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Imperial Valley press., 1932-02-18

Lettie. the goat lady. PLAY some
more, Uncle Wiggily'
Mr.. Longcars played "Twidelle
Diddle Dum!" and that awakened
Mr.. Twistytail, the fat pig, who,
after having eaten his eighth plate
of ice cream, fell asleep and
dreamed.
Touchdown grunted Mr..
TWistytail. touchdown"
"Hush!' begged his wife, very
sweet pig lady, though almost AS
fat as her husband. 1--WE aren't
playing football
What are VIC playing?" asked
Mr.. Twistytail.
Hush! Uncle Wiggily is playing
the piano." said the lady pig.
Then Uncle Wiggily, for his
wife's party guests, played "Snoodle
Doodle Oo!" and everyone said 1t
was just wonderful and so sooth-
ing.
All of a sudden there was noise
at the front door, and Mrs. Long
ears, who was glad her husband
had played instead of singing,
went to open the door
You had better be CAREFUL
said Uncle Wiggily
"Why?" asked his wife.
"It might be one of the Bad
Chaps" he answered. Remember
the Bob Cat was here earlier in
the evening"
yes, but Nurse Jane threw a
pail of water over the Bob Cat
and he froze into a cake of ice,
said Mrs. Longears. 1T can't be
the Bob Cat knocking at the door"
You are right! 1t isn't!
growled a voice. I'm the Fuzzy
Fox and I came to get Uncle
Wiggily. Come on out, Wig!" he
impolitely called.
"All right! Here / come!" sale
Mr.. Longears. With that he picked
up some sharp icicles from his
frozen piano and, running at the
Fox, the rabbit gentleman ticklec
him so hard in the ribs with tht
| sharp icicles that the Fox rar
away laughing so much he got the
hiccoughS.
Then the party was over ane
every one went home very happy
| indeed.
And if the ice pick will bring ir
some oranges off the old Christina,
Iree in the back yard, I'll tell yol
next about Uncle Wiggily and thu
flying rug.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-02-18
Mountain SnoW
Delays Traffic
Bound To Valley

Snow crowned the Lagunas this
morning and the bright sunshine
afforded Imperial Valley residents
a clear view of the white peaks,
partly obscured by the cloudy
gloom of yesterday.
The heavy snowfall in the
mountain areas between Imperial
Valley and San Diego blocked
traffic yesterday and the day be-
fore, only one Pacific Greyhound
stage being able to reach the val
ley on Tuesday Traffic was re-
sumed today as the roads were
open.
Trees fell under the weight of
Imperial Valley press., 1932-02-18
NOTED ENGINEER DIES

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 1S. W.R)--
Funeral services will be held to-
morrow for Otto Won Geldern, 70,
president of the Mechanics instl-
tute and widely known engineer
who died here after a long illness.
Born in Germany, he came to
California in 1864 to follow his pro-
fession. AS head of the institute he
was an ex-officio member of the
University of California board Of
regents.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-02-18

the precipitation and blocked high
way traffic for hours while road
crews labored valiantly to clear
the debris and snow.
The storm brought ram to the
valley last night, / of an inch be-
ing recorded. The fall was uneX-
pectedly heavy and unpaved streets
and roads were boggy for a few
hours today.
The Colorado river is lower to-
day than yesterday. Only 24,2O0
second feet were recorded at Yuma,
16,800 at Topaz and 1000 at
Grand canyon.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-02-18
HOltville Woman
Is Buried Today

Funeral services for Mrs. Annie
Sharpe, so, of Holtyille, who died
on the coast following a lingering
illness, were conducted from the
Lemons chapel at 2:30 O'Clock this
afternoon. Interment took place
at Evergreen cemetery.
Mrs. Sharpe was born in Arkan-
sas September 10, 1871, and had
made her home at Holtville for 10
years.
She is survived by: her husband,
E. l.. Sharpe; seven children and
u grandchildren.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-02-18
Bedtime Stories
BY HOWARD e. GARRIS
Copyright, 1928, by Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate

Tell me when you want me to
make some music,'' whispered
Uncle Wiggily to his wife.
All right she answered. I'm
q little while"
Mrs. Longears was giving a
party. with cake and ice cream.
Many things had happened before
that. Uncle Wiggily had promised
to sing at his wife's party, but she
didn't want him to make this kind
of music because, really, he could
not sing.
But out in the woods Uncle
Wiggily had met Jack Frost and
that cute little elf from the North
Pole had made Mr.. Longears n
piano out of icicles which played
tinkily tunes. Mr.. Longears took
it home, and put it on the back
porch. Then the Bob Cat made
trouble, but everything was all
right now and the party was most
iOl1y
Imperial Valley press., 1932-02-18
You, Too, Can
Look Younger
Prevents Large Pores
Stays on Longer

Because new wonderful MELLO-
CLIO Face Powder stays on longer
and prevents large pores. No more
shiny noses. Not affected SO much
by peispiration. Its one shade
blends with every complexion, CIV
ing more life to the skin. New
French process NELL O-GLO
makes you look younger. Hides
tiny lines, wrinkles and pores. Try
MELLO-GLO. Clements Drug
store. adv.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-02-18
TUNIS WARS ON SNAKES

TUNIS. U.PE-As a result of re-
cent floods here, the Gulf of
Tunis has been invaded by thous-
ands of snakes. With the receding
of the water, they have been doing
on the beaches and coiled on rocks
all the way from Cape Bon to
Tabarka. A troop of soldiers has
been called out to shoot them.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-02-18
Looking Blackboard
What the Press Files Tell Of
Imperial Valley for This Date
In Past Years
TWENTY YEARS AGO
February Is. 1912

1t is reported that the govern
ment is making plans for the early
sale of lots in the town site of
Bard around which are the 172
farm units of the settlers occupy
ing the Yuma Indian reservation
lands opened some time ago.
Holtville is to have a new gar
age. Paul Maull is erecting a
building, 40 by SO feet, on lot
north of the water company No. S
office. Automobile travel through
the valley is becoming SO heavy
it is necessary to have garage
in every town.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-02-18
COSTELLO BETTER

LOS ANGELES, Feb. IS. U.P)-
Maurice Costello, former stage and
screen actor, was reported resting
comfortably at the California Lu-
theran hospital today. He spent
a restful night, his nurse said.
Costello was stricken with a ccre-
bral hemorrhage several days ago.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-02-18
Issued Daily, Except
Sundays. Entered at
the Post Office, at
Ell Centro, Calf, as
Second Class Mat
ter.
GIVE EN- 4 HAND

! I'll CENTRIC should, and doubtless will,
Il give full support to the annual ball of
the Ell Centro Volunteer fire department.
/ which will be given tomorrow night.
F.! The annual ball is the only means the
/ firemen have for obtaining funds neces-
! sary to keep up the headquarters on
| State street and to provide fund for
taking care of disabled members.
Since the early days of the city the
firemenS ball has been an event IN Ell
Centros social calendar. Through years
of entertaining the public on this occas
ion, the firemen have become known
throughout the valley as excellent hosts
and their ball tomorrow night promises
to be on par with those which have
been held in the past.
Members of the department sacrifice
much during the year to serve the peo-
pie of FL Centre and their ball is the
only time they make an appeal for out
side assistance.
1t is more an appeal for cooperation
than assistance for the firemen give full
entertainment value in return for the
money given to them.
None of us knows when we may need
the help of the firemen. 1t is only fair
that we should give them helping hand
when they ask it.
The city has every reason to be proud
of its "smoke-eaters' and their fellow
citizens should be proud to join with
them in their annual merry-making.
The navy has decided that the new
dirigible is to be called Macon. And
it is a good bet that many will change
the IN" to "B'.
A huge gain is reported in the postal
savings, indicating that many would
rather trust Uncle Sam than banker.
-O-
Manchuria is proclaimed republic.
In spite of the glaring example we set
them.
The dove of peace at Shanghai ap-
pears to have been badly shell-shocked
the agricultural finance corporation and
others, has helped to swell the total
If the President can succeed IN con-
vincing congress that his consolidation
plans are desirable, start may be made
on bringing some sort of system into the
present unwieldly course of bureau
cratic government
Imperial Valley press., 1932-02-18

The price of bottled soda water
has gone back to pre-war figures.
The lowly jitney now resumes the
place of honor in the purchase of
bottled pop.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-02-18
TEN YEARS AGO
Echruary 1S 1922

Realty values in Imperial Valley,
particularly in the vicinity of Ell
Centre, are soaring. The day Of
cheap land here is fading.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-02-18

Today the county is clearing off
that portion of the paved highway
that connects the state highway
with the corporate limits of Ell
Centro and it is now up to the
city TO complete the connecting
link.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-02-18
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO
February Is. 1917

The Barbara Worth hotel has
been turning guests away nightly
on account of the big rush of tour
lists to Imperial Valley. The man.
agement states that if there were
100 additional guest rooms there
would be no difficulty in filling
them.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-02-18

The dove of peace at Shanghai ap
pears to have been badly shell-shocked.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-02-18

Manchuria is proclaimed a republic.
In spite of the glaring example we set
them.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-02-18

Lettie. the goat lady. Play some
more, Uncle Wiggily'
Imperial Valley press., 1932-02-18

A huge gain is reported in the postal
savings, indicating that many would
rather trust Uncle Sam than a banker.
Evening star., 1932-12-04

might have some drawbacks as a perma-
nent policy. But we are not confronted
just now with questions of permanent
policy. We are facing the necessity of
raising revenue to pay our Government
bills"
Evening star., 1932-12-04
Legacy Routs Wolf
AT Home Reaper
And StOrk Visited

BY the Associated Press.
ST. LOUIS, December "a
month ago Mrs. Frances Biese-
meyers husband, upon whose
part-time job the family depend
ed, died. Two days later her sec
ond child was bern.
Mrs. Biesemeyer was almost
desperate. Now she has learned
she is one of the beneficiaries in
the will of Mrs. Lucretia Meysen-
burg, who left a 100000 estate.
To Mrs. Biesemeyer, who was
Mrs. Meysenburg's travelling COM
panion several years ago, will go
more than $4,000.
Evening star., 1932-12-04
THRIFT SHOP PLANS
COM MISSION SALES
Goods Consigned Will Be Sold
When Articles Are Worth
More Than SIS.

The Thrift Shop, operated for the
benefit Of the Children's Hospital, the
Children's Country Home, Columbia
Hospital Prenatal Clinic and the Child
Welfare Society. announced yesterday a
plan for opening commission depart
ment in its building at 1011 E street.
In this new department goods will be
received for sale on commission basis
Hitherto all articles sold were donated
by friends. and the larger portion of
stock now on hand was given outright
But to meet new needs incident to the
depression the shop now will undertake
the commission plan for disposing of
items consigned to the establishment
for sale in that way. No article will be
accepted for display at less than S.
Radio Joe Kaufman has donated his
radio time over WMAL on Tuesday eve
ming, beginning at 7:30 o'clock, for the
use OF the Thrift Shop and Mrs. Arthur
OBrien, chairman of the board, will
speak.
Funds earned by the Thrift Shop are
used for the purchase of plant equip
ment and materials for which Commu-
nifty Chest funds may not be expended.
Evening star., 1932-12-04
DEBT FALLAC|ES
HIT BY S|M0NDS
International Writer Speaks
at Breakfast Given by
American Pen Women.

At celebrity breakfast" yesterday,
which began ct 1880 pm, Frank ST.
monds, noted newspaper correspondent,
told the National League of American
Pen Women what he considered to be
popular fallacies about the war debts.
The breakfast" held IN the Willard
Hotel, brought together approximately
400 woman writers and their guests, in
cluding many socially and officially
prominent in Washington.
The first fallacy usually existing in
the public mind concerning war debts,
declared Mr.. Sirnond5, is that any
money originally passed from the
United States to European countries.
What occurred, he explained. was that
food, clothing, raw materials and mu-
nitions of war were sent to our allies.
Have No Money to Pay.
Next he cited the idea that the Eu-
ropean nations have any money with
which to pay the debts. Their cur
rency, for the most part, he said, is
merely the promises of their respective
governments to pay.
A third fallacy, he declared, is the
ncticn that this country would be will
ing to receive goods in payment Of the
debts, which is the only alternative to
a money payment. We have set up a
tariff as evidence of this unwillingneSs,
he pointed out.
Lastly. he said. the most prevalent
fallacy is the statement that either the
American or the foreign taxpayer must
bear the burdens of the war debts.
The fact is, Mr. Simonds asserted,
the problem is not whether the Ameri-
can taxpayer must bear the burcen OF
the debts, but whether he must pay the
debts and the added cost OF collecting
them, which would result in further
world wide depression.
If Great Britain paid, he declared, a
falling pound sterling would imrnedi-
ately result and Great Britain could
thereby purchase less. In addition, he
asserted, it has been proved that a
country with a falling currency has a
distinct trade advantage and is able to
undersel its competitors.
Would Prolong Slump.
He concluded that insistence on pay
ment would result in prolonging not
only the economic depression but the
international political unrest.
Mrs. Clara Keck Helflebower of Gin
cinnati, national president of the league,
opened the meeting and introduced
vice president. The first speaker was
Michael MacWhite, minister from the
Irish Free State.
Others to address the Pen Women in
cluded Col. Harrison Howell Dodge, for
47 years superintendent of Mount Ver-
non. who spoke briefly on the home of
George Washington; Miss Annie S.
Peck famous mountin climber, who told
of her airplane fight over South
America; DR.. Knight Dunlap, profess
sor of psychology at Johns Hopkins
University, who discussed Cooperation
between Research and Writing" and
Maj. Max Vivier, author. who spoke on
George Washington's French Family"
Evening star., 1932-12-04
BLACK TOM BLAST
CLAIMS ARE LOST
Justic O. J. Roberts Also
Gives Germany Award in
KingsIand Case.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
A strange story of wartime spies and
secret messages failed yesterday to fix
responsibility upon Germany for the
Black Tom Terminal and Kingsland
N. j., munitions plant fires.
Sitting as umpire for the Mixed
Claims Commission after the German
and American commissioners reported
a disagreement, Associate Justice owen
j. Roberts of the Supreme Court settled
the cases for the last time in favor of
Germany.
Claims for more than $4,000, 900
wero involved The United States
sought unsuccessfully to prove German
spies responsible for the destruction of
the terminal property of the Lehigh
Valley Railroad, and the munitions
plant just before America entered the
World War.
The two commissioners and an
umpire once before decided the case
unanimously in favor of Germany, but
on the new evidence submitted by the
arose. Roberts was called in to settle
the cases. and worked 20 hours a day,
ccmbing through the ponderous volumes
Of evidence, to reach his decision. The
evidence revolved about a series of
secret spy messages and letters, which
the United States claimed definitely
linked German agents with the cases.
Wilhelm Tannenberg, German agent
attacked the authenticity of the docu-
ments, charging they were "fabri-
cations"
From the new evidence" Roberts
said, Il am not able to conclude that
Wozniak was German agent"
1t was at Theodore Wozniak's work
bench in the Kingsland plant that the
fire there started. The United States
had produced series of letters seeking
to link Wozniak with German spies in
Mexico.
Roberts ruled the letters were not
authentic. His hand shook as he
rapidly read the decision placing for all
time the great sum involved beyond the
reach of American claimants.
Expert testimony offered by the
United States to prove a secret spy
message linked German agents with the
Black Tom destruction would not re-
move previous doubts on this point,
he said.
The cases were the last to come
before the commission, which will now
conclude its work after 10 years Of liti-
cation. Private and governmental
awards against Germany totaling
nearly $3.50, 1000, 900 have been made, OF
which some S132 100000 has already
been paid.
Evening star., 1932-12-04
Hartman URGES
CONGRESS WORK
u. S. Chamber of Commerce
Head Offers Seven-Point
Program.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Henry 1. Hartman, president of the
Chamber of Commerce cc TIC United
States. advised Congress yesterday to
toss politics into its waste baskets and
60 to work on hard. formidable and
threatening facts" confronting it.
In formal statement. Hartman set
forth a seven-point program for Con-
gress to aid economic. recovery The
points were: Farm relief. war debts
expenditure reduction, antitrust law
modification, strengthening the bank
ing system, the prohibition issue and
protecting domestic industry against
deprecated foreign currencies.
Time for Doing.
With heavy obligations on lawmakers
and business to work unitedly toward
better times, Hartman said, This is
not the time for discussing how things
shall be done, but for doing them" ir
the short session.
Congress is not facing the choice
of one or another political approach
to the questions it shall consider" he
continued. 1T Is confronted by hard
formidable and threatening facts. With
these it must deal.
AT the moment, our concern Is not
who shall do the governing, whether
the initiative shall be taken and the
authority exercised BIZ those who come
in en- March or those who 90 out
but what Government shall do to helr
us out of the extremity in which we
find ourselves"
Without proposing any specific rem
edy, Hartman asserted the agricultur-
al problem must be solved before we
can expect national economic recovery
Many Plans Offered.
He noted that many plans had been
offered, and remarked:
Some of these obviously would tend
to aggravate the difficulties which now
bsset agriculture. Others, including the
domestic allotment plan, would seem tc
be worth further study The least that
can be done is to select the best OF
these plans or composite of them
and put something into operation"
On war debts, Hartman said. 81
should favor dification-providec
the debtor country offered us the COM
pensating advantages Of favorable trade
treatment and of a reduction in the
burden OF armament"
The manufacturers sales tax may
afford practicable way of distribut.
ing the burden which we must shoulder
to bring national income into line with
national outgc," he said. Such a taz
Evening star., 1932-12-04
$3.50 Law Suit Costs $63.55

LOUISVILLE, KY, December 3 tP.-
Exclusive of attorneys fees, it cost
$63.55 to try a $3.50 suit in Circuit
Court here. The court costs amounted
to $27.55 and jury fees $50.
The suit was brought by Fred Miller
against DR.. George Refs, dentist, fol-
lowing an automobile accident. Miller
obtained verdict for $3.50 In Magis-
trate's Court, DR.. Refs obtained a YER
dict for $3.50 on a counter-claim on
appeal and the Circuit Court jury dis
missed the counter-claim and awarded
Miller judgment.
Evening star., 1932-12-04
MANSFIELD PREPARES
WATERWAY PROJECTS
Will Proposed $395,200 for Mary
land and 4,050 for Vir-
ginia Work.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Authorization of improvements to
Maryland rivers and harbors projects,
to cost a maximum of 1896 200, will be
proposed by Chairman Mansfield of the
House Rivers and. Harbors Committee
in the committees omnibus bill. I'M
provements to Virginia rivers and har-
bors, costing maximum of $244, ,050,
also will be proposed by Mansfield.
He said yesterday he would intro
duce the measure within the first two
weeks after convening of the short ses-
sion of Congress Monday. Already
projects to cost $112,000,000 have been
approved by the committee, and he said
others totaling about $16,000,000 would
be added
The Virginia projects are:
Starlings Greek, S21, ,750; Nonini Bay
and Creek, $9,500; Totuskey Greek,
$35, 900; Hampton Greek, S78, 900; chan
mel from Pl-oebus to deep water in
Hampton Roads. $4,000; bridge from
Fairfield to Columbia, N. c., over Nor
felix to Beaufort inland waterway,
100000.
The Maryland projects:
Ocean Harbor and Inlet and Sine
puxent Bay, 1921 600; Upper Thorough
fare, Deals Island, 1000: Knapps
Narrows, $6e,700; Parish Creek, $l8,500.
Evening star., 1932-12-04
YOUNG DEMOCRATS CLUB
HEAR TALK WEDNESDAY
Leslie Garnett, Former Aide to At
tcrney General, Will Be
Speaker Before Group.

General in the Wilson administration,
is scheduled to address the Youns
Democrats Club of Washington Wednes-
day evening at the Women'S National
Democratic Club, 1926 New Hampshire
avenue.
There also will be an open forum of
five-minute talks, Miss Ruth Molyneaux,
chairman of the program committee,
announced.
The club will give a dance in the
Willard Hotel December II, the first of
a series for the Winter season. Miss
Eleanor Branson is chairman of the
committee in charge of arrangements.
Evening star., 1932-12-04

TIME National Symphony Orchestra
will award gold, silver and
bronze medals again this year to
Il the children writing the best
letters commenting upon the
young peoples concerts being given
currently at the Central High School
auditorium, it was announced yeSter-
day.
The young critics need not attend
all the concerts to fulfill conditions of
the contest, but may write about one
or all of the events as they choose.
Evening star., 1932-12-04

Letters should be addressed to c. C.
Cappel. manager of the orchestra, in
the woodward Building, and should
reach him before March l. Presenta-
tion of awards will be made March 18
at the final concert of the childrens
series
Winners in the competition last sea-
son were Miss Martha Inglis, John
Quincy Adams School; Miss Betsy
Winter, Central High School: Kelvin
Duana Kable. College Park, Md, and
Jean Davis, daughter of Senator Davis.
Evening star., 1932-12-04
DODDS TO ADDRESS BAR
Assistant Attorney General to
Speak on Criminal Procedure.

Assistant Attorney General Nugent
Dodds is scheduled to speak on Reform
of Criminal Procedure" at a meeting
of the Federal Bar Association here
December 49,
At recent meeting of the Executive
Council of the association, it was de-
cided to cooperate with the American
ment of the various laws. 1t was an
nounced that the statement of the lsw
OF contracts had been completed anc
that restatement of the law of agency
was rapidly nearing completion.
Evening star., 1932-12-04
Dance to Aid Library.

OXON HILL, Md, December (Spe-
ciaD There will be dance for the
benefit of the Oxon Hill School Library
in the school Saturday, December 10
sponsored by the OXon Hill Women's
Community Club.