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Imperial Valley press., 1938-02-07
Post d W arnlng:
No Work Here!

More overland immigrants are enter
ing California now than flocked here in
the Gold Rush or at any time since-but
they are a different kind, and their goal
is different. Between 20 and 80 cars
day pass the Yuma inspection station,
bearing whole families migrating from
the agricultural midwest to California,
10 hunt work in the harvest fields.
And there is no work in the harvest
fields.
Imperial county alone has a surplus
of about 5000 farm laborers, largely
drawn from the midwest.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-02-07
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT
Co-partnership, Defendants.

A partnership, Defendants.
You Are Hereby Directed to APP
pear 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
plant.
Given under my hand and the
seal of the Superior Court of the
County of Imperial, State of Cali
fornia, this 30th day of September,
1897.
w. j. McCLELLAND,
(SEAL) County Clerk.
BY ELEANOR McGIRK,
Deputy Clerk.
j II "a 81. F IA 81 28. M IA 81
Imperial Valley press., 1938-02-07

True enough. the worst phase OF
tootlegging, when rivals gangs
fought it out in the streets of our
big cities, and bribery and collusion
were taken as am after of course,
seems to have passed with repeal.
But the bootlegger is still with us.
Last year the enforcement division
of the Alcohol lax Unit of the U.
s. Treasuary seized l6,l42 stills, with
a mash capacity of 2,709,749 gal
Ions. In connection with those raids
1866 ,224 gallons of mash were
seized and destroyed.
During 1897 there were also 20,
ATT people arrested for federal
LIQUOR law violation, and in 694
major liquor conspiracy cases in
vestigated 2104 defendants were
convicted in court.
That indicates very considerable
amount of bootlegging even in the
face of legal liquor. and proves all
over again the only thing that
is certain about the liquor problem;
il is never completely solved.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-02-07
straightaway characterizations

The circus will scarcely be the
circus this year without the fabu-
lous Dexter Fellows. He was among
less than a dozen for whom l
stifled my telephone phobia to ans
Wer when he rang up. There was
no resisting DeX. He symbolized
romantic Vagabondage to those of
us ink-stained and harnessed to
desks. To ignore him in Spring
would be like shooting a robin off
the lawn. His formula was sheer
magic. He never wrote line. All
he had to do to euchre us out
of space was to tell Journalistic
Wretches he was in town and we
numbered our typewriters liter
ally to bury him and his exhibit
in an avalanche of adjectives. Dex-
ter was especially good copy be-
cause he did not care how you
poked fun at him SO long as the
Imperial Valley press., 1938-02-07
DISTRICT
REPORT
CONTINUED

Editors Note: Herewith is
continuation of the engineers
survey recently submitted to Inn
perial Irrigation District Bond
holders on the physical and eco
nOmic condition of the district.
Imperial Valley readers should
realize that the report emb0dies
the opinions of firm Of hired
consultants who, being human,
are subject to error. We do not
agree with all conclusions voiced
i'm the report, but we believe II
comprehensive enough to justify
its publication as 4 means OF Civ
ing our readers comprehensive
view Of the district and its prob
lens.
Eighty per cent of money raised
by assessments comes from less
than one half of total area OF the
district. Furthermore, substantially
One-half ofthe total assessment
is borne by one quarter of the total
area.
Diagram B shows the same data
in terms of the proportion OF the
assessed area. The variation in as
sessed valuation of lands in each
division of the district is shown
on Diagram c, from which 1t Is
apparent that certain divisions are
materially better than the average
anud that others fall far below the
average of the district as a whole.
The extremes are for the CaleXico
division, within which about 80 per
cent of the total area is valued at
S75 per acre or more, and the Cali
patria division in which only about
one quarter of the total area is
SO assessed. In the district as a
whole, slightly more than SO per
cent of the assessed area has
value of SIS per acre or more, but
this corresponds to less than so per
cent of the total area of the dis
trict.
1t is apparent 10 us from these
data and from general observation
of conditions that a large part OF
the lands of Imperial Irrigation
district are marginal, if not sub
marginal, in character. This is par
ticularly true i'm the two northern
divisions which border SaltOn Sea.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-02-07
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
M CQp1

IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF
THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA.
IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF
IMPERIAL.
In the Matter of the Estate of:
IDA B. LANDERS,
Deceased.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN by
the undersigned FRANK w. FISH
Err and MARY TTPPS, as Executor
and EXecutrix of the Last Will and
Testament of Ida B. Landers, De-
ceased, to the creditors of and all
persons having claims against the
said Deceased, that within six
months after the first publication
of this notice they either file such
claim or claims with the necessary
vouchers in the office of the Clerk
of the Superior Court of the State
of California, in and for the County
OF Imperial, or to present such
claims with the necessary vouchers
to said FRANK w. FISHER and
MARY TIPPS, as Executor and
EXecutriX of the Last Will and
Testament of Ida b. Landers, De-
ceased, at Room 2l8 Rehkopf Build
ing in the City of Ell Centre, County
of Imperial, State of California, the
same being the place for the tran
saction of the business of said
Estate.
Dated at Ell Centro, California,
this 10Th day of January, 1898
FRANK w. FISHER
MARY TIPPS,
Executor and Executrix OF the
Last viii and Testament Of Ida
b. Landers, Deceased.
Jan. 81, Feb. 7 IL II.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-02-07

Few know that the once Belasco
and now Theatre Guild star Ina
Claire was Shiela Barrett of her
early day. Her mimicry in vaude-
vile was second only to the child
wonder, Little Elsie, who became
Elsie Janis. Miss Claire's remember
ed inpersonations were of Harry
Lauder, Eva Tanguay, Alice Lloyd
Ethel Levy, Geraldine Farrar, Fran
ces Starr, Jane CoWl and Billie
Burke. Mimics have often gradu-
ated to dramatic and comedy roles.
Cissie LOTUS, when she abandoned
mimicry, was able to run away
with several plays in her character
roles and the more recent Eddie
Carr has shown some talent in
Imperial Valley press., 1938-02-07

named. And Mrs.
Betty Henderson
sent her brochure
of poems. So "a
cross to the Wal
dorf and had a
tueking of grid
die cakes and
spoke to Cecil B.
DeMille.
Working awhile
and Frank Vance
fro m Gallipolis
c a m e a n d W e
Imperial Valley press., 1938-02-07
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT
THE STATE OF CALIFORNA
IN AND FOR THE COUNTY
OF IMPERIAL.
NO 2787

THE STATE OF CALIFORN4tl
IN AND FOR THE COUNTY
OF IMPERIAL.
NO. 2787
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
In the Matter OF the Estate of
CHARLES L. GILLETT,
Deceased,
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN by
the undersigned Nellie Gillett, as
Executrix of the Estate Of Charles
L. Gillett, Deceased, to the credi-
tors of and all persons having
claims against the said Deceased,
that within six months after the
first publication of this notice they
either file such claim or claims with
the necessary vouchers in the OF
flee of the Clerk of the Superior
Court of the State OF California, in
and for the County of Imperial, or
TO present such claims with the
necessary vouchers to said Nellie
Gillett, as EXecutriX of said Es-
tate at Room 2l8 Rehkopf Build
ing in the City of Ell Centro. Coun-
ty of Imperial, State of California,
the same being the place for the
transaction of the business of said
estate.
Dated at Ell Centre, California,
this % day of January, 1898.
NELLIE GILLETT,
Executrix of the Estate
Estate OF Charles l.. Gill
lett, Deceased
J3l-F7-l4-2D
Imperial Valley press., 1938-02-07

The same correspondent says he
believes the reason he has survived
SO many downtown crossings is be.
cause it is simply a matter of the
survival Of the flit-test.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-02-07
You re Telling Ne ~
RY NIIIIANI pIrn
BY WILLIAM RITT

WHAT BECAME of that fellow
who hated school so? Oh, he's al
ways barging into these radio oues-
tion-and-answer and spelling bee
programs.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-02-07
The Grab BAG

|. The bust of what president
will appear on new cent coins
10 be minted by the u. S. treasury?
2. In legislative parlance, what
is a "filibuster"?
3. Name the capital of Mary
land
Imperial Valley press., 1938-02-07
S u M nj q N S
M 1892

No. 1865
IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF
THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
IN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF
IMPERIAL.
IMPERIAL IRRIGATION
DISTRICT, Plaintiff
ARTHUR MONROE LANTz, ct al,
Defendants.
Harry w. Horton and Geo. r. Kirk,
Attorneys for Plaintiff.
The People of The State of Cali
fOrnia Send Greetings to:
ARTHUR MONROE LANTZ, MIL
DRED SARAH LANTz, JOHN DOE,
Administrator of the Estate of Mary
E. Lloyd, Deceased. TITLE GUAR
ANTEE and TRUST COMPANY, A
Corporation, Trustee, CALIFORNIA
TITLE INSURANCE COMPANY, A
Corporation, Trustee, FAYETTE A.
SMITH, GRACE C. SMITH. EDNA
B. BUSHNELL, r. P. GREENLEAF,
PIEDMONT PECAN NURSERY
COMPANY, A Corporation, CLYDE
LARKIN, JOSIE LARKIN, SECUR-
ITY- FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF
LOS ANGELES, A National Bank
ing Association, Trustee, JOHN
DOE, JANE DOE, RICHARD ROE,
JOHN DOE COMPANY, A Corpora
ton, RICHARD ROE COMPANY,
Imperial Valley press., 1938-02-07

One o. the first truisms a young
apprentice barber learns, according
to j. A. B., is that two heads art
better than one.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-02-07
News Behind the News
Uniformed Secret Service

WASHINGTON - About $37o0000O0O0 in
money and securities IS housed IN the Treasury
buildings protected by a corps o. guards who
receive only Sl200 year each.
The guards also are more or less burned up
because they're now officially known as the
'UniformedSecret Service Il sounds rather
silly to them because how can anyone be secret
and uniformed at the same time2
Secretary Henry Morgenthau began to feel
nervous about the guards when he received let
ters threatening his life. Protecting Morgen-
thau's life Is one OF their Jobs too. He had
Secret Service men investigate and at various
times they found some guards asleep and others
drunk. Three or four had criminal records.
So the guards were put under the Secret
Service in command of an eX-army officer.
They We're disciplined and required to appear
regularly for target practice, and sprueed up in
new dark uniforms and caps black sam Browne
belts and gun holsters.
But the so guards are urging that something
be done about their pay. eontending that
raise would attract higher grade men. One of
them incidentally spends mis- pay trying to
raise a family OF l3 children.
Congressman Hobbs of Alabama. 1t reminds
me of the story Of country gentleman who
was riding on the elevated railway through the
sockyards OF Chicago He was not acquainted
with the fact that the odor from the stockyards
IS justly infamous.
"A lady who occupied the seat in front of
him had provided herself with vial of smelling
salts to repel the invasion of the coming odor.
OF which she was fully advised. As the first
whin attacked her nostrils she opened her
vial of smelling salts and held it to her nose.
The odor got worse and worse every minute
Finally the farmer could stand it no long
er. He reached over and tapped the lady the
shoulder and said, I beg your pardon. I do not
want to interfere with the enjoyment of your
pleasure but II you would just close that thing
up until I can get off. I would deeply appreciate
the kindness
There hasn't been real flood in Washington
since l889-the year OF the BIZ blizzard-When
about two feet OF water travelled as far from the
Potomac as Pennsylvania avenue.
Nevertheless the army engineers going
To spend $4,000 for a concrete flood wall which
will extend from the Washington Monument
to Seventeenth street and from the west end of
the Munitions building to the Lincoln Memorial
just in case.
Each spring the alarm is spread when the
river rises. In 1886 the Navy and Munitions
buildings surrounded with barrier of
Sandbags. But the water only flooded
OF park land.
Engineers insist. however, that the time may
still come when the flood wall will save army
and navy officers from getting their feet wet.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-02-07


banc to see the new Worlds Fair
grounds and proWled through Har-
lem. And SO a visit from Will
Rogers outstanding son Bill, who is
embarking for Europe for stay
of four months and will visit Spain.
To dinner at a public and chat
ting a moment with the stunning
Mrs William Rhinelander Stewart.
And watched Jules Glaenzer cut
some capers on the dance floor.
Fascinated too, by a monocled
lady who puffed her cigaret through
a holder reaching clear out to here.
Percy Crosby is exception to the
general rule that artists take lit
tie notice Of politics He not only
takes lively interest but spends
enormous amounts in telegraph
tolls and for newspaper space to
express violent opposition. How
ever, Crosby is not crusader but
an un unusually easy-going fellow
until he thinks the average man
is getting the worst OF it; then he
begins shooting from both hips
He has published a half dozen
books at own expense to express
his views. and once bought an en-
tire page in every New York news
paper.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-02-07
New York Day by Day

NEW YORK, Feb. 7, = Diary:
Talking to Merrill Meigs, the Chi
cago pamphleteer, for whose an
cestors Meigs county in Ohio was
Imperial Valley press., 1938-02-07

Yawn YaWnson says he has a
nephew who has just quit his job
with flea circus The youth it
seems, had an itch to do bigger
things.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-02-07
One-Minute TEST Answers

l. Thomas jefferson
2. An attempt to block vote on a
measure by long -Winded oratory
3. Annapolis.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-02-07
Photographs

Italy is reported to be training
thousands of young girls Tor ex-
portaton to Ethiopia, where they
will marry Italian colonists in the
autumn of 1899.
Only 10 per cent of China's vast
population can read and write. and
less than one per cent subscribe to
newspapers.
During the last II years, the
population of London proper has
decreased more than 1876 900.
Following issuance of the u. S.
Declaration of Independence, the
Bristish government offered a re-
ward of $4,000 each for capture of
the signers.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-02-07
TOoay's Horoscope

Most persons whose birthday oc-
ours today have active, visionary
minds Their chief weakness is q
tendency toward impracticality.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-02-07

The custom of touching the hat
instead of raising 1t is considered
unmannerly and lazy.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-02-07

The office stenog expressed sur.
prise when she learnd that the
spot where the Honeymoon bridge
at Niagara Falls fell was not known
as Divorce gorge.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-02-07

Reflection of a victim: Nothing
in the world can make a husband
feel SO Wormlike as to sit in n
dressmaking salon with his wife
while beautiful and Sinking man.
nikins pass by, hand on hip =
staring the other Way
Imperial Valley press., 1938-02-07

Bagatelles: Hope Hampton and
Jules Brulatour have not, if in the
city, missed a theatrical premiere
in eight years Idaho named
its highest mountain peak for SEN
ator Borah 6. With an audience
OF intimates, Mrs. Alice Roosevelt
LongWorth is considered one of the
best after dinner story teliers in
Washington Will Rogers
youngest son Jimmy is conducting
a large cattle ranch near Los An
geles and making a record.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-02-07

A film actress will be given
S10G0-a week contract if she con-
sents to bob her hair. Just another
girl whose hair will turn to silver.
A psychologist syaS firSt-claS5
worrying should involve such COM
ponents as ineVitables, adjustables,
negative apprehension, and per
fectionism. Most men do a pretty
fair job with just money matters
to work on.
The Main town which has
neither Jones nor a Smith i'm its
telephone directory may be charged
with being the mcst Gn-American
city in the United States.
Akron dry cleaners, in price
war that sent the price of cleaning
suits down to 90 cents. complain
there's no return on their business
in VestmentS.
BUTCHERS plan a nationwide
promotion campaign. The decline
in meat sales has them in a stew.
And now comes National Spring
Millinery Week, TO bring things TO
head.
A. F.. of L. leaders charge that
the Labor Relations board is 90 per
cent for the C. I. o. Who's been
holding out?
The government is going To toss
the bison off the u. S nickel. Just
another case of someone throwing
the bull.
Europeans are alarmed at sight
of the Aurora Borealis. We
thought by now they had learned
TO expect most anything hanging
over their heads.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-02-07

A film actress will be given
S10G0-a-week contract if she con-
sents to bob her hair. Just another
girl whose hair will turn to silver.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-02-07

Also not many pamphleteers have
been SO extravagantly publicised the
past few months as Maury H. B.
Paul, the ChoIly Knickerbocker of
the social page. He was profiled in
two parts in The New Yorker pan
egyrized in the Elsa Maxwell serial
in Harper's Bazaar, glorified in
two current novels and was includ-
ed for several pages in Cecil Bea-
tons Photographic .Scrap-Book"
OF celebrities. A many-faceted fell
low, he is a dandy peg for roman
zas. But his chronoclers did not
stress his indefatigable industry. No
other reporter turns in so much
copy nor half SO readable. He has
made a career and fortune out of
what to many has been a routine
job
Imperial Valley press., 1938-02-07
Words of Wisdom
IIin;s on etiquette

God looks at pure. not full,
lands.-Syrus.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-02-07

A three-eyed haddock has been
caught off the coast of New
Brunswick The amazing thing
about it is that. though SO equip
ped, the poor fish still didn't see
the hook
Imperial Valley press., 1938-02-07

circus got a break The most hill
arious stories Frank Ward OMalley
ever wrote were written around
Fellows.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-02-07

the nook!
Another good method of taking
your mnid off your plight if you
happen to be jopless, is TO read
all those stories about baseball
players holding out for $4,000 more
F1LIPINOS have adopted a ma
tional language which few of them
| understand. Lucky felloW-it affords
them an excuse for not listening
when their congress is in session.
Pity the poor Filipino politician!
If he uses the new language his
campaign speeches won't be under
stood and if he doesn't he'll be
condemned as being unpatriotic.
Russia has suspended parcel post
relations with Japan but the Jap
anese are taking it calmly. 1t seems
they did not expect, anyway. to re-
ceive a Valentine from them.
We aren't so interested in how
that new nickel which the govern
ment is soon TO begin minting
looks as much as how much will
the jitney buy.
After reading that the game of
baseball continues to spread rap
idly throughout Japan, lingo Jas
per is alarmed. He's afraid it may
be plot to conficate our world
series.
In these trying times it seems an
international diplomat must learn
how to spell two words in all Ian
guages The are protest" and
apology.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-02-07
Barbs go

a PENNS 9LVANlA m0untalneer
accepted sc consecutive Jail SEN
tences rather than allow his g.
year-old son to be vaccinated
There's a man who has the cour-
age after his convictions.
Evening star., 1938-11-13
Group Of n 10 Govern
Harness Ratinq Game
By the Associated Press,

=
INDIANAPOLIS, Nov. 12.-Lead-
ing horsemen, meeting here in three
day conference, tonight approved
committee reports advocating nom
profit organization with . 2l-mem-
Der governing board to rule harness
racing. 1t probably was the most
far-reaching action ever taken by
supporters Of the sport.
The proposal calls for uniting five
parent organizations-National Trot-
ting Association, United Trotting
Association, Trotting Club of Amer
lea, American Trotting Association
and the American Trotting Register
Association-as . new governing
group for the harness sport.
Omci4ls said the first meeting Of
the Board Of Directors probably
would be held next month In New
York. Each of the associations will
have representatives on the board.
Three incorporators from each of
the "old line groups. three owners
and three drivers will complete the
directorate.
The horsemen approved q resolu-
ton calling for continuance OF the
current money winning system. The
Starting Committee favored an auto
motive machine developed by Steve
Phillips Of Zenia, Ohio, prominent
starter, for 1899 grand circuit
events. The 1898 rules, with minor
changes, also were approved for
next years meets.
Evening star., 1938-11-13
Mat Villains Paired
For 1op|ine Bout
Here Thursday
Tough TussIe Promised
By Meske, GoriboIdi
In Show at Arena
"A. p. Photo.

Encouraged by last weeks jammed
house for the Bronko Nagurski- Joe
Savoldi affair, Promoter Joe Turner
turns with renewed energy to book
ing rasslers and announces as q
headliner for Thursday nights
show at the Arena Ed Meske vs..
Gino Garibaldi.
Meske. one of Uncle Joe's pets,
will step into the main ranks for
the third time here, but to Carl
baldi 1t is an old story. Turner
has been saving Meske for some
good bouts ever since the Ohio lad
put aside his mild tactics and adopt
ed more villainous ones to cope
with the tough boys.
Both Rough With Dusek.
The Ohioan won last time in
Washington over Ernie Dusek In
snappy 30-minute brawl which
finally ended when Dusek was dis
qualified for foul. Garibaldi re-
Gently had 3O-minute draw with
Ernie when the Dusek came here
In an attempt to avenge family
hurts suffered when Gino spilled
brother Joe twice in succession.
Gino has been around the grap-
pie circuit for long time, and was
a favorite back in the days when
Jim Londos was champ. BY now he
has collected more wins than could
be listed In page, and at the same
time has added to his repertory
Of holds and grips until he can
spring a new one every five minutes
and keep going all night. It should
be rough.
Evening star., 1938-11-13
Sunday Schedule Full
For District Pinmen

Cuff and Santini bowlers, leading
the District Duckpin League by two
and a half games, will play host to-
night at Columbia to Convention
Hall, the bottom outfit. The second
place Marlboro team faces . fast
rising Georgetown five at Conven-
ton Hall.
Tru-Blu Beer battles Arcadia at
Arcadia, and Lucky Strike journeys
to Silver Spring to mix with Dia-
mond Cab. Last Sunday Georgetown
swept honors with an 1850 set, 662-
game and Sam Benson's 405 set to
blank Arcadia and slip into first
division. Another 405 set vas reg
istered by Ollie Pacini Of the third
place Tru-Blu team in rs sweep
over Arcadia.
Tonight's rolling starts At 7
O'Clock.