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Imperial Valley press., 1933-07-13
IMPERIAL VALLEY PRESS
A FEDERAL JOB

DEPORTS that the federal government
n is going to move against the gangsters
Is encouraging, in view Of the fact that
municipal and state authorities appear
to be practically helpless in putting a
step to the outrages being committed
by members of the underworld.
The climax to the recent series of kid
napings comes in the revelation of the
plot TO kill two ST. Paul doctors, one of
whom refused to perform revenge op-
Grafton on the other when commanded
t. do SO by gangsters.
Details of this outrage are an indica-
tiol of the extent to which gangsters will
&c to obtain their ends. They cannot be
compared to wild beasts for the latter
have no reasoning powers. The gang
sters have, but they pervert their brains
to the doube-headed purpose of getting
money or inflicting revenge on those
who oppose them.
Under the leadership of the President,
it is proposed to reOrganize government
al police agencies, bringing about uni
fled force of men trained in detection of
criminals, and a closer cooperation be-
tween federal and state forces.
It is intended to pattern such an agen-
cy after England's famous Scotland
Yard, which holds an enviable reputa-
ton not only in ferreting out those guilty
of crime but in acting as deterrent to
crime.
Scotland Yard has the advantage of
being soundly supported by the courts
and law enforcing agencies OF England.
This condition permits the low crime
record which prevails in England, the
entire country having crime total which
can be far surpassed by any metropOli-
tan American city.
A similar condition must be created
in this country if the war against the
gangster is to succeed. The ability of
clever lawyers to bring about the release
of known criminals through technicalities
and loopholes in the law, is one of the
bGsic reasons for the disgraceful condi-
ton which makes possible such outrages
as this weeks news has provided. Not
only must the war be waged against the
gangster but against weaknesses in the
very structure which is supposed to pro-
tect the law abiding citizen-the courts
and law enforcing agencies.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-07-13
Tells How She Lost
Is Lbs. of FAT
Rheumatism Gone Too

Here is a woman who was rapidly
putting on weight and who was
troubled with rheumatism too. Read
her letter:
"I started taking Kruschen Salts
because of the good it had done
for a friend of mine who had been
crippled with rheumatism At the
end of the second bottle 1 was
weighed and find I am, now only
148 pounds (original weight 163
lbs.), at which I am so pleased.
But have also felt my rheumatism
much less, which has been SO
troublesome in my knees. I must
say I think Kruschen a splendid
weight reducer." Miss E. L. P.
Overweight and rheumatic pois-
oning often go together. The six
salts in Kruschen assist the inter
nal organs to perform their func-
tions properly-little by little that
ugly fat goes; slowly yes-but sure
ly. You feel wonderfully healthy,
youthful and energetic-more so
than ever before in your lifel
Kruschen Salts is obtainable at
Clements Drug Store, Valley Drug
Co. A jar lasts four weeks and
costs not more than 85c. (adv)
Imperial Valley press., 1933-07-13
Babes Amateur
Standing Upheld

LOS ANGELES, July 13. tUPj-
Mildred (Babe) Didrickson, who
deserted the cinder paths for the
green fairways, had the assurance
today her career in amateur golf
competition would not be hampered
by rules of the United States Golf
association.
The famed professional girl
sprinter was advised by Ed R.
Hurst, president of the Southern
California Golf association, that she
is free to plan on entering the ma
Nonal women's championship at
Chicago.
Since taking up golf approximate
ly two months ago, the Texas girl
has shown amazing progress. From
the intermediate zoos, her score
has been cut down to the middle
80s. She practices from four to
five hours daily at local course.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-07-13
3 TIME STORIES
BY HOWARD Z. GARRIs
tCopyrzht, 1892 by Mcclure Newspaper syndicate)
By HOWARD .. GARRTt

spearmint," said the rabbit gen.
tleman to himself. Maybe I can sell
some and get rich. But first I'll hop
along and look for an adventure" /"
Uncle Wiggily had a little ad-
venture with an angle worm who
had tied himself in a knot and
couldn't get untangled.
What in the world did you do
that for, Willie?" asked the rabbit
of the worm, whose name was Will
lie.
"Oh, I was trying to do tricks
like a snake in the circus" said
Willie, "and got stuck. Please un-
stick me-"
So Uncle Wiggily did this. Then,
happy because he had been of some
help, and thinking this was ad-
venture enough for one day, the
rabbit hoped home to his bunga-
low and when it was dark he went
to bed. So did his wife and Nurse
Jane and all the little rabbits.
But in the middle of the night
Uncle Wiggily was awakened by
hearing Baby Bunty, the little or
phan rabbit, crying.
boo hool Boo hoo! Boo hoon
cried Baby Bunty.
Whats the matter?" asked Mr.
Longears.
"Oh, Unkie Wig!" sobbed the lit
tie rabbit child. Il has such a tum-
my ache! Oh, such a tummy achel'
And Mr.. Longears was so sorry fol
Bupty that he let her say "tummy'
instead of stomach" though, as q
rule, all the baby talk she was al
lowed was just "Unkie Wig"
"Oh! Oh! OH" cried poor Baby
Bunty.
Nov don't cry!" said Uncle Wig.
gily I'll hop out and get yot
some peppermint. I'll make yor
some hot peppermint tea and thar
will stop your stomach ache"
Out in to the dark night hoppec
Uncle Wiggily. He took with hin
his lantern, which was a bottle with
some lightning bugs in it. Gather.
/ ing some green peppermint leaves
Uncle Wiggily crushed them IL {
cup and poured some hot water OF
them, making a strong tea. Anc
when Baby Bunty drank this all he
pain went away and she fell asleel
again.
So this teaches us that it is {
good thing to have peppermint
growing in your garden. And if th'
tennis racket doesn't play baseball
with the orange and knock tn,
| seeds in the eye of the needle, II
tell you next about Uncle Wiggily'
| spearmint
Imperial Valley press., 1933-07-13
UNCLE WIGGLY'S PEPPER
MINT

Hopping one day beside the little
brook which giggled, gurgled and
gargled amid messy stones at the
end of his garden, Uncle Wiggily
shifted the air until his pink nose
was tWinkling as fast as a lollypop.
Then the rabbit gentleman said:
That smells loYeIyl"
What does?" asked a tiny voice
down in the grass, and Mr. Long
ears saw "a red-spotted Squiggle
Bug getting a drink. "What smells
so nice?" asked the Bug.
My peppermint, answered IN
Gle Wiggily. "I didn't know I had SO
much peppermint growing here be-
side my brook"
"Oh, SO that smell is peppermint,
lis it?' asked the Squiggler
That's what it is-peppermint, F"
answered the bunny.
II thought" whispered the Squig-
gler Bug, who had a very little
voice, 7 thought you got pepper
Imperial Valley press., 1933-07-13

mint in bottles at the drug store,
or else that it was only in candy
and chewing gum"
Peppermint has to be some
where else. first, before it can get
into a drug store bottle or into
candy and chewing gum," said Un-
Gle Wiggily.
DO you mean it has to grow?"
asked the Bug.
That's it, yes" answered the rab-
bit. And here you see a lot Of my
peppermint plants growing by my
brook"
"Oh, are those peppermint
plants?" asked the Bug Il thought
they were weeds" The Squiggler
craWled amid some dark green
leaves that were growing on stems
that were partly green and partly
purple and as the wind blew over
these plants they gave off a strong
perfume Of peppermint.
rs it good to eat?" asked the
ISquiggler.
"Oh, yes" answered Uncle wig
gily. you may chew a leaf or two.
But don't take too much, for it is
very smarty and burny.'
Whats peppermint good for be-
sides going into drug store bottles
and into candy and chewing gum?'
asked the Bug.
"Well, if you take the leaves and
crush them to get out the juice, ii
lis good to stop stomach ache" SAID
the rabbit.
Thank you, III remember that
if ever I get a pain, said the
Souiggler. Then, as he chewed part
of a peppermint leaf he said: "Oh
it is hot, isn't it,"
Yes" said Uncle Wiggily will
laugh as the Squiggler crawleo
away. Then Mr.. Longears hoped
along the brook. lie saw where somt
( spearmint plants were growing anl
he smeled their perfume, which wa
different from that Of the pepper
mint.
Il have lots Of peppermint ant
Imperial Valley press., 1933-07-13
Editorial Page
and
Features
WHEN THE BRAKES WHINE

HARDLY day goes by that the whine
"A of suddenly applied automobile
brakes at Sixth and State streets is not
heard in The Press office Frequently
1t is heard several times a day.
For many months fear has been felt
by the staff which waits each time the
whine is heard for the sickening crash
which may mean human life wiped out
or some friend crippled for life Some
day the crash will come; somebody will
be killed or injured; there will be much
comment about the awfulness of it:
brakes will stop whining for time but
eventually the whine will be resumed.
Observation has shown two chief class
es of offenders-truck drivers and
youths driving passenger cars usually Of
ancient make.
East and westbound traffic seem
equally open to censure for recklessnesS
at Sixth and State streets but the pos
ition of The Press office makes the east
bound offenders more noticeable. Trucks
and cars zip by the window at speeds far
above the safety notch. Usually the
whine is heard, and investigation shows
heavy tire marks at the intersections,
while occasionally a car is found driven
off its normal course in a mad effort to
avoid a collision.
There have been instances-not nu-
merous perhaps, but sufficient to serve
as warning-of cars colliding For
tunately nobody has been seriously in
jured over long period, but the law of
average is immutabe and may start
claiming its toll at any moment.
The corner at Seventh and State is
equally dangerous because of the "blind"
condition created by the theatre build
ing. That there are numerous "close
shaves" at this intersection cannot be
doubted. At the same time they are not
as obvious to us as those at Sixth and State
because of the proximity of The Press
office to the latter.
1t might be truthfully stated that a
similar risk exists at every intersection
in the city, but particularly in the bus
mess section, with the possible exception
of those on Main street
The fact that the police station is To-
Gated practically on the corner of Sixth
and State streets makes the reckless
ness at that point more glaring.
Perhaps stationing an officer at that
point for few days would help to i'm
prove conditions, but the main improve
ment must come from the drivers. The
few seconds lost in slowing down for an
intersection will never be a great incon-
venience. On the contrary, slowing down
is a safety factor that should be recog-
nized by the driver as being due himself
and his fellow citizens.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-07-13
Browning Defeats
Gus Sonnenberg

LOS ANGELES, July 13. tU.PJ -
Jim BroWning's sway over the
heavyweight wrestling ranks as rec
ognized in New York state was
strengthened last night when he
defeated Gus Dynamite Sonnen-
berg, former Dartmouth football
star, before a near capacity crowd
at the Olympic auditorium.
Avenging three previous defeats,
the Missouri heavyweight captured
two out of three falls with his tout
ed airplane scissors hold. He lost
the first fall to Sonnenberg whose
flying tackle downed him in 81
seconds. Browning took the next
two falls with consummate ease, the
first in "a minutes and the second
in five minutes.
Browning enjoyed a % pound
pull at the weights, scaling 230
Sammy Stein, 208, of New York,
used a series of tackles to Vanquish
Ed (Strangler) Lewis, 245, of Glen
dale, after dropping the first fall.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-07-13
sDora't Quote Me-
BY United Press =

men would move to strike out the
last two words as redundant.
An economy wave has hit the
British embassy. Lady Lindsay
brought in an efficiency man from
a local hotel to save household mon
ey. He ordered meals of guests
held to cost of 81 each, not count
ing liquor.
When Prime Minister MacDon-
aid was here, the chef was ordered
to keep food costs for an embassy
reception to rs cents a head. Vir-
ginia sliced ham had to be includ-
ed. The cost ran over the budget.
Explanations were demanded. Re-
suit: a fracas in the kitchen. The
embassy servant won. But now he
is out of a job.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-07-13
FOUR PRESIDENTS TOGETHER

CORPUS CHRISTI, Tex. UR)-
Four men, each destined to be
President, were gathered in Cor
pus Christi at one time, local his
torians have discovered. They
plan a tablet to memorialize the
occurrence. 1t took place when
Ulysses S. Grant, jefferson Davis,
Zachary Taylor and Franklin
Pierce all were part Of the U. S.
Army modified for invasion OF
Mexico. Headquarters of the eX-
pedition were at this place. One
later headed the Confederacy.
The others became Presidents OF
the United States.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-07-13
Three Named In
Conspiracy Suit

Charging criminal conspiracy TO
obtain property by false promises
with fraudulent intent not TO per-
form such promises, George NJ.
Conley filed his complaint against
Lee Campbell, c. A. Switzer and
Charles McCabe, yesterday after
noon in superior court.
The complaint alleges that the
complainant was told the defend
ants would purchase a quantity OF
mixed hay from him and that De-
fendant Campbell would send a
Imperial Valley press., 1933-07-13
SIMPLY WORN OUT?
Take Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound

Can anything be more wearing. for
women than the ceaseless round oi
household duties1 You have no time "a
be sick =. you are tired ailin1
yet cannot stop. There comes n time
when something snaps and you hnc
yourself simply worn out.
Lydia z. PInkham's Vegetable Com,
pound will help you. Its tonic action will
aive you renewed strength, and will make
your daily tasks seem easier 20 you.
SO out of every 100 women who report
to us say that they are benefited by tht'
medicine. Buy q bottle from your drug
aist today and watch the results.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-07-13

There is something wrong with the La
Grange, Illinois police department. When
the kidnapped Factor came into their
custody they were unable to supply him
with a much needed drink of whiskey.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-07-13
LOANS WANTED, S11s.OOO,OOO

SALEM, Ore. U.P) oregon
cities, counties and other groups
have asked federal loans for pub
lie works totaling S118,000,000.
Raymond Wilcox, head of the
state relief committee, admitted it
was unlikely" the state would be
loaned that much.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-07-13
TEN YEARS AGO
IuIv Il. 1929

Practice runs over the course of
the second annual econmy run
from San Diego to Ell Centro have
brought out the information that
the roads are in excellent condi-
ton.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-07-13

In spite of the objections Of Sec
retary Lane, Chief Engineer G. K.
Clarke of the irrigation district is
making arrangements to start driv-
ing piles tomorrow morning to re-
place the rock weir on the found
alton of the old one.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-07-13

Over 100000 have been sent out
this week by the irrigation district
in payment of interest on bonds.
Since it's organization, the district
has voted more than $4,000, ,0CO
worth of bonds most of which has
gone for developing the system.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-07-13

Published every evening (except Sunday by The
Imperial Valley Press. Inc, 625 state street,
El Centro, California. W. C. Costello, business
manager. Telephone &c, business office; ZOO edi-
torial department. Full leased wire United Press
Associations.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-07-13

check with a truck driver hauling
the hay to pay for the same. 1t
further states that Campbell did
deliver a check for s100 to the
plaintiff after securing this hay,
knowing that he did not have suf-
ficient funds to cover its payment.
1t is alleged tnat the check was
delivered by Switzer and purport-
ed to be signed by McCabe.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-07-13

Bennett Griffin says Jimmy Mattern
will accompany him on world nonstop
flight next year. After these last few
weeks Mattern may have other ideas on
the subject
Imperial Valley press., 1933-07-13
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO
TnIu 10 1919

Assessed valuations of Imperial
county have increased nearly S.
100000 since last year. The total
valuation of the county is $35, ,859,-
028.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-07-13

Gandhi threatens to go to jail again.
The little man just can't keep out OF hot
water
Imperial Valley press., 1933-07-13

Wonder if someone can't make General
Pablo a nice present when he gets to
Chicago. A beard remover, or something
like that.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-07-13
BY ACCIDENT

NEARLY KILLED BY ACCIDENT
BROOKINGS, Ore. U.P) Rev.
j. Overton was cranking his car.
His foot slipped, he fell, striking
his temple against the crank, and
nearly bled to death from a sey-
cred artery.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-07-13

WASHINGTON, July 49, The
fur is beginning to fly over "Let
The Fur Fly the name that Sen
ator Huey P. Long of Louisiana
has chosen for his proposed weekly
newspaper.
1.-The Kingfish stole that name
from me-" charged George Camp
bell, editor of The Weekly Vindi-
Gator, of Hammond, La. Campbell,
bitter enemy of Longs said he
copyrighted Let The Fur Fly" 20
years ago as motto for The Vim
dicator. Indeed, craven beneath a
strawberry pictured on the front
page of the current issue of The
Vindicator, is the controversial
motto.
Campbell added that he was go
ing to Keep Huey from letting the
fur fly" Long replied:
you're going to have a hard time
doing it because let the fur fly
was a quotation long before you
adopted it as a motto"
Campbell retorted with the sug-
gestion that Long use the follow
ing as a name for his paper:
Eur the People, Buy the People
Off the People"
Society note:
Secretary of State Cordell Hull
has been having his troubles III
London. But Mrs. Hull writes to
friends that she is having a jolly
time. Everyone has been so nice
to us and we have been to so many
parties" she wrote.
Louis McHenry Howe served with
Franklin D. Roosevelt through eight
years in the navy department. But
this week he described the cruiser
Indianapolis as having a speed Of
"25 to 80 knots an hour" Sailor
Imperial Valley press., 1933-07-13

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Imperial Valley press., 1933-07-13
Looking Backward
What the Press Files Tell of
Imperial Valley for This
Date In Past Years
TWENTY YEARS AGO
July 13, 1913

The cantaloupe season in the
valley is drawing to close and the
output for the season up to last
night reached a total of 3160 cars.
Once more it is planned to have
a road race from the coast to
Phoenix and both Los Angeles and
San Diego are working for the
event.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-07-13
51z-YEAR OLD LICENSE USED

BELLOWS FALLS, vt. (U.D -
Carl French and Stella Porter
were married here recently, using
a marriage license which they had
procured 51a years previously.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-04-24

is history Of what this man has &C
complished by new system Of gov
eminent There are no failures re-
corded. but everything presented is
a success. After seeing this picture
l have a better idea of the man
than l ever had. Nest of the pic
ture is devoted to one of his great
talks in honcring the black-Shirt
march upon Rome. Then the ca
meraman takes you back by the
means of f1ashbacks to what Mus
Solini has done in changing the
map of Italy. Lowell Thomas gives
a good and intelligent talk as Mus
solini speaks in his native tongue
And Thomas has done a good and
honest Job in tossing the entire ar
gument into your own lap. He asks
you TO watch the man. study his
career and then form your own
opinion. That is fair.
But the proof that he gives is the
proof that Mussolini desires the
world to accept.
Here is strange and confusing
theater. but it does give one a good
IDEA of what Mussolini thinks of
himself And as far as can judge
It is a good bill of sale.
Now at the Circle
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-04-24
BY. w. E. M'KENNEY
American Prid.s T.aru


7 HOPE that all of my readers are
by now thoroughly familiar
with the original three forcing bid
in the one-over-one system.
1t is true that it does not arise
very often, but when it does, what
thrill it will give you to arrive
easily and successfully at that grand
slam
Grand slams are today worth a
lot of points under the new scoring,
and you do not want to miss them.
The three bid entirely eliminates
the duplication of values.
Here is one that was played by
John Rau and his partner recently
at Deal, N. J. You will remember
Mr.. Rau and his partner, William
Barrett, were the two young boys
who made such a name for them
selves few years ago by carrying
away national championship be-
fore they were 81.
And to prove that it wasn't en-
tirely luck, these two boys have con-
tinued to make a remarkable tour
nament record for themselves.
If you are the dealer on this hand,
you know that if your partner holds
the ace of spades, it is a sure slam
in hearts. Mr.. Rau, in the South,
opened the bidding with three
hearts.
This is the forcing bid which
says, Partner, 1 am not interested
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-04-24
Great Concert
Ends Season
BY WAITER d. HICKMAN

In the same sentence l want to
give credit TO the Mendelssohn choir
and to Giovanni Martinelli.
In the next sentence I want to give
credit to Mrs Nancy Martens who
was responsible for this great con-
cert at KeithS Sunday afternoon.
Never has the Mendelssohn choir
under the direction of Elmer Stef-
fen given as great a program as it
it yesterday afternoon.
Besides being in great voice, Mar
tinelli was in the best of spirits. He
is one of the most human singers
have ever encountered. I could
center all my attention upon his
encores and that would take all my
space.
This tremendous thing did hap
pen. The choir and Martinelli gave
excerpts from "Cavalleria RuSti-
cana" When the choir and the solo
ist had finished with the famous
Drinking Song" an ovation started
which proved the worth of this fine
number.
And then came an encore with
the choir and Martinelh And that
is something unheard of in this sort
of a concert.
1 must admit that I was lifted ur
as Martinelli sang La Fleur que
tn mavais Jetee" from Carmen.
Then the audience went mad. Then
the big encore-"Pagliacci." Then
the audience really went mad
Here was great singing with big
soul. I got wet around the eyes
That was the magic of the man.
The choir eXcelled itself in sing
ms The Sower" as the third num-
Der in the choral suite of spanish
Dances.
Never has this choir appeared to
better advantage than yesterday
afternoon.
l am willing to go on record say
ing that this concert was the best
Mrs Martens has given this season
Nearly forgot something-the eX-
cellent work of Dorothy knight
Green as the accompaniSt for the
choir and Frederick Schauwecker
for Martinelli.
This ends the Martens series for
this season.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-04-24

as Kong fights gigantic bird,
which nearly snatches the heroine
from his grasp.
Fight after fight lands Kong as
captive on Broadway. The beast
still is in love with our heroine and
he about wrecks New York.
He wrecks an elevated train and
then climbs the Empire State build
ing with the heroine in one big
hand. Kong grabs an airplane out
of the air as he fights on the top
of this building.
Do not ask me just how this pic
ture was made. I don't know. From
the standpoint of mechanics, here is
one of the movie wonders Of the
world. And it is great theater.
Here is movie ina is o1Ierent
from anvthinc W -''-e seen lately.
Now at the Apollo.