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Imperial Valley press., 1933-08-28
BEDTIME STORIES
By HOWARD Z. GARRIs
(CspyrtsAt, 1852 By Mcclure Newspspef syndieats)

| didn't have his umbrella this time,
but he wanted some shade.
A little way down the beach, Nj.
Longears saw some poles or sticks
of wood that had been tossed up on
the sand by the ocean. 1t was drift
wood such as Is seen on many
beaches. 1t had drifted in from the
ocean. Part of the wood may have
been broken off from a Snip that
was wrecked.
It can make part of a shelter
from the driftwood," said Uncle
Wiggily when he saw it. But there
isn't enough for a whole tent. I'll
make the frame of wood, but what
can l cover the frame with?'
On his way hopping toward the
wood, Uncle Wiggily saw some big
punches of seaweed that also had
been tossed upon the beach by the
| waves. The seaweed had been wei
at first, but now it was dry like
hay.
I'll spread some of that seaweed
over the top and sides of the frame
am going to make of the drift
wood" said Mr.. Longears. Then
shall have a seaweed tent. Fine and
dandy! I can sit in my seaweed tent
an watch the tumbling waves
No sooner said than done. Pick
| ing out some of the longest and
straightest sticks from the pile OF
driftwood, Uncle Wiggily stuck
them upright in the sand. This
was easy to do When the four
sticks were planted like the clothes
posts in your yard, Uncle Wiggily
fastened four other poles to them
at the top, tying them on with
twisted strands of Seaweed like
ropes.
Across the top poles of driftwood
he had fastened on last, the rab'
bit laid other pieces of wood ano
sticks crosswayS.
These cross pieces will make my
roof when I cover them with sea-
weed" said the bunny uncle. Fol
sides will drape down long strands
of seaweed like curtains or por-
there's. I'll soon have fine Seaweee
tent"
Working hard, Uncle Wiggily
made himself a shelter from tht
hot sun. l was shaped more like 6
little square house than tent, bu
he called it tent. AS soon as i
was finished he went in and la.
down upon the sand to rest. Ane
soon after that something happen
ed.
I'll tell you about it tomorrow
when the story will be Uncle Wig
gilys visitors. But don't, please, lie
the ear of corn hear the sheet tel
the pillow case bedtime story.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-08-28
HOUSE MAKES
FINE MARK IN
SALES RECORD

L. D. House. manager in the I'm
perial Valley for Gilmore Oil comp
any, is receiving congratulations
of his friends on his achievement
in winning a place with the i've
men who made the best records
among the many statesmen on the
Pacific coast in the sale Of ceie-
brated Gilmore Lion Head Motor
Oil
The achievement also places the
Imperial Valley branch OF the Gil
more Oil company in the front
rank of the many branches Of the
company in the three coast states
competing in lubricating oil sales.
Each month for six successive
months. House exceeded the quota
of oil sales set by the executives
OF the company for the Imperial
Imperial Valley press., 1933-08-28
Uncle WIGGILY'S SEAWEED
TENT

Uncle Wiggily wanted to have an
adventure. He was living for little
while down at the ocean beach in
seashore shack which could be
moved about on roller skate wheels.
But my shack is all right where
it stands for the present" said the
rabbit gentleman to himself as he
hoped out of the front door early
one morning. Il will leave it here
and 90 look for an adventure.
Uncle Wiggily not only left his
seashore shack there on the sands
but he left his wife and Nurse Jane
Fuzzy Wuzzy and all his forty 'leven
sixteen little bunny boys and girls
there also. In fact it was SO early
in the morning when Uncle Wiggily
hoped out of his bed that no one
in the shack was awake. The bot
tie of milk was still asleep on the
back steps. So was the little baby
bottle of cream.
Mrs. Longears was asleep and
Nurse Jane and all the little bum
Imperial Valley press., 1933-08-28

nv rabbits were slumbering. Uncle
Wiggily was the only one who had
awakened SO early and now he be-
gan hippity hopping away to seek
an adventure.
Il hope l find funny one SAID
the rabbit gentleman TO himself as
he twinkled his pink nose.
When Uncle Wiggily reached the
sandy beach near where the wild
waves of the ocean were turning
somersaults and peppersaults ana
swishing and swoshing the broken
shells and pebbles, the rabbit gen
tleman found that the sun was very
hot. Not much wind was blowing
and although the water looked
cool. Mr.. Longears did not want to
20 in. Truth to tell he wasn't much
of a swimmer, although he liked
TO take a bath and keep clean.
Il didn't know it was so hot down
here or would have stayed up near
nv shack where there is some
shade" said Uncle Wiggily TO him
self as he felt the hot sun beaming
on his pink nose. There is nc
shade here went on the hopping
bunny gentleman as he looked vi
and down the beach.
Indeed there was no shade, foi
unless one goes to desert island OF
some country where cocoanuts
grow, one never finds much shade
near the ocean beach. Few trees
except cocoanut palms, can grow
SO near salt water. But cocoanut
palm trees love it.
But as long as have no cocoa
nut tree to give me shade, / shall
have TO make shade of my own,
said Uncle Wiggily. "I'll do that be
fore 1 look for an adventure. II
make me little tent where cal
sit by the cool waves and watci
them turn somersaults and pepper
saults."
The next thing for Uncle Wig
gily to do, Of course, was to fint
something with which to make ;
tent. He had no canvas or cloth. IL
Imperial Valley press., 1933-08-28

Valley branch. In the last month
Of the contest. this branch register
ed the best record Of all, exceeded
its quota by 81 per cent.
Since the inception OF the re-
cent newspaper advertising cam
paign by the Gilmore company
the largest campaign Of its kind
ever authorized by this 30 year old
independent organization, the I'm
perial Valley plant, according to
House. has made very appreciate
gains in the sale OF the advertised
brand of gasoline featured, namely
the new Fortified Gilmore Red
Lion, developed through radically
advanced method of refining, to
increase the anti-knock horsepower
rating.
In the first month Of the cam
paign". says House. our sales on
this brand gained 81 per cent over
the previous month. This, in itself,
is a tribute to the value Of ad-
yertising. as we'll as the virtues OF
the new products.
1T is also a source Of satisfaction
Imperial Valley press., 1933-08-28
Roosevelt, Jr.
NoU Air Editor

LOS ANGELES, Aug. %. UP
Elliott Roosevelt, second son of
the President, made his bow today
as a newspaperman by appealing
for greater air defenses in an ar
ticle IL the Los Angeles Examiner.
Roosevelt wrote in his capacity as
aviation editor of the newspaper.
The "cub" reporter, an editor S
note emphasized. sis writing as a
private individual and is not Ill any
way to be regarded as having any
connection with officialdom in
Washington"
Young Roosevelt had been with
cut work since returning here sew
era. weeks ago with his bride, the
former Ruth Googins, of Fort
Worth. Tex. Before being divorced
by his first wife, he had been en-
ployed by local aviation concern,
Imperial Valley press., 1933-08-28
'D0r1't Quote Me-
!. BY United Press

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28-In de-
fiance, perhaps, of the spirit OF
the times, the senate side of Capt.
tol Hill is Haunting its defiance OF
those who would repeal the 18th
amendment. The senators have
installed a soda fountain in their
office building. Booths and tables
are arranged around the cleaning
prohibition bar as neatly as in any
Varsity Shoppe or Sugar Bowl in
the land.
Senator McAdoo, Dem, Calf,
lunches at the counter when in town
during the recess. So do Senator'S
ThJDmaS, Dem, Okla; AShursJ,
Dem, Ariz., and Reynolds, Dem, N.
C. The room is familiar to Rey-
nolds. 1t used to be his office be-
fore the new air cooled wing OF the
office building was completed.
Half the capitol and all OF the
senate office building are governed
for the senate by its rules commit
tee and governed as an absolute
despotiSm. Chairman Copeland OF
the rules committee is the mayor
of the senate half of Capitol Hill
He is a wet, but one day last spring
the senate voted to the beer bill an
amendment that 80 per cent bey-
erages be barred from federal build
ings. The house cast that amend
ment out of the window and began
serving beer in its restaurant. Bui
Copeland nforces the dry majority
rule on the senate side. Hence, Sen
ators may not quaff beer in then
restaurant in the capitol nor in
Imperial Valley press., 1933-08-28
Young Woman
In Fatal Leap

LOS ANGELES, Aug. %. W.R) -
The body OF a young woman who
,eaped TO her death from a fifth
floor window of a downtown hotel
was identified today as that OF
Miss Helen Miller of Mason City,
Iowa.
A chum, Miss Gayle Wiley Of
Long Beach. who identified the
body. said Miss Miller had been de-
spondent because Of injuries re-
ceived in an automobile accident.
She came to Los Angeles recently
from Mason City where he1 tather
IS a farmer.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-08-28
SILVER OF WOOD NOT FATAL

BIG SPRINGS, Tex. U.p,-Miss
Matte Lawson, 18, of San Angelo,
Tex, is alive and well, victor in a
fight in which physicians said the
odds against here were 100 to l. The
young woman was brought to a
hospital here after an automobile
accident with a silver of wood In
her brain. 1t penetrated the front
of her skull and two inches into the
brain. Surgeons, who removed 1t,
said she would die. Two weeks Ia
ter she walked from the hospital.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-08-28
Truck OUners To
Meet Here Tonight

Truck owners of Imperial VAL
ley are urged to attend meeting
to be held tonight at 8 o'clock
in the California hotel, Ell Centro.
Rate schedules, as prepared by
a committee recently chosen by
the truck owners organization, will
be submitted to the meeting for
approval.
There will also be discussion OF
the NRA code adopted several
weeks ago and other matters OF
Importance will be transacted.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-08-28
YOUTHS LEARN LESSON

Youths who deserted from the Civilian
Conservation Corps have written letters
expressing regret at their action and ad
vlsing their former comrades in the camp
where they were located to profit by
their example and stay in the corps.
5 Restlessness, characteristic of youth.
prompted the young men to enlist in the
corps. They were unable to obtain work
at home and the corps, to them. offered
something in the way of adventure. Once
enrolled in it, however, they found out
1t was not all the lark they had antici-
pated, and that it had its disadvantages.
the same as their loafing life had.
Restlessness again urged them to seek
change. They went back on their word
of enlistment and deserted. Back home
again they suddenly discovered that the
corps was a good place to be after all.
Its disadvantages were forgotten Only
the memory Of three good meals day
and comfortable place to sleep re-
manned.
Their expressions of regret at having
deserted were accompanied by requests
for permission to return to the corps
Whether this will be granted is not known
at this time. That it should be is evident
to anyone who knows anything about
youth These youngsters have, in all
probability, learned their lesson.
They broke their word, and perhaps
their experience will teach them that this
was their greatest mistake, and not the
fact that their desertion caused them to
miss few meals.
The Civilian Conservation Corps, SCOT
fed at by many as a fantastic idea when
it was first broached, has been function
ing beyond the most optimistic belief of
its proponents. 1t has not only given a
living to several hundred thousand
youths throughout the country, but it has
taught them to recognize the value of
work as nothing else could. In this alone
it has proved its value to the nation.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-08-28
Looking Backward
What the Press Files Tell of
Imperial Valley for This
Date In Pest Years
TWENTY YEARS AGO
AupuSt oR. 1919

Architect F. 7. Harris has COM
pleted plans for a $4,000 building
to be erected by c. A. Shafer for
his undertaking business at the cor
ner of Seventh street and Broad
way. the aim being to make it one
of the finest business blocks in the
valley.
j. L. Travers and others who re-
turned by automobile from Sar
Diego today report that they were
obliged to come by way of Devils
canyon, many boulders having fall
en- on the San Diego canyon roac
and put it out of commission foi
the time being
Imperial Valley press., 1933-08-28

Published every evening Except Sunday by The
Imperial Valley Press. Inc, 625 State street,
El Centre, California. w. C. Costello business
manager. Telephone 26, business office; 70o edi-
toria department. Full leased wire United Press
Associations.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-08-28
TEN YEARS AGO
August 2R. 1929

DR.. L. c. House, county health
officer, plans to be on hand Sep
tember 10 when the health officers
of the state open their annual ses-
sion in Coronado, and City Health
Officer DR.. F.. A. Burger, probably
will be able to attend as we'll.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-08-28

According to the report of Ray
A. Carberry, chief engineer for the
Imperial Irrigation district, last
month was the coolest July in 10
years. The maximum temperature
during the month was 1l3 degrees
and the minimum 81 degrees.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-08-28

to learn that among 10 new speed
records recently made on the Le-
gion Ascot speedway of Los An
geles nine Of them were hung up
by drivers using this Fortified
Gilmore gasoline"
Imperial Valley press., 1933-08-28

Why an Irish faction should adopt
blue shirts instead of green, will prob
ably explain why it is not likely to get
anywhere.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-08-28

The Bassett turkey hatchery at
Adelanto, San Bernardino county,
sold 10000 poults to Utah farmers
last spring.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-08-28

The first person to cast vote i'll
Ell Centro was James r. Fuller of
458 Euclid avenue, who dropped his
ballot into the hands of the elec-
ton Judge at 6:0l this morning.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-08-28

Professor Moley is the first of the ad
ministration to find himself outside
looking in.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-08-28
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO
August 28. 1918

Concluding their sessions as a
board of equalization, the city trus-
tees last night adopted the budget
FOR the fiscal year 1918-19 and fixed
Sl.32 as the city tax rate.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-08-28

In one respect at least, all the world is
alike There seems to be universal op-
position to taxes.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-08-28

SUBSCRIPTION RATES - Delivered 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. Nj. c. Mogen-
son. national advertising representatives
Imperial Valley press., 1933-08-28

Everyone at the weather bureau
worked extra hours, even the Ne
gro messenger. Finally he was re-
lieved and started home with the
remark:
THE hurricane was called off on
account of rain"
Imperial Valley press., 1933-08-28

Texas is the twenty-third state and
the biggest section of the Union to INK
arms with John Barleycorn.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-08-28

Police at Malvern, Ark, say Mark
II. Shank, above, Akron, o, attor-
ney confessed TO poisoning four
persons found dead In an auto
mobile near Malvern. The dad,
Shank said, were Alvin Colley, his
wife, Ethel, and then sons Clarence
Z, and Clement, 10, 81 Akron
Cline, 4, another son. was unharm-
ed. Shank said he put poison in
his victims food because he was
afraid COlicy would tax about a
lawsuit Shank was defending.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-08-28

their office building. The soda
such solace as may be had III a
milk shake or a banana split.
So strictly is the senate'S own dry
law enforced that Senator Walsh,
Dem, Mass, was refused beer with
lunch one day although his COM
mittee room in the capitol is in the
old central portion of the building
and appears actually to be on the
house side. Careful measurement
disclosed that the door to WalSh's
office was six feet on the senate
side of the center line. Walters from
the house restaurant informed the
senator they could not cross the
line. Walsh lunched without beer.
Some senator's have solved the
problem. however. There is no rule
against bringing your own beer.
Several recent requests for mechan-
| ical refrigerators for senator's Of
| fices suggest that they may be
bringing their own.
Much CONSERVATION was caused
in Washington the other day when
radio station announced that II
gale of hurricane force would hit
the capital that afternoon.
Most radio listeners interpreted
it to mean that the hurricane that
was devastating Norfolk, Va, was
due to descend on Washington.
Immediately all telephone lines
were swamped At one time sub
scribers were forced to wait eight
minutes for the automatic appara-
tus to register a dial tone and
even then the chances of getting the
party sought were about one in SO.
The hurricane" never appeared
but the rain measured almost seven
inches,
Everyone at the weather bureau
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-06-21
R. HARRINGTON
LODGED in JAIL
NEGRO CHARGED WITH AS
sAuLT ON WILTsIE
RUSSELL

Rudolph Harrington, colored, is
q prisoner in the county jail
awaiting hearing for an assault
made yesterday on Wiltsie Rus.
sell. an employee at the pineapple
factory. He is charged with as
sault and battery with intent to
kill.
Russell was attendant at the
entrance gate to the factory and
was instructed to keep out all
persons who were not employed
or had not been given permission
to enter.
Harrington, a strong and husky
negro. attempted 10 force his way
in the gate and when Russell
demonstrated the negro struck
him on the side Of the head. Rus
sell was knocked out and Ii was
almost five minutes before he was
restored TO consciousness
The negro. il Is said. was In
Jail sometime ago charged with
breaking and entering the home
Of the Marine hospital nurses on
Whitehead street.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-06-21
JURY AWARDS
MRS. SWEETINC
$500 DAMAGES
AMOUNT ASKED FOX IN CASE
BEFORE CIRCUIT COURT
WAS $500, ELECTRIC CO.
DEFENDANT IN SUIT

Shortly after 5 o'clock yester-
day afternoon the jury in the case
Of Mrs. Annie T. Sweeting versus
the Key West Electric company,
awarded the plaintiff $500 dam
ages. $1,000 was asked.
This case arose out of injuries
received by Mrs. Sweeting while
riding on q bus of the company
which collided with post when
the driver attempted to avoid an
accident.
The driver Of the bus, it was
shown, was given the choice of
running into an automobile driven
by q woman or swerving from the
course. He chose the latter ex-
pedient.
When the bus struck. the post
the impact threw Mrs. Sweetine
forward. The injuries received
were caused by contact with the
money receptacle of the bus. In
iuries were principally to the lips
and teeth.
Jurors on the case we're Henry
r. Saunders, Alfredo Barroso,
Gerald III Adams. w. r. Pinder,
J., w. Marzyck and Lonix Cruz.
There was no session of court
this morning. Judge Jefferson b
Browne. ordered recess until ID
q. m, Saturday.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-06-21
OTHER RIFLE
TEAM MATCHES
NOW PLANNED
ONE TO BE HELD ON sATUR-
DAY AFTERNOON AND ALSO
ANOTHER ON SUNDAY,
MANY GUARDS TO COMPETE

The rifle team of Battery ..E''
C. A. J, 265th Regiment. Florida
National Guard, viii have another
practice Saturday afternoon and
one Sunday.
Members of the company
whose Workmanship and eff
cheney placed them in the lead
and who compose the team are
Sergeant Joaquin Romaguera,
Corporal Leonard T. Curry, Cor
poral Victor e. Watkins. and
Privates Richard Russell and Fer
nando Stirrup.
Practices are held at the u. S.
army butts ut Fort Taylor and
are under the supervision and di.
rection of Lieutenant Leslie E.
Russell.
II IL proposed to hold these
practice meets each Thursday
Saturday and Sunday until the
time arrives for the teams de-.
parture fer the state rifle meet
Al Camp Foster which Is sched-
uled to be held sometime between
July z and I6.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-06-21
Attorney General Explains
Status OF Tax Certificates

All tax certificates and liens
for delinquent taxes against real
estate for the year 1891 and all
previous years, where they are
held by the state, shall be held in
tact, without sale, and without
enforcement in any manner until
the first day of July, 1888.
This is set forth in Section !
of the Fntch Bill passed by the
recent legislature and in the
opinion of Cary D. Lands, attor-
ney general is legislative man
date. Continuing his analysis of
the bill the attorney general
writes:
at is my opinion that where
suits are now pending for the
foreclosure or enforcement of
such tax certificates held by the
state, that these suits are stayed
for the same period. and nothing
further can be done in such litiga-
ton until July |. 1888. 1t is fur
Their my opinion that with ref
erence to any such tax certificates
held by the state that no such
certificate or lien. held by the
state shall be sold or transferred
TO any one under any conditions
except to the bona fide owner of
the fee title.
Given Privilege
''In section 2 1t is shown that
the bona fide owner has the priv.
ilege TO pay off and discharge at
any time any one or more of such
liens without regard 10 the num-
Der of years of unpaid taxes ex-
sting at the time OF payment,
provided the owner pays the
amount due for taxes costs and
charges together with the interest
from the first day Of April in the
year following that for which the
taxes are assessed az the rate oi
percent Heretofore IS pereentl
per annum together with the fees
OF the eirruit court incident se
such payment.
In other words. this owner Of
the fee title may Gene in II any
time and pay off and discharge
any particular year 81 such an
paid taxes without reference 10
the unpaid taxes of any other year.
III u also provided In she same
ssrtTon that where the tax rer-
iifIeske i held BY q private per-
son. firm ur euvporatina. he bora
tide awneF nsay rcaeena sark Ger
tificnse as nnw provided ~ hw
wsheat payluw any lien ~ eiaim
lContGnasa ca rage Fearl
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1933-06-21
CHECKING UP ON CONGRESS
Self-Sufficiency Or Internationalism
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
By FRANK I. WELLER
(Isy Associated Press1

WASHINGTON, June 90
With world military and economic
disarmament in the balance, the
United States has unanswered in
to position for what some observ-
ers consider an equally quick
swing to international cooperation
or considerably greater national
self-sufficiency.
No particular act by the special
session of the seventy-third con-
gress apparently was aimed in
either direction, but the cumula-
tive effect of the legislation seems
to give the administration econom-
ic and monetary powers which
could base the nations progress
either on extensive international
trade or more purely domestic
business.
Two Weapons Available
Two principal weapons were
forged in the congress which, while
conceived in accordance with the
plans for domestic recovery, nome
theless have tremendous interna-
tional Importance.
First, the president has the
power to reduce the gold content
of the dollar so percent, other in
flationary powers, and more or less
arbitrary authority to stabilize the
dollar in international exchange.
These provisions give power to
move the price level up or down,
depressing or accelerating foreign
trade.
Secondly, together with powers
already possessed to raise or lower
traits SO percent. he was given
additional authority in the Nation
al Industrial Recovery act to raise
tariff barriers if a flood of impor-
tations threatened to destroy the
benefits of the act. A flood of
imports would react against do
nestle sellers of the same goods.
Industry Control A Factor
State control of production. la
Dor and prices in so far as possible
under the agricultural readjust-
NEXT act the recovery act and
the various currency measures
are declared to make it possible