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Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-13
TEN YEARS AGO
March IL 1921

e. II. Biles of San Diego and II. Z.
Asselstine of Sacramento are in the
valley in the interest of better dairy
products for California. They are
members OF the state department OF
agriculture, Biles being a dairy IN
spector and Asselstine cheese fac
tory and creamery inspector.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-13

Work on the highway bridge at
the mouth of Meyer canyon is being
rushed TO completion, despite the
fact that unforeseen difficulties
were encountered in locating the bed
rock on which to plant the supports
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-13
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO
March l3. 1916

Mrs. Embury, with her niece, Miss
Rose Sammon, is down from Los
Angeles and with Mr.. and Mrs.
Lorne Myers and Mr. and Mrs. +.
K. Hermon, they passed Sunday IN
an auto trip TO the mountains.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-13

Fun seekers from all sections OF
the valley lined the streets of Ell
Centre yesterday morning to watch
the passing of the big Al G. Barnes
wild animal parade.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-13

December had IA cold nights for
Tulare County citrus growers to
combat, but all who had sufficient
equipment and fuel saved their
crop.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-13

TO February l2, MADEIRA County
had received 4.70 inches of rain as
against 342 inches 10 same date
last year.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-13

w. E. Morton, manager of the
Peoples Abstract and Trust COM
pany. has resigned the position to
assume the presidency of the South
ern California Land company with
headquarters in Los Angeles.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-13

How the mighty have fallen. Francis
X. Bushman was the original screen idol
and now he has to offer himself in mar
riage to the woman who will pay him the
most
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-13
Looking Backward
What the Press Files Tell OF
Imperial Valley for this Date
In Past Years
TWENTY YEARS AGO
March l3, 1911

Imperial Valley is to have state
governmental station. The legisla-
ture has passed a bill providing Tor
this station and making an appro-
priation of $4,000 for the purpose,
available the first of July.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-13

Charlie Chaplin has a cold and that's
news. We have one and this is the only
way we can get it in the paper.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-13

Jimmy Walker at least knows enough
TO go while the going is good. And he
goes in the right direction.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-13

One wonders if even Roosevelt could
make a showing with such a congress as
the list.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-13

The profane will soon be able to say
Hoover" meaning the biggest dam there
is
Imperial Valley press., 1931-03-13
IMPERIAL VALLEY PRESS
Information Department
BUY 1T IN Ell CENTRIC
Army & Navy Variety Store

New and Used Furniture, Stoves, Linoleums, Hard
We buy and sell everything for less M. Marcot,
prop. $50 Main st.
Evening star., 1931-06-20
CURB STOCKS GAIN
IN ACTIVE MARKET
Public Utilities Take Leader
ship ia Brisk Week End
Advance.
BY JOHN A. CRoNE.

NEW YORK, June 20.-ReSpond1ng
with other securities exchanges TO the
enthusiastic reception OF President
Hooyer's hint that America would ex-
tend aid to Europe, the curb market
today staged a robust advance.
One of the impressive things about
the trading was the consistency OF the
were made, but the list made uniform
progress on a volume of trading that
was light at the start but increased
as the session wore on
The market hesitated at the start
because Of the expectation by traoers
that a Saturday session would be SLOW
to respond to the news. But when buy
ing orders from out of town started 10
come in, activity picked up.
The normal leaders OF the list, Elec-
trio Bond 81 Share, Cities Service and
American Superpower, were most active.
Electric Bond & Share was up more
than 3 points. Advances OF To-, 10 .
points were not uncommon In the utill-
ties, including Association Gas q Elec-
trio, American CommonwealthS Power
A and B, American Gas d Electric,
Brazilian Traction, Eastern States
Power B, Niagara Hudson Power and
Middle West Utilities. Associated Gas
and American Gas g. Electric both
benefited from favorable earnings re-
ports.
Cities Service was lower at the OPEN
ing. but later improved gradually until
a few large block transactions appeared
at q substantial net gain on the day.
Gulf Oil Of Pennsylvania, rejecting a
favorable analysis published Friday
was sharply higher at 81. Humble.
Imperial oil Of Canada, Standard OIL
of Kentucky and Vacuum also showed
strength.
Evening star., 1931-06-20
TARIFF BODY DEBATES
DISCUSSION ON SUGAR.
Experts Gather Data to Be Used
in Determining Whether Rate
should Be Changed.
By BE AssocIated Prom.

Dy the Associated Press.
The Tariff Commission k preparing
to decide whether Il shah reopen one
Of the most eontroverted questions In
the 1890 tariff act-the duty On sugar.
Beet growers In Colorado, California,
idaho, Montana, Nebraska and Wyom-
ing have asked an increase. Experts
are gathering data the commission win
use in determining the possibility Of q
need for o change In the levy.
The present rate, which caused more
debate in thG last Congress than any
of the other 10000 IN the Hawiey-
9moot act, Is cents q pound on Cuban
raw, as contrasted with the previous
1.76 duty. The tax on Cuban refined
Is ia, a. against ! 81 In the 1o22 Law.
In its preliminary work, the commits
sion has found that some American
growers have been obtaining only IS q
ton for sugar beetg. That averages
about $3.50 below 1927 prices. Growers
contend they cannot, with profit, raise
sugar heets for less than 81.
While commission economists believe
production costs have dropped some re-
Gently, they have expressed doubt that
the expense has decreased in the same
proportion IS the sales price. How
much q change in the tariff would
actually affect the growers is one point
as to which the commission viii at
tempt to satisfy itself before beginning
q complete investigation.
Evening star., 1931-06-20
HIGH TARIFF WALL IS BLAMED
FOR DEPRESSION IN BUSINESS

varied greatly during the past few
years. II stands at about four and
three-quarter billion dollars, or about
$50 per capita. what does vary greatly
ig the bank checks ard other methods
used In banking 10 transfer credit from
one trader TO another. OF the business
transacted, not more than per cent
10 done by cash. Personal checks, bank
drafts ana other commercial paper rep
resent the other % per cent. This ID
the currency that has greatly dimin-
isfed during the past year. That IL due
to the fact that business b Tetrench-
ing. It does not desire capital or credit.
Domestic commerce ig more or less 81
standstill. The American public Ia
simply not in mind to buy.
Interest rates on money are the low
est ever known In our country The
Federal Reserve Bank Of New York re-
Gently hxed the rate at IN per cent
Der annum. It ID Per cent and less
&C the Otl1er Federal Reserve Banks.
Yet business does not seek loans at
these prices; u remains inactive, and
the depression goes on.
I'VE often hear the question, 'When
viii times become normal againr OF
course. no one can answer. But In o
Rereral way. We know that the depres-
sion cannot clear up until the c0ndi-
tions causing # have bean remedied.
world trade must be accelerated TO
some4hing like its former volume. Ma
tional credits must be revived. Tariff
walls must be lowered and the exchange
Of commodities resumed. The 417,O00.-
OOO, 900 annual de1cit in our national
income must be restored and the 6,0O0,-
900 unemployed workers be given jobs.
These adjustments VIII require time.
Such momentus results cannot be &C.
complained In day. In the meantime
1t win help II men win deal with the
situation Is tfley ind It and not con-
tinue 10 look backward on yesterday.
We should cut loose from the wreckage
Of plans and schemes Of other days
which line the financial shores on every
side, and cast our eyes before US with
new plans for new Developments, using
the advantages now In hand. As these
develop We viii take new interest In
things. We viii again get on firm
foundation and regain our business con-
fldence. When this Is done we viii be
on fair road to recovery"
Evening star., 1931-06-20
Washington Produce
Rutter-one-pOund prints, 2s.a; tu!

Butter-one-pound prints, 2s1a: tub
Egss-Hennery, 1sa2O; current re-
ceipts. 161aa17.
Poultry, alive-Spring broilers, 3
pounds and over, 35a36; 2 to pounds,
32a33; smaller, 2Sa30; Leghorns, large,
24a25; small, 20a23; hens, large. 20a22 :
medium, 20a21: LeehornS, 16a17; rooSt-
ers, 13a14. Dressed-Spring broilers. 3
pounds and over. 38a40; 2 to 8 pounds,
35a36; Leghorns, large, 2Sa3o; small
26a27; hens, large. 24s26; medium, 24a
IS: Leghorns. 10a20; roosters, 17a18;
Meats-Beef, 12a14; veal, IA; lamb
Western, 1S; Spring. 20; pork loins
19a20; fresh hams, TIA; fresh
shoulders. IL: smoked hams. 1914 ;
smoked shoulders, IL; strip bacon, II
lard, in bulk, 10; packages. IL.
Fruits-Watermelons, 55a1 90; can
taloupes, jumbos, 3.2Sa3.5O; standards,
2.75a300; ponys, 2.50; nAts, $50; ap-
Piles, box, 2.00a2.25; bananas, l.5Oa3 90
cherries, California, 1.6Oa2.60: home
grown, 2.00a2 so; pluIns, 200; apricots
1.50; honeydewS, ESQ; honeyballs, 4.00s
$50; strawberries, 3.00a4.00: black
berries, 2.50a3.00; oranges, California,
3.00a450; Florida. 3.5OA5.00; peaches
1.PoCA OooAetS, Low, LeInOnS' 0:oV@t.VO;
lines, per 100, 2.00x huckleberries
800: rhubarb. per 100 punches,
3.O0a4.OO.
Vegetables-Potatoes. new, per barrel
$50; old, 10O-pound sacks, 400; sweets
per bushel, 400; kale. 36a5O; spinach
50a75; peas. $50; string beans, 75a1 90;
limas, 3.00a3.5O: corn, 2.26a2.5O; squash
homegrown, 2-peck baskets, IS; pep
perS, 2.50a3.00; cycumbers, 1.25a1.5O;
asparagus, per dozen punches. 1.00a
200; onions, Texas, 50 pounds, 1.50a
200; Spring, per 100 punches, 2.O0a
$50; radishes. per 100 punches, 2.0Oa
$50; celery, 5.50a6.0O: eggplant, 4.00a
4.2S; beets, per 100 punches, 3.O0a4 90;
carrots, crates, 500: cauliflower, home
grown, 1.2Sa1.50: tomatoes, Mississippi
mats, 85a90: Texas, lugs, Its; Florida,
Span carriers, 2.2S.
Evening star., 1931-06-20

western, Illinois Central and Union Pa
ciflc sold 61a per cent and Z per cent
equipment trust certificates, or collater-
ally secured debentures, at par.
Today the equipment trust. certi1-
Gates Of these same roads find q ready
market around 4 per cent basis for
the longest maturities and much lower
yields for the earlier matalrities. Some
of the difference in yields is due to
the fact that, since 1920, railroad
equipment certificates have been made
legal for savings banks. The main
change, however, results from the
higher appraisal that the investing pub
lie places today on the senior securities
of nearly all Of the good dividend pay
ing systems than it did 10 years ago.
(CopyriGht, 1o3I)
Evening star., 1931-06-20
LIVE STOCK TRADE
i'm SALES CAMPAIGN
Parade in Chicago Inauou.
rates Movement to In
crease Consumption.
nv ALvTN REScW.

CHICAGO, June 20-Beset by the
lowest prices in 20 years, the live stock
industry has begun o campaign to In
crease meat consumption Sufficiently 10
allow profits to producers who say they
are doing business at q loss.
The drive began In Chicago with Q
downtown parade advertising the cheap
ness Of meat, and similar demonstra-
tioos win be conducted In large cities
throughout the country, particularly in
live stock centers.
Never before has the live stock btlsi-
ness taken such comparatively spectac-
ular measures to stimulate consumption
OF its basic products, but the industry
- determined to assist the laws Of sup
ply and demand-mostly demand-in
reasserting themselves on q more favor
able basis.
Even . slight increase in per capita
consumption of meat, says Charles D.
Carey, who has been chairman Of the
National Live Stock and Meat Board.
would put the industry on o much bet
ter financial footing.
FOR many producers cattle are bring
ing q return Of less than rs per cent
OF the cost Of production, Mr.. Carey
says, with prices so per cent below those
OF two years ago. It 10 with this con-
dition, IS well as similar circumstances
IN the hog and sheep markets, that
the industry Is primarily concerned.
Abormal economic conditions have
disturbed the normal tranquility Of live
stock markets, with the result that re-
tail meat prices generally have dropped
80 per cent since the first Of the year
despite the fact that the first five
months of 1891 saw 260, 900 fewer head
OF live stock shipped to seven major
markets where rs per cent Of the Ma
tons 1--we stock Is slaughtered.
Meat consumption at present is about
five pounds per capita under the 1924
figure, and It Is estimated that q re-
turn to the level Of that year would
so far toward alleviating the current
stress That would mean an increase
IN demand Of upward Of billion
pounds q year
Evening star., 1931-06-20
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK MARKET

CHICAGO, June 40 R.-(United
States Department Of Agriculture }
Cattle-Receipts, 500 head; compared
week ago. yearlings and light steers
steady; medium and heavy weights
mostly 26a50 lower; yearling heifers and
dry-lot butcher stuff steady. but grassy
kinds were Disseminated against and
took seasonal uneven and sharp decline;
low cutters and cutters. Is on; bulls,
15a25 lower; vealers, steady to so down;
stocker and feeder trade practically ct
a Standstill owing to meager supply and
narrow inquiry; yearling steers topped
at $50; mixed yeerlings, SOS; heifers,
$50; nnedium-w weight beeves, $50:
heavies, $50; bulk fed steers and year.
linas, 7.26A626; kosher heifers topped
at 500; COWS, 6.25; best weighty sausage
bulls, AS; selected vealers. $50; de-
sirAble stockers mostly 6.00a6,76:
nal; for week 56 doubles from feeding
stations, 32,300 direct; compared week
ago, fat lambs 5Oa1 90 lower; closing
fairly active at decline; fat yearlings
and ewes 25a5O lower; feeding lambs
nominal; weeks top, 900, paid early for
both native and range lambs; closing
bulk good and choice native eve and
wether lambs, 7.75a8.25; best. $50;
rangers, S.25; native bucks, 6.75a7. rs;
throw-outs, 4.S0a1,5O: fed yearhngs,
5.5oa6.65; grassy kinds down. to $50
and below; choice aged wethcrs, $50;
fat ewes, 1.0Oa1.75,
Hogs, 5000 head; including 1000
head direct; quality plain; market un-
evenly 15a25 below early Friday; best,
I50-170 pounds, 7.25; 19o.250 pounds,
7o0a7.2o: 260-33o pounds, .6.3Oa7 90;
pigs, 7.O0a7:15; packing sows, S.O0a
SIS; compared week ago market most
ly steady to IS higher; shippers took
500 head; estimated holdovers, 1000
head; light lights, good and choice. l40-
160 pounds, 7.00a7.25; light weights,
100000 pounds, 7.0Oa7.26; medium
weights, 20Oa250 pounds, 6.90a7 rs;
heavy weights, 250-350 pounds, 6.O0a
ITO; packing sows, medium and good,
and choice. 1oO-13O pounds, 6.s5a7.25.
Evening star., 1931-06-20
SEARS, RoEBUCK 4 co.

CHICAGO, June 20 R.-The COM
parstiye sales statement issued by Sears
Roebuck n Co. showed Q decrease Of
SO per cent In sales during the sixth
period Of the eompany's 13.period year
Is compared with the sixth period last
sales this year were S2e, ,SiS SIS and last
year $3l, ,47b,l43.
For the first six periods, January T.
June Is, 1881, sales were $15e, ,e6e $40,
compared with 4l72.276,o13 for the
same periods last year.
Evening star., 1931-06-20
Grain Market
Nv the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, June 2O.-Hgher prices
for grains early today accompanied re-
newal Of severe crop damage from Can
ada.
A Chicago crop authority at Moose
jaw, Saskatchewan, wired that between
Craven and Moosejaw few patches in
even the best fields Of wheat could yield
bushels an acre. Opening un-
changed to "a cent higher, wheat aft
erward rose all around. Corn started
u to u up and then continued to
mount.
Evening star., 1931-06-20
BANKERS WILLING
TO AID RAILROADS
Financial Institutions Will As.
sist Carriers During Poor
Market Conditions.
BY CHARLES r. sPEARE.
nAcial nikna teh To ThA Star

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, June 20.-During the
next six months the greater part of the
financing which the railroads are COM
PEELED to negotiate will be in the form
of bank loans rather than in that Of
issues Of securities offered for public
sale.
This reflects the inability of the car
riers to dispose Of additional bonds,
notes or stocks at a time when their
securities are so generally deprecated.
On the other hand, 1t indicates that the
bankers have complete confidence in
the railroads, in spite Of their present
low net earning power and that they
intend to give them all Of the neces-
SAry financial assistance during the re-
mainder Of 1881.
Willing to Lend.
This is borne out by the negotiations
that have just been completed in con-
nection with the maturing st. Louis &
San Francisco per cent general mort
gage bonds of July /. These are to be
paid of out of the proceeds of short
term notes, which the new banking
group will hold in their portfolios and
not attempt to distribute publicly.
6AbOub UAlC 0AALlC oAbuAIAOA Obt0AAo WAh
respect to the st. Louis Southwestern
5 per cent bonds due next year, which,
1t is stated, are to be taken care Of by
banking syndicate.
A banker who has played q promi-
inant part in all leading issues Of rail-
road securities for years said today
that, while the public might be alarmed
over the railroad situation, he and his
associates, and the various banking
groups with which they deal. were all
willing to lend their regular railroad
clients such funds as they needed dur
ing the period Of closed markets for
railroad securities. I'VE are willing to
make loans on the general credit of the
railroads, believing that when their
earnings have improved and the mar
ket for railroad securities has returned
to something like normal state these
loans will be promptly paid on through
the sale of securities publicly offered" !"
In the flve months to May 81, the
total amount Of new railroad securities
issued was S415,000,000. Most of this
months of the year, for in April the
total of all railroad issues was only
SO, 100000 and In May 1t was $40, ,5O0,-
900. So far In June there has been
very little in the way OF new railroad
securities. Such as have been offered
were railroad equipment certificates. It
is doubtful, therefore, whether the
June quarter of this year will show
total Of new railroad financing Of
as much as $50,00000O. This would
bring the aggregate amount for the first
600 900. with that of the public utilities
more than two and one-half times as
large.
Find Ready Market.
In 1920 and in 1921, when there
was another railroad crisis and conf
dence in railroad securities was at q
low ebb. the strongest of, American car
riers did . great deal Of public financ-
ing, but at extremely high rates Of
interest. Those were the days when
roads like the Pennsylvania, the Louis
willie & Nashville. the New York Central
Southern Pacific, Chicago & North
Evening star., 1931-06-20
Markets at a Glance

NEW YORK, June 20 (R.-stocks
buoyant; shorts cover as Washington
considers German situation. Bonds
strong; German issues advance. Curb
strong; inclusive rallies. Foreign ex-
changes, Irregular; sterling firm. Cot
covering. Sugar. holiday. Coffee, holi-
Evening star., 1931-06-20

An active demand for all low-end
merchandise In the home furnishing
field is developing In the New York
wholesale markets, selling agents report.
Buyers from stores outside the Metro
politan area are visiting the furnishing
market in numbers seeking merchandise
for sales events planned for the near
future. Low price sales conducted by
New York retail establishments, II was
said, are to be duplicated by many stores
outside the city within the next month.
Evening star., 1931-06-20
New York Cotton

NEW YORK. June 2O.-ootton ad-
vanced to new high levels for the
month today on an active general
covering movement on the strength
in the stock market and q bullish In
terpretation Of the Presidents state
ment on the German situation. The
close was steady at 10 to ~ points net
higher. Spots were advanced 20 points
to 9.05.
Cotton range:
Evening star., 1931-06-20

More than 1000, 900 persons in Eng
land and Wales are receiving govern
ment poor relief benefits, the number
having decreased 100000 In the last IL
months.
Evening star., 1931-06-20
NEW YORK CURB MARKET s;::; ss; i: :;. :; ss s

Note-An stocks are sold IN one hundred.SnAre low
excepting those designated BY the letter (e0s) (zoU
which shows those stocks were sold Ia odd lotA
Evening star., 1931-06-20
BALTIMORE STOCKS

Special Dispatch to The star.
BALTIMORE, June 2O.--
Evening star., 1931-06-20

dollars based last
ngs Dsynent .Ez dividend % rsSsy extra 5rus ~ IN scs1
| Plus -
Plus aE in stock Plus los IN stock Plus s% in
Evening star., 1931-06-20

INSTALLAKNT XII.
RHL was not thinking. But her
mind was washing idly about
among the memories Of the
\ last a hours, and Buddy
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-08-06

atom, dear, you mustn't ask papa
tonight. He lost a whole lot of money
In stocks today"
"Just the right time then. He won't
have nerve enough to lecture me about
the care of money"
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-08-06
Indians Ban Medicine Man

The tribal medicine man has been
condemned by one Indian organization
In Alaska. The Alaska Native Broth
erhood, in session at Ketchikan, adopt
ed resolutions against fortune tellers
and all sorts Of witchcraft as prac-
ticed by Indians anywhere. The reso-
lutions adopted follow:
"Whereas, the Alaska Native Broth
erhood opposes the practice Of all old
customs, which are fakes and injure
our people, we affirm at this time that
the alleged profession Of Indian doc
tors, medicine men, withcraft and for
tune telling are pure fakes;
BE it ordered by this convention
that it shall be unlawful for any men,
Der of the brotherhood to visit such
takers, even for fun or curiosity"
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1931-08-06

punity, try baked or steamed Gus
tards. Prepare them by using two eggs
to pint Of milk, pinch Of salt, two
tablespoonful of sugar, or honey and
if all the teeth are good for grinding,
add tablespoonful of freshly-grated
coconut for the top of each custard.
Sprinkle with cinnamon or nutmeg
and chill before serving. To cook, set
the custard cups in pan Of water
not too deep to boil up and into the
cups-and cook until just firEl enough
to be like heavy cream. Test with a
knife in the center of each; if it
comes out clean the custard is ready
to remove from the heat. Take out
Of the water and place in cold water
to chill.
We are allowed to give eveL the
small child who has his grinding teeth
fresh shredded cabbage as well as
grated carrot Bananas when well ri
pened are just as important as bread
and carrots in the diet.