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Imperial Valley press., 1932-06-23
BEDTIME STORIES
By HOWARD E. GARRIS
Copyright 1928, BY Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate

truck load and told the drivers
TO keep right onto the pine woods,
where the picnic was to be held.
Unload the good things there, 3"
he said, Spread them out on the
stump tables, and soon Nurse Jane,
Mrs. LongearS and 1 will come
along to pass out the ice cream
and candy"
When the girl and boy animals
heard this good news they jumped
up and down for joy. And away
they ran to the picnic grounds.
Then, when the last auto truck of
ice cream had gone to the forest,
it was time for Nurse Jane, Mrs.
Longears and her husband TO start.
Did 1 hear you say, Wiggy?'
asked his wife, that the picnic
was to be in the pine woods?" And
when he said it was she said: But
isn't that the place where the Fox
and the Wolf tried to catch you?"
Yes answered Mr.. Longears.
but they won't try it again. It
will be safe for the children in the
pine woods. Come on" So tuey
hoped in the bunny's auto and
rode to the forest. But just as
they reached the picnic grounds,
loud bowling was heard.
OH OIL" cried Nurse Jane.
Something has happened!" And
what it was you shall hear tomor-
row night. Then the story will be
about Uncle Wiggily and the funny
animal And hape the pussy cal
will let the rag dolls paint box
take the end of her tail long
enough to make a brush and pain.
the back fence q pretty red color
for the robin.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-06-23
CARVES WHITE HOUSE

OKMULGEE, Okla. U.P)-Work-
ing for period of more than three
months, d razor blade his only tool,
Louis Bello, a young Spanish mu-
sician here, has completed a mcdol
carved from wood of the White
House at Washington. The model
is 40 inches long and 18 inches
high and perfect in detail.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-06-23

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Imperial Valley press., 1932-06-23

Published every evening except Sunday by the
imperial Valley Press, Inc. 625 State street. e.
Centre, California, W. C. Costello, business man
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Imperial Valley press., 1932-06-23

Governor Roosevelt asks Jimmy Walker
to answer Seabury's charges, and the
world now waits for lavish output of
Jimmy's best wisecracks.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-06-23

Aimee, "Ma", Iron Man, "What-A-
Man, THE Unknown Woman, "The
Man with the Red Necktie', Madame
X"-what fine display one family can
give the world
Imperial Valley press., 1932-06-23

Al Smith says he wants to be Presi-
dent. SO does "Alfalfa Bill' and both
have about the same chance.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-06-23
USES PENHOLDER "a YEARS

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. U.P-
Jacob VanWingen, an employee in
the office of the city clerk, has
been using the same penholder for
"a consecutive years. He bought
the penholder for one cent.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-06-23
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO
June 23. 1917

Ell Centro has raised S425o of
the $4,000 Red Cross subscription
quota. A big patriotic rally will
be staged here tonight in the hope
of raising the remainder of the sum.
Firemen will decorate the streets
for the occasion.
Housewives Of FL Centro are
learning to cook in the manner ad-
vised by the government to best
conserve food. There is consider
able exchanging of cook books and
recipes while all become accustomed
TO the new order.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-06-23

The more we think over Tuesday
nights affair on Long Island, the higher
opinion we have of Joe Palooka.'
Imperial Valley press., 1932-06-23
Looking Backward
that the Press Files Tell of
Imperial Valley for This Date
In Past Years
TWENTY YEARS AGO
June %. 1912

Cantaloupe shippers shut down
yesterday and it is not improbable
that they will bring the limiting
clause in contracts into effect.
The Southern Pacific company is
putting into effect widespread re-
ductions in rates in Imperial Valley
as ordered by the railroad commits
sion.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-06-23
TEN YEARS AGO
June %, 1922

Replacement of storage water
tanks at the Valley Steam laundry
will not be arranged until next fall.
Two galvanized iron tanks with a
capacity Of 5000 gallons each.
crashed to the ground this week,
The laundry was flooded and $500
damage resulted.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-06-23

Mrs. j. M. Adair is a candidate
for county treasurer and this issue
Of The Press carries an announce
ment of her qualifications for office.
She is present deputy treasurer.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-02-27
M& A11A<.
q ISSa. MsNaught syndtsssa. t>s
SAN DIEGO WILL
Be TERMINUS OF
NEW RAIL Line

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 81. W.p)-
railroad line to be owned by the
Southern Pacific company were re-
vealed today by Paul Shoup, South
ern Pacific president.
San Diego will be the western
terminus, Shoup said.
"A new company, all the stock Of
which will be owned entirely by the
Southern Pacific company, has been
organized under the name of the
San Diego & Arizona Eastern Rail
way company to acquire the prop
erty of the present San Diego &
Arizona railway" statement by
Shoup read.
He said that application to carry
out the plan is now before the
interstate commerce commission.
The line would afford through serv-
ice to and from the East both over
the Sunset and Golden State routes.
Stock of the present San Diego &
Arizona railway is owned one half
by the Southern Pacific company
and one half by the j. d. and A. B..
Spreckels companies. The concern
owns local lines in and around San
Diego, giving a local freight service
over such lines and a passenger
service between Aqua Caliente and
Tijuana and San Diego.
Some "A miles of the main line
run through Mexico.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-02-27
PickfOrd's Wife
Granted Divorce

LOS ANGELES, Feb. q. U.H-
Jack Pickford, actor, was pictured
as an extremely jealous husband
with erratic habits in testimony
which today had won for Mary
Mulhern Pickford, former New York
actress an interlocutory decree of
divorce
Mrs Pickford testified that her
husband was so jealous that he
continually telephoned her, even in
beauty parlors, but when she re-
turned home often was in a bad
temper.
Often he refused to eat for two
days at time, seldom went to
bed before early morning and slept
until afternoon, and so conducted
himself that at times she became
afraid of him, Mrs. Pickford said.
On one occasion she fled from their
home and went to a hotel accord
ing to her testimony.
"Mr. Pickford was a mighty nasty
man." Frances Galloway, colored
maid, testified.
Mrs. Pickford told the court that
a satisfactory financial settlement
had been made. but the amount
was not divulged.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-02-27
japan Answers
Moscow Charge

TOXIC, Feb. 81. (U.P)-The gov
ernment today denied Moscow re-
ports that Japan was encouraging
anti-Soviet activity in Manchuria,
and planning troop concentrations
along the -Manchuria border.
It's spokesman, however, declared
Japan could not furnish informa-
ton on the nature of the new
Manchurian government because
Toxic holds the regime there is
controlled by Manchurians alone.
(Press dispatches have reported the
new government controlled by ia
PAM
The spokesman said complete ex-
planation of all requests from Mos
COW concerning japanese inspired
anti-Soviet activity would call for
considerable examination.
In denying encouragement OF
White Russians to attack the Sow
lets, the spokesman said the mill
tary command in Manchuria con-
sidered the activities Of eviled czar-
lists nuisance.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-02-27
CLASS-STEACALL
BILL APPROVED
BY PRESIDENT
New Law Expected To Be
OF Great Aid In Help
ing Nations Credit.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27. U.P) =
President Hoover today signed the
Glass-Steagall bill unlocking vast
stores of federal reserve credit to
help the nation toward better
times.
1t is expected the new law will
make possible q potential expansion
of $4,000, 100000 in the country's
credit facilities.
In addition more than 81 900, 0,000,-
900 of added currency could be is
sued, should this be needed.
Hing officials of the treasury be-
lieve it will reduce bank failures to
a negligible number.
Congressional action on the meas
ure was completed yesterday when
house and senate unanimously
agreed to a conference report fixing
the measures final form. The bill
reached the White House in the
evening, and became law when the
President signed it today.
About $750,O00,000 of gold now
held by the federal reserve in eX-
cess of legal requirements may be
put to work" as reserves for the
additional credit and currency.
Availability of this gold also will
fortify the gold standard in this
country, according to sponsors of
the act, and protect the United
States from gold Withdrawals by
foreign nations.
The new law enables banks to
borrow from the federal reserve on
securities hitherto ineligible for re-
discount. Hence the administration
is confident that banks, with these
news resources, will be more ready
to advance funds to large and small
industries and businesses.
Several federal reserve banks are
understood to have completed ar
rangements for operating under the
new provisions SO that member
banks may benefit without delay.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-02-27
SENATOR ASKS
LAWS To HALT
BEAR RAIDERS

WASHINGTON, Feb. 81. U.P)-An
administration plea ito find the
culprits" responsible for bear raids
on the New York Stock exchange
was laid before the senate banking
and currency committee today in a
statement by Senator Walcott, Re
publican, Connecticut.
Congress and the country are
tired" the statement said, 'of see
ing every attempt to help our fin
ancial institutions correct the econ
omic depression, every attempt on
the part of the administration to
give courage and hope, knocked in
the head by the bear raiders as soon
as the security market has had a
few days in the right direction and
these raids must be stopped"
The statement by Walcott, who
is a close friend of President Hoov-
er, was read to the banking COM
mittee as it prepared to investigate
stock market operations. The COM
mittee took no definite action on
the various investigation proposals,
but 1t was understood an inquiry
would be authorized at the next
meeting. Walcott promised that
leading bear raiders" would be
summoned in their hearings.
Walcott's statement said condi-
tions could be corrected by strict
exchange regulations and, failing
that, by legislation. He charged
that spectators and gamblers"
were taking advantage of general
depression and unemployment and
profiting 'by their inquitous deal
ings."
1.-The first duty of congress clear
ly is to find the culprits," he con-
tinued land determine the extent
of their operations and it is pro-
posed to do this at once by hold
ing open hearings before the COM
mittee commencing early next
week."
Imperial Valley press., 1932-02-27
BANDITS FOILED
IN ATTACK UPON
FLORIDA CLUB

MIAMI, Fla, Feb. 81. U.P)-Five
bandits who attempted to hold up
the fashionable Embassy club here
early today shot it out with en-
playees and guests, leaving the
bandit leader dead, three of the
holdup men wounded and one
guest and two employees injured.
T. Phillip Perkins, former Brit
ish amateur golf champion, who
had advanced to the finals today
in the Dixie golf tournament, was
shot through the hip by one OF
the bandits who tried to escape
by using him as a shield.
The member of the holdup gang
killed, repeatedly the leader of the
raid, was said to be from Chi
cago He was not Immediately
identified.
George Myers, Tulsa, Okla, and
Gene Eckman were the bandits
seriously wounded. Another was
wounded less seriously and es-
capped.
More than rs patrons in the
IIldlll lOOiii Va oiiS Cfoo CIV
the time of the robbery, well past
midnight, were thrown into a near
panic when the masked bandits,
armed with sawed-off shotguns,
pistols and rifles entered the
kitchen.
Policemen j. G. Davis and Mack
Oakford were among those ordered
to stick em up"
Myers was shot through the
mouth by Jesse Campbell, club
employee. Policeman Oakford shot
Eckman near the heart. The
leader of the gang fell mortally
wounded with bullet through his
forehead as he ran towards the
entrance. Another fell, scrambled
to his feet and made his getaway
Perkins, New York golfer for
merly of Birmingham, Eng, was
shot by bandit who dragged him
from the gambling room during
the escape attempt.
The bandits had not obtained
any money and had made no at
tempt to rob the guests when the
shooting started.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-02-27
WORKERS
TRAPPED
in Mine
West Virginia Coal
Miners EntOmbed By
Early Morn Explosion.
INJURED UNKNOWN
Disaster Occurs Just Pre-
viOus To Descent Of
Big Day Crew.

POCAHONTAS, Va, Feb. 81. (U.D
-Rescuers fighting fallen slate and
poisonous gases in the interior OF
the explosion wrecked BoiSsevain
mine near here, reported shortly
after noon that they would be able
to reach a score or more of trapped
men by $3.50 p. m.
The explosion, believed caused by
ignition of powder, occurred in the
basin main section of the shaft,
about two miles from the surface.
1t was believed that between %
and 33 men were entombed in the
shattered section.
Two men escaped from the sec
ton and 20 men escaped from a
higher level just before daylight
when the explosion shook the mine
and shot billows of smoke up
through cavernous passages.
Additional rescue crews were Or
dered from Coalwood, Gary and
jenkins Jones, Va. The mine was
near the border between Virginia
and West Virginia.
Twenty-Five rescuers were in the
shaft. They encountered fallen
slate after passing the mile and q
half level. Several were overcome
by gases and carried to the surface.
Gas masks were worn by those in
the deeper recesses. They carried
electric torches into the swirl OF
smoke that would not clear from
the tight lower levels.
II
sibility of determining whether any
of the entombed men still lived.
BLUEFIELD, w. Va, Feb. q. (U.R
"A low, reverberating explosion oc-
CURED in the Boissevain mine
about 25 miles from here today and
80 of the SO men on duty were be-
lieved trapped somewhere in the
smoke choked workings.
The mine is the largest pit OF the
Pocahontas Fuel Co. 1t is 25 miles
from Bluefield, across the Virginia
border.
Officials said the mine was nom
gaseous. They feared the explosion
was caused by ignition of powder.
Rescue crews were in the shaft
within an hour
Trained mine rescuerS were
rushed to the Boissevain and Jer-
kins mines at Jones, w. Va, and
PocahontaS, Va.
The SO man night crew was on
duty when the explosion occurred
shortly before coming of the day
shift of 400 miners. Twenty of the
workers escaped.
They were about a mile and a
half down a shaft. They could
give no explanation of what had
happened, but were driven to the
surface by bad air after the ex-
plosion.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-02-27
JAPAN SENDS new
ARMY TO SHANGHAI
Vigorous Offensive Continues To Meet With Stub
born Resistance By Chinese Forces Who Are Com
PEELED To Give Up Several Strategic Points.
Copyright. 1882. BY United Press

Copyright, 1882. BY United Press
SHANGHAI, Feb. 81. U.P) =
japanese forces, now being REIN
forced, tonight smashed from air
and land at the slowly receding
Chinese defense lines after COM
pleting occupation of the much
beleaguered town of Giangwan.
New Japanese forces arrived to
engage in this terrific onslaught
at the Chinese. Police reported
that $1,000 troops had arrived dur
ing the night in the International
Settlement and were marched to
the front.
The troops landed were esti-
mated elsewhere at only 1000
requirements for the Shimoto
mixed brigade from Kokura. They
were not connected with the
eleventh division which Hamoru
Shigemitsu, the Japanese minister,
had told the United Press would
arrive shortly. The eleventh di-
vision has not arrived. Shigemitsu
assured that the eleventh division
would not land in the International
Settlement.
Earlier Mamoru Shigemitsu,
Japanese minister to China, told
the United Press that the Japanese
eleventh infantry battalion would
arrive in Shanghai shortly but
would not be landed at the Inter-
national Settlement0
Occupation of Kiangwan was
merely one part of the spectacular
and vigorous offensive which the
Imperial Valley press., 1932-02-27
Campbell Quits
Breaking Marks

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla, Feb.
27. U.P) - Sir Malcolm Campbell
today abandoned further attempts
to break his own automobile speed
records.
Finding the beach here in un-
satisfactory condition, Campbell
ordered his Bluebird racer Grated
and it will be shipped by freight
to New York on Sunday.
BY rocketing once southwark and
once northWard over the i2-mile
course yesterday he averaged
252.751 miles an hour for five
miles, breaking his previous rec
ord of 2ll.49l. For the five kilo-
meters, he averaged 247.94l, beat
ing Wednesdays record OF 24i.5eD.
In the 10 kilometeIs, he averaged
23s.669, shattering the record OF
l52.09 held by Borcacchini OF Italy.
His 25l743 for the mile was less
Than his Wednesdays record mile
age OF 253.968.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-02-27
Actress Revealed
AS Flyers Fiancee

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 81. U.P)-
Iona Worth, 2l-year-old actress
and musician, revealed today that
she was the fiancee of Robert M.
Short, American aviator who was
shot down by japanese while flying
for the Chinese forces at Shanghai.
Miss Worth, daughter of the late
Jake l.. Hamon, Oklahoma Million
aire politician, who was shot and
killed in 1920, is a student of avia-
ton. She is known off the stage
as Olive Belle Hamon.
She said she would continue her
effort to qualify for a federal pilots
license. She met Short when he
was connected with an airport in
Tacoma, Wash.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-02-27
Valley Council
Members Meet

Mayors and members of the city
councils of various valley towns
we're guests OF Ell Centro at din
ner held hert last night, the Sec
ond Of series of such affairs be-
ing held durrig the winter months
The first one was held in Decem-
ber at Imperial.
The purpose of the meetings is
TO enable officials to discuss var
ious matters OF interest to each
of the cities and obtain better
understanding of problems affect
ing all communities.
Present at last nights dinner
we're Messrs. Oakley, Dunn, Miller
and Harris, Imperial Wilkinson
and Bailey, Calipatria Bates and
Emerson, CaleXico; Fluke. Hub
bard and Wolfe, Brawley; Webb,
Holtville; Fawcett and Clements,
Ell Centre.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-02-27
SEVERE FLOODS
CAUSE BIG Loss
in WASHINGTON
Thirteen Lose Lives When
Avalanches Folio w
Melting OF Snow.

SEATTLE, Feb. 81. U.P)-Heavy
doWnpours and swollen rivers faced
Washington again today, after its
worst floods in years, bringing a
new menace TO stricken farm lands
where avalanches already have
claimed 13 lives and caused wide
spread damage.
Heavy mountains of snow, melted
by warm rains into racing torrents,
left a wake of death and destruc-
ton in almost every section of the
state. With rivers still rising and
predictions for at least another
day of rain, citizens prepared to
meet the new flood crisis with
every agency at their command.
The worst catastrophe occurred
at Mount Washington, where seven
persons were killed and four homes
destroyed when tons of mud and
rocks tumbled down from the
mountain slopes into BoXley Greek
canyon.
Trapped by the unexpected
avalanche, the victims and their
houses were carried a mile down
the canyon and left covered by
debris. The known dead were Mrs
William Blades and her two chill
dren, Mrs. Gus Balder, Mr.. and
Mrs. r. A. Moore and Mrs. ElWood
Glaggett.
Two others, George Johnson, so
and his son, Costa, 10, were killed
three miles from Issawuah, when
a log jam collapsed under the pres
sure of flood waters and smashed
to bits their two-story home. Res
cuers found the body of Johnson
clasping his 5-year-old daughter
Hazel, in his arms. She was only
slightly hurt.
Mrs. Helga Johnson, the wife
and mother, escaped from the
crumbling house with her two
other children, Knute, 7, and Cum
mar, 12.
In another section of the state
$50 miles north of here, crew OF
rs men continued digging through
a landslide searching for ths
bodies of four workmen buried
alive while they were working or
Skagit river railroad line. Mucky
snow and mud hampered theil
work.
An empty train was wrecked
near Satstop, Wash, but the crew
escaped without injury. A CM. st
P. and Pacific train out of Spo
kane was bloodhound at Garcia
in the Cascade mountains, fol
three hours.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-02-27
FORD PREPARED TO PLACE
NEW CARS ON MARKET SOON

that three out of four were for the
new eight
His new four-cylinder engine is
housed in the same kind of body
as the eight.
With his venture into a new field,
Ford is dealing the depression a
body blow in the Dearborn auto
area, and is spreading orders that
reach beyond that zone into terri
tory of the supply dealers.
His goal this year is 100000
cars.
If he reaches it, his wages alone
will amount to 98,OOO,0OO. He has
1000 men at work now. There is
no more unemployment in Dear
born. Probably 100000 will be work.
ing by June,
Millions will be spent with the
5000 firms that supply parts and ac-
cessories.
Ford was as eager as a small boy
with new electric train when he
showed the United Press CORE
spondent his shining new challenges
to the depression. He walked
through the laboratory eat Dearborn
and slipped in behind a screened
off corner.
Only One Reminder
To one who rode the old model T
over many bumpy miles, the six
new cars in view seemed a motor
lists paradise. The only familiar
sign was the trademark. The body
is streamlined, with slantinw wind
shield, and V-shaped radiator with
rounded crown in body color.
The bodies are longer, wider and
lower. The cars have free wheel
ing. The ignition key has been
switched to the steering post, and
the gasoline tank to the rear.
Wheels are larger with heavier tires
and bigger hub caps.
These cars are SO different in ap-
pearance that Ford has been driv-
ing them over country roads un-
detected by disgusting them slightly
with old truck radiators and con-
cealing the trade marks.
"They will get up to 80 miles and
are built to run at 65 and 10 miles
which is fast enough for any car"
Ford said. The gas consumption
of the eight is approximately the
same as that of the four. We get
this economy of operation in the
eight by reducing all forms of fric-
tion to a minimum.
Ford was asked whether because
of the depression he would devise
some new method of longer time
payments.
1--WE plan no new method of fl
nancing," he replied. Il don't see
that the standard installment plan
which we use needs to be modified
because of the business situation.
If you produce a real value people
will buy. That's what they are
waiting for.
"We expect to start shipping final
parts in four or five days. The new
models should be available for dis
play very soon after that. We have
already $4,000 bodies made up. Our
immediate objective will be 5000
cars day."
Ford intends to stay on the five
day week.
"Our cars would have been out
six weeks ago if it had not been for
Sunday work." he said. "Some of
our men became over jealous and
worked on Sunday. The result was
that we spent most of the following
week correcting their mistakes. Sun
day work never pays. Finally we
stopped it. I never believed in it.
Since then we have been coming
along fine, and we're practically
ready to start"
Imperial Valley press., 1932-02-27
Unidentified Body
OF Man Buried

Burial of the unidentified body
found yesterday between Brawley
and Imperial took place at Mount
ain View cemetery today. H. F..
Arnold, local undertaken, was in
charge.
The body was discovered by a
pedestrian who reported it to the
authorities. 1t is anticipated that
the man had been dead more than
a month as the body was badly
decomposed, according to Arnold.
No marks of Identification were
found upon the body or in the
clothing. Some small change was
found in the pockets. A meager
camping outfit was found near the
body