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Imperial Valley press., 1932-02-23

Avenal, Kings county, has asked
to be constituted a township so a
resident justice of the peace may
be had.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-02-23
EAST SIDE SCHOOL

There were only five boys and
girls here today. 1t was so muddy
in the streets. Some of the streets
looked like lakes. Some of us got
our feet wet coming to school and
had to dry them. We have a big
picture of George Washington in
our room. He is the father of our
country.-First grade.
Monday is George Washington's
birthday and we learned a song
about him. 1t tells why we cele-
brate his birthday. Almost half
of our room was vaccinated by DR..
Fox and some of them cried.
A teacher from Brawley visited
our room Wednesday. = Second
grade items, h.
Monday night the two schools Of
this neighborhood are giving pro-
gram celebrating the bi-centennial
of the birth of George Washington.
The parents and their friends are
Imperial Valley press., 1932-02-23
WILSON SCHOOL

Mexico, the English class has
been looking up all the information
they can on that subject for an
English theme-Rosemary LIE Blanc,
7-A-2.
In literature we are to have a
book on Washington by the end of
this month, but our English teach
er soon put stop to that. by tell
ing us we had to hand our books
in to her for the next Monday. I
have handed mine in already, SO 1T
is all right with me.-Helen DoWd,
8-B-1.
In English we are studying first,
second and third person, of the
pronouns and number of nouns
David Robert, 8-B-1.
The rain we have been having is
keeping the tennis players off the
court. We hope that it will not
rain much longer, for if it does, we
will be out of practice for the
tournament that is coming.-E. j.
Afford, 8-A-2.
The SAP spelling class has been
divided into two classes. One group
are those who were above grade
in our last test and the other are
those who are below grade or where
they should be. In our class of sc
there are II above grade.-Mary
Williams, 8-A-2.
We have changed our day of
having spelling tests to Wednes-
day from Friday. 1t gets me rather
mixed up but I guess I'll get used
to it.-Mary Kathryn Horton, 8-A-2.
We received our social study
work books last week and have
finished a whole unit. 1t is a very
Imperial Valley press., 1932-02-23
COachella Leader
Is Visitor Here

R. w. Blackburn, president OF
the Coachella Valley County Water
Users association, was in Ell Centro
this morning and said he was en-
couraged as to the attitude of Vot-
ers IN the association regarding
inclusion of that area in the I'M
perial district as part of the ALL
American canal project.
Pending announcement of condi-
tions OF inclusion by Chief Counsel
Charles L. Childers of the Imperial
district and Chief Counsel II. l..
Carnahan of the Coachella district,
said Blackburn, no action will be
taken by the Coachella board.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-02-23
LINCOLN SCHOOL

We are going to have a play OH
Washington's birthday. The actors
are Johnny, who is Mr.. Cherry
Tree, and Rex, who is Mr.. Hatchet.
1t is going to be a funny play
John Olta, SAP.
Mrs. House is reading us a story
named Hans Brinker 1t is about
two children who lived in Holland,
They are very poor. They have to
make their own skates Their
father cannot work, because he
| was hurt on the dikes.-Johnny
Waggoner, SAP.
We have studied about Cortez
fernando DeSoto and Ponce de
Leon. They are some of the early
explorers that came to America
to hunt for silver and gold.-Billy
Daniels, 5-B.
Today we studied about lizards.
There are 1700 different kinds of
them. Only two are poisonous.
The largest is II feet long
Norman Roberts, 6-A-2.
This week, IL girls and their
partners are practicing a minuet
for Washington's birthday. We
are going to have program
Irene Jensen, 6-A-2.
Since it has been raining we had
| to stay on the sidewalks. Now that
it is dry and we can be on the
ground, it surely feels good
Ernest zinn, GAL.
The boys and girls in the 5-A
class are going to sing an old-time
song of the way people danced in
Washington's day. Two girls,
dressed in fashioned costumes
will dance the minuet. We will
have our program in the hall OF
Loncoln school. - John Rotten
! berry, SAL.
The 4-A's at Lincoln has started
long division. There are two
groups Monday, group one will
start using three numbers in the
dividend. Most of us like long di-
vision.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-02-23
HARDING SCHOOL

Our nasturtuiums are coming up
They are turned toward the sun
The teacher turned them around
because she doesn't want them to
turn toward the sun. We forgot to
water them.-Mary Claire Kieffer
2-A-2.
We are buying and planting trees
for shade and also in the honor of
George Washington. am very sure
it will be plenty cool in the sum-
mer time while the little folks of
Harding school are sitting under
the nice cool trees.
The children are bringing money
today in order to buy the trees
Lucille Tuehfarber. ga.
Last Wednesday we haG our
health play. Joe Longacre had the
funniest broadcast. His poem was
the DIRTY Face" I made the mi
crophone for us to broadcast. 1t
Imperial Valley press., 1932-02-23

LOS ANGELES, Feb. %. (U1 -
Following are today's market quo
tations:
Imperial Valley press., 1932-02-23

the Daily Princetonian, the cam
pus newspaper; was president of
the International Polity club; a
member of the student council; a
member of the Princeton Speakers
association; was on the golf team
for three years; was on the SWIM
ming team. In the World war he
was a second lieutenant in a ma
chine gun company.
He is a Presbyterian.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-02-23

zanne Perkins have promised trees.
Some other boys and girls have
brought money for trees. We plan
to plant some trees near the appar-
atus and close to the building on
the west side. All the children will
try to protect the trees SO they
will grow and make a lovely shade
-1-A-l class.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-02-23

hard work book but yet it seems
to be very interesting. We hope
that our work books will be a sue
cess.-Flora Sato. 8-A-3.
The 8-A-3 of Wilson school is
reviewing fractions and is finding
out some things that they didn't
know. We worked on them for two
weeks, then we had a final test
The teacher asked us to take our
test papers home so our parents
would see what we were doing in
fractions.-Betty Douthitt, SAB.
The 7-B class is writing themes
on Imperial Valley. Every one in
our room may select any part OF
the valley to write about. My
first theme was on mud volcanoes
-Glynadean Utley, 7-B.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-02-23

LOS ANGELES, Feb. %. U.H -
Livestock.
Hogs-Receipts $50; market fully
steady; top $4.65 on load Colorados;
Imperials $3.50; top late Monday
$3.50.
Cattle - Receipts 200; market
steady; local fed steers and year.
lings, $5.25-5.50; common to gooc
Imperial Valley press., 1932-02-23
MCKINLEY SCHOOL

We had spell down" in our
room and Dorothy Coulter was the
last one to sit down. Billy Hess
spells next best. Some of the boys
and girls are tryin to be in the
Sunbeam group, which is the high
group. Oliver TweeJen read we'll
enough this week to be a sunbeam.
PA class.
Miss Millicent Hight and Mrs.
Marden Of the Alamitos school Wis
tied our "A and Ia classes
Thursday. They had mud holi-
day.
The Americanization class re-
ceived a very beautiful bouquet of
roses, jonquils, carnations, glad
iolas, narcissus, and acacia from
Odela and Thomas Nuney. The
bouquet has been kept in the hall
of Mckinley school so that every
one might enjoy it.
The Washington program, which
was to be given Monday morning
is postponed until Tuesday morn
ing at 9:15 because of the rain.
In keeping with the season of
George Washingtons birthday, we,
in the kindergarten, have stressed
the flag and its making. We made
flags with the original 13 stars and
flags with the present 48 stars.
We learned that the red says, "Be
brave, the white says, "Be pure,
and the blue says, BE true" We
march like soldiers in Washington's
army, and we like to pretend Wash
ington is our general We have a
flag drill ready to give in our
Washington program for the school.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-02-23

COWS, s3.25-425; late Monday top
yearling steers $610.
Calves - Receipts IS: market
strong; good to choice Arizona
calves $500.
Sheep-Receipts 300; lambs ac-
tive, steady; good Utahs $575;
Wooled ewes $325.
Evening star., 1932-08-02
SEAB0ARD OIL EARNINGS

NEW YORK, August P.-The Sea-
board Oil Co., for the quarter ended
June so, reports net profit of Sl94.471,
equivalent to 16 cents a share, COM
pared with S180, ,339, or IA cents a
share, in the preceding quarter. There
was a net loss Of $34,9l7 in the June
period last year. For the first six
months of this year profits totaled
$374,8lO, equal to 80 cents a share,
against $l8,238, or l cent a share, in
the similar half-year of 1881.
Net loss of $349,528 for the second
quarter of this year, against loss of
S409,7l3 in the preceding quarter, is
reported by the International Cement
Corporation. For the first six months the
corporation showed net loss of $759. .241,
against net income of $1,000 ,627, or
$1.57 share, in the first half of last
year.
Mack Trucks. Inc, had first half net
loss of $516,943, against loss of SSH 1926
year ago. Second quarter loss was
$203,872, against net income of Sl27,41l
in the same 1881 period.
Evening star., 1932-08-02
MARKET REACTS
WITH WIDE LOSSES
Some Issues Off d and
Points in General Profit
Taking.
BY GEORGE t. HUGHES.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK. August 2.-After Id
three weeks advance the stock marke
experienced a substantial reaction to
day. Losses ran from 4 and 3 points i
inactive high priced issues down to II
2 points. The declines from the highI
Of the recovery were larger because thI
reaction started late in the preceding
session.
Volume fell off on the setback and
there was no reason to believe that tn
reaction was anything more than TECH
nical. the normal realizing and profit
taking after so extended rise.
Wheat is Weak.
Weakness in wheat and a sharI
break in cotton helped unsettle TIL
stock market. There was also heavl
ing rubber, which like stocks had atl
tracted a large speculative long interest
Coffee was lower and so were hides
Sugar advanced and hogs were uni
changed to up 10 cents. Zinc wal
higher and a better feeling existed id
the copper market.
The Public Service Corporation oI
New Jersey half-year statement showed
dividend requirements fully covered
Earnings for the six months vert
equivalent to SI.S5 a share.
Brown Shoe declared the regulaI
dividend On its common stock. On
IngeTsoll Rand common a dividend ol
so cents share was ordered against
rs cents previously paid. A. G. Spald-
ing & Bros. omitted the quarterly
payments on the two classes of pre-
ferred stocks.
Bonds shared the reaction in stock
only to a limited extent and there wal
some recovery in share prices just be-
fore the close on short covering.
U. S. Steel OF.
United States Steel common opened
at 293s, off a minor fraction, and stee,
preferred was off more than a point
Mine shares were firm, international
Nickel being fractionally higher at ga
Railroad stocks also had a strong tend.
ency. Baltimore g. Ohio at as. Mis-
Sourt-Paciflc at 3A and Great Northern
preferred at 934 showed small gains
American Telephone started at 9O3&
of z. American Water Works al
TIA and National Power & Light al
1904 also were lower. but Columbia
Gas & Electric at 99s and Southern
California Edison at 22A were firm. II
the motors, Auburn had a small open.
ing gain at 621S Oils. were httli
changed.
The market was stronger after thC
opening. A sudden demand for Ameri,
can Telephone common brought thai
stock up to 9234. only l q points under
Its high for the recovery and y points
above Mondays close.
(Copyright, 1922
Evening star., 1932-08-02
Institute HOnorS /. J. Roberts.

The Railroad Credit Corporation on
August /, 1882, had either actually
made or authorized loans to railroads
to meet their fixed interest obligations
totaling s28, ,383, ,464.S2, according to the
monthly report of that corporation just
filed with the Interstate Commerce
Commission and made public today. q
OF that amount, S20,445 AL repre-
sented loans actually made, leaving a
balance of S7,943,O ,O23 to which the cor
poration is committed
Evening star., 1932-08-02
CORPORATION
REPORTS
TRENDS AND PROSPECTS OF
LEADING ORGANIZATIONS.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, August 2.-The follow
ing is today's summary of important
corporation news compiled by Standard
Statistics Co. Inc, New York, for the
Associated Press:
Advertising, Publishing.
Mccall Corporation common share
earnings in 6 months ended June 30
were $l63 VS.. S204.
Automobile Accessories.
National Acme Co. deficit months
ended June 80, $51O,163 VS.. deficit
$474,72S.
Automobiles and Trucks.
Automobile production in the United
States for the week ended July 80
estimated by Grams automotive reports
at 81, 465 units, compared with 46,375
for preceding week.
Federal Motor Truck Co. deficit s
months ended June 80, s29S,638 VS..
deficit S36,116.
Household Products.
National Enameling g. Stamping Co.,
Inc deficit 6 months ended June 80,
SZ1O,Ooz No. OCAlSlI p S'O,0SA'
Machinery and Equipment.
Fairbanks Morse Co. deficit 6 months
ended June 80, $997,849 VS.. deficit
$559,534.
Metals Non -Ferrous).
Lake Shore Mines, Ltd, total recovery
in IL months ended June 80 was $12,-
364,8S5, compared with $9,152,935.
Miscellaneous.
United States Envelope Co. directors
took no action on semi-annual dlyl-
dend on common stock. Paid 81
March /.
Rio Grande Oil Co. executive vice
president recommends acceptance OF
share exchange offer of Consolidated
Oil Corporation.
Steel and Iron.
Midland Steel Products Co. deficit
6 months ended June 80, S275,083 VS..
net income before profit sharing ex-
penses of $747,925.
Evening star., 1932-08-02
NEW YORK BANK STOCKS
BANKS.

NEW YORK. August 2 CP).-Over.
the-counter market:
Evening star., 1932-08-02
Washington Produce

Butter-One-pound prints, 90 score,
%; 90 score, %; standards, 81; tub, %
score, %; 80 score, 81; standards, 20.
Eggs - Candled, brown, 13al31s !;
whites, 15a16; No. Is, 9al0; cracks, g.;
3ealed, Government graded, extras,
2412; mediums, 81; standards, 81.
Poultry, alive-Turkeys, hens, II:
toms, 10; crooked breasts, 10; chickens,
Plymouth Rocks, 2la pounds and over,
l9a20; IL to "a pounds, 16a18; Leg
horns, l3a15; hens, colored, small
11a13; large, 13a15; Leghorns, large,
IL; small, 10; roosters, 8a10.
Poultry, dressed-TurkeyS, hens, Is;
toms, 13; crooked breasts, 10; chickens,
Plymouth Rocks, 2l2 pounds and over,
22a23; q to PA pounds, 19a21; Leg
16; large, 16a18; Leghorns, large, Is;
small. ID; roosters, 11a13; Long Island
ducks, IA.
Meats-Beef, IA; veal, II; lamb, Is;
pork loins, IS; fresh hams, 49, smoked
hams, Is; strip bacon, Is; lard, 7; COM
pound, 7.
Live stock-Hogs, light, 5.ooa5. is;
medium. 5.00a515; heavy, 425a485;
pigs, 4.25a5.00; roughs, 25Oa3.50; calves,
3.00a5.50; lambs, 400a5.50
s-Watermefons, 25a75; canta-
lOupeS, 1-Zoal-0O, nOneyoeWS, 1-OUa1 90;
honeyballs, 2.0oa3.oO; apples, 25a1.25;
peaches, l.OOa20O; pears box stock,
150a3.O0; oranges, 2.50a40O; lemons,
$50; lines, per 100. 200; alligator
pears, Cuban, LOO; Florida, 1.25a1 so;
grapes, Malagas. 200a250; Thompson
seedleSs, 2.50a300; huckleberrieS, 800.
Vegetables-Potatoes, per barrel,
l 175a2.00 sweets, per bushel, 60a75;
tomatoes, bushel baskets, 100; string
beans, 100; limas, 500; peas, Its;
beets, per 100 punches, 500; carrots,
per 100 punches, 800; cabbage, 100;
peppers, 50a1.00; corn. 100; squash,
40; lettuce, Iceberg, 100a3.50; cucum-
bers, 100; spinach, 100a1.25; onions,
50-pound sacks. IS; okra, 2-peck bas-
kets, 100.
Evening star., 1932-08-02
SHARP GAIN REPORTED
IN NATIONS GOLD STOCKS
Increase of $1O,e47, 400 Is Shown.
Shipments Are Made From
India and Mexico.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. August 2.-The sharpest
gain to be reported in many weeks oc-
CURED yesterday in the Nations none
tary gold stocks, which increased by
$l0,947 400.
The New York Federal Reserve Bank
reported the receipt of S190,3OO i'm
ported from India and S29,300 from
Mexico. A net gain of S7,512,000 was
reported through a release of that
amount which had been held for for
eign account
Three substantial shipments also were
reported received at San Francisco
S2,2oo,o0o from the Philippines, S534. 900
from Australia and S482 900 from China
Evening star., 1932-08-02
Sales Of Stocks on New York |

1890 A.M....... 100000 1900 Noon. >. 100000
1880 PM. 100000 2:1O PM. / 100 600
quarterly or 6ayeary deaH
trading tPartly extra tPus
in
stock Payable cash stock. Plus
stock Plus 81 in special preferred 81
PAID ast yearno regular rate Flus So stock
Evening star., 1932-08-02
FOREIGN MARKETS

LONDON.-Prices were more cheerful
on the Stock Exchange with strength
in German bonds on election results
and in transatlantic issues on favorable
Wall Street reports. Paris favorites, oil
and mining shares were brighter in the
afternoon while gilt-edged securities
eased. The market closed steady.
PARIS.-Prices on the Bourse opened
irregular under heavy local offerings
Later the market became firmer, many
issues recovering their initial losses.
The centum 1925 French rentes rose
sharply and oil shares also finished
higher. The closing was steady.
BERLIN.-Trading was inactive on
the Boerse and prices weak in spots,
the closing being quiet.
Evening star., 1932-08-02
DIVIDENDS DECLARED

BALTIMORE, August 2-The board
of directors OF the Finance Service Co.
have declared the regular quarterly divi-
dend Of 134 per cent on the preferred
stock and 2 per cent dividends on the
common stock of both classes, all pay
able September ! to holders Of record
August IS.
The company's net earnings for the
six months ended June 80 amounted to
SAL ,654.50. The statement of assets and
liabilities submitted to the board showed
cash on hand of S164, ,244.68, notes re-
ceivable of S1,890, ,589.6l and total as
sets of $2,l93,25l.
Evening star., 1932-08-02
Money Market Dull.

NEW YORK, August 2 CP-The
money market was dull today, with
rates unchanged Call money on the
Stock Exchange ruled at per cent,
and in the outside market the l per
cent rate held over. Conditions in the
time money, commercial paper and
bankers acceptance markets were like
wise unchanged.
Evening star., 1932-08-02
BUSINESS INDICATOR

Freight loadingS showed slight de-
cline for the week ended July %, as
compared with the preceding week.
The figures follow: Week ended July
%. 5O1.13O cars; previous week, 504,094
cars; same week last year, 9l9,30l cars.
Evening star., 1932-08-02
Cotton Exchange Members.

NEW YORK, August 2 C4).-Newly
elected members of the New York Cot
ton Exchange include Joseph Smith OF
Manchester, England; A. Gerald Eccles
of Liverpool; G. H. D. Herbert Of Liver
pool and D. E. Japhet of Houston.
Evening star., 1932-08-02
BAR SILVER HIGHER.

LONDON, August [P)-Bar silver
firm and lis higher at 17Ad.
Evening star., 1932-08-02
U. S. TREASURY BALANCE.

Treasury receipts for July 80 were S4,-
139.430 96; expenditures, SIT 200, 733. "a /;
balance, S144, 95l 1862 90; customs duties
for 80 days Of July, $l8,876, ,l0367.
Evening star., 1932-03-06

in the darkness the engineer saw the animal
and blew the whistle Almost instantly the
moose turned and charged the locomotive; that
was, indeed, poor judgment and the end of that
moose. This Is not at all an uncommon &C
cident, and in Oregon automobiles have killed
SO many deer that in some sections there are
highway signs warning autoists to SLOW down,
deer ahead
Many young animals born in the wilderness
are beautifully mottled spotted. This is
Natures protective coloration in hiding the de-
fenseless. The fawn of the deer family are
particularly beautiful in this deception imi-
tatton OF the sunlight mottling the ground with
its spotted shadows being perfect. Oddly
enough, the young Of the elk are very reddish
and are easily seen in the open. Baby cougars
are mottled, but this disappears quickly as they
grow older. Oddly enough domestic animals
can be used as foster mothers to the wild At
the rangers station up on the Sawtooth we
picked up many odd and curious pets. A tree
had fallen and scattered a litter of young
squirrels They were picked up by one of the
rangers, fed with an eye-dropper until we could
get them out to civilization, then they were
pawned off on a house cat one night and
strange to say, she raised them to full maturity
Another event in the rangers lives was
when doe was killed by coyotes. The rang
ers caught the baby fawn and took her out
side the forest to rancher's house. An Irish
setter. having lost her family Of puppies by
an accident, was given the fawn to nurse She
cared for the young deer as If it were her own
and raised It to maturity. She guarded the
deer against all harm even after 1t was well
grown. Two stray hounds having chased the
deer to the ranch house, were set upon flri-
ousy by the setter. She held them at bay
until the rancher interfered
After each thunderstorm the rangers patrol
the forests carefully, watching lest lightning
should start . fire.
Then wild life suffers, for there are few Of
the wild things that can escape q really big
fire.
Caribou and reindeer are the only members
OF the deer family where both males and
females have horns Each season the Alaskan
caribou swim the Yukon River their
nual migration. They swim high and strong
the males in the lead. The fawns swim with
their mothers at her right rear flank, and never
in any other position. If fawn tires when
the mother Is swimming she realizes it in
stantly. slows down and the weak little fellow
scrambles up on mothers back and Is carried
"pick-a-back' fashion to shore
Evening star., 1932-03-06
Coal Testing DeUice

A MONG the interesting experimental equip
\ ments of the Bureau of Mines experi-
mental station in Pittsburgh is a miniature gas
and coke plant in which various samples Of
coal are tested to obtain their value measured
In terms Of the various products to be obtained
from distillation Of the coal.
The apparatus consists of q welded retort
holding from rs 70 90 pounds Of coal which Is
heated In an electric furnace at q constant
temperature. The gases driven OF by the heat
are carefully gathered, measured and analyzed.
The average result of one charge of coal n
. yield Of about 90 pounds Of coke, 500 sabas
feet OF gas and half gallon Of coal tar.