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The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-07-17

(Continued from Page 1.) ing situation. Dining rooms at clubs and hotels, as well as all ordinary restaurants not sanctioned lby the strike committee were closed.
 The Sir Francis Drake hotel din- ing room had all windows blinded with wrapping paper and doors locked and barred. Curtains were drawn on the St Francis dining room windows. Three husky guards barred guests or visitors from the St Francis lobby.
 i've have enough food in stor- age and under guard to take care of our permanent guests and house staff for the balance of the week" :" the manager said.
 "All our transient guests have departed. We have advised our permanent residents to visit friends out of the city. We have cut our house staff to a skeleton basis to conserve food.s
 Reporters hunting for sand wich combed the business and hotel district for an hour and half without finding one.
 1CHuItOI0Iy 1AAtShCho
 Many business establishments up temporary kitchens in back rooms.
 Temper of Mission district resi- dents, where nearly all food stores were closed, flared into violence One grocery store was raided twice. Police were unable to con- firm a report that the crowds ire was raised by alleged profiteering Several hundred dollars worth of supplies were carried away. REPORTERS IN HARD LUCK San Francisco, July 17.-(UP) Shortage of food and difficulty of transportation have combined with | the general confusion to make cov- craze of the general strike a diff | ficult, exciting and sometimes hazardous job for the United Press San Francisco staff.
 The staff worked from p. m. Sunday until noon Monday with a sandwich apiece as rations-plus two pots of coffee. One man who drew an assignment to dine >at one of the 19 restaurants allowed to re- main open, was more fortunate. He got hard roll and one addi- tional cup of coffee.
 Today the difficulty of obtaining food becoming so acute, kitchen was set up in the office. Meals will be served to the staff on a regular schedule-every six hours. An au- tomobile had to be sent to San Mateo, a suburb, for supplies.
 The transportation situation is not so easily remedied. Not only are there no street cars or taxi , cabs but gasoline cannot be pur- chased within the city. Staff mem- bers thus far have managed to keep their cars running by making excursions to outlying towns. where | filling stations are open, sometimes bringing back. five gallons extra in a can.
 Hard to Get Around When reporters venture into the comes just one examination after another. A police badge and a pass from the national guard is I necessary. Every policeman and every sentry must examine them. Tn some areas it makes progress pretty slow. Today the national guard issued limited number ot arm bands to reporters. But written passes also must be car ried.
 To house members of the staff living outside of walking distance and not equipped with automobiles, rooms have been taken in down. town hotels. That means more passes. For guests must carry the | permission of the hotel manage ment to get by the guards on the door. And again the pass must be shown to get in to the dining room.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-07-17

supporters who cling to him so closely that his opponents refer to them as Bridges body-guard." He can rely upon them absolutely.
 He has magnetism in his oratory He always is aggressive. He speaks with the fire of a zealot. He talks the language the working man understands.
 Conservative labor leaders op- pose him; and many dislike him. But they do not discount his strength.
 He has been working tirelessly since the marine strike began May 9. Often, when crisis arises, he is not to be found. But always he shows up. and usually, as he did only July 5, he has some new plan to advance for the pronouscement of which he has chosen psycho- logical moment with uncanny abii- ity. r
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-07-17
NEW SEWER HAS
 STOOD THE TEST
Officials Satisfied
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OHclulS SutISIIcu
 Thomas J. Fleming, superinten7 dent of streets and engineers from the engineering department anx- iously watched the results of the last storm and were satisfied that the new arrangement will carry off the excess water, when 1t was seen that no accumulation of any great extent gathered. The pipes carry the water to Mack brook, about 300 feet south of Beardsley & Wolcott Mfg. Co.
 Mir Fleming said the storm wa ter sewer construction is complet- ed on West Main street from Grandview avenue to Ledgeside avenue.
 The storm water sewer construc- ton is about 90 per cent complet- ed on Willow street and about b0 per cent completed on Cooke street. and Colonial and Beecher avenues.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-07-17

Death of an Oklahoma Univer- sity campus beauty. Marian Mills. 20, above. started wilespread search in the southwest for Ncai Myers, 21, right, pharmacy stu- dent, who disappeared the day the girl was found dead in the apart mcnt of Mrs Hazel Brown. cook in the fraternity house where Myers lived. Mrs Brown told police Myers had given the girl drugs to prevent her from becoming a mother and examination wns made to deter mine whether an overdose caused her death. The victim was the daughter O q faculty member at Oklahoma University.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-07-17
TEN MEASLES CASES
 REPORTED IN CITY

An epidemic of measles is pre- valent in the larger cities of the state the weekly bulletin of the health department submitted today shows. Waterbury lists 10 cases, Hartford 20 and New Britain 19. Waterbury has no scarlet fever casen, the report shows. There are 40 chickenpox cases in the state, says the report.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-07-17
ACTUAL HUNGER
 IN SOME PLACES

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-07-17
DENOUNCED MAN
 IS STRIKE STARTER

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Imperial Valley press., 1934-03-31
TO
BE CANDIDATE
FOR COUNCIL

In considering the qualifications
of a candidate for public office,
the intelligent, prospective voter
must take into consideration, not
only his character but his achieve
ments as we'll. An individual may
bear an exemplary reputation
among his friends, neighbors and
business acquaintance, but may
still be untitled to hold a position
of public trust.
In again presenting my name to
the voters of Ell Centric for re-
election to the city council, I
recommend that the public look
to the record
I have been a resident and bust
ness man in this city since 1918
During this period 1 have enjoyed
an active participation in civic af-
fairs and have devoted much of
my time to the various progressive
movements tending to the develop
ment Of public welfare.
In again seeking a favorable eX-
preston of public confidence, it is
we'll to remember that as a men,
Der of the present city council, I
have been contributing factor
in placing the city of Ell Centre
in the enviable position of being
one of three of the class A cities
in Southern California, financially
out of the red, the other two
being Inglewood and Glendale
Furthermore, Ell Centric is the only
city in Imperial county enjoying
this inspiring status. This fact
alone should be taken into con-
sideration by all who wish con-
tinuance of conservative, efficient,
constructive administration of city
affairs.
HERBERT w. FAWCETT
Imperial Valley press., 1934-03-31

ing Bears, Mr. Twistytail was ready
to listen and hear Uncle Wiggily
tell why he was jumping back and
forth over the net.
Il suppose at first you thought I
was playing tennis, didn't your
asked the rabbit gentleman.
yes, l did, grunted the fat pig.
Il came along and I saw the net
here and l said to myself, I said
'Wiggy is playing tennis But when
I came closer I didn't see you
knocking any bouncing balls about
with racketS like snowshoes. So l
said to myself: What can Wiggy be
doing? And that's what I'd like TO
know
And I am going to tell you said
Uncle Wiggily, Listen"
Il have been listening for the last
few minutes grunted the pig gem
tleman, But I haven't heard any
thing"
Listen just once more begged
the rabbit, so the pig did.
Il am pretending to be a tennis
Dali myself, went on Uncle Wig
gily. You see I found 1 was getting
too fat and Dr. Possum said that
besides looking for adventures, I
must skip about more. He said it
would be a good thing for me to
play tennis. But 1 couldn't get any
one to play with me, so I had to
play by myself.
II had a net and l stretched it be
tween two posts as you see. Then I
began jumping back and forth over
the net like a tennis ball I'm not as
fat as 1 was this morning"
That's good" said Mr.. Twistytail
Now I know the reason for the
funny way you were acting. It's Gle
yer of you" Then all of a sudden
Mr. Twistytail lifted his rubber-li like
Imperial Valley press., 1934-03-31
EDITORIAL PAGE
and
FEATURES
COURT UPHOLDS KAHN

Efforts to GUST Al KAHN as director
of the Imperial Irrigation District from
the Brawley division met the fate they
deserved yesterday when Judge Charles
c. Haines of San Diego sustained a de-
murrer filed by KAHN against the quo
warranto proceedings instituted against
him in the name of F. NJ. Ballou, (but
sponsored by factions antagonistic to the
majority of the directors on the board.)
The charge against Mr.. KAHN was
a technical one-that he was not quail
fled to be a director inasmuch as it was
claimed he was not a taxpayer IN the I'M
perial Irrigation District.
AS head of a large cattle company Kali
in has been a taxpayer in the valley for
years, perhaps not in his own name, but
the tax money came out of his profits
and was made possible by his ability to
conduct the affairs of his concern.
Literally he was land owner and as
such a taxpayer on the day he was APP
pointed by the board of supervisors to act
as director of the district
Since assuming the dictatorship, KAHN,
although seriously handicapped for
months by an injury, has worked in har-
mony with the majority of the board to
give the district an efficient and econom-
zeal administration. 1t was largely
through his good offices that Charles E.
Malan was persuaded to drop his suit
against the district, thereby paving the
way for release of the S6,0O0,000 ap-
preparation for construction of the ALL
American canal. He worked with other
members of the board to reach an am
icable settlement of the difficulties with
the Coachella Valley water district. With
President Hewes, and Directors Aten
and Young, he voted to put Phil Swing
on the job of obtaining release OF the
$6,OO0,00O appropriation from the PWA
the deciding stroke that made the
money available for the district and
paved the way for calling for bids on the
canal.
Kalin his shown a willingness to give
the district the same kind of service he
has given to his own private business.
That, after all, is the real standard by
which those who seek public office
should be judged and chosen If man
does that it matters not whether he is
Republican or Democrat, or prefers
white meat to dark.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-03-31
BED-TIME STORIES
By HOWARD E. GARRIS
Copyright, 1884 by Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate)

nose into the air and began to sniff
and snuff.
What do you smell?" asked IN
Gle Wiggily.
Il smell some wild animal" whis-
pered the pig.
"A wild animal here, SO near my
bungalow" said Uncle Wiggily. care
you sure?"
"Positive!" said the pig. Il smell
wild animal"
What kind of a wild animal?'
the rabbit gentleman wanted tc
know.
Bear" whispered the pig. 1.-TWO
wild bears!"
And it was true. Hiding in the
bushes were two wild bears. Anc
only one was a Cross Bear who
wanted to nibble Uncle Wiggily
The other was a Jolly Bear. Anc
just about this time the Cross Bear
said to his jolly friend:
We'll, here's where 1 go get Un-
Gle Wiggily."
Are you really going to nibble
him?" asked the jolly Bear sadly
of course 1 ami That's what /
came here for You wanted to know
why l was cross and told you II
was because l once let the rabbit
go when I had him by the ears. l
let him go because he gave me
maple sugar. But I'm not going to
let him go now
So saying, the Cross Bear began,
very very softly to sneak out of the
bushes and toward Uncle Wiggily
who was standing near his tennis
net talking to Mr.. TWistytail. The
jolly Bear stayed in the bushes, for
he wouldn't hurt Uncle Wiggily for
anything.
The Bear smell is getting strong
er" suddenly grunted the pig.
Look, Wiggyl Here he comesl' and
he pointed to the Cross Bear COM
ing nearer and nearer. Run! RUM
But Uncle Wiggily didn't run. In
stead, he quickly loosed the tennis
net from the two sticks and then he
HeJIcu JIle Dear. lIlc IdDUlG oiliC"
the net over the bad Bears head,
tangling him all up in it just as fish
get tangled in a sea-net. The Bear
grilled and groWled and hoWled. He
tried to claw his way out of the net
but he couldn't and while he was all
tangled up Mr.. TWistytail tele-
phoned for the Police Dog, who
came quickly and arrested the shay
gy fellow. Then the Good Bear
laughed and ran home. But the
Bad Bear was taken to Jail. And if
the snow shovel will play a little
tune on the ash can for the pussy
cat to dance, I'll tell you next about
Uncle Wiggily and funny fish.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-03-31

WASHINGTON, March 31.-To-
morrow is Easter Sunday. BY a
quirk of the calendar it also is All
Fools day-to the dismay OF the
nations novelty dealers.
The market for chocolate covered
onions, fake ink spots, explosive cl-
CARS, sneeze powder and other SINH
lar commodities this year is badly
shot, despite the fact that the die
hards among April Fool tricksters
plan to poster their fellow men on
April 2.
The naval observatory, one OF the
few places in the country which
keeps accurate check on such mat
tiers, says that the last time Easter
and All Fools day conceded was i'll
1923. The time before that was in
1888.
1t won't happen again until 1916
and then not until 1956-if that Is
any solace to the makers of cotton
waffles, leaky drinking glasses and
rubber mice.
Another indication of the arrival
of spring is Rep. Henry E. Stubbs,
Lem, of Santa Maria, Calf, who
Imperial Valley press., 1934-03-31
IMPERIAL VALLEY PRESS
UP TO THE PEOPLE

Candidates for public office are prone
to make eNtravagant promises of re
form, economy and efficiency while
seeking the votes of the people prior to
election and are just as prone to forget
them, once they obtain the office they
seek.
Having seen this happen so often, we
naturally shy at the promises of Charles
u. Johnson, state treasurer, who has an
nounced himself as candidate for the
office of governor, and in the same breath
admit that by shying we may be doing
an injustice to Mr.. Johnson sincerity.
In announcing his candidacy Mr.. John
son states his first step to rehabilitate the
states finances, would be to compel the
state government to live within its in
come and to accomplish this he would
consolidate or eliminate entirely more than
half of the 152 overlapping commissions,
bureaus and boards functioning under
present government, which he says would
mean a saving of 5000 900 each bien-
MUM.
california today is under the ar
rogant domination of a hungry, tax
consuming bureaucracy he states Con
stltutlonal government is myth. Every
year taxpayers must give up millions of
dollars to provide these political para
sites and their relatives and friends with
an easy living. They are given princely
salaries. They joyride over the state in
automobiles purchased and maintained
at the expense of the taxpayers. Year
after year they spend tax money to per-
petuate themselves in office. They have
paralyZed our financial structure by their
constant raids upon the public treasury.
I'VE must destroy the corrupt and wild
~ eXtravagant political spoils system
which has pauperized our state govern
ment and placed many thousands Of our
land owners on the threshold of bank
ruptcy.'
Those are true words. 1t would be we'll
for the taxpayer to clip them out and
paste them where he can keep them as
a constant reminder as election time
draws near.
The Press does not say Mr.. johnson
will correct this condition. Neither does
it say that he will not. The condition ex-
lists. Some day some man, perhaps Mr.
johnson, perhaps somebody else, will
come before the people and actually
convince them that he will remedy this
condition and he will actually do it when
he gets into office
The people know this deporable con-
dition exists They know of the huge cost
to maintain archaic, Intellectual and over
tapping governmental agencies-school
districts, cities, towns, counties, improve
ment districts, road districts, and heaven
alone knows how many others.
1t is ridiculous to think of Alpine
county, with 241 persons, being governed
in the same way and under the same
county set-up as Los Angeles county
with 2,208, 492 persons. Such inconss-
tencies Ito use mild term) exist
throughout the whole governmental
structure of our state.
1t will be corrected, but only when the
people want it corrected
Imperial Valley press., 1934-03-31
UNCLE WIGGILY NETS A BEAR

Mr.. TWistytail, the fat pig gentle
man, was carefully listening to IN
Gle Wiggily. The rabbit gentleman,
as told you in the story last night,
was out in front of his bungalow
jumping back and forth over net
stretched between two sticks. Mr..
Twistytail had Waddled along, and
seeing his friend hopping to and
fro over a net, had asked the rea-
son.
Uncle Wiggily said he would tell
his pig friend all about it and that 5
why Mr.. TWistytail was listening.
But what Uncle Wiggily didn't
know and what Mr.. TWistytail didn't
know was that two bears were hid
ing in the bushes not far from
where the rabbit was skipping over
the net But that's just the truth.
There was a Cross Crowley Bear
and a Jolly Laughing Bear. The
Cross Bear was going to nibble I'm
Gle Wiggily if he could But the Jol-
~ Bear wouldn't do that. He only
came along, he said, to see the fun.
So knowing nothing of the hid
Imperial Valley press., 1934-03-31
sDor1't Quote Me-
BY United Press Que

began this week to use packages OF
flower seeds for calling cards.
The seeds are those of the Cali
fornia poppy, which Stubs says is a
glorious and famous flower. On
each package is Stubs name, some
pictures of California peoples in full
bloom and a legend which says TIM I
Santa Maria is a pretty grand plaza
in which to live. y
Rep. Edward r. Burke, DEM, OF
Omaha, however, is going his CAL
ifornia colleague one better. He's
giving away hams from Nebraska
pigs.
So far he's presented l8 hams to
the wives of the President, the Vice
President and members of the cab
met. He figures that's good way to
advertise Nebraska's pigs, of which
Nebraska has far too many, any,
way.
Sen. Carl A. Hatch, Dem, of Clo-
Wis, N. M, almost upset an admin
istration bill in the senate the other
day because he wasn't familiar with
the steam roller tactics of vice-pre-
sident John N. Garner.
! Match was taking Carriers place
as presiding officer, when lie put
the question on agreeing to a con-
| ference report on a bill to include
cattle as basic commodities under
the AAA. A scattering of ayes was
heard on the Democratic side.
Noes" Numbered from the Repub-.
licans
Hatch raised his gavel and hest
tated He was about to announce
! that THE noes have it" when cler's
! turned and whispered: "A
Say the ayes have it,
Presiding officer Hatch did as ind
structed and the day was saved for
! the Democrats.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-03-31

lining the list of entertainers with
all new specialties this week.
Miss Betty White, who has just
finished an extended engagement
at the Gay Nineties night club in
Los Angeles and who also is a
new conner, has the reputation Of
being the girl with the golden voice.
Other new entertainers to be
seen this week include Miss Jean
Lamounu who is a whirlwind tap
dancer.
All in all, the management of
the Climax believes the show should
prove more entertaining than ever.
Carnival night will also be held
along with the Easter party and
Imperial Valley press., 1934-03-31
CLIMAX WILL
PRESENT NEW
FLOOR SHOW

A new floor show will be the
main attraction of the Climax
Cafes elaborate and gala Easter
party tonight, according TO the
management. Many new faces will
be noted in the chorus this week
in the all new program.
Miss Mile Darlow, who proved
to be a sensation with her spec
ialties last week is again head
Imperial Valley press., 1934-03-31
TRADE FISH EGGS

HELENA, Mont. U.P)-The Mon
tana fish and game commission
has traded 100000 trout and gray
ling eggs to Michigan for 100000
wall-eyed pike eggs. The pike will
be planted in the Yellowstone and
Missouri rivers.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-03-31

the lucky fox-trot contest will be
held at u o'clock, the winners re-
ceiving a bottle Of champagne free
for their efforts. Also the holders
of lucky tables are given prizes of
beer every 30 minutes.
Miss Joan Berkeley is doing a
beautiful gypsy dance this week,
while the other personality girl,
Miss Thelma Swan, is entertaining
with a Shadow waltz toe dance.
Chic Delmar announces.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-03-31

Published every evening Except Sunday by The
Imperial Valley Press inc, 625 State street.
FL Centre. California. w. c. Costello business
manager. Telephone &c. business office: 700 ed-
torial department. Full leased wire United Press
Associations.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-03-31
Looking Backward
What the Press Files Tell Of
Imperial Valley for This
Date In Past Years
TWENTY YEARS AGO
March 81, 1914

Promptly at 2:30 o'clock this af-
ternoon the mass meeting OF water
users, called in connection with the
coming irrigation conference at
Denver, will open at the Holt opera
house.
Mrs. F. L. Sawyer of Los Angeles
is visiting Mrs. C. e. Paris OF Fl
Centric.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-03-31

The joke seems to be on that Los An
geles doctor who declared, after examln-
ing a motorists eyes, that they showed
the motorist was intoxicated. Later II
was found the motorist had glass eye.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-03-31

There seems to be something of jeal-
ousy, not to hint at crookedness, when
a man named Goldenweiser becomes an
authority on the uselessness of silver.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-03-31
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO
March II 1913

Justice Mayfield recently tied lis
469th matrimonial knot in Impe-
1ial county.
The sophomore baseball team
beat the seniors IN the first Of the
mtcr-clasS games.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-03-31

Wonder if Mr. Roosevelt's fishing trip
is to provide food for the brain trust
Imperial Valley press., 1934-03-31

Heavy rains over the last week.
end in February brought the sea-
sons total at Salinas up to 6.38
inches.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-03-31

With the big leaguers playing in Yuma
next Tuesday, the morticians ought to be
busy burying "grandmothers."
Imperial Valley press., 1934-03-31

During a recent thunderstorm it
rained 81 inches in 80 minutes in
Wheeler Canyon in Ventura county
Imperial Valley press., 1934-03-31
TEN YEARS AGO
March II. 1924

"Scaramouche" is playing at the
Palace theatre.
Mr. and Mrs. J. N. Howard, for
merly of this city and now of Red
lands, are here for a few days
business stay.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-03-31
ST. May Get St Francis Statue

| A black granite
statue of
| st. Francis
of Assist,
chiseled in
| Paris by
Beniamino
| Bufano,
| San Francisco
sculptor,
may be
brought to
| San Francisco
and erected
in honor
of the city's
patron saint.
Here is a small
plaster model
of the statue,
which is
% feet high.
Several
| critics declare
| it too
| idealized to
represent the
18th century
religious
leader.
La gaceta., 1934-08-03
BASE BALL
LIGA NACIONAL

Con un cuadrangular, en- el
hoveno inning, Alfonso Lopez
do la victoria a los dodgers. A
punetazos rineron, debajo de la
glorieta eel coach" Miller y el
manager del Philadelphia, jim
my Wilson, ganando ell primero
la decision. Alfonso anot6 dos
carreras.
Trituraron los pirates a los
lrojos, descargando IA hits Y
Ilegando - yeces a la gonna.
Electives batazos de English
dieron ell triunfo a los cubs So
bre los cardenales. Lee disemi-
no 9 "jilotes" de los Pajaros Ro
jos.
Brandt cerr6 ell puerto a los
gigantes, que no pudieron lie
garle al home y solo lie batea-
ron dos hits.