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Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-28
EFFICIENCY %

EFFICIENCY has come to play an i'm
IA portant part in our industrial and
commercial activities and appears to be
making progress in many lines of en-
deavor.
The desire for better work has led to
the development of the efficiency eX-
pert" whose chief aim seems to be to
reduce the human being to a bit of ma
ehlnery and squeeze out anything that
might resemble naturalnesS in his ef-
forts at labor.
We are not opposing efficiency. On
the contrary, we believe it Is a splendid
thing-especially for the other fellow.
But we do think it can be carried en-
tirely too far and it would appear that
California's S civil service system is doing
just that
According to reports from Sacramento,
employees of the state are being eX-
amined periodically but in secret, on 100
characteristics, the examination being
conducted unknown to the individual en-
ployee. His superiors are called upon
to give their opinion on how he stacks
up regarding the 100 questions.
Among other things the state wishes
to know are if the employee has pleas
ing and mellow voice." and if he some
times goes on tear.
Why the state should want to know
whether an employees voice is mellow
or sounds like fog horn is beyond US.
1t may be there is plan afoot to or
ganize a California chorus, but we pre-
sumo the employees are paid to conduct
the work of the state and not to
follow in the footsteps of CarusO or
Lawrence Tibbetts.
Reports on the affair indicate that the
state, through its STRAW bosses, is do
ing considerable snooping and sneaklng.
That is not nice business for sovereign
state to be engaged in. Prying into the
individuals private business is not only
distasteful but justifies the individual
in giving somebody sock on the nose,
and perhaps somebody needs to be socked
to put an end to the foollshness.
A Kansas bank embezzler has been
given 200 years in prison. We believe
such punishment is excessive.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-28
ENTIRE DAY
GOES WITHOUT
new PRISONER

Another new record was estab-
lished at the Imperial county jail
yesterday, when not one single pris-
oner, not even Chinese, was
booked from $40 Monday night un-
til after $40 last night.
Jailer Eddie Nett, Jack Carter,
city jailer, and others of the re-
ceiving force were forceful in their
statements it has been many days
since such a catastrophe struck the
bastille.
Should this state of affairs keep
up, Nett believes the hostelry will
suffer a decided decrease in pa
tronage, which is against all pre-
dictions from official circles.
One bright ray of cheerfulness
shone through the gloom, however,
when it was pointed out the coun-
ty saved money on pens, pencils
and ink as the result of the lack
of patronage at the county's free
boarding house. These materials
were saved for future use when
they were not used in booking pris-
oners.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-28
IALiII al sOn1e cheese

lMill eat some cheese.
cheese, full of holes, like a lace cur
tain. So Uncle Wiggily hoped to
the grocery store, kept by a jolly old
dog, but the dog had no Swiss
cheese; only American cheese,
which, at best, has only little holes
in it like pin holes.
80 I can't get any Swiss cheese,
eh?" asked Uncle Wiggily of the dog.
Not a slice of Swiss cheese with
holes in it to be had" barked the
dog. But I'll tell you how to fool
that Cross Bear"
"How?" asked the rabbit.
Take him a pound of my AM
erican cheese" said the dog. Tell
him it's Swiss cheese and that the
Swiss are making it with smaller
holes this year on account of bad
times. Tell him the Swiss can't af-
ford to put big holes in their cheese
any more. He'll be fooled all right.
He'll think the American cheese is
Swiss and he won't nibble you. I'll
hldp yOd up oOlllC NllNCoC'
oh, no, couldn't do that' said
Uncle Wiggily.
you can't do what?" asked the
store dog.
Il can't take the Cross Bear some
American cheese and tell him it's
Swiss when it isn't" said the rab-
bit. THAT would not be fair and
honest and we must always try to
be that"
But if you go back to him with
American cheese and tell him that's
what it is the Cross Bear will nibble
you'll" barked the dog.
mo matter" said Uncle Wiggily
I'D rather be honest and nibbled
than dishonest about Swiss cheese
and not nibbled. Give me some oi
your American cheese and III take
q chance"
Very well. AS you please,
growled the dog, rather put out that
Uncle Wiggily wouldn't play trick
on the bear But if you get nib
bled don't blame me-"
Il won't" promised the rabbit
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-28
FREE MATINEE
FOR YOUNGSTERS
HERE SATURDAY

Fox Imperial Theatre announces
that Saturday afternoon at 2
o'clock at the free show for boys
and girls, it will have the pleasure
of presenting to the youngsters of
Ell Centro and Imperial valley, Leon
Jennings in person.
Leon Jennings is the boy star who
played the part OF Penrod in Pen
rod and Sam" here Just a week and
a half ago. He also played the son
in Father and Son" and many
other outstanding film attractions.
He will appear at both the chill
dren's show Saturday afternoon and
at the first show Saturday night.
The program for Saturday night
will be The Spirit of Notre Dame"
but this film will not be shown on
Saturday afternoon.
The free show for boys and girls
between the ages of 6 and Is years
will start promptly at p. m. The
first number on the program will
be the Inauguration of the FOX
Leaders Club followed by the in
PRODUCTION to the Boys and girls of
Leon Jennings in person. A selec-
ton by the Fox Leaders orchestra
composed of Ell Centro boys. A
talking picture showing Leon Jen-
nings introducing Prof. Einstein
and many Hollywood movie stars,
an Our Gang" comedy called
"Shiver Ny Timbers" and the fea-
ture Will be Forbidden Adventure. -
taken from the book Lets Play
King" with Mitzi Green and
Jackie Scar, will complete the pro-
! gram.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-28
Something Really New
for Indigestion
1t Works, ,

Try it and see-the PROOF OF the
pudding is in the eating Just get
Dare's Mentha Pepsin chats the
trade name for iD from any good
druggist like Clements Drug Store
and give that weak, ailing stomach
new supply of this true natural
digestive Take it 10 minutes be-
fore meals for 3 days, or when you
have an acute attack. Money back
If it doesn't help. Clements Drug
Store positively guarantees it. adv
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-28
TEN YEARS AGO
OctObpr 28 1921

Mexican Land Owners yesterday
demanded that Imperial Irrigation
district begin a S5,OO0,0O0 program
to put the Colorado river back in
its old channel as the only consid-
Grafton under which consent would
be given to the building of the Pas
cadero cut with an absolute bann
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-28
Bedtime Stories
BY HOWARD E. GARRIS =
Copyright, 1928, by Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate
UNCLE WTGGHY'S FUNNY
CHEESE

Uncle Wiggily had fallen out OF
his airship in which he was riding
with Mr.. Twistytail, the fat pig gen.
tleman. The rabbit had fallen head
over his pink, twinkling nose, over
and over in somersaultS. landing on
the soft feather bed of the Cross
Bear, who had put it out to air. AS
for Mr.. Twistytail, he went sailing
on and on in the airship, which he
didn't in the least know how to
steer. And, later on, after while,
we must see what happened to him.
But just now we are going to hear
what happened to Uncle Wiggily. AS
! told you in the story last night,
after landing on the Cross Bears
feather bed, Mr.. Longears started
out to buy some Swiss cheese.
The bear had promised not to nib
Bile the rabbit if Uncle Wiggily
brought him back some Swiss
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-28

Directors of the Imperial Valley
Oil and Gas Development associa-
ton met in Brawley this week and
reported that the Brawley well is
down 1915.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-28

A 100000 citrus preceding plant
is to be built at Covina, Los An
geles County.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-28

on any dam which would turn the
river southwark into the low lands
of the delta country.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-28
S. d. Officia!
Under Arrest

SAN DIEGO, Cal, Oct. %. UP
Herbert A. Croghan, county tax
collector for the past 10 years, was
under indictment on 20 counts OF
embezzlemenG,, perjury and failure
to turn over county funds to county
officers today.
A six-week investigation by the
county grand jury was climaxed
late yesterday by the indictment.
An audit of his books showed a
shortage of $4,000 in two years it
was said.
Croghan was arraigned in super
ior court and his bail set at $4,000.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-28

On his departure, NJ Laval was report
ed as wearing facial expression similar
to the one the cat had after swallowing
the canary.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-28
Don't
Quote Me-
BY UNITED PRESS

WASHINGTON, Oct. %. U.P)-
Cockroaches infest the bookshelves
and desk drawers OF most govern
ment departments. The agriculture
department, which includes a large
bureau of entomology for the con-
troll of insect pests, is as plagued as
any. Secretary of Agriculture Hyde
was not able to lead his department
away from the cockroacheS when
he and l moved into the new de-
partment building. The cockroach
brigade at the commerce depart
ment will enjoy new quarters when
Secretary of Commerce Lamont
leads his aides to their new $17000,-
900 palace.
Senator Royal S. Copeland once
attempted TO persuade the Senate To
alter its capitol chamber by de-
claiming on the advantages to be
had from direct sunlight. lie pro-
posed extending the chamber to the
north wall of the capitol. Discus
sion ended when Senator Claude A.
Swanson inquired whether Copeland
intended to revise the habits of the
sun or to turn the capitol to bring
sunlight to the currently shady side.
Representative Sol Bloom. aSso-
ciated director of the George Wash
ington bicentennial commission, has
sent 19,20O large Autographs of
George Washington to senators for
distribution among their constitu-
ents. Similar generosity to house
members would require $1,000 prints
of which thousands already have
been distributed to public schools.
Bloom also sponsors a George M.
Cohan song in praise of Washing
ton and contemplateS distribution
of million or so copies.
These evidences of Blooms fer
vor arouse comment favorable and
unfavorable A sarcastic review OF
| his efforts appear in Washington
magazine in which it was suggested
! Bloom was getting as much publicity
as Washington from the bicenten-
NAL program. A cynical observer
asserts that the commission III
sponsoring restoration of Wakefield
birthplace of Washington, had
| scarcely more than hearSay to guide
/ the architecture.
Bloom lunches daily at the Ma
i tional Press club and plans new
means whereby the name of Wash
/ ington may be inserted in the pub
lie prints. He is a short, heavy fea-
tured man, gay, smiling and friend
/ ly. He possesses the only Czecho-
sloyakian kitchen in Washington. 1t
is in his apartment and is complete
in all details except that the cook
may be of any nationality.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-28

Our idea of the most useless effort
in the world is writing sob letters to SEN
satiOnal Slayers.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-28
Issued ID ally, Except
Sundays. Entered a.
the Post Office, FL Gem
tro, Calf, as Second
Class Matter.
MODERN ADVENTURE

THOSE who think these are prosaic
1 times with the adventure depicted in
the volumes we read in boyhood entire
ly lacking, might change their opinions
after reading of the rescue by the United
States navy yesterday, of three ship
wrecked mariners from a South Sea is
land.
Cast upon a deserted island months
ago when their ship was wrecked, the
castaways lived Robinson Crusoe exist
ence until the navy removed them.
CARRIED only in loin cloths, the trio eX-
listed on cocOanuts, fish and wild pigs,
making their home in rude tropical shell
ter and clinging to life in the hope that
aid would come to them.
Their hopes were fulfilled last week
when a private yachting party which
visited the island found evidence that it
was inhabited, though the trio could not
be located, having gone to the interior
of the island The navy was notified
and Immediately sent a warship to the
island. The three men were removed
and are now returning to civilization lit
tie the worse for their experience.
They can tell tale of adventure that
falls to the lot of few men in this twen-
tieth century One wonders how they
can accept settling down to the hum
drum existence of our modern life, but
perhaps they will be better able to enjoy
our modern conveniences after their eX-
perience.
incidentally it will do no harm to
point out that the navy made the res
cue on Navy Day, coincidence that
should not go unnoticed.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-28

Rhodes, w. W. McEuen, ]. B. Nc
Neece, Fred P. Nuttal, Mrs. Mitchell
ano Mrs. Livingston.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-28

The Straloch Farms, Davis, Yolo
County, recently sold two Hamp-
shire lambs to the farm of the
Prince of Wales in Canada.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-28
Looking Backward
What the Press Files Tell OF
Imperial Valley for This Date
in Past Years
TWENTY YEARS AGO


At the last meeting of the board
of directors of the public library
it was decided that the library will
remain open from l o'clock in the
afternoon until o'clock and from
7 o'clock in the evening until g.
There will be no morning hours
The object of the change was TO
make the library more accessible
to the business people of the COM
munity.
Practically all plans are matured
for the great Los Angeles-El Cen
tro-PhoeniX automobile races to
start on the night of November 4
Checkers are appointed all along
the line. All cars in the race must
check in FL Centro, giving local
residents an opportunity to see each
car and driver.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-28

The matter of bringing in the
much needed cotton help will be
put up to the cotton growers of the
valley The acute labor situation
developed on account of expansion
OF the cotton acreage this year. II
is proposed to send out agents
through Southern California to
scour for available help. The sum
of $1,000 was raised to finance the
plan.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-28

The English Labor party knows just
what happens to crockery when it is run
over by a steam-roller
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-28
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO
October 2S. 1916

Before 300 interested citizens En-
gineers c. E. Grunsky and George
G. Anderson read their report to
the district board of directors con-
cerning the best things to do 10
stop a possibility of summer wat
er shortage in 1911 The immediate
task is to raise S750,0O0 necessary
to do the work.
Evening star., 1931-06-15
R0SENFELD, DRAMATIST :
OF DECADE AGO, DIES
Native of Richmond Wrote Many
Plays and Was First Editor
of Magazine Puck.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, June 15.-Sydney Ros-
enfield, prominent playwright Of dec
ade and more ago, died of heart disease
in his sleep yesterday at his home. He
was rs.
He wrote and adapted many plays
during his long career. He collaborated
in many others and wrote the librettos
Of several comic operas and musical
plays. He was the first editor of the
magazine Puck.
Some of his works were "The Giddy
Throng," "A Man of Ideas" ''The
Mocking Bird" 1.-THE Twentieth Cen
tury Girl" THE Purple Lady" ''The
Rainmaker of Syria" "a Dangerous
Maid" "a Round Of Pleasure "The
Vanderbilt Cup" "a lesson for Wives. "
Virginia Runs Away and Forbid
den."
He was a former president Of the
American Dramatist Society and of the
National Federation of Theater Clubs.
At IS he began writing boys stories
and in 1874 produced his first play, a
burlesque on Rose Michel"
He was born in Richmond, Va. In
1883 he married Miss Genie H. johnson
of London, who, with a brother, sur
wives him.
A funeral service will be held tomor-
row under the auspices Of the Actors
Fund,
Evening star., 1931-06-15

n. A. Lesse, 712 11th sc. NV.
CIines Inc., geo 14th st. NV.
Gibson Co., 917 @ st. NV.
Ristig, Inc., 1859 II st. NE.
Colony Radio, 4SSB Georgia Ave.
Thompson Bros, 122O Good Hope Rd.
xwomey Flee. Ce.s 1893 17th 81 NV.
Evening star., 1931-06-15

position regarding disposition Of wheat
stocks held BY the Grain stabilization
Corporation.
Buyers and producers" the senior
Kansas Senator said In o telegram,
believe the ,stabi1ization corporation Is
likely to unload leftover wheat at any
time, depreast1g the market still fur
ther. So long Is that belief Is held.
there Is no chance for market improve
ment."
At o conference In Manhattan, Kans.,
last week Chairman Stone Of the Farm
Board was asked by o group Of Kansas
farm leaders to issue . statement an
nouncing the Farm Board holdings
Evening star., 1931-06-15
CAPITAL MAN HONORED

PROVIDENCE, r. T., June IS (R.-
Brown University today conferred 10
honorary degrees, including doctor of
laws: John r. Mott of New York, world
secretary of the Y. M. C. A.; Sir Henry
w. Thornton of Montreal, president Of
the Canadian National Railways. Doc
tor of science: Ambrose Swasey of
Cleveland, inventor; Leon E. Trues-
dell of Washington, statistical expert
of the Bureau of the Census.
Evening star., 1931-06-15
DIVORCE BILL VETOED
Pennsylvania Not Yet Nevada Ri
val, Gov. Pinchot SAYS.

HARRISBURG, Pa, June Is R.-
Gov. Clifford Pinchot, commenting that
Pennsylvania is not yet ready to enter
into competition with other States in
the granting of speedy divorces" Satur-
day vetoed a bill to permit service by
advertisement upon the defendant in q
divorce suit Immediately upon return of
Evening star., 1931-06-15
FARM BOARD POSITION
cLARIFIckTION ASKED
Senator Capper Tells Hoover Grain
Dealers Fear Holdings
to Be Dumped.

By the Associated Press.
TOPEKA, June 15.-Senator Arthur
Capper addressed to President Hoover
last night plea that the Federal Farm
Board issue q statement clarifying It's
Evening star., 1931-06-15

In the Temple Of the rive Hnndred
Arrhats, In Canton, China stands 500
gilt statues. One Of them = supposed to
Venetian traveller Of the fourteenth
century, who, completely transformed
into q Chinese, is row wurshiped g
. Chinese saint. - "a
Evening star., 1931-06-15

the original subpoena. The purpose Of
the measure, he said, was 20 shorten the
time In which divorces might be OBJ
tanned,
Evening star., 1931-06-15

Government aid in the district In the
Dominican Republic affected by the
hurricane has reached the $4,000, 900
mark.
Evening star., 1931-06-15

would not be sold In competition with
the new crop. now beginning TO reach
tne market. he said he would take
the matter up with the board in
washington:
Evening star., 1931-06-15

According TO authorities g suuinty
eye denotes penuriousness but honesty.
Evening star., 1931-06-15
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-02-17
SEASONAL BUILDING SLUMP
Accelerated By
 Depression Says
 New Haven Road
Waterbury Shows Thirty-tree Per Cent Loss Bridge port ~Stratford and Willimantic Only Three Con- munities to Register Any Gain

Building activity in Connecticut cities and towns entered it's custo- mary winter slump during the month of January, but this year the decline in the value of the building per- mits issued was considerably more severe than in recent years, the monthly survey conducted by the freight traffic department of the New Haven railroad among twenty-one communities on it's lines showing a total of approximately million and a quarter dollars.
 This was more than six million dollars less than the exceptionally high figure of December and more than one million dollars less than the building permit figure of Jan uary, 193O.
 Only three of the twenty-one cities and towns covered in the railroad survey were able to show gains over their December permit valuations. These were Bristol, Derby and Nau- gatuck. Likewise only three of the communities enjoyed going over their permit figures of January, 1880. These were Bridgeport, Strat- ford and Willimantic.
 Bridgeport headed the January list with permits valued at $218,309, while Greenwich and New Haven were second and third place, respec- lively.
 Comparative building permit sta- tistics of the twenty-one cities and towns for January, 1881. and Jan
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-02-17

uary, 1930, are reported by the rail- road as follows.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-02-17
State Urges Further
 Protection Of Birds
Greatest Task of Fish and Game Commission Is Guard=
 ing Against Predatory Animals

|some state parks. The trappers de- pend upon the revenue from the belts of fur-bearers to compensate them for their time and labor, but
 cooperate in killing objectionable |Species. Bobcats, roaming house cats, crows, foxes, hawks, minks, ot- ters, owls, weasels, red squirrels and skunks in quantities have been killed by this method in the past two years
 The depredations of the common house rat in the field are not gener- |ally well known, but these rodents are often found half mile from the nearest habitation, destroy eggs and young birds and are distinctly preda- tors around trout hatchery, where they not only kill trout but wound many which do not survive, accord ing to Conservation officials. The rats natural enemy, the house cat. on the other hand, is one of the
 most destructive agents to bird life land is responsible for untold dam lage.
 Among the birds the goshawk and the great horned owl are predators about which there seems to be little |controversy. The goshawk seems to
 prefer grouse to any other game bird for it's prey, and although 1t comes
 down from the north and there are
 comparatively few gOshawks in the state at this time, evidence has been
 secured which leads to the belief that some of the birds breed here. Although the red fox is charged
 with destroying much valuable game. ] it is credited with feeding upon
 many forms of life injurious to agri- culture. Its cousin, the gray fox. Is
 much more destructive. In May
 1890 a female gray fox climbed q nine foot fence surrounding a pheas-
 antry and killed eighty-two pheas- ants before being trapped.
 Another animal, the European
 gray hare. an unprotected outlaw imported into New York state some years ago and locally termed jack
 rabbit" is becoming serious factor among the orchardists of the state
 The town of Morris in Litchfield county has placed 8 bounty of one
 dollar head upon them.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-02-17
Minstrel Show at St Margarets S Took Place Last Night in
 Parish With Good
 Program

Last evening, tfe fifth annual minstrel show of the Young Mems club of St Margaret's church was presented in St Margarets hall. Mill ton Gardner was the interlocutor: c. Arthur Dubois was director and Mrs Mabel Garrity the accompanist. The end men, who furnished much merriment, included Joe Benoit, Ray Grady, Eddie Biancardi George Hughes. Gene Callahan and Gus Schoeck.
 Speciality songs were contributed by: Thomas Moran, Gerald Hanlon, Joseph Benoit, William Lonergan. Daniel Smith. Ray Grady. Daniel Butler, Gene Callahan, George Grenler, Steven O'Brien, George Hughes, Lewis Kerwin, John Glea- son, Gus Schoeck, Charles Connor, Eddie Biancardi.
 The chorus consisted of: Walter Heckleman. Arthur MayeH, Peter 'Gannutz, Robert Gorham, Thomas Horan, Jerry Kerwin, Edward Kill bride, Frank Martin, Charles Synott, James Synott, Joseph Teller, James Tobin, Frank Whelan. stuart Will Hams, James Synott, Joseph Teller James Tobin, Frank Whelan, stuart Williams, William Deely, James Edwards, Maurice Egan, Thomas Flaherty, William Fox, Jerry Calvin. John Moran, Edward Morrissey. Charles O'Dea. Joseph Quinn. Martin Mccarthy, John Mccarthy. John A. Mccarthy, William Mccarthy, Henry Bowes, Edward Carr, Roger Cblwell Francis Collier, Thomas Quinlan. Howard Slason. Cyril Stroker. Daniel Sullivan, Raymond McEvoy, Aidan McVerry. Thomas Moher, Edward Moran. Henry Crane. Thomas Crane, Carroll Culhane, Frank Danaher.