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Evening star., 1932-04-22
Man Who Lost Only
Son in War Offers
Insurance to Il. >.
Father Wants to Do His
Share in Helping
Government.
Rx the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
An old man who lost his only son in
the war and saved $4,000 from war risk
insurance payments today offered to
turn this and his $3.50 monthly check
over to the Government to help meet
expenses.
In letter to Secretary of the Treas
ury Mills, Charles F. Thompson Of
Philadelphia said he would send the
money at once if the Government would
accept it. He added he had given every
dollar had" to aid the United States
during the World War and wished to
do his share to help his Government
now.
In reply, Mills expressed appreciation
of the offer, but told Thompson there
was no law under which the Govern
ment could borrow the funds be offered.
Il find difficulty in expressing in ade-
quate terms the Governments deep ap-
probation of the splendid spirit of pa
triotism which has prompted your pro-
posal," he added
You have already made a supreme
sacrifice in giving your country the
life of an only son, and this additional
evidence Of your patriotism is mag
nificent example Of that kind OF public
spirit in a citizen that enables a nation
to overcome all difficulties and makes 1t
a great nation
Thompson in his letter said the Gov
eminent could repay him when things
get better"
Evening star., 1932-04-22
CLUB GIVES DINNER
| FOR MAI. BAILEY
Chairman of Federal Traffic
Board Guest at Farewell
Yesterday.

Mai. Neill z. Bailey, chairman Of the
$e6ersa Trafhc Board and co-ordinator
of trafhc in the United States, was the
guest of honor at farewell luncheon
rendered him by the Transportation
Club at the Raleigh Hotel yesterday.
Mai. Bailey is leaving Washington to
take charge of Army transportation
problems in the 9Th Corps Area, with
headquarters at Fort Sam Houston, Tex.
He shared the guest table with Col.
Shohei Washizu, military attache OF the
japanese embassy, and B. Otsuki, engi-
neer Of the Imperial Government Rail-
road Bureau, who is conducting study
of railway and traffic problems in this
country.
Appreciation by railroad executives
was voiced by Charles H. Bates, presi-
dent of the club. for the impartial man.
ner in which Maj. Bailey has admins
tered his Office. His contact with rail-
roads has been extensive, according tc
Mr.. Bates, since his duties involve the
routing of freight shipped to and from
all Government departments.
William Clemming Johnson, vice
president of the Federal-American Ma
tional Bank g. Trust Co.; E. H. Oliver
vice president of the Southern Railway;
W. F. Doane, general agent of the Great
Northern Railway; William B. Bennett
valuation engineer of the Washington
Railway g. Electric Co., and John T
Hardy of the Texas Co. were elected tt
membership.
Evening star., 1932-04-22

ham News, and G. Gould Lincoln. The
Washington Star.
The competition is open TO all col
leges In the United States. men and
women alike, and the same list OF
prizes will be awarded this year.
The editorials or news stories must
have been written by an undergraduate
and published during the academic
Evening star., 1932-04-22

year 1882 In a college Journal. and
must be submitted not later than July
1 to DR.. Doyle. from whom full In
formation regarding the competition
may be obtained.
There are chapters Of ri Delta Ep-
silon at George Washington, G. q. and
the University Of Maryland.
Evening star., 1932-04-22
Scouts Quit Dance, Stop Fire.

Hurrying from the dancing floor in
the Town Hall, members OF the Rover
Boy Scouts of DingTan, Scotland. in
evening dress, fought fire in fish
and chip shop recently The Dingwall
Fire Brigade is composed entirely OF
Rover Scouts. They saved one OF their
favorite eating places from destruc-
ton.
Evening star., 1932-04-22
>,>> 0 the family who still loves quality
KARPEN WEEK april 10th to z,rd)
offers a bright spot in
your shopping career

The family who still insists that good honest quality must be
will have much pleasure in selecting Karpen
Upholstered Furniture here this week kapen Fur
nure is built with quality in mnd-ony the finest materials
skilfu craftsmanship empoyedyet prices
within sensible bounds Karpen huge production keeps prices
low And this week. prices lower than usual Every
upholstered group piece specially reduced for this
sion. Let show you this week Savings extremely large
Evening star., 1932-04-22
KARPEN SPRINGS

Karpen springs are of the best tempered high.
carbon Premier spring wire, securely cross tied 8
times with unfinished American hemp and secure
" sewed to foundation of webbing. Each
Karpenesque spring is separately encased in a
muslin pocket to prevent spreading.
Evening star., 1932-04-22
HAIR FILLING

Sanifed black curled hair is the principal filling
in our Karpen Furniture-dust free and made
clean and sanitary by the special Karpen process.
The beauty of Karpen Furniture is more than
skin deep"
Evening star., 1932-04-22
KARPEN FABRICS

Our selection of coverings has the approval Of
both our own decorators and Karpens inter.
nationally known decorators. All wool fabrics are
guaranteed against moth damage for three years.
Only the better covers used.
Evening star., 1932-04-22
Karpen Guaranteed Construction
Assures You Of Good Quality

Karpen upholstered furniture is only the last word
in style and comfort but it is honestly good karPen
furniture is fully guaranteed against faulty construction
defective materials The suspended webbed construc'
tion is added safeguard in strength and comfort
Evening star., 1932-04-22
KARPEN FRAMES

Kiln dried hardwoods free from defects, doweled
and glued, only used. Karpen seat frames are
reinforced with corner blocks which are screwed
and glued.
Evening star., 1932-04-22
Electric Eye Used in School.

EIectr1c Eye USED IN School.
An electric eye on the teachers desk
In Tuscumba, Ala, school auto
naticslly switches on the room lamps
whenever the daylight is dinmed by
clouds
Imperial Valley press., 1932-12-21
CHAMBER AIDS
NEW ARRIVALS

From Germany, from Sweden,
Switzerland and the Canal Zone
come inquiries to the Ell Centre
Chamber of Commerce from pros
pective residents, states Robert
Hays, manager of the local COM
organization. Getting clos
er to home is an inquiry from
North Dakota chamber of COM
merce stating that so many in
euiries about Imperial Valley have
been received that the North Da-
kota chamber would like a supply
of booklets to distribute.
eve realize that the chamber is
not responsible for every new res
ident in Ell Centro," states Hays,
but we do know that our letters
have been responsible for a large
proportion of the many persons
who have come here this winter
to enjoy our climate and improve
their health, because, upon their
arrival, such visitors usually stop
at chamber headquarters and re-
port that they have arrived and
expect TO remain several months.
The first call is usually followed
by several others and, on each oc-
casion, the visitor expresses his en-
joyment of Imperial Valleys win
ter weather and reports improved
The chamber of commerce has
just finished canvass of furnish
ed houses for rent in the city
through the realtors of Ell Centre
for the II families which are ex-
pected to arrive with the fleet of
Firestone testing trucks. which are
being sent from Los Angeles and
from Akron, Ohio. These families,
each consisting of from two to
eight persons, will reside in Ell Gen.
tro for a period of eight months
or longer if enough houses are
available and the chamber staff
has made an effort to obtain these
houses.
Ell Centro has been chosen as
headquarters for the fleet of trucks
which will travel the Imperial VAL
lev. roads and highways day and
night for period of several
months in the endurance tests
which are made by the Firestone
company annually. This is the first
time this company has chosen Ell
Centro as headquarters for the
fleet and the chamber desires to
accommodate these families which
would add SO persons to Ell Centro's
population for several months.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-12-21
". Y. Stocks
BY ELMER C. WALLER
United Press Financial Ediin


NEW YORK, Dec. 21. - Weak
ness in several railroad shares and
tobacco stocks today brought ir-
regularity into the stock market
after half hearted advance in the
early trading. Volume was small.
Leading issues eased off, bring
ing the averages down for the sixth
successive day.
Other markets moved narrowly.
Bonds were mixed, featured by u.
S. Governments which rose to new
highs on investment demand. Cot
ton lost few points.
Weakness in tobacco stocks was
brought on by reports the leading
companies were contemplating a
reduction in the price of the pop
ular cigarettes as a result of the
recently increasing competition
from producers OF lower priced Gig
aretteS.
American Tobacco B touched 56a
where it was off 21s points before
meeting meager support. Others of
the group were down smaller
amounts.
A sizeable group of railroad is
sues declined fractions to more
than point. Railroad bonds also
were depressed with Missouri Pa
cific issues at new record lows. New
York Central stock was down sharp
ly despite a good showing in its car
loadings report for the week end
ed December II.
Selling of railroads was influ-
enced by new difficulties in the
railroad future intensified by the
receivership yesterday for Central
of Georgia. Roads have maturities
of around $4OO,OO0,OOO coming due
in 1888 and if these cannot be met
satisfactorily further yeceiyerships
are anticipated. Dragging out of
the Chicago railroad wage con-
ference was another item affect
ing the carriers.
Gasoline prices declined as gas
oline stocks on hand mounted.
According to preliminary calcu-
lation, the Dow, Jones g. Company
industrial average stood at 58.97, up
O19, railroad 1888, off o.51 and util-
ity 27.27, off 0.10.
Sales were 100000 shares COM
pared with 100000 shares yes
terday.
Aggregate market value of 10
leading stocks was $5,441 ,938, ,805
against LASS ,686,34 yesterday, an
advance of $6,252,457.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-12-21
BANKER SAYS SMALL BUSINESS
FIELD WILL LEAD RECOVERY

Business concerns of small cap
italization probably will lead the
way to business recovery. This
statement was made yesterday by
o. G.. Horne, vice-president and
manager of the Ell Centre branch
Of Security First National bank, in
discussing the part that "small
business will play in the present
economic reconstruction program.
Because Southern California is
located within a trading and man
ufacturing area containing wide
variety of Independent industrial
and commercial enterprises this sec
ton should be among the first to
benefit from improved conditions,
he said.
Foundation for this conviction
vas a report by George M. Wal
lace, vice president, director, and
vice chairman of the executive
committee of the bank, who has
returned from trip across the
continent during which he consult
ed with leading bankers and invest
ment brokers.
II do not anticipate any sort of
boom," the local banker continued.
But there is evidence of an under
lying strength in business to which
the influence of enterprises with
100000 and upward of invested
capital is largely contributing. No
order is too small to interest them.
They are buying raw materials
from lots to quantities and turn
ing over their cash profitably.
They are aiding transportation by
the distribution of their goods and
they are maintaining employment"
A more extensive use of avail
able credit would aid materially in
revival of business, he believed,
but added, I'VE do not make every
lean that is requested. We never
have. Neither do other banks.
"Credit requirements must be
met and times demand that they
be rigid. But if financing is need
ed to carry on business which is
profitable and sound assuming
the would-be borrower is depend
able and has a good record - the
Imperial Valley press., 1932-12-21
L. A. Stocks

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 81. W.P)-
Oil stocks played predominant
role in trading on the Los Angeles
stock exchange today, although the
market was rather quiet and slight
ly lower. Union Associates was Ia
ken off the board at lis yester-
day, following receipt of informa-
tion that the concern had consol-
idated with Union Oil. Outstanding
stock of Union Associates now be-
comes outstanding stock of Union
Oil.
The augmented Union Oil led
trading, selling 800 shares at 10B,
down Il. STANDARD Oils sale of 300
were made at 23B, unchanged.
Consolidated oil sold 200 at 5h,
down as, new low.
Transamerica sold 200 at AS,
unchanged. Security First Nation
ais sales of 100 were made at 43,
unchanged. Title Insurance traded
100 at 201a, down ", a new low for
the year. Pacific Finance sold 200
at 4, unchanged.
Southern California Edison sold
200 at 259s, unchanged.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-12-21
Christmas Program
At Lions Meeting

Lions club members enjoyed
Christmas program presented yes
terday by the junior college girls
double trio under the direction of
Miss Lucille Krause with Miss Jane
Anderson as accompanist. The
program was given at the regular
club meeting which took place in
the Barbara Worth hotel, Padre
Bailey being chairman of the day.
Richard Kountz' beautiful can
tata, THE Wondrous Story" was
presented by the trio, members of
which are the Misses Katherine
Jones, Pauline Her, Ruth Grafton,
Betty Wright Ryerson, velma Clay
pool, Mildred Hopper. Jane Alder
son gave special piano solo, THE
Sleigh Ride" (Tschaikwosky).
Jack Harner passed around Gig
ars as Christmas presents for the
members. George Mills of San Di-
ego was a guest of the club and
Bill Lodge Of San Diego was a
visiting Lion.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-12-21
DISTRICT WILL
USE RADIO TO
EXPLAIN PLANS

Imperial Irrigation district Off
cials will explain the refinancing
plan and the All-American Canal
contract to voters in series of Is
minute talks over the local radio
station.
The series will begin tomorrow
night at : 7:15 o'clock and will con-
tinue until January IL, the date
of the special election called for
the purpose of placing both pro-
positions before the public.
The refinancing plan was evolved
after almost a year of study and
countless conferences with bond
holders and is declared to bring
relief for the landowner and tax
payer during the present difficult
business period.
In addition to the radio talks
both the financing plan and the
minor changes made in the ALI
American canal contract will be
explained in valley newspapers.
These explanations are planned for
the benefit of voters and those
wishing to be informed on the sub
ject.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-12-21
More Wright Act
Violators Freed

SACRAMENTO, Cal, Dec. 81.
U.Pj-Beneficiaries under Governor
Rolph's Wright act amnesty pro-
gram reached a total of 134 today
with announcement that the gov
ernor had signed five additional
pardons for violators of the repeal
ed enforcement law.
Those receiving the red, white
and blue documents were: Freder-
ick j. Wright and Waldo Romo,
Los Angeles; Tavern Young, Santa
Barbara; Elliot G. Brown, Tulare,
and Joseph Nunes, Santa Cruz.
Governor Rolph said he would
continue to sign pardons for Wright
act violators until all those who
could qualify for the amnesty had
been taken care of.
Two new highways are being
built between Pomona and Los
Angeles.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-12-21

desired loan would in all probable
ity be made"
Again referring to reports from
the east, the local manager de-
clared, "The United States is all
right. Business is really improv-
ing. Succeeding months will de-
velop strength"
Imperial Valley press., 1932-12-21
L. A. Butter De Eggs
II. A. livestock

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 81. U.P)-
Hogs 200. Ten to 15c lower. 150-
pound Colorados $3.65. Quotable
tops $375.
Cattle 500. Slow about steady.
Common to medium steers $3.75 to
$4.75. Fed heifers $5.25. Common
to medium cows $2.75 to $31O.
Calves $50. Steady. Bulk calves
S400 to $4.75.
Sheep 100. Ewes strong. Good
ewes $2.40 Medium to choice
lambs quoted $3.50 to $3.50.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-12-21

ported loss of $215 and a gold
watch.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-12-21
! s
l.. A. Poultry

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 81. U.P)-
Following are today's market quo
Imperial Valley press., 1932-12-21
BreedLoUe Rites
AT Los Angeles

Funeral services for r. c. Breed
love, 45, who died at his home at
Meloland yesterday, will be con-
Quoted from Pierce Brothers un-
dertaking establishment in Los An
geles at 10 o'clock Friday morn
ing. No services are to be con-
Quoted in the valley.
He was born in San Diego and
had made his home in Imperial
Valley since 1910. He recently had
purchased the Meloland store. Dur
ing his early residence here he
was a grading contractor.
A syndicate is planting Mexican
oysters in Newport Bay, Orange
county.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-12-21
l.. A. Banks
LAND ACQUISITION OKAYED

LAND ACQUISITION OKAYED
LIVINGSTON, Mont. U.I)-Add-
ing 1900 acres of land to be used
for winter grazing and feeding pur-
poses for wild game in Yellowstone
National Park, President Hoover
recently authorized acquisition of
triangular section of land on the
west bank of the Yellowstone Ri
yer. A bill to acquire the land was
introduced in 1926 by Senator Bur-
ton K. Wheeler, of Montana.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-12-21

ported loss of $215 and a gold
watch.
MOSCOW, Dec. 21.-The north
ern route across the top of the
world, from Archangel through the
Bering straits, was declared open
to regular navigation today by the
council of Commissars. A Soviet
Arctic expedition recently demon
strated that the route was prac-
teal
GENEVA, Dec. 21.-The League
of Nations has postponed any de-
cision on the Manchurian conflict
between China and Japan until the
committee of 10 mee;s January 16.
The delegates still were wavering
between Cancellation and censure. i.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-12-21
vi LATE
= NEWS

PARIS, Dec. 81. = DR.. George
Haret, famous radiologist, died
today after numerous amputations
made necessary by burns received
IN experimenting with radium.
Shortly before President Paul Dou-
mer was assassinated, the presi-
dent called at Boucicault hospital,
where DR.. Haret was confined to
bed, and decorated the radiologist
as an officer of the Legion of Hon
or.
NEW YORK, Dec. 81. Briga-
dier General John Fred Pierson,
one Of two surviving Civil war gen.
erals, and a descendant of Abra-
nam Pierson, first president of
Yale, died here last night. The
general, born in 1899, enlisted when
IL and during the Civil war parti-
cipated in many battles. The last
surviving Civil war general is Ad-
ebert Ames Of Tewksbury, Mass.
MONTPELIER, France, Dec. 81.
Residents of dozens of villages in
south and central France were
forced to flee from their homes to-
day as flood waters undermined
hundreds of dwellings. Landslides
at Lacassagne, Rabouillet, and Co
nat destroyed houses, windmills,
communication lines, and railway
tracks.
BERLIN, Dec. 81. - Bernard Ri
back, Chicago news writer who ar
rived here last week to represent
the Federated Press, was robbed on
the street early today by a man
who asked for a match. Riback re-
Imperial Valley press., 1932-12-21
L. A. Hay

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 81. U.P)-
U. S. No. l, $500 to S14.OO; U. S.
No. 2, leafy $3.50 to $1,000. U. S.
No. l, extra leafy, $16.50 to $1700.
Truck receipts 49,
Imperial Valley press., 1932-12-21

Demonstrations of rubber-tired
tractors at Fresno have showed that
they will pull out where steel tires
become stalled.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-05-07
PAIR OF COMEDY
FILMS TO SHOW
over WEEK lend

Comedy in wholesale quantities
is the offering of Fox Imperial
theatre for this Weekend, with
This Is the Night" holding the
spotlight for tonight only.
This fast moving, somewhat
risque, but always clever film, is
based on the familiar theme of the
bachelor who has to produce a wife
at a moments notice when he has
been caught flirting with a married
woman whose husbands jealousy
is only partially appeased when he
is told that the flirter is happily
married and very much in love
with his wife.
When the synthetic wife is pro-
duced to square accounts, trouble
starts in for the bachelor and his
ready -to-help friend, but trouble
for them means fun for the adui-
ence.
Lily Dalmita, Roland Young,
Thelma Todd, Cary Grant, Irving
Bacon and Claire Dodd are in the
cast.
Sundays offering is Girl Crazy"
a rollicking farce with Eddie Quill
Ian, and Whee:er and Wolsey in
the leading roles. The names are
enough to assure plenty of COM
edy.
The scenes .of the play are laid
in a sleepy little Arizona town
Imperial Valley press., 1932-05-07
BEDTIME STORIES
BY HOWARD E. GARRIS
Copyright. 1928, By Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate

of the basket was an electric fan
which, Whizzing around. set the
/ airship forward And in the basket
we're many soft sofa cushions filled
with goose feathers so the rabbit
gentleman would not get hurt if
his airship fell.
But I hope it doesn't fall" said
Mr.. Longears as he took off the
old broken balloons and tied on
the new ones he had bought.
In little while he was ready to
go up. 1t was afternoon and the
children soon would be coming
home from school.
I'll be back before dark" Uncle
Wiggily called down TO his wife
and Nurse Jane who were watch
ing him go up Then I'll tell the
children a bedtime story about my
adventures in the airship. Good
bye! Toodle oo!'
Goodbye! Tood.e oo." an
swered Nurse Jane and Mrs. Long
ears.
Up, up, UP, through the air, to-
ward the blue sky and the white
clouds sailed Uncle Wiggily in his
airship. The balloons were lifting
him and his clothes basket, the
electric fan was whizzing him
along and soon he was out of
sight of Nurse Jane and Mrs
Longears.
II hspe he comes safely back, :"
said Nurse Jane.
so do l." murmured the rabbit
lady.
1t was so nice in the air that
Uncle Wiggily sailed about longer
than he meant to. 1t was getting
dark before he decided to turn
about and sail home and, all of 4
sudden, it was very dark.
Dear me-" said the rabbit Il
hope I don't lose my way! L can't
see when I'm over my bungalow to
go down. I must take a look over
the side Of my clothes basket to
see where I am
Uncle Wiggily leaned over to
peer down in the darkness. He
leaned over too far and, all of a
sudden, he fell out. His airship
sailed on without him and Uncle
Wiggily fell down, down, down.
Luckily some of the sofa cush-
ions fell out with him and they
were under him when he landed
on top of-Where do you suppose?
Yes, it was the flat roof of the
hollow stump school
We'll, here 1 am, but how am I
to get down off the roof without
ladder?' thought Mr.. Longears.
ITS too far to jump" Just then
! the moon came out from. behind
some clouds, making a little light
on the roof, and Uncle Wiggily
saw the little roof house where
the school bell lived. Il know what
III dol" chuckled the rabbit. "I'll
ring the bell. They'll think the
school is on fire and will come with
ladders and can get down"
/ No sooner said than done. Ding
dong! Ding dong! Ding dongl'
the rabbit rang the bell. The
Woodland fire department heard,
and, rushing to the school with
their ladders, saw Mr.. Longears
on the roof.
Quickly they helped him down
Imperial Valley press., 1932-05-07
He fell out

mo, the circus hasn't arrived
yet" Uncle Wiggily answered, with
a smile and a twinkle of his pink
nose. II just bought these balloons
in a toy store. They're filled with
gas
You didn't get half enough, "
said Nurse Jane.
Half enough for what?' Uncle
Wiggily wanted to know.
Not half enough balloons to
give each Of your forty leyen six
teen rabbit children one each, to
say nothing of Baby Bunty, the
orphan" spoke the muskrat lady
housekeeper.
oh, I didn't get these balloons
for the children" said Mr.. Long
ears as he watched the colored
balls Of thin rubber sway in the
breeze.
What for, then?" asked Nurse
Jane.
i bought them for my airship,
Uncle Wiggily answered. Some
of the balloons on my airship are
broken. SO 1 had TO get new ones. .
Are you going airshipping
again?" Nurse Jane inquired.
That's what I'm going to do,
and right now, before my little
bunny boys and girls come home
from school and tease to come
with me-" said the rabbit. "Ill
take them airshipping another
time"
Uncle Wiggily hoped out to
the garage, where he kept his air.
ship. 1t was made from a clothes
basket with many toy circus bal
looms tied TO the handles to make
it go up in the air. At the back