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Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-28
Half Of Planes Exported yU.S. During
1899 Billed to France And Ena|and

WASHINGTON. Feb. % up
The commerce department announc-
81 today that more than one-half
,. all the airplanes and aircraft
engines exported in 1899 went to
France and the United Kingdom.
Total aerOnautiCS exports last year
we're valued at Sll7,O8l2l2. sc per
cent above the total for 1888 and
1877 per cent greater than that for
1887 The 1889 total accounted for
g.. per cent Of all acronautic ex-
ports from the United States for
nearly % years.
France received SAP. 484.742 of this
country acronautic products and
the United Kingdom was second
with $347948 800
Exports TO France included 444
powered land planes and 563 extra
enlines. The United Kingdom in
1899 imported from the United
States 24l lanG planes with engines
attached and 49l extra engines.
In addition they made heavy
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-28

speculate about the effect of the
allied import policy on American
Agriculture
We've already had enough cX-
amp.eS Of II to realize that the war
vii ScsacuSly hurt the foreign mar
- fer many OF our crops he as
sl1ted. MURRAY said that unity OF
action between farmers and work
- Is neceSSlta;cd by unity Of inter-
tSt>. ard coutendcd that the number
aac problem for the farmer and tie
CIC i thc same-unemplOyment
II Is only through the malnten-
anle Of a sufficient and stable mass
parcha lng power that the American
farmer can find a solution to his
oWn problem, he said. Figures
slyen IL the AGRICULTURAL outlook
OF 1910 show hat as the income
OF the industrial worker rises and
falls. 50 does cash farm income
rise and fall
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-28

wards. too" she commented. She
slipped one on. 1t was a trifle large
but even so. clung to her foot like
a moccasin. The back of the Slip
per. scarcely an inch high, did not
flap when she walked but stuck
10 the heel
Common, ordinary little shoes.
they wouldn't attract SecOnG
glance. But they once We're worn
by the mother of Abraham Lincolni
How proud she must have been Of
them and how she must have treas
ured them after the grand day
when the Rev. Mr.. Jesse Head
performed the wedding ceremony in
the little backwoOdS home of Rich
ard Berry near Beechland, Wash
ingtOn county. kentucky.
They were probably stored away
in a little cedar chest in the will
derness cabin where ABE was rails
ed They were there when the
yOungster tOiled at his lessons IN
the freight the boy who was
to become the greatest leader OF
his era.
These same slippers were part
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-28
= BY BURDETTE KfNNF =

"HoW much wood could a woOdchuck chuck .?'
But that's easy compared to the questions that
are fired the Ell Centre library staff daily the
phone, across the desk through the mails.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-28

purchases Of engine parts, accessor-
les and Instruments.
JapanS aCTonautic purchases
amounted to $258O,565, almost all
in parts and accessories. Japan
got only one powered land plane
valued at $4,000. A moral en-
largo IS in effect against airplane
exports to Japan. In 1888 Japan
purchases had totaled Sl1,O62,477.
Russia, AGAINST whom a similar
embargo was invoked late in 1889,
bought II lana planes worth ST.
447000, one amphibian valued at
S5l2,449; 10 engines valued at Sl76,-
ESQ ana engine parts, accessories
and instruments valued at S767 1881.
Brazil took the third largest
number OF planes, 81, valued at
81 i,2700l7. in addition to 76 engines
worth $l9l873.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-28
ChoIIa Polo New
Horsemen' S Game

BAKERSFIELD, Feb. %. UP)-
Paul Coze, Beverly Hills authority
On Indian lore and customs, today
was inStructing Kern county horse
men in chOlla polo, a game which
ObVlates the necessity of smooth
turf and costly trapplngs such as
are required for the regular game.
CoZe, a Partisan, invented "chol-
l." for western riders who wanted
a fast game similar to polo but
desired TO avoid ths cost of the
regular game. In COzcs game, the
riders attempt to rope q sIX-spiked
object in the center Of the playing
field.
The game was patterned after an
Indian game of the same name
wherein the rider attempts TO
snatch a chicken, bL*Icd with only
It's head protruding above the
ground, as the rider raced by at
full speed.
Grady Cowart, captain of the
Kern county Rangers and u horse
men played the game this week.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-28
|S|ippers Worn at WeddinQ
Of Mrs. Lincoln, 134 Years
Ago. Find Way to Valley

of Nancys pitiful belongings the
day a saddened husband and a
boy with tear-stained face choked
back their grief and fashioned a
crude coffin for wife and mother.
that was 122 years ago. Nancy did
not live to see her son rise from
rall-Spltter 10 president
Slippers Remain
Nancy went, but the slippers re-
NAMED They Outlasted all of the
Lincoln clan of those days, passing
from one relative to another as
death overlook first one and then
another. They came into the hands
OF Jonathan French at Rome, N Y,
a descendant. and he passed them
on to his daughter, Mrs. Lucy
French Watson. On her deathbed
she gave them to her son, Chaun-
ceE That was sometime in the
l250's.
On Watsons death they became
the possession of his daughter, Mrs.
Ida Douglass and when Mrs. Doug
lass died. several years ago, they
were sent to Mrs. Groch.
Scarcely legible now, except un-
der microscope, are a few words
scribblcd on the slippers soles.
They appear to be:
"Grandma's wedding slippers =. ;"
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-28
BY LOGAN JENKINS -

welded husband .?'
silent spectator to that ceremony that united Nancy
Hanks and Thomas Lincoln 134 in sunset we'd
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-28

is apt to balk on such requests,
however, because there are more
important tasks, particularly in the
Ell Centre library where the staff
numbers only three members, Ag-
nes Ferris Bigelow, librarian, Mrs.
w. j. Strickland and Mrs. j. N.
Higginbotham. According to state
recommendation the Ell Centre
library should have five librarians
on the basis of its 100000 circula-
ton annually.
There are other unusual incidents
that become daily occurrences on
the life of a librarian.
For instance. one woman always
takes out five books because her
library shelf at home holds just
that many books. A youngSter will
get title of the books twisted and
the librarian has to do some un-
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-28
Fresno viii Study
transportation

FRESNO, Cal, Feb. % up
Mayor Frank A. Homan said today
the California railroad commission
will supervise a proposed survey of
Fresno's public transportation facil-
tiles to determine whether the city
should plan to establish a municipal
transportation service.
Homan SAID the purpose of the
survey would be to show the best
policy for the city to adopt. He
said the two principal alternatives
appeared to be either for the city
to purchase the present bus line
or to demand improved service by
the company.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-28

III FL CtlllIO lIlcIt are dDOul OU
questions a day. For instance the
librarians have been asked in the
course of a days shift: How do
you spell antidisestablishmentar-
ianism?";; (which side is your
liver on?"; What is the heaviest
element?"; How many pyramids
are there in Egypt
The libraMan Spelt the word
from WebSter's. knew off hand
that your liver is on your right
side. peered through a chemistry
book to discover the heaviest ele-
ment and consulted an Egyptian
history to find the number of pyr-
amidS.
Elephant Quiz
But there are other questions,
some that are more illogical, others
that are tougher to find.
A youngSter once called to find
out the water capacity of an ele-
phant mother telephoned for
suggestions for names of a baby
and an an English teacher in
quired as to the correct use of a
phrase
A traffic officer called for book
on ballistics; another citizen in
quired about Cantonese dialects.
A man with a gruff voice once
demanded to know what connec-
ton there is between Zephyr and a
horse.
The librarian took his number
and started a long search through
| the books of Greek mythology to
find that Zephyr was the sire of
Achilles horse!
Routine questions that confront
the librarian through the day in
clude:
How many presidents have there
been?
Why does the moon rise in the
southern sky in the summer, the
northern sky in the winter?
How deep have deep sea divers
gone?
How do you make vanilla extract?
What present do you give on the
23rd anniversary?
What day of the week was April
II, 1884?
The World Almanac is the librar-
ian's bible. In it she can find who
hit the longest home run, the high
est football score, the number of
sheep in the United States, the
ratio of births to deaths and al
most any other fact.
There are also questions con-
corning divorce and marriage laws,
questions seeking remedies for GER
tain maladies, and inquiries con-
corning traffic regulations.
Aid Puzzlers
Many persons call the librarians
to aid in the solution of cross word
puzzles and in the solution of con-
tests that are sponsored by news
papers or magazines. The librarians
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-28
Robbers Wait
On Customers

SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. %. OtPl
While three robbers were Iooting
Il liquor store of $3.50. they took
time off to wait on the customers
who came in unaware the place was
being held up.
They forced the clerk. Herman
Barnett. into a back room just as
several customers walked into the
store.
One of the robbers donned
white smock and stepped behind
the counter.
He sold bottle of Scotch to one
man, changed a S. bill for an
other, and sold bottle of Bourbon
To third.
After the store was clear. the
men rfled the two cash registers,
took another So from Barnetts
pocket. and escaped.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-28
What's an Elephants Water
Capacity? That's Just
One Library Twister

tangling to locate the novel.
One small boy asked for the Aka
seltzer book. 1t developed the book
was written by Joe AltShaler. An
other youngster asked for Cham
bered NaughtineSs", which was ac-
tually Chamber Nautilus"
Then one evening a voice blurted
over the telephone, Say, is there
blond girl wearing yellow coat
in the reading room?"
That almost stopped the librarian.
But the ones who ask the most
foolish questions are the POST
Press reporters
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-28
Ray Dope Gathered
On Visit TO India

MANILA. Feb % tUP)-The
American physicist, Robert Millikan
who arrived from India Sunday
on the steamer Conte Biancamano,
said today that his three months
OF study III India on the influence
of latitude variations on the cosmic
rays had produced results which
We're extremely satisfactory"
The physicist said he had con-
firmed his theory that numerous
bands, or batteries throw off rays
OF given energy His experiments,
he said, have shown that it takes
seven billion electron volts to pierce
the magnetic field surrounding the
earth at San Antonio, Tex, and
II billion to achieve the same re-
suit at Major, India.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-28
Price Boom Because of War Would Iniure
Farmer, Manufacturer Alike, Declares
Former Administrator of AAA

DIES MONIES Ia Feb. IS. UP
Chester c. Davis. member of the
federal reserve board and former
administrator Of the agricultural ar
justment act. warned the National
Farm Institute today that a war
boom would be disastrous both %
industry and agriculture.
If war orders in volume strike
the American farmer " the cal
ger to be guarded against Is that
the farmers again will expand and
rearrange their planting on q VA
time basis" he explained.
This would be a terribly stupid
thing for us to to do, but Ii has been
done before and might happen
again.
Davis shared the speaking pro-
gram with Phillip Murray. wee
president of the Congress of IL
dustrlal Organizations. and Howard
Coonley. chairman OF the National
Association of Manufacturers.
Davis said it is not necessary To
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-28
800 Ask Oracle to
Seek Presidency

HOLLYWOOD. Feb % up
Oracle Allen today received soc
signatures on a petition and con-
Guided that people will sign any
tiing-the petition nominated her
Tor president of the United States.
The radio and screen comedieEne
sent two professional petition cir-
culators into downtown Los Ar
geles to obtain signatures for her
Oracle Allen for president" cam
paign, a movement TO inject comedy
into the forthcoming presidential
election.
In 40 minutes the circulatorS OBJ
tanned 800 signatures. despite the
fact that the printed petition clearly
says that the signers are nomln-
atlng her for president OF the
United States.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-28

ding among the hills OF Kentucky.
was in E. Centro this week.
The spectator was a pair of size
81. slippers, Nancy's wedding slip
pers
Through many hands the flat
soled. kid shoes have come to be-
long to Mrs. Fred Groch OF 1890
Olive avenue They came to her
from the late Mrs. Ida Lucy Wat
son Douglass of Los Angeles. her
cousin.
The slippers. along with num-
| ber of other curious relics lnclud-
ing a pair Of colonial shoe buckles
that crossed the Atlantic in 1886. a
1926 sampler" which every girl
stitched for her hope chest in those
days. and a remarkable history note
book dated 1910. were displayed
| Monday in connection with an AM
ericanism program for the Readers
Round Table of the Ten Thousand
club.
Soft, Piiable
Mrs. P. NJ. Mercer, who directed
part of the program. displayed the
slippers before the meeting. They
were soft and pliable. Well-preserv-
ed. though yellow with time, OBJ
viously handstitched and without
trace of heel.
Mrs. Lincoln probably went bare
foot beforehand probably alter
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-20
BEhA LANAN-COURT REPORTER Nv b.. ANen HMne
Founded on Actual Court Rco rs and You Can Be the Judge

GOSSIP HAS WlN05i IT FLEW SWIFTLY
IN Thai LITTLE ALABAMA TOWN,
WHERE STep-SON AND STEP-MOThEP
HAVE JUST RECENTLY BEEN MARRIED.
MO TIE COURTS! AHARD-FOUGHT
CASE, AND NOW...
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-20
6Z)&@4;e1A@s:@?! ~! &C. e: x

Right now he'd give considerable to
take a healthy crack at a burg
lars chin. It would give. him bles-
sed release.
It was a peculiar situation that
existed at The Oaks. Lying under
the strange bed now, he thought
back over events of the week. His
thoughts were racing, but clear. He
could see, dimly, the feet of the
intruder by the trunk, but could
distinguish nothing in detail.
For no sensible reason they
brought Gayle Dixon's feet tc
mind. Gayle had new shoes, peek-a'
boo shoes which allowed the end Of
her big toe to peek out through a
hole in the leather. Gayle's f e
were ever so tiny, he remembered.
Smaller than-than Tempe Hyde's,
even, although Tempe was at leas1
three inches shorter than Gayle
and perhaps 10 pounds lighter. Gay
lie weighed 1872 pounds, he knew
That was pretty nearly ideal.
Bill wondered why his mind wan
dered so, under this stress of cir
cumstance. Inevitably his DOOM
whatever it might be-was COM
ing closer. He ought to be figuring
out a course of action.
Could he wriggle silently o I
from under the bed, gain his feet
without being seen, and grab the
other intruder?
Hardly. If he managed not to
touch the squeaky bed springs, the
very sliding of his body would at
tract attention instantly.
And yet, any moment now the
searcher would be SURE to finish
work at the trunk and come to the
bed. Or to the table, dresser and
dresser and the bed. In any
event, he would be discovered with
in half an hour, he knew. He
could think of absolutely no safe
course of action, so he elected to
try the sliding out, regardless of
cost.
He slowly moved one leg first.
That gave him leverage with which
to move his body and finally rs
shoulders. To his definite surprise
Continued on Page TEN
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-20

have a gun. He'd probably get it
out and make a fool Of himself.
Shoot somebody, likely kill. And he
had no cause to kill anyone. He
had a reason to be in this room,
even though he was technically vio-
lating a law, and he didn't want to
get into any bloodshed. He could
explain everything-to the 6 h t
people.
For Pete's sake, I shouldn't
have crawled under here!!" he told
himself now. Nov I can't fight
back or escape or get out or argue
or do anything. III have to just
lie here and take it,"
He wished fervently tn he
hadn't tried to set himself up as an
amateur detective. The city police
had been efficient in this matter;
they had suspected the criminal in
Mr.. Merrifield's home even before
Bill had, and had placed an under
cover agent there. They had prom
ised aggressive action in recovering
the stolen diamond watch-bracelet.
Why in the devil had he butted in?
Bill was quite worked up about
his own folly now. 1t can be said
to his credit that he even grinned
to himself-at himself-there I'm
der the bed. Being under a bed is
a lowly condition for anyone
with strength in his muscles and
pride in his heart. Bill realized he
had done something he wouldn't
want his friends to know about.
Even if he didn't get shot immedi-
ately, he'd probably get arrested,
and jailed or fined, and a first-class
story would be out on him and he'd
never be able to live it down.
Lordy!
But beyond this in his mind was
curiosity as to who the newcomer
was. The girl who occupied this
room was at Mr.. Merrifield's, he
knew. Anyway, the rightful occu-
pant would not slip in furtively,
search the place without lights, and
act suspiciously about everything
Dougtless, then, it was a real burg
lar. More than ever Bill wished he
had elected to wait in the tiny
closet, for there at least he could
have jumped out with fists a-flying.
Evening star., 1940-08-03
Bedtime Stories
BY THORNTON w. BURGESS.

ny 1nOhN4ON W. oONU6cOs
Prickly Porky came down from q
tall poplar tree and slowly stretched
himself. He was tired of swinging
in the treetop.
II believe I'll have a sun bath" !"
said Prickly Porky, and lazily walked
toward the edge of the Green Forest
In search Of place where the sun
lay warm and bright.
Now Prickly Porky's stomach was
very full. He was fat, and naturally
lazy, so when he came to the door,
step Of an old house just on the
edge of the Green Forest he sat
down to rest. It was sunny and
warm there, and the longer he sat
the less like moving he felt. He
looked about him with his dull eyes
and grunted to himself.
Its deserted house. Nobody lives
here, and I guess nobody'n care If
I take nap right here on the
doorstep" said Prickly Porky to
himself. "And I don't care If they
do," he added. for Prickly Porky
the Porcupine Is afraid of nobody
and nothing on the Green Meadows.
So Prickly Porky made himself as
comfortable as possible, yawned once
or twice, tried to wink at jolly,
round, red Mr.. Sun. who was wink
ing and smiling down at him, and
then fell fast asleep right on the
doorstep of the old house.
Now the old house had been
deserted. No one had lived in it for
long, long time, very long time
indeed. But it happened that the
night before old Granny Fox and
Reddy Fox had to move out of their
nice home on the edge of the Green
Meadows because Farmer Browns
Boy had found 1t. Reddy was very
stiff and sore, so that he could
hardly walk, and could not 60 very
far. So Old Granny Fox had led
him to the old deserted house and
put him to bed in that.
mo one will think Of looking for
us here, for every one knows that
no one lives here" said Old Granny
Fox as she made Reddy as COM
| Portable as possible.
AS soon as it was daylight Granny
Fox slipped out to watch for Farmer
Browns Boy, for she felt sure that
he would come back to the house
they had left. and sure enough he
did. He brought a spade and dug
the house open, and all the time Old
Granny Fox was watching him from
| behind fence corner and laughing
| to think that she had been smart
enough to move in the night.
But Reddy Fox didn't know any
thing about this. He was so tired
that he slept and slept and slept
1t was the middle of the morning
when finally he awoke. He yawned
and stretched, and when he
stretched he groaned because he was
so stiff and sore. Then he hobbletl
up toward the doorway to see if Old
Granny Fox had left any breakfast
outside for him.
1t was very dark. Reddy was
puzzled. Could it be that he had
got up before daylight-that he
hadn't slept as long as he thought?
Perhaps he had slept the whole
day through and 1t was night again.
My, how hungry he was!
II hope Granny has caught fine
fat chicken for me-" thought Reddy,
and his mouth watered.
Just then he ran bump into some
thing.
"Wow!" screamed Reddy Fox and
clapped both hands to his nose.
Something was sticking into it. 1t
was one of the sharp little spears
that Prickly Porky hides in his coat.
Reddy Fox knew then why the old
house was so dark. Prickly Porky
was blocking up the doorway.
Evening star., 1940-08-03
Backward Search

After long research in a punjab
laboratory, backed by government
assistance, India has just found a
recipe for an Indian-made tomato
catsup.
Evening star., 1940-08-03
POINTS FOR PARENTS

BY EDYTH THOMAS WALLACE.
The best iDay to keep child from
doing something he should not do
is to find an acceptable tD1y by
means of Dtich he can satisfy the
same urge.
Evening star., 1940-08-03
Turzun' Feat

BY rolling an empty 9-gallon beer
keg ~ miles in 11a hours, mill
hand in Daylesford, Australia, won
a wager and the title of "Tarzan."
Evening star., 1940-08-03
THE EVENINGS HIGH LIGHTS

THE EVENINGS HIGH LIGHTS
500 pm-WJSV, Such experts Stewart
George Houston, manufacturer; David Cushman Coyle,
attorney, others, discuss
questions arising Of problem of financing national
defense
titled This Is Radio The broadcast originates the
Francisco and York Worlds Fairs. Entertain
ment by op-fght mcrophone artists brghtens this
Neville Miller, president
National Association of Broadcasters speaks for radio
and public spokesmen salute the industry
500 pmWRC The singing Vass Family guest
on the National Barn Dance party.
$3.50 pmWMAL The Grant Park Concert features the Woman
Symphony Orchestra from Chicago.
$3.50 pm-WOL. Operatc Pop Concert with the symphony
chestra, directed by Ceare Sodero
sHoRT-WAVE PROGRAM
5:15 pm-LIMA, Program Automobile
OAX-4R 1915 meg, 1913 m.
6:35 pm-BUDAPEST Fragments from operetas HAT4, 912
3288 m.
700 pm-MOSCOW Broadcast English RV96 1924 meg,
1919 RNE, IL Is m.
S:15 pm-LONDON Weeks Programs. GSD Its 255
Csc, 958 31.3 m.
$3.50 pm-TOKIO Light Music. JLS2 1784 1863 m.
$40 Selections operas 3115 2RO4,
2540 m; 2RO6, 1851
9:20 pm.-BERLIN Friendly QuareIers meg,
DJD, lit meg, 25A DxB, 96 meg, 32 m.
$3.50 pm-BERLTN Operetta melodies of Johann Strauss
1911 1913 DJD lit meg 254 m. DJX, 96
312 m.
1000 pm-GUATEMALA, Concert given by the
gressta. TGWA, 968 meg, 81
1000 English. 3115
m. FROG, 1851 m.
1915 pm--LONDON Tonight" GSC meg, m.
:00 pm-GUATEMALA, Dance Music, with the
National Police Force TGWA, 968 81 m.
11:00 pm-LONDON, The News Csc, 5.58 meg, 3l3
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-05-03
Society Of Baltic Peoples
Is Reorganized at Falkland
All Represented at Banquet at P. [. c.
With Exception Of Lotvions. Esthoniuns

gan at I o'clock after the annual
May Day festivities of the college.
On the banquet program the
principal address. on the back
ground OF the modern culture OF
Scandinavian peoples. was given
by DIR. sverre Arestad of the Uni
versity of Washington.
Rev. Carl e. Rydell of Tacoma
was POSTMASTER. DR.. o. A. Tingel-
stad of Falkland gave the address
OF welcome. Other features were
violin solo by Alice Stockton Of
Tacoma. accompanied by Mrs. Elsa
Mommsen: a question and answer
period on the Baltic nations, con-
Quoted by Rev. J. p. Pflueger and
national songs OF the Balts by the
Pacific Lutheran college girls sex
tct.