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Imperial Valley press., 1923-06-09
New Englanders
Like Our Fruit,
Says DIR. Soper'

"You con sell almost any guam
tity of fruit in New England, as
long as it's good fruit was the
statement made by DR.. G. f. Sop.
er of Boston, just before he left
for Pomona yesterday. DR.. SOper
is one of the exceptional fasteners
who was able to grasp the poten-
tialities of Imperial Valley some
16 years ago, and who as result
now has considerable land holdings
in the valley, among which is a
ranch near Silsbee, the original pa,
tent for which was granted to DR..
Soper during the Taft administra-
ton.
Your cantaloupes are fine, and
we like them in New England, -
said the Doctor, "but it s pretty
hard to get q Yankee to buy Il
commodity the second time if it has
proved unsatisfactory once. What
the valley needs for the strength
cning of its trade in the east is
more rigid enforcement of standar-
dization rulings.''
Quit Raising Lettuce
DR.. Soper, who has made many
trips from the east to the west,
then went on to tell of the great
indoor hothouses near Boston where
lettuce was grown by steam heat at
the same time of the year when Old
Sol was giving the valley the same
service gratis, and how these places
had practically given up the raising
of lettuce because the famous Ice
berg type, grown in the opposite
corner of the continent, was serv-
ed on the tables of the fastidious
Bostonians to the almost complete
exclusion of the forced product.
DR.. Soper is more than enthusias-
tic over the valley and the state.
He has been attending to his in
terests here for the past several
weeks, and plans to summer in Po-
mona, and perhaps remain on the
coast several years, before return
ing to Boston.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-06-09
Valley Jews
Oakleys Leave
for San Diego
By Press Staff Correspondent

HOLTVILLE, June 9.-Mr. and
Mrs. Dan Oakley and their daugh-
ter Miss Mary Mercer Oakley left
Friday for their home in San Diego.
1t was with regret that the Oakleys
said farewell to their Holtville
friends, as during their stay here
Mrs. Oakley had taken an impor-
tant part in social, Eastern Star and
club work, being a reader of much
ability. Mr.. Oakley was a city
trustee and police commissioner and
took part in all public affairs, and
was also president of the Imperial
County Fair Commissioners. Miss
Mary Mercer Oakley was also a
reader and won the Davis cup in the
declamatory contest once for Holt
Vile. They viii make their home at
1850 Pershing Avenue, San Diego.
Press Want Ads DO tne work.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-06-09
MISS RYAN RETAINS
HER TENNIS TITLE
By United Press Leased Wire

BY United Press Leased Wire
MANCHESTER, England, June 0.
Miss Elizabeth Ryan, former Cal
ifornia girl, retained her title as
North of England tennis champion
today defeating Miss E. d. liol-
man 6-3. 6-3.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-06-09
FALLS FROM L. A. STREET
CAR, DRAGGED 200 FEET

BY United Press Leased Wire
LOS ANGELES, June 9.-After
she was dragged 200 feet when her
dress caught on the step of an in
terurban car at Valley Junction,
Miss Amber Graham, 20, was in II
hospital here today suffering from
conclusion of the brain.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-06-09
WLDEN WINS AGAIN
Ry United Press Leased Wire

NEW YORK, June 9.-William
Tilden III, tennis champion, was the
star of the inter-city tennis matches
at Forest Hills yesterday when
Philadelphia defeated Boston by
eight matches to one. Tilden de
feated Nathaniel w. Miles, Boston,
6-3 and 6-4. The champion display
ed wonderful form with his scorch-
ing service and brilliant volleying
and overhead play.
Tilden will meet Vincent Richards
today.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-06-09
L. A. ACTS TO STOP
ELEVATOR CONVERSATION
BY United Press Leased Wire

by united I'ress Leased Wire
LOS ANGELES, June 9.-Talk-
inng with the elevator man may
mean jail in Los Angeles if the ordi-
rance which the city council is con
tsidering today is passed. The
business Property Owner . associa-
tion believes that conversation be-
tween operator and passengers is
causing elevator accidents and is ur-
Ging the council TO act.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-06-09
FATHER
GOING EAST TO
MEET SON AT N. Y.
by United Press Leased Wire

PASADENA, Cal, June 8. =
Charles II. Paddock, father of the
fastest runner in the world, left
here today for New York to well
come Charlie, the son, on his return
from Europe. Young Paddock left
Paris Thursday for the United
States after trip into Czecho-
Slovakia, where he was royalty en-
tertained
Imperial Valley press., 1923-06-09
By United Press Leased Wire

LOS ANGELES, June o. A re
cord for number of indictments re-
turned in single session was set by
the federal grand jury now sitting
here, when it indicted "a federal of
tenders as one afternoon $ work.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-06-09
RELIEVE YOUNG MOTHER
HAS BEEN KIDNAPPED
by United Press Leased wire

LONG BEACH, June D. Fears
were expressed today for Mrs. Edith
Vancs, who is believed to be the
victim Of kidnappers. She has beenS
missing two days. She left her Is
months old baby with maid
Thursday and has not been seen
since.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-06-09

Plan is proposed for naming every
road in Riverside county and num-
boring each farm by miles distant
from the county court house.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-06-09

Il II r
Phila. % 0 % 6 10 )
Batteries: Detroit - Holloway
and Bassler; NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.,
Heimach and Perkins.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-06-09
American League
At New York

r II f
Cleve. % 0 0 3 0 700 3 13 ,l2 0
n. Y. q 0 00 90 3 Q 0
Batteries: Cleveland-Uhle and
O'Neil; New York-Bush, Mays and
Hoffman.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-06-09
National League
At Pittsburgh

r II f
n. Y. o 0 2 COOS 612 0
Pitts. % 0 900 5000 0 7 |
Batteries: New York-Bentley
and Snyder; Observation-Disclosures
and Gooch.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-06-09
At Boston
At Philadelphia

Chicago,B o,Boston-Postponed, rain
Imperial Valley press., 1923-06-09

Press Want Ads DO tne work.
Try them.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-06-09

You will be amazed to see how the use OF
"Buli" Durham tobacco will cut down the
cost Of your smoking. Remember, "euil"
gives you so cigarettes Of the bestfl flavor and
quality for 10 cents.
This means easily saving for the average
smoker OF from ST to S1.5o a week-$52 to
$7S year.
Seventy.nine dollars will buy lots OF things.
A radio set, talking machine. very fine
suit Of clothes, set Of tires, the first fifteen
payments on Ford. a good.sized insurance
policy.
Hard to roll your own? Not really. Give
yourself chance TO learn, this way:
Garry a sack OF "RuII"in your pocket all the
time, as we'll as your regular cigarettes. Every
time you think OF smoking a cigarette pull cut
your sack OF "Buil" and try rolling one.
BY the time you've used the sack you ought
to be a fair producer. And you'll certainly
be a convert to the mild, delightful flavor OF
"1uli" Durham tobacco.
Evening star., 1923-09-29

Y
London bobby permits nothing that is
not in the book. On the other hand, IT
is hardly conceivable that there. are
enough .Britishers who have spent
time in this, country and acquired the
speed habit, and returned home to
have set !, a.. faster. pace and, have
broken down. the old custom, ssic>: -
If stherea Is anything more difficult
than teechange a British tradition or
practice 1t is hard to find. Traffic
regulation 4rf Loffdon has heretofore
been excellent, from the British point
of view, a bit slow from the American
point of view, to be sure, but efficient.
Maybe. more Britishers are riding In
motors now than ewes before. Perhaps
certain cars of American make have
by their dheapness put them into the
way of gasoline transport. The chances
are that traffic has increased and the
traffic regulation has not kept pace.
For ito repeat, it is hard to- change
practices over there. = :
1t might be- well for the London
county council to. send a: delegation
over to New York to- study the way
the traffic is managed there. For great
as London is; the streets are not as
copsested as are most of the thorough
fares in the biggest American city.
In short, New York. can give many
valuable pointers to London.
If it Is true, as the London news
papers aver, that. the american idea"
accounts for the troubles in the streets
over there, perhaps another American
idea may help to abate them.
Evening star., 1923-09-29


ward the city and the city grew
toward the villages until d score Of
pleasant little towns, which we called
suburbs, lost identity or separate.
ness. Busy streets went straight from
the center of the city to the District
line. Woodland or 1.-THE woods'' pass
ed away, and it became hard to find
q. wild berry or d chinquapin in the.
District. Wild flowers became scarce.
s. Yet there are still left to ,s .some
bits OF country very much changed
and much more thickly settled than
once upon a time. This country Is
to, be found in the far east of the
District beyond the Eastern, branch
and in the. fdr west of the District
along and between the Canal road.
Conduit road, River road, Ridge road.
Little Falls road and Murdock Mill
road. The days are not. many when
we shall have to go beyond the Dis
trict to get a glimpse OF country and
fnd a rural letter carrier, :--..
Evening star., 1923-09-29
London Traffic Accidents.

i5Street>, accidents are increasing in
L6hdon at :as rate that causes grave
alarm. During April, May and June
there were 1892 such mishapss in
Gliding III deaths, the. largest mum
bersin any similar period in the city's
history. Now the Eeadeh newspapers,
greatly distressed by the. Increase of
traffic casualties are blaming Afneri-
cans for the, condition. They charge
that the increase in traffic accidents
ii due to the ever-increassng hurry,
the eresult, in turn. OF the further
spread ( Of FIT the American idea.n. .ts
= It will be Interesting Ito Know the;
basis for: this hypothesis. How has
London been injected with ....the Amer.
4issn idea, Of hurrys ArnerAcsns who
90 there cannot. hurry very well un-.
Hess. the London eabbies hurry them
sIt. sfs practically impossible for. an.
sAnherican, metnrist who takes his own
car over or bhdys one on that side to
set the pace unless the hobbies" Of
.fds metropolis permit him. And a
Evening star., 1923-09-29
Buildings for the Government.

d. That the government is in. need OF
new. Buildings and is paying a large
sum for. rental Of private structures
will be pressed upon the attention of
the next Congress. An omnibus bill
aiming, to meet the building needs of
the government at Washington and
other places will be introduced and
there are indications that such
measure may be enacted, Representa-
Of the House committee on public
buildings, and Representative Clark
Of Florida, ranking democrat on that
committee, have conferred with Presi-
dent Coolidge and express themselves
as encouraged. There Is a strong
sentiment among the older members
OF Congress favorable to the proposed
legislation, and to give new members
Of the incoming Congress information
on this matter a letter has been sent
them stating that the federal govern
ment is spending, s23, 100000 year in
rent, that there has been practically
no construction of public buildings
within several years and that in many
places. Including the Capital. govern
ment business is being carried on in
structures inadequate in size and plan
and in some cases insanitary.
The proposed general buildings
measure would provide at Washington
a national archives building and
structures for the departments Of
State and Justice and for the general
accounting office and internal revenue
bureau of the Treasury. It is said
that the temper Of Congress is
against the enactment of bills for
buildings in single cases and the
reason for this is that the need of
government buildings is felt In many
cities. The need for government
buildings at Washington is, under
stood and admitted and has been
presented by various government
agencies with vigor and clearness, but
the recommendations have had hard
shedding in Congress. If the building
needs Of many congressional districts
are looked to by a general bill 1t is
possible that it will pass. .....,..
Evening star., 1923-09-29
Bridge Breaks, Forty Dead.

Less than an hour before the pas
senger train that was flung into
rain-swollen creek near Casper, Wyo.,
reached the =. bridge spanning the
stream, a track walker, had inspected
the. structure and reported it as safe.
The storms had filled the banks of the
creek and torrent was rushing be
meath, the tracks. - When the train
struck the bridge it, gave way. weak
ened, beyond the point Of endurance.
Whether it was in. dangerous condi-
ton when the:track walker inspected
it viii probably never be known. Per-
haps it was. The, accident occurred
after 8 o'clock at night. The inspec-
ton was made after dark. 1t may be
questioned whether there was any
chance Of positive assurance of safety,
in such circumstances. At any rate,
the train went through the bridge, and
it was estimated forty lives were lost.
All through this country are such
conditions daily menacing the lives Of
those who travel by rail. Here was a
bridge across creek that was known
to be subject to freshets. 1t had stood
for a long while, but, as the accident
tells tragically, it. was unsafe. The
known factor of danger. was discount
ed. No part of railroad is safe~un-
less 1t is secure beyond the factor of
possible risk. s -.
The railroads of this country have
been for q number Of years in straits
for funds, and improvements urgently
needed for the maintenance Of high
standard Of security have been
checked. Some of the more affiuent of
the corporations have gone ahead re-
Gently in track Strengthening. track
doubling, bridge rebuilding and other
improvement works. but an immense
amount of reconstruction remains to
be. done. Doubtless this Cole Creek
bridge on the Chicago, Burlington and
Quincy. line was on the list for even
tual. replacement It was trusted too
long. : sl.,.t sd.j
American railroading is much more
safe than 1t, was a few decades ago.
tracks, have been doubled over: an
enotmous mileage, and all features of
equipment have been improved. Still
theSaocidents continue as traffic grows,
as trains multiply. as schedules are
crowded and as equipment wears out
But nothing can excuse the continued
use of tracks that are under any,de-
gree or suspicion. If the Cole Creek
bridge in Wyoming was in doubt in
the least degree it. should have been
abandoned at the first question Far
better completely, to interrupt the
traffic for time long enough to make
the necessary repairs to put the struc-
ture beyond doubt than Ito sacrifice
two-soore, of lives. ;. so.
Evening star., 1923-09-29
Night Schools.

Public night schools of the District
will open on October 1, and certain
changes from last year are announced
as tending to higher efficiency in
teaching and to greater economy in
administration. Popularity. of the
night school has grown as srecogni-
ton of the Importance Of schooling as
an aid to success has spread among
the masses. Increased attendance at
night schools. testifies that great num-
bers of young people are willing to
give TO study many evening hours
that might be- devoted to idleness or
amusement. An appropriation of
$4,000 is available for the night
schools of the District: this year, and
In the schedule of estimates for the
next fiscal year was the item of $780,
0o0. How that item has. Jared in the
final schedule is not known. The
hope is that the night schools during
the next fiscal year viii get the ap-
preparation they need.
Night schools have grown in most
other cities as we'll as in Washington.
With the regular school term and va
cation schools It is evident that de-
mand is rising that public instruction
shall be carried on from the beginning
to the end Of the year, and attendance
at night schools shows how eager
many youths and lassies are to learn.
Instruction in industrial work is set
down as one of the. features in the
night school courses in the District. In
other cities greater emphasis is placed
on technical training than on instruc
tion in academic studies, though op-
portunity is provided for learning most
things that should be taught in school.
In night schools elsewhere there
are the usual so-ca1led cultural
courses and nearly everything else, in
Guiding dietetics, hygiene; sign paint
ing, Office practice, Autobiography,
architecture and long lists of other
subjects. In New York city, in con-
nection with employers associations
and. labor unions, special courses for
apprentices in the manual trades
have been. arranged in the night
schools. .e1"-' ..--- ..'..'.F'ta
=
Evening star., 1923-09-29
The Sale of Car Tokens,

The Federation of Citizens "A Associa-
lions presses; upon, the Public Utilities
Commission its View that the. street
railway companies should. sell three
tokens for 20 cents as wen as six
tokens FOR. 40. cents. The representa-
tive of the federation makes clear that
they do not ask that the companies
shall not be allowed to sell six; tokens
for 40 cents. the federation enphasfz-
ing, this because the commission, in
announcing: the date for public hear
ing on this matter, set it down that
the proposal was ito sell three tokens
for 204cents in lieu of the present rate
of six tokens for 40 cents The fed
GRAFTON asks only: that passenger be
allowed to buy three tokens for 20
cents if he chooses.
Many persons do not find it .prac-
ticable to invest 40 cents in tokens,
and are compelled to pay the cash
fare. If the convenience of the com
paniesss is the main thing to be con-
sidered they might adopt the rule Of
selling. twelve tokens for 80 cents, on
the theory that this would save time
of conductors. and facilitate tcar load
ing and car movement. It is suggested
on behalf of the companies that if
three tokens could be bought for 20
cents few passengers would buy six
tokens at a time. Passengers, now
have the. option of buying dollars
worth of tokens. but few do it, The
companies believe that the present
six-for-forty rule. ss1ortens the run
ming time Of cars and operates for the
public good. : ~.
On the other hand, many persons
pay the cash fare of s cents who
would buy three tokens for 20 cents,
and to that extent the loading of ears
is held back by conductors making
change for cash fares and by pas
sengers hating at the box to, drop in
q nickel and three pennies ,.,.s
Evening star., 1923-09-29
WASHINGTON OBSERVATIONS
BY FREDERIC WILLIAM WlLE

due of the incumbent of the presi-
dency; that we shall refrain from in
vective toward the Executive and give
voice to criticism only that Is kindly,
tolerant, respectful and helpful; that
we shall make this a rule Of our
.Rotarians, and to lead the way in
a~n4eve f1aeht-t revive q proper re-
speot for the presidency. in particu-
lar and for our, national, state and
civil leaders in. general" ig
Lsxs*i M
Typographical errors. like truth,
are often stranger than fiction. His
favorits newspaper in Sacramento,
referring so the recent arrival Of
Senator, Hiram w. johnson in that
city. observed: "rhe distinguished
gust -of sthe evening was then intro
duced,.' etc. Carrying out the meta
pfior thrust upon him, Johnson is
now int the midst of q whirlwind
campaign UP and down the gold
coast LAlthough he Is silent with re-
gard Ssto his presidential intentions.
that Hiram is, In fact running for
President, and Is. intent upon cap
turing the California delegation To
date he has sinsi listed that he only
wants a delegation pledged to- es-
poHse- progressive Issues But in
the sJohnsonian lexicon that means
Hiram. sy>ss ~
- Eex -
: Shipping questions find President
Coolidge prepared to tackle them
with . good deal OF personal knowi-
edge. nj. c. Finnimer ct Maine. who
the New England region
on the United States Shipping Board,
says that the silent man from M6ssa-
chusetts As. well grounded In the
rudfments OF the merchant marine
situation When the board confsrred
with Mr. Coolidge at the White
House Ea few nights ago he rather
startled the commissioners by hi.
familiarity; with important angles 0:
their problem. One of the principal
hopes seafaring New England pins
upon the first of her sons to be
President for a century is that he
will grapple-- efectixely with the
shipping. ituatfon. ..a.---:-.-
Evening star., 1923-09-29

Visitors to the white House observe
one notable departure under the new
regime. 1t concerns the disinclina-
ton of Mrs. Coolidge to interest her
self in politics. Mrs. Harding often
was described as "a born politician
and made no secret et:ef=hef=preditee--
ttons. The new first lady of the lano
il said, throughout her husbands pup
lie career, to have abstained con-
spicuousIy from participation in his
politics. MT. Coolidge is on record
as approving cordially of his wtfe's
preference for the purely domestic
virtues. Nobody knows whether Mrs.
Coolidge. will break with the prece-
dents set by. Mrs. Wilson and Mrs.
Harding, who inyariably,accompanied
their husbands on political. tours But
tf she stays at'horne and lets Cal
attend to the politics, IT viii be along
lines pretty consistently adhered to
in the past. :.
This seems to be the hour of the
dirt farmer. The American. Bankers
Association at Atlantic City has Just
elected, a memberiof that cian, W alter
william Head of Omaha, ae its presil :
dent, and halls him as 2 full aedsed
granger MR. Head lis q native sof
illinois, whe grew w y Mtssosri. ,rs and
ia addition to farming and banking,
Head has been a school principal. His
present occupation Is that OF apresi-
dent of the Omaha Nationai Bank. He
is opposed to blocs. either for farmers
or other. classes. 4-t:%5e, s;ssfs.,,s. =
a. %ss% \ ,-.,sIs
Apropos his pastors allegation that
."criticism killed Harding the Re-
tary Club of Kalamazoo. Mich, calls
upon the country 10 soft-pedal snap
judgment Of the. President This is
l. resolution the club recently passed; ;
= I'VE hereby pledge ourselves that,
despite differences in political views
and on policies of national and inter-
national import, we shall pay to the
ofIioe. and. to the man the respect
affffreterenee< which rares .t3fe affghtfui
Evening star., 1923-09-29
Rural Mail Routes

r. The statement was made the other
day that there are six rural mail
routes in the District of Columbia and
that these are ie7 miles long. The
fact was found in compilation sot
rural free delivery statistics issued by
the Postmaster General. Brought to
the attention of the. city postmaster
he said, Yes, that is so..'' It is news
to thousands Of people in the District.
Most citizens: Of the capital believed
that the rural free delivery route had
passed away in the District because
Of the Disappearance OF truly rural
sections. rs - - ~ .et<tt
=, Some citizens who, get away from
the main lanes of traffic know that in
parts of the District there are still a
few bits Of country pierced by old
fashioned roads bordered here and
there by a rail fence and nanked by
cernflelds,. cabbage patches, clumps Of
pines and i clearing where !blackber-
REG grow. :? But. there arernot many
ef our people who have this inforrha.
tion. There is a general belief that
all the rural acres of the ancient
County: Of Washington" have been
ont Gn into building lots, crossed with
streets Hapd. rather closely set with
aousas.:. Most persons believe that
every home'in in the District has q. let
ter box. pr a mail slot in the door and
that uniformed postman calls or
passes several, times a day.:
1t wasIlpt long ago that there were
a. number tofS,ceuntfy, or fourtnsciAss
post .,efhcsS:in. the pistriet,. Tfiey,were
found" at crossroads and in haTnlets
and villages = One by one the village
post oftcesl became branches, Of. the
city b1st.oface and the crossfoad, ana
hanales postmastefs passed away as
the rural free. delivery carrier came
Into the pietayess Rural letter boxes
were set UP along the. roads and lanes.
and the rural carrier, in his buggy
or light.tbp wagon drawn by a drowsy
but reliable horse, iwent his rounds.
Truck farms: ana harms where
wheat and corn grew became ssubdivi.
sions. Streets were made and
of .hcnsss bsiitswhete corn. hourished
thSS Year before. Villages grew to.