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Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-20
Dix To Marry
Society Girl

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 20. U.P)-
Richard Dix, handsome film hero,
has found his ideal in a quiet,
blonde San Francisco girl, it became
known today.
The engagement of the picture
star to Miss Winifred Coe, %, was
confirmed by her mother, Mrs.
Winfield Scott Coe, in the absence
of the young couple, who are be-
lieved in hiding.
Often mentioned in romantic ru-
mors, Dix kept the troth secret for
more than two months, Mrs. Coe
said. She was persuaded to reveal
it only after assurances that the
secret already had escaped.
Miss Coe was reported visiting
Mrs. Louise Brimmer, on Fountain
avenue in Hollywood. Mrs. Brim-
mer is q sister-in-laW of Dix, whose
real name is Richard Brimmer.
Hearing of the engagement,
friends recalled DiX's frequent state
ment that he never would marry
until I find the ideal girl"
Miss Goes father is a retired
wholesale grocer here.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-20

nibbles off Unkie Wigs ears!' said
Bunty. NO, indeed"
who will stop me?" growled the
Bear.
"Unkie Wig will stop you" said
Bunty. And all this while Mr..
Longears was wondering how he
could save himself and his bunnies
from the big. black Bear "Unkie
Wig will stop you" went on the lit
tie orphan rabbit. He is very
strong. Why. with one breath he
can blow all the leaves off the
trees
"Oh, Bunty!" murmured Uncle
Wiggily while the Bear growled:
Il don't believe it. I'm a lot
stronger than this rabbit. Why,
with one breath I can not only
blow all the leaves off the trees but
I can blow away the trees them
selves"
Let's see you'll" said Bunty.
The Bear took in a long breath.
He puffed out his cheeks and he
blew and he blew and he blew.
But only a few leaves fell to the
ground and not a single tree was
blown over.
"Ha! Ha, What did I tell youl'
laughed Baby Bunty. Now it's your
turn, Unkie Wig. Blow hard! Blow
hard" she begged him.
"Oh, Bunty," murmured Mr.
Longears, you know I can't do it"
But because he knew not what else
to do, and to please Bunty, the rab-
bit took in a long breath and he
puffed out his cheeks and he blew
and he blew and he blew. And all
of a sudden a lot Of leaves fell
from the trees.
The leaves fell in such a thick
shower between the Bear and the
bunnies that the Bad Chap could
not see them nor could he see Uncle
Wiggily. Then Mr.. Longears knew
that a sudden strong wind had scat
tered the leaves just as he blew. It
was his good luck. And with the
Bear blinded by the falling leaves
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-20
Bedtime Stories
By HOWARD E. GARRIS
Copyright, 1928, by Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate
UNCLE WIGGILYs BIG BLOW

Uncle Wiggily was in the woods
with Baby Bunty, the little orphan
bunny child, and all the others OF
his big bunny family. The children
were on their way to school, and
Mr.. Longears was hopping part way
with them to look for an adventure.
Baby Bunty, however, had a
strange idea in her little head, as
told you in the story last night,
that "Unkie Wig" as she called
him. could whistle like the wind and
blow all the leaves off the trees. AS
for himself, Uncle Wiggily said he
couldn't blow all the leaves off,
though he might blow a few. Some
of the boy rabbits felt sure Baby
Bunty was going to be fooled if she
thought Mr.. Longears could blow as
hard as that.
So they were in the woods and
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-20

Mr.. Longears ran away with all his
little ones and they were safe and
the Bear didn't nibble one of them.
That rabbit is certainly a hard
blower" growled the Bear as he
shuffled away. still hungry. And
if the puppy dog will stop chasing
his tail and making the pussy cat
think he's a merry-go- round, III
tell you next about Uncle Wiggily S
rainy day.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-20
PANAMA FIGHTS BERI-BERI

PANAMA. UP) - The spread Of
beri-berl among the conVicts of the
Model Jail here has increased TO
epidemic proportions and has caused
alarm. The disease is characterized
by partial paralysis, swelling Of the
legs and general dropsy conditions.
No fatalities have been reported yet
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-20
FINLAND DISAPPEARS

no YOU know what Suomi is?
- No. 1t Is not province in Japan
nor japanese dish, nor anything else
connected with the orient. 1t is distinct
Iy occidental though few of us knew
anything about it until recently.
In the future Suomi will appear on
up-to-date maps of the world and the
country now known to us as Finland
will disappear, for Suomi and Finland
are one and the same
Following the same patriotic impulse
which has led the Irish in attempts to
resurrect the Gaelic tongue, and Mus
solini's effort to restore the grandeur
which was once Rome'S, the Firms have
decided to east off the alien title which
has been theirs for the past six centuries
and resume the name by which they were
known prior to the change.
Although most of us know of the Firms
only as having sent some remarkable
runners here in recent years, thev are
sturdy people who have made remark
able progress since achieving their in
dependence and setting up republic in
1919.
Suomi is a little difficult to handle
at first for it is not quite as easy to pro-
nounce as Finland, but as long as the
Firms wish the change the rest of us
will have to oblige them.
Viva, banzai, skol, hurrah for Suomi.
-O-
Los Angeles runs true to form Clark
barely gets off the stage before another
double murder takes the headlines.
Well, we'll and we'll. Now Japan
wants Washington to act as chief med
iator in the Manchurian row. Guess we
can't be so bad after ALL
San Diego is planning vote on
100000 bond issue for the unemployed
If it fares no better than the water bonds
the unemployed are in for hard VIM
ter.
1t wouldn't hurt this old world to have
q few more "lazy boys" like Edison.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-20
SWING TO Give
BRIEF TALK TO
LOCAL CHAMBER

Reservations for the dinner, to be
given by the e Centro Chamber Of
Commerce in honor of Congressman
Phil Swing, are being made at the
chamber headquarters, and Robert
HAYS. manager Of that organization,
urges all planning to attend the
dinner to make their reservations
ahead of time in order that ade-
ouate seating may be arranged. The
dining room can hold but a certain
number of persons and those who
have reserved seats will have assur-
ance of dinner seats, while those
who have not made their reserYa- =
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-20
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO
October 20, 1916

Formal contract calling for the
construction of a spur track from
Yuma levee to the irrigation dis
trict weir along the Colorado river
and the placing of sufficient rock
and ballast to protect the Arizona
bank from erosion was signed at
the last board meeting The dis
trict agreed to deposit $4,000 as
a U. S. depository to pay for the
work.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-20
TEN YEARS AGO
nntakar On 1901

The Rest Room committee will
give a benefit carnival at the rest
rooms this week. An interesting
program will be presented by a
group of girls and the proceeds will
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-20
Looking Blackboard
What the Press Files Tell of
Imperial Valley for This Date
In Past Years
TWENTY YEARS AGO
October 20, 1911

Members of the Bernice Water
company favor the damming of the
Alamo river as a means of secur-
ing water for the company. The
project would be an expensive one
but in the end would prove to be
more satisfactory.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-20

Everybody is getting together to
make the county fair the biggest
and best ever given IN the valley. A
reliable caretaker has been secured
and all exhibitors need only to
bring feed along with their live
stock. Horse races will provide en-
tertainment.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-20

There will be a republican, dem
ocratic and prohibition meeting at
McCabe school house tonight. At
torney ODonnell will be the Re
publican speaker of the evening.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-20

at the request of the county bar
association the supervisors author
lied court plaster on the chest Of
ailing acoustics which in the pas.
have made judges and juries strain
forward to catch the pearls Of caus-
tic wisdom from arguing attorneys.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-20

"Barba" is the name of the new
est town in Imperial Valley. 1t is
located eight miles north of Holt
vile. The town already has a gen.
eral store and a blacksmith shop
and steps soon will be taken to Sc
cure n post office for the place.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-20

Five new irrigated pastures arc
being started in Polk County, Ore
gon, this fall, the first tried.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-20

go toward the upkeep of the rest
room.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-20

Issued ID a lily, Except
Sundays. Entered a
the Post Office, El Gen.
tro, Calf, as Second
Class Matter.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-20

1t wouldn't hurt this old world to have
a few more "lazy boys" like Edison.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-20

Well, we'll and we'll Now Japan
wants Washington to act as chief med
iator in the Manchurian row. Guess we
can't be so bad after all.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-20

Los Angeles runs true to form. Clark
barely gets off the stage before another
double murder takes the headlines.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-20

San Diego is planning vote on
100000 bond issue for the unemployed.
If it fares no better than the water bonds
the unemployed are in for hard VIM
ter.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-20

We saw two cows nibbling the grass
on Main street yesterday. The boycott IS
working.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-11
BOYS BODY FOUND
IN SEVERN RIVER
Planes, Divers and Hundreds
of Volunteers Had Joined
in Search.
Nv the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
ANNAPOLIS, Md, July 1.-THE
body of Ward Fessler, A-year-old son
of N. H. Fee5ler, Philadelphia attorney,
drowned in the Severn River at Sher-
wood Forest, near here, WIS recovered
toosy.
Seaplanes from the United States
Naval Academy had secured the WOOD
lands bordering the water as divers
searched the water. The body was
found foc ting n-cr a pier. The father
headed the search. The mother was
prostre ted.
More than 400 persons bad beer
engaged in the. scarch since the CHILD
disappeared yesterday while playing
near the pier. Although many persons
we're in the vicinity and he was with
nurse who brought him and z
,car-o,d child to the shore, no one saw
the little boy fall into the water.
A diver was employed today anc
made several dives fiom the whGr
without success. He had taken up HI
equipment about minutes before tn;
child's body was sighted floating neal
the pier. 1t is thought the diver prob
ably went near enough to the body t;
loosen it.
All last night a searching party o
about 400 persons directed by w. e
Murray, sacretary-treasurer OF tn
!! Sherwood Forest Corporation, searche:
the vicinity At daybreak a feet o
airplanes and boats from the Nave.
Academy launched an extensive search
A theory that the child had been kid
naped also was investigated.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-11
PRICE WAR BOMBS
KILL TWO, HURT e
Blasts Destroy Barber Shop,
Dairy Plant and Six Other
Stores.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. July 1.-Two
persons we're killed and twenty injured
here last night In milk and haircut
price wars" fought with bombs.
A dairy plantw ae wrecked. barber shop
demolished and six other stores were
damaged by exploding missiles.
Debris was hurled more than block,
and a white man and Negro were
killed by a bomb thrown into the Fure
Milk Co. plant by one of two men
passing in an automobile.
One Across Street.
The dead we're Ned Van Mercanstein.
20, and Richard Richardson. II, colored.
Mercanstein was sitting across the street
at the time of the explosion, while the
colored boy was walking toward the milk
plant.
Those injured included some who
we're walking along the street or seated
in automobiles parked nearby.
T. H. Hansen. president of the milk
company, estimated damage at SIS, 900.
Barber Shop Demolished.
Some time after the milk plant ex-
plosion a bomb was hurled into q
barber shop owned by j. D. Almonds.
1t demolished the shop and damaged an
adjoining jewelry store and barber shop
and nearby drug store, but no one was
injured Almonds told police he had
been warned by a committee several
days ego that If he did not increase
his charge for haircuts from IS to 4C
cents he should mot be surprised al
anything that happened"
The milk war started with the re-
duction in price by some companies
from 1872 cents a quart to as low
as, 9 cents. Some of the companies
maintained the reduction was In viola
ton of an agreement negotiated by
County Health Officer H. G. Bowling
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-11
FIGHT OF WILDCAT VS.. HOUND
WORKS UP GEORGIA W. c. T.U.
Tallapoosa Women, Wrought Up Will Try to Stop
Proposed Bulldog Battle Sequel

self, so ives soon torn to pieces by the
hound. Nothing was done to stop the
fight, and now the same men are talk
ing Of pitting two bulldogs against each
other"
Mrs. Jaillet charges that "the mayor,
common council and police seem indif-
ferent to the moral side of the matter"
but the W. c. T. u. members "are very
much wrought up" and will endeavor
to prevent the proposed bulldog battle.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-11
NJ DONALD TARGET
OF BOMB" ATTACK
Feminine Communist Elected
From Peace Meeting
in Disturbance.
B. the Associated Press

B. the Associated Press
LONDON July l1.-While Prime
Minister Macdonald sat on the plat
form at the peace demonstration in
Albert Hall today a woman in the au-
dience threw a stencil bomb at him.
She was quickly evicted. The meet
ing was interrupted only few minutes
Another bomb burst near the seat &C.
cupied by David Lloyd George before
the woman was taken out.
AS the ushers hustled her from the
hall she cried, Il thought you did not
approve of force"
The attendants said she was a Com
munist and that they had seen her
throw the first bomb and we're unable
to get her out before she could do much
damage.
Field Marshal Sir William Robertson,
the first man in the history of the
British army to rise from private to
field marshal. presided at the meeting
which was intended to emphasize the
Importance attached to the success of
next years disarmament conference at
Geneva.
War hurts everybody" he said in a
speech opening the meeting. benefits
only the profitaers and settles nothing. "
A dire picture of humanitys plight
In the event of another war was drawn
by Prime Minister Macdonald.
The great Armageddon struggle Will
come at last" said the prime minister,
land the end of it would not be defeat.
but uniformity of exhaustion. Mankind
will be almost wiped out
The prime minister spoke on pro-
gram which included Lloyd George
Liberal leader, and Stanley Baldwin
Conservative leader, their topic being
Arms and the People" The speeches
were rebroadcast over an international
hook-up in the United States.
AS the prime minister began speak
ing there was some heckling and at
tendants forcibly quieted one man who
shouted something about Russia.
The premier declared:
People seeking safety by arms are
|. like people seeking safety under tree!
in a thunderstorm. They are at tn.
point which Is the first to be strucl
when the storm breaks"
He said tnat the British delegate
were going to next years disarmament
reeting at Geneva determined, by ap
peals to pledges. to history and to com
mon sense, to persuade the nations u
reduce this enormous and disgracefu
J burden"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-11
CANISTER TACTICS
IN PRISON SHOWN
Racketeer Obtains Brides for
Transfer of Prisoners by
ForcefuI Methods.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Disclosure that a racketeer had used
strong arm methods upon prisoners in
the Atlanta Penitentiary in operating
the bribery scheme under which wealthy
inmates received transfers TO prison
camps was made today by Federal off,
Gals.
simultaneously James v. Bennett,
acting director Of Federal prisons, de-
MED reports published in New York
that prisoners who paid brides to OBJ
tain transfers to Fort Wadsworth,
N. Y, from Atlanta. we're allowed any
unusual luxuries or cessation from
work.
Denies Given Liberties.
1T is absolutely untrue" Bennett said.
that prisoners at the camp are al
lowed to loll on the green grass, en-
icying Summer breezes while quartered
in officers barracks at the camp.
Some of the prisoners formerly at
Fort Wadsworth we're willing to pay
brides to get there, not because it would
mean easy work and more pleasant liv-
! ing. but because they could be nearer
their families, who live in New York
| City. Conditions are as rigid in this
camp as in any of the New York City
prisons on Rikers Island, Blackwells
Island or Governors Island"
Bennett said five men known to have
paid brides to secure their transfer from
Atlanta we're now en- route back to the
Georgia penitentiary. He named three
of them as Paul Rabkin, Solomon
Rubman and Joseph Y. Pearlman, who
we're convicted of a watch-Smuggling
conspiracy.
Bennett asserted. however, that
neither Harry Goldhurst. stock broker
adviser of Bishop Cannon, nor John
T. Locke sentenced for mail fraud,
we're involved in the bribery scheme
I de refused to name the other two pris-
oners being sent back to Atlanta.
Ofhcials declined to disclose the name
of the racketeer they said had used
what they termed 'shakedown scheme"
in obtaining brides to facilitate transfers
Heads Gang of Thugs"
1t was said authoritatively. however.
that the racketeer involved had brought
into the prison the methods he used
while at liberty, and was the head of
"a tough gang of thugs" inside the
prison.
Of1cials said the scheme was facili-
tated by his procuring a list of pris-
oners made up by the Prison Bureau
here for transfer to camps.
1t was said authoritatively that some
one in the prison had been able to alter
this list and, by use of forceful and
persuasive methods, obtain money from
prisoners who sought transfer
Bennett, in describing conditions at
Fort Wadsworth, said the men were
qusrtered not in officers quarters. but
in ancient enlisted mems barracks,
once abandoned. He said the camp
was overcrowded.
Every prisoner performed hours of
manual labor every day, he added, al
though the guards at the camp were not
armed and some relaxation was allowed
in the admission of outside visitors
He explained that the men sent to
such camps usually were honor prisoners
with an excellent chance of being pa
rolled, and that few of them would
risk their advantages in this regard
| by seeking to escape.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-11
Indy TO HALT IN CANADA

OTTAWA, July IL Cp).-United States
Minister Hanford MacNider has re-
ceived letter from Col. Charles A.
Lindbergh saying that on the projected
fight to the Orient the famous flier aYlt
his wife will spend one night here. No
cate for the start of the flight was
mentioned.
Col. Lindbergh was invited to stop
over in the Canadian capital by Min
lister CT National Defense D. M. Suther=
land. SO he might secure information
as to the best route to follow over
Northern Canada and Alaska.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-11
AMToRG WINS PROTEST

Right to Appeal on Import duties
Upheld by Customs Court.
NEW YORK, July II P.-Judge
Charles P. McClelland in the first d.
vision of the customs Court Yesterday
ruled that. the Amtorg Trading Cor
poration has the right to protest outies
on goods imported by the company INTO
the United states. -.
The decision overruled q motion py
Government attorneys to dismiss sun
brought by the Amtorg crganlzaClon on. ~
levied against imports OF safety
matches.
Judge McClelland said since the Am
tory Co. as a buying organization 1or
the Soviet government has the right u
import merchandise it also mas tne Tign'
to protest duties on imports
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-11
FLYERS EN- ROUTE HOME
Hillig and Hoiriis Seek Departure
Papers at Last Minute.

CHERBOURG, France. July IL LP,.-
Otto Hillig and Holger Hoiriis. Trans
atlantic airmen. landed here this after
noon from LIE Bourget. They made the
trip in a hired airplane and expected
to sail this evening for the United
States on the Mauritania.
The aviators came here without the
proper departure. papers and rushed to
procure them at the last moment.
They got here after the pilot vessel
which carries passengers out to the
Mauritania. had embarked, and they
had to hire special tug to reach the
liner.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-11
FOURTEEN CENSUS EMPLOYEES
BUSTED FOR LEAVING OFFICE
Warning Issued to Other Workers Against Going Outside
for Air Smoke.

Smoking in the Census Bureau is
forbidden Hirsch said the offending
employees not only had gone outside to
smoke, but also had walked away from
the building.
Hirsch said the dismissals we're ap-
proved by Director Steuart. The tenn
porary workers get two and one half
days leave monthly, and those with
leave coming get paid for that time.
Previously employees caught going out
side during working hours have been
docked three and one-half hours leave.
Hirsch said he did not look for any
further trouble, now that drastic ac-
ton has been taken.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-11
RAISIN POOL CAMPAIGN
FOR LOAN SUCCESSFUL
Contracts on 10000 More Acres
Are Completed-U. S. to Lend
Additional 100000.

BY tie Associated Press.
FRESNO. Calf. July 1.-THE Cali
fornia raiSin pools campaign for con-
tracts on 10000 additional acres Of
raisin prepes was successfully COM
pleted at a mass meeting of 1000
growers and business men here last
night.
Successful completion Of the cam
paign means just S4,000,0 900 more to
California grape growers in the way
of advances from the Federal Farm
Board on the 1881 raisin crop.
With IS per cent control, the Farm
Board had agreed to a 2I2-cent ad-
vance per POUND on raisinc; without
it. only IL cents per pound was to
have been advanced.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-11
GOTHAM MAN Is KILLED
IN GANGLAND REPRISAl

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, July ll.-Irving Sha-
piro, % years old, was assassinated in
the hallway of his home in Brooklyn
early today.
The murder, police said, was in re-
prisal for the unsuccessful attemDt yes
terday to kill Tony Mongno in Trinity
Hospital
Irving and his brother Meyer have
been active in the slot machine and
laundry rackets, police said.
Shapiro was ambushed by two men
who were hidden in the hallway of his
home. When he appeared they emp
tied their revolvers into his body and
fled
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-11
LEBRIX TO START HOP
TO TOXIC TOMORROW
Seeks New Straight-Line Record.
Believed Planning World
Flight.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
PARIS. July 1l.-Joseph Lebrix, noted
French flyer, told the Associated Press
today that he and Marcel Doret expect
ed to take off on a straight-line flight
to TOXIC from LIE Bourget at O'Clock
tomorrow morning 10 pm. Saturday
Eastern standard time).
The weather forecast indicated favor
able flying conditions and Lebrix said
that. barring unforeseen contingencies.
they would hop off at dawn.
Lebrix has given the purpose of the
flight as an effort to break the world
straight line distance record, and said
1t was not an initial hop of globe
circling tour. However, in aviation cir
Giles it was believed Lebrix was unwill-
ing to make public his hopes. and that
he was considering a world flight.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-11
PAINTINGS BY VAN DYCK
AND PALAMEDESZ STOLEN
Works Are Taken From Home of
German Industrialist-Va
at 100000.
BY the Associated Press.


FRANKFORT-AU-M MAIN. Germany,
July 1.-Two valuable pa ntings, one
Van Dyck of Christ on the way to
the cross and the other by Antonio
Palamedesz. have been stolen from the
villa of an industrialist They we're
valued at $4,000 and $4,000, respec-
lively.
Frontier police have been instructed
to keep a sharp watch. since it is be-
lieved an attempt will be made to
transport the loot across the border
reward of $4,000 has been offeres
|, by the owner and the insurance com
tDany