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Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1931-09-08

All of the western states are
looking toward Imperial Valleys
alfalfa pastures to solve the prob
lem of feeding cattle and sheep
from areas experiencing water
shortage this winter, and the many
stock publications which are re-
ceived at the Ell Centre Chamber
of Commerce are stressing the
fact that this community at the
present time, offers the only as
sured pasturage for the coming
fall and winter according to Robert
Hays, manager of the local cham
Der.
j. A. McNaughton. manager of
the Union Stock Yards of Los An
geles, states in the monthly live
stock letter, California is able to
take care of itself and offer some
outlet for stockers and feeders. At
present, the principal outlet is
through the alfalfa pastures in I'M
perial Valley and commercial and
private feedlots. California ranges
are short on cattle and if we get
early rains TO assure early feed,
there will be a broad demand de-
mand here for stockers and feed
ers, providing that prices are such
as to promise cattlemen some pay
for feed and labor The principal
need on the part of the livestock
industry is some assurance from
private and governmental financ-
ing agencies that feeders will be
financed.
Hays was today notified that the
department OF agriculture h a S
somewhat solved the financial prob
lem by an announcement that
loans for the purchase of feed and
cattle, horses and sheep during the
fall and winter will be made to
farmers in the drought-stricken
areas at the rate of not TO exceed
SO per head per month for cattle
and horses and 80 cents per head
per month for sheep, covering a
feeding period of not to exceed six
months.
The loan to any individual will
be limited to the amount necessary
for the feeding of 40 cattle, G
horses and 200 sheep and will not
exceed 81 900. This will help fin
ance the stock raisers of the
drought stricken areas and enable
them to ship to Imperial Valley
the feeder oasis of the west and
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1931-09-08
Skin Like Velvet
With New Powder

No more ugly shine when you use
French process makes it stay on
longer and prevents large pores.
Smoothest, finest, purest powder
known-its coloring matter is ap-
proved by the United States govern
ment. Never dries the skin. Never
makes complexion look pasty, but
always youthful. Try MELLO-GLO.
On sale at Clements Drug Store
ADV.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1931-09-08
NOW THEY MAIL
FROGS TO NETT
AS HOME BREW

This thing is taxing on serious
proportions.
As if it isn't bad enough to have
FL Centre residents showing up at
the county jail with frogs of all
descriptions and sizes, claiming the
honor of having discovered Home
Brew" the frog that's full of hops;
they have even started sending the
frogs through the mails now.
In a letter marked Personal"
Jailer Eddie Nett this morning re-
ceived note expressing the hope
the enclosed frog was Home Brew, .
who disappeared from his home I'M
der the pomegranite tree in front
Of the county jail several weeks ago.
Shaking the envelope, Nett almost
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1931-09-08
DIR. Clemens Back
From Vacation

DR.. R. c. Clemens returned to e.
Centre last night from a vacation
spent in the northern part Of the
state.
DR.. Clemens son, Raynor, Jr., is
in the hospital in San Louis Obs
pc. his reg broken when he was
struck by a speeding motorist. DR..
Clemens said today he hopes to
have the boy here this week
The father also wished to correct
the impression he had been in an
automobile accident.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1931-09-08
MIDDLE WEIGHT SCRAP

NEW York, Sept. 8. U.H-Ben
Jeby of New York and Dave
Shade of California will open their
campaigns for Mickey Walkers
vacated middleweight crown to-
night, in 10 round bout at
greensboro stadium. Shade is
quoted as a 6 to favorite.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1931-09-08
DEATH BED CONFESSIONS

THERE is something mysteriously ter
/ rifying about death to man who has
wronged another and not righted that
wrong. George R. Pond, 62-year-old
farmer who lived at Decker, Ind, found
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1931-09-08

Nets barefoot one night as the jail
er was watering his front lawn. He
lived a contended life under the
pomegranite tree until the time Of
MS disappearance.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1931-09-08
Looking Backward
What the Press Files Tell Of
Imperial Valley for This Date
in Past Years
TWENTY YEARS AGO

City Clerk w. H. Sprague on
Thursday closed the tax rolls for
the city of Ell Centre, and the totals
exclusive of corporation property,
personal property and property ex-
empt from city taxation amount to
an assessed valuation of $l,29l Goo
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1931-09-08

jeff McElvaine of San Bernardo
no, member of the state board OF
equalization, came to Imperial VAL
ley Friday morning, and after few
hours spent in Ell Centre, went to
Holtville on the afternoon train.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1931-09-08
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO
September 4. 1916

NJ. T. Emanuel, local representa-
tive of the Automobile Club of
Southern California, has returned
from a three weeks trip that took
him as far north as San Francisco.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1931-09-08

Mayor William Egerer yesterday
received an inquiry for Imperial
valley information from r. B.
Stevens, a resident of Sunny Point,
Alaska. The writer of the letter
stated that he was a cotton buyer
and was interested in Imperial VAL
lo,- o,nftnra in diici,n,
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1931-09-08
TEN YEARS AGO
September &. 1921

H. C. Coe. former superintendent
of city schools of Ell Centre and for
several years past engaged in ranch
ing northeast OF the city, was yes
terday elected superintendent of
county schools by the board of SUI
pervisors, to succeed Buel Enyeart,
who resigned to accept a position
with the Oceanside schools of San
Diego county.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1931-09-08

The grapefruit growers of the I'M
perial valley are meeting at the
court house Saturday morning to
complete the organization of an as
ISOLATION by the adoption of a con-
stitution and bylaws, a charter
having been received sometime ago,
from the secretary of state.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-03
Copyright b. The BOhes-MsrrIn CO.

Al a public dance Martin Forbes.
newspaper man. cuts IN on Rhoda
Whites dance with Max Lewis.
whom Martin instinctively dislike 60.
he overhears q conversation be-
tween Lewis and 4 woman which
ne realizes concerns Rhoda. Sensing
a newspaper story he tells Rhoda
% a blind q inQuiring the where
abouts CT "Hhoda McFarland- which.
he Ii convinced. Is the girls real
name She denies it. but it's true.
After her mothers death she had
been happy with her father In Cali
fornia- where he was a professor,
until misfortune came. Associated
with the blow was an uncle. viii
liam Royce The father brings
Rhoda TO Chicago. where ne ii en-
gagged In mysterious work. Rhoda
becomes a stenographer. The pro-
fessor dies suddenly. vainly trying
TO give her d message about pa
pers in a trunk. Rhoda takes an
apartment with a fellow-worker,
Babe" jennings Martin learns that
q blind al" advertiser Ia {. y.
Forster. uncle OF Lewis. Rhoda ad-
mits to Martin that her real name
Is Mcfarland.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-03
A Fat Job for a Lame Duck

Rep. cramton, a noted republican pro leader Of
Michigan, was cast out BY the voters Of his district at
the November election. Washington has a bi-cen-
tennial commission. Congress voted s33s000 for the
support Of the commission and friends Of GRANTEES
created the office Of assistant director and fixed his
salary at $4,000 q year.
Rep. Warren Of North Carolina declined TO stand
for the lame duck program. He called for the de-
letion Of the new Job with the $4,000 a year salary
attached. He asserted "the attempt to create this
position is indecent and without propriety." Then q
vote was taken and the Warren amendment was de-
feated by los to 43. Now the house membership is
more than 400. Two-thirds OF the members were abb
sent or failed TO register when their names we're
called. Warren Of North Carolina placed the proper
brand on the project. He burned in the letters
indecent and without propriety.H According to Pres
Hoover's unemployment commission report there are
100000 jobless Americans. Why create fat Jobs for
lame duck congressman?
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-03
The Sealed Trunk
BY Henry KiteheII Webster
= Copyright ~ The Bohss-M@1ii Co wNU Service

p. s l want to say this In add
ton. / think II will be as much
for your advantage as mine II you
come The man who treated me so
shamefully IL the same man who
played n mean and treacherous
trick on your father and practically
ruined his life In order to make
himself rich and ! think IL you and
I work together we caH force him
to make things right for you as
well as for meat least as far as
money can make anything right.
Let me warn you or one more thing.
and I hope It is not too late. Do
not answer any communication of
any sort from any stranger until
you and ! have had our talk.
have reason to believe he now has
designs on you. too. You may not
have found out yet what some men
can be like. but believe me (not
slang) ! know
Yours. CLAIRE"
Rhoda read the thing straight
through without making any pauses
for reflection and analysis, and II
wasn't until she got to the post
script that the false note began TO
sound loud enough to arouse her
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-03
The Once Over
HOW TO DRAW BACK BROKERAGE OFFICE
CUSTOMERS

Stock market brokers are complaining q unprece-
denied dizziness. It is SO quiet in their offices that
you can hear a stock drop. Office managers are
keeping themselves awake BY playing backgammon.
customers men are killing time BY drawing funny
faces on desk blotters, and the telephone operators
are wishing somebody would call up. If only by mis-
take.
The investing public Is still in the cyclone cellar,
the man who used to take tips from anybody il now
going around with his ears marked "Non-refinable,"
and the confirmed Tape Worm who frequents the Of
fee in good times and bad may now be found snoring
beside the tape basket merely because it is so quiet
there.
In the meantime the broker does nothing to lure
back the customers. He doesn't seem TO have any
showmanshiD.
First Of all he should comprehend that he needs
new furnishings. The sleeping accommodations are
terrible. The brokerage offices are using the same
furniture today that they used in the bull market
when the customers wanted to keep awake. What
the customer wants when he visits the office these
days is a good sleep. and it can't be obtained in
STRAIGHTFORWARD chairs.
Secondly. the brokers' should do something to divert
the customers in their conscious moments.
What can a patron do under present conditions II
he Graves diversion2 Nothing. except listen to the
deadly drone Of a lfeless ticker or crack jokes with the
office statistician.
Nhy shouldn't a brokerage office offer amusement
during duh times? How about using some OF the office
space for a Tom Thumb golf course? There's ample
room for at least three or four holes in most any
office. and under present conditions there is time for
a fo,fwe0rna hnfraro nrotatiore
Why not something In the line Of music? "A player
piano might do, but a smart orchestra with a crooner
grooming You're Driving Me Crazy" would draw pros
poets and hold them.
Then there is the matter Of refreshments. The
brokerage office does absolutely nothing to satisfy the
inner man. Does anybody doubt that interest in the
market would be restored If the brokers put in a free
lunch and near beer counter2
Make the brokerage office attractive. Make It cosy
and comfortable. DO something to draw the trade.
Just because the stock market Is dull Is no reason
for letting the office take on the atmosphere of a
morEue. II \ a time for action. The least the most
conservative houses could do would be to put in bridge
tables.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-03

She forgot the letters again when
she came home from the Alhambra,
but Martin remembered them and
went downstairs with the key 10
bring them up. When he came
back he'd merely said, after look
ing nc her a minute, ~Good night,
Rhoda," and gone away, although
the idea Of a kiss had hung pal
pably between them for an instant.
She wouldn't have minded his kiss
Ing her good night. but she got a
real thrill ont OF the fSct that he
didn't, although he evidently want
ed to. She realized that when he
did kiss her he'd mean more by II,
and there was n tcach OF real
Scotch thrift about Rhoda that ap-
preciated the economy.
II WIS the same quality m her
that made her put on letting her
self drift away into a pleasant day.
dream over the hours Just passed
until she should have finished her
evening tasks and got into bed. 9th
erwise she wouldn't have looked AZ
the letters &. all.
One Of them was addressed, In
an angular feminine hand she
didn't know. 10 her. Miss Rhoda
White II was with a rather IN
different feeling Of perplexity that
she sliced open the envelope. But
with her first incredulous stare AZ
what was written on the stiff fold
cd sheets Of notepaper it contained.
she felt a frightened wish that
Martin hadn't gone home. for the
thing began: Dear Miss McFar-
land
She was trembling 10 that she
went over and sat down on the
couch before she read any further.
She felt as n things were closing
In on her somehow: the way d bird
feels. perhaps. when the heaters are
driving II toward the wall behind
which a man f. waiting with A gun.
II hope I haven't frightened yOu,
beginning like that" It said. "but
you do not know me-you D new
er have even heard or me-and
wanted TO make sure that you
would read this letter. because Il Is
important to me whether It Is To
you CT not
II am going to ASK you a great
favor. II has got nothing to do
with money. I have got money
enough. thank heavensi TO put this
through even II It costs a whole lot.
But I am simply desperate for some.
thing ! am sure you n help me
find. IL was a paper that I asked
your father to take care or for me
when ! was working for him In hts
laboratory.
1T makes too long e story 10 tell
this way and ! want you shouId
have my whole confidence I'm this
matter. WIN you come 70 lunch
with me tomorrow In the Upton
lnn1 ! win be there from twelve
o'clock on. at the table to the right
OF the door I'm the Dutch room.
win be wearing a black hat ana !
dark blue dress.
Yours most sincerely,
CLAIRE CLEVELAND.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-03
American Cities of 100000

Tel number Of American cities having a pcpula-
ton cf 100000 or more are placed at 90. New York
led al the rest and all Of its boroughs excepting one
had populations in excess Of 100000. Six other New
York cities had over 100000 population. six cities iii
New Jersey over 10000. and Connecticut has three
Texas has four cities having more than 100 O0o. This
is the list cf the greater American cities. New York
Chicago. Philadelphia. Detroit. and Los Angeles.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-03
Fort Worth Man
Finds Wife I'm Jail

FORT WORTH. Tex. Feb 3.-LF
The strange story OF a man who
found the wife. for whom he had
been searching. behind the bars az
a jail was examined by authorities
TODAY.
III. IA. Hurd. "A carpenter. went 20
the Jail yesterday 20 offer Mrs.
Mary Rosenthral q home with q
sister. He had read in the news
papers that Mrs. RuGenthral had
been charged with an attempt 70
rob the Union Bank and Trust COM
pany last fall and felt sorry for her.
He also had learned the charge
would he dismissed II a good home
could be found for the woman.
There were cries of MY husband"
My wifelr when the two met. and
later Hurd said his wife had left him
IN San Antonio nearly two years
ago.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-03

Edward I. Edwards Of New Jersey. a successful -
nancier and banker, invaded politics a democratic
leader. He served four years as governor. He served
SIX years as a United States senator. He was the
author OF the slogan: Il viii make New Jersey as
wet as the Atlantic ocean" He was defeated for re-
election to the senate. His wife died. He broke with
tie party leaders. Now he is dead. Growing weary
CT I-a and living he chose the suicide route to the
ce-nesarv Truth As stranger tran fiction. He had
wealth. Ee 1-od high in tie estimation OF his TEL
lows. Why the ra-h actP
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-03

!. A population in 1881 of over $4,000.
z a mean average temperature Of 73.
g. Eank deposits. Ss.O0O.e00.
4 -Four railroads. seven paved highways.
). international airport. five air lines.
9. A S6.00O.O00 deep water port financed.
Z. The best climate. soil in the world.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-03

suspicion. Down 70 the first sigma
ture she never thought Of doubling
thaI the woman had worked for her
father and had given him a paper
to take care Of for her. She won
dered how the woman had found
her and noted the fact that this
wasn't explained. but she put It
among the details that had been too
numerous and complicated to write
in a letter and assumed that IL
would be explained as soon as they
met at lunch
But with the beginning OF the
postscript she began 70 feel her
self bristIing with suspicion. New
ertheiess she went on and read II
Through 20 the suddenly affection
ate Yours. Claire" before she let
herself begin picking It to pieces.
This treachercus trick that some
man had played upon her father, i'm
order TO make himself rich-had
such 4 thing ever happened7 In
itself. II sounded fshy. Her fa-
Their had never told her anything
specific about his affairs, but she
knew he must have been trying to
discover or 10 invent something.
The man might have stolen her IN
Tiers discovery-lf her father had
ever succeeded IN making IL. But
Re hadn't succeeded He'd gone on
hoping 10 make II right up to the
day he died.
When she reread the injunction
not to answer amy communication
OF any sort. the heavily under.
scored words flashed Ike q reai
danger signal. The communities
tion OF any Sort" was the adver.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-03
Finger Prints for the Lawless

Sen. Carl c. Hardin Of Erath county has introduced
e bill for the creation Of a Texas state bureau al
criminal identificatsons. All persons convicted Of
felonics would be finger printed and the superin-
tendent would be paid $4,000 a year. This is a plat
form demand but platforms are like party pledges. "A
high court has ruled that a party pledge IS worthless
and Peter Molyncaux has ruled that a platform plank
Is valuc-ess but an intellectual public opinion the
guide for lawmakers. Why make platforms? why
enact pledges?
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-03
Independent Grocers
Hold Annual Meeting

TITWWNWN W. MNNW MNWNWNWHT
CHICAGO. Feb. IA three-hour
written examination. covering all
principles or the retail distribution
Of foods, wound UP the annual
three-day merchandising school
conducted here BY the national
headquarters on the X. G. IA. for
more than ESQ II. O.. "A. jobbers'
superintendent. IN charge OF sup
ervisor statesmen. and for head
quarters field men.
Concurrently with the school. rep
resentativeS from 100 tcbbing
houses which hold r. q. A. fran
chises and now serve X. Il. IA. stores
located IN 81 states, held their reg
ular January buying conference.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-03
MOVIE SIDELIGHTS

ter, remembered Tor his fine per.
Torrance in "Yo=nE Man OF Man
haitian" is straight forward and
debcnair ms the Douglas Thayer
who looks like q gentleman and
turns out 90 b. % crook. Many
hilarious comedy moments in No
Limit r. contributed 20 Stuart
Erwin and Harry Green.
mo Limit. which was directed
for Paramount hv Frank futile.
maker of -SweetieH and Her We'd
ding Night" will be shown at the
Capitol Theatre tomorrow and
Thursday.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-03

What did you say you do for a liying?"
I'm q salesman"
What were you selling at the time Of your arrest7'
Apples"
What did you sell before you sold srples?"
Chocolate bars"
What did you sell before you sold chocolate bars?'
"Chestnuts."
At this point hizzoner gave up.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-03
Ror compilations
show big Improvement overnight

and smooth away rcughness- Ten
mild medication heals blemishes
and rids the pores of Pciscns and
harmful wastes les gentle asuin-
gents shrink enlarged pores back
70 normal. And Noxzema besuti-
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stimulates even good compiler
ions to greater loveliness.
You'll be amazed Co see how
quickly Noxzema heals. II sofrsns
and smooths the skin fusfsHfJ-
rr6nes and helps clear X r - bcHrL
Let Noxzema show you whaf
glorious new beauty il can bring
your skin. Get a small. trial iar
Bday.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-03

I feel mean as can be
And as small as a penny
When I only wish one
And the clerk yelps HOW MAN-N-NY?-
Aphasia.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-03
with corrective cream
prescribed by nurses

with corrective cream
prescribed by nurses
"LOw MUCH smoother and
A clearer your skin is" And
hner-textured, too" Delightful
compliments! You'll get them hs
sryy Eext morning after you've used
this quick-heaIing night cream.
Nurses FIRST discovered this
quick way TO clear and refine the
skin. And largely through their
recommendation, over 100000
women now keep their complex
lens radiantly fresh and lovely
with Noxzema Skin Cream.
Noxzema is atriple action cream.
Its soothing oils soften the skin
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-03
Add Smiles

As eager for companionship as people motoring to
Florida
AS blue as the sky behind a postcard White House
AS elated as a woman with a ~carnation returning
from a luncheon Of her state society.
AS quickly shut off as a radio talk on sausages.
Aphasia.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-03

Mary Pickford says that II She had her life to live
over again she would not be a moving picture star
and would shun a career. The delicatessen dealers
had O word for IL.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-03

GARAlOL
NO Limit" is the title OF the new
Clara Bow picture. Is is "a lively
comedy drama which gives red
headed Miss Bow one or her best
acting roles. For in mo Limit"
Clara Bow Is cast as a pretty
usherette who. through "a stroke
Of good fortune. finds herself the
temporary owner Of a Park Avenue
apartment and a gorgeous Rolls
Royce. III turns out that the
apartment Is the rendezvous or
gamblers who believe that she is
the new owner and operator. Clara.
against her better judgment. de-
cides to carry on; take her fling
while she still has the chance. But
when she meets young Douglas
Thayer Norman Foster. supposed
~ n or New York's blue bloods.
she falls in love with him. He. in
his own particular fashion, falls
In love with her.
Thayer. however. turns out 10 be
a Suave crook. From this point on
the story's action takes several
unusual and highly dramatic turns
as Clara, faced with exposing her
husband to the police. fights des-
perately to protect him. There is
n climax that IL rs unusual and
different as II Is exciting and In
~teresting.
AS Bunny O'Day. Clara Bow
gives d performance that Ks alive
and convincing. And Norman Eos