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Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1927-12-10

Europe just now seems to need policeman to
appeal to Uncle Sam.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1927-12-10
A DIPLOMATIC BATTERY

with VIII Rogers touring Mexico the guest of
President Gales and the latter extending an invita-
tor to Colonel Lindbergh to fly from Washington to
Mexico City, 1t would appear though relations be-
tween the two countries cannot be badly strained as
some politicians would have US believe
The cowpuncher humorist has been having a great
time IN Mexico and has made big hit with President
Gales, from newspaper accounts In an entirely diff
1erent way Lndbergh would also be royalty welcomed
by the Mexican people who second to in rec
ognlzlng courage, daring and chvary so we'll demon
strated by the Lone Eagle.
Thinking of the good work which Rogers and Lind
bergh have done and do in American diplomacy
brings to mind suggestion which offer free gratis
to the state department.
"Rube" Waddell the great but eccentric southpaw
OF the old Philadelphia Athletic team on occasion
when ne knew he was right (perhaps also "tght')
used to call in all his fielders and the infied and
with only his catcher working would beat his oppon-
ents by his superb pitching.
Our suggestion is that the state department call in
all the woud-be diplomats. and turn their Jobs over
to "l1ndy' and Will. If that isn't mo hit no rum
battery we never saw They could fan out" any
diplomatic squabbes that might arise as easy as the
"Rube' could fan weak hitter
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1927-12-10

Long presidential campaigns are popular because
they give so many people chance to be mentioned
for the presidency
The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1927-07-29

started on a walk of one hun
dred miles. After a time she
arrived in Penland. Later she
got work for one week in Ashe-
vile, earned sixteen dollars, and
brought fifteen of it for her
children.
II tell you this bit of inti-
mate history that you may see
the kind of struggle mothers are
making for their children who
are with u.s."
The Chapel Hill Weekly (109
Rosemary laneD will receive
clothing given for the children
Of this school-coats, sweaters,
suits ehoes steektnes ,.aAa..-
wear, etc.-and will attend to
the shipment. 1t is not neces-
sary for the clothing to be in
perfect repair.
The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1927-07-29
L. G. Cole Coming Here
Will Open an Office in the MacRae
Building Next Monday

l.. G. Cole, Inc, will open a
fire insurance and real estate of
fee here next Monday, August
L The head of the company is
L. G. Cole, and associated with
him in the management of it are
his sons, E. Stewart Cole and
C. Corbett Cole.
They have taken the ground
floor of the MacRae building,
across from the post-office on the
corner of Franklin and Hender-
son streets.
Mr.. Cole was born in the
country seven miles from Chapel
Hill. He moved here in 1881,
when he was IL years old, to
attend school. Among his teach
ers during the three years he
lived in Chapel Hill, were Locke
Craig and Horace Williams.
After graduating at the East
man Business College in Pough-
keepsie in 1885, he settled in
Durham. After 25 years in the
tobacco business he launched
into insurance and real estate.
His Durham headquarters are
on Parrish street near the post
Office.
The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1927-07-29
Planting the Field
Ground at Stadium Narrowed, and
Grass Is Now Being SOwed

Narrowing was in progress
at the Kenan Stadium during
Monday and Tuesday of this
week. Two tons of vigoro, an
extra-efficient fertilizer, were
spread over the ground Wednes-
day, and already the sowing of
grass is under way. Only the
central part of the arena is now
being planted, but the space
around the ends and sides will
soon be ready for the same treat
ment. Grass will probably be
sprouting over the whole area
between the concrete stands be-
fore the middle of August.
Half the seats in the west
stand have been poured, and the
nnlshed llght gray part IS creep
ing steadily northward over the
black cinders which form the
base for the concrete mixture.
The news that the stadium
nears completion having spread
abroad, University alumni and
other visitors are coming every
day to see 1t, some of them from
great distances. One feature
that attracts much attention ID
the Governors Rox at the top
of fhol no.&&o.. IS A. -~..~--1A A. a
- StN~ N~AAS~A VA WAC NVflipiCDCW
east stand. Directly across from
this, at the corresponding posi-
tion Oh the west stand, will be
the Press Box.
The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1927-07-29
CLOTHING NEEDED BY MOUNTAIN SCHOOL, CHILDREN

The women in Chapel Hill who
sent children's clothing recently
to the Appalachian School at
Penland, in the mountains Of
western North Carolina, have
received letters telling how
gratefully the clothing was re-
ceived. AS an illustration of the
urgent need for help a teacher
in the school writes to a friend
here:
Zone mother who hunted all
winter for work and got so far
away that she tried to walk back
to see her three children, who
are with US here in the school.
was not successful and so has
had no money with which to
clothe her children. She walk
ed seyenty-fye miles and then
The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1927-07-29
Fire at HillsbOrO
Disastrous Blaze at County Seat;
Help from Other Towns

A fire broke out in a build
ing in the business section of
Hillsboro shortly after twelve
o'clock Tuesday night.
At the alarm hundreds of cit
liens of the town came running
to give aid. They formed a
bucket brigade and fought the
blaze manfully. When it look
ed as if the fire might spread,
telephone calls brought to the
scene detachments from the fire
departments of both Mebane and
Durham.
AS it turned out, the damage
was confined toaone building. 1t
was the property of r. o. Ever
EFT of Durham and was occupied
by meat market. The loss was
estimated at $4,000.
The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1927-07-29
Page Killed by Car
Run Down while Crossing Street in
front of the Campus

Daniel c. Page, carpenter
foreman for T. C. Thompson &
Bros, was killed by an automo-
bile on the main street of the
village, in front of the Univer-
sity campus, just before Z
o'clock Monday morning.
He had parked his own car on
the campus side and had started
across the street toward the
post-office. J. E. Mansess, cab
met maker in the University's
building division, was coming
from the east in a Ford. Mr..
ManSess, thinking Mr.. Page
would continue forward across
the street, swerved to the left
to go behind him. But. Mr..
Page stepped back and was
struck by the car. Taken to the
infrmary, he died in a few min
utes.
Arrested on the charge of
manslaughter, Mr.. Mansess was
brought before j. T. Harris, JUS
tice of the peace, Monday after
noon, He was released under
bail and will appear for trial at
the next term of the court in
Hillsboro.
The victim of the accident
was a brother of julius A. Page,
superintendent for the Thomp-
son company. He is survived by
his wife and daughter, his
parents, and several brothers
and sisters.
The body was taken to Will
mington, where the Pages live,
for the funeral and interment.
The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1927-07-29
Harrington HOmebOund
LnOtyper Has Started Back in His
Ford from Far West

Elmer Harrington. the limo
type operator of the Orange
Printshop, has started back
home from the Far West. His
fellow printer, Cyrus w. Baze-
more, has received from him a
postcard dated Las Vegas. New
Mexico, July 81, bearing the
message: Everything going
fine. Headed back by way of
Kansas City and st. Louis. Hope
to see you in about two weeks. -
This schedule, if adhered to, will
bring Mr.. Harrington into Chap-
-el Hill next week.
He set out from here in June
with another linotype operator,
George Ehrhart. Their ancient
Ford touring car, which cost
them 500 purchase price S25,
plus improvements $75), had
such a dilapidated appearance
that some of their friends fear
ed it would fail them before they
got out of North Carolina. But
it carried them safely across the
country and is still going brave
ly as it begins the return trip.
Messrs. Harrington and Ehr-
hart replenished their funds
from time to time by stopping
on the way and operating limo
types for newspapers whose reg
ular men were taking vacations.
The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1927-07-29
Mrs. ThOmpsOn's Death

Mrs. Robert L. Thompson,
formerly Miss Anne Busbee of
Raleigh, died in New York Sun
day. Her daughter, Mrs. Doug
aid Macmillan, was summoned
from Chapel Hill to her bedside
and arrived in time to be with
her during her last hours. The
funeral was held In Raleigh
Tuesday afternoon.
Mrs. Thompson was often in
Chapel Hill, in her girlhood days
and on through her life, and her
death is mourned by many de-
voted friends here.
The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1927-07-29
Large Class Expected
Applications from 676 Freshmen Have
Already Been Received

The University is expecting
the largest freshman class on
record.
Registrar Thomas j. Wilson,
Jr., has already received 676 ap-
plications for admission, and
more are pouring in every day.
AS many had been filed day be-
fore yesterday, July 81, as had
come in by the 18th of August
1925.
The total number of students
enrolled last year was 2,527. 1t
is thought that the enrolment
for 1927-1928 will be not far
from 5000.
Mr.. Wilson and his assistants
are busy examining the applica-
tions. In every case the credits
have to be carefully scrutinized.
Some applicants, whose records
do not meet the University re-
quirements, have to be turned
down. Some, who are nearly
but not quite up to the standard,
are allowed to enter with condi-
tions.
The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1927-07-29
The Village Will Have
Automatic Telephones
Equipment Has Already Been Ordered and Will
Probably Be Installed before Christmas
A Barbecue Artist

After the impressive cere-
monies with which the new offi-
GERS of the Chapel Hill lodge of
the Knights of Pythias were in
stalled, on Thursday evening of
last week, the company hastened
to attack the barbecue.
This was the best barbecue |
ever tasted, and my admiration
for. its creator mounted with
each succeeding mouthful. The
man who made it was J. E.
Gooch; and | walked over to him,
where he sat on a log to offer
congratulations. And then |
questioned him about his career
as a barbecuist.
He has been practicing the art
for 25 years. Out on his place
on the north edge of the village
he has a specially constructed
brick fire-pit, with iron rods
running across the top to sup
port the pig. Live hickory Goals
are kept aglow in this enclosure,
and the cooking continues for
the better part of a day.
Mr.. Gooch gets all his pigs
from Chatham county farm
where they are fed on corn only.
None except a corn-fed animal,
says this master artist, can be
converted into perfect barbecue.
In the course of the preparation
the pig loses just about half its
weight, what with the evapora-'
ton and elimination of bones
and other inedible parts. When
the Goals have done their work,
then comes the seasoning-and
here the genius of the prince of
outdoor cooks bursts into its
finest flower.
Mr.. Gooch makes at his home
all the barbecue consumed at
the Gooch restaurant and occa-
sionally does a special order like
this one for the Pythians and
their guests.
Whenever | am tasting any of
his product, and when | gloat
upon it in retrospect, | think of
Mr.. Gooch as one of our most
valuable citizens.
The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1927-07-29
Chapel Hill Chaf

Mrs. Mosher had a few of her
friends in for a morning party
one day this week, in honor
of Mrs. Thompson, Mrs. Koch's
sister.
The conversation turned to
birthplaces, and it developed
that of the women present one
was born in Montana, two in
Scotland, one in Germany, one
in Vermont, two in Colorado,
and one in North Carolina. A
cosmopolitan community, eh,
what!
The person who occasionally
serves me as stenographer does
not hesitate to stop the flow of
talk to question my accuracy or
the quality of my literary style.
Which Interruptions | accept
often with gratitude and always
with humility. When | was die
tating the piece about the bar
becue artist and came to the
phrase, This was the best bar
becue | ever tasted" she said:
"The last. you have eaten is al
ways the best you ever tasted" )"
This has in it a germ of truth,
but | still hold to my declara-
ton that no barbecue that ever
before passed athwart my palate
was quite the equal of that which
was served at the Pythians'
party last week.
| was shocked to read in the
Raleigh Times a headline to the
effect that my friend Glenn
Wright of Greensboro, a fire.
quent and welcome visitor in
Chapel Hill, was in trouble with
the law. The headline ran:
"WiIl Insist on Glenn Wright
Trial in August. | discovered,
however, upon reading further,
that he had been confused with
Clem Wrenn, the banker charged
with forgery and embezzlement
in connection with the recent
financial scandal in Wilkes coun-
,t@. This error was natural
enough. Whenever the name
Glen is heard in North Carolina
everybody Immediately thinks of
Clem Wright. AS for myself,
before | read the dispatches
about the Wilkes affair the only
Clems | had ever heard of were
Clem Wright, Glenn Shaver, and
the Clem who figured in the
pages of Locke's novel, Simple
Septimus. There have been sew
eral Popes named Clement but
| doubt if one Of these was ever
called Glen.
The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1927-07-29
LOgans' Complicated Travels

George B. Logan left Sunday
with his two oldest daughters
for Pittsburgh. After spending
a week with his family he will
leave the children and return to
Chapel Hill Sunday. Mrs. Logan
will then go up with the two
youngest daughters for a visit.
The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1927-07-29
Potter, as Blind Man, Wins

Russell Potter, who has gone
to France with Mrs. Potter for
a year of study, won the prize
for the best costume in the
fourth of July party on the
steamship. He was disguised as
a blind beggar carrying around
a tin cup, Mrs. Potter acted the
part Of the boy who led him.
The prize was a fine Dutch pipe
very appropriate to MIR. Pot-
tar's daaraaf. habit
The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1927-07-29
Plans Include Provision for
an Efficient Police and
Fire Alarm System

Chapel Hill is to have an au-
tomato telephone system.
1t will probably be in opera
tion before Christmas. The
switchboard and other equip
ment have already been ordered.
The pressure upon the pres
ent old-fashioned switchboard
has steadily increased within
the last year or two, with the
result that is has been impossi-
bic to maintain a high quality of
service. When the new installa-
tion is completed there will be
no trouble about getting connec-
tions promptly.
Of course the change will
bring some increase in the rates.
This always accompanies the in
stallation of an automatic sys-
TEN because of the greater cost
of the plant. 1t is thought the
increase in Chapel Hill will not
be considerable.
A new building for the GEN.
trail office is under construction
on Rosemary lane opposite the
rear of the Presbyterian church.
The Chapel Hill telephone
company was acquired two years
ago by the University, and since
then the telephone service has
been one branch of the activi-
ties of the Consolidated Service
Plants.
Anybody who has used a tele-
phone in Durham within the
last year or so knows how the
automatic device works. With
each instrument there is a little
dial, and simply by turning this
the subscriber gets into connec-
tion with whomever he wants to
call.
One of the conditions laid
doYn by the aldermen, and
agreed to by the Consolidated
Service Plants, is that a thor
oughly efficient police alarm and
fire alarm arrangement shall be
maintained at no cost to the
town. The mechanism is to be
so adjusted that the person who
wants to turn in a fire alarm
may not only set off the siren
at fire headquarters but may al
so ring the telephones at the,
homes of several of the firemen.
And the police may be called
from any telephone instrument
in the village.
The regular switchboard op-
orator will be unnecessary when
the automatic system is INSTALL
ed, but there will be a service
man on duty to look out for re-
pairs and attend to other duties
of an emergency character.
1t is likely that additional
wires will be run from here to
Durham and that all long dis
tance calls will be handled by
the Durham oantraI
The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1927-07-29
Foreign Students to Come

The University of North Car
olina is one of the institutions
chosen for the graduate work of
British students coming to
America under fellowships of the
Commonwealth Fund.
The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1927-07-29
BOARD REVOKES
CUT IN LINDSAY
TAX VALUATION
Assessors Successfully Defend
Their Original Figure at
Hearing in HillsbOrO
NET ASSESSMENT is $15,3OO

The cut in c. L. Lindsay's tax
assessment, from $4,000 to
$4,000, was rescinded by the
county commissioners in Hills
bOro Monday. This means that
Mr.. Lindsay will take the uni
form 10 per cent. cut granted
to all Chapel Hill taxpayers; /;
and so his, property on Cameron
avenue goes down on the books
at $15,3O0.
The commissioners voted two
weeks ago to take $4,000 off the
assessment when Mr.. Lindsay
appeared before them, one day
after the regular hearing at
which the tax assessors were
present, and protested that
$4,000 was much too high.
This week the assessors were on
hand to defend their figure, and
they did this so effectively that
the board, without argument.
cancelled the reduction.
Mr.. Lindsay came 10 the meet
ing with two lawyers, Mr..
Brawley of Durham and one
other, and with Mr.. Hughes of
Durham.
At the outset D. d. Carroll,
one of the two Chapel Hill as
SCISSORS (the other being John
T. FOwler), demanded that Mr..
Lindsay, if he were to give any
testimony, be put under oath.
This step, however, was not
taken, Mr.. Lindsay deciding not
to go on as a witness.
Laying maps of the Cameron
avenue neighborhood before the
commissioners, Messrs. Carroll
and Fowler proceeded to demon
strate that their figure on the
Lindsay property was not too
high. The main points in Mr..
CAROLS statement were as fol-
lows.
Mr.. Linday, two weeks ago,
told the board he was receiving
$50 a month rental for the prop
erty, whereas he was actually
receiving 500 ($65 for, the big
house and $25 for the small one) .
The B. S. Williams place, on the
corner, across Patterson street,
was assessed at $500, which
made the Lindsay property, on
the same frontage basis, worth
fully $1,000. The assessment
of Miss Sally Dayis's place,
across Cameron avenue, justi-
fed, on a comparative basis, the
assessors valuation for Mr..
Lindsays'. And so with compar-
isons of other property nearby
the Bruce Strowd, the Eu-
banks place, etc.
Another fact laid before the
board was that three or four
years ago. Mr.. Lindsay entered
suit against the University for
damages of $4,000 to his prop
erty by reason of the building
of the railroad along its rear.
Since then he has sold off for
Continued on page sir)
The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1927-07-29

Miss MaIIett's seth Birthday
Miss Eliza Mallett was S6
years old on the 21st. Many of
her friends called upon her to
offer their felicitations.
The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1927-07-29

Miss Sally Pleasants is ex-
pected back from the mountains
early next week.
The Washington times., 1927-06-07
MAI. SEELIGSON
|. WINS NET TILT

Major Arthur Seeligson. defending
the national Army tennis champion
ship. is meeting Lieut.. J. w. stra-
han, Of Second Corps. today on the
Columbia Country Clubs court.
Major seeligson came through the
first round yesterday by vanquish.
ing Lieut.. Col. J. P. Hopkins. ell,
I6-2.
While only. four matches were
contested yesterday, the entire field
will get action today.
The pairings:
Today'g PaIringS II
Major seeligson eighth Corps Arsa9
VS.. Lieut. ]. w. strahan (second Corps
Area); Major J. d. Elliott (Third
Corps Area) VS.. Lieut.. r. r. StudIer
District of Columbia): Lieut.. r. 3.
Oxrieder Engineer SCHOOL, Vs. Major
A. NJ. Patch (Third Corps Area1 /:
Lieutenant Hedekin (West Point) va.
Lieut.. p. NJ. Hall (First Corps Areal !:
Lieut.. Hugh Rowan Third Corps Area1
vs.. Lieut. e. Partridge eighth Corps
| Area); Capt C. W. ChristenbeEry
Fourth Corps Area) vs.. Major tTay-
Tor (West Point.
The Washington times., 1927-06-07
'LIGH IT
FLASHES

At New York-chuck Hellman,
Pacific Coast bantamweight, won
decision over Corporal Izzy Schwartz
QOl.
At Phlladelphia-Matt Adgie,
Philadelphia light heavy, won de-
cision over Eddie Huffman, Cali
fornia (10); Tommy Herman, Phila.
delphia, knocked out Bobby Garcia,
Baltimore, in third round, after
knocking him down thirteen times;
AL Gordon, of Philadelphia, won
decision over Del Fontaine, To-
ronto (10).
At Buffalo, N. Y.-Willie Lavan
outpointed Clyde Hull, Texas vel.
terweight Q0). Hull recently de.
feated Pete Latzo, former champion.
At Jersey City-Jack KatlSishi
Pittsburgh, outpointed Teddy Gar
tin, Denver; Irish Brady, Jersey
City, scored technical knockout over
joey Katkish, Pittsburgh.
At Dayton, Ohio-Johnny Risko
Cleveland heavyweight, drew with
Joe Sekyra, Dayton.
The Washington times., 1927-06-07
Navy Crew Has Real
Foe at POughkeepsie

ANNAPOLIS, Nd, June e.-The
Washington, California and Cornell
crews are all heavier than that Of
the Naval Academy, and are likely
to be dangerous opponents over the
four-mile course at Poughkeepsie, in
the opinion of Coach Bob Butler OF
the Navy crew. Washington, ac.
cording to Butler, has a heavier
team than when it was defeated by
California and is likely to make q
desperate effort to regain its laurels.
Washington and the Navy will try
to gain the edge in their series this
year at Poughkeepsie, as each has
won twice in their four previous
meetings.