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Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1933-05-04
UNCLE WIGGILY AND THE
JUMPING ROPES

"What did you say, Wiggy?"
asked Mrs. Longears as her hus-
band leaned close to whisper some
thing to her.
81 said," whispered Uncle Wig
gily, that the ice cream is gone!'
"Oh, Wiggyl" laughed his wife
squirming about, Il can't hear a
word you say. When you whisper
you tickle my ear and it makes me
laugh. Now tell me againl"
This time, instead of whispering,
Uncle Wiggily spoke aloud:
THE ICE CREAM IS GONE!
Everyone at the May party
heard him, but Mrs. Longears did
not seem to understand.
I How can the ice cream be gone
when we haven't eaten any of II
yet. Wiggy?" she asked. Don't be
silly and playing jokes. Bring me
/ the freezer of ice cream and Nurse
Jane, the Lady Mouse Teacher ano
will dish it out to the children
They are waiting for it."
They will have long wait,
said Uncle Wiggily, gloomily. 81
tell you the ice cream is GONE
We didn't eat it. I didn't even oper
the freezer. left it, packed with
ice, in the hollow stump and nov
it's gone 7 mean the ice cream i;
gone" he said quickly.
Nurse Jane looked at Mrs. Long
ears and Mrs. Longears looked a
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1933-05-04

the Lady Mouse Teacher from the
Hollow Stump School and the Lady
Mouse looked at Uncle Wiggily.
The animal boys and girls looked
at each other and brushed the
crumbs of chocolate cake off their
laps. They also drained the last
drops Of lemonade from their cups
"Oh!" exclaimed Baby Bunty in
a faint voice. This is terrible! The
ice cream gone before we had anyl
Oh! Oh! Oh! OH"
Uncle Wiggily had invited all the
animal children to May party in
the woods. There was to be lem
onade. chocolate cake and ice
cream. The ice cream was to bt
served last.
But now there isn't any to dish
out" sadly said Mr.. Longears.
What happened to it?' asked
his wife while the animal boys anc
girls gathered about to listen.
81 can't imagine" said the rab'
bit gentleman. Il put the freeze
in the hollow stump to keep i
cool Just now, when I went to ge
it. why it wasn't there"
Jackie and Peetie Bow Wow raj
to the place and shifted about. Al
of a sudden Jackie began TO howl
whats the matter?" asked I'm
Gle Wiggily.
It smell catw howled Jackie
"The Bob Cat has been here at thi
stump. The Bob Cat took the ic'
cream while we were eating cake!
That's what 1 sayl" barke'
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1933-05-04
District Officers
At Court House

Absence of officials and staff
from the office Of F. H. McIver,
secretary-treasurer of the Imperial
Irrigation district, and their APP
pearance in the upper halls at the
court house this morning, led to
supposition they were summoned
before the grand jury which is in
session in the grand jury room to-
day.
It was impossible to determine
just what phase of district affairs
was under consideration but it was
noted several carried documents
and files of papers.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1933-05-04

WASHINGTON, May 4. :
ountp eastman MikelowSki,
Democratic leader of Scranton, Pa,
rubbed his chin today and ponder
ed with a smile its narrow escape
from a healthy poke from the fist
of Ray Moley, assistant secretary
of state and President Roosevelt IS
chief economic adviser.
The Count was a guest at an
exclusive dinner party for Post
master General James A. Farley
and said some nasty things about
the "brain trust" Mr.. Roosevelt s
staff of experts.
Moley, a member of the "trust -,
smiled tolerantly as he puffed away
at briar pipe. Other guests
laughed. The count then warm
ed up with the following jibe in
broken English:
Professors, bah Dey must be
schmart but in my country it is a
dam bad etiquet to schmoke a
sinking pipe at de table"
Moley turned toward the speak
er, his eyes flashing anger.
The Count continued
"T'ree times I pass him cigarets
but he keeps blowing schmoke in
my face, and I got asthma too"
Moley was becoming increasingly
angry, restraining himself with
difficulty.
At the end of the "count IS
discourse, Moley arose and defend
ed in mastery fashion his position
as Mr.. Roosevelt's adviser. He
still showed signs of wrath.
When it was all over Eddie Dowl-
ing, the POSTMASTER, let the cat
out of the bag.
The count was Vince Barnett
professional humorist, employed for
the occasion.
Hearty laughs and handshakes
between Moley and Barnett settled
what looked at first as if it might
develop in to an international in
cident
DR.. Thomas Lebreton, Argentina Is
ambassador to France who is rep
resenting his country in the econ
omic discussions here, is the most
uncommunicative of the foreign
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1933-05-04

blood stained antigen method -,
will be given.
Tuesday, May 9, at 2 p. m. a
brooding demonstration will be
held at the Ferguson poultry ranch
at Holtville Mortality aspects, the
controlled growth idea, vaccina-
ton for small pox, "tail-pick and
cannibalism, and vitamins in poul-
try diet are the topics for discus
sion.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1933-05-04

of flock production problems will
be held at the I. H. Shaw ranch
one and one half miles north OF
Sandia store on Holt avenue north
of Holtville.
Saturday, May 6, at 10 p. m. the
demonstration will be held at the
Simmons hatchery, FL Centre, on
Imperial avenue. Here a demon
stration of blood testing for pullor-
UNI disease by the simplified "whole
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1933-05-04
Don't Quote Me-
BY United Press n,

officials who have visited Wash
ington since the conversations be-
gan last week.
Speaking of his relations with the
press, Lebreton said
81 compliment them, I praise
them highly-but l tell them
nothing
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1933-05-04
ACTRESS To WE'D

HOLLYWOOD, May 4. NUPi -
Billie Dove, motion picture actress,
will be married to Robert Kenas-
ton, Santa Monica ranch owner,
!! this afternoon at Yuma, Ariz.,
friends of the actress said.
Miss Dove, divorced wife of r.
wing Willat, screen director, will be
married under her real name, Lii
liam Bohny.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1933-05-04

Published every evening Except Sunday by the
Imperial Valley Press, Incr 625 State street Fl
Centre, California. w. c. Costello busine man
ager. Telephone 20. business offiee 7oO editorial
department Full leased wire United Press Asso-
Citations.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1933-05-04
Inspection Tours
For Pouttryrnen

Poultrymen OF the valley are
looking forward to three poultry
tours arranged for the immediate
future by H. Lee Landerman, as
sistant farm advisor.
Friday, May 5, at p. m. Gull
ing demonstration and discussion
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1933-05-04
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO
Nav a 1913

Residents of CaleXico are to be
asked to vote another bond issue
with $4,000 for improvements and
extensions to the water and sewer
systems and 100000 to cover a
shortage in receipts over disburse-
ments during the past two years.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1933-05-04

A banquet for hog raisers will be
held at the Oregon hotel soon to
interest raisers in the formation of
an association to secure the best
market for their swine.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1933-05-04

Due to the warm weather of the
last few days, considerable damage
is reported on the new county high.
way between CaleXico and Bonds
corner. In some places it is claimed
the pavement has been raised two
feet.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1933-05-04
TEN YEARS AGO
Nav d 1922

Tests now are being conducted at
the Imperial Ice and Development
plant which are expected to prove
that cantaloupes can be proceeded
by means of the so-called water
method.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1933-05-04
Looking Backward
What the Press Files Tell of
Imperial Valley for This
Date In Past Years
TWENTY YEARS AGO
May 4, 1913

Street paving has been temper
arily stopped because some person
flied a mineral claim on the pit
from which sand was being taken
and has demanded payment for
the right to remove sand.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1933-05-04

The largest grain areas are in the
newer sections of the valley. The
present barley crop is about ready
for harvesting but will be smaller
this year on account of the depre-
dationS of aphis.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1933-05-04

The cannery at Lodi, San Joa-
quin county, expects to employ $50
persons on spinach until about
June 1.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1933-05-04

It's fine weather-except for the can
taloupe men and the Southern Pacific.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1933-05-04

SUBSCRIPTION RATEs-Delivered by carrier,
per month, 55 cents by mail, so cents per month
In advance. Entered at FL Centro California post
office as second-class matter. Member California
Newspaper Publishers Association M. C. Mogen-
son, national advertising representatives.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1933-05-04

A San Diego headline says Attorney
Favors Suit On Garbage. Some fellows
have swell taste (Operator-don't set
an in that second last world.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1933-05-04

This is the same nation that was going
to end kidnapping after the Lindbergh
case.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1933-05-04

Pennsylvania is the home of Independ-
ence hall. 1t also allows little children
to be worked from before dawn until af-
ter dark. The state has gone back in
stead of progressing.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1933-05-04

If there are enough relatives of the
governor around, there may be no more
hangings at San Quentin.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1933-05-04
IMPERIAL VALLEY PRESS
A GOOD SOLDIER

HERMAN CONGER, justice of the peace
II at Imperial, died there yesterday as
a direct result of his service in the Unit
ed States army during the World war, in
which he enlisted at the age of 10.
He was a young man, whose life since
his discharge from the service had not
been bed of roses, yet he refused to be
daunted by his disabilities or to consider
himself martyr" and was perfectly
willing to fight life's battle as he had
fought in the army-on his own resourc-
es-despite the handicap of almost con-
tinual ill-health.
Unthinking persons who are quick to
place all veterans in the grabbing
class, might be interested in Herman
Congers viewpoint on pension matters
as expressed in this office less than two
weeks ago.
He came in to discuss the recent cut
ting down of veterans compensation by
congress. He had "kick" about it, but
strange to say the kick was not about
its effects upon World war veterans
"The Spanish war veterans are the fell
lows I feel sorry for he said, as we re-
call his remarks. "Of course some of us
World war vets are hard hit too, but the
Spanish war boys, who have never been
given anything like a square deal by the
government, have received a terrible wal
lop under this bill. l don't think gov
eminent leaders can realize what they
have done to the Spanish war vet We
fellows are younger and will get by
somehow, but the Spanish war vets are
getting old. Something certainly has got
to be done for them"
Conger would have been hit hard by
the readjustment demanded by the gov
eminent, though he was fully entitled
to disability compensation. His thought
was not for himself but for others, some
of whom at least were no harder hit
than he would be.
He was a sample of the highest type in
the ranks of the veterans, the fellow who
can make excuses for the mistakes of his
government, even when those mistakes
do him an injustice. His "buddies' held
Herman in high esteem, as did his many
friends throughout the valley. He was
a good soldier-in the service and out of
it-and there are many others like him.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1933-05-04

DR.. Thomas Lebreton, Argentina IS
ambassador to France who is rep
resenting his country in the econ
omic discussions here, is the most
uncommunicative of the foreign
Evening star., 1933-12-30

Two most notable examples are the
lavish predictions made early in the
game by officials in charge Of the
N. r. A. and P. w. A.
The best Of business prophecies are
nothing more than expert guesSeS. Too
many things can happen which it is
impossible to foresee in advance.
At present the economic experts think
they can see that Spring rise very
clearly. They are as sure Of it as
they are that the flowers will come.
Beyond Spring no one can see with
any degree of accuracy.
The only real danger signals notD
flying concern financing. both public
and priuGte Nearly billion and a
halt OF corporate bonds fmostly
public utilitieS) Uill hdue to be re-
financed during the coming year.
That is exclusive of railroad bonds,
toith Which the Government is try
ing to lend a hand.
The extent Of Government financing
is indeterminate. There Is an under
lying fear in some places that in the
coming session Congress will try to
spend too much, hoping to force in
flation that way.
Climax Due by April.
The climax on these matters will
hardly be reached before April.
The administration is veering around
on it's budget publicity. At first it
talked optimisticaHy about the expected
billion-dollar surplus in the regular
budget Now it is talking pessimistically
about a billion dollar deficit to be ex-
pected in both budgets.
1t is really the same song sung in
two different keys.
The truth Is that the budget Is writ
ten in such a flexible manner that you
can make music out of it in nearly any
key. Like Piccolo Joe. it can sing a
high note as we'll as low one.
The latest uersion rreScribes that
distinction be made bettUeen dp-
preparations and actual expenditures.
Instead of counting the P. w. A. at
three billions, you count only what
the p. w. A. will actually spend be-
fore June 80 merit year That is
tdir and logical, but pery onfusino.
1t 1rilL cut the total expected deficit.
but no one ptH knolO holD much
until nf1t June 20,
Evening star., 1933-12-30
EXECUTIVE POWERS
ON TREATIES ASKED
New Congress to Get Pro-
posaI Allowing Give.and.
Take PactS.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
A plan, under which President Roose-
welt hopes to sprinkle trade reciprocity
treaties around the world. was under
preparation by the administration to-
day and will be submitted to Congress
In one quarter the plan was described
as intended to allow the Chef Exec.
utive to make Sits in the tariff walls
around the United States. through in
dividual give-and-take treaties with
out having to submit each separate pact
to the Senate for ratification.
simultaneously it was disclosed that
despite a heavy round of diplomatic
negotiations. probably the smallest crop
of treaties in recent years will be sent
to the Senate when Congress Coneyenes
less than 10 being slated for the trip
to the Capitol.
President Roosevelt himself disclosed
yesterday his intention of making GER
tain tariff proposals to Congress. AT
the White House the details Of his
program were kept under cover.
In other quarters, however, it was
confirmed that rather than raise or
Roosevelt hopeS to alter past policy by
what has been officially described as a
Yankee trading" plan.
Most important in the list Of treaties
to 60 to the Senate, except possibly the
renewed effort for ratification of the
St. Lawrence waterway pact, Is the re-
Gently concluded model treaty oi
reciprocity between the United State:
and Colombia.
Under its terms. coffee and certain
other Colombian products are to be ad-
initted duty free for a period Of two
years in return for Colombian conces-
sions on certain American products.
Exact terms of the treaty will not bf
made public until after its approval BY
both the American and Colombian Con-
crosses. State Department officials be-
lieve it contains nothing which would
impede its ratification.
On its speedy approval. however. de-
pends to some extent the progress oi
similar pacts now under negotiation
with Sweden, Portugal and Argentina.
Secretary Of State Hull. now en- route
to Washington from Montevideo. signed
several treaties while at the Pan-Ameri-
can Conference.
One. the Lamas peace pact, may bring
a review of the policy of the United
States in Pan American countries from
especially interested Senators.
In an appeal to Pan-American ma
tions to sign five different peace pacts
all of which lacked at least one sigma
ture, Secretary Hull also pledged ratifi-
cation by the United States of the gen.
eral treaty of inter American arbitra-
ton, signed at Washington in 1929.
The secretary also is bringing back
from the Montevideo Conference a
treaty granting equal rights of nation
ality to women. The American delega-
ton at first withheld its approval, but
later capitulated after feminine protests
Other treaties to be presented to the
Senate include the multilateral radio
convention. signed at Madrid on Decem-
Der 9, 1882; the convention signed be-
tween the United States and Canada in
December, 1888, exempting American
and Canadian vessels in sheltered waters
particularly in Puget Souno) from pro-
visions of the London load line conven-
ton; and the copyright convention,
signed at Rome in 1928.
Evening star., 1933-12-30
What's What
Behind News
il, Capital
White House Confident,
but Makes No 1884
Prophecies.
BY PAUL MALLON.

President Roosevelt Is not ducking
New Year prophecies because he is
glum.
The truth is he is very optimistic.
His own private economic soothsayers
have told him the prospects of better
business are excellent for the coming
Unexpectedly strong Spring rise.
Their own rock-bottom estimate is
that the average for 1884 should be at
least 10 to IS per cent better than this
year
Those predictions t0tH neuer get
into print officially. Word has been
passed down to Government Off,
cidlS that they must suppress their
inward prophetical urges, and, il
they cannot master them entirely.
for hedpen's sake Keep their opti-
niism under control.
The cue for them was furnished by
the President himself in his regular
chat with newsmen early this week.
He said he noticed that all the private
prophets are foreseeing bigger and better
things for 1884, but that they have been
wrong so often he did not intend to
join them.
Past Experience a Guide
He could have added that most of the
Government officials who tried to enter
the field of prophecy experienced just
about the same lack of success as Mr.
Hoover did with his around the cor
ner" statements.
Evening star., 1933-12-30
RANSOM PRAISES CHARGES.
Code Committee Head Says Levies
Would Prevent Losses.

ATLANTA, December 80 R.-Ron.
aid Ransom, Atlanta banker and chair
man of the National Banking Code
Committee, said yesterday a banking
service charge as proposed in the bank
code would prevent operating losses.
He called the charge an important
step forward in the history Of Amer
ican banking ond said it would not
reduce the total volume Of check cur
rency in circulation, but would re-
duce the multiplicity OF small or waste
full transactions"
His statement follows:
The general adoption OF scientific
uniform cost accounting methods by
an important step forward IN the his
tory Of American banking. These
charges, of course, do not necessarily
mean the collection Of actual cash
charges from all customers or for every
transaction.
Their primary purpose Is to make
universal efncient methods of handling
banking operations that will prevent
operating losses to the banks which can
be accomplished in most cases through
larger average working balance or the
elimination Of unnecessary transactions.
THE general effect will undoubtedly
be to give the country q more econom-
ically conducted baking system as
whole. It will not, I am confident, re-
suit in cutting down the total volume
of check currency In circulation, but
will merely reduce the multiplicity OF
small or wasteful transactions. In
other words the same amount of eco
nomic service will continue to be rem
dered by our checking system. but with
less trouble and at small cost"
Evening star., 1933-12-30
TEN DIE ASPLANE
HITS RADIO MAST
Passengers and Crew O
British Craft Burned to
Death in Belgium.
By the Associated Press

By the Associated Press
BRUSSELS. December 3o.-Ten per-
sons, eight of them passengers, were
killed when the Imperial AlrWayS Lon.
don-bound plane Apollo crashed in a
fog near Ruysseide. between ostend and
Bruges, today.
The machine caught fire and the pas
sengers. pilot and wireless operator were
burned to death.
All of the passengers were reported to
be British subjects.
The plane was flying on the Cologne
Brussels London route.
The disaster occurred at los pm.
The plane was flying from Brussels
when 1t crashed into the mast Of a
wireless station at Ruysselede in a fog.
The mast was broken in half from
the force Of the impact.
AS the machine hit the ground, spec
tators ran to the assistance Of those
trapped inside the fuselage. but fierce
outburst of flames drove them back.
The occupants had no chance to
escape from the cabin and the plane
was consumed rapidly by the gasoline
fed fire
OF the eight passengers, three boarded
the plane at Cologne and the other five
at Brussels.
Capt Cuttings, the pilot, was an
Englishman. The wireless operator also
was English, as, it was believed, were
all eight passengers, with the possible
exception OF M Alberni, business man.
whose nationality, it was thought, may
have been Polish.
The Imperial Always announced the
passenger list as follows: Miss Dismond,
Mr. Grein, Mr.. Perry, or PERI; Mr..
Brown, Mr.. Halperin, Mr.. Schroeder,
C. A. Young and Mr. Mes. The other
victims were Capt. Cuttings and Fly
ing Engineer H. G. Loch.
Evening star., 1933-12-30

Continued From First Page)
slain. except Ed Davis. Davis, a Lank
robber. remains at large.
In the posse which surrounded Un-
derhill in the house was Frank Smith.
Federal agent who escaped unscatned
from the Kansas City union station
shooting. Shortly after midnight the
posse visited the house and found it
23o am, and, finding it occupied,
surrounded the place.
Colvin and Clarence Hurt, Oklahoma
City policeman, went to a window
where a light was burning Underhill,
clad in his underwear, was standing
near a bed and his wife was sitting en-
the bed Hurt related
II said, stick 'em up, Wilbur, it's the
law"
Underhill whirled, grabbed pistol
from a small table and fired through
the window, Hurt said.
Underhill's first shot was the signal
for shower Of bullets from the Of
flcers' weapons-machine guns, rifles,
shot guns and revolvers. Lead poured
into the bed room and into an adjoin-
ing bed room that was dark. Rowe and
the woman were in the dark room.
Bonds Found in Pocket.
After Underhin fed. officers entered
the house. In his clothing was found
$4,000 In bonds of the Franklin Title g.
Trust Co., of Kentucky.
Sheriff Stanley Rogers of Oklahoma
City led the posse that captured Un-
derhill in the furniture store. Under
hill was found under covers In q bed.
His body was completely riddled by
bullets" said Sheriff Rogers. How he
managed to keep going through that
machine gun fire and how he managed
to get that 16 blocks to the furniture
store is beyond understanding
Oficials learned that the wounded
woman's real name is Eva Mae Nichols,
operator Of Seminole, Okla, beauty
parlor.
It was disclosed that Underhill had
visited the beauty parlor recently, going
there for treatment by a doctor, who
was called in. After he left the place
officers received 'tic' ~. aided in
Evening star., 1933-12-30
COLD WEATHER HAMPERS
FIGHTING OF SHOP FIRE
Water Quickly Turns Into Ice IL
Blaze at Krupsaw Antique
Store.

Hampered by the bitter cold which
turned water into ice almost as it
struck, firemen last night battled for
more than an hour with . fre in the
antique furniture shop Of Simon Krup-
saw at SIS Market space.
One Of the firemen, Thomas Mat
thews, who lives on the Columbia Pike
in nearby Virginia, was badly cut on
the leg by falling glass. Five stitches
were taken to close the wound at
Emergency Hospital.
The blaze originated on the top floor
OF the three-story brick building and
caused approximately el,So) fcmsse,