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Imperial Valley press., 1927-07-20
ROH,[N'G

The boy and girl, aged 10 and II, respectivejv
are IN the country for the summer, on the edge of
niue htte' foreStclrced lake. There is most desirable
BOAT on the shore, and they want to row it.
NO, thcv never rowed boat but thev think tbo,
could learn. S 'ii'N ''ieS
Can they swim 100 feet? They can.
All rEht. One at a time they are taken out for
lesson They must hold the oars So and move them
Iogether not raised 100 high dipped too low and
let INTO the water easily to avoid spIashing Thev
quickly master the straght-ahead pull with both oars
ahen reverslng both then turning right or left with
one oar working and the other held steady in the wa
ter as pivot then turning more quickly with the two
oars working at once in opposite directions
That Gore with each in turn, the two are tried
out together with two pairs of oars, the instructor
sitting IN the stern seat and occasionally offering sug
gestionS.
Then the two kids are allowed to maneuver
around on the water by themselves. They splash
htte and CLASH their oars occasionally but improve
right along At the end of hour they come in run
ming the bow up niInby the sand beach, and leap
out radiant with pride and Joy They have learned
row boat Life IS worth while. And they can take
care of themselves in that capacity for the rest of the
summer ard be enried by their little friends all win
ter
1t is surprising how easily children take to such
wholesome and useful sports Teach them while
they're young.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-07-20
Bedtime Stories
BY HOWARD e. GARIs
Copyright, 1927, by Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate
UNCLE WIGGILy AND
CHARJIE'S TRICK


Cock a doodle doo!' crowed
Charlie the rooster boy one day after
he had been playing ball with
Jackie and Peetie Pow Wow the
dogs and Jimmie Wihhlcwobble the
duck. II think III go take a bath!
I,'s so very hot,'
"A bath, That sounds good.'
quackcd Jimmie. .! m going for i
swim myself -
1--WE Il come with you,' barkc1
Jackie and Peetie.
SO the four boys ran off together,
but while Jackie, Peetie and jim.
mie plunged into the water at the
cid swimming hole, Charlie found
a place in the road, not far from
the brook, and the rooster boy took
lis bath in the dust.
Now Of course a dust bath would
not do for YOU boys and girls, uu-
less YOU took water bath after i.
But Charlie the rooster was differ
cnt. He just loved to wallow in the
dust, tossing ii up on his back, and
under his wing feathers until he
looked like dried mud rie. Then,
when he was we'll covered, he
would give himself a shake and all
the dust would scatter, leaving him
as clean as heart could wish. Anl
always, when he shook the dust off
after his bath, Charlie made biz
misty cloud in which he could harl
iy be seen until the dust settled.
Last one in has to ;>u,' the lolly-
Imperial Valley press., 1927-07-20
CRUELTY TO ANIMALS

Is it right to be cruel to animals for the sake of
human entertainment? This question comes up in
connection with the training methods said be used
to Sit them fer public performances.
Il am told says a Humane Society official.
"that only Of every 10 dogs which the trainer
takes in hand survives and that with monkeys, about
out of every "A finishes the training alive.
"You understand what wild animals suffer
when training takes such toll OF the dogs and monk
eys One trainer told me he had lions knocked
senseess six times in day to teach them to keep
their claws in. Even to train them for the campara
lively simple trick of walking their hind legs re-
qured that treatment for as the lion leaned
against anything his claws came out. Every time
that happened, the trainer struck the animal the
head witt piece Of lead pipe and left him uncon-
scious.''
Maybe that : the hest way to teach lion. And
maybe it isn't Human beings are not taught much
by being knocked unconscious, but perhaps animals
are different.
However that may be, time may come when we
be happy without animal entertainments accom-
plished in spite Of nature.
Cruelty doesn't pay, in the long run, whether ap-
piled to men beasts. we measure civilization NAM
lv bv growing kindness. When are brutal to anil
mails we brutali7e ourselves.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-07-20
Traffic ViOlatOrs
To Be Punished

A war on traffic violators has
been declared by Judge Perkins
and those who fail to appear in
court when served with tickets will
be dealt with severely, it was init
mated this morning. The judge has
instructed the city police to en-
force rigidly the traffic regulations
and yesterday he issued warrants
in 10 eases wherein the defendants
had failed to answer to the charg
cs. Three of there were brought
before the judge this morning.
The first was j. F.. Cannon of
Imperial. Cannon was arrested on
March "a and appeared later, a fine
of $75 being imposed. He promis-
ed to pay the amount but never re-
turned with the money. He was
locked up yesterday and this morn
ing produced the $75.
Mrs. limo G. Kent of SAT Vine
street was also arrested yesterday
for failure to answer traffic sum-
mons. She was released under $l5
bail and fine of So was imposed
when she appeared this morning.
The third was S. l.. Whatley of
FL Centre. Whatley, however,
proved to the satisfaction of the
court that he was not at fault in
the traffic violation and he was
released with warning to be
more careful in the future in regard
to needing notices for appearances.
In all 10 warrants were issued,
nine of them being for local resi-
dents while 10 have been forward
ed to police in Los Angeles and San
Diego for apprehension of violators.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-07-20
BORDER PATROL
RECORD SHOWS
EXCELLENT WORK

Members of the border patrol,
subdivision district two, of the i'm
migration department under the
supervision of Chief Inspector NJ.
Il. Chaffin has just issued its year.
ly report for the fiscal year ending
June 81. The report shows that
the patrol enjoyed an exceptional
ly good year, total of 1.34S alien
captures being made by the chief
and his 20 inspectors, while 81
smugglers of aliens were trapped.
Aside from these figures the i'm
migration men included the capture
of two murderers and number of
hlghwaymcn on their lists and aid
ed civil authorities further by
locating and returning several stol-
en- automobiles. The murderers
caught were for San Rernardino
county and one for San Joaqp',,
Valley. -Four colored men who broks
INTO and robbed a jewelry store at
San Bernardino were among the
hoidup men captured.
The report shows that 542 Mexi-
can aliens captured were returned
to Mexico by voluntary procedure
doing away with the expense ir-
CURED by tak ng their cases into
the courts. MexiGans arrested. who
declined to return voluntarily num-
bered 535. Other aliens totalled 211.
OF these there were the following:
Chinese l2l; japanese 40; Italians
:; Spaniards ?; Hindus %; Ger
mans 3; Finlanders ,; Canadians ::
Turks L English /; Greeks ?; Por-
tuguese l; Russians 81 Austrians /:
Armenians ?; Ukaranians /; Swisss
6; Coreans /; Polish .; Bulgarians
>; French /; Syrians 5; Norwc.
gians |; South Americans 3; Arabs
I; Danes /; Slavonians /; Juco
Slavs I. and Lithuanians |.
Of the smugglers there were II
white persons and 23 Mexicans.
The department also confiscatcd
automobiles bringing sale return
of $17,615. Firearms seized and
destroyed were valued at $S3.
Liquors and narcotics seized ran
into thousands of dollars in value.
All these, however, were DESTROYED.
Since the first of July the pat
rol has made 10 arrests. These IN
clude five Chinese and four Japa,
nese aliens. The remainder are
mostly Mcxicans with a few Rus.
slams and Greeks.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-07-20
Miss DOran Lands
At Long Beach
Ry united Press Leased Wire

LONG BEACH, Calf. July 60
Following an uneventful flight from
Fl Paso, Texas, Miss Mildred Doran,
the Flint, Mich, school teacher.
who will participate in the Dole
race to Hawaii, began vacation
here today that will end August II.
On that date, the 22-year-old fly
er will take off from the Munici-
pal Flying Field here with her
pilot Auggy Pedlar, on the trans
Pacific hop that she hopes will
bring her the honor of being the
first woman to span the Pacific and
also the Dole prize of $4,000.
Miss Doran does not have a lie
ense and will not handle the ship
during the flight. but will merely
be a passenger in the plane.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-07-20
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO
.yulv % 1910

Fritz Kloke of Calexico is home
from the convention of representa-
ives of irrigation districts, which
was held at Modesto.
AT the meeting of the Imperial
Valley livestock raisers it was de-
cided to make permanent organ
ization and committee was ap-
pointed. The members of the commit
tee arc d. n. Morgan. II. w. Brewer,
f. S. Cook, Ed r. German, w. F..
Packard.
Miss Lena Mayficld has gone to
Los Angeles where she will visit
friends for few days before going
TO Long Beach for the remainder of
Imperial Valley press., 1927-07-20
KILLED BY ELECTRIC CAR

HUNTINGTON BEACH, Caltfy
July 20.-A coroner s inquest will
be held here today over the body
of F. w. Bird, 26, of Long Beach,
killed last night at Sunset Beach
when run down by Pacific Elcc-
tric intcrurban car.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-07-20
/, nav off all encum brances.

to paw off all encum brances.
The petition says that an offer OF
$500 for the building has been
made to the organization by a Braw'
lev business man and asks that the
court allow the sale to be made.
The hearing has been set for lo
q. m. on July 20.
w. E. Abraham is appearing as
attorney for the petitioners.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-07-20
DIES FROM BROKEN NECK

BAKERSFIELD, Cal. July 90
Earl Glover, p year Old Wasco
rancher, whose neck was broken
Sunday when he dived into a shal.
low reservoir, died in a hospital
here late yesterday.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-07-20

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA: =
Generally fair tonight and Thursday
with thunderstorms in the noun
tains. High temperature in the in.
terror and high fire hazard in the
mountains. Gentle variable winds.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-07-20
Looking Backward
What the Press Files Tell Of I'm
perial Vaney FOR this Date
In Past Years
TWENTY YEARS AGO
July 20. 1907

Mrs. Porter Ferguson was in I'M
perial shopping today.
H. n, Dyke has returned from a
trip to the coast.
j. R. Harris blough. to this of
flee a splendid exhibition of Seed
less Sultana grapes, about the fin
est of the variety yet seen in the
valley.
F. n, Chaplin has recently got
$50 nice Hereford steers, which he
thinks will keep his alfalfa fields
instead of doing it with a
machine as heretofore. He is very
busy fencing this week.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-07-20
TEN YEARS AGO

F., f.. Clements and family left
last night for the coast. Mr.. Clements
will return shortly but the family
will remain out for some time.
J. l.. Travcrs is home from a
business trip to coast points.
County Tax Collector Mont j.
Reid and Mrs. Reid are enjoying
life at the Carnegie apis. San Diego.
Mr.. and Mrs. James W. Glassford
will leave the last of the month for
their vacation.
Druggist Smith yesterday sold
his interest in the Greenleaf and
Smith drug store on the corner of
Sixth and Main TO w. J. Clements,
formerly with J. +. Davis.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-07-20

We suppose it's our naturally mean disposition
that makes us hope the people who said this was to
be wear without summer" are spending these days
in some of the couptry's warmer cities.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-07-20

Hugo Hoahna sailing in a 40 foot boat from
Providence. R. L. to the Canary Islands, has taken
with him deg and cat There's nothing like hav-
ing a harmonious crew.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-07-20

The new 100000 city pier at
Oceanside, San Diego county, was
opened with a big celebration on
.InlY /
Imperial Valley press., 1927-07-20

The man who is planning to come here from Eng
land in a small boat driven by foot pedals may be
pioneer all right but we question whether he'll have
many followers.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-07-20
THE WEATHER

ny United Press Leased Wire
LOS ANGELES AND VICINITY
Partly cloudy moderately warm
weather tonight and Thursday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-31
EXPERTS WILL STUDY
LIFE or BUILDINGS
FACTORS Entering Into Depreciation
and Obsoleseenee VIII Be
Considered.

The NE ~ The buildings NJ the pti
|ais hoHs and apartment and public
fypes IN the subject Of an inquiry
being conducted by the National Asso.
ciation ~ Real Estate Boards for the
United states internal Revenue De.
partnent.
The Investigation viii lie far ch.
Ing as well ss interesting. Walter NJ
;schmidt of Cincinnati has been named
cha itnsh Of the committees. which IN
turn viii have D subcommittee IN each
~ The GA cities III the country Each
committee will report the age ~ nse.
tninsss ~ every type ~ building IN us
section.
The committees will study The ron,
~ TuIlloH, ftfa tsFial use character Ut
occupancy. cost - maintenance and
other details which might contribute
toward nainR The age ~ which each
type NJ structure has entered the old
age elhsk,
The inquiry viii make no distinction
bstWssn Depreciation and 0bsoiesGence,
the nls msss twins ut old age IN build
inRs, depreciation however. Ii reCoR.
mixed as due 10 gradual saha ustion of
the usefulness of property, due 10 the
normal progress OF the arr Ut wear
ana tear decay ana decline from nattI'
raj causes md obs0issesnoe in lie yari
Dns forms as tbs effect attributable n
The HorHsl DI0RTeAs ~ The art oi
building, 10 adequacy ~ The Individual
structure for this Of other reasons, Ia
no sFo~iHE needs ot business snd IL
the recurring nsHsssitg If replacement
OF TIA old bs new Inventions.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-31
BAL TIM0RE TO REGULATE
FILLING STATION PLANS

Special Dispatch TO The star.
. BALTIMORE. December 3l.-~At the
suggestion Of The Real Estate Board
Ut Baltimore, the city authorities have
adopted definite policy Tor the resi'
lstion Of gasoline filing station plans
10 mako them conform generally with
the architecture In neighborhoods in
which stations are erected.
i!efoIe acting on apple ations IN the
fututs plans must be- submitted by an'
plicnnts ~ the chief engineer OF this
ciiy, by whose recommendation the
hoard viii hs guided.
The policy of the board In the fu'
ture" Mayor Bfocning said after an
executive session, Twill be 10 Try TO
have such structures hainonlLe with
the general appearance Of the neigh
bot1hoOds ~ which they are erected,
Ia reduce as much an poHsibis com
paints such structures dstfact from
the values of other property,
We viii Oppose open stations
whereNst II In possible 10 cover them,
ana We believe we alan viii reduce
the flis ana danger hnArns by ~
uuiiing IA substantial roof over such
stations, NJ far as possible, We vail
Isauirs sueh structures Ia conform IN
oiher ways 10 surrounding property.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-31

Enlargement OF the services Of the
Washington Real Estate Board 10 it's
members and To the general public
and an increase in the active member
ship OF the board marked the work OF
the organization during the year 1927.
With q total OF 3l2 real estate and
building firms and members nj allied
professions on it's rolls, the board has
fostered and upheld the code OF ethics
established by the National Associa
tion OF Real Estate Boards. with
which IL II affiliated. Besides consid.
GRAFTON OF real estate problems, the
realtors have studied civic matters
and acted on a number Of questions
before the city.
The largest new undertaking OF the
board established this year was the
instaliatio OF an ownership file show
ing the owners OF each parcel OF Ia nd
in the District, which is posted daily
from court records. when first in.
stalled this file contained about lso..
600 ownership cards.
Another new service was the install
Iation OF coming maps showing the
coming Justification of each parcel Of
property In the District as to height
and use of buildings and areas Of the
various coming classiiicaiions. The
maps are corrected following each de-
cision by the Coming Commission. The
hoard also during the year set up an
employment register for experienced
applicants for employment here in the
real estate business 10 serve the needs
OF member Arms OF the orga niZation.
Statistics Complied.
fourth new service established
during The year was the compilation
of statistics regarding real estate ac-
tivfties in Washington. including fig
ures on The number. Of realty trans
actions. the amount OF money loaned
on real estate here and showing the
sources from which this capital came.
These statistics also are used M an
index Of market conditions In the Dis
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-31
Choosing Lumber for New Homes
Problem That Needs Real Study

Lumber 10 just lumber Ia some
people. and one pile IN the lumber
yard an good as the next one.
The home builder. however. cannot
AFFORD To have this attitude. lie
should know that lumber varies great.
~ In quality. lie also should have
SUFFICIENT knowledge of the charnc'
teristics of various woods 10 know
what IL best suited for structural
work, for floors, for trims ana
finishes. He should know how In
choose lumber for interiors by It's
color and the beauty OF grain. lie
should know that ID Is strength and
stiffness that count In structural
work, that durability II important In
some uses and workahility In others
Grading rules for all forms It soft.
wood lumber have for several years
been UNIFIED and standardized under
The American lumber standards More
than 80 per cent of all softWood yard
lumber In manufactured. graded and
sold In conformity with American
kta ndards.
The softw wood standards provide for
four grades af "selsct" material ar
nnish. Ave grades of common" ma.
terlal, or boards aud sheathing. and
three grades Of yard dimension. The
highest type of naturaiinish lumber
IL known as grade 4 and comprises
pieces clear OF all defects. except In
stock wider than ~ inches, In
number ~ species. however. Il Is In.
Guided IN The next lower grade, known
In the trade AN u and better" Grade
n il n Enod natural finish grade and
allows Ia each eight surface feet on
The face side Two small defects, such
~ small knots small pitch pockets
ato. Grade & II designed Tor high
type paint nRishss, ana the poorest
piece In the grade NAV admit twice
rs many defects as grade u, hut none
NJ more serious character. Grade u
Is IN reality one face grade Tor paint
finishes, and while the quality of ths
hest face may he ~ good as grade IA
ar g., The reverse side carries a large
number Of defects
There are Ave grades of common
lumber. known as No, common. No
: common and so on No ] common
allows only sound defects, mona sa
serious 40 Ia impait the strength Ut
the piece, ana 10 sanaiimes known
Hs u generally wnlertlghi grade, M
! common allows about The same
nnniher ~ defects, though slightly
iaraer ana oena sionaliN not sound,
and may he termed Ersiniyna
grade No, . eammon II the lowest
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-31

, Of the Bureau Of Labor calls for mod
ern homes with modern equipments
and advantages. j. Will be necessary
to supply many Thousands Of these
during 1928"
Charles g. Peker. EDITOR Of Ess.srn
States Building Developer and East
ern editor OF the Radford publications.
has this TO say concerning the 1928
outlook:
Many Workers Own Homes.
Home building in 1929. unless all
signs fail. will be az active az in the
last few years. The reason FOR this In
obvious IL one will only consider plain
facts. Populat ton is steadily incress-
ing and our people want better hous-
ing. According 10 the Presidents
message, We are enjoying today one II
the most prosperous erss in the his
tory OF civilization We can Weli az
ford as a people the better things Of
life-food. dress and shelter.
Many OF our workingmen are
home owners. They may have mod.
est places. but the convsniences in
these are such that they would De en-
WED by the kings and queens Of not
50 long ago.
The increase Of our population. &C.
cording to the Census Bureau. il s.1As
persons per DAY. Counting per-
sons as an average family, il Is rscss-
ssry 10 provide HON for 500 09o
new families every year. This, then.
is the number Of habita lions that
must he built simply TO take care Of
/ our increasing population, These
homes. OF course. will be divided in,e
apartment houses and sinSle-famiIy
houses.
.p,;t5icr rno nnn 49, =. -
job for the building industry. but IN
1923 this industry is counted on 10 DE-
even more, az there are aiwzvs q
number OF homes that are discarded
as obsolete. Others burn I'D. and
some are destroyed by the elements.
/ II seems tina. every year some sac
tons OF our fair country suffer Sc
we're losses by foods or hurricanes"
Exchange Helps Pay.
Frank Meyers, president Of Building
Age Publishing Co.. a man Of many
/ years experience in the building field.
views the coming wear with the fol-
, lowing optimistic statement:
| "All signs point to approximately as
/ great a volume OF building corsyr,Jc-
/ ton during 1928 as during 1877 ana
I 1925. IL We were building abnorriallv
, then. We were in effect about 10 pre-
( dict continuation Of the generally
supposed boom (which would mean
/ that We were approaching the edge -
precipice OF collapsel. whereas II re
/ were building in harmony with our
i present-dav noFSnal requirements. xs
/ would h. indicating only the contiru-
! alton Of a fairly normal amount Of
building a. related 20 the total eco
| nonic program and general needs cf
4
/ for increasing population and ohse-
/ lescence. There are other reasons.
the chief OF which il the amazing de-
| veloprsnt OF the financial status nf
the individual and OF his standard II
shelter. We are building in this
country because we want rev ard
better buildings for all purposes ard
because we have the ability - nav
for them. not on account % the s--
cumulation OF wealth 80 r.uch a. the
vast development OF commercial ia
ieFchange-"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-31
WASHINGTON REALTORS BOARD
INCREASES SERVICES TO PUBLIC
Expansion of Activities and Larger Active
Membership Mark Work of Year.
Ownership Files Installed.

The public service OF the board also
includes the rendering of advice in
real estate matters to any one need
ing counsel In realty matters and in
veStigation of any complaints against
real estate men. both members or non
members of the board 1t il pointed
ont by officials Of the board, however.
that 1t has no control over brokers 'or
statesmen not members OF the board.
The board as in former years. has
maintained an appraisal committee.
whose duty IL - TO appraixe property
upon request. The appraisal commit
tees of the board during the history
OF the orga nization has appraised
property having total valuation he
tween $50 o0o. 600 and $40. 600 400. The
appraisal committee meets weekly.
Other Activities Of Year.
The Real Estate Board is on record
az favoring enactment OF real estate
license Law along the lines OF the Mc.
Chesnev act. which IL in force in
mauN states Of the country; has spon-
sored the building OF new and fire.
proof home for the Office OF the Dis
trict recorder OF deeds. Joined with
other local trade and business groups
in the format ion of the Joint Indus.
trial Council: has continued to con-
duct a course in real estate at the Y.
NJ. e., A. night school. and staged its
annual better homes show at the
Washington Auditorium. During the
year the mortgage and finance division
VAS organized Tor the purpose Of max.
Ing study OF rates and commissions
and other finance matters.
W. e, Miller was elected president
AT the annual Fall meeting TO succeed
John r. Maury and Ben T. Webster
was elected first vice president, Jesse
II. Hedges second vice president. who.
with the following. are members of
the executive committee: Mr.. Maury.
Claud Livingston. Horace c., Smithy
Monroe Warren. Alfred II. Lawson
and A. e. iioughton. James =. Schick
il executive secretary and treasurer.