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Imperial Valley press., 1932-09-17
Second Baptist
On Brighton near Second
J. L. CASTOR, Pastor

y. l.. Adobbll, hobOl
The pastor of the church has re-
turned from his vacation greatly
refreshed and ready to begin an
active years work. He will preach
at both services. The choir will
present special programs Of music,
featuring the songs of the late
Charles Gabriel. The music will
be the church's testimony to his
usefulness and helpfulness in spir-
itual contribution.
GAS a. m.-Bible school. Glasses
for all ages.
HOO a. m.-Morning worship.
Sermon by the pastor. Solo, Mrs.
Media Brown Neil.
$50 p. m.-B. Y. P. u. session.
Special program presented by the
young people of the church.
7:45 p. m.-Evening worship. Ser
mon by the pastor. The regular
services of the week will resume
Monday evening with meetings OF
the Woman's Home and Foreign
Missionary society and the Pastors
Aid society.
A cordial welcome is extended 10
the members returning from their
vacations, persons living in the
community and having no regular
church affiliation, and to visitors
seeking a season of prayer and
spiritual inspiration. In this chang
ing world, with its shift in ideals
and ideas the church. hes definite
part. The past is gone never TO
return; the present with all its OPP
portunities is ours Come. join
us in making the most Of it.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-09-17
BObbed Hair Ban
On Choir Singers


WICHITA, Kan, Sept H. lu'f'-
The girls and women, who sing III
the choir at the annual old-tash-
ioned camp meeting of the Kansas
State Holiness association, must
not have bobbed hair and they
must be dressed modestly.
The annual yearbook, sent to all
prospective worshipers at the 43rd
session, reveals how this group has
resisted the encroachment of mod
ern living.
Women were requested not TO ap-
pear on the platform with bobbed
hair. They we're asked to dress
modestly. The religious services
outlined were simple-prayer meet
ing at 7 a. M, followed by song
service and preaching. The after
noon session followed the same
routine.
Two of the IL charter members
of the association attended the
meetings this year. They were Mrs.
Mary Schallaire, 81, and j., K.
Grier, SO.
The association was founded 43
years ago by a group who were
impressed with religious revival
held in tent at Peck, Kan. They
determined that the revival should
F.; be perpetuated by an annual re-
vival under a permanent organi-
zation. The Kansas State Holiness
association was formed.
Grier is the only person who
has attended every meeting. There
are several others who have at
| tended more than Is successive ses-
.,1
Imperial Valley press., 1932-09-17
Court Maintains
Judicial Dignity

LAS VEGAS, New, Sept. IT. U.P
p. j. Jones, desk sergeant at Las
Vegas police station, was taught
costly lesson in court etiquette by
Municipal Judge P c. Gallagher
when he acted as city attorney in
the absence of F. H. Stevens.
Jones called off the docket and
when he was finished, he informed
the court that's all, Pat" and de-
parted to resume his usual duties.
A few minutes later, the bailiff
called the name of F. H. Jones,
desk sergeant.
Mr.. Jones" the court intoned,
you are charged with contempt Of
court When you left the court
room, you informed the court,
that's all, Pat Hereafter you will
show the court due respect. You
are fined 500
Judge Gallagher, however, re-
mitted the $40 fine upon tire SER
geant's promise that he would
henceforth observe the court edi-
quette.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-09-17
Four Square Gospel

The Church of the Foursquare
gospel, corner of 14th and Olive
streets invites all to Sunday school
at 9:45. Glasses for all ages
The morning worship begins at
IL o'clock. Rev. Fred S. Day will
bring a message on Gods Por-
ton
The Crusaders hold their service
at 6:45 p m. The public is in
vited. One Of the young people
viii preach.
The regular evangelist service
begins at 7:30. DR.. Howard Alter
will talk on Christian Martyrs,
Ancient and Modern"
The little church with a big
heart wishes TO extend a hearty
invitation to all. There will be
special singing at all services.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-09-17

conducted by Mr.. and Mrs. Butter
worth, a social time is planned
Older people are welcome to visit
this meeting.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-09-17
Methodist Episcopal

Church school, Gas a m. Paul
Thornton, superintendent. Most OF
the teachers will be back Sunday
in readiness for their classes, SO
we expect >large attendance of
scholars as well.
Morning worship, II o'clock. The
pastor will speak. The music COM
mittee, headed by DR.. R. c. Glenn
ons, is making plans for the year,
and soon we will have our musical
program running in full swing.
Epworth league, $50 p. m. John
King, president. The topic of the
evening will be Vacation Expert
ences" and will be led by the pres
ident.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-09-17

Rice growers of Glenn county are
having their annual problem try
ing to control red-winged black
birds.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-09-17

Several cars of Colusa county ap-
piles were shipped to the Atlantic
seaboard recently.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-09-17

with the state railroad and public
utilities commission at Nashville
came from group of citizens of
Chattanooga, who have retained
Fred Williams as their attorney.
The city of Chattanooga also may
take official action.
The Chattanooga petition al
leges the telephone company made
13 per cent profit in 1881 and the
state commissioner is asked to
reduce rates so that earnings will
not exceed per cent.
Mayor John T. .O'Conner, of
Knoxville, heads a committee of
three which is to file petition
with the utilities commission to de-
mand lower telephone rates for
Knoxville.
1.-The telephone companies and
other utilities are the only groups
failing to recognize the depression,
Mayor OConner criticized.
Evening star., 1932-08-01
FOUR STUMP STATE
-. JOINTLY FOR SENATE
Smith and Three South Carolina
Opponents, Including Blease,
in Warm Race.
Rr the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
COLUMBIA, S. c., August 1.-Remi-
niscent of the day of the torchhght pa
rade and the horse and buggy, South
Carolina's Joint political campaign tour
is carrying four candidates for the
Democratic nomination as Senator in
each of the 46 counties.
Two political veterans, Senator E. D.
Cotton Ed Smith and Cole L. Blease,
and two comparatively youthful oppo-
nentS are contesting for the nomlna-
ton. which has always been equivalent
to election. For the first time in Is
years prohibition is an important issue.
Smith is rounding out "a years in
Washington, the longest any South
Carolinian has ever been member Of
the Senate. Pointing to his seniority,
Smith says he expects to be chairman
of the Agriculture Committee If re-
elected and if the Democrats organize
the Senate. A political dry, he pledged
himself to follow the national conven-
ton on prohibition and is therefore
Pledged to support repeal.
Blease. colorful political figure and
former Senator and Governor, has
stressed economy. Blease was unseated
in the Senate by James F. Byrnes two
years ago. The Columbia attorney said
he favors a prohibition referendum and
will abide by the wishes of the ma
jority.
The only outright repealist in the
race, Ashton H. Williams, young Flor
ence lawyer, has vigorously assailed the
prohibition law. Williams polled a
handsome vote when he ran for Gov
ernor two years ago
The fourth candidate, Leon w. Har-
ris, Anderson solicitor, has denounced
Smiths record and charged him with
nepotism Harris was unsuccessful in
1880 in a bid for the Senate. He has
not discussed prohibition, asserting he
Is running on economic issues" alone.
Evening star., 1932-08-01
RED CROSS READY
TODONATE COTTON
Organization Set Up Here to
Distribute 100000 Bales
for Relief.

The American Red Cross has set up
its organization at headquarters here to
handle the disposition of 100000 bales
of Government cotton voted by Con-
gress for relief purposes, according to
announcement by Judge John Barton
Payne, national chairman.
The central cotton distribution office
will be operated under the general dt-
rection of James L. Fieser, vice chair
man. with Robert E. Bondy, national
director of disaster relief, as admins
trative assistant. Organization meas
ures and study of the types and
quantities of garments are under way
so that operations can be started in the
near future.
THE American Red Cross" said
Judge Payne will initiate its cotton
distribution program by procuring piece
goods to be made into children's cloth
ing by Red Cross chapter production
units and housewives"
$500 Replies Compiled.
The decision is the result OF first
compilations of answers to question
naires sent to the 5000 chapters. These
answers indicated possible use of prints,
outing flannel. sateen, muslin, hickory
shirting, nainsook and bird dS-eye" for
making a wide variety of boys and
girls garments.
ut IS the intention of the Red Cross
to deal only with primary producers and
all transactions must be without profit
under the act of Congress approved
Evening star., 1932-08-01
JOCKEY is KILLED
IN AUTO COLLISION
Charles Phillips, Formerly of
Washington, and Woman
Die of Injuries.

WINDSOR, Ontaria, August 1.-The
turf Yesterday lost one of its lead
ing Jockeys, while another race rider,
who has law education but loves the
thrill of the track, lay seriously injured
in hospital.
Charles Phillips, 26, who rode Sun
Beau to fame and a small fortune for
Willis S. Kilmer, last season, was killed
when his automobile collided with a
taXicab here yesterday. Phillips home
was in Belmont N. Y.
Water Magner, 81, Chicago, a grad
uaSe of the University of Illinois, was
injured, but is expected to recover. The
two Jockeys were to have left yesterday
to ride in the Hamilton, Ontario, race
meet.
Mrs. Elizabeth Brown, Sandwich, On
tario, passenger in the taxicab, also
was killed.
Phillips riding contract with Kilmer
expired with the close of the 1881 sea-
son, and this year he had been free
lancing At the close Of two weeks OF
racing at the Kenilworth Jockey Club
and Devonshire Park here, he led the
field with nine winners, seven seconds
and eight third places.
Charles Samuel Phillips, a former
Washington youth, rode Bide-a-Wee to
the finish ahead OF a number OF Ia
vorites on the Devonshire track Sat-
urday.
Stewart Phillips, a brother of the
Jockey, left here by plane yesterday
for Devonshire. The body was to be
brought here tomorrow morning.
Funeral services are to be held in Holy
Name Church Thursday morning and
interment Is to be at Mount Olivet
Cemetery.
Phillips was a son of Samuel Shelby
and Clara Stewart Phillips of 1122
Seventh street northeast. Besides his
parents he is survived by three
brothers, Stewart, Harold and Frank
Phillips, and sister, Miss Hiltrude
Phillips.
Phillips had been riding for Trainer
Tom Healey of the G. v. Whitney
Stable. His early training was on
the Maryland tracks.
Evening star., 1932-08-01

July S, 1882" Judge Payne pointed out.
Merchandise will be bought from
stock or be made up at prices which
represent cost or market, whichever Is
lower. Payment will be made in raw
cotton"
Distribution Arranged.
Reouisitions on the central distribu-
ton Office will be cleared through the
branch Offices of the Red Cross in
Washington, st. Louis and San Fran
cisco and will be made on the basis OF
needs as ascertained by local chapters.
AS in the distribution Of Government
wheat. the relief task will be carried
on by the regular Red Cross personnel
and chapter volunteers, cooperating
with other relief agencies. Chapters
will pool the requirements of agen-
cies within their Jurisdiction. On tech
nical matters, the advice of Edward T.
Pickard, chief of the textile division,
Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Com
merce of the Department OF Commerce,
will be available.
Evening star., 1932-08-01
Distribution Arranged.
SET OFF LAST GAS BOMB

Two Men Held After Releasing
Fumes Intended for B. E. E.
One of the gas bombs lost during
the skirmish of Regular Army troops
with the bonus marchers last week
was set off last night at Second and
G streets and large number of per-
sons were affected by the pungent
fumes
Two men were arrested and charged
with disorderly conduct in connection
with the affair 1t is alleged they
threw the bomb. They were booked
as Hollis Andrews, 33. of the 1900
block of North Capitol street, and Leo
Shugard, 38, of the 200 block of G
street.
Evening star., 1932-08-01
HUSBAND POISONER
RETURNED TO CELL
Held in Topeka for Return to Idaho
Prison After Is Months
at Large.
nv tha Asrnrintnd pr.rr

BY the Associated Press
TOPEKA, Kans., August 1-wearied
by Is months as a fugitive, LYDIA
Southland, convicted husband poisoner,
was held here yesterday for return to
the Idaho prison from which she es-
capped May 4, 1881.
I was fool" she said, "for ever
having left"
She told police here she had plan
med to return to Idaho anyway to COM
plete her term of from 10 years to life
imprisonment for the murder OF her
fourth husband, Ed F. Meyer Of Twin
Falls, Idaho. August 10, 1920.
Prosecuting authorities charged he
was killed for his life insurance and
that bodies Of her three previous hus-
bands bore traces Of arsenic.
Evening star., 1932-08-01
$1,000 LOOT OBTAINED

Caretaker Bound by Robbers in
Home of w. c. Eacho.
Loot valued at more than $1,000 was
obtained by two burglars who entered
the home of w. Carlton Eacho, 5027
Forty-first street late Saturday night
and bound the caretaker.
The colored caretaker is being held
by police for investigation. He
told police that the robbers entered the
home and forced him to the basement
at pistol point. There, he said, he
was bound to bed while the men
ransacked the house.
Evening star., 1932-08-01
GOLFERS SEE TWO DIE
AS PLANE HITS WIRES
Fifty Watching on Course Near
Dayton When Craft Strikes Phone
Line and Takes Nose Dive.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
DAYTON, Ohio, August 1.-Two
men we're killed in an airplane crash
on golf course one mile south Of here
yesterday. The victims were Charles
Harding. 10, of Miamisburg, the pilot,
and Reuben Fink, 20, of Franklin, Ohio.
The plane, a three-seated cabin type,
struck a telephone wire and went into
a nose dive. About so golfers saw
the ship flying low with the engine
Sputtering q moment before the &C
cident.
Harding and Fink had gone up for
a pleasure flight.
Evening star., 1932-08-01
Old Cats Grave Marked.

A granite marker has been placed
over the grave of "Snookie," Oldest cat
in Massachusetts, which died recently
at "a. The cat belonged to James Gar
field of Pittsfield.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1932-09-09
Lawyer just Works Harder
Than Other Fellow.

Chicago.-Sightless eyes are no dis
advantage to Herbert Geisler, lawyer.
who considers that he got "break"
when, at the age of seven years,
childish accident at the hands OF a
rough playmate left him blind.
II just work harder than the other
fellow" said Geisler. That's the
only reason won honors in school.
and the only reason / win cases In
courts. I'm not afraid of work, and
I do 1t more cheerfully than the law
yers who can see." %of
Geisler, who is twenty-eight years
old, and has been engaged in gen.
eral law practice for three years, was
president Of his class and made a
brilliant record in John Marshall high
school.
He entered the University of Chi
cago ard made exceptional grades in
the three years of pre-law work, and
entered the law school, graduating In
1929 with the highest honors of his
class.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1932-09-09
FINDS BLINDNESS IS
NOT A DISADVANTAGE

He also was president of his class
in the law school, and was elected to
the Order Of the Golf, an honorary law
scholastic fraternity. Geisler was
chairman Of the University Of Chicago
editors of the Illinois Law Review, and
won the Wiggin robe prize for scholar
ship In his second year.
: II find the fact that l cannot see
no disadvantage to me in the courts.
In examination of witnesses 1t Is not
their facial expression that reveals
whether they are telling the truth, but
their words"
Geisler has reader, and in addition
is proficient In reading the Braille
system. He rapidly takes notes for
courtroom use on the Braille type
writer, and in the courtroom takes
notes in Braille with the stylus.
He swims, dances, bowls, takes long
walks and is fond of fishing. Although
totally blind, he leads an active, nor
NAL life.
He's known among fellows who
were his classmates in law school as
a good sport, a keen mind and an ex-
cellent companion.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1932-09-09

of a big corporation, and whose ac-
quaintance is vast among men of cir
cumstance. To make money bores
him, because he has plenty.
FIatterine Overt.
BY devious means the crook estab-
fishes the approximate wealth Of his
victim. And, by some singular CO.
incidence, venerable gentleman hap
pens by the cafe. He speaks to the
crook as though he might be the son
of his elder business partner. The
first crook invites his respected friend
to join them in q drink. He explains
overly that the old gentleman is one
of Americas or England's greatest
bankers, the silent partner Of ship
lines, oil concessions, gold mines and
scandalously rich, who is retired but
who goes to the stock exchange as a
matter of long habit.
The two crooks talk Of a little deal.
Perhaps they leave their new friend
out of this little deal. The next day
they met again, and the elderly gen.
tleman turns over few thousand
francs with bored air as the win
nings of their little deal. They offer
to let their victim in on one of those
little deals, and they even bet jocu-
larly among themselves who will get
trimmed on the next stock deal. This
goes on until the friend is convinced
that he Is in good company. Then
comes the real deal. The victim lays
out cash, specially big prize on
new stock. The next day the two
friends cross the frontier and the inno-
cent victim calls shame-facedly on the
police.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1932-09-09
CON MEN ARE ACTIVE
DESPITE DEPRESSION

prevalent gag if for one Of the swim
dlers to take chair on the terrace
of popular cafe where all the world
goes and wait until some particular
bird Of prey arrives.
The victim selected is either chosen
by prearranged tactics on the part of
the gang, or victim is chosen at
random because of his apparent or
supposed possession Of ready wealth.
The ICON man." so to speak, having
an engaging personality, soon makes
the acquaintance Of the victim and, If
the victim is at all susceptible, the
worldly arts Of gentleman who has
lived both in and out Of jails, under
every circumstance on all continents,
soon makes its insidious effect, and
two firm friendships are formed.
Drinks follow, condolences about fam
lily; home towns. women, men and
events.
The crook is apparently wealthy,
just a careless fellow whose people
are rich, or whose uncle is president
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1932-09-09


it was quite contrary to his directions
to let any stranger touch the instru-
ment which might be injured IL not
carefully handled. Bach was insist
ent, however, and persuasive, and
finally the sexton yielded.
AS he listened to the great musician
handling the wonderful instrument the
sexton was first astonished and then
held spellbound. Finally it dawned
upon him who it was to whose music
he was listening. There was only one
man in the world who had such skill.
When the music was ended he came
up to the player and grasped him by
the hand. "You are Bach," he said,
and then remembering his refusal to
let the musician touch the organ, "and
to think I might have missed the mas
teri"
How much we have missed or come
near missing by our stubbornness or
our unwillingness to take advantage
of opportunities.
I think I might have missed all the
pleasant experiences which have come
to me during the last forty years. I
had a boy friend who had moved away
from our community and whom had
not seen for half dozen years. !
had thought Of inviting him to visit
me, but had put off the invitation as
one will in such cases. Then one day
/ had the inspiration and acted on it.
He came. He had been to college and
he persuaded me to go. But for the
inspiration which led me to invite him
to visit me / doubt very much that !
should ever have left the farm. May
be it would have been just as well.
Did you ever wonder what would
have happened to you and what you
might have missed had you turned
down a different road than the one
you took one night, or If you hadn't
gone to the party where you met the
girl you married, or where you would
be today II you had not made certain
decisions score Of years ago?
Q. 1899. Western Newspaper Union.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1932-09-09
Swindlers Find Victims in
Partisan Cafes.

Paris.-The success with which two
unimaginable confidence men, swim
died a visiting Australian millionaire
in popular boulevard cafe recently
indicates that the world depression is
not universal.
Despite repeated successes of these
s'c0n men, in this most well known
of Partisan sidewalk cafes, the victims
still seem to come from somewhere
and still provide easy money for plaus-
ible crooks, who not only go by un-
punished. but who return at a later
date with a different passport, a diff
ferent name, and different mustache,
perpetuating the some old gag. and
disappearing before their victim has
time to get to the police station.
Only recently trusting Australian
gentleman dropped upwards Of 4,0OO,-
900 francs on the flimsiest of fiim-fiam
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1932-09-09
Archery Practice
Ruins House Walls

San Mateo, Calif.-Even the rain
didn't stop Robert MacCollister
and his little bow and arrow.
When the rain began to fall Mac
Collister moved his target practice
into the house. A wall, MacCol-
lister found, made an excellent tar
get for his arrows.
But Mrs. Robert Person, owner
of the home in which MacCollister
was living, objected. She told the
court her walls were pockmarked
with arrow holes. MacCollister
paid to have the room replastered.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1932-09-09

games. The two police thugs who
trimmed the amiable visitor were old
offenders, and their appearance was
Bignalized in Paris. But police action
came only when the venerable gentle
man had parted with his millions.
Use Simple System.
In this particular cafe the simplest
of systems are employed. Many vic
Tins probably get wise and fail to
collaborate, but when brother falls
these thugs make it well worth the
time lost ON their bad guesses. The
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1932-09-09
QUITE A SCARE

The doctor looked down at his pa
tient and shook his head doubtfully.
"YOu say you have the same night
mare every night" he said, what IL
it?"
~ dream that I'm married, doctor,'
said the pale-faced man.
"To whomY inquired the doctor.
The patient grimaced.
ITO my present wife," he replied.
That's what makes 1t a nightmarei"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1932-09-09
Unhurt in Car Crash,
Nurse Dies of Fright

New York.-Miss Elsie Cob, twenty
three years old, a nurse at the Creed
moor State hospital, died in Jamaica
hospital following an automobile col
lision a few hours earlier. Hospital
authorities said that as far as they
could learn Miss Cob was physically
unhurt. but the shock brought on an
attack of hysteria which affected her
heart. This caused her death.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1932-09-09
POTPOURRI
Seeing Red

When we face the sunlight with
our eyes closed we do not seem to
be in darkness, but rather, red
dish glow penetrates our visions.
This is because the red blood in
our eyelids closes out all other
colors which go to make up light,
allowing only the red to pass
through.
@. 1898. Western Newspaper Union.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1932-09-09
Oh Yeh?

Andy was busily engaged with q
spade in the mud hole beside his cay
when a stranger hailed him. "Stu&S
in the mud?"
"Oh, MOI" replied Andy cheerily.
"My engine died here, and I'm dig
ging a grave for It,"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1932-09-09

The Visitor-Who's the most enter
prislng man in this village?
The Native-Now lookit here. stran-
ger, you'd better ask that there Ques-
ton of somebody else In this parts
never was much Of a Teller for talkin'
about myself.