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Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-12
EDITORIAL PACE
and
FEATURES
LINCOLN


'Now he belongs to the ages, was the
tribute paid to Lincoln when an assas-
sins bullet had claimed the life Of the
Great Emancipator.
They were prophetic words indeed,
FOR Lincoln's hold on the people, instead
of ending with his death, has grown in
strength through the years Today his
name is honored everywhere and his
memory is revered, not only in the coun-
try for which he lived and died, but
throughout the world.
1t was not so while he lived. No man
was more villified than the humble Hi
nois lawyer whose very election to the
highest office in the country was the sig
nal for open rebellion.
His surrender of Mason and Slidell to
the English, manifestly right and Just,
brought down on his head such a heap
of abuse as no other man in the White
House has had to stand. Press and pub
lie We'd to exceed each other in express
ing their opinion of their President. and
the charge of treason was openly made
Throughout the course of the Civil
war, his leadership was openly and VI
ciously assailed. He was termed heart
less and butcher, by those who stood
in horror of the terrible loss of lives; he
was declared weak, spinelesS and cow
ard when he granted leniency to senti-
nels who slept at their post and TO young
boys and men whose momentary fear
had made them act the part of coward in
battle.
Such an attitude toward Lincoln was
by no means universal. In truth the op-
position to him was a minority, for the
great bulk of the people We're with him
and therein lay his greatest strength.
Politicians and jingoists might rant and
rave. but, as Lincoln understood the
plain people, so did they understand
him. They stood by him and reelected
him to office in the midst of the terrible
carnage.
The passage of 69 years gives US the
right perspective on Lincoln. His great
ness is unquestionable his humanness is
unchallenged. As he lowered over other
men in height so does his life tower over
the mean, petty and sordid individuals
who were his most violent attackers.
Lincoln is dead, but the spirit of Lin
coin lives while his country exists.
Imperial Valley cares not if winter
continues to confine its activities else
where.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-12
UNCLE WIGGILY GOES
FISHING

Near Uncle Wiggily's easy chair
IN his hollow stump bungalow stood
a bow of water on a little table.
In the water swan goldfish; es
happy, jolly. shining goldfish as
you could find if you roller skated
all Of one day ard Fart OF another.
Wren the rabbit gentleman Sat
reading his evening paper in peace
and quiet, after he had read the
Bedtime Story to his forty 'leven
sixteen little bunny rabbit children,
the goldfish, whose name was Sim,
would splash about, Tipping his
tail and making letters on the sides
of the bowl of water with lis nose.
This writing of letters with his
nose was a way Sim mad of talking
For. being under water as he was.
if Sim rad talked in the regular
way Uncle Wiggily could not have
heard his goldfish. And Mr.. Long
ears was very fond Of talking with
Sim after everyone else in the bun
galow had gone to bed and all vas
peace and quiet. Uncle Wiggily
would speak in the regular way and
Sim would lear him, for sounds
carried under water very well, but
they couldn't easily come up out OF
the water.
And Sim would answer by writing
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-12
BEDTIME STORIES
BY HOWARD Z. GARRIS
Copyright, 1888 by Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate)

some? Don't I sit here every eve
hing after 1 read my paper and talk
to you before l put out the lights
and go to bed? Don't -"
Yes wrote Sim with his nose,
but I am lonesome after you go up
to bed and I am down Eere alone
in the dark. I wish I had another
fish in my bowl to keep me conf
pany after dark
Say, that isn't such a bad ideal
said Uncle Wiggily. Il never
thought of that. OF course, you
must get lonesome, for you are al
alone in your bowl. So you want
me to get you another fish?"
IF you please" Sim wrote with
his nose.
We'll, I'll do it," said Uncle Wig
gily. What kind of fish would
you like me to get to live with you
in your bowl?"
Gould you get me silver fish?'
asked Sim. II think I'd like g
silver fish for a chum. If you gol
another goldfish we would look sc
much alike you couldn't tell Wht
was which
Another good idea said Uncle
Wiggily "I'll get you a silver tiSn
Sim. But I can't do it tonight, yoi
know
] II know" wrote Sim with his nose
But get me one tomorrow"
Il WILL" promised Uncle Wiggiiy
You ST all be lonesome no longer
my little Siml" Then, after tellin'
SIM a Bedtime Story, Uncle Wig
gily hoped up to bed.
Next day, very early, after tn
rabbit children had started TO
school, Uncle Wiggily took a littl
hatchet from the woodshed ano
with a long-handled net made o
mosquito wire, he started out iron
his hollow stump bungalow.
"Where are you eoing?' aske'
Jane.
"I am going fishing" said tn
rabbit gentleman. II am going t
match a silver fish so Sim, my gold
fish, will not be so lonesome" A
of a sudden Nurse Jane began t
laugh: Hal Ha! Hal" And WI.
she did 1 will tell you in the mex
story, which will be about Uncl
Wiggily catching something. An
I hope the street lamp will go dow
cellar and make it light enough &c
the snow shovel to play in the cos
bin.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-12
Don't Quote Me-
BY United Press

house office building and the capitol
was the scene Of the story. In this
tunnel, cuspidors are placed at 25
foot intervals. Recently it was no.
ticed that every morning the re-
ceptacleS were overturned.
After much sleuthing to no avail
the capitol police posted a guard in
the subway with orders TO arres:
the guilty parties.
Why didn't you arrest tnem?"
demanded the captain.
Il couldn't" was the guards &C.
fense.
Members Of congress are immune
from arrest during sessions.
General johnson. recovery ad-
ministrator, stands up and fights foY
his men like true army man when
tie showdown comes.
Recently several senators have
pressed for background information
On The NRA staff, to which the gen.
eral responded:
They don't need a resolution tC
do that. I am responsible for every
man in the organization. The ques-
ton is not what a man has done
in the past. but what he is doing
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-12

what he wanted to say with his
nose inside TIE glass. Uncle Wig
gily would read the letters and
words ard make them into SEN
tences.
One evening, after Uncle Wiggily
had finished reading lis evening
paper, all the bunny children being
in bed, the rabbit gentleman no
ticed that Sim was swimming very
hard and fast around in the water
inside of lis glass bowl.
Il believe Sim wants to talk 10
me-" said Mr. Longears. He al
ways gets excited this way before
he starts to write with his nose.
I'll have talk with him" So, out
loud, Mr.. Longears asked:
rs anything the matter, Sim?"
yes, Uncle Wiggily, there is, :,
Sim wrote with his nose on the
inside cd his glass bowl.
What's the trouble?" asked the
bunny gentleman.
Before writing an answer Sim
swan in through window of tho
little stone castle in his bowl and
then ne swan out of the door.
forgot to tell you that, besides greer
growing plants in the bowl, there
was a little stone castle with doors
and windows. Only Sim neve,
cared whether he swan through
window or door. 1t was all tht
same TO him. So now, after flip
ping himself through window ant
out OF tie door the jolly goldfish
wrote with his nose, saying:
II am very lonesome"
"Lonesomel" exclaimed Unclt
Wiggily. What do you mean, lone
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-12
PENNSYLVANIA
VETER ANS TO
OBTAIN BONUS

Chas. E. Nice, veterans service
officer for Imperial county, an
nounced today, that he had receiv-
ed notice that the state of Penn
sylvania, is now ready to pay the
state compensation recently pro-
vided for by the legislature of that
state.
This compensation is payable to
any veteran who gave that state
as his home, regardless of the place
where he enlisted.
He must have served over go days
in the armed forces of the United
States, in any of the following
wars: Spanish-American, World
war, PHILIPPINE insurrection, or
China relief expedition.
Nice has a supply of application
blanks and can be contacted at his
office at the Imperial county farm.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-12
GORDON WINS
OVER BALMER

LOS ANGELES, Feb. II. U.P)-
Al Gordon, Long Beach speed mer-
chant, beat out Herb Balmer in a
close duel to win the 100 lap fea-
ture automobile race at Ascot Leg
ion speedway yesterday for his
10th consecutive victory
Gordon and Balmer engaged in
brilliant match race before Cor
don roared home the winner. Twice
Balmer passed his 1888 coast cham
pion during the last 10 laps but
the latter recaptured the lead each
time when they came into the
straightaway. He finished less than
a car length ahead. Rex Mays
finished third, Mel Kenealy fourth,
Chet Gardner fifth and Swede
Smith sixth. Gordon S winning
time was 47:15.2. Gordon checked
in with his 18th triumph by WIN
ming the two lap helmet dash.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-12
MCKINLEY SCHOOL

The Mckinley school got posters
in February with picture of a sta
tue of Abraham Lincoln on them.
The statue was carved of stone by
a famous sculptor. 1t is in the
Lincoln Memorial in Washington,
d. C. Under the picture are these
words of Lincoln IS "It is the duty
of every man to protect himself
and those associated with him from
accidents which may result in in
jury or death. ''-Hatricia Lou
Jones, ga.
We have eight plants. They grow
in pots. One is in bloom now. 1t
has two blossoms. They are pink
Ia.
We are making Valentines. We
have post office. We are max
ing stamps and envelopes for our
post office.-Jackie Wardlow, 2-B.
My teacher is a good teacher.
Her name is Miss Trout. She gives
us good work. We have post
office. Miss Trout brought a post
office.-Malvin Rink, 2-B.
We are talking about transport
alton. We can ride on a train.
We can ride on ship. I can ride
on a camel. / can ride on a horse.
We ride in an airplane. We ride
in car.-Kindergarten.
take bath. 1 wear clean
clothes. I go to school. I go to
Mckinley school. go to school ev-
cry day.-l-B Americanization.
Jimmy brought a bat to school.
1t was in jar. 1t was black. It
had funny little nose and tail. A
bat cannot see in the light. 1t flies
at night.-2-A, 3-B.
We are learning about colors. We
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-12
Motorist Injured
AS Autos Collide

]. A. Brown was taken to the
county hospital yesterday suffering
from a broken shoulder received
in an automobile accident early
yesterday morning.
According to the report made
to the sheriff's office, a car reg
istered to Felipe Regalado was
parked on the highway a short
distance north of town at 3:40
O'Clock yesterday morning. An
other car driven by Glen Beavers,
Imperial going toward that city
ran into the parked car and over
turned. Brown, passenger in the
Beavers car was the only one in
iured by the accident.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-12
CHICAGO SCORES AGAIN


For months we have secretly lamented
the terrible decline in the Wrestling
game, which has degenerated from a
scientific exhibition of the principles of
leverage To the status of a back alley
light with no rules to be observed.
But just as we had given up hope
that anything could be done about it. we
learn that the game IS likely to be lifted
TO much higher plane, by the entry of
women.
Two OF the fair sex appeared in a pub
lie wrestling match in Chicago last week.
They wreStled for 10 minutes, at the
end of which time they were all in and
so was the audience. In their period of
activity the ladies (?) gave an excellent
exhibition, gouging. butting. bucking and
mauling with an efficiency equal to a
Sonnenberg or a Savoldi.
Will there come a time when there
will be more women wreStlers than men,
when even the champion Of the world will
be one who also wieldS a powder puff?
Maybe we will see women deserting
erstwhile fields of endeavor, such as
teaching, stenography, bookkeeping and
keeping "shoppeS" and entering the
ranks Of the wreStlers.
Surely there can be few more edifying
sights than to see two of the class whom
we have been taught to love, honor and
reverence. as wives, sisters, sweethearts
and mothers, scantily garbed and flail-
ing each other around a ring, cheered
on by the kind of people who would
cheer that sort of thing
The possibilities are fearful to contem-
plate. Almost as fearful as the utter
abandonment Of a state or municipality
which would permit such thing. Chi
cago has much to answer fer, but last
weeks performance was Very close to
the utter limit. Only asbestos paper
and immunity from prosecution by the
postal authorities, would permit one to
express an adequate opinion on it.
Notre Dame has signed an editor as
assistant coach. Watch out for the
Irish" this year
1t has come at last-the story of
Aimee's three romances, written by her
self. A book that should be in every
home.
Ireland and Austria join the ranks of
France in bit of rioting. Makes one
wish that the Swiss would do something
out of the way once in while
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-12
EAST SIDE SCHOOL

We have three holidays in Febru-
ary. They are Lincoln IS birthday.
st. Valentines day, and Washing
tons birthday.-Jimmie Casillas.
3-B.
Mr.. Garner was over to our
school last Friday. He sang at the
Wilson school Friday night-F'rank
Mccoy, 3-B.
Friday we made a picture of
9roundhogs, the sun, and some
trees. made my sun with a jolly
face. We colored our groundhogs
brown.-Opal Wiley, ga.
Thursday of last week a real In
diam came and it cost five cents
for the children to see him and 10
cents for grown-ups. He did lots
of dancing and singing-Nova Lee
Smith, ga.
Friday evening we started to
make some totem poles but it was
late when we started. The totem
poles were made of some ugly faces.
We made a big totem pole and q
small totem pole. We put north
lights for the background The
background was orange, yellow.
green, and purple.-Romanita Lo-
PEE, Alb.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-12
Meyer Back From
Coast Conference

Howard P. Meyer, president of the
Imperial Valley Hardware company
returned yesterday from Los An
geles where he had attended reg
ional meeting of steel manufactur-
ers, wholesalers and jobbers.
The meeting was held to clarity
some of the intricate details of the
steel code as it affects the South
ern California steel industry.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-12
Avoid False Teeth
Dropping or Slinnino.

You needn't fear false teeth drop
ping or slipping if you'll sprinkle q
little Fasteeth on your plates each
morning. Gives all day comfort
and teeth hold tight. Deodorizes
NO gummy, pasty, taste or feeling.
Get Fasteeth from Clements DRUG
store or your druggist. Three
'i"o'' (adv)
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-12

Published every evening Except Sunday by The
Imperial Valley Press, Inc. 625 State street,
El Centro, California. w. C. Costello, business
manager. Telephone &c, business office; 700, edi-
torial department. Full leased wire United Press
Associations.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-12

WASHINGTON, Feb. y. - The
house leadership was embarrassed.
irritated and apologetic over the
unexpected adjournment when it
had assured the President the house
would remain IN session TO receive
the message on stock market resu-
lation.
One Democratic leader was at tie
White House when a secretary in
formed the President the house had
adjourned. He was embarrassed.
On Capitol Hill. Majority Leader
Byrns vented his irritation. Here
/ am called off the floor for five
minutes and the house adjourns
They ought not to DO me that way.
Then came an apology TO the
White House, which intimated thai
it was too cold to continue the ses-
sion although the adjournment
was taken IN tie midst OF heated
argument.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-12
\! \ I; V;(2a!l!L22."'L!::
OS ANGELES AND VICINITY

Fair tonight and Tuesday; mod
crate temperature with lit e
change; low humidity; moderate to
fresh northeast to east wind.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-12

A carload of cattle shipped from
Carson valley, Nevada, to Sacra-
mento recently was found to be
infested with measles.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-12

A story circulating on the house
side Of the capitol is bringing a few
chuckles these days. It concerns
the mystery of the oYerturned Gus
pidors.
The long subway connecting the
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-12
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO
February ~. 1919

United States Marine Corps has
re-opened its recruiting operations
in the valley.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-12

Bee business Of the valley is en-
dangered by deadly foul brood
which is ravaging thousands of col
onieS.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-12

here. When I came here I said 1
wanted people around me who knew
something about business
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-12
TEN YEARS AGO

Next Sunday is Imperial Valley
day at the National Orange show,
held in San Bernardino.
J. Frank Taylor, who returned
to his home in North Carolina sew
eral months ago, will be back in the
valley the first of the month.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-12

At 1.3O this afternoon, very in
teresting flag-raising exercises were
observed at Central Union high
school.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-12
LOCAL TEMPERATURES

data compiled by Howard En-
mons, local observer for the United
States weather bureauD
Maximum yesterday ........................79
Minimum today ................................42 AZ
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-12
Looking Blackboard
What the Press Files Tell Of
Imperial Valley for This
Date In Past Years
TWENTY YEARS AGO
Eahrrrary 10 1914

F.. w. Henshaw, justice of the
Supreme Court of California, was
in Ell Centro this morning, accom-
panied by his brother, William G..
Henshaw, owner of Warmers ranch,
and Col. Ed Fletcher, San Diego
booster.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-12

Notre Dame has signed an editor as
assistant coach. Watch out for the
Irish" this year.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-12

1t has come at last-the story of
Aimee's three romances, written by her.
self. A book that should be in every
. home
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-12

Imperial Valley cares not if winter
continues to confine its activities else
where
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-12

Ireland and Austria join the ranks of
France in bit of rioting. Makes one
wish that the Swiss would do something
out of the way once in a while.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1934-07-19
TIRE CONCERN WINS
POINT AT HEARING
Trade Commission Permits Re-
corded Advertising to Be Put
in Record.

ny the Associated Presa
The Goodyear Tire a. Rubber Co.
won q partial victory yesterday when
the Federal Trade Commission over
ruled commission counsel and per-
naitted shs company to introduce adj
vert4sements into the record.
The commission ruled, however.
that the company, which Is charged
with price determinations In favor of
Sears. Roebuck a. Co, could not put
summaries Of advertisements into the
record unless the advertisements
Themselves had previously been re-
corded.
The company sought to introduce
the advertisements and summaries to
show there was other competition In
the rubber tire field. The commits
sion objected to the summaries on
the ground the company had no
right to offer them without having
called witnesses to explain them.
Commission counsel also said the
summaries would be misleading be-
cause they would stress points of
benefit to the company and would
not enable the commission to know
details Of the advertisements which
should be available.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1934-07-19
POLICE DROP CASE;
BABY IS STRONGER
District Attorney Only Re-
fuses 10 Forsake Kid
nap Theory.

n ths Associates Press
WHITE PLAINS. ~ Y. july IA
After clearing up several pulling
angles. police today dropped the case
" 7i-month-old Robert Conner, the
child who 40 rystsrioJsly disap-
peared for Ave days
Robert continued 10 improve and
vas given his frat solid food In A
week
At the White Plains Hospital,
where he Vas transferred from Grass
lands Hospital yesterday, his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Charles II Conner,
visited him for the FIRST time since
his rescue from the woods near hts
home In Hsrtsdals
Hospital officials said he might be
cert home after several days Of rest
United States Agents Leave.
Capt. Philip J. McQuillan Of The
preenbursh police said today he was
convinced Bobby had not been kid
nsped. but added that should new
evidence warrant II he would take up
the case again.
FEDERAL Investigators returned 10
New York
District Attorney Frank II. Covne
reaAArted that he did not consider
the case closed
Il cannot accept the theory that
the child wandered away" he said
"on the other hand. / have nothing
n disprove t."
The development which caused Of
ficials 10 continue their investigation
after they had announced they had
dropped the case-the finding OF one
Of Bobby's shoes near the spot where
ne vas found-was interpreted in
this way:
Caught In Creviee.
The shoe, discovered on top Of
stone hedge about 30 feet from the
place where the child lev in q thicket,
apparently had been pulled off in n
ereviee as Bobby surmounted the
hedge.
He could have climbed the obstacle,
Or. Suttles said, and the bruise on
his forehead might have been suS-
tanned when he fell from the hedge.
Police believe that the boy had
toddled through the woods ahead of
the searching parties, and McQuil-
Ian said that. contrary to earlier ef-
forts, no searchers had progressed a.
far as the place where Bobby was
found, prior to the discovery.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1934-07-19

Philip Radios, ID. OF 122 d street
southeast, fell while playing yesterday
at the Garfield Playground and frac-
tured his leg. He was taken to Provi-
dence Hospital by Albert Woods. play
grounds inspector, and later released
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1934-07-19
Plane Helps Mines.

A special type Of airplane for carry
ING equipment to remote mines has
been designed In Canada.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1934-07-19
A New PiggIy WiggIy
1917 Connecticut Ave.
Replacing our former
location ; doors south
OPENS
SATURDAY

Larger quarters and improved
facilities in this new Pissly
WisrIy will delight the residsnts
Of uppsr cenneetiest Ave. a
beautiful. convenient, light, airy
store i'm which 10 shep.
The Washington times., 1934-08-07
Correct Manners
By Mrs. Cornelius Beeckman

1uS oeeCkm80
our basketball team. You have
done us great honor to come
and have given us great happi-
ness. And now it gives me
special pleasure to introduce to
you the toastmaster Of our din
ner Mr.. Edward Latham.
He does this business of toast
mastering so perfectly that I am
not going to take away minute
of his time. Mr.. Latham"
Your invitations would be
written as notes, and this Is the
way you, as a hostess, might
word them:
Dear Mrs. Anderson:
We are planning to giOe q din.
ner In honor of the basketball
team of our school, in the audi
toriun of our school, on Friday.
the first of June, at eight
o'clock, and tDe are Oery eager
to haze you and Mr.. Anderson
be Oith US for the dinner.
Please do sag that you to!u
come. 1OiH you? We are
all looking tortUGrd to greeting
you and to 1DeIconti1tg you.
Cordially YOURS,
The Washington times., 1934-08-07
A Young Hostess
Dear Mrs. Beeckman:

81 SSSAAS0 0ASSS~
Dear Mrs. Beeckman:
I am to be hostess at a ban
quet to be given in honor of the
basketball team Of our school,
and as this is my first expert"
ence as hostess, I do not know
just how to go about it and I
hope you can help me. There
will be priests at the table, the
basketball boys and 80 invited
guests.
Just when should I introduce
the toastmaSter and what
should I say?
Just how should the invita-
tionS read to be up to the
minute? E.
You should introduce the
toastmaster very early in the
dinner, perhaps just after the
first course, so that he can carry
on with his plans for the calling
for other toastS and for the rest
Of the program as planned.
Your introduction should be
very simple: "I want to say just
q word Of enthusiastic and cor
dial welcome TO our guests this
evening and to the members OF