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The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-01-18

We don't think that the bill introduced by Rep. Thoms in the Legislature this week seeking a one cent increase in the gasoline tax will gain enough support to insure it's passage. This increased taxation is coupled with slash in car registration fees. They are cut in half but the increased income from the gas taxes won't cover this drop. And tax increases too often result in lowered incomes from this source. Bootleg gasoline intrudes it's ugly head.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-01-18

We were surprised to note in the list of legislative measures that the Connecticut
 League of Municipalities does not contain any reference 10 taxation study. Some months ago the primary purpose of the league was 10 secure state cooperation in broadening the present tax base, SO that the burden of the property owner might be less. ened. Real estate today is sadly overtaxed. Upon it the government, local state or fed. eral depends for the bulk of it's income. De. prjved of it these forms Of government would have to depend upon gratuitous services. And there aren't many AmeriSans offering their services free of charge these days We
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-01-18
HIP MURRAY ss7

San Francisco. .---Joseph ]. Allek. mas, hip pocket supplied . certain polite bandit with plenty of cause for rejoicing. Ailekna was bend- ing over the engine of car when . man pressed gun in. his back and said, "Btay down, mister, I can get what want myself" He then took eE7 from Alieknas hip pocket.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-01-18
ADEQUATE"
isprlngileId ylepubIIcan)

h0RhH<F6'"N""-
 Brankiin Roosoveits capacity for adroit verbal fencing seems to have been demonstrated when, on con- ciuslon of an interview with VII. jIam Howard Gardiner, president of the Navy league, and William n, Bhearor, the 0nco-famous naval "expert" ana lobbyist, he was ask. cd pointbiank by the reporters if he was in favor Of q "bigger navy" i'ho Presidont- elect preferred to Do his own interyIewer and to ask himself if he was in favor Of "ade. auate national defenge," to which hig answer was, In "Yeg."
 Tine world "adequate" remains one of tho most useful in the dis. fionary., Anyone may define it to his own linking when the time comes t0 reduce 1t to specific terms. Criticized in 1916 for his declara- ton for "incomparably. the great est navy in the worid," Woodrow Wilson substituted, in the revised version Of c speech, "incomparnbiy the most adequate"
 But sooner er later, Mr fsoose-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-01-18

always suggest in connection with lower taxes on real estate that perhaps it be accom- plishsd by lowering the cost of government. This can be done in diverse ways. best dis- covered through thorough coordination of existing departments to shave expenses to the bone.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-01-18
Good evening.
 o-O--o THE KINGFISH
"A SMILES TIFF THING.

 Kingfish, Mister Huey Long,
 Knows his stuff, Listen to his senate song,
 It's no bluff, Handle Glass" with care they say, Huey works the other way. And, of course, he wins the day.
 Treats 'em rough. Strides about the senate floor, In rage, Rattles every nearby door,
 Scares each page, Says Morgan is a Frankenstein. Sure no friend of yours or mine, Pinehes poor in life's thin line,
 Get the cage. Colorful is Kingfish Long,
 Blessed with wit, Knows the poor mans little song.
 How he can hit, Galleries applaud this gent, Want him for next president, They'll chip in their final cent,
 To keep him fit.
 o--O-o If this weather continues some contemplating citizen will start now ing the front lawn.
 o-O-o
 With January unusually mild, somo of these frozen bank assets should be pretty well thawed out.
 o-O--o The rank and file of after dinner speakers arc pretty rank for tho most part.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-01-18
Personal Health Service (By William Brady, M. D.

Signed letters pertaining to personal health and hygiene. not disease diagnosis or treatment, will De answered by Dr Brady, Address him, care Of the Democrat sending stamp and addressed envelope.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-01-18

At last the country seems to be sold" on the sales tax.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-01-18

Anyone who wants to disappear tempo rarily nowadays can take his choice between kidnapping and amnesia.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-01-18

All vehicles must be lighted not later than 5:2l tonight.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-01-18
GOODBYE OLD PAL

It seems that 1t was yesterday We first shook hands with you, And found a friendship hard and
 fast,
 But now we say ndicu. You proved one in n million A pal right from the start, Your little drops of Kindness Are buried In each heart, Nothing was too difficult, Hc it both large or small, You did it with c golden smile Admired by Us aIl. We're going to miss that little smile That made our days seem bright, But 1t will live in memory, Morning, noon and night We hope yOu are successful, In your new place out of town, And every touch will turn to gold, With happiness abound. If ever you should need A hand, TO help when you are blue, Just send on $. Q. $. to us, The "gaDg" will sec you through.
 -B. B.
 o-o-o
 Rolling stonos gather no moss but they keep tho highway depart. mont on the jump.
 o=O-o
 A GIRL AND A SMILE YOu gave bit to live for When you passed that sweet
 smile, You gave me joy to wish for Hope that fingers on the while.
 -B. A. $. If tho senate could give jobs with tho ease they gave Filipino in. dependence the depression would have beon over long since.
 o--O--0
 What tho country moods it seldom gets. And what it gets, woll 1t seldom needs.
 o-O--O
 Who can remember tho good old days when c fellow negotiating q slippery sidewalk hnd an occasional hitching post to serve as tcmpor- ary anchor'
 Leathor coats arc quito tho thing this winter. And 1oathor- cites tho second thing, If you please.
 o-O--o
 People who are forced to labor in silence, generally talk lot about 1t later on.
 o-O--o
 SO IT GOES
 Success K e mirage,
 A place round the bend,
 For life with It's challenge
 Soon comes tO an end.
 o-O-o
 The lamo duck congress iB Slt- ting on china egss, if you take Japan's word for it. o-O--o The puffed .sloovoB gave fashion. something to got oil puffed up about O--O-O The now cars look like tanks. And no doubt there will Do q few tanKB-bohind tho steering wheels. o-O--o ono drop of Borrow--ofton starts q shower. O-O-0 Laundrics arc advertising bhche. Tor service. A sign that leap year has passed. 0-O--O LINES old time beer Is nearing. We scent tbe swing door, Tie barkccp soon, will toss C bit Of sawdust on the floor. ~o--O--o Some of Ilfe's greatest battles , arc fought in silence. Bridge Is now accepted as one of the arts. Which leads US 10 remark, how art has diss integratcd. o-O=-o
 Tbe so.caiied "Battie Hymn Of the Republic" to-day seems to Do | a song without c name.
 o-O--0 This concludes our regular mid week program. 1t came to yot over DBD and was broadcast D, fine Waterbury Evening Democrat pioneer in this type of newspaper work. We are signing off at thii time, to be back on the eir nEaif tomorrow evening at the usun' hour o--o--O
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-01-18

Betterf export prices gre lifting the economic gloom in Uruguay.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-05-11
BEDTIME STORIES
BY HOWARD E. GARRIS
(Copyrixht, 1892, by Mcclure Newspaper syndicate)

pig, laughing. I'm going to get a
rope and be a cowboy with you,
Wiggy."
1--WE can't both be cowboys" OBJ
| jected the rabbit. "I'll tell you what
we can do, Twisty There's only one
rope. You take that and be cow
boy and lasso somebody"
What will you be?" Mr.. Twis-
! tytail wanted to know.
/, "I'll play at being an Indian -
said Uncle Wiggily. Indians and
cowboys always play together. You
must try to lasso me-"
"All right" agreed the fat pig.
This is going to be fun" laugh
ed the Squiggle Bug. "I'll sit on the
stump and watch. Only you can't
be an Indian, Uncle Wigily, un-
less you stick some feathers around
your ears. Indians always wear
feathers in their hair"
That's So" said the pig. GIVE
seen Indians in the movies and they
always wore feathers. You'll have
to get feathers, Wiggy."
ST can do that easily" spoke the
rabbit. Here in the woods are many
feathers that have dropped from
the flying birds. I'll pick up some
of those feathers off the ground
stick them around my ears, ano
then I'll look like an Indian"
"You sure enough WILL" laughed
the buzzing Squiggle Bug.
"You wait here for me, Twisty,
Uncle Wiggily said as he gave the
rope lasso to the pig. "You can
practice throwing at the old stump
/ I'll go get some bird feathers to
fasten on my earS with sticky gum
from the pine tree"
20. K" grunted the pig gentle
man.
1t did not take Uncle Wiggily
| long to hop away in the woods and
pick up many loose feathers from
| the ground. Some were blue fea-
thers from the Jay, some red feath-
ers from the Robin and some were
yellow feathers from the Oriole. In
a little while the rabbit had fixed
these feathers around his ears with
gum. A spring under bush made
a mirror and when he looked into
this Uncle Wiggily saw himself.
Truly I look like an Indian rab-
bitl" he whispered. Then he start
ed to hop back through the woods
to where Mr.. Twistytail waited with
the lasso to play cowboy. But or
the way something happened. II
tell you about it tomorrow night
when the story will be about I'm
Gle Wiggily playing marbles. Ane
I hope the ice pick doesn't put le-
mons in the orange pie to make il
taste like a lollypop.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-05-11
UNCLE WIGGILY PLAYS
INDIAN

Hi there! What are you doing?
Let me go! Let me gol"
Uncle Wiggily and the Squiggle
Bug with red spots heard these
words squealed at them as they
stood in the woods where the rab-
bit gentleman was playing he was
Wild West Cowboy with a lasso,
Mr.. Longears had just tossed his
lasso rope into the air and when
the coils came down, near an old
stump, right away sounded the fun
ny squeals.
MY goodness" buzzed the Squig-
gle Bug. IT think you must have
thrown your lasso around Bad
Chap, Uncle Wiggily."
Something funny happened,
anyhow" said the bunny uncle.
/ Again more squealS. sounded, say
ing:
"Let me gol What's the big
idea? Putting a rope around my
neckl Oh! OH"
THAT isn't any Bad, Chap" said
Uncle Wiggily.
"Who is it?" the Squiggler want
ed to know.
MY fat friend, Mr.. Twistytail,
the pig" said the rabbit.
Surely enough, out of the BUSH
es around the old stump which Mr..
Longears had tried to lasso wad-
Imperial Valley press., 1933-05-11
It's a Long Time
Since John Had
r. HEU MATISM
Happy NOw-No More Idle Days
His Wife Joyfully Asserts

AS long as you have an excess of
uric acid and other circulating
poisons in the joints, blood and It's
sues you are going to have rheu-
matte pains, aches, twinges and
joint swelling-you can't help but
have them.
So start today with this swift,
safe, popular prescription to get
rio of annoying rheumatic troubles.
Just ask Clements Drug Store
or any druggist for one 85c bottle
of Allenru-a sensible scientific
formula free from opiates or nerve
deadening drugs-it drives out pain
and agony in 48 hours or money
back
EXCESS uric acid poison starts to
leave ht dy in "a hours-the same
guarantee holds good for Scatica.
Neuritis and Lumbago from the
same cause-why not start to get
well today.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-05-11
sDoGa't Quote Me-
By United Press ,

store which had delivered the goods
and related fearful story of lack
of cash, of existence in an mex
pensive room while she lived from
day to day on the invitations of
those who like to bask in the light
of her title, of utter inability to
pay the few dollars required.
She was permitted to retrieve her
bundles.
Navy officers were astounded
when official photographs of the
funeral of Rear Admiral william A.
Moffett showed that the highest
ranking officer present was salut-
ing with his left hand.
Eyebrows were raised and ques-
tions asked. Nothing like this had
happened before. But there, caught
by the camera, was Admiral w. v.
Pratt, saluting Enthusiastically with
the wrong hand
Eventually an explanation was
forthcoming, Pratt has suffered a
fall and was unable to lift his right
arm above the waist.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-05-11

died the fat pig with the rope
around his neck. Luckily it wasn't
tight enough really to hurt him,
but he didn't like it.
what are you lassoing me for,
Wiggy?" grunted the pig.
"I didn't mean to do it." said
Uncle Wiggily, politely, "and I beg
your pardon. L didn't know I was
such good lasso thrower and
did not know, Twisty, that you
were hiding near that stump"
ST wasn't hiding" grunted the
pig as he slipped the lasso off his
neck. at have no reason to hide.
what were you doing?" the rab-
bit gentleman asked.
Il was thinking" said Mr.. Twisty-
tail. IT was thinking of way to
have some fun. / don't have any
fun at all, just waddling around
and getting fatter and fatter al
the while. want some fun. What
are you doing, Wiggy?"
I'm playing Wild West cowboy,
said the rabbit.
"Is it any fun?" asked the pig
eagerly.
Lots of fun" said Uncle Wig
gily. 1T saw the animal boys play
ing cowboy with a lasso, SO
thought I'd do the same thing.
didn't want anyone to see me foi
fear they would laugh at me, SC
came, here to the woods. And firsI
OF all Il lassoed you. 1t was jolly
funp
"Yes, guess it was" said the
Imperial Valley press., 1933-05-11

When she sought to return home
in a taxicab, Miss Torres said, her
escort forcibly placed her in his
automobile and took her to his
home. She escaped shortly before
daylight she told police.
De La Vega denied kidnapping
Miss Torres, but, according to po-
lice, admitted striking her because
she made me mad trying to get
away like that
Early Tuesday morning Nancy and
Paulina Torres. room-mates, but
not related, were held up in Holly
wood with thcIr escort, and rob-
bed Of SIS ana some jewels.
After an automobile accident in
Santa Monica today and a subse-
quent pursuit in which several shots
were fired, police arrested Carl
(Mutt) Bradley, 81, San Bernar-
dino, and Charles (Jeff) Chick, 18,
Ocean Park, who were said to have
confessed the robbery of the Tor
Imperial Valley press., 1933-05-11
Editorial Page
and
Features
Fits DISCUSSES CRIME

IT IS to be regretted that every law
1abiding citizen did not hear District At
torney Buron Fits yesterday in his talk
before the Ell Centre Chamber of Com
merce, expressing his views on means of
combating the crime wave which is a
national disgrace to the United States.
One may differ with Fits on political
matters, but it must be admitted he is
a fearless, efficient, and hard working
law enforcement officer, who fights the
professional criminal in the only way he
can be fought-by showing him mo
quarter"
Fits talked straight from the should
er and did not finch from placing the
blame for much of the professional GRIM
inal's power on the apathy of the aver
age citizen toward the rise of the GRIM
inal element; the tendency to display SYM
pathy for known murderers instead of
for their victims; and the failure of Jur-
les to show the proper courage and re-
gard for their oath in weighing the evil
dence submitted to them.
Among other things he declared that
those chosen for jury duty should be
honest, fearless, and above all merciless
in the discharge of their duty They
should be concerned only with the guilt
or innocence of those on trial and leave
the matter of mercy up to the courts.
'If sympathy is to be considered, in
weighing evidence, let sympathy for
those victimized by the accused be as
strong as sympathy for the party OF
trial., he said.
Imperial Valley may we'll listen to and
heed the remarks of the Los Angeles
district attorney, for this county has
notorious record for leniency in dealing
with criminals. There has not been a
murder case brought to trial in this
county in the last 10 years, where some
sort of punishment toward the accused
was not justifiable, yet the number OF
complete acquittals for slayers is large
one.
Time and again maudlin sympathy
for the accused or his family has been
permitted to outweigh the demands OF
Justice in cases of aggravated murder
and jurors have been known to admit
tha6 they permitted mercy to sway them
in arriving at verdict.
Fits pointed out that prosecutors
must stay within the law in conducting
cases against criminals, while the latter
can resort to every known legal and IL
legal trick to protect themselves, nor do
they hesitate to halt the process OF law
by intimidating and even numbering wit
nesses essential to their conviction. he
cited several cases of this kind, IN Los
Angeles and elsewhere.
Organized crime, and he proved that
crime is highly organized, and an order
ly government, cannot exist side by SIDE,
Fits declared One or the other must
go and it is up to the average citizen TO
Imperial Valley press., 1933-05-11
ACTRESS HAS
EXCITING TIME

LOS ANGELES, May II. UP)-
Frederick De La Vega, 20. an actor
and scion of wealthy Argentinian
family, was held here today while
police investigated charges that he
kidnapped Nancy Torres, Mexican
actress.
Miss Torres accused De La Vega
of abducting her early yesterday
from night club and "beating
her up'' in his West Los Angeles
home.
She claimed De La Vega became
intoxicated, and they quarreled
Imperial Valley press., 1933-05-11
Physician Warns
Gandhi OF Danger

POONA, India, May II. tupI -
A physician told Mahatma M. K.
Gandhi today that he would have
to abandon his fast of "purifica-
ton" if he desired to live.
The physician, DIR. Ansari, was
summoned from Delhi by Mrs. Sar-
ojini Naidu, Gandhi's disciple, af-
ter the leader of the Indian inde-
pendence movement had spent a
miserable night. He was seriously
i'll of jaundice and nausea.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-05-11
THEY LIKE TARTAN

NEW YORK, May Il. U.P)-Am-
erican Girl Scouts have picked
Johnny Weismuller, the profession
al swimmer and movie actor, for
their athletic hero, a poll of 10,791
girls revealed. In announcing the
tabulations last night, national
headquarters of the Scouts, said
Mrs. Helen Wills Moody, placed
second, and Babe Ruth third.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-05-11

Published every evening Except Sunday by The
Imperial Valley Press, Inc, 625 State street,
Ell Centre. California w C. Costello, business
manager. Telephone e. business office; 7OO edi-
torial department. Full leased wire United Press
Associations.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-05-11

res girls and Is other robberies
The youths were held on suspicion
Of grand theft and robbery.
Paulina Torres is a sister of
Racquet Torres, Mexican motion
picture actress.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-05-11
TEN YEARS AGO

1t would be we'll for the people
of the valley to adopt a different
attitude toward our summers. The
valley has a reputation of being
almost unbearable in the summer
and it is largely our fault.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-05-11

WASHINGTON, May 11-Strange
characters appear from time to
time among those who congregate
! in Washington during these STIR
ring days of economic warfare.
Leaders of official and business
| life brush elbows, unwittingly, with
opportunities and adventures. The
owner of millions may be received
on the same social scale with q
! person who, despite a glittering
front, may be wondering about the
source of his next meal.
Illustrative of this phase OF
Washington'S heterogeneous life Is
the case of a countess whose fash
ionable dress belied the meager
contents of her purse.
Radiating self-assurance and
poise, she hustled up to the check
room of an exclusive hotel and
swept an armful of bundles across
the counter with an imperiouS ges-
ture to the attendant. There was
crash as two bottles of medicine,
left at the checkroom few min
utes earlier for a guest, were push
ed to the floor by the countess
precipitous action.
The hotel management, anxious
to make good the damage, held the
countess parcels with the explana-
ton that they would be released
when she paid for requirements
for the broken bottles.
Came a gush of protest, apollo
gies and entreaties for the pack
ages. The management remained
firm.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-05-11
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO
Nav II. 1913

District directors today expressed
the opinion that the east side
mesa lands, in return for water
from an All-American canal, should
assume their portion of the bond
ed Indebtedness of the district.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-05-11

Discharging the "barrel of beer
, and gallon of whiskey" amend
ment, city trustees last night passed
to its second reading an amend
ment which will prohibit any per-
son from having in his possession
any liquors whatever.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-05-11

decide the issue He must choose be-
tween supporting the government or the
criminal element which is ready to des-
troy it.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-05-11

SUBSCRIPTION RATES = Relivered by carrier,
per month, SIS cents; by mail, SO cents per month
in advance Entered at Ell Centro, California, post
office as second-class matter. Member California
Newspaper Publishers Association. M. c. Mogen-
son, national advertising representatives.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-05-11
Looking Backward
What the Press Files Tell of
Imperial Valley for This
Date In Past Years
TWENTY YEARS AGO
MAY IL 1919

Early apricots are beginning to
turn yellow and will be on the mar
ket by the close of the week. For
the first time, the valley is expect
ed to have a heavy shipment of
this fruit.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-05-11

for street pavement will reach
State street tonight and tomorrow
will turn the corner and proceed
eastward on State.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-05-11

The Parent-Teacher association
held its last meeting of the year
at Wilson school yesterday.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-05-11

Dame Nature seems to have it in for
Dixie this year. We hope the folks down
there don't blame California for sending
the wind.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-05-11

Jack Holt is unique among screen peo-
pie. His wife obtained a divorce on
April 10 and nothing was said about 1t
until YESTERDAY
Imperial Valley press., 1933-05-11
ON NEWSPAPERS

IKTE NOTE with interest the remarks of
W Alfred Benshimol, principal of Bel
mont high schools, addressing the annu-
al convention of the California Parent
Teacher association, in which he pays
high tribute to the value of newspapers
as a textbook for citizenship.
The principals remarks seem particu-
larly appropriate at this time, with the
state legislature and congress IN session.
A passing knowledge of pending leglsla-
tion is offered to all newspaper readers
as reports upon various measures are
carried from day to day.
It may not be possible for the layman
to absorb all the intricacies of initiation,
Understanding, farm relief, and laws
pertaining to numerous conditions which
will affect him, but by reading the sum-
married. accounts of them as they appear
in the newspapers, they will not be en-
trely Greek to him.
Newspapers are represented at the
state and national capitals by trained
workers, who cut out all the unnecessary
verbiage and sidelights so dear to the
heart of the legislator, and give the read
er the 'meat" of the story in concise
form.
The reader is thereby provided with
the means for a liberal education in leg
islative and political matters, and bet
ter knowledge of laws and lawmakers
which should be of considerable assist
ance to him when it comes to question
of choosing public officials.
A citizenry more intelligent and bet
ter informed upon matters of public IN
terest, is one of the needs of this nation.
The newspapers are doing public ser
vice in providing such an education for
all who wish to avail themselves of it.
Benshimol regrets that undesirable in
formation must also come to young peo-
pie through the same medium (the news
paper) but rightly points out that this
is not the fault of the newspapers but
of the people The people make the news
the newspapers only print it.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-05-11

We don't believe German Socialists
will be mad over seizure of their funds
by the Nazis. Don't Socialists believe IN
an equal split-up?
Imperial Valley press., 1933-05-11

Work of laying the foundation