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Imperial Valley press., 1937-10-05
The Grab Bag

One Minute Test
!. What two European dictatorS
recently conferred?
2. What is the national motto of
the United States?
3. What are "halcyon days?
Hints on Etiquette
Nicknames never appear on the
card Of a lady or gentleman. Use
Of Jim for James, or Dolly for Dor
Othy is not good taste.
Words of Wisdom
To pity distress is human; to re-
lieve it is Godlike.-Horace Mann
TOdays Horoscope
Many persons whose birthday oc-
ours today have great mechanical
ability. They excel in trades which
demand genuine craftsmanship.
One-Minute Test Answers
l. Adolf Hitler of Germany, anc
Benito Mussoline of Italy.
2. e Pluribus Unum"-"Ont
composed of many" 1t also is the
motto of Michigan.
3. Times of happiness and pros
! perity.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-10-05
The Fall is
Cleanup Time

Ell Centro housewives, during this sea-
son of the year, are more than a little
apt to move Friend Husband out into
the garage send the children out in
the yard to play, tear up the interior
of the family residence and move things
every which way, all in the interest of
fall cleaning. 1t might not be a bad
idea if the entire family would catch
the fever, spreading it to all parts of the
home, inside and out.
Yards need cleaning and remodeling
about now just as badly as do interiors.
The outside walls Of the house might
very we'll stand new coat Of paint, and
the roof probably could do with repairs
and painting The outside, in brief,
should be given as much attention as
the inside when the Fall cleaning urge
comes along.
If every home in Ell Centre were as
attractively done outside as inside, we
would have here one of the most at
tractive cities in California. 1t is to be
regretted that many householders re-
gard the inside of their homes as the
only important thing about them This
year, let's make the Fall cleaning univer-
sal.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-10-05
Other Editors Saw
POLITICAL PLAYGROUND
(Anaheim Bulletin


For the moment California presents politi-
cal playground for the nation. How soon it de-
velops into a political battle-ground depends
upon pressure from outside the state
Three years ago the Democrats muffed
chance to elect a governor in California, and
in California, and indications are that the state
gained thereby. None has risen TO challenge
successfully the record of Governor Merriam
and were he aligned with the Democrats his
political future would be assured for the COM
ing four years.
Under the circumstances Merriam has the edge
that always is claimed by an incumbent. AT the
moment there are several Republicans fitting
around the flame, but when the starters gun
sounds it is probable none will contest him
seriously. Republicans have a knack Of get
ting together.
So serious is the situation that the Demo-
Gratis have let it be known they intend to send
their head fixer, Call Me Jim" Farley himself,
10 make some of his followers swallow their
pride. He does not like the prospect of having
William McAdoo face defeat, perhaps at the
hands of a Republican. And ne would like
to strengthen the McAdOO machine by the cleo
ton of the senator's choice for governor.
Farley may be able to iron it out If he does
he will do so by bolstering the outlook of some
liberal outstanding prospects Conservatives
will be in the field, but with the exception of
Merriam, there seems little possibility at this
moments of one gaining party recognition.
The situation offers a fine opportunity for
Farley 10 display his ability as fiXer.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-10-05
News Behind the News
The RepubIican Convention

WASHINGTON - The Republican National
Committe is certain to call a national conNen-
ton of the party for 1888.
COP leaders and workers throughout the
country are insistent, They want action Only
few of the older hands, 1t appears. are worry
ing as to what the convention will be ike ana
what will come out OF it,
The party will have to agree on statement
of party principles ana look over its presidential
possibilities for l940 The possibilities range be-
tween that of a glorious regeneration and that
OF hadache before, during and after.
Two or three months ago. Herbert HooVerS
private battle for this national convention ap-
peared to have been squelched by eX-Gov. Alfred
NJ Landon'S cOldneSS toward the project.
But HooVer'S influence with the national
committee remains strong. The Roosevelt court
plan was beaten down, the Black-Klan incident
has popped up and party workers are rarlng to
go-eyen though they're not sure where. EX-
Governor Landon will accede to the convention
proposal.
Fundamental issues cover relief, farm legis-
lation. labor the Constitution and some others.
The idea now is to have few outstanding Re
publicans-who would include Hoover landon
Frank Lowden. Senator Vandenberg OF Michigan
and Senate Minority Leader Charlie McNary OF
Oregon-sit down as a planning committee to
exchange sentiment and work out rough draft
of policy. Their real function would be to steer
the convention and keep 1t from chaos
Recent Republican conferences have produced
as much informal nomination talk as you might
expect. Vandenberg is by all odds the outstanding
man in such discussions. 4nereS some sentiment
for Bridges of New Hampshire. Most Repubh-
cans who don't know young Lodge ask about him
although expressing the opinion that he will still
be TOO young for PRESIDENT nomination IN
1910 Westerners look to McNary lor leader
ship. Hoover has strength in the national COM
mittee machinery which is reflected 10 some
degree among the rank and file.
John D. NJ. Hamilton appears to have solidl-
fled his position and influence as national chair
man. This fact was partly indicated by resigna-
-io of National
Charles D. Hilles of New York. The two had
been consistently at outs. Hilles who had been
raising tire big money III New York for the party
for many, many years had found his old power
steadily dwindling. He hadn't been raising
much money for the party treasury lately and
other Republican leaders felt he could II ne
tried There was some pointed criticism and
Hilles quit.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-10-05
S u M M o N S
No 17702

IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF
THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF
IMPERIAL.
IMPERIAL IRRIGATION
DISTRICT Plaintiff
VS..
THOMAS HALL, et al,
CALIFORNIA SEND GREETINGS
TO:
Thomas Hall, also known as Thos
Hall, Mable Stevenson Hall, also
Known as Mable Stevens Hall, wife
If Thomas Hall, Adelaide Smith
Asa D. Stephens and Anna
Stephens, his wife, John Doe, Jane
Doe, Richard Roe, John Doe Com
pany, a Corporation, and Richard
Roe Company, a co-partnership
Defendants.
YOU ARE HEREBY DIRECTED
to Appear and answer the Com
plant in an action entitled as
above, brought against you in the
Superior Court of the County OF
Imperial, State of California, with
in ten days after the service on
you of this Summons-if served
within this county; or within thirty
days if served elsewhere.
And you are hereby notified that
unless you appear and answer as
above required, the said plaintiff
will take judgment for any money
or damages demanded in the com
plant, as arising upon contract
or it will apply to the Court for any
other relief demanded in the Com
plant.
Given under my hand and the
seal of the Superior Court of the
County of Imperial, State of Cali
fornia, this 18th day Of June, 1887
(SEAL)
w. ]. McCLELLAND,
County Clerk
BY CITHA LAMSON,
Deputy Clerk
O5 12 10 26, N 2 0 16 % 80, d 7
Imperial Valley press., 1937-10-05
STATE OF CALIFORNIA }
COTINTY OF IMPERIAL, } 6


George F. Whitcher, being first
duly sworn deposes and says that
he is a citizen of the United States
and over the age of 21 years: that
affiant is a resident and voter and
landowner of the County of I'M
perial, State of California, and re-
sides within the boundaries of the
proposed cemetery district as set
forth and described in the attach
ed and foregoing petition; that he
circulated said petition and pro-
cured the signatures affixed and
signed thereto; that each of the
petitioners whose names appear
upon the within and foregoing petit
ton affixed and signed their names
to said petition in the presence OF
the affiant and stated to the affiant
at the time they thus each signed
said petition that it was their true
and genuine signature; that affiant
personally circulated said petition
and procured the signature of each
petitioner to be signed and affixed
thereto and that each of said petit
TONERS signed said petition i'm the
presence of the affiant.
GEORGE F. WHITCHER.
Subscribed and sworn to before
me this Goth day of September, 1897.
| (SEAL) 4
HAZEL E. LIVINGSTON,
Notary Public in and for said
County and State.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-10-05
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT

the formation and organization Of
a public cemetery within the said
County of Imperial and in support
of said petition allege and set forth
the following facts, to-Wit:
I. This petition is made under
and pursuant to the provisions of
that certain act entitled "An Act
to provide for the organization and
government of public cemeteries" !"
Approved June l, 1921, Statutes OF
1921, page 1103, in effect July 81,
1921, as amended.
II. That this petition is signed
by not less than so citizens, to-wit
by 60 residents and landowners,
whose names are hereinafter sub
scribed and signed to this petition,
all of which said landowners live
within the boundaries of the pro-
posed cemetery district to be Or
ganized pursuant to the provisions
| of the above mentioned statute or
the State of California; that the
names of your petitioners here
| matter subscribed and signed to
this petition appeared as landown-
ers and owners of land upon the
last completed assessment roll OF
the County of Imperial; that said
land owned by said petitioners is
) located and situated within the
boundaries of the proposed cemetery
district: that each and every one
of petitioners whose names are
affixed hereto reside within the
boundaries of said proposed ceme-
terry district.
III. That the exterior boundaries
of said proposed cemetery district
are delineated and described as
follows:
East along the north boundary
of Mt. Signal precinct and Perry
Precinct, to the East line of Hebei
Precinct; thence north to the South
boundary of Meloland Precinct
thence East along the north line
of Verde precinct to the West line
of Ogilby precinct; thence north
along the West line of Ogilby pre-
cinct, to the north line of Sunset
precinct; thence west along the
north line of Sunset precinct, tc
the East line OF keystone precinct
thence South along the East boun-
Diary of Keystone Precinct, to the
north line of Mesquite precinct
thence west along the North line Of
Mesquite and New River precinct:
to the County line; thence South
to the North line of Mt. sigma
Precinct, the point of beginning.
~ That attached hereto ano
made part of this petition is 6
map and plat showing the terri
torial extent of said proposed GENE.
terry district and delineating anC
describing the exterior boundaries
thereof.
v. That the legal description o.
the land owned by each of th'
] petitioners whose signatures arr
Imperial Valley press., 1937-10-05
Barbs -

They were right. saying depres-
sion is just like war. Think OF
the international law students who
soon may be out digging bitches.
Soviet auto industry is due for
another shakeup, which might be
tied up sOmeway with our prob
lem of handling the secondhand
car surplus.
Offering $25 for return of lost
dental work, New York want
advertiser seems to be crossing his
bridge before he gets it.
Critics who rap WPA workers
wor leaning on their shOvels ap-
parently aren't always willing ii
call spade a spade.
Again the machine age hits the
workingman. A new precision de-
vice fine enough to split hairs will
do the work of a dozen opposition
senators.
From a distance. it was rather
hard to distinguish between the
end of the New York mayoralty
primary and the first event on the
Legion 40 and program.
The criminal who thinks he can
win the race with the law usually
endsup the lGser-in a photo finish
Japan, claiming that its war is
humanitarian aid to poor China
may have forgotten that charity is
supposed to begin at home.
A critics suggestion that bunch
Of soldier buns are keeping SPANS
civil war going is verified by re-
ports that sniping has reached ma
jcr proportions on Gijon streets.
Census surveys indicate tina
John" is the most popular giver
name among Europeans.
The weight of the earth has beer
estimated at 5000 billions tons.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-10-05
S u NJ NJ o N S
No. 1853


IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF
THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF
IMPERIAL
IMPERIAL IRRIGATION
DISTRICT. Plaintiff
EDWARD P. JAMENSON, ct al,
Defendant.
The People of the State of CalifOr-
MIA Send Greetings to:
EDWARD p. JAMENSON, SEA-
BOARD BOND AND MORTGAGE
COMPANY, A CORPORATION
JOHN DOE. JANE DOE, RICE
ARD ROE, JOHN DOE COMPANY,
A CORPORATION, AND RICH
ARD ROE COMPANY, A CO.
PARTNERSHIP, Defendants.
You Are Hereby Directed to Ap-
rear and answer the Complaint in
an action entitled as above, brought
against you in the Superior Court OF
the County OF Imperial, State OF
California, within ten days after the
service on you of this Summons
if served within this county; or
within thirty days if served else
where.
And you are hereby notified that
unless you appear and answer as
above required, the said plaintiff
will take judgment for any money
or damages demanded in the COM
plant as arising upon contract, or
it will apply to the Court for any
other relief demanded in the Com
plaint.
Given under my hand and the
seal Of the Superior Court of the
County of Imperial, State of Cali
fornia. this 18th day of MAY, 1887.
| (SEAD w. j. McCLELLAND,
Clerk.
BY CITHA LAMSON,
Deputy Clerk.
Harry w. Horton ami Geo. r.
Kirk. Attorneys for Plaintiff.
| O5 II 10 26, N 2 9 16 % 80, D 7.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-10-05
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT
NOTICE OF FILING PETITION
FOR THE ORGANIZATION OF
A PUBLIC CEMETERY
DISTRICT

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN,
that on Monday, September goth,
1897. a petition was filed with the
Board of Supervisors of the County
of Imperial under that certain act
entitled IAN act to provide for the
organization and government OF
public cemetery districts" approved
June |. 1921. Statutes of 1921, page
l1O3, as amended, asking that the
Board of Supervisors of the County
of Imperial set a time and place
for hearing on said petition, copy
Of the original of said petition with
out the names attached to SAID
original petition, is attached to this
notice and made part hereof.
Reference to the original petition
is hereby made for further parti-
culars.
NOW, THEREFORE, this is to
notify each and every person in
terested and residing in and own
ing property within said proposed
district or residing in any part OF
the territory which is described in
said petition, that a hearing will
be held on said petition on Monday
the 18th day of October, 1887, at
the hour of two o'clock P. M. at
the meeting place of the Board OF
Supervisors of the County of I'M
perial in the Court House in the
City of Ell Centro at which time
and place any of said persons may
appear before the Board of Super
visors and show cause, if any they
have, why the said petition should
not be granted or may request
changes to be made in the proposed
boundaries of said district; said
Board of Supervisors will also hear
any and all persons who may ap-
pear on behalf of said petition for
the purpose of requesting the for
nation and organization OF said
proposed cemetery district
DATED September 81, 1887.
ISAAC SCHLATTER,
Chairman of the Board OF
(SEALD Supervisors
| ATTEST:
w. J. McCLEGLAND, County
Clerk of the County Of Imperial
and ex-officio Clerk of the
Board of Supervisors.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-10-05
Bruce Cation Says:
- Coddinq the Weeds Where Crime Blooms

This nations determination to
stamp out crime has long been ccla-
brated in song and story. 1t is only
equale,d probably. by the light
hearted and carefree way in which
the nation handles its criminals af-
ter it gets hold of them.
The recent episode of the jail
breakers at Cleveland is a good il
lustration.
Cleveland las a fine new jail
one of the escape proof" type that
you hear so much about In it,
among others, were three desperate
bank robbers who had distinguish
ed themselves a few months before
by breaking out of the Missouri
state prison.
One sunny fall afternoon the
wife of one of these desperadoes
went to the Jail to see her husband
The obliging jailers let her visit
him in a closed room, with no
guards present.
A little while after she left he
showed up with a couple of revol-
vers. With them he overpowered
the guards, obtained the release OF
his two confreres, made his way
out of the jail, commandeered an
auto, and set out madly for the
great open spaces.
The flight of the felons was q
wild affair. Their car went tipping
through crowded downtown streets
at 60 miles an hour, or thereabouts
Their car hit a woman, inflicting
probably fatal injuries; it endan-
gered dozens of other people. anc
the running gun battle its occup-
ants waged with pursuing police
had a good part of Cleveland look
ing anXiously for the cyclone eel.
lar. In the end. the three jail.
breakers got cleanly away.
Now the point to all of this i!
, that the good people of Cleveland
a few pears previously had duG
down in their pockets to build {
substantial, up-to-date Jail; none
of your dilapidated crates out o.
which any ingenious crook coulc
cut his way with :. can opener. bu
Imperial Valley press., 1937-10-05

a solid affair of steel and stone.
equipped with all the latest i'm
provemcnts in the way OF locks and
so on.
Having done this, however, the
people elected a bumbling hand
shaker of politician as sheriff. He
took charge of the jail, and proved
so unbelievably inept that when
the wife of a desperate criminal
visited the Jail he failed to have
his deputies search her, and per-
mitted her to be closeted alone
with her husband.
So Cleveland's fine new jail turn
ed out to be a sieve, three badly
wanted men got away, and the
lives of many innocent citizens
we're endangered.
The case is worth dwelling on be-
/ cause it is more or less typical
We yell for up-to-date crime-fight-
ing tool-and then entrust them TO
politicians who couldn't be trust
ed to pour stagnant water out of
a boot
And then We wonder why we
! don't make more headWay in our
war against crimel
Imperial Valley press., 1937-10-05
Looking Backward
- In Our Files
THIRTY YEARS AGO
October 5. 1927

hOo
October 5, 1927
Methodist ministers who will
serve in the valley during the COM
ing year, it was announced at the
close Of the annual conference. will
be as follows Brawley-A. R.
Moore; Calexico-Oliver Sayor;
mperial-Charles Wentworth.
TWENTY YEARS AGO
October 5, 1917
A large number, considering the
heat, attended the opening meeting
of the Woman's Ten Thousand club
yesterday
Mrs. w. T. Taylor of Brawley was
luncheon guest of Mrs. j. R. Ford
TEN YEARS AGO
October 5, 1927
The New York Yankees today won
the opening game of the 1927
World series from the Pittsburgh
Pirates. to 4. Babe Ruth Yankee
outfielder led the New York at
tack with three hits in four tries
Ruth also made two spectacular
catches to stop Pirate rallies.
A jury was still trying to figure
out at two o'clock this afternoon
whether or not Juan Padillo oi
BraWley escaped from an officer
in BraWley as the complaint states
Imperial Valley press., 1937-10-05
Photographs

When a bust of Lord Kelvin,
great Scottish scientist, was un-
yelled at Washington. DC, Brit
ish scientists sent a congratulatory
wire of 1,5O0 words. A telegram
containing the single word "Felici-
tations!" arrived from Scotland.
There is enough phosphorus in
three old-style matches to kill any
human being. Yet, there is enough
phosphorus in the average human
body to make 100000 of the
matches.
A noted English woman keeps a
pet fox in her home Trained from
its cub days, the animal is as
friendly as a dog
A colony of bats in a cave near
San Antonio, Tex, devourS approx
imately 600 tons of live insects an
nually.
Humming birds require new food
every Is minutes because they use
up energy rapidly by constantly
fluttering their wings.
From 1899 to 1888 there were
3,628 lynchln9S reported IN tne
United States. Only 698 of the
victims were white.
A scientist at the University of
California believes that women can
reduce their weight by smoking
alfalfa.
Among Panama Indians, the old
women of the village decide which
warriors shall be elected chiefs.
The U. S. government ended fis-
cal 1887 with a deficit of $2,707,-
100000 for the period-the small
est deficit in the last six years.
At a banquet for $4,000 French
officials in 1900, headwaiters rode
on bicycles to inspect and direct
the service.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-10-05
IN THE MATTER OF THE OR
GANIZATION OF A PUBLIC
CEMETERY DISTRICT.
PETITION

TO THE HONORABLE BOARD
OF SUPERVISORS OF THE
COUNTY OF IMPERIAL, STATE
OF CALIFORNIA:
The undersigned petitioners re-
pectfully present the following petit
ton 10 the Board of Supervisors OF
the County OF Imperial requesting
Imperial Valley press., 1937-10-05

The greatest mystery about
radio is what the studio audiences
are constantly laughing at when
they aren't applauding for.
A Russian who claims to be 1876
years old has finally been retired
after working 116 years at the same
Job. He knew all the time it wasn't
a permanent position.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-10-05

a craze for this
plaintive type of
music about 10
years ago but it
did not last long
In about two
months it had en-
tirely vanished.
There were at
one time this
Imperial Valley press., 1937-10-05

President Roosevelt, studying nation
al sentiment on the court fight, may easi-
ly have been thinking about the Continen-
tai Divide when he set his route over the
Rockies.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-10-05

A Chinese government official
suggests armies be made up of
only those men who are more than
5O-thus conserving the worlds
youth. Gosh, that wouldn't work
because it would include all those
fire breathing, Warlike statesmen
and then there wouldn't be any
one left to declare war.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-10-05

NEW YORK. oct. 5. - No one
knows the why of the Hawaiian
orchestra vogue that ietted up so
ausniriouslv thiS season. There was
Imperial Valley press., 1937-10-05
CERTIFICATE OF TRANSACTING G
BUSINESS UNDER FICTITIOUS
NAME

I. JESS E. SIMPSON. the under
signed, do hereby certify that I am
transacting business at 1897 Adams
Street, in the City of Ell Centro,
Imperial County, California, under
a designation not showing the name
of the person interested in such
business, to-Wit, SIMPSONS SU-
PER SERVICE, and that the name
and address of the sole owner OF
said business is Jess E. Simpson
residing at l445 Adams Street. FL
Centro. California.
DATED: September 29th 1887.
JESS E. SIMPSON.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-10-05

An oil industry bulletin charges that
a U. S. gasoline bootlegger has fled to
Spain. Probably there to organize the
pirate petrol.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-10-05
Description of Land =.


WHEREFORE, your petitioners
pray that the Board of Supervisors
of the County of Imperial, State of
California, pass and adopt a resolu-
ton fixing the time for hearing
on this petition, said hearing to be
not less than two nor more than
five weeks from the date of pre-
sentation of this petition to the
Board of Supervisors. That said
Board of Supervisors cause notice
to be given Of the time and place
of said hearing by publication il
some newspaper of general circula-
ton, published and printed in the
County of Imperial; that said no.
tice of time and place of hearing
on this petition be published foi
not less than two weeks prior tt
the date of the hearing before the
Board of Supervisors, all as pro-
vided in Section I of that certain
act entitled "An Act to provide fol-
the organization and government of
public cemeteries" approved June
/, 1921, Statutes of 1921, page '103,
in effect July 81, 1921, as amelrded.