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Imperial Valley press., 1932-11-30
Church To Hold
Religious Rally

Preparations are being completed
for the home talent Bible teaching
meetings and the Christian evan
gelistic rally of Southern Califor
MIA and Arizona churches which
are to be held at State Street
Christian church beginning next
Sunday. v. E. Butterworth, assist
ed by local musicians, will con-
duct the home force meeting, and
outstanding preachers of Califor-
MIA and Arizona will be heard in
the eYangelistic rally which will be
held on Monday and Tuesday,
December II and 10.
Mr.. Butterworth, in announcing
these meetings, also announced
that Miss Irene Scoville, former
member of the Scoville team, who
is now visiting friends here, will
meet with the children after
school Thursday of this week for
cnorus work, and that all the
church and friends are invited TO
be present Friday night for pot
luck dinner and good time The
dinner is at Z o'clock and is open
80 the friends Of the church
Imperial Valley press., 1932-11-30
Don't Quote Me-
. By United Press :

cupied Vera Cruz. Soon a French
fleet, laden with soldiers, joined
the Spanish. Later, Great Britain
sent part of its navy to Vera Cruz
and landed 700 marines.
The French troops became in
volved in a plot to support Mexican
conservatives against Juarez. Great
Britain and Spain. irked by the sit
uation, withdrew their troops, but
France continued to send reinforce
ments.
Late in 1862 the French advanced
into Mexico City, overthrew Juar-
ez and sc: up a monarchy under
Macmillan, Napoleon's protege and
brother of the Emporer of Austria.
The United States, meanwhile
had been embroiled in the Civil
War. Following the Union victory
in 1865, Secretary of State Seward
delivered an ultimatum to Napol-
con demanding withdrawal OF
French troops from Mexico. The
emporer complied in 1866 and Max
milan, deserted, was captured and
executed by the Mexican republi-
cans. The debt collecting scheme
failed
A tragic figure in this interna-
Imperial Valley press., 1932-11-30
UNCLE WIGGILY AND THE
COLD DOG

If you had seen Uncle Wiggily,
as 1 saw him, chasing a rolling rug
around the yard of his hollow stump
bungalow, I am sure you you'd
have thought it very funny. But
Mr.. Longears didn't. He was very
serious about it.
IF this is an adventure said
the rabbit gentleman as he hopped
along and along after the rolling
rug, ''it is the strangest one I ever
have had. If the cold wind is blow
ing this rug it must be very
strong breeze. Hi there!" he called.
please stop rolling the rug for a
little while so can pick it up and
take it in to Nurse Jane"
But the wind, if, indeed, it was
the wind rolling the rug, never
stopped. On and on it rolled, over
and over, faster and faster, and
Mr.. Longears kept on with the
chase.
You remember, I suppose, how
earlier in the day the rabbit had
hung a rug out on the line for
Imperial Valley press., 1932-11-30
BEDTIME STORIES
By HOWARD E. GARRIS
Copyright, 1892, by Mcclure Newspaper Syndicatc

Wiggily and after he had asked the
question he wished he hadn't, for
he thought it might be one of the
Bad Chaps who, somehow, was
playing a trick.
II am a cold dog was the an
swer coming out of the rug.
"A cold dog!" exclaimed Uncle
Wiggily in surprise. You don't
mean Mr. Bow Wow Go you?"
mo, I am not Mr.. Bow Wow"
was the barking answer coming
from within the rolled up rug. IF
were Mr.. Bow Wow, the father
of Jackie and Peetie, I would not
need to roll myself in an old rug
to keep warm"
"Ho 1t isn't such an old rugi"
Uncle Wiggily was quick to say,
knowing Nurse Jane wouldn't like
the rug spoken of in that way. 1T
was bought only last year"
Excuse me, 1 didn't mean to
call your rug DID, said the cold
dog. Il meant if I were Mr.. Bow
Wow I would have a kennel to live
in and not have to tramp around
cold, shivery and hungry, looking
for rugs to wrap myself in"
Are you tramp dog?" asked
the bunny, kindly, for as yet he
had not seen the animal wrapped in
the rug.
"Yes, I suppose you could call
me that" was the answer in a sor-
rowful voice. IT have no home.
have had nothing to eat all day
| and when I saw this rug hanging
on the line 7 said to myself: Well
at least you will be cold no longer!
/ So I pulled the rug down off the
line and rolled myself up in it
The more 1 rolled the warmer felt
so 1 just kept on rolling around and
around and around"
And I kept on chasing you
around and around and around,
said Uncle Wiggily with a laugh
Hal Ha! 1t was very funny.
| thought the cold wind was rolling
the rug"
mo, it was a cold dogl' was the
| answer and then the animal in the
rug began rolling the other way tc
unwind himself And as he was do
ng this there sounded a strang;
noise in the hollo wstump bunga-
/ low.
"Harkl What's that?" whispered
Mr.. Longears. And in the story af'
ter this I'll tell you what the noise
was. The story will be named I'm
Gle Wiggily's new friend. And pleas,
ask the cottage cheese to try anC
grow up into a big house with {
garage and everything.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-11-30
Bank Of America
Mailing Checks

Christmas club checks are being
mailed out today by the local branch
of the Bank of America, to several
hundred members of the club in
this city.
approximately $4,000 in checks
will be received by the thrifty club
members, which bank officials
state compares fayorably with the
totals of the past few years, indi-
eating that people are saving des-
pite economic conditions.
AS practically all Of the money
is used for Christmas buying, bank
officials state that business in Ell
Centro should be aided consider
ably by the club funds.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-11-30
y Who ore you

Nurse Jane and had beaten it to
take out the dust. 1t was a cold,
windy day, for Winter was on the
way and it would not be long un-
til Christmas came.
After Uncle Wiggily had beaten
the rug he left it hanging on the
line, intending to take it down ana
roll it up after he had an adyen-
ture. But, coming back, not having
had any adventure at ALL the rab-
bit saw the rug all rolled up on
the ground. He thought the cold
wind had done this to help him,
but when he stopped to pick up
the rug it just kept on rolling, as
l have told you.
There is something mysterious,
magical and very funny about this
rug business" Uncle 'Wiggily said
as he hoped along. Yet he could
not help laughing now, for it was
funny.
Il hope no one sees me doing
this whispered the bunny gentle
man. IF they do they'll think I'm
very silly" He looked toward his
bungalow. No one was at the vim
dows. His wife and Nurse Jane were
busy getting supper, for soon the
little bunny boys and girls would
come in from their play very hun
cry. ~ 'sSs ssHZ
mo one is looking" said Uncle
Wiggily. IN just have to keep on
chasing this rug until I get my
paws on it. But can't see why it
| keeps on rolling around this way
in the yard instead of rolling
straight along the path. If the cold
wind were blowing it, it would blow
the rolled up rug straight along,
not like ring around the rosie
game. I wonder what is doing it?'
Il am doing it," suddenly ex-
claimed a voice that seemed to
come from inside the rug. II am
rolling the rugl"
sWho are you?r asked Uncle
Imperial Valley press., 1932-11-30

A Barred Rock pullet owned by
James Dryden, Modesto, won the
New York state egg laying contest
by producing $40 eggs in year.
Olive growers of the Lindsay dis
trict, Tulare county, who are not
members of the local association,
find buyers for their crop scarce.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-11-30
TRIPLE BIRTHDAY ENJOYED

MONCKS CORNERS, S. Q. lU.Pl
in the family Of E. M. Thornley,,
the big day of each year is Oct. 26.
Why? Well, for IL years Thornley,
and his eldest daughter, Mildred
Rose. have celebrated their BIRTH
days together. Now comes a baby
girl. born October 26, to make the
celebration a triple event.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-11-30

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Imperial Valley press., 1932-11-30

WASHINGTON, Nov, 3o.-Eyen
if Europe doesn't pay its war debts
the American army and navy won't
be used to collect them. No one
here considers blasting Europe's
money vaults with cannon shot.
But the present crisis recalled
earlier and rougher days in world
diplomacy when the soldier was
summoned as bill-collector after
the diplomat had failed. Mexico, for
instance, has received visits from
armed debt collectors.
In 1861 the Mexican government
under President Juarez owed Great
Britain. France and Spain some
Se2,000,O0 The Mexican congress,
hard pressed, declared a 5wo year
moratorium on interest payments.
Soon afterward, British, French
and Spanish officials met and
signed an agreement To invade
Mexico.
Napoleon was the prime mover
in the scheme Urged by his Span
ish wife and some eXiled Mexican
clericals, he plotted to overthrow
the Juarez republic and set up a
monarchy under French influence
In December, Spanish troops oc-
Imperial Valley press., 1932-11-30

tional drama was Maxmilian's
young wife, Charlotte of Belgium,
who, after appealing vainly to Ma
poleon not to desert her husband,
went stark mad. She died only five
years ago.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-11-30
TEN YEARS AGO
November 30. 1922

Tomorrow the Imperial Valley
Country club will stage program
of sporting events which is count
ed upon to establish the new coun-
try club as a valley institution in
fact as well as in name.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-11-30
MINISTER USES AIR ROUTE

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. W.P> -
1t was Rev. r. E. Grimsley's idea
that some members of his flock
doubted that his messages came
from above like he said while
preaching in the pulpit of Brainerd
Baptist church. SO he hired him.
self a plane, flew over the city, and
dropped notices of services being
held at the church.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-11-30

Rain fell early this morning in
practically all parts of the valley.
Instead of doing damage the rain
was of benefit. Wind and lowered
temperatures preceded the show
ers.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-11-30
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO

The treasurer and trinket fund
being collected at the library rap
idly is growing. Contributions of
discarded jewelry, thimbles, table
ware, ETC., are being made daily.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-11-30

A cast of 100 local residents will
appear in a play called America,
which will be given soon under the
auspices of the Pythian sisters.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-11-30
Looking Blackboard
What The Press Files Tell of
Imperial Valley for This Date
in Past Years
TWENTY YEARS AGO
November 80, 1912

City trustees last night ordered
preparation of resolutions calling
for the paving of mile and half
of streets, extending from the gate
of the fair grounds to the court
house site. This will form a square
in the heart of town.
Discussion of the moving of the
Date lateral from the city to the
west line of the incorporated limits
of the town, again is up for dis
cussion. The town is growing in
that direction and the ditch spoils
the continuity of the city.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-11-30

One major issue after another carried in and out of the White House
Brien to have discussed
with the White House
greeting Mills Bren had just
Mills
possibility funding commission
nations ability Bren predicted after his
275 cent beer BILL
J0sln statement said the
refused the matter with The nos
Imperial Valley press., 1932-11-30
IMPERIAL VALLEY PRESS
MARINES AHOY!

A RT1LLERY practice by United States
n marines is new bit of activity in
Imperial Valley, preparations for tar
get range in Yuha valley having reached
the point where the initial practice is
TO be started Saturday.
The country chosen, reported to have
been suggested by Sheriff Campbell, is
ideal for the purpose. 1t is located
"miles away from nowhere, and the
devil dogs" can blaze away to their
hearts desire, without danger to any
one.
We cannot say whether the gallant
De Anza lost any men down in that
country, but if there are any shades
roaming around there it will be strange
contrast that will greet them in the
highly efficient and modern methods of
the marines compared to the men of
arms whom they knew in the brave old
days.
Marines are proverbially lucky, and
if their luck still holds good they will
have no rain while they are in the Yu-
ha but if their luck gives out-heaven
help them. There are many stretches of
that yellow dirt that makes such excel
lent mud down in that section. If the
marines get caught in the mud they are
not going to have picnic by any means.
We trust the commander will keep his
guns pointed due south or west-any
point but east 1t would be most an
noying to find a couple of six inch shells
lodged in the old typewriter when one
returned from lunch.
The length of the marines stay has
not been made known, but the valley
will wish them a pleasant time while
they are here and as it does to all its
guests-express the hope that they may
come again.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-11-30

1t appears that John Bull just hap
pens to have a few fish hooks in his
pocket which slows him up in getting
out the dinero.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-11-30

Repeal of the Wright act says that
drinking is no sin in California and now
betting has been given approval by
jury verdict. We might as we'll have
good time.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-11-30

Henry's visit to the hospital shows
there is one Ford for whom the garage
man can make no repairs.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-11-30

We just happened to think of all the
promises made January that 1882 was
to be good" year.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-03-05

Charlie Ross
Case Heads Many
Child Mysteries
Death Closes Record of Many-Democrat Presents
Review Of Sensation Snatching That Startled
Country From 1874 to Present Time

+, Intending rumors have been clrcu-
lated about the little boys fate,
Even within the past decade re-
ports have appeared purporting to
clear up the mystery. Various
claimants to his name have APP
peared, and each claim has been
disproved.
Somewhat similar was the equal
ly mysterious disappearance of lit
tie Freddie Leib In Quincy, Ill, In
1871.
Freddie, FIVE years old, simply
toddled out to play one afternoon
back.
A search that extended from one
coast to the other was begun, doz-
ems Of messages were received
scores of rumors were investigated
but nothing was learned.
The only tangible clue was that
furnished by a woman living on the
edge OF town, who reported that on
the day the boy vanished she had
seen a man go past her home in q
buggy, accompanied by a weeping
boy. The man explained, she said
that he was taking the boy to ar
orphanage. Efforts to find him
we're futile, however.
More recently there was the tragic
case of Melvin Horst Of Orviile, o
Melvin, lad Of five, was last seer
by his mother playing In the back
yard OF his home a few days after
Christmas In 1928. Night came and
the boy did not come in for sup.
per. A search began that has beer
carried on to this day--but no trace
ever has been found Of the boy MOI
word as to his fate.
After a year Of investigation. two
neighbors were arrested on a
charge of kidnapping the boy, and
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-03-05
Old VincenneS Cathedral Saw
British Surrender To Clark
BY NEA Service

BY NEA Service
Vlncennes Ind.--one Of the his.
toric gems Of the old northwest
here Is the st Francis Xavier
church, known az the Old Cathe-
dral by the native French OF old
The Old Cathedral. founded in
1909 by French settlers who
came down from quebec, played a
historic part In the formation OF
the northwest territory which COM
prised Ave states--rndiana, Illinois,
Wisconsin, Michigan, Ohio, and a
part OF Minnesota.
Il was within the walls OF the
Old Cathedral that Colonel Henry
Hamilton Of the British army
signed papers surrendering Fort
Sackville - now Vincennes -- TO
Colonel George Rogers Clark, for
whom now tho federal government
is building a memorial costing $l,-
10000, at Vincennes.
The first cathedral was built of
logs and was roughly furnished.
The church was rebuilt in 1873 un.
der the supervision Of Father
Pierre Gibault, Catholic priest who
was assigned to Vincennes during
Colonel Clarke's expedition to kas.
kaskai ana Fort sackville. In 1926
the church was rebuilt again--this
time OF stone. This edifce still
stands In remarkable state OF
preservation.
The oil cathedral, after Il was
rebuilt In 1925, was the diocesan
church for q section comprising
Indiana and Illinois, and Ave bish-
ops served at the cathedral be.
fore indianapolis was made the
diocesan city
AZ the west OF the church Ia the
old French cemetery where priests
laymen, soldiers and negro slaves
are buried. The Oldest record OF
q burial IL 1850.
Another historic part OF the old
cathedral Is It's library. which con-
tains 5000 volumes, many Of which
were printed before 1900. Some Of
the dictionaries and Biographies
date back to 1885.
The library bell OF the north
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-03-05

" The kidnapping OF small children
has made some of the most tragic
Stories American newspapers ever
have printed.
= From the days of the sensational
Eharlie Ross case down to the pres
Hnt disappearance of the Lindbergh
baby, the nations criminal history
Is studded with records of kidnap-
sing.
n In some cases-relatively few
The missing youngsters later have
burned up alive, unframed, and re-
Stored to their parents.
i In more, only q corpse has been
3ound.
In a few, the mystery never has
been dispelled. A child vanishes,
In energetic search Is conducted, n
myriad clues are run down In vain
land there the matter has ended,
with nothing definite ever learned
fabout the child's fate.
Undoubtedly the most widely
known kidnapping Of former years
was that of Charlie Ross. This case
sillustrates. also, how futile some
times are the most painstaking ef-
forts to clear up such a mystery
Charlie Ross was four years old,
Ahe son Of well-to-do Philadel-
phian. On q July day In 1874 he
was playing on the lawn of his
fathers estate when two men drove
up in a spring wagon and enticed
him away. His older brother, Wal
ter, went with him on promise OF
candy.
IA At a drug store q few blocks
sway the wagon halted and Walter
was given 25 cents and sent to get
the candy. He went into the store,
the wagon drove off. and to this day
no one knows certainly what hap
pened to Charlie Ross after that.
For years the search went on.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-03-05
CHURCH
DIRECTORY
(PROTESTANT)

First Baptist. Central avenue
and Grove street, Rev ID. II.
Gaines.
South Federated Church, Pied.
mont and Baldwin streets. Rev D.
: zion Baptist. East Hawkins
street.
Swedish Baptist, Bishop street
and North Main street.
italian Baptist. First b. c. Al.
ditorium, Rev A. ventura.
Advent Christian. Cherry street.
Rev Thomas Feltman.
Swedish Lutheran. Cherry street.
Rev G. A. Stenholm.
First Lutheran, Spencer and
Phoenix avenues. Rev Martin j.
Lorenz.
st Johns Ev Lutheran, Cooke
street, Rev ". g. Mohrmann.
First Methodist, Abbott avenue
and North Main street. Rev Rich
ard Hegarty.
West side Till Methodist, West
Main street and Grandview ave.
nue., Rev II. +. Shinn.
st Paul's Methodist, East Farms
street, Rev Kenneth Kingston.
Mount Olive Zion. A. M. e.,
Pearl street. Rev A. A. Perry.
First Congregational, West Main
street, Rev James u. Gregg, ID. u.
Second Congregational. Holmes
Avenue. Rev Moses X. Lowell.
Third Congregational. Highland
avenue, Rev q. II. Lewis.
Italian Congregational, South
Elm and Union streets. Rev Pas
quale Codella.
st Johns Episcopal, West Main
street, Rev J. N. Lewis.
Christ Chapel. Episcopal East
Main street. Rev Samuel A. Budde.
All Souls Episcopal, Hewlett
street and Cloves terrace.
Mil Plain Union. Southmayd
road and Homestead avenue. Rev
j. o. Todd.
Salvation Army citadel, Abbott
avenue, Ensign George simmons.
Trinity Episcopal, Prospect
street, Rev II. Is. Todd.
FIRST Church OF Christ--Sclentist
Corner OF Mitchell and Holmes
avenue.
Hours Of service io;45 a. m. and
1890 d, m,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-03-05

Five child victims In notorious
American kidnapings are shown
above. Upper left, Marian Parker
OF Los Angeles, whose lifeless body
was tossed to her father by Will
liam Edward Hickman. Next to
her, little Robert Franks Of Chica-
20, slain by young Loeb and Leo.
pold, the thrill murdcrers. Below
them, Adolphus Busch Orthwein,
son OF the millionaire Sc Louis FAM
lily, kidnapped but returned alive.
Upper right, Charlie Ross, another
son OF a wealthy family, who van
ished in 1874 to become q legcn-
Diary figure of kidnapping history.
Center, below, Marian Mclean Of
Cincinnati, most recent kidnap.
murder victim whose mutilated
body was found In dark basement.
ticed away from home by man.
killed and left In o cellar. The
murderer, a feeble-minded man,
was later arrested and confessed.
Infinitely more pleasant are tho
kidnapping stories which have hap
py endings."
One Of the most sensational was
the kidnapping Of Edward Cudahy,
Jr, son of the Omaha meat packer,
In 1900, by Pat Grove, famous
bandit. Grove and an accomplish
released the boy unframed on re-
ceipt of $4,000 ransom money.
Grove later was arrested, but
since Nebraska had at that time no
law to punish kidnapers Of chill
dren more than 10 years old---and
Edward Cudahy, Jr, was Just be.
yond that age--he had to be tried
on q charge Of robbing the father
Of $4,000. Public sentiment at the
time was running strongly against
the "meat barons'', and Grove was
acquitted.
Another child Of wealth was kid
mapped O little more than q year
ago when Adolphus Busch Ortiz
vein, young grandson Of August A..
Busch, Of the Anheuser- Busch
brewing concern, was spirited away
from his parents homo near st
Louis. After 5000 police and depu-
ty sheriffs had searched for days
for him In the Vicinity of st Louis,
he was released unframed.
Jackie Thompson, aged 8. son OF
n wealthy real estate dealer In De-
troit, was kidnapped In 1929 by
James Fernando, who held the lad
until the father paid $4,000 ram
som for his return. Jackie was I'M
harmed by his experience. And, a
little later, when Fernando was
caught, Jackie attended his trial
and saw him sentenced to so years
In prison.
A sensation was created In
Philadelphia in 1924 when Corine
Model, O. 10-weeks-old baby, was
stolen from a car parked In front
of her parents home. A few days
later she was found In possession
Of a woman who lived only few
blocks away. The woman confessed
that she had stolen the child and
had tried to make her husband be-
lieve that 1t was her own. Baby Co.
rine was none the worse for her ex-
perience.
In 1928 Albany. N. Y, was
stirred by the kidnapping of Leo
pold Minking, the 7-year-old son