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residential echo of long ago in a
three-storied brick with green
shutters, foot scraper and white
lintels. On either side the door a
forged iron lantern sheds a dark
blue light. A glow that suggests
the hospitality of old taverns, jack
booted gentlemen, cordial Mine
Mosts and minuet ladies arriving
in carriages. 7 noticed Whitney
Warren halting before it in sort
of nostalgia ponder.
Sudden yanks from obscurity
make theatricals the Turing pro-
fession it is. No player is ever fin
ished Frances White, whose patent
leather coiffure dazzled patrons of
the Ziegfeld Roof many seasons,
has been added to the stage come
back Of 1885. After wane of her
musical comedy sway, she ratified
around in collapsing vaudeville
awhile and was seen no more. Her
new step upward is the star role
in a tabloid version of an operetta
for first run movie houses-the
choice Of many offers after her
voice was heard off-side in an OBJ
scure bit on the screen.
New York's most debonaire and
highly civilized reporter continues
to be George Buchsnon Fife. Ana
polls trained. he suggests the
waXed-mustached Artagn n
touch in the modern scene. He
speaks French, Italian and Ger
man fluently, wears morning coats,
ledger-ruled trousers and carries a
full bark malacca to his desk, on a
rip-roaring tabloid. In his time he
has lived in many world capitals
as a correspondent, covered Sensa-
tional trials and is likely the only
man Of the craft thoroughly versed
in vintage wines and who does
cross word puzzles in Greek.
Even with his most recent VIC
tory, there doesn't seem a spark OF
interest for Primo Carnera any
more More than ever he is the
snaggle- -toothed, lU m b ring oai
without the slightest magnetism to
inspire the box office twitch. The
big fellow is unconscious of all
this, which gives his spurts OF
swagger and enthusiasm patina
Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-02
Bedtime Stories
BY HOWARD E. GARRIS
Copyright, 1885, by Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate)

Uncle Wiggily couldn't see, but
nothing tried to catch him, so he
was all right.
All of sudden. though, as he
was standing under the tree he felt
drops of water splashing down on
his pink, twinkling nose.
Useful Umbrella
Ha! It's raining!" exclaimed
Mr.. Longears. IAN April shower!
I knew we'd have one. l was right
Nurse Jane was wrong. It's a
good thing I have my umbrella. -"
He hoiSted it over his head. Down
on the umbrella splashed many
drop of water, but the bunny
didn't get wet. After a while no
more water fell, so Uncle Wiggily
put down his wet umbrella and
hoped home to his bungalow. He
saw Nurse Jane out in front.
"Ha! 1 told you it would rain!''
said Mr.. Longears.
"But it didn u rain here. not q
DROP said the muskrat lady
cit rained hard under the tree
where l stood' said the bunny.
Just then. all out of breath, along
scampered Mrs. Bushytail, the lady
squirrel. "Oh, Uncle Wiggily!' she
chartered. I'm SO sorry. 1 ran
all the way from my nest house in
the big tree to beg your pardon. .
Why should you beg my pardon,
Mrs. Bushytail?' asked the rabbit.
because l showered water on
you from up in my tree nest where
1 was watering my window flower
boxes,' said the lady squirrel. ">af-
ter l Splashed a lot of water dowr
looked and saw you. I guess you
must have thought it was raining.
81 did" said Uncle Wiggily. How
Nurse Jane laughed! And now il
the spool of thread will pull up the
stockings on the table legs I'll tel
you next about Uncle Wiggily up
side down
Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-02
UNCLE WIGGILY'S APRIL
SHOWER

When Uncle Wiggily stopped for
moment in the front hall of his
hollow stump bungalow to pick his
umbrella off the hat tree Nurse
Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy said to him.
"Surely you aren't going to take
your umbrella with you on today IS
adventure, Uncle Wiggily! The sky
is blue, the clouds are white and
there will be no rain until tomor-
row.
"You never can tell what the
weather is going to do said the
rabbit gentleman, as he opened the
front door with one paw and held
his umbrella in the other. 81 don It
like to get wet. So, even though
it doesn't look like rain, m going
to take my umbrella" !" .rt
"Well. take it If you like, :" said
Nurse Jane, laughing. "'But you II
only be carrying 1t for nothing.
You won't get wet. When you get
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back after looking for an adventure
1t will be as dry as it is now
"We shall see," said Mr.. Long
ears.
Sky Still Blue
Whistling a jolly tune and twink
ling his pink nose, Uncle Wiggily
hoped along over the fields and
through the woods, up hill and
down hill. He looked up at the sky.
1t was still blue and the clouds were
fluffy and white, floating around
ike ships of cotton.
81 wish 1t would rain" said I'm
Gle Wiggily, speaking out loud to
himself.
Why?" asked a little voice be-
hind tree. "Do you want me to
get my basket of groceries all wet
I haven't an umbrella as you
have. -
Uncle Wiggily looked behind the
tree and there he saw one of his
friends, a cute, little, red-spotted
Squiggle Bug, crawling along and
holding on one leg a tiny basket,
made of an acorn. 1t was filled
with bundles from the grocery store
"Oh, no, don't want it to rain
on you,' said Uncle Wiggily. "But
If it doeSn It rain before I get home
Nurse Jane will laugh at me.''
He told what Nurse Jane had said
and the Squiggler buZzed:
"Well. don It want her 10 laugh
at you, but / hope it doesn't rain
until get home with my basket OF
groceries," and away he scurried.
"Well," said Uncle Wiggily 10
himself as he hoped laong. "it
doesn It seem as If I would have an
adventure today. / wonder what IS
the matter?'
Just then Uncle Wiggily heard a
noise in the bushes. Thinking the
noise might have been made by a
Bad Chap sneaking up on him the
rabbit gentleman hoped behind a
big tree, standing under the spread
ing branches. The noise passed on.
Whether it was a Bad Chap OF not
Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-02
EDITORIAL PAGE
and
FEATURES
COMMUNISM GETS REBUFF

conviction of eight persons at Sacra-
mento on charges of violating the crimi-
nal syndicalism law is of interest to I'M
perlal Valley, which has not only had en-
perience in similar cases but has also had
experience with one of the chief defend
ants in the Sacramento case-Pat Cham
bers
The latter was in the valley during
The abortlve pea strike last year and
made no bones about being Communist
His record up and down the state in TO-
menting and leading strikers is too we'll
known to need comment.
Others associated with him as defend
ants are also known here at least by re-
putation. The convictions will be ap-
pealed no doubt and every effort will be
made to keep the eight out of prison. 1t
remains to be seen what the higher courts
will say about it.
The conviction is blow to Commun-
ism and at the ''parlor pinks," both of
whom are too numerous in California for
the good of this state.
Reports circulated in Los Angeles state
that the Communists are planning to
cause as much trouble for San Diego as
they can during the international Expos
;tion soon to open there, and a police
officer of that city is quoted as charging
dSlS Ol SdDOldSe dC the eApOSlllOH
grounds to the Reds"
1t will behoove San Diego to do con-
siderable housekeeping in this connec-
ton. Some years ago the coast city dealt
a series of heavy blows at the Commun-
lists but then lapsed into lethargy which
has resulted in plentiful tinge of radi-
ralism, masquerading as liberalism" af-
flicting that city. Imperial Valley knows
its own experience with San Diego agi-
tators who came here last year.
Whether it be in Imperial Valley, IN
San Diego, or any other part of the state,
Communism should be dealt with rs it
deserves. 1t is pledged to overthrow Am
erican institutions and should be recog-
nized as an enemy. The most outland-
ish bit of nsistency-dumbness is
perhaps more appropriate words to
let the Communist party appear on the
ballot in California. There is something
for the legislators to give attention.
Even the legislature was hardly able
to defeat proposition to repeal the
criminal syndicalism law just few days
ago, which ought to be pretty good tip
off on the condition of things.
The work-relief bill seems to have the
activities of Mr.. Finnegan licked to
frazzle.
Los Angeles is going to the polls to-
day, with the average citizen knowing as
1iffla about II ucual apd paripn loss
Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-02

billing at Mr.. Rockefeller's Swanky
Rainbow Room. Once they were
olio features at cheaper cabarets.
Today they move from New York
to Palm Beach and the French Ri
viera.
Dwight Fiske's salty chansons
have kept him skirling the top
wave for two successive years, a
light froth flecking the exclusive
Mayfair drawing rooms. He is un-
able TO fill more than a third of
the offered bookings. Eddie CUR
giles goofiness for ski hours straight
at Leon and Eddie's to standees.
Bobby La Branche. hailed as a
society darling brings the lorgnon
crowd to ringside tables TO hear his
barbed sophistries. And Clark and
DeLys, who once passed the hat
in Harry's rue Danou CELLAR, ride TO
their midnight chore in a liveried
limousine. heigh no!
Editors are angling for Mrs. Ar
thur Somers Roche to take up her
husbands capable fiction pen. Her
close association with the late au-
thor's literary endeayors made his
novels almost a collaboration, save
for the actual writing. He discuss
ed every situation with her. Under
the pseudonym e. Petit, during
their married life. she turned out
two richly spiced n d highly
praised novels and some magazine
fiction.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-02

discovered in the early stages and
the skin test was given to detect
any signs of the disease.
The Introductory talk was made
by Mrs. Lottie Agustus on behalf of
the Daughter Elks and the princi-
pal address was given by Prof. l..
J. Stewart.
Musical numbers consisted of a
violin solo by Mrs. Lucille Culber-
son and a piano solo by Miss Octa-
via Payne.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-02

from table to
table, after the
manner of I h e
honky = on k
days, warbling
S oftly double
entendre songs
and topical ly-
ric al wise
cracks.
A thou sand
a week is not
unusual among
them. Chic k
z n dor an d
Charlie Farrell
affoinnd IN
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Published every evening Except Sunday by The
Imperial Valley Press Inc, 625 State street.
El Centre California. w. c. Costello business
manager. Telephone g. business office; 700 edi-
torial department Full leased wire United Press
Associations
Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-02
L 90 in g
B &C k w a r d
What The Press Files
Tell of Imperial Val
ley for This Date in
Past Years
TWENTY YEARS AGO

Although the infant club of the
valley as far as age is concerned,
the Calipatria Woman's club dem
onstrated yesterday that the men,
bers knew how 10 conduct a Ere
ciprocity day"
The feature attraction at the
Tulane theatre tonight is "David
Copperfield.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-02
IMPERIAL VALLEY PRESS
TRAFFIC TOLL AGAIN

Fourteen deaths in Imperial county
from traffic crashes since the first of
the year, is the record today, only one
death behind the April 6 mark of last
year.
We are not making much progress
with the safety campaign judging from
the cold facts, but that is no need for
stacking up on it. The effort to make
every car driver conscious of his respon-
sibility must be kept up no matter what
the death record may read.
Statistics put out by the National Bu-
reau of Casualty and Surety Underwrit
ers, make this startling statement,
which may help somewhat toward a real
ization of modern conditions.
"a statement that is based strictly on
facts of the present situation shows that
IN a family of three children the posi-
bility is that one of these children in the
course of his life will be killed or injured
in an automobile accident"
That certainly is something for par
ents to think about.
Some of the reasons cited by the un-
derwriters for the increase in the death
toll are we'll known to all of u.s. but here
they are: increased power and speed of
automobiles, improved roads, increased
congestion, increased use of closed cars
permitting all year operation of the family
car, increase in the travelling radius of
cars and increased use of the family car.
In other words the greater use of the
automobile by greater number of peo-
pie is something that must be accepted
as factor in demanding more care in
the operation of cars. There is little or
nothing wrong with the automobile. 1t
is the operators who are at fault.
The underwriters warn that an in
crease in insurance rates is practically
inevitable in those communities where
the traffic toll shows no sign of decreas-
ing.
AS Imperial Valley is making no prog
ress toward reducing last years death
toll it may be assumed that unless there
is a decided change, automobile insur-
ance is going to cost more in this COM
nunity. Perhaps when the pocketbook
is hit it will have more weight in prompt
ing car operators not to take chances.
It seems practically impossible to per-
Suade them in any other way.
Little Switzerland is the latest to tan
Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-02

NEW YORK, April 2.-This is
the day of the tight-collared per-
sonality boys in cafe and supper
club entertainment. In the glossy
garments of evening they move
Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-02
Demurrer Filed In
Alienation Suit

Alleging that it cannot be as
certained from the complaint what
act or acts were done or perform
ed by her which resulted in the abb
duction of enticement of plaintiff &
husband, Mrs. M. Grabel filed a
demurrer to the complaint of Carrie
Peterson in superior court yester-
clay afternoon.
Plaintiff h a d sued defendant
asking damages of $4,000 for al
legged alienation of the affections OF
her husband by defendant. Parties
to the suit are residents of the
Winterhaven district.
Frank Righetti, Tomales, Marin
county, has brought his herd of
Guernseys up to 40 by the addition
of - COWS from Michigan
Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-02

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Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-02

FIFTEEN YEARS AGO
April 2, 1920
Bells IN the high school buildings
yesterday knew it was "April Fool IS
day" and all during the morning
and evening sessions refused to
work.
Mrs. E. Gullet of Imperial was a
business visitor in the city yester-
Gay.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-02

Plans are under way for the con-
struction Of modern plunge here
Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-02

Harry Kleser, sheepman of Mar
in county, vtll fatten his lambs on
rape pasture.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-02
TEN YEARS AGO
AnriI 2 1923

According TO reports emanating
from Calexico, that city is to have a
new national bank.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-02

Little Switzerland is the latest to tan
gle with the Nazi overords and it looks
as though the little feller" is going to
be able to make them talk turkey"
Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-02

Los Angeles is going to the polls to-
day, with the average citizen knowing as
little about it as usual and caring less.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-02

Nineteen foreign countries owe us S13,-
438, ,703y672. Think what that would do
toward putting US on our feet.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-02
Bird Stays In Air 10 Months

CLEVELAND. U.p) - Flights OF
the arctic tern, bird which flies
$4,000 miles from the North Pole
to South Pole, in 20 weeks, were
described by Mrs. j. M. Rorimer,
amateur Cleveland ornithologist in
a talk before the Women's City
club here. She told also of the
remarkable man-of-war bird, which,
remains in the air for 10 months
at time catching its food on
the wing.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-02

Placer county has been made a
bovine t. b. eradication area under
the federal plan.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-02

East asth street reverOerates a
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of pathos No ex-champion ever
faced such indifference.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-03-16
SOCIAL VALUES

MRS. ROOSEVELT made a nice point
Iva when she named the IL women who
have been "a constant inspiration and help"
to her. BY drawing up such list it is posi-
bic to get new line on the kinds of human
conduct which have the most social value.
What sort of women got into Mrs. RooSe-
velts list anyway? Well, there were two
suffragists, three social workers, two fliers,
business executive, a novelist, and two wom-
entrances Perkins and Josephine Roche
who could be classified roughly as being in
public service"
Now the interesting thing to notice about
these women is that nearly all of them have
been devoting their lives to other people rather
than to themselves.
Perhaps that isn't entirely true of the bust
ness woman and the two hiers Yet from
Mrs. Roosevelts viewpoint it is; for by making
notable successes in their callings, these wom-
en- have opened new fields for other women
and have made possible a wide extension of
the field of feminine activities.
And it is unquestionably true of the others.
No one whose first thought was for her own
ease and comfort would dream of following
career like that of Jane Adams, for instance,
or of enduring the public criticism that early
workers for woman suffrage had to endure.
In general, then, it may be said that these
women who most strongly aroused Mrs. Roose-
velts admiration and provided her with in
spiration in the building of her own career
were women who possessed the capacity of
self-forgetfulneSs to a rare degree.
And the value of a list like this lies pre-
ciSely in the fact that it reminds us that the
really valuable members of the race are not
the self-seekers, but the self-forgetters.
The chief prizes of this world, of course,
60 to the self-seekers. 1t always has been
that way and probably it always will be. But
when We sit down TO name the people who
have seemed to us to be most worthy of emula
ton. We use a different standard of value.
Instead OF naming the great prize winners,
We name the people who have struggled for
others rather than for themselves. They are
the ones who persuade us that life is some
thing better than blind scramble for gain.
They are the ones who help to bring the
real world into line with the world We see in
our dreams.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-03-16
OBJECTS TO ARTICLE
ON FORTUNE TELLERS
BY Irritated.

BY Irritated.
I am a constant reader of the
Message Center. Of all the contri-
buttons I've read in the last two
or three years the one by Arthur M.
Bowman caps the climax, the sap
piest of many Sappy letters, the
snoopiest of the shoppers.
What does Mr.. Bowman expect to
get out of this prying into other
peoples affairs? Does he belong to
spiritualist organization which
might profit from this persecution,
or does he admit he has asked some
medium questions and received I'M
satisfactory answers?
Why can't people mind their own
business? Is Mr.. BoWmans motive
the saving of other peoples money
or just the spleen of a narrow mind
ed, shopping reformer? Prohibition
was one sample of such motives.
You've seen the results of it and
nearly every other effort to control
peoples methods Of spending their
money.
The gypsies spoken Of are a men,
ace, that I'll admit, even can prove.
If any one doesn't believe they are
let them question the residents Of
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-03-16
HERITAGE OF DEMOCRACY

THE career Of the late Prof. Michael I.
u Pupin. who came to America as boy
in search Of democracy. is abundant proof
that he found precisely what he was looking
for.
Young Pupin was a Hungarian peasant
youth when he ventured across the sea. De-
mocracy lured hin-democracy, under which
a lad Of the humblest birth would have
ample opportunity to exercise the best talents
that were in him. He seems to have come to
the right place To find it.
For ne became, in democratic America, one
OF the worlds best-known scientists. His in
ventions in the fields of the x-ray, telephony,
and radio we're used all over the earth. De-
mocracy gave him its final fruit-the chance
to develop and use to the utmost the potenti-
alities that Providence had given him.
Fulfllment of a quest like his is one of the
most priceless hertages Of our country.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-03-16
ALIBI, BUT NO EXCUSE

DIG-Navy Lobbyist William B. Shearer,
II grined by Senate committee, attempts to
justify himself by asserting that every fight
he made in the interests of larger fleet was
made at the request of officers in the United
States Navy.
It is time fer every one to realize that this
does not justify Shearer, or any other lobby
ist 1t simply means that the naval officers
themselves have something to explain.
Army and navy officers, in a democracy,
are the servants of the civilian government.
It isn't up to them to decide on policies. Their
Job is to execute the policies the civil govern
ment lays down.
If Congress votes for a smaller military es-
Enlistment, the officer has no business what
ever trying to nullify that decision.
Naval officers who assist the Screenings of
a Shearer need to be reminded very sharply
Just who is boss in this country.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-03-16
A SMART MOVE

IN the last few years the Indianapolis park
- system has gained nationwide reputa-
ton as being one of the outstanding recrea-
tional and beauty units in the nation True.
indianapolis had the foundation for a real
park and golf course system many years ago
but il has only been recently that these sites
actually have borne their worth
Much Of the credit for revamping and beau
tifying these open-air centers must 90 to
A. C. Sallee. sup ~iEtendent Of parks. Mr..
Sallee has held the post for the last five years
and now he has been renamed by the Kern
administration.
To have failed TO rename Mr.. Sallee would
have been failure to the citizens of Indian
apolis- There is no reason why he should
not have been given the responsibility to carry
on the job he so ably has performed.
Il must be said for the present city adj
ministgation that politics was not able to
unseat man whose capabilities are far supe-
rior TO those OF most politicians.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-03-16
Liberal Editorial Praised

thought know how to work out
this problem, they are certainly
holding out on us.
I notice a news item in the
same issue of The Times bearing
statistics of building activities Of
II countries with Switzerland
leading with lit per cent normal
and the United States trailing
with 15.5 per cent of normal.
This is certainly bad enough
compared with other capitalist
countries, but suppose Russia had
been included? BY the way, why
was Russia not included? 1 Won
der if that would not have been
too significant, the only country
that has abolished the profit mo-
tive, leading the list with 200 or
800 per cent.
Well, I am afraid that if So
ciety is content to wait for the
students of the conservative school
of thought to bring us out of the
fog we will be cropping around in
the dark for a long time to come.
If they can't make a start in six
long years they couldn't complete
the job in 600 years.