davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Imperial Valley press., 1933-05-19
PLANS HEARING
On OL.E:.O TAX

SACRAMENTO, May 10. UP)--
Following a trans-oeeanic telephone
conversation with Arsenic Luz,
president of the Philippines cham
ber of commerce, Governor Rolph
last night announced he would hold
a hearing next week on the bill
passed by the legislature providing
an Scent tax per pound on oleo-
margarine made from cocoanut oil.
In protesting the measure, Luz
informed the governor the Philip
pines was a heavy consumer of
California products, including can
ned milk, canned fruits and gaso-
line, and pointed out that the pro-
posed tax on margarine would be
severe blow to industry in the
islands. James Steele, president of
the California society at Manila,
also urged the governor to veto
the measure
Rolph agreed to give the bill full
consideration at a public hearing
and urged that representatives of
| the Philippines be present.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-05-19
Indicted Banker
Reported Missing

NEW YORK, May 10. U.Pt-Jo-
seph w. Hartman, indicted bank
er, vanished today from the Regent
nursing home, where he had been
under treatment for nervous
breakdown. Members of his family
were said to fear he meditated sui
eide.
Police began a thorough search
OF the city for him. Radio patrol
cars cruiSed up and down midtown
streets, searching for the former
chairman of the defunct Harri-
man National bank.
He was last seen at about p.
m, in the heart of the exclusive
east side residential district.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-05-19
Would Broaden
Glass Bank Bill

WASHINGTON, May 10. W.R)-
A bipartisan drive began in the
senate today to broaden the Glass
bill to provide insurance for de-
positors , funds in all banks regard
less Of whether they are members
Of the federal reserve system, and
to make the protection immediate
The senate agreed to interrupt at
2 p. NJ. the impeachment trial of
Federal Judge Harold Louderback,
and to take up the Glass bill. The
trial will be resumed tomorrow.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-05-19
Los Angeles Jail
Record Perfect

LOS ANGELES, May 10. U.Pl -
The one person to escape from the
l5-story Los Angeles county jail.
Joseph Tripod, 10, was returned
here today from Florida to face
charges OF escape and violation OF
probation.
The youth was under sentence OF
two years in the county jail as a
condition of 80 years probation sbr
burglary, when he escaped by cut
ting a rope from the flagpole and
lowering himself into deep light
well, then making his way through
a window In the district attorneys
office.
Tripod, alias Joseph Carter, was
arrested In Pensacola. Fla, where
he allegedly was attempting 70
break into a building.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-05-19
BUNCH OF KEYES' NOT TO BE
SEPARATED BY GRADUATION

HOLLIS. Okla, May 10. (U.P)
The quadruplet Keyes sisters,
Mary, Leota. Roberta and Mona,
were graduated from high school
today but the event did not pOr-
tend separation from their life
long unity of thought and ac-
tion.
The Bunch of Keyes," as the
girls have become known, plan
TO go to college together and
perhaps after that to go on
the stage for while as a
group. They are widely known
entertainers for luncheon clubs
and other civic gatherings.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-05-19
PLAN
ACCEPTABLE
To GERMANY
World Arms Conference Ad-
vised British Disarmament
Program Agreeable To Hitler.
HOPEFUL FOR SUCCESS
Crisis This Week Will Decide
Peace Or War For World, Say
Leaders.

GENEVA, May 10. U.P) The
world arms conference took a def
mite step forward today when
Germany accepted the British dis
armament plan, which President
Roosevelt urged all nations to
adopt in his message to the world.
Rudolph Nadolny, German dele
gate. acting on Chancellor Adolf
Hitler's instructions, announced
his country's acceptance after Ar
thur Henderson, president of the
conference, had appealed vehe-
mently to Germany and other ma
tions to withdraw their amend
ments, which were deadlocking the
conference.
The general commission Of the
conference convened this afternoon
in a tense atmosphere, with its
leaders expressing the view that
the crisis had arrived and the next
few days would mean peace or war
for the world
Norman H. Davis, President
Roosevelt IS special ambassador, told
the United Press before entering
the hall:
This is the most critical week
of the conference. Either 1t blows
up in our faces next week or we
will be on the way to success.
The proceedings opened with the
reading of President Roosevelt's
message to the world.
On the basis of Mr. Roosevelt's 8
message and Chancellor Hitler's
speech, Henderson appealed to the
delegations to withdraw their
amendments.
"The conference cannot contin-
ue Indefinitely" he said. "What
we do in the next few days may
be decisive
He appealed to the delegates for
a definite decision before the world
economic conference.
Says Germany Moderate
Armaments create the very
danger they are designed to avoid"
he said. 81 ask YOU to consider
your imperative call to agree"
In accepting the Macdonald con-
vention, Nadolny said Germany did
so, not only as a basis for discus
sion, but Gas the base of a future
convention
"We reserve application of the
principles Of Chancellor Hitler's
speech for later discussion" Ma
dolny said. "The Germans con-
tinue to demand disarmament of
heavily armed states and equality"
Germany's ''new attitudeo Will
soon be felt, Nadolny said.
''Now you have further proof of
Germany's moderation, he con-
tinued. "We hope other statae
will bring a contribution.
Then he glared at Rene MassigN.
French delegate
Henderson had made a direct ap-
peal to France to join the agree4
ment when he said, "we are anx-
iouSly waiting for other nations to
accept the Macdonald conven-
tion."
President Roosevelt's appeal, he
said, "should enable the majority
to withdraw their amendments
and proceed with the definite adop-
ton of a draft convention.
He characterized Hitler's speech
as "a reasoned statement of Ger
many's case'' and as a "friendly
appeal to obtain arms equality
by the disarmament of others.
Nadolyn characterized the Roose-
velt message as "that other great
manifestation of peace which pre-
ceded ours. -
Oddly enough, the conference did
not applaud either the Roosevelt
message or Henderson IS and Ma
dolny' S speeches.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-05-19

We've just been so busy get
ting ready TO graduate and
everything we don't know where
we are" explained Roberta,
spokesman for the quadruplets
and valedictorian of tOday's high
school graduates. "We've had
several proposals to attend col
lege and the choice has about
settled down to stephens col
lege or Baylor university"
The quadruplets look, dress
and act alike. All save LeOta
are brunettes. They are daugh-
ters of Flake Reyes. Hollis
hardware merchant. They will
be Is years old on June 1.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-05-19
VETERANS LEADER ON COAST

LOS ANGELES, May 10. U.P) =
Louis A. Johnson, national COM
mander of the American Legion,
was expected to arrive here tomor-
row by airplane for short speak
ing and inspection tour of South
ern California Legion posts and
veterans hospitals.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-05-19
DEMOCRATIC MEETING OFF

The meeting of the county central
Democratic committee, scheduled
for tomorrow afternoon, has been
postponed indefinitely, it was an
nounced today by l.. j. Goree, vice
chairman.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-05-19
LOCAL RESIDENT DIES

Afford Childs, 71-year-old Negro
resident, died at the family home
at 83l First street yesterday. The
body will be sent to Marlin, Tex,
for interment. B. E. Lemons, To-
cal funeral director, is in charge.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-05-19
Riverside Arrests
Man Wanted Here

RIVERSIDE, May 10. W.P)--
George Getz, who, police said, posed
as cousin of Col. Charles A.
Lindbergh, was held in the county
Jail here today awaiting arrival of
Imperial county officers, on a
charge of issuing bad checks.
Getz was arrested here in COM
pany with Norman Farrar, a Palm
Springs riding officer, after he al
legedly took "a chorus girls to
Palm Springs and failed to pay
their hotel bill Farrar was re-
leased on 1000 bail.
The sheriff 3 office here advised
today that it has no record of a
charge against Getz. Farrar, how
ever, is wanted ON a charge OF is
suing checks with insufficient
fumes.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-05-19
AWlLL-
EWYR9e!fRs R?S}!;

SKY HARBOR, Tenn, May
18. (SpeciaD-Dinner in Holly
wood, breakfast in Fort Worth,
lunch in Little Rock and din
ner in Cincinnati and break
fast Gas you read this) in
Rooseveltville, D. c. depression
concluded.
Going as a delegation of one
from the American Comedians
association to get some aid from
the Reconstruction Finance
(Stop).
No industry has been hit
worse than the professional
humor. There is too much un-
conscious amateur talent. We
hope to pay off the R. F. c.
like the bankers and everybody
else do) in laughs.
Yours
Imperial Valley press., 1933-05-19

Brooklyn at Chicago, postponed
rain.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-05-19
Baseball Scores
National League

At Pittsburgh
Boston 30l 001 000-5 8 2
Pittsburgh 900 900 3OO-3 81
Zachary, Siebold and Hargraye;
Hoyt, French. Smith and Padden.
At Cincinnati
Philadelphia s.....l10 010 002-5 Is 0
Cincinnati 400 900 3Ol-4 80
Holley, Rhem and Davis Lucas
and Lombardi.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-05-19

American League
Imperial Valley press., 1933-05-19

WeIIS, hnOCt q shea, Brennan,
Pennock and Dickey.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-08-30
Don't Quote Me-
BY United Press

WASHINGTON, Aug. 30 The
latest explanation Of Professor
Raymond Moley's resignation as
assistant secretary of state and first
thinker of the brain trust is that
he was unable to live on his salary.
Source-Arthur Mullen. Jr., one
of the younger new dealers, son
of the Nebraska political leader
who championed the Roosevelt pre-
convention cause in the plains state
and became floor manager at Chi
cago.
Note on the younger Mullen
position. legal aide to first brain
trustee Moley; duties, giving legal
advice and handling appeals direct
ed by deserving Democrats to Moley
in the hope he might have jobs
TO give away; compensation, $500
less the IS per cent pay cut i'm
posed by congress.
Light on living standards-As-
sistant Secretary Moley's govern
ment compensation is $4,000 pei
annum less IS per cent. A syndi-
Gated newspaper article augments
that income TO an extent undls-
closed but believed to be consider
ably less than the $500 weekly
gross of Presidential Secretary
Imperial Valley press., 1933-08-30
IMPERIAL VALLEY PRESS
OLD As THE HILLS

On the sports page today, the eminent
Mr.. Hank" McLemore, of the United
Press staff, describes in his own inimit-
able way the newest in marathon crazes.
a marathon kissing contest, being held at
Coney Island, New Yorks favorite play
ground.
Mr.. McLemore ventures the prediction
that the contest will be duplicated in
many cities, towns and hamlets through
out the nation, and in this he is most
probably correct, for, as a nation, and
whether we admit it or not, we like to
initiate what Manhattan does.
1t may be in playing the stock market,
or in having our murders patterned to
the accepted style followed on the side
walks of New York and copied by the
Gothamites from Chicago, or it might be
a species of hat-we all remember the
Princess Eugene type.
The first impulse is to express surprise
that such marathon should be institut-
ed, until one recalls that it is, like every
thing else, as old as the hills. We are
forever picking up old things that the
folks did back in Pompeii and succeed in
convincing ourselves that they are new.
Perhaps it was not termed kissing
marathon, but osculation of extreme
duration has been favorite indoor and
outdoor sport ever since men and women
ventured forth from their caves, and per-
haps before then.
The elm shaded lanes of New England,
the hayfields on the banks of the Wa
bash," the mist-drenched hills and dales
of the northwest, and the sun-baked
plains of the southwest have all staged,
and will continue to stage such exhibit
tions in private, as New York now offers
to the public. And if the southwest boys
and girls, because of climate, must needs
wait until the shades of night fall, they
are no different from those in other sec
tions, who do not have, need, or ask, for
a climatic excuse.
New York has merely commercialized
romance step further. Let them keep
on and it will be about as romantic as a
robot. Watching such marathon ought
to be as interesting and exciting as watch
ing a glacier move. Participating in it
might be-now is the time for all good
men and true to come to the aid of their
party.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-08-30
UNCLE WIGGILY'S SMASHUP

When Uncle Wiggily stepped out
Of his seashore seaWeed tent to
think up a trick to play on his visit
ors, as I told you in the story last
night, the rabbit gentleman did not
know just what he was going to do.
The reason was that in his tent were
not friendly visitors, such as he
would have been glad to see, but
unpleasant visitors. In fact. the Bob
Cat and the Fox.
How can I get rid OF them, with
cut letting them get rid of me?"
thought Uncle Wiggily. For the two
Bad Chaps had said their way OF
getting rid of Uncle Wiggily was to
eat him. And the rabbit didn It want
that to happen TO him.
You wouldn t want it to happen
TO you. I m sure.
Uncle Wiggily, having made his
seaweed tent where he could sit in
it and be shaded from the sun and
also look at the ocean waves turn
ing somersaults, had made two
strong chairs from driftwood. The
chairs were to be sat in by some
friendly visitors, like Mr.. White
wash or Mr.. Stubtail, the bear gen.
tlemen.
"But now the Fox and Bob Cat
are sitting in the chairs and I must
find some way of playing a trick
Imperial Valley press., 1933-08-30
ITEMS OF NEWS FROM HEBER

mother, is confined in rest home
in Glendale, suffering from high
! blood pressure.
| Mr.. and Mrs. James Holcomb and
Jimmie will drive to Fullerton We'd
nesday evening to visit his parents.
They will return Saturday.
] Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Afflerbaugh of
! FL Centro accompanied the Hol-
combs to Jacumba Saturday return
ing Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs Ralph Bacon and
Mr. and Mrs. John Bovee have re-
! turned to Redondo. Frances Bovee
accompanied the Bacons and Bovee
as far as Stanton where she will
visit a sister, Mrs. Lois Nightingale.
Mrs. Eta Coleman of Mt. Signal
and Mrs. Lois Nice and children
OF Calexico visited the StookSberry
family Tuesday.
| Bill Ward returned Saturday from
a months visit to his home at
Plainview, Texas
Mr. and Mrs. Smith Wagner took
their daughter, Edna, TO San Diego
last Sunday and drove to Puente
bringing Sally Mae home with them.
True Chapel visited Walt Rason
at Jacumba Sunday.
Mrs. Johnnie Ward returned last
week from Plainview, Texas, where
she has been visiting her parents
for several months.
Donald Cardiff returned to his
home in San Bernardino after
spending the summer with his faith
er Glenn Cardiff, of the Signal OIL
station
Andy Wood spent the week at
Jacumba, returning Sunday, bring
ing his family home.
Mrs. Gull Higginbotham visited
with Mrs. Barnes Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Wallace
have gone to Campo, where he ex-
poets to work in the melons. Mr..
and Mrs. Vincent Hamerson are
there.
Mrs. R. Robertson, Bobby Sue and
Beverly 10 are visiting at Chula
Vista. Mr.. Robertson and Evelyn
will follow Saturday staying until
Monday, when Mrs. Robertson and
the girls will return with him. Evel-
yn will visit there until school starts.
r. D. Jones, Heber station master.
is undermining his home by the
installation of a modern bathroom
and fixtures.
John Mabry returned from the
mountains last week and expects
to visit his grandmother at Phoe-
nix, Ariz.. before school time.
E. r. Cheser and daughter, Kayre
of Somerton, AriZ., visited Mrs
Fleming Tuesday morning on their
way to Long Beach on business.
Denzel Porter returned from his
hunting trip Thursday. Mrs. Porter
and children staying at Jacumba
for a while.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-08-30

Louis Howe's weekly radio broad
cast (l5 minutes.
Reading, writing and arithmetic
others bound to the administration
by blood or politics also write or
read for pay-Mrs. Franklin D.
Roosevelt. conductor of a magazine
question and answer department;
Mrs. Anna Roosevelt Dali, radio
broadcaster; James Roosevelt, news
paper reporter of presidential voy-
ages; Elliott Roosevelt, aviation
editor; Rexford Gut Tugwell, brain
trustee, writer or syndicated news
paper articles.
Master and servant - President
Roosevelt has told his bright young
men that they are free TO increase
their incomes by writing for mag
azines and newspapers or reading
for radio.
Lights under a bushel-ex-neWs-
men and Presidential Secretaries
Stephen T. Early and Marvin Nc
Intyre have not taken advantage
of that freedom.
Agency history-Ex-P Presidential
Secretary and former neWsmar
Theodore Joslin is newsman again
| but for private, not public, prints
Imperial Valley press., 1933-08-30
BY LENORA holland
Press Correspondent

Mrs. Lester Knapp and children
are spending few weeks in the
mountains.
The Knapp ranch has been i'm
proved by the addition of a new
packing shed and sleeping quarters
Mr.. and Mrs. Bob Cheser and
Mr.. and Mrs. Lloyd Wallace and
children spent Tuesday with Mrs
Fleming.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bob Cheser are
down from Long Beach for a few
days. CheSer has been working at
the sand hills for a moving picture
concern. They expect to return to
! the coast soon.
Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Corfman
Of Acacia district visited Mr.. and
Mrs. Ed Stevenson at their ranch
home Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Baker ano
daughter, Aline, returned home from
| their summer vacation, Sunday
Mrs. Baker is improved in health
Sunday was Lee Stevenson IS nine
teenth birthday. Ice cream ano
cake were served TO the following
guests who helped him celebrate
the OCCASION Virginia and Bill,
Baker and Ivan Obergfell.
Mr.. and Mrs. Troy Vaughn ane
children returned Monday from
their vacation spent at the beach
Mr.. and Mrs. Vaughn and chill
dren were dinner guests Monda,
evening at the home OF Mr.. ane
i Mrs. A. N. Bradshaw at Brawley
when they brought home little Clo'
Wis Bradshaw who had accompanied
them to the beach.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Miller ant
Nadine and Doris, are on a week ;.
vacation. Mr.. and Mrs. Johnnie
Ward are occupying their home un
til they return.
| Mrs. Jennie Bovee returned Sun
day from Stanton.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Briggs return
ed Thursday from the mountains
| where they were part OF a dee
hunting party.
MIR. and Mrs. Wyatt Briggs arr
now living in one of the Orr cot
tages in Ell Centro, Mrs Briggs ant
Bobbie returned Friday from ia
cumba.
Carolyn Maurer is visiting he
grandparents in BarstoW. Mrs
Maurer and Carolyn have peel
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. John Maure
in Los Angeles the past 10 days.
Mrs. Dona Allen, Mrs. Maurer
Imperial Valley press., 1933-08-30
Urges GroWers
To Obtain Seed

Grain growers will soon find 1T
time TO acquire their seed for fall
and Winter planting according to
Frank Beyschlag, farm advisor, who
says it is always desirable to locate
and reserve a supply of good seed
an, that it should be done well in
ad(ance of planting time.
A tentative list of pure seed grow
ers has been prepared by the ag-
ironomy extension specialist Earl
Coke. This includes growers of ap-
proved seed of barley, wheat, oats,
and grain sorghum. Among the bar
ley varieties there are listed Atlas,
Club Mariout, Vaughn, and Hero.
Atlas is brewing barley. Hero Is
an improved feed barley for Sou
thern California. Wheat varieties
include White Federation which has
become popular variety in I'M
perial Valley. Two growers Of Kan
ota Oats are listed and one grow
er of Double Dwarf milo.
This list is available 10 those
who are interested in acquiring CAL
Imperial Valley press., 1933-08-30
Says Agreement
Was Violated

With the claim that the terms Of
verbal agreement have not been
followed out. Voyle j. Nagle filed
his suit yesterday in superior court
against Jennie Bates and Laura
Bates Conley in which he asks dam
ages in the sum of $4,000 with in
terest on that amount and costs.
The complaint alleges that on
March l, 1888 the plaintiff owned
by virtue of the desert land entry
law, the south half of the SCI: Of
section 20, T 10 S, r IA E. On that
date he entered into verbal agree
ment with the defendants that he
should transfer his right and title
to this land to them for $1,000. This
was done but nothing OF the stipu-
lated price has been paid, the COM
plaint states.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-08-30
MAYSOUT FOR
COAST GROWN

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 30. W.P -
Rex Mays, comparative novice
among automobile racing pilots,
will attack the Pacific Coast lead
ership of Ernie Triplett tonight at
Ascot Legion speedway.
Mays hoped for victory in the SO
lap main event and in the helmet
dash, which would land him in
undisputed possession of first place
in the standings of coast drivers.
Triplett is not here to defend his
position. AL Gordon ranked as Mays
chief opponent.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-08-30
BEDTIME STORIES
By HOWARD Z. GARRIS
(Cspyrisat, lss2 by Mcclure Newspapef Syndicate,

shells, like dishes,' said the rabbit
gentleman all of a sudden. "Ill
make believe they are filled with
ice cream and take them in to the
/ Fox and Bob Cat.
So saying and doing, Uncle Wig
gily walked back into his seaweed
tent carrying two empty clam
shells.
'What S this?'' snarled the Fox.
"What have you there?n mewed
the Bob Cat.
How would you like some ice
cream this hot day!' asked the rab-
bit.
"Ah! Ice creaml Fine and dan
! oy,' chuckled the Fox.
lice cream is better than spin
ach any dayl' laughed the Bob
Cat.
But when Uncle Wiggily set in
front of them on the drift wood
table the empty clam shells the two
Bad Chaps looked at them and
howled.
This isn't ice ceram!" snapped
the Fox
"My shell has nothing in it but
sand!o said the Fox.
FOh, my mistake!' said Uncle
Wiggily pretending like. Maybe
the ice cream slipped off outside.
III go look.'
This he said to have an excuse
fer going out of the tent again. He
| hoped out before the Bad Chaps
could stop him and this time Uncle
Wiggily saw Mr.. Whitewash, the
! Polar Bear gentleman, numbering
along the sandy beach toward him.
"Quick! Quick, Mr.. Whitewashp'
whispered Uncle Wiggily. "Smash
up my tent for mel
"You mean l should make a
smashup of your nice seaweed
tent?' asked the Polar Bear.
| "Sure. And quick!' exclaimed
MIR. LongearS.
Why?" asked Mr. WhiteWash.
because the two Bad Chaps are
inside waiting to nibble me- said
Uncle Wiggily. "Smash up the tent
on their heads"
go. k growled Mr.. White
wash. With terrific blows of his big
paws he made smashup of the
tent. Down on the heads of the Fox
and Bob Cat fell the sticks, the
boards and strands of seaweed. The
Bad Chaps howled and roared and
meWed and they were SO surprised
and frightened that they ran away
as fast as they could. Then Mr..
Longears was happy.
And if the tack hammer will grow
up SO it s big enough to drive nails
without hitting them on their heads,
I'll tell you next about Uncle Wig
gily'S ocean raft.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-08-30
MERCHANTS REQUIRE LICENSES

Hardness of merchants in obtaining
state licenses, in conformity with the pro-
visions of the state sales tax, is undoubt
edly due to ignorance or procrastination.
and not to a deliberate desire to sidestep
the law.
For this reason attention of merchants
is called to the necessity of obtaining the
state license.
All businessmen, who are subject to
paying the 2I2 per cent sales tax on their
gross sales, must secure state licenses.
Application for license, accompanied by
a fee Of 81, must be forwarded to the
board of equalization at Sacramento.
Application blanks may be obtained at
the Ell Centro Chamber of Commerce
Several local businessmen have advised
that they expected the state to mail out
applications to them, and for this reason
they made no effort themselves to OBJ
tain the license required by the law 1t
is quite likely that many others held the
same idea.
Applications for licenses must be filed
before September l. The law provides
a penalty for failure to meet its require
ments, which may take the form of clos
ing up business until the required Ii
cense has been obtained.
The Press urges immediate action on
the part of merchants so that none in Ell
Centro may encounter difficulty with the
state.