will be observed as
Arbor Day in FL Centro. The Wom-
ans Ten Thousand club stands
sponsor for this movement. The
exercises will take place at 3 O'Clock
in the afternoon at the grammar
school grounds, where the children
will have a program and an address
will be made by Reverend w. G.
Conley.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-02-10

and next Saturday night will give
a dance that will please everybody.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-02-10

The FL Centre Country club will
soon begin the erection OF a sub
stantial club house on its four lots
at the corner of Sixth street and
Holt avenue. Several sets OF plans
are under consideration. but the de-
tails have not yet been fully set
tied
Imperial Valley press., 1931-02-10
CHICKENBONE KILLS WOMAN

PORTLAND. Ore, U.H - Mrs.
Catherine McGrath. II, bled to
death when chicken pone, caught
in her throat, penetrated a blood
vessel
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-05-21
Work a National Blessing

WORK NATIONAL Blessing
Money which comes without effort
doesn't build good life or sound
civilization Golfers Weekly.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-05-21
COLD CREEK

Cold Creek residents, who, during
the school term, have had their mail
brought out daily by the school bus
driver, have made arrangements to
have it delivered by the daily Yakima
stage during the summer vacation.
Robert Schlosser returned Tuesday
from Soan Lake, where he has been
taking the baths for sciatic rheuma-
tism. He is somewhat improved, but
will not be able to handle much work
for some time.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Rennie, who are
employed with the E. Berg Sheep
company, became i'll last Thursday
from ptomaine poisoning, after eat
ing supper of canned tomatoes and
bread, and for short tiine were COM
pletely unconscious. They were taken
to Yakima for medical treatment and
were able to return to the camp on
the east side of the Columbia below
White Bluffs a day or two later.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-05-21

A group of young folks surprised
Glen Hagen last Friday evening, May
Is, on his birthday. The evening was
spent in singing and conversation.
The young women of the crowd as
sisted by Mrs. Hagen served sand
wiches, ice-cream cake and coffee.
There were eight present.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence Davis re-
turned Friday after enjoying a two
weeks vacation. Lawrence left for
Wenatchee Monday but expects to
return the latter part Of the week and
then he and Mrs. Davis and little
Gerald expect to leave for the coast.
Miss Pauline Betrman, who has
been visiting her sister, Mrs. Russell
Weber, for several days, returned
last Thursday to her home in Kenne.
wick.
Mrs. Emma Halvorson, who has
been visiting her brother, the Rev.
L. g. Krug and family, left for Ken
newick Wednesday and expects to
visit her niece, Mrs. Albert Zarndt,
before returning to her home in Cut
Pank, Montana.
r, S, Handy visited Mrs. Handy
at the hospital in Walla Walla on
Sunday. She is getting along as
well as can be expected but will not
be able to return home this week.
She was not operated upon for mas.
told trouble as the trouble was locat-
ed in front of the ear and is yielding
to treatments.
School closes in East Hanford on
Tuesday, May 26 with an all day
picnic. The teacher, Mrs. Burlew,
expects to teach the same school
again next year.
The reporter just recently Learned:
of the marriage of Miss Alice Nagei
the only daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
]. w. Nagel to Mr.. Walter IS. Simon
son of Yakima. The wedding was
solemnized April II at the Christian
Church in Yakima Mrs. Simonson
was graduated from Yakima High
School in 1880 and Mr.. Simonson
was graduated from the Selah High
school few years ago and is at pre-
sent employed in Yakima as electro
clan and decorator.
The following were guests at the
w. H. Kirby home from Sunday un-
til Tuesday: Mrs. Amelia Muzzy,
Mrs. Walter Kleinfelder, Mr.. and
Mrs. Estaf and Mrs. Leota McManus.
The two former are sisters of Mr..
Kirby, Mrs. Estef is his niece and
Mrs. McManus is daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Kirby. They are all from
Seattle.
L. T. Brooks and his son Keith
were in Kennewick Monday on bust
ness.
Mrs. E. R. Griner and Mrs. Fay
Davis were hostesses to the Improve.
ment Club at the home of Mrs. E. r
Griner last Thursday afteroon. After
the usual business meeting Mrs. M
R, Slavens gave a book review or
Three Girls by Edna Ferber, Mrs
r. S. Bixby gave a Mark Twair
reading and Mrs. S. F.. Murray read
IN interesting article on. the Lions OIL
Hollywood. Refreshments of fruit
salad, cheese sticks stuffed dates and
iced tea was served. There were
eighteen members and nine visitors
present. Two of the latter joined and
two NOR expect to join in the fall.
The next meeting will be at the home
Of Mrs. Biart the second Thursday
in June.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-05-21
CARD OF THANKS

Dear Friends:
We wish to thank the host of kind
and generous friends for your won
derful help and sympathy, the lovely
flowers and the many, many things
for which we shall be forever CRATE
full. We wish that we could tell each
and every one how grateful we are
and how wonderful 70 uhave all been
to us. We do thank you with all our
hearts and hope to prove worthy OF
such wonderful kindness during the
sickness and death of our beloved
wife and mother.-William A. B rnes
and family.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-05-21
The News In Hanford
By Mrs. M. r. Slausns

Fourteen women drove to White
Bluffs last Wednesday to attend the
Guest Day meeting of the Woman's
Club and enjoyed it very much.
Mrs. Frank Goodell is enjoying
visit from her daughter, Mrs. G. B.
Hampton and her daughter-in-law,
Mrs. AL Hubbard. They drove down
from Spokane Monday and expect to
leave Friday.
R. S. Bixby and Miss Lenora Beck
drove to Kennewick Sunday to meet
Mrs. r. Beck Of Beaverton, Oregon.
Mrs. Beck is a sister of Mrs. r. S.
bixby and ID Miss Beck's mother.
She will visit at the Bixby home un-
I'll the close Of school.
The Scout Jamboree at Grandview
May IS and Is. which was Attended
by seven Of the local scouts, drew
men and boys from all the Yakima
Valley. The Hanford delegation was
master, Everett Jones, assistant
scoutmaster, Tommy Griner, Patrol
Jim Purdy and Guy Dayton.
Six of the seniors attended the
Senior Day celebration held at the
Ellensburg normal last Saturday
They were accompanied by their class
advisor, Miss Lucille Veatch and two
former graduates Lewis Brooks and
John Heatherington. They had
wonderful day and attended the dance
IN the evening. Miss Beck and Miss
Whelan went as far as Yakima with
the crowd and shopped in Yakima.
The members of the Thursday even
ing Gym class composed mainly of
married women gathered at the Gym
last Thursday evening to surprise
their teacher, Miss Veatch. The
' class closed several weeks ago and it
TOOK great deal of persuasion on
the part of Miss Whelan to induce
MISS Veatch to go to the high
school on the pretense of getting a
book. They played games, had
peanut race, gave group stunts and
then Miss Veatch was asked to raise
magical umbrella. Thirty-three
handkerchiefs fluttered to the floor,
gifts from the members of the class.
"A lunch was served consisting of
wienies, buns, coffee pickles, deyiled
eggs and punch. Their laughter could
be heard several blocks awav and
"a good time was had by all"
1t was raining Friday evening as
the boy scouts neared Sunnyside
and car driven by sunnyside
resident skidded first to one side of
the road and then to the other. They
bumped inc the Hanford car which
was the Purdy Chevrolet and damag-
ed it to the amount of SIS which was
paid by the Sunnyside resident.
Mrs. Fay Davis entertained the
s +. Murray family and the D. c.
Mock family at dinner on May IL in
honor of her husbands birthday.
A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
George Picatti Friday evening, May
IS at the Yakima Nursing Home in
Yakima. He weighed seven pounds
and has been named Donald Stephen
Mrs. Joe Picatti drove over to
Yakima Sunday evening to see her
new nephew, returning Monday
evening.
Miss Margaret Syfford and Miss
Helen Craig have secured positions
in Kent, the former expecting to
assme stenogaphic position in the
warehouse. They left Saturday. 90.
ing as far as Yakima with Mr.. and
Mrs. E. R. Griner.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-05-21
A Tribute to the Memory
of Mrs. w. A. Barnes

by Mrs. Roy T. Carpenter)
Mrs. Barnes died after short ill
ness.
Sad was the death of that loving
wife and mother;
Fair and white were the flowers
that covered the casket and grave,
And fairer and whittier the form Of
their loved one,
Where the tale of their sorrow was
told.
When your barque has crossed the
pillows
Of that dark and trackless flood,
And you pause beyond its murmurs,
Where you know her feet have
stood;
When your feet have reached the
portals
Of that shining place Sup there"
And you knock aloud to enter
And have climbed the golden
stair"
You know your loved one will meet
you,
Far beyond the pillows roar,
And you then will hear her singing,
And her footsteps on the shore.
AS we see the sunlight falling
On the dark blue mountains crest
Like the pathway that runs upward
To a haven there, and rest.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-05-21
ADDITIONAL LOCALS

Upon receipt of the news of the
death OF his mother, Mrs. w. A..
Barnes' Leon Barnes left Glendale,
CAL, last Friday noon with boy
companion, in car for White Bluffs.
When they reached Boardman, about
midway between Arlington and Una
tilla, on the Columbia River highway
at 6 o'clock Sunday morning, the boy
comrsanion, who was driving at the
time, presumably went to sleep and
the car left the road while crossing a
small bridge. The guard rail was torn
off, five of the anchor posts dislodged
and the car went into the ditch. Be-
yond bad shaking up neither of the
young men were severely injured, but
the car, an almost new Jewett road
ster, was completely wrecked. Leon
chartered another car and reached
White Bluffs about 10 o'clock Sunday
morning.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-05-21

Mr.. and Mrs. Earle Knaub drove
over to Yakima Saturday. They were
accompanied home bv Marguerite
Knaub who had been visiting at the
Maurice Proudfoot home in Yakima
for week.
Mrs. Emil A1lwardt returned Sum
day from her home in Mckee, where
she had spent a week, to Riverland
Rancho where she is spending this
summer with her daughter, Mrs.
Paul Bruggeman.
Rev. Krug held services at Vernita
Sunday evening. A large congrega-
ton was present. Services hereafter
will be held in the evening during
the summer.
Martin Meeks is in Hanford this
week taking the seventh grade exam
nation.
Mrs. Paul Bruggeman, Mrs. E. B.
johnson and Miss Marguerite john
son shopped in Yakima Tuesday.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-05-21
CHURCH
Announcements
WHIT SUNDAY
ST. PAUL'S EVANGELICAL
LUTHERAN CHURCH

81 will pour out My Spirit upo,
all flesh" Joel 2, %.
Sunday School at 10 a. m.
500 p. m. Div inc Services.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-05-21

THE LUTHERAN HOUR
Columbia Broadcasting System.
Every Thursday to 1880 P. NJ,
Pacific Time.
XIII, Los Angeles. 900 k. c.
KoIN, Portland, Ore. $40 k. Q.
KFRC, San Francisco, 6l0 k. c.
KOL, Seattle Tacoma. 1870 k. G.
KEPY, Spokane. 1910 k. c.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-05-21

I will always be glad to send in
new or renewal subscriptions to any
daily, weekly or monthly newspaper,
periodical or magazine of general
circulation. Just pay me the regular
subscription price and l will do the
rest. 1t will save you time, postage
and stationery.
E. j. O'LAREY
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-05-21
ALLARD.vERNITA
Famous EARLY Fruit District
New Stockyards at Riverland

A much needed improvement in
this part of the valley was the up-to-
date stockyards that were construct
ed at Riverland last week by the Mil
waukee railroad. They were initiated
Sunday when Rothrocks of Cold
Creek loaded 18 cars of sheep which
were being shipped to the summer
range in Montana.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-05-21

Mrs. Lucy Willis received a tele-
gram Tuesday announcing the birth
of granddaughter, Marjorie Louise
Perkins, born Sunday evening, May
II, in Spokane, to Mr.. and Mrs. Ray
w. Perkins.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-05-21

Mr. and Mrs. ]. B. >Tromanhauser
entertained at dinner Sunday, their
guests being Mrs. G. w. Shaw of
White Bluffs and Rev. and Mrs.
Noyes of Hanford.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-27
Drilling Holes in Diamond.

That eminent citizen Of New York,
John Diamond-who has an interna-
tional repute under his professional
cognomen OF 'Legs"-eyidently bears a
charmed life. He must have the SUI
preme gift Of invulnerability. Enemies
he has in plenty-bitter, desperate en-
emies, professional rivals and avengers,
who are bent upon performing the
operation known as putting him on the
spot for some rather vaguely understood
onenses against gang law, But although
they get go at him now and then,
they do not get him. They Pepper him
with missiles, but never reach a vital
spot. Twice now within about six
months these unnamed, mysterious foes
have cornered Mr.. Diamond in a place
OF public entertainments hotel in one
instance and q road house in another
and have used him as shooting gallery
target. On the first occasion they did
fairly good work at the job, giving Mr..
Diamond a long recuperation. Yester-
day they bungled an exceptionally good
chance, when they had him trapped in
a porch and used the wrong kind OF
ammunition. They peppered him with
bird shot, which to a man Of his ex-
perience and residence Is merely an
! annoyance.
1t becomes q matter OF some gpecu-
lation as to the motive OF these sue
cessive assaults upon the gentleman
with the interesting name. If his en-
emies are In deadly earnest, they are
poor marksmsn. II they really mean
, business, they choose strange weapons
for the execution OF their purpose
! Eventually, of course, Legs will take
| the long ride, II the hostile forces really
mean to eliminate him-they call ii
/ liquidation" over in RuSsia-and If ma
| ture does not anticipate them by re-
moving him by normal methods. The
man who is marked down for gang re-
venge is doomed. There are no fna
! failures OF gang justice.
Maybe the anti-Diamondites are JUS
i, trifiing with their prey, playing cat
and-mouse with him, teasing him witt
painful but not mortal wounds. Thu
Chinese used TO employ 4 torture process
known as death by the thousand cuts.
Perhaps Legs Diamonds former friend
are adopting this method with western
variations.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-27
SHOOTING STARS.
The Tempt@.

The Temper.
When you're strivin' TO remember
All the resolutions fine
That you made when old December
Was jes steppin' out o. line,
When the first Of January
Made you talk reforms anew
An the first OF February
Made you try an extra few
Along comes a May day a-peekin'
through the fence,
A-sayin', ITS . play day an the sport
Is sure immense!"
When with serious intentions
To the future you give thought
And you ponder on conventions
An the things the platforms taught;
When you make a fierce endeavor
From all folly 10 refrain
And declare you'll never, never
Waste a precious hour again
Along comes q May day a-Singin' Of q
song:
"oh, life is in its heyday an you'd
better stroll along!'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-27

It may well be . step in clarifying the
commissions power. FOR while the
scope Of It's authority Il pretty well es-
tablished in those States which do not
themselves have regulatory agencies for
utilities, its rights in States equipped to
perform such administrative functions
are not so clear in the important field Of
interstate commerce.
In addition to going into the Ques-
ton of rates, services and securities, the
QUESTIONABLE also will develop whether
licensees are doing interstate or intra-
state business, If they are selling power
direct or through an agent and to what
extent their accounts are under State
supervision. It also will show how many
of the licensees are operating as public
service concerns.
Because OF the physical conditions
surrounding hydro-electric development
in this country, only about fourth oil
the total number Of such developments Is
under Federal license, and perhaps only
a third of this Is interstate. The ques-
tionnaire will furnish the groundwork
for the commission to develop policies
that will stand as guide for the future.
No power commission ever has at
tempted to exercise any rate-making
prerogatives, and only in one instance,
the Conowingo project, has supervision
been exercised over the issuance OF
securities. In the Conowingo case,
where power is developed in Mary
land and distributed in Pennsyl-
vania, because of the interstate nature
of the transaction, coupled with the
fact that Pennsylvania did not have
an agency to regulate securities. the
cabinet commission in the Coolidge adj
nninistration stepped in. Rates, how
ever, were left a matter for State con-
troll.
The present issue is the second OF
ma or Importance which the new COM
mission has tackled since coming into
operation as an independent agency Of
the Government, its decision in the
ancient New River case having paved
the way for determination Of the Gov
ernment's rights on water the navigable
potentialitieS OF which are in doubt.
There are indications also that fur
Their studies are contemplated as sue
cessive steps are taken to the end Of
defining the whole subject Of hydro
electric regulation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-27
Pan-America Idea Credited
With Lesson for Wide World

emphasized by the San Francisco
Chronicle with the comment that 'cby
experimenting the Presidents action
with a proclamation, Gov. Rolph re-
nected the special sentiment of Cali
fornia toward the Latin American
peoples with whose history the be-
ginnings Of this State are associated"
The st. Paul Pioneer Press holds that
"the countries Of this continent have Q
common purpose and o uniform expert.
ence and single destiny; that they
share alike in aspirations for demo-
cratic principles Of government and
bear together many Of the problems
which may be better solved through
cooperative effort and achievement"
The Asbury Park Press thinks that '.in
less than half q century the Union has
become perhaps the most beneficial az
international alliances" adding that
with no motive other than mutual
progress, it has richly earned the
tribute which the ceremonies accord IT,"
y y
Communication and TRANSPORTATION
gains are recorded by the Birmingham
News, and that paper states as to the
progress within short time: Marine
transportation between New York and
valparaiso once required 100 days. Il
was reduced to 90, then to 81, and. last
year. 10 10 days. The airlines have
shortened the distance still more. AIR
mail and passenger service between thu
United States and Chile requires only
o days. Last year, too, saw radio.
telephone service established between
this country and Chile, Argentina.
Uruguay and other nations to the south.
Progress OF this sort will continue, a.
Will the growth Of inter American un-
oerstanoing and goodwill. The Ameri-
can countries will be drawn steadily
closer together, and with the growth
OF south America, still q compare.
lively new and undeveloped continent.
the volume of inter-American trade
VIII expand enormously. The Southern
States OF this country, incidentally, have
particular reason to give thought to the
growing countries Of the lower continent.
Inc south Is closer to them than any
other section OF this country"
The New Orleans -Picayune
states that "old bitternesses and pref
ud1ces survive here and there, but they
are becoming beautifully less, we be-
heve, as the peoples of the several re-
puolics come to know each other better
through travel and study and the steady
expansion OF their commercial rela-
TONS" The st. Louis Globe-Democrat
concludes: We need reminder that
while We must OF necessity have rela-
tons OF importance with each of the
other principal nations of the earth
and hope to maintain those relations on
o mutual basis of esteem and amity,
nature has after all decreed that our
destiny shall be bound up with the
side OF the big earth on which we find
ourselves. That this group Of peoples
OF like government and aspirations have
more things in common than any other
group should be emphasized until 1t be-
comes part of our mental background"