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The Coolidge examiner., 1934-07-20
Plant Disease Threatens
Cacao Plantations.

Washington. - The fight being
waged 10 save. from a destructive
plant disease, the famous cacao
plantations OF Trinidad, West In
dies. brings into the news an IN.
usual. two-fold industry" says a
bulletin from the National Geo
graphic society.
Not only does the cacao bean
supply the producers OF candles
and sweetmeais with a unique solid
Ingredient and hayorlng. but Il
furnishes the nakings' for n hot
beverage. surpassed in world Inn
portance only by coffee and tea.
Chocolate was a gift to mans
palate from the Western heml-
sphere" f" continues the bulletin.
Like tobacco. the potato, and a
number OF other plant products. II
was taken back to Europe by ex-
plorers soon after Columbus opened
the road 10 the New world. and
launched on the way that has led
to world markets.
Source Of Chocolate.
In trade circles today three
terms are used: chocolate and CO
Goa. and cacao. The tropical tree
which is the source Of chocolate Is
called the cacao. In It's leathery,
cucumberlike fruit are caeao pods
which contain cacao beans. But
when the beans are roasted and
ground, and much Of the fat is
pressed out. the remaining brown
substance (ground TO a dry POWDER,
Is cocoa. II the fat is not pressed
out, the darker substance is choco-
late.
Credit for the manufacture OF
chocolate from the hidden seed OF
an unprepossessing fruit belongs to
the original inhabitants Of Mexico.
In 1919, when fernando Cortez In
yaded that country. he discovered
that the cacao tree was widely cul-
tlyated. The natives had concoct-
ed a drink called chocolate or Ca
cahuatl.' from which have come the
name chocolate and cocoa Froth-
Ing pitchers OF chocolate were
served by Montezuma when he en-
tertained Cortez.
students OF American native
customs have estimated that the
drink was In use 1000 years before
the arrival OF Europeans Accord
Ing TO Mexican mythology the seed
OF the cacao tree was carried from
New world version OF the Gar
den OF Eden into Mexico by Quetzal-
coatl, god OF air. The fruit, 1t
is related, was a fayorlte food OF
the gods. The great Swedish bot
anist, Linnaeus. christened the fruit
Theobroma cacao. meaning in Greek
Food OF the Gods
"Cacao was used as a means OF
barter and the payment Of tribute
by the AItecs and Mayans. A mans
wealth was often judged by the
number OF cacao beans he pos
sessed. In Mexico a good slave
could be purchased for 100 beans.
"Its highly concentrated food
value. low cost OF production, and
numerous uses have stimulated
cacao cultivation to such an ex-
tent that now It is grown in prac-
tIcally all tropical countries.
"As an international commodity,
the cacao bean has grown In i'm
portance to such an extent that
the United States alone, in 1888, i'm
ported 47427O,OOO pounds. valued
at SIS, 600 The United States
is by far the largest consumer, ca
Gao ranking sixteenth In value on
our list of imports. Germany,
Great Britain, and the Neither
lands follow in the order named.
Once Monopoly.
"For many years the Spaniards
of South America and of some of
the West Indies monopolized the ca
The Coolidge examiner., 1934-07-20
Hens Cleaning Feet on
Mat Increase Profits

Salinas. Callf.-Hens that wipe
their feet on a door mat have boost
ed the egg profit OF F. A. Hoddlnot.
Prunedale poultry man.
Clean-shelled eggs bring better
prices, so Hoddlnot developed a
concrete floor mat with rollers on
II. The mat slants upward to the
henhouse entrance. When hens
climb the mat the rollers turn un.
der their feet In their frantic
pedaling to keep their balance they
wipe their feet clean. Hens with
muddy feet mark up the eggs and
Hoddinot estimates the door mat
saves him $500 a year, which he
has been paying packers to clean
the eggs.
The Coolidge examiner., 1934-07-20
Eskimo Children Lucky

The Eskimo child is In some re-
spects the luckiest child In the
world He Is never scolded or
whipped and Is respected and re-
vered by his parents. This is be-
cause the superstition-d dominated
Eskimo believes that in the child
the spirit OF its dead grandfather
or grandmother lives again. For
this reason, IT Is quite common to
hear an Eskimo mother address her
child as mother or father.
The Coolidge examiner., 1934-07-20
Cuts Down Bridge
Stopping His Boat

GibbsioWn. y. 1.-The bridge
tlat connects Clbbstown and
MAgulre's island got In the
way Of John Philger's boat
So be chopped down the
bridge
He vas fined s. and costs by
Justice Oliver Daniels when ar
ralgned for destroying the span.
Phllger. a deaf mute. explained
that the owner OF the bridge,
Mrs Ella Draper. refused TO
change its location 50 that his
boat could pass under II.
The Coolidge examiner., 1934-07-20
War to Save
Food Of the Gods

Gao industry. Chocolate was intro
duced into Spain by Cortez and his
conqulstadores about the begin
ming OF the Sixteenth century. but
the process OF chocolate manufac-
ture was kept a secret for almost
100 years In 1906. an italian dis
covered the method OF preparation.
Shortly afterwards, monks and
travellers spread the news through
out Europe The Seventeenth and
Eighteenth centuries found the pop
ularlty OF the drink steadily in
creasing. Cocoa was established
In England, finding as much favor
The Coolidge examiner., 1934-07-20
New Haven Cat Adopts
Family of White Rats

New Haven, Conn.-About the
same time Andy Kovach drowned a
litter Of kittens belonging to his
pet maltese cat. Tabby. his two
white rats ushered a family into
the world. Tabby. stricken with
maternal jealousy. Immediately an
nexed the seven little rats and ba-
bied them 90 II they were her own.
The Coolidge examiner., 1934-07-20
Lights of New York ByLL STEVENSON

Simon Lagree cracks his whip,
black man prays for the souls OF
white men who misuse him. and
little Eva ascends TO heaven under
city auspices. Uncle Toms Cabin"
Is playing a season right here In
New York. The players are real
troupers though they will not
travel In a private car, or maybe
two private cars. as Tom shows
SO the old Clipper called them-used
TO do in my boyhood. They ride in
the subway. The theaters are diff
ferent than those of other times.
They are trallers, which are towed
here and there by motor trucks.
Each is a complete theater. on
reaching the desired spot in one OF
the public parks, a dressing tent
will be erected, the trailer unfolded
and a plug inserted In a convenient
electric outlet. That's all the prepa-
ration necessary. Since there are
TO be no parades, the trOupers won't
have 10 double In brass. But business
Is assured-all tickets are free.
There are five OF the trailer-thea-
ters. each complete In itself Thirty
feet long. they are S feet wide and
l3 feet high-the dimensions being
governed by the city ordinance COW
ering that kind OF vehicle When
unfolded, there Is a stage 80 by 20
feet with footIlghts. back-drops,
borders, scenery, properties and
everything else necessary. A switch
board In front controls the light
ing. The stage crew consists OF
an electrician, property man, a fly
man and carpenter. The idea OF
a municipal moving theater came
from the brain of George Junkin,
head of the drama department of
the city public works division.
The Coolidge examiner., 1934-07-20

Cleon Throckmorton designed the
trailers, donated the Idea to the city
and supervised the building In his
Greenwich Village workshop. The
actors have been selected from
among the many unemployed Thes-
plans. Their salaries come from
welfare funds. So do those of the
stage crews, and the other costs.
Twelve performances week Is the
schedule for each theater.
Looking back, discover I have
overlooked the dressing tent To
protect the theater from the ele-
ments, each trailer is covered with
canvas. when that canvas Is
taken Off, II is set up as dressing
tent. The Tom shows won't COM
pete with theaters and movies since
tickets will be distributed by well
fare agencies among families who
have no money for amusements.
BY no means is "Uncle Toms
Cabin" the only throwback to the
gas-light era. For quite some
time, THE Drunkard," first present
ed here many years ago by z. r.
Barnum, has been flourishing In an
old church on East Fifty-fifth street,
the patrons drinking beer while wit
Messing the performances. Then, too,
Mr.. ThrOckmortOn Is directing
restoration Of the Peoples theater
down on the Bowery for a revival
OF 1.-THE Black Crook" There will
be bars and tables so that patrons
may have their beer along with art.
and Nlta Naldi, star Of the old 81
lent screen, will appear In black
tights and Ann Pennington will
show her knees. In addition, there
Is revival of the old Bowery anna
teur night at the Casino de Paree.
You furnish the vegetables and
we furnish the actors" say the ads.
That has stirred up the Actors Pro-
tectlve association so there may be
a change.
VIII have TO go down and see
1.-The Black Crook" The night 1t
played In our town, wasn't in my
regular seat at Dlckson's Grand
opera house-there was a home or
der that | dare not disObey. THE
Black Crook" was a leg show. and
leg shows weren't for young male
eyes. A friend-he looked older
than his years-sneaked into the
gallery and rendered a lurid report.
So. after all these years. have
an opportunity to check up on him.
Turtle is one Of the broadway
delicacies that has no season. Res
taurant owners buy them, ranging
from 20 to 200 pounds. and some
use four or five OF the larger ones
each week. The cost ranges from 20
to 40 cents a pound There is said
to be only one source OF supply for
dlamond-back terrapin, and that's
away downtown. with prices run
ming into real money.
G. Bell syndicate.-WNU Services.
The Coolidge examiner., 1934-07-20

nslght speak 10 Gregg. and upon
hearing bis voice over the wire.
hung up the receiver without speak
lng a word
50 far 50 good.
II vas now 0 .05.
Anae backed her own roadster
from the garage and drove down
town and parked az a spot which
comma nded a view Of the front door
% GrrEgs oHlce building.
Hardly had she switched OF the
Ignition when her heart gave q
bound
\ blue coape. with chromium GOV.
cred tire racks mounted on either
running bosrd. had jus; pulled away
from the opposite curb
There we're two people in the car,
4 man aud a woman
The man was GregE'
There vas Do mlstaking t.
The blue coupe with the chrom.
lum tlre covers was bis There was
10 msEtnkiug this. either.
Anne sat rs n stunned.
Now that she had actually seen
with her own eyes. the revelation
was more os a blow than she had
anticipated
The shock of d, had a sort %
numblnE effect.
She sat s,ill for Eve minutes.
Gradually her tensed muscles re-
lared. She moved automatically.
started the car. guiding It through
trnffic toward home.
Home
The thought slckencd her. tore AZ
her heart.
Gregg-unirue Incrediblei
Yet she had seen Well. Il
was best she knew. best that the
thlnE was settled
Now she could conduct herself
with some dennlte plan OF action IN
mind.
OF course she'd hare 10 leave
Gregg. This was inevitable.
The parting would be hard
She pictured bis looking AZ her.
That would be harder S,lll--meet
Ing his eyes. which hsd always been
so twinkly and wholly lovAble.
Anue told herself she silll loved
him. Hers vas the kind OF love that
went on and on.
IL would never end.
Yet IL would be easier not seeing
Sire left her roadster beside the
house.
II would be best 20 leave tonight
Perhaps before GreEg came home
No. that wouldn't do.
Shed pack nrst. then wait 10 face
him.
The house was deaihly still.
II was always stlll and lonesome
feeling without Gregg there.
IL always would be.
Anne's lips were grim.
There was n strange calm about
her. a determination In her expires
sion.
She hoped that the feeling OF
strength which had come 20 com
fort her would last until the thing
was done.
Anne snapped on her dressing
table Light and began 10 gather
things into a little pile.
For one brief moment she
thought % Gregg and almost gave Ia
10 the ache In her heart
Then something happened
Another light snapped on.
Anne turned.
Gregg was sitting up In bed. rub
bing his eyes. trying 10 adjust a
sleep-drugsed mind TO what was
happening.
Gregg Z"
"HuhF-oh. hello. Anne. Sorry
dropped or before you came In.
Couldn't help H. Too much
work Dead tired had
10 quit early tonight"
He lay back.
Dumb cluck OF a stenog. tried 20
make me drive her all the way home.
! dropped her at Fifth street. :.
Got bus there"
His voice faded.
He closed his eyes. breathing
heavily In sleep.
Once be reused. brushed a hand
across his cheek with a little ges-
ture OF impatIence.
For even In slnmber the sensa.
ton caused by hot tears splashing
down on ones face Is disturbing.
The Coolidge examiner., 1934-07-20
POULTRY NOTES

Leghorns and most OF the other
Mediterranean breeds grow rapidly
and come TO maturity at an early
age.
The new code for chick hatch
cries is expected TO produce health
Ter chicks. bigger chicks. and hens
that lay eggs weighing more by the
dozen.
Grit, greens and milk with dry
feed, and a constant watch out for
lice, will almost insure success with
turkeys, II one has healthy stock
TO begin with.
The White Crested Black Polish
fowls should have pure white crests.
but more or less admlxture OF black
feathers viii be found in individu-
ais. decreasing their ornamental
value.
Tobacco dust Is recommended TO
treat fiocks of pullets for round
worms and cocum worms. Two
pounds OF dust guaranteed to COZ
tain at least III per cent of nico-
tine Is added TO 100 pounds Of mash.
The Coolidge examiner., 1934-07-20
SUSPICION
g
By X. X. WILKINSON
c B.H sysais.,.-wxu SERVES.

.HEIsE was TO real cause for
L L. None other than that
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ny pr Robert Graham. Coiisrs es Agr-
cultErr. University - lilnsaA
WNT Service
The Coolidge examiner., 1934-07-20

Anne found herself wishing that
IL was work and work only that was
responsible for his condition.
She wanted TO believe he was
telling the truth. and perhaps would
have succeeded had not the germ
OF suspicion taken such a firm hold
upon her soul
Ard so when Wednesday the fol-
lowing week came around Anne
found herself no nearer a solution.
And. acting on an impulse born
OF desperation, she decided TO throw
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Imperial Valley press., 1934-11-05
BED TIME STORIES
BY HOWARD e. GARRIS
tCopyright 1884 BY Mcclure Newspaper syndicate)

Why she said, twinkling her
cold, pink nose at him. SO, after
the fire was made and the hollow
stump bungalow was nice and warm
and the little bunny rabbits were
ready for school, Mr.. Longears
again asked his wife:
"Why, can't I skate?"
''I'n Show YOU
Because while you are a dear
and I love you,' she answered,
"you are too old and fat to skate.
You must have forgotten how. 1t
is years since you have skated on
the ice. And you never could roll
er skate, you KNOW
"That's right, I never could
roller skate,' said Uncle Wiggily,
but now that the duck pond is
frozen, I'm going to show you !
haven't forgotten how to skate on
the ice. Come and see us skate this
afternoon, my DEAR
"Who is 'us'?' asked Mrs.
Longears, laughing.
"Mr. Twistytail, Uncle Butter
and l." said Uncle Wiggily.
"Hol Ho!" laughed the rabbit
lady. "Mr. Twistytail also is toe
fat to skate and Uncle Butter is
too DID,. You three will only fall
down.
"Well, you come and see,'' in
vited Uncle Wiggily. So that af-
ternoon he hoped over to the fat
pig gentleman IS pen and to the
house of Uncle Butter, the goat
gentleman. "Come and skate with
me- said Mr.. Longears.
GWEN show. my wife and Nurse
Jane we aren't too old and fat te
skate.D
"That's what we Will" gruntec
the pig. Soon the three anima
friends were at the frozen duci
pond with their skates. Mrs. Long
ears and Nurse Jane were there tt
watch. For a wonder the pig, tn;
goat and the rabbit did manage Il
do a little skating without falling
down.
nNow watch me do a trick!
bleated Uncle Butter. He skatee
/ fast and then, all of a sudden, N
turned a somersault and landed OF
] the ice upside down, skating on hi
! horns.
Flying Attack
"a fine trickl' grunted Mr.
Twistytail. "Now watch me d'
one!O The pig gentleman skatet
on one leg which was hard for hin
as he was so fat.
"Can't you do any tricks, Uncl
Wiggily?D asked Nurse Jane.
"Oh, don't ask him to!' begge'
Mrs. Longears. "He'n only fal
down and bump his pink nose. -
Certainly I can do a trick!
said Uncle Wiggily. "NWatch this!
| He began to skate very fast towar
his wife and Nurse Jane who wer
Imperial Valley press., 1934-11-05

on the edge of the ice. The musk
rat lady screamed. So did the
rabbit lady.
"Wiggyl Wiggyl" cried Mrs.
Longears. "You'll bump into us!o
But all of sudden Uncle Wiggily
jumped up in the air, over the
| heads of his wife and Nurse Jane
and he landed ker-klump in the
bushes behind them.
ooh, that was fine trick! =
grunted the pig gentleman.
"Hol Ho!" laughed Uncle Wig
gily, "that wasn't trick. I just
| happened to see the Bob Cat hiding
in the bushes and sneaking up TO
bite my wife and Nurse Jane. So
I jumped over their heads and
landed on the Bob Cat to stop him.
There he goesl See him runl"
And, truly, the Bad Chap, hit
and banged by the bunny's skates,
ran fast away. And If the tea
spoon doesn't go swimming in the
coffee cup with the sugar I'll tell
you next about Uncle Wiggily IS
coasting trick.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-11-05
POLITICAL ROUNDUP

In this final word to the voters of I'M
perial county before they go to the polls
tomorrow, The Press makes a final ap-
peal to them to support these candidates
whose Americanism is unquestioned, for,
in the final analysis, the principles of
Americanism are the real issues at stake
in this contest.
It is known by his record that Upton
Sinclair is favorably inclined toward
those elements which caused SO much
trouble in Imperial Valley last spring
and winter, and which are decidedly un-
American in doctrine and in practice.
AS friend of these groups he must bear
the same un-American stamp they do
and to place him in the governors chair
would be disastrous to the welfare OF
California.
Opposing him is Frank F. Merriam,
the present governor, who showed ms
Americanism by acting vigorously to
preserve the rights of citizens and to
maintain law and order during the San
Francisco strike by ordering out the MIL
itia, thereby breaking the backbone OF the
strike which was fostered by these un-
American elements.
His running mate is George ]. Hat
field. candidate for lieutenant-governor.
Voters are only half doing the job II
they vote for Merriam against Sinclair
but fail to vote for Hatfield, against
Downey, the latter being candidate for
lieutenant governor on the Sinclair tic
ket. Be sure to vote for Merriam and
Hatfield thereby giving Governor Mer-
riam the support which he must have as
chief executive of the state.
For congress we urge the reelection OF
George Burnham, who in his first term OF
office has made highly favorable rec
ord and who has done much to protect
the legislative and economic rights OF
Imperial Valley. Through long associa-
ton with Imperial Valley conditions, ne
has a keen knowledge of our problems
and has demonstrated that he is sympa-
thetic to them and aggressive in remedy
ing them.
H. G. Cattell, with Is years of faith
ful and efficient service on the state
board of equalization, is entitled to re-
election and the state will be the gamer
by having him returned to office. The
duties of this board have increased ire
mendously in the past few years and will
be increased even more after January l
when public utilities properties are re-
Imperial Valley press., 1934-11-05
Don't Quote Me-
By United Press =

pace. Two have gone in the last few
weeks and a third is expected to re-
tire shortly.
Maj. Gen. Briant H. Wells left the
army in the Philippines to become
sugar man. Maj Gen Preston
Brown retired in Chicago, after IL
became apparent he would not be-
come chief of staff.
Maj. Gen. Irving ]. Carr, who
achieved that rank this summer
when he became head of the Signal
corps, apparently is the next to go.
He is on a months leave OF abb
sence now. His retirement is expect
ed to be announced before he re-
| turns.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-11-05

WASHINGTON, Nov. 5.-Walter
Toote, one of the state departments
best beloved officials. leaves this
week for his old stamping ground
in the Dutch East Indies, which he
says is the nearest thing to para
disc ON this globe.
Foote is scholar, boxer--he once
tangled with Jack Dempsey-and
diplomat. He will be stationed at
Batavia. Java, wear q pith helmet,
enjo life and function as consul
general.
In Washington for the last three
ears he has been assistant chief of
the state departments division of
current information, where he has
won for himself @ place close to the
hearts of the great and the near
great.
Particularly has he endeared him.
self to newspapermen, as one of the
kindliest, most gracious officers in
the great stone building which
houses the state, war and navy de-
partments.
He Is SO years old now, a veteran
| of the navy department in which he
was first class gunner and amateur
boxer, and OF the diplomatic corps
which he represented with distinc
ton in Africa, Europe and the far
east.
He is portly now, with thinning
hair and flair for unique cravats
He is a walking encyclopedia of for
eign affairs. A week ago he re
ceived from George Washington
university the degree of doctor o.
international law, which he added
to long list of scholarly attain
ments.
Foote becomes poetic When 1T
talks of the tropics. Particular,
does he like the East Indies, where
he says nobody ever gets sunburnet
SO long as they stay off the noun
tain tops.
At sea level, he says, constant
haze dissipates the ultra violet ray!
of the sun, so that citizens cal
stroll the streets on the brightes
days, win no fear Of heir skin red
dening. Once they climb the noun
tains of the interior, though, h,
says, the haze vanishes and thin
haired heads, such as his, become
blistered.
The war department seems to b.
losing major generals at a rapit
Imperial Valley press., 1934-11-05
EDITORIAL PAGE
and
FEATURES
SUPPORT THEM

The Press endorses the follow
ing candidates for election on
November 6:
Frank F.. Merriam for governor.
George j. Hatfield for lieutenant
governor.
George Burnham for congress.
II. G.. CotteU for board of equal
izotion.
Clarence Walker for assembly
man.
Vaughn N. Thompson for supe-
rior Judge.
J. Sterling OsUalt for sheriff.
Frank G.. Weir for assessor.
/. Moyfield for justice of peace.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-11-05
CROWD WATCHES "PRos"

LOS ANGELES, Nov. S. U.P -
Seventeen thousand fans saw the
S. C. Maroons and Stanford Braves
battle to a 14-14 tie in a Pacific
Coast professional football league
game here yesterday. The Maroons
tied the score in the fourth period
when Marger Apsit snagged a
Braves pass and sprinted 80 yards.
Ernie Smith kicked goal to guaran-
tee the tie. In the final seconds,
Smith tried to boot a field goal
from the 43.yard line but his effort
was low.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-11-05
Most Coughs
Demand Creomulsion

Don't let them get strangle hold.
Fight them quickly. Creomulsion
combines helps in one. Powerful
but harmless. Pleasant to take. No
narcotics. Your own druggist Is au-
thorized to refund your money on
the spot if your cough or cold is not
relieved by Creomulsion. (adv)