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Imperial Valley press., 1933-01-04
UNCLE WIGGHY AND THE
WAITING CAT

"Harkl Did you hear that?"
barked the lost dog who had met
Uncle Wiggily in the snowy woods
as I told you in the story last
night.
Il heard a noise in the bushes
said the rabbit gentleman. Il hope
it isn't any of the Bad Chaps
What do you mean by Bad
Chaps?" asked the lost dog.
"Oh, I call the Fox, the Wolf
and the Bob Cat by the name Bad
Chaps because they are always
chasing me-" said Mr.. Longears.
But if this noise should happen
to be made by any of the Bad
Chaps you will chase them away for
me, won't you?"
Certainly 1 will" promised the
lost dog. "Since you are going to
be SO kind as to help me find my
Imperial Valley press., 1933-01-04
Doctors Give CreOsOte
For Dangerous Coughs

For many years our best doctors
have prescribed creosote in some
form for coughs, colds and bron-
chitis, knowing how dangerous 1t
is to let them hang on.
Creomulsion with creosote and
six other highly important medi-
cinal elements, quickly and effec-
lively stops all coughs and colds
that otherwise might lead to Sc
rious trouble.
Creomulsion is powerful in the
treatment of all colds and coughs
no matter how long standing, yet
it is absolutely harmless and Is
pleasant and easy to take.
Your own druggist guarantees
Creomulsion by refunding your
money If you are not relieved after
taking Creonlulsion as directed Be-
ware the cough or cold that hangs
On. Always keep Creomulsion on
hand for instant use. adv.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-01-04
TECHNOCRACY OUTLINED FOR LAYMAN
BY STAFF WRITER FOR UNITED PRESS

Marx, the socialist, or the Com
munists have advocated doing away
entirely with monetary standards.
Technocracy would wipe them cut
and measure labor ard production
by some unit Of energy-tle erg
and the joule, or perhaps the cal
erie. How mankind is going TO
live on ergs, or transport ergs, or
eat ergs, the technocrats do not
say.
But the theory Is this:
All forms Of energy can be
measured in eigs. A dollar may
be worth, in buying power, so
much today and more or less to-
morrow, unit Ct work, or heat,
or energy, never changes.
On the other hand, they argue,
the dollar IS an arbitrary unit that
has no relation to "the physical
operation" OF our continent.
Furthermore, the price system
operates so oil wealth Is produc-
ed only by the creation Of debt,
and maa is wealthy when he is
vast creditor, In other words,
the wealthy man owns stocks,
bonds, public and private obnga-
tions, and currency-which Is
debt of the government itself.
These debts, the technocrats OBJ
serve, must be paid by the process
of increasing The quality of goods
sold, by trade expansion, by In
creased production, snd, in a yici-
Gus circle, by increasing machinery
! to step up further production. But
the very machines throw men cut
of work, decreasing mank!nd's
power Of consumption-and there
you are, where you started from,
with the wealthy man still piing
up what be thinks is property, but
what IS actually nothing but other
peoples debts to him.
! The teehnocrats cite the puzzling
case Of Henry Ford, whose family,
Trey say, made profits Of $4,000
600 in one year. These millions
! Represented the debts" OF tic
! country to them. But there was
only one thing they could do with
these millions. They couldn't eat
Or wear them. So they reinyested
them in further production
Humanity. therefore, under this
theory is doing nothing but rum
ming around in circles; each time
humanity runs around the circle
gets bigger. The circle will soon
! get so big it viii explode, and
40 000,00o Americans will be out
! If work If the theories hold. and
, if somebody doesn't do something
about it."
When you ask technocrats, then,
what they propose to do, they
shrug their shoulders
Imperial Valley press., 1933-01-04
Police Receipts
Shotu Decrease

Ell Centro police department col
lections for the month of Decem-
Der showed a continued decrease,
as did the number of arrests made
by city officers, according to a
monthly report prepared by Bill
Mitchell, desk sergeant.
Mitchell's report showed total
collections at $547.60 This amount
was made up of s371 in general
fines, $3.50 in occupation licenses,
s93 in traffic fines and 10 cents
in dog licenses.
Included among sc arrests made
by the police department during
the month were 20 for vagrancy,
II for petty theft and l6 for
drunkenness. Many other offenses
resulted in the arrest Of the Of
tenders.
Of the prisoners taken before the
police court, 2l paid fines and five
served terms in the city Jail. Thir-
ty-six traffic tickets were issued
by Frank Smyer and Floyd Ack-
ley.
A car and a half of fat hogs sold
in the auction at Hanford on De-
cember 13 for S1,054.45.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-01-04
NeU Auto License
Plates Available

New 1888 automobile license
plates are available in Ell Centro
at the local headquarters of the
American Automobile Owners as
sociation, 759 Main street.
This service is available to any
one, whether a club member or
not, and is also available for out
of state cars. The license period
ends January 30, 1888, and this
service will be effective until Feb
ruary according to association
officials. License plates are al
ready here and may be obtained
at the headquarters.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-01-04
Holmes Funeral
Rites On Monday

Funeral services for Jake Holmes,
we'll known resident Of Holtville
who died suddenly last Saturday,
were held from the Christian
church in Holtville Monday af-
ternoon, with Rev. Clark, pastor
of the church officiating. Burial
was in Evergreen cemetery.
Through a misunderstanding of
the name as given over the tele-
phone, notice Of the death was
given in The Press as Jake Jones.
The deceased is survived by three
brothers, Fred, Joe and Ned Holmes,
and q sister, Mary Holmes.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-01-04
HOLD FORESTRY CONFERENCE
SEATTLE IN p)-At tbe annual

meeting of the Washington state
forestry conference soon. definite
recommendations for revision of
the system of taxing standing tim
ber are expected to be adopted.
Among the speakers will be Hugo
Winkenwerder of the University of
Washington forestry department,
president of the conference; George
c. Joy, state forester, and profess
sor James K. Hall of the university
economic department.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-01-04
PENNIES BUILD CHURCH

BELLINGHAM, Wash. (U.P)-The
Advent Christian church might be
called the "penny-a day" church.
It's congregation had vision, if not
wealth. The -day plan, with
a score of five-pennies-a-day from
parishioners brought in $4,000 in
five years, A drive for funds net
ted an additional $1,000. The build
ing will be completed soon. 1t is of
beam truss construction. The Rev.
Robert L. Peterson is the pastor.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-01-04
GIVES DANCE TO RAISE MONEY

HINSDALE, Mass. U.PE-Enter-
prising Josephine Menard, Dalton
High School senior, wanted to make
a trip to Washington, d. c., but she
lacked funds. So she hired Grange
Hall, engaged an orchestra, and
gave a dance that netted the nee
eSsary money.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-01-04

Published every evening Except Sunday by the
Imperial Valley Press, Inc. 625 State street. El
Centro California. w. c. Costello, business man
ager. Telephone 26. business office ZOO, editorial
department Full leased wire United Press Asso-
Citations.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-01-04
IMPERIAL VALLEY PRESS
STATES DEATH TOLL HIGH

1T is gratifying to read of California
1 leading the rest of the country in var
iouS fields. but it is holding the runner
up" position in one field which is no
credit to the state or to its citizens.
Figures released on automobile fatal
tiles for 1882 show that California was
second in the nation, being topped only
by New York where 2,343 persons were
killed, while the California total was
2,11S.
These two states were far ahead of
any others, natural condition consider
ing that they lead in the number of au-
tomobile registrations.
Figures are not available on the num-
Der of seriously injured, but from the
death total it is safe to assume that
they numbered many thousands. Less
seriously injured must have totaled even
a greater number.
The state is spending millions of dol
lars each year to provide safe highways
for the motorist. In only a few in
stances are fatal accidents the fault of
road, troubles. And motor car manufac-
turers are doing their job we'll too. The
automobile of today is close to mechan-
ical perfection and under ordinary con-
ditions is safe and dependable.
1t is with the motorist himself that
the responsibility for the heavy death
toll lies. Road improvements and me-
chanical improvements will avail moth
ing in cutting down the number of
deaths if the motorist himself does not
improve.
"The motorist'' is not an indefinite
figure It means every person who
drives a car. Each individual must rec
ognize that he is an integral part of the
motoring public and that it is up to him
to operate his car in a safe manner at all
times. Not until we succeed in doing
this can any real progress be made in
placing California lower down in an un-
desirable list.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-01-04

him to stay on in his present cap
acity.
Rep. Freen, DEM, Texas, thinks
that of all the thankless jobs in
congress, he has the one that's
least appreciated. He is chairman
of the committee on disposition of
useless executive papers.
Whenever any executive depart
ment wants to destroy some pa
pers they send them on to u.s."
Green said, land We have to look
at every one. Most of them are no
good, but if we should throw away
something valuable, then we're III
trouble"
Rep. Wason, Repn., N. H, is the
other member of the committee.
The committee has never been
known to call a formal meeting.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-01-04

There shall be no surrender of
our riparian water rights in the
proposed contract with the inter-
ior department for union with
Laguna dam.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-01-04

China and Japan are at peace" and
in the light of current events we hate
to think what war between them would
mean.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-01-04

The El Centro Rotary club is
making a survey to ascertain the
names and addresses of all Grip
pied children. Members ask the
aid of the public in obtaining the
names.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-01-04
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO
January 4. 1918

Imperial county now leads the
state in production of butter. Last
Year Imperial county produced
6,643,3 pounds.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-01-04
TEN YEARS AGO
January d. 1929

Farmers of Imperial county arc
taking great interest in the new
wirdbreak tree, the athel or tam
arisk articulata tree. The tree is
taking the place of the eucalyptus
and some ranchers like it much
better
Imperial Valley press., 1933-01-04
Looking Backward
What the Press Files Tell Of
Imperial Valley for This
Date In Past Years
TWENTY YEARS AGO
January 4, 1913

JdEIHhIN II tVI"
The way people are pouring in
to the valley this year Is cau-
ton. But who can tell what be
comes OF them? Every train
brings in a load and judging from
the constant cry for houses, they
are becoming permanent factors in
the community.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-01-04

Forty miles of track have been
constructed on the San Diego and
Arizona railroad On the San Diego
end and 10 miles on the east end
having its terminus ct seeley.
There are only 70 miles more Of
grading to be done.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-01-04

With the January bills coming in this
is the usual time to wonder whether
Christmas was so merry after all.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-01-04

The depression was on two years ap-
parently before CALIFORNIA; state gov
ernment woke up to that fact.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-01-04

Chairman Frankiing Fort of the
home loan bank system is one Re-
publican appoiutee who has not
given up hope of confirmation by
the senate. Asked regarding his
plans for the future, he said his
house lease expires Feb. 81, but that
he could make other arrangements
If the new administration wanted
Imperial Valley press., 1933-01-04

More than 100 heifers have been
shipped from Fresno county to In
dia and China in the past two
months.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-01-04
Don't Quote Me-
BY United Press 80


WASHINGTON Jan. 4.-Sena-
tors and other officials in Washing
ton have picked up their telephones
recently and heard from the other
end of the wire, This is the King
fish calling 1t was Senator Huey
Longs way Of impressing upon the
capitol his fondness for his favor
ite nickname.
Long would like to be known as
"The Kingfish" wherever he goes.
He has made considerable progress
and is seeing his efforts blossom
into success as senate colleagues
greet him by the title he has chosen
above all others.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-01-04

We have hunch that the chart MAX
ers are the real moving spirits behind
this technocracy business. 1t certainly
gives them fine opportunity.
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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1933-03-21

constitution. In Montana, as In thk
state. the constitution u very strict
about the governor promising tlings
- consideration for certain other
things. For = governor to predicate
IN official act on the performance d
IN act by another individual, particu-
larly = legislator or another official
Is ground for impeachment in nearly
al OF these western states.
BourQuin charges that = double
barreled "deal'' was made wherein
Ericksons resignation was given in re-
turn for his appointment to the SEN
ate and the appointment to the senate
was given In return for the resigna-
ton q governor.
The accuracy Of Bourquin's charge
Is not admitted. It win never be. be-
cause such confession would have the
effect Of barring both men from tho
offices they now hold. The Montana
constitution, Is quoted by Bourquin,
seems very clear on the point.
Burton K. Wheeler, now senior SEN
ator from Montana, says he doubts
that anyone will take seriously" the
charges made.
That may be true but 1t casts no re.
Election on their accuracy. It may be
that no deal was made. And then
again, It may be that out In Montana
the moon Is made OF green cheese.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1933-03-21

(Bankhead finds New York welcoming
her % heartily that policemen are r..
qulfed to keep people out Of her dress-
ING room at the Times Square thea.
ter.
What with her fame, and her eigi,t
trunks. her 10 pieces Of hand luseeee,
= couple Of maids. Z press asent. %
pairs Of shoes and Z lingering British
accent. this Is quite q different Bank
head from the one who came here
looking for q job almost q decade ago.
She was 16 then, and had q southern
accent. Her grandfather, sub, was a
United States senator from the, old
home state Of Alabama. Her father
today Is Representative william b.
Bankhead.
The blue-eyed, yellow haired in
genue had little difficulty getting
parts. though. And It wasn't long
until she opened in q du Maurier
comedy in London and was acclaim
ed Is . great actress. There she was
idolised during each successive season,
until finally she broke away to try
The movies. The movies, somehow.
didn't do very well by the turbulent
Tallulah. But she's sporting enough
to admit that she liked Hollywood.
even II she wasn't q bowling success.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1933-03-21

out IN Noutaus. whete politics are
quite . Strenuous . here In North
Dakota, fuses have been attached to
plenty oe political dynamite IN con.
nection with the resignation Of J. Z.
Erickson - governor and his appoint.
rent to tho Omitted States senate %
s. :ceed the late Thomas ]. Walsh.
The appointment was made By
Frank Coouey. who stepped up from
lieutenant eovernoe when Erickson
resisned the executive post.
The ny IN the ointmsnt which
gyeassd the way Ioe this little bit Of
politieal baeksesstehinG = Judee
osorss ~. Dourquin. federal district
judte 1ee Aonfon1.
n . leetee . IT, mGmbees o. tn
aGnate. Dolmqain liGearde ~ judicial
rsh1s T. eaar9t that H. whole bu1i.
No. was . deal" and 70 OK The men,
b6gs q tn senate that Erickson be
dsnisd . eat In that greatest de-
Lucrative body" He asserts that the
whole business was contrary to the
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1933-03-21
Circus Maximus
(n;nlrj~eAN npAecN

The 23rd legislative assembly OF
North Dakota has at last been per-
mitted to adjourn and the harrassed
citizenry who selected 1t with high
hopes q few months ago can now
relax slightly, check over their wounds
and bruises and ponder the course
and duration Of the process OF heal
ing. Two months ago none would
have believed that q North Dakota
legislature, meeting in this time Of
unprecedented economic distress and
given q clear track by reason Of one
factions two-third majority, would
play the same old sordid game and
ignore every public interest in favor
Of the personal political interests of
a few men. Is this what happened?
The record Is before US, plainly print
ed for our analysis.
Perhaps we should not judge too
harshly the individual members. They
we're shrewdly handled. No one pres
ent during the session will deny that
they undoubtedly would have backed
up any program presented to them for
reduction OF the governmental over.
head to proportions that would square
with the ability Of the taxpayer to pay
but they were helpless. They were
allowed to WELD the economy axe to
their hearts' content o long q thsy
touched only the smallest twiss. They
had . free hand on school affairs,
clerks, and minor uou.political slash.
Ing. But when It came to the real
political sstup It Vas : very different
story. They ran into Q stone vail.
mo. no. Johnny mustn't touch" And
Il Johnny disobeyed he would surely
have been spanked. And to cap the
climax. the way the boys were
handled the last week Of the session
VIII 50 down In history as q blot on
The records Of North Dakota lawmak-
Ing.
We sigh With the immortal Omar:
>"0h. many Z cup Of this for.
hidden wine
Must drown the memosy OF
that tnoo1oocol"
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1933-03-21

I've had everything, % Why should
I complain Ut this momentary diff
cu1ty?-Tfitsi Scheff, light opera
prima donna.
= = y
People become disillusioned with life
because they expect things they have
no right to expect.-Dr. Dwight with.
erspoon Wylie Of Cleveland.
. =
What did he Senator CLASP say?
Oh, he said was q scoundrel, and Z
few other things like that, which I
don't mind.-Senator Huey Long Of
Louisiana.
= = =
We al felt this is not q time when
much money should be spent on pure
" social show.-Mrs. Franklin D.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1933-03-21

with her. IF my own sister can't
be welcome here, things have come
to . pretty pass. Board! ! should
say not!"
But though May and her hus-
band both worked they weren't get.
ting ahead as fast % they might,
and with Raymond's relatives using
the place q . sort Of free boarding
house already, It seemed only right
that Lily Lou should do her share.
Besides, she liked 70. Il gave
her . feeling Of Independence. OF
power. It was celebrating to feel
independent. Being the youngest ia
. large family il all we'll enough in
. way. You get advantages that
the others never had, never could
have had.
Everyone In the family, from
great Uncle Zeph who Was almost
. hermit and had . shack way up
on Lone Mountain. to May who
was only 1--WE years older than she.
had been helping pay for music les
sons ever since Lily Lou could Ne
member.
Dad had .emptied shabby pockets
on the kitchen table. Two dollars,
three dollars, and Afty cents, and
two dimes and . nickel i. . three
dollars and seventy.Ave cents, By
Crack! that ought 70 buy . little
sirl . dressl Mothsr had sat up
nights sewing, her tiIed eyes clos.
ing YEARLY sometimes, % she
struggled to keep awaks. No
wonder they Ill took such IN inter.
est in her life now. In . way It was
their life. their csreer, their success.
Lily Lon understood that. She
knew they had III WORKED toeethsr
to give her advantages they hid
never had. So 4 WAS up 70 her 70
make good. No love, 10 marriage.
for her. At least not for pears and
years. Work, and music, instead.
Il would b wonderful @ sins 81
opera some day. 10 come out be-
fore the curtain, dulhsd and laush.
Ing. and take call after call. Some.
times she could imagine e % Wv.
idly that it ssemsd real ALREADY.
Her checks would burn her eyes
would kindls With excitement, she'd
rush to the piano and run M the
scale. her lovely voice rising easily.
e6ortlessly, in : swelling column
o. sound. :. Oh, she had the Voice.
They'd oil ssid that. Il she Just
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1933-03-21

No Substitute for Honesty
Discussions Of unemployment insur-
ance in this country caused q leading
insurance company to make study
Of this social development In England
and the results Of this survey give
food for thought.
It shows, among other things, that
numerous abuses have arisen In Brit
ain to handicap the operation Of the
insurance as originally devised and
that chief among these were IMPOSE
tions and receptions by the workers
themselves, the people who should
have devoted their energies to seeing
that It was properly handled.
Next in order came abuses and I'm.
positions by employers. the people
who pay the major costs Of the fund.
In an effort to obtain advantages for
themselves as compared with compet-
itors.
A colliery company, announcing q
reduction In wages, circularized its
employees with the statement that
"short-time" employment would be
provided SO as to enable the employees
to qualify for three days unemploy-
meut benefits In alternate weeks,
pointing out that 1.-The unemployment
benefit will, therefore, more than
cover the reduction In wages"
Technicalities In the law have in
creased the cost by permitting many
persons not morally entitled to such
benefits to become beneficiaries Of the
fund. In some situations, 1t was
found. beneficiaries were better off
than II they were employed.
These things are not peculiar to the
English race. for human nature is
pretty much the same everywhere. In
all countries an instrument OF social
adjustment and Improvement is fire.
quently abused most flagrantly by
those who clamor loudest for 1t and
who should give 1t whole-souled sup
port.
We have . good illustration in the
present difficulties Of administering
federal unemployment relief in this
state. All too frequently those who
howl the loudest get the biggest ben
eft while those with better claims but
weaker voices frequently are elbowed
aside.
In public as in private affairs there
Is no substitute for honesty. Neither
Is there any means Of obtaining It by
law.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1933-03-21
LIKE A WINDMILL

Knoxville - Burt Needham now
knows the sensation experienced BY =
windmill. Needham did the windmill
act himself when his clothes caught
In belt on one Of the machines In
the knitting mill where he works. He
was whirled around head-over- heels
several times before the machine was
stopped. His only injuries were bad
bruises.