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The Bismarck tribune., 1931-09-17
State w. C.. T. u. Meet
Is Set for Sept. N-27

Willston, N. D., Sept. 17.-Mrs.
Nellie Park Dawes, Bozeman, Mont,
president of the Montana w. G. +. u,
will be the principal speaker at the
42nd annual convention Of the North
Dakota w. G. T. U. to be held here
Sept. 24-27. Sessions will be held ii
the Williston Methodist church.
The opening feature will be ban
uuet at $50 o'clock Thursday evening,
according to Mrs. Barbara H. Wylie,
Fargo, state secretary. Greetings viii
be extended by DR.. H. T. Skovoldt,
Rev. A. R. Henry, e. ]. Urness, and
Mrs. L. E. Hennigar, all Of Williston,
and Mrs. H. H. Olson. Ray, president
The Bismarck tribune., 1931-09-17
500 Line Agent at
MinOt Is Held Tn

Minot, N. D., Sept. 17.-(F)-A lone
unmarked bandit early Thursday held
up 8. F. Beechem, ticket agent in the
500 Line station in Minot, compelled
him to unlock q cash drawer, and es-
capped with $2405. all in silver.
While Beechem was being held up
at the point OF gun, q passenger,
bound for Wyndmere, N. D., lay few
feet away, asleep on seat, unaware
Of what had happened until the
agent awakened him.
The Bismarck tribune., 1931-09-17
sMITHY's ASSESSMENT RAISED

SMITHY'S ASSESSMENT RAISED
Gretna Green, Scotland, Sept. IT,
P-The government is trying to
raise some none, on the historic an
vii in the Wedding" blacksmith shop
Under the rational governments tax
program, the assessment on the shop
was raised from $185 to $4,5O0. An
appeal resulted in a compromise OF
s2500. The smithy's revenue last year
was $1,000.
The Bismarck tribune., 1931-09-17
CAPITOL
THEATRE
Daily 2:3O {. Is
35c until 8 O'Clock
Special!!

For . limited time the mer.
chants complimentary tickets
will be honored Wednesday and
Friday nights In addition to the
daily matinees. This means =
free 35c or SOC admission with
each ticket purchased on these
nights. Figure the tremendous
savings to you. A 500 cut in
movie entertainment on Wed
nesday and Friday nights and
on all matinees. Two dollars in
entertainment for every one you
spend. Starts tomorrow. Take
advantage Of the biggest bar
gain In moving picture history.
The Bismarck tribune., 1931-09-17
NEW ENGLAND BANK CLOSES

NEW ENGLAND BANK CLOSES
Depleted reserve caused the closing
Of the Farmers and Merchants State
bank Of New England, Gilbert Sem
ingson, state examiner, announced
Wednesday,. The bank had a capital
Of $4,000, surplus of $1,000 and de-
positS of $163O0O
The Bismarck tribune., 1931-09-17

a knowledge of the three RS, l
should have to wait until the Greek
Kalends for that to come to pass and
I am not prepared to wait that long
for their vote," he said.
The Bismarck tribune., 1931-09-17
NDIA'S Seer RAPS
| CONFERENCE DELAY
Candhi Tells Committee Its
Proceedings Are lntermin-
able; Get Nowhere

London, Sept. Observation-Disclosures
Gandhi protested against represent
alton upon the federal structures
committee Of the Indian round table
The Bismarck tribune., 1931-09-17

Dance at Glen Echo Satur.
day night. AIS orchestra will
play.
The Bismarck tribune., 1931-09-17

The Empire State building, New
York. represents an investment of
SIS, 100000.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-29

By pr. .1oseph 3. Anes. president Of
Johns Hopkins University. IN his an
In leading up 20 hts suggestion. DR..
Arnes said that ut the time Of It's
founding Hopkins was individual In
that IL specialized In receiving students
after they had been graduated from
college and offered them opportunities
for further study and advancement.
Now. however, Dr. Ames declared.
many universities are doing this.
The universiky's president reported
that three Of the institutions schools
are living within their budgets. but
that two-the Faculty of Philosophy
and the School Of EngineeTing-we
operating at . loss.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-29

nixht that Q total a. siAi ,as7,717 N
Cook County taxes stood unsolicited
The delinquency. which sets q record
IN Cook County. In regarded by Me-
DonOuGh ~ one Of the mogt serious
phases Of the reAsseszmert tax mudole.
Unpaid taxes for three years-1s2T.
1873 and le79--mAke up the delin-
uuency. Real estate. personal and rail-
road taxes for the three years totAled
sT4o, i7o. S77.
Due 70 the delay caused by the 1913
reassessment, e4Io.13e.767 Of this be-
came payable within . period Of 10
months and days Cle1o taxes were
due July 10. 1880; 1879 taxes were due
May IS. 1e3D.
To avoid payment. many taxpayers
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-29

moved 70 organise IN army Of nghterx
but rains last night had practically
eliminated the menace IN the west.
Sherwood Brcckweli. State IRE mar
ahaI. recommended 70 Gov. Gardner
that tro1ps be not called cut. but that
the county be placed under the super
vision Of Henry Mauitsby. former IRE
wArcen. who would have power 20
deputize the zoo men estimated as
needed to halt the onr1zsh Of the fires
A. Newland and Banner Elk. IN the
west, where flames raGed throughout
yesterday along . fo-mile front. the
rain had relieved anxiety, and the IRE
Vas only smoldering-
But the eastern situation remained
critical
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-29
Tots in Court Circular.

Princess Elizabeth and Princess Mar
garet Of Great Britain have achieved
the distinction Of having an oficial
court circular AL 20 themselves. Is
sued from Balmoral Castle, Scotland, It
read: Princess Elizabeth and Princess
Margaret Of York have left the castle"
Elizabeth Is 5 years old and Margaret !.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-29

took advantage Of recourse N the
courts. their c6tecttnns forestalling pay
ment Of s49.52S.64 IN 1879 taxes alone.
UncoIlectshle 1877 taxes were set At
9i6,ST4.I ei by the McDonCugh ngures.
The unpaid taxes for 1928 total &29,-
1eo, 74s and for 1879, $50. Att Ia.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-29
CROSSING CRASHES DROP
Report shows Decrease q %


Deaths % Far Ihas Year.
Grade crossing aAsaaitiss cscreassd
by ca and crossing accidents hy 80 Cor
the farst seven menaAs Ct tlis year. as
compared with taas ecsrsponding period
Of 1890. q vas rspcFssA todzw ~ shs
American Aai1wav AssoslnAsuA.
There wee i.0lA deaths from 9seoe
accidents this year.
Persons injured Ac1alad Ana. Q -
cuetion Of 162
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-29
CITES NEED FOR SCHOOL
OF ADVANCED PHILOSOPHY
Johns Hopkins President Advances
Idea In His Annual Report TO
Board Of Directors.
N The A.ueuaased Rreaa.

RALTnEORE. october 4o-The need
Of a Aeask one institution a Sha coun-
try Offering special cpportxnIaies to
scholars who wish 70 pursue their
studies after receiving the degree Of
doctor Of philosophy was raised here
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-29
FOREST FIRES RAGE
AS VOLUNTEERS FORM
Eastern North Carolina Conditions
Serious. Though Rains Relieve
Menace in West.

- - As4oElstso Press.
CHARLOTTE. n C., October r.
Forest fires ragged undated IN Eastern
North Carolina todsy IS state officials
Imperial Valley press., 1931-11-02
Much Ado Over
Nothing At All

When the loanee failed to return
the automobile he had borrowed the
same night he borrowed it, Mrs. j.
Ellis of Imperial became alarmed
Saturday night, and reported to the
sheriff'5 office.
She was even more alarmed when
investigation by officers showed the
negro who had borrowed the car,
supposedly to take his child from
Imperial to a doctor in Ell Centro,
had not showed up at the doctors
office.
Officers proceeded to get the IL
cense number of the car, which Mrs
Ellis did not know, and institute a
search for the missing car and its
negro drivers.
The investigation received a
sudden check yesterday when the
automobile showed up at home. a
few more miles on the register but
otherwise none the worse for wear
So the case was stricken from the
records.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-11-02
MAKING GOOD AMERICANS

An important bit of juvenile develop
Il ment work is being done by the Amer
lean Legion, which, in conjunction with
the National and American baseball
leagues, is sponsoring the American Le-
gion Junior Worlds Series.
Upwards of 100000 boys ranging in
age from 13 to 16, participated in the
games this year, the final play-off be-
tween South Chicago and Columbia,
South Carolina, being played in Houston,
Texas, with the South Chicago (they are
particularly fussy about that 'south)
boys winning.
The series is so conducted that any
team entering the competition has an
equal chance with all others for getting
into the final series. The smallest cross
roads nine which may even be shy neces-
sary equipment or substitute players, has
the same chance as do the mines from the
big cities.
Dividing the country into sections gives
even the leaders in the various parts OF
the country an opportunity to travel
and meet with boys from other cities. In
the eastern finals this year the boys from
Columbia. who don't know what an
sounds like, went up to Manchester, New
Hampshire. where a Yankee twang makes
foul sound like "fowef only worse.
The boys from the south were guests OF
the town which turned out enmasse to
welcome them and to prove that hospital
ity is not confined below the Mason-DiXon
line.
In the final report on the series to the
Legion convention, the outstanding fea-
ture of the games is declared to be the
craftsmanship which surrounds them
The boys play hard, but fair, and they
accept decision against them without
murmur. They are just as ready to ap-
plaud good play by an opponent as they
would be if one of their own performed
it. In particular the report stresses that
no profanity or ungentlemanly conduct
exists in any of the games. The report
quoted the words Of Dan Barry, veteran
American League umpire, assigned by his
league to umpire the final series games.
They act like little gentlemen and they
are going to make good, healthy, loyal
American citizens.
With 100000 boys being developed each
year into Americans of this sort, leaVen
is being provided for the country that
should do much to counteract some OF the
influences which are not so good Tor the
youth of the land The Legion is doing a
good bit of work, not merely for baseball
but for the nations best crop Its ~
Imperial Valley press., 1931-11-02
! viii fill ii with waller.

Chaps in our bungalow so early in
the morning?"
That jolly shouting wasn't done
by any Bad Chaps" said Uncle
Wiggily. THAT sounds like some
of my forty 'leven sixteen bunny
rabbit boys and girls"
And, surely enough, it was. For
into the room came hopping Bus
ter, Custer Jingle, Jangle and all
the others.
"Eurray! Hurray! Hurray!'
they yelled
why are you so happy?" asked
Uncle Wiggily as the children rab-
bits began to eat their carrot pam
cakes.
Because we heard Nurse Jane
say it was soon going to freeze ice, !"
said Buster.
And when snow comes we can
ride on our sleds," said Jingle.
Eyes, it will soon be winter now
agreed Uncle Wiggily. And as he
twinkled his pink nose, and watched
Nurse Jane and Mrs. Longears get
the little bunnies ready for school,
Mr.. Longears decided he would hop
out and look at the duck pond.
II will see if there is any ice on
it now" thought Mr.. Longears. IF
there is, my bunnies can skate when
they come home from school And
may have an adventure on the
frozen pond"
However, it was not yet quite cold
enough to freeze ice on the pond
| Uncle Wiggily was standing, looking
I at it, and wondering when it would
freeze, when he heard sad little
voice, down on the ground by his
toes, saying:
"Oh, dear! On, dear!"
Whats the matter? Are you ii
Imperial Valley press., 1931-11-02

trouble? Who are you" asked the
rabbit.
Il am a Squiggle Bug" was the
answer. NO, am not in trouble.
but I feel sad because we Squiggle
Bugs will have no pond on which
we can skate when the ice freezes
the water"
Cant you skate on this Duck
Pond?" asked Uncle Wiggily. II
mean when it has frozen over"
mo, we Squiggle Bugs are too
little to come and skate on the
frozen Duck Pond, with all the big
animals" said the little Squiggler
we would be stepped on and
knocked about. Oh, dear, wish we
had a little lake of our own on
which we could skate"
You shall have it!" promised Un-
Gle Wiggily, for he and the Squiggle
Bugs were good friends. I'll make
little lake for you," went on Mr..
Longears. And when it freezes
you Bugs may skate there all by
yourselves and none OF the big ami
mails will trample on you or knock
you down
That will be fine!" buzzed the
/ Squiggler When will you make us
the little lake. Uncle Wfggily, if you
! please?"
Right away" he answered. Then
ne began to dig a hole in the ground
near the Duck Pond He dug a lit
lie hole, for it was only to be lit
tie lake. Now" said Uncle Wig
gily as he hoped out OF the hole
which the Squiggle Bug had
watched him dig, Il will fill it with
water. Then it will be lake. And
when the weather gets colder the
water OF the little lake will freeze
and there will be skating"
"Hurray!' buzzed the Squiggler
And then, all Of a sudden the Bug
buzzed: Quick, Uncle Wiggilyl Hop
down in the little lake hole you
just dug and hide yourself! Quick
Hide!"
"Why?" asked the rabbit. But in
moment he saw why. Along came
sneaking the sly Weasel to catch
the rabbit. But Mr.. Longears hid
in the hole and the Weasel couldn't
see him to nibble him, SO everything
was all right. And in the next story
if the can opener doesn't try to look
inside the alarm clock to see what
makes it tick, I'll tell you about IN
Gle Wiggily's skating bugs.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-11-02
Trio Held For
Investigation

Because they sold small boy a
revolver, according to officers,
Lawrence N. Blum, 20; Pho Castro,
20, and Morris Leder, 10, are held
in the county Jail today for inyeS-
tigation at the request of Lon Gro
mer, Brawley police chief.
Activities of the three were first
reported to the sheriff's office by
Brawley police. and later by Holt
vile police. They were arrested in
Holtyille as suspicious characters
last night, and turned over to Har-
cid Gillett and Lloyd Castanian
from the sheriff's office.
While Brawley officers investigate
the actions of the three men. they
are under questioning in the coun-
ty Jail as officers attempt to learn
where they got the gun they al
legedly sold to a Brawley boy.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-11-02
Christmas Mail
Rules Received

The annual mail your Christmas
packages early campaign began at
the local post office this week upon
the arrival of instructions from the
treasury department.
All Christmas mail is to be dis
tributed by midnight Christmas
Eve and all postal employees who
may be spared will have the oppor-
tunity OF spending Christmas day
with their families.
With few exceptions, all work. at
post offices will be suspended from
IL midnight, December "a, to u
midnight December 25. Special de-
liyeries will be handled as usual and
a sufficient number of clerks will
remain on duty to meet the reg
ular collections and dispatches of
first class mail and receive and
store incoming mail.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-11-02
Bedtime Stories
By HOWARD E. GARRIS
Copyright, 1928, by Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate
UNCLE WIGGILY'S LITTLE
LAKE

One morning, as Uncle Wiggily
came down stairs to breakfast in
his hollow stump bungalow, he saw
Nurse Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy with a
shawl over her shoulders when she
brought in his orange juice.
Whats the matter, Janie?'
asked the rabbit gentleman of his
muskrat lady houSekeeper. "Are
you i'll that you must wear a
Shawl?"
oh, no, I'm not Ill, thank you'll
squeaked Nurse Jane.
Just then Uncle Wiggily's wife
came to take her place at the table
for her breakfast. AS Mr.. Long
ears hoped up, politely to pull a
chair for his wife, he saw that sae,
also, wore a shawl.
My goodness! What's that?"
chuckled the rabbit. Are you two
going to a Halloween masquerade
party?"
What makes you think that?"
asked his wife as she sprinkled some
carrot jam over her cabbage pan
cakes.
You both are wearing such fun
ny shawls," answered Mr.. Longears.
I'VE are wearing shawls because
it is cold this morning" said Nurse
Jane. 1T will soon be freezing ice.
I think, and we shall have snow
for Thanksgiving"
All of a sudden there was loud
shout out in the han beyond the
breakfast room.
My goodnessl What's that?'
cried Mrs. Longears. Are the Bad
Imperial Valley press., 1931-11-02
Abandoned Cars
Owner Sought

Sometimes the sheriffs office is
confronted not only with the prob
lem of recovering stolen automo-
biles, but also Of finding the cars
owner after it has been recovered.
Such a case presented itself yes
terday when a model T Ford. Tex
as license F47160, was found in FL
Centro. Undersheriff Rodney
Clark. making a report On the in
cident, wrote:
This Ford either strayed or kid
naped and abandoned on the STREET
without a nurse, in front of the auto
club office since yesterday morn
ing
Imperial Valley press., 1931-11-02

and started down one OF San
Diego's main streets to get break
fast. It was foggy.
Coming through the thin swirls
Of fog, a man stopped Carter. The
officer was led to store building,
where a pool Of blood was formed
on the doorstep. Carriers guide eX-
pressed the opinion a man had been
murdered inside the building.
Carter informed the man ne was
an officer, and told him not TO en-
ter the building. The FL Centre
officer then called San Diego po-
lice. Entering the building, Carter
and a San Diego officer followed a
trail of blood into q back room
where they found the huddled body
of a man. He was still breathing.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-11-02

Revived, the man, who proved to
be proprietor Of confectionery
store, told the two officers he had
been robbed. Investigation showed
thugs had blown his safe, and
escaped. He was taken to a san
Diego hospital for treatment.
Carter, in turning the case over to
San Diego authorities, failed to
learn the name Of the victim.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-11-02
Published by
IMPERIAL VALLEY
PRESS, INC.
w. {. COSTELLO
Manager
LEAD ED
NOT WANTED HERE

THE chamber of commerce is to be COM
L mended for its zeal in warning the
merchants and business men of the city
against an advertising plan now being
promoted by out Of town advertising
statesmen. This scheme consists of a
sheet of coupons, each one emitting the
holder to a discount at some business
house, or to some article free or to some
service without cost. The cluster Of cou-
pons is called a bond an 'unemploy-
mend bond" to be exact, and is sold to the
thrifty housewife at 81 per bond. A por-
tion of the dollar goes as commission to
the otherwise unemployed salesman the
larger fraction goes to the out-of-town
organization which is promoting the plan.
T he chambers Merchants Protective
committee examined the proposition,
and declared it to be unsound and unec-
onomic, and improbable, except to the
promoters.
That the action Of the chamber of COM
merce was timely and fully justified is
evidenced by the experience of the mer-
chants and citizens of Oroville, Cal, where
somewhat similar plan has just been
put over" On the sale of 500 units
there the loss to the merchants of Oro-
vile would have totaled $4,000. Pre-
sumptively, with forceful salesmanship
1000 bonds could have been peddled
in Ell Centro. The merchants contribu-
tion here, on the same basis, would have
amounted to $4,000.
In Oroville court action IS being in
voked now to purge that city Of the i'll eff
fects resulting from this ill-fated and un-
wise advertising" plan. 1t is hoped that
timely danger signals hoisted by the
chamber of commerce will be needed
here. and that the merchants, business
houses and citizens will save themselves
losses and trouble by declining to partici-
pate in a closely similar coupon or bond
plan now being introduced in Ell Centro.
The Navy League has reported no great
rush on the part of navy men to sign up
as members.
The sooner Mrs. Judd becomes Mrs.
"Dudd" the better we will like 1t.
-O-
Business has once more turned the cor
ner' according to Mr.. Hoover, and it must
feel as though it is walking around the
streets of Boston
Even those who don't like to see Sun
ny jim" in the capital, do not like to see
him in the hospital.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-11-02

The lowly spud now is worth
more than five cents a pound In
FL Centro and grocers say the end
is not yet in sight. 1t will not be
surprising, say merchants, If the
price scars to 10 cents pound be-
fore the winter is over. Housewives
bought potatoes last year for 25
cents for 10 to l2 pounds. Today
they get Az pounds for the same
money. The average potato weighs
one pound, meaning that spuds are
worth five cents each.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-11-02
LOCAL OFFICER
HAS JOB WHILE
IN COAST CITY

Miles lying between El Centro and
San Diego did rot separate Jack
Carter, city jailer at the county jail
and special deputy sheriff, from his
duties as an officer.
Carter went TO San Diego Sat
urday as a guard over federal pri-
soners taken there for trial on I'M
migration charges. After delivery Of
the prisoners, Garter went to sleep.
Yesterday morning he awoke early,
Imperial Valley press., 1931-11-02
WEEKS PLANTS FIRST TREE

BENNINGTON, Vt, U.P) - An
avenue of elm trees, five miles long
is being created between the his
toric villages of Bennington and
North Bennington. The first tree
was planted by Congressman John
E. Weeks. Money for the elms was
raised by public subscription.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-11-02
Parents Study With Children

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz., U.R)-Splen'
did order is obtained in the Fl Sa'
b.no rural school, near here, as L
parents are attending it, studying
along with their children in making
Up Tor educational opportunities no
afforded in their youth.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-11-02
Rainier Visitors Break Record

OLYMPIA, Wash, U.P) - Despite
depression, Mount Rainier visiting
broke all records this year. A total
of 293,662 persons registered this
year. a 101a per cent increase over
1890,
Imperial Valley press., 1931-11-02
Looking Backward
What the Press Files Tell OF
Imperial Valley for This Date
in Past Years
TWENTY YEARS AGO
November 1. 1911

The Imperial Valley Trap Shoot
ing club will be organized tomorrow
night. 1t is proposed to hold shoot
ing tournaments here at frequent
intervals during the winter. There
will be trap shooting at the fair
grounds tomorrow afternoon.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-11-02

Postmaster Mcclure recently ten
dered his resignation as postmaster
at Meloland and recommended that
the office be abolished. Free rural
routes from Ell Centro and Holtville
serve that district effectively.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-11-02
TEN YEARS AGO
November l, 1921

The Imperial Valley Cement
company has 10 miles Of reinforcing
steel enroute for use in filling or
ders for cement fence posts for I'M
perial Valley use.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-11-02
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO
November l, 1916

El Centro is to entertain the SOL
dier boys OF Battery A of the Ore
gon Field two nights this week.
The soldiers will arrive early, pitch
camp on the circus grounds on East
Main street, and remain until the
next day. In a proposed hike over
the entire county, El Centro will be
the first stopping place.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-11-02

Alfalfa seed growers in Modoc
County have organized a marketing
association.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-11-02

Imperial County comes TO the
front with the first woman juror
to qualify and sit in q case.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-11-02

Issued d a ly, Except
Sundays. Entered q t
the Post Office, Ell Gem
tro, Calf, as Second
Glass Matter.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-11-02
The Weather

Los ANGELES AND VICINITY
Fair and moderately warm tonight
ard Tuesday; probably fog near
coast IN the morning; gentle shift
,ng winds
Imperial Valley press., 1931-11-02

Nevada turkey crop is l3 per cent
less than last years crop.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-11-02

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
Fair and mild tonight and Tues
day bat overcast on coast in the
morning; gentle northwest winds
CffshCTe.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-11-02

The Navy League has reported no great
rush on the part of navy men to sign up
as members
Imperial Valley press., 1931-11-02

The sooner Mrs. Judd becomes Mrs
"Dudd" the better we will like it.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-11-02

Business has once more turned the cor
ner" according to Mr. Hoover and it must
feel as though it is walking around the
streets of Boston.