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Imperial Valley press., 1932-05-04
National Chamber
OF Commerce Will
Convene On Coast

At a meeting of the Associated
Chambers of Commerce of Imperial
county held in Seeley last week,
Hotel Whitcomb, San Francisco
was designated as the official hotel
for Imperial Valley during the an
nual convention of the United
States chamber of commerce, to be
held in that city May Is to 20.
The Ell Centro Chamber of Com
merce was designated as the local
center for making reservations for
this meeting.
Several Imperial Valley business
men have already declared their
intention of attending the annual
meeting of the national organiza-
ton, according to Robert Hays,
manager of the local chamber, and
it is believed that there will be a
large representation of Imperial
Valley residents in San Francisco
for the meeting, which is the first
convention of the United States
chamber ever held west of the Mis-
sissippi river.
Business leaders from all parts of
the United States will be present
at this meeting and practically ev-
cry trade organization of the coun-
try will have representatives pres
ent. Matters of national interest
will be studied and discussed and
methods of meeting present busi-
ness conditions will be brought out
as will the outlook for business
during the coming year by noted
economists and prominent business
men, make the trip to San Fran
cisco a profitable one in a business
way for those attending the meet
ing from Imperial Valley.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-05-04
THE WILMER

AW ENFORCEMENT officers insist
Il that the gangster is yellow" when
the odds are against him. which trans
lated into better English means that
when gangster is cornered his sup
posed bravado and daring turns out to
be only a pretense.
The statement is borne out by the at
tltude of the notorious "Scarface Al"
Capone, who is on his way to Atlanta
penltentlary to serve an 11-year term
imposed by the government for violation
of the income tax law.
Declared to be the No. l gangster of
the country, Capone was veritable ear
during his regime in Chicago. Ruthless,
cruel and without mercy to those who
opposed him, he maintained his power
by means of the shotgun and the machine
gun.
When he was informed that the United
States supreme court had curtly dis
missed his plea for review of his case
his true character came to the surface
Al became a wilmer.
According to his claim, he is a good
citizen whose only law violation consist
ed of selling liquor. He walled that he
did lots of good in the world and was
being given bad break" by the law
All the supposed hardness" dropped
away from him as he cursed newspaper
men, police and judges. He was just
flabby fat man with crouch.
His incarceration in a federal prison
is the greatest stimulant law enforce
ment has received in many years. 1t is
definite proof that gangsterism can be
halted if the law and the people really
wish it to be halted.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-05-04
Hewas bIockenin4 HE stove

Looking carefully out from be-
hind the stump, Uncle Wiggily
saw nothing Of the Bad Chap. In
stead he heard someone laughing.
That doesn't sound like any of
the Bad Chaps" thought Mr..
Longears. It's so jolly!" He
looked out a little farther and then
he saw Jackie Bow Wow, the
puppy dog boy. Jackie was dane
ing around on his hind legs. his
tail going bibbity bobbity bah, and
he was laughing and saying:
"Oh, I'm lucky Oh, what good
luck! I never thought there would
be any here. Oh, what jolly good
luck!"
What happened, Jackie?" asked
Uncle Wiggily as he hoped out
from behind the stump and walked
toward the puppy.
Il found two big, juicy bones for
me to gnaW," barked Jackie Il
was just digging around in the
dirst for fun, you know, and I
found these two juicy bones. Oh,
what good luck for mel
And good luck for your brother,
Peetie, too, I suppose" said Uncle
Wiggily, sitting down on a mossy
green log.
What do you mean-good luck
for Peetie?" asked Jackie. Peetie
isn't here with me. I'm all alone
and I found the two bones all by
myself"
"Oh, did you?' asked Mr.. Long
ears with a funny little twinkle
Of his pink nose. "Well. there are
two bones and there is only one
Of you, so I thought that if you
had one bone for yourself there
would be one for Peetie. I could
take it to him if you don't want
TO carry it. And 1 guess YOU
couldn't very well carry two bones
in your mouth
mo, I couldn't" Jackie agreed.
But ! won't have TO carry them"
What are you going to do
then?" asked the rabbit gentle
man. What about Peetie's bone?"
"Peetie isn't going TO have any
bone" groWled Jackie. Il found
the two bones all by myself 1 am
going TO eat one now and III hide
the other and come back to get
it when I'm hungry again. Peetie
has nothing TO do with either of
these bones.'
oh" said Uncle Wiggily, 81
see" and once more he twinkled
Imperial Valley press., 1932-05-04
Mother Seeking
Lost Daughter

Mrs. A. H. Johnson of Oakland,
is in this city in the hope of get
ting in touch with her daughter,
Mrs. Beatrice S. Price, whom she
has not heard from in four years.
Mrs. johnson has been advised
that Mrs. Price and three children
were in Brawley last December.
Anyone having information regard
ing Mrs. Price is asked to commun-
icate with Mrs. Johnson who can
be reached at the st. Regis in
Brawley or any information given
to The Press will be forwarded to
her. ~
Imperial Valley press., 1932-05-04
sDs0m't Quote Me-
By United Press .

Labor candidate for Vice-Presi-
dent. And ne is, at one and the
same time, candidate for the Re-
publican nomination for the United
Estates senate from Ohio.
Campaigning for all these offices
is keeping the aged General
mighty busy. Since the first of the
year he has Travelled by airplane,
train and automobile over 1000
miles through the midwest and the
northwest. His travels average
more than 100 miles a day. He no
sooner got back from Omaha where
he attended the Farmer-Jabor con-
Yention and was nominated for
Imperial Valley press., 1932-05-04

WASHINGTON, May 4-General
Jacob S. Coxey of CoXey's army
fame is still another presidential
candidate who IS camp aigning hard
but doesn't seem to be gaining the
attention that such people as Presi-
dent Hoover, Alfred a. Smith,
Franklin D. Roosevelt, Newton D.
Baker and John w. Garner have
drawn. Perhaps that's because his
campaign is SO complicated that 1t
is difficult to tell just when he IS
running for what
To begin with, Coxey is candidate
for the Republican nomination for
President. Then he is Farmer
Imperial Valley press., 1932-05-04
Use Of Surplus
Milk Advocated

California Dairy council is urg-
ing more consumption of milk in
its Swallow the Surplus" campaign
which is designed to take up the
seasonal surplus of milk.
Cities are consuming about all
the milk they can handle, and it
is in the rural districts and small
towns that increased milk con-
sumption is urged.
Statistics show that if 54,O00,000
people increased their daily con-
sumption of milk by one ounce,
two tablespoonsfuD, that $4,000
pound of butter fat would be taken
off the market daily.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-05-04
UNCLE WIGGILY AND JACKIE
BOW WOW

Once upon time, as Uncle
Wiggily was hopping along over
the fields and through the woods,
wondering what sort of an adven-
ture he would have, he heard a
rustling in the bushes.
Dear me!' exclaimed the rab-
bit gentleman hiding behind a
stump. II hope this isn't the Fox,
who didn't know me when was
all black, like coal, from cleaning
Nurse James stove. I've washed
the black off and he'll be sure to
know me now. I do hope it isn't
the EOXl"
Imperial Valley press., 1932-05-04
ORCHESTRA LEADER DIES

CHICAGO, May 4.-(U.PCarlton
Coon, co-leader of the nationally
known Coon Sanders orchestra died
early today in Herotin hospital.
Coon had been critically i'll for
week after infection set in follow
ing an operation on an abscessed
jaw. Coon started his orchestral
career in Kansas City and later
played in leading night clubs and
cafes OF Chicago and New York.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-05-04
IMPERIAL VALLEY PRESS

est and support to the charter. They
urge that citizens talk it over with their
neIghbors and endeavor to enlist the lat
ter as supporters of the charter.
The sponsors also believe that any eff
forts which may be spent in behalf of the
charter will be we'll repaid by the bene-
ficial results that it will bring to I'M
perial county.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-05-04

Vice-Presidency, than he was off
from his home at Massillon, Ohio,
for Campbell, Ohio, to speak in the
role of candidate for the Republi-
can senatorial nomination. Two
days later he was in Youngstown,
Ohio, in the same capacity.
And all the time Coxey has one
job of his own-he is mayor OF
Massillon.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-05-04
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO
Nav 4, 1917

The Ell Centro Chamber of Com
merce is urging everyone to get out
their fly traps. The chamber
waged an effective war on flies
last year and wants to renew Of
fensive operations at once. A
bounty of 10 cents per pint for
trapped flies will be paid.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-05-04

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., 1932-05-04

E. E. Forester yesterday brought
to town several samples of fine r.
ish potatoes grown on his ranch
since planting January 25. He laid
the seed in the sun for a week be-
fore planting.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-05-04
SINGER HITS HIGH &C

BIDDEFORD, Me. 1UP) = Emil
MaSse, Biddeford's singing cob
bler,' has a voice that registers
the &c" on the piano keyboard, one
octave above "high C..''->.s,
Imperial Valley press., 1932-05-04
TEN YEARS AGO
Nav 4 1000

The possibility of reaching Los
Angeles two hours after leaving Ell
Centro was held out to chamber of
commerce directors last night by
Les Hardy, who will operate an
airplane between valley points and
Los Angeles next month. He asked
help in obtaining suitable landing
field in Ell Centro.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-05-04

Mr.. Smith, Mr.. Roosevelt and Mr.
Garner would like to be in Hoovers
shoes. Not only as President but as the
avowed candidate of his party.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-05-04

Americans might take note of the fact
that Major Girou of the 31st U. S. In
fantry, called Japan's hand at Shanghai
yesterday, and he didn't just, growl his
name at the Mikado's men.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-05-04

Soon it is going to cost more to mail
letters and that means less writing,
which will not be exactly calamity.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-05-04

Brawley will graduate 81 pupils
from the eighth grade, Calipatria
18 and Ell Centro co. Many rural
schools also report large graduating
classes.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-05-04

African savages are reported to have
become enthusiastic soccer fans. But
they'll revert to type if they ever learn
bridge.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-05-04
Sewing Machines

Clearing our stock for new year have some won
derful buys in used Treadles and Electric machines
All styles, and prces at great savings-while thew
last We repair all makes of machines, work guaran.
teed: 145 So. 7th ST. PHI 1890, Ell Centre. White
Sewing Machine Co.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-05-04
Stone Insurance Agency

Thanks folks for the nice new lines that have been
coming in. The insuring public is certainly finding it's
way to our door and being helped to rates that are
reasonable, both fire and automobile in times like
these. 1t pays to bring your insurance problems to
us. w. l. Stone, 831 Main St., Phones 248 and 387
Fl Centro
Imperial Valley press., 1932-05-04

SUBSCRIPTION RATEs-Deliyered by carrier,
per month"; 55 cents; by mail. SO cents per month
in advance. Entered at El Centre, California post
office as second-class matter. Member California
Newspaper Publishers Association. M. G. Mogen-
son, national advertising representatives.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-05-04
Looking Backward
What the Press Files Tell of
Imperial Valley for This Date
in Past Years
TWENTY YEARS AGO
Nav 4 1912

From best obtainable information
it appears that there are about
200, 900 head of livestock in the val
lev, one half of which are sheep.
There are believed to be $4,000
hogs, $1,000 dairy cows, 10000 beef
cattle and $4,000 horses and mules.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-05-04

Norton's Department store is
conducting its first anniversary
sale with a big list of bargains.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-04-12
Priest Supports
Plea For Bonus

WASHINGTON. April 10. U.p)-
Father Charles E. Coughlin, De-
troit's radio priest" pleaded for a
"revaluing of the dollar" when he
appeared today before the house
ways and means committee in sup
port of legislation for cash payment
of soldiers bonus.
Coughlin testified as advocates
of the bonus renewed their drive
in the face of warnings from DEM
ocratic leaders in senate and house.
Estimating that 100000 Ameri-
can workers are jobless and s8,000,-
900 more on part time work, Cough
lin asked for "reValuing Of the
dollar"
This will undoubtedly throw us
off the gold standard" he said
But we can use the soldiers bonus
to get down off the unjustified gold
standard"
The priest attacked the disease
of concentrate wealth." and advo-
Gated a cheaper dollar and infla-
ton" of currency.
The revaluation of the dollar
will come eventually" he said "let
it come legally"
Imperial Valley press., 1932-04-12
Convict Mexican
In Arson Trial

Basing their verdict principally
on a confession obtained by Tom
Sharp, district attorneys investiga-
tor, a jury late yesterday declared
Enrique Terwogt guilty Of two
counts o. arson III burning an air
plane and hangar in Calipatria.
Practically the only evidence
linking the Mexican with burning
the property of Watson j. Dayton
was the confession. Such confess
Sions have played a conspicuous
part in criminal trials before Judge
A. C. Finney lately.
r.. 1. French was prosecuting at"
torney in trial of TerWogt, while
the Mexican was defended by
Frank Birkhauser. The trial lasted
scarcely more than one day, going
to the jury yesterday afternoon.
Testimony of Dayton, owner o.
the airplane and hangar, described
recent troubles between himself and
Terwogt, who was in his employ.
Terwogt nursed a grievance, Day.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-04-12
Hay Growers To
Meet Thursday

Hay growers of the valley are re-
minded of the meeting called for
Thursday evening, April ID, at 7:30
o'clock IN the Barbara Worth
grammar school for the purpose of
organizing a cooperative marketing
association.
The committee composed OF E.
B. Goodman of FL Centro and H.
A. Hastain of Calexico will report
the results of its conference with
Dudley Moulton, state director of
agriculture, with officials of the
federal farm boards intermediate
credit bank and with officials of
the University of California. Plans
for organizing the association will
be presented.
F.. H. Wilcox, extension specialist
in marketing, and L. M. Jeffers
chief Of the bureau of grain and
warehousing Standardization of the
state department of agriculture, are
in the valley today to consult with
the committee on organization
plans.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-04-12
Daily Report Of
Stock Markets

NEW YORK. April IL UP
Another sharp rise in wheat late
today furnished the stimulus for
a rally on the stock exchange
after another setback that sent
the entire list into new low
grounds.
Wheat closed with net gains OF
to IL cents a bushel. Grain
traders we're cheerful.
Early in the day the stock mar
ket witnessed a fair rise. Then
selling was resumed in the rails.
Several special shares were
iiquidated and the market turned
irregular. Wheat came back
swiftly from a brief setback, and
the list turned up again and
closed higher.
Railroad shares rallied from
their lows. but the early losses
were not entirely made UP. Stand
ard Oil of New Jersey and Stand
ard of California were forced down
to new lows for the bear market.
Steel shares were depressed for a
time following utterance of pess-
imistic statement by the usually
optimistic Charles M. SchWab,
chairman of the board of Bethle-
hem Steel corporation. They re"
covered before the close.
Steel common managed to hold
above it's bear market low of 33,
made Yesterday. but a long list of
other shares broke through pre-
vious resistance levels in the early
afternoon. General Motors held d
small gain.
According to preliminary calcu-
lation, the Dow, Jones & Co. in
dustrial average stood at 62.33, up
0.29 point; rail average at 2l.73,
off 0.72 point, and the utility av-
erage at 2459, up o.10 point.
LOS ANGELES. April IL. U.P) -
The market declined perceptibly to-
day during inactive trading on the
Los Angeles stock exchange.
Standard Oil was the most active
selling 3700 shares at 18, down l.;
Union Oil sold 100 shares at l09s
unchanged; Union Associates de-
clined = to 9la on sales of 500
shares; Pacific Western sold 300
shares at 37s, unchanged.
Southern California Edison per
cent preferred was unchanged at
% on sales of 800 shares: Edison
common sold 400 shares at PAS, un-
changed; Edison 5l2 per cent pre-
ferred also was unchanged at 1872
on sales of 300 shares.
Transamerica sold 400 shares at
81, down u. Security First Ma
tional bank was down y at SIS on
sales of $50 shares.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-04-12
Cars Damaged In
Highway Crash

An unidentified Mexican driving
on the wrong side of the highway
at a turn half mile west and a
mile and a quarter north of Mt.
Signal store yesterday afternoon
was responsible for an automobile
accident in which two cars were
damaged. but no one was hurt.
The Mexican had left the scene
of the accident when Don Camp
bell. deputy sheriff, arrived. The
officer found a truck registered to
E. P. Murriell of FL Centro beside
the road, slightly damaged.
The truck had been forced into
bank by the Mexican's car as the
latter attempted to make a turn
on the wrong side of the road, ac-
cording to report filed in the
sheriffs office. The left wheel and
| fender of the truck were damaged.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-04-12
GianOla Returned
To City Council
Continued From Page II

369. Hall 3O2, zinn 35e, Couch 3S7
and Ike as. Goodrich polled 407
votes and Small drew 36S. Neale
running alone, received sol bal
lots In favor of sewer bonds were
Asa and against them 335.
At the Veterans Memorial hall,
Anderson took 300 votes, Gianola
253. Bucklin 213. Clements 1872.
Hall l76. Zinn 1873. Couch 172 and
Ike %. Goodrich received 206 and
Small 204. Against the bonds were
,55. and in favor 277.
Returns from the Lincoln school
gave Anderson 2S1 votes. Gianola
203. Bucklin $50, Clements 163.
Hall l76, zinn 90, Couch l12 and
Ike 3d. Goodrich received 1+S
votes and Small polled lat. Voters
in favor of the bonds numbered
100 and those against them los.
Results In Other Cities
Holtville. Brswley and Calexico
Yesterday joined Ell Centro in the
business of holding a city election,
with CaleXico and Brawley chooS-
ing three new councilmen each,
and Holtville naming four.
Holtville retained its old board
of trustees entirely, and saw no
change in other city offices. FL
nal returns found Mayor Sam
Webb with 244 votes. P. B. Brown
with 262, c. L. Shaw with 30l and
J. c. King with 308. King was
elected to a two-year term, while
the others were chosen for four
years.
S. E. Shaw was elected city
treasurer of Holtville by 305 votes.
Ella NJ. Carpenter with 276 votes.
defeated Archie Gallatin, with 244,
for the position of city clerk.
Unsuccessful city council candi-
dates in Holtville were w. o.
Pond l81, S. Carl Brown ia, G. M.
Rowland l4e, c. N. Bolin 139 and
Nelson L. Long los Theodore
Bolin polled l8S votes for city
treasurer.
In Brawley, I. A. Pearson 829,
Byron S. Walker 800 and S. ID.
Ca1ey 726. were elected to the
council. Other candidates were
Harry E. Gates 594, A. S. Wolfe
$50. George H. ROLAND 43l, c. H.
Colman 325, R. N. Diver 315, j. c.
Archias 1863, T. Murphy $50 and
George Gerald SO.
o. May Juvenal was chosen
Brawley city clerk by 838 votes.
Other candidates were Edna NJ
Lucas 429, Jack Jellison 300 and
Myrtle Jernigan Powers 162. Cyril
Marking received $50 votes for
city treasurer. Harry A. Staub re-
ceived 643, w. p. Lyons 2l8 and
Alfred Lauraine 1873.
Calexico elected M. w. Bates
476, o. L. Peterson All and w. c.
Jones 375 to the city council. T. A.
Eggleston, only other candidate
drew 249 votes. L. j.
Goree, jr., received 26O votes I-oi
city treasurer, F. E. Raab got 23l
and A. A. Crane 147. Richard S.
Emerson received complimentary
vote of $50 for city clerk.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-04-12
Figure In Movie
Tragedy Arrested

HOLLYWOOD, Apri -. U.H -
Mrs. Sarah Kerrick, widow of Tom
1.-TWO Gum Kerrick, film cowboy
whose death was a screen colony
sensation, was arrested here today
cn a charge of intoxication.
Police said they found her en-
gagged in a noisy alteration with
Cleveland Graves. 80, Burbank, in
parked car. Graves also was
taken into custody.
Mrs. Kerrick and four others
were accused of Kerrick's shooting
at a wild party in 1927. They all
were put to trial and all were con-
victed Of manslaughter. Mrs. Ker-
rick went to San Quentin to begin
serving her term but the appellate
court granted the five a new trial.
AT the second trial all were ac-
uuitted.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-04-12
0UNTYYBRIEFS ~

Sentenced To Jail-Frank Rami-
rcz, "a, is in the county iail today
serving a go day sentence imposed
by Judge E. 4. Kiefer of Calexico
on plea of guilty to petty theft.
Wooda Blesy Dance Studio, 723
Orange. Phone 733. l6tf
Return From School,. Q. Mac
Donald, Jimmie Holcomb and Ic-
roy Wells. state traffic officers. re-
turned to e Centre last night from
Sacramento, where they have been
attending the state school for Cal
ifornia highway patrol officers.
Imperial Valley Barber Shop. 54s
Main, announces high quality hair
cutting at 25c. Baker and Shaw
4tlmo
Meet the Wife" another fine
comedy by the Desert Players. 20
April 2lst and 22nd at Wilson
School Auditorium Gretta Gould
directing. 1876
Driver Jailed-K NJ BoWyor of
Riverside appeared before Judge I.
Mayfield this morning to answer
a charge of reckless driving filed
by Bill Tackett, state traffic Of
ficer. Bawyer was sentenced to pay
a fine of $3.50, and when he could
not pay the fine was committed
to the county Jail for IS days.
Paul's Special Pure Lemonade sc
per glass. 9th and Main, by the
Court House. 8tf
Fine Imposed-Judge : Mayfield
today fined Sam Terares $40 70,
battery. after the defendant en-
tered a plea Of guilty
Madame Prlser-FTench designer
and dress maker. $50 Commercial
st. Phone 1854. 3ltf
Suit to Quiet Title-Seeking To
quiet title to forming land in I'M
perial Valley, the Imperial Irriga-
ton district today filed suit
against Cecile I. Norton and the
Imperial Valley press., 1932-04-12

California First National Bank of
Long Beach.
Hotel California Coffee Shop
Plate lunch from Il to ?, 35c.
Regular meals, soc and 75c. lltf
Trade If OILERS cut-rate hard
ware. quality merchandise for less,
Stf
Intend 10 Marry-Notice Of in
teation to marry was filed in the
county clerks office today by
". r. Raircy, 81. Of San Diego,
and Lucille Ellis Of Phoenix. Filing
notice Yesterday were George Phil
lips. IS. and Harriet WadSworth,
Is. OF Indio. and Jorge BerSaluna,
%. and Josephine Bait, Is, OF E.
Centre.
DIR. A. B. Hansen, Dentist. New
location. second floor, Security-First
National Bank Bldg. Phone Ss Aft
Dr. Edwin o. Carter, Dentist, new
location, Goa Main st. Office phone
26O.
Imperial Woman Dies-Mrs. JOS
efina Peralta Galyez. 25, wife of
Nicholas Galvez. died last night
at the family home northwest Of
She had been Ill for sew
eral months prior to her death.
arrangements have not
been made as yet. In the mean
time the body is at Lemons under
taking establishment here.
Perishable Shipments - Fourteen
carloads OF carrots constituted the
.otal of perishable shipments from
imperial Valley shipping points
according to B. A. Har-
-igan. agricultural commissioner.