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Imperial Valley press., 1933-04-05

Don Wells, well known Ell Centro
architect who has just returned
from visit of inspection to the
earthquake area in Long Beach and
vicinity relates some interesting
details of his visit.
First of all, he stated, this quake
did not act according to Hoyle, in
other words it did not conduct it
self as well behaved earth move
ment is supposed to do. This was
particularly noticeable in tn e
strange fact that in the low ground
territories where it is generally
supposed the damage would be the
greater. the opposite was the case.
Thus buildings located on filled in
ground held up better than those
on the clay of higher ground. No
sufficient reason could be given for
this apparent contradiction and
all data collected to date has been
sent to Washington to be studied
by government experts.
an the Belmont Shores district,
built on low ground, it was noticed
that the buildings were almost
entirely undamaged. The reason
given for this, according to Wells
Imperial Valley press., 1933-04-05
Don't Quote Me-
Din innate dinners and luncheons.
BY United Press 20.

WASHINGTON, April 5. - Din
ing habits are changing at the
White House. Squads Of walters
no longer hover behind the chairs,
except at the most formal occas-
ions.
Mrs. Roosevelt likes to talk free
ly at luncheon, trusting her friends
to respect her condolences. With a
uniformed Negro waiter behind
each chair, she found the CONVEX
sstions tagging and stilted.
So now the walters remain out
side, after serving, until summoned
by the tinklin gof silver bell. The
bell resembles little old lady with
: nodding head and belonged 10
Mrs. Roosevelt's mother before
her.
Mrs. Roosevelt tried the bell idea
at her first formal dinner but it
did not work so well as at the
smaller gatherings. The service
was slow and the little bell seemed
out of place in all the formality
After this experiment Mrs. Roose-
welt reverted to the waiter-per-
guest plan for her state dinners
retaining the bell for the more in
Imperial Valley press., 1933-04-05
INTERESTING FACTS ON QUAKE
RELATED BY LOCAL ARCHITECT

is that the sub-base materials were
superstructure and thus prevented
them from falling down. However,
even in this district all the water,
gas and sewer mains were wrecked.
Wells said that all steel frame
buildings were still in good con-
dition but that the worst type, the
one which was damaged the most
was the tile, then came brick. then
reinforced concrete and : finally
those of steel frame.
Other peculiarities noticed by
Wells during his inspection tour
was that the shake was very local
as San Pedro, quite near Long
Beach, did not feel the shake very
much. Another popularity noted
was that the wells in Long Beach
rose about five feet because of the
quake and are still maintaining
this level. Mud geysers sprang UP
along the shore and a gas range
in one of the stores did a dance
over the floor leaving the record
of its progress in scratches made
on the smooth surface. lS
While the low areas in Long
Beach were not treated roughly by
the quake, Wells pointed out that
in Los Angeles the opposite was
the case. Those areas where the
ground was built up, felt the shake
more severely than those sections
on more solid ground.
Wells stated further that the
work of rehabilitation is going on
at a rapid pace and that the city
will be rebuilt again without un-
necessary delay. if
Imperial Valley press., 1933-04-05
UNCLE WIGGILY'S WHISTLINC
CLASS

After the April showers trick
didn't turn out the way the rab-
bit boys thought it would, and af-
ter Uncle Wiggily saw the whistle
on the tail of the fat pig gentle
man, as I told you in the two stor-
les before this, something else hap
pened
Forgetting all about the water
that had dribbled on him from a
tree where Buster, the boy rabbit,
was hidden, Uncle Wiggily hoped
along beside his fat pig gentleman
friend. Uncle Wiggily was all ex-
cited about getting whistle for
his own tail and he even dropped
the umbrella he had been carrying
to keep him dry from April show
ers, either the regular kind from
the skies or the rubber ball squirt
ing showers that the rabbit boys
tried to make.
where did you get that whistle
you have tied on your tail, Twisty?'
Imperial Valley press., 1933-04-05
BEDTIME STORIES
By HOWARD e. GARRI
Copyright, 1882 BY Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate

Mr.. Twistytail Have no fears. You
will soon be as good a whistler as
I am"
So Uncle Wiggily had no fears
and he and the fat pig hurried to
the toy store where Mr.. Longears
bought whistle just like the one
Mr.. Twistytail had on his tail, and
then the pig helped tie on the rab-
| bits whistle and they were all
ready.
"Go ahead, Wiggy, twirl you tail
and let's see what sort of whistler
you are!" grunted the pig when
they were out little way in the
woods where no one would bother
them.
"All right! Here I CO. exclaimed
Mr.. Longears. Taking long
breath, he twisted his tail very
fast. To his delight, as we'll as to
the pleasure of the pig, loud
whistling sounded.
+, "Hurrayi I can do it," crie0 Un-
Gle Wiggily.
"Of course you can!" grunted Mr.
Twistytail. "Twirl faster!''
Uncle Wiggily did and the whis-
! tie made a louder noise.
''Now, both together!" said Uncle
Wiggily. So, standing side by side
he and the fat pig twisted theii
tails and they made strange but
sweet music. Uncle Wiggily soor
was able to whistle as well as the
pig. And then the rabbit said:
"Twisty I have an ideal"
What about?" asked the pig.
About our tail whistles" sale
the rabbit. II think if we tried We
could play tunes and then we coulc
go to the Hollow Stump School anc
the Lady Mouse Teacher would LEI
us teach whistling class. 1t woulc
be a good thing for the anima
children to learn how to do tai
whistling"
IT agree with you," said the pig
Come onl Let's practice tunes"
So they did and after while
they got so they could play th'
Carrot Chorus, the Turnip Trot ane
the Lettuce Lanciers very well.
"Ha!" cried Uncle Wiggily in de-
light. Now we are musicians ane
we'll go to school and start a whis.
Ting class. So, making merry music
on their tails, the rabbit and the
pig hurried to see the Lady Mouse
And what happened next you shall
hear tomorrow night when thu
story will be about Uncle Wiggily''
school music. But please don't le'
/ the gold fish start singing or the
canary bird might not like it.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-04-05
Dog Suspected OF
Having Rabies

A report has been received by
the county health department that
a black male police dog, scrawny
in appearance, recently bit several
dogs on FL Centre avenue, between
Fifth and Twelfth streets. The
dog was next heard of at various
places along the San Diego high
way Immediately west of the city
limits for about one mile in dis
tance. 1t was shot later in front
of the English Village. From the
evidence on hand rabies was strong
ly suspected. Dog owners are re-
quested by DR.. Warren F. Fox,
county health officer, to notify the
health department if their dogs
were engaged in fight with this
stray police dog.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-04-05
SEEK RELIEF FUNDS

LOS ANGELES, April 5. U.P|-
The drive to raise $250,000 in Los
Angeles to enable the American
Red Cross to carry on relief and
rehabilitation work in the earth
quake area continued today, with
$50, ,189 already pledged.
Total contribution for the Paci-
fic area stood at $234,664 as field
committees began their third days
canvass.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-04-05

asked the rabbit gentleman, twink
ling his pink nose.
"At a toy store" was the answer.
do you think they have any
left?" asked Uncle Wiggily.
"Oh, yes, plenty of them. They're
only penny whistles. If you haven't
a penny to buy one, Wiggy, I'll give
it to you"
"Oh, have penny" said the
rabbit gentleman. THANK you just
the same. Did it take you long to
learn to whistle after you got it at
the toy store and tied it on your
tail?"
"Oh, not at ALL" said Mr.. Twisty-
tail. why, it's easy. All you need
to do is twirl you tail like this. "
And the pig flicked his tail around
in a circle SO that the whistle made
a sound like a peanut wagon run
ming down the street very fast.
You see,' explained the pig. II
can't wag my tail sideways or up
and down like Jackie Bow Wow l
have to twirl it. But that's the best
for whistling."
"Yes. I see it is" said Uncle Wig
gily Il hope shall be able to whis-
tie as well as you when have one
tied on my tail"
"Oh, have no fears about that
grunted the jolly pig. Your tail is
much like mine, only it's thicker
and doesn't have a curl to it. But
you can twirl 1t around, can't you?'
'Oh, yes, think So" said Uncle
Wiggily Would you mind taking a
look to make sure can be a whis-
tier before I waste penny on a
wooden whistle? Watch me, please.
Go ahead" said the pig.
So Uncle Wiggily turned his back
toward the pig, which, of course
wasn't exactly polite, but which
might be excused under the cir
cumstances. And Uncle Wiggily
made his tail go around very fast
How Is it?" anxiously he asked
The pig.
Just fine and dandy!" gruntec
Imperial Valley press., 1933-04-05
Alaskan Pictures
At Lions Club

Moving pictures of Alaska were
enjoyed by the Lions club at its
meeting yesterday in the Barbara
Worth hotel, the pictures being
shown through the courtesy of the
Alaska Steamship company.
The pictures were explained by
r. w. Hemphill, representative OF
the company, who outlined the his
tory of Alaska, dealing with its pur-
chase by the United States. He des-
scribed the principal resources, fur,
fish, gold and copper. Pictures OF
the scenic wonders of the country
and of the salmon industry were
particularly interesting.
C. H. H. Small was chairman OF
the day.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-04-05
HIGHWAY To
Be IMPROVED

Further improvements in the
El Centre San Diego highway were
promised Saturday by s. " Cor
telyou, district highway engineer
for that section of the road west
of Shepherds bridge, during a visit
at the Ell Centre Chamber of
Commerce.
Ccrtelyou stated that the shoul-
ders of the curve just east of Boul-
der Park are being oiled, making
the curve wide and safe. At the
insistence of the Ell Centre cham
ber, upon the completion of the
paving between the top of the grade
and Jacumba, Cortelyou widened
and regarded this dangerous curve
where many accidents and one
death occurred. Since that time
there have been no highway acci-
dents at this point and the new
oiled shoulder will insure safe and
easy flow of traffic at this point.
The curve east of Mountain
Springs, where many accidents
have occurred is also being i'm
proved. This curve was widened
by Engineer Courtelyou about two
years ago, but he is now having 1t
rebanked for further safety. Sew
eral other improvements are be-
ing made in the highway which
serves as an outlet for thousands of
valley people during the summer
months and Cortelyou states that
by summer time this end of U. S.
Highway 30 which lies in his dis
trict will be in the best condition
possible for the summer use of the
people of Imperial Valley.
Highway U. S. 80 lying east of
Shepherds bridge was completed
last summer and there is no work
necessary this year on that stretch.
Paving and shortening of this
highway in the vicinity of Alpine is
going forward rapidly and 1t is
hoped to have the entire route from
Ell Centre to San Diego paved and
ready for travel without detours
before the summer months.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-04-05
JUDD KIN FREED

LOS ANGELES, April 5. W.P)-
Burton j. McKinnell, brother of
Winnie Ruth Judd, condemned Ari-
zona murderess, apparently was
free today from further question
ing in connection with his sisters
recent attempt to escape. Taken
into custody yesterday, McKin-
nell was released wnen police ques-
toned him at the request of War
den Walker of the Arizona state
prison.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-04-05
IMPERIAL VALLEY PRESS

listing, and even if the government money
were being used to construct the pool, if
1t helped keep the President in condition
to cope with the terrific amount of work
imposed upon him, the expense would
appear justifiable.
Knowing that private money is build
ing the pool and that it is essential to
the Presidents health, should put an end
to the criticism.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-04-05
Railroad Men
Visitors Here

Three railroad executives from
the Missouri Pacific Railroad COM
pany toured the valley Tuesday,
surveying the future cantaloupe
deal.
w. G. Volmer, assistant to the
president, st. Louis; G. E. Carleton,
perishable traffic manager, st.
Louis, and j. D. Yates, general
agent, Los Angeles, are the repre-
sentatives of the road here. They
registered at the Barbara Worth
hotel.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-04-05

innate dinners and luncheons.
There are two dining rooms, one
for the family and one for state
occasions. Mrs. Curtis B. Dali,
daughter of President and Mrs.
Roosevelt, says the private dining
room "looks like a banquet hall to
me-"
Luncheon at the White House
nowadays is likely to include some
prominent women in official life,
one or two newspaper women, Mrs
Roosevelt's secretary, Mrs. Frank
Observation-Disclosures Thompson or
Tommy" to her friends-and Miss
Marguerite LELAND, personal Sec
retary to the President.
Miss LELAND often has to leave
before dessert because her hour for
dictation is p. m. to 3. The Pres
ident rarely goes to the White
House proper for luncheon, prefer
ring to use tray on his desk.
I More than 500 farmers stormed
the Arizona capitol on March 2 be-
cause the legislature delayed ac-
tim On farm relief measures
Imperial Valley press., 1933-04-05

Published every evening Except Sunday by the
Imperial Valley Press, Inc. 625 State street. El
Centre, California. W. C. Costello, business man
ager. Telephone 26, business office 700, editorial
department. Full leased wire United Press Asso-
cationa
Imperial Valley press., 1933-04-05
DEATH ENDS JOB QUEST

PASADENA, Cal. April S. U.a}-
Obtaining a job proved misfor-
tune to Leigh G. Wilson, rs, when
he dropped dead two hours after
starting to work on the first job
he had been able to get in two
years He was employed To assist
school children across a busy street
Imperial Valley press., 1933-04-05
Looking Backward
What the Press Files Tell of
Imperial Valley for This
Date In Past Years
TWENTY YEARS AGO
ApriI s. 1913

Opening of the new road to San
Diego implies the beginning of
freight traffic over the mountains
from the valley to the coast.
Freight trucks are to be put on at
once.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-04-05

A recent county ordinance pro-
vides that there shall be no COM
mon drinking cups unless the cups
are sterilized after each person.
Casks, water coolers, etc., must be
covered to prevent persons from
dipping into them.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-04-05

Streets leading into Ell Centre are
not receiving sufficient attention.
Street Commissioner Swanson COM
plains of lack of funds to do the
work.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-04-05

problems recognition
employment with President
LaFolette of Wisconsin (eft)
his brother Phillip LaFoette former Governor of Wisconsin, gh
White House here TheI
that Phillip LaFolee who recently
Russia American to Moscow the
recognized possibly Rooseves
Imperial Valley press., 1933-04-05

SUBSCRIPTION RATEs-Delivered by carrier,
per month, IS cents; by mail, SO cents per month
In advance. Entered at E Centro, California post
office as second-class matter. Member California
Newspaper Publishers Association. NJ @. Mogen-
son, national advertising representatives.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-04-05

Snow was IL feet deep on the
level at Mineral King in the noun
tains back OF Visalia March l.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-04-05

There should be lot of fried ham eat
en- tomorrow, to work up good thirst
for Friday
Imperial Valley press., 1933-04-05

No lovesick school boy ever wrote
more mushy notes than did Primo Car
nera, as revealed in the successful suit
filed against him by an English waitress
AS a lover he is as bad as he is in the
ring.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-04-05
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO
April 5. 1913

Imperial valley is to have third
highway Quiet to the coast. This
will be the Warmers ranch-San Fe-
lipe road, part of which already
is improved.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-04-05

The Danish creamery, Fresno,
handled 6,272,056 pounds of but
terfat last year.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-04-05
TEN YEARS AGO
AnriI K 1922

Butter is selling for seven cents
a pound more than was the case
last year at this time.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-04-05
4 GENTLEMAN SHOULDN'T

THE USUALLY astute Will Rogers ap-
l pears to have booted one yesterday
in penning a most undesirable compari-
son between Ruth Bryan Owen, new am
bassador (ambassadress) to Denmark,
and Greta Carlo, the noted film star.
Comparing the qualifications of ladies
is a risky job for any mere man to un-
dertake, not excepting Mr.. Rogers.
Concerning the two he asserts the
President has swapped Mrs. Owen for
the noted star, thereby making bad
bargain, for, as he states, "Ruth's got
it on her any way you jump
That is rather an unkind statement for
a man as widely read as Rogers is, to
make in the public prints. Miss Carlo
is probably as useful and as deserving
of commentator in her field as Mrs.
Owen is in hers.
The swap, even with Rogers asser-
tion that we can't tell Swede from a
Dane, or a Norwegian from a Swede, is
difficult to understand. Miss Carlo is a
Swede and not a Dane, something Will
ought to know, inasmuch as she is film
star the same as he is, also fellow
depositor with her in the Beverly Hills
bank that went ''bust'.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-04-05

Vandals have desecrated the old
campsite of General Fremont at
Mountain Springs. 1t is believed
stories of buried treasure led to two
men digging up the floor.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-04-05

Herr Hitler probably never heard the
fable of the boy who poked hornets
hive.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-04-05

To express it mildly, yesterday seemed
to be bad day for aircraft.
The Washington times., 1933-11-08
Punitive Taxes
Gas Levy Increase

With the converting of Congress still than months
away it has already been suggested that the next session in
crease the gasoline tax in the District.
Residents of the city, particularly motorists may we'll
realize that they facing bitter fight if they wish
70 preserve the present tax.
The proposal for in gasoline tax comes
from such that it strongly of desire to
punish District residents rather than provide
revenues for the Government
It Is suggested that the District gas tax should in
creased because the present rate is lower than the gasoline
tax in the neighborng States of Maryland Virginia
Why that should be considered valid for ncreas
ing the local tax is mystery.
The sole question which should be considered is Is the
additional tax necessary?
Since the present tax gasoline provides surplus is
OBVIOUS that there need be increase in the rate
According to the estimates prepared by the District
issioners for the fiscal year 1885, there will be surplus
the gasoline fund of $000 at the end of that fiscal
after appropriations of approximately $30O0 made
With surplus of nearly half million dollars accumuat-
ing under the present tax rate there
that of Furnishing District residents for spending much
tax money our neighbors increasing the rate.
Under present provided from the
gasoline tax shall be used exclusively for repairing and
proving streets and highways
The theory beyond this law is obviously that since motor
vehicles operators the principal of the streets they
should pay to keep them in repair
This the automobile operators have been and perfectly
willing to do.
But since the present gasoline sufficient
this purpose really than sufficient those who for sell
with the tax of Maryland and Virginia. already urging
that the gasoline tax be raised in order to provide relief
for the overburdened real estate tax payers.
They suggest that the restriction of gasoline
funds be eliminated and the funds from this be added
TO the general of the city
This is cunning argument designed to array the real
estate owner against the motorist.
the real estate yields to these Establishments he
will learn the of his For the proagonists
of the increased gas tax will leave him in the urch when it
time to cut the real estate tax rate
The Washington times., 1933-11-08

Initiating the example of courageous little Holland
try that with dke draining and infinite courage and patience
has stolen thousands of fertile land from the
Germany, shown the picture above increasing her soil
by borrowing from the
This picture taken from the air. shows the Hndenburg DAM
the Wedenharder Koog There the of the
held back by main force and lands thus uncovered will be
added German soil used for settlements by the
ployed
We admire that and may ask, thoughtlessly why
don't we do that in American"
We don't do it because don't NEED to. We have mil
lions of fertile used only far off distant places
but Immediately surrounding bigger cities.
Within hundred miles of New York Chicago there
thousands covered with scrub brush that would yield
magnificent crops potatoes fruits food of many kinds
those lands possessed by Germans Italians the Aus
and feed millions.
What is the matter with US that makes suffer depression
when have already too much of eveythngour millions of
idle and living close to millions of idle acres?
Perhaps the too far from the moving picture show
0 sodaW fountain
The Washington times., 1933-11-08
Organized War On Crime
Already Under Way
Blu James T. Williams, Jr.

States and local authorities
with the support of the Fed
eral Government will be urged
to carry out.
Among the most helpful wit
nesSes who have given testl-
mony before the Copeland Com
mittee were the officials of the
International Association of
Chiefs of Police. These law
enforcing officers deal directly
with all sorts and conditions of
crime and criminals. Their
recommendations for combat
ting both have a practical
value.
These experts urge the pas
sage by Congress- of Federal
habitual criminal act which
has already been recommended
by the Presidents Attorney
General, Mr.. Cummings.
This measure would provide
that convictions for felonies by
State courts as we'll as convic-
tons for felonies in Federal
courts shall be computed in the
total convictions.
Under such a law, after GER
tain number of convictions, a
criminal would be adjudged an
habitual criminal. The court
would have to sentence him
either to imprisonment for a
long term or to life.
The police chiefs also recon-
mend that Congress make it a
Federal offense for a person to
go from one State to another
after committing a felony, or to
transport stolen property across
a State line.
The Washington times., 1933-11-08
The Human Side of the News
Put Your Money On Old Man River
Blu EdUin C.. Hill

The Father of Watess---the
Mississippi-Old Man River! In
all America, in the whole world,
there is nothing to match this
old pagan river, this. so-human
river, with a will of its own.
And now we learn that the
United States Government, the
Army engineers, are tackling
the biggest job that ever came
their way; bigger, by far, than
committing a surgical operation
on the backbone of a continent,
digging the Panama Canal.
They are going to try to put
Old Man River in chains. They
are going to try to break him
of his habit of wandering as
he will, of his fits of temper,
of his prolonged and hilarious
Sprees. They are preparing a
straight jacket for Old Man
River so that commerce can
have a nine-foot channel all the
way from New Orleans to Min
neapolis. But if one were going
to bet on the struggle-for fight
it will be, and one Of the most
dramatic ever waged-I think
your money should go down on
Old Man River. For however
great the energy and skill of
the Army engineers, they are
against something complex, ma
jestic and terrific in his lazy,
silent, contemptuous power.