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The Washington times., 1931-10-24

and he automatically lost his
Only the United States
Court of Appeals can now save
him from beginning his prison
sentence Immediately.
It was the greatest blow dealt
(continusd on Page 2, Col. ~
The Washington times., 1931-10-24
CONDITION OF TREASURY

Treasury balance as Of October
%: 1927, 1895, ,697 80.
Expenditures, $14,542,3 Al. l.
Customs receipts, so $685. '47s.Ss.
The Washington times., 1931-10-24
THE WEATHER

Cloudy with showers tonight and probably
Sunday morning; slightly warmer tonight; mod
crate to fresh southwest winds. Temperature
yestsrday-Highest, ~; lowest, Al. Humidity
yssterday-Highest, 81; lowest, l9.
Full Weather Report on Page
The Washington Times 10 only afternoon paper IN
this city publishing the dispatches Of international
News Service and Universal Service.
The Washington times., 1931-10-24
WAR FILMS TO BE SHOWN

picture on Page q
Imperial Valley press., 1931-01-05
Published by
IMPERIAL VALLEY
PRESS, INC.
NOT ENTIRELY CIVILIZED
w. c. COSTELLO,
Manager

1t was rather startling to read the
other day that savage Indians IN the IN
terror of Brazil had attacked a party of
American missionaries, killing two adults
and one child and wounding a third
adult.
The news was of sort that used to
be far more common than it is today,
fortunately. A few decades ago the
person who left the United States as
missionery knew, when he started out,
that he was going to risk his LIE repeat,
edly, and half expected that he would
end by filling a martyrs grave. But the
world is more civilized today, and mar
tyrs are not so common.
It is noteworthy, incidentally, that the
missionary of 1880 meets death at the
hands of savages as fearlessly as his
prototypes did half century ago. But
the most striking thing about the whole
tragedy is the proof it contains that the
world has not been quite as thoroughly
pacified and settled as we ordinarily
suppose.
To be sure, the frontiers have been
pushed long way back. Areas that
were wild and uncivilized generation
ago now boast paved streets, moving pic
ture houses and cut-rate drug stores.
But our half-regretful wonder at the
passing of the old ways has led US to
overestimate the extent of the worlds
modernization. There are still places
where life flows in the same channels
that held it century ago; where jun
gle law is the only law; where the out
slider takes his life in his hands.
One of these places, evidently, is the
Brazilian interior. he tremendous
stretch of tropical jungle along the up
per Amazon, reaching all the way back
to the Andean foothills, is more prim-
tive than anything Africa can offer.
Probably only the center of Asia is as
wild and untamed. The missionary to
the South Sea islands, to India or even
to China may have things little safer
than the missionaries of the '70's did;
but man or wman who goes to the up
per Amazon to preach the gospel takes
risk as real and immediate as any mis-
sionary ever took
In mere point of time the United
States itself is not so very far removed
from savagery, as far as that goes. The
most interesting question just now is,
Will the next century see correspond
ing change in such areas as the Amazon
ian jungle?
Imperial Valley press., 1931-01-05
WORK STARTED ON HALL
FOR FAIR EXHIBITIONS

glass. There will be no pillars or
posts supporting the roof, bu. IN
stead a series Of steel trusses Will
span the roof. There are to be 200
booths, all Of the same size and all
portable.
Those who struggled through the
dust in an attempt to see last years
exhibits will appreciate the value OF
the new hall which provides a pro-
per housing space for the splendid
displays.
In addition to the usual exhibits
showing the products and industries
of the county, there will be a large
number of horses, exhibited both In
stalls and on the race track. Sam
P. Rowe, director Of publicity for
the fair, states that there will prob
ably be 200 horses present, the num-
Der of stalls being increased from
60 to 200.
Other, features which will add to
the attractiveness Of the grounds are
the cactus gardens which are to be
placed in the parkway between the
administration building and the
grandstand. Characteristic of the
desert, beautifully Handicapped, this
feature will make a decided appeal.
B. A. Harrigan, agricultural commits
sioner, is in charge Of the varieties
of cacti and plans to obtain them
from different regions, including the
Arizona deserts.
Another improvement contemplate
| ed is the building Of 40 boxes in the
grandstand, each box to accornri1o-
date. five persons. but no definite
action has been taken on this last
| project.
Last years fair was a decided sue
cess, and in view Of these needed
improvements which are being
made, the second county fair should
meet with even greatet popular IA
| vor.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-01-05
HOW CRIME is ORGANIZED

Many newspaper editor, spreading
on his front page some account of the
doings of the Chicago gangsters, has en-.
countered severe criticism from some of
his readers. They have complained in
effect: "Why bother us with these Chi
cago gang stories? Chicago is a long
way from here; surely it doesn't make
any difference to US what those gang
sters do, does it? It's to far off to af-
feet us, and we're tired of reading about
it."
On the surface that is perfectly valid
criticism and undoubtedly there are,
now and then, occasions when even the
most patient reader can get weary OF
gangland stories. But once in while
something happens to prove that the af-
fairs of those Chicago plug-uglies do af-
feet people long way from Chicago;
and as result the news from Chicago is
of national consequence, deserving to be
printed in towns thousand miles away.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-01-05
NEW BOOKS AT
CITY LIBRARY

New books at the FL Centre Pub
lie Library are as follows:
Fiction
"The Mother" by Sholom Asch;
"Axelle" by Pierre Benoit; THE
Bookshop Mystery" by James Saxon
Childers; Soldiers march," by
Theodore Fredenburgh; Bid Her
Awake by Mary Grigs; Barren
Corn" by Georgette Heyer; "Archi-
bald" by Frederick Markham;
"Rearguard" by Compton Paken-
ham; "Brusski" by F. Panferov;
The Dance of Youth" by Hermann
Sudermann; ''Ultimo" by John
Vassos; "Her Fathers House" by
Hilda Vaughan; "A Modern Gal
axy" by Dale Warren.
Nom Fiction
"Hortus, Concise Dictionary OF
Gardening by L. H. Bailey; "Sel-
ccted Poems" by Katherine Lee
Bates; Gross Roads in Ireland by
Padraic Colum; Unveiled, Autobi-
ography of Turkish Girl" by Sell
ma E-ram; Indians and Pioneers
by Grand Foreman; "Verdun" by
Henri Philippe Petain; "Beggars
Abroad" by Jim Tully.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-01-05
Issued Daily, Except
Sundays. Entered at the
Post Office. Ell Centre.
Calf, as Second Glass
Matter.

For instance: California, which is
just about as far removed from Chicago
as any place in the United States could
be, is discovering that the Chicago gangs
lave long arms. 1t develops that cer-
tain gangsters have migrated from the
lower end of Lake Michigan to the Pa
cific coast, centering their operations
around Los Angeles and plotting chain
of MISUNDERSTANDING meanwhile, in
sundry holdups and robberies, just to
pay expenses while waiting for the big
jobs to come off.
There is a perfect example of the fact
that the Chicago gang problem is not
problem that concerns Chicago alone. 1t
is something that touches all OF us. We
cannot afford to ignore it.
It has long been known that the metro
politan gangs have inter-city agreements
and alliances. Chicago gunmen go to
New York and Detroit to 'do jobs" for
the gangs of those cities; and New York
gangsters occasionally travel to Chicago
for the same purpose. Like it or not, we
must face the fact that organized
crime is no mere catch-phrase; crime
is nationally organized in this country,
and a plot that is laid in the Chicago
loop can bear fruit thousand miles
away.
That is why these stories about Chi
cago gangsters are nationally important.
They are something that no citizen can
afford to ignore.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-01-05
A NEW DEAL FOR CHINA

A few years ago, when Chinese resent
ment of foreign domination reached an
especial degree of acuteness, great deal
was said about eXtra-territoriality"
the practice of foreign nations of setting
up their own laws and courts in specified
districts of China. When the momentary
crisis passed, this topic dropped out of
discussion, and Chinese resentment was
forgotten.
Nevertheless, the Chinese still feel as
bitter as ever about it; and recent state
ment by Charles K. Moser, chief of the
Far East Section of the U. S. Bureau of
Foreign and Domestic Commerce, makes
the matter clear.
China" says Mr.. Moser, sis going
through an amazing period of fluX and is
changing from medievalism to place in
the modern industrial world. The extra
territoriality privileges enjoyed by for
eigners, which shelter them under the
laws of their several countries and pro-
tect their property from the operations
of Chinese law, is the cruX of the situa-
tion.
There is, however, in Shanghai an al
most universal belief among foreigners
of all nationalities that it will not be five
years before extra-territoriality is COM
pletely abolished throughout China
through the sheer force upon the foreign
powers of Chinese pressure which for
eign interests in the country will be un-
able to withstand. The only possible ex-
ception to this is the area including
Shanghai and extending seawards to in
clude the mouth of the Yangtze river.
There are many who believe that extra
territoriality there too will vanish"
This points to stupendous change in
the white races dealings with the Orient.
Thus far, the whites have exploited the
Chinese, dealing frankly with them as an
inferior people. In the future, very like
ly, Americans and Europeans will have
to deal with the Chinese as equals. The
mailed fist has served its day. and new
era is about to begin.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-01-05

Work has already started on the
exhibition hall for the Imperial
county fair, and the grounds at Inn
perial present a scene of great acti-
witty as the contractors are preparing
to rush the construction of this all
steel building so that it will be ready
on the opening date, February 3.
The board of county supervisors
recently voted funds for the con-
struction of the building which Is
being erected at a contract cost OF
s19 500 by the Continental Steel cor
poration of Los Angeles, the same
firm that built the steel grandstand,
Twenty men are at work on
the foundation, and the COM
pany is prepared to conduct
great race against time in order
to have the building completed
by the opening date Of the Sec
ond annual county fair.
The floor of the exhibits hall
which will be 1000 feet long and 100
feet wide, is to be of decomposed
granite, while the sides, and most
of the front and back, are to be OF
Imperial Valley press., 1931-01-05

tinker's," thought Uncle Wigglly
land hop the other half. Then III
get there quickly"
SThen Uncle Wiggily happened to
think of taking short cut across
the duck pond near his home.
1.-The duck pond will be frozen
now," thought Mr.. Longears, "and
I can walk across the ice on that.
sliding when I feel like it, and I'll get
to the tinker's much more quickly"
So Uncle Wiggily, carrying the
pans under one paw and the long,
shiny handles under the other paw.
started across the frozen duck pond.
But he had not gone far before he
heard a noise behind him and, turn
ing, he saw the Bob Cat coming
after him.
"Clickity, clackity!" went the Bob
Cats paw nails on the ice. Uncle
Wiggily began to run, but the Bob
Cat ran faster. Then Uncle Wiggily
began to slip on the ice.
"Oh,' he thought, "if / only had a
pair of skates could easily skate
away from this Bob Cat. Oh, for
some skates" Then he thought OF
the handles of the frying pans.
why, if I could fasten them on my
paws they would be like ice skates!"
thought the rabbit, as he ran on
ahead of the Bob Cat. Uncle Wig
gily looked back again. The Bob
Cat had slipped and fallen down.
Boom!
Now is my chance!" cried Uncle
Wiggily. Tearing his handkerchief
into strips he tied the long frying
pan handles on his feet for Skates
and then, as the Bob Cat got UP to
chase him again, the rabbit gentle
man skated away from the Bad
Chap over the ice as fast as the
wind. On and on skated Uncle Wig
gily until he got to the other side
of the frozen duck pond. Then, be-
fore the Bob Cat could catch up to
him, Mr. Longears hoped into the
Jolly tinker's shop and he was safe.
New, Meouw! Fooled again.
snarled the Bob Cat. twiddling his
silly little tail. And if the cream
pitcher isn't too proud to speak to
the bottle of B milk when they meet
at breakfast. I'll tell you next about
Uncle Wiggily's snowballs.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-01-05
Tree Experts
Pay Visit

Dana Bowers, arboriculturist for
the state highway department, and
B. A. Switzer, permit inspector, for
the state highway department, were
in Ell Centro Saturday in regard to
the proposed planting Of trees along
the highways.
They are experts in this matter
and will be able to recommend
plans, state regulations and give ad-
vice as to the best methods OF pro-
cedure. This project is sponsored
by the junior chamber of commerce
and originated approximately two
years ago.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-01-05
The rabbit skated away.

In the morning. when she was
getting breakfast for the forty SIX
teen little bunny rabbit children,
Nurse Jane never liked Uncle Wig
gily nor his wife to come into her
kitchen. She said it fused" her.
So when Mr.. LongearS this morning
heard Nurse Jane speaking, all he
dared do at first was TO thrust IN
his nose. Nurse Jane couldn't say
much if he just put his nose in. But
when she invited him all the way,
Uncle Wiggily quickly entered He
saw Nurse Jane holding the handle
Of frying pan in one paw and the
pan part in the other.
This is the second frying pan
that the handle has come off from
this morning." squeaked Miss Fuzzy
Wuzzy. II don't know what's the
matter AS soon as / pick them up
the handles break off,"
Maybe they have caught cold,
suggested Mr.. Longears.
"Nonsense!" squeaked Nurse Jane.
How could frying pan that put
on a HOT stove catch COLD, pray
tell me?"
We'll, maybe they caught hot in
stead of catching cold" went on the
rabbit gentleman.
"Nonsensei" exclaimed Nurse Jane
again. But if this other frying pan
loses it's handle" she went on, i
don't know what I'll do, for will
have none left in which to cook the
childrens carrot mush. wonder
what's gotten into the frying pans
all of a sudden?"
"I'll take these two broken pans
to the tinker's SO he can fasten the
handles back on" offered Uncle
Wiggily. "And if the third handle
comes off, Nurse Jane, III be back
with these two mended ones soon.'
You'll have to hurry!" spoke
Nurse Jane. For / want to give the
bunny boys and girls their break
fast so they won't be late for school.
"I'll hurry" said Uncle Wiggily
twinkling his pink nose. Taking the
two pans under one paw and with
the broken off handles under his
other paw, Mr.. Longears started FOL
the shop of the jolly tinker dog wht
mended pots and pans for the AMI
NAL folk of Woodland in the Orangt
Ice Mountains, where Uncle Wiggily
lived.
AS soon as the rabbit gentleman
was out of his hollow stump bunga'
low he. found 1t was very cold. i
hf.i rained in the night, but now tn
rain had frozen and the ground wa
slippery with snow and ice.
II can slide half way TO the joll.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-01-05
ESCOBAR CANNOT
Be EXTRADITED
ON INDICTMENT

y TUCSON, Arlz.. Jan. S. U.P)-
General Jose Escobar. fiery leader
of the last Mexican revolution, who
emerged from hiding in Canada. is
safe from a fugitive warrant issued
in Tucson nearly a year ago SO
long as he remains in the northern
country, US. District Attorney John
c. Gung'l said today,
Escobar and II other alleged par
ticipants in the revolt were indict-
ed last spring by the federal grand
jury here for conspiracy to violate
American neutrality. and were spe-
officially charged with conspiracy to
smuggle arms and ammunition
across the international border dur
ing the time of political uprising.
Gungl said Escobar cannot be
brought back from Canada because
this offense is not recognized by
the Canadian government as eX-
traditable.
Charges against Escobar and the
others will not be dismissed, ac-
cording to Gungl. If Escobar goes
to any country where the offense is
extraditable, or returns to the Unit
ed States, he will be brought to
Tucson for trial.
Among other defendants were
Salvador Ateca. revolutionary army
paymaster, now in Spain, who was
said to have escaped with s5o0,000
from Mexico, and several American
aviators. Ateca also is immune
while in Spain.
Similar charges against seven
defendants, including two former
Douglas. Ariz., police officers, were
dismissed during their trial here
last October on motion of Glngl.
McGrath Estate. Ventura county,
has the high COW for November,
giving 1855 pounds of butterfat.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-01-05
RECLAMATION AID
RECOMMENDED TO
GOVERNOR YOUNG

SACRAMENTO, Calf, Jan. 3. tUH
A s5.O0O,000 state revolving fund
to aid reclamation districts in IL
nancing and refunding district bono
issues was recommended to Cover
nor Young by the irrigation and re-
clamation financing and refinanc-
ing commission.
Action by the state legislature to
prevent "unwarranted depreciation
in the credit standing OF district
securities and establish confidence
of the investing public in these secu-
rites" was also recommended.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-01-05
2 Glasses Water, Not Too
Cold. Help Constipation

One glass water II not enough
take 2 glasses half hour before
breakfast. You get quicker and
better results by adding a little
simple glycerin. saline, etc, known
as Adlerika) to one glass.
Unlike other remedies, Adlerika
acts on BOTH upper and lower
bowl and removes old poisons you
never thought were in your system.
AIdcrika stops GAS and sour stom-
ach in 10 minutes! Relieves consti-
patton In 2 hours. Clements Drsik
StOre.-Arv.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-01-05
Bedtime Stories
By HOWARD E. GARRIS
Copyright, 1928, by Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate
UNCLE WIGGGILY'S ICE
SKATES

MY goodness! There goes an
other one!" exclaimed Nurse Jane
Fuzzy Wuzzy in the kitchen of Un-
Gle Wiggily's hollow stump bunga-
low one morning. That's the Sec
ond in little while!"
What is it, Nurse JaneP" asked
Mr.. Longears, thrusting the point
of his pink, twinkling nose through
a crack in the kitchen door. did
YOU see a second Bad Chap?"
"Oh, no, nothing like that an
swered the muskrat lady house.
keeper, with a laugh that made her
whiskers curl around the back of her
neck. Come in if you like, Uncle
Wiggily," she went on, "and I'll tell
you all about it,"
"Thanks!" said the rabbit gentle
man and then he followed his pink
nose into the kitchen.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-01-05
TEN YEARS AGO
January 8. 1921

The Ell Centro Chamber of Com
merce decisively and emphatically
expressed its opinion today. when by
a vote Of "A TO it voiced itself as
tavoring the purchase Of the old I'm
perial Valley Gas Co. by means OF
the proposed $4,000 bond issue.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-01-05
For Coughs
From Colds That
Worry You
A Super Help

Creomulsion is made to give supreme
help for coughs from colds that worry
you. 1t combines seven helps in one
the best helps known to science. II is
for quick relief, for safety.
But careful people, more and more,
use it for every cough that starts. No
one knows where a cough may lead. No
one can tell which factor will do most.
That depends on the type of cold.
Creomulsion costs 81 .25--a little more
than lesser helps. But it means the vi.
most help. And it costs you nothing If
1t fails to bring the quick relief you
seek. Your druggist guarantees it. Use
it for safety's sake.
CREOMULSxON
for Difficult COwNIts
krOns COyds
Imperial Valley press., 1931-01-05
OsTER SIGNED TO FIGHT

CHICAGGO, Jan. S. U.p>-Wilie
Oster of Boston has been signed by
Promoter Mike Harrison to meet the
winner Of the Jack Dillon-Gary
Leach bout at White City Monday.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-01-05
Looking Backward
What the Press Files Tell of
Imperial Valley for this Date
In Past Years
TWENTY YEARS AGO
January 5, 1911

John Powers has returned from a
six weeks visit in Nebraska.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-01-05
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO
January 5, 1916

AT q meeting Of the board OF
supervisors this afternoon. by un-
animous vote the Imperial Valley
Press was made official county pa
per for the coming year.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-01-05

Roy Rumsey's department store
suffered heavy fire loss last night,
the fire being detected by County
Superintendent of Schools Shibley.
The cause is unknown.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-01-05
ex-governor r. C. Powers, a prop

erty owner in Imperial Valley. will
leave today for San Francisco, from
whence he will sail for Honolulu to
be absent several months.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-01-05

McGrath Estate. Ventura county,
has the high COW for November,
giving 1855 pounds of butterfat.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-05-13
A. F. of |. CUTS
NEGROES WAGES
HouseWreckers Local
Jim-Crows Workers

NEW YORK. A good example
of the A. F. of l.. cooperating with
bosses against Negro workers is the
case of the House Wreckers' Union
on 1SOth Street and st. Nicholas Ave,
where an old house is being wrecked
The boss hired Negro and white
workers, both doing the same work
The white workers get dollar and
five cents an hour, the Negro work
ers receive only forty cents an hour
When the boss was approached by a
TUUL representative in regard 10 the
scale he replied that this is the
union scale for colored house wreck
ers'.
The A. F. Of L. has a Jim Grow To-
cal $50 the workers belonging to that
local receive fifty per cent of the
amount the white workers get.
The T. u. U. L. is at present init
ating campaign among the house
wreckers, with view of establishing
united front of the militant work
ers, from various A. F. OF L. and in
dependent locals of house wreckers
against the officials and the bosses
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-05-13
SWINDLE WORLD
BANK DEPOSITORS
To Prosecute" But
Nothing Will Happen

NEW YORK. - The State Bank
ing Department is planning to pro
Secute" eight directors of the World
Exchange Bank of 174 Second Ave
for issuing illegal loans. Many small
depositors lost everything when the
bank closed on March 10th. Grim
inal charges against the eight di-
rectors of the bank will probably
bring the small depositors as little as
those involved in the U. S. Bank
crash are likely to get-nohting or
at best may be so percent according
to Prosecuting Attorney May D. Steu-
er who when the U. S. Bank crashed
tried to make political capital for
himself by organizing the depositors
and stockholders on the fake promise
of protecting their interests and re-
turning everything to the depositors.
Today Steuer is compelled to state
that at best the depositors can ex-
pect so percent of their money re-
turned, but that this will take at least
2 years to adjust, After this time
it is further gamble as to what the
bank racketeers will figure can be
done. The announcement of Steuer
only makes it palmer to the workers
that nothing can be expected of these
liars.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-05-13
.UTW DISGUSTS
SILK STRIKERS
Allentown Police Try
to Keep NTW Out

ALLENTOWN, Pa, May 12-Mon-
day morning 1000 strikers picketed
the silk mills. This mornings pick
citing was much weaker and a few
went back, due to the disgust over
the United Textile Workers Union
methods.
Kelly, vice president of the UTW
has answered the demand of the
strikers for an industrial union with
a statement that he believes in in
dustrial forms of organization, but
that the district council "unites all
crafts the same as an industrial
union" The strikers know better.
The National Textile Workers
Union urges the strikers to stand fast
and not to let the UTW sci them
out, and to keep the strike in the
hands Of the strikers through a broad
rank and file strike committee, elect
ell by department and mills and fed
Grated into general strike COM
mittee.
The police show that they know
where the danger of real victory
Tor the strikers hes; they have or
dercd the National Textile Worker
union organizer here to stay away
from the mills and threatened to
arrest the organizer.
The manufacturers so far refuse
70 recognize the strikers demands.