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The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-02-12

Senator Leroy V. Ray, President of the Alaska Territorial Senate, was in Juneau for several hours on his way home from a trip to Washington, D. c.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-02-12

Tomorrow, Janice compIicates their escape.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-07-24
CHAMBER PRESENTS BOTH SIDES
OF ASSERTED DISCRIMINATION

that in the mountain area a rate
Of speed in excess of the legal As
miles an hour is decidedly danger
Gus and should not be allowed.
THE Ell Centro Chamber of Com
merce," stated Hays today, "is not
in sympathy with the man who is
breaking the state laws nor are
we interested in reports of motor
lists who have been stopped by the
traffic officers and who freely ad-
NIT they were driving far in excess
of the legal As miles an hour. We
are interested, however, in reports
which have come to us to the ef-
feet that out of a string of cars
driving say so miles an hour the
81 w cars will be singled out and
given tickets and cars with other
licenses allowed to proceed. When
a reputable business man comes to
us and states that he received un-
ment officer and we receive enough
of these reports to indicate discrim-
ination against Imperial Valley
drivers we feel it our duty to in
vestigate. We are not, however, in
sympathy with the motorist who
drives carelessly or fast enough to
endanger his own life and that of
others. We therefore urge, in or
der that many reports of discrim-
ination against Imperial Valley driv-
ers NAV he cleared IN that motor
lists driving to San Diego observe
the state speed limitations in order
that fair check may be made as
to whether or not the people Of
Imperial Valley are the object of
a purposeful campaign on the part
of traffic officers, to which this
chamber would vigorously object"
Imperial Valley press., 1934-07-24
HAIL, THE NUNS

All by ourself we have thought up a
plan for ending the present drought, and
We believe Imperial Valley should snatch
It up before it is taken by the folks back
IN the middle west where a drought is a
real drought,
Our plan originates in Colorado, which
has also been having bit of trouble get
ting water.
The Navajo Indians were among those
who needed rain and they resorted to
good old primitive methods to get it.
They put on sun dance in Mesa Verde
National Park. For several days they
danced and when they finished the rain
came down in deluge, each drop as big
as pumpkin, and soon the whole coun-
tryside was flooded.
Corn, accidentally dropped during the
dance, sprung up and grew so fast the
Indians had to cut their way out of
veritable corn forest in order to get back
to their tipis or hogans or whatever they
are
Imperial Valley can, or should learn
from this. The supervisors and the dis
trict board ought to dig into the treasury
and import few NavajoS to come down
here and put on their dance. They
shouldn't have any trouble staging it for
We have plenty of sun here.
If the supervisors and the directors
think the expense of importing couple
of dozen Navajos is too great, and it
probably is right now with the election
coming on, there is cheaper way out
of it. They can select a small delega-
tion of valley residents to go up to the
Navajo reservation and learn how to do
the sun dance.
We can save them the trouble of hav-
ing to find out what men will do the job
for we have also thought that up. We
nominate Mike Dowd, Doc Dupont, Andy
Preble and Red Harrigan, all being
we'll upholstered, and knowing water,
as the proper men to go up and learn
from the Navajos, then come back here
and put on the dance.
Even if they are somewhat shy on
dancing technique on their return, they
can go ahead with the dance anyhow,
certain that it will be success, for the
sight of that quartette burning up the
ground and whooping it up in Indian
fashion will bring tears of laughter from
the spectators sufficient to saturate the
ground and our troubles will be over.
They can repeat as found necessary.
It's a sure-fire plan all around. 1t
can't miss and we are offering the sug-
gestion free gratis.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-07-24
BEDTIME STORIES
By HOWARD E. GARRIS
Copyright 1884 by Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate)

said Uncle Wiggily with a smile.
Once again sounded a lot of little
pops. Pop! Pop! Pop!'
oh, what makes those funny
noises?" asked Baby Bunty.
TRY to guess" suggested the
bunny gentleman.
Wrong Gusses
One guessed firecracKers, anoth-
er paper caps, another little clans,
the shells of which Uncle Wiggily
popped with his paws. But at last,
when none of them could guess
right, he brought out from behind
him a bunch of seaweed, a dull
green in color. On the stems of the
seaweed were little bulging things,
like tiny balloons, or eggs. And it
was these that made little popping
sounds when Uncle Wiggily squeez-
ed them until they burst.
"Oh, what fun!" shouted the rab-
bit children. And Baby Bunty said:
Il never knew you could shoot sea-
weed like baby popgun!'
Then she and the others gath
cred seaWeed on the shore and had
fun popping the little green bags
like fairy balloons. Uncle Wiggily
watched them and told them more
about seaweed.
Sometimes" he said, lit is dried
and burned and the ashes are
spread on the land to make it
richer SO it will grow more vege-
tables
"Is it good to eat?" asked Baby
Bunty.
"Ho! Ho!" mockingly laughed
Buster. who ever heard of such
a thing. Seaweed good to eat! OF
course it isn't good to eat"
Some Is Edible
This kind may not be-" said
Uncle Wiggily, but some seaweed
is. The kind that is cast up on the
shore of Ireland and Scotland is
often eaten by the people there.
They call it dulse."
"Oh, didn't know that" said
Buster, just like some one on the
radio, and then all the others
laughed.
There are many uses for sea-
weed" said the rabbit gentleman
as his bunnies popped more of the
little balloons. Take some home
and drip it in the sun. Hang it
out on the porch. 1t will tell you
Imperial Valley press., 1934-07-24

WASHINGTON, July "a. Louis
McHenry Howe, No. White House
secretary, is enjoying vacation
far removed from Washington IS
heat, but he is causing his collie
agues discomfort here.
A picture of Howe printed in
newspapers here upset his friends
The secretary was shown waring
what colleagues described as over
alls made of the coarsest canvas.
He looked like a singer midget
dressed up as a blimp," one con-
menter said.
1t was the unanimous opinion OF
Louis friends that he should wear
regular clothes" when he has his
picture taken. However, they didn't
60 so far as to say they would
tell him just that.
A second newspaper picture cauS-
ed Secretary OF Agriculture Henry
A. Wallace amusement. A Louis
ana correspondent sent clipping
with a letter in which he lament
ed the fact that the cares of Of
Imperial Valley press., 1934-07-24
UNCLE WlGGILY'S LITTLE
POPS

Uncle Wigeily was very fond OF
walking along the seashore beach
near the Summer cottage early in
the morning to iook at what the
tide had brought in. Often he would
find queer things on the sand, left
there by the falling water.
Ycu know the tide comes in
twice a day at each seashore, making
the water high. Then the tide goes
out and at low water there are left
OH the sand strange and beautiful
shells, clulnps Of seaWeed, clans
for the gulls and sometimes star
fish.
These starfish do not twinkle
like the stars in the sky They get
the name because they are pointed,
as are the picture of stars, though
the stars in the sky aren't really
pointed. They are round, like our
earth. but they are so far off that
some of .hem seem to have points
as they simmer and twinkle.
And when the tide left a live
starfish Oh the sand, turned over
Imperial Valley press., 1934-07-24

With many new complaints re-
ceived at the Ell Centro Chamber of
Commerce this morning from mo-
torists who drove to San Diego yes
terday, to the effect that Imperial
Valley cars, marked 81 V " were
still being singled out for traffic
violations, it has been determined
that, although some motorists re-
ported trouble in the San Diego
city limits, the majority OF cars
were stopped on the highway lead
ing to San Diego, even as far east
as Buckman Springs.
In statement made to the To-
cal chamber this morning, U. L..
Martin of the National Bakery
stated that he visited Chief of Po-
lice Peterson at San Diego yester-
day to find out if charges that the
San Diego police were being unfair
in their apprehension of Imperial
Valley motorists had any founda-
ton. Martin, who served on the
San Diego police force for many
years, stated that Peterson told
him San Diego had not had mo-
torcycle policeman for several
months because of cut in the po-
lice budget and that tickets given
by motorcycle policemen must nee
essarily be from state officers rath-
er than San Diego police.
Claiming that it was only fair
that both sides of this question be
given to the public state traffic
officer in Ell Centro this morning
told Robert Hays, manager of the
local chamber, that he personally
checked many Imperial Valley cars
passing through Jacumba yesterday
at 60 miles an hour. Many of
these cars, he stated, were driven
by persons whom he knew who had
been on the coast for the weekend
TO visit their families. The officer
stated further that daily one hears
drivers boast of driving to San
Diego in two hours, which cannot
be accomplished without violating
the state traffic laws
Caution Urged
This officer pointed out further
that San Diego city and county has
one of the highest rates in motor
fatalities in the United States and
if the state traffic police are tight
ening up on the speed laws it is to
protect the motorists and cut the
death rate from motor accidents in
San Diego county. He maintained
Imperial Valley press., 1934-07-24
Don't Quote Me-
by United Press

flee had altered Wallace's appear
ance.
The picture turned out to be
that Of a movie star.
The agriculture department is
a bit jealous OF references to the
magnificent" commerce depart
ment building. 1t wishes the fact to
be known that its activities are
spread through dozen build
ings, most OF them large ones
too"
One structure is more than three
blocks long and at least two wide
and the department adds:
I'VE use 1000 telephones"
The income tax payer who be-
comes irritated when internal rev.
enue officials and clerks rule out
some deduction he has claimed
probably will find solace in this
disclosure at the treasury depart
ment:
Various workers in the internal
Imperial Valley press., 1934-07-24
Indictments OF
Tuuo Held LEGAL

LOS ANGELES, July "a. U.P) =
Eugene M. Brown, former local
secretary Of the national re-em-
ployment service and one of several
CWA officials indicted on charges
Of conspiracy to defraud the fed
eral government, today had lost
a plea for abatement based on
the claim that an unauthorized
person was in the courtroom when
the indictments were returned.
Browns plea, filed simultaneous
ly with a similar one by R. c.
Branion, former state director of
CWA, was denied in federal court
yesterday Branion obtained a de-
lay until July 80 because Of i'll
ness.
The pair charged that a court
reporter was present when the in
dictments were returned several
weeks ago. The prosecution con-
tended, however, that his presence
was entirely legal.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-07-24
San Pedro Union
Votes Arbitration

SAN PEDRO, July "a. UP) -
Striking longshoremen here have
cast an overwhelming vote favor
ing. submission of their dispute to
arbitration, officials of the Inter-
national Longshoremen's associa-
ton predicted today as the 1900
ballots were taken to San Fran
cisco for counting.
The voting was completed with
out violence. Police guarding the
harbor district found unrest at
minimum.
Nevertheless, it was announced
that beginning Immediately a
strike squad of 100 detectives
would start duty protecting citi-
zens in all labor difficulties in the
Los Angeles area.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-07-24

Oh its back, the many little feelers
on the under side of each of its
five arms, Or you might call them
legs, t,Siddled so fast Uncle Wiggily
might well have thought the star
fish was twinkling. Most starfishes
that you see around here have
only five arms or legs. But there
are some in other countries that
have as many as twelve. Gracious,
how they must twinkle!
Something for Fun
One morning, as Uncle Wigglly
was strolling along the beach, he
found something he knew he could
use to make some fun for his bunny
rabbit children. He hid what he
had found behind a pile of sand,
sat down on the beach upon a
piece of drift wood and waited for
the little rabbits, They were not
long in running to him calling:
Tell us a story, Daddicums!"
ut is too early for a bedtime
story" said Mr.. Longears, twink
ling his pink nose like a starfish,
"and it is too late for a get up
story. So I will do trick for you
"What trick, Unkie Wig?" asked
Baby Bunty, the orphan rabbit.
"Listen!" said Mr.. Longears. He
reached behind him, back of the
pile of sand where he had hidden
what he had found on the beach.
Suddenly the rabbit children heard:
Pop! Popl Pop!" A lot of little
popping sounds they heard.
"Oh, you have some baby pop
guns!" cried Buster.
Hurry" shouted Custer. "Daddi-
Gums has bought us all pop gunsl"
Are they like the one you shot
at Mr.. Twistytail's balloons yester-
day to stop him from floating
away?" asked Duster.
"These aren't really pop guns,
Imperial Valley press., 1934-07-24

when there is going to be rain or
damp weather by turning limp
again" The bunnies thought this
very strange. And if the racking
chair will give the icebox a ride
on its back around the porch, I'll
tell you next about Uncle Wiggily's
sea horse.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-07-24

Published every evening Except Sunday by The
Imperial Valley Press. Inc. e25 State street,
e Centro California. W. c. Costello business
manager. Telephone 26. business office; 700 edi-
torial department. Full leased wire United Press
Associations
Imperial Valley press., 1934-07-24

revenue bureau are having their in
come returns scrutinized, with the
probability that some soon will be
paying a tax on deductions dis
allowed.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-07-24
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO
Juy 25, 1919

City water came through the
pipes rich chocolate color this
morning as a result of necessary
repairs which had to be made at
the pumping plant.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-07-24

Frank Richmond leaves tomorrow
for Santa Monica where he will
meet his family with whom he will
later drive to Mono county.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-07-24
EDITORIAL PAGE
and
FEATURES
HOW DO YOU LIKE 1T?

Perhaps it is flying in the face of
Providence and inviting a return of the
temperatures we had a couple of weeks
ago, but it is impossible to refrain from
expressing a few words of commendation
for the present brand of Imperial Val
ley weather.
Noon temperatures for the past week
give an average of 80 degrees which is
easy pickings" as the boys say, for this
area at this time of the year. Anything
up to 110 degrees is not bad, and most
of us stood the 11S-122 mark without
feeling much the worse for it.
Contrast this with the blazing heat of
the middle west, where readings of 1l2
and up to 11S have been the rule rather
than the exception for the past two
weeks. 1t makes one feel that Imperial
Valley is not such a terrible place after
ALL
Anyone familiar with the middle west
knows that its summer heat is the sultry,
sitting sort that makes life miserable
even in the nineties and that thermome-
ter readings above that are tortuous.
Here in a dry heat readings up to ITO
are not even distressing.
There have been only one or two nights
thus far this summer when the heat OF
the day has remained to make it uncom-
Portable, and covering while sleeping has
been required rather than found unnec-
esSary.
Grim proof that we are not having
pipe dream is written in the death toll
of the middle west, where over 500 deaths
are attributed directly and indirectly
to the heat Imperial Valley never had
a casualty list proportionately as heavy
as that no matter how high the ther-
mometer went.
Maybe we'll pay for this in few days,
perhaps not, but anyhow there are hum
dreds of persons who would give lot
to have weather like Imperial Valleys
just now.
The LADY" who betrayed Dillinger
may be in good health, but it is not in
the cards for her to live long.
Getting down to brass tacks, "Toy Gun
John" was bush Lacquer compared to
"Pretty Boy" Floyd, but he got better
publicity.
AS General Mitchell was not on the
aviation investigating board, it was not
to be expected he would agree with its
findings.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-07-24

County treasurer's report shows
that affairs of the county are in
better condition than they have
teen for the past several years.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-07-24
TEN YEARS AGO
July 25 1924

Refrigeratng engineers Of Ell
Centro are forming a local organi-
zation.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-07-24
Looking Backward
What the Press Files Tell Of
Imperial Valley for This
Date In Past Years
TWENTY YEARS AGO
July 25. 1914

Miss Mamie Rogers is visiting
her sister, Miss Helen Rogers, OF
Commercial street.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-07-24

The Arizona citrus association
began shipping Clayson grapefruit
early in June.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-07-24

Chief Engineer A. a. Anderson
of the irrigation district, has placed
his resignation with the board ef-
fective at once.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-07-24

AS General Mitchell was not on the
aviation investigating board, it was not
to be expected he would agree with its
findings.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-07-24

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Imperial Valley press., 1934-07-24

The LADY" who betrayed Dillingel
may be in good health, but it is not ir
the cards for her to live long.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-07-24

Getting down to brass tacks, "Toy Gun
John" was a bush Lacquer compared to
pretty Boy" Floyd, but he got better
publicity.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-10-20
STATE SCHOOL
OFFICIAL ON
VALLEY VISIT

Dr. Livingston Porter, of the state
department of emergency educa-
ton, was an interesting and inter-
ested visitor at chamber of COM
merce headquarters yesterday. He
visited Ell Centre for the confer
ences with superintendent C B.
Collins, John L. House and Guy
Weakley in conjunction with the
teachers institute to be held in
FL Centro in December. DR.. Por-
ter,s work carries him all over the
state. He has particularly inter-
ested himself in assisting a possible
adult education program in Imper-
ial Valley. At chamber headquar-
ters, he discussed with Manager
Hays, the possibility of state
maintained junior college in I'm
perial Valley. The matter has been
presented to the state education
officials by the chamber of COM
merce from time to time, and need
for such an institution stressed.
The chamber of commerce at DR..
Porter's request recently compiled
a summary of races in Imperial
Valley, to assist him in his work,
based upon the 1890 census, which
disclosed a fairly large foreign
born population in Imperial county.
1t has been tentatively decided
that DR.. Porter will address cham
Der of commerce directors and
members at the chamber luncheon
on Wednesday, December 10, when
facts important to Imperial Valley
education will be discussed. DR..
Porter and his chief, DR.. Mann, are
sincere friends OF Imperial Valley,
and it Is believed that their efforts
and interest will result beneficial
" to adult education in this coun-
"
Imperial Valley press., 1934-10-20
Furniture Exhibit
To Be Continued

I. V. Hardware Co. announces
that the furniture exhibition and
home equipment demonstration
which were features of the local
stores fall opening yesterday, will
be continued all next week SO that
everyone in the valley may see
them.
The latest trends in furniture,
modern, Monterey, classical early
American, are displayed in room
ensembles with attractive decorative
effects giving the visitor many new
ideas as to room arrangements
and decoration.
In the home equipment depart
ment special demonstrations are
being conducted with emphasis on
the electric mixers and the Hoover
vacuum cleaners.
The local store invites everyone,
whether interested in buying now
Or not, to view these displays as
it will give visitors ideas as to the
latest styles SO that when they are
ready to buy they will know ex-
actly what they want.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-10-20
FALL OPENING OFFICIALS GIVE
THANKSFOR FINE COOPERATION

make acknowledgment to the city
administration, state, county and
city police officers, the fire de-
partment, TO the Boy Scouts, Jun
ior chamber Of commerce. 20-30
club, American Legion, the drum
corps, the Border Patrol, members
of Horace Williams band, Henry A
Harris, the principals and teachers
of all the schools of the county,
70 those who officiated as judges,
TO the newspapers, and to all those
others whose work and splendid CO.
operation contributed to make the
event SO outstanding. cit was
probably FL Centro's busiest eve
ming" Tyler Said, "and certainly
its happiest. Everyone enjoyed
witnessing the five mile long in
dustrial parade. or participating in
1t. There were Interested happy
faces everywhere. FL Centro will
be the better for it tomorrow. 4"
Principals Of the schools which
entered in the attendance contest
are requested 10 report Immediate
ly by mail to the chamber of COM
| merce the percentage of their stu
lent enrolment which appeared in
the parade so that checks can be
mailed to those Schools which are
! entitled TO them.
East store has posted the mer-
chandise winners in that particu-
lar establishment, but it is neces-
sary for the winners to take their
tickets TO the chamber of com
merce, on State street. and there
secure their $3.50 merchandise Or
ders drawn. on the stores.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-10-20
New York Stocks

NEW YORK. Oct. 20. UPl--Low-
priced mercantile issues continued
| to lead what little trading was
done on the stock exchange today
while the high grade issues Of the
principal division continued dull
and steady.
Building operations for Septem-
ber were down 2i2 per cent from
the previous month and down ia
per cent from year ago.
McCrory Stores A stock was the
most active issue trade. 1t reached
So. up L point and a new high for
the year. The first preferred stock
made a new top for the year at
42ls up 2is points from the prev
ious close and up exactly 40 points
from the low made last year at
2i2.
National Department Stores, also
in receivership, was second in ac-
tivity. 1t reached 3, up y point
and equal TO the 1884 high.
United Stores was relatively ac-
tive. reaching SIS for a gain of *
point. Higher grade mercantile is
sues were quiet but firm.
Tobacco shares were firm again
with American Tobacco 3 up more
than a point on light turnover.
National DiStillers firlned just be-
fore the close and a better tone
came into the leading issues Of
various divisions. American Tele-
phone came up to 111A up Z.
American Can had only few sales,
closing at 1925 off 4. u. S. Steel
ranged between SO: and 33h.
Railroad issues strengthened late
in the session. Atchison and Penn
sylvania closed higher.
Standard OF New Jersey closed at
40A up Is and Socony Vacuum
1914 up Il. Utilities were steadier
with Consolidated Gas at 81 up a.
Chrysler closed at 36l. up 1s and
General Motors 30 UP i in the au-
tomobile division. Packing stocks
were firm.
Sales today approximated 100000
shares against 100000 shares last
Saturday. Curb sales were $4,000
shares against 100000 shares last
Saturday.
Dow Jones preliminary closing
averages showed industrial 95.01
up oil, railroad 2603 off O05, util-
ity, 1888 up 0,02.