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Imperial Valley press., 1935-06-04
Bedtime Stories
By HOWARD E. GARRIS
Copyright, 1895, by Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate)

find any. AS soon as he saw the
boys playing Kick the Can he smil-
ed twinkled his pink nose and
asked:
May I join you and play?"
"Sure Come along, Uncle Wig
gily! Play Kick the CAM" the
boys shouted.
Breaks School Window
So Mr.. LongearS began to play.
Soon he was kicking the can around
as far and as hard as any of them.
Then, all Of a sudden, after Tom
mie Kat had kicked the can and it
had fallen III front of Mr.. LongearS
the rabbit gentleman gave the can
the hardest kick of all Away it
sailed through the air, straight for
the school It went through a win
dow, breaking the glass with a jing-
ling sound.
"Oh, dear mel" said Uncle Wig
gily, seeing what he had done.
quick. fellows! RUM" barked
Jackie. Run, everybody and hide!
You run and hide, too, Uncle Wig
gily!"
"Wny should I run and hide?
Why should you run and hide?"
asked the rabbit gentleman. And
when Jackie said then nobody, not
even Miss Mouse, would know who
broke the window, Uncle Wiggily
said: THAT wouldn't be honest and
fair. When you make a mistake
and break q window always tell the
truth. Running away is cowardly.
I'll tell Miss Mouse 1 broke the
glass and I'll pay for it,"
No barked Jackie. We'll all
be honest and fair. Well all help
pay for the broken window"
That's what they did and they all
felt happier than if they had run
away And if the bat will stop hit
ting the ball so hard III tell you
next about Uncle Wiggily and Ell
fie's ears.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-06-04
DEED
MORATORIUM
HELD ILLEGAL

LOS ANGELES. June 4. U,0 -
California's trust deed moratorium
law, designed to defer collection of
deficiency judgments on mortgage
foreclosures, had been found un-
constitutional today.
The district court of appeals out
laWed the law in reversing super
ior court decision and held that the
California statute, passed in 1888,
gave mo opportunity for inquiry
into the situation of the respective
parties and provides no forum for
the creditor"
The superior court decision fa-
vored James M. Ferdon and Alpha
Ferdon, sued by A. G.. Brown for a
deficiency Judgment of $6,l63.48.
The decision of the court of ap-
peals, written by Judge Douglas L..
Edmonds, and concurred in by two
other iurists in the appellate court,
is expected to affect scores of SINH
lar cases now pending.
The law barred persons forecloS-
ing trustdeeds from collecting de-
ficiency judgments until year had
elapsed after filing of claims in
court, extending the previous limit
of three months.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-06-04
THE HONELY TRUTH

The very name of Hoover, attached to
the address made at Drake university
yesterday by the former President, will
cause it to be ignored by many, yet it
contains some wholesome truths that this
nation needs right now more than ever
before.
Addressing his remarks to Iowans,
though they could just as we'll be aimed
at the entire nation, Mr.. Hoover point
ed out that the state had been developed
through the hard work of the pioneers
who settled it.
He contended that the United States is
the result of the practice of the good old
doctrines of hard work, thrift and legiti-
mate competition between men. 1t Is
fact which cannot be disputed. He add
ed that one cannot borrow his way
out of debt-another truth as sound as a
rock.
Many will scott at and discount his
statements, asking what a man who has
plenty of money knows about it, over
looking the fact that he spoke from eX-
perience and that he knew, from earliest
childhood. the value of hard, personal,
physical labor.
There was no desire for a dole, for
easy money and easy jobs in the men and
women who made this nation. Granted
that economic stress warranted and may
again warrant, financial assistance from
the government, we have all around IN
the spectacle of men and women prefeV-
ring to remain on the relief roles rather
than do a real days work. That isn't the
spirit that made the United States and
the sooner we get rid of it the better off
we will be-
Imperial Valley press., 1935-06-04
EDITORIAL PAGE
and
FEATURES
GETTING NOWHERE, FAST

We are still ahead of last years record
IN deaths from highway accidents in In
perial county.
The twentieth death from that cause
this year was recorded Saturday, June l.
Last year the twentieth death did not
occur until June "a, SO we are better
than three weeks ahead of what might
be called Schedule"
This fact leads US to point out that we
are getting nowhere fast with our efforts
to cut down the traffic toll
There is only one remedy for this
punishment for those who violate the
law. This, of course is up to the courts,
but even the courts are not able to ac-
complish it if they do not have the force
of public opinion back of them. Juries
will not convict, friends with influ-
ence will have traffic tickets ''fixed" and
other means will be taken to dull the
force of the law.
The safety of Imperial Valley roads is
the concern of everyone who drives a car
in Imperial Valley. Until that fact is ac-
cepted and recognized by all motorists
without exception-we are going to
continue with this ghastly toll of deaths.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-06-04
UNCLE WIGGILY KICKS THE
CAN

One day after the Lady Mouse
Teacher in the Hollow Tree School
had dismissed the animal boy and
girl pupils, letting them go home,
some of the boys ran to a field back
of the school to play.
Lets have a game of BALL"
barked Jackie Bow Wow.
NO, let's play Cowboy and In
dian." suggested his brother Peetie.
I'D rather play Duck on the
Rock" mewed Tommie Kat.
We'll, I'm not going to be the
duck" quacked Jimmie Wibble-
wobble, who was really duck.
"You throw too many stones at me- .
he said.
Then let's play Hide and Go
Seek" bleated Billie Wagtail, the
goat.
That takes too long" objected
Sammie Littletsil, the rabbit.
What can we play. then?" asked
Johnnie Bushytail, the rabbit.
Let's play Kick the CAM" chat
tered his brother Billie. I'VE can
all play that. It's a fast game,
there's. plenty of running and kick
ing in it, like football, and here's a
CAM He picked up an empty one
that once had held tomatoes.
Knew II Was Fun
yes, let's play Kick the CAM
agreed all the others, for they had
played that game before and knew
it was fun.
"All right, here it goes!' cried
Billie, the squirrel. He gave the
Imperial Valley press., 1935-06-04
IMPERIAL VALLEY PRESS
GOOD RIDDANCE TO THEN

From now on we promise not to crab
either the legislature or the governor,
for the balance of the time they are
making new laws for the state.
That much at least is due them for
passing the bill prohibiting marathon
dances, walkathon contests and other
similar freak exhibitions, and which was
signed yesterday by the governor, thus
becoming a law.
This section of the state-Imperial
county-has not suffered to any great
extent from valuations or marathons,
for which we are duly thankful.
But they have flourished elsewhere,
notably in the Los Angeles area.
There is as much reason for marathon
dances and walkathon contests as there
is for hand-embroidered telegraph poles
or the hoof and mouth disease.
They accomplish absolutely nothing
except precarious living for those who
participate in them and a better than
that sort of living for those who pro-
mote them, both classes being too lazy to
seek out their means of livelihood with
real work.
AS an entertainment spectacle they
are not half as much fun as watching
couple of snails stage a race, and attend
ance at them throws considerable doubt
on the mental capacity OF the attendees,:
OF course going to see them once, to find
out what it is all about is justifiable
curiosity and is to be forgiven. But 60
ing back for more is a grave reflection
on ones intelligence,
The marathon dance, walkathon con-
test and similar exhibitions were the
sub-zero point of entertainment for
iaded decade that had tried about every
thing else and seemed stumped for some
means of passing the time. Their entry
into the realm of things that once were,
is distinct sign of progress on the road
back to traditional American good sense
Imperial Valley press., 1935-06-04

NRA'S life, the Press Digest report
ed, has been rs columns daily.
Statue Of Liberty break: The
national park service has decided
to put the Statue of Liberty OH the
map. 1t seems that what with En-
pire State buildings. Chrysler build
ings and similar modern wonders,
the old lady hasn't been doing SO
well lately with the tourist crowd.
The service hired young Wash
ington newspaperman to get the
statue before the public. Then it
discovered that the law doesn't al
low it to have publicity agents on
the payroll That was easy. He's
now listed as forest ranger, as
signed to the Statue of Liberty"
Personal note: Mr. William K.
Laws Is now chief of the legal de-
partnent Of the procurement diyis-
ion, treasury department.
NOIIlS 5JOty' oSll' &c WI 10
(Rep.) Nebraska, was excoriating
the public utilities as is his custom
in the senate. He was especially
bitter about alleged campaign con-
tributions to both the Republican
and Democratic parties.
1T reminds me-" he said, "of the
man who received telegram say
ing that. his mother-in-law had
died and wanting to know whether
she should be embalmed, cremated
or buried. The man wired back:
Take no chances: do all three"
Imperial Valley press., 1935-06-04
OPPONENTS OF BUDGET SUBMIT
REASONS FOR THEIR OBJECTION

the next fiscal biennium, additional
taxes most Objectionable in their
nature, will be levied under the
plausible but false excuse that they
are necessary to meet an unexpect-
ed. unforeseen, emergency conol-
ton"
Eleven Make Criticism
Assemblymen who joined in the
criticism were Anderson, Clark,
Herbert j. Evans. Flint, Geyer,
Heisinger. Jones, Mccarthy, Patter-
son. Rosenthal and Voigt.
No outstanding controversial sub
iect was disposed of during long
sessions last night.
The senate, for the second tlme.
declined to accept Upton Sinclair's
production for use" plan 1or re-
lieving unemployment. 1t defeated
the measure some time ago. ana
voted "a to Is against reconsider
ing the proposal.
The assembly passed, for the sec
ond time. a bill continuing the i've
per cent increase limitation on po-
litical sub-divj:ion expenditures al
ter a bitter fight during which the
San Francisco delegation COM
planned the measure was IAN IN
dictment of local government" ana
a trend toward fascism." Propon-
ents defended it on the ground II
protected taxpayers and was op-
posed only by tax spenders.
Assemblymen also refused to re-
consider passage of an "ant1-red
bill prohibiting the use of school
buildings for meetings of organiza-
tions advocating the overthrow OF
government by force.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-06-04
BY GEORGE E. HELMER
United Press Staff Correspondent

United Press Staff Correspondent
SACRAMENTO, June 4. WP)-
Criticizing as "makeshift an q
piecemeal" the legislation proposed
by administration leaders, assem-
blymen who held out against ap-
proval of the 1935-37 budget ex-
planned their stand today while the
legislature continued putte n 6
along through miscellaneous bills
and making no progress toward
agreement OH outstanding tax prob
lens.
Members who declined to approve
the budget DILL gave the following
reason for their action:
l. The budget as finally passed
provides only $24,000,000 for unem-
ployment relief. whereas $48,000,000
is needed. Our government is run
on a biennium basis and the bud
set is supposed to cover the eX-
penditures necessary for two years. "
Q. Controller Ray L. Riley has
said the administration taxation
program would fall some $50,000,000
short of requirements for the bien-
mum.
8. 1--WE are opposed to the prac-
tice of later holding special ses-
sions of the legislature to raise
revenues known to be necessary at
the current regular session on the
ground that such a piecemeal i'm
position of taxes can be only for
the purpose of misleading the pub
lie as to the true extent of the tax
burden it must bear.
I'VE predict" the filibuster group
said. that before the expiration OF
Imperial Valley press., 1935-06-04
Don't Quote Me-
by United Press

WASHINGTON, June 4. - Here
and there around the capital:
Post office pens: Tt seems that
the post office department is going
TO go all through life pilloried on
its pens. Somebody must have been
complaining to the department
again because it has issued another
general order on the subject
The order states that sit is de-
sired that an adequate supply of
pen points, penholders, blotters and
ink be provided in the lobbies of
post offices for use by the patrons.
Should the postmaster be unable
to give this matter attention from
day to day, he should designate
some employee to attend to it,"
Attaches aren't sure but they
think the first postmaster general
10 have trouble over the pens was
Benjamin Franklin. The trouble
has continued on down to James A.,
Farley
NRA publicity: Everyone thought
the MIRA was going pretty well by
the publicity back in Gen. Hugh S..
Johnson's day but they hadn't seen
nuthin'
The Press Digest section reports
that since the supreme court killed
off the blue eagle the NRA has
been getting an average of 285 col
umns of space a day in 20 repre-
sentative metropolitan newspapers.
The best johnson could do was
an average of about 200 columns
during the first screaming blue
eagle weeks The average for
Imperial Valley press., 1935-06-04
ASHLEY DIVORCE ABSOLUTE

LONDON. June 4. UP)-Thc di-
vorce court today made absolute
the decree nisi.. of divorce granted
TO Lord Ashley, who had named
Douglas Fairbanks, Sr., co-respon-
dent. Lord and Lady Ashley now
are free to remarry under British
law.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-06-04
.OOMcInfyre

NEW YORK. June 4. - Elsie De
Wolfe, with hair snow white and
sixtyish, is a striking example Of
keeping young by activity. More
than almost any person of her time
she made America interior decor
ating conscious" And developed an
art now an essential OF home build
ing.
Miss De Wolfe, IN private life
Lady Mendl, divides her time be-
tween her estate in Versailles and
her establishment in New York.
She is always on the go-attend-
ing TO her affairs, playing golf,
horseback riding and rarely missing
a luncheon, cocktail or dinner en-
gagement.
She is rightly a Cinderella TO
ugly ducklings Of the world. For
she was one herself, but around
the age of i9, by much experiment
tation with makeup discovered she
did not have to remain so. She be-
gna 10 study clothes, too And,
ppoi bdl, 30 tfluinpileu ootAahJ DAAS
was presented to court.
Later she became an actress and
then branched out as an interna-
tional hostess. Even today eyes turn
to follow her wherever she goes.
She has no patience with women
who at SO turn TO the rocker. Her
greatest successes have, come after
So On. yes. she stands on her head
each morning for five minutes.
With the acclaim accorded his
most recent picturs with Ruby
Keeler, Al Julson has scored three
distinct come backs m his profess
sional career. Not that he had far
TO come but there were slight dips
on the stage screen and radio. But
he would not stay dipped and
bobbed up in each instance strong
er than ever. In scaling a new peak.
one wonders II Jolson would not be
wise in quitting at the top. He has
given the world too much TO be for
gotten. Is rich and happily mar
fied and In excellent health TO en-
JOY a deserved leisure he has ne
vcr known.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-06-04

Published every evening Cexcept Sunday by The
Imperial Valley Press Inc. 625 State street,
Fl Centre. California w. C. Costello. business
manager. Telephone 2s, business office; 700 edi-
torial department. Pull leased wire United Press
Associations.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-06-04

The government seems to have slicker-
ed the Weyerhaeuser kldnapers on the
ransom bills. They all have numbers
starting with a. and ending for the
most part with "a" though very few
end with a star.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-06-04
Ha4--------
The Weather

Los ANGELES AND VICINITY
Fair tonight and Wednesday with
overcast night and morning; con-
tinued warm with little change in
temperature; gentle changeable
wind.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-06-04

The supreme court moved out of its
old quarters yesterday into, Its new
building. 1t is quite likely that a GER
tain resident of Washington wishes they
went to Tibet or the African jungle.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-06-04

visits 10 New York he brought
along a one-galluSed Hoosier who
had never ventured far from the
hitching post in front of the gen.
eral store. The pair stopped at a
hotel on a busy cross street and at
2 a. m. Hubbard saw his friend in
an old fashioned night shirt gazing
out of the window. Kin turned on
the light and his friend, pointing
to the streets busy turmoil, shook
his head and opined: Way behind
with their haulin'!"
Big flashy dance orchestras have
their stars who are little known
only to the sophsticates Of jazz.
There is. for instance, Jack Tea
garden, the hOt-lipped cornetist
and also the equally famed Hosgie
Carmichael. The salaries Of such
virtuosi are much larger than stars
of the biggest symphony orchestras.
They are exponents of the more
sensual jazz. The less orgaistic is
known as sweet" Thus are chron-
icled in the job-wanted sections OF
Variety and The Billboard musl-
clans who claim they play both
sweet and hot
Dogs are like nations. They
muddle along contentedly for long
stretches and suddenly are at each
Others throat. The two BoStons,
Ben Ali Haggins' Ninble and Billy.
have been as thick and sugary as
molasses for months. This after
noon they awakened from nearby
maps simultaneously and in flash
became an indignant furry Of fur.
1t was no easy task TO separate
them and they continued 10 whine
for another chance for half hour.
Just now, several hours later, they
went out for an airing, nuzzling
each other with the easy familiar
ity of an ancient friendship. One
thing about dogs-they may lose
their temper but they never pout.
And a lady glancing over my
shoulder shifts: "Or slam doors"
Add memories: The blonde SOU
brette with Diamond Jacks Medi-
cine Show The town sissy who
Imperial Valley press., 1935-06-04
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO
June 4, 1920

The Pythian sisters will have in
itiation of new members tonight.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-06-04

Mrs. Ben Christian entertained
the Meloland Community bridge
club at her home there recently.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-06-04
TEN YEARS AGO
T, A I0DE

Imperial Valley isn't the only
place where the weather is doing
flip-flops. Ali Of Southern Califor-
MIA except this particular section
has been treated to heavy June
showers.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-06-04

Annual Flag day exercises are a
part of the regular yearly program
ordered by the Elks.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-06-04

If the worst comes to the worst, Babe"
can grow a beard and join the House OF
David team.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-06-04
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA

Fair tonight and Wednesday but
overcast night and morning ex-
trene west portion; no change in
temperature; gentle changeable
winds off the coast.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-06-04

San Francisco may we'll yell, 1T isn't
the heat but the humidity.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-06-04
Loo king
B a c k W a r d
What The Press Files
Tell of Imperial Val
ley for This Date in
Past Years
TWENTY YEARS AGO
June 4, 1915

Calexico's filter plant has been in
operation one week and results are
up TO expectations.
Indicating the advent Of fruit
season, large numbers of men are
now arriving in Heber dialy to work
in nearby melon fields.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-06-04

carried an umbrella in the sun {.
The crone who lived over the ice
house and traded nickel novels &.
The travelling optician from New
York with the silk hat The
first "cigaret fiend" The sl.5O
week hired girl who took in
washing, too The tough kid
across the track who lost his leg
Tipping freightS The sour swill
barrel by the hog lot A chicken
feather for oiling the clock .
Glass jars on the picket fence .
The colt tied to buggy shaft .
The printer who went on period
ical spree.
A Philadelphia lady with par
rot named Sandy writes that the
bird looks over her shoulder from
his perch when she is reading the
paper. The other morning it
squawked: Cad, Hetty, it might
come to life. Quick, the rat poi
son." She says it was looking at
the thumbnail picture of the auth
or of these articles, for lands sakes
alivel -.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-06-04

on one of the late Kin Hubbard's
Imperial Valley press., 1935-06-04

Add memories: The blonde SOU
brette with Diamond Jacks Medi-
cine Show The town sissy who
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1935-07-26
Falls to Death
From N. P. Fast Train

Mrs. Clara D. Stephens, "a, of Ia.
coma, Wash, jumped or fell to her
death from the observation platform
Of the North Coast limited a few
mornings ago about 40 miles east o
Billings.
The bruised and battered body of the
elderly woman was found by her son,
Arthur j.. Stephens of Minneapolis,
whom she had been visiting since
June.
MIR. Stephens was returning to Ia.
coma with his mother and the two OF
them occupied berths in the last pull
man of the train. The conductor dis
covered the missing about 2
q. m. Another engine on a siding at
Bull mountain station was pressed in
to service as the son and two railroad
workers went back owe the track. The
The body was found near Waco. 1t had
landed go feet from the spot where it
had apparently left the train.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1935-07-26
Funds for Jobless to
Go to Butte District

Fifteen thousand western Montana,
residents, 40 percent of the unemploy-
ed in the state, will be put to work on
the federal security payments plan ON
projects of permanent community value
through the services of the Butte dis
trict office of the state relief organiza-
ton, Tom J. Davis of Butte. distriit d.
rector and E. A. Blinn of Butte. state
director of finance for the treasury de-
partfnent, announced.
Because this district includes almost
half of the unemployed OF the state,
the Butte headquarters will be the
principal district office of the four in
Montana. eventually maintaining an
office staff of from 60 to 100 persons.
Through this office will pass $780, 900
a month in payments to provide secur-
ity-for Montanans in IS western coun-
ties until such time as they are employ
ed in other fields.
The Helena office. actually the state
headquarters. will be held by Ray Hart,
state director. to a minimum as a sup
ervisory agency. The Butte office will
be the key point in the Montana set
up. it was said. and through this office
many desirable projects may be in
augurated within the city limits.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1935-07-26
FLAGAN MURDER
STORY OF 1880
INDICATIONS OF CRIME POINTED
TO TWO SOLDIERS WHO DE-
SERTED FROM ARMY

An issue of the Fort Benton River
Press, Dec. 8, 1880, mentions the
der of me Henry Flanagan, reported
to them by Stephen Hodkins, Mike
Duvall and J. J. Bowles. These three
men had been successful in captur-
ing Pelkey, the murderer of Charles
Tackle, and now reported the murder
of Flanagan which had occurred
about two months before in his cabin
on the Missouri river, near Round
Butte. between Fort Peck and the
mouth Of the Musselshell.
The body was discovered by Jack
Brown, who happened to be in the
neighborhood of the cabin. Jack had
noticed traces of blood on the river
bank. and investigated the apparently
deserted cabin. and eventually found
the body Of the murdered man in an
eddy of the river a few yards below the
house.
Flanagan had been struck on the
back of the head with a club or blunt
instrument which had crushed the
skull. His jugular vein had been cut
with a penknife. The river bank show
ed traces of the landing of a skiff.
Marks of government shoes showed in
the mud. The table in the cabin held