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Imperial Valley press., 1934-03-14

WASHINGTON, March IA. -
Another of the behind-the-scenes
brain trusters is Oscar L. Chap
man, the man responsible for put
ting Uncle Sam in the rum busi-
ness at st. CroiX, Virgin Islands.
He is the retiring, almost-bashful
assistant secretary of interior.
While Harold Ickes, his chief,
wrestled with the more specta-
cular PWA problems, Chapman
stuck to his quiet office. There he
developed the scheme for federal
participation in revival of the
Virgin Islands prosperity.
The program calls for operation
Imperial Valley press., 1934-03-14


was dipping the hot, boiling sap out
of big kettle hung over blaZ-
ing fire of wood. Keep back now J.
Il guess the Bob Cat wishes he
had kept back" barked the Police
Dog. who had been brought TO the
sugar camp by Mr.. Longears TO
guard the animal children from the
Bad Chaps.
"Ho, Ho! guess he does!"
laughed Buster. In the story before
this one you read how the Bob Cat
tried to nibble Uncle Wiggily, but
the rabbit gentleman threw hot
maple syrup on the Bad Chaps
nose and made him run away.
Now I'm going to pour out the
hot syrup into the pans where 1t
will harden into brown maple su-
gar" said Uncle Wiggily. 80 stand
back, everybody"
Everyone kept back out Of the
way. Near the boiling kettle were
several broad, shallow pans set in
the March snow to cool. The pans
were also creased so the sugar can
dy would not stick to them.
Carefully Uncle Wiggily poured
one dipper of syrup after another
into the pans until each one was
filled.
Now, keep away from them until
they cool" warned the rabbit un-
Gle.
Cant we have any of the sweet
stuff 10 eat until that sugar gets
cool, Unkie Wig?" asked Baby Bun
ty.
oh, yes answered Mr.. Long
ears, II can make you some maple
wax"
How do you make that2" asked
Imperial Valley press., 1934-03-14
EDITORIAL PAGE
and
FEATURES
PREPARING FOR NEW WAR

The United Press paints an ugly
picture of the Worldwide threat to peace
as indicated in the activities of munitions
makers.
1t is particularly ugly picture for
those of us who can remember back d
few short years when we were waging a
war to end war.
Less than generation has passed
Thousands of men wounded in that war
are still dragging out painful existence
In hospitals and soldiers homes. and we
have only begun to pay for the few short
months in which we were actually en-
gagged in fighting.
Odds quoted by Lloyds, International
ly known underwriters, are 100 to that
a European war will not start within the
next II months; 100 to 40 that such
war will not start within two years and
no bets at any price that there will not be
war within the next five years.
Munitions factories in the Creusot val
ley of France, the Skoda works in Czech
oslovakia, Vickers-Armstrong in Eng
land, Mitsui in Japan, and subsidiary
companies in all parts of the world are
working overtime, making big guns and
ammunition. A naval race is on among
all nations, with every likelihood that it
will also include similar races for land
and air supremacy.
Nitrates, the basis Of high explosives,
are reported moving through the Panama
and Suez canals in unprecedented ton
mage.
These are facts, ugly facts, but none
the less true because they are ugly. They
presage war as truly as buds presage the
coming summer.
What part will the United States play
in it? None can answer truthfully.
When an Austrian archduke was assas-
sinated in the summer of 1914, no Ameri-
can would have said that it would with
in short time, place Us in the worst of
all wars. For over two years we read
the horrors of that war and some of us
blindly thanked the Lord that it was for
others and not us, too blind to see that
we were also heading into it.
Do any of US want TO think of the kids
we know as Boy Scouts, members of the
grammar and high school athletic teams,
the kids who deliver our papers and our
groceries as khaki-clad cogs in war ma
chine? Do we want to see them as prop
er subjects for the terrible but true pic
lures a coast newspaper IS publishing
at present?
If we don't we will, all of US, think
long and hard before we allow this ma
tion to become involved in any European
fracas, for which that section of the
world at present seems to be itching. If
they must scratch the itch let them
scratch by themselves. The cost in the
lives of our kids alone is too great even
if we can forget that there is still ten
billions due US from our last effort to re-
form the world.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-03-14

iation' or Abnormal Dormancy, -
has occurred in Southern California
many times in the last 10 years,
Growers who have heen in the bus
iness that length Of time will re-
member that the seasons Of 1924.
1926. 1923. 1880, anG 1881 were ab-
normal to a greater or lesser ex-
tent, 1924 and 1923 being the
worst, Beyschlag states.
The delayed condition is not a
failure of the tree to go completely
dormant. 1t is rather a failure OF
the tree 70 wake up' in the
spring. Most Of the peach, april
cot, pear, plum and some of the
berry varieties have grown for CEN
turies under more northern or
temperate zone conditions rather
than the subtropical conditions in
Southern California and therefore
require for proper growth certain
Imperial Valley press., 1934-03-14
sDora't Quote Me-
BY United Press.o-o'

of the Virgin Islands company,
federal corporation not unlike the
Hudson Bay company, organized
in Great Britain more than a GEN.
tury ago. The Virgin Islands COM
pany will buy sugar cane fields,
build sugar mills and operate rum
distilleries for the benefit OF about
5000 persons at st. Croix.
When things are going well, the
federal operations will be sold eth
er to responsible private interests
or to the city of st. CroiX. II the
program is a success, some federal
officials see it's spread to Porto
Rico and even to the Tennessee
River valley, which now is the
scene of vast development pro-
ject. So much for the plan, and now
something about the little known
Chapman:
He is a native of Denver and
a one time probation officer In
the court of Judge Ben Lindsey
He gained considerable renown
in the west as the campaign man
ager of Senator Alva B. Adams and
later came to the notice Of 1ckes,
who obtained his appointment.
He is particularly interested i'll
the history of the Virgin Islands,
where for $50 years the manu-
facture of rum made the islands
prosperous. Prohibition ruined the
business. The rum mills started to
decay-and so did the islands.
The assistant secretary of the
interior hopes that someday, some
how he will learn to recognize the
taste of rum.
The country's number one run
man doesn't know what run
tastes like He says all these hare
liquors like rum and cognac anc
such seem about alike to him.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-03-14
UNCLE WIGGILY'S MAPLE WAX

Stand back now Don't get too
close!"
Uncle Wiggily shouted these words
to a crowd of animal boys and girls
who were thronged about him as he
was getting ready to pour out the
maple sugar.
If you get too close. you'll be
burned" warned Mr.. Twistytail, the
fat pig gentleman.
| "Oh, I wouldn't want that!' said
Baby Bunty, the orphan rabbit, who
with many of Uncle Wiggily's other
boys and girls, had come TO stay
with him at the woodland sugar
camp while the sweet stuff was be-
! ing made from boiled sap out OF
maple sugar trees.
II should say you wouldn't want
to be burned by hot maple syrup!'
growled Mr.. Stubtail, the jolly bear
gentleman. Even with all my thick
shaggy fur 1 wouldn't want any hot
syrup to splash on me-"
well keep back, DaddicumS!
said Jingle, politely.
But when will the maple sugar
be ready to eat?" asked Jangle, who
was Jingle's twin sister.
"Oh, very soon, now, when it is
COOL" answered Uncle Wiggily, who
Imperial Valley press., 1934-03-14
CHAMBER GETS
INTERE STING
SALES DAT A

Through the Brigham Young un-
iverSity at Provo, Utah the Ell Cen
tro Chamber of Commerce has OBJ
tanned some interesting figures on
reasons retail purchases are made
by small town customers from stores
in larger, nearby trade centers. This
information has been mimeograph-
ed by the local chamber and dis
! tributed to members of the organ
ization for their information.
The survey is particularly inter-
esting because Provo has a popu-
lation of $4,000 persons. slightly
larger than Ell Centro, and is To-
Gated but so miles distant by rail or
paved highway from Salt Lake
| City. making retail store conditions
there somewhat similar to those in
El Centre, which falls within the
trading area of San Diego and Los
| Angeles.
The Provo survey, made by the
| College Of Commerce, indicates
, that one-fourth of the purchases
| made in Salt Lake City by Provo
residents were the result of pleas
| ure trips with time for shopping,
another fourth were credited to the
fact that the larger stores carried
a greater variety Of merchandise.
| Another principal reason given was
CLOVER prices'', which accounted
for 21.59 per cent of the purchases.
Newer styles, better quality special
sales, better service, more courteous
/ salespeople and liberal credit, all
, were given as reasons for buying
( away from the home city of the
people of Provo.
1t was determined that women IS
clothing and shoes, childrens' cloth
ing and gifts assumed the higher
| proportion in Salt Lake City buy
| ing. Purchases of men IS clothing
| and S furnishings lag far be-
hind these other purchases.
| The survey was undertaken to de-
termine the attitude and habits of
: Provo consumers in relation to the
( advertising, prices, quality. variety,
service, style and other merchan-
diSing factors in Provo stores as
compared with Salt Lake City
| stores and was accomplished
through a house to house canvass.
While it is not necessarily applic-
! able to Ell Centro, the chamber of
commerce staff felt it would be of
interest to local merchants and for
that reason obtained it from Brig
ham Young university and distrib-
uted it to members of the Ell Cen
| tro chamber in retail business.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-03-14

amount Of cold weather in the
winter time. Failing to experience
this cold weather, they are not in
condition TO grow properly in the
spring.
There is nothing one can do to
bring them out. Irri cation is of no
avail, in fact irrigation should be
delayed until the trees have had a
chance to develop leaves and use
the water in the soil. While trees
arc somewhat weakened by delay
and poor crop usually results. Beys-
chlag points out, they do not die
from this cause-adding that some
varieties may not be in full leaf un-
til May or early June.
Walnut blight has been control
led in Ventura County by the appli-
cation of Bordeaux sprays during
the catkin development period.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-03-14
Colds That Hang On

Don't let them get strangle
hold. Fight germs quickly. Creo-
mulsion combines major helps in
one. Powerful but harmless. Pleas
ant to take. No narcotics. Your
own druggist is authorized TO re-
fund your money on the spot II
your cough or cold Is not relieved
by Creomulsion, (ady)
Imperial Valley press., 1934-03-14
RIVER READINGS
SCHOLARS GET BREAK

STANBUL U.P) Turkish
schoolkids are being given break.
They will not have regular exam
nations at fixed dates. The au-
thorities hold that this causes
Stacking or cramming. The pupils
will be so taught that they are
ready to pass exams at any time.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-03-14
DriUers Uninjured
As Autos Collide

Cars driven by J. H. Copenhaver
and c. H. Johnson, both of Ell Gen.
tro. collided at the intersection of
Fifth and Orange streets at 9:l5
0 clock last night according to a re-
port made to police.
This states that Copenhaver was
going east on Orange and john
son south on Fifth at the time of
the accident. Slight damages were
caused to the two machines and
neither driver was injured, the re-
port states.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-03-14

Published every evening Except Sunday by The
Imperial Valley Press. Inc 625 State street,
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manager. Telephone &C. business office; 700 edi-
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Associations
Imperial Valley press., 1934-03-14

The Father and Son banquet
given in the high school cafeteria
last night by the Hi Y boys in hon.
or of their dads was great sue
cess.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-03-14
VALLEY TROUBLES RED INSPIRED

Those who have liStened-in on the trial
of Stanley Hancock and Dorothy Rae,
two alleged Communist agitators, before
Justice of the Peace H. B. Griffin dur
ing the past week have had an opportun-
ity to become enlightened on the aims
and purposes of the recent labor disturb
ances in Imperial Valley.
Pat Chambers, while on the witness
stand for the defense at the session of the
court held last night, admitted that the
Labor Defense league, had been up to
two months ago. the American division
of the Red Internationale with headquar-
ters in Moscow. This was brought out in
cross examination of the witness by Dis
trict Attorney Elmer Heald. Chambers
also said that he was member of this
league. Why he qualified by saying "up
to two months ago was not made clear.
However, his testimony demonstrated
that all Of the recent agitation carried on
among the field laboring classes of the
valley Of late is Communistic inspired;
that its leaders are alleged worshippers
OF the red flag and not of the stars and
stripes.-The Brawley News.
-O-
One Of the things that is wrong with
boxing is that it is taking as much "hot
air to stage a Carnera-Baer match as it
has to explain the depression.
After seeing pictures of those back to
nature inhabitants of the Galapagos is
lands, it is much easier to understand
why they went there.
Governor Moeur S army will find
their own Arizona mosquitoes more an
noying than any invasion from Califor-
MIA.
If the termites would only eat the city
hall instead Of the city records, maybe
we would then get one in keeping with
city of this size.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-03-14
TEN YEARS AGO
March ID 1924

Imperial Valley will be we'll rep
resented at the State Cotton Grow
ers association meeting at River
side tomorrow.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-03-14

r. F.. Cline, Roscoe, Los Angeles
county, harvested a ton and a half
of Youngberries from 200 one-y year
old vines last summer,
Imperial Valley press., 1934-03-14

Orchardists of the Yucaipa VAL
ley, San Bernardino county, are re-
ported to be much interested in fer
tilizers this spring.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-03-14

A very enjoyable piano recital
was given last evening by the pu-
pills of Mrs. Minnie West McDon-
Imperial Valley press., 1934-03-14
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO
March Ia. 1919

The only places in the valley to
suffer from yesterday IS severe wind
and sand storm, rated as the heav-
lest "blowo in years, were Seeley
and Camp Beacon.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-03-14
Looking Backward
What the Press Files Tell of
Imperial Valley for This
Date In Past Years
TWENTY YEARS AGO
March Ia. 1914

The last lecture on inland and
Imperial Valley will be given to-
night at Holt opera house, prepar-
atory to the opening of the new
city tomorrow.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-03-14
n y ''NI!eath@!

Los ANGELES AND VICINITY
Fair tonight and Thursday; con-
tinued warm with little change;
moderate humidity; gentle change
able wind.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-03-14

Mr.. and Mrs. J. B. Baker of Holt
vile were visitors to the city this
morning.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-03-14

After seeing pictures of those back to
nature inhabitants of the Galapagos is
lands, it is much easier to understand
why they went there.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-03-14

One Of the things that is wrong with
boxing is that it is taking as much "hot
air. to stage Carnera-Baer match as it
has to explain the depression.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-03-14

Governor Moeur army will find
their own Arizona mosquitoes more an
noying than any invasion from Califor-
MIA.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-03-14

LOCAL TEMPERATURES
data compiled by Howard EN-
mons, local observer for the United
States weather bureau.
Maximum yesterday .....................,..93
Imperial Valley press., 1934-03-14

If the termites would only eat the city
hall instead of the city records, maybe
we would then get one in keeping with
city of this size
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-09-26
OBITUARY

PARKER-Nrs Belle Parker
 wife of George Parker, formerly of Waterbury, now of Egg Harbor N. J., died ill the Atlantic City, N J., hospital Monday, after finger. ing illness. She was born in East bury about IA years ago. She is survived by her husand, two broth. CTS, Joseph Harald of this city ant James Harald of Eastmon, Ga, ano two sisters, Mrs Louise Holmes and Mrs Annie Ward, both of this city The body will be brought to wat erbury for burial, the time to be
 announced later.
 HAYES-Miss Hannah Hayes of
 17 Frederick street died this morn ing at the Waterbury hospital after
 brief illness. She was a native
 of Freahanes, Rosscarberry. Coun-
 ty Cork, rIeland, but had been in this country for forty years. She has been a resident of this city Tor
 the past seven years.
 Miss Hayes Is survived by two
 sisters, Sister Mary Albert of Holy
 Angels Academy, New Orleans, and Mrs Catherine Keohane of Ire- land; and four brothers, James Patrick, Michael and Timothy Tayes of Ireland.
 The body was removed to the Lunny Funeral Home. 25 Central avenue from where the funeral will take place tomorrow morning at S:30 o'clock to St Margarets
 church where a solemn mass of re.
 quiem will be celebrated. Burial
 will be in Calvary cemetery. New
 York city. Friends may call at the
 funeral home this afternoon and
 evening.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-09-26
Decision Expected
 To-day In Arson Case
State Concludes Trial at Noon Hour -Rebuttal Witt
 nesses Summoned in Closing Session

side of the defense. The other two witnesses Mrs G. Mancini who con- ducts a grocery store on Canal street and Peter Benson, Canal street printer. both testified con- tradictory to evidence of Mrs Faith.
 Mrs Faith said David Allard. star witness for the state, was with her and Mrs Joseph Cipriano, sis- ter of Allard in Allard's apartment at 32 Canal street the night of the fire, June 10th, in the building across the street. She said she left to get a cigarette and then called out that there was a fire. Both witnesses after Mrs Faith depied this, stating that they all went to the front bedroom together when they heard the crash of glass.
 Denied Marriage
 Mrs Faith has been spending her time between Waterbury, New Haven and Oakville since the sub poena for her appearance in court as a witness was issued. she told the court. She denied she was married to A1lard. stating she spent several days week at his apartment at 3z Canal street in the capacity of a housekeeper and attending him while he was i'll.
 She said the night of the fire, she, Mrs Cipriano and Allard were seated in the rear room of the apartment when Mir Allard left to CT he cried out that there was a fire. She and Mrs Cipriano rushed to the front of the apartment and Ia0kAA acrnco xha efraaf fr aoa tho building in flames.
 Allard previously testified for the state he went to get cigarette in the bedroom, facing the street, and noticed man, who looked like Ciarlo, throwing ball of fire across the room of the Beck Up- holstery Co. This was followed by immediate flames, Allard said.
 Conflicting Stories
 Benson and Mrs Mancini said they talked with Mrs Faith after the fire and she told them different stories. They said she told them all three were seated in the rear room when they heard the crash of breaking glass and rushed to the front to see the building afiame.
 Deputy Sheriff Nicholas JameIe was put on the stand by Attorney Lawlor to tell of his difficulties in locating Mrs Faith to serve the subpoena. He said also that last Saturday about 6 o'clock he saw Allard walk into a bake shop and telephone. He listened and heard Allard say, "I'm going to put these rats in jail" He denied on a question by Attorney Fitzgerald, that Allard's eye was black at that time, stating he knew nothing of Allard's beating until he read it in the newspapers on Monday.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-09-26
CHASE co POSTS
 REDUCTION NOTICE
Salaried Employees Re- ceive Unexpected 10
 Per Cent Cut Today

Notice of a 10 per cent reduction in the wages of salaried employees was posted today in the plants of the Chase companies. The cut be- comes effective with the next pay days of the various employees of the firm.
 The reduction in salary was an- nounced on bulletin boards this morning at the Grand street office, the waterville plant and the Wa terbury Mfg Co. division. No reason for the lowering of pay was listed on the announcements, which were simple and brief in character.
 Lowering of volume of trade is believed responsible for the wage cut, 1t being reported that present orders are at a low level in com- parison with those of the usual fall season.
 Rodney Chase, official of the Chase companies, could not be reached, being in New York. Other officials had not given any state- ments up to press time.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-09-26
Dial System For
 Cheshire Monday
Telephone Company Completes Plans for Change Affecting 56S Subscribers Operators Assigned

At three o'clock Monday after. noon. October 1st. telephone serv. ice in Cheshire will be converted from manual to dial operation according to an announcement made today by w. ". Wren. local manager. The change i'll effect the telephones of approximately 566 subscribers and will be made in . few seconds.
 The conversion to dial operation follows a long period of prepara- ton. To house the new dial switch ing equipment, new central office of the unattended type, located on Highland avenue. Cheshire, was constructed by the telephone com pany last spring. Following the change to dial on Monday, all reg tilar operators now employed at the present Cheshire central office will continue to receive regular employment in other nearby ex- changes.
 To help Cheshire telephone sub scribers understand the proper method of dial operation, the com pany has installed working dial Telephones for demonstration pur- poses in Warmers drug shop. Main street, Cheshire. An attendant is on hand to answer questions, to Demonstrate the correct method of
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-09-26

dial and to assist subscribers in making practice calls.
 New Directory
 As most of the telephone num-
 bers in Cheshire will necessarily be changed at the time of the conversion on Monday. a new issue of the telephone directory, con- taining the new numbers, will be delivered by mail on Friday and Saturday. Subscribers with outdoor mail boxes are particularly re- quested by the company to take the directory out of the boxes be- fore Monday. The new directory will have a gray cover with red panel, and may thus be easily dis tinguished from the old one, which has a green cover.
 Under dial operation, Q special fire emergency line number, 346. can be called to report 8 fire. This method will get the alarm to the fire department more rapidly than by calling the telephone operator. Particular care should be used to call this line only to report g fire.