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Imperial Valley press., 1933-05-05

Increased activity in a number
of Southern California trades and
industries during April is reported
in the latest monthly summary OF
business conditions compiled and
published by the Security-Fir Ma
tional Bank of Los Angeles.
Aggregate sales of Los Angeles
department stores were about 20
per cent larger in April than in
March and approximately 3 per
cent below those in the correspond
ing month a year ago, according to
the review. Even when seasonal
factors are taken into considera-
ton, the showing made in April
appears to be the most favorable
since December, 1882. The gains in
retail trade were reflected in the
activities of wholesalers and man.
ufacturers. Among the latter. pro-
ducers of food products, house
furnishings, automobile tires and
tubes and related items made the
best records, many being in excess
of seasonal expectations.
Complete suspension of the gold
standard on April 10, together with
the passage of inflationary leg!sla-
ton by the senate at Washington,
occasioned much speculative activity
during the month. Irving Fisher s
weekly index of 100 wholesale
commodity prices advanced from
564 on April l to 58.6 on the 28th,
reaching the highest point since
December II, 1882, when it stood
at 58.7 The rise of is points dur
ing the last week is one of the
largest on record. While many of
the commodities affected are Of
importance to Southern California,
the benefits to this region were
offset to some extent by declining
prices for oranges and market
milk.
Advices from 90 communities in
dictate that, with comparatively
few exceptions, trad de activity
throughout Southern California in
creased in April as contrasted with
March. In 10 of these cities, name
ly Long Beach, San Pedro, Santa
Ana, Whittier, Fresno, Dinuba
Hanford, Lindsay San Luis Obs
pc and Lompoc, retail trade was
reported to be either equal to OF
slightly in excess of that a year
ago. Although the favorable show
ing is due in part to the fact that
Easter occurred in April this yeal
rather than in March as was the
case last year, merchants state
that trade was we'll maintained
during the latter part of the
month.
Made Good Showing
Many lines of industrial activ'
ity in Los Angeles and vicinity re.
ported definite increases in volume
of production and sales during
April. A significant number of thu
firms from which reports were re.
ceived made the best showings since
the fall of 1882 and a few exceeded
their records of the preceding April
While only scattered evidences O.
improvement were reported by thu
Imperial Valley press., 1933-05-05
SKIP MEETS
WITH SUCCESS

With the aim of rendering per-
sonal, conscientious service to the
motorists of the county, E. NJ. Skip
per, guiding spirit of the Skipper
Brothers organizations. has extend
ed his bases of operation until now
they include two cities in the coun-
ty, FL Centre and Brawley, with
another branch in San Diego.
In 1923, Skip" as he is known to
all mis- customers, started in as an
employee of the Shell company in
FL Centre. In 1929 he stepped out
for himself, leasing two stations in
this city, the first at Seventh and
Main streets then another at First
and Main street.
Making friends of out-of-town
motorists who had occasion to visit
either one or theother of these two
stations while in e Centre, deter
mined Skipper to branch out with
the result that in 1890 he opened
station No. 3 in BraWley. Late last
year he went still further and
bought property at Fortieth street
and Ell Cajon boulevard which he
is now operating as Skipper Bro
theirs service station under the di-
rection of one of his brothers.
Shell products are dispensed at
all of these stations and a line Of
accessories for the convenience OF
motorists is always in stock. Tire
service, greasing work and other OPP
erations necessary for the satisfac-
tory upkeep of the modern auto
mobile are also integral parts OF
the Skipper service.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-05-05
Don't Quote Me-
By United Press 80

being made and new careers given
a stronger foundation.
Senator Pittman is in great de-
mand as silver expert and prob
ably will be sent to the London eco
nomic conference next month be-
cause of his familiarity with silver
and its relations to foreign trade.
The change in the attitude to-
ward the silver advocates was a
subtle thing, not marked by any
sudden upheayal. The question kept
creeping into the picture Of world
problems and, quickly and with
little opposition, q free silver clause
appeared in the administrations
initiation program. Also there was
the permission to accept silver pay
ments from war debtors. Both OF
these provisions, highly controver-
sial a short time ago, were accepted
by the house yesterday with hardly
a murmur about silver.
Statistics released this week b.
the department of commerce show
that Utah produced more silver last
year than any other state, with
Idaho second and Montana third
Utah'S production was 7,815,956
ounces. According to the average
New York price Of bar silver last
year-2S.2 cents per ounce-this was
worth 81 ,2O4 ,099. The present price,
about So cents, would represent an
increase in value of about S625, 600,
while a jump to so cents-the limit
for war debt payments-would in
crease Utah's silver wealth for a
single year by more than 100000.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-05-05
Uncle Wiggily didn't ride rocking

Uncle Wiggily didn't ride rocking
horses.
But the old rabbit gentleman
was somewhat of a joker himself, so
he answered and said to Nurse
Jane:
mo, am going riding on the
clothes horse"
"Ra! Hal" laughed the muskrat
lady. And if you get tired of rid
ing on the clothes horse, Mr.. Long
ears, I suppose you will have gal
lop on the carpenters saw horse"
Maybe" said the rabbit gentle
man. And then he went out to the
garage, gave his automobile a drink
of gasoline and started riding in
that.
where are you going?" asked
Nurse Jane as Uncle Wiggily looked
at the big fat bologna sausage tires
Of his machine to make sure none
of the puppy dogs had been gnaw-
ing holes in them.
81 am going riding to look for
May flowers" said Uncle Wiggily.
1.-THE last time I went looking for
May flowers l thought 1 saw a fine
red one. But it was only the red
ear ribbon en- Baby Bunty, who
had been caught by the Bob Cat
while she was hopping in the grass.
SO / didn't really find any May
flowers and now I am going 90
look again.
Il hope you find some" muir
INJURED Miss Fuzzy Wuzzy as she
took the rug in to let it lie down on
/ the floor and go to sleep.
THANK you, I hope the same. .
spoke Uncle Wiggily and he took a
little nibble off one side Of the bic
turnip which was the steering wheel
of his auto. That was one nice
thing about Uncle Wiggily's auto.
Whenever the rabbit gentleman was
riding in 1t and felt hungry ne had
Imperial Valley press., 1933-05-05

WASHINGTON, May 5. = Silver
initiation is making itself felt in
Washington's secondhand book
stores.
Book sellers who have watched
their volumes on silver collect the
dust of decades are finding a sud-
denly revived interest in them.
Prices are booming and there is
danger of a shortage.
Many Of the books were holdoverS
from the Bryan campaign. They
found their way into secondhand
stores when libraries were disposed
of in settlement of estates.
But since the silver issue blazed
TO the front again, this time achiev-
ing a new Responsibility, books on
money have come to have the
value of best sellers. Senators and
congressman send their secretaries
securing the stalls of CORVALLIS,
Lowdermilk's and other book stores
along Pennsylvania avenue.
A few years ago advocates Of sill
yer remonetization were like voices
crying in the wilderness. The atti-
tude was that the issue died with
Bryan's defeat. Warnings of an in
adequacy in the worlds gold were
looked upon as the utterances Of
extremists. All that was changed.
Speaker Rainey of the house cam
paigned with Bryan and likes to de-
scribe himself as 'one of the origi
nal Is to / men" Others are rid
ing the crest Of the interest in
silver. Most Of them, like Pittman
and Wheeler, have fought for silver
for years. But new regulations are
Imperial Valley press., 1933-05-05
EXPERT TO CHOOSE BEAUTIES

LAWRENCE, Kan. W.P)-Eliza-
beth Arden, New York beauty ex-
pert, will select the six beauty
queens for the 1888 Jayhawker,
University of Kansas yearbook.
Thirty candidates have been nom
mated by the Kansas sororities
and the awards will be announced
in May.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-05-05

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ciations
Imperial Valley press., 1933-05-05
TARANTIJLA LOSES

For many months the tarantula
on display at the agricultural COM
missioner's office has proven vic
tor in all encounters but Thursday
it was found near death when the
office force arrived.
The cause of all the trouble
seems to be its companion, a scor-
pion, who, judging by circumstan-
tial evidence, got the better of his
room mate.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-05-05

Work is to commence soon on a
new diversion dam for the north
end district, just west of the pres
ent structure. Between 300 and
400 second feet of water will be
able to pass the new dam without
straining it's capacity.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-05-05
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO
Nav < 1913

The public is anxiously waiting
opening of the new Barbara Worth
bar tomorrow morning. 1t is de-
clared to be one of the coolest
spots in the valley. No drink will
contain more than three tenths
of one per cent of alcohol.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-05-05
Editorial Page
and
Features
NO NEED FOR WORRY

IT is not likely that the inhabitants of
l the Colorado river basin are going to
lose any great amount of sleep over the
statement made this week by one Captain
J. Turley, New Mexican engineer, as
sorting that the site of Hoover dam is
unsafe and is III an earthquake area.
Every man has right to his own opln-
ion, and in the absence of any detailed
information regarding Captain Turley, It
is not fair to cast any asperSions upon
his ability as an engineer.
However, offsetting his opinion, is that
of countless private and government en-
gineers, who have made a study of con-
ditions at the damsite as exhaustive, If
not more so, than any that may have been
made by Captain Turley.
Money for construction of Hoover
dam was not appropriated before every
possible engineering contingency had
been checked up carefully.
1t is a case of the opinion of one man
against that of many acknowledged eX-
perts and the public will be justified in
accepting the opinion of the latter and
rejecting that of the former.
If Captain Turley knows as much
about earthquakes and their habits as his
criticism of the damsite would indicate
he thinks he does, his time for talking
was several years ago, unless he happens
to be one of those peculiar persons who
prefers to wait in the hope OF being able
to say 81 told you So.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-05-05

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Imperial Valley press., 1933-05-05

Referring to the United States,
British statesman says, Goods own coun-
try is Laundering on its back. Sounds
a bit like treason.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-05-05

Looks as though the Inman commit
tee has made Sunny Jim" spin so fast
that he can't tell one bill from another.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-05-05

France wants so per cent reduction
in the war debt it owes the United
States. What a howl it would have
raised had we cut the original loan.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-05-05
Looking Backward
What the Press Files Tell of
Imperial Valley for This
Date In Past Years
TWENTY YEARS AGO

Ell Centre is the last town in the
valley to permit the nuisance of
automobile noise to go unregulated.
Many people demand that city
trustees take action.
The annual round up of dogs is
now on and the pound man will
"ketch UNI if you don't watch
OUT
Imperial Valley press., 1933-05-05

The matter of granting the Hol-
ton Power company 50-year pow
er and light franchise will come
before the supervisors next week
The grand jury recently appeared
before the supervisors and request
ed that the franchise be refused.
Petitions against granting the fran
chise are being circulated in the
county.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-05-05
TEN YEARS AGO
Nav < 1922

All of the 5000 standard refrig-
orator cars ordered by the Pacific
Fruit Express company early this
year, will be completed and in SER
vice of perishable shippers by Aug
ust. The addition will bring the
company refrigerator car total to
10000.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-09-21
Need Censorship

Some of the speeches that g.o.p candidates for office in the coming city election are delivering need to be censored. Unfortu- nately they won't be because they are the kind of speech designed to catch the atten- ton of the listener or the eye of the reader if by chance they should be printed. They put the Hayes administration on record as breaking the city charter right and left However. the facts will out and when they. do. Mayor Hayes and his aides are found to be innocent of the misdemeanor with which they are charged.
 To be specific for moment we might refer to the claim advanced this week that the city never calls for competitive bids in awarding contracts. That was broad state ment for anybody to make, unless he or she had plenty of proof with which to back 1t. And it wouldn't require much thinking to recall the recent talk about the awarding of the contract for the new roof for Crosby High school. Probably if the truth eanie out goodly proportion of city contracts are awarded by competitive bid. But even if they aren't why the fuss and elatter?
 It is not a statutory offense to award contract without bid. The charter SO states and everyone can read and interpret it correctly without charging that the char ter says that competitive bids must be called for on all contracts, The charter provides for emergencies where the proper authorities may award contract for good and suffi- eient reasons This is no secret. And why it should be denied by stating the opposite is more than we can imagine. Perhaps the republicans believe that the average voter doesn't know this or will eonstrue the award ing of contract without bid as evidence of double-dealing. Nothing could be farther from the truth as anyone who has engaged in civic affairs will realize, Fancy state. ments may catch the eye but will never win the vote.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-09-21
Child Health Recovery

A conference on child health recovery has been called by Secretary of Labor Frances Perkins to convene in Washington on Oe- tober 6, under the auspices of the Chil- dren's Bureau. The purpose of the confer ence is to launch national drive to regain ground lost during the depression in the matter of child welfare.
 There have been indications of inereas; ing malnourishment among children. Chil- drens Bureau investigators report many children in "borderine" condition; that is, not positively ill yet, but with health so un- dermined that they may soon fall prey to serious physical and mental disorders.
 If the problem is faced in time. many of the borderine children may be restored to the healthy state they enjoyed before the de- pression. It has been recognized right along that the bad effects of the depresison on health would not show at once. It would take time for undefnourishment. neglected teeth and other health-destroyers to eoun- teraet the accomplishment of the great public health work of recent years That time is about up now. Prompt and thorough &C., ton is needed to stop the decline in health before too much permanent damage is done.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-09-21
More Credit

One of the first and most impressive things needed to make the new short-hours- nd-high-wages deal successful is more bank credit. Companies burdened suddenly with this heavier load of employment and payroll cannot meet it. generally speaking without better facilities for commercial and industrial credit than they have had for some time: They must borrow for their higher payrolls until increased consumption of their products gets around and back to them in the form of higher income
 This may mean one month or several months It certainly calls for loosening of credit by the banks to an extent unknown recently. And it means that the government will probably have to stand by with club in one hand and money bag in the other
 to see that the banks perform this service It is service. moreover, as vital to the banks themselves as to business and labor.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-09-21

Conneetieut's chapter of the Garden Club of America is beginning to recognize the danger of the Dutch elm tree disease striking at trees in this state. It has sent out warm ings to all members and the press of the state urging a campaign of cooperation to prevent any Connecticut elms being afflicted. Of course. once a tree is struck by the blight it must be totally destroyed to prevent any further spread by means of this afflicted tree as a carrier. However there will be little opportunity from now on to check up on the disease unless you are quite familiar with it and experienced foresters to boot One symptom now is willing of the leaves. This is the time when the leaves on all trees start to wilt, SO it will be heard to tell whether the elm leaves are merely dy- ing or being struck by the disease. To check your observations cut twig from the tree you suspect. If your guess is good. the cut should show brown streaks. Then you must pass along your information to the proper authorities. We'd advise the tree warden or park superintendent of your town. although the Garden Club suggests getting in touch with the New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station. Plant Pathology De- partment, New Brunswick. New Jersey foresters believe every elm in that state IS threaeenad unless the blight is checked now. Let's hope their efforts are of some avail
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-09-21

To prevent exaggerated trading area claims the New England District Recovery Board has prepared new map differing quite radically from those that have been sent out in the past by trade groups, credit associations, Chambers of Commerce. etc. For example Hartford has customarily been regarded as the trade center for an excep- tionally large number of towns. The new map removes some of them. such as Fram- ington. which it places in the New Britain area; Manchester is made the center of such towns as Vernon and Bolton. Other towns are put in independent areas of their own. The purpose of this is Ito protect various communities against the possibly exag- gerated claims of the Chambers of Com meree of neighboring larger cities. One particular thought was to prevent eommun- ities having rural standing from being swallowed up by such exaggerated claims"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-09-21
A Book a Day by BRUCE CATION
Going Summing In The Barbary Coast

one of the nice things about this modern era is that you can do your stunning without getting your shoes muddy.
 If, for instance, you are anxious to visit San Francisco's notorious old Barbary Coast, where some or the most sinful dives this planet ever harbored used to exist. you can very easily make the trip with out doing a single thing that Will cause your conscience 10 reproach you. .,.
 The talented Herbert Asbury will be your guide. In "The Barbary Coast" he has written a complete history and guide-book to this once world famous tenderloin region; and the fact that 1t vanished from the earth some 15 years ago merely makes 1t all the more fascinating
 How San Francisco came to ac- ouire such an appallingly vicious district is an interesting story, and Mr Asbury tells 1t well. 1t grew up out of the mining camp psy- choiogy that San Francisco got in its infancy, and as long as that psychology lasted the Barbary Coast fiourished, although toward the last 1t was a pretty self-con. scious affair maintained chiefly as n tourist -shocker. When the city finally saw that the district was an expensive luxury, 1t abolished 1t forthwith.
 But in its day the Barbary Coast was all that you've heard, and then some, If you want a glimpse at the unbelievable depths to which human nature can descend. "The Barlary Coast" will give 1t to you.
 Published by knopf, the book Is priced at S3.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-09-21

mem bership are based on false
 genealogical claims; that is to say, the number of Americans trying to
 crash the gate into the circle of at-' tested and authenticated descend-
 ants is increasingly shamclessly. Most of these gate crashers' arc
 held at bay, perhaps all. For the genealogical >experts of the society are not easily hoodwinked. But if someone in good faith presents q claim for admission that passes the oficial scrutiny, what happens in case later on c fatal flaw in the line of descent of that member is ex- posed? Let us assume that such a
 member had been enrolled for many
 years and had even been honored by election to office. Would any thing be done about 1t? Would the
 society sterniy purge its member
 ship rolls, as the Nazis in ,termany land the communists in Russia do periodically?
 Now that Hitler has starird his
 ''none-but-Aryans" crusade. there may yet be a rush throughout the Occident to enroll somewhere, come how, in something,s on a strictly
 "Aryan" basis. And what could be heater than for one to be able to show a membership card issued by l the General Society of Mayiowcr Descendants? The pressure for standing room on Plymouth rock may increase rather than diminish
 The society has its problems.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-09-21
In To-day's Mail What do you communications with your opinions to Editor the Waterbury Democrat
Rep Hogan Taken to Task for Attack on Goss

the Reserve Officers Association and certain, other military indi- viduals; menials engaged In the preparation and service of the incidental collation. were the third group; the fourth group unofficially present and later elected as interlopers - cmbod. led small number of uninvtted civilian inebriates. Somehow, l do not believe you were q mem. bcr of any of these cateks)rfcs.
 The actual statements made by Mir GOss were part of an erudite dissertation on the allocation Of War Department funds to Con. scrvation Corps work. Through his long and intimate connection with the army by service on the Military Affairs Committee of the United States House of Rep. resentatives, Mir Goss is thor. oughly qualified to judge the defense needs of the nation and his sole issue consisted of his regret that soreIy-needed moneys intended for purely military training should be expended on 0H cxIbcrAASlCutaA YEVJcct WlSu oAAAS an abstract military ramtfication. No conjecture was made as to the ultimate success or failure of the reforestation project, and no reference was made to the per. sonnel of the Corps other than to definitely classify them as Q n0n-military group.
 It occurs to me that a gentle man assures himself of the fun- damental accuracy of his basis before making q political attack.
 Copies of this letter are being sent to certain newspapers or general distribution in the hope that publicity commensurate with that accorded your original ate tack on Mir Goss may, in some measure, undo the manifest harm accomplished.
 Very truly yours,
 Charles Ralph Newton,
 S6 Wallace street,
 New Britain, Conn.