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Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-05
BEWARE THE RECALL

Use of the recall by a disgruntled min
GRITTY, to remove a competent public SER
want from office, failed again in River
side last Friday, when Mayor E. B.
Crlddle was retained in office by a vote
of 6,412 to 2,516.
Criddle, for many years an official of
the Southern SierraS Power company.
was appointed to office by the city coun-
ell when S. c. Evans, who had been
elected mayor, died before he could as
sumo office.
Upon his selection as mayor Criddle
severed all interests with the power COM
pany, at considerable personal sacrifice,
deeming it best to have no atmosphere of
a 'controlled' mayor about his admin
iStration.
But there was desire to control him
Just the same. Having received his ap-
pointment from the city council, some
of the politicians on the council believed
the mayor should take his orders from
;hem. This Criddle refused to do, de-
clining to be rubber stamp executive
and desiring to give the city of Riverside
the same sort of business administration
that he had given to the private concern
which had employed him for years.
Business and politics seldom get along
NSll lOSOlIiCl' 1ilCS N4N'Ii III WV NiN7AN'N'
The politicians resented an independent
and honest mayor more concerned with
giving the city business administration
than in doling out political favors and
winking at political irregularities.
They stood it as long as they could
and then resorted to the recall. A three
20 one vote by the citizens of Riverside
upheld Mayor Criddle whose admlniStra-
ton was thus emphatically endorsed.
But the people, thanks to the small
minority seeking a recall, had the eX-
pense Of an election thrust upon them,
to satisfy the politicians. This is no
small item in these days when political
economy is a necessity.
The recall, never intended to be the
tool of the politicians, has become just
that. 1t was designed to give the peo-
pie an opportunity to remove an official
whose course of action was manifestly
corrupt or inefficient. Instead it is used
principally to pay off political grudges,
chiefly by the "outs" who want to be
in
Citizens should think we'll before they
sign recall petitions. Most emphatical-
ly they should think we'll if they are also
taxpayers. Providing recall election
for the satisfaction of the politicians is
costly entertainment-for the taxpayer,
not for the politician.
--O-
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-05

in the 40 counties Of the state hay-
ing agricultural extension service,
totaled 24,920. OF this time, 1888
days, or about 10 per cent, were de-
voted to emergency work, which in
cluded 1893 visits to farmers and
7,085 calls made by farmers TO the
offices of agricultural extension
agents in the various counties This
time spent on emergency work was
equivalent to the time of nine men
for one year.
The total days worked by farm ad-
visors and their assistants 29,020
showed a slight increase over the
previous year IS figure. Emergency
work accounted for more days spent
in the office and less in the field
Total number of meetings held in
creased to 17,159 as against 1921
the year before. making an increase
Of Ga per cent. Attendance at these
meetings showed a slight increase,
the total attendance for 1898 being
642,100. Special demonstration
meetings totalled l,279 as compared
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-05
FAT BOYS WIN
FAST CONTEST

In a close game played here yes
terday afternoon at the eastside
park, Maggio's Fat Boys defeated
the Independent Mexican team.
The final score was 20 and the
game was witnessed by the largest
crowd of the present season.
The game throughout was
pitching duel between Pepi and
Willingham ard both hurlers set
fast pace from the beginning. Both
teams played alright defensive ball
and in the fourth frame the Fat
Boys loaded the bases but could not
push a runner across the plate.
This happened again in the sixth.
The Independents also put runners
on the bags but lacked the neces-
sary punch to score.
IN the last of the eighth Black
started off with a single. Allen
moved him to second with a sacri-
flee and Black was scored on Will
lingham S single. Weiser doubled
down the left field line and put
Willingham on third from which
point he scored on Austin s fly to
center.
A return game will be played be-
tween these two teams in the near
future. Next Sunday the Fat Boys
will travel to Holtville where they
will meet a fast moving team from
that city.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-05
UNCLE WIGGILY'S SNOW FORT

Uncle Wiggily was hopping along
a snowy road one afternoon, twink
ling his pink nose and wondering
what sort of an adventure he might
have, when, all of a sudden, he
heard loud shouting behind some
bushes.
LET S hace a fightl Let's have a
fight!' the voices yelled.
"Oh, my goodness!' thought the
rabbit gentleman. care these
some of the Bad Chaps and do they
want me to fight with them?
can't do it. I'm not able to fight
the Fox, the Bob Cat and the
Wolf. -
Mr. Longears was going to look
for good place to hide when, all
at once, there came running from
the woods many animal children.
The rabbit gentleman saw rabbits,
dogs, pussy cats, squirrels, guinea
pigs, ducks and goats.
"Oh, here Unkie Wig!o called
Baby Bunty, the orphan rabbit
you will help them, won It you?'
she asked, hopping up to Mr.. Long
ears.
j "Who am I to help?p asked
Uncle Wiggily. Are some of the
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-05
BEDTIME STORIES
By HOWARD E. GARRIS
Copyright, 1888 by Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate)

chartered Billie Bushytail. run
along, girls. We don't need you
noWD
"Pooh! They don't need our
help so they don't want us
around!' said Susie Littletail.
"Come on, girls!''
Away they ran and the boy an
imalS gathered about Uncle Wig
gily. who, being a wise old rabbit,
knew more about making snow
forts than any one, except, perhaps,
Police Dog.
Where do you want the fort,
boys?' asked Uncle Wiggily.
cover in the field said Sam
mie, pointing to what, in Summer,
was a pasture for Mr.. and Mrs.
Moo, the COW lady and gentleman.
FThere s more snow than here in
the woods
"All right, boys said the rab-
bit I'VE II go there and start the
snow fort. But I can't promise to
stay and take part in the SNOWFALL
fight he added, twinkling his
pink nose which he didn't want
hit.
1--WE II do the fighting after the
fort is built barked Peetie Bow
Wow. 1--WE re going to divide into
two parties. One party will be in
side the fort and the other party,
outside, will try to capture it.
"That sounds like jolly good
game!' laughed Uncle Wiggily.
He LED the boy ANIMALS to the
open field where there was much
snow, just soft enough and wet
enough to pack well. Dry snow can
not easily be made into fort or
even snoWballs.
Now the first thing to do, - said
Uncle Wiggily, "is to roll a num-
Der of snowballs as large as you
can. BY putting these snowballs
in a line around a square, you will
have the start of the walls of a
fort. The spaces between the round
| balls can be filled in with other
snow. Now, get busy, boys!'
| The animal boys, with WhoopS OF
Joy, began rolling snoWballS until
they were as large as barrels. They
were placed around an open square
like the walls of a room without
any ceiling. All of sudden, when
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-05
'Don't Quote Me-
BY United Press

"The new institution, - the de-
partment modest announcement
said, els of the medium security
type designed to take care of the
less difficult and more tractable
type of federal prisoners.
H. l.. Merry, acting superintend-
ent, will be the host.
There may be a gold mine of un-
told riches below the Rio Grande.
but the securities division of the
federal trade commission hasn't
been convinced of the fact yet.
Recently promoter for the Mex
ican mines at Golconda appeared
with a glowing account of glisten-
ing yellow metal in abundance in
an unWorked shaft. He paid his
Sl00 registration fee and was pre-
pared to rush to printer with an
order to turn out thousands of
stock certificates.
Then difficulties beset him.
What assurance have we,' the
securities division wanted to know.
that your mine is SO rich? We
Will have to have an engineer re-
port.
Ihe promoter fidgeted. He ad-
mitted the mine hadn't been work
ed Tor three years, but there must
be plenty of gold in it.
FINALLY he admitted the shaft was
Hooded; that it would require
Szo'ooo Just TO pump out the water
put II the commission would return
ms $loo he would buy railroad
.lckeC nome ana wouldn't bother
U. s. officials any further.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-05
with 1882 the year before.

with 1892 the year before.
Cooperation by farm advisors in
the various projects launched by the
AAA was responsible for tn e
large increase in the number
Of calls made by persons at
county agricultural extension service
offices. The increase in this SER
vice for 1888 over 1882 was 20.6 per
cent. Last year, 120,l25 persons WIS.,
tied the offices of the farm advis-
ors as compared to 99,567 in 1892
Collectively, the farm advisors wrote
1881 letters last year to the farm
ers served by them, or five per cent
more than they did in 1882.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-05

WASHINGTON, Feb. S. - CLAM
orcus stars of the motion pictures
are blamed for weakening a Ger
man tradition centuries old-that
of beer drinking.
Consumption of the amber fluid
in the reich is declining, Vice Con-
sui Hugh F. Ramsay at Munich re-
ports to the commerce department.
The average German drinks only
45 quarts year now, compared to
more than 100 quarts in 1914.
Ramsay explains the decline this
way:
The youth Of Germany is attract
ed to motion picture and other
theatres vastly more than in pre-
war days. He also is more vitally
interested in sports, hence he
hasn't the time to frequent the
beer halls as in the past.
The war department has received
advice on how to find one of it's
priVateS by a wife who believes her
husband should be sending more
money home.
81 am told,'' the woman wrote
the adjutant general of the army.
ct that my husband sits in the Y.
M. c. A. every night playing the pi-
ano, l think you will find him
there. -
The department of justice has
announced it will hold open house
at one of its prisons next Saturday
and Sunday. 1t will be the first
and probably last event of its kind
in the new federal southwestern re-
formatory at Ell Reno, Okla.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-05

animal children being chased by
the Bad Chaps? Is that what the
fight is about?n
"Oh, no." said Baby Bunty,
laughing. "It's the animal boys
who want to fight among them
selves. But it IS only fun fighting"
she added, as she saw how serious
the bunny gentleman looked. "It IS
fun fight with snowballs." "
But what am I to do?o asked
Uncle Wiggily
Help the boys build a snow
fort, - said Susie Littletail, a rab-
bit girl. "They wanted us girls to
do it, but we don t want to-"
'We'd rather go slide down
hill,' said Baby Bunty.
And, anyhow" said Mamie
Wagtail, girl goat, elf we helped
the boys make snow fort they
might want to start to fight before
the fort was finished and they ID
hit lis with snoWballs. +"
"That IS very true,'' said Bright
eyes, little guinea pig girl. "And
if Uncle Wiggily will help the boys
make snow fort we can run along
and have fun by ourselves. "
Just then a lot of the animal
boys came dashing out of the
woods. The place was not far from
the Hollow Stump School and the
Lady Mouse Teacher had, only a
little while before, dismissed the pu-
pills
Hey, where are you girls 60
ing?" bleated Johnnie Bushytail.
aren't you going to stay and
help us build a snow fort so we can
have SNOWFALL fight?" barked
Jackie Bow Wow
No, thank you, we aren IT." said
Baby Bunty. "Unkie Wig will help
you boys build a snow fort,
"Oh, will you? That's finel"
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-05
FIFTY YEARS WITHOUT PAY

STERLING, Kan, W.p)-If you
are not satisfied with your pay
and shortened vacations, have a
talk with the Rev. Jacob Schmuck-
er. He has conducted services at
the Mennonite Church here for
fifty years-and has not received
a salary or vacation during the
entire period. He is we'll satisfied
with his work. On his fiftieth an
niversary as minister he received
hundreds of letters and kilograms
from every state in the Union and
Canada.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-05
BraWley Mexicans
Beaten By ABC

Chalking up their twelfth straight
win the A. B. C. team defeated the
BraWley Mexicans at Brawley yes
terday afternoon by a 12-4 score.
j. Ehmke held the Mexicans to
six scattered hits and struck out
seven men. Bill Tackett with four
hits out of five trips to the plate
was the hitting star of the game.
Hamilton also hit the ball hard and
Jack Tackett turned in bangup
game at third base handling sever
al hard chances without a skip.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-05
EDITORIAL PAGE
and
FEATURES
BACKED BY THE PRESIDENT

President RooseVelt's straightforward
talk to the state directors of the Nation
al Emergency Council last week, should
be of great assistance to officials of the
PWA and CWA who are trying to do
their duty.
The President made it clear to them
that they are to carry on their work
solely for the benefit of those needing
relief. without regard to political affili-
ations and that, if they do this, he will
back them up to the limit though they
tread on the toes of the biggest polltl-
clans in the country.
1--WE want you to be absolutely hard-
boiled if you find any local person WIN
IN your own states who is trying TO get
political advantage out of the relief OF
human needs, and you will have the back
ing of this administration 100 per cent,
the President declared.
There have been charges of graft and
irregularity in the CWA and the PWA.
This is only natural, for there are bound
to be some who will use their positions
TO their own advantage and there Will
also be politicians who resent others be-
ing in seats they themselves desire to oc-
cupy. Where graft is an actuality, the
administration is ready to swat 1t. Where
charges of graft exist only in the minds
q
have the pledge of the President to back
them in doing their duty.
There have been charges locally
against the CWA and phases of its work.
There have been attempts to embarrass
honest officials whose only fault was
failure to truckle to the politicians. In
the light of the Presidents words, the
honest officials need have no fear of
these petty attempts to harass and intim-
idate them.
The CWA in Imperial county has been
given a clean bill by committee ap-
pointed by the Associated Chambers of
Commerce, after an impartial investiga-
ton.
If anyone has definite information of
irregularity, the place to make them is
out in the open and not on the curb
stones.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-05
FARM ADVISORS
Of STATE HAD
ACTIVE YEAR

Despite emergency work for the
Agricultural Adjustment Admins
tration, the University of California
agricultural extension service show
ed an increase in much Of its reg
ular work and but slight decrease
in part of it during the past year.
This is shown in the summary made
from the farm advisors annual re-
ports by Prof. 3. H. Crocheron, di-
rector of agricultural extension.
= The total days worked by the
farm advisors and their assistants
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-05

the fort was nearly finished, Sam
mie Littletail called:
ID better hurry and all get
inside of our fort. I think the enc
my is coming. -
And who came and what happen
ed I'll tell you tomorrow night,
when the story will be Uncle Wig
gily making a hit. But please don It
let the puppy dog go out unless he
has on his collar and necktie.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-05
TURKS STUDY SCIENCE

ISTANBUL U.P) - Science is
the most popular subject with
Turkish students. Out of a total
enrolment of 3,154 at the new un-
iversity in Istanbul, 1,147 are
studying science, 1,133 chose law,
887 decided upon literature, and
only 374 hope to become qualified
physicians.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-05
TEN YEARS AGO
February 5. 1924

Before leaving Ell Centro, L. P.
Breckenridge, professor of mechan-
ical engineering at Yale university
visited the Ell Centro Chamber of
Commerce and expressed to Secre-
tary Coyle his amazement at the
progress and development of the
valley.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-05

A remarkable revival of realty
activity and the turnover of valley
property is forecast following the
announcement today that one Ell
Centro agency. Liens, has made
sales aggregating nearly 100000
during the past week.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-05

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; 7Oo edi-
torial department. Full leased wire United Press
Associations.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-05

Last month was one of the eight
Januarys in the last 40 years that
had no rainfall, according to the
report issued by James H. Gordon,
weather observer at Yuma.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-05

This was opening day of the fine
tract east of town known as Home
Acres.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-05

Hearst consistency is shown in vivid
World war pictures as an outcry against
war, while the news columns are trying
hard to manufacture one with Japan.
Circulation, what sins are committed in
thy name. e AT
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-05

Postmaster General Farley urges '.co-
operation and support for Mayor La
Guardia' indicating that Jim has not
lost his hand in politics by being a cab
met officer
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-05
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO
February : 1914

A class of "a will graduate from
the Wilson school, Friday after
noon.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-05

France might play trick on the roy
slists by giving them a chance to run
the country.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-05
Looking Backward
What the Press Files Tell of
Imperial Valley for This
Date In Past Years
TWENTY YEARS AGO
February 5, 1914

w. E. Wilsie made a business
trip to Los Angeles this week.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-02-05

What to drink and where, is the big
puzzle now for Californians.
Red Lodge daily news combined with Carbon County news., 1934-09-19

Billings to attend to business mat
tiers.
Elmer Jarvi, who suffered a
broken leg in an accident in May
when a horse fell with him, again
broke the limb in a fall. At pres
ent he is confined in the Billings
Deaconess hospital.
Mrs. Jennie Blake left on We'd
nesday to visit relatives at Bill
lings.
DR.. Benson of Fromberg was
calling on patients here Monday.
Mrs. S. P. Wilson entertained
the members of her Sunday school
class at her home Monday evening.
Pupils who attend high school
at Joliet were present at the fresh
men initiation Friday night.
The Rev. H. w. Woods preached
at the local church Sunday eve
ming.
Plans are being made to organ
ize a Boy Scout troop, with Mr..
Thompson as leader. The first
meeting will be held on the banks
of Rock creek Saturday afternoon.
Red Lodge daily news combined with Carbon County news., 1934-09-19

L. C. Jensen of Joliet was an
Edgar visitor Monday.
The Granite Ditch company held
a business meeting in Edgar We'd
nesday evening.
The high school assembly was
moved upstairs last week into the
former seventh and eighth grade
room. This was done in order to
make more room, since the sew
enth and eighth grades were COM
bined into junior high school.
Teddy Cruel of Boyd was a Wis
itor at the Niels Jensen ranch
Thursday.
Paul Jensen made a business
trip to Pryor Monday.
Mrs. R. ]. Putnam visited rel
atives in Bozeman last week.
The sophomore class plans to
initiate the freshmen and new
teachers Friday evening at the
first high school party of the sea-
son.
Alec Boggio of Luther was a
business visitor in this vicinity
Friday.
Red Lodge daily news combined with Carbon County news., 1934-09-19
Golden News
BY Don Wright

BY Don wright
A wire from Joe Gauen late las
week stated that SEVERN Homil
was missing and it was feared he
had been kidnapped. A later dis
patch this week reads as follows
"In regard to kidnapping of S.
Homik, it is worse than that. En-
terrain grave fears for his COM
plete recovery. Found him in
"The Streets of Paris" at the
Century of Progress in a high
state of ecstacy."
By virtue of the competitive
bidding that was underway in this
territory last week, Henry Tier
sold his Great Northern beans for
1870, a price that tops any sales
we have thus far heard of, all of
which seems to augur well for
those who still have beans to dis
pose of.
Leland Promo and wife deliv-
cred some poultry on the hoof in
the Yellowstone metropolis last
Friday morning and spent the re-
mainder of the day shopping.
Rudy Shupak wound up the
threshing for the Foss brothers
the first of the week.
The textile workers, now on
strike, might offer "There's an
Old Spinning Wheel in the Cor
ner" as their theme song.
The Republicans received a
drubbing in Maine. The reelection
of Governor Brann was distinctly
a victory for the new deal, as well
as for the governor himself, and
the narrow victory of Senator
Hale in the once rock-ribbed Re-
publican state was hardly less a
triumph for the Democrats. The
Republicans kept a senator, but
they have small reason for cele-
bration in this instance. The fact
is the Republican party needs a
program and a leader. Until it
acquires both, the flocks of ora
tors sent abroad by the national
committee will be quite useless.
We suggest as a theme song
for the G. 0. P. in Maine, "They
Cut Down the Old Pine Tree"
Thirty-five million individuals,
ranging from two-year-old nur-
sery tots to grandmothers, just
learning to read and write, will
march to American schools this
year. If this great host should
parade before you, it would take
80 days and night to pass.
Red Lodge daily news combined with Carbon County news., 1934-09-19
Act entitled:

Act entitled:
IAN Act to Submit to the Qualified
Electors of the State of Montana an
Amendment to Article IL of the Con-
stitution of the State of Montana, Re-
lating to Revenue and Taxation, Add
ing for the Levy and Collection by
the State of Taxes Upon Incomes and
the Distribution of said Taxes to the
Public Schools and to the State Gov
eminent"
AT said General Election there will
be elected the following officers in
each County, to-wit:
One County Commissioner for a
term of six years; n Sheriff; one
County Clerk; one County Treasurer;
one Assessor; one County Attorney;
one County superintendent Of
Schools; n Coroner; one Public Ad-
ministrator; n County Surveyor;
the State entitled to such officer;
two Justices of the Peace for each
organized township in each county;
two Constables for each organized
township In each county.
Officers will also be elected at said
General Election to fill any vacancy
existing in any State or County Of
wise than by expiration of term of
office.
Also to determine any local ques-
ton to be submitted to the electors
Of any county.
And. in order that such election
may be conducted in a quiet and or
derby manner / hereby offer a re-
ward of One Hundred Dollars $780,
00) for the arrest and conviction Of
any person violating any of the pro-
visions of Sections 10747 to 10772. in
elusive, Of the Revised Codes of Mon
tana of 1921, such rewards to be paid
until the total amount hereafter ex-
pended for such purpose reaches the
sum OF Five Thousand Dollars (S5,-
600. 00).
IN WITNESS WHEREOF I have
hereunto set my hand and caused
Red Lodge daily news combined with Carbon County news., 1934-09-19
BRIDGER
BY Madeleine Steele

BY Madeleine steele
The Misses Helen and Estelle
Morrison and Arthur Morrison of
Pasadena, CAL, have been visiting
old Bridger friends this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Donald Wolfe Of
California were renewing Bridger
acquaintance this week.
The Misses Alene Warner and
Dorothy Griffin of Billings were
overnight guests of Miss Helen
Steele Wednesday.
Miss Vivian Erickson spent sew
eral days this week visiting Bel
fry friends.
Mrs. H. B. Wood, Mrs. Hart
man Graham, Mrs. R. E. Olson and
Mrs. L. R. Mondt attended the
state convention of women's
clubs at Bozeman as delegates of
the Bridger club.
Miss Jane Drummond left Sun
day evening for Evanston. H.,