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Imperial Valley press., 1934-10-04
REALTORS To
A|D MERRIAM

SANTA BARBARA, Calf, Oct.
d. UP)-Gov. Frank +. Merriam,
having received its endorsement in
the gubernatorial race, was sched-
uled to address the annNal conven
ton Of the California Real Estate
association here today.
The governor was present at a
dinner last night when the associa
ton approved his candidacy and de
nounced Upton Sinclair, his Demo
cratic rival, as a threat to business.
The resolution called on proper
ty owners, home owners and farm
owners to join hands and elect
a governor whose aims and pur-
poses are to preserve our present
system Of government, the right of
private ownership of property and
the rewards of labor
The realtors asserted Sinclair and
his EPIC program are "at variance
with the constitutional form of Am
erican government"
I'VE feel" the resolution contin-
ued, that if he is elected business
conditions will be demoralized and
the welfare of every citizen in the
state of California jeopardized.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-10-04
EDITORIAL PAGE
and
FEATURES
WANT TO BUY THE PICTURE2

There are two sides to every picture
the front, which may be a beautiful view,
bringing inspiration and happiness to
those who gaze upon it, or the portrait
of some dear friend, recalling bygone
memories, and then there is the back
which is so seldom exposed to view, but
when it is, reveals a lot Of dust and cob
webs.
Just now the people of California are
having picture placed before them, the
handiwork of that great artist Upton
Sinclair. The front view shows every
one in the state prosperous and happy.
There is no poverty, everyone has abuho.
ance of material things and plenty OF
leisure in which to enjoy them. Perhaps
none of Us will be really wealthy las
Upton isl but we will have all the COM
forts we need and no longer will the
first of the month bills fill us with
dread. It will not be difficult to buy
new suit. purchase a new car or do the
many things most Of Us would like to do,
but find it impossible in our financial
situation.
That is the front of the picture. A
glance at the rear was given yesterday,
and the dust and cobwebs were there.
Here are a few of them. State bonds
since Sinclair was nominated; other
state bonds have gone down in the same
period, but not as far down as Califor-
MAS; the spread in price between 10
representative eastern bonds and like
number of California bonds, has jumped
from 5-8 to Is points; state bonds
selling for $1,000 at the time Of the prl-
mary, are now selling for S1,013; on the
S24 900, 900 relief bonds recently voted
by the legislature and the S30,OOO,0OO
war veterans bonds, it is estimated there
will be loss of $50 per bond; three rep
resentative California stocks-Standard
Oil, Pacific Gas and Electric and Cali
fornia Packing-declined heavily on the
New York market yesterday, the first
two making new low marks.
The average man may say he buys no
bonds and deals in no stocks. That may
be true, but every resident of California
will have to pay for those shrinking
state bonds-that is as certain as sun
rise and sunset. They are state obliga-
tions and the people pay state obliga-
tions.
1t is all very well to rail at the cap
Imperial Valley press., 1934-10-04
FARM BUREAU
EXPERT WILL
VISIT VALLEY

Tax legislation, including the %
proposals appearing on the Novem-
Der ballot, will be discussed by Won
T. Ellsworth, head of the research
department of the California Farm
Bureau Federation, at two meetings
to be held in Imperial county on
Thursday and Friday, October IL
and Il. Exact location of these
meetings will be announced early
next week, and they will be SO ar
ranged as to be easily accessible to
all farmers in the county, it was an
nounced today by C. o. Hoober, pre-
sident of the County Farm Bureau.
In addition, Ellsworth will duscuss
tax problems confronting the people
of California that will come before
the next session of the state legis-
lature in January. For the last sew
en- years. Ellsworth has been study
ing tax problems. He has gathered a
mass of authentic facts and today
is recognized as an authority on tax
matters in California.
Several of the % tax proposals on
the November ballot are of particu
lar Importance to agriculture. AS
Imperial is primarily an agricul-
tural county, Ellsworth's visit has
been arranged to give our people
authentic information on these pro
posalS.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-10-04

italists," yet without capital there can
be no industry and if capital is scared
out of this state. as it is now being
scared, there will soon be no industry
and without industry there is chaos.
We can't buy the beautiful view offer
ed by Sinclair without also buying the
dust and cobwebs. They go with the
picture. We can't avoid them by saying
we don't want them or that they don't
exist. We take them whether we want
them or not and they do exist, even
though we would like to convince our
selves to the contrary.
The voter should remember the two
sides. He is the one who has to pay and
he should think we'll before he decides
the kind of picture he wants to buy
Imperial Valley press., 1934-10-04

James Roosevelt. will spend most
Of the winter at her home at Hyde
Park, n. Y.
Commenting on the type Of mail
she receives. Mrs. Roosevelt says
that most Of it is pessimistic, con-
cerning the troubles OF the writer's
and their plans for saving the
world" She refers suggestions to
the proper government department
Publication today of Secretary OF
Agriculture Henry A. Wallace S
book, New Frontiers, is the lat
est in a series Of writings from ad-
ministration officials. Wallace wrote
the book himself, in contrast to
the tactics of some in employing
" ghost writer's.
Frances Perkins, secretary Of lab
or. and Harold Ickes, secretary Of
interior, have written books. The
President himself has published
two during his administration.
The two dominant figures in the
recent NRA controversy, Gen. Hugh
S johnson and Donald R. Rich
berg, are putting the concluding
touches on books which will be pub
Imperial Valley press., 1934-10-04
TURNER PUTS
GOODYEARS ON
RACING PLANE

More than sturdy wing construc-
tions and powerful engines are nee
essary in building fleet speedsters
of the air, according to j. B. Nc
Neece, local dealer for the Good
year Tire Sc Rubber Co.
"Men such as Col. Roscoe Turn
er, whose dazzling speed across con-
tinents and around the. pylonS of
the race course is continually set
ting new records, depend on many
things in addition to wings and
engines,' McNeece declared
Superior airmanShip is required
to handle these bullet-like racers,
both in the air and during take
offs and landings. One of the
most important considerations is
being able to get the heavily-loaded
ship off the ground and back to
earth again-and that is where
Goodyear tires demonstrate their
superiority, just as they do in ev-
eryday use on automobiles.
THE Goodyear AirWheels used
by Colonel Turner and other IA
nous pilots absorb shocks of the
landing field during the take-off,
when the plane is gathering speed,
and when even a small obstacle
might prove disastrous were it not
'ironed OUT by these huge, soft
rolling cushions of the air. And
again, approaching the ground at
express train speed, the tires take
up shocks Of landing and the
Goodyear brakes give positive con-
troll when most needed.
"Colonel Turner, who won the
Bendix race in 1888, and set a new
transcontinental West-east record
Of 10 hours, minutes and SIS Sec
onds last year, lowered the trans
continental record by two minutes
and also won the Thompson trophy
race at the 1884 Cleveland Nation
al air races at a speed of 248 miles
per hour-taking off and landing
his ship in safety with Goodyear
AirWheels, McNeece concluded.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-10-04
you could stop it!o she
: That 5 & tine job

called to Uncle Wiggily. ct makes
me SO neryous!o
"What does?' asked the rabbit
gentleman. and just then he heard;
"Slam Bang!'
"There it goes again." said
Nurse Jane.
Whatever is it?" asked Mrs.
Longears.
"A banging, slamming door in
the kitchen,o said Nurse Jane.
81 leave it open SO I Il have fresh
air when I'm baking pies, but all
of a sudden the wind blows the
door shut and bangs and makes a
noise like a big firecracker. .
Can't Stop the Banging
"Why don't you put something
against the bottom Of the door SO
the wind cant blow it shut with
such loud bang?o asked the rab-
bit lady.
I've tried said Nurse Jane.
1--WE put a chair against the door
but when I do that Aunt Lettie the
goat or Mrs. Twistytail, the pig,
come in and they move the chair
to sit in it and the door bangs. y
Get a stone and put it against
the door, said Mr.. Longears.
1--WE tried that said Nurse
Jane. but every time 7 put stone
against the door to keep it open
SO it won t bang, Buster, Custer,
Muster or some of the boys pop in
and take the stone away to play
duck on the rock. Then the door
bangs again.
ssWell, I had better do some
thing about this spoke Uncle
Wiggily.
'sWhat can you do?' asked his
wife. "Nurse Jane says there is
10 use putting chairs against the
banging door to keep it open. When
she uses a stone the boys take it,
She can't keep the door closed nor
rail it open.o
"Leaye it to MEL said Uncle
Wiggily. II have an idea. " He
hoped cut ever the fields and
through the woods until he saw an
cid gentleman mud turtle crawl
ing along the road.
Uncle Wiggily's idea
Hello!'' called Uncle Wiggily
to the turtle. Are you looking
for work, my good fellow?p
.'Why, yes, l would like nice,
easy job for the winter, which will
soon be here the turtle said.
but I can t do much. Pm very
slow, you know. If I could have a
job like a night watchman in a
stone yard that would be fineo
q have a better job for you
than that" laughed the rabbit
gentleman. "You are going to be
door stop in my bungalow. You
Imperial Valley press., 1934-10-04
WONACk GET ETS
BUM CHECK

Roy w. Womack, as befits
member of the city council, school
trustee and one of the city S lead
ing businessmen, has full faith in
El Centro and Imperial Valley, and
is giving additional proof OF that
fact by remodeling his business
quarters at 800 Main street, spend
ing something like $500 in the
process, in order to provide better
service for Chevrolet purchasers
and users.
Spending S1,500 at any time is
more than an ordinary undertak-
ing, and conditions being as they
are, anything that can 60 toward
meeting the expense is doubly well
come.
1t was therefore with something
like chagrin that the councilman
stumbled on $40 this morning
which he could not use. He brought
it to The Press office and it
couldn' be used here either.
The $1U was in the form of
check, drawn by the National Mot
or Car company of Los Angeles, on
the Los Angeles Trust and Savings
bank, in favor of the Court House
Garage, Ell Centro.
What was wrong with it? Well,
j it happened to be dated November
%, 1912, the National Motor Car
company long since "went bust, -
there is no court house garage any
more, nor is there any Los Angeles
Trust and Savings bank. Aside
| from that the check was all right.
I'VE found it while cleaning out
lot of old records that had ac-
cumulated mote the councilman is
getting the jump on cleanup week.
and were considerably surprised
when we opened the envelope to
find the check and a voucher at
tached to it, Womack said
To the suggestion that f'them
was the good old days when every
one had money! the councilman
replied that the good days are still
ahead Of us. Say, with Boulder
dam and the All-American canal
lin the works, to say nothing of the
natural assets we have, how can
anyone doubt that the best days
are ahead? Anyone who does needs
to have his head examined the
councilman said as he departed
with his check.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-10-04
HOLDING FIVE
DEPUTIES IN
Fatal. RIO 7

NRRISTOWN, Pa, Oct. a. up
Five deputy sheriffs, charged with
homicide, were held under heavy
police guard against threatened
mob violence after night of riot
ing at Bridgeport, near here.
One man was killed and scores,
were injured during the fighting.
Deputy sheriffs used tear gas and
bullets to disperse the crowd.
The deputies. who had served as
guards at the James Lees and Sons
woolen mills at Bridgeport, were
brought here for safe keeping
when 5000 strikers and sympa-
thizerssf gathered in front of the
plant, angered by the fatal shoot
ing of Elwood Quirk, %, of Bridge
port.
The disorders began when Off
cials and employees leaving the
Lees mill were stoned and beaten
by strikers.
Quirk, bystander, was struck
in the stomach by a bullet which
deputies fired into the crowd.
Nine other persons, including
five women were injured seriously
in the rioting. Many others suf-
fered cuts from flying stones and
were burned Or overcome by tear
gas.
The deputies were surrendered
on the condition that police would
take them to Norristown for safe
keeping.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-10-04
ANNUAL BEEF CAMPAIGN WILL
BE CONDUCTED BY SAFEWAY

The annual beef campaign-aim-
ed to help the cattle grower by re-
ducing surpluses and improving
prices-will be held this year from
October to 13, according to an
announcement by Safeway, Mac
Mari Stores.
With prospects of exceeding last
years record movement OF 10
trainloads of beef, the company has
placed orders both locally and
throughout its territory for the fin
est cattle available. Supported by
cattle growers associations and
having the interest of both the
producer and consumer in mind,
the event is expected to be one OF
the greatest of its kind ever accom-
plished.
The purpose of the campaign IS
threefold: first, to relieve the cattle
surplus, which will remain larger
than the 1923 figure, even in the
face of enormous government
slaughtering projects: second, to
prove to the consumer that quality
beef is still available in spite OF
the drought; third, to improve and
stabilize the market for first quail
ity beef.
According to government statis-
tics. and allowing for the drought
cattle already slaughtered, there
are now approximately 65,0O0,000
cattle in the United States. This
figure is 100000 above the total in
1928, when the supply was ample
to meet boom-time demands.
"There have been SO many re-
ports of cattle lost through thirst
or starvation, said G.. l.. Rut-
ledge, district market manager of
Safeway, MacNfarr Stores, "that
the public may have naturally
reached the conclusion that good
beef is not obtainable. However,
there are many fortunate stock
growers who escaped the drought
entirely, and their herds are of the
finest quality.
1T is our intention, through the
beef campaign, to make this fact
known to the public,o Rutledge
continued. 1--WE also want to en-
phasize the government IS statement
that none of the meat from
drought affected animals is to be
sold through retail markets. Gov
ernment-purchased meat is canned
and labelled 'Not to be Sold. -
1.-The prosperity of the entire
cattle industry, important as it is
in this section of the country, we
believe depends to a great extent
upon the public S knowledge of the
true situation. For that reason
the beef campaign this year is es-
pecially significant, and we feel
that the SafeWay MacMarr Stores
/ are in a position to render a splen-
did public service through the ben
efits which will be brought to the
Imperial Valley press., 1934-10-04
UNCLE WIGGTLY BANGING
DOOR

Uncle Wiggily was sitting in his
hollow stump bungalow one day,
reading the paper and thinking
about going adyenturing, when all
Of sudden. there sounded a loud:
Bang!o
"Oh, my goodness gracious!
What's that?' asked Mrs. Long
ears and she jumped SO hard that
she nearly fell out Of the rocking
chair.
1T sounded to me like the back
fire of an auto said the rabbit
gentleman. It can't be mine for
my auto is asleep in the garage. .
just then Nurse Jane came in
from the kitchen with a powder
puff tied on the end of her tail.
The muskrat lady housekeeper had
been busting powdered sugar on
the huckleberry pie.
u wish you could stop it!p she
Imperial Valley press., 1934-10-04
BEDTIME STORIES
BY HOWARD e. GARRIS
Copyright 1884 by Mcclure Newspaper Syndlcate)

are heavy like a stone you know.
You can cuddle down in the kitch-
EN- and hold the door open for
Nurse Jane SO it won t bang. You
will have plenty to eat and little
TO do
"That's S a fine job chuckled
the turtle. So he took his place in
the bunny s bungalow as door
stop. And when the bunny boys,
thinking he was a stone, tried to
pick him up 10 play duck on the
rock, Mr.. Turtle Just stuck his
paw nails into the floor and held
fast SO he couldn't be moved.
Its the best door stop I ever
saw said Nurse Jane. And if the
rubber boots will take the doll IS
shoes for walk around the block,
I'll tell you next about Uncle Wig
gily on the roof.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-10-04
This Cot Enjoys
Firm Foundation

Just the Jail house cat, that IS all,
but it bears distinction that falls
to few felines, possessing six toes
on each foot, "a in all.
This morning at the county Jail,
Tabby came pouncing through the
front door, right at home, and
eyed up the few visitors who were
standing about at that time.
Inquiry brought out the infor-
nation that the kitten was the Off
spring of the regular Jail mascot
and has a brother (or sister, who
is also distinguished having six
toes on each Of the front feet and
five each on the hind feet
Imperial Valley press., 1934-10-04
Resume League
Play Tonight

The Studebaker and Cramer Bak-
cry teams will renew hostilities on
Wilson school field tonight in their
playoff for the city nightball league
championship. The game which was
to have been played Monday night
was postponed until tonight owing
to the illness of Homer Chambers,
tWirler for the Mechanics.
Chambers has recovered from his
sickness and is ready to burn 'em
ever tonight. The Bakers have two
victories in the series while the Me
chanics won the third game. Ano-
ther win for the Cramer team to-
night will give them the bunting for
the season, while Studebaker vic
tory will make another and decid-
ing game in the series necessary.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-10-04

stock grower as a result of our
plans.'
Local Safeway-MacMarr officials
announce that shipments of the
choicest beef are now ready for
distribution through the company S
meat markets in this vicinity.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-10-04
COIN 1000 YEARS OLD

OAKVILLE, Ont. UP)-A coin,
1000 years ago, is in the
possession of a resident of this
town, who picked it up at a bazaar
in Amara, Mesopotamia, in 1917.
Coin experts state it was minted
between 500 and 300 years before
Christ's birth. It bears the like
ness of a Persian emperor, be-
lieyed to have been Darius.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-10-04

lished soon.
Former President Hoover s
. Challenge To Liberty is the out
standing work from the Republican
side.
Administration officials look up
on their publications as an import
ant part of their jobs; they serve
to obtain a wider field for the dis
semination of new deal' dec
trineS.
The United States civil service
commission announces that the
number of government positions
brought within the competitive
classified service since Mr.. Roose-
velt S inauguration is greater by
6813 than the number removed
from competition.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-10-04

Published every evening Except Sunday BY The
Imperial Valley Press, Inc. 625 State street.
u Centro, California. W. c. Costello. business
manager Telephone 26 business office: 700 edl-
toria department Full leased wire United Press
Associations
Imperial Valley press., 1934-10-04

The Central junior college stu
dent body selected Miss Josephine
Smith as president and Lloyd Wix
ON as vice president.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-10-04
TEN YEARS AGO
October 4. 1924

September proved splendid
month in the building line in FL
Centre.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-10-04
LET'S CLEAN Up

Ell Centre should respond enthusias-
tically to the plea for cooperation during
"Clean-Up Week. which will start Sun
day in conjunction with National Fire
Prevention week
Much trash has accumulated this past
summer, perhaps more than in ordinary
years because of the dry weather. Dead
leaves, dry stalks, papers, and trash of
all sorts have had several months in
which to pile up.
Such accumulations are not only un-
slightly, but they constitute fire hazards,
which may cause serious damage to life
and property. They can also breed dis
ease, which is probably the most en-
phatic reason why they should be re-
moved.
There is work to be done with rake
hoe and shovel, and all of us will be the
better for it physically and mentally, if
we join the cleanup campaign.
We don't like to be suspicious but we'd
like to know who threw the stones in
the Tiger infield yesterday, or did they
put grease on the infielders' gloves?
Senator Norris seems to be somewhat
''off in predicting a new era in govern
ment. It's here already.
There are many things this country
can do without and one of them is
speeches by General Smedley Butler.
Maybe Hitler will not feel quite so
smart after taking a slap from old John
Harvard who turned down the offer of
scholarship from him.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-10-04

William Kelly has returned from
Los Angeles, where he spent his va
cation.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-10-04

Senator Norris seems to be somewhat
"off in predicting new era in govern
ment. It's here already.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-10-04
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO
October 4. 1919

Harry MadduX and Frank Nc.
IVer are back from San Diego.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-10-04
Looking Backward
What the Press Files Tell Of
Imperial Valley for This
Date Ia Past Years
TWENTY YEARS AGO
October 4, 1914

The Imperial improvement and
company is planning
to put in operation its new lime
kilns near Coyote Wells.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-10-04
LANGUAGES RECORDED

SEATTLE, U.P) = Photographic
records to preserve the vanishing
languages of Pacific Coast Indians
are being made by DR.. Melvin
Jacobs, University of Washington
anthropclogist. Using special re-
cording equipment DR.. Jacobs and
Orin Johnson, university student,
made a tour of Indian villages, in
ducing tribesmen to speak and
sing in their native tongues.
E. w. Eckard, Easton, Fresno
county, has successfully grated a
pecan scion TO an English walnut
stump.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-10-04

The dry campaign at the north
end of the valley will be begun next
Wednesday at Calipatria.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-10-04

There are many things this country
can do without and one of them is
speeches by General Smedley Butler.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-10-04

We don't like to be suspicious but we'd
like to know who threw the stones in
the Tiger infield yesterday, or did they
put grease on the infielders' gloves?
Imperial Valley press., 1934-10-04
RIVER READINGS

Imperial Valleys Largest Used
Car Market Fourth and Main,
Ell Centro. Edgars. 28tf
Imperial Valley press., 1934-10-04

Maybe Hitler will not feel quite so
smart after taking a slap from old John
Harvard who turned down the offer of a
scholarship from him.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-09-07
WWS Greet Stevenson
On Campaign Circuit

ABERDEEN, Wash, Sept. g.
John C. Stevenson, the prize pO-
litical faker of the state, spoke
here recently on a campaign tour
for the U. S. Senator job. He put
himself forward as a progressive
and liberal, and condemned his
running mates on the Democrat
ic ticket as reactionaries.
The local guiding lights of
the Wobblies were on hand
early to meet the master spell
binder, shaking hands with this
misrepresentation of the I'M
employed Of Seattle, and show
ing themselves very well pleas
ed with his line of hooey.
The old IWW dogma of mo
political action" has been put in
the closet. as one of the local as
pirants to political office, w.
KOski, worked openly for Homer
Il. Bone last election among the
Wobbly Finish settlement here.
He managed to get a few crumbs
for his efforts but was soon edg-
ed out of that job and is now try
ing to be an individual guide of
the working class for political
wisdom, among the boss control
led parties. Another local aspir-
ant is the secretary of the IWW,
Gus Capperson.