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Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-14
ROASTING CONTROL
COMPLETES WORK
that nature BEGINS
Full Charm of Coffee Blend
. Developed by Hills Bros
Patented Process

Coffee, as it comes from the plan
tations, is not a finished product.
Man must develop the flavor by
roasting. Yet very often, man spoils
the work that Nature began. For
roasting is a delicate task. But there
is one method that always roasts to
perfection - Controlled Roasting,
invented and patented by Hills Bros.
AS the accuracy of the hour-glass
depends upon an even, continuous
flow a little at a time ;. so a
perfect, uniform roast is produced
by Controlled Roasting = the pat
ented process that roasts evenly,
continuously a little at q time.
This is directly opposite to ordinary
methods of roasting in bulk. The
advantages are seen, when you drink
Hills Bros. Coffee. 1t has a flavor
no other coffee has. For no others
are roasted the same way. And the
flavor never varies, either!
Hills Bros. Coffee is packed in
vacuum cans. Air, which destroys
the flavor of coffee, is removed and
kept out of these cans. Ordinary,
"air-tight" cans won't keep coffee
fresh. But Hills Bros. Coffee can't
go stale! Always fresh wherever
and whenever you buy it. Order
some today. Ask for it by name
and look for the Arab trademark
on the can.
Hills Bros. Coffee, Inc, Los
Angeles, Calf. o 1881
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-14
Y. w. c. A. Camp
To Be Maintained

Believing that there might be
some misinterpretation of the arti-
Gle in last nights Press, regarding
the Health Camp operated at Hi
pass by the Fofcy and Eight, which
might lead people to believe that
taking over that camp by the Forty
and Eight also affects the Y. w. g.
A. camp, Miss Hazel Bell With
row, secretary of the latter organ
ization, today explained that such is
not the case.
The Y. w. c. A. will operate the
Girl Reserve camp at Hipass the
same as in former years, the opera :
ton of the Health Camp being an
entirely separate undertaking. Miss
WithroW stated, the only connec-
ton between the two camps being
that they operate on the same site
at different periods of the summer
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-14
SHIPPING LINES
FINALLY AGREE
UPON OPERATION

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. IA. U.P)-
A coalition Of the strongest ship
ping interests in the nation was
ready for approval of the United
States shipping board today as a
major step toward increasing tie
/ power and prestige of Americas
merchant marine.
The agreement, brought about by
a struggle for control of the vast
United States Lines, was the out
| growth of a conference here of fin
anciers and executives representing
a dozen of the biggest American
ship companies.
By its terms, subject to the ship
ping boards sanction, the Dollar
Dawson Chapman interests are eX-
pected to ally with International
Mercantile Marine Roosevelt lines
in controlling the United States
lines, which include the giant ship
Leviathan.
The secrecy surrounding the con-
ference was maintained last night
at the close of the final meeting,
but conferees indicated they had
worked out a plan for joint opera
ton which will pave the way for
agreements covering other lines.
Immediately afterWard the group
left for Washington to lay their
plans before the board next Mon
day.
Kermit Roosevelt and John M.
Franklin represented the I. M. NJ
Roosevelt interests at the meeting
while r. Stanley Dollar, Herbert
Fleishhacker and Kenneth D. Daw-
son spoke for the Dollar-Dawson-
Chapman group. Paul Chapman,
| titular head of the United States
lines, was represented by Dollar.
Deny Single Unit
Reports that all II lines were to
| be merged into single unit OF lol
vessels were denied, as were other
reports that a holding company to
| control The lines was under conSld-
Grafton.
Reshaping the American merchant
marine map by shifting routes,
eliminating wasteful competition
and adjusting rates was looked for
as another result of the meeting
One of the principal points of con-
tention was the intercoastal COM
petition between the Dollar lines
and the l. NJ M. controlled Pana-
ma Pacific line. The agreement TO
be presented the shipping board
will settle this question.
The competitive bids for Dollar
Dawson and the I. M. M. groups
for the United States lines were the
original basis for negotiations.
Chapman joined with the Dollar
interests in presenting bid to the
shipping board, while a higher bid
was offered by I. M. M. when the
board indicated its intention to
award the lines to the Dollars on
their lower bid, controversy arose
which brought an order for the
board directing the two groups to
settle their differences at a joint
conference.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-14
Slayer Of Family
Saved From Mob

BALTIMORE, Oct. IA. UP
Orphan Jones, confessed slayer OF
white family Of four, was con-
fined to the city Jail today, safe
from mobs who threatened to lynch
the aged negro while he was being
held temporarily at Berlin, near the
scene of the crime, and later at
Snow Hill, where he confessed to
the slayings.
State troopers and deputy sheriffs
brought Jones here late last night.
He will be held pending grand jury
action at Snow Hill.
Jones confessed to the murders
after 16 hours of questioning by
Worcester county and Baltimore po-
lice. 1t was first believed his vic
Tins, Green Davis, his wife and two
daughters, were killed with an AK,
but the confession said the man
and his wife were murdered with a
shotgun, and the children with a
pistol
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-14
Local Business
Shows Up Well
Continued from page y

the amount of building permits
last month.
A further indication of Ell
Centro's prosperity is contained
in the post office departments
September report of postal re-
ceipts recently received by the
Ell Centre chamber. Out of the
first so post offices in the Unit
ed States, all but four showed a
substantial decline as compared
with receipts in September 1880,
while FL Centre showed an in
crease of S624.92 or a gain of
almost one and one-half per
cent, while decreases in east
ern cities range from small
amounts to as high as 20 per
cent. OF the first so cities in
the United States only Rich
mOnd, Va, Providence, Il. l.,
New Haven, Conn. and Akron,
o. show increases for September
this year over September last
year and these are mostly neg
ligibic amounts. Chamber of
commerce officials state that
post office receipts are one of
the surest indices of a city's
growth and prosperity, therefore
it is particularly significant
that FL Centre should show
postal increases of one and
one-haif per cent when practic-
ally all the cities of the coun-
try arc showing very great de-
crcaSeS.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-14
District Attorney
Held In Arrest

OROVILLE, Cal, Oct. IA. U.P)-
District Attorney Charles A. Walk
er of Butte county was at liberty
on his own recognizance today after
arraignment on warrant charging
he drove an automobile while in
toXicated.
The warrant was signed by An
drew Proschold of Oroville, who
claimed Walker drove his machine
up the wrong side of the main street
here, broke window in Proschold's s
car and then threatened him with
arrest.
When three officers went to the
prosecutors home with the warrant
they said Walker refused them ad-
mittance. They delayed service un-
til late yesterday.
nary hearing.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-14
Convicted Woman
Denied Freedom

LOS ANGELES, Oct. ID. U.P)-
Daisy De Voc, former secretary to
Clara Bow and now under 18
months sentence to the county jail
for grand theft from the screen
actress, today lost two attempts to
gain her freedom.
Through her attorney she first
asked for release on bail pending
an appeal to her conviction and
then asked for stay of execution.
Both motions were denied by Su-
perior Judge William Doran.
Miss De Voc was given probation
after her conviction but only on
the consideration that she spend
18 months in jail.
She was found guilty of having
bought herself a coat with money
belonging to Miss Bow.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-14
Divorce Given
Prison Sentence

RENO, Oct. IA. U.P)-Mrs. Mar
jorie Witter, Newmarket, N. j., was
sentenced to serve from one to IA
years in prison today by Judge
Curler for alleged perjury in con-
nection with her statements of
residence in her divorce suit.
She wept silently when sentence
was passed She planned an ap-
plication before the state pardon
board for an immediate pardon,
and the board will act upon the
recommendations of the Washoe
County Bar Association which is
expected to recommend leniency.
Mrs. Witter was indicted when
evidence was obtained that her
statement she had been resident
of Reno for six weeks prior to her
divorce action was false. Her suit
was against Charles Henry Witter
of Newmarket, N. j.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-14
Phone Company
Sets New Record

NEW YORK, Oct. IA. W.n)-Net
income Of the American Telephone
& Telegraph company, worlds
largest corporation, in the first nine
months of this year, set a new rec
ord high.
Net income for the period was
$128, ,456,315, or ST a share on the
18,345,7 shares outstanding,
against the previous record high of
S123 ,450, 1872 in the first nine months
of last year, or S8.13 a share on the
5,184, ,389 shares outstanding at that
time.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-14
Daily Report Of
Stock Markets

NEW YORK, Oct. IA. W.P)-The
stock market today slipped back
toward its bear market lows. Liquid
alton carried prices l to points
and only a slight recovery took
place in the late trading.
Western Union made a new low
for the past decade around SO
against a previous close of 81 Y SELL
ing being induced by a reduction
from SO to Sc in the annual div
idend.
All leading issues sold off includ-
ing the railroad shares, although
the latter group made the best
showing. Steel common came with
in points Of its low since 1915.
American Telephone lost more
than four points despite its report
for the first nine months showing
record net income for the period
Other utilities were down to
points. Railroad shares lost l to
points with New York Central
leading the decline.
Lack of news, rather than the ac-
tual news affected the market.
Domestic news generally was fav-
orable, including an extra dividend
of So by Woolworth, the American
Telephone report; rise to a rec
ord for the year in car loadings;
and an improved tone in the Iron
Age weekly review of the steel in
dustry.
Selling of U. S. Governments
was based on expectations in some
quarters that the federal reserve
bank of New York rediscount rate
would be advanced further.
Call money held at 2 per cent
today Commercial paper rates
firmed up, but time money held
firm with the rates unchanged.
LOS ANGELES, Oct. IA. U.P)-
Trading was dull as the market fell
off on the Los Angeles stock ex-
change today.
Southern California Edison COM
mon was the most active, selling
100 shares at 32%, down ~ Asso-
ciated Gas and Electric "a" dropped
q to 7 on transfer of 100 shares.
Transamerica sold 700 shares at
Al. down Il; Security First Ma
tional bank was down Il at 81 on
sales of $50 shares.
In the oils, Union Associates led,
selling 900 shares at 1875, un-
changed; Standard Oil sold 900
shares at 302s, down Is; Bolsa Chi
ca was off y at 51a on sales of
400 shares; Union Oil sold 400
shares at 14%, down Is; Pacific
Western sold 200 shares at 4, up 4 :;
Rio Grande sold 200 shares at rs
unchanged.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-14
Printer Held In
Ticket Scandal

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. IA. U.P)-
A printer whose shop rent is six
months overdue was held today in
connection with a plot to issue 2400
bogus tickets to University of Cali
fornia football games.
Police said Matt Harris, the prin-
ter, admitted printing the fake
tickets, and with two assistants,
Max Barnet and George Edwards.
was held for action of Berkeley
authorities. They quoted Harris as
saying a man offered him SIS for
the job and "the money looked
big
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-14
Flyers Off On
Lengthy Trip

ROOSEVELT FIELD, l.. l., Oct.
IA. WP)-George Pocaterra. a pilot,
and Luke Hoover, mechanic, took
off in their Stearman plane today
for Venezuela.
Their first stop was scheduled in
st. Louis. Eight or 10 other stops
are planned on the 5000-mile flight.
If Pocaterra succeeds, he will be
the first Venezuelan to fly from this
country to his native land.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-14
SISTERS ARE REUNITED

WAUKEGAN, ILL.,, U.P)-Separa-
ted for 80 years, two sisters-Mrs.
Ella Baxter and Mrs John Nofzig-
er-were reunited recently at the
home of the former, in Gurnee,
near here. Mrs. Norziger was To-
Gated in Caldwell, Idaho, where
she went to live after she and her
sister separated at Dewitt, Ark.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-14
Beavers, Stop Water Wheel

WELLSBORO, Pa, U,P)-A water
wheel installed for electric power at
the Old Mill Pond was blocked
within two hours by a colony of
beavers. The beavers carried sticks
and mud to the mouth of the intake
providing the wheel with its water
power and blocked it effectively.
The Washington times., 1931-09-09
Government Exposition
Here Next Year

is fine that the District of Columbia Bicentennal
Commission is arranging for the cooperation of all govern
mental and many private functions in assembling next
year Of splendid of materials for the benefit of mil
lions of Americans coming here for the George Washington
events.
The details of the plan really amounting to great
position of the nations progress in government science arts
culture for two hundred years. will be carefully developed
through organization.
Officials speak OF the plan for assembling into
properly classified and coordnated sequence the abund
ance Of things this city has to offer
AS the visitor goes from department to department. and
from historical scientific grouping another he will
see living actual display objects personnel and functions
that will tell him her the story of civilization and gov
ernment.
It. will indeed be magnificent picture of this nation in
aspects and will be valuable to home people
TO visitors It will be liberal education within itself
is to be sincerely hoped that the project will receive un
stnted cooperation in all directions, because will be
wonderful display
It is curious fact that many Washington people not
acquainted with the wealth of material to them in gov
enmenta and other institutions They do not know the func
lions of their Government of many nationally famous
institutions having their headquarters here
The Washington times., 1931-09-09
Charges Against Ministers
Of the Gospel

Ministers of the gospel confronted with serious church
charges are the most defenseless of human beings.
Proven guilty they dismissed from their pastorates
Found not guilty they still the victims of friction and
suspicion and practically compelled quit their positions
No church successfully continue its mission with
divided congregation and in these days Of strife and con-
tention in all phases Of e ministers indeed fortunate
not to become involved in internal anmosities.
Secrecy of charges and secret trials do not contribute to
the innocent They may be best for the church
ITSELF but is mighty grave matter for the individual whose
life may may not be bghed matter what the results
Humanity always suspicious The more secretve affairs
the persistent the rumors and reports freely Cir
cuating in all directions .
The hepessness of minister under these circumstances
he guilty of serious offense is pably apparent He
not only fight specific charges but he must be the target
endless gossip hurfu nnuaons though he may
have the loyalty of the bulk of his congregation
On the other hand if he is guilty his wrongdoings
covered up and the truth probably suppressed.
The Washington times., 1931-09-09
Russian Octopus

Ncoai Lenn late dictator Of Russia and founder Of the
Communist Party put his views and those Of his party into
nutshell when he said:
ut doesn't matter threequarters Of the human perish
The important thing is the remaining quarter be Communist
According Soviet leaders, their aim the ultimate
lease Of mankind from sOcaled industrial slavery and the
setting Of Utopia in which everybody will be prosperous
and happy. James w. Gerard former Ambassador to Ger
many, in the Russian experiment to
Of this and other countries that must be met promptly by
every means available to them. Mr.. Gerard says:
Russia is getting under with tremendous schedule
cotton planting We have cotton hangover Of
hOn We will be able to sell in competition with the
Russian product Other industries affected include
asbestos kinds chemicals canned meats
matches. We with q octopus whose
tentacleS reach around the world"
The political evolution Of Russia may be matter for
demc discussion but Cleveland remarked another
OCCASION is condition, not theory, that confronts
Russian dumping fact The Soviet government exercises
absolute arbitrary embargo imports Why not take
leaf of Sa book and put the bars up against Russian
goods? Millions half starved in the Soviet Utopia while
food and materials shipped abroad This not trade
The Washington times., 1931-09-09

40 miles of your objective YOU
win!
This is because a man would
sooner die clutching his road
map than to ask the way.
For some deep, dark, unfatholn.
able reason, a man would
rather be caught stealing sheep
or cutting his own hair than
to lower his morale by ad-
mitting that he is on the
wrong road. II would break
his spirit.
A woman seldom bothers to
take a road map. She hasn't
any time to study one, and
anyhow she is too busy asking
QUESTIONS! She can go
farther, straighter and quicker
on a powder puff and the
strength of her own voice than
a man can on seven road maps.
To a man a policeman is
something to "get past" but
to a woman a policeman is just
somebody to answer questions.
She often stops and asks his
advice about the roads, even
when she knows them by heart,
The Washington times., 1931-09-09
I hate to be forgiven.
I try never to forgive others.


I try never to forgive others.
And this is not because I'm
cold-hearted or indifferent to
the interests of others. Indeed
I covet their good opinion.
But I don't believe in this
Forgiveness Racket. and I
do not think that forgiveness
promotes Peace and Good Will.
To the contrary, I believe that
most forgiveness is snooty i'm
pertinence and does far more
harm than good.
OF course, I can't express
this to those who insist on
forgiving me. I've got to take
it and act pretty. pretend
I'm eager and grateful. But,
actually, I'm anything but.
Inwardly, I'm squirming with
humiliation and resentment
land dead sure that the
other fellow is grabbing off a
halo at my expense.
Judgment and Mercy
For what right has one,
cussed human being to "for-
give" another cussed human
being? Isn't the forgiven, at
heart, just as ornery as the
forgiven? He is. Then how
dare he sit in Judgment and
dispense mercy?
There is only One who is
fit to forgive and He isn't
making any fuss about it. AS
for the rest of us, it Is as
The Washington times., 1931-09-09
Honesty Will Out!

The story of John g. Jenkins of Sea Cliff, n Y, just
vealed interesting He once connected with
chain of Brooklyn banks which, in panic Of 1907 failed
Depositors were out $7O6O14 Legally Mr. Jenkins not
obliged to make good this amount but he said he would
He 40 years old then, and the public promptly forgot
the matter Not Jenkins however for he sold his Long
Island estate went to work. supported his wife and family
and years had paid back every cent That in 1921
Being modest man. Mr.. Jenkins said nothing to the public
about it. Now 10 years later it would still be secret If the
filing of some legal papers had not brought the story light
Mr. Jenkins will not thank the press for commenting his
singular conduct He is evidently one Of those oahioned
men who consider that debt is debt whether
squirm out of it in court or not
However he has fagrany violated the code Of ethics
which controlled several institutions in recent days that have
left their creditors holding the bag"
The honesty Of John q. Jenkins has found him out Ha
deserves to be "expoged"l
The Washington times., 1931-09-09
Our Marriage License Law
Causes Annoyance

It is recorded that couples visited the Districts mar
rage license bureau the other day and that the prospective
grooms went away mad
The trouble was that our marriage requires that the
preacher perform the ceremony shall be named in
each license The young failed to for ministers
though would have been easy to do by telephone
of the is said to have remarked that he was not
anxious to be married. anyhow remark he may repent if
he does go on with the marriage
girl worth going the altar with is worth going to
siderable preliminary trouble for.
This local provision has caused trouble before and
license officials ought be ready to smooth out the
difficulty by agreeing to call ministers
The provision has its value to brdestobe in that the ad
vance naming of legitimate ministers safeguard against
possible fake weddings by alleged ministers accompces Of
prospective bridegrooms with evil intentions.
The Washington times., 1931-09-09
WISE WORDS

Gather ye rosebuds while ye
may,
Old time is still a-flying,
And this same tower that
smiles
Tomorrow will be dying.
-Herrick.
Praise has different effects,
according to the mind it meets
with: it makes a wise man
modest, but a fool more arro-
CANT. turning his weak brain
giddy.-Feltham.
do you know what a pes
simist iS?"
"a man who thinks every.
body as nasty as himself and
hates them for it,"-Shaw.
Opportunity is ever worth ex-
pecting; let your hook be ever
hanging ready. The fish will
be in the pool where you least
imagine it to be.-Ovid.
To gather riches. do not hazard
health,
For, truth to say, health is the
wealth of wealth.
Baker.
To be really cosmopolitan a
man must be at home even in
his own country-T. w. Higgin-
son.
The Washington times., 1931-09-09
Deaths From Alcoholism

The great life insurance companies Of this country keep
marvelousy accurate statistics concerning the of the
deaths of their policy holders It is wise to do There is
purpose back of the statistics but good business
The Metropolitan Life has kept records of the deaths Of
policy holders from alcoholism for twenty years These show
that in 1920 when the Voead act became effective the
deaths from of alcohol but 36 in 100000 policy
holders In 1880 they go of each 100000 policy
holders Prior to 1920 there known deaths
poisonous drinks There have been since that time
getting uner the skins of Amecan Citizens u thew re will
get there in time and will result in proper control Of the
liquor business with encouragement of the Of light drinks
nations where beers and wines extensively used.
The Washington times., 1931-09-09
TIMES TEST

Match correctly:
/. Interested Mary r. Park
in nursing and man.
hospitals.
2. Biographer Philip Frenau.
of noted peo.
pie.
8. Famous as John Muir.
a New. Eng
land poet.
4. American Florence
naturalist and Nightingale,
writer.
5. American Robert Frost.
poet of Revo-
lutionary Pc
riod.
6. A is a taH levied
on goods coming into a coun-
try.
7. A. younG lady just enter
ing society is called a .
8. A set of bells upon which
a melody is played is a -.
9. -- is the God Of Mar
riage IN classical mythology.
10. A young apprentice who
does odd jobs lii a printing Of
flee Is q.
Do you know:
II. What is a cenotaph?
IL. The expression According
to Hoyle" means what?
13. Who were the Huguenots?
IA. What is Esperanto?
IS. Who is John Bull?
tAnsWers on Magazine Pagel
The Washington times., 1931-09-09
Smoking in Bed Perilous

Smoking cigarettes cigars bed-not many people smoke
pipes in that position its peris as Washington man
found when the mattress caught fire. remen rushed m put
ont the blaze and sent him to a hospital.
Americans by long odds the careless people in the
world in fire hazards Their careessnes causes fire losses
amounting to millions Of dollars annually to expensive hos
because Of Carelessness.
In many European countries responsible for
fire OF this kind would be arrested and fined The laws in
European nations quite strict in these matters Az re-
suit fire losses and injuries to humans kept at minimum
and premiums on fire insurance far below those in this
country.