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Imperial Valley press., 1932-12-22
BURNS GIVEN
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NEWARK, N. j., Dec. %. U.R)-
New Jerseys protection of Robert
Elliott Burns, Georgia chain gang
fugitive, will continue as long as
he lives the life or decent cit
izen" according to Gov. A. Harry
Moore who refused yesterday to
permit extradition of Burns
The wiry little World war veter-
an and author of II Am A Fugi-
tive from a Georgia Chain Gang
was released formally from GUS
tody here last night He was
taken under custody of the sheriff
before Police Judge Harold Sim
andl, who was informed officially
of Moore's refusal to sign the ex-
tradition papers. Judge Simandl
then signad formal discharge.
Burns went to the Newark Jail,
gathered up his belongings and de-
parted without revealing his destin-
alton.
Later in the night Burns moth
er, Mrs. Katherine Burns, his
brother, the Rev. Vincent Burns,
and the latter's wife returned to
their home at Palisade. n. j. The
mother characterized the eXtradi-
ton proceedings as 'just wonder
full"
ATLANTA, Ga, Dec. %. U.H-
Gov. Richard B. Russell, Jr., of
Georgia today issued statement
charging Gov. A. Harry Moore of
New Jersey with "direct violation
of the constitution of the United
States of America" by refusing to
honor Georgia's request for the ex-
tradition of Robert Elliott Burns.
"The governor of New Jersey is
either desirous of basking in the
light of some cheap publicity or
else is completely taken in by
statements and writings of Burns,
which have been proved false, and
are a slander on the state of
Georgia and its institutions" the
statement said.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-12-22
Escaped Prisoner
Located In Mexico

LOS ANGELES, Dec. %. W.P)-
Umberto Bianchi, counterfeiter and
the first prisoner to escape from
Governors Island, New York, in
103 years, is hiding in Mexico, and
District Attorney Buron Fits of
Los Angeles, has been asked to aid
in returning him to this country.
Although the United States has
no extradition treaty with Mexico,
arrangements of local authorities
permit exchange of prisoners.
Bianchi is also wanted here and
m other cities on grand larceny
charges. The department of labor
is seeking his extradition.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-12-22
Blaze Sta11lpedes
Shopping CrotUd

PEORIA, ILL.,, Dec. %. U.P)-
Firemen dug in the smoking ruins
of the S. S. Kresge department
store today hunting possible vic
tins of a sudden fire that imper-
illed the lives of $50 gay holiday
shoppers.
At least a dozen persons were
burned or injured in a wild rush
for exits. Several clerks and work
ers trapped on the second and
third floors of the three story
building were saved by leaps into
firemen's life nets.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-12-22
Schools Closed For
Christmas Holidays

City and county schools closed this
afternoon for the Christmas vaca-
tions and teachers and students
are looking forward to a joyous
holiday season.
City schools will remain closed
until January 3, and the majority
of the county schools will follow
that plan.
Tomorrow institute is held in Ell
Centre for all the teachers of the
county, thus making Friday a hol-
iday as far as the school children
are concerned.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-12-22
To Report On Site
For Junior Prison

LOS ANGELES, Dec. %. U.R)-
The commission for selecting site
for the proposed Southern Califor-
MIA junior prison will submit its
choice to the legislature next
month, Acting Chairman Charles
L. Neumiller, said today.
After meeting with other COM
missioners, Neumiller said possible
sites have been narrowed down to
eight from an original list of 1865.
One of these includes the Rubidollx
ranch near Riverside.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-12-22
@NlnLlL-oe

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 81.
(SpeciaD-I don't know why
Mr.. Hoover is all excited over
the debt yet. That's all over
now. He did a mighty good
job. We was owed about one
hundred and twenty-five mil
lions and he collected over a
hundred. Anybody who can
get four -fifths nowadays is do
ing a mighty good job of col
lecting. And besides, France
is going to pay.
So it looks like the debt thing
is all settled till next Deem
Der, when it will be Mr.. Roose-
yelts Christmas present to try
and get on our tree.
Time to worry over debt is
before you get it, not after you
get four -fifths of it. So argu-
ing over the debt now is just
like arguing over the last elec-
ton.
Yours.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-12-22
Line Closing Suit
Granted Extension,

LOS ANGELES, Dec. %. W.p)-
The federal government today had
additional time in which to fight
the court action of Attorney N. M.
Kaufman of Coronado, seeking to
lift the o'clock closing barrier at
the ,Mexican-U United States bor-
der.
Federal Judge William P. James
granted the government attorneys
additional time in which to an
swer the suit, assigning it for trial
next March 81.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-12-22
Pardon Receiver
Returns To Jail

LONG BEACH, Dec. 22. U.H
After official repeal of the
Wright act had freed him
from Jail, Charles Terris de-
cided to celebrate.
He imbibed a bit too freely
of intoxicants, ploice charged,
drove around in a taxicab
and then offered a wide grin
when the driver sought to col
lect S4 bill.
So today, Charles Terris was
back in jail, booked on a
charge of intoxication and
wondering if there wasn't an
other law which could grant
him amnesty.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-12-22

leader by District Attorney Buron
Fits.
According to statements attrib-
uted to Mrs. Shelby, the alleged
defalcations were discovered when
she sought an accounting of her
investments.
"a short time ago l endeavored
to secure from Blyth and COM
pany delivery of my securities" ="
her statement said. "Mr. Henry
started stalling me and giving me
reasons why shouldn't get my pro-
perty. Accordingly, L telephoned
Mr.. Charles Blyth in San Francis
co (president) and asked him to
come down here. Mr.. Blyth came
at once and the investigation
which developed disclosed embezzle-
ment of my account"
The asserted irregularities were
made over a period of four years,
charged Miss Eva Baber, for II
years private secretary of Henry.
She told investigators she did not
have any personal knowledge of
Mrs. Shelby's account prior to 1925.
Henry is not to be confused with
Leslie A. Henry, prominent South
ern California sportsman, former
Olympic games official and eXecu-
tive of the William Cavalier & Co.
bond house.
LOS ANGELES, Dec. %. U.P)-
Leslie B. Henry, Pasadena invest
ment salesman who is accused of
suspicion of grand theft, planned
to end his life in an automobile
crash in the hope that his life in
surance would cover the larger
cart of his asserted losses, it was
learned today.
The Pasadena man, respected in
his community and prominent in
social and club circles, penned
three letters outlining his plans for
ending his life to make restitution
to his client, Mrs. Charlotte Shell
by, mother of Mary Miles Minter
former screen star.
One of these letters was in the
hands of authorities today, and its
contents were revealed. The missives
were addressed to Mrs. Shelby, to
Henry's wife, and to his secretary
Miss Eva Baber.
Evening star., 1932-09-09

Adorable styles! All carefully made! OF course
theyr not anywhere the they ought be- Fetching
jumpers with fine white bouse clever little boIeos and
other and two piece frock in plain coors prints
Sizes to 10 with bloomers and 10 to I6
Evening star., 1932-09-09

Pure worsted, soft wool
sweaters, made to stand up
under hard wear. Plain
co!ors and combinations
navy, dark tan, royal blue,
black and green; sizes 10
to Is.
Evening star., 1932-09-09

Two-trouser suits for high
school or college boys.
Hand finished at points
where necessary for a good
fit! Blue cheviots, tweeds
and wide wales, brown or
Grey; sizes IA to 20.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-12-21
LETTER TYPED
ON COPPER IS
SHOWN HERE

Robert Hays, manager of the Ell
Centro Chamber of Commerce re-
ports that letter from the Tue
son Chamber of Commerce, Tue
son, Ariz.. has created much COM
ment while on display at the To-
cal office. This letter is written
with typewriter on thin sheet
OF FURNISHED Arizona copper, at
the top of which is printed the let
terhead of the Tucson chamber
with a picture of giant cactus and
the slogan THE Sunshine Center
of America.
If every business concern in the
state of Arizona is mailing even a
few of these letters on copper, .
states Hays, 'it will use some of
the metal for which the state is
famous, but even more important
is the fact that they are bringing
to the attention of the entire
country the Importance of their
copper
Last year Arizona made its au-
tomobile license plates of native
copper and found the plan SO sue
cessful that they are again using
copper this year, the plate to be
natural color copper with black
letters embossed on it.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-12-21
SNN!;i'il','[',]E;;;'S'lE' SN|i'!i|I'N, ~ j J

Tonight marks the final showing
at United Artists theatre of Clara
Bows new picture, Call Her Sa-
wage, the popular stars first pic
ture after long absence from the
screen.
Audiences which have seen the
play the past two nights have been
surprised at the change in the star
since her previous pictures were
made, her present role being more
grown up and sophisticated than
those which she played when she
was known as the 1T" girl.
an excellent supporting cast IN
cluding Gilbert Roland, Monroe
Owsley, Estelle Taylor, Thelma
Todd and others adds much to the
merit of the picture.
The plot takes the star from the
crudeness of small western town
to the pinnacle of Chicago society,
then to the streets and once more
to the upper crust where she cuts
wide swath by a lavishness and
reekleSSneSs with her love affairs
Imperial Valley press., 1932-12-21
Peddlers Must
Haze Licenses

Peddling without proper license
is getting to be an unhealthy pro-
position in Ell Centro as evidenced
by the arrest of two men on that
charge last night.
Maxwell McRoberts, 36, and Carl
Nickel, 81, were picked up by city
police yesterday when they at
tempted to peddle typewriters and
adding machines without first pro-
curing the necessary city license.
Both were released on SIS bail
and ordered to appear for trial in
police court this afternoon.
When Lester Tabit, 26, appeared
before Judge Lee Nuffer in police
court this morning to answer to a
charge of yagrancy, he was given a
15-day jail sentence. The sentence
was suspended upon condition that
he leave town Immediately.
Felipe P. Quitevis, 25-year-old
Filipino was arrested last night
and held for investigation. He will
be given hearing this afternoon.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-12-21

only to be captured at last by the
man she loved in the old western
days.
Tomorrow one of the real epics
of the screen for the 1892 season
THE Conquerors,' will be shown at
United Artists theatre.
Richard Dix, Ann Harding and
Edna May Oliver are cast in the
leading roles of this reproduction of
early American life in the tanning
of the west by the pioneers. For
historic value this film is declared
to rank with THE Covered Wagon
and "Cimarron." Both Dix and
Miss Oliver appeared in the latter
picture.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-12-21
PLAN PROGRAMS
FOR TOMORROW

Two schools will hold Christmas
celebrations tomorrow for the en-
joyment of the school children and
the parents who wish to attend.
Thursday morning Mckinley
scnool will put on a Christmas pa
geant in costume whose theme is
the Christmas customs of various
countries.
Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock,
Wilson puppeteers will stage the
'iovel puppet show which they are
to give tonight on the American
ization class program in the East
Side high school. The program is
an adaptation of Dickens Christ
mas Carol.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-12-21

Farm Center Meeting-McCabe-
Eucalyptus farm center will meet
in the McCaoe school, Friday, De-
cember %, at 7:45 o'clock. Speak
ers will be c. F. Kamm, delegate
to the state convention; Fl. Lee
Landerman, assistant farm advisor,
and Scott B. Foulds, secretary man
ager for the farm. bureau. Enter
tainment and recreation features
will also be held.
Christmas Plants and Cut Flow
ers. Stricklers Floral Company
51O So. 9th. 21t4
Harding School Operetta-Wilson
auditorium, Thursday, 7.30 p. m.
Tickets on sale at Clements. Adults
25c, children 10c. Family tickets
Soc. 20-tu,W, tn
Get your Christmas wreath at
Ritz Flower Shop. 2ot2
Perishable Shipments Perish
ables rolling from the valley yes
terday totaled eight carloads of let
tuce, eight of peas and five of
spinach, according to B. A. Har-
rigan, agricultural commissioner.
DIR. A. 3. Hansen. dentist. New
Professional Bldg. Phone SO. 9tf
-
Fancy turkeys, dressed, 15c ID.
Let us roast 1t IN barbecue oven
free. Place your order now. George
Farmer, 81 miles south on Fourth
st. 1873
Charge Dismissed-Judge II. B.
Griffin of BraWley yesterday af-
ternoon dismissed a charge against
Jose Bisuano, also known as Jose
Ortega, of seduction. The justice
court held that evidence was in
sufficient TO prosecute. D. II. VOL
tord represented the district at
+, torney'S office.
Potted Plants For Christmas
Gifts. Stricklers Floral Company
$40 So. 9Th. 21t4
Suit To Quiet Title. B. Hoff-
mann yesterday afternoon filed
suit in superior court to quiet title
Ito two lots at Calexico, naming as
Imperial Valley press., 1932-12-21
Man Injured As
Autos Collide

A. F. Minor was slightly injured
yesterday when the car in which
he was riding five and a half
miles north of BraWley struck the
rear end of another automobile
which had slowed at the signal
of railroad flagman, according
to a report at the sheriffs office.
Joe Simons of Upland reported
the accident. He told officers that
James Lawson was driving Simons'
car north when he slowed down
At the signal of A. L. Graham
flagman.
A car owned by L. j. Thomas
coming up from the rear, struck
Simons' machine, he said. Minor
war riding in the Thomas car, and
suffered slight injuries. Thomas
automobile was damaged consid-
erably.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-12-21
BRIDGE SERIES
ENDS THURSDAY

Last card party in the series be-
Ing given by Chapter 113, Women
of the Moose, will take place tomor-
row night, December %, at 8 o'clock
in the Moose hall.
Prizes will be given the winners
and refreshments will be served by
the committee in charge. Members
and their friends are invited to at
tend.
Final play-off with Calexico will
take place sometime within the next
two weeks.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-12-21
HEADACHES LEAD TO ARREST

FRANKFORT AM-MAIN, Ger
many UP1-Eyer since Heinrich
K, local postman, received a skull
injury in the war, he has had
nervewracking headaches. Senten-
ced by a criminal court to a year
in Jail for the theft of 20 marks
from a registered letter, he reveal
ed that he had spent the entire
sum on headache powders, seeking
relief from pain that he feared
would drive him mad.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-12-21
(OUNTYRRIEFS

defendants Mr.. and Mrs. C. l. Ter
memo and others.
Eucalytus Wood-All lengths. Ed
Royce, phone 1881. m,w,f-af
Large assortment of cut flowers
for Christmas. Ritz Flower Shop.
20t2
DIR. Z. c. Clemons, dentist. Pro-
eessional building. Phone 245.
5tf m " I
Potted plants 25c up-Ritz Flow
er shop. 20t2
DIR. Hooper = Dentist. x-Ray
service, 10 North 9th st. m,w,f
Extra Nice Fruit Cakes for the
holidays. Order yours now from the
National Bakery. Mo-W-Ftf
Final Divorce Granted "A final
decree of divorce and custody of a
/ lillIlOI SOll Wdo dWdAo oCu Ny oAo6S
A. C. Finney yesterday afternoon
to Roy A. Merrill from Ruth Mer-
rill.
Turkeys Roasted-50c. Fourth
st. Lunch. 218 So. 4th. 21t3
Do not forget your Christmas cor
sage. Ritz Flower Shop. 20t2
Chm Kong Herb Co.-Reliablt
Chinese herb specialists. Select
herbs for every i'll. Special ir
chronic cases or the flu. 683
Broadway, Ell Centro. 14t1
Is Serving Sentence Amadol
Barrios, 80, was brought from
| Brawley to the county jail this
morning TO begin service of a 80
! day sentence. He was sentenced
on yagrancy by Judge H. B. Grif-
fin of BraWley.
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Imperial Valley press., 1932-12-21

SEATTLE <U.PJ - A cooperative
buying plan made up of 81 Uni
versity of Washington fraternities
has been completed. The organiza-
ton will have approximately $25,-
600 in buying power per month. II
will be known as the Fraternity
Buyinp Federation.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1932-02-04
HOME LOYALTY

Someone has said, "A place good en-
ough to live in is good enough to boost for"
There is a great deal of thought in that hum
bic little statement. 1t implies loyalty, gra-
titude, brotherly love, service.
In SO many places, in towns, or com
munity, county or state, we find SO many
ready to knock. find fault, disregard the
good things, and on top Of it all, refuse to
hit a finger either to encourage or help in
finding a remedy. When it comes to doing
something, they Let George do it."
Home Loyalty really means some
thing. 1t is not just Dragging or boosting, it
is giving the helping hand in the interests Of
the community. Not much, perhaps, from
each individual, but the total does amount
to something. 1t shows a willingness to CO
operate if nothing else. So much is lost for
the want Of a little recognition, an encour-
aging word, or a timely lift.
1t will develop a more sincere fellow
ship and a n~eighborliness worthy of this
great open West.
Yes, a place worth living in should be
good enough to boost for, but that does not
imply that we should adopt the "Pollyan-
ma stuff, refuse to see our faults. There
also must be federation, and a willingness to
make things right.
Our own Sheridan County has much
to be grateful for in spite for the disasters
Of the past or two. 1t will again come into
its own. The present crisis will bring out
many surprising results, the stage is now
set. Our trial time is here-we can well ask
ourselves, How are we going to face it."
Are we then really going to try to do some
thing for our community, our countyp
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1932-02-04
SHERIDAN co. RECONSTRUCTION

Ideas and plans have for sometime
been considered and worked on and begin
ming next week it is planned to run a ser
es of editorials designed to bring out thot
ON the big Reconstruction job that we are
faced with here in Sheridan County affairs.
These suggestions will be made in or
der to start something, to give some defin-
lite idea Of what is needed to work on, and
as a possible solution of some of our diff
culties.
1t has been noticed that politicians are
getting warmed up for the coming elections,
possibly some or all Of these suggestions
could be incorporated in their platform.
Many suggestions are out also for a Coali-
ton platform in order to more surely carry
ing out a real constructive program. The
idea deserves attention.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1932-02-04
OUR NEWSPAPER

We all have ideals of what a newspa-
per. our newspaper. should be. 1t belongs
not only to the Publisher or Editor, but in a
sense. to the people of the community
is OUR paper. To fill that requirement it
must be clean, newsy, and interesting, it
must be a HOME paper, better than ever.
1t must print ALL the news as far as
practicable, without prsjudice, not suppress
sing or distorting it.
The hearts Of the people of Sheridan
County cry out. Give us something that
will renew hope, give comfort, lend encour-
agement, be uplifting, and that will stimu-
late greater interest in public affairs. Give
us something that will speed the mending
of the distracted and broken hearts through
on this drought and despair stricken country
of ours, something that will tighten the
gloom and speed the dawn so that We might
soon sing again, Here Comes the Sun"
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1932-02-04
MY COUNTRY tbs OF THEE

To every human heart this sentiment
has its own meaning. We of the good old
U. S. A. have ours. Though we may squirm
and fuss, blame and cuss-coming right
down to brass tacks we would not give this
place up for any other on the face of this
big round earth. Torn and tortured though
we may be by Capitalism and Communism,
swayed by depressing doubts and fears, or
suffering in other ways-in spite of all
well still continue to say. With all your
faults, | love you still With God 0 'er head
and more faith at Washington, we'll come
through.
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1932-02-04

for foreigners Windows boarded uF
and front door barred to conceal i,
from the general ~populAce, entrance
was gained through = rear cellar
way. The store was stocked with the
best food obtainable, which isn't say
ing much This food Was taken from
that destined for export TO England
Germany, America and other coun-
tries. We were not limited rs Ia
quantity as long as the authorities
were satisfied that we were not CIV
ing or selling it TO our hapless Rus
sian comrades. Everything possible
was done to make US c~ontented and
happy. Everything possible Was done
TO convert us to communism
The Russian Life
But the life of the great S of
Russians is almost beyond desc1ip-
ton. They have literally no food, clo-
thing, or the simplest necessities OF
life. The worker who has the highest
rating, was receiving less and less
each month and when we departed
from that so-cailed workers para
disc, he was receiving IL pounds of
filthy black bread, made from the
hulls of rye and barley, per day and
nothing more, except what he nsight
be able to secure at the peasant MIR
ket at exhorbitant prices Boots,
shoes and other articles of clothing
are rare and extremely difficult to
obtain and then only at extreme pric-
es. He can't buy soap. he can't buy
coal, he can get a little oil come
times by standing in line for hours
No one had fuel or heal in Kharkov
last winter, all winter, except us, the
GPU and a few hospitals. Why Not
because there Was no coal, oh no. A
huge amount lay stored at Maricpul
some twelve hours away, but that
was being exported to Italy. Think
of it!
Transportation is d~emoralized. ev-
cry phase Of it a semblxrEe Of
schedule is maintained on the trans
Siberian express but it is seldom liv-
ed up to. On the other lines complete
chaos reigns. No information is av-
ailable regarding the movement of
trains, and the only thing to do IS to
sit in the station and wait | waited
from S p. m. until 2 a. m, for a train
to take me to the Don Basin and az
rived at my destination, some 1O0
miles away at 6 p m the following
day. That is only one instance of my
experiences with Russian trains
When | left Kharkov, it WAS being
served by street cars of fair quality,
a few buses and still fewer taxi
cabs One of my associates, who has
just arrived, brings the news that
the buses and taxi cabs have disap-
peared and that the street cars are
in such a dilapdated condition zhs6
they ian scarcely be run Great pro
gress they are makingl
o. G. r. u.
And why don't the people revolt,
| am asked Because they cant They
are starved, disarmed and t~exrorized
as never before and as mo people
have been in the history of the
world. Stain has absolute control,
not only with his communists but
also with the greatest t~errorists sys-
tenn ever devised-the OGPU, or I'm
ified State Political Department-
the secret police. / have seen the
black, sealed trucks speeding along
the streets in the middle Of the mite;
Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1932-02-04
ADDRESS OF JAMES H. WATT
BEFORE THE CHICAGO BAR
ASSOCIATION

EDITORS NOTE: Following is
the second and concluding part of an
address given by James H. Watt,
before the Chicago Bar Association
upon his return from the Soviet I'm
ion where he was employed as an en-
gineer.