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Imperial Valley press., 1933-11-01
IMPERIAL VALLEY PRESS
WEGGIN NOT HONEST

While one is compelled to admire the
frankness of Frank Wiggin in admitting
that he wilfully sought to avoid income
tax payments by creation of personal
corporations, the fact that it was pos
sible to do this and get away with it, does
not make good reading for the remainder
of US.
Not only does it rile the honest citi
zen who resents the way in which the law
has been flouted, or ignored but it harms
immeasurably the honest and sincere
members of Wiggin's own business =
the bankers
The banker in community is looked
up to as one of its leading citizens. He
is respected and esteemed. His advice is
followed in business matters and his ex-
ample, in many fields not directly con-
nected with his business, is a pattern for
his fellow citizens. These latter may not
love him, particularly if he has refused
them loan but not even this latter con-
dition need inspire their disrespect.
AS head of one of the largest banks in
the country, Wiggin was an outstanding
man. 1t was taken for granted that he
was honest. The very nature of his busi-
ness demanded that he should be. Yet
the senate investigation has wrung from
him the admission that he was not honest
in the full sense of the word 1t may be
smart" or "clever" to form companies
which enable the individual to sidestep
his responsibilities to the government,
but it is not honest
None should more severely condemn
Wiggin and other men high in financial
circles who have done the same thing he
has admitted, than members of the bank
ing fraternity, who, in the end are most
likely to feel an adverse reaction from
his course of conduct.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-11-01
UNCLE WIGGuY'S BIG BIRD

The day after the night of Hal
loween, when he gave the funny
party, Uncle Wiggily wanted a new
adventure, SO he said to him wife ::
II am going to hop out and see
what happens
II hope nothing happens to you,
spoke Mrs Longears.
so d. l." squeaked Nurse Jane
Fuzzy Wuzzy, the musklat lady
housekeeper.
How could anything happen to
me?' asked Uncle N1iggily with a
brave twinkle CT his pink nose.
You forget said his wife, kind
ly, that at the party last night
you wouldn't let in the Fox, the Wolf
and the Bob Cat
Indeed I wouldn't t let them in!''
said Mr.. Longears. Have those Bad
Chaps at my Halloween partly Ne
ver!"
Well" said his wife, they may
be waiting to make something hap
pen if you go out now adventuring. .
'In be careful" promised Mr..
Longears. Anyhow, I'll take this
with me to scare away the Bad
Chaps" He picked up Baby Bunty's
Imperial Valley press., 1933-11-01

building new post offices in BraWley
and CaleXico, if those cities SO wish.
Following this report, Greer was
rendered vote Of thanks by the
beard for his services,
The board then resumed a discus
sion of the policy to be followed
anent the contract for building the
canal. The question was entered in
to from all angles put the board
took no definite action Yesterday
awaiting the arrival Of Swing who
is expected to appear before the
board tomorrow morning at which
time ne will give whatever further
information he may have regarding
the canal.
When this information is received
it is expected that the board will
adopt the policy it is to follow in the
matter CT the canal construction
contract and send Charles L. Child
ers with M. j. DoWo. attorney and
engineer for the district, to Wash
in9ton to consult With officials
there as to what the district may
and may not be able to do in this
matter.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-11-01
BEDTIME STORIES
By HOWARD Z. GARRI3
lCsv.riSAt, 1871. BY Mcclure Newspaper synaicstsl

his pocket, and taking care not to
sit on it again, Uncle Kiggily wait
ed beside the hole. All of a sudden a
voice said.
Hello
"Hello!' answered Mr.. Longears
before he thought. Then ne happen
ed to remember that parhaps j.
might be a Fad Chap and he looked
around at the hole But notning
came cut OF it ard the bunny gen
tIeman was thinking. perhaps he
Nas dreaming Of hearing a voice,
when, al OF a sudden, his red cap
was snatched right off his head.
Hi, there! Who's doing that?'
asked the rabbit gentleman. No
tricks, now! Who took my red cap?'
Il did answered voice.
Who are you?' asked the bun
ny.
II am a bird" was the answer, and
out of the hole in the hill stalked
a big turkey. In his beak was the
rabbits red cap.
We'll, you certainly are a big
bird' said Uncle Wiggily with a
laugh. Il have often heard OF
Thanksgiving turkeys called birds,
but I had forgotten about it. But
what are you doing here in this hole
and why did you snatch off my red
cap"
I'll answer that last question
first said the big bird turkey. Il
looked out. and. seeing a patch Oh
red./I though you were another
turkey come to keep me company. So
I said hello and when you answered
I knew you we're no bird. You see,
I mistook your red cap for the red
dingle- -dangle I wear over my beak,'
and the turkey gobbler shcok his
head until the dingle- -dangle flipped
and flopped I hope you will eX-
cuse me- gobbled the big bird.
oh. it's quite all right, said Mr.
Longears. But why are you hiding
in this hole?"
Come inside and I'll tell you the
secret" gobbled the turkey. So Mr..
Longears went in and something
happened next Ill tell you about it
tomorrow when the story will be I'm
Gle Wiggily'S water pistol.
And / hope you can give the coal
shovel a lollypop to play with SO It
Imperial Valley press., 1933-11-01
Who ore you!

water pistol, which he loaded at
Nurse James kitchen sink, and then
he hoped out of his hollow stump
bungalow.
Good luckl" wished Nurse Jane,
waving her dishrag at the bunny
gentleman hopping away.
Thank you" he answered, as he
put on his red cap, for he had
bought a red cap, as had fat Mr.
Twistytail, the pig gentleman.
Uncle Wiggily hoped up hill and
down hill, over the fields and
through the woods. In his pocket he
had Baby Buntys water pistol and
he was all ready to squirt it at the
Fox, the Wolf or the Bob Cat if he
saw either of those Bad Chaps.
Uncle Wiggily reached the top Of
the hill without anything happen
| ing, except that he slipped and fell
and sat down heavily in a grassy
| place. Everything would have been
all tight except that MIR Longears
sat down on the water pistol which
was in his pocket.
And as soon as he sat on It that
squeezed the trigger and that press
cd on the rubber ball inside and a
lot of water squirted down the rab-
bit gentleman's leg.
"Oh, dear! I've shot myself" he
laughed as he hoped himself up
and found a spring OF water where
he again filled the pistol ready
for the Bad Chaps.
On up the hill hoped the rabbit
gentleman and pretty scon ne saw
a large hole, like a LITTLE cave, OF
cen, near where a clump Ct bushes
grew on the side Of the hill.
u wonder who lives in that holeP'
said Uncle Wiggily Maybe it has
an adventure in it. I'll ST here anu
wait until the adVene eure comes Out
and then / went have TO chase it.
So with his loaded water pistol in
Imperial Valley press., 1933-11-01
GREER FILES REPORT WITH
IRRIGATION DISTRICT BOARD

Returning from Washington, D.
c., whittier he had been sent to
work with Phil D. Swing to secure
the approval of the All-American
canal project, F. w. Greer appeared
before the Irrigation district board
OF directors yesterday afternoon to
give them a report of the work he
had accomplished in the national
capital
Greer related how he had visited
the heads of various government
departments, interesting them in
this great project and securing their
promise OF assistance with President
Roosevelt. 1t is his belief that with
out the efforts of these officials the
canal would not have been listed
and approved by the President for
some time to come.
Not only was Greer active in work
ing fer the approval Of the canal,
but his report lists other matters to
which he attended while in Wash
lngton, all of which are of direct
value to the valley and its future.
Among these matters he lists
Aided III securing emergency farm
loans through an order issued by E..
A. Goss, farm loan commissioner;
aided in getting tentative order
from Goss to have the Berkeley
Land Bank loans made in the usual
way beginning on November 10; and
also aided in securing $4,000 in
cash tor improving the Salton Sea
gird refuge. This money is being ex-
pended now through the biological
survey office established in Cali
patria last Friday.
He said that he had secured a
pledge from cabinet ot~-.cials whose
recommendation are always ac-
cepted, to return to the Imperial
Irrigation district $4,000 in cash
Ior a similar amount advanced for
Boulder Dam investigation.
Another pledge was secured from
cabinet officer and United States
Army engineers to recommend that
the district be credited With approx
imately S3,l00 for money expended
IN flood protection in Mexico, This
money to be applied as credit on
the All-American canal.
He secured pledge from the ac-
tive detail head OF the RFC to ex-
pedite and insure the loan of money
as needed up to sis 100000 for the
purpose of facilitating the refund
ing plan and saving probably 81
100000 The interest rate on this is
to be four per cent.
Post Offices Recommended
A tacit agreement was received
from two officials, high in author
ity, to support q straight donation
OF between S6,00O,000 and $1,000 COO
III the canal which need not be re-
paid. This is in addition to the So
100000 referred to previously. He
also gave q forcible endorsement to
the application of the town OF I'M
perial fer water loan and secured
another pledge from an official
whose recommendation is accepted
in such matters Tor buying sites and
Imperial Valley press., 1933-11-01
GOING TOO FAR

There is ample evidence around El
Centre today that young hoodlums went
much too far last night in observing Hal
lowe'en
Destruction of property is extensive
and numerous complaints have been re-
ceived at this office from justly indig
nant citizens.
There is little that can be done about
it, however, for to identify the culprits is
practically impossible. 1t doesn't do to
blame the police for not even police
man on every block could have prevented
these hoodlums from acting as they did.
The fault must be laid directly at the
door of their parents, too Indifferent and
too unmindful of their duties to keep
their offspring within reasonable bounds.
Harmless pranks are one thing; destruc-
tion of property is quite another and
merits the severest condemnation. It is
a pity that punishment cannot be meted
out to the guilty Ones
Imperial Valley press., 1933-11-01

Bruce Miller of Heber, and group
of songs by the Holtyille quartet.
Miller and Earl Linholm of CAL
exico gave talks on their trip to
Panama. Supt. c B. Collins Of
the county schools discussed the
business Of the two conventions
which he recently attended and
Prof. j. L. House of Central Jun
ior college and high school gave an
illustrated lecture on birds, point
ing out methods of classification
Imperial Valley press., 1933-11-01
Schooin7dsfers OF
Valley ConUene

HoltViile members Of the Impe-
rial Valley School Masters club
acted as hosts at Monday s meet
ing held in the civic center and
which opened with delicious din
ner.
The program which preceded the
business meeting included solo b,
Imperial Valley press., 1933-11-01
sDor1't Quote Me-
By United Press

WASHINGTON, Nov. /. = The
food and drug administration of the
agriculture department is on the
verge of demanding some sort of an
apology from the NRA consumers
advisory board of which Mrs. Mary
Rumsey is chairman.
The advisory board recommended
the other day that the bureau OF
standards do something about fix
ing standards for food commodities.
It seems the food and drug ad-
ministration has been doing this
since 1906, and no one apparently
On the NRA board realized that fact.
Either that, say food drug officials,
or the recommendation was a de
liberate affront.
The administration actually gave
the "tip-off" on the gold purchase
move several months ago, observers
are now suggesting.
The "tip-off' was the hurried ac-
tivlty in the treasury department
SO that the big new bullion vaults
could be finished.
They wanted the vaults big
enough to hold all the worlds gold
one observer remarked.
An admittedly biased foreign
source has this explanation of the
Imperial Valley press., 1933-11-01
Looking Backward
What the Press Files Tell of
Imperial Valley for This
Date In Pest Years
TWENTY YEARS AGO
November I-l9I3

A. G.. Thurston of Pasadena has
returned to the valley to issue a
new edition of his directory of I'M
perial County. The rapid growth
of the valley has rendered the need
great for a new edition of this i'm
portant publication.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-11-01
Editorial Page
and
Features
Mr.. CUMMINGS GETS ACTION

The biggest news which broke yes
terday was written in small, three
paragraph article which had no big
headlines and which may have caused
only casual interest to the average read
er, unless he happened to be farmer or
a property owner in danger of losing his
property through foreclosure.
1t concerned the cancellation of a fore
closure sale at Pierce City, Missouri,
where one J. r. Cummings was about to
lose his livestock.
In public address some weeks ago
President Roosevelt asked anyone in
danger of losing his home or other prop
erty through foreclosure sale to advise
him Immediately.
The statement was the sort that is fire.
quently heard from men in high office,
wishing to make good impression on
those listening to them, and the rank and
file of us have learned to regard such
statements as mere atmosphere not TO
be taken literally.
Cummings took the statement literal
~, however, and Immediately notified
the President of the trouble he faced. IN
a few hours orders came to the sheriff OF
the county to halt any attempt to hold
the foreclosure sale until a federal otfl-
Ger could arrive to make an lnVestlga-
ton
The order came from the man in the
White House.
Many of US will wonder how man
overwhelmed each day with multitude
of duties, could find time to act on such
a relatively unimportant mater. 1t ap-
pears to be a relatively unimportant
matter as far as the nations welfare is
concerned, but it was all-important to
Cummings.
In larger sense it was all-important
to the country, too The head of the
country had made statement and his
action showed that he was ready to back
it up, even though such big problems as
codes, the gold policy and international
matters had to be sidetracked to take
care Of Mr.. Cummings and his livestock.
Mr.. Cummings represents the people
who put Mr.. Roosevelt in the White
House, even through he may not have
voted for the President. The fact that
the latter is not too busy to overlook the
little fellow is of tremendous import
ance to the entire country.
The quick response which Mr.. Cum
n1ings received proves that the President
is sincere, honest, and ready to act. 1t
should give confidence to all of Us. Mis-
takes will be made and everything will
not be as we may want it, but a nation
should have full faith in a President who
can do such a thing as Mr.. Roosevelt did
yesterday. Mr. Cummings undoubtedly
agrees with US that his experience was
the biggest news of the day, and viewed
in the light of its good effect on many
others facing a similar experience, we
feel the statement in the first paragraph
is fully justified.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-11-01

Thomas Cook arrived in El Gen.
tr3 yesterday from Kansas City TO
gake the position Of assistant cash
lar at the First National bank. Mr..
Cook succeeds D. A Leonard, who
will move to CaleXico to assume
duties in d financial institution
Imperial Valley press., 1933-11-01

Because the San Francisco Fed
eraI Reserve bank S personnel has
been affected by the influenza epi-
demic, ike nearly every organiza-
ton in the country. that institution
IS asking the cash purchasers OF
Liberty bonds to use patience while
waiting for thsir bonds.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-11-01

and Identification.
During the business meeting A
P. Shibley, Holtville, reported for
the fair committee on the prelim-
mary plans for the school exhibits
at the county fair.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-11-01

gold talk between Sir Frederick
Leith-Ross British debt negotiator
ana Underseeretary OF Treasury
Acheson Monday.
Sir Frederick, the informant said,
was out at the British embassy
reading the newspapers. He reaas
columns about President RooSeVelt'S'
new move to buy gold abroad. So
he picked up the telephone and call
ed the treasury
Say, Acheson, SO the conversa-
ton is said to have gone, whats
this gold buying policy all about
TAKE me long time to tell you.
You had better come down, Ache
son repeatedly responded.
Hence the long conversation over
gold
When Recovery Administrator
Johnson had his entire staff on the
carpet the other day he started of
by banging the desk just like he did
with the steel and coal industrial
lists. He wanted this and that. He
wanted all the codes out CT the Way
by New Years day. Everybody would
have TO buckle down and work.
When he noticed flushed faces here
and there his sharp voice became
gentle. He ended his speech in an
almost embarrassed fashion, thank
ing the staff for their cooperation.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-11-01

Published every evening Except Sunday by The
Imperial Valley Press Inc, 625 State street,
81 Centre, California. w. c. Costello, business
manager. Telephone 2e, business office: 700. edi-
torial department Full leased wire United Press
Association
Imperial Valley press., 1933-11-01
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO
November |, 1918

Resigning her position as deputy
county clerk, Miss Florence E. Coo
per left for San Diego today where
she Will become the bride of 1t.
r. E. Smith of Camp Kearney.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-11-01

Twelve suits to recover over $4,000
of county money paid to present
and former county officials as pub
licIty agents and deputy purchasing
agents have been filed by Harry w.
Horton, chief deputy district at
tcgney acting under instructions
from the Imperial county grand
jury.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-11-01

Some sort of medal should be given
the hen which laid 357 eggs in 365 days
to tie the worlds record Perhaps she
can endorse few cigarettes and beer
brands as the cause of her success
Imperial Valley press., 1933-11-01
TEN YEARS AGO
NrVpmbor 1929

The rainstorm which blew in
from the coast last night was as
surprising as il was welcome. 1t
only amounted to .02 OF an inch
but was sufficient to clear the air
Imperial Valley press., 1933-11-01

The State of California is deeply in
the red which puts it in the ranks with
the majority of u.s.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-11-01

November gives promise of letting Oc-
tober have the honor of being the last
month of summer
Imperial Valley press., 1933-11-01

We might make trade with Greece to
keep Samuel insult in exchange for a
couple of more wrestlers like Jimmy Lon
dos.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-11-01

Los Angels county leads the state
with 4O,l69 colonies of bees; San Di-
ego county is second, and Orange,
third.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-11-01

went get all dirt playing with the
cake OF soap.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-11-01

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Imperial Valley press., 1933-11-01

An admittedly biased foreign
source has this explanation of the
Imperial Valley press., 1933-11-01

his pocket, and taking care not to
sit on it again, Uncle Kiggily wait
ed beside the hole. All of sudden a
The Washington times., 1933-01-06
WATCH AND BAG
GIVEN HILL

A gold watch and travelling bag
were presented to Edwin F. Hill,
as he ended his term as presi-
dent of the Washington Kiwanis
Club, and Dewey zirkin, new
president, took up his duties. The
watch was engraved "For Ser
vice." He is now governor of
the Capital Kiwanis district.
A travelling bag also was pre-
sented to Charles R. Huff, for
mer secretary. Other officers in
stalled at the meeting in the
Raleigh Hotel yesterday after the
presentations were Lewis T.
Breuninger and Harold N. March,
vice presidents; Edward D. Shaw,
secretary; George H. Winslow,
secretary emeritus, and James H.
Baden, treasurer.
New directors include John s.
Bennett, Herman F. Carl, Robert
F.. Fleming, Alvin w. Hall, Risley
G, Hunt, Edmund F. jewell,
George P. Mangan, Frank L. Peck
ham and George C. Shaffer.
The Washington times., 1933-01-06
COURT LEN|ENT:
$500 Or JAIL

A plea for leniency in Police
Court might well be left unspoken
in some cases, as Attorney Charles
S. Williams learned yesterday in
pleading for his client, Agnes
Wood, colored, 38, the 1900 block
Cedar ct. N. w. 49,
The woman was arrested on a
charge of possession Of liquor last
September. The case was pre-
sented in court the day after
the arrest, since which it has
been continued IL times. Several
motions to suppress evidence
we've filed and overruled and
other legal barriers we're inter
posed to prevent a judgment OF
guilty.
Finally, however, the woman
was found guilty. Today when
she came up for sentence, Will
Iiams told the court:
"YOur honor, my client mas
been disturbed and perturbed
and has suffered great suspense
in this case. Could your honor
see your way clear"
But Judge Schuldt interrupted:
"Well. in that case I'll relieve
your clients suspense. I fine
her 5000 or 80 days in Jail.
Next case"
The Washington times., 1933-01-06
RACE At NIECE
:. KILLING CAUSE

(Continued from local Page)
ters for photographing and finger
printing.
According to police, he told
them today he shot his brother,
Silas, because the latter came at
him with a knife and threatened
to cut his heart out.
The police view Of the motive
was that Charles Donaldson re-
sented the plan of the family to
move away from the Maryland
Avenue house to get rid of him.
That course of action had been
decided upon, it was said, because,
although Donaldson was affable
enough when sober, he was fire.
.quently intoxicated, and on those
occasions made himself disagree
able.
"Better Move Now"
He is reported to have shouted,
just before smashing a locked door
upstairs at the house and shooting
the children:
eff you are moving, you had
better move now"
No time had peen set this after
noon for an inquest in the case,
but it was thought probable it
would be held Monday morning.
Almost without warning last
night, while most Of the members
of the family were asleep, Charles
Donaldson went upstairs to the
children's room.
He broke down the door to the
room where his nephew, George,
was sleeping. George, awakened
by the crash, started toward him
whereupon the uncle shot him
point blank in the neck. The
boy was instantly killed.
Georges sister, Mary, who
came to his aid, was shot in the
stomach and died on the way
to Emergency Hospital a little
later.
Two Children Escape
The father of the children,
armed only with small knife,
ran upstairs to aid them and
Charles fired at him also, the bull
let striking him in the temple.
Two remaining children Of the
family, Luttrell Donaldson, II,
and Allen, z. escaped, the former
by leaping from a second-Story
window and the latter by crawl
ing under a bed. The uncle fired
at Allen, but the bullet missed
him by a narrow margin.
The Washington times., 1933-01-06
FLAYS
NEW PAY CUT

The report of the Senate econ
omy committee urging an addi-
tional % per cent salary cut
on Federal employees, and restor-
ing automatic salary raises to
some employees at the expense Of
all, represents "indefensible dis
elimination" according to Luther
C. Steward, president of the Ma
tional Federation of Federal En-
ployes. =
In a statement today, he flayed
the recommendation as "a dis.
appointment to those who had
looked to this group for sub
stantially constructive leadership
in the task of eliminating the
rank injustices and inequities OF
the so-called economy act"