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Imperial Valley press., 1927-01-24

I,IVT OSSo VI 7 V1rF"rrH T"VV"'
On December 10, when wind veloc.
'ity in the open at Fontana, San
Bernardipo county, registered "a
miles per hour, in the shelter of a
eucalyptus row it was but IL miles
an hour.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-01-24

The Fontana Farms company has
nine hens more than four years old
that have to date laid more than
900 eggs each, seeking to beat the
Imperial Valley press., 1927-01-24

Money to Loan On Automobiles
Sterling Securities Co. inc. Fred r
Cross. Mgr. go Main st. adv
Imperial Valley press., 1927-01-24

4 branch county jail, TO cost 3d.
600, will be built at IHdio, Riverside
county.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-01-24

It's 1927, all s well with III,
world and the Prince Of Wales ha:
fallen off his horse again.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-01-24

The Fresno Elks will erect a $780,
900 lodge building.
The Washington times., 1927-07-05
10000 ATTEND
CIVIC FETE

Between $4,000 and $4,000 per.
sons assembled in the Sylvan Thee
ter on the Washington Monument
Grounds last night to join in the
civic celebration of the Fourth of
July and watch the fireworks dis
play which followed the patriotic
exercises.
In addition, thousands of motor.
lists lined the hills around the
city to watch this and smaller
fireworks celebrations all over the
city. There was little parking
space at the head of Pennsylvania
Avenue Southeast, or along the
higher roads In Virginia.
Those Westinghouse who re-
manned in the city over the holi-
day were blessed with perfect
weather. The sky was practically
cloudless and nightfall brought one
of the coolest Fourth of July
evenings in local history.
Most of those remaining in TIE
city spent the day on the golf
links, in automobiles, on picnics,
hiking or Just Ioafing and strolling
around. Few remained indoors.
Community Groups Celebrate
The day was marked by several
small community celebrations dur.
Ing the day, each Of which at.
tracted neighborhood crowds, but
the city's real celebration was
staged at the Sylvan Theater In
the evening.
It was a magnificent sight by
the time the Marine Band concluded
Its half hour concert at o'clock,
The slopes of the Monument
Grounds were covered with people.
The Monument itself was oddly
lighted; moving light shafts, play
Ing upon it, made this shaft tn
pear Of silver dominant in pictur.
esque setting.
At one time a naval plane flew
over the vast crowd, circled the
Monument a few times in the
searchlight blaze, then disappeared.
The program licked off on sched.
ule, with an address of welcome
by the new Engineer Commission.
er, Col. William B. Ladue, who
was introduced by Isaac Cans
chairman OF the committee in
charge of the event. Ladue FOL.
lowed Charles r. Carusi, president
OF the Board of Education, who
read the Declaration Of Independ.
ence.
Oath Of Allegiance
The most impressive ceremony
came when Judge Mary O'TooIe
led the crowd in taking the oath
Of allegiance.
Following the program the crowds
moved to the opposite side of the
slope to view the fireworks.
Smaller celebrations during the
day attracted large crowds. With
practically all OF official Washing
ton away, local citizenry took lead
in exercises.
Over $4,000 people watched a
parade of 400 children in Takoma
Park, after which Gen. Eli A,
Helmick. inspector general of the
Army, made the chief address at
the exercises at Takoma School.
Petworth staged morning
parade; then came an aH-day pro-
gram, ending with a street dance
and night carnival.
Other celebrations were held in
Battery Park, Wesley Heights, and
kensington.
The Washington times., 1927-07-05
Pa. Planting Trees to
Save Lumber SUNNY

HARRISBURG, Pa. July 5.-The
State Of Pennsylvania is guarding
against a shortage Of lumber by
planting each year enough trees to
eventually produce an amount Of
timber equivalent to the States
annual consumption, the Depart.
ment of Forests and Rivers reveals.
The Washington times., 1927-07-05
PACIFIC filters
COMING HONE
By international News Service

ny AhtcrhhHoatal News SchNtee
HONOLULU, July 5.-Lieuts, Les
ter Maitland and Albert Hegenber-
ger will take their last spin today
In the big. numbering Fokker which
carried them from the Pacific coast
to the Hawaiian Islands. The Army
pilots planned to take a two-hour
flight over Honolulu today. alter.
mating for the last time at the
controls of the great monoplane
whose power and peculiarities they
know and love.
The Fokker will remain in Hawaii
The Washington times., 1927-07-05
Weekend Death Toll
Is Heavy in Chicago

CHICAGO, July 5. - Fireworks,
bathing resorts and automobiles
claimed heavy toll of victims over
the weekend holiday in Chicago and
vicinity.
Eleven persons were killed and
So injured in various Fourth of July
accidents.
The Washington times., 1927-07-05
{ n DEAVORERS.
To HEAR TESS !.
BY international News Service

CLEVELAND. July 5.-Class con-
ferences occupied the major portion
of today's program Of the 1927 con-
ventlon Of the International Chris
tian EndeavorN Society here.
United States Senator Simeon D.
Fess. Of Ohio. was scheduled to
address the convention in Public
Hall at $40 tonight.
the convention parade yesterday
was declared the best in the socie-
tvs history. by DR.. Daniel W.. Pol
ing. president. The Endeavorers
last night went on record for their
conviction that prohibition is a
sealed issue in American politics.
and pledged themselves to fight
wet" candidates.
Kansas City. No.. has been award
ed the 1929 convention of the society.
To combat serious locust invasions
a South African railway maintains
a car to spray its tracks and right
of way with an insecticide.
The Washington times., 1927-07-05

for interisland flying. Maitland and
Hegenberger SAN for Oakland to-
morrow.
The Army filters were obviously
reluctant to bid farewell to their
monstrous pet. Their regard for
the huge, trimotored Fokker was as
devoted as the affection of an old
railway engineer for the locomotive
he had driven for years.
They had hoped to fly 1t back to
California, but the War Department
ordered otherwise.
The Washington times., 1927-02-04
ACCEPTS
GR|FF TERMS

Stanley Coveleskie, after cogitating
for several weeks over his baseball
future, has finally decided to try his
luck again with the Washington
Griffmen. His signed contract has
been received and he is planning to
start at once for Hot Springs, Ark,
to take the. baths and put himself
in shape for the harder stunts coming
at Tampa next month.
Convey has been wintering in and
about his home in Shamokin, Pa,
taking many hunting trips into the
mountains. However, he believes
the baths at Hot Springs will do
him a world Of good and so he will
be on his way in day or so.
Coveleskie is the twenty-seventh
Griffman to sign the official papers.
The most important players yet to
send In their names are Muddy
Ruel. Fred Marberry and Benny
Tate. However, President Griffith
declines to worry about them, feel
ing sure that they will be in line
when the time comes
The Washington times., 1927-02-04
W|['KHORST
STARRING

One of the youngest players in
big league basketball today, yet
one whose scoring ability has en-
abIed him to climb steadily up.
ward In the individual point max.
ing race much to the distress OF
tried veterans, win strut before
local court fans Sunday night
when the Chicago Bruins engage
Washington at the Arcadia.
Paul Mike Wickhorst is the
youngster. He is %. Not only
Is Mike one of the youngest in
the American League but he lie
also one of the smallest. He
weighs 156 pounds and is 5 feet, z
inches tall, which although sound.
ing as il they were the measure
ments of q pretty husky kid do not
compare well with those of the
general run Of professional bas-
keters.
Wickhorst now holds sixth place
among the individual scorers and
during the past few days has been
Chicago's offensive leader in the
early games of the second half
campaign. He teams at forward
with Red Barak, q powerful fell
low whom Owners George Halas
and Lorrie Walquist picked up In
the amateur leagues in Chicago.
Moon" Baker, former court and
gridiron star at Northwestern Uni
versity, viii appear with the Bruins
as q reserve guard. He has yet ia
master some of the fine arts OF
the pro game but Manager Garry
Schmeelk believes that he Is
great prospect. In two games 90
far he has displayed excellent de-
fensive ability.
The Washington times., 1927-02-04

Haltingly, / said: zone hundred
dollars"
Mr.. Wrigley is a good business
man. He flshed a roll out of his
pocket and handed US $60--omy 40
per cent commission for himself.
always do make mistakes in such
matters. 1 should have asked for
about $40.
Gee, and when we returned TO the
motorcycle factory. we found that
they had put in not only new feed
line and chain but a new kick start
pedal, new clutch. new wiring, new
spark plugs, and had completely
overhauled the engine.
We felt 50 good about the way the
old wheeler had been fixed UP tina;
we tarried another two days In Chi
cago. We figured that with our new
equipment we could soon make up
those two days.
But we didn't know then what lay
just down the road.
Tomorrow. Bill Hastings tells
OF new dangers and how he and
George Young met them, and how
they slept in q garage In the back
seat OF movie stars limOusine.)
Copyright. 1897. Famous Features
Syndicate, Incl
The Washington times., 1927-02-04
st. Johns Team Drops
Fast Game to Eastern

"Zube" Sullivan's plucky st. Johns
five went down to defeat at the
hands of Eastern High five through
a long, looping shot by Essex in the
final half of the game. Such a shot,
seldom seen on local courts, cost St.
Johns a 1925 game.
In the last quarter, with the score
deadlocked and only few minutes
to play, the game was fast and
sparkled with clever passings Then
came the tell-tale shot by Essex
which decided the contest st. John s
did not give UP, however, but fought
every minute to tie the count again.
The Washington times., 1927-02-04

Then we had . bright idea.
We drove our motorcycle to the
The Washington times., 1927-02-04

A Tickle Charger and bat
terry combination. Equipped
with the famous KodeI
Trickle Charger, that makes
lt possible to run your set by
merely plugging into any
lamp socket,
The Washington times., 1927-02-04

We stayed ut the 7. NJ. G. A.
overnight, and the next morning
We changed q tire on the sidecar
and soon were on our way, heading
for South Bend, which we made
without mishap. This good luck
caused US to hold our breath for
fear something would happen. It
wasn't so easy holding your
breath on that motorcycle because
when you got good breath you
couldn't hold it. 1t was logged
out Of you right away.
We were expecting bad luck, and
We got it. On the fifth day Of
our run, Chicago-bound, our chain
broke. Several precious hours
slipped by as we made new links
out Of random pieces of wire and
metal. George always had a lot
Of junk in his pocket that helped
~ out. We weren't the best chain
makers In the world, so 1t was not
. total surprise when the same
thing happened again at Gary, Ind.
Here we had our only encounter
with speed cop-and what a well
come brush 1t was. The officer
, numbered some Of his tools-not
handouts and shooting irons, but
wrenches, pliers, parts and knick.
hacks, and we soon had our ma,
chine in shape again. We made
Chicago at 5 o'clock that after.
aeon.
It was plain that our motorcycle
was due for a complete overhaul.
Ing II we ever expected to make
the coast, and our finances were
in no shape to stand much delay.
Luckily had an aunt in Chicago
ana she kindly put Us up While we
debated the motoring problem.
Then we had q bright idea.
We drove our motorcycle to the
The Washington times., 1927-02-04
Central TOssers Beat
HYattsYille Five. 1926

Central High School hasketers are
victorious team over the Hyatts-
vile High School five today, but
thanks to the last minute squirt of
Nee and Burgess. This pair of clever
players pulled the game out of the
fire when 1t was apparent that
Central was doomed to go down to
defeat.
Central's rally. in Gloss mo.
vile went down to the 1925 de-
feat. Field goals by Nee, Burgess
and Crouch were responsible. They
scored the doubla-deckers in rapid
succession.
Wright, Of the Marylanders, played
bang.up game. His scoring Melted
his. team IA points, four OF which
were field goals, while six were
from the foul line.
The Washington times., 1927-02-04
WRIG[EY GIVES YOUNG
CASH NEEDED TO
REACH COAST
CHAPTER v.
BY 'Bill'' Hastings, Pal of George Young

George and thanks to rusty and trusy old motorcycle
made Detroit the third trek the Catalina
swim where George Young c5un, showed the stuff he
made George defeated and
he wouldn't backwash
he would cop big $4,000 prize-f could
California; that that
old rattetrap acting
Anyway we ferry afternoon still under
our power at least under the the cylinders could
provide when they weren't missing the
without any trouble seems they charge duty
rather than liabilities and machine beginning to represent
The Washington times., 1927-02-04
T I'VE TEAMS NEAR TIE
INCRACK PIN LEAGUE
By r. d. Thomas

BY 1890 o'clock tonight five may for dsnc
ton leading the astar District Ducpn League
Paper Company Government Printing King Pin Curb Cafe
and Convention Hall the
there IN the standings that two matches rolled tonight may
make 'em all
At Convention Hall the team will meet the Ar
cadias but the fought between the stanford
Paper Company and King Pin teams at the Coliseum
The Washington times., 1927-02-04

-
! saw our chances getting slim,
but ! wasn't near ready to give
up. j had to get George to Gaia.
lima, and that's all there was to
1t. Then l remembered the signs
on the back Of our outfits, which
were donated by q patriotic To.
rOntO sign painter. Mine read:
Toronto to Los Angeles" and
Georges Bound for the $25, 900
Catalina SWIM" That saved the
day. MIR. Wrigley was pleased.
l thought he would be, as we ad.
vertising men usually under.
stand one another. He was smIl.
ing, all over as he said:
II thing you boys are regular fel
lows. How much do you think vol
will need to get that far?"
The Washington times., 1927-02-04

We modestly asked for a new feed
line, chain and an overhauling.
Then we went away to take in the
sights while the gentlemen figured
out whether advertising pays-or
whether we pay. In our anxiety
over our finances we decided to cali
on Mr.. Wrigley, the instigator Of all
our troubles, and see what could be
done to save the swim from being
q terrible flop because of our alb.
Sence.
We cleaned up and put on our
Toronto best, ana after a brief wait
Of an hour and a half we were
ushered into the office Of the man
who was later to hand my chum a
tat check as the first man who had
left the Catalina Island resort be-.
hind, not only without leaving money
there, but actually receiving money
for SO doing.
preached the subject OF our finan.
clal needs, and suggested that we
had a big blank space on our sidecar
which might bear a message about
chewing gum.
II could show you q thousand let
ters with schemes to get financial
aid to go to Catalina said Mr..
Wrigley, "and would have to sup.
The Washington times., 1927-02-04

Let the children read w. e.
WOOdward's George Washington
pictures ON the Magazine Page Of
The Times daily.
The Washington times., 1927-02-04

incidentally, the King Pins have
high set also in the National Capital
League withz 1856, and one of their
The Washington times., 1927-02-04

manufacturers, who had their
plant in Chicago. We put up
. good line to the officials that
we had to get to the coast to
get that $25, 900 and the repu-
tafiOn of their product was at
stake. We told them we would
give them ell sorts of pictures
of ourselves with the machine.
George was too modest, but /
said that IL would be a wonder.
ful advertisement to have the
sure winner OF the Catalina
swim going cross-country in
their machine.
The Washington times., 1927-02-04

stars. Howard Campbell. owns the
high individual total with 434, the
best made in any league this season.
The Meyer Davis and Belmont teams
are tied for the best team game with
6S7. Logan, of Meyer Davis, has the
top game Of 172.
It is natural that so many teams
should be nip and tuck in the Dis
trict League pennant race. In this
league are grouped virtually all Of
the city's top notch performers,
which makes for keen competition.
Not in years has any team made a
runaway race Of it. The old Royals
used to walk in with the pennant
with a hop-andSkip from time to
time. But since they quit District
League competition has been close,
the issue being decided at least once
by total pins.
The j. Dallas Grady team,
OF the Real Estate League, is
emuIating the victorious Royals.
They hold an eight-game lead in
the flag chase with little chance
of being Overtaken. Boss and
Phelps Is second.
Commerce looks like the winner in
the Federal League, having a six
game margin over Interstate In sec
ond place. Miller, of Public Build
ings and Parks, leads the individuals
with a mark of 10S. His team is
far down In the race.
The Washington times., 1927-02-04


ming and should be moderately easy
victims Of the Convention Hall ex.
perts. To figure in the first place
tie Convention Hall must win all three
games. They took two out of three
from the Temples last night in a
postponed set.
With both the Stanford and King
Pin teams in the very thick of the
hot stuff, their match at the Coliseum
viii hold the spotlight. But MANY
fans win go to Convention Hall half
expecting that here will take place
the warmest contest. All this season
the teams that looked strongest on
paper have been knocked off at leas,
expected times by inferior Nne.ups
The Arcadias, therefore, are moi
taken lightly by Convention Hall.
Most of the District League
records for this season have been
made by Stanford and King Pin
bOWlers. The King Pins have
the high set of 1877, which is q
league record here for all time,
and the StanfOrds own the sea-
sons high game, with 661. Earl
McPhilOmy, q Stanford bowler
now inactive. shot the high indi.
viduaI game of 153, and for
time had the best set Of all, re-
Gently beaten by WOlstenholme's
419.
The Washington times., 1927-02-04

ply all II / supplied one. Can't
do It"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-16
MRS. L|NDBERGH
GOES TO ST. LOUIS
Train Stops at indianapolis
for Five Minutes-CroWd
Gives Greeting.

INDIANAPOLIS. June 16. - Mrs.
Evangeline Lindbergh. mother of Col.
Charles A. Lindbergh, transatlantic
flyer, departed from Indianapolis at
special train. the Spirit of st. Louis,
had stopped here for five minutes.
Arriving at $40, Mrs. Iindbergh
went to the rear platform to receive
the greetings of a small crowd. She
had not been expected until 10 o'clock;
consequently the crowd was much
smaller than officials had planned to
handle at the scheduled hour of her
arrival.
EVEC Ell TN I'D
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-16
CREDIT FOR FLIGHTS SUCCESS
ONLY LINDBERGHS, SAYS BACKER
Put in His Life's Savings and Trained as
for Title Fight Before
Hopping OFF,

Complete credit for the foresight
and aeronautical skill that accom-
plished the first New York-to- Paris
airplane flight by Col Charles A. Lind.
bergh. is given to the celebrated flyer
by Joseph j. McAuliffe. managing edi.
tor of the St. Louis Globe-Democrat,
one Of the financial hackers of the un-
dertaking. The Globe Democrat with
Harry H. Knight, president of the
St. Louis Flying Club: Harold NJ Blk.
by, president Of the St. Louis Cham
Der of Commerce, and five other ST.
Louisians. including Lindbergh. put up
the required funds of approximately
$4,000 in underwriting the project:
or this amount Lindbergh himself
gave $4,000. which he had earned as
an air mail pilot between st. Louis
and Chicago.
McAuliffe, who accompanied Bixby.
Knight and Robertson, the latter Lind
bergh's former boss in the air service,
to Washington. declared that for some
time before he had entered his name
for the $4,000 Ortig prize Lindbergh
had insisted to Knight and others that
he could make the jump across the A.
iantic with an absolute certainty of
success.
He was so terribly in earnest about
the matter" said McAuliffe. 1.-THE com.
mittee of sponsors which had enter
tanned grave doubts that he could
make the flight alone became per-
suaded finally that he would not fail.
He went to San Diego early in March
and there started training much as a
champion for prize fight, but espe-
cially on the question of endurance
and how long he could go without
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-16
LINDBERGH'S ESCORT
SETS SPEED RECORD
Pursuit Planes Fly Here From New
York in | Hour and As
Minutes. s.

Col. Charles A. Lindbergh's famous
military escort. the pursuit group
from Selfridge Field, Mich, establish.
ed a new speed record between New
York and Washington today when II
few the distance in 1 hour and 40
minutes.
Numbering 10 speedy Curtiss single.
scatter pursuit ships, the group. under
command Of Mai. Thomas G.. Ian.
phier, took off from Mitchell Field,
'Aineola, Long Island. at 10 O'Clock
and arrived over Washington at 11:45
am. The flight constituted a record
for planes of this number success.
fully negotiating the distance. Re-
Gently the group few from the Cana
dian border to San Antonio, Tex,
a distance Of 400 miles. in the elapsed
time of. 10 hours. !
The planes refueled at Boiling Field
and this afternoon departed for VIII.
bur Wright Field, Fairfield, Ohio,
where they will remain overnight and
pick up Col. Lindbergh's Spirit Of st.
Louis tomorrow as 1t flies to the city
for which it was named.
Two planes were missing in the
pursuit group as it appeared over
the city today. One of them was al
ready at Boiling Field. that belonging
to Lieut.. C. c. Irvine, which Col
Lindbergh used on his night flight
to the Capital to get his monoplane.
On this flight he was accompanied by
Capt. ST. Clair STREET., also a mem
Der of the group, and Capt. Street,
stayed behind in New York to catch
up on some sleep that he missed while
escorting Col. Lindbergh.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-16

sleep. Risk. danger, navigation seem.
ed inconsequential in this youngsters
mnid. He simply wanted to fly to
Paris and that was all there was to it.
He was willing to bet his life with his
Efe's savings thrown in, that he could
do it.
Without waiting for ceremony he
was off for New York to see officials
OF the Columbia Aircraft Corporation
concerning the use of Columbia
plane. The officials insisted that he
take navigator and that he go solely
under their direction. This would
have been taking the credit away
from his original hackers. so he
came back to ST. Louis.
Shortly afterward, Lindbergh told
Harry knight he was going to San
Diego to look at a Ryan plane made
by the Ryan Aircraft Corporation.
knight suggested he had better
think the matter over and hold a
conference before he went. but Lind
bergh wouldn't wait. He went to
San Diego. where he bought the Ryan
plane after a number Of tests salts
fed him that it could make the trip
over the ocean. Then he picked out
a motor made by the Wright Aero
nautical Corporation. The total cost
of the plane, motor and equipment
was $4,000. After Lindbergh reached
New York on the hop from San
Diego. Knight sent him $500 to pay
his expenses in Paris and to pay
his passage home. How little of
this sum Col. Lindbergh found neces-
sary to spend in the French capital
everybody knows.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-16

yacht while It cruised up the East
River and entered the Harlem River.
where Col. Lindbergh left to visit the
fights at the Polo Grounds. Thousands
of fans cheered him as he was intro
duced from the ring and presented a
! n OF golden boxing gloves
He spent 80 minutes at the fight
show and was then escorted downtown
to the Ziegfeld Theater to be the guest
OF honor at a special performance of
Rio Rita" Thous Is of persons.
prominent in social and business life
of the city, rose and greeted the youth
as he entered the theater.
After fighting his way from the
Ziegfeld Theater. Col. Lindbergh was
carried into the midst Of a still larger
throng a. t.-e N-ngesser. benefit
at the Roxy Theater.
Hund- Sds of policemen fought al
most in vain to control the swaving
and cheering thousands In the streets
thousands of men and women i'm
evening dre-s, holding tickets for tho
performances. were mixed about with
the crowd as police attempted to keen
lines to the theater open.