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Imperial Valley press., 1932-04-02
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especially proud Of a stick pin pre-
sented TO him by the japanese dele
cation to the London naval con-
ference. He displays his gifts
proudly TO friends around the state
department and has been known
os receiving some new momento,
to suggest that the secretary o.
state tell newspapermen about II
at his press conference.
Several years ago Eddie
reached the retirement age OF civil
service employees. He was loath to
leave his post of honor in the state
department, So a kindly secretary
intervened and had his term pro-
longed. Last year, however, the
civil service commission decided
that Eddie" must retire.
He was retired officially, but
Stimson. at his own expense, re-
tanned the old man. However, the
ARRANGEMENT is a personal one and
when Stimson leaves, Eddie may
go out with him.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-04-02

WASHINGTON. April ,. -
Hoarded memories OF six decades
among the worlds statesmen are
dreamed over these spring days
by Edward Augustine Savoy. phi
losopher. raconteur extraordinary
and keeper of the sacred portals. :
reIiia ,5s 10 one else in the world
has known personally so many for
eign diplomats as Eddie the
diminutive Negro messenger of the
secretary of state. For three de-
cades he has sat outside the sec
retarial suite, scraping graciouslv
before visiting envoys. helping
them take off their coats and aid
ing in the grand manner:
Mr.. Secretary, the Ambassador
Of"
And for three decades before
Eddie" became Chief messenger"
of the state department, he worked
there at lesser jobs.
This has been a busy winter for
the 77-year-old Negro gentleman.
The Far Eastern crisis, the disarm-
ament problem, and the European
debt embroglio have brought a
constant stream OF diplomats to
see Secretary Stimson. And Ed
die" surprisingly alert for his
years. has hoped about busily on
short bow logs, helped with coats
and escorting visitors into the sec
retarial suite.
But things arc quiet Just now
the days are warm, and Eddie
sits before the secretarial portals
in an easy chair, eye lids half
closed. rehearsing the memories OF
90 years.
There was a time, for instance,
back in '9S. when Eddie went
over to Paris with the American
peace commission. He had a great
time in the French city and first
saw there some of the foreign dip
lomats who later were TO hand him
coats in Washington.
Eddie" has always been a ia
vorite Of the diplomats. He treas
ures. many gifts from them. He is
Imperial Valley press., 1932-04-02
BEDTIME STORIES
BY HOWARD E. GARRIS
Copyright 1928, BY Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate
BY HOWARD f. GARRIS

happened to see him down the
path. The Fox was the same one
who had been April Fooled by the
Wolf with a stone instead of
chocolate cake and the teeth of
the Fox were still broken and sore
from having bitten on the stone.
So when the Fox saw the rabbit
the Fox said:
II cannot chase after Uncle
Wiggily and catch him in my teeth
as 1 once could. My teeth are too
broken and sore. But l can follow
him and maybe l can get him il
some sort of trap that will hold
him while l go home and get my
wife who has very sharp teeth"
go the Fox followed silently after
the rabbit, creeping nearer and
nearer and Uncle Wiggily didnt
know a thing about it as he was
looking for an adventure. All of
sudden Uncle Wiggily sat down on
a stump, not seeing that over his
head leaned a rotten tree that was
almost ready to fall down.
Hal I have him now!' whis-
pered the Fox. "I'll push that tree
down so it will fall on Uncle Wig
gily and hold him fast, as in
trap, until I can go and get my
wife whose teeth aren't broken and
sore"
Softly the Fox crept nearer and,
all at once, he gave the leaning
tree a push so it fell down on top
of Uncle Wiggily, holding the rab-
bit fast on top of the stump.
"Oh, dear." cried Mr. Longears,
as h o felt the tree on b i'm. I'm
caught ! must get loose and hop
hcme!' But he couldn't get out
from beneath the tree. He wasn't
really hurt, only he was held fast
by the tree which pressed heavily
on him.
"Hol Hes caught! Now I'll go
get my wife, snarled the Fox.
Away ran the Fox, leaving poor
Uncle Wiggily held fast by the tree
But in a little while along came
Noodle Flat Tail, the beaver.
Help! Help!' cried Uncle Wig
gily.
III help you!" said Noodle.
With his strong teeth he soon
gnawed and cut the tree in two,
SO the pieces fell off the rabbit and
Uncle Wiggily could get off the
stump and run away. This he did,
with Noodle before the Fox could
come back with his wife. So the
Bad Chaps didn't get the bunny
uncle at all, thanks to Noodle
sharp gnaWing teeth.
The Fox and his wife were much
disappointed but I'm glad, aren't
you? And if the golf ball will stop
hiding in the grass when the roller
skate wants to find it TO play ping
pong, III tell you next about Uncle
Wiggilys April shower.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-04-02
COUPLE VICTIMS
OF BOLD ROBBERY
And KIDNAPPING

A daring highway robbery, a JOY
ride that was no so JOYOUS and an
enervating stroll through the night
air early this morning left X. O..
Dixon. Negro. and his gill friend
poorer by s393O and gave county
officers the task Of attempting to
locate two Mexicans who robbed
Dixon and his friend.
Dixon and the woman were near
the McCabe school at l1:30 last
night when two MeXicans ap-
preached their car. Threatening
the occupants with revolvers, the
Mexicans robbed Dixon of s2l30
and took sl8 from the woman.
The Mexicans then got into the
car. and directed Dixon to drive
north along the Brawley main
canal road to Brawley. Turning
there. they instructed him to drive
east. then south along the Dog
wood road for about a mile and
a half.
Dixon was forced to stop the ca
there and the bandits tied his
hands and those Of the woman.
They then threw the key to Dix
on's car away and walked west to-
ward the railroad tracks.
Dixon managed to free himself,
united the woman's bonds and
walked into Brawley. There he Sc
cured the help of Brawley police
in returning TO the car and find
ing the key. He returned TO FL
Centre and reported the robbery to
the sheriff's office and police de-
partment here.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-04-02
HeIp! cred Uncle W8IN,

We'll. I'm glad of it chucklcu
Mr.. Longears, and he laughed as
he remembered how the Wolf had
fooled the Fox with a stone in
stead of a piece of chocolate. And
how the Wolf thought the Fox
was trying to April Fool him by
saving that he saw the rabbit.
We'll. we'll see what happens
next" murmured Mr.. Longears, as
he hoped along over the fields
and through the woods. Il think
first I'll go look at the beaver pond
to see if the ice has melted
The rabbit gentleman remem-
pcred how Toodle, the beaver boy,
had given the little mice children
q ride on his flat tail, like a sled,
over the frozen pond
Today. however, the warm sun
had melted the ice and the two
beaver boys were padding about
with their Webbed hind feet, like
ducks. steering themselves with
their broad, flat tails, which were
like rudders on boats.
Hello, Toodle and Noodle!'
called Mr.. Longears.
Hello. Uncle Wiggily!' called the
beaver boys as they splashed in the
water.
"Whe=a are you going, Uncle
Wigg3y?" asked Noodle, thrustinf
his head out Of the water and
showing his strong front teeth
which we're made for gnawing and
cutting logs and even small trees
I am going adyenturing," an
swered the rabbit gentleman. DO
you beaver boys want to come
with me?'
THANK you, after while, an
cWered Toodle.
Were playing tag and Toodle
is it, explained Noodle. Hes got
TO tag me and after that well come
and go adventuring with you"
That will be fine" spoke the
labb!tI gentleman. So he hoped
alongj by himself, leaving The
beay9 |n TO play water tag in the
AE Uncle Wigeily was hopping
thr "a the woods. the Fuzzy Fox
Imperial Valley press., 1932-04-02
UNCLE WIGGILY AND
NOODLES TEETH

Uncle Wiggily looked at all his
bunny boys and girls who were
eating the last of their breakfasts
in the hollow stump bungalow one
Saturday morning They did not
need to hurry as there was no
school
Does any one want to play any
more April Fool tricks on me?'
asked the rabbit gentleman, twink
ling his pink nose. You know you
played a lot of jokes on me yester-
day. so if you want to play any
more now, before I 90 adventuring,
this is your chance"
mo, Unkie Wig" said BABY
Bunty, the orphan rabbit. This
isn't April Fool day Yesterday
was. We can't play any tricks
today"
Imperial Valley press., 1932-04-02
Narcotic Addict
Gives Self Up

Because he was ION the dope"
again, and wanted to get off, Ivan
Hauser, 81, yesterday afternoon
walked into the county Jail and
gave himself up to Jailer Eddie
Nett as an escaped prisoner from
Spadra.
Hauser explained nc escaped from
the state narcotics hospital March
81. A brief sojourn away from the
institution demonstrated to him he
was not yet cured of the drug habit,
and he wished to complete the
cure, he said.
Authorities at Spadra were noti-
fled Hauser is in custody here, and
he will be returned to the state
hospital.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-04-02
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO
ApriI .. 1917

March of 1917 saw 73 men and
women enter the county Jail as
against 80 in 1916, 66 in 1915 and
as in 1914. OF the 73 incarcerated
this month, five we're q years of
age or under; 26 were between the
ages of 30 and 40 and Is were
above the age of 40.
The county convention of the w.
c. T. U. will be held here April
II. and u, at which time an elab-
crate and interesting program will
be given.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-04-02
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
SERMONS BROADCAST IN 1880

BROCKTON, Mass. (U,P,-Brock-
ton ministers we're broadcasting
their sermons in 1880-by telephone,
George w. Warren, formerly of the
Brockton Telephone company, re.
calls those early broadcasts. Trans
mitters we're rugged up in the pull
pits at First Congregational church
and Porter church, and connected,
through sWitchboards, with the
telephone lines of stay-at-homt
pariShioncrS
Imperial Valley press., 1932-04-02
Default Entered
In Cafe Action

BY virtue of a default judgment
returned yesterday afternoon by
Judge Vaughn N. Thompson, L.
P. Connor was awarded immediate
possession Of furnishings and fix
lures of the Broadway Cafe in Holt
vile, sought in his suit against c. a.
Clark.
J. E. Simpson and c. E. Brown
were attorneys for Connor. Clark
failed to appear in court in answer
to the complaint against him. Value
of the property awarded to Connor
was estimated in the judgment at
$500.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-04-02
Maggie Team To
Play At Brawley

Fur vii, fly at Brawley tomor-
row afternoon when the Maggie
Fat Boys and BraWley Colored
Giants tangle in a game scheduled
to begin at l o'clock.
Just which team will emerge
from the dust with the long end Of
the score is a matter Of specula-
ton among baseball fans.
The two teams have meet in
many a contest, each battle packed
with thrills. 1t is expected that a
large number of fans will accom-
pany the Maggie team north.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-04-02
Looking Backward
What the Press Files Tell of
Imperial Valley for This Date
i'm Past Years
p~-o-o.-o-.o--o--o--o~-o--O
TWENTY YEARS AGO
Auril 2, 1912

Ed Rausin of Brawley has new
potatoes and will have a supply for
the market within 10 days. These
potatoes were planted February ID,
and the quality is excellent.
Edgar Brothers Realty company
is sign unfurled for the first
time this morning, the company
having taken desk room in The
Press office. The company is COM
posed of the brothers who have
been active participants in COM
mercial affairs of the valley since
the earliest days. Ray Edgar has
taken the management of the real
estate department.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-04-02

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Imperial Valley press., 1932-04-02

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Imperial Valley press., 1932-04-02
TEN YEARS AGO
April 2, 1922

With two men dead, trapped VIC
tins of a fire that gutted the Cal
ipatria jail, a coroner's jury sit
ting on the case here today laid
their deaths to lack of proper fire
protection for the Jail building and
recommended an official investiga-
ton by county authorities.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-04-02

Jasper township after a siX-year
fight has finally carried its school
bond election. Bonds for a new
$4,000 school building carried at
the election by vote of 70 to II.
This marks the third bond election
held to raise money for the new
building.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-04-02
HILL GIVES UP GOLD QUARTZ

AUBURN, Calf. W.p> - THEM
thar mountains" have not been
robbed Of all their precious metal
yet. A 29-ounce piece of gold
quartz, valued at $532, recently was
taken from a mine near Forest
Hill The find is on display at
local bank.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-04-02

Southern Idaho has three-fourths
as many sheep ON feed rs it had
one year ago
Imperial Valley press., 1932-04-02
Sewing Machines

Clearing our stock for year have some won
dertul buys in used Treadles and Electric machines
All Styles and prices, at great savngs-while they
last We repair all makes of machines, work guaran-
teed 145 So 7th st. Ph. 1890, Ell Centre. White
Sewing Machine Co.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-04-02
The Weather
LOS ANGELES AND VICINITY

LOS ANGELES AND VICINITY
Fair tonight and Sunday with
moderate temperature; cloudy or
foggy in the morning near coast;
light to gentle shifting winds.
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
Fair tonight and Sunday but fog
in morning on coast; mild temper
ature; gentle to moderate west and
northwest winds offshore.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-04-02

sentiment expressed and SO is Hart
ford.
Another basket of flowers was
sent to Mayor FaWcett who pre-
sented it to the chamber of COM
merce where it is on display.
Milford chronicle., 1932-02-12
NOT THE WORST

| 1t has become quite the custom,
particularly among those who are
eager to play politics with human
misery, to speak of the present de-
preston as the very worst the coun-
try has ever known. But those who
thus characterize it either willfully
or ignorantly misrepresent the truth.
There have been so-called "panics"
which were shorter and less destruc-
tive than the present. But there
have been others that were almost
immeasureably worse.
One of these was the depression
during the last Cleveland administra-
tion from '93 to 81. During those
three years American trade was all
but completely paralyzed. The gov
ernment of the United States itself
trembled on the very verge of insolv-
ency and was only saved from going
over the brink by the most drastic
legislation. One-fourth the coun-
trys railway mileage went into the
hands of receivers. There were ma
tion-wide strikes of employees some
times mounting to industrial insur-
lCCblOns nCAG WoO e1lliOOI
prostration of our banking system.
Wall Street itself used to say in
those days that America has no fl
nancial future.
The present situation is not COM
parable in severity, either, to the
conditions that prevailed for at least
five years following the money panic
of 1873. During those years it was
calculated that fully One-fifth of the
investments in our railways repre-
sented properties sold in foreclosure.
Some of the largest New York banks
failed disastrously, and as late as
1877 there were railroad strikes in
practically every great railroad CEN
ter in the country involving the de-
struction of enormous amounts of
property and resulting in the loss of
many lives, United States troops be-
ing called out to quell disturbances.
There is no point to be made in at
tempting to minimize the distressing
conditions that have prevailed dur
ing the past two years, but there is
still less point to be made in mag
nifying them. The one thing always
to be remembered is that out of far
worse conditions than now prevail
the country in times past has risen
to new levels of pros
perity and achievement.
Milford chronicle., 1932-02-12
=NGE
RESULTS OF HOARDING

1t is estimated that much more
than a billion of dollars is now be-
ing boarded in this country, by peo-
ple who would rather have actual
cash than any bank deposits or other
securities. The result of this policy
is that the banks of the whole coun-
try have been forced to keep their
funds in very liquid condition. They
feel that with the public mind in its
descend upon them and demand their
money in cash. The result is that
great quantities of bonds have been
dumped on the market at sacrifice,
which has tended to destroy business
confidence.
Also many banks have had to re-
quest payment of loans, and many
of them have not been able to pro-
vide business concerns with their
usual accommodation. The result
must be that many stores have cut
their stocks down to the limit. If
they couldn't borrow enough money
to cover their stock, then they must
let their stocks run down. That is
apparently one reason why the fac
tories have been complaining of a
lack of orders.
1t seemed as if the country were
all set for a fine business revival
early last fall, when along came va
rious developments that started peo-
pie to boarding, and set in motion a
train of circumstances that restricts
business.
Merchants who have restricted
their purchases because of difficulty
in obtaining credit, will eventually
find their stocks so low that they
will have to send in more orders.
The new Reconstruction Finance
should be able to pro-
vide backing for many banks which
have not been able to accommodate
The business of their home towns.
But these adverse conditions will not
be overcome until people stock look
ing their money up in safes and hid
ing places where it does themselves
an dthe country no good.
Milford chronicle., 1932-02-12

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Milford chronicle., 1932-02-12
KOREAN LESPEDEZA

In view of the fact that one of the
greatest needs of the average Sus-
sex county farmer is a heavy re-
seeding soil building plant that will
grow and improve thin land and at
the same time respond to good
treatment, the following facts about
Korean Lespedeza are given by the
County Agent, c. r. Snyder.
This is an early maturing species
of LespedeZa introduced into the
United States in 1919 and is now b :
ing grown to a great extent in la =
tern America. 1t is an annual lc-
gume, terminating quickly afer
late frosts and reaches full growth
in sixty to seventy days, which is
maintained through July and Au-
gust, and maturing a heavy seed
crop in September.
Korean is valuable pasture
plant and is most luxuriant in July,
August and September when other
pastures are usually poor. As a pas
ture crop it is seeded directly over
the old pasture sod at the rate of
1915 lbs. per acre from February to
April When seeding for summer
and fall pasture, hay or soil build
ing crop over small grains, it is
seeded at the rate of 25 lbs. per
acre and will be ready to grass soon
after the grain is removed and pro-
duce a seed crop to reseed the land
the following year.
AS a hay crop Korean produces
from one to two tons per acre and
is almost equal to alfalfa in feeding
value, and in addition, it reseeds it
self for the following year.
AS a soil building crop Korean
LespedeZa will find the widest use'
because it will grow on either a
lined or unlimed soil, on poor OF
rich soils however hay yields in
crease on lined and fertile soils. AT
times this crop is called poor
mans hay" 1t has been demonstrat-
ed that this crop will improve corn
or any crop that follows it i'll the
rotation. 1t is fine stemmed, easily
cured. and relished by the live
stock.
Sow broadcast from February to
April when the ground MS frozen. If
the ground is moist, it will not need
covering; if dry cover lightly. AS
stated it is not necessary to lime or
to inoculate the seed.
1t may be a crop worth trying be-
cause it grows on practically all
soils, it can be sown on permanent
or temporary pastures, you can
grow it on poor or fertile soils, it
will grow in dry season when
other plants fail, ito will build up
run down soils supplying nitrogen
and humus, it produces good hay, IL
grown OH the land for few years,
it will increase the yields of the
following crops, it will take on the
land without any extra preparation
when it is pitted with freezes.
Milford chronicle., 1932-02-12
MEETING COMPETITION

M. N. Goodnow, a representative
of the University of Southern Cali
fornia, recently said in a public ad-
dress, that the merchant of the
smaller city today faces greater loss
es from out of town buying than ever
before. He felt as a result that the
need for advertising is more i'm
perative than ever before. This is
as true in this section as it is any
where.
He did not ask that people should
be begged or whined' into buying
at home, but they should be educated
into the advantages of doing so. This
is extremely good advice. Frequent
ly the reason why people do not buy
at home, is that they have not been
informed of the excellent values and
fine assortments of goods carried by
their home stores.
Milford chronicle., 1932-02-12
RESOLVES OF PATRIOTISM

The school teachers of the land are
talking to their children about Geo.
Washington, whose 2OOth birthday is
observed February 20, and thereafter
by prolonged celebration. How far
are the children really excited about
this great historic fact?
That all depends. If you teach
such life as an ordinary lesson,
the children's heads ache. But such
story is really one of romance,
more thrilling than that of story
books.
Boys and girls long to do big
things themselves, they listen with
all their ears when they hear how
the great Washington took a ragged
and hopeless little army and beat
great nation. They want to know
how he did it. Many a youngster
should resolve through this story
that he will go out in his little
world and accomplish the impossible.
No one is too old to form some
new resolve of patritism firm the
marvellous career of Washington,
some determination that he will toll
and strive for the country that pro-
duced such a mazing leader and