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Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1938-09-01
That Evening We Spoke of the Past and Present.
admission which put the rope round
hic y,ocIy >,

admission which put the rope round
his neck"
AS soon as he could speak
"But, SIR" cried the sergeant, "a
rope round the neck is harmless,
unless it is tight. If every rogue
was believed because he told such
truths as could do him no harm"
''These gentlemen" said Virgil,
'have not the appearance of rogues.
1t only remains for you to beg their
pardon and make fresh cast. Good
God, man, when time is so precious,
do you propose to waste it in prying
into two strangers private affairs?"
With a manifest effort. the ser
geant controlled his voice.
'Sir," he said, eff you do not wish
to wait, you must leave us here.
I have a sow by the ear, and until
I know it's the wrong one, I will
not let CO." With that, he returned
to Herrick. "You have said too
much or too little. You were at
Brief this morning from four until
half past six. Kindly relate what
YOU Olu tllClC-1IOlll ll1SL W 1dSt.
with very great pleasure said
Herrick, folding his arms. 1--WE left
our car at the mouth of the northern
drive-after instructing our chauf-
feur, first, to seek some petrol, and
then to wait in a wood little way
off. You will understand that we
did not wish to be seem"
els your chauffeur here?" said
the sergeant.
''He is. If you would like to see
him.
Proceed, if you please"
"Before we had walked very far,
we heard car coming behind us,
using the drive. At once we lay
down in the bracken until it had
passed"
His face like a mask, Virgil took
out his case and selected a ciga-
rette: but I saw bead of sweat fall
on the gold.
'It was not your carr" said the
sergeant, plainly impressed.
Producing a notebook, his fellow
made ready to write.
1T was not our car" said Her
rick. "Others were abroad this
morning within the confines of
Brief"
Describe this car, if you please"
s"It was closed and it's blinds
were drawn: its number-plate was
obscured-I imagine, with oil and
dust" n4
The sergeant turned to his fellow,
pencil in hand.
Have you got that DOWN."
The other nodded and Herrick re-
suned his tale, relating how the
car had been met and had then
been backed down the drive and
into the track.
"There three people got out, and
the man who had met them came
up"
"Would you know them again,
sir?"
II should"
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1938-09-01

that rogue was ever so trounced.
Virgil's tormentor then repeated
the horribly damning words which
Virgil had said to his creatures be-
fore they had entered the wood,
and when the sergeant seemed puz-
zled about the use of 'the wire,"
suggested that it might have been
used to trip galloping horse.
Protesting their gratitude, the SER
geant requested our names, and
while Herrick was writing these
down, turned and exhorted Virgil to
enter and start the car.
''If you'll take us to Cable, sir,
I can get on to Innsbruck from
there, and in less than two hours
from now every police station in
Austria will be alive with orders to
search for the people we want"
Splendid" said Virgil, somehow.
He turned to Herrick and bowed.
"Please believe that shall not for
get today and that am a
man who invariably pays his debts"
els that threat?" said Herrick.
I saw the police open their eyes,
and Virgil in desperation let himself
go
cts warming" he snarled. II
do not believe your tale of the num-
berless car. That you saw dog
this morning proves nothing at all
except that you were at hand when
the outrage was done. And who
would think of so using coil of
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1938-09-01
The Crossword Puzzle

Puzzles similar to the crossword
puzzles were known to the ancients.
What is believed by some authori-
ties to be the oldest crossword puz-
zle was made by a Cretan about
1000 years ago, copy of which lies
in the archaeological museum at
Johns Hopkins university, Balti-
more, Md. The puzzle is called the
Phaestus disk, and was found on
the island of Crete by an expedition
many years ago. The first genuine
crossword puzzle of the modern
type was composed by Arthur VIM
and appeared in a supplement of the
Sunday New York World on Decem-
Der 81, 1918.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1938-09-01
Agricultural Extension

The United States stands ahead of
most other countries in agricultural
extension, or the education of farm
ers on the land, according to Prof.
Bristow Adams, of the New York
State college Of agriculture. Profess
sor Adams, who recently returned
from world tour, studied the meth
DDS employed in the more progress
sive countries south of the equator.
Greatest progress, he said, is now
being made in Australia and New
Zealand.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1938-09-01

Dehra in India obtained a photo
graph of geese estimated flying at an
altitude of $4,000 feet.
Although it has been definitely es-
tablished that the birds follow Ger,
tain routes on their journeys to and
from breeding grounds and winter
homes, it is not generally understood
that these routes are followed by the
same groups of individual birds dur
ing successive years. This fact has
been determined by the banding
method carried on by the biolog-
ical survey.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1938-09-01
CHAPTER Iv-Continued,

The sergeant swallowed, and Vir-
gil put in his oar.
'You may be strangers" he said,
"but that doesn't put you above the
law of the land"
"Nor, trust" said Herrick, "be-
You'd the traditional courtesy of it's
inhabitants. What is your rank in
the police?"
Virgil flushed.
81 am not in the police" he said.
"Then why" said Herrick, ibid
you presume to address me?"
'My name is"
81 have no DESIRE" said Herrick,
ITO hear your name" He returned
to the police. "You were saying
that the matter was serious >. -
Virgil looked ready to burst, but
the sergeant went straight to the
point.
IT will be plain" he said. "A lady
has been abducted-a lady OF high
degree. She was kidnapped early
this morning upon her fathers es-
tate at Brief some ten
miles from here" He held up our
map. IT think you will hardly deny
that you know where that is"
IT have known where Brief was,"
said Herrick, "for % years."
The others stared.
Then
eve are dealing with the pres
ent," said Virgil.
Herrick raised his eyebrows.
"Allow me to suggest" he said,
"that you should keep to yourself
such, er, discoveries as you may
make" He turned again to the po-
lice. eyes, gentlemen"
The sergeant cleared his throat.
In view, sir, of what has &C.
Cured, I must ask you to explain
the markings upon this map"
with pleasure" said Herrick.
"And ! sincerely advise you to
tell the truth
"You will fnd," said Herrick,
'that we have nothing to hide" He
fingered his chin. "I stayed at
Brief, as a child, in 1912. My moth
er and the Countess Rudolph were
very close friends. Happening to be
at Innsbruck a week ago, felt
strong desire to visit the castle
again. For various reasons I did
not wish to leave cards. Much has
happened, you know, in % years.
My mother, the Count of Brief and
the Countess Rudolph have died,
the Lady Elizabeth has been born
and, worst Of all, I'm told that a
vulgar backyard, the son of an
place."
A CHASTITY silence succeeded these
moving words, the police regarding
the gravel with goggling eyes and
Virgil, dark red in the face, sur
veying Herrick with the glare of a
baited beast.
Herrick continued agreeably.
''We, therefore, came here from
Innsbruck on Sunday last. On Mon
day we started out to try to dis
cover some spot from which we
could view the castle, without 60
ing into the grounds. We only found
one, and that was-too far away.
Determined not to be beaten, we
tried for the next three days-with
the aid of that map. And all in
vain Last night we reviewed
the position, and found it this-that
we must either trespass or else 60
empty away.
"Now I do not like trespassing:
but neither, frankly confess, do I
like going empty away. And in the
end we decided to rise very early
this morning, enter the park from
the north and have a good look at
the castle before anybody was up.
And so we did"
For moment thought that Vir-
gil was going to faint. All the color
was out of his face, which looked
peaked and thin, and he did not
seem to be breathing. but might
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1938-09-01
Book Agent you want to
buy an encyclopedia to give your
wife?
Old Krusty-Don't need one. My
son is just home from college.
The Other WAY Around

do you think" asked the billion
aire, ''that some Of our recently
enriched colleges are turning out
successful mem"
THAT isn't the question" an
swered the abrupt person. What
this generation is waiting to see is
whether some Of our recently en-
riched men are turning out success
full colleges
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1938-09-01
Scientific Farming

Scientific Farming
Sweet City Visitor-Why are you
running that steam roller thing over
that field?
Farmer Con steam tractor)-I'
going to raise crop Of mashed po-
tatoeS this fall.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1938-09-01
Call an Ambulance

eyes, old Cedric is a dumb cluck,
all right; but no wonder. Look at
his parents"
whats the matter with his old
folks?"
well, the dean wrote to them tell
ing them that their son had 16 cuts,
and in the next mail Cedric got a
roll Of gauze and a can Of adhesive
tape"
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1938-09-01
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Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1938-09-01
Easy to Know

Easy to Know
Daddy, I just killed five flies, two
male and three female"
'How do you know that's what
they were?"
1.-TWO were on the dining table
and the other three on the mirror"
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1938-09-01
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Imperial Valley press., 1938-08-08
DENYING RELIEF
TO IMMIGRANTS

The plan of the California Citizens
Association to curb the influx of mlrga-
tory workers into California deserves
the support of every responsible citizen
who intends to make his home IN TINS
state 1t is deserving of support because
unless this influx is stopped, California
will be the most poverty stricken state
in the nation, instead of one OF the
wealthiest.
The associations plan, in brief, would:
l. End the practice of giving lmmedl-
ate relief to migratory families as soon
as they arrive in the state.
2. Deny WPA jobs to migratory IN
digents
3. Conduct an educational campaign
in other states discouraging movement
to California. and encourage thousands
of iobless now here to return to the
communities where they are eligible Tor
relief.
Greatest attraction in California to
pennless and unemployed persons from
other states is not the states Vaunted
climate Neither is it CALIFORNIA; hlgh
average wage scale for persons in prl-
vate industry Neither is it the scenery.
1t is the high standard of relief set up
by government and state agencies in
California.
Nobody has yet adequately explained
WHY California should offer unemployed
migrants twice as much in monthly re-
lief checks as they could get in their
native states. Yet that is the situation.
And. since this situation exists, one cam
not very well blame the relief-consclous
migrants for coming to the state where
they can get the most for doing nothing.
Add to this the fact that the relief
checks can be had a few weeks after
arrival in the state, and you have the
reason why thousands of indigents are
pouring into California every month,
threatening ruin for the states budget,
depressing living standards and creating
new fields for labor unrest. 1t is no Won
der informed persons are beginning to
worry about the immediate future.
California can assimilate all these
people, it is true, but the assimilation
will be long, tedious process-and the
states economic structure would suffer
in the meantime. California wants new
residents-but not all at once, and not
all from the INDECENT class. 1t is time
some method is worked out to slow up
the movement of the thousands who
still believe prosperity awaits them II
only they will ''go west.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-08-08
DOGS, HUMANS
AND QUARANTINE

Hazel Hurst, % year old American
lecturers who is blind and so depends
upon her "Seein Eye" dog to guide her
about, sailed back to the United States
after 10 minutes on English soil because
she would not stay where her dog could
not 90, and Enlish authorities refused
to modify rule that would have kept
the animal in quarantine for SIX months
before he could tread British ground
with his mistress.
The English department of agricul-
ture, of course, was merely applying
rule that has been drawn up for the best
interests of English people and dogs as
a whole, but we cannot help holding the
thought that medical science, which can
perform such wonders upon humans,
should have been able to determine in a
lot less than six months whether the
dog carried any communicable disease:
The laws of the nations of the world
sometimes seem very cumbersome for
this age of speed and science.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-08-08
CURRENT LIFE
ON THE FARM
(Christian Science Monitor)

(Christian Science Monitor)
Electricity surely is bringing blessings
to the farm. The house now is equipped
with an electric radio, instead of the
troublesome battery set; vacuum
sweeper has replaced the broom and an
electric washer the washboard electric
toaster, percolator, grill, and range have
obviated the necessity of building fire
in the stove or the risk of getting kero-
sene in the food, an electric razor and
curling iron have added personal COM
forts, while there is an electric radiator
in each room for frosty mornings and
refrigeration in the kitchen.
For the barn and outbuildings, says a
mid-western professor of agricultural
economics, there are 200 practical uses
for electricity The dairy farmer should
have electric mixers, portable hot water
heater and sterilizer, electric cabinet for
cooling milk, electric separator, motor
driven mill that grinds 700 pounds of
roughage per hour, and feed mixer
that mixes quarter ton of grain in five
minutes. The poultry farmer needs an
electric incubator and brooder an cleo
trio egg candler, and an electrical de-
vice which removes pin feathers. Besides
which there are electric sheep shearers,
electric currycombs, and electricity driv-
en- corn-shellers, hay-balers, and scores
of other devices.
The up-to-date farmer need neither
marry to get helper nor have a hired
man. All he need do is to sign on a few
unemployed electrical engineers.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-08-08
NOTICE OF TRUSTEES SALE
No. TS-2163


ON MONDAY, the 22nd day OF
August. 1898, at II am, SECURl-
FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF
LOS ANGELES, as Trustee under
and pursuant TO Deed OF or Trans
fer in Trust executed by BARBARA
p. ADAMS and LORENZO ADAMS,
her husband, dated May l, 1927
recorded July II, 1927, in Book l6',
Page 81, of Official Records IN tne
office of the Recorder OF Imperial
County. California, and securing,
among other obligations, note 1or
$4,000 dated May l, 1927 In 1aVor
of Equitable Mortgage Company
and assigned to F. j. PENDERS,
will sell at public auction to high
est bidder for cash payable In
lawful money of the United States
at time of sale), at the Main en-
trance to the Imperial County
Court House, in the City OF FL
Centre, County of Imperial, state
of California, all right, title, ana
interest conveyed to and now helo
by it under said Deed or transfer
in the property situate in the sal
County and State, described as
Lots Six and Seven C and "
and the Northwest Quarter OF
the Southwest Quarter (NWA
of SWh) of Section Twenty
two (22), Township Sixteen
G6) South, Range Twelve III
East, SBM, containing 1888
acres, more or less, according
to U. S. Govt. Survey.
Said sale will be made, but with
out covenant or warranty, express
or implied regarding title, possess
sion, or encumbrances, to pay the
entire principal sum of said note,
to-wit, $1,000, with interest from
May /, 1882, at the rate of twelve
per cent per annum, advances, II
any, under the terms of said Deed
or Transfer; fees, charges and eX-
penSes of the Trustee and of trusts
created by said Deed or Transfer.
The beneficiary under said Deed
or Transfer, by reason of a breach
or default in the obligations Secur-
ed thereby, heretofore executed and
delivered to undersigned a written
Declaration of Default and De-
mand for Sale and written notice
of default and of election to cause
the undersigned to sell said prop
erty to satisfy said obligations, and
thereafter, on April 81, 1888, the
undersigned caused said notice OF
default and of election to be re-
corded in Book 486 Page 1886, of Of
ficial Records in said recorders
office.
Dated July 20, 1898.
SECURITY FIRST MA
TIONAL BANK OF LOS
ANGELES,
as said Trustee.
BY j. VEENHUYZEN,
Vice President
: BY A. M. HADLEY,
Assistant Trust Officer.
1(A1-Q-1El
Imperial Valley press., 1938-08-08
Editorials and Comment
MONDAY AUGUST s, 1885,
Thouqhts tor the Day
BEST TO LET BLACK CASE
ALONE, A DEAD ISSUE

(Haverhill, Mass, Gazette)
Wise. we think, was the defeat by the
American Bar Association of the propo-
sition to ask the Supreme court for m
formation on the eligibility of Judge
Black to serve on the highest bench.
The author of the request believed that
Black was improperly seated and that
the association owes it to the people
to have this question cleared up.
So far as the people are concerned,
the question was cleared up when the
court refused to rule on a question OF
Blacks eligibility. Even before the court
made this refusal the people were salts
fled that the Black case had been dis
posed of, even the people who felt that
both appointment and confirmation were
mistakes because Black was not worthy
of the highest judicial service and be-
cause his establishment on the bench
had been effected in ignorance of facts
about him that, had they been known,
probably would have prevented appoint
ment.
Black is in the court now, presumably
to stay the rest of his days or until he
reaches the retirement age. Further hec-
toring of him tends to diScredit the hec-
torers, particularly when they are law
yers or anti-New Dealers.
The latter should understand that
Black, in word and deed, is synonymous
with the New Deal and that the New
Deal the last time noses were counted,
was approved by majority of the peo-
pie. The former should understand that
millions of persons are cynically critical
of the legal professions ethical stand
ards and believe that almost all lawyers
would stop at nothing to get Blacks job
for themselves. With this understand
ing they should, and apparently the bar
association does, realize lat their
charges are sure to be defined by mil
lions of Americans as the plants of
soreheads.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-08-08

Japan's matches are going to be
shorter, hereafter-shorter by eX-
actly 30 one thousandths of an inch.
Furthermore, japanese housewives
are going to have to get along with
out iron frying pans; cotton clothing
will no longer be on sale, and Jap
anese motorists will be able to buy
no more than two gallons of gaso-
line a day.
These odd little items are part
of a new win-the-war drive. Japan
gets most of her raw material from
abroad, and subduing the willy
Chinaman leaves little cash for out
side purchases. SO the pennies have
to be pinched. Shortening the
matchsticks, for instance, will mean
a saving of some $290,000 a year
All this comes under the gen.
eral heading of tightening ones
belt.
That's an easy phrase to use
Tightening the belt. 1t creates a
not-upleasant vision of dauntless
athlete settling down to a long
cross country race. What we don't
see, until we stop to think about it
is the great mass of patient, uncom-
planning people enduring discom-
forts and major privationS, putting
up with lower standard of living
permitting themselves to be shut Of
from the good things of life.
Yet that is precisely what it does
mean. 1t is part of war, OF the
drive for empire" that ambitious
nations indulge in.
During the last 20 years mer
have come to accept the idea thai
any one nation can prosper only
at the expense of its neighbors. Il
must have raw materials, colonies
room for expansion, trade outlets
markets; it can get them only by
Imperial Valley press., 1938-08-08
Bruce Carton Says
Matehstieks, Cotton, Pans, Gas and belts

4o,.i,,o them from someone else.
consequently its people must make
great sacrifices in preparation lor
fbe strueqle-at the end OF w'ch.
Of course. they will be rewarded oy
an abundance of the good things
they have had to do WithouV'
This theory might make sense IL
tho pood things of this world were
strict1v limited. But they aren't.
AS a matter of fact, they are
embarrassing by their abundance.
The world burns coffee, gram ana
other foodstuffs, shuts down mineS'
1ots factories lie idle, limits the pro-
d,Iction of its fields and. its forests
and then goes ahead and "tight-
ems its belt does without things'
and looks ahead to the DAY Wheh
military triumph will make these
things available once more
Some day people will look back on
This present era as a time OF col
lective Iunacy. They Will Ina III
bord to believe that stories like
This one out of Japan could really
have been true.
But there will be plenty OF wars
and rumors of wars before that DAY
comes
Imperial Valley press., 1938-08-08

Ill Luck came in the form of the
World War! But Frederick Jagel
had the Good Luck to return from
that war. That meant business
again, and singing in spare time.
Soon he was a member of the
church choir. The late Sam Else
man heard him sing. Eiseman was
immensely impressed. He was so
impressed that he wrote a check
to finance the singer so that he
might devote all of his time to
training. That was Good Luck He
sang in the moving picture the
aires; he went to the Capitol with
Roxy.
Then Eiseman said You ought
to 90 to Europe and wrote an
other check.
In Italy, during the next two
years he worked up a repertoire;
then to Holland Good Luck again!
The secretary of the great
Gatti- -Casazza asked to hear him
sing. But just then Ill Luck took
a thrust at him, and nothing came
Of the secretary's request.
Frederick went ahead, building
up his repertoire. Who could tell
what he might be called upon to
sing? Soon he was given a con-
tract to sing in Holland.
Next from a clear sky, came a
call for an addition before the
Great Gatti himself. But when he
reached Gatti's office. his name
was not on the list! He was dis
couraged-would good fortune nev-
er come his way? As he turned
away, Gatti's secretary-adviser ap-
peared, recognized Jagel
You're going to sing whether
you re on the list or not he said.
Jagel sang. The result? a con-
tract for the eMtropolitan Opera.
Shortly after, III Luck dealt him
terrific WallOp! An automobile
accident. broken leg, six months
IN the hospital! When he got out
his leg was stiff Was he going
to let Ill Luck get the upperhand
now? Certainly notl After all this
was just one more obstacle to hur-
die. He began the study Of the bal
let dancing and fencing.
You can see Frederick Jagel Of
ten now, in season, singing to the
lads who lean over the railing of
the topmost balcony of the Metro
politan opera House.