davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Imperial Valley press., 1931-02-04
DOINGS IN AND ABOUT SEELEY

night at the Haskell ranch house.
A business meeting, followed by
games and refreshments of dough-
nuts and coffee were served. Mem
bers present were Marguerite and
George Forester, Hazel Bibles, Or
rel Perry, Irene Poe, Mary and
Nellie Clevenger, Dona Lee, Mr.. and
Mrs. Gene Higgins, Edward and
Velma Kirk.
Jimmie Trammel, Ernest Mackey,
! Dewitt Durham, Leroy, Glenn and
Vivian Haskell, Mrs. o. A. Kirk and
Mrs. Haskell acted as chaperones.
Miss Eleanor Holbrook was a guest
OF the club
Mr.. and Mrs. S. T. Robinson and
sons spent Sunday at Yuma.
Mr. and Mrs. j. r. Haley and
Mrs. j. w. Smith motored to ia
cumba Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. A. Norton and
Mr.. and Mrs. c. A. Laloude for
merly of Imperial have leased the
James A. Howard place. They plan
to farm, specializing in poultry and
honeyball melons.
Miss Seeley Oftelie was a guest
Sunday at birthday dinner at her
sisters home, Mrs. A. E. Bransford
of Ell Centro. The occasion being
Mr.. Bransford's birthday.
John Kunkler of Ramona was
visiting with friends here Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse Meadows,
Miss Katherine Howard, Mis- S
| r, nl- q RI
Clarence Napier enjoyed Sunday at
Salton Sea.
The Seeley Christian Endeavor
held a birthday party Friday eve
ming, February 2 at the church.
They had a huge layer cake with
initials C. E. and 50th anniversary
written on the cake in froSting. The
games were conducted by Mrs. IVA
lee Higgins. A mock track meet be-
tween colleges, Columbia, U. S. c.
and Notre Dame was held. Misses
Beulah Sheldon, Edith Davis and
Roberta Ferguson assisted as host
esses. The rooms were decorated in
red and white. Fifty Endeavorers
of the Senior society were served as
fitting climax TO an evening of
fun.
Mrs. Wade West and children
were visitors at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. o. A. Kirk Tuesday.
Edward Kirk and Ray Poole were
Sunday visitors at Laguna.
Chairman p. G.. Nelson presided
at the meeting of the Seeley church
trustees Monday evening. Those
present were Gene Higgins, Lonnie
Murphy, Fred Mastick and treasur-
er, c. E. Knight.
Roy Sweeney will play the Xly-
phone at the Seeley church at 8
o'clock Sunday evening, February
g. Everybody welcome.
Seeley Boy Scout Troop No. 5 will
meet Friday at 7 p. m. to plan for
attendance at the fair. At the reg
ular meeting Monday, Charles
Havens, Brinton Gallaher and Paul
Mackey passed tn cir tenderfoot
tests.
The Seeley Scouts will meet Sum-
day at p. m. at the Seeley church
to take their Scout oath on the 2lst
anniversary of the Boy Scouts of
the U. S. A. Every Scout is expect
ed to take his Scout oath with q
troop This is nation wide custom
for Boy Scouts.
The Seeley Scouts will participate
in the welcome and guard of honor
for Governor Rolph, Saturday, Feb
ruary 7 at the fair.
Judson Payne and his niece, Miss
Lucille Scholl, attended the banquet
of the Associated Chambers of
Commerce at the Barbara Worth
hotel last Friday evening.
Ralph Davis returned home Sum
day from the Ell Centre hospital af-
ter an operation on his ear.
Miss Kathleen Spencer is accom-
panist for the operetta to be given
by the Central Union High school.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-02-04
McIver Funeral
Here Tomorrow

Funeral services for Frank Berry
McIver, son of Mr. and Mrs. F. H.
McIyer, who died Monday night af-
ter an attack OF appendicitis and
peritonitis following an operation,
will be held tomorrow afternoon at
2 O'Clock from the Presbyterian
church. Interment will take place
Imperial Valley press., 1931-02-04
SERVES 54TH TERM

MOBILE, Ala. WP) - Henry ST.
mon, keeper OF the records and sea
and master of finance OF the Mobil,
lodge, No 81, Knights of Pythias
is serving his Saith consecutive tern
this year.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-02-04

A Delicious apple at Wenatchee.
Washington, weighs 81 ounces and
Is 1914 inches in circumference
Imperial Valley press., 1931-02-04

This history is being COM
piled now for delivery May Is.
II will contain facts as far
back as IT'S, up TO and includ-
ing Imperial Valley of Today
and Tomorrow" the title of
the last of the three sections.
Over 5000 names will be found
In the volume. Your copy will
become more and more vaiua-
BILE as the years pass by.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-02-04
Special Offer
For Fair Week

Every tenth order left at his
tory headquarters during the
fair. or flied by mail, or at
$50 Main ST.. FL Centre. will be
entitled 10 an extra copy of
the First Thirty Years" free.
All names will be dropped in a
box and one-tenth drawn out
for this favor. You can use
that extra copy as fine gift.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-02-04
Meet Us at the
County
FAIR
Headquarters for the
First 30 Years.

will be In the same booth with
Leo Hetzel. the Photographer,
and Mrs. Ritz's Flower Show.
Pioneers and all others are
welcome to stop and visit,
leave information for the his
tory. make suggestions as TO
its Improvement, etc. VIII
have some files of old news
papers back as far as I907--it
may be you'd like to look them
over.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-02-04
STOCK QUOTATIONS

--22ND ALARM
Imperial Valley press., 1931-02-04

The 1000 mark i'm advance
orders was passed week ago.
You will be in mighty good
company when You file your
order. See the list Of names
posted at the booth.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-02-04

We are helping thousands of
Imperial Valley families make
their homes more habitable,
more comfortable, and life in
general easier with all the
good things that science and
modern merchandising offers.
In 22 years of service to our
friends in Imperial Valley we
have adhered strictly to the
policy of offering only tested
and approved merchandise.
The three items shown here
are leaders in their field-We
offer them to you with full
confidence that they will bring
you a greater measure of
happiness.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-02-04

is Model ITO, Majestic
Electric Refrigerator, all
steel cabinet, 81 in. cube
capacity, 7 GU. 1T. of food
space and
oriSsd enis at at $235.OO
Evening star., 1931-05-12
London Ophelia Only 10.

Believed to be the youngest profess
sicnal actress to essay the role in Lon
don, Miss Margaretta Scott is playing
Ophelia in the all-Star revival of
Hamlet" She Is 10, and has had less
than three years stage experience. She
had the role Of Player Queen in the
production until she succeeded Fay
Compton as Ophelia. She Is the young
est leading lady in London.
Evening star., 1931-05-12

Across.
/. Talks idly.
S. A strikebreaker.
8. Grudge.
IA. Italian coin.
is. Spirit.
16. An apostle.
IT. Foreshadow.
1e. Entrances.
20. Metric measure.
n. Hindu queen.
~. Memento.
%. Beleaguerment.
25. Short distance.
2S. Worshiped.
81. Tropical palms.
IS. Steep rock.
81. Granted.
80. Exclamation Of sorrow.
80. Well done
40. A short article.
Al. Torn: ref. spell.
~. Musical instrument.
43. Landscape.
a. Evening party.
46. Place Of Napoleon's first exile.
AZ. Fruit pies.
SO. Russian prison camp.
81. Manila hemp.
IS. Chief magician.
so. Person OF mixed blood: French.
81. OF noble rank.
81. Indian corn.
g. German canal.
"a. Brood Of pheasants.
IS. Fortified.
66 Vehicle.
81. An agent.
Evening star., 1931-05-12
Radio Play Withdrawn.

The radio play "KraSsin Saves
Italia" based on the ill-fated airshir
expedition, was suddenly withdrawn
just before the hour of broadcast from
London recently. While officials re.
fused to comment, 1t is understood that
the reason for the withdrawal was that
1t contained pro-Russian propaganda
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-29

last two years. the A. T. g. T. intro
duced a new type of page printer and
the novel idea of computing payment
not by the number of words, but by the
number of minutes used. Thus in a
general way the A. T. g. T. minimum
charges are based on whatever the
three-minute rate for station-to-
STATEN telephone call happens to be,
except that for this same rate five min
uteS of telegraph service are granted
and the subscriber can send as many
words as his typist can manage to
transmit or receive. It is estimated that
from $50 to 200 words can be sent in
five minutes on the new equipment.
The Western Union and Postal have
promptly met this competition by agree
ing to apply virtually the same rates,
and there is talk now of even lower
rates, which, of course, would mean
that the A. T. & T. would probably
meet such a reduction.
Telephones Can Be Used.
Potentially. however, the situation is
of far greater significance than the
mere enlargement of service by tele-
typewriter in the next few months
The Western Union and Postal to-
gether have 10000 offices. The A. T.
& T. has 30,e00,000 telephones. Every
telephone can be converted into
sending and receiving telegraph sta
ton without interfering with telephone
service.
It is admitted that the same patents
held by the Bell System would permit
the installation of telegraphic printer
for home use. Then, for instance,
person could go away for an evening
and find on his return a message or
messages actually printed and recorded
in his home during his absence. A
woman deciding to order something
either in the same city or a nearby
city, could herself telegraph the re-
quest, and there would be a record at
both ends. No such service has as yet
been perfected, and there has been no
announcement that it Is contemplated.
All this is technically known as
record communication" as contrasted
with unrecorded telephone service.
The moment the A. T. g. T. entered
the field of recorded message sending,
however, it became a direct competitor
Of the Western Union and the Postal.
AS a matter of fact, the Bell System
is considered in some quarters to hold
in the palm of its hand the future
of the two big telegraph companies,
as it could cut into the volume of their
business by introducing the home
printer telegraph.
Although no conferences or negotia-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-29

lions have taken place, here are the
possibilities that might grow out OF the
latest situation:
First. a merger of the Western Union
and the International Telephone &c
Telegraph, embracing the Postal and
the Mackay Radio companies, thus put
ting together a radio, telegraph and
cable business into large unit COM
petitive with the A. T. g. T.
Wave Length Contested.
Second. a merger of the RCA
Communications Co. and the Western
Union to operate in competition with
the International Telephone & Tele-
graph, the Postal and the Mackay
Radio. The Mackay interests recently
were awarded short wave lengths b.
the Federal Radio Commission which
now are being contested on the ground
that the White act was contravened.
Such merger would involve combi-
nation of radio and wire and cable
company and it is assumed that the
White act would have to be defined or
amended to permit 1t. The Interna-
tional Telephone g. Telegraph owns
lines in Spain and Brazil and other
South American countries. The A. T.
g. T. would thus remain competitor
on domestic telegraph and transoceanic
and intercontinent communication.
Third, unification of all telegraph
and telephone cable, and radio COM
munications systems in America some
what as in Europe, but with a COM
mission on communications to control
the monopoly Senator Couzens of
Michigan, chairman of the Senate In
terstate Commerce Committee, has
sponsored a bill for Federal Commu-
nicationS Commission, but in hearings
year ago it was suggested by the Bell
System as well as by the Western
Union that this was unnecessary be-
cause the companies are already sub
ject to regulation by the Interstate
Commerce Commission and the various
State utility commissions.
Out of the new competition. however,
will come unquestionably a new align
ment of some kind. 1t isn't customary
for the Western Union and Postal to
forego their rivalry. Also this is the
first time there has been an open clash
between the Western Union and Bell
System since their separation was or
dered many years ago by the courts.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-29
MIX, I'LL, HOLDS OWN
DESPITE FAST PULSE
Increase in Actors Heart Rate and
Temperature Fail to Give Ply
sicians New Alarm.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
HOLLYWOOD, Calf, November 20.
Tom Mix, circus and motion picture
cowboy, iii with peritonitis, has expert
enced a gradual rise in temperature and
his pulse rate had increased tonight,
but his physicians said they did not re-
gard his condition alarming.
A bulletin issued shortly after pm.
by the physicians, Drs. r. N. Smith and
Gurn Stout, said: Although there has
been a gradual rise in temperature and
an increase in the pulse rate in the last
IL hours, due in all probability to a
minor respiratory infection, we do not
feel the patient has retrogressed"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-29

Because Of dissatisfaction over the
operation, Bolivia may drop its tobacco
monopoly.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-29

further experiments and made the dis
coveries he revealed tonight
Series OF Comparisons.
The comparisons we're the first of a
series he plans to undertake at widely
separated points on the earths sur
face. on varying geographical and cli-
matological sites, all intended to credit
the theory of galactic origin suggested
by Prof. r. A. Millikan, the eminent
California physicist.
Whether science can harness the rays
for man Prof. Compton has not at
tempted to predict. For the present, he
said, he was concerned only with solv-
ing the mystery of this least known
form of energy. thousands of times
shorter than the X-rays
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-29

wooden box. The first cotton sleds
stripped only tne row at time. but
were soon widened to cover two, three
and finally four or more rows.
Until recently the only effective ma
chine employed " the production OF
cotton was the gin. which revolutioniZed
the industry at the beginning OF the
nineteenth century. Many attempts
were made to Gevise a machine tnat
would reduce the slow and difficult
labor of picking the bolls from the
stalk, but with little success. Hand
picking was a very slow process and
extremely costly. even where cheap
labor was available. Much interest Will
follow the installation of the perfected
machinery in cotton areas where large
numbers of colo-ed cotton pickers have
always been employed"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-29
.COSM|C RAY ORIGIN
NEARER SOLUTION
Prof. Compton Strengthens
Belief in Bombing of Earth
on All Sides.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, November 28.-The pow
erful coSmic rays have yielded more of
their mysteries to Prof. Arthur H.
Compton, young University of Chicago
Nobel Prize PHYSICIST.
He has found, he told the American
Physical Society tonight, that they
we're of the same intensity In Switzer-
land and America.
This gives further indication" he
concluded, that the rays lombard the
earth equally from all directions"
Parkway Origin.
Should this be finally established
through further experiments, he point
ed out, science will know the rays orig
mate not in the earth's upper atmos-
phere, the Milky Way or the solar sys-
tenn, but somewhere between the star
galaxies millions of light years from
the earth.
The cosmic rays, most penetrating
and most battling to science, have long
challenged Prof. Compton.
Last September he measured their
intensity $4,000 feet above sea level on
Mount Evans, Colo.
In October he journeyed to SWitzer-
lands Jungfrau, II 900 feet high, for
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-29
Marriage Licenses.

Charles r. Baskerville. rs. and Cathryn
Sydnor- Fl, both Of Richmond; Rev. Herbert
James Arlington. So and Elise F. spriggs,
"a; Rev William D. Jarvis
Floyd r. Herldsn, %. and Mary v. Reed
81; Rev; Thor as S. Davis.
Venable L. Stern, rs. Detroit and Janet
Johnson, %. this city; Rev. James w.
MT William O. Brown. So and Ida NJ Proctor
as; Rev. J. Hayes Allen.
George Smith. 81. and Mary Riley. So
both OF Waterford, Va; Rev. William A.
James R. Keys. 30. and Lillian Robinson,
John NJ. KiTks' 30. m ana Rn6y R. Dunn, a.
both OF Richmond; Rev. John E: Briggs.
Thomas Cameron, 80 and Marie T.
Raymond E. Ryan, 81. this city. and
Louise E. Embrey, 20. Sumerduck. Va; Rev.
John E. Briggs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-29
SOUTHERN COTTON
P|CKERS DOOMED
New Machine Will Take Jobs
of Four-FifthS of People
Now Employed.

One of the Southland's most pic
turesque fgures-the colored cotton
picker-has at last become a victim Of
this mechanical age.
The Labor Department announcee
yesterday that a machine, practical
and money-saving, is ready to take the
place of old Uncle Ned, Aunty Brown
and their vast brood OF pickaninnies,
immortalized in song and story OF the
old South.
The department quoted mechanical
experts of agricultural experiment sta
tions as authority for the statement
that practical perfection OF cotton
harvesting machinery has arrived. one
machine, according to the department,
will do the work in less than three
hours that used to take one man II
hours.
CIassed Next to Gin.
It is estimated that four out Of every
five persons formerly needed to harvest
the fiber as 1t burst from the bolls Will
have to find other work in picking time.
The department said that this labor
saving device will be a net gain for
the cotton farmer. 1t claSsed the new
invention next to the perfection OF the
gin by Eli Whitney at Augusta. Ga.
at the beginning of the nineteenth
century.
THE perfected machinery" the
Labor Department announced, lis a re-
suit of an early 'Gea of progressive cot
ton farmers Who had experimental
with the gathering of fallen bolls with
a horSe-drag, at the same time stripping
from plants the bollS that had not
fallen. The first drag was a section OIL
a picket fence, constructed of wooden
Stats bound together with interviewer
horizontal wires This was dragged
over the cotton rows in such manner
that the wires caught the bolls. stripping
them of the stems and left them lying
on the wooden strips of the drag.
But the drag gathered so much rub
Dish the cotton could not be ginned.
Not to be discouraged. the farmer ran
the stuff through his thrashing ma
chine, thus cleaning out enough OF the
rubbish to enable the gin to separate
the fiber from the remainder.
Experiments Are Begun.
"The idea wGs taken up by other
farmers and the experts of the Agricul-
ture Experiment Station got to work
on it. First a ride sled was construct
ed with a V-shaped slot for catching
the stalks and stripping off the bolls.
The bolls were worked backward by the
forward motion OF the sled into a
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-29
jonAneaA Of aHne
DzllMte heAkAnCe

HERE but in the softly lighted drawing of
Wv private home would be found the atmosphere of n
vting fendlness and charming, intimate hospitality
Elected the restfu tasteful decorative motif and Furnishings of the
lounges and promenade of the Capitals distinguished apartment
resdence
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-29
LONDON DENIES MURDER;
PHILADELPHIA FREED
Prisoner Says He Was Under I'm
preston He Killed Companion
81 Years Ago.
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press
PHILADELPHIA. November ga
man giving the name Of John Baker.
46. who walked into a police station
a week ago and said he had killed boy
companion in London. Eng'a-s, s..
years ago, was released today
Investigation by detectives here
showed that London police had no rec.
ord of a murder such as described by
Baker.
Asked why he had said he commit.
ted a murder. Baker said he quarreled
with his companion, stabbed him and
thought he had killed him. He added
he had been travelling about the United
States and Canada Is years.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-29
PECANS

Paper Shell. 25c per pound delivered
FRUIT CAKE. old-fashioned pound cake.
pound, delivered. Mrs. Walter McCartha,
RateshnrR s Carolina
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-29
SPECIAL NOTICES.

] WILL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY
debts unless authorized by me personally
DAVID M. HOLLOWELL,
335 9th 3ns
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-29
ADMITS Staying WIFE
Estranged Husband Says He Shot
Her After Argument Over Money.

ST. LOUIS, November % (P).-Po-
lice yesterday announced they had
solved the mysterious shooting Thursday
of Mrs. Hattie Kaempfe, "a, by arresting
her estranged husband, Oliver j.
Kaempfe, 80. and eliciting a confession
from him he shot his wife after
heated argument over division of their
bank account. Mrs. Kaempfe died in
a store near her home while neighbors
saw a man speed away in an automo-
bile
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-28
OUR CHILDREN
Town Angel, Home Devil.

By ANGELO PATRL

Did you ever know a child who be-
haved like an angel when he, or she,
was away from home and quite the
contrary sort of angel when he was at
home? What makes him behave like
that? If he can be good, gentle, well
hammered abroad, why not at home?
OF course, there is reason, but not
Just one reason for all two-sided chill
dren. There Is q reason for each child's
peculiarities. The child who puzzles us
must be studied by himself. WHAT in
fluences him may not touch the next
child at all.
Sometimes a child gets very tired be-
ing good. It is not reasonable to expect
a child to live on an adult standard Of
manners and morals. He Is a stranger
to this world and its ways. He has to
learn with care and pain each move
ment each attitude, each response.
Learning new ways, learning new things,
meeting new situations all day long Ii
wearing beyond words. Yet this is what
a child faces day by day. And we grow
impatient with his clumsy attempts and
scold him.
If you have good-bad child, investi-
gate his daily schedule to discover If he
has to be good for q long stretch at a
time. If the teacher expects him always
to be A. If his parents and relatives
always expect him to be perfect. If the
neighborS always look to him for moral
support for their erring children. These
are severe drains upon the nervous sys-
TEN of q child. He needs relief, and If
he cannot get it he will blow up when
he reaches a safe place like. home. If
you find that the child is under such a
strain, cut down on the number of peo-
pie on the hours Of duty, on the amount
of work he has to do. Give him a
chance to play with a hearty group of
children.
There are children who are so tired
after a day In school. and they may or
may not be top pupils, that when they
reach home they collapse. The collapse
takes the form of tantrum, Of a sulky
streak. Of a temper spasm. The cause
Is fatigue. Look well to his diet, his
hours Of rest, to his companions, to the
school program, to the sort Of teachers
he has. Cut down on the pressure that
Is upon him. Give him a chance to
plav in the open and chance to laugh.
We are too serious about this matter
of growing up. Laughter must have a
place in childhood. It must have a
place In the hearts and minds of all
those who are associated with child
hood. There must be room for the nom
sense that is so healthy a part of chill
dren's growth. I am certain in my own
mind that Mother Goose, Lear's Nom
sense Rhymes. Fpnday, puppies, mon
keys, parrots. funny faces, horns Chose
that Blow. indulgent uncles and aunts,
Charlie Chaplin, Santa Claus, do as
much or more for children as all our
solemn sermonizing.
Lift the pressure from the spirit Of
childhood and it will be good at rome
and abroad It is the overburdened
mind and body that rebels. Happy chill
drer, never.
(Copyrisht. 1917