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Imperial Valley press., 1933-11-17
SafeWay Stores
Employees Meet

A. r. Kinne, divisional vice-pres-
ident of the SafeWay Employees
Association and manager of the
Western States Grocery company's IS
Ell Centro branch, addressed In
perial County SafeWay employees
last night on the part played by
the individual in the general Or
ganization. The meeting was held
in the Ell Centre store with a hun
dred per cent attendance, 38 val
ley Safeway employees being pres
ent. Those present also discussed
social activities of the association
for the coming season.
Officers of the valley division of
the association are: M E. Mantle,
president, E. 1. CASTOR, Vice-pres-
ident; John Angel, secretary; Sam
Casteel and William Meyers, on the
disbursement committee and II. E
Freeman with c. d. Maddox, mem
bers of the social committee.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-11-17
Don't Quote Me-
By United Press

WASHINGTON, Nov. 17.-Louise
Stanley, charming chief Of the bu-
reau of home economics Of the Uni
ted States department of agricul-
ture, has reported her activities for
the year ending June 30, 1888, to
Secretary of Agriculture Wallace.
These are some Of the things that
kept her busy:
Discovering how many vitamins
there are in eggs, wheat and let
tuce.
Testing lards and cotton seed oil
as fundamental ingredients Of hot
biscuits.
Measuring the strength Ctensile)
OF eggs.
Finding out how long roast leg
of lamb should be roasted to make
it tender. yet juicy, yet done.
Experimenting with potatoes TO
see why some turn dark and some
don't, when boiled.
Developing a method Of frying
Imperial Valley press., 1933-11-17
FOUR HOMES GRIEF STRICKEN
BY Staying Of BROOKE HART

the father cried. "Ohl How I had
looked forward to the future for
him. 1t isn't Brooke alone they've
murdered. They've wrecked the
lives of his loved ones. If it could
only have been instead of Brooke"
In another room, Mrs. Hart, who
had been seriously ill for weeks,
heard the news from another source.
She screamed and collapsed Today
she was reported in critical condi-
ton.
The confessions stunned and
Frustrated the attractive sisters,
Aleese and Miriam, and the little
brother Alex, Jr., II, who called
Brooke his best pal Mrs. Janet
Renwick, the foster-sister adopted
by the Harris, also was stricken i'll.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-11-17

carrot chips.
Continuing a three year study Of
jelly juices.
Planning budgets for housewives.
Studying the standards OF living
of 228 families in Knott county, KY,
and 331 families in Grayson coun-
ty, Va.
Learning that laundrles DO not
contribute to the wearing out OF
cotton sheets TO any grave degree.
Using an instrument, developed
by A. H. Pfund Of Johns Hopkins
university, which has possibilities
as a means Of determining the
amount of curl on karakul skins.
Proving that a good linen table
cloth may be laundered at least 200
times without disintegrating.
A bold attempt to scuttle the
Asiatic fleet Of the United States
navy-on the golf course of the
Chevy Chase country clubs to
Imperial Valley press., 1933-11-17

SAN JOSE, Nov. II. UP)-Bleak
tragedy entered four homes today
following khe admissions of two
young men, utterly dissimilar in ap-
pearance and actions, who said they
killed Brooke L. Hart without wait
ing for his wealthy parents to re-
lease him with ransom.
twenty-five policemen guarded
John M. Holmes, 20, and Thomas
Harry Thurmond. %, in the city
prison at San Francisco.
Holmes is a nattily dressed man
with a smile that is engaging at
times. Until a month ago, he was
employed as a salesman for a ma
jor oil company. He was graduated
from high school here and studied
for a time at San Jose State teach
ers college. He had many friends.
Six weeks ago he was separated
from his wife and two children,
David, 6, and Joyce, 5. At the same
time, Thurmond confessed, Holmes
approached him with the plan to
Holmes wife was shpcked but
loyal.
He had nothing to do with this
terrible thing she sobbed.
Holmes father is Maurice P.
Holmes, a tailor. He went about to-
day as though confused, unable to
realize the enormity of the charge
against his son. Five times he visit
ed the San Jose Jail, refusing to be-
lieve his son had been spirited away
from an angry crowd Of 500 men
and taken to San Francisco.
He showed through the crowd to
the Jail door and shouted to at
taches:
whats this crowd gathering for?
Are they after my son?"
Reporters attempted to question
him.
II will make no statement" he
said jerkily. mo, not word. Leave
me alone. Get away from me-
He ran down the street and en-
tered his store.
The other prisoner, Thomas Har-
ry Thurmond, %, is muscular man
who was clad in boots, corduroy
trousers and a faded blue sweater
when he was taken into custody. He
was formerly a gasoline station at
tendant.
Says Girl Tilted Him
Thurmond's face revealed none
of the debonaire, smiling qualities
of his companions. Thurmond has
thin lips, small mouth, small ears
set close to his head and steel blue
eyes.
He told police a girl had turn
ed him down.
THAT just broke me up" he said
1--WE been nuts ever since. I amt q
tough guy. I'm just screwy"
But the greatest tragedy was felt
in the palatial home of Alex j
Hart, department store and hotel
owner, where the missing youth
was a favorite of the little family
that included two boys, two girls
and married foster-d daughter.
Max Blum, owner of another de-
partment store, conveyed the news
to the Hart family.
The father was in bed when Blum
entered his room.
"Well, Alex, your boy is dead
Blum said.
Hart tried to speak but fell over
fainting. When he regained con-
sciousness he was mumbling, my
boy, my boy!"
"How could they do such a thing,
Imperial Valley press., 1933-11-17

Eyes. I think Jack has come to
stay around here in Woodland for
the Winter season" spoke Mr..
Longears. He was practicing out
in the bosky nook that used to be
a dingly dell in Summer. Jack will
be with us for some time, think >
"Oh, Murray, Unkie Wig" shout
ed Baby Bunty. Running at Uncle
Wiggily she jumped upon him as he
stood near the front porch. She
tWined her hind paws around his
legs and SO clung TO him, trying to
kiss his pink nose
MY goodness me sakeS alive and
some lollypop ice cream." cried
Nurse Jane Fuzzy WuzZy. What in
the world are you doing to Uncle
Wiggily, Baby Bunty?"
Just loving him because he told
me Jack Frost is here to make Win
ter fun for US" answered the lit
tie orphan rabbit. Gould ! speak
some baby talk, Unkie Wig?" she
asked. II feel so happy l want
TO speak baby talk. May I, Unkie
Wig?"
mo" said the rabbit gentleman
kindly. Il want to get you out OF
the bad habit of speaking baby
talk, Bunty. You are growing int
a large rabbit girl now. No baby
talk"
But may I say 'Unkie Wig'?'
she asked, for that was all the baby
/ talk Bunty was allowed.
For a little while, yes" said Mr.
Longears. But soon I want you /,
! give that up
Jaw wite" said Baby Bunty, be-
fore she thought. 81 mean all right
Unkie Wig" she made haste to say
changing from baby talk. "Oh, bu
it will be jolly fun to go skating!'
she laughed.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-11-17
QUARTET CHANGES NAME

SILVERTON, Ore. UP)-Silver-
toms Dads Quartet" we'll known
in Oregon musical circles for the
past IL years. has changed its
name. 1t is now the "Granddads
Quartet" A. H. Smith, who recent
ly became a grandfather, made it
unanimous.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-11-17
HARNESS BUSINESS DOOMED

SALEM, Orc. IU.HJ-ReIuTh OF
genuine horse power to Willamette
Valley farms, replacing tractors,
sent business of j. d. Oxley and
C. A. Rockhill booming. Proprietors
of a Salem harness shop, they have
doubled the size of their store as
result of increasing trade.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-11-17
Looking Backward
What the Press Files Tell of
Imperial Valley for This
Date In Past Years
TWENTY YEARS AGO
N0yember II. 1913

Ell Centro will in a few days have
two new lodges added to its insti-
tutlons, these being the knights of
Pythias and Independent Foresters.
H. C. Terwilliger has brought to
the county fair for exhibition pur-
poses a fine lot of mulefoot hogs,
famous for their comparative i'm
munity from swine diseases, and
which are also very desirable be-
cause they do not cut up the al
falfa fields.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-11-17
AUSTRIAN COWS GO NAZI

VIENNA U.P)-Angry Austrian
farmers have a special grievance
against the NaziS. Their COWS come
from Tyrol pastures with large
swastika painted on their hind
quarters.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-11-17

Published every evening Except Sunday by The
Imperial Valley Press, Inc, 625 State street,
II Centro, California. w. c. Costello, business
manager Telephone 26, business office: 700 edi-
torisI department Full leased wire United Press
Associations
Imperial Valley press., 1933-11-17
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO
November II 1913

In answer to scores of inquiries,
Dr.. F. w. Peterson, city health Of
ficer, announced today that he
would lift the influenza quarantine
completely by permitting the re-
opening of the public schools on
next Monday.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-11-17
SCREEN STAR ILL

HOLLYWOOD, Nov. II. UP
Illness of William Powell, screen
actor, today halted work on his
current picture Powell yesterday
suffered an attack of influenza.
His condition was considered Gun
comfortable, but not dangerous. -
Imperial Valley press., 1933-11-17
IMPERIAL VALLEY PRESS

do the right thing, for he has done it
consistently in the past. Whatever dis
satisfaction may be felt by losing out on
the force account, is more than offset
by continuing DR.. Mead as friend of
the valley
Imperial Valley press., 1933-11-17

SUBSCRIPTION RATES - Delivered by carrier.
per month, SIS cents; by mail. SO cents per month
In advance. Entered at El Centro, California, post
office as second-class matter. Member California
Newspaper Publishers Association. M. @. Mogen-
son, national advertising representatives.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-11-17

The annual Thanksgiving ball
given by the Woman IS Ten Thou
sand club, which will be one of the
brilliant social events of the club
year, will be held on Thanksgiving
night, according to Mrs. James w.
Glassford, chairman of the social
committee.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-11-17

be made next Tuesday.
Katusji Debuchi. the diminutive
retiring japanese ambassador, is
matched with Admiral William H.
Standley, chief of naval operations,
against Rear Admiral Charles E.
McEyoy and Rear Admiral Mont
gomery, both retired former COM
manders Of the American Asiatic
fleet.
Admiral Taylor, as commander of
the Asiatic fleet during the Jap
anese military seige of Shanghai,
witnessed some lively japanese
shooting across the Shanghai golf
course.
The shooting at the Chevy Chase
course will be nearly as lively, in
asmuch as Deouchi is known as one
of the Bobby Joneses of the diplo-
matte corps.
Golf is one of Japan's favorite
sports, like baseball. And Debuchi
is one of Japans better golfers.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-11-17
TEN YEARS AGO
NnypYnher II. 1929

A. M. Mealey, who operates
ranch nine miles west of Ell Gen.
tro, brought several fine samples
of milo maize to the chamber of
commerce this morning.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-11-17
THE HART CASE

Not since the terrible Hickman case
has more shocking crime been commit
ted in California than the kidnapping and
slaying of Brooke Hart, young San Jose
businessman, by two of his fellow-towns-
men. as revealed in their confessions yes
terday.
It is hard to believe that men could do
such a terrible deed, but the confessions
leave no doubt about it. The desire for
money transformed two men from ap-
parently law-abiding and respected men,
bers of their community to pariahs whose
lives the law demands. They did not kill
in anger nor claim the life of an enemy,
but of one who had done them no wrong.
Decent citizens will regret that it is
impossible to make short work of the
guilty pair. Instead the whole awful
thing must be dragged through the pub
lie prints and the courts, its details be-
ing embellished instead of curtailed. 1t
is our system of doing things and is al
most as terrible as the crime itself. AL
ready the sensational press is on the
job playing it up" and in course of time
it will be followed by the equally SEN
sational lawyers.
Yet the sensational press and the SEN
sational lawyers are not alone IN re-
sponsibility for this condition. The pub
Tic, Wnlcn demands every detail Oh the
crime, and then smugly criticizes because
it is given to them, is equally, perhaps
more, responsible.
In many respects we have come long
way from the Roman amphitheater. In
others we are still as barbarous as the
crowds which decided thumbs down or
thumbs up.
Opera singing appears to be just a side
line with Mary McCormic these days.
New Bedford's schools must close be-
cause the city cannot afford to keep them
open. That's black eye for the city
but one cannot imagine the youngsters
weeping over it.
Eastern and mid-western tempera-
lures these days give the reason why
California has made such gains in pop
ulation.
South Bend, Indiana, will draw the at
tention of more citizens tomorrow than
the nations capital.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-11-17

For the purpose of educating the
cotton growers Of the valley in re-
gard to CHASING and valuing their
cotton, the Imperial Valley Long
Staple Cotton Growers association
has set aside one afternoon each
week for the purpose of demon
stration OF methods employed by
them in handling and CHASING of
cotton.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-11-17

Weather bureau employees in the
frost warning service are busy test
ing orchard thermometers.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-11-17

Although the hot summer caused
some damage, the alfalfa seed crop
now being harvested in Hemet VAL
ley, Riverside county, will be about
normal
Imperial Valley press., 1933-11-17

Opera singing appears to be just side
line with Mary McCormic these days.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-11-17

New Bedford's schools must close be-
cause the city cannot afford to keep them
open. That's a black eye for the city
but one cannot imagine the youngsters
weeping over it.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-11-17

South Bend, Indiana, will draw the at
tention of more citizens tomorrow than
the nations capital.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-11-17

Eastern and mid-western tempera-
lures these days give the reason why
California has made such gains in pop
ulation.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-02-14

tempt to exert toward legislation T don't know, " Mir Coolidge replied. "I used to have contact with that when in the Legislature in Massachusetts but didn't know much about it when down at Wash ington. I remember sentence by old writer to the effect that Jesus Christ never sat in the lobby of the Caesar? In other words, he did not depend upon legislation for the advancement of his principles and his kingdom"
 Further inquiry to what MT. Coolidge con- sidered the clergy's proper place with regard to Prohibition brought the following reply: "Ive just decided that for you Give man change of heart, and the liquor problem will be solved for him"
 Coolidge remarked that as boy in Plymouth he used to walk four miles to church to hear a Methodist minister preach because there was little or preaching then at the little white Union Tthe major difficulty of the church. MT. Coolidge said: T don't know wouldn't for minute be critical of the church or it's work, but think most of the clergy today preaching Socialism. None of us know much about economics, but some preachers seem to know nothing at all. They are very apt to study under some half-baked college professor who has handled payroll or had any knowledge of practical affairs I think that the church must preach birth, a change of heart and change of living. feel that too often this is not done.'
 Prayer the last topic of the interview. Cool idge said reverent "Oh don't know" when asked what value he thought there was in prayer He confirmed the story that he had knelt in prayer on receiving word of President Hardings death, and in Sneed's words gave emphatic affirmative nod" when asked if he prayer in every crisis.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-02-14
A Government with "Time Out" {"
(New York Times.)

So far as concerns the conduct of important foreign relations, the Government at Washington is for the time being if it did not exist No European Ambassador thinks it worth while to begin any negotiations here until after March 4 This is not because of any distrust dislike of President Hoover. It is not from lack of confidence in our IState Department. But all foreigners perceive what mo observant American fail to notice, that we are virtually in interregnum The President has frankly notified other governments that he is able to consummate project without the consent of Congress, and that consent is almost regularly withheld
 In fact this kind of paralysis of our Government so far as concerns making treaties ndenterng into agreements with other nations, goes further back than the beginning of the present session of Con gress. Practically it set in last June with the Presidential nominations After they were made other governments knew that they must act ii they were stalemated all through the Presidential Icampaign. Not word for example, could even be whispered about the intergovernmental debts, SC
 long as it was uncertain which party would win the
 election Thereafter, the isolation and helplessnes
 of the President became so obvious that every kine
 of international affair had to be suspended unti the expiration of his term of office. In effect therefore, Government has called for time tt
 be taken out from June until the following March
 This plainly makes it very difficult to play tht
 game, or to go with 1t after it has been hele
 up so long.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-02-14

her ears, they spoke louder. Only
 Farrell Armitage was not there
 in that heavy, unhappy darkness.
 And when she woke, at dawn.
 the tears were on her face. Was lit possible, she asked herself. almost in fear, that they were tears connected in. any way with
 Farrell? Leila got up, tiptoed to the par
 tition between her own and Bar
 bara's room and listened a long time. There could be no doubt
 about that Barbara was sleeping although it was not quiet sleep. Then she returned to the bed (there was no chair), took bulg- Ii ing envelope full of Mrs. Lodely's vari-colored assortment of papers from her handbag, and began go- ling through them carefully and systematically.
 That damn well finishes father she muttered, as at last she turned out the light. whatever else may or may not be true, fathers goose is cooked"
 Copyright 1892, Julia Cleft AddamS.)
 Marks personality is dis sected, tomorrow, by 9 capable surgeon"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-02-14
CALVIN COOLIDGE AND RELIGION

Calvin Coolidge believed in keeping religion out of politics he revealed in interview at his Ply rnout Vt, homestead last August p, obtained by J. Richard Sneed, student at Boston University Theological School published in zons Herald organ of the Methodist Episcopal Church in New England It also revealed that Coolidge prayed when faced with important problems of state, and thought most of the clergy today were preaching Socialism
 During the interview Sneed asked MT. Coolidge his views on what influence ministers should at
The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-02-14
The Home Town Paper.
(Bremerton News searchlight.

The relation of the newspapers to the business world is more vital today than at any time in the past decade Retail business in the smaller com munities would be from one-fifth to one-fourth below it's present level without the push given by newspaper advertising. In such economic conditions as we have today the local newspaper is ines Itimable asset to the entire community Not only is it reservoir of local information, but through it's ability to increase consumption of local goods it stands out above any other institu- tion in community building value. It also be verified that without such advertising merchanise in itself would be less dependable in quality and lprice, to say nothing of the effect upon trade prac Itices For without advertising there is no oppor- ltunity for the consumer to make comparisons of Iether goods prices
 The home owned newspapers in smaller cities have to make quite a struggle against the news paper competitor from the larger city especially when this competitor is prepared to offer anything from accident insurance policy to an airplane if you will just subscribe to the paper for time,
The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-02-14
Epic Eviction.
Cincinnati Enquirer.)


 Longfellow has sung the woe and pathos of the eviction of the Acadans by the British immortal izing these harried habitants in his "Evangeine ]" It will take a great bard also to write the epic tragedy which the Soviet Government just has en- acted in Russia where the entire population of three villages forty y-five thousand men, women and little children, including the sick, the aged and infirm, have been busted from their homes and deported to the hells of Siberian lumber camps. Not even in the days of Ivan the Terrible was such a mon strous atrocity ever conceived or perpetrated
 Out from their homes in fertile region, where Nature has given them soft and salubrious climate have gone these simple peasants born by the Black Sea, a mass eviction which justly might be styled mass murder. For these members of these con- munites will have little to expect from the frozen North, within the shadow of the Arctic Circle but misery and death.
 The homes and lands of these doomed people lit is alleged are to be divided among members of the Soviet red armies and others considered loyal lby the authorities at Moscow The charge against these exiled people that they failed to "co- operate with the Moscow Government, were guilty Iof crimes against the State"
 This eviction, perhaps the greatest in history and certainly the most brutal practced upon citi- zens by their own countrymen, can find no sensible apoogists, even among believers in the strangely inhuman Russian experiment
The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-02-14
Buying Barbara
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SING SIC: Leila Cane has just told Barbara how Barbara's brilliant though un- principled fiancee blackmailed Leila by means of a portrait he did of her. Mark is in London with Farrell Armitage, who is spending his great wealth lavishly to cure Marks lame- ness and launch him as an ar tist. Leila has arrived in time to help Barbara pack up some of the LodeIy family goods. Barbara is aghast at Marks conduct.