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NEWSBOY AS ORPHAN, OR AIDING
POOR MOTHER, MAINLY FICTION
Federal Inquiry Shows Street Merchants
Usually Have Normal Homes-Some
Regulations Are Proposed.

much as the boys 10 and IL years of
age.
The report is almost unqualifiedly
against allowing children to become
street merchants land the conclusion
is reached that strict regulation is nee
essary.
Badge System Favored.
The badge system, which has the
same function as the certificate system
In child-labor laws relating to other oc-
cupations. is recommended AS extra
legal aids to regulation, 1t was said,
good results have been obtained by the
organization of 'newSboyS' republics"
Milwaukee and Boston being cited as
examples.
The work Of newspaper carriers, or
boys delivering newspapers from house
to house. was declared to be relatively
unobiectionable. but condemnation is
made OF bootblacking and peddling by
children. as having the same disadvant-
ages as selling papers.
The eight cities covered by the study
were Atlanta. Ga; Columbus. Ohio;
Newark and Paterson, N. j.: Omaha.
Nebr.. Wilkes Barre. Pa; Troy, N Y,
and Washington. D. c.
The government of Peru has Just
authorized the opening of four stores in
Lima for the exclusive sale of house
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-19
UNIFORM UTILITIES ACT
FOR STATES ENDORSED
National Conference In Seattle
Adopts Draft--Criminal Cases
Discussed.
Nv the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
SEATTLE, Wash. July 19.-The prin-
ciple of q uniform public utilities act, in
cooperating some laws now In force In
variou States. has been Endorsed by the
National Conference of Commissioners
on Uniform State Laws, In session here.
Hazen I. Sawyer of Keokuk, Iowa,
chairman of that committee. intro
duced the act yesterday, which was rati-
fled after short debate.
A tentative draft OF uniform State
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hall, luncheon at South Side hotel
and banquet tonight.
A special escort OF combat medal men
who were decorated for bravery under
fire were named TO lead the parade to
the city hall to receive the citys official
welcome from Mayor Thompson.
After tonight's banquet Gordon and
his fiancee, Miss Ann Bruce, we're TO be
Bruce and her mother planned to spend
the afternoon completing the brides
trousseau.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-05-18
JUNIOR CLASS TO
PRESENT PLAY AT
CENTRAL UNION

Tonight and tomorrow night in
the high school auditorium the Jun
ior class play, "The Boomerang, y
will be presented under the able di-
rection of Miss Margaret Collins.
Dress rehearsal last night went off
very smoothly, and indications are
that "The Boomerang' will be one
Of the clcverest and best presented
productions held this year at the
high school
The unusual lines and the inter
estfng situations add greatly to the
of the play. The two
parallel plots working for the same
end add just enough complication to
make the play very interesting.
The east has worked up unusually
well, and includes Virgil Hamilton,
Lottic Self, Claribel Simpson, Guy
Maggie, Thelma McNutt, Edgar
Martin, Phyllis Welch, Lloyd Mil
Ter, Frank WiIby and Opal Hunt.
The high school orchestra will play
between acts.
If tickets have not already been
procured from members of the Jun
ior class, they may be obtained at
the door. Reserved seats are at
Loynd's Drug Store. The curtain
will rise promptly at s o'clock both
NIGHTS
Imperial Valley press., 1928-05-18
HESS in VALLEY
TO PREPARE FOR
BOUT WITH HART

Goldie Hess Of Ocean Park, who
meets Billie Hart of Los Angeles in
the main event at the arena in the
opening program next Friday night,
has acquired the Bay district fca-
therweight championship and a lot
OF experience since he appeared
here in several bouts last year.
Goldie has already arrived i'll the
valley as he is anxious to acclimate
himself for the pending fuss with
Hart for victory Will mean much
to the Ocean Park battler. lie
along with several other of the
boys is working out daily at the
arena and is showing fans plenty Of
speed.
The coast city boy handed Pat
Sweeney of Ireland Il thorough
trouncing. lin an eight round battle
at Ocean Park to cop the title
which he now bears. Only the bell
saved Sweeney from a knockout in
the fifth and the Irish scrapper was
Imperial Valley press., 1928-05-18
Dementia PraecOX
Saves Muir derer
by United Press Leased Wire

FLORENCE, Ariz., May Is
Granville johnson, convicted wife
slayer, who was scheduled to die
en- the gallows today, was notified
tLat his sentence bad been com
mutatcd to life Imprisonment.
The state board Of pardons and
paroles, meeting in Phoenix late
yesterday, recommended the com
mutation and the action was APP
proved by Secretary of state James
Kerby, acting for Governor w. p.
HUNT.
Preparations were under way to
carry out the execution when prison
officials We're informed Of the act
ion Of the pardon board,
Johnson was found guilty of
staying his wife with an axe in
Williams in 1926. Testimony Of
who declared the con-
demned man was suffering with
dcmentia praecoX, prompted the
life-SaVinp decision.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-05-18
Funeral of Mrs.
Atkins Tomorrow

The body Of Mrs. Nora Bell At
kins Of Sal Lcnrey, who died in
Del Rio, Texas, while enroute to
the east to visit relatives, was
brought back to Ell Centro this
morning. The body is now at the
Lemons funeral chapel where fun
eral services will be held at 2
clock tomorrow afternoon.
Mrs. Atkins was well known
known throughout Ell Centre and
had been employed at the Pacific
Telephone and Telegraph company
office here. She is survived by
her husband, Horace NJ. Atkins Of
this city and numerous relatives in
the east.
Rev. Charles Z. Flanagan, pastor
of the First Baptist Church, will
be in charge of the funeral ser
vice. Burial will be made in Ever
green cemetery.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-05-18

temporarily out Of the picture three
different times.
Put Hess will have no easy time
Friday night for in Hart he meets
a boy that fights with both fists
and all the time. Hart has also
gained fame along the coast and
has held the bantam championship
of this district.
This is but one of four stellar
attractions "'Pmny' Richmond
las arranged for fight followers on
the opening night. The others in
ciude semi-final between the
rapidly climbing local colorcd boy,
Homer Gaines, and Frank Abedano
OF Los Angeles. This bout viii af
ford Gaines an opportunity to take
another step up the pugiIistic lad
der.
In the special six rounder Tommy
Shull, old FL Centre favorite, will
mix things up with the lan<y color
cd boy, Richard Randall. The open
er brings together Jimmy Bradshaw
and Madison Glover.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-05-18
HOLTVILLE
(By Press Staff Correspondent)


HOLTVILLE, May 1s.-A silver
medal matron's contest, sponsored
by the Imperial County w. G. T.
L. was held Thursday evening at
the Methodist Church. A very in
teresting program was presented.
With Mrs. A. c. Ferguson acting as
chairman, the program was as fol-
lows:
Musical Selections, Methodist
Sunday School Orchestra.
"Mhat Did You Do2' Miss Maud
Hall, Alamo.
"The Drinking House Over the
Way" Mrs. Lizzie Morford, Holt
Vile.
Piano Selection.
"Sail Onl Sail Onl" Mrs. Min
ME Sebille, Brawley.
"'Weighing Up" Mrs. Sara An
drews, Brawley.
Vocal Solo, Charles Slocum.
"Our Purpose" Mrs. Lena Boil
ton, Imperial.
1.-THE Home of Plenty" Mrs.
O. A. Savage.
Violin Solo, Mrs. S. K. Weed.
Joseph Lupton Mcclellan, of Los
Angeles was q visitor in Holtville
Wednesday. Mr.. Mcclellan is "a
former resident Of this,city.
The Holtville Grammar School is
presenting "Windmills of Holland,'
Friday, May 1S, at the auditorium.
The 9th, 7th and Sth grades are par
ticipating in the operetta. The
operetta is under the directions of
Miss Neal.
j. f. King, manager of Southern
Sierras Power Company, Of Ell Cen
tro, and David S. bromley, manager
of the company at Brawley, were
visitors in Holtville Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. +. E. Lucking, of
this city, were guests Of Mr.. and
Mrs. David Bromley, Of Brawley,
Sunday.
II. W. Mays returned to his home
Thursday after spending several
days at Ventura. Mr.. Mays was &C.
companied by his mother, Mrs.
Mays of that city, who will remain
for two weeks visit.
Mrs. Clark Smith, Of Ell Centre,
was q guest of her mother, Mrs.
d. b. Robertson, Thursday.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-05-18
Calipatria Man
Dies Suddenly

Frank P. Noble, 60, of Calipatria
died suddenly early yesterday at
tcrnoon at his home in Calipatrla.
An inquest was held into the mat
ter yesterday afternoon and YER
dict of death due to heart attack
acccntuated by alcoholism was re-
turned.
The body was brought to Lemons
funeral chapel in FL Centre where
a short service was held at 8
Q clock this morning and burial was
made in Evergreen cemetery. Rev.
George Hartman officiated at the
service.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-05-18

cause he was unable to get along
with his stepfather and desired to
go to his uncle's home in Watts. He
said his uncle's name is Nick Ann
broff.
The city police turned the boy
over to the probation officer and
in the meantime message was dis
patched to the uncle, informing him
that the youth is in custody here.
No reply has been received as yet.
The contract has been let for the
San Joaquin river bridge at Hern-
don, Fresno county.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-05-18
PAIR GIVEN LIBERTY

Irvine Wedgewood, %, of San
Francisco and Carl Pickins, IS, of
Weleta, Okla, were locked up over
night by city police. Charges of
vagrancy were brought against the
men this morning but the case was
dismissed by Judge Perkins for lack
of evidence. 49,
Imperial Valley press., 1928-05-18
Runaway Youth
Held by Police

A. A. Reed of AL Main street ar I.
arrived at the FL Centre police head
quarters late last night and wit!A
him he brought John Sussoeff, ag I'd
IL, Of Glendale, Ariz. John had I'm
away from his home in Glend iale
and was picked up by Reed rear
Yuma.
The youth said that he had t sken
'fFrench leave' from his HON E be-
Imperial Valley press., 1928-05-18
NEW HIGH PRICE

NEW YORK, May 19.-Arrange-
ments have been taken for the sale
Of a stock exchange seat at $398, 900
a new high record it was announced.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-05-18
TO TRY FOR RECORD
by United Press Leased Wire

SANTA ANA, Calf, May 1S. -
An attempt to break the world s
record for sustained flight will be
made tomorrow by r. O. Sullivan,
of the naval air service and Jack
Reid, it was announced here. They
will fly an Albatross plane.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-05-18

The San Joaquin Valley Wool
Growers Association recently met at
llanford, Kings county, with 1900
crowds present.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-05-25
|L,TGH
FLASHES

AT New York-Tod Morgan, Of
Seattle, Junior lightweight champion.
won decision over Eddie Cannonball
Martin. former bantam champ. -
rounds; Santiago Gorilla, Of Panama,
outpointed Dominick Petrone. New
York eight rounds; Harry Ebbets,
Freeport. N. Y. stopped Laddie Lee,
Boston in the first round; Ernie
Jarvis English bantam, outpointed
Frisco Grande, Filipino boxer eight
rounds. y.s.o
Al Detroit - Stanlslaus Loayza,
Chilean lightweight, outpointed
Bruce Flowers, negro. Of New Ro-
chelle. N. Y. 10 rounds; Arturo
Sheckl~s, Chilean welterweignt: won
decision over Jimmy Hutchinson
Detroit. six rounds. 80, ,.,...
Al Chicago-Joey Medill. CHICAGO
iunior lightweight. and Mike Dun
dee of Rock Island, H.. drew. ~
rounds. Young Nationalist, Elip-
pino. stopped Benny Schwartz, bal1l'
more bantamweight, one round.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-05-25
FatOr Apologies;
Is in Good Standing

NEW YORK, May 25.-Jockey
Laverne Fator, who had been sus-
pended by the stewards of Belmont
Park Cor an indefinite period for
using offensive language to the
clerk of the scales at that track
has been reinstated. Eater was
reprimanded by the clerk for failing
to report an overweight. and the
Jockey adopted an attitude that did
not meet with the approval OF the
stewards. He was also fined $500.
When Fator apologized to the clerk
the stewards decided that the fine
was enough punishment and lifted
the suspension of the rider after ne
had been absent from the turf Tor
ona dav
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-05-25

The Army also seems to have
a slight advantage at field and
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-05-25
SERVICE TEAMS
NEAR END

ANNAPOLIS, May 25.--Special
interest attaches to the meetings on
June 2 of teams representing the
Naval and Military academies in
three sports, as such win be the
last athletic contests between the
service schools unless the eligibility
differences are Strengthened.
The baseball and field and track
teams of the service schools will
meet on that day at Annapolis, while
the lacrosse game will be played
at West Point.
The results Of these games
will have no effect upon the
series in these sports, but mem.
bers Of the two services are ex.
tremely anxious for their teams
to win the final games.
The Army has won Is OF the IS
baseball games and four Of the five
track meets. The Navy has won
all four lacross games played.
The teams are fairly we'll matched.
The baseball mines do not seem to
be strong, with the Army having
a slight edge, which may be neu.
traIized by the fact that. the Navy
will be playing on its home grounds.
The Army also seems to have
a slight advantage at field and
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-05-25
Bimbo Whangs Another
And Is Three Up
On Record

II Babe Ruth continues to MT
home runs at the pace he has
maintained thus far this season.
he will have a total of 60. three
more than the record he set asst
wear. His fourteenth circuit clout
Of the current campaign, made
against the Athletics yesterday
nuts him three home runs, six
days and seven games ahead OF
his 1927 record.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-05-25
COMMUNICATION is HERO

Harry ''Babe" Connaugntun,
former Georgetown gridder and ALI
America guard, can now quality as
q fireman He fought flames that
swept the upper story Of his home
in Philadelphia yesterday morning
and didn't leave the burning editlce
until he led his younger brother
and sister to safety. He was
slightly burned about the face.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-05-25

There are many who believe that
the open stance has many points
in its favor, but ] am inclined to
the belief that for the average
person the square stance is the
better one OF the two. think 1t
is more comfortable and gives more
freedom than the open.
As I see it, the danger involved
In the use OF the open stance is the
tendency to get the body into the
the stroke too soon. There is an
inclination to get the body in al
most as soon as the club begins
its down.swing and unless the user
has sound style. timing Is more
difficult with the open stance and
there is pronounced tendency to
slice.
There Il another point about
the stance which is Of even
more Importance. Length, 1
believe, ii almost impossible IL
yOu stand too close to the ball
and that Is 3 fault Of . great
many players.
1t is a natural result that the
closer you stand to the ball the
more cramped and restricted will
be your movements and at the
same time the shorter and more
upright viii be the swing. In
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-05-25

You must keep in mind these
facts, however; that the stance on
both feet should be firm and the
weight must be well back on the
heels. particularly the right one.
It may be that in order to dis
cover the stance that will best suit
your physical peculiarities 1t may
be a good thing to move the toes
of the right foot especially, an inch
or so one way or the other. Event.
ually you will discover a position
in which you viii! find yourself
balanced perfectly and once you
make that discovery good part Of
your worries will be over.
tcopyriRbt, 1928, King Features
Syndicate, Incl
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-05-25
YALE TRANQUIL
OVER SPORTS

NEW HAVEN, Conn. May Is
over emphasis on athletics at Yale
docs not give us great concern.
says DR.. James Rowland Angel,
president Of Yale University, in dis.
cussing the affairs of the institu.
ton with its graduates. over
emphasis" DR.. Angel says, as a
phrase which the newspaper press
has pitched upon for exploitation.
DIR. Angel admits that mo
one can look with entire COM
plaeency on the weekend excite.
ment incident to the more inn.
portant football games in the
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-05-25
Armour Tells Of Dangers
Of Open Golf Stance
BY Tommy Armour
National Open Golf Champion

The matter has, think considerable to do with
long hitting nion that golfers will do better using
the square stance almost in straight line,
parallel with line Of flight than they will with the open
where the left distance behind the right
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-05-25

The closeness of the strength OF
the two lacrosse teams is indicated
by the fact that both defeated
Johns Hopkins by the score OF to 8.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-05-25

track. though the Navy has i'm
proved greatly in this branch
under the coaching OF Earl
Thomson. This contest will also
take place at Annapolis.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-05-25

much freer and you will find
that there is much more power
i'm 1t.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-05-25

Defending the large expenditure
of money for athletics, DR.. Angel
says "one must not forget for a
moment we are living in an age Of
large expenditures for every pur-
pose. II the expenditures for the
Yale athletic program are scrutin.
tied in detail there can be little
just criticism unless in the salaries
paid to a few teachers" Then the
Yale president hurried to say:
But even these amounts are not
per Sc especially disturbing, but
certainly are open to question when
with academic salaries.
However Yale may spend
money for athletics, "Yale's
procedure is quite az cOnserva.
tive az that Of any Of her
rivals" says DIR. Angel.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-05-25

Bowl" though he Is sure that
present undergraduates "view
these occasions with far greater
sanity" than earlier genera.
tiOns.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-05-25

order to get length you must get
a round, free swing
1t would be fatal to recommen md
that players exaggerate in this
respect. The thing to do is to try
and accustom yourself to stand
farther away from the ball until
you reach a point where you feel
perfectly comfortably and at the
same time feel that you are able
to get hold OF the ball.
"A good way to practice that is TO
take your ordinary stance and then
move your feet back an inch or 80
and try a drive from that position.
After while you will find that
you are standing appreciably farther
away.
For a time there will probably
be an uncomfortable feeling when
you swing and perhaps some of
your drives will go entirely wrong
ais result, but don't let that dis.
courage you.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-05-25

Keep at II and in time You
win make the satisfactory dis.
cOvery that all the while your
swing has been undergoing d
change and that you have been
cuItivating D style that Is quite
different from the one you had
before. The new swing will be
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New Britain herald., 1928-10-27
HALF MILLION FANS WILL
 SEE EASTERN TEAMS PLAY
Leading Teams in This Section Will Find Stands Full When They Take the Field for This Aft ernO0n's Contests.

New York. Oct. 27.-UP)-Color- ful crowds poured into football stadiums today to see eastern games and 1t was estimated that 500,000 persons would watch the leading teams of this section.
 Interest was centered on the Army-Yale game at New Haven where Yale bowl could not hold the crowd that wanted to see the game. After the 75,000 tickets to the game had been sold more than 30,O00 applications were turned down.
 A crowd of 10000 was expected to see Pennsylvania's undefeated team play Nays thrice beaten eleven at Philadelphia. Four classes of Midshipmen, numbering l,5O0. were to parade between halves.
 Three important games were scheduled for New York with the Colgate-New York |. game at Yankee stadium expected to draw 55,000. Large crowds were antici- pated for the w. & J.-Fordham game at the Polo grounds and the Columbia Williams game at Baker bowl.
 More than 50,0O0 were predicted for the Harvard Dartmouth clash at Cambridge. The Princeton Cornell game at Princeton was expected to draw more than 35,0OO.