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Imperial Valley press., 1932-01-08
BO0KMAKERS OF
EAST 'SQUAWK'
ON LINDEN RACE

CHICAGO, Jan. g. UP)-Chicago
bookmakers were hit heavily and
are reported to have lost consider
able money on the first race L,
Aqua Caliente yesterday. It was re-
vealed here today. Linden Tree, a
2-year-old owned by C. Drumheller,
closed at l-3 in the final reading,
and paid s2l.49 to win il the mu-
tuels.
Hundreds of booklnakers IN Chi
cago refused TO pay off bets on the
race after the general news bureau
which supplies information Of all
races to bookmakers, sent out the
following:
After a careful investigation II
has been found that trickerv was
resorted to in the first race at Aqua
Caliente TO build up the price in
the mutuels. We advise our clients
to pay off at / to 81
Thousands of dollars were said to
have been distributed to bookmakers
in Chicago, Cincinnati, ST. Louis
and several eastern cities to bet on
Linden Tree, making the second
start Of his career. The price Of
Linden Tree was boosted by betting
several hundred dollars at the track
where the betting was light, while
the big money was sent to book
makers throughout the country.
Aqua CALIENTE, Mex, Jan. s.
U.P)-Victory of Linden Tree, fay-
orite in a race here yesterday, cost
bookmakers over the country not
more than 100000 rather than the
million dollars which was rumored
race track officials said today.
They laughed at reports OF d
major scandal over the race, but
admitted that a row might be
raised although they profe5sed to
see no reason for such action.
Baron Long, one OF the owners
Of the track, in a statement, said:
We keep the mutuel machines
open and anyone is welcome to
come and bet on a race. We do not
dictate which horse he should wager
on. Public opinion seems TO figure
the bookmakers should never lose
Linden Tree, two-year-old from
the George Drumheller stable, was
a favorite in nearly all selections
before the race. 1t was said the
disparity between first place pay
off Of s2l.60, second money of $3.50
and third Of s2.20 might have been
caused by someone dumping money
on another horse to boost the odds
on Linden Tree.
In the local book Linden Tree was
held at 3 to 5, and the approxi-
mate odds on the mutuel board we're
6 to l. The colt paid four points
better than the approximate ma
chine odds at post time.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-01-08
SCHMELING NOW
GETTING TO Be
POPULAR CHAMP

NEW YORK, Jan. 8. Up-
Regardless Of the edicts Of the New
York state commission - which
makes a determined. If somewhat
.idiculous, attempt to control the
heavyweight title-American box
Ing fans have accepted Max
schmcling as world champion.
And while the good-natured
romg German is unlikely to at
tain the personal popularity en-
joyed by Jack Dempsey, he is ac-
copted tJr more graciously than
most observers pGseved possible.
When SChmeung won the title
cn q foul by Jack Sharkey he lost
the popularity gained in earlier
fights a majority Of fans thought
L had scored a lucky technical
victory and lacked real champion
snip ability. His exhibition tour a
year ago was featured by several
demonstrations, with
fans razzing Max for not accepting
q return bout with Sharkey.
Schmeling'S knockout of Young
rated at least the equal
Of Sharkey, brought a complete
change. With Sharkey losing caste
through his draw against Mickey
Walker. and Schmeling prepared
o meet all contenders, the public
loW regards nm as a worthy /,
champion.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-01-08

SPOR I s
H00pshoOters To
Play On Coast

Imperial Valleys best basketball
talent will leave here at 1 O'CLOCK
tomorrow afternoon. TO appear on
q San Diego court Saturday nieat
in q special contest with the San
Diego y. NJ. c. A. team. Pacific
coast champions two years age.
and off TO 2 good start this year.
An all star team from the e. Cen
tro commercial league will MAKE
the trip by automobile. It Is ex-
pected several followers of tie
teams represented will also 60 10
San Diego TO witness the clash.
Members Of the all-star team are
Tenwolde, Sheffield, Smith. Van
Dalfsen and Dugan of Gallaher and
Pearson, Coates and Littlefield Of
the Gilmore Lions. and Sewers and
Fox Of the Imperial Valley Had-
ware.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-01-08
Warmers Future
Still Undecided

PALO ALTO, Calf, Jan. 8. U.P)
A decision on renewing the con-
tract Of Glenn Pop" Warner as
Stanford football coach still was
pending today as a result of the
athletic boards failure 10 act at
q meeting last night.
Although postponing action on
approving a five-year contract for
tine veteran mentor, athletic heads
insisted there was no significance
in the delay and that the matter
would be taken up again at their
next meeting three weeks hence.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-01-08
THREE CONTESTS
SATURDAY NIGHT
AT HIGH SCHOOL

Imperial Valley basketball fans
tomorrow night will have their
first chance to see Central Union
high school and junior college
cage teams In action on one floor.
when the class "a" high school
team meets Imperial high school.
and the Jaycees tangle with the
San Diego Army and Navy Junior
college five.
A class &C" team from Imperial
will engage the Fl Centro high
school class &C" outfit in the first
game Of the evening at $50. This
game will be followed BY the
junior college tuSSle at 7:45. and
that, in turn. will be followed By
the class "A" high school contest
at o'clock.
Imperial high school always has
& good basketball team, since that
school does not play football, and
specializes in the court game while
other teams are playing football.
El Centro's high school teams are
in the experimental stage. with few
veterans available. Fisher for the
"A" team and Wong for the &C.
squad are the only veterans back
from last year. A number of
green players will be given a
chance against Imperial.
The junior college, following
defeat by Phoenix a short while
ago because of numerous personal
fouls, is looking forward to q more
careful attack on the San Diego
outfit, but will do its best to de-
feat the coast five.
The high schools lineups prob
ably will be:
Imperial Valley press., 1932-01-08

two sets by his opponents super
play, Lott kept his temper and
shots under control and came
steaming out Of nowhere to win.
And that's the sort OF man it
takes to whip Vines. For he's just
that sort of man himself
Imperial Valley press., 1932-01-08
Battalino May
RenOunce Title

NEW YORK, Jan. g. UPl-
Christopher Bat" Battalino, OF
Hartford, Conn, will make his
sixth and probably his last defense
OF his featherweight championship
In 15-round bout with Lew
Feldman OF New York. in Madison
Square Garden tonight.
Battalino, because of the heroic
measures required TO bring him
down to the required feather
weight poundage OF l26 pounds. is
expected by many boxing followers
TO renounce his claim TO the title
Immediately after the fight.
Battalino is Is TO 5 favorite
In the betting odds to whip Field
man, who stands about eleventh
in featherweight ratings.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-01-08
SPORTS PARADE
OFFERS VARIETY
IN TODAY'S NEWS
BY HENRY McLEMoRE
United Press Staff CORRESPONDENT


NEW YORK, Jan. 8. dip
/ For no reason at all, unless it be
! the announcement OF that annual
! Big Ten, am going to talk about
! tennis today. Those who think II
too chilly TO talk about such a nice
summery. flannely game please re-
member my readers in Guatemala,
many of whom, in their haste for
this stuff, swim out to the mail
packets, Drawing sharks, barra-
cudas and drowning.
Ellsworth Vines, Jr., heads the
Big Ten rankings this year, and
that sets me to wondering who is
going to offer the long-legged.
ugly-panned Californian any grade
"a competition. What was that?
Did somebody say "Cochet?"
Pulleeze, don't mention that mans
name unless you have to. He and
his racket will do plenty of talk
ing when and if our team arrives
in France for Davis cup play.
There's nothing in sight but a
romp for Vines in 1882. You can
read the United States tennis
roster from top to bottom without
finding more than two chaps who
will give Vines more than passing
trouble.
The two are George Lott and
Frank Shields. The rest of the
field lack bottom to employ a
word used by some Georgia friends
IN describing 8 bird dog who is
the best bird dog in the world for
4 couple Of hours, but who tired
before the sun reached the zenith.
This word bottom" isn't deroga-
tory. 1t simply implies a lack of !
to keep on plugging I
when the road gets rough and the |
heats turned on. |
It has been used to describe |
Young Stribling, the boxfighter.
and a man who is near and dear /
to the heart of SouthernerS.
THE only thing the matter with /
man who lives around |
Stone Mountain told me not so
long ago, lis that he lacks bottom.
He goes swell for eight or 10
rounds, but lacks the bottom to
carry on past that point. If Pa
had put him in a lumber camp for
4 year or so and let him work 10
Or IL hours a day, he would have
had enough bottom to whip
in those closing rounds
1t Cleveland"
To my way Of thinking, Lott and /
and perhaps young Mister
Keith Gledhill, are the only boys
with sufficient bottom to keep or
;lapping away at Vines through
i've sets. Wood and Sutter and
several others have the form and
;hots, but not enough toughnesS
nd meanness to climb the hill.
Lott is my choice to give Vines
lis sternest competition. Last year
Lott decided to really play singles.
And those of you who saw him
against Vines in the finals at For
sst Hills know what a sweet JOB
le did. To me, however, Georges
,tandout performance was against
vanRyn in the quarter finals.
Whipped to a frazzle in the first
Imperial Valley press., 1932-01-08
DR.. Brooks At
New Location

Or. c. S. Brooks, who has been
officeless since the fire of New
Years morning destroyed the Davis
building et the corner of Fifth and
Main streets, is opening offices in
the MediCal-Dental building.
He will receive patients in rooms
8. 9, and 10, having equipped the
place with new equipment.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-01-08

afternoon will invade FL Centre for
a contest at 2:3o on the high school
field with the Maggie Fat Boys.
The Coachells team is consider
ed one of the strongest independent
baseball organizations in this Sec
Imperial Valley press., 1932-01-08

teams ended in q score OF 2 to
0 favoring the El Centro outfit.
Played on the Coachclla diamond.
the game went eight innings before
either team was able to drive In
a run.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-01-08

ton of the country, and should
give Maggio's nine as tough bat
tie as any they have met in
season consisting mostly OF victor
les.
The last game between these two
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1932-07-29
IMPORTANCE OF
BEING IMPORTANT
Matter of Moment, as You
Look at 1t.

1.-THE Importance of being impor-
tant is, it seems to me, too disturb
ingly impressive to the people who
would like to be, or, at any rate,
seem to be, important" said Mr..
Cato Ninetails. IF course, there
are people who are undoubtedly i'm
portant, but it is not so much the
result of their special efforts to be
important as of a combination of
circumstances and their Individual
talents. That is to say, they are not
important merely because they want
to be important, but because Of the
natural order of things. There are
other people who are net important,
but who seem to be important. I
don't know whether this is merely
the result Of chance or is brought
about by good management. Which
ever 1t is, it seems to require no
great effort by them, and they un-
doubtedly fool great many people.
Sometimes suspect that they even
fool themselves. There are still
others Of high ambition-or perhaps
strong egotism-who notwithstand-
ing their vast expenditure Of effort,
thought and Imagination, are unable
to make themselves seem important !;
and their persistence is trial to
their own nerves, and an irritation
or, even worse, bore to their ac-
Quaintances.
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iest-of life's assignments. He who
is important pays for it with hard
work, however equal to the task he
may be; he who seems to be impor-
tant pays for it with worry, what
ever the degree of tranquility he
may present to the world; he who
fails in his efforts to seem important
must find bitter tang In all life's
savors; on the other hand, he who is
willing to leave the job of being i'm
portant, or seeming important, to
others is relieved of many Of life's
most arduous requirements. His re-
sponsibilities are light and his obli-
cations are lighter. for he does not,
like the people who are important or
who seem important. have to be all
things to all men. It is his privilege
to get out of the hurry burly for a
contemplative period now and then.
and thank his lucky stars that he
has no aspirations that interfere
with a quiet and comfortable life.
"'What things do you regard an
important nowadaysT I asked Buck.
"'How would I know? he re-
sponded.
"'Why shouldn't you known
*'Only the historians Of century
hence will be able to tell what was
important nowadays indianapolis
News.
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CHAPTER III
Wills Mccain Uses His Ouirt

On the porch in front of Basford's
emporium. which was also the post
office, Mesa and the adjoining country
met TO discuss the news and formulate
views.
Today conversation was engrossing
but guarded. For the feud between
the Starks and the McCanns had
broken out again. During the night
cabin far from the main ranch house
of the Flying Wy. had been raided and
burned by armed horsemen. Two
punchers had been sleeping there, and
in trying to escape through the win
dow one had been wounded. He had
slipped away into the chaparral and
hidden. After daybreak his companion
had brought help from the Flying Wy
and carried him to the ranch
Peter Mccain, two of his sons, and
his foreman, Yves Tapscott, were in
town. They had come in force, so the
story ran, to find out what the sheriff
intended to do about II,
Curt Quinn, to two safe friends con-
fidentially summed up public opinion.
Olu Uudn hC1duu dill 6Ap6ClIu
Hank to do anything. | don't reckon
Hank got elected sheriff to pick row
with the Starks. He won't look oncet
at the Circle Cross ranch, an | don't
blame him. Nor old Pete won't
blame him either. he come 10 the law
to make the proper bluff, but he'd be
plumb disappointed If it interfered in
Cams will play out the hand their
own selves"
The town looked with respect and
awe upon the four lean brown men
who dismounted at the sheriff's Office
All of them carried rifles as well as side
arms. Peter, hard-eyed and imperious.
a fighter from his youth, asked no odds
of any man. If he was a leader II
was not by chance, but by reason of
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snow, Is seems to me that being
important must be rather burden
some, and seeming to be important
is even more so. On him who is im-
portant many things are loaded that,
by rights, should be carried by 9TH
er people. but with his peculiar tai
ents I doubt that he finds oppressive
a load that would crush most of the
rest Of us. Importance is his job in
the world, and he Is built to endure
it. It is not likely that the burden
of imitation fmportance-that is, that
carried by the people who seem i'm
portant-is nearly so heavy; added
to the workaday pack Of him who
is important it is probable that it
would hardly be noticed; but for
the carriers it is sometimes so great
that close observation shows that
now and then they stagger under it
for all their knack of maintaining
misleading appearances. Theirs is
hard life, but they like it because
so many people think that they are
important.
"My sympathy goes out to those
who want to seem important. and
can't. They strive so hard, and
achieve so little. Nor do they ask
much, for while they would undoubt-
eddy like to be important, they would
be fairly well content If they could
just manage to seem important. Life
with them must be a succession of
disappointments, of trial and error,
with error predominating. 1t seems
to me that somebody whose oral flow
and command of expression were
equal to 1t should explain to them
that they do not know when they
are well off. for not being important
is one of the easiest-if not the cas-
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CHAPTER II-Continued

His glance picked up the figure of
a young girl in the doorway, a soft
round little person with dimpled
cheeks in and out of which the pink
could pour at the least excuse. The
mouth was childishly sweet, the hair
abundant and fluffy. Men instinctively
grew tender and protective when they
looked at shy-eyed Ethel Clifford
Again Mccain bowed, this time TO
the girl in the doorway.
Ann faced him, inflexibly hostile
She did not speak.
'Well, so long"
Jim-Dandy felt the rein on his neck
and turned toward the trail From
the ridge above Mccain looked down
on the low buildings of the sheep
ranch. Ethel was still standing where
he had last seen her. She seemed to
him a lonely and pathetic figure robbed
of the joys of youth.
VERIFY was inclined to be querulous.
DOCS been worryin' for fear you
wouldn't come, boy. What's been
keepin your"
Had to fix a fence Pedro bring
my roll an some grub last night?''
Sure did. Well, son, now you're
here make yorese'f to home"
Wilson turned Jim-Dandy into the
corral. He saddled Doctor Sanders
horse and brought it to the door.
'YOre boss is served, Doc" Mccain
called in. Course | don't aim to drag
you away from any hammered-down
lii runt you may have for patient
Take yOre time. He can't more'n talk
an arm off you"
The old-timer snorted. Ever see
the beat of them kids, Doc? They
don't know Sic 'em, an they don't
want to learn from them that does
know"
Doctor Sanders laughed He knew
VERIFY enjoyed rough repartee. You
act like pair of kids, if you ask me-
Don't forget to give Jim one of these
powders every four hours, Wills" He
added his $50 long" and hustled out
to the horse.
Before he left, Mccain offered sug-
gestion. He did not quite know the
spring of the impulse that impelled it.
-'Wisht you wouldn't say anything
about that gunplay at Lineup
pass, Doc No use startin' trouble be-
fore it has to come"
Sanders assented.
McCann's eyes followed him as he
dipped into the arroyo that would
bring him to the mesa upon which was
the sheep ranch. The young man
smiled ruefully. He was thinking
about the Clifford sisters.
1t seemed to him that their lives
were involved in tragedy. Why should
they be pariahs, outcasts from the So
ciety of those living near? What had
they done to deserve it? That they
ran sheep was an unfortunate incident
and had nothing to do with what they
were. No woLder Ann had become en-
FILTERED at the destiny that pressed
upon them. Nora had vanished, the
bloom brushed from her life, If the
dark rumors he heard were true. But
his thoughts dwelt on Ethel, so unfit
to cope with the harshness of this dry
and cruel land.
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Extreme RED Tame"

Strange are the ways of govern
ment departments! A friend of mine
receives an army pension. paid qaur-
terly. Before payment is made he
must complete and send in form
stating that he is still alive. He
duly did so for his December pay
ment, but got notice that the de-
partment had not received the form
certifying that he was alive in Sep
TENDER last, and therefore could not
pay for that quarter until he did so.
Evening Times. Glasgow.
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Odd Smoking Room

A huge passenger liner was
equipped recently with a novelty In
the way of officers quarters A
smoking room is built into it's for
ward smokestack. Since IT is a mo-
tor vessel. its tunnels are dummies.
Their great size. however. enables
their interiors to be used TO good adj
vantage, says Popular Science Month
ly. In this ship the smoke room is
designed exclusively for the use OF
engineer officers. The penthouse" is
furnished with comfortable lounging
chairs.
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you see in this room today. OF
course. it is common now, but at that
time it was a novelty.
''Her majesty said she had never
seen anything like It before and
promptly slapped my face.
But when other people admired
the light she was very fair about it.
When someone wanted to introduce
me later Queen Victoria waved him
aside with the remark: This young
man had the cheek to have his own
way, and his own way happened to
be right"
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American wives were analysed
very thoroughly at lunchen in Lon
don and perhaps American wives will
recognize themselves in some of the
definitions. Shane Leslie. who has
an American mate. said tina. the sub
tie distinction between American
and European wives lay in the amaz-
ing adaptability of the former. The
American wife. he thought had a
great deal more of ideals than emo
tons. and was an unfailing source of
surprise to her husband.
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SYNOPSIS

Drawn by the desert signal of distress, VIII
Mccain, young Arizona ranchman, finds
old friend, Jim VERIFY, with a broken leg.
Julia Stark, daughter of Matthew Stark, in
veterate enemy of the McCanns, signaled and
IS rendering first aid Taking note from
Julia to her father, Wilson is fired on by Jas
per, Julias brother. Stark, Sr., expresses dis
belief of Wilson's account of the shooting. On
the way from Yerby's place to her home, Julia
learns her companions identity and dismisses
him in anger the old feud ranking. Ann Gift
ford, sheep rancher. and that account
popular with the cattIemen, turns down VIII
sons offer of helm
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Slapped by 'Her Majesty"

At the age of eighty-six scientist
and electrician won a fresh reputa-
ton by delivering one of the wittiest
and most entertaining after-dinner
speeches ever heard in the Savoy
hotel, London. writes Henri Pickard
In the Cincinnati Enquirer. This
pioneer octogenarian was Col. c. E.
Crompton. the Faraday medallist of
1922. who was accorded a compli-
mentary dinner by admirers, friends
and colleagues.
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In a voice that could easily be
heard throughout the large hall. Col
onel Crompton acknowledged the
compliments paid him py telling
some amusing stories of his early
scientific days.
Il am about the only person who
has ever been slapped by such a
model of dignity as Queen Victoria, :"
he declared. THAT happened in 81
or 80, when I introduced into Wind
sor castle the type of lighting which
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1932-07-29

The letters Il. S." on legal docu-
ments are the abbreviation of Latin
locus signilli," meaning place for
the seal. The Romans used to take
off their signet rings and imprint
their seals on all documents. and the
present legal practice is a survival
of that custom.
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(TO BE CONTINUED,
Running From the Wolf

An Ottawa trapper says that an
abIe-bodied man can overtake and cap
ture wolf in eight hours. despite
The fact that most If the able-boslied
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This attended to, Stark mounted
and rode out of town. From his ia
vorite chair on the porch of Basford's
store Simp Shell watched him go,
grim and menacing figure of wrath.
To Basford and another crony Simp
offered the opinion that hell was liable
to pop mighty soon. Ii was agreed
that Matthew Stark and either Wilson
or Peter Mccain would clash at their
first meeting and that from it one or
both would he carried away dead or
mortally wounded.
(TO BE CONTINUED.)