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Imperial Valley press., 1932-12-09

speak of the elf's secret so the rab-
bit gentleman, also stopped short
and he and the jolly elf looked at
each other and laughed. In addi-
ton, Uncle Wiggily twinkled his
pink nose. But what about saving
me from the Weasel?" asked Mr.
Lcngears, for the sly Bad Chap
had only stopped for the moment
The next moment he might be
rushing at the rabbit.
THE Christmas gnomes will save
you" said the elf.
Are you sure?" asked Mr.. Long
ears.
Certainly" answered the jolly
elf. "Ho, my Christmas gnome
friends" he called to the cute lit
tie men who were skipping about
in the grove of evergreen trees,
will you save Uncle Wiggily from
the sly Weasel?"
"Suely we will" cried the
gnomes.
Then, all of a sudden the gnomes
rushed at the Weasel like cloud
of mosquitoes and they pinched
him, they nipped him, they pulled
his tail, they threw pine tree cones
at him until that Weasel was glad
enough TO run away not harming
the bunny gentleman the least bit
There you arel" said the jolly
elf. "You see my friends, the
Christmas gnomes, saved you
They surely did" agreed Uncle
/ Wiggily. "And am very thank
ful and much obliged TO them. Il
I hadn't promised not to, 1 woulc
! tell them your Sec"
"Tuti Tut None Of that!" sale
the Jolly elf, shaking a finger a
the rabbit gentleman, Walt unit
Imperial Valley press., 1932-12-09
Insect Menagerie .
At Court House

A scorpion, deadly black widow
spider, and three tarantulas form
the menagerie at the agricultural
commissioners office, the three
tarantulas being the latest addi-
tions.
The pets were the gift of R. c.
Matheson, Bill Frazier, and Lee
Harris, and all came from the same
desert region. The female. a harm
less gray in color, is by far the
more energetic, driving the two
males, brown in color. all over the
Imperial Valley press., 1932-12-09

cage, and seeking far more than
her share of the delicious diet of
bees, crickets ana grasshoppers
which they are fed She is like
wise more ingenious for she is the
only one of the trio who has dis
covered how to climb the glass
walls of their apartment and to
set from one room to the other,
since a big board divides the case
INTO two rooms.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-12-09

and projects for the year was
made and the group will meet
again on Saturday to complete
plans.
Today Landerman is visiting the
Silsbee club, which has as its lead
erS, Gilbert House and Earlene
Northrop. Projects will be assign
ed, record books and literature
given out. On Friday, he will meet
with the Magnolia club, and here
also give out projects and record
books.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-12-09
RELIEF PROBLEM SOLVED

LIVE OAK, Cal U.P-Superyisor
Frank Graves has solved the un-
employment relief problem in his
district with a woodpile Men are
given employment cutting wood
and profits from the sale of cut
wood are used to aio the needy.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-12-09

Published every evening Except Sunday by the
Imperial Valley Press, Inc, 625 State street, Ell
Centro California. w c. Costello business man
ager. Telephone g. business office 700, editorial
department. Full leased wire United Press Asso-
Citations.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-12-09
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO
December Q. 1919

Holtville city government is rich
er by $500 and the irrigation dis
trict is congratulating itself on the
final settlement of the suit in
which the eastside city attempted
to collect rebates for alleged excess
water rentals paid the Califor-
MIA Development company
Imperial Valley press., 1932-12-09

500 while the riders who don't
own their own mounts get less.
Some other interesting notes
culled from the big book:
Pilgrimages to European ceme-
teries cost S1,073, 20896 in 1882, but
will be eliminated in 1884.
The chief cook at the White
House receives salary of 1920.
The foreman gardner gets S1920.
President Hoover has three sec
retarial assistants, each receiving
$4,000. Continuation of this pro-
vision was recommended for the
year after Mr.. HoeYer's retirement.
An appropriation Of $4,000 is rec
commended for transporting bull
lion and coin by registered mail
or otherwise between mints and
assay Offices The job cost $4,000
last year.
A mosquito catcher in the pub
lie health service draws a salary
of S840.
r7;,.-4 ,,~,,,,.r,,@ fo fIao cr,-oxpor-e IN
Imperial Valley press., 1932-12-09

SUBSCRIPTION RATES. Delivered by carrier,
per month, 55 cents; by mall SO cents per month
in advance. Entered at Ell Centro, California, post
office as second-class matter. Member California
Newspaper Publishers Association. NJ. C. Mogen-
son. national advertising representatives
Imperial Valley press., 1932-12-09
IMPERIAL VALLEY PRESS
THE HANDBILL NUISANCE

I'VE are informed that there is city
W ordinance prohibiting the free dis
tubutlon of handbillS in this city but
Judging from complaints of numerous
residents 1t Is pretty much a dead let
ter
The residents complain of lawns and
doorwayS Uttered with dodgers and
handbills, advertising numerous aetivi-
ties. Nor were they the result of sever
al days accumulation. One resident
counted five handbills at his doorway i'm
one day.
In distributing handbills the point is
to cover the greatest possible territory
IN the shortest possible time, therefore
the distributor IS not overly concerned
with where his dodgers happen to fall.
1t may be the front lawn, the porch or
some other place. The distributor cares
not, and why should he?
Aside from the nuisance angle of the
dodger or handbill, its effectiveness. as
an advertising medium is greatly to be
questioned. 1t is in the same category
with second class mail, which is giving it
rather bad name, but it is merited.
Those who take any pride in the ap-
pearance of their home are not inclined
to treat the handbill with any degree of
respect. They snatch it up roll it into
ball and dispose of it without ever CIV
ing any attention to what it may con-
tain. 1t is an eyesore and an irritant
and can make no claim to justify care
full perusal
The ordinance prohibiting handbill
distribution should either be enforced or
repealed. Like any other weak sister"
in the statutes, its disregard only breeds
contempt for other laws.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-12-09

Colored Methodists of the city
last night formed a new church
organization. For the time being
church will be held in the school
house east of the tracks.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-12-09
TEN YEARS AGO
Decemhpr O 1922

Another step has been taken in
the solution of the tangle in which
the court house bonds are involved
when Walter D. Carey, county
auditor, informed the board of
supervisors that he did not believe
the court house bond issue to be
valid and refused to sign the bonds.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-12-09

The Ell Centro library reports a
total circulation last month of 2633
looks and magazines.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-12-09
Looking Backward
What The Press Files Tell of
Imperial Valley for This Date
in Past Years
TWENTY YEARS AGO
December 9. 1912

City trustees are making a spe-
Cial effort to overcome dusty
streets by putting a second shift
on the sprinkling wagon which is
now working day and night.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-12-09

Ira Aten says that the olive
trees on his place are loaded with
fruit that anyone may have for
the picking
Imperial Valley press., 1932-12-09

With an Irish nickname, a Slavic per-
sonnel and a French proper name, the
South Bend "Ramblers" are a miniature
League of Nations.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-12-09

Rather odd that this farmers delega-
tion in Washington doesn't get one-tenth
the publicity that the bonus army or the
hunger marchers did
Imperial Valley press., 1932-12-09

A good bet would be that the French
will fall in line behind the English and
pay up.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-12-09

For cleverness in coming back at his
critics, we hand the palm to Gale, the
Los Angeles Times cartoonist, for yes
terday's work
Imperial Valley press., 1932-12-09

The choir will postpone singing Down
Where the Wurschberger Flows" for the
time being.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-12-09

First payment to the growers in
the California Prune Pool approx
imated SO 100000 this season.
The Coolidge examiner., 1932-10-21
WOULD BE ALL RIGHT

Publisher-Here, this won't do:
"He was silently drinking in the
intricate beauty of her face" Vol
stead law, you know.
The AuthOr-That will be all
right when the illustrator has done
his work He'll reduce the beauty
10 one-half of per cent.
The Coolidge examiner., 1932-10-21
WHAT SHE THOUGHT

He-Do you remember the first
time | ever put my arm around you?
She-l shall never forget it.
He-What did you think?
She-I thought you had fooled
away a lot of time over the pre-
llminaries.
The Coolidge examiner., 1932-10-21

Mrs. Nix-Well, what do you
want?
Gallant Gent-Want? Why want
TO salute them chaste lips, but fail
ing dat I'll accep' some bread and
butter. coffee and a COB of meat,
madam.
The Coolidge examiner., 1932-10-21

George, dear. how do you like my
bathing suitF"
We'll, my dear, to tell you the
truth"
stop right there. George; If you
are going 10 talk that way about it
/ don't want to know"
The Coolidge examiner., 1932-10-21

She-I hope you'll keep our en-
Gagement TO yourself.
He-Yes, and l also hope to
keep you all to myself now.
The Washington times., 1932-01-04
GIRL HAS
B|RTHDAY,C0L

Sentenced by her physician,
DR.. Isadore Rod, to spend the day
in bed, Edith Riley, the coup
board" child, is nevertheless en-
joying her thirteenth birthday
celebration today at Gallinger
Hospital.
Edith has a bad little cold and
unless she improves by this even
ing will not be allowed up today.
BY To- o'clock this morning,
her anniversary gifts had begun
to arrive. First there was cake,
a beautiful creation of the finest
confectioner's art, with her name
and birth date inscribed in let
ters of sugar.
Then there were gift of pretty
dresses, dolls edith has nearly a
hundred), and toys of every de-
Scription. Her two little rooms,
already bulging with toys, are be-
ginning to overthrow into the cor
ridorS and every child in the
ward has one of Edith's toys.
Edith can spell her name and
write it, but that is about as far
as her education has progressed.
The Washington times., 1932-01-04
NRS.M' 'C0RM|CK
FIGHTS HOOVER

ROCKFORD, Ill, Jan. 4 U.N.SO.
Mrs. Ruth Hanna Mccormick,
former Congresswoman, today
urged the Republican party to re-
ject President Hoover for renomi-
nation and pick candidate who
has a fair chance of victory"
The President sis not popular
leader" she said in an editorial
in the Rockford Register-Republic,
of which she is publisher. She
wrote:
"a good beginning for the
Republican party this New
Year would be a resolution to
stop saying: In accordance
with time-hOnOred custom, we
shall, of course, renOminate the
President and to begin to say:
Who is the best man in the
United States for the biggest
job Uncle Sam ever tackled?'"
The Washington times., 1932-01-04
JEALOUS NURSE
HANGS WARDS

CHICAGO, Jan. Insanely
jealous of her charges, Mary Roth,
a nursemaid. %, hanged John, 4;
and George Heindel, 9 months, at
the River Forest Home early yes
terday.
The parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John
H. Heindel, had been to a neigh
borhood bridge party Saturday
night. Returning home after mid
night, they found the doors and
windows barred and called police.
George, dressed in pink-striped
pajamas, was found hanging to
the side of his crib. His brothers
body was suspended by the neck
from a rope in the bedroom door
way. The nurse had hanged her
self in a basement closet, kicking
a box from beneath her feet.
To make death certain. police
said, the maid had curtained the
kitchen windows with blankets
and turned on the gas.
Mr.. Heindel is an executive in
a construction company. No mo,
tive could be aScribed to the crime
except that the girl had often
shown jealousy when the mother
fondled the baby. She had been
in the employ of the family three
years, coming here from Georgia
The Washington times., 1932-01-04
HOUSE S[ASHES
HOOVER BUDGET

In the first major supply bill
of this session, reported to the
House today, the Democratic ma
jority slashed President Hoover'S
budget estimates $13,443 900.
It was the urgent deficiency
bill, carrying $125 1885, and
providing appropriations for the
current fiscal year of $4,000, 900
for FederalState roads construc-
tion and $46,872,975 for the
Veterans Administration, among
lesser items. The Federal public
building program deficiency esti-
mate was cut $3,00O,000 to ST.
100000.
An item of $1,5OO,OOO, recon-
mended by the Appropriations
Committee, makes up a deficit in
the Post office Department, oc-
casioned by the shorter week for
railway mail clerks.
Among the major cuts, the
committee sliced $1O,O0O,0 900 from
the $60,0OO00O asked for Federal
aid to" the States road conStruc-
ton.
The committee cut $50, 900
from the estimated $55O,0OO
asked to furnish the new House
office Building.
The Washington times., 1932-01-04
INDICTED
IN LE|vA CASE

The District Grand Jury today
returned an indictment in four
counts against William Estes Be
dell on charges of housebreaking,
larceny and assault with a dan
gerous weapon in connection with
the hijacking of the El Saliva
dorean legation last May 13.
Bedell, who is being held by
New York police, has stubbornly
resisted the efforts of local au-
thoritieS to have him returned
here. The indictment was OBJ
tanned as a basis upon which to
bring about his eXtradition.
The first count charges him
with breaking into the legation
and the second with the stealing
of several hundred dollars worth
of house furnishings and five
cases of liquor.
The last two charge him with
assaulting Don Carlos Leiva, min
ister from Salvador, and beating
him with a flaShlight.
The Washington times., 1932-01-04
POLICE TRIO
GET 7 YEAR
EACHFOR
CRUELTY
Mostyn, LafIin and Barret
Excoriated by Proctor;
New Trials Denied

Justice James NJ. Proctor in
District Supreme Court today
excoriated police methods in
solving mysteries with their
fists instead of through brain
work" as a preliminary to
sentencing three former po-
licemen each to one years I'M
prisonment for brutality.
Two of the former policemen,
James A. Mostyn and William r.
Laflin, also we're fined $500.
Barrett Spared Fine
The third man, former Detec-
tive Sergeant Robert Barrett, was
given a years imprisonment, but
was spared the fine.
Mostyn and Laflin were con-
victed of beating James Henry
Harker while he was a prisoner
at the First Precinct. In review
ing their acts, Justice Proctor
said:
"They used deliberate, pre-
meditated, and methOdical tor
ture to gain confession. I
hope they have not convicted
others on such confessions and
am glad they didn't get a
chance to take the witness
stand and send this man to jail
on such confession"
The sentences meted Mostyn
and Laflin we're the maximum
under the law in simple assault
cases.
New Trials Denied
Justice Proctor imposed SEN
tence after overruling motions
for new trials for all of the men.
They were allowed to remain at
liberty, however, on bond of 1000
each, pending the outcome Of
appeals.
All three defendants were tried
as a result of the Department Of
Justices recent probe of the
Police Department.
William Grooms and William
Burroughs, First precinct police
men, also were tried with Laflin
and Mostyn. but the jury &C
quilted them.
Barrett was tried alone for
beating George Baber, held for
questioning in the Garden T
Shoppe murder.
The Washington times., 1932-01-04
Bridge Tournament
Enters Final Week

NEW YORK, Jan. 4 0Ns0.-
The battle of the century" in
the contract bridge world swung
into its fourth and last week to-
day. Ely CulbertSon and Mrs.
Josephine Culbertson, his wife,
will resume play against Sidney
Lenz and Commander Winfield
Liggett, jr., tonight. Only 80 rub
bers remain to be played in the
15O-rubber tournament. The Cul-
bertsons have a lead of 2O,220
points.
The Washington times., 1932-01-04
6 TR|KE IS On;
50 LEADERS
FACE JAIL
Fight to Finish Is Promised
As English Aim Drastic
Blow at Nationals

BOMBAY, Jan. 4 (I.N.S).
The British government de-
livered a new and crushing
blow to Indian Nationalism
today when it declared the ALL
India Nationalist Congress an
outlaw body.
The step was taken under
the unlawful association ordl-
nance, promulgated as an
emergency measure shortly
after Mahatma Gandhi was
placed in the Yerovda Jail at
Poona for resuming his cam
paign of civil disobediencc
against British rule.
The decree stamps the congress
as illegal in all its ramifications
and forbids anyone to render the
organization assistance, financial
or otherwise.
Means Finish Fight
Outlawing of the congress
meant fight to the finish be-
tween the proponents of Indian
Nationalism and the British au'
thorities.
Villahbai Patel, former presi,
dent of the Indian legislative as
sembly and co-worker OF
Gandhi, courted arrest by ad
dressing a crowd of 10000 Ma
tionalist sympathizers who gath
cred to commemorate the Ma.
hatma's arrest.
He said in pleading for resump
ton of active boycott against
Britain:
"Buy nothing, but if you must
buy, buy hOmespun and other
native goods.
"If Indian-made goods are
unObtainable, buy American,
CONTINUED on Page 4, Column 81
The Washington times., 1932-01-04
NIPPON HINTS
/. BLAME 1SON
. CHINESE
Mukden Commander Asserts
] Identity of Attackers Is in
/ Doubt; Injuries Severe

The attack at Mukden by
Japanese soldiers upon the
American vice consul, Culver
B. Chamberlain, of Kansas
City, Mo-, was entirely unpro-
Noked and unjustified, the
American Minister at Peiping
Informed the State. Depart
ment today.
The minister said energetic pro-
test had been made to the Japa-
nese legation at Pieping by him.
self, and another protest had
been made by American Consul
General Myrl S. Myers at Muk-
den with the Japanese consulate
there.
Myers protest suggested that
severe punishment be meted out
to the soldiers who made the
attack.
Envoy Makes Report
American Minister Nelson T.
johnson said he had been in
formed of the incident by Myers,
who reported that Chamberlain,
while en- route to the railway
station in Mukden in Myers auto
mobile at $50 a. m, January 3,
was stopped by three Japanese
soldiers.
After Chamberlain had identi-
fled himself by his diplomatic
passport, the soldiers struck him
in the face many times. His
face was badly bruised.
Myers said Chamberlain left
for Harbin yesterday afternoon.
According to Chamberlain's re-
port to Myers, his car was stopped
as he attempted to enter a street
section toward the railway sta
ton. Chamberlain jumped out of
(Continued on Page 4, Col. u
The Washington times., 1932-01-04
GOU. ROIph Refuses
Rioters Audience

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 4 GN.SD =.
After clash with Los Angeles
police in which knives, bricks and
night clubs were welded, less
than 100 men today had started
a hunger march" to San Fran
cisco to interview Gov. James
Rolph, jr., who announced he
would not receive them. Red"
speeches turned the start of the
trek into a riot.
The Washington times., 1932-01-04
Idaho Bomb r4attGck
ImperiLs II Lives

COUER D'ALENE, Idaho, Jan.
4 GNSD-Two dynamite bombs
hurled at the home of Emmett M.
Barnes, county highway commits
sioner, threatened the lives OF
II persons when one OF the
bombs exploded a few feet short
of it's mark. Barnes was unable
to- account for the attack.
The Washington times., 1932-01-04
Special Hoover Message
joys Congress on Relief
Staff Photo

facilities of the Federal Reserve
Bank.
5. Development of a plan
whereby depositors in closed banks
can obtain swifter action in re-
covering portions of their depos-
its.
s. Revision of the transporta-
ton laws so as to strengthen the
carriers along the lines (consoli-
dation) already laid down by the
Interstate Commerce Commission.
7. Revision of the banking laws
to afford additional safeguards
for depositorS.
8. Economy in expenditure, ade-
quate increase in taxation and re-
striction of the issue of new Fed
eral securities.
The Washington times., 1932-01-04
Arms Meet Success
Doubted by Castle

NEW YORK, Jan. 4 Q.N.S0
A warning not to expect too much
in the way of accomplishment by
the general disarmament confer
ence in Geneva was sounded to-
day by UnderseCretary of State
Castle, who addressed the Women's
National Republican Club on for
eign relations.
The Washington times., 1932-01-04

President Hoover sent a special
message to Congress today urging
that the legislators speed action on
his program of economic legisla-
ton.
Specifically. the President re>
commended that earliest attention
be given to the following:
/. Strengthening of the Federal
land banks by provision of more
capital.
2. Creation of the Federal Re
construction Corporation, which
he initially proposed in his first
message to Congress.
3. Creation of home loan dis
count banks. which he also adVo-
Gated in his earlier message.
4. Liberalization of the discount
The Washington times., 1932-01-04
2 HURT IN WRECK

Mr.. and Mrs. William j. Lee,
17O1 L st. N. E., are recovering
today from injuries received yes
terday when their automobile was
in collision with another on
BladsnSburg Road near L st.
N. E. They we're treated at
Casualty Hospital. -
The Washington times., 1932-01-04
Mary Nolan Sued
For GOIUn Shop Light

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 4 G.N.S0.
Her failure to pay for an electric
sign designed for her Hollywood
gown shop today caused Mary
Nolan, pretty film star, to be
sued for $47.50 by Mrs. Nancy
Hankin.
The Washington times., 1932-01-04
Reichsbdnk's Gold
Drops. Exchange Up

BERLIN, Jan. 4 0N.S).-The
Reichsbank lost 100000 marks in
gold during the week ending De
cember 81, but gained 2,5oO,OOO
marks in foreign exchange, &C
cording to a report today. Gold
coverage dropped from 25.6 per
cent to 24.2 per cent during the
period owing to increased c1rcula-
ton of currency.
The Washington times., 1932-01-04
LONDON STOCKS DULL

ONDON. Jan. 4 ON.SO
Stocks were dull on the London
Exchange during the early hours
of trading today. The pound
sterling opened at $3.37A.
The Washington times., 1932-01-04
CONDITION OF TREASURY

Treasury balance as of Decem-
ber 81. $474,689, ,558.33.
Expenditures, $6,159, 1902.
Customs receipts, $26, $40, ,413.25.
The Washington times., 1932-01-04

"Who Viii Be the Next PRESIDENT" the sub
iect of radio address delivered by WHIiam Ran
dolbh Hearst Saturday night oOer the National net
cork of the National Broadcasting Company. Mr..
Hearst spoke from Station KFI at Los AngeIes. His
address foUoqvs:
Evening star., 1932-09-27
Marriage Licenses.

R9s. Stable sase, s. 'a 81. me- juds. ROB- s&e
.,i 1ss:is!sss! q, .,r s.s St. and
ave-; ave. Rev. W Allan r. Poors.
William Z. Manning, 20, 7lo HOWARD I'd
ard rd ana eGn;anse Rebsss 'En Msttnsy @ now
ri g:ais sisn RsSsis: RRsSssS 's' ISL Sd St 'V:
Kionso L. Garter, %, Bowling Green, Va,
and Alice r. Coleman, 40. Point Easter. Va;
q 81. s.. sarea' .:s s
,s ses 4 sshss Rev 1P IT. Hermit
John Kearney. .s5. 1910 X g., and Mary
I: Powers, 40, 1880 X ST.; Rev. z. Barney
Zee Turner. q. - Rhode Island ave,
Rev. r. M. williams.
Ss; e e satTess 81 Tssn' Rs7 r s VII
liam A. shelton.
6 ShpT:; ". Howell; "a. 7lo Howard rd; Sc. e
se sed 1adsss G@dss kabe Mas T. M.nsy NJ m Howard
Charlie Ware. 81 4oi Rhode island ave.
ana Addie sanders. IS. 2O2 New York ave.
feAi Aubrey re : X. Toothnsn. 81. 22o f st. and
Rosalie N. sharn, %, 6al I St; Rev L. I.
JI RIs6aId Z Ao.s Jacobs q "a sll st. sw, and
Theodore, Simpson. 24. 2os Peabody st,
Joseph Arzschewski SO, shamokin, Pa.
and Blanche L. Hodgson. 49, 1888 Monroe
rutrelle. "a. both Of Richmond; Rev H. NJ
Joseph Boles. a1. 1924 18th St, and Eva
Green. 10. 1921 Corccran St; Rev. Augustus
Lewis.
Evening star., 1932-09-27
Deaths Reported.

Arabe1iH Sheltoc; 7s. 31s st. Sc.
Gustave MilitzeT, 81, route to Casualty
Hospital.
Jacob W. Barnett so. Gallnger Hospital.
John P Mcconnell, l2, 81. Elzabeth's
Hospital
Elias Simpson 50. Home for the Aged and
Infrm.
William Johnson. a. Home for the Aged
and Infirm.
MaggIe McGoines, 70, tuberculosis Hos
pits
GIacys Z, s Keyes. 81 26o6 Stanton I'd sc.
Fannie Sledse, 18. Gallinser Hospital
Thcmas Pratt. weeks. Chiidren's Hos
pitsl.
Infant Of Worth and Mary Falls, Freed
mems Hospital
infant OF. Ulysses and Amy Tyler, CALM
ger HOSPITAL.
Infant Of Roland and Josephine jackson.
Garfield Hospital.