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Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-20
Don't Quote Me-
(By United Press

a price of $45. This car has been
in a bad wreck, SO the upholstery
is more or less patched.
"fhe tenders on the right side
are fairly good, but the tenders on
the drivers side are riveted to-
gether with pieces of iron, and rum
ming boards are so and so, and the
windshield has several cracks in 1t;
so in general it has the appearance
of having seen service, although at
that it answers the purpose as our
family car.
"We purchased this automobile
at Centerville, S. d. The reason
for us buying a car az the time
first, I fell and sprained and dis
located both my ankles, and had to
use crutches for weeks. I received
treatment in Yankton, l3 miles
from here.
"Second, was for transportation
of our daughter, Genevieve, who
was then attending high school at
Yankton. Five farm families who
also had children going there took
turns driving one day each week.
1--WE farm folks out here in
South Dakota are very much like
human beings and are all trying
all we can to educate our children
during these trying times.
''Mrs. Charley j. Johnson.
"P. S. Leroy is busy at school.
so asked me to write for him. -
Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-20
LOCAL SCOUTS
PLANNING FOR
Bic CAMPORE

Scouts are anticipating the El
Centre district camporee on Sat-
urday, April 27, in the city park,
complete program for which fol-
lows:
At 1890 a. m. the Scouts will
check in; at 11:40 there will be
lunch and at 1890 the Scouts will
continue with the camp set-up.
At 1:30 p. m. there will be as
sembly and preparation for field
events: knot tying, first aid, log
chopping, fuzz stick whiting, sig
mailing, fire by friction.
From 4:30 to p. m. will be a
free time and at the color cer-
emony will take place after which
the Scouts will prepare supper. Clean
up will follow eating of supper and
at p. m. will be the assembly fol-
lowed by the camp fire at which
patrol stunts and songs will be fea-
tured. Taps will be at 9 p. m.
Sunday mornings activities will
start with reveille at $50 a. m, the
color ceremony taking place at 7.
Breakfast will be prepared, the
clean up of site and pack will fol-
low breakfast; general assembly
will be at a. m. after which dis
missal by patrols will take place.
Dr.. Norman E. Dupont is chair
man of the committee in charge;
w. H. Rhodes is in charge of health
and safety; r. p. Moore is judge;
Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-20

ahemmer. He's skimming through
my bank book now and jotting
down things. Still he won't talk
The moody sort. H CLOCKS up ready
to speak The inquisition is on,
reckon. He only wants to know
if I enjoy baseball. I'd better
handle that cagey. 1t might lead
up to something. III tell him some
days I do and some I don't. He
mods and taps fingers again. Try
ing to wear me down, suppose.
This can't go on forever. He's play
ing me like fish on line. Why
doesn't he come out with IT? My
week end bag is packed. There are
worse places than jail. Hey, Jack
gotta match? One thing certain
You can be alone. And not have
stick I'M -muds sitting around
looking holes through you. And
finger tapping.
Wait a second. He's going to
break his silence. He wants to see
my vouchers. It's been SO long
since I youched, I have no idea
where they are. Just what is a
voucher anyway? What a cinch
TO find vouchers with my system
Everything in perfect order. A
place for everything and everything
in its place. Each morning the
whole household has to organize
a general search for paper to put
in my typewriter. Find voucher,
indeed I suppose he thinks when
I get hold of a voucher-whateyer
they are-I marry it If he wants
vouchers let him take a high dive
into this trash on my desk and he
may come up with not only hand
ful of vouchers but pair OF roller
skates, some magic lantern slides
and a set of castoff dress shields
Voucher, voucher, who's got a
vouchers I'm balmy again.
! He wants TO know where I was
on the night of June 4, 1888. This
is not income tax business, it's
murder. He's probably the district
attorney. He says the next day
turned in whopping expense ac-
count. Surely. I remember that
night. And was putting it on!
Cocktails and dinner at the Col
ony y first row seats at "As Thou
sands Cheer" on to the Casino for
dancing, a night clug and Reuben's
Hes finger tapping again and as
bored as Julia Hoyt tries TO appear.
He doesn't believe word. Not a
word, he doesn't. He's going. Right
after ne creeps into your affec-
Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-20

NEW YORK, April 20. - Don't
look now but there's a stiff from
the tax office in the doorway
He's probably heard about the free
air I've been breathing. Or about
my two fountain pens. No. writer
should have more than one without
paying the nation, state, county and
city something. Not in this age!
But keep on taxing, Mistersl
They wouldn't stop in France, you
know, until some one cried: "On TO
Versailles!" And what a mess that
was. What's he just standing there
for? Trying 10 frighten me. eh!
Well, ] don't scare worth hoot-
nanny! My voice is squeaking this
way because / swallowed peach
seed.
Maybe he wants TO play. I have
a notion 10 touch him, yell You're
itl" and go bounding over chairs
He might think I'm crazy and go
home. No, he's coming in. Have I
a moment TO spare? Indeed have
nothing else TO spare since you
boys have been working on me,
you leases.
He says he knows, of course, I'm
thoroughly honest. o yeahi Well,
why's he shopping around? Just
the beagle in him, suppose. Would
/ mind letting him see my bank
book? Certainly not. I'll be glad
to show everything, including my
scar where the pet raccoon bit me.
Take this big easy chair with the
foot dingus. That's the one Irwin
Cobb enjoys. You'd love Irwin. AL
ways GOOD for laugh. I'll give you
his address SO you can go up and
ask him lots and lots OF questions.
Have him tell you about the ice
wagon driver and the deaf old lady.
That is a one ha. ha, no, no! Get
ting hysterical. I'd better calm
down. He didn't come TO Joke. He
cama TO soak. Look, when most
people would be twittery / get
off thingSl Ever merry and bright.
He sits there without saying a
word, putting the ends OF his fin
gers together. And listening TO
me rattle away like an old flivver.
couldn't let him come here and
do the talking He's going to say
something. No, he only cleared his
throat. I might join him in po-
lite throat clearing contest.
But u ! did il would be my luck
II I get in the lead TO break a
whopple-string or something in
the home stretch. In fact, I'm
more OF the quiet behidn-the- hand
Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-20

WASHINGTON, April 20.-Treas-
urer w. A. Julian of the United
States has won his dollar bet.
Whether he won his argument is
another matter.
The bet and the argument grew
out of the letter that youthful Le-
roy johnson wrote to Maj. Gen. Up
ton Birnie of the fieM artillery
asking for two broken-down army
horses to help with the blowing of
his dads farm at Violin, s. D.
Army men took up a collection
and bought two condemned artil-
lery horses for the land, but Julian
was not impressed.
"I'll bet," Julian told an assist
ant, "that these folks have an au-
tomobile. That S the reason for
the depression-people buying auto
mobiles they can't afford.'
The assistant took the Johnsons
side of the argument and the up
shot was a dollar bet as to whether
they had car.
A letter from Leroy's mother
proved Julian was right about the
automobile. The Johnsons have
one. AS to the argument, let Mrs
Johnson IS letter speak for itself.
"We own a 1923 model five pas
senger car" she wrote, (Which we
purchased about 18 months ago at
Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-20
Babson Sees Hope
For Republicans


AUGUSTA, Ga, April 20. U.P)-
StatiStician Roger w. Babson be-
heyes rising prices may defeat the
Democrats in the next election.
Speaking at chamber OF COM
meree luncheon here, he termed
Secretary of Agriculture Henry A.
Wallace "a fine man, but an i'm
practical dreamer.
BabSon said that all the business
men he knows favor retention of
NRA in some form, but added he
believed the only way for American
industry to compete with the jap
anese is to have a wage scale based
on supply and demand, rather
than union scale.
He termed the processing tax
"unsound
Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-20
UNCLE WIGGILY's TIN CAN
FUN

One Saturday when there were
no classes in the Hollow Tree
School where the Lady Mouse
Teacher heard the animal children
recite Uncle Wiggily's forty 'leven
sixteen bunnieS didn't know what
to do to have fun. They always
counted on having fun Saturday.
"But what can we do this Sat
rday,' asked Baby Bunty the or
phan. cts so wet and muddy
because of the April showers that
we can't play tag outside. We have
to stay in.'
"And I wish they could stay
out, - said Nurse Jane.
$50 do l." said Mrs. Longears.
cts too bad they can't have some
kind of fun out of doors even if
it is wet and muddy. Myl My
Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-20

tions. ne goes. I may never see
him again.
Don't go. Help yourself 10 the
red-drops. Maybe we can get I'D a
game OF parchesi Or I'll show YOU
our stereoptican of Niagara frozen
over. We just love to have you tax
boys around, tapping fingers, ask
ing questions and everything.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-20
L O o kin g
B a c k W a d
What The Press Files
Tell of Imperial Val
ley for This Date in
Past Years
TWENTY YEARS AGO
AnriI % 1915

The difficulty in getting a good
supply of water with which to con-
struct the concrete on the section
of the state highway between Dix
leland and Coyote Wells is delay
ing the work.
Charles E. lumber, fire depart
ment chief, resigned at the meet
ing OF the members of the depart
ment last night.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-20
TO APPEAL MOONEY PLEA

SAN FRANCISCO, April 20. W.R)
Attorneys supporting Tom Moon
ey's fight for freedom said today
they had expected Superior Judge
Edward Buffers refusal in Marin
county court to grant the San
Quentin prisoner writ of habeas
corpus. An appeal will be taken
from the Marin county jurist's de-
cision to the higher courts.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-20

Published every evening lexcept Sunday by The
Imperial Valley Press. Inc, 625 State street.
e Centro. California. w. @. Costello business
manager Telephone 26. business office 700 edi-
torial department. Full leased wire United Press
Associations.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-20

H. r. Parker, secretary, and Re-
serve Officers, judges.
Each patrol Is to furnish its own
equipment for camping. cooking,
field events etc. Fuel will be pro-
vided.
Troops must file entry blanks at
Scout headquarters not later than
p. m., April "a.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-20
FAIR FINANCIAL SUCCESS

Imperial County's Mid-Winter fair is a
thing of the pastor perhaps we should
say of the future, with an eye cast
toward next years event-but it is pleas
ing to note that the fair this year was
not only material success but finan-
cial success as well.
The report of the secretary published
this week shows a profit of $4,266.02 for
this years fair certainly something that
calls for praise for the fair officials
and the people of Imperial Valley, who
cooperated to make the profit possible.
Many fairs, longer established than
ours, and located where they can draw
on more patrons, will not show a profit
or one not as large proportionately as
the Imperial County Mid-Winter fair,
and it is very much to the credit of this
community that such splendid show
could be given and at a profit.
The money will be used to make possi-
BILE better fair next year The fair,
under the law, is not permitted to be a
profit-making organization. The profit
is really a surplus that is turned back
into developing the fair and aiding prof.
ects connected with it. The property and
buildings belong to the people and are
maintained by them through the board
of supervisors.
Members of the fair board serve with
out pay-in fact it costs all of them
something-and they are entitled to full
credit for the fine institution that has
been built up from nothing. The Imper-
ial County Mid-Winter fair can stand
comparison with any fair in the state
and not suffer by it.
The men who have made this possible
and to whom Imperial county is indebted
are Ben Hulse, president; Charles E.
Pitzer, vice-president; A. II. Keller,
treasurer; D. " Stewart, secretary-man-
ager; Tom Anderson, Sam Robinson, j.
R. Snyder, j. c. Archias, Sam Rowe and
A. c. Sperry.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-20
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO
ADriI 20, 1920

There s new phonograph on the
market. It IS the Imperiola,o - as
sembled in Imperial.
That difficulty may be expected
in obtaining sufficient cotton pick
ers this fall, is the opinion of E.
T. Hubbard.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-20

We must be prosperous at that, ap-
propriating $4,S80, 100000 a few days
ago and going in for another billion yes
terday.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-20

1t isn't Japan or any other nation, that
threatens to take poke at Uncle Sam
it's Louisiana. Think of that.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-20

If Easter didn't have any other merit
it would be justified because it gives some
a chance to see the sun rise at least
once year.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-20

We wish somebody could tell US by
what right outsiders meddled with evil
dence in Pasadena's DIR. Siever Staying
case.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-20

L. G.. Wassman, Orland, Glenn
county, has just finished a poultry
house 100 feet long built from plans
furnished by the university.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-20

SUBSCRIPTION RATES - Delivered by carrier,
per month"; SIS 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., 1935-04-20

The Delphian club will continue
its study of early Greek drama on
wednesday.
Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-20
TEN YEARS AGO
AnriI 20 1923

Heavy winds which started blow
ing yesterday morning have re-
placed the hot weather which the
valley experienced last week
Imperial Valley press., 1935-04-20

Bat II did il would be my luck
II I get in the lead TO break a
whopple-string or something in
the home stretch. In fact, I'm
more OF the quiet behidn-t hand
The Washington times., 1935-03-07
Infant Improving
After Operation

NEW YORK, March 7 GNSO
Ten-week pld Johnny Schweitzer
is doing splendidly" was the re.
port today from the surgeon who
righted the babys "upside-doWn
stomach" at the Manhattan Gen
eral Hospital here.
The child is still under an oxy-
gen tank. but is thought out of
danger after an operation which
righted the inverted stomach, put
the intestines where they be-
longed, and got the spleen and
liver into normal position. A
collapsed lung which had never
functioned was inflated and
brought to normal position.
LEWISTON. Pa, March 7 G.N.
SO.-Sidney Isenberg, II whose
''upside down" stomach was cor
rected last Saturday at a hospital,
was believed we'll on the road to
recovery today. Sidney is now
being given orange juice as her
only nourishment, instead of the
distilled water diet imposed after
the operation.
The Washington times., 1935-03-07
ACTRESS URGES
ART EXCHANGE

England knows so very little
of the real art and people Of
America, Miss Florence Locke, Of
San Francisco, Cal, veteran in.
terpretive actress, today stated
in an interview at the Dodge
Hotel.
"They don't see our best
actors and actresses, she said.
They get all of our art pre-
sented to them in musical
comedies and cheap movies.
Consequently they think Of
Americans as being flip and
Tightly. They think 1t is a
land Over-run with gaMgsterS."
Miss Locke wants to encourage
international friendship. largely
between America and Great
Britain, by doing" American
masterpieces over there, and
bringing back typically English
at to present before the people
Of this country.
Miss Locke will have presented
so recitals in America by the
time she sails for London this
Friday. Yesterday she gave
one Of Ellen Terry's lectures on
her favorite Shakespearian hero
inc at the Folger Shakespearian
Library. Mrs. Henry Folger espe-
cially requested to have Miss
Locke appear in the library's
theater.
The Washington times., 1935-03-07
ALYCE SLEEPS,
BELIEVED
BE 7 TER

FALL RIVER, Mass, March Z
,O.N.S0 Refreshed by natural
slumber without the aid of
opiates, 10-year-old Alyce Jane
McHenry, heroine of an upside.
down" stomach operation, aWoke
today to learn she is making slow
but sure progress toward recov.
cry.
A bulletin issued at 8 a. m.
on her condition read:
Temperature, 100. Pulse, 11O.
Respiration, 20. Alyce slept
more last night than during
the previous day and appeared
to be much brighter"
Encouraged by absence of
nausea during the past "a hours,
physicians planned to continue
the diet of orange juice, cereal
and beef broth. They cautioned
the public. however, not to be
too optimistic, pointing out that
it would be at least a week be,
fore Alyce is out of danger.
The Washington times., 1935-03-07
Federal Agents
Guard Film Girl

HOLLYWOOD, March 7 CU.S).
Federal agents took charge of in
vestigating an extortion plot
against blond Thelma Todd,
screen actress, here as private
guards surrounded her beach
home. Extortion letters with an
"Ace of Diamonds" signature or
dered Miss Todd to pay $4,000 to
Abe Lyman, nationally known or
chestra leader, cor the San Fran
cisco boys will lay you out"
The Washington times., 1935-03-07
At RAID
Of BABY BONDS

The Governments promise to
purchasers of baby bonds that
they would not lose anything if
their bonds were stolen was made
good yesterday.
While visiting Philadelphia, Mrs.
Lucy Plymack, of Atlantic City,
who recently had bought $100
bond, was robbed of her handbag.
The bag contained the new bond
and $55 in cash.
The bond was quickly recovered
near the scene of the robbery evi-
IDENTIFY because the thief thought
the new Government security was
non-transferable and was payable
only to the owner.
Thanks to the non-transferable
feature, Mrs. Plymack regained
her bond although she lost her
cash.
Even if the thief kept or
destroyed the bond, the Treasury
Department explained, the owner
could have replaced it by applica-
ton to the Treasury.
The Washington times., 1935-03-07
JACKSON 8 KIN
GETS HONOR

Gen. Thomas Jonathan "Stone-
wall" Jackson, the renowned Con-
federate military leader. would,
if he were living today, be proud
to know that grandson, Thomas
Jonathan Jackson Christian, jr.,
is to continue the soldiers tradi-
ton which has been made famous
by his hero ancestor.
Young Christian, the son Of
Major Thomas Jonathan Jackson
Christian, of the office of the
Chief of Field Artillery, a grand
son of old "Stonewall" Jackson,
has been designated a candidate
for the entrance examination to
the West Point Military Academy
by Representative Harry P. Beam,
of the Fourth Illinois Congress
sional district, who makes his
home at Wardman Park Hotel.
If successful in his examina-
ton, which is to be held next
March. Christian will be admitted
to West Point in July, 1886.
The Washington times., 1935-03-07
Kidnap Suspect
CAPTURED Asleep

DOWAGIAC. Mich. March z
UN.S0.-Russell Austin, 23-year-
old former convict and alleged
abductor of Dorothea Emmons,
17-year-old South Bend high
school girl, was captured here to-
day, asleep in his automobile
parked on Dowagiac street. The
car. officials said, was stolen
from La Porte, Ind.
Miss Emmons, meanwhile, was
safe at her South Bend home, in
sisting that her disappearance
with the youth was mot volun-
tary," in spite of the testimony
of witnesses that the pair acted
like newlyweds," and that she did
not attempt to escape.
The Washington times., 1935-03-07
Hearings Continue
On SirOvich Bill

Tuesday has been set as a ten
tative date for resumption of the
House Civil Service subcommittee
hearings on the Sirovich omnibus
bill for Federal employees.
AT that time it is expected that
Malcolm Kerlin. Commerce De-
partment personnel officer, and
DR.. l.. j. O'Rourke, of the Civil
Service Commission, will testify.
The Washington times., 1935-03-07
LECTURE ON EGYPT

The Civitan Club will be ad-
dressed by Nicholas Khalil Bey,
charge d'affaires of the Egyptian
Legation. at 8 p. m. Tuesday in
the Hamilton Hotel. He will give
an illustrated lecture on Egypt.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1935-01-24
HAUPTMANN'S AUTO
OFFERED IN EVIDENCE

PENNINGTON, N. J.,o'Jan. "a,
UUP)--The dark blue sedan IN
which Bruno Richard Hauptmann
was riding on the day he was ar.
rested in the Bronx, was offered
in evidence today by the state as
one of the concluding moves in
It's prosecution of the Bronx car
penter for the murder of Charles
A. Lindbergh, Jr.
The offer to show the jury the
automobile, parked in the area
way of the courthouse and guard.
ed by an iron grill, was made at
ter Attorney General David T. VII
lentz had asked a few questions
of the government wood expert,
Arthur Koehler, who yesterday
traced the wood in the so-called
kidnap ladder to the workshop OF
the prisoner. r,
Hauptmann, i'll at ease, and
nervous, at first Indicated his be-
lief the car---and a picture of it
shown in eourt--was not, his own.
Later he admitted it might be.
The relation of the automobile
to the case was shown when Wi
lentz asked Koehler whether the
kidnap ladder would fit in Haupt-
mann's car.
Koehlcr said it would. He was
then turned over to cross-exami
nation by Frederick A. Pope.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1935-01-24
Men In Barber
Shop Find Bruno
Guilty, 343 to 306

WASHINGTON, Jan. "a. fUP)
If the customers Of Harry Rich,
barber, were TO decide the fate
Of Bruno Richard Hauptmann he
would be, convicted 343 to BOG.
Rich, who questions each occu-
pant Of his chair and keeps tab
on their "yerdicts" said that SEN
timcnt was three to one for ac-
quittal when the trial started, but
that he testimony Of of the hand
writing experts brought an alb
rupt change.
"Just like that The snapped his
hpgets) the votes started going
the otheriway," Rich said. "Now
we have him convicted" The bar
Der. said he personally believed in
iIauptmann's' innocence. eo,.
Hauptmann got the most ia
vorable votes during the testi-
mony of DIR. John +. Condor, the
barber said.
Most people don't seem to
trust that Jafsie" he commented.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1935-01-24
ESPIONAGE ARRESTS
IN GULF OF SIAM

LONDON, Jan. 2i.-UP) -
\ Singapore dispatch to the Daily
Herald today reported that 38
japanese have been arrested as
espionage suspects in the Gulf Of
Siam by Malayan and Siamesc
authorities.
The Japanese were aboard a
motor trawler, ostensibly fishing,
when discovered Tuesday by a
Siameae torpedo boat, the dis
patch said.
Extreme precautions against
espionage are still being taken IN
the federated Malay states where
a Japanese spy scare occurred
several months ago just before
British naval mancuvers at their
improved base at Singapore.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1935-01-24
Willard, Referee,
Knocks Out Ross
In Ring At Athens

ATHENS, Ga. Jan. q. fUP.
Jess Willard turned boxer again
last night to knock out an unruiy
wrestler.
The man who lost the heavy
weight championship 20 Jack
Dempsey was here on barnstorm-
ing tour referceing a wrestling
match between Jack Ross, Of Au-
gusta, Ga, and Honeyboy Hack
ney, Of Louisville, KY.
general times during the match
Willard warned Ross against foul
sactica. Suddenly a violent dis
putc started in the ring. Ross
struck at the big Willard. Jess
brushed him off and sent a quick
left and right to the head. Ross
dropped TO the floor. The house
roaretl.
Then Willard disqualified Ross
and awarded the match to Hack
ney.
Willard weighed 27O pounds;
Ross 100.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1935-01-24

The case against him, cIin1axed
Nv the detectIve-nIysrery uuf0lded
when the state put INTO Haupt-
MAINS workshop the ladder with
which the kidnapping was commit
ted and demonstrated that it was
made with Hauptmann's faulty
tools, IS complete.
New Jersey has placed him,
through identifcarions, near the
Lirdoergh manor in the SourIands
at the time the baby was stolen.
1t has placed him in two Bronx
cemeteries as the mysterious Jonn
who carried through the plot by
which Lindbergh was induced 70
give away $4,000 for the return
Of a child already dead.