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SNAKE BITES LOSES
 TO MANS COURAGE

NEW ORLEANS.-Many a saga has been sung of the stolid courage of the Lou siana swamp dweller who defies water, muck and reptiles -te harvest tn. pelt of the muskrat.
 Now comes the story of Charles A. Wicheres, one-armed trapper.
 He was out early in the morning in his pirogue for his traps. Deep in the swamp his shallow boat stuck a tuft of marsh grass and he fell head long, with his arm outstretched to break the fall His hand landed squarely on a cotton mouth moccasin. most deadly of the South's venomous snakes. The snake struck Wichere's wrist at the base of the thumb.
 He sat on the grass tuft, brought out trapper's clasp knife, opened it with his teeth and, holding it in his mouth, sank the steel deep into the wound. He let the blood flow and withdrew the poison. From his pi- rogue he took fish line and with the aid of his toes and teeth wound a tourniqnet round his wrist
 His hand so numb he could hardly hold a paddle. Wicheres pushed his craft out of the swamp and an hour later appeared at a doctors office.
 The doctor said the trapper had saved his own life.
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Remnants of a prehistoric village which has been practically washed gradual sinking of the shore line thousands of years ago, were uncov- cred on St. Lawrence Island by Otto w. Geist, Alaska College scientist, who has copleted fve-year -inyest- 'gation. A case of a5 prehistoric skeletons was excavated, some having been obtained at a depth of nine feet. The find is regarded asas exception ally important.
The Kusko times., 1933-02-11

fore the Democratic Southern Con- men will agree to tinkering with the Eighteenth amendment in any form. Their opinions have changed since they were elected to office.
The Kusko times., 1933-02-11

tional and other affairs through the eyes of Lawrence Richey. his secre- tary and close intimate-aide of many years, who will be in Washington most of the time.
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Made for Each Other

Made for Each Other
 RalphAnd have you ever been to Brightsea for your ,holidayx7 Ruth-Never.
 Ralph-Neither have L I.xay, isn't it ripping how every minute we're dis covering we have more and more in common!-Humorist Hondonl-
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.41IMS a1dOad AHA

Turn Ahoit How did .yo uget on in gyonr 2ac- ton for compensation against the man whose dog bit .you?" His lawyer proved that l hit the (Londonl.
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Common Sense

You say my pictures are bad: How can you tell when yyUu know nothing about painting
 "I know nothing about laying, but l know when an egg is bad."- Hum mel Hummel (Hamburg).
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Nothing for Him Could you endure a post where you have to stay IA hours without going out?"
 "That is not much. have juss done eight years in prison. ."-Gaz- zetino Illustrate iVenice)-
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Easier Said Than Giglamps-I. dare not fight with my glasses, and without them I can see nothing.
 Observer-Take good loo kat him and hit him from memory--Vart Hem (Stockholm).
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i The sweat came out on his fore
head. He said, quick and uneven,
II remember drinking with Elmer
Van Berg"
lT'HE vapor passed from before the
4 moon, and he saw Caroline like
her own ghost, looking at him with
wide, startled eyes. She could not
have told why the words startled
her so- II remember drinking with
Elmer Van Berg" Why shouldn't he
remember It? What was there to
startle her In that?
He went on speaking.
There wasn't anything about that
In the papers, read them all this
morning. But the tray and the
glasses must have been there"
A light nervous shudder passed
over Caroline.
"The papersY she said.
He nodded.
Il read them all. The tray and the
glasses must have been there when
they found Elmer"
"Jimi What are you saying?"
He said. Il wonder IL they've got
my finger-prints."
Caroline flung herself towards him
and caught his hand.
"Jim--I'm frightened. What are
yon sayingg"
sPm telling you what you wanted
to know. That's one OF the bits I
remember drinking with Elmer
Van Berg the night he was shot. DO
you want to hear any more?"
Caroiine's hand chung to his.
Yes she said.
He laughed.
"You won't like 1t. You'd better
80 home"
sTeil me-"
She felt his hand witch. His
voice changed.
"Itis not like remembering really,
--it's like seeing a lot or little pie
lures broken. There's one OF o fog.
And I can hear someone talking
don't know whether it's me or
someone else. It's beastiy. The voice
keeps saying, Lake q kids green
beads--no one knows but ue-ao
one knows whore they area kids
green heads-'~ He stopped. she
felt the muscles rise as he cienehed
his hand.
fcopstsAs. 1858. ,. .. Eippincots Co.
Temarrow. Jim takes psssssssea
| ~ his oid home.
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address-you said to write to your
bank"
"And you wrote?'
IT wrote, and Aunt Grace wrote.
was staying with her at Craig
ellachie. She asked you to come up.
and you didn't answer for three
whole days-and then you didn't
write to me, only to Aunt Grace"
"What did / say?"
''You said you might be able to
come later on. And then you didn't
write again till two weeks ago. and
you said You might be able to get
or on the seventh If Aunt Grace
could have you, and you would take
a steamer up the coast. And then
and then-you never came"
"That was the last you heard?"
"Yes. Don't you remember any
thing about it?"
mo"
"You said you remembered-bits."
He shook his head impatiently.
II don't remember writing to you
at all. The things I remember He
broke of. Wildly before his mind
there appeared the things that he
remembered-a decanter and two
glasses; a syphon with the light
striking through 1t: Elmer Van
Berg lifting his glass; the bubbles
rising in it--tiny bubbles racing up
wards to the brim. That was one
sharply colored piece.
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Chapter %
TRAGIC TALE

V(aARoLINE don't look like
~ that.s
Caroline got her breath with .
gasp.
why did you say Il? You oughtn't
--you mustn'ts Jim darlingl"
He caught her wrists and held
them in a hard, heavy grip.
Pull yourself together! Do you
hear? Oh yes, you can IL you like.
You're just making it more difficult
for rs BOTH"
She had been straining away from
him, her voice broken and her whole
body shaking. but at his last words
she went quiet and limp. He let go
Of her, and she dropped forward. It
was just as II some spring had failed.
She said in a little lifeless voice.
"TelI me-"
A vapor had passed across the
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lastw That was Mr.. Rooseyelt's
pledge when he came to Office.
The N. R. A.. the N. |. K. A., the
A. A. A., and the rest, to give
them the initials by which they
are now usually known, were
brought into being for that pur-
pose. The President himself has
said that they all represent en1er-
gency. as distinct from long-vlew
measures, and the theory is that
they will be discarded when emer-
gency passes.
The N. R. A. has done some ex-
cellent things, and it has made
good Roadway. But it hasn't done
all that was hoped. Men have
been put back to workout not
nearly so many as was anticipated.
Wages have been upped in most
industries-but it's obvious that
many units within those indus
tries aren't going to be able to
pay them unless credit strings are
loosened. The problem is not only
to make further gains against de-
preston, but to hold unimpaired
the gains that have already been
made.
The way the wind is blowing is
indicated by the latest Presi-
Dental announcement he is
planning a great federal nom
profit corporation to buy essen
tial supplies and distribute them
to the needy during the winter.
1t has been the hope that direct
relief of this sort would not be
necessary, but as matters have de-
yeloped it appears necessary if the
bitter experience of last winter is
to be avoided.
That's why initiation talk has
bobbed into the headlines again.
Many observers, including some
who have qualified as experts, be-
lieve that if the recovery drive is
to be continued on present lines,
initiation is unavoidable. Senator
Thomas, Senate Number l in
flationist, has been threatening a
march of 100000 men on Wash
ington unless the printing presses
in the Treasury building begin
.humming. Senator Pittman of
Nevada, whose principal mission in
life is to get benefits for silver,
wants initiation through the free
silver route. Farm groups have
been hot on the trail Of Secretary
Wallace, because he said that in
fiation wouldn't be a farmers
cure-all.
In the face of all this. Mr..
Roosevelt has kept his head, his
humor and his sense of balance
unimpaired. He has learned how
to say No with polite definite
ness, and ne is master of evasion
when that seems the soundest
course. He doesn't want cur
.rency initiation, and. he will accent
1t only when everything else has
been tried and has failed. His
solution is of an entirely different
kind-credit initiation. There is
no especial lack in the country Of
money-the problem is how to
get it out of hiding and put it to
work. If that can be done, he be-
heves, it will be found that cur-
reney initiation is unnecessary
The Federal Reserve and the Re-
construction Finance Corporation
VIII be his principal tools at first
On latest report, the President was
preparing to have the latter buv
the preferred stock of banks
which are still closed, thereby re-
leasing billions now frozen in de.
posts which the owners can't get.
70 provide additional purchasing
power.
intimately associated with in
iiation and recovery, is the cues
ton of the dollar. A while AGO
the managed dollar was news. n
the near future there is going "a
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ECONOMIC H1CHLICHTS
Checks and Tax Bills of Every Individual National
and international Problems Are Inseparable

be a lot of talk about the com
pensated dollar. the creation of
George F. Warren, Cornell pro-
fessor, who was given the job OF
studying dollar devaluation and
sterilization by the President. The
compensated dollar would, like the
familiar one, be redeemable in
gold, but with this basic difference
the amount of gold it was worth
would not be fixed, but would
vary with the wholesale commodity
price level. AS Professor Warren
said, This proposal would give
the dollar fixed value and rub
Der weight" The dollar we know
is all gold-his dollar is what he
thinks to be judicious blending OF
the fixed and the pliable.
Some items Of general interest
follow:
STEEL-According to the Iron
Age, the market is reviving be-
cause of public works activity and
renewed steel buying. The down
ward trend in production has be-
come less pronounced.
RETAIL TRADE-When evi.
dence of recovery appeared few
months ago, this was a disturbing
factor, as it showed little inn
provement while other fields
showed much. Recently there has
been a sharp gain due, in the view
of Dun and Bradstreet, to the N
r. A. Best experience of all was
in Midwest and Pacific coast.
COST OF LIYING-Up 2.3 pei
cent in August; still 20 per cent
below August, 1929.
EMPLOYMENT AND WAGES
Employment gained 100000 in
August. Factory employment
gaind Cd per cent and payrolls
11.6 per cent.
A very interesting fact appears
in the Treasury statement OF
August 81: The post office de.
partment, after long years OF
terrific deficits, is practically
self-sustaining. The dificit on
August 81 was less than $4,000.
For the corresponding period
two months-of the 1928 fiscal
600, and for 1931-32, $50, 000,-
year, it was more than SIS, 000,-
900.
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moon. The afr was dark between
them; he could not see her face.
She waited. Her silence made her
seem long way of.
He began to speak IN q strained,
level voice.
'Tm going TO tell you--but Il isn't
easy, because don't know where
am. You see. the last thing remem
Der Is landing at Liverpool on the
first OF July. remember getting into
the train for London, and after that
there's q gap until I woke up III
Lexington"
''What?p eaid Caroline. All the
droop went out OF her. She sat bolt
upright and stared at him through
the dusk.
II was told I'd been rescued from
the Alice Arden-found on a ledge
on the cliffs after she broke up, and
taken to the Elston cottage hospital,
was told that my wife had fetched
nae away"
who told your"
aShe did"
"That Riddell womanfs
Eyes,
"But why7"
"she showed me marriage Ger,
tlicate."
.Yours?"
"She said SOL
And ron believed hers
q SUPPOSE ildyes. OF course
! l did. ! didn't know who was
or howsrd got there--T didn't know
anything except what she told me,
She said my name was Jim Rlddell,
and that hers was Nesta Riddell.
Her brother and sister,an-law said
the same thing. She said we'd been
married at the Grove Road registry
once she showed me the certificate.
or course believed her"
'.Hnt Il isn't truel" said Caroline
IN . warm. indignant voice.
Hs was ailent.
sJim--lt isn't truel"
He said. Il can't remember any
thing after the first Of July
mot anythingY'
She saw him vince. He said.
BIT OF things broken NJ. It's
worse than not remembering At al
much worse
"You wrote me on the seventh 81
fuly." said Caroline quickly.
where fromf"
fIondon. But ron didn't sire AM
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FRANCE BACKING
DANUBIAN UNION
TO AID. AUSTRIA
ECONOMIC STRENGTHENING
OF AUSTRIA SOUGHT In Or
DER 70 WARD OFF NAzI
PLEAS FOR FEDERATION
tny ASSOCIATED PRESS,

PARIS, Oct. l2.-Fear of Ger
man expansion, diplomatic circles
believe, is driving France and It
ally toward a. common program of
economic relief for Central Eur
ope.
These two nations, after being
unable for years to agree on any
plan for setting the Danubian
countries back on their feet, are
reported as talking seriously, UNI
der pressure of threatening nazi
Germany, of a five-power Danu-
bian customs union.
Economic strengthening of Aus
tria is sought so that she can ward
off nazi pleas for federation with
Germany and maintain the indie
pendsnee decreed her by the Ver-
sailles treaty.
| New Markets Wanted
| Almost the entire continent is
opposed to o-German union
and efforts are being redoubled to
wean away German sympathizers
in Austria by opening up new
markets for her products in Hun
gary, Roumania, Yugoslavia and
! Czechoslovakia, where she already
sells about 80 percent of her ex-
ports. Germany, however, is Aus
tria's largest single client.
| Austria, Hungary and Yugo-
slavia on their own initiative re-
Gently made agreements among
themselves for freer exchange of
wood and wheat. Wood is one
of Austria's principal exports and
the French are preparing lenient
! customs duties on Austrian timber.
! Mussolini, on his part, is report
ed to have offered Chancellor
Dollfuss, who is fighting to keep
Austria free from political en-
! tanglements, use of the Italian
port of Trieste, which belonged
to the pre-war Hapsburg empire.
Politics Stand In Way
Barbados in the way of a five
power tariff convention are chief
" political. Mussolini, who sees
the power of France behind the
Little Entente, does not want the
countries composing the entente
Czechoslovalia, Roumania and
Yugoslavia--to dominate such q
union.
Also fears are expressed by
Italian, French and British ex-
porters that Czechoslovakian man.
ufacturers would, at their expense
be the great beneficiaries of q
customs union.
Still another obstacle has beer
Hungarian demands for territorial
revision. Roumania and Czecho-
slovakia, both of which obtained
Hungarian territory as a result Of
the war, hesitate to give Budapest
an opening to discuss treaty
! changes.
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SYNOPSIS: By the interest
chance Caroline Leigh has found
Jim Randall, the cousin she had
thoHght droig1ed .. the screok Of
,Deen lost; suddenly he recognizes
her aud Hale Place, the house III
aChlch he had been reared. He tries
TO send Caroline dtUuy, fearing to
tel her he fears he stole the Van
Berg emerdlds and shot Elmer Vdg
BERG. IL sDds Nestd RiddeH spIo
told him that: finally Jim coitfesses
TO Caroline that Nestd declares he
IS her husband. Cdrolfns Is terribly
shocked.
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become a general, West Points
FIRST graduate.
iS45-First U. S. Industrial
Congress held in New York City.
IS70-Robert E. Lee. famed
Confederate soldier. died At Lex
ington. Va. aged So.
l915-Edith cayell, British
nurse. shot at Brussels by Ger.
mans as = spy.
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Telephone conversations, both
answers and questions, are re-
produced on an unbreakable
record by the ''teleskriptor," a
German invention consisting of
an intensifier and reproducer.
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17ss- Historic trip Of John
Fitch. American steamboat inven-
tor, in a SO foot beat propelled BY
4 steam paddle wheel. 90 miles up.
stream in little over B IL hours.
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Today In History

l4s2-columbus discovered the
New World.
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iso2--lossph G. Swift. later to
Imperial Valley press., 1933-12-02

The Mt. Ida and Ehmana olive
packing plants at Oroville will EN-
ploy 165 persons until about March
Imperial Valley press., 1933-12-02

mary teacher at Meloland. spent
Thanksgiving day with her parents.
Mr. and Mrs G.. w. Wells in Braw-
ley and on Friday drove to San
Diego to visit with her sister. Mrs
E. L. Carpenter, for TIE remainder
of the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry James had
as their guests Mr.. and Mrs. George
Portlock from San Diego and Miss
Edith CAIRO. Mrs. Portloek aud
Miss CAIRO are sisters of Mrs.
James. Mr.. and Mrs. w. j. Gregg
were dinner guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Dale Cooper in Holtville on Thanks
giving day.
The many friends in Meloland
we're surprised by visit from Mr..
and Mrs. George Elliott of Norwalk
last Sunday The Elliotts are well
known in this district having lived
here until a few years ago.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-12-02

Meloland school Saturday but were
unable to attend due to lack of
seating facilities, are invited to visit
| the school whenever it is convenient
for them. The work presented Sat-
urday was just sample of the
method of teaching used every day
and the teachers, Mrs. James, Mrs.
Belts and Miss Wells, welcome Wis
itors at any time. 1t is Of interest
| tod note that with but one excep-
ton all the children enrolled were
at school Saturday.
| Mr.. Amick, who was severely in
| jured by an infuriated bull last
week, is reported as improving at La
Solana hospital.
| Mr.. and Mrs J. A. Perduyn, who
reside on the Harold Bell Wright
ranch, drove to Los Angeles to
| spend Thanksgiving. Their son,
James, who is student at UCLA,
| Joined them for the holidays.
Mrs. Ralph Engebretson and
daughter, Carmen, took advantage
of tie school holidays this week to
visit Mrs. Engebretsons parents,
! Mr.. and Mrs. j. S. Strickler of Hol-
lywood.
Thanksgiving day was spent
quietly in most Meloland homes
this year. Mr. and Mrs. G.. C.
Richards were happy to have their
daughter and family, Mr.. and Mrs
Earl Allen, of Beaumont, with them
Guests at a family dinner at the
Havekorst ranch were Mr.. and Mrs
Walter Havekorst and family of E.
Centre. Mr.. and Mrs. Woolsey
were dinner guests of Mr.. and Mrs
w. G.. Herdman. The two families
were neighbors in Chula Vista years
ago and are now both located here
Mr.. and Mrs. Effler of Calexico
Mrs. Gertrude Fox, visitor from
Germany, and Grandma Meyer
spent Thanksgiving day at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Will Meyer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse Mcbride en-
tertained at dinner on Thanksgiving
having as their guests Mr.. and Mrs
Isaac Mcbride and children, Mil
dred, Earl and Louise, Sam Cara
PIAZZA and Albert Dahlke. Mr.. art
Mrs. j. R. Kinnaird and Helen 10.
spent the holiday in San Diego witt
their daughter, Mrs. H. c. Skippe
and family. Miss Lucille Wells, pri
Imperial Valley press., 1933-12-02
GEORGIA OUT
FOR REVENGE
BY GEORGE H. BEALE
United Press Staff Correspondent

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 2. U.P -
The University OF Georgia football!
team, victorious over eastern and
southern competition, pointed its
guns at western foe today when it
met the University of Southern
California at the coliseum here.
Triumphant over Yale, New York
university, Florida, Tulane and
Georgia Tech, the Bulldogs were
primed to avenge a 600 drubbing
administered them on their last ap-
pearance here two years ago. Their
optimism was challenged, however,
by coast fans who established the
Trojans as to l favorites.
Coach Harry Mehre described his
squad in good condition "but little
tired" from the seasons campaign.
1--WE haven't forgotten that lick
ing the Trojans handed us two
years ago and there won't be a
repetition of it by any means" the
Georgia mentor added.
The Bulldogs we're especially de-
termined to halt TIE romps OF 1r-
vine (Cotton) Warburton making
his first appearance as an ALL
American quarterback. Two years
ago their own star, the great Cat
fish" Smith, was bottled up BY
Trojan players and the Bulldogs
hoped to turn the tables on War
burton. Although the white
matched quarter was scheduled to
yield his position in TIE starting
lineup to Homer Griffith, he was
slated to make an early appear
ance in the game.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-12-02
Death Claims
Noted Musician

Friends in this city were advised
today of the death of E. Frank
Feustel of San Diego, well known
to many residents here through fire.
quent visits made to Ell Centro.
Death, which occurred last night
at his home, 1925 Kansas street,
San Diego, was preceded by an i'll
ness of several months. He was
born in Alsace-Lorraine, October II,
1912, and had recently observed his
91st birthday. For many years he
was leading European concert mu-
sician and also had an enyiable
reputation in American musical
circles.
He is survived by three daughters.
Mrs. Clara H. Feustel, formerly OF
this city and now of San Diego;
Dorothy Feustel, also of San Diego,
and Mary Feustel who lives in the
east.
Funeral services will be held at
q O'Clock Monday afternoon from
! Merkley undertaking parlors, San
Diego.
Sacramento county leads the
country in the production Of aspar-
agus and Solano county Is second.