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Imperial Valley press., 1934-03-24
TIE root broke

Il need some Spring medicine
said Uncle Wiggily. sitting up on
the floor and blinking his eyes and
twinkling his nose.
Spring medicine cried Nurse
Jane. "Oh, are you as badly hurt as
all that? Perhaps I had better call
DR.. Postum
I'm not hurt at ALL" laughed the
rabbit gentleman. Il just fell off my
chair. always do that in the Spring
when I get droWsy after breakfast.
But getting droWSy is a sign I need
Q Spring medicine like sarsaparilla
or sasSafras or something like that.
So l am going out III the woods and
get some
do you mean you are going ad-
venturing?' asked Nurse Jane.
mo, I mean I am going to hop
around and look for some saSsafra5
roots. They will make the bes5
] Spring medicine for me. III bring
/ them home. you can boil them into
sassafras tea and I will drink it.
That will pep me up, tone my SyS-
tenn and make me feel fine and all
ready for Summer adventures
DO you mean that after you take
sassafras tea" asked Nurse Jane.
you won't again fall asleep after
breakfast?n
Failing asleep isn't SO bad!' said
Uncle Wiggily with a jolly laugh.
1T is the falling off chairs 1 don't
like. Though I must say didn't
hurt myself But now I'm going af-
ter SassafraS.'
So the rabbit gentleman, after
thanking Nurse Jane for being SO
! kind as to worry about him, hoped
over the fields and through the
woods, singing an old song, like this:
"Oh, Sassafras, oh, SassafraS!
Thou art the stuff for me;
And in the Spring
I sWeetly sing
Oh, SassafraS. of thee,'
Then Mr.. LongearS found himself
in the deep dark and somewhat dis
NAL woods where it was very lone
some.
But this is the place for sassafraS,
said the rabbit. He looked about and
saw the first green leaves of a new
sassafras plant, which has a very
pleasant smell. III dig up bit of
the root" said Mr. Longears.
So he began to dig with his paws.
Now the roots of even small sassa :
fras plants go down very deep into
the ground. And even after much
digging Uncle Wiggily was not able
to get his paws on the top part of
the root to pull it up. He tried and
tried, but nothing happened Then,
Imperial Valley press., 1934-03-24
BED-TIME STORIES
BY HOWARD E. GARRIS
Copyright 1884 by Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate)

all of a sudden, he heard a voice
behind him.
Turning quickly the rabbit gen.
tleman saw the Bob Cat grinning
at him. The Bob Cat was hungry.
Il have come for you,' he meWed
at the rabbit.
oh, I need Spring medicine so
badly!' said the bunny Before you
nibble me would you let me get
some sasSafras root as a tonic?"
We'll, yes, I guess So" snarled
the Bob Cat. You'll taste better if
you are toned up. Get your sassa-
fras."
That's just the trouble. I can't
pull up the root said Uncle Wig
gily. Its too tough. Perhaps you'll
pull it up for me-"
Surely I will said the Bob Cat.
Then III nibble you
The Bob Cat stuck his claws deep
into the partly dug out sassafras
root. He pulled and he pulled and he
pulled. All of a sudden the root
broke and the Bob Cat turned three
back somersaults and part of pep
persault. And he was SO upset with
dirt in his eyes that he couldn't see
or get up in time to catch Uncle
Wiggily.
The rabbit gentleman laughed
picked up the sassafras root and
quickly ran home with it before the
Bob Cat got over being surprised.
So you see sassafras is very good as
a Spring tonic.
And if the kindergarten class will
slide down the jungle gym and not
bump the cabbage on its head, I'll
tell you next about Uncle Wiggily
and the robin.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-03-24
Stumbling Case
Witness Missing

RENO, New, March "a. W.H =
Federal agents joined Reno police
today in seeking to trace a connec-
ton between the disappearance of
Roy j. Frisch, Al, bank cashier, and
his part in the conviction of four
alleged members of a nation wide
swindling ring.
F'risch was last seen, so far as
police could learn, shortly after
leaving his home here to attend a
motion picture performance Thurs
day night.
Chief of Police Jack Kirkley
openly feared the missing man had
been kidnapped by friends of tie men
against whom he had testified in
a New York federal court.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-03-24

Published every evening except Sunday by The
Imperial Valley Press, Inc. 625 State street,
El Centro. California W. G. Costello. business
manager. Telephone IS. business office: 700 ed-
torial department. Full leased wire United Press
Associations
Imperial Valley press., 1934-03-24

for week. Mrs. Brown is a sis
ter-in-laW of Mrs. Pearse.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. T. Robinson were
callers at Holtville Sunday after
noon at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Dee UpshaW and family.
Mr. and Mrs Tom Liebert have
returned from Alpine and are max
ing their home on the Liebert
ranch.
Mrs. j. T. Oftelie after 10 days
visit at Beaumont with relatives re-
turned home Wednesday. Francis
Bransford accompanied her moth
.er down from Indio,
Imperial Valley press., 1934-03-24

crop of radicals 10 think over. Emma
Goldman can forget more about real rad
Iealism than they will ever know. When
she says something they will do well to
listen to it.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-03-24
FIND WASHINGTON WILL

TOPEKA. Kan. (U.s) = The will
made by George Washington S
mother now is owned by Mrs. Alma
Garfield Of this city. One of the
eodicils of the will gave the first
President ker Negro boy and all
her laid on Accokeek Run. Other
slaves We're distributed to the va
rious heirs. Corbin Washington,
her grandson. was Willed her Negro
woman, Old Bet. her riding chair,
ana her tNo black horses.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-03-24

bing a pen. AT random he said.
Here's the score by innings:
Rainey used three pens to write
Henry He used one pen to write
TT.
He used three pens to sign Rain
ey."
Then he applied a blotter to what
had become a pretty shaky sigma
ture, sighed again, anu tried to for
get the whole business"
A few minutes later Key Pittman
as president pro tempore Of the
senate was faced with the same
problem, although he only had to
use five pens to write his name. His
plight. however, was even tougher
than Rainey's because his name is
shorter.
He used two pens to write key
and three to write "Pittman' He
did a fair job Of it, too. His sigma
ture on the Philippines bill is al
Imperial Valley press., 1934-03-24
CANAL EDITION soon

With the dates set for advertising and
opening bids on the All-American canak
ana every indication pointing to the
start of construction within the next
two or three months, the All-American
canal souvenir edition. sponsored by the
CaleXico Chronicle, Brawley News and
Imperial Valley Press, will be issued as
announced several weeks ago.
Date Of publication was originally set
for January, but in view of the uncer-
talnty surrounding the canal project.
because of litigation and the govern
ment's refusal to release the appropria-
ton, the publishers of the three papers
decided to postpone publication until such
time as there was something more def
mite in sight
When Phil D. Swing obtained release
of the S6,000,000 appropriation this week,
the publishers decided that the time had
arrived and It is hoped to have the edition
of the press within the next 80 days.
Much of the material which will go
into the souvenir edition to make it one
Of the best ever produced in the valley,
has already been prepared and held up
pending canal developments.
The edition will contain a complete
account of the entire Colorado river
development project and a mass of de-
tailed information regarding Imperial
Valley. 1t will be something that every
resident of the valley will want to keep
as a reference book, and also to send to
friends in other parts of the country.
The Chronicle, News and Press will
combine efforts in making the souvenir
edition credit to the valley and to the
newspaper industry.
The mark of a real headline character
so far as the neWspapermen is concerned
is one who doesn't have more than five
or six letters in his name.
Spring having arrived by the calendar
perhaps we will now have a touch of
winter.
We're all getting so worried about this
Communism business that even the man
with red face is looked upon with sus-
picion.
Demonstrations such as that at the
Tashman funeral indicate the high %
mentality of many who pose as human
beings.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-03-24
UNCLE WIGGHY'S SPRING
MEDICINE

Once upon time Uncle Wiggily
was sitting on a chair in his hollow
stump bungalow. It was Saturday.
The bunny rabbits and the other
animal children didn't have to go
and say their lessons to the Lady
Mouse Teacher in the Hollow Stump
School, so they were out at play. It
was very still and quiet in the bun
galoW.
Uncle Wiggily had planned to go
adyenturing, but after eating his
breakfast of parsnip pancakes with
turnip sauce on them. and a little
maple sugar sprinkled in the mid
Gle, he sat down in a chair to rest.
Before he knew it, Uncle Wiggily
was fast asleep and beofre he could
do anything about it he had fallen
off the chair and bumped down
upon the floor, waking himself up.
oh, my goodness!" squeaked
Nurse Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy, running
into the room from the hall where
she was putting a clean curtain on
the front door. What happened?'
Imperial Valley press., 1934-03-24
Looking Backward
What the Press Files Tell of
Imperial Valley for This
Date In Past Years
TWENTY YEARS AGO
March "a, 1914

A new city ordinance states that
only one COW, two horses or mules
eighteen chickens, ducks or tur-
keys will be permitted to be kept
on a city lot.
j. J. Carr of Imperial was seen
in the city this morning.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-03-24
most-but not quite-readable.

President Roosevelt is the man
who really has his pen troubles.
Every time he signs a bill, the
White House is besieged by gentle
men who want him to use their
pens
He is used to it, though. and no
matter how many pens he uses to
write Franklin D. Roosevelt" his
signature is bold and legible. II
might not be bad idea for Rainey
and Pittman to take some lessons.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-03-24

State highway advisory committee
CT nine is in the valley to inspect
highways and will hold an open
meeting this evening at Chamber
of Commerce headquarters,
Imperial Valley press., 1934-03-24

The 25th annual Picnic Day will be
celebrated at the branch college of
Agriculture, Davis, on April 81.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-03-24

The Newcastle, Placer county,
fruit growers association plans a
central packing plant which will
handle pears exclusively.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-03-24

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SUBSCRIPTION - Delivered carrier
permo month
in California, post ff Ill
Office Member California Ih-@hG45
Newspaper Mogen-
son. advertising representatives %saFEr|C
Imperial Valley press., 1934-03-24

We're all getting so worried about this
Communism business that even the man
with a red face is looked upon with sus-
picion.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-03-24

Spring having arrived by the calendar
perhaps we will now have a touch o
winter.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-03-24
TEN YEARS AGO
March "a, 1924

NJ D. Allen is here from the
coast for a few days.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-03-24

Demonstrations such as that at the
Tashman funeral indicate the high %
mentality of many who pose as human
beings
Imperial Valley press., 1934-03-24

WASHINGTON, March 24-Pity
Henry T. Rainey, speaker of the
house. who had TO use seven pens in
affixing his signature to the Philip
pines bill, and be precious careful
which pen he picked up first.
Pens kept coming to the speaker
for use on the bill SO that they
could be kept as souvenirs by their
donors, Rainey sighed:
I've got seven pens and it prob
ably will be an awful looking sigma
ture."
One of the pens was presented by
Manuel L. Quezon, president of the
Philippine senate. Another was pre-
sented by Madame Camilo Osias.
wife of one of the Philippine resi-
dent commissioners. Quezon and
Osias are political enemies. That
was almost a poser for Rainey. II
he used the Quezon pen first. he
would insult Osias, and yice-yersa.
The speaker settled the problem
by reaching out blindly and grab
Imperial Valley press., 1934-03-24
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO
March "a, 1919

Miss Alice Huff of CaleXico was
an Ell Centro visitor Saturday.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-03-24

The Hindu association recently
initiated in Imperial Valley is rap
idly completing the preliminary
steps Of organization.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-03-24

The mark of real headline character,
so far as the neWspapermen is concerned,
is one who doesn't have more than five
or six letters in his name
Imperial Valley press., 1934-03-24
Don't Quote Me-
800. By United Press -

hing a pen. AT random he said.
Evening star., 1934-02-09
Want More Spirit.
THE aim and object is to reviv,

"HE aim and object is to revive
some "old-time spirit in the
sport. which. in the opinion Of
many observers, yielded too much
to the softenirg influences of high
salaries and social activities during
the boom times.
Recently John Joseph McGraw de-
plored the lack of aggressive spirit
among the players, although frankly
admitting also that his successor in
charge of the Giants, Bill Terry, did
pretty well last year without engag-
ing in many arguments. The current
Giants differ from the old school in
that they are more peppery than bel
lgerent.
This brings up the concurrent prob
lem: Where are the so-called fight
ing types" players of the highly ag-
gressive stamp of Dick Bartell of the
Phillies, to be found?
For the last 10 years at least, as
old-timers point out, the heavy hand
of discipline has discouraged the
players from becoming overheated.
Fines and suspensions have curbed
tendencies to demonstrate scrappiness
on the field. Fear of melting the
fans has been in the back of the
minds of managers and magnates
alike. Consequently it remains to be
seen just how far change in policy
will prove effective, without develop
ing complications.
Evening star., 1934-02-09
CAPITAL AMATEUR
RING CAUSE GAINS
Provision for Admission
Fees for Bouts Passes
Senate Committee.
TINE perennial Hartley box
ing bill, authorizing the
charging of admission to

TIME perennial Hartley box
ing bill, authorizing the
charging of admission to
amateur ring shows in
the District, today was a step
nearer its goal following a ia
vorable vote by the Senate Dis
trict Committee.
Amateur boxing devotees eagerly
are looking forward to next week when
it is expected the House District Com
mittee will report on the measure. If
the House Committee votes favorably
it will be passed on to both branches
of Congress.
In addition to permitting an ad-
mission fee to be charged for anna
teur boxing matches, the Hartley
measure would provide for the estab-
lishment Of three-man boxing COM
mission to be appointed for two-year
terms by the District Commissioners
One member of the commission, "nder
terms of the bill. must be connected
with the Police Department.
No boxing exhibition would be per-
mltted unless sponsors of the show
held a permit from the boxing COM
mission, which would license clubs
colleges and other organizations and
institutions interested in the welfare
of the amateur sport
Still another ring bill before Con-
gress is the Black bill, which would
legalize professional boxing in the Dis
trict The measure now is before the
House District subco mmittee on judi
Ciary action.
Evening star., 1934-02-09
Pearie, Tech Find, Seen Track "Diamond in Rough
Has of CourO

pionship in the meet next Spring,
though, if Central or Western shows
anything much in the running de-
partment, he believes Eastern, with
its strength in the field events,
may furnish Tech an interesting
afternoon. Hap does not figure his
charges will do whole lot in the
c. U. meet, but by the time the
public high games arrive expects
them to be ready to 60 to town.
Tech, it appears, also may look
forward to good things in basket
ball next season. The squad will
lose only two valuable players by
graduation. They are Wiles, for
ward, and McGahey. center. But
it vii have back all its other
mainstays. DAILY. Billings Multi.
ct al. ...
Evening star., 1934-02-09
The Three Factors.

Il don't think I am getting reckless
in banking on three factors where !
have big edge. They are speed,
skill and experience I know Camera
knocked out Sharkey, a good boxer,
but Sharkey did the tearing in and
most of the leading. Sharkey failed
to use his skill. I don't expect to keep
rushing Camera as Jack did. I may
not be any killing puncher, but
neither is Carnera AS I said before
he will have to outlook me to win, and
don't believe he can
Always in condition, Loughlan noW
is in top form. BY the night Of the
fight he will have had more than five
weeks training in the land of palm
and surf.
He has been spending no little time
der to get his range adjusted for the
plateau work ahead.
Loughran was much pleased at Bill
Brady'S picking him to win.
Mr.. Brady" said Tommy, saw
what Corbett, the boxer, did to Sulli-
van. Also what he did to Jeffries for
more than 20 rounds. Fitzsimmons
Yes. but Fitz could box as we'll as
punch. You know the crowd likes to
see a puncher and for that reason
believes the punch rules the game. In
my opinion boxing skill is much more
important. I think it will decide this
next fight"
It certainly would be one of the
most astonishing things in sport to
find Tommy Loughran, on his way out
more than once in the last few years,
ruling the heavyweights.
The odds are all against him, but
there is no telling, as he puts it, just
when good boxer may upset all the
dope, even If he inf1icts little damage
himself.
Loughran at least will be the best
boxer Camera ever has faced, but it
might be suggested that Camera is
a better boxer than Tommy figures
him to be.
(Copyrieht 1894. by the North American
Newspaper Alliance. lnc)
Evening star., 1934-02-09
BATTLE FOR HALL
TO HOLD CUE LEAD
Remains at Top of Three
Rail Meet by Beating
ThurnbIad, 50-49.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
n YEW YORK. February o.
nj Two players who have
v yet to earn their title
spurs, and a pair of vet
erans, wise in the ways of bill
lizards, today topped the stand
ingS in the world three-cuShion
tournament, each with unblem-
iShed records.
Heading the list of IL star players
in the point of triumphs was 33-
year-old Allen Hall of Chicago. who
had hung up three straight victories.
Only a notch below Hall with two
victories each we're 27-year-old J. N.
Bozeman, jr., of Vallejo. Calf, and
the two "old timers" Willie Hoppe,
former balk-llne king seeking his first
three-cushion crown. and Johnny
Layton. the Sedalia, Mo. redhead, who
has finished in front on 10 different
occasions
Three Of the big four, Hall, Layton
and Hoppe. had close calls yesterday
while Bozeman remained idle. Hall
just managed to exc out 50to-49
victory over Arthur Thurnsblad. Chi
cago. while Layton came from far
back to beat Otto Reiselt, Philadel-
phia, 50 to 40, and Hoppe was pushed
Evening star., 1934-02-09
Dudgeon to Be Permitted.

CHORT of rowdyism and actua,
= hand-t0.hand conflict, players
will be urged to adopt the atti-
tude that no favors are to be asked
or comradeship manifested on or of
the playing field. Umpires, while moi
having their disciplinary powers re-
stricted in any way, will be instructed
to turn their backs upon outbursts OF
high dudgeon. In fact, it will be
quite all right with the magnates il
new records are set for the standing
or running high dudgeon.
Specifically, here are some of the
things which club owners classify un.
der the heading of Objectionable:
l. Fraternizing between rival
players around the batting cage
during pre-game practice.
2. Visits of players to the op-
posing teams bench for purposes
of discussing engagements for the
evening, inquiring about the health
of each others family or debating
the merits of their golf games.
3. Manifestations Of old pal"
stuff between base runners and in
felders.
4. Public or private beer drinking
among players of rival teams be-
fore or after the ball games.
Evening star., 1934-02-09
THE SPORT LIGHT
by GRANTLAND RICE
THE BUSH TO THE BIG LEA

THE BUSH THE BIG LEAGUE
send you my and my tauorite ones
The sons that loUe the best:
/ send them to you 1Uhen I knoau then are due
And ready to tackle the test;
send you my SOnS but it isn't gift,
It's merely loan, for 1Uhen
They hare serued out their day of "prootion and par
They come to my again.
For they all back to their mother
HoUeUer the die is cast;
They gather the cheers of the radiant years.
But the bush is their home at last.
lreach M them and nd entod the make them and mold then
And then at the time OF their ball. playing prime
- You take them aUay from my breast;
You giDe them acclaim at the height of their fan1e
In the go1O OF their youth-but 1Uhen
They are broken and done and their glory spun
Ihey come to arms again.
For they all come back to their mother
Ho1DeUer the die is cast;
They gather the cheers of the radiant years.
But they come to my arms at last
They leaUe me to go Uhere their elorys aglo1c
In the CLEAN OF a mighty reno10n,
And their eyes the light of a flag thinning fight
In the S1Url OF major league toUn;
But speeding time cries to the Speakers and THs
AS 1reu as the other-dnd ten
As they turn to the truth from the dreams of youth
They come to my arms again.
they all back to their mother,
HoUeDer the die is cast:
They gather the cheers Of the radiant years.
But theu to at last.
Evening star., 1934-02-09

Now don't give the boy too
much of a puff" cautioned Hap,
cor you'll turn his head and he'll
be no good to Tech, himself, or
anybody else. He's real dark
horse, though, has nice forward
lean, a good style and speed. I
haven't timed him yet, but he has
speed. all right. He's probably
good finisher as he's not such a hot
starter. That's the way it usually
Is. But I think he's going to i'm
prove in his starting; in fact, he
already is doing better"
Pearie will represent Tech in the
Catholic University meet February
"a and other sprinters that proba-
bly, will wear the Gray in the big
Brookland carnival are George
(Runt) Pearson, who, in winning
the 1QQ-yard dash u the Dlblie
Evening star., 1934-02-09

high school meet last Spring
equaled the meet record of 10 sec
onds; Began. Lynch and Lockwood.
Other likely Tech entries in the
c. U. games are Leonard Smith,
Scott, Hughes and Hurley, in the
hurdles; Charley Davis and Lank,
half-milers, who ran one, two in
the $50 in the 1888 title meet, and
Davis, Lank, Emmerich and Theis
in the relay. Davis and Emmerich
were on the four that turned In
the dramatic victory in last years
meet that enabled Tech to conquer
Eastern and win the champion
ship.
Hap really must think right
much Of the Tech track squad. He
makes no bones about predicting
It will retain its public high cham-
Evening star., 1934-02-09
MANY FOOT BALL
CHANGES SOUGHT
Committee at Atlanta to Of
fer More Than 40 Suggest.
ed ReviSi0nS of Rules.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
A TLANTA, February o.
~ Suggestions for altera-
~ ton and clarification of
intercollegiate foot ball
rules tonight go before a jury
of experts who must decide
whether the game is sound or
whether changes are practical.
The intercollegiate Foot Ball
Rules Committee, with advisory
representatives from coaches
and officials in attendance,
opens it's annual meeting to-
night, ready to consider more
fered for the betterment of the
game.
The conferences likely will continue
into Sunday and Chairman Walter
Okeson Of Lehigh, said no announce
ments would be made public until
after the final adjournment.
Chief among the suggestions to be
received are those to increase the
sideline zone from 10 to Is yards, to
eliminate tne t0ucnDacK penalty on
passes grounded in the end zone and
to allow neither side to run with q
recovered blocked kick.
Other suggestions include the per-
mission of forward passes anywhere
behind the line of scrimmage- bring
ing the goal posts back to the goal
line. abolishing or modifying the dead
ball" rule.
Those in attendance are Okeson,
William S. Langford, H. j. Stegeman,
Bill Bingham, Bill Crowell. F. H. Yost,
Dana Bible. Ray Morrison. c. H.
Smith, Bill Hunter and A. A. Stagg
Of the Rules Committee: w. A. Alex
ander, Lou Little, Babe Hollings-
berry and Nobel Kizer of the Coaches
Advisory Committee, and A. r. Hut
chens, A. M. Palmer, Herb Dana and
H. B. Hackett, representing tn e
officials.