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Imperial Valley press., 1935-06-25

giants. Those are some of your
own brothers, but the shadows Of
the fire make them look big like
giants. Hi, boyS!" called Uncle
Wiggily to Buster, Duster, Muster
and Custer and some others Of his
rabbit boys you mustn't build q
fire ike this in the Woods It's
dangerous! Not only might you
set the woods on fire but the sparks
may set our bungalow on fire. You
boys must never build a fire un-
less I am with you or unless some
one older and wiser than you are
is with you. Fires are dangerous" l"
Uncle Wiggily gave his boys a
hard scolding and they wer e
ashamed and sorry they had built
the bonfire. Then Uncle Wiggily
showed them and told them how
safely to make a fire IN the woods.
Never make a large fire" he
said. Never make it unless I am
with you and always make a wood
land fire On a rocky place on bare
ground where there are no loose
leaves or dry moss TO catch and
burn long after you have gone
away. And when you go away from
fire be sure it is black out, so
no sparks will fly The rabbit
boys said they would remember this
and they did. And If the milk bot
tie will give the rubber ball a
drink of molasses III tell you next
about Uncle Wiggily and his wife.
The supervisors of Contra Costa
Imperial Valley press., 1935-06-25
.OO.McInfyre

tette. He opened auspiciously on a
corner near Broadway but buckled
into bankruptcy. and, struggling
through few more business
dwindling weeks, hung up the shut
ters. The best people came. he
philosophical, but not often
enough"
Imperial Valley press., 1935-06-25

Published every evening Except Sunday by The
Imperial Valley Press Inc. 625 State street,
El Centro, California. w. c. Costello business
manager. Telephone 26 business office: 700 edi-
torial department Full leased wire United Press
Associations.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-06-25
IMPERIAL VALLEY PRESS
RESULTS STILL COMING

If Imperial Valley Day at the Cali
fornia-Pacific International Exposition
were over and done with Sunday, the
benefits received from it would still be
worth more than whatever it cost the
board of trade, the supervisors and the
irrigation district to stage it.
But it is not really over, nor will It
be for several days to come. Photo
graphs of various scenes connected
with the program were eagerly sought
by representatives of news reels and
newspaper picture services.
Acme, Associated Press, \. (. A, In
ternational News, Central Press, and
Wide World, all nationally recognized
picture gathering agencies, who will sell
their service to thousands of newspapers,
had cameramen on the scene all day Sun
day. In addition there were represent
ativeS of the various news reel produc-
ers, photographers for magazines and
numerous syndicateS.
All this will result in much favorable
publicity for Imperial Valley through
out the nation and indeed extending in
to foreign countries.
That word favorable" should be
stressed. for all of us know that from
time to time the valley receives unfavor-
able publicity. Just % years ago mes
sages were being sent to congress i'm
ploring aid from a river flood or Imper-
ial Valley would be wiped off the map.
The files in this office tell of the battle
raging locally between those who sent
the kilograms and those who resented
giving out the information that the val
ley was threatened with disaster.
1t is easier, for most of us, to recall
that just a year ago we were receiving
unfavorable publicity by articles and
pictures about our water shortage.
The good results of Imperial Valley
Day are not to be estimated in dollars
and cents, but in the favorable opinion
people all over the nation will be draw
ing as a result of the publicity we will
receive.
The board of trade, created to boost
and advertise Imperial Valley, is doing
a good job and deserves the congratula-
tions and the cooperation of all who have
the welfare of the valley in mind.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-06-25

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per month, o5 cents; by mail so cents per month
In advance. Entered at El Centro. California. post
office as second-class matter. Member California
Newspaper Publishers Association M G. Mogen-
son, national advertising representatives.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-06-25
"DONT QUOTE
ME"
BY United Press

WASHINGTON, June 25. - Lots
of folks have the idea that congress
decides for itself when to adjourn
but don't ever believe it. The
President has nothing to do with
adjournment, either.
There is. however, one little bu-
reau, not so big and not so power
ful. which can send congress pack
ing in a hurry. It's the United
States Weather Bureau.
Here are the figures which show
what happens when the bureau be
gins to report temperatures in the
nineties and higher, representing in
each case the high temperature for
the week preceding adjournment;
Year Temper Date Adjourn
Imperial Valley press., 1935-06-25
L 90 king
B a c k w ar d
What The Press Files
Tell of Imperial Val
ley for This Date in
Past Years
TWENTY YEARS AGO
June 25. 1915

The weekly rush of automobiles
to the mountains from valley
points is becoming more and more
of an event each week
Mrs. B. Solomon and daughter
nlene are enjoying a vacation at
coast points.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-06-25

NEW YORK, June 25 - The
Great White Way is no longer
white. 1t is mostly red. Song writ
ers might rhapsodize it as the gush
from broken hearts. But its only
change Of electrical coioring. There
are streaks here and there of blue,
green and pink, but the white is al
most gone.
Looking from Columbus Circle
southwark the street at night sug-
gests some CORY gulch. The de-
preston has had its effect also on
the grandeur Of electrical signs.
There are only a few intricately
moving panoramas left. Girls in
swings. acrobatic uroupes, etc.
Mostly the signs just flash on
and off or burn steadily. On slack
evenings, such as Monday. there is
noticeable conservation OF light.
Some burn only until g. The only
evening when all currents are fun
tilt is Saturday It's the only night
the Paramount clock IS lighted.
The most expensive sign Of the
moment, ! am told, is in the Times
Square area, one Of the few that
jiggle and leap into a ziz-boom-
It's roof top rental is $1,000 a week.
The costliest Tor all time was the
thread ad Of the kitten that be-
came entangled IN the strands of
the product.
4 The genesis Of the strut sitting
+ down" allusion that Wilton Lack.
4 eye made to a pOmpous Broadway
Z actor is discovered in an early book
by Harry Leon Wilson written
about 80 years ago. He speaks Of an
invalid as the type who "swaggers
stretched out in bed"
One OF ManhatJan's most pro-
nounced floral flops is the repeat
ed efforts TO make Jhe mall run
ming down the center Of PARK Ave-
nue. bloom with flowers and shrub
berry For two years now the horti-
cultuTists have been replantine
their bright displays, only 70 have
them wither and decay, leave a de-
pressing rusty streak just one more
Jit for the taxpayers jittersi
Broadway has seen still another
Of It's favorites takea cutting IN the
craze 70 open restaurants. This time
Il was Harry Cooper who was en-
ticed ont OF semi-retirement with
his profits as a long time vaude-
William With the Empire City guar
Imperial Valley press., 1935-06-25

Congress has bowled right along
this year. Washington has only
had two days so far with temper
ature over 90, but wait till July gets
here.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-06-25

Believe it or not, but two brothers are
approaching a new record for continu-
Gus flying. They haven't made the head
lines yet though
Imperial Valley press., 1935-06-25

More national taxes coming. "Those
who dance must pay the fiddler, was
never truer than now
Imperial Valley press., 1935-06-25
TEN YEARS AGO
Iune q. 1929

Secretary Carmichael of the FL
Centre Chamber of Commerce, is to
attend the summer school for COM
mercial secretaries in Palo Alto.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-06-25
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO
June 25. 1920

Irrigation of lawns at the eX-
pense Of the city will be impossible
in future in Imperial.
In it's effective but unobtrusiye
way, the FL Centro Chamber OF
Commerce is doing a great deal to
boost FL Centro in particular and
Imperial Valley in general.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-06-25

Things were different in Wash
ington a hundred years ago. Just
try to blow into town some morn
ing. saunter over the White House
and drop in on Mr.. Roosevelt for
breakfast and see where you land.
But listen TO the advice publish
ed in 1929 in Elliott's Washington
Pocket Almanac and Strangers
Guide:
Amy person having business TO
do with the President and for that
purpose coming to the city Of
Washington, generally waits on
him personally, in the morning af-
ter breakfast.
"A decent respectable appearance
is the only requisite necessary for
an introduction.
The President of the United
States resides in an elegant house
provided at the expense of the fed
eral government, living nearly
equidistant between Georgetown
and the capitol; where he receives
all fereign ministers, holding cab
met councils. transacts all public
| business and during the winter
frequently entertains strangers
members Of congress and citizens.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-06-25

We can't see how, as the United Press
claims, the hot weather drives congress
from Washington. Any body so used to
hot air ought to be able to stand any
summer climate.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-06-25

Joe Louis goes into the ring tonight
against Carnera under a fearful handi-
cap. Most of the sports writers have
picked him to win.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-06-25

Tests Of the city's new pumping
plant, which are being conducted at
the present time, are giving com
plete satisfaction,
Imperial Valley press., 1935-06-25

The supervisors of Contra Costa
county recently passed an anti
picketing ordinance.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-06-25

About the only established res
taurant that has not taken beat
ing or a shot Of receiYersrip in the
immediate Jack Dempsey area is
Lindy's. Dempsey's fiye-acred place
evacuated several and slowed up
the receipts Of nearly all. Lindy's
has somehow been able to catch
and hold the Broadway favor as
no restaurant since Churchill's, 20
years ago. It understands the taste
Of the observation-disclosures,
meat balls aswim in gravy, double
lamb chops, marinated herring,
enormous baked Idahos guttered
with chunks Of butter, well onioned
hamburger, salads that carry the
conviction Of garlic, huge slabs of
mountainously m eringued pies
with palm sized wedges Of cheese
on the side and, most important of
all, sayagely brewed coffee. Broad
ways appetite has a raw meat lus-
tiness and only caterers Of real he
food survive
Imperial Valley press., 1935-06-25

Fifty, more than forty now
seems the dynamite year for the
modern male TO make a fool Of
himself At least in New York.
Ounce cap awards went to two set
tied husbands and a retired Ro-
meo who turned fiftyish not so
long ago. Each went on the loose
and made a holy show of himself
capering around the cafes and
night clubs with giggling lisping Gu
ties And seemed 70 take a Daddy
Imperial Valley press., 1935-06-25

Many believe that Babe Ruth
would make an ideal front man
for a restaurant. Although it re-
quires standing on ones feet for
long hours and the Bambino's legs,
limbs or whatever the term this
season are not what they were. The
Babe has acquired a gracious man
ner in meeting folk. And right now
his enormous following think base
balls treatment Of his was particu-
larly snide. 1t is quite likely they
would flock to see him. For a little
while anyway. Heroism unravels
quickly in the big town though.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-06-25

Browning sort Of delight IN somer-
saulting through the tabloid head
lines.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-06-25

And there was that gentleman SC
long a figure in the Page One
scare heads who popped in the
other afternoon, glooming about his
sudden drop out of the parade. He
loved the red fire and tom-toms.
AS he departed Ted woodward,
having an affair with a crossword
puzzle across the room, looked up
to observe: What that bird needs
is a grand jury investigation"
Imperial Valley press., 1935-12-10
EXPERTS SEE
BIG CHRISTMAS
SHOPPING TRADE

SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. 10. WP)-
Dunn and Bradstreet, Inc. finan-
cial reporting service, said today
the Pacific coast is headed for the
most profitable Christmas shopping
season 1929.
In some lines buying may sur
pass even the peak of the boom
days which preceded the depression
it was said.
The report said jewelry sales over
the entire coast were far in advance
of any for the last several years and
even exceeded 1929 sales. This was
regarded as significant because
jewelry generally is regarded as a
luxury and a heavy trade in this
line denotes a greatly augmented
buying power. Radio and musical
instrument sales also were report
ed excellent.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-12-10
HOME LOOTED
BY BURGLARS

Burglars entered the home of Ed
Rowe six miles northwest of Braw-
ley during the day Monday and
helped themselves to a quantity Of
wearing apparel, luggage and other
articles, according to a report at
the county sheriff's office.
The missing articles included:
two black leather suitcaSes, one
patent leather hat box, one light
tan suit, one dark gray suit, an
assortment Of underwear, work
shirts and handkerchiefs, a dia-
mond stick pin, one gray Stetson
hat, some Indian moccasins, one
lumber jacket, a silver flash light,
and a blanket.
Ell Centre police are on the look
out for a pickpocket alleged to
have taken a wallet from w. A.
Denman on Broadway Monday af-
ternoon.
Denman reported the loss to
headquarters and said the wallet
contained money and receipts. He
said it must have been taken from
him about 4 o'clock Monday af-
ternoon.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-12-10

know that We really found Santa
Claus and can show you moving
pictures of everything he does.
Visit Jack Frost
Before we left we visited the
home of Jack Frost and watched
him paint lovely things in ice. We
saw thousands of fairies and girl
gnomes making doll clothes. We
visited Santa's magic observatory
and saw the huge telescope through
which he observes the good and
bad deeds of boys and girls all over
the world. The whole visit is a
spinning wonderland in our minds.
1t doesn't seem possible that we
could have seen the many many
things I have told you about in
such short time.
Now we are on our way home,
having the best time of our lives.
Our hearts are sad for We know
that Santa'S home may not be WIS.,
tied by mortals again for hundreds
of years.
Layluk, the northWind, is whist
ling around our ears. 1t is 10 be-
low zero up here and the icy wind
tears at us with long cold fingers,
but Santa'S magic robes of rein
deer hide keep us warm. In a few
hours the magic sleigh will light as
gently as feather near the Eski-
Continued on Page 8, Col. 81
Imperial Valley press., 1935-12-10
PLANS PRESSED
FOR EXECUTION
OF HAUPTMANN

TRENTON, N. j., Dec 10 UP)-
Federal and state courts began
action today to electrocute Bruno
Richard Hauptmann approximately
80 days after Christmas. His attor-
neys indicated they believed only
executive clemency could save him.
New reports indicated Gov. Har-
old G.. Hoffman believes Hauptmann
innocent of kidnapping and murder
ing the infant son of Col. Charles A.
Lindbergh and may at least post
pone any date set by the courts for
his death.
Hauptmann, stolid and expression
less as usual in his cell in the state
death house, held to hope that the
people of the United States will
know me as am, not as have been
painted"
Imperial Valley press., 1935-12-10
ARMY PLANE
CRASHES And
SINKS IN SEA
Three of Crew Are
Missing After
Accident

COLON, Panama, Dec. 10.
(UP) - A United States
army bombing plane with a
rev of five crashed off the
coast 10 miles from Cristo-
bal Monday night while on routine
flight.
Lieut.. John A. Sanford, the pilot,
and Private Roland F. Dufour were
found on shore early today, suffer-
ing from exposure. The others were
missing. They are:
Staff Sergt. Golan R. Blunden, a
native of Newfoundland, Pvt. Will
liam Cooper, Charlotte, N. c., ano
Pvt. Joseph Bergeron, Woonsocket
r. I.
Army and Navy planes and sur
face craft went out to search foi
them. Sanford said the plane sank
after the crash and he did not see
the others.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-12-10
PRESIDENT BACK
AFTER SPEEDY
SPEAKING TOUR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10. U.P)-
President Roosevelt returned today
from a whirlWind one-day speech
making tour of the midwest to find
the capital reacting along tradition
al partisan lines to his strongly
worded defense of New Deal farm
and recovery policies.
Mr.. Roosevelt, obviously good hu-
mored over the hearty reception Civ
en- his address to agriculturists at
the American Farm Bureau fedora
tion convention at Chicago and his
appearance at Notre Dame Univer-
sity at South Bend, Ind, motored
Immediately to the white house.
A multitude of tasks awaited him
the principal being the completion
of the budget for the 1887 fiscal
year and the preparation of his
recommendations to Congress.
Democrats said the presidents
remarks indicated he intends to
push forward his farm program
which they hailed as highly benefi-
cial. Republicans predicted the
farm belt generally would not be
impressed by the speech.
Sen. Elmer Thomas, D., Okla, ad-
mitted the president has done
something to help the farmer" but
contended he has failed to go fai
enough" Thomas contended farm
prices will have to go much higher
before the farmer is able to pay of
debts contracted when grain anc
cotton sold at high levels.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-12-10
MANSLAUGHTER
CASE DROPPED

The case against Earl Rasco,
who pleaded guilty to manslaugh-
ter in the death of Matthew zand-
berger as the result of a traffic
accident April %, was dismissed in
court today.
Rasco's probation had expired,
he withdrew his plea of guilty,
entered plea of not guilty and the
case was dismissed. RaSco, it was
explained, is crippled and cannot
support his family unless permit
ted to drive a truck. Since his
drivers license was revoked fol-
lowing the accident on the high
way between Westmorland and In
dio, he has been unable to follow
the only business of which he is
capable, it is said
The accident occurred, according
to Rasco, when he doZed and COL
lided with a truck in which Zand-
berger was injured.
The probation officer told the
court that Rasco had fulfilled all
the terms of probation and recon-
mended that the case be dismissed.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-12-10

probably would be accepted as a
basis "if it offered an honest min
imum for Italy's necessities, in
cluding room for expansion and a
supply Of raw materials He said,
however, that Mussolini would
make no snap decision.
No Formal Proposals
1t was thought, however, that if
he did accept the offer for dis
cussion he would make the reserva-
ton that, during the discussion,
talk of new league of nations pen
alties against Italy, particularly, an
oil embargo, should be held in re-
serve.
The leagues general staff"
meets Thursday to choose a date
for the oil embargo, and an ac-
companying embargo on coal, iron
and steel.
Both the chamber of deputies
and senate were in session today.
The French British proposals had
not been made formally. 1t is
known to Mussolini. 1t was not
submitted to him in formal shape
Immediately after its approval by
Premier Pierre Laval and Sir Sam
uel Hoare, British foreign Secre-
Continued on Page 8, Col. A
Imperial Valley press., 1935-12-10
.L|GGETT SHOT
TO DEATH BY
TWO GUNMEN
Wife and Daughter
See Crusading
Editor Slain

MINNEAPOLIS, Dec. 10.
(UP) = w alter Liggett,
Crusading Weekly ed i t o r
and bitter foe of Governor
Floyd B. Olson of Minnesota,
was shot and killed at his home
here Monday night.
Liggett's wife and daughter wit
messed the shooting, they told
police.
They agreed that two men firing
heavy pistols killed the editor as he
left his car at the rear of his home
He was the second anti-Farmer-
Labor editor to die by asSassin's bull
lets within a year in Minneapolis.
He was a vigorous advocate OF
labor and fighting unionism. He
swung the full blast of that vigoi
back of Governor Olson in Olson's
first campaign. Then his ardor fol
Olson cooled and congealed into
violent hatred.
Not quite two months ago Liggeti
was acquitted Of a statutory charge
he claimed was a frameup. lit
attributed his troubles to his cam
paign against Olson in more bittel
articles in his weekly paper.
1t was only 10 months ago tina
another enemy and propagandis
against Olson, Howard Guilford
died in the Minneapolis Residential
district. Two men moved dow
Guilford as he sat his automobile. I
was the second attempt on Gull
fordS life.
Liggett was born in Benson, MINI
Feb. IA, 1886, the son of Col. Viii
liam Madison and Mathilda Groo
Brown Liggett. He studied at tn
University of Minnesota and in 100
married Norma j. Ask. He was mar
ried second time in 1922 to Edit
Fleischer. He has two children
William Wallace and Mardo Molly
neauX.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-12-10
SHARP ATTACK
ON NEW DEAL
MADE IN COURT

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10. UP
George Wharton Pepper of Penn
sylvania, climaxed an eloquent at
tack on the New Deal farm program
today by appealing to the supreme
court to condemn the AAA and save
the farmer from the auction block. "
Pepper made a dramatic plea for
the nine justices to toss into the
discard one of the keystoneS of the
Roosevelt administration and one
of the most powerful talking points
of the New Deal in the coming presi-
Dental election
Although New Deal lawyers whis-
pered unfair" to one another, Pep
per charged the AAA went far be-
yond the nationalistic policies of AL
eXander Hamilton under the gen
eral welfare" clause of the consti-
tuition.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-12-10
WILSON GIVEN
PRISON TERM

&c. Wilson, found guilty of grand
theft and the sale of mortgaged
property by jury in Judge Vaughn
N Thompsons court last Thursday,
today was sentenced to Folsom for
the term prescribed by the law, the
sentence on the two counts to run
consecutively.
H. G. Boyer, also found guilty
of grand theft and the sale of mort
gagged property, applied for proba-
ton and the hearing was set for
December 20.
The two men were found guilty of
selling cattle mortgaged to the First
National bank of Holtville and of
selling cattle which the bank had
placed on their ranch to be MIXED
and the milk sold on shares, accord
ing to records. Wilson is a son-in-
law of Boyer
Imperial Valley press., 1935-12-10

river water.
Webb is expected to name the
counsel for California at confer
ence in Los Angeles Tuesday af-
ternoon and Immediately after the
vote was taken, Evan T. Hewes,
board chairman, left for the con-
ference. Present at the conference
will be representative of the I'M
perial Irrigation district, the Met
ropolitan Water district, the cities
of Los Angeles and San Diego,
Palo Verde, and Coachella Valley
County Water district.
Mark Rose, lone wolf of the
board, voted against recommending
Swing, former congressman and
present representative of the board
in Washington, while other board
members voted to recommend that
Webb select him as the counsel for
the state.
When asked why he voted against
sending Swing, Rose said the water
rights of the whole state are at
stake and he deemed it unWise tC
select a counsel who has been out
of the practice of law for Is years
Swing is the best political rep
resentative we can get," Rose con-
tinued, "and has wonderful influ-
ence in Washington but we want
a man who knows water law. We
want a man who knows the whole
background of the water fight
who is an expert on water law. II
private business no one would con
slider hiring a politician to handle
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