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Imperial Valley press., 1932-08-22

calls President HooVer's coming
economic conference one-sided be-
cause labor was not invited. 1t
commends the views of ike"
Hoover, veteran chief usher of the
White House, recently described in
this column which quoted a re-
mark of his some years ago.
When Ike saw a former presi-
dent surrounded by men who were
trying to get something he said: Not
one in 10 of taose people will tell
a president what he ought to hear.
They tell him what they think he
ought to hear. a president has a
hard time finding out the truth
because so few people will tell him. .
Labor comments: volumes have
been written with less meat in them
than you can find in those three
sentences. A president, like any
other man welding large powers,
tends to surround himself with yes
men,"
Imperial Valley press., 1932-08-22

Very WELL" said Uncle Wiggily,
so he hoped to his garden, picked
the lettuce, nibbling few leaves
for himself and, having left them
on the table in the kitchen, away
ne hoped over the fields and
through the woods to have an ad-
venture.
The rabbit gentleman had not
gone very far before, all of a sud-
den, as he was passing a clump of
trees, he felt himself splattered
with drops of water.
Dear mel 1t must be rainingl"
exclaimed Mr.. Longears, and I
didn't bring my umbrella. But I
see no clouds in the sky, and the
sun is brightly shining. OF course,
I know there are sun showers, but
didn't think it was going to rain
today"
Again he felt splatter of water
and then a voice in the bushes
said:
THAT is all, my dearsl Not a
drop of water left!
"Oh, mother! Can't I have my
bath?" asked another voice.
mo, my dear! I'm sorry, but all
the water is gone. Chirper did so
much splashing that there is no
water left for the rest of you"
Then I can't have a bath! Nor
T. Nor Il" peeped many more
voices and Uncle Wiggily, wonder
ing what all this was about, looked
over the top of the bush, for it
was from that direction the splash
ing of what he thought were rain
drops had come.
The rabbit gentleman saw q
mother robin and many little
robin boys and girls perched around
an old stump. The stump had a
hollow hole in the middle and the
edges were wet, showing that a
little while before, there had been
water in it.
"Oh, dear! wanted TO splash in
the bath" chirped a girl robin.
And 1 wanted to learn TO swiml
said her brother. But Chirpei
splattered all the water away"
There wasn't much water left
TO splatter," said boy robin who
Uncle Wiggily guessed, was named
! Chirper. There was only a little
water in the bath when / flutterec
in"
Never mind, my dears, sang tht
Imperial Valley press., 1932-08-22
UNCLE WIGGILY's BIRD BATH

Mrs. Longears, the rabbit lady,
hoped down the stairs in the hol-
low stump bungalow one day look
ing very busy.
"Wiggy," she called to her rab-
bit husband, ''have you same nice
fresh lettuce in your garden?'
"Yes, my dear, have" he an
swered. Did you want me to bring
in few heads before 1 go ad-
venturing?"
IF you will be so kind" spoke
Mrs. Longears, for she and her
husband were very polite to each
other. "Just leave them on the
kitchen table, she went on, "and
Nurse Jane will fix them"
Imperial Valley press., 1932-08-22
TEN YEARS AGO
August %. 1922

Elmo Loynd turned on the cleo
trio lights and signs in his new
place of business in the old First
National Benk building for the first
time last night, and many favor
able comments were heard from
bystanders.
The first theatre outside of the
Rialto in Los Angeles to present
Blood and Sand, starring Rudolph
Valentino, the Palace will show
the picture some time next week.
o. j. Renfrew, county develop
ment agent, returned from Los An
geleS this morning where he at
tended the meeting of the All Year
Round club of Southern California
Imperial Valley press., 1932-08-22
IMPERIAL VALLEY PRESS
PRIMARY ELECTION COMING

1T is well for voters to remember that
1 one week from tomorrow is the date
for the primary election and that it is up
10 them to make arrangements for cast
ing their ballots on that day.
If they know at this time that they
are going to be away from home on elec-
tion day, they should apply for an alb
Sentee voters ballot and this will per-
NIT them to vote at this time.
Application may be made at the coun-
ty clerks office and the vote will be cast
Immediately upon receipt.
The absentee voters ballot was pro-
vided in order that no citizen might be
compelled to forego voting through cir
cumstances beyond his control.
Those who are certain they will be in
the county on election day should re-
member the date and go to the polls.
Too many citizens pass up the primary
election in the belief that it is unimport-
ant, whereas it is equally as important
as the general election. 1t is the method
by which the candidates Of the various
parties are determined, or in the case OF
non-partisan offices, the strongest candi-
dates are presented for election follow
ing the primary.
Imperial county has a heavy registra-
ton this year and it should cast the larg-
est vote in its history. This should be
true not only at the general election but
for the primary Also
Sample ballots, with instructions re-
garding voting precinct, will be mailed
this week to all voters in the county.
They should be read over carefully so
that the voter may be fully informed
next Tuesday on how and where he
votes.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-08-22

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Imperial Valley press., 1932-08-22

Published every evening Except Sunday by the
Imperial Valley Press, Inc, 625 State street, El
Centre, California, w. C. Costello, business man
ager. Telephone 26, business office; 7Oo editorial
department. Full leased wire United Press ASso-
Citations.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-08-22
PASTOR WEDS AT 80

GRAND ISLAND, Neb. U.P)--Mrs.
Martha Wink of Aurora, who is
70, and Rev P. Smith, who is 80,
were married here recently.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-08-22

Wonder what kind of skylarking the
husbands of those women flyers are up
to while their wives are up IN the air.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-08-22

The mariner who was adrift for 1l6
DAYS is lucky. He missed out on Ma 4,
Hutton ct. al. two national conventions
and Jimmy Walkers trial.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-08-22

A headline says dancing steps are to
be more dignified. That still leaves
plenty of room for Improvement.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-08-22
Looking Backward
fhat the Press Files Tell OF
Imperial Valley for This Date
In Past Years
TWENTY YEARS AGO
August 22, 1912

The committee appointed to per-
feet plans fer publicity and pro-
motion work has closed arrange
ments with A. C. Burrell, Austral-
ian newspaperman.
Imperial Valley sweet potatoes
are being shipped to Los Angeles
by freight and sent back here by
express, much to the profit of the
common carriers. The crop is
bringing in $500 an acre this year.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-08-22

The first car of grapefruit ever
shipped from California to Florida
was grown by Arthur Herman and
packed by Redlands Foothill graves.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-08-22
Don't Quote Me-
= By United Press :

7 Secretary of Commerce Roy D.
Chaplin has refused to see news
paper reporters for the last few
days. One was told to wait two or
three weeks. For one thing he was
busy writing radio speech which
he is to deliver tonight. He pre-
ferred that his first message to
American business since he became
cabinet office be given over the
air.
The way senator's and congress
men are letting their dues go un-
paid at golf clubs around here
leads some to thing either they
have been hit by the depression OF
else they don't expect TO come
back.
The weekly newspaper Labor
in its August % issue is critical OF
one of the White House Hoovers
and approving of the other one. 1t
Imperial Valley press., 1932-08-22
NOVEL FLOWER POTS

LEWISTON, Me. (U.P) - Old
fashioned phonograph horns and
radio loud speakers, a dozen alto
gether, serve as novel flower pots
in the garden of c. A, Kimball.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-08-22

Answering Governor Roosevelt, Rep
resentative Smell and Senator Moses
merely say People who live in glass
houses should not throw stones
Imperial Valley press., 1932-08-22

at this time, and should encour-
age pleasure trips to local hotels
and resorts. as well as assist COM
mercial travellers.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-08-22
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO
August %, 1917

Hearing on the temporary in
junction in the Los Angeles super
ior court against the operation OF
the newly enacted Imperial liq-
uor ordinance has been postponed
for two weeks.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-08-22

highly in the community as they always
have.
The district also stands to lose moth
ing, for no matter who is the final
choice, he will be good man.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-08-22

Administration officials don't
mind comment about President
Hoover canceling seven press con-
ferences in succession provided it
is explained that during the same
23-day period % White House state
ments were issued-most of which
landed on page one of the newspa-
pers. What more do you want
than a page one story a day?" Of
ficials ask.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-08-22

WASHINGTON, Aug. %. Hen
ry Field, Republican senatorial
nominee in Iowa. who recently de-
feated Senator Brookhart on the
nepotism issue, already is boning
up for the new job he seeks. He
and his wife are spending their
evenings in Shenandoah, Iowa,
reading economics, political SCI
ence, and some ut the other things
that a serious minded senator ought
TO know.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-08-22

Reports last night from the irri-
CATION office indicate that the vol
ume of water in the Alamo canal
is steadily increasing as the result
of the constructor of the weir
across the Colorado river.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-08-22
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Evening star., 1932-01-08
COLLEGE PARK.
GENERALS LOSE MARTIN
Only Two Monogram Men to Star
Against st. Johns Tonight.

LEXINGTON, Va, January g. on
the eve of the opening court hattie with
st. Johns tonight, Gene iiartin, regu-
lar guard on the Washington and Lee
quint for two Yeas, has been called OIL
Coach Ellermsn's squad by his physi-
clan.
This will leave the Generals with but
two monogram men as possible starters.
Martin has to have a minor operation
and will be lost indefinitely.
Coach Tex Tilson has announced
which seven Washington and Lee box
ers he will send into the ring here to-
morrow night against Roanoke College.
Those chosen are:
Robertson, lis; Seraphine, l25; Far
mer. 1856; SrulowitZ, las; Pound, 100;
Collins, IT'S, and Tilson, heavyweight
Evening star., 1932-01-08
FASTEST" HUMANS
PLENTIFUL IN 1881.
Astounding Marks Are Sci
for MiIe-Lehtinen Now
Nurmi'S Rival.
BY ALAN GOULD,

IT is doubtful whether 1882 will be
any faster than 1881 along the va
rious trails Of sport.
Ladoumegue of France on foot
Campbell and Stainforth of England in
an auto and in the air Travelled faster
over the mile route than had ever been
done by man before.
Beard of Alabama ran the fastest
high hurdle race of all time. Stan
fords great mile relay team lowered
the world record. Gate receipts also
tumbled faster than ever before and
Southern California performed the Iast-
est major operation in recent loot pail
history in stopping Notre Danes streak.
The endurance record for the past
wear was established by Won Elm ana
Burke, who went 70 extra holes, a
tournament by itself. to decide the
United States open golf championship
Pepper Martin turned in the dlzzleSt
performance of the year, especially
from the viewpoint of the Athletics,
and also figured in the funniest legend
"Old Pepper chases those jackraobitS,
leans over to feel em and, If they are
nice and fat, just picks 'em up ana
puts 'em in his bag!
TAN FERRIS writes that PaaVo Nur-
~ mi not only has real rival for
aIl-around distance running lau-
rels in his young countryman, 22-year-
old Lauri Lehtinen, but predicts that
Iehtinen will wipe out many OF the
peerless ones world records.
We will believe it when we see H.
Men and machines have been NOV
ing at a pretty fast pace, but 1t seems
a trifie early for any one to catch up
with the phantom of Finland, taxing
into account all he has done in toot-
racing in the past II years.
Old man though he is and no longer
possessed of the unconquerable speed
of his heyday in 1924-25, Nurmi gave
a running lesson to Lehtinen ana
few other ambitious Firms on home
grounds last Summer.
It was the occasion when ,PaaVo
broke the world outdoor 2-mile record,
running the distance in 8:595. Lehtl-
men was at his heels, after being over
taken in the stretch by Paavo. The
Youngsters time was 9:00.5.
Still a third Finn, Virtanen, was
clocked under the former world record
in the same race, set at 9:Ol.4 oy the
Swede, Edwin Wide.
Nurmi was Just Behtinen's age when
he first crashed into world notice at
the 1920 Olympics in Antwerp, WIN
ming distance honors at 10000 meters.
It was not until three years later that
he broke the world mile mark ana then
reached his peak in the 1924 Olymplcs.
Evening star., 1932-01-08
EPISCOPAL. TO START

ALEXANDRIA. Va January 8
Eniseonal High School will inaugurate
hs' its basket bail schedule tomorrow in a
contest trS lest with St. Adams School OF
washington, at $50 o'clock in the
Episcopal will present three letter Gt
men in their starting lineup in Capt
Robert Rob Train at guard, Neale Sooinson
in center and Will Cleveland at Ior-
ward. ot,oso,, 1obn
,.,otts as CIeveland's running mate at
tor,,,srd while Everett Mizell and Hugh
Cathcart q, are putting up battle for the
other guard post. -.,.., 49,,
the Eehtweigi1t teams at Episcopal last
wear are running Watts a close race;
They arc Bob Small, Jim Woodrun ana
Frankie watson
Evening star., 1932-01-08
IEXANDRIA, Va, January g.
Alexandria High School baS-

A llEAANDfI1h, va, OailudAy
" Alexandria High School bas-
a keters will clash with Manassas
High quint in two battles at
Manassas tonight-the girls team
meeting the hosts sextet at, ,7:30 o'clock
and the boys taking on the "Aggies' in
third athletic district series GENE
one hour later.
Alexandria Highs five also is booked
for action tomorrow night, entertain
ing Lee-Jackson High School of Fair
fax County at $50 o'clock in Armory
Hall Columbia Engine Company and
the Palace A. C. of Washington will
appear in preliminary at 7:30
Lester McMenamin, Columbia Engine
Company base ball star, will be given
a tryout by the Youngstown (Ohio)
club of the MIDDLE Atlantic League
this Spring through the efforts of Clark
Grifith, president of the Washington
American League team. and Sylvester
A. Breen, pilot of the Cardinal A. c.
here.
McMenamin pitches and also plays
in the outfield He broke into the
headlines last Summer when he turned
in a no-hit, no-run performance in
the local amateur loop. Formerly he
starred in base ball, foot ball, basket
ball and track for Alexandra High,
William and Mary College, ST. Mary'S
Celtics and Frenchs Sport Shop.
Louis F. Hoy, former Old Dominion
Boat Club rowing and basket ball star,
has been named director of athletics
for the Virginia State Department of
the American Legion and will have
charge of the junior base ball tourna-
ment in the Old Dominion the coming
season.
United Typewriter Grays, regarded
as one of the strongest basket ball
teams in Washington, will come here
tonight to meet John Watts Virginia
Evening star., 1932-01-08
Chips From the Mapleways
BY FRANCIS E. STAN

ley Mandley. Wolstenholme rolled 1874
in 1927, and nobody could approach it
until Clarke put together sets of 627,
628 and 623 for a record breaking score
of 1873. And Clarke was the only
winner to lead at the end of the second
block.
Despite these rare feats, however,
Clarke will be no more of a favorite
than half dozen or so other stars.
On this seasons performances Ollie
Pacini, Earl McPhilomy, Red Megaw,
Max Rosenberg, Carroll DAILY and Red
Morgan, in addition to Clarke, appear
to be the best bets. They have been
going great guns in Journeys and
leagues, and if anv bowlers rate to be
ranked favorites, these do.
Speaking of favorites, probably no
more popular triumph could be forth
coming than a victory for Howard
Campbell in his own sweepstakes.
Howard, who has been trying val
iantly for nearly two years to regain
his once peerless form, never has won
the classic stakes bearing his name.
In the second event, in 1923, Howard
Evening star., 1932-01-08
GUEST RANKED AT TOP

NEW YORK, January (P).-Winston
Guest, whose outdoor handicap rating
was reduced to 8 goals, remains the
high handicap player Of indoor polo in
the rankings announced by the Indoor
Polo Association.
Guest. sole member Of Americas Big
Four" playing indoor polo, is the only
player handicapped ,st 10 goals. Gerard
Smith of New York and Lieut.. Mac
Donald Jones of the Army, a member
Of the 1881 championship team, re-
tanned second place, at goals each,
Evening star., 1932-01-08
HlSER AVERAGES 1923
SEEKING PIN RECORD
Bethesdan Leads Suburban League
Alexandria, Shankling Star
ring, Tops Teams.

Henry Hiser, whose record 121 aver
age in the District League won him the
No. spot in the Washington City
Duckpin Association rankings last sea-
son, is in fair way to better that all
time mark for circuit bowling, having
held for 80 strings in the Suburban
League pace of 1873 Henry's Be
thesda team, however, is well down in
the race.
In front is the Alexandria quint of
which Shanklin, averaging. ll8, is the
ace The figures:
Evening star., 1932-01-08
Alexandria High Basketers
In Two Games at Manassas

Five at 8 o'clock in the Lee-Jackson
High School gymnasium
Eleven of the outstanding basket ball
performers of this city signed last night
to play with the Fraters' five at a
meeting held at the home of Manager
Ralph Scrivener, 1912 Prince street.
The group included Coach Eddie
German, Doc" Dreifus, Wilson Davis,
Pete Williams, Bottles West and Jack
Allen. of last years city championship
team: Tommy Lucas and Joe Hamil-
ton. from st. Mary's Lyceum; Eddie
Bayliss, Jim Bradley and Babe"
Clarke.
Lou Grossman. who starred in semi
pro circles in Newark, N. j., last Win
ter. has been signed to play with the
Columbia Enginee Company-HoWard A.
French five this season. Manager Rob-
ert Mcdonald also has announced the
booking of home games with Skinker
Bros Eagles and Vic's Sport Shop of
Washington for next month.
Plans for the annual golf and base
ball battles between the local Kiwanis
and Rotary clubs will go forward i'm
mediately with the organization OF the
formers Sports Committee.
Windsor w Demaine, Henry c. Good
now and Walter S. Smith have been
named to serve as the Kiwanis repre-
sentatives in arranging the encounters
with the Rotarians, who named their
committee some time ago. Demaine is
chairman.
Babe" Clarke, local cage star, is re-
covering from foot injury suffered in
an elevator accident in Washington two
weeks ago and will get back into action
with the Virginia Five soon.
Garnett Francis and his brother Har-
mon, who formerly starred in basket
ball at George Mason High, are ex-
pected to earn places on college quints
this Winter-the former at Allegheny
College and Harmon at Richmond Med
ical College.
Evening star., 1932-01-08
BATTALIN0 VICTOR
IN WEIGHT ORDEAL
Sheds IA Pounds TO Make 126 for
Feldman 60 Tonight in Less
Than Two Weeks.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, January s.-Christophe'
(Bat) Battalino has had so mucl
trouble making the class limit of 12'
pounds for his 15-round featherweigh
title defense against Lew Feldman IL
Madison Square Garden tonight tha
there are indications he soon will ster
up a notch and confine his activitie.
to the lightWeightS.
Forced to cut down from lao to 12c
pounds in less than two weeks, Bat
talino has managed to lose the excess
poundage, but not without difficulty.
He weighed 1852 pounds for his las
bout here a couple of weeks ago ant
knocked out Al Singer in two rounds.
Evening star., 1932-01-08
HYATTSvILLE QUINT
PLAYS CAT0NSVILLE
Scores 1924 Win Over Washing
ton-Lee High-Co. F Basketers
End Losing Streak.

HYATTSvILLE, Md, January g.
Hyattsvile High Schools basket ball
team. 27-to-24 victor over Washington
Lee High tossers Of Ballston, Va, here
yesterday, was to try for its second win
in as many days against Catonsville.
Md, High on the National Guard Ar
mory floor here.
A floor goal and foul shot in the
dying moments by Burdette Cogar,
guard, clinched the victory for Hyatts-
Vile over Washington-Iee. Just prior
to Coear's scoring, the Little Generals
on a splurge led by Claude Rosenberg.r
and Frank Good. forwards, had cut the
home teams lead to two points, at 24-22.
Summary:
Evening star., 1932-01-08

STOR CLARKE, the first un-
~ known to win the Howard
y Campbell Sweepstakes, the first
to beat Glen Wolstenholme's
1927 score, the first toepoll all three OF
his sets over 600, and the first to win
without coming from behind on the
final night, will be among field OF
somewhere from so to so star bowlers
at the Lucky Strike tomorrow, attempt
ing to become the first Howard Camp
bell Sweepstakes champion to success
fully defend his title.
Clarke may well be called a champion
jinx-killer. In one sweepstakes he be-
came. the first to accomplish quartet
of achievements that had thwarted the
best efforts of WashingtonS standout
bowlers for five years. Until the Vlr-
ginian won the event last year, the
crown had always been worn by the
brightest of stars-Glen WolStenholme
Red Megaw, Max Rosenberg and Brad
Evening star., 1932-01-08
PENF0LD ACE ROLLER
IN WAR DEPARTME
Firing Squads Big Gun Averages
111-Hydrographic, Finance
Tied for Team Lead.

Penfold, howitzer of the Firing Squad
team, is topping the War Department
Duckpin League in high individual
average with a pace of HIPS for 80
games, but newcomer, Bell of Con-
struction, Is rising to threaten Pen
folds leadership. Bell, in 19 games.
has socked the pins for an average of
Ills.
Penfold also is the leagues premier
spare Sniper, having manufactured 10l
Of those marks. He also holds the high
game mark, ISL.
The we'll balanced photographic and
Finance teams are leading the league
with &c wins and 13 losses apiece.
Evening star., 1932-01-08
PLAY IN LAUREL TONIGHT
Snort Mart and Kenilworth Church
Teams in League Games.

LAUREL, Md, January 8.--Laurel
1rdenendents will meet Sport Mart
tossers Of washington and Ellicott City
Hoplites will face Kenilworth Cnurch,
also of Washington, in Inter-City Basket
Ball League contests ton1ght on tne
National Guard Armory court mere.
Hoplites and KenilW9rth; Will open
the program at 7:30 O'Clock:
Kenilworth and Sport Mart scored
victories in their lone st3rIS N loop
play, while Independents anu r1qPl.tsS
onarters e~sr w Company is leading with two
wins in as many starts.
Evening star., 1932-01-08
at Speed Records Made Year Offer Testing Challenge to 1882 Stars

finished second to Red Megaw. while
the following year he ran third.
THE National Duckpin Bowling Con-
l. gress today announced recognition
of a world record five-game set Of
7l9 shot by John Drenner, jr., in the
preliminaries of the Evening Sun
Tournament at Baltimore.
Fred Pelzman, who offers an over
coat 'on the house" every time Ma
tional socks a homer, announces three
contests for boWlerS. Pelzman is offer
ing for the monthly high individual
game the choice of either a Doublewear
suit or Worumbo overcoat. The same
will be given to the bowler making four
strikes in row. A silk shirt will be
awarded each week for high game also.
Allen R. King, who made four strikes
in row in The Evening Star tourna-
ment, was the first to cash in on Pelz-
mans offer.
Evening star., 1932-01-08
MERCURYS TO DANCE.

Mercury Prep foot ball team will give
oance next Wednesday evening in the
hnlgnts Of Columbus ball room.
Evening star., 1932-01-08

United States rifle teams won four
OUT oi five international rifle matches