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Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1931-09-11
Issued ID a lily, Except
Sundays. Entered at
the Post Office, Ell Gen.
tro, Calf, as Second
Class Matter.
MAIL ORDER LOVE

4 LITTLE common sense would prevent
n so many tragedies. The five muir
derS which Harry F. Powers, of Clarks-
burg, ". Va. committed wouldn't have
taken place II two women had refused to
let his flattering phrases play upon their
vanity. They might have known that
advertisements inserted in matrimonial
papers aren't based on certain mans
reaction to a certain woman. They are
founded on a wholesale interest in any
daughter of Eve who is curious enough
to send her name and address and vol
unteer for a correspondence course in
courtshp.
But somehow or other there is Wom-
an now and then who has an idea that
she is really the woman of his magma
ton for which the man who advertiseS is
searching. Maybe he doesn't know it,
she argues. And he certainly won't UNI
less she tells him about it. When an
answer comes she can't base the sudden
flair of his interest on the light in her
eyes or the smoothness of the complex
ion that he has never seen.
When she finally meets the man and
the romance takes personal turn, the
fact that its foundation has been built
on shifting sand doesn't give it much
room on which to stand.
Powers, who preyed upon foolish
sentimentalism which some women have,
in order to obtain their property and
bank accounts, is a dastardly coward, of
course But it is hard to realize just
what charming words the erstwhile Don
Juan must have written in order to make
women believe that he was a pearl Of
great price.
There have beeen pitiful stories told OF
women who have been afraid that their
communities would think that they were
unsought because they hadn't married,
and who plucked a Beau Brummel from
any tree.
But the two women whom Powers con-
fessed that he murdered weren't the
only two who were gullible Scores Of
letters from others are pouring into
Clarksburg postoffice in which others
admit that they, too, received long dis
lance thrills from the matrimonial ad-
vertisements of the slayer
Now and then someone crltlclZes the
younger generation. Heads are shaken
because the girls of today are supposed
to have considerable more knowledge OF
life than their grandmothers had at the
same age. But it is fairly safe to wager
that far smaller percentage OF the
worldly wise 'teen-age group will ever
chase a thrill through an advertising
agency.
Today's definition: Forest, something
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1931-09-11
Could Not Work
So Takes Life

los ANGELES, Sept. II. U.D-
Seven months ago, j. A. Comstock,
58-year-old elevator operator, was
told by his physicians ne must quit
work because of heart trouble. His
wife, Lily, 48, went to work in a
laundry, but she. too, was stricken.
Early today, after hours of med
itation, Comstock walked into the
bedroom where his wife was Sleep
ing and shot her to death. Then
he STROBE into the kitchen and took
his own life, while their daughter
Josephine, II. slept on, unaware of
the double tragedy.
Josephine found the bodies this
morning when she arose. She told
police she had heard four shots,
but thought them an automobile
backfiring.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1931-09-11
WINTER BRINGS CRIME

WINTER, with its faultless climate and
w celebration Of business. is Just
around the corner Of another month for
m perial Valley. Vacationists are
returning. Business is better. Streets
are taking on their old, crowded look.
Schools are opening Social circles again
are becoming active.
To one who has watched through the
summer the valleys renewal of life is
heartening thing. But down in the un-
dercurrent of all activity, hardly notice
able, is another and less cheerful aspect
of the coming winter.
The sheriff's force, and every police
department in Imperial Valley, is play
ing part of watchful waiting: hoping
they are wrong, but fearing that, with
winter, will come an outbreak of minor
crime and petty larceny unprecedented
in this section.
So sure of this is Sheriff Campbell he
has predicted the county Jail will hold
200 or more prisoners by November 10.
Frank McCaslin, FL Centro's chief of po-
lice, has warned residents against leav-
ing their automobiles unlocked on down.
town streets, with articles of value in
them. Householders already have listen
GU " " hSCp lIIC41 1Co4OSllSSo
locked when not at home.
All officers join in asking the public
to aid them in preventing such a condi-
ton, for most peace officers subscribe to
the old saw that IAN ounce Of prevention
is worth a pound of cure. Many times
it is careessness on the part of the vic
tim that causes him to lose things of
value. 1t is this carelessness officers
warn against. With locked doors and
articles of value kept in safe place less
loot will go into the pockets Of petty
thieves, officers believe.
In one sense the valleys climate dur
ing winter is burden as well as bless
ing, for it acts as magnet to the army
of jobess, the light fingered gentry, and
the legion of hoboes who ride the rods
in good times or bad picking up their
living as they may. 1t is these latter
already inclined to lawlessness, who take
advantage of the current depression to
excuse their ravages.
In Ell Centre, police see only one REM
edy to the trouble they predict. Pick up
every suspicious character, and keep
those who are not working here moving
on through. 1t is a hard-hearted doc
trine. but such one as is necessary.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1931-09-11
SNAKE HID IN SADDLE

CLINTWOOD, Va, U.P)-John-
ny Rasnick, eight, son Of the coun-
ty treasurer here, was bitten twice
by a snake as he rode a horse down
Main street. A hole had previous
~ been made in the saddle, it was
ascertaned, and the snake had
crawled into it. Many people wit
messed the biting, which was done
by a common garden snake. The
bites did not prove serious.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1931-09-11
Bedtime Stories
By HOWARD E. GARRIS
Copyright, 1928, by Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate
UNCLE WIGGILY'S RED COAT

Once upon a time Mrs. Longears,
the kind rabbit lady wife Of Uncle
Wiggily, said to Nurse Jane Fuzzy
WuZZy:
Il think I shall get my husband
q red coat"
Il think that would be very nice, 20
squeaked Nurse Jane.
"A red coat will match his red
trousers went on the rabbit lady.
so, when you finish busting the
dishes and washing the piano, we'll
go down to the five and six cent
store and buy the red coat
That will be fine agreed Nurse
Jane I'll hurry with the WORK.
So she washed the piano and dust
ed the dishes, or maybe she washed
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1931-09-11
Miss Margaret Bell. clerk of th
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO
Senfemher IL lliR

w. F. Holt, who came Sunday on
one of his regular business trips
and to show some friends the pro-
ductive Imperial Valley, is this time
greatly pleased at the outlook for
big winter for the farmers and
business men of Imperial Valley.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1931-09-11

The high school opens next Mon
day. The Principal, w. r. Randall,
says that he is arranging to have
regular work actually begin at nine
O'Clock on the first morning That
means that the boys and girls must
get their registering all done this
week.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1931-09-11
he Started 70 wear t.

the dishes and busted the piano,
anyhow, she was soon finished and
she and Mrs. Longears went SHOP
ping for a red coat.
It did not take the two animal
ladies long to buy what they want
ed and pretty soon they were back
at the hollow stump bungalow with
a fine. red coat for Uncle Wlggily.
What have you there?' asked the
rabbit gentleman as he saw MS wife
hopping up the steps with bundle
in her paws.
"A surprise for you said Mrs
Longears giving her husband a
smile which made him feel very
happy
What kind of a surpriSe?" The
rabbit gentleman wanted to know.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1931-09-11
Seek Banker
Who Dropped
From Sight

CHICAGO, Sept. IL U.P)-An eX-
tended search was underway today
for Samario Ariani. president OF
the closed First Italian State Bank,
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1931-09-11
Looking Backyard
What the Press Files Tell Of
Imperial Valley for This Date
In Past Years
TWENTY YEARS AGO
September IL. 1911

The Imperial City trustees have
set October "a as the date for a
special election on the question,
Shall the sale OF alcoholic liquors
be licensed in this city?" 1t is I'M
derstood that a lively campaign will
follow and both proponents and OPP
ponents of the measure are claim
ing that they will win the victory.
Miss Margaret Bell, clerk of the
superior court, has returned from
her summer vacation, which includ-
ed an overland trip from the coast
to the crest of the Sierra Nevada
mountains.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1931-09-11
TEN YEARS AGO
September IL. 1921

r. E. Wills OF Los Angeles is visit
ing his daughter, Mrs. c. E. Scott
on Wensley avenue, for a few days
before leaving for Boston, where
he will join Mrs. Wills and daugh-
ter They expect to remain in the
East for the winter.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1931-09-11
Non-Fiction

"Non-metallic Mineral Products
by w. S. Bayley.
up and Down California" by
William II. Brewer.
"Gardinia," by Douglas Goldring.
Mrs. Gaskell and Her Friends
by Elizabeth Haldane.
Lonesome Water" by Roy Hell
ton.
Stability of Employment by
Julia e. johnson.
son of Woman, the Story of d.
H. Lawrence" by Middleton hurry.
Modern American and British
Plays by S. M. Tucker.
What People Want TO Read
About" by Douglas NAPLES.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1931-09-11
NEW BOOKS AT
CITY LIBRARY
September IL, 1881

1.-THE Irish Beauties by E. Bar
rington; the romance of two PEN
niless and beautiful sisters who
conquered London.
Letters OF A Hoofer To His Ma"
by Jack Donahue; hilarious letters
of an apprentice vaudevillean.
Suspect" by Gerard Fairlie. a
detective story.
Spotlight Madness by Charles
Grayson; a story of the career of
a film star.
"Old First, by Lawrence Perry: a
novel of President Grants admin
istration.
Flamenco by Eleanor Smith;
an exciting tale of a girl of gypsy
blood
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1931-09-11

ing the summer with relatives.
Upon her return the Fites family
will occupy their new home on Len
Rey between Fifth and Sixth street.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1931-09-11

There ought to be some kind Of law
providing a man with nice long rest
after his vacation.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1931-09-11

Rubber prices reached new low the
other day, but there is some nope eX-
pressed for a rebound
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1931-09-11

Mrs. H. P. Fites is expected to
return from Washington about Oc-
tober !, where she has been spend
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1931-09-11

Today's definition: Forest, something
to set fire to.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-02-13
Secretary Doak Has Another
Fascist Vengeance Problem

Washington FTP Secretary of
Labor Doak has before him an
other problem of accommodating
American deportation rules to the
fact of fascist class barbarity. His
immigration bureau agents have
arrested Louis Bebritz, editor of
"Uj Elore" a Hungarian radical
daily in New York, on charges of
illegal residence in this country.
Chairman Fish of the late anti
communist committee of the house
had demanded that Bebritz be de-
ported.
But, as in the earlier case of the
Italian anti-fascist, Guido Serio,
the final order of deportation has
the probable effect of a death SEN
tence. Bebritz would presumably
be executed or tortured in a Hun
garian fascist dungeon as soon as
he was delivered to the Hungarian
White Terrorist government. Doak
is known to believe that Congress
never meant to authorize the sec
retarv of labor to pass sentences
of death. either directly or indi-
rectlv upon aliens because of their
radical nolitical beliefs or express
sions The case of Serio is in the
federal courts Bebritz is expect
ed to appeal in the same wav to
American law AGAINST the virtual
certainty of death in case he is
deported.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-02-13
OIL INDEPENDENTS CALL MELLON PIRATE

Washington DenmciatOn of Andrew Mellon and the Stan
zuea the of the this petroleum
COSTS the feature of the independent oil producers
Washington jan It. This conference represented the le fellows
the farmers royalty delegates appointed
the oil producing Resolutions
Cngress the industry by tariff partial embargo
1--WE sOmny petition and Congress- they said ito
without delay law placing adequate a imports of crude
petroleum and its refined products the alternative that
Cngress enact without delay limiting the importation of crude
petroleum 2O of the imported during the calendar
1925 and that the interest of American labor the law absolutely
prohibit the importation the refined
said imports be allowed only from those countries from which
trOleum received in 1929"
Rep Fish, who member of the conference asked that
demand embargo against Soviet OIL This defeated at the
of Gore of Oklahoma who pointed that
Insignificant the
oil which Mellon
Indiana the hand maintains the
the other southwestern the Mellon
influence the administration
the OOdy despOtm Venuea Canfe declar
ed that eve being led the saugerOuse bOOdhrsty
set of pirates scuttled a ship"
Ernest X Chamberlain representing president of
the National Farmers Union Cooperative Royalty
Pools five western states said after the that Solution
of the and future problems the oil world will postponed
until such time the the independents the
and the public represented by the United States
meet at the conference table The federal oil conservation
should be welcomed to sit the head of the table
for sterilization bring about fair pOratOn production e
unit operation of es harmony between
groups" .s
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-02-13
KVALE WOULD KICK OUT HOUSE BOSSES

Washington FTP Rep Kva Farmer Labor of Mimi ~
supported by Rep Victor Christgau republican, tbe
state has undertaken fight beraize the rules of the
and to kick out of Speaker LOngwOrh Majority
and Chairman Smell of the rules committee Since
tween Republicans and Democrats the TO h.
close these be able Republican
Gus In the new House to change the rules to discard old
BOSSES BOTH If the Old Guard should control the
the MnesOns aided by small group Wisconsin and
other states OF the northwest for the
ton program They turn the scale
The I'D Congress elected during a period of
nOmic depression" said their manifesto cts complexion
therefore, Will be favorable to legislation designed
IN solving some of the great economic problems
On such necessary agricultural legislation unemployment
the hands of a few in industrial centers.
The present leadership and of the House
been hostile rather than favorable
meet our present difficulties Present place
tremendous power in the hands of In tba
of loyalty to their party to fear of ncurrin0
dlsfaOr the leaders the
selves TO ecOm gagged and shacd by
cd to defeat legislation strong majority
members and to force through legislation desired only bv
these leaders," -' "
They demand that which will hermit the ini+a
On OF MOTION by petition of 100 members
and the House chance bill They demand ta
which now gives 1t to the rules
since the next appOrtOnmen of the agricultural regions will LOSE
power TO the industrial states whose
HaWley tariff act through the
ture They members from farming states 70 eli -
change the rules before it is too late - - ~ ~
On the day after this Chairman Haev
the committee on and meansthe
rOaded the tariff bill thrOugh-gagged
on the issue of cashing the
erns Hawey refused TIC entertain
DILL republican members of his
some OF them as individuals wanted the hearings Minority Lead
G GARNER on the House floor LATER steam miller ner
Rep Rainey of Illinois, Democratic member
committee predicted that the immediately chance h
rules SO that gaggfng of the House would cease w
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-02-13

ures offered the legislative assem-
bly, today. One would define the
term and label it's representatives,
the other is designed to prevent
such activities on the part of state
employees. Hamilton of Mussel-
shell is the author of one, Sample
of Dawson the other.
Bills Passed
In committee of the whole, this
morning, the house disposed of
four measures with favorable rec
concentrations. Among them were
the drivers license bill, the new
jury exemption list and bill to
extend the eight hour law.
Last Week
On Friday of last week the malt
tax bill was killed on adverse COM
mittee report. Among measures
given final approval was authori-
cation for refunding of education
al bonds.
Grain Tax Lowered :.
Among those on which the SEN
ate took final favorable action
was an amendment to the farm
storage act, designed to make it
more workable and to encourage
farm storage of grain and more
orderly marketing. The house low
cred to z per cent the taxable val
ue Of stored grain, placing it on
the same basis as money and cred
its. 1t now is taxed at 80 per cent.
Other measures passed by the low
er house would validate city cleo
tions heretofore held under stat
utes which the state supreme court
has said were emasculated, and a
bill limiting the number ON major
employees of the house to nine.
Others may be added by the house
upon motion. The statute now pro-
vides for 80.
Saturday i.
Closed Primary Law
A closed primary law and repeal
of the absent voters statute are
proposed for Montana.
Senators Larson of Teton anC
Survant of Phillips, veteran SEN
ate republicans, gave notice Of
these two measures today. The pri
mary measure would require Others
to declare party affiliation before
receiving their ballots. 1t has ap
peared in the Montana assembly
before but failed to pass.
NepOtism
Morris of Deer Lodge introduced
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-02-13
MANSON SEES ISSUE
"NULES ABOVE MEM

g9,,shingtOn-FP- Sen. Swan
son { Virginia, declaring for an
exit, session as the only road
rOae to relief eff a million peO-
pie must starve because of the
stubSOrnness Of the chief execu-
tive told the senate on Feb. 5
that the isue over the relief
funds in congress is one of
"mules above men" in the scale
of emergency aid
sYOu can provide federal
loans to feed a mule engaged in
production, but you cannot pro-
vide loans to feed a man engag-
ed in production of a CROP" he
tsaid was the Hoover formula.
1.-THE man must be left, with his
wife and children, to starve.
There is no other issue between
Mr.. Hoover and the house. on
the one side. and this senate on
Che other. "Yet President Hoov-
er was made president because
he fed a starving world out of
she federal treasury"
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-02-13
ONE PRESCRIPTION
MADE FAMILY DOCTOR
FAMOUS

Seldom has any single act 5een
of greater benefit to mankind than
that of DIR. Caldwell in 1885, when
he wrote the prescription which
has carried his fame to the four
corners of the earth.
Over and over, DR.. Caldwell
wrote the prescription as he found
men, women and children suffering
from those common symptoms of
constipation, such as coated tongue,
bad breath, headaches, gas, nausea,
biliousness, no energy, lack Of
appetite, and similar things.
Demand for this prescription
grew so fast, because of the pleas
ant, quick way it relieved such
symptoms of constipation, that by
1888 DR.. Caldwell was forced to
have it put up ready for use.
Today, DR.. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin,
as it is called, Is always ready at
any drugstore.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-02-13
ANTT-NJUNCTION BILL DEAD FOR A TIME

washington Prospects getting roIcaI in the Senate
adjournment on March the anti
D winch was put the Senate calendar
e ITS supporters be slight Chairman of the judiciary
SAID on JAM 20 that he would effort m force
was not sure that this could be accomplished Sen blaine
que to the determination Of the
saw" UO"N y" idOOOrs cnlef meas
tne pest chance of getting this legislation from the new
mads he an cOm special session. definite Is being
Some ~ b % Federation of Labor TO force special session
OF the n0era senator's maLrr
Dill and the Norris is left battle against be
Hoover who wants w
before December. ~ having 'He ne" congress meet
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-02-13
COMMUNISTS ANSWER FISH IN CAPITAL

Washington FTP First to answer the national capital
report of Rep Communist activities the United States
Communists themselves The party issued eafet advertiser
enn memorial meeting for January 81 in which the Fish actV
we're turned to account
attacks of the Fish committee against the
Working CIass!" its first slogan. Eight for Bread
and Unemployment Insurance! Demand the Right TO
Liver
workers of WashingtOn: The Fish Committee has
with proposals to Congress outlaw the Communist
party of the United States The Communist Party the
militant leader and fighter for the interests of he
working class. The Communist party is leading the srug
giles of the ten million starving unemployed workers IN
this country for immediate unemployment relief and nsur
The Communist party is fighting against wagecuts
and the attacks of the bosses the standard of living of
the workers The Communist party the champion of the
fighting against lynchng Jim CrOwism and
discrimination. The Communist party opposed to,
and fights against the bosses preparations for another
slaughter the workers for the profits of the bank
and bosses.
"The attack upon the Communist party is an attack
the whole American working class. The bosses want
to have opposition their rule 1t the continue
ton of the system of misery starvation cuts lynch
ing and war;"
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1931-02-13
DEMOCRATS TO FORCE
EXTRA SESSION

Washington FTP After a eau
Gus of the senate democrats. an
nounncement was made by Senator
Robinson of Arkansas that thew
mad unanimously agreed to force a
special session of congress unless
the drouth and unemployment re-
lief measures, carrying sos, 900 600
were adopted before March 4.
The House and the administra-
tion have refused to permit pass
age of these relief bills.
Sen. Borah assured the demo-
Gratis Immediately after the caucus
Re r'anl help bring about TIE ex-
ira session.