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Imperial Valley press., 1932-09-22
IMPERIAL VALLEY PRESS
POLITICS SECONDARY

THERE is hope for us. We may be-
come bitter in our politics and at
times they are marred by considerable
mud-sllnglng, but every so often an in
cldent viii bob up to prove that we can
be humans first and politicians after
wards.
President Hoover has been bitterly
outspoken in condemning the speaker of
the house of representatives for his DO
litical acts in the recent session of con-
gress, and what Mr.. Garner thinks of
Mr.. Hoover might have to be written on
asbestos paper.
Republican papers have been as strong
in denouncing the speaker as Mr.. Hoover
has been. And again asbestos paper
might have to be used if Mr.. Garner were
to write down his thoughts on the G.. o.
P. and all who follow it.
This week the speakers mother,
grand old lady of 81 years, and pio-
neer of the state of Texas, answered the
final call. The President of the United
States made haste to send telegram of
coincidence to the speaker of the house,
and there is no reason to believe that his
expression of sympathy was a mere for
mality. A man who lost his mother dur
ing his boyhood knows how to sympa-
thiZe with another experiencing such a
loss.
Republican papers have been as out
spoken as Democratic ones in expressing
sympathy for the speaker and in ex-
tolling the fine character of his mother.
Some small-minded persons might see
merely a political gesture in the Pres
ident's message to the speaker. But then
small-minded people can only think in
small terms.
Despite all that is said and done in the
political arena we all know that Mr.
Garner is as truly good American as
Mr.. Hoover is, and that politics is better
than 80 per cent ''hot air..
There is no need for any of us to be-
come stampeded about the future of the
country for in the final analysis, we as
a people, are able to keep our feet on the
ground and our heads clear.
Talk is cheap-and Hoover will make
only three speeches.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-09-22
BEDTIME STORIES
BY HUWAKU Il. UAkkIS
Copyright 1928, By Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate

sounds over to- the right and we
are hopping to the left"
That's so,9 said all the others,
and Buster said:
1--WE must have come the wrong
way. Let's turn to the right"
So they turned to the right, not
being able in the dark woods, to
see where the school was, though
they could hear the bell. After
they had hoped for several min
utes, all at once Tingle called:
"Listen!"
Its only the school bell,' said
Tangle, her twin sister.
Yes Tingle admitted, but it
sounds back of us now. We must
have turned around and we are
going the wrong way. Swing
about!"
So they swung about and were
hopping along fast when all of a
sudden the ringing of the bell
sounded right over their heads
"Oh, this is too much! 1t is very
strange!" cried Jingle. And just
then there was a rustling in the
bushes and out popped-no, not q
Bad Chap-just Uncle Wiggily who
was going adventuring.
"Oh, Daddicums!' exclaimed
Jingle. 1.-The Hollow Stump School
is lost and SO is the teacher. We
heard the bell first in one place
and then in another place and now
it's over our heads. Surely the
school can not be up in a tree, can
it?p
NO" laughed Mr.. Longears
But Little Bub is up in a tree and
he has a bell. Come down, you lit
tie rascal" he called to the jolly
boy. Were you running about in
the woods ringing the bell in diff
ferent places to make my Dummies
think the school was lost? Were
you?"
Eyes, Unkie Wig, 1 was!" laugh
ed Bub, talking like Baby Bunty
But 1 won't do it again. I just
wanted to have some fun"
We'll, you made my Dummies
think their school was lost said
Mr.. Longears, $50 to make mat
ters right, you must go to school,
with them. Come with me, I'll fine
the lost school for you" So Mr.
Longears led the bunnies aud Lit
tie Bub through the woods to the
Hollow Stump School, where ths
Lady Mouse Teacher waited fol-
them.
So everything was all right. Anc
If the lollypop will please stor
sticking its stick in the ribs OF
the roast beef to tickle the plum
pudding, Ill tell you next about
Uncle Wiggily and the school bug
Imperial Valley press., 1932-09-22
Virgin Islanders
Need instruments

PHILADELPHIA, Sept. %. U.P)-
If there is an old saXophone in
your house, or flute, or even a
piano that isn't being used, Gov.
Paul NJ. Pearson, of the Virgin Is
lands, would be glad to have it.
The governor, formerly of Swarth-
more College, is in Philadelphia to
complete plans for the islands first
hotel
He asked for the old musical in
struments for the schools of the, is
lands, as they have no funds with
which to purchase such things, he
said.
There is marked musical in
clination among the islanders" he
said, land we are doing everything
within our power to give them real
instruments and proper instruc-
tons"
Imperial Valley press., 1932-09-22
UNCLE WIGGILY AND THE
LOST SCHOOL

Uncle Wiggily hoped out on the
front porch of his hollow stump
one morning after he had eaten
breakfast. He saw Baby Bunty and
all the other little rabbit boys and
girls playing about.
Come, my dears!' called their
father. "It is time you hoped
along to school. You must not be
late"
Were going" said Jingle.
us Little Bub coming?' asked
Jangle, a twin sister to Jingle.
mo, Little Bub has gone back
to his mother, I guess" answered
Uncle Wiggily. "He jumped out of
the cream puff basket in which
Mr.. Twistytail and I caught him
as he fell with the red balloon.
Bub ran away through the woods.
I haven't seen him since"
"Oh, dear!" sighed Baby Bun
ty.
"Oh, dear!' sighed all the other
rabbit children, for they were very
fond of Bub, who was a little boy
with golden hair, red cheeks and
blue eyes. SO that he looked like
the rainbow in a soap bubble, af-
Imperial Valley press., 1932-09-22
MOTHER MAKES
HEROIC EFFORT
TO AID BABIES

OAKLAND, Sept. %. U.H A
story of being buried alive for three
days and nights SO that her babies
might eat, was told by pretty.
22-year- mother recently.
Week after week, Mrs. Lorena
Braun Carmichael was buried
alive, then "arose" from her grave
before the startled eyes of the fol-
lowers of the big top She had
been forced to become the bread
winner of her little family as re-
suit of desertion by her husband.
But the young star of middle
west travelling troupes has put the
experiences of her travelling show
days behind her as she follows a
less thrilling, but more healthful,
occupation as waitress.
For the experience of being
buried under six feet of earth, al
though air pipes led to her casket,
was threatening her health.
Thereupon, Mrs. Carmichael
gave up her sleeping act" gath
cred her belongings and her two
young sons, Billy, five, and Del
bert, three, and came to Berkeley.
The story of the young mother,
who was buried alive so that her
sons might eat, was discovered when
! Robert Murns, one-time deputy
sheriff in Rollins county, Kan, Wis
! tied downtown restaurant and
found Mrs. Carmichael employed
there as a waitress.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-09-22
MUMMERS WILL
ASSIST J0BLESS
in PHILADELPHIA

PHILADELPHIA, sept. 22.-(U.H
For more than so years, quaint
ly garbed Mummers have well
coined in the New Year in Phila-
delphia.
Frequently in the past, because
of business depressions, the New
Year shooters societies have been
closely pressed to maintain the
elaborate spectacle with which
they greet the new year.
And this coming year, in an ef-
fort to raise some funds for the
unemployed and needy, the lead
ers of the various mummers' Or
ganizations have decided to hold
their annual parade in the NUM-
cipal Stadium, where admissions
can be collected.
The decision was reached at a
meeting of all the leaders, and
George McClernand, president of
the Philadelphia Mummers' asso-
citation, was directed to confer with
Mayor j. Hampton Moore in an
effort to obtain the stadium rent
free.
Tentative plans call for the
charging of small fee for ad-
mission. From the money collect
ed, $4,000 will be donated in pri-
zes to the various organizations
participating, with the balance
given to the city department of
welfare.
1t is estimated that in the past
more than $4,000 persons witness
the yearly carnival and parade up
Broad Street. Basing their esti-
mates on last years attendance,
leaders feel they could raise more
than $4,000 for welfare work by
their plan.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-09-22

ter which he. was named. But he
was called Bub for short.
Never mind" said Uncle Wig
gily. Hop along TO school and per-
haps Bub may come back
some day. Remember he is a real
boy, and not a rabbit, so we can
not expect him always to stay with
us"
"I wish he could, though" said
Baby Bunty, and the other bunny
children wished the same.
Never mind now, hop along TO
school, said Uncle Wiggily, SO the
rabbits hoped. They all hoped
together through the woods and,
all of sudden, Buster called:
"Listenl"
IT'S only the bell ringing in the
Hollow Stump School," said Gus
ter, who was Busters brother. "Al-
ways, just before o'clock, the
Lady Mouse Teacher tells the jan
itor to ring the bell so we can hear
it and not be late"
"Yes," spoke Buster, "but listen
to where the sound of the school
bell comes from. It's over on the
left and we are going straight
ahead along the path. Listen!'
So chey all listened Surely
enouPh the bell did seem to be
ringing on the left hand side. Baby
p nty said:
we must have come the wrong
way. Let's turn over to the left
and we shall soon find the school. "
So they turned to the left and
they were hopping along, talking
about jolly Little Bub, when all
at once Jingle said ''Listenl"
"It's only the school bell ring
ing to tell US to hurry" spoke
Jangle.
"Yes," said Jingle, but the bell
Imperial Valley press., 1932-09-22
Don't Quote Me-
, BY United Press

won't even let us have a telegraph
wire"
Aguilado looked up and OBJ
served:
I'm not so sure you didn't come
here to take the islands for your
selves. And if you did, you're 60
ing to have a fight on your hands
that will make your war with
Spain look like child's play"
Aguinaldo was a good prophet.
He did fight the Americans, but
after his capture, became their
friend. Decades later the two men
met again and laughed over the
wire cutting incident.
A peach-colored rose was in Sec
retary of State Simpsons lapel
when he came to the state depart
ment yesterday. 1t was grown in
his Woodley estete garden. He
wears one of the same hue each
birthday. Yesterday he was IS.
The rose should have been a
"tip-off''. But the state department
officials whose business it is to re-
member important birthdays OF
diplomats, and send greetings
didn't remember Sdmson's until
they were reminded of it when DR.
Leo S. Rowe of the Pan-American
Union called to extend congratu-
lations.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-09-22
Editorial Page
and
Features
TOURIST PARKING SPACE

IN a group discussing things Ell Centre
might do, the suggestion was made re-
Gently that parking space for several
cars be reserved on Main street for the
use of tourists.
It was pointed out that many tourists
passing through here do not like to go
off the main street and yet they are un-
able to find parking space thereon so
that they may stop to shop or to dine.
The declaration was made that FL Cen
tro undoubtedly loses quite a sum of
money in the course of a year because
Of tourists going elsewhere to provide for
their needs
1t might be good idea to try out the
restricted parking space plan. Certain
ly it would be appreciated by the tourists
and in addition to helping local mer-
chants ii would be a nice gesture of hos
pitality to the stranger.
There is no doubt that it would re-
quire some study as to just how much
parking space should be reserved and
where the reservations should be.
Of course there would be some local
objection to such plan to. There would
be some who would object to having to
park on Broadway or State street be-
cause Main street was filled up. A
block to walk is such great strain for
some of US.
The idea of a tourist parking space,
found to be satisfactory in other cities,
might be given consideration by the chief
of police and the city council. 1t is to
our benefit to do anything we can to
increase tourist business here and if we
don't provide for that class of trade we
need not expect much of it.
There is this difference. Gandhi is
doing it voluntarily and a goodly num-
Der of Americans are in the same boat
against their own desires.
1t is fair time in California, but I'M
perial Valley might point out that all
other sections are months behind us.
alfalfa Bill" is determined that Ok
lahoma is going to be "oil right.
La Toilette leaders know now just how
Wall street felt in 1929.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-09-22
Theatre Provides
Against Boredom

CARMEL, Calf. Sept. 22.-U.P)
Many an agonized theatregoer,
writhing in the last throes of bore
dom, has wished for tingible means
for politely putting stop TO a per-
formance not to his liking.
Carmel's famed "little theatre"
The Theatre of the Golden Bow
has solved the problem for those
too polite to boo or throw decayed
vegetables.
1t has installed wicker arm
chairs, which either permit the
spectator to sleep in comfort or
by wriggling throw the actor into
confusion by wave of squeaking
and rustling.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-09-22

WASHINGTON, Sept. 22.-(U.H)
A tall. straight, grey-haired man
who fought in the Philippines and
in Frame is now heading the
war palms division of the army
general staff.
He is Brig. Gen. Charles E. Kill
bourne. He COMES here from tour
of duty as commander OF the har-
Dor defenses at Manila. A large
part of his life has been spent in
the Philippine Islands. He served
there first during the Spanish Am
erican was as signal corps lieu
tenant. 1t was there he met Emilio
Aguinaldo, head of the insurgent
forces.
Kilbourne and his fellow engin-
GERS we're stringing teleghaph wires
between Paranaqu and Cayite.
They noticed that the Filipinos al
ready had set up line. The Am
ericans tapped it here and there
where 1T parallelled their own. But
when they tried to contact Cayite
they found the Filipino line had
been cut. They repaired it. 1t was
cut again.
Kilbourne went TO Aguinaldo's
camp nearby and protested.
"We Americans have come 5000
miles to free you from the Span
iards," Kilbourne said, land you
Imperial Valley press., 1932-09-22
BLAST REVEALS STREAM

BRADY, Tex. U.P)-Moses was
not the only man who smote a
rock and produced a stream OF
water, state highway workers IN
McCulloch County contend. Work
men blasted a rock on Highway 9
eight miles south of here and
were unable to stop the stream OF
artesian water that resulted.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-09-22

Published every evening Except Sunday by the
Imperial Valley Press. Inc, 625 State street. El
Centre, California, W. C. Costello, business man.
ager Telephone 26, business office; 700, editorial
department Full leased wire United Press Asso-
Citations.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-09-22
Has New Method
For Silver Plate

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Sept. 22.-
UP)-A method of silver plating
which he claims is more satisfac-
tory than electro plating has been
developed by DR.. Paul Cope, chem
ist here.
The siver is applied by merely
covering the article to be plated
with a chemical solution he has
evolved. The process eliminates the
equipment used in electrolosis. II
is comparatively inexpensive, he
says.
His silver plating process can be
applied directly to copper and
brass and indirectly to certain
types of iron and steel. To plate
iron and steel it first is necessary
TO plate them with brass.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-09-22
Looking Backyard
Fhat the Press Files Tell Of
Imperial Valley for This Date
Ia Past Years
TWENTY YEARS AGO
SeDtember %. 1912

Superintendent Whalen of the S.
P issued a special order to en-
ployees instructing them to do ev-
erything in their power for the
comfort and convenience of per-
sons waiting for trains at Imperial
Junction. Hereafter, before arrival
of the. evening train from the val
ley ice water will be placed in the
water cooler, and the depot left
open for the use of passengers un-
til No. 7 arrives. No cleaning is to
be done in that period.
There was a genuine train hold
up on the Inter-C California railroad
near Cocopah between Calexico and
Algodones.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-09-22

here. Hitherto, prisoners had only
salvation pamphlets left by church
workers. The sheriff appealed to
citizens for any kind of books, from
the Rover Boys series to Kant's
Philosophy, to add to the new jail
circulating library.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-09-22
TEN YEARS AGO
SeDtember %. 1922

Frank McIver has taken charge
of the treasurer's office at the I'M
perial Irrigation district, taking
the place of Harry Maddux who re-
signed to become business manager
Cal Mousseau accepted the position
of assistant to McIver, who will be
both secretary and treasurer.
The city council, will meet next
Wednesday night at which time it
Is expected all members will be
returned after summer vacations.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-09-22
APPEAL MADE FOR BOOKS

FORT WORTH, Texas. U.P)-
Sheriff Red Wright has complained
to the public about the literary
diet of prisoners in the county Jail
Imperial Valley press., 1932-09-22
GOLDEN EAGLE
STAGE LINES

FL Paso, $500; Fort Worth, $1,000;
Chicago, $4,000; New York, $46.50.
Phone AZ, Agent California Hotel
Imperial Valley press., 1932-09-22

Selma Fresno county, has a
community meat plant which but
chers and stores animals for the
local ranchers.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-09-22
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO
Senfemher %. 1917

All valley cotton pickers may OBJ
tain work if they so desire. There
is big demand for labor.
J. L. Travers, local builder, was
awarded the contract to build a
new two-story hotel at Calexico
for Mrs. Mary A. Emerson. 1t will
cost $4,000.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-09-22

1t is fair time in California, but I'm.
perial Valley might point out that al
other sections are months behind us.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-09-22

alfalfa Bill' is determined that Ok
lahoma is going to be "oil right
Imperial Valley press., 1932-09-22

La Toilette leaders know now just how
Wall street felt in 1929.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-09-22

There is this difference. Gandhi is
doing it voluntarily and goodly num-
Der of Americans are in the same boat
against their own desires.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-08-12
New Minneapolis Plan
to Work JObless with
No Wages, Only Food

MINNEAPOLIS, Mimi, Aug. O.
The militant struggle Of the unem-
ployed here, demanding immediate
relief, is now facing another enemy.
To police clubs has been added a
whole organization of misleaders. The
capitalist papers carry the announce
ment of appointing of ward captains,
ward committees, warehouse commit
tees, etc, dor which somebody is
PAYING of an outfit which calls itself
1.-THE Organized Unemployed"
The program of this organization
combines all the worst features OF
forced labor, absence of struggle,
wage cutting, and new unemploy-
ment. The organization registers
jobless workers, solicits work for
them anywhere, not for wages, but
for food. The farmers are begged to
supply the food, and food is all the
organization gives in return for work.
The public meetings of 1.-THE Or
gained Unemployed" are held in a
church.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-08-12
MACHADO ASKED
TO MAKE PEACE
WITH OPPOSITION
Fate of Grau, Union
Leader, Hidden by
Censorship

NEW YORK-A letter published
in the Spanish press discloses an
attempt to forge an agreement be-
tween the Machado government and
the National Opposition Party which
has been playing the role of "revo-
lutionary". The letter, signed by
Colonel Menocal, leader of last years
revolt, Mengita, Gomez and Penate,
offers a plan of agreement. This is
for Machado to resign and appoint
someone who has not been connected
with the calling of congressional
elections and the establishment of a
temporary coalition cabinet.
The letter is answered by Ferrara
former Cuban ambassador to Wash
i~ntcn and at present Mcc1"'"'- ~7"
ratarv. He says that ~-~~'
s'.~,-ld be carried on secretly in the
future.
+ Is this Opposition Party that has
toen throwing the bombs in an at
Tempt to force concessions and pc
s'ticys in the government from Ma
a~ado. The leaders have been taking
sd1antare of the treat dissatisfaction
With TIE Machado terror regime in
order to gain their ends. Menocal
f'e7 tie country list year leaving
2001 Of rs - TX and file followers in
;ba dungeons.
ycsterd"v the CAPITALIST press re-
ported thot the Spo-'~'l. lo''"''" ~
ross of Havana presented petition
10 Machado asking - -
low--'a". Sotolongo, who has been held
il iail without charges since June IL
E2-clopqo. evidently member of the
C~~os'tion group, has argued in the
5r-rame Court e~7inst co~'0'-' 49,"
terror campaign of the Memo
al party has boen utilized by Ma
3''odo to intensity the terror against
tie Communist, Party AID revolu-
..io~ory workers in general.
5hourh news reG2rding bourgeois
l2v~ers and newspaper men against
whom Machado has turned his
F'ooGv institutions leaks through &C.
ccstcnally the fate Of the recently
arrested trade union leader Grau ano
r5her revolutionary workers remain:
derb ssc-et. All mail coming into
Cl'ta and leaving is censrre"
The anti-war demonstration o.
July Is which was shot up by th;
bloody tools of American imperialism
cas- been the starting point of the
most recent outrages against the
Cuban revolutionary movement. Al.
ready workers organizations
throughout the United States havt
started to flood Machado with pro.
test resolutions. The wave of protes
must be intensified.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-08-12
Detroit Workers
Fight Kvictions
Block Committee Lead
Continuous Struggle

DETROIT, Mich, Aug. IL. - A
sharp struggle is going on between
block committees of the Unemployed
Council in the north end of Detroit
and Hamtramck, Mich, over evic-
evictions. A concentrated attempt
to evict is going on. Three home
owners in this district of small, wage
earning and now unemployed work.
ers who have their own small houses,
have been arrested.
In one instance a worker helping
to put furniture back into house
where an eviction had taken place
was slugged by police and without
even the formality of trial was
sentenced to 80 days by the police
court.
In every attempted eviction, a riot
call goes in any police try to disperse
the thousands who gather in the
street to denounce and prevent the
loss of the workers home. Gas has
been used. Guns are frequently dis
played by the cops.
The struggle centers around the
CASHMERE Holmes, Eldridge, Howard
Prescott, Conner and Talbot strike
committees.
Capitalist papers here feature the
story Of Mrs. Anna Chamura unem-
ployed mother of five children, who
knocked out a constable with broom
when he tried to put her furniture
out. The furniture was put out when
the constable got reinforcemsnts and
a block committee put it right back.
Workers in this neighborhood are
for the Communist Party platform
demand for unemployment insur-
ance, and for the Unemployed Coun-
ellis demand, mo evictions.'